Toni Kroos has been named Footballer of the Year by sports writers in Germany for the first time. “It is and always will be an honour to be Footballer of the Year,” Kroos told kicker. “This is a prize that is not easy to get, and not everyone gets.” Former Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes beat Schalke’s Domenico Tedesco to win the Coach of the Year award. “I am very pleased that I have been voted Coach of the Year by journalists,” he said. “My big compliment goes to those who did not vote for me because there are many…
Author: David Folami
Pep Guardiola has said Phil Foden was ready to play a role in the Premier League after the 18-year-old’s impressive display in Sunday’s 2-0 Community Shield win over Chelsea. He said: “Yep. He was last season. “He’s one year more mature, he trained all the season with us, so he fought with all our players. That’s why it’s so good to have another player with his talent and he’s a Manchester City fan, he’s Mancunian, so that’s why, for us, he’s so good.” “We congratulate all the players. Playing in those conditions, with a short time for training. More than…
Maurizio Sarri has lamented his depleted squad after his side fell 2-0 to Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday, saying he’s yet to even see six players. Asked after Sunday’s game how much time he would need to implement his tactics at Chelsea, Sarri could only say, “I don’t know how long it will take. “I arrived three weeks ago, and I haven’t seen six players yet. It depends on me, it depends on the players. But I don’t know.” The Italian did add, however, that his team’s cohesiveness was not yet up to where he wants it…
Thibaut Courtois has told Chelsea that he wants to join Real Madrid this summer for family reasons, his agent Christophe Henrotay has said. Numerous reports have suggested that Madrid have offered £35m for Courtois, and Henrotay urged Chelsea to take their goalkeeper’s wishes into consideration. “I have been reading everywhere that Chelsea are saying it is up to Thibaut, but he has made it clear to the club that the best option for him is to move to Madrid,” he told The Sun. “For him this is a big decision because he wants to be near his family, and there…
In the midst of all the hassle and bustle to remain a force to reckon with in the music industry, DJ Cuppy still remains one of the most flamboyant celebrities in recent times. From vacations in beautiful islands to wearing some of the most stylish clothes and accessories, she is need a celebrity with class. We will be looking specifically at the cars this beautiful and talent disc jockey owns. It doesn’t come as a surprise that DJ Cuppy owes some of the most expensive cars in town coming from a blue-blood background. Take it all leave it, these cars…
Peruzzi, who is presently signed to Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) has been accused of not abiding by the terms of the contract he has with his label. Peruzzi was officially signed to DMW in November 2017, and has enjoyed rave reviews following his impressive features on the group singles, ‘Mind’ and ‘Aje’ as well as his recent collaboration with 2face Idibia on ‘Amaka’. The singer before joining DMW was previously signed to Golden Boy Entertainment and according to claims by the owner of the label, Peruzzi still has a running contract with the company. In an interview on Saturday, August…
A trailer has been released for Omoni Oboli’s upcoming film “Moms at War.” In the trailer, Oboli and Funke Akindele are two competitive mothers – Ebubechukwu and Olaide, respectively – who are constantly fighting to ensure that their kids come out on top. You know how moms are; always competitive and wanting their kids to be on top. So “Moms at War” is about two mothers who live in the same neighborhood, but hated each other. One felt that the other was a village girl who just got into money and is not fit to be in society with them.…
Kelly Hansome has let out that Don Jazzy twice arranged for his arrest. The artist/producer who has had his fare share of industry troubles following his beef with MI Abaga and D’banj in the past, made this known in a post on his Instagram page on Sunday August 5. In the post, he says, ”HBD to the most rugged Capo… The two times our brother Don Jazzy and his people orchestrated my arrest, one for making a cover to the song ‘Feeling Good’ and the other when they set me up with a stolen laptop in a quest to make…
Johnny Drille has released his new single, ‘Halleluya’ featuring Simi. The Mavin singer teams up with singing sensation on this mellow love tune that they title, Halleluya. ‘Halleluya’ is an exchange of promises by two lovers as the pair beautifully complement each others verses. The song is soothing as Simi who has featured in a number of songs recently impresses yet again. You have to listen.
Juliet Ibrahim might be speaking not just for herself but for a lot of people who are under pressure to get married as she wants you all to stop giving them sleepless nights. “Stop this habit of asking people to get married because their age-mates are married. Even you, some of your age mates have died but nobody has asked you to die. ♀️ , ” she wrote. Hmmm…maybe Juliet Ibrahim might be getting pressure from friends and family to get married or she was just speaking on behalf of ‘Pressured Singles.’ If you’ve taken a close look at Juliet’s…
Tiwa Savage could not hide her excitement as she showered accolades on Duncan Mighty who was cooking and singing in a public video. The Mavin First Lady, who featured Duncan Mighty in her latest single, Lova Lova took to her Twitter handle on Friday, August 3, 2018 to praise the Port Harcourt based singer. As caption to the video, Tiwa wrote, “Mr lova lova lovalova BABA you finish food for studio, you come finish for kitchen as well. You too much ooo.” Duncan Mighty took to his Instagram story to show his fans and followers his cooking abilities when Tiwa…
Peter Okoye has got a lot of exotic cars but when the singer decided to share photos of all them in one day, then trust us we are in for a magical moment. The singer was probably having a good day when he decided to show off his expensive cars in his garage. He did this on his Instagram page on Monday, August 6, 2018. Well, Peter in his caption said he hopes these photos motivate all of us on a Monday like this. “#MondayMotivation I pray that this pictures Motivates and inspires you, rather than making you mad or…
Sunday night, August 5 saw Davido perform at the Blanco Beach in Portugal and he shut down the event with his performance. Davido was at Portimao in Portugal over the weekend, where he performed a number of his hit singles including ‘If,’ Fia, with ‘Fall’ sending the crowd into a wild reaction. The song which he described as the ”National anthem for his Portugese fans”, had everyone singing along with him as he brought down the event with his energetic performance. The Popstar also announced that his much anticipated single ‘Nwa Baby’ will be released this Friday, August 10.
Linda Ikeji is set to add another feather to her cap as she will soon be honoured with a doctorate degree from the Trinity International University of Georgia. The media executive made this known on her personal Instagram page on Monday, August 6, 2018. According to her, she would be honoured for her for my contribution to media in Africa and as Africa’s Most Successful Blogger. “I told you guys a few months ago to call me Princess Linda after the Arewa Youths title, but after August 8th, you will have to upgrade that to Dr. Linda Ikeji… . I’m…
Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated veteran journalist and co-founder of Newswatch Magazine, Ray Ekpu, who turns 70 on Aug. 6 as well as clocks 45 years working as a journalist and an administrator. According to him, Ekpu’s consistency and forthrightness in speaking and writing the truth to authorities deserves special commendation, especially the many times he placed his life at risk in fighting for democracy and the institutionalisation of good governance in Nigeria. President Buhari affirmed that his wealth of knowledge, wisdom and editorial skills should serve as a benchmark for upcoming journalists “as the future of the industry rests on…
Rochas Okorocha has said that a victory for President Buhari in the 2019 election is a victory for all Igbo people. Okorocha also said that the political elite are trying to paint a bad image of the President. He said “Having realized that our voting powers lie on the youths and women, we want to make them vital instruments for the pursuit of this expected victory for President Buhari come 2019. “And why the Igbos should and would support the person of Muhammadu Buhari and understand what the name Buhari actually means because there has been a lot of misrepresentations…
Senator Godswill Akpabio has met with the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. This is coming after the Senator met with President Buhari in London on Sunday, August 5, 2018. According to reports, Akpabio met with Tinubu on Monday, August 6, 2018 in Abuja. Recently, Buhari’s Special Assistant on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla said that the APC has finalised plans to welcome Godswill Akpabio to its fold in Akwa-Ibom.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to resume the interrogation of the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu (Enugu West – PDP), over allegations of money laundering, conspiracy and abuse of office. According to a report by The Nation, the EFCC is set to resume Ekweremadu’s interrogation after he was discharged from the hospital on Saturday, August 4. The source said, “A hospital has confirmed the discharge of Ekweremadu on Saturday. We are resuming his interrogation immediately because he is now fit.” The source said, “Our detectives need to interrogate Ekweremadu’s wife in relation to the…
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday flagged off the expansion of the Orile Tanker Terminal, as part of solutions to the Apapa gridlock. It will now accommodate trucks. Ambode assured that work would be accelerated on the 1000-capacity terminal at Orile-Iganmu area of the state. Ambode, while on an inspection tour of the Apapa-Iganmu axis said the expansion of the terminal was one of the resolutions reached at the recent meeting with stakeholders, especially in the maritime sector. He said that lasting solutions were suggested to take off the roads, the containerised trucks , majorly responsible for the…
Rotimi Amaechi has expressed his displeasure with the inability of Nigerians to hold political office holders to account even though they’re slowly killing Nigerians by accident. He said, “Even those that criticise me in Rivers State will tell you that I have a good reputation. I ask people, ‘What do I need money for?’ I don’t smoke, I don’t drink, I am not the one with luxurious houses and cars and it is like what I said when I became governor, I said Nigerian politicians actually commit what they call manslaughter, which is killing by accident, when you don’t have…