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Stephen Keshi and Joseph Yobo quit Super Eagles

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Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi and the team captain Joseph Yobo have both quit the team after failing to qualify to the quarter-final stage of the 2014 World Cup,  Vanguard  reports. Speaking this evening after the Eagles' loss to France in the round of 16, Keshi said it was time to move on. "I have to go back to my family and face fresh challenges,” Keshi said. Eagles Captain, Yobo Joseph also said he's had enough and can go no further as national team player. “I think I should give the younger ones the opportunity to forge ahead. I have nothing new to offer.

Mike Adenuga gives Super Eagles $250,000 to defeat France

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The Minister for Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission (NSC) Dr. Tammy Danagogo over the weekend revealed that billionaire businessman Otunba Mike Adenuga gave him $250,000 to give to the Super Eagles in Brazil to encourage them to beat France today, promising to do more if they win and advance to the quarter-final stage. According to Danagogo, who has since presented the money to the team,  Mike Adenuga, while presenting the money to him said; "This is a token and if the team goes ahead and shock the world, I will join Mr President to shock the team.”

Red Carpet photos from 2014 BET Awards + Full List of Winners

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The 2014  BET  Awards held last  night June 29th  at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Pictured above are; Tiwa Savage, Keke Palmer and Ashanti. Continue to see more  red carpet  photos and full list of winner...

Eniola Badmus Denies Fighting Funke Akindele, Thanks City People For Award

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Star actress, Eniola Badmus has denied ever fighting Funke Akindele, stating that the rumours that they are fighting have no grounds and are baseless. She also thanked her fans for voting her as the best actress at the just held City People Entertainment Awards in Ikeja. ” 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 w

Founder of Boko Haram is a member of the opposition - FFK

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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 t

Kim Kardashian’s Gardener Sues Baby North West

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Baby North West has been accused of being a spoiled little brat who made one man's life, Chris Donnelly, a living hell. And now he is suing Kim Kardashian along with North West for $1million! According to MediaTakeOut , Chris Donnelly filed a 1 million dollar federal lawsuit against Kim & Kanye's baby North West along with Ms. Kardashian. Chris claims to have been a former groundskeeper for Kanye and Kim.

Photos: Kelly Rowland still flaunting baby bump

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What more can a  woman  ask for in life? She shared the photos on instagram. 

Photos: Davido in LA (BET Weekend)

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Here are some photos of  Davido  hanging out with celebrities and fans in LA in the run up to the  BET Awards taking place today  Sunday  29th June . See more photos after the cut...

"I made the greatest mistake of my life"-Uche Ogbodo's 9-month old marriage crashes

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Pregnant Uche Ogbodo and her Norway based ex footballer Ato who married secretly in October 2013 have split..There have been rumors of the split before now as he was said to have been married to a white woman with kids..But a few months ago, she granted an interview saying her husband treats her like a precious egg...The actress who is in the US preparing for the birth of her child confirmed the split to SDK but denied he is married to someone else....

Four killed As Explosion Hit Fuel Depot In Lagos

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                                                      A scene from  the blast   The busy Creek Road, Apapa, Lagos was thrown into pandemoniun,yesterday night, when an explosives-laden  car  went off at Folawiyo Fuel Depot. Vanguard  gathered that the explosion occurred at about 8:30pm; affecting four buildings, including two  banks . No fewer than four people were killed in the explosion. We are not sure if it was a Boko Haram attack or not. We really hope it’s not.  Update: The Director, State Fire Service, Rasaq Fadipe says it was a gas explosion and not a suicide bombing as claimed by some eyewitnesses.

Pics: Tiwa Savage, Davido, Rita Dominic, other stars storm Mauritius

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Tiwa Savage, Davido and Lola Rae were among the Nigerian stars that performed last night at the MultiChoice Africa Rising show which held at the Trou Aux Beach and  Spa  Resort in Mauritius. Eku Edewor, Chinedu Ikedieze, Rita Dominic, Majid Michel, Uti Nwanchukwu and Sarkodie were also at the event. See more photos after the cut...

Comedienne Helen Paul signs Globacom deal

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Comedian, Radio/TV  personality , actress and singer Helen Paul has joined the league of respected ambassadors of telecoms giant, Globacom. She signed a mouth-watering endorsement deal worth several millions of naira in May, but it was officially made  public  on Monday June 23rd. Photos from the signing will be made available later. Congrats to her!

Photos: Triana Building in Apapa gutted by fire

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The popular Triana building on Commercial Rd in Apapa, Lagos was gutted by fire in the early hours of this morning June 25th. The fire lasted for hours before firefighters were able to put it out...but not before millions of naira  worth  of property was destroyed. See more photos after the cut...

NDLEA arrests 11 school children over drug abuse and trafficking

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Eleven secondary school students and a hotel manager were recently arrested in Kaduna by officials of the Kaduna State National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, after being caught in a hotel taking Psychotropic substances.   NDLEA Kaduna State Commander, Mohammed Jibrin made this revelation at The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking programme which held in Kaduna yesterday, June 24th.    Mr Jibrin said the students comprising of seven girls and four boys were arrested following a tip off, adding that eight of the students arrested were still in Junior Secondary school. He said parents of the students arrested have been invited for questioning and counseling while the hotel manager is still under investigation.

Fayose Corruption Case has not been Dropped – EFCC

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Despite being declared  winner  of the Ekiti State governorship election,  Ayo Fayose  reportedly still has a case to answer with the Economic and  Financial  Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC is refuting media reports that declared the  case  was dismissed, according to  Punch . The agency stated “that election of Fayose has not affected the ongoing  trial  of the governor-elect at the Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti, for alleged corruption.” Court hearings for the case will begin on July 15.

Plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon missing

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A four-seater plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon via Cameroon has gone missing. The plane, owned by US company, Global Aviation, took off from Kano Airport around 6pm yesterday  Monday  June 23rd and was billed to make a stop over at Doula Cameroon before continuing to Gabon to arrive at  11pm  but it never arrived at Doula, Cameroonian Aviation authorities have said. Only an American pilot was on-board.   The Gabon Aviation authorities say the last contact they had with the plane was when it was in Mongo which is a 2-hour  flight  from the Cameroonian economic capital. Search & Rescue operation has so far not yielded any result but the search operation still continues

Chris Brown still got the hots for Rihanna?

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Chris Brown's  Instagram  page may be flooded with pictures of his faithful girlfriend Karrueche Tran but maybe underneath it all, he still got it bad for his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna? Chris 'liked' a bikini pic of Rihanna on Instagram (above) the other day and as soon as he did, some of Kae's fans called him out. Chris quickly deleted it but not before Mediatakeout got the  screenshot .

Can't you afford a whole top? Kim Kardashian rocks half-sweater to expose bra

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SHE may be a megastar who has graced the cover of Vogue, yet Kim Kardashian hasn't lost her fondness for her sex tape wardrobe choices all those years ago. BRA-VELLOUS: Kim Kardashian shows off her bra while filming [FLYNET] The mum-of-one clearly still has a penchant for racy and lacy, unafraid to flash her bra whenever the urge grips her. And yesterday, Mrs West whipped out her lingerie strap in an ode to days gone by. Grooving around Los Angeles like a human egg-timer with her hourglass silhouette, Kim set off to see sisters Kourtney and Khloe.

60 Girls Reportedly Abducted in Borno State Today

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Sixty  girls  were reportedly abducted by insurgents in Borno State today. NTA broke the news via  twitter : No further information is available at this time. But we will  bring  you details as soon they are revealed. Photo  Credit :  Andrea Sguazzini/Dreamstime.com

Photos: Alex Ekubo & Ebube Nwagbo Share A Kiss

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Hehehe, it’s for a movie they both stared in. But why do I feel they look good together as  a couple . What do you think?

Heroic 13yr old Nigerian boy dies after trying to save a drowning girl

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13 year old Ricky Osagie (pictured above, his dad right) from Warrenstown died on  Saturday  June 21st following a brave attempt to try to save a girl who had got into trouble swimming in a man-made pond at Waterville Hall residential complex in Blanchardstown, Dublin on Friday June 20th. According to Irish Mirror, a friend of Ricky's, a teenage girl, got into the water and was almost drowning when Ricky and another female friend jumped into the pond to try to save her. The other teen girl who jumped in to help also now had difficulties in the pond, and it was up to Ricky to save both girls. Which he did. Paramedics were called and all three teens were taken to the hospital. The two girls survived, but Ricky died  the next  day.  Ricky Osagie was a teenage soccer sensation whose dream was to represent Ireland, his distraught father, Kelly Osagie told the  Sunday  Irish Mirror. He said Ricky was a hero because he knew he was risking his life when he went into the water as he could

Suicide bomber kills 3 soldiers in Borno, Boko Haram kills 40 in new attack

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Three soldiers were reportedly killed yesterday June 22nd after a suicide bomber suspected to be from the Boko Haram sect attacked a military post near a Secondary school in Gwoza, Borno state.   Vanguard reports the suicide bomber drove through Wala and Warabe villages before getting to the military post where the bomb detonated and a loud sound immediately followed, with the vehicle the suicide bomber rode in and other things in the attack scene destroyed.   One of the residents of the area, Mallam Usman Yaro who spoke with Vanguard said residents of the area were still asleep when the bomb detonated. Continue..