Manu Wanted More Goals Against Korea

Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba has regretted his team did not run up the
scores despite thrashing North Korea 4-0 on Thursday to get their U-20
World Cup campaign back on track, africanfootball.com reports.
The winners and runners-up in Group E could well be decided on goals
difference after Hungary trounced the North Koreans 5-1 on the opening day
and Brazil are expected to massacre the Asians on Sunday in Christ Church.
“I would have loved that we won this game (against Korea) by six or seven
goals,” lamented Manu after his team had to rely on a second-half rally to
win at the Stadium Taranaki.
“All the same, the victory was most important for us.
“And on Sunday our final group game against Hungary will be a must-win.”
The coach said a pep talk at half time got his team firing away at North
Korea after they failed to hit target in the first 45 minutes despite creating
numerous chances.
“We played with one striker in today’s match so that it would allow the
other players to move into the channels. They did not do that in the first
half. But after we spoke to them during the interval, they did the job in the
second half,” explained the coach.
“All we needed was the first goal and then the other goals followed.”
He praised the Koreans for stepping up their game after they fell 5-1 to
Hungary on Monday.
“They gave a good account of themselves, they played better than they did
against Hungary as they possessed the ball very well, but they have to
improve in their finishing,” he remarked.
“It’s not all about winning, but it’s about entertaining the crowd, and that’s
something that our side did.”
Korea DPR coach, An Ye Gun, said after the game that the first two goals
demoralised his team in the second half.
He said, “In the second half we conceded the goal too quickly and too easily,
so our players’ spirits dropped. The experiences we are going to gain in this
tournament is a good opportunity for our development in my country, so we
are preparing to do our best in the match.
“I would give more opportunities for the players so that they can gain more
experience.”

Fg, Oil Marketers meet Today To Resolve Fuel Scarcity

Barring last minute changes, officials of the Federal Government will today
(Friday) meet with marketers of petroleum products in Abuja.
It was gathered that the participants at the meeting, which is scheduled to hold
at the conference room of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, would discuss
issues surrounding the scarcity of petroleum products across the country that
had dragged on for months.
Sources at the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources told our correspondent
on Thursday that the petrol scarcity was becoming worrisome to the new
government of President Muhammadu Buhari.
An official at the ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “It
is true that the scarcity started before this administration came on board, but
it has come to realise that Nigerians are becoming fed up with the situation
and very soon will start pointing accusing fingers at the Buhari government.
“The meeting with the oil marketers is to discuss issues pertaining to the
scarcity and why it has dragged on for this long. The government is not
happy about it and we hope the issue will be adequately addressed during the
meeting.”
A letter signed by the Director of Information in the ministry, Mr. Kingsley
Agha, stated that the meeting was between the “Ministry of Petroleum
Resources and oil marketers to address the current fuel scarcity.”
Meanwhile, the scarcity of fuel in Abuja continued on Thursday as hundreds
of motorists were seen in long queues in front of the few filling stations that
dispensed the product.
Our correspondent observed that the product was sold at rates far higher than
the regulated price of N87 per litre.
Petrol was being sold for between N120 and N140 per litre at the stations
belonging to independent marketers in the Federal Capital Territory.

Disney Set To Reboot Iconic Whoopi Goldberg Franchise, ‘Sister Act’

It seems ideas are truly in short supply in Hollywood.
Disney is reportedly working out a reboot for popular 90s
franchise, Sister Act.
The original Sister Act told the story of a singer hiding out in
a convent, played by Whoopi Goldberg , and was released in 1992.
Details of the reboot are still sketchy, as it is unconfirmed if the
new movie will be a sequel to the previous movies, or a whole new
remake.
Cinderella producer Allison Shearmur and Legally Blonde
and She’s the Man writers Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah
have reportedly been hired to work on the project.
It is also unclear if Goldberg will be returning. Disney is yet to
release an official statement.

Real Confirm Benitez As New Manager

Real Madrid this morning confirmed Rafael Benitez as the
club's new manager.
The Spanish giants made the announcement through their website, with a
simple statement: "Real Madrid C. F. will present Rafa Benítez as the
new first team coach for the next three seasons today, Wednesday 3, June.
"The ceremony will take place at 1pm CEST in the presidential box of
the Santiago Bernabéu. Following his unveiling, Rafa Benítez will hold a
press conference in the press room."
The ex-Liverpool boss replaces Carlo Ancelotti at the Bernabeu after the
Italian's departure last week.
Benitez announced his Napoli exit on Thursday and took charge of his
final game against Lazio on Sunday.
The Spaniard could not lead Napoli to the Champiobs League as they
finished fourth in Serie A, while Ancelotti led Real to second place in La
Liga and the Champions League semi-finals, a year after winning the
coveted European trophy.

Curves on Display! Toolz Covers the May 2015 Issue of Diaspora Quarterly

Media personality Toolz is still glowing in the euphoria of her engagement (click
here if you missed it) and she has landed her first magazine cover since
becoming the ‘future Mrs. Oniru-Demuren’ as she covers the latest issue of
Diaspora Quarterly.
In the magazine’s issue Toolz talks about her journey from the UK to fame
and success in Nigeria.
The magazine also takes a look at some of the best arts and culture scenes
in Nigeria while also checking out some tourism spots.
The May edition of the magazine, which aims to celebrate Nigerians at home
and abroad, also highlights efforts by Nigerians in the Diaspora to contribute
to the “Bring Back Our Girls” movement, and lauds some young Nigerians
such as Samila Ibrahim and Donald Ekeh , whose educational achievements have
put them in the spotlight in the US.
The Editor in Chief of DQ, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa also wishes Nigerians
well as we move into a new era of leadership, with President Muhammadu
Buhari at the helm of affairs.

Buhari The New Oil Minister?

Reuters is reporting that Nigeria’s New President Muhammadu Buhari is
expected to double as the Minister of Petroleum Resources.
According to the international news service,
(Buhari) is likely to keep the oil portfolio for himself in the
new Nigerian cabinet, rather than trust anyone else with the
source of most of Nigeria’s revenue and traditional fount of
corruption, associates say.
Nigeria’s oil sector is so dirty that nobody’s hands are clean
enough to do the “surgical changes” needed, one long-standing
associate told Reuters on condition of anonymity because the
cabinet decision is still under wraps.
Another political associate said: “He will do it. It would be
stupid to give that position to anyone else.”

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Difference Entertainment fronline act “ Sean Tizzle ” finally puts out
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Sheyman mixed joint is one of those tunes we’ll be remembering for
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Mourinho Praises Mikel, Slams Ruben

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has named Mikel Obi as one of the
outstanding players in the Blues 1-0 victory over hosts Sydney FC in their
post-season friendly in Australia on Tuesday.
Mikel, who did not enjoy enough first-team appearance with the London club in
their last season’s campaign, played in the entire duration of the game, but
teenage defender Temitayo Aina was on the bench throughout.
Loic Remy gave the visitors the only goal of the game via a left-footed strike
at the ANZ Stadium, but Mourinho never underplayed the role of Mikel in the
encounter.
“I’m happy with the performance of my senior players because it’s been a
long season, in fact very long,” Mourinho said on Chelsea’s website.
“There were some performances from people like Ivanovic, Terry and Mikel
where they tried to play football and the result could have been completely
different.
“In the last part of the game the younger boys couldn’t cope with the
competitiveness of the Sydney players, they felt they had a chance and they
pushed a little bit in the last period.”
Ruben Loftus-Cheek, the teenage midfielder who recently joined the senior team,
was tongue-lashed by the Portuguese.
“Ruben said he had a pain in his back, but I think he was more impressed
by watching Matic and Mikel work, instead of him working,” Mourinho said.
“He has to learn that at 19 you have to run three times more than the
others, you have to play to your limits and not play like a superstar with
the ball at your feet because this is not Under-18s.”
Mikel had earlier expressed his pleasure at seeing some 10,000 supporters
turn out to watch their training in Sydney.

Sepp Blatter Resigns As FIFA President

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has announced he will be resigning
from office as President of the World football body soon. Making
the announcement today, Mr Blatter, 79, who was re-elected for a
fifth term only four days ago, said the world football governing
body will hold an extraordinary congress to elect his successor as
soon as possible.
“I decided to stand again for election because I thought it
was the best option. The election is closed but the
challenges have not come to an end. FIFA needs a
profound restructuring. Although the members of Fifa have
re-elected me president, this mandate does not seem to be
supported by everybody in the world of football. This is
why I will call an extraordinary congress and step down.”
he said
This is coming after many called for his resignation following the
bribery scandal that engulfed the football governing body and arrest
of several top officials.

Smile Advises Bloggers On Professionalism

Smile Communications Nigeria Limited, the 4G LTE broadband provider of
Internet services, has identified professionalism, passion and content creation as
critical to enhancing the capacity of bloggers in the West African region.
The company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Mrs. Alero Ladipo, made the remark
during a presentation entitled, ‘How to promote your blog’, during the West
Africa Blogger Conference 2015, held in Lagos recently.
Ladipo said that in as much as bloggers must ensure explicit, informative and
clearly defined content delivered with passion and fun, they should not relent in
applying professionalism in order to attract right business to monetise the
enterprise.
She listed qualities that distinguished bloggers from others to include sticking to
their already created niches built on professionalism, uniqueness, responding
quickly to trends, investing in content design, while building on loyal audience,
relationships and reaching out to experts.
She said that Smile Communications was already preparing grounds to
collaborate with 10 bloggers to support them in lifting the platforms to greater
heights.
“People think that blogging is a habit that anybody can just pick up and
start practising. However, as we get more people entrenched in consistent
growth, it becomes important we make it professional. Essentially, readers
visit bloggers for a particular reason. By implication, a blog is not a
dumping ground. Stick to the core reason you started the blog and adhere to
your principles,” she said.
“There is a philosophy that you stick to certain principles even when many
people are deviating; it is the same thing with blogs. When you maintain the
professional competencies, people will collaborate with you.
“For instance, in the course of my presentation, I randomly asked
participants to ‘sell me your blog’, which is simply to market the platform,
but people fell flat on their faces. It is important you know what your blog
is all about and you can sell it, and also present it appropriately.”
Ladipo added that for bloggers to attain their expected heights, they should
improve on marketing and learn how to communicate.
“A lot of people do not know how to use the available tools. For instance,
everybody talks about social media, but nobody talks about how they can
grasp onto the social media. People need to know about target audience,
segmentations, and how to retain the interest of people who continue to visit
your blog; keeping people interested and understand that you are one amongst
many.
“That is the strength you need to have, the tools of marketing and
communication and it does not require long sessions of learning. It can be an
hour session of going through the principles of marketing and communication at
an introductory level, because you are not trying to go deeper on the subject,
but how to use the tools. Truly, content is king, but you need to be smart
about it. That is where marketing and communication aspects come in,” she
said.
Explaining why Smile Communications chose to support the conference, Ladipo
said, “We chose to support the conference due to the link between our service
offering and what the bloggers do.
“During my presentation, I asked how many people had Internet connection in
order to monitor what is happening now or what has happened in the last
hour that could inspire your writing. For bloggers to keep tabs on trends,
they must have internet connectivity.”
According to her, Internet connectivity is an utility that will soon be in the
range of demands like water supply, electricity, among others.
She said, “I will take it further to say blogging, Internet provision and
lifestyle are all connected. So, we partnered the organisers as a way of
bridging the gap between life style and communication.”
On the drive to collaborate with some bloggers, Ladipo said, “The organisers
will help in screening 10 bloggers that Smile Communications will partner.”
The Managing Director, Advert Strikers Limited, and convener of the
conference, Mr. Ayodele Oyebade, thanked Smile Communications for supporting
the conference where a new chain of professional bloggers will emerge.

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Wema Bank Reveils New Brand Identity

Wema Bank Plc says it has unveiled a new brand identity as part of the
efforts to reposition itself as a modern and customer-focused bank.
In a statement on Monday, the lender said the development was in continuation
of the strides it had made in the past three years to revamp the brand.
The new brand identity was unveiled in Lagos at an event marking the 70th
anniversary of the indigenous bank, it added.
“This rebranding has been a thorough business evolution and will be launched
across all customer touchpoints and communications channels,” the Managing
Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Wema Bank, Mr. Segun Oloketuyi, said in
the statement.
According to him, the bank’s new logo speaks about the evolution of the
relationships built with all its stakeholders over the years.
This, he said, was signified in the new brand by interconnecting lines which
form a ‘W’.
He added, “As part of the rebrand, the bank’s traditional purple colour has
been revised to project a more vibrant, welcoming and modern outlook.”
Oloketuyi said, “The customer is at the centre of everything we do and
nurturing great relationships has been a hallmark of Wema Bank since its
inception. We have also made significant investments in people, technology and
process improvements in the last few years to lay a solid foundation for this
rebranding to come to life”.
“I’m very proud to see the great changes that have taken place internally and
externally at Wema Bank and we are committed to offering even better
services into the future.”
Established on May 2, 1945, as Agbonmagbe Bank, Wema Bank is the
longest surviving indigenous bank in Nigeria.
The bank has been striving in the last five years to gain a prominent position
in the Nigerian banking industry.

Xavi - I Won't Play For PSG

Barcelona midfielder Xavi has denied reports that he could join Paris Saint-
Germain on loan.
The 35-year-old will end his 24-year stay at Barcelona in Saturday’s
Champions League final against Juventus, having agreed a two-year deal with
Qatari side Al-Sadd, according to Goal.
And reports in the French media last week suggested the veteran could make
a temporary move to the French capital, with Al-Sadd owned by the brother
of PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
“I will not play for PSG,” Xavi told Qatari newspaper Al-Watan.
Xavi helped Barca to a 3-1 Copa del Rey final victory over Athletic Bilbao
on Saturday in what was his final appearance at Camp Nou.
His last match as a Barcelona player will be on Saturday in Berlin as the
Spanish outfit face Juventus in the Champions League final and victory would
see him lift the trophy for the fourth time in his career.
Xavi claimed eight La Liga titles and three Copa del Rey crowns during his
time with Barcelona.
Meanwhile, Xavi has described Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi as an
“amazing luxury” following his contribution against Athletic Bilbao on
Saturday, Football Espana reports.
The Argentine scored an acclaimed solo goal to break the deadlock in the
Copa del Rey final, before wrapping up a 3-1 triumph for La Blaugrana with
a second late on, and the midfielder struggled to find the superlatives worthy
of his colleague’s performance after the final whistle at Camp Nou.

Karrueche Is Free To Snap With Anybody

Chris Brown‘s Ex-Girlfriend Karrueche is letting it be known to the
world that she is free to take pics with any guy that she would
like to.
In a matter of fact, she is letting it be known that she can do
whatever she would like to do; and thats period! regardless of how
her ex Chris Brown chooses to act.
Karrueche was asked to why Breezy got so mad over her recent
picture with Tyson Beckford.
She pours out,
“You are asking the wrong one.”

Kanye West & Kylie Jenner Recording?

Are you ready for some Kylie Jenner Music?
Apparently, rumor has it that Kanye West is helping Kylie Jenner
get on in the music industry. Kylie is ready to put out some music
too. Allegedly, Kanye has been working with Kylie one-on-one to
make sure she’s successful. Kylie’s mother, Kris Jenner , confirmed
that Kylie has in fact been taking singing lessons.

Music : Olamide - Melo Melo

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Badoo is back!
Just few weeks after releasing the banger “Bobo“, Olamide surprises with the
premiere of visuals for brand new track “ Melo Melo “, produced by Pheelz.
The YBNL boss pours out his heart on this Yoruba/afro ballad.
Shot in London, the video is directed by Moe Musa .
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Niniola - Soke

New single from the Afro House artiste!
Following the successful releases of “ Ibadi “, “ Gbowode” and “ Akara Oyibo “,
Niniola drops another single and this is titled “Soke “.
As she jumps on yet another Sarz produced beat, the MTN Project Fame
(Season 6) 3rd runner up continues to prove that she’s here to stay!
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Kim & Kanye Expecting New Baby

Kim Kardashian has made no attempts to hide the fact that she and husband
Kanye West have been trying really hard to have a second child and now their
efforts have paid off as the reality TV star revealed on the mid-season finale
of Keeping up with the Kardashians that she is pregnant.
In the teaser of the show Kim Kardashian can be seen telling her sister Khloe
Kardashian that she got her blood work back from the doctor and she’s
pregnant.

Flying Eagles Lose To Brazil

The Flying Eagles have lost their opening match in the FIFA U-20
World Cup holding in New Zealand.
The Flying Eagles lost 2-4 in a thriller to 5-time champions, Brazil
at the Taranaki stadium.
The game was fiery from the onset, and in 4 minutes Brazil
already had the lead.
Judivan, who would go on to play a huge role, slipped in Joao
Pedro and the overlapping right-back’s low cross set up Gabriel
Jesus for a crisp close-range finish.
The Eagles had leveled matters just 7 minutes later, with Musa
Yahaya sending an outrageous ‘rabona’ through ball for Success
Isaac to race through, round the keeper and slot coolly into the
unguarded net.
It was a terrible game for Nigerian goalkeeper Joshua Enaholo , who
gifted away 2 goals and threw away the hardwork of the team.
The Flying Eagles are now bottom of Group E, and will play Korea
DPR at 5am on the 4th of June in their next match.

Some Chelsea Players To Miss Next Season's Start

Chelsea has three players who will feature in the Copa America
slated to start June 11, Willian, Filipe Luis and Cuadrado.
Mourinho has now confirmed that these three South Americans will
miss the start of the season so they can get the required rest.
Willian and Luis will feature for Barcelona while Cuadrado will do
same for Colombia.
“They need holidays. It’s very important for them they have their
proper rest,” Mourinho told reporters.
“The squad are at the limits of their physical and mental energy. In
a couple of weeks they will have their month’s holiday to prepare for
pre-season.
“The players in the Copa America will need a rest after that.
Willian, Cuadrado and Filipe will not start the season with us, for
sure.”

Amir Khan: “I Want Floyd Mayweather Next”

Amir Khan wants to make sure Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s last boxing
match is one to remember.
Mayeather, who beat Manny Pacquiao in last month’s mega fight,
has just one match left till he retires, and Khan is looking to be the
one he takes on.
Khan beat American boxer Chris Algieri in his most recent match,
pushing his career record to 31-3, and after the match, called out
Mayweather.
“Amir Khan wants to fight Floyd Mayweather,” Khan screamed in
the ring. “I want that next. I’m number one World Boxing Council
(challenger). He’s the champion. So let’s make it happen.”