Sport Europa League Arteta given Arsenal sack warning after 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague

 

Arsenal legend, Martin Keown, has warned Mikel Arteta that he is in the danger of losing his job, following a 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague on Thursday.

The Gunners took the lead through Nicolas Pepe with four minutes left, but conceded a late equalizer in their Europa League quarter-final first leg at home.

Keown has now warned that Arteta is in danger of being sacked if things continue to go against Arsenal.

He said on BT Sport: “Hugely disappointing and really it’s going to be difficult now for Arteta.

“He’s made a lot of changes at the football club, a lot of people have been allowed to go, and this is his team now, essentially.

“There have been a lot of problems at Arsenal over a number of years, certain players coming in and out at the football club, so it’s not all at his doorstep.

“But he’s in charge now, and he’s not quite getting the reaction out of the team.

“He was disappointed at the end there. He’s encouraging people to play, then at the end when he doesn’t want them to play, it’s a mixed message, isn’t it?

“They’ve got to do the right things at the right times and they’re making sloppy mistakes and it cost them tonight.”

Sport Europa League Xhaka clashes with Arsenal team-mates after 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague

 

Arsenal midfielder, Granit Xhaka, was furious with his team-mates, after they conceded a late equalizer to Slavia Prague in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Alexandre Lacazette, Bukayo Saka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang all missed good chances to score, before Nicolas Pepe netted in the 86th minute.

However, with seconds left, the Gunners conceded a corner kick, from which Thomas Holes in the all-important away goal.

It means that a 0-0 draw next week in Czech Republic, will be enough to dump Arsenal out of European competition.

As the players sulked off the Emirates pitch, an angry Granit Xhaka was overheard screaming at his team-mates for playing themselves into trouble at the back.

The Swiss midfielder yelled: “Just clear the f****** ball away man.”

Speaking after the damaging draw, Arteta seemed to hint that he agreed with Xhaka, claiming his players kept the ball in areas they didn’t need to.

Politics PDP governors meet in Benue over state of nation, party

 

Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) have scheduled to meet on Friday (today) in Makurdi the Benue State Capital to discuss the state of the nation.

 reports that some of the governors, including the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Enugu Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal have been in the state since Thursday.

The governors and other top government officials were in the state for the commissioning ceremony of the newly constructed Ultra-modern Tor Tiv Palce and other projects in Gboko Local Government of the State.

The meeting would be the first physical parley to be held outside the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country.

A statement by the party’s Director General, Cyril Maduabum, said the meeting also aimed at reviewing the state of the party to strengthen it for future tasks.

”The physical meeting which is the first of its kind since the pandemic will x-ray the worsening state of the nation under the APC led administration. It will also review the state of the party, PDP and fine tune strategies on how to strengthen it to serve as a vanguard in the patriotic task of rescuing the nation from the rudderless APC administration that has plunged the country into the current avoidable crises of governance.”

About 13 governors are expected to participate in the meeting.

Politics PDP receives 3,000 decampees from APGA, APC, other parties in Abia

 

 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received about 3,000 decampees from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, All Progressives Congress, APC, and other parties from the 13 wards of Bende LGA in Abia State.

The party while receiving the defectors, assured them that their interest would be highly protected.

Governor, Dr Okezie lkpeazu, who spoke while receiving the party faithfuls during a Bende PDP Unity Rally held at the Practising School Uzuakoli, in Bende LGA, hailed their foresight in coming into the PDP fold.

He assured them that having taken the bold step, they will enjoy all the rights and privileges other members have been enjoying.

The Governor who was represented by his Deputy, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu reiterated the resolve of his administration to replicate the tremendous transformation and infrastructural development currently going on in Aba to other parts of Abia.

He urged the new PDP members to see the total winning of PDP in subsequent elections as a great challenge that they must surmount and pointed out that having been accepted as full fledged members of PDP.

Speaking at the event, the member representing Bende South State Constituency, Chief Emmanuel Ndubuisi, the Chairman Bende LGA, Chief Emmanuel Onwuchekwa , the State PDP Chairman, Chief Asiforo Okere represented by Chief Gebriel Elendu and Bende PDP Chairman, Chief Dike C Dick while welcoming them, said PDP is a party that believes in equity and was capable of accommodating all and assured them that they will never regret coming into the PDP .

Also contributing, the Deputy Chairman of Bende LGA, Mr. Promise Uzoma, former Commissioner for Tourism, Mrs Loveth Ojo Adimoha, Chief James Okpara, Chief Ukwu Rocks Emma, Chief P.C. Mba, a PDP Chieftain Chief Iheanyi Chinasa and Chief P.C. Onyegbu while unanimously welcoming the decampees, assured that they are determined to take back Bende and National Constituencies come 2023.

In their various remarks, the leaders of the decampees, Mr. Alaeligwe of All Progressive Grand Alliance( APGA) Prince Emeka Igwe from All Progressive Congress ( APC) and an APC woman leader, Mrs Mercy Abraham on behalf of others said they decided to join the PDP having witnessed the kinetic and tremendous development the Governor is doing across the State

The event which featured the formal renouncing of their membership of their former parties by the decampees attracted the presence of top government officials and PDP chieftains from Bende LGA.

Owerri Jailbreak Police recapture one escapee in Akwa Ibom

 

The Akwa Ibom State police command said it has apprehended one David Ubong- an escapee of the recent prison break in Owerri Imo State.

In a Statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon on Friday, the suspect was arrested in Ibaka, Mbo local government area of the State on April, 6, 2021 and would be handed over to the correctional service in Imo State to face his jail term.

He added that the arrest was made possible following a credible intelligence

The statement in parts, “on 6/4/2021, personnel of Ikot Udota Division, relying on credible intelligence, apprehended one David Victor Ubong ‘m’ of Ibaka, Mbo L.G.A.

“Suspect confessed to be one of the inmates who escaped from the Correctional Service in the recent jail break at Owerri, Imo State on 5/4/2021. Until his conviction, the suspect was a resident of Obinze in Owerri, Imo State. Suspect will be sent back to face his jail term.”

The statement also noted that the Command had arrested three (3) suspects for kidnapping one Blessing Gift Ekpo and recovered the victim, as well as the ransom.

“On 18th March, 2021 at about 10am, one Blessing Gift Ekpo ‘f’, 30yrs old of Ukana Ikot Akpantea village, Essien Udim L.G.A, a resident of Molyko-Buea, Republic of Cameroon was kidnapped on her way to Oron by Armed Sea Pirates.

“A painstaking investigation led to the arrest of one Ezekiel Ogbodiye ‘m’, 33yrs of age, of Asamabiri village, Salga in Yenagoa, who collected the ransom, John Benimo ‘m’, 40yrs of age, of Okubebie, Salga, both in Bayelsa State, and Christian Bassey ‘m’, 21yrs of age of Ibiono Ibom L.G.A, a resident of Akpan Ikang Itak Edak fishing port, Oron L.G.A, who was the ransom negotiator. The sum of one million, two hundred and fifty thousand naira (N1, 250,000.00) was recovered from them. suspects will be charged to court.

‘On the security situation in Essien Udim L.G.A, the CP wish to inform the good people of Akwa Ibom State that successes have been recorded and that a mop up security operation is still ongoing in the affected area. Residents and environs are to remain calm and be security conscious as Security Agencies will continue to do their best to restore peace, law and order in the affected area and around the State,” the statement said.

BIAFRA : Nigerian military bombing, secretly killing Igbos – Nnamdi Kanu alleges

 

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Nigerian military of secretly killing Igbo people in Akwa Ibom and other states.

Kanu claimed that the military was killing Igbo people and labelling them as unknown gunmen.

He alleged that the military was using their aircraft to bomb people of Essien in Akwa Ibom State and some other communities in Benue State.

Kanu spoke through the spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful, in a statement issued on Friday.

The statement reads: “We, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, wish to bring to the attention of the world how Nigeria government and her security operatives are massacring innocent Biafrans in Essien Udim Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State and some communities in Benue State.

“The Nigerian military has been killing these innocent and hapless citizens, claiming they are the unknown gunmen behind the spate of attacks against security formations in these regions.

“The Nigeria military has been using their aircraft to bomb the people of Essien as well as Benue people, claiming they are fighting the unknown gunmen purportedly hiding in the areas. This has again exposed the hypocrisy of the Fulani controlled Nigeria military. They cannot use their aircraft against terrorists and bandits daily killing their soldiers as well as civilians like flies but zealous to bomb Biafran territories under the guise of searching for unknown gunmen.

“In February, it was Orlu in Imo State that they massacred civilians using their aircraft. Now it’s Essien Udim in Akwa Ibom and Benue States. But an Islamic cleric has been dinning and winning with terrorists, taking pictures with them, yet the double-faced Nigerian military cannot use its aircraft to trace their locations.

“How can a responsible military use helicopter gunboats and military jets against ordinary citizens? Boko Haram and other Fulani terrorists group have been killing soldiers and police in the North East and North West without soldiers terrorizing innocent civilians.”

BREAKING, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s husband is dead

 

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is dead.

The Duke of Edinburgh died on Friday at Windsor Castle in England.

According to Nytimes, the Buckingham Palace said he passed away peacefully.

Recall that Philip had been hospitalized several times and recently in February.

The 99-year-old also had a successful surgery for a pre-existing heart condition at St Bartholomew’s hospital and was discharged last month.