Taiye Taiwo Duped By Aide

Nigerian footballer Taiye Taiwo has reportedly been duped by one of his trusted Aides. According to MTN.com,  his aide who is also his agent absconded with about 100,000 euros (he got it from his deal with a top sports brand ), which was allegedly paid to him after an endorsement deal.

The man who is known to handle most of Taiye's of investments in Nigeria also made away with about ten million Niara from his wonder loaf bakery.......  which he bought from the family of the late MKO Abiola.

Why Eagles Ganged Up Against Yekini—Oliseh

     Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh, believes Nigeria would have got better results from Rashidi Yekini at USA ‘94 FIFA World Cup and the team could have done better but for the deep-rooted division in the Nigerian team.

He told SuperSport.com that “the only reason I am saying this is for the future and for the country, for people to learn and because

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I feel that honour has not been given to Yekini like it should…some players had scores to settle with Yekini and all that.”So many people have always wondered why Yekini would celebrate alone after scoring Nigeria’s first ever goal in the FIFA World Cup when he opened scoring against Bulgaria on that hot afternoon in Dallas. It was a sweeping move began by Oliseh who won the ball deep in Nigeria’s half. His quick change of pace and precision passing to Daniel Amokachi, who brilliantly guided the ball down the right flank to Finidi George .The winger would explode down the flank and would pick out Yekini for the simple tap in, score and the stadium erupts into a sea of green and white and joyous chants of Nigeria.The world would watch in amazement as Yekini rushed into the net and alone, all, all alone like that famous line from the rhyme of the Ancient Mariner. He would chant, scream all by himself, an image that personified the legendary goalscorer supreme and one of the defining moments of USA ‘94. No one came to meet him.“Yekini had some beef with some players because I was in the background, I was watching everybody and I know those who were involved,” he said.“Some of our players were madly, sickly, mentally jealous the moment Yekini was honoured. He was leaving for Panathinaikos, and there was some jealousy there. Yekini himself was not smart enough to calm things down.”Oliseh believes Yekini was special. “Which other striker do we have in the history of Nigeria, who strikes 30-metre shots? If Yekini can count the number of goals at the highest level, it will be over a hundred… of all the strikers we talk about in Nigeria, which other striker?” he asked.

Source......PM News

Novak Djokovic wins Nadal.... Find out what he is allergic to

Before he conquered Rafael Nadal on the Wimbledon Championships grass courts Sunday, Novak Djokovic beat out another worthy opponent: pizza. 
The Serbian pro tennis player, 24, who secured his champion title with a 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 win over Nadal, has cut out food containing

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gluten, including pizza, pasta and pretzels, from his diet. 
Last year, Djokovic's nutritionist found out the athlete was allergic to the protein, which is found in common flours, reports The Wall Street Journal. Since, he says he feels much more confident on the court. 
And it shows: as of Monday, he was already guaranteed to take over the No. 1 ranking from Nadal. 
"He has massively improved his serve, his fitness, and he's hitting his forehand a lot better," Brad Gilbert, ESPN commentator and former coach of Andy Murray and Andre Agassi, said of Djokovic prior to Wimbledon. "I've never seen anybody move better on a tennis court in my life"

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Nigeria’s 50 greatest football players of all time

Super Sports compiled a list of Nigeria’s 50 greatest football players of all time. Here are the players.....

1. Nwankwo Kanu
2. Austin Okocha
3. Sunday Oliseh
4. Rashidi Yekini
5. Segun Odegbami

6. Stephen Keshi
7. Emmanuel Amuneke
8. Finidi George
9. Christian Chukwu
10. Muda lawal

11. Peter Rufai
12. Daniel Amokachi
13. Taribo West
14. Uche Okechukwu
15. Teslim “Thunder”Balogun
16. Victor Ikpeba
17. Samson Siasia
18. Adokiye Amiesimaka
19. Vincent Enyeama
20. Celestine Babayaro
21. Thomson Usiyan
22. Taiye ‘Taiwo
23. Henry Nwosu
24. Emmanuel Okala
25. Felix Owolabi
26. Haruna Ilerika
27. Joseph Yobo
28. Aloysius Atuegbu
29. Richard Owubokiri
30. Elkanah Onyeali
31. Patrick Ekeji
32. Best Ogedengbe
33. Bright Omokaro
34. Peter Anieke
35. Yisa Shofoluwe
36. Ben Iroha
37. Julius Aghahowa
38. Osaze Odemwingie
39. Albert Onyeawuna
40. Augustine Eguavoen
41. Yisa Shofoluwe
42. Obafemi Martins
43. Yakubu Aiyegbeni
44. Tijani Babangida
45. Tony Igwe
46. John Obi Mikel
47. Sam Garba Okoye
48. Friday Okoh
49. Etim Esin
50. Dan Anyiam

Friends Celebrate Kanu Nwakwo

Former Nigerian international, Kanu Nwankwo, is receiving the loudest ovation as he plans to quit active international football.

The sportsman who has won many laurels in his professional career is being hosted by friends today in Lagos.

The dinner, which will come after a testimonial match is planned by friends, fans and colleagues of this football star with a heart of gold ( I love what he is doing through his Kanu heart foundation) .

People from all walks of life are expected to grace the event.

Lil Wayne Makes history on forbes under 30 list

Rapper Lil wayne made history as the only rapper apart from 2pac to have a number one album while in prison. The rapper who made $15 million and is  considered as one of the richest rappers around is second to last on the list.

Barbados born musician Rihanna Rihanna came in at

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10th place raking in $15 million although she just failed to make the cut for the Celebrity 100 list which measures a mix of wealth and fame.

She earned $29 million between May 2010 and May 2011 thanks to her tour, album sales and endorsement deals .

Others who made the Forbes list included LeBron James who came in 3rd with $48 million, Serena Williams who was last on the list with $12 million which is great considering she’s been out for most of last year with the foot injury, surgery and resulting embolism, Dwight Howard whose $28 million nabbed him the 11th spot, Dwayne Wade’s $26 million scored him 12th place and Carmello Anthonycame in 13th with $25 million.

Blatter returns unopposed as FIFA president

Steep Blatter has been reelected as World football governing body, FIFA's president for the 4th time.

The 75-year-old Swiss was the only candidate in Wednesday's (June 1st) election, with the English and Scottish Football Associations failing to delay the vote.

They wanted a postponement amid allegations of corruption within Fifa, but were only supported by 17 of the member associations.

Blatter won re-election with 186 votes from the 203 member associations and he will be in charge until 2015.

Shaquille O’Neal Announces Retirement

Basketball star and one time movie star Shaquille O’Neal  has announced that he is retiring.

.The former LSU star, 39, announced his intentions via Twitter with this message:

"We did it. 19 years baby. I want to thank you very much. That’s why I’m telling YOU first. I’m about to retire. Love you. Talk to you soon.”

O’Neal won three NBA crowns with the Lakers and another with the Heat.
He finishes seventh on the scoring list with 28,596 points and 13th in rebounds with 13,099.


Maybe he will revive his once upon a time movie career.

Adefemi’s body arrives today, burial on Thursday

The remains of Super Eagles’ defender Olubayo Adefemi would be flown into the country tonight. It would arrive aboard Alitalia Airline flight from Rome at about 8pm.

Family members of the deceased and top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation are among persons expected to receive the body, which would then be taken to a morgue in Yaba, Lagos.

It has been confirmed that the player’s corpse would lie-in-state at

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the Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere on Thursday morning before it is committed to mother earth at the Atan Cemetery, Yaba hours later.

Olubayo Adefemi, who won a FIFA U-20 World Cup silver in 2005 and an Olympic silver in Beijing three years later, and was also in the squad that qualified Nigeria for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, died on Monday after the car he was driving hit the dividing rail on the highway and crashed onto the other side of the road in Greece, where he was playing professional football with top League side, Skoda Xanthi.

Source....... Vanguard

John Fashanu dating ex MBGN – Adaeze Igwe’s Mom

Adaeze Yobo (nee Igwe) and Mum (L)

                                                            John Fashanu

  Rumour has it that ex international footballer John Fashanu and ex MBGN Adaeze Igwe’s mom are an item and they have been taking their business every for all to see.

They are said to be the hottest couple in Abuja where the

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ex-football relocated to for business. Recently at an event, John Fashanu was seen opening the car dooor for the beautiful lady and mom whose daughter is married to footballer Joseph Yobo.

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Manchester City Defender Kolo Toure Fails Drug Test

    Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has been suspended after testing positive for a specified substance.
The 29-year-old was informed by the Football Association that an A sample he

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provided had returned positive.
City confirmed in a statement that Toure had been suspended “pending the outcome of the legal process”.
Ivory Coast international Toure, whose brother Yaya also plays for City, is a former club captain who joined City from Arsenal in July 2009.
The defender has gone on to make more than 50 appearances for City, although he was not involved in Wednesday’s FA Cup victory over Aston Villa.
The failed test automatically triggered the suspension and it is understood that Toure was left out of the squad because the club had been made aware of the situation.
The City statement added: “There will be no further comment from the football club at this stage.”
And on Thursday evening an FA statement said: “The FA can confirm that a player has been provisionally suspended from playing pending investigation, having tested positive for the use of a prohibited substance.”
The World Anti-Doping Agency defines a specified substance as one that is “more susceptible to a credible, non-doping explanation”.
SOURCE: BBC Sport

Tennis Star Serena Williams Hospitalized

Tennis star Serena Williams was spotted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles several times over the past week and according to her rep Nicole
Chabot, Williams underwent
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emergency treatment for a hematoma she suffered as a result of treatment for a more critical situation.
“Last week, Serena suffered from a pulmonary embolism [a blood clot in the lungs] which was discovered upon her return to L.A. She had been in New York for doctor appointments for the ongoing issues with her foot.”
The rep added, “Doctors are continuing to monitor her situation closely to avoid additional complications.”

Rihanna And Matt Kemp Split

       Rihanna and baseball ace Matt Kemp have reportedly ended their relationship, just weeks after Matt’s odd behavior with an unidentified female outside a Los Angeles nightclub prompted allegations that the Dodgers outfielder, 26, was a cheat.

   While a source close to Rihanna, 22, tells Us that it was Matt who
called for the pre-holiday split, Star Magazine claims Rihanna's ongoing infatuation with her former flame, rapper Drake — who she dumped after a brief courtship in March 2009, was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
   Star says: “For the past month, Rihanna has been spending more and more time with Drake and has been slowly falling for him. They had a brief relationship right after her breakup with Chris Brown, but she was too traumatized by the whole situation to take him seriously.”
Despite collaborating with Rihanna on the smash single “What’s My Name?” this year, in June, Drake looked back on his romance with the Barbadian crooner bitterly, telling The New York Times: ”I was a pawn…You know what she was doing to me? She was doing exactly what I’ve done to so many women throughout my life, which is show them quality time, then disappear. I was like, ‘Wow, this feels terrible.’”


I know i said it on this blog when i posted the video for what's my name that i noticed some kind of chemistry between Drake and Rihanna in the video. Well i am not exactly surprised.

Kris Humphries Hires Publicist To Handle Relationship With Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian's rumoured new beau,New Jersey Nets star Kris Humphries is doing

 the right thing keeping up with Kim Kardashian. He’s hired a personal publicist to handle inquiries into his love life now that he’s dating the curvy reality star. Humphries tapped Eva Longoria’s rep, Liza Anderson. A source said, “Kim is a master at her own publicity. Kris’ team wanted to make sure they get his message out. It was a decision by his management team.” Another source claims that Humphries and Kardashian are working out plans to spend the holidays together around his team schedule. Anderson confirmed she’s working with Humphries.

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Samuel Eto’o wins African Player Of The Year For The Fourth time.

  Samuel Eto’o has emerged winner of the category for African Player of the year beating Asamoah Gyan and Didier Drogba at this year GLO CAF Awards.
Also, Didier Drogba,
 Taye Taiwo, Asamoah Gyan, Kevin Prince Boateng, Kwadwo, Andre Ayew, Samuel Eto’o, Wael Goma, Ahmed Al Mohammady, Ahmed Hassan and Vincent Enyeama emerged as Glo CAF Award Best Eleven. Other winners are Ghana for National Team of the Year win .Egypt’s Ahmed Hassan won African Based Player of the Year.
Ghana had two wins: Most promising Talent of the year: Kwadwo Asamoah and Coach of the year – Former Coach, Milovan Rajevac.
Women’s national team of the year: Nigeria’s Super Falcons .Female Footballer of the year was won by  Perpetual Nkwocha

Source........Qmarkmag

Nigerian footballer collapses and dies on the pitch

   The camp of Nigeria Premier League side, Ocean boys is in mourning as their left full back; Emmanuel Ogoli slumped and died during a League match yesterday Sunday Dec 12, in Yenagoa.
   The incident occurred in the 39th minute of their League game at home to Niger Tornadoes but Ogoli was confirmed dead on the way to the hospital in an ambulance.

May his soul rest in peace...amen!

Nigeria's New Football Coach Is........

       Samson Siasia.

He has been appointed as the new head coach of Nigeria's national team the Super Eagles.He was choosen over Steven Keshi by the Nigerian Football Federation today.

BONFRERE………SIASIA IS BETTER THAN KESHI

                Former super Eagles technical adviser, Johannes Bonfrere believes the man who

 led Nigeria to the silver medal finish at the football event of the 2008 Olympic Games in  Bejing, China, Samson Siasia deserves to be made Lars Lagerback’s successor.

            Bonfrere, who led Nigeria to her greatest achievement, an Olympic soccer gold in 1996 in Atlanta says Siasia is miles ahead of Keshi in terms of  technical competence and character and wants the Nigeria Football Federation not to dissipate  energy in calling the duo of Siasia and Keshi for an interview.

            “If the Nigeria Football Federation has decided to go for a local coach and have indeed shortlisted the duo of |Siasia and Keshgi for the job, then I think they should not waste much time in giving Siasia the job”, he began in a telephone chat from his base in Holland.

            “Siasia is a better choice. The NFF should never give it to Keshi because he is not what people think he is , he blasted the Dutchman who once worked with the duo as an assistant coach to another Dutchman, the self proclaimed Dutchgerian, Clemens Westerhof.

            When complete sports sought to know what he meant by “ Keshi is not what people think he is’ he refused to offer an explanation, only insisting that Siasia posses better technical and human qualities than Keshi.

           

Souce…… Complete Sports