Barcelona legend Rivaldo has openly declared on Instagram, that former Real Madrid and France star Zinedine Zidane will be the next Real Madrid coach in the aftermath of Madrid’s humiliating 4-0 defeat against Barcelona in the El Clasico battle on Saturday night. Real Madrid horribly lost their last La Liga game before the international break to Sevilla and there were plenty of rumours in the build-up to Real Madrid’s El Clasico clash with Barcelona that Rafa Benitez would lose his job with a defeat. The Catalans were smashed 4-0 thanks to goals from Luis Suarez (2), Neymar and Andres Iniesta.…
Author: David Folami
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has ignored calls from pissed fans for him to resign and totally backed coach Rafa Benitez after Saturday’s horrible 4-0 defeat at home to Barcelona in the La Liga ‘Clasico’. Real’s thrashing by their arch rivals, which left them trailing Barca by six points, prompted supporters at the Bernabeu to chant for Perez to go and the construction magnate said on Monday he understood and respected their frustration. However, he said there had been no discussion about holding new elections at a board meeting on Monday, at which it was decided that Benitez, who replaced…
Arsenal have been pegged back with the news that midfielder Francis Coquelin will be out for at least 60 days with a knee injury. Manager Arsene Wenger announced that the 24-year-old Frenchman suffered knee ligament damage in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League loss at West Bromwich Albion. Coquelin will now miss the busy festive period but Wenger is hoping a scan later on Monday does not cancel the former France under-21 international for a longer spell. “I’m always a bit cautious,” he said when asked about the seriousness of Coquelin’s injury. “It is a least two months but I’m cautious as…
Manchester United forwards Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial both returned to training on Tuesday ahead of their side’s Champions League home game with PSV Eindhoven. The two players missed United’s 2-1 win at Watford in the Premier League on Saturday, captain Rooney due to illness and Martial because of a foot injury sustained on international duty with France. Midfielder Marouane Fellaini also took part in training at United’s Carrington training base after two games out with a calf injury. But Phil Jones (ankle) and Ander Herrera (hamstring), injured against Watford, did not participate, while Bastian Schweinsteiger was absent due to…
Fuji music legend, Saheed Osupa has been given Aare Bobare of Oyan land title, a popular town in Osun state. The chieftaincy title was conferred on the legendary musician as part of the Oyan Day festival yesterday, November 21, by the King of the town, Oloyan of Oyan, Oba Kelani Oyediran. After the conferment, the elated ‘Gbas Gbos’ singer stormed the stage to thrill fans with wonderful performance.
’No one doubts that Falz The Bahd Guy is one of the most promising Nigerian entertainers of 2015. With his second album, ‘Stories the touch’ dropping days ago to massive reception, the barrister-turned-artiste has established himself as a rapper and comedian to court. But the debate lingers: What’s he better at? Music? Or comedy? Speaking recently, Falz, whose real name is Folarin Falana, says he’s making both work for him and there’s no need for a split. ‘Falz The Bahd Guy is a brand that encompasses both music and comedy and I believe it’s a wonderful blend,’ he told a…
Even though they have been been described as one of the most admired couple in the Southern African region at the moment, award winning rapper, Cassper Nyovest will not be walking down the aisle with his girlfriend, Boity Thulo anytime soon. Speaking in an interview recently, the ‘Mama I made it rapper said: ‘I am not going to get married anytime soon’. He however has nothing against marriage but the talented rapper opens up that he will simply be focusing on his career for now. ‘I most definitely believe in marriage but I am just not going through all that…
‘Kabiesi’ crooner, Dr Sid has sent a congratulatory shout out to Nigeria’s latest Health minister, Isaac Adewole who is a former Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Ibadan. Sharing a photo of himself and the professor on Instagram, Dr Sid who is an alumni of the citadel, Nigeria’s premier university wrote, ‘Professor Isaac Adewole congrats on your appointment #kabiyesi.’ Dr Sid whose real name is Sidney Esiri was once a medical student at UI where he graduated as a Dentist. Although the music act had left UI before the emergence of Adewole as VC, the Professor of gynecology and…
Recently, Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna, spoke recently on issues surrounding him and his flourishing career. And in the course of the interview he was asked if he is still goes out with pretty Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, who he dated before getting married to Sonia Morales. ‘I wouldn’t want to be going into the topic about me and Juliet. She is a colleague, we are in the same industry, we are in the same profession and what ever happened happened but you know it is in the past,’ he responded. And speaking further, Ik said, ‘Like Pastor Jakes will say,…
Nollywood actress cum singer, Dayo Amusa has joined the growing list of Nigerian musicians who have done covers for Adele‘s massive hit ‘Hello.’ The Psalm Jazzy produced Dayo Amusa’s version of ‘Hello has a surprising twist to it, as it features a rising pop act, S Gee unlike the original song and many covers. Hello had already been covered by popular Nigerian acts including Omawumi, Samklef, Praiz, Ruby, Chigul and Yemi Sax.
Yesterday, a photo shared by Yeni Kuti on Instagram showing Femi Kuti on a hospital bed was all over the intrnet as fans began sending ‘Get well soon’ messages to the afrobeat musician. At that time, we weren’t sure how and why the 53 year old hardworking musician went to the hospital, but now we can confirm that he was in the hospital for ‘Hernia’ surgery. Hernia is a medical condition that occurs when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. The most common types of Hernia are…
Ghanian superstar, Yvonne Nelson, has shown her disappointment over an alleged assault case she filed in Ghana, against a Nigerian journalist, Elvis Eze. It was previously reported that Yvonne had alleged that Eze assaulted her for refusing him a hug at her colleague, Ingrid Alabi’s birthday party. She said that Eze pursued her to her car and angrily pushed her head. Speaking at an interview with Multi TV’s ‘Red Carpet Show’, Yvonne said, ‘Elvis is walking a free man and granting interviews when he should be facing justice.’ ‘I have no idea; maybe you should go to the Airport Police…
Fans and lovers of Burna Boy in the United Kingdom should get ready to be dazzled, as the dancehall singer will hold his first ever tour of UK in the second quarter of 2016. His response to a recent tweet where he confirmed he’ll be in UK next year has since gone viral. In 2013, It was exclusively reported that Burnaboy had been banned for 15 year ban from UK after allegedly being part of a gang and stabbing someone to death. Confirming this great news, his business manager who also doubles as his mum, Bose Ogulu says, ‘what we…
Whatever Tyga did, it seems Kylie Jenner has it off her head already. With just days after the ‘fuming’ reality star dumped the rapper on his birthday, she was pictured holding his hand as they headed off to Justin Bieber‘s party after the American Music Awards on Sunday night. The recently reunited couple was out when TMZ’s paparazzi caught up with them on camera and popped the question ‘If she’ll ever marry Tyga?’ And to say did not hesitate with her ‘YES’ answer. If only we could see Tyga’s face when she gave the answer.
Jamie Vardy scored for the 10th successive game to equal Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Premier League record and keep Leicester flying high in the English top tier with a 3-0 win at Newcastle on Saturday. Vardy struck in first-half stoppage time to move level with former Manchester United striker Van Nistelrooy’s streak of scoring in consecutive fixtures. Fittingly, the Leicester forward could eclipse Van Nistelrooy’s record against the Dutchman’s old club when United visit the King Power Stadium next weekend. If he manages that, Vardy can set his sights on the all-time English top-flight record for goals in an unbroken run…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini claimed that his team could not have played any worse had they tried following their 4-1 drubbing at home to Liverpool on Saturday. An Eliaquim Mangala own goal and strikes by Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Martin Skrtel condemned City to their heaviest home loss since their move from Maine Road to the Etihad Stadium in 2003. “Today we did it all wrong – the performance, the way we defended, the way we went forward. It was a fake night, a fake game,” Pellegrini said in a television interview. “It is difficult to understand. If…
The Normal One effect began to really take hold on Saturday as Liverpool destroyed poor Manchester City 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium to provide the Merseysiders’ new coach with his most striking Premier League win yet. Liverpool’s confident German boss hailed the emphatic win as feeling “perfect” before insisting that he felt there was a lot more improvement to come from his confident side. Klopp’s men had defeated struggling champions Chelsea 3-1 last month but an own goal from Eliaquim Mangala and two beautifully worked strikes by Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino, all in the first 32 minutes, put them…
Louis van Gaal agreed Manchester United are far from pretty to watch after they ground out a 2-1 victory at Watford thanks to Troy Deeney’s late own goal. Van Gaal’s side have been criticised for their conservative style of play under the Dutchman this season, but their latest defensive display brought result at Vicarage Road on Saturday. They had taken an 11th minute lead through Memphis Depay and, although Deeney’s 87th minute penalty ended a run without conceding of 10 hours, United snatched the points at the death when Deeney turned Bastian Schweinsteiger’s effort into his own net in stoppage-time.…
Chelsea captain John Terry expressed his relief after the West Londoners chalked up only their fourth league win of the Premier League campaign on Saturday at Stamford Bridge. Diego Costa’s second half strike was enough to defeat Norwich 1-0 as the defending champions finally had something to celebrate after an appalling start to the season. Terry, who had a strong game at the heart of the Chelsea back-four, says the win was a welcome boost to the squad who still lie a distant 14 points behind surprise leaders Leicester down in 15th position. “We’re delighted to win,” Terry told Chelsea…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes that his side’s brilliant 4-1 dismantling of former Premier League leaders Manchester City will convince his players that they can overcome any obstacle. Roberto Firmino scored his first Liverpool goal and set up two more as the visitors surged to a 3-0 lead inside the first 32 minutes at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, with Martin Skrtel classic goal to seal the victory late on after Sergio Aguero had reduced the deficit shortly before half-time. Liverpool have now beaten champions Chelsea and City in successive away games and while they lie six points off the…