Popular singer, 2Face Idibia in a recent interview opens up on his happiest and saddest moments during the span of his career. Speaking to Sun over the weekend, he said, “My saddest moment was when they were writing things about me some years ago while I was celebrating the kids coming. Some people were using it against me, and saying some hurtful things to put me down. Another sad moment was when I lost my dad. All of a sudden I realised that this man who used to carry us on his shoulders and take us out for shopping and…
Author: David Folami
Rapper, Snoop Dogg has declared today, November 9, 2016, the 2nd worse day in America, after the September 11 terrorist attack. The enraged rapper who recently celebrated the legalization of weed in California revealed on Twitter today, November 9, 2016, also plans to relocate to Canada with the help of Drake. “My new home,” he wrote alongside a photo of Canada at night. “@champagnepapi I need the hookup on some property. I’m going to the 6ix,” he added. According to him, today is the second worst day in America after the bombing of the World Trade Centre in 2005. Republican…
Nigerian striker Victor Anichebe scored his first goal for Sunderland and won a penalty from which the winning goal was scored in their 2-1 victory over Bournemouth. Anichebe netted an equalizer for Sunderland as they went on to secure their first three points of the season. After the game, the striker was seen with a strapping across his midriff which he revealed was as a result of a cracked rib. “In the first half I cracked my rib, I couldn’t move properly,” he told Sky Sports after the game. “We did this for the manager, over the last few weeks…
Senegal international Sadio Mane is the fastest player in the Liverpool team according to his teammate Nathaniel Clyne. The £34 million summer acquisition for Liverpool has been in top form, scoring six Premier League goals so far. Mane is known for his pace and his teammate, Clyne has revealed that the 24-year-old is the fastest player in Liverpool. “Me and him in a race? That would be tough and a close one,” Clyne told Goal. “I have to say, he is faster, definitely when he is on the ball anyway. The top three are Sadio, then me and then Alberto…
Arsenal had a £80 million offer turned down by Borussia Dortmund for forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Aubameyang’s profile after the 2015/2016 season when he scored 39 goals for Dortmund. All through the transfer window, the Gabon international was linked with big money transfers to move all some of the biggest clubs in Europe but remain at Dortmund. It has now been revealed that a huge £80 million offer from Arsenal was turned down by Dortmund. Italian agent Vincenzo Morabito revealed that he made enquiries for the forward on behalf Serie A side, Napoli who were looking to spend most of the…
Sadio Mane has told Goal he always felt destined he would play for Jurgen Klopp after the Liverpool manager finally secured the services of a long-term target this summer. Mane moved to Anfield in June for £30 million from Southampton and has made a flying start to his career in a red shirt. The Senegal international has scored six goals in 10 Premier League appearances and gone on to form a formidable frontline partnership with Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino. Klopp tried to sign Mane while he was manager of Borussia Dortmund and took a keen liking to the talents…
Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has said Eden Hazard will continue to captain Belgium despite the return of Vincent Kompany. Previously a long-standing captain of his country, Kompany, 30, has not played for Belgium since featuring in a Euro 2016 qualifying win against Israel on Oct. 13 last year. A groin injury ruled the Manchester City defender out of the European Championship, leaving Hazard, 25, to lead their nation in the final tournament. Hazard has also worn the captain’s armband in the initial stages of 2018 World Cup qualifying, and though Kompany has now returned to the international fold, Martinez, 43,…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s former international teammate Jimmy Durmaz has backed the Manchester United forward to prove his worth in the Premier League before retiring. Ibrahimovic, 35, has scored six times in 11 Premier League appearances for United since his summer move from Paris Saint-Germain. However, his double strike against Swansea City last weekend marked his first top-flight goals in seven outings, and his barren spell had raised questions about whether the former Sweden international had lost his touch. “At this moment in time, Manchester United are struggling. But I know him, he’s going to tear it up,” Toulouse attacker Durmaz, 27,…
The prospect of Barcelona superstar Neymar standing trial moved closer on Monday as a Madrid judge accepted an appeal by prosecutors for corruption charges to be brought against the Brazilian, a court filing said. The decision overturns a ruling in July that said irregularities detected in the Brazilian’s 2013 transfer to Barcelona were an issue for a civil court, not a criminal one. Neymar’s parents, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his predecessor Sandro Rosell — who resigned over the scandal in 2014 — also face corruption charges. Both the defence and prosecution have 10 days to present their arguments…
Barcelona have announced they will appeal the yellow card given to Lionel Messi during the team’s 2-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday. The Argentinian forward was booked during the second half of the La Liga game for time wasting as he attempted to put his boot back on after it had come off following a challenge from Sevilla’s Steven N’Zonzi. A statement from Barcelona read: “The club have presented an appeal against the yellow card that Leo Messi received on Sunday n the match against Sevilla at the Sanchez Pizjuan, which Barca won 2-1 thanks to a goal from the…
Tottenham Hotspur forward Harry Kane said his seven-week absence due to an ankle-ligament injury has turned out to be a good thing as he was able to recharge his batteries. Kane, who returned to score the equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday, suffered the injury in a Premier League match against Sunderland on September 18. “When you get injured you have to look at the positives to help you,” the England international told British media. “It gave me six-seven weeks to rest the other muscles that haven’t been rested in a while. “I had a break early on when I first…
Midfielder Jack Wilshere would not hesitate to leave Arsenal when his loan spell at Bournemouth ends if he fails to break back into manager Arsene Wenger’s first team plans. Once regarded as one of the brightest young hopes in English football, the 24-year-old fell out of favour at Arsenal after managing only 17 games in two seasons blighted by injury, and joined Bournemouth on a season-long loan in August. “Of course I love Arsenal, but if there comes a time when I have to leave, then I have to leave,” he told British media. “If I go back and I’m…
Skipper Jordan Henderson has credited Liverpool’s rise to the top of the Premier League table to the work rate of their attacking trio of Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane. Liverpool beat Watford 6-1 on Sunday to go one point clear at the top after 11 games, with all three forwards getting on the scoresheet. Mane scored twice to take his league tally to six goals, while Coutinho and Firmino are both on five goals for the campaign after adding one apiece. “They are world-class players,” Henderson said. “Their understanding of the game, not only going forward, but also…
Jurgen Klopp is eager not to let Liverpool’s trophy-laden past burden his squad with the manger instead urging his players to write their own chapters in the Merseyside club’s history books. Liverpool have made a strong start to the season, having lost only once in 14 games in all competitions, which has propelled them to the top of the Premier League table and to the quarterfinals of the League Cup. “It’s a really good moment and I know that everybody compares with the past, especially at Liverpool. Three years ago, 10, five, 25 years ago – but this team is…
A meeting with members of Algeria’s national football team, the Desert Foxes left new national team coach, Georges Leekens impressed. Leekens and members of his backroom staff held a meeting with the players shortly before their first ever training session together and the veteran Belgian trainer on Monday evening. According to the official website of the Algeria Football Federation (Faf), www.faf.dz the meeting was also attended by the president, Mohamed Raouraoua. Right after the meeting, the players were put through their paces in Leekens first ever training session with the Foxes. The team trained twice on Monday and Tuesday at…
John Mikel Obi is optimistic about Nigeria’s chances of producing a positive performance against Algeria in Saturday’s 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifier in Uyo. The Super Eagles face the Fennec Foxes in the stand out fixture of match day two in Group B at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo and the Chelsea man believes a win for the West Africans could be on the cards. After playing the part in the Eagles’ 2-1 win over Zambia on match day one, Mikel insists that preparations and the attitude of the players must not be altered if success is to be replicated…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that it would be a shame for Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole to retire without offering further service to the country. Buhari also expressed the hope that ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) would find a place for Oshiomhole. The president made the comments on Monday, November 7, during a visit to the palace of the new Oba of Benin. “It will be a pity to waste his energy by him retiring. I hope there will be a higher assignment for him to do more for the nation. I congratulate the governor for his hard…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has alleged that Governor Olusegun Mimiko is planning to award unnecessary contracts before he leaves office in February 2017. The Ondo APC made the claim via a statement released by its publicity secretary, Omoba Abayomi Adesanya. The statement reads: “The outgoing Governor Olusegun Mimiko has concluded plans to award contracts worth N62Billion between now -November 2016 to February 2017 when he would be vacating office as the Chief Executive Officer of the State.” “Among the contracts to be awarded is the 28KM ABOTO-ATIJERE road, in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state,…
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, says the Supreme Court judgment affirming his victory in the last governorship election in the state is deserving. In a statement issued by his media aide, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, on Tuesday, November 8, the Governor said the ruling further confirms his landslide victory at the polls. He commended the judiciary for ensuring justice in the matter and for reaffirming the earlier decisions of the tribunal and the Appeal Court. He also thanked the Bayelsa people for their unwavering support in the course of the case. “This is a total victory and it is for the entire…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has again debunked report that it plans to hike the pump price of petrol. Mr Garba Deen Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC made the denial in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. He said that the NNPC is not empowered statutorily to tinker with the pricing template of petroleum products as erroneously reported in some national dailies. The Corporation had on Oct. 23 debunked the report that plans were in the offing to increase the pump price of fuel. The NNPC spokesman said that the adjustment of…