Despite rumours of animosity between Kim Kardashian and Beyonce, this morning the reality star was all about pop singer’s Lemonade as she names her as her WCW. The mother-of-two took to twitter to share a post with a photo reference to Beyonce’s new surprise album, “Lemonade,” today, April 27, 2016. Kim’s post definitely shut down the rumours of an issue between the pair, but then again, no one has been able to resist the allure “Lemonade” has brought with it. The model’s post read: “Sipping’ on some Lemonade this morning…. #BeyinYeezy #WCW.” Kim’s post also alluded to the fact that…
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2Face Idibia has taken to his Instagram page to gush about his first daughter Ehi Idibia, with Pero Adeniyi, as she turned 10 years old today. The music legend couldn’t mask his pride as he shared a cute photo of Ehi today, April 27, 2016, while praying for her to continually excel. 2Baba shared the adorable snap, writing: “can’t believe my little princes is 10 today. u shall grow up 2 be a blessing 2 your generation my darling baby girl. very soon I won’t be able 2 call u my baby girl. may u grow in wisdom and a…
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has said he is in “no hurry” to sign a contract extension and can wait until the end of the season for talks with the club. Both Ozil and Alexis Sanchez have two years left on their deals, with Arsenal keen to secure their long-term futures in the summer. But Ozil, who remains two assists shy of the Premier League’s single-season record, said in an interview with German news agency Sport-Informations-Dienst: “There is no hurry. “I have two years left on my contract. We’ll see how it goes at the end of the season.” The fourth-placed…
Arsene Wenger says Arsenal are moving forward as a club but acknowledged that it’s “frustrating” those efforts haven’t been rewarded this season. In a wide-ranging interview with the May edition of Arsenal Magazine, Wenger addressed a number of subjects that have since become even more topical in light of a planned fan protest at the Emirates Stadium during Saturday’s game against Norwich. With Arsenal out of the Premier League title race and now facing a battle for fourth place, fans plan to hold up signs saying Arsenal have gone “stale” and that a “fresh approach” is needed. But in the…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother, Dolores Aveiro, has said she is optimistic her son’s fitness will be “at 100 percent” in time for next week’s Champions League semifinal return leg against Manchester City. Her comments came amid Spanish media reports that the Real Madrid forward underwent treatment for a muscle injury on Wednesday. Ronaldo missed Real’s Champions League semifinal first-leg draw at City through injury, but the club said on Tuesday they were optimistic he would be ready for the return leg at the Bernabeu next Wednesday. The Portugal international quoted Bobby McFerrin in an Instagram message, saying: “Don’t worry, be happy.”…
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola said a slow start cost his side in Wednesday night’s Champions League semifinal first leg at the Estadio Vicente Calderon. Atletico midfielder Saul Niguez’s solo strike on just 11 minutes was the game’s only goal, making it the third straight season Guardiola’s Bayern have lost a semi away against La Liga opposition. Bayern dominated possession for long spells, but Atletico could dig in with the lead to protect, and the visitors closest to a breakthrough was a 35-yard piledriver from centre-back David Alaba which crashed back off the crossbar. The Catalan coach told his postgame…
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone admitted his team came close to showing their best after they beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal first leg at the Estadio Vicente Calderon. Atletico youngster Saul Niguez scored a superb solo goal on just 11 minutes and the hosts’ drilled defence stood strong even as Bayern dominated possession for long spells. Bayern’s inability to find an away goal means the tie has titled in Atletico’s favour ahead of next Tuesday’s second leg in Munich, when a similarly tight game is likely. The Rojiblanco coach told his postgame news conference that his…
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has said he will start to celebrate “only when the mathematics are certain” as the club close in on the first top-tier title in their 132-year history. Victory at Manchester United on Sunday will be sufficient for the Foxes after Tottenham Hotspur unexpectedly dropped two points in Monday night’s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion. With Leicester seven points clear of their only remaining title rivals with three games left, Ranieri knows he is in touching distance of his first major league title in a 30-year career that has embraced 16 jobs. The Italian conceded…
Brown Ideye will return to international football with Nigeria after he earned a call from the country’s interim head coach Salisu Yusuf, for the warm-up games against Mali and Luxembourg. The Olympiakos forward has been frozen out of the Nigeria men’s national team for more than two years. Yusuf explained that the coaching crew took time to decide on the choice of Ideye and the other 25 players for the international friendly matches. “There are lots of good players out there but we have picked 26 that are very good to represent the country,” he told supersport.com. The 27-year-old scored…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp called for bravery from his players if they are to overcome Villarreal to reach the Europa League final and maintain their hopes of Champions League football next season. Klopp’s men produced a sensational second-half comeback from 3-1 down to beat his old side Borussia Dortmund 4-3 at Anfield to reach the last four. However, the German warned against complacency as, despite their lack of European pedigree compared to the English giants, Villarreal are enjoying a great season. They sit fourth in La Liga behind perennial powerhouses Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. “We have to play…
Striker Harry Kane says Tottenham Hotspur’s chances of winning the Premier League are out of their hands but the team will not give up on efforts to overhaul leaders Leicester City in the final three games of the season. The Foxes opened a seven-point lead at the top of the standings after second-placed Spurs drew 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion on Monday and Claudio Ranieri’s men could win the title if they beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. “It’s disappointing,” Kane, the league’s top scorer with 24 goals, told British media. “All we can do is move forwards…
A breathtaking individual goal from Saul Niguez put Atletico Madrid in the box seat in their Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich with a 1-0 victory in a tense first leg on Wednesday. The midfielder magically weaved his way through the Bayern defence and produced a low finish that went in off the post to put the home side in front after 11 minutes. Diego’s Simeone’s superbly-drilled outfit then snuffed out Bayern’s threat and even came close to doubling their lead late on when Fernando Torres’s shot struck the post. “It was a great game, everyone believed in their work.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized two properties belonging to the former minister of state for Finance, Mrs Nenadi Usman. She was arrested for allegedly receiving N2.5b from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to fund the 2015 presidential campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Usman also doubled as the Director of Finance of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation. An EFCC source told Punch that “She has been cooperating with us as she has returned N23m and we have also seized two houses belonging to her in Abuja.” During her interrogation, she reportedly gave a breakdown of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied issuing a letter clearing the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) chairman, Justice Danladi Umar. An EFCC source who spoke to Punch said the letter did not say the CTT chairman was totally let off the hook. The anti-graft agency reportedly issued a letter clearing the CCT chairman in the wake of protests calling for his withdrawal, based on a pending bribery case. This was revealed to newsmen on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, by the CCT spokesperson, Ibrahim Alhassan. The CCT chairman was accused of allegedly demanding a N10m bribe from a…
Nigerian Army troops in the North-East waging war against Boko Haram, claims they have located the Chibok Girls. According to Independent, the Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Leo Irabor said some of the girls are being held in an area near chad. Irabor also added that the Chibok Girls have been located in Sambisa forest and his men are on their way to rescue them. He said “We think, from the intelligence available to us, that the remaining areas that we are working to move into, that are where we are hoping to be able to rescue the Chibok…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed in a statement, that the Senior Special Assistant to the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, on Millennium Development Goals, Apere Embelakpo, and his wife, Fiene Beauty are being investigated over an alleged N1bn fraud. Mr. Don-Evarada, a former media aide to Governor Dickson was arrested by the EFCC on Monday, April 25, 2016, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State for allegedly trying to stop the investigation, by bribing the EFCC Zonal Head, Ishaq Salihu, with N10m. EFCC spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, told Punch that Embelakpo is under investigation for allegedly diverting N800m,…
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government was prepared to remove obstacles and roadblocks affecting investments, industrial and trading activities in the country. He made this known while laying the foundation of KAM Steel Integrated Project at Jimba Oja, near Ilorin. Osinbajo said over two billion tonnes of iron ore reserves, representing 70 per cent of the mineral deposit in the country, were yet to be explored in spite of global demand. He noted the challenges currently facing industrialists in the country, stressing, however, that the Federal Government was poised to remove all obstacles in…
The doctors were on their way to attend for the 56th annual general conference of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA). Making known the state government’s condolence, Governor Tambuwal said the unfortunate incidence has left Sokoto people traumatized and has cast a huge shadow over the conference. He said Sokoto government has already sent a condolence letter to Ekiti state government to condole them over the incident. While declaring open the NMA’s annual conference in Sokoto on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, Tambuwal urged doctors to uphold the ethics of their profession and promote virtue that will enhance their profession in the…
Former aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of aiding and abetting attacks by Fulani herdsmen in the country. Fani-Kayode also said, via an article titled “The Road to Kigali”, that the killer herdsmen are being backed by the government. Read the article below: In 1994 almost one million Tutsis were murdered in cold blood in the space of on month by members of the ruling Hutu tribe in Kigali, Rwanda. The genocide that took place in Rwanda at that time ranks as one of the most sordid chapters of African history and it must never be…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said that the 2016 budget will be ready for President Muhammadu Buhari to sign by Tuesday, May 3. Saraki made the disclosure on Tuesday, April 26, after a meeting between the Presidency and the leadership of the National Assembly at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “We just finished a meeting with the president and vice president. We came to let them know some of the solutions that we found in moving the budget process forward and we are happy to say that we have agreed on the way forward and we believe that this process…