The Coachella 2018 lineup has arrived. We already knew Beyoncé would be heading to Indio, California, this April — thanks to her cancellation at last year’s festival because of her pregnancy — but the two-weekend festival has now confirmed The Weeknd and Eminem as her fellow headliners. The 2018 festival kicks off on April 13 and then wraps up weekend two on April 22. In addition to the three headliners, some notable artists on the bill include red-hot rappers Cardi B and Post Malone, R&B torchbearers SZA and Miguel, and newly minted rock hitmakers Portugal. The Man. When Beyoncé was…
Author: David Folami
John Boyega is still single in 2018 and he wants that to change. He spent the yuletide season in Nigeria with close family and friends took to his Twitter account on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 where he expressed his disappointment. “Holiday coming to an end and no wife. I really don’t get it,” he tweeted. His fans who found this funny and exciting as they replied his tweets. Some ladies even offered to become his wife. Others were even ready to cook for him a well homemade meal. Hilarious right? John Boyega who is presently holidaying in Nigeria spoke about…
Cardi B’s boyfriend, Offset is reportedly in another sex tape scandal as a video of the rapper with another girl who isn’t Cardi B has leaked on Twitter. Even though you can barely recognise if Offset is the one in the video, it shows an Offset look-alike with another lady having sex. This is not the first time Offset would be caught in a sex tape scandal. He was reportedly said to have cheated on his fiancée, with another lady who is said to be a South African lady and sex video of them was also leaked. In the clip,…
Toke Makinwa is saying she was assaulted at a restaurant, Crossroads, in Lagos by the bodyguard of John Boyega. She appeared to be really angry over the incident took to her Instagram page on Thursday where she wrote a really detailed account of what happened at the said restaurant which is situated in the premises of Eko Hotel and Suites. She said she had an early flight to catch, she wanted to make clear her experience in the hands of the bodyguard to Hollywood actor, John Boyega. She feels that if she was a guy she wouldn’t have been treated…
Manchester City’s David Silva has confirmed the birth of his son — but says the new-born Mateo is “fighting day by day” after being born prematurely. Silva returned to Spain over Christmas to be by the side of his partner Yessica Suarez Gonzalez following the birth. Pep Guardiola revealed that he could miss more matches for City but says the Spain international’s family must come first. Silva said in a statement on Wednesday via his official Twitter account: “I want to thank all of you for the love and good wishes received in the last few weeks. Special thanks to…
Diego Simeone has said the returning Diego Costa had “lifted his team’s spirits” after the Spain international both scored and suffered an injury scare during a characteristically dramatic substitute appearance in Wednesday’s 4-0 Copa del Rey last-16 first-leg win at third tier Lleida. “I am taking a lot more from the game than Costa’s goal and the fright,” Simeone said. “The team played a very good game against a side that competed well and started very strongly. “Costa’s entrance lifted our spirits. Diego gives us pace, strength, commitment … what we expect from him. He showed all that in those…
Ernesto Valverde has asked for respect to be shown to Liverpool and Philippe Coutinho amid reports that the Brazilian playmaker will move to Barcelona this month. “Coutinho plays for another team,” the Barcelona coach said in a news conference. “He’s a good player, of course, but I like the players I have here right now much more. We don’t know what will happen in the future.” “I have nothing to say on Coutinho,” he added. “He is not our player, he plays for another team. Let’s respect the club that he belongs to and respect him, too.” Valverde was also…
Antonio Conte has replied Jose Mourinho’s criticism of managers who are like “a clown on the touchline,” suggesting that the Manchester United boss has forgotten the way he had behaved. “I think that he has to see himself in the past — maybe he was speaking about himself in the past,” Conte said. “Maybe sometimes I think that someone forgets what they said in the past, his behaviour. Sometimes I think there is, I don’t know the name, demenza senile [senile dementia], when you are a bit [taps his head], when you forget what you do in the past.” Conte…
Jose Mourinho has said he is at the club during a time when it is “more difficult to make history.” “Everybody knows this kind of emotional connection that I keep with the clubs, and that’s the way I’m doing it. “The difference between Chelsea and United is that I really belong to Chelsea’s history because I won three Premier Leagues, I won cups, lots of things there — the club won their first Premier League in 2004. “So I have a history there and here my history is the history of somebody who works hard every day. “We [United] won…
Sergio Ramos will face a spell on the sidelines after sustaining a calf muscle injury in training, the club announced on Friday. Ramos, who was rested in Real’s 3-0 midweek win at Numancia in the Copa del Rey round-of-16 first leg, reportedly got hurt during Thursday’s training session. He had tests on Friday morning, after which Madrid released a statement that said: “Following tests carried out on Sergio Ramos by the Sanitas Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a muscular injury in the soleus of his left leg. His recovery will continue to be assessed.” Ramos could…
Ross Barkley will undergo a medical on Friday before completing a £15 million move to Chelsea, a source close to the deal has said. Asked about Ross Barkley on Friday, Conte told a news conference: “I think that if there is news, the club will inform you. This is the right way. “For sure we’re talking about a young player, an English player. He can have good prospects for Chelsea. I think the club decided on this investment also for his contract. “He’s very young. He has a lot of space for improvement. He’s very strong physically, good technique. He’s…
Radja Nainggolan has been dropped for their clash with Atalanta on Saturday after breaking club rules on New Year’s Eve. “Before you ask me about Radja, I’ll tell you about it,” Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco said at the start of a news conference on Friday. “What I have to say is important, but the game against Atalanta is even more important. “Given the club’s policies, and these are completely shared by me, and shared and accepted — and I repeat the word ‘accepted’ — by the player, who will not be called up to play Atalanta tomorrow. “This is…
Jurgen Klopp has insisted that the speculation around Philippe Coutinho’s future is not a distraction for his Liverpool side as they prepare to take on Everton in the third round of the FA Cup. He has stressed that the saga will have no impact on his players against Sam Allardyce’s side. “They are professional football players. Sometimes they are in the middle of the story and sometimes they are sat next to the guy in the dressing room who is in the middle of the story,” he said. “These young boys are used to this from a really early age…
Lukasz Piszczek has said he believes his injury absence played only a minor role in Borussia Dortmund’s struggles since September. “I don’t think the team depends on me. “A lot of things happened at that time, and all of them led to us not being that successful any more. “We never were at 100 percent, not even in the beginning when we still won matches. In the second phase of the first half [of the season], we then ran out of luck.” He said. Piszczek, who joined Dortmund from Hertha Berlin in 2010, is set to return when BVB restart…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka that the party is unconcerned with his prophecies about President Muhammadu Buhari’s chances in the 2019 presidential election. Bolaji Abdullahi said the party cannot base its political decisions on prophecies which is a “matter of personal conviction”. He said, “We cannot run a political party by prophecy. Prophecy is a matter of personal conviction or personal belief. The party cannot act based on any kinds of prophecies because we are not operating on that. “We only act based on what is politically correct.…
Dr Ibe Kachikwu has denied news reports that the Federal Government is planning to increase the pump price of petrol, which is currently being sold at N145 per litre. A statement issued on Thursday night, January 4, 2018 by the Director of Press in the ministry, Idang Alibi clarified things up. “The Ministry of Petroleum Resources would like to categorically state that the Honourable Minister never mentioned nor insinuated the need or plans by the Federal Government to increase the current pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)”, Alibi said. “The Committee has been in rounds of deliberations in the…
Nasir El-Rufai has blasted Senator Ben Murray-Bruce over the rail line that traverses Abuja and Kaduna. President Muhammadu Buhari recently commissioned 10 new coaches and two additional locomotives at Rigasa train station in Kaduna State. Photos were seen of President Buhari and Governor El-Rufai sharing a laugh and then some, as they embarked on the train ride on the new coaches; while basking in the Kaduna sunshine. Senator Bruce was not amused and sent out a tweet that read; “I hope President Muhammadu Buhari remembers to say thank you to former President Goodluck Jonathan for the train ride he enjoyed…
Dr. Oby Ezekwesili has promised to campaign against the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general elections. She said, “I have a political agenda for 2019 elections. It is that neither APC nor its twin brother (yes, how does 6 differ from half a dozen?) PDP should win the 2019 state and federal legislative and executive elections. I am totally committed to this agenda. “I am committed to this political agenda because we must disrupt and end the political and governance stagnation & retrogression that our cyclical low equilibrium political Russian…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has ordered the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to resign from his position amid reports that he has been appointed as President Muhammadu Buhari’s national campaign coordinator for his 2019 reelection bid. The statement read, “If APC has any strand of dignity, then Amaechi must resign as the Minister of Transportation having been appointed and already functioning as the DG of President Buhari’s Campaign. “Under the constitution of Nigeria, Mr. Amaechi cannot combine the job of a minister of the Federal Republic with another responsibility such as the DG of a campaign organisation. “Amaechi’s action…
Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai recently announced a partnership between the Army and Innoson Motors, an indigenous vehicle manufacturing company, the production of locally made military equipment for the fight against Boko Haram. The Army would acquire 100 variant of utility vehicles from the company to support its operations, especially in the northeast. The South East Revival Group (SERG) has commended the COAS over this move. Charles Mbani from the group said the partnership further shows the commitment of the Army towards the growth of business in the Southeast. His words: “The patronage of Innoson Motors Manufacturing Company may appear insignificant, or…