Carlo Ancelotti has seen a lot during his considerable time in football but even he is fascinated by the impending battle between Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Wales’ Gareth Bale. The Bayern Munich coach spent two years at Real Madrid and was there when Bale signed for a world-record fee, joining Ronaldo at the Santiago Bernabeu, and has seen the two face off many times in training. Even there, the battles were intense, leaving Ancelotti intrigued to see how the battle between the two stars and their countries will pan out in Wednesday’s Euro 2016 semi-final. “I have seen these two…
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Sampdoria are keen to bring “confused” Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli to the club to revive his career. Balotelli struggled on loan at AC Milan last season, scoring just three goals in 23 appearances in all competitions. The 25-year-old is back at Liverpool for pre-season, but the Premier League side are reportedly willing to listen to offers. Sampdoria president Massimo Ferrero would be open to signing Balotelli, who impressed in the Serie A earlier in his career. “Balotelli is Balotelli’s worst enemy,” he told Corriere dello Sport. “Like [Antonio] Cassano is Cassano’s worst enemy. He’s a great player whose been stuck…
Denis Suarez is over the moon with his return to Barcelona and has vowed to give his all to succeed at Camp Nou. The Spain international, 22, joined Barca from Manchester City in 2013, but spent 2014-15 on loan at Sevilla before he was sold to Villarreal last year. However, the Liga champions announced on Monday that they have exercised their option to buy back the attacking midfielder for €3.25 million and he is ready to prove his worth in Catalunya. “I am very happy to return to the best team in the world,” Suarez told the official Barcelona website.…
New Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak is not moving to Paris Saint-Germain to sit on the bench. The Poland international is returning to French football after two trophy-laden years at La Liga outfit Sevilla, where he won back-to-back Europa League titles, joining coach Unai Emery in moving to the four-time defending French champions. Previously, Krychowiak played for Bordeaux, where he made just two league appearances, before a better stint at Reims launched his career into Spain. Now, Krychowiak said he has a point to prove in Paris and he wants to play a leading role in Emery’s latest project as…
Portugal winger Nani has joined Valencia on a three-year deal after just one season with Fenerbahce. The Turkish Super Lig club claimed in a statement that they had received €8.5million for the former Manchester United man, who is on international duty at Euro 2016. Nani has scored twice in five appearances at the tournament to help guide Portugal to the semi-finals, where they will face Wales. A return of eight goals in 28 league appearances helped Fener finish second last season behind Istanbul rivals Besiktas, with Nani’s high-profile arrival as well as that of former Old Trafford colleague Robin van…
Nollywood actress, Osas Ighodaro and her husband, Gbenro Ajibade, welcomed their daughter on June 21, 2016 in the United States. The celebrity couple welcomed their little ray of sunshine earlier than expected. However, further details concerning the birth of the couple’s first child haven’t been released to the public. Now, Gbenro Ajibade has revealed the name of their daughter. According to a recent post on Instagram, she will be called, Azariah TiwaTope Osarugue Ajibade. Recall that, Gbenro Ajibade and Osas Ighodaro were on the May cover of Genevieve Magazine when they revealed they were expecting their first child. “I don’t…
New photos of D’banj’s wife Lineo Didi Kilgrow have emerged. Remember that little was known about the woman who married D’banj last weekend apart from a handful of facts and couple of photos. More photos of the beauty who stole D’banj’s heart and made him settle down are out. Also more facts about her have emerged. Firstly she is present on social media (both Instagram and Twitter). Her handle is lineo_dd on Instagram and Twitter as well. Her Instagram account is private but her Twitter account is public. She hasn’t however tweeted March 30, 2014. She doesn’t follow D’banj on…
A new episode of popular Friday night comedy program “The Bigger Friday Show” featured Basket Mouth as a shrink with Kiss Daniel as his patient. On the episode, Kiss Daniel jokingly said that everyone wants to kiss him because his name is ‘Kiss Daniel.’ He further said that his female fans want him to change his current hairstyle which they claim is too feminine. The Bigger Friday Show is one of the revamped entertainment shows on MTV Base as the channel seeks to make young African audiences the center of its content and deepen audience participation and interaction. Basketmouth has…
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A fan who happens to be a graphics designer has taken time to recreate one of the recent photos released by Adekunle Gold recently, shot by ace photographer TY Bello. The recreated photo showed Adekunle God with piercings and tattoos. The fan (@femiakeusola – Instagram) captioned the alter ego ‘the other side of the Golden guy’. While we are not sure if Adekunle Gold will be tilting towards this other side anytime soon, fans are already sharing their views on which side they prefer.
Honestly we need to discuss this, why people use the word ‘OLOWO LOMA KUUREE’. When I was a young man in my 20s, many things people just seeing me do today I have been doing. Like traveling abroad on FIRST CLASS or PRIORITY CLASS. One thing I never liked in my life is, why I should have to wait until some class of people get out of an aircraft that took all of us to the same destinations, they would say ‘OLOWO LOMA KUUREE’. When we used to travel those days in the past to places like London, Rome, Italy,…
The City People Entertainment Awards (CPEA) 2016 nominees list has been announced. The 2016 CPEA will be held on July 24, 2016 at Yard 158, Oregun, 34 Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria. Wizkid, Olamide, Phyno, Muyiwa Ademola, Tiwa Savage, Falz, lead nominations at this year’s ceremony. The award ceremony, in its seventh year, is not only focused on recognising Nigerian entertainers but also highlight Nigerians who continue to make an impact in our immediate communities in Nigeria or extended communities in the diaspora.
The show won’t go on without Rihanna. Colombia’s annual music festival, Lollapalooza has been canceled after the singer pulled out due to concerns regarding the Zika virus. Subsequently, organizers decided to call off the inaugural festival in the country because they didn’t have time to find a headlining replacement, according to reports. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Zika virus can cause birth defects, fever, rashes, pain, and red eyes. It primarily spreads through bites from infected mosquitos. It can also be transmitted sexually or through pregnancy. Concerns about the Zika virus have heightened these days,…
Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff has vowed to submit the name of Mr Matthew Iduoriyekwemwen to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as PDP candidate for Edo governorship election. Sheriff, made this known when he presented the party’s certificate of return to Iduoriyekwemwen ahead of the Sept. 10 election on Tuesday. He said that he would rely on the judgment of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to send the candidate’s name to INEC. “It is clear that from Abuja High Court that INEC is obliged to accept the candidate we are to present. “You know ideally, most…
Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said the Abuja court denied him his fundamental human right even as he described the political logjam in his state as “atomistic,” a situation where the state is at war with itself, which he said has created unnecessary tension. Receiving some lawyers who visited him under the aegis of ‘Team of Concerned Lawyers,’ Ikpeazu lamented that political crisis has made the people of the state apprehensive and confused, which he blamed on the “ambition of one man.” According to Ikpeazu, what is happening in the state is not about him, but about the office…
Alhaji Maimala Buni, National Secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday pledged his party’s commitment to preserving the unity of Nigeria. He said in Damaturu on Wednesday that ensuring the indivisibility of the country was a task that could not be compromised under the APC government. “For too long, Nigerians had been manipulated through primordial sentiments by poor and weak leadership at the expense of unity, development and improved welfare for the citizenry. “This administration, under President Buhari, will always promote national unity and ensure the protection of lives and property of every citizen in every part of the country.…
Against the background of incessant bombings of oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta by the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, which apparently threaten the peace and unity of the country, President Mohammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable. He also warned looters of the public treasures to return their loots as a condition for their personal peace. The President gave the warning while receiving a cross section of Nigerians most whom were Muslims who were in his residence within the precinct of the presidential villa to pay him sallah homage on Wednesday. The President who recalled…
Family source on Wednesday, disclosed that Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, has died. Detals as soon as we get them.
Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar, the Emir of Gwandu and Chairman of Kebbi Council of Chiefs , has called on Nigerians to pray for peaceful co-existence. Bashar made the call after the Eid-el-Fitr prayers marking the end of the one-month Ramadan in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. He also called on the people to remain peaceful and law abiding to enable leaders ensure sustainable development. The traditional ruler further expressed sympathy with victims of the flood that destroyed property in Birnin Kebbi and Ngaski Local Government Areas. He appealed to the people to shun vices and idleness in preference to engaging in fruitful…
The Federal Ministry of Education and other stakeholders in the tertiary education sub-sector have agreed on N2,500 as the fee for post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening. This is contained in a statement issued by Prof. Michael Faborode, the Secretary-General, Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) on Wednesday in Abuja. Faborode said the agreement was reached after a deliberation of officials of the ministry, federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. The secretary-general said while it was agreed that the post-UTME screening should be sustained following the scrapping of the Computer Based Test (CBT). “From the statement made by…