Julen Lopetegui’s future as West Ham United manager looked even more uncertain in the wake of their 3-1 defeat at Leicester City on Tuesday but the Spaniard was determined to put the latest setback behind him and move forward. Appointed at the start of the season to restore West Ham’s expansive playing style after several…
The return of teenage sensation Lamine Yamal to Barcelona’s starting line-up following an injury layoff inspired the team to their 5-1 thrashing of Mallorca on Tuesday, manager Hansi Flick said.. During Yamal’s four-week absence with an ankle injury leaders Barcelona picked up only one point in three LaLiga matches, allowing the chasing pack led by…
The new Inter Miami manager Javier Mascherano has vowed to maintain his friendship with former Barcelona colleagues like Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets. The Herons chose to shake up their backroom staff after their unexpected early exit from the MLS playoffs in 2024, as Tata Martino left the manager’s job after being in charge of…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hit back at suggestions he is not selecting Kevin De Bruyne because of a rift with the Belgian midfielder. De Bruyne has been restricted to five substitute appearances since returning from an abdominal injury suffered against Inter Milan in September. Guardiola waited until City were 2-0 down against Liverpool…
A photographer working for dpa, Anas Alkharboutli, has been killed during the latest fighting in Syria. The 32-year-old photojournalist was killed in an airstrike while working near the Syrian city of Hama, other reporters who witnessed the incident confirmed. Alkharboutli had been reporting on the advance of the rebel alliance Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Alkharboutli…
The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has hailed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Nigeria and France on mining during President Bola Tinubu’s recent state visit to France. Mr Chukwudi Enekwechi, TMV Chairman in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the agreement would go a long way in making Nigeria’s solid mineral sector more…
Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State has commended the exceptional performance of the indigenes of the state studying in India under its foreign scholarship programme. Yusuf commended the students’ outstanding academic performance, saying that their success demonstrated the benefits of investing in education. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed South Africa’s interest in collaborating with Nigeria to harness lithium to drive the green energy transition and support the development of electric vehicles (EV) batteries. Ramaphosa said this on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable. He proposed leveraging Nigeria’s vast lithium reserves as…
Nigeria and South Africa have operationalised the Joint Ministerial Advisory Council on Industry, Trade, and Investment to enhance economic cooperation between the two leading African economies. President Cyril Ramaphosa said this at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa. At the roundtable, President Bola Tinubu said that Nigeria was…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her reappointment as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), for a second term. Dr Emeka Obegolu, ACCI’s President in a statement described the reappointment as a well-deserved recognition of her exceptional leadership, remarkable vision, and unwavering dedication to fostering global…
