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Chelsea this evening at the Amsterdam Arena beats Benefica to win the Europa League 2013 Trophy. Second half goals from Fernaldo Torres and a late minute heart breaker header by Ivanovic was good enough to land the Europa League.

The European League Champions join the elite clubs that have won all the European trophies namely Champions, Europa League and the winners cup.

Veteran Captain John Terry, Nigerian John Mikel Obi and Belgian playmaker were all missing from action due to injury. Legendary Frank Lampard captained the Chelsea Team in 2nd season running to an European triumphant victory in absence of Terry.

The people of Mgbidi, Imo State believed that they have discovered a miracle tree which heals people of various diseases. The tree is situated in the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel Anglican Communion. People of various faiths have been trooping from various parts of the state to scoop water from the base of the tree. This development had turn the church premises to a pilgrim site, with people from far and near queuing up to scoop water from the miracle tree.

This is a case of wonders shall never end, meanwhile most of the people interviewed have attributed it to the work of God and a few others had claimed to see this in a vision before now.

Alex Ekubo had finally come out and put the gay rumors to death. He recently granted an interview to BellaNaija were finally put an end to this gay rumor between Uti Nwachukwu and himself.

Read excerpts of the interesting interview below:

It’s already four months into the year and a lot has been happening on the entertainment scene. What have you been up to this year?
We just finished shooting a movie called “Gold Digging”. It’s a Rukky Sanda movie and it has myself, Rukky, Yvonne Nelson, IK Ogbonna, Venita Akpofure, Denrele and Sexy Steel. Before that, I finished a movie titled “Keeping My Man” with Ramsey Nouah, Monalisa Chinda and Ini Edo.

Take me down memory lane. How did you get into the acting profession?
Acting is something I’ve always had a passion for. When I was young, producers and directors would use our house to shoot movies. Sometimes they gave me minor roles like asking me to cry in a movie. Years later, I moved to University of Calabar to study Law but I was still into the Arts. I presented a TV show and was part of the Dance Drama group. In 2010, I emerged first runner up at the Mr. Nigeria contest which gave me a good platform to launch my acting career. That was when I landed my first major movie role in ‘Ladies Men’. But before then, I was in some TV productions like ‘Secrets & Scandals’, ‘Hope Bay’ and ‘Happy Family’. I’ve also featured in ‘In The Cupboard’, ‘True Citizens’, ‘Weekend Getaway’, ‘Lovelorn’ and ‘AY’s Crib’. God has really been faithful to me. I’ve just had a lot to do here and there.

You’ve not been acting professionally for so long yet you’ve gotten some recognition such as the Most Promising Male Act for 2012 Best of Nollywood Awards. How does that make you feel?
I feel humbled. Like the Bible says, “The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong”. In this short time I’ve been around, there has been so much buzz. I don’t even know what I do, I am my biggest critic. But it’s humbling when I come out and people recognize my works. I believe God strongly and I hold Him close.

Continue reading Uti Nwachukwu and I are not gay – Alex Ekubo finally comes out

Sometime ago, we reported that Nollywood actress Chika Ike shaved her hair for a movie role, click here if you miss the story.  Shaving hair seems to be the in-thing in Nollywood now, another Nollywood actress Ebube Nwagbo had also shaved her hair, the actress shared the photos on her Twitter page recently.

THE Lagos State Government, yesterday. disclosed that 9, 660 residents of the state tested positive to HIV virus of the 102,279 patients examined in the last one year.

The government also said 431 healthcare facilities across the state would be shut for contravening the state healthcare standards.

The state government, however, said it was impossible to  guarantee total free health care services for the over 18 million residents of the state, noting: “There is no adequate fund to provide the services.”

Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who disclosed these during the 2013 ministerial briefing on the activities of his ministry to commemorate the sixth year of Governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration, said to prevent the increase in HIV virus, the state government through the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LASACA, distributed 520,000 male and female condoms across the state.

The commissioner also said the state government has established HIV/AIDS counselling and testing centres in health facilities across the state, a measure to check the prevalence of the scourge within the state.

He explained: “These centres provide clients with all they need on HIV/AIDS, counselling, treatment and others. It is another of our strategy, among so many to check the problem.”