The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential Organization has dismissed media reports that governors elected on the platform of the party from the South East geo-political zone shunned the party’s Zonal rally held in Sokoto on Monday. The PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation gave the dismissal in a statement issued by its Director, Media and Publicity, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan on Tuesday in Abuja. The party has three out of the five governors in the region: Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia). Ologbondiyan said that the report that the governors from the South East were absent because they have…
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Maurizio Sarri has confirmed that Chelsea are ready to offer Eden Hazard a new contract “immediately” if the Belgian indicates that he wants to commit his long-term future to the club. Hazard, whose current contract runs until June 2020, has said in recent weeks that he will delay any final decision over his future until the end of the season — a stance intended to keep his options open in case Real Madrid make a concerted effort to sign him next summer. Chelsea are desperate to keep Hazard, and sources have told ESPN FC that they are prepared to offer…
Pep Guardiola has said he trusts in Manchester City after their 2-1 win against Watford amid reports that UEFA could ban them from the Champions League An independent investigation was opened by European football’s governing body into City following allegations published in German magazine Der Spiegel. Reports claim City could be banned from the competition if any financial wrongdoing is discovered and Guardiola is hoping the matter will soon be concluded. “UEFA is doing what they’re doing. If [they] found something the club will make a statement and I like to do that because we’ll know exactly it’s going to…
Claudio Ranieri said Wednesday’s Premier League encounter with former side Leicester City will be a strange and emotional experience. Ranieri, who helped Leicester defy 5,000-1 odds to win the league title in the 2015-16 campaign, faces the club for the first time since he was sacked last year. Fulham are bottom of the table with eight points from 14 games and face a tough task against a Leicester side who are eighth with 21 points. “It’ll be very strange. Very emotional moment, but it’s OK. That is football. It will be a good moment, for sure, but we have to…
Lionel Messi’s fifth-place finish in the 2018 Ballon d’Or vote was “absurd,” Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said of the Spanish champions’ Argentina forward on Tuesday. Real Madrid’s Croatia midfielder Luka Modric took the prize on Monday in Paris after winning the Champions League and being named player of the tournament at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 33-year-old’s triumph ended Messi’s and Cristiano Ronaldo’s decade-long reign, with Juventus’ Portugal striker finishing second and Messi fifth in a vote by 180 journalists. “I will not get into discussing the inconsistencies of the prize,” Valverde told reporters. “We congratulate Modric for…
Manchester City moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League as they held on in a tense finish for a 2-1 victory at Watford on Tuesday. It appeared to be business as usual when Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez scored either side of half-time, but Abdoulaye Doucoure’s late goal set up a dramatic finish as they pushed for an equaliser. Watford didn’t sit back but City were still able to employ their usual dominant gameplay, enjoying more than 70 percent possession. While the scoreline wasn’t as emphatic as they have been in recent weeks, for 85 minutes…
Gareth Bale has said he would have been a more deserving winner of this year’s FIFA’s Puskas goal of the year award than actual claimant Mo Salah. Bale’s spectacular overhead kick was the second goal in Madrid’s 3-1 victory over Liverpool in last season’s Champions League final. However Puskas voters among the public went for the Egypt international’s goal for the Reds against Everton in December 2017’s Premier League Merseyside derby. On winning FourFourTwo magazine’s goal of the year award, Bale said that Salah’s victory had “diminished” the status of the Puskas award. “Yeah, I was surprised by that, to…
Mauricio Pochettino believes Arsenal’s players should save their celebratory dressing-room videos and Instagram posts for trophy triumphs rather than mid-season league wins, but is pleased his Tottenham side are now regarded as such a big win for their rivals. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shared a video of the Gunners enjoying their success after winning Sunday’s north London derby, while an Instagram post from Aaron Ramsey appeared to mock Eric Dier, who sparked a first-half brawl when he celebrated his Emirates goal by putting a finger to his lips in front of the home side’s substitutes and fans. Defender Sead Kolasinac also posted…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he will wait until the last minute to pick his team to play Arsenal as he faces the prospect of lining up with just three fit defenders. Marcos Rojo, Matteo Darmian and Diogo Dalot — who have made two Premier League starts between them this season — are the only defenders certain to be available to play Unai Emery’s side at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Ashley Young is suspended and Victor Lindelof will miss out because of a thigh injury. There are also doubts over five others including Chris Smalling, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones,…
It can be an impossible job following a club legend — just ask David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho. They will all come up with their own reasons why it has been so difficult to replicate the successes of Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, but you can imagine Unai Emery listening to their excuses with a broad grin on his face. With Arsene Wenger vacating the manager’s office at Arsenal after almost 22 years in charge last summer, the initial narrative was that his successor would face the same nightmare scenario at the Emirates that has greeted…
Manchester City could be banned from the Champions League, with reports saying a ban could happen next season, after UEFA reached an initial conclusion that they had misled them over their finances, Associated Press has reported. European football’s governing body discovered from reading internal City emails, published by Der Spiegel last month, the extent of schemes to allegedly cover up the true source of income in a bid to comply with financial fair play (FFP) regulations, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told AP. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the crowd of supporters who received its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the North-West on Monday indicated that Nigerians would vote him as the next president. The Presidential Campaign Council of the party disclosed this in a statement issued by its Director, Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja. Ologbondiyan commended the courage and show of patriotism by the people of the North-West to support Abubakar and for keeping with the collective quest to unify Nigeria. He said that Abubakar’s acceptance by the region at the zonal rally in Sokoto further established…
In the trailer, which features an old lady who can also kick butt, Larson’s Captain Marvel begins to question her history after she start remembering her previous life on Earth — before she became part-Kree and a superhero. The trailer also features Samuel L. Jackson, looking much younger, and gives audiences a look at Jude Law as Mar-Vell. Larson is starring opposite Jackson, Law, Ben Mendelsohn, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Annette Bening and Clark Gregg. “Captain Marvel” is directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck from a script by “Inside Out” scribe Meg LeFauve and Nicole Perlman. The…
David Oyelowo and Angelina Jolie didn’t have to play icebreaker games on the set of Come Away. The Selma actor, 42, and Jolie, 43, have been friends for years thanks to their children. “We mainly know each other because we both have lots of kids and they have play dates now and then. I think that’s partly why we were drawn to playing parents together,” Oyelowo said at the Ebony Power 100 Gala on Friday, November 30. in Beverly Hills. The Brit and his wife, Jessica Oyelowo, have three sons and a daughter. Jolie and estranged husband Brad Pitt are…
After more than a decade of strict political neutrality, Taylor Swift has been making up for lost time by openly discussing politics recently, and she isn’t slowing down on Election Day. In a series of Instagram Story videos posted Tuesday, the “Reputation” songstress said people shouldn’t underestimate young voters and urged her followers to get out and vote. “I’m seeing a lot of underestimation of young voters and this new generation who now have the right to vote just in the last couple of years, but these are people who grew up post 9/11, they grew up with school shooting…
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections scheduled to hold in February 2019, 2face Idibia’s wife, Annie Idibia, has expressed fears for the future of Nigeria. In a chat with Showtime, the Nollywood screen diva who has been supporting her husband since he launched a sensitization campaign tagged ‘Power of One’, said she is worried for her children, the youths and the future of Nigeria. “I have kids, so, of cause I’m worried. In the next 10-15 years, what will be left for my children in this country? So, I’m worried about my children, I’m worried about the young ones. This…
She’s considered one of the most fashionable women in Hollywood. And Margot Robbie stepped out in style on Monday, leaving her hotel in New York in a Chanel sweater and trendy flared denim pants. The Australian actress, 28, looked windswept and radiant as she made a quick dash from the front door to her waiting car. Margot accessorised her blue and white top with a Chanel clutch bag and strappy black heels. She styled her blonde hair loosely and opted for a fresh, natural-look makeup palette. The Suicide Squad star kept her left hand concealed in her pocket, but did…
The police on Monday in Lagos said they had arrested a popular musician, Adekunle Temitope, a.k.a Small Doctor, and three others for alleged unlawful possession of fireman. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Imohimin Edgal, told newsmen that the suspects were arrested after threatening to shoot policemen controlling the traffic at the ever busy Oshodi area of Lagos. Edgal said that he was disappointed with the musician’s conduct because he had a case with the State CID, Panti for shooting a gun at his Agege show where he injured four persons. “You would have thought the incident would…
It’s that season of the year where Christmas trees of different shapes, sizes and designs fill the homes of families and your favourite celebs aren’t left out like the one in Toke Makinwa’s house. The media personality took to her Instagram page on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, where she shared photos of her beautifully decorated Christmas tree. A very interesting feat of the tree is the fact that she decorated the tree with Hermes boxes! These cost a fortune! “It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Thank you @bseasonss for a day well spent putting up my Christmas tree…
Cassper Nyovest has announced that his latest album, ”Sweet and Short” which was released on Friday, November 30, 2018 is now platinum. The South African rapper has grown quite a name for himself selling out stadiums like the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg late last year and more recently the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday, December 1, 2018. He can now add another feather to his ever illustrious career as his latest album, ”Sweet and Short” has been certified to have gone platinum 24 hours after its release by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA). In a message posted on…