A 20-year old footballer who once had trials with Manchester United has taken his own life after persistent injury problems halted his progression. Joel Darlington, described as an “exceptional talent”, played for Wales at youth level and trialed with Shrewsbury Town before turning out for Welsh Premier League outfit Bala Town, where he was the academy side’s top scorer in 2016/17. His United trials ended when he suffered a broken arm, while in 2017 a more pressing issue saw scar…

Fortuna Dusseldorf’s Maduka Okoye and Glasgow Rangers’ Joe Aribo are part of Nigeria’s 23-man squad for a friendly against Ukraine on September 10. The Super Eagles face Andriy Shevchenko’s men on September 10 as part of their preparations for November’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin Republic. Below is the list of players selected: Kelechi Iheanacho, Semi Ajayi and Tyronne Ebuehi make a return to the team after missing the 2019 Afcon. However, there was no place for…

A Barcelona side without talisman, Lionel Messi, fell to a 1-0 defeat on the opening fixture of La Liga on Friday night. After long periods of unproductive pressure, an ageless Aduriz turned back the hands of the clock when he came off the bench to steal the show with a wonderful acrobatic effort from inside the penalty area which left Ter Stegen hapless. In the 89th minute, a ball from the right picked out Aduriz who was unmarked in the…

Siasia banned from football Former Nigeria coach Samson Siasia has been banned for life by Fifa for agreeing to “receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches.” Siasia was coach of Nigeria between 2010-2011 and for a spell in 2016 but the time period when Fifa believes he committed his infractions is unclear. He has also served as coach of the country’s Under-20 and Under-23 sides. “The Ethics Committee has found Mr Siasia, a former official of the Nigeria…

THE INVICTUS OBI WIRE SCANDAL Over the seas, the word ‘Nigerian’ has become a synonym for ‘scammer’, and as days go by, more reasons why such a grammatical decision was made unfold. Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as InvictusObi, is the latest in the long line of Nigerians who have toured the path of fraudulence in the diaspora. Until the FBI tracked and arrested him for a $12 Million(4 Billion naira) fraud, Obinwanne Okeke was a poster boy for the Nigerian…

Ibadan College of Medicine Alumni Association (ICOMAA) presents another programme in the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (COMUI). This time around the programme was organised by the class of ’99 (’95 set). The programme held on the 2nd of August, 2019 at the famous Osuntokun Auditorium at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. The theme of the programme was Medical Innovation & Business: What We’ve Learnt in 20years. The class came together to share the experiences they had incurred over…