Antonio Conte believes Chelsea can emulate his former club Juventus as he looks to make them title contenders again, but warned that success will take time. Chelsea won the Premier League in 2015 but slumped to a 10th place finish last season, with coach Jose Mourinho replaced by Guus Hiddink in December following an astonishing decline. Conte arrived at Stamford Bridge this summer after leading Italy to the quarter-finals of the European Championship, and thinks his previous experience with Juventus has prepared him to lead Chelsea’s revival. “Juventus hadn’t won the title for many, many years and at the start…
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Winning the Champions League last season ensured Real Madrid their status as European football royalty but their focus for the coming campaign is to halt Barcelona’s domination on the domestic scene. President Florentino Perez has thus far resisted the temptation to dig deep into his pockets to sign anther Galactico ahead of the new La Liga season next weekend. Meanwhile, Zinedine Zidane has won over those who doubted his ability to convert his world class playing abilities into those of a competent coach. The European success over cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties in the Champions League final in May…
Justin Onuorah Abuah, the director of information at the State House is dead. Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 15, 2016 in Abuja. According to the statement, Abuah passed on after a brief illness on Sunday. The statement reads: “Born on January 29, 1959, Mr Abuah, fondly called O.J, by all who knew and came in close contact with him, died on Sunday, August 14, in Abuja after a brief illness. “The late Abuah had a long and rich career at the Presidency, where he served…
Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture has said that most Nigerians would soon forget about the missing Chibok schoolgirls as the effects of the newly released video is over. The minister who stated this at the presidential villa on Monday, August 15, 2016 added that the rescue of the girls had been a priority to the current administration. “Most people will forget the issue of these girls as soon as the effect of this video is over but the government is daily working on it,” he said. “Until the release of this video, the effort is not attracting…
Dr Sunday Ola Makinde, a former Prelate of Methodist Church of Nigeria has said that the All Progressive Congress (APC) administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari is not fit to rule the country. The cleric stated this on Monday, August 15, 2016 at the inaugural meeting of retired Christian leaders of major denominations in Nigeria facilitated by El-Rehoboth Global Leadership Foundation, in Abuja. Dr Makinde maintained that the current economic situation may cause the country to explode. “The APC is part of the corruption in the country,” he said. “They are not fit to be there, they must handle the…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has signed the Lagos State Properties Protection Law, which stipulates a 21 year jail term for land grabbers. Ambode said the law will help those who have fallen victim in the hands of land grabbers to seek rederess. The Governor also said the menace of land grabbing had hindered investors from coming into the state. Ambode added that “The Lagos State Properties Protection Law will give legal backing to the operations of our law enforcement officers. The main objective of this Law is to ensure that our investors, businessmen and the general populace carry on their legitimate…
Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu has said that former president, Goodluck Jonathan is not totally to blame for the corruption of the past. Oba Akiolu also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to be mindful of the fact that he’s no longer a soldier. The monarch made the comments on Monday, August 15, 2016, during the unveiling of SunTrust Bank Limited in Lagos, Punch reports. “All of us just have to support the President and I advise him to know that he is no more a military man. I am not afraid to say that,” Oba Akiolu said. “The measures they…
Some members of the House of Representatives have insisted that Speaker, Yakubu Dogara should resign over the budget padding scandal. The lawmakers, under the umbrella of the Transparency Group also said that they would not negotiate with Dogara on the issue. The comments were made by Honourable Yusuf Bala Ikara on behalf of the other members of the group. “We in the transparency group are saying we won’t negotiate with anybody. We are going to continue with our struggle and that is our position today,” Ikara said. “We insist that Dogara must resign to allow proper investigation to be carried…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating former Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang over alleged misappropriation of public funds, reports say. Jang is said to be under the EFCC’s spotlight due to his inability to account for billions of naira allocated to the state during his tenure. “Under Jonah Jang as governor of Plateau State, N2 billion was released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for Small and Medium Scale (SME) businesses in Plateau State. The N2 billion was released to Jang in April 2015, a month before the expiration of his administration. The money disappeared. And…
Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is still concerned about the abducted Chibok girls. Kachikwu also dismissed claims that the government is more interested in protecting oil facilities in the Niger Delta than it is in rescuing the missing girls. The minister made the comments while speaking to CNN’s Richard Quest on “Quest Means Business” on Monday, August 15, 2016. “Not quite so, at all. On the contrary, since President Muhammadu Buhari resumed, I think his first steps were targeted at the northeast and the Chibok girls,” Kachikwu said. “If you remember, most…
According to former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), Nigeria’s National Assembly should be part-time. Babangida said further that making the Assembly part-time would be a great way to cut down the cost of governance. The former military ruler made the comments on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, while speaking to journalists in Minna, Niger State in preparation for his 75th birthday on August 17. “… In 1989, we proposed that the national assembly should be optional, that is part-time. I still believe that if I had the opportunity, I would make the national assembly part-time. I believe in that…
The Nigerian Military on Tuesday in Abuja said that no fewer than 8000 Boko Haram members had voluntarily surrendered to its “Operation Safe Corridor’’ in the North-East. The Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, disclosed this at a lecture organised by the FCT Correspondents’ Chapel of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture with the theme, “Media-Military Relationship in the Fight against Insurgency’’, was part of the activities marking the 2016 Press Week of the chapel. Abubakar said that the surrendered insurgents were in a camp in Gombe waiting to…
Since the debut of FOX’s hit series “Empire,” Lucious Lyon played by Terrence Howard, has always found a way to entertain viewers with his double-face and manipulative character. In a recent video released via the show’s YouTube channel, the actor shared the most emotional moment for him on second season of “Empire.” “My favourite scene was the scene between Cookie and I. When I had lost everything and the company to my son, and I was in bed,” he said. “She just came and sat in bed with Lucious, and put her arms around him. That was the extent of…
Edge records/LRR rapper Reminisce presents the second ‘cypher session’ featuring known rappers – Seriki, Ola Dips, and Ice Prince. The first session out featured CDQ, Vector, DJ Neptune and Ola Dips. Reminisce who will be dropping his fourth studio album “El Hadj” on August 29, 2016, is using the cypher session to help upcoming rappers find a platform to showcase their artistry and also to promote the Hip hop culture. Enjoy.
Stand-up comedian, Tee A, recently dished on his career success and how the likes of Emmanuel Danjuma and Ali Baba motivated him to venture into comedy. He observed that his professional growth was down to the fact that he was able to reinvent himself, also stating that he has had no regrets as far as his career is concerned. Tee A made this known in an interview with Punch News published on Sunday, August 16, 2016, where he said, “I don’t have any regrets and the biggest lesson I have learnt is that it is always good to reinvent yourself.”…
Nollywood diva, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry who was recently unveiled as the brand ambassador of ICT company, Edalaf Brothers, has launched her mobile app and website. The fashion entrepreneur took to Instagram yesterday, August 15, 2016 unveiling her website www.mercyaigbegentry.com and mobile app. “Yippee!!!! My app is now up for download and it’s FREE! Go to Google Play Store or click on the link in my BIO! I am so excited sharing this with my FANS. Guess wat? ……my fans will be able to chat with one another and I will also be able to chat with them one on one, on…
“Keeping Up With The Kardashians” star cum model, Kendall Jenner has revealed she suffers from trypophobia. The model via a blog post on Monday, August 15, 2016 revealed she is scared of small holes or bumps. According to the Association for Psychological Science trypophobia is the fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps. “Anyone who knows me knows that I have really bad trypophobia,” the 20 year old model wrote, adding, “Things that could set me off are pancakes, honeycomb or lotus heads (the worst!). It sounds ridiculous but so many people actually have it! I…
Justin Bieber has finally made good of his threat! The singer who was embroiled in an exchange of words with ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez has deleted his Instagram page as at this morning, August 16, 2016. He listed unavailable when searched on Instagram. This comes after Justin shared a photo of himself with Lionel Richie’s 17-year-old daughter, Sofia. Fans flooded the comment section with mean messages prompting the singer to threaten to make his account private if they didn’t stop. “I’m gonna make my Instagram private if you guys don’t stop the hate this is getting out of hand,” he wrote…
Nollywood diva Rita Dominic was recently pictured with former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo. The actress who stars in the yet to be released movie “76” was seen with the former president during a screening for the movie “76”. Dominic who was decked out in a in a white print peplum blouse and black pants joined by co star Chidi Mokeme and Tonye Princewill amongst others. In a career that has spanned 18 years, Rita Dominic has managed to stay youthful, elegant and relevant in the movie business. While most of her contemporaries have retired or have faded into oblivion the…
It’s been one year now since popular singer Lynxxx found Christ and he is ecstatic over it! The crooner who started this year writing scriptural quotes and inspirational messages, even getting his messages blocked on Instagram is on a roll again and this time, his advice is for Christian brothers. Lynxxx took to his Instagram page yesterday, August 15, 2016 writing, “There r certain things age just doesnt bring and maturity is one.. Maturity isnt your body type, ur build or ur financial situation…. Its your state of mind, body and soul and the ability to make the right choices.…