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Statue Dedicated To Martin Luther King Is Not Beautiful – Relative

David Folami — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:02:04 +0000

A relative of US civil rights movement leader, Martin Luther King has come out to slam the new $10 million statue dedicated to him and his late wife, Coretta Scott King in Boston, United States. Coretta’s cousin recently claimed that it looks like a p#nis, and fans have been reacting. The massive bronze piece, titled [...]

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King Charles Unveils First Statue Of Queen Elizabeth Since Her Demise

David Folami — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:46:18 +0000

British monarch, King Charles has unveiled a new sculpture of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The statue now stands on the entrance to York’s cathedral, looking out over a square to be named in her honour, and the world has been reacting. The statue was commissioned to celebrate the late Queen’s platinum jubilee and [...]

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I Changed My Mind About Retiring When I Saw The Reaction To A Statue Built In My Honour – Deontay Wilder

David Folami — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:30:43 +0000

Deontay Wilder has come out to say that he considered retiring from boxing after suffering a devastating 11th-round KO defeat to Tyson Fury during their trilogy bout in October last year. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting. According to him, he needed some time away from [...]

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Gives Statue Update

David Folami — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:03:37 +0000

As you may recall, plans are afoot to bestow Zlatan Ibrahimovic with his very own statue outside the Swedish national football stadium in Stockholm. Several months after the initial announcement was made, the enormous 2.7 metre tall bronze is now entering the final stages of production. Indeed, Zlatan himself took to Instagram to keep us [...]

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Does Wayne Rooney Deserve A Statue At Old Trafford?

David Folami — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:08:36 +0000

Nobody has scored more goals than Wayne Rooney in Manchester United history — so should he get a statue outside Old Trafford? Rooney surpassed Sir Bobby Charlton’s record when he made it 250 for United with a strike against Stoke last Saturday. After joining in 2004, he has gone on to win the Premier League [...]

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Lionel Messi’s Statue Vandalized In Argentina

David Folami — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 09:32:53 +0000

A statue of Argentina and Barcelona star Lionel Messi was vandalised in Buenos Aires on Monday. The figure, which was constructed in an attempt to help convince the five-time Ballon d’Or winner to return to the national team during his brief retirement from the Albiceleste this summer, was found missing its top half. However, officials [...]

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Statue To Be Erected In Sweeden

David Folami — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:59:04 +0000

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says it is an “unreal” feeling after it was revealed the Swedish Football Association have commissioned a statue to be built in his homeland. Ibrahimovic, 35, retired from international football after Euro 2016 having scored 62 goals in 116 games for his country. The news was announced as Ibrahimovic collected [...]

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Rihanna Poses With Headless Statue Of Herself

David Folami — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:35:11 +0000

Rihanna has finally taken a trip to meet a headless statue of herself in Berlin. The ‘Work’ singer shared a photo of herself on Snapchat striking a similar pose in front of the large statue rocking a bright green coat. The statue is named Ewaipanoma (Rihanna) and was created by Colombian artist Juan Sebastián Peláez. [...]

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Olisa Metuh Named GEJ In Torn Statement – EFCC

David Folami — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 01:56:10 +0000

A staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told a court that a written statement allegedly volunteered by the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, was destroyed by Mr. Metuh partly because it made references to former President Goodluck Jonathan. Junaid Said told the court that Mr. Metuh admitted [...]

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Messi’s Name Written On Ronaldo’s Statue

David Folami — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:17:20 +0000

Cristiano Ronaldo’s statue in Funchal, capital of his home island of Madeira, has been tagged with the name and shirt number of arch-rival Lionel Messi, according to local press reports. The graffiti was put on the statue overnight on Tuesday, just hours after Barcelona’s Argentine star Messi claimed a fifth world player of the year [...]

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