Gary Cahill has called out Sergio Aguero for his “crazy tackle” on David Luiz In the aftermath of Chelsea’s stunning 3-1 win over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The England defender scored an own goal in the first half but Antonio Conte’s charges came storming back with goals from Diego Costa, Willian and Eden Hazard to cap off a solid victory for the league leaders. While the goals were of good quality, the game was marred by an ugly fracas in the dying seconds when Aguero went flying in and caught Luiz, sparking a free-for-all that saw…
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has denied that he kicked Seamus Coleman in the head on purpose, saying that — if he wanted to do that — he would make an opponent “fall asleep.” The Manchester United striker was involved in a tangle with the Everton defender early in the second half of the their 1-1 league draw at Goodison Park on Sunday. Referee Michael Oliver appeared to miss the incident, meaning that there could be a threat of retrospective action from the FA. Ibrahimovic told MUTV: “It was a physical game. They played hard. “I heard one of the commentators say I…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was quick to shrug off criticism of goalkeeper Loris Karius after Liverpool’s 4-3 defeat at Bournemouth on Sunday. Karius, a £4.7 million summer signing from Mainz, has displaced Simon Mignolet as the club’s No. 1 but has struggled to convince so far. The German appeared to be at fault for two of Bournemouth’s goals, firstly Ryan Fraser’s 76th-minute strike that gave the home side hope before he spilled Steve Cook’s 93rd-minute drive into the path of Nathan Ake for the winner. Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, working as a pundit for Sky Sports, was damning in…
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has hit out at “distorted” claims from the media who he accused of twisting his words. Pogba, 23, was left unhappy with how the media had taken his tongue-in-cheek response of how he “went on holiday [to Juventus] and just came back” which he had made at an event during the week. Juventus director Beppe Marotta laughed off Pogba’s comment and said “we want to be good-hearted in interpreting what one says,” but parts of the media had suggested it showed disrespect to the Serie A champions. “Everything can be distorted,” Pogba wrote on social…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was unhappy with questions about his decision to bring on Marouane Fellaini as a late substitute in the draw at Everton. Fellaini replaced Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the 85th minute at Everton with United in front through Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s first-half goal. Two minutes later, the Belgium midfielder collided with Idrissa Gueye in the box and the home side rescued a 1-1 draw when Leighton Baines converted the subsequent penalty. Invited to justify his decision to send for Fellaini late in the game, Mourinho said: “I thought you would know more about football than you do, the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the the President-elect of The Gambia, Mr. Adama Barrow, on his victory. Buhari’s congratulatory message was made known in a statement issued on Saturday, December 3, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. The President also commended outgoing President of the country, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, for conceding defeat. He described the gesture as uncommon and crucial in calming fears of unrest in the West African nation. Buhari, however, enjoined President-elect Barrow to be magnanimous in victory. “President Buhari said he looks forward to a smooth transition of power and working with…
Three points on Chelsea’s 3-1 victory over Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. This was a performance of champions from Chelsea and a meltdown from nine-man Manchester City. Those are the basic tenets of this immensely impressive 3-1 away win but barely tell the story of this utterly remarkable match. City manager Pep Guardiola will regret a series of missed chances, defensive errors and referee calls, as City should have scored so much more than a fortuitous Gary Cahill own goal on the stroke of half time. That still shouldn’t take away from Chelsea’s reaction, though. This…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will reportedly arraign five more judges on corruption charges in the coming days. It was gathered that the agency has concluded investigation the five judges, and are set for trial. The justices are: Mohammed Nasir Yunusa; Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa; Musa Haruna Kurya; Agbadu James Fishim; and Uwani Abba Aji. The anti-graft Commission had last week arraigned one out of the six judges under corruption probe. Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia was arraigned on a 26-count charge of unlawful enrichment, taking property by a public officer, corruption by a public officer, forgery and giving false information…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hinted he could sell exiled Mamadou Sakho in January after admitting the French defender is no longer in his first-team squad. Klopp was quizzed about his plans for the January transfer window this week and insisted he had no intention of selling England striker Daniel Sturridge or any other first-team player. “There is absolutely no thought or idea to sell any player from the first team squad. I don’t think it would make sense,” Klopp said. But the German indicated that rule does not apply to the out of favour Sakho. “Now you know, I…
Chelsea forward Victor Moses has revealed that he never dreamt of playing at the wing-back position but insists that he is enjoying every moment of it. Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte first deployed Moses as a right wing-back in Chelsea 2-0 win at Hull City and since then the forward has impressed. The 25-year-old scored in Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Tottenham on Saturday, November 26 and was also named Man of the Match. That was his second Man of the Match award in November as he was also named the PFA Fans Player of the Month award. “I have never played…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has defended the club’s handling of Santi Cazorla after it emerged that the midfielder could miss a further three months because of impending ankle surgery. The 31-year-old’s Achilles problem had already sidelined the Spain international for nine games. Wenger said last week he hope Cazorla would be back in a fortnight and there was further bad news Friday for the veteran French manager when it was announced that full-back Mathieu Debuchy could be out for six weeks with a “severe” hamstring injury. Asked if he had any regrets over Arsenal’s treatment of Cazorla, Wenger replied: “No…
Nollywood film-maker and co-producer of award-winning movie, The Meeting, Mildred Okwo has commenced shooting for a new television series titled Bankers NGR. The series is directed and produced by Mildred Okwo, with Rita Dominic also producing for The Audrey Silva Company. She stars in the series as well, alongside Joke Silva, Ayoola, Andrea Chika Chukwu, Ashionye Raccah and more.
Hollywood actor, Denzel Washington will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 32nd annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Santa Barbara’s historic Arlington Theatre. The actor will bag the highest honour of the awards ceremony because, according to SBIFF Executive Director, Roger Durling, ‘Denzel Washington directing, producing and acting in Fences defines the Modern Master for the 21st Century.’ And Leonard Maltin, the person who the award was named after, will moderate the event. Past recipients of the award include James Cameron, Clint Eastwood, Cate Blanchett, Will Smith, George Clooney and Peter…
Hi guys. Would like to believe some people still use twitter and I’m the one who went MIA – I haven’t been here in years..lol As a lot of y’all must have guessed, yes, I stopped pushing music!! Though, there was almost no week I wasn’t performing. I had/have so many other deeply rooted passions aside music. And at a point it must have been confusing choosing. While I kept hustling doing other businesses, music effortlessly will sort bills despite me shunning it I’m a forex trader, poultry farmer, managed a quarry once, was operations manager for an haulage company,…
32-year-old mother of one, Amber Rose, stepped out recently in sheer body hugging jumpsuit that showed off her perfect figure. Her huge derriere was on full display as the transparent jumpsuit left nothing to the imagination. Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa‘s ex, who is usually blonde and short-haired, stepped out rocking a wavy brown wig which transformed her almost to the point of being unrecognisable. Giving Kim a run for her money? Nice one, Amber!
Nominees for the 2016 Sanaa Theatre Awards will be announced on Monday, December 5. It’s the only national theatre awards in Kenya since the defunct Mbalamwezi Theatre Awards in 2004. This year’s edition will be taking place on December 14 at Kenya National Theatre. Hassan Wario, Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and the Arts of Kenya is one of the dignitaries expected to grace the event. Last December, 48 winners emerged out of 130 nominees at Alliance Francaise in Nairobi. Samson Psenjen (Aid or Nothing) and Sarah Masese (Epicene / Puma) were named the best actor and actress respectively.
Ann Uzezi Esegine – a fashion designer, and sister of singer Orezi – got married to her fiancé, Seyi Peters this weekend. Her heartthrob, Seyi, is a former City People reporter. Saturday, December 3, was a nice day for the ceremony that held in front of about 50 guests that included family, close friends and the ‘Double Your Hustle’ singer in Ogba, Lagos. The white wedding is scheduled to hold between May and July 2017.
Already assured a place in hip-hop’s – and pop culture’s – hall of fame as one of the greatest, it seems Jay Z is also assured of a place on the annual Forbes Cash Kings list. Second only to Diddy, Jay Z made $53.5m over the last year despite not headlining major shows or releasing a new album in that time period. His business ventures – Roc Nation and TIDAL along with stakes in Armand de Brignac champagne and D’usse – ensure that the self-titled ‘Best Rapper Alive’ never falls short. Being married to the biggest R&B star in the…
Flavour is bent on fostering a healthy relationship between himself and his two daughters as well as between themselves, and he seems to be on the right track. The ‘N’abania’ crooner shared photos of himself spending quality time with his little girls from Beauty queens, Sandra Okagbue and Anna Banner. Sophia and Gabriella also seem to be bonding nicely as one of the photos the singer shared via his Instagram page on Saturday, December 3, showed 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,…
Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill have lasted far longer than any of us expected and they are still going strong. The “Anaconda” rapper took to her Instagram page to share a loved-up photo of herself and Meek, gushing about her love for him. Nicki and Meek were pictured sharing a passionate kiss, with the top rapper writing alongside the photo, “Ion wanna hype ya, but u a lucky n*gga if my mean ass like ya. – u know I wrote #Favorite about u right?” Who knew Nicki’s Favourite was about Meek? It’s definitely easy to tell now as months after…