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MTN RENEWS DAVIDO'S CONTRACT

Award winning singer, Davido has renewed his  endorsement deal with Telecommunication giants, MTN.

The musician who recently won the Mtv Africa music awards and BET award announced the renewal of his brand ambassadorship on Instagram.

“After a long fight!! Finally renewed my MTN contract!! Oooshe!!! Move along!!” he wrote.

Davido first signed on with MTN in April 2012 and reportedly pocketed N30 million for the deal.

MAIGARI TO BE REINSTATED AS DIRECTED BY FIFA

Nigeria have managed to beat the deadline set by FIFA as Aminu Maigari and his hitherto ousted management board are set to be reinstated.

The new development comes after the High Court in Jos, which granted the earlier restraining order against Maigari's board, vacated the order which had prevented Maigari and his board from administering Nigerian football.

EMERGENCY UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING CALLED BY BRITIAN

Britain has asked for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Ukraine.
Britain's U.N. Mission said Thursday the time of the meeting has not been set.

 

The request follows Wednesday's downing of a Ukrainian air force fighter and Thursday's downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying 295 people over eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev tweeted after Thursday's crash in a rebel-controlled area that "Ukraine will present the evidence of Russian military involvement into the Boeing crash. This crime should be fully investigated."-CNN

MALAYSIAN AIRLINE CRASHES OVER UKRAINE

A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane with 295 aboard was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in Ukraine near the Russian border a day after a Ukrainian military jet was downed, Fox News has confirmed.

The Boeing 777 bound for Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam was shot down at cruising altitude about 35 miles from the border, according to Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to Ukraine's Interior Minister.

He said all 280 passengers and 15 crew members were killed. A Reuters correspondent near the scene reported seeing burning wreckage and bodies strewn across a nine-mile debris field. A Ukrainian Emergency official told the news agency body parts and at least 100 bodies were seen in the area.

SECURITY SET TO ARREST IMPEACHED GOVERNOR NYAKO

Reports emanating from the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, suggest that security agents stormed the Asokoro, Abuja residence of impeached Governor of Adamawa state, Murtal Nyako, to effect his arrest few hours after he was sacked by members of the state House of Assembly.

However, it was gathered that Nyako, whose security aides were withdrawn at about 1pm shortly after his impeachment, was said to be absent at his Abuja residence when the security operatives arrived to arrest him.

BOKO HARAM DEATH TOLL DISCLOSED BY HUMAN RIGHT WATCH

 


According to The Human Rights Watch (HRW), Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad popularly known as Boko Haram sect has killed at least 2 053 civilians in an estimated 95 attacks since the beginning of the year,
The international rights body said the figures were based on detailed analyses of media reports as well as field investigations.

It said the killings and other abuses were part of widespread attacks on civilians in more than 70 towns and villages in northeastern Nigeria, in the federal capital, Abuja, and elsewhere that are apparent crimes against humanity.

IMPEACHMENT: AL-MAKURA SEEKS JONATHAN'S INTERVENTION

Following the impeachment notice served on the Nasarawa State governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura by the state Assembly, the embattled state chief executive hurriedly left Lafia, the state capital yesterday for Abuja in an effort to prevail on President Goodluck Jonathan to intervene in the matter.

LEADERSHIP reports that, Al-Makura before leaving the state capital at about 4p.m. had held series of meetings with his aides and party officials intent upon seeing how the impeachment impasse can be surmounted.

MARADONA: MESSI DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE NAMED BEST PLAYER

Diego Maradona

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona said compatriot Lionel Messi did not deserve to be named best player of the World Cup, arguing it should have gone to Colombia's James Rodriguez.

"I'd give Lio the sky, but when it's not deserved and it's just marketers who want to make him win something he didn't win, it's unfair," Maradona said Sunday after Argentina lost the World Cup final to Germany 1-0.

"Rodriguez was the best player of the World Cup," said Maradona on his TV program "De Zurda," which is broadcast by Venezuelan network Telesur and retransmitted in several Latin American countries.

MALALA PLEDGES WITH JONATHAN TO MEET WITH ABDUCTED SCHOOL GIRLS PARENTS



Malala with some abducted school girls

Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai on Monday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to meet with parents of the schoolgirls kidnapped three months ago by Boko Haram.

Malala, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt in 2012 and has become a champion for access to schooling, was in Abuja on her 17th birthday to mark three months since Boko Haram abducted 276 girls from a secondary school in Chibok, in the northeast.

At least 219 of the girls taken on 14 April are still missing. Malala on Sunday met with several girls who escaped Boko Haram captivity and parents of some of the hostages before her talks with Jonathan.

WOMAN SPENDS $30,000 JUST TO LOOK LIKE KIM

Claire(left) and Kim (right)

Claire Leeson has one goal in life: to look like Kim Kardashian. Actually, she might have other goals but for now, looking like Kim is her priority.

SELENA AND BEIBER WAGGING COLD WAR

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are desperate to make each other insanely jealous ... at least that's how it looks after they both flaunted their dinner dates with new people.

The first shot came from Selena on Wednesday night when she hit Tao in NYC with 26-year-old model Tanz Watson ... who wasted no time posting a sexy pic of Selena pressed up against him.

RIHANNA CELEBRATES WITH TEAM GERMANY

 

Rihanna was the German special guest of honor at the World Cup afterparty last night ... gettin' wild with the team and the golden trophy ... and of course, she documented the entire thing.

For some reason, Rihanna is a HUGE fan of Team Germany and was at the game when Gotze hit the winning shot.

MAKU: FESS ON DIGITAL TV TO BE PAID BY 2015

Over the weekend, the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, made the revelation at the opening of the Extra Ordinary Meeting of the National Council of Information in Abuja.

According to Maku, the planned content access fee, which would be paid by Nigerians seeking access to television content, was undergoing final adjustments which he hoped would get the nod of the Federal Executive Council before the migration.

JONATHAN PROMISED MALALA SCHOOL GILS WILL BE RESCUED SOON

President Goodluck Jonathan promised on Monday that more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram would soon return home, teenage Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai said after meeting him.

Malala, who became a global celebrity after surviving being shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, was visiting Nigeria to support an international campaign for the release of the teenage students abducted in mid-April by the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram.

"The president promised me ... that the abducted girls will return to their homes soon," Malala, who has called the 219 missing students her "sisters", told a news conference after a 45-minute meeting with Jonathan at the presidential villa.

BOKO HARAM INVADES BORNO VILLAGES

Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect invaded Dille Village in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State and opened fire on residents, setting ablaze three churches, including the Church of Brethren in Nigeria (EYN),as well as, shops and residential buildings.
Displaced residents said, the attackers stormed their community in the early hours of Monday at about 6:00am from Sambisa forest area.

JOKE OF THE DAY!

During the wedding rehearsal, the groom approached the pastor with an unusual offer:

"Look, I'll give you $100 if you'll change the wedding vows. When you get to the part where I'm supposed to promise to 'love, honor and obey' and 'be faithful to her forever,' I'd appreciate it if you'd just leave that out."

He passed the minister a $100 bill and walked away satisfied.

BREAKING NEWS: NASSARAWA GOVERNOR SERVED WITH IMPEACHMENT NOTICE

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has commenced impeachment proceedings on Gover‎nor Umaru Al-Makura.

The Assembly on Monday directed its Clerk‎, Ego Maikeffi, to serve Mr. Al-Makura with the impeachment notice for alleged gross misconduct and misappropriation of funds. The notice was signed by 20 of the 24 lawmakers in the state during a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Ahmed Mohammed.

NIGERIAN ARMY DENIES FUNDS MISSUSE ALLIGATION

The Army has denied media reports suggesting that some senior military officials had pocketed more than $40 million meant for settlement of peacekeeping allowances.

This was contained in a disclaimer statement issued from the Defence headquarters in Abuja.
“The petition published by Sahara Reporters alleging that Nigerian Army Generals pocketed $43 million meant for peacekeeping is unnecessarily malicious, belated and misleading,” parts of the disclaimer statement read.

It added that the settlement of outstanding peacekeeping allowances commenced last week and all entitled personnel would get paid.

The statement from the Defence headquarters said no General embezzled any money as had been alleged. - CAJ News

BRAZIL FIRES COACH

Sao Paulo - Brazil's football confederation (CBF) will not renew national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's contract, local media reported early on Monday, just hours after Germany defeated Argentina to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Scolari said that he would let the CBF decide his fate after his team lost the game for third place 3-0 to the Netherlands on Saturday, and after being crushed by Germany in a humiliating 7-1 defeat on Tuesday.