David Moyes is not stepping down as Sunderland manager despite the Premier League club’s fans chanting for his ouster during Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Middlesbrough that pushed the basement side closer to relegation, the Scot has said. Sunderland have only one win in their last 15 league fixtures and are glued to the bottom of the table, 12 points adrift of safety with five games left. Sunderland’s relegation to the Championship will be confirmed if they lose to Bournemouth on Saturday and 17th-placed Hull City get a point at Southampton. Fans chanted “we want Moyes out” during the Boro game.…
Author: David Folami
Stand-up comedian, Bovi has given disapproval over insensitive jokes as he believes there should be a balance in order not to hurt the feelings of the subject. The comic, who made this known in an interview with Hip TV News believes there should be a restriction on the use of overly insulting contents.
Ace Nigerian comedian, Seyi Law has said that he rejoiced over the arrest and detention of US trained journalist, Kemi Olunloyo. The duo once had a face-off when the controversial journalist made a public post that Seyi Law’s daughter was obese. Law, in an Instagram post, disclosed that he was very happy to hear that Kemi was arrested. He said this would serve as deterrent to people who put out things on social media to malign others. The comedian wrote, “I was one of the few who was happy when they heard Madam Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo was arrested as I believed…
R&B crooner Olubankole Wellington also known as Banky W, has released the lyric video of his song titled: `Kololo’ on YouTube. Banky , who made this known on Tuesday on his twitter handle, @BankyW, promised to also drop the official video next week. “Vibes for the summer…Kololo lyric video now on YouTube. Official video drops soon,’’ he wrote. According to him, the video was inspired by the city of Dubai. The artiste is also offering 10 Nigerians the opportunity to win a trip for 2 to Dubai with the release of the official video. In the You Tube post, Banky…
President Muhammadu Buhari prevented two members of his inner circle from tendering their resignation letters, Aso Rock sources have disclosed. Last week, Buhari suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal and National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director General Ayodele Oke. Oke was suspended after the NIA claimed ownership of the N13B found in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, recently. SGF Lawal was asked to take a break from his desk after the senate alleged that he had awarded a grass cutting contract in Yobe State worth N200M to a company he owns. The N200M came from funds…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that the immediate past US president, Barack Obama, desperately wanted him removed from office. Jonathan said Obama made it clear that the US wanted a change of government in Nigeria. The Obama administration was unsatisfied with the way Jonathan handled the fight against corruption, Boko Haram insurgency and the rescue of the kidnapped Chibok school girls, it was learnt. It is believed that it was based on these reasons that the US at the time placed an arms embargo on Nigeria. Although the US cited gross abuse of human rights by the Nigerian army…
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo says that he warned ex-president Goodluck Jonathan not to appoint Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke as Nigeria’s petroleum minister. Obasanjo also said that Jonathan lost in 2015 because he thought he could buy the election. Obasanjo’s revelations were contained in a book and titled “Against the Run of Play,” which was written by former presidential spokesman, Segun Adeniyi. “I saw the emergence of Jonathan as an opportunity to solve the problem of minority agitation. The three majority ethnic groups in Nigeria can always sort themselves out but not so for the minority. A good example is my state…
When the PFA Team of the Year, containing four Chelsea players, was revealed last week, it omitted the Premier League leaders’ best defender: Cesar Azpilicueta. Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante were shoo-ins, but the other two Blues to make the XI play at the other end of the pitch. Gary Cahill has captained Chelsea with poise this season, providing a different brand of leadership to John Terry, though his goal in Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat of Southampton replicated his erstwhile partner’s taste for the big occasion. Meanwhile, David Luiz, the central man in Antonio Conte’s core defensive trio, has been able…
Real Madrid’s bid for a first La Liga title in five years will be put to test on Saturday when they host Valencia, who won their earlier meeting in the season. A Cristiano Ronaldo double saw Madrid squeak past them 3-2 on the penultimate day of last season, but that was Real’s first victory over Valencia either home or away in the league since 2013. A largely second-string Madrid side, missing the rested Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and without the suspended Sergio Ramos, recorded an impressive 6-2 victory away to Deportivo La Coruna on Wednesday. Coach Zinedine Zidane admitted…
After a season that promised so much, Bayern Munich have been sent packing from two Cup competitions in the space of eight days and Carlo Ancelotti’s side are determined to take a step closer to the league title when they travel to VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday. A Bayern win combined with defeat for second-placed RB Leipzig against relegation candidates Ingolstadt would give them an unassailable 11-point lead with three games remaining. After crashing out of the Champions League quarterfinals to Real Madrid and then losing to Borussia Dortmund in Wednesday’s German Cup last four, the feel-good factor from Ancelotti’s first…
Former manager of the Psquare duo, Jude Okoye, is also a year older! The father of one took to Instagram to wish himself a happy birthday. “Happy birthday to me. I thank God for life,” he wrote
Cristiano Ronaldo was left out of the Real Madrid squad for Wednesday’s trip to Deportivo la Coruna as coach Zinedine Zidane maintained his rotation policy despite defeat by Barcelona on Sunday. It is the third consecutive La Liga away game Ronaldo has not been included in the Real squad. However, the European champions have recorded victories at Leganes and Sporting Gijon without the World Player of the Year. Gareth Bale and captain Sergio Ramos are unavailable through injury and suspension respectively. Meanwhile, midfielder Toni Kroos is also rested. Raphael Varane returns from nearly a month out with a hamstring problem…
More excerpts have been scooped from the yet-to-be-launched book which chronicles the rise of Muhammadu Buhari and the fall of Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election. In the book titled “Against The Run of Play,” written by the Chairman of ThisDay Editorial Board, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi, Jonathan revealed how he was betrayed by his party members. He also said that his family is being hounded by the Buhari administration in the name of the anti-corruption fight. “I feel sad about the way my family is being hounded,” he said. “Society is like a building. You build it one block…
Going by the number of billboards in Abia State that carries her name and a strong message for those going abroad to buy things that are produced in Aba as well, we can safely say that she has become an ambassador for the state or the message. The billboard that has littered almost every street in Abia State has her picture and these words inscribed on them, “I am proudly made in Aba. Aba can make everything you travel abroad to buy” – Uche Jombo Feeler from her camp is that she is currently working on a project with the…
NO SHOW on air can hold a candle to Game of Thrones right now. The production value and devoted audience sets the fantasy drama leagues above anything else and now, the show is forging another record for itself — specifically how much they’re going to pay their cast. The show’s ‘Big Five’ are about to be rewarded generously for making Game of Thrones the biggest show on television by reportedly making more than A$3 million an episode after the program airs internationally. According to The Daily Express, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau have signed…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra says it has deployed 105 trained personnel for the nationwide continuous voter registration in the state. The new Administrative Secretary of the commission, Mr Thomas Ongele, made the disclosure in during a news conference in Awka on Wednesday. Ongele also said INEC was well equipped to inaugurate the exercise in the state and called on those who just turned 18 years from the period of last voter registration to participate in the exercise. He said that those that registered but their names were not on the voter register were eligible for the…
Governor-members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have said that it is not compulsory for President Muhammadu Buhari to preside over Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings. The governors made the comment on Wednesday, April 26, following the president’s absence from the FEC meeting of the day. Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who spoke on behalf of the governors, also said that there were no worries over the president’s health. “We are not worried yet and have no reason to be worried, but we however, urge Nigerians to continue to pray for the president to be in good health,” El-Rufai said.…
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has revealed how some members of the party worked against him in the build-up to the 2015 elections. He said the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State frustrated the plan to make him (Tinubu) President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate in the presidential election. Tinubu said other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, who had defected to the APC, were also part of the gang that pressured Buhari not to pick him. The ex-governor of Lagos State disclosed this in a book titled ‘Against the Run…
Pep Guardiola says he has “no regrets” about his first season in England, even though his Manchester City side face the prospect of failing to qualify for the Champions League. Guardiola is set to finish a campaign without a trophy for the first time in a managerial career dating back to 2008 after City were beaten by Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-finals last Sunday. City will cede fourth place to Manchester United if they lose Thursday’s derby, but Guardiola said he will be prepared for a Europa League campaign if his side finish outside the top four. “I think…
Real Madrid again made light of the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo as they crushed Deportivo la Coruna 6-2 to maintain the upper hand in the La Liga title race on Wednesday. Madrid and Barcelona are locked on 78 points at the top of the table, but Real have a game in hand over their title rivals. Barca remain top thanks to their better head-to-head record as Lionel Messi struck twice to relegate Osasuna in a 7-1 thrashing. Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane made nine changes in all from the side that lost 3-2 to Barca on Sunday to reignite the title…