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Saturday, 20 July 2019
#BBNaija 2019: Nelson flaunts manhood on live TV (+18 Photo)
Big Brother Naija Pepper Dem housemate, Nelson has flaunted his manhood on live TV.
On Friday, July 19, the BBNaija housemate Nelson exposed his penis on Live TV while he was in the changing room with other housemates.
See the full photo below:
Priyanka Chopra celebrates her 37th birthday in red-hot sequin dress
Priyanka Chopra is having a red hot birthday.
The 37-year-old actress stunned in scarlet as she stepped out to celebrate with hubby Nick Jonas and pals in Miami on Thursday.
There, the Bollywood beauty wowed in a bright red sequined dress by 16Arlington with a perfectly matching Judith Lieber rhinestoned lipstick purse as she partied the night away with her love.
She showed off her outfit while playfully dancing to her husband's song Burnin' Up in an Instagram video captioned 'Birthday girl in red.'
— Priyanka-Chopra.us (@PriyankaCentral) July 19, 2019
Danai Gurira announces she is leaving The Walking Dead
Danai Gurira has confirmed The Walking Dead season 10 will be her last.
Danai has starred as Michonne in the series since its third season, but she told fans at San Diego Comic Con on Friday that ‘her heart will never leave’.
‘I can confirm this will be my final season on this amazing TV show as Michonne,’ she said.
'I would just like to say that this has been one of the purest joys of my life to play this role and to be amongst these people and those who are not here right now and amongst all of you.
‘I’m very thankful for the experience I’ve had in ways I can’t state right now. My heart does not leave in any way, shape or form. The TWD family is forever. The connection between us never ends.’
he added: ‘It was a very difficult decision, but it was about my calling and other opportunities I wanted to explore.’
She then received a standing ovation from Hall H.
“We will miss the hell out of her,” showrunner Angela Kang said.
Her exit will be a massive blow for the show, following the recent departure of Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in season nine – who will reappear in a planned trilogy of movies.
Considering Michonne became largely the show’s central core following Rick’s exit, and as a major player in Robert Kirkman’s comics, it’ll certainly be a challenge for the show if it continues beyond season 10.
Thursday, 18 July 2019
Janet Jackson, 50 Cent to perform at controversial Saudi Arabia show
Janet Jackson, Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Future and Tyga have been added to the lineup for the Jeddah World Fest, the concert in Saudi Arabia that Nicki Minaj pulled out of because of human rights concerns.
The website for the event, to take place Thursday at the King Abdullah Sports Stadium, posted photos of the newly added acts alongside previously announced performers Liam Payne and Steve Aoki.
The Human Rights Foundation and other organizations have asked artists not to perform in Saudi Arabia, where gender segregation between single men and women is enforced in many restaurants, coffee shops, public schools and universities.
Other rules have loosened in the kingdom with women now allowed to drive and attend events at sports stadiums.
Thor Halvorssen, president of the Human Rights Foundation, criticized the entertainers in a statement Thursday to The Associated Press, saying it was “profoundly distressing that they have chosen money over morals.”
He added: “These individuals constantly make public statements of support for LGBT rights and women’s rights, except, apparently, when a seven-figure check is attached. The hypocrisy is breathtaking. Principal apparently matters to them far more than principles.”
Minaj said she pulled out of the concert because she wants to show support for women’s rights, gay rights and freedom of expression. Human rights organizations praised the rapper for her decision.
Senate confirms Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria
The Senate has confirmed Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Thursday requested Mr Muhammad’s confirmation. His request was sequel to the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to make Justice Muhammad the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Mr Muhammad was first appointed in January after the president controversially suspended Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen, who was accused of false declaration of asset.
Prior to the confirmation, the lawmakers went into an executive session which lasted for about half an hour after which Mr Muhammad was invited into the chamber.
The Senate voted to confirm him after he responded to questions from the lawmakers during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Mr Muhammad fielded questions on various subjects, relating to the independence of the judiciary, corruption in the judiciary, establishment of special courts for corruption trial and respect for court rulings, among others.
During his hearing, he pledged to work with the executive and legislative arms of government to “take Nigerian judiciary to greater heights.”
“My view is that only the legislature can put things right. Call a spade a spade. I assure you that we are trying to work with the judiciary. We must ensure that the judiciary is properly remunerated. We will work with you,” said Senate President Ahmad Lawan, commending Mr Muhammad and thanking his colleagues who asked wide range of questions.
The Senate thereafter confirmed Mr Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
I felt ridiculed contesting against ‘dancer’ Adeleke, says Gov. Oyetola
Gboyega Oyetola, governor of Osun state, says he felt ridiculed contesting against Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in last year’s governorship election in the state.
Speaking while receiving the leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) led by Yemi Farounbi, a professor, Oyetola hinted that Adeleke ought to have been screened out of the race.
He said the lack of control in Nigeria’s electoral system gave his PDP opponent the opportunity to run against him.
“The country’s electoral system is weak, especially regarding the screening of candidates which gave room for somebody like Ademola Adeleke to contest for governorship seat of the state,” he said.
“Sometimes when I sit down and realise that I was actually contesting with Adeleke, who is best at dancing, I felt ridiculed, very ridiculed. It would have been a tragedy for our state if the whole thing had turned the other way round.
“Anybody that is seriously concerned about the development of the state would at least be interested in whoever is going to pilot the affairs of the state.
“One wonders why the country’s electoral laws would have allowed that guy to even contest in the first instance. We don’t have control. Even in the north where we believe they’re disadvantaged in terms of education, they put in the best always. See whoever goes for any political office in the North is always the best of their stuck.”
Yemi Osinbajo's only son graduates from UK university
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is currently in the United Kingdom to attend the graduation of his son, Fiyinfoluwa.
Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the vice-president on media and publicity, made this known on Twitter on Wednesday.
“VP Osinbajo is in the UK attending his son’s graduation today. He returns to Abuja tomorrow,” he tweeted.
Akande, however, did not state the name of the institution attended by the vice-president’s son.
Osinbajo has three children: two daughters, Kiki and Kanyinsola, and a son, Fiyinfoluwa.
Toyin Lawani celebrates her son as he graduates from nursery school (photos)
Toyin Lawani was in a celebratory mood, as her son Jermaine Oluwatenola Kensington Womadi Jnr a.k.a Lord Maine graduated from nursery school alongside his mates yesterday, July 17, 2019.
The celebrity stylist in a message to her son as he graduated, stated that her best decision was having him.
Toyin wrote as she shared photos from the event;
"Best Decision I have ever made was to Have you oluwatenola jermaine aka @lordmaine2 I’m super proud of what you have achieved so far , not only cause I’m your mom, But cause you Are a super kid, the world Ain’t seen nothing yet shine on star boy Happy Grad day son let’s go shopping".
Police parade 33 suspects, recover various ammunitions in Enugu
Enugu State Police Command on Wednesday paraded 33 suspected criminals, who were arrested for crimes within the past one month.
The command also recovered 10 rifles, cartridges and ammunition. It also recovered armoured transformer cables and vandalised transformer components, four laptops and charms.
Parading the suspects in Enugu, Commissioner Sulaiman Balarabe said the arrest followed intensive and pro-active efforts put up by operatives under the “Operation Puff Adder”.
He said the operatives of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Urban Patrol and Anti-Cultism Squad also assisted in making the arrest and recovery possible in the period under review.
The police boss noted that the suspects were involved in crimes ranging from armed robbery to kidnapping, transformer vandalism, cultism, Internet fraud and murder case.
“In the period under review from June 17 to date, being July 17; the command has made many successful arrests and recovery leading to the present peace and tranquility the state enjoys.
“The operatives of “Operation Puff Adder” have lived up to their bidding within the last one month and have arrested 10 robbery suspects at locations. The Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad also tracked down and arrested two notorious kidnappers troubling personalities in the state,’’ he said.
Balarabe who disclosed that cultists are fond of disturbing peace and business activities in some neighbourhoods in the state, revealed that over 15 cultists were arrested in various locations in the state by the Anti-Cultism Squad.
“Today, cultism has taken a dangerous dimension in the state where they now carry out ambush attacks on unsuspecting residents and rob them of their valuables. They go to the length of killing and doing highway armed robbery.
Nigeria beat Tunisia to claim third place at Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria beat Tunisia 1-0 in the third-place game at the African Cup of Nations on Wednesday with an early goal by Odion Ighalo, the tournament’s leading scorer.
Ighalo scored from close range in the third minute when he took advantage of a mix-up in the Tunisian defense at Al Salam Stadium to net his fifth goal in Egypt.
Ighalo was substituted before halftime and left the field holding his left leg, an unexpected end to a tournament where he’s on course to finish as top scorer.
There are three players who could catch him in the final: Algeria pair Riyad Mahrez and Adam Ounas, and Senegal’s Sadio Mane all have three goals.
Algeria and Senegal meet Friday at Cairo International Stadium, where Algeria can claim a second title and first since 1990 and Senegal can win the African Cup for the first time.
Banknote worth £100m displayed at Bank of England
A £100 million note is going on show at the Bank of England.It forms part of an exhibition of items from the Bank’s vast collection.
Other highlights on display at the Bank Of England Museum include the earliest note with a woman – Elizabeth Head – as a payee. Dating from 1702, it is for £40, the equivalent of around £9,200 today. But the £100 million note is for “internal accounting purposes at the Bank, never for circulation”.
One of its uses “is to represent sums held at the Bank on behalf of other UK note issuers, like the Scottish and Northern Irish issuing banks”, the museum said.
“This is held as backing for the notes those banks issue – an assurance that those banks can honour the face value of their banknotes.”
The Bank of England is marking 325 years since its foundation, in 1694.
The free exhibition, 325 Years, 325 Objects, opens on Monday and runs until May 15 next year at the Bank of England Museum on Threadneedle Street, London.
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Pakistan arrests the alleged mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks
Pakistan officials have arrested an Islamic cleric and American-wanted terror suspect implicated in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, days ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan's trip to Washington.
Hafiz Saeed was taken into custody in Punjab province while traveling from the eastern city of Lahore to the city of Gujranwala, according to counterterrorism official Mohammad Shafiq.
Mr Saeed founded Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) group, which has been banned since 2002. It was blamed for the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, though never held to account.
Last year, on the tenth anniversary of the attacks, the US offered a $US5 million ($7.1 million) reward for information about the Mumbai attacks.
The US has also offered a $US10 million reward for Mr Saeed's arrest, and Washington recently stepped up pressure on Islamabad to crack down on terror groups.
In response, Pakistan launched over a dozen cases against Mr Saeed and several of his associates, which accused them of funding militant groups through charities.
After his arrest, Mr Saeed was taken before a judge and ordered to be held in jail until the next hearing on Tuesday, Mr Shafiq said.
Mr Saeed's spokesperson, Nadim Awan, denounced the arrest and said the cleric had dissociated himself from LeT in 2001 and has had no links with the organisation since then.
But a spokesman for Punjab Governor Shahbaz Gill said Mr Saeed's main charge was that "he is gathering funds for banned outfits, which is illegal".
His charity organisations, Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Falah-e-Insaniat, are alleged fronts for LeT. Mr Awan said they would challenge Mr Saeed's arrest before a higher court.
German woman tries to buy car with cash she printed at home
A German woman walked into a car dealership in the southwestern German city of Kaiserslautern on Friday ready to buy, but instead ended up riding in a police car after she was arrested when the dealership quickly noticed that her wad of €15,000 in cash was counterfeit.
But uncovering the woman's plan did not take much detective work. Local police said Monday that the 50 and 100-euro notes had been printed out on an ordinary ink jet printer, using ordinary printer paper.
After searching the 20-year-old woman's home in the nearby city of Pirmasens, police said they found a printer loaded with freshly printed "money," along with €13,000 worth of fake euros.
According to Germany's Federal Criminal Police (BKA), "imitating money with the intention of putting it on the market" is punishable by at least one year in prison. The state prosecutor has yet to issue criminal charges against the woman.
Although professional counterfeiters use highly sophisticated equipment, the BKA said that amateurs can easily access counterfeiting equipment online, and that "no special knowledge" is necessary.
The 50-euro note is the most counterfeited.
In its most recent report on counterfeit euros in Germany, the BKA said that 54,000 counterfeit cases were reported in 2018, with 99,900 banknotes amounting to more than €17 million pulled from circulation.
Drug lord 'El Chapo' sentenced to life in prison
Mexican drug lord "El Chapo" has been sentenced to life in jail in New York.
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who had headed the notorious Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, was on trial for murder conspiracy and a number of drug charges.
Judge Brian Cogan sentenced him to life plus 30 years in jail on Wednesday.
The court also ruled that he would have to pay back $12.6 billion (€11.2bn), which it is estimated he took from his dealings over around 25 years.
"El Chapo," had been found guilty of masterminding an industrial-level smuggling criminal gang in February.
Christiano Ronaldo models his new CR7 underwear collection - see pics
Cristiano Ronaldo has swapped football pitches for photoshoots in order to promote his new underwear collection, for CR7.
The Juventus star went topless in the snaps, leaving very, very little to the imagination as he showed off his latest range of colourful pants.
The dad-of-four revealed he was very hands on with every part of the campaign, and wanted the whole thing to have a summer vibe.
Discussing the range, Cristiano said: ‘Summer is my favourite season and I love the time of day when the sun goes down and the sky is vivid. ‘I wanted to capture that feeling in my HS19 campaign, using intense colour that’s bold, rich and compliments my new collection. I wanted the campaign to have a really relaxed feel.
'Summer is the time of year when I have some time to chill out, so I wanted to reflect that. I always want my underwear to have a unique twist, which is where the playful use of colour comes in. Essentially, I want to create underwear that looks so good that I want to wear it on the beach, rather than covering it up with my swimwear!’
Cristiano’s racy photoshoot comes after he returned from a romantic holiday with rumoured fiancée Georgina Rodriguez.
Matthijs De Ligt arrives in Turin as he completes his £67.5m move to Juventus
Ajax captain, Matthijs De Ligt has arrived in Turin as he completes his £67.5million move to Juventus.
The Dutch defender, 19, had been at the centre of a tug-of-war, with Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain both desperate to sign the youngster.
But De Ligt has instead opted to sign a five-year contract at Juventus, worth around £206,000-a-week.
With a £67.5m fee agreed, the Dutch hotshot has now landed in Italy with a view to completing his medical on Wednesday.
Lilian Esoro shares lovely photos of son, Jayden, to celebrate his 3rd birthday
Actress, Lilian Esoro's son, Jayden, is 3-year-old today, July 17th and proud mommy Lilian is celebrating his special day.
The actress shared photos of his shoots and wished him a 'happy birthday'.
Linda Ikeji share beauteous new picture
Billionaire blogger, Linda Ikeji who is currently in London shared this beautiful image as she visited Channels TV, UK for a business interview by Juliana Olayinka.
The mother of one was recently awarded Africa Media Personality of the year at the 2019 Africa Achievers Awards in UK.
For the interview, Linda stunned in a Veronica Beard pants and black top.
Nina Ivy steps out in fashionable style (photos)
Ex-BBNaija star and fashionista, Nina Chinonso Oyenobi is taking over the season in a new way and we can't wait to see what she dish out.
She shared these nice-looking photos to mark the beginning of her season and zero option not to succeed.
Nonso Diobi releases new photos to mark his birthday
Actor Nonso Diobi is a year older today July 17 and in honor of his special day, he released new photographs to celebrate.
"On this day, A 👑 was born! 🎆
Happy blissful awesome birthday to me🍾🎂
I thank God for the gift of life!!!
I thank God for grace!!!
I thank God for unlimited blessings!!!
I thank God for Nonso Diobi 💰 💯 ❤
17thjuly nonsodiobi
birthday🎂 birthdayking lifeisbeautiful", he captioned.
Happy birthday Nonso!