Jose Mourinho has hit back at Iker Casillas after the goalkeeper said he should have confronted him during their time at Real Madrid. In an interview on Spanish television, Casillas, now at Porto, criticised Mourinho for creating tension during the final season of his three years at the Bernabeu. He said he should have “taken the bull by the horns and confronted Mourinho” when they fell out in the 2012-13 season and he was dropped, but the coach claimed the keeper had done so “secretly.” Mourinho told Diario Record: “This interview is given by someone who is at the end…
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Diego Simeone has denied reports that he is close to signing a new contract at the club. Marca and other local outlets reported last week that new contract talks between coach and club which had begun last summer were close to being finalised, with Simeone offered a salary bigger than forward Antoine Griezmann’s €20 million plus a year. However, an Atletico source told ESPN FC this week that with Simeone’s current deal running until 2020, both sides were currently happy with the situation and no talks were underway or are planned about an extension. “I have spoken with [Miguel Angel]…
Unai Emery has said captain Laurent Koscielny is nearly ready to start playing games again and could make his first appearance of the season next week with the under-23s. Koscielny has been sidelined with a torn Achilles tendon since May but Emery said on Friday that the centre-back completed every training session with the team during the international break. “Koscielny is close to starting to play minutes little by little,” Emery told a news conference. “Our first idea is to start [him playing] with the U23s. “But these two weeks [during the international break] in training with us, he is…
Neymar is struggling in his battle to be fit for Paris Saint-Germain’s crucial Champions League game with Liverpool next week, but teammate Kylian Mbappe is expected to play, sources have said. The pair were substituted with injuries while playing in friendlies for Brazil and France respectively on Tuesday, and PSG said on Wednesday that Mbappe had bruised his shoulder while Neymar had strained his right adductor with 48-hour treatment periods required for both before further evaluation. According to sources close to the club, Neymar is still 50-50 at best while Mbappe should be fit, and coach Thomas Tuchel say that…
Benjamin Mendy will be out for up to three months after having surgery on a knee injury, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said. However, City said Guardiola will not go into the transfer market in January and is likely to use players who normally operate in other roles to cover for the France international. Mendy missed seven months with an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee last season and now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after a problem in his left knee. “Benjamin Mendy will be out for 10 to 12 weeks,” Guardiola told a…
Katy Perry came from ninth place in 2017 to unseat Beyonce as 2018’s highest-paid woman in music according to Forbes. The business magazine estimates that Perry, 34, earned $83 million in the period spanning June 2017 to June 2018. It wrote, “Perry played 80 dates on the world tour for her fifth album, Witness, during that period, grossing more than 1 million dollars per night, as well as earning more than 20 million dollars for her work as a judge on American Idol.” Beyoncé, 37, who was Forbes’ 2017 highest paid woman in music, fell to third place (60 million…
Rihanna is introducing a new Savage x Fenty gift guide. Everyone’s favorite bad gal has been focusing on her lifestyle brands for much of this year. While she claims to be spending time in the studio, her attention has gone to growing her beauty empire and her lingerie line, putting on a major fashion show for Savage x Fenty a few months ago. As she gets bigger in the lingerie world, she’s making sure that everybody spends their hard-earned dollars on her gear this holiday season. First, she needed to get everyone’s attention as they scrolled down their Instagram feeds.…
All over the world, music has become one the most diverse form of performance art and the fullness of this diversity is often enjoyed when musicians with different musical identities combine forces in a bid to create perhaps an unprecedented experience for their fans. We have over the years enjoyed the beauty of collaboration on varying degrees. Some fell flat, while others have yielded totally unforeseen results (sonically and commercially). Wizkid and Tiwa Savage sit gracefully on this table as well as the rapper, Falz the Bahd Guy and singer Simi, who took Nigerian musical collaborations to another level. The…
Peter Obi, the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Omotola Jalade Ekeinde led movie buffs and festivalias to the opening night of the 2018 Africa International Film Festival, AFRIFF. The film festival kicked off in Lagos state, Nigeria on Sunday, November 10, 2018. The opening night which held at Genesis Deluxe Cinemas, was attended by the founder of AFRIFF, Chioma Ude, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Gideon Okeke, Hilda Dokubo, Ego Boyo and Clarence Chukwurah. Other dignitaries include filmmakers and film entrepreneurs such as Ini Edo, Ken Erics, Femi Jacobs, Francis Nwochei, Fred Amata, Uru Eke, Sylvia Oluchi,…
Tiwa Savage has revealed that she only looks beautiful by the help of make-ups and push-up bras. The music star said that in spite of the glitz and glamour she displays on social media, she sometimes feels depressed by low self-esteem. Tiwa stated that sometimes she is intimidated by the glamour on social media. “I get a lot of messages from young girls who are depressed with low self-esteem because they don’t feel pretty like the social media girls they see every day and my heart breaks because I feel like that too sometimes. “We are all in this together,…
Davido who is presently in the United States of America had a dinner with his family and friends to celebrate his 26th birthday. The music star took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, where he posted videos and photos from the dinner held in his honour. He went on to caption one of the photos with his daughter, Hailey with the quote; “Thank you, Hailey, for throwing Daddy the best Birthday Dinner .” Davido turned 26 on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, and he had revealed that a lot of things will be changing as he marks a…
Yaw has released the trailer to his first feature film ‘SMASH,’ which is scheduled to hit cinemas on December 7, 2018. The On-Air Personality and actor released the trailer on Wednesday, November 21 ahead of the the November 30 premiere in Lagos. The movie which features Yaw as one of the lead characters also features Iyabo Ojo, Gideon Okeke, Ufuoma McDermott, Uzor Arukwe, Enyinna Nwaigwe, Stanley Chibuna ‘FunnyBone’, Bolanle Ninalowo, Kiki Omeli, Ebele Okaro and Comedian Senator. Directed by John Njamah, ‘SMASH’ follows the hilarious adventures of five best friends; Somachi, Madu, Anayo, Somto and Hector, as they evade marriage,…
Yemi Alade has shared her brand new single, titled, ‘Number One.’ It is raining new releases from the stable of the Effyzie Music diva, Yemi Alade. Produced by Egar Boi; Yemi Alade unlocks yet another new track titled “Number One”. The love preaching number arrives after the release of her new cuts ‘Open, Close’ and ‘Oga’ pointing to the possibilities of a new project in the works.
Dencia isn’t having any of Burna Boy’s latest comments on Blac Chyna as she has some not really nice words to say about him. The singer took to the comment section of a blog (Instablog9ja) which had posted Burna Boy’s message to Blac Chyna about her alleged plans to sell her bleaching cream products. According to Dencia, Burna Boy only promotes drugs and can’t afford to hang out with Blac Chyna. “So that nigga came out of his drug-induced coma instead of taking a shower to clean up his fart/Cig smelling looking ass he had time to talk about a…
Banky W is letting his now famous Range Rover go as he plans to auction the car this weekend. The music star turned politician made this known via his Instagram on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. In the video, the singer revealed that the car had served him for nine years and it was time to let it go for charity course. “This Range Rover has been so good to my Madam and I, but this Saturday, Nov 24th we are auctioning it to raise money for The School for the Blind, and for @pinkoaktrust… If you’re looking for a used…
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has cautioned against the belief by some people, including commuters, of the existence of blood-sucking demons that kill travellers on the road during the yuletide. Mr Samuel Obayemi, FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone RF9 Enugu, gave the caution in Owerri on Thursday, during the flag-off of this year’s “ember month” campaign. Speaking on the theme, ‘Safe Driving, Safe Arrival,’ the zonal commanding officer describe such belief as erroneous, and said human factors were responsible for most of the road crashes in the country. “There are no blood-sucking demons on the road to kill you;…
Goodluck Jonathan has accused former United States president, Barack Obama, of frustrating his administration’s efforts to rescue schoolgirls kidnapped by terrorist group, Boko Haram, in Chibok, Borno State over four years ago. While Jonathan was president, terrorists invaded the premises of Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok, Borno State, and kidnapped 276 female students from the school hostel. Jonathan’s initial lukewarm reaction to the abduction was widely-criticised and this worsened after the situation gained global attention that led to foreign governments, including the U.S., offering to help in the rescue of the girls. In his new book, titled…
The Coalition of Disability Organisation (CODO), an NGO, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Nigeria Disability Bill into law. The Convener of the Coalition, Mr David Anyaele, made the call in a statement on the State of the Nigeria Disability Bill at the National Assembly on Thursday in Abuja. Anyaele said it would be heart-warming for the group if the presidential assented to the bill before Dec.3, the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. Anyaele said that the group received with excitement the news that the National Assembly had completed legislative action on the Discrimination against Persons…
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Thursday said that the 2 Niger Bridge among other projects being clamoured for by the people of Igbo extraction and the South-East region, were their rights and not favours. Umahi, who made the assertion in Abakaliki while addressing newsmen on his return after an official trip outside the state, said that the Igbos were bona fide citizens of the country who must enjoy all inherent rights. The governor noted that the demands from the Federal Government could be likened to the people having to thank it for the ongoing construction works across the state,…
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it will conduct vision acuity test on commercial drivers to determine those with defective eyesight. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, said this on Thursday in Ilorin during the 2018 Ember Months Campaign tagged: “Safe Driving Saves Lives.” Oyeyemi, who was represented by the Sector Commander in Kwara, Mr Uche Wihioka, attributed the higher number of crashes during the ember months to increased daily trips by commercial drivers without taking a rest. ” The FRSC is firm with its campaigns for safe motoring environment and this has driven the corps to map out…