Giorgio Chiellini has torn a muscle in his left knee, the club announced on Monday. Chiellini has already begun therapy but no other details were provided by the club regarding the length of recovery. With the loss, Juventus, who are seeking their seventh straight Serie A title, lead Maurizio Sarri’s side by just one point with just four matches to play. The Bianconeri will also face AC Milan in the Coppa Italia final on May 9.
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Mohamed Salah may have been named the PFA Player of the Year, but former Everton wideman Steven Pienaar believes that Kevin De Bruyne has been the Premier League’s outstanding talent this season. De Bruyne was one of three Manchester City players – along with Leroy Sane and David Silva – who were pipped to the award by Salah during a ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House hotel on Sunday. “It’s difficult, obviously, as they’re having the best seasons of their lives at the moment,” Everton’s newly appointed International Ambassador said. “For me, personally, I’d go for Kevin De Bruyne. “He obviously…
Guillermo Barros Schelotto has confirmed his club have a desire to sign Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. “[Boca president Daniel] Angelici told me that he had called [Buffon] to ask him,” Schelotto told Radio Continental. “But I told him that we would talk about that and other reinforcements from May 17. Right now our focus is on the table and on the competition.” Buffon, who had been expected to retire, recently hinted he could continue playing for another season. A move to Boca would reunite Buffon with former Juventus teammate Carlos Tevez, who again returned to his boyhood club in January…
Yul Edochie has declared his intentions to run for the presidency in the forthcoming 2019 presidential elections in Nigeria. “Today I declare my interest to run for President of the greatest country in the world, Nigeria. A blessed country that has been crippled by decades of bad leadership. Enough is Enough!Fellow Nigerians, stand with me let us bring the problems of our country to the THE LAST BUS STOP!!!” he wrote. Yul Edochie’s decision to run for president might not be far from his last statement concerning president Muhammadu Buhari. It would be recalled that he once said the president…
Adunni Ade has narrated how she narrowly escaped what would have turned out to be a ghastly car accident. The beautiful actress made this known via her Instagram page on Monday, April 23, 2018, where she narrated how her trip from Ogbomosho to Lagos almost turned into a nightmare. “One of the scariest moments of my life. I started my journey back to Lagos from Ilorin at 4:00 am. An hour into the journey, I arrived at Ogbomosho on a narrow road. All of a sudden, a trailer coming at high speed with full headlight swarved towards me. My heart…
9ice didn’t come to play as he defeated Ruggedman in a PlayStation competition over the weekend when the two were squared up. The event which took place at the Troy Lounge on Saturday, April 21, 2018, was filled with so much fun and laughter as a number of celebrities turned to grace the event and take part in the game. Among the celebrities present were Daniel K Daniel, 9ice, Police officer Aliyu Giwa, OD Woods, Instagram Comedy sensations Thespian Nozy, Kastropee, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Bryan Okwara, Super model Marieclare Miller, Flex B, YGC Records, Baudex, Deejay Shevco, Fidobeng, Fatty Rule, and…
Someone has been impersonating Nollywood actor Ramsey Nouah on movie sets. According to the actor, who is currently on set in Dubai, the impersonator is also on a movie set in Lagos, filming with a director that he thought knew him well. Nouah expressed his shock at his colleagues inability to realize that they were working with a fraud. He also revealed that efforts are underway to apprehend the imposter. Nouah is a veteran actor popular for his role in movies such as “Dangerous Twins,” “76,” “Accidental Spy,” “Fugitive” among others. His upcoming movies include the highly anticipated “Yoruba Demons,”…
Gideon Okeke is no longer single as he has held his traditional marriage with fiancée, Chidera. The charming actor took to his Instagram page on Sunday, April 22, 2018, where he announced the good news. It would surprise you to know that the event which was a private affair was attended by just close friends and family members. “Anyi ebulu go mmanya bata Umubele Awka. Otokwaa gi I chiaaa,” he wrote. Which in English means “We’ve carried wine to Umubele Awka, if it makes you happy, you laugh.” Congratulations to Gideon Okeke and his new bride as they take on…
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a father for the third time! The “Jumanji” actor shared the happy news via Snapchat on Monday, April, 23, 2018, looking happier than a clam as he clutched his new born in his arms. He also revealed the news in an emotional Instagram post saying that he and his wife, Lauren Hashian welcomed a baby girl, Tiana Gia Johnson. “Skin to skin. Our mana. Blessed and proud to bring another strong girl into this world. “Tiana Gia Johnson came into this world like a force of nature and Mama [Lauren Hashian] labored and delivered like…
Dencia seems to have an issue with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie but we are not sure why. The beauty entrepreneur took to Twitter to bash the renowned author, accusing her of misleading her fans. According to her, Adichie thinks like a backward clock. “Dear chimanda, u aren’t a feminist if u are telling a female what to do.Weirdest thing is,chimanda’s followers I know don’t know she’s married with a kid.I can bet $10k she cooks, cleans, feeds her husband & is the average african woman at home.Let women live how they want.” Seeing as Adichie has become the feminist role model…
Toke Makinwa is apparently thinking of becoming a nun which means we are going to have a celebrity at the convert! The media personality jokingly made this known on her Instagram stories on Monday, April 23, 2018, where she said she was tired of men and their lies. “Tired of all these lie lie men, on becoming a nun…where can I register?” she asked. Friends and fans of Toke please let’s get her a nice man or show her where the closest convert is located. Lately, Toke Makinwa has been talking a lot about men and the last time she…
Yung6ix is currently nursing the injuries in his heart sustained after a break up from his girlfriend. Yung6ix who appears to be a very strong guy couldn’t hold back his frustrations as he took to both his Instagram and Twitter pages where he poured out his emotions. On Instagram, he broke the news of his heartbreak with a number of messages which has got fans what he must have done to deserve such a betrayer from his girlfriend. “My girlfriend betrayed me,” he wrote on the first page. He then went on to express his frustrations, “I want to be…
Surprise birthdays are usually cool and we guess that was the case when Teddy A threw one for his boo, Bam Bam. Pictures and videos from the birthday began to flood the Internet on Monday, April 23, 2018, and yes, Bam Bam was pretty surprised. More surprising to fans and admirers of the pair while at the Big Brother Naija house was the photo of Bam Bam sitting on the laps of Teddy A’s mum! In attendance at the surprise were close friends and family members of the couple. After the surprise birthday in Lagos, the couple took the second…
Sen. Bola Tinubu has congratulated his party for embarking on the congresses against all odds, saying that it is the way to go in building and upholding a truly democratic political party. The message was released by his Media Officer, Mr Tunde Rahman, in Lagos. A 68-member National Convention Committee headed by Gov. Abubakar Badaru, was inaugurated today in Abuja at the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The committee was inaugurated to take charge of the conduct of the forthcoming congresses and national convention. ”I congratulate the Chairman and members of the Congresses/Convention Committee of our…
Fela Durotoye has promised that he will use God to win the hearts of the Nigerian people for his campaign as that is the only way to build Nigeria into the most desirable nation to live in. This is believed to be in reaction to the public criticism that has trailed the publication of his mission and vision statement that he delivered during a recent “TeamFD” roundtable in Lagos. Many Nigerians on social media criticised Durotoye for claiming that a divine vision from God kick-started his ambition to run for the highest political office in the country. In his response,…
Atiku Abubakar has dismissed criticisms that he’s desperate to become president of the country as he braces up for the 2019 presidential election. He pointed to his decision to step down for MKO Abiola during the race for the 1993 presidential election whose result was eventually annulled by the military government of Ibrahim Babangida. He said, “If I am desperate, I wouldn’t have stepped down for M.K.O Abiola in 1993 presidential race. In 1993, I contested with M.K.O Abiola. I later withdrew from the race. “In 1999, I was elected a governor of Adamawa state, then invited to be Nigeria’s…
The federal government has denied media reports that ministers who were invited to the US-Nigeria Investment Summit in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2018 shunned the forum. The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi had accused ministers of deliberately staying away from the forum. “We had a meeting today with investors, we were supposed to start by 9am we started at 10. When I came in, they took me to the ambassador’s office to sit down, when investors were waiting down there,” Sanusi said. “We had a list of people who were to be here, vice president, ministers, some of…
Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Miracle Igbokwe, the winner of the 2018 edition of reality television show, Big Brother Naija, hailing his victory as further proof of the hardworking spirit of Nigerian youths. The former vice president’s comment is an obvious jab at President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent remark that a lot of Nigerian youths are lazy. After Miracle was declared the winner of the reality show on Sunday, April 22, 2018, Atiku took to his Twitter account (@atiku) to congratulate him and urge Nigerian youths to believe in themselves. He wrote, “Congratulations to Miracle, winner of BBNaija. Miracle is proof that…
Mrs Abike dabiri –Erewa on Monday described the killing of Clement Nwaogu, another Nigerian in Rustenburg, South Africa as unfortunate. She called on South African authorities to find lasting solution to the incessant killing of Nigerians in that country. She also urged Nigerians living abroad to obey the laws of countries where they lived, and avoid crime and criminality to avoid unwarranted attacks and killings. She noted that 14 Nigerians who protested the killing of a fellow citizen in that country North West Province some months ago were still in detention. She said though a bailable offence, the judge had…
Dr Ibe Kachikwu has refuted reports that he was absent at an intended meeting with investors in the U.S. alongside other ministers. A statement in Abuja by the spokesman for the Ministry Mr Idang Alibi, said Kachikwu was at another investors meeting in the UK. The statement read in part ”the office of the Minister has recently been beleaguered with various media reports concerning the absence of the Minister of State at the recent US-Nigeria Investment Summit held in Washington, DC. ”It is important to note that Dr Kachikwu was not in the United States of America as reported and…