Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy will miss the Premier League leaders’ visit to Manchester United on Sunday after being banned for an additional game for improper conduct, the BBC reported. Vardy, the league’s second-highest scorer this season with 22 goals, angrily confronted referee Jon Moss after being picking up a second yellow card for diving during Leicester’s 2-2 draw against West Ham on April 17. After missing Sunday’s 4-0 win over Swansea, Vardy will now also be suspended for Sunday’s match at Old Trafford, where Leicester could wrap up their first ever Premier League title with victory. The 29-year-old, who…
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Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho is the deadliest forward in Europe despite just scoring 11 goals. Iheanacho grabbed a brace in Manchester City’s 4-0 win over Stoke City on Saturday, April 23 in a Premier League clash. With just 11 goals, the 19-year-old can claim to be the most prolific goalscorer in Europe’s top five league based on minutes played. With a minute-to-goal ratio 81.27, the City forward is ahead of the likes of Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo. After Iheanacho, Barcelona striker, Suarez is second with 53 goals scored in a minute-to-goal ratio of 83.77 Ronaldo…
Jerome Boateng has been included in the Bayern Munich squad for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final with Atletico Madrid after a three-month spell on the sidelines due to injury. The Germany international has not featured for the Bundesliga champions since picking up a groin injury in their 2-1 win over Hamburg back in January and recently stressed that he did not want to take any unnecessary risks. Boateng opted to sit out the 2-0 Bundesliga win over Hertha Berlin at the weekend despite having resumed squad training already, but he is now finally ready to make his comeback. Bayern will still…
Juventus general director Giuseppe Marotta has admitted the Serie A champions face a tough task to keep hold of Alvaro Morata and Juan Cuadrado, while he has made it clear they are ready to move for Edinson Cavani if the Paris Saint-Germain striker were to become available. Morata joined Juve from Real Madrid in 2014, but the Santiago Bernabeu side have an option to re-sign the 23-year-old for a set fee. Cuadrado, meanwhile, is on loan at the Turin side until the end of the season and is due to return to Chelsea come June. “We want to strengthen the…
Amber Rose and baby daddy, Wiz Khalifa are definitely in a good place after all the bitterness which followed their divorce in 2014. The ex-couple who seem to have perfected the art of co-parenting, were spotted with their son, Sebastian, on a family outing today, April 25, 2016. Wiz and Amber had taken Sebastian for a friend’s birthday party, looking all cozied up like the perfect family in the photo the model shared via her Instagram page. Of course, Amber couldn’t resist pointing out that fact in her comment on the photo: “Family day with Pumpkin! Happy Birthday @babyheeman thx…
Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus, has cleared the air concerning her marriage to Daniel Ademinokan, who was the ex-husband of fellow actress, Doris Simeone. In an interview with ThisDay, Damasus said she has been quiet about the ‘husband snatching’ allegation for too long, but now deems it fit to express herself concerning the matter. “One of the comments I have seen consistently, over and over again’ is, ‘Stella snatches somebody’s husband’; ‘Stella the husband snatcher which is what has been going on.” “And I had sworn that I would never talk about it or even listen or stress myself about the…
Afrobeat singer, Brymo, who recently revealed plans to release his fifth studio album titled “Klitoris”, has opened up about how fatherhood has changed him. Brymo, in an interview with TheNet explained a lot of things have changed about him since he became a father.“Fatherhood is another phase in one’s life, and I am learning and getting better at it every day. A lot has changed too, I now pay closer attention to my actions and how they’ll reflect on the people closest to me”. The singer welcomed the birth of his child, Waju, on March 27, 2015, with his baby…
Beyonce’s fans have accused Rita Ora of being the latest ‘Becky with the good hair’ mentioned in her ‘Lemonade’ album. Beyonce who released the widely talked about album during the HBO special on April 22, 2016 called out a certain Becky for cheating with her husband, Jay Z. And now, the Beyhive who earlier went after fashion designer Rachel Roy have turned their fury elsewhere. Days before the Beyonce’s album debuted, Rita took to Snapchat where she shared a picture of herself wearing a bra with two lemons on it and also what appeared to be a letter ‘J’ necklace.…
With the ongoing drama trailing the gender equality bill in Nigeria, Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola has become embroiled in a nasty exchange with feminists. It all started when, Daramola in a recent interview with New Telegraph said men and women shouldn’t have equal rights. “I’m sorry I don’t think men and women should have equal rights in this case. I think the male should have more than the female, but it should be with proportion, maybe on a ratio of 60 to 40. The reason why I think so is because we women tend to be extremely domineering when it…
Following Lil Kim’s photo collage that broke the Internet over the weekend, an undated interview with rapper has surfaced and it gives a clear picture of what motivated the rapper to bleach her skin. Apparently, the rapper has a deep rooted self esteem issues as she revealed men always cheated on her with European-looking girls. In the interview Kim says, “All my life men have told me I wasn’t pretty enough–even the men I was dating. And I’d be like, ‘Well, why are you with me, then?’ I have low self-esteem and I always have. Guys always cheated on me…
Media personality, Ebuka-Obi Uchendu and his lovely wife,Cynthia Obi-Uchendu, nee Obianodo, have confirmed they are expecting their patter of tiny feets! The duo who recently got married on February, 6th 2016 in a lavish ceremony have officially begun their 9-month journey to bliss. Recall that the duo were spotted at singer Omawumi’s birthday bash and the baby bump was clearly obvious but the Obi-Uchendu’s kept mute on the story! Cynthia has however confirmed the baby news via social media. The expectant mother shared a throwback photo from her white wedding in Abuja in February and captioned it, “When I wasn’t…
Tate Music Group singer, Brymo, has given an explanation regarding the title choice of his fifth studio album to be called “Klitoris”. The album title has caused many of his fans and observers to wonder why he opted to use such a thought provoking name. Brymo shared his thoughts in an interview with TheNetNg, admitting that he intended for the album title to have a sensual feel. “It’s a Greek word for ‘key’. It is where the word ‘clitoris’ itself originates.” “This album is the key to a certain door I have knocked on for years; and yes it was…
Arguably Nigeria’s most famous actress Genevieve Nnaji, 36, is making solid moves into expanding her business empire. She already has a strong foothold in the movie industry and a boutique fashion label. Now it seems that the queen of Nollywood is moving into the real estate business. Arguably Nigeria’s most famous actress Genevieve Nnaji, 36, is making solid moves into expanding her business empire. She already has a strong foothold in the movie industry and a boutique fashion label. Now it seems that the queen of Nollywood is moving into the real estate business. Yesterday (Monday, April 25, 2016) Genevieve…
Known for his daily inspirational words of advice on Instagram, Nigerian singer, Lynxxx is back with another and this time, he talks about soul mate searching and the focus of a relationship. Lynxxx today April 26, 2016 wrote, “What is a soulmate if he doesn’t care about your soul? What is a soulmate if she constantly leads you to sin? A soulmate should nurture and encourage growth, personal/spiritual development and be willing to sacrifice at all times while you both walk in purpose. There’s a fine distinct line between casually dating someone and finding a soulmate. You can’t be a…
Lupita Nyong’O dances to Lil Kesh’s ‘Efejoku’ hit dance song in a car ride with friends. The actress shared the video of herself and friends turning up right inside the car as they journeyed on. “West African Jammin’ on the West Side Highway,” the Academy Award-winning actress captioned the video of herself in the car with her Eclipsed play stars, all of them them bumping to the minute-long clip, mouthing the lyrics. “eclipsedbway day off, here we come! ridealong Lil Kesh’s Efejoku with ladyzjah, vintagepopsoul, pascale_armand and katiecm” the actress added. Lupita won’t be the first foreign star to grind…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian to be patient with him despite the problems currently being experienced in the country. Buhari’s plea was contained in a statement released by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu on Sunday, April 24, 2016. Read the statement below: The Presidency firmly rejects the insinuations that poverty and lack are products of the Change mantra. This should be dismissed as an erroneous and misplaced opposition criticism. The President understands the pain and the cries of the citizens of this country and he is spending sleepless nights over how he can make life better for everyone. Contrary…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that the Port Harcourt Refining Company and the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company are now producing petrol daily. Kachikwu made the disclosure via a statement released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday, April 24, 2016. “Port Harcourt is back in production; Warri is back in production; Kaduna, as of today, is receiving crude and will soon be back in production. Lagos is easing off now from fuel scarcity and Abuja is doing the same thing; and once Kaduna begins production, the North will see a…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that persons who vandalize government facilities are responsible for the poor power situation in the country. Mohammed made the statement while speaking in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital after being named the National Grand Patron of the S’Adatul Abadiya organization, Channels TV reports. “We are going to appeal to Nigerians to be patriotic and they should please stop attacking and destroying critical facilities. On the part of government, what we have done now is looking for other means of gas such as non-associated gas,” he said. “We have also been trucking gas…
The Nasarawa state government said it has successfully paid about N4.3 billion to local government workers as salaries out of the N8.9 billion bailout funds received from Federal Government contrary to statement made by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Clarifying the issue, the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Aliyu Ahmed Tijjani said N8.9 billion was received in two batches of N3.9 billion and N4.3 billion as bailout funds which part of it has been shared. Speaking to journalists in Lafiya on Sunday, April 24, 2016, Tijjani said the state government presented a…
The Kwara Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 53 drug suspects in the state between January and March. Emmanuel Danladi, the State Deputy Commandant of NDLEA, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Monday. He said that the agency impounded 614.99 kilo grammes of hard drugs consisting cannabis, psychotropic drugs and Valium from the suspects. “About 300.9 kg of cannabis, psychotropic of 6.19kg and Valium of 307.9 kg were recovered from the suspects,” he said. Danladi said that the suspects had been charged to court. According to him, the suspects…