Arsene Wenger is not giving up on his team’s top four hopes after Saturday’s North London derby loss to Tottenham Hotspur. “The game should have been finished at half-time for me. We missed opportunities on the counterattacks that are not missable at our level with the final ball,” he said. “In the second half we should have lost the game in the early part of the second half by more than one goal. “We were destabilised by the goal they scored and they had two or three good opportunities where they could have scored. “And in the final part of…
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Mauricio Pochettino has begged his players not to relax after they moved back into the top four with a 1-0 win over rivals Arsenal in the North London derby. “We are doing a fantastic job,” Pochettino said afterwards. “I’m so pleased because this is a key period when you have to fight for the battles, you need to fight for the top four and the three points. We are in the battle. “Then arrives the Champions League, a competition that excites our fans, us. Always you dream to play in these type of games. We arrive in a very good…
Rihanna’s billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel definitely has what it takes to make the star feel like she’s the Only Girl In The World. The Saudi business heir, 29, was seen while whisking the singer/designer, also 29, away on a romantic vacation in Paris Saturday. Always presenting her most fashionable face, Rihanna donned a plaid Burberry hat with a long coat. Though her cosmetics line Fenty Beauty is selling out left and right, the natural beauty opted for a makeup-free glow. She wore black hair long and straight with blunt fringe across her brow. The handsome mogul wore his hair short…
California fish and wildlife agents have seized Chris Brown’s pet monkey from his Los Angeles home. Capt. Patrick Foy says Friday that investigators determined the singer didn’t have a permit for the capuchin monkey, named Fiji. He posted an Instagram video last month showing his three-year-old daughter, Royalty, cuddling with the monkey. Foy says that prompted a half-dozen calls to the wildlife department from concerned people. Foy says Brown agreed to cooperate. Agents served a search warrant Jan. 2 at his home. Foy says Brown wasn’t there but had employees hand over the monkey in a cage. Fiji is now…
Tyga turns up the “Temperature” in Thailand in the romantic video for his latest single. Directed by Jayga Rayn, the stunning visual kicks off with T-Raww driving around town, before he’s seen romancing his girl, played by Costa Rican model Juliana Herz. In between scenes of the pair on a beautiful beach at sunset and riding a motorcycle, Tyga stands on a rooftop overlooking a sea of skyscrapers and smog. After fun in the sun, T-Raww and his leading lady paint the town red in the evening. From meeting on a helipad surrounded by dazzling lights to getting up close…
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…
Dencia has spoken about her music career, business, the music industry and Paul Pogba. “I don’t talk about my vagina in public yea if the only thing I can tell you about Paul Pogba is that he is an amazing athlete that deserves a Ballon d’Or. “That’s the only thing, we don’t talk about anything else when it comes to…he’s an amazing, he is such an amazing person, such an amazing athlete I think that’s what we should be focused on you know, we should focus on people’s craft, you don’t talk little thinks to overshadow people’s, like you cant…
Cassper Nyovest and Davido have recorded new music. The song was recorded in Davido’s house, and it is produced by Fresh VDM, the man who is responsible for OBO’s smash hit record ‘FIA’. Nyovest is in Nigeria for the Soundcity MVP Awards festival, where he won the award for the Best Hip-Hop artist in Africa. He also gave a performance at the award ceremony. Davido was also successful at the event, picking up the trophies for the Song of the Year, Video of the Year, and African Artist of the year. Cassper had to extend his stay in the country…
The nominees for the 2018 Brit Awards have been announced, with Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran receiving several nominations each. Lipa is nominated in five categories — British breakthrough artist, British female solo artist, British album of the year, British single and British artist video of the year — while Sheeran is up for four: British male solo artist, British album of the year, British single and British artist video of the year. Nomination list includes …. British Artist Video of the Year Anne-Marie, “Ciao Adios” Calvin Harris Feat. Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry/Big Sean, “Feels” Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson, “Symphony”…
Though it’s unlikely she lived there or even spent a single night on the premises, mononymic Barbadian international pop supernova Rihanna seeks a deep-pocketed tenant for a Spanish-modern mini-compound in a prime area of West Hollywood, Calif., that’s come available for lease, as noted the eagle-eyed property gossips, at $16,500 per month. The singer, actress and fashion and beauty entrepreneur, née Robyn Fenty, purchased the property in early August 2017 for $2.75 million, quickly experienced a real estate change of heart and flipped it back up for sale less than three months later at $2.85 million. Set behind a high…
She is back to her usual self. Kim Kardashian gave her social media followers quite an eyeful on Sunday. The 37-year-old reality star flashed her impressive cleavage in a photo she captioned ‘Morning’ along with a sunshine emoji. She had strung on three necklaces, two of which were medallions and one of which had metallic lettering reading: ‘PABLO.’ Kim’s husband, Kanye West, released a record in 2016 entitled The Life Of Pablo – his seventh and most recent studio album. Kanye is Kim’s third husband – preceded by Damon Thomas and Kris Humphries – and the pair of them are…
Cardi B hit a Billboard milestone this week, making her the second woman since Beyoncé to do so. Four songs from the “Bodak Yellow” rapper simultaneously placed in the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the second week in a row. At No. 5 “Bodak Yellow,” was among them, while her featured spot on G-Eazy’s “No Limit” with A$AP Rocky placed No. 2, “Motorsport” with Migos and Nicki Minaj placed No. 3, and “Bartier Cardi” with 21 Savage dropped two spots to No. 9. When Beyoncé did this, it was for “Formation,” “Sorry,” “Hold Up,” and “6…
Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, has hailed founder of the Empowerment Support Initiative (ESI) Dame Judith Amaechi for her laudable works. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, also stated Nigerians are extremely resourceful and creative, stressing all citizens have roles to play to ensure a better Nigeria. Mrs. Buhari, who was represented by wife of Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Gimbiya Yakubu-Dogara, urged youths, especially those of the Niger Delta, to remain focused and to continually contribute to societal development. Mrs. Yakubu-Dogara said: “The wife of the President is proud of you (Dame Judith) for…
Despite its modest efforts at restoring lost primacy of Nigerian Prisons Service, the Federal Government has lamented the rot in the system, saying it will take years of sustained and continued interventions by all stakeholders to reverse the trend. Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, stated this, yesterday, in Abuja during the official presentation of the Nigerian Prisons Survey Reports, a research work undertaken by Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, PRAWA, in conjunction with Nigerian Prisons Service. Osinbajo, who was represented by Minister of Interior, Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd), specifically said any human being who goes into Nigerian prisons would most…
Bukola Saraki says he is convinced of his innocence in respect of the pending three-count charge before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). In December, the court of appeal had ordered the senate president to open his defence on the charges after the federal government appealed his acquittal by the CCT. The CCT had in June cleared Saraki of the 18-count charge filed against him. Saraki said he would appear before the tribunal on Tuesday despite a pending appeal at the supreme court. “Tomorrow morning, I will be at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in respect of 3 of…
Uche Secondus, has said the new coalition led by former President Olusegun Obasanjo was not a threat to a possible PDP victory in the 2019 general elections. Mr. Obasanjo mentioned the need for the coalition in his famous letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. The coalition is believed to be gaining momentum and reportedly enjoys the support of some governors and lawmakers. “The new coalition will never be a threat because we are a solid political party founded by our founding fathers. We are solid on the ground, and I believe that they are a threat to the other parties and…
Mr Babatunde Fashola, has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to come-up with ideas and suggestions on how the 2,000 megawatts (MW) stranded at the national grid can be efficiently used. The minister stated that the emphasis should be on how the stranded power now available could be efficiently distributed. He said the action was the focus of government and the power sector operators in line with the PSRP initiatives. He said: “The reality is that we have 7,000MW and we are selling 5,000MW. So, the conversation we should be having is how to connect to the remaining 2,000MW.”
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will win the Presidential election in 2019 because Nigerians yearn for the return of pro-people leadership. According to Governor Wike, if democratic principles are respected, those pretending to be seeking a second term after a woeful performance would have declined contesting elections. “We are going to win the presidency in 2019. We take it for granted that we have won our governorship, National Assembly and State Assembly seats,” he said. He said currently, PDP governors are orphans in Abuja, hence the need to take over leadership at…
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has reshuffled his cabinet with a call on all the appointees to prioritise service delivery to the people. This he stated, was in a bid to re-energise the work of government and bring new impetus to service delivery. “The little delay in assigning portfolio to the four appointed cabinet members was due to the budget defence by various ministries at the state legislature. All commissioners and other heads of parastatals have successfully concluded their budget defence and the House of Assembly has now passed the 2018 budget,” he explained. The nine commissioners reassigned…
Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja signed the Instruments of Ratification of the Bilateral Air Services Agreements between Nigeria and Algeria; Congo; the People’s Republic of China; Qatar and Singapore. Garba Shehu stated that the signing of the agreements by the President followed approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). He added that “with the execution of these Instruments, it is expected that Nigeria’s aviation links with the respective countries will improve significantly.” It explained that objectives of the Buhari administration’s ERGP include eradicating corruption in government procurement and processes, prudent management of resources, social inclusion, overcoming power constraints and…