19-year-old teenage sensation Kobbie Mainoo is set to miss seven games due to a muscle injury.The Manchester United midfielder suffered the setback during the team’s goalless draw against Aston Villa. Manchester United will have to cope without the talented youngster, who has been a key player since making his debut for the club on October 16, 2022. Mainoo has played 44 matches for Manchester United’s first team, with ten appearances this season.Currently, Manchester United sits 14th in the Premier League, with a goal difference of minus 3 By Ibidunni Doyinsola
PRESIDENT XI CALLS TROOPS TO PREPARE FOR WAR
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for troops to strengthen their preparedness for war, state media reported on Saturday, just days after Beijing staged large-scale military drills around Taiwan. Xi made his comments while visiting a brigade of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force on Thursday, according to state-run broadcaster CCTV.According to the CCTV report, Xi affirmed that the military should “comprehensively strengthen training and preparation for war, (and) ensure troops have solid combat capabilities.”He emphasized the need for strategic deterrence and the safeguarding of China’s core interests. Beijing increasing military maneuvers underscore its resolve to potentially use force regarding Taiwan’s status.The Chinese president had stated that Soldiers must “enhance...
WIKE LABELS ATIKU AS A SERIAL LOSER, CLAIMS NIGERIANS HAVE REJECTED HIM.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nyesom Wike on Saturday hit back at former vice president Atiku Abubakar, called the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer in the 2023 election a loser whom Nigerians have rejected Atiku had taken a swipe at Wike over the local government elections in the state that took place in Rivers state in SeptemberThe Action Peoples Party (APP) won 22 out of the 23 local government chairmanship posts in the exercise in the PDP-led Rivers, a move Atiku said is a reflection of Wike’s rejection by the people, however weeks after, the minister said...
DO YOU KNOW THIS SCHOOL?ABOLARIN COLLEGE IN Oke-ila, OSUN STATE.
NO school feesFree hostelFree foodFree internetFree uniformFree laptop for every child24/7 Power supply ALL paid by the town’s king.The king teaches too in the school. We should celebrate such a nigerian! What makes this school remarkable is that one major criteria for getting in is being poor. If your parents are rich, you cannot get admission. Unlike other schools,Abolarin College wants poor kids who are very brilliant. If you are poor but brilliant,The king will admit you! The king believes poor brilliant kids should be also given an opportunity to become something in life- so that the future does not...
“WHEN WE WIN, I’LL LIKE HER, BUT RIGHT NOW, I DON’T LIKE HER.” TRUMP TO HARRIS AT AL SMITH CHARITY DINNER
As the US presidential elections approach, and the two candidates locked in a dead heat race, a charity dinner that has historically been about good-natured ribbing turned out to be not an entirely jokey affair.Donald Trump made an appearance at the Al Smith charity dinner with his wife Melania. He gave an address that resembled a rally – with gibes at his rival Kamala Harris – but also made a few gags at his own expense in line with tradition.Harris broke with convention herself by declining to attend in favour of a key campaign event, instead sending a video skit...
“I WAS WORRIED HOW FAR MY ROCK BOTTOM WAS GOING TO BE AND YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE SEEN IT.” LATE PAYNE
“Get Ready, it’s about to get a little bumpy.” That was the first sentence of a letter Liam Payne wrote to his 10-year-old self, which he read out on BBC radio in 2020.“You’ll have the most amazing time of your life, travel the world and live a life you barely imagined,” he said.“Then it will end for a while, and you will be left with nothing but the steering wheel. It will feel scary, like you’re alone, but you are not.”The 31 years old sensational singer died on Wednesday, after a fall from a hotel balcony in Argentina. The exact circumstances...
ZAMBIA U17 WOMEN’S TEAM SUFFERS HEARTBREAK IN WORLD CUP RETURN, FALLS 1-0
Zambia marked a memorable day as they made their first appearance in the Women’s U-17 World Cup since 2014.Brazil’s head coach, Simone Jatobá, set up her side in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Morganti Costantin in goal and Melo Harris spearheading the attack.Zambia’s head coach, Carol Kanyemba, opted for a 4-3-3 formation, with Namute Chileshe as the key player in the lineup, drawing significant attention.The match’s only goal came in the 19th minute, with Melo Harris finding the net following an assist from Kalena Bellini.Brazil will face Japan next, a team that drew its opening game against Poland. Brazil will aim...
KAMALA HARRIS ON TAX DEDUCTION TO ASSIST ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS
As part of her campaign strategy, the Vice President Kamala Harris gunning for the presidency has disclosed that part of her economic plan “will give a $50,000 tax deduction to help entrepreneurs and innovators start and grow their start-ups and small businesses.”Harris stated this on her tweeter timeline on Thursday while reminiscing about her childhood and a business owner who glued the community together by hiring locally, this she claimed had helped her in formulating her plans in boosting the economy of the U.S.“Growing up, our mother worked long hours, so my sister Maya and I would stay with our...
NPF DISMISSES POLICE PERSONNEL CHARGED TO COURT ON THE MURDER OF KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC STUDENT
The Kwara State Police Command on Friday revealed that three officers who were dismissed in connection with the killing of a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Qoyum Ishola, have been charged in court.The Command disclosed that the three dismissed officers, Mr Abiodun Kayode, Mr James Emmanuel, and Mr Oni Philip, would face trial on criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide, stating “all three have been remanded in prison custody.”A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, read “The Kwara State Police Command wishes to inform the public that the three dismissed officers, Mr Abiodun Kayode, Mr James...