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Manchester United are not in a hurry to sack head coach Michael Carrick despite their drop into the Premier League relegation zone following Sunday’s 4-4 draw with Aston Villa. It was gathered that the club’s hierarchy plan to use the international break to assess the team's poor start to the season and reconsider their options before making a decision on Carrick’s future. The former Manchester United midfielder is under increasing pressure after the club recorded just one win in 11 matches, conceded 30 goals in all competitions and endured what has been described as their worst-ever start to a Premier League campaign. United’s 4-4 draw against Villa followed another comeback in their previous match, but the recent results have not been enough to ease concerns over their overall performances. Carrick and his players were given Monday off after the Villa encounter, with the head coach and his staff expected to return to the club’s Carrington training base on Tuesday. With several pl...

Jamal Musiala (left) and Uli Hoeneß Bayern Munich honorary president, Uli Hoeneß has raised concerns over Jamal Musiala’s long-term future, saying the Germany international is suffering from a condition that cannot be permanently cured and may never regain his previous level of performance. It was gathered that Hoeneß said the 23-year-old forward’s condition could only be managed to some extent with medication, leaving the club uncertain about whether he would return to his best. “We are facing a dilemma in this case, as he is suffering from an illness that cannot simply be cured, but it can be controlled to a certain extent with the use of medication,” Hoeneß told Bavarian broadcaster BR24. He also questioned whether Musiala would ever recover the level he displayed before his health problems, while acknowledging that Bayern would continue to support the player, who is under contract until 2030. “But the question remains: will he one day be able to regain the l...

The burial of late Nigerian gospel singer, Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, is scheduled to hold on Monday, November 9, 2026, in Ibadan, Oyo State, weeks after his death. The funeral arrangements, released on the late singer’s official Instagram page on Monday, indicate that the lying-in-state will hold between 9 AM and 10 AM, while the burial service is scheduled for 10 AM to 11 AM. The ceremony will take place at Banjola Event and Conference Centre, No. 20, Hope Road, Alakia, Ibadan, Oyo State. The funeral announcement, which bears the inscription, “Forever in our Hearts, always in our Lives,” did not disclose the location of his interment. The singer’s family had announced his death in the early hours of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

A British adventurer, Karl Bushby, has returned to his childhood home in Hull, northern England, after completing a 28-year walking journey around the world that covered approximately 50,000 kilometres. Bushby, 57, was welcomed by his mother, Angela, outside her terraced house on Monday, November 2, 2026, beneath a banner reading “Welcome Home Son.” Hundreds of supporters had gathered in the city centre to celebrate his return before he completed the final stretch of his journey to his mother’s home. “Sorry to keep you waiting,” he joked to the cheering crowd. “Is that it, is it done?” Bushby began the expedition, known as the Goliath Expedition, in November 1998 in Punta Arenas, southern Chile. His goal was to travel around the world and return to his hometown without using any form of motorised transport to advance his journey. Carrying a tent, a few hundred dollars and a plastic camera, he initially expected the expedition to take about 12 years. His route took him north th...

Nollywood actress and Abia State governorship candidate under African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2027 general elections, Doris Ogala has been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos in the cyberstalking, defamation and extortion case involving Pastor Chris Okafor, General Overseer of Grace Nation International. Justice Akintayo Aluko granted Ogala bail on Friday, November 6, 2026, for ₦30 million, with two sureties in like sum. Under the conditions, at least one of the sureties must own registered property in Lagos State, hold a senior position in Ogala’s political party or be a person of recognised standing. Both sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and provide tax clearance certificates for the past 3 years, as well as 2 passport photographs each. The court registrar must verify the documents submitted by the sureties before Ogala can be released from custody. The judge also ordered the actress to surrender her international passport to the registrar and to ...

A Kenyan pastor, Paul Mackenzie, has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for his role in the deaths of 191 followers; including 190 children, one adult in the Shakahola Forest massacre. Mackenzie, founder of the Good News International Church, was handed the sentence on Friday, November 6, 2026, by the Mombasa High Court after being found guilty of murder linked to a deadly fasting exercise he allegedly imposed on members of his congregation. Justice Diana Kavedza sentenced him to 100 years for deaths resulting from starvation and another 100 years for victims who died through direct violence. While delivering the judgment, the judge said 183 of the 191 victims died from starvation, comprising 182 children and one adult, while the remaining eight, all children, were suffocated, strangled or beaten to death. The court also heard that 161 of the children were aged nine or below, while 22 were between 10 and 13 years old. Five others were aged between 14 and 16. Mackenzie had reportedly...