Yaya Toure’s agent Dimitri Seluk believes African fans will no longer support Manchester City following Pep Guardiola’s decision to leave the experienced midfielder out of his Champions League squad – and will instead start backing arch-rivals United instead. The 33-year-old, sold to City from Barcelona in 2010 when Guardiola was in charge at Camp Nou, featured for the full 90 minutes in the second leg of City’s Champions League play-off win over Steaua Bucharest, but has yet to make a Premier League appearance this season. Toure seemingly faces an uphill battle to win over Guardiola and Seluk feels the Spaniard’s…
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Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has taken the time to praise Diego Costa in the wake of Monday’s 8-0 World Cup qualification win over Liechtenstein. Costa has been struggling to find his best form while playing for the national team and had scored just once for Spain heading into the match in Leon. The Chelsea striker netted twice to help his country to victory in Group G, though, and Lopetegui hailed his performance. “In the end, the players are all master of their own destiny,” Lopetegui said at a news conference. “We try to help the players, but Diego is a…
Former Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike is now engaged to his girlfriend and model, Iheoma Nnadi. Emenike and Iheoma who was the 2014 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria have been dating since May 2016. The Fenerbahce striker took his Instagram to make the announcement along with a collage of photo. “She’s the one @iheomannadi…Thank God,” the striker writes. We learnt that the striker proposed at a restaurant in Turkey. Emenike sparked rumours of a romance between him and Nnadi when he shared a photo of himself and the beauty queen in June 2016. The photo which was taken at the…
Lionel Messi could miss Barcelona’s LaLiga clash with Alaves on Saturday due to an ongoing hamstring problem. The prolific attacker was forced to pull out of the Argentina squad for the upcoming 2018 World Cup qualifier against Venezuela, having previously guided them to a 1-0 win over Uruguay after reversing his decision to retire from international football. Messi underwent a series of tests on Monday to determine the extent of the knock. Barcelona have now confirmed the forward’s adductor issue and have made it clear Messi will have to lighten his training load ahead of this weekend’s match at Camp…
Uruguay international striker, Luis Suarez has received a message from a former assassin, Jhon Jairo Velasquez. Nicknamed ‘Popeye’, Velasquez is the former hitman of Pablo Escobar and spent 22 years in prison for the murder of 300 people and involvement for 3, 000 killings. The man who was convicted of killing a Colombian presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galan in 1989 now has a Youtube channel from where he sent Suarez and the Uruguay national team. Ahead of the team’s clash against Paraguay on Wednesday, September 8, Velasquez sent a message. “Hello, I am Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez, Popeye, the personal…
Chelsea defender John Terry has revealed that Manchester United legendary coach, Sir Alex Ferguson tried to sign him at the age of 14. Terry has been at Chelsea all his career where he has become a cult figure but if Ferguson had gotten his way, things would have been a whole lot different. The Chelsea captain took to his Instagram to share a photo of himself when he was 14 sitting with Sir Alex Ferguson. In the photo, the 14-year-old Terry is sat between his mum Sue, Sir Alex Ferguson and dad Ted. “Flashback to a young 14-year-old JT Who…
Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho is keen to replace Sergio Aguero in Saturday’s Manchester derby, if he is selected by Pep Guardiola. Manchester City’s Aguero is suspended for the big game against Manchester United at Old Trafford, which means that Iheanacho could get his first Premier League start under Guardiola. The 19-year-old attacker, who scored a stunning goal for Nigeria in last Saturday’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Tanzania in Uyo, is looking forward to the prospect. “Sergio’s suspension is a big loss, but we have a lot of big players to turn to. “If I get…
Mrs Ladi Iliya, the Deputy National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), says Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State is free to return to Labour Party. Iliya made the offer in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure on Monday. NAN reports that Mimiko was elected Ondo State governor under the platform of Labour Party in 2007 and 2012, but defected to Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on Oct. 3, 2014. Iliya, who did not say whether Mimiko had shown interest to return to Labour Party, described the governor as a “politician of repute.’’ “The governor of Ondo…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned one Deji Adeyanju as its Director of New Media, as the party launched a new twitter handle for effective control of its affairs. This is contained in statement signed by Chinwe Nnorom, Head of PDP Publicity Unit, on Monday in Abuja. The statement said that the Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the party, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, had directed the immediate closure of the party’s official twitter handle “@pdpnigeria“ and re-launched a new one. It said that the decision became necessary due to the frequent unauthorized, and at most times, embarrassing tweets that emanated…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday urged Nigerians to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari, saying his strong political will would revive the nation’s economy. This is contained in a statement released to newsmen in Abuja by National Secretary of the party, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni. According to the statement, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should stop making insensitive comments about the economy as the government is conscious of the hardship its citizens are faced with. Buni said: ”In reacting to the orchestrated and insensitive comments by the PDP on the economy, the APC urges the President Muhammadu Buhari-led…
The Federal Government has condemned the letter of a US Congressman, Tom Marino, asking his country to withhold security support to Nigeria, describing it as “out of tune with reality’’. Marino had written the letter to the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, alleging infractions on some principles and local and international regulations and conventions by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said that the allegations by Marino were imaginary and that he was poorly informed about the issues he commented on. He wondered…
Militant attacks on energy facilities in Nigeria’s southern Niger Delta threaten to cripple the country’s state oil company if allowed to go unchecked, it said on Sunday. Militants calling for a greater share of the country’s oil wealth to go the impoverished region have reduced Nigeria’s crude oil output by 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.56 million bpd since the start of the year. Niger Delta Avengers, which claimed responsibility for most of the attacks, said last month it had ceased hostilities to pursue talks with the government, but others say they will continue attacks. Another group, the Niger…
The United Nations (UN) has described Nigeria as one of the poorest and most unequal countries in the world. The UN also said that Nigeria is deeply divided on the basis of the plurality of ethnic, religious and regional identities. This was contained in a report released by the UN on Nigeria’s Common Country Analysis (CCA). The report reads in part: “Nigeria, with a population of over 75 million, is the most populous nation in Africa and the seventh most populous in the world. Her population will be approximately 200 million by 2019 and over 400 million by 2050, becoming…
The United States of America is set to return $458million in funds looted by former dictator, Sani Abacha to Nigeria. The US is said to have seized about $550 million which had been corruptly obtained by Abacha and his associates under its 2013 Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative. The disclosure was made by Comrade Salihu Othman Isah, the media aide to Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami to Daily Trust on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Isah added that a US-Nigerian lawyer, Godson Nnaka, had filed an appeal stalling the release of the funds after claiming to be entitled to…
The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike pledged his support for the Nigerian Army exercise in the Niger Delta- Operation Crocodile Smile. Governor Wike said his administration will continue to support all security agencies in Rivers state to maintain peace and order. He said this while speaking with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai at the Rivers state Government House. Wike said “The Rivers State Government is fully in support of the Operation Crocodile Smile. I was fully briefed by the Brigade Commander and we associate ourselves with the programme because it will make the Niger…
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has called on South-East Governors to enact laws restricting the movement of Fulani Herdsmen to ranches. Ekweremadu asked the Governors to emulate the Ekiti state Governor, Ayo Fayose, who passed the Grazing Prohibition law recently. According to the Deputy Senate President, laws like that will stop the loss of innocent lives in Igbo land. He also suggested that the Federal Government can construct and lease ranches for use by the herdsmen, adding that it will produce healthy livestock. Ekweremadu said “Governments of various states in Igbo land and indeed other parts of the country…
The exchange of words following the death of Senator Stella Oduah’s son after a brief illness, is heating up by the day. The Senator’s enstranged husband, Lieutenant Colonel Satchie Ayomike Etoromi (rtd.), who said he was not informed of his son’s death, has issued a statement replying his son’s comments about him. Tuoyo Etoromi Oduah, had earlier issued a statement in the dailies, calling his father an attention seeker. According to the Lt. Col. Etormi, Tuoyo is being manipulated and lied to by his mother, who has been silent since this war of words started. The Senator’s enstranged husband also…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Sunday advocated the celebration of Yoruba icons and heroes while they were alive. Ogunwusi made the call when the crew of Apreel 1 Events Management visited him in his palace in Ile-Ife, Osun, to herald the 70th birthday of popular juju musician, Mr Sunday Adegeye. He said that the musician, popularly known as King Sunny Ade (KSA), had touched many lives in Yorubaland and the world through his music. Ogunwusi said that Sunny Ade’s brand of juju music cut across old and new generations, adding that he brought joy and happiness into…
Nollywood superstar Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde might be feeling left out after Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg came to the country and did not visit her. Mark Zuckerberg was in the country last week and met top Nigerian celebrities such as Basketmouth and Richard Mofe Damijo. Yesterday, August 4, 2016 Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde posted a photo of Mark Zuckerberg at the Aso Rock in her Instagram and wrote “That weird moment Zuckerberg visits Nigeria and meets with Everyone but the ones with the highest Ff on his platform #welcomeZuck or #goodbyezuck ? #jealousmuch #welovehimthough #controversialpost and #heworeasuit #facebook.” Was Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde joking…
September 3, 2016, was the highly anticipated Buckwyld ‘n’ Breathless. The event which had two headliners, 2Face Idibia and MI saw Choc Boiz reunite on stage at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. The group while performing their hit song ‘Brother’ spoke a lot about growing up and helping each other. According to MI Abaga he once stayed with DJinee in his house for years before he finally made it. Jesse Jagz showed fans that there was no hard feelings between him and ‘brother’ Ice Prince as they both were very close at some point. He said, “Me and Ice…