Diego Godin has said he is “proud” to have written himself into the club’s history books after joining former teammate Luis Perea as the non-Spaniard with the most appearances for the Rojiblancos. Uruguay international Godin played the full 90 minutes in Atletico’s 1-0 La Liga win at Celta Vigo on Sunday, pushing him to 314 games in all competitions for the club, equalling the appearance record set by ex-Colombia international Luis Perea between 2004 and 2012. “I am very proud of this,” the 31-year-old said. “It is an enormous joy for me. To write a page in the history of…
Author: David Folami
Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has described emerging reports of a crisis at the club as “sick.” But Watzke said: “The matches against Leipzig and Frankfurt were a spectacle. That’s what the audience wants to see, what pulls them into the stadium. “The Bundesliga is exciting again, but the media makes it look like we are facing relegation. “If you, after the Leipzig and Frankfurt matches, witnessed the BVB fans celebrating the team for the football they play, it just becomes clear there’s a completely different atmosphere in the club. “I don’t have a lot of understanding for the reporting.…
Joshua Kimmich has said that he “never” considered quitting Bayern Munich, despite feeling frustrated about the lack of regular game time under Carlo Ancelotti last season. “It was a very hard time for me,” Kimmich said of being in and out of the Bayern team. “When you’re fit but you can’t play, it’s very hard, especially for the head, especially for a young player. “But all you can do is train hard and give your best. Afterwards, it’s the decision of the coach.” Kimmich, who joined from RB Leipzig in 2015, added: “I knew when I came here it wouldn’t…
Kim Kardashian is keeping things low-key at 37! The mother of two celebrated her birthday on a luxurious getaway trip to the Amangiri Resort in Canyon Point, Utah. On Sunday the reality star took to Instagram Stories to share some fun details from the mini-vacation. First she posted a shot of her birthday pancakes covered in berries. She then proved that she deserves a cheat day or two, sharing several Boomerang clips of her killer reflection in a tiny black bikini. The birthday girl was still rocking her platinum blonde locks, flipping her ponytail around in one clip. She also…
Amir Khan has been accused of sending hot texts to a single mum where he called his estranged wife Faryal Makhdoom a ‘Kylie Jenner plastic surgery obsessive.’ The boxer is said to have sent a bunch of seedy texts to the teacher named Sophie before bombarding her with late night phone calls. Reports have it that he also hit out at his pregnant ex Faryal saying her obsession with surgery turned him off. Sophia told the paper: ‘He said she was good-looking until she started following Kylie Jenner and changing her looks. He said she had no need for the…
Taraji P. Henson thinks that everyone needs feminism “Who wouldn’t want to be a feminist?” the actress asked, speaking at Marie Claire’s Power Trip. “We need each other, and we need men to understand our plight. We need men to be feminists.” Henson’s declaration is particularly topical given the details that have come to light about Harvey Weinstein’s history with sexual harassment, among other Hollywood execs. “We’ve been hearing about this for a while, haven’t we?” Henson continued, on the topic of sexual harassment in the industry. “It’s just all coming up from under the carpet.” “I don’t play well…
Rihanna has stepped out with her belly concealed amid ongoing pregnancy rumours. The R&B songstress recently posted a series of selfies which showed her to be wearing a stunning pink ensemble, with a silky bomber jacket covering her mid-section. Reportedly working on her ninth studio album, Rihanna was seen leaving a late night recording session at Electric Lady in New York over the weekend. The ‘Wild Thoughts’ singer, who is reportedly dating billionaire Hassan Jamal, has yet to address the ongoing speculation that she is expecting her first child. The pair were first romantically linked in June after being spotted…
Nicki Minaj fans have been waiting patiently for new music. Apparently, she has some stuff in the stash that is being held up by someone else. In particular, her remix of Lil Uzi Vert’s song, “The Way Life Goes.” A Twitter fan brought the previously-teased track to Nicki’s attention. “@NICKIMINAJ what about Lil uzi vert’s song ‘The Way Life Goes’ that u suppose to be remixing?,” she wrote. “Been done!!!,” Nicki responded. “But apparently someone somewhere wants to hold back on putting it out right now. It’s not me & it’s not Uzi tho. Tea anyone?” The original version of…
Femi Adebayo Salami is cruising with the very rich these days. The famous movie star posted a picture of himself and billionaire businessmen, Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola on his Instagram account on Sunday, October 22, 2017. An obviously excited Femi Adebayo Salami captioned the picture with a very thoughtful prayer for his fans “May your new week be as beautiful and fruitful as this image #otedola #dangote #Femiadebayo” In in a recent interview Femi Adebayo Salami disclosed that in his past, love was very unfair to him. The movie star has been separated and divorced from his first wife,…
Jim Iyke has come out boldly to say he and Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buhari were ever in a relationship. The actor said everything about the relationship was based on a script for his reality television show, “Jim Iyke Unscripted.” “Things didn’t get messy as people thought. Two people met in the entertainment industry and there was a reality show at a time that kept us together. So, we did a smart thing anybody who found himself or herself in such situation would have done. And when the entertainment was over, we moved on to our normal lives. “For anyone who…
AY Makun has joined an exclusive list of Nigerian celebrities who have been featured on CNN after he was a guest on “CNN Marketplace Africa.” The funny man spoke on some of the issues facing independent producers in Nollywood. He said: “People are now beginning to know that you can make money from our movies. Investors are starting to come in and collaborations between different production outfits are beginning.” Asked about the impact of the recession in the country’s economy on business, AY noted that even his company suffered as did most companies in the industry. “It affected the last…
Toyin Abraham has revealed via her Instagram page that her father has passed away. The Nollywood actress did not share the circumstances surrounding his death but it is obvious that he would be terribly missed. She captioned a photo collage of her father, simply, “Good night Dad”. May his soul rest in peace.
It certainly is Dammy Krane for the girls! Dammy Krane is catching real feelings in his latest music video. The official visuals to the Adey-produced single. Enjoy!
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced that its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting will hold on Tomorrow, October 24, 2017. The party also mentioned that the caretaker committee will meet with members vying to serve as National Chairman. The aspirants include: former Ogun Governor, Gbenga Daniel; Olabode George, a former deputy national chairman; Jimi Agbaje, a Lagos PDP governorship candidate, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, a former Minister of Education; AIT Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi and Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, a former Minister of Sports. This was revealed to newsmen by the PDP National Secretary, Ben Obi, on Saturday, October 21, 2017.
Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Minister of Education to convene a ministerial summit on education within the next few weeks. The president was represented by Prof. Abubakar Abdulrasheed, the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission (NUC). “My government will not allow the country to miss the globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) train, the driving force of which is education. “Any success recorded in education will have a ripple effect on every other sector of our life,” he said. He said: “Those who fan embers of division must refrain from the unacceptable tendencies; retrace their steps and learn to…
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 86 people, suspected to be trafficking illicit drugs. Mr Buba Wakawa revealed this recently. According to him, the suspects are made up of 61 males, including a Malian and 25 females. Wakawa said that 2, 930 kg of hard drugs were seized within the period and that 46.8 hectares of suspected cannabis farms were also destroyed. The commander said the cannabis farms were estimated to be producing 217,414 kg of cannabis. According to him, a breakdown of the seized drugs are: cannabis (2,929.6 kg), Tramadol (159…
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khakan Abbasi on Saturday in Istanbul presented a manual on strategy and tactics of dealing with terrorism to President Muhammadu Buhari. Mallam Garba Shehu disclosed this to Nigerians today. Shehu stated that Abbasi made the presentation during a bilateral meeting with Buhari, on the margins of the ninth D-8 summit in Istanbul, Turkey. The Prime Minister said that the document had been put together by his country’s army. ”Nigeria-Pakistan cooperation is very historical. Military training has been very consistent and I am impressed by the efficiency of officers trained in Pakistan. ”But the performance of our…
Rochas Okorocha has described the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu as a mad man. The Governor said “These young men seeking relevance as a livelihood and to tell you how daft some people can be, any mad man can just rise one day and lead a senseless agitation and he’d get followers. “Even the way IPOB was handled by the government wasn’t right. I kept telling the government that this young man, Kanu Nnamdi, is inconsequential in the matter- treat him like who he really is. “But now he’d been given some national attention branding…
Yemi Osinbajo left Nigeria on Sunday, October 22, on a two-day working visit to the Republic of Indonesia, a release by Mr Laolu Akande, the Vice President’s Spokesman said. Akande said that during the visit Osinbajo would tackle the plenary of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Beneficial Ownership Conference taking place in Jakarta, Indonesia, from October 23 to October 24. According to the statement, the Vice President will talk on a range of issues concerning Nigeria’s extractive industry and general reforms embarked upon by the Buhari administration in the extractive sector of the economy, among other issues. This year’s…
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), and human right lawyer, Femi Falana requested a favour from President Muhammadu Buhari and that favour is to order the arrest of the wanted ex-chairman of the defunct Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina. In a latest development, the spokesman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, on Sunday, October 22, said that Maina is still wanted. Uwujaren, however, refused to comment further when asked if Maina would be arrested by the Commission. Sagay said Maina’s case cannot joked with given the gravity of his alleged offences. “This man was accused…