Former Super Eagles coach, Bonfrere Jo in a recent interview revealed that embattled Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia having failed to display his tactical ability in his team thus losing the Guinea game only shows that he cannot handle the national team well.
The China-based ex-coach however suggested former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Olisey as a suitable replacement if the Nigeria Football Federation doesn't want to give him a second chance.
"Nigeria is blessed with talented players but this current set of players lack discipline on and off the pitch and they need a coach that can handle them well. Siasia tried to do it off the pitch, but it backfired on the field of play.
"In 2000 when I was in charge, I had a great team that paraded one of the best attacks at the Nations Cup, but we lost in the final match after coming back from two goals down. Nigerians saw the kind of efforts the team put in and they decided to give me a second chance, but these current Eagles did not play as if something was at stake. So they should decide on his fate now,"
DAY 1 PICTURES OF THE MTN LAGOS FASHION&DESIGN WEEK 2011.
From eye-opening workshops, runway shows of jawdropping collections to exhibitions of fashion products and accessories, textiles, furniture design, photography and many more; fashion lovers and designers had a swell time at the Eko convention Centre, Eko Hotel&Suites yesterday as the Lagos MTN Lagos Fashion and Design Week slated for October 26-29 kicked off in grand style with awesome designs from Koke, Xclamation, Phunk Afrique and Mango.
The event which aims to bring together media, industry, buyers and consumers to view the current collections of designers in the fashion capital of Lagos, Nigeria was sponsored
by MTN.
JULIUS AGWU, I GO DYE OTHERS WOO LAFFS N JAMZ
Hosted by one of Nigeria's best comedians, Basketmouth and with other comedy guns like I go dye, Bovi, Buchi, Julius Agwu, Gandoki, Accapella, Mr. Patrick, Senator, Aje Baba,Osam & many more on board, the Independence edition of Laffs n Jamz comedy show is certainly going to shake the roots of Lagos .
Scheduled to hold on Saturday, 29th 0ctober, 2011 at the Ember Creek Ikoyi and with musical performances from eLDee The Don, Overdose, Terry Da Rapman, Idris Abdul Kareem, Kas, Mode 9, Solid Star, 6ft Plus,DJ Jimmy Jatt & others, the show promises to be exciting and worthwhile
FIFA TO MAKE WORLD CUP TICKETS CHEAP
Come year 2014, the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) will make half-price tickets available for Brazilians aged 65 and above as well as cheap tickets for fans from the host nation at the World Cup finals.
Though Brazilian law states that people aged over 65 are entitled to half-price tickets but FIFA had initially refused to follow the policy, sparking anger in Brazilian political circles, before relenting.
In a recent interview, Jerome Valcke, Secretary General, World Football's governing body affirmed that half-price tickets could not be made available to other specific groups, such as blood donors, students or former players. "We must work at ways of making tickets available at preferential prices for all Brazilians who cannot afford to pay large sums". He said.
FIFA hopes to reach agreement on the matter before president Sepp Blatter meets Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff next month.
AIZE OBAYAN, JOKE SILVA FOR POST-INDEPENDENCE LECTURE
Joke Silva, a Nollywood veteran and Aize Obayan, Covenant University Vice Chancellor are among top women to speak at the second edition of 'The Great Women' post-independence lecture slated for October 29, 2011. The lecture which will be held at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce&Industry (LCCI) Alausa will also honour women from all spheres.
Bamidele Ariyo, President, Laurel Size Company, an advocate for. Women leadership and capacity building revealed that to move Nigeria forward, women ought to be allowed to exercise their God-given ability. The aim of the lecture however is to enable guests speakers who are great achievers in their disciplines to motivate and enable their fellow women to excel in their various fields irrespective of the gross misconduct of some men in power.
RMD, FUNKE AKINDELE, TADE OGIDAN, OTHERS TO GRACE 'FAMILY ON FIRE' PREMIER IN UK
DESMOND ELLIOT'S 'IN THE CUPBOARD' PREMIERS IN NEW YORK
FORBES' AFRICA's MOST POWERFUL CELEBS: 11 NIGERIANS MAKE THE LIST
FORBES' AFRICA's MOST POWERFUL CELEBS: 11 NIGERIANS MAKE THE LISTNigerian celebrities certainly deserve a resounding applause and probably a standing ovation for this beautiful record. 11 out of 40 distinguished Africans from 14 countries having dominated Forbes' African most powerful celebrities'list is quite noteworthy. These are top-notch individuals who have made their mark in their chosen fields and thus earned the respect and admiration of many.
Nigeria has the highest number of celebrities on the list, followed by Mali (5), Kenya (4), South Africa (4), Senegal (3), Cote D'voire (2), Ethopia (2), Algeria (2), Benin Republic (1), Somalia (1), Zimbabwe (1), Sudan (1) and Cameroon (1).
8 out of these Nigerians are artistes while the 3 are writers. They occupy position 1st, 6th, 10th, 19th, 32th, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th on the list
(1) Chinua Achebe- Nigeria (Novelist)
(2) Youssou N'Dour-Senegal (Musician)
(3) Didier Drogba-Cote D'voire (Footballer)
(4)Angelique kidjo-Benin Republic(Musician)
(5) Akon-Senegal (Musician)
(6) Wole Soyinka-Nigeria (Playwright)
(7) Salif keita-Mali (Musician)
(8)Yvonne Chakachaka-South Africa (Musician)
(9) Oumong Sang-Mali (Musician)
(10) Femi Kuti-Nigeria (Musician)
(11) Toumani Diabete- Mali (Musician)
(12) Oliver Mtukudzi-Zimbabwe (Musician)
(13) Haile Gebrselassie- Ethopia (Athlete)
(14) Khaled Hadj ibrahim-Algeria (Musician)
(15) Samuel Eto'o-Cameroon (Footballer)
(16) Alek Wek- Sudan (Supermodel)
(17) Liya Kebede- Ethiopia (Supermodel)
(18)Dobet Gnahore- Cote D'voire (Musician)
(19) Genevieve Nnaji- Nigeria (Actress)
(20) Koffi Olomide-Congo (Musician)
(21)Neill Blomkamp- South africa (Movie Producer)
(22)Souad Mass-Algeria (Musician)
(23)Baaba Maal-Senegal (Musician)
(24) Hugh Masekela-South Africa (Musician)
(25) K'Naan-Somali (Musician)
(26) Amadou&Mariam-Mali (Musicians)
(27)Awilo Logomba-Congo (Musician)
(28) Eric Wainaina-Kenya (Musician)
(29) Binyavanga Wainana-Kenya (Author)
(30) Ngugi Wa Thiongo-Kenya (Author)
(31) Freshly Ground-South Africa (Musician)
(32) Chimamanda Adichie-Nigeria (Author)
(33) Rokia Traore-Mali (Musician)
(34) Tuface Idibia-Nigeria (Musician)
(35) Psquare- Nigeria (Musician)
(36) Don Jazzy- Nigeria (Music Producer)
(37) D'banj- Nigeria (Musician)
(38) Nneka- Nigeria (Musician)
(39) Asa-Nigeria (Musician)
(40) Patricia Amira-Kenya (TV personality)
NAIRATWEETS PAYS NIGERIANS TO TWEET
Get paid to tweet" website, Nairatweets, is set to enable Nigerians pay for digital content online via its recently launched digital store.
Fehintolu Olaogun, Co-founder of Nairatweets revealed that the Nairatweets store will give mobile app developers and brands the opportunity to create engaging content for the online community and also offer a platform to monetize the content.
Nairatweets users will be able to use their earnings from the site to pay for digital content ranging from music to mobile applications. The store is available on all mobile devices.
(Culled from CP-Africa)
LAGOS STYLE WEEK 2011-PHOTOS OF SOME DESIGNS
The objective of the Lagos style Week 2011 slated for November 26-27 at the Incubator, Victoria Island is to connect Nigerian designers with today's top fashion buyers as well as worldwide press coverage and clients.
There will be a display of 10 design pieces from 5 established & 20 emerging designers and BN exclusively brings you photos of pieces of some of the emerging designers.