Watching ex Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia step into the National Stadiun Abuja venue of the unveiling of his successor, Stephen Keshi drew a lot of surprise from guests who had probably thought he was the last person to grace such.
But Siasia who had earlier withdrawn his lawsuit against NFF attracted rounds of applause when he brought out and handed over an all-green Super Eagles jersey with number four inscribed on it.
The present however is not unconnected to Keshi's number four jersey during his football days in Nigeria. As he takes the mantle of leadership from Siasia, he is expected to help Nigeria qualify for the 2013 African Cup of Nations game.Source: Channels TV
RITA DOMINIC TO PRODUCE FIRST MOVIE
Rita Dominic is one of the busiest Nollywood actresses at the moment. The light-skinned Mbaise, Imo State indigene is presently working on her first movie which is to be produced by her production company – The Audrey Silva Company.
Though no specific date has been fixed for its release the movie but there are speculations that it may be released in March 2012. The movie features Rita Dominic, Jide Kosoko, Basorge Tariah Jr., Kate Henshaw-Nuttall, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Chinedu Ikedieze, Chika Chukwu, Femi Jacobs, Linda Ejiofor, and Kehinde Bankole.
Source: OnTV
OSAZE ODEMWINGIE RULED OUT OF BOTSWANA CLASH, KESHI LISTS ASSISTANTS.
Osaze Odemwingie, Super Eagles striker has been ruled out of Saturday’s international friendly against Botswana.
The West Brom player who made history last month few months ago for scoring the fastest goal so far in the 2011/2012 English Premier League (EPL) season is nursing a recurring ankle problem.
Steven Keshi, Super Eagles coach stated that as much as he would have loved to see all the players in the match, Osaze has to stay off to recover fully from the injury moreso to be fully fit for the 2013 African Cup of Nations match in January.
He however assured that other players will give their best. Meanwhile he has chosen four assistants to work with him.
1) Sylvanus Okpala
2)Daniel Amokachi
3)Ike Shorunmu
4)Valerie Houadino
Source: The Moment
NIGERIAN IDOL: THOUSANDS STORM LAGOS AUDITION GROUND
Lagos auditions for the second season of the Nigerian Idol music reality show kicked off on friday November 4 to Sunday November 6, thousands who were looking forward to pave their way into fame through singing trooped the Dream Studios venue excited and hoping for the best.
The reality show which has the trio of Jeffrey Daniels, Charles "Charly Boy" Oputa and Yinka Davies as judges held auditions in Abuja in October, breezing through thousands of talents in Enugu and Port Harcourt along with Etisalat-sponsored
mini-concerts which provided extra entertainment.
The show which promises to be more spectacular than last year's and with a bigger and better prize haul this time around will begin airing on 4th December, until the winner is announced at a grand gala on 1 April 2012.
Spearheaded by Etisalat, in conjunction with Pepsi and Sony. Other partners include Air Nigeria, Megalectrics and Beat FM, the season 1 of the show was won by Yeka Onka, a former beauty queen and
contestant from Abia State.
MISS VENEZUELA IS MISS WORLD 2011
21-year old Ivian Lunasol Sarcos, Miss Venezuela has been crowned Miss World 2011 at the beauty pageant held at the Earls Court Exhibition Center in London.
Gwendoline Ruais, a contestant from the Philippines emerged the first runner-up while Amanda Perez from Puerto Rico placed third.
The beauty queen will spend a year visiting different beneficent projects around the world. "Winning means everything for me and I hope to take advantage of it in a productive way. I'm incredibly happy to have won, and I have to say there were some fantastic girls (in the pageant)," Sarcos said.
"The first thing and what I want to do most is help people in need. I want to help people like me – I grew up an orphan – and I would also like to help the elderly and teenagers with problems and everyone I can."
MICHAEL JACKSON'S DOCTOR FOUND GUILTY
A jury of seven men and five women in Los Angeles has found Conrad Murray, late Michael Jackson's doctor whose trial began september 8, 2011 guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the King of Pop.
58 year-old Murray who was portrayed as an incompetent doctor who used the anesthetic propofol without adequate safeguards and whose neglect left Jackson abandoned as he lay dying will be sentenced on November 29, to four years imprisonment and could also lose his medical license.
He pleaded not guilty adding that he had formed a close friendship with Jackson, never meant to harm him and couldn't explain why he died.
The decision however sparked off jubilation amongst the late singer's fans who had gathered outside with signs and T-shirts demanding, "Justice for Michael,"
He has been remanded into custody.
PALOMA MANDA, BIG BROTHER AFRICA HOUSEMATE STORMS NIGERIA.
Paloma Manda, Zambian housemate in the 2010 edition of the Big Brother Africa All Stars has arrived Nigeria to headline an interactive television programme, a music talent hunt show and concert amongst others.
Her visit was spearheaded by Dandora Production House Limited, an Asaba-based advertising and multi-media production company.
Her choice as the host of the programme was informed by her warmth, international stature in recognition of the desire to build bridges of peace, unity and harmony in Africa while also fostering a cross-continental collaboration and synergy between Nigeria and other African countries especially in the expansion of the entertainment frontiers across cultural borders.
Tony Okrika, Chief Executive Officer, DPHL, explained that "During the Big Brother Africa show, she was well loved by everybody because of her matriarchal disposition and carriage and we feel that there is no better celebrity to mentor youths in the ways a mother can than this young lady. Our confidence in the capacity and charisma of Lady Paloma to deliver successfully on her assignment is quite high."
D'BANJ'S $200, 000 ASTON MARTIN DB7 VANTAGE CAR (RANDOM THOUGHTS)
The other day, while strolling down twitter lane, I came across D’banj’s new Aston Martin DB7 Vantage car picture which according to diverse reports is valued for $200, 000. The other time the shoes he wore to the MTV awards was the cynosure of all eyes, dis time na car. But seriously, reports like this aint good for the heart.lol.
Person wey wake up still dey think wetin he wan chop no go cry when he read that kain story? These stories aint ear-friendly to the poor.
To make the ‘attack’ (cos it’s an attack on people’s brain) milder, it’s better to leave the figures in the Dollar state and never convert it to naira, because of headache. That’s when you hear Mamas inserting a bit of that good news when rebuking their children, “you no dey shame, u carry 5k gimme, no be your mate dey buy Aston Martin car”. U go fear comparison.
So the big question which often comes to recall is where do these artistes get money from? Jim Iyke flaunted his own car almost the same time. Some would say no be only music, no be to just sing for stage come down
So without anybody sending me message, cos I’ve listened to arguments which they don’t get paid for, oh D’banj did this, he did that to get the car. Na una sabi. All those stuffs won’t make the car disappear from his garage.
But seriously, don’t know if this happens to me only, such news often make you zoom into your present job, calculate your salary, close your eyes and for your mind feel like commanding your boss to increase your salary to 500k per month so you”ll be able to live a better life. If all these has happened to you, just chill en, e go better for you.
Now, after shoes and cars, I wan beg media make them no spotlight his shirt or trouser, if I hear that he buys one particular shirt for 8,000 pounds, hmmmm, you wouldn’t want to know what I will do ooo. Safe weekend people.
WIZKID ATTAINS MILLIONNAIRE STATUS
Fast-rising 'Holla at your boy' crooner, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly called Wizkid has joined the music millionaire league at age 21.
The E.M.E act who just upgraded his engagement fee from N500-700, 000 to N1.5million and between N2-N3m for big clients is one of the top 5 most-wanted hip hop stars after 2face Idibia, D'banj and Psquare.
Weezy as fondly called created a record for being the youngest artiste to clinch a MOBO award and recently picked up The Next Rated award at the 2011 Headies. With a VW convertible car worth six million naira and a booming music career, needless to say he is at the high rungs of the ladder. Sources put his monthly earnings at N20m and even upwards.
Meanwhile his Pakurumo video, directed by Clarence Peters is expected to hit the airwaves soon.
Source: TheNetng
MANCHESTER UNITED TO LAUNCH SOCIAL NETWORK FOR 500 MILLION FANS
In January 2010, Manchester United shut down Facebook and Twitter accounts for all of its players, insisting that no Manchester United players maintain personal profiles on social networking websites.
That same month, Manchester United still didn’t have an official Facebook page, while their official Twitter account only had 28,000 followers.
The story however changed last season. The club has now embraced social media with more than 20 million Facebook fans, more than any other Premier League club. Rio Ferdinand alone has over 1.6 million followers on Twitter.
The club has however appointed a digital agency to build a social network for its fans worldwide. The platform will be rolled out in stages over the next two years. The club has identified a target of more than 500m fans. The Manchester United Facebook page has attracted 20m fans in the year since its launch.
The platform will host multimedia contents and offer advertising and sponsorship opportunities for brands. It will also sell items such as club merchandise through an ecommerce function.
The aim however is to drive engagement with the club’s fans and tap into Asian markets, where Manchester United has a strong following and smartphone use is growing rapidly.
The club will offer fans exclusive content, such as videos featuring star players, and content from TV channel MUTV.