Pep Guardiola has apologised to Algerian winger, Riyad Mahrez after failing to give him the proper playing time in recent weeks. The skillful player has started just one Premier League match in the last two months, but he is likely to be called upon for Saturday’s FA Cup clash with League Two side Newport County His words, “I am the reason [he is not playing],” “He is absolutely not guilty or he doesn’t feel any special reason why. “I am sad because he is training incredibly, he is an incredibly talented player but in that moment we have five strikers,…
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Muhammadu Buhari has told all Nigerians to go all out and perform their civic responsibilities without any iota of fear as there is adequate security in place to protect them and their right. He also warned Nigerian youths not to allow themselves to be used as tools for violence. His words, “On Saturday, February 16, 2019, you will, once again, be called upon to choose the leaders who will pilot the affairs of our great nation for the next four years. This is a constitutional right, which should be freely exercised by all eligible voters. “I wish, therefore, to start…
Angel Di Maria has said he expected the angry reception after his return to former club Manchester United on Tuesday night. Di Maria kept calm after a bottle of beer was flinged at him as he went to take a corner, while a water bottle was also thrown before PSG’s second goal. But the Argentine appeared to swear in English during the goal celebrations in a video captured by BT Sport. He said, “It was difficult from the opening minute but I knew this was going to happen,” “But I’ve said it in the past and I reiterate it, I…
Atiku Abubakar has called on the people of Adamawa State to come out en masse and vote for one of their own. He said as he was from the state, campaigning was not necessary so he would just urge his people to not let him down. He then vowed to address the issue of security unemployment, poverty that has fought against the development of this country in recent times. PDP chairman, Uche Secondus wrapped up by telling the people of Adamawa that Atiku was a tested and trusted candidate.
Maurizio Sarri has said he has not spoken to Roman Abramovich about his job this week after saying he would love a call from the Chelsea owner. His words, Not in this week,” “It depends on the president. It’s not never, not very often. Not never. The interview was in Italian, I am better than you at this. “I have spoken to him, not this week. I would like to speak to someone of the club, not necessarily the owner. I speak to Marina [Granovskaia, club director] and for me that is enough.” On football matters, he said he is…
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is of the opinion that his team’s recent defeat will not weigh them down in the English Premier League. United made it 10 wins from 11 games before suffering a 2-0 defeat against the French champions in the Champions League early this week. The manager has however stated clearly that the loss will not dampen the spirit of the players. His words, We still want to impose ourselves on games,” “You don’t panic because you have lost a game – it doesn’t change the mindset. We need to keep working on the way we…
Elections postponed? It was the fear from many and a prediction from most, but INEC has come out to clear the air. As several newsmen kept their eyes open at INEC’s headquarters in Abuja, Rotimi Oyekanmi, the chief press secretary to INEC’s chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the newsmen aware that the commission had reached a concensus after a key meeting attended by the chairman and 12 national commissioners. Clear reasons for any possible postpnement would be the technical blows INEC faced few days to D Day as per election materials being destroyed in some state which may have affected…
France international, Alexander Lacazette has apologized for his indiscipline against BATE Borisov in Arsenal’s recent Europa League clash on Thursday. The striker was shown a straight red in the 85th minute for using his elbow on an opposition player, Aleksandar Filipolic. He has since said sorry for his actions with these words, “Letting the team down like that is the worst feeling,” “I should have stayed calm but it’s not always easy. Sorry. “There are still 90 minutes to play and I believe that my teammates will make it to the next round.” Arsenal have it all to do against…
Atiku Abubakar has come out to say that there are people that conclude he is a corrupt man just because he is very successful. Speaking hours ago in an interview with CNN Africa, he reminded everyone that if he was corrupt, he would have been caught by the judiciary and charged. Asked “Why do you think your name is linked to corruption?” Atiku replied, “I have been successful. Secondly, I have never been charged; I have never been indicted. They are all allegations. And I have asked anybody, I dared people publicly, that is, if anybody has evidence of corruption…
Former USA President, Bill Clinton has said he wishes Nigeria well ahead of the elections that are set to go down in the country. The politician was scheduled to pay Nigeria a visit to oversee Wednesday’s peace pact signing ceremony between the two leading candidates, President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He however decided against the visit at the last minute because of fears that him coming to Nigeria might be politically misconstrued. Bill Clinton recently called President Buhari on the phone to wish Nigeria well, according to…
Ernesto Valverde just signed a one-year contract extension with Spanish giants Barcelona, ending speculations that he could exit the club in the summer. This means the manager is set to remain in charge of Barca next season plus an option for him to extend for another year. His words, “I am really happy,” “I’m grateful that the club value what I am doing. They offered me the chance to continue and I am delighted to extend my contract. “The intentions of clubs and coaches when deals are signed are always the best. The ides is to continue with the best…
Olusegun Obasanjo has debunked rumors saying he ran away from the country temporarily so he won’t vote during the elections. He went on facebook to set things straight. His words, “why should I travel out of the country before the elections? “If not for anything, I believe I should be here to perform my civic responsibility tomorrow, Saturday, and March 2, which is to vote according to the dictate of my heart. “Those who are carrying that type of rumour or fake news; I leave them in the hand of God; I am used to that kind of a thing.…
Jurgen Klopp has said he is currently preparing for crunch UCL tie against German giants Bayern Munich without having Dejan Lovren in mind. Dejan has been out injured after pulling his hamstring on the 7th of January, and could not travel to Los Blancos for the red’s warm-weather training camp this week. This is a big blow for Klopp since vital centre-half, Virgil van Dijk is already suspended for Bayern’s visit to Anfield next week. His words, “I don’t want to rule it out but I cannot really plan with it,” “He is not here [in Spain] for good reasons,…
Larry Gaga and 2Baba have combined on a new tune titled, Iworiwo. Gaaga Muzik has shared the visuals to Larry Gaaga’s latest single titled ‘Iworiwo,’ a soulful love song with long time friend and collaborator 2Baba. ‘Iworiwo’ is a love anthem delivered right on time for the occasion of Valentine’s day. The man in charge of production was Marvio and the video was shot by Tilt Productions. Annie Idibia appeared in the video.
Mauricio Pochettino has said Tottenham are having to make their own stars because, unlike Liverpool and Manchester City, they cannot sign the stars who will immediately take them to the next level. His words, “In the past couple of years, Liverpool have invested a lot of money,” “Due to a number of circumstances, we’ve tried to produce young players with great futures such as Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Eric Dier, [Kieran] Trippier or Harry Winks. “We are creating players. But in this case, Liverpool need a defender, they get [Virgil] van Dijk. They need a goalkeeper, who’s the best? Alisson.…
Otunba Gbenga Daniel has come out to say Atiku’s failure to have a proper campaign in Ogun State was just strategy. Reports have it that Atiku ignored Ogun State for any kind of campaign to ensure he does not add fuel to the dispute between the two factions of the party in the state. His words, “He (Atiku) has been to Ogun State, a number of times. It is a thing of strategy because sometimes, a big rally is a form of collecting the converted and you know our Ogun state is a very sophisticated environment. “So, I think we…
Manchester United can contend for the title by 2020 going by how vastly they have improved since Jose Mourinho was sacked, according to Nemanja Matic. His words, “To win the league you need to win the games as we did in the last seven, eight games. “So you need to win six, seven games in a row, then you can drop some points, to draw, to lose one game. “This is the way to fight so if we play like this for the next season then we will be one of the teams who is going to fight for the…
Femi Branch has reacted to how trucks are showing up on the streets of Lagos State again after they were nowhere to be found recently. If you recall, days back, when Muhammadu Buhari stormed Lasgidi, the trucks were not visible in any form or shape. But shockingly, as soon as the President exited the state, they started showing up again. This pissed Femi Branch off so he decided to speak up about it. His words, “We r tired of this in Lagos. How can Bridges be transformed to Trailer Parks?! Will the powers that be deny knowing of this menace?!…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu, has said Atiku Abubakar cancelled his campaign trip to Ogun State because he did not want to cause another violence. The governorship aspirant also told Punch that despite the level of opposition that trailed his emergence as PDP’s candidate, he’ll still win the election. “He (Atiku) decided not to visit Ogun State because he wanted to avoid having any problem. You know the other guy, Ladi Adebutu, is still parading himself as the governorship candidate. We all believe his (Atiku’s) coming can cause chaos. We had written…
David Seaman is surprised that Arsenal are letting top talent leave the club and at the same time, making no money available for new signings. This is coming after recent confirmation that Aaron Ramsey is set to join Juventus next season after he could not agree on a new contract with the London club. His words, “I’m still fuming at the fact that we’re going to lose him [Ramsey]. “It gets even more frustrating the fact that they’ve announced that Emery’s only got £44m to spend in the summer. “Well, that’s what you’d have to pay to get someone like…