Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is expected to be in London today for talks with Chelsea. The Daily Mail says Bakayoko is flying over to London this weekend with a move to Chelsea appearing imminent. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is a fan of the 22-year-old, who would fit into their midfield alongside the ever-reliable N’Golo Kante. L’Equipe reports ASM and Chelsea are close to reaching an agreement over the midfielder’s fee, believed to be near the €40 million (£35m) mark. Discussions between the Blues and Bakayoko’s representatives have gone on for several weeks and a move seems very likely now. It…
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It has not been a simple decision to leave Real Madrid, but Alvaro Morata wants to feel important and to have minutes in decisive matches, something that Jose Mourinho will give him at Manchester United. The striker is fed up with playing only when others need to take a rest and for this reason, he told the Los Blancos hierarchy of his intentions on Friday morning. Before Juanma Lopez, his agent since the age of 14, passed through the offices of the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, the player received a call that cleared any doubts he might have had regarding what…
Jose Mourinho desperately needs to bolster his attacking options this summer. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has suffered a long-term injury and is leaving Old Trafford. Meanwhile Wayne Rooney has struggled for regular match action and has been linked with a move to the MLS. Starsport understand United have turned to Morata after accepting defeat in their pursuit of Evertonstriker Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku was Jose Mourinho’s preferred choice to replace Ibrahimovic. But the Belgian bruiser looks set to snub United in favour of Chelsea United are baulking at Real’s £70m demand for Morata and have said £60m is their final offer. The Independent…
Manchester United are hopeful of doing a double striker deal for Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata and Torino’s Andrea Belotti in the next two weeks, after agreeing terms with the Spanish striker and submitting a bid of around £70m for Belotti. Manager Jose Mourinho has been keen to completely upgrade his forward line, especially with the anticipated departures of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney, and The Independent understands that the Portuguese has decided to press away with trying to sign two forwards – as well as three other players. United in the end agreed personal terms with Morata “very quickly”, and…
From releasing a tell-all memoir, “On Becoming” to filing for divorce from an unfaithful husband, On-Air Personality, Toke Makinwa appears firmly set for a new beginning. The radio presenter seems ready to give love another chance but she is keeping her cards close to the chest. Makinwa, who is rumoured to be dating US-based Oluseyi Kuye shared a picture of herself and an anonymous man rocking a pair of Gucci shoes on Snapchat. The image which was captioned “His and Hers” revealed only the legs of the OAP and her company who she seems to be having a great time…
Dancehall singer Cynthia Morgan has shared her opinion on Dammy Krane’s arrest. The singer said God was the architect of Dammy Krane’s arrest because he wants to realign his purpose in his life. She said this via her Instagram page yesterday, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. “I have never been involved in fraud directly or indirectly but I know an attack when I see one and I also know an attack that will lead to a redemption of a great soul when I see one.the only reason why he was caught is because God loves him and wants to realign and…
Koko master D’banj has just shared a photo of his baby boy, Daniel The Third. The adorable photo that sees Daniel in his mother’s hands was shared via his Instagram page on June 6, 2017. “Mum,” the photo was simply captioned with love struck emojis. D’banj and his son Daniel are already creating their own Instagram love story and we’re loving it. He launched an Instagram account for Daniel The Third on the day he announced the boy’s arrival. Then on June 1, 2017, Daniel gave his dad a shout out after the singer teased fans with his new project.…
Yomi Fash acts mostly in Yoruba language films and has more than 100 films to his credit. He earned a degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos. In 2014, he was nominated for Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards for his role in “Omo Elemosho”, the same year, he got the award for best actor in a supporting role for his role in the same movie, from NEA awards which was held in the US.
Adunni Ade is popular for her role in movies like “For the Wrong Reasons,” “What’s Within,” “2nd Honeymoon,” among others. Ade studied accounting at the University of Kentucky. Also a model, Adunni was on America’s Next Top Model before she relocated to Nigeria in November 2013.
Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe failed to show up in court yesterday, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Her absence stalled the domestic violence trial of her husband Lanre Gentry at Ogba Magistrate Court. Lanre Gentry has been charged with alleged domestic violence against his star actress wife. In April 2017, Mercy Aigbe revealed that she has been a victim of domestic violence in her marriage. The case was scheduled for a hearing yesterday before Judge Folakemi Davies- Abegunde. Mercy Aigbe was meant to submit her medical report. For Lanre Gentry, he was meant to argue why the restraining order on him should…
Tiwa Savage has a hectic schedule but she rightfully finds time for her son. The pop star attended the end of year academic ceremony of her son Jamil who attends a very upscale school. Davido’s daughter Imade also attends the same school. Proud mum Tiwa Savage shared a photo her little man receiving his certificate. “Congratulations JAMJAM. Now what are we gonna do alllll summer before next academic year/semester in Sept?” wrote Tiwa Savage in the caption. Teebillz, Tiwa Savage’s husband and Jamil’s father was also in attendance. Last month, Tiwa Savage shared a video of ‘Jam Jam’ singing her…
A day after he was granted bail, Nigerian singer Dammy Krane has spoken about his arrest for grand theft in Miami. In a video that is less than a minute, the singer denies that he was involved in fraud. He blames the mix-up on the agent who used fraudulent credit cards to book his flight. “First of all I want to thank God and I want to use this medium to apologise to my family, my team and my fans,” said Dammy Krane at the beginning of the clip. Speaking further he said “You know I was arrested by the…
Innocent Idibia says he would donate 60 percent of proceeds from a soon-to-be released song to alleviate the sufferings of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. The music star stated this on Thursday, June 8, 2017, when he visited the United Nations High Commissions for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Abuja. The popular musician had through his foundation – 2Face Foundation – donated the sum of N3.5 million to the UNHCR on Monday, February 27, 2017, in Lagos. 2Face described as ‘heart wrenching’ the situation of IDPs in Nigeria and the world in general. “It is very heartbreaking to be stranded…
Pop singer, Rihanna, has taken her Clara Lionel Foundation to Malawi in order to improve the quality of education in the country. The organisation, whose main goal is to improve access to quality education and health all over the world did this in partnership with Global Citizen, a group also committed to bringing help to the needy. Together, the formation visited the Muzu Primary School, an education facility situated in a remote part of Malawi where kids have to travel long distances to learn. In addition to this challenge, there is the issue of poor infrastructure which means the pupils…
Nollywood actress Bimbo Akintola was accused by fans and followers for not attending Moji Olaiya’s burial. The actress who was currently on set for a film production spared no words when replying her. She wrote, “You are such an idiot to bring money into this. Who gave you the impression that actors are rich? So having been paid for a job, you think I should have told the producer and everyone else that I wasn’t coming? So you have any idea of what professionalism is?” She went on to mention instances when people lost their loved ones but had to…
Mr Ibrahim Salihu, Deputy Director Niger State Museum says lack of funds has hindered the excavation on archaeological sites. He stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Minna. “The Niger state museum is replete with artefacts and antiquities, but funding is the major challenge in embarking on an excavation of archaeological sites in Niger,” he said. According to Salihu, excavation of antiquities to the museum will go a long way in educating both students and tourist who visited it regularly. He added that the museum had received 1,360 visitors in the last…
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said the executive would continue to engage the legislature in line with democratic principles to ensure that Nigerians enjoyed dividends of democracy. He stated this at the House of Representatives activity to mark second anniversary of the 8th National Assembly on Friday in Abuja. Represented by Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Osinbanjo said that the executive would not confront the legislative arm in their dealings. “We appreciate the powers of the legislature; we will in our relationship with you, continually relate on the basis of honour for…
The Akwa Ibom government on Friday pledged to create an enabling environment for artists to showcase and promote their works in the state. Gov. Udom Emmanuel gave the pledged when he declared open an exhibition of contemporary Nigerian Arts and Crafts tagged, “‘Usoro Uso’ Celebrating Creativity in Akwa Ibom’’in Uyo. He assured that the state “will create that sense of belief in our people and a platform for them to express the artistic gifts to wider experience and audience.” According to him, the state was blessed with a rich cultural heritage and products to be proud of. He said “Besides…
A new video from the Abubakar Shekau faction of the terror group Boko Haram has surfaced online. In the clip obtained by Sahara Reporters, Shekau, the group’s leader, claimed responsibility for the recent attack on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The video also shows dozens of the terrorists driving into the capital in military painted trucks as they displayed uniforms, shoes, ID cards, arms and ammunition they claimed were seized from the military during the Maiduguri attack Speaking in Arabic and Kanuri, Shekau denied claims that his fighters were overcome in the attack. “It is not true that all the…
The NNPC says efforts by the Federal Government to boost power generation may soon yield results following a sustained increase in gas supply for power generation. The corporation said this in its March 2017 edition of the Monthly Financial and Operations Report released on Saturday in Abuja. The report said the average national daily gas production for the period stood at 226.918 billion cubic feet, bc, which translates to over 7.319 million standard cubic feet of gas per day. This means that the daily average national gas supply to gas power plants increased to 689 mmscfd or the equivalent to…