Atiku Abubakar has said he would defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 should he decide to seek re-election. “I will definitely beat him this time. He has wasted a lot of his massive goodwill. A lot of people are disgruntled but they are keeping quiet and lying low. Our youths are suffering terribly. They are even now being sold into slavery. “Everyone knows my track record of inviting and attracting a good team and giving them the opportunity to work professionally. Nigerians are tired of leaders who cannot think big and work big.” He said the only way the PDP…
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Bukola Saraki has said that he would make his intentions clear about 2019 in two months. Saraki said this is not the time to talk about 2019 as the development of the country is the most crucial for now. He said, “You are like the tenth person who has asked me, so there is a queue. I promised the first person that when it is time to talk about 2019, I would answer the questions. “Anytime next year from February, you can ask us about what are my intentions in 2019 or whether I want to come back to the…
Jupp Heynckes praised “a magnificent performance” from Kingsley Coman as Bayern Munich beat Hannover 3-1 at the Allianz Arena to go six points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. “Honestly, Kingsley could have taken things easy today as he’s had a swollen foot for two weeks. “However, this week he was able to train normally and today he put in a magnificent performance, scoring the vital goal to make it 2-1. “His long runs cost so much energy so he has marvellous fitness, too, at the moment. I’m very pleased with how he is developing with us.” Bayern captain…
Paul Pogba has said Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli is worth “more than £100 million.” Pogba become the most expensive footballer in the world when he switched to Old Trafford from Juventus for £89.3m in 2016 but says 21-year-old Alli, who has been linked with United, is worth more than that. “I think he is worth even more than £100m because you see how he plays — he is very talented but still very young,” the France international told the London Evening Standard after joining Alli at an adidas event this week. “But he is mature as well — you can…
Zinedine Zidane has talked about his disappointment with the result but not the performance after his team missed a chance to cut the eight point gap to La Liga leaders Barcelona by drawing 0-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday evening. With his side not ceasing the advantage of Barcelona’s 2-2 draw at home to Celta Vigo earlier in the day, the Los Blancos coach claimed at the postgame news conference that his team had deserved more and he was disappointed for his players who had made a huge effort. “I am very disappointed given the game we played,” Zidane said.…
Unai Emery came out to say he was happy with his players’ efforts despite a 2-1 defeat away at Strasbourg on Saturday. Speaking after the final whistle, Emery tried to show faith in his players after a first defeat of the season across all competitions. “The team took 23 shots and managed to win 13 corners,” said the Basque tactician. “We had chances to score. We were perhaps not that settled in attack and when it came to the final touches in the opposing penalty area. However, it is normal to be disappointed. “Our objective and our motivation is always…
Jurgen Klopp laughed at suggestions that Barcelona had been quoted a price to buy Philippe Coutinho in the January transfer window. An amused Klopp said to papers in the UK: “Named a price? Interesting. “There is absolutely nothing to say about this. Of course Phil is still essential for us. “Should we stop thinking about him in the moment just because there are more stories about him in the newspapers in Spain?” When asked about transfer comings and goings for other players with the club when the window opens in January. “I cannot give an answer for that now. A…
Paul Pogba has said he hopes injuries to “important players” could dampen Manchester City’s title fight this season. Speaking before United’s win, Pogba was asked on “Football Focus” whether he believed City might slip up before the end of the season. “I do,” he replied. “Someday I hope they’re going to slip. “I hope … it’s bad to say things like that but fortunately for us I hope they will get some very important players injured, like what’s happening with us, because people don’t see this, don’t speak about this, but every time we have, like, players injured, important players,…
Mauricio Pochettino has said Tottenham will come out stronger from their slump after they failed to win for the fourth consecutive league game at Watford on Saturday. “It’s a good experience for us — a team that in the last two seasons was also being praised by [the media] in the way we played and defended,” the Spurs manager said afterwards. “To live that experience is important, to learn for the future. I think we’ll be a stronger team for it. Sometimes it’s important in football to feel that frustration and disappointment that it’s not all easy and you can’t…
Cesc Fabregas has said Chelsea and the other Premier League title challengers are waiting for Manchester City to slip as Pep Guardiola’s side continue to dominate. Despite Chelsea claiming six wins from their last seven games, Fabregas knows they need City to start dropping points to give them any chance of retaining their crown. “It is important to get the win,” he told Chelsea’s official website. “It was an important three points. “It is still a long way to go and that is why we have to hope Manchester City will slip up and we will manage to put some…
Diego Simeone has hailed his team’s persistence after they came back to beat Real Sociedad 2-1 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday. The crucial win moved Atleti to within six points of leaders Barcelona. “Both teams had some big chances, but we did not stop insisting. The players came out on top after being up against it in the first half. “They showed pride, intensity, bravery and insistence and got a classic last-minute winner.” “We did not start the game well and made mistakes that we could improve upon in the second half. “The most important today was to keep…
Sam Allardyce has said he wants to retain England midfielder Ross Barkley at Goodison Park. Allardyce said: “I’d like to think we can keep Barkley, unless somebody’s already done a deal for him. “I am not daft enough to know in this game that those words and phone calls might not have already gone on. “If we could get Ross Barkley to stay then nobody would be more delighted than me. Whether that is a possibility I do not know.” Barkley has not featured for Everton since the end of last season, having suffered a hamstring injury in preseason. Allardyce…
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While Ed Sheeran was expected to be a 2018 Grammy front-runner — many predicted a two-man race between him and Kendrick Lamar — many people were surprised, and his fans were enraged, he came in with only two nods, both for pop categories. While there’s no shortage of theories as to why this happened, Sheeran himself was characteristically chill about the situation, even when Ellen Degeneres told him during his appearance on her show Friday that she was “outraged.” “My outlook on it is some years you have your year and some years you don’t have your year,” he said…
It appears the outro to Kendrick Lamar’s Damn. album originally went by a different name other than “Duckworth.” According to producer 9th Wonder, the song was original titled “Life Is Like a Box of Chicken.” The news was revealed during an interview 9th and fellow producer Young Guru had with the RapRadar podcast this week. 9th Wonder told a story about meeting Kendrick Lamar, and how “Duckworth” came together. “It was a crazy day in Los Angeles,” 9th recalls. “At 1 o’clock that day we went to see Snoop [Dogg]. At 6 o’clock that day we went to [Dr.] Dre’s…
9ice is out with the official music video for his latest song “Basiri Mi” The song was produced by the super talented beat crafter, Tonywhy and was released by pan-African record label, Temple Music a sister company of foremost Lagos-based talent agency, Temple Management Company (TMC). For the video, he teams up with the head of Capital Dreams Pictures, Clarence Peters, who did a great job in shooting and directing this wonderful piece. The video is a delightful masterpiece that gives a fresh breath to the song which was released a few months ago.
Congratulations, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran, for creating the new go-to first dance song for newlyweds everywhere. The powerhouse musicians have teamed up for a duet of Sheeran’s romantic ballad “Perfect,” from his most recent album, pronounced “Divide.” The song was released Thursday evening and quickly sent the Bey Hive into a frenzy. “Just listened to the Perfect duet with Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé …. didn’t know my ears could cry until now,” wrote one fan. This is not the first time Sheeran and Beyoncé have collaborated. The two shared the stage at a Grammy tribute to Stevie Wonder, along with…
Fans are going to have to wait until Christmas morning to see the Kardashian Christmas card this year. Kim Kardashian West took to Twitter on Friday to share the first of her 25 Days of Christmas photo series, featuring her son, Saint. Saint adorably looks over his shoulder as he’s surrounded by a pile of brown packages in the pic. The nearly 2-year-old wears nothing but cuffed jeans in the shot, which also shows the edge of a massive Christmas tree. Kim’s tweet seems to suggest that the family will release one part of their Christmas card each day until…
Rihanna is tired of seeing trans women used as a marketing tool. The “Anti” singer made that clear when fan Alberto Otero commented on her Fenty Beauty makeup line, suggesting that she “should invite a trans girl to the group” in her next campaign. In her response, which Otero screenshot from his TweetDeck dashboard, Rihanna denounced the idea of holding a casting just to fill a quota. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with many gifted trans women throughout the years, but I don’t go around doing trans castings,” she wrote, according to the screenshot. “Just like I don’t do…
Fresh off the release of his Playboi Carti-assisted single “Yo Pi’erre,” producer Pi’erre Bourne is teasing new material with Drake. Speaking with Billboard, the South Carolina native opened up about his new music, including collaborations with the 6 God, Carti, and 21 Savage. “After this, I got a couple other songs I’ll be putting out,” he said. “I’m going to finish working on my project. Getting Carti’s album going, working on Drake’s album, me and 21 Savage got stuff blowing up. I want to branch off and do other things.” Aside from working on the Toronto rapper’s upcoming album, Bourne…