Mourinho: From ‘the Special One’ to ‘the Happy One’

LONDON (AFP) – A more cautious Jose Mourinho transformed himself into “the Happy One” on Monday as he faced the media for the first time since he began his second spell as manager of Premier League giants Chelsea.

Mourinho dazzled the British press when he first joined the club in 2004, earning himself the tag of “The Special One” after describing himself as a “special” manager in his introductory press conference.

Around 250 reporters, photographers and television cameramen squeezed into a suite at Stamford Bridge in west London to witness his return but the 50-year-old Portuguese was careful to adopt a more mellow tone.

Psychiatric patient commits suicide in Calabar

                                                  Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar

A mentally unstable person, Joel Uduak, has committed suicide by hanging himself at the Federal Psychiatric Hospital in Calabar, Cross River State.

The incident, which happened around 2am on Sunday, allegedly took the medical staff by surprise as the hospital had ensured that its structures were built to make suicide impossible.

A source, who craved anonymity, said Uduak quietly left his room to commit suicide without suspicion from his roommates.

Fashola signs cremation bill into law

Following the passage of cremation bill by the state House of Assembly, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state, Monday, signed cremation bill into law, which provides for voluntary burning of corpses and unclaimed corpses in the state.

The governor, also signed two other bills into law, they are; A law to establish the Ibile Oil and Gas Corporation and that of establishing the Lagos State Christian and Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board.

Cultists stab 19-year-old father to death

                                                  Osondu

Suspected cult members killed a 19-year-old boy, Obunneke Osondu, in Pedro, Bariga area of Lagos State.

We learnt that Obunneke was killed on Saturday by members of Eiye Confraternity, two hours after leaving his home in Ayinke Street.

The native of Owerri was said to have had an altercation with the assailants who accused him of being friends with members of a rival cult, Aiye Confraternity.

My fiance wiped away my shame – Tiwa Savage

                                                        Tiwa

Among the many words that can describe Tiwa Savage’s sojourn in the Nigerian music industry, the most apt is ‘meteoric’. The reason is not far-fetched. Just a few years back, Tiwa, amidst fear of the unknown, left the U.K where she already had everything going for her as a backup singer and songwritter for most UK’s high-flying artistes to build her music career in Nigeria.

Despite facing series of discouragements, she did not give up on her resolve to break new ground in the nation’s music industry. Today, she is one of the best things that ever happened to the industry. Come on board as she takes us on a journey into her life, her career and the man in her life.

Container truck crushes man, govt meat van

                                          Scene of the accident

Tragedy struck on Thursday at Ikeja Along Bus Stop on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Lagos State, after a heavily loaded 40-foot container truck fell on a government meat van, crushed a passerby, and wounded several others.

Eyewitnesses said the truck had swerved off the road to avoid colliding with some policemen, who were chasing a motorcycle rider, before the incident occurred around 9am.

The victim, identified as Samuel Ogunnaike, was an

MTN replaces 285 expatriates with Nigerian workers

                                          MTN

Leading digital mobile operator, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, has replaced 285 expatriates with Nigerian workers in a move to save costs and also encourage local content in the company.

The Corporate Service Executive, MTN, Mr. Wale Goodluck, disclosed this at MTN Leadership Forum in Abuja, where leading management author, Dr. Ram Charan, spoke on the imperatives of growing the Nigerian economy.

Michael Jackson’s teen daughter attempts suicide

                                                  Paris Jackson
Los Angeles – Paris Jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of late pop star Michael Jackson, was rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital on Wednesday after an apparent suicide attempt, her mother, Debbie Rowe, told entertainment TV programme “Entertainment Tonight”.

Paris, the second of Jackson’s three children, had “a lot going on (lately),” Rowe told “Entertainment Tonight”.

Nigeria beat Kenya 1 – 0

The Super Eagles of Nigeria this afternoon beat the Harambee Stars of Kenya 1 – 0 in Nairobi in a crucial 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.

The goal only goal of the match was scored by Ahmed Musa at the 90th minutes.

Music producer and Singer JJC Skillz involved in car accident

Prolific music producer and singer JJC was involved in a car accident this morning in Ogba, Ikeja. A trailer that had no breaks rammed into the side of his Nissan Altima car, badly damaging the back door. JJC and the other passenger in the car were shaken but unhurt

Agberos are still the kings of the road

                                                    Agberos
Agbero is the Yoruba word for a tout who canvasses for passengers for commercial buses at motor parks. But over time, the touts have expanded their coast as they position themselves at bus stops, imposing ridiculous levies on drivers of commercial buses, tricycles and motorcycles.

In Lagos, the levies come in various names: ‘Owo loading,’ ‘Owo olopa,’ ‘Owo task force,’ ‘Owo organising’, ‘Owo traffic’, among others. A typical

BBA: Beverly dirty dances with Bassey

                                            Bassey and Beverly dirty dancing
Raunchy Rubies is what they are, getting buck wild is what they do.

Tonight the Ruby House living room was transformed into a dance floor as the Housemates gathered for a dance off. It looks like all of that alcohol that they were so excited about receiving, just a few short hours earlier on, has already worked its way into their systems.

Tolling of Lekki-Ikoyi bridge stirs ‘cyber war’

The construction and subsequent tolling of the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos has ignited a division between the supposed rich and poor residents of the state.

Those residing in sub-urban settlements in the state such as Ajegunle, Iyana Ipaja and Mushin warned the state government against the construction of such a bridge that would be subjected to tolling in their areas.

On nairaland.com, a commenter with the

Vegetarian diets associated with lower risk of death

 Vegetarian diets are associated with reduced death rates in a study of more than 70,000 Seventh-day Adventists with more favorable results for men than women, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

The possible relationship between

Good diet keeps pain away

Do you know that you are what you eat? Do you know that your diet plays an important role in your general well–being? Your choice of diet not only determines the level your health status but Ccould really play a role in changing your pain. When we experience pain, the first thing most of us do is reach for a bottle of pills. Aspirin and ibuprofen drugs are able to counter our aches and pains, because they are anti-inflammatory.