Lingard, 24, likes to look on the lighter side of life, celebrating goals in a variety of novel ways, including the “dab” dance move and playing an imaginary flute in honour of a track by rapper Drake. He also filmed from inside the Manchester United team bus when it was attacked by West Ham fans last season, with his comical version of events amusing some while discomfiting others. Lingard insists the footage was only ever meant to be seen by friends, joking that one of them “snaked me out,” but makes no apologies for his outlook. “I think fun plays…
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This has been a chastening year for the 31-year-old forward as restricted playing time has led onlookers to not only query his role for the Three Lions and Manchester United but his future at the top level. Talk of a possible Old Trafford exit rumbles on, so too whether there is a place for the country’s all-time record scorer in Southgate’s remodelled England set-up. Lukas Podolski’s farewell match in Germany on Wednesday sparked talk of a warm Wembley send-off for Rooney — a conversation that Southgate says is far too premature. “He’s absolutely [in my thinking],” the England boss said…
Chris Smalling and Phil Jones were supposed to be their replacements, with Sir Alex Ferguson claiming the latter could one day become the club’s greatest ever player. Sir Bobby Charlton even likened him to Duncan Edwards, one of United’s great defenders who was killed, at the age of 21, in the Munich air disaster of 1958. To say that it hasn’t quite worked out like that is a massive understatement. While they’ve both had good periods when playing for United, it’s safe to say that neither has fulfilled their potential or is a patch on their predecessors. They are no…
Netherlands are in danger of failing to qualify for a second straight major tournament after losing 2-0 to Bulgaria in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday. After finishing third at the 2014 World Cup, the Dutch missed out on Euro 2016 and now find themselves in fourth place midway through their campaign to reach Russia, six points off the lead in Group A and three back of a potential playoff spot. Danny Blind handed a first cap to 17-year-old Matthijs de Ligt, but the centre-back misplayed a long ball into the box, allowing Spas Delev to score just five minutes…
Today is Nollywood actress’, Ruth Kadiri and Somkele Iyamah’s birthday! Ruth Kadiri, born March 24, is a Nollywood actress and a scriptwriter. Kadiri studied Business Administration and Mass Communication at the Yaba College of Technology and University of Lagos (UNILAG) respectively. In 2013, Ruth Kadiri (AKA Puchu) was endorsed and certified as a great actress by actress Uche Jombo because of her script-writing skills and acting prowess. Asides acting, the actress also dabbles into charity and started a charity foundation called Ruth Kadiri Kids.
Miguel has finally reacted to the claims by a university student who took to Instagram accusing him of sexual molestation. TMZ caught up with the singer at the LAX airport and asked for his own side of the story. The ‘Adorn’ crooner brushed it off calling the student’s claim as simple attention-seeking. “I think we’re just in a time where people are really looking for attention in the wrong ways,” he said. Adding, “It’s kind of sad actually. You’ve always got to be more aware of how things can be and how things can be spun. It’s a crazy time.”…
Popularly known for her star role in Ndani TV’s critically acclaimed drama series, Gidi Up, Somkele Iyamah has been in the game since 2012. She banked her first TV role in the series, The Island, directed by Tola Odunsi. Since the early days, she’s worked alongside leading ladies, Rita Dominic and Osas Ighodaro in films, The Rose Garden and Special Situations. Her love for the acting started after she starred in a school play, an adaptation of The Prodigal Son: The Clown. After graduating with a degree in Biochemistry from McMaster University, Canada, Somkele took a dive into the arts,…
Governor Rauf Aregbesola[/caption] of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has described as an exaggeration, the alleged heavy debt burden hanging from the neck of the state. Aregbesola said the N165B debt being touted as huge is nothing when juxtaposed with the development that the State has witnessed in the last six years. A statement by the Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, quoted the Governor as making the observation on Thursday, while declaring open a one day seminar. ALSO READ: Osun pensioners lavish praise on Gov The seminar was organised for information officers in local government and local…
The Wife of the Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, said she would partner with relevant institutions in advocating the implementation of the Child Rights Act. Akeredolu said this on Thursday in Akure in a message to the 10th Anniversary of the enactment of the Ondo State Child Rights Law. The governor’s wife was represented by the Wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs Ajewole Ajayi. She urged all stakeholders across the state to assist the government in protecting the rights of the child physically, emotionally and psychologically from any form of abuse. Akeredolu said that anyone caught using children for…
At least 155 Nigerians have voluntarily returned from Libya barely two weeks after 171 returned home from the north African country. They were brought into Nigeria on Thursday aboard a chartered Nouvel Air aircraft with registration number TS-1NB. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the aircraft landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 6pm. Like the initial group which returned on March 7 after being stranded in Libya while en route Europe, the returnees were brought back by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Nigerian embassy in Libya. They were received at the Hajj…
Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti is once again speaking out on the IDP camps he visited in some northern states in February. Speaking to us, he lamented the suffering going on in those places. According to him, ‘The heat alone is overbearing. I don’t think we in Lagos go through half of what they go through. Over 60 people are lumped up under one tent. It is that bad.’ He further said, ‘How the matter got to this stage shows that there is no leadership in Nigeria. It is shocking that one man said they used 160 million to cut grass.…
Victoria Kimani is presently one of the biggest Kenyan musicians; up there with boy band, Sauti Sol. But the singer, signed to Nigerian recording label, Chocolate City, recently explained her displeasure with Kenyan show organisers for using their top music stars as opening acts for shows headlined by outsiders in their country. ‘Dear Kenya, The day we stop using our A list artists as opening acts for Other B list ‘intl’ artists is the day we begin actually winning,’ she said. ‘Book us now before you can no longer afford us, don’t chase our Artistic dreams away.’ Chris Brown, Wizkid,…
Naturi Naughton the star of hit American TV series, Power, is pregnant. The actress who plays Tasha St. Patrick on the show, is expecting her first child with longtime boyfriend, Ben and the baby is due this July. She revealed the good news on her official Instagram account with photos from her interview with People magazine, including a hot bikini baby bump photo taken on the beach. The 32-year-old told People magazine, ‘It’s been a little surreal, but I feel really good, healthy and strong.’ The actress also revealed that ever since her fellow cast and crew of the show…
In a recent interview she granted New York Times, Taraji P. Henson talks about her upcoming work, Proud Mary – in which she plays an assassin who discovers a maternal instinct. The Empire star also revealed how she longs to play a ‘man’ and a marvel superhero. On being stereotyped: ‘I don’t like to repeat characters, I’m an artist to the bone.’ On the roles she looks forward to playing: ‘I would love to be a Marvel superhero. I’m dying to get into some comedy. I think I’m a stronger comedic actress than a dramatic actress. You guys just fell…
Some of Nigeria’s leading comedians have signed up for the fifth edition of Nigerian entertainment conference holding in Lagos on April 26, 2017. Now in its fifth year, NECLive is the umbrella conference for the entertainment industry in Nigeria, providing an opportunity for strategic discussions, and a marketplace for ideas, products and services. The organisers say this year’s edition will focus on how Nigerian entertainment, and indeed entertainment from Africa is finding renewed favour with fans at home, and the world over. In 2016, Nollywood movies surpassed Hollywood and Bollywood in cinema earnings and the share of customer voice, in…
Rick Ross stopped by Wendy to explain why he warned Meek Mill not to trust Nicki Minaj. Rozay also talked about his now highly publicised feud with Birdman. The Bawse ruffled feathers on his new album, Rather You Than Me, where he rapped about warning Meek Mill not to trust his ex-girlfriend Nicki Minaj. ‘It’s just that big brother love, it’s nothing personal against Nicki, it could’ve been Keisha off your block,’ Rick Ross said on Wendy. ‘That was just me being a big brother… That’s was just my opinion. [I told him] just be careful. Sometimes you just have…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, has said God will determine his decision to run for presidency in 2019. In a report by ThisDay Newspaper, Sheriff said he will leave the decision on whether to run for presidency on the party platform or not in the hands of God. “Every position I occupy in life, God made it possible. I am a firm believer in the will of God. The issue of the presidency is not for me to decide. I told you I will not run for the chairmanship position, the rest we…
The factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi has revealed that Ali Modu Sheriff wants to contest for President in 2019. Makarfi also said that Sheriff is holding the PDP to ransom because of his presidential ambition. The factional leader said the PDP chairman exposed his plan when he called for the party’s presidential ticket to be zoned to the North. According to Daily Post, Makarfi said “Yesterday (Monday), while addressing newsmen, as he continues to illegally occupy our Party Secretariat with the backings of the APC Government, the former Borno State Governor clearly stated that he’s…
Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose has said that some people have been urging him to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Fayose however said that he would not join the APC because some members had betrayed party leader, Bola Tinubu. According to a statement released by his spokesman, Idowu Adelusi, the governor made the comments during a gathering in Ado Ekiti. “Some people have been making overtures to me to join the APC, but I cannot join them. With what have they repaid somebody like Asiwaju Tinubu? He worked and helped the party to secure victory but has been…
The Speaker of the Abia House of Assembly, Chief Chikwendu Kalu (PDP), has said that he was not aware of any plans to recall him over alleged criminal act before his election to the house. Kalu said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Wednesday while reacting to the threat by some members of his Isialangwa South State Constituency to recall him. NAN reports that six people from the constituency: Messrs Victor Irondi, Otuonye Alozie, Ngozi Udo, Sunday Onyendi, Udo Mba and Bridget Abel, spearheaded Kalu’s recall. In a three-page petition made…