Wenger Rejects £62m Cavani Rumours

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has rubbished claims he’s lodged a £62m bid for PSG striker Edinson Cavani. Wenger said: “I don’t give any importance to rumours. “There was a rumour two days ago in France that I offered £62 million for Cavani from Paris Saint-Germain. Everyday there is a different rumour so I don’t give importance to that.” The news comes hours after reports suggested Arsenal are set to beat Chelsea and United to Sporting star...

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Arsenal Make £4m Reid Move

Arsenal are planning a cut-price £4million January move for West Ham defender Winston Reid.Arsenal have identified the centre half because they believe West Ham can be persuaded to sell next month rather than lose Reid for nothing in the summer. Arsenal have watched Reid in every game he has played since November and are ready to make their move. West Ham are trying to get the 26-year-old to sign a new deal but Reid wants more than £60,000...

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What financial freedom looks like

Have you ever seen people who have financial freedom and thought to yourself, “I want to be able to live like that, too”? For most of us, themental picture of financial freedom looks like someone who spends what they want when they want to, without concern about whether they will be able to afford it. While having more than enough income and control of your expenses are definitely worthy financial goals, how do you define the point at which you’ve “achieved...

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Love Story Of A Unilag Babe And Bus Conductor

Love Story Of A Unilag Babe And Bus Conductor. Something interesting happened on my way to Oshodi this morning. At the park this rough mean-looking conductor also known as “agbero” in Yoruba was screaming for passengers, his vernacular oscillating between Yoruba and pidgin English. “Oshod! Oshod!” He shouted angrily as I along with some other passengers scuttled for seats. There was this beautiful young lady who couldn’t throw caution and decorum to the wind but waited patiently until the bus was almost filled. Then she pleaded to sit by the agbero...

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Obasanjo is a career liar, says Soyinka

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has made a life-long career of compulsive lying, Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, claimed on Wednesday. In an abridged response to the former president’s scathing delivery on the literary giant in his latest memoir “My Watch,” Soyinka went to town with his age-long social adversary, lampooning him as one bedeviled with the enigmatic spirit of legendary fable-teller, the late D.O Fagunwa. He disclosed...

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StarTimes drives digital migration with free decoder initiative

Nigeria’s foremost Pay TV service provider, NTA-Star Network StarTimes, has said that its recently launched free decoder offer to all Nigerians is aimed at driving the country’s transition from analogue to full digital television transmission. The Public Relations Manager StarTimes, Israel Bolaji made this known at the company’s office in Lagos while commenting on the recently launched “StarTimes Seasons Jolly and StarSat Family Fiesta’ promos. He emphasized that the initiative was borne out of the company’s mission and desire to ensure that...

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10 Startup lessons you won’t learn in School

It’s incredibly tough to get accepted to a top business school. But that’s okay, since the best startup school is the School of Hard Knocks, the institution where every applicant gets accepted (and no one ever truly graduates because there are always more lessons to be learned.) 1. Tell everyone about your idea. Entrepreneurs are notoriously paranoid. You may think that talking about your business idea on social networks will result in your competitors stealing your idea, but that won’t happen. Work on something that isn’t easy to replicate and...

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“Don’t vote for Buhari, he’s a semi-illiterate” – PDP Secretary tells Nigerians

Buhari The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked Nigerians not to vote for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, because he is “semi-illiterate.” PDP National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo gave the advise when he hosted leaders of the party in the diaspora at the party’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday. According to him, the APC is pre-occupied with the ouster of the...

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How you can manage your bank accounts

Ma n a g i n g your bank a c c o u n t s , w h e t h e r savings or checking, by reconciling them to your bank’s records is a responsibility and one of the best money management habits you can keep. ‘Mapping Your Future’, a non profit organisation can help you manage your accounts properly. These are the tips: Keep records Even if you have online banking access, you should keep your own records of account activity. You don’t have to use a traditional...

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Wenger: How Henry Displaced Kanu, Bergkamp In Arsenal’s Attack

Arsene Wenger says Arsenal’s all-time leading scorer Thierry Henry claimed he did not “know how to score goals” when he was converted into a centre-forward. Henry, who announced his retirement earlier this week, had arrived in North London from Juventus in 1999 after six disappointing months in Turin where he was largely ineffective playing on the wing. With Davor Suker, Dennis Bergkamp and Nwankwo Kanu all ahead of him in the pecking order...

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Man City To Loan Out Nwakali

nglish Premier League champions Manchester City will loan out Nigeria starlet Chidiebere Nwakali in January to a club in Spain. Nwakali has recovered from a knee injury which has troubled him for some time now. “Nwakali will go on loan in January most likely to Spain,” a source close to the Owerri-born player hinted AfricanFootball.com “He has fully recovered from the knee injury that he suffered much earlier in the year and which made him...

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Yobo Linked With South Africa Move

Former Super Eagles skipper Joseph Yobo is believed to be considering a sensational move to one of the top clubs in South Africa in January. Yobo, 34, is a free agent after he was released by Turkish champions Fenerbache and a top source has now informed AfricanFootball.com the highly experienced central defender is favourably disposed to rounding up a career that has spanned over 17 years and taken him to England, France, Belgium and Turkey. The...

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Who spend more money… women or men?

Before you read the following piece, please answer this first – do you think women or men spend more money? Does the thirst to buy have anything to do with our sex orientation? What to do you think? I used to wonder why some stores are successful without any decoration, while others spend a huge part of their budget on advertisements and image. Now I know. The former tailors to men, while the other tailors for women because women enjoy the shopping experience, while men just buy. Get in, get out. In a study titled “Men Buy, Women Shop,” by Wharton’s...

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Let your money work for you

Everybody wants to work with the best. The best represents a standard that over time we have come to believe represents quality, results and success. In my experience, I have discovered that many people are not working with the best tool to make them financially successful. They are not employing money! They neglect to make money work hard for them thereby producing more. Instead, they spend most, if not all of what they make, believing another one will come. Money is meant to be your employee, toiling to make you richer. The rich understand...

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Amunike warns Siasia on Gabon’s antics

Amunike Golden Eaglets’ gaffer Emmanuel Amuneke has warned the Dream Team VI Chief Coach, Samson Siasia, to beware of the antics of Gabon and also prepare well for their All African Games qualification match slated for February, 2015. The former Super Eagles forward said that his warning to the Siasia-led team was based on his experience when he led the Golden Eaglets to Gabon in an African qualifying match where the team faced...

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Chukwu: Keshi Must Leave Eagles Job Alone

Former Super Eagles coach Christian Chukwu has told Stephen Keshi not to bother trying to retain the Nigerian national team coaching role. Keshi, who won the African Cup of Nations as both a player and a coach, was axed during Nigeria’s 2015 AFCON qualifying campaign. He was subsequently recalled, but was unable to steer his country to a place in Equatorial Guinea next month. Keshi is currently in limbo in terms of making the position a permanent...

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Leicester Vs Man City: Champions Out To Maintain Momentum

A buoyant Manchester City will aim to continue their resurgence today when they face Leicester City, the Premier League’s bottom club. Manuel Pellegrini’s men trailed leaders Chelsea by eight points after being held to a 2-2 draw at QPR on November 8. However, the Premier League champions have since reeled off six wins on the spin in all competitions, breathing new life into their season. They are now only three points adrift of Chelsea and...

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Aluko Hails Mikel On First UCL Goal

Hull City midfielder Sone Aluko has hailed his compatriot John Mikel Obi for scoring his first UEFA Champions League goal in Chelsea’s 3-1 win against Sporting Lisbon. The Nigerian international Mikel tapped in his first goal in Europe in the 55th minute after Slimani inadvertently flicked on a Fàbregas free-kick to his path. “Massively underrated in my opinion amongst Nigerians, there’s a reason he’s been at Chelsea for so long! It’s not easy....

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Ajagun Signs Panathinaikos One Year Contract Extension

By James Agberebi: Former Flying Eagles skipper Abdul-jeleel Ajagun has has signed a one year contract extension with Greek giant Panathinaikos. According to the club’s official web site, the contract will run until the summer of 2018. Reacting to the extension, the former Golden Eaglets player thanked officials of the club for the belief bestowed in him. “I feel nice because it is always beautiful the club you belong to appreciate your job...

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2014 NFF Elections: Analysing Okey Ajunwa’s Verdict

A very good friend of mine (names withheld) sent me a DM (Direct message) via twitter asking why we (Nigeria) love to make a ridicule of ourselves among the comity of nations in the football family. Of course, my friend, a Non-Nigerian, who works for one of the largest football publications in the World, merely teased me with that comment to get my reaction to the latest drama of the absurd, as it concerns the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Elections Appeals Committee with the attendant ‘Majority Vs Minority’ decisions. I replied my friend...

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