Author: David F.

Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson sure wants to celebrate this Christmas in peace and for this reason, she wants certain people in the entertainment industry, excluding the media, to stop worrying about her and concentrate on how to make their own lives better. She wants all who have been talking ill about her to concentrate on their success instead of taking time out of their busy schedules to worry about her. In a recent Facebook post, the actress and movie producer wrote in part, ‘Y’all need to stop worrying about me and think about yourselves, pls concentrate on your lives and…

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I heard it and saw it (videos and photos on social media) that D’ija of Mavin records held a secret wedding this past week. I was shocked. How can D’ija be getting married secretly and the entire Mavin crew are not there? Now, according to Stella Dimoko’s blog, the latest gist, which I really find hard to believe is that she got married secretly because she is pregnant and that the groom is an Abuja based man named ERIK, with two previous marriages to his name. D’ija and her label have ignored the rumours. She performed in Kaduna yesterday and…

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Nigerian pop sensation, Davido has reacted to news of his alleged relationship with Tanzanian model, Agnes Masogange who was allegedly reported to be pregnant for him. In his reaction, Davido says bloggers are always wanting to write negative news about him, but slow to write positives. ‘PLEASE STOP IT IS NOT FAIR ON AGNES AND HER BOYFRIEND LET THEM LIVE AND HAVE THEIR BABY IN PEACE…smh’ he said in one of a series of tweets.

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Viral sensation, Vic O is billed to make a special performance next Sunday at the Nouvelle Afrike concert and like you, we are also excited. Top comedian, Ali Baba, who is listed to make an appearance at the event which comes up at the Civic Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, is also excited. The ace comedian shared the event with his followers moments ago on Instagram inviting them to turn up.

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Talented YBNL singer, Adekunle Gold has released the visuals to his recently released single, ‘Pick Up’. In the video directed by Adasa Cookey, the singer preaches perseverance and hard work as qualities a hustler must possess in carrying out his daily hustles. Adekunle Gold plays the role of a taxi driver who dreams big of being rich with exotic cars and his own properties. He later encounters a passenger who forgets a huge sum of money in his cab. After numerous thoughts and battles with temptations, the poor taxi driver returns the money to the man only to get a…

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Popular Yoruba actress, Tayo Odueke, better known as Sikiratu Sindodo took to Instagram earlier today to celebrate her daughter, Oluwadamilola as she turns 18. Damilola, who bears a striking resemblance with her mother is currently studying Mass Communication at Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State. ‘Happy birthday to my beautiful ND pretty friend,my no 1 fan ND honest lover,Oluwadamilola as u add another graceful year today,I pray the Lord Guide & Guard you,Favor ND Bless you with long life in good health’ Sikiratu wrote in part. Sindodo, who recently returned to the movie scene after surviving a strange illness that…

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Popular actress, Iyabo Ojo has taken to Instagram to put out brand new photos early today, ahead of her 38th birthday on December 21, 2015. The nice photos, taken by Emperor Media Photography, features the talented actress rocking three different outfits which include Edo native attire. ‘All I have to say is thank u lord 7 days to go,’ the mother of two captioned one of the photos.

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As is so often the case in the upper teams of the beautiful game, the fate of two of the world’s most promising midfielders seems intertwined. Juventus star Paul Pogba is wanted by every top club, while Paris Saint-Germain’s Marco Verratti is likely a close second by the majority of those sides as well. Mundo Deportivo reports that PSG are keen on signing France talisman Pogba and could be willing to allow Azzurri international Verratti to move back to Italy to facilitate any such deal. It’s highly unlikely that the two clubs would have a free run at a swap…

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Midtjylland coach Jess Thorup has said his team will be needing a “miracle” when they meet Manchester United in the Europa League. Danish champions Midtjylland will face Premier League giants United in the Europa League round of 32, with the first leg in Herning on Feb. 18. Midtjylland finished second in Group D this season, while United dropped into the competition after failing to reach the Champions League knockout phase. Thorup said: “Miracles have happened before, and we will probably need one again. “However, we do not just lie down. We deserved to qualify for the round of 32, and…

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Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno has warned that his club must not consider themselves favourites when they face Roma in the Champions League round of 16. While the Serie A side may have been humbled 6-1 by Real’s league rivals Barcelona in the group stage, that is not to be taken as an sign of weakness, according to Butragueno. The Giallorossi drew 1-1 with Barca at the Stadio Olimpico and Butragueno expects things to be similarly tight over two legs. “Roma are a tough side, they’ll be really up for it and they compete well,” he said on UEFA’s official…

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League form will go off the roof when Chelsea meet Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16, according to the Blues’ club secretary David Barnard. Chelsea have been paired against the Ligue 1 champions for the third successive year in the knockout stage of Europe’s elite club competition, after manager Jose Mourinho said last week that Laurent Blanc’s men were the opponents he wanted to avoid in the round of 16. PSG, 17 points clear at the top of Ligue 1, will go into the tie as favourites regardless of whether Chelsea recover from a nightmare start to…

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Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United have lost their “aura,” according to Bournemouth defender Simon Francis. United suffered a fifth top-flight loss of the season on Saturday as Bournemouth clinched a 2-1 win at the Vitality Stadium. The result followed a Champions League exit for Van Gaal’s injury-hit side, which included Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Guillermo Varela making their full Premier League debuts. Francis said in the Daily Mirror: “To be honest, I don’t think they have that aura any more probably because of the way they’re playing at the moment. “Then again, you still have to realise they could have gone…

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is hopeful the injury Dejan Lovren picked up against West Brom is not serious as the club await the results of a scan on the defender’s knee. Lovren, 26, was substituted in the 79th minute of Liverpool’s late 2-2 draw at home to West Brom after a challenge by Craig Gardner. The Croatia defender left the field on a stretcher, and Klopp said in his postmatch news conference: “We don’t know too much about it. It’s a cut, as everybody could see in the dressing room. “We hope it’s not too serious, but we have to…

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Bayern Munich are looking forward to the re-run of their Champions League quarterfinal of three season ago when they take on Juventus in the round of 16 in this season’s competition. Serie A champions and last season’s Champions League finalists Juve will also have Arturo Vidal and Kingsley Coman back to Turin following their moves to the Bundesliga giants last year. Bayern captain Philipp Lahm, who is set to meet fellow 2014 World Cup winner Sami Khedira on the pitch, called the draw a “European classic” and added to Bayern’s official club website: “Juve played in the final last season.…

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Midfielder Juan Mata has insisted Manchester United will recover from their poor run of form, which has seen them go five games without a win. United’s 3-2 defeat by Wolfsburg last Tuesday knocked them out of the Champions League, and they lost 2-1 at Bournemouth in the league on Saturday. In his weekly blog, the 27-year-old wrote: “In these moments is when we have to stick together more than ever. “Everything passes and this bad streak will pass.” United, who are fourth in the Premier League with two wins from their past seven games, host Norwich on Saturday before travelling…

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Barcelona striker Lionel Messi is looking to complete an “unforgettable” year with a fifth trophy when they play in the Fifa Club World Cup in Japan. Barca, who battle Guangzhou Evergrande in Thursday’s semi-final, have won La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League and Uefa Super Cup in 2015. In 2009 they won all six trophies, including the the Spanish Super Cup. “That time we won, everything looked unrepeatable. We weren’t sure if we’d get close to it again,” Messi said. “And here we are. Now what’s left for us to do is end the year in the…

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Italian Champions Juventus have rebuffed media reports that striker Paulo Dybala, who has scored eight Serie A goals this season including a late strike in the 3-1 victory over Fiorentina at the weekend, may quit the club. “We do not want to sell him neither this season nor in the following ones as we have invested a considerable sum on him,” chief executive Giuseppe Marotta told Mediaset Premium television. “Dybala is a player who is growing and who has not yet shown his full potential.” Juve’s victory on Sunday lifted them to fourth in the table with 30 points, six…

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Three times European champions Manchester United and their fumbling coach Louis van Gaal face a tricky task against little-known Midtjylland in the last 32 of the Europa League following Monday’s draw. United, knocked out of the Champions League last week, meet the Danish league winners, an unsung club backed by owner Matthew Benham who are in their maiden European campaign and eliminated Southampton earlier in the competition. Midtjylland’s pony-tailed chairman Rasmus Ankersen, appointed by former financier and professional gambler Benham, who also owns English second-tier club Brentford, issued a warning after the draw. “We have already beaten one English team…

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Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez was at a loss to explain his side’s terrible first-half performance after they slipped to a third defeat in five league games at Villarreal on Sunday. Madrid now trail leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid by five points after doing nothing to respond to Roberto Soldado’s eighth minute winner against his old side. After being outplayed before the break, Benitez’s men looked like a different side after halftime as they carved out a series of chances to turn the game on its head. However, days after being indefinitely banned from representing France for his part in…

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Chelsea, who are enduring a torrid time in the Premier League, will face French league leaders Paris St Germain in the knockout stages for the third year in succession after the French champions triumphed at the same stage last season and the London club had the upper hand in the quarterfinals the previous year. Another clash between big guns will feature former winners Juventus and Bayern Munich, while 10-time champions Real Madrid were drawn against AS Roma.

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