Atiku Abubakar will kick off his campaign for the 2019 presidential election in Sokoto State on Monday, December 3, 2018. This was disclosed by the Director-General of the PDP’s Presidential Campaign Council, Bukola Saraki, during a press conference on Friday, November 30, 2018. “We are commencing our campaigns on Monday in Sokoto. Thereafter, we are going to take our message to all the 36 States and the FCT, the 774 LGAs and all the wards in the federation,” the Senate President said. He disclosed that the former vice president and his running mate, Peter Obi, a former Anambra State governor,…
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Kevin de Bruyne is unlikely to be fit to face his old club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Dec. 8, sources have said. The Belgium international is yet to return to full training after a knee injury and is not expected to be ready for the Premier League clash with Bournemouth on Saturday or trip to Watford on Tuesday. City are hopeful that Bernardo Silva could be back for the home clash with Eddie Howe’s side after an injury picked up on international duty with Portugal, which has ruled him out of City’s last two matches. Ilkay Gundogan also missed…
Koke defined it in just two words. “Nothing happened,” said Atletico Madrid’s captain. Spain’s “other” clasico was no classic. It was supposed to be the best; instead, the headline in the Spanish daily El Pais declared Atletico vs. Barcelona, played at the Wanda Metropolitano last weekend, as the “poorest game of the season.” They weren’t just saying it, either: the stats showed it. Between them, Leo Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez, Diego Costa and the 23 other players who joined them produced fewer shots on goal than any other team, in any other game, all season. For the first time,…
The stock excuse given for Jose Mourinho’s behaviour back when he was actually living up to his price tag — not just economic, mind you, but mentally and emotionally, because this is one draining guy — was that he was a human lightning rod. Fans and media focused on him and his players could get on with it. It’s one quality that hasn’t abandoned him and it was present in spades at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. After making such a big deal of how he wanted to beat Young Boys and seal qualification then and there, what does he…
Everton defender Lucas Digne insists he will not be fazed by coming up against his former teammate Mohamed Salah in Sunday’s Merseyside derby. Digne played with Salah at Roma during the the 2015-16 season when the Frenchman was on loan at the Serie A side from Paris Saint-Germain. The left-back joined Everton in the summer from Barcelona in an £18 million move, and said a prime motive of his move to England was to face the world’s best attackers on a weekly basis. “I know Mohamed Salah because I played one year with him in Rome,” Digne told reporters at…
Mauricio Pochettino says his friendship with Unai Emery was a factor in the signings of Serge Aurier and Lucas Moura as the Tottenham duo prepare to face their former manager in Sunday’s north London derby. Spurs met Emery’s Paris Saint-Germain side during their preseason tour of the U.S. in July 2017 and took Aurier from the French club the next month, before returning to sign Lucas in January 2018. “I remember we played in the USA, in Orlando, and he talked very highly about Lucas and Serge,” said Pochettino, who got to know Emery — now Arsenal’s head coach –…
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has warned coach Niko Kovac that fifth place is not good enough in the Bundesliga and he must deliver an improvement or face the consequences. Having won the past six Bundesliga titles, sometimes as early as March, Bayern are going through a difficult spell this term and trail leaders Borussia Dortmund by nine points. After a 3-3 home draw with Fortuna Dusseldorf last week, Kovac looked set to leave his post after only five months, but a 5-1 midweek win against Benfica steadied his position for the time being. “I can see a coach who is fighting, who…
Jurgen Klopp has rejected suggestions that he has problems to solve in Liverpool’s midfield. Liverpool’s three-man midfield of Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson and James Milner came in for widespread criticism following the 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday night. However, Klopp used Liverpool’s defensive record in the Premier League so far this season to defend the recent performances in the centre of the pitch. “We have conceded five goals and you talk about our midfield being overrun?” Klopp said at a news conference on Friday to preview the Merseyside derby. “Sorry, I didn’t see that.…
Jose Mourinho said it is not certain he will be able to strengthen his squad in January while suggesting Manchester United’s clout in the transfer market is not what it once was. Mourinho takes his team to Southampton on Saturday sitting seventh in the Premier League table, 14 points off the top and seven adrift of the top four. He will have the chance to add reinforcements in January to help make up the ground but the Portuguese coach is not expecting big changes. “Honestly, I don’t think we are going to sign,” the United manager told a news conference…
Zinedine Zidane will return to coaching soon, his eldest son Enzo has said, amid speculation he could be a potential target for Manchester United. Zidane stepped down as Real Madrid coach at the end of last season after guiding them to a third straight Champions League. “We all know that my father loves football and loves to coach,” Enzo, who plays for Rayo Majadahonda on loan from Swiss club Lausanne, told Diario AS. “It’s most likely that he will return to coaching soon.” He added that his father had been enjoying his break from management, saying: “Now he is resting…
Jose Mourinho has said Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez could be sidelined for “a long time.” The Chilean suffered a hamstring injury in training on Thursday and is likely to miss at least six weeks. He could miss as many as 10 games including Arsenal’s visit to Old Trafford on Dec. 5 and the trip to Liverpool on Dec. 16. The 29-year-old will undergo a scan to determine how serious the problem is but Mourinho is not optimistic. “No scans yet but the player is experienced, the player knows what the injury is and also from the top of my…
Kizz Daniel released his second studio album, ”No Bad Songz” in the early hours of Friday, November 30, 2018. The singer has grown major leaps since he released his debut album, ”New Era” in 2016. Without help from any A-list artiste, Kizz Daniel [then Kiss Daniel] forced the attention of the industry towards his direction with chart topping singles like, ‘Woju’, ‘Laye’ and ‘Mama’. The album itself was adjudged in some quarters as a near classic cementing his name as one of those who succeeded at the first time of coming out. A lot has however happened since that time.…
Sound Sultan is set to entertain and make thousands in Nigeria happy at the #United4Food Music Concert. Sound Sultan who is an Oxfam ambassador held a press conference on 27th of November, at the Right Gate Hotel, Ikeja, to announce the second edition of the #United4Food Music concert in collaboration with The Human and Environmental Development Agenda(HEDA Resource Centre). According to the organizers of the concert, there is a need for Nigerians to get involved in agricultural issues in the country. The Jagbajantis crooner made it known that come Sunday December 2nd, participants will be dazzled with celebrities including Vector,…
Omoni Oboli and Ayo Makun aka Ay have featured in a Hollywood animation film, ‘Elliott: The Littlest Reindeer,’ scheduled for December 14, 2018 release. The Nigerian movie stars join Hunger Games star, Josh Hutcherson and Deadpool 1&2 actress, Morena Baccarin to feature in the animation. On their involvement, Ay and Omoni both expressed delight at making a giant stride as filmmakers and Nollywood stars. Other Hollywood stars featured in the animation film include, Jeff Dunham, Martin Short and John Cleese. According to a statement from the FilmOne distribution, the is a right step in the direction of a rewarding future…
Mr Eazi has stated that his recently released project, ”Lagos To London” is close to hitting the 80 Million streams mark on all streaming platforms less than a month after it was released. This he announced in a post on his Twitter page on Wednesday, November 29th with the caption, ”We got the Number 1 streaming Project out of Africa ATM!!! Thank You God for Keeping things Running Smoothly.” he shared. The Banku Music singer then shared an image of the cummulative numbers which was at the ‘79,071,802’ streaming mark at the time, even though the platforms from which the…
Davido has arrived in Liberia ahead of his first ever performance in the country. The event which is scheduled to hold on Thursday, November 29th at the SKD Sports Complex, Mills Center, Liberia and has been widely publicized as the ‘concert of the year’ will also feature performances from top rated Liberian acts including Kobazzie, Christoph, Stunna, DenG and more. It is also expected that Davido will be hitting the stage alongside members of his DMW crew that include DJ ECool, Peruzzi and Mayorkun. Davido announced his arrival for the concert via a post on his instagram page with the…
AY has gotten for his wife, a brand new Lexus SUV for his wife as part of the activities marking their wedding anniversary. The comedian shared a video of the SUV on his Instagram page on Friday, November 30, 2018. In his post, he said he was only copying Davido’s style (we get the joke). “@yomicasual if I nor copy @davidooficial style wetin I gain? Sometimes you can learn some things from the younger ones in your industry. So there is nothing with public reinsuring my PA @midas_interiors with another ‘Assurance’ on our 10th wedding anniversary,” he wrote. This is…
Big Brother Naija stars, BamBam and Ifu Ennada have starred in an upcoming movie, ‘Hire a woman.’ The movie also features Alexx Ekubo, Nancy Isime, Mike Godson and others. Produced by Chinneylove Eze, the movie is a sequel to one of her productions titled, ‘Hire a man.’ Big Brother Naija star, Ifu Ennada joined Belinda Effah and IK Ogbonna for her first role in a movie, ‘The Quest.’ Directed and produced by Dabby Chimere, the movie also stars Ray Emordi and Mercy Mac Joe. Ifu Ennada has been getting movie scripts since she became famous with her activities in the…
The service of songs and night of tributes for the late Tosyn Bucknor which was held on Wednesday November 28, 2018, was attended by a number of celebrities. They took out time to eulogise the late On-Air personality for her strives, achievements. For some, Tosyn was the reason they were able to achieve all they have been able to attain. While for some musicians, they praised for promoting their music without extorting money from them. Banky W spoke about his reaction when he held about the death of Tosyn Bucknor and how he wept. He went to mention the various…
Adesua Etomi pulled a surprise appearance at mum’s birthday party and the reactions were wild. The beautiful actress shared a video where she stormed her mum’s birthday party. In the video, her mum couldn’t hide her joy when she saw her. She went on to caption the video with a quote; “Nothing I wouldn’t do for my momma and that includes flying a thousand miles to see that smile On her face. SURPRISE MUMMY. WE LOVEEEEE YOU. Happy 60th birthday. Forever a mummy’s girl. Love your people while they’re still here,” she wrote. Happy birthday to Adesua Etomi’s mum as…