360 Gist Pilot: June 2017

360 Gist Pilot: June 2017

Friday, 30 June 2017

ABS FC’s Injured Metu Out For Rest Of The Campaign

Henry Makinwa, the Head Coach of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Football Club of Ilorin, on Friday confirmed that wing player Chigozirim Metu will no longer feature for the club this season. Makinwa told newsmen in Ilorin that Metu has a fracture which has inhibited his further participation in the ongoing football season. He said Metu fractured...

Tension Rises In The North, As Acting President Osinbajo Set To Replace Army Chiefs, May Appoint Only Southerners

There is palpable tension in the Military circle, as the Presidency announces that all Military Chiefs would soon be replaced ahead of July 13, 2017, when their tenure ends. The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas; and the...

Comedian Klint Da Drunk And Daughter Are Too Adorable

Klint Da Drunk recently shared adorable photos with his cute daughter on social media. The comedian wrote; ” “Moments with my daughter! My Adorable! @prettylilien thank you!”. MrAfamefuna Klint Igwemba, popularly known as ‘Klint da Drunk’, is born of Ibo parents. He is from a family of 3 and he hails from Agukwu-Nri in Anocha LGA,...

Euro U-21: Germany Defeats Spain To Lift The Cup

Mitchell Weiser scored with a looping first-half header to hand Germany the under-21 European Championship title after a 1-0 win over Spain in the southern Polish city of Krakow on Friday. It is Germany’s second title in the age group following their triumph in 2009, while Spain failed to expand their collection of four titles. Hertha Berlin...

Federal Government Released N420m Grant To Nollywood

The Federal Government says it has released the sum of N420.2 million to the Nigeria film industry popularly called Nollywood to improve and support aspiring practitioners. The Federal Government says it has released the sum of N420.2 million to the Nigeria film industry popularly called Nollywood to improve and support aspiring practitioners. The...

Nathaniel Bassey Denies Being Involved In Car Accident

Gospel singer and song writer Nathaniel Bassey has denied being involved in an auto crash. Bassey who is behind the viral ‘Halleluyah challenge’ said this in reaction to a claim that he was involved in an auto crash. The reports were accompanied with what appeared to be a screenshot of his verified Instagram page, showing images of the crash...

Barcelona Offload Cristian Tello To Real Betis

After two loan spells at Porto and Fiorentina,Cristian Tello has left Barcelona for good, joining La Liga rivals Real Betis for €4m (£3.5m) Tello has spent the last 18 months at Fiorentina but was due to return to Barca for pre-season, where he had one year remaining on his current contract. However, new Betis coach Quique Setien pushed hard for the winger, who returns to La Liga for the first time since...

Messi To Wed Childhood Sweetheart On Saturday

Messi and his sweetheart Football superstar Lionel Messi is due marry his childhood sweetheart in his hometown in Argentina. The Barcelona player is returning to the city of Rosario to wed Antonela Roccuzzo, whom he met there before he moved to Spain aged 13. Argentina’s Clarín newspaper has variously called it “the wedding of the year”...

Lyon sign Mendy, Ghezzal And Gonalons To Depart

The Ligue 1 side have completed a deal to bring in a new left-back on a five-year contract, but have cleared the path for two players to move on Ferland Mendy has completed his move to Lyon from Le Havre, with the Ligue 1 club confirming the impending departures of Rachid Ghezzal and Maxime Gonalons. Mendy becomes Lyon's second signing of...

Tottenham Sign Mouth Watering Nike kit Contract

Tottenham Hotspur will wear Nike kits from next season after agreeing a multi-year deal worth a reported £30million ($38.9 million, 34 million euros) per season, the club said on Friday. Tottenham Hotspur fans celebrate on the field after the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at White...

Real Madrid forward Diaz joins Lyon

Real Madrid striker Mariano Diaz Mejia has joined Lyon on a five-year deal for a fee of eight million euros ($9.1 million), the French club announced on Friday. Diaz, 23, has worked his way through the ranks at Madrid and scored five goals in 14 top-team appearances last season as the Spanish giants won La Liga and the Champions League. Despite...

Ali Baba's Twins, Ejiro And Tejiri Graduate From Pre-Degree Programme

Acclaimed Nigerian king of comedy and actor, Alibaba, took to Instagram to celebrate his charming twins, Ejiro and Tejiri who graduated from their pre-degree programme today...

Fabio Borini Joins AC Milan From Sunderland

Fabio Borini has signed for AC Milan from Sunderland, according to Sky Sports. The fee is understood to be £5.3m for the 26-year-old, who has been with Sunderland on a permanent basis since the summer of 2015. The Italian, who has one senior cap to his name, began his career at Bologna before moving on to Chelsea and Liverpool, among others,...

2018 World Cup qualifiers: FIFA Confirms Dates For Nigeria vs Cameroon

FIFA has fixed the Group B 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. It has been reported that the first leg will be played on Thursday, 31 August, 2017 in Uyo. This was confirmed on the world football governing body’s official website on Friday. Kick-off time is 7pm Nigerian...

Everton Releases Official Statement On Transfer Of Nigerian Striker, Henry Onyekuru

Everton has completed the signing of Henry Onyekuru from KAS Eupen. The Nigerian striker has signed a five-year contract with the the Premier League side, but will spend next season on loan at Anderlecht. Everton has paid £7million to beat Arsenal and West Ham to the 20-year-old’s signature. “Everton has completed the signing of exciting...

Ogbonna Commits To West Ham Till 2022

Italy international Angelo Ogbonna has signed a new five-year deal at West Ham, the Premier League side announced on Friday. The 29-year-old missed almost the entire second half of last season having undergone knee surgery in January, returning only for the Hammers’ final Premier League game of the campaign in a 2-1 win at Burnley. Ogbonna...

Barcelona Completes Signing Of Deulofeu

Spain winger Gerard Deulofeu is returning to Barcelona from English Premier League outfit Everton on a two-year deal, the Spanish giants announced on Friday. “FC Barcelona have activated the buy-back clause for Gerard Deulofeu,” the Catalans said in a statement on their website. “In the following days, the terms will be agreed with both...

Scott Parker returns to Tottenham as U18s coach

Scott Parker has returned to former club Tottenham as their new U18s coach and a club ambassador. The 36-year-old announced his retirement from playing last week after the end of his contract at Fulham, and returns to the club where he spent two years and played in the Champions League. The former England international has been taking his...

Meet Lionel Messi Wife To Be, Antonella Roccuzzo

Lionel Messi left his hometown of Rosario as a child in order to join Barcelona, but his links to the city remain strong. None is stronger than his long-term relationship with Antonella Roccuzzo, who he grew up with in Argentina and now shares two children with. Messi first confirmed he had a girlfriend back in 2009 and on June 30, they...

Kylie And Kendall Jenner Apologize After Heat Over T-Shirts

Kendall and Kylie Jenner apologized Thursday for “vintage” T-shirts superimposing their images with those of famous musicians, including Ozzy Osbourne, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. The sisters began selling the shirts Wednesday online for $125 each as part of their Kendall + Kylie brand. Sales of the shirts were halted and the apology...

680 JTF members killed by Boko Haram

680 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force have died trying to repel Boko Haram terrorist attacks in Borno from 2012 to date, the groups Legal Officer, Mr Junril Gunda, has said. Gunda said in an interview in Maiduguri on Friday that in spite of the high casualty figure, the JTF remain undaunted in its resolve to protect communities in...

Ray Hushpuppi Blasts Phyno: I Will Give You N5 Million, If Your House Can Buy My Shoe

So, it all started when Hushpuppi shaded Phyno and Iceprince by claiming they were both wearing fake Patek Phillip wristwatches. That didn’t sit well with Phyno who blasted Hushpuppi by claiming he’s not the type that brags on social media, unlike hushpuppi who rushes to the new media to showcase any little achievement. In the rapper’s post,...

Pogba speaks on terror attacks in England

Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has said that the four terror attacks that killed many and left scores injured in England recently, have nothing to do with Islam. Pogba who is a Muslim and went on a pilgrimage to Mecca after last season, told the latest edition of Esquire Magazine, that people must not give in to insurgency. The...

Video: Flavour – Baby Na Yoka

Following the release his “Ijele – The Traveler” album earlier this week, Flavour has premiered the first visual from the album: “Baby Na Yoka“. The video was Shot and filmed in Miami, Florida, by Patrick Elis visual.. “Baby Na Yoka” has an urban flow and lovely song. ...

Lanre Gentry To Mercy Aigbe: "Remove That Domestic Violence Post From Your Page"

Mercy Aigbe’s husband, Lanre Gentry, has urged his wife to remove anything related to domestic violence on her page following the actress post earlier on about domestic violence campaign which she started. He further went ahead to promise his wife not to beat her again. Mercy Aigbe shared the conversation in a screenshot below… ...

Ikeme’s return big boost for Eagles – Alloy Agu

Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer, Alloy Agu, has expressed delight over the return of the national team’s first choice goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme, who has resumed training after a long lay-off. Ikeme who has been injured while playing for his club, Wolverhampton missed out of the Super Eagles Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa,...

I Am Happy At Chelsea - Zuma

Kurt Zouma has insisted that he wants to stay at Chelsea beyond the summer transfer window. The French defender has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer because of his lack of playing time with Chelsea last season. Indeed, Zouma only started three games in the Premier League for Chelsea last season as he found his...

Adekunle Gold Hosted By BBC World Service

Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold was a guest at the BBC World Service centre in London where he got hosted on their radio station, their Facebook live feed and the popular ‘Focus on Africa’ show. The singer is in the country ahead of his coming ‘One Night Stand’ concert on the 30th which has already been sold out. Below are photos from his...

Sudan Faces FIFA Ban

FIFA has warned Sudan that it faces an international ban from football unless it overturns a governmental order to install a new football association president, BBC Sportreports. The ban is set to begin on Saturday after two rival group claimed control of the country’s association. On June 2, Sudan’s Ministry...

Arsenal Youngster, Iwobi Visits Local Community

Alex Iwobi took some time out of his summer break to visit a local community and award one of its members for his outstanding contribution. The Arsenal star paired up with Gunners’ ‘Kicks’ project which ‘uses football as a way to positively engage young people in the local area’. Dillon White, a member of ‘Kicks’, has gone from taking...

Kogi State To Host National Boxing Championship

Kogi state Boxing Association has concluded plans to host a National Boxing Championships in honor of the state governor, Yahaya Bello come August 2017. The chairman Kogi state Boxing Association, Mathew Kolawole made this known after the inauguration of the committee in Lokoja. Kolawole said the tournament will help Kogi and the North Central...

Thursday, 29 June 2017

20 Years Old Luton Town Goalie Retires Due To Depression

The 20-year-old has retired from football due to depression according to reports gathered. He used to plied his trade with English football league two side Luton Town. He had just four senior games for the Hatters after coming through the club’s ranks. He thanked the whole club for support, singling out physio Simon Parsell and club doctor...

Montpellier President Dies At 74 Years Old

Montpellier president Louis Nicollin, who helped to produce one of the biggest upsets in French football when his unfashionable club won the league in 2012, has died. He was 74. Montpellier said in a statement that Nicollin, who had been their president since 1974, died on Thursday, his birthday. Never shy of controversy, Nicollin made his...

Nigerian Club, Mighty Jets FC Sacks 40 Players

Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Mighty Jets FC have sacked 40 players for below par performances. Mighty Jets FC who are currently in seventh place in the 13-team Northern Conference of the NNL have sent 40 players back home. The Jos-based side fired 40 players from their 65-man playing squad and have added...

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