David de Gea rejects Manchester United contract extension offer

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David De Gea has reportedly rejected initial Manchester United contract renewal offer. David de Gea rejects Manchester United contract extension offer The 32-year-old Spaniard who joined Manchester United from Atletico Madrid in 2011, during Sir Alex Ferguson’s time in charge at the club, agreed to a £375,000-a-week salary in September 2019, making him the highest-paid goalkeeper in the world. With his contract expected to expire in a few months, The Athletic reported that the club’s opening proposal for a contract extension has been dismissed by De Gea. David de Gea rejects Manchester United contract extension offer While De Gea wants to stay at Old Trafford, he also feels his performances justify him being one of the best-paid players in the squad. It is expected they will continue to negotiate in the hope of reaching a positive conclusion. De Gea has so far made 529 appearances for the Red Devils. He has won four Players’ Player of the Year awards during that time and lifted the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, and Europa League.

Sanwo-Olu rejects N5m compensation to Uber driver tortured during EndSARS, takes case to appeal court

Sanwo-Olu rejects N5m compensation to Uber driver tortured during EndSARS, takes case to appeal court

Lagos governor, Jide Sanwo-Olu, has rejected demands to compensate an Uber driver who was tortured during the EndSARS memorial. A Federal High Court in Lagos had on March 14, 2023 ordered the Lagos State Government to pay the sum of N5 Million as compensation to Adedotun Clement, an Uber driver who was severely tortured on October 20, 2021 at the Lekki Toll-Gate during the first EndSARS anniversary.

Clement was carrying a passenger to Lagos Mainland when he encountered a gridlock at the Lekki Toll-Gate during a protest to commemorate the first anniversary of EndSARS. He was tortured and pepper-sprayed by officers of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency and policemen. The attack on the Uber driver was captured on video and reported by television stations and newspapers, and attracted a nationwide condemnation. Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, filed a lawsuit against the Lagos State Government and the Nigeria Police Force to seek redress. Following the judgment, Effiong wrote a letter Governor Sanwo-Olu on March 16, 2023 demanding compliance with the judgment. However, the governor refused to act on the demand. The Lagos State Government has now filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal in Lagos against the judgment. In a Notice of Appeal filed on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, but served on Friday, March 23, signed by Dr. Babajide Martins, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, the government said there was no evidence that the Uber driver was tortured.

“APC is a slap on the face of democracy” — GRV fumes, rejects INEC’s result

"APC is a slap on the face of democracy" — GRV fumes, rejects INEC's result

The Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) rejects the election results collated by INEC. Following the announcement of the incumbent governor, Sanwo-Olu leading in the state after clearing 17 Local Government Areas out of 20, GRV released a statement. In a series of tweets, the Labour Party candidate insisted that APC used thugs to intimidate his supporters and that results from his situation room confirmed that he won. Statement from GRV Rejecting Lagos State’s Election Results “Firstly, I would like to thank all Lagosians, especially our supporters for coming out to vote yesterday for us. I’m convinced that with you in our corner, a NEW Nigeria is imminent. However, I am saddened by the confirmed reports of violence and gross disenfranchisement of voters who only wished to perform their civic duty. Attacks on polling units, voters, and our party agents are totally antithetical to what we stand for & what Lagos truly represents. Collusion between the ruling party and electoral officials to return the candidate of the APC is a slap on the face of democracy and everyone who came out to vote for us on Saturday. In the light of this, I am convinced beyond any doubt that the results being released by INEC do not represent the wishes of majority of peaceful Lagosians. More so the results from our field agents and situation room indicated that we won this election. I am a champion of the people, we are far from done. Do not lose hope, do not waver. This is not over, we have not come this far to accept outright lies, criminality & falsehoods. A fight for FREEDOM is never easily won. Every vote cast for me was done in the face of intimidation and risk of personal harm. Every such vote must count. Defending every one of those votes is a sacred duty. I will defend your votes – this is my vow to every LP voter.”

Peter Obi rejects request to join Tinubu’s ‘Govt of National Unity’

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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).

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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. Peter Obi rejects request to join Tinubu's 'Govt of National Unity' 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.”

INEC rejects Labour Party’s request to witness BVAS reconfiguration

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The Labour Party has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for reconfiguring the BVAS without their witnesses.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) rejected the request from the Independent Party to witness the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines.  This action comes after the Court of Appeal in Abuja granted INEC’s request to reconfigure the BVAS that was used for the presidential election on the 25th of February, 2023. Yunusa Tanko, the spokesman for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council said it was wrong for INEC to reconfigure the BVAS machines without any witness from Labour Party with the excuse that the data has been backup. “Are we privy or invited to see what was being backed up? If there is going to be transparency, what INEC needs to do is to invite everybody with their technical experts to see what the commission intends to back up from the original source. Was this done? “We didn’t want to use that as evidence in the court of law. INEC should not forget that we also have our own results. Anything contradictory to that particular result and what they backed up will be totally unacceptable to us. “It is clear right from the beginning that INEC deliberately went to court for reconfiguration of the BVAS machines after Obi requested to inspect election materials. Of course, nobody, not even you and I, know the commission can come up with anything like reconfiguration at this time. This was done after we demanded to inspect those machines. “When you are going into an arrangement, it is always important to tell people about the rule of engagement and ensure you don’t change it. But INEC keeps on changing the rule of engagement in order to cover their shady deals. It is unfortunate that we have to bring INEC down to this particular level.” Yunusa Tanko has however disclosed that Peter Obi and his lawyers are in talks about whether or not to appeal the court ruling on BVAS reconfiguration.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Pius Akubo rejects appointment to defend Tinubu in court

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Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Pius Akubo has rejected the appointment to be part of the legal team to defend President-elect Tinubu in court.

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The All Progressive Congress (APC) appointed some senior advocates in the country to defend the party and the president-elect, Bola Tinubu in court concerning his controversial win in the February 25 presidential election. However, one of the layers, Pius Akubo has rejected the appointment. According to a press statement released, the lawyer stated that he wasn’t informed of the appointment about being part of the legal team who will defend Tinubu in court. The statement reads: “In the last twenty-four (24) hours or so, the social media space has been agog with a trending unsigned letter in respect of appointment of Presidential Election Petition Legal Team by All Progressives Congress (APC) wherein my name is listed as number 10,” said the senior lawyer in a statement. Mr Akubo added, “With all due respect, I wish to state that I had no prior knowledge of the said appointment. As a matter of fact, I have not received any official communication on the subject matter hitherto. Suffice it to say that I was taken by surprise to hear of the said appointment vide social media.” Mr Akubo pointed out that he could not defend the former Lagos governor for personal reasons even if such contemplations were being made. “In the circumstance and for personal reasons, I hereby decline the said appointment,” he added.

“This is embarrassing” — Netizens fume as Kwam 1 rejects kiss from wife publicly (Video)

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Popular fuji singer, Kwam 1, stirs reactions as he rejects a kiss from his wife, Emmanuella at his 66th surprise birthday party.

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The 66th birthday of the singer on the 4th of March 2023 captured a highlight involving a public display of affection between the singer and his wife which went south. Emmanuella approached her husband while the camera lights were flashing to plant a kiss on his lips but Kwam 1 turned her down. The scene, however, stirred mixed reactions from netizens who considered it embarrassing while others opined that Kwam 1 didn’t want a lipstick stain.

"This is embarrassing" — Netizens fume as Kwam 1 rejects kiss from wife publicly (Video)

Famous actor, Stanley Eze wrote, “Maybe he doesn’t want her to leave her lipstick on his lips, I have been there.” See some reactions below … josh_yte: “This is so sad na ….😂you dont treat women like this….this are our mothers…as beautiful as this woman is …kwam1 dey play no worry …yahoo boys go soon locate her handle and …otilooo😂😂😂😂.” m.m.a_j: “Most men eeeee, if you don’t give them pure love in the house they will disappoint you in public…..they will be like the love you can’t show me in the house please don’t stress me in public because we are not living for the public….we go out looking all perfect but inside the house na Arguments upon Arguments 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 #mma_dietician” fine_wine91: “Its not really abt the lipstick. No real man will turn down his partner like this in public even if her lips are dripping in soya sauce. ## the love is deadenedead😂. Kiss me and run off to the bathroom to wipe the smudge off.” uloodenigbo: “Not everyone likes PDA no need to read meaning into it… happy birthday to him.” mrssugarrr: “What an ASS !” Watch the video below …

“I’m done” — Yemi rejects open relationship with Khosi (Video)

BBTitans: Yemi rejects offer to be in open relationship with Khosi (Video)

Lovebirds of the BBTitans show, hit a cross-road in their relationship as Yemi thrashes the idea of being in an open relationship with Khosi.

BBTitans: Yemi rejects offer to be in open relationship with Khosi (Video)

On Saturday evening, the lover boy sat down with his lover to express his view on being in an open relationship. Yemi emphasized how Khosi likes and wants to be with Thabang while also keeping him in the love triangle. Khosi, however, reminded him of his sneaky affairs with Blue Aiva while recalling how the show host, Ebuka blamed her for playing Cregx when he could be with Blue. Yemi Cregx, however, insisted that he would rather be out of the relationship than settle for an open one.

#BBTitans: Yemi rejects open relationship with Khosi (Video)

“I don’t want to be in an open relationship, if you want to be with Thabang you can be with him, And I don’t have to be with anybody whether you or Blue. I’m Done if that’s what you want,” Yemi Cregx said in part. Watch the video below …

Mother rejects car gift from son, accuses him of yahoo yahoo (Video)

Mother rejects car gift from son, accuses him of yahoo yahoo (Video)

Mother rejects car gift from son, accuses him of yahoo yahoo (Video)

A University student faces embarrassment following the reaction of his mother who rejected a birthday gift of a Lexus car.

Mother rejects car gift from son, accuses him of yahoo yahoo (Video)

A video making rounds on social media captured the moment a mother expressed concern about the source of her son’s income enough to afford a car for her. Despite the overwhelming state of the woman on her birthday, she blatantly refused to accept the gift over claims of her son being a student. She, however, insinuated that her son was into internet fraud a.k.a yahoo yahoo; hence, her reason for refusing such an expensive gift.

Mother rejects car gift from son, accuses him of yahoo yahoo (Video)

The embarrassed son could not defend himself other than to walk away after efforts to make his mother calm down. Watch the video below …

Zidane rejects lucrative offer to be next head coach of USA national team

Zidane rejects lucrative offer to be next head coach of USA national team

Zidane rejects lucrative offer to be next head coach of USA national team

French football legend, Zinedine Zidane has reportedly turned down an offer to become the next coach of USA national men’s football team.
Zidane rejects lucrative offer to be next head coach of USA national team
L’Equipe had reported that the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) made Zidane an offer that was attractive, both personally and sportingly, with a high proposed salary and the prospect of coaching the 2026 World Cup co-hosts.
The offer was made after the North American country’s soccer federation refused to renew the contract of Gregg Berhalter who is now being investigated over a 1991 domestic violence incident he was involved in.
Anthony Hudson was named the interim manager for January international camp, though he is unlikely to be named permanent head coach.
Zidane rejects lucrative offer to be next head coach of USA national team
However, it’s been reported that Zidane, who last coached Real Madrid, is holding out to become France’s coach, even after Didier Deschamps signed an extension.
The new offer also shows that the USSF will no longer be rigid as they’ve been in past years, with the last coaching search requiring candidates to be fluent in English and willing to live in Chicago.