Yahaya Bello has urged his friends, associates and well wishers who are planning to rejoice with him for his second anniversary as governor in media advertorials to donate the money to a government-run charity instead. He begged those considering placing goodwill messages as advertorial in the media, as his administration clocks two years on January 27, to donate to the Kogi State Poor and Vulnerable fund. The governor set up the fund to give the poor and vulnerable in the state a new lease of life as it was utilised mainly to offset medical bills of people who otherwise would…
Author: David Folami
Jurgen Klopp has expressed regret after reacting angrily to a Swansea supporter during Liverpool’s shock 1-0 defeat at the Liberty Stadium. “He was shouting at me all the time and I reacted once,” Klopp said. “I must remind myself I’m a human being and not just a professional manager who takes that all the time. “They can say whatever they want, at one point I turned to him and said, ‘Please!’ “It was only one moment when I had enough, it wasn’t to do with the fact we were 1-0 down. I’m sure I am not the first manager who…
Manchester City may have had some of the pressure lifted from them by no longer trying to go through the season unbeaten, according to defender John Stones. “We obviously wanted that and I’m sure every team does but it’s such a difficult thing to do,” he said. “The four competitions we’re still in, the amount of games compared to some other teams, you know it takes a toll, no matter how much you rotate the squad. “I think sometimes you’ve got to hold your hands up and say “we gave it our best shot ” which we did. We didn’t…
Manchester United should battle it out with Manchester City for Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte, according to Gary Neville. Laporte could move to the Etihad Stadium before next week’s transfer deadline. He tweeted: “In my very short time in Spain we played them three times. This lad can play. Get in United. “It’s really hard to get players out of Bilbao and costly but this lad is a very good player.” Valencia met Athletic Club in La Liga and the Europa League during Neville’s time in Spain, winning once and losing twice.
Granit Xhaka has supported Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan to be a success at Arsenal if he joins in exchange for Alexis Sanchez. “I read that in 2009 he said that he likes Arsenal. “I’m sure the style of play here would suit him. Every player has their own qualities. He is a great footballer, so let’s just see what happens. “It was tough to play against him. To be honest, I would rather have played alongside him. He is a player who is obviously very good and has lots of good qualities as well.” “We played many times against…
Paolo Maldini has said he would be an honour if Gianluigi Buffon beat his Serie A appearances record and would not be surprised if the 39-year-old played another season in order to be able to do so. He said “Joking aside, he’s not yet announced his retirement. If he didn’t beat my record then I’d be happy to keep hold of it, but if he does I would be honoured that it would be him overtaking me. “He’s the greatest goalkeeper of the past 30 years.” Buffon is set to return to training on Wednesday after missing Juve’s past six…
Cristiano Ronaldo will been rested for Wednesday’s Copa del Rey quarterfinal second leg at home to Leganes, but centre-back Sergio Ramos is set to feature for the first time in 2018. A Madrid squad announcement said Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos and Marcelo would also sit the game out with Madrid 1-0 up from the first leg. Karim Benzema is expected to make his first start since December after recovering from a hamstring problem, while club captain Ramos will get a chance from the bench. Youngsters Theo Hernandez, Marcos Llorente, first leg goalscorer Marco Asensio and Borja Mayoral are expected to…
Zinedine Zidane has said Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar has “incredible statistics” as the clubs prepare to meet in the Champions League. “His statistics are incredible. However, what interests me is my team, my squad, my players.” Zidane also supported Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, who has struggled for form this season amid growing speculation over his long-term future at the Bernabeu, while Neymar has been linked with a move to Madrid in recent weeks. “When we look at what Cristiano has done throughout his career… Last season, for example, he scored eight times in the last three Champions League matches. That means…
Thibaut Courtois has been ruled out of the Chelsea’s Carabao Cup semifinal second leg against Arsenal on Wednesday with an ankle injury, sources have said. He has returned to full training since missing Chelsea’s 4-0 win over Brighton on Saturday with the problem, but is still feeling pain in his ankle and Antonio Conte has decided not to risk him. Willy Caballero will start his third match in a row in the absence of Courtois. Chelsea, who drew 0-0 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg, are already without Alvaro Morata (back) and Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) for the trip to…
Bayern Munich have received an injury boost as defenders Mats Hummels and David Alaba both returned to training on Monday. Niklas Sule filled in for his fellow Germany international in both games, but scored an own goal in Sunday’s victory against Bremen. Meanwhile, Alaba has recovered from a stomach bug which ruled him out at the weekend as Spain international Juan Bernat deputised at left-back for his third Bundesliga appearance of the season. With the return of Hummels and Alaba, the German champions are now only missing Thiago Alcantara and Manuel Neuer from their first team squad.
Alexis Sanchez has insisted Thierry Henry played no part in his decision to leave Arsenal for Manchester United. The Frenchman was blasted by some Arsenal fans, who believed Henry had influenced Sanchez. It prompted Sanchez to issue a statement insisting that was not the case. He tweeted: “I want to clarify that Henry never told me to leave the club, it was a personal decision. He loves the club and someday it would be nice to see him as the arsenal coach because he loves the club.” He said: “I know I don’t need to explain this to the majority…
Jaywon has began the new year by releasing the visuals to his previously heard collaborative effort – “Ayinde Wasiu” featuring Olamide. The visuals was directed by Lucas Reid.
Samklef has taken his beef with Daddy Freeze to whole new level by using a homophobic slur to describe the OAP. Samklef accused the OAP of preaching hate and also called him the ‘f’ word. “Daddy freeze Aka daddy faggot said my career is dead. I laugh Noni. so is that what a yoyo who condemns other men of God is suppose to be teaching? Using fake account to comment and preach hate……brozay go wash ur brain, you be my boi noni,” he tweeted. The feud between these guys started on Sunday, January 14, 2018 when Daddy Freeze made a…
eLDee the Don has announced the death of his mother-in-law Chief Mrs. Bola Latinwo. He shared the sad news on Monday, January 22, 2018, via his Instagram page where he posted a photo of his mum and captioned the photo with a quote “Rest well mom. #ChiefMrs.BolaLatinwo”. Fans of the veteran Nigerian rapper and producer have already reached out to him Instagram over his loss. Take heart Eldee.
Empress Njamah has denied a report being circulated on social media, which quoted her as saying she feels disgusted when men in their 20s make advances at her. The controversial statement reads, “A lot of men in their twenties say they admire me and want to date me. I am sure most of them think I am really young. Sometimes, I find it annoying because if they know my actual age, they wouldn’t come close or show interest in me. “When people say I look like a lady in her twenties, I just smile. I am actually in my thirties……
Femi Kuti has shared plans to release a forthcoming album titled “One People, One World.” According to reports, the new LP will be released on February 23, 2018, via his record label, Knitting Records. To get things started, he reveals the video of title track from the forthcoming album, “One People One World,” which can be viewed above. The song is in line with Femi’s activism theme, calling everyone to set aside differences and work towards a more peaceful world.
Banky W has again shared where he stands about huge weddings despite having a carnival-like wedding few months back. Banky said that though he has found out that many people have dissed at him for his previous comments about disliking big weddings, he maintains that he’s still not a fan of huge weddings. The singer went further to explain how he and his wife had to succumb to the requests, desires and demands of their parents over the shape their wedding should take. He went ahead to say: “I have learnt to grow thick skin and almost always ignore the…
Banky W is not pleased with idea of couples posting nude or semi nude maternity photos. He said “Never understood why maternity shoots must mean oya time to naked ya sef. Is it that we cannot see the belly inside the clothes? Ki lo de Never understood why maternity shoots must mean oya time to naked ya sef. Is it that we cannot see the belly inside the clothes? Ki lo de,” he wrote. Banky definately isn’t one of those who fancy couples going the extra mile to celebrate their soon to be born babies. Banky W who recently got…
Peter Okoye’s daughter, Aliona turned 5 on Monday, January 22, 2018, and she sure did have fun with her friends. “Today is a very special day my daughter, and not just because it is your birthday, but because it is the day when i first saw my angel. I love you my sweet Princess Aliona Marie Amarachi Okoye. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART,” Peter wrote. Just like Peter, Aliona’s mother, Lola also wrote some heart whelming note on her Instagram page to celebrate her daughter. “My dearest Aliona a.k.a Margaret Thatcher a.k.a Madam Kofo, our no nonsense boss lady! Happy 5th birthday.…
Wizkid was recently seen partying with his ex-girlfriend Tania Omotayo. Wizkid and Tania Omotayo dated on and off from 2012 to circa 2015. On January 25, 2016, Wizkid released a statement via his management about his second child and the state of relationship with Tania. “News getting to us is that Tania broke up with Wiz a while ago but both parties agreed to be friendly towards each other. Nonetheless, she kept her distance from him and missed a lot of his events and performances over the Christmas holidays” read the statement. Jada Pollock who doubles as Wizkid’s manager, recently…