Rafa Benitez has been sacked by Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane named as his replacement.
Florentino Perez who is the owner of Los Blancos is said to be displeased with the recent poor form of the club as they have now slipped to third and four points behind league leaders Atletico Madrid.
Benitez who has also coached English clubs Liverpool and Chelsea has endured a tough season at the Bernabeu since taking over in June 2015, having fall-outs with some key players of the club. Their 2 – 2 draw against Valencia simply forced the management to take the crucial decision.
The 2015 Calabar Carnival has come and gone and a lot of notable Nigerians were present at the occassion. One particular group of celebrities that caught our attention was Aki and aw Paw.
The duo traveled together to calabar for the carnival and shared photos on their social media pages. See photos below...
Mikel Obi shared a cute bonding moment with his young family in the latest Instagram photo. "Good Evening! Play time! #HappyFamily" he captioned the photo. Cute!
Minister of Solid Minerals, Kayode Fayemi and his wife Bisi held a thanksgiving service at the St. Martins Catholic Church, Isan -Ekiti to appreciate God on his appointment as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Former governors of Ekiti state, Niyi Adebayo and Segun Oni were in attendance. Continue to see more photos...
Kiss Daniel whom according to his fans should have won the Next Rated award wrote an open letter to his fans to express his gratitude for their faith in him. He wtote:
"When I opened my social media accounts this morning, it was humbling for me to see that so many people believe that I deserve recognition for the work I was able to do last year by the grace of God. But like Thomas a Kempis famously wrote; “Man proposes, but God disposes”.
His dad Teebillz shared the photo on his Instagram page. What a cutie!
Olamide and Don Jazzy both shared the photo on their respective instagram pages and wrote "We are very Sorry for the wahala make una no vex oh. It is our responsibility to lead but then again we are only human and we all make mistakes! #WeAreSorryHeadies #WeAreSorryFans #PeaceAndUnity"
A former member of the House of Representatives and immediate past Commissioner representing Cross River State in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Paul Adah and his teeming supporters have defected to All Progressives Congress (APC).
President Muhammadu Buhari has said despite winning the election and now residing in the Presidential Villa, he is quiet aware of the hardship Nigerians have been going through in the past months.
Describing the challenges facing the nation as temporary, Buhari assured that he will keep his campaign promises to Nigerians, unforeseen circumstances and other distractions notwithstanding.
Following earlier reports that the Nigerian Senate is planning to spend an exorbitant amount of money to buy different brands of cars for use by its president, Bukola Saraki, his deputy Ike Ekweremadu and the 108 other senators. This has been greatly criticized by concerned Nigerians as even the presidency revealed that plans will be made to stop the move.
Davido tweeted an apology to Dele Momodu few minutes ago and also opened up more on his fight with his babymama Sophia Momodu. Continue...
