SPORTS : Ancelotti tells Real Madrid board to sign Man Utd star

 

Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has recommended the signing of Manchester United star Diogo Dalot to the club’s board, AS reports.

Ancelotti is a huge admirer of the Portuguese right-back.

The Italian was keen on signing Dalot during his time at Everton and he feels the defender could make the step up at Los Blancos, either on loan or on a permanent basis.

Dalot spent last season on loan at AC Milan and the Serie A giants are keen on signing him permanently after he impressed during his 33 appearances for the San Siro club.

He was given a late call-up into the Portugal squad this summer at Euro 2020 after Joao Cancelo had to pull out due to Coronavirus and the European championship further enhanced his reputation with Ancelotti.

Dalot joined Man United from Porto in 2018 for £18million.

Eid-el-Kabir: Don’t borrow to celebrate – NSCIA advises Muslims

 

The Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs has advised Muslim faithful across the country to as much as possible avoid borrowing to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir.

The Chief Information Officer of the council, Aselemi Ibrahim, who gave the advice on Monday also called for moderation during the celebration.

Ibrahim, who acknowledged the hardship in the country occasioned by the outbreak of COVID-19 wants Muslim families to avoid the temptation of borrowing in order to celebrate the festival, adding that the mental well being of all Muslims in Nigeria is of utmost concern for the council .

He also called for strict adherence to all COVID-19 protocols especially with the spread of the new delta variant of COVID-19 in the country.

In his words “The council will want to advise that all none pharmaceutical protocols as given by the NCDC should be obeyed especially given the fact of the new variant of COVID-19.

“That in celebrating the festival not to go borrowing in order to celebrate. We know that Covd-19 brought in its way a lot of hardship. We believe that you can have an honest and transparent discussion with your family, if you cannot afford a ram, you can afford a goat, if you cannot afford a goat, you can afford chicken”.

“It is not a must to borrow money to celebrate because we are all concerned about the mental wellbeing of all muslims in Nigeria.”

Stop disturbing me – Yul Edochie tells Nigerians

 

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has lambasted Nigerians asking him how to do money rituals.

Yul in a post on his Instagram page said he only acts in ‘money ritual’ scenes in movies.

His reaction followed criticism over Obi Cubana’s wealth.

Recall that over the weekend most Nigerians questioned the entrepreneur who threw a lavish burial ceremony for his mother at Oba, Anambra State.

Some Nigerians had opined that those who worked hard to earn money legally can’t spend lavishly just like Obi Cubana did at his mother’s funeral.

However, Yul, who lamented that Nigerians are begging him to show them the ritual method said, ”Come on now guys, come on. Na film I dey act.

“Just like American action films where one man will defeat a whole city of bad guys. Na storyline be that, e no dey happen. Is it now a crime to be a good actor? Make I no chop?? Na wa for una oo.”

I want to be called a ritualist – BBNaija star, Ike Onyema

 

 Big Brother Naija star, Ike Onyema has revealed that his goal in life is to have so much money until he is called a ritualist.

The reality Tv star made this known in a post via his Insta story on Wednesday.

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His reaction follows criticism which rocked Obi Cubana’s wealth after he celebrated a lavish burial for his late mum.

The source of Cubana’s wealth has been put under serious question after the entrepreneur threw a lavish burial ceremony for his mother at Oba, Anambra state.

His rich billionaire friends also made the burial the most talked about in the country as they were seen spraying huge bundles of foreign currencies and the Naira.

The burial generated a lot of reactions from Nigerians on social media.

While some were of the opinion that those who worked hard to earn money legally can’t spend lavishly just like Cubana and his friends did at his ceremony, others insisted that the source of his wealth was legal, adding that he has multiple means of income.

However, Ike while reacting to the naysayers who insisted that Igbo boys are always into money rituals revealed that his goal in life is to be called a ritualist.

He added that those still called “yahoo boys” are yet to make money.

“The goal is to be called a “ritualist”.

“If they still call you a yahoo boy, just know that you don’t have money yet,” he wrote.

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Why celebrities, politicians celebrated with Obi Cubana – Kanayo O Kanayo

 

Veteran actor, Kanayo.O.Kanayo has disclosed why celebrities alongside politicians and dignitaries celebrated with Obi Cubana over the weekend at Oba, Anambra State.

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Obi Cubana became the talk of the town after videos of the lavish burial ceremony of his mother emerged online.

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Bundles of Naira notes were sprayed at the burial ceremony which had Nigerians questioning his source of wealth.

Some wondered how he was able to gather gifts, celebrities, politicians for the burial ceremony.

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Speaking on his Instagram page, Kanayo who was in attendance at the burial said Obi Cubana has invested in his friends which is why he had so many gifts and celebrities in attendance.

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He advised those willing to be like Cubana to invest in their friends and build them up.

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Kanayo said: “Hello friends, we all become strong by lifting others. Impacting and investment in people is the greatest kind of investment.

“We all took out time to celebrate our brother (Obi Cubana) due to his support and investment in others. It was a burial but also a celebration of life for his mother.

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“Now ask yourself how have you impacted others around you? Lessons from the burial; hard work and being selfless for others payS and Obi Cubana epitomises that.

DSS restricted Nnamdi Kanu from signing consular assistance letters

“Helping those in your circle to grow is a huge social capital investment. What is your social capital?

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DSS restricted Nnamdi Kanu from signing consular assistance letters

  

Aloy Ejimakor, a lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Monday, revealed details of how the Department of State Services, DSS, restricted the agitator from seeking assistance from the United Kingdom, UK.

Ejimakor had revealed that operatives of DSS were delaying Kanu from signing two forms seeking consular and diplomatic intervention from the UK.

The constitutional lawyer disclosed this in a statement he forwarded to DAILY POST entitled: “Summary of my visitation with our Client, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Monday 19th July.”

He noted that the refusal of the secret police to sign the letters he took to them was an indication that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government was determined to isolate Kanu from gaining diplomatic assistance.

The statement reads: “Last Saturday when I visited Mazi Kanu, I expressed strong concerns about the inordinate delay in having Kanu sign the two Forms I had taken to the DSS for Kanu’s signature some days before.

“Both Forms relate to affirming his consent to consular and diplomatic interventions by the United Kingdom and her High Commission in Nigeria.

“Surprisingly, the Forms were returned to me unsigned.”

Ejimakor disclosed that operatives of the secret police were initially willing to allow Kanu sign the forms but later reneged and sent them to their legal unit.

According to Ejimakor, DSS legal department was responsible for the restriction.

“Let me make it clear that the day I took the Forms to the DSS, the officers on location were amenable to Kanu signing them until somewhere along the line, they tarried and decided to send it to the legal unit for vetting.

“So, my sense is that it’s the legal unit of the DSS that disapproved of Kanu signing the Forms for reasons that were not given to me.

“As a lawyer, I don’t see any legal advantage the government of Nigeria stands to gain by blocking Kanu from signing those Forms. The Forms are but a mere routine in matters like this.

“Instead of any advantage, the refusal will help fuel the notion that the government of Nigeria is deliberately isolating Kanu from having consular and diplomatic access to the United Kingdom.”

The lawyer urged the British government to intervene and immediately provide diplomatic assistance to the IPOB leader.

He said: “For these reasons, I am now compelled to call on the British High Commission in Nigeria to banish every red tape and exert the full weight of its diplomatic clout in gaining immediate access to Kanu. This is especially important, given the prospects of better welfare, including adequate medical care for Mazi Kanu.”

Kanu has been in secret police custody since he was rearrested and repatriated to Nigeria a few weeks ago.

It is widely believed that Kanu was nabbed in Kenya, though the Nigerian government has remained silent on it.

Upon his return, the Nigerian government had re-arraigned him before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

The Justice Binta Nyako-led court had ordered Kanu to be remanded with the secret police, pending the continuation of his trial.

Kanu was first arrested and charged for treason in 2017. Justice Nyako had granted him bail but he failed to honour his trial afterwards.

The IPOB leader later fled the country to Europe.

However, Ejimakor had insisted that Kanu did not jump bail.

Ziyech scores hat-trick as Chelsea thrash Peterborough 6-1

 

Chelsea star, Hakim Ziyech, on Saturday, scored a hat-trick in his side’s pre-season friendly 6-1 win against Peterborough.

Chelsea thrashed Peterborough at the club’s training base in Cobham despite missing a number of their star players.

Ross Barkley was among those who made a surprise appearance for Chelsea against Peterborough, having spent last season on loan at Aston Villa.

Danny Drinkwater was another player who was given a chance to impress Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, after returning from a loan spell in Turkey with Kasimpasa.

The midfielder started in Tuchel’s 3-4-3 formation against Peterborough despite his last competitive game for the Blues being 1,077 days ago.

Drinkwater was also joined in the squad that includes the likes of Trevoh Chalobah, Jake Clarke-Salter and Malang Sarr and Wayne Cumming.

Cumming provided a solid performance in the goal post for Chelsea but was later replaced by Lucas Bergstrom.

Tammy Abraham, Christian Pulisic and Callum Hudson-Odoi, Marcos Alonso and Davide Zappacosta also featured for the Champions League winners against Peterborough.

Chelsea will now tackle Bournemouth, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in their next pre-season campaign before rounding things up against Villarreal in the UEFA Super Cup.