Roberto Di Matteo Launches Guinness Football Manager

Guinness, the beer of choice for football fans, announced last week that over the next year, they will be working with Italian footballer and Champions League winning manager, Roberto Di Matteo in encouraging football lovers to follow in his footsteps and sign up on the Guinness Football Manager where they can be the boss. The platform gives football lovers the opportunity to manage their own football team and score points to win fantastic prizes each week. Simply sign up at m.guinnessvip.com . Continue...

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ASUU, FG negotiation hits the rock..

Negotiations between the Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria Universities (ASUU) over the on-going strike by members of the union ended in a deadlock in Abuja yesterday. Speaking to journalists after the meeting which lasted several hours, the Governor of Benue State Gabriel Suswam who is Chairman of the Needs Assessment Implementation Committee set up by the Federal Government stated that President Goodluck Jonathan had pledged to commence release of N100 billion for the infrastructural development of the universities from the beginning of September. He further stated that due process for the release of the funds to execute the identified projects in all federal universities across the country had already started. Said he: ” Among the infrastructures that would be provided are chairs, classrooms, laboratories , libraries and student hostels. There would also be renovation of existing infrastructures and execution of fresh projects.” He further stated that ASUU leaders were members of the the Needs Assessment Committee adding that they had agreed with resolutions on how to address the infrastructural decay in federal universities. On his part, the Secretary to the

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Fans attack Wizkid on twitter for insulting broke people

Fans attack wizkid on Twitter for insulting 'broke people'
For correcting his English on a photo on his Instagram page, Wizkid told a fan that 'broke
people always think they have an opinion'. His fans took offense over his comments and
called him out on Twitter. See some of their Tweets after the cut

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Lee Thompson, Ex Disney actor commits suicide aged 29

Former Disney child actor Lee Thompson Young was found dead in his apartment from a
suspected self-inflected gun shot wound...
From TMZ
Lee Thompson Young, who played the main character on Disney's "The Famous Jett
Jackson" has died after what officials believe is a suicide TMZ has learned. He was 29.
Sources tell us Young's body was discovered with a gunshot wound that appears to be
self-inflicted.
Young currently appears in the TNT show "Rizzoli & Isles" and we're told when he didn't
show up to work this morning, staffers called the landlord of Young's L.A. home to check
up on the actor.
We're told ... when the landlord opened the door, he discovered Young's body.
Lee's publicist confirms the actor killed himself, telling TMZ, "It is with great sadness that I
announce that Lee Thompson Young tragically took his own life this morning ... Lee was
more than just a brilliant young actor, he was a wonderful and gentle soul who will be truly
missed."

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News! JTF claims boko haram leader has been killed

Barely one week after the killing of the second in command to Boko Haram leader, Momodu Bama, the joint task force, operation restore order in Borno State, has again disclosed that the dreaded leader of the Islamic sect, Malam Abubakar Shekau might have been killed in a heavy fight with military in Sambisa forest of Borno State. A statement from the JTF spokesman, Lt Col. Sagir Musa, made available to newsmen in

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Russian Athletes Kiss After Winning Gold In Possible Protest Of Anti-Gay Law

After winning the 4x400-meter relay at World Athletics Championships
Saturday, runners Tatyana Firova and Kseniya Ryzhova shared a kiss.
Then the gold medalists kissed again during the award ceremony.
While some speculated that the Russian athletes' kiss on the winners
podium was an apparent jab at the country's anti-gay law, local media
questioned whether it was a political gesture or

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Arsenal fans should look at the bigger picture

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is again public enemy No 1 after his side’s 3-1 opening day loss to Aston Villa on Saturday. Forget the fact that in 18 seasons under his leadership the club has never finished below fifth in the league. And ignore the fact that they have failed to qualify for the Uefa Champions League only once since he joined in 1996. Before his arrival, the club were yo-yoing an average of five positions every season since 1947, finishing below fifth 27 times in the previous 49 campaigns and never going beyond a four-year stretch in the top five. Wenger’s consistency steadied that positional

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Ex Nigerian female footballer ,Iyabo now living as a man

Former Super Falcons striker Iyabo Abade lived for many years as a hermaphrodite - a person with male and female organ. She/he had surgery in the US in 2004 and is now living as a man named James Johnson. Punch caught up with him recently and he opened up about his life Now that you are a man, has it been easy playing men’s football? I thank God for how far He has brought me. I have made every effort to get to the top as a footballer but there is no support from anywhere, even the Nigeria Football Federation. I am just trying on my own to get to the top but it

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Crowd Watched Man Electrocute Himself In Kenya

A 25-year-old man committed suicide on Thursday morning by
electrocuting himself on an overhead power line in Nakuru, Kenya.
According to an eyewitness, Susan Wachuka, the young man removed all
of his clothing before climbing the transmitter line.
Kenya power staff arrived at the scene but were forced to wait for crime
police officers for three hours before removing the body.
The workers were forced to switch off power at the zone so as to retrieve
the body from the power lines.
another pic below;

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Bolt wins third gold medal

Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce secured their third gold medals of the Moscow world championships when the two 100m and 200m sprint champions anchored Jamaica to victory in the 4x100m relays today. Bolt’s task was made easier when American Justin Gatlin, running the anchor leg, fluffed his start, stumbling and veering into the Jamaican’s lane. The Jamaican quartet of Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade and Bolt secured the Caribbean nation a hat-trick of world titles in a time of 37.36. Gatlin brought home

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Pentecoastal pastors tell HIV patients to rely on God instead of medicine

We know how bad things get when Christian Science practitioners fail to take their children to doctors because they believe God will heal them. Curable problems become death sentences. Now, according to BBC News, we have a new problem to deal with: Pentecostal preachers who tell HIV patients to stop taking anti-retroviral drugs . The Children’s HIV Association surveyed 19 doctors and health professionals who work with children and babies and what they heard was shocking: Not a cure for your HIV Among 10 doctors who

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Two more criminal charges for Oscar Pistorus

The South African police have concluded their investigation into the death of Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day. Steenkamp was shot by her popular athlete boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius who claims that at the time of the incident, he thought he was shooting a burglar. The pair had only been dating for four months when Steenkamp was killed at the home of the famous athlete. The outcome of the investigation has led the police to add two more charges for Pistorius to respond to. Media reports say that the National Prosecuting Authority has already made the Pistorius legal team aware of their intention to turn up the heat when Pistorius returns to court on Monday. Oscar Pistorius must now defend himself against two charges of recklessly discharging a firearm in a public place. It is believed that the trial date will be set on Monday and will most likely be early in 2014. The NPA considered two separate

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Orlando Owoh's Son Dies In Fierce Family Feud

One of the 18 children highlife Icon Stephen Oladipupo Owomoyela popularly known as Chief Orlando Owoh sired, Sunday Owomoyela is dead. The only child of the second wife of the late leader of African Kenneries International band was said to be at serious loggerheads with other members of the late musician’s family over their patriarch’s properties. Impeccable sources said that Late Orlando Owoh died intestate without a will. He died of stroke and was

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Why Learning to Forgive is Crucial for Your Heart

Did you know that unforgiveness causes you stress and can affect your health? Every time we think of those who have transgressed against us, our body responds. Blood pressure and heart rates go up. Facial muscles tense and stress hormones rise. Chronic stress may also affect the immune and cardiovascular systems. On the other hand, forgiveness reduces stress by replacing negative emotions with positive ones. Some research suggests that when married partners don’t forgive each other for past hurts, they are less able to manage conflict in the present. Apparently adults who can’t forgive their parents for mistakes may unconsciously transfer their anger to their spouses! Scientific studies link the act of and benefits from forgiveness with reduced blood pressure and stress hormone levels, less pain, reduced depression and anger, relief in sufferers of chronic back pain, fewer relapses in

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Usain Bolt wins 3rd straight world title in 200-meters

Usain Bolt won his third straight world title today Saturday August 17th after setting a world
leading time of 19.66 seconds in the 200-meters event at the IAAF World Championships in
Moscow, Russia.
Usain will now go for his fourth triple gold at a major championship when he joins the
Jamaican team for the 4x100 relay tomorrow Sunday August 18th.

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Iranian woman barred from office for being too beautiful

Looking at her photos she's definitely pretty but how is she too pretty to be a council woman? 27 year old architect Nina Siahkali Moradi finished 14th among 163candidates in a city council election in Iran but was told a week later that all votes for her were nullified. According to The Times of London, after news spread that Moradi had been elected, religious conservatives petitioned to have her disqualified because

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Former B2k member Raz B on life support after bottle attack in China

Former B2K member Raz B, who has been living in China for the past three years, was
smashed in the face with a bottle on Thursday night. According to TMZ Raz was performing at
a club in Zhejiang when he noticed a fight pop off in the crowd. Raz left the stage to try and
break up the fight and got hit in the mouth with a glass bottle by one of the brawlers.
Security moved in fast and both Raz and his attacker were taken to the police station, but after

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