Germany captain Lahm retires from international football.

Germany captain, Phillip Lahm have announced his retirement from international football. The captain of World Cup winning side has decided to bow out of the national team at just 30-years-old, presumably to end that chapter of his career on an unbeatable high. Lahm played 113 games for Germany, scoring five goals, one of which was the opening goal in the Germany 2006 World Cup. Aside from winning the 2014 World Cup, Lahm picked up a runners-up medal at the European Championships in 2008 and also two World Cup bronze medals, in 2006 and 2010.

West Brom sign Nigeria striker Brown Ideye

West Brom have confirmed the signing of Nigeria striker Brown Ideye from Dynamo Kiev for a club-record fee believed to be around £10m. The 25-year-old has signed a three-year contract with the option of another year and becomes the Baggies’ fifth new arrival of the summer. “Brown is a quality striker and I’m looking forward to working with him,” said new head coach Alan Irvine. “He’s a strong, quick, powerful player who likes to get in behind defences and has plenty of Champions League and international experience.” Brown Ideye was part of the team, that won the Africa Nations Cup in 2013.

Peter Okoye fires back on twitter

Peter Okoye has no time...tell him nonsense on Twitter and he blocks you...Lol...

Aircraft Carrying American Soldiers Crash Lands On Ugandan Highway

US Plane On Ugandan RoadTwitter: edailyfeedA plane carrying American soldiers crash-landed on a highway outside Uganda's capital Kampala on Friday, "miraculously" causing no injuries, said security officials in a story published in the Daily Telegraph.

The small plane carrying six soldiers from Entebbe airport to neighboring South Sudan, was forced to turn back due to bad weather and then land on a highway, after running out of fuel approximately 40 miles from the airport.

"Nobody was hurt. There were eight passengers including the pilot and

$8.39m Fraud: Ajudua Loses Appeal Against Trial

Ajudua, who was arraigned before Justice Atinuke Ipaye of the Lagos High Court on a 14-count charge that borders on obtaining by false pretence, had filed notice of preliminary objection in which he stated that the proof of evidence did not disclose any case against him. Justice Ipaye dismissed the Objection. Dissatisfied, Ajudua subsequently appeal against the decision of the trial court.

leged serial fraudster Fred Ajudua today lost his bid to stop his trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over allegations of defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ishaya Bamaiyi of about $8.39million between November 2004 and June 2005. The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal today dismissed Ajudua’s application challenging the competence of the charge and the jurisdiction of the Lagos High Court.

HIV Infection Drops By 35 Percent In Nigeria Says United Nations

A new global report by UNAIDS indicates that new HIV infections in Nigeria have declined by 35 percent in the past three years, says a story in the DAILY INDEPENDENT.

The Gap report released in Geneva, Switzerland on July 16, 2014 also indicated that Nigeria is one of the countries in the world that realized a rapid increase in the number of people living with HIV that are accessing Antiretroviral therapy

"The decline in new infections is a clear sign that the Government of Nigeria is steering the HIV response in the

Late Kefee's husband angry at Nigerian press

Late Kefee's husband Teddy Don-Momoh is not happy with the Nigerian press and has made his feelings known. He accused the press of reporting lies about the cause of his wife's death and events leading up to her burial.


Speaking about his displeasure, Teddy told reporters;

"Are you guys satisfied now? I really hope you are. You report things without calling to confirm and you create unnecessary rumours. What is wrong with you people?" Teddy blasted...then refused to be interviewed, saying "I am not doing any interviews. Not now, maybe in the next 50 years"

Lagos state okays six-month maternity leave, 10 days for fathers

Lagos state government has introduced a new leave regime for all male and female civil servants in the state. Henceforth, all male civil servants whose wives give birth are entitled to a 10-day paternity leave while female civil servants had their maternity leave extended from 3 months to 6 months.

The new leave regime was announced today by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mrs Josephine Williams at a press conference held at the Baguada Kaltho Press Centre, in Alausa, Ikeja.

"A female officer shall be entitled to 24-weeks maternity leave with full pay in case of her first two deliveries. The said leave shall commence, at least two weeks before the expected delivery date; a male officer, to who a new baby (or babies in case of multiple births) is born shall be entitled to 10 working days" she said.

She added that subsequent deliveries after the second baby by any employee will only get 12 weeks maternity leave for a female officer while the men will not be entitled to the 10-day leave.

Special adviser to the Lagos state Governor on public health, Dr Yewande Adeshina, said the 6 months leave will enable women complete the mandatory months required for breastfeeding new born babies.

Peter Okoye shares another pic of himself chilling @home in Lagos

In case some of you didn't get it the first time...Peter Okoyeshared a photo of himself chilling at Squareville mansion in Lagos with some friends. His older brother Jude Okoye's wedding is still on-going in Anambra state.

photos from Jude Okoye and Ifeoma Umeokeke's wedding

The MBGN Tourism 2012 got married her man Jude Okoye in Anambra state. Beautiful bride. Paul Okoye, Flavour, Julius Agwu, Phyno, and many others at Jude Okoye and Ifeoma Umeokeke's traditional wedding. See more photos after the cut..

First photos of passengers of plane that was shot down, including 80 children

298 people died yesterday July 17th when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was blasted out of the sky at 32,000 by a surface-to-air missile, allegedly by pro-Russian rebels.

Among the dead were 80 children, including three Australian children, (pictured left), Mo Maslin, 12, (left), his brother Otis, eight, (centre) and sister Evie Maslin, 10, (right) who were traveling with their grandfather Nick Morris. According to Australian newspapers, the family had been on holiday and the children’s parents had remained in Amsterdam for a few extra days while Mr Norris took his grandchildren on MH17 to get them back to Australia in time for school. The plane was going from Kuala Lumpur to Australia.

More than 100 AIDS researchers who were heading to an international conference in Australia were also on board the plane.

There were 173 passengers from the Netherlands, 27 from Australia, 44 from Malaysia, 12 from Indonesia, 9 from the UK, 4 from Belgium, 4 from Germany, 3 from Philippines, 1 from Canada and from New Zealand. See more photos after the cut...

Nigeria Moves 10 Spots On Latest FIFA Ranking

 

Nigeria has risen 10 points to the 34th position in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday.
The Super Eagles occupied the 44th position before the just concluded World Cup in Brazil.
Nigeria is currently ranked 3rd in Africa, behind Algeria (24) and Côte d’Ivoire (25).

Photo: Solar powered car made by Nigerian inventor

Trying to get more details about the Segun dude. Apparently, he built this solar-powered car. Good stuff!

Photos from Wizkid's 24th birthday party last night

Wizkid celebrated his 24th birthday party with friends and colleagues at Escape Nightclub in Lagos last night. See more photos after the cut...

'Those who want to take power through the backdoor will die' - Gov Akpabio

The Governor of Akwa Ibom state Godswill Akpabio has pronounced death on any politician who tries to gain political power through the backdoor come 2015, adding that the PDP in the state will continue ruling the state. The Governor made this declaration yesterday July 16th at the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the new PDP Secretariat in Uyo, the state capital. He also stated that all those who betrayed him in politics would not enter into the government house

"Just as God threw Lucifer unto the Earth, those who have betrayed the governor of Akwa Ibom State will not enter the Government House. And because of impatience, Absalom (son to King David) wanted to take over by killing King David. And when David heard, he asked the people to leave him. This did not end up well with Absalom. He died before his father. Those who want to take power through the backdoor will die and the PDP will continue,” he said.

Paul Okoye, Julius Agwu, others arrive Anambra ahead of Jude's wedding

Paul Okoye, Julius Agwu, J Martin and Phyno pictured above as they arrived Oba, Anambra state ahead of Jude Okoye's traditional wedding to Ifeoma Umeokeke which will take place today July 17th in Nnewi Anambra state.

Happy Birthday to Wizkid – See Facts You didn’t know about him + 20 New Pictures of him

 

Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, (born July 16, 1990) known by his stage name Wizkid (sometimes stylized as WizKid), is a Nigerian recording artist, songwriter, and performer. He rose to prominence with his song “Holla at Your Boy”

In 2009, Wizkid signed a record deal with Banky W’s imprint Empire Mates Entertainment. His work and contribution to the Nigerian Music Industry has earned him several achievements, including a BET Award, a MOBO Award from 2 nominations, three The Headies Awards from 8 nominations, a Channel O Music Video Award from 6 nominations, three Nigeria Entertainment Awards from 11 nominations, a Ghana Music Award from 7 nominations, two Dynamix All Youth Awards from 3 nominations, two City People Entertainment Awards from 4 nominations, and a Future Award, among others.  
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Beautiful pics! See 2014 MBGN contestants in their traditional wears

Every year we wait for MBGN contestants to give us a creative twist to the traditional attires and this year some of the delegates brought it! Check them out after the cut and tell us what you think... SEE MORE PHOTO'S

Dear married men, powerful messages from pastor Tony Rapu to you

Popular Lagos pastor, Tony Rapu of the Present House Church Lagos, took to his Twitter account to give profound advise to married men. It's a must read! See more messages after the cut...

Sean Tizzle Signs N17million deal before going on tour

Just after his mouth watering deal with Telecoms giant MTN, Sean Tizzle's affiliation with International brands has grown stronger as he recently signed another endorsement deal said to be worth 17million naira with a drink company, this is according to his management. Continue...

Nyanya Explosion: INTERPOL hands over alleged mastermind to Nigeria

The mastermind of the April 14th Nyanya bomb blast, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, who fled to Sudan after the bombing, has been arrested and handed over to Nigerian Security officials by INTERPOL.

29 year old Sadiq, believed to have been radicalized while studying at the South Wales University in Sudan, was arrested on May 14th and was only extradited today to Nigeria.

Security operatives arrest fake Boko Haram

The Defence Headquarters has announced the arrest of a man who specializes in creating panic by sending out text messages threatening attack by Boko Haram terrorists.


The suspect, Ugwu Lawrence (pictured) who was tracked by security operatives after dispatching text messages of impending bombings of some hotels in Abuja, confessed that he employed the gimmick because the management of one of the organisation failed to offer him employment.

The suspect further confessed that his motive was a ploy to instil fear in the mind of the management’s chairman, and pleaded that he is actually not a terrorist. The suspect is still undergoing further interrogation preparatory to prosecution.

Armed robbers who dress up as women to rob, arrested & paraded in Ibadan

An armed robbery gang who specialize in dressing up as women and robbing unsuspecting victims have been arrested by the Oyo State police Command. They were paraded recently where they told their stories. Vanguard reports

Kim Kardashian 'set to earn nearly $200million' from hit video game

Kim Kardashian is reportedly set to earn a whopping $200million in one year from a free video game she only launched last month which ranked number three yesterday on the iTunes charts. Bloomberg is now reporting that the game, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, could be the reality star's most lucrative venture yet. Find the report below...

Late Prof. Dora Akunyili's husband's warm posthumous birthday message to her

Late Prof Dora Akunyili who died on June 7th in India would have turned 60 yesterday July 14th. To celebrate her, her husband Dr Chike Akunyili shared a warm birthday message through her Facebook page on behalf of himself and their children. See the full message below...

Oscar Pistorius in nightclub fight after a man confronts him over murder trial

He's still in court facing charges for the murder of his girlfriend but that didn't stop him from having an incident at a nightclub when a man confronted him about the trial. Don't think this will be good for his case.

According to reports, Oscar went to a nightclub in Pretoria on Saturday night with his cousin & after some drinks, allegedly insulted South Africa's president Zuma and started acting "aggressive."

He was allegedly pushed into a chair after he poked another clubber in the chest who asked him something about his trial.

But last night, Oscar's spokesperson denied he behaved inappropriately inside the club, though she  confirmed he was at the club and there was an incident. Continue...