As a teenager at school in the late 1980s, one of the most exciting days at school in Manchester was getting a copy of the Manchester Evening News on the day the fixtures for the following season were released. Someone would sneak out of school during dinner time and buy a paper so we could pore over them. In 1989, we quickly deciphered that Manchester United would be top of the league after seven games by the time they played Manchester City away in the derby. With games against Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Norwich City Everton, Millwall and Portsmouth…
Author: David Folami
Paris Saint-Germain have dropped their interest in Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang because sporting director Antero Henrique does not believe the Gabon international represents good value for money, a source close to the Ligue 1 giants has told ESPN FC. ESPN FC reported last month that while a deal for the 27-year-old was on the verge of completion, Henrique would have the final say once confirmed in his new role. The Portuguese transfer guru is now in place at Parc des Princes and the source says Henrique viewed the previously negotiated deal for Aubameyang — with a transfer fee as much…
It seems strange to consider the idea of selling a player who scored 19 goals from a wide midfield position, but the future of Theo Walcott at Arsenal is something that Arsene Wenger has to give careful consideration to. The England man had his second best season in front of goal for the Gunners, behind the 21-goal campaign of 2012-13, yet such is the nature of his career that once more there are doubts over where he could, or perhaps should, be playing his football next year. To be fair to him, there were similar questions last summer after Arsenal…
Manchester City’s Brazilian star striker Gabriel Jesus says he will not need surgery on his right eye socket which was fractured by team-mate Nicolas Otamendi. The 20-year-old Brazil international had to go off after the accidental collision with Argentina defender Otamendi in a match in Melbourne, Australia, last Friday. However, he felt sufficiently cheered by the assessment of the medical staff to go public with the news on Thursday. “Yesterday I did a facial resonance, several exams and I have good news! My recovery is going very well and I won’t need surgery,” he wrote on Facebook. “In 15 days…
At this point, DJ Khaled has worked with everyone from Nas, Kendrick Lamar and Drake to Jay Z, Beyoncé and Rihanna. During a recent interview with Yahoo’s Katie Couric, he mentioned another person he wants to add to the list — Slim Shady. “I never got a chance to work with Eminem. … I have tried before, but I’m gonna try again,” Khaled said. “But this time when I try again, I’m gonna make sure I have the right record. I don’t think he’s telling me no. I think I just gotta come with the right presentation.” Khaled has been…
Once again, Taraji P. Henson rocks a hairstyle we’re completely in love with. Fresh off a whirlwind awards season and another season of Empire, the talented actress was recently spotted out and about in a golden brown high fade with tapered sides. Taraji initially debuted the short cut over Memorial Day weekend, and it looks like the style is sticking. Her badass cut may be inspired by her character in the upcoming film Proud Mary, set for a 2018 release. We’re used to seeing loose tresses with varying lengths and colors for the star, but this short cut is her…
Effyzzie Music Group and Yemi Alade have released the tracklist for singer’s extended play “Mama Afrique”. Yemi shared the tracklist via her Instagram page, writing “My EP is ready, Shout out to my team, Y’all don’t sleep.” The project houses remixes, French, Swahili and Portuguese versions of her earlier singles “Mama Africa” sophomore album as well as new songs. The EP is to serve as a precursor to Yemi’s third studio album which is billed to drop later in 2017. Yemi continues with her tours in 2017 with the next stop being over at Houston, Texas, USA. Yemi Alade had…
DMW singer, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, has announced his ’30 Billion World Tour’ coming up in June. The tour is set to commence from June 23 till September 16. The singer has so far announced 28 cities where he will be performing at, with more dates to be subsequently made known. “DMW Presents : The 30 BILLION WORLD TOUR ? !! THE SUMMER IS LITT!! More dates TBA,” he wrote on Instagram. In Africa, Davido will perform in Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Djibouti while he will hold shows in Dallas, Boston, Houston, Los Angeles, Washington, and New York, among other…
No long thing crooner, Dapo Oyebanjo Daniel well known as D’banj has announced he will be releasing a new album titled, King Don Come. This is following speculations that he would be dropping a new project. There have been rumours around town that the koko master as the singer is also known is set to release a new album, which he has now confirmed. In a post on Instagram, the Mobolowon singer uploaded a photo of the handwritten tracklist, which he signed at the bottom. The album from tracklist will contain 10 tracks with collaborations from Harrysong, Wande Coal, and…
Kanye’s baby mama is accused of darkening her skin in an ad promoting her new line of beauty products. According to The Sun (no, not that one; the one that’s a British newspaper), Kim Kardashian sent a tweet publicizing her Kim Kardashian West Beauty Kit, focused on contouring and highlighting: But as soon as people saw the photo, people noticed something fishy. It seemed as if KK looked a little too melanated, and black Twitter called her out. (And you know black Twitter is its own detective squad, like if Columbo worked at CSI. If the FBI hired black Twitter…
Remy Ma’s Nicki Minaj feud is far from over. In a new video statement to fans, the Bronx rapper addressed her rival’s most recent allegations, that her husband Papoose ghostwrote “shETHER.” Denying the accusations, Remy went on to explain that she had a rap career long before meeting Papoose. “First of all, my husband is dumb nice,” she said. “Let’s just be clear on that. Been dumb nice. Ni**as ain’t never want to give him his props. Now, when ni**as get ‘shETHERED,’ now all of a sudden, he’s writing my rhymes? Who the fuck was writing my rhymes before I…
As previously reported, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber, rules the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated June 24) for a fifth week.. Who else makes notable Hot 100 chart moves this week? Fifth Harmony debuts its first single as a quartet, “Down,” featuring Gucci Mane, at No. 42 on the Hot 100. The lead single from the group’s forthcoming third LP starts at No. 12 on Digital Song Sales with 36,000 first-week downloads sold, according to Nielsen Music. It adds 9.2 million first-week U.S. streams and 7.1 million in airplay audience and enters the Pop Songs airplay…
Popular American rap star, Snoop Dogg and Shante his wifey, has now been married for 20 years! Snoop, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr., married his high school sweetheart, Shante Taylor, on June 12, 1997 and although there have been significant rough patches from that time till date, the couple are still together, 20 years down the line. In cognisance of this milestone, the couple both share epic throwback pics on their Instagram timelines – Snoopy proudly declaring, “21 [20] years n still Rollin’ Happy Anniversary”. The couple had separated in 2004, with the 45-year-old hiphop icon citing…
The Nigerian Student Fashion & Design Week (NSFDW) unveils Akin Faminu and Maria Okan as brand ambassadors for the 2017 edition. The student fashion week was created by a small group of creatives about five years ago. The show’s 2017 edition doubles as the 5th edition and has slowly become one platform to showcase the works of young emerging creatives in fashion and design. “NSFDW has had a successful run over the past four (4) years, and what started with a small group of creative minds has grown to become a big fashion brand which is recognized not only in…
Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate Miyonse is working on a cooking show. Miyonse, who was the first housemate to leave the reality show, explained that his new TV show will focus on cooking and confectionery. “My TV show is coming out soon; it is a cooking show; however, I would not like to disclose more because the people I signed the contract with have not released an official statement,” Miyonse said to NAN. “Also I do not like to make noise about my works before they come out. I will like them to speak for themselves.” The 25-year old also explained…
Base one has dropped the visuals of his ‘Gbefun’ track featuring Small Doctor. The clip which was released under label, Aquila Records is a funny and well detailed video designed to help with the memorization of the song. Video directing credit goes to DJ Gabcos, who picked up the reins from Phantom, who produced the jam.
Today marks one year since veteran music producer and singer, OJB Jezreel passed on. OJB died aged 49 on June 14, 2016, following a long-term battle with Kidney disease. Jezreel suffered from a kidney ailment in 2013 and had a successful kidney transplant within the same year after several contributions from friends and artists in the music industry. Sadly he passed on a month to his 50th birthday. The late singer was a creative force behind the numerous hits of a countless number of artistes. From Ruggedman, 2Face Idibia, Jazzman Olofin, the late Nomoreloss to Raskie, K-Show & Six-O, C-mion,…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has given a 30-day ultimatum to 19 state governors to pay its workers’ salary arrears or face an indefinite action strike from the union. The ultimatum was announced yesterday, June 14, 2017, by the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) headed by Comrade Michael Alogba Olukoya. Speaking after the council’s meeting in Ibadan, Olukoya listed the 19 states that were included in the ultimatum. He read, “Benue (10 months); Ekiti and Cross River (six months each); Kogi (15 months with half salary being paid since 2013); Ondo (five months), Taraba (four months); Niger (three months),…
The Abuja Federal High Court has granted an order to allow prosecution witnesses in the trial of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, to testify behind a protective screen. Justice Ahmed Mohammed handed down the ruling today, June 15, 2017, after the prosecution team’s application for witness protection. The ruling means the 14 witnesses will testify behind a screen provided by the court. Despite the screen, the witnesses will still be visible to the judge, defendant and the legal teams of the prosecution and defence. Only members of the public will be disallowed from getting a look at the…
The Lagos Airport Police Command has cautioned its officers against flouting the Federal Government’s Executive Order on Ease of Doing Business at Nigeria’s airports. The spokesperson for the Lagos Airport Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the warning was issued by the police commissioner at a recent meeting with the officers. He said that the Commissioner, Mr Basan Gwana, had warned that any officer caught flouting the order, which is already being implemented at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, would be dealt with accordingly. “The Airport Police Command is fully…