Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly desperate to return to the Premier League and is ‘close to joining Newcastle‘. The Argentinian is one of the most highly regarded managers in world football but was sacked by Spurs eight months ago despite guiding them to the Champions League final weeks earlier. And Mundo …

Former Manchester City and Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has returned to Spanish football as coach of Real Betis, his new club announced on Thursday. The 66-year-old Chilean, who has also worked in China, has signed a three-year deal with the Seville-based outfit, running until June 2023. The arrival of …

Riyad Mahrez hailed Manchester City’s goalscoring power after the dethroned Premier League champions swept Newcastle aside 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium. The Algeria international found the net along with Gabriel Jesus, David Silva and Raheem Sterling, while City benefited from a Federico Fernandez own goal in the victory. The rout …

ormer France attacker Franck Ribery pledged his future to Fiorentina on Thursday despite raising doubts over staying with the club after a burglary at his Florence home over the weekend. Ribery, 37, who joined the Serie A side from Bayern Munich last August, said on Sunday he questioned how he …

David de Gea moved past Peter Schmeichel on Thursday to become the overseas player with the most Manchester United appearances. The Spanish goalkeeper played for United for the 399th time when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side travelled to Aston Villa in the Premier League. It saw De Gea, who joined United from …

The Chairman, Committee on Information and Strategy of the Lagos House of Assembly, Hon. Tunde Braimoh is dead. Braimoh, who represented Kosofe Counstituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, was an eloquent lawmaker. Although the Lagos Assembly is yet to come out with an official statement on his …

Days after police in Ogun State arrested a pastor, Oluwafemi Oyebola, who allegedly impregnated his daughter three times and procured a family planning procedure to stop further conceptions, the nurse who helped out with the procedures has also been apprehended. Nurse Ogundimu Monilola said she is Assistant Chief Matron at …

A 35-year old man, Christian Alisigwe, has been arrested for allegedly killing his four-year-old son in Ihite Azia in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The suspect reportedly used a cutlass to kill his son, Ebubechukwu Alisigwe and buried the corpse in a shallow grave at his compound. Police …

Residents of Ebem, Ohafia town in Abia State where the Church of Satan was located, yesterday expressed their joy following its demolition by irate youths, claiming they were afraid to confront the founder because of alleged possession of evil powers that could kill anyone who challenged his activities. The Church …

The Lagos State Government has urged intending pilgrims to defer the exercise till 2021. This was part of the major resolutions reached between the state government, the intending Pilgrims, Ulamahs (Islamic scholars) and other stakeholders, during a one-day sensitisation programme at the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. The decision was …