Jupp Heynckes has said that he will not extend his stay as manager of Bayern Munich beyond the summer. Heynckes, 72, took over as interim coach in October until the end of the campaign following the dismissal of Carlo Ancelotti the day after a 3-0 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. However, Heynckes has previously ruled out any extension beyond the summer, despite the best efforts of president (and close friend) Uli Hoeness and CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to persuade him to stay on. Germany held federal elections in September but Chancellor Angel Merkel has not yet formed a government and,…
Author: David Folami
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or five times in his career, but he says he’s not consumed by adding to his tally. “I never dreamt of winning five Ballons d’Or,” Ronaldo said. “But if my career had to end now, I would do so very happily. I’ve won everything. Of course I would be delighted to win one two or three more Ballons d’Or but if I don’t, I’ve already won five. “It’s obviously my ambition and I still have the capacity to do so and the strength to fight to be the best in the world although others…
Daniel Levy has inisisted that the club will not sell any players that manager Mauricio Pochettino wants to keep, insisting Spurs are a different club than in the past. Toby Alderweireld is the latest key player to be linked with a Tottenham exit after a source reported that contract talks with the Belgian centre-back broke down last month. Levy was asked if the rise in gate receipts from this season’s Champions League matches at temporary home Wembley Stadium, placement money for the Premier League and the new television broadcast deal would provide more leeway for wages. The chairman was non-committal…
Stewart Robson does not think Thierry Henry is the right man to replace Arsene Wenger, but would love to see the club hire Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. According to Robson, who played for Arsenal between 1981-87, Henry simply is not ready for the task yet. “I don’t think Thierry Henry has got the experience,” Robson said. “When I listen to him on TV, I don’t think he reads the game particularly well. He’s getting better on his punditry, but I don’t think he’s the right man for the job at the moment. “He needs more experience. He needs to go…
Cesar Azpilicueta has admitted that Chelsea only had themselves to blame after a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford. “I think we played well in the first half,” he said. “We conceded that goal to take it to 1-1, and in the second half we didn’t control it as we wanted to, as we had done in the first half, and we were punished with that second goal. “They scored one more goal than us. It’s a big game and in matches like that you have to be ready at every moment. Today we weren’t lucky enough to…
Chris Brown and Joyner Lucas join forces on “Stranger Things,” a Netflix-inspired single in anticipation of their forthcoming joint project Angels & Demons. Over a booming instrumental, Breezy flexes his rap skills with an acrobatic flow. “I don’t like when I lose,” he raps. “If I don’t buy her them shoes, I don’t like those / Do anything that I want to, think I’m gonna dance on the moon like Michael.” Using his intricate rhyme patterns and rapid-fire delivery, Lucas adds: “Walk in the trap like a boss / Ho, you know I’m dripping with the sauce / Pretty with…
An old notebook of Drake’s is currently up for auction, with the potential to sell for $54,000, reports have said. The purple spiral notebook appears to contain song lyrics, as well as Drake’s take on Biggie Smalls’s “10 Crack Commandments,” which the Toronto native calls the “10 Mack Commandments.” It also contains multiple version of his signature, here seen as Aubrey Graham, as well as “various phone and credit card numbers … possibly his uncle’s.” The notebook was found in Drake’s grandfather’s Toronto furniture factory and almost thrown out, but saved at the last minute. It’s dated as being started…
Singer, Oluwaseun Oni, aka Saeon, has been off the scene for a while but many wouldn’t forget in a hurry, her spat with Wizkid, which culminated in the Starboy singer threatening to beat her up. However, in a recent chat with Saeon, she hinted that she has since moved on. Responding to a question on whether she has forgiven Wizkid, she said, “One of the reasons I decided to title my latest single as Rebirth is because I have come to realise that many things we go through in life are meant to teach us lessons which shape us for…
Kim Kardashian shared the first public photo of her five-week-old baby Chicago West on Monday, with the mother-daughter pair looking mighty cute in matching Snapchat filters. Apparently, they were paying no mind to the fact that aunt Kylie Jenner may have contributed to wiping out $1.3 billion of Snapchat’s stock value last week. The adorable photo does not mark Chicago West’s social media debut, however. She first appeared in Kylie Jenner’s birth announcement video earlier this month. Kardashian and husband Kanye West welcomed baby Chicago via a surrogate in January. “Having a gestational carrier is definitely different, but anyone who…
Fans are currently speculating around rumours that Beyoncé and Jay Z may be about to announce joint UK tour together. The couple’s last major live appearance together in Europe was when their ‘On The Run’ Tour called into Paris for two huge shows in 2014. Now, it looks like Bey and Jay may finally be bringing it to UK shores. Fresh speculation around a joint UK tour arose in the last week, after eagle-eyed fans spotted a new landing page for ‘Beyoncé and Jay Z tickets’ on Ticketmaster’s UK site. The page was deleted shortly after screengrabs were shared across…
Banky has done it again. Banky W just did a slam dunk on a too curious fan and it will certainly make your night. Commenting on a post the singer shared via his Instagram page, the nosy fan felt the need to ask Banky about his wedding band which seemed to have been missing in the picture. Banky was quick to reply with, “Where is your husband?” Of course, fans couldn’t get enough of his reply. With the digital age has come even more exposure of the private lives of celebrities and the constant obsession of their lives behind the…
Sola Ogudu, one of Wizkid’s baby mamas has revealed how she is able to cope with the other baby mamas. A fan asked her a question on Instagram. “Hi mama Tife, following you all the way from Kenya. How do you do it? How do you manage to stay strong in the midst of all these trials. How do you watch your…move on, have other children with other women, fall in love with other women and flaunt them all over social media? I need strength, it’s happening to me right now. What a strong woman you are, May God continue…
Chris Brown reportedly sent singer Rihanna an expensive birthday gift for her birthday. A source revealed that Brown spent $30,000 on a diamond chain for Rihanna’s birthday on February 20. “He sent it over with 30 red roses”, added the insider. The source also stated that Rihanna actually enjoyed the gift. “She was happy he remembered her birthday, but she’s not going to wear the chain because it’s not her style at all anymore,” the source explained. “It’s something she would have worn back when they were together, but she’s a grown woman now and she’s changed.” The Work hit-maker…
Bill Cosby has lost his daughter, Ensa Cosby, at the age of 44. She is survived by her parents Bill and Camille as well as her siblings Erika, Erinn and Evin. TMZ reports that the Cosby family revealed that Ensa passed away suddenly. The deceased was 44-years-old and reportedly died in Massachusetts from unknown causes. Reports had revealed that she had significant medical issues in the past and was reported to have had a kidney transplant coming up. Other reports say that Ensa was one of Cosby’s biggest supporters during his sexual assault and rape allegations trials. She said: “My…
M.I Abaga says he thinks Dorcas Shola-Fapson and the Taxify driver who was accused of assaulting the actress are both saying the truth. “I saw two people telling the truth. I didn’t think that for the driver’s story to be correct, DSF needed to be lying. I didn’t think that for DSF’s story to be correct, the driver needed to be lying. Two people were telling their stories from their point of view”, He said. M.I isn’t the only celebrity who has come out to speak about the alleged assault claims by Dorcas Shola-Fapson on a Taxify driver, Henry Nnaemeka.…
Muhammadu Buhari has asked leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to start preparing for the 2019 elections. The President said, “I must heartily thank the party officials and members for the successes we have achieved in the 2015 elections in securing majority of the states, majority in the national assembly and majority in the state assemblies. “We must remember that this resounding success would not have been achieved without the unity of purpose we exhibited in challenging and defeating an incumbent government. “Those outstanding successes would not have been possible without your hard work, dedication, and above all,…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written yet another scathing letter to APC national Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. In the letter, Tinubu accuses Odigie-Oyegun of sabotage. Reports have it that Tinubu copied President Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House Yakubu Dogara in his letter. However, Tinubu says Oyegun is frustrating that presidential directive. “Disappointment greeted me when I discovered that you had swiftly acted in contravention of the spirit of our discussions. Instead of being a bulwark of support as promised, you positioned yourself in active opposition to the goal of resuscitating the progressive…
Attahiru Jega, former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said politicians were the greatest threat to Nigeria’s democracy. According to him, the biggest threat is the recklessness of politicians to undermine Nigeria’s democracy, thereby destabilising the process of development. He said “Nigeria like all countries face threats to its democracy, we must identify the threats that have the tendency to derail the development of our democracy and address them. “We must also checkmate the threats of politicians to undermine our democracy because all we need now is adding value to the process/ “We also need to mobilise our…
Senator Gbenga Ashafa has debunked rumours that he’s planning to contest to be the state’s next governor in the 2019 gubernatorial election. Senator Ashafa explained further that he supports incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, and that he’s firmly focused on his duties as a lawmaker. The statement read, “The attention of the office of the Senator Representing the good and hardworking people of Lagos East Senatorial District has this morning 22 February, 2018 been drawn to a news item published on an online news blog known as “Society Now” and captioned “AGAIN TALKS GBENGA ASHAFA INTERESTED IN BECOMING NEXT LAGOS GOV…
The Nigerian army has denied involvement in the demolition of a house belonging to Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi on the orders of Kaduna State Governor Nasir Elrufai. The demolition of the property which doubles as Hunkuyi’s home and office, fueled insinuations that it was a case of vendetta by Elrufai. Through his twitter account, Hunkuyi had alleged that soldiers riding in armored tanks had accompanied the Governor to the property for the demolition job. “Mallam Elrufai personally drove a bulldozer accompanied by armored tanks to destroy my house at 11B Sambo Road. This is a new low and fighting dirty with…