Juventus coach, Massimiliano Allegri has rubbished rumors saying Cristiano Ronaldo will exit the club after their UCL elimination. He has come out to state categorically, that the 34-year-old will remain with the old lady next season. Ronaldo had featured in the semifinals of the UCL for the past nine seasons, but with Juventus this season, that record was broken as the Italian giants crashed out days back at the hands of Ajax. Allegri said, “Ronaldo’s had a great season and he’ll play tomorrow,” “He’s the future of Juventus; an extraordinary player and he’ll have another great season next year. “He’s…
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The Presidency has disclosed that there is no partiality in the war against corruption and it is meant to punish anyone who is caught in corrupt practices across the nation. This is a reaction to the verdict of CJN Walter Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity revealed this through a recent statement. It read, “The rule of law will lose its meaning and validity if only the weak, the poor and powerless are punished for their violations of the law. ”Countries succeed because the rule…
Popular TV Presenter, Denrele Edun has taken us back to when it all began with his modelling career in 1999. According to the crazy veejay, he met several difficulties during that journey which nearly made him quit since lots of designers said he did not have what it takes to be called a model. He said even after pleading with some designers to model for them, he was still rejected. His words, “1999 Shola Creative Studios, SuruLere. An (Androgynous) Male Model has to be psychologically strong; there’s a lot of rejection! In the spirit of FashionWeek, allow me dig out…
Former Manchester United player, Henning Berg has said Paul Pogba can actually be the talisman at United but his lack of consistency is giving the club a transfer headache. As the season nears its end, reports have it that the world cup winner might exit the English club for greener pastures in Spain. Henning said even if Pogba is a talented footballer, his failure to display such talents on a regular basis is the reason there are lots of reports about a possible exit. He said, “What he can do at his best makes him one of the best in…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said it had no hand in the killing of one of its member, Prophet Anthony Nwoko, who got murdered in his Enugu home days back. IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful revealed that pointing at IPOB members as being the brains behind the evil act is funny. He then said Nigeria security agencies were the actual culprit. His words, “Should independent autopsy confirm any foul play in the reported death of Anthony Nwoko, then DSS and Army will be held accountable. “Their recent spate of abductions and killings across Biafraland is proof, if any is…
Game of Thrones star, Khal Drogo has gotten rid of his signature beard to support environmental protection. The fierce actor decided to shave his beard after 9 years of rocking it in his personal life and in movies, and it is all in protest against the plastics killing our environment. In a recent clip which shows him walking through a pile of plastic, he said, “I hate going to the airport or being on an airplane and getting a water bottle this big ( holding his fingers apart with a small distance ) . “When it can be an aluminum…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has said it was cruel for Manchester City to bow out of the UCL the way they did after a Raheem Sterling goal was cancelled by VAR. Manchester City defeated Spurs 4-3 but exited the competition on away goal rule. City felt qualification was secured when Sterling scored his third goal on the night only to see it ruled out after a VAR check. Pep said, “We are close to going through and after we went out through the action — it is cruel but we have to accept it,” “It was a nice game…
Defeated presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar is insisting that he won the 2019 presidential election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) named President Buhari winner of the February 23 election with 15,191,847 of the total votes cast while Atiku gained 11,262,978 votes. However, in a recent petition filed before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in March, Atiku has claimed he won the polls with 1.6 million more votes than Buhari according to an inside compilation of results that was obtained from INEC’s server. Responding to the tribunal days back, INEC said Atiku and his party are the ones…
Nollywood legend, Shan George has shared her reason for always causing trouble with her colleagues in the movie industry. According to her, the reason people see her as a trouble maker is because of their own dishonesty, lies, and greed. On Twitter she wrote, “If some1 comes 2 u & tells u not 2 work wit Shan George, bcos she’s trouble, believe them, I’m real trouble 2 thieves, liars, decievers, oppressors, tyrants, pompous, slimmy, greedy & cantankerous pple. If u r none of d above mentioned, u & that person would also fall out soon.”
Liverpool are set to battle Lionel Messi and Barcelona in the next round of The UCL, but Klopp is of the opinion that his team must be fully prepared to stop the very best. Liverpool defeated Porto 4-1 at the Dragao Stadium on Wednesday to advance 6-1 on aggregate with their attacking trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino all on target once again. Liverpool are undefeated in 17 games in all competition but Klopp still feels he should worry. His words, “We have been together for a while, we needed to be more mature,” “The boys made…
President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the defeated presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar of not possessing the statutory educational qualification to vie for the Presidential position on February 23, 2019. Buhari dared Atiku to reveal his “educational certificates, indicating the schools attended by him, with dates,” before the tribunal. Atiku’s petition alleged, among other things, that Buhari presented fake information abut his school certificate in the Form CF001, which he submitted to INEC. Atiku said that Buhari did not own secondary school certificate he talked about in his form. Reacting, Buhari’s lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), on behalf of…
“Game of Thrones” actress, Sophie Turner has shared that criticism of her role as Sansa Stark on the HBO hit series was one of the reasons that led to her depression. In a recent interview with Dr. Phil on his popular podcast, she revealed that she began to get depressed when she was about 17. Her words, “The biggest challenge is just for me getting out of bed and getting out of the house and learning to love yourself I think is the biggest challenge,” She disclosed that she felt she was alone after her friends and brothers went for…
Manchester City defender, Benjamin Mendy has spoken about his team’s recent sad exit from the Uefa Champions League. On the painful exit to Tottenham, the left-back said City must not focus on it too much and move on as soon as possible. His words, “We don’t have time to think about this because we play Tottenham again on Saturday. “It isn’t easy, but we must focus on the Premier League and the FA Cup. “We gave everything we could but we cannot complain about the VAR – those are the rules and we have to respect them. “Our fans were…
Head of the Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU) Mr. Abayomi Shogunle has urged Nigerians to chat police officers up in Pigin English to stay away from getting into troubles with them. The policeman shared a clip of the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, Tunji Disu speaking to police officers in Pidgin about the latest murder of Kolade Johnson and Ada Ifeanyi by police officers. In the clip, Disu revealed that he was certain the policemen are shameful of wearing their uniform now because of the recent cases of police brutality in Nigeria. Yomi shared, “Make we com carry that same…
HipTV boss, Ayo Animashaun has refuted rumors that his company is now under a commercial bank. This is a reaction to reports that broke days back saying a court ruled that his company be taken over by Heritage Bank. His words, “The last few days have been interesting, to say the least. The news has been flooded with all kinds of propaganda, but I’d rather talk facts. The fact is, @Officialhiptv has not been taken over by any bank. We are open for business and running our operations as usual. Also, we ARE in court with Heritage Bank and are…
Chelsea striker, Olivier Giroud has cried out to Chelsea that he is not ready to be a back up striker next season if the club choose to retain his services. Chelsea have said nothing to the France international as regards whether the club plans to extend his current contract that expires in two months time or let him go in search of greener pastures. His words, “Trust me, I’m not happy to play the second role [in the squad],” “That’s why I said, next year, I will need to have a more important role to play in the team. “I…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has asked all politicians in the state to seize the opportunity his after-election olive branch has presented for the development of the state. Speaking recently during a congratulatory visit by the Governing Council of the Rivers State University at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Governor Wike revealed that the state needs peace and security for fast growth. His words, “We want everybody to take advantage of the Olive Branch, if they love the state. We are not afraid of fight, but we want everyone to join us to work for the development of…
The amazing news is that Beyonce might be releasing a new album soon but the bigger news is that Kiddominant had a hand in asong on that highly-anticipated music project. Beyonce revealed this through Instagram yesterday, and Davido who was happy for Kiddominant, flaunted a screenshot of the track which the music producer helped make. His words, “Omg @kiddominant !! Made it on Beyoncé Album! Jesus!!” Reports are also saying the song Kiddo jumped on, features Rihanna, we await confirmation for that.
Spurs boss, Mauricio Pochettino has praised his team after their remarkable UCL quarterfinal win against Manchester City. It ended 4-3 on the night and they sealed progress to the semifinal, awaiting a clash against Ajax in weeks from now. His words, “It was unbelievable — the way it finished,” “I am so happy, so proud. My players are heroes to be here. I am so happy for them, so happy for the fans,” “In a moment many things happened in your head, the disappointment was massive but they changed the decision,” he added. “That is why we love football. Today…
Muhammadu Buhari has asked all ministers to submit comprehensive status reports on their policies, programs and projects to the Presidential Audit Committee by the 24th of April 2019. Punch reports that the order to the ministers was seen in a presidency statement released in Abuja by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, The statement read, “These reports have Wednesday, April 24, 2019 as the deadline for submission to the Presidential Audit Committee in the office of the Vice-President.” President Muhammadu Buhari emerged victorious in the February 23, presidential election and would be…