Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said he feared Luke Shaw had “a big injury” after the defender limped off only nine minutes into the 1-1 draw with Swansea City at Old Trafford. United, already beset by injuries, lost both Shaw and Eric Bailly as a late Swansea leveller scuppered their hopes of moving into third place. Shaw looked to have suffered a knock to his ankle after just nine minutes and made his way to the touchline before being replaced by Antonio Valencia on what was only his ninth Premier League start of the season. And United had yet another…
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Pep Guardiola suggested Manchester City might have been fighting for the title rather than scrapping for a Champions League place had “special” Gabriel Jesus been available all season. Jesus, 19, did not complete his move from Brazilian club Palmeiras until January and after scoring three goals in his first three starts, he was struck down by a broken foot in mid-February. He made a lively return in Thursday’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United, seeing a stoppage-time header ruled out for offside, but has rejoined a top-four chase rather than a Premier League title challenge. “We saw after three months out,…
A new documentary on the life of Whitney Houston has been debuted. The late Houston’s sexuality is however revisited in a new documentary about the legendary singer. “Whitney: Can I Be Me” was unveiled at the Tribeca Film Festival Wednesday night, April 26, 2017, called into question Houston’s relationship with her best friend and assistant Robyn Crawford. “I don’t think she was gay, I think she was bisexual,” stylist Ellin Lavar said in the movie. “Robyn provided a safe place for her in that Whitney found safety and solace.” Houston and Robyn, who met in East Orange, N.J., as teenagers,…
Speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, Alhaji Umar Imam said on Friday that Nigeria cannot afford to break up because the nation’s advancement is tied to its unity. The speaker stated this in Ido Osun, Osun State when he was conferred with a chieftaincy title of “Atona’’- Torch Bearer – by Oba Adedapo Aderemi, the traditional ruler of Ido-Osun Kingdom. “As a nation, we really need unity and we cannot afford to break up. “We should learn a lesson from the South Sudan’s break up which turned sour against the envisaged social, economic and political freedom and advancement’’, he said.…
Beyonce is on a quest to change how the world sees pregnancy. Along the way, she’s nudging us to consider the biases pregnant black women face, and the startling gap between black and white women when it comes to maternal health. On the first day of Black History Month, the performer revealed she was pregnant with twins — looking like a goddess against a backdrop of hearts and flowers in an Instagram photo that evoked Virgin Mary imagery. Since then, shes posted dozens of photos on social media and her website, looking lush and glam with her swelling belly. She…
Emeka Ike, who has been absent on screens but active in the political sphere of the Nigerian film industry, is set to launch his own TV channel. The actor took to his Instagram page to share photos of himself alongside Dino Melaye on a tour of his station. The station which is called Nollywood TV will be available on Star Times and TSTV. Check out his post below; “On a tour of my new TV station… NOLLYWOOD TV, coming on STARTIMES n TSTV abuja, with sen dino melaye… something they cant stop, is booting. Ngugi watiogo,” the actor wrote on…
Award-winning comedian, actor and OAP Steve ‘Yaw’ Onu has announced the 9th edition of his annual “Yaw Live on Stage” comedy show titled ‘APERE’ set to hold on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island Lagos. This year, the show’s highlight is an amusing stage play titled ‘Apere’ (meaning basket) featuring Yaw and musician Sound Sultan as they take a completely satirical and holistic view at the issues surrounding Nigeria. Speaking on his plans for this year’s edition of the critically-acclaimed comedy show, Yaw remarked, “I couldn’t be more excited that we are at the 9th…
Senator Shehu Sani has declared that he might vie for the Kaduna Governorship seat come 2019. He said that the upcoming governorship election in Kaduna state will be based solely on merit and not affiliation to President Buhari. Sani also said that he is currently focusing his attention on delivering his campaign promises to the people. According to Daily Post, he said “Well, as for 2019, it is still far away. What is on the ground now is for us to deliver on the promises and pledges we have made as elected officials. “So I have heard such a call,…
Factional leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo if he is too ill to perform his official duties. Makarfi made the comment in reaction to Buhari’s absence from three Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings. “It cannot be okay and it can never be okay. My take is that if the President is not fully fit to stay in office, it is better that he tell Nigerians, so that the Vice President will continue to be Acting President, exercising the powers of acting president,” Makarfi told…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff said he was pulling out the reconciliation move of the former President Goodluck Jonathan to resolve the party’s leadership crisis. Sheriff in a statement signed by his Deputy National Chairman, Dr Cairo Ojougboh issued on Thursday in Abuja, said this was to enable his led National working Committee (NOC) to focus on repositioning the PDP. He said that the reconciliation moves initiated by Jonathan had finally collapsed, alleging that the move had been hijacked by the Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee. “We are opting out and focusing our…
With the end of the season in sight, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side appear to be hobbling toward the line at a time when they desperately need a sprint finish to end the campaign with a top-four berth. The Reds have occupied one of the Champions League qualification places for virtually the entire season, but last weekend’s home defeat to Crystal Palace, coupled with the rescheduling of their trip to Watford until after all of their rivals have played, means there is a good possibility that Klopp’s men could find themselves in the fifth spot when they take to the field…
Juan Mata is set to return to the Manchester United squad against Swansea just four weeks after he had groin surgery. Antonio Valencia all but confirmed Mata’s match-fitness in an Instagram post on Saturday evening and the Spaniard was then spotted giving M.E.N. photographers the thumbs up as he arrived with teammates at The Lowry Hotel. Photographers asked Mata while he lunched before training when he would be back and he replied: “Very soon.” United manager Jose Mourinho suggested on Thursday he expected the 29-year-old to play again this season. “I think the first one to come back is Mata,”…
Schneiderlin’s Everton host leaders Chelsea at Goodison this afternoon and a home triumph would turn up the heat in the final run-in to become champions. If Chelsea crash and Tottenham beat London rivals Arsenal later today, the gap between the top two will be down to just one point. And with four fixtures left after today, it would be game on for Spurs to win their first league title since 1961 after “wowing” the France midfielder all season. Schneiderlin is up for playing a major role in Tottenham making history after that agonising 56-year wait for champions’ medals. He struck…
Drake is showing Kendrick Lamar some love after the massive first couple weeks of sales K. Dot’s new DAMN. LP is enjoying. In a recent caption on Elliott Wilson’s Instagram captured by Six God fan account WordOnRd, Drizzy commented on Kendrick’s second week sales by saying, “Amazing to see our music moving!!!” Peep the caption below. DAMN. had the highest first week of sales in music so far this year, moving a total of 603,000 copies first week. His second-week sales look to be around 233k, bringing him that much closer to going platinum. He beat out Drake’s More Life,…
This week, there is a new chart leader in the U.K. in the form of Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson’s “Symphony,” which has snatched the top spot away from Ed Sheeran. The latter’s smash hit “Shape Of You” led the charge for 14 nonconsecutive frames, only stepping aside once to allow Harry Styles’ “Sign Of The Times” to debut at No. 1. This time around, “Shape” is down to No. 2 for the second time since it first appeared on the chart back in January. Sheeran actually owns the Nos. 2 and 3 positions in his home country this week,…
Bella Hadid is spilling on how she gets ready for a night out! The 20-year-old model says two of her favorite artists to blast – no matter what kind of vibe she’s feeling – are Rihanna and Beyonce. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Bella Hadid “I’m very quick to get ready if I know what I’m going to wear,” Bella told Harper’s Bazaar. “I’m the quickest of all my friends, so I put on music and have a little dance party while I’m waiting for them.” “I love Rihanna and Beyonce,” she shared. “You have to like them…
Nollywood actress and mother of one, Uche Ogbodo, who recently had a failed marriage with ex-Nigerian Footballer, Ato Ubby has revealed real reasons why the marriage did not last. Although there were various insinuations as to what made the marriage in which the couple were joined together secretly to end, while some say she left the man because he had a brain tumour, others were of the notion that the actress married the hapless footballer only for money. The marriage didn’t work out. It was a marriage but we didn’t do any wedding. We didn’t do any court marriage or…
Looks like ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Bassey Ekpeyong has gone into acting. Nollywood actress Ini Edo shared a video of both stars on set. Ini Edo who captioned the video “On set with the one and only Bassey from big brother.. @blackbassey God’s speed seems to feature him in the next movie to be released.
Star actress Stephanie Linus very often shares insightful pieces on her website and in her latest article she shares three reasons why everyone should love themselves every day. She says: Whether or not you are capable of giving and receiving love starts with how much you have come to love yourself. Loving yourself should not be mistaken for narcissism or selfishness. It is about accepting and being comfortable with yourself, and above all embracing your uniqueness by not wishing you were someone else. A popular old saying goes “You cannot love others if you do not love yourself.” This is…
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Saturday that Nigeria was gradually moving out of recession. Mohammed, represented by the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, made the assertion at the biennial convention of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Lagos. He said that going by a recent statement by the Central Bank Governor, the country would exit recession by the end of June. “ There have been other pointers for the good news as well. For two consecutive months, the National Bureau of Statistics has also reported a fall in…