Minister of sports sacked

Nigerian Minister of Sports, Mr Bolaji Abdulahi has been sacked by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Joke about fuel scarcity

Okey Bakassi's Hilarious Fuel Scarcity Joke.Dear NNPC, Please forgive me and other Nigerians for helping you look for your missing $20billion instead of minding our 'own business '.We were misled by the following : 1. Sanusi; who said "your money " was missing when you, "the owner"has not said "your money" is missing. 2. APC; who said the money must be accounted for when you "the owner" is not complaining. 3. House of Representatives ; who said you should account for all yourincome since the past 5yrs. Now that you're angry with us and wehave felt your anger in the petrol stations around the country (fuel scarcity) , the 3 groups that put us in this problem with you have not said anything and don't have any alternative.We have no other choice but to ask you for forgiveness. Please give us fuel.You are aware that your sister, PHCNis also angry with us for how she was sold and has since refused to give us power.My fear is that if you don't do something urgent now that our brothers in the north are still busy killing people, our brothers in the south may use the small fuel left in their homes to set a few "things" ablaze and Fire Services don't even have fuel and water to respond. We promise not to ask you about"your missing money" again if you can resume fuel supply.God is watching all of us oh! HmmmmmTruly yours,

Mancity 3 - Sunderland 1

A devastating second-half performance saw Man City come from behind to beat Sunderland 3-1at Wembley and win the Capital OneCup.Sunderland had earlier raised hopes of an upset when Fabio Borini fired them in front after just 10 minutes and outplayed their illustrious opponents in the first half.But City turned the game on its head at the start of the second period with two goals in as many minutes.First, Yaya Toure curled home a magnificent equaliser from fully 30 yards into the top corner before Nasri rifled home a half-volley fromjust inside the box seconds later.Sunderland were visibly stunned and struggled to compose themselves for the remainder of thehalf, failing to reach the levels they reached during the first period.As they piled men forward in search of an equaliser City hit them with a devastating counter-attack to seal the game, Toure leading the charge and feeding substitute Jesus Navas who fired home low past VitoMannone.

Chelsea are still underdogs- Mourinho

The Blues' 3-1 victory over Fulham on Sunday, combined with Manchester City's inactivity in the league over the weekend, means that the London outfit now have a four-point gap at the top of the table and are six points in front of the Citizens who have two games in hand.Mourinho has asserted that these games in hand, rather than Chelsea's points on the board, mean that City are still title favourites."I prefer to have the destiny in my hands, and only City have destiny intheir hands," said Mourinho."If I win every game until the end ofthe season, all 10 - which we won't -maybe we are not champions."If they [City] win all 12 games they have, they are champions. They have their destiny in their hands."

Former Nigeria striker Nwankwo Kanu has undergone corrective cardiac surgery in the United States, the head of the heart charityset up in his name said on Monday.Onyebuchi Abia, the co-ordinator ofthe Kanu Heart Foundation, said therangy former Arsenal forward and Super Eagles skipper was operated on at the weekend in Cleveland, Ohio, in the US mid-west."It was a corrective heart surgery," Abia, without specifying the nature of the ailment, was quoted as saying in a number of Nigerian newspapers."He normally goes for a medical check-up annually and it was duringone of such checks he was operated on to correct a heart-related issue."He is now recuperating. I spoke to him on Sunday."The 37-year-old first underwent heart surgery in the late 1990s to correct a faulty aortic valve.The experience prompted him to set up a foundation to build five hospitals in Africa to treat undiagnosed heart disease and provide surgery.At the weekend, the Nigerian government named Kanu among the 100 most distinguished Nigerians during a ceremony to mark the centenary of the unification of north and south Nigeria.

Former Nigeria striker Nwankwo Kanu has undergone corrective cardiac surgery in the United States, the head of the heart charityset up in his name said on Monday.Onyebuchi Abia, the co-ordinator ofthe Kanu Heart Foundation, said therangy former Arsenal forward and Super Eagles skipper was operated on at the weekend in Cleveland, Ohio, in the US mid-west."It was a corrective heart surgery," Abia, without specifying the nature of the ailment, was quoted as saying in a number of Nigerian newspapers."He normally goes for a medical check-up annually and it was duringone of such checks he was operated on to correct a heart-related issue."He is now recuperating. I spoke to him on Sunday."The 37-year-old first underwent heart surgery in the late 1990s to correct a faulty aortic valve.The experience prompted him to set up a foundation to build five hospitals in Africa to treat undiagnosed heart disease and provide surgery.At the weekend, the Nigerian government named Kanu among the 100 most distinguished Nigerians during a ceremony to mark the centenary of the unification of north and south Nigeria.