Rapper, Ruggedman and ‘Gongo Aso’ crooner, 9ice, have given a confirmation that they are in good terms as they partner on hot new track, titled ‘Religion’. There had been suggestions earlier in 2016 that the pair had buried the hatchet, but the belief that both were still hating on each other was still in circulation. Their collaboration on the rapper’s new joint has left no doubt about the improvement in the relationship of these ‘once upon a time’ best buddies. They developed a music chemistry that produced Ruggedman’s hit track ‘Opomulero’ in 2009. The song received a lot of airplay…
Author: David Folami
Nollywood actress, Ireti Doyle, has given her opinion concerning the appropriate punishment for rapists, who are currently on a rampage based on several daily news reports. The occurrence of rape has become quite common in the Nigerian society, but the actress thinks it has always been happening, only that attention was not given to it in the past. She expressed her happiness that more conversation has been going on about the act, and feels that extreme punishment should be meted out to offenders, especially the serial rapists. Doyle stated this in an interview published by Punch News on Saturday, August…
Veteran actor, Pete Edochie, is having a go at social media impersonators who reportedly used him name to activate social media accounts and ascribe invented comments to him. He revealed the number of instances where misinformed and malicious statements were attributed to him, including rumours that his son died on a movie set. The actor disclosed this in an interview published by Punch News on Saturday, August 13, 2016, where he mentioned that he has numerous Facebook and Twitter accounts to his name. “Right now, I’m watching football in my house, but as I speak to you, some people are…
Manchester United’s summer spending spree looks like money well spent and gives them a strong chance of regaining former glories. In a heavyweight championship of top managers, Jose Mourinho is the one with the course and distance form in England, and that might prove to be the difference. Here are my club-by-club thoughts ahead of the new Premier League season. Arsenal: They have the quality, but continued failures to deliver make you wonder about the mentality and leadership in the squad. With debate about Arsene Wenger increasing among the club’s fans, the team could find even a top-four spot difficult.…
Joe Hart’s future at Manchester City remains uncertain after new boss Pep Guardiola said the club is yet to make a decision over the England keeper. City have been linked with a move for Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen all summer and there were reports that City are going to make a fresh move for the German international. Guardiola wants a keeper who is comfortable with the ball at his feet as well as being an excellent shot-stopper, and there are question marks over whether Hart is up to the job — particularly on the back of a poor summer at…
Eden Hazard hopes Chelsea’s players can rediscover the form that won them the Premier League title two years ago. Hazard was named Player of the Year as the Blues won the championship in 2014-15, but they suffered in defending their crown and could only finish 10th last season. The Belgium international knows he must find the performances that won him so many plaudits, and is targetting a strong start at home to West Ham United on Monday. “Everybody needs to be the same player as two years ago,” Hazard told Sky Sports. “We tried to find a lot of excuses…
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford believes the experience of players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Wayne Rooney will help him develop his game further as he prepares for his first full season as a senior professional. Rashford, 18, forced his way into United’s starting XI under Louis van Gaal and although competition for places will be higher this season he is adamant he can learn a lot from the players around him. “It’s amazing to have both of them to learn from,” he told MUTV. “You’ve also got someone like Michael [Carrick] too. You pick up bits from each of their…
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has been handed the captain’s armband by Arsene Wenger for the new Premier League season. Mertesacker, 31, had seemed the likely choice for the captaincy until he sustained a knee injury last month that needed surgery, with Wenger having said the German isn’t expected back for a few months. But the Arsenal boss has handed the centre-back the armband regardless, and said vice-captains Laurent Koscielny and Santi Cazorla will fill in until Mertesacker returns. “Per is a very respected figure in the dressing room, is loved as well and is also a very demanding figure. I…
Boasting perhaps the most compelling cast of characters in its 24-year history, the Premier League resumes this weekend with the duel between Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho taking centre-stage. England’s elite have spent big in the hope of usurping champions Leicester City and nowhere will the battle be more intense than between Manchester City manager Guardiola and his Manchester United counterpart Mourinho. The former El Clasico rivals have each sanctioned outlays of around £150 million on new players, with United notably luring Paul Pogba back to Old Trafford and City capturing John Stones. City start the campaign as British bookmakers’…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is grappling with a defensive injury crisis ahead of his team’s Premier League opener at home to Jurgen Klopp’s buoyant Liverpool on Sunday. Wenger is set to be without his three senior centre-backs at the Emirates Stadium and in Liverpool faces a team who put four unanswered goals past Barcelona in a recent friendly. With Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur all having strengthened in hope of toppling champions Leicester City, Wenger knows that it is not the time to be left in the starting blocks. “There is anxiety because you want to do…
Vardy, who scored 24 league goals last season, miskicked horribly after new signing Ahmed Musa had darted down the left to roll the ball back to him 16 yards from goal. After Danny Drinkwater had screwed wide from Mahrez’s inviting right-wing cut-back, Vardy was then thwarted by some dogged Hull defending. Christian Fuchs got clear after playing a one-two with Musa and, when goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic raced out to block, the ball ran loose to Vardy – but Jake Livermore threw his body in the way of the shot. Vardy, part of the England team beaten in the last 16…
Leicester’s Premier League title defence got off to an embarrassing start as the champions crashed to 2-1 defeat at troubled Hull in the season opener on Saturday. Just three months after their astonishing title triumph, Claudio Ranieri’s side were brought back down to earth by a team whose preparations for the new campaign were marred by the resignation of manager Steve Bruce and their failure to sign a single player. Adama Diomande gave Hull a first-half lead before Riyad Mahrez brought Leicester level with a penalty shortly after the interval. Robert Snodgrass drove in the winner 12 minutes into the…
Carlo Ancelotti is confident Bayern Munich are fully prepared for Sunday’s match against rivals Borussia Dortmund despite a difficult pre-season. Bayern had to make do without a number of key players as they got ready for the 2016-17 campaign due to their involvement in Euro 2016, but Ancelotti has little doubt they will give a good account of themselves at the Signal Iduna Park. “It’s the first game of the new season and we are ready for it. It will be a difficult, but important game,” Ancelotti said at a news conference. “We are playing for the first title of…
Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has welcomed new Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba back to the Premier League. Pogba earlier in the week completed his £100million record signing back to Manchester United and Mikel took to Twitter to welcome him with a cheeky video. “Welcome back to the Premier League, look forward to facing you again my friend,” Mikel wrote to Pogba on Twitter along with a video of him nutmegging the Frenchman with a backheel during a 2014 FIFA World Cup game. “Welcome back to the Premier League, look forward to facing you again my friend,” Mikel wrote to…
We just read another spook by Ejike James Agbo, a hireling, whose stock in trade is to pull down Governor David Umahi and his government. In the spook titled, “Fraud has been officially unveil(sic) as the official name of Ebonyi State’s Present Leaders,” he alleges an imaginary scam and calls on the ant-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to take note. Wao/ Ejike is definitely a Whacko. Here is a man whose English and sense of reasoning defy all logic. No wonder he lost his job in his former place of work and suddenly became an unprepared social crusader…
As the youths of Cross River State join the rest of the world in marking this year’s international youth day, I urge my fellow youths to look beyond our today and focus for the next generation. Coincidentally the theme ” The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production”. The theme reminds me of the fact that as young people we must work for the growth of Nigeria and our state in particular. We must think of ways on how we can create opportunities through our environment. As young people we must understand that being a youth…
A chieftain in the Ahmed Makarfi led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the party’s convention slated for August 17, 2016 in Rivers state must hold. Also, a chieftain of the PDP, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, said the party is sure that the convention will hold. Ihedioha also slammed the embattled Chairman of the PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, calling him an interloper. The PDP chieftain said “We will be focused and confident that the national convention of the PDP will hold. We cannot be distracted by agents that are against the ideals of our party. “Sheriff is an…
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido has said that he will contest for the Presidency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019. Lamido also said that the PDP is working to bring back its members who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The former governor made the comments on Monday, August 8, 2016, while speaking to journalists in the Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. “If my party finds me worthy of the party’s presidential ticket to serve Nigeria, I will thank God and oblige. Although there are issues in the party…
Timi Frank, the deputy national publicity secretary has decried the appointment of less than 10 per cent youths into public offices by President Muhammadu Buhari. In an open letter titled “International Youth Day: A Wake-Up Call”, to Nigerian youths on Thursday, August 11, 2016, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain recalled that Anthony Enahoro, Yakubu Gowon and Muhammadu Buhari all attained leadership positions at very tender age during the military era. Frank noted that that the United Arab Emirate had a 22-year old minister of youth while the chairman of the ruling party in Kenya was just 31. “I wish…
Outgoing Edo state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole on Thursday, August 11, said his administration is owing only four years of unpaid pensions after settling nine years pensioners’ entitlements. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, Oshiomhole said he is not leaving behind a huge liability for his successor, contrary to the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP had alleged that Oshiomhole’s failure to pay pensioners’ arrears might cripple the incoming administration in the state. Oshiomhole said: “From 1998 when the Army left, to 1999 and to the end of 2008 when I took over, that was a period of 13…