Revealed-jay jay & Kanu made Moses choose Nigeria

Chelsea forward Victor Moses has revealed how former internationals Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu talked him into choosing Nigeria over England, especially after he was overlooked by England coaches.
The former Crystal Palace sensation was named the Player of the Tournament at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa following his spectacular display as Nigeria won the African title for the third time.

"I played all through the age levels for England and when Nigeria first asked, I wanted to concentrate on my club football," the 22-year-old told Mirror.co.uk.

"Stuart Pearce may have spoken to my agent about England, but he never spoke to me directly and Fabio Capello never spoke to me or showed any interest in me.

Delta state Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and wife renew marriage vows

25 years after saying I do, the governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan and wife Roli, renewed their vows on Wednesday February 20th at the first Baptist Church in Warri.

Kanye west and kim expecting a baby Girl

 Us Weekly is reporting that Kim and Kanye just found out they're expecting a girl.
"They're over the moon! Kanye always wanted a girl." a source close to the first-time parents-to-be tells told the magazine exclusively.
Kanye and Kim haven't confirmed it to the media tho.

'PDP not afraid of any other party – Patience Jonathan

"Nigerian women, especially women of PDP, this is the biggest party, no party can beat us. Let them try; what we talk, we do it. PDP isn't shaken. We aren't afraid, let one hundred parties come together, they cannot defeat us." Dame Patience Jonathan

Omotola goes nollywood,starrs in a US TV drama series

Omosexy has finally made her US TV debut. She's starring in an American TV drama series shot in LA called Bounce starring Kimberly Elise (pictured above with Omotola), Dean Cain, Bernie Kopell, Eric Stoltz and Akon amongst others.

Bounce is a VH1 series created by James LaRosa, which follows Ahsha, (played by Taylor Paige) a girl who joins the professional basketball dance team, the Los Angeles Devil Girls, unaware of the treacherous and tempting world that follows.

Prostitute allegation,paintsil stabs wife in the eyes

According to reports, Paintsil was confronted by his wife following rumours he slept with some prostitutes during the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in South Africa.

The allegation was first made by football enthusiast and social commentator Appiah Kofi popularly known as Appiah Stadium in a radio interview.

According to Greater Accra Police, Paintsil stabbed his wife after a quarrel The wife, Richlove Paintsil, jumped the wall of their home into their neighbors home to escape the assault. John allegedly followed her into the neighbours house and assaulted the people who tried to stop him from hitting his wife.

Paintsil was later picked up by the police after neighbours called them .He is being held for assault and causing harm.

Paintsil was part of the Ghana Black Stars team that came fourth in the just concluded AFCON 2013.

Pics-Sorry state of nigerian prostitutes in italy,lives in forrests

These photos were released recently to expose the sad situation of some Nigerian prostitutes in Italy. Some of these prostitutes can't afford their own home and so resort to sleeping in make shifts and fields from where they continue to roam around the streets looking for clients. They go for weeks sometimes without finding one, making life pretty difficult for them. They also expose themselves to danger by sleeping in the Forrest.

The photos were released to discourage other young Nigerian women from going to Italy to seek better life.more pics after cut

Breaking news-Killer Oscar Pistorius, granted bail

The blade runner was granted bail by a South African court this afternoon after a judge ruled he was not a flight risk. He will be free to go home until the start of his trial for shooting dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Thursday February 14th.

Goldie's Husband's Ex-Wife,Ifeoma Harvey Finally Speaks Out

Few days after the death of popular Nigerian singer, Goldie, the allegedly ex-wife of Goldie's husband, Andrew Harvey, is opening cans of worms.

Ifeoma went on her facebook page to express her disappointment over her ex- husband's failure to acknowledge their marriage and that he is hurting their kids.
She concluded by warning him that more lies would result in legal prosecutions.
my question,were was she when goldie was alife?just asking or what do you guys think

Heard there is a terror cell somewere in lagos

The State Security Service said in Abuja on Wednesday that it had uncovered a terror network, coordinated by Iranians, in Lagos.
The SSS said this while parading a leader of an Islamic sect, Abdullahi Berende, and two others said to be operators of the Iranian terror cell gathering information about Israelis and Americans living in Nigeria.

Paraded alongside 50-year-old Berende were Sulaiman Saka and Saheed Adewunmi. The three were said to be working for Iranian terrorists planning to attack Americans and Israelis in the country.
A third suspect, Bunyamin Yusuf, is said to be at large.
Berende who is said to be a leader of the Shi'a Islamic sect in Ilorin, Kwara State, told journalists that he was employed by "people who were ready to capitalise on my weakness," though he denied being part of a terrorist network.

Exclusive-Top 20 Richest Nigerian Billionaires

Very few Nigerians have made the Forbes list of richest people in the world the reason been that Forbes estimates the wealth of individuals and rank them based on the value of shares they have in quoted companies (companies listed on the stock exchange).
The few Nigerians that have the list are Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga and Femi Otedola.
The list of top 21 Richest Nigerian billionaires has been based on:
The value of their shares held in quoted companies, the size and market share of their companies, the number of companies they own and its assumed value, the market value of their company's brand and the impact of their companies on the Nigerian economy.

Man accused of buying human hair escapes death

What exactly will make a man go from a salon to salon collecting people's hair in exchange for money?

This is a question that only a 60-year-old man, Adewale Okunade, a landlord of a house on Segun Olatunji Street, Ijoko, Ota, Ogun State, has its answer.

Okunade, who hails from Oyo State, narrowly escaped being lynched on Thursday when some people in the neighbourhood pounced on him.

They alleged that the hair was being taken to an herbalist in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, who uses it to prepare charms for him.

Unilag stands,President cancels change of name

President Goodluck Jonathan has reversed the change of name of the University of Lagos which he renamed Moshood Abiola University in a broadcast to mark the 2012 Democracy Day.
Chairman, Governing Council of University of Lagos, Professor Jerry Gana disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during his inauguration alongside three others by the Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu RufaiThe name change had been the subject of litigation and protests from students and alumni of the institution while a court recently ruled that the change was illegal.Gana who hailed President Jonathan for retaining the name of the institution. said the president had upheld the Constitution by reversing the change of name of the university.

List of Highest Paid Nigerian Footballers

Nigerian footballers sure do not earn the sort of money some of their colleagues from other African countries like Ivory Coast (Didier Drogab, Yaya Toure), Cameroun (Samuel Eto) take home. However, that some of them earn quite impressive sums of money is very obvious.
NairaBrains a business and technology site has released a detailed list of top 8 earning Nigerian Footballers in 2012 and some surprise inclusions are made. Many do not know that several players playing outside the popular leagues in Europe made quite more money than many of their counterparts in the so-called top leagues (English Premiership, Spanish La Liga etc)
Enter the List:
The fortunes of Nigeria's footballers in various football leagues across the world may be dwindling as very few are able to land lucrative deals at prestigious clubs unlike their counterparts from South America and some African countries like Ghana, Ivory Coast (where Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba pull in enviable amounts as wages).

Akpako master Terry G buys SUV for his dad

Terry G Just posted this nissan xterra pic on twitter.got the car for his dad...nice one

my sister’s jilted lover shot me' - Twin sister

Culled from Sunnewsonline

Lying on her hospital bed and staring into space, Miss Katherine Ijedinma (pictured above), couldn’t fathom out how she escaped escaped from gunshot fired by the 27-year-old man (name withheld), who stormed her and gunned down everyone on Saturday, February 16.

The man, a native of Imo State, visited the homes of Mr and Mrs Henry Ekene Ozor and that of Mr and Mrs Odia at Igando, Lagos, at night and shot his victims in cold blood over his relationship with Sandra, Katherine’s twin sister which her parents did not approve of. The thought of the incident that led to the brutal killing of at least seven family members gave the young lady of 24, a frightful look.

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Autopsy report Reveals Goldie died of Hypertension

 

A report from her label, Kennis Music, below...

Report following the autopsy carried out after her sudden death at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos revealed that the Kennis Music star, suffered a terminal ‘hypertensive heart disease’ which resulted to’ intracerebellar haemorrhage.’ The autopsy carried out February 19, was signed by Dr. O.O Oyewole of the Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine. The burial arrangement for the former Big Brother Africa house mate will be announced by the family.

Goldie died on Valentine’s Day shortly after she returned from Los Angeles, United States where she attended the 55th Grammy Awards.