Manchester United will face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16, while Liverpool have been drawn against Bayern Munich. Atletico Madrid take on Juventus, Tottenham Hotspur are up against Borussia Dortmund, and Real Madrid face Ajax. Barcelona play Lyon, Manchester City meet Schalke, while AS Roma vs. Porto completes the round of 16 ties. PSG, who finished ahead of Liverpool and Napoli to top Group C, are undefeated in Ligue 1 this season and will travel to Old Trafford before hosting United in Paris. United are struggling in the Premier League and fell 19 points behind leaders Liverpool…
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Kevin De Bruyne has had enough time off and now he wants to help fire Manchester City to more silverware, but says he wasn’t “exhausted” after a busy year. The Belgium midfielder missed the first two months of the season with a knee ligament injury and was then hit by another knee injury in his other leg, three matches into his comeback. City boss Pep Guardiola had claimed De Bruyne finished last season “exhausted” after playing 52 matches for club and country, but the 27-year-old disagreed and has been desperate to get back playing. “I wasn’t exhausted,” he told reporters.…
Nigeria’s Nollywood stars Ayobami ‘AY’ Makun and Omoni Oboli will make their debut in a Hollywood animation film, “Elliott: The Littlest Reindeer”. Though the characters AY and Oboli would voice in the film scheduled to premiere on Dec. 14, remain unknown. The Christmas-themed film also features Hunger Games star, Josh Hutcherson, Dead pool actress, Morena Baccarin, Jeff Dunham, Martin Short and John Cleese. The animation follows Blitzen- one of Santa’s sleigh pulling reindeers- announcing his retirement on December 21, giving a miniature horse three days to fulfil his lifelong dream. The horse has to earn a spot on Santa’s sleigh…
Kendrick Lamar has announced his first live dates of 2019. The ‘HUMBLE.’ Hip-hop star will headlining Lollapalooza’s South American festivals. He’ll perform at the Argentina and Chile festival on the weekend of 29-31 March at Hippodromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires and O’Higgins Park in Santiago, respectively. On the weekend of April 5-7, Lamar will take to the stage at Autódromo de Interlagos in Brazil, São Paulo. Artists as diverse as Arctic Monkeys, Post Malone, The 1975, Twenty One Pilots, St. Vincent, Lenny Kravitz, Kamasi Washington, and many others are also slated to perform at the three Lollapalooza festivals.…
Her husband, Russell Wilson, is quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. And on Monday night, Ciara paid tribute to her man in a white #3 jersey while performing during halftime at CenturyLink Field. The 33-year-old singer, alongside a slew of dancers, brought down the house with an energetic rendition of her hit single, Level Up. The Seattle Seahawks came out with a win against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night. ‘So much fun rocking for tonight’s halftime show!’ Ciara wrote on Instagram. ‘Proud of my baby Russell Wilson and the boys for the W!’ The Austin native channeled her inner football…
One of the tabloid’s claims Will Smith’s 26-year-old son from his first marriage, Trey, is feuding with his wife Jada Pinkett. The story is completely untrue. Last month, Smith shared an Instagram post in which he revealed that his relationship with his oldest son “struggled for years” after his 1992 divorce from his mother, Sheree Zampino. The actor explained that Trey “felt betrayed & abandoned” following the split, but they’ve since repaired their relationship and are closer than ever. He added, “It is a Wild Blessing to recover & restore a Loving Relationship with My Beautiful Son.” According to Star,…
Afropop sensation, Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid thrilled his fans with great performance at a concert in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday night. Thousands of Abuja residents thronged out in their numbers to see the show tagged ‘Wizkid Live In Concert’. The event, held at Transcorp Hilton and organised by Play Network, caused a traffic gridlock at the Wuse area as revellers turned out in thousands to watch the ‘Ojuelegba’ crooner perform. In his electrifying performance, Wizkid took the crowd on a memory ride, singing his hit songs from the early ‘Tease Me’ and ‘Ojuelegba’ to newest ‘Soco’. The…
If you, much like Kim Kardashian, were hoping that the most recent Kanye West Twitter drama would die out, then it looks like you might be in luck. A few days ago, Kanye decided to re-ignite his feud with Drake, and also for some reason said that Travis Scott, aka Kylie Jenner’s BF, threatened him as well. Kanye tweeted “I hit Trav earlier today Now he just hit me More threats” and “Fuck that sickomode song.” Obviously, the internet was confused/wondering how awkward this year’s Kardashian-Jenner Christmas dinner was going to be now. And while many of us (read: me)…
Khloe Kardashian has a new collaboration with her best friend Malika Haqq. And on Sunday the brand – which drops on December 22 – was plugged by the 34-year-old pinup. Khloe said on Instagram. ‘SURPRISE! Finally, I can reveal my secret project with my BFF @ForeverMalika! This is our very first Collab together and I’m so blessed to have this moment in time forever with my BFF!!’ She added, ‘We’ve partnered with @BECCAcosmetics to create the Limited Edition #BECCABFFs collection – the perfect product pairings to unlock your best glow✨ “Drops 12.22 at BECCAcosmetics.com and @UltaBeauty! Available globally in January.…
You could not read about Virgil Abloh’s appointment as men’s director at Louis Vuitton in March, or Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty debut lingerie show at New York Fashion Week in September, without the word “disrupter” appearing in close proximity. There was Abloh’s unconventional résumé — architecture student-turned-Kanye West creative consigliere-turned-DJ-turned-Off White creative director without a fashion degree — coupled with his becoming the first black person to lead the menswear division of LVMH’s crown jewel. For Rihanna, there was a bucking of long-held lingerie tropes; her spotlighting of curves, rolls and a spectrum of skin tones without the diamond-encrusted bras…
Not only did Beyoncé garner praise from fans for paying homage to Toni Braxton for Halloween ― the R&B icon herself wanted to give Bey “a big hug” for the tribute. In an interview, Braxton said it was “super sweet” of Beyoncé to honor her and her 1993 album, “Toni Braxton.” “I’m a fan of hers,” she said. “I wanted to go up to her and just give her a big hug. It was great of her to do that.” In October, Beyoncé shared her admiration for Braxton in a caption on Instagram, where she channeled the “Another Sad Love…
They grew up in the rarefied air of Calabasas’s celebrity enclave. And on Sunday, Kendall Jenner and Jaden Smith met up for breakfast. The pair, whose celebrity has come in large part from their famous family names, gave each other a warm hug before going their separate ways. Kendall, 23, wore a white top and gray jeans, flashing a little midriff, and a pair of white ankle boots. She added a lemon cardigan and wore her shoulder-length hair loose. The daughter of Kardashian momager Kris Jenner and trans icon Caitlyn Jenner also brought along her Doberman Pinscher. Kendall is reportedly…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to constitute his campaign council or developed a clear-cut campaign blueprint, 61 days to the February Presidential election, is an indication that he is not preparing to withstand the rigours of elections. President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, having failed to set up a campaign structure thus far, are banking on their plots with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, under Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to manipulate the electoral process in a bid to rig in their favour. In a statement issued by the…
Garba Shehu the Senior Special Assistant to President on Media & Publicity has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is the best president ever that Nigeria has gotten so far, saying that with Muhammadu Buhari as President, Nigeria is in very safe hands; he knows what is good for the country and its people. Garbar made this known in an article titled ‘HAPPYBDPMB: A DOZEN REASONS FOR PRESIDENT BUHARI’S RE-ELECTION’ where he listed reasons why Nigerians should vote for President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election come 2019. He said that Buhari ‘is the best ever President we got so far and here are…
His determination to change the narrative of the state was taken to a notch higher last week when he led a high powered delegation to the presidential Villa, Abuja to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari for a deal that would create over 600,000 jobs. Outside the drive for the provision of massive roads infrastructure, his vista for meaningful development through job creation has also been so opulent. And so, in the last three and half years he has superintended over the affairs of his people, there is no gainsaying the fact that has has worked assiduously to change the social…
THE Senior Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications, Segun Dipe, has absolved the All Progressives Congress, APC, of any blame over the booing of the immediate past governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose at the weekend. He advised Fayose to desist from blaming others for his woes. Dipe was reacting to the allegation of Fayose’s Media Aide, Lere Olayinka that some miscreants invaded Emmanuel Cathedral Church, Ado Ekiti and booed Fayose during the wedding ceremony of the daughter of Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe on Saturday. Olayinka had alleged that the miscreants were calling Fayose unprintable names.…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated its Vice Presidential candidate, Governor Peter Obi, for his outstanding performance at the 2019 Vice Presidential debate on Friday. The party in a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan National Publicity Secretary, said ‘Peter Obi amply displayed an unprecedented understanding of the dynamics of the critical sectors of our economy with practical solutions to the myriad of problems as against Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who dwelt on false performance claims and displayed scanty understanding of economic issues.’ The PDP also said ‘Peter Obi’s articulation of statistics; of practical steps to revamp our economy, trigger wealth…
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has asked the Peoples Democratic Party PDP to focus on her own campaigns and stop worrying about when the ruling party would constitute its own campaign council. National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu gave the advice Sunday evening while reacting to a statement credited to the PDP accusing the ruling party of planning to rig the next elections, hence its failure to constitute its campaign council and embark on any serious campaigns. “It is very amazing that two months into the election, PDP is still not presenting any alternative governance agenda…
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau says President Muhammadu Buhari has changed the negative narrative about Nigeria among nations with his fight against corruption. Lalong said this in a special meassage to President Buhari through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Mark Longyen, on Sunday in Jos. “Your Excellency, you have succeeded in changing the hitherto negative narrative about Nigeria and its attendant image in the comity of nations. “ Buhari successfully did it within a record time of your first tenure in office,” he said. Lalong, who congratulated President Buhari on his 76th birthday anniversary coming up…
Yemi Osinbajo says he is not a spare tyre to the president, emphasising that his roles as the number two citizen are spelt out in the constitution. Osinbajo said this during the vice-presidential debate organised by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON). He said this differs from the constitution of other countries. Asked how taking the job of the vice-president has been since he assumed office over three years, Osinbajo said the demand of the role has since increased his grey hair. He, however, said despite the herculean nature of his job, it…