Harry Kane says the chance to stop Chelsea breaking a Premier League record of 14 straight victories is added motivation for Tottenham when they host the league leaders on Wednesday. Chelsea have won 13 league consecutive matches, including a 2-1 win over Spurs at Stamford Bridge in November, and they will break Arsenal’s record, set in 2002, with another victory at White Hart Lane. There is no love lost between the two sides, particularly after the Blues’ ended Spurs’ title hopes last season, but Kane says stopping Chelsea making history is firing them up. “Definitely, we don’t want to be…
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Chelsea are monitoring West Ham United’s Michail Antonio, sources close to the player have said. Antonio has been West Ham’s star performer this season, with the 26-year-old having excelled in a number of different roles. He has played at right-back, left wing, right wing and up front and he is the club’s top scorer with eight goals. Chelsea are in the market for attacking reinforcements after selling Oscar, and Antonio’s versatility has brought him to the attention of Blues boss Antonio Conte. He impressed Conte in West Ham’s EFL Cup win over Chelsea earlier this season and could play in…
Arsenal scored three times in 20 minutes to wipe out a 3-0 deficit and claim a point in a thrilling 3-3 draw at Bournemouth on Tuesday. Bournemouth had made a high-tempo start after Charlie Daniels’ opener, and soon made it 2-0 when Callum Wilson converted a penalty after Granit Xhaka’s push on Ryan Fraser. The Gunners’ chances seemed slim when Fraser added a third before the hour mark after taking advantage of a slip by Hector Bellerin. But the comeback started with 20 minutes to play when Olivier Giroud flicked on a cross and Alexis Sanchez dived to head home…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National leaderof the the All Progressives Congress (APC), has congratulated Nigerians for entering the New year, saying that the year will bring good things for the nation. Tinubu who said this in a statement issued by his Media Office, claimed that the efforts of the Buhari-led government will begin yield fruit in 2017. ”The last year witnessed a lot of sacrifices on the part of Nigerians. The government of APC is mindful. It is the necessary pain before the gain. As we move into a new year the pains will ease off in certain areas as…
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and her hubby, Captain Mathew Ekeinde were guests of the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion on New Year’s Day. The Nollywood actress shared photos from the dinner party hosted by Chief Igbinedion at his home in Edo state, via her Instagram page on Sunday, January 1, 2016. Omotola also posed in a selfie with the Esama during their visit. She also shared a generous photo of the dinner table loaded with sumptuous meals. Guess we know what they were doing for the New Year’s day celerations. Omotola has been happily married to Captain Matthew for 20…
Sadio Mane believes he is leaving Liverpool in good shape as he prepares to spearhead Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations challenge. The 24-year-old — whose goal in the 2-2 draw with Sunderland on Monday was his ninth for Liverpool since his £34million ($41.7m, 40.1m euros) move from Southampton — says the squad is strong enough to make up for him playing at African football’s showpiece tournament in Gabon. Mane leaves Liverpool in second position in the table, five points adrift of leaders Chelsea, who can go eight points clear if they beat Spurs on Wednesday. “It won’t be easy for…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to implement the N52,000 new minimum wage in 2017. In its new year message, the Union’s President, Ayuba Wabba also asked President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle unemployment affecting young Nigerians. Wabba charged the President to deal with the challenge of the power sector through “either reversal of the privatization of the sector or ensuring that those who run the sector provide electricity on regular basis and at rates consumer can afford.” According to him, labour will continue its campaign to ensure that the incidence of delayed payment of salaries is…
There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet reshuffle initially speculated to happen in January 2017 may have to wait till May. According to Leadership newspaper, which cited ‘impeccable sources’, the President is no longer keen on the idea of reshuffling his cabinet so soon despite pressures from within and outside the government, including the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. Buhari is said to have been convinced to delay the cabinet shake-up until May as part of a mid-term review mechanism. The report cited a source at the National Assembly who said Buhari was advised to wait till the second anniversary…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has launched a Made-in-Nigeria contest to promote locally produced goods. The contest will run for three months and will serve the purpose of showcasing raw materials used in producing the goods and the process involved. The best products will then be identified and their creators will be matched with investors and relevant government agencies. “Today, as promised, we kick-start the soft launch of the #MadeInNigeria Challenge,” Saraki said via a statement. “This campaign is organised to showcase everyday products that are used by Nigerians and produced by Nigerians locally that serves as an alternative to imported…
Stephanie Coker has too many reasons to be excited and reports have revealed that a Porche Panama is one of them. The OAP was reportedly gifted with the luxury sport car worth N38 million by her husband, Olumide Aderinokun. Reports have it that the car was given to Coker as a wedding gift following her traditional wedding which took place in Lagos state on December 30, 2016. The traditional ceremony was star-studded as expected and even saw Tiwa Savage and estranged husband, Tee Billz in attendance for the first time since their epic split. Big congrats to her.
Seems like a reunion is going on between Tiwa Savage and Tee Billz and we can confirm it. The estranged couple who were spotted for the first time together on Friday, December 30, 216 since their marital drama back in April apparently spent Christmas together. So, on Christmas day Tiwa shared this photo of son, Jamil Balogun in his pyjamas playing with his new toy. She captioned it, “Of all the PLENTY presents Jamil got today, this is what he has been playing all day … Hmmm what does this mean o.” That same day Tee Billz shared a similar…
Nollywood actress Ini Edo is currently in Dubai where she’s enjoying a new year vacation. The globe trotter was seen in various spots in the beautiful city. She also shared photos and videos of herself cruising in a Rolls Royce.
It is not Pep Guardiola’s job to be affable with the media. It shouldn’t be regarded as a moral failing on his part that he reacted in a rather grumpy and sarcastic manner to questions from journalists. He is not there to smile and dance for our pleasure; he is there to make Manchester City successful, and based purely on recent results, with four wins from the last five matches, that seems to be going reasonably well. Nevertheless, Guardiola’s performance in a few different engagements with the media after Monday’s 2-1 win over Burnley was unusual at best. One could…
Manchester United claimed their sixth successive Premier League win over a West Ham United side harshly punished by two Mike Dean decisions — a red card against Sofiane Feghouli in the first half and an offside goal awarded to Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the second. The result was tough on the home side, who were actually more creative for large parts of the first half despite having less of the ball, but Jose Mourinho took full and ruthless advantage with his substitutions. United may rue not having made a stronger start to the season, but they are looking like a very…
Leg-weary Liverpool were far from their best as they dropped two points to relegation-threatened Sunderland in a 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light on Monday. Perhaps that was to be expected given how little time they’d had to recover from their win over Manchester City on Saturday and how few changes Jurgen Klopp made to his team, but having twice held the lead, they will be disappointed not to have picked up maximum points. Positives The players dug deep and put plenty of effort in despite having less than 48 hours rest since an energy-sapping victory over Man City.…
Workers in Osun State returned to work on Tuesday after the Monday public holiday declared to mark the New Year day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the civil servants reported at the state secretariat in Abere and were seen carrying out their routine duties. Some of them were also seen exchanging greetings and prayers for a prosperous new year. NAN reports that federal civil servants in the state also returned to their duty posts. Similarly, commercial banks in Osogbo opened for the usual transactions with customers. A correspondent of NAN, who visited local government secretariats…
The Nigerian military has said that the war against terrorist sect, Boko Haram has been won. The comment was made by Acting Director, Defence Headquarters, Brig. Gen. Abubakar Rabe during an interview. “The war on Boko Haram insurgency is over, I can assure you of that. We have won the war against the terrorists, but from this year, we will concentrate on post-conflict repairs in the Northeast; that is the next chapter in our history,” Rabe told The Nation. “We will also intensify our mop-up operations against the remnants of the terrorists, we are focusing on eliminating them in their…
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has promised that the upper legislative chamber will investigate the recent killings in Southern Kaduna. Saraki gave the assurance on Monday, January 2, 2017, after a Twitter user brought the situation to his attention. “Once @NGRSenate resumes, this issue will be addressed to get a clearer picture of what the real situation is and find a lasting solution,” Saraki said. “Every Nigerian life matters, and @ngrsenate will work to ensure that rule of law is always upheld as prescribed by Nigerian Constitution,” he added. The killings in Kaduna have led the state government to declare…
The Federal Government has begun the payment of the N30, 000 monthly stipends for participants of the N-Power scheme, a programme aimed at job creation by the FG. The N-Power programme is a scheme by the federal government aimed at employing the teeming and massive numbers of unemployed Nigerian graduates from tertiary institutions across the country. Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, revealed this to news men on Friday, commenting that “all successfully verified beneficiaries who have provided bank accounts are being processed for payment. `some beneficiaries will receive their first…
Bishop Simeon Okah, the principal patriarch of the Flock of Christ Mission, Enerhen-Effurun, Delta State, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to forget about contesting in 2019. Bishop Okah claimed that the president is already too old to pilot the affairs of the country. He also denounced President Buhari as the most unfavourable Nigerian President to the people of Niger Delta region. “The man is an old man, old man is old, I am quite younger than he is. I am 64 years old, do you know that without the younger ones around me, there are some things about this generation…