Ex-PDP chairman Bamanga Tukur's son and wife welcome 1st child

Ahmed Tukur, one of the sons of former PDP Chairman Bamanga Tukur and his wife Karimot have welcomed their first child together, a son. The couple got married in April 2014 at an elaborate wedding that held in Lagos. Congrats to them. Another pic of their bundle of joy after the cut...

 

Papa Adeboye's Top Man, Pastor Kalejaiye, Drops Bombshell

In his most recent column for Saturday Sun titled Press Clips, veteran Nigerian journalist Mike Awoyinfa chronicled Redeemed Pastor J.T. Kalejaiye’s explosive sermon last Sunday in which he appeared to be canvassing support for the APC Buhari-Osinbajo ticket come February 2015.

In his message, Pastor Adeboye’s close confidant and touted to be among the favourites to one day take over Redeemed Christian Church Of God (RCCG) predicted ‘there would be a pleasant surprise in 2015 elections’, telling congregants to ‘go and mark it’.

Sounding angry with the way Nigeria is going, Pastor Kalejaiye, regional evangelist of RCCG fumed:

“Of what use is my brother, my blood brother who is not going to move the nation forward? And you want me to vote for him because he is my brother? Don’t let us deceive ourselves.”

“What are we saying? Let’s call a spade a spade, brethren. Things cannot continue this way. Corruption is the order of the day. You can steal and nothing will follow. That’s all… Brethren, if you don’t do something, something will do you. Wake up!”

He continued, “We have to change our system… Who is a Christian? Who is a Muslim? When I was working somewhere, my boss was a Muslim. I enjoyed under him. My boss provoked me to study further. My boss was always after my welfare. It shall be well him wherever he is today. He is a Muslim. The soldier attached to me was with me for almost 15 years. I never knew he was a Muslim. The day he opened his mouth to say “Sir, I am Muslim,” I said “What? But you follow me to the camp. You do this, you do that.” He said that when it was time to pray he would pray.

“Brethren, wake up! Who is a Christian? That somebody goes to church doesn’t make him a Christian. That somebody bears Christian name doesn’t make him a Christian. You are a Christian yet there is no employment for our youths. People who should be feeding their parents are still being fed by their parents. How many youths can get married today without the support of their parents financially? During our own time, we did our wedding, we only called our parents to come and eat. Today, our children who are 35, we are still feeding them."

It looks like the message of CHANGE is really spreading fast!

Photos: Khloe Kardashian steps out in killer LBD

Khloe Kardashian looked stunning in a little black sequined dress as she hosted a pre-New Year's Eve party at 1OAK Nightclub inside the Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday Dec. 30th.

Don’t Behave Like Religious People ––TB Joshua

Spiritually insightful and prophetically life changing! That is how last Sunday service can perfectly be summarized. Speaking with power and inspired by the anointing of the Holy Spirit to share power-tools needed in effective prayer and spiritual utterances, the man of God, Prophet T.B. Joshua ushered the congregation into a heavenly classroom, drawing a huge line between religious people and Christians in the way they hold themselves before God. He explained that knowing God is not only seeing His works but learning His ways.

Addressing the awe-inspired congregation he said, “When you learn His ways, you will work with His projects and act with His projects. You will know God’s opinion about others. You will begin to know God’s opinion about yourself and others,” he stated.

He warned people against using the recently launched Faith Bracelet as religious people would...

Religious people count their faith with their hands and talk with their mouth. But Christians count it with their hands but talk with their heart.


Count your faith means, speak and meditate the language of the Bible you have just read. If you talk with your mouth, others will hear but God will not hear. We use our ears but God uses our heart. Only faith pleases God. Faith is of man’s heart. You have been talking with your mouth but the Faith Bracelet will teach you to talk with your heart.


Describing mankind as living in a ‘two-language world’ – the language of the Bible and the language of today, he said the language of the Bible God uses to create and save us, to heal and bless us, to judge and rule over us is what Christians must speak and not the language today's people use to gossip, tell stories, do business, give direction, talk to their children.


I Love To Be A Free Lady, I Won't Get Married ––Singer Belinda

Singer Belinda Ekua Amoah (stage name Mzbel), is one of those babes that find it difficult to be loyal to a man and she's not ashamed to say so. In fact she can have a boyfriend but not marriage. Her words below:

I am not looking forward to marriage because I do not want to feel dedicated to anyone. I want to be my own woman and infact, I am enjoying being a single parent. 

I have no problem being in a relationship; infact, I am currently dating but marriage is a no go area for me. I am a hard working woman with three kids and all this while, I have been doing everything on my own so I don't see the reason why I would allow myself to be pinned down all in the name of love and marriage. I want to be a free bird. If I get married...

Beyonce shares pics of herself and Blue Ivy wearing matching outfit

The most influential celeb in the world shared these adorable family photos showing her and her daughter Blue Ivy wearing matching vintage style floral dress as they take a stroll in NYC with Jay Z

10 Richest Bloggers in the World

Blogging has always been not more than a fun and part-time activity for these guys, but who knows where the luck will bring to us. These persons, who are now considered ten richest bloggers in the world, started their writing career just like you and me, but it was their luck which turned their part-time activity into a full-time job. Now all of them are earning hundreds of thousands per month.

1.Pete Cashmore:

Born on September, 1985, Pete is the founder and CEO of the world famous blog Mashable.com. For those who are looking for social media, tech, business, entertainment, lifestyle and various other gossips and hot news always make mashable their prior choice. According to an estimate, Pete’s monthly earning from his own blog and his weekly column (which he writes for CNN) is about $560,000.

2.Michael Arrington:

Michael Arrington can be named the second richest blogger in the world. He was born in March, 1970 and is the founder of TechCrunch.com. Tech Crunch is one stop destination for tech news and article lovers. You can keep yourself updated with the latest hot news of tech world and get influenced all the time by subscribing the blog. Born in California, Michael’s monthly earning is around $500,000.

3.Perez Hilton:

Perez Hilton, a famous American blogger and TV personality, graduated in 1996. He is nowadays named to be one of the most promising and richest bloggers in the world. He is writing news articles and features about entertainment and photography. Perez’s monthly earning is said to be round about $400,000.

4.Vitaly Friedman:

Vitaly Friedman, forth richest blogger in the world earns $150,000 to $190,000 monthly from his blogging career. His own blog, SmashingMagazine.com is ranked among the top notch blogs in the world for web design and development articles. Vitaly has been an inspiration for those who had have planned to initiate their own tips and tutorial blogs in web niche.

5.Timothy Sykes:

Timothy Sykes, another famous American blogger and stock expert. He is the owner of top ranked finance blog, TimothySykes.com. Timothy makes around two million dollars per month from his stock operation business and around $180,000 monthly from his blog. You can find every hot news and inspiring article about stock, investment and finance at this blog.

6.Jake Dobki:

Jake Dobkin runs the famous blog Gothamist.com. His total monthly earning from the blog is estimated to be around $110,000. Gothamist is a blog with more than 50,336  facebook likes and it covers the news / articles related to food, arts and events. If you have a plan to visit some other country and want to know about its cuisines, then get the information from Gothamist Network.

7.Collis Taeed:

Collis Taeed is named to be the seventh richest blogger in the world. He is not only a contributor to a number of famous blogs but also the owners of TutsPlus.com. At TutsPlus, you can find plenty of lectures, tutorials and useful information about designing tools and application software. Collis’s total earning per month is almost $120,000.

8.Gina Trapani:

Gina Trapani yet another blogger, enlisted in the ten richest bloggers in the world. She is the CEO and founder of the popular blog Lifehacker.com. She is not only a famous and one of the richest bloggers in the world with a total monthly earning around $110,000 but also an active social media participant and a member of different social media communities / groups.

9.Matt Marshall:

Matt is yet another popular blogger in the world and the owner of Venture Beat.com. At VentureBeat, you can find plenty of tech, money and finance articles as well as know about the different business techniques to earn a lot from your investments. His per month earning is round about $50,000 to $100,000.

10.Ewdison Then:

Ewdison is the executive editor and co-founder of SlashGear.com. His blog is dedicated to consumer electronic and tech news. He is also a media publisher of his blog and the CEO of R3 Media LLC. His estimated monthly earning is about $50,000.

Bomb Blasts Rock Kaduna, Borno and Osun States; Kill Many

A suicide bomber, suspected to be a member of the terrorist sect, Boko Haram, early on Tuesday detonated an Impoverished Explosive Device at the Maiduguri Monday Market, killing about 17 persons. Sixty-nine persons were reportedly injured in the attack.

In Kaduna, an explosion occurred around the Asikolaye/Bakin Ruwa area, along the Kaduna western bypass, late on Tuesday. The casualty figure was not available as of the time of this report, witnesses however said many were killed and several injured. The explosion reportedly shattered the glass windows of some of the surrounding buildings.

Also in Ile-Ife, Osun State, a low-calibre bomb went off in the Onipetu area of the town around 4.00am but nobody was killed. The Osun State police said they deactivated another bomb before it detonated.

“They were grenades of low calibre. The first one exploded and the other was defused. It happened in an isolated place, so it did not kill nor injure anybody. We have visited the scene and we are investigating the matter.”

Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Mr. Ibrahim Maishanu, told Punch on Tuesday.

Information Officer, National Emergency Management Agency in Kaduna State, Halima Suleiman, confirmed the explosion to a Punch correspondents on the phone around 9.45pm.

The Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State, Umar Shehu, confirmed the incident but said that the blast caused no death. He said only two people were injured. 

Halima Suleiman explained that the bomb was planted near a makeshift shop where provisions were sold but that it was unlikely that the casualty figure would be high since many people had gone for prayers at a nearby mosque

She said, “We don’t have any casualty figure at the moment but rescue operations are still on. Our officials on the ground said there were pieces of shattered windows. We learnt that a bomb was placed near a container shop that sells provisions.

“We were told it occurred when most people had gone to pray. I will inform you of any development later.”

The attack on the market in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, occurred at about 8.30am and was said to have affected mostly petty traders and members of the youth vigilante group, popularly called Civilian JTF, in the area. Nine members of the vigilance group were said to have died in the attack.

The Chairman, Sector 3 of the youth volunteer group, Iliya Saidu, said the vehicle carrying the IEDs broke the mirror of a commercial motorcycle, popularly called Keke NAPEP, following which an altercation ensued and many people were attracted to the scene, including members of the Civilian JTF.

He said it was in the process of settling the quarrel with the Civilian JTF assisting to push the vehicle off the road that the explosive device went off.

“Nine of my members were killed by the blast; we were able to identify them through the vest we gave them and we have already deposited their corpses at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and the state specialist hospital,” Saidu said.

An eyewitness said that the explosives were packed inside a Peugeot 505 saloon car loaded with charcoal. The witness insisted that over 50 persons were killed in the early morning explosion.

Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima, who visited the scene of the blast, condemned the act, describing it as “un-Islamic, barbaric and inhuman.”

The governor thanked the Civilian JTF for their gallantry and assured them that N1m would be paid to each of the families of its deceased members.

Shettima, who also paid a visit to the Umaru Shehu Hospital and the Maiduguri Specialist Hospital to sympathise with the injured victims, directed the state Commissioner for Health to ensure that the victims were given the necessary care, promising that the government would settle all their medical bills and feeding.

Federation Cup katakata go start today

Afta all de World Cup waka wey Naija waka go, anoda kompition go start on Wednesday as de 2014 Naija Federation Cup go hot up.
Enyimba, wey win am las year go begin dey defend am wen dem go jam Sokot team Sokoto North FC for de Fifa gol project field for Abuja on Wednesday.
For Minna, Na Giwa FC go jam ABS of Ilorin as Kwara United go waka enta Benin City go nak head wit Sharks too.
Enyimba kaptin Chinedu Udoji bin tel us for supersport.com say: "No more small team or big team for ball again oh. All dat big club, big club tok na jus yeye tok.
"De team wey we go play try kwalify reach hia, and we sef must respect everibodi, no be say becos dem no dey play for Premier League we go carri dem play.
Na de matches wey go shele be dia for de Federation Cup round of 64
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
Enyimba vs Sokoto North (FIFA Goal Project, Abuja, 4pm)
Zara Studio (Kebbi) vs Niger Tornadoes (Gusau)
CBN Cashless (Jigawa) vs Nembe City (Katsina-Ala, 4pm)
Ibom Youth vs Katsina Sportlight (Lafia)
Heartland FC vs Ebonyi United (Umuahia)
Kwara United vs Sharks FC (Benin City)
Apa United vs Ekiti United (Lokoja, 2pm)
Nasarawa United vs Young Elephants (Jos, 4pm)
Bobbies FC vs Ajiroba FC (Enugu)
ABS FC vs Giwa FC (Minna)
Yarma Light FC vs Jigawa Stars (Kaduna)
AS Racine vs FC Taraba (FIFA Goal Project, Abuja, 2pm)
Sky Academy FC Vs Plateau United (Gombe)
Abia Warriors vs Mafara United FC (Old Parade Ground, Abuja)
Dolphins FC vs Ingas FC (Warri)
Remo Stars vs Bayelsa United (Rojenny)
FC Lokoja vs First Bank FC (Akure)
Gombe United vs Baton FC (Ilorin)
THURSDAY, JULY 3
Dalhatu FC vs 3SC FC (FIFA Goal Project, Abuja, 4pm)
Dynamite FC vs Ranchers Bees (Lokoja, 2pm)
Kaduna United vs Leopard FC (Katsina-Ala, 4pm)
Bright Stars vs Crown FC (Benin City)
Bendel Insurance vs Sunshine Stars (Kaduna, 4pm)
Enugu Rangers vs Ikpeazu FC (Umuahia)
Lobi Stars vs Tornadoes Feeders (Jos, 2pm)
Wikki Tourists vs El-Kanemi Warriors (Gombe)
Yobe Desert Stars vs Kogi United (Jos, 4pm)
Binani FC vs FRSC (Katsina-Ala, 2pm)
Akwa United vs FC Abuja (Enugu)
Gateway FC vs Kano Pillars (Lokoja, 4pm)
Prime FC vs El-Kanemi Babes (Minna)
Dan Buran FC vs Warri Wolves (Area 3, Abuja)

Neymar recovering well - doctor

Wed 2 Jul '14 | © Sapa - AFP

Neymar is making good progress in his recovery from thigh and knee knocks ahead of Friday's World Cup quarter-final against Colombia, Brazil's team doctor said on Tuesday.
The Barcelona forward came out of last Saturday's last-16 win against Chile battered and bruised but has undergone treatment at Brazil's Teresopolis training base and will train normally on Wednesday.
"He took a blow to the left thigh and the right knee, but he has worked alongside the rest of the squad. He is recovering very well," doctor Jose Luiz Runco told journalists.
For the second day running, those players who started the epic clash against Chile were restricted to indoor work, and Runco hit back at suggestions in the Brazilian media that the team are not training hard enough, with the match against Colombia only three days away.
"I need my team to play, not to train," he said.
"They need to rest. They played 120 minutes at one in the afternoon and it was a game that used up a huge amount of strength physically and emotionally."
Neymar was one of those who watched on as a team of Brazilian reserves won 2-0 in a practice match against a youth side from Rio de Janeiro club Fluminense on Tuesday, with Paulinho scoring both goals.
The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder was dropped from the side against Chile after disappointing during the group stage, but is the leading contender to come back into the team against Colombia in the absence of Luiz Gustavo due to suspension.
The other options for coach Luiz Felipe Scolari are to introduce Hernanes for the first time in this World Cup, or even push David Luiz forward into a holding midfield role with Dante coming into central defence.
Meanwhile, Chelsea midfielder Ramires, another player on the fringes of the starting line-up, insisted that Brazil are better prepared to handle stress after the dramatic win over Chile.
"If we have to go through the same thing again, we will be much better prepared," he said at a press conference, recalling the penalty shoot-out success against the Chileans.
Several Brazil players broke down in tears after, and even before the shoot-out, including captain Thiago Silva.
Ramires added: "It was the emotion of the occasion, playing for 90 minutes plus extra time and penalties in the heat and with 200 million people urging you to win.
"The team is prepared to deal with the emotional side of things both on and off the field."

Senior Catholic Church Bishop Accused Child Sex Abuse!

 Activists are now protesting against sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Sydney!

 

One of the most senior members of the Catholic Church in Australia has resigned after being charged with child abuse, the church announced on Monday, June 30.

Bishop Max Davis, is reportedly Australia's most senior clergyman and the first Australian Catholic bishop to be charged with a child sex offence . He also used to head the church's military diocese.

Activists went gaga when it was alleged that Davis sexually abused a student while teaching at St. Benedict's College near Perth in 1969 (two years before he was ordained).

The Catholic Military Ordinariate of Australia says in a recent statement that Davis, now 68, "emphatically denies" the charge.

Meanwhile, the Australian Defence Force said Davis had stood aside from his position while the matter was dealt with by the courts.

According to Kenya's Capital News, "The charge comes with a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse underway in Australia after growing pressure to investigate widespread allegations of paedophilia, mostly in the Catholic Church."

It's hearings are covering harrowing allegations of child abuse involving places of worship, orphanages, community groups and schools.

Coordinator Of Chibok Girls Abduction Nabbed

 


An indigene of Chibok town, in Borno State, who coordinated the abduction of more than 200 female students of the Government Secondary school, Chibok, on the 14th of April, 2014, has been arrested by the Special Forces of the Nigerian Military.
The man whose name was given as Babuji Ya'ari, was also a member of the youth vigilance group in the town, called Civilian JTF, as well a carrying out his business of selling tricycles.
But according to the Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, Babuji was only hiding within the vigilance group to carry out his Boko Haram activities without any suspicion.
Gen. Olukolade said that Babuji was a top intelligence officer of the dreaded insurgents who has led several attacks where many souls have been lost.
In a statement released to newsmen, Gen. Olukolade said:

A terrorists’ intelligence cell headed by a businessman who participated actively in the abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok has been busted by troops.

The man, Babuji Ya’ari, who is also a member of the Youth Vigilante Group, popularly known as Civilian JTF, which he uses as cover while remaining an active terrorist, also spearheaded the murder of the Emir of Gwoza.

His main role in the group is to spy and gather information for the terrorist group.

Babuji has been coordinating several deadly attacks in Maiduguri since 2011, including the daring attacks on Customs and military locations as well as the planting of IEDs in several locations in the town.

Olukolade said that the businessman gave the information that led to the arrest of the female members of the cell, including one Hafsat Bako, who was said to have escaped to Gombe State to avoid being arrested but was tracked down by security agents.
The Defence Spokesman said that the female Boko Haram member confessed to the coordination of payment for insurgents on the payroll of Boko Haram.
According to him, Bako confessed that a minimum of N10,000 was paid to each of the operatives, depending on the weight of the task assigned to them.
Olukolade also said that the Special Forces were holding another female member of the sect, Haj Kaka, said to be an armourer and a spy for the group.

Nicki Minaj Almost Died of Weed Overdose & She was Ashamed to Even Call for Help

Busty singer Nicki Minaj was inside a room where they were taking Indian Hemp in excess and at a stage she got chocked and almost died. But guess what? She could not call for help because of shame. Hear her:

"The other day, literally I didn't tell anybody this, I really thought I was about to die. Like, I was saying my prayers to die. And I didn't even want to call the ambulance because I thought, 'Well if I call the ambulance, it's going to be on TMZ'. 

"I would rather sit there and die. And it made me realize I don't care what anybody got to say. I'm going to do me."

Nicki made the shocking revelation during her acceptance speech for Best Female Rapper at BET Awards on Sunday to the surprise of many, as she stated that she was ashamed to call an ambulance because she didn't want people to read about her on TMZ, a popular US gossip website. What a lame excuse!

Funny enough, the same TMZ already got the info and they say she almost died due to 'weed overdose'. lol!

I Used My Sister’s JAMB Fee To Record ‘Little Money’—9ice Confesses

Some people are bold enough to take risks that could be deadly or catastrophic in life, but as it is widely said; most risk takers have become successful in life.

The first female winner of MTN Project Fame, Chidinma Ekile, was said to have sacrificed her JAMB examination to be part of the talent hunt show, and at end of the day, she emerged winner and today, she is a successful music star.

The owners of Microsoft, and Facebook dropped out of school to pursue their dreams, and today, they are parts of the richest people in the world.

For Alexandra Abolore Adigun, better known as 9ice, climbing to the top didn't come very easy. He was admitted to study law at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, but dropped out of school to pursue a career in music, which eventually paid off for him.

The singer started attracting the curiosity of music faithfulls in Nigeria with his song; ‘Little Money’ around year 2005, but he said that the song was recorded around 2000. Soon after, he stole the hearts of many music lovers with ‘Ganja’ and by then, he was seen as a good singer with prospects.

Even though his voice sounds like a cracked one, this did not stop him from becoming the darling of many music lovers. Later, 9ice became an A-list artiste with his ‘Gongo Aso’, which ruled the music scene in Africa.

9ice was one of the musicians privileged to perform in London during the 90th birthday celebration of the late South African leader, Nelson Mandela some years ago. The Nigerian singer was reportedly paid heavily for his performance, where he played his ‘Gongo Aso’ hit tune to the delight of the audience.

Speaking recently in a radio interview, which was well monitored by Nigeriafilms.com, the Ogbomosho, Oyo State-born singer disclosed that he once used the money meant to purchase a JAMB form for his sister, who happens to be the last child of the family, for his music career.

“I used the money given to me to purchase a JAMB form for the last child of our family, Atinuke, to record ‘Little Money’. Those days, when you want to get JAMB forms, you go to Ikoyi (Lagos) for it. When I got to the Third Mainland Bridge, at Iyana Oworo end of the bridge, I started contemplating whether to board a bus to Ikoyi or not. After some time, I went to Akoka from there and headed to ID Cabasa’s studio and gave him the N10,000 with me.

“I told him I would use the money to record two songs, but I felt I should do ‘Little Money’ first. I can remember while that song was still on the mix, some friends of Cabasa that came around liked it and asked who did the song. They told Cabasa to quickly finish mixing the song and get it released. Some of them gave me money as a form of encouragement and I was able to get the N10,000 back,” 9ice narrated.