Colombia needed a late James Rodriguez goal to beat a resolute Bolivia 1-0 in Baranquilla. Colombia, who came into the day a point outside the qualifying zone, needed a victory against ninth-placed Bolivia to keep pace with the top-five teams. And Jose Pekerman’s men picked up the points in the 83rd minute through captain Rodriguez. Cuadrado won a penalty just inside the box and the Real Madrid star slotted home the rebound after his initial penalty was saved back into his path.
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Scouts from Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United watched Germany defender Antonio Rudiger against England on Wednesday ahead of a potential move, sources close to the player have said. Rudiger, a long-term target for the trio, played the full 90 minutes in his country’s 1-0 win at Dortmund. The central defender has returned to full fitness after a cruciate knee ligament injury forced him to miss Euro 2016 and meant he only returned to action for his club, Roma, in October. Manchester City are looking for defensive reinforcements, while United are also in the market for a new central defender.…
For the club’s many U.S.-based fans, it’s another chance to see their heroes in the flesh. After not playing in the country at all between 1982 and 2003, this summer’s visit will be United’s seventh in 14 years, during which time they have played across the country, from Seattle in the northwest to Miami in the southeast and plenty of places in between. In an interview last year, Jose Mourinho told me that, if he wanted to work in a city for the lifestyle then he’d manage LA Galaxy and go to the beach each day. While he’s got no…
Naija Ninja singer Sound Sultan serves us a throwback refix of some of the most popular songs of the early 90’s in ‘Ghetto love’. He features Marvelous Benjy, Danfo drivers, Daddy Showkey. Samples the classic songs from each of the featured acts are heard on the track.
Frozen-out star forward Karim Benzema wants showdown talks with France coach Didier Deschamps about his international future and said Thursday he hasn’t given up hope of a recall. The 29-year-old Real Madrid striker has not been picked by Deschamps since October 2015 after being embroiled in a sex-tape blackmail scandal involving former international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena. It cost him a place in France’s Euro 2016 squad and with Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann now the undisputed first-choice forward for France, Benzema remains out in the cold. But with the World Cup in Russia next year, he hasn’t given up hope. “For…
The authorities of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have reportedly issued a statement saying that Dino Melaye and his likes were allowed to graduate for peace to reign. According to Vanguard, the ABU Dean of Students, Bar. Ahmed Tanimu made the statement on social media. Tanimu also said the Senator is a bonafide graduate of the institution who has his original transcripts and certificate. The Dean said “Dino had not wanted to graduate from the school, the institution, however, graduated him and his likes so that peace may reign.” Sahara Reporters has also alleged that Melaye’s classmate revealed that he…
Talk about tall, dark, handsome and endowed! Dwayne Wade is all that and more and Gabrielle Union wants you to know. The Hollywood actress shared tweets about her love for University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA, on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, and we can understand seeing as she is a graduate of the institution. She also went on about how impressed she is with Lonzo Ball. Of course, trolls saw an in and decided to take advantage. A troll tweeted at her saying, “U want his d*ck too?” Knowing exactly what she’s got, Gabrielle was quick to reply, “Ummm… no.…
On Sunday, March 19, 2017, TTT became the sixth housemate to leave the Big Brother Naija house. During his stay in the house, the former housemate who is married with two kids had kept his marital status a secret and was romantically involved with Bisola. In an interview with Pulse Nigeria, TTT shared his reasons for not mentioning his marriage to his fellow housemates. He also spoke about his emotional campaign which had him strip on Live TV. “Before I went into the house, I discussed with my wife. We agreed that my family should not be part of the…
Day 59 of the Big Brother Naija show was about a diary session, an altercation, a music video shoot and more. In case you missed some of the interesting events, check out five things that happened. 1. Bally jokingly said to Debie-Rise “who go marry dis one sef,” after she had joked about being married. The statement didn’t go down well with Debie-Rise, who took it very personal. TBoss chipped in that Bally shouldn’t have said that, to which Bally responded “when she dey do her own, nobody dey complain, so I no go apologise” 2. During his diary session,…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has called for a state of emergency to be declared in Benue state. Wike made this call while speaking to members of the University of Port Harcourt Governing Council in the Rivers Government House on Thursday, March 23, 2017. The Governor also accused his Benue counterpart, Samuel Ortom of fuelling violence in the country, adding that it has now consumed his state. Wike said Ortom has lost control of the state, adding that he does not have the capacity to protect the lives of Benue people. The Governor also said “Benue governor has lost…
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has called on the police to handle its investigations into the Ile-Ife crisis without any form of bias. The Governor also wondered why only 20 Yoruba people were arrested in a clash that involved Yorubas and Hausas. Fayose also said the way which the police is handling the issue, will not build unity in Nigeria. According to Punch, he said “If there was a clash between Yoruba people and Hausas in Ile-Ife, are the police now saying that only the Yorubas took part in the crisis? “Both Yorubas and Hausa were attacked. Properties belonging…
The Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has condemned his Rivers state counterpart, Nyesom Wike’s call for a declaration of a state of emergency in Benue. Wike had earlier slammed Ortom over the recent killings in Zaki-Biam, saying he does not have the capacity to stand up for his people. Gunmen had attacked Zaki-Biam on Monday, March 20, 2017, leaving many people dead and properties destroyed. Governor Wike also alleged that Ortom had been politicising the issue of insecurity in the country. In his response, Ortom said the Rivers state Governor should face his state and work hard to stop the…
Barcelona and Brazil star Neymar says Philippe Coutinho would “totally fit” at the Camp Nou, and counted his countryman as a Premier League player he would like to see join the Blaugrana. Neymar and Coutinho are in Uruguay ahead of Brazil’s top-of-the-table World Cup qualifier against La Celeste on Thursday. However, the former Santos man said in a pre-recorded interview with PokerStars that he sees the Liverpool maestro as natural to one day put on a Barcelona shirt, despite having recently signed a new contract with the Reds. “A Premier League player that I would like to have in Barcelona…
If there can be such a thing in professional sport, England suffered a “positive defeat” against Germany in Dortmund on Wednesday. Gareth Southgate’s team showed signs of being able to adapt to an unfamiliar defensive formation with three at the back, their use of the ball was an improvement on recent encounters with elite opponents, and the likes of Adam Lallana, Dele Alli and Eric Dier all underlined their growing importance within England’s World Cup plans. But with Southgate’s side losing 1-0 to Lukas Podolski’s spectacular second half goal at the Westfalenstadion, the outcome of the friendly also reminded the…
As Juventus flew to Portugal last month for the first leg of their round-of-16 tie with Porto, a club official approached Gigi Buffon and congratulated him. The Juventus captain was about to make his 100th appearance in the Champions League. “I’ll be honest with you. I was a little upset about it,” he joked. “I thought I had played a lot more of them. Let’s just say it was a terrible blow to my ego.” It could have been more too. As his agent, (and former Genoa, Torino and Lazio keeper) Silvano Martina, revealed this week, Buffon had an agreement…
Celebrity stylist and beauty entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, has some words for her critics. The mum of two is at her wits end with those criticising her of having two children with different fathers. According to her, she is also not happy concieving for two different people. She shared the photo above writing, “People will never stop to amuse me! So I should be ashamed that I have two children from different dads????? Do you think any woman is happy having kids with different men??? So if one fails, you won’t try again???? Too many hypocrites in this gidi, losers needs…
Known as the godfather of Nigeria’s hip hop music, Dayo Adeneye, is the Co-founder/CEO at PromeTime Ent, and Principal Consultant at Sierra Communications Limited. D1, as he is popularly called, has been on TV for many years with his business partner, Kenny Ogungbe. He is also a Commissioner of Information and Strategy for the Ogun state government. Adeneye attended the Catholic Primary School in Surulere, Lagos and the Federal School of Arts and Science, Victoria Island, Lagos. Thereafter, he proceeded to Southern University, Illinois in the United States, where he bagged his first degree in Business Administration and a Master’s…
Joel Amadi, best Known as (Joe El Everlasting A.K.A The Bakololo master) is a Nigerian singer, song writer and performer. He gained admission into Kaduna state college of education in affiliation with UNIJOS where he acquired his diploma in accounting and auditing in 2005.
Nigerian singer Skales paid a visit to Christ the King International Secondary School, Lagos today, Thursday, March 23, 2017. The singer was received with a warm welcome from students as he visited in the early hours of the day. Skales currently signed to Baseline Records went on to share his story with the enthusiastic students – narrating his humble beginnings and how imperative focus and dedication is in every young person’s life. He also went on to describe the ups and downs of his beginnings, further asserting life isn’t always a bed of roses – indicating why education should always…
In commemoration of 2face’s and Annie Idibia’s 4th wedding anniversary, the legendary musician released a special video for her! The loving husband is releasing a special video to celebrate his wife who featured in the original ‘African queen’ video in 2004. The video which was shot in South Africa, with exclusive clips from their Dubai wedding in 2013, is also one of the official motion Picture soundtracks for Ay’s new film “10 Days In Sun City”. The video sees Annie all smiles on her wedding day as she gets ready for the grand occasion. Arguably one of Nigeria’s finest artist…