Paris Saint-Germain have completed the controversial signing of Neymar from Barcelona, smashing the world record for a transfer fee that Manchester United payed for Pogba. But instead of worldwide praise for the move, the Brazil superstar has had his ambition questioned for moving to the French league; he also certainly hasn’t been praised for finally leaving Lionel Messi’s shadow to lead a team his way. Ligue 1 has been blasted as never before, and although it might not be the same as the EPL, La Liga, Le Championnat is not being given the credit it deserves. Neymar is now the…
Author: David Folami
Kelechi Iheanacho has finaized his move from Manchester City to Leicester City, the clubs announced on Thursday. The Nigerian forward was bought by Leicester City for £25 million, according to sources, and will help boost Craig Shakespeare’s options alongside Jamie Vardy in attack for the upcoming campaign. Iheanacho joins the 2015-16 Premier League champions after failing to establish himself as a regular member of Pep Guardiola’s team last season, with sources saying that City insisted on a £50 million buy-back clause for one of Europe’s brightest young footballers. “It feels good and I’m happy to be part of this team,”…
Jose Mourinho ignored the reality that he broke the world transfer record last summer while channelling the views of thousands, if not millions of fans. Casting a critical eye over prices that were inflated even before Neymar’s move to Paris Saint-Germain, he said last week: “Some clubs obviously are paying too much, and by paying too much they create a very strange and out-of-control market.” If that last aspect may most irritate a manager who values control above most things, Mourinho highlighted a more common theme: clubs are paying over the odds. Mourinho being Mourinho, there seemed a pointed element…
There’s a veritable kaleidoscope of vantage points from which to consider the transfer of Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, AKA you-know-who. We’re not just talking the most expensive footballer of all time; we’re talking a guy who cost more than a quarter of a billion dollars. That’s Paul Pogba plus Cristiano Ronaldo with enough left over to cover their wages until Christmas. This is not, as some have suggested, the end of football as we know it. It’s either a bold, game-changing move from Paris Saint-Germain or a colossal blunder by folks with more money than sense or, perhaps, something…
AC Milan are through to the Europa League playoff round after beating Universitatea Craiova 3-0 on aggregate following a 2-0 second-leg win in the third qualifying round on Thursday. Giacomo Bonaventura and Patrick Cutrone scored either side of half-time to help Vincenzo Montella’s side ease past their Romanian opposition as the former Serie A giants look to reestablish themselves on the European stage. Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s calm finish kept Everton’s bid for qualification on course as Ronald Koeman’s men edged MFK Ruzomberok 1-0 in Slovakia. England Under-20 star Calvert-Lewin spared the Toffees’ blushes with a late strike in eastern Europe, sealing…
Neymar has finally come out to say “an athlete needs challenges” in his goodbye quotes to Barcelona on Thursday, after finalizing a world-record move to Paris Saint-Germain. In a video posted on his social media accounts, Neymar read off a statement in Portuguese in which he expressed his love for Barcelona — both the club and the city — but said he was ready for a new chapter in his career. The statement had a special message for his teammate Lionel Messi, and also appeared to suggest that his father was not in support of the move to PSG. But…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has pointed out the need for a reform of the nation’s education curriculum to focus on skill acquisition and improve the quality of future graduates. He remains unhappy that the present curriculum only prepared students for white-collar jobs, saying that the situation had added to the nation’s unemployment problem. “Nigerian students must learn skills in order to employ themselves and others; it is the only way to check the current situation where they idle away their time, many years after graduation,” he said. “The Federal Government is interested in restructuring; restructuring…
Nollywood actress, Annie Idibia, in a new post on Instagram remembers her humble beginnings. The mum of two and wife of music legend, Tuface Idibia on August 3, 2017, wrote, ”Don’t Even Know If It Right Or Wrong Posting This… This Image is my big broda @westafricanhebrew n I Just Appreciating n Thanking God 4 All His Blessings. But I Truly Hope This Will Inspire Someone This Morning. This Is Actually The True Story Of My Life As A Kid Raised By A Single Struggling Mother With 4Kids.(We Lost Our baby Broda to Tuberculosis 4 lack of good treatment/money)..RIP EMMANUEL…
Happy wedding anniversary to Dr Sid and Simi Esiri. The lovely couple have now been married for three solid years and yesterday, August 2nd, was their anniversary, Simi, 29, shared the happy occasion with her fans on social media. On her Instagram, she posted four photos remembering her blissful day from their 2014 nuptials and writes: “Happy 3rd anniversary babe aka Papa Ney Ney! “May God continue to guide us and give us more reasons to smile and laugh this hard!” The couple tied the knot at the Ikoyi Baptist Church in Lagos three years back, with a grand, celebrity-studded…
Congratz to Cool FM OAP Dotun and his wife as their marriage reaches the four-year mark today. The hypeman has the classiest of sweet words for the lady in his life on the occasion, taking to his Instagram page to write: “She is clothed in strength and dignity and she laughs without fear of the future. Keep calm. “It’s our anniversary and we are 4 years today… say a prayer for us…” Dotun, 33, and Taiwo who happens to be Dbanj’s kid sister and Kay Switch’s twin, wedded in a lovely Lagos ceremony held on August 3, 2013. Congratulations to…
Masterkraft and Wizkid have collaborated yet again on new music titled ‘Odoo’. This follows their work together in the certified hit song ‘Medicine’ released on Wizkid’s return to Nigeria. ‘Odoo’ just like ‘Medicine’ has that eastern Nigerian flavour all over the chorus of the song.
Flavour and former beauty queen Anna Ebiere’s daughter, Sofia Chimamanda Okoli, is two. The model shared some adorable photos of her little girl in celebration of her day. “My heartbeat Happy birthday to My Princess,” she wrote alongside a cute photo. Flavour also shared this sweet video of Sofia dancing to his song ‘Chimamanda’. Meanwhile, Anna Banner has said she is no longer with the singer. Anna in a recent interview, reveals she and Flavour are no longer a couple. Speaking about the breakup she said, “We are no longer together. I made this decision recently. I spoke to myself…
Mercy Aigbe’s estranged husband, Lanre Gentry, has replied accusations he threatened to kill a man for allegedly sleeping with his wife. In an apparent response, Gentry took to Instagram, August 2, 2017, writing, “My mission is to focus on my life/family….enjoy every sec of my life so, I really don’t have time for regrets, worries or fear. Life is too big and the time is too short to get caught up in empty drama!!! So I refuse to entertain negativity despite all life has thrown at me, God has been too good, gracious &merciful to me. Who am I that…
Happy Birthday Ngozi Ezeonu. Ngozi Ezeonu is a Nigerian actress and has featured in more than 100 Nollywood films including, “Glamour Girls”, ”Shattered Mirror” and ”The Pretty Serpent”. In 2012, she was nominated as best supporting actress at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Enjoy your day living legend.
Nigerian singer Small Doctor, and his crew have been accused of beating a tricycle rider in Lasgidi. A Twitter user took to the social media app saying he saw the rising star and his crew beat up a guy around Ogba. Meanwhile, Small Doctor’s new music ‘Penalty’ is seeking to push beyond his traditional sphere of influence and into the mainstream. The song produced by 2T Boyz was dropped in December 2016 but promotion kicked off in January, and the video which dropped in May blew it up. This is one of those rare occasions where the organic street wave…
Funnyman and father, Bovi’s response to a fan who begged him for money for his child’s naming ceremony has got people commenting. The fan on Bovi’s Instagram page, told the comedian his wife gave birth and he needs some cash for his baby’s naming ceremony. Bovi then responded saying when he was ”pushing that baby forth through copulation, you didn’t have to spend. Why should you spend to give the child a name?” Obviously not happy with the blunt response, the fan shared a cryptic message about “helping those you meet on your way up because no one knows tomorrow.”…
MTN Project Fame West Africa 2011 winner Monica Ogah’s father doesn’t want her to marry any man from the East. The Benue state-born singer took to social media on August 1, 2017, to make this shocking revelation. Asking the question ”what is wrong with Igbo people” she wrote, ”so my father said, if you bring any Igbo man home for marriage, you are on your own. I said I am not ready but why that? Someone tell me, anything wrong with Igbo men?” In August 2013, two years after her appearance on Project Fame, Ogah released her debut studio album,…
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Tuesday in Ibadan commiserated with his Osun counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola, on the death of his mother. Mr Yomi Layinka, the Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to the Governor, quoted Ajimobi as saying in his condolence message that the death was frustrating and disheartening. “There is no doubt that Mama was an epitome of motherhood and pillar of support to my brother, Gov Aregbesola, and indeed the entire Aregbesola family. “She was a devout Muslim, a shining example of philanthropy as she shared virtually all she had with the needy, irrespective of where…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that six television sets, three refrigerators were stolen from his house, and not 35 Plasma television sets and 25 refrigerators, as reported in the media. The former President, in a statement issued by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze said six policemen were involved in the theft. This is contrary to a statement issued by the Abuja police command saying that only four policemen were involved. Speaking further, Jonathan said “Following series of enquiries from journalists and other concerned Nigerians on the extent of the reported vandalisation and theft in the house of former President…
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has denied receiving pensions from the Lagos state government. This is coming after the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) accused some former Governors in the Senate and Buhari’s cabinet of getting double payments. According to reports, Fashola’s Special Adviser on Communications, Mr. Hakeem Bello said “The minister spoke on Hard Copy, a programme on Channels TV on Friday. In that programme, he said you don’t ask them (Lagos State Government) to stop what you never accepted in the first place. “This your question was one of the questions they asked…