Stephen Keshi demands N1billion compensation from NFF

Super Eagles Former coach Stephen Keshi is demanding N1billion compensation from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for defaming him. According to Vanguard, Keshi has dragged the NFF to court for “wrongful dismissal and defamation”. A top source told said

“Keshi’s lawyers have demanded for a billion Naira from the NFF as compensation for defaming their client.”

A letter from Keshi's lawyers was sent to NFF on Friday July 24th. Keshi was sacked by the NFF on July 5 just four months after he'd signed a new two-year contract to coach the Super Eagles.

RIP in Bobbi Kristiana Brown

Bobbi Kristina Brown has died aged 22 - six months after she was found unconscious in a bathtub.

 

The aspiring singer was rushed to hospital and placed in a medically-induced coma on January 31 after she was discovered face-down in the water-filled tub at her townhouse in Roswell, Geo

She passed away, surrounded by her family, at the hospice on Sunday - just 3 years after her famous mother, singer Whitney Houston, died aged 48 in a bathtub at a hotel in Beverly Hills.

MAGICAL! Manchester United Players complete outrageous 22 headers

Manchester United's stars have recorded their own version of head challenge. The players who are in the United States of America completed 22 successive headers back and forth before coolly slotting into a bin.

In the video which was posted on MUTV, Jesse Lingard, Sam Johnstone, Paddy McNair, Sean Goss, Chris Smalling, Antonio Valencia, Matteo Darmain and Michael Carrick head the ball to each other 22 times before the last player slots into a bin.

Chelsea players were one of the first to filmed themselves doing the head challenge.

Watch the video below:

Photos: Massive Explosion rocks hotel in Somalia. At least 6 killed

Photo Credit: Mohamed Moalimu

There was a bomb explosion in Mogadishu, the Somali Capital this afternoon July 25th. The massive explosion targeted Jazeera hotel close to UN compound, in Mogadishu. The source was a car laden with explosives. (left is what is left of the hotel). At least 6 people have been confirmed dead.

Only yesterday, Somalia’s Al-Shabaab insurgents assassinated a lawmaker, Abdulahi Hussein Muhamud and his guards.

SCARY! Dead woman withdraws over N500k from bank

Mrs Cordelia Iweg­buna Idowu Okocha was 50 when she died of breast cancer, on August 7, 2004, and was buried in Septem­ber 2004. However,4 years after her death, she ‘visited’ her bank and withdrew more than N527,500 from her savings account in a first generation bank (name withheld).

The statement of account of the dead woman indicated that she withdrew N500,000 by ‘self ’ on February 19, 2008. On Febru­ary 28, 2008, she made another withdrawal of N27,500 by ‘self’. She made all the withdrawals at the Awolowo Road branch of the bank.

 She was survived by her only child, Chukwudi Uche Okocha who was 17 at the time of his mother's death. He said:

Chris Brown hires new guards ... See what he captioned with it

Lol! The new father of baby Royalty recently recruit some body guards and he said "I ain't no killa but don't push me"

President Buhari: "Ministers Won't Award Contracts Again"

As part of the ongoing reform of several strata of the Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that ministers won’t be having the luxury of awarding contracts or getting corrupt in how contracts are awarded.

Speaking with journalists in Washington DC during his four-day visit to the United States, Buhari said ministers would no longer have power to award contracts.

13 year old student murdered in cold blood

Palpable anxiety has gripped Umuagaragu, Enyiogugu community in Aboh Mbaise local council area of Imo State, following the gruesome murder of Uzoma Okerenkwo, a 13-year old JSS 2 student of Logara High School, Ngor Okpala, by unknown assassins.

Fear and apprehension enveloped the entire community soon after the lifeless body of Uzoma was discovered along a bush path close to his home.

A villager, who spoke on strict grounds of anonymity, told Vanguard that “Uzoma’s throat was mercilessly slashed by the assassins”.

Jennifer Lopez step out in racy dress as she celebrates her 46th birthday

Award winning Singer step out in a see through dress which left heads turning at 1Oak in Southampton on Friday to mark her 46 years birthday. The dress look so perfect on her but a bit too revealing .... But we are not complaining *winks*

Also present at the birthday celebration apart from friend is Jenny beau Casper Smart. See more photo after the cut ... 

Cameroonian Police arrest Caucasian with explosives & arms in his car

Picture above is a white man who was apprehended by Police in Yaounde, Cameroon yesterday with explosives and arms were found in his car. He was taken away and they are yet to tell the press who the man is and where he's from. 

Governor Oshiomhole says “No state government has gotten one naira from the bailout”

Adams Oshiomhole, Governor of Edo State says that no state in the country has received any money from the Federal Government as bailout fund. The governor said this on on Saturday, July 25, at a reception for the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase in Sabongida Ora, Owan West Local Government Area of the state.

Photo: Suicide Bombers in ghastly Accident

According to report, these are photo of the dreaded Boko Haram sect members dressed as women, but fortunately they had an accident on their way. See what was seen in their hand bags below:

Boko Haram kills 25 in Adamawa in fresh new attack

A bloody and terrifying raid by Boko Haram on Friday left at least 25 people dead in three villages in eastern Nigeria's Adamawa state, according to residents and a local government official. Adamawa state borders Borno state, Boko Haram's birth place and main stronghold.

Storming in on motorcycles, the gunmen attacked the neighboring villages of Kopa, Maikadire and Yaffa around 9 a.m. local time, shooting and killing residents, according to witnesses and local government chairman Maina Ularamu.

Some Quotes of Donald Trump on "the Blacks" #EmiratesCup2015

I was going through some articles online and I found this piece about one of the persons that would be running for United States President, Donald Trump. As with matters of such magnitude, it is important to understand where a candidate stands on critical issues, such as immigration, healthcare, domestic surveillance, marriage equality, abortion, and black people, who account for 13 percent of America’s population.

Here, a collection of quotes from Donald Trump on “the blacks.” as shared by Gawker ...

Rihanna and Formula One ace go on secret date

Rihanna and Lewis Hamilton are having secret affair according to new gossip report. BBHMM hit maker and Formula One racing driver were spotted together on Saturday at New York restaurant Da Silvano before heading to a nightclub and have reportedly been dating for months.

A source said: "They've had a flirtation for years and have always fancied each other, but since May this year they've been talking a lot. Finally their schedules allowed them to spend a weekend in the same part of the world andthey made the most of it."

Swedish police arrest US rapper Snoop Dogg

US rapper Snoop Dogg was briefly arrested by Swedish police on suspicion of using illegal drugs, police sources said Sunday.

"Police carrying out roadside controls noticed that Snoop Dogg (whose car was pulled over) seemed to be under the influence of narcotics. He was arrested and taken to the police station to take a urine test," said Daniel Nilsson, a police spokesman for the central Uppsala region.

Timaya denies rape, says US-based accuser is blackmailing him

Timaya finally denial rape claim by Atlanta lady. Speaking exclusively with LIB, Timaya said it was consensual sex and the girl is now blackmailing him. Timaya admitted that he hooked up with the girl (pictured above) in his Atlanta hotel, but says she agreed to the sex.

He said the girl, who he has been talking to for about a year, contacted him when she found out he was in the US for his tour and bugged him to see him. He told her where he was and she came to see him. He said from the minute she entered the room, she started filming him.

He said after they finished having sex, the girl continued filming him and began asking him questions. He said she asked him if he enjoyed the sex and he said yes, then she asked him if she could follow him to his show and he said no that he's working...but that she could come later and he would tell his people to let her in. She then told him that they didn't use a condom, what if she gets pregnant? Timaya said he told her that he didn't want another baby, that he just got a baby.

Soldiers stopped Tompolo's meeting with MEND members, seal off meeting venue

Soldiers reportedly sealed off the Ijaw House, venue of the proposed meeting by MEND Members on the orders of the State Governor, Dickson Seriake. Sources at the governors office say Seriake had sent a letter to MEND members proposing to meet with them at a later date to discuss their grievances. The group, through its spokesperson, Eric Omare, released a statement condemning the soldiers invasion of Ijaw House. 

Read the statement after the cut...

Actor Al Pacino said he is not ready to retire

Al Pacino at age 75 says he is not ready to retire. The Hollywood legend who stars in forthcoming movie 'Manglehorn' - has ''no desire to quit'' acting just yet, as he feels there is ''no difference'' to how he works despite his advancing years.

Pacino said: ''I have no desire to quit. Sorry. Why? Why didn't I quite 20 years ago, 40 years ago? What's the point of quitting?''

In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, the veteran actor said: 

Davido daughter finally meet her grandpa ...

Aww! Cute Baby vs Proud Grandpa. Davido father finally meet with his grand daughter ...

Pictures of US President Obama dancing to some Kenyan rhythm

President Obama who is current visiting his home country Kenya show some cool dancing step at the state banquet organized in his honor by the Kenyan government today July 25th. 

He was joined at the dance floor by President Kenyatta and his wife as well as his half sister, Auma Obama. 

Checkout some more photos ...

Interesting piece by Reuben Abati titled "the phones no longer ring"

Former President Jonathan's spokesman, Reuben Abati pen down a very interesting piece that was first published on Sunday Vanguard ... Read Below

As spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan, my phones rang endlessly and became more than personal navigators within the social space. They defined my entire life; dusk to dawn, all year-round. The phones buzzed non-stop, my email was permanently active; my twitter account received tons of messages per second.

Tony Elumelu Meets With Obama In Kenya

Tony Elumelu , chairman of Heirs Holding in a post on his Facebook page shared with followers how his week went.

The billionaire also shared a picture of himself and United States president, Barack Obama who is on a 5-day trip to Africa. 

The two met on Friday in Nairobi at the the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) which the United State president is co-hosting. See how Elumelu’s week went,

Olusegun Obasanjo: Why I allowed Abacha arrest me

Former President Obasanjo has disclosed reasons why he allowed former head of state, Sani Abacha to arrest him in March 1995 for allegedly conspiring abroad against the Abacha regime, despite many opportunities to escape and accept an offer of political asylum by the US.

Leadership reports

Photo: Nigerian Embassy in China hosts singer Kcee

Five Star music star Artist Kcee, is currently on tour in China and was yesterday hosted by the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, China. He also had his first show in Beijing and is due to perform in Guangzhou and other major cities in China. 

More photos after the cut ...

United States Senator brand Nigerian Soldiers fighting Boko Haram, ‘rapists’

President Buhari who just concluded his official visit to the United States criticized the Leahy Law which is a U.S. human rights law that prohibits the U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense from providing military assistance to foreign military units that violate human rights. 

Reacting, the sponsor of the Law, US Senator Patrick Leahy said Buhari is misguided in his criticism as the law, which has so far stopped the US govt from assisting Nigeria in the war against Boko Haram, can't be blamed for the atrocities committed by the 'murderers and rapists in the Nigerian military'.

Interesting! Etcetera says "God won’t listen to Nigerian songs"

Etcetera has put a question before us, he said why do we listen to Nigeria Songs? Please lets try and answer him.

Read why he ask that question below:

Emmanuel Adebayor shows off garage ... See what is inside (~ _ ~)

Please mention a name of the car you can see in Emmanuel Adebayor's Garage and if you know the price say it too so we can estimate, can't do it alone

What you need to know about the US Presidential State Car aka 'The Beast'

Okay, I promise to bring the characteristics of the Official United States Presidential State Car, which is the Cadillac One - The Beast ....

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Wonder how small $500,000 can be? See Mariah Carey 18 Carat Diamond Necklace

This is how to make $500,000 look very small. Mariah Carey's boyfriend James Packer splash $500,000 on a yellow heart shaped diamond necklace for his sweetheart. Are you still wondering why she has those glowing smile on her face? Try wearing a $500,000 and tell me how it feels *winks*

The singer showed off her stunning new accessory on Instagram on Thursday, and not surprisingly was grinning from ear to ear.  Lets take a close look at the little but mighty piece ...