Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is the best football player and Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp the best coach, according to a survey among German Bundesliga players conducted by Kicker sports magazine. Kicker said in its latest edition on Monday that Lewandowski garnered 43.2 per cent of the vote from 234 players polled. Liverpool’s Mo Salah was a distant second with 20.5 per cent, and Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) third. Klopp was first in the coaching list with 34.6 per cent. He emerged winner ahead of fellow German Thomas Tuchel from 2020/2021 UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea…
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The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has expressed deep sorry over the death of Kano elder and one time Presidential Candidate, Bashir Tofa, describing him as great statesman and mentor. In a condolence message issued by Spokesperson Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, CNG said it owes immeasurable gratitude to the late Bashir Tofa whose leadership, sacrifice, statesmanship, patriotism and unwavering commitment to the interests of the people of Northern Nigerian, and citizens of Nigeria as a whole has few parallels. “We mourn the passing of this great man from whose life and works we have drawn inspiration and we must strive, in all…
Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar has extended his condolences to the government, the Olubadan-in-Council, the family and people of Oyo state, over the death of Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji. In a statement by the Secretary to the Sultanate Council, Sa’idu Maccido on Sunday, the Sultan described Oba Adetunji as an enigma, noting that “the traditional institution in Nigeria will miss the visionary disposition of the nanogenarian monarch, who died in the early hours Sunday 2 January, 2022 at the age of 93.” According to the Sultan, “Oba Adetunji’s quality life was well spent on advancing the progress of his…
Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi and three other players have tested positive for COVID-19, the French Ligue 1 club said on Sunday. Argentina international Messi joined PSG from boyhood club FC Barcelona in August and the 34-year-old has scored six goals in 16 games in all competitions for the Parisian side. Defender Juan Bernat, back-up goalkeeper Sergio Rico and midfielder Nathan Bitumazala were the other players who returned positive tests. PSG said in a statement that the four players were currently in isolation and subject to the appropriate health protocols. France reported 219,126 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in a…
A total of 11 foreign players are now present in the Super Eagles camp at the Bolton White Hotel, Abuja ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Moses Simon from FC Nantes of France was the latest to hit the camp late on Saturday. This was after the arrival of Chidozie Awaziem (Alayanspor, Turkey), Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus), Henry Onyekuru (Olympiacos, Greece), and Peter Olayinka (Slavia Praha, Czech Republic). The other six players already in camp include Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa), Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria, Spain), Olisa Ndah (Orlando…
The Arewa Voter’s Forum have launched a mobile application “GYB 2023 Online” on google play store in support of Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi to run for President in the 2023 elections. Abdulahi Attajiri, President of the Forum disclosed this in an interview in Abuja on Sunday. Attajiri said that just like every other group, the Arewa Voter’s Forum developed the App, as part of their support to Bello because of capability to lead Nigeria. According to Attajiri, the online mobile App which was launched into the new year, 2022 was developed to reach a wider audience, within and outside…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has assured of its commitment to further deepen ties with its host communities as it begins activities for 2022. NNPC gave the assurance through the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Limited (NPDC), one of its upstream subsidiaries. In achieving this, NPDC, recently organised a novel community support programme called SpudBaby and a maiden presentation ceremony in Eastern Obolo local government area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom State. The ceremony took place on Dec. 17, 2021, at the Okoroete Town Hall of Eastern Obolo and was attended by top dignitaries in the LGA, including the Paramount…
Dr Salihu Lukman, Director-General, Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), has said that part of the problem of responding to national challenges in the country was the false mindset that government has all the resources required. He said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, adding that such mindset was the reason why in most cases, public conversations hardly acknowledged costs of government’s initiatives. He, however, noted that the world had been going through difficult period since 2019, especially with the outbreak of COVID-19 virus which imposed additional challenges that crippled economies, destroyed businesses and human lives. The PGF DG further…
Sen. Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly between 2015 and 2019 has declared interest to contest governorship in 2023. Speaking during a radio interview in Kaduna on Saturday, Shehu Sani said he was joining the race under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to rescue Kaduna state from the mess created by governor Nasir el-Rufai. “We sat with my loyalists and supporters and they wanted me to contest the governor of Kaduna State which I will do to remove APC, God willing; to remove anointed candidate of the state governor and to enter Government House…
This is a corollary to the second part of the Apollo 11 piece published on 2nd September 2021. Readers may recall my pledge to continue the discussion on this very interesting and most adventurous human exploration and expedition of nature hundreds of thousands of kilometers above the earth’s surface. Apollo 11 traveled a distance of 384,000 kilometers in 76 hours (about 5,000 km/hr.) carrying three American astronauts; Armstrong, Aldrin, and Michael Collins before it entered into a lunar orbit. One can imagine the thoughts of the families and friends of the braved astronauts who mortgaged their lives to be the…