Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says APC is fully ready to prosecute 2019 general elections in a most transparent and democratic manner. “I belong to this party. My commitment is to this party. We have a better chance and we are strongly determined to prosecute election in a most transparent and democratic manner and we will win. “Well, l feel greatly honoured with the mutual confidence that the president has reposed in me which is a very strong political challenge. “We have started in earnest. He has given me free hand to put cohesion, confidence and trust in the party. “Democracy is…
Author: David Folami
Manuel Neuer is working on his comeback bid by rehabilitating a broken foot in Thailand. Fellow 2014 World Cup winner Jerome Boateng has recovered from injury in Dubai, while Spain midfielder Thiago carried out the majority of his rehab work from a thigh muscle injury in Barcelona. In Neuer’s absence, backup goalkeeper Sven Ulreich has been deputising and signed a new contract on Sunday, committing him to the German champions until 2021. “He is a great goalkeeper and now he has the chance to confirm it,” Neuer said last month. “He is doing an outstanding job for Bayern and for…
Jordan Henderson is of the opinion that teams all around Europe will be wary about facing Liverpool and believes that was the case even before Wednesday’s 5-0 demolition of Porto. “I think before this game, I am not sure how many teams would have wanted to play us anyway because when we are on it, like we were tonight, we are very hard to play,” Henderson said. “But that has to be our norm and we have to be consistent with the performances and to get results like this. Yes, it is a lot of goals. Hopefully, we can get…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is preparing for life after Manchester United by house hunting in Los Angeles reports have said. News have said Ibrahimovic is yet to make a decision about his future and has not ruled out staying in Europe — or even at United. He returned from a serious knee injury in November and has made seven appearances so far this season, scoring once, but has not featured since the 2-2 draw with Burnley on Boxing Day after suffering another knee problem. He returned to training with the rest of the squad last week and is nearing a first-team comeback.…
James Rodriguez has said that Bayern Munich are favourites to win the Champions League this season. “Bayern is my favourite to win the Champions League,” James said. “We have a super team with top players. Why shouldn’t we win the Champions League?” The Colombia playmaker also confirmed that he has remained in regular contact with Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo at his former club. Bayern exited to the eventual winners at the quarterfinal stage last season under Carlo Ancelotti, with James appearing as a late substitute in Real’s 2-1 win at the Allianz Arena in April.
Maurizio Sarri has admitted he’s struggling to motivate his players for Napoli’s Europa League game against RB Leipzig on Thursday, confirming that they are too focused on winning Serie A this season. “This is a European competition and it’s fascinating, but it’s borderline crazy considering the stress caused by the short time from the full-time whistle of the Leipzig game to the kick-off against SPAL [on Sunday],” Sarri said at a news conference on Wednesday. “Everybody wants to keep getting better, but first of all, we’ve got to be competitive in Italy and then in Europe. This year, we’re struggling…
Nasser Al-Khelaifi recently blamed Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi for his decisions in the Parisians’ 3-1 first leg defeat in their Champions League round-of-16 clash with Real Madrid on Wednesday night. “We can also speak about the referee,” Al-Khelaifi said. “Two yellow cards, which were not, and an offside against Kylian [Mbappe] that was also incorrect. “The small things, such as these, can also make the difference against big teams like Real. It was not solely because of this but it helped Real, of course. “Last year, in Barcelona, the referee. Today, again, the referee. I think that UEFA have to…
Monchi has said that Mohamed Salah’s value doubled following the summer transfers of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe and that he could do nothing to prevent the Egyptian’s sale to Liverpool. “In the end, with bonuses, we got €50 million for him, which is a figure I don’t feel is the best for him right now,” Monchi told Sky Sport Italia. “It’s still double what their first offer was, and at the time we needed to sell and he already had an agreement with Liverpool, so we couldn’t do anything else. “Then there was the transfers of Neymar and Mbappe to…
Cristiano Ronaldo used to practise taking penalties so that the ball moves before he strikes it, former Manchester United teammate Rio Ferdinand has said. “He used to mess about in training and do it but to do it in a game. I’m not saying he means it but he used to do it, I swear to you. “Crazy, but he used to do it.” Had the match officials seen the ball move, the rules of the game mean they would have had to order the penalty to be retaken. Former Premier League referee Graham Poll told the Daily Mail: “You…
Dele Alli has said Tottenham Hotspur are not too “soft” for their forthcoming FA Cup challenge at Rochdale after helping them to a Champions League comeback against Juventus. “A lot of us grew up playing on worse pitches than that. A lot of us grew up playing on concrete, so I don’t think the pitch is a problem. “For us, we’ve just got to go there and be professional and ensure a good performance to win the game.” “We know it’s not going to be easy. We saw that against Newport when we played them — it was a difficult…
Sadio Mane has shared a timely interjection from a Liverpool legend was enough to motivate him on to score three goals in Wednesday night’s 5-0 thrashing of Porto in the Champions League. “He [Carragher] is my good friend,” Mane told Viasport presenter Jan-Aage Fjortoft after completing his hat-trick in the second half. “At half-time he told me to score more goals, and we tried as a team. Luckily I got three goals today and I’m happy.” “I had to go running after the ball boy for Sadio’s ball at the end — he was nearly upset! Luckily, I managed to…
If you happen to come across “Basmati Blues” this weekend, or on some future late night when your clicker finger is particularly fidgety and you’re looking for something you haven’t seen before, trust me: You’ve never seen anything like this. I’m not saying you should see it. I’m just saying you’ve never seen anything like it. You might not believe your eyes (or ears), but I am here to confirm for you that yes, “Basmati Blues” is a real film: a quasi-Bollywood musical starring Brie Larson as a guitar-strumming American scientist who journeys to India to spread the word about…
The APB was sent out, as scrambled Barbs searched far and wide for any sign of their queen. Though initial search efforts proved fruitless, Nicki was eventually spotted posted up with the Professional himself, DJ Clue, perhaps discussing their favorite late nineties mixtape cut. Like that, all was right again. Still, one loose end persisted, as is so often the case in all the best detective stories; why did Nicki Minaj take such a lengthy hiatus in the first place? While a temporary reprieve from social media is undoubtedly a healthy move, it didn’t stop fans from circulating outlandish rumors…
Beyonce is very protective of husband Jay-Z, according to actress Tiffany Haddish. The ‘Girls Trip’ star has revealed how she witnessed a woman getting close to Beyonce’s rapper husband after one of his concerts and she claims that the ‘Crazy In Love’ hitmaker wasted no time in stepping in between them. In a preview for ‘Uncensored’, she recalled, “I was talking to Jay-Z for a little bit. And there was another actress that was there who was also talking to Jay-Z. “(The actress) touched Jay-Z’s chest and Beyonce came walking up… Her demeanour – from the way she walked up…
Lil Wayne is the father of at least a few children, but he says none of them are named Dwayne Brown, a 15-year-old boy whose mother Keiotia Watson believes the Young Money boss fathered him almost 16 years ago. Now, Weezy’s demanding a new trial in the paternity suit filed by Watson. According to reports, Watson filed the paternity suit against Weezy back in 2015. She says she had sex with him back in June 2001, and as a result, got pregnant with her son Dwayne, whom the site reports she named after Weezy’s government name, Dwayne Carter. Now, in…
Beyonce and Jay Z sure seem to know how to keep the spark alive. The singers looked like giddy newlyweds as they enjoyed a yacht cruise in Miami last week. The couple have been wed for 10 years and have three children together. This comes after Tiffany Haddish revealed the Crazy In Love hitmaker is protective of her man, once telling an actress to get her hands off the music mogul from Brooklyn. She wore her highlighted braids down and had on minimal makeup as aviator glasses hid her eyes. She sipped water from a plastic cup at one point…
Kanye West was gone from social media since May 2017, so the mere reappearance of his Instagram account today felt noteworthy. But he didn’t just come back with one post—he shared photos of celebrity couples across seven hours on Valentine’s Day. He started with photos of Madonna and Sean Penn and Barack and Michelle Obama, and by the time he was finished, he had name-dropped Ellen DeGeneres, Sonny & Cher, John & Yoko, Dennis Rodman, David Bowie, Iman, JFK, Jackie O, Mick Jagger, Grace Jones, Serge Gainsbourg, Kid Rock, the dude from Sum 41, a fictional couple from “Sex &…
It may be a little to early to jump into conclusion but Davido’s newest song ‘Flora my flowa‘ released today February 12th, maybe another new ‘Fia’. Less than 12 hours into the release of the song, fans have already started gushing about how much a hit-maker OBO is. It is very important for an artiste to start a new music year with a momentous hit which sort of just rub off on his works throughout the year. From the way it is going, it looks like Davido is on the right track. Taking off this year, with winning African Artist…
In the midst of the infidelity saga rocking the marriage of Stephanie Coker, it didn’t stop the media personality from gifting her husband a painting for Valentine. The beautiful and versatile media personality via Instastory on Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 posted a photo of the painting she got for her husband, Olumide Aderinokun to celebrate their love on the special day. “I commissioned this masterpiece for my love for this day to celebrate our paths crossing and God’s favour in our lives. So grateful @ayogunkingsleyfineart was able to bring this to life. Happy Valentines Love,” she captioned the photo. It…
Temi Otedola, and boyfriend, Mr. Eazi had a romantic dinner with very cute photos to flaunt around. It didn’t end there, Temi Otedola who is a fashion blogger and daughter to billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola also received two hundred roses from Mr. Eazi on Valentine’s day which got her crying, well not really crying, as she put up a crying Emijo on her Instatory to show her appreciation. Don’t we just love these young lovebirds! The last time we got this kind of love buzz from this couple was back in July 2017 when Mr. Eazi celebrated his birthday. To…