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The build up to the August 14 Mandela Challenge prestige clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana has started to reach the real actors of the game, with Chelsea of England’s Victor Moses, declaring that he has missed his colleagues in the national team and cannot wait for the Mandale Challenge to reunite with them. Super Eagles Scribe Dayo Enebi Achor, was quoted by Media Officer, Ben Alaiya, as saying that Moses was the first player to put   a call though to the team to say he will be available for the game and will be among the first player to arrive South Africa for the game. Nigeria’s Midfielder Victor Moses vies with Ethiopia’s defender Biyadiglign Eliase during the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group C match at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg on January 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER JOE In consonance with renewed interest by the national team stars for the game, Obinna Nsofor, has been making desperate enquiries about his return to th

THE Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mrs Dorothy Gimba, has ordered an investigations into the case of attempted defilement of a four-year-old girl by one Lateef Olateju, a barber, at Yemoja area in Ido-Osun, Egbedore Local Government Area of the state. The commissioner also directed the family unit of the state Police command to ensure proper medical care for the victim, a pupil of Ibiyemi pre-primary school in Ido-Osun. It was gathered that Olateju had attempted to defile girl at his barbing salon on August 2, this year before one Obisesan Gbolahan caught him and reported the matter at Dada Estate Police Station in Osogbo. The suspect, however, escaped from the scene of the incident and his whereabouts could not be ascertained at press time. The victim was handed over to the police and the development prompted the state Commissioner of Police to order detectives in the command to ensure the arrest of the suspect. She also directed that the victims  be given adequate medical

THE Ogun State  command of the Nigeria Police Force has agreed to deploy over 5,000 policemen to complete the efforts of a detachment of Federal Road Safety Corps members as well as officers and men of the Nigeria’s Security and Civil Defence Corps to provide needed security as the Redeemed Christian Church of God begins its annual convention today. A source close to the church told Vanguard last night that participants who are coming for any of the programmes only need to obey instructions of the officers, some of whom will be drawn fron Lagos State. According to the source, the church on its own has mobi-lised thousands of its workers to maintain law and order in and around the Camp as well as the Lagos-Ibadan Express-way throughout the period of the convention, noting that the Ogun State Command had already established a division in the fast growing city. Asked if the facilities in the Camp would be enough to cater for the needs of huge number of persons expected during the p

Happy belated birthday to Barack Hussein Obama II, who, according to an expertly rendered Democratic National Committee file known as birth-certificate-re-do.jpg turned 52 years old yesterday. The president celebrated the big five-two by “spending part of the day at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland after playing golf yesterday with friends from his Hawaii and Chicago days,” E! News reports . Michelle Obama tweeted a photo of the couple and captioned the image : “Happy birthday, Barack! Your hair’s a little grayer, but I love you more than ever.” Note that this message follows the accepted social metrics for joking about old age on a loved one’s birthday. It is not O.K. to joke about old age on, for instance, a 50th birthday due to actual self-consciousness on the part of the celebrant. It is O.K. to joke about old age on minor birthdays—say, 52—because 52 is not really a Thing. The 55th birthday is tricky because there are no hard and fast rules about good-natured te

A British teenager has died after falling from a hotel in Spain. Thomas Ousby, 19, died after falling from a fire escape on the ninth floor of a four-star hotel in Magaluf, Majorca, according to reports. Mr Ousby, who was believed to be staying at another hotel, had spoken about returning to the UK days before his death on Thursday. The aspiring model and musician from London wrote on Twitter: "Magas all good, coming home sometime this week tho." He told friends he was promoting bars and boat trips at the party resort, tweeting in June: "Crazy times haha! It's all good selling tickets for bar crawls n boat parties." Tributes flooded on to the social networking site, including a picture of his name spelled out in tea-light candles. Lily Delphine, 18, a film student from London, wrote: "I wish we were all together again", adding, "On the balcony with everyone, having a cheeky drink and listening to toms ipod." Danielle McCabe tw

A 9ft python that has been killing poultry animals in the above community was killed by a 13 year old, after many tried killing it but couldn't because of fear.  Below are photos of the python, killed and are being shared. Whats the next thing now POT abi

Banky chopping life with his fans and friends at the festival in Toronto.. More pictures.

  Wikimedia Commons It's more than halfway through 2013 and even though the summer is winding down, there's still plenty of time to book a trip to a great destination. We looked at major developments, cultural trends, and global festivals to find the hottest places to travel around the world in 2013. There are vast untouched landscapes that offer incredible outdoor experiences, cities that are experiencing a cultural rebirth, and up-and-coming destinations that offer great deals and few tourists. London, England Since Kate Middleton gave birth to Prince George Alexander Louis last week , England has been in the national spotlight, and is expecting a tourism boost. But that's not the only reason to visit the UK right now. The 2012 Summer Olympics in London came and went, but many of the buildings, restaurants, hotels and venues that sprouted up to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of visitors who came for the Olympics still stand. Several new building

  It's still tough to think of Google as a hardware company. But in the last year and change, it's been surprising everyone with a string of great products. There's the Nexus 4 smartphone . The Chromebook Pixel laptop . The Chromecast video streaming dongle for your TV. And now there's an update to its well-reviewed 7-inch tablet, the Nexus 7. The new Nexus 7, which is built by Asus, improves on the original in every conceivable way while still keeping the price low at a very reasonable $229 . If you're looking for an affordable, smaller tablet, the Nexus 7 is the first device you should look at. The Best Tiny Tablet Simply put, the Nexus 7 is a better overall tablet than Apple's iPad Mini . It has a sharper screen, it plays full HD video, and it has better speakers that play in stereo. And you get all that for $100 less than the iPad Mini. Even if you want to double the  Nexus 7's storage to 32 GB, you only have to pay an extra $40, not t

  Not only does Jennifer Aniston look amazing dolled up for a red carpet , she also looks stunning with no makeup on at all. Chris McMillan, the actress' longtime hairstylist, the man behind her famous "Friends" 'do and the one who will be styling her locks for her wedding day, posted a photo with a bare-faced Aniston on Saturday (Aug. 3) in New York City, People notes. In the shot, the 44-year-old appears next to her BFF in the summer sun wearing nothing but a smile. "Best #friends #no makeup #girl-time," McMillan captioned the photo. Good genes are certainly a part of it, but the "We're the Millers" star and Aveno spokesmodel also credits her glow to lots of water, adequate sleep, a clean diet and exercise, according to The Cut. "When I started making enough money to afford high-end, fancy skincare products with sexy bottles and impressive claims, I decided to give them a try," she told The Cut last month . "As a re

  Britney Spears       The pop icon shows off her curves while doing a spot of grocery shopping in Calabasas. Prince William The royal daddy takes a brief break from his fatherly duties to mount up at the Audi Polo Challenge in Ascot, England. Jennifer Anison The actress, obviously enjoying herself, lets loose a belly laugh after the We Are the Millers press conference in New York City. Paris Hilton The heiress looks like she's about to get airborne as her dress catches an updraft at the Ibiza airport where she's shooting a video. Jennifer Garner & Samuel The actress mom lugs her little one to the L.A. Natural History Museum. Rihanna The pop star gets in the spirit of things during Carnival in her native Barbados. Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green The celeb couple roll through LAX. Pink & Willow The rocker and her daughter in Australia. Chris Brown The singer works on the music video

Nigerian pop star "D'banj" younger sister Taiwo Oyebanjo and Dotun Ojuolape of Cool FM's wedding is now going on at winners' Chapel, Ogba, Lagos. Amongst the groom's men are artistes like Olamide and Ice Prince; D'banj's younger bro, please dont forget to add me on @alagamichael BB PIN 3211137B like and comment on facebook.com/alagasblog send and email to:alagaddonjuan@gmail.com