Jose Mourinho has ruled Juan Mata out of the remainder of Manchester United’s season, saying the Spain international will not be fit until “the end of May.” Mata, already ruled out of Sunday’s Old Trafford clash with former club Chelsea after undergoing groin surgery last month, had been expected to return in time to boost United’s hopes of Champions League qualification. But speaking after Thursday’s 1-1 Europa League draw against Anderlecht in Brussels, Mourinho gave a brief response when asked when he expected Mata to return. “End of May,” Mourinho said. “And Phil Jones and Chris Smalling, mid-May.” The loss…
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Arsene Wenger is worried that a new big-money contract for Alexis Sanchez could destabilise the Arsenal dressing room and “put the club in trouble.” Wenger is well aware that Arsenal will have to shatter their current wage structure in order to keep Sanchez at the club for the long term, but with Mesut Ozil also demanding similar money, he is wary of the effects such deals could have on their teammates. Asked if he was concerned that paying one star player a massive figure could destabilise the team, Wenger told a news conference: “Always. But we must accept as well…
For Jose Mourinho, you can assume Sunday is all about revenge. For Chelsea, 4-0 winners over Mourinho’s United back in October, the trip to Old Trafford represents another obstacle in their path to Premier League glory. United are scrapping for the top four and their rivals for a place in the Champions League next season have some intriguing encounters of their own. Arsenal, humiliated 3-0 at Crystal Palace last time out, face another Monday night showdown, this time at relegation-haunted Middlesbrough. Manchester City travel to Southampton in Saturday’s late kickoff while Liverpool face a tricky trip to West Brom this…
On two different occasions, TBoss had told Bisola that she suspects that her love interest TTT is a father, however, she didn’t have any prove. On April 9, 2017, just before she left the house, Bisola found out about TTT’s marital status after she spotted a weeding band on his finger. In an interview, The finalists Debie-Rise, Marvis and TBoss shared their reactions when they found out TTT kept his marriage a secret. “I didn’t believe it. There were people that were people that speculated. I didn’t believe it,” a surprised Marvis said. TBoss, who had mentioned it severally during…
Star boy Wizkid took to Twitter to express his shock over the $38million, N23million and £27,000 discovered in an apartment in Ikoyi. The singer shared a crying emoji writing, “Omo this people no dey fear carry the money sef! Na wa ! God help my Naija!” This comes after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission again discovered another large sum of money in a house in Lagos. According to a report by Punch Newspaper, the EFCC, operatives in Lagos found the cash in a home in Ikoyi during a sting operation. The anti-graft agency also uncovered about $38million, N23million and…
‘Pana’ singer Tekno and Lola Rae have taken their relationship to the next level. The duo sort of came out from their nest to flaunt their new found love on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Tekno and Lola in a new video were seen locking lips in an unknown night club at midnight. Recall that the duo have been rumored to be dating in recent weeks. The pair have literally been seen together for more than a month now.
Godwin Obuah, former chief security officer (CSO) to former President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly dead. According to The Cable, citing a source, Obuah died at the National Hospital, Abuja, after suffering a “massive heart attack”. It is believed that Obuah’s ordeal in detention facilitated his death. The ex-CSO was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) shortly after Jonathan left office for allegedly benefiting from an oil bunkering deal. While in detention at the DSS headquarters, he embarked on hunger strike. Obuah was later released after his lawyer cried out over his client’s health condition. He was also dismissed…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executives for 23 Federal Government agencies. Mr Bolaji Adebiyi, the Director of Press in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the Chief Executives are: Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Mrs Mary Ikpere-Eta, Director-General, National Centre for Women Development. Others are: Mr Bayo Somefun, Managing Director, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Arc. Ahmed Dangiwa, Managing Director, Federal Mortgage Bank and Mr Alex Okoh, Director-General, Bureau of Public…
As the investigation into the over N30 trillion alleged foreign exchange frauds is ongoing, the Senate has said it will publish names of importers and banks found culpable. The alleged fraud is said to have been perpetrated between 2006 and 2017. Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Hope Uzodinma, disclosed this on Thursday, April 13, which was the second day of meeting with representatives of all commercial banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and ministry of finance. He said documents containing names of importers allegedly involved in the act have been given to the commercial banks to study. Uzodinma said…
International players’ union FIFPro has told Reuters that Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League quarterfinal first-leg tie against Monaco should not have been played less than 24 hours after three explosions hit their team bus. Two people were injured, including Dortmund defender Marc Bartra, after windows on the bus were shattered by the explosions as the bus drove to their stadium. The union has also called for clearer guidelines should similar incidents occur in the future. “Players are people first and their emotional state must be taken into account. This comes before any other consideration,” FIFPro said. “We believe the incident was…
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has said he hopes to continue to playing with Eden Hazard for “a very long time.” This week, it was reported that Costa and Hazard could both be sold this summer, with the latter linked with a move to Real Madrid. However, Spain international Costa has talked up his understanding with Hazard, who has scored 14 Premier League goals and recorded five assists this season. Costa said in the London Evening Standard: “Playing with Eden is something beautiful. You’re playing on the field and at the same time enjoying what he does because he is a…
Arsene Wenger has laughed off reports that Arsenal have offered Alexis Sanchez a new contract worth £300,000-per-week, and reiterated that negotiations with the forward and Mesut Ozil will wait until the summer. Wenger also insisted he had “nothing” to say about his own future following Monday’s 3-0 loss at Crystal Palace, which left Arsenal with a “massive” challenge to finish in the top four of the Premier League. Sanchez has been the focus of increased speculation in recent weeks as Arsenal’s poor form has led to rumours that he will leave the club this season. The Evening Standard reported on…
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has put his players on alert to combat in-form Jamie Vardy. The La Liga side host Leicester in Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal first leg at the Vicente Calderon, with Vardy having scored seven goals in his last 10 games after previously struggling to net this season. But Simeone praised the England striker and believes the hosts must keep it tight to avoid Vardy scoring an important away goal. He said: “I like him, I really rate him as a striker. He is the kind of powerful striker Atletico have had. He also gives the team…
Nigerian femcee, Eva Alordiah is a box of inspiration in the visuals of her song, ‘To self’. The track is off her soon to be released rap compilation, “11:11 The First Tape.” Lacampagne Tropicana in Ibeju, Lekki was the location where the motivational video was shot.
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday evening, April 12, reportedly escaped mob attack on his convoy at Idah. He was said to be on his way from Ibaji, the hometown of his deputy when the incident occurred. He went to Ibaji to flag off a road construction, an eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Daily Post. It was reported that upon sighting the Governor, the youths of Idah town immediately mobilised and blocked the route Bello’s motorcade would pass on his way from the event. The report said as the Governor was returning, his security personnel opened…
It looks as though Manchester United’s curse of dominating games but failing to win has followed them to the Europa League. Jose Mourinho’s men were well on top throughout their 1-1 draw with Anderlecht but conceded an equaliser four minutes from time. Henrikh Mkhitaryan had another fairly quiet game, as he did against Sunderland at the weekend, but like in that game, he scored an important goal. United went on to dominate the game but threw their lead away when leaving Leander Dendoncker to get on the end of a cross. Mourinho’s team still have the advantage, thanks to an…
Disaster, catastrophe, shock. The stock phrases of football reporting feel awfully inappropriate in the wake of an attack that saw three explosions hit the Borussia Dortmund team bus on Tuesday. What transpired at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night was mercifully only a run-of-the-mill defeat for Bayern in a big, important football game, nothing more than an uncomfortable experience for the home fans and their team that paled into insignificance by comparison with the events 24 hours earlier. But it still hurt, regardless. Football’s great appeal lies in the way it allows those who play and follow to lose themselves…
There is unfinished business between Jose Mourinho and Eden Hazard. The pair meet for the third time this season on Sunday when Manchester United host Chelsea at Old Trafford. The Portuguese needs to come up with a plan to deal with the winger or United’s top four hopes will be in tatters. Mourinho has tried tactics. In October at Stamford Bridge he set up his team to kill the game and flood the areas where Chelsea’s creative players operated. He was rewarded with a 4-0 humiliation. Hazard ran wild and scored a goal. The United manager has tried brute force.…
Big Brother Naija winner, Efe, is not only popular for winning 25 million Naira and a brand new KIA Sorento car, he also popular for the now widely used slang, “based on logistics.’ In an interview, the former housemate explained the origin of the slang. According to him, “Based on Logistics” is an everyday word to him, just like ‘good morning.’ “It was back in 2013, I actually contested in ‘Just Bring it On,’ organized by Kevin Pam, where I won in the rap category,” Efe started. So, when in the house, they were having different logistics problem. So, anytime…
International DJ duo 2Kingz from Nigeria rock with Timaya and Patoranking for the dancehall song ‘Bend down’. As you’d expect, Timaya, Patoranking as well as the 2kingz bring their ‘ginger’ to the game. Enjoy.