Kendall Jenner got a little violent during a wild night out in Paris on March 3. Eye witnesses claim the 20-year-old model punched a paparazzo in the face while making her way through a massive crowd in the French capital. According to Hollywood Life, there was a huge crowd outside L’Arc in Paris when Kendall and BFF Gigi Hadid made their way to their car, and the girls got noticeably frustrated as they had trouble making their way through. Photogs caught the angry look on Kendall’s face, and in another shot, she’s seen inserting herself right into the chaos. There’s…
Author: David Folami
Beyonce has shared behind the scene photos from her Superbowl 50 performance, as she preps for the performance that left many mind blown. The pop singer was pictured getting prepared for the big night, laughing with her crew back stage of the epic yearly event. Beyonce’s daughter, Blue Ivy, which she shares with rapper hubby, Jay Z had also been pictured dancing with Chris Martin at the Super Bowl, as shared on the singer’s website. Although Beyonce’s epic performance raised a lot of brows and speculations, it would be hard to forget for those same reasons.
Samson Siasia is eyeing a win against Egypt in in his first competitive game since returning to the saddle as Nigeria head coach last month. The 48-year-old is ready to give an arm and a leg to ensure that the Super Eagles claim the full points in their Africa Cup of Nations Group G qualifier against the Pharaohs of Egypt at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna on March 25. The former Nigerian international striker is excited that the invited players are also raring to go against the North Africans. “We must make sure that we win at home. Whatever…
Top European soccer clubs have discussed changing the Champions League to ensure the elite are always in it and the likes of Leicester City – who are leading the English Premier League – are not, according to a US sports executive involved in the talks. Charlie Stillitano, chairman of Relevent Sports, met representatives of five of the biggest Premier League clubs on Tuesday to discuss a new structure for Europe’s top club competition, which he says would better reward those clubs which generate most of the revenues in the sport. Relevent Sports is controlled by billionaire Stephen Ross, owner of…
Manchester United’s injury problems are easing with Phil Jones, Antonio Valencia and Marouane Fellaini in contention to face West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, manager Louis van Gaal said. United have won their last four matches in all competitions despite having as many as 14 players unavailable including captain Wayne Rooney, midfielder Fellaini and defenders Chris Smalling, Luke Shaw, Jones and Valencia. “Players are coming back but then, normally, they cannot play a match because the rhythm of the game is much higher,” Van Gaal told MUTV on Friday. “Maybe because I’m forced because of the circumstances to take a risk,…
Javier Hernandez has described former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson as one of the most important people in his life and says the pair remain in close contact. Ferguson enjoyed an unrivalled period of success during his 27 years at Old Trafford before retiring at the end of the 2012-13 season. The Scot signed Mexico striker Hernandez from Guadalajara in July 2010 and he became a fan favourite during his time in Manchester. Hernandez found himself out of favour following the appointment of Louis van Gaal in 2014 and was sent on loan to Real Madrid last season before joining…
As more Nigerians react to former Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh’s resignation, Segun Odegbami, a former Green Eagles ace winger, says it is not normal in football. Odegbami, an assistant captain of the Green Eagles in 1980 when Nigeria won the African Nations Cup, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that quitting the coaching job was a misnomer. “I don’t know the way forward now; the only thing is that it is not normal for anybody, particularly a Nigerian to behave in such a way. “For a coach to just wake up and walk away from his…
Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba is high on the list of transfer targets of La Liga leaders, Barcelona. Pogba has been a major part of the Juventus teams that have won three straight Serie A titles and has been a target of big European sides. Barcelona will be trying to get the 22-year-old as club’s economic vice-president official Susana Monje has said that they will be in for an ‘intense summer’. Barcelona are in for an ‘intense summer’ in the transfer market, according to club official Susana Monje. “We never comment on likely signings and interest as we can’t make public…
Chelsea captain was on Thursday, March 3 honoured at the London Football Awards for his outstanding contribution to the game. The 35-year-old Terry, who has spent his entire career at Chelsea making almost 700 appearances, apart from a brief loan spell at Nottingham Forest when he was a teenager, has been the most successful skipper in the club’s history. Terry, who made his debut as a substitute in a League Cup tie versus Aston Villa in October 1998, has led them to victory in the Champions League, won four Premier League titles, five FA Cups and three League Cups as…
Puppy loving Arsenal forward, Alexis Sanchez is the star in a Chilean dog food advert for Master Dog. The 27-year-old is known to be a lover of dogs and his love for them has brought him an advert deal with Master Dog. In the advert, the Chile international is seen with his Labradors Atom and Humber dogs playing at his house. In the video shared on his Twitter handle, the forward is seen playing with his dogs at his home. In another clip the forward was woken up by his dogs on his bed while he plays football with them…
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has dismissed the prospect of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer joining him at Manchester City next season. Guardiola is to leave the Bundesliga champions for City at the end of the season and a host of current Bayern players have been linked with joining him at the Etihad Stadium in recent weeks. Germany international Neuer is the latest reported target for the Premier League club, with suggestions in the British press that Guardiola wants the Bayern man to replace Joe Hart. The Spaniard says Neuer – a key part of Bayern’s dominance since arriving from Schalke in…
Arsenal’s hopes of capturing their first Premier League title in 12 years took a huge hit on Friday with news that goalkeeper Petr Cech faces up to a month out injured. The Czech Republic international suffered a muscular problem at the end of Wednesday’s 2-1 loss at Swansea City. That reverse left the Gunners six points below Premier League leaders Leicester City in third place, ahead of Saturday’s trip to second-placed Tottenham Hotspur. Cech’s absence confirmed by manager Arsene Wenger at a press conference on Friday thrusts Colombian World Cup goalkeeper David Ospina into the spotlight. “(He will be out…
Sokoto Government has announced the immunization of about one million children against measles and other child killer diseases across the state. The government also said it will provide cold stores in rural areas to ensure children at the grassroots level get vaccinated on time. Briefing Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on progress of the ongoing immunization efforts in Sokoto, the state commissioner of Health, Dr. Shehu Kakale, said renewed commitment by the government has resulted in reaching many remote locations for the administering of vaccines on children. In a statement issued by Tambuwal’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, Kakale had told the…
Lassa Fever has killed a medical doctor, nurse and a heavily pregnant woman in a fresh outbreak in Kaduna State, Commissioner for Health, Professor Andrew Nok has confirmed. He said the three people were killed by Lassa fever in a private hospital in Zonkwa, Southern part of Kaduna state. Professor Nok while giving explanation said the nurse and the medical doctor contracted the disease after administering medication on the pregnant woman at Saint Loius Hospital, Zonkwa in Zangon Kataf Local government area of the state. Theinfostride gathered that the doctor, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Zonkwa,…
President Buhari has promised to boost the capacity of pharmaceutical companies to produce essential drugs locally. Buhari said it will be a more viable option, than relying heavily on importation. Mr. President said this while receiving a team of health professionals led by Professor Olu Akinkugbe at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari also recalled that in his years at the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), pharmaceutical companies were empowered with resources to produce drugs locally. He also said “We can revisit the experience. We can strengthen pharmaceutical companies to produce essential drugs needed in the country locally. We can then be…
Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos state during a meeting with Olufemi Onanuga, special adviser on Primary Healthcare stated that over 4.5 million children within the ages of 0 – 5 will benefit from the free vaccination against polio. Ambode added that the Lagos state government will mount 752 fixed posts, use 2,189 house-to-house team members and 1,712 transit teams for the polio vaccination exercise and would use the house-to-house strategy to reach children in various homes, markets, churches, mosques, etc. “This immunisation is free, effective and safe, with little gifts as incentives for immunised children. Parents and caregivers should take…
Power supply through the national grid has dropped below 2,800 megawatts (MW) due to vandalism, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says. According to the acting CEO of NERC, Anthony Akah, the supply dropped from 5000 MW it was in the past two weeks, the lowest since May 2015 – it had dropped to 1,327 MW before former president Goodluck Jonathan, left office. Speaking while signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Akah expressed displeasure over recurrent vandalism in the power sector. A statement released on Wednesday, March 2, by NERC head public affairs department, Usman…
A former Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, has faulted the recent Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) signed by the Federal Government with the State of Qatar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Demuren made the remark on Wednesday, while speaking at the Quarter One 2016 Breakfast Meeting of the Aviation Round Table (ART) in Lagos. NAN reports that the BASA was signed by the Minister of State for Aviation, Capt. Hadi Sirika, on the sidelines of President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent state visit to Qatar. The agreement is expected to pave way for…
Soldiers attached to the 7 Division Strike Group Team B of the Nigerian Army have discovered a bomb-making factory in Borno State. The facility was found in Kumshe village during anti-Boko Haram clearance operations in the state recently. The soldiers also recovered Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), rockets and high calibre ammunition from the facility.
Nigerian soldiers, during a recent anti-Boko Haram operation, rescued a young girl who was abducted by the sect in 2014. The 17-year-old girl, identified simply as Farida, is said to have been freed while troops were clearing the Lake Chad basin area of the Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. This was disclosed via an announcement made by the local government Chairman, Hon. Abdulrahman Abdulkarim and posted on Facebook by one Yusuf Gulumbo Muhammed, a native of the area. The announcement, accompanied with Farida’s photo, reads: “She was kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014. Her name is Farida,…