Mourinho Is Bullying Bastian Schweinsteiger

 

The world football players' union FIFpro has said Bastian Schweinsteiger is essentially being bullied at Manchester United. Schweinsteiger appears to have been cut out of the first-team picture since Jose Mourinho's arrival as United manager in the summer, with reports that he has been training with the reserves.

‘Fayose And Mimiko Are Far Better Than Ambode’ – PDP

The Lagos state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, said that contrary to a recent poll by the African Leadership Magazine, Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, is not the best performing governor in Nigeria.

Craig Shakespeare To Join Sam Allardyce

 

Craig Shakespeare will be confirmed as part of Sam Allardyce's England staff later this week. Leicester City assistant manager Shakespeare started his coaching career at West Brom before working under former Foxes boss Nigel Pearson.

Nigerian govt responds to report of new Boko Haram leadership

The Nigerian government has dismissed a report that the extremist group, Boko Haram, has a new leader.

The government said the report was a mere “propaganda” by the “defeated terrorist organization”.

Road Race Course Is Savage -Chris Froome

 

Chris Froome described the Olympic Games road race course as savage during a reconnaissance ride on Thursday. The Tour de France winner rode sections of the 237km route along with Great Britain team-mates Geraint Thomas, Ian Stannard, Adam Yates and Steve Cummings ahead of Saturday's race.

271 Competitors To Represent Russia At Olympic Games

 

Russia's Olympic Committee (ROC) has confirmed at least 271 clean competitors will represent the country at the Olympic Games in Rio. ROC president Alexander Zhukov revealed the number admitted to the Games on Thursday evening and said he was hopeful five more would be admitted after hearings at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The Compass, By FAB Obisanya

You remember that month when you joined in the good gloating and shouted like a live cockerel with red comb folded into halves, thrown into the hot water that circled angrily in the big pot heated by red flames produced from dry firewood. You trumpeted, and rolled around with your legs here and there as if you were one of the newly purchased rotating chairs of the barber who mistakenly scrapped your hair with blade when you requested for low-cut many years ago. That ‘fadan’ happened when you were in Primary Five at Government Primary School with a bald field.

Naming of new Boko Haram leader is just propaganda - Defence HQ

The Defence Headquarters has described the naming of a new leader for the Boko Haram group as propaganda by terrorist group, ISIL. Defence spokesman, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, said this while reacting to yesterday's report by BBC that the Islamic State in Syria and the Levant (ISIL) has named Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the new leader for Boko Haram.

Geoff Stults To Join Granite Mountain

 

According to Deadline, Geoff Stults has inked a deal to charge into the fiery mouth of madness as one of Lionsgate’s Hotshots, a group of seasoned firefighters who tragically lost their live three years ago during the Yarnell Hill wildfire.

After being blocked by twitter, Niger Delta Avengers announces their new twitter handle

Militant groups, Niger Delta Avengers have announced a new twitter handle. In a statement released on their website today, the group said they are not afraid of the Nigerian Airforce's recent attacks on illegal bunkering camps in some parts of the Niger Delta region. The group say their major demand is that Nigeria should be restructured. Read the full text of their statement below.

New Image For A Reign Of Terror

 

Three weeks out from its long-anticipated arrival, Amazon Studios has pumped out a series of new stills for The Tick redo. Among shots of Peter Serafinowicz as the peculiar costumed hero, we get our first legitimate look at Jackie Earl Haley as The Terror, not to mention Griffin Newman as cowering accountant Arthur.

Appeal Court upholds Yahaya Bello as Kogi governor

The Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld the election of Yahaya Bello as the duly elected governor of Kogi State.

Details of the judgment is still sketchy, but our reporter covering the case said Mr. Bello prevailed in the appeal brought against him by James Faleke, a member of the House of Representatives.

Check Out These Beautiful Photos From Queen Of Aso Beauty Pageant Preliminary Show In Lagos

The Queen of Aso Nigeria 2016 took another dimension this year as the opening preliminary fashion Show was held at the prestigious Oriental hotel Lagos Nigeria.

The Event which has its official hosts as Melvin Oduah and Winifred Iguwa registered the presence of key government officials and celebrities, Top Nigerian Designers Mccoy Clothings, Ibile Vogue Academy, DiyaKulture and Keto couture.

The Division Movie Is Official

 

Undeterred by the recent flops of Warcraft and The Angry Birds Movie, Hollywood studios continue to view video game movies as big business. Perhaps the one company that is firmly committed to bucking the age-old ‘curse’ that has resulted in a string of middling and forgettable adaptations is Ubisoft Motion Pictures, which has already aligned the star-studded Assassin’s Creed movie for release before the year’s end.

Are Christians Second Class Citizens in Nigeria?, By Femi Fani-Kayode

 I am glad that Father Mbaka of the Catholic Church has finally seen the light and that he has denounced the Buhari regime. This coming from a man that once supported the President vigorously, even when members of his own flock and faith were being slaughtered, marginalised and humiliated, is cheery news.

Empire actor, Terrence Howard, dragged in a $250,000 lawsuit by management

Terrence Howard, who plays the role of Lucious Lyon in the Empire TV series, has been slapped with a $250,000 lawsuit by his former management company, Authentic Talent and Literary Management for a breach of contract.

Why Post-UTME was scrapped –Ex-NUC Executive Secretary

The immediate-past Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Julius Okojie, on Wednesday explained that the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination was scrapped to protect admission seekers from being swindled.

There's greatness in EVERYONE, you just have to sometimes Dig into your soul and the word of God to find yourself! - Lynxxx

Music artiste Chukie Edozien, better known by his stage name Lynxxx, has responded to questions surrounding his sudden devotion to Christ. He denied rumours that a near death experience was what changed his life but rather a special encounter with God. According to him;

Eminem Rumored To Be Preparing A Diss Track For Drake

Eminem might be about to enter the Drake-Joe Budden beef, according to Hot 97’s Ebro. The media personality spoke on his radio show about a conversation he had with Drizzy.

Rihanna travelled 'all the way' near Sweden for Drake

Rihanna performed on stage in Toronto on Monday night with Drake for his annual OVO Fest. What we didn't know was that the next night she was performing half way around the globe...

Monalisa Chinda in lovely Ankara dress in new photos

 As shared on her IG page....more below

Suicide Squad Now Tracking For $140 Million

With the first wave of reviews for Suicide Squad set to drop tomorrow, analysts are starting to weigh in with their box office predictions. At first, many had pegged the film at a $115-125 million opening, which would be very impressive. Now, however, they’ve revised that to $140 million, which would make the DC Comics adaptation the highest August debut ever, and one of the biggest openings of 2016 so far.

Beef renewal alert: OAP Freeze throws shade at Basketmouth

OAP, Freeze and comedian, Basketmouth have been having issues since December 2015.

It all started when Freeze implied on Instagram that Basketmouth is running out of jokes following his performance at Olamide’s OLIC2 which he hosted on December 27 at Eko Hotels.

Image For Bad Santa 2

 

After years of fostering pent-up demand, Bad Santa 2 is on course to storm theaters this November, and it’ll come packing all of the R-rated seasonal shenanigans that ensured the 2003 original went down as a cult hit.

Foggy Nelson To Appear In The Defenders

 

Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) is all but set to appear in Marvel and Netflix’s The Defenders. News comes via MCU Exchange, relaying Henson’s appearance at a fan convention over the weekend. It was here that the actor confirmed that Foggy will indeed appear in Marvel’s ensemble series, but stopped short of revealing the extent of his involvement. But surely that won’t curb the speculation!

President Buhari appoints new Post-Master General

President Muhammdu Buhari on Tuesday named Bisi Adegbuyi, a lawyer and politician from Ogun State, as the new Post-Master General and CEO of Nigeria Postal Services, NIPOST.

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Has A New Director

 

The last scene of the season 3 finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. brought with it a few surprising revelations. After a short flash-forward it came to light that Daisy was actually on the run from her former teammates, and Phil Coulson was no longer the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Tyron Woodley And Martha Kelly Joins Spider-Man: Homecoming

Casting on Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming continues to toss up one surprise after another and that’s even considering that Jon Watts’ redo is in active production. Adding to an already massive ensemble that features everyone from Donald Glover to Zendaya, Deadline now reports that Martha Kelly has joined Homecoming in an undisclosed role.

Preacher Confirms Herr Starr For Season 2

 

The season 1 finale of AMC’s Preacher pretty much brought things up to speed with where Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s comic series kicked off, with the annihilation of the entire population of Annville  and the (un)holy trinity of Jesse, Cassidy and Tulip hitting the road on their mission to find God.

Two serving Corp members who met at NYSC camp in Ebonyi State are getting married!

Two serving Corp members, Dupe and Ojo, who met at NYSC camp in Ebonyi State where they are currently serving, are set to tie the knot on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Women Development Centre, Abakaliki. Sharing the couple's pre-wedding photos on Facebook, the MC scheduled for the wedding,  K-Meks Otuya wrote: