Arsenal should consider gambling on Patrick Vieira now that Unai Emery has been fired, according to Ray Parlour. Ray believes Vieira would be a better choice to take over from Emery ahead of Mauricio Pochettino or Nuno. He feels because Patrick is a familiar face, things will be easier. His words, “I have always said Patrick Vieira. I would take a chance with him. “Of course it is a gamble, it is a massive gamble but every manager is a gamble. “Look, Pep Guardiola started his career, how did Jurgen Klopp get his break? “These sort of lucky breaks sometimes…
Author: David Folami
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has promised to punish operators of illegal toll points in the state. Dapo, who revealed this as he received a 3-man team from the Ogun- Guangdong Free Trade Zone, at his office in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, said those behind these points are hindering the economic growth of the State. He added that if levies will be placed on anybody, it has to come from the state’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry. His words, “The issue of illegal tolling has been brought to my notice. I learnt that people are collecting multiple tolls. We are…
Former BBNaija housemate, Omashola has talked about how dear his hometown, Warri, is to his heart. According to him, Warri people are naturally funny, strong and stubborn. He added that his people are actually the sweetest people ever. His words, “There is something about being a Warri breed, You become naturally funny, strong and stubborn. Yes we are stubborn, but he get why.I don’t know why but no matter how we try to act posh, He nor fit last for 5mins before we lose guard, “When people meet us for the first time, they tend to want to hate us…
Chelsea should not even think about outscoring every team because their young and defensively naive team still has so much to learn if they want to challenge for major honors, according to Tony Cascarino. Even if they have been fairly good thus far, a lack of experience has left them exposed in England and in Europe. Ex Chelsea striker, Cascarino wants to see those problems addressed if the club intends to win the EPL title and fight for a Champions League trophy in years to come. His words, “I get why Chelsea fans are excited about the team’s attacking flair,…
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has come out to say that ex-governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari threatened his government with a court case for not paying his upkeep allowances. Bello revealed this today while assenting to the repealed law in which past governors, deputy governors, speakers of the state house of assembly earned about a billion naira yearly as upkeep allowance. Matawalle said the ex-governor paid himself N300 million as severance even when the state owed N10 billion in pensions. He added that his own government would only pay allowances as provided by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal…
Popular British rock band, Coldplay have been touring with Nigerian legend, Femi Kuti and they are happy with the experience. The band flaunted a picture on Instagram recently with this caption, “It’s been a great honour playing with Femi Kuti and his band over the last week or so – we are going to miss all these guys” See the photo, Coldplay and Femi Kuti have a song titled “Arabesque” off Coldplay’s new album, “Everyday Life.” Nice.
Former Juventus manager, Massimiliano Allegri or Mauricio Pochettino should be signed by Arsenal, according to Kevin Campbell. Kevin believes both managers can restore the club’s structure now that Unai Emery is gone. He revealed that he wants to see Poch cross over from Spurs to Arsenal even if he also thinks Allegri can improve the Gunners and make them competitive once again. His words, “There’s a load of good managers out there. “Before Unai Emery was anywhere near the job, I wanted Max Allegri and I still think he’s one of those elite managers and coaches that could turn the…
Popular singer, Trey Songz wants you to know that his son can now stand by himself at 7 months old. He flaunted a picture on Instagram as proof. His words, “I’m 35 and my baby standing up on his own at 7months. God is good all the time.” See the picture, We are happy for him.
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus has begged the Federal Government, governors and Local Government Area chairmen to manage resources well to meet the needs of the people. According to him, increasing internally generated revenue only cannot tackle Nigeria’s developmental needs. Uche Secondus, represented by the PDP’s National Financial Secretary, Abdulahi Maibasira, said this during the 2019 internally generated revenue summit organized by the PDP Governors Forum in Abuja. It was titled, “The Imperatives of Developing Internally Generated Revenue Options for State Governments in a Recessed Economy.” His words, “The myriad of problems facing the country,…
Arsenal manager, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang feels Gabriel Martinelli deserves to be praised for the way he has been played for Arsenal this season. Gabriel has dazzled since his summer move from Ituano, netting 7 goals to be ranked as the Gunners’ second-top scorer so far, behind Aubameyang. Martinelli provided the assist for Emerick’s opener in their 2-1 Europa League defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday and has three goals in the competition thus far. Speaking on his form, Auba feels he has done very well and he has settled into the team easily. His words, “Gabriel Martinelli has done really well,…
Davido is set to start his Nigeria concert later this month and he intends to storm Asaba and Enugu very soon. The singer revealed this via a tweet minutes ago, letting everyone know he is on his way to Nigeria to have a good time. His words, “On my way to Lagos to have A GOOD TIME ..!! ENUGU AND ASABA THIS WEEKEND !!!!! WHATS SONGS SHOULD I PERFORM OFF #AGT ??,” We await the performance.
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege believe the relocation of multinational oil companies from Urhoboland to other parts of Nigeria is as a result of the youth restiveness and illegal development levies in the area. Having their say during the 2nd Urhobo Economic and Investment Summit organized by the Urhobo Economic Summit Group in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state, they said the development has also hindered economic development in Urhoboland. According to them, the Urhobo nation have to take advantage of their comparative advantage in the area of population and geographical…
Arsenal manager, Unai Emery has reiterated that he has the complete backing of his players. This was his response to questions about if the players still see his vision for the club at his recent press conference. According to him, Arsenal is a very hard job but his players show that they have 100 percent faith in his football. He added that he is mainly concentrating on one game at the time right now. His words, “Yes, of course. They show that. As a coach, each moment in my career is difficult. This is a very good job, but also…
Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi has said with the way Nigerians are now focused on holding leaders accountable, no leader can afford to disappoint his or her people when he or she assumes a position of power. He revealed this as he delivered a lecture titled “Changing the Face of Governance through infrastructural and human capital development: Ebonyi State as a case study” at Princess Alexandra Auditorium of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He added that leaders must offer an environment for private sector initiatives and social security needed for the prosperous and healthy living of its people. His words, “This…
US singer, Cassie, who is expecting her first child with her hubby, Alex Fine, has jumped on Instagram to flaunt an amazing picture of herself with her baby bump. Check it out, Stunning. Congratz to her.
Ex Nigeria Football Federation board member, John Fashanu does not like Gernot Rohr’s Super Eagles. According to him, the German has only succeeded in building a weak team that is even finding it hard to dominate African football. He believes Gernort has underachieved as coach and he makes matters worse by having no respect for home-based players. His words, “I think Rohr has underachieved as the coach of Super Eagles. What has he achieved, what has he won? That team is certainly not good enough to dominate African football. We still have a lot of work to do to be…
Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson has said it was sad that INEC went ahead to announce the November 16 governorship election results “in spite of the brigandage and violence that marred the poll.” The governor revealed this during the monthly praise night for November held on Monday in Yenagoa, according to a statement on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fidelis Soriwei. Seriake added that the election was a charade, and voting did not happen in Nembe, Ogbia, Southern Ijaw and parts of the Yenagoa local government areas. He then urged the people to keep calm because the truth will…
Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar is set to be a mother. She revealed this on Instagram today by writing that she is expecting a “Lil Minnie” and cannot wait for motherhood. Her words, “Smile of gratitude and am expecting a Lil Minnie😍motherhood#wcwalways❤” Congratulations to her.
Barcelona manager, Ernesto Valverde has hailed Lionel Messi for being amazing vs Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Argentine netted and provided 2 assists in his 700th game for Barcelona, who sealed top spot in Group F after the 3-1 win at Camp Nou. Speaking after the game, Valverde hailed Lionel, who broke a UCL record by scoring against a 34th different opponent. His words, “Luis and Leo understand each other perfectly because they have been together for a long time. At first it wasn’t like that.” “Messi is an extraordinary passer and Griezmann was unmarked as…
Popular film director, Samuel Olatunji is happy with how Teni performed in his upcoming movie titled “Dear Affy.” According to him, he was shocked by the way the singer acted for the very first time. He added that Teni actually performed like she had been acting all her life. His words, “We were all surprised and impressed at the same time with Teni’s acting abilities on set. She got into it so naturally, one would have thought she’s been doing this all her life. She is what we call a natural.” Teni plays the role of “Little Angel,” the problematic…