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Solskjaer says nothing has been concluded yet concerning Ighalo's loan deal. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed his hope of keeping Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo until the end of the season. Ighalo’s loan deal at Manchester United runs out on May 31 which means he may have played his last game for Manchester United. There were reports that the striker’s parent club Shanghai Shenhua wanted the striker back after failing to reach an agreement with Manchester United on an extension. Solskjaer, however, believes that United can still keep Ighalo as they are still in talks with the Chinese club. “ The loan deal is until the end of May, so obviously he's supposed to be going back ,” the United boss said. Ole Gunnar Solskjaeris hopeful of keeping Ighalo until the end of the extended season (Getty Images) “ We're in dialogue. They've been great towards us, his club, allowing him to play. It's been a dream for him. Hopefully, he can finish ...

Forbes have released their annual list of the highest-paid athletes of 2020. Superstar athletes of Nigerian descent Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Joshua are the leading Africans in Forbes’ latest list of the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. In the annual list released by Forbes, athletes are ranked according to how much they made in the last year. Anthony Joshua is 19th on the Forbes' List (PA) Basketball star Giannis who is born to Nigerian parents is 18th on the list with $47.6m in earnings from basketball and endorsements. 19th on the list is another athlete born to Nigerian parents, boxer Joshua who earned $47m in the last one year from salary, winning bonuses and endorsements. African athletes Fully representing Africa are football star Mohamed Salah who plays for Liverpool in England, who is 34th with $435.1m from his salary and endorsements while Cameroonian basketball star Joel Emibiid is 60th with $26.7m from salary and endorsements. Footballers Wi...

Osimhen's agent says the striker does not believe he would get game time at Tottenham if Harry Kane is still at the club. The Nigerian agent of Lille player Victor Osimhen has revealed that the striker won’t be joining Premier League giants unless they sell Harry Kane. After an impressive season with Lille, Osimhen has been linked with several clubs including Tottenham. The 21-year-old is however not keen for a move to Tottenham who have star striker Harry Kane. Osimhen’s Nigerian agent Ariyo Igbayilola has revealed that they have told Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho that the striker is not coming to the club with Kane still there. “We told Mourinho that if he wants Victor, will Harry Kane be leaving?,” Oismhen’s agent Igbayilola told Nigerian news website The Cable . “If Harry Kane still play for Tottenham will Victor play? Because he will always be benched for him. Kane is their number one striker and he is the captain of England, all these will always work for him in the clu...

Moses won 40% of the fans' votes to win the award. Nigerian forward Moses Simon has been named the Player of the Year of his French club Nantes. Simon has reignited his career at Nantes after he joined the Ligue 1 club on loan from Spanish side Levante . The Nigeria international went on to impress at Nantes and finished the season as the club's highest goalscorer with eight goals in all competitions. For his excellent performances, Simon won 40% of fans’ votes to emerge as Nantes Player of the Year. twitter.com Simon played different roles in Christian Gourcuff ’s side in the 2019/2020 season and was impressive in all of them. The 24-year-old started on the left win as an inverted winger and was later used as a striker. Moses Simon has reportedly signed a permanent deal with Nantes (Twitter/Nantes) In Ligue 1, he scored five goals to finish as Nantes’ top-scorer alongside midfielder Ludovic Blas and also added five assists. The Nigeria international moved to Na...

In a separate video, Aloma can he heard saying that he will come for Burna Boy. On May 29, 2020, DMW and Davido affiliate, Aloma took too his Instagram page to fire shots at self-acclaimed African Giant, Burna Boy. On the video which has now gone viral on Twitter, Aloma says that Burna Boy is biting the hands that feed him. He also alleges that Davido put his own performance on the line at a One Africa Music Fest where Burna Boy was being denied access. He also implies that Davido is the one preventing him from moving on Burna Boy. In another video, Aloma can he heard saying that he will come for Burna Boy. You might remember that a few days ago, Burna Boy and Davido appeared to have a squabble on social media after Davido posted a picture of himself and Wizkid on Twitter. Sources close to the growing beef allege that the issue has been on since Burna Boy released his album, African Giant in 2019 and peaked after Burna Boy lost the Best World Music Album category to...

In his life, Davolee had to be left alone by his older siblings. As the last child of the family, he had abandonment issues that made him resolute, defensive, self-sufficient and determined to make it with wild individualism. Davolee is a Nigerian character with a word proficiency. His mind is filled with tales and his tongue breathes fires of resonant reality. He was birthed and bred in the embers of Nigerian underprivileged underground and it reflects in his music and vocal texture. ‘Festival Bar’ might have a cult following, but it also represents the truth that eludes most Nigerians. During this chat, Davolee was so grudgingly compliant while displaying a fleeting nonchalance as his voice portrayed a distant defiance. In his resolution to this world, it's obvious that Davolee had seen the worst. Having lost both of his parents before he turned five, Davolee has lived with over 20 families across several neighborhoods in Lagos, Nigeria. The uncertainty of his background m...

The former Chief of Defence Staff, Late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh was shot dead by gunmen in December 2018, while on his way back from his farm. The General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the NAF Base, Abuja, has sentenced six Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel, who were aides to the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola , NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Daramola said the six NAF personnel, who were standing trial for various offences, were; Sqn Ldr Tom Gwani , Flight Sergeant Amu David , Flight Sergeant Philemon Degema , Flight Sergeant Sabo Simon , Sergeant Mukhtar Abdullahi and Sergeant Alfred Alexander. He said the charges included failure to Perform Military Duties, by absconding from the convoy of the deceased former CDS while it came under attack as well as Conduct to the Prejudice of Service Discipline, for giving false statements. “The...