Suarez set for Chiellini, Evra reunion

Luis Suarez

The Champions League final between Barcelona and Juventus on June 6 in Berlin will see the controversial Luis Suarez come up against two old enemies, AFP reports.

The Barcelona and Uruguay striker will be in direct opposition to Giorgio Chiellini and Patrice Evra in the Juve defence as the clubs battle it out to win the greatest prize in European club football.

Suarez was banned from football for four months after biting Italy’s Chiellini during the World Cup in Brazil last year, meaning he was unable to make his debut for Barcelona until the end of October following his summer move from Liverpool.

His controversial spell with Liverpool included being found guilty by an FA panel of racially abusing Evra during a match at Anfield in 2011 when the French defender was at Manchester United.

Suarez was later handed an eight-match ban and fined £40,000 ($63,000) but then refused to shake hands with Evra when they met again at Old Trafford later that season.-

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Falcons not listed in best goal award Falcons not listed in best goal award

Super Falcons celebrating after a victory at the 2011 African Women’s Championship in South Africa

No goal by Super Falcons made it to the final 15 goals nominated for the award of the best goal in the 24-year history of the FIFA Women World Cup.

However, two of the 15 nominated goals were conceded by the Nigeria female national team against Brazil and USA at the 1999 World Cup in the US.

The goals, scored by Sissi of Brazil and Cindy Parlow stand the chance of winning the award of the best goal so far in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Falcons scored eight goals at that 1999 World Cup. Nkiru Okosieme scored three, Mercy Akide scored two, while Nkechi Egbe, Prisca Emeafu and Rita Nwadike got one each.

The 15 nominated goals were chosen form 625 goals scored so far in the history of the Women’s World Cup. The goals were scored by players like Marta of Brazil, Jin Pyol Hui of Korea, Hege Riise of Norway, Janni Johansen of Sweden, Alberta Sackey of Ghana and Abby Wambach of USA.

Fans are expected to cast their votes for their favourite goal on FIFA.com between May 11 and June 5, the eve of the kick off the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup billed to hold in Canada.

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Blues legend BB King dies at 89

Blues legend BB King has died in Las Vegas at the age of 89, his attorney has said.

King, who inspired a generation of mainstream guitarists, died late on Thursday, triggering shockwaves across social media, with stars from the music world lining up to pay tribute.

The 15-time Grammy award winner was considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time, and influenced a generation of rock guitarists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan, having released more than fifty albums and sold millions of records worldwide.

Riley B King was born on September 16, 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

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Manchester United want all Arsenal’s targets – Wenger

Arsene Wenger

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he is fearful that Premier League rivals Manchester United will splash the cash on his potential targets this summer.

United, who have already announced the addition of PSV winger Memphis Depay for a fee of €27.5 million ahead of next season, spent heavily at the same stage last year, bringing in Angel Di Maria, Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind for a combined fee of close to €200m.

And Wenger believes Louis van Gaal’s side will adopt a similarly big-spending approach this time around.

“I expect Manchester United to be active in the transfer market,” he told reporters. “Every player I am offered, Man Utd are already on his case!”

Arsenal travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United on Sunday, with the Gunners two points ahead of the Red Devils in third place.

Van Gaal endured a difficult start to life at Old Trafford but has now all but secured United’s return to the Champions League, and Wenger believes the Dutchman will help the club attract big names in the coming months.

“He has shown that he has the personality to be at a club of that size. We expect them to buy some strong players.”

A win for the Gunners on Sunday will secure a top-three finish, therefore seeing them avoid the Champions League playoffs in August, and Wenger admits he is keen to seal an automatic spot.

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NSCDC arrests phone thief in Jigawa

The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps said it has arrested a suspected ring leader of cell phone snatchers in Dutse on Thursday.

The corps Commandant in the state, Mr. Muhammad Gidado, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse on Friday that the suspect was arrested in Takur quarters.

Gidado said the suspect, Auwalu Musa, was arrested by NSCDC detectives after series of complaints of cell phones stealing from people in the area.

“The syndicate specialised in stealing expensive cell phones which they hide in refuse dumps, and after gathering a reasonable number of them, they take them to Kano for sale,” he said.

Gidado said upon investigation, the suspect made confessional statement which was corroborated by some complainants who had lost their cell phones to the hoodlums.

The commandant said three smart phones; BlackBerry, Samsung Galaxy and Nokia were recovered from the suspect.

He said the suspect would soon be charged to court.

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Photos: Checkout Toyin Aimakhu’s beautiful outfits Looking so Fab!

Lovely Outfits!!...Nice Handbag

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Photo: Nollywood actor Osita Iheme Meets With Gov. Rochas Okorocha

Osita Iheme Spotted With Gov. Rochas Okorocha at the Imo State government house to meet Rochas Okorocha over the launch of a new work

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Fathia Balogun Looking so Fab in her natural hair....[See Photo]

Fathia Balogun stuns in her natural hair ......Looking so Fab!!

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D’banj ,and Others all celebrates Oritsefemi’s Manager’s Birthday Party...(Photos)

 D’banj ,Orezi, and Others Attend Oritsefemi’s Manager’s Birthday Party Mr. Danku on Monday, May 11th. He has managed a lot of Nigerian artistes before managing Oritsefemi who he is still with right now.....See more Photos below after the cut

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Photos: Pastor Adeboye donates ambulance to Israel

Pastor EA Adeboye yesterday May 13th through his church RCCG, donated an Ambulance to Zaka, Israel's disaster recovery organization. At the ceremony which held in Israel, the Mayor of Jerusalem, Nigerian Ambassador to Israel, a rep for Israeli Prime Minister were there. More photos after the cut..

Photo credit: Kola Oyeneyin

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Photo of a Police post in Ijebu-Ode

Nah, this no be am! Photo credit: Karo Orovboni

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Photos: Karrueche & Christina Milian stun in white as they celebrate Kae's birthday

Chris Brown's ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran looked lovely in a white draped dress with a very low plunging neckline, while her BFF, singer Christina Milian looked sexy in a figure-hugging white dress as they headed out to a restaurant in LA yesterday to celebrate Karrueche's 27th birthday. See more photos after the cut...

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Man sneezes out toy in his nose after 44 years

When Steve Easton was about seven years old, his parents noticed that the suction cup was missing from one of his toy darts, and they were worried he had inhaled or swallowed it. So they took him to the hospital, but doctors couldn't find anything. Yet for decades, he's suffered from sniffles and headaches he thought were a result of allergies.

Now, 44 years later, it turns out his childhood doctors were wrong. In what must have been a powerful sneeze, accompanied by what he calls "a very uncomfortable sensation", the suction cup emerged from the now 51-year-old Easton's nose.

"I started a sneezing fit and it came out of my left nostril,” he says. “I thought, 'What’s this? Where the hell has this come from?' and pulled out this rubber sucker." Easton called his mom, who told him about the hospital visit which he had apparently forgotten.

Doctors at the time said perhaps she was mistaken about her son inhaling the suction cup, she said. "I knew it wasn’t a mistake and it’s always worried me, and now it has suddenly shot out. We are all shocked."

Easton carried the suction cup for a while and shared his story with family and friends but has thrown it away now.

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Barca Legend Xavi Has Becomes First Player To Appear 150 Times in Champions League-UCL

Barcelona’s Xavi Hernandez has become the first ever footballer to reach 150 Champions League appearances, after a cameo display against Bayern Munich on Tuesday. He is now ahead of Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas, who is currently on 149 appearances, but can level up if he plays against Juventus on Wednesday. The former Spain international replaced fellow midfielder Andres Iniesta in the second half, as Luis Enrique’s men lost 3-2 at the Allianz Arena. However, the Catalans are through to June’s final in Berlin, after they won the first leg 3-0 at the Nou Camp. Xavi has lifted the Champions League trophy three times and will have the chance to make it four next month

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Group cautions Jonathan over new appointments, contracts

The South-East Coordinator of Buhari Mass Movement, Mr. Steve Ndubuokwu, has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to stop making new appointments and reverse all contracts he awarded after the elections. Ndubuokwu said the recent appointments of Jonathan were questionable, urging the President not to continue with policies that could make the incoming government vindictive. He stated this while addressing a cross section of journalists in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Tuesday. The group also condemned the severance packages to be paid to the President and top political appointees. The statement read, “How can a government award contracts that it will not be there to supervise? This is irrational and unacceptable. The N3.24bn to be paid to appointees, which is 300 percent of their basic salary, is outrageous and beyond our imagination. This amount can go a long way to build so many hospitals, provide infrastructure and repair federal roads in the country.” The group said it wondered why such an amount of money would be paid to a few people, whereas majority of Nigerians were living in abject poverty. It added, “Given the colossal amount of money being paid as salaries and allowances to political office holders, they do not need or deserve severance allowances.”

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University of Ibadan VC explains how student died

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has given an account of how an undergraduate of the school, Mayowa Alaran pictured above, died last Thursday which resulted in major protests in the school. Fellow students of the deceased had alleged that their colleague who slumped while watching a match, passed away due to negligence by staff of the school's medical center. Speaking with newsmen in the school campus today May 13th, the Vice Chancellor debunked the students claims. What he said after the cut... "He carried out his normal activities earlier on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Very early in the day, he attended the Gymnastics practical with other students in his Department (7.00 – 9.00 a.m.). He later went to attend the Induction Programme organized for fresh students in his department. He attempted to participate in a football match between his Department of Health Education and Human Kinetics and the Department of Library and Archival Studies (LARIS) in the afternoon, but could not due to the fact that he did not train with his department’s team. He thereafter returned to the faculty to attend a GES class that held between4.00 – 6.00p.m.It was from here that he later returned to Independence Hall to watch a football match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich relayed in the Junior Common Room, JCR. The match started at 7.45 pmthat evening. A generator was used to supply electricity to the JCR due to power outage that evening. The generator was placed about 50 meters away from the JCR. The student sat in the front row and was facing a non-rotating standing fan in the JCR. At about 30 minutes into the football match, a student sitting next to him observed that he had slumped and was motionless.​ The concerned student promptly carried him out of the JCR for resuscitation with the assistance of some medical students around who gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation" he said.

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APC govt will ask looters to return money – El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor-elect and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir el-Rufai, said on Tuesday that the incoming government of Muhammadu Buhari would ask corrupt politicians to return every kobo stolen by them. He also said that the Buhari administration would inherit a huge debt from the Goodluck Jonathan government. The governor-elect told executive members of the National Union of Textile Garments and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, who visited him in Kaduna, that such politicians must be ready to return all ill-gotten funds after May 29. He however said those (politicians) who were not corrupt had no cause to fear. According to him, the measure was imperative because the All Progressives Congress-led government would be in a dire financial strait on assumption of office. El-Rufai said, “We will politely ask those who stole government money to return the funds. This is because the people, who are in government now, are there to work for themselves. But the APC government is made up of people who are ready to work for the masses and the betterment of the country. “We will work with the textile unions to ensure that the lives of the average Nigerians get better.” The ex-minister also decried the poor state of the textile industry in Kaduna State and gave assurance that his administration would revamp it. He lamented the current employment figure of 1,600 people in the textile sector, describing it as unacceptable. El-Rufai added that the textile industry in Kaduna alone used to employ about 33,000 workers. According to him , the APC government will revive the industry so that it can generate employment and impact on the lives of the people. He said, “We have met at a forum of northern governors-elect and we decided to ensure the revival of the textile industry. It is a shame that the largest economy in Africa imports textile materials from Senegal and other countries.” The President of the union, Oladele Hunsu, recalled el-Rufai’s feat as minister of the FCT and urged him (el-Rufai) to take steps towards reviving the textile industry.

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Too Much Money! Odunlade Adekola Opens Beauty Shop In Abeokuta (SEE Photos)

 Actor Odunlade Adekola launched his new business, D3 Executive Concept, a unis*x beauty salon and boutique in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Monday . See more photos below;

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Davido plans to collaborate with Trey Songz next...*SEE*

Davido says he's collaborating with Trey Songz..... He has shot his music video with rapper Meek Mill, next is a musical collaboration with Trey Songz..... That seems Great!!

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President Jonathan’s last Council of State meeting was attended by Obasanjo, Buhari, others

The Last Council of State meeting with President Jonathan in his administration at the presidential villa Abuja was attended by nigerian past leaders at the meeting includes president elect Gen Muhammadu Buhari, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar and Chief Ernest Shonekan. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo who is also present at the meeting came 40 minutes late. He got their 12.10pm when the meeting started 11.30. State Governors of Ogun, Ondo, Sokoto, Rivers, Kaduna, Bayelsa, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom, Zamfara, Niger, Plateau, Cross River and Taraba State are also present at the meeting while Deputy governors of Kano, Kogi, Oyo and Yobe States represented their state governors. Senate President David Mark, Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal and former Chief Justices of Nigeria including Muhammadu Uwais, Alfa Belgore and Idris Kutigi are also present at the meeting.

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Zaaki Azzay Acquires himself a G-Wagon...[See Photos]

Congrats to him!....  He shared the pic on his Instagram account page and wrote "Thank you God for promoting me to the G-class". 

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Igbo group slams APC Vice Chairman for slapping Enugu guber

Barrister Okey Ezea

An Asaba-based socio-cultural group, Nsukka Platform, has condemned in strong terms, an alleged assault on the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister Okey Ezea, by the National Vice Chairman (South-East) of the party, Chief Emma Enukwu.

The group in a statement made available to journalists in Asaba on Tuesday tasked the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari to uphold the principles of equity, justice and fairness in picking his ministerial nominee from Enugu state.

Chief Enukwu was reported to have slapped Ezea at a meeting of South-East chieftains of APC in Abuja where the governorship candidate was said to have made a case for Enugu North Senatorial district to produce the minister in the incoming administration.

The statement signed by Dr. Pius Ike and Dr. Leo Abonyi, chairman and secretary respectively of the group, specifically appealed to Buhari to pick his ministerial nominee from Enugu North senatorial district (Nsukka Cultural Zone), noting that, the zone has not produced a minister since the return of democracy in 1999.

The group hailed Buhari for insisting on appointing only loyal members of his party, APC with technical competence and integrity into his cabinet, explaining that the disposition has given Nigerians hope that he is poised to fulfill his promise to fight corruption.

“While we in Nsukka Platform Asaba salute him for this stance, we equally urge him to go further and ensure equity, justice and fair play in choosing the right people to occupy the ministerial seats,” it read.

The group posited that only two of the three senatorial districts (Enugu East and West) have been producing ministers since 1999, lamenting that Enugu North produced its last minister in 1979 during the Second Republic, in the person of Chief D.C. Ugwu who was Minister of Health.

“Since the country returned to civilian rule in 1999, the Nsukka people that constitute over 50 per cent of electorate of Enugu state, have not produced a single minister. All the ministers appointed from the state hail from Enugu East and Enugu West Senatorial Districts.

“These ministers include Chief Frank Nweke Jnr. and Prof. Bath Nnaji from Enugu East and Chief Dubem Onyia, Mrs Fidelia Njeze and Prof. Chinedu Nebo, the current Minister of Power from Enugu West.

“On this premise therefore, the Nsukka Platform Asaba calls on Gen. Buhari to appoint a technically competent and credible loyal member of the APC from Enugu north. By so doing, Buhari will have proven that his administration is totally against marginalization which has glaringly characterized the appointment of ministers from Enugu State by the past and present administrations in the country. Needless to say that tested and trusted professionals of impeccable character abound in Nsukka land,” the statement explained.

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Senator Ita Giwa's daughter and husband expecting their first child

Koko, the beautiful daughter of Senator Florence Ita Giwa and her hubby Chimaobi Shawcross, are expecting their first child together. The couple got married in September 2014. Koko posted the pic on the right on her instagram page this morning and wrote 'Current mood'. Congrats to them. 

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Two Nigerians sent to 12 years in prison in Vietnam for email fraud

A Vietnamese court has sentenced two Nigerian men, Christian Nnadike, 34, and Collins Deke, 37, (pictured above) to 12 years each in a Vietnam prison for hacking into emails of local companies, contact the company's foreign partners and swindle them of their money.

The men along with a Vietnamese female accomplice, Le Thi Kim Quyen, 35, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison and another Nigerian, de facto husband of the Vietnamese lady, Mark Mamado Abdallah, 39, who is currently at large, ran a scamming syndicate in Vietnam.


At the court hearing which took play in April, the men and their accomplice were also found guilty of another fraud scheme in which they pretended to be a British friend of two Vietnamese women on Facebook and asked them to send money as shipping fees to receive gifts.

According to prosecutors, the group defrauded many unsuspecting victims of over VND3.3 billion (US$150,000) between April and August 2013. Most of this came from the email hacking scheme.

Prosecutors said over the four months, the vietnamese woman, Quyen and her Nigerian husband, Abdallah hacked into the emails of several Vietnamese companies doing business with foreign companies. They gave the information to Nnadikwe and then Deke, who would later transfer it to another Nigerian man living in Malaysia. The unknown man in Malaysia then used the compromised email accounts to contact the victims’ foreign partners, asking them to send payments to a bank account opened by Quyen and Abdallah.

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