Ace singer, Sir Elton John, during an interview for the new issue of Rolling Stone accused singer, Janet Jackson of lip-syncing angrily saying that he would rather see a drag queen sing than hear her sing. Sir Elton John said that for the life of him, he can’t understand why Janet Jackson attracts so much praise for her concerts because he doesn’t think she sings live, he thinks she lip syncs at all her concerts. According to him, “You know, f**king music magazines writing a review of Janet Jackson saying, ‘This is the greatest show – four and a half…
Author: David Folami
As things remain ugly between 50 Cent and his son Marquise Jackson, the rapper and his ex Shaniqua Tompkins are now engaging in a social media war of words. A while back, 50 went all out to say the boy will suffer and hate his mother when he realizes what she did to him. And now, he took to Instagram to troll the 19-year-old again. Marquise shared a photo of a new set of sneakers he bought, and surprisingly, 50 Cent commented on the post. “You will be 20 in a few months. I’m happy to see you in good…
Yesterday (February 25) there were reports all over the Internet claiming that Nigerian dancehall star Burna Boy, 24, was dropped by Nigerian telecommunication company GLO. According to the rumours Burna Boy’s contract was terminated by GLO for bad public conduct. It was also said that gospel singer Sammie Okposo was also dropped by GLO as the telco is in a search for new faces. Theinfostride reached out to Burna Boy’s representatives this morning concerning the story. According to Buki HQ that handles PR for the Spaceship Entertainment singer Burna Boy hasn’t been dropped by the Mike Adenuga led telecommunication outfit.…
On Wednesday, February 24, 2016, there were speculations that Globacom isn’t planning on renewing its contract with estranged twins Psquare. According to them, the decision was imposed due to the show of shame that ensued between the company’s representatives and Peter Okoye, one half of the Psquare twins during the grand finale of the Dance with Peter talent hunt show and also due to recent family controversies the Giant telecom company is not sure they will remain together and would rather halt their contracts. Peter has however reacted to all this on Twitter late last night. According to him, he…
A disgruntled fan of Seyi Shay has accused the singer of refusing to the send her the prize she won in the Seyi or Shay Instagram Karaoke competition. According to the lady, her name had been announced three weeks ago as one of the winners of the competition but she has not yet been given her prize. Seyi Shay’s team however immediately criticized the fan for publicly calling out the ‘Right Now’ singer. According to them, the fan did not show up at the party organised for the winners to redeem her prize and has continued to ignore their messages…
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele is reported to be walking down the aisle for the second time very soon. The ‘Jenifa’ star is said to have agreed to marry London-based musician, Abdul Rasheed Bello popularly known as JJC Skillz after he asked her hand in marriage. Reports have it that Funke Akindele overwhelmed by the proposal of the singer was moved to tears when he popped the question. All this was reported to have taken place ‘a few weeks ago in Lekki on the set of her new TV Comedy Drama, Jenifa’s Diary’. A source was quoted to have said: “Their…
Sunday Oliseh has resigned as coach of Nigeria citing “contract violations” as the reason for his departure. Oliseh, who played for Nigeria from 1993-2002, was appointed the country’s coach in July 2015, replacing Stephen Keshi. The former Borussia Dortmund player had come under pressure after Nigeria failed to get past the group stage of the African Nations Championship. On Friday, Oliseh used his official Twitter account to make a number of accusations regarding his and his squad’s contract. The Nigerian Football Federation has yet to comment on the tweets. In March, Nigeria face Egypt twice in the space of five…
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal challenged Marcus Rashford to deliver consistently after the striker enjoyed a dream first-team debut at Old Trafford. The 18-year-old scored twice to help United secure a 5-1 win against FC Midtjylland on Thursday, earning a 6-3 triumph on aggregate and progression to the last 16 of the Europa League. Manchester-born Rashford was only thrown into action just before kick-off when Anthony Martial withdrew with a hamstring concern, while left-back Joe Riley was also handed his first start. Van Gaal said that Martial’s injury is “not heavy.” When asked about Rashford in his postmatch news…
Marcus Rashford was the unlikely hero in Manchester United’s make-or-break clash with FC Midtjylland, marking an unexpected debut with a dream brace that saw Louis van Gaal’s men through a tricky Europa League tie. A terrible string of injuries has seen United forced to rely on youth products, although the 18-year-old striker was so far down the pecking order his name did not even appear on the back of the matchday programme. Rashford is likely to be the cover star next time, though, having been thrust into the spotlight following Anthony Martial’s warm-up injury and netting twice as United overcame…
Neymar has signed a new five-year deal with Barcelona that will make him the second-highest-paid player on the team behind Lionel Messi, ESPN Brasil has reported. According to the outlet, the new contract was signed in December when Barcelona were in Japan for the Club World Cup, but any announcement was held up because of issues surrounding the Brazilian’s recent tax cases with Spanish and Brazilian authorities. Neymar’s new accord with the Catalan club, which will begin this summer, will last until June 2021, according to the report. His previous deal was set to expire in 2018. The player’s father,…
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was impressed with the way his team performed in their Champions League win at Arsenal on Tuesday, which extended their club record unbeaten run to 33 games. The holders won the last 16 first leg tie 2-0 with second-half goals from Lionel Messi, including a penalty, as they moved closer to becoming the first team to lift the European Cup in successive seasons since AC Milan in 1989 and 1990. “I liked everything from the very beginning,” Luis Enrique told reporters. “We had plenty of possession, we defended very well and we managed Arsenal’s transitions (counter-attacks)…
Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech said Wednesday his team still had a chance to reach the Champions League quarterfinals despite a 2-0 loss to reigning titleholders Barcelona. “We are still alive,” the 33-year-old Czech Republic keeper said on his website following Tuesday’s loss at the Emirates. “It’s not as if we conceded five goals,” he added. Cech, who joined Arsenal from Chelsea before this season, offered a few good saves on Tuesday but failed to stop Lionel Messi who scored 71 minutes into the game before adding a second from the penalty spot on 83 minutes. “The second goal trimmed our…
European champions Barcelona renewed a collaboration agreement with children’s charity Unicef on Thursday till 2020, which will see the Catalan giants donate two million euros a year to promote child education. “Until now Barcelona donated €1.5 million a year in their collaboration with Unicef. This increase of half a million euros reinforces Barca’s commitment with children,” the club said in a statement. The agreement between the club and Unicef began in 2006 when Barca broke with their tradition of not wearing a logo on their shirt to display Unicef’s logo and name. Since then the Unicef name has been shifted…
Cristiano Ronaldo insists Real Madrid can still catch La Liga leaders Barcelona if they can overcome their hoodoo against local rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Real trail Atletico by a point and are nine adrift of Barca with just 13 games remaining, but can move up to second place should they beat Diego Simeone’s men for the first time in six league games. “It is a game we need to win,” Ronaldo told Madrid’s website. “It is an important game at home, in front of our fans and against a very strong team that defends well. “We know that (winning)…
Guus Hiddink will attempt to maintain Chelsea’s improved form at Southampton on Saturday after a week in which Antonio Conte appeared to move close to becoming the Dutchman’s successor at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea remain unbeaten in domestic competition since Hiddink was installed as interim manager in December, a 12-game run that has taken the Blues into the FA Cup quarterfinals and helped the club move closer to mid-table in the Premier League. Hiddink has brought much needed stability, with the only blemish on his record the last 16 first leg Champions League defeat at Paris Saint Germain which he hopes…
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri wants an “angry” response from his players against Norwich City at the weekend after the leaders lost to Arsenal following a last-gasp goal in their previous Premier League outing. City were beaten 2-1 by title rivals Arsenal at The Emirates on February 14, thanks to a stoppage-time effort from England striker Danny Welbeck, and Ranieri is demanding more focus from his team when they host fourth from bottom Norwich. “I told my players it will be a big battle on Saturday. It will be harder than against Arsenal,” the Italian told a news conference on…
Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin is expecting an underperforming Manchester United to rise to the occasion when the sides meet at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday. United, 20-times English champions, are fifth in the league, 12 points back of leaders Leicester City and have been booed by their own fans this season after some indifferent displays. “I think it’s been a difficult (season) for Man United but in big games like this, we know that they’re going to turn up, because everyone loves these kind of matches,” Coquelin told the club’s website (www.arsenal.com). “It would be a massive…
Arsenal will look to put their Champions League woes to one side when they continue their quest for a first Premier League title in more than a decade away to a revived Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Gunners’ 2-0 last-16 first-leg defeat by reigning champions Barcelona at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday all but ended their dreams of winning a maiden Champions League title for yet another season. But Arsene Wenger’s men, currently two points behind shock leaders Leicester and level with north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, could yet end the week at the summit of English…
Senator Shehu Sani has said that the missing Chibok girls are alive and can be rescued. Sani, who represents the Kaduna Central Senatorial District, made the comment on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, while speaking at a symposium in Akure, Ondo State, Premium Times reports. “Something that has bothered some of us here in line with the insurgency is, when will the Chibok girls be freed?” he asked. “Someone said the Chibok girls will never be free, but I can tell you that they will be free and they are alive. “There are two ways to get them: the first is…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a case filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman, Olisa Metuh against the Federal Government. Metuh had taken the FG to court over his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The case was dismissed by presiding judge, Justice Okon Abang on Thursday, February 25, 2016 because neither Metuh nor his lawyer showed up for the hearing of the matter. The judge further ordered Metuh to pay six agents of the federal government N20, 000 each as trial costs. The PDP spokesman is being tried for money laundering and destruction…