Following reports that popular comedian Julius Agwu had a brain tumour relapse, the jester’s manager has revealed he’s in good condition. We got an update from the singer’s US manager who said, Agwu is still in the United Kingdom. According to him, “He’s getting way better. He’s still in the UK”. Recall that Goldmyne TV reported on August 29, 2016, that the top comedian was in a bad shape at Lewisham hospital, London following a relapse from a tumour in his brain. Thinfostride, however, reached out to the veteran comedian’s US manager, Bishop who confirmed Agwu is alright but just…
Author: David Folami
Rob Kardashian has really come a long way when it comes to his health and weight. TMZ reports that the reality star has confirmed to his family that he is now free of diabetes. The reports have revealed that Rob is in remission and according to his doctor, no longer needs the medication for his type 2 diabetes. As previously reported, Rob was hospitalised in December 2015 with his doctors warning him that he could go into a diabetic coma if he failed to turn his lifestyle around. With the help of pregnant fiancee, Blac Chyna, the 29-year-old has been…
News reports have revealed that the woman who has accused Chris Brown of assault with a gun, has made faked death threats before. TMZ reports that Baylee Curran filed a restraining order against her roommate, Princeton Roseborough, in 2013, alleging that he had hired a someone to kill her. She also claimed that Roseborough physically assaulted her by pushing her head against the wall of a bedroom so much so that an ambulance had to be called. Strangely, at the time a formal hearing was set up, Curran did not show up, causing the judge to lift the temporary restraining…
Kourtney Kardashian may be having issues with her baby daddy, Scott Disick but she is not done having kids and this might be one thing they have in common. The mother-of-three admitted to being open to a reunion with the 33-year-old TV personality during a recent interview with Cosmopolitan magazine. Speaking on the issues herself, Disick and their kids have had to endure, Kourtney said: “The idea of having my family together is amazing, but it’s not the way things ended up. “They may end up there. I’m not sure. To me, it’s in God’s hands. If it’s meant to…
How time flies! Damilola Adegbite-Attoh is one proud mum as her son turned two yesterday, August 31, 2016. The Nollywood actress took to her Instagram page yesterday, August 31, 2016, to celebrate her son, Brian, sharing cute photos of herself with him. On one of the photos, the Tinsel actress wrote: “A mother’s love for her child knows no boundaries. My baby is 2!!!!!!!! Growing so fast Happy Birthday my little prince. I love you more than words or actions could ever express.” The sweet snaps show Damilola in a lace floor-length gown and Brian dressed casually, as they posed…
The Premier League spent over £1 billion in the summer transfer window, but some clubs were left happier than others. Arsenal waited until the final days of the window to finally splash the cash while the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool chose to get the bulk of their business early. But the question is: did your side do enough this summer? ESPN FC’s club bloggers rate their window out of 10 and discuss whether they addressed the key areas they needed to. MAN UNITED: 9/10 What they needed: Someone to boss the middle of the park, a…
Bastian Schweinsteiger received an emotional Germany farewell on Wednesday night, with the Manchester United midfielder brought to tears in his final match for his nation. Schweinsteiger, 32, was cheered by 30,121 fans at the Borussia Park whenever he picked up possession, before being withdrawn in the 68th minute and replaced by Julian Weigl, as Germany beat Finland 2-0 thanks to goals from Maximilian Meyer and Paulus Arajuuri. The former Bayern Munich player won his 121st and final cap for Germany, bringing to an end his 12-year international career. “I will miss him, not only as a footballer,” national team coach…
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will succeed Bastian Schweinsteiger as the new Germany captain. Neuer, who made his Germany debut in 2009, has made 71 appearances for the senior national side, conceding only 52 goals, and was a key part of the 2014 World Cup-winning side. He faced competition from several players for the captaincy, with Bayern teammate Jerome Boateng saying on several occasions that he had hoped to take the armband. Mats Hummels, Toni Kroos and Sami Khedira were also mentioned as possibilities, but Joachim Low has selected 30-year-old Neuer to lead the side ahead of the 2018 World…
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was among a number of top coaches who discussed the possibility of scrapping extra time in UEFA competitions. Currently, knockout matches that are level after 90 minutes go to 30 minutes of extra time, before being decided on penalties if a stalemate remains. At the 18th UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum on Wednesday, the proposal to abolish extra time and go straight to penalties was discussed, in a meeting chaired by UEFA Coaching Ambassador Ferguson. Current United boss Jose Mourinho, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique and Real Madrid’s Zinedine Zidane…
Barcelona are concerned that the Premier League’s spending power is leaving the rest of Europe behind and have suggested UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations should be adapted to account for the influx of money into English football. The transfer window closed on Wednesday with Premier League clubs having invested a reported £1.165 billion (€1.38bn) on new signings. In comparison, Serie A clubs spent around €708 million, Bundesliga clubs spent €548m, and the total expenditure for La Liga sides was €488m. UEFA’s FFP regulations were agreed in principle in September 2009 and clubs as big as Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester…
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is to contest a charge of alleged violent conduct and possible three-match ban, PA Sport reports. Aguero was charged with violent conduct by the FA after his elbow on West Ham defender Winston Reid in Sunday’s win. The incident, after which Reid was seen holding his neck, was missed by referee Andre Marriner and his fellow officials during the match. Aguero had been given until 6 p.m. local time on Thursday to respond to the charge, which was issued after a review panel felt he should have been sent off. A date for a disciplinary…
Out-of-favour Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has joined Italian club Torino on a season-long loan, the two clubs announced on Wednesday. The England international, 29, arrives in Turin after being frozen out at City by new manager Pep Guardiola. Hart had been City’s first-choice goalkeeper since 2010, winning two Premier League titles, two League Cups and one FA Cup, but Guardiola signed Chile’s Claudio Bravo to replace him. “Suddenly (in) my career has been an important turning: it was a sign. Torino’s offer came in the right moment, with the right manner,” Hart said in a statement on Torino’s English-language…
La Liga champions Barcelona and Qatar Airways are in talks to extend their current shirt sponsorship deal until 2020, the boss of the Gulf carrier said on Wednesday. Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways’ CEO, said the two parties were in fresh negotiations to extend the current one year deal, which was announced in July, by a further three years. “We didn’t have enough time to negotiate a proper agreement with them, this is why we extended it for one year and we are in negotiations with them,” said Al Baker. But, he added: “This is all depends on what kind…
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insists the European champions’ squad is “impossible to improve” after an uncharacteristically quiet transfer window. Perez, known for splashing hundreds of millions of euros in previous years on the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez, has limited his spending to just a 30-million-euro ($33.5 million) buyback of Alvaro Morata from Juventus. “We have won the European Super Cup and the first two games in La Liga,” Perez said of Real’s 100 percent start to the season. “We have a spectacular squad and it is impossible to improve.” Madrid appealed a one-year transfer…
<img src="https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Jack-Wilshere-vs.-Liverpool-300×188.jpg" alt="Jack Wilshere" width="300" height="188" class="size-medium wp-image-91669" /Bournemouth's season-long loan signing of England midfielder Jack Wilshere from Arsenal represents uncharted territory for the club, said manager Eddie Howe. The Premier League side completed one of the more unexpected deals of deadline day when they moved for the 24-year-old Wilshere on Wednesday. The transfer represents a major step in Bournemouth's evolution, coming just over three years after they were promoted from the third tier, and one year after they reached the Premier League for the first time. "It's a step into the unknown in the respect that I think Jack's…
Brazil defender David Luiz is overjoyed to be back for a second spell at Chelsea after leaving Paris St Germain on transfer deadline day. The 29-year-old, who quit Stamford Bridge for Paris two years ago, has returned for a fee that media reports put at £34 million. Luiz won the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup in his three years at Chelsea after joining from Benfica in 2011. “It’s fantastic to have this second opportunity to play for this club. I love this club, that’s why I am here,” Luiz told www.chelseafc.com. “It will be an amazing opportunity to…
In the light of general complaints in the polity over the biting hardship occasioned by a depressed economy, a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Bola Ajibola (SAN) has called on Nigerians to endure and give President Muhammadu Buhari time to fix the country. In this interview, he urged Nigerians to desist from antagonising the administration. He also revealed how some Nigerians took the campaign against his election into the International Court of Justice to the international arena and brought the country to ridicule at that time. His take on the anti-corruption campaign and whether corruption…
Chief Charles Idahosa is a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State and Political Adviser to Governor Adams Oshiomhole. In this interview, he says the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) knows the Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu’s governorship bid will not fly. How has your campaign been and, from what you’ve seen so far, how positive are you of victory? Talking about victory, I’m 100 percent sure of victory. Our campaign is on course, we are doing very well. Government Adams Oshiomole, like I said earlier, is leading the campaign of Godwin Obaseki and I asked who…
Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, wife of the APC candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed optimism that her husband would transform the lives of the citizenry through his unique capacity to draw investors to the state. Addressing the Archdiocesan Catholic Women Organization (CWO), in Benin City, she said her husband is passionate about making life more meaningful for the people of the state, asserting that the opposition PDP lacks what it takes to improve the lives of the people of the state from their antecedents. According to her,” my husband has been in the investment industry for many years and he is…
PDP candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has cautioned the Edo state government against selling off the assets of Edo LINE, the state-owned transport company. He spoke weekend in his continuation of his campaign which took to some communities in Igueben, Esan South- East and Owan West local government areas of the state. Edo people will resist any move by the Oshiomhole led the administration to sell off their inheritance which he said took the visionary leadership of elder statesman, Dr. Osaigbovo Ogbemudia to build. The governorship candidate said, “the assets of Edo Line are more than its liabilities and are located…