Gonzalo Higuain defiantly drew a line under his controversial move to Juventus with a brace against Napoli, picking out the president of his former club and mouthing: “It’s your fault”. With a 3-1 lead from the first leg of their Italian Cup semi-final, Juventus travelled to Naples on Wednesday expected to secure their third consecutive final appearance. And they did, but not before suffering a scare, going down 3-2 at an emotionally charged San Paolo to creep through 5-4 on aggregate and maintain their hopes of a treble of trophies. As well as ending Napoli’s hopes of silverware, Higuain’s double…
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Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has announced the birth of his third child with his partner Daniella Semaan. Fabregas announced the birth on Instagram with a photo of him holding the child in his arms. Along with the snap, he wrote sweet words for his partner who delivered on Tuesday, April 4. “Tuesday night we welcomed our gorgeous boy, Leonardo Fàbregas Semaan to the world,” the Chelsea midfielder wrote. “A special Thank You to @daniellasemaan my love, for everything you have given me and being the bravest women on earth. “I love you so much. Both mummy and baby are doing…
Jurgen Klopp has told his Liverpool stars to copy Chelsea’s blueprint as they fight to qualify for the Champions League. Klopp’s side conceded an 87th minute equaliser in a damaging 2-2 draw with Bournemouth at Anfield on Wednesday. That late slip means the gap to fifth-placed Arsenal was cut to six points, with the Gunners having two matches in hand on the third-placed Reds. Klopp tried to ensure Liverpool held on to their lead against Bournemouth by switching to a three-man defence with 25 minutes to go when he replaced the ill Philippe Coutinho with centre-back Joel Matip. But that…
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has played down Diego Costa’s kick on Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Costa, 28, kicked out at Kompany in the second half of Chelsea’s 2-1 win over City but did not receive a card from referee Mike Dean. A source has, however, told Liam Twomey that the Spain international, who has not been sent off this season, will not face retrospective action from the Football Association as Dean saw the incident at the time. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: “During the game it’s very difficult. “Yes, you see this kind of…
The outbreak of meningitis in parts of Nigeria has been claimed to be a punishment from God by Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari But renowned man of God, Pastor E. A. Adeboye has instructed his congregants to get their children anointed to prevent getting the disease. Speaking at a recent service, the General Overseer said, ‘If you have been listening to the news, you will hear of an outbreak of Meningitis. We don’t want any kind of plague to come near our children. ‘So, we want to anoint them and set them apart. So, make sure all children are there…
Tonto Dikeh and Oladunni Churchill currently live separately but they continue to troll each other on the Internet over their marriage fail. The Nollywood actress earlier today claimed her estranged husband offered Azuka Ogujiuba – the journalist who made her cry in her tell-all interview – N3m to tell his side of the story. ‘An innocent man would not offer 3 million just to grant interviews or bring your family to defend your lies,’ Tonto said in her response to a fan who revealed, that he read a report saying she apologised for lying against Churchill. However, she added that…
So popular Big Brother Naija contestant, Tboss tried singing the national anthem … tried and failed badly. Okay, that escalated real quick. Maybe Debie-Rise was supposed to hold up a paper for Tboss or something. Coming in the concluding days of the show, one wonders if this will backfire on Tboss’ chances of winning. What do you think?
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned Professor Itse Sagay against making statements that may ‘further worsen’ the relationship between the Presidency and the National Assembly. Sagay was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC). In a statement by APC spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, the ruling party described Sagay’s comment as uncalled for and regrettable. The statement reads: “The APC urges Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) to exercise restraint and desist from making utterances that may be misconstrued as an attack on the institution of the National Assembly. “Our…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday charged government appointees to stop making statements that could further worsen the relationship between the Executive and the Legislature. Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, APC National Publicity Secretary, gave the advice in a statement issued in Abuja, saying that such utterances could derail the party’s effort to make peace between both arms of government. Abdullahi said the party was making concerted efforts to resolve the lingering rift between the Executive and the National Assembly and called on appointees to do same. The party specifically urged Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai wants President Muhammadu Buhari to run for re-election in 2019. El-Rufai added that re-electing Buhari in 2019 would ensure “policy continuity and stability in the political environment for the country to make progress.” The governor made the comments during an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, April 3. “Because of the feeling that the president may not run for a second term, people are already gearing up,” El-Rufai said. “All of us are getting distracted by the coterie of ambitious presidential aspirants that are trying to kick-start the political process ahead of the normal timeline. “The…
Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain scored twice to send former club Napoli crashing out of the Italian Cup semi-finals on a night of bitter emotions on Wednesday. Napoli won the second leg 3-2 but it was little consolation after they had been soundly beaten 3-1 in the first match in Turin as Juventus moved into a final against Lazio. Whistled and jeered throughout the 1-1 Serie A draw at the same San Paolo ground at the weekend, Argentine star Higuain responded in deadly fashion on Wednesday against the club he controversially quit in the summer. When he opened the scoring in…
Mesut Ozil scored one and made another as Arsenal earned a much-needed win for manager Arsene Wenger with a 3-0 home victory over Premier League strugglers West Ham on Wednesday. Theo Walcott and substitute Olivier Giroud were the other scorers and victory lifted the Gunners to fifth place in the Premier League, improving their hopes of a top-four finish — and with that the likelihood that Wenger will stay at the club next season. Defeat for the Hammers was their fourth successive loss and leaves them in a perilous position just above the relegation places and falling fast, piling the…
Recalled Hatem Ben Arfa scored twice as holders Paris Saint-Germain eventually saw off third-tier Avranches 4-0 to ease into the French Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. It keeps alive PSG’s hopes of a third consecutive clean sweep of domestic honours and they join Ligue 1 title rivals Monaco and Guingamp and Angers in the last four. But the Parisians were made to work for the victory by the lowest-placed team left in the competition and there was little in it in the first half in front of 19,000 fans in Caen. Attacking midfielder Ben Arfa has endured a frustrating time at…
Self-acclaimed rap saviour Kendrick Lamar raves on about his status as a Hip hop great, while preaching humility at the same time in visual for ‘Humble’. The song produced by Mike Will Made It . Video was directed by Dave Meyers and The Little Homies. Kendrick, among other top acts will be performing at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival this month of April 2017. Check it out.
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has denied reports that he is instigating the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against opposition in the Senate. Tinubu said he may disagree with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on national issues but never to the extent of engaging in mudslinging, rumour mongering or personal attacks. He said mischief makers who are trying to use his name to stir opposition in the senate are behind the reports. This was contained in a statement issued on Tinubu’s behalf by his spokesman, Tunde Rahman. Rahman said the APC leader, who is…
After a tough 1-1 draw against Senegal in a friendly game, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up one place in the latest FIFA Ranking. The Super Eagles played just one game after the previous ranking, a 1-1 draw with Senegal on Thursday, March 23 at the Hive (home of Barnet FC) in London. The draw against Senegal who was above them in the previous ranking seems to have gained some points for Nigeria, taking them to 40th in world football from 41st. In Africa, they also move up, this time two places from seventh to fifth. Egypt (19th)…
Today is JJC Skillz birthday and in celebration of his day, wife, Funke Akindele shared this photo. Calling him her King, Funke was full of praises for her husband of eight months. She wrote, “If I had to do it all again, baby it will be with you happy birthday my king. Thanks for always being selfless, you are forever ready to share your knowledge with anyone. God bless and protect you always BOLARINDE. I love you boo.”
Simi shared this photo of herself and 2face trying to take a selfie. She captioned it, “A picture of a girl taking a picture of a legend taking a picture.” The duo look really delighted to meet each other!
Former Spice Girls member Mel B has obtained a restraining order application against estranged husband Stephen Belafonte. According to Mel, Stephen beat her up on many occasions, got their nanny pregnant and forced her to take part in threesomes throughout their ten-year marriage. The 41-year-old star made a lot of disturbing claims in her court declaration which means Stephen to stay away from her and her three children. TMZ reported the allegations of abuse levied against Belafonte includes ‘punching’ and ‘choking’ Mel, ‘splitting her lip’ and ‘pushing her down on a carpet’. Mel, who filed for divorce from the producer…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, charged a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, and three others with money laundering. Allison-Madueke, who was described in the charge as “still at large”, is charged alongside, three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on seven counts of money laundering. They are: Christian Nwosu, Yisa Olarenwaju and Tijani Bashir. The charges were read to the three accused, who were present in Federal High Court Lagos, and Nwosu pleaded guilty to the charges, while Adedoyin and Bashir pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo…