Ernesto Valverde said it’s not a problem finding room for both Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho as he finds ways to fit Barcelona’s two most expensive signings into the same side. The two were both regulars at the start of the season, but Valverde has preferred to use either one or the other since bringing midfielder Arthur Melo into the team against Tottenham in October. Dembele was initially the player to drop out of the side, but it was Coutinho who lost his place for last week’s derby win over Espanyol — although both started in a heavily rotated side…
Author: David Folami
Werder Bremen midfielder Nuri Sahin compared former teammate Marco Reus to a Ferrari after Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 2-1 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to six games. Reus scored the winning goal in the 27th minute after Paco Alcacer had opened the scoring 19 minutes into the game. Max Kruse’s wonderful strike from distance 10 minutes before half-time wasn’t enough for the guests to come away with a point, though. Sahin, 30, singled out Reus as the main source of Bremen’s problems after the game. “The problem is Marco playing between the lines. When a Ferrari…
Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League as two goals from Gabriel Jesus and another by substitute Raheem Sterling secured a 3-1 home win over Everton. They went in front after 22 minutes when Yerry Mina gave the ball away inside his own half and Fernandinho played it to Leroy Sane, whose pass put Jesus clear inside the penalty area to finish low past Jordan Pickford. It took only five minutes of the second period for City to double their lead, Sane crossing for Jesus to power in a header — but with 65 minutes gone Everton…
Chris Smalling has put pen to paper on a new three-and-a-half year contract with Manchester United. Smalling, 29, joined United from Fulham in 2010 and has made 307 appearances for the club, scoring 18 goals. He has penned a new deal through to the summer of 2022, with the option of an additional year. “This is my ninth season with the club and I am delighted to be continuing my progression with this team,” he told the club’s official website. “It is a real honour to play for Manchester United and we are all now concentrating on the busy schedule…
Lifting Thor’s hammer is no easy feat. Plenty of heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have tried it, and thus far, only the God of Thunder and, surprisingly, Groot have been up to the mythic challenge. However, there’s a new hero rising in the MCU — perhaps you’ve seen her punching the lights out of evil old ladies on the bus in a recent trailer? Carol Danvers is stepping to the forefront to change the game. Danvers is part-Kree, gifting her with super-strength that most of our earth-bound heroes just don’t possess. That’s why actress Brie Larson reckons she’s ready…
General audiences probably best know Margot Robbie for bringing Harley Quinn to life in the DC Extended Universe, and it looks like some have taken that a little literally. Robbie and her Mary, Queen of Scots co-star Saoirse Ronan recently did Wired’s “auto-complete” interview, where they answer the questions that have been most asked about them on Google. When one question asked “Is Margot Robbie Harley Quinn?”, the actress responded pretty literally. “I’m not Harley Quinn,” Robbie confirmed, “but I play Harley Quinn.” Granted, those Google searches were probably people trying to confirm whether or not Robbie played the character,…
Kylie Jenner’s Instagram back catalogue came back to bite her on the bottom on Wednesday after she tried to tell us she’d never experienced cereal with milk at the age of 21. Rolling back the clock by five years, two boyfriends and one baby proves that Kylie did in fact enjoy a regular bowl of non-dry, non-dusty bran flakes back in 2013. The picture, time-stamped April 25, 2013, is captioned, ‘He keeps me healthy’ and clearly captures milk and cereal in combination. It’s clear that Kylie’s appreciation for dry and dusty, milk-starved, Lucky Charms goes way back but when she…
Lil Wayne stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in NYC to serve as the musical guest for Wednesday night’s (Dec. 12) episode. Weezy performed Tha Carter V standout “Don’t Cry,” which posthumously features the late XXXTentacion, backed by DJ T.Lewis and another instrumentalist handling percussion duties. The New Orleans native made sure he was prepared for the chilly December weather gracing the Big Apple, hitting the stage in an oversized fur coat and a knitted winter hat to hold his signature dreads in place. Weezy has made a habit of daring fashion choices throughout his career, choosing last…
Nicki Minaj has a real bad boy on her hands and it doesn’t bother her. On Friday (Dec. 14), Minaj caught wind of TMZ putting her boyfriend’s criminal history on front street and blasted the website. The “Good Form” rapper went on Instagram story and defended Petty’s prison violations. “TMZ, y’all can post these til ur blue in the face,” she wrote. “No one on God’s earth is perfect. Oh, I forgot – y’all have never sinned; nor have your loved ones. Heard you.” While fans are still reeling over the fact that the Queen rhymer’s new boyfriend Kenneth “Zoo”…
DJ Enimoney has shared the visuals to his single, ‘Send Her Money’ off the ”YBNL Mafia Family” album. Featuring Olamide, Kizz Daniel, Lk Kuddy and Kranium, ‘Send Her Money’ is one of the instant favourites from the group album which was released on Friday, December 14th. The visuals now follows that of Picazzo’s ‘Macaroni’ and Yomi Blaze’s ‘Ika’ which had been released earlier in the day. The video was directed by Unlimited L.A.
Omawumi enlists Falz in her latest single, ‘Hold My Baby.’ The mellow love record captures the typical Nigerian story of a lady in search of true love with the colourful and cinematic visuals giving life to the message. The video was directed by Mex.
Mike Ezuruonye has advised actresses exchanging sex for roles in Nollywood to desist because the action will only make them fade away. In an interview, the director and actor said though he has not experienced such in his over a decade career, he will only cast an actor or actress based on their acting abilities. “Nope! They haven’t done it to me. I don’t care if you say I’m trying to protect my industry (even if I am supposed to), but they haven’t done that to me. When I am working, I am a different person. I don’t care if…
Wande Coal gave his fans a night to remember at the maiden edition of the ”King Coal in Concert” in Lagos. Friday, December 14th was the night when the King came home to claim his throne at the event held at the Convention center, Eko Hotel & Suites, and indeed he had a large turnout of his fans who gathered at his beckon to witness his glorious coronation. Tagged ”King Coal in Concert”, Wande Coal who debuted his headline concert in London earlier in November brought it home to his fans paying homage to where he kicked off his now…
Toyin Abraham intends to slow down on movie projects to enable her concentrate on her home. The ‘Seven and Half Date’ actress made the disclosure during a recent interview with Abiola Alaba Peters. “As for movies, I really want to slow down a little bit. I want to build my home to an accepted level and also concentrate on my Soaps. I’m planning to raise lots of up-and-coming actors and actresses,” she said. The actress, who was formerly known as Toyin Aimakhu, also explained that she wasn’t the producer of ‘Seven and Half Date’ contrary to many of her fans’…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Suleiman Hassan as the new Environment Minister following Ibrahim Jibrin’s resignation as the Minister of State for Environment. Jibrin tendered his resignation letter to President Buhari on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, days after he was turbaned as the new Emir of Nasarawa. His exit left a vacuum in the Ministry of Environment as President Buhari failed to replace Amina Mohammed who resigned as the Minister of Environment in 2017 to take up the job of Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Hassan was sworn in as the Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing…
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has resolved to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari again over the issue of new minimum wage. The forum took the decision at its last meeting for 2018, presided by the chairman of Forum and Governor of Zamafara State, Abdulaziz Yari, on Thursday night in Abuja. Yari however declined speaking with journalists after the meeting. But the NGF Head, Media and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, told newsmen at the end of the meeting that the governors resolved to meet the president on Friday. “It was a very short meeting, of course the very last one…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has called for the enactment of a legal framework to ensure the expeditious prosecution of purveyors of fake news and hate speech. The Governor made the remarks in Kaduna when he received the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on a courtesy visit, on the sidelines of the 47th National Council on Information, with the theme “Tackling fake news and hate speech to enhance peace and national unity”. El-Rufai said the Kaduna State Government is establishing a legal framework, beyond the Penal Code, that recognizes the peculiarities of spreading fake news and hate…
Doyin Okupe is in troubled waters with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for receiving the sum of N120 million from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). EFCC operatives had invaded his Lagos home on December 8, 2018 to invite him for questioning over what he described to be cybercrime. He was later detained for two days after he turned himself in to the anti-graft agency on December 10. The EFCC has now decided to file 59 charges against Okupe for receiving N120 million from former NSA, Sambo Dasuki, while he served as the Senior Special Assistant…
Mr Donald Duke, the Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), says he will appeal the judgment removing him as the party’s presidential flag bearer. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday declared Prof. Jerry Gana, a former Nigerian Minister of Information, as the presidential candidate of the SDP. Duke had been declared as the presidential candidate of the party after the primary election held in October 2018 in which Gana was also an aspirant. However, Gana had instituted a case against the result in court, basing his case…
Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau has charged APC candidates in the state to open campaign offices in their constituency and mobilise voters to support the party. Lalong, while inaugurating his campaign office on Friday in Jos, urged candidates to reach out to all stakeholders and work as a unit to ensure success. He said that APC governors were automatically state campaign coordinators of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid, and pledged to “do everything” to ensure victory for APC at all levels. The governor said that he would, henceforth, be operating in the campaign office, and advised politicians seeking to see…