Guus Hiddink is “absolutely perfect” to temporarily serve as Chelsea’s saviour following Jose Mourinho’s sacking, former Blues assistant boss Ray Wilkins said on Friday. The 69-year-old Dutchman has emerged as a leading contender to take over the ailing Premier League champions on an interim basis. Hiddink played a similar role in 2009, appointed after the dismissal of Luiz Felipe Scolari and delivering Chelsea to FA Cup glory. “As an interim manager, he would love the challenge, I’m sure,” Wilkins, whose most recent stint with Chelsea’s backroom team ended in 2010, told talkSPORT. “He would be the one person I would…
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Chelsea owner Roman Abrahamovic face atough task ahead searching for his 10th manager inhis 12-year-long years as the owner of the club. Jose Mourinho, sacked on Thursday, came back to Chelsea in 2013 promising to build a legacy, but he instead brought characteristic short-term success, followed by a staggeringly rapid collapse. He leaves behind a squad full of underperforming big-name players such as Cesc Fabregas and Eden Hazard and in which highly regarded youngsters like Ruben Loftus-Cheek remain desperately short of top-level experience. Abramovich is a known admirer of Pep Guardiola, who has given youth its head at both Barcelona…
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has ruled out an immediate comeback to the Santiago Bernabeu for Jose Mourinho, despite remembering “good memories” of the special one’s spell in charge of Madrid. Mourinho left Chelsea “by mutual consent” according to the English champions on Thursday, two years after returning to the Premier League from Madrid, where he won one La Liga title in three years in charge. However, just as in his two different time at Chelsea, Mourinho engaged in plenty of controversy in the Spanish capital and left during a dressing room revolt lead by Madrid’s current captain Sergio Ramos,…
Sergio Aguero will be ready for selection for Manchester City against Arsenal in Monday’s vital Premier League match. The Argentina striker’s season has been full of injuries this season and has missed City’s last four games with a heel problem. However, manager Manuel Pellegrini confirmed on Friday that the man nicknamed Kun, last season’s Premier League top scorer, has been training normally and is set to return at Arsenal. “Kun is working with the squad without problems. We’ll assess him to see if he’s 100 percent to start the game but I think he’ll be in the squad on Monday,”…
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp ruled out any suggestion of a feud with West Bromwich Albion’s Tony Pulis after being the main target of a funny jibe from his opposite number on Friday. Klopp apologised for not shaking hands after last weekend’s 2-2 Premier League draw, in which his team equalised in the sixth minute of added time, and for “a few words” exchanged with his opposite number during the game. Earlier on Friday Pulis made a sarcastic “apology” of his own for “playing three longer passes in 99 minutes than Liverpool did”. He claimed that Klopp was trying to divert…
Dutchman Guus Hiddink has confirmed he has talked with Chelsea about becoming the Premier League club’s temporary manager but has not fully decided on accepting the role. Hiddink, who performed a similar role in 2009 at the west London club, is favourite to replace Jose Mourinho who was sacked by the English champions on Thursday after Chelsea’s dismal start to the season. “I want to gather as much information as possible. Chelsea indeed has a lousy performance and there are reasons for it,” the 69-year-old was quoted as saying by Dutch paper De Telegraaf on Friday. “First, I want to…
On Saturday, December 19, 2015 the Music+ Relaunch gig tagged the ‘Noiseless party’ will be held at King’s College, Victoria Island, Lagos. The party will witness performances from MTN ambassadors and project fame winners including Falz, Don Jazzy, Harrysong, Kcee, Dr Sid, Tiwa Savage, Tekno, Jeff, Geoffrey, Monica, Emmaculate, and others.
On Wednesday, December 16, 2016, Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage revealed her sophomore album titled ‘RED‘ to the media and fans at an exclusive album listening party in Lagos. Having been off the scene for almost a year to have her first child, Tiwa is still very much relevant in the music scene, judging by several celebs came out to show her love. Some of the female pop stars who attended the event include Omawumi, Waje, Emma Nyra and Young GreyC. However, some of the names that’s been penciled down as contenders for the number spot of Nigeria female pop star…
Veteran musician, Daniel Wilson has disclosed that recently rehabilitated music legend, Majek Fashek is the greatest musician of his generation. Mr Raggamufin made this declaration in a recent Facebook post after meeting with the ‘Rainmaker’. He penned that although his generation was blessed with impressive talents like Ras Kimono, Shina Peters and others, Majek Fashek simply stood out as the more gifted one. ‘We were brilliant, exceptional and purposeful but one amongst us was beyond belief in what he was able to achieve with limited education and insufficient exposure yet he was outstanding,’ the post read in part.
Ears have already heard that popular nollywoood actor, baba tee left his long term girlfriend Yetunde Oduwole after a huge disagreement. Reports reaching us is that he is now set to get married to his new girlfriend. What is however news is that, the Olabisi Onabanjo University graduate is now engaged to the new girlfriend, Omosunlade Odulate. The ‘Jelili’ actor proposed marriage to her earlier today, December 16, 2015 in the presence of family and friends and the Ogun state-born lady accepted her boyfriend’s proposal, giving him her finger to insert the engagement ring to indicate that she is already taken.…
Hours after controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh unveiled her official website, the site has been shut down. Read: Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh launches new website A visit to the web address, www.tontodikehent.com has been returning an error message indicating loading error. The excuse currently being displayed is that Tonto Dikeh has exceeded her bandwidth limit. We at Theinfostrides are tempted to ask: how much bandwidth did Tonto purchase or was she only test-running?
Following new shoots ready to premiere on Hollywood actress and singer, Christina Milan’s reality show, the star has revealed that she was once in an abusive relationship. In one of the interviews filmed for her reality show titled, ‘Christina Milian Turned Up’, the mother of one has opened up about an abusive past relationship. Revealing the harrowing ordeals she suffered at the hand of one of her exs, she said: “I remember being that girl in the middle of the gas station trying to call 9-11 or call my mom and he’s got me by my head and by my…
It appears the pre-Marriage Tonto Dike that made headlines is gone forever, or for now. For the umpteenth time, she has taken to Instagram to pour praises for her husband, and again, she has a genuine reason. She said about her husband on Instagram: “HERO MII His support is so much strength. Marry someone who makes you fall in love everyday… Thanks for bringing me closer to God… #MRX”
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is now the daddy of a new baby girl. The former wrestling champion’s girlfriend Lauren Hashian delivered a “healthy baby girl” yesterday (December 16). The Rock announced that he was having a daughter a month ago on his Instagram. He shared a picture of him with a pregnant Lauren and wrote “I was raised by and live with amazing and strong women, so the universe felt we needed one more… IT’S A BABY GIRL!! THANK YOU guys so much for the awesome support and love you’ve sent @laurenhashianofficial and myself from around the world. We’re so…
Prince Eke, husband of Nigerian music singer Muma Gee according to reports has been freed by his kidnappers. Prince Eke was kidnapped on Saturday, December 5, 2015. Prince Eke who is a Nollywood actor was on his way from a movie set in Asaba when he was kidnapped on the Owerri-Port Harcourt road. The kidnappers demanded a whooping sum of 15 million Naira. The kidnappers threatened that Prince Eke would be buried alive if the ransom was not paid. Details of his release have not been made to the public. Prince Eke made his acting debut in 2003. In 2011…
Yesterday was the birthday of Nigerian rap star Naeto C. He turns 32 years old. Naeto C whose real names are Naetochukwu Chikwe started music during his university days in America. Naeto C met with fellow rappers Uzikwendu and Ikechukwu and created a group World Famous Akademy. In 2004 he graduated from George Washington University with a degree in Biology. He returned to Nigeria in 2006 to kick start his music career in the country. In 2008 he released his debut album ‘U Know My P’ which was very successful. In 2010 Naeto bagged an MSc in Energy Studies at…
Ghanaian actor John Dumelo received a chieftaincy title from the people of Bamenda, Cameroun on December 15, 2015. The movie star thanked the Bamenda people for bestowing him with such great honour. He even shared a picture of him in his chieftaincy regalia on Instagram. “Thanks a lot to the People of Bamenda, Cameroon. Was given this beautiful regalia to signify the royal title bestowed upon me. I’m grateful. Oh, and the title comes with a lot of land too! #oneAfrica #melotourist” John Dumelo captioned the picture.“
Nollywood star Osita Iheme has opened a hotel in the city of Owerri. According to Reports Afrique, the actor hosted his friends in the hotel last weekend after its completion. The hotel named ‘The Resident’ will commence full operations and open to the public before Christmas Day. In August 2015, Osita Iheme announced he was building a hotel. He shared a picture of him on the construction site of the hotel on his Instagram. He captioned the picture “Can’t wait….. Put many out of business. #TheResident.” Early this month Iheme recounted when he and fellow actor Chinedu Ikedieze were thought…
Hip-Hop model Amber Rose took her son Sebastian to the park yesterday (December 16) with her former husband US rapper Wiz Khalifa. Things might have been bad with the former couple last year September 2014, but Amber and Wiz have patched things on as evident in their latest family date at the park. Amber Rose, 32, flashed a big smile as the paparazzi spotted them. Wiz Khalifa, 28 was carrying his son when they were sighted at the park. At the park, Amber played with Sebastian on the slide. In October, Amber Rose shared a selfie of her with Wiz…
It seems that reigning bad boy Justin Bieber has been dating Kourtney Kardashian on the low for four months. There have been rumours that Justin Bieber and Kourtney have been together for a while but now it seems they have been seeing each other for months. In November they were seen all over Hollywood which started all the rumours. According to a source who spoke to Us Weekly “Justin and Kourtney have been hooking up since late August, early September.” “It’s been a deep flirtation for months. He’s obviously close to the family, and Kris is obsessed with him” another…