Khloe Kardashian has now revealed why she stays in touch with the exes who are still in her life, including estranged NBA star hubby, Lamar Odom. Writing on her website, the reality star explained why she has never felt the need to cut ties from Odom, as well as her reasons for staying in touch with select few of her exes. Although Khloe has revealed that she would love to remarry Odom, she has now explained why they have stuck together so far. Opening up on the subject, she wrote: “Just because you break up with someone doesn’t mean you…
Author: David Folami
Despite denying she’s had any work done on her face a couple of times, reality star and TV host Khloe Kardashian has finally admitted to using facial fillers on her face. The Kardashian sister told Dr Terry Dubrow, of the TV show ‘Botched’, during an episode of her chat show Kocktails With Khloe on Wednesday night that she’d had facial fillers on. According to her, “It did not work for me. I looked crazy, and I still think the effects are in there – I went to have it all dissolved like three times,” she said. It seems Khloe had…
Popular Nigerian singer, Kiss Daniel has revealed he graduated with a 4.32GPA in ‘Water Engineering’ from the Federal Univeristy of Agriculture, Abeokuta, in 2013, putting his age, as at the time of graduation, at 18. The ‘Woju’ hit maker has since the revelation been a target for criticism. A Twitter user with the name, @Zubairthedream shared the newspaper clipping and asked, “How old are you, really? @iamkissdaniel,” before going on to list out these: “1. Engineering is a 5 year course. 2. Graduated in 2013 3. 21 last week.” Now, Twitter has been thrown into a debate with fans of…
Manchester United are confident of winning the race for in-demand Feyenoord youngster Tahith Chong, a source close to the Premier League club has said. Chong, who can play in midfield, on the wing or as a striker, is regarded as one of the best young talents to emerge from the Netherlands in recent years. Clubs including Arsenal and Chelsea have been linked with Chong, but the source said that United have been tracking the 16-year-old for some time and believe they are in pole position to secure his signature. Chong had told FR12.nl in January that he expected to prolong…
Brazil legend Ronaldo says forcing Neymar to decide whether to compete in the Copa America or Olympics this summer is “cowardly.” Barcelona forward Neymar, the current Brazil captain, has expressed a willingness to play in both the Copa America in the United States in June as well as the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August. However, Barcelona are not obliged to release players for the Olympic tournament, in which each squad can only contain three players above the age of 23, and talks have taken place between the club and the Brazilian FA (CBF) over which competition he…
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque hailed David De Gea after the Manchester United goalkeeper’s heroics saw La Roja escape defeat at Italy. Spain drew 1-1 in Udine in Thursday’s international friendly, with Aritz Aduriz equalizing shortly after Lorenzo Insigne’s 67th-minute opener for the hosts, but De Gea — making his eighth international appearance — stole the headlines as he made six saves. The 25-year-old has been looking to establish himself as the nation’s No. 1 keeper ahead of veteran Iker Casillas, who will hope to be given a chance to impress away to Romania on Sunday, and Del Bosque was…
Gerardo Martino was effusive in his praise of the “phenomenal” Lionel Messi after Argentina’s 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Chile in Santiago. Captain Messi missed his country’s first four qualifiers, but was key as Argentina came from a goal down to gain a measure of revenge on the team that beat them in last year’s Copa America final. “Messi was absolutely phenomenal in the first half,” Martino said. “He was less influential after the break because he did not see as much of the ball as in the first half. “We sat a bit deeper after the break in…
Hugo Lloris, Bacary Sagna, Yohan Cabaye and Kingsley Coman will sit out France’s international friendly against Netherlands in Amsterdam on Friday. None of the quartet are suffering from injuries but coach Didier Deschamps has decided to rest the players on the back of a busy schedule with their club sides. Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda will start instead of Lloris, while Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi will take the captain’s armband in the absence of the Tottenham keeper. Along with Lloris, Manchester City defender Sagna, Crystal Palace midfielder Cabaye and Bayern Munich winger Coman are expected to remain with Deschamps’ squad…
Lionel Messi has paid tribute to “legend” Johan Cruyff after the former Barcelona coach died at the age of 68. Messages of condolence have poured in from across the footballing world after the former Ajax and Netherlands star lost his battle with lung cancer on Thursday. Barca club captain Andres Iniesta described Cruyff as a key figure in the club’s modern success after his impact upon the youth system and playing culture at Camp Nou during his time as head coach of the ‘Dream Team’ of the early 1990s. And five-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi is the latest to pay…
Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta praised the indelible legacy left on the club by former coach Johan Cruyff, who died on Thursday. The former Netherlands and Ajax star, who had been battling lung cancer, passed away in Barcelona surrounded by his family. Cruyff won La Liga with Barca as a player, but gained huge renown for his impact as a coach, as his fabled ‘Dream Team’ featuring the likes of Pep Guardiola, Ronald Koeman, Romario and Hristo Stoichkov claimed four successive league titles between 1991 and 1994. His time with the club saw youth coaching within La Masia embrace his approach…
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez described Johan Cruyff’s death as a “sad day for football” and offered his condolences to the Dutch legend’s family and Barcelona. Cruyff passed away in Barcelona on Thursday aged 68 following a battle with lung cancer and there has been an outpouring of tributes from the world of football. As a player, Netherlands great Cruyff won three consecutive European Cups with Ajax before going on to star as a player and coach at Barca. During his playing days, Cruyff won La Liga and the Copa del Rey at Camp Nou before later leading the club…
Juventus director Giuseppe Marotta has warned Chelsea they have no intention of selling any key players ahead of the expected appointment of Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge. Conte enjoyed a successful spell with Juventus between 2011 and 2014, before leaving the Turin side to become Italy coach. He is widely expected to replace Guus Hiddink as Chelsea manager at the end of the season and is allegedly keen to take some of his former players with him. However, Juventus have stressed they will not sell any important players, having previously lost Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal and Carlos Tevez ahead of…
Manchester City starlet, Kelechi Iheanacho has no issues playing in any position deemed fit by interim Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia for Friday’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying fixture against Egypt’s Pharaohs in Kaduna. Iheanacho says he can play as a main striker, a support marksman or from the flanks but will respect Siasia’s decision to play him in any of the offensive positions. The 19-year-old who has played just once for Nigeria at senior level is keen to make a contribution against the Pharaohs as the Super Eagles look to top Group G of 2017 Afcon qualifying…
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has condemned calls for the sacking of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, describing those behind the calls as “Facebook manipulators and palm wine drinkers.” The governor explained that the people spearheading the agitation were those “who have been feeding fat on our common patrimony and manipulating the exchange rate, moving money across borders and taking advantage of electronic money transfer”. Oshiomhole spoke with journalists on Wednesday evening in Abuja during a visit to the National Universities Commission to obtain license for the second newly established Edo State University, located in…
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside on Wednesday said the agency would ensure that “Nigeria becomes the hub of maritime activities in Africa’’. According to a statement issued by the Head of Public Relations Unit of NIMASA, Hajia Lami Tumaka, Peterside stated this when he officially took over from the former Acting Director-General, Mr Haruna Jauro at the headquarters of the agency in Lagos. The new director-general said that the Agency had competent personnel to drive the mandate of the agency. Peterside urged Jauro to always avail the agency of his experience…
The United Kingdom has said that it is disappointed at the violence which broke out in Rivers State during the March 19, 2016 elections in the state. This was contained in a statement released by British High Commission spokesperson, Joe Abuku. It reads: “UK observers in Rivers state saw irregularities around the voting and noted the low turn-out of voters at polling units which was in part a consequence of fear of violence.” “The British High Commission urges the leadership of both major political parties to encourage their supporters in Rivers to behave peacefully and call on those still dissatisfied…
The United States Government on Tuesday, condemned reported violence and irregularities that rocked last Saturday’s re-run elections in Rivers State. The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria said in a statement that the U.S. government was concerned about reported developments from the conduct of the elections. “The U.S. Embassy is concerned about reports of violence, including the possible targeting of electoral officials and irregularities during re-run elections in Rivers State on March 19, 2016. “We condemn the use of violence and disruptions of the democratic process,’’ it said. The statement called on leaders of the different political parties to urgently call…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the rerun legislative election held in Rivers State on Saturday, March 19, 2016. The party says, the rerun, which was held in the 23 local government areas of the state, was marred by violence. The APC chairman in the state, Dr Davies Ikanya, made the call on Monday, March 21, at the state secretariat in Port Harcourt, Rivers capital. Flanked by the APC governorship candidate in Rivers in the 2015 election Ikanya and other state executives of the party, Ikanya alleged that the Police…
Louis van Gaal called the death of Netherlands and Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff a “very sad day” for football, and said his thoughts were with the Cruyff family in this difficult time. Cruyff, who died on Thursday at the age of 68, and Van Gaal played together at Ajax, each managed at the club, and later followed each other as Barcelona coach, with the current Manchester United boss succeeding Cruyff at the Camp Nou in 1997. Speaking to ManUtd.com on Thursday, Van Gaal called Cruyff a huge loss for the sport. “It is a very sad day for the footballing…
Thomas Mueller is hopeful that Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger will be able to recover quickly from a knee injury so that he can participate in the European Championship that kicks off in June. Manchester United midfielder Schweinsteiger faces several weeks on the sidelines after partially tearing ligaments in his right knee earlier this week. He had also damaged the same knee several months ago. The 2014 World Cup winners take on England on Saturday and Italy three days later in their international friendlies as they prepare for the June 10-July 10 tournament in France. “It is bitter for him and…