OGE OKOYE SHAVES HAIR IN NEW MOVIE
YAYA TOURE CROWNED AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011
28 year-old Manchester city midfielder, Yaya Toure has emerged CAF's African player of the year 2011 beating Ghana's Andre Ayew and Mali's Seydou Keita.
He was chosen based on votes of head coaches or technical directors of the national association based on the performance of the nominees from January to November.
SUPER EAGLES GET NEW RULE
"If we were Indians, I would understand, because it's part of their culture but wearing ear rings by men is alien to Nigeria and no player is permitted here to wear them."
The implication however is that the likes of Osaze Odemwingie, Joseph Yobo, Obafemi Martins, Dele Adeleye, Victor Anichebe, Chibuzor Okonkwo to mention will have to dance to his tune.
STEVE JOBS FIRST STATUTE UNVEILED
Located in Budapest, Graphisoft's company headquarters.
Steve Jobs in the 80s had encountered Graphisoft during a certain ceBIT technology fair and had helped the company further by marketing and distributing its architectural design software.One of Steve's far-reaching deeds!
CAF SHORTLISTS THREE PLAYERS FOR THE AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD
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| Yaya Toure |
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| Andre Ayew |
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| Seydou Keita |
The TheConfederation of African Football (CAF) has shortlisted the final three players contesting for the 2011 African Player of the Year award
The players are:
Yaya Toure (Manchester City&Ivory Coast) Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseile& Ghana)
Seydou Keita (Barcelona&Mali)
The winner will be announced at the CAF Awards Gala, which on Thursday, December 22 in Accra. The shortlist for the 2011 African Player of the Year was decided by votes of head coaches or technical directors of the national associations affiliated to CAF based on the performance of the nominees from January to November, 2011.
Source: Goal.com
OPA WILLIAMS ENDS NITE OF A THOUSAND LAUGHS
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Nite of a thousand laffs need no introduction, the comedy programme which came on board in 1995 has played host to the likes of Basketmouth, I go Dye, Julius Agwu, Okey Bakkasi and many more.
Movie Producer and the Producer, Opa Williams has decided to bring the show to an end. According to him, the show unlike before is no more unique as it used to be as many comedians are doing similar shows, comedians according to him are trying to recreate the show and also recycling the same jokes. The final editions will however take place on 26th December 2011 in Benin and January 1, 2012 in Port Harcourt.
MTV LAUNCHES COMEDY CHANNEL.
Targetted mainly at kids and youth, MTV Networks Africa has launched a new channel called ‘Comedy Central’. It’s a bespoke 24-hour English language comedy channel reaching viewers in 47 territories in sub-saharan Africa.
Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, MTV Networks Africa said ‘we are delighted to bring humour, smiles and laughter to viewers by adding comedy central to our existing portfolio of brands”.
The channel has kicked off.
ARIK AIRLINE HOSTESS CAUGHT IN THE UK WITH COCAINE
I usually don’t do this on a good day but this took me by surprise and I just had to share it.
A 30 year-old air hostess working for Arik Air, by name Chinwendu Uwakaonyenma Ogbonnaya, was on Sunday 18th December 2011 arrested at Heathrow Airport for concealing and smuggling four kilograms of cocaine into the United Kingdom.
According to The British high commission in Abuja, “She had arrived into Heathrow Terminal 4 having travelled on an Arik Air flight from Lagos in Nigeria, she was charged with attempting to import a class A substance, and appeared before Uxbridge Magistrate court in the UK
Arik airline however has promised to support the British police and the magistrates in the matter even as it regrets that the incident is the first involving its crew.
Source: Thisday
MONALISA CHINDA LANDS VITA 500 ENDORSEMENT DEAL
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| Monalisa Chinda |
Even as the year is running to an abrupt end, pretty Nollywood actress and Glo ambassador Monalisa is still counting her blessings. A month ago, the single mother was made the face of CARNIRIV, an annual internationally acclaimed Port Harcourt carnival, now she has just landed an endorsement deal believed to be worth about 30million naira.
The Rivers State indigene is now the face of Vita 500, an energy drink from South Korea currently in circulation in Nigeria and some West African countries.