With Adam Lallana now fully fit following a groin injury picked up on international duty, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has an interesting decision to make this weekend. Does he bring the 28-year-old back into the starting line-up for the visit of West Ham this Sunday, or does he stick with the midfield pairing of Emre Can and Georginio Wijnaldum in front of the deep-lying Jordan Henderson? Despite the disappointing 4-3 defeat to Bournemouth last Sunday, both Can and Wijnaldum played fairly well: The German even got on the scoresheet with a terrific strike that should really have settled the game…
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Kelechi Iheanacho has said Sergio Aguero has backed him to take his place during his four-game Manchester City suspension. Aguero was sent off for a two-footed challenge on Chelsea defender David Luiz in City’s defeat on Saturday. He will miss the Premier League matches against Leicester City, Watford, Arsenal and Hull City and will not be available until the game at Liverpool on Dec. 31. And Iheanacho, who scored in City’s 1-1 Champions League draw with Celtic on Tuesday, revealed Aguero had spoken to him and given him confidence that he can lead the attack in his absence. “Before we…
Back in the heady days of August, with Jose Mourinho giving bold news conferences that seemed to herald a return to the glory days of yesteryear, this probably isn’t the season that most people at Old Trafford envisaged. Manchester United are 13 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea, having drawn six and won just one of their last eight league games. As they prepare to face Zorya Luhansk in their final Europa League group game, they must contend with the reality that it is now only cup competitions which carry a realistic chance of glory. Given the huge sums that…
A spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has said that Chairman, John Oyegun is responsible for the crisis in the party. Frank made the comment on Thursday, December 8, via a statement in reaction to an APC peace meeting involving Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The statement reads in part: “It is a shame for Chief Oyegun to go back to his vomit having been used to create some of these confusion earlier which are now beyond his capacity to redeem. This is a National Chairman who did everything possible to ensure that Bukola Saraki, who is now…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the upcoming Rivers South East senatorial district rerun election, Senator Magnus Abe says Governor Wike wants to rig. According to Vanguard, Abe said the Rivers Governor and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are training returning officers in a hotel in Abia state. The Senator said “We are becoming very concerned about the activities and linkages that we are seeing between the PDP and the INEC. We just received a report this evening that the INEC Collation and returning officers were being trained at the Dangreet Hotel in Umuahia in Abia state and…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie Oyegun has told members of the party in Rivers state to fight back if they are harassed. Oyegun said that the APC is on a rescue mission, adding that he is pleased with the enthusiasm of the party members in the state. The APC Chairman said this while addressing party faithfuls at a rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Oyegun said “I am very pleased with the turnout here today. It shows you are truly ready. As you can see, we came in force. The whole federal might is here.…
The former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki has called on the Supreme Court to accelerate his trial. According to Vanguard, Dasuki also said he had earlier lodged two appeals against his continued detention. In a letter to the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, the ex-NSA, through his lawyer, J.B. Daudu (SAN), asks the apex court to quickly determine his appeals. An excerpt of the letter reads: “The same government having breached his right to fair trial by not allowing him proceed on bail to have adequate time and facilities to prepare his defence, interfered with…
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, says Nigeria’s borrowing solely to fund infrastructure projects, minister’s Media Adviser, Mr James Akpandem , said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. The minister made the statement when he briefed the Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Affairs of Trade and Policy Department of France, Mr Guillaume Chabert. Udoma said as international development partners explored areas of support to help Nigeria grow a sustainable economy, the Federal Government would consider borrowing to fund targeted infrastructure projects. He said the effect of investing in infrastructure was enormous and the surest way…
One of the Social Investment Programmes of the Buhari administration, the National Homegrown School Feeding scheme, has entered implementation stage with the feeding of primary school pupils in Anambra State today. This was disclosed by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity in the Presidency. Akande said: “Last month, the N-Power scheme kicked off with the selection of the first batch of 200,000 unemployed graduates, many of whom are now being deployed in the 36 states/FCT in the first batch of the planned half a million graduates to be engaged in the N-Power Volunteer Corps, NPVC. “Meanwhile, no…
EME first lady, Niyola, who spent the better part of the year out of the country as a result of some medical condition, is back and she wasted no time in having a photo shoot. Wearing a shimmery gold dress that emphasized her slender curves, the gorgeous singer posed for fashion photographer, Remmi Adetiba in a series of breathtaking shots. She sizzles in the pictures! Some photos see her holding a flowing Ankara cape made by Ayo Van Elmarover over her shoulder with bold accessories that matched her dress. Striking a fierce pose, she is pictured in another shot clutching…
It may still be two weeks till the 11th edition of Nigeria’s biggest and most respected music awards show, the Hip Hop World Awards, also known as the Headies, but one of the co-hosts is already the biggest winner. The Headies will be holding at the Eko Convention Centre on December 22 and will be co-hosted by actress Adesua Etomi as well as rapper and comic act Falz. It has already been a successful year for Falz. Only in March, he won the award for Best Actor in a Comedy Movie/Series at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for his…
Aww! Flavour is one adorable daddy! Having two kids from two different women doesn’t slow down N’abania crooner, Flavour. The ‘Obianuju’ singer shared a video of himself feeding and singing to his two little girls, Sophia and Gabriella, from beauty queens, Sadra Okagbue and Anna Banner. Sophia and Gabriella seem to be getting along just fine. Just recently, the singer shared a photo via his Instagram page on Saturday, December 3, 2016 showing the cute half sisters sharing a kiss. Meanwhile, there has been rumours that Okagbue is pregnant with Flavour’s third child and even more importantly, that the pair…
Funke Akindele has been unveiled as the new face of Nigerian fashion brand, Ayo Van Elmar. The brand was launched in May 2011 and is co-owned by Ayo Elizabeth Olaogun and Elmar Drabek. Speaking on being made the face of the brand, Funke said, ‘It’s great relief for me in particular knowing that I can patronize our made in Nigeria fashion pieces and still look classy.’ The Nollywood star is also an ambassador of telecommunications company Glo, as she was unaffected by the recent dropping of a number of celebs by the company. Funke, who won the 2016 AMVCA Best…
British-Nigerian actor, John Boyega, has just revealed he wants a Nigerian ‘iyawo’ (wife). The “Star Wars” star took to Instagram on December 8, 2016, to wish Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga, the female trio who have volunteered to represent Nigeria in the 2018 Winter Olympics, best of luck while also revealing his desire to marry a Nigerian. “Nigerian bobsled team got me speaking in tongues and prophesying ! I’m going home for my iyawo best of luck to the team!” he wrote alongside their photo. And of course! Nigerians trooped to his page to leave a comment. With…
Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson-Okojie has so many things to be thankful for. The mum of three took to Instagram today, December 7, 2016, sharing a photo of herself close to her Lexus with a customized plate reading, “Odi Wife”.# “My footsteps are ordered by the Lord,all I have to do is smile assume this wig is my real hair.lol. My name is Favour. Good Morning Fnds,” she captioned it. And they are indeed ordered by the Lord. Meanwhile, Mercy Johnson has released a new video as part of the “Mercy, Marriage, Cooking and Kids” show. The video follows the actress’…
Arsene Wenger has confirmed he will offer Santi Cazorla a new contract but insists Arsenal’s future doesn’t depend on whether Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez decide to stay, saying the club “is bigger than that.” Cazorla had surgery this week on a foot injury and Wenger had refused to say last week whether the club would exercise their option to extend his contract by another year. The 31-year-old Spaniard’s current deal expires next summer, but Wenger said on Friday that “we will extend, certainly, with Santi Cazorla.” However, the Arsenal boss is still facing a fight to keep his star…
Brazil and Barcelona forward Neymar was planning to pay tribute to Chapecoense’s football team had he scored against Real Madrid during last Saturday’s Clasico at the Camp Nou. A plane carrying members of Chapecoense’s football team crashed last week on its way to the club’s first-leg match of the Copa Sudamericana final against Colombia’s Atletico Nacional, killing 71 people in total, 19 of which were Chapecoense players. And the Blaugrana star told Gol on Thursday that he was going to reveal a shirt of the tiny Brazilian club from underneath his uniform upon scoring a goal against Barca’s arch-rivals last…
Tottenham will not be drawn into any mind games with “colourful character” Jose Mourinho ahead of Sunday’s match at Old Trafford, according to Jan Vertonghen. A win would put Tottenham nine points clear of United and further damage Mourinho’s hopes of the title, or even a top-four finish, in his first season in Manchester. The outspoken Portuguese is renowned for playing mind games before big matches, and he has previous described Vertonghen as “a disgrace” and “a cheat” after the Belgian clashed with Chelsea’s Fernando Torres in 2013, when Mourinho managed the Blues. The Spurs defender, who is expected to…
Southampton crashed out of Group K after drawing 1-1 at home against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. The Saints appeared to be on their way to the goalless draw they needed to advance before Oriol Romeu gave the ball away after 78 minutes and Maor Bar Buzaglo’s low shot from 20 yards stunned the St Mary’s crowd. That meant the Premier League club needed to win to advance, and after Virgil van Dijk’s stoppage-time equaliser had offered a lifeline, Maya Yoshida’s header went just wide of the post in the final added minute. Though they finished level on level eight points, Hapoel…
Jose Mourinho praised Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s determination to prove himself at Manchester United after the Armenian midfielder scored a stunning solo goal in the Europa League win over Zorya Luhansk. Mkhitaryan, a former Shakhtar Donetsk player, marked his return to Ukraine with his first goal for United after weaving through the Zorya defence early in the second half. Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s late goal secured a 2-0 win to confirm United’s progression into Monday’s draw for the round of 32. And with Mkhitaryan showing his quality after initially struggling to impress following his summer arrival from Borussia Dortmund, Mourinho said the player’s resilience…