Newcastle will try to get as much as £20m
for midfielder Yohan Cabaye, 27, after rejecting a "derisory" bid of
around £12m from Arsenal, who have also made a bid for Juventus
midfielder Paul Pogba, 20.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Micah Richards made 38 appearances in all competitions for City last season
The Gunners face competition to sign France
international Cabaye as Paris St-Germain enter the race to sign the
player with a £15m bid.
Upcoming Nollywood actress, Amanda Ebeye, has disclosed that she can act nude for $50million.
Here’s what she said in a recent interview.
“I can do everything because I’m an actress. For $50 million yes, I will do it. That’s why I am an actress, everything you want me to do I’ll do as long as you pay. For $50 million I can act nude. I respect my culture but people pretend a lot in Africa.”
Mrs. Patience Jonathan has said that the refusal of senior officials of the Rivers State Government to pay her a condolence visit when she lost her foster mother was the reason why she shunned the state Deputy Governor, Mr. Tele Ikuru, at the Port Harcourt airport.
She said despite the fact that several groups and individuals from across the country came to commiserate with her, she did not receive any delegation from Rivers State.
Mrs. Jonathan said this in a statement by her spokesman, Mrs. Ayo Adesugba.
A Wisconsin woman is in jail after being accused of holding two men
against their will and forcing one of them to have s*x with her.
Terry L. Boyd, 52, was arrested on Monday and charged with false
imprisonment, obstructing an officer, disorderly conduct and bail
jumping for two separate incidents where she imprisoned men, one of whom
was her roommate.
The first incident happened around 3:49 a.m. when officers responded
to a call from neighbors who heard a loud argument and a man screaming
for help.
The Monday meeting between striking university lecturers and the federal government ended without a resolution of the crisis.
The
meeting, which held at the office of the Secretary to the Government of
the Federation, was attended by the Minister of Finance, Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala; Minister of Labour, Emeka Nwogwu; Minister of Education,
Rukayyatu Rufai; and the Benue State Governor and head of the
government’s delegation, Gabriel Suswam.
This week, Big
Brother – The Chase revealed their five finalists after SA’s Angelo and
Ethiopia’s Bimp got booted out leaving Namibia’s Dillish, Ghana’s
Elikem, Zambia’s Bimp and two Nigerian representatives Beverly and
Melvin.
Fans
are already taking sides, rooting for the favourite housemates and one
particular celeb, a former BBA contestant and winner has picked the
nerveless Melvin as his top choice.
Uti
Nwachukwu has taken to social media Twitter and is rigorously
campaigning for his friends and fans to vote for Melvin as the show
reaches its final stages this week.
There’s been no mention of Beverly on Uti’s Timeline, it clearly shows where he’s pitched his tent.
NSCDC's Shem
Obafaiye who became very popular after his 'Oga at the top saga' on
Channels TV in a recent interview finally revealed how his life has
changed.
What is your opinion about the Channels Television interview that brought you instant fame?
I
have nothing much to say other than to bless God for everything. I
thank God for all that happened; I thank God for my boss, his support
and love. He is a good boss and I appreciate him.
Manchester United are considering a bid for Real Madrid's 24-year-old midfielder Mesut Ozil.
Germany international Mesut Ozil joined Real Madrid in 2010 from Werder Bremen for £12.4m
Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool are favourites to sign Anzhi Makhachkala
attacking midfielder Willian, 25, for £30m but face strong competition
from Tottenham and Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway will not be able to hand a debut to summer signing Jerome Thomas when the Eagles welcome Tottenham to Selhurst Park for their Premier League curtain-raiser on Sunday.
The 30-year-old winger suffered an ankle injury in a friendly
against Lazio last weekend and is set to be sidelined for at least two
weeks.
Earlier today I
empathised with some of my igbo friends who were hurt by some of the
things that I said and I expressed my regrets for hurting them.
However
despite this they must understand that I meant no offence and I did not
say anything out of malice. I simply spoke the bitter truth.
One
of the reactions to that expression of truth was the rubbish that some
faceless individual wrote about me and my family on some blog. Needless
to say all that was written there was nothing but a tissue of lies
concocted by a sick mind.
The man does not even exist. It was a
scurillous and desperate attempt to smear me and to intimidate me into
silence. They want to stop me from telling the truth about the history
of our country.
I assure you that this will not work because I am
not easily threatened or intimidated and I owe no-one an apology for
narrating the facts of our history. My integrity and that of my family
remains intact.
When those that wish to smear me have decided to
stop being faceless cowards and to stop hiding behind fake names and
identities then we can take up this matter properly.
When they are
man enough to put a face to their fake identity then I shall take them
to court. Until then they are just ghosts and a breath of foul air from
the dungeons of hell.
They mean nothing to me. The truth can never
be surpressed forever and at times like this it takes real warriors to
reveal it. So the debate continues and I intend to be fully involved.
Weeks
back, it was all over the news that Nigerian housemate, Beverly Osu,
had sex with Angelo, another housemate from South Africa. However, the
both of them have denied getting intimate.
A few hours
ago on the on going reality show, Big brother Africa, Angelo asked
Beverly: “What do u think of me not tryna have sex with u?
Former Minister of
Aviation and one-time PDP hit man, Chief Femi Fani Kayode who took to
twitter to prove he is not a tribalist by saying he once dated an Igbo
Lady, Bianca Ojukwu and several Igbo women, has come under heavy
criticism.
Former
Nollywood actress Regina Askia has lend her voice to blame ex-Nigerian
minister Femi Fani Kayode over an explanatory article he wrote about the
Igbos yesterday.
In this lengthy letter, the former beauty queen
called Femi Fani Kayode a drug addict and a Yoruba bastard for claiming
he once dated Bianca Ojukwu and several Igbo women.
She also blamed Igbo ladies and Bianca Ojukwu for having sex with him.
Read her letter below;
A 35-year-old Kenyan man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for raping a cow.
Jackson Karuga is said to have allegedly engaged in the act with his neighbor’s cow.
Issuing
the ruling in a court in the central part of Kenya, Principal
Magistrate Wendy Micheni Kagendo said the evidence adduced by five
witnesses, including a veterinary officer, was direct and concrete.
The
cow’s owner, Ann Wanjiru, told the court that on the day she had gone
to milk her cow at 5:00 when she saw a pair of trousers at the shed’s
entrance. She later saw Karuga busy in the act, though he did not see
her.
A 23-year-old
housemaid, Comfort Ashati, has told the Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court
how two brothers overpowered, tortured and raped her at their house in
Isheri area of Lagos State.
Ashati said the brothers,
Tony and Emmanuel, who are in their 30s, lived in the same building with
their father, Mr. Williams Ibiaji, who employed her shortly after the
death of their mother.
She said the men barged into her room, assaulted, and tore her panties before raping her in May 2012.
A boy who was among
hundreds abused by a paedophile ring in prison while police allegedly
turned a blind eye has won a campaign to have the case re-opened.
John
McCabe was sexually assaulted at 17 at the Medomsley Detention Centre,
County Durham, by members of a gang he said raped him 'every single
day'.
Police have re-launched their investigation after complaints
were ignored, amid claims many boys were systematically abused by
'agents of the state' in the 1970s and 1980s.
Two prison officers
were jailed after a 2003 investigation, Lesley Johnson for six years and
warden Neville Husband for 12 years. It was Husband who abused Mr
McCabe.
Tomorrow will mark
two full months since Kim Kardashian gave birth to her daughter North
West, and appearances from the once-ubiquitous reality TV personality
have been scarce since she became a mother.
That’s because she refuses to make her re-emergence into the spotlight until she’s back to her pre-baby form, a source tells US Weekly,
noting that the socialite has been indefinitely staying behind closed
doors at her mom’s Hidden Hills, Calif. home, “extremely self-conscious
about her current body.”
A 35-year-old
woman has been charged with 20 counts of rape and sodomy after she
allegedly had an eight-month sexual relationship with an 11-year-old
boy.
Sarah Beth Hopkins, from Salem, was arrested on Sunday after the parents of her alleged victim reported her to police.
The boy, now 12, confessed to his mother he had been sexually active with Hopkins for the last eight months.
When Hopkins was confronted she allegedly admitted the sexual abuse.
The family lived at the same apartment complex as Hopkins - who was seen as a trusted family friend - until about two weeks ago.
I don't know when Don Jazzy said it. But Idris claims he said it and
someone even said he rapped about it in his new joint. Few minutes ago,
Idris came online and made some tweets about Don Jazzy (below) and the
Don simple said i will bend down and clean your shoes baba. Lol, i don't
think I'm comfortable with Don's humility. #Confusedface
It is a bit long, but read it you will enjoy it. It's so funny how the
pastor stood his grounds. Culled from AmericaPreachers.com.
Apostle Michael Canty of The Truth Ministries Holiness Church recently
angered an entire wedding party and might have damaged his new
ministry’s reputation after he refused to allow a bride wed her husband
on her wedding day because he felt her dress was too sexy.
The Uruguay international had been angling for a
move away from Anfield, with Arsenal keen, but has finally accepted the
Reds' no-sale stance and says he will remain at the club
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has performed a sensational u-turn over his future and now insists that he will remain at Anfield.
The
Uruguay international had been eager to leave England, aggrieved by his
treatment from the British media, but the Reds were unwilling to let
their star player leave.
Last night, Hot 97 DJ Funkmaster Flex lit a fuse that earned light internet acclaim by dropping an outtake from Big Sean's Hall of Fame--
the No I.D.-produced "Control (HOF)", a cut left off the record because
of sample clearing issues. The primary stimulus in question was a
jaw-dropping verse from Kendrick Lamar, a ceremonious bar-raising that
was immediately celebrated as both a call to arms and as an obituary
to Jay Electronica.
In his verse in Big Sean's new single 'Control', Lamar not all dissed
fellow rappers like Drake, Wale, J. Cole and A$AP Rocky, he also
declared himself the king of New York. Kendrick spits:
I'm in a destruction mode if the gold exists.
I'm important like the pope, I'm a muslim on pork
I'm Makaveli's offspring, I'm the king of New York
King of the Coast, one hand, I juggle them both
The rich and the
influential like to flaunt their wealth and power in many ways, one of
which is the brand of vehicles they drive.The Volvo brand is one of
their favourites.
Culled from Naijagist
In
Nigeria, the Volvo was a brand exclusively used by those in the upper
class until the products faded away some years ago. The vehicles were in
the same luxury segment with the Mercedes Benz.
Since the Swedish auto firm introduced Volvo XC60 in 2008, the vehicle has been its bestselling car.
It is a compact crossover sport utility vehicle produced in Ghent, Belgium.
The
auto maker describes the XC60 as the safest Volvo ever, adding that it
carries more emotion in its styling than any other car the company has
built.
The 19-year-old
insists he would do the same thing again, despite being imprisoned after
embracing his Portuguese idol during a recent friendly
The
fan who was jailed for invading the pitch during the International
Champions Cup match between Real Madrid and Chelsea to hug Cristiano
Ronaldo last week has stressed that he has no regrets over his actions.
Governor
Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State and other road users, were, yesterday,
trapped in Lagos as hundreds of protesters took to the streets in a
peaceful protest to lament the deplorable state of the nation’s public
education sector.
The placard-carrying demonstrators
consisting of delegates from the Joint Action Front, JAF; Academic Staff
Union of Universities, ASUU; Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics,
ASUP; Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU; National
Association of Nigerian Students, NANS; South-West Zone, among others.
The Igbo understandably left the North in droves after those terrible pogroms and fled back to the East from whence they came.
And
perhaps that would have been the end of the story but for the fact that
they also declared secession and sought to dismember Nigeria.
They
then made their biggest mistake of all by provoking a full scale
military conflict with Nigeria when they launched a vicious and
unprovoked attack on the rest of the South attacking and conscripting
the Eastern minorities, storming the Mid-West and attempting to enter
Yorubaland through Ore to capture it.
A Chinese man has spent six years building his dream mountaintop villa -
on top of a Beijing apartment block. He shifted tons of rubble and rock
onto the roof of the building to construct the outrageous home which
looks like it has been carved from a mountainside. It also has a rocky
mountain garden complete with rubble and shrubbery. More photos of it
after the cut.
Manchester City are preparing to make a final £20m bid to sign Real Madrid's 30-year-old defender Pepe.
Real Madrid defender Pepe made 36 appearances last season for the La Liga side
Full story: Daily Mail
Chelsea are considering a move for Anzhi Makhachkala
striker Samuel Eto'o, 32. Blues boss Jose Mourinho worked with the
Cameroon international while at Inter Milan.
Full story: Guardian Manchester United's hierarchy will risk
keeping an unhappy player by insisting that striker Wayne Rooney, 27,
will not be sold to Chelsea no matter how much money the London club
offer.
"If the Frenchman fails to land any of his major targets, then he will have serious questions to answer"
Arsene Wenger: Should he go if the transfer window shuts without any major signings?
Paul Gilham
To borrow a phrase from American comedian Larry David, Arsenal must be pretty, pretty good.
You see, manager Arsene Wenger often reminds us that he is only looking for 'super quality' to add to his Arsenal squad.
Despite the fact the Gunners finished 16 points behind Premier League
champions Manchester United and just one ahead of fifth-placed
Tottenham last season, only the very best will do for Wenger.
So far this summer, Yaya Sanogo is the sole player to fulfil Wenger's exacting criteria.
Sanogo is a 20-year-old French striker, who has played 24 senior
games in his career for Auxerre, scoring 11 goals. And he cost the best
part of nothing, joining Arsenal as a free agent.
Having started the summer with £70million to spend on exciting new
stars, Wenger has made over £10m in player sales and is yet to open the
cheque book.
Out have gone Gervinho to Roma, Marouane Chamakh to Crystal Palace
and Vito Mannone to Sunderland. Andre Santos left for Flamengo and
Denilson joined Sao Paulo, while Andrey Arshavin and Sebastien Squillaci
were released.
Sure, there have been ambitious failed bids for Luis Suarez and Wayne
Rooney, and there is still enough time for Wenger to turn this transfer
window into a success.
A Suarez or Rooney would provide Arsenal with a huge boost. Throw in
midfielder Luiz Gustavo and a top goalkeeper, and the club could become
serious title contenders.
But four days ahead of Arsenal's Premier League opener against Aston
Villa, the club may be realising that it's not so easy to teach an old
dog new tricks.
Giving Wenger all the money in the world doesn't necessarily mean he will spend it and, so far, he hasn't. If the Frenchman fails to land any of his major targets, then he will have serious questions to answer.
The one that got away: Gonzalo Higuain eventually joined Napoli
Getty
It will be no good calling foul play over Gonzalo Higuain. Real
Madrid may well have moved the goalposts in terms of his fee, but they
were proved right to do so as Napoli paid the new asking price in full.
If Wenger really found it so unpalatable to spend £30million on
Higuain and refuses to pay £50m-plus for Suarez, then there were other
cheaper options that have passed him by.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Borussia Dortmund for a fee thought
to be in the region of £11m and the 24-year-old scored a hat-trick in
his first game for the German club.
Villa will travel to the Emirates with Christian Benteke. Arsenal
could have signed him for £25m following the striker's transfer request,
but didn't even make an enquiry.
Manchester City bought Alvaro Negredo and Stevan Jovetic, while
Tottenham have significantly boosted their fire-power by signing Roberto
Soldado.
Wenger may question whether Soldado and Co are 'super quality', but
would none of those players improved Arsenal? Really? Wilfried Bony
could even prove to be another one that got away at Swansea.
Arsenal deemed Marouane Fellaini's £23.5m Everton buy-out clause too
expensive, despite the fact the Belgian would offer Wenger a new
dimension in midfield and would ensure the squad is not caught short if
either Jack Wilshere or Mikel Arteta pick up injuries.
Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is valued at around £15m and would
walk to the Emirates. He was arguably the best keeper in the Premier
League last season, but Wenger is yet to firm up his interest.
Marouane Fellaini: Wenger deemed him too expensive
Getty
Given the very public noises Arsenal made about the level of
expenditure available to Wenger this summer, the team has to improve on
last season.
Fourth can no longer be good enough. If Robin van Persie, Cesc
Fabregas and Samir Nasri needed reminding why they left the Emirates,
then they only had to look at the pictures of Arsenal players
celebrating in the dressing room on the final day of last season.
No more pretending fourth place is some sort of imaginary trophy. No
more settling for being the best club in North London. Arsenal now have
the financial muscle to compete and must show tangible improvement.
That is why talk of extending Wenger's contract that expires at the end of the season is ridiculously premature right now.
He has four days to go until the Arsenal fans may well voice their
frustrations again. Then there will be another 16 days for Wenger to
finally close some deals and prove he means business.
If indeed Arsenal and Wenger are playing a brave game of transfer
brinkmanship that they ultimately win, then this season can be an
exciting new era for the club and the manager.
But if not and Arsenal are simply fighting for fourth place and once
again know they will be trophyless by April, then Wenger should be
allowed to walk away.
International hitmaker, Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as Dbanj has released the official theme song for Hennessy Artistry 2013.
The
mid-tempo track, which is titled “Raise Your Glasses”, premiered at 1PM
today on The Beat 99.9 FM. It is a celebratory feel good song with
which Hennessy artistry blended Dbanj’s energy in his voice with
Hennessy’s coolness reflected by the synth sound and heavy bass on the
instrumental.
There is a strong feel of confidence and freshness to this track. It is a
track you will assuredly bop your head to, a track for any celebration,
a track you definitely you want to blast while you cruise in your car,
and most definitely for the Clubs.
“Raise Your Glasses” was produced by a new
producer and DB Records signee, DeeVee and the Executive Producer;
Hennessy Artistry of course!
When asked by Hennessy Cognac Brand Manager, Lere Awokoya, about his
thoughts on the track, he simply said “I believe we have definitely
found a perfect blend and balance between energy and cool.
It is a very fresh sound and you will have no control of your head
bopping to the beat when it plays. I only ask that before you play this
track, you make sure you have the right speakers, I think it is
essential to the appreciation”
Over the years, Hennessy Artistry
has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the Nigerian music
industry like Banky W, eLDee, MI, Naeto C,Tiwa Savage, Shina Peters,
Nneka among others.
The prestigious music platform also has a
number of music hits including “Toast To The Good Life” featuring Banky
W, eLDee and Tiwa Savage as well as “Bartender” featuring MI and Naeto
C.
Find the download link below and check it out yourself: www.hennessyartistry.com.ng/raiseyourglasses
A High Court in
Okitipupa, Ondo State, on Tuesday sentenced a palm kernel merchant,
Abayomi Timothy, 37, to death by hanging for the murder of his
girlfriend .
Timothy was convicted for strangling his girlfriend, Oluwaseun Oyeyemi, 21, to death after having carnal knowledge of her.
Segun
Adodo, the 35-year-old friend of Timothy, was also sentenced to 12
months imprisonment for being an accessory after he was convicted of
attempting to conceal the murder by secretly disposing of the corpse by
the roadside.
Justice Yemi Fasanmi said the prosecution had proved the case against the accused persons beyond reasonable doubt.
Fasanmi
pointed out that murder was a capital offence attracting the death
sentence, adding that the court had no discretion to exercise in the
matter.
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The 30-year-old winger suffered an ankle injury in a friendly against Lazio last weekend and is set to be sidelined for at least two weeks.