“I joined Madrid in order to challenge Barcelona” – Mourinho

Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, has revealed that the opportunity to rival Barcelona, was one of the majors reasons why he joined the capital club. The Portuguese signed for the Spanish giants in 2010, after landing the Champions League trophy with Inter Milan. And he says it is the chance to test himself against the best that bought him over.
“We are talking about Barcelona and Real Madrid, two great teams. Pick any other team in the world, and they would not finish in the top two in La Liga,” Mourinho told AS. “And that’s exactly why I joined Real Madrid. Because it’s not easy to challenge Barcelona. It’s very hard to be successful in this competition.

4 Igbinedion University lecturers die in car crash along Benin-Ore road

The 78th birthday celebration of business magnate and father of Lucky Igbindeion, former governor of Edo State, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, assumed a disastrous dimension on Wednesday, as one of the vehicles in his entourage plunged into the Ovia River, killing the four occupants instantly.
The casualties whose identities could not be ascertained at press time were said to be lecturers of Igbinedion University, Okada, who travelled with Chief Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom, who earlier in the day launched his Benin-based Independent Television into satellite for viewing in 104 countries.
The carnival-like train had left for the country-home of Igbinedion, Okada, after the launching at the television station where another celebration took place, after which they returned to Benin City.
Disaster struck when the driver of one of the cars, an Audi 80, in the convoy conveying the four lecturers lost control and plunged into the Ovia River, along the Benin-Ore Road, killing all the occupants.


Source: PM News

I’m bored of being compared with Drogba – Lukaku

Chelsea’s on-loan striker, Romelu Lukaku, has declared that he doesn’t want to be compared to Didier Drogba anymore. Even before the 19-year-old arrived at Stamford Bridge last season, he had always drawn comparisons with the Ivorian, but now he says he wants to carve a niche for himself.
“Didier and I have a similar playing style but I don’t think he would have wanted to be compared to someone when he was young,” Lukaku, who is on loan at West Brom said. “Every player wants to be their own person, their own personality. I don’t want to be the new anyone.
“At first it was OK — but I’m bored of it now. It isn’t necessary and I don’t like it now.
“I have my father’s surname, I am Romelu Lukaku — I’m not anybody else. This is my own name and the name I want people to remember.”

Cynthia Osokogu's murder: Nigeria Tourism Board to sue hotel

The Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) via its DG, Segun Reunsewe, today announced that it plans to file formal charges against the management of Cosmilla Hotel; the hotel where Cynthia Osokogu was murdered on July 22nd.

NTDC said the hotel was operating illegally because it was not registered wit them. Every hotel, bar, restaurant, club etc in Nigeria is supposed to register with the corporation.


NTDC found out about the hotel's illegal operation after it was thrown into limelight following Cynthia's murder

Betrayal: Woman sets childhood friend up for kidnap in Anambra State

It was indeed a shocking moment of betrayal recently in Onitsha, Anambra State as a lady was arrested for allegedly organizing the kidnapping of her childhood friend. It was gathered that the suspect, Ekwy Okadigbo, lured her friend who is a legal practitioner, Mimiy Onyekweli to a restaurant where she invited her to abduct her.
The victim was, however, fortunate as investigation revealed that her car that they wanted to use to take her to their den just refused to work when Onyekweli was blindfolded inside. And in the confusion, the victim escaped from her abductors and alerted the police. Okadigbo’s grouse with her friend, according to her, was that she refused to give her money when she requested.
“She was said to have informed the suspected gang leader, Chinedu of the bad habit of her childhood friend who was said to be greedy and tight fisted,” a police source revealed. Interestingly, two days before Okadigbo allegedly lured her friend into the hand of the suspected gang, Onyekweli’s father saw the friends together and happily gave Okadigbo N500.000. Following a tip-off from the victim’s relation, the state Police Command, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), led by James Nwafo, a Superintendent, mobilized his men to arrest members of the gang.
Two days after, Onyekweli was said to be eating at  a restaurant and called Ekwy  to join her there as she was eating.   As they were eating  that Ekwy allegedly called her gang and they stormed the restaurant around 6.30pm and kidnapped Onyekweli and put her inside her car. When the kidnappers entered the car, it refused to start, a quarrel ensued among them and this led  the victim to escape  and reported the case at SARS  Office in Awka. The officer in charge of SARS, Supol Jame Nwafor (SP),  who along with his team and arrested Okadigbo.

Kanye Raps About Kim Kardashian Sextape

Kanye West recently stated “I loved the Kim Kardashian sex tapes, they are a work of art!” On the G.O.O.D music album (Cruel Summer), Kanye has a track titled “Clique” where he raps about the Kim Kardashians sex tapes… “Ate breakfast at Gucci. My girl a superstar all from a home movie.” By “superstar” he is as we all know talking about the Kim K Superstar sex tapes.
Kanye has also stated that he himself has exposed video of Kim for personal use.

Man tests HIV positive after sleeping with 14-year-old girl

A Harare man will rue the day he laid his hands on a 14-year-old HIV positive girl after he was arrested and charged for sleeping with an under age girl. The 32-year-old man pleaded guilty when he appeared before Mbare magistrate court yesterday, who remanded him in custody to Friday for sentence. He tested positive for HIV after a test was ordered by the court. He was not aware that the 14 years old girl was already positive because he believed that she was still a virgin.

Prosecutor Lawrence said on August 11 this year, the two went to Houghton Park in Harare at the accused brother’s place. It is understood that when they left Houghton Park, they proceeded to the accuseds house where he stays with his friend.
Upon arrival, the friend decided to sleep on the bed and the accused slept on a mattress on the floor with the minor. The accused allegedly had s*xual intercourse with the minor over three times before releasing her the next day.
The complainant proceeded to her sister’s house where she divulged what had happened, leading to his arrest.



Source: LadunLiadiBlog

Police re-arraign banker over the death of LASTMA official

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The Police on Wednesday re-arraigned Yinka Johnson, a banker in Lagos, who was earlier accused of killing an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASMA), Hameed Balogun, before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on a one count of reckless driving.
At the resumed hearing of the case, Police prosecutor, Chukwu Agwu, applied to the court to withdraw the earlier charge of manslaughter and substituted it with the new one.
The old charge which was drafted on the old Lagos State Road Traffic Law 2003 was replaced with the new Lagos State Road Traffic Law 2012.
The new charge read, “That you Yinka Johnson ‘on August 10, at about 8:30am at Mega Chicken, Ikota Ajah expressway Lekki, Lagos did drive your Land Rover Jeep with registration No- CY 276 LSD on the highway recklessly by driving your vehicle against oncoming vehicle and without reasonable consideration for other road users and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 7(b) of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law 2012.”

New Twist: “Patience Jonathan might have gone for full body work, tummy tuck in Germany” – Report

A new twist emerged last night over the ‘continuous incarceration’ of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan in Germany. National Mirror reliably learnt last night that the First Lady might not be suffering from either food poising or ruptured appendicitis as widely claimed after all. The Presidency source said that “the wife of the President might have gone for full body work that included tummy tuck in Germany.”
Abdominoplasty or “tummy tuck”, according to Wikipedia, is a cosmetic surgery procedure used to make the abdomen more firm.

D’Banj was a Special Guest at Ludacris’ 7th Annual Luda Day Weekend, 2012

 

Chris “Ludacris” Bridges kicks off his 7th annual “Luda Day weekend” this year with giving back to the community, which he says is the most gratifying component of his five day event.

“Supporting our youth includes educating and empowering them about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle-responsible dating, greener communities, and healthy eating habits. Eating right and exercise promote good habits, both mentally and physically. We want to show young people that physical activity and eating well can be fun and a part of your everyday life.”

The annual event shows a different side to the Grammy-winning rapper as he drops the mic and calls on his friends for a weekend full of charity and good cause… and a little (a lot of) fun.

The 7th Annual LudaDay Weekend Event  involved:

Thursday, August 30th - “Welcome to Atlanta Dinner”

Friday, August 31st - “Luda Salutes the DJs & Media Appreciation”; “The Healthy Life Styles event” which served as the launch of two new programs organized by The Ludacris Foundation including the Choose Well Campaign and the Financial Literacy Program.

Saturday, September 1st – “Luda & Friends College Campus Takeover” & “LudaDay Party”

Sunday, September 2nd - “Ludacris (Team Luda) vs. Kevin Hart (Team Hart)” Celebrity Basketball Game at Morehouse College, Forbes Arena.

“Your husband is impotent, how did you conceive four children?” – Woman accuses friend

It was a public show of shame as a serious  fight broke out between two friends, Evelyn Nze, 28 and her friend, Joy Oluchukwu, 27, over Joy’s claims that she has been sleeping with Evelyn’s husband in their house at Apapa, Lagos State southwest Nigeria.
It was gathered that  Joy reportedly  asked Evelyn how she managed to have all her children because she was sure that her husband was impotent.
Evelyn asked her friend to tell her  how she knew that her husband was impotent.
She told Evelyn who is from Imo State that she had slept with her husband several times and she did not get pregnant.
Joy, from Anambra State, told Evelyn that she must have slept with other men that impregnated her, therefore  all her children were bastards.
This resulted in a serious fight between them and in the process Evelyn was injured in her hand.
The incident happened at 54, Kirikiri Road, Olodi Apapa, Lagos.
The police arrested them for engaging in a fight publicly.
Also, Joy was arraigned for telling her friend that her husband was impotent and calling her children bastards.