Today is the birthday of Nollywood actor and comedian John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu. The comic character was born in Enugu on October 17, 1961. He rose to fame when he acted in the 2004 comic movie “Mr Ibu” which earned him his acclaimed stage name. His humorous acting is often characterised by stupidity, hilarious imbecility and a sharp disconnection from reality.
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Veteran musician, Charly Boy, has just penned his opinion on the current state of the nation. Following President Buhari’s statement after Aisha Buhari’s interview, Charly Boy has his own opinion and he wants you to read it. Read his statement below: “My people, how many of una hear or read Aisha Buharis BBC interview. In that interview I could see a woman who has considered all her options and all consequences and is simply crying out for help because domestically things are perhaps not peaceful or that her husband’s power and authority has been hijacked by the treacherous cabals who…
US trained journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has blasted former Imo State governor, Ikedi Ohakim, calling him a certified moron. The media personality said this in response to Ohakim’s comment which likened Nigeria’s economy to the HIV disease. Olunloyo posted her reaction to this comment via her Twitter handle on Sunday, October 16, 2016 in her usual frank and blunt style. She said, “I want to let Fmr #Imo Gov Ikedi Ohakim know that he is a certified #MORON 4 calling Nigeria’s economy diagnosed as HIV positive. “Gov Ohakim, u are a disgrace and an insensitive leader. #HIV is a disease that…
Paul Pogba has compared Zlatan Ibrahimovic to a “big brother”, saying the Swede is key to Manchester United returning to their former glories. France star Pogba has made eight appearances for United since re-joining the club in a world-record deal from Juventus, scoring one goal. Ibrahimovic, on the other hand, has netted six times in 11 games for Jose Mourinho’s side, and Pogba has praised the striker’s mentality. “Ibrahimovic is like a big brother,” Pogba told French television station TF1. “He has a winning mentality, a great player. “He’s very important in Manchester, with him we can reach our objectives.”…
Watford manager Walter Mazzarri still has confidence in Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo despite his poor form. Ighalo who finished Watford’s highest goalscorer last season has scored just once in the current campaign. The 27-year-old striker was on Sunday, October 16 dropped for his compatriot Isaac Success in Watford’s 1-0 win at Middlesbrough. Mazzarri has however, backed Ighalo to find his form soon. “He still has confidence because we as a team have confidence in him,” Mazzarri told Daily Star. “They are periods where players are more in form than others. But we believe in him and it is just a…
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri says he is not worried about the English champions’ poor domestic run and is confident they will rediscover their winning ways. The 64-year-old Italian added the manner in which the team were showing fighting qualities satisfied him they would turn the corner sooner or later. The Foxes have won just twice in eight Premier League games and slumped to a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday, leaving them just two points above the relegation places. It was not the ideal preparation for Tuesday’s Champions League Group G game with second-placed FC Copenhagen even if the English…
Manchester City return to Champions League action on Wednesday in a highly anticipated clash between the club that made Pep Guardiola’s reputation and the one that hopes he can produce similar success for them. After a fruitless slog against a tightly organised Everton team at the weekend, City will be eager to meet a side that offers them space to breathe. Given that we are talking about Barcelona in the Camp Nou, there are few other obvious elements of the upcoming match that they will be looking forward to. With sections of the domestic press rubbing their hands together at…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says he is upset with comments by France president Francois Hollande which say the France centre-forward Karim Benzema is not a good “example of morality.” Madrid centre-forward Benzema is embroiled in an investigation into alleged extortion of France teammate Mathieu Valbuena, and was also previously involved in a probe into underage prostitution, a case in which he was acquitted, in 2014. In a new book entitled, Un president ne devrait pas dire ca… [“A President shouldn’t say that…”], Hollande talks about French footballers being transformed overnight from “badly brought-up kids to rich stars” who need…
Tottenham forward Son Heung-Min says former Premier League stars Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rafael van der Vaart helped him to become a success in European football. Son, 24, moved to Hamburg from Seoul as a 16-year-old and spent seven years in Germany, joining Bayer Leverkusen in 2013. Within six months of leaving home, he had learned German but he was homesick and without his parents, who now live with him in North London. In January 2010, when Son was 17, Van Nistelrooy arrived at Hamburg from Real Madrid and recognised the South Korean’s potential in his first training session. Eighteen…
Three points from Anfield as Liverpool and Man United served up a tense, but unsatisfying, 0-0 draw. After all the hype, anticipation and intrigue, they served up this. Liverpool against Manchester United was billed as one of the games of the season, and it was: it was one of the worst games of the campaign so far. There were moments to epitomise the match, such as when Sadio Mane tried a back-heel and tripped himself up, or when Zlatan Ibrahimovic, scorer of 398 goals in his club career, got a header woefully wrong when he had the chance to make…
Chelsea have told Diego Costa to show more respect toward manager Antonio Conte, according to multiple reports in English newspapers. Costa opened the scoring in Saturday’s 3-0 win against Leicester but grew agitated during Conte’s second-half substitutions and gesticulated angrily toward the Chelsea bench on several occasions. His actions gave rise to suggestions that he might be concerned about the possibility of picking up an injury or fifth booking of the season that would rule him out of next weekend’s clash with Manchester United. But reports in Tuesday’s newspapers, published online at the same time on Monday night, say Costa…
Neymar will finally put pen to paper on the new five-year deal he agreed with Barcelona in the summer on Friday. After speculation linking him with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United — with the player himself later admitting talks did take place with the French champions — Barcelona confirmed in July that Neymar had agreed to extend his Camp Nou stay until 2021. However, due to the player’s time off during the post season being followed by the Olympic Games, which he took part in with Brazil, winning the gold medal, a suitable day for the signing of the contract…
Pep Guardiola will know what it takes to stop Barcelona and Lionel Messi, according to Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan. Guardiola returns to Camp Nou for the first time as City manager four years after leading Barca to three La Liga titles and two Champions League in his four seasons there. But Gundogan, who will be playing at Camp Nou for the first time, says the Catalan coach knows how to prepare his side for a tough clash with the Spanish champions. “I think this will be the biggest challenge, yes. They will definitely be the best team we will…
Jurgen Klopp bemoaned Liverpool’s lack of end product in Monday night’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United despite having the majority of possession at Anfield. Jose Mourinho’s team successfully set out to frustrate Liverpool by employing a compact formation that restricted the home side to very few clear-cut chances in the tight Premier League encounter. United goalkeeper David De Gea denied Liverpool on two occasions with world-class saves in the second half. In the 59th minute, the Spaniard got a strong hand on Emre Can’s low shot before he acrobatically tipped Philippe Coutinho’s long-range effort around the post. The result snapped…
Jose Mourinho said that Liverpool are not the “last wonder of the world, as you like to say they are” after his Manchester United team drew 0-0 at Anfield on Monday. The United manager added that he felt the game was more difficult for Liverpool than United — and that the away team created frustration in the stadium because the home crowd were “waiting for an easy match.” Mourinho told Sky Sports: “They are not the last wonder of the world, like you like to say they are, but they are very good team. “It was more difficult for them…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho insisted Liverpool and not his side should be criticised after the goalless draw at Anfield. United’s defensive tactics saw them have just 35 percent of possession, their lowest total in the Premier League since Opta started collecting data in 2003. Nevertheless, despite managing just one shot on target and winning only one corner, Mourinho claimed Reds counterpart Jurgen Klopp should be the one under the spotlight. “Last season United won here. Liverpool had 14 shots on target and United had one,” said the Portuguese. “How many shots on target did Liverpool have on target today?…
Manchester United and Liverpool played to rare goalless draw in their heated rivalry as neither side could find a breakthrough at Anfield on Monday night. United keeper David De Gea made a few excellent saves as the matchup ended 0-0 for the first time since September 2005, a run that spanned 27 fixtures between the teams. United started on the front foot but could only manage a few long-range efforts from Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a first half with plenty of hard tackles but few chances at goal. Liverpool started showing signs of life after half an hour when Jordan Henderson…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane praised his side’s attitude after they put a four-game winless run behind them by thrashing Real Betis 6-1 in a relentless display away from home on Saturday. Real were missing captain Sergio Ramos and influential midfielders Luka Modric, Casemiro and James Rodriguez but raced into the lead in the fourth minute when Raphael Varane nodded in Toni Kroos’s cross from a freekick. “The players are talented and intelligent, and they knew they had to begin the game in the way they did. When we play with that intensity from the start it’s very difficult for…
Victory over Manchester United in Monday’s Premier League clash would “put to bed” bitter memories of Liverpool’s defeat to Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea two years ago, midfielder Jordan Henderson has said. Former Chelsea boss Mourinho led the London club to a 2-0 Premier League win at Anfield in April 2014 to derail Liverpool’s hopes of first English top flight title since 1990, with Manchester City ultimately taking the crown. “He is a world-class manager and he has shown that in the clubs he has been at,” Henderson said of Mourinho, now in charge of Manchester United. “The way they played that…
Brazilian Neymar is set to become the next best player in the world after Argentina’s Lionel Messi, according to Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic. Since arriving at Nou Camp in June 2013, Neymar has netted 59 goals in around 100 La Liga appearances and has won two top flight titles as well as the Champions League. He also came third in the Fifa Ballon d’Or awards behind teammate Messi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in January. “If we speak about the best, it is Leo Messi. Neymar is on the way to be the next best,” Rakitic told the Times. “Barca…