JONJO SHELVEY JOINS SWANSEA

Swansea City splashed out five million pounds to prise hard-working midfielder Jonjo Shelvey away from Premier League rivals Liverpool on Wednesday.
The Welsh club said on their website that Shelvey, who spent three years at Liverpool and made 32 appearances under Brendan Rodgers last season, had signed a four-year deal at the Liberty Stadium.
His domestic and European form earned a first England cap as a second-half substitute in a World Cup qualifier against San Marino at Wembley last October.

PAULINHO TO SPURS

Influential Brazil midfielder Paulinho has accepted an offer from Tottenham Hotspur and will join the Premier League club from Corinthians before the start of the season, the player said on Monday.
A powerful box-to-box midfielder, Paulinho, who scored 34 goals in 167 games for Corinthians, shone in Brazil's successful Confederations Cup campaign last month.
"These were three wonderful years of my career, of victories, of working with great people, who always helped me," Paulinho said in a tearful farewell on Monday. "All I have to say to Corinthians is 'I'll be back'."

CHELSE AGREE FEE FOR MARCO VAN GINKEL

Chelsea have agreed a fee with Vitesse Arnhem for midfielder Marco van Ginkel.

Van Ginkel has two years remaining on his contract with the Eredivisie club and will reportedly cost the Blues £8million.
He will sign subject to a medical, agreement of personal terms and legal documentation.
The highly-rated Dutchman won the 'Dutch Talent of the Year' award after impressing in the Eredivisie last season and recently starred for the Netherlands Under-21 squad at the European Championship.

MADRID FAILS TO SIGN BALE

Gareth Bale is set to sign a new deal at Tottenham after Real Madrid admitted DEFEAT in their bid to sign him.
The Spanish giants are understood to have been told by Spurs that they will reject all offers this summer for the Footballer of the Year.
Bale is expected back at the north londoners on Monday for the start of pre-season training.
And chairman Daniel Levy is set to become the toast of Spurs fans after it emerged Real are ready to shelve their interest in the Welshman for 12 months and try again next summer.

BARCA TO SPEND MORE

Barcelona's transfer resources have not been exhausted by the 60 million euros they paid for Brazil forward Neymar, a club spokesman said on Tuesday.
Neymar will line up alongside World Player of the Year Lionel Messi in a formidable forward line for the Spanish champions but they probably need to strengthen a defence that was worryingly porous last season.
"Barca can afford all the transfers the technical staff deem necessary, as has always been the case," Toni Freixa, spokesman for the club's board of directors, told a news conference.

ERC SUPPORTS ASUU STRIKE

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has declared its support for last weekend’s decision of the Academic Staff Unions of Universities (ASUU) to go on strike, calling on the government to meet the union’s demands immediately.
A statement today by its National Coordinator, Hassan Taiwo Soweto, said the central issue that has forced the union to embark on the new action is the Federal Government’s continued refusal to fully implement the FGN/ASUU agreement signed in 2009.
Recalling that the ERC was involved in various actions at that time to get the agreement signed, the campaign said it was duty bound to stand with ASUU and university lecturers in the current struggle to get the agreement fully implemented

NEYMAR IS CONFEDERATIONS CUP GOLDEN BALL WINNER

Neymar was named the best player at the Confederations Cup after helping Brazil  win their third consecutive tournament title following Sunday's emphatic 3-0 victory over reigning world and European champions Spain at the Maracana Stadium.
The 21-year-old striker beat new Barcelona team-mate Andres Iniesta to the Golden Ball award, with fellow Brazilian Paulinho finishing in third place in a vote cast by the world media.
Neymar played an instrumental role in Brazil's run to the final, scoring four goals against Japan, Mexico, Italy, and Spain in the showpiece match last night.
There were wild celebrations in the aftermath of the victory, but Neymar offered a word of caution as attention now turns to the 2014 World Cup next year, urging the country's supporters not to get carried away by their latest demolition of Spain.

CHELSEA BATTLE MAN CITY FOR £8m "NEW RONALDO"

Jose Mourinho had asked the Blues to fund a bid for the player, having courted the 18-year-old during his time in charge of Real Madrid. However, Manchester City continue to pursue the teenager, with Sporting Lisbon wanting £8million plus add-ons for the Portugal U20 international. Bruma’s contract expires next summer though, and interested parties are sensing an opportunity to negotiate

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MARKO MARIN TO JOIN SEVILLA ON LOAN

The 24-year-old German, who signed from Werder Bremen for £7m last summer but missed the start of the season through injury, made just 16 appearances.
Marin's first-team chances might have been further limited by the arrival of Andre Schurrle From Bayern Leverkusen.
The loan deal is "subject to the completion of legal documentation and a medical", said a Chelsea statement

INIESTA SAVES FORMER CLUB

Andres Iniesta has come to the rescue of his hometown club Albacete by handing them a loan of over £200,000.
The Barcelona midfielder, used to showing his class on the field, has shown it off the field this time by dipping into his own pocket for the club where he was a youth team player.
Iniesta is a shareholder at the club, and the money he has put in will pay off the outstanding wages the club owes to its players.
Even more importantly, it has prevented the club from administrative relegation to Spain's fourth tier.
The deadline for the payment was Thursday night, and Iniesta's money has saved the club.
It's not the first time the 29-year-old has dug deep into his pocket, as in 2011 he injected over £300,000 into the club.

ROONEY SET ON LEAVING UNITED

David Moyes will walk straight into a searching test of his man-management skills next week after it emerged Wayne Rooney is still angling to leave Old Trafford.
The former Everton manager’s Manchester United reign officially begins on Monday and he was hoping to launch it in style by persuading Rooney to forget

MARTINEZ TO BRING IN FORMER CLUB STAFF

Roberto Martinez is likely to have his backroom staff selected by the time he begins work at Everton next week, with his assistant from Wigan, Graeme Jones, set to be among the coaching ranks.
Assistant manager Steve Round, coach Jimmy Lumsden and goalkeeping coach Chris Woods all appear set to follow David Moyes to Manchester United.

FC BARCELONA FACE SANTOS FC IN GAMPER TROPHY

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The 2013 Gamper trophy will see the catalans Fc Barcelona face Santos FC holders of the Recopa Sudamericana and 16th place in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A on August 2 at 21.30. A statement by Fc Barcelona: ”Santos’ participation in the Joan Gamper Trophy was agreed upon when Barça signed the Brazilian forward. In addition to the friendly this summer, Barça and Santos will play another friendly in Brazil, the date and time of the match has yet to be determined.”

Official: Barcelona announce the signing of Girona coach Rubi

Its Official: Barcelona announce the signing of Girona coach Rubi (43) as second assistant coach for next season, plus another optional year if he wishes to.The catalans are looking forward to strengthening their tactical skills against next season which will be a tough one.

2013 BLACKBERRY SCHOLARSHIP FOR NIGERIAN FEMALE STUDENTS

BlackBerry is reaching out to women in Nigeria to urge them to apply for the new BlackBerry Scholars Programme, an initiative designed to inspire women globally to enter and develop careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.                                                                            Eligibility

1. Nigerian girls who will be entering their first year of study in the 2013-2014 academic year
2. All applicants to The BlackBerry® Scholars Program must be female and age 18 or older (or the equivalent age of majority where you live). If the applicant is a minor, consent for

LIST OF WINNERS OF ODU'A SCHOLARSHIP 2013

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-Candidates must be an undergraduate student from either Federal or State University -Candidate must maintain a minimum Cumulative grade point Aggregate (CGPA) of second class upper division (2'1) -Candidate must be free from any form of misdemeanor in their institution of study

NIIT NIGERIA SCHOLARSHIP TEST

The 14th edition of the NIIT scholarship exams is scheduled to take place on 13th of July 2013. to register go to niitnigeria.com to fill up the application form. The NIIT (Nigerian Institute of Information Technology) is a leading Global talent Development cooperation,it established its presence in 1999. It has more than 19 centres in different regions in: Abuja, Osogbo , Ajah,  , Offa , Kaduna, Onitsha ,Owerri, Otta, Lokoja, Makurdi, Edet, Ibadan, Ikeja ,Illorin ,Surulere, Uyo.

NLNG SCHOLARSHIP

The NLNG Scholarship registeration is still on,this registeration is only open to Freshers (1st year students). Instructed candidates are advised to go to  https://sws.nlng.com/Undgrad to register, Registeration ends on 3rd July.

MAN U LAUNCH £12m BAINES BID

Manchester United have launched a bid for Everton full back Leighton Baines,Baines has stated his willingness to remain at Everton but a concrete offer from Man United for his services may persuade the former Wigan Athletic man to push for an exit from the Merseyside club he has represented with distinction for six seasons.David Moyes has been strongly linked with moves to bring his former Goodison Park charge to Old Trafford but one wonders if an opening offer of between £10m-£12m, as quoted by this source, would be enough to tempt the Toffees to sell arguably their most effective performer.