Mourinho: I don’t care what Andre Villas-Boas says

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has refused to discuss the relationship between him and Andre Villas-Boas in the public, but suggested that he doesn’t care and certainly least interested to what the Spurs manager has to say. Villas-Boas claimed earlier that although Mourinho holds a special place in his career but he doesn’t keep any contact with him anymore. The Portuguese started his career under the tutelage of Mourinho during the Special One’s time at Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan but the pair now shares a frosty relationship between them.

Tottenham and Chelsea aim for Champions League and catching up with Arsenal

London rivals Tottenham and Chelsea go head-to-head on Saturday at White Hart Lane, with both sides eager to get an early season advantage over their local rivals. Traditionally the visitors have something of a hex over the hosts, in what is usually a hard-fought encounter. Andre Villas-Boas and Jose Mourinho’s reunion will add spice to this derby fixture, while the inclusion of Willian, who chose to sign for Chelsea over Tottenham this summer, could be another interesting subplot.

Five Things to look forward to this weekend of Premier League

Premier League is back. After a brief dalliance with Cup-romances in the mid-week, let’s get soaked in the hustle-bustle yet narcotic attraction of this league. The Round six of this mesmerizing league promises to be a cracker, as always, with the London Derby and Arsenal’s visit to Swansea being the pick of the games.

Here are five things to look forward to this weekend:

PHOTO: See P-Square And Their Brothers Back In The Day

Nigerian music duo, Paul and Peter Okoye popularly referred to as P-Square are without doubt the most successful music duo in the country at the moment with their elder brother as their manager. From sold out shows all over Africa and beyond, the brothers are the definition of success. Their music video 'Personally' even received international recognition from Jermaine Jackson, brother of late Michael Jackson. Paul posted this picture of him and his brothers back in the day. Ifeanyi, Tony, Henry, Jude, Peter and Paul. What a transformation!!! They have grown to useful adults when it comes to their careers. One can hardly recognize them because of their new looks. Can you recognize them?

COEASU Gives FG 60-day Ultimatum To Meet Demands

Education is regarded as the bedrock of development in any society, but the sector is suffering a serious setback in Nigeria as the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has given the Federal Government a 60-day ultimatum to meet its demands. The President of the Union, Mr. Asagha Okoro, said “the nation would regret looking down on the teaching education sector if concrete steps are not taken to address COEASU’s grievances.”

ASUU Strike: VCs Of Private Universities Sympathises With Affected Students

Vice-Chancellors of private universities have expressed concern and sympathy for students affected by the protracted strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), noting that there was need to end the three-month-old impasse between the Federal Government and the striking lecturers.

Withholding Our Salaries Will Not Make Us End The Strike, ASUU Tells FG

University lecturers yesterday reiterated their commitment to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, saying not even the attempt by the Federal Government to withhold their salaries would stop them from continuing with the strike action. Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Abuja chapter, Dr. Clement Chup, stated in an interview that the Federal Government, threatening to withhold their salaries, would not make them abandon their cause.

Lionel Messi to Be Questioned Over Tax Fraud in Spanish Court.

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi and his father are to appear in a Spanish court over tax fraud allegations. The 26-year-old four-time World Footballer of the Year and his father, Jorge Horacio, have been accused of defrauding the Spanish authorities of more than €4m (3.4m). They are suspected of using companies- in Belize and Uruguay- to sell the rights to use Messi’s image so they would pay no tax in Spain, where the footballer leaves and plays professional football.

How ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Inspires Fan To Attempt Real-Life Crime Spree

As realistic as “Grand Theft Auto” looks on a video screen, it wasn’t as interactive as Zachary Burgess hoped. So Burgess allegedly decided to take matters into his own hands, by stealing a pickup truck, kidnapping a woman and crashing nine parked cars, all in an attempt to feel like a character in “Grand Theft Auto,” according to WDSU-TV. The real-life crime spree took place early Saturday morning in Baton Rouge, La., when Burgess, a lacrosse player at Auburn University, was in town to see his team take on Louisiana State University in football.

Burgess, 20, was in the parking lot of a bar when the owner of a truck drove up and got out of the truck, leaving it running with a female passenger, Monique Jiarusso, inside.

Magazine To Pay Gov Adams Oshiomhole N25m Over A False Story They Wrote About Him

A Benin High Court has awarded Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, N25million as damages in a libel suit he instituted against the publishers of News of the People, a soft sell weekly magazine. Governor Oshiomhole had dragged the soft sell weekly magazine to court demanding N250million as damages over their report with the headline: 

B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G News! Fashola Apologises Over Deportation Of Ndigbo.

After two months of deep reflection, Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola this afternoon rendered an unreserved apology to Ndigbo over the July 24 dumping of 72 alleged destitute in Onitsha, Anambra State, by his administration. Speaking at the silver jubilee symposium of Igbo think tank Aka Ikenga at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos, in South-West Nigeria, Fashola declared that he has no problem with Igbos, saying that his action had been misunderstood.

‘I May Not Live Long’ - Kunle Afolayan Shocks Fans

Actor cum movie producer Kunle Afolayan instilled fear in the hearts of his fans with his recent message on his Facebook page. The workaholic filmmaker said he is afraid he may no live long due to his obsession with film making. Just coming off the set of his soon-to-be-released epic movie, ‘October 1’, the workaholic filmmaker took to Facebook to post his thoughts. Read what he wrote: 

Photos: World Most Expensive Toilet Bowl Made Of 24 Karat Gold Worth $10 Million

This is the World Most Expensive Toilet Made Of GOLD worth $10 Million also heard its 24karat Gold. it is One of the most talked about items on display and it was manufactured in Japan, I heard Japan makes the most sophisticated toilets in the world – intelligent loos that self flush, self clean, play music or the sounds of tweeting birds.

Comedian Bovi And Wife Welcome Baby Girl

Popular comedian Bovi Ugboma and wife Christabel welcomed a daughter on September 25th  at 8:47pm. This is the couple's second child. Big congrats to them.

Gov Obi In Tears As 4 Family Members Killed In Kano Blast Were Buried

The remains of the four members of the Ezebuala family, who were victims of the Kano bomb blasts on July 29, were on Thursday buried at Uga Community. Uga is in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra. The atmosphere was characterised by wailing and grief as the corpses of the victims were brought for final commendation service at the church. The deceased were Nnamdi Ezebuala, 48, and his three children: Chinemerem, 14, Chiamaka, 12 and Nmesomachukwu, 10. They were killed when Boko Haram sect members launched bomb attacks simultaneously at various points on two busy roads in the Sabongari area of Kano.

Pastor Disguised As Destitute to His Church and Members Refused To Help Him

The church is where you go when you need help, love and any and every kind of assistance. Guess what? You'll get the attention of the big people (Pastors and assistance) as that is their purpose - to help the vulnerable and needy, TON observed. But what do we get these days? Pastors competing with themselves over who has the best suits, the best cars and, in recent times, who enjoy more beautiful girls in the "Pastoral Cure Unit". Now the mess has spread to church members, many are living the artificial life rather than be of help to their neighbour.

Strike Continues, Says ASUU

University teachers said yesterday that their strike will go on — 89 days after it began. This is in spite of the intervention by Vice President Namadi Sambo in bringing the lecturers back to the negotiation table. The teachers are seeking proper funding of education and the payment of their N87 billion earned allowances. These are part of the 2009 agreement between the teachers and the government. The government has offered N30 billion for the earned allowances and made available N100billion for projects on the campuses. The lecturers rejected the offer. The strike has been on since July 1.

Apo killing: ''They were terrorists, not squatters'' – Army Chief insists

Despite reports saying that the 9 squatters killed in Abuja were innocent citizens, the army has insisted that they were terrorists. This was revealed by the Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika, who said that the squatters found in an uncompleted building in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were suspected terrorists who were making plans to bomb prominent areas of the FCT. According to reports, the victims, who residents and rights activists claimed were artisans and tricycle operators, were killed in the building in the Apo environs of Abuja.

I'm Shocked That My Deputy Is Betraying Me; Says Gov Suntai

Taraba State Governor Danbaba Suntai has accused his deputy, Alhaji Garba Umar, of betrayal. Suntai said he least expected his deputy to lust for his (Suntai’s) office given the confidence he reposed in him.

Suntai, who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Sylvanus Yakubu, said the governor was not the only one that felt betrayed but the entire people of the state.

Yakubu, who was reacting to Umar’s statement on Tuesday that he was 100 per cent loyal to Suntai and would not undermine his authority, said, “His (Umar’s) activities are a direct opposite of what he keeps saying.”

In a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, he added that he had personally lost the respect for Umar, who has been the state acting governor since October last year when Suntain sustained injuries when the small aircraft he flown crashed in nearby Adamawa.

“The deputy governor keeps talking of 100 per cent loyalty, but the reverse is the case; his people are in court against Governor Suntai,” he said.

Yakubu added, “What we want is to see is him (Umar) showing concern for the governor’s health, and loyalty to his principal, by negotiating with him on how to resolve the political impasse.

“The governor had on August 28 announced the dissolution of the executive and made new appointments but Umar disregarded the dissolution. A cabal was trying to hijack the machinery of government.”

“Why We Are Fighting Jonathan” – Lamido, Aliyu Reveal

The end seems not in sight to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the aggrieved seven governors operating on the platform of the new PDP (nPDP) are insisting that President Goodluck Jonathan must meet their demands presented at previous meetings they held with him (president). One of the governors, Dr Aliyu Babangida of Niger State, however, blamed external forces for fueling the crisis between the presidency and the G7 governors and warned party members to be wary of those who are desperate to pull down the party.

Petrol Tanker Explodes On Iponri Bridge, Causes Massive Gridlock

Reports reaching us say a petrol tanker exploded on the Iponri bridge that connects Ojuelegba with Apapa, Lagos state. Apparently, the 33,000 litre tanker abruptly burst into flame before exploding. Firefighters immediately arrived to the scene and are currently trying to deal with the fiery disaster. The incident has caused massive traffic gridlock on the road leading to and out of Ojuelegba axis.

There are no reports of casualties yet.

Thai Cook Fries Chicken With His bare Hands And Doesn't Get Burned!

Kann “Superhands” Trichan got the cool nickname for his incredible ability of scooping pieces of chicken from burning-hot oil with his bare hands.  The 50-year-old Chiang Mai-based street cook can sink his fingers into 480 degrees hot grease without getting so much as a blister on his hands, and his amazing ability has won him international fame. People from all over the world come to his “Fried Chicken Iron Hands Man” food stall to see Kann use his hands to scoop out the chicken and he and his wife travel the globe showing off his gift.