Liverpool: Champions League form must improve - Steven Gerrard

Captain Steven Gerrard said Liverpool must improve to fprogress in the Champions League after they needed his late penalty to beat Ludogorets 2-1.

The 2005 winners looked set to drop points against the Group B underdogs when Dani Abalo cancelled out Mario Balotelli's opener in stoppage time.

But Gerrard's spot-kick secured victory for Liverpool, who visit Basel next before a home tie against Real Madrid.

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Champions League: Brendan Rodgers praises 'persistent' Liverpool

"We did OK but it wasn't better than OK," he said. "There's a lot to learn."

Gerrard acknowledged Liverpool were caused problems on the counter-attack in their first match in the Champions League since 2009.

But he praised striker Mario Balotelli after the £16m summer signing from AC Milan scored his first goal for the club against theBulgarian champions.

With eight minutes left, the Italian controlled the ball and turned in a single movement before steering it into the net with                                      the outside of his right foot.

                                     Gerrard said: "You have to give Mario credit. It didn't go his                                          way for long periods but the sign of a good goalscorer is to                                            keep going and get a chance.

Defence Headquaters denies retiring GOC attacked by soldiers

There were reports earlier today that the Nigeria Military has retired the former GOC,
 the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Maj. Gen. Abubakar Mohammed,
who was attacked by soldiers at their barracks in Maiduguri on May 14th.
 But the Defence HQ just tweeted denying the report...

Nigerian troops celebrate after killing hundreds of Boko Haram men in Konduga

Nigerian troops this morning September 17th successfully crushed another attempt

 by Boko Haram members who were on a revenge mission to Konduga, in Borno State. 

According to a statement by Defence HQ, 3 Hilux vehicles, 1 Amoured Personnel

 Carrier and a cache of arms and ammunition were captured by the troops.

 Hundreds of the militants were said to have been killed. Troops are now

 combing the vicinity, in a cordon and search operation to determine the 

heavy casualties suffered by the terrorists in the encounter. See pics of the

 captured weapons armored tanks after the cut...

Ex-minister thrown into rubbish bin by angry mob

It's Ukrainian politics so I don't care much for the details..:-).. but a former minister named
 Vitaly Zhuravsky was attacked yesterday morning September 16th by an angry 
mob as he walked past a crowd outside the parliament building in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital.  

The minister was grabbed by the screaming mob and bundled head first into the half 
full rubbish bin and they proceeded to pelt him with the rubbish, pour water on him
 and hit him on the head with a car tyre. They are mad at him and other lawmakers
 because of Ukraine's recent trade pact with EU. See photos after the cut...

Bomb blast, sporadic gun shots reported at Kano College

According to a breaking news report, a bomb blast just went off at the
 Federal College of Education in Kano. Details are sketchy but residents
 of Kabuga area where the school is located say sporadic gunshots
 followed immediately the bomb went off this afternoon.
 The whole place is said to be in a chaos right now. Armed security are
 said to have gone to the area...

Trusth me, Because You need to See this! Duro Olowu’s Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear Collection

If there is one thing we love about Duro Olowu‘s designs – it’s that he can take his experiences travelling and infuse it with his signature aesthetics to make gorgeous clothes. The Nigerian designer has unveiled his Spring Ready-to-Wear collection for 2015 which is filled with his signature silk patchwork cape and of course elegant prints.

The collection was inspire by Duro’s trip to Saint-Louis in Senegal 6 months ago where the European and African cultures found a common ground in fashion. He adopted his love for the beautiful place and interpreted it in his RTW collection.

As usual, the collection is filled with prints, but that’s not all – there are also flirty silk and georgette layered dresses, frilly skirts, wide-legged trousers; and more.

Speaking on fusing seasons from the past with those of the present Duro said “I’m always hoping that someone will take something from one season and wear it with something from another“.

View the collection;

COPA Lagos 2014 is Here! Kinetic Sports announces the 4th Edition Beach Soccer Event at Lagos Press Conference

Kinetic Sports – the organisers of international beach soccer event COPA Lagos

 held in Nigeria and all Sub-Saharan countries announced plans for its

 4th edition at a press conference in Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos.

The meeting announced that the 4th edition will hold from 

Friday 12th – Sunday 14th December 2014 at the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The organizers also announced that the FC Barcelona Beach Soccer Team 

will be participating at this year’s event; and they will play against

 several local teams including Lagos’ Stationery Stores in the 

FC Barcelona Challenge. Other National teams expected 

to partake include Switzerland, Cote d’Ivoire and a final surprise 

team to be announced later.

Speaking at the event, Samson Adamu (CEO, Kinetic Sports) said 

“The 2014 Edition is much more than a sports event. Copa Lagos is a lifestyle. 

There is something for everyone“. He also added that 

the event will offer fans soccer, music, fashion and the opportunity 

to have fun at the beach.

Tilewa Adebajo (Chairman, Stationery Stores); Uche Mojekwu (Head, Corporate Comms, FCMB); Samson Adamu (CEO, Kinetic Sports) & Kunle Shin-aba (Head, Corporate Affairs, 1960 BET)