Young Nigerian footballer slumps and dies in action

21 year old Nigerian born Romania-based footballer, Henry Chinonso Ihelewere, slumped and died yesterday while playing a friendly for his Romania team.

Henry collapsed with no-one around him just 15 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Doctors said he suffered a cardiac arrest while playing.

Henry started playing with El Kanemi Juniors of Jos before he left for Romania. Dying of heart attack at 21? God help us!

PHOTO: D'banj in his University days

Africa's Superstar musician D'Banj pictured above in black singlet posing with his friends during his 100 level at the Lagos State University, School of Engineering, Epe, Lagos.hehehe,how time flys

Greatest Olympic Athlete of All Time, Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps ended his career with another gold as the United States won the medley relay at the London Olympics on Saturday.

When Michael Phelps left the swimming pool for the last time, he was carrying two things:
In his right hand was a statue from FINA, the international governing body of swimming. It had been presented to him earlier Sunday night, after winning his 22nd and final Olympic medal – 18 of them gold, including the last one as part of the United States' 400-meter medley relay. The inscription on the trophy declared Phelps, "The Greatest Olympic Athlete of All Time."

Argentina defeat Nigeria in Olympics basketball group match

In another disappointing day for Team Nigeria at the 2012 Olympics, The Male basketball team D'Tigers lost to Argentina on Saturday night in a Group A basketball preliminary match by 93 – 79.The match began at 10.15p.m (Nigerian time)It was the third match for Nigeria, which lost to Lithuania and the United States in earlier matches.

As the fourth and last quarter began, Argentina was leading Nigeria byNigeria will face France on Monday.

A win takes Nigeria to the quarter final.

If Nigeria lose, the team will crash out of the Olympics.

Boko Haram in mass importation of rocket launchers

Terrorists behind the rash of bombings in the North have a game-changer, as they plan to replace the Improvised Explosive Devices with rocket launchers and rocket-propelled grenades, investigation revealed on Friday.

Fraser-Pryce Wins 100m as Okagbare Freezes

Shelly- Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica last night defended her 100m Olympics title with an astonishing 10.75secs as Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria finished last in a star-studded final at a packed Olympic Stadium in London.

Is Blackberry worth buying anymore?

From its iconic status among corporate elite a few years ago, BlackBerry has been forced to mingle with the masses. Is it still a smartphone worth buying or have the newer operating systems overshadowed it? ET finds out.

It was the phone that popularised mail on the move. It then added a new dimension to mobile messaging with its BBM service, which lets its users swap messages and files with each other free of cost. However, the competition caught up with BlackBerry.
Today, many people are not just criticising the devices, but the company (Research In Motion) as well. So should you buy one? Go through its various features and services to know if it can still deliver, and where it stands with respect to the competition.

Nigerian male sprinters crash out of Olimpic 100m Heat

A day after Female sprinters put a smile on the face of Nigerians in the Olympics 100m qualifiers, Nigerian male entries, Obinna Metu, Peter Emelieze and Ogho-Oghene Omano Egwero, crashed out in the heats of the 100m race.
Egwero was the first to take to the track in Heat 4 and placed 6th in a time of 10.38s.The heat was won by Olympic champion and world record holder, Usain Bolt in 10.09s. Metu who ran in  lane 5 in Heat 5, placed 5th with a slightly better time of 10.35.

Neato Cs wedding gift: The other side of the story

 

You've all read Larry's side of the story, this is the other side that you all must read.

Mr Larry has used his giant teeth to bite the finger that has fed him. He is busy granting interviews and spreading lies but inside sources swear he has been sending people to beg Mr Kachikwu to overlook what happened.

I read his sorry piece where he was quoted as saying ''We agreed on everything that he's going to pay on Monday but now that he has shined with the car and can't raise the money he's telling me stories."

My Question is how can someone who borrowed Larry N20million when he was in need of it not be able to pay him N14million naira?

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Stevie Wonder To Divorce After 11yrs

Stevie Wonder has filed for divorce from his wife of 11 year years, designer Kai Millard Morris, citing irreconcilable differences

In his petition Stevie says he and Kai have been separated since 2009 and is asking for joint custody of their two sons.

The father of seven married Kai in 2001. It was his second marriage. He was previously married to Motown singer, Syreeta Wright from 1970 until 1972.

Naeto C's wedding gift: Auto Lounge boss reacts to alleged SUV fraud sale

 

                                                              Dumebi Kachukwu                                   Larry Onuegbu

The most controversial wedding gift in recent years has taken a new turn as Lagos big boy, Larry Onuegbu reacts to the accusation that he sold a Porsche Cayenne SUV 2009 model at the price of a 2012 model to Dumebi Kachukwu, who then gave it to Naeto C as wedding gift.

According to reports, Dumebi was said to have found out that the car was not brand new, and it also wasn't the model he had requested and paid for. The car is now a subject of police investigation, and in police custody.

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Police Set to Prosecute Lawan Over U.S.$62 Million Bribe

The police are finalising plans to arraign the suspended Chairman, House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on the Monitoring of the Fuel Subsidy regime, Hon. Farouk Lawan, for allegedly taking a bribe, THISDAY has learnt.

The planned arraignment, which could take place next week, follows the conclusion of investigation into the bribe-for-clearance scandal in which Lawan was purported to have collected $500,000 from the Chairman, Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, Mr. Femi Otedola, to doctor the report of the ad hoc committee.

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Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare Keeps Olimpic Golds hopes Alife

Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare recast herself as a medal favorite in the Olympic 100 after setting a personal best 10.93 seconds to win her first-round heat in London.

That time was the second-fastest of the round behind America's Carmelita Jeter's 10.83 and shaved .03 seconds off her previous personal best set earlier this year. The semifinals and Finals to folllow on Saturday.  Okagbare did that despite a conservative start that had her one of the last runners out of the blocks in the fourth of seven heats. She ran down America's Tianna Madison (10.97) by the midpoint as those two were more than a quarter of a second ahead of anyone else in the heat.

43 ex-militants deported from Trinidad and Tobago, as 57 graduate

28 out of the 100 ex-Niger Delta militants registered for training at the National Energy Skills Centre in Trinidad and Tobago were reportedly deported for offenses against “national interest” while 15 dropped on health grounds, it was revealed on Thursday.

However, 57 who participated in the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme graduated on Wednesday.

Out of the number, 10 were awarded scholarships for their master’s degrees at the Caribbean University for their exemplary performance. The awards were said to be the first since the establishment of the institution 64 years ago.

WE never planned To Humiliate Nigeria For Being "Loud Mouthed'

 

The coach of the United States basketball team, Mike Krzyzewski, has denied insinuations that his team arrived at the Basketball Arena of the London 2012 Olympics determined to humiliate Nigeria for being “loud-mouthed.”The soft-spoken manager told the world media after the game which saw Nigeria’s D’Tigers badly beaten by 156-73 that what happened to Nigeria could have happened to any other team, given the performance his players put up.

Woman tied to bed and set on fire by boyfriend

Juliana, the mother of 21-year-old Tolu Esuola, who was found burnt to death on her bed in Oyo, Oyo State, on July 24, has said that Kunle, the suspect arrested in connection with the incident, was seen in the house on the fateful day by her neighbours.