Author: David Ayomide
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Manchester United’s Eric Ten Hag has brought the League Cup back to Old Trafford after years of frustration to cap a superb start to his spell in charge. Ten Hag’s side were far more impressive over the two legs of their Europa League knockout play-off tie against Barcelona, as they put on a feast of free-flowing attacking football, but Sunday’s League Cup success served as proof that they can also grind out a result when the stakes are at their highest. An FA Cup fifth-round tie against West Ham is next up on Wednesday,…
LAGOS, Nigeria( VOICE OF NAIJA)- Three-time event winner and 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has reportedly withdrawn from the ATP 1000 at Indian Wells because of injury. According to the tournament officials, he is out of the Indian Wells Masters due to injury sustained. “We wish Rafa continued healing, and hope to see him back at the BNP Paribas Open next year,” tournament director Tommy Haas said in a statement. Also, Nadal had confirmed a moderate muscle tear in his left hip that did not require surgery. The news comes after the Spaniard said in late January that he…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a circular stipulating a cumulative 20 years for executive management and Non-executive Directors (NEDs) of deposit money banks (DMB) and financial holding companies (HoldCos) which will see many of the bank chairmen affected. As it is, the rule implies bank executive directors (EDs), deputy managing directors (DMDs), managing directors (MDs), and non-executive directors (NEDs) can only serve a cumulative tenure of 20 years across the banking industry. According to TheCable, the directive is contained in a circular addressed to all deposit money banks (DMBs), signed by…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) -Elon Musk assembles Twitter’s remaining employees at its San Francisco headquarters to tell them that, after forcing out roughly two-thirds of the workforce in a matter of weeks, layoffs were over. He keeps laying people off anyway. Twitter employees across sales and technical departments were laid off last week, including one of Musk’s direct reports who was managing engineering for Twitter’s ads business According to company sources and social media posts from affected employees seen by The Verge. This means Musk has done at least three rounds of layoffs since his promise to stop doing…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Lionel Messi’s transfer to PSG has been a failure, according to ex-midfielder Jerome Rothen. Rothen says the move has not been a success and Messi feels orphaned as he struggles to get over leaving Barcelona. Messi made the shock move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 after previously spending his entire senior career at Barcelona due to wage limits. Messi has not been able to consistently produce his best level at PSG, and his future at the club is unclear as his contract expires at the end of the season. Rothen has not been impressed…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Barca president Joan Laporta has met with Lionel Messi’s father to discuss a potential return as Barcelona is set to miss out on Benjamin Pavard. According to Catalan TV show Tot Costa, Lionel Messi’s father and agent Jorge Messi has already met with Joan Laporta to discuss several topics during the chat. Regards to the report, the first topic discussed between the two parties was the future of Messi and a potential return to the club, which will also hinge on a salary reduction made by Barça next summer and economic conditions set by La…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Despite leading the Premier League standings, Thierry Henry says he is not convinced that Arsenal have confirmed themselves a top-four berth. Arsenal are currently the PL leaders with 13-point cushion on fifth place Newcastle and Henry still believes that top four is not guaranteed for his former side. The Gunners suffered a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City in a crucial top-of-the-table clash on 15 February, but rallied to secure a comeback win against Aston Villa to move back to the top of the Premier League standings at the weekend that allowed Mikel Arteta’s side to…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) -Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo goals put Napoli ahead in the Champions League quarter final as they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0. The hosts started lightly against the Serie A leaders and had chances to take the lead, with Mario Gotze finding pockets of space and linking up well with the likes of Jesper Lindstrom and Randal Kolo Muani. However, they couldn’t make a fast start count, and despite Kevin Trapp pawing away a penalty from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Napoli took a lead into half time thanks to Osimhen. Their problems doubled after the break when…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – European Champions Real Madrid battered Liverpool at Anfield with Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema leading the way in a convincing 5-2 win in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. Liverpool actually took control of the game early on, scoring twice within the first 15 minutes thanks to Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah. But Madrid battled their way back into the contest, with Vinicius the key man. The Brazil forward scored twice before the break to level the game at 2-2 after 45 minutes. The visitors then exploded in the second half,…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Real Madrid legend and honorary president Amancio Amaro, who took in 471 appearances for the club in his career days, has passed away at the age of 83. The legendary right-sided attacker joined the Blancos from Deportivo La Coruna in 1962 and would go on to spend 14 memorable years at Santiago Bernabeu. He scored 155 goals for the Liga giants, helping them to nine domestic league titles and European Cup victory in 1966. Amancio, who won 42 international caps, also formed part of Spain’s triumphant squad at the 1964 European Championships. After his retirement…