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Erik Ten Hag Parts Ways With Leverkusen After Two Games

Erik Ten Hag Parts Ways With Leverkusen After Two Games

September 4, 2025 11:36 am

Erik ten Hag’s tenure at Bayer Leverkusen ended almost as abruptly as it began. On Wednesday, the Dutch manager released a pointed statement after the club announced he had been placed on leave, effectively sacking him just two games into the Bundesliga season.

“The decision by Bayer Leverkusen’s management to put me on a leave of absence came as a big surprise,” Ten Hag said. “To part ways with a head coach after just two league matches is something absolutely unprecedented.”

Ten Hag, who joined Leverkusen this summer following his turbulent stint at Manchester United, framed the move as premature. …

P/Harcourt In Total Darkness, As Angry Youths Shut Afam Power Station

P/Harcourt In Total Darkness, As Angry Youths Shut Afam Power Station

August 15, 2020 1:04 pm

The acting Manager, Corporate Communications, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, Mrs. Chioma Aninwe, has said angry youths have shut down a power station.

She stated that the youths in the late hours of Friday, forcefully took over control of the Afam power station belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria which has resulted in a total blackout in Rivers State.

According to Aninwe who spoke with Journalists on Saturday, “The youths, known as Oyibo Youths, shutdown Afam Transmission lines around 21:04 p.m. on Friday, thereby, throwing the entire Port Harcourt and Rivers state into darkness.

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Manager Of Demolished Hotel Among New Cases Of COVID-19 – Rivers

Manager Of Demolished Hotel Among New Cases Of COVID-19 – Rivers

May 25, 2020 5:30 am

The Manager of one of the 2 hotels demolished by Governor Nyesom Wike has tested positive for COVID-19.

This is according to the Rivers State government in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim.

Nsirim stated that the Manager of Prodest Hotel, Bariledum Azoroh is among the 27 new cases of coronavirus recorded in the State on Sunday.

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“This latest development validates the State Government’s proactive approach towards the fight against COVID-19.

“Recall that Prodest Hotel was demolished two weeks

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EPL: Norwich Manager, Farke Attacks Kelechi Iheanacho

December 15, 2019 11:24 am

Norwich City manager, Daniel Farke, has expressed his anger over Kelechi Iheanacho’s poor sportsmanship during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City.

With Norwich player on the floor injured, Iheanacho decided to attack rather than sportsmanly play the ball out for throwing.

In the first half of the 1-1 draw, Norwich knocked the ball out of play so Emiliano Buendia could receive treatment.

They expected to receive the ball back, but the Nigerian international chose to play on, and, after he was tripped, the angered Norwich players stormed to confront him. Todd Cantwell was then punished with a yellow card.

Norwich …

EPL: Man City Identify EPL Manager As Guardiola’s Successor

December 15, 2019 11:23 am

Back-to-back Premier League champions, Manchester City have reportedly identified Leicester City coach, Brendan Rodgers as a potential successor to manager, Pep Guardiola.

According to The Sun, Man City want Rodgers to replace Guardiola when the Spaniard eventually leaves Etihad.

The newspaper reports that Man City hierarchy believes the Northern Irishman plays a similar style of football to Guardiola and could take over the team without having to make too many changes to the Citizens’ squad.

Guardiola’s current deal at Man City will end in the summer of 2021.

Rodgers has been a revelation since joining Leicester from Celtic.

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New Manager, Same Old Arsenal Held At Norwich

December 1, 2019 3:12 pm

Arsenal caretaker manager Freddie Ljungberg said it is obvious what he needs to work on as the Gunners’ defensive problems were again exposed in a 2-2 draw at struggling Norwich on Sunday.

Norwich twice led through Teemu Pukki and Todd Cantwell, but Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ensured Ljungberg did not suffer defeat in his first game since taking temporary charge.

“It’s easy to see what we have to work on,” said Ljungberg. “We need to work on the transitions, we dominated and they break on us too easily.”

Arsenal also had goalkeeper Bernd Leno to thank for coming away with …

Former Switzerland Manager Kuhn Dies At 76

November 27, 2019 4:53 pm

Koebi Kuhn, a former Switzerland international and manager, died on Tuesday in Zurich at the age of 76 after a long illness, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter told AFP.

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“I spent the last few days with him,” said Blatter. “In Switzerland, he was one of the most popular players and coaches. He always reached out to the public with great modesty.”

Midfielder Kuhn played for FC Zurich from 1960 to 1977, winning six Swiss league titles and five Swiss Cups. He also played 63 times for Switzerland.

He briefly …

Dbanj And Former Manager Clash, Dirty Secrets Dug Up

November 15, 2019 8:04 am
When “Tongolo” hit the airwaves in 2005, it was clear that a new music era had dawned in Nigeria. And championing the new course was Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, professionally known as D’banj.
Following the critical acclaim of his first album “No Long Thing”, D’banj’s career grew at an exponential rate. The climax was when he met with American rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West in 2011.

Enter Bankulli. D’banj enlisted Bankulli as his manager after having broken his ties with his former manager, Sunday Are. It was during his time with Bankulli that the pair met with West at the Dubai

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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

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