Photos from the wedding of Simi Esiri's sister, Titi Osomo & Jimi Adesanya

The traditional engagement of Jimi Adesanya of Goldman Sachs/JM Films to Dr Sid's wife, Simi Osomo Esiri's younger sister, Titi Osomo, took place at Landmark Event center in Lagos today August 28th. Guest at the wedding included Uche Pedro of Bella Naija and her husband, Dr Sid and his wife Simi with their beautiful daughter, Banky W, Toolz and Tunde Demuren and others. More photos after the cut...

Mikel obi spotted having fun with his baby mama and their twins

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Donald Trump vows to start deportation once he wins and is inaugrated

Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, has linked illegal immigration and employment, pledging to start deporting offenders as soon as he is sworn in, should he become the White House's next occupant. . . While in Des Moines, Iowa, he said: "On day one, I am going to begin swiftly removing criminal illegal immigrants from this country — including removing the hundreds of thousands of criminal illegal immigrants that have been released into US communities under the Obama-Clinton administration. . . Every time an African-American citizen, or any citizen, loses their job to an illegal immigrant, the rights of that American citizen have been totally violated. I am going to build a great border wall, institute nationwide e-verify, stop illegal immigrants from accessing welfare and entitlements. . . I'll develop an exit-entry tracking system to ensure those who overstay their visas are quickly removed. If we don't enforce visa expiration dates, then we have an open border. A vote for Trump is a vote to have a nation of laws, a vote for Clinton is a vote for open borders.".... which will turn U.S into another Nigeria

Semenya is not a woman, other athletes who competed against her laments

South African 800m runner, Caster Semenya won the Olympic 2016 gold and the other women in the field have cried out that it was difficult competing against her. Briton Lynsey Sharp who was placed sixth in that race argued that the decision to overturn rules on testosterone suppression made competing against the women’s Olympic 800m champion,  Semenya, and other hyperandrogenic athletes difficult. Semenya Semenya set a new national record with her 1.55. 28 seconds run. Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi won silver with 1.56.49 and Kenya’s Margaret Wambuiken was third with 1.56.89 her personal best. Semenya made a return to form after the court of arbitration for sport overturned a rule created by the International Association of Athletics Federations which had forced athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone to take hormone-suppressing drugs. Sharp told the BBC after the race: “I have tried to avoid the issue all year. You can see how emotional it all was. We know how each other feels. It is out of our control and how much we rely on people at the top sorting it out. The public can see how difficult it is with the change of rule but all we can do is give it our best. “I was coming down the home straight, we were not far away and you can see how close it is. That is encouraging. We will work hard and aim to come back even stronger.” Semenya’s  is certain to further inflame the scientific and ethical storm about whether she, as an intersex athlete, should be allowed to compete with women. Semenya, whose body has been subjected to brutal and unprecedented scrutiny for years, was a full two seconds short of breaking Jarmila Kratochvilova’s 33-year-old world record, but still posted the fastest two-lap time this year of one minute 55.28 seconds

Source: Vanguar

New case of lassa fever in the eastern part of Nigeria, 2 killed already

Dr Emmanuel Okafor, the Director of Public Health, Anambra Ministry of Health, on Thursday confirmed the death of a medical doctor and two others due to new cases of Lassa fever in the state. The director confirmed the report at one-day workshop on Lassa fever organised by the ministry to sensitise health professionals in the state on the disease in Awka. However, he said that the outbreak was not yet in an epidemic proportion in the state. Okafor said that the workshop was aimed at training the health professionals who would go to the grassroots to educate the people on the prevention of the disease. “In Anambra we don’t know the number of cases of the disease but we have three confirmed deaths,’’ he said. He urged health workers to exercise high standard of professionalism in handling Lassa fever cases. Okafor said the state government had put in place proactive measures to handle the scourge. Speaking earlier, Dr Jane Ezeonu, a resource person at the workshop, first broke the news of the death of the doctor and the two other persons. Ezeonu said that the medical doctor died three days ago at the Nnamdi Azikiwe General Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi. She, however, said that the late medical doctor was referred to NAUTH from Asaba, Delta state. Ezeonu stressed the need for adequate prevention mechanism to be taken on the issue. The doctor warned people against drinking raw garri (cassava flour), advising residents to ensure protection of their food and related items from rats. “People don’t acquire immunity after suffering from Lassa fever. General hygiene is the key for prevention,’’ Ezeonu said. Also speaking at the occasion, Dr Okwuchukwu Chukwuka, Permanent Secretary, in the ministry, said there was no epidemic of the disease in the state. Chukwuka, who represented the Commissioner for Health, Dr Josephat Akabuike, said the workshop was part of the proactive measures adopted by the state government. “It is a training workshop for health professionals in the 21 local government areas of the state who would sensitise and disseminate information about Lassa fever to the grassroots. “We are having the workshop for prevention, not that we have an epidemic in the state,” Chukwuka said.

Source: Vanguard

Customer charged to cut for assaulting a girl over, N400 bill

 22-year-old Sharon Okafor who sells used clothes, was today charged before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly cutting a salesgirl, Comfort Jonah, in the face with broken ceramic plates during a disagreement over payment for drinks and N400 fried meat. . . Okafor is facing one count charge of assault. The Prosecutor, Sergeant Oladejo Balogun told the court that the incident occurred at about 11pm on July 25, at Mama’s Bar, Itedo, opposite Lekki Phase I, Lagos. . . He said Okafor went to the bar in the company of a man, and they both ordered for drinks and N400 fried meat. Balogun said that they're served by Jonah, who demanded for payment because it was near her closing time. . . A fight broke out after Okafor insisted that it was her companion that would pay and he would only do so after they were done. Okafor pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted N100, 000 bail with two sureties in like sum. The case till September 9, for mention.‎"

15 interesting moments that has made Rio 2016 olympics fun to watch

The Olympics are a blur. Those of us obsessed with the games spend our days snacking on the livestreams and our nights drinking from the NBC primetime firehose. There are hours upon hours of footage to choose from, famous Olympians from past years to root for once again, and new athletes to fall in love with this time around.

If you haven’t been glued to your multiple streaming devices, however, you might not be up to date on some of the most amazing, shocking, funny, and moving moments these games have given us. Even if you have, the events that made you gasp, laugh, and cry can all start to run together when there’s just so much. So here, a little over halfway through the 2016 Olympics, are the 15 best occurrences from the Rio games so far that are worth singling out.

1. SIMONE MANUEL’S GOLD MEDAL IN THE 100M FREESTYLE

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Simone Manuel became the first black woman to win an Olympic medal in an individual swimming event when she tied Canadian Penny Oleksiak in the 100m freestyle. She covered her mouth with her hand in disbelief and was crying through her post-race interviews as she talked about her historic win.

2. #PHELPSFACE

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The minute the NBC cameras spent showing Chad le Clos clowning around in front of an unamused Michael Phelps before the two faced off in the 200m butterfly semi-finals spawned amazing memes and launched the hashtag #PhelpsFace (the hashtag really should’ve been #PhelpsPhace, but what can you do).

3. WHEN SIMONE BILES BROUGHT ALY RAISMAN UP TO CELEBRATE HER WIN WITH HER

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After Simone Biles won gold in the women’s all-around gymnastics competition, she pulled her teammate and silver-medal winner Aly Raisman up onto the floor to celebrate with her.

4. IBTIHAJ MUHAMMAD AND THE U.S. WOMEN’S SABER TEAM’S BRONZE MEDAL

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Ibti Muhammad made history by being the first woman to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab. Winning the bronze with her teammates was “a portrait of America,” writes USA TODAY’s Dan Wolken.

5. THE FIJI MEN’S RUGBY SEVENS GOLD MEDAL

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Team Fiji secured the first gold medal their small island nation has ever taken home when they beat Great Britainin rugby sevens.

6. MONICA PUIG’S GOLD MEDAL IN TENNIS

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Speaking of winning the first ever gold medal for your country: Monica Puig did so for Puerto Rico when she defeated Angelique Kerber of Germany in women’s singles tennis.

7. JUSTIN ROSE’S CHIP ON THE 18TH HOLE

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Great Britain’s Justin Rose hit an incredible 25 yard chip that secured him a gold medal in men’s golf for the first time the sport has been in the Olympics since 1904.

8. KRISTIN’S ARMSTRONG’S DETERMINATION AND COLLAPSE

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Kristin Armstrong fought off awful rain and a nose bleed to win gold in cycling a day before her 43rd birthday. After the race, she dropped off her bike and collapsed in exhaustion; someone lifted her 5-year-old son over the fence and he sprinted into her arms as she lay on the ground.

9. USAIN BOLT’S TURBO-CHARGED 100M RACE

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It seemed like Usain Bolt hit a button to kick into turbo mode when he came up behind Justin Gatlin to win gold in the men’s 100 meters. The photo from the semi-finals beforehand launched almost as many memes as #PhelpsFace.

10. LILLY KING’S FINGER WAG

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Lilly King started a new American victory celebration when she wagged her fingerat a picture of Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova, who’d been suspended from the sport for doping. It launched a warbetween the two (neither was the clear winner out of the pool), as well as a new way for Americans to celebrate: Phelps waved his finger after winning several of his bajillion gold medals, too.

11. WHEN A LITHUANIAN WEIGHTLIFTER CELEBRATED WINNING BRONZE WITH A BACKFLIP

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Aurimas Didzbalis was so, so jazzed about winning bronze that he promptly flipped over backwards with joy. Which means that if he ever wants to change sports, gymnastics seems like a pretty safe bet.

12. ADELINDE CORNELISSEN BOWING OUT OF DRESSAGE TO PROTECT HER HORSE

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Andelinde Cornelissen of the Netherlandstook herself out of the Olympics to protect her horse, who’d gotten sick. “My buddy, my friend, the horse that has given everything for me his whole life does not deserve this….” she wrote in a Facebook post.

13. SARAH ROBLES’ BRONZE MEDAL

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Sarah Robles won the first medal in weightlifting for the United States since 2000 when she took home the bronze in the women’s over-75-kilogram category, ending a 16-year drought.

14. EVERY KATIE LEDECKY RACE

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More so than anyone else in these Olympics, Katie Ledecky’s dominance in the pool has been utterly captivating. The high point came at the 800-meter freestyle, where she claimed an incredible 11 second victory, set a new world record (8:04.79), and won her fourth gold medal of the games.

15. THE DIVE

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Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas dove across the finish line to edge out Allyson Felix for the gold in the women’s 400 meters.

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Newly promoted hull city shock defending champion leceister city in opening Epl match

The home side took took lead in the late minutes of the first half via Diomande assisted by Hernande, Mahrez leveled up from the spot kick few minutes into the second half , while Snodgrass goal Sealed the game for the host side.

It’s the first time the defending champions have lost on the opening day of the season since 1989-90. Hull were outstanding, and that result may be enough for Mike Phelan to get the manager’s job. Leicester had enough chances but were a bit ragged.

Mesi returns back to international football, just 2months after quitting

Lionel Messi has sensationally returned to Argentine National team after holding talks with new coach Edgardo Bauza. Messi, 29, who is Argentina's all-time leading scorer with 55 goals in 113 appearances, quit after Argentina's Copa America final defeat by Chile in June in which he cried and told media reporters after the match that he had decided to retire. But in a statement reported by media in Argentina, the Barcelona striker said he made the U-turn for the "love of the country" and "to help from within". 

"A lot of things went through my mind on the night of the final and I gave serious thought to quitting, but my love for my country and this shirt is too great. We need to fix many things in Argentinian football, but I prefer to do this from inside and not criticise from outside."

"A lot of things went through my head the day of the last final and I seriously thought about quitting, but I love this country and this shirt too much. I thank all the people who want me to keep playing with Argentina, I hope we can soon deliver them some joy."

Messi on Friday was named in Argentina's squad for the next set of International friendlies alongside  Manchester City trio Sergio Aguero, Pablo Zabaleta and Nicolas Otamendi and Manchester United pair Sergio Romero and Marcos Rojo

four special advisers, one permanent secretary sworn in by President Buhari

President Buhari this morning before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting, swore in four new Special Advisers and one Permanent Secretary. The new appointees include the Special Adviser on Social Investment, Maryam Uwais, Special Adviser on Political Matter Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser on Economic Matters Adeyemi Dipeolu, Special Adviser on Planning, Tijani Abdullahi, and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Rafiu Enikanolaye.

While Tijani Abdullahi was assigned to the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, the other three Special advisers, Uwais, Ojudu and Dipeolu were deployed to the Office of the Vice President.

miracle..indian man wins $1m 6days after coming out unhurt from a plane that crash landed

A passenger on board the Emirates plane that crash landed in Dubai has won a million dollars on the lottery - just six days after the accident. All 300 people aboard an Emirates airliner survived a crash landing in Dubai last week, scrambling down emergency slides before flames consumed the plane. One firefighter was killed battling the blaze.


Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar, one of the survivors of the crash, won the jackpot from Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire. According to Mohammad, he purchased the ticket on Eid on his way for a vacation with his family in Thiruvananthapuram in the south Indian state of Kerala. He superstitiously bought a ticket whenever he travelled back to India and the lucky ticket was his 17th attempt at the airport lottery.

“I have been working in Dubai for 37 years, and I have always felt like this is my country. I live a simple life, and now that it’s my time to retire, I feel like God gave me a second life when I survived the plane crash, and blessed me with this money to follow all this up by doing good things.” He said.

Describing his escape along with other passengers from the Emirates plane as a “miracle”, Khadar said he has only God to thank for his survival. 

"I value the escape as a more precious gift from God and I knew God saved me for some specific purpose. Probably this is it. I am blessed to have finally won with Dubai Duty Free and can’t wait to share the news with my family. If you ask me about my plans, I obviously want to help the children in Kerala who are less fortunate than others and need some financial help and medical support. I don’t want to give it to a charity or build a business, I want to go out and find people who really need help and give them money. I was poor, and I know what people go through."

Blogger who was initially arrested by efcc, expresses his mind on twitter

The blogger who was arrested by EFCC yesterday and released today has released a statement via his Twitter handle. Read the rest after the cut...

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The driver who collided with Kris Jenners car is homeless, he has been living in the car

While Kris Jenner immediately replaced her $250K Rolls Royce after it was involved in a crash, the same cannot be said of the driver who was at the wheels of the Toyota Prius she crashed into. 

Out-of-work actor Jack Way was living in his Toyota Prius vehicle that was involved in the accident, the car has now been written off and it gets worse, he was at fault for the crash.

 

He cut in front of Kris' $250k Rolls Royce at a red light intersection in Calabasas.

 

According to TMZ, Jack who does not have collision insurance has called in the help of car accident lawyers Larry H. Parker. The California-based firm claims to have awarded over two billion dollars in financial compensation over 35 years.

 

Jack who has been living in his car for many months believes Kris will come out on top because she's more powerful.
He said:

'Whoever's fault it was, whoever has the more power I feel like has got [a better chance of winning]. I didn't want to be a part of this, I just wanted to go home today... I have nothing against Kris, I was actually one of the people that still like her.'

Jack's car after the accident

Kri's' car after the accident

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Gernot Rohr takes Nigeria super eagles job on a 2year contract

German manager Gernot Rohr has signed a two-year deal to become technical adviser to the Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation said on Tuesday.

The 63-year-old has extensive experience of African football after stints with Gabon, Niger and Burkina Faso, and will work alongside Salisu Yusuf, who was named as the NFF’s head coach in July.

“The committee was impressed with Mr. Rohr’s profile and current activities for the German Football Federation (DFB),” the vice chairman of the NFF’s Technical Committee Ahmed Yusuf Fresh told the federation’s website.

“He was very positive, showed great interest in the job, is ready and willing to live in Nigeria,” he continued, “and swayed the committee with his calmness, good knowledge of the African terrain, focus and maturity.”

Nigeria have twice failed to qualify for the Nations Cup since winning the continental title in 2013 and have not had a permanent coach since former international Sunday Oliseh left the post in February.

The NFF had been close to appointing French manager Paul Le Guen in July but failed to reach an agreement with the former Olympique Lyonnais coach.

Source:Guardian

Collapse of floating school leaves the education of many bleak

Barely four years after it took off amid international acclaim, Nigeria’s floating school in the Lagos slum of Makoko has collapsed. Hundreds of children in the community now have little or no hope of getting an education.

Built of timber struts and floating on a platform made of 250 plastic barrels, Makoko Floating School became a symbol of hope for the deprived area, which is home to 100,000 inhabitants but which has few facilities and has been described as “the world’s biggest floating slum”.

The international attention it garnered helped protect the community it served from eviction by the Nigerian government, which in 2012 declared the stilt district illegal.

The school also promised to provide much-needed educational facilities, as well as elevating the reputation of its architect.

Source:guardian

Nigerian, Quadri makes history at rio Olympics 2016

Nigeria’s table tennis player, Aruna Quadri, yesterday made history as he became the first African to ever get to the quarterfinals of the table tennis game in any Olympic games. Aruna beat Germany’s Timo Boll 4-2 in men’s single table tennis match at the ongoing Rio, Brazil Olympic. 28 year old Aruna will play against Ma Long in the quarterfinals next week Tuesday

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Aruna last year also made history as the first African to win International Tennis player of the year award at a ceremony held in Dubai

Ray J under secret investigastion for trying to dm malia obama

 According to multiple online reports, Ray J is being investigated by US Secret Service for allegedly trying to reach out to First Daughter Malia Obama via instagram DM, just weeks after she turned 18 years old. 

Here is what is being reported online:

President Obama and the CIA’s top Internet Security team found Reality TV star Ray J trying to slide into Malia’s DM. Ray J is most known for being in a Sex Tape with Kim Kardashian and he has a reputation for sleeping with a lot of women.

The report didn't say what Ray J was trying to talk with Malia about...but he's engaged to be married!



Source:lindaikeji