Andres Iniesta said Barcelona are “hurting” after Saturday’s Clasico loss but have already turned their attention towards next week’s Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid. Barca’s run of 39 games without defeat in all competitions was ended by La Liga rivals Madrid, who came from behind to win 2-1 at Camp Nou. Gerard Pique had given the home side the lead but Karim Benzema levelled things up just past the hour-mark before Cristiano Ronaldo hit the match-winner with five minutes left to play, despite Madrid going down to 10 men after Sergio Ramos saw red for a second bookable offence…
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Real Madrid defender Pepe rounded on the club’s detractors after Zinedine Zidane’s side stunned La Liga leaders Barcelona with a 2-1 Clasico win at Camp Nou. Karim Benzema equalised in the 62nd minute after Gerard Pique headed Barcelona into a second-half lead. The impressive Gareth Bale had a goal disallowed for the visitors, who snatched victory through Cristiano Ronaldo five minutes from time in the aftermath of a red card for their captain Sergio Ramos. Pepe turned in a typically confrontational performance alongside Ramos at the heart of the Madrid defence and was delighted to hand Barca a first defeat…
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has revealed that he was slapped by a naval officer when he was a cab driver in the United States of America. Tinubu also spoke on another incident which involved him being robbed at gunpoint by a drunk passenger. He made the disclosure during an interview with TheNews. “One experience I will not forget was when I over-charged a naval officer who was returning to the country. It was not intentional. Apparently, I didn’t know the direction; there was no GPRS in those days to locate directions,” Tinubu said.…
Boko Haram members have renewed their commitment towards wrecking havoc on Nigerians and West African communities. In a recent report, the sect made this known in a newly released video on Friday, April 1, 2016. Denying any suggestion that it might negotiate, surrender or retreat its actions, a masked man in camouflage reportedly said in a prepared script in Hausa that, “You should know that there is no truce, there are no negotiations, there is no surrender. This war between us will not stop.” It was further reported that the masked terrorist insisted that Shekau remains the leader of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Washington DC reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to the global fight against the threat of nuclear terrorism and other forms of terrorism. The President made this known in Nigeria’s country statement to the 4th Nuclear Security Summit hosted by U.S. President, Barack Obama. A statement issued in Abuja by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, noted that the Nigerian leader also pledged continued support for all multilateral efforts aimed at promoting common approach and commitment to nuclear security at the highest levels. He said “Nigeria accords high priority to all global efforts…
The Electricity Meters Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (EMMAN) on Saturday said it was planning to gradually increase its meter production capacity from 25,000 to 50,000 monthly. The Executive Secretary of EMMAN), Mr Muideen Ibrahim, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the gradual increment was to meet the country’s metering need and nationwide coverage. Ibrahim said the association had expressed its commitment to the successful implementation of the Federal Government’s presidential initiative on the metering scheme for Nigerians. “The presidential initiative on the metering scheme for Nigerians is indeed a good step in the right direction. “This…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government is determined to significantly reduce the high bill for importation of food products to Nigeria. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mr Lars Rasmussen, in Washington DC, U.S., Buhari also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the rapid diversification of Nigerian economy. “We developed a mono-product economy and lost opportunities to diversify in the past. “We have great potential for agriculture and solid minerals; we are now determined to exploit them to the fullest,’’ Buhari said in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesman Femi Adesina on Saturday.…
Various individuals who are believed to be loyalists and fans of the Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, held a prayer service to commemorate the administration’s 300 days in office. The event, which held on Friday, April1, 2016, at the area 11 Juma’at Mosque in Abuja, had hundreds of Nigerians from across the states in attendance. Reportedly sponsored by Ahmed Shuaibu-Gara Gombe, the session had Shiek Muhammadu Kabiru Gombe as a guest speaker and other dignitaries in attendance. The session was the third prayer in the series for president Buhari, which is being marked after each 100 days of the administration’s lifespan.
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has again slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his incessant foreign trips. Fayose says Buhari’s trip to the United States on Wednesday, March 30, for the 4th Nuclear Security Summit at a time Nigerians are groaning in pain is laughable. The Governor who spoke through his spokesman, Lere Olayinka, said the President should stop “junketing around the world, wasting the country’s scarce foreign exchange.” “It remains a mystery what President Buhari that met power generation at 6,000MW and could not manage it such that power generation crumbled to Zero Megawatt yesterday, will contribute to the Nuclear…
Alhaji Bashir Rimi-Zaya, Publicity Secretary of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi state, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for measures taken to curb insurgency in the country. Rimi-Zayam made the commendation on Saturday in Bauchi while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that he was impressed with the measures taken by Buhari towards curbing terrorism in the North-East, and in combating other vices, including corruption, in the country. He said that though it was too early to assess the achievements of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in its nine months in government, “one has to praise…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has suspended the state’s Commissioner for Works, Mr Kevin Wachukwu, The Nation reports. The Governor’s Special Assistant on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, April, 2016. With no reason given for the Commissioner’s suspension, the statement said it is with immediate effect. Wike’s Special Adviser on Special Projects has been directed to temporarily assume the Commissioner’s responsibility of supervising projects in the ministry.
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has approved the appointment of Sole Administrators in 11 out of the 13 local government areas in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by Aliyu Tijani-Ahmed, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and made available to journalists on Saturday in Lafia. According to the statement, the appointment followed the expiration of the tenure of office of the 11 local government chairmen on March 24, 2016. “By virtue of the expiration of their tenure on March 24, the eleven LGA chairmen stand dissolved hence the need to appoint sole administrators…
Nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo releases his new single ‘The Vow’ to celebrate his 5th weddingaAnniversary today March 31, 2016. For the third single off his forthcoming album ‘Love And Consequences’, Timi Dakolo teamed up again with Cobhams Asuquo to produce another record that oozes love, promises and deep emotions as his wife Busola, once again plays the lead role in the music video. In his words, ‘It’s been 5 years of learning and loving with my wife. I believe there is no better time to release this single and video than now. I call it my gift to her and…
Naomi Campbell loves Idris Elba ‘dearly’ but insists they are no more than just friends. The 45-year-old supermodel has laughed off reports she is dating the ‘Luther’ actor who recently split from girlfriend Naiyana Garth because they have been friends for so long and she would never think of him in that way. She said: ‘I don’t know why people thought we were dating. Because I’ve known Idris for like for 10 to 15 years, 15 years. And when he takes a picture of me on my fashion events for my charity, no problem there. ‘All of a sudden, bing-bam-boom,…
Snoop Dogg is keen to date Brandi Glanville but she won’t embark on a romance while he is still legally wed to estranged wife Shante. The ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’ hitmaker hit it off with the 43-year-old reality star when they appeared on Khloé Kardashian’s show, ‘Kocktails With Khloé’, in January and the pair have been ‘talking’ ever since. However, sources told the New York Post newspaper’s Page Six column the ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ star – whose marriage to Eddie Cibrian broke down when he had an affair with now-wife LeAnn Rimes – won’t date the 44-year-old…
Remember the trending #KeepDebbieAlive campaign that was launched early this year to help raise funds for 31-year-old Deborah Osarere Idiagbonya to battle cancer? Sadly, Debbie has just lost the battle to cancer a few hours ago. Her close friend and blogger, ‘Gossipgirlie‘ who was with her a few hours before her death shared the sad news on Twitter some moments ago. Debbie has been living with stage 4 invasive ductal carcinoma since 2012. She’s been in the US, where she was receiving treatments at Howard University Teaching Hospital. She went on remission between April-September 2014 before the cancer resurfaced and…
With a sexy voice, hit songs and buzzing collabo with Falz on the song ‘Soldier‘, female singer, Simi has successfully placed herself in the consciousness of many music lovers in the country. In a recent interview, Simi who is signed on to X3M music says ‘If I am going to have a collaboration with anyone in Nigeria, for Fuji, it will definitely be Pasuma Wonder while for Juju, it will be Ebenezer Obey because I actually fantasise about doing a song with him because he is a living legend as well as King Sunny Ade’. Asked if her new found…
The 28-year-old mixed high fashion with casual day wear in a slouchy plaid shirt, white shorts, and a long, elaborate fur coat, while her jet black hair was slicked and pinned back with the help of gold floral barrettes. She also wore a glittering cross necklace, a gold choker, and a pair of stiletto heels with a pearl design at the toe. Rihanna looked amazing as always for the star-studded night that saw the likes black female stars Tatyana Ali, Kelly Rowland and Andra Day in attendance. The event, hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross, 43, was a partnership between BET…
Kourtney Kardashian, 36, got the shock of her life when she ‘caught’ her baby daddy Scott Disick, in bed with her sister Kendall Jenner non Friday. The first video clip she shared was of her asking sister Kylie Jenner if she knew where Kendall was. Kylie nonchalantly told her she thought Kendall was upsatairs, so she went upstairs and into a bedroom where she saw her baby Daddy Scott cuddled in bed with Kendall. Then the clip cuts to her following Scott and telling him how inappropriate and sick he was. Scott answered by saying, Yeah everyone knows how inappropriate…
News reports have revealed that Khloe Kardashian has reportedly been footing the bills on estranged husband, Lamar Odom’s brand new, albeit rented bachelor pad in Calabasas. X17 reports that Odom is presently living in the $3 million rented Calabasas mansion which is within the same community as Khloe’s home. The reports further reveal that the reality star took the course of action in a bid to keep a close watch on him, while caring for him outside of the prying eyes of the public. The gated community also has other members of the Kardashian family, including, Kris, Kylie Jenner and…