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2014 World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, and Neymar star in new campaign (Photo)

As a prelude to the tournament, Nike has shot and unveiled its first campaign for the 2014 World Cup. The ad which was unveiled on April 1st, 2014 stars Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, Neymar of Brazil and Wayne Rooney of England. Titled “Risk Everything”, the 3-minute video highlights what each of the soccer stars have to prove at the sporting event.

It gets messier! Tchidi Chikere exposes ex-wife on twitter

 
 
 
There’s more than meets the eye. *sigh*. Newly-married actor/Producer Tchidi Chikere, today took to his official twitter page to set the records straight on his recent marriage to budding actress, Nuella Njubigbo and why he deserted his ex-wife, Sophia and mother of his three boys. I must really say he opened a can of worms. He even posted pictures of Sophia and his alleged boyfriend.
“God knws I ve tried to be mature bout this.God knws I tried to be silent.This is d woman who says she loves her hsbnd. Most terrible wife ever in life..smbody that never gave me a home. Wanted to party freak life. no respct for marriage. All she wanted was to bear my name n still live as she wanted. I ws free to do anytin i wantd as long she hd my name. No love no affection, all had was a roof over my head. now I m saying NO,i m tired I want a real home, a quality life. Read his tweets below. (@ChikereTchidi)
I want to experience love and what it really means to have a home, wht life feels like to be truly married. I begged her for yrs I cried for affection I begd for a bond. she never cared. I could die for all she cared,as long as she remains Tchidi s widow.GOD FORBID. U fight with single girls over men. Nevr hd time for me,nevr hd time for our kids, I m tired of that life,i wnt to live a better life.N she s CRYING WOLF.
You hv a boyfriend(S)u ve been bearing his name,i’m sure he s dumped you coz of ur bad attitude and your coming bk to say you love me?!! In 5000, lives n more to come I do not wish to set meet anybody like Sophia, u re a nightmare. Even when u re lying u CRY. All the Juju you and your family have done to destroy me ddnt work, My God is stronger than u all. That s why u ve come out now to scream.
Sophia dnt push me to talk, this is jst a pinch of salt compared to the real deal. If i talk, people will see you on d streets and stone you. Rmber when I used to cry for food in my own house where I provide for everything?Smtimes up to 5 days? Do you know wht love is? Since when? I told you I d leave,I told you many many years ago.So dnt call nobody s name in this..I ve tried to tk the balme,bt no more. I tried to be d sacrificial lamb while u act the saint cos of my lovely kids, bt smday they ll grow into men nl understand y Daddy hd t talk. U can cook up as many more lies as u wnt, that s ur trade. Just know dt if u push me to talk again, I ll tlk without holding Anything back
 
And when i talk again, I’ll talk with proof, I only want you to still hv little dignity, that is why I m stopping here. Don’t push me. Did you tell them I pay you every month? Till now?That I look after rmy kids? Bath them? Give them a hair cut each myself? Always? Yet u spread the lies that i ABANDONED my kisds? Do you have a heart at all? U re wicked..All i want is a LIFE! U gave me NONE..!!!!!!!! i was like a stray Dog for years. Now i m saying NO MORE
 
Did you tell them all the demands you re making in d divorce court? Did you tell them how you spend months in London in ur boyfriends house while d kids stayed with house maids? What I had was a traditional wedding, n it takes two families, two villages. It shows I hv the support of my people and family. Marriages are not contracted on the pages of Newspapers and granting interviews to pose n feel relevant. That’s Lagos talk. Root is Root.

Quote of the day: Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Swedish player Zlatan. Ibrahimovic shared this quote/photo ahead of his team (PSG) ‘s UCL match against Chelsea. It reads thus,
“Why would we fear the Special One’s team when we have the only One?”
We shall see after 90mins
Enjoy the game!

Photos: Jason Njoku, Obi Asika, others attend UK Nigeria SME Summit.

The UK Nigeria SME Summit; an initiative of Enterprise Creative – Nigeria’s leading development agency for the creative industries and the official Lagos Partner and Hub for the UK Nigeria 100 Project took place on Friday, March 28, 2014, at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Victoria Island, Lagos.
 
The event was a gathering of key stakeholders in the Nigerian creative and digital industries who rubbed minds on pertinent business issues relevant to UK and Nigerian SMES. Present were entrepreneurs, corporate executives, heads of international organizations, public institutions to mention a few.
 
 
Speakers at the Summit include British Deputy High Commissioner Peter Carter,
Obi Asika (Chairman, Dragon Africa); Jason Njoku (CEO, SPARK); Femi Longe (Co-founder, CC Hub); Connie Price (Country Director, British Council Nigeria); John Adeleke (Chairman, Montgomery Africa & World Trade Centre); Prince Adeyemi Adefulu (President, Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce), Sanyade Okoli (MD Travant Ltd), Emeka Mordi (Buyam.com.ng), Chuka Ekeledo, Beverly Okoye etc
 
 
The UK Nigeria SME Summit is a key part of the UK Nigeria 100 Project, an ongoing initiative of the UK Trade & Investment and the Foreign Commonwealth Office, which aims to partner 100 British small businesses with 100 Nigerian small businesses in the diverse and dynamic creative and digital industries.

Photo: Wizkid gets painting from fan

 
The artist got it right! The star singer shared the picture of the beautiful painting he got from an ardent fan. Other celebs who have been gifted with such beautiful pieces of art include Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji and Kate Henshaw. (And of course there are those we see at the roadside especially in Lagos.)

FIFA bans Barcelona from signing players for two transfer windows.

Spanish club, Barcelona has been banned by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee from signing players for two transfer windows after breach of transfer regulation rules, relating to registering players under the age of 18. The club along with the ban have also been fined €368, 980.
The implication is that the title defenders will be unable to sign on new players or even replace the outgoing ones, Carles Puyol and Victor Valdes whose contracts expire at the end of this season.
A statement from FIFA reads thus, “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF) and Spanish club FC Barcelona for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18. The investigations concerned several minor players who were registered and participated in competitions with the club over various periods between 2009 and 2013.”

2014 World Cup: Wyclef Jean, Carlos Santana, Avicii and Alexandre Pires record official anthem.

FIFA and Sony Music Entertainment recently announced that the official anthem of the 2014 FIFA World Cup will be recorded by award-winning superstars; Wyclef Jean, Carlos Santana Avicii and Alexandre Pires. Titled, “Dar um Jeito (We Will Find A Way)”, the song which will be released this month will be performed by the four artistes at the tournament’s closing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on 13 July, 2014.
There are now four official songs for the tournament. The first was recorded by Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte; there’s another Super-Song winning track to be recorded by Ricky Martin and the Official Mascot Song which was released in 2012 by Brazilian singer, Arlindo Cruz.
“It is an honour to take part in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and have “Dar um Jeito (We Will Find A Way”) selected as the Anthem. Along with my brothers, Wyclef, Avicii and Alexandre Pires, we look forward to performing the song in Rio de Janeiro in July and sharing this message of light and hope on the FIFA World Cup stage.” Carlos Santana stated.
FIFA’s Marketing Director, Thierry Weil also noted that, “It is great to see another impressive group of artistes join the official music programme of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. FIFA and Sony have been working hard in developing an album that brings the sounds of Brazil to life through a variety of creative tracks. Santana, Wyclef, Avicii and Alexandre Pires are true musical icons and I am thrilled they will be part of the 2014 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony.”

Prince William, Kate Middleton release new family portrait

Prince William and Kate Middleton have released a new family portrait, featuring their 8-month old son, Prince George. The couple who are starting their 3-week tour to New Zealand and Australia tomorrow are pictured leaning out of the window of their home in Kensington Palace.
The picture was taken by award-winning photographer celebrity photographer, Jason Bell who took official photos of Prince George’s christening. The 44 year-old has also worked for publications like Vogue and Vanity Fair.
Prince George will be the second baby to embark on a royal tour. His father, Prince William accompanied his parents; Prince Charles and Princess Diana to the two countries In 1983.

TEDxAkure presents "Pursuit Of Happiness"

The 2014 edition of the TEDXAkure; an event which will feature individuals who have made a mark or carved a niche for themselves in their respective careers is set to hold this week. Themed, “Pursuit of Happiness”, the event is aimed at inspiring young people, middle aged and old individuals across Nigeria. Speakers will inspire creativity, share mind-shifting stories, and engage their physical and virtual audience in ways that every individual deserves. TEDxAkure has two major events: The Adult event – TEDxAkure (Pursuit of happiness) and The Teen event – TEDxKidsAkure (Creating the spark). Both events will hold on 4th and 5th April 2014.
According to the organizers, “TEDxAkure focuses on transforming how people ”Dream, Act, Succeed and Share”. The inspiration for our theme was gotten from the movie ‘the pursuit of happiness’, a movie that highlighted that persistence, focus, hard work and diligence are necessary to attain fulfilment and job satisfaction in life. It showed to us that anything was possible if we believed and put our hearts to it. Most importantly, we want to build a collaborative team who are passionate about empowering Nigerians, and are as excited as we are about shaping, enriching and improving this event.”
Speakers for the 4th April event which holds at the Federal University of Technology, Akure include:
– Tosyn Bucknor: On Air Personality and youths development advocate
– Ijeoma Unegbu: blogger and writer
– Ibukun Femi-Ajala: Minds Game Trainer and Author
– Ade Adebayo: Co-Founder, Efiko (A mobile education test software)
– Ishola Ayodeji: technologist and researcher
– Gbenga Adesina: Chemical Engineer and poet
– Salem Kosemani: World Bank Youth Awardee, 2013
– Valentine Akpoveta: Journalist, Writer and life coach
– Team Eagle: Developer of the Award winning Echanter Mobile Application
 
Speakers for 5th of April event scheduled to hold at the Cocoa Conference Hall, Ondo State Governor’s office, Akure are:
– Dele Akinsade: Microsoft Developer Platform Evangelist for West, East, central Africa and Indian Oceans
– Seun Onigbide: Founder, Budgit
– Mike Asukwo: Award Winning Journalist
– Mr Akin Adaramola – Ondo State Commissioner of Economic Planning and Budget
– Dr Dotun Olalusi: Medical Doctor and Poet
– Tomi Sax – Saxophonist
– Chude Jideonwu – Founder and Programs Director, The Future Awards
– Feyisayo Anjorin – Movie Producer and Actor
– Imagine Cup 2013 local final winners – Team Lifesaver (inventors)
– Ayman Mahmoud – Egyptian Life Coach, TED Translator, change maker and International Conference Speaker
– Professor Segun Ojo – consultant pathologist OAU Ife
– Team PrepClass – Winner 2014 Tech Cabal Hackathon
– Abiola Olaniran – Africa’s foremost game developer, founder gamsole
Anna Waldman-Brown (maker faire) ::::::: [email protected]
– Constant Asabia – Senior managing partner, Peaches and Platinum.
ABOUT TEDxAkure
 
TEDxAkure is one of the largest and best curated TEDx events in Nigeria. TEDxAkure plays host to adults of all ages from teenagers to octogenarians. At TEDxAkure we believe that everyone has valuable ideas and allow for open breakout discussion sessions and idea sharing platforms.
TEDxKidsAkure is the first TEDxkids Day event in Nigeria and western Africa with an average overall participation of about 1000 youths. TEDxKids@Akure targets a specific a special age group; Ages 9 – 13, whom are believed to still possess their childhood innocence and ingenuity.
Webcast / Live Event
TEDxAkure and TEDxKids@Akure will be broadcast live over the internet to over five million (5,000,000) viewers globally. Our live events are essentially a live simulcast of TEDxAkure and TEDxKids@Akure. All talks at the TEDxAkure and TEDxKids@Akure event will be broadcast live to all the live event locations via a live stream internet channel. We the (TEDxAkure and TEDxKids@Akure Team) expect that innovative discussions will also take place across all live viewing locations, with emphasis on feedback. We believe you partnering with us will help boost your company’s corporate social image and Goodwill within our community.
 
 
ABOUT Tedx
 
Tedx is a non-profit making (NGO) global organization with millions of followers all around the world and the two events would be viewed live by millions of Tedx followers online, you stand to gain a global recognition as one of our partners because an evaluation report would be sent to Tedx global indicating you as one of our partners, the report which would be published on www.tedx.com. Also, this would serve as a way of contributing your own quota to the socio-economic empowerment of the average Nigerian youth. TEDx is devoted to Ideas worth spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TEDx has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TEDx Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes.
TEDx speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TEDx Conference takes place in Long Beach, California, with simulcast in Palm Springs; TEDxGlobal is held each year in Oxford, UK.
 
 
 
 
 
For enquiries, contact
Olawale Ayomide (social media platform TedxAkure)
Twitter – @Tedxakure;
Phone no. 08189045984

What role would you love to see him play? Davido makes Nollywood debut

What role would you love to see him Davido play? Star singer, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke has made his silver screen debut in the flick John Zerebe; courtesy his cousin and actor, Ike Ojoegwu. Don’t have details about the cast and crew or his particular role but he’ll sure fit in a gangster/bully or an aggressive lover role. I dunno. Just suggesting. No hard feelings.
Ike, who also doubles as the producer spoke about the singer’s interest in the movie. “Davido is quite delighted and very supportive on this project like he has always been. He wouldn’t put his hand in anything that doesn’t worth it or that would tarnish his image. I know how big he is and I don’t want to put a lot of pressure on him because of his busy schedule. It is his first appearance furthermore, the script is in such a way that he doesn’t over shadow the beauty of the script but however, adds his weight to the success of project.’
Source: Movie Moments