Manchester United’s hierarchy believe the football being served up by manager Jose Mourinho is “much better than last year,” a source close to the club has said. Mourinho has been working on implementing a style that is different to the one seen under his predecessor Louis van Gaal. That is one of the requirements of Mourinho’s job — not just results — and he is aiming to lay down long-term foundations with that style. United suffered another disappointing league draw in their most recent match — 1-1 at Everton on Sunday — leading to Mourinho complaining about people focusing on…
Author: David Folami
Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann has heaped praise on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and said he always watches Borussia Dortmund on television. Last season, Dortmund striker Aubameyang invited Griezmann’s brother Theo to the Westfalenstadion to see a Borussia Dortmund match, and the player’s sibling said afterwards he was “just amazed by the atmosphere, the stadium and the match.” France international Griezmann has yet to play against Dortmund but, in an interview with the Ruhr-Area outlet Reviersport, he said he admires the club. “Whenever a Borussia match is on TV I will watch because with this team I have a goal guarantee. BVB…
Jose Mourinho claimed he is being judged unfairly by critics after Manchester United conceded a late Leighton Baines penalty in a damaging 1-1 draw at Everton. Mourinho’s team have won just twice in the league since the end of August, a run which has featured numerous draws and has derailed United’s hopes of winning a title in their manager’s debut season at Old Trafford. However, Mourinho, who earned a reputation for not always winning in the most attractive style when in charge of Chelsea, insists his side is playing well and that he is being held to a double standard.…
Rapper cum businessman, Jay Z was a year older on December 4, 2016. The Tidal boss however celebrated his 47th birthday with close friends and family members at a private dinner party in Los Angeles on Saturday, December 3, 2016. The investor arrived the French restaurant République with his wife, Beyoncé. The couple, who got married in April 2008, kept their arrival secret and had the area covered with tarpaulin. The 21-time Grammy winner’s birthday party had in attendance Beyoncé’s former Destiny’s Child bandmate and close friend, Kelly Rowland along with her husband, Tim Witherspoon. Tina Knowles was also spotted…
Today’s man crush is the head of Mavin Records and the consistent hit maker Don Jazzy! Don Jazzy, real name Michael Collins, has been one of Nigeria’s foremost music producer for the better half of a decade. After being a part of JJC’s set-up in London in the early 00’s, he moved back with D’banj to form Mo’ Hits in 2004. This move started his rise in becoming Nigeria’s biggest music producer. After the split of Mo’ Hits, Don Jazzy quickly formed a new label Mavin Records and has continued his fine run with Tiwa Savage, D’Prince and Dr. Sid.…
RMD is celebrating his son, Kome Mofe-Damijo, as he turns 33 years-old today, December 5, 2016. The veteran actor took to photo sharing app, Instagram, with a photo of Kome and his little girl writing, “It’s been 33 years already? Wow! Happy Birthday son, I’ve been struggling with this all morning, not sure I want to drag you out here and disrespect your privacy but I am just too mighty proud of the man you have become and just have to share you with the world. I recall how scared I was to let you leave home many years ago…
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied that he’s planning to leave the party. The APC leader made the denial on Monday, December 5, via Twitter. “In our Journey to national betterment, plans and policies will be made, then amended. Mistakes will occur and then corrected… Achievements will be had & replicated. Through it all, I, Asiwaju will remain true to the progressive ideals that fueled the creation of APC,” he wrote. “I have devoted my political life to achieve what has been achieved. My heart is too much of the people and my…
Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike has said that there is a plot to assassinate him. Wike said the task to kill him was given to two policemen, but he did not disclose those behind the plot. The allegation is coming few days to the December 10 legislative re-run election. The Governor disclosed this on Sunday, December 4, during an interview on Channels TV. Wike expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will sweep the polls, adding that Rivers is not Ondo or Edo State where the PDP lost. He said: “Rivers State is not Ondo State. It is…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, December 5, depart Abuja for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the 3rd Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa slated for Dec. 5 and Dec. 6. The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. According to the statement, the forum will be convened by President Macky Sall of Senegal with support from the African Union to discuss security-related challenges on the continent. It stated that the event would be attended by African leaders and representatives of regional and international…
Atletico Madrid endured a frustrating 0-0 draw with Espanyol at the Vicente Calderon on a miserably, rainy Saturday night. It was a case of “one of those days” for Atletico. They dominated possession, huffed and puffed, but ultimately could not blow the house down and in the end were indebted to keeper Jan Oblak to ensure that they took anything from the game. They remain in fourth, nine points behind table toppers Real Madrid. Jan Oblak made two brilliant saves and kept a fourth consecutive clean sheet. Apart from that there is very little consolation that Diego Simeone and team…
Having thrown away so many points with games they’ve drawn that they should have won, Manchester United will be furious that they couldn’t see out Sunday’s game against Everton. With the scoreline 1-0, thanks to a superb finish from Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the first half, substitute Marouane Fellaini gave away a penalty even though Idrissa Gueye was already on his way down before Fellaini made contact. Both Marcos Rojo and Gareth Barry should have been sent off within the first 20 minutes, yet both got away with their offences. Leighton Baines, whom David de Gea had denied from the penalty…
Chelsea captain Gary Cahill believes Diego Costa is now a “smarter player” after he helped fire the club clear at the top of the Premier League. Costa, 28, scored Chelsea’s first goal in the club’s 3-1 win at title rivals Manchester City on Saturday, taking his goal tally for the season to 11 — level with Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez as the Premier League’s top scorer — and he also has five assists to his name. Just as noteworthy has been the Spain international’s vast improvement in temperament under Antonio Conte. After picking up four bookings in the first six league…
The representatives of Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho were warned that the structure of the their tax affairs was potentially risky, according to media reports in Spain. An investigation sparked by a leak of more than 18 million documents has reported that Real Madrid star Ronaldo has routed at least €150 million in income through the British Virgin Islands tax haven since 2009, and that the Spanish tax authorities have been investigating his affairs for 12 months already. The same reports say that current Manchester United manager Mourinho allegedly moved some of his income via six countries and a New…
This was a day when the questions about Liverpool’s defending came crashing to the fore. A chance to go within a point of Premier League leaders Chelsea was squandered in spectacular style. Nathan Ake’s injury-time winner was laid on a plate by a catastrophic fumbling error by Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius. Delicious irony lies in Ake being loaned to Bournemouth by Chelsea. Liverpool were first 2-0 up, then 3-1 up, and then back to 3-3. They were pegged back by a Bournemouth team fired by second-half substitute Ryan Fraser before Ake’s winner. Fraser, a 22-year-old Scot, won a penalty in…
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan canceled his schedule to worship at the presidential villa in Abuja on Sunday, December 4. This was disclosed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the annual end of the year thanksgiving service. The service, which took place at the Aso Rock Chapel, was attended by former President Olusegun Obasanjo; Yakubu Gowon, former head of state; and Ernest Shonekan, a one-time interim president. Also in attendance were former Vice President Alex Ekwueme, Oladipo Diya, and Ebitu Ukiwe, ex-Chiefs of general staff. Osinbajo said: “Today is a special thanksgiving for the end of the year and as you…
The Federal Government on Sunday said all 500,000 graduates to be employed under the N-power scheme would be provided with tablet devices to equip them with new skills. Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity said this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He said that the provision of the tablet devices would enable the graduates to be skillful, knowledgeable and empowered in their own area of specialization. Akande said this was part of the present administration’s plan to tackle massive youth unemployment under its…
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has charged troops wipe out all elements of Boko Haram from the country by December. As contained in a statement issued by the Army Headquarters on Sunday, December 4, Buratai called on the soldiers to end insurgency once and for all. The statement reads: “I am sending to you all, the troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE best wishes as the Yuletide period approaches, I commend you for your sacrifices, commitment, loyalty and courage in the service of our fatherland. I wish to make this call to action and wake up call to…
Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity on Sunday gave the assurance that the Federal Government would soon generate 7000 megawatts (MW) of power. Akande said this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja that government was working assiduously to step up power generation from 5000mw to 7000 mw. He said that the country began to experience low electricity supply due to pipeline vandalism and the bombings in the Niger Delta region. “When the administration came in as a matter of fact we were doing less than…
The Nigerian government has been forced to buy warplanes and helicopters from Russia and Pakistan due to the refusal of the US to sell weapons to the country. The US has refused to lift a ban placed on the sale of weapons to Nigeria due to allegations of human rights abuse levelled against the country’s security agencies. The disclosure was made to BBC by Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar. Abubakar said further that the warplanes and helicopters had been ordered, and would be delivered to the country soon. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army was recently accused of killing…
The Presidency on Sunday in Abuja said that the Fed eral Government’s Economic team is strong and competent to discharge its duties. Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, said this when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He was reacting to the allegation in some quarters that the country remained in recession due to poor handling of the economy by officials. According to him President Muhammadu Buhari’s economic team is composed of competent and tested people with significant private sector experiences.· “The major problem of…