Last weekend produced twenty goals in ten games and Sunderland recorded the biggest win with a 3-0 win over Hull City, while the London derby between Tottenham and West Ham produced the most goals with five. Surprisingly, the league’s highest scoring team, Liverpool, were involved in the weekend’s only goalless game as they played out a 0-0 draw with Southampton. Chelsea continued their winning streak with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough and also made it six consecutive games without conceding, while the heavyweight clash of the weekend between Manchester United and Arsenal was sort of an anti-climax and ended 1-1. This weekend will witness a big London derby, when league leaders Chelsea host fifth placed Tottenham, who are just four points behind the blues in what should be a cracker this evening at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have been on an incredible run of form after suffering consecutive defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal in September, since then they have reeled out six consecutive ...

Wife of the United States, US, President-elect, Melania Trump, has said although her husband is tough when he has to be, he is also kind, fair and caring. The 46-year-old Slovene American former model, who would be the first ‘first lady’ to have ever posed nude for a magazine, said this standing beside her husband in New York on Wednesday when he was declared winner. She said, “He’s tough when he has to be, but he’s also kind and fair and caring. “He is intensely loyal to family, friends, employees and the country. “If you want someone to fight for you and your country, I can assure you, he’s the guy,” she added. Also, less than a week ago in Pennsylvania at her only solo campaign appearance, playing up the property mogul’s softer side, she had said, “He (Trump) will make a fantastic president.” Melania married Trump in 2005 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Republican candidate, Donald Trump has taken a commanding lead in the race to the White House on election night. Trump won Pennsylvania and Ohio to push his lead to 254 electoral votes to Clinton’s 209. He’s now closer than ever to being President as he needs just 270 electoral votes to be declared the winner. Trump has exceeded expectations, winning votes in swing states where Hillary was supposed to pick up easy victories according to polls.

Dangote Group said its 650,000 barrels per day capacity refinery currently under construction in Lagos would come on stream by the end of 2018. Ahmed Mansur, the group’s Executive Director, Stakeholders’ Relations/Corporate Communications, announced this during a media parley in Abuja on Tuesday. He said this would ultimately end fuel importation. He said the refinery’s daily production capacity would be 150 per cent of the current total demand of petroleum products in the country, saying that the excess would be exported to other countries. Mr. Mansur said a 1.3 million metric tonnes per annum petrochemical plant was also under construction at the refinery site in Lekki area of Lagos . In addition , he said that a fertiliser company with capacity to produce 2.8 million metric tonnes of assorted fertilisers was also being added to help the country to achieve food security. Mr. Mansur disclosed that the company had also diversified into gas business as it had started constructin...

It seems like only yesterday that Clinton supporters were talking about a “landslide victory”, but tonight’s close result has proven them wrong. The BBC’s Chris Gibson has been speaking to Clinton supporters at her rally in New York, including one supporter who thought tonight’s news might make her “throw up”. Meanwhile, In a prepared video statement, President Obama praises democracy no matter which candidate wins tonight. He took to Twitter to advise voters to “see each other not simply as Democrats or Republicans but as fellow Americans”.

Last week, Facebook sponsored a hackathon at the CyberXchange conference in Lagos, Nigeria, drawing applications from more than 250 young, talented students from across the country. Out of those, 63 students were chosen to come to the CyberXchange event and work for two days on their solutions to real-world security challenges. Each team built a prototype, created a presentation, and pitched their solution to a set of judges, including Yemi Saka of Ernst and Young, Babafemi Ogungbamila of Interswitch Limited, Regina Wallace-Jones of Facebook, and Bankole Oluwafemi of Techcabal.com. The winning team came up with a solution focused on multi-factor authentication for a large enterprise to help secure the accounts of their employees. The winning team was awarded 700,000 Naira (NGN) and received commendation from the judges and conference attendees. “The competitors worked tirelessly to create their solutions, and we were inspired by their dedication and passion for security. Encoura...

Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has publicly criticized his defenders Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw after they pulled out on the match against Swansea on Sunday because they didn ’t feel 100 % fit to play the game . According to Mourinho, he had to make do with a second choice defensive line up (Phil Jones and Mattheo Darmian as center back and left back respectively) . He stated that the two players have betrayed Man United ’s culture by not playing through the pain for the club , insinuating that his players should be prepared to play through the pain for the sake of their shirt . “ I have a friend who is a big tennis player and he tells me when he remembered more the times he plays with pain than the times he plays without pain ,” Mourinho said to MUTV . To compete you have to go to the limit . It is cultural for some – and that is not my culture. More than me , it is Man United . “ We have players with problems . At every sport – and I know because I have friends in othe...

Despite an all too important 3-1 victory over Swansea on Sunday, Manchester United head coach, Jose Mourinho is not pleased with everyone in his team. With Eric Bailly out injured, Luke Shaw and Chris Smalling could not recover in time to make the match, leaving Mourinho with Rojo and Phil Jones. He seemed to take a swipe at Luke Shaw and Chris Smalling in his post-match conference . “I have a friend who is a big tennis player and he tells me when he remembered more the times he plays with pain than the times he plays without pain,” Mourinho said. “To compete you have to go to the limit. It is cultural for some – and that is not my culture. More than me, it is Man United. “We have players with problems. At every sport – and I know because I have friends in others sports and they play at the highest level in their sport, and how many times they play when you are not 100 per cent.”

Since the introduction of Mobile Money in Nigeria over five years ago, Nigerians have been skeptical about the safety of their monies in the payment system, which explains why it has not been generally accepted in the country, with analysts putting it’s penetration level at one percent. Following this low patronage, experts have identified lack of adequate communication, as one key reason why the scheme is still down. They made this known during the fourth annual ‘Brand and Marketing Conference’ of Brand Journalists’ Association of Nigeria (BJAN), themed ‘Mobile Money in Nigeria,’ held in Lagos, on Friday. Moderator of the panel and Vice Chairman, Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, hinted on the need for licensed Mobile Money operators to ensure that “we get to a stage where we have a Mobile Money kiosk located in every street,” especially in the rural areas because they need it more than those in the urban centres. Corroborating him, Emeka Op...

Niger Delta militants A socio-cultural group, South-South Solidarity Forum, has urged stakeholders in the Niger Delta to unite and find a way to tackle the resurgence of violence in the region. The National President of the association, Dr Bassey Umoh, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Sunday. Umoh appealed to the National and State Assembly members and elder statesmen from the region to convene a summit on the issues of the area and chat the way forward. He said that the crises in the zone would be better resolved by the people of the region, who would then make their position known to the Federal Government for action. Umoh said that a peaceful summit by stakeholders rather than military action would be a way to lead to the desired peace in the area. According to him, the Federal Government must look into the immediate and remote causes of the crises and find lasting solution to the problems of neglect, deprivation and degradation. ...

Ramsey Nouah, Rita Dominic, Omotola Jalade, Desmond Elliot, Ibinabo Fibresima, Fred Amata, Kunle Afolayan, Stephanie Okereke, Daniel K Daniel, and many more movie stars were at the official Nigerian premiere of the ’76 movie’ which took place yesterday, 3rd of November 2016 at the Intercontinental hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos.

You haven’t heard it much in the media, but this election is likely to have large consequences for how the United States, and perhaps the world, addresses climate change. And that is simply because the candidates’ positions contrast sharply on the matter, and because the world has begun an ambitious emissions reduction regime under the Paris climate accord that only one of the candidates wants to continue. Donald Trump, in an interview with the Washington Post ’s editorial board in March, said he is “ not a big believer in man-made climate change .” And Trump has said that, if elected, he would “cancel” the Paris Climate Agreement – which enters into force on Friday, Nov 4. He has also stood up strongly for the U.S. fossil fuel industries, and especially the struggling coal sector. Hillary Clinton, by contrast, wants to continue and extend Obama’s climate policies, including striving to reach the U.S.’s Paris Agreement target of cutting the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 26...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has increased the price of petrol at its retail outlets by N4 from N141 to N145 per litre. Daily Trust reports that this is the first time the NNPC will be selling at N145 per litre although this is within the maximum price fixed by the federal government since May. Although independent station shave been selling at N145, NNPC stations and its affiliates’ prices have been hovering between N143 and N141 per litre. In major cities and even less at stations in the hinterlands, the price has been less. It was reported that the new price was fixed on Tuesday, November 1 after it was sold for less for a few months. Garba Deen Muhammad who is the spokesperson of the NNPC said there was no rule preventing marketers from selling within the range stipulated. Kachikwu yesterday, November 1, dismissed insinuation of any fuel price hike, insisting that the government had not announced any change in pump prices, Vanguard reports. The ministe...

The Nigerian government on Thursday brought forgery charges against three Supreme Court officials. The officials, including the court’s Chief Registrar, are accused of N2.2 billion fraud. The charges, filed on October 3 at a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory by the Attorney General of the Federation, also contain allegations of bribe amounting to tens of millions of naira. According to the charge, the defendants, Ahmed Saleh, Muhammed Sharif, and Rilwanu Lawal diverted N2. 2 billion belonging to the Supreme Court to their personal bank account at the United Bank for Africa, with account number: 2027642863. Mr. Saleh is the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court. He had been pencilled down as the next Secretary of the National Judicial Council, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Mr. Saleh, who is from Hadejia, in Jigawa State, graduated from both Bayero University in Kano and Usmanu Dan Fodio University, Sokoto. He and the other two suspects were also accused of collec...

Jose Mourinho has delivered a crushing blow to Bastian Schweinsteiger by telling him he is only back in first team training to make up the numbers Schweinsteiger was hoping he could still have a future at Manchester United after being brought in from the cold to resume training with the rest of the squad on Monday. But any thoughts of making a quick return to match action for the club have been given short shift by manager Mourinho who claimed Schweinsteiger was only being used to help with training drills. The United boss said: “Schweinsteiger is back, we made that decision last Thursday, we informed him on the Friday. “It is a decision based on the fact we are in a period of the season where it is difficult to train everyone together. “The tactical work I like to do, I need to have 23, 24 players. But with the specialised training and injuries we have I sometimes have 13 or 14 players. “We go to the academy to get players to get more players, this is happening now. “Looking ...

– All is now set for Nigeria’s ex-President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan to appear in court – Jonathan will testify as a witness in the ongoing trial of his former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) – This was confirmed by the lawyer of the former NSA, Mr Ahmed Raji (SAN) Former President Goodluck Jonathan has indicated his readiness to testify in favour of his former NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) in court. Dr Jonathan is ready to stick his neck out for his former NSA This was revealed by the lawyer to Dasuki in his ongoing trial, Mr Ahmed Raji (SAN). Jonathan stoutly defended Dasuki recently in far away London, saying allegations about the $2.2 scam was faulty because his administration had purchased lots of weapons for the army from the said stolen funds. Speaking to Vanguard, Dasuki’s lawyer said: “Dr Goodluck Jonathan will testify in court. He is one of those who will testify and that the statement he made in London appears to be the first phase of the ...

– The Lagos state government has not been happy with the Senate for turning down a motion that sought to grant it special status – The special should have given Lagos the opportunity to get one percent of fund accruing to the federal government – Ambode ensured e secured a promise from Senator Ahmed Yerima that the motion would be reconsidered on the floor of the Senate Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has appealed to the Senate to revisit the bill seeking one percent allocation to the state from the revenue accruable to the federal government, saying a passage of the bill would translate to economic prosperity and well-being of Nigeria. The governor spoke at the Lagos House, Ikeja on Tuesday, November 1, when he received members of the Senate committee on Marine Transport who were in Lagos to perform oversight function on federal institutions. Ambode said Lagos being a cosmopolitan city and the economic capital of Nigeria must be assisted by the federal government to address ...

– Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Umaru Ibrahim as the managing director and chief executive officer of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) – The president also asked lawmakers of the eighth assembly to confirm the appointment of Ibrahim as NDIC boss – He said his reappointment is in line with Section 5 (4) and Section 8 (3) of the NDIC Act Umaru Ibrahim, the chief executive officer of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Umaru Ibrahim as the managing director and chief executive officer of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). The president today, November 1, asked the Senate to confirm Ibrahim as the CEO of the agency. The letter addressed to the Senate President said the reappointment of Ibrahim was in accordance with Section 5 (4) and Section 8 (3) of the NDIC Act. Ibrahim was born in Karaye, Kano state.

Is Being the Best coach With the Best Philosophy Enough To Rule? When Pep Guardiola was coach of Barcelona, a spell that lasted four years, Barcelona were near unbeatable, winning 14 Trophies in a four-year period. It was a period when Barcelona tormented opponents with not only mesmerizing passing and combination football, but also individual prowess from the likes of Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto’o, Andreas Iniesta, Xavi and Puyol to name just a few. On Wednesday night the world was tuned in to watch Barcelona, now managed by Luis Enrique, trade tackles with Manchester City, now managed by Pep Guardiola, in an important Uefa Champions League encounter. With both teams playing Tiki-taka football at times due to the coaching philosophies of Guardiola on one hand and Barcelona as a club on the other, you would be excused, if at times, you were confused as to who was who. Luis Enrique is definitely in the class of one of the best coaches in the world and his touches were all over this ...

Cape Town - After a slow start to his career at SuperSport United, Cole Alexander says he is ready to perform for Stuart Baxter and earn his way back into the national team. Matsatsantsa's head coach pulled off a major coup in signing the former Polokwane City midfielder on a free transfer in the off-season, but his start to life in Tshwane was halted by injury. However, after returning to full fitness, the South Africa international claims he is ready to battle it out with experienced duo Dean Furman and Renilwe Letsholonyane for a spot in midfield and ultimately re-enter the fold of Shakes Mashaba's Bafana Bafana set-up. "I'm working extremely hard for my club with the hope that I impress the national coach," he told KickOff. "I feel I have a lot to offer the team as I haven't really featured prominently. That's my goal - to wear the national jersey again with pride." Alexander has played 140 games in the Premiership since graduating from...

November has not been the kindest month for Arsenal in recent seasons and while their schedule over the next four weeks offers plenty of opportunity to slip up again manager Arsene Wenger is determined to keep his players focused on the present. Arsenal have taken an average of 1.59 points per November Premier League match during Wenger's 20-year tenure at the club, the worst of any month, according to British media. Arsenal trail leaders Manchester City only on goal difference but face testing fixtures against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in the league this month. "We had some difficult Novembers but also positive ones. The most important thing is not to live in the past," Wenger said. "You have to live with the team you have at the moment. Our destiny lies in the mind of the players: how strongly they are focused, how hungry they are in every single game. "We have very important games in front of us. The best way for us is to try and win and co...

Manchester City will look to make amends for their humbling 4-0 defeat at Barcelona when the teams meet again on Uefa Champions League matchday four on Tuesday. Barcelona made it an unhappy return to the Camp Nou for Josep Guardiola on 19 October, Lionel Messi scoring a hat-trick and Neymar adding a fourth goal on an evening when Claudio Bravo and Jérémy Mathieu were sent off. A draw will secure Barcelona's 13th successive participation in the knockout phase. If they win and VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach do not, the Blaugrana clinch first place. Previous meetings Barcelona have won all five competitive meetings, starting with home and away victories in the 2013/14 round of 16. Barcelona won 2-0 in En