It’s Official: Wizkid joins Iyanya, Davido, Praiz as MTN ambassador.

Wizkid is smiling to the bank. Photo: Instagram You’ll soon be coming across Wizkid’s face on MTN billboards and newspaper adverts, anywhere you go. The rapidly-rising pop star has put pen to paper with MTN Nigeria in a major endorsement deal sources say could be near N50m for an undisclosed duration. Insiders privy to the deal told us over the weekend, that Wizkid concluded his endorsement arrangement with MTN execs shortly after news broke that the Telecoms giant has switched policy to sign several MTN Project Fame alumni as brand ambassadors. The new ambassadors include Iyanya, Praiz, Chidinma and iMike, as well as Davido. Total budget for the initial deal, insiders say, is over N100m; and Wizzy’s coming has pushed the figure far up. An excited Wizkid let the cat out of the bag when he tweeted on June 9, ‘MTN‘, ‘Owo nla le‘. His manager has however remained mum over the signing, ignoring NET email enquiries.

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LATEST LATEST,Meet Olamide’s ‘baby mama and boo from day 1′

Olamide and his Baby mama He’s one of the hottest rappers in town now, we’ve described his rise to fame but one thing that seems to have eluded us in painting Olamide‘s rising profile is his romantic life. He’s confirmed to Toolz in a recent interview that he’s in a relationship but who’s the special lady that has got ‘Badoo’ mushy and goofy inside? We just might have found her! A few weeks back, the 26-year-old rapper put up photos of a pretty young lady and himself hanging out in a night club calling her his ‘baby mama’ and ‘boo from day 1′. Don’t they look cute together?

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NET EXCLUSIVE: Olamide becomes first Nigerian ambassador for CIROC

Olamide Did we hear you say ‘it’s been a long time coming‘? With almost every relevant Nigerian artiste out there signing endorsement deals, isn’t it baffling that Olamide who’s like hottest rapper number 2 hasn’t signed any major deal yet? Ponder no more! Sources tell NET Olamide has signed a multimillion Naira endorsement deal with alcoholic drink Ciroc Ultra Premium vodka and will become the first Nigerian ambassador for the alcoholic beverage. Olamide’s management has yet to respond to our queries but inside sources tell us that the deal has been signed and sealed already. ‘The money had to be sent in three parts, that’s how huge it is‘, an insider tells us. Ciroc, produced and distributed by Diageo is looking at promoting their brand in West Africa after launching in 2011. By signing Olamide as ambassador, Ciroc is adopting the similar marketing model practised in the US; the likes of French Montana, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Ray Jay, Funkmaster Flex are all ambassadors for the drink.

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NEMA assists 677 robbery victims in Katsina

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to victims of robbery attacks in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina state. Alhaji Musa Ilallah, the NEMA Northwest Zonal Coordinator, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the materials were handed over to the council officials on Thursday July 11. Illah said the victims included 232 women of which 30 were pregnant, 380 children and 65 men. NAN reports that the victims, from six villages took refuge at Faskari Model Primary School six days ago after armed robbers attacked several villages in the area, carting away cattle and valuables. Ilallah said the items distributed included 300 pieces of mattresses, mats, blankets and mosquito nets, as well as 50 bags each of rice, maize and millets. Other were 10 Jerry cans each of vegetable and palm oil, and 400 cartons of noodles. NAN reports that the Faskari local council had also provided drugs, sanitary materials, water and consumables to the victims. Its Director of Finance and Administration, Alhaji Sale Tsagero, told NAN that the state Rehabilitation and Emergency Relief Agency (RERA) had similarly distributed relief materials to the victims. According to him, the items shared out include 100 bags of cassava flour, 20 bags of rice, 10 bags of sugar, 200 gallons of palm oil, 200 pieces of cooking stoves, 200 cartons of noodles, 100 pieces of plastic buckets, soap and detergent. A NAN correspondent who visited the camp reports that the victims have taken over class rooms in the school. One of them, Malam Hassan Lawal, said the armed robbers had attacked different villages, including Unguwar Hayi on July 4 and Unguwar Doka on July 7, where a 17-year-old boy was killed and his cows carted way. ``Because of the the two incidences our people deserted their villages to escape the robbers; we are from six communities along with our families,’’ Lawal said. According to him, a woman, Malama Hassanatu Musa, had delivered a baby on their way to the camp, adding that four others are on admission at a hospital. He commended the efforts of the local council, Faskari Hospital Friends Committee and Red Cross Society for their support. When contacted, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, the Divisional Secretary of the Red Cross, said some of the victims had also taken shelter in Sabon Layin Galadima, Fankama and Maigora villages. According to him, the people living in Zamfarawar Arewa and Marabar Sabon Layi have deserted their villages due to persistent attacks by the robbers. Also, Chairman of Faskari Hospital Friends Committee, Malam Sani Garba, said the committee had been providing food to the victims since their arrival. (NAN)

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Dietician advises Nigerians to consume watermelon

A dietician at the Garki Hospital, Abuja, Ms Yemisi Olowookere, on Thursday said that consumption of watermelon was ideal for the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle. Olowookere told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that watermelon contained potassium and was very helpful in cleaning or washing off the toxic deposits in kidneys. She said watermelon was also helpful in reducing concentration of uric acid in the blood, thereby reducing the chances of kidney damages and formation of renal calculi in it. ``Renal calculi is a common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank or groin. ``Watermelon, being high in water content, induces frequent urinating, which is again helpful for cleaning of kidneys and the anti oxidants present ensure good health of kidneys. ``Watermelon is super-tasty health food which is very refreshing. It is a real hot-weather pleasure and it is great after long run,’’ she said. According to her, watermelon has 95 per cent water which helps to curb appetite and feeling of satiety. Olowookere said that watermelon had 80 per cent lycopene, a phytochemical that protects the heart, prostate and skin health. She said that recent scientists studies claimed that lycopene was found to enhance male fertility by improving both sperm concentration and motility. ``Watermelon is hydrating, re-mineralising, alkalising, diuretic and laxative. ``Watermelon reduces risk of several cancers such as prostate, ovarian, cervical, oral and pharyngeal as it also protects the skin against sun burn. ``It is packed with vitamins and minerals such as vitamin C, foliates, iron and potassium, particularly more beta-carotene (pro-vit A), vit B1, and vit B6,’’ she said. According to Olowookere, diabetics tolerate watermelon well because of the low sugar content and beneficial in weight loss treatments as they were also low in calories and produce satiety value. She said a good slice of watermelon was superior as refreshment to bottled drinks; children in particular could take advantage of the refreshing and mineralising effect of water melon. Olowookere, therefore, recommended that the consumption of watermelon was ideal as part of a healthy diet as the seeds were also high in amino acids, `B' vitamins and magnesium. (NAN)

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Afua Osei Winner of Miss Ghana USA 2013.

Africa keeps on shining brighter as a panel of Ghanaian American judges crowned Ghanaian beauty Afua Osei Miss Ghana USA 2013 on Friday 28th June 2013. The 26 year old from Bowie, Maryland representing the Upper East Region of Ghana is a Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Policy graduate of the University of Chicago. She started her career in politics working for the United States action committee EMILY’s List and later as an intern in the Office of the First Lady of America – Michelle Obama. Afua also won the title of Miss Congeniality, voted by her co contestants as the most congenial, charismatic and inspirational participant. Now, Afua is faced with the job of empowering and connecting the next generation of African female business leaders, offer them an avenue to achieve their goals and carry out social and humanitarian initiatives in Ghanaian communities across the United States.

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50 Cent Released From Hospital After Car Accident

A month after 50 Cent was hospitalized with some blockage in his small intestine, Fif was back in the hospital last night, this time after a car accident. He has since been released and is back on the mend. “Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson was involved in a car accident in New York early Tuesday morning. He was taken to New York Hospital Queens where he was treated for minor neck and back injuries,” said a spokesperson for the rapper in a statement given to MTV News. “He was released this morning and is doing fine.” The rapper’s website This is 50 broke the story early Tuesday morning (June 26), though the details are thin. The site reported that the Get Rich or Die Tryin’ MC’s bullet-proof SUV almost flipped over after it was rear-ended by a Mack truck while driving on the Long Island Expressway in New York City. The site published multiple pictures of 50 on a stretcher with a neck brace. There are also pictures of 50′s mangled SUV as well as photos of the truck that is said to have caused the accident. 50 famously survived a 2000 attack in which he was shot nine times and in 2003 dropped his classic major-label debut Get Rich or Die Tryin’. Fif has since built himself as one of rap’s biggest draws and smartest business minds, crafting lucrative deals in music and merchandising. Fif’s latest mixtape The Lost Tape was released in May and on July 3 the G-Unit Records CEO will be releasing his oft-delayed fifth studio album 5 (Murder By Numbers). Leave your get-well wishes for 50 Cent in the comment section.

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Check Out Olamide On The Cover Of Mystreetz Magazine's New Issue

Hip hop star, Olamide looking dapper on suit on the cover of MyStreetz magazine's latest issue. Sesan Adeniji, the publisher of MyStreetz magazine said about the new issue; "With the way Nigerian music industry has continued to evolve, sometimes, one need to ask the question what if? What if, Fela hadn't let go of his tussle with Orlando Julius for the ownership of Highlife Jazz to discover Afro-beat? What if Sir Shina Peters had been content with the music genre he tussled for with Segun Adewale and he hadn't pioneered Afro Juju? What if prince Nico Mbarga hadn't sang "sweet mother" and Tu face never recorded "African Queen"? The answers are not far fetch. Nigerian music wouldn't have been widely recognized and respected as it is today without the record set by these brave hearts who took the road less traveled and refused to join the bandwagons. We live in the industry where copycat syndrome are the order of the day and the few who dare to do something different are hardly encouraged from the onset except when the beat from the odds to breakthrough. We at the MyStreetz magazine have always stood out to report what is different and just like we once projected with 'Olamide's eyes on the rap throne' which was the first time he graced the cover of MyStreetz magazine. Musically his stock has risen ever since, so much that he became the first artist to grace the magazine's cover for the second time."

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Facebook executives switch flight and avoid crash death.

IN Washington : Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and other executives at the social media giant escaped potential disaster when they switched to a United flight returning from a Korean business trip. View Full Image They were earlier booked on the Asiana Air flight that crash landed at San Francisco International Airport Saturday morning killing two people and leaving at least 49 critically injured. “I was on another flight from Korea at the exact same time,” USA Today quoted Sandberg as tweeting. “We are ok. My friend on that flight is ok, too.” Sandberg said colleagues Debbie Frost, Charlton Gholson and Kelly Hoffman also switched flights. Sandberg author of the recently released best seller “Lean In”, took another flight from Seoul to cash in air miles tickets for family members, according to USA Today. She said the United flight landed 20 minutes before the Asiana crashed. “Thanks you to everyone who is reaching out – and sorry if we worried anyone,” she tweeted.

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Chelsea sign Australia goalkeeper Schwarzer

LONDON (Reuters) – Premier League Chelsea have signed Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer on a free transfer until the end of next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Schwarzer, 40, has played more than 15 years in England with Bradford City, Middlesbrough and Fulham. Last season he became the first overseas player to complete 500 Premier League appearances. “It’s a phenomenal club,” Schwarzer told the Chelsea website (www.chelseafc.com) on Tuesday. “It’s one of the biggest and best clubs in the world and it’s an honour to sign for Chelsea. I didn’t take much convincing to come here.”

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Chris Brown Gives Sneakers to some Children in the street of Los Angeles.

Chris Brown spent his weekend to help children who are in need in the street of los angeles. Chris and his team handed out Reebok sneakers to children for his "WE US: Walk Everywhere in Unity's Shoes" campaign at Crenshaw High School on Saturday, July 6. As a part of the project, the "Fine China" singer worked with Los Angeles City mayor's office and gang reduction organizations. He and Team Breezy L.A. reportedly stayed up until 1 A.M. to sort 1,000 boxes of Reebok sneakers for the children. By giving the shoes to youth at three sites in Compton and The Jungles, Chris wanted to remind them that "whenever and whenever they walk, we are a united community." The 24-year-old singer posed with the children after they received the shoes. Chris as well as his young fans were all smiles as they posed for some photos. Some of the children happily brought the shoe boxes at the photo session. "I used to have to borrow my cousin's clothes. So being able to come from that poverty-stricken environment and then being able to get out of it is what I tried to [do]. I just want to show the kids and have them have a better light of opportunities for them to do what they need to do," Chris told PEOPLE of his motivation to carry out the campaign. "Thank you for allowing me to continue to inspire change in the world. Today was a great step forward! #UnityCampaign" he tweeted on July 7. He also gave a shout-out to his team who helped at the Saturday event. "S/O to Team Breezy LA who were a huge help today! Love Ya'll!" he wrote.

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How I Smuggled Amaechi Into Abuja In The Night & Made Him Governor –– Nyesom Wike Speaks

For Governor Chibuike Amaechi and his former boy, Minister of State for Education Nyesom Wike, the die is cast at last. It is time to bare all and go for the kill. As Wike spoke to Saturday Sun, he spared no word or effort in his vitriolic attack on his political boss who he has been in a running battle with him in the past months. You and Amaechi had been allies, how and when did things get this bad between you? I had wanted and avoided in the past to comment on the matter between His Excellency, Governor Chibuike Amaechi and I. I never wanted to make it a press matter. But I have held on for long to the extent that facts are now twisted out of shape. A lot has been said by Amaechi against me in the media, so I have to speak up and correct the impression before they are taken as true and factual. Let me go to the very beginning and mention that we never knew each other from Adam until 1998 or 1999 when politics brought us together under former Governor Peter Odili. Between 1999 and 2002, I was the chairman of Obio/Akpor LGA and we were allies like you said. And that is why I find it hard to understand how I suddenly became Amaechi’s enemy and the betrayer he calls me today. In the real sense, the people who are close to him today are the real betrayers that deserted him when it mattered most, and I tagged the betrayer today bore the burden making Amaechi what he is today. But things have changed because people easily forget yesterday and people also are good in paying bad for good because of selfishness. Just because I stand on the side of justice and rule of law in the leadership of our party in the state, I am branded a betrayer. I take the names I am called because Amaechi wants to own the party in the state and push others out, and the court said no. So I don’t know if we should obey the governor instead of the court that lawfully gave its verdict on the matter. What annoys me most is being called a betrayer by a man who I had all the powers in my hands to deny him being governor and refused to do that. I had every chance to supplant and scuttle Amaechi’s mandate in 2007. I fought the battle for his sake even when he absconded to Ghana. I face assassination and did not yield because I believed I was standing on the side of the truth when he actually had the mandate. And even tomorrow these are facts he can never fault that I stood for him and took the bashing and the salvo on his behalf when it mattered most. I did not only invest my time and efforts, but my financial resources to an extent that I did not see my family for three months because it got to a point that I was hiding. Even his legal team then could attest to this that I was the person to get to stop Amaechi’s mandate. I had all the facts and championed the fight. There was no enticement I did not face to hand out the mandate, but I refused. I never divulged his secrets then and stood firm with him, but today Wike is a betrayer. I remember this particular incident in London when security operatives tracked and wanted to pick up two of the persons that worked with me for Amaechi. They were somewhere waiting for me when security operatives railed them and wanted to pick them up when I came down from a meeting. They had to go with me to where I had the meeting before they were released. For three months I never saw my wife. I was basically based in Abuja. That was how I disguised in kaftans, so that nobody will know where I go to and where I do not go. It was like those days of NADECO when Sani Abacha was after them. So I had to disguise myself that time. Even those who are today dining and wining with Amaechi, the very set of people who said that it would be over their dead body that he would become a governor, the same people who in the night would go to Omehia’s house to beg him to make them ambassador. When however they had heard that we went to court and that there was a strong legal argument, which has become obvious that he was likely to win, two days to that judgment, most of them came. So, I was in a position to terminate whatever ambition he had to be governor. Amaechi’s lawyer is alive, Lateef Fagbemi is his name. He will tell you the role I played. I know when I smuggled Amaechi into Abuja in the night. Then I never betrayed. I never went and told security men that he was coming in the night. But today, the governor sees me as a betrayer. To those who read English language, what is the meaning of betrayal? By my own understanding, betrayal will mean, that we have an agreement to do something but you sold out. What agreement did I enter into that I never fulfilled my part or I sold out? But I can tell you, I could remember one of the days I was going to Abuja and nearly lost my life to armed robbers along Uromi road. At that point, Amaechi was calling me on the phone, on a Sunday, I was in a bus, and those armed robbers blocked the road. I was in the same bus with two former chairmen, the same people Amaechi does not want to see. They were the same people that nearly got arrested in London. These are the risks I took for him. But today all of us are betrayers just because we oppose the wrong things he does. Those days, many of them didn’t sleep until they heard from my position and me. They would ask how is Wike? Is he laughing or frowning. If he is laughing things are okay. After all the trouble, we won, and by the grace of God we won and on October 26, I was appointed chief of staff to the governor even when other people had positioned themselves and kicked against my appointment after all the efforts. I was not bothered. I went about doing my job. I recall this particular day I was targeted for assassination at the Garrison Junction inside Port Harcourt at about 7pm. I mean my driver was shattered totally. But I managed to escape even when the tank of my car was blown off too. The Brigade Commander of Port Harcourt and the Director of SSS inspected the attack and admitted that it was professional job. But do you know up till now as I am talking to you, nobody in the Rivers government investigated the attempt on my life. Nobody ever came to me to ask for my statement on this incident, and the governor never asked his security men any questions on the attempts on the life of his chief of staff. You begin to ask how normal that was. In 2008, there was a report against me before the EFCC that I transferred over N4.5b from Government House account into my personal account. And I start to ask how I became the accountant of the state or that of the state house as to have powers to transfer the money into my personal account. The same account in reference had about N624,000 during this allegation and since 2002 I operated the account, the total money that ever passed through it was about N100m. Nobody defended me for not being a signatory to government account. Nobody made any statement to exonerate me. No one argued in my favour that if such transfer was possible then, the permanent secretary and the director of finance in the government house must be involved. So how did I manage to do that alone? The government never supported me on the matter. Ask my lawyers to Amaechi they will tell you the same thing. God was on my side and I fought it till I won at the Supreme Court. I faced at least five assassination attempts and I was not a betrayer until now. And people don’t ask what do I stand to gain in betraying him today. But I remain happy that God used me to ensure he became the governor. I am really grateful to remember that. Today, Amaechi calls me a small boy because he leads the governors’ forum, talks to other governors anyhow and can to talk to Mr. President anyhow he wants and gets away with, so who is little me. But when I staked my life for him I wasn’t a small boy. But I believe that one day, God will turn the small boy to a big boy. But that is not the way people in power should behave. I remain happy that nobody in Rivers State that can look me in the eyes and tell me stories of how Amaechi won or emerged governor. It is a secret only a person like me knows better than any other person there. But Amaechi appointing you chief of staff was part of his appreciation of your efforts. Or don’t you think so? What appreciation, when I offered far more than I was appreciated. Let me tell you I took the bullet on behalf of Amaechi, and I keep saying that all glory to God who used me, I made Amaechi governor, and it is not in dispute. I might tell you that I was to leave his government just two years after. But people prevailed on me not to that it would send a wrong signal about what was going on. But the conditions of my work were becoming impossible to bear. He made things so difficult and beached in a way that showed me he grudgingly put me there and never wanted me to continue. But I still remain confident that I am the one that has and knows his secrets more than any other person. They later made me Director General of his campaign after removing me from the position of chief of staff. I finished the campaign and called people to reconcile because I did not see any need fighting. I was the agent at the collation centre during his election, not only I was the DG in the campaign so I know everything that happened. There is no page in the election petition by ACN and APGA that Wike’s name was not mentioned, in fact to the point that the ACN gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Abiye Sekibo said he withdrew his petition because Wike frustrated him. What happened? When Amaechi published the list of transition committee, somebody called me and said we have worked for you people, why can’t you even put us in transition committee? I told him no transition committee had been formed? But he shocked me with a newspaper publication of the list drawn up at my back. So I went to the governor and said what happened? And he replied that there was nothing there, I said what is going on? The governor called all the leaders and asked them to bring names of people to make commissioners. Later on his own he took a person he wanted who was not in the list. I went to him and asked what was going on? And he said I shouldn’t bother that the man he took is his friend, I said I don’t have any problem with it but why should my LGA be the one the suggested name was dropped. The problem of Uche Sekondus came up when he was national organizing secretary when Nwodo was the National Chairman of party. There was a move to harmonize our party list; Sekondus stood firm and said he cannot work with us. We later reconciled the differences but when it was time to back Sekondus emerge as deputy national chairman, Amaechi plotted against it? He said if Sekondus were allowed to get the position, he would make his brother the governor in 2015, even with so many years ahead. This is a man who stood by us. Do you know as a minister the governor never called me one day to say, gentleman look; we cannot support Uche Sekondus, look at the person I am bringing. He brought one referee from the Nigerian Referee Association. Because I am a small boy, a minister, the governor cannot accord me little courtesy because he is chairman of governors forum, he is everything. I don’t want to talk about activities of government, I don’t want to discuss his so-called transparency; it would be a subject matter for another day. One day Nigerians will know at the appropriate time how honest all of us are, not honesty in the newspapers. Nigerians will know one day. We are talking about the political activities, the agenda setting to just move away people. The same governor set up a machinery to reduce me in my local government before a boy who was my assistant as chairman of my local government. The governor summoned a meeting in his lodge, while I was in that meeting there were sharing of positions, even my position as chief of staff was given away to another person without prior information to me. And I didn’t talk, the next thing the governor said that he has a new chief of staff from my place who was my executive assistant, the boy abuses me anyhow; I never knew it was the governor who planted him to be insulting me. Each time I complained to the governor, he would say don’t worry all theses boys are not too important, not knowing it was his plan. When he announced that we have a new chief of staff people were looking at me but I didn’t talk; he never one day mentioned that to me. So he had plotted how to reduce me politically, how to do away with me politically, but you can plan but you are not God; man proposes, God disposes. The governor has always said that he wants to be like Tinubu in Rivers State; playing the politics while some other person governs. And if he sees you as a person who will not support that ambition, it becomes a problem; he knows I wouldn’t support that. Is the fight about your intention to be governor? Who said I want to be governor? When did I call you to say I want to be governor? When I fought for him, what was my ambition? When he was in Ghana and I was fighting for him what was my ambition? To be what? To be minister? People just sit down and say are you sure he is not doing this because of this or that. But in any case too, assuming I want to be the governor, is it when he decides I will be a governor? Is it when he decides I will be a councillor? Is he going to run for third term as a governor? He would sit as a lord of the manor. Amaechi wants to remain in Rivers State as the lord. But Amaechi nominated you a minister? Okay that is like your father who gave birth to you, gave you the best education, made you to work in the best place, and one day you bought a car for him, and starts boasting about it. Then the question would be; who laid the foundation for you to be able to buy the car? If you are not a governor, if I had thrown you out, if I did not want to be the instrument that God will use to germinate the ambition, where will you be as a governor? Yet, it was still a payback. Pay back how? Let me also tell you, you don’t know the politics of making me a minister? The Tonye Cole he nominated, what was his role? What paying back? Those who are commissioners in his cabinet, what role did some of them play? So what paying back are you saying? As a Rivers man, am I not qualified on my own? Assuming I am not a politician, am I not qualified? You said you made me, you nominated me; most people were nominated, most people were disqualified too. If he nominated me, who went back to the security people to indict me? You nominated me; you hid me at the back to throw in pebbles to make sure I was disqualified at the screening. Go and check the security report and find out the efforts to undo the nomination. I did my reception in the governor’s lodge after my confirmation and he never came down to talk to anybody or to receive anybody, never! A colleague of mine, I wouldn’t call the name, came there and said: “Be careful I don’t think this man is happy that you are a minister.” A colleague of mine came to the lodge and I introduced him to the governor, the way he received my colleague made the man come back to warn me to be careful with him. Yes, he nominated me, then why did he lobby for me to be minister of state. In fact let me also tell you, it is not that he should nominate me, he wanted to send me out of Port Harcourt; that I was becoming too powerful in Port Harcourt therefore my continued presence there will be a problem to nominate his successor by 2015. That was how he said okay let me push him out; anybody who went to Abuja will no longer be a grounded person. But like I said, you don’t know what God plans. Like he said I am a bushman, I am insignificant because the kind of money he controls, why should I be significant to him? Why should I not turn to a small boy to him, a man who controls that amount of money, a man who tells his brother governors that what he gets can take care of over 10 of them? What is the place of President Jonathan’s 2015 ambition in the whole fight? Did the matter start, as I became minister of state? So which one now is that the presidency is behind me? So I should wait for the president to tell me that my political future is gone? I should wait at the level I am? I will be sleeping and president would come and wake me. To tell you the frustration, the new executive of the party in the state came to receive the president on Friday, June 28 at the Port Harcourt airport. The governor was in Lagos with his APC friends for Fashola’s birthday. He didn’t come to receive the president, the deputy governor did. On the 29th, Saturday the governor came and saw us. The first thing he did was to call Mr. President that if this people, the party executives, do not get out of this place, he would not come and receive the president. Who are the people he was talking about? He doesn’t want the state party officers to receive the president. He doesn’t want the elder of Rivers Sate to receive Mr. president. Mr. President alighted from the aircraft, we all went and shook him. He proceeded to greet the crowd that came to relieve him. He wanted to greet the president with his four commissioners and four chairmen of council. That is the humiliation he wanted the President to suffer and I as a minister all I should have done was to go home. The president of a country is passing by an area what you remembered is bringing four commissioners and four chairmen to receive him. Is that proper? When Mr. President was to shake people on the line, he told him that the people should be avoided for security reasons. I said no, these are state party officers, you are the leader of PDP you must shake the party officers. Mr. President said just forget it, they are all Rivers people, so he went on and shook their hands. Of course he got angry and left before Mr. President. The plane had not left before he took off. Ask everybody that was there. When he left the airport, he went to the church where OCJ Okocha was had his 60th birthday thanksgiving and started saying announcing us as betrayers. You say I betrayed you, how did I betray you? Did he nominate me as a minister to go and fight Mr. President? Tell me, or before I attend a meeting I should bring the memo to him; which one do I support, which one don’t I support. Where is the betrayal from? Did he tell me that he wants to join APC and I should go with him? I decided not to say anything yet. But at the appropriate time Nigerians will know who is who. As I said, they have taken the media to propagate lies against me. In Rivers State, when bottle breaks, they wouldn’t say it was bottle; they would say it was dynamite. When they see dynamite, they will say that they saw missile, and all must be aligned to Wike. I have always told Nigerians let us stand by the truth. What also angered Amaechi this way is because he has no party; he does no have the party structure. I have started fasting that he should leave PDP; let us all meet in the field and test our political popularity. Let him convince Rivers State people, let us convince Rivers State people; since he thinks he is now the Tinubu of Rivers, let him leave then let us meet in the election. ---------- But a source told us that the "main issue" is that this man, Nyesom Wike want to be the next governor of Rivers State at all cost, because he supported Amaechi during his travails, but Amaechi is saying that, being an Ikwerre Man, it would be wrong for him to hand over to another Ikwerre man. Nyesom Wike seems to have secured the support of President Goodluck Jonathan, since he is a minister who works with the President, but nominated by Amaechi. Nigerians will not support a Yoruba/Hausa/Ibo man to hand over to his brother while ignoring other tribes. Is Governor Amaechi not right to say that the next governor should come from another tribe?

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OJB splits entertainment industry

The OJB saga is definitely the biggest news in the entertainment industry right now. Every day, it keeps throwing up new twists to the tale. For instance, it was a shock to some that Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim could have accused him of trying to raise more money than he needs for a kidney transplant. He has however replied her by saying that he needs more than the actual cost of treatment so that he won’t have to start soliciting for funds again during his recuperation. The biggest twist in the tale, however, is that of the alleged donations by some entertainers. While it has been widely publicised that some entertainers have donated money, OJB’s fundraising campaigners have said they didn’t donate and that their refusal to refute the rumours is making other possible helpers back off. In his usual controversial fashion however, rapper Ruggedman took to Twitter to blast the entertainers who did not deny the news that they had donated millions. Without mincing words, Ruggedman mentioned their names and gave them a piece of his corrosive tongue. Nomolos, who is head of the Save OJB campaign, has also tweeted his displeasure at the entertainers. Tweeting about other people has been known to lead to quarrels and bad blood. Will Ruggedman and Nomolos’s tweets lead to bad blood between them and the artists in question ?

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SEE The ‘BEEF’ between Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo

Unknown to many, two of Nigeria’s great and Ex-Super Eagles skippers, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo are not having the best of relationship but often try to keep it away from the media. The sour relationship between them started many years ago after the midfield maestro quit international football. Kanu who at that time won the FA Cup with Portsmouth FC was selected alongside Austin Okocha to decide who got the ambassadorial honour for Fidelity Bank Plc. Due to the influence of Kanu among some South East governors, the former Arsenal striker won it and this did not go down well with Jay jay. The two, according to a very close source, have often avoided each other any time event brings them together. The source disclosed that, supremacy of sort thus exists between them and it is of note that either of them ever invited another for any personal event in the past.

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Peter Okoye Of Psquare Poses With N250M Bottle Of Champagne

First it was Don Jazzy, now Peter Okoye seems to have gotten his own bottle of the supposed N1m pound bottle of champagne designed by Alex Amosu, what else can I say? £1m for a bottle of drink?? I call it daylight robbery, it so make sense that Foreign celebrities can't afford it but two Naija artisites have 2 bottles already! Wash Wash.....More pics after the cut:

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Hollywood Actress Kerry Washington Secretly Marries Nigerian-American NFL Player Nnamdi Asomugha

Just like a heart-gripping scene from Scandal, no one saw this coming.US actress Kerry Washington got hitched to her Nigerian boo, Nnamdi Asomugha, on the 24th of June. The Django Unchained actress and her NFL footballer(who plays cornerback for San Francisco 49ers) started dating summer of last year but decided to make it official over a week ago in Blaine County, Idaho. Apart from being a football pro, Nnamdi also dabbles in acting and has scored acting roles in series like The Game, Leverage and Friday Night Lights. Maybe these two can do a movie together sometime in the future? Hope she can prepare okazi. Congrats to Mr and Mrs Asomugha.

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"I gave Iyanya my waist ", Yvonne Nelson Confess On The Juice With Toolz

vonne Nelson took time to pour out her heart on this interview with Toolz, she revealed how she gave Iyanya her waist because she thought she was in love and they eventually broke up at Iyanya’s birthday after she showed up only to be greeted by several Mrs. Iyanyas from South Africa, London, Malawi, Bostwana, Ethiopia, USA and more. This is a must watch interview;

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Here’s why you can’t ignore sexually-transmitted diseases

Sometimes, the way alternative medicine hawkers trivialise issues relating to sexually-transmitted infections/diseases is astounding. For one, they dwell more on obscene description of sexuality; while they also call STIs the diseases of the socially active persons. Well, whether this latter aspect is true or not, the undeniable fact is that STDs are dangerous infections that can wreak systematic havoc on the body, internally and externally; and, in extreme cases, they can result in agonising death. Epidemiologists say there are more than 20 STDs, including crabs, scabies, genital warts, syphilis, AIDS, Chlamydia, Herpes, among others. Researchers say every year, millions of STDs are passed from person to person, primarily through sexual contact, though some infections are also transmitted non-sexually. They note that because the infections are sexually-transmitted, people don’t like to talk about them and therefore leave them untreated. “Sometimes, the infections will go away; but usually, an untreated STD will return and the infected person will suffer grave consequences as a result,” epidemiologist, Mr. Segilola Araoye, warns. Doctors also warn that STDs are dangerous for a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. Family physician, Dr. Damilare Okikiolu, notes that a pregnant woman with an STD can infect her baby before, during, or after delivery. “She may also go into early labour or suffer early rupture of the membranes surrounding the baby in the uterus.” Worse still, doctors say, the complications of STIs in pregnant women can result in cervical cancer and other cancers for the mother. As for the unborn baby, he may suffer chronic hepatitis, neonatal sepsis (infection in the blood), damage to the brain, blindness, deafness, acute hepatitis, meningitis, and chronic liver disease. Okikiolu laments that some of the effects of birth-related sexually-transmitted diseases may not be detected for months or sometimes, even years. Physicians warn that there are no vaccines for the prevention of some of these STDs and that even after a patient must have been treated for any of them, he or she could still get a new infection if they don’t adhere to strict sexual health practices. Okikiolu advises sexually active people who have more than one partner or those who engage in risky sexual behaviours to regularly screen for STIs. While we may not be able to mention all the STDs in the books, a brief examination of some of them would do. So, here we go… Chlamydia Okikiolu says typically, most people who have Chlamydia don’t know they do because the bacterial infection often has no symptoms, though it’s one of the most reported STDs. He warns, “Chlamydia is easy to cure, but if left untreated, it can affect a woman’s ability to conceive; just as it can affect the genitals, rectum, eyes and eyelids. “Indeed, about 10-15 per cent of women with Chlamydia will develop pelvic inflammatory disease, which affects the upper genital tract. This may cause permanent damage to the fallopian tubes, uterus, and surrounding tissues, and can lead to infertility. It may also lead to ectopic pregnancy. In men, Chlamydia infection can spread to the testes, and can result in sterility,” the doctor warns. The signs and symptoms of Chlamydia, Okikiolu says, usually include painful urination, lower abdominal pain, vaginal discharge in women, discharge from the penis in men, pain during sexual intercourse in women, and testicular pain in men.” He warns that any sexually frivolous person can get Chlamydia, “but female teens are more likely to be infected because of immature cervix.” Trichomoniasis This STI, also called Trich, presents no symptom, physicians say; and is one of the most common causes of vaginitis — an irritation of the vulva or vagina. It takes between three and 28 days for symptoms to appear, if ever they do. Consequently, victims — especially men — don’t know they have it until they start having discharge from the urethra, or when they feel the urge to urinate frequently — often with pain and burning. Okikiolu notes that when women have Trich symptoms, they may have frothy, often unpleasant-smelling vaginal discharge, blood spotting in the discharge, itching in and around the vagina, and swelling in the groin. Syphilis This STD is one of the most versatile, as it presents in four stages —primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary — when left untreated. Okikiolu explains that, “The primary stage classically presents with firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration (chancre); secondary stage comes with a diffuse rash which frequently involves the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Latent syphilis presents little or no symptoms, but by the time it graduates to tertiary stage, you can have a soft, non-cancerous growth (gummas, commonly found in the liver, brain, heart, skin, bone, testis, and other tissues). These can lead to a variety of potential problems, including neurological disorders or heart valve disease.” Signs and symptoms of syphilis include a firm, round, small, and painless sore on the genitals, anus, or mouth; or a rash on the body, especially on the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet, researchers say. Crabs This STD is also called pubic lice, which physicians describe as “small parasites that feed on human blood and usually found on the pubic hair.” They can also be found on other parts of the body where a person has coarse hair, such as armpits, eyelashes, and facial hair. Crabs rarely infest head hair, scientists say. “The most noticeable symptom of crabs is itching in the pubic area, which usually starts about five days after infection,” Okikiolu says. Doctors warn that crabs are also transmitted non-sexually when one sleeps in an infested bed or uses infested towel, wears infested cloth or uses an infested toilet seat. Herpes While all the aforementioned STDs are treatable, not so herpes. Doctors say “there is no cure for this infection, though treatment can reduce symptoms and decrease the risk of transmission to another person.” Okikiolu says herpes presents no symptoms or have very mild symptoms that go unnoticed or are mistaken for another skin condition. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warns that when symptoms do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals, rectum or mouth. “The blisters break and leave painful sores that may take two to four weeks to heal. The first time someone has an outbreak, they may also experience flu-like symptoms such as fever, body aches and swollen glands.” As deadly as herpes is, scientists say, the infection can remain in the body indefinitely; and if a person with genital herpes touches his/her sores, he may transfer the infection to another part of the body, including the eyes. Again, physicians warn, “The genital sores caused by herpes can bleed easily. When the sores come into contact with the mouth, vagina, or rectum during sex, they increase the risk of HIV transmission if either partner is HIV-infected.” Genital HPV infection Okikiolu says there are more than 40 types of Human Papilloma Virus that not only infect the male and female genitals, but can also infect the mouth and throat. Also incurable, as HPV lingers in the body, it can cause serious health problems such as genital warts and certain cancers, physicians warn. Experts say though in about 90 per cent of the cases, HPV infections go away by themselves within two years, sometimes, they may persist and cause a variety of serious health problems such as genital warts, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis — a rare condition in which warts grow in the throat; cervical cancer, cancer of the vulva, vagina, penis, or anus; and a type of head/neck cancer called oropharyngeal cancer (cancer in the back of throat, including the base of the tongue and tonsils).

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‘Not breastfeeding my baby was one pleasure I missed greatly’

Aminat and her baby shortly after he was born

The joy of being a mother is the dream of most women. But it can be a different ball game for a woman living with HIV. AMINAT ALLI has coped very well especially as a wife and working mother. In this interview with KINGSLEY OBOM-EGBULEM, she shares her inspiring experience and the big question on the mind of every expectant HIV positive mother Being a young person, what were some of the major decision processes you went through before deciding that you want to have a baby? Initially, I decided that I will opt for a sperm donor not even a partner. But fortunately I had a partner. Jointly we decided when I was going to conceive, that is, when my viral load was undetectable, and my CD4 count was on the increase and my general state of health was just ok. Why were you trying to settle for sperm donation before you eventually got married? Is it that you needed a baby so much and can’t wait to get married? For me, I didn’t want to marry because everyone was getting married. I have promised myself that if I can’t find someone I can truly say I love- because most men promise you love even when they don’t mean it, I will settle for sperm donation. Did you consider the cultural implications and how prepared were you to face the backlash? Cultural implication does not matter to me, because when people stigmatized they do not care about people. For me, what keeps me going is living well and if having a baby is one of those things, then so be it. So, how have you been coping with motherhood given all your responsibilities particularly being active in a national youth coalition on AIDS, supporting other PLWH with treatment adherence and even helping out with support groups issues, etc? Aminat and her baby shortly after he was born My partner is young at heart; he has made life easier for me because he cares. Motherhood has not been easy except the fact that I have a caring mother-in-law and also my family members are always ready to take care of my baby when am out on duty. But I have been coping because I work with a dedicated team at the Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS( NIBUCAA), active volunteers at Positive Youth Initiative Nigeria (PYIN). Supporting PLWH has been my major challenge and I wish we can have people that can support through accommodation to employment. Do you feel you are taking on too much with your baby by the side or are you coping well and having the best of time? I could remember when I had my baby I actually wanted to stop working so that I can have time to be with him, but I was encouraged by my husband that I should not let the baby kill my passion. But sincerely, I wish I can do something that will make me be with my baby 24 hours, he has really been a wonderful child. What would you say is the difference between being an HIV positive mother and any other mother? When I gave birth to my baby, it was the greatest joy ever. But one thing I was not too happy about was the fact that I did not breastfeed. I felt bad, I wish I did but I was scared of infecting him. There are times you are with the baby and some elders will tell you “give him breast now abi you dey sell the breast milk?”(meaning:breastfeed him or is the breast milk for sale?). But they can’t understand. What exactly runs in the mind of a pregnant HIV positive woman? What are the major concerns and the realities she has to deal with? The major concern for most HIV positive women is the fact that they don’t want their baby to be infected. In Lagos State, some women attending ante-natal knew their HIV status during the process, this is a concern because they have to deal with their own fears first before disclosure and this might not take place till after delivery. Disclosure might end up in divorce, denial or even packing out of the matrimonial home by the husband, that is why some women will not even disclose and still put their baby at risk of contracting HIV. Several years ago, it wasn’t common to see any HIV positive woman delivered of babies free of HIV. Today the story is different. What would you say is responsible for this development? I will say increase in knowledge and understanding, accessing the right information, disclosure of HIV status and access to comprehensive treatment which includes Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT)programmes at designated places. Also, PLWH are more aware about what is happening to them and taking precautions to prevent unborn generations being infected with HIV. So, how do we justify the statistics indicating that the number of pediatric HIV infection in Nigeria is among the highest in the world? For that, I will say that some people still have access to information but due to poverty and lack of access to proper care they still go ahead and do things that put their baby at risk. Disclosure is still a major concern, most women attending clinic have not yet disclosed to their husbands not to talk of their family. You probably got good quality care being on a sponsored treatment programme. Can you say other HIV positive women are getting the same quality of care and access to quality preventive programmes? Yes I can say that. I purposely enrolled at Surulere General Hospital to know how they treat PLWH, but I was given the same treatment as everyone else because I did not disclose my status nor introduce myself to them. You are one of the few young persons who have really conquered AIDS-related stigmatization. Now, tell me; is stigma and discrimination affecting young HIV positive mothers especially with respect to access to quality pediatric HIV prevention services and care? I will say yes, prevention efforts should be targeted at families now because most homes are run by the family. The family especially mother-in-laws need to be enlightened on HIV/AIDS so that they don’t force their daughter –in-laws to breastfeed by force. I had an understanding in law, some might not be so lucky. What’s your experience and opinion with this “breast feed and don’t breast feed” issue for HIV positive mothers? For me, I am of the opinion that HIV positive mothers should not breast feed because you cannot guarantee there won’t be infection. The argument should not be based on the economic circumstances of the mother but on what is right. There’s been an increase in the number of young, openly HIV positive mothers or pregnant women lately…what’s influencing this trend? Has t with a feeling of “if this girl can do it, then why not me”? I think it has and another thing is that there has been a rise in the number of discordant couples because people are more enlightened now and people are careful if one partner is infected, so the probability of infecting each other is slim. You had vaginal delivery; but what we all know is that HIV positive women are delivered of their babies through Cesarean section (CS) to further protect the baby? Like I said earlier , my viral load was undetectable, am doing well with my treatment, and on that basis my doctor recommend that I have vaginal delivery.

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Medicinal Benefits of Cucumber

IF you want to stay fit and healthy, cucumbers are among the most inexpensive means of attaining it. Cucumber, a well known fruit in salad, is cultivated worldwide because of its health significance. Again, it is one of those things which taste really good when eaten fresh and raw. Cucumber belongs to the same family as watermelon. It’s about five to eight inches long with cylindrical shape. The skin colour of cucumber varies from green to white. Most of the cucumbers have same skin colour like watermelon. Eating cucumber without skin is like eating plain rice without any salt or sugar. Eating cucumber with skin provides more nutrients than cucumber without skin. About 100 grammes of cucumber contains 9mg vitamin C, 32mg calcium, 1.8mg iron, 80mg potassium, 70 calories, vitamin A among other vitamins. There are so many health benefits of cucumber and they include the following: Reduces the likelihood of stroke Consuming fruits with white flesh like apples, banana, cucumber and pears can reduce the risk of stroke, new research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association has found. A team of Dutch researchers followed 20,069 Dutch heart disease-free adults with an average age of 41 years for 10 years. In the 10-year study period, the survey documented 233 strokes with stroke incidence 52 per cent lower among those with high white flesh fruit consumption, of which 55 per cent were apples and pears. They found 25gm per day increase in white fruits and vegetables was linked to a 9 per cent lower risk of stroke while no links were detected between green (dark leafy vegetables, cabbages and lettuces) orange/yellow (mostly citrus fruits) or red/purple (cherries, grapes and strawberries) fruits and vegetables. Protects from diabetes in children Mothers-to-be should eat a vegetable-rich diet in order to protect their babies from type 1 diabetes, according to results of a new Swedish study. Mothers who ate vegetables such as cucumbers only three to five times per week decreased the risk of type 1 diabetes in their children by 70 per cent, compared to women who consumed vegetables daily during pregnancy, according to findings published in Paediatric Diabetes. Also, peeled cucumbers are abundant with folic acid, B vitamin which is essential for expecting mothers as well as babies to prevent neural tube defects and anaemia. Improves digestion Eating a cucumber every day is a very powerful drug for digestive problems such as constipation, ulcers, acidity, gastritis and ulcers. Cucumbers are packed with fibre and contain a great deal of water, both of which is known to aid irregular digestive system and remove toxins from the body. Good for kidneys Cucumbers showed a benefit to help alleviate the problem of the bladder and kidneys. The water contained in cucumber helps kidney function with the launch of a process of urination. In fact, cucumber is the best natural diuretics. Checks blood pressure Cucumber is said to be rich in fibre and minerals such as potassium and magnesium and its consumption is beneficial in maintaining a normal blood pressure. Cucumber is the greatest all-natural diuretic noted for secreting and also promoting the circulations of urine. Diuretics encourage the removal of excessive fluid through the entire body. This decreases inflammation of the hands or legs as well as helps prevent high blood pressure levels brought on by elevated blood quantity. Lowers cholesterol Cucumbers contain sterols, compounds that are believed to help naturally lower cholesterol. The fibre found in cucumbers can also help with this. Prevents dehydration Cucumbers are generally 95 per cent water, keeping the entire body moisturised whilst assisting the body remove harmful toxins. Aids weight loss Cucumbers are extremely lower in calories. It consists of simply no fats and incredibly few calories only water, vitamins as well as minerals therefore, cucumbers are definitely the ideal for preparing green healthy salad. Treats tapeworms Cucumber seeds are believed an all-natural treatment to remove tapeworms within the digestive tract. Powder of cucumber seeds could be consumed if one is infected with tapeworm difficulties. It can also assist to avoid worms’ troubles within the intestinal tract. Bone health Aside its richness in Vitamin A that is important in regular bone development, cucumber is abundant with silica, it is also as an important ingredient that helps in maintaining healthy and strong connective tissues which includes muscle tissue, ligaments, tendon, cartilage material, as well as bone fragments. Vitamin K in cucumber additionally assists the bone to become healthy and balanced. Eye health Cucumbers would be the most fantastic as well as all-natural eye patches you will discover for yourself. It works well for decreasing the swelling around the eyes. Due to plenty of Ascorbic acid and caffeic acid that are in cucumber, it helps improve vision. Also, the eyelids, brows as well as eyeballs could be properly protected from any infection because of the regular utilisation of cucumber juice. Freshens breathe Pressing a piece of cucumber on the roof of the mouth together with the tongue for between 15 and 30 seconds can help freshen up ones breathe and remove foul one. The bacteria within the mouth are usually killed from the chemical substances within the cucumber. Fights cancers Cucumbers are known to contain lariciresinol, pinoresinol, and secoisolariciresinol – three lignans that scientists have found to reduce risk of several cancer types, including bosom, prostate uterine and ovarian. Clears jaundice Cucumber consists of 95 per cent water and this will assist to get rid of the poisons from the body by way of urine in persons undergoing treatment for jaundice.

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WAYNE ROONEY’S-dream-destination-is-Barcelona-if-he-decides-to-quit-Old-Trafford.

SunSport revealed yesterday that the Spanish champs are ready to fight for Rooney this summer. And the striker, who would cost £25million, has always had the Nou Camp as his No 1 choice if he was ever to leave Manchester United. Rooney, 27, is due for showdown talks with David Moyes when the new United boss starts work on July 1. Rooney was left out of Sir Alex Ferguson’s final two games and the former boss claimed the England star asked for a move. The player was consequently booed by fans when he received his title winner’s medal and is angry that he has been made to look the bad guy. Barca are not the only ones monitoring what is happening at Old Trafford. Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Arsenal are also keen.

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DAVID MOYES has secretly met Wayne Rooney in a bid to persuade the troubled star to stay at Manchester United.

During the hush-hush meeting, Rooney revealed his anger at Alex Ferguson’s claims he had handed in a transfer request. An insider confirmed: “There is little doubt the new boss wants to keep Wayne. Any suggestions the two don’t get on is complete rubbish. “It was an amicable meeting but it gave Wayne the chance to get a lot of things off his chest. “He’s always denied handing in a transfer request and like all top players, he was upset to be dropped, especially for the Real Madrid match.” England striker Rooney, 27, also opened up about his frustration at being axed by Fergie for big games last season and was dismayed the former boss seemed to question his fitness levels. Roo and Moyes intend to meet again this week as the world’s top clubs monitor the situation. Chelsea and Arsenal have already joined a queue for Rooney should United decide to sell — and last week SunSport revealed Barcelona are preparing a £25million swoop. Brazil superstar Neymar, who has just moved to the Nou Camp, last night urged Rooney to join him in Spain. He said: “It does not surprise me at all that Barcelona is Wayne Rooney’s first choice — we are most players’ first choice. “The style of football we play and the level of the players we have — we are the perfect club for the top players to join. “I have met Wayne on a few occasions and he seems a good guy, but importantly he is one of the players I admire most in the world. “Wayne is one of the most gifted and technical players in the world. “Of course he would improve Barcelona — he would improve any club in Europe. “And on a personal level it would be a dream to play with him.

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Are we safe? Obafemi Martins says he just got a licensed gun

Obafemi Martins – (Left) Martins playing for Seattle Sounders FC, (Right) testing his newly acquired gun at a shooting range The Nigerian football star Obafemi Martins says he’s just acquired a licensed hand gun. ‘Just got a licensed gun…. So I set out for shooting practice just incase,nobody knows this skill may come in handy tomorrow‘, Martins wrote as he posted a photo of himself trying out his new ‘toy’ at a shooting range. Martins currently plays for the Seattle Sounders FC in the US which he joined in March 2011. The 28-year-old doesn’t seem bothered by the on-going sensitive firearms and gun control debate which has become a bi

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BREAKING NEWS: Ice Prince wins ‘Best African Act’ at BET Awards 2013

Big news! Ice Prince has won the award for ‘Best African Act‘ at the 2013 edition of the BET Awards.

The Chocolate City rapper was awarded the coveted prize this evening at the BET Broadcast Centre a few hours before the awards proper kicks off at the  Nokia Theatre L.A. live in Los Angeles , California.

Last year, he lost the award to Wizkid and Sarkodie but it’s no small feat this year beating former winner and fellow Nigerian 2face Idibia, Toya Delazy from South Africa, Donald (South Africa), R2Bees (Ghana) and Radio and Weasel (Uganda).

Ice Prince becomes the fourth Nigerian artiste to win the award since 2face and D’banj jointly won it in 2011 and Wizkid in 2012.

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