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Police Inspector, three others nabbed over alleged extortion of N20m from Yahoo boys

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The Zonal Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Zone 16, has arrested and detained four personnel involved in the alleged abduction and extortion of N20 million from two suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, in Bayelsa State.

DAILY POST gathered that the arrested police personnel confessed that two civilian accomplices, one Eyi Matthew Excel, and Mayor Goodluck Arab set up the Yahoo boys for extortion and kidnap.

The accused policemen were said to have stormed the residence of the Yahoo boys last Monday, who are indigenes of Bayelsa State but came in from Ghana, and arrested them with blindfolds to an unknown hotel in Azikoro town, where they tortured and threatened to kill them if they don’t cooperate.

They claimed someone from Ghana accused them of theft and threatened to kill them if they didn’t part with N50 million. However, after negotiations, the boys paid N20 million. The money was withdrawn in two tranches of N7 million and N13 million from the Automated Teller Machines of two commercial banks in Yenagoa.

While a report claimed the accused police personnel later offered their victims friendship and protection in Yenagoa and exchange numbers, others claimed the accused policemen asked for another N10 million a few days later.

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Peter Obi seeks adjournment of petition against Tinubu

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Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Wednesday, sought an adjournment of his petition challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory.

Mr Obi’s lawyer, Awa Kalu, informed the five-member panel of the court headed by Haruna Tsammani, that due to “an unexpected development,” he would be seeking for an adjournment until Thursday.

Mr Kalu, a law professor and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), further disclosed that two of the legal team members took ill.

“I am constrained to pray for an adjournment until tomorrow (Thursday),” Mr Kalu urged the court.

Lawyers to the respondents in the suit – Wole Olanipekun for Mr Tinubu; Lateef Fagbemi, All Progressives Congress (APC) and Abubakar Mahmoud for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not oppose Mr Kalu’s request for an adjournment.

However, the chair of the panel, Mr Tsammani reminded Mr Obi’s legal team that they were eating into their allotted time.

“If you ask for an adjournment, you are eating into your time,” Mr Tsammani said.

Subsequently, the suit was adjourned until Thursday for further hearing.

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President Tinubu resumes official duties at State House

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Tinubu resumes official duties

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has resumed official duties at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Shortly after a brief reception at noon on the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, he went into a closed-door meeting with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, and the NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari.

The meeting is currently held at the State House, with Vice President Kashim Shettima among the attendees.

It is not clear what the agenda of the meeting is, though fuel queues have resurfaced since the President’s announcement of the suspension of subsidy on fuel products during his inauguration yesterday.

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Kano Governor declares state of emergency over water scarcity

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Kano Governor Abba Yusuf

In a bid to alleviate the persistent water crisis in Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf has given a one-week ultimatum to the management of Kano State Water Board to submit their demands.

The governor issued the directive during an inspection visit to the Challawa Water Treatment Plant in Kano.

Addressing the media, the governor expressed his administration’s commitment to resolving the water scarcity issue, stating, “We have declared a state of emergency to tackle the problem of water shortage across the state.

“It is imperative that we bring an end to this lingering issue and ensure our citizens have access to clean and adequate water supply.”

During his visit to the Challawa Water Treatment Plant, the governor expressed disappointment over the deteriorating condition of the facilities.

He emphasized that the state government would fulfill its campaign promises and urged the residents of Kano to provide maximum cooperation in resolving the water scarcity problem.

The Director of Production at Challawa Water Treatment Plant, Sakabu Lawal, provided insight into the challenges faced by the facility.

“Currently, only two out of the six water pumping machines are functional,” Lawal stated while briefing the governor.

Prior to his visit to the water treatment plant, Governor Yusuf conducted an official tour of several government facilities in Kano.

These included the School of Health Technology in Madobi, Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano State Drugs and Consumables Supply Agency, the abandoned Wuju-wuju road, and Dandolo cemetery.

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Feature: Once Saved Always Saved? Not So Continues….

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Pastor David Leroy Matthews -Sozo Ministries, Ohio

Genesis 19:1-29

Gen. 19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing [them] rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Gen 19:2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

Gen 19:3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

Gen 19:4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, [even] the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

Gen 19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where [are] the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

Gen 19:6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

Gen 19:7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

Gen 19:8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as [is] good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

Gen 19:9 And they said, Stand back. And they said [again], This one [fellow] came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, [even] Lot, and came near to break the door.

Gen 19:10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

Gen 19:11 And they smote the men that [were] at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Gen 19:12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring [them] out of this place:

Gen 19:13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord (YAHWEH the covenant keeping All Mighty One); and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.

Gen 19:14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord (YAHWEH the covenant keeping All Mighty One) will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

Gen 19:15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

Gen 19:16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord (YAHWEH the covenant keeping All Mighty One) being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

Gen 19:17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

Gen 19:18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord (YAHWEH the covenant keeping All Mighty One):Gen 19:19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Gen 19:20 Behold now, this city [is] near to flee unto, and it [is] a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, ([is] it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

Gen 19:21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

Gen 19:22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

Gen 19:23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

Gen 19:24 Then the Lord (YAHWEH the covenant keeping All Mighty One) rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;

Gen 19:25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

Gen 19:26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

Gen 19:27 And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord (YAHWEH the covenant keeping All Mighty One):

Gen.19:28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

Gen 19:29 And it came to pass, when God (ELOHIM ‘the creator’) destroyed the cities of the plain, that God (ELOHIM ‘the creator’) remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

The blindness was caused by dazzling of light. This is an example of demon spirit, sexual perverseness. At the time this history took place, there were no such bright lights, they were driven, even though they could not see.In our time, bright lights are on cars, trucks, airports, prisons and more.

But at the time of Genesis 19:11 took place, there were no such lights. American inventor Thomas Edison, invented the electric light sometime between his birth and death of 1847 and 1931.You will think it would surprise the unexpected homosexuals, to see such a bright light! But they were driven by a demon spirit of perverseness.

I put Genesis 19:1-29 before Genesis 17 and 18 to show that, a man or woman, bound by a demon of PERVERSENESS cannot help themselves, no matter what, like drugs.

But the All Mighty GOD = EL-SHADDAI loves you as much as He loves me, and He wants to set you free.The Pastors that are bound by perverseness, as they minister to their congregations, taking them down to hell with them, Yahweh is ready to deliver them.

Back in 1960’s, I was employed in a program called, ‘man to man’. My job was to recruit volunteers who would befriend a prisoner. And visit them for a year while they were still in prison; and help them when they were released for a year, to find jobs and start a new life free from crime and not to give them money.I would go to different churches to ask for volunteers.

I went to a Lutheran church and walked in the front door, I was given a vision, and saw a man with both hands jammed down in both pockets, stressed out.

The pastor saw me through the glass door into the main meeting room for the congregation. The Lord told me he was a homosexual, I was overcome with embarrassment to know of his perverseness. I am at a loss of words, to explain my feelings.

The best I can do, is think how low down I would feel, if I was exposed as one who would be involved in such corrupt sexual behavior, but for the Grace of God = ‘Yahweh’ there go I, but Yahweh Had set up this meeting long before I got there.

Yahweh saw in the heart of this pastor that he wanted to be free of this spirit of perverseness.The pastor came to me because the spirit of the Lord impressed him to, and asked me for help. I did not tell him about the vision, as I write this article, I am thinking I should have told him.

It would have given him great confidence in the love of Yahweh (God) for him, and wanted to set him free from perverseness. I set a date for the next Sunday, and brought my scrolls with the definitions and taught Romans 10:9.

Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

“If you talk to Yahweh with your mouth, and believed it in your heart that Yahweh raised His Lamb; our Lamb, from the dead, you will have a blood covenant, for all of the benefits of being in Covenant with Yahweh, i.e. be safe, to save, deliver or protect (literally or figuratively) : heal, preserve, (Life) save, (self) do well, make whole…The congregation was there, the pastor received his deliverance.

I am aware of that. The almighty had plans for my life before I was born. He started this ministering at 16 or 17, I was on the job training. I could have commanded that spirit of perverseness to come out and the pastor would have been free.

The All Mighty was already drawing the pastor.This is the song we sang at the church I grew up in. “who is that knocking, calling, seeking? Who is that troubling your soul? Surely its Jesus asking, seeking and wanting to make you whole. Luke 19:10. The Son of man is come to seek and save that which was lost.

There are many former homosexuals and lesbians that have experienced the love of the All Mighty One who knocked at the door of their hearts, and they let Him in. Part of a song sung by many “O’ how I love Him, how I adore Him, my life, my sunshine, my all and all, the great creator became my savior and all God’s fullness dwelt within”.

The word ‘SAVIOR’ in the Hebrew is YASHA, it means : To open wide or free (by implying) To be safe; causing, to free or succor: – at all, avenging, defend, deliver, deliverer, rescue, be safe, being (having) salvation, save, savior, get victor  SAVIOUR IN THE NEW COVENANT (GREEK) IS “SOTER” ‘4990’ It means: A deliverer, God or Christ. SALVATION IN THE GREEK IS ‘SOTERIA’ 4991 It means: (Rescue or Safety physically or morally; deliver, health, salvation, save, saving).

THE HEBREW WORD FOR SALVATION IS “YESHUAH 8668” It means: Rescue (Literally or figuratively) preserve, (naturally or spiritually): deliverance, help, safe, salvation, victorySAVE IN THE GREEK IS “SOZO” 4982 It means: “BE MADE WHOLE”, ‘Safe’; to save, deliver or protect (literally or figuratively): – heal, preserve, (life) save, (self) do well, be (make) whole.

SAVED IN THE GREEK IS “SOZO” 4982 It means: “BE MADE WHOLE”, ‘Safe’; to save, deliver or protect (literally or figuratively): – heal, preserve, (life) save, (self) do well, be (make) whole. There are fire men, police men, military, mothers, fathers, neighbors who have saved people from death, and some have lost their lives saving others.

But they could not save themselves from their own sins! You who used to be a homosexual, lesbian, drug addict and such were some of you. (To be continued).

By Pastor David Leroy Matthews of Sozo Ministries “Ohio”

Space Sponsored by Emmanuel Akwasi Adjei, Be Made Whole International Ministry

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My father was not a good father –Fela Kuti’s daughter

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Yeni Kuti and father Fela Kuti

Yeni Kuti, daughter of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti has mentioned that, the late singer was not a good father.

Her father, according to Yeni always was at loggerheads with his first son, Femi. She never confronted her dad about not being a good father because she thinks it was obvious to all in their family and himself too.

“He [Fela] was not quite a good father. No [I never told him that he isn’t a good father]. Maybe Femi, not me. Femi and Fela used to have battles. And Femi will give it to him straight,” she said in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.

“Shola and I, we were like timid. You know, they said, ‘When two elephants are fighting, the grass will keep quiet.”

“I can remember one day, Fela just came and said, three of you are useless children. Femi just said, for what? Femi just started facing him and then they started facing each other. Shola and I will say it’s okay. Fela will say, No. And Femi just said, let him go.”

“I don’t think I have ever had that kind of confrontation with my father. Maybe because I was a woman” Yeni added.

The BEST weight loss diet

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It’s the question which has stumped dietitians for decades — just what is the best weight loss diet?

Advocates of trendy ‘keto’ regimes have spent years insisting they know best, praising the strict, carb-free lifestyle for keeping them slim. Others point to the ever-growing pile of studies demonstrating the health benefits achieved through intermittent-fasting

Yet, according to AI, neither diet can claim the top spot. Instead, MailOnline can reveal that accolade belongs to the Mediterranean diet — if you believe ChatGPT, the powerful chatbot that has become an online sensation due to its rapid research abilities.

MailOnline asked the chatbot: ‘Can you please recommend me a singular diet plan and write me a dietary plan following this diet to help me lose weight? It must incorporate a specific regime for breakfast, lunch and dinner.’

The Mediterranean — packed with vegetables, wholegrains and nuts and credited with keeping the Italians in good health— trumped them all.

The AI bot provided an extensive seven-day food diary loosely based on the diet.

Chat GPT’s recommended diet plan: 

Day One 

Breakfast: Greek yogurt topped with fresh berries and a sprinkle of almonds. As well as a side of whole-grain toast with a small amount of avocado spread.

Lunch: Grilled chicken breast salad with mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and feta cheese. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice as dressing.

Dinner: Baked salmon seasoned with herbs and served with roasted asparagus and quinoa. Add a squeeze of lemon juice for extra flavour.

Day Two 

Breakfast: Veggie omelette made with egg whites, spinach, tomatoes, and onions. Serve with a side of whole-grain bread.

Lunch: Whole-grain wrap filled with grilled vegetables, hummus, and grilled chicken strips. Add a side of mixed green salad.

Dinner: Baked chicken breast with lemon and herbs, served with a side of roasted sweet potatoes and steamed broccoli.

Day Three

Breakfast: Overnight oats made with rolled oats, almond milk, chia seeds and topped with sliced bananas and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Lunch: Quinoa salad with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, Kalamata olives, and feta cheese. Drizzle with a simple dressing made of olive oil, lemon juice, and herbs.

Dinner: Grilled shrimp skewers with a variety of colourful bell peppers and onions. Serve with a side of whole-grain couscous and a green salad.

Day Four

Breakfast: Smashed avocado on whole-grain toast topped with sliced tomatoes and a poached egg.

Lunch: Lentil soup with a side of mixed green salad dressed with olive oil and vinegar.

Dinner: Grilled lean steak with roasted brussels sprouts and a small portion of wholegrain pasta tossed with olive oil and garlic.

Day Five

Breakfast: Spinach and mushroom frittata made with egg whites. Enjoy with a side of sliced melon.

Lunch: Mediterranean-style salad with mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, chickpeas, olives, and feta cheese. Dress with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Dinner: Baked cod with a tomato and olive tapenade, served with sautéed courgette and quinoa.

Day Six

Breakfast: Spinach and mushroom frittata made with egg whites. Enjoy with a side of sliced melon.

Lunch: Mediterranean-style salad with mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, chickpeas, olives, and feta cheese. Dress with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Dinner: Baked cod with a tomato and olive tapenade, served with sautéed courgette and quinoa.

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I’ve spent more than $100,500 on my girlfriend in 2 years -Joeboy

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Joeboy

Nigerian singer Joseph Akinfenwa Donus, popularly known as Joeboy, has revealed that he has spent nearly 50 million Naira (US$108,542) on his girlfriend in the last two years.

The 26-year-old ‘Alcohol’ hitmaker disclosed this in a recent interview with ‘The Beat 99.9 FM’ in Lagos, Nigeria. According to him, he is a big spender on his partner and he doesn’t mind going all out for the person he is in love with, thus, spending nearly N50m which is equivalent to US$108,542 on his girlfriend in the last 2 years

He further asserted that he might not be accurate on the figure, but suggested that it could be far more than the stated figure.

Even though he is not ready to mention the name of his partner, Joeboy revealed that he is in a committed relationship and enjoys lavishing his partner with gifts.

“That was a rough estimate. I said at least N50m. I don’t know for sure. It’s not like I’m counting [it could be more]. She [my girlfriend] has to enjoy. I’m enjoying too,” he said.

The singer recently released his sophomore album ‘Body & Soul’ which featured guest appearances from American superstars, Ludacris, BNXN and Odumodublvck.

Premier League Report Card

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Dede Ayew, Nottingham Forest

The Premier League season is now done and dusted following a dramatic finale on Sunday afternoon.

Manchester City are champions for the third season in a row, having been pushed pretty close by Arsenal, while Manchester United and Newcastle returned to the Champions League.

 

Liverpool, Brighton and Aston Villa will all be playing European football next season but it has been a calamitous nine months for Chelsea, who could only finish 12th.

 

At the bottom, Southampton, Leeds United and Leicester City will be playing Championship football next season, while Everton avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth on the last day.

Following the conclusion of the campaign, we assess all 20 clubs;

 

NOTTINGHAM FOREST Finished – 16th; 2021-22 finish – 4th (Championship)

There’s never a dull moment at the City Ground. What a bonkers season but the upshot is that Nottingham Forest will be a Premier League club next term against all odds.

 

The team that comes up via the play-offs is generally the favourite to drop straight back down but Forest tried to counter this by signing 22 new players last summer plus seven more in January.

 

That only created a major headache for manager Steve Cooper, who couldn’t possibly hope to know his strongest team but was expected to get results anyway. Cooper sailed close to the wind when it came to the sack but keeping faith in him proved a masterstroke as Forest secured their survival with a game to spare.

 

There were always going to be hits and misses. Jesse Lingard didn’t work out as a signing, but the likes of Morgan Gibbs-White, Danilo and Taiwo Awoniyi most certainly did.

Goodness knows what’ll happen this summer but it surely can’t be quite as madcap. Can it?

 

SOUTHAMPTON Finished – 20th (relegated); 2021-22 finish – 15th

An absolutely risible season of relegation that had probably been on the cards for some time.

 

If Southampton fans thought they’d bottomed out under Ralph Hasenhuttl in those opening weeks of the season, they were very sadly mistaken.

The Nathan Jones 14-match tenure was like a living nightmare and Ruben Selles presided over further abject failure despite winning two of his first three games.

 

Mohammed Salisu, Southampton

Finishing 11 points adrift of safety, Southampton were resigned to their grim fate very early on indeed and they really contributed precious little to the top-flight.

 

It’ll now fall to Russell Martin, who gained a positive reputation for his brand of football with Swansea, to try and gets Saints back into the Premier League at the first time of asking.

 

LEICESTER CITY Finished – 18th (relegated);  2021-22 finish – 8th

It really is astonishing to see Leicester in this position just seven years after they won the greatest of all Premier League titles and just two years after a famous FA Cup win.

They can certainly be accused of a kind of arrogance that they’d just remain a comfortable top-half club without having to renew and refresh. Their much-lauded owners took the eye off the ball and as things became stale under Brendan Rodgers, they waited too long to pull the trigger.

Leicester City players

That’s easy to say with hindsight with Dean Smith ultimately unable to pick up enough points in the final eight games to save their skins.

Too many players underachieved and underperformed but many of them will still be playing Premier League football next season as the carcass is picked post-relegation.

Bookmakers will have Leicester among the favourites to bounce straight back but the financial implications are huge.

LIVERPOOL Finished – 5th; 2021-22 finish – 2nd

 

At the beginning of the season, everybody expected Liverpool to be the only ones capable of properly challenging Manchester City in the title race.

They’ve fallen well short of that and finishing outside the top four will come as a crushing disappointment in what quickly became a transitional season for Jurgen Klopp.

 

Liverpool players

There were certainly some memorable scorelines, not least the 7-0 demolition of Manchester United and the 9-0 against Bournemouth, but the Reds looked weak and vulnerable too often.

 

They only really found their winning form towards the end, but it proved too little, too late to make the Champions League for next season. Unlike the season before, they also fell short in the cups.

Reinforcements will again be required this summer, especially in midfield, if Klopp wishes to construct another top class side. They’ll certainly come again.

 

MANCHESTER CITY Finished – 1st; 2021-22 finish – 1st

 

It has already been another truly outstanding season for Pep Guardiola’s City – but it could yet be historic.

 

Erling Haaland, Manchester City

A third consecutive Premier League title is in the bag – and it was achieved with a real swagger in the end as City ruthlessly clambered over a faltering Arsenal in the final weeks.

 

Add the FA Cup and the Champions League to win the Treble and Guardiola has a very strong claim to be the greatest ever. We all knew Erling Haaland would be good, but nobody expected him to be 52-goals-and-counting good. But it’s so much more than a one-man team with pretty much everyone excelling.

 

Who knows how much longer Guardiola will stick around in Manchester but the way his team continues to evolve, to push the boundaries and take the breath away is just phenomenal.

 

We can’t escape the fact these triumphs come with an asterisk following those Premier League charges but, for now, we are witnessing one of English football’s greatest-ever teams.

 

MANCHESTER UNITED Finished – 3rd; 2021-22 finish – 6th

 

A season of undoubted progress – especially if Erik ten Hag’s side can add the FA Cup to the Carabao Cup and a third-place finish, happily wrecking City’s Treble dreams in the process.

 

Erik ten Hag

The positives of the Dutchman’s first season in charge include ending that silverware wait after six years, making Old Trafford a fortress again, forging a brilliant midfield out of Casemiro, Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes, and getting Marcus Rashford firing on all cylinders.

 

But equally, United also have a long road to travel yet before they can truly compete for the top honours as they used to.

 

There have been too many capitulations – City, Liverpool, Brentford, Sevilla to name but a few – and it’s clear two or three more top quality players are needed. A centre forward to reduce the goalscoring burden on Rashford is top priority.

The protracted takeover saga also hangs over Old Trafford, making long-term planning very difficult.

 

But Ten Hag, whose jettisoning of Cristiano Ronaldo seems a very long time ago now, finally has the club moving in the right direction.

 

NEWCASTLE UNITED Finished – 4th; 2021-22 finish – 11th

What a joyous season it’s been on Tyneside with Champions League football secured for the first time in two decades.

 

Newcastle players

It is very easy to forget the Toon were fighting for their Premier League lives when the Saudis and Eddie Howe came in the autumn of 2021.

Their rapid progress owes so much to Howe, whose appointment has been inspired. He has, quite simply, improved all of the players in his squad and made Newcastle darn tough to play against.

 

Of course there has been money to spend – not that it’s been anywhere near what some predicted when the takeover happened – but you still feel this project is running well ahead of schedule.

 

Newcastle have smashed the ‘big six’ apart and are clearly here to stay, with their day out at Wembley for the Carabao Cup final a nice bonus despite defeat.

Those Champions League nights at St James’ Park will be cherished by a long-suffering support next season but it should be just the start for a club whose trajectory is now very much upwards.

 

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR Finished – 8th; 2021-22 finish – 4th

What a grim season down on White Hart Lane. Missing out on Europe and falling short in every competition was probably always written in the stars for Spurs this season.

 

Harry Kane

Antonio Conte was never really a good fit and inevitably everything blew up with that rant of home truths after the draw at Southampton – every one of which had merit.

 

The hapless Cristian Stellini and then Ryan Mason tried to salvage something from the season but Tottenham were worthy of their lowly eighth-place finish, a woeful regression. It’s frightening to think where they’d have finished without Harry Kane, who somehow scored 32 times in a team that put in sub-standard performances most weeks.

 

With Kane surely leaving over the summer, the Spurs job becomes even more unattractive without European football and there’s definitely a sense of deja-vu from two years back when it comes to their calamitous manager search.

With the fans raging against Daniel Levy, whoever accepts this most depressing of missions had better be a miracle-worker.

 

WEST HAM UNITED Finished – 14th; 2021-22 finish – 7th

West Ham’s achievement in reaching a first European final since 1976 should not disguise the fact they looked doomed for the drop for large chunks of the season.

 

Declan Rice, West Ham

The supporters wanted David Moyes out not so long ago but that obviously isn’t going to happen if they beat Fiorentina to win the Europa Conference League next week.

 

Moyes looked short of fresh ideas at times but they got the results they needed in the pressure games to secure survival while maintaining a European run they could easily have sacked off. Lifting that trophy would be a superb way for Declan Rice to sign off and the Hammers must invest what money they get for him wisely.

 

Having spent £160m last summer, there’s surely more to come from Lucas Paqueta and Gianluca Scamacca, who has been plagued by injury. They can’t struggle as badly again, surely?

 

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS Finished – 13th; 2021-22 finish – 10th

 

One of the transformations of the season by Julen Lopetegui at Molineux. Wolves looked doomed to relegation after registering just one win in their opening 10 games.

 

Julen Lopetegui and Lemina

Once Bruno Lage was axed, things didn’t exactly improve when Steve Davis was in caretaker charge. But fortunes changed when Lopetegui got down to work after the World Cup. Against all expectations, safety was secured with three games to spare and nobody expected that.

 

Ruben Neves rose to the occasion in many crunch games but Wolves will do well to keep him with Barcelona sniffing around. There’s plenty of speculation around the manager, too.

 

Whoever is in charge, serious squad investment to build on the significant January buys will be needed to avoid such a relegation scare again.

 

ASTON VILLA Finished – 7th; 2021-22 finish – 14th

How very different it could have been. It seems an eternity ago now but Villa started the season disastrously under Steven Gerrard and could easily have been bound for relegation.

The easy option would have been to appoint a firefighter or safe pair of hands to make absolutely sure they didn’t go down. But they went for Unai Emery and expectations have been smashed. To qualify for Europe for the first time in 13 years by beating Brighton on the final day was the icing on the cake of an astonishing transformation.

Emery got a new lease of life out of the likes of Tyrone Mings and John McGinn, while Ollie Watkins and Douglas Luiz have been brilliant.

Having been through so much stress in recent seasons, you sense Villa fans will genuinely enjoy the Europa Conference League. As for Emery, he’ll insist he’s only just getting started.

Aston Villa players

BRIGHTON Finished – 6th; 2021-22 finish – 9th

Graham who? Any fears Brighton would regress rapidly when Potter was spirited away to Chelsea back in September have been made to look silly.

Brighton fans who thought it couldn’t get any better following their 9th place finish last season were mistaken as Roberto De Zerbi’s fire and brimstone took them into the Europa League.

Even Pep Guardiola has hailed the Italian’s brand of football and De Zerbi’s passion has energised the entire club and the city. They were also a penalty kick away from the FA Cup final.

Brighton’s first priority is to ensure De Zerbi doesn’t go anywhere, then they’ll need to find replacements for Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo if they leave, as expected.

But they’ve become adept at finding stars out of nowhere and the good times just keep on rolling at the Amex. Their European adventure will be very much relished by the fans.

Brighton players

BOURNEMOUTH Finished – 15th;  2021-22 finish – 2nd (Championship)

It has been one of those seasons that seems to have gone on for so long – having been punctuated by the World Cup – that you forget certain things did actually happen this season.

One of them was the 9-0 pasting Bournemouth took at Liverpool back on August 27, a result that led to Scott Parker being shown the door just three months after guiding the Cherries to promotion.

At that point, Bournemouth had conceded 16 goals in four games and looked on to not only go straight back down but potentially set a few unwanted records too. Even under their saviour Gary O’Neil, there were many moments when they looked Championship-bound but ultimately Bournemouth survived pretty comfortably.

O’Neil deserves immense credit for that achievement, extracting the maximum from his players while embarking on his own personal learning curve in an unforgiving first managerial job.

Bournemouth survived and that was the primary objective – but it won’t get any easier.

Gary O’Neil, Bournemouth

No northern girl uses clay as menstrual pad –Wiyaala calls out NGO

By
NANA KWESI COOMSON
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Wiyaala

Wiyaala has called out founder of a non-governmental organisation, Inspire Today, Rita Etornam Sey for claiming that girls in the Northern Region use clay as a substitute for menstrual pad.

Ghanaian Afro-pop singer-songwriter who hails from the Northern Region appears not happy with the untruth told by the NGO Founder who in an interview on GTV to commemorate World Menstrual Hygiene Day, said girls in the Northern Region, use all manner of materials including clay as a substitute for menstrual pad.

Reacting to the development, Wiyaala described the claim by Madam Sey as false and denigrating.

“Please to the whole Ghana and wherever you will see this video, it’s a lie, our sister, I am not attacking you but I don’t know why you said that and what you are trying to achieve.”

“I am not going to ask you to prove it because it’s a lie so please stop it, any platform that interviewed her know that it’s a lie,” Wiyaala said.

Sey had earlier said in the interview that; “It is important that we pay attention to good menstrual hygiene, knowing very well what some of the girls use when they are menstruating,” she said.

She added: “For Inspire Today, over the period the places we have been to, the girls use all manner of materials for menstruation, some use newspapers, we went to the North, some of the girls use clay as substitute for sanitary pad.”

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