Gianluigi Buffon will make his 1,000th career appearance when the legendary goalkeeper pulls on the gloves once more for Italy on Friday against Albania. The 39-year-old Juventus stopper made his professional debut in 1995 as a 17-year-old in goal for Parma and has gone on to become a football icon at home and abroad. “This is going to be a great achievement. The only thing I can say with certainty is that there will not be 1,000 more,” he told a press conference on Thursday. Buffon played 220 times for Parma and is at 612 appearances for Juventus — and…
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Wales manager Chris Coleman believes the experience his side gained in their shock run to the semi-finals of last year’s Euros will help them in Friday’s key World Cup qualifier in the Republic of Ireland. Both Wales and Ireland are unbeaten in UEFA qualifying group D. With three wins and a draw from four games, Ireland lead the group by two points from Serbia and four ahead of Wales, with only the leading side in each pool guaranteed a place at Russia 2018. The Welsh have dropped points as a result of consecutive draws with Austria, Georgia and Serbia and…
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu says members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not be flexing muscle over leadership when Nigerians are suffering. Ekweremadu made the plea on Wednesday when the party’s Reconciliatory Committee, headed by Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, visited him in Abuja. He said, “The country is in crisis. So our house is also burning. We cannot be chasing rats when our house is burning. “The PDP house that is burning needs to be rescued. Everybody needs to put efforts to ensure that happens. “There is hunger in the land; there is also anger in…
England manager Gareth Southgate says the death threats Jamie Vardy received in the wake of Claudio Ranieri’s sacking will not affect the striker in Wednesday’s friendly away to Germany. In the international’s build-up, Vardy revealed his alleged role in getting Ranieri sacked at Leicester City has earned him death threats. Vardy’s goals last season helped Leicester to the Premier League title under Ranieri and catapulted the 30-year-old into the England team. But the Leicester star went public while in the England camp about the death threats he received on Twitter, which were directed at both him and his family. Southgate…
Rapper and actor Wyclef Jean just posted a video of himself being handcuffed by Los Angeles police officers. Apparently, the fracas was a case of mistaken identity. They apparently mistook the ex Fugees rapper for a robber. “LAPD another case of mistaken identity,” the Haitian musician wrote in a tweet today, March 21, 2017. adding, “Black man with red bandana robbed a gas station as I was in the studio working but I’m in handcuffs?” The 47-year-old included a video of the incident, showing at least two police officers stopping him in front of a cop car. Jean was shown…
Regina Chukwu is an Enugu born actress who secretly married hotelier, The Royal Link Hotel boss in Dubai.
Miss Seyi Shay drops the visual for her latest song ‘Yolo Yolo’, which she had been teasing for weeks. The singer is encouraging everyone to live life to the fullest and be happy. Directed by Meji Alabi, Seyi Shay takes this one to the beautiful Caribbean islands. Enjoy.
In the process of trailing the journey of an elegant woman- Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, we came to realize that she is an ex model, actress, singer and a philanthropist. Omotola Jalade Ekeinde who is of Ondo decent, but was born in Lagos state, Nigeria; grew up in a family of five, her parents and two younger brothers. She attended Chrisland school Opebi (1981-1987), Oxford Children School (1987), Santis Layout and Command Secondary School Kaduna (1988-1993). Omotola Jalade Ekeinde had her tertiary education at Obafemi Awolowo University and completed it at Yaba college of technology where she studied Estate Management. However,…
Chairman of Reconciliation Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday submitted the committee’s report to the National Caretaker Committee of the party. Handing the report to Chairman of the caretaker committee, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, in Abuja on Wednesday, Dickson said that organs and institutions of the party had crucial roles to play in resolving PDP crisis. He solicited the support of other party leaders in the effort to reposition the party. Dickson, the governor of Bayelsa, said that the recommendations in the report were not stone-cast, but opened to additional inputs that could help in the…
Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that there is no vacancy at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja. Makari stated this in a statement by the committee’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Dayo Adeyeye, on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the attention of the caretaker committee had been drawn to some newspaper publication “Vacancies in the PDP National Secretariat’’. He said that the report was credited to Prof. Wale Oladipo, National Secretary to Ali Modu Sheriff, who advertised for various offices in the PDP secretariat, declaring them vacant. “We wish to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a list 28 nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the Senate for confirmation. The letter dated Monday, February 27, 2017, was sent to the Senate by Vice (Acting) President, Yemi Osinbajo. According to the letter, some RECs were renominated by President Buhari following the expiration of their tenures. Meanwhile, INEC has fixed February 16, 2019, for Presidential and National Assembly elections. Similarly, Governorship, State Assembly and Federal Capital Territory Area Councils polls will hold on March 2, 2019. Mr Solomon Soyebi, National Commissioner of the commission in…
Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa has stepped down as assistant captain of the national team. Musa has been the assistant captain to skipper John Mikel Obi since March 2016. Before becoming the assistant skipper, Musa was the captain of the Super Eagles following Vincent Enyeama’s controversial exit from the national team in October 2015. Musa has now announced that he won’t be serving as an assistant again, saying he wants to just focus on his game. According to KweseSports, the Leicester forward addressed his teammates at a meeting on Thursday, March 23 just before their friendly game against Senegal. “He…
The chairman of England’s governing Football Association has deplored the “inappropriate, disrespectful and disappointing” behaviour of some travelling fans in Germany on Wednesday. Some England supporters in Dortmund for a friendly international against Germany could clearly be heard singing songs about World War I and II, with the chants loud enough to be picked up by television microphones. Hours after the attack in London, and with the British national anthem politely observed by the home crowd, jeers were also heard when the German anthem was played. Germany won 1-0 thanks to Lukas Podolski’s stunning second-half goal in his final international…
Ireland have no special plan to nullify Welsh superstar Gareth Bale in Friday’s crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier because it would never work anyway, assistant manager Roy Keane said. Keane, himself a standout if different type of player to Bale when he played for Manchester United and Ireland, said many teams had tried — and failed — to stop the Wales and Real Madrid forward. Group D leaders Ireland, who have lost several key players to injury and the influential Robbie Brady to suspension, have a two-point lead over Serbia and a four-point advantage over the Welsh going into Friday’s…
Joe-El Armani comes through with visuals for song ‘Yamarita’ featuring Olamide YBNL. This follows releasing his ‘Do good’ and its follow-up remix featuring Sound Sultan and Honorebel. Yamarita is a saucy tune from the Kennis Music singer. Paul Gambit directed the video. Enjoy.
Starboy Wizkid’s song titled ‘Fool for you’, a melodious romantic number gets released unofficially via a Starboy TV Youtube channel . This may just be one of the singles off the singer’s forthcoming international album “Sounds From The Other Side”. Check it out.
Sugarboy drops off single ‘Kilamity’ featuring Kiss Daniel off his forthcoming debut album “Believe”. Just like they blew fans away in Kiss Daniel’s ‘Upon me’, the G-Worldwide pair combine their genius vocals in ‘Kilamity’ produced by LuisAMG. You need to hear this.
2Baba comes through with a fine remix to his classic hit song ‘African Queen’. Dedicated to his heartthrob, Annie Idibia, the song doubles as an official motion picture soundtrack to comedian AY’s forthcoming movie ”10 days in Suncity”.
Shortly after releasing video for the social conscious song ‘Rara’, Tekno rolls out new music titled ‘Yawa’. Tekno sings for the sake of love in ‘Yawa’. It’s another hit song in the making from the pop singer. The song produced by Masterkraft is also available on iTunes. Enjoy.
Seriki presents his first record of 2017 in ‘Gogo’ featuring 9ice. The song, produced by Kelly, passes for the type you dance away to at the club. Enjoy indigenous music at its core.