Jose Mourinho is a fool- Samuel Eto'o

Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o has launched a thinly-veiled attack on manager Jose Mourinho after the Portuguese coach questioned the Cameroon international's age earlier this year.

It was reported in March that Eto'o still hadn't forgiven Mourinho for mocking his age a month earlier - and it seems this may well be the case, after the 33-year-old appeared to label his manager a "fool" in an interview with africanfootball.com.

When asked how he feels about next month's showpiece international tournament being his last World Cup finals, the former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker responded: "Today, I am 33 years old. And it is not because a fool called me an old man that you must believe it. And you may have noticed that the old man was better than the youngsters."

Eto'o is poised to leave Stamford Bridge this summer after his one-year deal with the Blues comes to an end. Mourinho brought the African legend to west London as a short-term signing after the veteran striker made it clear that he wanted to join other high-profile names in leaving the troubled Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, where he spent two years.

Eto'o proved a useful short-term measure for the Blues, scoring 12 goals - including a hat-trick against Manchester United - and providing six assists in 34 appearances. However, Chelsea do not plan on offering the Cameroonian a contract extension, as they plan for the future with Spain international Diego Costa set to arrive at Stamford Bridge ahead of the 2014/15 campaign.

Petr Cech could be sold by Chelsea this summer

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech could be sold by the club this summer if he isn't prepared to become Thibaut Courtois' understudy at Stamford Bridge, according to The Telegraph. 

If reports are to be believed, Jose Mourinho will make Courtois, who is currently on loan at Atletico Madrid, his No.1 choice between the sticks next season. The Belgian youngster has had a fine season in Spain and has played a key role in his side's hunt for a La Liga and Champions League double. 

This could lead to Blues veteran Cech - who has been the No.1 at the Bridge for a decade - being sold by the club in the up coming market, with the Mourinho rating him at around £10 million. With Cech earning as much as £100,000-a-week at Stamford Bridge, the club could be ready to save on his high wages.

Mourinho will, however, look to sign a back-up for Courtois if Cech is sold, as the Blues target success in the 2014/15 campaign. Cech has enjoyed a fine career at Chelsea, but it appears that the rise of Courtois could spell the end of his career as the club's No.1. 

It remains to be seen as to whether the 31-year-old does eventually depart the club, but if he stays then he will be in for a great battle for the No.1 jersey next season.

Pope Sends Warning Message To Boko Haram, Kidnappers And Arms Dealers

Apparently reacting to current acts of terrorism being perpetrated by the Boko Haram sects in north-eastern parts of Nigeria, Pope Francis early Thursday condemned all acts of terrorism, kidnapping and arms proliferation.

The Pope described the menace as “absurd contradiction” between the international community’s calls for peace, the proliferation of the global arms trade and the lack of attention to the suffering of refugees.
“Everyone talks about peace, everyone says they want it but unfortunately the proliferation of all types of arms is leading us in the opposite direction,” Francis told a group of new ambassadors to the Holy See.
“It would be an absurd contradiction to talk about peace, negotiate peace and at the same time promote or allow the arms trade,” he said at the Vatican ceremony.
While commenting on the issue of refugees, after the death of 17 asylum-seekers in a shipwreck near Libya on Monday, the pope said: “We can’t just chase after emergencies.

“It is time to confront this issue in a serious and responsible way with a political perspective.
“In a way it is cynical to proclaim human rights and at the same time ignore or fail to care for the men and women forced to leave their homelands who die trying or do not receive international solidarity.
Pope Francis wants end to terrorism, kidnapping and arms trade

“There are stories that make us cry and shame us about human beings, brothers and sisters… who undertake perilous voyages and undergo kidnapping, torture and all types of suffering, ending up sometimes dead in the desert or at the bottom of the sea."

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China: Miner Found Alive After 17 Years Underground

Ürümqui| A group of coal miners from the western province of Xinjiang, had an unbelievable surprise when the gallery they were excavating opened up on a section of an old mine, that was abandoned 17 years ago after an earthquake that caused some large sections of the tunnels to collapse. While they were exploring the galleries, they stumbled upon Cheung Wai, a 59-year old survivor from the 1997 accident, obviously in a rather bad shape. He was immediately taken to the hospital where a complete evaluation of his physical and mental states will be done over the next weeks.

The poor man had remained trapped underground with the bodies of 78 of his dead coworkers, after an earthquake of a magnitude of 7,8 hit the region and caused the wooden support structure of the mine to crumble and collapse. Somehow lucky in his misfortune, Mr. Cheung was saved by the fact that some ventilation duct still connected his underground prison to the surface, allowing him access to air that was  sufficiently pure to keep him alive.

He managed to survive thanks to an emergency stash of rice and water, stored in an underground depot, conceived especially for this kind of case. The man complemented his diet by catching and eating the countless rats that pullulate in the mine, as well as collecting large quantities of some sort of phosphorescent moss, which constituted his only source of vitamins. Even though he was suffering from great physical and mental stress, he managed to give proper burials to all of his comrades, spending almost a year in this great selfless act.

Mining accidents remain common in China despite growing measures by the government to reduce the problem, which killed more than 4000 miners a year at the beginning of the millenium. Over the last years, the authorities have been cracking down on many unregulated mining operations, which account for almost 80 percent of the country’s 16,000 mines. The closure of about 1,000 dangerous small mines last year helped to cut in half the average number of miners killed, to about six a day, in the first months of this year, according to governmental statistics.

The case of Mr. Cheung remains unique however, and constitutes a world record, according to  the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement, Guinness. The former record for surviving underground was of 142 days and was held by a british man named Geoff Smith. He had been voluntarily buried in the backyard of the Railway Inn, his favorite pub, with the intention of breaking the record.

Culled from  worldnewsdailyreport.com

Beyonce & Jay Z's wedding ring tattoos no more visible(Photos)

If pictures are anything to go by, then Jay Z and Beyonce have removed their matching wedding ring finger tattoos.The inked the IV' tattoos on their left-ring fingers in 2008 - due to her birthday (Sept. 4), Jay Z's birthday (Dec. 4), and their wedding (Apr. 4)..

It has been revealed that Beyonce's tattoo was noticeably absent about a month before the fight and JayZ followed recently..The tattoo usually served as her wedding ring she doesn't wear her $5 million 18-carat diamond Lorraine Schwartz bauble.

Noone knows if they felt they had outgrown the tats or its an indication that their marriage is slowly crumbling ..So sites report that they have been having issues which Beyonce talked about in some tracks on her latest album.They say they are sticking together for the camera's because that's where their strength and power lies "Together as a power couple"
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Checkout actor Benson Okonkwo's new look

The Nollywood actor showed off his new look and hair in a recent photoshoot..
Sexy guy..Ladies feel free to drool...

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4 family members, friends travelling to lagos from Ilaro killed in crash

Sad!
The Federal Road Safety Commission said three persons died and three others sustained injuries in an accident which occurred on the Papa-Ilaro road on Wednesday.
The FRSC Unit Commander in Ogun, Mr Fatai Bakare, told the News Agency of Nigeria at Itori that the accident occurred at about 11.45am in Oteyi-Oyeboku village near Ilaro.
Bakare said the accident involved an articulated vehicle with number plate XB 641 BBR, which collided with a Volkswagen bus.
“The occupants of the bus were family members and friends who were heading to Lagos State from Ilaro,’’ he said.
The commander, who attributed the cause of the auto crash to over-speeding and careless driving, explained that the driver lost control and collided with the bus.
Bakare said three male occupants died, while three others in the bus were injured.
“The corpses of the male victims have been deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital in Ifo while the injured persons are receiving treatment at the hospital,” he added
culed from NAN.

Davido will only do a song with Wizkid 'when.........

There have been so many rumours of a silent rivalry between them which they have denied ..Their fans have also tried to fuel the competition by claiming one is better than the other ..So  when asked when he would do a song with Wizkid,he said "When God says "

So fans keep hoping God tells him it's time ......

Pregnant woman sentenced to death for marrying a Christian

A Sudanese court who gave a 27-year-old  pregnant until Thursday to abandon her newly adopted Christian faith and return to Islam has been slammed with a death sentence.
The judge said at the ruling

"We gave you three days to recant but you insist on not returning to Islam. I sentence you to be hanged to death,

According to Daily Mail, on March 4th,Mariam Yahya Ibrahim  who is eight-months was charged with apostasy as well as adultery for marrying a Christian man, something prohibited for Muslim women to do and which makes the marriage void. A relative had turned her in to the police. According to the Sudan’s Public Order Criminal Code,Meriam is a Muslim by default because she was born in Sudan.Thus, her marriage to a Christian is a criminal act
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On February 7, 2014, Meriam was arrested, with her 20-month-old son, and put in a women’s prison. She had not been charged nor did she receive a fair trial.

The adultery charge came with a punishment of 100 lashes.The apostasy charge came with a punishment of death. As it stands, Meriam will be put to death following the birth of her second child.

Meriam’s husband, Daniel, is not allowed to care for their child, Martin, because he is a Christian. Therefore, Martin, almost two years old, is in prison with his mother. Daniel is not allowed to visit or see his son. (Miss Petite)

P-Square Unveils World Tour Dancing Steps

Popular Nigerian music duo, P-Square, are not only famous for their sweet songs but also because of their dancing talents.

The twin brothers, Peter and Paul Okoye, who recently completed a world tour to showcase some of their latest songs, have revealed some exclusive pictures of their dancing steps at a concert in Saint Lucia.
It could be recalled that rumours had been making rounds sometime ago that the twins were going to split up over irreconcilable differences, putting the Nigerian music world and their fans all-over the world in disarray.
However, with the release of the videos of their latest hit song called, TESTIMONY, the group affirmed that there will be no such thing happening between them any time soon.
Earlier today, Peter went on his twitter account and shared some pictures of them on set, giving their fans a sneak of what happened at Saint Lucia concert.

Below are some of the pictures Peter shared on his twitter handle some minutes ago:


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