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  • SPORTS: Transfer Rumours and Gossips

    By Samuel Ekun





    Spanish champions Atletico Madrid claim they have turned down an offer from Manchester City for 19-year-old defender Jose Gimenez. (Daily Mirror) (external)

    Manchester United are set to make striker Radamel Falcao’s loan deal from Monaco permanent within the coming days after becoming satisfied that the 28-year-old Colombia star is “fully up to scratch physically”. (Metro) (external)

    Tottenham are interested in signing Everton midfielder James McCarthy. The 24-year-old cost the Toffees £13m when he joined them in September 2013. (Daily Mail) (external)

    Midfielder Frank Lampard, 36, could stay at Manchester City beyond the end of this season, says the club’s manager Manuel Pellegrini. (Guardian) (external)

    Birmingham City aim to keep hold of 18-year-old winger Demarai Gray after rejecting a £1.5m bid from Championship leaders Bournemouth. (Birmingham Mail) (external)

    Central defender Martin Demichelis, 34, will be offered a new one-year deal with Manchester City to keep him at the club until the summer of 2016.(Manchester Evening News) (external)

    OTHER GOSSIPS

    Didier Drogba is set to hang up his boots at the end of the season as Chelsea close in on the signing of Croatian striker Andrej Kramaric, with the 36-year-old striker set to take up a coaching role under Jose Mourinho instead. (Daily Express) (external)

    Ryan Bertrand, 25, is ready to sign a permanent deal at Southampton when his season-long loan from Chelsea comes to an end. (Setanta.com) (external)


    West Brom have tempted former Stoke and Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis back into management with a massive salary and transfer budget.(Sun, subscription required) (external)

    Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho may face a ban from the Football Association after he criticised the fitness of referee Phil Dowd following the Blues’ 5-3 defeat by Tottenham on Thursday. (Times, subscription required) (external)


    Mourinho also says that attacking midfielder Eden Hazard, 23, needs to be protected by referees or the Belgium international will leave the Premier League.(Daily Telegraph) (external)

    Manchester United’s Ashley Young, 29, who can play in midfield or as a wing-back, will be out for at least a month because of a hamstring injury. (Sun, subscription required) (external)

    Leicester manager Nigel Pearson has called for a greater use of television technology to decide controversial moments. It comes after the Foxes conceded a dubious penalty in their 2-2 draw at Liverpool. (Times, subscription required) (external)

    Derby boss Steve McClaren has dismissed speculation linking him with the vacant Newcastle United manager’s job. (Newcastle Chronicle) (external)

    BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
    A New York City fan posted a ‘missing poster’ of Frank Lampard on Twitter (external) after the 36-year-old midfielder extended his loan deal at Manchester City.

    Tottenham winger Andros Townsend, 23, paid tribute on Twitter (external) to team-mate Harry Kane after his two-goal heroics helped the North London club beat Chelsea 5-3 on Thursday. He wrote: “He’s one of our own, he’s one of our oooown @hkane28 he’s one of our own!! What a win! Great start to 2015!”

    AND FINALLY…
    It was not just Townsend who was impressed with Kane as the 21-year-old striker was bombarded with marriage proposals following the victory over Chelsea.(Daily Star)

  • ENTERTAINMENT: New Year Upgrade Denrele Dresses Like A Real Man For The First Time (photos)

    By William Oyo-Ita
    Denrele wore suit? wonders shall never end, however he looks good.

  • INSPIRATIONAL: You're Just So Unique

    By Paul Chukwurah

    Everything else tends to make us something else than what we truly are. For only ourselves know who and what we truly are – Dare to flaunt it!

  • INSPIRATIONAL: Know Your Worth

  • INSPIRATIONAL: Match The Frequency Of The Reality You Love To Experience, That Is How You Substantiate It – All things Are Ours!!!

    “Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics.”
    — Bashar

  • INSPIRATIONAL: To a great degree, choice is dependent on one's Perception

    Dr. Wayne W. Dyer‘s photo

  • TECHNOLOGY: HighI Internet Speed will boost SMEs productivity

    By Eyo eyo Ene

    As the ICT world continues to shape the interaction between businesses and consumers; stakeholders believe that increased broadband connectivity will contribute greatly on Nigeria’s economy.
    According to Mr. Olayinka Oni, Chief Technology Officer Microsoft Nigeria, said “people will get a lot more with broadband technology, especially through e commerce which is said to contribute about 7% to Nigeria’s GDP.”
    In a recent report published by Ericsson Mobility, mobile broadband is becoming prominent in Sub-Saharan Africa as the region grows more reliant on mobile devices and society embraces mobility. And as Nigeria continue to lead other sub-Saharan countries, despite the challenges with broadband connectivity; Oni thinks SMEs will be more productive with increased internet penetration.
    Currently buoyed by soaring internet penetration and mobile adoption rates, business in Nigeria’s vibrant ICT sector, is championed by innovative young entrepreneurs levering on unique advantages of IT infrastructure despite challenges in running the business.
    According to Microsoft Nigeria’s CTO, “Technology is here to stay. It will continue to shape businesses.”
    He thus advised business owners to acquaint themselves with technologies that would grow their businesses, while keeping an eye on online consumer bbehaviour and the latest trends in ICT.
    Considering the tight capital for startups, Oni also urged young entrepreneurs to leverage on new trends in technology, i.e. social media platforms, email marketing, online data and collaborative tools to drive growth and cut overheads.
    On adoption of cloud technology, he advised that SMEs take precaution and use genuine software.

  • NEWS: Calabar Street Children: An Unfair Way To Begin 2015!

    2 January 2015 at 4a.m
    By Efio-Ita Nyok
    The sordid story of Calabar street children has assumed an
    awful dimension at least to a perceptive public.
    I was returning from seeing off a friend and colleague of
    mine William, when i observed two kids by the big drainage of Webber street
    scavenging for parts of electronics/electrical appliances.
    I was struck by this sight and not minding the heat of the
    harmattan sun stopped by to observe what this kids where doing by the big
    gutter on a first of January. As I noted earlier, they were scavenging for
    discarded parts of electronic/electrical appliances. But the wonder was, should
    it be on a day when every body celebrated their successful witnessing of a new
    year!?
    I was, to say the least, baffled by the sight. So I had to
    move closer. On getting closer, I hailed: ‘hello boys’. Immediately they were
    drawn to my attention. That was when I took the second clip you see above. The
    first was taken when they were not aware of me.
    I asked what they were doing there, as if I was blind or
    daft, and the dark one in red short, obviously the elder, declared in
    vernacular: ‘obong mbion odong mi’, that is ‘I am hungry’. I was dumb-founded.
    It was pitiable a sight. And I said within me, ‘this is not a better way to
    begin 2015!’
    This bring us to the reality of street children on the
    street of Calabar. Their ages range from 3 to 15. They are homeless and exist
    in colonies of two, three or ten. You usually see them along Atekong Junction,
    Cultural Centre Complex, Ekong Etta, etc. But we have the ones who roam the
    outskirts of the city. They usually sell those old wares they have scavenged to
    their Hausa/Fulani clients at Bogobiri, Calabar settlement for Nigeria’s
    northerners. They also run errands for prostitutes abd hover about areas where
    marriage, burial or birthday ceremonies are conducted.
    Some of them are ophans, some have been labelled witches and
    wizards, some are products of irresponsible parents, etc. I can keep on
    describing them on end but it should be noted that these have taken destiny
    into their hands -they have decided to survive despite what.
    But for how long will they continue like this? These
    unfortunate kids are potential criminals of the future because of their
    vulnerability. Already, they are capable of profound mischief. The earlier
    society is aware of this grim fact the better. It’s better we nib the challenge
    of tomorrow now. Government should respond to the challenge by evolving
    legislation and initiating policies to rehabilitate these citizens and
    reintegrate them into society.
    Let me commend Mrs. Obioma Liyel-Imoke for the initiative of
    the DCC(Destiny Child Centre) which has taken some of these kids of the street.
    However, permit me to observe that it has been recently rumoured that the DCC
    had become incapable of managing these destined children by throwing them back
    into the street, this may have been premised on the unusual surge and increment
    in numeric strength that characterised their appearance on the street again.
    I appeal to both government, civil society groups, NGOs and
    the general public to think and act in the direction of this abandoned
    children. It’s an urgent and clarion call because they also deserve to live,
    and live decently.
    The scene of yesterday was not a better way of celebrating
    the advent of a new year -2015. On less we act fast, the repercussions are
    imminent.

  • ENTERTAINMENT: Oge Okoye Snatches Ex husband From Nkiru Slyvanus

    By william Oyo-ita

       Nollywood actress, Nkiru Slyvanus, is reportedly involved with Stanley Duru the former husband of fellow actress, Oge Okoye. the report further claims that the pair have fianally concluded plans to get married.
    Quoting from a source Niraland, a source from Nkiru camp who knew about the whole affair shed light on the story to YNija.

    Our source, who would rather not be named said: “It is funny how the media is blaming Nkiru when it is actually a complicated affair. Oge and Nkiru used to be close friends, they met Stanley at the same time in Enugu in 2006. Nkiru and Stanley fell in love and Oge the back stabber, knew this yet somehow she sheepishly let Stanley impregnate her. Nkiru was hurt but she let go of the love of her life for a friend, she didn’t want her to be put to shame and mocked for having a child out of wedlock. So, Oge Okoye and Stanley Duru moved to Amsterdam and got married.”

    “Of course a dog will always return to its vomit, after having their first son, Oge cheated on Stanley with a friend of his and he paid her back by dating one Dutch lady, Barbara with whom he now has a child, Uchechi, but let’s leave that story for another time. They somehow reconciled and she took in again and delivered a baby girl in 2010 but they officially parted ways in 2012, you media people didn’t know that, did you? On realizing they were both single again, Nkiru and Stanley reconnected and they regretted letting each other go. They got really close after Nkiru escaped from the kidnappers’ den,” the source added.

    On the postponed wedding, our source said: “They have done the family introduction already. They were actually planning a secret wedding for December 27 but it has been postponed, they didn’t plan for the news to get out, so that changed everything”When asked why the wedding was postponed, the source declined and said “That’s how much information I can give my dear, Nkiru’s media people are working on a press statement already, everything you need to know will be revealed there”

    Contrary to reports that actress Oge Okoye is unhappy with the development, the source claimed otherwise.

    “She is not furious, she is not devastated at all. She and Stanley parted ways since and she has moved on. Moreover she has no reason to be hurt, after all she snatched Stanley from my cousin first”
    source:http://www.nairaland.com/2071414/family-source-reveals-how-oge
      Speaking on a TV programme a month ago Nkiru said,“ If the situation and the person is good, I’ll go for it. I’ve said it before that if ladies don’t stop this nonsense they call ‘one-man-one-wife’, many of them will get to 40 and still remain single. There are more women than men. Go to churches, the number of single ladies in most cases is three times the number of single guys”.

  • ENTERTAINMENT: Ex- girl friend of Nigerian"s Popular Singer D' banj"s Jennifer Obayuwana Is Engaged

    By William Oyo-Ita

       Daughter of billionaire Business man, John Obayuwana, Jennifer Obayuwana is engaged. the 33 year old mother of one got engaged on the 31st of December 2014 to her 9 months old date Peter Salah, who is reportedly said to have rented a room at Eko Signature on that faithful night, and asked Jennifer for her hand in marriage with rose petals and canary diamond ring. Big big congrats to her.
    below are picture of the bling.