The past few weeks were, in the end, a disaster. Who knew that after their sensational performance at Stoke in April, after which Tottenham Hotspur were hailed by some as the best team in the land, they wouldn’t win another game and finish behind Arsenal? But this shouldn’t obscure what a terrific season this has been for Tottenham: They challenged for the title for the first time in a generation, qualified for the Champions League and finished third, which was their highest finish since 1990. All of this was achieved with a young, talented and attack-minded team, a vibrant manager…
Author: David Folami
Manchester United’s decision on whether to sack Louis van Gaal might be more important than The FA Cup final this weekend against Crystal Palace, as the Mail alleged that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will snub the Red Devils if the Dutchman remains in charge. There is growing concern at Old Trafford that Van Gaal’s style is becoming a real turn-off for Europe’s best players and United risk losing out on Dortmund’s star striker as a result. The Gabonese has banked 36 goals in just 44 matches this season, which has alerted plenty of suitors around Europe. With a plethora of options at…
James Rodriguez would favour a move to Manchester United if he left Real Madrid this summer, sources close to the Spanish club have said. After a respectable first season at the Bernabeu following his £80 million move from Monaco after the 2014 World Cup, the Colombian midfielder has suffered injury and spent long periods out of the team this season, and the Champions League finalists are now considering a sale. Sources close to Real Madrid said that although Zinedine Zidane likes Rodriguez as a player, the tactical shift to 4-3-3 means there is no place for him in the formation.…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted that his team fell apart in their 3-1 Europa League final loss to Sevilla as soon as striker Kevin Gameiro scored an equaliser in the first minute of the second half. At that point, Liverpool had been leading through a fine 34th-minute Daniel Sturridge strike, but conceded two further goals to Sevilla captain Coke in the 64th and 70th minute. Klopp, who has now lost five straight cup finals as a manager, admits his team lost their way following Gameiro’s gut-punch early in the second period. “It’s obviously the first goal of Sevilla,” Klopp said.…
Sevilla lifted the Europa League trophy for a third successive season by beating Liverpool 3-1 in the final in Basel, Switzerland, on Wednesday night. Liverpool squandered the chance to end an 11-year European drought, while Sevilla qualified for next season’s Champions League group stage despite finishing seventh in La Liga. Daniel Sturridge’s exquisite first-half goal would have been worthy of winning any UEFA showpiece, but manager Jurgen Klopp’s side failed to capitalise and went to pieces in the second half. Kevin Gameiro scored just seconds after the interval as the Reds were exposed defensively before Coke grabbed two in the…
Nigerian artistes, Falz The Bahd Guy, Tekno and Skales have been officially unveiled as the new brand ambassadors for leading telecommunications company, MTN. The trio will be the face of the telco company’s newly relaunched product, MTN Pulse; a youth oriented data and lifestyle plan. The trio now join other entertainers like Tiwa Savage, Sound Sultan, Kcee, Don Jazzy, Banky W and others who are ambassadors of MTN.
Chris Brown and his friends were ordered off a private jet by police for allegedly smoking marijuana. The ‘Yeah 3x’ hitmaker and his entourage reportedly ignored warnings from the pilot not to light up on board the aircraft, prompting him to call police when he could smell a ‘strong odour’ of the drug coming from the cabin. Officers arrived at the Signature Aviation at Miami International Airport on Monday, May 16 2016 and made everyone leave the plane as they could also smell marijuana. According to TMZ, the smell of smoke was so strong, the pilot was forced to open…
YBNL leader, Olamide has proven to be a man of his word especially with his relationship and deals with his signed artists. He’s repeatedly said he only signs a 2-year deal with all his artistes after which they are free to go. With the exit of Lil Kesh from the label on the expiration of his deal in April 2016, we now have feelers that talented singer, Adekunle Gold may be the next in line to leave the label. Lil Kesh left YBNL to float his YAGI records after dropping his debut album. Sources have now told NET that Adekunle…
Justin Bieber’s ‘What do you mean’ visual work has hit over a billion Vevo views. Musicians who’ve crossed the milestone on the global video sharing website include Psy – ‘Gangnam Style’, Adele – ‘Hello’, Wiz Khalifa – ‘See You Again’, and Sia – ‘Chandelier’. Others are Taylor Swift for ‘Blank Space’ and ‘Shake It Off’, Katy Perry for ‘Dark Horse’ and ‘Roar’, Mark Ronson ‘Uptown Funk’, and Eminem‘s ‘Love the way lie’ ft. Rihannna It took the Canadian singer four years to get a billion views on Vevo for his debut song ‘Baby’, which was released in 2010, BUT in…
Kim Kardashian, was the shining star on the red carpet as she sparkled in a crystal covered dress at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. The reality star dressed in a custom gown by Lan Yu Couture that was held together by embellished chains beneath the sparkly crew-neck design. Kim completed her head-to-toe crystal ensemble with a nude strapless slip, and a pair of statement earrings by de Grisogono. The star studded festival which took place on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Was also attended by other A-list celebrities like Bella Hadid, Paris Hilton, Blake Lively, Kristen Stewart, Eva Longoria, Kirsten Dunst…
Two can definitely play that game! Kylie Jenner seems to have moved on with another rapper, PartyNextDoor, barely 6 days after split from ex boyfriend, Tyga. The Sun reports that the 18-year-old reality star has been longtime pals with the Canadian rapper whose real name is Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, 22, and that the pair have grown close since Kylie’s split from boyfriend of two years, Tyga. These reports come on the heels of Tyga’s debut with two models at the 2016 MET Gala event, where himself and Kylie were reported to have ignored each other through out. The Sun reports…
The Federal Government has applauded the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joe Ajaero-led faction of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) for their understanding to shelve the planned strike by organised labour. Mr Babachir Lawal, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), gave the commendation in Abuja at a news conference warly on Wednesday after a meeting called with a view to avert the proposed strike. The organised labour had scheduled to commence an industrial action, Wednesday, in protest against the liberalization of the petroleum downstream sector, leading to a new fuel pump price of N145. Lawal said…
Public and private sector workers in five states of the North West on Wednesday defied the nationwide strike action ordered by the Ayuba Waba faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over fuel price increase. The Federal and state workers in Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, and Kebbi have reported to their duty posts in defiance of the order. Reports from the five states indicated that socio-economic activities were also going on, with schools, banks, markets, hospitals and other businesses fully opened. In Sokoto, some civil servants said they would not join the strike because it would only aggravate current hardships…
Nigerians have been urged to consider seeking divine intervention as a way out of the challenges facing the country. Pastor Joseph Olalekan, who is also the Chairman, Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Ibukun, Iloro Zonal Headquarters, Ile-Ife, gave the advice while speaking in Ile-Ife on Wednesday. Olalekan said that it would not be out of place to say that Nigeria needs God’s intervention at a period like this. He lamented the state of the nation’s economy, which he said was plagued with unemployment, unpaid salaries of workers, increased in price of goods, lack of stable power supply and non-availability of potable water,…
The strike commenced across the nooks and crannies of Kwara state Wednesday as workers and teachers in both primary and post primary schools complied with the directive of the national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) to embark on the strike over the alleged refusal of the federal government to reduce the pump price of petrol from N145 per liter to N86 per liter despite the court order that stopped the union from embarking on the strike. Recent visit to the state secretariat along Ahmadu Bello way, Ilorin and other ministries, indicated that workers that arrived early enough for their…
Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU yesterday joined in the nation-wide strike organised by the Ayuba Wabba-led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. Though, SSANU was in a capacity building workshop for its members and National Executive Council, NEC, meeting with the theme, “Trade union leadership skills in a challenging environs” at Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, MINILS, Ilorin, Kwara state, the union said as an affiliate of the NLC it has to abide by the directives of the union. National President of SSANU, Comrade Samson Ugwoke had before joining the strike said that workshop was…
The industrial action called by the factional President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba Wednesday failed as workers in the public and private sector disobeyed the sit-at-home order and showed up to perform their duties. A survey carried out by the Vanguard showed that the Federal Secretariat, the office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the National Assembly indicated that civil servants showed up at their duty posts. At the National Assembly complex civil servants were seen going about their normal businesses…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC), in Delta State and National Organising Secretary for Grassroot Mobilisers for Buhari, High Chief Igho Osiebe, Wednesday, adjudged President Muhammadu Buhari, the best President in the history of Nigeria, saying Nigerians should be grateful to God who through the forces of change and accelerated development thrust up the Daura-born retired General and politician. The High Chief of Agbon Kingdom in Ethiopia East area of the oil-rich state, cited the recovery of looted funds starched away in foreign banks by politicians, who corruptly enriched themselves in the past by the President Buhari-led APC administration…
The Nigeria National Summit Group, NNSG, has criticised the announced increase in the price of petroleum pump price by the Federal Government from N86 per litre to N145. Rising from an emergency meeting in Lagos, the group called on the federal government to revert to the old price. Addressing newsmen after the meeting, the Executive Secretary of the Group, Mr Tony Uranta said that the increase runs contrary to all acceptable tenets of human existence. Uranta said “It is unfathomable that a government that came in with promises to make life better for the people have now worsened the alleged…
Nigeria’s army on Wednesday confirmed that a girl rescued in a Boko Haram enclave in the northeast is one of 219 abducted from their school in Chibok more than two years ago. “This is to confirm that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls… was among rescued persons by our troops,” army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman said in a statement. Usman gave the girl’s name as Falmata Mbalala and said she was found in Baale, near the town of Damboa, which is 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri. Activists and community leaders said she was found…