Joel Matip is set to miss six weeks with a broken collarbone suffered in the Reds’ Champions League group stage victory over Napoli on Tuesday. Matip was taken to hospital immediately following the 1-0 win for tests after sustaining the injury right as referee Damir Skomina blew the whistle for full-time. The centre-back will require surgery on his shoulder in what is another defensive injury blow to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. “Matip was taken to hospital following the fixture and further assessment deemed an operation is required,” a statement on Liverpool’s website said. “Early indications suggest the centre-back is facing…
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Maurizio Sarri has confirmed that Gary Cahill is not suited to his style of play, adding that it is up to the Chelsea captain whether he chooses to seek a move away from Stamford Bridge in January. Cahill has played just 21 minutes of football in the Premier League this season, and admitted in September that he felt inclined to leave Chelsea in the January transfer window if he could not force his way into Sarri’s plans. Sarri has named Andreas Christensen on the substitutes’ bench ahead of Cahill for Premier League matches in recent weeks and, speaking ahead of…
Unai Emery has admitted that the club may need to bring in a centre-back in January to boost his defensive options. Arsenal are facing a shortage of defenders after Rob Holding was ruled out for the season last week with a torn knee ligament, while Laurent Koscielny is only now ready to play his first game of the campaign after recovering from an Achilles injury. But with doubts remaining over whether Koscielny can be fully relied upon at the age of 33 after seven months out, Emery said he would ideally find reinforcements in January. “If we can take one…
Jose Mourinho said it was “job done” for Manchester United in the Champions League group stage despite missing out on the chance to finish top with a defeat against Valencia. Juventus’ loss to Young Boys meant United could have topped Group H with victory in Spain, only to lose 2-1. Mourinho’s team will now have to face one of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Porto or Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16. “It’s job done in a difficult group,” Mourinho told BT Sport. “I don’t think we were brilliant in this group phase but we did enough…
To celebrate the end of 2018, JAY-Z has shared a playlist highlighting his favorite rap songs of the year. On Monday, he dropped the 20 track collection on streaming platform TIDAL. Hov’s playlist features plenty of rap veterans like Pusha-T and Nas, up-and-comers Gunna, Lil Baby, and Sheck Wes, and powerhouses like Migos and and Drake. He notably included Kanye West. West’s Kid Cudi-collab track “Freeee (Ghost Town Pt. 2) is in there, in addition to Nas’s Kanye West-produced “Cops Shot The Kid.” Kanye West has hinted at a sequel to he and JAY-Z’s 2011 collaborative album Watch the Throne,…
Dbanj and U.S R&B star Ari Lennox paid a courtesy visit to the All Progressive Congress gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday. The All Progressive Congress gubernatorial candidate promised to support and acknowledge entertainers. He said “We would continue to acknowledge the role entertainment plays in our economy. Our entertainers have worked very hard to be globally recognized and accepted”.
J. Cole’s vast fandom has been well-covered in the past. It’s well known that the North Carolina artist has earned a beloved following who enjoy his music and support gestures like extending an olive branch to Lil Pump, building a home for single mothers, and other thoughtful exploits. Many of them believed that his polarizing KOD album, which took on the lofty task of exploring the many facets of addiction, was the best album of the year. For what it’s worth, we thought the album was one of the best rap albums of the year, even if it didn’t make…
The rapper will appear Jan. 10 at XS Nightclub in Las Vegas. Drake is set to perform during the upcoming CES technology show. The “Nice for What” rapper will take the stage Jan. 10 at XS Nightclub in Las Vegas. The performance falls in the middle of the annual electronics trade show, which is set to run Jan. 8-11. Artists who have performed at previous CES events include Alicia Keys and John Legend. “We are preparing for one of the biggest weeks in Las Vegas with an unforgettable performance by Drake at XS Nightclub,” Wynn Nightlife managing partner Alex Cordova…
Kendrick Lamar leads this year’s Grammy nominations, thanks to the ‘Black Panther’ soundtrack he curated and produced. He scores eight nominations in total, including Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Album Of The Year. After last year, all eyes were on gender diversity in the nominations, which does seem to have improved somewhat. While Lorde was the only woman to be nominated in the Album Of The Year category last year, for the 2019 awards, Cardi B, Brandi Carlile, HER, Janelle Monáe and Kasey Musgraves outnumber Lamar, Drake and Post Malone. Absent from that list are Beyonce…
Kemi Adetiba recently went emotional after she announced that her movie, ‘King Of Boys’ grossed N200million in the cinemas in the spate of 7 weeks. In an Instagram post, he wrote, “If you know the journey it took to get here, you’ll understand why I’m emotional right now. God. Is. The. Greatest!!! #Hardwork#Consistency #GraceOfGod #KOBFEVER #KOBSeason#KOBStillNumberOne Congratulations to the cast, the crew and everyone that has shown us goodwill!!!” The filmmaker went further to note that the movie starring Sola Sobowale, Reminisce, IllBliss, Toni Tones and Adesua Etomi-Wellington has remained on the number one spot for the seven weeks. Adetiba…
Mayorkun has shared the visuals to his single, ‘Red Handed’ featuring Peruzzi, Dremo and Yonda. From his recently issued debut album, ”Mayor of Lagos,” Mayorkun is out with the video to one of the project’s singles, ‘Red Handed’ which features members of his DMW family. The video was directed by Twitch.
Rihanna’s brow artist has revealed how the singer sent him a lookalike model to practice looks before doing her own for the Met Gala in New York City. Ahead of the Met Gala this year, Rihanna employed Damone Roberts to style her eyebrows for the event. The Beverly Hills brow artist started his business more than 20 years ago and has worked with an all-star list of clientele — including Christina Aguilera, Jenna Dewan, Beyonce and Kim Kardashian West. In an interview, Damone revealed what it was like to work with the 30-year-old Fenty Beauty founder for the star-studded event.…
Kathryn Fasegha is back in town and currently working with Joke Silva and Toyin Abraham for her second feature film, ‘2 weeks in Lagos.’ The Canadian based filmmaker returned to the country to feature the Nollywood stars on the set of the movie. Also spotted on the set of the movie are Mawuli Gavor, Beverly Naya, Okey Uzoeshi, Ngozi Nwosu, Jide Kosoko, Odunlade Adekola, Shaffy Bello, and Fathia Williams. Fasegha’s last effort was the production of Treacherous Hearts, which got positive reviews from critics in Nigeria and Canada, where she had worked on different television programmes. The film featured Chengis…
Seun Kuti has officially bagged his first Grammy nomination ahead of the illustrious awards scheduled for February 10, 2018. The youngest son of the Anikulapo Kuti clan is among the front runners vying for the prestigious Grammy plaque in the World Music category at the 61st edition of the awards. This is his first ever nomination and he picks up the baton that has been passed down from his elder brother, Femi Kuti, who has been nominated four times in the ‘World Music’ category. Femi was first nominated in the ‘World Music’ category at the awards in 2003 and has…
Babatunde Fashola has blamed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for abandoning Federal Government projects across the country. Speaking to media while inspecting the building of federal secretariat in Awka, Anambra on Monday, Fashola described corruption under the administration of PDP as monumental. He said, “They looted our collective destiny, prospects, jobs and so on. That’s why the masses are suffering today. That’s why there are no jobs. But we (APC) are trying to bring back smiles on the faces of Nigerians.” The minister gave assurances that the 18-kilometer Umunya axis of the Onitsha/Enugu Expressway would be completed in May…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Senator Buruji Kashamu as a clown for parading himself as the party’s governorship candidate in Ogun state. The PDP’s national leadership had submitted the name of Ladi Adebutu to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and faulted Kashamu’s candidacy being backed by the state leadership of the party. Despite the fact that the party’s national leadership objected to his candidacy, Kashamu’s faction in Ogun state continued its campaign as he was presented as the PDP governorship candidate by the state chairman of the party this week. While reacting to this, PDP’s National Publicity…
The United States of America’s consulate in Nigeria has dismissed allegations made against the administration of former president, Barack Obama, by Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, in his new book. In the book titled ‘My Transmission Hours’ Jonathan claimed that Obama meddled in the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. Jonathan also criticised Obama for sending the then-US Secretary of State, Jonh Kerry, to Nigeria to question his government over the postponement of the election by six weeks. In a live Facebook chat, the public affairs Officer of the US general consulate in Lagos, Russell Brooks, described Jonathan’s claim as a…
Uche Nwosu has revealed that his support for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election is still intact. Governor Rochas Okoracha’s son-in-law, who left APC for AA to actualise his governorship ambition, said those peddling the rumour about him not supporting Buhari since he joined his new party are unstable. He said, “Whether they blackmail us or not, the truth is that we have made up our minds to support President Muhammadu Buhari. “If I will not be supporting President Buhari, I won’t be putting his pictures on my billboards and campaign posters. “We have, together with the governor…
Senator Dino Melaye has called on Nigerians to vote out President Muhammadu Buhari because he’s responsible for hunger and poverty in the country. In a video posted on his official Instagram account (dinomelaye) on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, the lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial district said the only way to end hunger and poverty is to vote out President Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC). Before he broke out into a song and dance, the lawmaker said the president and his party are responsible for Nigeria’s problems. He said, “There’s poverty in the land. Let us say no to…
Nyesom Wike has criticised President Buhari for refusing to sign the Electoral Bill. Wike said that Buhari knows that if he assents to the bill, he will lose the 2019 presidential election. The Governor said this on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, while meeting with the Anglican Bishop of Niger Delta North, Rt. Rev. Wisdom Ihunwo. On Thursday, December 6, 2018, the President, in a letter to the National Assembly, declined assent to the bill. Among other reasons, Buhari said that he is “concerned that passing a new electoral bill this far into the electoral process for the 2019 general election…