Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested that former President Goodluck Jonathan did not take the Boko Haram sect seriously. The former president said that he briefed Jonathan on the grievances of the terror group. Obasanjo said “I went out in 2011 to Maiduguri. I took great risk to find out what is really happening about Boko Haram, do they have grievances, if they have grievances, what are their grievances and I brought all that to Jonathan. “Jonathan didn’t believe that Boko Haram was a serious issue. He thought that it was a device by the North to prevent him from continuing as…
Author: David Folami
Neymar rejected the chance to “play with the best players,” Arsene Wenger has said in a recent interview. The Brazil captain exited Barcelona to join PSG in a world record €222 million transfer over the summer, where he will form a front three with Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe. “Neymar never expressed exactly in his statement the reasons of his move, because there is always a huge desire for the players to play with the best players,” Wenger said. “He decided to go the other way, so that is… for financial reasons, or for reasons that he thinks Paris Saint-Germain…
Jose Mourinho confirmed David De Gea will start Manchester United’s Champions League match with Basel despite choosing Sergio Romero ahead of the Spainiard for vital Europa League games last season. De Gea did not feature in the Europa League final against Ajax in Stockholm, among other matches in the competition, as Mourinho decided to field his No. 2 Romero. But De Gea will be back in goal when the Champions League returns to Old Trafford for the first time in nearly two years on Tuesday night. “I go match by match. I don’t like that clear separation of you play…
Carlo Ancelotti has said speculation he is ready to take a job in China is “a joke” as he is focussing on Champions League glory with Bayern Munich. Former Bayern winger Mario Basler told Sport1 he had heard from a “very trustworthy source” that the 58-year-old had a pre-contract agreement in place to join a Chinese Super League. “A few days ago, I heard that Carlo Ancelotti has already signed a contract for a club abroad starting in the winter,” Basler said. “Apparently he’s already signed a pre-contract at the place where the most money is — in China.” He…
Jose Mourinho has played down Manchester United’s chances of winning the Champions League this season. United make their comeback to the competition on Tuesday night when Swiss champions Basel visit Old Trafford. “I think in the Champions League there are four or five teams with an incredible level of quality and experience and know how and that’s what makes the difference. “Apart from that there many teams in Champions League who are very similar to teams in the Europa League. “Feyenoord and Anderlecht were in the Europa League last season and are champions in their countries and now playing in…
We are wise enough these days never to write Atletico off but the obvious questions will continue to get raised. How smoothly will they adapt to life at their new Wanda Metropolitano stadium, both domestically and on those big UCL nights? Can a tight-knit squad gather up the energy that will required by Diego Simeone yet again? Will they be able to forget their summer transfer ban and, if necessary, use January to add a little extra players? In truth they could do with that now, as Chelsea and Roma will be tough group stage opponents, but it would be…
Every time we feel Barcelona is dead, they come back fighting. That was certainly the case in the stunning round of 16 comeback against PSG last season, the difference this time being that the man who tilted the balance has switched sides. The loss of Neymar destroyed Barca’s summer but it would be a foolish stance to rule them out of contention even if there is an feeling of transition under Ernesto Valverde. Lionel Messi has not shown he is ready to stop being the most talented in the world and there remains star quality throughout the squad. A lot…
Antonio Conte has suggested that he will make notable changes to his Chelsea team to face Qarabag in the Champions League on Tuesday, but deadline day signing Danny Drinkwater is likely to still miss out through injury. Chelsea’s r Champions League comeback falls within a difficult September run of seven matches in 21 days across three competitions, and Conte must also plan for the visit of rivals Arsenal to Stamford Bridge on Sunday. “We played a tough game [against Leicester City] and for sure now if we play seven games in 21 days, it’s not easy,” Conte said. “For this…
Was Neymar the final piece in PSG’s Champions League jigsaw? That is the reasoning but too many maybes remain to unreservedly suggest they are the team best placed to put an end to Real Madrid’s run of success. Dani Alves, who was key for Juventus in the latter stages of last season’s competition, should prove as useful to their European prospects as his compatriot and PSG can certainly end a barren spell of 23 years without a semifinal berth. Kylian Mbappe adds another interesting option to an amazing front line but you wonder whether they have Champions League-winning depth in…
You just have to feel very soon things will happen for City in Europe and they look far better equipped for a challenge on the Champions League than during last season’s ultimately terrible campaign. Signing two new players who were so influential for the Monaco team that beat them, Benjamin Mendy and Bernardo Silva, is a step in the right direction. With Kyle Walker also on board they now have the kind of energetic, attacking full-backs a convincing challenge warrants. Pep Guardiola will not keep falling short forever. With Gabriel Jesus showing he can be a reliable Sergio Aguero deputy,…
Real Madrid might be the team to beat in the Champions League. Zinedine Zidane’s men have won the tournament two times consecutively, making it 12 in total, as they once again defeated all before them last season. They may have missed out on Leonardo Bonucci remaining in the squad after he joined arch rivals AC Milan but it would be stupid to assume Juventus are not a major contender this time around. While Bonucci’s absence is notideal, several key members of a team that was solid at both ends last season is back and they have enough world class talent…
After what was nothing but a bore-draw away to Valencia, Atletico Madrid travel to Rome hoping to give their fans a bit more to be happy about in the UEFA Champions League. Diego Simeone has transformed Atletico Madrid from a mid-table team to Europe’s top table. Now is the time for the club to take the last remaining step forward in their journey for glory and go all the way in the Champion League. Only one team — Real Madrid — has knocked Atleti out of Europe in the past four seasons and they have been heartbreakingly close in the…
Rapper/actor Ludacris rang in his 40th birthday in style with a masquerade ball in France. The “Fate of the Furious” star has been partying with his friends and family in Europe for the past week, after his wife Eudoxie Mbouguiengue rented a chateau for the group to celebrate in. Ludacris has been sharing photos of his extravagant trip with fans on Instagram, revealing they also enjoyed a few days in Paris, before heading to an historic residence in Bouville in Northern France for another big bash on Sunday night as he rang in his birthday on Monday. Happy celebration bro.
They are practically inseparable and are often seen walking the red carpet together. And on Sunday Blac Chyna and best friend Amber Rose enjoyed some valuable bonding time as they were pictured taking selfies at the Day ‘n’ Night festival in Anaheim, California. The former strippers showcased their voluminous curves, with Blac Chyna going braless in a tight white mini-dress. The 29-year-old wore her platinum locks poker straight, opting for smokey eye make-up, generous lashings of mascara and a neutral lip tone. The stars looked in good spirits as they posed for selfies at the festival. Atlanta rapper 21 Savage…
The set-up of Bodied, a new movie about the a skinny white battle rapper, is reminiscent of Eminem’s 8 Mile. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Eminem is a producer on the movie, which comes from director Joseph Kahn. It opens later this year and recently impressed critics at 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Kahn said that he expects the movie’s soundtrack to feature new music from both Em and Dr. Dre. “By the time it’s bought and ready for distribution, Eminem will contribute a number of songs to the soundtrack,” the director said. “They [Em and longtime manager…
A mother to six children who is happily focusing on building her family life out of the limelight, Madonna, 59, looked undeniably stylish as she was spotted eyeing up a £7 million sprawling mansion in Lisbon, Portugal. The Ameriacn superstar, who is currently living in a hotel, proved to be sensational in a chic all-white ensemble and a funky fedora hat as she paid the lavish building a visit to see if it would fit her future needs. Clearly with enough cash to spare, Madonna was on a mission as she headed out for her house hunt. The Material Girl…
Don’t we just love bad girl Riri? Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress, Robyn Rihanna Fenty aka Rihanna has clinched for herself three different covers for Elle magazine’s October 2017 issue. To celebrate Rihanna’s sixth cover (and the global launch of Fenty Beauty by Rihanna), ELLE switched things and invited some of her famous friends and fans — Tyra Banks, Eminem, April Bloomfield, Zac Posen, Pharrell Williams and more to share the questions they have been dying to ask the global megastar and entertainer who had quite a bit to share with the magazine.
Fans of Chidinma have always known nothing about the man in her life. There were always speculations that the singer dated VJ Adams of Soundcity and singer Flavour. She has claimed she never did on several occasions. Chidinma again has raised eyebrows when she posted a pic of herself and actor, Demola Adedoyin on her Snapchat. The caption of the picture was quite suggestive. Chidinma wrote “My King” on the picture and it got people speculating. Demola Adedoyin is a Nollywood actor who played ‘Prince Aderopo’, the lead character in Kunle Afolayan’s 2014 movie “October 1”. He also happens to…
Off their joint album “Be Careful What You Wish For” two of South Africa’s biggest hip-hop exports – AKA and Anatii dish out the visuals to ‘Don’t forget to pray’. Get it and enjoy.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian aren’t joking around with the surrogate mother of their third child as they have placed an all round the clock security on her. The sum of nearly $2M have been spent on the security detail of the surrogate mother to guarantee her safety and keep her away from the eyes of the public according to reports. “Kim and Kanye have rented a place about an hour outside LA in a very nondescript suburb in a middle-class neighborhood for their surrogate”, an insider source also said. The source added, “I mean, this is the last place…