By Kenechukwu Aguolu Nigerians have long waited for the commencement of the sale of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, by Dangote Refinery due to its expected benefits. The refinery commenced its first loading of PMS on Sunday, September 15, 2024, which according to the Ministry of Finance is a significant step in […]
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Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has announced that Nigeria’s foreign reserves experienced a net inflow of $2.35 billion per month during the first seven months of 2024, Okay.ng reports. Speaking on Thursday at the Access Bank corporate forum in Lagos, Edun attributed the increase in foreign reserves to the […]
5 days agoNews TopicsComments Off on Fans say ‘a new meme is born’ as Gary Neville’s voice ‘goes full Mickey Mouse’ after snapping at Overlap crew member
FANS have been left in hysterics after Gary Neville’s voice reached a new level of high-pitched.
Sky Sports viewers are no stranger to hearing the pundit go squeaky when he is debating Jamie Carragher or letting out an iconic “oooo” on commentary.
Gary’s voice from 55 seconds in here is up there with the highest I’ve ever heard him go
Gary Neville went extremely high-pitched in an outburst at a crew member[/caption]
His voice was compared to Mickey Mouse[/caption]
Jamie Carragher made Neville calm down with deep breaths[/caption]
But on the latest episode of SkyBet‘s The Overlap on Tour, Neville was compared to Mickey Mouse after his latest outburst.
The Manchester United legend was discussing with Carragher, Ian Wright and Roy Keane how to switch off when a member of the crew interrupted their chat.
Neville hilariously snapped and went incredibly high-pitch, exclaiming: “Jack, we are filming here. This is content.”
The behind-the-scenes team member thought they had not started filming, with the former right-back replying: “We have started. I told you press record from the [first] minute.”
Wright then brilliantly chimed in, saying: “Talk about relaxing.”
Neville was then reassured that they were recording, being forced to do deep breathes and “get his belly out” by Carragher.
Even Keane was laughing and fans also found it hilarious, with one saying: “Gary is brilliant.”
Others were distracted by Neville’s voice, commenting: “A new meme is born.”
5 days agoNews TopicsComments Off on French football chief blasts Ligue 1 for not being ‘sexy’ as he reveals shock plan to change ‘farmer’s league problem’
FRENCH football chiefs are looking to “transform” Ligue 1 because it is “not sexy”.
France‘s first division has previously received criticism regarding its quality with some referring to the competition as a “farmer’s league”.
That is why the Ligue de Football Professionnel launched a decisive step in their plan to change the public perception of French football and shed all the negativity.
According to L’Equipe, the LFP president Vincent Labrune is planning a major revamp that has been in the works for two years.
The president said he would be taking steps to tackle Ligue 1’s image problem, through “the transformation of the product”.
Labrune added: “We have been working on this for more than two years and basing it around three strong pillars: Image, experience, and culture.”
The LFP’s Chief Transformation & Innovation Officer Jerome Dumois has been placed in charge of Ligue 1’s rebrand and insists the competition needs to become more “sexy”.
Global stars who mainly played for Paris Saint-Germain, like Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, have left but there is still belief the top flight could still turn into the “coolest league to follow”.
Dumois said: “We might love our league, our season, our clubs, but in the end, we have this image problem: Ligue 1 is not sexy.
“We need this change of image to work on our brand. This is not an advert, it is a new behaviour to instil a need for change.
“Maybe we won’t have the best players in Ligue 1 but we can become the coolest league to follow.”
Cristiano Ronaldo has been among the biggest critics as he ruffled a lot of feathers recently when he made the staggering claim that the Saudi Pro League is better than Ligue 1.
That led to some furious reaction, most notably from Chelsea legend Frank Leboeuf who told Al-Nassr superstar Ronaldo to “shut up”.
Leboeuf suggested the Manchester United great spoke ill of the French first division because that is where his nemesis Messi used to play.
The Nigerian Fact-Checkers Coalition (NFC) has opened its situation rooms for the Edo governorship election, scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2024. In a statement, it said members of the coalition will work from two situation rooms in Abuja and Lagos, monitoring, fact-checking, and debunking misinformation and disinformation that could incite violence, engender voter apathy, undermine […]
Right now Best Buy is offering a pretty good deal on the Samsung Odyssey G5 gaming monitor that you won’t want to miss. Normally this monitor would cost you $400 if it was available at its full retail price. However, Best Buy currently has it on sale for $250. That will save you $150 on […]
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Robert M. Carnochan, the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music Director of Wind Ensemble Activities, has passed away. He was 61. Carnochan’s death occurred on September 18th, 2024. No cause of death has been revealed. He served at the Frost School of Music as Director of Wind Ensemble Activities, Music Director/Conductor of the Frost ... Read more
Israeli Mossad spies twice surprised terror group Hezbollah by hiding explosives inside their pagers and walkie-talkies and setting them off.
Mr Lammy tweeted today: “My message to British nationals in Lebanon is leave while commercial options remain.
“Tensions are high and the situation could deteriorate rapidly.”
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has threatened a “crushing response” against Israel for the hack attacks this week.
Lebanese security forces claim Israeli spooks planted explosives inside thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah, months before the blitz.
Top brass inside the militant group had ordered its fighters to swap phones for pagers in a failed move to keep Israel from tracking them.
Mossad reportedly intercepted the devices on the supply route and packed them with the explosive PETN.
After the initial wave of pager blasts on Tuesday, other devices including walkie-talkies, fingerprint scanners, home solar systems and radios also exploded in Lebanon on Wednesday.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah hit out against Israel in a speech today, saying the “enemy” had crossed “all limits, rules and red lines” in a “massacre”.
The Presidential Committee on Livestock Sector Reforms Implementation has submitted its inception report to President Bola Tinubu on Thursday. Recall that president Tinubu had in July inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms to address obstacles to agricultural productivity. The Chairman of the Committee and former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission […]