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Manchester United accidentally unveil new manager as replacement for Mourinho

Former Manchester United player Ole Gunnar Solksjaer has been accidentally unveiled as the club's interim manager, following the departure of ex-manager Jose Mourinho from Old Trafford. Mourinho was sacked after two-and-a-half years at the club on Tuesday, November 18, after loosing 3-1 to Liverpool at Anfield, over the weekend. READ ALSO: Top 10 best photos from the world of sports 2018 According to Sky Sports, the news was broken in the caption of a video, which was titled The Most Famous Night of Ole's Career, buried in the club's online library. The video was captioned: "Solskjaer becomes our interim manager, 20 seasons after clinching the treble with that goal at camp Nou." However it has since been removed from the website. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrates winning the Barclays Premiership after the Barclays Premiership match between Manchester United and West Ham at Old Trafford on May 13 2007 in Manchester, England. PAY ATTENTION: Become a member ...

2019: Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi set to visit Aba

- As 2019 elections draw closer, Atiku Abubakar will be visiting Aba, Abia state, alongside his running mate Peter Obi - Both politicians would be having an interactive session with various Atiku/Obi support groups in the commercial city of Aba Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be visiting Nigeria's commercial city, Aba, Abia state on Wednesday, December 19. Vanguard reports that the presidential hopeful would be in Aba in the company of his running mate, Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra state. The duo are expected to hold an interactive session with their various support groups in the commercial city of Aba. READ ALSO: Nigeria failing right before our eyes - Ben Bruce reacts to Alex Badeh's killing The state's coordinator for the Atiku/Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Charles Ogbonnaya in a statement, said the interactive session will be open to all sundry. Ogbonnaya also called on all the Atiku/Obi...

2019: Why APC will record resounding victory in Lagos - Senatorial candidate

- The APC in Lagos has expressed its confidence in claiming the state in the coming 2019 general elections - A Lagos east senatorial candidate of the APC, Bayo Osinowo, on Tuesday, December 18, boasted of victory for the party - Osinowo said that he is sure of victory for the APC because he knows that most residents in the state love the ruling party The Lagos east senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bayo Osinowo, on Tuesday, December 18, said he was confident the party would win the state resoundingly in 2019. Osinowo made the remark in Lagos at the presentation of vehicles to his campaign coordinators across the senatorial zone, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda He said the party had in the last three years delivered impactful governance in the state and residents would vote overwhelmingly for the ruling party. Osinowo, presently a member of the state a...

Federal Government ban only exist on newspaper pages - PDP chieftains

- The federal government recently claimed to have banned 29 prominent Nigerians from traveling abroad until their alleged corruption cases are determined - Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekwermadu and PDP presidential aspirant, Attahiru Bafarawa are on the list - The duo dismissed the list saying it only exists in the pages of newspapers Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and ex- presidential aspirant, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, have reacted to the list of Nigerians prominent banned from travelling abroad for alleged corruption which they featured. The duo, however, dismissed the list, saying it only exists in the pages of newspapers. According to them, they were not banned from traveling abroad because there was no any official communication to that effect. Ekweremadu in a statement sent to journalists by his media aide, Uche Anichukwu, said the story banning his boss from travelling was far from the truth. READ ALSO: Atiku Abubakar says Nigeria is more corrupt today than e...

Lagos-Ibadan expressway: Why project cost increased to N134bn - Supervisor

- The federal controller of works in Lagos state, Adedamola Kuti, said the cost of Lagos-Ibadan expressway has increased to N134billion - Kuti said the increase was due to the additional works to be done on the project - He also warned motorists to obey the traffic laws to prevent gridlock during Christmas The federal controller of works in Lagos state, Adedamola Kuti, has said the construction cost for the section one of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, from Lagos to Sagamu interchange has risen to N134 billion. The Punch reports that Kuti said this on Tuesday, December 18, at Asese and Mowe section of the project. Legit.ng gathers from Kuti's statement that the costs of the project rose due to the additional works required in the road, which was not part of the original budget. READ ALSO : NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda He said: "The initial contract sum of this project was N70 billion but with additional work introduced,...