BIGNEWS24HOURS: 12/02/13

Monday 2 December 2013

Cameroonian arrested for trafficking four Nigerian women

The Nigerian Immigration Service, Zone A, has arrested a Cameroonian, Capie Fagé, for allegedly attempting to traffic four Nigerian women to Cameroon.

The Assistant Comptroller General in charge of the zone, Mr. Joseph Olaitan, told PUNCH Metro that Fagé and the ladies were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja.

Osaze Odemwingie

Osaze Odemwingie has admitted to having regrets at how he handled his West Bromwich Albion exit, but is delighted to be at Cardiff City.

The 32-year-old frontman secured transfer notoriety in January when he took it upon himself to try and force through a switch to Queens Park Rangers.

No deal was put in place, despite Odemwingie turning up in the capital, and he returned to The Hawthorns to face the music.

Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said that the threat to sack striking university lecturers issued by the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, is a proof that the minister is ignorant of labour laws.

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Ronaldo

Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo has continued the spat with Sepp Blatter by laughing off the FIFA president’s apology.

Blatter apologised on Twitter to the Portuguese star after comments he made about Ronaldo at an Oxford Union address in October.

National President, ASUU, Nasir Issa-Fagge

Federal Government’s ultimatum to striking university teachers further compounds students’ ordeals, CHARLES ABAH writes

For over 150 days, Emmanuel Eze, a post-graduate student of Mass Communication at the Benue State University, Makurdi, has been idling away at home, no thanks to the nationwide strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

Football | World Cup 2014

Just four days before the draw for the 2014 World Cup, Fifa faced yet another embarrassment when a Sao Paulo prosecutor opened an investigation into possible racism by soccer's world governing body.
A Sao Paulo state prosecutor has asked Fifa and the company it hired to organise Friday's draw to explain why it chose two white-skinned actors to present the televised show instead of two black-skinned actors.

Football | England

Roy Hodgson is sanguine about the regular injury bulletins he will receive between now and next May but the England manager may pay extra attention to Wayne Rooney's wellbeing.
When fit and focussed Rooney is unquestionably England's key man and probably the first name Hodgson will write on his World Cup squad list for the June 12-July 13 finals in Brazil.

Football | Africa

Tunisian side CS Sfaxien chairman Lotfi Abdul Nazer told supersport.com that they expected the departure of their head coach Ruud Krol .
The Dutch coach asked the board to leave during their last meeting.
"We expected the departure of Krol since he took charge of Tunisian National team , and since that time we have worked on a plan for after his departure " Lotfi told reporters.

Football | Spain

Ahead of January's Ballon D'Or award the world's two best players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo shared the spoils in the Spanish League's season awards on Monday.

Football | Nigeria

Nigeria defender, Godfrey Oboabona, had a mixed outing for his club, Caykur Rizespor in the Turkish Super Lig game against Konyaspor on Monday.
Though Oboabona scored for Rizespor at the Konya Ataturk Stadium, it was his own goal that helped the hosts claim all points late in the match.

EXPLICIT PHOTOS: Toolz Shares unclad Photos

Popular radio personality, Toolz, was in South Africa to attend the Channel O Music Awards ceremony on Saturday.

She spotted a lady dressed in a very revealing outfit while partying at a Soweto club and decided to share a picture of her.
Looks like this is how to party in Soweto.

What do you think?

Pastor Chris Okotie: “All Catholics Will Go To Hell”

I came across this report and I was stunned at the statement made by a supposed man of God.
I’m not a judge on such cases so I will just drop it how I saw it.
According to the source, Pastor Chris Okotie Of Household of God Church took some time while preaching in his church to condemn the Catholics, their beliefs and their leader, the Pope. He said;

Somalia’s prime minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has been voted out of office just over a year after assuming post amid disagreement with country’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Announcing the result of the vote, the speaker of the Somali parliament, Mohamed Osman Jawari, said on Monday that 184 MPs out of 250 present voted for the impeachment motion.

PHOTO: I Can Act unclad – Nollywood Actress

Nollywood actress, Queeneth Hilbert, half-Nigerian, half-Lebanese in a recent interview revealed she could act semi-unclad.

Would you mind acting semi-unclad, or being specific, on pant and bra?

I don’t mind, if the money is right, why not? The problem with Nigerians is that most of us are hypocrites. This same pant and bra is the reason some of them buy or rent Hollywood movies. What is wrong in someone being free, doing his or her job? Some actresses would want to act a role but they will be like, I don’t want to be criticized. I don’t believe in all that. Continue below.

How Empress Njamah Gets Back on Timaya in Her Interview

In a recent interview with the Punch Timaya slammed his ex girlfriend, Empress Njama. The singer and songwriter stated that she had made a really negative impact on all his life.

As the interview went viral, Empress prepared her own reply for the ex- boyfriend:

“People who are mature can depict what is true and what is not. I am not ready to say anything.”

She doesn’t seem to be as bothered as most women will be if they were in her shoes.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has told the country she will do anything to stop the violence that has ravaged the streets of Bangkok, but cannot accept the demands of protesters.
“Anything I can do to make people happy, I am willing to do… but as prime minister, what I can do must be under the constitution,” she said in a televised address on Monday.

Vincent Enyeama

Nigeria and Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama will enter the record books if he can keep a clean sheet for just the first four minutes of his side’s match against Marseille on Tuesday.

The Nigeria number one goalkeeper kept his 10th clean sheet in a row for the Ligue 1 side as they stayed second in the table thanks to a 1-0 win over Valenciennes on Saturday.

There was shock at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos, after a commercial sex worker, Thesie Emoven, who was arrested for stealing a gold chain worth N650, 000, brought out the chain from her private parts.

National President, ASUU, Nasir Issa-Fagge

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday advised parents not to endanger the lives of their children and wards by sending them to their university campuses.

ASUU which also told its members not to sign attendance registers in their institutions, lashed out at the Federal Government for lack of consistency in its statements on the ongoing strike.

Football | Super Eagles

When the World Cup kicks off in Brazil next year, Nigeria might parade a youngster who few years ago was playing barefooted in the dusty streets of Abuja, Nigeria.

Kenneth Omeruo has come up in leaps and bounds over the past four years, as his meteoric rise has seen him become a mainstay in Nigeria's defence as well as playing for one of the biggest clubs in the World.

Omeruo, who was in the heart of the Super Eagles defence as they secured a fifth World Cup qualification by defeating Ehtiopia 4-1 on aggregate says he can't wait to play at Brazil 2014.
"I dream of playing in the World Cup," Omeruo told The Telegraph.

Football | Europe

Two-time former champions Lokomotiv Moscow went top of the Russian Premiership after a 3-1 win at Kuban Krasnodar under heavy rain on Monday.
The railway-backed moved two points clear of second-placed Zenit St Petersburg – held 1-1 at Terek Grozny the day before – with just one match remaining before the winter break.
Spartak Moscow, who beat Novgorod 6-1 on Sunday, are third a point further back.

Football | France

Monaco's Colombian star striker Radamel Falcao will miss the trip to Ligue 1 rivals Nice on Tuesday as he continues his recovery from a thigh injury.
The former Atletico Madrid player came off during the 1-0 victory over Nantes two weeks ago and missed his side's 2-0 victory over Rennes on Saturday which kept them five points back of leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Football | Spain

Real Betis have sacked coach Pepe Mel after the club's poor start to the season left them bottom of La Liga after 15 matches and appointed former Villarreal and Club Bruges coach Juan Carlos Garrido in his place.
Seville-based Betis finished seventh last season and qualified for the Europa League but competing in two competitions appears to have taken a toll on the squad and they have won just two La Liga games and have only 10 points.

Football | World Cup 2014

South Korea will visit the United States for a February 1 international friendly, their first meeting since 2002 coming in an early tuneup for next year's World Cup in Brazil.
The US Soccer Federation announced on Monday that the match would be staged at the suburban home of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA in the 2014 kickoff to American matches ahead of the global football showdown in Brazil.

Football | Spain

Lionel Messi began the second phase of recovery from the injury that has sidelined the Barcelona forward until next month with a physiotherapy session at Argentina's training complex on Monday.
The Argentina captain, who suffered a thigh strain playing for Barca last month, was also seen doing a short, light stint with the ball in a video broadcast by TyC Sports.

Football | Barclays Premier League

David Moyes faces his former club on Wednesday as Manchester United, after two away draws in a row, host Everton.
United have fallen nine points behind leaders Arsenal after being held at Cardiff City and Tottenham Hotspur, but Moyes, who replaced Sir Alex Ferguson as manager at Old Trafford in the summer after 11 years at Everton, is confident his side can catch up.

Football | Italy

Fiorentina dominated ten-man Verona 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller that produced four goals inside the opening quarter hour at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Monday.
La Viola's eighth win tightened their grip on fifth place and took their points tally to 27, equal with fourth-placed Inter but ten points behind leaders Juventus.
With Verona breathing down Fiorentina's necks and Inter being stunned by a late leveller in a 1-1 draw with Sampdoria on Sunday, the home side started brightly and were in front by the fifth minute.