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Yakubu Aiyegbeni named the highest paid Nigerian player.

Reading FC forward and former Super Eagles player, Yakubu Aiyegbeni has been named the highest paid Nigerian football. Occupying the second spot in the latest Nigerian footballers’ earners list is Levante’s Kalu Uche. They both earn over $2.5 million each year.

Highest earning Nigerian footballers

 

(1) Yakubu Aiyegbeni

(2) Kalu Uche

(3) Mikel Obi

(4) Obafemi Martins

(5) Emmanuel Emenike

(6) Brown Ideye

Tiwa Savage raises Teen Pregnancy Awareness in Uganda (Photos)

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Heavily-pregnant singer, Tiwa Savage spared some time out of her schedule to raise awareness on teenage pregnancy, unsafe abortions and many more in Uganda.

The talk which was held at the Mariam High School in Kampala, Uganda was part of a 1-week online campaign tailored to create awareness on the issue which has ruined many lives.
On the choice of Tiwa for the event, ‘Reach a Hand’ foundation, Uganda; one of the hosts of the 1 week campaign noted that being a cultural icon the girls can connect with and would be in a best position to address the matter. 

The foundation also revealed that bout 3 million girls aged 15 to 19 undergo unsafe abortions every year. 

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Dear Dbanj, this is NOT a love letter | By: Joy Isi Bewaji

Dear Dbanj, it is time to reinvent you. Enough of these idiotic dance steps.

I thought we had passed this phase of Dbanj’s career? Sizing up his phallus, suggesting sexual machismo, endorsing chauvinism and being a general nuisance?
For all of his self-proclaimed virtues, we now know Dbanj is incapable of making another hit song. It’s like losing your wife and realising all those years of “great sex” was untrue, because the minute she left and you hooked up with another woman, she tells you- without the advantage of love- that your skills are lame.
Dbanj has struggled. Oh dear! Every song- and you can see that he lost sleep, sweated blood, outdid himself, and upped his braggadocio, STILL  a hit track has eluded him like sanity eludes the streets of Lagos.
The problem is not that he cannot save his music, the problem is he IS trying to save it.
Let it go, KOKO master. That thing, unfortunately,  is limp.
Fortunately there’s more to his brand than music. Leave Olamide to thrill Lagos fans even without opening his mouth, it is his time. You, Dbanj, lost it when you lost it.
It is time to reinvent the enigma that you are.
You are Dbanj. For whatever reason you will continue to be relevant for as long as you realise music is not where it is going to happen. See what these small-small boyz are doing to King MI, for instance, messing up his palace with graffiti having more punch than his best lines.
It is hard out here, bro. So take advantage of what you have:
You have the looks (at least women like what they see), you have charisma, you have good style, you know some of the biggest names from oil to corporate Nigeria to politics, you have dated their daughters. You have a standing and clout in social crowds.
Dear Dbanj, it is time to reinvent you. Enough of these idiotic dance steps.
It is time to become a media mogul, forget one-one kobo songs, leave it to the talented. Focus on your Koko phones, Koko garri, Koko pure water- exporter/importer tinz.
Get into fashion, get a Mai Atafo to build a fashion label around your brand and get that friend of yours- Kanye West to wear one of your samples. Then send another one to that other dude that keeps sending you gifts from France. Send another to Big Sean. Use your networks well.
What else? Start a proper music business. Get two hot artistes and invest in their music. Let them sing what you left inside Don Jazzy’s mouth. Be the boss.
Dbanj, it is time to be the Bawse! This has been true for P.Diddy (aka Sean Puffy Combs)
Can Diddy sing? No!
Can he rap? Hell NO!
Is he richer than many Americans and their unborn kids? YES! YES!! YES!!!
I might not be a fan, but I liked your shoes at your first MTV Award event some years back. That should count for something.
So here’s wishing all the best.
And hopefully, we do not see you in this state of hopelessness, hoping to woo the crowd by all means ever again.

Samuel Eto'o honoured for inspiring anti-racism stand.

Africa’s richest footballer, ‎Samuel Eto’o was on Monday received the Medal of Tolerance from the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation (ECTR) for his inspiring stand against racism.
The former Chelsea forward received the prize at a gala dinner at London’s Kensington Palace.
While receiving the award, the Cameroonian stated that he was inspired by a racist incident which happened when he tried to walk off the pitch during a Spanish match in 2006.

“Since that day, I decided I will stand up and fight against abuse,” he revealed.‎




Meanwhile Happy Birthday to the legend who turns 34 today!‎

Actress, Ebube Nwagbo hangs out with Messi and Fabregas in London

Actress, Ebube Nwagbo pictured hanging out (well, more like ran into) Barcelona star, Lionel Messi and his ex team mate, Cesc Fabregas at West London department store Harrods. The entrepreneur shared the pictures on her instagram page with the caption, “Don’t be Jealous, with the world’s greatest leomessi.”
Former Barcelona/Chelsea player, Deco as well as Messi’s girlfriend Antonella Rocuzzo, later joined the close friends at a pizzeria. Antonella is also a great friend of Fabregas’ partner, Daniella Semaan.

"Buhari was a gallant soldier but no one can cheat nature". Joseph Yobo writes

Ex Nigerian footballer turned partisan-politician, Joseph Yobo has questioned the health fitness of General Buhari for not showing up at the recently-held one million march organized by the APC in Lagos . His article is titled, “Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who Is The Fittest Of Them All?” Read below.
“For the sake of clarity, I must first point out that while all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, it is all work and no exercise that makes him an unfit one. 
From all indications earlier in the week, Friday 7th March, 2015 was meant to be a busy day for members and supporters of both the ruling People’s Democratic Party and the opposition All Progressives’ Congress.

In Abuja, there was a scheduled fitness march to keep the blood of Nigerian sports people along with party hierarchy and President Goodluck Jonathan, buzzing. An equivalent march in Lagos, billed initially to be a million-man march of opposition members was to hold in Lagos from Maryland to Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere.
As early as 8am, I and several other supporters of the President walked with him from Aso Rock to Eagle Square where we also jogged around. Some of the pictures from the walk have been swarming social media; one in particular stood out. It was that of President Jonathan doing the hop in an aerobics session.
Pictures of him working out in the gym have surfaced from time to time and this further proved that the man is mentally and physically fit to rule Nigeria. Immediately after the rally ended at 11am, he went back to the State House, freshened up and flew to pay courtesy visits to the Ooni of Ife and Owa Obokun of Ijesaland and attend rallies in their domain.
Enter General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd). After he and his party played hide-and-seek with Nigerians over his whereabouts, the man returned to the country and was conspicuously missing from a march that was the perfect opportunity for him and the top party brass to reassure their supporters that he was fit as a fiddle.
The job of president of a country with over 170 million people is a a tasking one and surely it would have been convenient for a man who insists he was on a two-week rest to have at least walked with the people who will vote him for say one-thirds of the march?
The party chieftains including Bola Tinubu and even its vice-presidential candidate, Prof. Yomi Osinbajo were present at the final stop, so why was the arrowhead of the campaign missing in action?
Why is the opposition shoving in our youthful faces, a grandfather who needs rest, an elder statesman who ought to be chilling in his country home in times like this? 
Assuming their candidate wins the presidential elections, will he disappear periodically too?
Nigerians must take a stand and decide to do what is right. Seeing is believing; we cannot saddle ourselves with a President whose health challenges will affect his output in office. General Buhari was once a gallant soldier but no one can cheat nature.
I, who by the grace of God and the support of sports loving President Jonathan led the Super Eagles to historic victory in the Africa Cup of Nations after a trophy less 19 years and having played football at the highest levels can boldly affirm that the secret to the game is in endurance, and the events of recent times point us to the fact that Nigeria needs just the man who stood and can last. The Game is on.

Former Ivory Coast First Lady, Simone Gbagbo gets 20-year jail term

Simone Gbagbo, the former first lady of Ivory Coast who has been on trial since January has been sentenced to 20-year jail term for “undermining state security”, “disturbing public order” and “organising armed gangs” during post-election violence in 2010-2011.
“Simone Gbagbo most certainly participated in the composition of armed gangs, her men… participated in an insurrectional movement.” ” state prosecutor Simon Yabo Odi told the court.
Gbagbo’s son Michel was also sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the violence that claimed nearly 3000 lives..
“I have suffered humiliation on humiliation during this trial. But I am ready to forgive… because if we do not forgive, the country faces a crisis worse than what we experienced.” The 65 year-old said.

"APC should stop photoshopping Buhari's pictures, he is as old as my mother" – Fayose

I'm sure, some writer somewhere in Nigeria or abroad has started writing a book on Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose and his issues with All Progressives Congress (APC) party's presidential candidate, Major General Muhammadu Buhari.The Governor again has asked the APC to apologise to Nigerians for openly lying to them on matters of national importance. He's also accused the party of using old pictures of its candidate in posters. Below are excerpts of a press statement issued in Ado-Ekiti today by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka.
"In saner climes, you can't lie and be discovered to have lied repeatedly as done by the APC and still want to stand for elections. The new deceit from the APC is to use a photoshopped picture of Buhari for posters in Lagos, making him look like a 50 year old man, whereas he is as old as my mother and cannot survive the rigoursof office even as a governor not to talk of President of Nigeria."He continued, "First, the APC Vice Presidential candidate, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, a supposed pastor posted picture of Reinhard Bonke crusade on his Twitter Handle, claiming that the picture was that of APC campaign rally in Kano."Second, the APC claimed that Buhari made a surprise visit to Chibok and went further to lie that the people and parents of Chibok girls were filled with hope and joy upon sighting Buhari and his entourage, and escorted him into Chibok with singing and dancing."Third, the APC cabal claimed that Buhari travelled to the United Kingdom on a working visit and used fake pictures to back up their lies that Buhari met with ex-British Prime minister, Tony Blair and had a television interview in London."Even when Buhari's wife admitted that her husband was in the UK to rest, the APC cabal went on with their lies, using pictures taken in Transcorp Hilton, Abuja as proof of Buhari's activities in London."If a party and its candidate could lie so brazenly as done by the APC and Buhari, do they still have moral rights to want to rule Nigeria? "God forbid, can Buhari and his APC cabals that are not truthful about their existence as human beings be trusted to be truthful to Nigerians if they take over power?"

"Mourinho not special for me"- David Luiz

Chelsea fans won’t like that! Seems Paris Saint-Germain defender David Luiz hasn’t gotten over his exit from Stamford Bridge and as a matter of fact doesn’t like the way he was treated by the club’s boss.
The Brazilian who is facing his ex club in the last-16 Champions League second leg on Wednesday was asked what made Mourinho special.
“He is special for you, not for me.” He replied.
And his stay at the English club? “I had some great moments at Chelsea and won a lot of titles. I was very happy.
The Blues performance this season? “They are having a great season, defend well and have great players but above all I know my team.” He said.
And on the forthcoming game, Luiz is confident his team would win. “We will try to score there and play like we know how. We will have a good game plan and implement it the best way possible to achieve a great performance. Both can still qualify.” He assured.
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