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PHOTO: JOHN MIKEL OBI NAMED NIGERIA PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2012
The 25 year-old who garnered a total of 36.8 % votes cast edged out team-mates; Victor Moses, Ahmed Musa, Reuben Gabriel and John Utaka who came second, third, fourth and fifth respectively.
He was presented the award by veteran journalist and Chief Editor, Goal.com Nigeria, Ololade Adewuyi on Thursday at the Olympic Park Stadion, South Africa.
Mikel who has so far been impressive in the ongoing AFCON tournament disclosed to goal.com Nigeria that he wants to help his country overcome all obstacles on their way towards winning a third African title in South Africa.
Source: Goal.com (Nigeria)
Photocredit: Ololade Adewuyi
LIVERPOOL'S STEVEN GERRARD WINS ENGLAND PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD
The England captain who received the award from Sir Bobby Charlton at a ceremony in Burton has however joined the likes of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard who have won the award twice.
Reacting to the honour; Gerrard said, "It means a lot to me when you look at the quality and standard of players in this squad. For me to be picked out to win an individual award is a bonus and something I'm really delighted with.
"It's always a proud feeling to play for this team and the manager believing in me and giving me the captaincy was a huge lift for my personal confidence. I think I've shown a level of consistency that maybe I haven't shown in previous years, so it's been a good year."
Source: BBC Sports
DENRELE AND GOLDIE TO KICK OFF REALITY SHOW
Anyways, the jolly good pals are taking their friendship to another height, they recently announced that they are working on a reality show. Scheduled to kick off this february, the show which has been titled 'Tru Friendship' is being produced by Tee Jays Star. It aims to focus on their lives as showbiz personalities.
RITA DOMINIC COVERS WOW MAGAZINE'S NEW ISSUE
RADIO HIT SHOW: WANDE COAL FOR PRESIDENT!
Find out if the RHS panelists feel the same way. Download RHS Seasons 3 Episode 5: www.hu.lk/3w3hkhr9r1fk?
RadioHitShow is going on a break for a couple of weeks, in the mean time watch out for VHS.
Songs reviewed this week
1) Iceprince ft wizkid, Mercy Johnson, Sarkodie,M.I, Kuli Chana
2) Wande Coal ft Don Jazzy — The Kick
3) Reminice — Ngboro
4) Ayuba ft Vector — Happy people (remix)5) Tosin Martins– Oti ya
DIPP&FRIENDS SET TO KICK OFF ABUJA TOUR
DIPP's Phoenix Entertainment label in partnership with HAWT, Abuja and Pixie Dust PR, presents the "DIPP & Friends Abuja Tour"; a 3-day tour which will hold from 13th – 15th of February, 2013.
The aim of the tour is to create a more familiar and direct avenue for DIPP to connect with his fans all over the country, create an opportunity where he and his fans can have fun under the same roof and also promote his chart-topping music.
He will be touring 3 of the city's top clubs: KLUB VANITI, PUB 360 and CLUB MARACAS and also visiting ABUJA UNVERSITY, BAZE UNVERSITY and NASARAWA UNIVERSITY, plus an AUTOGRAPH SESSION at pool side, summerset hotel.
Friends of DIPP supporting the tour include Rayce, Eva, May D, Kel, Morell, Dotun (Cool FM), Kore Brown (Top Radio FM), Nedu (Wazobia FM), Kris Da Razor (Beat FM), Doray, and a host of other A-list artistes from Abuja.
The tour is proudly supported by HAWT TV, COOL FM, HOT FM, RAY POWER FM, KISS FM, RHYTHM FM, OCEAN 11 EATERY and THE HUT EATERY.
MARIO BALOTELLI SEALS AC MILAN MOVE
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| Mario Balotelli with his AC Milan shirt |
Former Manchester City striker, Mario Balotelli has finally completed his move to Italian club, AC Milan having completed his medical tests. He however thanked his erstwhile teammates, manager and supporters for being great with him, “I will always have a very special place in my heart for City, it’s a great club with a great future, I thank them for all of their support of me. Maybe one day we will see each other again.”
“I spoke with Roberto before I went to speak to the players. We spoke for some time about lots of things. He was sad, and I was too. But it was a good conversation. I love Roberto, he has been very important for my career, and I will always thank him for having trust and faith in me.” He wrote on Manchester City’s website
Photocredit: ITV Sports
ALICIA KEYS NAMED BLACKBERRY'S CREATIVE DIRECTOR
After unveiling two new smartphones and changing its name from RIM to Blackberry, another surprising (perhaps) news is that singer Alicia Keys has been unveiled as its new global Creative Director.
As a Creative Director, the award-winning singer who was unveiled yesterday, will help promote BlackBerry 10 to customers, people in the entertainment business and developers.
ACTRESS, STEPHANIE OKEREKE'S PROJECT FEATURED IN LOS ANGELES NEWSPAPER
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| Stephanie Okereke-Linus |
Stephanie Okereke’s upcoming movie, ‘Dry’ aims to address the issue of Vesico Vaginal Fistula, a disease which always occur during child birth amongst women in the Northern part of Nigeria.
she was once quoted thus, “I have decided to share their stories through ‘DRY’. It journeys into the heart-wrenching details of a culture not too many films dare to explore. The issue might seem controversial, but if it will set one girl free and open the minds of the people, and also instruct different bodies and individuals to take action, then the movie would have served its purpose.” she
This project however got a mention in a Los Angeles newspaper, ”The LA Sentinel’ published on the 24th of January, 2013. It was captioned ‘Nigerian star, Stephanie Okereke-Linus tackles VVF‘.
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