Manchester United Legends blame Rangnick for Atletico defeat

 

Speaking go BT Sports after the 0-1(1-2 on aggregate) defeat to Atletico Madrid that saw Manchester United crash out of the champions league, ex-united defender, Rio Ferdinand blamed the result on Ralf Rangnick.

According to Rio, the biggest difference between both teams was not on the pitch but rather with Diego Simeone and Rangnick at their dugouts.

Rio said,

“ The difference between the two teams, the Atletico team, they had a group of reliable men, reliable men who would go out there and do anything the manager asks them”

“ They understand the job at hand and work together as a team. Whereas the other team, Man Utd, they are looking at each other like ‘Who’s going to pull us out of this? Who's going to pull the magic trick out of the hat?’

“It's not about the team getting through this. It is a moment of brilliance from an individual and it is a very different way of working”

Ferdinand went on to advise united to be patient when bringing in a new manager

“Once you get the manager, getting the right person, you are talking a minimum of two, three years before you can think about challenging, and with Manchester City and Liverpool, it's a high bar”

Another United Legend, Paul Scholes also blamed Rangnick and claimed the German coach was not getting the right results with the squad at his disposal

“The coach is a massive part of it, getting a proper coach. This is not a terrible group of players, if you give them structure and a way of playing, there's some real talent in the squad. It is not talented as the teams above them, we know that”

“The very first thing this club needs to do to get anywhere near winning anything is get a proper coach. Gets a coach that suits them and give them a couple of years to build a squad that will challenge”

“Atletico is not a better team than Manchester United, but they've got a coach. If Simeone was coaching at United, they go through that game”

We’ll show why Old Trafford is Theatre of Dreams – Ronaldo

Manchester United Forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has called on his teammates to prove to the world why Old Trafford is the Theatre of Dreams.

United host Atletico Madrid at Old Trafford, the return leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie after the first leg ended 1-1 in Spain.

Speaking ahead of the match, Ronaldo urged his teammates to “put up a similar display to that against Tottenham at Old Trafford.

He tweeted, “Tomorrow is one of those days that we’ve all been waiting for. One of those chances to show the world the reason why Old Trafford is known as the Theatre of Dreams.

“Let’s recreate the amazing atmosphere that we saw in our last home game and let’s keep our Champions League dream alive!

“We are Man. United! Let’s do this together! Let’s go, Devils!”

Russia's captain rejects a national team call-up

The captain of the Russian national team,Artem Dzyuba has decided to turn down a call-up to the national team squad.

Dzyuba’s decision comes as a result of the ongoing political conflict between Russia and  Ukraine.

 

Russia had earlier been scheduled to play Poland in their 2022 World Cup playoff clash but it was canceled. However, with no fixtures to play, the coach of the Russian national team, Valeri Karpin decided to bring his players together regardless for training and an intrasquad friendly against their U21 side.

Speaking on Dzyuba’s decision to turn down the callup, Karpin said:  

'He assured me ... he really wants to play for the national team,' Karpin was quoted as saying, in an interview published on the website of the Russian Football Union. I

'But now, due to the difficult situation in Ukraine, where he has many relatives, he apologized and asked, for family reasons, not to be called up to this camp,'

 

Dzyuba later claimed his decision was not due to 'political issues', stressing that there was a 'misunderstanding' between himself and the coach.

 

'I didn't not join the Russian national team because of political issues. It's about family circumstances, but I don't want to go into details,' he was quoted as telling the Sport-Express news outlet.

 

'It seems to me that there was a misunderstanding, (coach) Valery Georgievich (Karpin) misunderstood me, or his words were misinterpreted.'

Pictures of Adekunle Gold and Tiwa Savage fans are talking about

Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage and her colleague Adekunle Gold have sparked online reactions after being spotted in matching outfits.

For Adekunle Gold, he has fulfilled his dream, from just a photoshop appearance with Tiwa Savage to a real-life appearance.

Before becoming famous, Adekunle Gold was known as the king of Photoshop. He broke the internet in 2013 for photoshopping himself into Tiwa Savage, Toolz and Tonto Dikeh‘s pictures.

Fast forward today, a photo of Tiwa Savage and Adekunle Gold rocking the same outfit has surfaced online, and this has got many people talking.

While some netizens claimed Adekunle Gold’s wife Simi might not like the picture, others say he has come a long way from just photoshop’s appearance to real-life appearance.

bafemiplus wrote: AG baby has come a long way. From just a Photoshop appearance with Tiwa Savage to the real life appearance !!

omegaemrys75 wrote: lol exactly, Simi won’t like this picture 

karahbetter wrote: See women shouting AG baby is our baby bcz una no like make another woman happiness no go unspoilt.. God go preserve their home una hear

trouble_maker202012 wrote: See person God give you as husband from heaven now Simi don marry am wetin you won do.

Kemi Filani News recalls Simi and some fans reacted after Adekunle Gold was disgraced by NEPA while recording his bedtime skincare.

In the video shared on his Instagram page, Adekunle Gold revealed how he keeps his skin glowing, noting that not all men want to engage in such a skin routine.

While Adekunle God was using the facial scrub, he suddenly suffered a power outage in the hotel as everywhere became dark.

Reacting to the video, his wife Simi and some fans made fun of Adekunle Gold, stating that fuel scarcity is also hitting hotels.

ASUU provides an update on the strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its strike for another two months.

 

The decision was reached at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting which was between Sunday night, March 13, and ended early Monday morning. The NEC meeting was held at the union’s national secretariat at the University of Abuja.

A member of the NEC said a statement is currently being drafted by the leadership of ASUU and that as soon as it is ready, it will be distributed, Vanguard reports.

 

The source said: "Yes, we have extended the strike by eight weeks pending when the Nigerian government would find the university system worthy of the desired attention.

Check out the lovely picture Yemi Alade shared on her Birthday.

Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade turned 33 yesterday and she took to her Instagram page to celebrate her new age.

Yemi Alade feels grateful and blessed. The Jonny singer sees her life as a miracle and her joy is to make people happy with her music.

“33 on 3/13

It’s my SUPER SPECIAL DAY

The things I have been blessed to experience, the lives I have touched and vice versa, the doors to certain places that I had to break down to enter, or the doors that were politely opened for me in a young life, will be the foundation of the greater things to come.

I always say my life is a miracle, I was chosen, I’m peculiar, Elite, blessed, a vessel of glory, and my joy is to make my people happy with my music and art”.

Yemi Alade had previously disclosed her birthday wish ahead of her 33rd birthday.

The singer revealed that she desires to work towards intentionally being better at communicating her feelings. 

Yemi Alade seeks personal growth.

She opined that there is a thin line between an argument and discussion and as a typical Nigerian, it’s easy for her to turn everything into an argument rather than discussion.

She disclosed that she strongly wants to undo that and hopes she gets there.

“It’s My Birth Month and I really want to work towards INTENTIONALLY being better at Communicating My Feelings.

There is a thin line between an argument and discussion.

Being a typical Nigerian, it’s easy to turn everything into an argument, rather than discussion.

I want to undo that…

Let’s see how that goes…”

You forced Davido to engage you - Davido’s alleged side chick

Being with Shatta Wale dickmatized me – Michy

Shatta Wale's baby mama, Michy has revealed in an interview that she stayed with him for 8 years while being abused because she was dickmatized. 

 

Speaking in an interview on Onua FM, Michy said she enjoyed sex with Shatta Wale and that each time she planned to break up with him, she thought about the sex and decided to stay.

She also said that she was young at the time and her sexual urge was high, pushing her into having sex with Shatta Wale the first day they met.

“I was dickmatized for eight years.

“I was young then and my sex drive was very high so we did it the same day.”

See how people were rescued from Human Trafficking

It has been reported that The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued 35 victims of alleged human trafficking.

The alleged victims were rescued in Niger Republic and the Zonal Coordinator of the Agency in Kano, Mr. Abdullahi Babale, made this known in an interview on Friday.

According to Abdullahi Babale, the rescued victims were handed over to Nigerian Immigration Service and transferred to NAPTIP at Kongolam International Border Post, Maiadua in Katsina State.

Babale;

“Out of the total number, six of the victims are males and 29 females aged between five and 42 years respectively.”

He said the victims were allegedly transported and recruited from Ondo, Lagos, Enugu, Anambra, Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Ekiti, Edo, Osun, Kogi, and Abia states.

“The victims were on their way to Europe through the Nigerian border,” Babele noted, adding that that the agency had commenced investigation into the matter.

See the plan for subsidy to be removed in electricity and fuel

It has been revealed by The Minister of Finance, Budgets and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, that the Federal Government has quietly removed all subsidies in the power sector.

According to The Minister, a plan to gradually end subsidies on petrol is in place.

Ahmed stated this while speaking at a virtual meeting of the International Monetary Fund with the theme: “The Political Economy of Fiscal Reforms in Africa”.

Ahmed explained that although the government had a setback in its initial plan to have subsidies on petrol removed by July this year, it would work with the National Assembly to have it removed in phases.

“We are cleaning up our subsidies. We had a setback, we were to remove fuel subsidy by July this year but there was a lot of push back from the polity,” Ahmed said.

She added: “But we have been able to quietly implement subsidy removal in the electricity sector and as it is, as we speak, we don’t have subsidies in the electricity sector.

“We did that overtime by carefully adjusting the prices at some levels while holding the lower levels down.

“Fuel subsidy is a huge problem for us. It has thrown up our deficits too much higher than we planned. What is happening now with the global oil prices is also going to worsen matters but the current review that we are doing is to hold the subsidy at the level in which we planned.

“We are currently doing a budget amendment to accommodate incremental subsidy (removal) as a result of the reversal of the decision and we want to cap it at that.

“Hopefully, the parliament will agree with us and we are able to continue with our plan for subsidy (removal) otherwise the way things are going we will not be able to predict where we will be,” Ahmed said.

BRT bus goes up in flames in Lagos

On the 11th of March, a BRT bus went up in flames in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. 

 

According to eyewitnesses, the incident caused pandemonium at the Agric, Ikorodu BRT terminal. The cause of the fire remains unknown, but people scampered for safety at the time of the incident. 

It was also gathered that the bus was not attacked and it is speculated that a technical fault might have led to the fire incident.

Tems Nominated for International Award

 

Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems has been nominated in the Global Music Star category for the 2022 edition of Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards.

The Songwriter is up against Adele, English best-selling music artiste; Camilo, Tones and I, BTS, Rosalia, and Olivia Rodrigo.

The award show will be airing from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California via DStv 308 on April 13, 2022.

Speaking ahead of the award event, the Senior Vice President and general manager of Paramount in Africa, Monde Twala said;

“Tems reminds us of why we set out on a journey to reimagine, reshape and rebrand Africa. African stars like her are living proof of the rich and diverse talent that exists in Africa. Elevating African talent on a global level is the heartbeat of our brands. Shining a light on talent on our continent will continue to be part of our vision. We are glad that today, we can spotlight the body of work of a vibrant African talent like Tems.

With her global hits, outstanding performances, and collaborations, Tems has been raking in awards after awards.”

Other African categories for the 2022 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and details on how Africans can get involved and vote will be announced in the coming weeks.

Here are the effects of Roman Abramovich’s Sanction on Chelsea

As a result of the British Government's sanction on Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, Chelsea is set to be affected in the worst possible ways, especially financially.

The club's shirt sponsor, 3, has suspended its deal with the club.

 

The telecoms company began sponsoring Chelsea at the start of last season in a deal worth around £40m per year, with its logo displayed on the club’s kits, around Stamford 

Bridge, and at the training facility in Cobham.

Three had said earlier on Thursday, March 10, that it was considering its relationship with the club, before confirming it would “temporarily suspend” sponsorship and requesting its branding be removed.

 

The news broke only two and a half hours before Chelsea were due to play Norwich City in the Premier League.

 

A statement by Three read: “In light of the government’s recently announced sanctions, we have requested Chelsea Football Club temporarily suspend our sponsorship of the club, including the removal of our brand from shirts and around the stadium until further notice.

We recognize that this decision will impact the many Chelsea fans who follow their team passionately. However, we feel that given the circumstances, and the Government sanction that is in place, it is the right thing to do.

 

“As a mobile network, the best way we can support the people of Ukraine is to ensure refugees arriving in the UK from the conflict and customers currently in Ukraine can stay connected to the people who matter to them. Therefore, we are offering connectivity packages to all Ukrainians in the Uk, and those in Ukraine”.

Chelsea recoups more than £150m per year from their commercial partners including Yokohama Tyres, Sure, Hublot, and trivago, but other brands are now likely to follow Three’s lead.

Another Chelsea sponsor, the car manufacturer Hyundai, is already reviewing its relationship with the club, thought to be worth around £10m per year. “Hyundai has become one of the strongest partners in football over the years & the company supports the sport to be a force for good,” it said. “We are currently assessing the situation with Chelsea FC.”

Nigerians react to Nicki Minaj's opinion on Wizkid’s ‘Essence’

American rapper and songwriter, Nicki Minaj gains positive support from Nigerians as she claims that Wizkid’s “Essence” is Grammy’s Song Of The Year.

This follows an online video that captured Nicki Minaj’s discussion with American media personality and former rapper Joe Budden.

In the video, Nicki Minaj agreed with Joe Budden that Wizkid’s song, Essence deserves to be the Grammys’ Song Of The Year.

Reacting to the video, Nigerians supported Nicki Minaj’s stance stating “Essence” is without a doubt doing its magic.

Check out stunning pictures of TBoss that has got fans talking

 

Tokunbo Idowu also known as TBoss has got fans and colleagues talking about the new pictures she shared on social media to mark her 38th birthday.

The emotional and controversial reality star rouses Instagram with beautiful pictures of herself and her daughter celebrating her 38th year in style.

She wrote: ‘This is 38… Happy Birthday to Me….

of courseeeee there’s No way I would take photos without my Forever +1 although she fell asleep almost immediately cos she wasn’t down to have her hair tied

I attached the photo that inspired this shoot- I have wanted to do this since my Baby was only a few days old and this seemed to be the perfect occasion.

And Yessss my Baby is still on the Boobie

I’m genuinely tired- My family & friends make fun of me that I’m gon be one of them mums whose child goes to school and seats me down to suckle when she returns home’ 

Other Big Brother Naija stars and celebrities wished TBoss well on her birthday.

See Chat between Harrysong and alleged blackmailer

 Singer Harrysong has shared a chat between him and his alleged blackmailer. 

 

The singer had earlier appealed to members of the public not to believe any "runs girl" who puts up an "unpaid sex scandal" about him.

In the chat he shared, the alleged blackmailer confronted him for going public and also stated that she is not deterred by that.

She also said that she would be sending his sex tape to blogs.

Benzema’s hat-trick demolish star-studded PSG; Man City qualify despite draw

 

A second-half hat-trick from Karim Benzema helped Real Madrid secure a place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

The whites produced a shocking comeback after Benzema scored thrice at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Madrid, on Wednesday, in the second leg of their round of 16 UEFA Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain.

Kylian Mbappe gave the visitors the lead in the 39th minute and Real were 2 nil down on aggregate but Benzema’s tricky second-half hat-trick was enough to send the star-studded PSG off the European stage.

Madrid lost to PSG 0-1 in the first leg in Paris but were able to get the next round ticket ahead of the Parisians on aggregate.

Meanwhile, the other Wednesday’s Champions League fixture between Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon ended goalless at the Etihad.

The result means City also qualified for the next round 5-0 aggregate, having beat Lisbon 5-nill in the first leg of the round of 16.

See what everyone is saying about Eniola Badmus’ transformation photos

Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has got many people talking about her body transformation.

The actress feels more confident about her new body as has consistently churned out new photos on her social media.

Taking to her Snapchat, Eniola Badmus shared a throwback photo of herself and Nigeria singer Davido alongside their recent photograph at the just concluded concert.

Many fans gushed over Eniola Badmus’ beauty. While some people described the transformation as excellent claiming the actress looks ten years younger

Some of the comments include:

toy_amori wrote: If this is true…. Then it is really impressive

crazyprescription wrote: She’s looking 10 years younger. Beautiful.

flavoured wrote: She looks amazing! Also very important to stick with the people who were there for you when the chips were down! Davido has been consistent!

qwin_bee_ wrote: Now Beautiful And Healthier

DJ Cuppy cries out about being underpaid and undervalued

Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy has said in an interview that she is underpaid and undervalued in her industry. 

 

The entertainer, who said this on International Women's Day, also stated that women need to be strong to survive in male-dominated fields.

"Going into a male-dominated space, you have to have zeal and be strong. Women have to work twice as hard to get half as much done. Compared to my male counterparts, I'm still underpaid, undervalued and according to them, I have a particular aesthetic which I fight to this day," she said.

How Victor Moses is affected by New rule in Russia

FIFA is set to allow clubs in the Russian Premier League to suspend the contracts of just over 100 players, including Victor Moses.

 

The former Nigerian winger is one of 109 foreign players currently registered with Russian Premier League sides that are set to be allowed to suspend their deals.

It is reported that FIFA will allow these players to temporarily move to new clubs, until June 30.

FIFPro and the World Leagues Forum had called for the change to be a permanent one, but FIFA is understood to announce players must return to their Russian clubs by June 30.

 

The former Chelsea star, Moses is just one of the players set to be impacted by the decision, having joined Spartak Moscow permanently from Chelsea last summer.

 

Russian clubs are currently allowed a maximum of eight foreign players within their squad, with Brazil the biggest contributor of foreign talent with 13 players.

 

Krasnodar announced last week that foreign players and staff can suspend their contracts, with all eight of their foreign stars taking up the option.

 

Former Norwich City manager Daniel Farke stepped down from his role as Krasnodar boss in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine before he had taken charge of his first match.

FIFA has already banned Russia from international football in response to the country's military operation in Ukraine. This means that the national team will currently not be allowed to take part in the play-offs for the World Cup later this month.