IOC awards Nigeria 2000 Olympic Men 4X400 relay Gold Medal

Barely a week to the opening of Olympics Games slated for England, it was a celebration time for Nigeria Saturday as the nation’s team for men’s 4x400m relay were offered the gold medal from the 2000 Olympics following a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board.

The Nigerians team took the gold originally won by the United States, who have since been disqualified because of the late Antonio Pettigrew confessing to having been doped at the time of the Games.

Pictures:African Contestants For Miss World 2012 Pageant

 

Miss Angola                                   Miss Botswana

  

Miss Cape Verde                                 Miss Cote D'Ivoire

Miss World 2012 will take place on August 18, 2012 in Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. With over 120 contestants from all over the world, this year's pageant is the biggest turnout in the pageant's history. More photos of the African contestants when you continue...

Wife and 3 others arrested over husband’s murder

Four persons including the wife of the deceased,Zainab Musa has been arrested by the police kastina state in connection with the murder of one yusuf ibrahim,who was stabbed to death last week.Other suspects in the police net include Zainab Aliyu, Aminu Shazali alias Kankare and Jamilu Salele alias Ayun Ruwa, while Mubarak Ibrahim and Ibrahim alias Beach were at large, police said.The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Katsina State Police Command, ASP Shehu Koko Muhammad told journalists that, “wife of the deceased, Zainab Musa was alleged to have sponsored the killing. Findings indicated that she wanted to prevent him from getting the second wife, which the deceased was about to marry.

Dumebi Kachikwu buys Neato C a Porsche Cayenne as wedding present

                                          Dumebi Kachikwu                                          D'banj at Naeto's wed
The car was bought by Dumebi Kachikwu, Naeto C's former in-law. Dumebi was married to Naeto's sister, Somachi Chikwe, for about ten years and they have four children. The couple officially separated last year and Dumebi remarried a few weeks later. Dumebi and D'banj are also very good friends. Dumebi is said to be a stinking millionaire who is in oil and gas and he was the one who bought the car and asked D'banj to present it. 

Police Kill and Arrest Resident at Makoko Waterfront

Timothy Azinpono

Culled from Sahara Reporters

Tragedy struck yesterday at the Makoko waterfront, which is currently under demolition by the Lagos State Government, as a police corporal shot and killed one of the residents who were appealing for more time to pack their properties before the demolition of their homes.

The victim, identified as Timothy Azinpono, was said to be advising protesting residents on how to conduct themselves during a planned peaceful protest before the police corporal aimed and shot at him.

Mrs Goodluck:Wants Presidents' Wives Roles Included In Constitution

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, has canvassed for the inclusion of roles of presidents’ wives in the Constitution.
This, according to her would enable them get retirement benefits along with their spouses when they leave office.
Mrs. Jonathan made the plea in a chat with journalists shortly after she was sworn-in as Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa State Civil Service along with 18 others by Governor Seriake Dickson on Friday afternoon.

Dead Lawyers Voted Against Me – Ngige

The Nigerian Bar As-sociation, NBA, is enmeshed in a fresh scandal following an allegation that two dead lawyers were among those that voted in the election the body conducted last Tuesday.

The said election which was held in Abuja, afforded the umbrella body of legal practitioners in the country, the opportunity to select those that will pilot the affairs of the association in the next two years.The tenure of the incumbent national officers of the NBA led by Chief J.B Daudu, SAN, is due to expire in August.

18 dead as South Africa School Bus Crashes

          

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – A school bus carrying students to a sports event collided with a minibus in South Africa’s southeast killing at least 16 and injuring 31, officials said.
The accident occurred in the Eastern Cape near the town of Cradock. The Mercedes Benz school bus was being “driven by the principal,” Ashraf Ismail, a spokesman for South Africa’s road traffic managment agency told AFP.
He said 13 of the dead were travelling on the minibus. Two of the three other fatalities were children.
The eNews television channel said the students were on their way to a rugby match.
Despite good infrastructure, South African roads are among the most dangerous in the world, with some 13,000 people killed every year — more than 35 a day.

Fresh Explosions Hit Port Harcourt:30 dead

Barely a week after over 100 persons were roasted in a tanker explosion in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, another tragedy struck again on Friday as residents witnessed another fire incidents in four different locations.

While residents around Abuloma Jetty were jolted by the explosion of a vessel that claimed the lives of at least 30 persons, workers of Rivers State Newspaper Corporation lost property worth millions of naira as fire gutted the second floor of The Tide Newspaper building located on Ikwerre Road.

Eaglets Fail MRI Age Verification Test

Ahmed Musa Born in 1992 has featured in Many Age grade competitions but many believe he is actually older.

It has been revealed that eighteen members of the Nigerian U-17 team have failed the age verification Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) tests conducted on them, meaning they are actually above 17 Years old.
The affected players were screened out during the Grade 1 test ordered by FIFA for all the countries that will participate in CAF/FIFA age grade football competitions.

Photo of the day: Neato C and Wife

 

Photo of James Holmes:colorado shooting suspect

24 year old James Holmes was a Neuroscience PHD candidate at the University Colorado. He was in the process of withdrawing from the school before the shooting. He's yet to tell police why he carried out this sickening act. He had no criminal record prior to this.

James deployed teargas before opening fire on movie goers early this morning, killing at least 12 and wounding 58, many of whom are in the hospital in critical condition.

Magistrate orders Lawyer To frog-Jump

Drama unfolded yesterday during a Court session, when the presiding Chief Magistrate of an Osogbo Magistrate Court, Adewunmi Makanjuola ordered a middle-aged lawyer, Nnajite Okobie, to observe a five-minue frog-jump as a punishment for making noise during the court proceeding.

Makanjuola, who was presiding over a case of alleged Molestation of an 11-year-old primary school girl was apparently disturbed by the noise emanating from Okobie, who was having a conversation with two people suspected to be his clients in the court premises.

BRT Bus kills Biker And is burnt by Angry Mob (Photo)

A Lagos state government Bus Rapid Traffic  was burnt down early this week by an angry mob after it dragged a biker from a spot at the U-turn , near Abule Egba on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, killing the biker instantly.

Wizkid finally gets Car prize That he won last year

 

The music star finally got his Headies Music Award Next Rated' prize - a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. Wizkid won the next rated category at the 2011 edition of one of Nigeria’s leading urban music event - The Headies, beating Ice Prince, Tiwa Savage and Olamide.

The car was presented to him on Friday July 13th, 2012 at Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Rick Ross coming to Lagos for Summer Jam Fest

Come Friday, 17^th of August, 2012, American born international rapper, William Leonard Roberts II popularly known as Rick Ross, will storm the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, Lagos for the upcoming Summer Jam Fest 2012 concert at the exquisite Eko Hotel and Suites.

My love for Prezzo was True: Goldie opens up

When asked if her 'love' for Prezzo was real or a strategy to win, the singer replied:

It wasn't a strategy to win. I saw Prezzo as a calm, very intelligent and easy going person. Viewers have the option of seeing about 50 cameras at a time but I have just two eyes and two ears and only believe in what I saw. You had the opportunity of knowing him more than I did.

On how she felt when she realized that Prezzo had nominated her for eviction/ played her. Her answer when you continue...