Jose Mourinho wants Manchester United to offer £15million to Celtic for Kieran Tierney, reports claim. The highly-rated left-back has impressed at Celtic Park and was awarded the Young Scottish Player of the Year award last season. United have been tracking him for some time with Mourinho a keen admirer. And the Red Devils could make an approach for Tierney this summer. According to the Mirror, Jose Mourinho has been watching developments closely and is ready to move. A new left-back is not a priority at Old Trafford, but United’s interest indicates Luke Shaw’s future is still in doubt. The England…
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While the Ligue 1 club do not want to part with the sought-after attacker, the Frenchman is believed to want to leave Arsenal are in advanced talks for €55 million-rated Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette, Goal understands, although no fee has yet been agreed. With hopes of signing Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe – a Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain target – fading, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes to convince another of Ligue 1’s star forwards to play at the Emirates Stadium. Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has confirmed talks have been held for Lacazette at a media conference introducing the signing of Mariano…
Chelsea have agreed a fee with Roma worth a potential €38m (£33.3m) for Antonio Rüdiger, with the Germany defender expected to fly to London next week to complete a medical. Roma had been holding out for €45m for a player they signed from Stuttgart last summer after he had impressed on a season-long loan. After rejecting Chelsea’s opening bid of €35m, Roma have accepted a package that means Chelsea pay an initial €33m (£29m) with an extra €5m (£4.3m) in bonus payments. Rüdiger, who is primarily a central defender but can play at right-back, is expected to earn around €4m…
Former Real Madrid Castilla coach Alberto Toril can understand Alvaro Morata being tempted by Manchester United. Toril worked with Morata at Real and can see why the striker is ready to leave for United. He told Goal: “It’s a personal decision. His appearances have been very good this season, with a lot of success and efficiency in front of goal. “He will try to find a place where he can have some playing time because it is a World Cup year and you need to have regular minutes to be in the national team. “At Real Madrid, it will be…
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi says that his administration is working hard to ensure rapid development of the state. The governor said that with ongoing efforts to take the state to an enviable height, it would soon catch up with Lagos State. Bello made this known while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Friday. “Kogi state is moving, it has woken up from its slumber and it’s on the verge of taking off to fly. “We are not just walking or running, we are about to fly, Kogi is really working and it’s moving. “As an ambassador of the youth,…
Joachim Loew hailed Germany’s “brilliant” 4-1 win over Mexico in the Confederations Cup semifinal and said his youthful squad are ambitious enough to beat Chile in the final. Loew opted not to bring his World Cup winning stars to the Confed Cup, but Germany’s young guns booked their place in Sunday’s final in St Petersburg after a devastating opening spell in Sochi. Attacking midfielder Leon Goretzka, 22, hit two goals in the first eight minutes to stun Mexico. Timo Werner, 21, made it 3-0 midway through the second half, then Marco Fabian scored Mexico’s late stunning consolation with a thunderbolt…
Having only turned 37 in March, there’s a case to be made for Ronaldinho still being able to play at the top level. However, it’s been two years since the two-time FIFA World Player of the Year last turned out professionally, which means that legends games tend to be the only option to see the great man in action these days. Having stolen the show with three assists against Real Madrid earlier this year, Ronaldinho donned the Barcelona shirt once again on Friday for a clash with Manchester United stars of the past. And he didn’t disappoint… Poor old Jesper…
Flavour has dropped off a video for song ‘Baby na yoka’ off his recently released album “Ijele: The Traveler”. The colorful visual was directed by Patrick Elis. As usual Mr Flavour is all over a love interest.
In an interview with Hip TV, Nigerian filmmaker, Shan George, stated that the cabals in the Nigerian film cinemas are a major source of problem to the industry. According to her, the operators accept movies that feature a particular list of names, thereby ignoring young filmmakers who are making good movies. “There’s a lot of cabality going on in the cinemas. I mean, they have a list of names that if you don’t use so so person, ‘we cannot accept your movie,” she said. “These things are the reasons the industry is really not growing the way it should grow.…
Omoni Oboli shared this photo of herself and we’re loving it! The actress took to Instagram today June 29, 2017, to share the adorable shot writing, “For those of you going through a dark time, I just want to let you know I’ve been there and though it might not feel like that right now, there’s light at the end of the tunnel… You’re shattered Like you’ve never been before The life you knew In a thousand pieces on the floor And words fall short in times like these When this world drives you to your knees You think you’re…
The Victims Support Fund (VSF) on Thursday in Jalingo distributed N40million cash to about 2000 small-holder farmers displaced by the insurgency in the North-East region. Speaking at the occasion the Executive Secretary of the fund Prof. Sunday Ochoche said that the the exercise was intended to make the IDPs, located in about three places, to be self reliant in their new places of abode. He said the Fund would continue to support the IDPs from time to time with a view to making them independent. In his remarks at the event, the Secretary to the Taraba Government Mr Anthony Jellason…
DR Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology on Thursday restated the commitment of the ministry to promote the patronage of made in Nigeria products and services. Onu said this while declaring open a two-day dialogue and sensitisation programme with stakeholders on the promotion of made in Nigeria products in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. “The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology is indeed committed to ensuring that we patronise made in Nigeria products and services,” he said. He said that the ministry had produced a road map that would create a synergy with the Civil Society of Organisations (CSOs) for…
Online media publisher, Sahara Reporters has been ordered by an Ilorin High Court to pay Senate President Bukola Saraki the sum of N4 billion as damages for publishing a series of libelous stories about him. According to Saraki’s counsel, Babatunde Olomu, the judgement was handed down by Justice Adeyinka Oyinloye who ruled against the media outfit and its publisher Omoyele Sowore on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. The stories in question were published by Sahara Reporters between September and December 2015. Whiie speaking with Tribune Online yesterday, Olomu said the defendants refused to argue the case in court even though several…
Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic may have become a top transfer target for Manchester United this summer, but one worrying stat from last season suggests his signing would be a big mistake. Arguably United’s biggest issue as they slumped to 6th place last season was their failure to kill off small teams, particularly at home as they often dominated possession but couldn’t take their chances. Jose Mourinho will be keen to remedy that this summer by moving for big-name signings in attack, with the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Romelu Lukaku and Alvaro Morata all being linked so far. There has…
Paris Saint-Germain are understood to have entered the race to sign versatile Brazilian Fabinho from Monaco. The 23-year-old, who shone as Leonardo Jardim’s side won the Ligue 1 title last season, is one of Jose Mourinho’s primary targets. Manchester United are on the hunt for a new right-back while Fabinho’s ability to also play in a number of other positions make him especially attractive. But PSG, smarting from a difficult season, are now determined to bring him to the Parc des Princes. French publication L’Equipe says they have been in talks with Fabinho ‘for days’ and that the player himself…
The Ondo State Government says it has earmarked N2.2 billion in the 2017 budget for the development of the agricultural sector. Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu said this on Thursday in Akure at the inauguration of Ondo State Farmers Cooperative Multipurpose Union Ltd., which was formed by Farmers Business School (FBS) in the state. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Mr Agboola Ajayi, said that out of the amount allocated to the agricultural sector, N25 million was set aside for the expansion of the FBS programme in the state. He said that the coming together of farmers to form a…
Football and showbiz stars gathered in Argentina for Latin America’s celebrity wedding bash of the decade as Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi prepared to marry his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo on Friday. Pop star Shakira and her husband, Messi’s teammate Gerard Pique, were expected among the 260 guests, according to media and locals close to the event. They will join old friends of the couple and footballers, including his Barcelona strike partners Neymar and Luis Suarez, in Messi’s northern hometown, Rosario. Suarez and other soccer stars were watched by curious locals as they stepped off private jets on Thursday at Rosario’s…
Mercy Aigbe today, June 29, 2017, released a video of the damage done to her face by her estranged husband, Lanre Gentry. Gentry took to his Instagram page to tell Nigerians that she is just using her domestic violence claim to make money. According to him, it’s all a movie Mercy Aigbe is producing. He wrote, “she is just using you people to make money for herself.” Meanwhile, Aigbe would also be leading a walk against domestic violence on Friday, June 30, 2017, at Ikoyi. She wrote, “Violence is not an option! It is inhumane and shouldn’t be condoned!………….. #saynotodomesticviolence…
Mercy Aigbe’s estranged husband Lanre Gentry is tired of their back and forth. The businessman took to Instagram today, June 30, 2017, to apologise to Mercy Aigbe. According to him, he still loves her and would love for them to end their public spat for the sake of their children. He wrote, “For peace to reign, I’m going to bury all hatchet and break the bone of contention between myself and Mercy Aigbe Gentry. I’m sorry to those who I’ve hurt with my action and comment/words. Mercy, you claimed that I’m begging you behind curtains, OK here I am begging…
Moments after Mercy Aigbe shared a video of her battered face, estranged husband Lanre Gentry is asking her to take it down. Lanre Gentry supposedly sent the message below asking her to remove the domestic violence posts from her Instagram page promising not to beat her again. The actress shared their conversation minutes ago writing, “Why will a man who obviously beat his wife, try so much to deny what he did? My take is because he knows what he did is wrong and apparently he is ashamed and cannot own up to it…… Let us be very careful of…