So cool! Alex Song and his sons step out in matching outfits.
This trend of parents stepping out in matching outfits with their kids is mostly common with women. I have seen only few men do that. Ex Arsenal player, Alex Song and his boys look very lovely in their outfits. His kids are really handsome.
Meanwhile, the midfielder who was on loan at West Ham last term might not return to Upton Park. As a matter of fact, no one is showing interest in the Cameroon international at the moment. Albeit he has two years left on his contract at the Camp Nou, I really don’t think he has a place in the squad.
Lack of leadership responsible for Arsenal's defeat against West Ham – George Graham
Former Arsenal Manager, George Graham has attributed the gunners’ opening game defeat to a lack of leadership at the club. Graham, who led Arsenal to two league titles during his tenure as the club’s manager, singled out Mesut Ozil for criticism after West Ham secured a deserved victory at Emirates Stadium.
“There is a lack of leadership at the club,” Graham told talkSPORT. “I don’t see anyone get a grip. Ozil was very quiet, we never really saw him. I expect more from him and boss games.
“[Santi] Cazorla was on the left wing in the first half and he doesn’t like playing there. You are looking for the big names to perform, but they just didn’t do it. I was very disappointed and very, very surprised. Their preseason form has been excellent and I thought let’s go at them right from the first 20 minutes.
“Yet after 25 minutes, both sides had 50 percent possession. When does the away team have that at the Emirates? We saw the normal good passing movements at times, but that came late on when the game was almost finished. You would like to think it is a blip and they will go on a run and climb into the top two or three positions. Before the season started, they were one of the favourites to win it and they still can do that. Let’s wait until October and then we can see where we are.”
Petr Cech struggled on his Arsenal debut as he was singled out on both of West Ham’s goals, but Graham, who also lost at home to the Hammers during his reign, felt the shot-stopper’s defence was at fault for the second strike by Mauro Zarate.
“He made a decision to come early on the first goal and he never got there,” Graham added. “When you make that decision, you have to get there. It was a big mistake, his fault. “The second one, I have some sympathy for him because [Laurent] Koscielny stood back and invited the guy to have a shot from 20 yards. I thought he was a bit blinded by Koscielny as well. “Cech has been used to playing with defenders at Chelsea who close the ball down and there is no better player at doing that than John Terry. Two Arsenal defenders stood back and asked the West Ham player to have a shot and they paid the price.”
Chelsea close in on John Stones, set to make third offer
Premier League champions, Chelsea Fc are set to table an improved £30 Million bid for Everton defender, John Stones. The Blues have had previous bids of £20m and £26m rejected by Everton but believe their next offer will be enough to land the highly rated centre-back.
Everton are anticipating the offer on Monday and there is now an acceptance that Stones will be sold should Chelsea bid £30m, despite the public stance that the England international will stay at Goodison Park.
Chelsea face rivals Manchester City on Sunday and hope to sign Stones in time for their trip to the Etihad Stadium. Stones, 21, has made it clear to Everton that he would like to move to Stamford Bridge having been chased by the Premier League champions all summer. Chelsea are understood to have prepared a five-year contract offer worth £100,000 a week for Stones, who has been identified by Jose Mourinho as the perfect replacement for 34-year-old captain John Terry.
Stop looking at the wrong things | By: Omolola Martins
Less than 3 months into the new administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the much anticipated wind of change can be felt already in every sector of the economy and there is no belaboring the obvious saying that behind every successful man there is a woman.
Mrs Aisha Buhari, The Wife of the President has run with the vision of her husband from the start by openly showing support for the government and adding value to existing projects on different occasions because she understands that she is beholden to the constituents her husband represents which is our great country Nigeria.
As the Wife of the President, she hosted the less privileged and the people living with disabilities to breakfast with her during the just concluded Ramadan. She also made several charitable donations to the Bomb blast victims and nursing mothers. She believes strongly in the empowerment of women; especially the girl child.
Mrs Buhari has repeatedly decried the low number of women in the legislature and has promised an improvement of life for all in her speeches. She hosted wives of Governors to a seminar/ learning opportunity to which wives of governors discussed the various possibilities and ways to further support their husbands in their individual states with laudable projects which meet the needs of the citizens of their individual states.
Mrs Aisha Buhari has insisted repeatedly that she is not to be addressed as the First Lady but as Wife of the President and she will continue to be a source of support to the President and Nigerians. She has personal staff, aides and security details as the Wife of the President and her correspondence is handled by a team under the office of the president.
As the Wife of the President, she has displayed decorum and grace and returned prestige to the role of a president’s wife which had become necessary for our country’s’ effort in nurturing patriotism and a building trust in the leadership. Therefore, in the coming months, the focus should be on President Muhammadu Buhari’s rebuilding of Nigeria as a nation and how his wife uses the privileges of her status in improve the welfare of Nigerians and not on petty arguments such as where she decides to locate her office or where she receives visitors.
Bukola Saraki's son makes history
Oluwaseni Saraki, the 22year-old son of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki has become the world’s youngest chairman of a professional football club. The law graduate is now the bonafide Chairman of the Ilorin based Nigeria National League side, Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football Club (ABS FC).
Formerly known as BUKOLA Babes, the ABS FC is a privately owned football franchise in the NNL, and is owned by Bukola Saraki who remains the proprietor of the club.
The announcement was made by the club’s spokesman Jimoh Bashir who that the decision to effect the change was taken after a meeting with the new Chairman and the General Manager of the club, Alloy Chukwuemeka in Lagos over the weekend.
The second of four children, Seni an upcomming rapper and a registered Arsenal fan has assured that necessary incentives and expertise would be provided to make the club a more professional side in line with the vision of establishing the club.
He assured the players and officials of better deals, while he also pledged that their welfare would be accorded the required priority to allow them deliver their best to club.
He charged them to be focused, disciplined and work towards getting a promotion ticket at the end of the on-going season.
Months after undergoing a brain surgery, Julius Agwu steps out in style
Few months after undergoing a successful brain surgery in the US, humour merchant, Julius D’Genius Agwu has made his first major outing. The actor and his family members; his wife Ibiere, kids; Zahra and Zhadok were spotted at a function recently.
‘#AboutYesterday #Renewed #Redeemed 1st major outing in Montths #NaGOD’. He wrote on instagram.
Meanwhile the comedian will be holding a thanksgiving service alongside a special edition of his ‘Crack Ya Ribs’ concert in London.
Photos from Tonto Dikeh and Oladunni's introduction ceremony
Tonto Dikeh- the actress of many surprises. Taking words out of our mouths since 1850. One minute she’s serious, the other minute, she’s dribbling. Heard this news about her and her boo weeks back but I felt, she was on the field of play again. She has shocked us once more, with the news of her introduction just like she did with her music career. She and her man, Oladunni Churchill held their introduction over the weekend at her family house in Port Harcourt. And there are reports that she’s on the 9-month course.
Double congratulations to her
Double congratulations to her
Earn a place in the squad or leave – Pep Guardiola
Bayern Munich defender, Jerome Boateng has disclosed that the manager of the club, Pep Guardiola has warned the players to be ready to earn a place in the squad or leave before the end of the transfer window.
Guardiola has come under immense pressure over his inability to lead the Bundesliga champions to glory in the Champions League.
He has warned the players that anyone unwilling to fight for their place should move on this summer.
“The coach has said it several times: should someone not accept the situation, he’s at the wrong club and can leave,”
Bayern defender Jerome Boateng said in kicker.
“It does not matter who it is.
“We work as a team and have many world-class players in the squad, but we all have to pull together.”
Bayern captain Philipp Lahm, who is set to rotate between midfield and right-back, said “not all players can be satisfied” with the situation but they must prove their worth on the field.
“The coach can only field 11 players,” Lahm said. “The coach has also said that all of us have to produce performances out on the pitch. Things can go one way or the other, where a superstar finds himself on the bench.”
Marcelo Bielsa criticised by Marseille after surprise resignation
Marseille have heavily criticised Marcelo Bielsa over his surprise resignation after the club’s Ligue 1 defeat to Caen. The club accused Bielsa of trying to holding them prisoner and putting his own personal interest above those of the institution.
The club said: “The board of Olympique de Marseille did everything to offer the club a coach who was up to that responsibility. But under no circumstances can OM be held prisoner to the demands of someone who places their personal interests well above those of the institution.
“Marseille is imbued with unique values and possesses a sufficiently rich history to refuse to subject itself to the law of a single man.”
L’Equipe reported on Monday Bielsa had been irritated during a meeting on Wednesday evening by the attempts of CEO Philippe Perez and lawyer Igor Levin, who had been mandated by OM owner Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, to tinker with the deal he had settled upon some weeks earlier.
The agreement, which ran to 2017, would have increased Bielsa’s contract by 25 percent. Bielsa reportedly criticised Perez and Louis-Dreyfus when he explained himself briefly to the Marseille squad early on Sunday morning.
In a letter to club president Vicent Labrune that Bielsa made available to Argentine media, the coach said:
“After a series of meetings we reached an agreement on terms to extend the contract for 2016-17.
Over these past few months I have been working and thinking that everything was cleared up and all that remained was for it to be stamped.”
Bielsa said he made the letter public “because I feel it is necessary to explain my position in the exact same way I am going to explain it to you. Last Wednesday I was called in to meet with the CEO [Perez] and attorney Igor Levin [Louis-Dreyfus’ legal representative] and they informed me that they would like to adjust some points of the agreement we had previously reached. It was after this meeting that I reached my decision and I am explaining it and it is definite.
“I don’t know if you had approved or ignored it, but I know that I rejected important offers to continue at Marseille because I was very interested in this project. But today I cannot accept this unstable situation brought on by the move to change the terms of the contract.
“So my position is that I will no longer continue working with you. Working together demands a little bit of trust and now we do not have that,” Bielsa said.