Genort Rohr has admitted that Nigeria’s opponents, Croatia, are a better team ahead of their meeting in the opening game of group D of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Super Eagles arrived Russia on the back of consecutive losses to England and the Czech Republic which has raised doubts among supporters on the team’s chances at the tournament. The Super Eagles and Croatia and have been tipped to battle for the runners-up spot in group D and Rohr was full of praise for Zlatko Dalic’s side. He said, “We admire this team, but we do not plan to watch…
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Joachim Loew has called on German fans to stop booing Ilkay Gundogan and Mesut Ozil after the Premier League stars found themselves at the centre of a political row. Gundogan and Ozil, who were born in Gelsenkirchen to Turkish parents, were jeered and whistled by fans during pre-World Cup friendlies after posing for a photo alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “My job is to get both players, who have certainly suffered from this situation, in good shape,” said the head coach on Wednesday at Germany’s first press conference in Russia. “It may be that these players will still be…
Paulinho believes his side are in much better shape heading into this year’s World Cup in Russia than they were as the host nation four years ago. Now 29, Paulinho was part of Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side in 2014 as they were humiliated by Germany in the semi-finals, losing 7-1. He came off the bench in that match and is one of only four players in Tite’s squad this year in Russia who appeared on that fateful night in Belo Horizonte. Thiago Silva was in the squad but was suspended, while Neymar was injured. “We have greater confidence. From the…
UEFA have closed their financial fair-play case against Paris Saint-Germain after the Qatari-backed French Ligue 1 champions were cleared of any wrongdoing on Wednesday. The UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) had been monitoring PSG’s ‘break-even requirement’ for 2015, 2016 and 2017. “Compliance with the break-even requirement for the 2018 financial year will remain under close scrutiny,” UEFA said. The French champions now have some breathing space to move out a string of players before the start of next season. PSG observers claim the club are open to offers for Javier Pastore, Gonzalo Guedes, Angel Di Maria and Adrien Rabiot,…
Jerome Boateng is effectively up for sale at the World Cup after Bayern Munich supremo Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed Wednesday that the Brazil 2014 winner can leave the Bundesliga champions for the right price. “The idea is not out of this world and has been revealed to me by his advisor, so we know that the topic may come to us,” said Rummenigge at an event in Munich. “If a club comes and he announces that he wants to move, we will deal with it.” The burly centre-back was a key player when Germany won the 2014 World Cup and is…
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim says Nigerians are tired of the two dominant parties in Nigeria — the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Olawepo-Hashim, was founding member of the PDP and a former deputy publicity secretary of the party. Addressing select journalists in Abuja at the weekend, the politician and business mogul noted that the APC and PDP will not win the presidential seat in the 2019 elections. He said that Nigeria under the President Muhammadu Buhari is “almost in a disaster” due to some actions inactions of the government. “Both political parties (APC and PDP) are…
Adams Oshiomole has weighed in on the rift between former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that he would arrest the former president if he had the powers of the president. Last week, Obasanjo alleged that Buhari’s administration has an active plan to indefinitely detain him by using false witnesses and documents to frame him. He said, “He should be arrested if he has committed any offence. He arrested many of us. So, if we are celebrating Chief Gani Fawehinmi, we have compelling reasons to do so. In all of these, we didn’t pay any money to Gani…
Osun State heads to the ballot to choose a new governor on September 22, 2018, as Aregbesola’s constitutionally-allowed two terms of eight years in office draws to a close. The APC in Osun will hold its primary election on July 7. At the last count, 27 APC members have declared an interest to take over from Aregbesola who cites his modern classroom blocks and a slew of roads as his legacies. “I am passionate about a worthy successor that will take it higher than we are now”, Aregbesola said at a media parley when asked if he has a succession…
Olusegun Mimiko has reportedly dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mimiko was said to have announced his resignation from the party in a three-paragraph letter addressed to the PDP Chairman, Ondo West Local Government Area. The immediate former governor said in the letter that he left the PDP based on personal reasons. “I hereby with utmost humility inform you of my decision to resign my membership of the PDP with effect from today, June 13, 2018 for some well thought-out personal reasons”, Daily Independent quoted Mimiko as saying in the letter. “It was an honour working with the many prominent…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state to ‘be sensible’ and ‘stop digging his ditch’ even further. APC spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, cautioned Okorocha against attacking the APC since the party’s congress in Imo state. The APC further accused Okorocha of Imo of forging court ruling to prevent the party’s state congress and election of chairmen. The ruling party has also announced plans to investigate and punish those culpable of the crime. The statement reads: “In recent weeks, the Imo State Governor, H.E. Rochas Okorocha, has made…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday that it had suspended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in some communities in Bassa and Dekina local government areas of Kogi. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. James Apam who announced this at a news conference in Lokoja blamed the development on persistent violent communal clashes in the affected communities. Apam also disclosed that the commission has had cause to suspend the exercise in Omala Local Government sometime this year for a similar reason. He said that the communities where the exercise is being put on hold were unsafe…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Niger has deployed 1,225 personnel to provide security in public places during the 2018 Eid-El-Fitr festivities. The state’s Corps Commandant, Mr. Philip Ayuba, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Wednesday, that sufficient personnel would be deployed to places of worship and recreation centres to ensure adequate security. “We have taken sensitive security measures that will enable residents observe the festivities in a peaceful atmosphere without hindrance,” he said. He also said that the NSCDC had mapped out elaborate security measures in the 25…
Ibrahim Idris has reportedly ordered the independent audit of detention cells of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) nationwide. This comes after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) accused the SARS operatives and police generally of human rights abuse. The Commission had requested access to cells in all police commands and formations in Nigeria in order to “oversee human rights situation of detainees”. In the past months, there have been campaigns against police brutality on social media. Photos and videos of policemen, especially SARS operatives, harassing young Nigerians abound on the internet.
Police formations in Lagos State would embark on a Show of Force between 6a.m and 9p.m. on Thursday to demonstrate the command’s crime fighting ability ahead of the Eid-il-Fitr celebration. Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Imohimi Edgal, who ordered the operation, said the Show of Force was to assure residents of the police readiness to provide adequate security during and after the Sallah holidays. The command spokesman, SP Chike Oti, said in a statement that the Show of Force was designed to send a clear warning to criminal elements. “The police, at the forefront of internal security in the state,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Scandinavia Chapter, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to release the results of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election for the country to move forward from June 12 issues. The Chairman of the chapter, Amb. Ayoola Lawal, made the plea in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday. Lawal, who is also an aspirant for the Lagos State House of Assembly in the Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Constituency in 2019, also commended Buhari for finally putting to rest the issue of June 12 in the history of Nigeria as Democracy Day. I personally want to thank…
Looks like we will be having another celebrity wedding this year or in the nearest possible future because it looks like Timaya has proposed to his girlfriend. Even though we aren’t so sure but Timaya has given a lot of fans and followers on Instagram the course to think that way with the newly released photo on his page. The music star took to his Instagram page on Monday, June 11, 2018, where he posted a photo which had the inscription “She said yes.” Timaya was just playing around or he probably loves the photo because it has an elderly…
Iggy Azalea has gone completely nude on Instagram. Amethyst Amelia Kelly popularly known as Iggy Azalea took to her Instagram page on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, where she posted a number of revealing photos. Trust us when we say Iggy is one sexy lady and taking off her clothes shows that she really is doing a lot to appeal to her fans. In one of the photos, she captioned it with the quote “Sometimes all you need is a good pair of heels.” We all know nobody is going to be looking at those shoes with a photo like that.…
“King Tonto,” the anticipated Tonto Dikeh reality TV show has launched on Linda Ikeji TV. On the first episode, the actress revealed that her ex-husband, Churchill Odunaldi, squatted with her after their they got married because he couldn’t afford to get a house. She made this known in the episode while reacting to Media Hub’s Azuka Ogujiuba, who had called her liar during an interview with Hot Topics. “When I got married, we couldn’t afford a house. We stayed in my house in Lagos until I travelled to America. Even while I was in America, he was living in my…
Diamond Platnumz just gifted his second baby mama, Hamisa Mobetto, with a house. The Tanzanian singer took to Twitter on Monday, June 11, 2018, to comment on the new accomplishment, asking if Hamisa, and presumably their son, loved the new house. The mother-of-one replied in the affirmative, assuring him that they loved the house. Recall that the singer only recently reconciled with Hamisa and from the look of things, they seem to be working out fine. Diamond Platnumz is not handling being dumped very well but then again, who does? The Tanzanian singer shared some disturbing posts via his Instagram…
TBoss has a message for those questioning her relationship with Ubi Franklin. The ex-BBN contestant made it clear that she knew the Triple MG CEO even before he married his estranged Nollywood actress wife, Lilian Esoro. TBoss said, “I don’t see why I should not respond to people whenever they say rubbish on my page if I feel like doing so. “I don’t understand why people are concerned that I was hanging out with my friend. He is my friend and we didn’t talk about any issues with his wife and I didn’t know if they had divorced or not.…