Nigeria Pulls out of South Africa 2014 CHAN

Nigeria have pulled out of next year's Championship of African Nations (CHAN) which will be staged in South Africa due to poor finances.

Nigeria were due in June to battle Cote d'Ivoire in a qualifier for the tournament reserved for players featuring in their respective domestic leagues.

Nigeria have twice failed to qualify for the tournament proper.

NFF executive committee member Emeka Inyama said the association had to take this decision because they are broke.

Four Church Leaders Gunned Down in Borno State

Four church leaders of the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) located in Gwoza village in Borno state were killed on Monday April 8th by gunmen believed to be members of the deadly Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

The four men identified as Iliya Tada, Ayuba Yusuf, Idris Dogo and a fourth victim were gunned down while resting near the church premises after a service. Their attackers rode into the church in a bike and opened fire. The men have been buried.

Photo-2baba Partying at Club papas

The newly married music legend partied all night at Club Papas in Lekki Tuesday April 9th.i guess its back to normalities...nice one 2baba.am a fan

Photos from Julius Agwu's 40th birthday and book launch

Julius de genius Agwu turned 40 recently. The comedian's 40th birthday and book launch took place on Sunday April 7th at Harbour Point,Victoria Island. See more photos after the cut..

Rapper 2shotz Set to Wed GF Precious Jones

William Orioha, popularly known as 2shotz is following the step of 2face and wants to settle down. He. Had his introduction ceremony with his girlfriend Precious Jones Tuesday April 9th at the bride's village in Imo State. Friday is their court wedding in Lagos.big congrates and happy married live

Photo of The Day-Africa First Traditional Gay Marriage

This South Africans No dey joke sha..i Still Can't understand why a Man will Prefer Another Manm...it has always got me thinking.

NFF reduces Super Eagles bonus,coaches salaries

The Nigeria Football Federation has taken a very significant step to curtail overhead cost in the administration of football in the country. The Technical and Development Committee of the federation, which met in Abuja on Tuesday, recommended for immediate implementation, a list of decisions that would substantively cut down the cost of prosecuting games involving the national teams.

One of the major decisions is the review of the salaries of all the national team coaches, including that of Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi. The PUNCH learnt that every coach in the employment of the federation would be affected as soon as the implementation begins.The players themselves were not spared in the latest decision. Their win bonus, which was raised to $10,000 some years ago has been cut down to $5,000. The bonus became an issue after the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa as the NFF could not pay the final game bonus after it was nearly doubled from the pre-tournament rate.

Unbelievable-Father sales Son to Raise Travel Visa Fee

A father, Mr Onyekachi Ekwelum, who sold his six-month-old son to raise money to process his travel documents, has been charged before a magistrate in court to defend his action. 
Mr Ekwelum allegedly hatched and executed the act without the consent of the wife, but the lid was blown off by his 20-year-old spouse, Ozioma, when she could not find their son and reported the matter to the police.
It was later discovered that her husband wanted to abandon her and travel to Greece.

Abia State police commisioner, Mr Usman Abubakar Tilli, who disclosed this to newsmen in his office on Monday said the police mounted a man hunt that led to the rescue of the child and the arrest of the suspects.

Janet Jackson becomes a Muslim, Quits Music

Superstar Janet Jackson is reportedly quitting the entertainment industry and is going to leave US to become a Muslim.

Rob Shuter tells reporters that Jackson is moving to the Middle East and is converting to Islam.
Shuter says that since she married billionaire Wissam Al Mana, she has tired of the grueling entertainment industry.

The pair got married last year in a very private ceremony, according to Shuter, and they want to live a private life away from the paparazzi.

Al Mana, a Qatar native, is involved in his family's controlled Middle-East-based Al Mana Retail Group.

This is janet Jackson's third marriage.

Last Friday Tanker Fire Victims in Edo to Get Mass Burial

Authorities of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, on Monday, said victims of last Friday's accident on the Ore-Benin Expressway would be given mass burial.
 
The hospital management, in a statement, said it was "left with no other options but to give the victims mass burial."

It said, "It is not in the best interest of the hospital and its immediate environs to continue to keep such bodies."
No fewer than 50 persons died on Friday in the accident that involved a luxury bus, a trailer belonging to Dangote Industries and a fuel tanker.
I also posted yeatherday about the loss of my five cousins in the fire accident.its been terrible for my family.RIP Mbachu Family

UK's First Woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Dies At 87

Baroness Thatcher has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her spokesman Lord Bell has announced.

Lord Bell said: "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke yesterday morning.

Last Friday's Tanker Accidnet Along Benin-Ore Rd Killed my Cousins

Sorry guys, it was a terrible weekend for my family. I lost my cousins on Friday. The whole family, were traveling from Lagos to osha and unfortunately they were in the ill fated young shall grow bus that was consumed by fire when it was hit by a tanker along Benin ore road. A family of five..Mrs. mbachu,chinyere mbachu,oluchukwu mbachu,ebuka mbachu and the last girl.have not really recovered from the shock...and pls bear with me for the low news updates

Deputy governor of Ekiti State-Mrs Funmilayo Olayinka, is dead.

Mrs. Olayinka had been sick for some time as she suffered from cancer.

Funmilayo Olayinka has been deputy governor since 16th October 2010. She was also a champion of women's rights. She came to the Ekiti government house from the banking sector.she leaves behind a husband and three children.she was 52 years old.RIP ma

Wesley Snipes released from prison After 2yrs

After he was found guilty of tax evasion,wesley reported to prison December 9,2010 and after spending more than two years in Federal prison he has been released.According to TMZ, Wesley was released from prison on April 2 and will remain on house arrest until July 19.welcome back

Mrs Obama describes herself as a 'busy single mum'

US First Lady,Michelle Obama recently raised eyebrows when she described herself as a 'busy single mum' during an interview with a Vermont CBS station.

She caught her mistake immediately and explained: "You know, when you've got the husband who's president, it can feel a little single, but he's there,". She then described herself as 'busy working mom."

Michelle was answering questions about the difficulties that working parents can have when they try to balance their office lives with their home lives. "Before coming to the White House, I was in that position," she confessed. "Working, driving kids to practice, not having enough time to shop or cook, not having the energy." You can watch the video HERE

Over 60 souls perish in multiple Road Accident

OVER 60 persons were reportedly burnt to death Friday in a road accident that occurred at about 1.30 pm in Ugbogui village, near Ofusu, the boundary town between Edo and Ondo state.

An eye witness account disclosed that the accident which took place in the Benin- Ore dual carriage way involved three vehicles which included a trailer loaded with cement and belonging to the Dangote Group, a luxury bus said to be owned by the Young Shall Grow Motors and a petrol tanker loaded with fuel.
victims of the accident included drivers and motor-boys of both trailer and the tanker including 53 passengers in the luxurious bus.
eye witness claims that the trailer had a flat tire, hit the tanker which also in the process hit the luxurious bus that subsequently burst into flames.God rest there souls

President Jonathan to Grant Amnesty to Boko Haram

After several months of accusations and counter accusation between the Presidency and stakeholders in the north on the emergence of Boko Haram Islamic sect and the issue of granting amnesty to its members, the Federal government, yesterday, took a major step towards granting them amnesty as it set up a committee to look at the feasibility or otherwise of the programme.

The terms of reference of the committee are:

*To consider the feasibility or otherwise of granting pardon to the Boko Haram adherents,
*Collate clamours arising from different interest groups who want the apex government to administer clemency on members of the religious sect; and
*To recommend modalities for the granting of the pardon, should such step become the logical one to take under the prevailing circumstance.