Maurizio Sarri has come out to say that plans are underway to ensure his players have more mental freedom ahead of Chelsea’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester City, after the 6 nil thrashing they received weeks ago. The Chelsea coach is popular for his 37 set-piece routines, detailed throw-ins rules and massive use of video analysis, but he will leave all that before his team go head to head with the Premier League champions on Sunday. His words, “I think we were lucky in the first match [against City] because we were in trouble in the first half,” “We scored…
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Roberto Firmino has promised to continue scoring no-look goals for Liverpool – even after admitting it is a “dangerous” approach. The Brazilian is now famous for loads of strikes in which he looks away when hitting the ball home, the most recent example of which came in the 5-1 win over Arsenal in December, during which he scored his first hat-trick as a professional. His words, “I remember the first no-look goal I scored for Hoffenheim,” “Against Werder Bremen, I think. Something like that. I rounded the goalkeeper and turned away from it. “It came from nowhere; the idea just…
Peoples Democratic Party just defeated the ruling All Progressives Congress at the Femi Okunnu polling unit, Lateef Jakande, Ikoyi where the APC governorship candidate in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, voted hours ago. According to the Punch, the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, polled 52 votes to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, who got 48 votes. Details to come.
Blac Chyna has blasted Soulja Boy for trying to sex–shame her after their breakup. The model and stripper called the rapperimmature, and also labelled him a clout chaser. After the split, Soulja Boy revealed his real intentions towards his former girl, and that was – he only wanted to sleep with her to know what that felt like. Blac Chyna was expectedly angry with the statement. She said to TMZ that he is an immature and thirsty clout chaser who begged to have a chance to date her. She further disclosed she is relieved the relationship is over.
Marcus Rashford has supported Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to keep the Manchester United manager at the end of the season, saying he has been “a massive help” in his development. Rashford has netted six times in eight Premier League games under Solskjaer, double the tally he recorded in 14 matches under Mourinho this season. His words, “For me, it’s been a massive help having that type of guidance around me,” “But he’s been working with all of the players with everything he’s got, you can see even the defenders are improving, the midfield is improving, the team’s improved overall but we…
Ayodele Fayose has come out to say that he is extremely confident of his party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar victory in today’s election. He said no matter what APC tries to do, te former ruling party was going to emerge victorious. Fayose voted at his Afao Ekiti country home by 1.10 pm where he said if the APC should rig today’s election, his party will go to court. Results are beginning to roll in to determine the winner.
Sick Nollywood actor, Babatunde Omidina a.k.a Baba Suwe, has been admitted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). This is a present situation after he recently asked for help to battle his Chronic Diabetes. See him here with co-actor, Mr Latin, We wish the Nollywood legend speedy recovery.
R Kelly’s mugshot as he being imprisoned after he was charged with 10 counts of sexual assault, has been disclosed by Chicago Police. Reports say the RnB legend turned himself in hours after police revealed the charges of aggravated sexual abuse involving four alleged victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17. The singer was transported to the station in a dark-coloured van with heavily-tinted rear windows. R Kelly answered no questions from reporters as he stepped into the building.
Bola Tinubu has come out to say that he is willing to agree with the result of the presidential election even if it goes against APC. He said that the will of the people must be respected, adding that as a true democrat, free and fair elections must prevail. His words, “If my party is voted out in this election, I will accept it because it is the people’s verdict, that is their decision. Any democrat that cannot accept a result from a free and fair election is not worthy of that name. “As a true democrat, you must be…
PSG CEO, Nasser Al-Khelaifi has said, without doubt, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe will be remaining with the French club for the foreseeable future. Speaking recently, Al-Khelaifi dismissed the idea that the Ligue 1 giants had to let one of them go this summer due to UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP). His words, “Kylian and Neymar are PSG players,” “They will stay PSG players and they would have — with, or without, Accor.” On more signings, he said, “For sure, [the new partnership deal] will increase our revenue to allow us to invest more — this is a big deal for…
Former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic, has backed his old side to beat Liverpool as long as they played the game in the right way. His words, “Man United have to match the energy and aggression of the Liverpool players. If they do that, they will win the match,” he said. “That’s where I see Liverpool’s strength — movement without the ball, aggression and repetition. They are the best in the league at doing these things. “The movement of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane running in behind and Roberto Firmino coming to the ball, they are always on the move.…
APC’s Muhammadu Buhari just beat Atiku Abubakar at the PDP candidate’s polling unit in Yola. President Buhari got 186 votes, while Atiku recived 167 votes. More to come.
Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli is eager to vote. She expressed optimism at deciding the future of her fatherland recently at a polling station she visited to cast her vote. She shared she got to the venue very early and has been helping with taking down the names of voters. Her words, “I started a list when I got here at 6am. It’s 7am and we have almost 100 names. Let’s go Nigeria.”
Real Madrid manager, Santiago Solari has said Spain’s fixture schedule is “curious,” with his side’s Sunday evening game at Levante giving them one day less than Barcelona to get ready for Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semifinal Clasico. The Primera Division fixture list allows Barcelona face Sevilla on Saturday afternoon, giving them an extra day ahead of a week also featuring a La Liga Clasico at the Bernabeu next Saturday. Solari said, “The calendar is curious and very entertaining,” Solari told a news conference on Saturday. “We don’t decide it, so all we can do is take it on as a…
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said he was happy to be done after queuing for over four hours before exercising his franchise. The governor mentioned this in an interview with newsmen moments after voting on Saturday in Kaduna at Polling Unit 24, Anguwan Sarki, Runfa Ward. His words, “When I arrived at the polling unit, the card reader was malfunctioning, so until after two hours before it was fixed and voting commenced.” He was grateful to the people of the state for their total patience and for showing up in large numbers to cast their vote at the…
As voting was supposed to begin by 8AM according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Female rapper Sasha has shared about the absence of INEC officers at her polling station. She revealed this in tweet this morning in reaction to INEC’s plea for a situation report at various voting centers. She said the balloters at her polling unit were available since 6:40 am. Her words, “No polling officers. Voters have been waiting since 6.40am,” Identical occurrence have been reported at other location.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has invited the greatest manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson to give the team talk ahead of his team’s crunch clash against Liverpool at Old Trafford tomorrow. Ferguson — who led United to 13 Premier League titles and retired in 2013 — will return to the dugout in May for the first time since his surgery for a brain haemorrhage when he took charge of a United side in a charity match. Ole said, “The gaffer would be welcome to have his talk to the players if he wanted to, because we know how much it…
Boko Haram members have stopped Yobe state governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, from exercising his franchise. A statement from his Director General, Media affairs, Abdullahi Bego, said the early morning blasts by the sect members in the state stopped the governor from participating in the election. He also said the security agents told the governor to forget participation and save his life. The statement read, “This is because of the incident in Gaidam town early in the day, which has already been brought under control and voting is now underway there, the security agencies would naturally seek to reinforce and increase security…
Nollywood actress, Foluke Darmola has spoken up about how she was raped by her tenant when she was young. She shared this in an interview with Punchng.com, and she also opened up on how the experience she had, helped her in catering for her 13-year-old daughter. Her words, “I always enlighten my daughter about how some men can be when it comes to sex. Even when I am not around her, she always cautions men when they try to touch her in a way she is not comfortable with. She tells me when she feels harassed by a man. She…
Mr Issa Aremu, Kwara Governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP) has praised President Muhammadu Buhari’s order on ballot box snatchers in general elections happening tomorrow. Buhari recently ordered security agencies to deal massively with ballot box snatchers in the forthcoming general elections. Issa mentioned that the statement had become compulsory after last Tuesday’s clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ojoku, Oyun Local Government Area of the state. He agreed with the president’s words on potential trouble makers during the crucial election. He also warned that if the country fails to…