A short while ago, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bought a new house in Dortmund, a massive one with an underground swimming pool connecting two separate buildings. At least that’s what Bild claimed, hoping to give a new spin to the story of the wantaway striker. But there is no way to spin this story. As things stand, and as all recent interviews with the Gabon international suggest, the 27-year-old is set to leave the Westfalenstadion this summer, after four years with over 100 competitive goals in less than 200 games. He will go down as one of the best players in Borussia…
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French international Dimitri Payet’s refusal to play for West Ham has led to his car being vandalised according to English tabloid The Daily Mail on Friday. The 29-year-old – who along with his wife Ludivine are keen to return to the south of France and are demanding he be allowed to join former club Marseille – has also been effectively closed out by his teammates who have deleted him from the team’s WhatsApp group. He has also been barred from team bonding sessions and dinners effectively being sent to ‘Coventry’ – the English term for shutting someone out and refusing…
Ycee serves up visuals for raving single ‘Link up’ featuring Mavin singer Reekado Banks. The video features shades of spookiness coming from the ladies. Watch video as directed by Mex and share your thoughts.
Manchester United’s visit to Stoke on Saturday offers the chance to exorcise some bad memories as Jose Mourinho’s side look to reel in the Premier League’s top four. United’s lowest point of last season came in this fixture when, amid fevered speculation about Louis van Gaal’s future as manager, they performed woefully and slipped to a 2-0 Boxing Day defeat. Van Gaal, as it turned out, held on to his job for another five months before he was sacked to make way for current United boss Mourinho. United are actually one place lower in the Premier League now than they…
Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has been called out by a fashion designer, Phoonmy Afrika, on Instagram for failing to fulfill an agreement. The seamstress on January 20, 2017, put up a picture of the mum of two in an Ankara blouse and skirt accusing her of rocking one of her designs without giving her credit as agreed. According to her, she reached an agreement with mercy and fellow actress Jumoke Odetola, Jumoke fulfilled her part of the agreement and Mercy didn’t but instead tagged another designer on Instagram. According to her, Mercy has refused to give the dress back after…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness and regret over the accidental bombing of a civilian community in Rann, Borno, by the Nigerian Air Force. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Tuesday, the president condoled with families of the dead. The president, who expressed sympathy to the Borno Government, also wished those wounded during the incident divine succour, leading to full recovery. He pledged the Federal Government help for the state government in attending to “this regrettable operational mistake”. Buhari, who pleaded for calm, prayed God to grant…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu has denied reports that Buhari was specially excluded from the inauguration of US president-elect, Donald Trump. Earlier media reports had it that former president, Goodluck Jonathan was invited to the event while Buhari was shunned. However, Shehu denied the rumours via social media on Thursday, January 19, 2017. “Gentlemen, I think we should respond to refute this falsehood. The US does not invite Heads of State or President to the inauguration of their Presidents,” Shehu tweeted. “Our President could therefore not have been snubbed,” he added.…
The Nigerian Army has offered N500,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest of suicide bombers or discovery of transit house of bombers or factory for making bomb. Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja that the cash reward for information followed the spate of suicide bombings in the North East, particularly in Maiduguri and Madagali which was “assuming a disturbing proportion”. “Consequently, the Nigerian Army is offering a reward of the sum of N500,000 for any information that leads to the arrest of a suicide bomber, the guide to the suicide…
Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, has commiserated with the families of victims of the erroneous bombing in Rann, Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno by the Nigeria Air Force fighter jet. This is contained in a condolence message by her Special Assistant on Media, Adebisi Olumide-Ajayi, in Abuja on Wednesday. “My thoughts are with the victims and families of the deceased and my fervent prayer is that God gives them the fortitude to bear the loss.” She also prayed for almighty God to continue to guide the armed forces and the citizens in their bid to rid…
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Omoni Oboli has decried the scourge of Lagos area boys on movie sets. In a series of posts on Instagram and Twitter, the thespian shared photos and videos of the street urchins who were fighting her film crew. Writing and tagging Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode in the posts, Oboli lamented the endless extortion by the area boys, saying that one of her crew members was stabbed in the mayhem. ‘I am totally fed up! Shooting in Lagos State is such a difficult experience. I’ve been settling area boys everyday yet they still fight us. The…
Laura Ikeji got married yesterday but that isn’t what everyone is talking about. The younger sister to Nigerian blogger Linda Ikeji suffered an embarrassing photoshop fail that’s got everyone speculating about what she could possibly be hiding. In an attempt to make her belly look flatter in one of the photos from her court wedding, an over-zealous person (who we’re gonna assume is not her because she didn’t share the photo herself) ended up giving her a suspiciously thin hand. The picture which was shared by one of her sisters has been the trending topic on the Internet for a…
Let’s face it: songs leaks are nothing new. Since music could be recorded on portable devices (cassette tapes and compact discs); it has always happened that certain songs or albums find their way to the fans ahead of completion or release. It has been made easier these days that all you need is cloud storage to store a digital file. Typically record labels react badly to leaks and artistes do too. Expectedly they treat it as a case of theft. Who wouldn’t? After working hard on a project for months- pay songwriters, pay producers, invest a lot of time and…
Back in October, Tottenham Hotspur gave us an insight into what was to come for Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s side headed to White Hart Lane having won 10 of their previous 11 matches but Spurs deservedly inflicted a first loss on their opponents’ new manager. Since then, consistency has evaded City and they have fallen to fifth in the Premier League table and 10 points off leaders Chelsea. The team’s patchy form highlights a squad which should not be this flawed considering the towers of money at their disposal for recruitment. Guardiola has borne the brunt of the criticism, because…
People have forgotten about it now, but in November there was a bit of a controversy when La Gazzetta dello Sport ran a story about a speech Gigi Buffon allegedly gave his Juventus teammates after a 1-1 draw with Lyon that month. “In Serie A, they roll over. In Europe they don’t,” the pink claimed Buffon said. Understandably, Juventus swiftly issued a strongly worded denial and a couple of journalists sent to cover the champions’ next game at the J Stadium were turned away. The firmest rebuttal of all, however, has come on the pitch. Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Fiorentina…
Manchester United have splashed out over £400 million on players since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, but it hasn’t been enough to sustain the success he brought to the club during his glorious tenure. There have been hits and misses among the dealings of the three managers who followed Ferguson: David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho. But who has shone and who has flopped? Starting from Mourinho’s purchases, we rank each signing out of 10. Jose Mourinho Eric Bailly: 9 — Excellent from the moment he first wore a United shirt, he will be a leading defender for years…
Former Rivers State governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside has described Governor Nyesom Wike as an embarrassment to the State. Peterside, who is now the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), said Wike is the bad news Rivers people wake up to every day. He called on the Governor to “do some soul searching and reconcile himself with what should truly represent his direction and motive for governing the state. He is virtually in the news for all the wrong reasons.” He said this in a statement issued by his media team and made available to Daily Post.…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said Nigerians won’t be voting President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term. Speaking to journalists in Ado-Ekiti, Fayose stressed that Nigerians don’t need counselling to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2019 polls. Fayose said the the abysmal performance of the party and the President has already made the people to grow weary of it. In his words: ”Nigeria of our dream is not what we see now. What I said about President Buhari are coming to pass. Before the polls, I said people should not vote for him. Nigerians are hungry…
Two more people have died after being involved in the accidental bombing of an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Rann, Borno State. The Nigerian Air Force, on Tuesday, January 17, bombed the camp after mistaking it for a Boko Haram hideout. Hospitals in Maiduguri, the state capital, have discharged five injured people while 73 others are still being held for treatment. This was disclosed by the Borno State Commissioner for Health, Dr Haruna Mshelia via a status update. “But happily, five have been discharged by doctors after they were certified to have fully regained their health,” he said. “We…
Despite Nigeria’s economic recession, the Movement of the People Forum has urged Nigerians to believe and support the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Leading a “one million man march” in Abuja on Thursday, January 19, 2016, leader of the group, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi noted President Buhari has performed excellently well since the All Progressives Congress (APC) took over government in May 2015. Ogenyi said those criticising the Buhari-led administration were among corrupt individuals who almost “destroyed” Nigeria. “A lot of them have been grumbling in the wings. They lament how they are no longer able to jet off to Dubai for…
Former president Goodluck Jonathan has written an open letter to Donald Trump, president-elect of the United States of America. In the letter dated Friday, January 20, 2016, Nigeria’s ex-president expressed optimism that Trump’s achievement as a businessman would be translated into his life as a public servant. Jonathan called for improved working relationship between the Trump Presidency and African countries. The letter reads: “Dear Donald Trump, “By the grace of God, President of the United States of America. “As the United States of America opens a new chapter today, many around the world, myself inclusive, are optimistic that the success…