Borussia Dortmund will face Bayern Munich in the German Cup final on May 21 after their comprehensive 3-0 semifinal win at Hertha Berlin on Wednesday. A first-half goal by Gonzalo Castro, plus late second-half strikes from wingers Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan sealed Dortmund’s deserved win at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. The victory sends Thomas Tuchel’s team back to the same Cup final venue in a month’s time. Munich’s 2-0 win over Werder Bremen on Tuesday means that Germany’s top two teams will meet again when Dortmund play Bayern in a repeat of the 2012 and 2014 Cup finals. Dortmund were…
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Luis Enrique called his Barcelona side “spectacular” following their 8-0 thrashing of Deportivo La Coruna on Wednesday. Barca’s title bid has faltered in recent weeks, but they bounced back with a ruthless display at the Riazor, keeping their noses ahead of Atletico Madrid on head-to-head record. Luis Suarez netted four of Barca’s eight to take his 2015-16 tally to 49 goals, matching his best season at Ajax in 2009-10. Ivan Rakitic, Lionel Messi, Marc Barta and Neymar completed the morale-boosting rout. “We played a great game and were very effective, creating infinite options,” Luis Enrique said after the match. “It…
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema may be “more important than ever” after continuing his goalscoring form, according to coach Zinedine Zidane. The Frenchman opened the scoring in Madrid’s 3-0 win over Villarreal on Wednesday for his fourth goal in as many La Liga games. Benzema has taken his league tally to 23 this season and, with star Cristiano Ronaldo potentially sidelined due to injury, his importance late in the campaign could be crucial to Madrid’s title chances. Zidane praised his team as a whole but said the 28-year-old could be set for a key role in the closing stages of…
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has said he should be fit for his side’s FA Cup semifinal against Everton on Saturday. Smalling, 26, sustained a knock in United’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Wednesday that boosted his side’s chances of claiming a top-four finish. However, the England international is confident of being available for manager Louis van Gaal when they face Everton at Wembley this weekend. “Yeah I’ll be fine,” Smalling told MUTV. “It was just a 50-50 and he caught me after, but it’s nothing serious.” United are now a point behind Arsenal, who have…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane played down injury fears over superstar Cristiano Ronaldo following Wednesday’s 3-0 La Liga win over Villarreal at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. After Barcelona and Atletico Madrid had also won earlier in the evening, goals from Karim Benzema, Lucas Vazquez and Luka Modric saw Zidane’s side remain just one point behind the joint-leaders with four games of the season still to play. What seemed a straightforward night for Madrid turned darker in injury time. Ronaldo had been set to continue his record of being the only outfield player in La Liga to play every single minute…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Divock Origi’s ankle is not broken, after Ramiro Funes Mori’s tackle on him in the 4-0 win over Everton. Funes Mori was sent off in the second half for the lunge, which saw the striker leave the field on a stretcher, and Klopp insisted that it took some gloss off the massive Merseyside derby win. “4-0 against Everton, if you told me before the game I would take it but now it is spoiled by the injury,” he said after the game. “The situation with Divock Origi is not good. The first reaction…
Matteo Darmian inspired Manchester United to victory over Crystal Palace and Liverpool crushed derby rivals Everton 4-0 as both teams enhanced their chances of securing European football on Wednesday. Italian right-back Darmian scored his first goal for United and created an own goal for Damien Delaney as fifth-place United beat Palace 2-0 to close to within a point of fourth-place Arsenal in the Premier League. Divock Origi scored but was then stretchered off as Liverpool outclassed Everton to remain within two points of sixth-place West Ham United, for whom Mark Noble scored two penalties in a 3-1 defeat of Watford.…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has not resigned his position as a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). This was disclosed via a statement released by Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Laolu Akande. It reads: Our attention has been drawn to a false publication by a certain online medium, to the effect that Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has resigned as a Pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God. The report is misleading and completely baseless. Prof. Osinbajo continues to serve as a Pastor in the RCCG, honoring the call of God on…
President Muhammadu Buhari, today, April 20, 2016, presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The meeting was held inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Also in attendance were Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.
The Department of State Security (DSS) has arraigned two men for allegedly cloning the phone number of Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. This was disclosed via a statement released by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the Lagos Ministry of Justice, Bola Akingbade. The statement reads: The Department of State Security (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned two artisans before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedly cloning the mobile line of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The suspects – Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole who claimed to be a cocoa dealer, were said to have attempted to perfect a N50…
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission’s witness, Micheal Wetkas, who is testifying against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal says the key evidence has been destroyed. According to Premium Times, the witness told the tribunal on Wednesday, April 20, that the documents which linked Saraki alleged transfer of $73, 233: 28 were burnt in Guaranteed Trust Bank (GTB), where the transaction was carried out. Speaking during cross examination by a defence counsel, Paul Usoro, Wetkas said the evidence was destroyed before the trial commenced. “There is an affidavit and I believe it was fire outbreak,” he…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has again promised that the lingering fuel scarcity across the country will end by next week. The Minister had previously assured that fuel queues at filling stations would disappear between April 6 and 7; but the situation has seemed to be insurmountable as there is no indication that the fuel crisis is near end. He gave the new assurance on Wednesday, April 20, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to…
Alhaji Maimala Buni, the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday said Nigeria’s economy would get a boost as a result of President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips. The APC`s National Secretary said this in Damaturu on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “Nigeria is in dire need of partners with technical expertise to develop its infrastructure. “There is a deliberate effort by the President Buhari administration to build functional infrastructure, develop agriculture, create employment and diversify the economy; so, we need support from countries with the expertise. “The president has to be…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South West has said that Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose is suffering from a disease of the mind. The remark was made in a joint statement issued by the publicity secretary of the APC in Ekiti, Taiwo Olatunbosun and his counterparts from Ondo, Ogun, Osun and Lagos, Abayomi Adesanya, Sola Lawal, Morakinyo Akintola and Joe Igbokwe respectively. The statement reads: “We have observed that Fayose’s public conducts suggest that he has a disease of the mind and mental crisis that need a great assay of science and spiritual intervention to save him before…
The Diocesan Bishop, Egba Diocese (Anglican Communion), Right Reverend Emmanuel Adekunle, has urged Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to resign due to his ongoing trial for corruption. Adekunle made the call on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, while addressing journalists in Abeokuta, Ogun state. “Let the masses use their rights in cautioning their representatives from doing wrong things. It is here in Nigeria that a political office holder is accused of corruption, and such person will not deem it fit to vacate office for him/her to face his/her charges. This is not the case in a sane society,” he said. “By, now,…
The embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Olisa Metuh, on Wednesday, April 20, stated that he is being prosecuted for criticising the All Progressives Congress (APC). Metuh said this through his a witness he brought before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Mr. Ike Abonyi, a media consultant to the PDP. He said APC came after him as a result of his constructive criticisms against the party after PDP lost the 2015 presidential election. Abonyi told the court that Metuh pre-empted his arrest, detention and subsequent arraignment. The witness said Metuh made the statements…
Scott Disick is sick and tired of the rumors making rounds that Kourtney Kardashian, 37 and Justin Bieber, 21, are hooking up and now, he’s going all out to discredit his baby mama’s new man. The 32-year-old reality star is using social media to attack Bieber for allegedly trying to get into Kourtney’s pants when he still has affection for her. On April 19, Scott wished his ex a happy birthday by posting a steamy throwback picture of the former couple sharing a passionate kiss in water while on vacation back in 2009. He captioned his post, “Happy birthday @kourtneykardash…
Nigerian singer, Orezi was almost pummeled on Sunday, April 17, 2016 by an enraged husband who accused the singer for allegedly sleeping with his wife. In a video shared today, April 20, 2016 by Goldmyne TV a man who had reportedly been tracking Orezi caused a huge scene when he asked the ‘Ghen Ghen’ singer why he had been sleeping with his wife. According to Goldmyne TV, this scene played out after the artiste’s show at Surulere, Lagos, on Sunday, April 17, 2016. The enraged husband could be heard saying, “Because you be celeb, you think say you fit fcuk…
Singer Dencia who is behind the skin lightening cream Whitenicious has claimed that she makes a ton of cash from her controversial bleaching cream. Recall that in 2014, Dencia got embroiled in a fight with Lupita Nyong’o after the actress talked about how friends persuaded her to bleach her skin with Whitenicious cream. This year too, Dencia is presently in court with actress Lisa Raye McCoy who badmouthed the beauty cream during a radio interview. And just to prove how much she makes from the ‘so called’ lightening cream, the entrepreneur took to Snapchat yesterday, April 19, 2016 to share…
YBNL artist, Lil Kesh has just debuted a new hairstyle. The singer shared a photo on his Instagram page yesterday, April 19, 2016 rocking a different kind of hair. He captioned it, “Was playing with ma hair earlier and ended up with this look I think I’m gonna keep it for a while . So I need a babe to help me re make it so it’ll look neater.” Lil Kesh who recently released his debut album ‘YAGI’ to mark his new age also gifted himself a new Mercedes Benz car. He posted the photo on Instagram to share with…