Just as D’banj donates the sum of N1 million to help save the life of TV host, Emmanuel Ugolee, Seun Kuti has made a call for other well-meaning Nigerians especially entertainers, to assist as well. Ugolee who is currently in need of a kidney transplant is N33 million away from having the procedure carried out. Seun took to his Facebook page to write, “Donate to save the life of our friend, brother and colleague. We as a people should come together and help heal our own.” D’Banj also described Ugolee as a good man, hoping that many others would respond…
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Seems like a reunion is going on between Tiwa Savage and Tee Billz. The estranged couple were spotted for the first time together since their marital drama back in April. The duo were seen together at Nollywood actress, Stephanie Coker’s wedding over the holidays making it their first public sighting since April. Meanwhile, report straight from the rumour mill is that pop queen Tiwa Savage is back with her husband and former manager Tunji ‘Tee Billz’ Balogun. The re-union story quietly started when Tiwa Savage posted a photo of her son Jamil Balogun in July when he turned one. “You…
Antonio Conte warned his Chelsea players that it will be difficult to replicate their “incredible” first half of the season after a 4-2 victory over Stoke City extended their Premier League winning streak to 13 matches. Goals from Gary Cahill, Willian and Diego Costa secured the Blues a hard-fought win against an awkward and spirited Stoke team, who matched Conte’s 3-4-3 system and became the first Premier League opponents to beat Thibaut Courtois twice in a match since Arsenal in late September. Chelsea have now equalled the Premier League record for consecutive wins in a single season set by Arsenal…
Christian Eriksen has stressed the importance of pressing in midfield, saying it’s no longer possible for a No. 10 to “chill” while defending at Tottenham. Striker Harry Kane may wear the No. 10 for Spurs, but Eriksen — who wears it on international duty with Denmark — fills that traditional role when on the ball, but he has also developed a reputation for harrying opponents on the ball. And he said the system employed by Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino demands constant pressing. “The style we play at Spurs, you need everyone to press, so it is difficult to just walk…
The New Year brings a new sensation for manager Pep Guardiola. A man so accustomed to winning — and with room to spare — goes into 2017 with his Manchester City team 10 points adrift of the Premier League summit, closer to sixth than first, after Liverpool on Saturday inflicted City’s fourth league defeat of the season. Never before during his gilded career as a coach has Guardiola had a challenge like the one he faces at City; it is debatable as to whether he expected life in England to prove so difficult when he arrived from Bayern Munich last…
Chelsea has equalled the Premier League’s record for the most consecutive wins in a single season, achieving a remarkable 13 consecutive victories. They solidified their position at the top of the league table with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Stoke City. In the 34th minute, Gary Cahill catapulted the Blues into the lead at Stamford Bridge, leaping highest to head in Cesc Fabregas’ well-placed corner kick. However, Stoke City came out aggressively after the halftime break and managed to level the score when Bruno Martins Indi calmly slotted the ball home from close range. The excitement continued as Chelsea regained…
Jose Mourinho urged Anthony Martial to listen to him and not the player’s agent after the Frenchman played a key role in helping Manchester United fight back against Middlesbrough on Saturday. Martial’s future at the club has been in the spotlight, due to a recent lack of regular starts, but the forward played 90 minutes against Middlesbrough — and scored the equaliser as United turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 win, with two goals in the last five minutes. Speaking in his postmatch news conference, Mourinho said: “He played, he created, he scored, he fought. I think he was…
Jurgen Klopp believes the fact his Liverpool side are within touching distance of Chelsea despite their incredible run must be” annoying” to the Premier League leaders. Chelsea extended their winning streak to 13 games on Saturday afternoon, but Liverpool secured a huge three points themselves, courtesy of Georginio Wijnaldum’s eighth-minute header in the victory over Manchester City at Anfield. The win keeps Liverpool six points adrift of top-of-the-table Chelsea, while the deficit between Man City and the league leaders is now in the double digits. “How I said before, we cannot look at Chelsea,” Klopp told a news conference after…
Lynxxx has come through with the visuals of his Masterkraft produced track, ‘Characha’. The singer was all about his true affection for his love interest, a female of course! Meaning anything brand new, the wedding inspired track came off his “The Album Before The Album” LP. Enjoy!
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is unlikely to give any first-team players a rest during the hectic festive schedule as he tries to keep his side in touch with the Premier League leaders. United are sixth in the table, four points behind fourth-placed Arsenal and 13 behind leaders Chelsea going into Saturday’s home game against Middlesbrough. “Middlesbrough is the next game and the next game you play to try to win,” the 53-year-old told reporters on Friday when asked whether he would change his starting line-up. “So against Middlesbrough we are going to think about Middlesbrough and try to choose…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has been accused of celebrating the recent electoral violence in the state during a supposed phone conversation with Ekiti State counterpart, Ayo Fayose. In the tape, released by Sahara Reporters, a voice alleged to be Fayose’s is heard praising Wike for his bravery against the Nigerian Army during the December 10 rerun elections in Rivers. A voice alleged to be Wike’s then responds proudly saying that you must kill everybody you can kill. Wike had earlier been accused of bribing officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and threatening to kill defaulting officials after…
Ycee releases a visual to depict his cover song ‘Ahahn’ for Young MA’s ‘Ooouuu’ trending hit song. He flows proper Ycee style and adds this to his credibility as an emcee. The video was directed by Theophilus King.
A collaboration between EbonyLife Films, FilmOne Distribution, Koga Studios and Inkblot Productions, “The Wedding Party” is set to premiere in Ghana. The comedy movie which holds a record as the biggest opening week in history of Nollywood will premiere in Ghana on December 30, 2016. The movie which made its debut in Nigeria on December 16, 2016, has now grossed over 120 million naira. Before its latest record, the movie had set a box office record as the biggest opening weekend in Nollywood after grossing 36 million naira in three days. The romantic comedy stars Adesua Etomi as Dunni Coker,…
Torrent Freak has released their yearly list of the most pirated television shows of 2016, with HBO’s hit show “Game of Thrones” taking the number one spot. Taking the number one spot for the fifth year running now, this year’s downloads was roughly on par with 2015 numbers, which was double of 2014’s eight million downloads. Others on the list include HBO’s new show “Westworld,” CW’s “Lucifer,” and AMC’s “Lucifer.”
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has criticized Governor Nyesom Wike over his allegation that the party wants to bomb his plane. Wike made the allegation on Thursday, December 29, during the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) end of year party in Port Harcourt, the state capital. “The APC believes that Governor Nyesom Wike’s utterances today, (yesterday) at his party’s event in Port Harcourt remains typically symptomatic of someone caught committing a heinous crime who has become confused and decides to pour dirt on anyone in sight,” Rivers APC spokesman, Chris Finebone said. “Governor Wike’s accusation that APC is…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Friday shut down the lubricant section of French oil giant, Total over allegations of anti-labour practices. The South-West Chairman of NUPENG, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the clampdown was as a result of a threat by the management of Total to sack 70 workers for belonging to the union. Korodo said that members of the union were deployed at the main entrance to Total’s blending plant to disrupt activities. He alleged that the management of Total had engaged a contractor, named…
Constituents of Kogi West Senatorial district are currently lamenting neglect under the representation of Senator Dino Melaye at the Upper legislative house. In a recent report by SaharaReporters, constituents have complained bitterly about the decadence in the Senatorial district that comprises of Lokoja, Ijumu, Kaba/Bunu, Koto/Karfi, Mopa/Amuro, Yagba East and Yagba West local government areas. The complaints of neglect was orchestrated by the realisation that Senator Melaye has no office in the entire Kogi West that comprises of seven different local governments. In the words of one of the constituents, “Kaba is the headquarters of Kogi West Senatorial District and…
Guardiola and Klopp have faced each other eight times in competitive games. All of those came in Germany. And while the Catalan has a slight edge (four wins to him, three to Klopp, one draw) it’s fair to say he was fairly impressed with Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund side. “They’re like a steamroller, unstoppable,” Guardiola said in Marti Perarnau’s “Pep Confidential” book. “There are other teams who counterattack brilliantly, like Real Madrid, for example. But Dortmund are unique. I’ve never seen anything like it.” Klopp’s Liverpool are not quite the same as Klopp’s Dortmund, but after a little over a year…
Antonio Conte is not a man who often hypes up his players in public but raise the subject of Thibaut Courtois and the Chelsea head coach is emphatic. “Thibaut is, for me, one of the best — if not the best — goalkeepers in the world,” Conte said in his weekly media conference on Friday. “This season he’s playing very well and you can see that he’s not only very good with his hands but also with his feet. I think he’s a complete goalkeeper, a modern goalkeeper.” Conte regards Courtois as an integral part of what he is building…
It might have taken Jose Mourinho longer than fans had anticipated, but Manchester United’s improved brand of football is now producing the points that it deserves. Draws against the likes of Stoke, Everton and Arsenal have proven costly — United are still a lowly sixth in the Premier League table — but, since losing at Fenerbahce on Nov. 3, United have won eight of 11 games and averaged more than two goals per match, which is a significant improvement on the early weeks. Most of the results in that run came against weaker opposition — a 1-0 win over Tottenham…