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Ilkay Gundogan has two years remaining on his £90,000-a-week deal at the Etihad Stadium and appears happy to extend his stay under Pep Guardiola. The 27-year-old is also attracting interest from AC Milan and clubs in the Bundesliga. But, according to The Sun, he is keen to commit his long-term future and sign improved terms. They claim Gundogan ‘loves’ playing under Guardiola and is comfortable in Manchester. Gundogan was among the first of Guardiola’s new signings when he took over the managerial hotseat at City in 2016. Though his first season was disrupted by the recurrence of a serious knee injury, he played a key role in their record-breaking Premier League success last year. Gundogan helped them to a league and Carabao Cup double in 2018, making 48 appearances across the board and scoring six times.

Former Manchester City star, Robinho has revealed why he didn’t do well at the Etihad Stadium. According to Robinho, he did not perform well at City because he wasn’t surrounded by great players during his time with the Premier League champions. The ex-Brazilian international joined City from Real Madrid for £32.5 million in 2008. The 34-year-old was meant to be the man to kick start City’s new chapter but it never really worked out at the Etihad, with the last six months of his Citizens career spent on loan at Brazilian side, Santos. He, however, scored 14 goals in 41 league games for the Citizens before he moved to AC Milan for half of his City fee after 18 months in the Premier League and won a Serie A winner’s medal in his first season in Italy. “At Milan, I was surrounded by great players; it wasn’t the same at City,” Robinho told FourFourTwo. “From the day I arrived, I could see City’s project was destined to be a success and the club would grow – bu...

Chalouhi, a resident of 18, Wahab Ogunbambo Street, off Simeon Akinlonu Crescent, Victoria Island, was arrested following a tip off from worried residents of the area. He is being held at the NDLEA’s Nigerian Aviation Handling Company, NAHCO, Lagos Command, Ikeja. Chalouhi was arrested alongside Nigerian driver, suspected of being his accomplice. It was gathered that NDLEA agents trailed Chalouhi and his driver for some time before raiding his home at about 8a.m., where they allegedly found a 1kg of cocaine. A resident of Simeon Akinlonu Crescent, Mr. Samuel Olu, told reporters that he witnessed the arrest. Olu, who said he also works on Victoria Island, said the NDLEA combed several homes in the area and questioned the occupants before arresting Chalouhi. He said: “I was just walking on the street when I saw the NDLEA officials come in. I witnessed the event.” When they came, they invaded his house, not even his house alone; they went to other houses too....

Popular Nigerian singer, Davido’s planned performance at the United States of America on Saturday has been postponed indefinitely. Organizers of the Dreamville Festival, in which Davido was expected to perform in Raleign, North Carolina, U.S., postponed the show indefinitely due to “Hurricane Florence”. This is following a warning by the U.S. National Hurricane Centre to residents of a triple threat of Hurricane Florence in Carolina described as `a life-threatening storm surge’. The Hurricane is expected to hit Carolina on Thursday, and over 1.5 Million people have been evacuated since the announcement of its advancement. The indefinite postponement of the Festival was announced by the organisers on their Instagram handle @Dreamville. They added that monies would be refunded to those that bought tickets. “Due to safety concerns regarding dangerous weather, we are extremely saddened to announce today that the inaugural Dreamville Festival 2018 with Davido be...

Heavy rainfall, which resulted into flood in Asaba and its environs on Wednesday night, has swept six tricycles into the River Niger. DAILY POST reports that it has also sacked residents of Ifant Jesus, Phase 11, and DLA road in Asaba. Although, no death was reported, it was learnt that the entire Ifant Jesus, Phase 11, and DLA residents were thrown into disarray as their houses and properties were taken over by the flood. Thieves, in spite of the heavy down pour, defied the situation to take advantage of the affected residents’ predicament and robbed them at gun point. Mrs Patricia Mokego, one of the victims at Infant Jesus road, who spoke to our correspondent said “the flood took over my property, destroyed my things, everything I have in my house was destroyed, and I have no place to be sleeping for now, the flood was too much, I am appealing to the state government to come to my aid.” John Achei, a tricycle operator, and victim, who spoke to DAILY POST sa...

Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan will be buried in his native Ghana on Thursday after a state funeral attended by world leaders past and present, traditional rulers and global royalty. The ceremony at the Accra International Conference Centre, which starts at 8:30 am (0830 GMT), marks the end of three days of national mourning for the respected diplomat. Annan  led the UN from 1997 to 2006 and was the first from sub-Saharan Africa to do so. He died on August 18 aged 80 at his home in Switzerland after a short illness. The current head of the world body, Antonio Guterres, is expected to attend the funeral, which will be followed by a private burial at the capital’s military ceremony. The president of neighbouring Ivory Coast and the leaders of Liberia, Namibia, Ethiopia, Niger and Zimbabwe have also confirmed their attendance at Thursday’s obsequies, according to Ghana’s information minister. Former heads of state from Germany to Mauri...

England manager, Gareth Southgate has said they are doing everything possible to stop Ademola Lookman from switching allegiances to play for Nigeria. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) are confident they can tempt the Everton winger, even though he is a regular for the Three Lions’ Under-21 side. London-born Lookman is eligible to play for the Super Eagles through his parents. But Southgate remains confident they can keep the 20-year-old, who had an impressive spell on loan at Germany’s RB Leipzig last season. “I know every country is quite aggressive in their recruiting and I know they have always had an interest in him, but he is playing and has been in our squads, the 20s, 21s. “So in terms of encouragement through game time, we are doing as much as we possibly can,” Southgate told the UK Mirror

Real Madrid will return for PSG star Neymar next summer, according to Le10Sport.  The 26-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to the Blancos, and the club has made contact with his father to explore a transfer in the summer of 2019.  A deal is by no means a certainty, however, with Madrid still required to find an agreement with both Neymar and PSG. Zinedine Zidane is keen to get back into coaching - but what will be the Real Madrid legend's next challenge? “I am definitely going to coach again soon,” he told Spanish television station RTVE. “It’s what I like doing and it’s what I’ve done my whole life.”  Manchester United, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain have all emerged for possibilities, while he may have to wait a while for a chance at the France job. Advertisements

A suspected fake officer of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, identified as Tijani Omeka, who poses as Corporal Tijani, has been arrested in Abuja. Omeka was reportedly arrested following a tip-off from one of those he defrauded. The suspect, who is a taxi driver, operates within Mararaba, Area 1 axis of Abuja and extorts money from his victims. The Deputy Commissioner in charge of Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, DCP Salisu Gyadi-Gyadi while parading the suspect said Omeka was arrested after the police got a tip-off from some of those he had defrauded. “Omeka was arrested after the police got a tip-off from some of those he defrauded. We recovered from him one black face cap with the inscription SARS and a walkie-talkie,” DCP Gyadi added. Upon interrogation, Omeka said “I found the walkie-talkie from SARS premises on the floor and the cap belongs to one of the operatives. The policemen are my friends and they usually use my service when...

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Wednesday said many politicians become poor months after leaving office. He said this while commending President Muhammadu Buhari over his insistence on prudent spending. Amaechi in an interactive session with the media in Abuja, noted that the Buhari-led administration had achieved a lot in security, road, fight against corruption, agriculture and transportation. He said: “In terms of corruption; this economy was a rent economy. Public money was spent anyhow and it was an economy that was not worked hard for. “That is why you see politicians today very rich and one year after leaving government, they are poor. “They are like that because they don’t know how to manage the money. When Buhari came, he said we could not continue to spend anyhow. Buhari has not said people should not steal. “But when you steal, there is a consequence for stealing. I don’t want to say it has stopped completely but it has reduced....

• No going back on tomorrow’s lockdown, Biafra group vows • Army threatens to deal with ‘misguided elements’ • Police, youths clash in Anambra, two killed States in the southeast geopolitical zones will tomorrow experience a total, partial or no lockdown at all, depending on who gains the upper hand in a showdown between security agencies and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The secessionist group had ordered people in the region to observe a sit-at-home tomorrow in protest against an alleged suppression by the Federal Government. But the Army, Police, Air Force, Civil Defence Corps and operatives of the Department of State Services responded yesterday with a show of force and a pledge to deal with any member of the group who breaches the peace. In Umuahia, the Abia State capital, a heavily armed detachment took off from the Central Police Station (CPS) in a long motorcade and drove through Garki to Ossah Road-Michael Okpara Square. It proceeded to Abia Tower (Expres...

Ligue 1 champions, Paris Saints-Germain have identified £180million Atletico Madrid sensational left-footed forward, Antoine Griezmann as Neymar’s successor. Neymar have been heavily linked with a return to La Liga to join Real Madrid since he left Barcelona in 2017. According to Daily Star, PSG have accepted that the Brazilian international will join the los Blancos sooner or later. The report claimed that the Parisians, instead of wasting time in trying to change the 26-year-old’s mind, they have been working on finding his future replacement. The report also claimed that the player they have identified to step into Neymar’s boots is Atletico Madrid star, Antoine Griezmann, who is expected to cost over £180million. Griezmann almost joined Barcelona this summer before he changed his mind and signed a new deal at the Wanda Metropolitano. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone has admitted he would  rather sign Neymar ahead of Kylian Mbappe. “I...

Chelsea goalkeeping coach, Christophe Lollichon has said that France and Tottenham goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris is overrated. Lollichon believes that Lloris should be replaced as France’s number one shot-stopper. Lloris missed his country’s international friendly game against Germany on Tuesday and Paris Saint-Germain keeper, Alphonse Areola kept a clean sheet when given a chance to impress. Lollichon said that Areola is more than good enough to be the national team’s first choice rather than Lloris. “People live in a dream world when it comes to Lloris a bit too much, but for me Areola is above,” The Daily Mail quote Lollichon as saying. “Against Germany, he was positionally very good and in his ability to come out. It’s the basis of all goalkeepers, but not everyone does it well. He’s pro-active in his anticipation. “For me, he’s the best current French goalkeeper. He has all the characteristics to be France’s number one. “The height, ability with ball in his ...

President Muhamnadu Buhari has appealed to members of the All progressives Congress(APC) not to be complacent but to prepare, strategise and win the 2019 general elections. He made the appeal at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday while submitting his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the presidency in 2019. Buhari, while submitting the forms, said; “I m here in person among friends and colleagues to put my name forward to my party, the APC, seeking nomination to contest the presidential election in 2019. “I am taking this step with all humility, sense of responsibility and unquestionable desire to serve and protect the interest of all Nigerians. “Let me today, appeal to party members not to be complacent but to prepare, strategise and win 2019 elections. “We must not allow those who brought the country to its kneels from 1999 to 2015 to come and take us back.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forms were p...

Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has revealed his hero and two football stars that helped his career. According to the former Chelsea midfielder, his hero was former Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane, while Super Eagles legends, Austin Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu were the two stars that inspired him as a teenage footballer. The 31-year-old, who missed Nigeria’s last two games against Seychelles and Liberia, expressed his respect for Zidane, Okocha and Kanu. “As a young player, I drew so much inspiration from two of the best stars Nigeria ever produced,”  Mikel was quoted by The Nation as saying. “I grew up looking up to (Nwankwo) Kanu and (Austin) Jay Jay Okocha. I enjoyed watching them play for their respective club sides. “More importantly, their exploits in the national team really thrilled me. In their later years, I played in the Super Eagles with them. “They were highly motivating to me. But on the global stage, Zinedine Zidane was my all-time hero.” ...

Carlos Tevez, a striker for Boca Junior, has talked about one key difference between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, EuroSport reports. Tevez, 34, has played with Ronaldo at Manchester United and Messi for the Argentina national team. Speaking to reporters he was asked about the differences between the pair, who have shared the previous 10 Ballon d'Or awards between them.                                                    Messi and Ronaldo Tevez highlighted the way the pair approached training, saying:  "Lionel Messi, I never saw him in the gym. I’ve never seen him train to stop the ball or those exercises. "Cristiano always stopped in the gym after training: for him it is an obsession and, being the best in everything, he always arrived at work early." Ronaldo's work-ethic is legendary and Tevez spoke of how ...

US, Others Condemn Violence In Libyan Capital Tripoli The United States, France, Italy and Britain on Saturday condemned what they called an escalation of violence in and around the Libyan capital Tripoli, warning that armed groups which undermined Libyan stability would be made accountable. “These attempts to weaken the legitimate Libyan authorities and hinder the ongoing political process are not acceptable,” Washington, Paris, Rome and London said in a joint statement published by the French foreign ministry. “We are calling on the armed groups to immediately stop all military action and warn those who seek to undermine stability, in Tripoli or elsewhere in Libya, that they will be made accountable for it,” the statement said. Libyan authorities closed Tripoli airport on Friday after some rockets were fired in its direction, a spokesman for the state airline Libyan Airlines said. Like Us On Facebook Advertisements

Lacazette lifts Emery as Arsenal subdue gritty Cardiff Arsenal’s French striker Alexandre Lacazette (R) celebrates after playing the assist for their second goal scored by Arsenal’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (3rd R) during the English Premier League football match between between Cardiff City and Arsenal at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, south Wales on September 2, 2018. Geoff CADDICK / AFP Unai Emery collected his second victory as Arsenal manager thanks to a fine strike from Alexandre Lacazette in a 3-2 success at Cardiff on Sunday. Emery’s men had threatened to surrender two more Premier League points as they twice squandered the lead, with Neil Warnock’s Cardiff exploiting old failings for the Gunners. But, despite making hard work of seeing off the promoted Welsh side, Arsenal sealed maximum points with Lacazette’s late strike to record only their second away Premier League win since December. Shkodran Mustafi headed Arsenal ahead before Vict...

EPL: Liverpool legend, Souness speaks on Paul Pogba playing for self Former Liverpool player, Graeme Souness has accused Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, of being selfish. He stated this ahead of United’s clash with Burnley on Sunday evening in the Premier League. According to Souness, the France international is only playing for United to keep his sell-on value high. “Paul Pogba plays for himself, it’s all about how cool he looks, showing us how clever he is. “I reckon Pogba’s only in the team to maintain his transfer value until United can sell him, because he doesn’t merit his place for any other reason,” Sounes told The Times. United face Burneley after losing their last EPL match against Tottenham last weekend. Like Us On Facebook Advertisements

Denmark are in danger of being banned from international competition by UEFA because of a dispute between the Danish FA (DBU) and the men's national team. Negotiations between the DBU and the players' union (Spillerne) regarding a new contract for those called up to the national team had been ongoing for several months. However, Spillerne says the DBU walked out of talks on Friday night. Denmark are due to announce their squad for a friendly against Slovakia and the Nations League match with Wales on Sunday, and there is no new agreement between the DBU and the players on the horizon That is because the DBU had a similar disagreement with the women's team, which resulted in a World Cup qualifier being cancelled. On that occasion, UEFA fined the DBU and threatened Denmark with expulsion from competition if it happened again. Simon Kjaer, the Sevilla defender who has 82 Denmark caps, has accused the DBU of trying to blame the players for the stalemate. He told...

Brexit: May vows no compromise with EU on Brexit plan Theresa May pledged she would not be “pushed into accepting compromises” on the Brexit plan agreed by her Cabinet in July that are not in the U.K.’s national interest. In a bullish  op-ed for the Sunday Telegraph  ahead of the full return of the U.K. parliament she repeated her commitment to leaving the EU on March 29 next year and to fend off calls for a second referendum on the eventual deal. But she hinted that the government’s proposal for future immigration arrangements with the EU would give the bloc’s citizens special access to the U.K. in return for better trade terms — something that would infuriate many Brexiteers in her party. “Provisions for limited mobility arrangements are commonplace in other trade agreements. In the same way our proposed ‘framework for mobility’ is simply a way of supporting a trading relationship,” she said. But the prime minister added that “unfettered access to the UK...