Premier League: Manchester United welcome Arsenal to Old Trafford for Super Sunday

Arsenal can provide further evidence of their title credentials on Sunday against defending champions determined to stay in touch at the top of the table.

Manchester United strolled to the title last term and the Gunners have carved out a five-point lead at the summit after 10 games of the new campaign, but questions have been asked of both sides this season and whether they are genuine contenders.

The rivalry between the teams has been intense over the past few years and Arsene Wenger's battles with Sir Alex Ferguson have produced some of the Premier League's most memorable moments, but the Frenchman will now have the chance to pit his wits against a new United boss for the first time in his 17-year reign after David Moyes took charge at Old Trafford.

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Regardless of the opposition manager, Wenger can rarely have made the trip to Manchester in more confident mood after a stunning start to the season from Arsenal.

They are currently in the midst of a tough run of fixtures which some thought would expose familiar frailties, but Arsenal have continued to catch the eye and have had a particularly good week with a victory over Liverpool in the Premier League and an away win against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League.

Aaron Ramsey scored in both games to maintain his sensational form but Wenger has continued to play down the hype surrounding his side's title hopes.

He has admitted that he will have a much better idea after this weekend of where Arsenal stand, and would love to open up an 11-point advantage over the Red Devils.

Wenger targeting win
United have insisted it is far too early to worry about such a deficit, but they will be desperate to trim the gap to five points and striker Wayne Rooney says success against the Gunners would be the perfect springboard to get back to the top.

Rooney will be looking to pick up where he left off against Fulham last weekend, when former Arsenal striker Robin van Persie also scored in a 3-1 win away to Fulham.

The Dutchman missed a penalty in the midweek UEFA Champions League draw with Real Sociedad, which ended a run of four straight wins in all competitions.

Lovepanky: 10 silly habits that can blow up yur relationship.

Are you subconsciously doing things that could hurt your relationship? See these 16 bad habits to know if you’re hurting your lover without realizing it. By Natalia Avdeeva
bad habits in relationships

All of us have a few bad habits that we don’t realize.

Sometimes, these habits could be silly or cute.

But at most other times, these subconscious bad habits could end up hurting you or distancing you from the one you love.

When you fall in love with someone, you can’t see their bad habits, at least not until you’re past the stage of infatuation.

And likewise, your partner won’t see the bad in you because they’re so smitten by you and your love for them.

But once the rose tinted veil of infatuation sweeps past your eyes, it’s only then that the nagging habits start to reveal themselves.
Are you subconsciously doing things that could hurt your relationship? See these 16 bad habits to know if you’re hurting your lover without realizing it. By Natalia Avdeeva
bad habits in relationships

All of us have a few bad habits that we don’t realize.

Sometimes, these habits could be silly or cute.

But at most other times, these subconscious bad habits could end up hurting you or distancing you from the one you love.

When you fall in love with someone, you can’t see their bad habits, at least not until you’re past the stage of infatuation.

And likewise, your partner won’t see the bad in you because they’re so smitten by you and your love for them.

But once the rose tinted veil of infatuation sweeps past your eyes, it’s only then that the nagging habits start to reveal themselves.
#1 Taken for granted. You know your partner’s sweet and caring. And you love them for it. But do you remember to appreciate your partner and thank them for all the little things they do, be it finding your keys or opening the doors for you?
You may think it’s silly to constantly thank your partner for every little thing they do. But chances are, you may start taking these sweet gestures for granted even before you realize it, and they’d turn into expectations instead! [Read: 16 reasons why you’re so easily taken for granted by everyone around you]
#2 Lover pleaser. You try really hard to please your partner, but you get really upset when your partner doesn’t realize you’ve done something for them. And yet, you continue to do nice things for them all the time *which they take for granted* and eventually turn into a relationship martyr.
If your partner takes you for granted, talk to them about it. Bottling your rage or sadness will not help you. Perhaps, your partner didn’t even realize that you’ve done something sweet for them. Communicate and express yourself now and then, and stop trying to be a helpless people pleaser. [Read: 20 signs you’re a people pleaser and don’t even know it]
#3 Testing your partner. You intentionally make big demands or throw tantrums just to see if your partner cares enough to go the extra mile for you. These petty tests are rather common at the start of a new relationship when you’d want your lover to prove their love for you, but don’t carry this habit into the later stages of love or your constant games and tests would annoy your lover. [Read: The 9 relationship stages all couples go through]
#4 Blame games. Don’t put the fault entirely on your partner if you believe you have a small role to play too. It’s easy to point a finger and accuse your partner for the mess that both of you are in. But by doing that, your partner would feel cornered and helpless, and even angry and hurt.
On the other hand, by sharing the blame or acknowledging your role in the mistake, you’d be giving your partner the emotional support they so badly need at that moment.
#5 Silent treatment. Do you choose to ignore your partner instead of talking about something that’s hurt you? You’re not alone. Many men and women would rather sit down in the corner and stare at the ceiling than answer their partner when they’re annoyed for some reason. Never do that because you’d only end up hurting your partner, make them feel miserable, and hate you at the same time.:
#6 Unbalanced expectations. Do you have high expectations from your partner, and expect them to have lower expectations from you *because you’re too busy providing for the family or busy doing something else?*
The roles between a husband and a wife or a boyfriend and a girlfriend could be different, but that gives no right for one partner to demand more from the other partner, and give less in return.
#7 Monosyllables. Don’t answer in monosyllables in the middle of a conversation. Period. Answering with a ‘yes’, ‘no’ or an ‘hmmm’ is just a rude thing to do, even if you’re pretending to be concentrating on something else.
When your partner tries to communicate with you, try to answer back in open ended questions. It’ll help both of you interact better and understand each other better. You need to remember that conversations with monosyllables usually end up dead in a minute or two, and over a period of time, your monosyllabic answers would just push both of you apart.
#8 Don’t be a brat. Do you constantly like having things your way? It could be as silly as watching a genre of movies you enjoy or dining out at places that you like. Your partner may find your tantrums cute to begin with, but if you always want things your own way, there will come a time very soon when your partner would snap and just hate everything you like because they’re so sick of it!
#9 Making a scene in public. Don’t yell at your partner or humiliate them in public or when someone else is around. Your frustrations may be valid and you may have every good reason to accuse your partner of something, or walk away from them. But ridiculing your partner or hurting them in public will do a lot of damage to their ego, and that’s something that won’t heal very soon.
#10 You lie. For the silliest of reasons! And you just can’t help yourself. You may be lying to your partner because you’re afraid of their temper, or because you don’t want to appear weak in front of them. The reasons could be several, but the end result is almost always the same. Lies affect relationships negatively, and will lead to loss of trust. Stop lying and learn to confront the truth, you’ll have a much better life.

How Wande Coal used 15 minutes of eclipse to steal a song from DonJazzy's studio

Two versions of a new song by Wande Coal titled Baby Face are at the centre of a brewing altercation between the Afro pop singer and his erstwhile boss, Don Jazzy of Mavin Records. Our correspondent gathered that after listening to the song, which was allegedly released barely two hours earlier, Don Jazzy went on Twitter claiming that it was stolen from him by Wande Coal.

An indignant Don Jazzy claimed the song was a studio demo that he made about a year ago. He allegedly accused Coal of disrespecting him by going ahead to record and release the song to the public without give him due credits.

“How long will I continue to sweat and some people will choose to steal from me? I am nice and easy going does not mean you should disrespect me,” he tweeted.

Then in another tweet that seemed to suggest that he was displeased with some of his fans for keeping quiet while his intellectual property was being infringed, the music mogul said, “I honestly expected you all to come at me for being childish. But enough is enough. Even if I send my legal team on him you will complain too. I can decide to shut him down with one call. But didn’t. All I ask for is “give me my credit” and nothing else.”

Evidently Don Jazzy’s claims did not go down well with Wande Coal. The latter was hurt by the fact that the Mavin Records boss had to express his feelings on Twitter. He tweeted a message, accusing Don Jazzy of trying to bring him down.

“After these years of being loyal to you, I can’t believe that you will ever say this to me and trying to bring me down on Twitter. You have my phone number, email address and my DM to communicate with me, but you chose the Twitter attention syndrome. I served for 10 years. Why are you unhappy with my progress? Is it bad that I kept quiet and moved on with my life?”

Five year jail term for exam malpractices in Nigeria.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has faulted the five-year jail term proposed for examination fraudsters. It said the law was unfair to students, who were not provided with basic learning tools.

It blamed the spate of examination frauds in the country on infrastructural deficiency in the education sector.

The Chairman, ICPC, Ekpo Nta, in an interview with our correspondent, said more examination cheats were found in schools where there was  shortage of human and material resources.

He criticised proprietors of schools, both government and private, saying educational institutions should  meet standards or be shut down.

He said it was time stakeholders examined the structure, which had been promoting corruption. He added that once the system was corrected, the individuals would be corrected.

Nta said the last time students accused of exam malpractices were brought to the commission, he investigated their background and the schools they came from. He noted that record of exam malpractices was very low in ‘top’ schools, including public ones.

“It is very rare. Laboratories, libraries, computers, dormitories, dining halls and highly qualified teachers are in such schools. How will a child who has gone through such schools be involved in exam malpractices?

“By the time you begin to check those arrested for exam malpractices, they are from community schools, where there is a math teacher for the whole school; no science teacher. And then, you turn around to arrest a child who is a victim (of the inadequacies).

“If you prosecute such a child and jail them for five years, when you never gave them an opportunity, you will only make them toughened criminals when they are out. You didn’t give them a chance in the first instance, then, you jailed them in addition,” the ICPC boss observed.

President Goodluck Jonathan, through the immediate past Education Minister, Prof. Ruqquayat Rufa’i, had introduced a fine of N200, 000 or five-year jail term or both for examination cheats.

Rufa’i had tabled a memo before the Federal Executive Council, seeking approval for the enactment of an Act to amend the WAEC Act, CAP W4, Laws of 2004 to give effect to the revised convention of WAEC, 2003 in Nigeria.

The FEC had approved the amendment, with the office of the Attorney-General reportedly fine-tuning it, before it was taken to the National Assembly for passage.

GEJ might abandon Stella Oduah's car saga.

House of Representatives may clash over the probe into the purchase of two bulletproof cars for the Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.

Jonathan had no intention of acting on the recommendation of the House committee that probed the scandal.

The NCAA had reportedly paid about N255m for the  two bulletproof BMW 760 Li cars. While appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation in Abuja on Thursday, the NCAA admitted that the Ministry of Aviation approved the purchase of the cars for Oduah. But Oduah had denied any wrongdoing, but blamed her aides and the acting Director General of the NCAA for the scandal.

The House had recommended that Jonathan should sack the minister for exceeding the official limit in approving the purchase of the two bulletproof cars while sanctions were also recommended for the former acting Director General of NCAA, Nkemakolam Joyce, and the agency’s Director of Finance, Salawu Ozigi.

The panel also reportedly sought for the immediate termination of a loan agreement of N643, 088,25 to finance the purchase of 54 vehicles (including the armoured vehicles) between the NCAA and the First Bank of Nigeria; Coscharis Motors Limited is to be asked to refund the N255m meant for the bulletproof vehicles while the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission should investigate the company for alleged abuse of waivers.

It also called on Nigerians to mount necessary pressure to ensure the probe of Oduah. It made the call after the Presidency told SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday that it was not under any obligation to implement the probe report that indicted Oduah.

A very reliable source in the Presidency told one of our correspondents on Friday that the President was not legally bound to act on the recommendations.

The source said if Jonathan had wanted to act on the report, he would not have bothered to set up a three-man administrative panel headed by a former Head of Service of the Federation, Mr. Sali Bello, to probe the same matter.

He stated that the President knew from inception that a lot of interests would play out in the House of Representatives probe, hence his decision to set up his own probe panel.

He said, “I am sure you are aware that the President also set up an administrative panel to probe this matter.

“If he has confidence in the House of Representatives probe and is duty-bound to implement its resolution, he would not have bothered to set up a separate probe panel.

“The position of this government from inception has been that the resolutions of the National Assembly should be seen strictly as what they are: they are simply advisory and the President is not legally bound to implement them.

“Let us all wait for the President’s administrative panel to conclude its work and see whether he will implement the report or not.”

The House, however, expressed no surprise about the Presidency’s  alleged disposition to its recommendations.

“It is the duty of the Executive to implement reports; if they say they will not implement, it is left to Nigerians to judge,” House spokesman, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, said.

“In plenary, we shall take a formal position on the matter. We will respond to the Presidency appropriately. We would have been surprised if they accepted to implement the report.”

Mohammed further accused the Presidency of deliberately shunning the House resolutions.

“There are 36 bills passed by the National Assembly awaiting presidential assent, which has not been done. They don’t act on our resolutions; that we know. It is left to Nigerians to judge; it is their turn to decide,” he said.

Guess the smash hit of the week and win airtime

Short listed songs
Olamide Yemi my lover
Kcee ft wizkid and Donjazzy pull over (rmx)
Star boy ft Lax and Wizkid  Caro

The incredibly shrinking Simpson! Jessica shows off her VERY svelte figure for Weight Watchers shoot... four months after giving birth to son Ace

In the past, she has famously struggled with shedding her post baby pounds.

But Jessica Simpson was showing off a a spectacularly slimline figure on Friday, just four months after giving birth to her second child Ace.

The star posted a Twitter snapshot of herself in a field sporting a white unbuttoned shirt and skinny jeans which accentuated an impressively trim waist.

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Ex-lovers FredAmata and Ibinabo Fiberesima spotted hugging

Things seem to be heating up againbetweenActors’ Guild of Nigeria(AGN) presidentIbinabo Fiberesimaand her ex-lover, actorFred Amataas the two were recently spottedhugging and kissing.The pair couldn’t hide their joy when they saw each other last weekend atan event organized by the AGN tohonour one of Nollywood’s starsOmotola Jalade-Ekeinde.At the event,Ibinabo rushed to welcome Fred, throwing herself into his arms as she planted a big smoochon his lips and yet another one on his cheeks. The couple had previously dated sometime in 2007 and there lationship produced a 5-year old daughter named Zino who was also seen with her mum at the event.So is this a sign? Is the couple re kindling the fire of their love?

Baptist Pastor sacked for attending a Rick Ross concert.

Ronaldo’s free kick breaks boy’s wrist

FOOTIE superstar Cristiano Ronaldo left a Brit fan aged 11 in agony — by smashing his wrist with a free kick.
Schoolboy Charlie Silverwood had been taken to see his team Bournemouth host Real Madrid in a friendly.
Double fracture … footie fan Charlie Silverwood, 11
His dad DUCKED as the £80million ex-Man United forward’s wayward 35-yard rocket scorched into the stands — breaking his son’s wrist in two places.
The lad was so determined not to miss the action he kept watching for the remaining 84 minutes — before going to hospital where X-rays revealed his double fracture.
He faced an operation before being plastered.
Yesterday Charlie admitted: “It was very painful. I’ve told friends and they cannot believe it. Ronaldo is the world’s most expensive player — and he broke my arm.”
The youngster, from Christchurch in Dorset, added: “I could see the ball coming towards me. It curled past the post and was going to hit my face — so I had to block it with my hand. My dad was sat next to me and ducked out of the way so I took the full force.”
His father Lee, also a Bournemouth fan, said: “It all happened in a blur.
“One minute we were watching Ronaldo stand over the ball and the next it was flying towards Charlie.
“It must have been travelling at a rate of knots and hit Charlie right on the wrist.”
Ronaldo, 28, went on to score twice as the Spanish giants — who were paid £750,000 to appear in Sunday’s exhibition game — battered the Championship side 6-0.
One of his goals at the Cherries’ Goldsands Stadium — in front of acapacity 12,000 crowd who paid up to £60 a ticket — came from a similar trademark free kick.

It's Prince GEORGE ALEXANDER LOUIS of Cambridge! Kate and William proudly announce the name of their baby boy.

Kensington Palace tonight revealed the baby's full name willbe George Alexander Louis. William and Kate's baby will be known as Prince George. Kensington Palace said in a short statement: 'The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son George Alexander Louis. The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.' The name will be seen to have been chosen in honour of George VI (left), the Queen's father, but royal sources say the baby's names are not supposed to be symbolic but that the couple just like them.

Bayelsa Governor Seriake Dickson Lavishes Public Funds N4bn on (MBGN)

Despite dwindling oil revenues that have drastically impacted Bayelsa State as well as N4 billion pension liabilities, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has just lavished public funds on a beauty pageant that was supposed to be the private affairof the Murray-Bruce family in Yenegoa.
This is despite the governor saying recently said that the sponsorship of entertainment awards by the state government was not in the interest of the state’s oil-dependent and consumption economy. SaharaReporters has also gathered that the state currently has a pension liability of about N4 billion, which compelled pensioners to stage a public protest a fortnight ago.
The justification for the policy summersault to permit expending state resources to fund a beauty pageant in a state where basic social amenities are non-existent is unclear, especiallycoming from Dickson, who claimsto run a prudent and transparentadministration.
It would be recalled that earlier this year, the Bayelsa Government had to embark on a fundraising dinner to raise part of the sponsorship funds for the African Movie Academy Awards hosted by the state.
Observers of developments in Bayelsa said that beauty pageantsponsorship may be a form of patronage for Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce, the Chairman of the organizing Silverbird Group who contested the gubernatorial election with Dickson two years ago.
“The show was packaged to assuage the carnal lust of the political class and this is very sad development from a governmentthat pledged to deviate from the culture of waste of public resources by previous governments,” an analyst said. “How can a state where there is endemic poverty and no public water supply and be wasting billions of Naira in sponsoring a beauty pageant where the elites will simply spend one night watching nudity and nakedness of young girls.
Asked Ephraim Johnson, a resident of Yenagoa, the state capital, “Is this the way he will develop the state? It is rather shocking that while the masses are struggling with refuse heaps and crying for basic infrastructure, the politicians are spending the commonwealth of the state on trivial things as beauty pageants.”
The beauty contest itself was marred by irregularities as the organizers, perhaps rewarding the government sponsorship, manipulated the results in favourof the Bayelsa contestant. Her performance in the interview segment before the live audiencewas abysmal and clearly inferior to that of the runner-up.
The development drew jeers from the crowd while fans of Miss Omo, who was declared runner up, left the hall in droves.

First lady Patience Jonathan's mother dies in car crash in

According to a report byPunch, the mother of Nigeria's first lady, Patience Jonathan, Mrs Iwari-Oba has died in a fatal auto accident along Elele Road in Rivers State.
The first lady's mother was on her way to Bayelsa State when the accident occurred yesterday Monday July 22nd around 4pm. Sad! May her soul rest in peace...amen

First lady Patience Jonathan's mother dies in car crash in

According to a report byPunch, the mother of Nigeria's first lady, Patience Jonathan, Mrs Iwari-Oba has died in a fatal auto accident along Elele Road in Rivers State.
The first lady's mother was on her way to Bayelsa State when the accident occurred yesterday Monday July 22nd around 4pm. Sad! May her soul rest in peace...amen

Lagos Traffic Report

Iyana Ejigbo => Ejigbo good
Pako => Ago R/A quite heavy
Ago R/A to Cele is crawling
Ago Palaace way very heavy
Roads leading towards Aswani are quite busy
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Lagos Traffic Report

Crawling Traffic from CMS all the way to the Island

Eko bridge Bumper to Bumper.
Ajah R/A is no go Area just stay at home! http://t.co/6Kj2GcARZI
Lekki Toll gate is moving freely

Lagos Traffic Report

Funsho williams Auenue inwards stadium is crawling.
Source: Traffic Butter

Lagos Traffic Report

Vehicles now taking one way against traffic from Iyana Oworo to Adekunle Adeniji on Third mainland bridge due to an Accident.
Source: Traffic Butter