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Osaze On-Target For Stoke City

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Osaze On-Target For Stoke City

Nigerian footballer, Osaze Odemwingie was on target for Stoke City when they locked horns against Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium.

Four first-half goals were shared between both teams as Stoke came from behind twice to earn a point.

The Saints went ahead early on when Rickie Lambert curled in a free-kick from the edge of the area.

The away side leveled the scores through Osaze Odemwingie’s calm finish, before Steven Davis’s cross-shot put Southampton ahead three minutes later.

Stoke’s Peter Crouch headed home a minute before half-time, but neither side were able to find a winner and had to share points.

Mourinho Praises Hazard, Refers To Man City as Jaguar Of The EPL Title Race

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Mourinho Praises Hazard, Refers To Man City as Jaguar Of The EPL Title Race

Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho has praised his Belgian star-attacker, Eden Hazard after the very talented forward destroyed Premier league side, Newcastle with his first hat-trick in the premier league

Mourinho who had termed his Chelsea side the ‘little horse’ in the title race after defeating Manchester City on Monday has now referred to the Mancunian blues as the Jaguar which will now kill the other horses as he still appears to rate City the favourites for the premier league crown

“It’s time to kill the horses,”  

“Manchester City is a Jaguar. You cannot put an ‘L’ plate on a Jaguar.”

Speaking about Hazard who netted twice in seven minutes for the Blues in control and condemned Newcastle to defear from the penalty spot after Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa had wrestled Samuel Eto’o to the ground, the Portuguese said

“I think it was not different to other performances he had – the only difference is he scored a hat-trick for the first time,” 

“It was very similar to the one at Hull, at [Manchester] City, at home against [Manchester] United, against Liverpool, at Southampton – basically the same way. He’s playing really well, with a big evolution, consistency, ambition … fantastic.”

Chelsea is currently at the summit of the EPL table after City were held to a goalless draw by Norwich and Arsenal were humiliated by Liverpool as they lost 1-5.

Abidal Is Not Proud Of His Performances For Monaco Thus Far

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Abidal Is Not Proud Of His Performances For Monaco Thus Far

Eric Abidal is unimpressed about his form for Monaco this season. The Frenchman who left Barcelona at the end of last season returned to his former club in the summer.

He is not pleased with his performances for the Ligue 1 contenders as he has promised to add more effort.

“I’m not here to lie or cheat,” 

“In any case, this sort of thing is season on the pitch. When you are less good, you have to be able to say it.

“I’m certainly going to change my training methods so that I’m fresher in my limbs and head. It’s not a question of doing less, on the contrary.

“I love running. I’m going to put myself in more danger so I’m more reactive. I’ve lost that in the last few matches”, he told L’Equipe.

 

Manchester City’s Actions Were Judas-Like, Mancini Blasts Former Employers

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Manchester City’s Actions Were Judas-Like, Mancini Blasts Former Employers

Former Manchester City Manager, Roberto Mancini is unhappy about the treatment meted out to him by his former employers. He has compared the actions of the premier league contenders towards him to that of the biblical Judas.

Despite leading Man City to their first league title in 44 years in the 2011/2012 season, Mancini was sacked after losing to Wigan in the FA Cup final on a day which marked his one year anniversary of winning the title.

The Italian has now revealed that Manchester chief executive Ferran Soriano and director of football Txiki Begiristain were holding talks with his earmarked successor months before he was fired and replaced by Manuel Pellegrini.

“I know a lot of people in football and I found out afterwards that they were talking to three or four managers in February, March and April,” he told The Sun on Sunday.

“I know they were talking to Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti – and these were the same people I sat down with for dinner before the FA Cup final.

“It was like Judas. I trusted the chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak 100 per cent, but not those two other guys [Soriano and Begiristain] – probably he just followed them.

“Some people just don’t have the courage to talk face to face – even Khaldoon did not tell me to my face what was happening.

“Instead they were working behind my back and sacked me two games before the end of the season.”

Napoli Insists Crying Balotelli Was Not Racially Abused

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Napoli Insists Crying Balotelli Was Not Racially Abused

Italian side, Napoli has made a press release stating that controversial AC Milan forward, Mario Balotelli was not abused when both sides met at San Paolo on Saturday. A game AC Milan lost 1-3.

Balotelli was photographed crying during the game and that fuelled rumours of  a possible racial chant towards the big Italian

“In relation to some suggestions on Facebook saying that Mario Balotelli cried on Saturday at the stadium because of racist chants against him, Napoli would like to point out that there were no racist chants towards him, just as there have never been any racist chants to anyone at the San Paolo,” the statement explained.

Adel Taarabt had given AC Milan the lead but an equalzizer from Gokhan Inler and a double from Gonzalo Higuain was adequate to condemn Milan to a defeat, a result which leaves Seedorf’s side in 10th position on the Serie A table.

Stephanie Linus Discusses Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) In Emotional Documentary

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Stephanie Linus Discusses Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) In Emotional Documentary

Let’s discuss women living with Vesicovaginal fistula; a condition which Nollywood screen goddess, Stephanie Linus is also investing her time and efforts into.

It was the last month of 2013 when Stephanie partnered with Extended Hands Foundation at the General Hospital, Ogoja, Cross River and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company to conduct free surgical operations for 22 women living with Vesicovaginal fistula.

In this short documentary and true story about how VVF impacted on the life of one heroine named Vero, Stephanie Linus shows that she has got not just pretty looks but also a beautiful heart. She has together with the Extended Hands Non-profit organization help repair the VVF( Obstetric Fistula) conditions of 22 women in Ogoja, Cross- River State

She also has a movie, DRY which focuses on women and young girls’ living abnormality.

This is a must watch video which will definitely enlighten you.

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Guardiola Is In The Perfect Place – Thomas Muller

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Guardiola Is In The Perfect Place – Thomas Muller

Bayern Munich footballer, Thomas Muller has revealed his team manager coach , Pep Guardiola is a perfectionist.

Guardiola has been at Allianz Arena since the summer. Bayern under Guardiola has maintained an unbeaten Bundesliga campaign this season

“I think that Guardiola only wants victory and perfection” 

“That’s why he’s in his perfect place here, at Bayern”, the German revealed to Telefoot.

“It’s price you have to pay at a big club. When you look at other big clubs, you see that there are great players who need to be on the bench. It’s like that, you’ve got to accept it.”

Thomas Muller has not enjoyed so much game time this season gut he seems to understands the situation.

Adebayor Criticized AVB’s Tactics In The Presence Of Team-mates

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Adebayor Criticized AVB’s Tactics In The Presence Of Team-mates

Towering striker, Emmanuel Adebayor has disclosed how he criticized his former club (Tottenham) manager, Andres Villas Boas in front of the other players. The Togolese had told the Portuguese how his tactics won’t help the team in private. When the latter wouldn’t listen, he made his comments in front of team mates.

Andres Villas Boas later dropped the 29 years old, Adebayor from the first team but he was eventually sacked in December after a poor form

“I told him: ‘Your ideas will not help the team” 

“I have had a chance to play for a lot of top clubs in my career and I know how it’s supposed to be.

“I told him one on one and he didn’t want to listen, and then I told him in front of the group.

“Maybe it was a mistake. Maybe it was a good one, maybe it was a bad one. I don’t know, but I spoke my mind.”

Under Tim Sherwood’s management, Adebayor was reinstated into Tottenham’s first team and he has repaid the confidence the manager had in him by netting six goals in ten matches.

Rooney Hopes For Top Four Finish

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Rooney Hopes For Top Four Finish

Manchester United forward, Wayne Rooney has confessed it would be a herculean task for his club to retain the premier league crown. Manchester United faces Fulham today and they are currently seventh on the log; 16 points behind league leaders, Chelsea.

“Realistically, top four has got to be our aim,” 

“Although we always want to win the league title, maybe it’s a bit too far. We know it’s going to be extremely difficult to win the title”, the English forward told BBC Football Focus

United have lost eight of their 24 league games this season as they have suffered a transition from the Sir Alex Ferguson era to that of David Moyes

2015 Election: Gbemisola Saraki, Kwara APC Chieftains Defect To PDP

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Sen Gbemisola Saraki and some chieftains of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara and their supporters, on Saturday, moved en masse to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Mr Lola Ashiru, an APC chieftain in Offa, Kwara, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, also of APC and Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, the governorship candidate of the CPC in the 2011 elections were among those who defected to the PDP.

Addressing supporters in Ilorin, Saraki urged them to join hands with the PDP “to rescue the state from the shackle of oppression.’’

Saraki, who said she was worried about the plight of youths in the state, added that majority of them were jobless.

“The situation is so bad that many people have abandoned the trades they spent several years to learn,” she said.

She, however, expressed optimism that if voted into power, PDP would return Kwara to the path of excellence in the management of human and natural resources.

She urged the people of Kwara to support President Goodluck Jonathan, saying she was happy that majority of the people remained in PDP.

APC Extends Membership Registration Till Feb 12

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday in Lagos said it had extended the period for its ongoing nationwide membership registration till Feb. 12.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the membership registration which began on Wednesday was scheduled to end on Monday.

In a statement signed by the Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the extension was to accommodate many Nigerians who had turned out to register but could not do so.

”We have apparently underestimated the number of those who are eager and willing to participate actively in the change process by joining the APC.

”Even with one day to go in the original registration schedule, we have exceeded the number of members we set out to register.

“Many more have reached out to us to give them the opportunity to join the APC hence our decision to extend the registration,” Mohammed said in the statement.

The party said it needed to ensure that the people who wanted to register as members were allowed to do so.

It urged all interested citizens who had not registered to utilise the opportunity offered by the extension to do so.

NCAA Suspends Aero From Fying To Port Harcourt Airport

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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authorities, NCAA, Sunday stops the operations of Nigeria’s Aero Contractors airlines..

In a tweet by the airline, it reads that the airline has been instructed to stop flying to Port Harcourt.

The tweets reads, “@flyaero FYI guys: Aero has been instructed by the NCAA to stop its flights to the NAF Base in Port Harcourt until further notice.”

“@flyaero Aero is discussing with the authorities and we’re confident that soon enough we’ll be back on that route.”

“@flyaero In the meantime, Aero has concluded arrangements to fly our esteemed guests who had booked on these flights to and from the PH International”.

“@flyaero We apologise to all our esteemed guests for the inconvenience. Keep flying Aero.”

No reason was however stated for the decision but as at the time of filling this report, the newswirengr media team is trying to reach the management of Nigeria’s Aviation and we shall keep updated..

All travelers to the port Harcourt airport will have to reschedule their flights ad today’s suspension will affect traveling to the South..

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