Eccentric media personality, Charly Boy took to his Facebook page today, June 20, 2016 to slam ‘overtly’ religious Nigerians who were unsympathetic about the massacre of innocent people in a gay night club in Orlando, Florida. According to the Area Fada, Nigerians were quick to quote the scripture when a gunman opened fire at a gay club but failed to do so when Christians lost their lives in terrorist attacks in the North. He wrote; “Na WA for some Naijas, can you believe that after about 50 people were murdered in cold blood at a gay club in Orlando, most…
Author: David Folami
After Stephanie Seymour’s comment against Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner being called supermodels went viral, she has seen the need to rephrase the context to her choice of word. According to E! online, Stephanie re-addressed the sensitive topic which has made a huge headline for the past few days on her instagram page. “I don’t usually address rumors, but since feelings have been hurt I would like to set the story straight, at an event last week I was jokingly asked if the ‘era of supermodels’ was over, what we should call the new great ‘it ‘girls? There were no…
Popular Nigerian singer, Wizkid has just revealed he wants to live a normal and simple life. All this comes after Nigerian singer Seyi-Shay, currently in Jamaica, claimed Wizkid actually wrote and owns the single ‘One dance’ by Drake. “The same debate is going on in Africa right now, that he sampled the Afrobeats, It was actually Wizkid’s song so it was not Drake’s song, I don’t know if I can I talk about this but it’s actually Wizkid’s song, Wizkid wrote it, Legendary Beats and some other Nigerian producers produced it as an Afrobeat song and they stripped a lot…
Following the death of legendary producer and singer, OJB Jezreel on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, popular music star 2face mourns the late singer. 2Face Idibia was a guest here at Pulse Nigeria where he dishes on his career, the late OJB and more. Speaking on the late producer’s date, 2face said, “Working with him was wonderful we made magic together. I wish there was so much more I could have done for him before he died.” Recall that OJB’s greatest contribution to Nigerian music was his production on 2face’s first two solo albums ‘Face 2 Face’, and ‘Grass To Grace’.…
Deco has rated Ronaldinho as more talented than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Former Barcelona man Deco played alongside Ronaldinho and Messi at the Camp Nou and alongside Ronaldo with the Portugal national team. But despite Messi and Ronaldo being widely considered to be the two best players of recent years, something backed up by their eight-year duopoly of the Ballon d’Or, Deco believes Ronaldinho was better than both. “Ronaldinho was more talented than Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo,” Deco said in quotes reported by Sport. “When we didn’t know what to do, he would create chances to score. “[Ronaldo] was…
Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil says he does not care about outside criticism of his performances at the European Championship. “It bounces off me,” the Arsenal playmaker said, after being one of many Germany players to be knocked for his performance against Poland in the team’s second game at Euro 2016. World champions Germany were strongly criticised for their lack of attacking power in the 0-0 draw on Thursday, with even defender Jerome Boateng warning that the team needs to improve to avoid an early elimination. And several former Germany players were highly critical of the performance, with Mehmet Scholl singling…
England captain Wayne Rooney has revealed he spent several years learning about his new midfield position from the likes of Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes. Rooney is the country’s record goalscorer, having struck 52 times, but he has given way to younger legs at Euro 2016, dropping into a deeper playmaker role for the first time in his 13 years of international football. The early results have been promising, with Rooney’s wide range of passing and positional discipline instrumental against Russia and Wales. And the 30-year-old says he has been picking up tips along the way from some of the…
Wayne Rooney is expected to begin England’s Euro 2016 Group B finale against Slovakia from the bench, multiple outlets are reporting. According to the reports, Three Lions manager Roy Hodgson will make six notable changes to the XI that started in the team’s 2-1 defeat of Wales on Thursday in Lens. The Manchester United star is set to be rested as Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson takes his place in the England midfield, while Dele Alli will make way for Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere. Full-backs Kyle Walker and Danny Rose will also start from the bench as Nathaniel Clyne and Ryan Bertrand…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s agent says he is still working on a move to Manchester United for the Borussia Dortmund midfielder. Mkhitaryan, 27, has been linked with a transfer away from Dortmund this summer, with sources having told ESPN FC that Arsenal are interested, while his agent Mino Raiola has claimed United have made a €24 million offer. However, the Bundesliga club have insisted that they have no plans to sell the Armenia international and will force him to see out his contract at the Westfalenstadion, which expires next summer. Mkhitaryan has said he has no plans to extend his stay at…
Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola has revealed talks are underway between Juventus and Real Madrid for a transfer of the France midfielder this summer. “We are in the preliminary phase of negotiations,” Raiola told the print edition of Spanish sports daily Marca. “Pogba admires Real Madrid and [head coach] Zinedine Zidane and this is going to be very important in his decision.” Juve have previously stated their reluctance to sell the 23-year-old this summer, but Raiola’s comments suggest they are now open to a sale if they receive a high enough bid for one of the world’s most coveted young…
Wales midfielder Joe Allen said he hoped memories of their agonising Euro 2004 playoff defeat to Russia will spur them on to grab a last 16 spot when they meet the same opponents in their Group B clash at the European Championship on Monday. After finishing second to Italy in their qualifying group, Wales lost 1-0 to Russia over two legs in 2003 and were denied a place at the following year’s European Championship in Portugal. “To come so close was disappointing. It was something we all had to endure together in Welsh football,” Allen told his club Liverpool’s website…
He also provided the first half’s only real moment of danger in the French penalty area when he unintentionally scuffed Xherdan Shaqiri’s eighth-minute corner towards his own goal. The ball struck Swiss centre-back Johan Djourou, sprawled on the French goal-line, and Pogba hacked clear. Pogba aside, Switzerland’s biggest concern in the first period was the flimsiness of their shirts as Admir Mehmedi, Granit Xhaka and Breel Embolo all had big holes torn in theirs. Switzerland began to find joy behind French full-backs Bacary Sagna and Patrice Evra in the second half, but the chances continued to fall to France. Andre-Pierre…
Paul Pogba shone through the mediocrity as hosts France secured top spot in Euro 2016 Group A following a subdued 0-0 draw with Switzerland in Lille on Sunday. A game that featured a substandard pitch, ripped Switzerland shirts and a burst ball concluded in a mutually convenient result that allowed the Swiss to join Didier Deschamps’s France in the last 16. But Pogba, dogged by controversy over an alleged contentious gesture prior to the game, did his best to illuminate proceedings, hitting the bar twice, as did French substitute Dimitri Payet late in the game. As group winners, France will…
England and Wales will aim to cement their places in the knockout phase of Euro 2016 on Monday as all four Group B sides remain in with a realistic chance of reaching the last 16. England, thanks to Daniel Sturridge’s stoppage-time winner against Wales, lead the group on four points with Chris Coleman’s men and Slovakia one point further back. Russia have looked distinctly unimpressive so far, but they too are still in contention despite propping up the standings with just a single point. England face Slovakia in Saint-Etienne knowing that a draw would send them through to the next…
Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that the South-South region of Nigeria cannot oppress the rest of the country. Amaechi also told residents of the area not to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) if the party doesn’t develop the region. The minister made the comments during a town hall meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, on Monday, June 13, 2016. “It is part of a nation called Nigeria. You cannot continue to shoot against yourselves and think you will survive. You cannot continue to do the things you are doing and expect a different result. You cannot…
Youth members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have threatened to take over the party if its leaders don’t resolve the ongoing crisis. The threat was made by PDP youth leader, Aderemi Olusegun while addressing journalists at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, Vanguard reports. “As concerned youths, we deem it necessary to come together to take a firm position in the interest of party members nationwide. We believe that we have waited enough on the party stakeholders, since the Port Harcourt convention, to amicably resolve this lingering problem,” he said. “In the last 24 hours, we consulted widely with different…
The Bayelsa state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed President Buhari over the non-inclusion of Bayelsa indigenes in the list of Ambassadors which he submitted to the Senate for approval. The PDP also wondered if there was no qualified career diplomat from Bayelsa state who could be nominated as an Ambassador. The party also faulted the Federal Government’s handling of the economy, adding that the poor policies have rendered states incapable of paying salaries. The PDP in Bayelsa alleged that the government sidelined the state in the Ambassadorial nomination, because of the grudge it has against the…
Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff has denied being sponsored by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cause trouble in the PDP. Sheriff made the denial via a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Inuwa Bwala. The statement reads: Makarfi and his sponsors want to create the wrong impression that Sheriff is not reliable, whereas it is an open secret that Sheriff has given credible and honest leadership to his state, to Nigeria and to the PDP, even for the short period he has been in the saddle of leadership than Ahmed Makarfi. Be that as it…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Balarabe Musa says that President Muhammadu Buhari’s military mentality is affecting his performance. Musa also said that Buhari needs to demonstrate his new status as a democrat by using dialogue to settle ethnic crises in Nigeria. The former governor made the comments during an interview with Punch on Thursday, June 16, 2016. Excerpts below: Buhari has not demonstrated that he is serious about using dialogue to resolve the various ethnic tension. This government does not care about dialogue. The President’s military background and approach are affecting his performance. Former President Musa Yar’Adua understood the importance of…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has likened former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff to a new bride who had to be dumped because she was found to be HIV positive. Fayose made the analogy in explaining why he withdrew his support for Sheriff despite initially backing the latter’s emergence as PDP Chairman. “Without doubt, I did not beg him but I supported his coming. And when you act within ambits of time the information you have at a given time, I am not someone that will say I did not support Sheriff,” he said on Thursday, June…