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Mourinho Chills in London Hotel

The special is perhaps plotting Athletico's downfall. According to Daily Star UK, Mourinho was oblivious at what was going on around him. I am sure Diego Simeone is plotting away somewhere too. I can't wait for tonight's match. Tactical Battle!

Pep Pays For One Dimensional Tactics

In the past week or so, Chelsea and Mourinho have been labelled all kinds of names, from anti-football to boring to negative and many other unprintable names. What many have also recognised is the fact that Chelsea have gotten the needed results during that period and have an amazing record against the big sides.

This brings me to the Bayern vs Real Madrid game. I am getting bored listening to people, 'philosophers' as Mourinho calls them, who believe football should be played in a particular way. In little over 2 days, we saw two teams with more than double possession losing to the team with the inferior possession stats. What is possession without penetration? Infact, what is possesion without winning? Counter-attacking football will always defeat possession obsession because all a smart team has to do is defend well and deep and then counter(provided you know how to defend-that is a different science). Real Madrid clearly set up to play on the counter. I was surprised at the sort of suicidal, high line defending I saw from Bayern. You are playing a team that has a front four of Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo and Di Maria supported by the passing prowess of Alonso and Modric. That was naive. It was comical at times.

These so-called purists claim that any football that is not tiki-taka or possession based is boring and not entertaining. I ask, what is more entertaining that the victory celebration at the end of a match or when you win a trophy? Can Pep say he was entertained yesterday? To me, Bayern was the near perfect team last year, kept possession when needed and could also play on the counter when needed. They had a Plan B. They attacked and press aggressively while keeping their defensive shape. Attacking football is not about keeping possession. Winning football is easy.

I look forward to tonight's game between Chelsea and Athletico Madrid. In Simeone, Mourinho comes up against someone who I would describe as his younger self. To Simeone, as he was quoted yesterday, winning is all that matters. During the 90 minutes, there might be few reasons to be turned on, but after that, there will definitely be wild celebrations by the winning side. What an entertainment that would be, to the winning side, I must add.

SAD!!! Amaka Igwe Passes On

One of Nigeria's best movie directors, Amaka Igwe has passed on. She suffered an asthma attack last night and that led to her eventual death. I remember Amaka Igwe for one of the best movies of the early Nollywood era, Violated. She went on to direct several other award winning films. She will be sadly missed. Rest in peace!!

Dieziani Alison-Madueke Gets Court Injunction to Stop Probe

This country is becoming a huge joke. Does it mean that public officials cannot be called upon to render account of their stewardship? And what is her boss doing about this? We are seeing more and more recklessness and impunity from this government. She even got an injunction in her favour by Justice R Mohammed, restraining the house from inviting her or arresting her if she fails to honour their invitation. This is disgusting to say the least. I promised myself I will only blog about uplifting things, but things like this can't just pass by.

Steven Gerrard Mocked on Twitter. Hilarious!!!!

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Celebrity Style Sunday: Tiwa Savage

On this edition of Celebrity Style Sunday, we had no choice but to bring to you the very sexy Tiwa Savage. Tiwa Savage dresses well on a regular, but for her wedding day, she looked truly angelic. There are no words to describe how great she looked; Let's just stick with angelic, beautiful, gorgeous, elegant, sexy and any other description you might find. The dress was designed by Vera Wang. Happy married life, Tiwa.

George Clooney Engaged

The world's arguably most eligible bachelor and my mentor, George Clooney is engaged to a pretty lady, Amal Alamuddin. Amal is reportedly Julian Assange's lawyer. Sorry ladies, this one has sure gotten away. However, you may still be able to taste, albeit illegally. I am not encouraging that oh!

The 9 Mistakes That Haunt Nigeria by Atedo N.A Peterside, CON

To National Conference Delegates: Beware of nine mistakes that haunt Nigeria -

Atedo N A Peterside (CON)

Distinguished Fellow Delegates,

My contribution to the debate on the President's Inaugural Address to this National Conference will be to seek to further develop an important observation made by Mr President. On Page 25 of his speech, Mr President said as follows (and I quote):-

“… We cannot continue to proffer yesterday's solutions for today's problems”

10 Quotes You May Find Useful Today

1. As I have worried not to be born, I do not worry to die - Federico Garcia Lorca
2. If things go wrong, don't go with them - Roger Babson
3. I try only to worry about things I have control over - Steve Nash
4. I never worry about action, only about inaction - Winston Churchill
5. The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk - Jacqueline Schiff
6. Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice and need - Voltaire
7. It's choice, not chance that determines your destiny - Jean Nidetch
8. Luck is being ready for the chance - J.Frank Doble
9.You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do - Henry Ford
10. Be yourself, everyone else is taken - Oscar Wilde

Success Tip Of The Day

Just to add to the above quote, always ask yourself if the you of tomorrow will be proud of the you of today. What can you do today that will make you proud of today, tomorrow?

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Pictures From The Nigerian Entertainment Conference at Eko Hotel, Lagos.

Pictures From Hadiza Okoya and Olamiju Alao-Akala's Wedding.

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Saturday Morning Thoughts: Success Tips

Becoming successful in life is simple, but not easy. The steps to take are usually clear for all to see and take, but few take it. Knowing what to do alone is never enough, in fact some people get excited and carried away by what they know and their dream for a better life that they forget to put in the hard work required. Here are a few personal tips:

1. Know yourself: Knowing yourself means you know your strengths and challenges, your passion, your likes and dislikes, your values and most importantly, your purpose. When you discover why you are here, it is a big first step to reaching your destiny and becoming successful.

2. Passion: Do what you love and love what you do. Passion is what fuels your talent, your dream and your purpose. I am yet to see a successful person in anything who was not passionate about what he or she was doing. Passion is what will prevent you from giving up when things are tough. Passion is what fuels the fire inside of you.

3. Vision: You need to know where you are going to get there. Success is not an accident, it is a destination. Vision is not just having an exciting dream, vision is having a dream plus a strategy for achieving it.

4. Develop Yourself: You have to constantly learn everyday. As kids, we start from kindergarten, then move on to primary school, then secondary, then university. You will agree with me that the knowledge set that promotes you from primary 1 to 2 is not the same as that which promotes you from 2 to 3. What this means is that the knowledge or skill that brought you to this present level may not be enough to take you to the next level. You have to keep updating yourself, find out what's new, what better ways can you do what you do. You have to be prepared for opportunity.

5. Network: You have to cultivate friendships with people that can add value to your life. I believe strongly in destiny helpers and it is by networking the right way that you will meet these people. Also, people are more likely to do business with their friends, particularly when they are competent. You also have to cultivate the right personality. The key question is this: If you were somebody else, would you want to be your own friend?

6. Integrity: The older I grow, the more I understand the importance of integrity. I used to look at it as just one of those fancy words that motivational speakers use. I was wrong and so are many of us. You must stand by your words.  People must know what to expect from you. I don't know of anyone who would like to do business with an unreliable and untrustworthy person.

7. Tap into the supernatural: I believe there is a supernatural force that propels man. Mine is God. Tap into yours, whatever it is.

8. Get the required resources: Farmers need machetes and hoes. What do you need? People? Get it.

9. Differentiate: What unique thing are you bringing to the table? What is your unique selling proposition? Men are wired to follow, to maintain the status quo. The few who break the norm are the successful ones, and that is why they are few. It is not about inequitable distribution of wealth, it is the lack of men who are willing to stand out.

10. Quit the blame and excuse game: Stop blaming your circumstances, your family background, your educational level, your country's economy. Great people achieve greatness inspite of their circumstances and challenges.  Do not be the victim, be the victor.

 11. Never Give Up: Idea is not the problem. There are millions of unsuccessful people with brilliant ideas. One of my favourite quotes is by Calvin Coolidge. He says '' Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always will solve the problems of human race.'' The easiest way to avoid giving up is to do what you love and that which you are called to do which is your purpose.

These are just a few tips of mine and nothing is cast in stone. There might be a few others, but I personally believe in the above.

Enjoy your weekend.

Is P-Square Breaking Up?

There have been rumours of unrest for sometime. There is also the issue Paul and Jude not being cool with Lola, Peter's wife. Things are not very clear but from Jude's tweet that after 10 years it's over, something is definitely up. My advice to them: Sort yourselves out and move on with your business. A break up will be bad for them as brothers, musicians and also bad for their fans.

Pictures Of Ronaldo's Hot Girlfriend

Ronaldo dey chop better thing!

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