Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama & US Secretary of State, John Kerry, hold joint press conference

Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama and US Secretary of State, John Kerry, held a joint press conference at the White house yesterday March 30th where Kerry stated that the US wished Nigeria well. He said the US was particularly happy about the present fight against corruption. Kerry added that the US has never had a "Holier than thou" disposition to corruption matters as they have had their fair share of such acts too but that all hands must be on deck to fight corruption to a halt;

 "The United States strongly supports the efforts of institutions like Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to prosecute corruption cases. And we back the role of civil society and of the media in exposing corruption and in advocating for greater transparency. And we emphasize the message that the United States, in – that the United States, we don’t have a holier-than-thou attitude about this. Believe me, we don’t. We’ve had our own challenges with organized crime through some of our history, but we have fought back against it. And we have fought back against it with prosecutors who are above reproach, above the possibility of any kind of interference, and who go after it, and that has made all the difference in the world. You cannot have impunity in your culture – in anybody’s culture – and expect to be able to make progress. The truth is – and I’ve seen this as Secretary of State and it’s been an eye-opener for me – the numbers of countries in the world that are challenged today by corruption where it is stealing the future from young people, stealing the future from all citizens – what happened in Tunisia with a fruit vendor who set himself on fire was not the result of religious indoctrination. It was the result of an individual who rebelled against an individual act of corruption by a policeman and who said, “I’ve had enough.” So all of us need to heed the warning signs, and we emphasize that, as in the United States, the soliciting of a bribe at any level of government cannot be considered business as usual – it is a crime"he said

FIFA bans Ivory Coast footballer Emmanuel Eboué for 1 year

FIFA, the world's football governing body has banned Ivory Coast and Sunderland defender Emmanuel Eboué for one year. FIFA passed the judgement on the former Arsenal defender this morning for refusing to pay his agent for agent fees owed.

This means won't be able to play football for 360 days effective from this morning until the fee is completely paid. The ban will be lifted once he pays up. Read FIFA's full statement after the cut.

''Emmanuel Eboué, who has represented Côte d’Ivoire and is currently registered for the English club Sunderland A.F.C., is to serve a ban on taking part in any football-related activity that will last for one year or until he pays the total outstanding amount owed to his former agent if this occurs before the one-year ban has elapsed.'' The origins of the case involve a decision passed by the single judge of the FIFA Players’ Status Committee in July 2013 regarding a contractual dispute according to which Mr Eboué was ordered to pay the players’ agent Mr Sébastien Boisseau an amount owed to him based on the representation agreement between the two parties.

The decision was taken on the basis of the FIFA Players’ Agents Regulations in force at the time (2008 edition). ''On 9 September 2014, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided to sanction Mr Eboué with a fine of CHF 30,000 for failing to comply with the decision of the single judge of the Players’ Status Committee on the basis of art. 64 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. The player was also granted a final period of grace of 120 days to settle his debt, upon failure of which the creditor – Mr Boisseau – would be entitled to request that a one-year ban on taking part in any football-related activity be imposed on Mr Eboué.''

Mr Eboué appealed to CAS against the FIFA Disciplinary Committee’s decision, but the appeal was dismissed and the decision of the Disciplinary Committee confirmed in full. ''Following the expiry of the final deadline granted, Mr Boisseau requested that the one-year ban be imposed on Mr Eboué in accordance with the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. The relevant parties, including The Football Association which has been requested to implement said ban, have been informed accordingly.''

11 years at Chelsea is a long time, if i leave, it's fine - Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi

Super Eagles captain and Chelsea FC of England midfielder John Mikel Obi has refused to confirm if he'll still be a Chelsea player by next season after being linked to big money moves to China, Turkey and other EPL clubs. Mikel who captained Nigeria to a 1-1 draw at home against Egypt on Friday, has been at Chelsea for 10 years after controversially refusing to sign for Manchester United in 2006 despite having a verbal agreement with the club then.

“Let’s wait and see. If I get to move in the summer, fine, if I stay, it’s good,” he said while on international duty this week with his country. “Eleven years (at Chelsea) is a long time during which I have won everything at the club. “We are now trying to see we get back to our normal selves and next season, the club will make changes in the summer, so we have to wait and see what happens.”

Source: Africanfootball

Sugar daddy trades in his girlfriend for a younger model...& she sues him

A 42-year-old Czech model named Daniela Zahradnikova is suing her sugar daddy after he traded her in for a younger, prettier woman. According to UK Metro, Daniela had been living with retired banker Henry Buhl for free at his Soho apartment in New York since 2006 but a few months ago, Henry met another woman and wanted Daniela gone so his new lover can take her place. Daniela is now suing him for abandonment...

According to her Manhattan lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, Daniela provided ‘wifely-duties’ for him, including cooking, cleaning and plenty of sex, in exchange for financial support for the ‘rest of her life’.

She also ran the couple’s shop ‘Space Sixteen’ in Soho and Southampton, before the business was closed last year. Her suit says she values the ‘financial support’ at $1.5 million (£1 million).

But Henry, who has clearly grown tired of his blonde lover, told The Post: ‘I don’t want to have an old girlfriend living here while a new one moves in. ‘She’s waiting until we eject this Daniela.’

The couple met after Henry picked her up at the Mercer Hotel, where she was working as a waitress.
Daniela was immediately attracted to his soft side, referring to his ‘philanthropic deeds’ towards his homeless charity.

Source: UK Metro

Man captures 16ft python hiding under his bed with just a broomstick

What do you do if you spot a 16ft, 30kg snake under your bed? Such a scene is best imagined than real but for one man, it seemed just another day at the office. A certain Mr Naja from Thailand spotted one such beast under his bed and he calmly picked up the snake with the help of a broom handle and released it into its natural habitat.

The python has reportedly been terrorizing the village for 20 years, feasting on chickens and other livestock. If you spot such a creature under your bed of all places, it's probably time to call in the prayer warriors. Lol.

Nigerian-born first black British royal, Viscountess Emma Weymouth marks 30th birthday with themed party

Viscountess Weymouth, born Emma McQuiston- Jadesimi and her husband, Viscount Weymouth threw open the doors to their splendid Longleat home last weekend to host an Elizabethan-themed party in honour of her 30th birthday. Rapper Eve and model Eunice Olumide were among the privileged guests at the party. The birthday girl looked ravishing in a white leotard-style dress that she topped off with a glittering tiara.

 

Emma McQuiston, the daughter of Nigeria oil magnate Ladi Jadesimi made history by becoming Britain's first black Marchioness when she wedded the heir to the Longleat Estate, Ceawlin Thynne, the Viscount of Weymouth in June 2013. The former TV chef who gave birth to their first son in 2014, told the press that she has encountered racism, prejudice from Britain's prominent rich and snobbery from the upper class, including her mother-in-inlwa who described her son's marriage to Emma as a "disruption of 400 years of English bloodline"

 

Speaking exclusively to HELLO about the birth of her son, Emma explained how her baby boy brought new life to Longleat.

"It feels like a renaissance. It's always been vibrant here- there's always something exciting going on - but it's a new generation, a new dynamic. It's a very exciting time. Ceawlin held him first and then put him on my chest. I was just like, 'Wow.' You forget everything, nothing else matters once you have a baby. It made our relationship stronger because we've had something serious to cope with"

Princess Vitarah claims that tourism to Nigeria increased by 7% since she released 'Nigerian Pussy'

The aspiring rapper behind the viral video "Nigerian Pussy" Princess Vitarah has claimed that tourism in Nigeria has increased by 7% since the release of the music video. The Los Angeles based Nigerian from Arochukwu stated this today in a twitter post. "I released my hit single Nigerian Pussy abt 2 weeks ago...since then tourism to Nigeria has increased by 7%" she wrote.

 

Two Nigerians brutally assaulted in India after one scolded a child for hurling a water-filled balloon at him

Two Nigerians were brutally beaten with cricket and baseball bats by a group of 12 men after one of them scolded a boy for hurling a water-filled balloon at him in New Delhi on Sunday, March 20, local  media reports.

The victims, Evwrirhe Isaac, a football coach with a soccer club in Gulmohar Bagh, and his roommate, Abdul are yet to return to their house in Dwaka Mor since the incident because they have been receiving threatening calls.

"We are so scared… we are staying in my friend’s home and planning to leave this area. But we will fight and will try to get justice," said Isaac.

Most of the residents told police they were not at home at the time of the attack, others claimed they knew nothing about it,

"We have registered a case under several appropriate sections of the Indian Penal Code at Uttam Nagar police station and efforts are on to nab the accused,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Pushpendra Kumar told the newspaper.

Isaac said he was on his way to the market when a boy hurled a water-filled balloon at him. This angered Isaac and he caught hold of the boy and scolded him. He left the boy with a shopkeeper. Once he left, the boy's brother arrived at the shop and the shopkeepers told him what happened.

"Within minutes, some people knocked on my door and began shouting. They then barged inside, ransacked my home and assaulted me and my roommate Aliyu Abdul," said Isaac.

"They were hitting me… I pleaded with them to spare my life. I somehow managed to free myself and ran towards the balcony. They chased me and pushed me from the second floor of the building," he added.

Speaking of the incident, his roommate Abdul said, "I kept telling them that I was not with Isaac during the incident, but they did not stop.”

Isaac claimed police registered a case only after senior officers intervened. "I went to the police station and requested them to help me out, but they refused to help, saying there was a strike going on in a government hospital, so they could not take me anywhere," he added.

Isaac, who have been in India for eight years and has played for leading football clubs, said:

"I have been living in Dwarka for three years in a rented accomodation. I am used to people passing racist remarks, I have always ignored them. But what happened with us on Sunday was something beyond racism. We were beaten up so badly---we could have been killed."

Source: Indian Express

Shemar Moore took to his page to deny being gay, and when a fan insisted he was, Shemar replied her

Criminal Minds actor, Shermar Moore has been accused several times of being gay. He got tired of the negativity and took to his page to vent a little bit. He said:

For soooooooo many of you who SHOW ME SOOOO MUCH LOVE... I ADORE n APPRECIATE YOU BACK!!! ...... But.... I am human and get tired of Negative ignorant people trying to bring somebody down!! So this is The ONE and ONLY TIME I will even allow the Haters to know that I see them!!! I am about making PEOPLE FEEL GOOD!!! BOOM 💣💣💣❤️

After his rant, a fan said:

U.S. man gets longest sentence ever for supporting ISIS

A New York court sentenced an ISIS supporter, 32 year old man Mufid Elfgeeh, to 22 and a half years in prison on Thursday for trying to recruit fighters to join the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Syria. Elfgeeh owned a pizza shop before he was arrested and convicted of providing material support to the group.

Prosecutors said that rejected his support for ISIS before he was sentenced, showing that the group did not have the dedicated support that it attempts to project.

He was arrested while he tried to buy firearms and silencers from an undercover FBI agents and authorities accused him of wishing to kill American soldiers with the handguns.

"I think that, beyond any doubt, he was interested in not only getting individuals to join ISIS but he himself was interested in and made overt steps to actually engage in violence," Adam Cohen, the head of the western New York office of the FBI, told Democrat and Chronicle after Elfgeeh’s sentencing.

Elfgeeh is the first American accused of recruiting for ISIS and this is the longest prison sentence given to an American for supporting ISIS

Teen reacts to Madonna exposing her breast on stage in Australia

The teenage girl whose top Madonna pulled down and exposed her breast on stage at a concert in Brisbane, Australia says it was the best moment of her life.

The 17 year old model, Josephine Georgiou, who works as a Gold Coast barista defended Madonna for exposing her breast when she was invited on to the stage during Thursday night’s concert at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.

When asked if she was going to sue Madonna, she said:

“Seriously, why would I sue Madonna for the best moment of my life?,” she told The Courier Mail. “It was the best night."

“She was calling me a Victoria’s Secret model the whole time I was on stage, which is so flattering.”

“Only I get to decide if I’m humiliated or not, why would people assume I am humiliated by my own breast, nipple or body?” Georgiou said. “It’s hilarious to me how much of a big deal it is to everyone, people just need to understand I was on stage in front of Madonna, I was looking her in the eyes and most people would just melt into a pool on stage, so it was only because I was standing in front of her that I looked so surprised.”

She also denied claims the incident was staged and insisted she was randomly picked from the crowd.

 

 

 

Source: News.com.au

Kevin Hart asks Google to stop mistaking him for Bill Cosby

When you Google Bill Cosby net worth, a photo of Comedian Kevin Hart always came up. A lot of people noticed this error and tagged Kevin Hart on it on his twitter page. He contacted @google with the error, asking them to remove his picture out of Bill Cosby's net worth search. He wrote:

 

 

The error has since been rectified.

Atiku Abubakar meets with North East lawmakers over proposed North East Development Commission

Some lawmakers from the North Eastern region met with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to discuss the proposed North East Development Commission NEDC which will be similar to the Niger Delta Development Commission. The North East have experienced immense destruction since the birth of the terror group, Boko Haram.

Iggy Azalea hits out at magazine for editing her pictures & making her skinnier

The rapper shared this before and after photo of her fashion shoot with Schon magazine and wrote 'love it, but i much prefer the picture before they photoshopped my thighs and hips to seem skinnier'. The before (left) is better

Lewis Hamilton in police trouble after taking selfie while riding motorbike in New Zealand

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton might have performed a PR disaster after he posted a selfie video of him while riding a power bike on a busy road during his holiday at New Zealand. In New Zealand it's a crime to operate a phone while riding a bike or driving a car and the police have begun investigation to ascertain whether the video was recorded by hand before prosecuting the World's number one car racer.


On first being made aware of the selfie, a spokesman for New Zealand Police said:

‘If there is clear evidence that a mobile phone has been used to record this footage and it has been recorded by hand, as opposed to from a fixed device, then this would be deemed an offence.' ‘The use of mobile phones is a significant distraction, especially on a motorcycle, and can cause serious crashes.’

Using a mobile while driving, or riding, has been illegal in New Zealand since 2009. It carries an $80 fine (£37) and 20 penalty points.

FlyDubai Boeing 737 passenger jet crashes killing all 62 people aboard at a Russian airport

A FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 crashed in a fireball while attempting to land at a Russian airport. The passenger jet was believed to have flown from Dubai and was making its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport in poor visibility when it crashed and lit up. 

Officials say there were at least 55 passengers and 7  crew members on board Flight FZ981 from Dubai and there were no survivors.

According to reports, the plane travelled from Dubai but because of poor visibility, it kept circling for almost 2 hours. It tried to land the first time but couldn't, then on it's second attempt, it crashed and went up in flames.

 

Footage from FlightRadar 24 shows the aircraft made one attempt to land before it declared a missed approach then it circled the airport for a second attempt to land but that was when it crashed. 

Russian officials confirmed:

'According to preliminary data, the Boeing 738 crashed in poor visibility conditions, some 50-100 meters left of the runway.' 

According to The Associated Press, there was rain and winds at the time of the crash.

 

FlyDubai confirmed in a second statement that FZ981 crashed 'on landing and that fatalities have been confirmed as a result of this tragic accident.'

Mariah Carey's brother talks about her again, calls her an evil witch

Mariah Carey's older brother Morgan Carey is blasting her again for turning her back on her family. In 2015, their other sister, Alison, begged Mariah Carey for forgiveness after years of selling unflattering stories about her to the tabloids. Morgan says Alison is H.I.V positive and needs help but Mariah is refusing to help... 

Morgan Carey tells The Sun

"She probably spends more on dog food than it would cost to make sure her sister gets properly cared for. Your sister is dying and she is struggling and where are you? You think you are so fabulous, but you are a witch. I told Mariah my wife had miscarried and she never even responded to that email either."

“But that’s typical, because the world has to revolve around Mariah and there is no room in the world apart from her.”

“I have not spoken to Mariah in two and a half years. I only heard she was getting married through social media. I don’t even think Mariah is in love with James, she’s only in love with herself. She is evil."

“She has always been that way. It’s her $5 million engagement ring she is in love with."

“It is so tragic that while she is out flashing her big diamond ring to anyone who will pay attention, she can’t lift a finger to help her dying sister.”

“The money I’m talking about is just small change to these people."

“Why isn’t our millionaire sister and her billionaire fiancé helping out? I think she could at least manage to put our sister in a good hospital and make sure she gets the care she needs.”

Malia Obama gives sister Sasha thumbs up for getting the attention of handsome actor, Ryan Reynolds

Sasha Obama, 15, got a thumbs up from big sister Malia, 17, after spotting her speaking with handsome actor, Ryan Reynolds at a state dinner in honor of new Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday at the White House. It was the first time the two girls would attend a state dinner in their father's presidency. More photos after the cut...