Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid make 5yr old Orphan's dreams come true

Cristiano Ronaldo alongside some of his teammates at Real Madrid made the dream of a 5 year old orphan from Palestine come true. The parents and brother of 5 year old Ahmed Dawabshah were killed in a Palestine bomb attack 8 months ago.

Photos of Ahmed wearing a Real Madrid jersey carrying Ronaldo's picture while recuperating from 60 percent burns on his body flooded the internet.

Ahmed fought for his life straight after the incident, and asked 'where is my mother?' upon awakening. The whole incident touched officials at Real Madrid who together with Cristiano Ronaldo and the Palestine embassy organised a trip for Ahmed to the Santiago Bernabeu stadium to meet and spend time with his idol, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Jibril Rajoub, president of the Palestinian Football Association, added:

"This is a superb humanitarian gesture by Real Madrid, its administration and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are restoring hope for a child who lost his entire family. There is an unknown soldier in this initiative and that is Zinedine Zidane, who we warmly thank."

Ahmed's grandfather said: "He has just spent eight months in hospital. He is doing better, but a lot of time and care is still needed for him to truly recover." Nasser Dawabsha, the boy’s uncle, said Ahmed 'adores' Cristiano Ronaldo and had spent much of his time in hospital watching sports.

Nigeria Actress Omotola and her husband jet out to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary

The two will be celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary on March 23rd and have jetted out of the country for some alone time. 20 years? Amazing! Omotola should write a book on being beautiful, independent, having a thriving career and still keeping a man.

Photos: Ooni of Ife and his new wife visit Sultan of Sokoto

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi,Ojaja II and his new wife Olori Wuraola visited to the Sultan of Sokoto at his palace in Sokoto yesterday. See more photos after the cut...

Building collapses in Lagos killing 1 person and several others injured

Tragedy struck again in Lagos yesterday, when a building  at No 9, Alli Close, Mile 12, partially collapsed and killed a 47-year-old woman with several other residents injured, According to an eyewitness, a part of the balcony in the building had caved in, but the residents of the building refused to vacate the place.

Mr. Michael Akindele, General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, said preliminary investigation confirmed the death of the woman, and that no other fatal casualty was recorded.

He added that the residents of the 18-room-building had been evacuated and the site sealed off. The owner of the building has been summoned to the state Secretariat, Alausa Ikeja for questioning.

Tech: The Pentagon Wants Technology To Fight Wars In Big Cities And Underground

“From the Halls of Montezuma, To the shores of Tripoli, We fight our country’s battles, In the air, on land, and sea.” So opens the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, and it covers the great scope of the American military. The Marines in particular find themselves fighting in all domains, with the Air Force, Army, and Navy each getting their fair share of air, land, and see. Yet as war evolves, and as the military looks to the future of combat, there are places it hasn’t yet fought. The Pentagon wants ideas on how to fight a war in megacities and caves. And they want to know by next week.

Megacities are a relatively new phenomenon. When the Marines stormed the Halls of Montezuma in 1847, the entire population of the United States was just over 20 million. Today, 20 million people live in or around Mexico City itself. Underground transit systems are also pretty new. While Union and Confederate troops were fighting at the Battle of Arkansas Post, London’s Metropolitan Railway began operation for the first time. Today, there are at least 148 underground transit systems in cities across the world, and with them, lots and lots of tunnels and alternative routes through cities. Fighting a war in the future may mean fighting in a giant city, and it may mean fighting literally underground.

From the Pentagon's solicitation:

As the world's population grows, the probability of the U.S. needing to conduct combat and humanitarian assistance / disaster relief (HA/DR) operations within a megacity (defined as a city with more than 10 million residents) also grows. The number of megacities, which can contain vast subterranean structures, is growing rapidly from 23 in 2014 to an expected 37 in 2025. As developing countries struggle to keep up with infrastructure and resource requirements, population stressors, poverty, and instability within the cities become increasingly likely thus resulting in military operations to stabilize and restore peace.

How does the Pentagon want to master battles in these fronts? Through technology, of course. They’re soliciting technology demonstrations in five different categories for an exercise later this summer. Here are the categories:

• Sensors for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in confined space and GPS-degraded (subterranean and dense urban) environments; situational awareness and data collection in GPS-degraded environments.
• Communications in GPS-degraded environments, to include dense urban and subterranean; multichannel, ad-hoc, self-forming and mesh networks are desirable.
• Position, navigation and timing in GPS-degraded/confined space environments, tracking and accountability in confined space; automated and/or autonomous mapping systems.
• Personal protective equipment, life support and air quality monitoring and detection in confined spaces; Emergency medical sensors for vitals monitoring with communications backbone in GPS-degraded environments; UAV/UAS for medical resupply and evacuation; life support for field medical monitoring and pain control in confined spaces.
• Military Information Support Operations in expansive, interwoven, and diverse population centers.

Essentially, the military wants to make sure it can still scout, talk, navigate, survive, and work with locals wherever they go. That may mean everything from robot scouts on tethers for exploring old tunnels, to automated translation devices for conversations in multiple languages.

Real Madrid agree deal with Hazard- RUMOURS

The Spanish club have reached an agreement with the player but Chelsea are demanding €100 million for the Belgium international

Real Madrid have agreed a deal in principle with Eden Hazard, according to AS.

The report claims that Zinedine Zidane has wanted the Belgium international at the Santiago Bernabeu since 2010, but he is now one of the Spanish club’s priority targets this summer.

It’s also suggested that Hazard’s arrival from Chelsea would be to replace one of James Rodriguez or Isco, who have both been linked with moves away at the end of the season.

AS also report that Chelsea have put a €100 million (£77.8m) valuation on Hazard, who has a contract until 2020.

Wenger laments last 16 defeat-Barcelona are more beatable than ever before

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Barcelona have got worse in recent years and are now more beatable than ever before.

Luis Enrique's side defeated the Gunners 3-1 at the Camp Nou on Wednesday to seal a 5-1 aggregate victory in the Champions League round of 16.

But despite winning by a convincing margin, Wenger feels the Spanish and European champions have gone backwards and that Premier League clubs will soon be able to compete in the Champions League again.

When asked how England's top flight can succeed in European competition, Wenger replied: “By getting the players here. Football belongs first to the quality of the players. 

“I believe that with more income in England the best players will slowly all come to England and that will be the answer.
“They [teams from other countries] have already dropped off. For years in England we were always in the last [stages], sometimes you played an English team in the quarter-final and the semi-final of the Champions League. I believe we'll come back again.

“These teams [like Barcelona and Bayern Munich] are not uncatchable, and the regret I have about the two games against Barcelona maybe they were more beatable than ever before. They are not so much out of reach.”

The Arsenal boss believes Premier League outfits are victims of a strong domestic league, where they are pushed all the way in the hunt for honours.

Paris Saint-Germain have already wrapped up the Ligue 1 title in France, while Barcelona and Bayern Munich are likely to retain their championship crowns this term.

"They can walk through the games before they play against us," Wenger added. "Barcelona played on Saturday with a team [Getafe] who after 20 minutes were 3-0 down.

"They have problems to sell out in Barcelona because there is no championship anymore. They can select how much they go for it. In the Premier League you cannot.”

Arsenal will be aiming to keep their slim hopes of lifting the Premier League title alive when they travel to Everton this weekend, a game that takes place at lunchtime on Saturday.

The Gunners have had a quick turnaround after only returning to London from Barcelona on Thursday, but Wenger refused to criticise the broadcast schedule.
"I wouldn't say it's the fault of TV if we go out [of the title race], I don't believe that at all,” he said.
"Does the schedule in England help or not? Overall no. But it's not an excuse because we dealt with it before, we had English teams playing in the final of the Champions League before with the same schedule.
"The TV does not pay all that money and then say: 'Oh, finally, we pay you and we don't want an audience.
' It's not an excuse, we have squads of 20 or 25 and it should be enough. I could change six or seven players between Watford and Barcelona. It's not too bad.”

Champions League quarter-final draw

The Citizens face the Ligue 1 champions, guaranteeing that one of the two sides will reach the semi-finals for the first time, while there is an all-Spanish clash elsewhere

Manchester City will face Paris Saint-Germain while reigning champions Barcelona take on Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals.

The match between City and PSG guarantees that one of the sides will reach the semi-final for the first time in their history, as Manuel Pellegrini's Citizens tenure begins its final stretch.

Laurent Blanc's side, who have already wrapped up the Ligue 1 title, are once again handed a draw against English opposition, after defeating Chelsea in the last-16 with two dominant performances.

Messi, Suarez & Neymar fire Catalans to quarter-finals-Barcelona 3-1 Arsenal (agg. 5-1)

The fearsome Blaugrana attacking trident were at it again on Wednesday with a goal each, while Elneny's wonder-strike proved too little, too late for Arsene Wenger's charges

Two-third of Barcelona's MSN were on target at Camp Nou to ensure easy passage to the Champions League quarter-finals, as Neymar and Luis Suarez hit in each half to secure a 3-1 victory over Arsenal.
The aggregate margin in favour of Luis Enrique's team was 5-1 but Lionel Messi's first-leg brace at Emirates Stadium did not discourage the Premier League side from playing with plenty of enthusiasm in Wednesday's return.
All three of Barca's esteemed forward trio were on target this time around, with Neymar punishing slack defending after 18 minutes.
Mohamed Elneny and Alexis Sanchez wasted chances to equalise before the break but a splendid finish from the former allowed him to chalk up a maiden Arsenal goal on the grandest of stages six minutes into the second half.
That superb effort gave Arsenal a glimmer of hope, with Arsene Wenger's men requiring two more goals in a little under 40 minutes, but they were ultimately undone by the remainder of Barca's fearsome three-pronged attack.
Suarez provided unforgettable fireworks and Messi added a late third to keep Barcelona on course to retain their European crown and leave Arsenal – out of the FA Cup and adrift in the Premier League title race – to reflect on a sixth successive last-16 exit.

Danny Welbeck scuffed an early chance wide via his standing foot and Arsenal were encouraged by an uncharacteristically untidy start from their hosts.
Mesut Ozil left Sergio Busquets on the seat of his shorts and advanced to send a shot whistling past Marc-Andre ter Stegen's right-hand post.
Barcelona offered a glorious demonstration of their quality in the 17th minute when Neymar expertly picked out Messi with a raking pass.
Messi's first touch was exquisite but Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina similarly pulled a save out of the top drawer.
Jeremy Mathieu was allowed a free header on the bounce from the resulting corner and a short and sharp spell of Barcelona pressure ended with the opening goal.
Hector Bellerin allowed Neymar to sprint through goal-side of him and the manner in which he collected Suarez's pass and slotted home came with frustrating ease for Wenger.
A heavy touch meant Elneny allowed a 38th-minute opening to pass him by and Sanchez headed a Bellerin cross wide when he should have punished his former employers.




The industrious Alex Iwobi - a surprise starter - had an early second-half strike deflected into the side netting by Dani Alves before Arsenal pulled level on the night in wonderful fashion.
Sanchez cut a low pass from the left into Elneny's path and the midfielder steered a crisp side-footed shot into the top-right corner.
Barca emerged from their latest slumber with a lightning combination between Neymar and Messi – the Brazilian's backheel setting up his team-mate to force Ospina into a low save – although a timely recovery tackle from Javier Mascherano prevented Welbeck from ramping up the unexpected anxiety inside Camp Nou.
But where Arsenal lacked precision to go with their enthusiasm, Suarez contributed decisively with his 43rd goal of the season – and arguably his best - in the 65th minute.
Alves hung a cross towards the back post where Suarez contorted himself and sprung acrobatically to send a spectacular volley beyond a helpless Ospina.
His opposite number Ter Stegen made a double save from Sanchez and substitute Olivier Giroud, before Messi's impudent dink underlined the gulf in penalty area class two minutes from time.

Nicki Minaj stuns in new pix

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Kim K celebrate hitting 64million followers on IG -photo

 

Kim just hit the 64 million followers mark on Instagram. Although she's no longer the most followed person on IG, (Selena Gomez & Taylor Swift are above her) she still showed her love to her fans..

King of Fuji music K1 de Ultimate @ 59 Birthday Party

The Island of Lagos literarily stopped breathing for a while on Sunday 6th of March when  La Vida Bella Lounge believed to be Lagos' most exclusive dance bar and lounge threw an exclusive surprise 59th birthday bash for the King of Fuji music K1 de Ultimate at its exclusive location within The Lekki Coliseum on Providence street Lekki phase 1.

The party which ushered K1 into the arena at about 9pm was high pitch with a rich guest lists taken aback by the exclusive nature of the lounge with an in bar swimming pool and sitting area set on two and a half floors  within the premises of The Lekki Coliseum which is an entertainment and hospitality hub.

There was lots of champagne popping and red carpet pictures. Guest list included Mayor Akinpelu, Lamex, Adekunle Gold, Alhaji too much, Seye Kehinde , Dr Ayo Abina, Bukky wright, Bimbo Akintola, Lola Alao, Architect Harif Ojikutu, Deola Soetan, Kenny Awe,Kehinde Bankole, Soji Asolo , Semi Arisekola Alao, Cecil Hammond, Oloye fijabi ,the White House boys, and a ho
st of celebrities . The lounge lived up to its billing as Lagos s top hangout with great music, tasty food and warm services.

The highlight of the day was when K1 and the guest were ushered onto the roof top of The Lekki Coliseum (TLC) set on about twenty two meters where K1 cut his cake and champagne was popped severely after a toast by Mayor Akinpelu and Seye Kehinde.

The rooftop called the Sky view which is another event place and lounge  was heavenly as the entire landscape of Ikoyi, Vi, Oniru, Lekki and the Atlantic Ocean could be viewed.    It was indeed a night of great fun with the king of Fuji music beaming from ear to ear with a bevy of choice crowd and pretty ladies.

General Yakubu Gowon accepts 48 year old son after DNA test confirms he's the biolagical father

The 48 year legal tussle over the paternity of Jack Musa Gowon, the love child of former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has ended with Gowon accepting that he is Musa’s father after a DNA test confirmed this.

Musa who recently returned to Nigeria after spending 20 years in an American prison, is the love child born from a secret affair Gowon had with late Edith Ike-Okongwu.

 In a statement he personally signed and released yesterday March 9th, General Gowon said,

“Following years of doubts and speculation, a DNA test was recently conducted to ascertain the paternity of Musa Gowon who recently returned to the country. The results of the tests were conclusive and they confirm his paternity. We, the family, are working to assist in his rehabilitation following a very difficult period in his life. As we look forward to the future with faith in God, we request that our privacy be respected. Thank you"

Musa and his late mother have been in a long legal battle with Gowon who refused to accept him as his son. He was born to Miss Edith Ike during the Nigeria Civil War in 1968, when Gowon was Head of the Federal Military Government and Commander-in-Chief of the federal forces.

Edith who later remarried, died of cancer several years ago.

Death toll climbs to 34 - Lagos building collapse

34 people have now been confirmed dead in the 5-storey building that collapsed at Chisco bus stop, opposite Oando Gas Station in the Lekki area of Lagos state on ‎Tuesday March 8th. 16 more dead bodies were recovered from the rubble yesterday.

Meanwhile the number of survivors still stands at 13. National Emergency Management Agency Southwest spokesman Ibrahim Farinloye, while speaking to newsmen at the rescue site at about 7.30pm, said: “Operations concluded at 7.20pm with 34 dead and 13 rescued after reaching ground zero. Investigation on the cause of the collapse has started by various federal and state agencies.”