Peter Okoye Attacks Fashion Designer Emmy Collins For Criticizing His Wedding

Peter Okoye has taken to social media to slam fashion designer Emmy Collins for criticizing him.

Emmy Collins is known for always picking on celebrities and some days back, he wrote critiquing post about Peter’s wedding.

According to Emmy, he just couldn’t understand why Peter and his friends decided to deck themselves in hideous polyester kaftans, adding that the stitching was the worst he had ever seen.

See what he wrote:

If you guys dont offer accolades to me for restraining myself from critiquing Lola and Peter Okoye during their wedding, I will claim it in Jesus name, Amen.

PHOTOS: Nigeria’s Got Talent Judge Falls Off Chair During Auditions

 

Nigeria’s Got Talent season 2 premiered last weekend and people have been flooding the audition centres to display their talent.

During the audition in Calabar, Cross Rivers state, one of the judges, Dan Foster, Inspiration FM On Air personality fell on the fall laughing at one of the contestant’s comedy presentation.
According to Dan Foster:
“I haven’t laughed this hard in quite a long time. Your jokes are almost as good as the ones that the professional comedians we have in the industry tell.”
See photos below:

PHOTO: Wild Girls Strip Iyanya Right On Stage

 

Musician Iyanya Mbuk was, so to say, attacked on stage at one of the recent gigs: the yelling female fans grabbed and pulled his shirt while he tried to perform.

Iyanya knows how to make ladies go crazy: they see him – they already go crazy, but this time it looked like Iyanya was about to jump out of his skin.
The musician posted the photo on his Instagram page and tagged it, “See ladies tearing off my shirt.”

We have lost confidence in INEC, says APC

 

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday said it has lost confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

It also made a six-point demand, including the cancellation of the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State.

The APC likened the flawed Anambra poll as a coup d’etat against Nigerians.

It expressed regrets that the nation was treading the path of political experiments which led to the collapse of the First and Second Republics.

It asked for the removal of the Anambra State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Chukwuemeka Onukogu.

The party made its position known in a 28th November 2013 letter to the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, which it delivered to the commission yesterday.

The letter was delivered by the National Secretary of APC, Alhaji Tijani Tumsah, and acknowledged in the Office of the Chairman of INEC.

ASUU adamant as govt orders varsities reopening Posted by: Gbe

 

ASUU President Fagge

After months of fruitless talks, the universities are set to reopen – by government fiat.

Uiversity teachers who requested for a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan, got a shocking reply: the government ordered Vice Chancellors to open the campuses.

Lecturers are to resume duties immediately or get sacked, if they fail to resume on Monday.

Supervising Minister of Education Nyesom Wike handed down the immediate resumption directive yesterday as he accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of intransigence and sabotage.

He said the government had met all the conditions that ought to have made the teachers to immediately call off the strike, which started on July 1.

Wike said the continuation of the strike, despite several meetings, especially with President Goodluck Jonathan, is an attempt by ASUU to sabotage all efforts by government to address the issues.

He told reporters that the government had directed that all Vice Chancellors of Federal universities should immediately reopen their campuses for academic and allied activities as directed by their pro-chancellors.

The teachers’ strike is on the failure of the government to implement the Federal Govt/ASUU agreement signed in 2009.

Threat is empty basket, says ASUU

 

ASUU President Fagge

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday described the Federal Government’s threat to sack lecturers as an “empty basket” that could not hold water.

The union said it was vindicated that the government was not committed to implementing any resolutions it reached with the union.

The union said the threat would fail, adding that Nigerian public universities needed 60,000 lecturers owing to the government’s failure to employ.

ASUU said the government was wasting the time of Nigerians and youths by failing to perfect the resolutions and get the strike suspended.

The union said it had reasons to be wary, following the government’s failure to honour its promises to the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), resident doctors and health workers who have suspended their strikes.

I didn’t resign over ‘missing’ N500bn SURE-P funds – Kolade

Chairman, Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme, Dr. Christopher Kolade

Dr. Christopher Kolade on Thursday dismissed reports linking his resignation as Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme with the alleged missing N500bn SURE-P funds.

The News Agency of Nigeria  reported that Kolade told newsmen in Abuja that his resignation was rather on age grounds.

He said that he had explained in his letter of resignation sent to President Goodluck Jonathan, that having attained the age of 80, he wanted to slow down all energy-demanding activities.

“I explained in the letter that having done this SURE-P programme for two years and because within the next month I would be clocking 81, I am giving up some activities that take my energy.

“The letter I wrote was sent on the 26 of September long before the rumour of the missing fund started, so there is no connection between the two,” he said.

NLC, TUC to mediate in FG, ASUU dispute

President of the NLC, Mr. Abdulwahed Omar

As the face off between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities took another twist on Thursday, indications have emerged that the organised labour in the country would mediate  in the crisis.

The Acting Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, had  ordered ASUU members  who had been on strike since July to return  to work or risk being fired .

However, the National President of the Trade Union Congress, Mr. Bobboi Kaigama, said in a telephone interview with our correspondent that  the Nigeria Labour Congress and the TUC would intervene in the crisis.

FG gives ASUU one-week ultimatum to end strike

Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike

The Federal Government has directed all federal university vice-chancellors   to reopen their institutions  for academic and allied activities.

The government also declared that lecturers who fail to resume on or before December 4, would lose their jobs.

The Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, stated this at a news conference  in Abuja on Thursday.

The development which elicited mixed reactions, has consequently put the President Goodluck Jonathan-ASUU leaders truce meeting in  jeopardy.

 The meeting had raised the hopes of students and parents on the  resolution of the crisis but an accident on November 12,  in which a former President of ASUU, Prof Festus  Iyayi, lost his life, cast  gloom on the calling off of the strike.

Juve out to defend lead over Roma

Football | Italy

Carlos Tevez and Pogba © Gallo Images

Juventus's newfound lead of Italy's Serie A faces its first test when the champions host Udinese on Sunday four days after a morale-boosting Champions League win.
Juventus took the league lead for the first time last week after Roma, who had set a new Serie A record of 10 opening wins, slumped to a third consecutive draw.
After securing a 3-1 win over FC Copenhagen on Wednesday to relaunch their bid for a place in the last 16 in Europe, Juve seem to have finally turned the corner following a less than spectacular start to the season.
Udinese sit in mid-table having won only five of their 13 games, but veteran striker Antonio di Natale believes that after positive performances in a 1-0 defeat to Catania and, notably, last week's 1-0 home win over Fiorentina, they can force a result in Turin.

Switzerland World Cup draw factbox

Football | World Cup 2014

Xherdan Shaqiri © Action Images

 

Form and prospects Blessed with arguably the easiest draw of any of the World Cup finalists, Switzerland duly qualified without losing any of their 10 group games against Iceland, Slovenia, Cyprus, Albania or Norway.
As an added bonus, their results lifted them into the top eight of the Fifa rankings and they will be among the seeded teams for the draw on December 6.
Flattering as those statistics maybe, Switzerland, who have successfully drawn on the large community of immigrants from the Balkans over the last few years, have plenty of reasons for believing they can at least reach the last sixteen.

Portugal, Brazil return to top ten

Football | International

Cristiano Ronaldo © Reuters Images

 

Qualifying for the 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil™, which saw 820 matches played in total, has drawn to a close and yet the situation at the top of the Fifa/Coca-Cola World Ranking remains unchanged, with Spain leading the way ahead of Germany, Argentina and Colombia.
Thanks to their two wins over Sweden in the European play-offs, Portugal have managed to secure fifth position and have climbed back into the top ten along with World Cup hosts Brazil, who won their friendly matches against Honduras (41st, down 7) and Chile (15th, down 3) and are currently sitting tenth.
Belgium (11th, down 6) and England (13th, down 3), however, have had mixed fortunes, with both teams remaining unbeaten in the World Cup qualifiers but then losing two friendlies on home ground.

DC Chilling: Wale Hangs With Olamide And D’banj In Lagos Nightclub Posted by: Haliwud on November 28, 2013 Wale-Dbanj-Olamide-36NG I just brought you and exclusive of MMG rapper Wale, Don Jazzy, D’banj and a couple other working in the studio. But like they say, ‘all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’. After spending a couple of hours in the Mavin studio, the superstar galacticos made their way to a famous club in Lagos to chill. Although Don Jazzy is nowhere to be found, Wale seemed to be having a blast with his Yoruba brothers – Olamide and D’banj. Wale is currently in his home country Nigeria for the Johnnie Walker Event which is scheduled to hold this S

I just brought you and exclusive of MMG rapper Wale, Don Jazzy, D’banj and a couple other working in the studio. But like they say, ‘all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’.

After spending a couple of hours in the Mavin studio, the superstar galacticos made their way to a famous club in Lagos to chill.
Although Don Jazzy is nowhere to be found, Wale seemed to be having a blast with his Yoruba brothers – Olamide and D’banj.
Wale is currently in his home country Nigeria for the Johnnie Walker Event which is scheduled to hold this Saturday.

PHOTO: 2face In Search Of Missing Wife

 

Tuface Idibia and his wife, Annie Idibia are obviously missing each other as they took to their instagram page to show their affection.

Annie Idibia is currently in the United states to deliver her second child for Tuface.

Dont you just love this couple?

HOT Kiss Of Majid Michel And Beverly Naya (PICTURED!)

If someone didn’t tell us this picture was taken on a movie set, we’d probably think  were hitting it off!

These two actors star in the thriller entitled “Brother’s Keeper”.
Beverly and Majid have a very spicy love scene in the movie.
Majid also gets to hit it with Omoni Oboli in some other scenes.
Ghanaian actors have been known to push the limits. Beverly Naya is one of the few fast rising Nigerian actresses who are ready to push it to the limit when it comes to acting too.
Check out the photo from the movie scene below.

See D’banj’s Birthday Message To Don Jazz

 

Ace producer Don Jazzy was a year older yesterday and it shocked everyone when Don Jazzy received a tweet from former label mate and partner, D’banj.
D’banj’s tweet was a surprise but what  really caught my eye was the interesting comment D’banj made.
D’banj tweeted that hanging out with Don Jazzy made him remember what they built, ‘The Industry today’.
We need your opinions, what do you think

Wenger hails Ramsey ‘transformation

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is thrilled with Aaron Ramsey’s “transformation” over the last 12 months.

Once a highly criticized figure by Gunners supporters, the Welshman has been in imperious form in 2013-14 and his boss admits that he was considering dropping the midfielder to spare him the crowd’s frustrations.

“Let’s not forget that, one year ago, people were saying to me: ‘It’s difficult to play him at the Emirates (Stadium),’” Wenger told the press. “You could see there was impatience with him at home. You always are, as a manager, in a period where you think: ‘Do I push him through and he can go more down or do you give him a breather — to regenerate, to get him a fresh start?’

FG to stop kerosene subsidy in 2014

Residents waiting on queue to buy Kerosene at a filling station

There are indications that the Federal Government will stop kerosene subsidy in 2014 bringing to an end a scheme that has been widely criticised as corrupt and controversial.

Our correspondent learnt on Wednesday that no provision was made for kerosene subsidy in the N4.77tn 2014 budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Ministry of Finance sources, who gave the hint, said the budget proposal did not make any provision for kerosene subsidy.

FG gives ASUU one week ultimatum to call off strike

Nasir Fagge and Goodluck Jonathan

The Federal Government on Thursday gave the Academic Staff Union of Universities,  one week ultimatum to call off the ongoing strike.

The acting Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja.

Details later.

'I'm the best, don't need Ballon d'Or'

Football | International

Zlatan Ibrahimovic © Gallo Images

 

Cristiano Ronaldo or Franck Ribery can have the Ballon d'Or, Zlatan Ibrahimovic does not need it.
The Swedish striker has been in superb form this year for Paris St Germain, scoring eight goals in this season's Champions League - as many as Real Madrid's Ronaldo - to help the French side ease into the last 16.
The Portugal forward, however, has emerged as favourite for the Fifa-Ballon d'Or award after netting a hat-trick for his country in a 3-2 defeat of Sweden in last week's World Cup playoff second leg, qualifying his country for the 2014 finals.
French winger Ribery helped Bayern Munich secure a treble last season and was early favourite for the award, won three times in a row by Barcelona's Lionel Messi, until Ronaldo garnered some late support for his performances with Portugal.

Bilbao face wounded Barca

Football | Spain

Barcelona training © Gallo Images

 

Athletic Bilbao host Barcelona at their new San Mames stadium on Sunday sniffing an upset after the La Liga leaders suffered their first defeat of the season at Ajax Amsterdam in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Unbeaten in domestic competition and three points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid at the top after 14 matches, Barca have lost several key players, including Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Spain goalkeeper Victor Valdes, to injury.
Bilbao, who are fifth, will hope to emulate Ajax's attacking verve and fighting spirit after the Dutch champions took the game to their illustrious visitors in the first half and then held on for a memorable win despite losing Joel Veltman to a red card shortly after the break.
Bilbao have been in fine form at their new stadium this term, winning five and drawing two, while Barca's last two visits to the Basque club's old San Mames arena, now demolished, both ended in 2-2 stalemates.

Roma to bounce back after losing lead

Football | Italy

Francesco Totti © Gallo Images

 

Roma look to get back the brisk form displayed early in the Serie A season as they tackle Atalanta on Sunday after Juventus leapfrogged them at the top.
The Rome side remain unbeaten in the Italian league, boasting Europe's best defence with three goals conceded, but drew their last three outings, failing to score for the first time in their latest home game to Cagliari.
Champions Juve, meanwhile, switched gears obtaining five straight wins on a 12-0 goal record, for a tally of 34 points from 13 games, with Roma trailing on 33.
This week, the Bianconeri improved a stuttering Champions League campaign with a 3-1 defeat of Copenhagen, courtesy of a great showing by Arturo Vidal.
"I am very proud about the victory of my team and my hat-trick," the Chile international said, adding that he plans to stay in Turin despite offers from various big European clubs.

Arsenal look to extend lead

Football | Barclays Premier League

Arsenal training © Gallo Images

 

Arsenal can steal a march on their title rivals this weekend by opening up a seven-point gap at the top of the Premier League.
Four points clear at the top, Arsenal take on Cardiff in Wales on Saturday knowing that the next five sides in the standings are not in action until 24 hours later.
With a crucial Champions League game to come next month, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger knows he will have to rotate his squad over the coming games.
But the Frenchman will know better than to underestimate Cardiff, who held champions Manchester United to a 2-2 draw last weekend.
And so Arsenal will field a strong side, with Theo Walcott ready to start after playing in the last two games since returning from two months out with injury.
Mikel Arteta could return to midfield while Mathieu Flamini may be rested but one man who can't wait to play is in-form midfielder Aaron Ramsey.

Messi recovery on track - Barca

Football | Spain

Lionel Messi © Gallo Images

 

Lionel Messi has completed the first stage of his recovery from a thigh strain and will travel to his native Argentina on Friday as planned to continue treatment, his club Barcelona said on Thursday.
Messi sustained the injury in a La Liga match at Real Betis on November 10 and the World Player of the Year is likely to be sidelined until the middle of January.
Club doctor Ricard Pruna and physio Elvio Paulorroso will join him in Argentina next month to supervise the final phase of his recovery programme, Barca said on their website (www.fcbarcelona.com).
"His development is positive as the latest tests conducted show," they said.
Messi will miss Barca's final Champions League Group H match at home to an already eliminated Celtic on December 11, when the Spanish champions will be looking to secure top spot ahead of Italian side AC Milan.
He could be back in time for the January 12 La Liga game at second-placed Atletico Madrid, who are three points behind leaders Barca after 14 matches.

 

It is given that every girl from the age of 13 knows what her perfect day should look like; the colours, the feel and the sounds. As she grows older and her tastes change, the colours may change, the vibe she wants to create may get some tweaking but still the dream stays alive.
She knows who her maid of honour is even before she meets her groom. In her head, her wedding day plays very often like a feature film. It‘s her escape from the world. She sees that perfect day in her mind’s eye, smiles and carefully makes tiny adjustments to this dream that would someday become a reality.
Fast forward a few years and she meets the person who fits into this perfect picture and the struggle is taking this day she created in her head to reality. As events unfold most of her fantastic ideas are increasingly hard to turn into reality.

EBSU withdraws from ASUU strike

 

Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, on Monday pulled out of the ongoing strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The school authorities took the decision following the failure of the ASUU National Executive Council which met in Kano at the weekend to put to an end to the strike.
A statement issued by the institution’s Registrar, Mr. Sam Egwu, said academic activities will resume in all the university campuses on Tuesday.
The statement said, “Having waited patiently for Federal Government and ASUU to resolve the impasse occasioned by the over four months strike embarked upon by the union to no avail, the management of EBSU on Monday, November 26 resolved to reopen the school.
“We therefore inform all concerned that teaching and learning will begin fully on Tuesday, 26th, November, 2013. This is to enable us cover what we have lost to the strike.”

ASUU’s demands outrageous, says minister

 

ASUU President Fagge

 

University teachers are seeking audience with President Goodluck Jonathan.
They delivered yesterday a letter containing the request to the Supervising Minister for Education, Chief. Nyesom Wike.
Also, top leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), led by National President, Dr. Nasir Issa Fagge, converged yesterday on Abuja for the last stage of discussions with the Federal Government.
The leaders were awaiting the President’s invitation on the three conditions they tabled for the almost five -month strike to be called off.

It’ll be tough against Basel –Mike

Mikel Obi

Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi says that Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League match away to Basel will be quite a tough one. The Nigerian however believes that the Stamford Bridge players are a lot more prepared than they were when they lost the first leg to the Swiss team in London.

That hope for victory is shared by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho who also spoke to the international media in Switzerland on Monday ahead of tonight’s match.

Mikel said on Monday night, “Tomorrow (Tuesday) is going to be tough but we are playing with a lot of confidence. But we must not switch off during the game. The way we played on Saturday is exactly how the manager wants us to play — good concentration, pressing the ball.

“The manager made it clear after the home game against Basel the way we played wasn’t acceptable. Since then we won every Champions League game.”

Injury rules Ronaldo out of Galatasaray clash

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to miss Real Madrid’s UEFA Champions League clash against Galatasaray with a thigh strain.

The Portugal international limped out of Saturday’s 5-0 victory over Almeria holding his left leg, and underwent hospital scans on Monday to determine the extent of the injury.

A statement from the Liga side read: “Following imaging tests to our player Cristiano Ronaldo at the hospital Sanitas La Moral, a lesion in the posterior part of the left thigh was detected.”

It is unclear how long the 28-year-old will on the sidelines but it looks likely he will not be involved for the visit of the Turkish champions on Wednesday.

Hijab: Youths attack Osun school, beat up principal

 

Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola

The new education policy in Osun State claimed its first casualty on Monday as fierce-looking Muslim youths invaded the Baptist High School, Ejigbo, and beat up the students and teachers.

The principal of the school, Mr. Layi Oguntola, was thoroughly beaten and injured. Oguntola, as of the time of this report, was said to be receiving treatment at the Baptist Medical Centre, Ejigbo.

The attackers said they came because the school authorities stopped some Muslim pupils from wearing the hijab.

The hijab is a scarf that covers the head and chest, specially worn by a Muslim female.

Our correspondent learnt that the attackers stormed   the school while the students were already seated in their classrooms.

They were said to have headed straight for the Principal’s Office and asked Oguntola to apologise for sending the hijab-wearing students away from school but the principal refused to do so.

Oshodi, Ikeja top sexual abuse areas in Lagos

 

Statistics gathered by a human rights organisation, Partnership for Justice, has shown that sexual assaults such as rape are mostly common in Oshodi, Ikeja, Agege and Ketu areas of Lagos.

Managing partner of the group, Itoro Eze-Anaba, said this in Lagos on Monday during the opening of the Marabel Centre – a sexual assault and referral centre – located at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.

She said the purpose of establishing the centre was to provide assistance for rape victims without divulging their secret.

She said, “From July to November 25, the centre has offered free services to 124 victims who have been raped or sexually assaulted in Lagos State. Our statistics show that majority of the survivors of rape are children between the ages of 11-15.

FG should pay ASUU salary arrears –NLC, TU

The President, Trade Union Congress, Mr. Boboi Kaigama

The President of the Trade Union Congress, Mr. Boboi Kaigama and the Acting General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Chris Uyot,  on Monday,  called on the Federal Government to accede to the demand of striking university lecturers by paying their salary arrears from July to October, 2013.

Both Kaigama and Uyot, who spoke in different telephone interviews with our correspondent, said that the issue at stake was too serious for the government to endanger with a minor issue as  the withholding of the salaries of the striking lecturers.

Kaigama  said that the lecturers should have been paid their salaries as going on strike did not mean that they were no longer entitled to their salaries.

English trio take aim in UCL

Football | Champions League

Arsenal © Gallo Images

 

Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea will be looking to complete a Premier League quartet in the Champions League knock-out stage this week.
England's teams are among several who could clinch progress on matchday five of the group stage - while several sides could find themselves already out.
Premier League side Manchester City are already assured a place, alongside defending champions Bayern Munich, and the Spanish duo Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, but several teams are on a knife edge for the penultimate group games.
They include last season's losing finalists Borussia Dortmund, who take on Serie A side Napoli on Tuesday knowing if they fail to win and Arsenal beat Marseille their Champions League campaign will end at the group stage.
Napoli top Group F on nine points next to Arsenal and need a point in Dortmund to secure progress. The Gunners meanwhile can move to 12 points but still not be sure of progress if Dortmund win.

Villa salvage a draw at West Brom

Football | Barclays Premier League

Shane Long and Leandro Bacuna

 

Aston Villa fought back after conceding two goals in the opening 11 minutes to grab a 2-2 draw at Midlands derby rivals West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Monday.
Ireland international Shane Long put Albion in front after three minutes, controlling Chris Brunt's long ball superbly as it dropped over his shoulder before turning to fire past keeper Brad Guzan.
Eight minutes later Long seized on a misplaced midfield pass from Villa's Leandro Bacuna to charge through the defence and chip the ball home for his second goal.

Messi absence a boost for Ajax - Tata

Football | Champions League

Gerardo Martino © Action Images

 

Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino has said Ajax should take encouragement from the fact that four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi will miss their Champions League clash on Tuesday.
However, the Argentine remains supremely confident that the players he has at his disposal will have more than enough to get at least the point Barca need to guarantee first place in Group H.
Messi scored a hat-trick in Barca's 4-0 win when the sides last met in September, however he has been ruled out for the rest of the year due to a hamstring injury.
And Martino recognised his absence is a boost for any side that face Barca between now and his return.
"I have said already this week that without Messi we have lost the best player in the world and that always creates a difficulty. If I was on the other side I would see it as a positive, but the quality of the Barcelona squad means there can be no excuses."

Dortmund ready for 'final' v Napoli

Football | Champions League

Juergen Klopp © Action Images

 

Coach Jurgen Klopp has said Borussia Dortmund will approach Tuesday's Champions League clash at home to Napoli like it were the final with another defeat pointing to a group-stage exit.
Dortmund's 1-0 defeat at home to Arsenal three weeks ago has left last season's finalists third in Group F, three points adrift of both the Gunners and Napoli, who are level on nine points.
The Germans must win both of their last two games to be sure of reaching the knock-out stages with a trip to Marseille also to come in December.
A draw would be enough for Napoli to qualify for the knockout phase for the second time in three seasons, but defeat would allow Dortmund to draw level and set up a tense final round of matches.
"We are definitely under pressure in the most exciting group in the Champions League," said Klopp, whose side lost 2-1 at Rafael Benitez's Napoli in their opening group game.
"It is up to us to keep it exciting by winning.

PHOTO: This Lady Means a Lot to Ice Prince, But Who is She?

 

Rapper Ice Prince is definitely in high spirits. The singer successfully launched his new album “Fire of Zamani” yesterday.

He also seems happy in this photo which he shared via Instagram as he says the lady beside him “means a lot to him.”
He tagged it: “You mean a lot to me! Safe trip back home”
Guess who is she?

REVEALED! Tonto Dikeh Finds Love Again In The Arms Of Super Rich CEO (PHOTOS)

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh is reportedly now dating the CEO Malivelihood, Micheal Awolaja.

In case you didn’t know, Micheal Awolaja is the guy behind all Tonto’s customized Diamond iPhones, Rolex and more.

According to Celebrity blogger, Emeh Achanga:

“Tonight, Tonto Dikeh walked into the ELOY Awards venue with two handsome men by her side. Sexy Steel & Micheal. When she won her award for best actress, she thanked her fans and got everyone saying ‘aw’ when she said “I’ll also like to thank my boyfriend” pointing at him.

When I  followed the couple outside to confirm this, Tonto said:
“I’m gonna sue someone if this story is put up. You don’t know if it’s true or not. I just said he’s my boyfriend but you don’t know if he’s actually my boyfriend or my friend. Besides I might have a husband at home and he might be pissed off if he reads this. That’s how all you bloggers go around putting fake stories that might not be accurate. Make sure you get your stories straight.
Blushing and laughing, Micheal jokingly said “I’m gonna sue you for this”.

Check out some of the expensive gifts that Tonto has gotten from her super rich boyfriend in recent times.

Pacquiao outclasses Rios in comeback fight

 

Manny Pacquiao (right) with Brandon Rios in their WBO fight in Macau ...on Sunday

Manny Pacquiao put on a dazzling boxing display to beat American Brandon Rios and win his first fight in two years   in Macau on Sunday, BBC Sport reports.

The man from the Philippines said he would win to bring “pride and hope” back to his beleaguered nation, which is struggling to come to terms with the loss of life and devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan.

In front of a crowd unanimously in his favour, he dominated former world lightweight champion Rios to win on points, landing at will and never looking in trouble.

In truth, Rios was not in the class of previous Pacquiao opponents. His ponderous style of walking forward without using a consistent jab was tailor-made for the 34-year-old, who showed no rustiness, even though he had not fought since he was knocked out in losing to Juan Manuel Marquez last December.

Mourinho, Lampard praise Mikel

 

Mikel Obi

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and his midfield star Frank Lampard praised Chelsea’s performance at West Ham on Saturday evening and paid tribute to the exceptional defensive work of Mikel Obi.

Mourinho was full of praise for Lampard and Oscar following the 3-0 London derby win at West Ham but tied Lampard’s performance to the quality cover provided by the Nigerian who now enjoys a commanding role with his national team.

Lampard scored twice against his former club as Chelsea claimed a second away win in the Premier League this term, with Oscar also on target at Upton Park.

The 35-year-old England midfielder converted a penalty and a trademark strike from the edge of the area to end a 10-match scoreless run in the Premier League and take his tally to five goals in his last five league games against the club he left in the summer of 2001.

“He played very well,” Mourinho said.

Ciroma, IBB can’t stop Jonathan in 2015 – Presidency

 

President Goodluck Jonathan

The Presidency on Sunday said prominent northern leaders, including Alhaji Adamu Ciroma and a former military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida, could not affect the chances of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 general elections if he decided to contest.

Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, said this in an interview with our correspondent.

Gulak was responding to a media report that northern politicians had set up a committee whose membership included Ciroma and Babangida to speed up the move by the seven aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governors to join the opposition All Progressive Congress.

He said it was on record that the President won the 2011 presidential election without the support of the named northern politicians.

The presidential aide said the latest move, if true, could not therefore affect Jonathan’s chances in the 2015 election.