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Video: British girl filmed performing sex acts on 24 men for free drinks
The 18 year old girl (pictured right), whose identity is being hidden, was told by the organizers during an event at a bar called Alex's Bar that she would win a 'holiday' if she participated in a game. But the prize turned out to be a £4 cocktail called 'Holiday' made from gin, vodka, peach schnapps, blackcurrant liqueur and fruit juice.
The girl was cheered on by the crowd as she went from one man to the other, asking them to take down their pants and performed the sex act.
A 2-minute footage, which also showed several holidaymakers taking photos of the act with their phones, was later posted online, causing outrage. The police has launched an inquiry into the incident. Watch the video after the cut..."The girl was being encouraged to drink more and more and was told she would win a 'holiday' if she took part in this game. Unfortunately the 'holiday' turned out to be the name of a cocktail. I feel sorry for her now. She must feel awful.' Someone who witnessed the incident told The Sun
2 weeks after his death, Arisekola-Alao's first wife dies in auto-crash
One of the wives of late popular Ibadan businessman, Abdul-Azeez
Arisekola-Alao, who died two weeks ago in a UK hospital, has also died.
Jelilat Arisekola-Alao, the eldest wife of Arisekola died exactly two
weeks after his passing, in a fatal auto accident at Eyenkorin, near
Ilorin, Kwara State
on Tuesday July 1st. She was 62.
Late Mrs Arisekola, who has since been buried, was survived by two children. May her soul rest in peace...amen.
Boko Haram: Tinubu Fires Back At PDP and Obanikoro
Specifically, Tinubu who described the Obanikoro’s allegation as a political Boko Haram, which the PDP was the chief architect, noted that the PDP and the minister were, by the said allegation, establishing grounds for another round of clamping down on the opposition, militarising cities in the country, as well as flouting the democratic rights of citizens with impunity.
The APC leader's statement said, “Obanikoro’s allegation that Tinubu and his friends in the opposition created Boko Haram is both fallacious and untenable. It is the kind of fable that can only come out of the mouth of someone who is delusional; one whose intoxication with power is not in doubt”.
Tinubu, who spoke through his Media Adviser, Sunday Dare, challenged the
PDP government to “step forward and explain to Nigerians why the over
200 girls kidnapped in Chibok are yet to be rescued”, adding that “they
should explain why the Boko Haram insurgency continues unabated despite
billions that is being voted for security."
Tinubu alleged that “the defence budget to fight Boko Haram and terrorism has become a conduit pipe for the ruling party, PDP, just as the likes of Obanikoro continue to use Boko Haram as a tool of blackmail against the opposition. This time, just like it failed in the past, it will not stick. It will not stand”.
Accusing the PDP and Obanikoro of aiding and abetting Boko Haram, Tinubu said it is the PDP government in which Obanikoro is an active and pliable agent that is perpetrating the insurgency for pecuniary benefits.
Tinubu alleged that “the defence budget to fight Boko Haram and terrorism has become a conduit pipe for the ruling party, PDP, just as the likes of Obanikoro continue to use Boko Haram as a tool of blackmail against the opposition. This time, just like it failed in the past, it will not stick. It will not stand”.
Accusing the PDP and Obanikoro of aiding and abetting Boko Haram, Tinubu said it is the PDP government in which Obanikoro is an active and pliable agent that is perpetrating the insurgency for pecuniary benefits.
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Founder of Boko Haram is a member of the opposition – FFK
While speaking on Channels TV’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, this
morning June 30th, former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who
recently dumped the APC for PDP, said the founder of terrorist group,
Boko Haram, is an indigene of Borno state and is also a key official of
the opposition. He also said Boko Haram is the armed wing of the
opposition. Some of what he said below…
“It is very clear that the founder of Boko Haram, the person that actually founded Boko Haram when he was in office…and I won’t mention his name on Television but everybody knows who it is, is from Borno state. He is alive and well. He is a key member of the opposition. Again I look at the utterances of the official spokesman of the opposition last year, that is Lai Mohammed, where he protested at the fact that Boko Haram was proscribed by the federal government where he said it was unconstitutional for the federal government to do so. He needs to explain why it is he would want to protect and support an organization that has killed almost 15,000 Nigerians as at that time and is against the fact that they were being proscribed to protect Nigerians.
“If you compare what’s happening in Nigeria to what happened in Ireland some years ago, you had Sinn Fein on the one hand and then you had the IRA on the other. The IRA was the armed wing of Sinn Fein and as far as I’m concerned, Boko Haram could well be described as the armed wing of the opposition, today.”
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Half of a Yellow Sun now available for online streaming on PanaTV
Finally, the movie everyone has been waiting for is now available for online streaming on panatv.com – for
US residents first. UK residents will have to wait till August 4th
while the company works feverishly to make it available for streaming in
Nigeria despite the ban by the Censor Board.
Half Of A Yellow Sun is the screenplay adaptation of the book of
the same name, written by Orange prize winner, Chimamanda Adichie and
directed by Biyi Bandele. Continue…
The film tells the story of privileged twin sisters Olanna and
Kainene, who return to Nigeria after their expensive education in
England. They both make shocking life choices, as Olanna moves in with
her lover, the “revolutionary professor” Odenigbo, while Kainene takes
over the family’s interests and falls in love
with an English writer. Intimate betrayals and the onset of the Nigerian
civil war caused by the declaration of independence of the southeastern
regions as the Republic of Biafra, turn the lives of the sisters around
in a way that they never imagined.
Since its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival last
year, the movie has been widely received and applauded. Packing a
powerful cast comprising Academy Award nominee, ChiwetelEjiofor, BAFTA
winner, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Nollywood’s
A-list actress, Genevieve Nnaji, and veteran singer, OnyekaOnwenu, it
can be arguably described as the biggest collaboration between Hollywood
and Nollywood.
PANA TV currently offers over 8,000 hours of quality entertainment
videos that span African films, music, TV series and Nollywood movies to
list a few. Since its quiet beta launch in April 2012, it has
established key partnerships with renowned companies and brands such as
M-NET, Africa Fashion International (AFI), Samsung, Tuluntulu and Bokeh
Fashion Film Festival.
The company also has offices in Houston, Lagos and Johannesburg.
Please visit www.panatv.com
Keshi is the best indigenous coach Nigeria has ever had" - Okocha
Who agrees with Okocha? Is Keshi the best indigenous coach we've ever had?
Prominent Northern politician and former minister, Umaru Dikko, dies
Dikko was said to have died in the early hours of today July 1st at a London hospital where he has been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness. Family sources say he'd suffered three strokes in a row. Mr Dikko was a minister during the Shagari Government (from 1979-1983). May his soul rest in peace Amen.
Actress Eniola Badmus Denies Fighting Funke Akindele
” I am so excited to win this award because I never expected it, more so this is my first award ever. Even if I don’t win this award, I feel highly honoured to be recognised among others in the industry. It is not easy to be on the nominees’ list of City People, let alone winning it. I appreciate the organisers and my fans who took their time and money to vote for me. May God be with you all. I dedicate this award to my 83-year-old father, Badoosky, who at age 83 is still kicking . I am also giving this to my colleagues, like Femi Adebayo, Toyin Aimakhu, Funke Akindele and others.
“Let me say here that the rumour that I and Funke Akindele are in a serious cold war is not true. I can never engage in a fight with her because she is a strong pillar behind me in the industry. She brought me into the industry, and I have featured in so many movies through her before my name got registered in people’s minds. So, why should I be fighting with her? Moreso, what would have warranted that? We are not fighting, we are in good terms”.
Beyoncé Named The Most Powerful Celebrity In The World (See Full List)
Singer Beyonce, has been named the most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes magazine.
The magazine, yesterday June 30th, unveiled its Celebrity 100 and
listed her above every other celeb in the world. Her husband Jay Z
surprisingly came a distant 6th.
Out
of the 10 most powerful and highest earning celebs of 2014, 7 of them
are blacks, Pop star Justin Bieber fell to 33 in 2014 from been number 9
in 2013, while tennis player Roger Federer, director Steven Spielberg
and rock band Bon Jovi dropped out of the top 10 in this year.
See top ten list below...
See the top 10 most powerful celebs and how much they earned from June 2013 to June 2014 below..
1. Beyonce: $115million
2. LeBron James - $72million,
3. Dr. Dre - $620million
4.Oprah Winfrey- $82million
5. Ellen DeGeneres - $70million
6 .Jay Z - $60million
7. Floyd Mayweather- $105million
8. Rihanna - $48million
9. Katy Perry- $40million
10. Robert Downey Jnr - $75million.
Nigeria: Police Denies Escape of Eight Abducted Chibok Girls
The Police Command in Borno said on Wednesday that no new abducted student of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, had escaped from captivity.
There were speculations that eight of the abducted school girls escaped from their captors.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Lawan Tanko, told newsmen in Maiduguri that the story was not true.
"I want to state without fear of contradiction that I never confirmed the escape of eight of the abducted GGSS, Chibok girls.
"I do not even know the author of the story," he said.
Tanko advised journalists to always cross check their facts before going to press.
"The story has caused me some embarrassment because I never spoke to anybody on the issue.
"If truly, any of the girls had escaped, we will not hesitate in giving the media the information.
"It is sad that a journalist can just create a non-existing story and attribute same to me," he said.
NAN recalls that over 200 female students of the school were abducted on April 14 by suspected insurgents. (NAN)
Nigeria: World Cup - Why Victor Moses Was Kept On the Bench - Keshi
The Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi,
has offered explanations on why Victor was confined to the bench in
Nigeria's last two outings at the World Cup.
The Big Boss claimed there was no iota of truth in reports suggesting he had some personal issues with Victor Moses.
After not being listed as a starter for the Argentina game, Moses was reportedly angered and opted to sit in the stands instead of the bench with his colleagues.
However, according to a press statement from Eagles Media officer, Ben Alaiya, the Big Boss claimed there was no iota of truth in the rumoured in-fighting.
"It's purely medical. My last child is older than Moses, so why will I quarrel with my son? People must find out facts and not speculate especially when we have a capable media person in our midst," Keshi was quoted as saying.
The coach went on to add that Moses had a muscle strain that was discovered by the team's medics after the first game against Iran and he was advised to rest it so that he could come out better in subsequent games.
"We can understand that all players want to play at the big stage but it's up to us and the medical team to manage their career and balance it with due diligence regarding their health and that is why we have not played him. We hope he would be back in training later on Thursday," Keshi said.
Moses watched the Super Eagles match against Argentina from the stands with technical officials and was not dressed for the encounter. However, he looks ready to join the fray in the game against France more so as Babatunde Michael is out injured.
The Big Boss claimed there was no iota of truth in reports suggesting he had some personal issues with Victor Moses.
After not being listed as a starter for the Argentina game, Moses was reportedly angered and opted to sit in the stands instead of the bench with his colleagues.
However, according to a press statement from Eagles Media officer, Ben Alaiya, the Big Boss claimed there was no iota of truth in the rumoured in-fighting.
"It's purely medical. My last child is older than Moses, so why will I quarrel with my son? People must find out facts and not speculate especially when we have a capable media person in our midst," Keshi was quoted as saying.
The coach went on to add that Moses had a muscle strain that was discovered by the team's medics after the first game against Iran and he was advised to rest it so that he could come out better in subsequent games.
"We can understand that all players want to play at the big stage but it's up to us and the medical team to manage their career and balance it with due diligence regarding their health and that is why we have not played him. We hope he would be back in training later on Thursday," Keshi said.
Moses watched the Super Eagles match against Argentina from the stands with technical officials and was not dressed for the encounter. However, he looks ready to join the fray in the game against France more so as Babatunde Michael is out injured.
Queiroz : Iran Should Learn From W/Cup Experience
Queiroz : Iran Should Learn From W/Cup Experience
Iran still had a chance of reaching the last 16 from Group F, only to suffer a 3-1 loss to Bosnia-Herzegovina in Salvador on Wednesday while the Super Eagles of Nigeria qualified for the Round of 16 despite a narrow 3-2 defeat to Argentina.
Queiroz, not offered a new deal, said Iran were capable of success at the showpiece event.
“The most important thing is to learn. If my players work and invest in the future, they have the same chances as any other national team in the world,” he said.
“There is a long way to go, but we must start working again ‘tomorrow’.”
Edin Dzeko, Miralem Pjanic and Avdija Vrsajevic scored as Bosnia secured their first ever World Cup win, while Reza Ghoochannejhad was on the scoresheet for Iran.
Queiroz lamented mistakes made by his team and their failure to take their opportunities.
“We tried our best. The players fought and left everything on the field, but the experience of the Bosnian players in our last group game prevailed,” he said.
“It’s a pity we didn’t take our chances and we made mistakes in our defensive line, ” the former Real Madrid coach said.
Iran drew goalless with the Nigerian national team and still had the possibility of reaching the knock out stages at the expense of the Nigerian side but failed to do so with the outcome of Wednesday’s games.
World Cup: Ghana sacks stars Sulley Muntari and Kevin Prince-Boateng
What's happening to Ghana's team?!
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Ghana has sacked two of its star players
- Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng suspended indefinitely
- Sackings come after row over appearance fees
- Ghana faces Portugal Thursday in final group game
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(CNN) -- Ghana's World Cup challenge is in danger of
imploding after two of its star players were thrown out of their squad
following allegations of physical and verbal attacks within the team's
camp.
Sulley Muntari and
Kevin-Prince Boateng were both suspended indefinitely by the Ghana
Football Association just a day after the players had finally settled a
row over appearance fees.
Muntari, who plays his
football with Italian side AC Milan, was accused of launching an
"unprovoked physical attack" on Moses Armah -- a member of the GFA, in a
statement on their website.
The incident, which took place on Tuesday according to the GFA, has led to Muntari's expulsion from the camp.
He is joined by Milan
teammate Boateng, who the GFA says launched "vulgar verbal insults" at
coach Kwesi Appiah during training this week.
"Boateng has since showed no remorse for his actions which has resulted in the decision," added the GFA statement.
Boateng told CNN's Chris Eldergill that he had been suspended, but dismissed reports of a fight with Muntari, who was not immediately available for comment.
In an interview with
German magazine, Sport-Bild, Boateng says he "absolutely accepts" his
punishment and blamed a training ground bust-up for his exclusion.
"Sulley Muntari and I
were just joking around, and the coach stopped the session and sent us
back to the changing room," said Boateng.
"Afterwards I went to him and asked what he had against me and he started yelling. He insulted me."
"No-one should think I
insulted the coach. I'm traveling now, and I wish my colleagues all the
best for the match against Portugal," added Boateng, referring to
Ghana's final World Cup Group G match Thursday.
Ghana's campaign had already been blighted by controversy over the payment of appearance fees to players.
Following a standoff
between players and the GFA, the nation's government was forced to fly
$3 million in cash to Brazil to pay players their fees and fend off the
prospect of a boycott.
According to coach
Appiah, "the practice in Ghana has always been paying the money in cash"
as many of the players don't have Ghanian bank accounts.
World Cup 2014: Ghana sends $3m cash to players in Brazil
Ghana's government has sent more than $3m (£1.8m) in cash by plane
to Brazil to pay the appearance fees owed to the national team at the
World Cup.
Deputy Sports Minister Joseph Yamin told Ghanaian radio station Citi FM the players "insisted" on cash payments.
He added: "The government had to mobilise the money and a chartered flight to Brazil."
Ghana must beat Portugal in their final Group G game on Thursday to have any chance of staying at the World Cup.
And even a win would not be enough to put Ghana through to the knockout phase if United States and Germany were to draw their match.
Earlier this week, there were rumours the Black Stars could boycott training ahead of the game if their demand for payment was not met.
As unrest grew in the Ghana camp, Ghana President John Dramani Mahama personally assured the players they would receive their money.
A statement from the Ghana Football Association said: "The government is pre-financing the payment of the Black Stars appearance fees, which will be reimbursed when Fifa's prize money for Ghana's participation in the World Cup is paid."
World Cup 2014: Nigeria boycott training in money row
The Nigeria squad at the World Cup have missed a scheduled training session in a row over bonus money.
BBC Sport understands the players believe they are each $15,000 (£8,800) short of what they were expecting for
reaching the last 16
in Brazil.
They refused to train in Campinas on Thursday and officials later confirmed the session had been cancelled.
Nigeria are scheduled to play France in the knockout stages on Monday having finished as runners-up in Group F.
BBC Sport has learned the problem lies in the interpretation of the bonus structure, with the players believing they will only receive $10,000 for their win 1-0 over Bosnia-Hercegovina and $5,000 for the 0-0 draw with Iran.
The players' understanding was they would receive a $30,000 payment for qualifying from the group.
However, it is believed the Nigerian Football Federation's offer to the players includes the agreed win and draw bonuses plus 30% of the prize money due from Fifa for reaching the knockout stage.
This is understood to rise to 40% of the prize money from Fifa if Nigeria were to win their round of 16 match, 50% for a quarter-final victory, 60% for a win in the semi-final stage and 70% for lifting the trophy.
While all parties work to find a resolution to the misunderstanding, coach Stephen Keshi has insisted it will not affect the team's performance.
And it has been confirmed to the BBC that the players will travel to Brasilia on Friday as scheduled and will train in the evening and over the weekend.
It is not the first time the Super Eagles have made a stance over money - last year they arrived late for the Confederations Cup in Brazil.
Saina in semis, Sindhu out of Australian Open
Saina in semis, Sindhu out of Australian Open
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June 27, 2014 17:18:27 IST
Sydney
: While India’s Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal marched into the
women’s singles semi-finals, compatriot P.V. Sindhu had to bite the dust
as her campaign came to an end in the quarter-finals of the $750,000
Australian Badminton Open Super Series here Friday.
Sixth
seed Saina needed only 47 minutes in the last-eight clash to oust
Japan’s Eriko Hirose 21-18, 21-9 to level her career head-to-head to
4-all.
Saina started in dominating fashion by taking an 8-2 lead but Eriko came back strongly to level the match (12-all). The Indian, however, came out with her best to tilt the game in her favour.
The World No.8 totally dictated terms in the next game and needed only a few minutes before she won the encounter.
In the next match, the Hyderabadi will take on Chinese top seed Shixian Wang against whom she has a 4-3 lead. However, the Chinese World No.2 has been in excellent form this year and has also won the last two matches against the Indian.
Later, eighth-seed Sindhu was doing well in her match against Spain’s Carolina Marin by leading at the start. But from 16-13, it all went downhill for the World Championship bronze medallist. Carolina stamped her authority by taking initiative and won the next eight of the nine available points to bag the game.
The World No.10 tried fighting back in the second game but the Spanish girl made sure she maintained the lead throughout and extended it to win the match 21-17, 21-17 in 47 minutes at the States Sports Centre.
This was the second match between the two, the last one fought three years ago in Maldives when Sindhu won.
Saina started in dominating fashion by taking an 8-2 lead but Eriko came back strongly to level the match (12-all). The Indian, however, came out with her best to tilt the game in her favour.
The World No.8 totally dictated terms in the next game and needed only a few minutes before she won the encounter.
In the next match, the Hyderabadi will take on Chinese top seed Shixian Wang against whom she has a 4-3 lead. However, the Chinese World No.2 has been in excellent form this year and has also won the last two matches against the Indian.
Later, eighth-seed Sindhu was doing well in her match against Spain’s Carolina Marin by leading at the start. But from 16-13, it all went downhill for the World Championship bronze medallist. Carolina stamped her authority by taking initiative and won the next eight of the nine available points to bag the game.
The World No.10 tried fighting back in the second game but the Spanish girl made sure she maintained the lead throughout and extended it to win the match 21-17, 21-17 in 47 minutes at the States Sports Centre.
This was the second match between the two, the last one fought three years ago in Maldives when Sindhu won.
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Messi, Neymar top goal scorers with four each
Messi, Neymar top goal scorers with four each
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Rio de Janeiro :
After scoring twice against Nigeria in their Group F match, Lionel
Messi joined Brazilian Neymar as the leading scorers in the 2014 FIFA
World Cup.
Both
the star strikers have four goals each, followed by the Dutch duo Van
Persie and Robben, Karim Benzema of France, German Thomas Muller, Swiss
Xherdan Shaqiri, and Ecuador’s Enner Valencia.
The leading goal scorers after Wednesday’s matches are:
Messi (Argentina), Neymar (Brazil) – four goals each.
Robben, van Persie (both Netherlands), Benzema (France), Mueller (Germany), Rodriguez (Colombia), Shaqiri (Switzerland), Enner Valencia (Ecuador) – three goals each.
Mandzukic, Perisic (both Croatia), A. Ayew (Ghana), Bony (Cote d’Ivoire), Cahill (Australia), Dempsey (United States), Depay (Netherlands), Gervinho (Cote d’Ivoire), Martinez (Colombia), Musa (Nigeria), Suarez (Uruguay) – two goals each.
The leading goal scorers after Wednesday’s matches are:
Messi (Argentina), Neymar (Brazil) – four goals each.
Robben, van Persie (both Netherlands), Benzema (France), Mueller (Germany), Rodriguez (Colombia), Shaqiri (Switzerland), Enner Valencia (Ecuador) – three goals each.
Mandzukic, Perisic (both Croatia), A. Ayew (Ghana), Bony (Cote d’Ivoire), Cahill (Australia), Dempsey (United States), Depay (Netherlands), Gervinho (Cote d’Ivoire), Martinez (Colombia), Musa (Nigeria), Suarez (Uruguay) – two goals each.
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It was a glorious weekend as the CEO of Bclems Global Ventures Tie the knot with his long time lover Miss Peace of Peacewise Event.
