Louis van Gaal has revealed Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney will make his comeback from injury in the club’s under-21 side next week. Rooney has been sidelined for 11 games due to a knee injury and United manager Van Gaal has opted not to rush him back to face Premier League title-chasing Tottenham on Sunday. Instead, the 30-year-old striker will play for the reserve team against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford next Monday – 48 hours before United’s FA Cup quarterfinal replay at West Ham. “He is playing for the Under-21s and it’s going very well,” Van Gaal told…
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Anthony Martial is preparing himself to face a top player in Harry Kane ahead of Manchester United’s Premier League match away to title-chasing Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Kane leads the English top-flight’s goal chart with 22 goals in the league so far this season and the England striker’s prowess has been instrumental in Spurs’ rise to second in the table, seven points adrift of shock leaders Leicester with six games left to play. United forward Martial, who arrived at Old Trafford from Monaco on transfer deadline day in September, was in no doubt of the 22-year-old Kane’s quality. “He’s a…
Uefa have opened disciplinary proceedings against Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool after Thursday’s 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal in Germany. European football’s governing body hit Dortmund with a charge of blocking stairways at their Signal Iduna Park stadium, while Liverpool face punishment after away fans set off fireworks inside the ground. Uefa also charged Sparta Prague with “crowd disturbances” following their 2-1 defeat at Villarreal in Spain. “These cases will be dealt with by the Uefa Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body on 19 May,” said Uefa in a statement.
The only way Real Madrid can salvage a troubled season is to overturn their 2-0 Champions League deficit in Tuesday’s return match against VfL Wolfsburg, said coach Zinedine Zidane. Real are third in La Liga, seven points behind leaders Barcelona with seven games remaining, and were disqualified from the King’s Cup in December for fielding an illegible player in a last-32 tie at Cadiz. Zidane’s side host ninth-placed Eibar in La Liga on Saturday and he is not expecting a backlash from the fans following their quarterfinal defeat in Germany in midweek. “I don’t think the supporters will give us…
Former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the best thing that has ever happened to Nigeria. Aliyu also said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is not yet ripe to lead a central government. He made the comments on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, while speaking at the inauguration of the PDP convention committees, Daily Post reports. “A party that has not fully matured, but we handed over to it and we must not repeat that mistake again,” Aliyu said. “We must go out to the people, the ones that we can…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has urged his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi to accept the fact that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lost woefully in the March 19, 2016 legislative rerun elections in the state. Wike made the remark on Thursday, April 7, 2016, while speaking at the opening of a retreat for top government officials in the state. “I call on the former Governor and leader of the APC in the State to accept the reality that the re-run elections has woefully been lost by his party and that Rivers people have, again, overwhelmingly re-affirm their confidence, trust…
Former Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari, says his government has not done anything to improve the standard of living of the Nigerian masses since he assumed office. Shekarau stated this while speaking to supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at his residence in Kano State on Wednesday, April 7, after the constitution of a 44-man sub-committee. He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed Nigerians as its ‘Change’ mantra is mere words after all. “It is unfortunate that the APC has failed to address the abject poverty among Nigerians. Those promoting the…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of losing its independence and becoming partisan. Fayose also criticized INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, over plans to establish an Electoral Offences Tribunal. The governor made the comments on Thursday, April 7, 2016, via a statement released by his media aide, Lere Olayinka. It reads: “INEC under the present dispensation is the number one electoral offender and that electoral reform without INEC neutrality is a mirage. “Even though the establishment of Electoral Offences Tribunal is not entirely a bad idea, but INEC as presently constituted does not…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed that it was President Muhammadu Buhari who forced him to contest for the governorship of the state. El-Rufai made the disclosure on Thursday, April 7, 2016, while speaking at the closing ceremony of the two-day Kaduna Investment Forum, ThisDay reports. “It was President Muhammadu Buhari that forced me to contest for the governorship race of Kaduna State in revenge for persuading him to run the presidential race,” the governor said. “If he had not asked me to run for the governorship, I wouldn’t have stood before you today as the governor of Kaduna…
Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretary in Ekiti State, Tope Aluko has accused Governor Ayo Fayose of threatening his life. Aluko made the allegation on Thursday, April 7, 2016, while addressing a press conference in Lagos, Vanguard reports. “I have not fled the country and equally on bail from the agencies while snippets of issues ensuing from these statements are filtering into the ears of the actors/beneficiaries such that attack are now coming from all direction targeted at me,” Aluko said. “While the army council sacked their officers as a result of the investigation, it is unfortunate that the civilian…
Former minister of transport, Ebenezer Babatope has said that the change brought by the All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of madness and poverty. Babatope, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made the comment during a recent interview with The Sun. “We were promised change and change before the elections but is this the change we are going to have? This is change to madness. This is change to poverty; I do not know how to describe it. I want to appeal to you journalists to help us tell them that Nigerians are suffering. I hate comparing people…
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has said that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are practically brain dead. Oshiomhole also said that he avoids joining issues with PDP members so as not to look like a mad man. The governor made the statement while giving an account of his administration during an interview with Vanguard. “Sometimes I am surprised with PDP because when you put a guy who made a pass in History as your best, as chairman of a paper, what do you expect, he is not able to understand simple governance and he reduces governance to his…
Kogi State Senator, who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District in the 6th and 7th Senate, Smart Adeyemi has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adeyemi announced his defection to the ruling party while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Friday, April 8. 2016. He said he joined the APC to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s determination to develop every part of the country, especially his Kogi West constituency. While urging his supporters to troop to the APC, he said dumping the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was not regretful. Theinfostride recalls that shortly before the Kogi State Governorship election in…
Edo State Senator, Matthew Urhoghide has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will produce Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s replacement if he is removed from office. Urhoghide made the comment on Thursday, April 7, 2016, while addressing journalists in Abuja, Daily Post reports. “I see this thing as a misplaced priority. I see it as something strange in our political history. It is a slight on the National Assembly. It is a pity that 109 Senators are not allowed to make their own free choices. What is going on in the court is just drama,” he said. “We in the…
Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima has finally had a big break in her court case today, April 7, 2016 after being slammed with a 5-year jail term by the Court of Appeal in Lagos. The actress was alleged to have collided with the car of a staff of Lagos State hospital, Giwa Suraj as a result of reckless driving on the Lekki-Epe Expressway back in February, 2006. The Appeal court said it was granting the actress N2million bail pending the determination of a suit filed by her at the Supreme court. Many Nigerians, especially actors have led a campaign asking for…
Global rap star Nicki Minaj, 33, seems to has left the world confused about her relationship with Maybach Music rapper Meek Mill. Appearing on the Ellen Degeneres Show earlier this week she was coy about her relationship with the 28-year-old rapper from Philadelphia. “We’re still figuring each other out. In fact, I don’t even want to say I’m in a relationship anymore cause I think when people hear that, they go to a mean place. I used to say I’m not in a relationship even though I was in a 12-year relationship. Then now, [I’m] just going back to that…
Barely six months after Lamar Odom’s close shave with death, Khloé Kardashian is reportedly worried about a relapse of the NBA star to his old ways. Us Weekly reports that a source close to the reality star has revealed that Khloe as well as her family members are worried that Odom could go back to his old ways of drugs and partying. “Khloé and the family are concerned Lamar could go back to his old ways,” the source reveals to Us Weekly. The 36-yr-old basketballer had reportedly been spotted buying drinks for friends at Johnny O’Brien’s pub in Los Angeles…
Nigerian singer, Oritsefemi, 31, has called out fellow artiste, Rayce to quit claiming he’s still signed to his label, MSN. The singer today, April 8, 2016 took to Instagram to warn Rayce stop using his company’s MSN gang trademark. “Brother am so sorry to say this but am giving u a maximum of 24hrs to take of my msn gang trademark off ur platform,” he wrote. “@talk2rayce am not commanding you…I just want to use this medium to advice you to take off my company msn gang trade mark you have been using to promote ur platform pls …cos you…
Fuji legend, King Wasiu Ayinke Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, is on a visit to Mecca with the Elegushi of Ikate land, Oba Saheed Elegushi, on a lesser Hajj. The pair were spotted at the international wing of the Muritala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja, Lagos. KWAM 1 shared a note on Instagram concerning his visit, making sure to say a prayer for all. He wrote, “Alhamdulilahi Robil Al- Amin, after 8 years break, I step my feet into Madinah Al- Munawarah for another Umrah. “I seek your guidance oh Allah & also pray to accept this as ibadah to…
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has gone on another #DontPushMe rant. This time her comments was directed to the President Buhari led administration. She emphasized her belief in President Buhari, but stated that he is making a mistake. Omotola said, “I believe in the man “Buhari” he’s the first president I chose to support because of his past record and trusted testimonies however, I believe he’s started making a few mistakes that his attention must be brought to ( because I want to believe he means well) . “I am not “yet” condemning the fed govt. My immediate grouse NOW is…