Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told Sky Sports that Zlatan Ibrahimovic could play until he is 40-years-old. Ibrahimovic, 35, has scored 24 goals for United since joining in the summer, but Mourinho said the striker, whom he also managed for a season at Inter Milan in 2008-09, provides much more than just a goal threat. “I think he is even better than when I worked with him at Inter,” Mourinho said. “He is more collected, more intelligent and understands the game even better. He is not just a finisher, but is also important when it comes to creating goals.…
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Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has warned that any attempt to rig the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti state will be met with stiff resistance. According to Vanguard, the Governor said “Here in Ekiti, we are waiting for them. If INEC and its ally, APC like, they can print as many Form EC8A as it can, they will fail.” He also alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the police force aligned with the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the Edo governorship election. Fayose said that recent revelations in the INEC Rivers rerun report shows that the…
Actress and philanthropist Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde paid the Big Brother Naija housemates a visit on Friday, February 24, 2017. During her visit, the actress discussed the shocking inequalities young girls still face when it comes to access to quality education. She pointed out that over 130 million girls in developing countries still lack access to quality education. She urged them all to use their voices to draw attention to the existing difference, reiterating the popular mantra of her campaign – “poverty is sexist.” During their conversation, Marvis who is from a family of eight shared her experience having a strained and…
Harry Kane insists Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has learned a harsh lesson after being sent off for his reckless tackle in the Europa League. Spurs crashed out to Gent in the last 32 on Thursday after a 2-2 draw at Wembley ensured the Belgian side went through 3-2 on aggregate. Alli was the villain of the tie as his red card for a horror challenge on Gent’s Brecht Dejaegere at 1-1 left Tottenham needing to score twice with 10 men. “Dele will learn from this,” Kane said. “Obviously in European football when tackles like that go in you are more…
In an interview, former Big Brother Naija housemate, Gifty, spoke about her mum’s reaction, future relationship with Soma and suspecting Jon’s agenda. According to the former housemate, her mum supported her strategy and explained to everyone that called to complain. Speaking about her relationship with Soma, Gifty said she likes him as a friend, but he isn’t her type when it comes to a relationship. On her mum’s reaction; “My mum was once a supermodel, so she actually understood my game plan. Although before entering into the house, I explained to her. “I told her, mummy, this is what I…
Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, on Thursday in Akure, formally handed over government to Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, (SAN), as the new governor of the state. Speaking at the handing over ceremony, Mimiko expressed belief that he was leaving the state in safe hands. He appealed to Akeredolu to ensure that the peace enjoyed by the people of the state in the last eight years is sustained. “It would have been a miracle to have achieved our modest achievements in office if the state had not been peaceful. “We enjoyed cooperation of all citizens, diverse interest groups and all stakeholders. That…
Jose Mourinho has described Manchester United’s Europa League pairing with FC Rostov as “bad in every aspect” and said the Russians would pose a stern test. Rostov — seventh in the Russian Premier League, 15 points adrift of leaders Spartak Moscow — dropped into the Europa League after finishing third in a Champions League group that contained Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid. And with United facing a 5,000-mile round-trip to Rostov for the first leg on March 9 ahead of an FA Cup quarterfinal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge four days later, Mourinho said: “It is a bad draw in…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed Nigeria. Wike also said that Rivers State is the only Nigerian state that’s currently functioning properly. He made the comments on Thursday, February 23, at Afara community. “APC has failed Nigeria. Nigeria has collapsed. The only state that is working in Nigeria is Rivers. That is why the APC cannot campaign here,” Wike said. “We will not allow a situation where we will campaign, but APC will liaise with the Police and INEC to rig. The votes of our people must count. Allow democracy to…
Arewa Youth Forum (AYF) has accused some northern politicians of politicising President Muhammadu Buhari’s health for personal gains. Gambo Ibrahim Gujungu, the national president made the observation in a press statement issued on Thursday, February 23, 2017. The statement reads: “An in-depth look at the prevailing circumstances, we deem it necessary to affirm that all is not well with the country and most especially the north as the region that holds the political reign of the country. “President Muhammadu Buhari like any human being can be sick and looking at his age and the demand of superintending over a country…
Speaker Yakubu Dogara has congratulated Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, on his swearing-in, as the 6th democratically elected governor of Ondo state. Speaker Dogara expressed confidence in Akeredolu’s ability to deliver dividends of democracy to the people of Ondo state and thanked the people for choosing APC at the polls. “Governor Akeredolu is a learned colleague, whose dedication, commitment, determination and dogged spirit eventually earned him victory at the polls,” Dogara said in a statement issued by his media aide, Turaki Hassan. The statement reads: “Governor Akeredolu is not just a thoroughbred professional and respected Senior Advocate, he has also always been…
When South African rapper, AKA, woke up on Valentine’s day to announce his breakup with Bonang Matheba, the world thought he was crazy. Apparently, it was just a ruse for his new song ‘Caiphus song’. The rapper in an interview with South African magazine, The Plug, revealed that he never broke up with Bonang, saying that it was just a way to get people to talk about him before he dropped his new music. According to him, “Originally I had wanted to drop the song on Valentine’s Day. I thought that this would be way too obvious. So I was…
Tonto Dikeh is not done with the nasty revelations. The Nollywood actress has more dirt on her husband and this time she says she used her platform to lie to make him the man he is today. Tonto who is replying fans messages says her union to Oladunni Churchill was all a sham. According to her, all the cars and jewellery she flashes on social media weren’t bought for her by Mr X. She wrote, “I posted stuffs my ex-husband bought for me doesn’t make it true. I used my platform to lie, to make him the man he is…
Rihanna has been named Harvard University’s Humanitarian of the Year. The singer is set to collect the prize on Harvard’s campus next week in honour of her philanthropic endeavours in her native country of Barbados and beyond. According to Harvard Foundation director S Allen Counter, “Rihanna has charitably built a state-of-the-art centre for oncology and nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat breast cancer at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados.” The singer has been busy with charity work behind the scenes and fans didn’t even notice. Her charity work has seen her travel widely as an ambassador for her…
Manchester United have been drawn against Russian Premier League side Rostov in the Europa League round of 16, presenting Jose Mourinho with precisely the draw he said he did not want. The manager expressed concern earlier in the week before the Europa League draw took place over the scheduling of the FA Cup quarterfinal match against Chelsea on March 13, which will be played just four days after United play the first leg against Rostov away from home. “Imagine we play Chelsea on Monday and then we have to go to the second match in Europe in Russia, Turkey or…
Beginning of the end for Rooney? There has been much talk this week about Wayne Rooney’s future, with speculation that he could depart for the Chinese Super League as soon as Tuesday. But it seems as if United’s record goal scorer will delay his decision until the end of the season, despite not receiving the most stirring of testimonials from Jose Mourinho. “You’ll have to ask him,” said the United manager this week. “I can’t guarantee that I’m here next week. How can I guarantee that a player is here next season? What I can guarantee is that if Wayne…
Adding Manchester City’s enthralling 5-3 victory over Monaco to the emphatic demolition of Barcelona last November makes it tempting to ask whether City are beginning, at long last, to hit their stride in the Champions League. The gradual, year-on-year improvement sought by the club’s owners in Abu Dhabi is clearly occurring. Not initially apparent, owing to three campaigns of false starts, the line ever since has been on the gradual climb. From the initial stuttering start to life with the big boys, when City failed to make headway from groups that contained the likes of Bayern Munich (three times), Real…
63-year-old media mogul who has been with her partner, tedman Graham, since 1986, has revealed she never wanted to be a mum. Oprah in an interview with Good Housekeeping magazine says she never wanted to be a mum because she doesn’t have the patience to parent. “When people were pressuring me to get married and have children, I knew I was not going to be a person that ever regretted not having them, because I feel like I am a mother to the world’s children,” she said. “Love knows no boundaries. It doesn’t matter if a child came from your…
Today is Nigerian actress, Ebube Nwagbo’s birthday. Born the eldest in a family of six, Nwagbo grew up in Warri, Delta State. She attended Federal Polytechnic, Oko and later Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka both in Anambra state where she got a degree in Mass Communication. The star actress began her acting career at 20 and has since then risen to fame. For her role in the 2013 movie “Widows Cult”, Ebube Nwagbo was paid N7million to shave her hair. Ebube who won the award for most fashionable actress in 2014 was once in a romantic relationship with popular artiste Kingsley (Kcee…
Tonto Dikeh is still spilling the tea on her failed marriage to Oladunni Churchill. The Nollywood actress claims she suffered domestic and verbal abuse from her estranged husband. She said, “It’s very simple having a husband who cheats on a roll and uses you for a punching bag and suffering gross verbal abuse. Sun up to sun down in my home. I look pretty because I’m serving a living God who never sleeps.” This comes after Tonto disclosed her union to Oladunni Churchill was all a sham full of lies, deceit and above all cheating. According to her, she contacted…
The kidnappers of German archaeologist, Professor Peter Breunig, and his associate, Johannes Buringer have demanded N60 million as ransom. The two men were kidnapped in Jenjela village in the Kagarko Local Government of Kaduna State on Wednesday, February 22. A spokesman for the abductors is said to have made the demand and warned against the involvement of security agents, according to Punch. Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood earlier revealed that the professor didn’t go along with his security detail to the site where he was kidnapped. “Though the German archaeologists have police officers attached to them for their protection…