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More facts have emerged on why the marriage of Nigerian comedienne, Damilola Adekoya popularly called Princess crashed.

Princess got married to movie producer/ Director Adeshola Jeremiah sometime in May and barely 2 weeks into the marriage the couple started having problems.

Princess had revealed that her marriage crashed due to irreconcilable differences which they could not work out.

However, close friends to the couple are pointing accusing fingers at Princess high profile lifestyle.

According to a source, her husband got tired of Princess high profile, party/show going lifestyle at the early stage of their union and attempts to curtail these excesses led to the failure of their marriage.

It was also alleged that Adeshola married Princess for her money,thinking she had plenty of it and wanted to use her as a means to gain prominence in the showbiz industry, not knowing that she was only a struggling woman trying to make it in life.

Unable to bear his excesses anymore, Princess decided to quit the marriage though its not known if she will file for divorce.

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Another reminder that we are guest on earth and sooner or later, we shall depart to the afterlife. RIP of the dead

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini expects his under-fire West Ham counterpart Sam Allardyce to bounce back from his weekend FA Cup humiliation.

A weakened Hammers side were thrashed 5-0 by Sky Bet Championship side Nottingham Forest on Sunday, increasing the pressure on Allardyce.

West Ham are 19th in the Barclays Premier League having not won in that competition since November but Pellegrini is reading little into that form ahead of their midweek meeting.

Allardyce's side are at the Etihad Stadium for the first leg of their Capital One Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

Pellegrini said: "They had an awful result but I don't think they played with their best XI. They played with young players.

"I am absolutely sure it will be a very different game to what they played on Sunday.

"I think that in this job as a manager - in any club, in every part of the world - you are always under a lot of pressure.

"When the results are not the results the club wants, maybe sometimes it can be more nervous, but I think he is doing very good work in West Ham so I don't think he will have any problems."

Nevertheless, City, with their formidable home record, will be expected to win comfortably and take a big stride towards a place in the final.

That would put City, and Pellegrini, in clear sight of a first trophy since he took over.

With City also in contention in the Premier League and still in the Champions League and FA Cup the season has much potential, but Pellegrini is not looking too far ahead.

He said: "We are not thinking about the four trophies. We are just thinking about winning the next game we have to play.

"It is one of the two games of the semi-final of Capital One, it is very important and we play here at home.

"We are going to have to have a very good performance to try to win against West Ham.

"After West Ham, we will think only about Newcastle. We are not thinking about the trophies, only the present."

After some rampant displays at home in recent months - notably scoring seven against Tottenham and six against Arsenal - Pellegrini knows how important another strong display could be.

He said: "It is very important to play the first leg here at home.

"We will try to win and if we can score more than one goal at home it will be very important also for the second leg."

Sam Allardyce insists it is not win or bust for his out-of-form Hammers.

With a 5-0 FA Cup mauling at Nottingham Forest coming on the back of a run of one win in 13 Barclays Premier League games, the final four meeting with City is a welcome distraction for Allardyce's side.

The dismal December run means West Ham sit 19th in the league but Allardyce will not be too downbeat if his side fail to pick up a rare win at the Etihad Stadium and just wants to remain in the tie.

"We don't have to beat them on Wednesday night," he said.

"We have to come back with something realistic to beat them at home if we can. We have to stay as focused as we can and we have to nullify what is a great attacking force at home. Everybody knows what that is and how good that is."

Allardyce has cited the example of Crystal Palace, who pushed City all the way in a 1-0 defeat in December.

He said: "We have to work along the lines of what Crystal Palace did recently which was be very well organised, be a very well structured team that makes it extremely difficult for the talents that Manchester City have got.

"Hopefully we can do that on Wednesday night and when we come to the end of the game it's only half-time at that stage."

The 59-year-old fielded an inexperienced side at Forest with just 14 available first-team players and, with his current injury plight, Allardyce cannot enjoy the semi-final experience as much as he would like.

"I would have preferred it to come with a lot more players fit and not in this position that we're in at the moment but we have to face the reality of what comes along in football," he added.

"We are in a very exciting cup tie with a massive, massive feeling of joy at the end of it if, as big as the game is and the underdogs that we are, we believe that we can get there and believe that we can get to Wembley.

"With a bit of luck, a bit of fortune and the right amount of organisation, desire and commitment from the players we feel as though we can give it our best shot.

"We don't have the same pressure we experience in the Premier League that is for certain. It is a competition where we know at this time it is over two legs, in the earlier stages you say 'it is either win or we are out'."

naija noni: I thought they've changed their manager ?.
Renard was a french-man,is the newly appointed coach also french ??

Patrice Beaumelle (born 24 April 1978) is a French football coach and former player who is currently interim-manager of the Zambian national team. He had previously been the assistant manager to former Zambia coach Herve Renard.

Oyetboy: @op Bleep you... Where is the pic.?

This is the picture below because if you had clicked the link, you would have seen it.

It is like fighting over a fish when there are a lot of fishes in the ocean. Their foolishness is immeasurable and second to none

nerodenero: One school of thought believed that Nigeria required revolutionary violence to throw off the shackles of its current and corrupt past in order to attain true federalism and egalitarian society. I hesitate to support this notion because those who had witnessed wars would tell you that it is easy to start a violence as it is difficult to end it. Syria, Western Sudan and Central African Republic are ugly examples of what can happen in Nigeria. You can initiate a peaceful revolution now in order to prevent a violent one. You can mobilize your cohorts in power and past leaders by apologizing to all Nigerians for these socio-economic and political crimes that have been committed against the country

Well said.

nerodenero: Secondly, discountenance your being seen as a naive, incapable, clueless and inexperienced leader. Consult with the brightest among your citizens at home and abroad, while doing that, beware of political jobbers; have an eye with praise singers; come not near corrupt political associates with the tendency to distract your focus because they do not love you to make history.

Dear Sir,

I am writing on behalf of the deprived, dehumanized, hapless and traumatized poor people of Nigeria to express to you their disgruntled impressions about your government. Sir, your (s)election or ascendancy to the presidency of a castrated nation was by providence. Personally, I believe you ought to pounce on that privilege to make history. It has been argued as well in some quarters that you are a child of circumstances; that your political and academic nomenclatures do not commensurate with the mundane position you currently hold. I stand to disagree with your critics including this writer that nothing good can come out of your government. I strongly believe you still have ample time to act presidential. History of the world is very repetitious. And history taught us that good things evolve from least expected situation and circumstances. The events of the past few months are litmus tests that the country under your closed watch and power is under attack and on the brink of disaster.

I am dwarfed to suggest to you sir, what to do with the power in your hands but as a concerned citizen trying to sensitize you on behalf of a milked nation, it is my responsibility and our collective task to salvage the nation together from the impending doom looming over us. We are fast becoming a pariah nation and a safe haven for act of terrorism.

Sir, presently, you have a golden opportunity to turn the country around in a drastic and dramatic ways if only you act decisively. As the president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria, the buck stops on your table to right the wrongs currently plaguing the country.

The whole world is watching with keen interest the menace and insurgence of religion fanatics known at home as Boko Haram and in the international community as terrorists. And as you also watch nonchalantly or helplessly the pillaging of the country resources by a few cabals at the helm of affairs of the country, you have the onerous responsibility, the will and power within your disposal to stop them. Just to remind you sir, your good citizens, who are professionals abroad hold enviable government and non governmental positions across the globe contributing positively to development of other countries. In fact, a country where this writer resides is a classic example of one of these countries. We are a nation blessed with abundant human and material resources. Nigerians in the Diaspora are willing to come home to contribute their individual and collective quotas to the socio-economic and political development of the country if your government creates a conducive and secured environment.

In a nutshell, much has been said through symposia, letters, lectures and agitations by people in the country, but what can you do to salvage the country before these concerns translate into total revolt? The answers are not far fetched. Sir, firstly, the negative impression of Nigerians about their rulers should be a concern to your humble self as there is a total disconnect from the needs of the people. Corruption needs to be killed and the corrupt politicians need to be brought to book, ostracized, rejected and excommunicated from our body polity. According to a recent reports, more than 500 billion dollars of accrued money from exportation of crude oil in the country have either been mismanaged or embezzled by the successive military and civilian governments of Nigeria through chronic corruption in the last 50years of nationhood.

One school of thought believed that Nigeria required revolutionary violence to throw off the shackles of its current and corrupt past in order to attain true federalism and egalitarian society. I hesitate to support this notion because those who had witnessed wars would tell you that it is easy to start a violence as it is difficult to end it. Syria, Western Sudan and Central African Republic are ugly examples of what can happen in Nigeria. You can initiate a peaceful revolution now in order to prevent a violent one. You can mobilize your cohorts in power and past leaders by apologizing to all Nigerians for these socio-economic and political crimes that have been committed against the country.

General Olusegun Obasanjo, your political godfather who conscripted you to polity and this enviable but difficult position is as guilty as you are in his message to you through his celebrated missive. He understands your SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity and threat). He is using your weakness now as existential threat to your government . You should note that he is a political persona who relishes in political opportunism and attention seeking.

Your predecessors – Olusegun Obasanjo and Yar’Adua missed golden opportunities when they set up a similar version of South African’s truth and reconciliation commission to correct the wrongs of the past, because of lack of sincerity on their parts, the reports of the commissions were dumped into the dustbin of Nigerian history.

We have drifted from a prosperous nation to a failed and perilous state due to the hedonistic and a cancerous corruption that have eaten deeper into the fabric of the system. You have the onerous responsibility and power to save the nation after all, Nigeria is a forgiving nation and one of the easiest nations on earth to rule. When you start to do this, I can guarantee you that other positive things will start to fall in place. You will be positively placed on the good side of history.

Secondly, discountenance your being seen as a naive, incapable, clueless and inexperienced leader. Consult with the brightest among your citizens at home and abroad, while doing that, beware of political jobbers; have an eye with praise singers; come not near corrupt political associates with the tendency to distract your focus because they do not love you to make history. Send concise and comprehensive bills to the National Assembly to tackle corruption, I vehemently believe that bad leadership and corruption are intertwined, they are the hydra-headed mantra plaguing the country and also the diseases corroding the system.There is nothing wrong with the entity called Nigeria. Unless, these two monsters are expunged from the system, the country will continue to see underdevelopment and insecurity under your administration.

It should be added that corruption is a menace that hinder progress and the provision of basic necessity of life such as security, power, roads, transportation, education for the citizenry. People are suffering in Nigeria with the nonchalant attitudes of their leaders to provide the basic necessities of life. You should urgently do something to alleviate the suffering of the people. There is no justification for people to wallow in abject poverty in the midst of plenty.

The reason why people seek elective positions in a civilized society is to serve and the current political office holders in Nigeria pompously “do not give a damn” to serve the masses that elected them. They violate their constitutional responsibilities and duties to uphold the constitution (our sacred document) – the constitution that is supposed to circumscribe our set of rules as a nation; they seem to have misplaced their priorities.

Before 2015, Mr. President with posterity’s sake you should use your exalted office to take urgent cognizance of needs of the people and rewrite your administration in the good book of the deprived Nigerians. Again, you should beware of political jobbers and any government in power; take heed of godfathers; come not near religious zealots; and have an eye with political prostitutes. They all love thee not. It is not too late for your administration to make history. Once , Nigerians start seeing the dividends of your government in their lives, I bet, you will not only be making history in this purported “wasted generation” but rewriting Nigeria ugly history with hopes and aspirations. A stitch in time saves nine! “It is not too late”.

God bless you sir, and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Yours Sincerely,

Yahaya Balogun.

Yahaya Balogun writes from Arizona, USA and is on balooy2k@gmail.com
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Eze Promoe: [color=#DC143C]PDP cleansing in progress......... [/color]

Sitting on the fence

wolex200980: cleansing to extinction before 2015

safarigirl: I'm Nigerian, why won't I like Nigerians? I meant the other West African nations.

Alright

safarigirl: like I said, some peopl will vote sentimentally- I don't like Nigerians, Mikel is Nigerian, I don't like him.

safarigirl: I feel the Zambians will vote for Mikel- they don't like CIV or Toure much. The North Africans' votes could go either way. West Africa will be split understandably, but more will vote Toure over Mikel- they don't like Nigerians much.

Sentiment will be a major factor in who wins at the end.

safarigirl: Well, we'll see, shebi tomorrow is the day

That is a yoruba word that you used there and to say you took time to know such word and yet don't like Nigerians is rather contradictory. Anyway, I pray Mikel wins.

adegwurulez: I see the exclusion of enyeama as a blessing in disguise. The francophone votes would be shared between yaya and drogba while the anglophones will vote mikel, except the ghanaians cos gyan already said he is voting for yaya

Shame on him if Mikel wins, in fact he should just "go and die" jooo.

hatux: Really? Na too know dey kill u sire....nd i surely knws u mst av heard dat b4...*dindinrin*

Only a "dindinrin" would post such without pix/ source and expect people to swallow the trash. Ode buruku!!!

Inasmuch as it is not good wishing people dead but the truth is that some of these guys needs to go before Nigeria can progress. This reminds me of Jerry Rawlings way of cleansing Ghana but fortunately, Ghana is a small country and his aim was easily achieved. It will be very difficult to achieve such in Nigeria. Whichever way, God dey watch us!

donphilopus: I thought they said only Muslims were defecting to APC! How am I now seeing Christian names? Akpabio should be weeping, wherever he is now.

Sleeping on his too much money and hoping to make more before he leaves office

PDP's loss, APC's gain and vice-versa. Unfortunately, there is simply no difference between the two parties of thieving polithiefcians.

EXCERPTED FROM LEADERSHIP – Unless last-minute changes occur, four members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the party from Benue State will officially defect to the APC when the House reconvenes from its Christmas break next week, thereby reducing the support base of the president further in the National Assembly.

The lawmakers, LEADERSHIP gathered, include Hon. Emmanuel Jime and Hon. Herman Hembe, who have served more than a term in the green chamber.

This is considered as a setback to the presidency because Benue State has hitherto been considered as one of the strongest bases for President Goodluck Jonathan in the north-central, with Governor Gabriel Suswam being one of his close allies.

A source who spoke on basis of anonymity to our correspondent said categorically that more lawmakers will “definitely defect this January and four of them will be from Benue State”.

The reason for the defection is largely linked to disaffection between them and the governor of their state, he said.

This is coming barely three weeks after 37 lawmakers defected en masse from the PDP to the APC, defying the party and damning its threat to declare their seats vacant.

Others said to be warming up to defect are Hon. Bashir Adamu from Jigawa State and Hon. Bogo Bright from Okrika, the first lady Dame Patience Jonathan’s constituency.

More members are also expected from other states like Katsina from where some members defected in the last exercise.

Speculations about the ambivalence of the state governor are rife.

LEADERSHIP gathered that since the controversy generated as a result of the ill-fated attempt by the presidency and the PDP to control the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), the governor has decided to remain silent and has remained more on the fence than ever before.

He was one of the first pro-Jonathan governors to signify interest in the chairmanship of the NGF before the last-minute dramatic entry of his Bauchi State counterpart, Isa Yuguda, to the race. He is said to have been unhappy that President Jonathan and the PDP didn’t make enough effort to call him to order.

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The wife dey try, in fact, people wey marry actors dey try. Imagine Majid kissing this babe passionately and the wife go just talk say na acting

adegwurulez: I think what most people fail to understand is that coaches assign roles to players, some players play according to how the coach wants them to play.
So while you are blasting mikel for failing to score goals, another person is blasting toure for failing in defence.

In the case of Mikel and Yaya,it is clear they cant serve two masters.One defends well and the other scores well.The defensive and visionary passes at the last AFCON by Mikel was second to none while Yaya couldn't even deliever goals as he is known for.AFOY's crown truly fits Mikel.

It ends!!!What a pity for United.Beating Swansea this weekend looks like a mirage.

It is 2-1 in favour of Sunderland.Should it end like this,it means every Tom,Di.ck and Harry can stroll over Manchester United at will,disuniting them in the process.The only remedy is to sack Moyes.When you are doing something and you are not getting result,the best thing is to change.

[quote author=baby_123]Rotflmao. I was expecting this. FFK must have a crush on this woman. He is always just available to throw small kerosene into the raging fire and then sit back and laugh. The day these two catch themselves in dark corner the explosion of heightened tension go be wah[/quote]Like seriously,Stella's case just be like person wey dem wan kill,wey come use oil rub body.It is just too much trouble for just one person.

SamAfrik: SaharaReporters and Premium times are surely the best thing to emerge from Nigeria lately. I envy them for having smart and hardworking pple in thier companies.
Pls dont stop at Oduah. Like Oliwer Twist, Nigerians are begging for more!

Unfortunately,they will definitely sweep it under the tiles since their rug and carpet are filled with allegations against leaders with no prosecution.

OP needs some lashesHow could you post such without picture and source?We aint learners here now and stop exhibiting high level of ignorance.

Talk is cheap!

The Nigerian striker has caught the attention of clubs in the Premier League but his Turkish club is unwilling to let him go

Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike has caught the eyes of English Premier League clubs as the winter transfer window picks up pace.

Turkey-based NTVSpor claims Fenerbahce forwards Emenike and Moussa Sow are being courted from England with Newcastle keen to sign the Senegalese.

However, Fenerbache are not keen to sell the duo as they chase the Super Lig title against rivals Galatasaray.

Emenike has scored eight times in 16 appearances this season after moving from Spartak Moscow in the summer.

The 26-year-old won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations title with the Super Eagles and was top scorer with four goals.

He was rumoured to have turned down a move to West Ham in the summer instead preferring a return to Turkey.

Goal.com

Poliz: Hmmmm, i wonder y when ever girls post an issue like this NL wants to crusify d actor.... Fellow me for possible reasons y the actor is chasing victim. 1, may be ur sis dose not know what to do when it comes to sex... She did not pass her Bedmathics very well cos if she do he wont be this temted by ur indicent dress. 2, may be u actually couse it urself went ever he give u money u collect while smiling, possibly looking in streight into his eyes, dt's send him signal dt he get u as u present ur self. Be wont dont wear dose sexy things u call cloths anywhere again cos body no be firewood o.

A replica of the dude trying to abuse the OP. You need help!

warrikid: Good idea,just that the selection process always tends to favour the elites. I've seen it time n again. Congrats to dem kids tho. Enjoy ur stay in peaceful Norway.

ajilay: Is a welcome dvelopment.despite the scholarship is for those big man pickin.

Iamoilprince: 70% from Niger Delta and they forgot to mention that 95% of beneficiaries were based on politics "Man Knw Man".

alienvirus: Such scholarship will never get to the less privileged in the society.

jayAjoku: naija we hail thee. Nobody gas tell us say frm the 60people 48 na man know man waka.. Change we cant see

All the comments above clearly shows that the masses have seriously lost confidence in the leaders of our dear country. It is a true reflection of how bad leadership has reduced us to virtually nothing.I just keeping wondering when we will get it right.

Still wondering how the culprits will maneuver Mr Death when he comes calling

Considering the amount of selfies this woman takes we’d have had her down as more of a Narcissus

Rihanna posed as Medusa for GQ magazine. Copyright [Mariano Vivanco/Gq magazine - art director Damien Hirst] But alas, it would seem that Rihanna’s choice of Greek mythological character is Medusa if these pictures of the star are anything to go by.

The 25-year-old star posed topless for GQ’s 25th anniversary issue, complete with a head of hair made entirely of snakes.

The Bajan beauty posed in nothing but a tiny pair of bikini bottoms with a snake draped around her body.

She completed the transformation with a pair of snake like contacts and silver high heels.

Rihanna seemed comfortable posing with the snake. Copyright [Mariano Vivanco/Gq magazine - art director Damien … As far as we know, no one working on the shoot turned to stone.

Which is a relief.

The excitable star tweeted a picture of the magazine cover which saw Damien Hirst take on the role of art director.

Rihanna tweeted alongside the picture: “Medusa head on me like I'm 'luminati!!!!

Rihanna tweeted the front cover to her followers. Copyright [GQ] The ‘Stay’ singer has recently returned from a relaxing break in Greece where she was quick to share many a poolside picture.
In a snap that gave Miley Cyrus a run for her money, Rihanna could be seen twerking upside down in her bikini by an idyllic pool.

Which is what everyone does while on holiday, right?

Source: Talkofnaija

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