An
elderly military couple married at their veterans home the day before
yesterday, Sept. 13 in the center’s first gay ceremony. 95-year-old
World War II veteran, John Banvard, married his partner, 67-year-old
Gerard Nadeau, who served in Vietnam. The two have been together for 20
years, but had to wait until the recent Supreme Court decision to
legally tie the knot. The
wedding held on Saturday at their home with few friends in attendance.
Monday, 16 September 2013
Jonathan Meets Obama And Become The First Nigerian Leader To Ring The NYSE Closing Bell
President
Goodluck Jonathan is going to the United States to meet President Barak
Obama and become the first Nigerian leader to ring the closing bell at
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 23. In his mission, he
will be accompanied by a range of Nigerian ministers led by the
Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Enyimba Clinches Federation Cup for the Third Time.
With scores leveled at 2-2 after 90 minutes of top class
football in the final match of the 2013 Federation Cup, Enyimba of Aba
triumphed over Warri Wolves 5-4 on penalties to clinch the oldest
Nigerian cup tournament for the third time on Sunday.
First timers, Wolves impressed about 10,000 spectators at the Teslim
Balogun Stadium, Lagos, in the first-half, but Enyimba returned into the
fray in the second period. Sibi Gwar came close to getting an early lead for the Elephants when
his shot was well kept out by goalkeeper Odah after seven minutes and 10
minutes later, his effort from the edge of the box was wide off the
mark.
Galatasaray Can Beat Real Madrid – Drogba
Didier Drogba is hopeful that Galatasaray can upset Real Madrid in Tuesday’s Champions League encounter in Istanbul.
“Madrid are a great club with some great players. Football is a game
of 11 against 11 on the pitch, though, so why would we not be able to
spring a surprise,” he was quoted as saying by AS. “We can make our fans go crazy with the way we play.
BOXING: Floyd Mayweather Defeats Alvarez, Remain Unbeaten
Floyd Mayweather retained his unbeaten record with a stylish victory over Saul Alvarez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Mayweather improved to 45-0 with another dazzling display of artistry
as he made the previously undefeated ‘Canelo’ appear ponderous at
times.
‘Money’s superior defensive skills were as sharp as ever as he landed
his power shots before retreating out of range, although the judges
weren’t as impressed as most observers.
Kokomaster: An Article On D’Banj, Written By The New York Times
You know, I’ve always told people who kept on hating on D’banj that, I
personally think he made the right business choice when he left
Mo’Hitz, and you can see it’s paying off.
Famous magazine, The New York Times did a review of his latest album, DKM and here is what they had to say: -
Tottenham to make sensational January swoop for AC Milan star
Tottenham
Hotspur have signed seven players in the transfer window taking their
total expense over £100 million. But, they have sold their talisman
winger Gareth Bale for about £86 million and considering other players
they’ve sold like Steven Caulker, William Gallas, Scott Parker and Tom
Huddlestone, the entire money has almost been recouped.
What Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool topping the table tells us about the Premier League
After round four of the Premier League we have both the North London clubs and Liverpool
sharing same points at the top of the table. And Liverpool may well go
three points above of the two London clubs, should they win against Swansea tonight at the Liberty Stadium.
Are City really better than United this season?
Majority of the journalists and bloggers had tipped Manchester City as the firm favourites to win the title or at least finish above Manchester United this season. It was obvious though. For the first time in the history of Premier League, Manchester United will be without their legendary Sir Alex Ferguson – skepticism are bound to exist.
Ronaldo to earn £580,000 a week in new contract at Real Madrid
Finally the wait is over. Cristiano Ronaldo has committed the rest of his playing career at Real Madrid after signing a five-year-contract, which will keep him at the Spanish club until 2018.
Swansea v Liverpool preview: Sturridge fit, Moses to start for the Reds?
Liverpool will take on Swansea City on Monday night at the Liberty Stadium in the Premier League looking to cement their position at the top of the table. The Reds have made a dream start to their season having won all their
three matches so far.
Wayne Rooney finally gets his wish at Manchester United
It was nice to see Wayne Rooney starting against Crystal Palace this weekend. The Manchester United’s maverick star had picked up a nasty head injury that forced him out for England’s World Cup qualifiers and a trip to Anfield
before that, but he was fit enough to play with a head-band on
Saturday. And he looked sharp as well, scoring a magnificent goal with a
finely taken free-kick, as United won comfortably 2-0 against Palace at
Old Trafford.
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