Mauricio Pochettino has warned his Tottenham players not to relax after last weekend’s historic 3-1 win at Chelsea, insisting Saturday’s match against Stoke will be tougher. “It was fantastic in the moment that we achieved the victory and we celebrated of course,” Pochettino said. “Then you focus on Stoke. That is going to be a very tough game. The key will be to prepare for a big battle, as they play to survive. Always it’s good to win a derby and it means a lot to our fans after 28 years to feel again the victory at Stamford Bridge. It…
Author: David Folami
Henrikh Mkhitaryan may have damaged his medial knee ligament in a collision that forced him out of Thursday’s win over CSKA Moscow and could face several weeks on the sidelines, Arsene Wenger has said. “He has a scan and the fear is that his medial knee ligament has been touched. We’ll know more about that soon. For how long he will be out, I don’t know,” Wenger told the Arsenal website. The Arsenal manager also confirmed that Mkhitaryan could be out for several weeks if those fears are confirmed. “I fear yes, I hope I’m wrong,” Wenger said. That means…
Pele is of the opinion that Neymar plays with a style more similar to Lionel Messi than Cristiano Ronaldo, the football legend has said. “Neymar has been compared with Cristiano Ronaldo. So I’ve said several times, told friends, in Europe, given interviews… Cristiano Ronaldo is an excellent player, he could be like our Vava, our Coutinho, the finisher,” Pele said. “Neymar is really more of a Messi-style, one who constructs the play, but scores the goal also.” Pele also took the opportunity to thank the friends he made playing in his playing days, calling his former teammates at Santos his…
Mauricio Pochettino has said that Toby Alderweireld’s fall from favour is neither personal nor related to his contract saga with the club. “I don’t care about the [players’] personal situations with the club,” Pochettino said. “If they show me they deserve to play, they are going to play. It is not about personal feelings or emotions. It is about providing the team with the best tools to win. “I cannot consider if they have a one-year contract, six months or 10 years… When [Moussa] Sissoko arrived and he was a record signing, if he was not the best, he did…
Antonio Conte has insisted that he is “very angry” about Chelsea’s struggles this season and added that he is still giving everything to try to turn the club’s worsening fortunes around. Speaking in a news conference on Friday, Conte was adamant that this is not the case. “Those who know me very well, know that in this moment I am very angry,” he said. “I am very sad for this situation. “Those who know me very well know I am trying to put all of myself to change this situation because I have great responsibility. I feel great responsibility for…
Pep Guardiola has revealed that super-agent Mino Raiola offered him Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan in January. Guardiola was asked about his rivalry with United manager Jose Mourinho ahead of Saturday’s Manchester derby which could see City clinch the Premier League title. The Catalan said he had bigger rivalries than with the Portuguese boss before, saying he doesn’t understand Raiola’s attack after he had offered him his players “like wo months ago.” “I’ll give you a huge list of my big rivalries, believe me,” Guardiola told a news conference. “I never won [against] Mourinho and he never beat me, our…
Jose Mourinho has insisted that it will not be the “end of the world” if Manchester City clinch the Premier League title against Manchester United this weekend. He said he is not worried about the prospect of watching City’s celebrations. “I won the title at Chelsea against Manchester United,” Mourinho told a news conference on Friday. “We beat United 3-0 and we won the title at Stamford Bridge in 2005-06. But it was not the end of the world, Manchester United didn’t finish. It was just football. “The only thing I can say is that we want to win, we…
Jurgen Klopp has again apologised for the “few idiots” who threw objects at Manchester City’s team bus as it made its way towards Anfield ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League tie. “A perfect example for how it should be,” Klopp told a news conference on Friday. “You cannot take things for granted. “First of all, I have to say, again, apologies for what happened before the game. It’s so strange. “You go with your own bus through the crowd and it feels fantastic, it’s great, it’s support. You come in our garage and then the first thing I heard was that…
Georginio Wijnaldum has said that Saturday’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park is not as big as a game against Manchester United because Everton are not challenging at the top of the league. “I think if Everton have some good results during the year and are going to play also for the title, I think then it’s a match much bigger than it is right now,” he said. “Everyone will think now that I think it’s not a big match — but of course it is, and also for the supporters. “But I think it’s bigger if they’re playing for the…
Olawale Ashimi popularly known as Brymo defends his nude video “Heya,” saying that it portrays a bushman living in the city. He said the song is an expression of the environment he lives in, adding that most people are actually bush despite the fact that they live in the city. Brymo made the disclosure during an interview with Sunday Scoop, explaining his reasons for making the move. “The song is an expression of my environment. I like to paint as much as I can and I think that most of us are bush people, even though we live in cities.…
With his sophomore album ‘About 30’ due to be released anytime soon, the urban highlife artist shares the most fulfilling moments of his career thus far. Adekunle Gold, who recently rounded up the second leg of his European/ American tour to perform at the Gidifest 2018 in Lagos has been working on his new album and performing across several top stages round the world. In an interview at his ‘About 30’’ Okay Africa hosted listening party in New York, USA, the singer announced dates for the next leg of his tours and was also quick to list the most fulfilling…
Cobhams Asuquo has released the anticipated visuals of the viral song, Óne Hit’. Music producer and song writer, Cobhams Asuquo recently released the video to his hit single, ‘One Hit’. The moving video drips with emotion and captures the anguish of a young artiste as portrayed by a model seeking that one big song that will change his live for good. The video for the song is directed by frequent collaborator, Paul Gambit who delivers yet another beautiful video for the inspirational song. One Hit is released by Vintage Gray media to air on major music channels, it is also…
Cee-C, who has always thought that Tobi talked about her behind her, finally confronted him. She went upstairs to watch him and converse with Anto, and suddenly started calling him the king of gossip. During their time in the Jacuzzi, Anto, who is aware that Cee-C had poked her hands into eyes on her portrait after her eviction, asked Cee-C what she genuinely thought about her. She said Anto was her favourite housemate from the first day when she met her on stage. Meanwhile, Nina, who currently has an intimate relationship with Miracle in the #BBNaija house, said she won’t…
Ruggedman is back and this time he is speaking for oppressed police victims. The 4mins 13 seconds video showcases the rapper lending his bars to the protest against police violence and gross abuse to human rights as captured by the recent social media campaign under the hash-tag #EndSars. The #EndSARS campaign which went viral late last year and attracted not just local but international uproar called for the scrapping of the anti-robbery squad due to their high-handedness, intimidation, unwarranted arrests and allegations of murder. The music video opens with Dolapo Badmus, Lagos Police Command Public Relations Officer stating the manner…
Olamide has shared a photo of himself with his soon to be wife, Adebukumi Aisha Suleiman while on vacation for his fans. The rapper took to his Instagram stories where he posted the photo of himself and his girlfriend looking all laid back and chilling with a caption “Throwback to Hawaii.” Olamide is a very private person, so whenever he releases photos like this, fans and lovers of the music star are thrilled just like when the news of his engagement broke the Internet. It would be recalled that back in March 2018, when the news of Olamide engaging his…
Solange Knowles has joined the list of female celebrities going topless. Solange who is the younger sister to music icon, Beyonce, took to her Instagram page on Thursday, April 5, 2018, where she posted a photo of herself topless, covered by her hair braids. This seems to be a movement which a number of celebrities are trying to follow and we know their fans and secret admirers can’t get enough of these raunchy photos. Recall that back in March 2018, singer, Erykah Badu posted a photo of herself topless on her Instagram page where she looked really sexy. She captioned…
Being a celebrity comes with a lot of privileges which include chilling with bigger celebrities as seen in the photos shared by Peter Okoye hanging out with Diddy and Casie. The singer took to his Instagram page on Friday, April 6, 2018, where he posted photos of himself with the American celebrity couple. Peter Okoye went on to caption the photo with a quote “Last night with @diddy and @cassie #ZOOM.” Looks like Diddy has a soft spot for Nigerian celebrities or Nigerian celebrities just love to be around the music icon. We can all recall when singer, Mr. Eazi…
Mercy Aigbe is taking time off her busy schedule and is on vacation in London with her adorable children. She shared on her Instagram page on Friday, April 6, 2018, where she posted a number of photos of herself with her two children in London. In one of the photos where her daughter and son posed for the cameras, she captioned it with the quote “They got it from their Mum @michelleio__ Sibling Swag #family #familyvacation #londondiaries,” she wrote. We all know that apart from having a flourishing career and slaying on Instagram, Mercy Aigbe’s love for her children cannot…
Mavin Records boss, Don Jazzy, has revealed that he co-produced Ne-Yo’s ‘Push back’ single. He made this known via his Instagram page, saying he collaborated with Stargate to produce the song which features Bebe Rexha and Stefflon Don. “Another big one in the bag. Had so much fun co producing this one with my brothers @stargatemusic. Oh and I also added my crocodile cry cry voice in there too hehe. Go check it out. Thanks”, he wrote on Instagram. Born Shaffer Chimere Smith, Ne-yo’s debut album was ‘In My Own Words’, released in 2006. The album was critically successful, reaching…
Dr Maikanti Baru has restated the commitment of the corporation to grow Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) market in Nigeria. According to him, NNPC is ready to collaborate with the Nigerian Academy of Engineers to raise the standard of engineering and technology in the country. He said that through its corporate social responsibility programmes, NNPC sponsored annual national quiz competition for science students and collaborated with the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited in others. The managing director added that the corporation also committed two million dollars to the provision of science laboratories in six universities in the geo-political zones in…