Watford captain Troy Deeney is adamant his strike partner Odion Ighalo is going nowhere — following a report that the Nigerian said his dream was to join Manchester United. Deeney believes Ighalo will stay at Vicarage Road and is convinced Watford’s manager, Quique Sanchez Flores, and owners, the Pozzo family, would not allow Ighalo to be sold in this window. A report quoted Ighalo, who scored more goals than any other player in England’s top-four divisions in 2015, as saying “playing at Old Trafford has always been a dream.” Deeney said that Ighalo, a boyhood United fan, was talking hypothetically…
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Manchester United have confirmed that Adnan Januzaj’s year-long loan at Borussia Dortmund has been cancelled and he will return to the club. Januzaj, 20, who has three years left on his current United deal, struggled to make an impact at Dortmund since joining the German club in the summer transfer window and sources confirmed that talks were underway to end his loan prematurely. The Belgium international made just six appearances for Dortmund, for a total of 165 minutes, and did not establish himself in Thomas Tuchel’s first team, while he was told he will not figure in the plans for…
Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has blamed Jurgen Klopp’s tactics for Liverpool’s current injury crisis. Liverpool’s 1-0 win in the first leg of their Capital One Cup match at Stoke on Tuesday was marred by injuries to Philippe Coutinho and Dejan Lovren. Reds midfielder Adam Lallana said manager Klopp’s training regime is not to blame for the spate of hamstring problems at the club. But Allardyce, who recently called Klopp a “soft German,” said: “That is him [Klopp] asking his players to play a high-tempo pressing game from the top end. “It’s great that the players have been able to carry…
Liverpool attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho is set to miss Friday’s FA Cup tie at Exeter City and the Premier League games against Manchester United and Arsenal. Coutinho, 23, and Dejan Lovren, 26, both sustained hamstring injuries in Liverpool’s 1-0 Capital One Cup first-leg semifinal win at Stoke City. Centre-back Kolo Toure was also seen hobbling in the final stages of the game at Britannia Stadium, but he should be available to face his former club Arsenal next Wednesday. Liverpool host Arsenal next week and four days later rivals United make the trip to Anfield before a trip to Norwich on…
All eyes will be on new Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane and on how he delivers his brand of attacking football spearheaded by the ‘BBC’ in his first match in charge against Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga on Saturday. So far the quietly-spoken Frenchman has given little indication of the way he plans to breathe new life into a side that boasts plenty of talent but failed to perform in big games under former coach Rafa Benitez. “The idea is to play with the three of them,” Zidane told reporters as he explained the roles of top-notch forwards Gareth…
Everton’s 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the first leg of their Capital One Cup (League Cup) semifinal came at a cost with the trio of Romelu Lukaku, Tom Cleverley and Seamus Coleman sustaining injuries during the contest on Wednesday. Striker Lukaku, the joint top-scorer in the Premier League on 15 goals, headed home the winner for the Toffees before hurting himself, and manager Roberto Martinez is hoping the in-form Belgian will be back in action soon. “Romelu took a knock to his ankle and he will need assessing. I don’t know if he will be available at the weekend…
German champions Bayern Munich must hit top form when the season resumes this month after a winter break and avoid the “catastrophic consequences” that could be caused by a lack of focus, sports director Matthias Sammer said on Thursday. Bayern, eight points clear at the top of the table and eyeing a record fourth consecutive Bundesliga title, face Juventus in the last 16 of the Champions League in February and are also still in the hunt for German Cup glory. The Bavarians enjoyed a near-perfect first half of the season but the players cannot be complacent following the one-month winter…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said it would not accept anything short of free, fair and credible election in Saturday’s supplementary poll in the governorship election in Bayelsa. This is contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, and issued in Abuja. The supplementary poll will be conducted in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area where the exercise was cancelled following widespread violence. Metuh said that PDP had again rallied its formation in the state, particularly in Southern Ijaw, to use all means necessary in a democracy to resist any move to rig…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The PDP spokesperson was arrested today, January 5, 2016, in Abuja after allegations of fraud were levelled against him. The party has responded to the arrest via a statement released by Metuh’s Special Assistant, Richard Ihediwa. “Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrived the Abuja home of the spokesman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh this morning, inviting him to follow them to the commission’s headquarters.” “Upon enquiry on the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh is being investigated by the Commission but denies knowledge of his arrest. The spokesman for the EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, that Metuh is being investigated over the N1.4 billion traced to the account of a company, Destra Investment Limited, linked to him in the arms contract scam. READ: EFCC arrests PDP’s Olisa Metuh “It is true that Metuh is being investigated by the EFCC but I do not have further details on the matter. I…
The Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki will today, Wednesday, January 6, 2015, meet with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde. This was revealed by Saraki’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu. Olaniyonu said the meeting will focus on Nigeria’s economy. He also said “the falling oil prices at the international market has negatively impacted the nation’s oil revenue, external reserve and increased pressure on the Naira at the foreign exchange market. “The meeting of the Senate leadership with the IMF chief will be coming after a similar exchange Lagarde had with President Muhammadu…
frica Independent Television (AIT) boss, Raymond Dokpesi has sent greeting cards to President Muhammadu Buhari despite his ongoing trial for corruption which is part of the president’s efforts to recover funds looted from Nigeria’s coffers. Dokpesi sent the cards to Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. They were delivered by his son and DAAR Communications Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr and received by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The older Dokpesi has been charged with money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after collecting N2.1bn out the $2.1…
President Muhammadu Buhari, today, January 6, 2016, presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The FEC meeting held in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and ministers, Rotimi Amaechi and Kayode Fayemi were among those present at the meeting.
Former presidential aide, Tanko Yakassai has said that he received N53 million from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Tony Anenih, for ‘advocacy visits to northern traditional rulers.’ Yakassai said the money was used to ensure that the traditional leaders would mobilize their subjects for the 2015 general elections, Vanguard reports. “Yes, myself and 8 others collected N53m from chief Tony Anenih to pay advocacy visit to prominent northern emirs to mobilised their subjects for a hitch free 2015 general elections,” he told Vanguard. “I want to make it abundantly clear that I didn’t receive money from Chief Anenih in my…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to show some remorse over its destruction of the nation’s economy and stop blaming President Muhammadu Buhari who’s trying to repair the damage. Mohammed made the comments after Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu criticized Buhari and said that Nigerians would beg the PDP to return to power in 2019. The minister’s remarks were contained in a statement released on Sunday, December 13, 2015. It reads: “If there was still any honour left among thieves, there is no way the leaders of a party under whose…
Senate President Bukola Saraki recently showered praises on this deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. Saraki described Ekweremadu as a perfect gentleman and a team player. He presented Ekweremadu as a shining example to other politicians. The Senate President made this claim at the civic reception in Mpu, in Aninri local government area of Enugu state, after a thanksgiving service organized for Ike Ekweremadu at his home town. “For we politicians, it is always better for us to get close to know somebody because in our meets in the 7th Senate, me and him were far apart, but in this current Senate,…
Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekwerenmadu, has described the cash provision for the purchase of vehicles for Senate Committees as “a necessary expenditure.” Speaking during the presentation of about 100 tertiary scholarship awards to students in Umunumo, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Ekweremadu attributed the high cost of the purchase of vehicles to the increase of the exchange rate. “It is an indisputable fact that the exchange rate for the dollar has hit the skies in these days and age and this has adversely affected every other commodity in the country,” Ekweremadu said. Defending the purchases, he…
One of Nigeria’s most gifted musician and producer, Cobhams Asuquo turn 35 years old today, January 6, 2016. And to keep it real, the ‘Ordinary People’ hitmaker opted for ‘non-alcoholic’ wine to kick his special day. He recently shared a 2-part video on IG, with the caption: ‘Turning up at midnight in my house with my family and some sparkling grapejuice! #birthdayboy #happybirthday #thegoodlife #greatness #grateful #2016’. Cobhams recently celebrated his 5th wedding anniversary with wife, Ojuolape Veronica Olukanni, whom he married at the of 29 in December 2010.
<img src="https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tiwa-savage-and-husband1-300×214-300×214.jpg" alt="tiwa-savage-and-husband1-300×214" width="300" height="214" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-89965" /Some things are stranger than fiction, and one of them is female pop star Tiwa Savage performing in a sack of rice. Yes the ‘Eminado’ singer performed in a sack of rice yesterday (December 27) at One Lagos Centre in Ikorodu. Tiwa Savage shared the picture and captioned it “Osheee so I decided to perform today in a rice sack @bellanaijaonline do you concur YAY or NAY #onelagosfiesta.” Her caption was most likely a shade at the popular lifestyle and entertainment blog for putting up a less than favourable picture of her…
Female pop star Tiwa Savage was one of the numerous celebrities that attended the 2 birthday party of Olivia Idibia, 2face’s daughter. The birthday party was held on January 3, and Tiwa Savage showed up at the party with her husband Tunji ‘Tee Billz’ Balogun and her son Jamil. In a new set of pictures released from the event, 2face and Annie can be seen having a taste of the birthday cake. In another picture, 2face carries his baby girl on his shoulders. On Olivia’s birthday, 2face Idibia wrote a special birthday message for her on Instagram. “Like play like…