Jose Mourinho agreed he may have played with too many attackers as Manchester United laboured to a thin 1-0 victory over Brighton at Old Trafford. “I wouldn’t be surprised if today some of the pundits say we play with too many attackers. I wouldn’t be surprised,” Mourinho told a news conference. “But if they say that, I think they were right. Sometimes you play with too many attacking players and you lose control of the game. We had a few problems defensively because [Nemanja] Matic and Pogba, they were a bit isolated in the centre of the park. “If you…
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Jurgen Klopp is of the opinion that Willian’s equaliser in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea could have been prevented had they been allowed to make a substitution that would have changed his side’s system. When asked the explain the situation around Lallana’s change, Klopp told his postmatch news conference: “Maybe ask the ref, I don’t know. “That’s how it is, we never did really time play [wasting] — people can say we are not really smart, but we don’t do it because of that, we wanted to change the system, we wanted to bring a player and that means we…
Barcelona will move seven points clear at the top of La Liga on Sunday with a win over second-placed Valencia but coach Ernesto Valverde warned against drawing conclusions in the title race at this stage of the campaign. “Whatever happens in the match, there will still be a long way to go in La Liga,” Valverde said in a news conference before the trip to Mestalla. “And regardless of Valencia’s form, it’s always a big game against them. “If we win, mathematically speaking it will be important in La Liga, but I insist: the season’s just getting started and there’s…
Gary Cahill has said that Manchester City were the big winners after Chelsea and Liverpool held each other to a 1-1 draw at Anfield, but Antonio Conte insisted he was happy with the “amazing reaction” of his players to earn a point after going behind. “On reflection, I thought in the second half we deserved to equal the game up,” the Chelsea captain told BT Sport. “They had some good spells in the first half and we came on strong in the second half, especially late on. “We made a few changes and had a few [crosses] flash across the…
Trippie’s melodic style has gained him a huge following over the last year-and-a-half. Before his fans knew him as a rapper, Trippie grew up with his mother in the Midwest and listened to whatever his she was playing on the radio. He began rapping when his older brother—who was recording music at the time—passed away in a car accident. Trippie decided to carry out his brother’s dream and pursue a career in music. After he moved to Columbus, Ohio, he developed his sound further, and later on, headed to Atlanta. He went on to release Awakening My Inner Beast, Beast…
The tale of a 16-year-old killer is spreading around the world, after some of the planet’s most famous women joined a campaign to free her. Cyntoia Brown was sentenced to life in prison in 2004 for shooting dead Johnny Allen, a 43-year-old Nashville estate agent who picked her up for sex. The teenager who went home with Mr Allen that night had been repeatedly raped and beaten. She was on the streets by order of her boyfriend, described as a violent, drug-addled pimp named “Kutthroat”, who she said verbally abused her and made her strip at gunpoint. He had demanded…
After LeBron James anointed himself the King of New York, Jay Z claimed the crown in Cleveland during a concert on Sunday. While addressing the crowd at Quicken Loans Arena, Jay Z quipped, “I’m the king of Cleveland now.” Via Hot 97: “I told him, Hey man, you my guy and all that, but you can’t be taking pictures at The Garden talking about you’re the King of New York. “So I told him I’m coming to Cleveland. I’m the king of Cleveland now.”
Meek Mill has defended himself from the accusation that his lyrics promote violence by quoting Bruce Springsteen. Mill, 30, is currently being sued for wrongful death by the families of two men who were killed outside his concert in Connecticut last December. Four people were shot outside the venue, which the plaintiffs claim had negligent and insufficient security. They also believe Mill’s music is to blame for the shootings, with the rapper using song titles such as ‘Body Count’ and ‘Ooh Kill ‘Em’. However, reports claims to have obtained documents filed by Mill defending himself from this accusation with a…
Kim Kardashian has enlisted her legal team to help in the case of Cyntoia Brown, a former child sex slave who killed her abuser when she was 16. Brown’s case went viral this week when it emerged she had already served 13 years of a life sentence, and the now 29-year-old has secured the backing of the Kardashian in her clemency campaign. The reality TV star, who has been vocal in her disgust at Brown’s case, has instructed her lawyer Shawn Holley to help the campaign – and that as well of Alice Johnson’s – another prison inmate whose case…
Yvonne Nelson’s baby daddy, Jamie Roberts has stepped forward to deny claims that he is married to the lady been speculated to be his wife. He confessed this on Instagram when a fan tried to call him out about being married. Well, James went straight to the point to correct the fan’s opinion. “I’m not married… but whatever works for you,” he ended his response. It would be recalled that there has been a speculation about the marital status of James since it was revealed that he was the father of Yvonne Nelson’s baby. It was There is a published…
Finally, Yvonne Nelson and her baby daddy have been seen together. A new pic of the two has surfaced online and this the first time Yvonne Nelson has been seen with her baby daddy. Nelson’s baby daddy Jamie Roberts is a British photographer and there are unconfirmed reports that he is married to a Nigerian woman. It was reported on November 1, 2017, that Yvonne Nelson’s invisible baby father is allegedly someone’s husband. There is a published alleged screen shot conversation with a Nigerian woman who claims to be his wife on the site. According to the site, his wife’s…
Drake might have ended his relationship with the model, Bella Hadid in an unusual style via a text message. The two are said to have started their relationship late this year but things are now believed to have turned sour between Bella and Drake, according to US Weekly. ” Things ended over text when he basically ghosted her,” a source told the publication, they are no longer talking.” While some sources reported the pair were casually dating, other insiders said Bella and Drake were ‘just friends’. It would be recalled that back in October 2017, Life & Style Weekly Magazine…
Nicki Minaj isn’t one to joke around when it comes to cooking or Thanksgiving. The Queens superstar emcee took to Instagram yesterday (November 23) to pretty much stunt on us all with her incredible looking, Trini-inspired Thanksgiving fare. Among the dishes she was preparing amongst her feast were curry kingfish, oxtail, fried chicken mac and cheese and curry chicken. All looked like they would put us in that food coma quickly. “HTG YALL!!!! I’ll check back in with my American dishes a lil later,” she captioned her IG video post. “For now just drool over my Trini food. 😛 I…
Beyonce wished her fans a happy Thanksgiving by posting several snaps of herself modeling her clothing line with the hashtag #THICCsgiving. The pop superstar, 36, embraced her curves with the holiday message as she danced around wearing a ‘Have A THICC Holiday’purple crewneck available to buy on her website Beyonce.com. She wore the top with a pair of high-waisted faded blue jeans and a white winter overcoat in the pics also shared via Instagram. The singer rocked a pair of oversized white-framed sunglasses and wore her hair tied back from her face. In a close-up portrait, Beyonce revealed her enormous…
Nasir El-Rufai, has reacted to the resignation of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, from the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) by declaring that he is in no way a threat to President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection chances. In a resignation letter signed by Atiku on Friday, November 24, 2017, he accused President Buhari of neglecting him and condemned the APC for “instituting a regime of a draconian clampdown on all forms of democracy”. Governor El-Rufai also said Atiku’s exit will not cause him any sleepless nights, as other prominent party members will stay. The governor further noted that no Nigerian can currently…
Prince Odianosen Okojie, who is married to Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, November 24, 2017. It read, “This is to humbly notify the general public and the PDP of my resignation as a member and leader of the political party. This was concluded after the quality engagement and consultations with my politicalassociate, my family and friends. It is my wish that you accept this resignation in good faith.” His wife, is the Senior Special Assistant on Entertainments, Arts and Culture to the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
Yakubu Dogara visited the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, on Thursday, November 23, 2017, during his work trip to Italy. The Speaker took to his official Twitter account (@YakubDogara) to announce the meeting with the Pope. He posted, “Today, I had the great honour of meeting His Holiness, Pope Francis. I was pleasantly surprised to find that he is well informed about happenings in Nigeria and prays for peace in the country.” Earlier on Tuesday, November 21, Dogara charged the international community to employ effective tactics to combat the scourge of human trafficking. He said “The Mediterranean…
Abubakar Malami has disowned the letter from his office reinstating Abdulrasheed Maina. Malami has said the letter could not have emanated from his office. He also said that the last letter he “remembered” was dated January 19, 2017 and was meant to bring attention to all that was happening to Maina. “As at 21st February, Maina’s issue was a work of progress,” Malami said. “The letter giving clear directives couldn’t have genuinely emanated from my office,” he added. Malami accused politicians and lawmakers of taking part in the pension fraud.
Abdulrasheed Maina still collect files and monthly salaries after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered his dismissal. Mohammed Katu said this recently. President Buhari had ordered Maina’s sack on October 23, 2017. Katu told lawmakers that his client received twenty-three files in his acting capacity as a director in the ministry of interior. “Maina had to disappear because there was a serious threat to his life,” he said. “Maina is still receiving salaries. 23 files were sent last month in his capacity as acting director, even while he was absent. “Maina continued to work even after he was dismissed,” Katu said.
The Federal Government has said that toll gates will be re-introduced on major highways across the country. Babatunde Fashola disclosed this recently. “Clearly, tolling is coming,” the minister said. He said, “We are not going to ask road users to pay toll on a road that is not good. While the construction (of gates) is going on, we are working on the design. We want to standardise the design so that people when we ask people to come and bid for the construction, we can control what they are going to construct. They are going to construct the materials we…