Just a month shy of Piers Morgan defending and branding Taylor Swift a ‘fantastic example of what every young woman should strive to be’, the Tv personality has slammed Taylor Swift over her feud with Kanye West. Recall that the journalist defended Taylor last month, writing, “My response to Kim Kardashian and all the other poisonous, green-eyed monsters out there currently trying to tear down Taylor Swift is simple: back off you sad, pathetic, envy-ridden people.” But after Kim Kardashian released a clip on Snapchat yesterday, July 17, 2016, showing her husband Kanye talking to the star, Piers seems to…
Author: David Folami
Sultry singer Waje Iruobe joins South Africans to mark Mandela day in Johannesburg, South Africa. The One ambassador joins the rest of the world to mark Mandela day by helping to give out free meals to impoverished children in South Africa alongside global NGO, ‘Stop Hunger now’. To commemorate the birthday of the late Statesman Mandela, every July 18 The Mandela Foundation works with leading celebrities and charity organisations to help children in Southern Africa. “Early bird on Nelson Mandela Day #durban with @onecampaign for the international AIDS conference 2016 but first let’s pack food #corporateactivity,” she captioned a photo…
The drama which began with Kim Kardashian’s release of a video showing Kanye West having a phone conversation with Taylor Swift over the lyrics of his controversial single, “Famous”, is hardly over. Chloë Moretz who has previously had a nasty run in with the 35-year-old model over her last naked selfie, was one of the fist people to stand up for Swift after the backlash she received following the release of the video. In a classic, ‘one for all and all for one’ move, Khloe Kardashian, takes to Twitter to blast the 19-year-old actress with a nasty photo collage. Khloe…
Chrissy Teigen and hubby, John Legend who are currently on a family vacation in Italy with their daughter, Luna, chose that location for far more than the scenery. The couple who have been together since 2007 and have an uncanny way of making everyone around them, green with envy, chose to vacation in the city where their journey together began. Sharing a sweet photo of herself and Legend, Teigen wrote: “Back to where it all began – Lake Como, Italy – first came here in 2007. A boat tour guide took us to a little spot on the lake and…
News reports have revealed that Taylor Swift reportedly threatened Kanye West with criminal prosecution for secretly recording her phone conversation with him months ago. Although the existence of the recorded phone conversation only came to light today after Kim Kardashian released it via her Snapchat account on Sunday, 17, 2016, TMZ reports that the “Shake it off” singer has known about it for months now. TMZ reportedly obtained a copy of a letter Swift’s lawyer sent to Kanye’s lawyer as back back as February. The letter states that under the California law, anyone who secretly records a telephone conversation with…
Serena Williams has no plans to retire any time soon, insisting there is nothing “boring” about her dominance. The American world number one moved level with Steffi Graf on 22 grand slam titles – the most in the Open era – with a 7-5 6-3 win over Angelique Kerber in the Wimbledon final. Williams has won five of the past eight majors, while also making the final in two others. But the 34-year-old is still enjoying herself, saying: “I would obviously like to keep it [winning titles] up for as long as I’m still out here playing professional tennis. “Boring?…
Xabi Alonso has said that he hopes he and new Bayern Munich signing Renato Sanches can learn from each other. In May, Bayern completed the signing of midfielder Sanches from Benfica for an initial €35 million. Sanches, 18, has been tipped for a bright future and he impressed for Portugal on their route to glory at Euro 2016 this summer. Bundesliga champions Bayern have also added defender Mats Hummels to their squad, with the defender re-signing for the club from Borussia Dortmund. In an interview with Rafa Honigstein, Alonso said: “So far I think [the club has made] great additions.…
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has plenty of time for the talents of Paul Pogba but insists his own current squad is “difficult to improve.” France midfielder Pogba has been linked with a big-money move away from Juventus, with a return to former club Manchester United reported to be in the pipeline as new Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho looks to further bolster the team. The European champions, meanwhile, are also long-term admirers of the 23-year-old, who left Old Trafford in July 2012 after rejecting a new contract offer. Madrid are currently at a preseason training camp in Canada ahead…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho can be the new Sir Alex Ferguson, according to Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri. Louis van Gaal’s United finished the 2015-16 season in fifth place, 15 points behind title-winning Leicester, but the arrival of Mourinho to replace the Dutchman has changed expectations. Leading bookmakers are all offering much shorter odds on United becoming champions rather than Leicester retaining their crown — with United being considered second favourites behind Manchester City, while Leicester are not seen to be among the frontrunners. In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Ranieri said: “Mourinho can be the new Ferguson.…
Italian champions Juventus are set to pay a hefty 94.7 million euros ($105m) release clause in Gonzalo Higuain’s contract with Napoli to lure the Argentina star to Turin, reports claimed on Monday. Higuain joined Napoli for 40 million euros from Real Madrid in 2013 and has since gone on to become one of the most exciting, and bankable stars in Italy’s top flight. The 28-year-old centre-forward hit a stunning 36 goals last season to break Gunnar Nordahl’s 66-year-old record of 35 goals for AC Milan in a 20-team season, which he achieved in 1950. Now the Argentina star is set…
Manchester City starlet Kelechi Iheanacho has been speaking about life under the club’s new manager, Pep Guardiola. Iheanacho enjoyed a breakthrough campaign under Guardiola’s predecessor, Manuel Pellegrini, last season and is looking to go one better this season. The 19-year-old has now kicked off life at City under the much respected Guardiola and took the time to explain how it has been since the Spaniard took the reins. “Guardiola is a good manager, everyone knows that. “He’s bringing fresh thoughts and his own style. Everything is different and everyone is adapting to what he’s teaching us. “We need to understand…
There might be a bit of silver lining for Osaze Odemwingie after newly promoted Premier League side Hull City handed the 35-year-old a trial. The Tigers are short of strikers and have handed the former West Brom striker a trial with a view to offering the veteran a deal. Odemwingie was released by Stoke City at the end of last season and has been without a club since then. He was part of Nigeria’s squad at the Fifa World Cup two years ago in Brazil and scored Nigeria’s goal in a 1-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in a group…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has urged patience with new recruit Eric Bailly, saying that the defender will take time to adapt to the demands of England’s top flight following his move from Spain. Bailly, Mourinho’s first signing since he took over from Louis van Gaal, put on an impressive display for United as the visitors beat Wigan 2-0 in a friendly on Saturday. The 22-year-old was part of a Villarreal defence that conceded just 35 goals in 38 league matches last season. “He’s a very young boy coming from a completely different environment, but you could see what he…
Leicester’s record signing Ahmed Musa admits the best decision he ever made was giving up goalkeeping to become a striker so feared that he is looking to make an immediate impact on the Premier League. The 23-year-old Nigeria international moved to the King Power Stadium for £16.5 million (19.7 million euros) from CSKA Moscow earlier this month and, having given up his goalkeeping ambitions as a schoolboy because of his diminutive stature, the 5ft 7in tall forward has no worries about coping with the physical challenge of the English top flight. Musa became a striker while still at school when…
Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has cautioned Chelsea fans not to expect quick fixes under new manager Antonio Conte who began his tenure on a losing note on Saturday. In the first friendly match under Conte, Chelsea, despite the presence of the likes of captain John Terry, Willian, Diego Costa and Begovic, lost 2-0 to Rapid Vienna. The former Premier League champions endured a disappointing campaign last season, finishing 10th, and will rely on Conte’s fiery touchline presence and work ethic to propel the side back to their winning ways. “We’re buying into what the manager wants us to do, we’re working…
Victor Moses has expressed his desire to stay at Chelsea and make his mark this season under new manager, Antonio Conte. The 25-year-old Nigeria international has found playing time at Chelsea hard to come by since joining the Blues from Wigan for a transfer fee of around £9 million four years ago. But Moses is now hoping that he will get his chance under Chelsea’s Italian gaffer when the season commences next month. However, Moses recognises that he will have to put in a decent performance to worm his way into the heart of Conte to have a chance of…
Michael Emenalo has leapt to the defence Chelsea new manager, Antonio Conte, after losing his first game in charge to Rapid Vienna 0-2 in Saturday’s pre-season friendly. The Chelsea technical believes that Conte needs time settle into his new role as manager of the club. Emenalo also explained that the Italian could need time to influence “his methods” on the Chelsea playing personnel though he acknowledged that his experience will come through for him. “The only thing that is difficult for him (Conte) is that he’s just come from working with players who understood his methods and it was probably…
Gov. Muhammadu Jibrilla of Adamawa said on Saturday that the era of allocating fertiliser to politicians was over in the state. Jibrilla made the declaration in Yola when he launched the 2016 cropping season sales of fertiliser. “There is no more allocation of fertiliser to politicians in Adamawa; the era of allocation is over, we want real farmers to get the commodity,” Jibrilla said. Jibrilla said that this season fertiliser would be distributed at ward levels. “We are going to start with the deployments of fertiliser trucks to all the 226 wards in the state. “We have subsidised the commodity…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has warned the Kaduna State Traffic and Environmental Law Enforcement Agency (KASTELEA) Road Marshals not to arrogate powers to themselves but to operate according to the law. El-Rufai gave the warning on Saturday at a public lecture organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in collaboration with the ICPC for KASTELEA Marshals at the NUJ secretariat. El-Rufai, who was represented at the event by the Director General KASTELEA, Col. Ahmad Zubairu (Rtd), said the agency was established to guide the public on strict adherence to traffic laws and ensure a clean environment. He…
Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla of Adamawa on Saturday launched the construction of 37 kilometres Kiri-Shelleng road project. Speaking at the launching in Kiri village, Gov. Jibrilla said that the occasion was historic in view of the various failed attempts made by past administrations to construct the important road. “It is on record that the first attempt at constructing a road to Shelleng when it was under Guyuk Local Government Area in 1996 actually started during the civilian administration of Gov. Abubakar Barde. “Indeed, Gen. Abdullahi Shelleng also made attempted, Gov Boni Haruna also made attempt without success as well as Gov.…