Manuel Neuer won’t be able to feature for Bayern Munich until at least January after breaking his left foot. Judging by his teammates’ reactions, he will be missed. Several players wished the Bayern goalkeeper and Germany international well on social media on Tuesday, not long after he underwent surgery and the team announced the extent of his injury. Neuer injured the foot in training over the weekend and only last month came back from a similar injury sustained during Bayern’s Champions League quarterfinal second-leg defeat to Real Madrid in April. In a statement released by the team, Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz…
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Jose Mourinho has tipped Wayne Rooney to return to Manchester United one day. Mourinho said: “He’s at home and I believe that one day he will be back home.” He hailed the reception given to the club’s record goal scorer, adding: “It’s the nature of English fans, it’s the nature of big clubs when the player is big in the club and is an important part of the club history. “Every club in England does that. I can only speak by Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford, but in both stadiums when we got former important players the reception is normally…
Joel Matip has said his team deserved more than a point against Burnley at Anfield on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw despite having 35 shots and more than 70 percent of possession. “It was a tough game and I think we deserved more. “But we have to handle this and we’re looking forward to the next game. “We did a lot of good things but not enough. But we are on a good way and maybe next time we will score that one goal more than the other team. “The whole game we created…
Wilfred Ndidi is eager to help Leicester City to Carabao Cup glory, but admits that Liverpool is a formidable opposition ahead of the two sides’ meeting on Tuesday. “Of course we want to win the Cup,” he said. “But we know it will be difficult playing against Liverpool.” “Everybody knows they’re a big club and they have a great history. But we can’t think about that. We have to focus on the 11 men in front of us and do our job well.” Ndidi, alongside compatriots Kelechi Iheanacho and Ahmed Musa will represent Nigerian interest in this marquee League Cup…
Matteo Darmian has said Manchester United’s fringe players must be ready to take their chance if they are called upon against Burton Albion on Wednesday. Jose Mourinho is set to rotate his talented squad for the Carabao Cup third-round tie against the Championship side. Darmian, Sergio Romero Luke Shaw and Michael Carrick are among the players in line to start. And the Italian full-back has warned they must not squander the opportunity to impress Mourinho with fierce competition for places at Old Trafford. “We have a very good squad, 25 very good players, so every player is important, especially when…
After days of training and playing football, Neymar touched down in London on Monday to attend a swanky celebrity party in Mayfair. The PSG superstar spent time hanging out with his tight friend Lewis Hamilton, who was in town celebrating his win in the Singapore Grand Prix the previous day. Along with singer Rita Ora, the somewhat unlikely sporting buddies attended the LOVE magazine x Miu Miu party, part of London Fashion Week. Neymar, Hamilton rounded off their big night out by heading to the Cirque Le Soir nightclub in Soho, where they were spotted with model Winnie Harlow.
Liz Anjorin has shed some light on the reason she converted to Islam. “If I changed to Islam because of a man, why am I still single? People just like to say all sorts, but I’m not bothered anyway. This is my second time of going to Mecca after my conversion; I went first in 2013. My name remains Liz Anjorin, but I adopted the Muslim name, Aishat, and that’s all. My father was a Christian, while my mother was a Muslim. I only decided to follow my mother’s path.” “I’m a private person and people don’t know much about…
Annie Idibia is celebrating 2face Idibia’s birthday. The actress shared on her Instagram page a picture of them in warm embrace and wrote, “I’ll Still Be There When The Sun Is Shinning bright…And When The Rain Is Pouring Down… Happy Birthday My Mine* Eternally Yours” Earlier in the year, 2face visited the soldiers and the Internally Displaced Persons’ camp in Maiduguri where he donated relief materials to the IDPs and said encouraging words to the soldiers at the war front.
Ex Big Brother Naija housemate Bisola is set to attend the 72nd annual United Nations General Assembly in New York. She would be prsent at the event as an ambassador of ONE. If we remember her stay in the BBN house, she and other housemates took part in a task, ONE’s Back to School presentation task, where she asked Nigerian lawmakers to prioritize girls’ education. They talked about the barriers to girls’ education in Nigeria and gave possible solutions to ensuring every girl in Nigeria completes primary and secondary school. At the end of the task, Bisola’s presentation for the…
2face Idibia has said that he has experienced the same fate fellow musician, Dammy Krane is going through currently. The music legend said he was fortunate the public had no knowledge of it because it was resolved before it became public knowledge. “Yes, it happened to me once; there was this time I went for a show, I can’t really remember where, maybe Amsterdam or somewhere in Europe, my ticket was bought with a fraudulent credit card. It almost caused problems for me but everything was cleared as soon as they realized I didn’t buy the tickets myself, so I…
Mo Abudu recently spoke on a bunch of things such as Banky W and Adesua’s relationship, the sequel of “The Wedding Party 2”, Kemi Adetiba, Ebony Life, her taking director classes and when she will be getting married again. She was asked when she went from being an HR consultant to becoming a media/ entertainment powerhouse? and when she realized she wanted to do this? “At that time, I did not see it as going into the entertainment business as such. It was more about creating a platform that would enable dialogue amongst us. The creation of Moments with Mo…
Kevin Hart’s ex-wife Torrei Hart has picked the wrongest of times reveal that lies and infidelity broke their marriage. Torrei made some revelations about her ex-husband, Kevin, claiming there were lies and infidelity that made them part ways. “When I met him, he was selling sneakers. He started to get fame and I’m kind of feeling a little left behind. We grew apart,” she said. The actor has publicly admitted to being unfaithful to Torrei, who was his college sweetheart. “Yes, people, I cheated. Am I ashamed of it? No, no I’m not,” he said in his 2013 stand-up comedy…
Diamond Platnumz is a daddy for the third time. The Tanzanian singer welcomed a baby boy with his rumoured side-chick, Hamisa Mobetho, who he had denied dating for over a year. Platnumz who shares two kids with Zari, is yet to confirm the happy news Hamisa shared on social media but she did not forget to tag the pop star on her post. Diamond Platnumz and Zari Hassan welcomed their first child, Latifah Dangote on August 6, 2015, before welcoming a baby boy on December 6, 2016.
Iceberg Slim has said that he is in no way exploiting actress Juliet Ibrahim. “I’ve found what I’ve been looking for, in the woman that I have. The 3 C’s…Character, Charm, and Charisma.” The rapper was asked if he was using the Nollywood actress’ fame to rise to stardom, he instantly denied it saying; “Rumour has it? I’ve never heard such, and besides, there will always be rumors when you’re in any form of spotlight. I’d never exploit anyone, for any type of gain. That would be extremely selfish and immoral. Such behavior goes against my code of ethics.” The…
This year, a 24 years old lady, Jerhonda Pace spoke out about the abuse she says she experienced at the hands of “R&B” legend. She, however, has violated a nondisclosure agreement with claims of underage-sex with the R&B singer by speaking in an interview with BuzzFeed. “I didn’t have anybody to speak up on my behalf when I was going through what I was going through with him. He’s brainwashed them really bad, and it kind of reminds me of Charles Manson,” Pace said. In her resilient fight for justice, she was a guest on the popular American talk show…
Eedris Abdulkareem has blasted pop singer Mr Eazi over his recent controversial comments. Mr Eazi had criticized Nigerian singers for stealing the Ghanaian wave of music. Eedris Abdulkareem then called Mr Eazi stupid for his comment that angered many Nigerians. “You must be a stupid man. You are a fool. Number one you sound like Ghanaians. That’s why you are accepted, that’s why you are not original but because its African music that’s why you are accepted. Who are you to say a thing like that? That’s pride” said Eedris Abdulkareem.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its five weeks old strike after a closed door meeting with the Federal Government’s delegation. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President announced this at a news conference today. “We are taking into cognisance the fact that major proposals from the government to address the contending issues in the strike action has a deadline of the end of October, 2017. “All members of ASUU are to resume work after their branch congresses on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. “However, ASUU will not hesitate to review its position should government reneges on the signed Memorandum…
Alhaji Kashim Shettima has said that Nigeria leaders have a huge role to play in ensuring peace and stability in the country. Shettima said this on Monday when members of Forum paid Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia a visit in Government House, Umuahia. “We are working assiduously. We are here to talk to the Northern Community in the state because we do not want any mass exodus of Nigerians from one part of the country to the other. “We are proud of the Igbo nation. They are brothers and sisters and we urge the Igbo leaders to do the same…
Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, disagrees with Senate President Bukola Saraki over his statement on IPOB’s activities. He said Saraki’s declaration over the Army’s pronouncement of the IPOB as a terrorist group, was “a mere political statement” that made the nation’s Number Three citizen look like “a controversial leader.” “I am sure the Senate President was only expressing his personal opinion, which I further believe was not a good one in the given circumstances. The Nigerian Armed forces in my opinion are doing their best professionally and in the best interest of a united Nigeria. Even the south-eastern state governors have declared the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly signed a presidential proclamation proscribing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to unconfirmed reports, the move is to reduce the pressure on the army and to ensure that due process is followed. The repports also suggested that the presidency had began the formal process of proscribing IPOB in accordance with the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011”, and that “it had also paved the way for the attorney general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) to head to court to give legal backing to the presidential proclamation”. “The issue was extensively debated…