Manchester United coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said injured Paul Pogba will be fit again from December. Pogba has been out of action since he played vs Arsenal at Old Trafford on September 30. Man Utd are yet to play the Frenchman in seven matches across all competitions, with just 3 victories recorded alongside two draws and two defeats. Speaking ahead of their Europa League match vs Partizan Belgrade, Ole confirmed Pogba’s recovery timeline, saying Paul will work hard to be back. His words, “He (Pogba) said it himself,” “It won’t be too long until he’s out of his cast.…
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Ghanaian film director and producer, Leila Djansi has had her say on the present debate about Nigeria’s disqualification from the 2020 Oscars. Genevieve Nnaji’s movie titled “Lionheart” was disqualified from the Oscars despite reaching the entry point, and it was because it had “too much English dialogue.” Reacting, Genevieve had this to say, “This movie represents the way we speak as Nigerians. This includes English which acts as a bridge between the 500+ languages spoken in our country; thereby making us #OneNigeria. It’s no different to how French connects communities in former French colonies. We did not choose who colonized…
The Senate is considering a 14-year jail term for sexual predators among lecturers in Nigerian universities. The bill, sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege and Senate Leader, Abdullahi Yahaya, respectively scaled through the 2nd reading on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. The sexual harassment legislation titled “A Bill for an Act to Prevent, Prohibit and Redress Sexual Harassment of Students in Tertiary Educational Institutions and for other matters connected therewith 2019” has 27 clauses. A statement signed by the Special Assistant (Press) to President of the Senate, Ezrel Tabiowo, disclosed that the bill proposes about fourteen years jail term…
Slavia Prague hero, Ondrej Kolar is not happy with how some Barcelona players did not stop to shake hands or swap shirts after their 0-0 Champions League draw yesternight. Barcelona went into the game needing a huge result as they have battled for consistency despite topping both their European group and La Liga. They however had a poor performance and even had to count themselves lucky not to have lost on the night after a goal for Slavia was ruled out for offside. Reacting after the game, Ondrej praised Marc Ter Stegen for waiting in the tunnel to congratulate his…
An ex-governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has debunked an allegation by Ahmed Gulak that he gave him a $2m bribe when he went to the state last year to organize the controversial APC governorship primary. Rochas, in a recent statement by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, said the allegations from Gulak a year after the controversial primary happened proves that the ex-presidential aide is shameless. He added that Alhaji Gulak was actually sent to Owerri to destroy APC. It read, “This same Ahmed Gulak had claimed at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, that…
Arsenal has to break the bank and sign Brendan Rodgers, according to Paul Merson. As the heat continues to get to Unai Emery at the London club, Brendan keeps doing an amazing job with Leicester City in the EPL. With Arsenal set to face Leicester on Saturday, Paul feels the ex PSG coach could be fired on that day. He then advised the club to go for Brendan Rodgers because he will get the best out of the players. His words, “I read somewhere that Unai Emery was pleased with how Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Wolves panned out from a…
Popular singer, Shakira has come out to talk about the darkest moment of her which got to her deeply. Shakira said it was when she lost her voice in 2017. Recall that the amazing dancer suffered a haemorrhage on her vocal chords which forced her to postpone her “El Dorado World Tour.” Reacting recently, she had this to say, “It affected me deeply, there is a before and after,” “You take many things for granted when you have them … In the case of my voice, it is something that is so inherent in my nature, it is my identity,”…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice John Tsoho as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court. This confirmation is coming after a report submitted by Sen. Michael Bamidele, Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters which recommended the confirmation of Tsoho’s appointment. Presenting the report, Sen. Michael revealed that the appointment was key due to the retirement of Justice Adamu Abdul Kafarati after attaining the retirement age of 65 years as provided by Section 291(2) of the Constitution. His words, “In compliance with this requirement the erstwhile Chief Judge, retired on July 25, thus…
Bayern Munich should do all they can to avoid appointing Jose Mourinho, according to Lothar Matthaus. Lothr believes the better option would be Massimiliano Allegri because he is a more exciting manager for the German club. Speaking on the credentials of the several managers Bayern could go for to replace Kovac, he ruled Mourinho out immediately. “I believe that Bayern will seek and appoint a coach who has a bigger name and can show more titles. “The names are Jose Mourinho, Massimilano Allegri, Erik ten Hag, Ralf Rangnick and Arsene Wenger. To be honest, I could imagine them all at…
Juma Jux, Vanessa Mdee’s ex-boyfriend, has talked about her relationship with US actor and singer, Rotimi. Rotimi and Vanesa recently sparked relationship rumors after flaunting loved up pictures and clips on Instagram. Reacting in a new interview with a local radio station, Juma Jux revealed that he is very pleased that she has moved on. He then wished her the very best in her new relationship. His words, “Let me tell you the truth, Vanessa and I broke up in 2018 December. Guys knew about our breakup 8 months after. To people, it was too soon but to us, it…
Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law, the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract, PSC Bill. Senator Ifeanyi who was the co-sponsor of the bill revealed that the signed bill is a huge and historic legislation to be signed into law in Nigeria. He added that failure to do it had cost Nigeria accruable revenue running into billions of US dollars since 2003. In a recent statement, he had this to say, “To the glory of God, today being November 4, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari…
Liverpool star, Sadio Mane has admitted to disagreements with teammate, Mohamed Salah. According to the Senegalese, they might have their issues but Mo is still an exceptional footballer that he is honored to play with. He added that Salah could be frustrating at times, but he absolutely enjoys playing alongside the Egyptian. His words, “He’s a crazy goalscorer and an exceptional player who can do everything. “We have sometimes had our disagreements, but it remains a great pleasure to play beside him because I have the feeling we speak the same type of football.” “He’s more than a friend for…
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The ex Presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention, NRC Alhaji Bashir Tofa has urged FG to review the border closure to avoid the huge economic loses involved. He revealed this on Tuesday as he responded to questions from newsmen at a press conference by Kano elders under the aegis of Kano Concerned Citizens Initiative, KCCI. He added that there are advantages and disadvantages to the decision, so the government will need to examine things carefully and make amends if need be. His words, “First we appreciate why the federal government found it necessary to close the borders. We…
Barcelona is now a dull team because they are a reflection of their coach, according to ex La Masia academy graduate, Marc Crosas. Barcelona are yet to hit expected heights in 2019-20 and, even if they still top the La Liga, 3 losses have been suffered through just 11 games. The Spanish giant have also failed to dazzle in Europe, with improvement needed if they aim to win the much respected UCL. Marc believes the players are not to blame because it is the leadership that is faulty. His words, “Valverde is a good coach and he has done important…
Popular singer, Timi Dakolo has penned a new deal with the Virgin EMI, a record label that is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Timi revealed this achievement on Instagram recently with these words, “He said Hello Timi, My name is @ted_cockle and I am the Chairman of Virgin EMI Records @virginemi 🇬🇧@universalmusicgroup. I just want to personally welcome you home.” He added, “You can’t take God out of the Equation, GOD is the Equation.” Virgin EMI is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group and it was founded in 2013. The company is a result of merging Mercury Records and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr (Mrs) Sarah Omotunde Alade, as Special Adviser to the President on Finance and the Economy, according to his spokesperson, Garba Shehu. Mrs. Sarah will be working from the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. She has a BSc in Economics and a PhD in Management Science (Operations Research). Mrs. Alade also retired from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as Deputy Governor in 2017 after spending 23 years in the apex bank. She was also acting CBN Governor 5 years ago. Congratz to her. Muhammadu Buhari GCFR (born 17 December…
Zinedine Zidane has come out to say that Paris Saint-Germain star, Kylian Mbappe’s dream is still to play for Real Madrid. The youngster netted 33 goals in 29 Ligue 1 appearances for PSG last year but when the season ended, he said he was open to a “new project” Ex Monaco vice-president, Vadim Vasilyev recently claimed that Mbappe told him he joined PSG because it was too early for him to join Real Madrid. Asked if Kylian will feature for Madrid in the future, Zidane had this to say, “I don’t know, it’s the player who decides. “At the moment…
It was a memorable night for popular singer, Burna Boy on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards which held in Seville, Spain. The amazing event was hosted by the gorgeous Becky G and Burna took home the “Best African Act.” award. Musicians like Halsey, Niall Horan, Dua Lipa, Ava Max, Green Day performed on the night. Congratz to him. Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing the lead single “Like to Party” from his debut studio…
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has come out to say that the National Assembly will demand accountability and transparency in the power sector, especially in the application of funds proposed for it in 2020 budget. He said this recently when the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Chiedu Ugbo, led a delegation on a visit to the National Assembly, Abuja. According to him, the Senate and House Committees would make sure all moneys would be adequately channeled to the power sector. He added that because the FG had been cheated after agreements involving generation and distribution companies…