Facebook Names Shakira As The Most Popular Person Ever

Colombian singer Shakira has been declared as the person with the most "liked" page on Facebook.

According to a statement released by Facebook on Monday, 21 July, 2014, with over 100 million likes, Shakira’s Facebook account is the second most-liked page behind Facebook’s own page.

It was gathered that Shakira joined Facebook in 2007 and has a comfortable lead on her fellow pop stars, trailed by Eminem (91.9 million), Rihanna (89.1 million), Michael Jackson (76.9 million) and Katy Perry (72.5 million).

A photo of the singer standing in the Maracanã football stadium in Brazil, where she performed at the closing ceremony of the World Cup 2014, has become her most popular post with 3.6 million likes.


* Shakira

Shakira released her 10th album this year, the self-titled Shakira, to positive critical reception, though it peaked at number 14 in the UK album charts.

International Organisation Petitions Pope Over Boko Haram

International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, a civil society group has petitioned his holiness Pope Francis, over the activities of the dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram.

 

The organisation in the petition issued in Onitsha, Anambra State, by its Chairman, Emeka Umeagbalasi, which was obtained by Vanguard, said it was imperative for the Pope to intervene in the happenings in Nigeria because of the killing of Christians and burning of churches in northern part of Nigeria by Insurgents and Fulani Jihadists.

 

The organisation called for proactive lawful counter measures to curtail the disturbing development.

 

Below is an excerpt from the petition:

 

“In the area of ethno-religious killings, which informed this executive summary, at least 6,000 people, mostly rural indigenous Christians and Igbo-Christians have been killed in the Jos ethno-religious violence since 2001, with those of 2001, 2004, 2008 and 2011 being the bloodiest. As at March 2010, a total of over 13, 500 innocent people including women and children, dominated by Igbo Christians were killed in ethno-religious violence in Nigeria since Kaduna and Kano religious riots broke out in 2000 and 2001.

 

Kelly Rowland Expecting a Baby Boy?

Pregnant singer Kelly Rowland has been spotted browsing blue clothing and accessories for her baby registry.

Kelly Rowland has fuelled speculation she is expecting a baby boy.

The 'Kisses Down Low' singer is pregnant with her first child with husband Tim Witherspoon - who she married in May - and was seen browsing for blue onesies at baby supply store Juvenile Shop in Sherman Oaks, California recently.

According to E! News an eye-witness revealed that Kelly was cooing over the tiny boys' clothing and reportedly said: ''Oh my god, this is so little ... this is so cute!''

She is also said to have registered for a Ferrari F1 baby walker, a Skip Hop Pronto! changing station, a Nuna travel crib and plenty of post-pregnancy shape wear from Belly Bandit.

While Kelly hasn't confirmed the gender of her baby, her former Destiny's Child bandmate Michelle Williams had previously sparked speculation her friend is having a boy.
She previously said: ''I'm so happy that I have another nephew coming to babysit for a few hours and give back to its rightful owners.''

And it sounds like Kelly is taking to pregnancy well, as Michelle added: ''She just looks so wonderful, I'm so happy for her.''

Ray J - Ray J charged with 10 offences

Ray J has been charged with four counts of resisting arrest, three counts of assault and battery, two counts of vandalism and one of sexual battery, following his arrest in May.

 Ray J has been charged with 10 offences over his arrest in May.

The 'I Hit It First' singer - the younger brother of Brandy Norwood - got into an altercation with police at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel after being ordered to leave over his ''rowdy'' behaviour, and now faces four charges of resisting arrest, three counts of assault and battery, two counts of vandalism and one of sexual battery, all of which are misdeneamour offences, TMZ reports.

The sexual battery charge brought by the Los Angeles County District Attorney yesterday (21.07.14) is particularly controversial as police at the time insisted no such crime was committed.
The offence relates to the singer brushing up against a woman's butt at the hotel, but police said at the time the contact was incidental, not intentional.

After being asked to leave the hotel, the 33-year-old singer - who is best known for appearing in a sex tape with then-girlfriend Kim Kardashian - refused to go so security made a citizen's arrest.

Law enforcement officers then arrived at the scene and the R&B star allegedly kicked out the back window of the police car and spat in an arresting officer's face as he was being handcuffed.

Kanye West - Kanye West makes celebrity speech

Kanye West used his wedding speech to talk about how ''celebrities have no rights'' and to express his desire for a better life for his daughter North.

Kanye West used his wedding speech to talk about how ''celebrities have no rights''.

The 'Gold Digger' hitmaker gave a 45-minute toast at his nuptials to Kim Kardashian - with who he has 13-month-old daughter North - in Florence, Italy, in May, and says he used the opportunity to explain how he and his new wife want to ''fight'' for more respect, comparing the way they are treated to ''blacks in the '60s''.

He explained to America's GQ magazine: ''What I talked about in it was the idea of celebrity, and celebrities being treated like blacks were in the '60s, having no rights, and the fact that people can slander your name. I said that in the toast.

''And I had to say this in a position where I, from the art world, am marrying Kim. And how we're going to fight to raise the respect level for celebrities so that my daughter can live a more normal life. She didn't choose to be a celebrity. But she is. So I'm going to fight to make sure she has a better life.''

Kanye went on to explain he wants to ''fight for the re-education'' of what celebrity means and to prove he

Lady Claims Jude Okoye is Cheating on Pregnant Wife Ifeoma Okoye on IG

You remember yesterday, now Mrs Ifeoma Jude Okoye had gushed about her man on her IG  page, thanking her friends and family for attending her beautiful wedding. Everyone was happy for her and all that. Well, guess what! Out of nowhere, this lady named Truthtellaah who obviously isn't happy that Ify is happy showed up with some nasty comments to ruin the day. Her IG posts continue after the cut....

"My Weight Is My Brand, I Won't Want to Lose It" – Eniola Badmus

 

Popular Nigerian actress, Eniola Badmus, while on Rubbin’ Minds yesterday, talked about her weight and once again, she says her weight is her brand, stressing that she would not want to lose the weight that made her stand out in the movie industry. According to Eniola, even if she had to shed weight, she would not go beyond two sizes, except advised otherwise by a medical doctor. ChannelsTV reports that the size 20 actress believes no other person has her size in the movie industry. Eniola said:

Photos: Wizkid & Boo, Tania Omotayo all Loved Up at his Birthday Party

 

Hmmmmm... Its obvious Nigerian's own Wizkid is truly in love with his girlfriend Tania Omotayo. Check out photos from his birthday party.

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Boko Haram Abducts 2 Politicians, Wife & 2 Children

The wife and two children of a politician, Zaraye Mala Sheriff, have been reportedly abducted by Boko Haram in Ngal town, Borno State.

Two prominent politicians in the area, Alhaji Annur Mohammed and Liman Alhaji Hussaini, were also kidnapped when the insurgents stormed the town in the early hours of Friday.
A source from Ngala who spoke to Daily Trust said: "The insurgents stormed the house of the Zaraye around 12.30am on Friday and asked the wife about her husband. They also asked her for the money he kept at home but she kept quiet. Luckily enough, Zaraye was at the other side of the house and when he heard the conversation, he fled."
Apparently angry over the woman’s silence, the sect took her and two of her children away.
 
"Up till now, nothing has been heard of the woman and her kids. We have not heard anything about the two businessmen either," the source added.
It was gathered from sources that Zaraye Mala Sheriff is a councillor in the area and a cousin of former Governor Ali Modu Sheriff.

Men in Uniform Abduct Woman in Lagos

A four-man gang said to be kidnappers stormed Oshodi under bridge on Saturday, snatching a young woman at gunpoint. One of them was reported to have worn the uniform usually used by officials of the anti-robbery squad.

Punch reports that the victim was walking along with her mother when she was confronted by the men. It was said that the mother was threatened with a gun when she wanted to defend her daughter.
The gang, who were said to have arrived at the Oshodi area around 2.30pm, whisked the woman away in a Honda Pilot jeep.

PUNCH Metro also learnt that the young woman struggled to avoid being abducted by snatching handcuffs from one of the abductors and smashing it on his head. The man, who was reported to be on a uniform with a scorpion logo at the back, corked his gun to disperse a crowd who wanted to help the woman.

When their correspondent arrived at the scene of the incident at about 2.45pm, the victim’s mother was seen pacing up and down and shouting “egba mi, omo mi!” (Please help me, my daughter). The worried mother did not reply our correspondent’s enquiries as she ran after the vehicle.

Military Uncovers Boko Haram Plans To Attack Five Busy Spots In Abuja

The Nigerian Army has uncovered plans by the dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram to launch an offensive on five busy spots in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

According to Daily Sun, it was gathered that intelligence report had revealed that the sect members have intruded Utako Market, posing as petty traders, wheel barrow pushers, butchers, as well as cab drivers while they await instructions on when to bomb the market.

 

A security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, the terrorists target the Utako Market, Area 1 Shopping Centre, DeiDei Mar­ket, Farmers Market, Maitama and Area 3 Motor Spare Parts Market located behind the old secretariat in Abuja.

 

It assured that the security agencies are working tirelessly to foil the impending attacks, adding that the task force in charge of security in the FCT was considering closing down the Utako Market, DeiDei Market and the shopping malls marked for the attacks.

 

It further revealed that security operatives had already met with the management of targeted markets and shopping mall to brainstorm on how to avert the impending attack. He said secu­rity agencies shut down one of such malls located at Wuse Zone 5 after it received a threat letter from insurgents over an impending attack.

Don’t Give Up - Pastor Kumuyi Tells Nigerians

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, on Sunday urged Nigerians not to give up over unpleasant life circumstances and challenges they might be facing, assuring that all would soon be over.

Kumuyi pointed out that some difficult life conditions were meant to serve as training for believers in God and, as such, were meant to be taken in good faith.

He, however, declared that there was light at the end of the tunnel if they remained steadfast in God’s ways.

The cleric spoke during the church’s monthly revival programmed tagged, ‘Soaring on Eagle’s Wings’ held at the Deeper Life Conference Centre along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Mowe, Ogun State.

“God will not fail you; you will rise above life challenges and circumstances,” Kumuyi declared to the several thousands of participants, who gathered for the two-day revival meeting.

The cleric gave the example of Joseph in the Bible who passed through several challenges before becoming the Prime Minister of Egypt.

Munachi Abii explains why she took a break from music

Former beauty queen cum rapper, Munachi Abii has explained why she has seemingly taken a break from the music industry. She told  Vanguard that she took the time off to re-access the industry and work on her craft:

It wasn’t too long, and nothing actually happened, I just decided to take a break.  It’s not everytime you have to release songs, you have to take time out in between. If you continue doing songs all the time, before you know it, you will crash and it is happening to a lot of people right now without them even knowing it. So I had to take some time away to study people, the environment, and the music industry to know those that love and hate me. So that’s what I did. I took a step back and it wasn’t too long and I also used the time to work on my tracks and work on myself as well. So that is why I decided to keep quiet.

On artistes who are difficult to work with in the industry:

To me everybody is cool to work with. It’s just that women are tough to work with. I don’t know why we are like that, working with the men is easier because they know what they want but with the females, it is different. It only works well when you are friends.

On if she's open to working with upcoming artistes:

I don’t have any problem being featured on anybody’s track at all.  That is,  if I see that you have a good track and you want a good job done, I will do it.

Ebonyi State House of Assembly Speaker impeached, new speaker elected

The speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Chukwuma Nwazunku has been impeached. He was impeached this morning July 21st by 18 out of the 24 members of the House. He was impeached over allegations of gross misconduct, incompetence and corruption.

According to reports, the members of the House re-instated three members who were on suspension before moving to impeach the Speaker.

The member representing Ezza South state Constituency Hon. Chris Usulor moved the motion for his impeachment while the Minority Leader and member Representing Ezza North West, Hon. Enyi Enyi seconded the motion.

 

A new speaker, Hon Helen Nwaobosi was immediately elected.

PDP Accuses APC Over Nyako’s Impeachement

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is responsible for the impeachment of the former Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako.  

The party made the accusation in a statement issued to Premium Times on Sunday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh.

 

Olisa Metuh

 

The statement described as unfortunate that the APC which hampers on championing the rights of the electorates to choose their leaders, is now the same party challenging the constitutional right of the same people to oust a corrupt leader.

 

“The impeachment of the former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako is an act of democracy. It is a constitutional right granted exclusively to the people of Adamawa State and no other. This, they exercised through the votes of the overwhelming majority of the elected members of the State House of Assembly who also accorded rule of law and due process the rightful place in removing Nyako. Therefore, allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC), linking the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and President Goodluck Jonathan to this, are purely escapist and can only come from revisionists and reactionary forces, the unmasked pretenders to democracy. It is really an irony but what does one expect from the APC that is undergoing febrile seizure over the furious collapse of its imagined dominance of Nigeria’s political space? It is not surprising that the drowning, who is striving to clutch on any available straws would turn the PDP into a scape goat” the party said.

Boko Haram Attack Power Station Around Damboa

For 3 weeks now Borno State capital Maiduguri has been reportedly cut off from the national grid following the damaging of major electricity installments around Damboa by Boko Haram insurgents.

Leadership has made this known with reference to its security sources.

Many residents of the city are said to be suffering from the darkness in the area. People were unaware of the reason for power outage and thought it had been caused by power line upgrade for improved supply, as it had been previously stated by the minister of state for power, Hon. Muhammed Wakil.

According to the new findings however the real reason for blackout is attack by terrorist on major installations of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria.

Confirming the information, the military source said the insurgents had detonated bombs leaving about 2 million of Maiduguri residents without electricity. As a result many locals have to rely on power plants and big businesses – on generators. 

The situation has reportedly resulted in substantial hardships both for businesses and individuals.

Households who produce iced blocks required for the Ramadan fasting period lament now they are forced to purchase them:

"We now buy iced sachet water for N25 but before it used to be sold for N10 each or, in some cases, two sachets of iced block for N15."

Photos from Iretiola Doyle's daughter's traditional wedding

On Saturday July 19th, Iretiola Doyle's daughter Ngozi Ozofor married her man in a traditional wedding ceremony which held at an event centre in Ikeja, Lagos. Many celebrity friends of Iretiola came out in their numbers to support her.

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Former Petroleum Minister, Rilwanu Lukman Passes Away

Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, a former Minister of Petroleum has passed away.

Lukman who was 76-years-old died this morning in Austria, Leadership reports.

Dr. Rilwanu Lukman

He was appointed Minister of Petroleum Resources by Nigerian president late Umaru Yar’Adua, on 18 December 2008. In February 2010 there were rumors that Lukman had tendered his resignation after a shakeup in the cabinet by the new acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, but that it had not been accepted. In March 2010, he warned that the scarcity of petroleum products in Nigeria would only get worse as long as the government held back on deregulating the industry. He left office on 17 March 2010 when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.

Born in Zaria, Kaduna State on August 26, 1933, he served as Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from January 01, 1995 to December 18, 2000.

Photos: Jermaine Jackson pictured with Peter Okoye's wife and kids

 
Peter Okoye shared photos of Jermaine Jackson hanging out with his wife Lola Omotayo and their kids. The Jackson brother is currently in Nigeria to work on P-Square's 6th album.

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Former South African Coach Tips Keshi For Bafana Bafana

A former South African soccer coach, Steve Barker, has tipped Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi for the vacant coaching job of the Bafana Bafana.

According to Barker, who is currently the head coach of University of Pretoria, Keshi has all it takes to take over the reins of South African soccer team.

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has indicated that it would not renew outgoing coach Gordon Igesund’s contract.

It would be recalled that after the just ended 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, there were speculations of Keshi dumping Nigeria for South Africa.

But football authorities in South Africa released a statement where they denied such insinuations.

* Coach Barker

Ex Super Falcons star, Chichi Igbo, stands up for gay people

Chified posted this message on her Facebook page. On another note, she writes damn well!!

Pics: Rwandan president welcomes Davido at airport as he performs to 60k fans

On July 4th, Rwandans celebrated their annual Liberation Day celebrations at Amahoro national stadium in Kigali. Davido was the headline act for this year and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda welcomed the BET winner with his wife and children at the airport. Wow! You go, Davido. Continue to see more photos...

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The concert which started that night was headlined by Africa’s biggest act Davido. The 21 year old hit maker performed to 60, 000 excited fans. When it was time for his back to back hits Gobe, ‘Skelewu’ and ‘Aye’, the crowd went ballistic. There were 9 East African presidents at the show that night; Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta were among the presidents at the show.

After the show Davido was invited to perform Aye at the President’s home, however, no cameras were allowed during that time.

Nigerian Army Says They Have New Strategies To Fight Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army has said it has developed new strategies to fight against the insurgency plaguing the nation and also the force to curb future security challenges.


Lt. General Kenneth Minimah

This was disclosed by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Kenneth Minimah at the Passing Out Parade (POP) of Direct Short Service Course 21/2013 in Jaji, Kaduna State yesterday.

He said, "Already, we have developed and implemented new strategies not only to contain current threats but also to better prepare us to combat future security challenges."

He explained that though the challenges ahead were enormous, they are surmountable with courage and determination, Daily Sun reports.

Addressing the newly commissioned officers, he said the duty of the army is to remain loyal to the constitution of Nigeria and to the Commander-in-Chief, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR.
Also speaking at the POP of Direct Short Service (DSS) Commission Course 23/2014 of the Nigerian Air Force, held at NAF base, Kaduna, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu said that, the fight against insurgency and terrorism is an all inclusive one.

Argentine Spanish Legend Dies

Argentine Spanish and Real Madrid Legend Alfredo Di Stefano has passed away the age of 88.

The man had been given the position of honorary president by Real Madrid and has been in critical condition after suffering a heart attack two days ago, one day after his birthday.

Di Stefano had began his career at Argentine side River Plate and came to Madrid through Colombian side Millonarios in 1953.

He took the Madrid side to eight Liga titles and five European Cups between 1953 and 1964.

Dangerous Robbery Gang Caught - Police

Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (FSARS) detectives have caught a deadly armed robbery gang and arrested key members of the syndicate.

The thieves were caught with 17 stolen exotic cars and other items where uncovered by the police, the police revealed that the items also included two locally made single barrel pistols and assorted ammunitions.
Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba said that his noys had started investigating the group for some time now, and knew they specialise in robbing motorists of their cars.

He said: “The suspects were arrested following a petition by one of their victims who complained that he was robbed of two vehicles and other valuables on June 27, 2013 at his Ile-Ife home.
“Consequently, the arrest of one Omoniyi Ajewole, a 28-year-old male from Ilesha and his evidence upon interrogation led to the arrest of other gang members namely: 20 years-old Oluseye Idowu Jacob, who is also from Ilesha in Osun state, Oluwadamilare Rasaki, Ajisafe Olawale, Ogunniyi Sunday, Tolani Babatunde aka Biggy, Abubakar Umar aka Barry, Odeyemi Itunnu aka Gomina and Ayodeji Olumudi.

“While commending the police detectives for their commitment, diligence and professionalism which led to the breakthrough and subsequent recovery of the stolen items, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, enjoined the citizens to continue to support the police with relevant information, calling on all those who had lost their vehicles in the recent past to come forward with their proof of ownership so as to reclaim them.”

Mba revealed that they have made plans to arraign the criminals to court.

Sources: Naij.com news, The Nation

Pope Francis Apologises On Behalf Of Catholic priests

Catholic church Pope, Pope Francis from Argentina has asked the victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clerics to forgive the church.

 

The Pope was giving a mass for six victims of such acts at the Vatican and he revealed that the Church will catch all those Bishops who tried to cover up the dastardly acts.

The victims came from Ireland, Britain and Germany and after the mass had 30 minutes alone with the Pontiff.

The Pope also claimed that such acts where not a one time act but was actually widespread in the Catholic church and he said that there is no place in God’s holy body for such evil crimes.

He said: All bishops must carry out their pastoral ministry with the utmost care in order to help foster the protection of minors, and they will be held accountable,”.

He labelled such acts as having a toxic effect on the life of minors and belief in God later in life.

This comment by someone so high on the Catholic church pedestal is the strongest condemnation of cases of sexual abuses by cleric, especially on minors, that have plagued the church in recent times.

Police Parades Cultists Arrested During Initiation In Imo

The Imo state Police command has arrested 25 suspected cult members who are students  of Alvan Ikoku College of Education and Imo state Polytechnic.


The arrested cultists

The Police acted on a tip off from indigenes of Emi village in Owerri North local government area and stormed the Emi river at about 3.30am when initiation process for new members was ongoing. The cultists were arrested after a showdown with the police.

Various charms, weapons and hard drugs were found in their possession. Although many of the prospective cultist that were arrested explained bitterly that they were being forcefully initiated against their will; One of them, Emenike Lawrence explained how he was deceived into the initiation plan.

Nigerian Military: #BringBackOurGirls Now, They Are Dead Already!

The Nigerian military just released a statement in which they ‘explained’ why they have not yet – after three months – brought back our precious Chibok abducted girls. In the statement as presented in the media, the military claimed that their problem was ‘bringing back the girls alive.’

Director of Information, Defence Headquarters, Major General Chris Olukolade said: “To the best of our knowledge, they are still accessible. If we tried to force our way in, they may be killed. If we force our way there, they will kill them. This is what we want to avoid at all cost; rescue operations of that nature should not be done in a hurry. Sambisa (forest) is not impenetrable. But let me say it here: they mined almost everywhere around where they are keeping these girls.” 

^{Some of the abducted Chibok girls shown in May 12 Boko Haram video girls}

The position of Nigeria’s security department under Chief of defense staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, Security head, NSA Sambo Dasuki, Minister of defense, ex-NSA, Spy Aliyu Gusau and ultimately the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, is "shameful, wicked and embarrassingly treacherous to put it mildly", Peregrino Brimah declares in his article for SaharaReporters.

 

The girls are dead already. Quit the BS. The girls – being raped and killed in Sambisa Forest are no better than dead. Our lazy, unwilling, unable and impotent, corruption riddled and grossly sabotaged security services are a sham and disgrace. They are afraid of dying on mission to rescue the girls. This is the truth about their position; harm to the girls who are harmed already beyond human redemption, is the least of their worries. Nigerians and the observing international community are no idiots. We are not in the least fooled into believing that the preservation of life is the least of the Nigerian security department’s worries. The military should just quit already and step aside so the willing coalition of Nigerian civilian patriots demanding the right to be armed and allowed into Sambisa to do the dignified, can go ahead and rescue the girls, dead or living-dead.

Security Kill Suspected Boko Haram Leader In Kaduna

Nigerian security reportedly killed a Boko Haram suspect on Sunday in the Kinkinau area of Kaduna metropolis.

According to the Nation, the sect member escaped from the troubled Borno State to Kaduna in order to live there.

The gun battle between the insurgent, believed to be one of the dreaded group leaders, and the security lasted for more than one hour. He was killed upon trying to escape.

The shooting, which started around 2:am, caused panic in the area. One of the residents was quoted saying:
"The soldiers and police woke us up with shooting. When we tried to know what was happening they drove us away."

It has been also learnt that the military had been tracking the suspect for a while.

It would be recalled that in the recent times Kaduna State has become target of several separate attacks launched by unidentified gunmen. Scores of people were reportedly killed and injured.

Sources: Naij.com news, PM News, The Nation

Residents Flee To Maiduguri Over Boko Haram Attack

Reports coming out of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria indicate that many residents of Damboa town, south of Maiduguri, capital of Borno, have started fleeing their towm because of fear of being attacked by the outlawed Boko Haram sect.

PUNCH reports that the acts of terrorism being perpetrated by the Islamic militant group in Borno State recently has caused apprehension and heightened humanitarian crisis in the state capital.

The report stated that previous attacks by Boko Haram has caused over 140,000 internally displaced persons in Borno State alone.

* Residents in Borno fleeing from Boko Haram’s attacks

It is reported at the weekend that the insurgents suffered a heavy casualties of 50 deaths and huge number of injuries when they attacked some military and security formations in the town on Friday night.

According to reports on the terror attack on Friday, the Nigerian military suffered 12 casualties, including a Colonel and a Divisional Police Officer being among the four policemen believed to have being killed.

Latest report suggests that as a result of the attack, many people of Damboa town are apprehensive that there might be a reprisal attack from the insurgents which might be heavier than Friday’s attack.

Some of the fleeing residents of the town, who fled to Maiduguri, told newsmen that “the insurgents are known to always come back to attack the towns".

Adidas Suspends Nigeria Over Removal Of Aminu Maigari

A major sponsor of Nigerian football, Adidas, has reportedly suspended its cooperation with the country over the current crisis rocking the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.

Since the removal of occasioned by the sacking of the Aminu Maigari led Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) board.

According to a report published online by Supersport.com on Monday, 7 July, 2014, the sports wear giants have suspended it’s involvement with Nigeria with immediate effect and has also expressed displeasure with the furore pervading the NFF.

It was gathered that Adidas, who have been kitting Nigerian national teams for about a decade now, are also towing the line of the world football governing body, FIFA, who have given Nigeria a Tuesday, 8 July, 2014, deadline to revert the decision on the removal of Maigari or be suspended from all football activities.

It could be recalled that last week, a court injunction in Jos, Nigeria asked the NFF to step aside, while the Sports Ministry appointed Lawrence Katken to serve as the Sole Administrator while new elections are conducted.

* NFF’s president, Aminu Maigari

A few days later, an extra ordinary emergency congress sat in Abuja and "unanimously endorsed" the removal of the NFF executive committee.

Ex- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Charges UK To Act More On Abducted School girls (Chibok) In Nigeria

Gordon Brown has criticized the United Kingdom, UK, for not doing enough to help the government in Nigeria find and release more than 200 school girls abducted in Nigeria almost three months ago.

The schoolgirls were abducted on 14 April, 2014 inside the compound of Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, North-eastern Nigeria by members of Islamist militant sect, Boko Haram.

Speaking on the matter during a debate in the House of Commons, the former Prime Minister said that the UK is not doing enough to support Nigeria to rescue the kidnapped schoolgirls from their abductors.

* Gordon Brown

He also said the international community should provide more helicopters and surveillance equipment.

"In its hour of need Nigeria required more helicopter support, more aircraft cover, more surveillance equipment," the BBC quoted the ex-Prime Minister as saying.

Rename Nigeria To 'Airegin' To Wash Off Colonial Legacy - Confab Delegate

A federal government delegate, Chief Mike Ozekhome, yesterday, July 3, suggested to change the name Nigeria to ‘Airegin’ because the present name of the country was twisted by the colonialists and a new one would make a clean brake from the past.

During a debate on report of committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government with Gen. Ike Nwachukwu and Mohammed Umara Kumalia as co-Chairmen, Ozekhome also proposed to change the present National Anthem to the former and older one which was written by Taiwo Akinwumi.

He also suggested the old flag that was designed with the rising sun on it to be re-introduced against the backdrop that it was peculiar with all parts of the country.

According to him, with all these changes, Nigeria would wash off the colonial legacy. "I want to move that this conference should consider changing the name of the country to reflect our originality. The name Nigeria was a colonial imposition which must be corrected. The name was given to the country by Lady Flora Shaw who later became Lady Lugard."

Ex-Minister Fani-Kayode Summons APC To Court

Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode challenged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to face him in court.

Mr. Fani-Kayode was reacting to the APC’s latest response to his claims that the Boko Haram terrorist group was the party’s armed wing.

Lai Mohammed, the Spokesperson of the APC, had on Wednesday said that it was too late for Mr. Fani-Kayode to back away from his statement, for which he must apologize or face court action.
According to Mr. Fani-Kayode, he would ignore the “childish name-calling” coming from the APC.
"I read the second response of Lai Mohammed and the APC to my comments which appeared in today’s newspapers. Does this so-called spokesman for Nigeria’s opposition party have nothing better to do than to join issues with me on a daily basis?" Mr. Fani-Kayode said.

"It is reinvigorating and humbling to note that Nigeria’s main opposition party can dedicate and deploy so much time and so many resources just to tackle me," he added.

We'll Be Happy To Get Our Daughters' Corpses' - Chibok Parents Ready To Storm Sambisa

Parents of the abducted Chibok schools girls and other residents of the community have said they are prepared die in Sambisa forest for the rescue of the girls.


Parents of missing Chibok girls weeping

The distraught parents and residents who are still mourning the loss of their children, who have been missing for close to 3 months, after they were abducted in a night raid by Boko Haram, said they are left with no other option but to storm the forest and get their girls back.

The parents who disclosed this to Leadership in Maiduguri yesterday said, they would be happy to receive the corpses of their daughters for decent burial than for them to remain in Boko Haram’s captivity without any knowledge of what they are passing through.

However, the Borno State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend Titus Pona, explained that the people have already started mobilising themselves to go in search of the girls inside Sambisa Forest as they feel the government is not doing enough to rescue the girls, but that stakeholders in the area have been pleading with them not to embark on such a deadly mission.

He added that they don’t for how long they would be able to prevent them from doing so.
Pona said, "We went round to see some of the parents and their families; it was a very pathetic sight; some of them were crying and asking that they would be happy to receive the corpses of their daughters so that they can bury them and mourn them decently, than having them out there in the bush, without knowing what is happening to them."

10 Signs Your Boyfriend is Not Ready To Propose Marriage To You

One of the biggest dating questions which haunt women is whether her boyfriend is ready to commit. She may be sticking around with him for almost a couple of years now, hoping that he will make up his mind and still waiting for the elusive engagement ring.

If you don’t want to waste time waiting for a man who's not ready, learn to pick up ten signs which tell you that he’s not going to propose marriage in a hurry.

He never discusses marriage: This is perhaps the first hint that should start ringing warning bells in your mind. Your boyfriend cannot be caught dead talking about marriage as an institution or even commenting on commercials for wedding products and services. He won’t mention it even if his own brother is getting married and he is going to be the best man. His aversion to the M-word should be indication enough that marriage does not figure anywhere in his near future.

He is hugely ambitious: Guys whose only mission in their lives is to reach the top of their professional ladder are likely to take their time settling down. This is because emotional commitment to a partner might force them to cut down on their working hours and make networking with business contacts or frequent out-of-town trips difficult. Though this is not to say that married guys don’t find success – witness President Obama and Bill Gates – super ambitious men who are perpetually looking for the next bigger and better thing are more likely to consider marriage as leading to professional stagnation.

Nicki Minaj Spotted in Public with No Makeup On

Here's a candid Nicki Minaj on her way to rehearsal yesterday, July 3rd, in Philadelphia. Someone said she's shocked Nicki Minaj would dare step into the public looking like this, looking like a mess. What do you think? Continue to see more photos

Can Infidelity Be Prevented?

Experiencing infidelity in a relationship is a hurtful and damaging experience. However, the reality is that staying faithful to one person can sometimes be challenging. We all have sexual needs and desires, and sometimes it can be very difficult to deny those feelings and uphold one's vows of monogamy.

After all, in the early days of humankind when couples mated for life, they did so when most people didn't live past their 30s. Now, we are living well into our 80s, 90s, and beyond...and that can mean that "happily ever after" feels like a very long time.

Cheating doesn't come in just one shape and size. When we think of infidelity, we tend to picture a forbidden love affair involving hotel rooms and secretive hookups. However, infidelity often looks different in today's tech-savvy society. From Facebook flirting to online affairs to extramarital sexting, modern society has changed everything about the way we live, including the way we cheat. Now, we don't even have to leave our houses to be unfaithful to our spouses. We can simply log on to Facebook and swap racy emails with an ex-boyfriend, all while in the comfort of our own living rooms.

Our lack of work/life balance has also changed the way that we relate to our partners. Emotional affairs are on the rise, as we spend more and more time at the office and less time at home. Many people even confess to having a "work husband" or "work wife." They spend the entire day with these coworkers, eating meals together, gossiping together, meeting up for happy hour and swapping funny emails. Even if physical boundaries aren't crossed, a relationship like this can quickly feel very intense and intimate.

Rob Kardashian Tweets That He Has a Son

 

Rob Kardashian has just shocked all of his Twitter followers by revealing that he has a son! The 27-year-old reality star some hours ago posted the tweet above on his page.

Rob had previously alluded to being a father two weeks ago when he tweeted, “And to my baby mama I loveeeeeeee you.” See it after the cut
He had also tweeted about the baby in 2010. At the moment, there's no full details about the child or who the mother is.

HEALTH: Feeling Lonely Is As Unhealthy As Smoking 15 Cigarettes A Day

It kills to be lonely. Lacking good friends is roughly as damaging to your health as being obese or smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to research from Brigham Young University. Another study showed people with at least three close buddies at work were 96% more likely to be “extremely satisfied” with their life. 

Friends lower your stress, fend off depression, and serve a hundred other important functions. But plenty of people find themselves out of touch with their old friends (it was a lot easier to meet people in college), and without adequate replacements. 

So how do you go about making a new pal? More importantly: How do you do it without being a weirdo? 

1. Ask for referrals. As in business, nothing beats a good referral. Translation: You’ll have more success meeting new buds if you’re introduced to them by existing friends or colleagues, explains Andrea Bonior, PhD, a clinical psychologist and author of The Friendship Fix. Maybe one of your current pals gets together with coworkers for drinks once in a while, or a friend from work hangs out with some college cronies you’ve never met. If so, ask to join in. Just be upfront, and tell your current mate you’re trying to meet some new people, Bonior urges. (Otherwise it’ll be tough to shoehorn yourself into those outings without awkwardness.) 

Photos: Soldiers on rampage in Palmgrove, damage BRT buses

Some soldiers are currently causing chaos in the Palmgroove area of Lagos. An eye-witness said trouble started when a BRT bus hit a soldier on a bike. Nobody knows if the soldier died but other soldiers immediately arrived the scene and started stopping all BRT buses on the express beating drivers and sending passengers out. Beating even passers-by who move too close to them or take pictures.

According the eye-witness who sent in the photos, two civilians were allegedly beaten up and a guy who was taking pictures was beaten and his phone smashed on the express road.

Then the soldiers allegedly started vandalizing the buses! According to the source, some soldiers left the express and took big sticks from women cooking by the road to break the glasses of the bus. Then one of them took stones and allegedly threw it into the crowd twice. Now the whole express is blocked.

See more photos after the cut...

Singer Mya denies affair with Jay Z

Singer Mya has denied reports that she's Jay Z's longtime mistress. There was a recent blind item suggesting Mya and Jay Z have been in an 11 year affair, with the rapper allegedly financially supporting her. But Mya says it is 100% false.

Mya denied the reports on instagram today after a fan asked her if it was true. "Heard you and Jay Z had an 11 year affair. Are you his side chick or nah?" the fan asked

Mya replied;

Never did, never was, never will. Illegitimate, thirsty sources with no facts and that's the 'media' for you - especially today. I play second to no one, pay my own bills, have my own label, own management company, rely on God only and respect myself & marriage too much for nonsense."

False rumors are crafted for ratings & numbers. And miserable, unhappy people need someone to judge to deter the attention away from their own misery and feel better about their miserable lives. If they did it to Jesus, they'll do it to anyone. God bless."

Kefee Will Be Buried in Sapele on Friday 11th July, Condolence Team Confirms at Visit to Her Family

Late Nigerian pop gospel singer Kefee [real names - Irikefe Don-Momoh nee Obareki] would be buried on Friday 11th July 2014 in her hometown – Okpara-Inland, Ethiope East Local Government, Delta State.

On Thursday, her publicist in Lagos released a statement stating her husband, Teddy Don-Momoh who has been making arrangements to bring her body back from the U.S., would arrive the country first to receive her body before taking her down to Delta State for burial.

Teddy earlier indicated that his wife’s family had requested that she be buried in their hometown, with a celebratory service in Sapele afterwards and he was comfortable with the arrangement.

Her family disclosed the information to members of the Kefee Memorial Committee – a collection of artistes and entertainment personalities – who paid a condolence visit to the late singer’s parents in their Sapele, Delta State home on Wednesday 2nd July 2014.

The condolence team who travelled to Sapele from Lagos included Sammie Okposo, Nikki Laoye, Annie Ibrahim, Gordons, Princess, Linda Etukudo, Rex Anighoro, Noah Momodu, Covenant and Chika 100%.

Confab endorses creation of Ijebu, Aba, 16 other states, proposes Presidency rotation

Members of the ongoing National Conference holding in Abuja yesterday July 3rd while deliberating on the report of the committee on political restructuring and forms of Government in Nigeria, endorsed the creation of 18 new states to add to the existing 36 states. They also endorsed the rotation of the Presidency between the North and South and other Geo-political zones in the country.

The members suggested the creation of a state for the South-East geopolitical zone which has only 5 states in order to bring the number to 6 which is the number of states of other zones, apart from the North -West, which has seven. Continue...

Some of the proposed states approved by the Confab are Apa from Benue State, Kainji from Kebbi, Katagum from Bauchi, Savannah from Borno, Amana from Adamawa, Gurara from Kaduna, Ghari from Kano, Etiti from South East, Aba from Abia, Adada from Enugu, Njaba-Anim from Anambra and Imo,  Anioma from Delta State, Orashi from Rivers State, Ogoja from Cross River State, IJebu from Ogun State and New Oyo State from the present Oyo State.

The Conference is to later determine the names of the remaining two other states and their capitals, which are to be created in the South-South and South West zones. If approved by the Presidency, the number of states in the Country would now be 54.