NUBDISH blogspot: 2015-01-04

Saturday 10 January 2015

Ryan Giggs' brother says footballer's eight-year affair with his wife 'demolished' his family

Devastated Rhodri Giggs

Rhodri Giggs has told how his footballer brother's affair with his wife "demolished" his family.

Speaking for the first time on television, the Manchester United ace’s younger sibling said Ryan’s eight-year relationship with his wife Natasha ripped apart their relationship.

The brothers have not spoken in the three years since Ryan’s affair with Natasha was uncovered and Rhodri, who is also a footballer, revealed the shocking way in which he found out about the betrayal.

The dad-of-two said: “Natasha had done a disappearing act one day, I’d been playing football at Old Trafford, came home and fallen asleep early and woke up at 3am and she wasn’t home."

The wedding of the President's niece took place in Abuja today, Simeon & Ine Onyemaechi .

Below are photos of the attendants at the ceremony....

David Ferrer secured his 22nd ATP Tour triumph with a straight-sets success over Tomas Berdych in the final of the Qatar Open.

Berdych had cruised through the first four rounds, failing to drop a set and giving up a meagre 16 games en route to the final in Doha.

Wolfsburg midfielder Junior Malanda has died at the age of 20, the Belgian Football Association have announced.

According to reports in Germany, the Belgium U-21 international died after the car he was a passenger in crashed on a motorway near Porta Westfalica in north-west Germany on Saturday afternoon.

Venus Williams fought back from a set down to defeat Caroline Wozniacki in the Auckland Classic final on Saturday.

The American showed her guile in the showdown between the two former world No 1s to win 2-6 6-3 6-3 in just under two hours and claim her 46th career title.

Everton 1-1 Man City: Steven Naismith rescues a point for hosts as City lose ground in the title race

Steven Naismith was the unlikely hero as he struck back with a fine header to slow Manchester City's title charge.

The Scotland international stole brilliantly in front of Joe Hart to turn produce a clever finish from Leighton Baines' brilliant free kick on 78 minutes, just as it seemed the visitors had broken Goodison hearts.

City were dominant for much of this enthralling, wind-lashed game, with David Silva running the home side ragged, especially in the first half. But they failed to score and allowed their opponents back into the contest, with Romelu Lukaku twice being denied by Hart, who looked in fine form.

Agnieszka Radwanska beat Serena Williams for the first time in her career in the opening singles, but John Isner levelled it up by overcoming Jerzy Janowicz.

In the deciding mixed doubles, the Poles prevailed in straight sets to win the title for the first time, erasing the memory of last year’s defeat to France in the final.

It has been seven years since Sharapova won her only Australian Open title but if she can take her form from Brisbane to Melbourne, a second title does not seem out of the question.

Sharapova had to work hard to beat Ivanovic, coming from behind to beat her 6-7 6-3 6-3 but the Serbian is a good measuring stick.

Premier League: Lazar Markovic fires Liverpool to 1-0 win at Sunderland

Lazar Markovic bagged his first Premier League goal as Liverpool claimed a deserved 1-0 victory over 10-man Sunderland.

The Serbia international netted from close range on nine minutes when Fabio Borini’s through pass deflected into his path as the Reds recorded their sixth win in nine visits to the Stadium of Light.

Chelsea battled through a hit-and-miss display to see off Newcastle 2-0 and stay top of the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

Oscar tapped home as the hosts took a quick corner to catch out the visitors, before Diego Costa fired home early near the hour mark to double the lead.

Both sides made a host of changes. Petr Cech and Kurt Zouma kept their places for Chelsea, but John Terry returned to make his 648th appearance and move equal with Frank Lampard on the all-time list for the Blues.

Former militants, under the aegis of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), have refuted President Goodluck Jonathan’s claim that the outlawed group plotted to assassinate him.

Rather, the former militants claimed that the North as well as the Islamic extremist group, Boko Haram, were the ones gunning for the life of the president since he came into office.

These claims were made on Friday in Warri, Delta State, shortly after an expanded meeting of the ex-militants.

Kim Kardashian has admitted she's struggling to fall pregnant for a second time with hubby Kanye West.

The reality star shared a seriously loved up snap as she kissed her hubby on Twitter last night, after admitting they were finding it difficult to conceive again.

On Thursday night, the Premier League confirmed that Lampard is only contracted to Manchester City, and that the former England international did not have any formal contract with the new MLS franchise.

The League statement came in response to the confusion over Lampard's status amid continuing silence by both clubs.

The New York team, which debuts in Major League Soccer in March, announced last July that Lampard signed a two-year contract, and used it to promote the sale of jerseys and season tickets.

Chelsea assistant coach Steve Holland has rejected claims that Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is set for a move to Stamford Bridge.

The Argentine missed an open training session on Monday, sparking stories of a potential exit from the Catalan giants, and rumours of a move to west London gathered momentum when he followed the club on Instagram.

The Unity Party of Nigeria has adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as its candidate for the February 14 presidential election during its national convention as held in Lagos on Friday.

According to the national chairman of the party, Dr. Frederick Fasheun, the UPN is still young and needs more time to grow before participating in a presidential election.

He said, “We are still a young party and that is why we are not fielding a presidential candidate. We have asked our members who we are to support. We felt their pulse and it was moving in a particular direction."

As the February 2015 Presidential election draws nearer, more Nigerians are making their opinions known as regards the state of the nation.

Former Super Eagles striker, Victor Ikpeba, fondly called the Prince of Monaco is the latest to join the trend.

It has been over two years that things fell apart in the then Mo’Hits dynasty with D’banj, going on to form his own label, while the other artistes now known as Mavin Crew remained with Don Jazzy.

But D’Prince, an artiste under Mavin label revealed that they still miss the Koko Master.

While describing D’banj as their brother, D’Prince said that they still keep in touch constantly even though they are not on the same record label anymore.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has appealed to Nigerians to come forward and collect their Permanent Voter Cards.

The commission said many Nigerians who registered for the PVCs should collect the cards before January 31, 2015.

The percentage of PVCs distributed nationwide by the Commission as of Thursday had attained 71.35 per cent, according to the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr. Kayode Idowu.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday during a rally in Enugu said that the All Progressives Congress candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), cannot remember his own mobile phone number.

Jonathan, whose unscripted address was mostly a response to previous statements made by Buhari, accused the APC presidential candidate of deceiving Nigerians by promising to revive the economy without explaining how he would achieve the feat.

Manchester City braced for Barcelona raid as Spanish giants target Manuel Pellegrini and key bosses

Manchester City are on red alert for a triple swoop by crisis-hit club Barcelona.

Barca want to take City director of football Txiki Begiristain and chief executive Ferran Soriano back to the Nou Camp to lead the club into a new era.

And if Barca are successful in luring them, they may ultimately look to snatch manager Manuel Pellegrini from the Premier League champions.

Barcelona set aside its off-field troubles and put on a show in which Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored in rout of Elche.

Neymar opened the scoring from a Suarez cross in the 35th minute. Suarez scored his fourth goal this season when he deftly dribbled past defender Sergio Pelegrin before fooling goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton into diving the wrong way in the 40th.

Neymar was brought down in the penalty area in the 45th earning defender Enzo Roco a yellow card and Messi coolly converted it, earning a halftime ovation from fans at the Camp Nou.

A former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said he can sacrifice his life in the interest of Nigeria. However, he said he would not do the same for any political party.

He said this on Thursday during a visit to his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta by the presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party, Dr. Martins Onovo.

He said since he left office his pre-occupation had been the promotion of the country’s interest, adding that it would be foolish for anyone to say Nigeria did not belong to anybody.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday stated that the estranged leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) Henry Okah was paid to assassinate him when he masterminded bomb attacks within the premises where Nigeria was celebrating its 50 years independence anniversary.

The President stated this at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos in a PDP rally where he predicated his statement on a headline he read in a national daily which read that MEND dumps Jonathan.

Serena Williams has the chance to make Hopman Cup history after powering the US into Saturday’s final of the mixed-teams event.

Needing to win their tie against the Czech Republic 3-0 in order to qualify for the decider, the US shot out to a 2-0 lead thanks to singles wins by Williams and John Isner.

Williams overcame the wobbles in the second set to beat Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, before Isner defeated Adam Pavlasek 7-6, 6-2 at Perth Arena.

Novak Djokovic loses in three sets to Ivo Karlovic in Doha quarters

Novak Djokovic suffered a surprise loss against Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 in the Qatar Open quarter-finals in Doha.

Karlovic, 35, served 21 aces as the world number one struggled to control his ground strokes in high winds.

Karlovic said: "I was feeling good despite the wind. I know he wasn't able to show his full range."

Manchester City’s Yaya Toure has been named the African Player of the Year 2014 by the Confederation of African Football, CAF, at an awards ceremony held in Lagos on Thursday evening.

Toure won the title for a fourth straight time beating off competition from Nigeria’s Vincent Enyeama and Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the title.

Many Nigerians and pundits expected Lille’s Enyeama to win the award based on the Super Eagles exploits at the 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil, but it wasn’t to be, as the Ivoirian Toure was called up to the podium again winning the award for a record fourth time after previous successes in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Transfer news: Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes signs for Manchester United

Manchester United have signed former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes on an 18-month contract, with the option to extend for a further year.

The 32-year-old has been a free agent since leaving the Catalan club last summer and has been training with United for three months in order to help him recover from the anterior cruciate ligament injury he suffered in March.

Valdés said: "It is a real honour to sign for Manchester United. I would like to thank Louis van Gaal and the club for allowing me to do my rehabilitation and to train with the team at the Aon Training Complex."

Seun Kuti has demanded an explanation on how the APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari intends to create 720,000 jobs if he becomes the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

He is reacting to a recent report which quotes Buhari’s running mate,‎ Yemi Osinbajo as saying, ‘We would provide 20,000 jobs in each Nigerian state when we are elected......' (Read here)

In his reaction, Seun Kuti tweeted that an explanation should be made on how they intend to achieve what was promised and where they intend to get the funding from.

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammed Buhari, on Thursday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, pledged to revamp the agricultural and power sectors, if elected.

Mr. Buhari made the pledge at a campaign rally.

He was accompanied by John Oyegun, the National Chairman of the APC; Timipre Sylva, a former Governor of Bayelsa; Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers and other chieftains of the party.

Top seed Maria Sharapova wasted little time in booking her spot in the semi-finals of the Brisbane International with a straight sets victory over Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro.

The 27-year-old Russian was on court for 69 minutes in registering a 6-1 6-3 triumph over the world No 17.

Auckland Open: Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams through to semi-finals

Caroline Wozniacki overcame Julia Goerges in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the Auckland Open.

The former world No 1 and tournament top seed was forced to dig deep against the big-serving German, winning 6-4 6-4 to book a last-four clash with Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.

Third seed Venus Williams had to come from 2-4 down in the second set to beat Russian Elena Vesnina 6-2 6-4 in their quarter-final tie.

Homeless woman ‘caught having sex with dog’ after good Samaritan offers her place to stay

A good Samaritan who offered a homeless person a place to stay allegedly caught the woman engaging in sexual activity with her dog.

The homeless woman approached someone in a South Oakland shop, US, and explained she was homeless and four months pregnant.

After hearing about her plight, the Samaritan extended an invitation to take her home where she cooked her dinner and offered her a clean set of clothes and a good night’s sleep.

A woman who took a plunger to her blocked toilet recently pulled out something even more terrifying than the standard blockage material.

It turned out that a 5ft long boa constrictor was sitting in the toilet at Stephanie Lacsa’s office in San Diego, which she only discovered when it came slithering out following her plunging.

‘I thought my eyes were deceiving me, but as soon as I saw the flicker of its tongue, I definitely knew what it was, in fact, a large snake heading straight towards me,’ she said.

Roger Federer avoided an embarrassing start to the new season as fought back from a set down to defeat Australian wild card John Millman at the Brisbane International.

A runner-up in last year’s tournament, Federer was broken once to drop the opening set and trailed 3-1 in the second against a player ranked 153rd in the world.

Liverpool are set for a major boost to their season, with striker Daniel Sturridge set to return from his rehabilitation in the United States.

The England international has not played for the Reds since August 31 because of thigh and calf problems and Rodgers will be desperate to see the 25-year-old back in action to reignite their stuttering season.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been charged by the Football Association for criticising officials after December's 1-1 draw at Southampton.

Mourinho was upset at referee Anthony Taylor for not awarding a penalty with midfielder Cesc Fabregas instead booked for diving after going down in the area under Matt Targett's challenge.

After the match at St Mary's on December 28, Mourinho said: "There is a campaign against Chelsea. I don't know why there is this campaign and I do not care."

Ahead of the February presidential election, Vice Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has said that Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) will create 20,000 jobs in each 36 states of the nation.

Osinbajo gave this assurance in Osogbo City Stadium on Wednesday while addressing crowd of supporters of the party at the end of a 10 kilometer walk, tagged “Walk for Change Nigeria.”

Its no more news about the rumoured sizzling romance between Kokmaster D’banj and super hot South African lady, Bonang Matheba....

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Bonang is South Africa’s favourite media personality. She’s a 28-year old beauty who was born in Mahikeng, South Africa on June 25, 1987. She’s a radio host, TV presenter and style icon known for her electric personality, husky voice and magnetic smile. A global brand ambassador for Revlon Cosmetics, she is also SA’s number 1 social media queen and over 7m South Africans are said to listen to her radio show....

CREDITS: DAILYPOST

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as “hogwash”, what it described as the “so-called findings of the DSS following its Gestapo-like raid on the party’s offices in Lagos, saying the ‘findings’ presented to the media by the agency on Wednesday is a great disservice to Nigeria and an embarrassment to all intelligence-gathering organizations around the world”.

Two brothers and a teenager were last night revealed as the three suspects linked to a deadly terrorist attack on an anti-Islamist newspaper in France.

Said Kouachi, 34, and Cherif Kouachi, 32, both from Paris, were identified along with Hamyd Mourad, 18, from the north-eastern city of Reims.

Anti-terrorism officers hunting the terrorists issued photographs of the two brothers describing them as 'armed and dangerous'.

It came as a French official close to the case said Mourad had surrendered to police 'after seeing his name on social media' and was arrested at an undisclosed location.

It appeared last night that the hunt for the other men had turned to the Croix Rouge region of Reims, some two hours by car from Paris.

Dozens of members from France’s elite anti-terror unit surrounded an apartment building and there were reports a flat had been searched.

Suspects: The three men were named as Cherif Kouachi (left), 32, his brother Said Kouachi (right), 34, and Hamyd Mourad, 18, of Gennevilliers.

CREDITS: PREMIUMTIMES

The State Security Services, SSS, said it had uncovered lists containing names and photographs of security personnel, foreigners and under-aged children on the registered members list of the All Progressive Congress, APC.

The spokesperson of SSS, Marilyn Ogar, disclosed this on Wednesday at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday.

Fernando Torres made his second debut for Atletico Madrid as the Spanish champions beat Real Madrid 2-0 in the first leg of the Copa del Rey capital city derby.

Returning to the club where he established his reputation before moving on to represent Liverpool, Chelsea and AC Milan, striker Torres had a largely quiet game and was substituted after an hour.

Atletico were impressive and deserving winners against the cup holders, who slip to a second consecutive defeat after their 22-game winning run was ended with defeat at Valencia over the weekend.

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has warned that if President Goodluck Jonathan fails to win next month’s election, the South-South could shut down the oil sector and this would affect the nation’s economy which is oil-dependent.

Novak Djokovic cruises past Sergiy Stakhovsky in Doha

World number one Novak Djokovic made short work of his second-round match against Sergiy Stakhovsky at the Qatar Open in Doha on Wednesday.

The Serb, top seed for the tournament, only needed 61 minutes to despatch his Ukrainian opponent 6-2 6-1.

Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams both recorded straight set victories to advance to the quarter-finals of the Auckland Open.

Top seed Wozniacki battled back from a 5-2 deficit in the second set to overcome American teenager Taylor Townsend 6-1 7-6, while Williams defeated Japan’s Kurumi Nama 6-4 6-1.

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