Arsenal lost their unbeaten record this season as Bournemouth claimed just their second Premier League victory against the Gunners after William Saliba was sent off. The centre-back was shown a straight red card for denying an “obvious” goal-scoring opportunity when he brought down Evalison following Leandro Trossard’s back-pass. It was Arsenal’s third red card this season and Mikel Arteta’s side have now dropped seven points in the games in which they have been reduced to 10 men, following draws against Brighton and Manchester City. Ryan Christie smashed Bournemouth into the…
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Commissioner Arrested, Suspended For ‘Having Affairs With Married Woman’
The Jigawa State Government has suspended the Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Sankara, for allegedly sleeping with a married woman in an uncompleted building. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government , Bala Ibarahim on Saturday stated that the Governor, Malam Umar A. Namadi, approved the immediate suspension of the commissioner pending an investigation into allegations made by the Kano State Hisbah. The Kano State Hisbah Board had earlier detained the commissioner. He was reportedly arrested in an uncompleted building with a married woman. The board’s Director General,…
Read MoreBREAKING: Man U Defeat Brentford 2-1 At Old Trafford
. United climbed to 10th in the standings on 11 points after eight matches Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund got on the scoresheet as Manchester United bounced back after conceding a controversial goal to beat Brentford 2-1 at Old Trafford for their first victory in more than a month. The win meant United climbed to 10th in the standings on 11 points after eight matches, and eased some of the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag, whose job has been the subject of media speculation. Brentford are 12th on…
Read MoreEWAN Rallies Power, Education Ministers As DisCos, Varsities’ Tariff Bickering Worsens
“As the onflicts over tariff between tertiary institutions and electricity distribution companies (Discos) escalates “ Nigeria’s Ministers of Education and Power, Tahir Mamman and Adebayo Adelabu respectively, are billed to speak on the electricity crisis affecting educational institutions in Nigeria at an education summit coming up on Wednesday, 23 October. The fifth edition of such summit, organised by a group of journalists under the aegis of the Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN), is aimed at addressing the escalating conflicts between tertiary institutions and electricity distribution companies (Discos)…
Read More‘London Derby,’ How Tottenham Thrashed West Ham 4-1
Tottenham responded to their “worst defeat” under Ange Postecoglou with a brilliant second half display to secure a 4-1 victory over West Ham at home. In their first match since surrendering a two-goal lead against Brighton, Tottenham went behind at home versus the Hammers with Mohammed Kudus arriving at the back post to turn home a Jarrod Bowen pull back. Spurs had been dominating possession and stepped up the tempo after going behind. Dejan Kulusevski was a bright spark and pulled the hosts level with an inside run and strike…
Read More‘3rd Time in 5 Days,’ National Grid Collapses Again
. Details of the 8th grid collapse in 2024 and why more manufacturers now boycott supply from the ‘weak link’ Nigeria has been plunged into a fresh nationwide blackout as the national electricity transmission system popularly known as National grid suffered yet another total collapse. Platforms Africa reports that the system failure, which rocked the epectricity transmission network at 8:40 a.m. on Saturday, October 19, was the third collapse in just 5 days and the 8th collapse in the last nine months of the years 2024. ‘4,067MW To 1,255MW,’ How…
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