Little things tell you a lot in football. Tottenham Hotspur are in a title race, four points behind Chelsea in the Premier League with six games to go. There is also an FA Cup semifinal against the same team on the horizon. Their latest victory, a 4-0 rout of Bournemouth, made it seven consecutive wins in the league, a run of results that have been characterized by the team’s relentless power, fine defence and clinical finishing. Yet it is the little things that let you know that this is a side that thinks they can win the Double. They celebrate…
Author: David Folami
Real Madrid beat 10-man Bayern Munich 4-2 (6-3 aggregate) after extra time with Cristiano Ronaldo bagging a hat trick to secure his side’s passage into the Champions League semifinals. The visitors threatened to nick the tie after Robert Lewandowski made it 1-0 on the night from the penalty spot, but Zinedine Zidane’s side weathered a second-half storm, capped by Sergio Ramos’ own goal, to force extra time. Marco Asensio added Real’s fourth with a fine solo effort to seal the tie. Positives This was a complete team performance, and scoring four times against a side of Bayern’s experience is no…
Simon Mignolet has had a good couple of weeks in goal for Liverpool, but rumours persist that manager Jurgen Klopp will still look to bring in a new No. 1 once the summer transfer window opens. Step forward Joe Hart, who remains on the outer at parent club Manchester City despite performing heroics for Torino in Serie A this season. The Sun believes that Klopp is ready to stump up £20 million to bring England’s first-choice keeper to Merseyside, which could spell the end for Mignolet’s Anfield career. Man City, meanwhile, appear more than happy to sell Hart to the…
Today is also Bob Manuel’s birthday! Bob Manuel is a Nigerian actor, director, producer and politician known for his role in movies such as: “Living in Bondage”, “The Key for Happiness”, “Black Maria”, “Heaven after Hell”, “A Time to Love” and others. A graduate of Port Harcourt where he studied Theatre Arts, Udokwu also has a Masters Degree in Political science from University of Lagos. He became popular for hosting the hit reality TV series “Gulder Ultimate Search” for three consecutive times.
Ashley Young felt Manchester United’s stunning victory over Chelsea set a benchmark ahead of the conclusion of their Europa League quarter-final against Anderlecht on Thursday. United revitalised their season and blew open the Premier League title race by sinking leaders Chelsea 2-0 on Sunday in a tactical masterclass by manager Jose Mourinho. Despite dominating last week’s first leg against Anderlecht, United returned from Brussels with a 1-1 draw, but Young says they have no doubts about their ability to finish the job. “We have felt that kind of performance coming,” said the versatile England international, United’s captain against Chelsea. “There…
Former Governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu says that President Muhammadu Buhari has been doing well in ruling the country. Kalu also said that those criticizing Buhari because of his recent medical issues are ignorant. The former governor made the comments on Sunday, April 16, in Ohafia, Abia State. “Those capitalizing on the President’s health to criticize him are ignorant. Anybody can fall sick,” Kalu said. “The president has been doing well especially in the area of security. He only needs to fine-tune his economic policies for a turn around. Nigerians are not asking for much, they are only asking for…
Today, April 18, 2017, marks the 38th birthday of Five Star Music lead act, Kcee. The ‘Limpopo’ singer in celebration of his day released some dapper pictures. He took to his Instagram page to celebrate, writing, “Thank you God for making me witness another April 18th in my life… looking back to where I’m coming from and seeing where I’m right now shows the power of God’s grace upon my life. God I’m grateful for everything you’ve done and still doing for me. Even when the world tried to crush me,you lifted me high above every trial and tribulations. I’m…
A motorcade of over 50 cars welcomed ex BBNaija contestant, Marvis, to Port Harcourt, Rivers State over the weekend. Marvis who was part of the top 5 was given a warm welcome in her home state. Meanwhile at the just concluded AY Live, the comedian tried joining Marvis and Big Brother Nigeria winner Efe together. He asked Efe if he was still interested in dating Marvis and his reply was a big ‘NO’ when Marvis was asked she it was a ‘maybe’.
Here is Wizkid again, the ”studio rat’ collaborating with The Cap, DJ Spinall. The freestyle song revolves around love for a woman. Enjoy.
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have rescued 1,623 people who were being held captive by Boko Haram terrorists. The captives were rescued on Monday, April 17, from Jarawa in the Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State. This was disclosed via a statement released by Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman on Tuesday, April 18. The statement reads: “While advancing, the troops came under heavy fire at Jarawa village and responded decisively. They went further to clear Deima, Artano, Saduguma, Duve, Bardo, Kala, Bok, Msherde and Ahirde settlements.” “During the operation, the troops neutralized 21 Boko Haram terrorists,…
Senator Shehu Sani has warned that the All Progressives Congress (APC) might lose Kaduna State in 2019 if Governor Nasir El-Rufai continues making anti-people’s policies. Sani made the comment on Tuesday, April 18, while speaking to journalists about the governor’s plan to demolish the famous Kasuwan Barci Market in the state. “The anti APC policies of the administration in Kaduna state is sending people away, many people now only have faith in Buhari not in the party any more. Most programmes of government in the state are not in favour of the people and if it continues, APC will pay…
A chieftain of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) in Anambra, Mr Gdwin Ezeemo, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to delineate more Federal Constituencies before the 2019 general elections. Ezeemo made this call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Umuchu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra. According to him, the exercise has become necessary because of the clamour for more constituencies by Nigerians, in view of the growing population among other factors. He urged INEC to muster enough political will to conduct the exercise in accordance with the law and to…
Zinedine Zidane said it was Real Madrid’s efforts — not a poor refereeing display — that was most important in his team’s extra dramatic 4-2 extra-time victory over Bayern Munich that sent them through 6-3 on aggregate to the Champions League semifinals. Bayern had the better of proceedings for long spells at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, and drew level on aggregate twice thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s penalty and a Sergio Ramos own goal, but another Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick ultimately pushed Los Blancos into the last four for a record seventh season in succession. Hungarian referee Victor Kassai sent off…
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer fractured his left foot in his side’s 4-2 Champions League defeat against Real Madrid, that saw the Bundesliga leaders exit the competition at the quarterfinal stage in a 6-3 aggregate loss. Neuer, 31, suffered the injury immediately before he sealed his hat trick to put the holders 3-2 up in the Bernabeu. The German champions announced on their website that Neuer had indeed fractured his foot and that the Germany international would be further assessed when the team returned to Munich on Wednesday. Neuer had only recently returned from foot surgery against Madrid in the…
You didn’t really need to watch this game to conclude that Antoine Griezmann is a good player. You could just look at the numbers if you like: 24 goals this season already is pretty solid going for a player who isn’t strictly a traditional centre-forward. You could also mull over the testimonials, that pretty much every club with a decent-sized bank account will be sniffing around him this summer. But watching this game would provide confirmation to anyone who didn’t know the other information that the France international is one of the world’s class performers. At points, Griezmann conducted things…
Top three finalists of the Big Brother Naija, Efe Ejeba, Bisola Aiyeola and TBoss have again been rewarded for their acts in the recently concluded reality TV show by Olakunle Churchill’s Big Church Group. According to a statement from Big Church Group, the reality TV show housemates were rewarded with plots of land to encourage their contribution towards the growth of the Nigerian entertainment industry as well as the economy as a whole. The gift of landed property were presented to each of the housemates by Tonto Dikeh’s estranged hubby and chairman of Big Church Group, Olakunle Churchill. It was…
Davido’s Atlanta-based girlfriend, Amanda, has just shared a photo of her baby bump. Amanda took to Instagram today, April 18, 2017, to share a shot of her growing baby bump. Recall that on March 3, 2017, Davido confirmed he was expecting his second child Amanda. He revealed the happy news during a live interview on BEAT FM. As earlier reported, the 24-year-old’s baby will be due in April or May this year. Meanwhile, Davido has been sending mixed signals with his relationship with first baby mama, Sophie Momodu. The ‘If’ singer has been busy sharing photos of Sophie on social…
Biodun Stephen has released the trailer for her new movie “Picture Perfect.” The upcoming movie tells the story of a fashion designer who meets a notorious area boy when her car breaks down in his hood. What seems to be a distressing situation, turns out to be a blessing, only to go completely sideways when he sets up home beside her shop. The movie stars Bolanle Ninalowo, Mary Remmy Njoku, Bisola Aiyeola, Ronke Oshodi-Oke among others. The producers have described “Picture Perfect” as a beautiful blend of comedy, reality and a jot of romance, but a preferable description would be…
MTV Base is set for a new season of Lip Sync Battle Africa, with a face-off between dancehall king Patoranking and Chocolate City first lady Victoria Kimani. In anticipation of the second season, a private screening was held on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Genesis Cinemas, Lekki, Lagos. The screening was attended by celebrities including Simi, Denrele Edun, DJ Xclusive, IK Osakioduwa, Folu Storms, Katung Aduwak, Ehiz among others. For the new season, more than 30 of the continent’s hottest celebrities and entertainers will be a part of the lip Sync Battle. Among the revealed Nigerian contestants for season 2…
The host of the 2017 Big Brother Naija reality television show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has revealed the circumstances that prompted the disqualification of Kemen from the just concluded programme. In an interview with The Beat FM’s Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru, the TV personality stated that it took close to seven hours to make a decision regarding the sacking of the former housemate from the show. “It took up to 7hrs of discussion, deliberations before reaching a decision on Kemen’s disqualification,” he said. Obi-Uchendu also gave a frank view about the recent controversy concerning an insensitive joke made by comedian, AY Makun about…