Jose Mourinho has told Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku that no one is certain of a place in his Manchester United team. “Zlatan knows me. And he knows that I play the players that I think are the best for the team. I always did it. “I always did that in my life so if he comes here and he proves that he is the best, he plays. If the other ones don’t give him a chance to prove that, that’s life. But I try always to be honest with my players and with my team. I try. “Maybe sometimes…
Author: David Folami
Pep Guardiola is tipping Raheem Sterling to score plenty of goals for Manchester City this season. “In the preseason last season Raheem played all the time out wide and this season, since the preseason game against Real Madrid, in the second half, he has played more as a No. 10, behind the striker. “He is so dangerous in that position. I like him to sit there closer to the middle because he commits the central defenders. He is so aggressive in the small spaces. That is good. “He scored a goal. In the last four or five games, he scored…
Leicester City came to Old Trafford with the sole purpose of frustrating free-scoring Manchester United with a draw, yet the home side still cut Leicester open time and time agian for a 2-0 victory — a performance that, in its own way, was their most important and impressive of the season so far. Breaking down teams that sit deep is something that United have not been so good at in recent years, and this win — provided by two late strikes, the first of the season from Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini — was hugely encouraging in that respect. Breaking…
Jordan Henderson says the confusion of Philippe Coutinho’s future has no effect on the Liverpool squad. “As players and professionals, you expect things to happen, especially when transfer windows are open and stuff like that,” Henderson said. “That’s the nature of football at times. You’ve got to get on with it. “As players, you focus on what’s important — playing football and doing your job. And I’ve felt we have done that brilliantly over the last few weeks. We need to carry that on.” “It is. At the end of the day, whatever happens — players coming in and going…
Jose Mourinho has said Anthony Martial should be set for an impressive season with Manchester United but has begged the winger to make sure he does not waste his talent. Martial has come off the bench to score twice this season to make his case to be included in the starting XI for the first time when Leicester visit Old Trafford on Saturday. “I think when you have some talents you cannot waste, I think when you are blessed with that talent, you have to exploit and not be happy with glimpses of talent and that I’m not going to…
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Nuri Sahin wishes Ousmane Dembele all the best at Barcelona, despite the suspect manner the France international left the Bundesliga club. Sahin, 28, was the man of the match in Dortmund’s 2-0 home victory over Hertha Berlin on Saturday, contributing a goal and an assist. After the match, he talked to reporters about Dembele’s imminent transfer. “I wish him all the best,” he said. “He knows that he made a mistake. It probably also would have worked out another way.” “He is a fantastic footballer and I can understand that he wanted to move to Barcelona,” Sahin…
Di’ja has just made her fans with new single ‘Oh radio’. The song comes in two versions – Alternate and House. Altims produced this one.
Solidstar has praised his British sweetheart and baby mama. The singer took to photo sharing app, Instagram, on Thursday, August 24, 2017, sharing photos of his baby mama with sweet words. “Thank you for standing by me through thick and thin, For not giving up on me when I didn’t win, when I don’t even deserve your love and loyalty, For your patience when I kept pushing you away, For caring when I act like I don’t need you, I am grateful knowing I can count on your strength, respect and loyalty, Knowing u can go any length for me…
Ibinabo Fiberesima and Emeka Ike have finally reconciled. The duo were pictured together on social media, with the former president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, stating that the forgiveness was in the best interest of the Nigerian film industry. While addressing the media over the weekend, both Ibinabo and Emeka agreed that the peace was now very necessary as their battle for power only hindered the Guild and also affected the nation’s movie Industry.
“Game of Thrones” is arguably the biggest show of the last decade, and so are its cast. According to a data published by Variety, the shows main characters currently receive a big chunk of $500,000 per episode. That is over 180 million naira per episode. This report means each of them was paid roughly $3.5 million for the ongoing seven-episode season. These main cast are Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), and Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister). Supporting cast Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and others probably earn…
Today is the birthday of Nollywood actress, Yvonne Jegede. Born August 25, 1983, in Agenebode, Edo state, Nigeria. Yvonne Jegede first featured in 2face’s video ‘African Queen’ in 2004. Happy birthday Yvonne.
Usher has responded to the $20 million lawsuit filed by a Georgia woman who claims he gave her genital herpes back in April. Usher notes her lawsuit says nothing about whether she had been tested before their alleged sexual encounter. He said, “A previous sexual partner very well may have already infected her.” And he also says she assumed the risk of getting herpes by having “casual, unprotected sexual intercourse and/or oral sex.” He’s asking the judge to dismiss her lawsuit.
Marcy Dolapo-Oni has welcomed a bouncing baby boy! The awesome news was revealed via the Television host and actress’ Instagram account On Saturday, August 26. Her husband and new dad, Prince Sijuade, she captioned the snap: “Way Maker, Miracle Worker, Promise Keeper! Thank you, Lord, for this gift you have given my husband and I. Prince Sijuwade is finally here. Thank you all for your prayers throughout this pregnancy. God will continue to bless you! #HappyMummy #Happydaddy #Mummyyo #Proudparents #Blessed #Issaboy.” Marcy first announced that she was pregnant on Sunday, March 26, 2017, via an Instagram post.
Patoranking is a proud father. The singer just shared a photo of himself carrying the new born while his baby mama stared from the hospital bed, via his Instagram page with no captions. He did not reveal any more details of the birth or the sex of the child. The new family looked super superb! Big congrats to them.
Falz and Simi have become popular subjects when it concerns Nigerian musicians rumoured to be in a relationship. And even though Simi and Falz have come out time and time again to refute such claims, it appears Nigerians still want them together. Simi in a recent interview has said it again that she is not dating fellow artiste, Falz, saying she never made such a claim. “I’m not dating Falz. I was not dating Falz. I never said I was dating Falz.” There have been rumours that Simi and Adekunle Gold have been in a relationship for quite a while…
Catholic Bishops in the Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province have said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost its sense of moral direction and urgency. They also said “The APC-led government did not take advantage of the opportunities that our last elections presented us. Our people entrusted them with their hopes and voted across religion and region. However, the government seemed to have squandered most of that goodwill and created the conditions for the situation we are now.” “We are saddened by the fact that after over two years, there are still no measurable changes in the welfare of our…
It was Miyonse’s birthday yesterday, August 26, and as expected TBoss did not fail to give him a birthday shout out. The problem is Big Brother Naija fans are sure that the ex-BBN housemate has been “nephew zoned” by his old flame from back in the house. “A very Happy Birthday to my lil boubou?. Wishing you a beautiful new age and a fulfilment of all your dreams. I pray that you keep smiling like you are in this photo today and the rest of your days. Today I celebrate you. Be a good boy. Signed: Your big Aunty Toks??…”…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it does not have the authority to hand over former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke to face trial for corruption allegations against her. Uwajaren said that only the Ministry of Justice has any authority in matters of extradition. When asked about his reaction to the development, Uwajaren said, “The proper agency to talk to is not the EFCC. The EFCC, contrary to the views of some people, is not the one in charge of extradition. “That type of extradition is handled by the office of the Attorney General of the…
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said that the Federal Government has began construction of houses in 33 states for workers under its National Housing Programme. Fashola made this known at the sixth meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development organised by the ministry on Thursday in Abuja. “At the time of the council meeting in August 2016, I reported that we were finalising designs to accommodate our cultural, climactic and other diversities.” “And that when the designs were completed we will commence construction to pilot the designs and test them for…
Chairman of the Osun Fund Allocation Committee, Comrade Hassan Sunmonu has told workers in Osun state that the government would pay outstanding parts of their salaries. Comrade Sunmonu gave this assurance while appearing on the OSBC Television current affairs Yoruba programme, Kabenko. He praised the state government for using the funds available carefully to take care of workers welfare and enumerations. The labour leaders have commended the state government for the transparency brought into the system, saying, “There is no hidden agenda in government negotiation, if the money is available we are ready to pay all.”