Barcelona player, Lionel Messi has promised to remain at Barcelona and play through their UCL disaster in the past two seasons. Barcelona threw away a very clear UCL first leg advantage against Liverpool as they lost the return leg 4-0. Messi has however said he is still hungry to play for the Spanish giant despite the recent setbacks. His words, “I still want to be here, beyond the disappointment,” “I also had them (disappointments) with the Argentine national team and I keep trying. The fact that we have had disappointments does not change anything.” “They are two different things. Losing…
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Popular gospel musician, Tope Alabi has spoken about how her mum monitored her sexual activities while she was growing up. According to her, she ensured she kept herself till marriage. She disclosed that her mum was quite strict when she was younger, especially when she began to visit film locations, and even if she so much loved her, she still made sure her discipline was intact. Her words to Punch, “She taught me that a female shouldn’t be too close to a male”. For instance, I was never bathed at the same time with my male siblings. My mother used…
President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken up about his commitment of his government to enhance Nigeria’s economy, stop insecurity and cancel corruption. Buhari, represented by the Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (Rtd), said this at a Public Lecture and Juma’at Special Prayers held at the National Mosque. His words were, “We all have reasons to thank Allah today that insurgence have been chased out of the 17 local governments areas and their activities have been curtailed effectively. “As we are preparing for second term, we must not lose sight of our focus areas, that is tackling the challenges of insecurity,…
A move that will take Leroy Sane to Bayern Munich is a welcome development, according to Germany head coach, Joachim Low. Bayern are linked to a €80 million (£70.5m) move for Germany international Sane. Sane netted 10 goals and 10 assists as City sealed a second EPL title in as many years. Low said, “If the transfer happened it would be a good story for him, for Bayern, for the national team and for the Bundesliga.”
Days back, it was revealed that Patoranking was set to release his 2nd album, “Wilmer.” That finally happened today as the singer dropped the 12-track project. Its genre is Afrobeats, afro-fusion, konto, gqom and the producers that worked on it are “DJ Coublon (Tracks 2, 4 and 7), Mar. Kamera (Tracks 1 and 12), DJ Buddha/Shermanology/Menasa (Track 13), Mix Master Garzy (Tracks 6 and 10), Botcash (Track 9), CTEA, (Track 5), Greendoe and Abayomi Kadejoh (Track 8), and Hycinth and Sarz (Track 11).” The album features Davido, Busiswa, Donae’o, Dadju, Nyashinski and Bera.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Friday in Abuja has begged Nigerians, irrespective of where their political loyalties lie, to back the agenda of the 2nd term of President Muhammadu Buhari. He said this at a Public lecture and Juma’at Special Prayers held at the National Mosque, organised by the Presidential Inaugural Committee. He urged the people to respect democracy. His words, ”I believe that all Nigerians will like to participate very peacefully and efficiently to ensure that government achieves peace, progress and security for the country.” The Sultan also begged all Muslims to seize the period…
Barcelona manager, Ernesto Valverde has shared that there has been too much discussions on his future and he wants it to stop as he prepares his team for the Copa del Rey final against Valencia. Barca can wrap up a second consecutive double under Valverde by beating Valencia in Seville on Saturday, but reports are still linking the coach out of the club after the UCL disaster vs Liverpool. He has accepted he might be to blame for the poor showing but he is fed up of the focus on his future. His words, “I do not think too much…
Lola Rae and Tekno are celebrating their daughter who clocked one today. Lola Rae flaunted amazing pictures of her baby girl alongside these words, “Skye Yaa Amaka. Happy 1st Birthday My Queen.” See picture,
The Buhari Media Organisation has blasted Peoples Democratic Party for taking opposition politics to a shameful level. In a recent statement, the group said the reports of wasteful expenditure and stolen funds of about N14tn under the President Muhammadu Buhari government was another of the PDP’s normal nonsense. The PDP had earlier asked the Buhari Presidency to order an investigation into where N9tn ($25bn) allegedly stolen in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the corruption allegations of N2.6 tn in oil subsidy regime, and N40bn allegedly looted from internally displaced persons’ fund, are. The statement read, “President Buhari’s administration is light…
Argentine forward, Lionel Messi has backed Ernesto Valverde to continue as manager of Barcelona, despite the UCL disgrace against Liverpool. In a recent press conference, Messi said the Liverpool defeat was as sad as the loss during the World Cup final with Argentina in 2014. He also described his performance vs the Reds as “lamentable.” His words, “It was a huge blow which we received at Anfield — me and all the dressing room felt it,” “It was tough to get back up. I think you saw that in the next game we had to play [against Getafe]. “The image…
Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo‘s daughter, Priscilla Ojo has voiced out about her virginity. The model recently jumped on Instagram to speak to fans in a question and answer session. Reacting to a question on her virginity, Priscillia did not answer with a straight yes or no, instead she told the person, “Mind your business.” Right answer if you ask me.
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain and ex governorship aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has said that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa will do better in his second term than his first. Governor Ifeanyi’s Okowa did his bit as governor of Delta State in his first years and he has been tipped to do better for the next 4 years. His words, “In preparation to launch his second term development stride, Okowa signed six bills into law, and one of the bills which has now become law is the Warri/Uvwie and Environs Special Area Development Agency bill. “With this bill, Warri and its environs…
Manchester United have tabled an offer of above €40 million (£35m/$45m) for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele. The French striker who is being chased by various Premier League clubs, has had a great season in the French league, netting 23 goals in all competitions. That has made United table a first offer worth around €40m as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to bolster his squad. Report have it that the Red Devils have been following Dembele since his young days at Paris Saint-Germain, with club ambassador Eric Cantona also endorsing the move for his fellow Frenchman. Dembele is under contract at Lyon…
Pep Guardiola is not leaving Manchester City for Juventus as he is fully committed to what he signed and reports linking him with an England exit are pure nonsense, according to a City board member, Alberto Galassi. Reports have it that Serie A giants Juve are working on life after Massimiliano Allegri, and they want a big name manager. Rumor also has it that Guardiola is among those the Bianconeri are eyeing. But Alberto Galassi has said it is all a lie. His words, “As a Manchester City advisor, I was very surprised to read that a news agency broke…
Ex President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said Boko Haram and herdsmen acts of violence have grown beyond what just Buhari and his government can handle. His words, “If Miyetti Allah is truly encouraging herdsmen violence and killings and truly they have to be appeased or placated with 100billion naira and they are equated to Afenifere, Ohaneze Ndigbo, etc, then we have to appease those other organisations similarly or be ready to allow them to unleash havoc of their own.” “Every issue of insecurity must be taken seriously at all levels and addressed at once without favouritism and cuddling.” “It is no…
Manchester United coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be allowed proper time to turn the fortunes of the club around, according to former striker, Robin van Persie. Solskjaer dazzled initially at Old Trafford after succeeding Jose Mourinho in December. The Man Utd legend won 14 of his first 17 games in charge to reignite the club’s top-four hopes as well as an amazing comeback against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. But, United’s form went to worse and eight defeats out of their final 12 matches saw them bow out of the Champions League and miss out on a place in…
The last episode of famous show, Game of Thrones aired recently and fans were shocked at its unpredictability. Ignoring the criticisms though, Emilia Clarke who played the role of Danerys Targryen is of the opinion that it ended the right way. Her words to E Weekly, “After 10 years of working on this show, it’s logical. Where else can she go?” “I tried to think what the ending will be. It’s not like she’s suddenly going to go, ‘Okay, I’m gonna put a kettle on and put cookies in the oven and we’ll just sit down and have a lovely…
Barcelona midfielder, Ivan Rakitic has said he would love to play alongside Antoine Griezmann after rumors started circulating that the French star was set to join the Spanish giants. Weeks back, Griezmann confirmed he wants to exit Atletico Madrid this summer after five years at the club. When he was recently asked about the World Cup winner, Rakitic had nothing but nice things to say about the player. His words, “I like him a lot. leaving aside last summer I when he ruined my dream [of winning the World Cup]. But he is a top level player, the best in…
Federal Government has rejected President Olusegun Obasanjo’s comments that Boko Haram insurgency is now an agenda to Fulanise West Africa and Islamise Africa. FG revealed that the comment was wierd and absurd, and begged Obasanjo to not let personal hatred overwhelm his love for Nigeria, and he should even withdraw his statement to prove it was a mistake to say such. FG, via Lai Mohammed said Boko Haram and ISWAP were nothing but terrorist organizations, and religion was not involved. His words, “Since the Boko Haram crisis, which has been simmering under the watch of Obasanjo, boiled over in 2009,…
After the highly anticipated Game of Thrones finale came to an end days back, Tiwa Savage has come out to say she has never watched the series The final episode of “Game of Thrones” brought in a series record of 19.3 million viewers and among these million of viewers, but Tiwa was not among that large audience. Her brief words were, “I must be the ONLY one who hasn’t watched GOT.” You missed Tiwa.