Brazilian soccer team's plane crashes in Colombia; 71 dead

   Colombian authorities searched for answers Tuesday into the crash of a chartered airliner that slammed into the Andes mountains while transporting a Brazilian soccer team whose Cinderella story had won it a spot in the finals of one of South America's most prestigious regional tournaments. All but six of the 77 people on board were killed.

The British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane declared an emergency and lost radar contact just before 10 p.m. Monday (0300 GMT Tuesday), according to Colombia's aviation agency. It said the plane's black boxes had been recovered and were being analyzed.

The aircraft, which departed from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, was carrying the Chapecoense soccer team from southern Brazil for Wednesday's first leg of the two-game Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional of Medellin. Twenty-one Brazilian journalists were also on board the flight.

‘Proposed data hike: Internet no longer for the poor’

   Some ICT stakeholders have expressed mixed reaction to the proposed increase in the cost of data by some telecommunication operators from Dec. 1, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Some telecommunication companies have been sending out messages to subscribers that they will increase data rate from Dec. 1, in line with the Nigeria Communications Commission’s order.

Mr Olusola Teniola, the President Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) said that with the increase, other telecom companies would jerk up their prices, which would adversely affect subscribers.

Igbo woman, Betty Chioma Akeredolu becomes Ondo State First Lady

   With the emergence of Rotimi Akeredolu as winner of the just concluded Ondo State Governorship election, his wife Betty Chioma Anyanwu-Akeredolu is set to become the First Lady of the State. Mrs. Akeredolu, who is currently the President of Breast Cancer Association, hails from Emeabiam in Owerri Local Government Area of Imo State. The couple are blessed with four children, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Jnr), Dr Teniola Akeredolu, Mrs.Yejide Runsewe and Babajide Akeredolu.

I’m proud to have Funke Oshonaike as my daughter – Dad

Olujuwon Oshonaike, father of  veteran  player, Funke, says he has no regrets over  his daughter’s decision to  make a living from  table tennis. He said his wife  was initially against Funke’s decision to play the game.

The father of the 2016 winner of the ITTF Africa Senior Championships told the News Agency of Nigeria  on Monday that his daughter had through the sport brought honour to his family.

Neymar starts for Barca despite Ferrari smash

Brazilian star Neymar shrugged off a minor road accident that damaged his Ferrari Spider to start Barcelona’s clash with Real Sociedad in La Liga on Sunday.

The 24-year-old striker hit trouble driving to the Barcelona training ground in rain before the team flew to the northern city of San Sebastian for the match.

Catalan television TV3 showed images of a dent on the left front of the sports car, which was parked on the side of a road.

“He had a car accident but was not injured and was able to continue his trip,” a source close to the club told AFP.

Neymar took his place in an unchanged Barcelona team alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

Earlier this week Spanish prosecutors asked for a two-year jail term and a 10 million euro ($10.6 million) fine on charges of corruption during his transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona.

However, Neymar will have to be on his best behaviour against Real Sociedad as a yellow card would see him miss next weekend’s Clasico against Real Madrid through suspension.

Uganda is shutting down schools funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates

  A legal tug-of-war between Ugandan authorities and a for-profit international chain of schools has led to the education provider being ordered to shut down in a matter of weeks, leaving the lives of thousands of pupils in limbo.

Uganda's High Court has described the Bridge International Academies (BIA) -- which is funded by the likes of Microsoft's Bill Gates and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg -- as unsanitary and unqualified, and has ordered it to close its doors in December because it ignored Uganda's national standards and put the "life and safety" of its 12,000 young students on the line.
The Director of Education Standards for the Ministry, Huzaifa Mutazindwa, told CNN that the nursery and primary schools were not licensed, the teachers weren't qualified and that there was no record of its curriculum being approved.
"The Ministry does not know what is being taught in these schools which is a point of concern to (the) government," Mutazindwa said.

Falcons thrash Kenya, face S’Africa in semis

   Nigeria on Saturday night defeated Kenya 4-0 in their last group match of the 2016 CAF African Women’s Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Goals from Washington Spirits forward, Ngozi Okobi; Pitea IF defender, Faith Ikidi; Arsenal Ladies forward, Asisat Oshoala; and Gungamp striker, Desire Oparanozie, gave the Super Falcons the three points against the Harambee Starlets, who were the whipping team of Group B.

The Falcons topped Group B with seven points – same as Ghana, who defeated Mali 3-1 in the group is other match – but with a superior goal difference. Mali finished third with three points while Kenya had no point to finish bottom of the group.

Victor Moses gives Chelsea victory over Tottenham

   Chelsea stormed back from behind to end Tottenham Hotspur’s unbeaten Premier League record with a 2-1 victory on Saturday that propelled Antonio Conte’s soaring side back into top spot.

Chelsea had seen Liverpool and Manchester City steal past them earlier in the day and fell behind in the 11th minute when Christian Eriksen became the first player to score past them in seven games.

But Pedro Rodriguez’s glorious curler and a Victor Moses tap-in either side of half-time gave Chelsea a seventh successive win — their longest such run within one season since January to April 2007.

6 best Android apps to control Windows 10 from your phone

   Multi-platform integration is very important in today’s tech world. Technology now allows us to connect basically any device with another one, for maximized mobility and productivity, or simply because we don’t want to leave the couch to change the song on YouTube.

1. Perhaps the most popular multi-platform integration is the integration between Windows PC and Android. There are various apps that allow us to control our Windows 10 computers from the comfort of our bed, couch, or when we’re outside the house, using Android apps.

APC: Contesting as a divided house

  THE opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, is entering today’s contest as a divided house. This is quite unlike in 2012 when the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, which is one of the parties that merged to form APC, formed a united force to support its candidate, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu.

Mr. Akeredolu is remarkably, also the candidate of the APC for today’s election.

The protracted internal crisis in the APC worsened after the party’s governorship primaries held on September 3 at the International Event Centre, The Dome, Akure.

PROTECTING YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBORS FROM YOUR OWN SMART HOME DEVICES

 Are there Trojan horses in your home and in your neighbors’ homes and apartments waiting for signals to attack? The inherent vulnerability from untended internet connectivity is an unplanned, unsavory, and unacceptable consequence of the rapid proliferation of smart devices in homes. In an attempt to control or at least minimize security and privacy threats, a major industry group released recommendations for Internet of Things (IoT) manufacturers, especially those that make products sold for use in consumer’s homes.

The Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG) represents a broad cross-section of internet companies. The group’s purpose is to bring transparency and clarity to internet management and to the interactions among networks, applications, devices, and content that can affect users’ internet experience.

UNITED FANS 'AMAZE' MOURINHO

 Whatever bad headlines Wayne Rooney manages to create, you always know there will be a retort around the corner to answer his critics.

He burst onto the Old Trafford picture with a European hat trick and against Feyenoord flashes of the old Rooney saw him become Manchester United 's all time number one European goalscorer.

It was a throwback to the devil-may-care teenage Rooney who instantly ensured Reds' fans fell in love with him against Fenerbahce 12 years ago as he slipped past his marker midway in his own half and at full pelt hugged the touchline with the after burners on that most thought had been extinguished long since.

He picked out Zlatan Ibrahimovic and dinked the return pass over keeper Brad Jones with all the cheek of that memorable night against the Turks in 2004 when he opened his account with a hat trick.

Apps that turn smartphones to TV remote control

   In the 1950s came the first remote controls for TV. They were initially connected to a cable, but soon became completely wireless. Then came the VHS player, the DVD player, the DTT, the Blu-ray, among several others. The universal remotes saved us from needing a remote control for each device, but will it not be easier to control everything from a mobile phone? Of course. The best thing is that there are quite a few applications for this.

LG TV remote, VIERA remote and other TV manufacturers’ apps

Although the apps offered by TV manufacturers were not the first applications available, these are a safe option. Realising that mobile phones are today part of the very television experience for users everywhere, manufacturers decided to launch specific apps for their own TV sets.

Arsenal players rally around disappointed Alex Iwobi after his own goal last night

Arsenal on Wednesday night played out a disappointing 2-2 draw with PSG last night after Nigerian star Alex Iwobi got in the way of David Ospina and diverted the ball into the back of the net.

A win for Arsenal would have ensured Arsene Wenger's men top the group comfortably, but after Iwobi's own goal, PSG can now qualify as top leaders in the group with a win in their next game.

Iwobi, for the first time ever, didn't have a good game and upon being substituted, looked very sorrowful on the bench, but his teammates rallied around him and supported him.

“You’ve got to feel for him, but he wasn’t aware of what was behind him,” Arsenal midfielder Ramsey told reporters. “I feel for him but we’re in it together. “It was important not to lose and that’s what we managed not to do.”

Microsoft Solitaire Collection Now Available for Android and iOS

It is hard to argue the fact that classic games hold a special place in the hearts of millions of gamers around the world. When it comes to a game like Microsoft's Solitaire, which has been shipped with almost every version of Windows since the 1990s, the bond becomes even more special. This is why Microsoft has given a reason to rejoice to gamers around the world as the company has finally brought its Solitaire game to both Android and iOS mobile platforms. Of course, the single-player card game was already available on both stores from different developers.
Microsoft Solitaire Collection is now available for free and can be downloaded from Google Play and the App Store. The mobile version of the app comes with five different game modes including FreeCell, Spider, Klondike, Tripeaks, and Pyramid.
Further, the game comes with Xbox Live integration that allows your progress to be saved in the cloud. This means that you can continue playing on another device with either Windows 10 or Android/iOS and even share your Xbox Live achievements with your friends and family. The completion of daily challenges within the game will help players earn badges and rewards.
The Redmond-based company has made the premium version of the app, which comes without any ads, game boosts, and double coins for daily challenges, free for a month on Android in order to celebrate the worldwide release of its mobile game. This special offer ends December 31.

Although there have been several solitaire games on mobile platforms for many years now, the loyal players to the original Microsoft game have finally got the mobile game for which they have awaited for years.

Emmanuella Wins Big At Afro-Australia Awards

   Barely a week after being honoured by international video sharing website, YouTube, kid sensation, Emmanuella has again been crowned the Princess of Comedy by the Afro -Australia Music & Movie Awards (AAMMA).

The comedienne emerged victorious in two awards categories; Best new comedienne & Princess of Comedy, while her handler, uncle Mark Angel was Honoured with a leadership Award.

We are ready for Ghana – Falcons

  The Super Falcons have  promised victory against   their  fierce rivals Ghana’s Black Stars  in their Cameroon 2016 African Women’s Cup of Nations Group B fixture   in Limbe  on Wednesday.

Seven-time African champions Nigeria  opened  their title defence  with a 6-0 massacre of debutants Mali on Sunday, with Arsenal Ladies forward Asisat Oshoala putting her name on the scoresheet four times.

The Falcons, who are favourites to win   the AWCON title for the eighth-time,   have lifted   the trophy thrice at Ghana’s expense.

AY breaks own Guinness World record with ‘A Trip to Jamaica’

  A Trip to Jamaica, a movie by popular stand-up comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly called AY, has beaten the box office revenues of all the big budget Hollywood and Nollywood titles released in 2016 here in Nigeria.

Just last week, AY told the media that he remains confident the financial situation of the Nigerian economy will have little or no effect on his 2016 movie ‘A Trip To Jamaica’

AY had every reason to stay positive as the movie which premiered on September 30, 2016, has grossed over 137million Naira, and counting to smash the Guinness world record of “30 Days in Atlanta”, a previous movie produced by him.

Instagram introduces new features that mimic Twitter and Snap Tools

For the last six years, Instagram has been a repository for users’ most picturesque moments. But 2016 has been a year of reinvention for the photo-sharing social network, which has broadened what it lets people do with their images.

Now Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, is rolling out two more new features.


On Monday, it unveiled one feature focused on live video and one on ephemeral messaging. Both tap into a type of sharing popularized in recent years by companies like Snap Inc., which runs Snapchat, and Twitter, in its live-streaming video app Periscope.

“We want Instagram to be a place where you can share all of your moments, to create a pressure-free space to do so,”said Kevin Weil, head of product at Instagram. Weil said this philosophy, and the feature choices that stem from it, would encourage people to use Instagram for more than the selected, highly polished feeds for which it is known.

FG shifts 200,000 graduates’ employment date

  The Presidency again on Sunday shifted the timeline during which it plans to employ 200,000 graduates, saying beneficiaries will resume work on December 1.

That was the second time the Federal Government would be shifting its position on the employment scheme which it earlier promised would start in October.

Two weeks ago, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was quoted as attributing the failure of the government to engage the graduates in October as promised to the need to get the required equipment.

He then assured Nigerians that the graduates would be engaged “in the next two weeks.”

Oshoala stars as Falcons hammer Mali 6-0

England-based forward Asisat Oshoala scored four goals as  Nigeria swept past Mali 6-0 to  get off  their African Women’s Africa Cup of Nations  title defence  on a flying start  at Cameroon  2016 on Sunday.

United States-based attacker Francisca Ordega opened the scoring for the  seven-time African champions   in the 21st  minute  after finishing off Ugo Njoku’s effort.

 Namibia 2014 African Woman Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the tournament Oshoala took over from there by  capitalising  on a defensive mix-up in the Malian defence  to send the ball into the net for the Super Falcons’ second goal.

FG set to employ 200,000 undergraduates

    Press statement from the presidency
 All is now set for the deployment of 200,000 unemployed graduates selected in the first batch of the Buhari administration's plan to hire half a million Nigerians.While the 200,000 have been selected about two weeks ago, their names have now been sent to state governments and the FCT who would deploy them to their specific programme assignments.
 The names would also be published this week on the N-Power internet portal, while the participants would start receiving SMS messages informing them of their selection as from Monday November 21, 2016.

State governments and the FCT are also encouraged to post the names of the successful first batch applicants in their local government areas while there would be further public announcements.

Falcons eye eighth title as AWCON begins

The 2016   African Women’s Cup of Nations begins on Saturday with hosts Cameroon taking on Egypt in the opening match in Yaounde. South Africa face Zimbabwe in the second Group A match of the day at the same venue.

Nigeria, Mali, Kenya and Ghana are the other teams in the tournament.

Mikel salary scares Marseille

French giants Marseille are ready to
rescue Nigeria captain Mikel Obi from his
Chelsea nightmare, but the player’s
reported £3.4m-a-year salary is set to
scupper the move.
Mikel, who joined the Premier League
powerhouse in 2006, has been frozen out
of the team by the Blues’ Italian manager
Antonio Conte, who took over the reins at
the Stamford Bridge side in the summer.
French outlet Le 10 Sport reported on
Thursday that Marseille manager Rudi
Garcia was desperate to sign the 29-
year-old Super Eagles midfielder in
January to boost his midfield options.
But Le 10 Sport claims the “the salary
of Mikel Obi would be problematic”.
Acoording to talkSPORT, Chelsea are set
to offload Mikel, has won two Premier
League titles, the Champions League and
four FA Cups with the club, as he is
deemed surplus to requirements by Conte.
Mikel told The Sun last week that he was
ready to quit the club during the January
transfer window for first-team football
elsewhere.
He said, “Yes, maybe people will say the
new manager was upset I left and went to
the Olympics, that I didn’t have a pre-
season with the team.
“He (Conte) probably thinks I don’t care
about the team, things like that.
“But I don’t want to use those excuses. I
have to keep training hard and make sure I
change the manager’s mind. If not, then
we’ll see what happens in January.”
Le 10 Sport said Mikel, who guided
Nigeria to a 3-1 win over Algeria’s Desert
Foxes in their Russia 2018 World Cup
Group B qualifier in Uyo on Saturday,
could move to China where he would be
guaranteed an annual salary matching
what he currently earns at Chelsea.

Russia has banned LinkedIn

   Russia's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has reportedly added the social network to a list of blacklisted websites.

As a result, internet service providers in Russia will have to block access to the website.

Legislation was passed in Russia in 2014 that made it mandatory for overseas internet companies to store Russian users' personal data on servers in Russia.

2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets face Canada

  Falconets coach  Peter Dedevbo is expected to  change his starting lineup  for  Wednesday’s  Papua New Guinea 2016 FIFA Women’s Under-20 World Cup clash  against  Canada in Port Moresby.

 Nigeria succumbed  to a 6-0  defeat by   Japan in their first game in the tournament on Sunday to make today’s fixture against Canada a must-win  for them.

Sweden-based goalkeeper  Christy Ohiaeriaku  is expected  to replace  Sandra Chiichii in goal, while  Ihuoma Onyebuchi, who came in for Patience Kalu against Japan, gets  a starting role. Joy Bokiri,  who sat out the opening match,  is  expected  to start against Canada.

WhatsApp Is Now Rolling Out Video Calling For iPhone, Android And Windows Phone

   WhatsApp has announced that more than one billion users will be able to make video calls on iPhone, Android and Windows Phone devices “in the coming days.” And to work out all the kinks, WhatsApp has been beta testing this feature over the last few months. This is a highly anticipated feature because WhatsApp users have been requesting it for years.

When you receive the WhatsApp app update with the video calling feature, you can try it out by tapping on the call icon at the top right corner of a chat. After tapping on the call icon, you will be asked if you want to make a voice call or a video call. Tapping on the “video call” option starts up a video chat with that WhatsApp contact. If you have not received the app update yet, then WhatsApp will simply make a phone call to that contact instead of presenting you with both options.

Amid recession, Reps take delivery of N3.6bn exotic cars

   The delivery of 360 exotic cars to members of the House of Representatives has begun amid the economic downturn in the country.

Investigations by The PUNCH revealed on Sunday that 28 units of the Peugeot 508 series had already been delivered to lawmakers in Abuja.

The 28 were among the first batch of 50 cars supplied by the Kaduna-based Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited.



The House allocated a princely N3.6bn for the cars in the 2016 budget at a unit price of N10m.

Trump won't take presidential salary

  Donald Trump said Sunday he would give up the $400,000 presidential salary he's in line to earn once he takes office in January.

"I've never commented on this, but the answer is no," Trump said in a "60 Minutes" interview that aired Sunday. "I think I have to by law take $1, so I'll take $1 a year. But it's a — I don't even know what it is."

When told how much he would earn, the billionaire real estate developer said, "No, I'm not going to take the salary. I'm not taking it."

Health Ministry to establish Bank of Health

The Federal Ministry of Health on Saturday said it would work with the private sector to establish “Bank of Health’’ to improve healthcare delivery in the country.

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this at news conference in Lagos to mark his one year in office.

Adewole said that the ministry would also work with the private sector to publish a directory of health facilities in the country.

He said that the ministry had during the period evolved a development plan even in the face of economic challenges and distractions resulting from Lassa fever and Polio outbreaks.

According to him, Lassa fever has been put under check and rehabilitation work has commenced in seven laboratories across the country to aid quick and better diagnosis of disease outbreak.

Moses, Mikel lead Nigeria past Algeria

Victor Moses scored twice while Chelsea teammate John Obi Mikel was also on target as Nigeria downed Algeria 3-1 to stay on course for the World Cup finals on Saturday.

Nigeria have a perfect six points from two games in Group B, four ahead of Cameroon who drew 1-1 at home to Zambia.

The Nigerians took the game to their opponents and were rewarded after 25 minutes when Moses was released by Mikel to fire past Algeria goalkeeper Rais M’Bolhi.

The Super Eagles doubled their lead three minutes from the interval when Mikel controlled the ball at the top of the box and after a moment of hesitation, drilled it beyond the Algerian keeper.

Algeria pulled a goal back in the 67th minute, when Nabil Bentaleb smashed home an unstoppable shot from distance.

Man of the match Moses then put the game beyond the north Africans in stoppage time, when he smashed home off a low cross by substitute Ahmed Musa.

The outcome could have been a lot different had the visitors made the most of two clear-cut chances in the first half.

First, Schalke 04 star Bentaleb missed a sitter from inside the Nigeria box after 36 minutes.

And minutes later, Riyad Mahrez came close to getting on the score sheet, but his shot just missed the target with the Nigeria defence at his mercy.

When Algeria pulled a goal back, they pegged their hosts in their own half with the dangerous Yacine Brahimi tormenting the Eagles defence and Mahrez in charge of the midfield.

Nigeria goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, in for the injured Carl Ikeme, tipped away a free kick with nine minutes left on the clock.

'Russia is ready to restore relations with U.S'- Putin says as he 'reaches out' to Donald Trump

  Now that Donald Trump has won the U.S. presidential election, Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated him saying he hopes there'll be a fresh start in U.S.-Russia relations.

In a telegram, the Russian leader said he was confident he and Trump could start "a constructive dialogue based on the principles of equality, mutual respect, and genuine consideration for each other's positions."

House of Reps orders investigation into MMM activities in Nigeria

Members of the House of Reps have ordered its committee on Banking, Currency, and Financial Crimes to investigate the activities of Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) scheme in Nigeria.


According to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the house called for the investigation following growing concerns that the scheme is a scam. They worry that the scheme in Nigeria is not being regulated by any financial regulatory body and that many Nigerians may lose their investments like other participants of the scheme in Russia that have previously lost their investments. 

US election night : what you need to know

   Americans are getting set for a long Election Night of waiting to see who the 45th US president will be — Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
Here are the key things to know: what it takes to win, which states are the ones to watch, and how long it all might take for the winner to emerge:
The magic number is 270

Rather than one big nationwide election, this is really 51 small ones — in the 50 states and the US capital Washington.

As the results come in, they will form an electoral map that colors each state red for the Republicans and blue for the Democrats.

Robots distort Trump support on Twitter, says study

   Software robots generated a significant number of Twitter messages in support of Donald Trump, distorting the Republican presidential nominee’s backing on the social network, a study showed Monday.

The study by University of Southern California computer scientists found that both Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton had supporting messages from “bots” but that Trump had more bots and produced more tweets.

“This generates a stream of support that is at staggering odds with respect to the overall negative tone that characterizes the 2016 presidential election campaigns,” researchers Alessandro Bessi and Emilio Ferrara wrote in the online journal First Monday’s November 7 edition.

London police arrest 33 at masked-marcher event

   Thousands of protesters flooded central London on Saturday for the annual "Million Mask March" under tighter restrictions imposed this year after violent confrontations with police in 2015.
As of 10:30 p.m. local time, police had reported 33 arrests in connection with the march, The Telegraph reported.
The protesters began their march at Trafalgar Square, heading toward Westminster chanting, "Whose street? Our Streets!"
Marchers, many wearing Guy Fawkes masks, were under a strict three-hour time limit this year as a result of battles between police and protesters last year that led to more than 50 arrests.
According to The Telegraph, Scotland Yard said the 33 arrests at this year's march included three for possession of an offensive weapon, 14 for drugs and two for the non-removal of a face mask. Fireworks were set off in the crowd near the Houses of Parliament and bottles were thrown.

EFCC arraigns Port Harcourt Pastor for N22.4M Fraud

   The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a certain Pastor Nimi West and his company called Nimak & Company Nigeria Limited on a four-count charge of obtaining money under false pretenses amounting to a total of twenty-two million, four hundred thousand Naira (N22,400,000.00).

According to reports, the case was heard in front of Justice U.N. Agumoh of the Federal High Court Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The Pastor is said to have collected the money from a certain Emmanuel Dike at different times in 2013 for payment of a bungalow at D/Line, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. However, the complainant later discovered that the property had been sold to another person while his efforts to recover his money did not succeed.

Ronaldo, Messi, Ozil make 23-man shortlist for Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016

  Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi made the list of the 23-man shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016 award.

From the Premier League, Arsenal’s duo of Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil made the cut, while Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kante, who all helped Leicester City win their first league title, are also included.

Ronaldo’s team-mates at Real Madrid, Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric, as well as Barcelona’s Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar and Andres Iniesta are in contention to win the prize.

Lilian Esoro, Ubi Franklin’s marriage crashed 2 months ago

  After just 365 days, marriage of Triple MG boss, Ubi Franklin and his actress wife, Lilian Esoro has allegedly crashed! The much celebrated wedding allegedly ended about 2 months ago over alleged infidelity and domestic abuse.

The hand writing started on the wall yesterday, November 1, 2016, the day that marked their wedding anniversary’ a day that was supposed to be celebrated by the celebrity couple; mostly on social media pages but, Ubi and Lilian completely ignored themselves, carrying on their businesses of the day until later in the day when Ubi, after much pressure decided to send a shout-out to the mother of his son Jayden (up till now, Lilian is yet to put up any post to celebrate her wedding anniversary).

"If anybody has a country to go to, let him go" - President Buhari

   President Muhammadu Buhari has said if anybody has a country to go to, let him go, as "we will stay here and salvage our country."

According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari stated this on Tuesday, November 1st, at the State House in Abuja during a high-level meeting with leaders and other stakeholders to seek ways to end the militancy and the sabotage of oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta region.

With Win Over Barcelona, Manchester City Begins to Write Its Own History

  It was not an end — Pep Guardiola was quite clear — but a start. The night Manchester City beat Barcelona, the night “the best team in the world” was swept aside by Sergio Agüero, Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan did not represent the end of Guardiola’s work.

This was not a vindication of his style and his philosophy, or the final proof that he can work his magic without an army of sorcerers, as he had at Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Tuesday’s 3-1 victory does not mean that the mission set by Manchester City’s owners, to turn a once-unfashionable team into a member of the elite, is complete. It does not make history. It simply begins to write it.

In England, as in continental Europe, every club interprets its relationship to the Champions League differently. Real Madrid sees it as a divine right, as though it is the natural state of affairs that the trophy should reside at the Bernabeu and that any other outcome reveals something gone badly awry with the universe.

Linda Ikeji Social: First Impressions

 A few minutes ago, when I heard that Linda Ikeji had launched a social networking platform, I was blown away. I almost clicked my heels, because you have to admit, it is quite ballsy and ambitious. What if she actually blows? If you think about how far she took her blogging, you’d be wise not to dismiss this so soon.

I knew about 20 people who read her blog everyday and I was sure they would sign up for her social media platform. Until I decided to sign up and see for myself. Needless to say, I was completely uninterested in joining yet another social media platform.

'It's absolutely abnormal' - Bovi reacts to pre-wedding shoot of a Nigerian soldier & her groom-to-be

The pre-wedding photos trended in the media on Monday. Comedian Bovi however feels it's inappropriate and reacted via his Instagram page. Read below.  

CBN warns against patronage of ‘wonder banks’

   The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday warned Nigerians against patronising what it called ‘wonder banks’, stating that their activities were not regulated by it.

The Head, Consumer Protection Department, CBN, Hajiya Kadija Kassim, stated this during a mentoring programme for students of the Government Secondary School, Suleja, Niger State.

The mentoring programme, which was held simultaneously in over 200 schools, was part of activities to mark the World Savings Day.

The apex bank’s warning is coming at a time when the huge unemployment situation in the country is making a lot of people to take interest in an online investment scheme tagged: ‘MMM Federal Republic of Nigeria (nigeria.mmm.net)’.

The platform has embarked on an aggressive online media campaign to lure the investing public to participate in what it called “mutual aid financial network,” with a monthly investment return of 30 per cent.

Bayelsa declares fast

   The Bayelsa State Government has declared Monday, October 31, and Tuesday, November 1, 2016 as fast and thanksgiving days to appreciate God for keeping the state afloat despite the economic recession in the country.

The fasting will last from 6am to 6pm, a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Jonathan Obuebite, said on Monday.