Manchester United agree deal with Chelsea to buy Mason Mount; Deal worth £60m; Sky Sports News understands deal includes a potential £5m of add-ons; United have offered the England international a five-year contract with an extra year option
Mount has one year left on his contract at Stamford Bridge and is understood to be keen on a move to Erik ten Hag's side.
United had three bids originally rejected by their Premier League rivals but the latest one had been left on the table - that offer has now been accepted.
Mount will now travel to Manchester for a medical.
City had a £90m offer rejected by West Ham on Tuesday after the Premier League champions bid £80m up front, plus £10m in add-ons for the England midfielder.
re they linked to the Igbos, Ashanti, Akans And Yorubas in West Africa?
In West African history, we learn that three (3) languages evolved by
1 AD in the Niger Delta. These historians named: Mande, Voltaic (Mel)
and KWA. The prominent Mande languages in West Africa are the Mandingo,
Soninke, Woninke, (Lorma, Kpelle, Mano etc. in Liberia) . The Voltaic
(Mel) language group is predominantly Mossi and resides in Burkina Faso,
but spread into other neighboring countries- as is the case with other
language groups. Ancient African-kingdoms Courtesy of Global Security
Most Western historians continue to inform us that the Krahns in
Liberia, migrated from the Ivory Coast. How can a group of people
migrate from their own land and back to the very land all at the same
time? The land of the Krahns extends from the Ivory Coast all the way to
the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Liberia. In fact, the Krus/Klaos,
Grebos, the Bassa, all these dialectical groupings belong to the same
family. Do you know that the Sea side Grebos located in Maryland County
called themselves Krai-Gborho? Interestingly, there is a Krahn section
in Grand Gedeh County called Gborho.
The Western historians misinformed us when they wrote that around the
16th Century, the present day Krahns migrated from the Ivory Coast.
This indeed is not true. When the French Colonial power created an
artificial boundary, the Cavala River was used as an official boundary
between their colonialized African subjects. The Krahns belong to the
KWA groups in Africa. Krahn Mask – Courtesy Wikipedia
In Liberia, the KWA speaking people can be found in 11 counties out
of 15 and yet they are unaware of their connectedness as one ethnic
group.
1. Gbarpolu County, Belle (Kuwaa);
2. Grand Gedeh County, Krahn
3. River Gee County, Grebo (Glebo or Klipo)
4. Sinoe Counties, Grebo, Kru and Sarpo
5. Grand Kru County, Grebo and Kru or Klao
6. Maryland County, Grebo
7. Nimba Counties, Gbee and Krahn
8. Grand Bassa County, Bassa, Gbee
9. Montserrado County, Bassa, Dei;
10. Margibi County, Bassa
11. River Cess County, Bassa, Gbee Krahn People of Liberia and Ivory Coast
Who are the KWA PEOPLE? Better yet–linguistically, like the Mande and
Voltaic people, who are the ANTECEDENTS of the KWA PEOPLES in West
African history?
According to West African history, the Mande language group founded
the first two major Empires, namely: Ghana (its prominent King was a
Soso man called- Sumanguru. He was killed in battle against Sundiata.
This ushered in the Mali (Mandingo) Empire. The Voltaic (Mel) did not found an Empire- civilization of importance. Why?
The third largest and most powerful West African Empire was Songhai.
The hundred million-dollar question is: Who are the descendants of the
Songhai people in West Africa today? History is mute on the answer to
this question.
The Kwa languages are divided into two groups. The larger Nyo group
comprises 35 languages situated in southern Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. It
includes the Akan Language cluster (more than eight million speakers);
the Anyi and Baule languages (almost three million speakers), mostly in
Côte d’Ivoire; and the Guang language cluster (about half a million
speakers), mostly in Ghana.
The remaining 10 Kwa languages are termed “left bank” because they
are spoken to the east of the Volta River of these languages, the Gbe cluster
(of which Ewe is the best-known member) is by far the largest, with
some eight million speakers.
(https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kwa-languages).
The KWA language group of West Africa is inextricably linked to the
People of Songhai Empire. The name of their prominent King was– Assibai.
The name as-si-bai, is a Gao word which means: “the unexpected. ” King
Assibai’s Kingdom was captured by Mansa Musa, King of Mali Empire. King
Mansa Musa personally toured prosperous Songhai Kingdom and met the
defeated Assibai. King Assibai paid homage to King Mansa Musa, thus
sparing his life. But King Mansa Musa took two(2) sons: Ali and Sulieman
as royal hostages. The boys were in captivity for decades until the
death of Mansa Musa. They broke free and founded the Songhai Empire. Ali
the older brother became king. Map of Songhai Empire
The Songhai people honored Ali with the Gao word: “SOONI” (pronounced
as- Zoo-ni which means in Gao “to remove somebody from water. To rescue
from drowning) . The prefix — “soo” means to remove. And the suffix —
“ni” pronounced as “nee” means – water, rain or river. Other examples of
Gao language as repository exist in history books. Niger- “good/
delicious water, became a Country. “Bani” is another Gao word I came
across while reading West African history. It is a used by the Gao
people to describe the area where the Niger River split up to form a
huge tributary-moat city in the middle of the river. Once again, the
prefix “Ba” pronounced as bah means “father” , the suffix- ni as stated
above means, water, rain or river. Hence. “Bani” means father of rivers.
This is a brief overview of KWA PEOPLES contributions to West African
history that many are not aware of.
Recommendation
There is a need for African nations, especially Western African
nations, to invest in Research within their respective University
History Departments, to conduct an in-depth studies and understanding of
precolonial African History. Western scholars did well, considering,
that most of them didn’t understand nor speak the languages in Africa
and yet they were able to develop volumes upon volumes of text books on
African History. We have an obligation as African scholars, to write the
‘true’ History about Africa. Conclusion
According to some Western historians and such medium as
britannica.com, Kwa languages are classified as a branch of the family
consisting of 45 languages spoken by approximately 20 million people in
the southern areas of Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, Togo, and Benin in
the extreme southwestern corner of Nigeria .
Yes indeed, the KWA groupings in Liberia, are genetically and linguistically linked to the Igo, Ashanti, Akan, Yoruba, etc. Dr. Barry Fell & Edo Nyland
were correct in their research when they reflected in the following:
“Igbo is in the family of Niger-Congo languages called Kwa by European
linguists, which includes many Nigerian and West African languages like
Ashanti, Akan, Yoruba and Benin (Edo). Igbo, I find to be closest to
the original mother of that language family. In fact my finding is that
in order to not let the Igbo know that it was their language that
birthed the others, the linguists invented the word Kwa, which was
originated from Akwa Nshi (Igbo for ‘First People’, also the local name
of the Nigerian monoliths that represent First People on the planet
(http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~legneref/igbo/discussion2.htm).
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots ( Marcus Garvey). Sources
Davidson, Basil, 1966, Africa in History
DeGraft-Johnson, J. C., 1954, African Glory – The Story of Vanished Negro Civilizations
De Villiers, Marq & Hirtle, Sheila, 2007, Timbuktu
Harris, Joseph E., 1972, Africans and their History
Mckissack, Patricia & Fredrick, 1994, The Royal kingdom of Ghana, Mali and Songhay – Life in Medieval Africa
Robinson, Calvin R, Edward W; Battle, Redman 1987, The Journey of the Songhai People About the Author: Edmund Z. BargblorEdmund Zar-Zar Bargblor is an educator. He is a graduate of
Cuttington University in Liberia, Howard University in the United
States, and the Israel Institute of Technology. He is a former deputy
managing director of the National Port Authority of Liberia. He can be
reached at Ezbargblor@aol.com.
Osmond Eweka, a member of the Benin royal family who was in 2018 arrested with his co-defendant, Kamel McKay
for scamming 250 job seekers and raking in thousands of dollars from
their unsuspecting victims has been served with a no-jail sentence.
The 31-year-old appeared at the Manhattan Supreme Court where he was
given a no-jail sentence, known in legal parlance as a conditional
discharge.
According to NY Post, he previously copped to two counts of scheme to
defraud and paid $50,000 in restitution as part of the sweetheart plea
deal struck in December with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
“Mr. Eweka chose to do what was best for his family and his newborn
son,” said his lawyer, Thomas Kenniff. “He is pleased with the court’s
decision to sentence him without jail time and now looks forward to
resuming a law-abiding life.”
His co-defendant, Kamel McKay, pleaded guilty to the same charges in exchange for one year in jail.
The defendants allegedly targeted job seekers on indeed.com,
promising to find them work, including as front-desk receptionists and
hotel housekeepers, in exchange for a fee of between $300 and $700,
court records show.
After interviewing the victims and collecting their fee, the alleged
fraudsters would send them to work sites, where they were turned away by
employers who weren’t expecting them. The confused job seekers were
then unable to get in touch with Eweka, McKay or their bogus employment
agencies.
The duo pocketed $54,000 in fees and didn’t provide a single job, according to prosecutors.
Eweka, who married an attorney in 2016 in an elaborate wedding
ceremony in Nigeria, allegedly operated the bogus employment agency scam
out of an Empire State Building office under the alias Sean Jackson.
Former Arsenal, Manchester United and Netherlands forward Robin van Persie says he will retire from football at the end of the season.
The 35-year-old – who returned to Feyenoord, where he made his debut aged 17, in January – has scored 50 goals in 102 appearances for his country.
During his time in England, Van Persie won the FA Cup with Arsenal and a Premier League title at United.
“When I have to stop? That is probably at the end of this season,” he said.
“I will be 36 years old and will have been a professional for 18 years. From the age of five, I’ve only been involved in football.”
Van Persie, who had a spell in Turkey with Fenerbahce between leaving Manchester United and rejoining Feyenoord, told Dutch publication AD he had “lost the fun” before returning to his homeland.
“I also do not believe that my return to Feyenoord has only been successful if we win the title,” he added.
“How is it successful? This is actually it, if you look at the whole picture. I had lost the fun. That’s not how I wanted to end, without pleasure. The fun has returned at Feyenoord.
“I want to win as a football player and the cup win was nice, but that is not the measurement between whether it is successful or not.
“I wanted to give something back, share my experiences. I am trying to help my fellow players.
“I see it as broader than just winning a title or not. That is the goal, that is what the club also say, but whether or not we win a title is not decisive for me on whether my return is successful or not.”
While the people of Amassoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State are crying over massive flood which has ravaged most parts of their region, it has been gathered that the residents are also suffering from issue of snakes invading their homes.
According to a Facebook user, the snakes are now invading the residences of the villages most especially hiding in the ceiling in the flooded area.
It was gathered that many snakes have been killed in the community withing a short period.
Meanwhile, Bayelsa State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Ebipate Apaingolo, has assured flood ravaged communities of government’s assistance.
He gave this assurance during an on-the-spot assessment of affected communities in Yenagoa, Ogbia and Southern Ijaw Local Government Areas of the state.
By Festus Ahon ASABA—DELTA State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has nominated Mr. Julius Takeme and Mr. Freeman Fregene for appointment as commissioners and members of the state Executive Council. •Okowa
The names of the nominees were contained in a letter sent to the state House of Assembly which was read at plenary by the Speaker, Mr. Sheriff Oborevwori.
The governor said the nomination was in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 192 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended.
The governor, also in a letter to the House, nominated Mr. Mofe Pirah, Olorogun Talib Tebite, and Mr. Ejaife Odebala as members of the Governing Board of the State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC. Dr. Samuel Ossai was also nominated as Executive Director in the board.
The governor said the nominations were in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 7 (1A) of the DESOPADEC Amendment Law of 2018.
The governor noted that the four nominees were to fill the vacancies created by the resignation of Mr. Jonathan Amitaye, Chief Amos Itihwe, and Chief Thomas Ereyitomi as members of the Board, as well as the resignation of Mr. Ochor Ochor as Executive Director, Social Services.
The governor, also in a letter to the House, nominated Mr. Kelly Oghenekevwe as a member of the Board of the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue Consolidation Law of 2009 as amended..
The Governor said the nomination was in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue Consolidation Law of 2009 as amended.
Majority Leader of the House, Mr. Tim Owhefere moved the motions for the House to receive all the letters for further consideration and was adopted after due secondment.
Nov 12/20: Angola v B. Faso, Mauritania v Botswana
Group J
At Manzini, eSwatini (formerly Swaziland)
eSwatini 0 Egypt 2 (Hegazy 19, M. Mohsen 53)
At Niamey
Niger 1 (Oumarou 36) Tunisia 2 (Chaouat 28, 32)
Standings
Tunisia 4 4 0 0 6 1 12 – qualified
Egypt 4 3 0 1 12 2 9 – qualified
eSwatini 4 0 1 3 1 8 1
Niger 4 0 1 3 1 9 1
Fixtures
Nov 12/20: Egypt v Tunisia, eSwatini v Niger
Group K
At Windhoek
Namibia 1 (Shalulile 73) Mozambique 0
Standings
G. Bissau 4 2 1 1 6 5 7
Namibia 4 2 1 1 4 3 7
Mozambique 4 1 1 2 4 5 4
Zambia 4 1 1 2 4 5 4
Fixtures
Nov 12/20: Mozambique v Zambia, Namibia v G. Bissau
Group L
At Dar es Salaam
Tanzania 2 (Msuva 29, Samatta 58) Cape Verde 0
At Maseru
Lesotho 0 Uganda 2 (Miya 6, 35)
Standings
Uganda 4 3 1 0 6 0 10
Tanzania 4 1 2 1 3 4 5
C. Verde 4 1 1 2 4 4 4
Lesotho 4 0 2 2 2 7 2
Fixtures
Nov 12/20: Lesotho v Tanzania, Uganda v C. Verde
Note: group winners and runners-up qualify except for Group B, where 2019 Cup of Nations hosts Cameroon and the highest placed of the other three teams go to the finals
Arsene Wenger will return to the dugout this weekend as part of a charity match put on by his former Arsenal captain, Per Mertesacker.
Wenger will take charge of the World XI, taking on “Mertesacker’s Hannover 96 friends” at the HDI-Arena.
The game will be the World Cup winner’s farewell game, after his retirement at the end of last season.
UK Mirror reports that players like Theo Walcott, Petr Cech and Michael Ballack are all going to be involved, while Wenger’s World XI front three features Germany World Cup legend Miroslav Klose, Claudio Pizarro and Max Kruse.
Mertesacker, 34, has taken up a role as Arsenal’s academy director after calling time on his 15-year professional career in May.
Osmond Eweka, a member of the Benin royal family who was in 2018 arrested with his co-defendant, Kamel McKay
for scamming 250 job seekers and raking in thousands of dollars from
their unsuspecting victims has been served with a no-jail sentence.
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