October 19, 2019

‘Manchester United Managerial Job Not Too Big For Me’

‘Manchester United Managerial Job Not Too Big For Me’

October 19, 2019 1:46 pm

The Manchester United manager’s job is not too big for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Norwegian insisted in spite of their woeful form. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has never felt the managerial job at Manchester United is too big for him, despite a dreadful start to his first full season in charge.

After replacing Jose Mourinho in December and initially overseeing a significant upturn in fortunes for United, Solskjaer has seen his side struggled mightily through the first eight games of the new league campaign. United head into tomorrow’s clash with Liverpool at Old Trafford 15 points behind the Premier League leaders…

Alli Saves Spurs From Next Defeat To Bottom Club Watford

October 19, 2019 1:39 pm

Dele Alli struck four minutes from time to prevent Tottenham suffering another demoralising Premier League defeat, but their struggles continued in a 1-1 draw with bottom-of-the-table Watford on Saturday.

The Hornets have still not won in the league since April and will run a series of missed chances after Abdoulaye Doucoure put them in front after just six minutes.

Spurs seemed set for a third straight defeat after humiliating heavy losses to Bayern Munich and Brighton before the international break.

But a mix-up between Ben Foster and Kiko Femenia handed Alli an equaliser to at least salvage a point for …

Fulani Caliphate Are The Cause Of Biafran Misery – Kanu

October 19, 2019 1:26 pm

The supreme leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has taken to his social media handles to berate the incessant happenings in the southeastern part of the country.

According to him, they are plots by the Fulani caliphate to keep the people of Biafra in perpetual bondage beginning with crippling their economy, then turning the politicians to beggers like the almajiris of the north.

He condemned this act in strong terms, reassuring them that IPOB will stand strong to resist such evil plans and antics.

READ ALSO: Achuba’s Impeachment, Illegal, Undemocratic – Wada

Kanu will be …

Everton Beat West Ham To Ease Pressure On Marco Silva

Everton Beat West Ham To Ease Pressure On Marco Silva

October 19, 2019 1:09 pm

Everton climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday with a well-deserved 2-0 victory against West Ham that eased the pressure on Marco Silva.

The Portuguese boss described the match at Goodison Park as a “must-win” game following four straight league defeats and a goal from Brazil forward Bernard in the 17th minute set his side on their way.

Everton dominated the match and had multiple chances to extend their lead but had to wait until injury time to score their second, through late substitute Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Victory in Saturday’s early kick-off lifted Everton to the relative safety …

Alonso Silences Newcastle Taunts As Chelsea Climb To Third

Alonso Silences Newcastle Taunts As Chelsea Climb To Third

October 19, 2019 1:01 pm

Chelsea climbed to third in the Premier League as Marcos Alonso clinched a 1-0 win that silenced the Newcastle fans who jeered the Spanish defender at Stamford Bridge.

Alonso’s blistering strike ended Newcastle’s stubborn resistance with 17 minutes left and provided the perfect riposte to the taunts from the stands.

The Chelsea left-back spent the second half of the 2013-14 season on loan at Newcastle’s arch-rivals Sunderland and played in a derby win at St James’ Park.

The Magpies supporters clearly hadn’t forgotten as they booed him throughout Saturday’s match.

But Alonso’s first goal since April gave him the last …

Immobile Snatches Lazio Draw As Comeback Denies Atalanta

Immobile Snatches Lazio Draw As Comeback Denies Atalanta

October 19, 2019 12:55 pm
Serie A leading scorer Ciro Immobile scored late brace of penalties that helped Lazio wipe out a three-goal deficit in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Atalanta on Saturday.

Atalanta, who travel to Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday, had led 3-0 with 21 minutes to go at the Stadio Olimpico.

But Immobile scored from the spot on 69 minutes and less than 60 seconds later set up Joaquin Correa for the second, before capping the comeback two minutes into injury time with his ninth goal in eight league games this term.

Atalanta missed the chance to usurp Juventus

…
Former IMF Chief Lagarde Takes Swipe At Trump’s Tweets

Former IMF Chief Lagarde Takes Swipe At Trump’s Tweets

October 19, 2019 12:44 pm

Former IMF chief Christine Lagarde said President Donald Trump’s trade offensive against China could slash global economic growth and she critiqued his Twitter habits in an interview with US television program 60 Minutes.

Lagarde, who takes over leadership of the European Central Bank on November 1, called for world leaders to act like grownups and negotiate a solution to the trade conflicts, and called for “rational decisions.”

Newly freed from the restraints of her previous post, where she would have had to guard her language, Lagarde said, “market stability should not be the subject of a tweet here, a tweet …

Rights Of Almajiris Will Be Protected, Programme Manager

Rights Of Almajiris Will Be Protected, Programme Manager

October 19, 2019 12:31 pm
Hajiya Zainab Magaji, the Programme Manager of Bi-Lingual Educational Programme in Nasarawa State says no rights of any Almajiri student will be trampled upon under the watch of the programme in the state.

Magaji gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lafia.

According to her, the Bi-Lingual Educational Programme is an intervention initiative of foreign sponsors with support from the state government to give standard Quranic training to Almajiris in the state.

She described the recent shutdown of Almajiri schools in Kaduna and Katsina states, over poor standards and infringement of

…
Messi, Suarez, Griezmann On Target As Barcelona Beat Eibar

Messi, Suarez, Griezmann On Target As Barcelona Beat Eibar

October 19, 2019 12:21 pm

Barcelona’s ‘MSG’ is finally up and running as Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann all scored in a ruthless 3-0 victory over Eibar on Saturday.

Griezmann’s place in the newly-formed attacking trident has not been secure this season but the Frenchman opened the scoring at Ipurua before teeing up Messi and then playing the crucial pass for Suarez to make it three.

An authoritative Barca display thrusts them to the top of La Liga, for a few hours at least before Real Madrid play Real Mallorca, and dismissed suggestions the players might be affected by Friday’s postponement of the …

Villagers Search For Bodies As 70 Died In Afghan Blast

Villagers Search For Bodies As 70 Died In Afghan Blast

October 19, 2019 12:09 pm

Villagers searched for the bodies of their loved ones on Saturday in the rubble of a mosque in eastern Afghanistan that collapsed in a blast during Friday prayers, killing 70 people including dozens of children, officials said.

The attack — the country’s second most deadly this year — took place in Haska Mina district of eastern Nangarhar province and also wounded at least 36 people.

“We have reports that the death toll has reached 70 in yesterday’s incident,” the provincial governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told AFP.

“We have sent assistance to the district that includes food and other items,” he …

FG Committed To Free, Compulsory Education – Osinbajo

FG Committed To Free, Compulsory Education – Osinbajo

October 19, 2019 11:59 am
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government towards free and compulsory education of the first nine years of a child school life across the country.Osinbajo gave the commitment in Ibadan while speaking at the Divine Proclamation Service of the Dominion University,

The Vice President recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari, had, on June 20, made the declaration, on free and compulsory education.

He stressed that the assignment to provide free and compulsory education at the basic level was an important one for the government

He, however, said that the Federal government would

…
Olonisakin Tasks Army On Selfless Service, Professionalism

Olonisakin Tasks Army On Selfless Service, Professionalism

October 19, 2019 11:50 am

Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Defence Staff, on Saturday tasked Nigerian Army to uphold the virtues of selfless service and professionalism to meet contemporary security challenges.

He gave the charge at the Passing Out Parade of 78th Regular Recruit Intake (RRI) of the Depot Nigerian Army held at the institution in Zaria, Kaduna State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olonisakin spoke as the Reviewing Officer and Special Guest of Honour at the ceremony considered to be unique in the history of the Depot N A.

NAN reports that this is the first time the Chief of …

TRENDING

Breaking

𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤, is a nonpartisan online news portal founded on the truth to provide you with weekly, insightful articles written with precision and current updates on current events from Africa in particular and the rest of the world in general. All of our reports undergo extensive fact-checking to ensure their veracity, and we adhere strictly to the facts, no matter whose ox is gored.

follow on social media

Facebook Twitter Youtube Telegram Linkedin

subscribe to newsletter

© 2018 - 2020 Africa digital news, New York
Powered by

People and Polity