Manchester City have won the Premier League title after second-place Manchester United were stunned 1-0 at home by West Bromwich Albion. Pep Guardiola’s side are now uncatchable at the top of the table after United’s shock defeat to the bottom-of-the-table Baggies, who received a 73rd-minute strike from Jay Rodriguez to seal United’s fate. City re-established a 16-point lead at the top of the table on Saturday when they ended a run of three successive defeats with a 3-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur. Because of goal difference, United realistically needed to win all of their six remaining games and hope City…
Author: David Folami
Vincent Kompany has said he is proud of everyone at Manchester City after they clinched the Premier League title with five games remaining. “It’s the same feeling as the first time, you can’t describe it,” Kompany said. “I was talking before the game and saying the first time you win it, you think you’re going to win all of them. The first time you lose it you never think you’re going to win it again. “You want to hold onto this feeling now. It’s amazing, it’s such a difficult achievement. I’m proud of everyone involved.” It’s the first time that…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has given his strongest hint yet that he could be a part of Sweden’s squad in this summer’s World Cup in Russia. Ibrahimovic has posted on his official Twitter account: “The chance of me playing in the World Cup is skyhöga [“sky high” in Swedish].” The 36-year-old retired from international football after Sweden’s last match at Euro 2016, a 1-0 defeat to Belgium. Ibrahimovic marked his first start for LA Galaxy with the winning goal in a narrow 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park on Saturday, after scoring on his debut against city rivals LAFC.…
Zinedine Zidane has said talk that his team benefitted from a “robbery” as they eliminated Juventus from the Champions League on Wednesday makes him “indignant” although it comes from the “jealousy” from outsiders toward Madrid’s success. Much of the media reaction to the game focused on the controversial penalty decision, with Catalan daily Sport among those to use the word “robbery” in relation to Oliver’s decision. Saturday’s prematch news conference ahead of Sunday evening’s La Liga trip to bottom side Malaga was completely dominated by questions about a supposed “anti-madridista” tone to the media coverage. “Everybody can give their own…
Marco Reus has said his team “simply botched it” in a bitter derby loss to Schalke 04 on Sunday. Reus, 28, told Sky after the game: “We wanted to win this game today because we could have leapfrogged Schalke. We simply botched it.” Yevhen Konoplyanka broke the deadlock after 50 minutes in the Veltins Arena after Daniel Caligiuri had won the ball off team captain Marcel Schmelzer in the build-up to the goal. Schalke centre-back Naldo doubled the lead for the final 2-0 scoreline in the 82nd minute with a powerful free kick from distance to open a four-point gap…
Sarz is in mocking mode and he has set his sights on Mr Eazi. Reason? His Fendi sweat shirt. The popular music producer took to Instagram Live on Saturday night to troll Mr Eazi, saying he has only one Fendi shirt. He shared the post in reaction to a picture shared by Mr Eazi where he is pictured rocking a Fendi sweat shirt while posing beside Jhene Aiko who is also rocking the designer brand. Her boyfriend Big Sean can also be seen in the background. Of course, Sarz has since deleted the post but not before our prying eyes…
Senator Dino Melaye recently hosted former Big Brother Naija housemates, Teddy A and Bambam. The lawmaker representing Kogi West in the Nigerian Senate, hosted them in Abuja on April 12, 2018. He shared a photo with them, with the caption: “Teddy A and Bambam of big brother at my krip. Great guys.” Bambam and Teddy A, who were romantically involved during their stay in the house, were evicted on April 1 and April 2, respectively. On April 1, 2017, after dancing and partying with the housemates, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced the arrival of an unexpected guest. The special guest turned out…
Yvonne Nelson kept her pregnancy private from social media just like all celebrity moms across the world. Her joy knows no bounds as she shares photos of her adorable daughter with the world in the best possible way ever. The stylish mom who broke the news of her pregnancy has done it again as she outdoors her daughter on the cover of one of Ghana’s prestigious magazine. The 32-year-old celebrity and her newborn, Ryn who already has over 10k followers on Instagram as gracing the cover of Agoo Magazine and the mom-daughter duo look very gorgeous. Celebrity baby, Ryn Roberts…
DJ Neptune was the official disk jockey at the Big Brother Naija house party, where he delivered classic old school music. In this interview with Pulse Nigeria, the DJ shares how he felt DJing at the party, his favourite housemate, and who he thinks will emerge the winner. “It’s always an honour when they reach out to me and say, ‘we want you to DJ at one of our parties.’ You know I did it last year, and the experience was amazing. And then I went back into the house again some weeks ago, and it was good getting to…
Beyonce’s performance at Coachella on Saturday, April 14, 2018, is the talk of the town on the Internet. For Nigerians, is even more special because King Bey paid tribute to the legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti. During her enchanting set, Beyonce’s band performed a rendition of the Afrobeat legend’s classic 1976 track, “Zombie”. It can best be described as moving. Beyoncé’s performance on the second night of Coachella can be described as highly anticipated after she cancelled her headlining performance for 2017’s edition due to her pregnancy. And boy, this was a comeback! Her performance as always leaves us humbled. During…
Birthdays are usually one of the best days in our lives, thats, why Odunlade Adekola is celebrating his son on his special day. The actor took to his Instagram page on Friday, April 13, 2018, where he posted a photo of the really cute son, wishing him a happy birthday. “ADEDOTUN ADEKOLA , I know you have been counting down for like a month to your day. Thank God, the day has come.Happy birthday to you ADEDOTUN. Enjoy your day, Our son,” he wrote. Happy birthday to Odunlade’s cute son from all of us. We love the way these celebrities…
King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal aka Kwam 1, is celebrating his last child’s first birthday with the cutest photos. The Fuji star took to social media to celebrate as his daughter, Princess Olasunkanmi Akanke Melissa Ayinde-Marshal turned one today, April 14, 2018. We agree that Akanke looked adorable in the cute photos he shared but the word’s that followed, those will warm your heart and bring tears to your eyes. Read his birthday message to Akanke below: “Far away in Mississauga Ontario here in Canada, I glorify God Almighty that gives me the grace to celebrate your 1st birthday on this…
Dayo Amusa has revealed the loss of her father. The Nollywood actress shared the sad news via her Instagram page on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Burying a loved one is not something anyone envisages, not even celebrities who have the spotlight on them. A number of celebrities have lost their parents and buried them this year, even though 2018 is still young. Some had private burial ceremonies while others invited friends to join them in honouring their parents. We can’t forget the likes of Toyin Aimakhu who wept uncontrollably at her dad’s burial. Check out a number of celebrities who…
As the saying goes, things are not always as they seem and this is made true in Halima Abubakar’s testimony which she shared on social media today. She took to her Instagram page today, Sunday April 15, 2018, to reveal that she was in a coma for three days, sometime last month. In her post, She urged her followers to never take their health for granted and goes on to thank God for his grace in keeping her alive. Recall that Halima Abubakar underwent medical treatment for complications she suffered from her Fibroid operation in India last year, which is…
Juliet Ibrahim has opened up about her sexual excitements. The girlfriend of Nigerian rapper, Icebergslim, has to say about her favorite sex position; “My favorite sex position is the one where they are down to grow with you as a person and care about your mental health and well-being”. Juliet Ibrahim was recently under a lot of criticism on social media from Big Brother Naija fans after she lashed out at a house mate, Miracle and called him fake and boring, revealed this in her latest post on social media.
Chief Uche Ogar, a former governorship candidate under the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Abia State says that Igbos will benefit more under President Muhammadu Buhari if he emerges in 2019. According to him, President Buhari’s declaration for presidency in 2019 is good news especially for Igbos. “What he has done in the South East zone is quite remarkable despite the fact that we did not support him in 2015. “He gave us substantive ministers, Enugu-Onitsha and Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressways are all under construction including the 2nd Niger Bridge in Onitsha. “Most importantly, his emergence will give the zone the…
Simon Lalong of Plateau has formally declared his intention to contest 2019 governorship poll in the state. The governor said that the declaration was as result of the intense pressure from the people of the state for him to recontest. Pwajok’s motion was unanimously seconded by voice vote from stakeholders at the meeting. Mrs Pauline Tallen, former Deputy Governor of Plateau, Mr Pam Dung Gyang , former governorship aspirant, Malam Samaila Makama, former Chairman, National Population Commission and several others paid glowing tributes to Lalong for successfully contributing to the growth of Plateau. They appreciated Lalong for steering the APC…
Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will always justify the trust and confidence reposed in it by Nigerians. The President told the group “we will do our best to justify your trust in us, and that confidence won’t be abused. “I am happy that people like you are here on your own, defending the country. You have shown courage and sacrifice. “I assure you that your confidence in us won’t be abused, we will do our best to justify it.” The coordinator of the group said members were happy with the achievements of the Buhari administration so far, noting that…
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said that the upcoming 2019 general elections will be bloody. MASSOB’s National Director of Information, Sunny Okoroafor said this while reacting to President Buhari’s declaration that he will seek re-election in 2019. He said “The 2019 election in the country will be bloody, if they could be killing people everyday when there is no election, imagine what will happen if there is election in the country. “Our advice to the Igbo is that they should not participate in the Nigerian election as not to be victims of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that it now has a new Twitter handle. Bashir Ahmad, the Personal Assistant to President Buhari on New Media, made this known via a tweet on Sunday, April 15, 2018. Ahmad said “Our great party, the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) is now officially on Twitter. Kindly follow @OfficialAPCNg. Also on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.” A hacker, on Saturday, April 14, 2018, took over a Twitter account linked to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party’s spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a swift reaction, disowned the account, saying “For the upteenth time, @APCNigeria…