A Football Association source has said that disciplinary chiefs will wait for referee Kevin Friend’s match report before deciding whether to take any action against either Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Tyrone Mings. Ibrahimovic and Mings clashed during Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Saturday. Mings was seen to stamp on Ibrahimovic’s head before the striker then caught his opponent with his elbow. Neither player was dismissed by Friend, although Bournemouth captain Andrew Surman did receive a second yellow card after he shoved Ibrahimovic in the aftermath of the elbowing incident. The earliest either player is likely to…
Author: David Folami
Manchester United, fresh from their EFL Cup triumph, produced one of their most frustrating results of the season as they drew 1-1 with Bournemouth on Saturday. Given the year this has been, that is saying something. They drew their 10th Premier League game of the season, the result desperately disappointing against a 10-man Bournemouth team that created only one chance from open play. This result had few redeeming features, particularly since Zlatan Ibrahimovic — who missed a second-half penalty — may face a ban for an elbow on Tyrone Mings. A missed opportunity to join the top four, to say…
French champions Paris Saint-Germain are set to offer Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge the chance to get his career back on track at the Parc des Princes, according to the Mirror. A lack of form and fitness has seen the striker feature in only 14 Premier League games this season, and there is a feeling on Merseyside that the 27-year-old doesn’t fit into manager Jurgen Klopp’s long-term plans. The paper reports that PSG would prefer to take Sturridge on loan initially, with a view to making the deal permanent should the England international regain his scoring touch. Liverpool, however, think they can…
After three hesitant performances, Real Madrid recovered their swagger with a convincing 4-1 win at Eibar. Zinedine Zidane’s lineup full of bench players showed an impressive work rate and offered several flashes of talent to overcome one of the most in-shape squads in La Liga. Especially during the first half, seventh place Eibar looked unable to threat Real Madrid due to the excellent positioning and mobility of the visitors. The impressive understanding between Karim Benzema, James Rodriguez and Marco Asensio was the highlight of a fundamental victory right before the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 in…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying it is dead. OBJ, as he is fondly called, said the party has become a shadow of itself due to internal wranglings. He also prayed that the fortune of Nigeria will never sink like the PDP did. According to Daily Post, the former President also said “When all was going well, when Ahmadu Ali was the chairman of the party, we were 30 out of the 36 states. “I brought Ahamdu Ali as the national leader of the party. But, when Ahmadu and I left, the fortune of…
Waje releases single and visuals for her first single ‘Mountain’ off her forthcoming album, “Truth” featuring South African diva, Lira. ‘Mountain’ focuses on hope and determination in the face of our current Nigerian, African and global chaos. Together as a people, we can climb any “Mountain”!
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has commended the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk, for his sustained prayers for president Muhammadu Buhari. Bello made the commendation in Daura on Friday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Emir at his place. He said the prayer session organised by the Emir and the prayers of other Nigerians had impacted positively on the well being of the president. The Emir thanked the governor for the visit and urged him to continue to do his best in bringing development to Kogi and the nation. ace and development of the nation.
An Abuja-based Legal Practitioner, Mrs Stella Benjamin says it is not tenable in the eyes of the law to start administering traditional method of oath taking to public officers in the country. She said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. Benjamin who was reacting to the call by the Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha for the adoption of traditional method of oath taking in governance to curb corruption in the country. According to Okorocha, it will be difficult for public office holders to siphon public money or abuse their office…
Rita Dominic has won the best actress at the 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award for for her role as Suzy in “76.” The actress beat Bimbo Akintola – 93 Days, Ivie Okujaye – Slow Country A Prank. “After almost two decades in this industry, I’m still here, I’m still doing this. It can only be you, God,” the actress said while receiving the award. The actress who played the wife of an army in the movie, dedicated her award to all army’s wife. “I dedicate this award to the unsung heroes; the armies wife,” she said.
Day 39 of the Big Brother Naija show was about Bisola and TTT, task presentation and hilarious diary sessions. In case you missed some of the interesting moments of Wednesday, March 2, 2017, check out five things that happened on show. 1. Uriel advised a timid Debbie Rise on how to assert herself more in the House. “If we’re all together and you feel attacked, maybe you can respond by saying, ‘um listen, why do you like doing this in front of everybody?’ Say it in front of everybody. It will mean ‘don’t mess with me,” she advised. “This House…
Rostov coach Ivan Daniliants said Friday’s 6-0 rout of Tomsk served as a warning to Manchester United that they won’t roll over when they face Jose Mourinho’s English giants in the Europa League. Rostov showed no signs of rustiness after the long winter break to trounce the Russian Premier League’s bottom club with a perfect warm-up for next week’s European clash. “The first match after the break is always a very special game. Besides, it wasn’t difficult to gear up the players for the match against bottom-placed rivals,” said Daniliants. “On Thursday, hopefully we will be at our top both…
This was two points dropped by Manchester United and one gained for Bournemouth, but that hardly tells the story of a stormy afternoon at Old Trafford. The mood turned on an incident shortly before half-time when Bournemouth’s Andrew Surman was dismissed after a clash involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Tyrone Mings. It was, for once, not the Swede’s afternoon and that was confirmed when he missed a second-half penalty that would have lifted United to fourth in the table. Marcos Rojo had jabbed United, who had already created enough chances to be out of sight, in front from close range midway…
Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has given up on the Premier League title race after Saturday’s loss to Liverpool and criticised the team’s lack of defensive organisation. Arsenal lost 3-1 at Anfield to fall out of the top four and remain 13 points behind leaders Chelsea. And Cech conceded that it leaves the Gunners fighting only for a top-four spot from now on. “With the three points we would have still been in the chase for the title, but now I think we are too far away,” Cech told the club’s website. “I don’t think Chelsea will lose so many points,…
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday commended leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for their support to ongoing efforts toward resolving the differences in the party. In a statement by Mr Ikechukwu Eze, his Media Adviser, in Abuja, Jonathan urged the party faithful to ignore rumours and false information being peddled as the outcome of ongoing dialogue in the party. He promised to address the public on the outcome of the consultations at the appropriate time. He said that there had been media speculations since the meeting between him and the PDP Governors on Tuesday and stated…
There have been several reports that some top members of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are seeking to register a new party. According to the Sahara Reporters, the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the PDP’s faction have applied for the registration of a new party called Advanced Peoples Democratic Party (APDP). Reportedly, these PDP members were prompted to make this move after the Makarfi-led caretaker committee was sacked by the Port Harcourt High Court and replaced with Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction of the party. A statement from a PDP chieftain in Abuja…
The President of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), Alpha Conde on Friday called President Muhammadu Buhari on the telephone. Conde wished Buhari “good health and speedy recovery,” the President’s spokesman, Femi Adesina disclosed this in a statement. The AU chairman, according to Adesina, said the call was on behalf of African leaders, who are praying for the Nigerian president. The statement said: “President Conde, who said he was calling on behalf of leaders of member countries of the AU, assured the Nigerian President that all African leaders stand with him in prayers at a time like this.…
The Acting President, Mr Yemi Osibanjo says violence and enmity will never solve any problem. The Ag President said this on Friday in Kaduna during an interactive session with prominent community leaders at the Government House. NAN reports that, those at the meeting included traditional rulers and religious leaders. According to the Acting President, so many lives and properties were lost a result of crises among various communities in the country. “I must say that, there is no question whatsoever that violence and enmity will never solve any problems that we are experiencing. “There is no way that it will…
Senator Ben Bruce was among top politicians who attended the inauguration of the former president Olusegun Obasanjo Library. The lawmaker representing Bayelsa East constituency was seen taking pictures with some of the officials of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration whom he has at one time or the other criticised. Bruce shared photos from the event on his Twitter page with the caption; “No enemies! The youth of Nigeria should learn from this, that to create a formidable force, you have to stand together.”
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has described arrest of Mr Dickson Akor, the National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria, as illegal and unconstitutional. Falana said the Corps is operating legally. The lawyer stated this on Saturday, March 4, while speaking to newsmen in Abuja after securing the release of Akor from police custody. In a combined operation with the Depart of State Services (DSS), the police on February 28, raided the headquarters of the Peace Corps of Nigeria in Abuja. Akor and 48 other members of the corps were arrested during the operation. Justifying the raid, the police had alleged…
Can somebody just ask Iyanya what is going on? The ‘Kukere’ star has deleted all photos from his Instagram page leaving over 1.5 million fans and followers in the dark. Its uncertain if his account was hacked but investigations revealed that the photos disappeared on Friday, March 3, 3017. So far, there has been no word from the artiste nor his handlers, Mavin Records and management, Temple Management Company. Recall that in October last year, the singer announced his signing with Mavin Records with the release of the hit song ‘Up to something’ featuring Don Jazzy and Dr Sid. This…