Photo Of Godswill Akpabio On His Hospital Bed

The former governor who was involved in a car accident in Abuja last week shared a photo from his hospital bed and thanked everyone who’d called to find out how he was doing.

See his tweets below:-

Taboo! 17-Year Old Boy Beats Grandmother To Coma

This world na waooo, this is nothing but an abomination. A 17-year-old secondary school dropout, Obus Felix, allegedly beat his 65-year-old grandmother, Alice Onome, to a state unconsciousness during a disagreement over a missing N20,000.

The incident, according to witnesses, occurred around 12.30pm in the Abraka community of Delta State.

It was reliably gathered that earlier on Wednesday, Onome had accused her grandson of stealing the sum of N20,000, a development which was said to have irked the 17-year-old.

An eyewitness, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said Onome had returned from the farm and discovered that the firewood and N20,000 she set aside for the preparation of her grandchild’s thanksgiving ceremony were missing.

While searching for the lost items, Onome reportedly rained curses on whoever made away with her money. It was gathered that the suspect walked in at that point in a state of drunkenness and anger.

Sources told our correspondent that all the while Onome was searching for the missing money her 17-year-old was indifferent.

The argument, according to the eyewitness, who is a neighbour, later degenerated into a physical confrontation and the teenager allegedly attacked his grandmother and beat her viciously.

“Later the woman fell down and started foaming in the mouth before she slipped into unconsciousness. She was then taken to a nearby hospital where she was resuscitated,” the neighbour said.

Police officers at the Abraka Police Division, who did not want their names in the print, confirmed the incident, saying Felix was arrested while trying to escape.

According to the policemen, the suspect, during interrogation, confessed to the crime, claiming he acted out of anger.

The police commissioner in the state, Alkali Baba Usman, who also confirmed the arrest of the boy, said he would be charged to court on completion of the investigation.

Financial Crisis: “We Will Reduce Workers’ Salaries, Retrench Or Restructure” – Ajimobi

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has expressed full support for the anti-corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying it is the best for the country.

Ajimobi, at a radio programme monitored in Ibadan on Saturday, said that Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade would take Nigeria to greater heights.

“I fully support Buhari. I thank God now that we have him in power. He is a man that is determined to wage relentless war against the malady of corruption.

“If we do not fight corruption as a nation, then we cannot grow,” the governor said.

Ajimobi attributed the non-constitution of his cabinet to the economic situation of the state, adding that he had decided to settle down for three months before appointing his cabinet members.

`We will appoint 10 Special Advisers and Commissioners this month, by God’s grace. We have reduced our ministries to 13,” he disclosed.

Speaking on the bailout fund for states, the governor said that the state governments would pay the money back at about nine per cent interest.

“The money we are getting is strictly to pay salaries. It is illegal to use it for any other thing.

“Even with that, about N17 billion is to be paid to the state government workers.

“We are supposed to pay local government workers N9 billion. As at today, we owe workers

N21.3 billion.

“This means that after using the bailout fund to pay salaries, we will still be owing and we will continue to owe until our allocation or internal generated revenue increases.”

Ajimobi said that the allocation to the state from the Federal Government on assumption of office in 2011 was N5 billion.

According to him, however, the state hardly gets N3 billion now.

He said that the financial situation of the state was the reason he met with representatives of workers to consider the next line of action.

According to him, the next line of action of the state government will be to reduce workers’ salaries, retrench or restructure.

“We will block all loopholes from where government loses revenue. Civil servants found guilty will be dealt with after following the due process,” he said.

The governor said that the people of the state had started complaining that the streets were now dirty again.

“Our people complained that we were too harsh on street traders, so we calmed down.

“Now, the same people have been coming to us to loudly register their embarrassment over the condition of our environment.

“We have decided that from Oct. 1, it will be fire for fire with street traders. There will be no turning back this time around.

“We will clean everywhere. We will use Oyo Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) personnel to achieve that,” he said.

Speaking on the petition instituted against him by the ACCORD Party at the tribunal, he expressed optimism that he would win at the tribunal.

“Even though I should not be talking about the tribunal issue, but I can say it here that there is no case.

“I am confident that we will win. I am not afraid. We won that election,” he said. (NAN)

Man Arrested In Jigawa For Stealing 2 Bicycles

According to The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday who said that it had arrested an 18-year old man for allegedly stealing two bicycles.

The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Muhammad Gidado, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse that the suspect (name withheld) was arrested at Kofar-Kudu quarters in Babura Local Government area.

Gidado said that the suspect was arrested around 10.00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, after he allegedly stole two bicycles belonging to one Tanimu Adamu of Kofar-Gaba and one Babangida Haruna of Kofar-Kudu.

He said that the two bicycles had a combined value of N20,000.

The commandant told NAN that the suspect had confessed to the offence and would soon be charged to court. (NAN)

O.M.G!! See What Fulani Herds Men Allegedly Did To Children In Plateau (Viewer Discretion)

These children were killed by fulani herds men because of a cattle rustlers crisis which ensued in a plateau community.

The international community must be alerted on violation of human rights.

See Another Photo Below:-

I Didn’t Disobey Traffic Lights, They Were Not Working – Sen Akpabio

Senator Akpabio made some clarifications on what lead to his accident. He denied disobeying traffic light as he alleged they were not working.

He however stated that he was on his way to London to see a sick family member. He also talked about the ultra modern hospital he commissioned as not fully functional.

See his Tweets on Twitter:-

Is Viktoh’s Future A Threat Under YBNL? (Read & Drop Your Comment)

Once upon a time in April 2014, YBNL boss, Olamide announced the official signing of two new Bariga-bred local acts ‘Viktoh’ and ‘Lil Kesh’.

Olamide said he did this as part of his effort to give back to the hood that brought him up and help recognize and bring up fresh talents from the hood. True to his word, he got them off the street and their professional careers kicked off.

15 months after, Lil Kesh has grown to be a ‘superstar’ in his own rights. In just 6 months, November 2014 to be precise Lil Kesh fulfilled a lifelong dream when he was up on the stage along Davido and Olamide at the Channel O music video awards in South Africa. His chart topping song ‘Shoki’ became a viral song continent wide and has been nominated at several local and international awards.

Word on the street however has it that Viktoh introduced Lil Kesh to Olamide and convinced he YBNL boss how good he was before they both got signed….

(Viktoh and Lil Kesh when they were newly signed in April 2014)

Whispers around the industry are already comparing Viktoh’s experience at YBNL to the famous ‘Skales’ experience at E.M.E. Really and truly, Viktoh is talented but somehow something seems missing in his career, Much attention I guess.

OUR POINTS

* Is YBNL doing enough to push his music? Why does he seem to be left out at most of their gigs and performances? Why has he not done any major tour? Why has he not traveled with Olamide outside the shores of the country? Why is he not following the YBNL crew to their live concert in UK this October while new signees Adekunle Gold and Chinko Ekun will be there?

* Since Viktoh was signed in March 2014, he has dropped 3 official singles ‘Say dem say’, ‘All my ladies’ featuring Phyno and ‘Instagram Police’ featuring Olamide and Small Doctor, while Lil Kesh has dropped 7 songs and countless collaborations.

Like Skales, Viktoh is an equally talented artiste. Apart from his singing prowress, he also raps fluently in ‘Ishan’ (Delta State) language so he qualifies to be called an ‘Indigenous rapper’. But he needs to focus more on making the right songs and more importantly ‘Promoting’ the songs well (Twitter and Instgram hype isn’t enough).

5 Nigerian Artistes In Desperate Need Of A Hit

In the Nigerian music industry, it’s common knowledge that to stay relevant, an artiste needs to churn out hits intermittently. As our market is a singles driven market, people tend to judge and forget any artiste who hasn’t had a song on everyone’s lips in as long as a year. So every artiste that must stay relevant needs to have at least 4 monster jam every year. Do this and you can trust that you will be getting your shows and endorsements. If you don’t do this then, I’m sorry.

Now to my hard task of listing 5 Artistes who are desperately in need of a hit.

5. Dammy Krane

Dammy krane is an artist who for the most part of his career he has been almost there. Everyone recognizes that he has talent but that’s pretty much it. He just seems that there’s something stopping him from being A-list. He has so many great songs but none of them has really hit the spot. Amin did quite well  but as I said it didn’t hit that spot. Dammy Krane desperately needs a hit, not just a hit but a club hit, otherwise he can get ready to kiss his spot goodbye

4. 9ice

Definitely the most promising act of our time. Arguably the one of the closest Nigerians to winning a grammy with Gongo Aso and Street Credibility. Unfortunately, he seems to have gone on a downward spiral from there. He has released about 3 or so albums since then and nothing has seems to latch on for the super-talented artiste. He is in desperate need of a hit if he doesn’t want to make the history books his home.

3. Naeto C

Naeto C is another artist that had to make the list. Naeto C is a rapper who if not for Glo adverts we might not know was still an artist.  I remember when I first heard Naeto C on ‘You Know My P’,  I was like this guy is going to change the dynamics of Nigerian hip-hop. He had that rap style that only southern rappers had, the lokes of Ti and so on. So what happened? He used to be a hit machine. Always bringing a new slang, a new trend and all of a sudden, nothing. Kini Big Deal, 10 over 10, even when we were beginning to forget him, he gave us ‘Tony Montana’. I am however positive that he will be back after hearing his latest album and his feature on Leriq’s album but he needs to hasten his steps as even the Glo adverts will become history if not.

2. Tiwa Savage

Tiwa Savage Bills is the queen of this list. I know many will have their reservations on why she’s on this list but the truth is that since she went on maternity leave, the game has changed. Yemi Alade and Seyi Shay have turned into beasts. They took the opportunity to grab the bull by the horn. So Tiwa needs to come back hard. Come back with a hit, not just a hit, a massive hit otherwise, she’ll need to join the queue she left while she was on top.

1. D’Banj

The Kokomaster himself is number one on this list because his case is most serious. He is undoubtedly the biggest artiste in Nigeria but the fact is he is losing his relevance. That “Wow! That’s D’Banj” is leaving us. What happened to D’Banj who made the monster hit Oliver Twist. No one believes he can match Oliver Twist but he needs to stay relevant. ‘Knocking On My Door’ is a joke compared to his past hits. D’banj needs a hit as soon as possible because if he doesn’t have one soon then he might as well give all the money he uses for videos to charity.

This was hard for me to write but I just have to say the truth as I think it is. So please feel free to share your own views in the comment section below.

See Photos Of Osita Iheme “Pawpaw” Keeping Himself Fit In A Pitch

This guy can not stop killing me.He is a funny man.

Checkout his photos playing football.His posture really cracked me up

2face Idibia Is Officially Blind With Love (Photos)

African music legend, 2face Idibia is officially blind to all advances from female fans.

2face who has 7 children from multiple women,pick actress Annie from the lots and they got married in 2012.

He was in a lovey dovey mode and he posted A eye catching photo of him and his wife,Annie Idibia on Instagram today. He drove it home with hashtag captions:

#FORTYfied #FAM #officiallyblind
But E be like say this guy don repent kpatakpata o! lol

[Video] Olamide – Lagos Boys

Olamide aka “Baddo Sneh” has just outdone himself with this “soon-to-be Chart-Bursting” video titled “Lagos Boys“.

Amazing video, colourful scenery and very nice concept. The video portrays YBNL finest acts as well has the wave-making “Shakiti Bobo” dance moves. This one should definitely be on replay everytime as you can’t just get enough of it. Words alone can’t do this video the justice it deserves. Enjoy…

Directed by Unlimited L.A.

Champions League Final:- 5 Reasons Why Juve Will Shock Barca Today

The bookies have placed Barcelona as favorites for today night’s UEFA Champions League final for obvious reasons.

The Catalans are blessed with probably the greatest player ever, Lionel Messi and supported by probably the best number 9 in the world in Luiz Suarez and also probably the best ’23 and under player’ in the world in Neymar.

Who will triumph in Berlin come Saturday night? Join the Interesting Prediction Page HERE

Victories in two other competitions they played this season also strengthens that claim add in the fact that the Spanish side are chasing a second treble in six years and your claims are not far-fetched.

But what the bookies will not tell you is that Juventus want to win this this final as much as the Spanish champions. The Italians are probably better placed to win this final than you can imagine and here are the five reasons why.

1. – Head to Head/History

Juventus always cherish a clash against Spanish teams. Just like their victory over Real Madrid in the semi-finals, Juve have a better head to head record against Barca.

In 8 matches between both sides, the Old Lady has scored 10 goals compared to Barcelona’s 9.

In their most recent match in the Champions league, Juventus edged past Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate when the clubs met in 2003. After a 1-1 draw in Turin, Marcelo Zalayeta’s 114th-minute goal secured victory for Juve at the Camp Nou after Xavi had equalised a Pavel Nedvěd strike.

Barca boss, Luiz Enrique was captain when the Italian side knocked out the Catalans in 2003 Juventus will want to use that as motivation to win again.

2. – Morata and Pirlo’s Motivation

Ahead of the final, Alvaro Morata (remember he knocked out his childhood club, Real Madrid) and Andrea Pirlo (the architect) have both given reasons why they are extra motivated for the final.

While Morata says he wants to win the champions league so his childhood’s clubs greatest rival never wins the trophy, Pirlo says he wants to win the final to end his European career on a high note.

Morata is a player that uses different situations for his motivation. He used the motivation that Real Madrid never kept him as a player to knock them out of the Champions League at the semi-finals.

Alvaro Moratta celebrates his winner against Inter Milan in the league putting on an eye shade.

Pirlo meanwhile is 35 years old and has said he would like to end his Italian and European career with a third champions league medal. At 35, the maestro cannot perform at same level week-in week-out and on Friday morning hinted at a move to the MLS in America.

He said, “If we win it I might move abroad because Juventus will be my last team in Italy. MLS could be an idea, but for the moment I don’t have any thoughts about it; Juve is the only thing on my mind.”

With such motivations for Morata and Pirlo, you wouldn’t bet against both men turning in man of the match performances.

3. – Juve’s Defense

Like this writer pointed out before the Juventus/Real Madrid semi-finals, Juve have probably the best defense in the world. The combo of Bonucci and Chiellini in a four man defence of the former two and Barzagli in a three man defence will give any attack in the world problems. Ask Dortmund, Monaco, Atletico Madrid, Napoli and Real Madrid.

Chiellini is know to be thuggish while Bonucci is known for his ability toread the game quickly

Though Barca has a great attack, it can always be thwarted. The last time any team produced any sort of defensive masterclass against Lionel Messi and co was in 2010 and that was by another Italian team; Inter Milan. In the second leg of the 2010 semi-finals, Inter played against probably the best Barca in history with 10 men for more than an hour following Thiago Motta’s red card.

Jose Mourinho and Chelsea especially have shown that a sturdy defense against the Spanish champions will produce results. Think that 2012 champions league semi-final against Chelsea which Fernando Torres and Ramirez settled.

4. – Barca are too reliant on Messi

Messi is a great footballer without doubt. Already a legend at 27 years old but even he himself knows he can be marked out of a game. Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid did it against him in six consecutive matches.

Lionel Messi is already a legend of the game at 27

If the supply to Messi is cut cut, Barcelona are in trouble. Messi has been invloved in 80% of Barcelona’s goals this season whether as the scorer, the man to assist or the man to start the attacks.

It shows how important he is to the team despite being the Catalans adding Luiz Suarez and Neymar to the team over the summer. When Luiz Enrique decided against playing Messi in Januray against a certain David Moyes Real Sociedad side, he felt the brunt of the press and the team as Barca lost in Anaeta.

Mark out Messi and you mark out Barcelona.

5. – The Underdog Tag Will Work In Their Favour

Juve have basked in the glory of their underdog tag in the Champions league this season. They were underdogs against a woeful Dortmund in the round of 16, same as in the semi-finals against a star-studded Real Madrid.

The tag of underdogs works a great lot against Barcelona in the champions league. Inter Milan and Chelsea on numerous occasions have shown that when the Catalans are considered favorites they can falter.
Both teams have arrived Berlin for the finals.

Rwanda coach McKinstry laments loss against Ghana

Sep 6, 2015 14:17:58

The Irishman claims his side could have at least done with a point after a ‘decent’ performance against the Black Stars

Rwanda coach Johnny McKinstry is crestfallen at the outcome of his side’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana on Saturday.

On one of the most terrible pitches in football at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Mubarak Wakaso stung the Amavubi with the winner from a free-kick on 85 minutes to give the Black Stars all three points.

“I am disappointed we didn’t get anything from the game,” McKinstry said.

“But I must salute my players, for they gave their best to get something from Ghana but we just couldn’t get a shot on goal, but all I am happy with the effort of the players.

“We had a clear game plan and it worked so well until late in the game when we made one mistake and paid for it.”

With Asamoah Gyan and Kwadwo Asamoah sidelined, Avram Grant paraded a strong squad including in-form Swansea winger Andre Ayew, Chelsea’s Abdul Rahman Baba, Leicester’s Jeffery Schlupp and Aston Villa’s Jordan Ayew.

“When you play against very good teams like Ghana, you need to be alert the whole game because you give them one chance, you will be punished,” McKinstry added.

The victory handed Ghana a piece of revenge, after the Black Stars fell by a similar 1-0 score line to the Amavubi in Kigali in a 2004 Afcon qualifier, preventing Ghana from partaking in the final tournament.

Leaders of the group with six points after two matches, the Black Stars face Mozambique while Rwanda take on Mauritius when the qualifiers return in March 2016.

Sinatra, Federer, Jesus Christ & more - Premier League footballers reveal dream dinner guests

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Sep 6, 2015 15:00:00

The likes of Jan Vertonghen, Ruben Loftus-Check, Lukas Fabianski and Hector Bellerin list their most desired party-goers, with some surprising results

Who would you invite to your dinner party? An age-old question normally saved, ironically, for awkward dinner parties but the Premier League have asked top-flight footballers who they would want to mingle with.

In an interesting turn up for the books, it's not just Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi that get name-checked - thanks Ayoze Perez - but also the likes of Frank Sinatra, Rodger Federer and Jesus Christ!

Also look out for Lukas Fabianski's stipulation on Sylvester Stallone's invite, who is hopefully heading to Wales with Pope John Paul II, and Mark Noble's reasoning behind Marilyn Monroe's attendance.

Gotze has my trust even if he doesn't have Bayern's - Low

Sep 6, 2015 15:37:13

The World Cup winners' coach has no intention of dropping the attacker and stressed how important Ilkay Gundogan is to their Euro 2016 hopes

Joachim Low has insisted Mario Gotze remains an important player in his Germany set-up, irrespective of his struggles at Bayern Munich.

Gotze has entered his third season at the Allianz Arena but is not considered a crucial cog in Pep Guardiola's side – he has started from the bench in two of their three Bundesliga matches so far in 2015-16.

Low believes Gotze has earned his spot in the national team through his performances in last summer's World Cup – including his matchwinning goal in the final – and backed the 23-year-old to make his mark on Bayern's XI.

"I told Mario Gotze he should fight for his place at Bayern," the Germany head coach told reporters on Sunday. "There will always be injuries, there will always be chances.

"In Bayern, there might even be more competition than in our team. As a club coach who has matches every three to four days, you have to look at how the players work together.

"I am sure that Mario will have a lot of games if you check it at the end of the season. I've seen a lot of young players who had a bad patch like Mario had after the World Cup.

"But Mario always gave everything for us. He lives and breathes football 24 hours a day. He is technically good and has a great sense of direction in confined space.

"And Mario scores against strong teams like Brazil or Argentina. That is why I trust him."

Low, who has been in charge of the national team since 2006, also insinuated Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan can play a pivotal role in their efforts to win Euro 2016.

"Gundogan played very well against Poland," he said, referencing Friday's 3-1 win over their European Championship qualification rivals. "He gaves us time to breathe by attacking and gave us stability.

"He is almost back in the form he had two years ago and back then he was superb. Looking at the Euro 2016 he is an extremely important player. If he plays like this, it is hard to replace him."

Germany have no fresh injury concerns for Monday's visit to Scotland and Low suggested he will make only “one or two” tinkers to the XI from the Poland clash when they line up at Hampden Park.

With all six teams in Group D to play three more matches, the world champions are top with 16 points, Poland are second with 14, Republic of Ireland third with 12 and Scotland fourth with 11.

The top two automatically qualify for the finals in France next summer, with the third-placed team likely to go into the eight-team play-offs for the last four spots in the continental tournament.