RONALDO MAKES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HISTORY WITH DORTMUND GOAL

The Portugal star has netted a total of nine in this opening phase, including at least one strike in every game Madrid have played
Cristiano Ronaldo has broken new ground in Champions League history after scoring against hapless Borussia Dortmund in Wednesday's group clash.
Peter Bosz's men have been in pitiful form throughout their Group H campaign, and are already out of the running for a knockout spot.

And their woes were compounded early on at the Bernabeu when Ronaldo hit home shortly after Borja Mayoral opened the scoring to make it 2-0 to the hosts.

That goal meant that Ronaldo has scored in every single group game of the 2017-18 campaign, with a total of nine strikes so far.

No other players had managed that feat previously since the Champions League adopted its group phase in 1992-3, marking yet another record for the Portugal star. It was the 32-year-old's 114th Champions League goal, extending his record as the competition's all-time highest scoring player.

Manchester Derby: ‘Guardiola Playing Mind Games With Me’- Jose Mourinho Says

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has accused his Manchester City counterpart, Pep Guardiola, of playing mind games ahead of this weekend’s Derby after he claimed David Silva is a doubt.

Silva was left behind as City flew out to Ukraine ahead of their Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.

Guardiola insisted at his news conference on Tuesday, that the midfielder’s injury is serious enough to make him a doubt for the top-of-the-table clash at Old Trafford on Sunday.

But Mourinho insists he doesn’t believe it.

It comes just four days after Arsene Wenger picked Alexandre Lacazette in the Arsenal team to play United at the Emirates on Saturday, having previously ruled the France striker out.

Asked whether any of his injured players might be available to face City, Mourinho said: “You want the truth or what do you want? You want the truth.

“The truth is Eric Bailly no chance for the weekend, Phil Jones a chance, [Marouane] Fellaini a chance, Zlatan [Ibrahimovic] a big chance and [Nemanja] Matic is injured but will play for sure. [Michael] Carrick no chance.

“I’m telling the truth, he’s injured but will play for sure. No stories of Lacazette or David Silva. All the truth.”

Super Eagles’ 2018 World Cup Squad Not Complete Yet’- Coach Gernot Rohr Says

Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has insisted that his squad for the 2018 World Cup is not complete yet.

Rohr was reacting to statements credited to the team’s chief scout, Victor Agali, who claimed the coach already knows the players he will be taking to Russia next year.

Agali stated that the German is not really searching for new players, as he plans to build and prosecute the 2018 World Cup with the players presently in the team.

But Rohr, in an interview with OwnGoalNigeria, made it clear that the door is still open and indicated Wolfsburg striker, Victor Osimhen, is still in his plans.

“We have friendly games lined up next year to try some new players in our team, and also give opportunity to some players who are with us but are yet to be tested.

“More players will come in. The likes of Victor Osimhen, young players, quick players. The door is still open. The list is not done yet. We have the possibility to get 30 players.”

Ronaldinho Announces Retirement Date Focus On Music, Schools

Barcelona Legend, Ronaldinho has declared that he will officially retire from football in 2018 to focus on a music career and his football schools.

Ronaldinho, who has not played professionally since leaving Brazilian side Fluminense in 2015, said he will hang up his boots for good next year.

The legendary Brazilian playmaker, who is now 37-year-old, said he is ready to officially leave the game behind.

“There is this chance, I think I’m saying goodbye to football next year, officially,” Ronaldinho said.

“I might play some farewell games for the teams I’ve played for, it’s something we’ll have to think about sometime soon.”

With his playing days officially behind him, the former Brazil international says he is set to focus on his football schools and his burgeoning music career.

“Once I’m retiring from football, then I’m moving forward on my musical projects, my football schools. It’s something new for me, I’ll have to adapt.”

In March, Ronaldinho launched his solo music career with his debut single “Sozinho” which, unsurprisingly, features a laid-back samba groove.

Ronaldinho won many honours during his glittering career with Fluminense, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan including a World Cup with Brazil in 2002, the Ballon d’Or in 2005, and the Champions League with Barcelona in 2005-06.

Davido Hits 100 Million YouTube Views In 2017

Davido has recorded another major feat in addition to his many achievements of 2017. The singer recently scored 100 million YouTube views for his 5 music video releases in the year 2017.



The visuals to Davido’s songs; If, Fall, Fia, Pere and Like Dat has had over 53 million, 37 million, 5.5 million, 4.2 million and 1.2 million YouTube views respectively. This sums up to 100 Million YouTube views for Davido in 2017.

Cristiano Ronaldo Deserves Fifth Ballon d’Or Award’- Kovacic

Real Madrid midfielder, Mateo Kovacic has backed teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo to win this year’s Ballon d’Or.

As usual, the battle for the Ballon d’Or is widely expected to be between Lionel Messi and Ronaldo, with the winner to be announced on Thursday.

Ronaldo is expected to join the Barcelona superstar on a record five Ballons d’Or and Kovacic said a win would be deserved after Madrid won La Liga and the Champions League last season.

Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s Champions league clash with Dortmund, Kovacic told Spanish media, “I think he should win the Ballon d’Or because his year was amazing. He scored many goals, won everything with the team and he was a key piece of that.

“I’m really happy for him. We all are. But the most important thing for us is to win as a team.

“The Ballon d’Or is important for us and for Cristiano because it’s amazing to be able to win a fifth Ballon d’Or but as I said, for us the most important thing is to be a team and win for the team,” he said.

How I Accidentally Discovered I’m An Adopted Child” – Actress Joke Silva Reveals

At the recent Annual Conference of Heritage Adoption Support and Advocacy Group (HASAAG) in Lagos, actress Joke Silva shocked many when she revealed that she was not a natural child of late lawyer, Chief E.A Silva who was the then Babajiro of Lagos and his late wife, Dr Abimbola Silva, reputed to be Nigeria’s first female medical doctor.



Speaking at the event, the actress revealed that her family also kept the fact that she was adopted a secret from her, until she accidentally discovered that fact: “But I got to know years later when I wanted to travel and was looking for my passport where my mum kept it.

Since she was not around, I opened the box in her absence and I saw my adoption papers. I never discussed it with my mum because I felt it was something that would hurt her, that was why, it was kept secret from me.”

Before her discovery however, an older cousin had tried to let her know the fact that she was not a natural child of the Silvas’.
She said:

“I remembered going out with my cousin and we met a big cousin.



She introduced me as ‘my cousin’s daughter and this is Dr Silva’s daughter.’ Then, the older cousin was like, ‘Dr. Silva ke? Se Doctor Silva bimo ni? (meaning does Dr. Silva have a child?) .

I was so confused and when I got home I told my mum, ‘I met this lady that says you never had a child.’ My mum froze and she said, ‘don’t mind them, they are used to rubbish talk.’

But I had incredible memories of my amazing legal parents for allowing me to do my A Level in England and going to one of the best schools in Bournemouth.”

According to the reports by kemiashefonlovehaven, the 56-year-old actress said before her adoption, she lived in a foster home of the Red Cross in Yaba, Lagos.

Source: kemiashefonlovehaven

Clattenburg: Mourinho Is Why I Left England

Referee Mark Clattenburg has revealed that he decided to leave the Premier League after a tirade by José Mourinho.



Clattenburg stated in February he was leaving England for the position of head of referee of the Saudi Arabia Football Federation.

The 42-year-old veteran referee, officiated his first game in 2004 and says the match between Stoke and United in January convinced him to leave.

“I was refereeing the game when Wayne Rooney broke Bobby Charlton’s record and Mourinho came into my dressing room and he was unhappy about a handball penalty that I didn’t give,” Clattenburg told the Men in Blazers podcast.

“I’d walked off that pitch at Stoke, which was always the coldest stadium, it was always wet and miserable, and refereeing Man United was never an easy match.

“To come off that match it felt immense that I’d actually had a good performance, and for him to come into my dressing room and criticise my performance for a handball that I’d seen, that had clearly come off his chest, I knew that I was right but he’d put a seed of doubt into my mind.

“I drove home 250 miles thinking I’d made a big error, my wife knew my attitude had changed, and I thought to myself, ‘Do I really want to be a part of this anymore? Do I really want to referee?’

“And I went soul-searching, I wasn’t enjoying it as much as I used to and I had to get out.”

GTBank Emerges Nigeria’s 2017 Bank Of The Year

Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc (GTBank) has been recognized as the 2017 ‘Bank of the Year Nigeria’, at The Banker Awards which held in London, United Kingdom.

The Banker, a publication of the Financial Times, is the world’s leading monthly journal of records for the banking Industry, with over 90 years expertise in publishing development in the banking industry both Africa and on the global scale.

The Banker Awards is regarded as the industry standard for banking excellence, recognizing and celebrating the achievements of individuals and financial institutions within the global banking sector.

According to Brian Caplen, Editor of The Banker Magazine: “The banking and financial services industry continues to develop rapidly, with a few financial institutions cementing their positions as market leaders, pushing the boundaries of innovation and excellence.
GTBank has over the years maintained a reputation for delivering notable financial success hinged on world-class corporate governance standards and excellent service delivery.”

Receiving the award on behalf of the Bank, Segun Agbaje, Managing Director/CEO of GTBank said; “We are honored to be recognized as the 2017 Bank of the Year.

Our vision has always been to create an oasis in the financial services industry and we strive to achieve this by adopting high corporate governance standards whilst pushing the limits of innovation and service delivery to provide our customers with a superior banking experience.

He further stated that; “This award serves as further motivation for us as we continue to transform our organization into a platform for enriching lives that offers our customers benefits beyond banking.

It also reflects our sustained commitment to maximize shareholders’ value and deliver a superior and sustainable return, guided by our founding values of hard work, discipline and integrity.”

GTBank has consistently played a leading role in Africa’s banking industry.

The GTBank brand is regarded by industry watchers as one of the best run financial institutions across its subsidiary countries and serves as a role model within the financial service industry due to its bias for world-class corporate governance standards, excellent service quality and innovation.

In due recognition of the Bank’s leading role in Africa’s banking industry, owing to its bias for world-class corporate governance standards and excellent service delivery and innovation, GTBank has been a recipient to numerous awards over the course of the year.

They include Best Bank in Nigeria by Euromoney, Bank of the Year by EMEA Finance and African Bank of the Year by Africa Banker Magazine.

Consumers groan in Lagos, Abuja as fuel scarcity worsens

The fuel supply situation in the country took a turn for the worse on Tuesday as queues of desperate motorists grew longer at many petrol stations selling Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, in Lagos, Ogun, Kwara and other states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory.

Fuel queues, which started emerging in some parts of the country on Monday after more than a year of relief from scarcity of petroleum products in the country, were seen spilling onto some roads in Lagos and Ogun states on Tuesday and caused gridlock.