Nigeria Pitch Awards’ nominees ; Mikel, Victor Moses, Oshoala, Rohr appears on top list

Super Eagles stars, John Mikel Obi and Victor  Moses, Super Falcons’ player, Asisat Oshoala and Nigeria’s senior national team manager, Gernot Rohr were among the top nominees for 2017/2018 Nigeria Pitch Awards unveiled at the Lagos Travel Inn, Ikeja, yesterday. 

The award, which is organised by Matchmaker Consult International, rewards, encourages and recognises Nigeria’s male and female footballers, as well as stakeholders in football who have  distinguished themselves in the sport. 

According to the organisers of the event, the award ceremony to

"I am regular Blood Donor and I don't have tattoos ” – Cristiano Ronaldo

The shocking reason why football star, Cristiano Ronaldo refused to get a tattoo has been revealed. Where many footballers use their hard-earned cash to draw tattoos on their skin the Real Madrid forward has refrained because he regularly donates blood, it is believed.

The Portugal captain, who isn’t shy in showing off his physique, has kept his body in impeccable condition over the years which has also helped with his performances on the pitch.

Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken of his desire to donate blood on more than one occasion, and in 2015 he told Eurosport:

“We can all make a difference by donating blood. Each donation can benefit up to three people in emergency situations and for long-term medical treatments.”

“That’s why I am enthusiastic, to the importance of blood donation and to encourage people around the world to become lifelong blood donors and help save lives.”

The 33-year-old also tweeted on June 13 and December 30, 2017, raising awareness for donating blood.

According to Give Blood, donors who get tattoos must wait four months after getting inked before doing so.

And Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t just stop at blood, he’s a bone marrow donor too.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner decided to make the call after Carlos Martins’ son fell ill.

Full list of 12th Headies Award Nominees 2018

The Nominees for the glamorous Headies Award has been announced by the organisers. The Award is to be scheduled on the 5th of May, 2018 at Eko Hotel and Suites while the
Nominees party will

Photos: Super Eagles squad rocks the Nigeria's new training kit

The Super Eagles of Nigeria squad will face Poland national team as part of their pre-2018 World Cup friendly clash on Friday at the Municipal Stadium, Wroclaw.

The squad were pictured this week in Nigeria's new training kit made

Drake Tops New Streaming Record In Video Games

Hip-hop superstar Drake has broken a new record in streaming but this time in video games. The most streamed artist on Spotify, whose latest hit “God’s Plan” has spent the last seven weeks at number one on the US singles chart, made waves this week when he joined the streaming video-game platform Twitch.

His live stream — on which he joined the shoot-’em’-up adventure “Fortnite” with players including video-game star Ninja — drew 628,000 viewers, Twitch said, far outpacing the previous record of

Politics: Bill Gates pays a call at Aso Rock, Criticizes Buhari's Economic Policies

The present economic templates being used by the Muhammadu Buhari government do not have the ability to address the unique needs of Nigerians at present, American business magnate, Bill Gates, has said.

The philanthropist and founder of Microsoft corporation however said Nigeria has the ability to approach ‘upper middle-income status’ like Brazil, China and Mexico, but added that achieving this status depends on ”the choice Nigerian leaders make”.

Mr. Gates, at the special and expanded National Economic Council, held in Abuja on Thursday tasked Nigerian leaders to

Operator generates 10,000 wi-fi hotspots to Lagos for high-speed internet

Facilities based telecommunications firm, Swift Networks, will bring 10, 000 wi-fi hotspots to Lagos between now and the next six months.

To achieve this, Swift Network will partner with leading global brands to offer the service, which is going to be free, at designated places in the state.

With 500 hotspots already activated, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Swift Network, Charles Anudu in Lagos, told journalists that

Pressure increases on Zuckerberg to face data breach concerns

Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is facing intensified calls to appear in person at investigations into the social network’s conduct.His company has been accused of failing to properly inform users that their profile information may have been obtained and kept by Cambridge Analytica, a data firm widely-credited with helping Donald Trump win the 2016 US presidential election.

Facebook said on Friday it had blocked Cambridge Analytica from Facebook while it investigated claims the

France abduct legal action against Google, Apple for ‘abusive’ practices

France will take legal action against Google and Apple for “abusive business practices”, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Wednesday as transatlantic ties threaten to be riven by a trade war.

“I believe in an economy based on justice and I will take Google and Apple before the Paris Commercial Court for abusive business practices” against French start-ups, Le Maire said on RTL radio.

He said start-ups face conditions imposed on them when

We Are Not In Opposition To Buhari Governing For Second Term - UK High Commissioner

Paul Arkwright, the United Kingdom High Commissioner said Nigeria that his country, or any other Western nation as far as he could tell, is not against a second term run by President Muhammadu Buhari.

There has been speculation that the UK and other Western countries are not in favour of Mr. Buhari remaining in office beyond 2019.

“I am very happy to put that rumour to bed,” he said.  “The United Kingdom supports a process whereby the people of Nigeria can exercise their democratic right to vote.”

Mr. Buhari has not openly disclosed his reelection plans, but