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Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Manchester United confirm British record Di Maria deal

(AFP) – Manchester United have signed Argentina midfielder Angel di Maria from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £59.7 million ($98 million, 75 million euros), the English Premier League club announced Tuesday.
The 26-year-old’s move, on a five-year contract, shatters the previous British record fee of £50m paid by Chelsea to sign Spain striker Fernando Torres from Liverpool in 2011.
“Manchester United is delighted to announce that Angel Di Maria has completed his transfer for a British record fee of £59.7 million. Angel joins on a five-year contract,” said a club statement.

MADRID (AFP) – Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has announced his retirement from international football.
“I want to announce that my time with the Spanish national team has come to an end,” he said in a statement.

In this write-up, ENIOLA AKINKUOTUexamines the scramble for the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State

Although the governorship election in Lagos State will hold on February 28, 2015, the Peoples Democratic Party is not waiting till next year as all its governorship aspirants have embarked on both subtle and direct campaigns across the state.

Tom Ikimi, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former member of the All Progressives Congress, APC Board of Trustees has accused Bola Tinubu, Former Governor of Lagos state and APC national leader of hijacking the party.

Daily Trust newspaper reports that a Corps member refused to stand for the national anthem in Kaduna, causing governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero to be 'displeased' and 'disappointed.'
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The incident occurred at the end of the closing ceremony of the 2014 Batch B’ orientation course at the NYSC camp. Our correspondent reports that the governor left the podium where he was addressing the youths to fish out the member, but was unable to find him as he had “disappeared”.

The Federal Ministry of Health has advised men who were treated and discharged of Ebola virus to avoid sexual intercourse for at least seven weeks.

Dr Bridget Okoeguale, Director, Department of Public Health, gave the advice during interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday.

Not a good time for workers in South Africa as #MTN Group plans to lay off around 850 managerial staff, an official of the Solidarity Union said on Monday.

The mobile operator is currently facing slow growth and tough competition in its home market.

#Africa’s largest telecommunications group has expanded rapidly in the last two decades across the continent and in the Middle East but is facing stiff competition in South Africa, where the market is dominated by rival #Vodacom.

#SouthAfrica

Source: http://www.nigerianbulletin.com

2015: Kwankwaso Declares For Presidency

There are indications that the Kano state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso has declared his intention to contest for Presidency come 2015 elections. PM News has this story.

Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, the Minister of Health has asked Nigerians not to get carried away with the overwhelming joy of kicking the Ebola virus, as the risk of transmission still remains as long as Ebola is in West Africa.

“I don’t want Nigerians to panic but I don’t want us to be carried away with Euphoria because if we still one case of Ebola Virus Disease, it is an emergency because the World Health Organization defines Ebola epidemic as when one person is infected with the disease. We have to be cautious as long as there is still a victim in the country” he said.

Source: #Vanguard

A Leader, Not A Lidder! By Reno Omkri

A Leader is meant to lead people not lid them. When you lead people, you show them the way to go, you lead them in the right path. When you lid people, you block their way and act as an obstacle to their aspirations as a people.

Lagos Airport gets additional Ebola screening equipment from US government

This is a good time for every travelers as the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, weekend got additional Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) screen equipment from the United States Government to boost screening capacity at the airport. The equipment is worth 5,000 US Dollars.
Making the donation at the Conference Room of the airport, the US Consul-General in Nigeria, Joff Hawkins expressed satisfaction with the timely response of the Nigerian Government to the contagious disease since its importation into the country by Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian a month ago.

Asisat Oshoala (pictured above) the Nigerian striker was voted the Most Valuable Player/Best Player at the 2014 FIFA U20 World Cup in Canada. She was awarded the Golden Ball award and Golden Boot having scored seven goals and provided two assists.Meanwhile, the Falconets lost 0-1 to their German counterparts in the Finals of the World Cup played in Montreal, Canada yesterday. Well done to our girls. We didn't win the tournament but they played with the best ability and technically they lost!
Congrats to the entire team.

‘Keshi has no choice than to answer to Mr President’s appeal’

Stephen Keshi

Speculations that the Super Eagles could face both Congo and South Africa in next month’s 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers without a coach have now been put to rest. It is understood that Coach Stephen Keshi, who told BBC that he was “taking a walk” after contract talks between him and the Nigeria Football
Federation stalled would, afterall, lead the Eagles to prosecute the two matches.
The agent of Stephen Keshi has claimed the coach has reached an agreement with the Sports Minister, Dr Tammy Danagogo to handle the Super Eagles next month so as to avert “a disaster”.

About Ondo State

Ondo State of Nigeria was one of the seven states created on 3rd February 1976 by the then Federal Military Government of Nigeria. It was carved out of the old Western State. The state covered the total area of the former Ondo Province, created in 1915 with Akure as the provincial headquarters. Ondo State took off formally on 1st April, 1976, consisting of the nine administrative divisions of the former Western State (Ministry of Information and Culture, 1979). These nine divisions then were Akoko, Akure, Ekiti Central, Ekiti North, Ekiti South, Ekiti West, Okitipupa, Ondo and Owo. Akure Township was retained as the state headquarters.

InterContinental Hotels Group is appointing Jolyon Bulley to the position of Americas Chief Operating Officer (COO). Jolyon will be responsible for leading the operations for IHG’s portfolio of more than 3,600 hotels, as well as further strengthening IHG’s existing franchisee relationships and developing new ones. He also will serve on the Americas Regional Executive Committee and be based at IHG’s regional headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jolyon is an experienced hotelier with over 30 years in the hospitality industry, and first started at IHG in his native Australia in 2001. Most recently, he served as IHG’s chief operating officer for its Greater China region, and is the longest-serving member of the IHG Global Operations Council. During his tenure, Jolyon was integral to the development of the company’s new HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts brand, which is the industry’s first-ever international, luxury hotel brand created specifically to meet the needs and tastes of the Chinese consumer. Prior to his position in Greater China, Jolyon worked in senior roles across IHG’s Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region, including in operations, brand strategy and performance for luxury resorts and multi-brand sales and marketing.

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group have appointed Andreas Flaig as Executive Vice President, Development, Asia Pacific.Based in the Singapore office, Andreas reports to Thorsten Kirschke, President for Asia Pacific and will be a key member of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee.
In his new role, Andreas will be responsible for driving the development strategies for Carlson Rezidor in Asia Pacific to further grow its hotel portfolio and enhance its presence in this region. He will oversee the regional teams based in Singapore, China, India and Indonesia securing new management contracts as well as franchise and conversion opportunities.

The singer just acquired this brand new Hyundai Evolution SUV. Seyi shared the photos on instagram dnd wrote;
"And she used Hyundai to be the blessing! I copped this 2014 Hyundai jeep evolution with full spec the other day for a bargain! It's really smooth, economical, cheap on gas and perfect for a young working class spinster like me that needs a Lil run around car!"

Congrats to her......

Monday, 25 August 2014

Beyonce's Mom Bey's Marriage Is Perfect Breakup Rumors Are BS!!!

Beyonce and Jay Z are NOT breaking up ... in fact, their relationship is "perfect' ... so says a woman who would definitely know -- Beyonce's mom.

Watch video link: http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_aejch9jf
Tina Knowles was leaving lunch with Kelly Rowland at Via Alloro in Bev Hills -- and in a super-rare moment, actually opened up about rumors that B and J's marriage is on the rocks.

Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Divorce 'A Done Deal' Separated for Months

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon separated back in May -- and are living apart ... and we're told divorce lawyers have been negotiating a property settlement and custody agreement for months and the divorce is "a done deal."

Sources connected with the couple tell TMZ ... Mariah and Nick have been living in separate houses in NYC since May. He sees the kids but that's the extent of their contact.

Our sources say ... Nick's appearance on Big Boy's radio show in March was the beginning of the end. Nick played Big Boy's game -- name the 5 celebs you've slept with. Nick named 5, but our sources say the one that made Mariah insane was Kim Kardashian.

Sir Olaniwun Ajayi a politician of the first republic and a chieftain of the Afenifere and a participant in the just concluded national conference, in an interview with the #Tribune spoke about his frustrations with #Nigeria, especially the Yoruba nation.

"I have been in politics since 1952. I started with the Action Group (AG). All the ideals and principles that we espoused in the AG and carried to UPN, a successor political party, are still with me. I am still with the political principles which Awolowo and others established in their days.

He recalled memories of the Action Group with some nostalgia, saying it was a party with a lot of fairness, where things were done correctly and Yoruba mores, laws, practices and customs were adhered to.

John Witherspoon has added a wrinkle to the glowing praise surrounding the late Robin Williams by describing him as a 'hardcore junkie.'

Witherspoon had been working with Robin since 1977 on the set of "The Richard Pryor Show," says TMZ.

TMZ has a video of John Witherspoon saying this here.

Africa's Biggest Bank Appoints Nigerian 'Atedo Peterside' to it's Board

A Nigerian, Mr. Atedo Peterside, has been appointed as a non executive director of Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank.

“Standard Bank Group Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Atedo Peterside as a non executive director to its board and the board of The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited with effect from 22 August, 2014," says a statement from the bank.

Peterside is reportedly the first non-citizen of South Africa to be appointed to the board of the bank. Currently he is the Chairman of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, a part of the Standard Bank Group, says #Punch.

#Nigeria #StandardBankGroup #IBTC #StandardBank #SouthAfrica

Sokoto Governor Wamakko Claims 3 PDP Governors Will Soon Defect to APC

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state has disclosed that three governors of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP will defect to the All Progressives Congress,APC before the end of September.

THE SUN reported that addressing reporters in Kaduna, venue of the APC North-West caucus meeting to strategize ahead of its zonal rally slated for Sokoto State early next month, Wamakko said, "As I am talking to you now, three PDP governors have indicated their interest to join the APC between now and the end of September; two of the governors are from the North while the third one is from the South"

Others present when Wamakko made the disclosure were Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Ahmed Sani and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Bello Masari, among other APC chieftains from the North-West.

#Kwankwaso #Sokoto #Wamakko #Zamfara #Kaduna #PDP #APC #Zamfara #Masari

President Jonathan is not Ill,He's Just Visiting Germany-Abati

Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity is insisting that the President did not go to Germany to get medical attention.

On Thursday, Abati had issued a statement stating that the President was travelling to Germany on a private visit. Following the brevity and terse nature of Abati's statement, several media houses are claiming that President Jonathan is ill and on a hospital visit.

Read Is President Jonathan's Private Visit to Germany a Hospital Visit?

the second time have beaten Nigeria to win the FIFA under 20- Women's World Cup tournament.

The Europeans defeated their African counterparts 1-0 after extra time in Montreal,to be crowned champions of the tournament which was hosted by Canada.

2014 has proven to be a wonderful year for German football,just last month in Brazil their Men's senior team won the FIFA World Cup tournament.

Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state may have been impeached by the state's assembly, massacred by National press and almost declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, but he's not giving up on his plans to return to former office.

VANGUARD reported that forty days after being removed from office, Nyako has expressed hope that he will return to his post since his traducers did not follow the laid down procedure in ousting him.

The National Youth Service Corps, #NYSC has announced that the mobilisation exercise for Nigerian graduates (both foreign and locally trained) in particular, henceforth will be done online.

The online registration for NYSC 2014 Batch ‘C’ service will commence on the 20th August 2014 and end on 12th October 2014.

Here are 3 important things to know:

A Cameroonian player Albert Ebosse has died after he was hit by a stone from the crowd while playing a match in the Algerian football league.

The 24-year old was hit by the stone as the players left the field in JS Kabylie's league match against USM Alger on Saturday.

And he even scored Kabylie's only goal of the match which they lost 2-1 to USM Alger.

In a write-up titled, “A Virus Called Ebola and the Secret Club From Hell” (Premium Times, August 17, 2014) I wrote that Patrick Sawyer, the American/ Liberian who brought the Ebola virus to Nigeria “was an evil man with an evil intention and purpose’’. I went further by writing that, ‘’worst still he was not working alone. Some people, and I mean rich, powerful and well-connected people, were working with him. As a matter of fact, they sent him on the mission’’.

I stand by those words and I maintain, as I argued in that essay, that there is an “Illuminati’’ connection to the whole Ebola episode. I urge those that are skeptical about this and that have not read that write-up to google it and do so. This short contribution is something of an addendum to that essay. I was compelled to write it for two reasons. Firstly, because the sheer depth, complexity and audacity of the conspiracy is so utterly appalling and mind-boggling that I believe a little more detail is required to make the case. Secondly, because Nigeria has just lost a woman of substance and one of her brightest and best, who happens to be a medical practitioner, to the Ebola virus as a direct consequence of Sawyer’s sinister and nefarious activities.

The modified direct primaries approved by the All Progressives Congress on Thursday for its primaries, including that for the selection of its presidential candidate ahead of next year’s general elections, continued to cause a stir among aspirants, forcing some to change their strategies.

The voting system endorsed by APC’s National Executive Committee would involve participation by about 300, 000 party members who will be voting to determine the party’s presidential candidate, according to National Publicity Lai Muhammed. .

Directors of First Consultant Hospital, Obalende and the bereaved families of the four Nigerians who died after contracting the Ebola Virus from Mr. Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American, are considering a major suit against the Liberian government for allowing Sawyer to come to Nigeria despite the fact that it was aware that he had contact with his sister who died recently of the deadly virus.

The dreaded Ebola virus was brought to Nigeria last month by the Liberian- who had contracted the disease in his country and then flew into Nigeria aboard an Asky flight to attend a conference of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held in Calabar. Sawyer arrived Lagos on July 20 but was rushed to First Consultant Hospital where he lied to the medical officers on duty that he had malaria fever, a non-communicable illness.

Nigerian private jet owners are now reluctant to lease out their aircrafts out of fear of the Ebola virus.

Although, aviation officials had been strictly mandated not to speak on issues concerning the virus because of its peculiarity, it was gathered that most private jet owners had cut down the number of times they leased out their jets.

A senior official with one of the key agencies in the sector told our correspondent many countries had systematically stopped their carriers from flying into Nigeria, thereby heightening the panic among private jet owners in the country.

2015: 1800 Politicians and 1.8 Million Nigerian Citizens Endorse Jonathan for President

******as solidarity rally is moving all over the country...........Prominent politicians from the South-West geo-political zone yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State took turn to throw their weight behind the call for President Goodluck Jonathan to run for second term in 2015.

It was at a rally organised by the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (former Liberty Stadium), Oke-Ado, Ibadan.

Democratic Republic of Congo Becomes Fifth African Ebola Country, Records 2 Deaths

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say two people have died from Ebola in the country's north-west.
They are the first reported Ebola cases outside West Africa since the outbreak there began, although it is not clear if they are directly linked to that outbreak.
So far 1,427 people have died from the virus.
The speed and extent of the outbreak has been "unprecedented", the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
An estimated 2,615 people in West Africa have been infected with Ebola since March.

Click here to read more

Source: #BBC

Point of No Return: Democrats Want Definitive Signal from Hillary Clinton

Analysis: Hillary Clinton isn’t simply dipping her toes into the 2016 presidential waters; it looks more like she’s sizing up for a somersault – with a full twist – off a diving board.

But if she ends up deciding not to jump in, Democrats want an answer sooner rather than later.

The top spot on The Daily Meal’s 2013 list of Best Hotel Restaurants went to é by José Andrés at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Expense account or not, it’s always nice to sit down to a great meal when you’re out on the road. And, after a long day of travel and meetings, it’s a bonus if the hotel you’re staying at has a restaurant serving something beyond the stereotypical “hotel restaurant” food.

“A good restaurant – located in a hotel lobby or not – is certain to attract serious diners from the neighborhood, as well as travelers from around the world,” notes The Daily Meal, a website devoted to “All Things Food and Drink.”

How To Spot A Fake Abuja Big Girl

Tattoos, Bleached Skin, Latest Phones:
If you have lived in Abuja for more than a year, you should understand the term “fake Abuja big girl” or FABB.

These are the girls who are usually very attractive, own all the Apple products in this world, live in N1million flats in Maitama, but if you check their background, their parents are struggling in their various villages.
Enough said, let me educate you.

Looks like Lil Wayne is officially in love with Christina Milan despite the criticisms. They started dating a week after she broke up with her fiancee who happens to be his pal. Also,Lil Wayne's baby mama Nivea dated Christina's ex husband, The Dream. Talk about recycling.

2face has lost his dad to cancer. He had been undergoing treatments for prostrate cancer for a while but sadly,didn't survive it.He passed on today at an undisclosed hospital ..
May he rest in peace....... Take heart TuBaba

BREAKING! Nigerian Doctors Call Off Strike

After 65 days, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has suspended its strike. They made the announcement on their official twitter handle yesterday, and today, NMA president, Kayode Obembe, told journalists that the association decided to suspend the strike because of the Ebola outbreak.

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