Peter Stoger has said he expects Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will remain at the club this month despite speculation linking him with a move to Arsenal. Stoger said “I’d like to think that” when asked if he thought the striker would remain at the club. Stoger also said “a lack of understanding” was behind Aubameyang’s suspension from the squad for Sunday’s draw against Wolfsburg. “Disappointment is the wrong word for it,” Stoger said. “It’s rather a lack of understanding, because I can’t really comprehend such a behaviour. But admittedly I am not the only one. “I actually got to know him as…
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Gerard Pique has agreed a new contract with Barcelona that will keep him at the club until 2022. Barca announced the defender’s new deal has a release clause set at €500 million. Pique joined Barcelona as a 10-year-old in 1997 before leaving to join Manchester United in 2004. He returned to his hometown club in 2008 and has since won La Liga six times and the Champions League on three occasions. Pique was involved on Wednesday as Barca lost for the time this season since the Spanish Super Cup, going down to local rivals Espanyol in the Copa del Rey,…
Inter Milan and Sevilla are interested in signing Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge this transfer window, a source has said. Sturridge has made just five starts in all competitions this season as he looks to earn a place in England’s World Cup squad this summer. Sevilla and Inter have both registered their interest in the 28-year-old to Liverpool, the source said. Reports in Italy claim Inter would prefer a straight loan deal, which would enable them to strengthen their attack for the second half of the campaign and assess whether or not Sturridge could be a long-term option for them.
Jose Mourinho will sign a new contract at Manchester United. The club says an announcement is not “imminent,” while Mourinho’s representatives are more optimistic. The bottom line, though, is that it will get done. Mourinho is still dealing with the problems that come with chopping and changing. The team he picked to play Stoke on Monday included players signed by four different managers. There are members of his squad he would not have signed; others he would have kept have been sold — Angel Di Maria and Javier Hernandez to name two. An extended stay at Old Trafford should allow…
Antonio Conte has insisted that the video assistant refereeing (VAR) system must be improved after watching his nine-man Chelsea team narrowly overcome Norwich City in a dramatic FA Cup third round replay at Stamford Bridge. He said “I think that we need to improve if we want to use this new system. “The referee took quickly a decision to book Willian. That means you don’t have doubt. If we want to improve we have to wait to check with the person who is watching the game and then, if this person is sure 100 percent that it is simulation, go…
Arsene Wenger has said that a swap with Manchester United of Alexis Sanchez for Henrikh Mkhitaryan is “likely to happen” in the next 48 hours — but didn’t rule out the deal falling through and having the Chilean play for Arsenal on Saturday. Wenger said: “It can happen, it can as well not happen. … If it doesn’t happen, he [Sanchez] will play on Saturday. I’ve worked on transfers for 30 years, so it is likely to happen. But at any moment, at any minute, things can break down. “That’s how the transfer market is. As long as it’s not…
Mr 2kay has announced the title of his upcoming sophomore album along with the cover photo, the track list and the pre-order link on iTunes. The singer made this announcement via his Instagram page. The album is titled “Elevated” and contains 14 tracks, with a bonus song. Some of the songs on the “Elevated” album include his earlier released singles – ‘Belema’, and ‘Pray for me’.There are a number of collaborators on the project. They include Reekado Banks, Cynthia Morgan, Efya, Harrysong and Lil Kesh. Mr 2kay will be sending a special gift to everybody that pre-orders the album on…
Cassper Nyovest agrees with M.I Abaga that the Hip-hop movement of South Africa is leading the continent. He said “Yes, South African Hip-hop is in the forefront of African Hip-hop in general. It might not be as popular as it is in South Africa in Nigeria. But I know for a fact that the rappers from Nigeria are kinda unknown in SA,” he says. “If we talk about crossing over, I know that a lot of people in Nigeria know about my music. I know that in Kenya and Ghana it’s the same thing. “I’m not just talking about me,…
Kemi Adetiba has announced a host of talented actors starring in her sophomore movie, “King of Boys.” “King of Boys” reunites Adetiba with Adesua Etomi and Sola Sobowale, after they worked together in her directorial debut, “The Wedding Party.” The movie also features popular rappers Ill Bliss and Reminisce in their movie debut roles. Others include Paul Sambo, Osas Ajibade, Toni Tones, Sani Muazu, Demola Adedoyin, Akin Lewis and Omoni Oboli. Kemi Adetiba’s first feature film “The Wedding Party” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), as the opening film of the City-to-City Spotlight. After years of directing great…
Gifty is interested in returning to the Big Brother Naija (BBN) house as a contestant. The former housemate said she doesn’t mind returning to show as a fake housemate. “I crazily missed being in the Big Brother Naija reality show. If I am going to make a wish, it is definitely gonna be going back to the house, even if na to be fake housemate joo. Me no get shame ooo. Cuz as I don talk my own, make God hear persin prayer.” On Sunday, February 19, 2017, Gifty became the fourth housemate to leave the Big Brother Naija show.…
In the past one year, Cassper had not taken a break. In May 2017, the rapper dropped “Thuto,” his third studio album which was a follow-up to 2015’s “Refiloe.” The album went gold on the first day, physical copies sold-out from all the stores. In a few months, it hit platinum status. “It kinda showed people a different side of me, a side that I have always had, but people didn’t know I could write and rap like that,” Cassper says. “It was very personal, mellow, and very musical, with less club joints…it’s 7 months later and people are still…
Banky W and his wife, Adesua Etomi have taken time out and are relaxing in Jamaica. This might be the pair’s official honeymoon. The cute couple posted photos of the amazing city, Montego Bay in Jamaica. Banky W posted a photo on his Instagram page on Sunday, January 14th, 2018 while chilling beside the sea of the beautiful Island while Adesua also posts a photo of the same place on her Instagram page on the same day. They are already enjoying the joys of marriage and the fun didn’t start in Jamaica as they had earlier stayed back in South…
2face has paid a condolence visit to the government of Benue state over the attack on herdsmen which led to the death of over seventy people. He also took some photos with the state governor and his cabinet. 2face Idibia has been vocal about the herdsmen crisis that has been going on in the state. At the Soundcity MVP Awards he spoke about it while on stage. This will not be the first time that 2face will be visiting his state to either pay condolence or assist in helping the plights of his people. It would be recalled that in…
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde turns forty soon and she is planning on making the celebration a big one. The beautiful actress who will be turning forty on February 7th, 2018 has a number of events lined up to mark her birthday. The birthday celebration which will be a five-day event kicks off on the 7th of the February with a ‘Give And Let Give To Widows And Orphans’ event. This would be followed by Couples Retreat themed “Reciprocative, Respect, Mental Health And Avoiding Slavery In Marriage” on the February 8th, 2017. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is one of the most talented actors to…
Kim Kardashian has released a photo where she looks effortlessly gorgeous and she wants everyone to know she is a proud mother of three. She posted a photo of herself looking hot as usual with a caption to the photo “#momofthree.” Kim Kardashian and her husband and rapper, Kanye West welcomed their third child, on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, via a surrogate. Kim K took to her Twitter page to announce the arrival of the bundle of joy. She posted a picture which said, “She’s here.” In 2017, Kim denied that she was having her child via surrogacy. Speaking recently…
Davido is really pissed at some people who are owing him money and he has given them a deadline or else he would begin to mention their names. “Putting out a list of those owing me in this Lagos very soon..some think say dem dey government ok na we go see where the post go take you!! SCAMMER!! plenty talk nor dey full basket! If you don’t pay me by today I’m releasing your name to the public,” he wrote. Well we might be seeing a lot of debtors on the roll call and just maybe some familiar names might…
Ben Murray Bruce has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to either tackle the security challenges in the country or resign his position as Nigeria’s leader. Bruce called on the Senate President Bukola Saraki to replace Buhari on the job following “his interest in fixing the problem.” He described the security situation in the country as scary adding that the nation was tolling the same lane as Somalia and Liberia. “It seems to me that Nigeria is becoming a lawless country,” Bruce, the commonsense lawmaker began. “A country with no rules and regulation, a country where laws are not adhered to.…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected another 210 million dollars into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to meet customers’ requests in various segments. Mr Isaac Okorafor on Monday in Abuja said that 100 million dollars was offered to authorised dealers in the wholesale segment of the market. He said that the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment received the sum of 55 million dollars. Also, customers requiring foreign exchange for tuition fees, medical payments and Basic Travel Allowance (BTA), among others were allocated the sum of 55 million dollars. Okorafor said also that bidders who made bids in…
Telecommunications company, Globacom, has rejcted new from media reports insinuating that it is the preferred bidder to acquire competitor telecommunications company, 9Mobile. In a press statement issued in Lagos, Friday, Globacom made it clear that “it has not acquired 9Mobile as widely reported in the media.” The company added that, “We are bound by the terms of the acquisition process as stipulated by the authorities handling it and we will not in any way sway or deviate from the rules. “We repose confidence in Barclays Africa, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which are…
Charles Oputa, popularly called Charly Boy, joined the Concerned Nigerians group in Abuja on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, to protest against the incarceration of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. Charly Boy remarked that the current state of the country is sad because there’s a systemic failure that cannot be sustained. “Make them know say all of us na Nigerians. What is happening in Nigeria today is not fair. This kind of systemic failure cannot even be sustained by the people who have created it. I have never seen the kind of ethnic hatred that…