June 2, 2015

Photos: Rihanna goes on date with football player Karim Benzema


Badgal Riri was spotted on a date with Real Madrid and French national team striker, Karim Mostafa Benzema, 27, at the Griffin night club in New York City and then later at the 24-hour Coppelia Diner. Is this a budding romance? See more photos after the cut...

President Buhari meets with Service Chiefs


President Buhari this afternoon had a meeting with all the Service Chiefs to look into the security challenges being faced in the Northeast of the country. Present at the meeting were National Security Adviser, Col. Dasuki, Kenneth Minimah, Chief of Army staff; Adesola Amosu, Chief of Air Staff; Usman Jibrin, Chief of Naval Staff; and Chief of Defence staff, Alex Badeh. See more photos after the cut...

Messi, Neymar & Suarez are divas, says Ballack


The former Germany skipper is in awe of the Barcelona front three's attacking ability but feels they could do more defensively for their team
Former Germany captain Michael Ballack has revealed his admiration for Barcelona forwards Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, but feels their unwillingness to defend could be the undoing of their side in the Champions League final.

Busquets: Juve don't play great football


The Barcelona midfielder is impressed with the Bianconeri's spirit and organisation but feels they have not set the world alight in their Champions League run
Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets says that Juventus have reached the Champions League final through sound organisation rather than good football.

Iyanya feat. Diamond Platnumz – Nakupenda (I Love You)

Few months ago, Triple MG artiste – Iyanya teamed up with his “brother from Tanzania” – Diamond Platnumz on “Nakupenda” and now, they’ve dropped the video!
Watch!

Neymar: I'm nervous about the Champions League final


The Brazilian believes that Ronaldo's failure to win the competition shows how tough it is as he prepares for his first European Cup final
Neymar has revealed that he is feeling nervous ahead of his first ever Champions League final for Barcelona against Juventus on Saturday.

Inter and Roma to do battle over Real Madrid goalkeeper


Serie A duo Inter and Roma are reportedly set to battle it out for the signing of Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Alba agrees new Barcelona deal


The Catalans have tied the Spain left-back down until June 2020 and have included a buyout clause worth €150 million in his new contract
Jordi Alba has reached an agreement with Barcelona over a new contract that will keep him tied to the Camp Nou club until 2020.

Mourinho went ballistic over 'back-stabbing Madrid rat' - Dudek


The Portuguese coach flew into a rage when he suspected a member of his Blancos squad was leaking details about his tactics to the press
Jerzy Dudek has revealed a furious Jose Mourinho accused some of his Real Madrid players of "back-stabbing" him and of being a "rat" for the Spanish press.

Benitez: I can't wait to get to Madrid


The 55-year-old has left Naples and is expected to complete his move to the Bernabeu on Monday before an official presentation on Wednesday
Rafa Benitez has broken his silence on his imminent move to Real Madrid, revealing he “can’t wait to be there".

Ramos: I wouldn't have sacked Ancelotti


The Spain international believes Rafael Benitez will, at least, bring plenty of experience to the club as new head coach and hailed the form of David de Gea this season
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos admits he does not believe sacking head coach Carlo Ancelotti was necessarily the right decision.

Video: Messi’s goal was from another galaxy - Luis Enrique


The Spanish boss has suggested that he was not pleased by Neymar's showboating at the end of the fixture as Barcelona moved close to the treble
Luis Enrique has showered praise on Lionel Messi after the forward produced a brilliant display in Barcelona's 3-1 Copa del Rey final win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.

Pogba: Playing with Messi would be a dream come true


The Frenchman says he has no plans to leave Juventus this summer but has admitted his huge admiration for Barcelona and their star forward
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has admitted that he dreams of playing alongside Barcelona forward Lionel Messi.

Photos: Cristiano Ronaldo caught urinating in the street, police gives him warning!


Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted leaving Saint Tropez's exclusive club Le Quai in the early hours of Monday.

After leaving he was caught urinating in front of an ice cream store in the upmarket old harbour area of Saint Tropez as his friends stood guard nearby.
Despite trying to hide behind a car, port security guard agents were quick to spot the star, and immediately asked him to move on from the area. He wasn't arrested, he only got a warning. More photos after the cut.

Photos: Armed robbery incident in Port Harcourt yesterday


Armed robbers stormed Agip junction area in Port Harcourt Rivers state yesterday June 1st. They raised some shops and killed a military officer during their operation. Graphic photo of the military officer killed after the cut...

Photos: Miss Heritage Nigeria honoured at the Abuja NYSC camp on its Cultural/Carnival day


On the 23rd of May 2015, the current Miss Heritage Nigeria, Queen Benedicta Akpana stormed the Abuja NYSC camp to celebrate cultural/carnival day with the Youth Corp members. The Beauty Queen was celebrated and honoured on arrival at the venue of the event with her manager. After which they went on a procession with the FCT coordinator Mr Olanipekun Alao, former FCT coordinator Mr Frank Ekpunobi, Representative of the NYSC director Mr Fasanu, Lieutenant col. Braimah and HRH Ezinne Brodie Ezekwe, Obidiya 111 of Isa Kaita.

Kim K stuns as she makes first red carpet appearance with Kanye since pregnancy news


Kanye West and Kim Kardashian made their first red carpet appearance since announcing Kim's pregnancy at the CFDA Fashion Award. The beautiful mom showed up in a sheer outfit with her bra and underwear showing. More photos after the cut...

37th Anniversary of Santiago Bernabéu's death - Legend live forever


He was president of Real Madrid for over three decades, during which time the club consolidated its place as a benchmark in world football.
On 2 June 1978, Santiago Bernabéu died in Madrid aged 82. During his time in office as president, Real Madrid grew a lot in terms of both sport and as an institution. The greatest successes came in La Liga and the European Cup, a competition he helped to start up. As well as being a president, Santiago Bernabéu was also a player, coach and director at the club.

Born in Almansa (Albacete) on 8 June 1895, he took up the Real Madrid presidency in 1943. Among his big initiatives was the construction of the Nuevo Chamartín, opened in 1947 and renamed in his honour years later. On a sporting level, the football and basketball teams both became the best sides in the world.

A great trophy cabinet
From 1943 to 1978, the Real Madrid football team won 6 European Cups, 1 International Cup, 2 Latin Cups, 2 Small World Cups, 16 La Liga titles and 6 Copa del Rey titles. The basketball side's list of titles comprised 6 European Cups, 3 Intercontinental Cups, 1 Latin Cup, 19 La Liga titles and 18 Copa del Rey titles.

Ancelotti - 'Ronaldo and Messi need each other'

  The Italian says the rivalry between the two superstars drives both to become better players and talks about the importance of Por...