Van Gaal has been the best coach at the 2014 World Cup – Mourinho

by Mark Bassey Jose Mourinho has picked Holland boss Louis van Gaal, as the best coach at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The 62-year-old guided the Dutch to a third-place finish, beating the hosts Brazil 3-0 on Saturday. Mourinho has worked closely with Van Gaal in the past and the pair will come face... Read More

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February 7, 2013

Femke becomes Funke: Who will save us from ‘NEPA’s’ crazy bills?

by Femke van Zeijl …he more or less admitted the amount I owed was based on the vivid imagination of a power company employee, since not a single person had come over to check my meter. I thought I had outsmarted them. When my first light bill came, I asked my friend Sola to go... Read More

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December 5, 2012

It’s a wrap! Chris Brown pictured totally wasted on Marijuana (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene Marijuana is illegal in many parts of the US but it’s apparently not so in Amsterdam, Nertherlands, as we see international music star Chris Brown take big drags of the green leaf. According to some reports, Brown was said to have pictured himself taking 17 wraps of the addictive stuff. What a... Read More

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October 18, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: Floods do not discriminate

Yes. Leadership has failed. But pointing upwards is the laziest way of explaining what is wrong with Nigeria. I hated the piece I wrote last week. Don’t get me wrong, I am not taking back what I said in ‘The danger of fending for yourself’. ‘This is not a society. It is a collection of... Read More

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December 2, 2011

Germany, Holland, Portugal and Denmark make up EURO 2012 Group of death!

by ‘Ifreke Inyang This evening at the impressive National Palace of Arts in Kiev, Ukraine, the draws for EURO 2012 were made. Group B is easily the group of death as it has three super powers of European football. The Germans who have been playing some sensational football will play against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal,... Read More

Germany, Holland, Portugal and Denmark make up EURO 2012 Group of death!