Pep Guardiola said his Manchester City players felt the pressure of the derby in their 3-1 win over United on Sunday, but that incidents such as Raheem Sterling’s stepovers are avoidable. The winger kept the ball in the corner during the final minutes of the encounter, upsetting Juan Mata and leading to Guardiola speaking to him after the final whistle on the pitch. Guardiola said that it was good of his players to control the game but there was no need for Sterling’s showboating. “I like a lot when he played. The best way to defend the result is to…
Author: David Folami
Real Madrid notched a fourth straight win under interim coach Santiago Solari by winning 4-2 at Celta Vigo on Sunday to move to within four points of La Liga leaders Barcelona. Karim Benzema gave the European champions the lead in the 20th minute with an irresistible piece of control and finish after a pinpoint pass from Luka Modric. The Frenchman was then instrumental in doubling the lead early in the second half, firing a shot which squirmed under goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez and over the line off Celta defender Gustavo Cabral. Real’s lead was far from comfortable, though, and Hugo Mallo…
Edinson Cavani scored a hat trick as Paris Saint-Germain won 4-0 at hapless Monaco, but the Uruguayan twice needed a little assistance from the video assistant referee as his side cruised to their 13th straight Ligue 1 win on Sunday. The crushing win, which also featured a goal from Neymar, gives the champions a maximum 39-point haul but leaves Thierry Henry still searching for his first win as coach of Monaco, who are second from bottom on seven points. Cavani gave the visitors the lead in the fourth minute, perfectly timing his run to stab home a cross-shot from Neymar…
Jose Mourinho insisted the 3-1 derby defeat to Manchester City will not change his mind that Manchester United are getting better. However, the Portuguese coach said afterwards they had not delivered a “bad” performance and insisted United are improving. “We are not going to be affected by this,” Mourinho told a news conference. “I am just sorry we don’t play the next match soon and have to wait 13 days for that, but we are improving, we are together and go together until the end.” Mourinho was forced to leave out Paul Pogba after the Frenchman suffered an injury during…
D’banj has shared the video to his collaborative effort with Tiwa Savage, ‘Shake It.’ Less than 24 hours following the release of his latest single, D’banj has also dropped the visuals to the Spellz produced song. The cripsy visuals sees D’banj and Tiwa Savage play the lovers game with interesting dance moves. The video was directed by Sesan.
Davido played host to Jamaican dancehall superstar, Popcaan at his Lagos home on Friday, November 9th. Andre Sutherland, who goes by the stagename, Popcaan is on a visit to Nigeria and one of his first point of call is the home of DMW boss, Davido. This was made known by the pop star who shared a picture of himself and Popcaan in his house with the caption, ”Welcome home bredda!!!” It will be recalled that Popcaan has been involved in a number of collabortion with Nigerian artists working with Davido on the 2017 single, ‘My Story’ and teaming up with…
2Face Idibia and his wife, Annie Idibia have always had a way of showing off their unending romantic lifestyle with the latest being a twerking video which has now gone viral. In the video which was shared by blogger, Linda Ikeji, Annie Idibia is seen giving her husband, 2Face Idibia a very intense dance move which we all know as twerking. An obviously excited 2baba couldn’t get his hands off his wife amid the chills from friends around them. The couple are presently in Abuja for the traditional wedding of the singer’s younger brother, Charles Idibia. This couple has continued…
Gabrielle Union and her NBA star husband Dwayne Wade have welcomed a baby girl. The actress shared a post on her Instagram on Thursday, November 8, 2018, announcing the birth of the new family member who was delivered via surrogate. “When i wake up in the morning’ love And the sunlight hurts my eyes And somethin’ without warnin’ love Bears heavy on my mind Then i look at you And the worlds alright with me. “Just one look at you And i know it’s gonna be A lovely day! We are sleepless and delirious but so excited to share that,…
Tope Oshin’s ‘We Don’t Live here Anymore’, leads the nomination list of the 2018 Best Of Nollywood awards with 10 nominations in different categories. The movie is closely followed by the movie, ‘Obsession,’ with six nominations out of the 34 nominations at the 2018 edition of the award. The 2018 BON awards nomination list was released in a statement released by the head of BON awards screeners committee, Niyi Adedokun, on Thursday, November 8, 2018. “This year, we received 112 films including 93 feature films, eight short films and one documentary series were screened. Ten others were disqualified for various…
This is probably the most touching and emotional video you’d watch today as Akpororo surprises his friend’s dad with a car gift. The comedian took to his Instagram page on Friday, November 9, 2018, where he shared a video where he presented the car gift to the elderly man. According to him, he stayed with them and they took him as a family years ago and this is just one way of thanking him for his kindness. “He’s complaining about TV set but he didn’t know God has a bigger plan for him, he thought I bought the car for…
Reminisce is having a great time being the father to two beautiful daughters. Both are captured in a picture the rapper shared on Instagram celebrating the birthday of the pair. “Happy 8th birthday Motunrayo!!!! I actually can’t believe I have been a Father for 8years. Couldnt find a solo pic of You, and since I didn’t post fatih on her 4th, I kuku just balance am. I LOVE YOU GIRLS WAAAAAAY TOO MUCH.” Reminisce has received good reviews following his acting in Kemi Adetiba’s ‘King of Boys’. Reminisce’s scene-stealing role as Makanaki, the underboss of the Lagos underworld, in Kemi…
Halima Abubakar wants you all to know that she still has an amazing body as she goes topless in a newly released Instagram photo. The voluptuous actress took to her Instagram page on Friday, November 9, 2018, where she shared the hot photo. She went on to caption the photo with a quote where she slammed people who have continued to drag her over her weight. “MORNING SUGARS HOPE YOU SLEPT WELL MINE WAS DOPE MORE IN MY STORY CLICK TO THE PEOPLE WHO CALL ME FAT. THEN AM TOO SLIM HMMM YOU CAN NEVER SATISFY SOCIETY. AM TIRED OF…
Gbenro Ajibade has come out to debunk the claims that he is gay following an emoji gone wrong post on his Instagram page. The actor took to his Instagram page on Friday, November 9, 2018, where he made the corrections after he had been called out for posting a photo and captioned with a rainbow emoji (LGBT sign). According to him, he didn’t know the rainbow sign met an affiliation with the gay community and so he had to take it down and correct the gist around that he is gay. “Shoutout to @queenviee @jaymoneyentt @nevadabridgepro @mofedamijo for the knowledge.…
Rita Dominic is happy to remain single for as long as possible until she is able to find her true love. In a television interview she criticizes the pressure often placed on women in the Nigerian society expecting them to get married at a set period. The actress has expressed that she cannot be influenced by the culture. “I will marry the man of my dreams and not the man society dreams for me. “Society feels that there is something wrong with you if you’re a certain age and you’re not married. “What if it’s the society that something is…
Sen. Anthony Adefuye, a member, Lagos State Governors Advisory Council (APC), on Thursday said party leaders in Lagos East Senatorial District fought to secure the second term ticket for Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode. Adefuye spoke at a reconciliation meeting held at CMD Shangisha, Lagos, which brought together many stalwarts of the party in the district. Ambode, who hails from Epe Zone in the senatorial district, lost the governorship ticket at the party primaries to Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu, a former Commissioner in the state. Adefuye, also the APC Lagos East Senatorial District Leader, said that leaders of the party in the district…
Timi Frank has berated the anti-corruption posture of the APC-led government. In a statement on Friday, November 9, 2018, Frank said Adams Oshiomhole’s investigation by the Department of State Services (DSS) is proof that the ruling party is the ” real home of corruption” in Nigeria. “It is now very clear that APC is the real home of corruption that will soon collapse. This is evident in the ongoing investigation of the National Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole,” Frank announced. Describing the APC as a “sinking ship”, Frank urged governors Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Abdullaziz Yari (Zamfara), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) to…
Dino Melaye (Kogi West – PDP) has predicted doom for the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that the party will eventually break up. The lawmaker took to his Twitter account (@dino_melaye) on Friday, November 9, to make the declaration. “APC break up is unstopable. All promises cancel till we meet again,” he posted. The lawmaker’s comment might be connected to the ongoing rumbling in the ruling party over the conduct of its primary elections. Reports this week revealed that the party’s chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, was questioned by the Department of State Services (DSS) over allegations made by certain governors that…
Dr Doyin Okupe has revealed that his son, Ditan, may have joined the re-election campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari to get back at him over their ‘serious issues’. The spokesperson for the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo, announced on his Twitter account (@fkeyamo) on Thursday, November 8, 2018, that Ditan had joined the president’s re-election campaign despite his father being a vocal voice in the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Okupe was the chairman of the Media Council for the campaign organisation of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, when he contested for the PDP’s presidential ticket. However, since he…
Atiku Abubakar has challenged Nigerians on the kind of questions to ask before they turn up to vote in the 2019 general elections. Atiku, a former vice president, is the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the main opposition party, contesting the presidency against President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at next year’s polls. The 72-year-old took to his Twitter account (@atiku) on Friday, November 9, 2018, to challenge Nigerians to question themselves on if the current administration has improved the nation for the better during Buhari’s tenure. The PDP cnadidate urged Nigerians to focus on…
Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has said that Senator Hope Uzodinma cannot win elections in Imo state. Uzodinma was recently picked as the Imo state governorship candidate by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC. The Imo Governor made this known in a statement which was issued by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo on Friday, November 9, 2018. He said “Even when we have not said or written anything about Chief Hope Uzodinma since the controversy over the governorship ticket of All Progressives Congress, APC, for the State began, he took up the Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha in the…