NUBDISH blogspot: 2015-03-15

Saturday 21 March 2015

Falcao reduced to tears, says mentor

Radamel Falcao has been left in tears by his Manchester United predicament, claims mentor Silvano Espindola. The Colombian striker, 29, has scored four goals in 21 appearances for the club since joining on loan from Monaco.

"I am not going to tell you that he feels happy because he isn't," his ex-agent Espindola told AS Colombia.

Serena Williams has withdrawn from her semi-final at the BNP Paribas Open because of a right knee injury. The world's top-ranked player was set to play third-seeded Simona Halep of Romania in the second semi-final.

Williams was playing at Indian Wells for the first time in 14 years, having ended her boycott that began after she won the title in 2001 and was booed.

Islamic State (IS) say its militants carried out suicide bombings on two mosques in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, which killed at least 137 people.

The attacks are the first claimed by IS - a Sunni group - since it set up a branch in Yemen in November. Both mosques were used mainly by supporters of the Zaidi Shia-led Houthi rebel movement, which controls Sanaa.

Yemen has suffered from political instability for years and Houthi rebels control nine of the 21 provinces.

Nadia(Left) and Dad, Sidiku Buari(Right)

With the ongoing drama to identify the father of the twins delivered by Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buari, her father, Sidiku Buari, who first broke the news about the birth of the girls, has rubbished claims that President John Mahama is the father of the twins.

Speaking with Hitz FM, Sidiku Buari blamed some media platforms for the wrong reports making the rounds on social media.

Ahead of next Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections and April 11 governorship and state houses of assemblies’ election, the military has begun training National Youth Service Corp members in Kebbi State on how to use guns.

A patient has tested positive for Ebola in Liberia’s capital, Dr. Francis Kateh, the acting head of the country’s Ebola Incident Management Team, said Friday, deflating hopes that the country had beaten the disease after weeks with no new cases. A second test is generally done to confirm the diagnosis.

Roger Federer cruised into the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells with a 6-4 6-0 win over Tomas Berdych.

Federer, four times a winner in the Californian desert, took his record on the season to 15-1 with his only defeat having come in shock fashion against Andreas Seppi in the third round of the Australian Open.

At this point, the whole world already knows there’s a new woman in Davido‘s life and all through his career, never has he been so in love and obsessed about any lady, at least as far as the public is aware.

His obsession with his new boo, simply known as Sira (a Guinea-born US-based model) is so much that Davido can barely go for 48 hours without sharing a new picture of her.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice in the closing stages to complete a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain secured a nervy 3-1 Friday night win at home to Lorient to go top of the Ligue 1 table.

It has been a tough couple of weeks for the Swedish forward, who was controversially sent off against Chelsea in the Champions League last week, and now may face a domestic ban after a foul-mouthed outburst following defeat to Bordeaux last week.

Former Nigeria Vice President Atiku Abubakar has explained why he has not been attending the campaigns of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen.Muhammadu Buhari.

Atiku, in an interview with BBC Hausa, in the early hours of Friday, said he had not been invited to the APC presidential campaign rallies.

Made Men Music Group(MMMG) first lady, Emma Nyra has joined the long list of Nigerian showbiz stars with new whips.

The sexy singer is currently on tour of the United States and she’s billed to perform at the ‘Sounds from Africa concert’ tomorrow.

US drone kills al-Shabab leader in Somalia - Pentagon

CREDITS: BBCNEWS

The US defence department has confirmed that it has killed an al-Shabab leader, Adan Garar. The Pentagon says the militant was hit by a drone equipped with Hellfire missiles in southern Somalia last Friday.

Garar was a suspect in the 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi that left 67 people dead.

One of the best police outriders in President Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy, Sirajo Alkali, has died in a crash along the Abuja airport road. The incident happened on Saturday when Mr. Jonathan was returning to Abuja after a brief visit to Adamawa State.

Mr. Alkali, a 32 year-old Police Corporal from Edo State, was said to have been one of the most gifted riders attached to the office of the president.

A presidency source who asked not to be quoted because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said Mr. Alkali and other members of the presidential convoy had departed the Aso Villa on the fateful day to receive Mr. Jonathan.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has rejected a joint offer from the BBC and Sky to take part in a televised presidential election debate.

For most people, the boss seeing you drunk would be punishment enough. But not for this woman, whose end to a night out was shared with all her colleagues by a top executive.

The Qatar Airways cabin crew member fell asleep next to a door of staff accommodation and had to be carried upstairs by co-workers.

Instead of shrugging the incident off the next morning, she was horrified when a photo of her nap made it into the hands of Senior Vice President Rossen Dimitrov.

Bolivia have cancelled a friendly with Nigeria, scheduled for 26 March in Uyo, because of security fears.

Bolivian Football Federation president Carlos Chavez said: "Armed conflict and the tense political situation in Nigeria forced our withdrawal."

Sergio Aguero missed a penalty as Manchester City exited the Champions League after losing 1-0 against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

Ivan Rakitic handed Barcelona the lead in the first half to make it 3-1 on aggregate, and the hosts should have had the tie out of reach far earlier, hitting the post twice before half-time.

Juventus beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie to book their place in the quarter-finals of the competition 5-1 on aggregate.

Carlos Tevez gave the visitors a dream start by scoring from distance after just three minutes, before fellow frontman Alvaro Morata doubled their advantage with 20 minutes to go.

The spiritual head of the Catholic Church worldwide, Pope Francis, has lambasted the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram, for its onslaughts against Christians and Muslims in Nigeria.

Last week, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office reported that more than 4,000 people were killed in Boko Haram attacks, and that 900 people were kidnapped in Nigeria last year.

Andy Murray overcame some early struggles to power into the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Murray dropped an early service game in his fourth round clash with French left-hander Adrian Mannarino, but he soon bounced back and it was plain sailing from there on as he eased through 6-3 6-3.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, now has full security protection provided by the police and the Department of State Service protection.

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, following last Wednesday’s deployment of DSS operatives to guard the Speaker, has also restored Tambuwal’s police escorts.

Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Imam Imam, in a statement on Wednesday, confirmed the restoration of his principal’s security aides.

Tunisia's president has vowed to fight terrorism "without mercy", following a gun attack on the Bardo Museum in the capital Tunis that killed 19 people.

Seventeen tourists were killed in the attack, including visitors from Japan, Italy, Colombia, Australia, France, Poland and Spain, officials said.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s shock election victory dashes hopes of peace with the Palestinians.

Right-winger Netanyahu won a fourth term in office that sets him up to become the country’s longest-serving leader, though he will still have to form a coalition.

APC Raises Alarm Over Jonathan, Jega Meeting

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the decision by President Goodluck Jonathan to summon INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega to a meeting that was not attended by other political parties in Abuja on Tuesday is part of ongoing moves to compromise the integrity of the electoral commission, which is expected to be fair and neutral.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said it is wrong for the President, who himself is a candidate in the forthcoming elections, to be summoning the electoral umpire at will, especially when such meetings are populated by his appointees.

American tennis player Wayne Odesnik has been banned for 15 years for a second doping violation.

Odesnik was suspended for two years in 2010 after admitting to importing human growth hormone into Australia, although that ban was reduced to one year after he helped anti-doping authorities.

The 29-year-old returned to action in 2011, although he has been mainly restricted to Challenger events and attempts to qualify for Grand Slams since the expiration of his first ban.

A former Vice President and chieftain of the All progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar, has denied knowledge of the groups of politicians who announced their defection to the PDP from the APC.

Atiku said in a statement by his media office in Abuja that he remains a committed member of the APC and urged that the purported defections of these groups be discountenanced.

A total of 120 so-called pro-Atiku support groups on Tuesday defected from the APC to the PDP.

Floyd Mayweather is leaving nothing to chance by reverting to “old school” drills in his preparation for the showdown with Manny Pacquiao, according to former WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson.

The eagerly-awaited May 2 megafight in Las Vegas sees Mayweather match his 47-0 and 26 knockouts record against his Filipino rival's mark of 57-5-2, which includes 38 KOs.

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) announced today it will send a petition against President Goodluck Jonathan to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague.

The APCPCO said in a statement signed by Mallam Garba Shehu, its Director of Media and Publicity, that the petition follows the massive terror unleashed on the residents of Lagos by armed pro-Jonathan groups under the dubious cover of a faction of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) on the pretext of demanding the sack of Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Atletico Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 on penalties to progress to the Champions League last eight after winning their last-16 second-leg tie 1-0.

The Spanish champions had trailed 1-0 from the first encounter, only for Mario Suarez’s 27th-minute strike to take the game into extra time at the Vicente Calderon.

Serena Williams recovered from a set down to overcome fellow American Sloane Stephens and reach the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

Williams dropped her first two service games in her fourth career meeting with unseeded Stephens, who beat the world No 1 at the 2013 Australian Open.

A man shot his best friend with a shotgun after the pal brought him the wrong brand of beer.

Clarence Sturdivant, 64, blasted his friend and neighbour Walter Merrick, 66, with a shotgun after the two became embroiled in an argument over whether Budweiser or Busch was a better drink.

According to police, the two men, who have been friends for many years, were chatting in the car park of an apartment block in Harvey, New Orleans, when Sturdivant asked for a beer.

The Nigerian Federal Government on Tuesday announced a reduction in electricity tariffs by 50 per cent.

It explained that the reduction which came barely two months after it cut the pump price of petrol by N10, followed a series of complaints by electricity consumers.

The government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission added that it took the decision after it removed the collection loss component of the Multi Year Tariff Order 2.1 of the affected Discos.

Vin Diesel has announced the birth of his third child in the most adorable way. The Fast and Furious star took to Facebook where he confirmed the news and shared a snap of his newborn.

The 47-year-old announced his partner Paloma Jimenez, with whom he already has Hania, six, and four-year-old son Vincent, had given birth on Monday.

A picture showed the star leaning over his bundle of joy in what appears to be a hospital bed.

Arsene Wenger refused to let himself get down at Arsenal's exit from the Champions League after going out on away goals against Monaco at the last 16 stage.

Arsenal won 2-0 on the night at the Stade Louis II, but exited after losing the first leg 3-1 at the Emirates. And Wenger, who insists Arsenal played exactly how they wanted in the second leg, only rued the first-leg performance.

The late Sani Abacha(R)

Swiss officials have said the $380m siphoned off by the family of the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, and confiscated by the Geneva authorities, will be returned to Nigeria. The amount is about N75.2bn at N198/dollar interbank rate.

The file on the matter, opened since 1999, would be closed, the officials said in a statement on the website of the Geneva public prosecutor’s office. According to the office, the move comes now that Nigeria and the Abacha family have struck a deal.

AY and brother, Yomi Casual lavish N25m on new whips

The Makun boys have demonstrated what it is like to be able to splash the cash in the last 48 hours.

First it was the elder brother and comedian, Ayo Makun better known as AY who first acquired a brand new black Jaguar XJL valued at over $74,000 (N14.8m).

There will be no German Grand Prix this year, the boss of the Hockenheim circuit has told a German newspaper.

The track hosted the 2014 race but is supposed to alternate each year with the Nurburgring. However, the Nurburgring has new owners and no contract for 2015.

Twenty-one opposition MPs have been expelled from Zimbabwe's parliament after they broke away to form a new party.

Speaker Jacob Mudenda ordered the expulsion of the MPs, led by former Finance Minister Tendai Biti.

The group had contested the 2013 election under the banner of Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party. They later split to form MDC Renewal after rejecting his leadership.

Floyd Mayweather's demands have made Manny Pacquiao angry ahead of their May 2 megafight, according to Freddie Roach.

The biggest fight in boxing might have happened years ago but for disagreements over drug testing and purse splits, arguments settled late last year before the showdown was finally confirmed last month.

Pacquiao has agreed to abide by Olympic-style testing in the run-up to the fight and underwent the first of his random tests in front of a Filipino television crew on Saturday. But Mayweather's insistence on controlling every pre-fight detail has left a lasting impression on Pacquiao, according to his trainer, who says he has never seen his eight-weight world champion more motivated.

Sunderland have appointed Dick Advocaat as their new manager until the end of the season.

The former Netherlands coach takes over a day after the sacking of Gus Poyet with the Black Cats one point above the Premier League relegation zone.

PHOTO CREDIT: PEREZHILTON

Patrick Schwarzenegger has DENIED cheating on girlfriend Miley Cyrus after being spotted getting cosy with his pal.

The 21-year-old hunk, who has been dating the Wrecking Ball singer for about five months, was photographed in a clinch with the bikini clad girl in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico during spring break.

Yitzhak Herzog (l), Benjamin Netanyahu (r)

Millions in Israel are voting in what is expected to be a close race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party and a centre-left alliance.

The centre-left Zionist Union promises to repair relations with Palestinians and the international community.

Spanish giants Valencia are eyeing a £20m summer move for Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata.

Valencia owner Peter Lim and president Amadeo Salvo were on a trip to Manchester last weekend and have made it their mission to try and sign Mata.

A bearded woman who endured years of bullying and almost attempted suicide has spoken about her new-found body confidence.

Harnaam Kaur, 24, of Berkshire suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome and first started growing a thick facial hair at the age of just 11. She tried to wax, bleach and shave the hair which had also started coming through on her chest and arms but finally decided to stop after being baptised as a Sikh, a religion which forbids the cutting of body hair.

Harnaam said: "At the end of the day, I love myself and the way that I'm formed. Going through primary and secondary school with the facial hair, kids can be nasty. It led me to self harm and wanting to take my own life."

A leading French politician has called on Zlatan Ibrahimovic to leave France following his foul-mouthed rant after Paris Saint-Germain’s defeat at Bordeaux.

Marine le Pen, the leader of France's far-right Front National, reacted angrily in a radio interview following the incident at the Stade Chaban Delmas and has called on the Swede to leave the country if he hates it so much.

Ibrahimovic was quoted saying he had never experienced a good refereeing performance in France and that the country did not deserve PSG.

The International Criminal Court on Monday said Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, is liable to prosecution.

The global criminal court added that it had begun conducting preliminary examinations relating to the situations in Nigeria.

Chris Smalling insists Manchester United are capable of overtaking Manchester City and finishing second in the Premier League.

United eased to a 3-0 win over Tottenham at Old Trafford on Sunday to move two points behind City, who lost to Burnley on Saturday. Louis van Gaal's side are also one point behind third-placed Arsenal, who visit Old Trafford on the penultimate weekend of the season.

Bookies Paddy Power have reportedly stumped up a £50,000 prize for a charity rematch between Premier League pugilists Wayne Rooney and Phil Bardsley.

The firm even wants to televise the blockbuster boxing bout at Manchester United's Theatre of Dreams, Old Trafford.

The offer comes after a video emerged of Stoke City's Phil, 25, apparently knocking out Wayne, 29, with a swift left jab in a jokey kitchen punch-up, reports the Daily Star.

The Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has denied allegations that he is under pressure to resign.

“I have a job to do and it would be a disservice to Nigerians for me to resign,” Jega told a town hall meeting in Abuja on Monday.

He also gave assurance that voters whose fingerprints might not be recognised by card readers would be allowed to vote after they must have filled incident forms.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini says he will not face the same fate as Roberto Mancini and says he will not be axed from the top job. Pellegrini is under growing scrutiny as City's season threatens to unravel and hopes of finishing top of the league start to disappear.

City have fallen six points behind Chelsea, who have a game in hand, after a run of just three wins in nine games.

Their hopes of salvaging some silverware from the campaign now seem to come down to the unlikely prospect of overturning a 2-1 deficit at Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday.

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