Arsene Wenger has admitted that Olivier Giroud is set to leave Arsenal, but wouldn’t know about the striker’s proposed move to Chelsea. Wenger said: “It’s a possibility as well, but all that will be decided tomorrow morning. We’ll inform you once that is more definite… “At the moment I don’t want to talk too much about where he goes. Nothing is concluded at the moment.” Wenger also wouldn’t be drawn on Aubameyang’s pending move, despite reports the forward was at the Arsenal training ground on Tuesday. “No, because we’ll know more about that tomorrow morning,” Wenger said.
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Raphael Varane is again suffering from a knee problem, giving coach Zinedine Zidane defensive worries ahead of the Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain. Varane suffered a knock to his right knee during last weekend’s win at Valencia and the France international was unable to take a full part in Tuesday’s training session. Gareth Bale did not train with the squad for undisclosed reasons but is expected to be available to face Levante on Saturday evening. Isco and Sergio Ramos stepped up their recoveries from recent hip and calf injuries respectively but have not yet rejoined the group. “The team…
Kim Kardashian is “determined to prove she can do it all” as she throws herself into sexy photo shoots while husband Kanye West is away working. The reality star became a mum for the third time earlier this month when her daughter Chicago was born via surrogate. Kim Kardashian has shared a number of racy pictures on Instagram in recent daysAnd Kim being Kim, she seems to have chosen to celebrate her baby’s arrival by posing for some of her raunchiest pictures ever. If she isn’t flashing her bare breasts, she’s showcasing her famous bottom in skimpy thongs, and it…
It was a night of huge snub at the Grammys for hip-hop music as the big act Jay-Z who had led with eight nominations went back home empty-handed. The night belonged instead to Bruno Mars, who has revived retro funk and R&B for a new generation. He won the top prize, Album of the Year, for “24K Magic” as well as Record of the Year, which recognizes top tune, for the title track — a tale of good times with beautiful women set to 1980s-style synths and rhythms. The 32-year-old singer, sporting a bright smile and sunglasses, recalled how he…
Cardi B isn’t taking slander from anybody. Cardi B didn’t walk away with a Grammy at the award show this past Sunday but she was a highlight of the evening. Her interview with Giuliana Rancic was hilarious and she shredded the stage with her performance of “Finesse” alongside Bruno Mars. On Monday morning, YouTuber Nate Garner accused Cardi of ignoring children from the Make-A-Wish foundation who wanted to meet celebrities including Cardi B. Her story on the other hand didn’t match the accusations that were held against her. Of course, Cardi’s Bronx roots came out and she wrote, “IM NOT…
Margot Robbie adored the script for “I, Tonya,” the bonkers, ultimately dismaying film about the American figure skater Tonya Harding and the 1994 attack on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan. But the actress feared no one would let her play the title role, not least because Ms. Robbie is Australian. “I always have impostor syndrome with any of my characters,” she told me in an interview at the Greenwich Hotel in Manhattan in late November. Ms. Robbie ended up serving as a producer of the picture and, of course, putting in a performance that earned her an Oscar nomination, her first,…
Rihanna, in a shinny fuchsia gown, complete with a fringed hemline and a hibiscus draped behind her ear on Sunday, performed the South African `gwara gwara’ dance in a song she featured with DJ Khaled. She incorporated a popular South African dance in her performance of a song titled,‘wild thoughts’. Several international news media had mistaken the dance for an almost similar popular American dance called ‘the stanky legs’. However, some Africans on twitter have come out to correct the error by spelling out the name of the dance. Popular British-Nigerian actress and singer, Cynthia Erivo took to her twitter…
Dija is expecting her second baby anytime soon. She made it known when she made a comment on the Instagram page of the vlogger, Adanna Steinacker. This however makes it a speculation. Di’ja is not a public person and has never really revealed much about her family especially her husband, Rotimi and child. Congratz to her.
Dammy Krane has just shared his latest project, ‘Leader of the Streets E.P‘ and off it comes this spanking new single featuring Ycee and L.A.X. The song is titled ‘Down Low’ and was produced by emerging producer/singer, Spotless.
Timaya is still continuing his trail of hit songs with this mid tempo track, titled ‘Ah Blem Blem’, produced by Micon Beatz. The song was mixed and mastered by Swaps.
TBoss has proudly declared that she is a role model to a lot of people. She said this while explaining why a lot of people love to be associated with her. According to her, she inspires them to be brave and think outside the box. “Apart from the fact that I’m a boss? It could be the fact that there are a lot of people who look up to me,” she told Pulse during the live screening of Big Brother Naija season 3. “They want to do something, but they are not bold enough because of our society or religion.…
Mr Setonji David has said that APC-led Federal Government was still doing far better than the PDP did in the country. “I want to assure that in 2019, APC will still be in power at the national level. We don’t rule out the fact that there are issues just like past governments. “APC is still far better than PDP in spite of all the challenges. PDP cannot come back. It is not in the interest of this country for such party to come back. “Allowing PDP to come back to power is like inviting the mechanic who spoilt a car…
Nasir El-Rufai has shared his confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari to beat any candidate in the 2019 presidential election. He said, “I do not have any doubt in my mind that we are going to win the next elections; not only in the centre but we are going to present our 24 states, and even more, “We are not saying this foolishly, this is scientific. We are monitoring the pulse of Nigerians, not the pulse of a section of Nigerians and I am confident that we are going to win the 2019 elections.” Elrufai said, “We know the pulse of…
Governor Hassan Ibrahim Dankwambo has urged Nigerians youths to go get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) rather than spend countless hours watching Big Brother Naija (#BBNaija3) reality show. “#BigBrotherNaija is good and I commend the ingenuity of our youths but the future is not #BBNaija3, it is in your hands dear Nigerian youths. Go and get your #PVC” he said. Some political analysts have said that Dankwambo may be eyeing Buhari’s job. “There are Nigerians that have all it takes to solve our problems at the Federal, States & LGA levels. Therefore, in 2019, we should not vote men &…
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the late Alex Ekwueme would have made Nigeria great if PDP had allowed him. Tinubu had said: “Those of us who cherish democracy and those of us who celebrate the end of military rule in Nigeria must never forget that it was this soft-spoken man who mobilised the group of 34 eminent Nigerians that would put at risk their very lives and livelihoods to confront the oppressive Abacha dictatorship. “The G.34 would later form the basis of the Peoples Democratic Party and Dr. Ekwueme was the founding Chairman of that party. I do not…
Yemi Osinbajo has shared that President Muhammadu Buhari currently has no interest in a re-election bid as he’s focused on governance. He said, ”The President has said that he is entirely focused on this term, he wants to ensure that he is able to deliver on as much as possible the promises that has been made. “So he is completely focused. In our government we are not talking about 2019.” Meanwhile, while speaking during a two-day visit to Kano State a week later, the president said he’s confident of winning reelection particularly due to the crowd turnout. “I am overwhelmed…
Chude Jideonwo whose company handled the media brief of candidate Muhammadu Buhari for the 2015 election, has described the president as a disappointment and failure. “His job is done. President Buhari’s job is done. His job was to break the monopoly of the ruling party and make our democracy competitive. He has been hugely successful at that. The country hasn’t improved”, Jideonwo said. “My company will not be working for him in the 2019 election”, Jideonwo declared in disgust. For Jideonwo, Buhari hasn’t changed and never will. “On the fundamentals of it, nothing has moved. There’s a loss of moral…
Mr Ibrahim Idris has called for synergy between traditional rulers and security agencies in the fight against crime. “We have adopted community policing with the support of the royal fathers to identify the causes of insecurity in the communities. “This is aimed at preventing crime and criminality in the communities to have total peace for development to take place,” he said. “Your engagement is critical because of your role in the security architecture of the nation as the communities you are leading are a veritable source of information. “We can get credible information with cooperation from you and your subjects…
Adeola Olamilekan has urged state governors in South West to reject Federal Government’s planned cattle colony in the region. The federal government has proposed to establish cattle colonies across various states in the country as way of ending the reoccurring farmers/herdsmen clash. He said “The controversial cattle colony being considered by the federal government as a solution the herdsmen/farmers clashes should not be considered by any state governments from all Yoruba and as its far reaching socio-economic and political effects promises to destroy the socio-cultural way of life of Yoruba,” he declared. Chief Olu Falae has advised the Federal Government…
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to always remain neutral while conducting elections. Rochas Okorocha begged Ezeonu not to be partisan, but play to the rules of elections and pledged government’s full support to INEC. He mandated his Chief of Staff, Mr Uche Nwosu, and the Secretary to the State Government, Sir George Eche, to ensure INEC got the Cs of O of its properties in record time. Okorocha also instructed them to allocate a piece of land to the commission within Owerri Municipal for its new office.