Uti Nwachukwu apologizes to Jim Iyke over comments he made about him on Jara

Uti Nwachukwu took to his instagram page this evening to apologize to Jim Iyke over comments he made on his TV show, Jara, yesterday. Uti and his co-host had talked about Jim's failed relationship with Nadia Buari and apparently said something Jim didn't like because one of Jim's aides told reporters the actor was angry about what was said and planned to confront Uti whenever he sees him. Uti has since apologized. What he wrote after the cut...

My sincere apologies to one of the greatest Nollywood icons of our time. @jim.iyke .. I'm sincerely and deeply sorry for the insensitive joke/post made yesterday. As one of my favorite and most respected actors I will never set out to intentionally disrespect you brother. Using the insert from jara was my own friendly way of reaching out and once again I'm sorry for being insensitive especially at the special period. �� . Rest assured it won't happen again. please accept my unreserved apologies. Like I said you are one of the few that actually inspire and motivate people like me to be better and work harder. Abeg nor too vex for me bro . I Troway salute

Woman killed by her houseboy at her home in Enugu

A 59 year old grandmother and teacher from Ogwashi-Uku, Delta state, Mrs Agnes Elue, (pictured) was found dead in her home at One Day road, Awkunana road in Enugu, today May 6th, three days after her houseboy murdered her and kept her body hidden inside the home.

According to a report by The Nation, the houseboy, who is believed to be her close relation, had clubbed her to death during an argument on Sunday May 3rd and absconded from the home. He later returned to the compound and went to one of their neighbour's flat, a widow, and demanded for N3,000. The widow told him she didn't have that kind of money and the guy reportedly attempted to tear off her clothes and rape her. 

 

They had a scuffle and in the process, the widow was able to draw the attention of other neighbors who came in and held him. He was thereafter dragged to the flat he lives with his aunty only for them to find her corpse. He confessed to killing her on Sunday May 3rd during an argument. He however refused to speak out on what led to their arguments

Why a 5 yr Marriage Plan Could Benefit Your Relationship

I remember telling my boyfriend, now fiance (and father to our child) that he had 5 years to propose. See, we were only 23 and 24 years old when we met, so there was no rush to get married anytime before that. I strongly believed that, at such a tender age, we needed time to grow as people and as a couple before we made such a huge commitment.

Around year three, he began to take me ring shopping, and we continuously spoke about each other in our futures. We made plans and was serious about moving our lives together in a certain direction.
In year four we moved in together and in year 5, one day before our 5 year anniversary, he went down on one knee and proposed. As we entered year six, I gave birth to our son (4 months after I became his fiance) and the rest is history.
Although our journey as a couple is our own, I wish to share how to make a 5 year marriage plan and why it could benefit your relationship:
1. Make a plan and stick to it: Make it clear from the beginning that marriage is a value of yours. Let him know that this is the direction you want your relationship to be going in and don’t compromise that for anything. Now, let’s now make this one of the first things you say after “Hi,” but certainly mention that in the beginning months. Once things begin to get serious, check back in. See if this is still something he wants as well and make a plan. Get a general sense of how long he wants to wait, if he wants a family. It’s important to be transparent about what you want, or you’re setting yourself up for unpleasant surprises.
2. Don’t play the role of his wife: This is incredibly important. When my fiance and I decided to move in together, I was adamant about keeping our relationship...

I Asked 6 Guys To Dinner and They All Said No

When I started my blog, I saw myself as Carrie Bradshaw. Reality check: I'm Bridget Jones.
If a semi-attractive girl with a fun job, sparkling personality, and killer (or so I’m told) smile, asked you to be her date for a five-course wine pairing dinner at a “fancy” restaurant, what would you say?
The answer wasn’t what I hoped…to say the least.
I was rejected by six guys for this thing. There I was, all excited to date like a man, be assertive, embrace my womanhood, thinking “what’s the worst that could happen?” Ha. Well, they could all say no. Didn’t think that one through, did ya, Joelle?
The first one (and preferred—I even had butterflies, y’all) originally said yes, and then backed out due to “work.” When I said OK, how about a rain check…he never responded. Ouch. Guess who got defriended on Facebook? Immature on my part? Perhaps—but warranted. AND I have to seem him this weekend…eek!

Image: Joelle Pittman
The second, and to be fair, I’d only met him once (he wandered into my office one random day looking like a total hottie), has a girlfriend…yikes. Embarrassing. Although I must mention he was very lovely about the whole thing.
After two ouchies, I turned to good ole Match.com. I’d been chatting with a very attractive doctor and invited him over text. He said yes, but for four days later. By then, I was already over it. I don’t play the three day rule, let alone four.
Speaking of four, I had a lovely first date that I thought went well and was excited about the possibility. He was cute, funny, attractive… but then, I never heard from him again. So while I didn’t technically ask him to the dinner, he definitely counts because he was supposed to text me about meeting up Saturday at the Food Truck Festival… and just never did. He did accept my Facebook request two weeks later, though. Awkward.
By this time, my ego was bruised and my self-confidence was shattered, so I turned to my best guy friend in the whole wide world. We dated years ago, and from time to time have discussed getting back together. I brought that up, about how I’d be open to a reconciliation…and lo and behold, he said no. Can’t catch a break, y’all!
And the sixth? Well, I just have to throw the sixth in, because I got dumped at the beginning of this month and it just counts. It does. Don’t argue with me. He went to this monthly dinner with me in March, so I get to be bitter about his absence in April.
People told me that when I turned thirty that my dating world would change, but I didn’t think that it would literally change the minute I turned thirty. I was quite the player in my twenties, but since I’ve turned thirty (a MONTH ago, I might add), I’ve been dumped and rejected FIVE more times in THIRTY DAYS! Thirty ain’t looking pretty, y’all.
P.S. I just tagged this post with “spinster.”

Should Married Couples Have Separate Bank Accounts?

There’s really no ideal way for couples to merge their finances together once they’ve said their “I do"s (or even before the vows have been said), however to avoid future financial communication issues it’s important to have the conversation about how you two plan to handle the household finances going forward.
There are several different ways to manage your finances as a couple, and that arrangement will be determined by several different factors including lifestyle, religion, sources of income, etc. How you, as a couple, chose to handle your finances is totally up to you, but the most important part of that decision is that you both have to be on the same page about whatever you come up with.

Image: Stephan Geyer via Flickr Some of the types of arrangements include:

• Joint accounts - everything is managed out of an account you both have access to.
• Separate accounts – each spouse has their own account. Bills and other expenses are split down the middle.
• Joint & separate accounts - joint account for bills and separate accounts for spending.

As I mentioned, the way you as a couple manage your finances is completely up to you and there’s really no right or wrong way to do it, however when trying to decide what will work well for your household you’ll want to consider these four things:

1. Personality differences – Opposites attract, right? Of course, that’s what makes relationships so unique! What many people don’t realize is that the difference (or alikeness) in your personalities is a major deciding factor when it comes to how well you may work together with your finances.
2. Spending habits – Is your spouse a shopaholic while you put the ‘fru’ in frugal (extremely corny, but you get my point). It’s important to know each of your spending habits to help determine what you can and cannot put up with. If it will give you peace of mind knowing that your spouse is only spending money after all of the bills have been paid and money has been transferred to the savings; then maybe having a joint account for bills and separate accounts for spending will work well for you.
3. Financial goals – This is a really important factor to consider when trying to decide how to manage your finances as a couple. You have to be on the same page about where you both want to be financially and why. Once that’s determined, you’ll have a clearer understanding of what you’re both striving to achieve and adjust your account management to fit that purpose.
4. Lifestyle – Are you a busy couple or family that’s always on the go? Does either one of you travel frequently for work? Are you a military family where one spouse deploys or TDY’s often? These are just a few examples of the different types of lifestyles that can impact and help determine the best method for managing your finances as a couple.

For more tips on managing your finances as a couple check out “4 Effective Budgeting Tips for Couples” at my blog on www.budgetbrainconsulting.com
How do you and your spouse manage your finances? Have you had to switch it up after a few trials and errors? Let me know in the comments!

What to Know About the U.K. Election

On Thursday, the U.K. will elect a new government in one of the tightest polls for more than a century

Voters in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will have the opportunity Thursday to vote for a Member of Parliament (MP). The U.K, which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is divided into 650 constituencies. Each elects a single MP to represent the constituency in the House of Commons in the Palace of Westminster in London.

It’s a bit like the U.S presidential elections and House of Representative elections rolled into one. Here’s what you need to know.

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Who stands in the election?

Independent candidates can stand in elections but most candidates are members of political parties. The first five parties have candidates in most of the U.K. while the next five only field candidates in the area specified within brackets.

The parties include:

The Conservative Party

The Labour Party

The Liberal Democrat Party

The U.K. Independence Party

The Green Party

The Scottish National Party (SNP-Scotland only)

The Welsh National Party (Plaid Cymru-Wales only)

The Democratic Unionist Party (Northern Ireland only)

Sinn Fein (Northern Ireland only)

Toby Melville—WPA Pool/Getty ImagesPrime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha during a campaign visit to a home building scheme on May 6, 2015 in Lancaster, United Kingdom.

How is the Prime Minister elected?

The Prime Minister is not directly elected. He or she is the leader of the party that can command the confidence of the largest number of MPs.

Who are the main party leaders?
David Cameron, the current Prime Minister is the leader of the Conservatives. Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, is the leader of the Liberal Democrats. Ed Milliband is the leader of the Labour Party. Nicola Sturgeon leads the SNP and Nigel Farage is the leader of UKIP.
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How do the parties relate to parties in the U.S?
It is difficult to make direct comparisons but the Labour Party and Liberal Democrats are closest to the Democrats and most Conservatives and all of UKIP would find themselves among the Republicans. However some Conservatives would also feel at home with the Democrats. In general, the center ground in the U.S. is more right wing than in the U.K. Most of the other parties represent regional interests.
How does the election affect the U.S?
The results of the election would probably only concern the White House, the State Department and the Department of Defense. The SNP wants Scotland to secede from the U.K. which could weaken it as a strategic ally of the U.S. The SNP also wants to scrap the U.K.’s Trident ballistic nuclear missile program, which could reduce the U.K.’s military power. UKIP wants the U.K. to leave the European Union which would be against the desires of the U.S.
Who is going to win?
The latest opinion poll suggests there will be a hung parliament in which no single party has a majority of the 650 seats and there is no clear winner.
This was the prediction on May 5
The numbers refer to seats in the House of Commons. To get a majority, a party needs a minimum of 326 seats.
Labour 276
Conservative 272
SNP 52
Lib Dems 24
Other (mostly Northern Irish parties) 19
Plaid Cymru 3
UKIP 3
Greens 1
What happens in the event of a hung parliament?
The leader of the largest party or the leader of the party who can command the confidence of the most MPs will be asked by the Queen to form a coalition government. This involves the parties trying to agree on a platform on which they can form a government which can command a majority in the House of Commons.
In the meantime, the sitting Prime Minister will continue to run the government.
How long will it take to form a coalition government?
In 2010, it took five days but the new Prime Minister would have to be close to a deal by May 18 when the new House of Commons meets and certainly by May 27 when the Queen is scheduled to read out the program of the new government.
What if the leader cannot form a government?
The Queen will ask the leader of the next party to try to form a government or call for fresh elections.

Election 2015: Election campaign enters final hours

• The general election campaign is drawing to a close with party leaders making late bids to break the deadlock in the polls.

Prime Minister David Cameron said the country was "stronger than it was five years ago" but there was "more to do".
Ed Miliband urged people to vote "to reward hard work in our country again" while Nick Clegg said the Lib Dems would offer "stability and decency".
Polls suggest no party will win enough seats for an outright majority.
An ICM survey for the Guardian put the Conservatives and Labour level on 35%.
BBC deputy political editor James Landale said there would be "pretty fundamental questions" on the ballot paper when polls open at 07:00 BST.
He added: "The outcome may be uncertain but the stakes are incredibly high."
On the last day of campaigning:

• Mr Cameron says the Conservatives can win Thursday's election outright
• Mr Miliband says he is optimistic about Labour prospects and he trusts the public to make the "right judgement"
• Former top civil servant Lord O'Donnell said David Cameron could remain as PM even without a majority - it would be up to his political judgement whether there was a "clear alternative" government
• Mr Clegg says he's confident the Lib Dems will hold enough seats to be key players in any negotiations
• UKIP will "significantly and perhaps dramatically outperform" expectations, a spokesman predicts, while Green MPs would do all they could to keep out the Tories, leader Natalie Bennett says
• SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon says her party is "within touching distance" of making Westminster history, while Leanne Wood says her Plaid Cymru party is part of a "change that's coming"
• The Times newspaper endorses a continuation of the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition while the Express becomes the first paper to recommend UKIP. The Daily Mail backs the Conservatives
• Northern Ireland's five biggest parties clashed over welfare reform and gay marriage in a live TV debate

The main party leaders have been criss-crossing the country in their battle buses as they attempt to drum up support ahead of Thursday's poll.

Media caption David Cameron: Tories will build on the "strong foundation" built over the last five years

Media caption Ed Miliband: "I will put working families first"

Media caption Nick Clegg: Liberal Democrats will give "a brain and a heart" to the UK

Media caption Nigel Farage: Voters have been "cheated out" of a proper debate

After starting the day in Mid Wales, Mr Cameron stopped off in the west Midlands before heading to Chester and Lancaster. He is set to end the day by visiting Carlisle and Dumfriesshire, where the party holds its only seat in Scotland.
Meanwhile, Mr Miliband is visiting a succession of Conservative-held marginal seats in Lancashire and west Yorkshire such as Colne Valley, Pendle and Elmet and Rothwell.
Mr Clegg, who set off from Land's End on Tuesday, is heading to John O'Groats through Scottish constituencies his party is hoping to retain such as East Dunbartonshire and Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey.
The prime minister, whose Conservative Party won 307 seats in 2010, has renewed his attack on the possibility of a minority Labour government propped up by the Scottish National Party (SNP), saying it would face "huge questions of credibility".
Mr Cameron insisted a Conservative victory was "within reach" but insisted that he would put "the country first" whatever the outcome of Thursday's poll by working to provide "strong and stable" government.

The Labour leader is focusing on marginal seats in the north-west of England

Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scottish voters to "unite" behind the SNP

The prime minister started the day discussing agriculture at a family farm in Mid Wales

While Nick Clegg is continuing his 1,000-mile tour from Land's End to John O'Groats

And senior Conservatives have also found time to visit a bakery

Nigel Farage has said he will be "for the chop" as UKIP leader if he does not win his Thanet South seat

The Green Party says it is offering "real change from business as usual"

While preparations are under way in the UK's 650 constituencies - such as in Rathlin Island - for Thursday's poll

The Conservative leader said he had achieved a lot since 2010 but was "not satisfied" with current levels of deprivation and educational under-achievement in parts of the country and wanted to push harder on welfare and schools reforms.
"Is our country stronger than it was five years ago? Yes," he told BBC Radio 4's Today. "Is there more to do? Yes. But I would say stick with the team that is turning things around."

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Mr Miliband, who is looking to improve on the 258 seats Labour won in 2010 under the leadership of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, said his party would have more activists on the ground on Thursday helping to get out the vote than the other parties combined.
He warned that another Conservative-led government "propped up by the Lib Dems" would "raid family budgets and cut the NHS".
"This is the clearest choice that has been put before the British public for a generation. Between a Tory government that is for the privileged few and a Labour government that puts working people first."

Analysis by BBC political editor Nick Robinson

This is isn't how this election was meant to go.
It's been marked by the lack of confidence felt by our political leaders rooted in the overwhelming lack of trust felt by most voters.
Why else would David Cameron promise to pass a law - not mentioned in his own manifesto - which would stop himself putting up taxes he's long pledged not to raise?
Why else would Ed Miliband resort to "carving in stone" pledges so broad and so general that it would be almost impossible to judge whether they've ever been broken?
Why else would we see the relentless political cross-dressing as the Tories promised to become the party of the workers and Labour the party of economic responsibility?
The two big parties have even been too nervous to follow the classic campaign themes.
Read Nick's full blog

Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman said her party could still win what she described as a "watershed election" for the NHS: "I don't think it (the health service) will survive as people want it to survive, and need it to survive, under the Tories."
Mr Clegg, whose Liberal Democrats are battling to keep hold of the 57 seats they won five years ago, is visiting marginal Scottish seats under threat from the SNP, telling voters: "You face the biggest political decision of your life."

Media caption Natalie Bennett: Green Party offering politics "built on values and on principals"

Media caption Leanne Wood says Plaid Cymru is 'best placed' to fight for Wales

He has sought to position his party as keeping any future coalition government "anchored" in the centre ground.
Without the Lib Dems, he said, "Labour or the Conservatives will be left to run a messy and unstable minority government, dependent on the SNP on the one hand or UKIP and the DUP on the other".
The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon, whose party is forecast to take a number of seats from Labour and the Lib Dems in Scotland, said the vote was an "opportunity for us to come together, to unite and link arms as one Scotland and vote SNP to make our voice heard".

Barcelona vs Bayern Munich, Champions League: live

Champions League, Barcelona v Bayern Munich - Latest score, news update, live match report and result from the Nou Camp on Wednesday May 6, 2015, kick-off 19.45 (BST)

Reunion: Pep Guardiola goes head-to-head with his old charges Photo: GETTY IMAGES

 Bayern's reorganisation into a 4-3-3 has helped them get a foothold back in the game but Barca are pressing their defence like angry wasps, Xabi Alonso sweeping up after Messi gets through but he is harrassed at speed by five players and loses possession. Barca lose 10 yards but win a free-kick, 25 yards out to the right of centre after Xabi Alonso fouls Messi and is booked.

30 min

Jordi Alba wins the ball, plays it inside then takes it back on the left but his cross doesn't beat the first defender who clears and Bayern break, Lewandowski holding it up the right and looking to win the corner but has to settle for a throw-in.

27 min

In comes the corner and Suraez heads it over the bar. Given it's the diddies v the daddies in terms of height, a headed goal from a set-piece is not something Bayern would have been able to wear without blushes.

25 min

Suarez-Messi-Neymar fill in two sides of the triangle but the final dinked ball from Messi into the box for Neymar is blocked by Boateng. He clears and Busquets wins it, spraying a pass up the left for Jordi Alba who reaches it a yard before it skips out of play. He crosses low and hard and Boateng has to knock it over his own bar from two yards.

23 min

Bayern free-kick from 25 yards after Mascherano's foul on Muller. Xabi Alonso takes it after a dummy from Thiago but they misread the signal and stay in their blocks when he chips it deep into the box so it bounces out harmlessly.

20 min

It's settled down now that Bayern have tightened up but still Messi can make space on the right by wending a sepenetine run, the ball under his immaculate control with that wand of a left foot, jinking past Xabi Alonso and Bernat. He opens his body to curl a cross-cum-shot past the far post.

17 min

They were getting such a beasting that Guardiola has had to change it - switching to a flat back four. And Bayern get up the right with Rafinha's switch to right-back helping. He feeds Muller who spurts past Jordi Alba and clips a centre across the six-yard box. Lewandowski slides in at the near post and slices his finish past the far stick.

15 min

Barcelona are all over Bayern now, Suraex breaking down the right of the box, riding lunges from Boateng and Lahm that he could have used to trip him, to get to the byeline and cross for Neymar who bursts into the six-yard box to tap it in but Rafinha's toe saves the day.

12 min

Guardiola's tactics were almost exposed as the Emperor's New Clothes there when Boateng steps up, misses his marking duty in Suarez who breaks through the middle. He strides into the box with Messi peeling off to his left. Two v one but Suarez goes for the shot and clatters it into Neuer's legs as he tried to put it to the keeper's right. Neuer did the splits to save that, at the expense of his baritone voice. He's a soprano now.

10 min

This is ridiculous, the tempo is so high, Bayern are piling into tackles and teh ball is pinging from one end to the other with Lewandowski now free on the left but his cross is battered away.

8 min

Neymar makes a split down the left with Messi on the ball 40 yards from goal but his intended throughball is blocked by Boateng - Messi claims it washis hand but the ref doesn't agree.

6 min

Guardiola has certainly foxed Barca with this system and the home side look a little non-plussed so far with the high line and this man-to-man marking, three at the back retreating when Messi, Suarez and Neymar race forward. They have three v three after Lewandowski's shot from 25 yards is blocked and Suarez scuds a low shot from 18 yards that Neuer easily saves.

4 min

Change all that systems analysis Bayern are actiually playing three at the back with Thiago as a riught-sided midfielder and Bernat on the left in a 3-4-3. Suarez sniffs a ball knocked too far infront of him in the box, pelts after it but it's always going to get to Neuer first. Boateng leans into him and he hits the deck, turning to remonstrate with the centre-back and referee. No chance of a penalty there.

2 min

Chip up the middle from Rakitic for Neymar catches the Brazilian offside as Bayern seem to be playing a high trap and going man-to-man with Schweinsteiger sitting on Busquets.

1 min

Bayern kick off, having overloaded the left, with seven players in that half of the field as they chip the ball up the top but are squeezed out of space and Barca have a goalkick. Rafinha is playing at centre-back, Boateng at right-back.

Charles Taylor in talks with Gold Stars

Former Hearts of Oak superstar Charles Taylor has confirmed contact with Bibiani gold Stars.
The second tier club will be the latest attempt from the incredibly talented player to revive his career, which has nosedived for close to a decade.
Taylor, 33, played for Berekum Chelsea in the Ghanaian top flight in his last attempt at a comeback but did not succeed. “It is true they gold Stars] contacted me over a move. I have however referred them to my manager and we'll sit down to go over the offer,” the player known as 'the Terror' in his prime, continued.
Taylor, who was discovered off the streets as a shoe-shine boy, was the hottest prospect in Ghanaian football in the early 2000s when he powered Hearts to win the Caf Champions League.
The heady days continued when, a few years later, a protracted on-off transfer saga between himself and Kotoko brought the news media into a frenzy.
But his star dimmed quickly after signing for Kotoko, where he had niggling injuries interfering with his dazzling career.

Adebayor not an ungrateful son

A few years ago, Emmanuel Adebayor was the most popular personality in Togo after the country’s late president Eyasigbe Eyadema. The 31-year-old, 6 ft3 striker was a role model for youths in the tiny West African country, mostly those aspiring to play professional football.
He gradually turned a villain following his recurrent spurning of the national team, which he said was unwilling to meet safety and financial conditions of the Sparrow Hawks, the nickname for the national team.
Many in the country felt it was time to turn the page of the former Monaco, Arsenal and Manchester City player, who remains the biggest football name to come from Togo. However, the streets still loved and still longed for him.
Hundreds of motorbikes accompanied him from the airport to his residence each time he was in town. Adebayor was still treated like a prince until recently when his own family began to despise him publicly, to the extent that the player’s fans began to cringe at the image his family was exposing of him.
His mother, sister and brothers talk to the press easily, and used every opportunity to accuse their rich son and sibling of being stingy, wicked, heartless and uncaring.
Adebayor has at times without number attempted to impose what he called the “real truth”, by granting interviews to local radio stations and newspaper. However, the “bad son, bad boy image” seems to have settled in the minds of many Togolese.
On Tuesday, the striker resorted to Facebook to air his side of the story - a heart-rending tale - of his family’s acts of ingratitude.
At age 17, he said he built a house for his family to keep them safe and publicly (on stage) thanked his mother for all her support when he won the 2008 Africa Player of the Year.
He also claimed that he had given his mother huge amounts of money uncountable times for her businesses and other needs. However, her version has always been that her son enjoys his wealth alone.
In 2012, she conveyed to the press to a local market in Lome, Togo’s capital, where she hurriedly, according to eyewitnesses, set up sachets of cold water to sell to passersby, in a bid to show that she is an impoverished mother of a rich and professional footballer.
Adebayor, in his message, said he bought a $1.2 million 15-room house in Accra, Ghana and sent his sister Yabo and brother Daniel to live in there. Upon his return months later, the sister had chased his brother out of the house and rented out the whole facility without informing the footballer.
“When I called her (Yabo) and asked for explanation, she took about 30 minutes to insult me over the phone. I called my mother to explain the situation and she did the same as my sister. This same sister says I am ungrateful. Ask her about the car she is driving or anything she is selling today?” Adebayor wrote.
He has another brother in Germany whom Adebayor says has not been ungrateful as well.
“My brother Kola Adebayor, has now been in Germany for 25 years. He travels back home about four times, at my expense. I fully cover the cost of his children's education. When I was in Monaco, he came to me and asked for money to start a business. Only God knows how much I gave him. Where is that business today?
“When our brother Peter passed away, I sent Kola a great amount of money so he could fly back home. He never showed up at the burial. And today that same brother (Kola) is telling people that I am involved in Peter's death. How? He is the same brother who went and told inaccurate stories about our family to The Sun in order to take some money. They also sent a letter to my club when I was in Madrid so I could get fired,” Adebayor said.
He said he wanted to help his other brother, Rotimi, who was aspiring to play football, but, read what Adebayor said happened:
“When I was in Monaco I thought it would be good to have a family of footballers. So I made sure my brother Rotimi gets into a football academy in France. Within a few months; out of 27 players, he stole 21 phones.”
Despite this, Adebayor said he tried to bury the hatchet and reunite the family for the sake of peace but he met the most peppery: “I organised a meeting in 2005 to solve our family issues. When I asked them about their opinion, they said I should build each family member a house and give each of them a monthly wage.”
He concluded by saying: “Today I am still alive and they have already shared all my goods. What if I die?”

Sturridge upbeat after hip surgery

Liverpool's star striker Daniel Sturridge sent out a positive message after undergoing hip surgery in the United States on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old's season has been blighted by injury, picking up the hip problem after a previous five-months lay off with a thigh injury.
The current problem came up in early April and has been a blow to Liverpool's late season surge.
"Just want to let the world know I've had a successful operation on my hip today and I want to thank God for allowing that to be possible," Sturridge wrote on Instagram.
The England striker has made just 12 starts and six substitute appearances for Liverpool this season scoring just five goals, and will now begin a programme of recovery and rehabilitation.
"Onwards and upwards from here. Thanks for the support," Sturridge wrote.
It's all a far cry from last term when the former Chelsea forward's 24 goals took Liverpool to within sight of their first English title since 1990 only for them to fall agonisingly short as they finished runners-up to Manchester City.
This season, Liverpool's remaining strikers have failed to fill the goal gap left by Sturridge's repeated absence and the departure of star forward Luis Suarez to Spanish giants Barcelona

3SC target points against Pillars

3SC goalkeeper, Kola Ige has said his side need the whole points they can lay hands on to improve their rating on the league log. The Oluyole Warriors will host Nigerian champions, Kano Pillars in rescheduled Glo Premier League match day 3 clash on Wednesday at Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan.
Ige said his side have done good home work for the clash against Pillars hoping that everything will turn out pretty fine on match day.
“We actually need the three points in the clash more than Kano Pillars but the fact that Pillars have equally lost couple of matches will make the encounter really difficult for both sides.
“In fact, we need more the whole points we can lay our hands on aimed at improving our standing on the log.
“We’ve trained very hard for the clash and we fervently pray everything turns out perfect for us on match day.
“Our position is not good at the moment so we can’t afford to lose any game not even on the home ground.
“So we’re condemned to win no matter how tough Kano Pillars turn out to be in the encounter,” said Ige to supersport.com.
The newcomers are at the bottom of the 20-team log on paltry four points from possible 21 though with two matches at hand in the seven-week old Nigerian top flight.                

Nigerian Football

Wolves calm over Leopards draw

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Nigerian club Warri Wolves have set their sights on a place in the group stages of the Caf Confederation Cup and believe they will overcome Congolese club Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie in the playoff round.
Wolves, the only Nigerian club still in the running for continental success, will face the Congolese champions over two legs in the playoff round after the draw was conducted in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday.
Head coach of Wolves, Paul Aigbogun says “plans will be put in motion to ensure a safe passage to the next round at the expense of our opponents.”
“Actually, I am just hearing this from you (that Wolves will face Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie). I won’t say I am happy or sad because all teams that have reached this stage are very good teams.
“Don’t forget that they dropped from the Caf Champions League so they are a very solid side.
“We can assure Nigerians that plans will be put in motion to ensure a safe passage to the next round at the expense of our opponents,” he told supersport.com.
Wolves will travel to Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie, for the first leg of their playoff round tie against the Congolese champions on the weekend of May 15-17.
The second leg is billed to be held at the Warri City Stadium on the weekend of June 5-7.

‘Wolves’ clash not do-or-die’

 

Dolphins attacking midfielder, Isiaka Olawale has described as not a do-or-die-affair the rescheduled league clash against South-South neighbours, Warri Wolves.
The Garden City side will host the Seasiders in Thursday’s rescheduled Glo Premier League match day 3 clash at the Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt.
Olawale said his side are aware that Warri Wolves are coming to Port Harcourt to make a bold statement of their pedigree but they are determined to turn them back empty-handed.
“Of course, the encounter won’t degenerate into a do-or-die affair but will always remain a keenly contested and entertaining game.
“We’ve done our home work and anxiously waiting for match day to unleash our weight on visiting Warri Wolves.
“Wolves are coming to Port Harcourt with a reputation as the only Nigerian side still at the continent and they’ll want to rub it in on us but I tell you we’ll puncture their pride.
“Since I switched over to Dolphins I’m quite certain Warri Wolves have not earned any point on Port Harcourt soil and the tradition will continue on Thursday when both sides clash for the three points at stake.
“Ours is to do what we know how best to do it and get the three points at stake which is quite important to us at the moment.
“So be rest assured that we’ll extend same treatment we meted out to Lobi Stars on Sunday if not more to Warri Wolves.
“We need the three points to shore up our position on the league log and take it up from there to the spot we rightly deserved,” said the former Lobi Stars playmaker to supersport.com.
Dolphins have raked in seven points from possible 21 in the seven-week old Nigerian top flight.                

Mourinho to extend Chelsea deal

 

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has verbally agreed a two-year extension to his current contract, according to reports in the British media on Wednesday.

Mourinho, 52, returned to Chelsea in 2013 on a four-year contract and this season has led the club to the Premier League title -- their first since 2010 -- and the League Cup.

During his first spell at Stamford Bridge, between 2004 and 2007, he won two league titles, in 2005 and 2006, as well as two League Cups and one FA Cup.

Mourinho is already the best-paid manager in England, with a reported annual salary of £8.4 million ($12.75 million, 11.4 million euros), and British tabloid The Sun reported that his new deal would be worth around £10.5 million per year.

Speaking after Chelsea secured the league title with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday, Mourinho reiterated that he will stay at the club as long as owner Roman Abramovich wants him to remain.

"As I was saying since the beginning of the season, I stay here until Mr Abramovich wants me to stay," said the Portuguese. "The day he tells me to go, I go."
Mourinho to extend Chelsea deal

Dangote wants to buy Arsenal

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has expressed interest in becoming the owner of English top flight giants, Arsenal FC.
But the plan to buy the North London club is not an immediate priority for the Nigerian billionaire, as he hopes he can convince the owners to sell "at the right price" in the future.
The Nigerian said he is ready to offer the owners of Arsenal "a price they won't want to resist."
“I still hope, one day at the right price, that I’ll buy the team. I might buy it, not at a ridiculous price but a price that the owners won’t want to resist. I know my strategy,” Dangote told Bloomberg.
Dangote, who is a tycoon in cement and commodities, explained that he wants to focus on his business having invested around $16 million into it, and will make another attempt at pricing Arsenal away by the time he builds his business empire to "a certain level."

“We have $16 billion-worth of investments in the next few years. Right now I want to take my own business to a certain level. Once I finish on that trajectory, then maybe [an offer will follow.]"
In 2010, Dangote had made attempts to acquire a stake in the English club but discussions broke down.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Dangote is worth three times more than the current major shareholder at Arsenal, Stan Kroenke.
Kroenke, who holds 67 percent of Arsenal, is reportedly worth $5.6 billion while Dangote is valued at $15.7 billion.
But Dangote will have to convince Kroenke to give up his 67 percent shares of Arsenal as well as 30 percent owned by Red and White Sec Limited under the control of Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov and Farhad Moshiri.

Masked Lewandowski starts v Barca

Polish striker Robert Lewandowski starts up front for Bayern Munich in the first-leg of their Champions League semifinal away to Barcelona just a week after breaking nose and cheekbone.
Lewandowski will play with a protective face mask after suffering the injuries and concussion in Bayern's German Cup defeat on penalties to his old side Borussia Dortmund last Wednesday.
Former Barca boss Pep Guardiola also left Mario Goetze on the bench for the visitors with Thiago Alcantara also making his return to the Camp Nou in midfield alongside former Real Madrid favourite Xabi Alonso.
Thiago will not face his brother Rafinha from the start at least as he is left on the Barcelona bench as Luis Enrique names his strongest available side.
Lionel Messi is accompanied by Luis Suarez and Neymar in attack as they look to add to the 108 goals the South American trio have scored between them this season.
Starting line-ups
Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Dani Alves, Javier Mascherano, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Andres Iniesta (capt); Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar
Coach: Luis Enrique (ESP)
Bayern Munich (4-4-1-1): Manuel Neuer; Rafinha, Jerome Boateng, Medhi Benatia, Juan Bernat; Philipp Lahm (capt), Xabi Alonso, Thiago Alcantara, Bastian Schweinsteiger; Thomas Mueller; Robert Lewandowski,
Coach: Pep Guardiola (ESP)
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)

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