Nigeria Striker, Yakubu seals China deal

Nigeria striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has signed a lucrative 3-year-deal to play for Chinese club Guangzhou R&F.Yak passed a medical and former his English side, Blackburn Rovers, has approved the move.

The China deal is believed to pay him 100,000 pounds a week, but the striker has insisted he did not move because of the cash.“It’s a new adventure for me after playing in Israel and England,” Yakubu told BBC Sport on Thursday.“I hope the club will come back again into the top flight as soon as possible”“I’ve been here for only three days and I can feel the love, warmth and the professional attitude of the people

eLDee drops 5th album 'Undeniable' July 1

Popular Nigerian musician and music producer eLDee is set to release his 5th solo album ‘Undeniable‘ on 1st of July 2012.eLDee’s other four solo music albums include ‘Long Time Coming’ (2004), ‘Return of the King’ (2006), ‘Big Boy’ (2008) and ‘Is it your Money?’(2010).

The ‘Undeniable’ album which features previously released singles ‘Wash wash’, ‘Today today’ and ‘Higher’ features guest appearances from EME acts Wizkid,Banky W and  Trybe Records acts Sojay, and K9.“This album is different from my previous albums because I decided to take a fresh and truly original stab at what contemporary African music should sound like today” the Trybe records boss, eLDee, elaborated.

In his 15 year career, the 35-year-old has proved to be a consistent artiste topping the charts and building and moulding other artistes’ careers. -NET

Nigeria's life expectancy is the lowest in West Africa

Life expectancy in Nigeria is now 47 years, making it the lowest among west African countries, Prof. Abdulsalam Nasidi, Project Director, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said.

He said this in Gusau on Thursday at the commencement of the second Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the state’s chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA).Nasidi who stated this in a paper with the theme “Lead Poisoning: Zamfara Experience” said this position was 30 per cent below the world’s average life expectancy.

 He said it was a situation that was attributable to some health factors, including child and maternal mortality, spread of polio virus and other epidemics.“One out of every five children die before the age of five years due to polio and other infections.

Former french first lady Carla Bruni pregnant

Former French First Lady Carla Bruni is pregnant with her third child,  The baby will be the 44-year-old’s second with husband Nicolas Sarkozy, 56.We wondered what the Sarkozy couple would do with themselves after leaving office, and now we know – play happy families!’

Adele expecting first baby with boyfriend

"Im delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together," she said moments ago on her official website. "I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we’re over the moon and very excited but please respect our privacy at this precious time. Yours always, Adele xx."
Adele's baby daddy is 36-year-old boyfriend Simon Konecki, former financier who co-founded U.K. bottled water company Life Water.The two met last summer. This will be their first child.
Congratulations

Lauryn Hill pleads guilty to Tax Evasion

Lauryn Hill just pled guilty to a major federal crime … admitting she intentionally failed to file several tax returns in the past decade — and now the former Fugees singer faces 3 years in prison.
 Hill pled guilty today to three counts of failure to file tax returns for the years 2005, 2006, and 2007 — when she earned more than $1.8 million.

When the judge asked if Hill “intentionally and willingly” failed to file the returns, she replied, “Yes.”In addition to the 3 years behind bars, Hill could be smacked with $75,000 in fines.Hill was released on $150,000 bail. Her sentencing hearing is set for November. -TMZ

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes divorce after 5years of marriage

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are divorcing after five years of marriage.The Rock of Ages star, 49, and 33-year-old actress have daughter Suri, six.‘This is a personal and private matter for Katie and her family,’ Holmes’s lawyer Jonathan Wolfe said in a statement to People magazine.

‘Katie’s primary concern remains, as it always has been, her daughter’s best interest.’

Pastor runs mad while conducting deliverance on mad man

PEOPLE living at Oke-Ado area of Ibadan, Oyo State, as well as shop owners and automobile dealers along Molete road in the town, on Thursday, watched a drama involving a pastor and a mad man.The pastor, whose name is Timothy, according to an eyewitness, got to Ososami junctions of Oke-Ado around 5.20 p.m and went to meet the mentally-deranged man, popularly known as Tunde, who was sitting in front of a building in the area.

According to Semiu, a shop owner around the spot of the incident, the pastor began to read the Bible on sighting the mad man, while he moved closer to him and laid the hand on his head.

Ex-commissioner returned home without pant - Husband

David Erhabor, husband  of a former commissioner in Edo State, Florence Igbinigie-Erhabor, on Wednesday, told a Benin High Court, that his wife of 15 years once came home without putting on a pair of pants.He said, “There was a day she came back home drunk and without a pair of pants on her. She was in the habit of keeping late nights.”

David while testifying in a divorce suit, No HAB/16D/2011, instituted by his wife, a former Commissioner for Women Affairs, under Chief Lucky Igbinedion, told the court he did not envisage a broken home in his life.The respondent said trouble started after his wife was appointed commissioner, after which he said she began keeping late nights.

Woman pours hot water on step son while asleep for beating her daughter

Mom Pours Hot Water On 18-Year Old Step Son While Asleep For Beating Her Daughter
The increasing rate of home abuse, wife battery, especially child molestation, maltreating, and abuse now is very alarming and calls for serious and quick intervention by all. I got this story from a friend and though it’s worth sharing.
Ola in a critical condition as I write is under a serious intensive care in a hospital around Igando area of Lagos. His step-mum who works with the Lagos Internal Revenue Service took laws into and hands and punished him for beating her little daughter by pouring hot water on him while asleep.

Married Lover dies during sex Romp

A married man, Amaechi Uche Padmore, has been arrested by the police and charged to a Lagos court on the allegation that his lover, Edith Nwokolo, died while he was having sex with her.
He is now facing a murder charge at Ebute Metta Magistrate’s court, Lagos over her death.
Source learnt that the lovers, who are both married, engaged in sex romp at 94, Mushin Road, Mushin, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
It was gathered that while Uche was on top of Edith, she started breathing heavily, jerked and died.
They were reported to have dated each other before they got married to different spouses.
Sources said immediately the incident happened, Uche, who has three kids, abandoned his pant and shoes and fled.

Miss England 2012 - Charlotte Holmes

Plymouth beauty and reality TV star Charlotte Holmes has been crowned Miss England.
Charlotte, 23, fought off competition from 59 other finalists, in a contest which saw her awarded the winning trophy at the Athena in Leicester.Charlotte’s modelling career took off when she won the Face of Plymouth competition in 2007, beating more than 300 entrants.
But Charlotte has brains as well as beauty – she has 10 GCSEs grade A*-C, three A-Levels in French, Biology and General Studies, and passed an AS Level in Chemistry.
She has passed a number of RYA levels in sailing, and can speak conversational French confidently.
Charlotte is currently signed with MOT Models, a leading London model agency

Arsenal to play Nigeria's Super Eagles in Abuja

The organizers of the of the Arsenal pre-season tour of Nigeria, reveals that the identity of the opponents of the Gunners during the tour has finally been made public.The English club, Arsenal will be playing against the Super Eagles of Nigeria on the 5th of August, 2012 at the National Stadium in Abuja.

James Ibori's mistress regains freedom

She is said to have since returned to Nigeria and was in fact reported to have been recently spotted in Abuja. For those who are familiar with the case of the “Iboris”, Udoamaka Okoronkwo-Onuigbo is the mistress of the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who was not so long ago sentenced to 13 years in the UK after having been found guilty of money laundering and other offences.

Udoamaka, however, got her own sentence much earlier than Ibori. She was tried alongside Ibori’s sister, Christine Ibori-Ibie, found guilty of money laundering and mortgage fraud and was sentenced to five years by Judge Christopher Hardy of a Southwark London Crown Court as far back as June 7, 2010.

The two women were convicted of handling moneys gotten from criminal transactions on behalf of Ibori while he was governor of Delta State. However, their sentences were to be served concurrently. Hence, two years later, Udoamaka has regained her freedom.She was reported to have been released in May, 2012.

President Jonathan to introduce birth control law

During the inauguration of Chairman and Commissioners of the National Population Commission (NPC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, President Goodluck Jonathan mentioned that a bill may soon be sponsored at the National Assembly which will seek to ensure birth control in the country.

However, the president foresees religious resistance to this proposition and therefore warns that Nigerians should not oppose this bill on religious grounds as it is for the good of all. According to him, “for us to plan properly, we must manage our population, but it is extremely sensitive, we are extremely religious people, either you are a Christian or Moslem… and even traditionalists believe that children are God’s gifts to man, so it is difficult for you to tell any Nigerian to limit the number of their children because they are gifts of God”.

Photo of the Day: Imo state Governor caught pricing roasted corn

One of the most respected Governors in Nigeria as of today, Governor Rochas Okorocha, was caught on camera buying roasted corn from one of his state corn sellers on a popular road.To many Nigerians this is a sign of Humility, and he has proven to be a man of the people

Nigeria is the 6th most dangerous African Country to live in

According to the Global Peace Index, conducted by the Research Institute of Economics & Peace. It recently released its top 10 most dangerous African countries in 2012 and Nigeria was number 6.
 The ranking is based on countries most affected by war, terrorism, political instability, regular violence etc. Here’s the top 10 Most Dangerous Countries in Africa 2012
 10. Ethiopia. 9.Burundi. 8. Zimbabwe. 7. Chad. 6. Nigeria. 5. Libya. 4. Central African Republic. 3. Democratic Republic of Congo. 2. Sudan. 1. Somalia.

Obituary Announcement - Onyeka Anyene & family

Really sad,may their souls rest peacefully in the lord,Amen.Sleep well and Gnite.for more details go to www.onyekaanyeneandfamily.com

Onyeka Onwenu loses only brother

Five months after the death of her mother, Ochiedike Hope Onwenu, Onyeka Onwenu’s only brother has also passed on. Her elder brother, Richard Onwenu, an accountant, died on Sat. June 9, 2012.

There will be a wake keep for him on Thursday Aug. 9 at Hon. D.K Onwenu’s compound in Ndianichie Obinetiti, Arondizougu, Imo State, followed by the burial on Friday 10, 12 after a Church service at St. Andrew’s.May his soul rest in peace amen.

22 year old Nigerian breaks record @ John Hopkins University

Emmanuel Ohuabunwa , 22 years old, has made history at John Hopkins University, United States of America. Ohuabunwa from Arochukwu, Abia State, has done the nation proud by becoming the first black man to make a Grade Point Average of 3.98 out of 4.0 to bag a degree in Neurosciences in the university. He was also adjudged as having the highest honours during the graduation that was held on May 24 this year.

For his efforts, he has won a scholarship to Yale University to pursue a degree in medicine. Besides, he has been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society, a prestigious honour group that features membership of 17 US Presidents, 37 US Supreme Court Justices, and 136 Nobel Prize winners.

Women from Saudi to compete in Olympics for the first time

For the first time in the history of Olympics, Saudi Arabia will allow its women to compete in the Olympics kicking off July. Officials say the olympics committee will overseer the participation of the qualified ones among them to compete in the events.Saudi Arabia was one of three countries that did not allow women to participate in the games.

The other two are Qatar and Brunei and they are also going to allow their female athletes compete in the London games that will begin July 27.Officials say they will compete, but they will be dressed to preserve their dignity.

Couples got 100 lashes of whip for having a child outside wedlock

The Islamists occupying northern Mali on Wednesday gave a couple 100 lashes of a whip for having a child out of wedlock as they continue enforcing sharia law, witnesses told AFP.
 “At Sankore Square in Timbuktu, a man and a women got 100 lashes for having had a child outside of marriage,” said local official Mohamed Ould Baby.

“People were watching it was like a show. I was there, I saw the youths arriving at the square, I saw them being whipped, it is the first time I have seen something like that.”
The official said Islamist group Ansar Dine (Defenders of Faith) carried out the punishment.

B.O.M Magazine Cover

Nollywood Diva Patience Ozokuo a.k.a Mama G & three others Ent Cover’s Beauty Overdose Magazine

Woman who made sex tape with son jailed for 4years for Incest

A woman who made a sex tape with her teenage son after they were reunited after 15 years apart claims their relationship was not incest – but a case of ‘genetic attraction’.
 Mistie Rebecca Atkinson, 32, was sentenced to four years and eight months behind bars in Napa County Superior Court, California on Wednesday.
 It came after she was found in a Ukiah, California motel room with the 16-year-old boy, who had recorded his mother giving him oral sex on his phone.

Pastor Chris Okotie's second marriage ends

The marriage between Chris Okotie, the glamorous pastor of the Household of God Church and Stephanie Okotie is over.Chris Okotie made this announcement during a church service, saying that the differences between he and his wife were irreconcilable and that they had divorced.

 The three time presidential candidate said “Stephanie and I are no longer married. We have separated. You can see she’s not in church today. It’s due to irreconcilable differences and you should please respect our wishes at this time because there is no going back”
 This is Chris Okotie’s second divorce and Stephanie’s third. They got married on 7th August, 2008 in a glamorous wedding attended by a horde of journalists and celebrities.

Timaya's New Look

 Could this really affect the way fans look at him?Unbelievable new look

Mohammed Morsi - New Egyptian President

Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood is to become the first Islamist head of state in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation, after being declared winner in the presidential election
Dr Morsi has pledged that Egypt under his leadership will be inclusive, and he courted secular and Christian voters.

A retiring individual, bearded and bespectacled, he has vowed to uphold the goals of the revolution that ousted president Hosni Mubarak last year and to share power with other parties.

However, his victory appears to be symbolic after the military defanged the post by recently granting itself sweeping powers.

Dr Morsi, who became the Brotherhood's candidate only after their first choice Khairat El-Shater was disqualified, beat Ahmed Shafiq with 51.73 per cent of the vote.Many had written him off as an uncharismatic substitute, saying he would be unable to muster widespread support.

Photos: Manchester City's Kolo Toure weds



After living together for 9 years, Manchester City defender Kolo Toure and the mother of his two children Chimène Akassou formalized their union in a ceremony well attended by distinguished personalities especially from the field of sports.
The wedding was held last thursday June 14th, in Abidjan at a mosque and then a grand reception took place on saturday, June 16.

US mother & daughter helped steal $1M from women in online dating scam

Mother and daughter in Brighton, Colorado, teamed up with Nigerian fraudsters to bilk 374 women out of $1 million by posing as soldiers in Afghanistan on online dating sites, authorities say.
Tracy Vasseur, 40, and her mother, Karen Vasseur, 73, are accused of laundering the cash for the Nigerians running the scam. They allegedly kept 10 percent of the profits and passed the rest on to their African partners.
The Colorado Attorney General says Nigerian men posted fake dating profiles claiming to be soldiers and developed online relationships with women from around the world

Tinsel star, Lizz Njagah marries

Tinsel Actress, Lizz Njagah is married. She tied the knot with her long-time boyfriend and movie producer, Alexandros Konstantaras. The wedding took place at the groom’s country in Thessaloniki, Greece. God bless their union

Cobhams with his 7-month-old baby

lovely

NDLEA nabs woman with 66 wraps of narcotics inserted in private part

NDLEA officials at the screening section of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos were last week stunned at the discovery of 66 wraps of narcotics testing positive for methamphetamine.Mande Bala, 48, was immediately arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) shortly before she was due to board a Kenyan Airways flight to Nairobi on the 15th of June.

The NDLEA Commander at the airport, Hamza Umar, confirmed the arrest. He said, “The quantity of drugs that Bala had inserted in her private part was so much that it affected her gait, drawing the attention of the NDLEA officials. No suspect has ever inserted such a large quantity of drugs in the country. Usually, cases of insertion are not more than 300g. The discovery was shocking.”
 Source gathered that in all, the 66 wraps of methamphetamine expelled from Bala’s private part weighed 1kg.

President Jonathan sacks Defense Minister & National security Adviser

There are indications that the defense minister and the National security adviser to the president has been relieved of their duties. The reports made available states that, the presidency has taken a strict decision to overhaul the security outfits in Nigeria.The shakeup is likely to affect every all the Nigerian security agencies as there is livelihood more security chiefs would be relieved of their positions

He appointed Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) to replace General Andrew Owoye Azazi as the new National Security Adviser (NSA). Mr. Jonathan also dropped Minister of Defense, Haliru Bello, from his cabinet with immediate effect.Mr. Dasuki had previously overseen the Nigerian mint. A source said he was also one of those who opposed the late Nigerian dictator, Sani Abacha.

Bomb blast @ Wuse II, Abuja

A bomb exploded at the popular Crystal Lounge in the Wuse II district of Abuja. According to eyewitnesses, a man entered a crowded food court, planted the bomb and then ran away. Casualties have been reported and five cars were destroyed in the attack.More Details of the attack shortly

MBGN 2012 winner,Isabella will not represent Nigeria @ Miss World

                                  Isabella                                                                              Diamette
Usually, the winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) pageant is sent as Nigeria’s representative to the Miss World pageant.

However, the current MBGN, Miss Isabella Ayuk will not be representing Nigeria at the Miss World competition holding in China. She has been replaced with the 1st runner-up, Diamette Charles Granville.Rumours that Isabella was disqualified from participating at the pageant has been debunked by the Vice-President, Silverbird Group, Mr Guy Murray-Bruce.

D'banj covers The Observer Magazine

D’banj was recently featured on the cover of a popular UK magazine: “The Observer”, where he was labelled the “Star of Africa”

Ambassador Segun Olusola dies!!

The creator of the popular TV Show “The Village Headmaster” Ambassador Segun Olusola passed away yesterday evening, the 21th of June 2012 after a long illness.
 He was a cultural icon, the longest-serving Ambassador of Nigeria to Ethiopia (1987 – 1993) and also the founder of African Refugees Foundation.May his soul rest in Peace.

Dying suicide bomber's last words: ''We're doing God's work''

In a deathbed confession, a young suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber told an officer in Bauchi that the group was “doing God’s work” and would not stop.
The youth, who appeared to be between 20-24, was critically injured when bombs detonated and the explosion tore into his body, sending pieces in every direction.

The Bauchi State Police Command recalled his last words before his death. Spokesman Abdullahi Abubakar reported: “At around 5:05 pm yesterday in Bauchi town, our attention was drawn to a young man between the ages of 20 to 24 lying critically injured after an explosion. On reaching the youth, our anti-bomb team searched him and recovered a pistol and bomb. Before he died he told us that they are doing God’s work and will not stop,” – an apparent reference to Boko Haram.

On why the police moved him out of the hospital, the spokesman explained: “In the hospital we got an intelligence report that some people would come and take him away, and so we moved him to our headquarters under a drip with a doctor and it was with us that he later died because his legs were blown apart as were other parts of his body.”— SaharaReporters

Football player slumps,dies during match

Tragedy struck Nigerian football yesterday when a player, Niyi Lawal, slumped and died during a tournament in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The unfortunate incident happened during the ongoing Remmy Hazzan Unity Cup, organised among the 15 wards in the local government at Odogbolu Comprehensive High School, Odogbolu.
Lawal, a player of Wonder Star Football Club, representing Ward 11, was playing in the quarter final match against Ward 2, represented by Timosteve Football Club, when he suddenly slumped and was quickly rushed to Dideolu Specialist Hospital in Ikenne, where he was confirmed dead

Photo of the Day: Chinese father drags son in a crate

                    for bumpy ride-lol

Boko Haram top leader killed hours after U.S declares Boko Haram leaders terrorist

Just hours after the U.S. State Department listed the leaders of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic terrorist sect as terrorist it was revealed the one of the leaders of the sevt ranked as number 4 had been killed.

The U.S. is known for using unmanned drone airplanes to kill terrorist’s leaders and with the declaration the same practice could extend to Nigeria.

The member of the Islamic terror group, Boko Haram, Habeeb (Habibu) Bama from Borno State and the mastermind of the bombings of UN Building, Force HQ Abuja, Madalla and Abacha Barracks has been Killed.