New Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata rejected a move to Tottenham Hotspur because he was wary the competition from striker Harry Kane, Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino has claimed. Morata, 24, joined champions Chelsea from Real Madrid last month for a reported fee of £58 million ($76.8 million, 64.7 million euros). “Morata talked about myself, in the media he said: ‘Mauricio called me.’ That was two years ago or more,” Pochettino said, in comments published by several British newspapers on Wednesday. “He said to me: ‘Why do you want me if you have Harry Kane?'” Spurs have challenged for the title in…
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Senator Dino Melaye has asked Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to declare a state of emergency in Kogi State. Melaye said the declaration by Yemi Osinbajo will go a long way to save people of the state from anarchy. According to reports, Melaye also said “The draconian Idi Amin approach to governance by Yahaya Bello today as displayed by his criminally minded hooligans and hired killers in usurping the legislative powers and priviledges of the Parliament is a clear manifestation of satanism. “The unwarranted attack on Hon. Friday Sani Makama shall not be swept under the carpet. “We are not in…
An assigned set of the All Progressives Congress (APC) members paid a condolence visit to Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola over his mother’s death. The delegation was led by former Lagos state governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and former Osun state governor and national chairman of the party, Bisi Akande, as they met with the governor on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at the Government House in Osogbo, the state capital. Governor Aregbesola’s 85-year-old mother, Alhaja Saratu, died in the early hours of Tuesday, August 1, while he was away in Kebbi state for the Federal Government-Progressive Governors Forum Parley on Policy…
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has called for better unity among Nigerians as he criticised the thinking of hate speech in Nigeria as free speech. While speaking at the Institute for Security Studies’ seminar themed: Unity in Diversity, on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, Osinbajo noted that “hate speech precedes tragedies in human history”. Osinbajo said, “It is a false narrative that nations formed the way ours was formed is bound to fail. “It is also a false narrative one group is more corrupt than the other. Not so. If you look at a corruption charge sheet, there is unity you find…
Tonto Dikeh and filmmaker Ada Slim are at each others throat on Instagram. Their public feud started when the actress and filmmaker took to her page today, August 2, 2017, to accuse the actress of mocking her behind her back, dismissing her as a ‘fan’, and not returning her car. Tonto has replied and according to her, she never lied against Ada Slim, nor did she dismiss her. She also didn’t hesitate to sub the hell out of her former friend. “I can’t remember having your car in my possession nor owing you or having your clothes with me but…
Yoruba movie producer Kenny Adams is accusing Mercy Aigbe’s husband of sending him death threats following claims he slept with his wife. Kenny Adams shared a video via Instagram begging Lanre Gentry to please leave him alone. “I don’t have anything with Mercy she is a good friend of mine.” Opening up on when the death threats started, the producer said, “He accused me in person sometime last year that I call and text his wife too much. I have witnesses that were there when he confronted me. Help me just beg him to leave me alone because I have…
One mpnth and twp weeks after the birth of their twins Rumi and Sir Carter, power couple Beyonce and Jay Z have hit the gym. The duo was spotted heading to a SoulCycle class over the weekend. The music hitmakers were pictured sharing a kiss outside the fitness centre in Santa Monica, where they both attended a fitness class. The couple have reportedly taken several classes with SoulCycle instructor Angela. The Carters who welcomed twins Rumi and Sir in mid-June hired six nannies at $100,000 a year each for their babies. A source told OK! Magazine US, “The twins don’t…
The return of the Premier League’s top clubs will make this season’s edition of the Champions League more difficult, Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti has said. Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham have all guaranteed themeselves automatic passage to the group stage this campaign, while Liverpool could be set to join them if they can make it through the playoff. The clubs are among the biggest splashers of cash in European football and possess some of the game’s best managers, including Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. And Ancelotti — a three-time winner of the competition…
Serge Aurier’s exit from Paris Saint-Germain this summer has been slow to develop — and it seems that has made him lose a number of potential suitors. Le Parisien reported on Monday that the 24-year-old right-back, who made his request for a transfer known before PSG began preseason training in the United States, is unlikely to join three top clubs to which he was once linked. Juventus have reached their limit on international players, Manchester City moved for a pair of defenders in Kyle Walker and Danilo, and Barcelona added Nelson Semedo from Benfica. Aurier’s exit would create space on…
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will be competing for the Premier League title this season and also mentioned where the club stands in the current Philippe Coutinho saga. Liverpool achieved a top-four finish last term for only the second time in eight seasons and now face a two-legged playoff to reach the group stages of the Champions League. Klopp’s side were title contenders at some point during the opening months of the 2016-17 campaign, but that soon collapsed when injuries and fixtures began to pile up. “Yes, we will be playing for the championship,” Klopp told a news conference. “We don’t…
Former Manchester United full-back Rafael believes Romelu Lukaku can potentially be an “excellent signing” for the Old Trafford club. United bought Lukaku from Everton this summer for £75 million and the former Chelsea and West Brom striker has so far repaid Jose Mourinho’s side with strong displays during their tour of the United States, scoring in friendlies against Real Salt Lake, Manchester City and Valerenga. Lukaku ended in second place on the Premier League scoring charts with 25 goals last season, behind only Harry Kane’s 29, and Rafael, now at Ligue 1 side Lyon, says the Belgium international can build…
Manchester United are sure they will tie down Ander Herrera and Juan Mata with new contracts this season, sources have said. Herrera and Mata have existing deals that run until next summer but United have the option of triggering automatic one-year extensions for both players that would keep the pair at Old Trafford until 2019. However, the club are ready to negotiate more long-term agreements. They are confident both Herrera and Mata want to remain at Old Trafford having become key figures under Jose Mourinho and that talks should progress smoothly. Herrera signed for United in a £30 million deal…
Cristiano Ronaldo said he “has never hidden anything” and told his advisers to always make sure he paid what he owed correctly and in time, in a statement released after the Real Madrid star spent 90 minutes answering to charges of a €14.7 million tax fraud in a Madrid court on Monday morning. Prosecutors at Spain’s Hacienda tax agency have labelled a case arguing that the Real Madrid forward, his advisers and agents at Gestifute routed image rights income through a network of companies to avoid paying the relevant taxes from 2011 to 2014. Ronaldo, who has previously denied all…
Beyoncé is back in formation. Six weeks ago, Beyoncé gave birth to twins Rumi and now, she has reportedly made her triumphant return to group fitness classes. According to E! News, the duo has been seen working up a sweat together at Angela Davis’ classes in Santa Monica. A handful of anonymous sources have said that Beyoncé was “totally into the music and bopping her head and grooving along,” and that she “was able to last through the class and [use] the weights without a problem.” No word on whether Jay and Bey snagged front row spots or preferred incognito…
A new documentary has dissected the ‘epic rivalry’ between Jay Z and Kanye West that’s led to one of the biggest falling outs in music history. Public Enemies: Jay Z v Kanye will chart the “meteoric rise and colossal falling out of two of the world’s most iconic popstars”. The one-off, hour-long documentary on Channel 4 features home videos, unseen footage and exclusive interviews with the people who know them most – to get the root of exactly why one of the biggest duos in hip hop history became enemies. And it looks like Kanye’s marriage to Kim Kardashian could…
Drake, who unveiled a giant tattoo of Lil Wayne this week, enjoyed a get together with his mentor in Miami Beach. “The bandage dresses, fishnet bodysuits and miniskirts on the ice were a sight to be seen,” says a spy of the party. Sources say Wayne — who signed Drake in 2009 — arrived at 4:30 a.m. Wayne did not bowl, we hear, but “when he does, he brings his own custom bowling balls,” a spy said.
A surprise visitor popped into the Seattle Seahawks huddle at the end of the team’s practice Monday: rapper Kendrick Lamar. Lamar is friends with Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner. Both Kam Chancellor and Eddie Lacy said they were surprised by how short the 5-foot-6 Lamar was. “At first I didn’t even see him,” Chancellor said. “I didn’t know he was that small. I couldn’t even see him in the crowd. But I think it’s pretty cool to have a guy like that out here. He’s some of these guys’ favorite rapper. I like him as a rapper, like what he’s about.”…
Rihanna has hit back at body shamers who’ve told her she’s put on “too much weight” with an incredible throwback video. The clip, which was filmed by one of her best pals, shows Rihanna wandering around a shop holding onto bags of crisps. Panning the camera around to another one of her friends, the woman tells the cameras: “You’re judging her, stop judging her!” Rihanna looked pissed before carrying on picking up some of her favourite snacks. The singer turned actress – who stars in new sci-fi film Valerian – referenced the video yesterday when it was shared by one…
They’re two of hip hop’s best-selling artists with plenty of hit records and a larger fanbase than Manchester City. Though after watching the British documentary Public Enemies – Jay-Z vs Kanye on Channel 4 on Monday night, fans took to Twitter to accuse New York rapper Jay-Z of ‘using’ his former friend. The Channel 4 film followed the friendship turned feud between hip-hop’s brightest stars, which left viewers divided on their where their heart lies. And after seeing things clearly about the backgrounds of music royalty, lots of viewers appeared to be sympathetic to the Chicago rapper ahead of Jay-Z.…
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday have chosen August 7, to hear the suit that stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from going ahead with the process of Sen. Dino Melaye’s recall. The suit which was originally adjourned till September 29, will now be heard on August 7. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba said he was aware of himself exercising his discretion to hear the matter within the court’s vacation period. INEC is challenging the legality of the restraining order that Justice John Tsoho of the high court issued against it on July 6. Justice Tsoho had ordered all the…