Centenary Anniversary Broadcast by President Jonathan (pls read)

This is the national broadcast by Pres. Jonathan on the occasion of Nigeria’s Centenary Celebrations On Wednesday, 26^th February, 2014. Read his full speech below

Dear Compatriots,

1.  I extend warm greetings and felicitations to all Nigerians as we celebrate our nation’s centenary; a significant milestone in our journey to Nationhood.

 2. One hundred years ago, on the 1^st of January 1914, the British Colonial authorities amalgamated the Southern and Northern Protectorates, giving birth to the single geo-political entity called Nigeria which has become our home, our hope, and our heritage.

 3. I have often expressed the conviction that our amalgamation was not a mistake. While our union may have been inspired by considerations external to our people; I have no doubt that we are destined by God Almighty to live together as one big nation, united in diversity. Continue...

4. I consider myself specially privileged to lead our country into its second century of existence. And as I speak with you today, I feel the full weight of our hundred-year history. But what I feel most is not frustration, it is not disillusionment. What I feel is great pride and great hope for a country that is bound to overcome the transient

'Samuel Eto'o is 39, not 32' his baby mama Anna Barranca claims

A week after Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was secretly filmed saying he thinks Samuel Eto'o is older than his age, his ex Anna Barranca has spoken out saying Eto'o is way older than 32.

"The problem with Chelsea is I lack a scorer. I have Eto’o but he is 32 years old, maybe 35, who knows?’ Mourinho said in a private conversation but it was secretly recorded and published on a sports website. It has since been taken down.

Now Eto'o's former lover, Anna Barranca, who is 43years old and has an 11year old daughter, Annie,  with the footballer said he's not 35, but 39 going on 40. 

The Italian hairdresser (pictured above with her daughter) told The Sun UK today "I think Samuel is not 35 he is more 39. Samuel was born in 1974 and so that makes him 39 now.' She claims she was informed of Eto'o's true age when they were dating by a friend who grew up with Eto'o in Cameroon.

According to his passport, Eto'o was born in 1981. #Footballagethings :-) 

Leo Messi picks up the Aldo Rovira award for the third time

The prize is awarded by a jury composed of directors and heads of sports in the Catalan media 

Leo Messi received, this morning before training, the Aldo Rovira award for the season 2012/13. This annual prize is awarded by a jury composed of directors and heads of sports in the Catalan media. 

It's the third time that Messi has won the award. The Argentinian star had already won it in the seasons 2009/10 and 2010/11. The winner of the last edition was French player Éric Abidal.

Present at the award giving were the father of Aldo Rovira, Josep Lluís; his widow, Sílvia; and also his children,  Clàudia, Aldo, and Lucas, who presented the award to the Barça number 10. Also present were President Josep Maria Bartomeu, President of the Barça Players Association, Ramon Alfonseda, and President of the Catalan Football Federation, Andreu Subies, as well as many journalists and heads of sports from the Catalan media.

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Jonathan appoints Ibinabo Fiberesima board member, Arts Council

Actors Guild of Nigeria president, Ibinabo Fiberesima, has been appointed into the board of the National Council For Arts and Culture, NCAC, by President Jonathan. Confirming the appointment, which happened after Ibinabo led members of the Guild to pay a visit to the president and make him the grand patron of the guild, Ibinabo said she was shocked by the appointment and very grateful.

Hilarious: Watch celebs try to explain what 'Remuneration' means

FlytimeTV Presents another funny Series of "Word Of The Day' with funny Radio Personality Nedu. The Word in question is, 'Remuneration'. Do our celebrities and regular people know what it means? Watch it to find out...

7 months after suspension, Pastor Kumuyi reinstates son as Pastor

7 months after suspending his son John Kumuyi for staging what the church termed 'an extravagant wedding' and the bride wearing make up and a fitted wedding dress at their June 2013 Jamaica wedding, (Read that below), Deeper Life General Overseer, Pastor William Kumuyi has re-instated his son as a pastor in the church.

Pastor Kumuyi and elders of the church forgave John and his wife and he has been reinstated back into the pastoral arm where he can also preach on the pulpit.

The second son of the General-Superintendent of Deeper Life Pastor William Kumuyi got married on June 15th in Jamaica to a lady named Love Odih. A day later, photos from the wedding flooded the internet - and that was when trouble started.

The bride was accused of breaking the church's conservative dressing rules by wearing make-up, a fitted wedding dress, with see-through sleeves. (bride and groom pictured above. The photo on the right is the appropriate way to dress in the church).

Now, John and Love Kumuyi have been suspended by the leadership of the church for this despite the fact that the couple tendered an apology letter to the church. Continue...

The couple said:

“We unreservedly and wholeheartedly state that we did not intend that our acts or omissions will, in any way, undermine the great works that God has done through the Deeper Christian Life Ministry worldwide and  more especially, through our Father in the Lord, the General Superintendent.We also use this medium to profusely and sincerely apologise to the General Superintendent for the embarrassment and heartaches our actions have caused him, more so that he had earlier declined to be at the events.”

But the church wasn't having any of that (Here's where you ask 'what would Jesus do?) they still went ahead and suspended the couple from carrying out any activity in the church - an instruction that came from the GS himself, Pastor William Kumuyi. The church said:

“The church, Deeper Life, remains committed to the biblical practice and standard of almost 40 years Christian dressing and still remains and does not compromise on biblical Christian dressing. Hence, deviation warrants the displeasure and frown of God and the leadership of the church. John and Love are now under discipline"

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LMAO. Some people will not kill me with lafta. Where's our N20billion ooo? Lol

Platini: Neymar still has time to dethrone Messi

UEFA president, Michel Platini had some interesting opinions about his own countries football, the 2013 Ballon d’Or and if he will run for FIFA president.

In an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche, Platini spoke about the preparations for the Euro 2016 tournament, which will be held in France, and how he sees the French national team.

“There have been major renovations, like in Marseille and Saint-Etienne.  France is a country that isn’t doing that well, but are doing better than others.  I don’t know if the result will be the same as in 1998 (when France won), but it’s something to dream about.  The possibility of having 23 different groups of fans from each country in Europe would be stirring.  I am certain that I won’t drop the level below 24 teams.

“Didier [Deschamps] has 40 great players at his disposal.  We’ll see if one will emerge as a star.  Ribery is one of them.  A leader is someone who can speak to the players, get them together and then get them all moving in the right direction.  Ribery has to do that, or someone else.

“It will be very difficult to overcome the South Americans [in the 2014 World Cup]; Brazilians, Argentineans, Uruguayans, Chileans. We have ours in Spain and Italy with two generations who have aged.  Germany are maturing and after that, France, Portugal and England will have a difficult time overcoming them.”

Platini then discussed the French domestic league, Ligue 1 and the the rise of PSG, who he believes will dominate for the next 10 years.

“Everyone thinks PSG will win the Champions League.  If I say they won’t, they’ll kill me.  If I say they will, they’ll accuse me of supporting Qatar.

“In Ligue 1, there’s a club, PSG, who will be champions for the next 10 years.  Monaco will be behind them for the next 10 years and Lyon, Marseille, Saint-Etienne, Lille and Montpelier will all be fighting for third place.  Those two (PSG and Monaco) have elevated above and the others do what they can.”

Platini went on to state that either Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo will win the Ballon d’Or over the next 10 years, but that Neymar has the chance to surpass Messi.

“Messi, Cristiano and Ribery were all three fantastic finalists for the Ballon d’Or.  But Ribery won everything so I would’ve voted for him, not just because he’s French either, I would’ve voted for Robben or Schweinsteiger.  With the current criteria….Messi and Cristiano will always win over the next 10 years.  Neymar still has time to dethrone Messi.”

Platini concluded by discussing a possible bid for the FIFA presidency.

“After the World Cup, I’ll say something.  I’ve thought about it at some point.”

Barcelona announce payment of €13.5 million in taxes from Neymar transfer

Following continued lawsuits over misappropriation of funds and now tax evasion, Barcelona has released a statement, demonstrating that they have paid over €13.5 million in taxes to the Spanish Tax Authority over the transfer of Neymar and are in full compliance with the law.

In the statement released on the club’s official website on Monday afternoon, Barcelona