After weeks of speculations, Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has officially confirmed signing a deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation. Though she’s yet to give details of the deal, insiders tell Thenetng that ‘she signed a management deal not a record deal. Mavin Records still remains her parent record company, Roc Nation will only give her the international representation and branding’. The talented mother of one now joins international acts like DJ Khaled, Big Sean, Meek Mill, Rihanna and others who all have signed management deals with Roc Nation. With the new deal, Tiwa Savage’s new music video ‘Bad’ featuring Wizkid…
Author: David Folami
Fans of HKN Music leader, Davido can finally have a listen to his first body of work since his debut album, Omo Baba Olowo was released in 2012. The long-awaited follow up to the singer’s debut album now has a September 2016 release date and is set to be Davido’s first release under Sony Music Entertainment. An excited Davido shared the news on his Snapchat today, July 29, writing about the yet-to-be-titled project: ‘I’m happy I waited, I’m about to turn up,’ he shared. ‘Happiest day of my life, finally got my date of release. September about to be a…
Pep Guardiola wanted current Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel to be his replacement at Bayern Munich, according to the German champions’ technical director Michael Reschke. The Spaniard recommended Tuchel for the role back in 2014 when Reschke joined Bayern, prompting him to set up a meeting between the two managers. Reschke told 11 Freunde that Guardiola had said to him: “Thomas has to become my successor at Bayern.” At the time Tuchel, now Dortmund coach, was on an enforced break after leaving Mainz before the end of his contract. “I had a trusting relationship with Thomas Tuchel, and knew that…
Diego Simeone has backed Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann to become one of the three finalists for the 2016 Ballon d’Or. Griezmann scored 32 goals in all competitions as Atletico reached the final of the Champions League and finished just three points behind champions Barcelona in LaLiga. The 25-year-old went on to clinch the Golden Boot at Euro 2016 after scoring six times in France’s run to the final on home soil, where they were beaten 1-0 by Portugal. Despite his failure to lift silverware in the past year, Simeone insists that Griezmann deserves to be among the final three…
Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti is unfazed by the rising figure of transfer fees, insisting it is simply a result of clubs receiving increased money from lucrative television deals. Ancelotti was responding to questions in relation to the present transfer market, which is reportedly set to see Manchester United spend a record-breaking £100million to lure Paul Pogba back to Old Trafford. Juventus also forked out €90million to sign Gonzalo Higuain, the third most expensive deal in world football following Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale’s moves to Real Madrid in 2009 and 2013 respectively. But speaking ahead of Bayern’s International Champions…
Gonzalo Higuain has accused Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis of pushing him into the decision to join Juventus. The Argentina international sealed a €90million switch to the Serie A champions this week, after agreeing a five-year contract worth a reported €7.5m per season. De Laurentiis claimed he felt “betrayed” by Higuain’s decision, accusing Higuain of showing ingratitude towards Napoli despite three strong seasons with the club. But the former Real Madrid forward has hit back at De Laurentiis, saying that the duo never saw eye-to-eye. “My relationship with him was never good because his way of thinking was not like…
Unai Emery has said there is a possibility Paris Saint-Germain will attempt to sign Real Madrid striker Jese Rodriguez this summer. Real coach Zinedine Zidane has said that if he were a family member he would advise Jese to look for playing time wherever he can get it. Sky Sports quote new PSG boss Emery as having an interest in the 23-year-old attacker. “It’s a possibility, as are other opportunities in the transfer window,” Emery said. “I know Jese well, the club knows Jese well, he is a good player.” Jese featured in 38 games across all competitions for Real…
Atletico Madrid have agreed a deal to sign Kevin Gameiro from Sevilla on a four-year contract, with Marca reporting the fee as €32 million rising to €40m with add-ons. Gameiro, 29, will travel to Madrid on Saturday evening to complete the deal and undergo a medical. The France international striker was not part of Les Bleus’ Euro 2016 squad despite another impressive season with Sevilla, in which he won the Europa League for a third consecutive season. In his three campaigns for Sevilla, Gameiro scored 67 goals and assisted a further 17. He will link up with fellow Frenchmen Antoine…
It’s “important” that Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez remains with the Foxes this season, says manager Claudio Ranieri. The defending Premier League champions have already seen standout midfielder N’Golo Kante transfer to Chelsea this summer, and are desperate to keep hold of the PFA Player of the Season despite reported serious interest from Arsenal. But Ranieri said he’s confident he’ll be able to count on the Algeria international at the King Power Stadium for at least another Prem campaign. “If he wants to sign a new contract it is OK. For me it is important that this season he stays…
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri believes the absence of the club’s marquee names from their pre-season tour of Asia might prove a blessing in disguise as he prepares the Turin giants for a tilt at an unprecedented sixth straight Serie A title. “It has given young players their chance,” Allegri said on Saturday as the Juventus tour came to a close. “From what we have learned we will go back to Italy now and some will stay and some will move on to get experience from other teams. So it has been very positive.” This summer’s European Championship, coming on the…
Liverpool’s new German goalkeeper Loris Karius is set to be out for up to 10 weeks with a broken hand suffered in a 1-0 friendly defeat by Chelsea during the club’s US tour, British media reported on Friday. The 23-year-old, who joined the Reds for £4.7 million from Mainz in May, accidentally punched teammate Dejan Lovren as he came out to clear a cross in Wednesday’s clash in Pasadena, California. Karius carried on playing despite the damage to his hand sustained just before the hour mark but was sent for a scan on Thursday which confirmed the fracture. He was…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is playing a pivotal role in creating a friendly atmosphere in the Manchester United dressing room, manager Jose Mourinho has said, adding that the striker should not restrict his role in the squad to goalscorer. “With Zlatan you may see someone with a big ego, big self-esteem, but it is in a positive way. When he is with the group, he is humble and friendly to everyone – integration is good,” Mourinho told MUTV. “Zlatan is a fantastic player and, immediately in training, we could feel what I call ‘functional empathy’ – people looking to him, him looking…
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that nobody can prove he is corrupt. Amaechi also denied reports that he laundered N3 trillion while in office as the governor of Rivers State. “That is why I feel that after this ministerial appointment, I should do everything possible to stay away from government because in spite of all the forms of transparency I introduced in government, one man could begin to tell lies to Nigerians and Nigerians believe him,” the minister said on Thursday, July 28, 2016, during a stakeholders’ meeting on the London Summit on Anti-Corruption and the Open Government…
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Lagos Chapter, on Thursday urged the Lagos State Government to review the Street Trading Law 2003 and provide alternative measures for street traders. The 1st Vice Chairman of CDHR, Mr Olatunde Oworewa, made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos during a peaceful protest by the group NAN reports that the group came on a peaceful protest to the Lagos State House of Assembly. He said that the group was “strongly’’ against the ban on street trading by the government. According to him, street…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration is correcting Nigeria’s lapses. Buhari made the comment on Thursday, July 28, 2016, while receiving a team led by Chief Executive Officer of Gavi and The Global Fund, Dr Seth Berkley. “Despite our shortcomings as a nation, we are making genuine efforts to correct the lapses. We are very serious about people behaving themselves, and being accountable,” a statement issued by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina quoted the president as saying. “We thank you for deciding to re-engage with us, despite our inefficiencies. You decided to be here,…
The Ogun Bureau of Local Government Pensions, paid N2.3 billion as pensions from January to June, 2016, Mr Olugbenga Opaleye, the Director of Personnel Management at the Bureau, has said. Opaleye made the statement on Friday in Abeokuta when members of the state Assembly Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs paid oversight visit to the bureau. He said that the beneficiaries were retired staff of local government councils as well as teaching and non-teaching staff in primary schools. He said that the bureau had not been able to pay gratuity to its pensioners due to paucity of funds. Opaleye…
The Ogun Bureau of Local Government Pensions, paid N2.3 billion as pensions from January to June, 2016, Mr Olugbenga Opaleye, the Director of Personnel Management at the Bureau, has said. Opaleye made the statement on Friday in Abeokuta when members of the state Assembly Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs paid oversight visit to the bureau. He said that the beneficiaries were retired staff of local government councils as well as teaching and non-teaching staff in primary schools. He said that the bureau had not been able to pay gratuity to its pensioners due to paucity of funds. Opaleye…
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has released N162.9m to augment the July salary of local government workers in the state. Alhaji Ademola Banu, Commissioner for Finance, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Ilorin. Banu said that the release of the fund showed that the governor had kept to his pledge to help local government councils pay July salaries in full. He assured that following the approval, the money would be released to the 16 local government councils on Friday to enable them to pay workers promptly. The commissioner said that the governor was also committed to working with…
Police in Nasarawa State on Friday allegedly shot four workers as the Nigeria Labour Congress began talks with the State Government over the protracted labour crisis rocking the state. NLC President Ayuba Wabba told newsmen at the Police Clinic in Lafia that the workers were allegedly shot by a policeman at the gate of the Government House where they had gone to await the outcome of the NLC meeting with Gov. Umaru Al-Makura. Workers in the state had embarked on an indefinite strike following the decision of the state government to slash their salary by 50 per cent. According to…
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative, has sympathised with the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) over attack on it’s workers by Boko Haram insurgents. Danjuma expressed his sympathy in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Victim’s Support Fund (VSF), Mr Alkasim Abdulkadir in Abuja on Friday. It will be recalled that UNICEF and International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM) humanitarian response team were recently attacked by insurgents on their way from Bama to Maiduguri after delivering food and medicines. Danjuma, who is also Chairman VSF, said the attack on humanitarian NGOs who were in…