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“Only those who don’t take a penalty will never miss and you were strong enough to do it." "You are learning, the same way I learnt with this red card in the final in Moscow or this semi final against Barcelona!" “Keep on working hard better days are coming for sure." “You are Chelsea you’re a blue and blues never give up". Really inspiring and motivational. Romelu Lukaku's penalty dashed Chelsea's dream of clinching the UEFA Super Cup. They lost 5-4 on penalties.

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People get married for different reasons. While some seek companionship in marriage, many go into marriage for procreation. For couples who look forward to having children immediately after marriage, being declared ‘infertile’ by experts is like a death sentence. While it is generally agreed that it takes two to have a baby and every couple is expected to be in optimum health to have babies, medical experts claim men are having more fertility challenge now. Sperm concentration in men is said to have decreased by a third since 1990s while sperm count is said to have decreased by half over the past 50 years.

On the 25th of June 2013, the Creative Arts students of the University of Lagos protested over alleged sexual harassment of female students in the department by their lecturers. The students stormed the Arts block in the morning with placards to register their grievance and later moved their protest to the Social Science department. Female students of the department claimed their lecturers were making life difficult for them by demanding sexual favours before they can pass their courses.

Former Comptroller- General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mrs. Rose Chinyere Uzoma, has urged parents to stop sending their children, especially the girl-child on “fruitless”  overseas trips. Uzoma claimed that most of the hapless girls end up in jail abroad. Speaking at Nkwerre Country Club in Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State, venue of the Annual August Women meeting, the former Immigration boss, said: “Parents may not be aware of the grave dangers faced by most of their wards who want to travel abroad at all cost in search of greener pasture.”

Thirteen buildings were on Thursday sealed off by the Lagos State government for discharging sewage into drainage channels. The buildings, situated on Nnamdi Azikiwe Street on Lagos Island, were sealed off by officials of the State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Other Special Offences. Leader of the enforcement team, Kayode Bello, Director, said the enforcement became necessary following incessant complaint from residents.

Federal Government on Thursday said intending candidates in the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can put in for French Language, as it will feature in the forth-coming examination. Minister of Education, Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, stated this in Abuja, while giving in a farewell message to the out-going French Language Project Manager in Nigeria, Jean-Phillipe Roy. She said partnership between the France Government and Nigeria has brought about a review in the subject, hence its application, which is to take effect in the UTME from 2014. According to her, being multilingual in the 21st century is essential as it helps one to operate more effectively in a world society. She reeled out areas of assistance by the French Government to Nigeria, some of which include scholarship to 16 indigent French teachers to France for a month programme, supply of books to schools, creation of French language project office in the ministry, among others. http://www.rss.firetoms.com/#a...

Nigeria’s ruling party the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) have suspended Senator Andy Ubah and four other members of the factional PDP Anambra chapter following their refusal to honour the party leadership’s order for the five members to appear before the National Working Committee (NWC) at its national headquarters in the FCT. The decision followed the meeting of the NWC after they reviewed the events of the Anambra state primaries, where a parallel primary was held by the Oguebego-led faction of the party.

The Nigeria labour Congress has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike saying it will mobilize Nigerian workers to fight against the removal of the minimum wage clause from the exclusive list of the proposed amendment to the 1999 constitution by the leadership of the National Assembly. The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar stated this, while addressing newsmen in Abuja, after the National Executive Committee meeting of the Congress, said the placement of minimum wage on the concurrent list by the National Assembly will further impoverish Nigerian workers. Criticising the continued industrial action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the president stated that the failure of the federal government to meet the demands of the striking lecturers is worsening the nation’s standard of education. http://www.rss.firetoms.com/#article.php?siteName=ChannelsTvNigeria&origLink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.channelstv.com%2Fhome%...

Ailing Governor Dambaba Suntai of Taraba State, who is still trying to iron out differences with the state House of Assembly, on Wednesday dissolved the State Executive Council in spite of the lawmakers’ rebuff of his request to resume his executive duties after staying 10 months away from the state. Suntai returned to Nigeria last Sunday still looking weak and unable to speak audibly even though he received medical attention both in Germany and the United States of America. He had first been flown to Germany before being transferred to the U.S. following the injuries he sustained in a plane crash on October 25, 2012.

Super Eagles legend Austin Jay Jay Okocha has delved into Nollywood, producing a movie on the life of reggae star Majek Fashek. Majek Fasek was described as a prophet and a poet by his fans. He is one of Nigeria’s best musicians ever, compared to the likes of Alpha Boldy and Lucky Dube. The screen play is written by Charles Novia, and featuring is Fracis Duru as Majek Fasek, Sam Dede, Stella Damascus and other top Nollywood actors. According to Novia, the movie is shooting on 35mm and took about 3 years to fine-tune and is presently at is pre-production stage, after which the crew will travel to New York in October to shoot the America scene, which is the major part of the film. Fracis Duru, as it was gathered has been undergoing guitar lessons, and extensive study of Majek’s character  for the past eight month to fix into the role. “Whatever his travails and the public perception of him, Majek still remain a world class material, who has promoted so much interest world wide wit...

A police corporal, a driver and two suspected assassins were yesterday shot dead following an exchange of gunfire between the police and gunmen at Festac Area of Lagos. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Young Shall Grow Motors, Mr. Vincent Obianodo narrowly escaped death as he was shot in the hand during the encounter. The hoodlums were said to have attempted killing the transporter, but were repelled by his police escort.

The birthday celebration of a male student of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Adelana Niyi, turned sour as his girl friend, Yetunde poured hot water for jilting her at the party. Community Mirror investigation revealed that Yetunde, who exchanged hot words with the celebrant for inviting other ladies and ignoring her, reportedly went berserk and poured boiling water on Adelana. Sources said before the incident, Adelana tried to pacify his girlfriend but to no avail, even as Yetunde rejected all entreaties, and went ahead to pour hot water on Niyi, causing him severe burns on the chest, neck and right hand.

A 36-year-old fake journalist identified as Paul Yempe, who claimed to be the U.S-based Cable News Network (CNN) Correspondent in the Niger Delta region, has been arrested by security operatives in Bayelsa State. it was  gathered that the fake reporter was arrested last weekend in the office of the state Commissioner for Energy, Francis Ikio, in Yenagoa. A fake CNN identity card and another one bearing the name of Rivers State Broadcasting Corporation, popularly called ‘Radio Rivers’, were found on him.

Students in Edo state have protested against the attitude of the federal government in the current strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students who carried placards marched round some streets in Benin City chanting solidarity songs to express their displeasure. Spokesperson for the group, Festus Otono called on the federal government and Minister of Education to fully implement the demands of ASUU, while explaining that students may start indulging in various crimes due to idleness, as he appealed to the parties involved to adhere to the 2009 agreement. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on strike two months ago to compel the Federal Government to implement the agreement reached with the union in 2009.

Mr. Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah has emerged candidate of the Labour Party for the November 16 governorship election in Anambra state, with voice votes from the 1,137 accredited delegates of Labour Party. The event which took place at Emmaus House, Awka, was filled with a mammoth crowd that gathered from the twenty one local government areas and 326 wards of Anambra state to either witness or be part of the election.

Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have arrested 22-year-old, Mohammed Inuwa, of Herwagana quarters, Gombe, Gombe State for attempting to rape 80-year-old blind woman, Malama Hannutu Baba. The Gombe State Commander of the NSCDC, Joel Khestossen, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Gombe on Tuesday that the suspect was arrested on August 23rd . Khestossen said the suspect was charged to Kasuwan Shanu Magistrates’ Court and later remanded in prison custody on the orders of the magistrate. According to him, the suspect gained entry into the blind woman’s house under the pretext of looking for one Kabiru Sani, a student of the Federal College of Education (Technical) Gombe. He said: “When he entered the house, there was nobody, as everybody had gone to the mosque except the blind woman. “When she heard his footsteps, she asked who the person was and the suspect did not talk but quietly went and grabbed the woman. “He started struggling with her as he tried to forc...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on August 23, 2013 arrested one Tope Ajayi over his alleged involvement in digital satellite broadcast scam. Ajayi was picked up by operatives of EFCC from his apartment located at 26, Link Bawo Road in Hausawa area of Kano, following intelligence report. Over 100 decoders and other computer gadgets were recovered from his server room by operatives of the Commission during a search in his apartment.

The Joint Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria has called off the strike it embarked upon on August 21 to push for improved welfare of the workers. The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja, after a 12-hour closed-door meeting with the union leaders.

By a twist of fate, Daniel Ohikhena, the 15-year-old teenager arrested at the Lagos Airport, Ikeja, after he was spotted emerging from the wheels compartment of a plane belonging to Arik Air on Saturday, has made history. Today, he is one of the most ‘celebrated’ youths in Africa as the world's youngest Stowaway. Young Ohikhena’s uncommon adventure is currently the subject of a raging debate across Nigeria and in many other parts of the world. It is one of the most discussed issues on the social media. Since Saturday, even the foreign print media have been awash with reports on this ‘super’ teen, who was alleged to have set out from his residence at No. 6, Ehigiagbe Street, in the Ekenwan area of Benin City, Edo State, without the knowledge of his parents and siblings.

Controversy surrounding the management of the Lekki-Epe Expressway took a new turn on Tuesday as the Lagos State Government announced the termination of its concession agreement with the Lekki Concession Company. Already, the state House of Assembly has approved a supplementary budget of N7.5bn to enable the government to fund the acquisition of the existing concession right of the expressway. The LCC was mandated under a 30-year Build, Operate and Transfer agreement to upgrade, expand and maintain the about 50-kilometre road (Phase I), and construct another 20km of coastal road (Phase II) along the Lekki corridor.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said there was no need for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to continue with their industrial action. The President said this at the inauguration of the Federal Government sponsored-Transformation Projects at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). Represented by Minister of Education, Ruqayyat Rufai, Jonathan reiterated that N30 billion had been released for payment of earned allowances in all public universities. The President said the inaugurated projects were in line with Federal Government’s commitment to providing quality education in the country.

Nigeria’s ruling party the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has summoned members of the Anambra chapter of the party, Senator Andy Ubah, Chief Chris Ubah, Ejike Oguebego, Chief Benji Udeozor, and Mrs Tonia Nwankwu to appear before the party National Working Committee at its secretariat in Abuja  today, Wednesday, August 28 to defend themselves for illegally conducting a primary election. In statement released by the Acting National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Tony Caesar Okeke, the party distanced itself from any other primary election in a bid to select a flag bearer for the November 16th Anambra governorship election, saying the leadership of the ruling party has concluded its primary election which already produced a flag bearer for the Anambra election.

A commercial bus driver and his conductor this morning bared it all at the Allen Avenue/Obafemi Awolowo Way roundabout in Ikeja to stop some policemen (seen in the pic) from impounding their vehicle and arresting them for flouting traffic regulations. This move was effective as the policemen immediately left the scene . Olopa don see wetin pass them.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger finally looks set to make the required improvements to his squad this week, with an incredible £64million quadruple signing in four key areas of his squad. With rivals Tottenham’s big summer spending looking to continue with the signings of the likes of Hulk and Erik Lamela, Wenger is aware that his side will face a tougher test than ever to make the club’s minimum target of the top four, let alone challenge for silverware, and he hopes his signing of a goalkeeper, a defender and two attacking midfielders can ensure his side remain competitive.

A panel of enquiry set up by the  Ogun State Government to probe the alleged mismanagement of  N200  million paid by the government for West African Examinations Council, WAEC, fees, has submitted its report indicting some government officials of stealing N31 million. The panel, while presenting its report, yesterday, said that  some  officials of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, reportedly added  a total of 3,571 external candidates to the legitimate list of students that sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, in the last three years in Ogun State. The  administrative panel of enquiry was set  up by the Head of Service to look into alleged case of illicit and fraudulent diversion of government funds with a view to unravelling the fraud and  recommend appropriate sanctions to prevent  future occurrences. Chairman of the panel, Alhaji Abdul-Fatai Opebiyi,  who presented the repor...

The mother of the 13-year-old stowaway, Ricky Daniel Ohikhena, who on Friday hid in the tyre compartment of an Arik plane on a flight from Benin to Lagos, was on Monday quizzed for hours by a combined team of security operatives from the Department of State Security Service and aviation security. The mother, Evelyn, who confirmed that she was interrogated  by the SSS operatives, said her son was a nice boy who never displayed any tendency for such a dangerous venture.

A Catholic priest, Reverend Father Peter Ayala, was on Sunday morning found dead inside his apartment at the St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church, Sobe, in the Owan West Local Council area of Edo State. He was suspected of having mistakenly killed himself with his own gun. Ayala who was due to celebrate the mass at 7.00 a.m. was said to be cleaning his pistol inside the apartment within the church premises when the gun reportedly went off and killed him.

Chief Willie Obiano has emerged the candidate of the All Progressive Alliance (APGA) in the November 2013 governorship election in Anambra State. Obiano who polled 817 at the primary of the party defeated his closest challenger and member of the federal house of representative, Hon. Uche Ekwunife (150 votes). The former top executive of Fidelity Bank Plc, was a late entrant into the race. He enjoys a robust relationship with current governor Peter Obi. Mr. Willie M. Obiano served as an Executive Director of Business Banking at Fidelity Bank Plc. He started his banking career as a supervisor with First Bank of Nigeria in 1981 from where he moved to Texaco Nigeria Plc, an oil marketing company as an Accountant. Mr. Obiano rose to the position of Chief Internal Auditor in Texaco before joining Fidelity. In Fidelity, he has worked in various departments ranging from operations to marketing and internal audit. He served as an Executive Director of Fidelity Bank Plc. Mr. Obiano is a Fe...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday said the threat to implement a ‘No-work-No- Pay’ policy by the Federal Government would not stop the ongoing strike embarked upon by university teachers throughout the country. The union in a press release titled; “ASUU on government threat of No- Work, No-Pay,” signed by the University of Ibadan branch Chairman, Dr. Olusegun Ajiboye and made available to journalists in Ibadan, described such as an ‘obsolete familiar threat.’

Members of the Imo State House of Assembly will resume legislative duties tomorrow at the Ojukwu Centre in Owerri over the leakage of the Assembly’s roof. The lawmakers recently vacated the Assembly complex following the leakage of the roof. They were, however, criticised by the opposition for abandoning their legislative duties. When National Mirror visited the House of Assembly at the weekend, workers were seen working on the dilapidated complex.

The Federal Government will today meet with leaders of health workers who embarked on strike across the country last Wednesday. The meeting, expected to help resolve the longstanding row, will be attended by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu; Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu and leaders of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU).

THE teenage stowaway, Daniel Ihekina, who was arrested at the Lagos Airport after flying in the tyre hole of an Arik plane from Benin to Lagos on Saturday morning, thought he was on a US-bound flight. A source at the Benin Airport who disclosed this said the boy’s parents had already departed for Lagos in search of the stowaway. The airport source, who did not want his name in print said, “From what we heard, the boy said he was being maltreated and tried to escape from his parents.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) may sack some of its staff at its Benin office  following what an informed source attributed to ‘serious security  breach’ by the Aviation Security, (AVSEC) saddled with the responsibility of access to control areas of the airport. It was reliably gathered on Sunday in Benin that Investigation team would arrive Benin City today following the successful sneaking in of a 15-year old teenage boy, Daniel Ihekina, into the wheels of the plane in Benin on a Lagos bound Arik passenger airline at the weekend.

The Abductors of Mike Ozekhome one of Nigeria's finest lawyers are demanding for the hefty sum of 150 million Naira as ransome which must be paid within three days. He was kidnapped on Friday by gunmen in Ehor local government area, along the Benin-Auchi expressway in Edo State. An assistant superintendent of police, a police inspector and two other officers were killed in a gun duel with the rampaging kidnappers. Source: AIT

A teenager beat airline and airport security at the Benin Airport and sneaked into the tyre compartment of a Lagos-bound Arik plane, where he flew safely to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on Saturday morning. There was, however, pandemonium at the airside of the Lagos airport when passengers disembarking from the aircraft saw the teenager as he emerged from the undercarriage (aircraft tyre hole) to join fellow travellers.

Controversial Tonto Dike and her father. Gosh! They really look alike, like father like daughter.

The Federal Government on Friday appealed to striking university lecturers to return to work, saying a resolution to the 54-day strike was under way. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, made the appeal in Abuja during a meeting between government’s representatives and Chairmen of Governing Councils of both federal and state universities.

Mobile telephone users in the country who are in the habit of not paying attention to issues of their mobile telephone,  have been advised to report to their service providers if they are unable to make or receive calls within a reasonable time. The Assistant Director, Operations of the Federal Capital Territory Command of the Department of State Service, Ibrahim Halilu gave the advice in Abuja while parading a suspected fraudster, Ibrahim Takat who was arrested in connection with the cloning of the mobile phone number of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory , Senator Bala Mohammed. The suspect who is accused of using the cloned number to obtain three million naira from the minister's account however says a friend of his who is at large deposited the said amount in his account out of which he was given four hundred thousand naira only. The command disclosed that the suspect will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is completed. http://www.rss.firetoms.com/...

 According to The Punch, the House of Representatives  has said  it welcomes the request for a public hearing  on the controversial jumbo pay of  its members and senators  by a former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili. Ezekwesili had  stated on Monday   that the National Assembly consumed over N1.1tr.  since 2005. She spoke at a dialogue on the “cost of Governance in Nigeria”, where her comments dwelt on the controversial jumbo pay of national lawmakers. Twenty-four hours later, the Senate and the House reacted, accusing her of blackmail.

Lawrence Yahle refused to believe his dad was dead and he was right. The 17-year-old Ohio resident rushed into his father Anthony's Kettering Medical Center hospital room after doctors told him his dad could not be revived, according to ABC News. "Dad, you're not going to die today," Yahle said as he burst into the room.

The final rounds of the Maltina Dance All has drawn closer, as the 13 families that emerged from the 25 that participated in the qualifying segment have arrived in Lagos. “The families, who came from different locations across the country, were in high spirits as they touched down at the domestic wing of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, for the academy.

Striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday vowed to discontinue further deliberations with the Federal Government team over their current trade dispute unless the government guarantees that money meant for disbursement to solve the problem will not be diverted. ASUU President, Nasir Fagge Isa, told newsmen at the Afe Babalola Auditorium of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) that indications are widespread that the Governor Gabriel Suswam-led Implementation Committee might be used to deceive his union (ASUU), the students and parents.

Many weeks after the National ASUU commenced an industrial strike action; the University of Ilorin chapter is yet to join the fray as lecturers are divided as a result of alleged threats made by the University authority against those who participate. Presently, the lecturers in the country are on strike, protesting an agreement signed with the federal government four years ago for certain demands, but two factions of ASUU in UNILORIN are trading blames over the appropriateness or otherwise for not joining in the struggle.

Nokia plans to unveil new, large-screen mobile handsets next month to revamp its Lumia smartphone lineup and challenge rival Samsung's dominance in increasingly popular phablet devices, sources said. Nokia has developed more than one new mobile device and is due to announce them at an event in New York in late September, said the sources familiar with the plan.

In 2006, this bizarre-looking baby was born in Charikot, the headquarters of Dolakha district, India attracting a huge number of onlookers to witness the astonishing sight. The neck-less baby with its head almost totally sunk into the upper part of the body and with extraordinarily large eyeballs literally popping out of the eye-sockets, was born to Nir Bahadur Karki and Suntali Karki at the Gaurishnkar Hospital in Charikot.

Two American teenagers shot an Australian college baseball player in the back and killed him “for the fun of it” and to break up the boredom of their summer vacation, according to police. Christopher Lane, 22, who was on a sports scholarship at Oklahoma’s East Central University, was randomly targeted as he was out jogging down a tree-lined street in the small rural town of Duncan, where he was visiting his girlfriend. Prosecutors charged James Edwards, 15, and Chancey Luna, 16, with first degree murder and they will be tried as adults. Luna is accused of pulling the trigger. A third teenager, Michael Dewayne Jones, 17, was charged with using a vehicle in the discharge of a weapon, and acting as an accessory. See their pictures after the cut

The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested a policewoman caught in a video footage demanding a bribe of N100 from a commercial bus driver. Public Relations Officer of the command, Ngozi Braide, told our correspondent on the telephone that the arrest followed a probe of the video which has been circulating on the social media.