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“I made no mistake rejecting a lucrative Saudi deal” — Mourinho

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“I will stay at Roma no matter what,” Jose Mourinho reinstates his commitment to the Serie A club following a poor start to the 2023/24 campaign.

AS Roma manager, Jose Mourinho amidst a troubled season for his side, disclosed that he had turned down what was “the biggest, most important and craziest job offer that a coach has ever had in the history of football” during the summer.

Stressing his commitment to the Italian side and his determination to stay true to his word, the Portuguese promised to remain in Rome despite starting the season in poor form.

The Portuguese manager had been a subject of speculation regarding a potential move away from AS Roma, with notable offers on the table.

Mourinho confirmed in August that he had been approached by top management to coach the Saudi Arabian national team, an offer that included a two-year deal worth a staggering €120 million, which would have made him the highest-paid manager in football history, according to Coriello Dello Sport.

In addition to the national team proposal, the 60-year-old disclosed that he had also declined lucrative offers from Saudi Pro League clubs Al Ahli and Al Hilal, with the latter reportedly offering €30 million per season. Mourinho, however, firmly expressed his desire to stay with Roma.

“I decided to turn both down as I want to stay at Roma,” Mourinho stated in August, emphasizing his commitment to the Italian side.

Throughout the current season, Mourinho has publicly expressed his dedication to remaining in Rome, and his recent statement ahead of Roma’s Serie A clash against Frosinone further solidified his commitment.

“Now it seems like I’m a problem, I don’t accept it. I don’t accept it because it’s not true, I’m not a problem,” he declared in his press conference via La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Mourinho went on to highlight the importance of keeping one’s word in football and in life, reiterating his commitment to AS Roma until June 30, 2024.

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What my family does for a lot of Nigerians — Davido

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In a recent interview on the American podcast ‘Business Untitled,’ Grammy-nominated artist Davido Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, opened up on the role his family plays in Nigeria’s energy sector and his personal evolution within the music industry.

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“I once tried to go into cryptocurrency because Nigeria is big on crypto. Apart from that, me and my family have like four power plants worth a lot of money. We distribute energy to most of Nigeria.

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Nigerian gospel musician Buchi Atuonwu has opened up about a harrowing encounter with death that forever changed the course of his life, dispelling recent rumors of his demise.

In an exclusive interview with Channels Television, the poetic evangelist recounted a near-fatal incident where he narrowly escaped execution by firing squad, describing it as a pivotal moment of spiritual awakening.

Atuonwu vividly recalled the chilling moment when the executioners, poised to carry out the sentence, knelt before him with guns at the ready. Faced with imminent death, he reached out to a higher power, despite not having a personal relationship with God at the time.

“It is true that the people who were to execute us were already kneeling before us, ready to fire. It is true that I called out to a God I didn’t know. ‘If you save me, I’ll serve you’,” Buchi Atuonwu recounted, reflecting on the desperation of the moment.

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“It is true that he saved me from that firing squad, and I devoted my life to serving him,” Atuonwu affirmed, acknowledging the transformative power of his encounter with mortality.