Manchester City owners reportedly feel Ilkay Gundogan will be leaving the club this summer following interest from Barcelona and partly because of his wife. 32-year-old Gundogan is in the final few months of his contract at Manchester City, meaning he will be a free agent at the end of the season. Sport reported that while the club is willing to offer him a short-term extension, City has increasingly resigned to losing him for nothing at the end of the season. There’s also been no breakthrough in any negotiations behind the scenes. Barcelona is likely to be his next destination, a club he has always had affection for due to its culture and style of play. Xavi and Co are also keen on signing the German and strengthening their midfield, with Sergio Busquets likely to leave the club at the end of the season. Another reason Gundogan is reportedly likely to depart City is his wife Sara Arfaoui, who has grown tired of life in England.
Tonto Dikeh’s party steps down to join APC few days to election
Actress, Tonto Dikeh and her principal, Tonte Ibraye have stepped down from running for the governorship and deputy governorship position.
According to reports, Tonto Dikeh took to her social media page to announce that her party ADC was no longer in the race to run for governorship in Rivers State a day before the election. According to Tonto Dikeh, her party, ADC, has thrown its weight behind the All Progressive Congress (APC)’s candidate, Tonye Cole, and has urged her supporters to vote for Tonte Cole. Tonto Dikeh wrote: “Having carefully listened to the advice of elders and political leaders of Rivers State on the need for the opposition to look inwards and present a unified, competent, and generally acceptable candidate with the capacity to win the March 18th gubernatorial elections, and the need for the opposition to prevent splitting its votes amongst several candidates, today we officially adopted Pastor Tonye Cole, Governorship Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Rivers State as the consensus and unifying Candidate of the opposition. Upon his victory, Tonye Cole will form a unity government comprising of the APC and other opposition parties in this alliance titled “Stronger Together for a United Rivers State”. I hereby call on all my supporters to vote for Tonye Cole of the APC this Saturday.”
Peter Obi rejects request to join Tinubu’s ‘Govt of National Unity’
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, states that he will not accept any offer to join the Government of National Unity led by Bola Tinubu and his All Progressives Congress (APC).
In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on March 16, 2023, Obi was asked how he would respond if invited to be a member of Tinubu’s government, to which he replied that he is currently contesting the election results in court. Peter Obi on Why He Won’t Join Tinubu’s ‘Govt of National Unity’ “The first thing I want to see is that the process is right. The process through which you achieve anything is far more fundamental than what you do thereafter. “Let us go back first, I am challenging the process and the declaration. Until we get it right, then we can talk about a government of national unity. “Otherwise, we would go and sit down and say that those who stopped a train and kidnapped people can call us to discuss peace when they have people in captivity. Until things are done rightly, we will be encouraging what we don’t need to encourage,” He said. Accepting the Judgment of the Court, Obi says; “Issues about the election will be sorted out in court. I will be shocked if this country goes on with that situation. It will then stand that it is a corporate criminalized country. We can’t allow it. We need to start unbundling this criminality. “When people were talking about structure, it is this fraud and criminality that we witnessed that they were talking about, and we want to unbundle it for the sake of our children.” “Until we get it right, until justice is done, we can’t talk about government of national unity. We should get things done rightly, and I am sure that the judiciary will do the right thing.”
Peruzzi asks governor Sanwo-Olu to join his TikTok challenge
Popular singer, Tobechukwu Victor Okolie better known as Peruzzi has invited the governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to join his TikTok challenge.
This comes after the popular skit maker, Sabinus took to his Instagram page to reveal that he’s thinking of inviting the APC governorship candidate to his house. The music star who recently released his song, “Pressure”, asked the politician to join an online challenge which he started for the track.
Peruzzi tagged Sanwo-Olu on Twitter, and wrote: “My Gov! How Far TIKTOK Challenge For “Pressure” @jidesanwoolu ? I Dey Reason Make We Run Am. 💙📿.” See his Twitter post below:
Jude Bellingham serves a response after being asked if he would join Manchester United
English footballer and Borussia Dortmund Captain, Jude Bellingham has given a response to his speculated move to Manchester United. Some top clubs in Europe are already lining up to get the signature of the former Birmingham City midfielder who has consistently shone both on the international and club stage for the Three Lions and German giants Borussia Dortmund. Some of these clubs include Manchester United, Liverpool, and Spanish giants Real Madrid. A fan recently asked Bellingham if he could become a Red Devil in a video shared on social media. While taking a photo with the midfielder, he asked: “Are you gonna come Man U?” Bellingham then moved away, chuckling before replying: “No. Don’t be silly.” Man Utd fan: “Are you gonna come Man U?” Bellingham: “don’t be silly” 🫢#lfc pic.twitter.com/O0DwI9C4Wg — Liverpool Photos (@LiverpoolPhotox) March 10, 2023 Any deal for Bellingham in any capacity is not expected to be cheap with reports suggesting that Dortmund will hold out for around £130m for his services. That will certainly be a price that will disgruntle officials at Old Trafford. The Red Devils were originally linked with a swoop for Bellingham ahead of his move to Dortmund from Birmingham but were beaten to the punch by the German side, a fee of £25m paid to the Midlands outfit.
Bellingham, 19, has made 122 appearances for the Bundesliga side since then and has just over two years remaining on his contract at Signal Iduna Park.
Area boys, MC Oluomo are relocating to Abuja to join Tinubu — Dino Melaye cries out (Video)
A former chairman of the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, Dino Melaye, alleges that MC Oluomo and Lagos State area boys are relocating to Abuja to join the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
This comes amidst the fight to take back the mandate from the president-elect following the 2023 presidential elections. According to the PDP party member, the NURTW chairman, Mc Olumo alongside area boys in Lagos intends to relocate and turn the FCT upside down.
Dino Melaye insisted the streets of Abuja will be filled with drugs if Nigerians allow APC to go away with the alleged stolen mandate. He insisted that making Bola Tinubu the president of Nigeria will bring nothing but ruins. Watch the video below …
Adesua Etomi shares reaction to Banky W’s decision to join politics
The wife of music executive and politician Banky W, Adesua Etomi has revealed her reactions when her husband told her about joining politics.
In 2019, Banky W joined politics to run for the federal constituency of Eti-Osa in the House of Representatives as a member of the Modern Democratic Party (MDP). In 2022, Banky W was declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party for House of Reps. According to Adesua Etormi in a recent interview, she was worried when her husband disclosed his ambitions and decided to join politics. However, she added that her fears and her concerns subsided when she realized Banky W was pursuing a higher purpose. When Banky said he was going to go into politics, I was a little bit worried, she said. I spoke about this many times before but I also believe that purpose is more important than fear.
I want to see him prove his purpose, so he has my support 100 percent.
Sergio Busquets turns down €20m-a-year offer to join Ronaldo in Al Nassr
Barcelona midfielder and captain Sergio Busquets has reportedly turned down a €20 million (£17.5m) per year offer from Saudi club, Al-Nassr. The Saudi club is seemingly trying to reconstruct its team after signing Cristiano Ronaldo weeks ago. It was also gathered that Al-Nassr has shown an interest in Eden Hazard, Sergio Ramos, and most recently, Keylor Navas. AS reported that 34-year-old Sergio Busquets rejected the offer even with an uncertain future at Barcelona. While there’s currently no deal in progress for Busquets whose contract expires this summer, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has been vocal about wanting to keep the veteran midfielder at the club. It is also understood that former Real Madrid and England star David Beckham is interested in bringing Busquets to his MLS club Inter Miami.
Cristiano Ronaldo Junior to join football academy in Saudi Arabia
Cristiano Ronaldo Junior, the son of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, will be joining Mahd Football Academy in Saudi Arabia following his father’s recent move to Al-Nassr. Recall that 37-year-old Ronaldo recently signed for Saudi side Al-Nassr in a mouth-watering that saw him become the highest-paid sportsman in the World. Before the family’s recent relocation to the Middle East country, Ronaldo Junior spent two years in Juventus’ academy system while his father was playing in Italy. He most recently wore the No. 7 shirt as a prospect with Manchester United and was also featured in Real Madrid’s youth team. The youngster who was recently spotted pulling off his father’s iconic ‘siuuu’ celebration after scoring in an Under-12s tournament for the Red Devils, has left United too and will now play at an academy level in Saudi Arabia.
Luka Modric rejects big-money offer to join Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia
37-year-old Croatian captain, Luka Modric has reportedly snubbed big-money offers from MLS and Saudi Arabia in hope of renewing his contract with Real Madrid.
Popular Spanish newspaper, Marca reported that Modric who will soon complete his 12-month deal at Santiago Bernabeu, is hoping that another short-term offer will be presented to him, giving an opportunity to spend his 12th season in the Spanish capital.
Though no deal has been reached, it was gathered that the Croatian footballer is on the radar of some clubs in the United States and Saudi Arabia.
According to Marca, Saudi club, Al-Nassr, who just signed Cristiano Ronaldo, are keen on adding Sergio Ramos and Modric to their ranks in upcoming windows.
However, Modric who is prepared to be patient to get a deal from Real Madrid, has already rejected the lucrative offers from America and Saudi Arabia with a view of staying in the Spanish capital beyond the end of the season.