Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal forced Paris St-Germain to pay an extra £3m for forward Angel Di Maria after the 27-year-old posted a picture of himself with the French club's owner in Qatar.
( Daily Mirror )
United are on the verge of completing a £20m deal for Barcelona forward Pedro, 28.
( Sun )
Van Gaal offered Pedro a role alongside Wayne Rooney and Memphis Depay in a new-look front three in order to convince him to move to Old Trafford.
( Daily Telegraph )
Sunderland are in talks to sign Manchester United's 20-year-old wingerAdnan Januzaj on a season-long loan deal.
( Sunderland Echo )
Wolfsburg are ready to sell 24-year-old midfielder Kevin De Bruyne - a City target - but only for £50m.
( Daily Mirror )
The agent of Augsburg defender Baba Rahman, 21, says the left-back is close to signing for Chelsea after agreeing personal terms with the Premier League champions.
( Daily Star )
Chelsea, along with Serie A champions Juventus, have held talks with Cagliari over the signing of 19-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Godfred Donsah.
( Daily Express
West Brom have made an approach to sign Arsenal target and Anderlecht midfielder Dennis Praet, 21.
( talkSPORT )
The Baggies have been told they must pay £10m for QPR's 23-year-old winger Matt Phillips.
( Sun )
West Ham are ready to return to Manchester United with an improved offer for Mexico forward Javier Hernandez of about £12m.
( London Evening Standard )
Hernandez will ask United to lower their £12m asking price for him, with Tottenham also interested.( Daily Star )
Liverpool are considering a number of loan offers from Championship clubs for highly rated 18-year-old attacking midfielder Ryan Kent.
( Liverpool Echo )
The Reds have been cleared to complete the signing of Alexandre Lacazette, 24, after Lyon reportedly told the striker he can leave.
( L'Equipe )
Everton fear losing defender John Stones, 21, as Chelsea prepare a third bid approaching £30m.
( Daily Telegraph )
Rangers have made a third bid forHibernian midfielder Scott Allan, 23.
( Glasgow Evening Times )
Aston Villa left-back Aly Cissokho, 27, is set to join Porto on a season-long loan deal.
( Birmingham Mail )
Villa are looking to beat Liverpool and Stoke to the signing of Barcelona's 19-year-old winger Adama Traore who is valued at £7m.
( Sun )
Wales forward Bale is confident he will win trophies with Real this season if Benitez continues to play him in a central attacking role.
( Guardian )
Crystal Palace are adamant that winger Yannick Bolasie, a Tottenham target, will not be sold this summer.
( London Evening Standard )
Southampton are set to open contract talks to keep midfielder Victor Wanyama, 24, despite him having two years left on his current deal.
( Daily Mail )
Other Gossip
The Football Association is set to make up to 300 staff redundant as part of major revamp that will save £30m per year.
( Daily Mail )
The Red Devils have found out the fullcost of a season without Champions League football by falling to 20th place in the Uefa coefficient, four places behind rivals Manchester City.
( London Evening Standard )
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is ready to hand a surprise debut to goalkeeper Sergio Romero this weekend and leave out David de Gea.
( Daily Star )
Despite spending around £71m on new players, former England goalkeeper David James thinks Manchester City won't finish in the top four at the end of the season.
( Daily Express )
West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster, 32, is targeting a return to action in October after suffering a knee injury in March.
( Birmingham Mail )
Premier League managers have been told to behave themselves ahead of the new season with heavy fines and stadium bans being handed out for breaking the new code of conduct.
( Daily Mirror )
New Brighton signing Bobby Zamora, 34, says he turned down the chance of playing Champions League football to return to the south coast club.
( Daily Express )
AND FINALLY
Ten-year-old Bobby Gill says catching the medal thrown into the crowd bylosing Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho after the Community Shield is his "bestest memory ever".
( Coventry Telegraph )
Goalkeeper Adam Bogdan's Liverpool career did not get off to a particularly bright start when the club spelled his name wrong on their website.
( Metro )
A televised coin flip will decide which team hosts the 2015 US Open Cup final.
( NBC Sports )
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Tuesday 4 August 2015
Woman claims she is the real cookie sues empire
A woman is suing the creator of "Empire," for hundreds of millions of dollars, claiming Lee Daniels stole her life story, right down to a gay family member.
Sophia Eggleston claims, she embodies the "Cookie" character in almost every important respect, including a penchant for wearing mink. She also says she did time for putting a hit on someone, and Cookie's character did the same thing.
Eggleston says she gave a copy of an autobiography to a screenwriter back in 2011, and she says months later the screenwriter called her to say she was pitching the book to Lee Daniels.
She is suing for $300 million, she is also representing herself
G-unit sucking 50cent dry
50 Cent's financial woes are coming into focus ... because new financial docs show G-Unit Records and G-Unit Brands have cost 50 more than $10 million over the last three years.
According to new documents filed as part of 50's bankruptcy, the two branches of G-Unit have been in the red each of the last three years -- $10.45 million in losses. The silver lining ... they've done better this year ... they're still losing dough, but not as much.
The documents reveal a few other 50 financial tidbits. 50 is currently paying child support to Daphne Joy for their young son, Sire ... and the docs say by the time the kid hits 18 ... he'll have paid out $832,600.
50 says he has more than $15 million in personal property, which does not include houses. And get this ... he has $2.7 millionin his checking account.
50's monthly expenses include $5,000/month for gardening, $1,500 for pool maintenance and $9,000/month for security.
Source: TMZ
Gwen Stefani quits 13year old marriage
Gwen is said to be ready to pull out of a 13 years marriage with husband Gavin Rossdale. She believes Gavin has been cheating on her for a long time now, the two are said to have been having issues for a long time now with Gwen claiming he has been cheating on her and he has been away from home for too long. Gavin was on tour with his band Bush between December 2014 and March 2015. Gavin though thinks Gwen is been hypocritical about his tour because she also has been on tour. They have a kid and probably going to have shared custody has sources claimed he his a great dad
Mayweather fights again
Floyd took to his instagram page to confirm is new Challenger Andre Berto. Mayweather hoping to make it 49 wins with no defeat while Berto's record on the other hand is not bad at all with 33 wins and 3 defeats only. The fight is on September 12,2015.
Kylie Jenner tried to pay victim $20000 to avoid legal suit
Nah! No longer interested in divorce
The duo got married in 2010 only to get divorced two years after before getting married again though the billionaire had already paid close to $20million as settlement not too much for a man said to be worth almost $14 billion
Daily devotional: Learn Everyday
2peter 1:5 "and beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge "
The opening Scripture today talks about the need for us to add virtue to our faith,and then to virtue knowledge. This means that God wants us to increase in knowledge on a continuous basis; he said we should add to virtue knowledge. The only way one can make up your mind to learn every day. To add knowledge to your life, you must be deliberate about it. Knowledge doesn't just come to people rather people make the responsibility to add knowledge to virtue, this means you have to create the right channel for profitable knowledge to come to you by being an everyday learner. For further meditations read Proverbs 1:1-5; Ephesians 1:17 also grab a copy of leverage by pastor Segun Obadje it is free. Have a great day God bless
Source: The leverage by Pastor Segun Obadje
The opening Scripture today talks about the need for us to add virtue to our faith,and then to virtue knowledge. This means that God wants us to increase in knowledge on a continuous basis; he said we should add to virtue knowledge. The only way one can make up your mind to learn every day. To add knowledge to your life, you must be deliberate about it. Knowledge doesn't just come to people rather people make the responsibility to add knowledge to virtue, this means you have to create the right channel for profitable knowledge to come to you by being an everyday learner. For further meditations read Proverbs 1:1-5; Ephesians 1:17 also grab a copy of leverage by pastor Segun Obadje it is free. Have a great day God bless
Source: The leverage by Pastor Segun Obadje
CPC probes Multichoice
The Consumer Protection Council on Monday said it had commenced investigative sitting into the operations of MultiChoice Nigeria through its Digital Satellite Television offering based on alleged consumer rights violation against the pay-television firm.
The council said already, a four-man team led by MultiChoice’s Regulatory Affairs Manager had responded to questions from the council’s investigating panel comprising relevant staff members and a team of consultants.
The CPC said in a statement that its Director-General, Mrs. Dupe Atoki, signalled the commencement of the investigation at the headquarters of the agency in Abuja.
The investigation, according to the statement, has been instituted on thestrength of a series of complaints received by the council on the services of the pay-television firm.
Atoki said the investigation would afford the CPC the opportunity to know the challenges the firm might be facing in the discharge of its services, with a view to proffering solutions for the enhanced welfare of its consumers.
The council had in a notice of commencement of investigation recently served on MultiChoice stated that it had been inundated with a barrage of consumer complaints alleging wide-range abuse of subscribers’ rights.
Source: punch
The council said already, a four-man team led by MultiChoice’s Regulatory Affairs Manager had responded to questions from the council’s investigating panel comprising relevant staff members and a team of consultants.
The CPC said in a statement that its Director-General, Mrs. Dupe Atoki, signalled the commencement of the investigation at the headquarters of the agency in Abuja.
The investigation, according to the statement, has been instituted on thestrength of a series of complaints received by the council on the services of the pay-television firm.
Atoki said the investigation would afford the CPC the opportunity to know the challenges the firm might be facing in the discharge of its services, with a view to proffering solutions for the enhanced welfare of its consumers.
The council had in a notice of commencement of investigation recently served on MultiChoice stated that it had been inundated with a barrage of consumer complaints alleging wide-range abuse of subscribers’ rights.
Source: punch
I was bribed with $500000 only -Lawan
Chairman, House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee Monitoring the Fuel Subsidy, Hon. Farouk Lawan, confessed that he collected $620,000 from the Chairman of Zenon Oil and Gas, Mr. Femi Otedola.
Lawan had denied that neither he nor any member of the committee collected money from any of the oil marketers, told reporters in Abuja that he actually collected $500,000 from Otedola, whom he accused of offering him the money to influence the probe panel’s report.
He claimed he had informed the Chairman of the House Committee on Narcotic Drugs and Financial Crimes, Hon. Adams Jagaba, through a letter dated April 24, 2012 of Otedola’s alleged persistence to bribe him to influence the outcome of the investigation.
Lawan said “the sum of five hundredthousand dollars only offered to me with another promise of two million, five hundred thousand dollars” were attached to the letter.
On why he did not raise the issue on the floor of the House, he said he declined to do so as not to divert attention from the essence of the fuel subsidy probe.
Lawan, in a statement in which he gave a detailed account of what transpired between him and Otedola, said: “I had considered bringing this issue as a matter of privilege on the floor of the House later today (April 24), but I am concerned that the controversy it will generate will dwarf the contents of the report, which needs public attention so that necessary reforms in the sector could be affected.
“Given the desperation of Mr. Otedola, handling this matter, in a firm butdiplomatic manner is necessary as he has also made some veiled threats which put me and members of the committee in a delicate situation.”
He also said that the ad hoc committee’s secretary, Mr. Boniface Emenalo, whom Otedola had said collected $120,000 on his (Lawan’s) behalf informed him that Otedola offered him $100,000.
According to Lawan, Emenalo did this through an April 24 letter he wrote to him. Emenalo’s letter reads: “I wish to inform you that I was on his invitation, at the residence of their chairman, Mr. Femi Otedola, in Maitama (Aso Drive) this morning and he offered me the sum of one hundred thousand US dollars in two bundles of $50,000 each. The money is hereby forwarded as evidence.”
I owe nobody - Abike Dabiri
Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has denied being on the board of Thriller Endeavours, which allegedly owes Diamond Bank N122.9m.
The former federal lawmaker said her name had been used as a board member of the firm without her permission, describing the act as fraudulent.
Dabiri, added, “I know nothing about the said company, Thriller Endeavours, or its activities, as mentioned in the publication.
“If the company claims I am a director in the said bank, then it has definitely done so without my knowledge and without my permission. If this is the case it’s a case of fraud and will have to be brought to the attention of relevant security agencies, the bank in question, and the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Latest transfer rumours
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has made two £100m bids for Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale, 26, this summer.
( Sun )
Real boss Rafael Benitez has told Arsenal to forget about signing striker Karim Benzema, 27.
( ESPN FC )
Chelsea have told Tottenham to name their price for left-back Danny Rose, with the Blues prepared to pay £15m for the 25-year-old.
( Daily Mirror )
Lazio have told Mario Balotelli's agent they will take the 24-year-old Liverpool striker on loan this season - but only if they qualify for the group stages of theChampions League.
( Daily Mirror )
Liverpool are braced to have to wait until deadline day before receiving realistic offers for their unwanted stars, such as Balotelli, striker Fabio Borini and left-back Jose Enrique.
( Daily Telegraph )
Paris St-Germain defender Thiago Silva, 30, believes 27-year-old midfielder Angel Di Maria will be making a step up by moving to the French club from Manchester United.
( Independent )
Di Maria's move has been delayed as he was too tired to have a medical after a 20-hour trip from his native Argentina to Doha( Daily Mail )
Manchester United will sign Barcelona forward Pedro, 28, in a £20m deal in the next 48 hours and could then make a move for 32-year-old Real Madrid centre-back Pepe.
( Daily Mirror )
Southampton have made a £7m bid for Celtic's 24-year-old central defender Virgil van Dijk, who has also been linked with Arsenal and Manchester United.
( Daily Express )
Sunderland are close to completing loan deals for 25-year-old midfielders Yann M'Vila and Leroy Fer from Rubin Kazan and QPR respectively.
( Shields Gazette )
Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal will allow midfielder Jesse Lingard, 22, to leave the club and Bristol City are hoping to sign him in a £2.5m deal.
( Sun )
Barcelona winger Adama Traore is flying in to Liverpool as the Reds seem set to sign the 19-year-old, who has been linked with Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Manchester United and Sevilla.
( Sport )
Norwich manager Alex Neil has reignited his interest in striker Dieumerci Mbokani, 29, after Dynamo Kiev reduced their asking price by £2.5m to £8.5m.
( Birmingham Mail )
Former Leeds winger Max Gradel, 27, has completed his medical at Bournemouth, with the deal expected to be completed by Tuesday.
( Sky Sports )
Other Gossip
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola has claimed that former player Bastian Schweinsteiger, 31, a summer signing for Manchester United, has not been fit for the past three years.
( Daily Telegraph )
Former England defender Rio Ferdinand says Everton centre-back John Stones, 21, should join his former club Manchester United instead of moving to Chelsea as he would get more first-teamfootball.
( Guardian )
The Spanish-speaking team-mates of Manchester United keeper Victor Valdes are upset at the 33-year-old's treatment after his kit was moved to the under-21s' dressing room.
( Daily Mail )
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has struck back at Roy Keane's accusation that the current Arsenal squad are "more interested in selfies and six packs", claiming they are just as determined to win trophies as any other club.
( Independent )
West Brom's 33-year-old striker Rickie Lambert, who left Liverpool to join the Baggies, hopes he can rediscover his goalscoring form and regain a place in the England side.
( Metro )
Christian Benteke has been given Liverpool's Number 9 shirt, worn previously by the likes of Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler, following his £32.5m move from Aston Villa.
( Daily Express )
( Sky Sports )
AND FINALLY
A 42-year-old Aston Villa fan, Michael Cappuccitti, from Canada, will travel more than 4,000 miles to watch the Premier League team play ManchesterUnited on Friday, 14 August and then donate his four season tickets to youngsters who cannot afford to attend games.
( Birmingham Mail )
Finally Good news!!
The Managing Director of the company, Mr. Saidu Muhammed told THISDAY ON Friday that the company was on phased rehabilitation, with a target to hit 60 per cent of its local refining capacity, which is about 2 million litres daily, in the next few months, stating further that there is no reason why the company cannot achieve 6 million litres by early next year. Good news right? Change or Jonathan's past work?
Source: thisday news
Monday 3 August 2015
Daily devotional 3/07/15
We have been given all things in Christ (2peter 1:3-4 & Ephesians 1:3)
" According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these things ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."
Our opening Scripture today shows us that in Christ, we have been given all things that pertain to life and godliness. Please note that it says we have been given, not that we shall be given. God is not about to do,nor will he do it sometime in the future, in the sweet by and by; hehas already done it.o the word tells us that on account of all that we have been given, God has given us exceeding great and precious promises. They are not just promises, they are exceeding great prides and they are also precious promises. For further meditations read 1Corithians 2:12, 3:21-23 also get a copy of Leverage it's free
Source: The Leverage by Pastor Segun Obadje
" According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these things ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."
Our opening Scripture today shows us that in Christ, we have been given all things that pertain to life and godliness. Please note that it says we have been given, not that we shall be given. God is not about to do,nor will he do it sometime in the future, in the sweet by and by; hehas already done it.o the word tells us that on account of all that we have been given, God has given us exceeding great and precious promises. They are not just promises, they are exceeding great prides and they are also precious promises. For further meditations read 1Corithians 2:12, 3:21-23 also get a copy of Leverage it's free
Source: The Leverage by Pastor Segun Obadje
Sunday 2 August 2015
End of the year!End of Boko Haram!!!
President Buhari was on a one day visit to the republic of Benin as the guest of Honour at their 55th anniversary
At a gala held in his honour by the president of benin republic Boni Yayi. He commended president Yayi for contributing 800 troops to the multinational joint task force saying:
"and I assure you that we will defeat Boko Haram by the end of this year." He further stated that:
"I am impressed by your concern and critical approaches by increasing your contributions to the multinational task force of the Lake Chad Commission. This is a great sacrifice on the part of the Benin Republic.
"Even in my first coming into office under a different arrangement, we have learnt to live in peace with our neighbours. Within the week I was sworn in, I went to Niger, Chad. I was supposed to go to Cameroon but I was summoned by the G7 leaders to brief them about the security situation in Nigeria concerning Boko Haram, which declared allegiance to ISIS which gives it international dimension."
At a gala held in his honour by the president of benin republic Boni Yayi. He commended president Yayi for contributing 800 troops to the multinational joint task force saying:
"and I assure you that we will defeat Boko Haram by the end of this year." He further stated that:
"I am impressed by your concern and critical approaches by increasing your contributions to the multinational task force of the Lake Chad Commission. This is a great sacrifice on the part of the Benin Republic.
"Even in my first coming into office under a different arrangement, we have learnt to live in peace with our neighbours. Within the week I was sworn in, I went to Niger, Chad. I was supposed to go to Cameroon but I was summoned by the G7 leaders to brief them about the security situation in Nigeria concerning Boko Haram, which declared allegiance to ISIS which gives it international dimension."
Customs denies plans to close intercontinental hotel
There were reports early last week that Nigeria Customs plans to shut down the famous Intercontinental Hotel but they have denied the rumours this they did through their public relations officer Mr Wale Adeniyi
In a statement signed by the PRO he said:
“Our records have shown that Intercontinental Hotel is not indebted to the Nigeria Customs Service, and will therefore not be shut down as insinuated. It is also necessary to clarify that the defaulting importers targeted for sanctions, Conti Agro Nigeria Limited is a separate legal entity from Milan Nigeria Limited, owners of Intercontinental Hotel.
“This clarification has become necessary in view of media reports that Nigeria Customs Service plans to shut down Intercontinental Hotel. The confusion was created in view of the association of its owners, Milan Nigeria Limited with one of the defaulting Importers.
The Management of Conti Agro hascommenced engagement with the Customs to make payments of duty owed by it, and resolve the issue,”
In a statement signed by the PRO he said:
“Our records have shown that Intercontinental Hotel is not indebted to the Nigeria Customs Service, and will therefore not be shut down as insinuated. It is also necessary to clarify that the defaulting importers targeted for sanctions, Conti Agro Nigeria Limited is a separate legal entity from Milan Nigeria Limited, owners of Intercontinental Hotel.
“This clarification has become necessary in view of media reports that Nigeria Customs Service plans to shut down Intercontinental Hotel. The confusion was created in view of the association of its owners, Milan Nigeria Limited with one of the defaulting Importers.
The Management of Conti Agro hascommenced engagement with the Customs to make payments of duty owed by it, and resolve the issue,”
He who laughs last laughs best -Wenger
Wenger would be laughing at all Mourinho's jibes throughout the build up to this season's community sheild between Arsenal and Chelsea.
Alex Chamberlain's goal in the 24th minute was enough to end wenger's drought against the Portuguese.
The game ended Arsenal 1 Chelsea 0
This looks like a new beginning for the gunners as they look to break their league trophy drought
Alex Chamberlain's goal in the 24th minute was enough to end wenger's drought against the Portuguese.
The game ended Arsenal 1 Chelsea 0
This looks like a new beginning for the gunners as they look to break their league trophy drought
Manchester united bid for Bale! And other transfer news
Manchester United will not give up on their pursuit of Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale, 26, despite the Spanish side wanting a world-record fee of £86m for the player.
( Sunday Express )
United goalkeeper David De Gea's move to Real could be on after Old Trafford manager Louis van Gaal said he wants to "unlock" negotiations following the 24-year-old's poor display against Paris St-Germain.
( AS )
Meanwhile, Ligue 1 side Lyon are close to signing Red Devils full-back Rafael, 25, for £7m.
( Daily Star )
Tottenham are close to selling Spanishstriker Roberto Soldado to La Liga side Villarreal. Spurs want £12m for the 30-year-old who they bought from Valencia for £26m in 2013.
( Mail on Sunday )
Newcastle have joined Tottenham in targeting West Brom striker Saido Berahino, 21, who is likely to cost about £20m.
( Sunday Express )
West Ham will step up attempts to sign QPR striker Charlie Austin, 26, who is valued at £15m, following the injury to current Hammers striker Enner Valencia.
( Sunday Mirror )
Crystal Palace want to sign Newcastle centre-back Fabricio Coloccini, 33, whohas one year remaining on his deal at St James' Park.
( Mail on Sunday )
Southampton are looking to beat Liverpool to a deal for Barcelona winger Adama Traore, 19.
( Metro )
Leicester City are discussing personal terms with Chile international midfielder Charles Aranguiz, 26, after agreeing a club-record £10.5m fee.
( Sky Sports )
Sunderland are in talks to sign Rubin Kazan midfielder Yann M'Vila, 25, as manager Dick Advocaat looks to add to his four summer signings.
( Sunderland Echo )
The Black Cats are also closing in on a season-long loan deal for QPR midfielder Leroy Fer, 25.
( Sun on Sunday )
Crystal Palace and Stoke are both interested in signing Juventus striker Fernando Llorente, 30, who is valued at £8.5m by the Serie A champions.
( Tuttosport )
Other Gossip
Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane says Arsenal players are more "interested in selfies and six-packs instead of winning Premier League titles".
( Sunday Mirror )
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he's a better manager than he was 10 years ago and the 52-year-old plans to manage into his 70s.
( Sunday Times )
Potters striker Peter Odemwingie, 34, is targeting 10 goals next season after missing the last 11 months with a cruciate knee ligament injury.
( Stoke Sentinel )
Everton manager Roberto Martinez is confident striker Romelu Lukaku, 22, will be fit for the start of the new season on 8 August despite leaving the pitch holding his left leg in a recent friendly.
( Liverpool Echo )
Manchester United are facing criticismafter unveiling their new shirt for women, which features a plunging neckline.
( Sun on Sunday )
Watford head coach Quique Sanchez Flores admits he does not know who will start for his side against the Toffees next weekend.
( Watford Observer )
Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood faces concerns over new signing Jose Crespo, 28, who injured his knee half an hour into his debut against Nottingham Forest.
( Birmingham Mail )
Notts County forward Ellen White, 26, says "women's football is still 50 years behind the men's game", despite England coming third at the recentWorld Cup.
( Daily Star Sunday )
AND FINALLY
Having taken the Champions League rights, BT Sport are close to securing a deal to show La Liga football on their channels. The Spanish league has been aired on Sky Sports for the last two decades.
( Sunday Telegraph )
Former Arsenal man Nicklas Bendtner, who once called himself one of the best strikers in the world, came off the bench in the German Super Cup to score a last-minute equaliser for Wolfsburg against Bayern Munich before netting the winning penalty in the shootout.
( Metro )
( Sunday Express )
United goalkeeper David De Gea's move to Real could be on after Old Trafford manager Louis van Gaal said he wants to "unlock" negotiations following the 24-year-old's poor display against Paris St-Germain.
( AS )
Meanwhile, Ligue 1 side Lyon are close to signing Red Devils full-back Rafael, 25, for £7m.
( Daily Star )
Tottenham are close to selling Spanishstriker Roberto Soldado to La Liga side Villarreal. Spurs want £12m for the 30-year-old who they bought from Valencia for £26m in 2013.
( Mail on Sunday )
Newcastle have joined Tottenham in targeting West Brom striker Saido Berahino, 21, who is likely to cost about £20m.
( Sunday Express )
West Ham will step up attempts to sign QPR striker Charlie Austin, 26, who is valued at £15m, following the injury to current Hammers striker Enner Valencia.
( Sunday Mirror )
Crystal Palace want to sign Newcastle centre-back Fabricio Coloccini, 33, whohas one year remaining on his deal at St James' Park.
( Mail on Sunday )
Southampton are looking to beat Liverpool to a deal for Barcelona winger Adama Traore, 19.
( Metro )
Leicester City are discussing personal terms with Chile international midfielder Charles Aranguiz, 26, after agreeing a club-record £10.5m fee.
( Sky Sports )
Sunderland are in talks to sign Rubin Kazan midfielder Yann M'Vila, 25, as manager Dick Advocaat looks to add to his four summer signings.
( Sunderland Echo )
The Black Cats are also closing in on a season-long loan deal for QPR midfielder Leroy Fer, 25.
( Sun on Sunday )
Crystal Palace and Stoke are both interested in signing Juventus striker Fernando Llorente, 30, who is valued at £8.5m by the Serie A champions.
( Tuttosport )
Other Gossip
Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane says Arsenal players are more "interested in selfies and six-packs instead of winning Premier League titles".
( Sunday Mirror )
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he's a better manager than he was 10 years ago and the 52-year-old plans to manage into his 70s.
( Sunday Times )
Potters striker Peter Odemwingie, 34, is targeting 10 goals next season after missing the last 11 months with a cruciate knee ligament injury.
( Stoke Sentinel )
Everton manager Roberto Martinez is confident striker Romelu Lukaku, 22, will be fit for the start of the new season on 8 August despite leaving the pitch holding his left leg in a recent friendly.
( Liverpool Echo )
Manchester United are facing criticismafter unveiling their new shirt for women, which features a plunging neckline.
( Sun on Sunday )
Watford head coach Quique Sanchez Flores admits he does not know who will start for his side against the Toffees next weekend.
( Watford Observer )
Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood faces concerns over new signing Jose Crespo, 28, who injured his knee half an hour into his debut against Nottingham Forest.
( Birmingham Mail )
Notts County forward Ellen White, 26, says "women's football is still 50 years behind the men's game", despite England coming third at the recentWorld Cup.
( Daily Star Sunday )
AND FINALLY
Having taken the Champions League rights, BT Sport are close to securing a deal to show La Liga football on their channels. The Spanish league has been aired on Sky Sports for the last two decades.
( Sunday Telegraph )
Former Arsenal man Nicklas Bendtner, who once called himself one of the best strikers in the world, came off the bench in the German Super Cup to score a last-minute equaliser for Wolfsburg against Bayern Munich before netting the winning penalty in the shootout.
( Metro )
Nude STAR ALERT!!!!
leaked nudes of Popular music act Berrymuzik nudes went viral online during the week.The Star Quest singer is Berrymuzik real name is Civian Aluebho and she's from Edo state.
She was lead singer of the current winners of Star Quest...
Photo credit: Nifersblog
Another blast!!
About six people died on Friday 31st of July 2015 at the Gamborou Market in Maiduguri About 7am in the morning. The female bomber was said to have be pretending to buy vegetables before she detonated the bomb...see pics below
Photo credit: NAN
wow!!!Mfm gives out 91million naira to 180 members
Last Sunday the G.O of mountain of fire ministry distributed about 91million naira to it's members that finished with a first class in all higher institution.
Dr Daniel Olukoya, made the announcement in Lagos at the monthly live broadcast programme of the church, tagged, ‘Power Must Change Hand’, which was monitored in Abuja.
He said there were 180 First Class graduates in the 2014 academic year and two others, who received NYSC Presidential honours after completing the National Youth Service Corps scheme, would get N500,000 each. This is aimed at encouraging members to take their education serious...good move
Saturday 1 August 2015
Amber Its about time!!!
The vixen spoke with Perez Hilton on his podcast, Amber Rose admitted that she and Machine are done! ”No we’re not dating anymore,” Amber revealed. “I think it was just a mutual agreement. We’re still really good friends.”
She further states that:
“ I can’t really support a man on tour anymore. I kind of did that already and I’m just not in a space where that’s really what I want to do. I just need to focus on my son and my business. I’m dating other people and just having a good time.”
“It’s very difficult for me to date a normal guy,I’ve tried it and they just don’t really fully understand my life. It becomes very difficult.” She said.
When asked if she’s juggling more than one famous person right now, Amber would only say “I’m dating, I’m dating,”
Banger Alert!!!
Here's a sick tune from nexus entertainment's official Dj 'Dj 2sick' and he features three of ilorin's finest artist Whalez, Deezy and the amazing Malyna... it was produced by Whalez and it's titled Go down... enjoy
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"Witches made me rape 9 year old" - father of three
A 39-year-old father of 3, Ekpeyong Essien, who raped a 9 year old girl blamed his 2 sons, whom he alleged are witches, for pushing him to commit the crime.
Essien, who hails from Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, had on July 12, raped 9 year old Bright Benjamin, at Hawkins Primary School in the Calabar South area of the state capital.
He said the girl had approached him for money to pay her fares home, but he simply instructed her to follow him to a nearby primary school where he defiled her with his fingers.
Essien said his life became useless after his two sons were bewitched by one of his neighbours.
Essien is currently in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Cross River State Police Command atDiamond Hill in Calabar and would soon be charged to court.
Narrating how he defiled the little girl, he said:
“It was the handiwork of witches. Someone bewitched my children and my children in turn used what they have been given to affect my life negatively. The person who bewitched my children lives in our compound. What my children are doing with the witchcraft is to ensure that I become useless in life.
“When I saw the girl, I called her and she followed me. I touched her a little before she followed me to Hawkins Primary School area in Calabar South. The place is close to the Hawkins cemetery and when I saw her, she was actually behind some group of persons that were going to the cemetery to bury someone.“She wanted me to give her transport fare back to her home. That was how I lured her with a promise to give her money. I have grown up children older than her. I do not know how she got attracted to me at that moment because I believe I was under the spell of my children’s devilish practice.
“When I took her to one side of the school, I started romancing her. I did not force her to follow me, she did willingly. It was raining at that time. I had not seen her before. I only saw her on that day. I only fiddled with her private part, we had not really started making love before one security man in the school raised the alarm and I was caught.”
He said he was a footballer with a local team before his children made him become useless.
He said:“I used to play football in one of the local clubs but my children stopped me through their devilish practice. I am not the only one that is accusing my children of practising witchcraft; other tenants in the compound also know,”.
Essien, who regretted his action, is pleading with the parents of the girl to forgive him.
“I wish I could see the girl’s father to beg him. I am willing to pay any amount that they have spent on her in the hospital. I am really regretting my action because I have never had a criminal record before,” he said.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Hogan Bassey, said the medical report after the incident showed that the girl had been defiled.
He said,“Because the suspect tried to penetrate and could not succeed, he used his fingers to defile her and based on the medical report, the girl has been defiled. The report showed bruises all over her vagina.
“He actually heard the footsteps of someone coming and he ran away. The security man raised the alarm and he was caught. He is still under investigation and will soon be charged to court as soon as that is completed.”
Source: Punch
Essien, who hails from Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, had on July 12, raped 9 year old Bright Benjamin, at Hawkins Primary School in the Calabar South area of the state capital.
He said the girl had approached him for money to pay her fares home, but he simply instructed her to follow him to a nearby primary school where he defiled her with his fingers.
Essien said his life became useless after his two sons were bewitched by one of his neighbours.
Essien is currently in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Cross River State Police Command atDiamond Hill in Calabar and would soon be charged to court.
Narrating how he defiled the little girl, he said:
“It was the handiwork of witches. Someone bewitched my children and my children in turn used what they have been given to affect my life negatively. The person who bewitched my children lives in our compound. What my children are doing with the witchcraft is to ensure that I become useless in life.
“When I saw the girl, I called her and she followed me. I touched her a little before she followed me to Hawkins Primary School area in Calabar South. The place is close to the Hawkins cemetery and when I saw her, she was actually behind some group of persons that were going to the cemetery to bury someone.“She wanted me to give her transport fare back to her home. That was how I lured her with a promise to give her money. I have grown up children older than her. I do not know how she got attracted to me at that moment because I believe I was under the spell of my children’s devilish practice.
“When I took her to one side of the school, I started romancing her. I did not force her to follow me, she did willingly. It was raining at that time. I had not seen her before. I only saw her on that day. I only fiddled with her private part, we had not really started making love before one security man in the school raised the alarm and I was caught.”
He said he was a footballer with a local team before his children made him become useless.
He said:“I used to play football in one of the local clubs but my children stopped me through their devilish practice. I am not the only one that is accusing my children of practising witchcraft; other tenants in the compound also know,”.
Essien, who regretted his action, is pleading with the parents of the girl to forgive him.
“I wish I could see the girl’s father to beg him. I am willing to pay any amount that they have spent on her in the hospital. I am really regretting my action because I have never had a criminal record before,” he said.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Hogan Bassey, said the medical report after the incident showed that the girl had been defiled.
He said,“Because the suspect tried to penetrate and could not succeed, he used his fingers to defile her and based on the medical report, the girl has been defiled. The report showed bruises all over her vagina.
“He actually heard the footsteps of someone coming and he ran away. The security man raised the alarm and he was caught. He is still under investigation and will soon be charged to court as soon as that is completed.”
Source: Punch
Etcetera writes again - Dear Biafrans
I have been receiving a lot of mails and phone calls in recent weeks requesting that I lend my voice in support of the ongoing campaign for the sovereign state of Biafra and to also speak up against the recent shut down of Radio Biafra by National Broadcasting Commission. I have decided to make my opinion known to those who have been bombarding me with requests to support the Biafran movement.
Yes, I believe that the Igbo have been marginalised in nigeria right from 1970 till date. I also believe that as a people, the Igbo have every right to speak out and seek redress. I believe that no tribe or ethnic group in nigeria deserves to be marginalised or shut out by certain quarters of government because of an incident of the past. Just like every Igbo man, I believe that Biafra was a good dream born out of a necessity at that time. It was a good dream which wenthorribly wrong and became a nightmare for us, the Igbo people and the whole of Nigeria from 1967 to 1970, from which I believe we have woken up.
It will be foolhardy to dream the same dream in the same way and manner without thoroughly accounting for why and how it turned into a nightmare, and factoring in the changes that have taken place in Nigeria since the 1960s.
The thought that the actualisation of the sovereign state of Biafra is in itself the solution to all the problems of Ndigbo is to display an understandable naivety about human nature and today’s politics. What we need as a people is a new vision that will encompass the lessons of the past, the changes that have taken place since the end of the civil war, the reality of present day Nigeria and demand for a system founded on justice, liberty and equalityunder the rule of law for Ndigbo and non Igbo as well. I believe this new vision is attainable.
They say charity begins at home and in this regard, I believe it is time for every honest and sincere Igbo man or woman, to channel his or her energy towards actualising good leadership and government in Igboland by joining the political process. It is time for every one of us to unite against corruption in our land. It is time for Ndigbo to come together to reverse this ubiquitous trend of bad leadership ravishing Igboland and put in place a system that would enable the best of us to emerge as leaders.
Great nations are ruled by their best minds and not by a band of common thieves without respect for individual liberty and democracy that do nothing but devise ingenious ways to looting the treasury and serve the vilest and mostprimitive of human instincts. Without this political and cultural change embedded in the concept of our future, Igboland will remain underdeveloped, and that in itself, will constitute a gargantuan problem for us in the future. Making this necessary change in igboland will ensure that if and ever or when Nigeria collapses as a result of our collective idiocy, irresponsibility, ignorance and corruption, and the jumbo pay of politicians, Ndigbo will be better placed to build a new nation based on justice, equality, rule of law, tolerance, development and honesty.
War has never been the solution to any problem. I didn’t witness the civil war but from what I saw in my recent visit to Maiduguri, Adamawa and Plateau state, I have become a disciple of dialogue as a means to resolve issues. If Biafra will become a reality, it shouldn’t be through the barrel of a gun. It is wrong to seekdivorce by putting a gun to your spouse’s head. We should realise that a divorce from Nigeria is also possible if the Nigeria state comes to its natural end because of years of ethnic and religious prejudices, injustices, and vision-less irresponsible, corrupt leadership that failed to lay the foundation of a viable state and make the necessary social investment for its survival. This might be the natural course of events if Nigeria continues to sleep walk into disaster and neglect honest nation building.
We shouldn’t continue to pursue the Biafra dream in the way and manner some people and groups are doing at the moment without regard to the present reality. It can only undermine the whole essence of the struggle. As an Igbo man, there is nothing I want for Igbo that I do not want for other ethnic groups. There is nothing I wish for my fellow Christians that I do not wish for Muslims. We are allhumans after all. We are all brothers and sisters divided by language, skin colours and religion. I believe that enlightenment is recognition of this basic facts, and that underneath our skins, flows blood of the same colour and minds that can think alike and able to overcome the prejudices which our difference try to impose on our judgment. There is nothing that can justify the killing of a fellow man. I can only lend my voice to a vision that doesn’t entail the destruction of lives and property.
I am sorry to say that the continuous clamour for the recognition of Biafra by America may not yield much because of the selfish nature of America’s foreign policy. If there is nothing in it for America, America won’t get involved. We are a great and industrious people. For a start, won’t it be better to seek economic independence and have Nigeria and therest of the world depend on us for something? Today, Africa has gone from car assemblage to total manufacturing. I am proud that I am alive to witness this history, that a Nigerian made car can actually be better that the Toyotas and Hondas of this world, and it is all due to the ingenuity of an Igbo man. Ndigbo, this can be a place to start. Igbo kwenu!!
Yes, I believe that the Igbo have been marginalised in nigeria right from 1970 till date. I also believe that as a people, the Igbo have every right to speak out and seek redress. I believe that no tribe or ethnic group in nigeria deserves to be marginalised or shut out by certain quarters of government because of an incident of the past. Just like every Igbo man, I believe that Biafra was a good dream born out of a necessity at that time. It was a good dream which wenthorribly wrong and became a nightmare for us, the Igbo people and the whole of Nigeria from 1967 to 1970, from which I believe we have woken up.
It will be foolhardy to dream the same dream in the same way and manner without thoroughly accounting for why and how it turned into a nightmare, and factoring in the changes that have taken place in Nigeria since the 1960s.
The thought that the actualisation of the sovereign state of Biafra is in itself the solution to all the problems of Ndigbo is to display an understandable naivety about human nature and today’s politics. What we need as a people is a new vision that will encompass the lessons of the past, the changes that have taken place since the end of the civil war, the reality of present day Nigeria and demand for a system founded on justice, liberty and equalityunder the rule of law for Ndigbo and non Igbo as well. I believe this new vision is attainable.
They say charity begins at home and in this regard, I believe it is time for every honest and sincere Igbo man or woman, to channel his or her energy towards actualising good leadership and government in Igboland by joining the political process. It is time for every one of us to unite against corruption in our land. It is time for Ndigbo to come together to reverse this ubiquitous trend of bad leadership ravishing Igboland and put in place a system that would enable the best of us to emerge as leaders.
Great nations are ruled by their best minds and not by a band of common thieves without respect for individual liberty and democracy that do nothing but devise ingenious ways to looting the treasury and serve the vilest and mostprimitive of human instincts. Without this political and cultural change embedded in the concept of our future, Igboland will remain underdeveloped, and that in itself, will constitute a gargantuan problem for us in the future. Making this necessary change in igboland will ensure that if and ever or when Nigeria collapses as a result of our collective idiocy, irresponsibility, ignorance and corruption, and the jumbo pay of politicians, Ndigbo will be better placed to build a new nation based on justice, equality, rule of law, tolerance, development and honesty.
War has never been the solution to any problem. I didn’t witness the civil war but from what I saw in my recent visit to Maiduguri, Adamawa and Plateau state, I have become a disciple of dialogue as a means to resolve issues. If Biafra will become a reality, it shouldn’t be through the barrel of a gun. It is wrong to seekdivorce by putting a gun to your spouse’s head. We should realise that a divorce from Nigeria is also possible if the Nigeria state comes to its natural end because of years of ethnic and religious prejudices, injustices, and vision-less irresponsible, corrupt leadership that failed to lay the foundation of a viable state and make the necessary social investment for its survival. This might be the natural course of events if Nigeria continues to sleep walk into disaster and neglect honest nation building.
We shouldn’t continue to pursue the Biafra dream in the way and manner some people and groups are doing at the moment without regard to the present reality. It can only undermine the whole essence of the struggle. As an Igbo man, there is nothing I want for Igbo that I do not want for other ethnic groups. There is nothing I wish for my fellow Christians that I do not wish for Muslims. We are allhumans after all. We are all brothers and sisters divided by language, skin colours and religion. I believe that enlightenment is recognition of this basic facts, and that underneath our skins, flows blood of the same colour and minds that can think alike and able to overcome the prejudices which our difference try to impose on our judgment. There is nothing that can justify the killing of a fellow man. I can only lend my voice to a vision that doesn’t entail the destruction of lives and property.
I am sorry to say that the continuous clamour for the recognition of Biafra by America may not yield much because of the selfish nature of America’s foreign policy. If there is nothing in it for America, America won’t get involved. We are a great and industrious people. For a start, won’t it be better to seek economic independence and have Nigeria and therest of the world depend on us for something? Today, Africa has gone from car assemblage to total manufacturing. I am proud that I am alive to witness this history, that a Nigerian made car can actually be better that the Toyotas and Hondas of this world, and it is all due to the ingenuity of an Igbo man. Ndigbo, this can be a place to start. Igbo kwenu!!
The 10 Wildest Rap Beefs of All Time according to rolling stone magazine
Drake and Meek Mill have traded disses onstage and in the studio.
As the Drake–Meek Mill tiff rages on, a look back at hip-hop's craziest, silliest and most tragic feuds
After a week of silence, Meek Mill finally released a response to the beef he had started with Drake, which ends with a mention of T.I.'s friend urinating on the Toronto rapper-crooner.
The Maybach Music Group artist was upset that his supposed friend Drake had perhaps used a ghostwriter for some verses, including "R.I.C.O." from Meek's latest album, Dreams Worth More Than Money. (Perhaps more importantly, Drake hadn't tweeted in support of said album.)This "beef" hasn't exactly ignited hip-hop fans. Drake did put out a couple of pretty good responses, including "Back to Back" where he mockingly asks, "Is that a world tour or your girl's tour?" in reference to Meek's opening slot on fiancé Nicki Minaj's current run of dates. But the feud has existed mostly on Twitter, unfolding too slowly for today's need-it-now appetite, so it probably won't end up as one of the greatest rap beefs of all time. Still, it got us thinking about the topic. Here's our definitive countdown, ranging from the deeply silly to the all-too-serious:
10. Gucci mane vs young jeezy
09. Eminem vs The source
08. The real roxanne vs Roxanne shante
07. Lil Kim vs Foxy brown
06. Boogie down productions vs juice crew
05. N.W.A vs Ice cube
04. Jadakiss vs Beani siegel
03. 50 cent vs Ja rule
02. Tu pac vs Notorious BIG
01. JayZ vs NAS
As the Drake–Meek Mill tiff rages on, a look back at hip-hop's craziest, silliest and most tragic feuds
After a week of silence, Meek Mill finally released a response to the beef he had started with Drake, which ends with a mention of T.I.'s friend urinating on the Toronto rapper-crooner.
The Maybach Music Group artist was upset that his supposed friend Drake had perhaps used a ghostwriter for some verses, including "R.I.C.O." from Meek's latest album, Dreams Worth More Than Money. (Perhaps more importantly, Drake hadn't tweeted in support of said album.)This "beef" hasn't exactly ignited hip-hop fans. Drake did put out a couple of pretty good responses, including "Back to Back" where he mockingly asks, "Is that a world tour or your girl's tour?" in reference to Meek's opening slot on fiancé Nicki Minaj's current run of dates. But the feud has existed mostly on Twitter, unfolding too slowly for today's need-it-now appetite, so it probably won't end up as one of the greatest rap beefs of all time. Still, it got us thinking about the topic. Here's our definitive countdown, ranging from the deeply silly to the all-too-serious:
10. Gucci mane vs young jeezy
09. Eminem vs The source
08. The real roxanne vs Roxanne shante
07. Lil Kim vs Foxy brown
06. Boogie down productions vs juice crew
05. N.W.A vs Ice cube
04. Jadakiss vs Beani siegel
03. 50 cent vs Ja rule
02. Tu pac vs Notorious BIG
01. JayZ vs NAS
What do y'all think ?
BY JEFF ROSENTHAL July 31, 2015
Manchester united reveals new home kit for 2015/2016 season
The red side of Manchester finally revealed their new home kit which is part of the ten year deal the team signed with Adidas and is reported to worth over £700million. See the pictures below
They all look fired up for the new season which kicks off 8th of August.
Photo credit: Adidas
Photo credit: Adidas
Sad news
Popular Yoruba actor Ajigijaga is dead he was aged 60, real name Mufutau Sanni Adio. He died yesterday at his residence Oko oba Agege area in Lagos, he was nursing an injury sustained from a bike accident before he gave up may his soul Rest in peace
Happy New month!!!
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