R Kelly is welcomed to Africa with a traditional dance by African dancers. He then talks about his first trip to Africa and gives his audience an in promptu rendition of a couple of his hit songs.
It was quite amusing when the audience playfully laughed when he mentions a plane due to his fear of flying.
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R Kelly has found tremendous success in his first tour of Africa. As part of the This Day Musical Festival hosted in South Africa,Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. R Kelly performed last night at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos to the delight of his Nigerian audience. R Kelly acknowledged the frenzy his performance had on his fans and kept the show going till morning.
Surprised by the legion of fans that came to see him perform in Nigeria. R Kelly apologized for not coming to Africa earlier and mentioned that the important thing is that he made it to the motherland at last.
R Kelly rounded up his show in Lagos by performing Michael Jackson's "You're are not Alone" in tribute to the King of pop.
Jose Mourinho in Ilorin, Nigeria gave his support to the pupils of the Kwara Football Academy (KFA) as they played against visitors Royal Antwerp FC from Belgium. KFA went on to win the match 1-0.
So far some of the organisers of the visit of the "special one" to Nigeria haven't been to pleased with him. Apparently one of the organisers is quite upset because Mourinho kept guests waiting for hours at a special dinner held on his behalf in Lagos on Friday night. An organiser who chose not be identified had this to add "He has been playing difficult, playing the big boy"
It's been reported that Mourinho wants to cut his visit early and does not want to go ahead with the plan to visit the Kwara Academy facility and take part in an autograph signing session.
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Nigerian Militants MEND (Movement for the emancipation of the Niger Delta) have reiterated that foreign oil companies should leave the Niger Delta of Nigeria.
MEND warned in an email that companies still operating in the Delta "namely Agip, Total, Shell and and Exxon Mobil (XOM) to leave while there is still time because within the next 72 hours" it may launch new attacks.
The MEND spokesman in the email also "warns the investors to the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline project that unless the Niger Delta root issue have been addressed and resolved, and money put into the project will go down the drain."
"We will ensure that it faces the same fate other pipelines are facing today"
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Jose Mourinho arrived Lagos, Nigeria via KLM airlines at 7:30pm last night. As part of the welcoming procedure for one of the world's most popular football coaches who has won major titles with FC Porto, Chelsea and currently Inter-Milan, Jose Mourinho was scheduled to attend a dinner in his honour at the Eko hotel in Lagos before retiring to the Federal Palace Hotel.
Jose Mourinho arrived Ilorin today to coach a team made up of pupils of the Kwara Football Academy (KFA) playing a friendly against Belgium's Royal Antwerp FC juniour team.
The CEO of Premium Sports Management, Nkechi Obi added that the international friendly between KFA and Royal Antwerp FC will serve as an opportunity for KFA to test their skills.
"They are playing on home turf in front of their number one fan, Governor Bukola Saraki. The entire country will be behind them and international scouts will watch them so the opportunity beckons the boys to show the stuff they are made of. Above all, the "Special One", Mourinho will provide the requisite verve and charisma to spur them on," she said.
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