Zlatan’s Ibrahimovic’s agent Mino Raiola has said that there is a “big chance” that the Swede will play a second year at Manchester United — and that the striker has “killed” his doubters. Ibrahimovic, 35, signed for United in the summer on a one-year deal with an option of a second and is enjoying life at United, having scored 16 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions. Raiola told talkSPORT: “There is a big chance that there will be a second year, yes. It’s more a question of time, rather than when or if.” He added that Ibrahimovic was not…
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Marouane Fellaini is ready to stay at Manchester United, with sources telling us that manager Jose Mourinho is reluctant to lose the Belgium midfielder during the January transfer window. Fellaini, 29, has lost his starting place in recent weeks, having been a regular during the early stages of this season. But despite dropping the former Everton player and reinstating Michael Carrick, Mourinho has retained him in his matchday squads and used him 17 times in 27 games so far. While Inter Milan are prepared to offer Fellaini a move next month, Mourinho wants to retain him for the rest of…
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, on Tuesday told the youths not to despair because of the current economic situation, stressing that there is light at the end of the tunnel. The minister spoke in Abuja at the Special Town Hall Meeting for the youths, organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the town hall meeting was conceived to bridge communication gap between the government and the citizenry and also keep them informed of the policies and programmes of government. Addressing the gathering, Fashola said that…
Yaya Toure says he wants to help Manchester City become even “bigger” than rivals Manchester United. Toure, 33, is out of contract at the end of the season, but is motivated to help City win the title after getting back into the side following his early season fallout with manager Pep Guardiola over comments from his agent. The Ivorian admits it will be a huge challenge for City to win the Premier League in one of the most-competitive seasons in recent years, but he says the fact they are again in the race as well as competing in the Champions…
Orezi drops a playful dance track he titles ‘Just like that’ following his love themed single . This joint was produced by Five star in-house producer Dr Amir and Popito. Enjoy.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday said it would embark on a comprehensive rehabilitation of the nation’s refineries to achieve optimal capacity utilisation in 2017. NNPC Chief Operating Officer, Refineries, Mr Anibor Kragha, said this in Abuja in a statement by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division. The three refineries in Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt have had skeletal operations this year. The statement reported Kragha as saying that the Corporation was determined to move away from the approach of quick fixes and undertake a comprehensive revamp of the plants. ”The plan for…
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki held a meeting with President Buhari behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. According to Punch, the meeting might be connected to the rejection of Ibrahim Magu, the Chairman of the EFCC. This is coming on the heels of a similar meeting between Buhari and the Senate majority leader, Ali Ndume. Reports say the meeting between the Senate President and Buhari lasted for only 30 minutes. Meanwhile, the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof Itse Sagay has urged President Buhari to re-submit Magu’s name to the Senate. Sagay…
President Muhamadu Buhari said on Tuesday that there was need to confront the internal migration frictions being experienced in different parts of the federation. He spoke at the Second Annual National Migration Dialogue in Abuja with the theme, “Policy Coherence in Migration Governance: Managing Migration and Displacement, the way forward.’’ Represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the President noted that the Nigerian constitution guaranteed all citizens the right to reside anywhere in the country without discrimination. He, however, observed that the country was still grappling with national identity issues which engender discrimination. He said such discriminations were rife and that…
Here’s a new word you should learn today: Zeitgeist. It means ‘the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.’ Therefore, when you are asked to describe the zeitgeist of Nigerian music, few moments would jump out. One of them was the performance D’banj gave at the 2006 Headies Awards, formerly known as HipHop World Awards. The year 2006 was very important: It was the first edition of the awards ceremony, one that a whole generation of Nigerians looked forward to. The Headies was the first platform that…
8 weeks on and beautician, Kris Asimonye Ugboma, the wife of popular comedian Bovi, is looking smoking hot for a mother who recently delivered a baby boy. And she wasted no time to share her stunning figure in a couple of photos. You will recall that her husband had found a most amusing way to introduce their newborn, by making the baby’s picture into a meme about being born in a recession.
Headies will be delighted to welcome back Olamide and Don Jazzy’s crew at this year’s awards ceremony. The duo’s controversial moment when Lil Kesh lost the ‘Next Rated’ award to Reekado Banks at the 2015 Headies, aired on New Year’s Day, won’t be forgotten easily as fans anticipate what’s in the goody bag this season. YBNL and Mavin are two of the biggest music labels in Nigeria presently, along with Chocolate City, Five Star Music, HKN and Starboy Entertainment. But how did they fare since that infamous incident? Reekado Banks’ Spotlight, which was announced on September 1, is the only…
Atletico Madrid ensured 2016 ended on a high with a 4-1 victory over Guijuelo in the Copa del Rey on a freezing Tuesday night at the Vicente Calderon. Several fringe players showed they might be ready to contribute come the second half of the season, from which Diego Simeone will take heart, although the 6-0 first-leg cushion may have played a part in that. First-half strikes from Nicolas Gaitan, Angel Correa, Juanfran and Fernando Torres did the damage, and when Raul Ruiz was dismissed for the visitors before the break, Atleti “declared,” to use cricketing parlance. Guijuelo, to their credit,…
One of manager Pep Guardiola’s predecessors at Manchester City, Stuart Pearce, recently spoke of going to see Guardiola while he was the Barcelona coach. “He gave me a great insight into how to be a good manager,” said Pearce. “As we said goodbye and walked away, he turned around and said, ‘By the way, get a Messi in your side.'” Guardiola might not have a Lionel Messi in this Manchester City side, but he does have a David Silva. The Spanish playmaker’s form had rather tailed off last season. He was a peripheral figure who never really recovered from an…
Chelsea’s renaissance under Antonio Conte, which has manifested itself as a club-record-equalling 11 straight Premier League wins and counting, has seen the club surge to the top of the table by six points. Right now, Conte can do no wrong. From his now fabled 3-4-3, to turning Victor Moses from loan fodder to first team star and everything in between, including the mental re-mapping of David Luiz and Diego Costa, the Italian appears to have the Midas touch. But there’s still room for improvement. An intriguing by-product of the run Conte has presided over is the nullifying effect it has…
In 2016, two albums – Drake’s Views and Beyonce’s Lemonade – have made the biggest headlines. However, as the year draws to an end, another album is making a huge splash, and it is J. Cole’s fourth studio album 4 Your Eyez Only. The album becomes the third-highest debut in 2016. The album has also debuted at number one on the Billboard album chart for the week. Post Malone and Tech N9ne also debuted in the Top 15 with their projects, while The Weeknd and Bruno Mars maintained strong sales.
Nigerian rapper Reminisce has released the visual for his single ‘Konsignment‘ of his El Hadj album. The video was shot by Director Q in London and sees Reminisce in a number of places across the city.
Last Friday, when Kendrick Lamar performed at Brooklyn’s Music Hall for a secret pop-up show in conjunction with American Express, he surprised some of his fans as he brought them onstage to rap with him. Before the show, Kendrick was asked about his thoughts on what Barack Obama has done for hip-hop. Kendrick could not hide his admiration for the outgoing president as he said: ‘I think the world, not just hip-hop owes him. We all have to give him his credit due for even allowing us into the building. We would probably never get inside that house ever again.…
The Minster of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has said that the Federal Government will create job centres in all the 774 Local Government Areas, next year. Ngige disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while answering questions from youths at a Special Town Hall Meeting organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture. The minister said the decision is to reduce the increasing rate of unemployment by ensuring that youths are fixed in any vacancies in public and private sectors. Ngige said the centres would serve the purposes of registering all unemployed youths in every locality and ensuring that…
The Oyo State Government on Tuesday commenced the payment of two months outstanding salaries to its workers. Mr Toye Arulogun, the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, announced this at the Annual Lecture/Award of the ministry’s Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the payment would reduce the outstanding salaries to five months from August. NAN reports that the state government had hinged the challenges in the payment of salaries on economic recession. Arulogun stated that the payment was to reduce workers hardship at yuletide, adding that the…
The Federal Government says the current hike in price of fertiliser is as a result of security concerns as criminal elements are using its components to make bombs and other explosives. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a Special Town Hall Meeting for Youths organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture. The minister said that fertiliser being sold for N10,000 per bag was because the security agencies placed hold on its distribution. “Fertiliser came late this year due to security challenges. “We started moving fertiliser in February to meet…