Celebrity Fans Challenge is now on TV!

Tune in to the following stations this weekend to be part of Nigeria’s biggest football game show powered by the No.1 Sports betting brand- Merrybet.

TV Continental: Saturdays at 11:00AM. HipTV(DSTV Channel 324): Saturdays at 5:30PM
Lagos Television(LTV): Sundays at 7:00PM. Silverbird Network: Sundays at 9:00PM

Watch your favourite Celebrities like MI, Peter Okoye, YCEE, 9ice, Akpororo, Mr. Ibu and several others do battle in the name of football, as host Kiibati Bankole tried to keep the peace, assisted by a panel of judges that includes ID Cabasa, Mathew 'Elegbete' Edafe and Colin Udoh.

Don't be left out of the most entertaining sports show on TV! (Thank me later... LOL)

Wow! Jay Jay Okocha's daughter is all grown up (photos)

Her parents got married in 1997 so she's about 18 now. Her name is Daniella Okocha and she's hella cute

Photo: Pastor converts to Islam in Taraba

A pastor (pictured above) with a church in Taraba state yesterday converted to the Muslim faith at the Uthman Bin Fodio Mosque in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital. He is now to be known as Suleiman Mafindi. Source: JIBWIS Taraba

'Kanye asked Taylor for permission in song but didn't ask me before using naked wax image of me in video?'- Amber Rose asks

Amber Rose says her ex, Kanye West should have contacted her to seek permission before using a naked wax figure of her in his controversial video 'famous' just the same way he called Taylor Swift to ask for her permission before recording the song.

She said in a sneak peek of The Amber Rose Show:

'So, I say all of that to say, why didn't I get a phone call for using a naked wax figure in your video Kanye? I mean, Taylor gets a call but I don't get a call. So please stay the f**k out of the news so I don't need to talk about your ass anymore.'

Her comments come after she supported the rapper in the ongoing feud between him, his wife Kim Kardashian and singer Taylor Swift.

Speaking on her show, Amber said she believes Kanye West would never use derogatory lyrics about Taylor Swift in his song without asking for her permission as she was by his side during the 2009 VMA's and knew how he felt bad after the media furore that followed his humiliation of the singer on stage.

Manchester United launch new adidas home kit with 'two halves' ahead of Jose Mourinho's first season in charge

Manchester United officially revealed their new adidas home kit, Saturday

• The home shirt features a design in which each side has a different red hue
• United continue their £47million-per-year shirt sponsorship with Chevrolet

The home shirt features a design in which, divided vertically, each side of the jersey has a different hue, with one a crimson red colour, and the other a scarlet red.

Daley Blind (left) and Morgan Schneiderlin (right) show off Manchester United's new 'One Shirt, Two Halves'

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Ander Herrera (left) and Memphis Depay (right) feature in adidas' 'First Never Follows' advertisement

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The home shirt features a design in which, divided vertically, each side of the jersey has a different hue

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England international left back Luke Shaw, who is returning from injury this season, wears the new strip

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New signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic models the Red Devils' two-tone kit inspired by their Newton Heath roots

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Jose Mourinho and a selection of his players pose in United's new home strip during an official launch

Manchester United disclose new home kit for upcoming season

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HOW MUCH WILL IT COST FANS?

The new home shirt will cost fans £60 (or £65 for the long sleeved version). 

The shorts cost £30 while the socks are an additional £13.

In total, the full home kit - without a name or number on the back - would set punters back £103.

In the second year of their partnership with United, adidas has taken cues from the north-west side's illustrious history, with the two-tone red split design evoking the yellow and green two-tone Newton Heath kit of 1878.

United were formed that year as Newton Heath LYR Football Club by the Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at Newton Heath.

The official coat of arms for the City of Manchester was the basis behind the idea for the honeycomb graphic that knits together the two red block designs on the shirt. 

Pregnant Nigerian woman gives birth to baby boy on German naval ship during rescue in the Mediteranean Sea

A pregnant Nigerian woman, who departed from the Libyan coast on a voyage to Europe ended up giving birth on the German naval ship that rescued her and 654 other migrants.

According to the German Military Chaplaincy, the Nigerian woman named Vivian was one of 655 people who piled onto four flimsy dinghies in order to reach Europe with the hope of a better life.

On July 6, their first day at sea, a German naval ship saw the boats, and, recognizing the precarious condition of the dinghies, described as "un-seaworthy,"  brought them on board.

Immediately after being rescued, Vivian went into labour and delivered a baby boy on board the ship. The military chaplain Fr. Jochen Folz and the medical team immediately offered their support. After only a few minutes Vivan made one wish very clear: she was Catholic, and she wanted her newborn son to be baptized.

So Fr. Folz got to work right away with the help of ship's officers and crew: the radio operator enabled the Internet so the priest could access the English texts needed for the rite of Baptism, while others found a sauceboat, matching tray for a makeshift "baptismal" font and a candle.

A woman named Martina O., who was also rescued from the dinghies, agreed to take on the role of the child's godmother. Fr. Folz asked Vivian:

"What name will you give your child," to which she replied: "Ikpomosa."

After pouring water over the child's head three times with the sauceboat while reciting the ancient biblical formula: "I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," the priest then lit the candle and passed to his godmother.

Fr. Folz draped his white priestly stole over the newborn as a symbol of the divine sonship since there was no white baptismal gown.

As a baptismal gift, baby Ikpomosa was given a medal of  St. Michael the Archangel, while Vivian and Martina were each given a medal of the Virgin Mary. All three had been prepared by a medical soldier, who tied a ribbon on each so they could be hung or tied somewhere safe.

Photo credit:Catholic Military Chaplaincy

Safari ranger sits perfectly still as Lion passes just inches away from him (photos)

Eric Ubisi, a safari ranger at Manyeleti Game Reserve in Tintswalo, South Africa was seated on his jeep relaxing the afternoon sun when he got an almighty fright. A lion taking a stroll happened upon him as he sat unarmed and exposed. For the briefest of moments, man and beast locked eyes and Eric sat perfectly still, one wrong move and he may have been lunch.

Despite the terrifying encounter, Eric who was with fellow rangers David Jacobs and Anton van Loggerenberg later claimed he knew he was in no real danger.

He said: 'I enjoyed it and knew the lion was going to walk past without harming me. I knew the lion was relaxed and I have been watching him every day since he was a cub and know his behaviour.

'They are our resident pride.'

The Tintswalo Safari Lodge said it adheres to the strictest safety measures and precautions, and the highly experienced staff knew that in this position, the best thing to do was to stay still.

One of his colleagues managed to capture the moment perfectly, and David said: 'We were out on a game drive with our guest when we spotted three young male lions on buffalo planes. We positioned our vehicle in a way that offered our guest optimal viewing, when the lions all stood up and approached the vehicle.

'One lay down behind the vehicle and the other one moved towards the front and briefly stopped and looked at Eric, so I was unable to back away.'

'I asked Eric if he was comfortable and he said he was fine. I observed no aggressive behaviour from the lions. It was a very brief encounter and after a few minutes, the lion walked off and lay down about ten metres away.'

We are working on immortalizing Shuaibu Amodu & Stephen Keshi- NFF says

The Nigeria Football Federation has revealed that plans are underway to immortalize legendary Nigerian coaches Shuaibu Amodu and Stephen Keshi who both passed away in June.

NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi reiterated this while receiving in his office on Thursday, the newly –appointed National Technical Director, Mr. Bitrus Bewarang who will replace Amodu who was Technical director of the NFF before his death.

“The NFF is liasing with the Government through the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports, with regards to the immortalization of the two icons of our football who died last month. Both men contributed immensely to the development of Nigeria football and will never be forgotten.

“The NFF Board has immense confidence in your person that you will be able to fit quite well into the shoes left by late Coach Amodu and perhaps come up with great ideas to enhance the workings of the Technical department,” Sanusi told Bewarang, who is president of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association in a statement released by theNFF.com. Amodu has since been buried according to Muslim rites while Stephen Keshi will be buried on July 29.

Donald Trump implies Hillary Clinton helped grow/create ISIS, says she has legacy of death, destruction, terrorism and weakness

In a speech termed offensive to Americans, Donald Trump on Thursday implied that Hillary Clinton was responsible for ISIS' growth claiming that pre-2009 before she became Secretary of State and head of America's Foreign policy, feared terrorist group ISIS wasn't 'even on the map'. Trump also implied that Clinton helped spawn the different crises happening in the Middle East.



"In 2009 - pre-Hillary - ISIS was not even on the map," Trump said during the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on Thursday at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

"Libya was stable, Egypt was peaceful, Iraq was seeing a really, a big big reduction of violence. Iran was being choked by sanctions, Syria was somewhat under control - after years of Hillary Clinton, what do we have?" 

"ISIS has spread across the region, Libya is in ruins - and our ambassador and his staff  were left helpless to die at the hands of savage killers. Egypt was turned over to the radical Muslim Brotherhood, forcing the military to re-take control. Iraq is in chaos, Iran is on the path to nuclear weapons, Syria is engulfed in a civil war, and refugee crisis now threatens the West," he said. 

"After 15 years of wars in the Middle East, after trillions of dollars spent and thousands of lives lost, the situation is worse than it has ever been before. This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton - death, destruction, terrorism and weakness,"

"My message is that things have to change - and they have to change right now. I'm with you, I will fight for you, and I will win for you."

Man U agrees world record transfer fee of £105m with Juventus for Paul Pogba

Man U has agreed to pay Juventus a massive £105m fee for France superstar Paul Pogba and will hand him a five-year contract worth £210,000-a-week after tax, according to the Sun UK.

After failing with an initial offer of £90m, the Premier League club have finally agreed to match the asking price of Juventus to get their man.

The Old Trafford giants' executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward agreed the deal with Juve directors Giuseppe Marotta and Fabio Paratici, as well as the player’s agent Mino Raiola on Wednesday in Manchester.

Pogba has already reportedly informed the landlord of the house he rents in Turin that he will be leaving.

If the transfer is completed barring any last hiccups, Paul Pogba will become the most expensive player in the world surpassing past record holders Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.

Raiola has convinced his 23 year old client Paul Pogba to rejoin the club he left for next to nothing in 2012 after two seasons because of a lack of first-team opportunities under then-boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

Asked about United earlier this month during an interview with ESPN in Spanish, Pogba replied: “It was my first family.”

Man U manager Jose Mourinho is currently in Shanghai with the rest of the United squad on their tour of China, but has been kept up to speed with all the latest developments in the transfer. It has been left to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to put the finishing touches to the deal with super-agent Raiola, who also stands to pocket up to £20m himself.

Kim Kardashian flaunts her curves in a white swimsuit (photos)

Kim K showed off her curves in a white swimsuit while striking different poses in the closet of her step-mum Caitlyn Jenner. She went to get Caitlyn ready for the 2016 Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards and decided to flaunt her banging body when she was less busy. 

NFF to receive N212million annually from FIFA

World football governing body, FIFA, has agreed to dole out some much needed cash the way of the Nigeria Football Federation to help with sports development in the country.

Under the aegis of the 'FIFA Forward Football Development program', FIFA has agreed to 'significantly increase their financial support for member associations and football development to 5million US dollars per 4year cycle for each member association from 1.6million dollars per cycle.

According to FIFA, the NFF and other associations will now receive $750,000 per year for football projects such as competitions, pitches, and women's football development.

Every association will also receive $500,000 per year for running costs in areas such as administration and governance.

 

Football confederations such as CAF, UEFA etc will now also receive $40m per four year cycle .

The implementation of this monetary programme will commence from June 1, 2017

Source:  FIFA.com

Presidency responds to a tweet that Pres. Buhari copied GEJ in wearing a military outfit

Deji Adeyanju who is the director of the PDP's new media, took to twitter to write that President Buhari copied former President Jonathan in wearing a military outfit during a visit to troops. The Digital Strategy and Engagement Unit in President Buhari's office replied his tweet. See their reply after the cut..

New photo from Zahra and Yusuf Buhari's college graduation

President Buhari's children, Zahra and Yusuf Buhari, graduated from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom on July 12th.

British defence chiefs agree to pay £170m for world's most deadly & accurate missile

United Kingdom defence chiefs have signed a £170 million deal to buy the world’s most deadly and accurate missile ever built. The missile, termed 'Brimstone 2' is the worlds most accurate missile and can single out a person from 14 miles away.

The 1.8metre long Brimstone 2 air-to-ground bomb can wipe out a tank or kill a person, leaving people just feet away unscathed or unharmed.

A Military defence expert said to Mirror UK: “The Brimstone can kill a person in a car parked outside a house and just a few windows in the home may be damaged.

“It is the best missile for the current conflict in Iraq and Syria because it goes a long way to ensuring minimum civilian casualties and maximum efficiency.”

A spokesman for the MoD said: “Brimstone 2 has the same heavyweight punch as its predecessor but can be launched from approximately twice as far away.

“Its cutting-edge seeker and more flexible guidance system means the new missile can defeat more challenging targets with greater accuracy.”

Minister for Defence Procurement Philip Dunne said: “Brimstone has proven to be a key weapon in coalition operations against Daesh and these improvements, made possible through sustained Government support, build on that success.

“The MOD’s £170 million investment in Brimstone 2 will increase the effectiveness of UK air power and provide a significant boost to the national economy, sustaining around 250 jobs across the South West and South East.”

Source: Mirror UK

British defence chiefs agree to pay £170m for world's most deadly & accurate missile

United Kingdom defence chiefs have signed a £170 million deal to buy the world’s most deadly and accurate missile ever built. The missile, termed 'Brimstone 2' is the worlds most accurate missile and can single out a person from 14 miles away.

The 1.8metre long Brimstone 2 air-to-ground bomb can wipe out a tank or kill a person, leaving people just feet away unscathed or unharmed.

A Military defence expert said to Mirror UK: “The Brimstone can kill a person in a car parked outside a house and just a few windows in the home may be damaged.

“It is the best missile for the current conflict in Iraq and Syria because it goes a long way to ensuring minimum civilian casualties and maximum efficiency.”

A spokesman for the MoD said: “Brimstone 2 has the same heavyweight punch as its predecessor but can be launched from approximately twice as far away.

“Its cutting-edge seeker and more flexible guidance system means the new missile can defeat more challenging targets with greater accuracy.”

Minister for Defence Procurement Philip Dunne said: “Brimstone has proven to be a key weapon in coalition operations against Daesh and these improvements, made possible through sustained Government support, build on that success.

“The MOD’s £170 million investment in Brimstone 2 will increase the effectiveness of UK air power and provide a significant boost to the national economy, sustaining around 250 jobs across the South West and South East.”

Source: Mirror UK

Photos show a girl kissing a man who looks like President Zuma, claims he is her 'Sugar daddy'

The South African Presidency say they will look into  pictures circulating on social media that shows a young woman kissing a man who appears to be President Jacob Zuma. The pictures were circulated on social media on Tuesday and Wednesday.

"We will check the matter," Presidency spokesperson Bongani Ngqulunga said.

A 19-year-old woman called Lindokuhle Dlamini posted a series of selfies of herself with the man who could be SA president on Tuesday. She captioned it: "He is not just a blesser, we are in love and I am grateful for all that he has done for me, much love. Xo xo."

A blesser, or sugar daddy, is an older man who gives a younger woman money or gifts in exchange for sex. The Facebook page where the selfies purporting to show the pair kissing was posted has been deleted. Some media outlets said they had been contacted by readers to say the woman is actually Zuma’s daughter. The Presidency indicated on Wednesday that it would investigate the claims before commenting

Photos from the funeral of the Nigerian killed in Italy

36 year old Emmanuel Chidi Nnamdi who was killed during a racist attack by an Italian man, Fermana ultra Amedeo Mancini, on Tuesday July 4th has been buried. His funeral took place yesterday Sunday July 10th. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

Please whose aunty is this? (photo)

This woman was spotted wearing a bra and see through skirt exposing her underwear at the Airport. Is she your aunt?

Photo: Italian man who killed Nigrian man, Emmanuel Chid Nnamdi, appears in court

Amedeo Mancini, the Italian man who attacked and killed a Nigerian, Emmanuel Chidi Nnamdi, in Italy on Tuesday July 4th, is pictured arriving an Italian court this morning July 11th where he will be tried on charges of manslaughter aggravated by racism.

Illegal immigrant emerges from traveling bag at S.A Border after he could no longer endure the pains (photos)

An illegal immigrant from Zimbabwe who squeezed himself into his friend's luggage shocked people at the South African border when he emerged from the traveling box after he couldn't endure the pains on his limbs. After 45 minutes of squeezing himself in the box, passengers were shocked at the BeitBridge Border post when they heard moans coming from the bag.

“The tall man in his early 20’s had squeezed himself into the case and was wheeled onto a Mercedes Benz Sprinter, disguised as his friend’s luggage. But the discomfort took its toll after 45 minutes, causing him to wail,” iMzansi reports. 

“Shocked passengers alerted authorities after hearing strange noises coming from the unattended bag. Guards removed the case from the vehicle at Beitbridge and were stunned when a human hand emerged.”

“It’s deeply worrying the length and breath migrants go to so that they can make it to their final desire destinations—but considering the current state of Zimbabwe, some of these people come from without any prospects of a better life for them, these risks are somewhat all they got”

Source: IMzansi.co.za

Uti Nwachukwu, IK Ogbonna, others set to walk the runway at The International Entertainment Festival in New York

The International Entertainment Festival is organizing a mega fashion and entertainment event in the United States. The annual event will feature A-list artists from the Nigerian music industry, notable fashion designers, arts, craft exhibition and a runway show by major African designers.

There will also be appearances by top entertainers from Africa. Oritse femi, Gordons, I Go die, Kaffy, D'Adshas, Duncan Daniels and Morachi are billed to perform. Celebrities such as Ik Ogbonna, Uti Nwachukwu Sonia Ogbonna, Lilian Afegbai, Emmanuel Ikubese will light up the runway.

Designers Showcasing include
Big Ben- Nigeria
Chidinma Obairi - Nigeria
Weizdhurm Franklyn- Nigeria
Fallprov- Senegal
Precious Eminue- Nigeria
O' beampeh -Nigeria
Ebene & Chic- Cameroon
Jayreason- Nigeria
The event has the support of the African Ambassadors to the USA
The international Entertainment Festival will hold on the 30th of July 2016 at Àmazura concert hall, Queens, Newyork
Exhibition starts :1pm
Red carpet: 5pm
Event starts: 6pm

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Photography- Studio 24
Stylist- JReason
Outfits by- Big Ben and Trish O Couture
Make-up- Jennifer for Dabota Cosmetics

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