(VIDEO) USA 2 NIG 1... WORLD CUP FRIENDLY MATCH.

USA 2 NIGERIA 1

The much-maligned Sunderland striker hit a goal in either half as Stephen Keshi's men were punished for a tame display in Florida despite Victor Moses' late penalty

Jozy Altidore gave USA and himself a much-needed boost of confidence after scoring both goals in his side's 2-1 win over Nigeria on Saturday.

The Sunderland striker struck in either half as Jurgen Klinsmann's side secured a comfortable victory in their final World Cup warm-up, with a late penalty from Victor Moses not enough for Stephen Keshi's Super Eagles to earn a share of the spoils.

DAVIDO WINS TWO AWARDS AS TIWA, FLAVOUR AND CLARENCE PETERS ALSO MADE NIGERIA PROUD AT #MTVMAMA 2014.

Four Nigerian artistes won at the 2014 edition of MTV MUSIC AWARDS.

Davido led  with 2 awards - Best Male & Artiste of the year. Congrats to him.

See full list of winners after the cut.

PLAYERS WE WON'T GET TO SEE IN BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP.

The joy of making a 30-man provisional World Cup squad is nothing compared to the crushing misery of failing to make the final 23. To be so close, yet so far, from what might be considered a minor peak of footballing achievement short of actually, say, winning the thing has to break the heart.

For some, there is perhaps an early sense that they're there for experience and team bonding with the future in mind. Take Germany's fledglings called in for training camp Kevin Volland and Max Meyer were never really considered likely to fly to Brazil, yet served their purpose over a productive week in South Tyrol.

Then there are the untimely injuries that rob squads of their prize talent, some of whom were hurt after the June 2 squad deadline. (FIFA rules allow for injured players to be swapped out for replacements up to 24 hours before the team's first World Cup game.) While the likes of Diego Costa and Luis Suarez were deemed worthy of a spot despite lingering niggles and knacks, there are others about whom the physio wasn't so upbeat.

HOW TINUBU, SARAKI, ODILI AND OTHERS MILK THEIR STATES THROUGH OBNOXIOUS PENSION LAWS.

A massive public outcry forced Akwa Ibom Governor, Godswill Akpabio, to backtrack on a scandalous multibillion pension plan for himself and other former governors of the state this week.

But a review of similar pension laws in at least half a dozen states shows how Nigerians have spent a fortune maintaining their profligate former governors, and ex-deputies, with pensions for life, free health care, security, transportation, cars, accommodation and jobs- the same needs other citizens are deprived of daily.

The worst cases yet examined are in Kwara, Lagos, Gombe, Zamfara, Akwa Ibom and Rivers States.

Read the report by Premium Times after the cut

TRAGEDY - DORA AKUNYILI IS DEAD.

A former Director General of the the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and ex minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili (59), has died according to a family source and as quoted by SaharaReporters.

She died in an India Hospital where she has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. 

Dora (born July 14, 1954 in Makurdi, Benue State) was a pharmacist and governmental administrator who has gained international recognition and won hundreds of awards for her work in pharmacology, public health and human rights.

FULL SQUAD LIST OF ALL 32 TEAMS - BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP

The World Cup begins in  Brazil  on June 13, 2014.

Read the names of all the players who will feature for the 32 teams below.....

#ALUU4 - STILL NO JUSTICE AFTER 21 MONTHS

One year and nine months have passed since the gruesome murder of four (4) students of the University of Port-Hacourt by a deadly mob in the infamous village of ALUU.

The story remains the same...........NO JUSTICE.

RIP Ugonna Ibuzor!!! RIP Llyod Michael!!! RIP Tekena Elkanah!!! RIP Chidiaka Biringa!!!

FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS!!!!!!

HUNT FOR GUNMAN DRESSED LIKE RAMBO IN PROGRESS AFTER HE KILLED 3 POLICEMEN IN CANADA.

Police in New Brunswick, Canada, are on the hunt tonight for an armed and dangerous gunman who they say shot dead three police officers and injured two others.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in New Brunswick confirmed on its Twitter feed that three officers were dead and two others had sustained non-life threatening injuries. Police spokesman Paul Greene confirmed the deaths.

The RCMP said on Twitter that they were looking for 24-year-old Justin Bourque, of Moncton. The police force tweeted an image of a suspect wearing military camouflage and wielding two guns.

CAMEROONIAN ARMY KILLS 60 BOKO HARAM MEMBERS AS 100 PERISH IN BORNO VILLAGE ATTACK.

More than 100 persons were killed, yesterday, in a communal clash involving three border communities in Gwoza Local Government Council of Borno State. Members of Attagara, Aghapalwa and Gwoshe border communities were said to have taken up arms against one another. It, however, turned out to be a religious war between Christians and Muslims.

It will be recalled that no fewer than nine Christian worshippers were said to have been killed last Sunday, by Islamic militants during a Sunday service in Attagara village, leaving many others critically injured. According to reports, the youths in a spontaneous reprisal attack mobilized themselves and killed 37 of them.

However, following the reprisal attacks, sources said, some Muslim youths believed that the Christian youths killed other Muslims rather than Boko Haram members, who were responsible for the death of the nine Christian worshippers as well as the burning of churches in Attagara Village.

NEW MUSIC - MAKE US PROUD - @OLAMIDE_YBNL FT @WALE

Baddo hooks up with international rap sensation Wale and they wave the Nigerian flag on this new track “Make Us Proud”.

Download the track here.

(VIDEO) CONTROVERSIAL PASTOR COMMANDS BABY IN WOMB TO DANCE.

CONTROVERSIAL PASTOR

Watch South African Pastor command babies in the womb to dance.

This looks so **** though...

Watch video here.

SEE PICTURES OF DJ CUPPY (DAUGHTER OF BILLIONAIRE - FEMI OTEDOLA) IN ACTION AT HER GRANDFATHER'S BURIAL.

DJ CUPPY

Sir Michael Otedola, former governor of Lagos state and father of oil magnate, Femi Otedola was laid to rest at the weekend in his home town, Odoragunshin, Epe Local Government Area of the state with political and social heavyweights in attendance.

But what many might not know is that Femi Otedola’s daughter, 21-year old Ife Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, was the face behind the turntable and she mesmerised guests with her dexterity on the wheels of steel.

Not even the ‘aso-ebi’ could stop the ambassador for tourism doing her things and Femi Otedola was also in the groove, ‘bending down low’ at intervals.

See photos after the cut...............

#PRAYFORKEFEE - KEFEE IS STILL UNDER INTENSIVE CARE.

Teddy Don-Momoh, the husband of renowned musician, Kefee, has called on friends, well-wishers and Nigerians as a whole, to join him in prayers over the life of his wife.

According to a statement by Kefee’s publicist, Teddy made the plea from the U.S. where his wife is still under intensive care at the hospital.

Kefee had recently collapsed on a Chicago-bound flight, which forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, so that she could receive medical attention.

JONATHAN SET FOR 2015 BATTLE - NOMINATES FORMER KANO GOVERNOR FOR MINISTERIAL POST.

President Goodluck Jonathan may have started strategising for the 2015 polls with his nomination of a   former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, Senator Adedayo Adeyeye, Dr. Stephen Orhu and Dr. Abdul Bulama as ministers.

Senate President David Mark announced the names of the nominees while reading a letter from Jonathan during plenary on Wednesday as reported by Punch.

The letter read, “In accordance with Section 147 subsection 2 of the 1999 Constitution   as amended, I have the honour to forward the underlisted ministerial nominees for consideration for Senate confirmation.

PHOTOS FROM THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY OF PASTOR AYO ORITSEJAFOR'S UNIVERSITY.

The groundbreaking ceremony of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor's "Eagle Height University" took place today in Delta State with many dignitaries in attendance including President Jonathan, Governor Uduaghan and the Olu of Warri.

The CAN President will soon join the list of University owners.

Congrats to him. Abi nau...

See more pictures after the cut.

POLICE DENIES BANNING #BRINGBACKOURGIRLS PROTEST IN ABUJA.

The Police High Command wishes to inform the general public that the Force has not issued any order banning peaceful assemblies/protests anywhere in Nigeria. 

It notes however that against the backdrop of current security challenges in the country, coupled with a recent intelligence report of a likely infiltration and hijack of otherwise innocuous and peaceful protests by some criminal elements having links with insurgents, the Police only issued advisory notice, enjoining citizens to apply caution in the said rallies, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory and its environs. 

NEW MUSIC - JESU N'ABBA - BY BENITA OKOJIE (@Benita_Okojie)... #JESUNABBA

Beautiful and talented gospel artiste Benita Okojie presents a new audio track titled JESU N'ABBA.

JESU N’ABBA simply means “Jesus My Father” and as the title suggests, the song is simply about appreciating God for His daily mercies while also asking for continual protection and favour.

JESU N’ABBA is a gospel masterpiece that is spiritually filled and will minister directly to any listener. Enjoy the track.

DOWNLOAD HERE.

(VIDEO) GBÀ GBÈ É - DJ SPINALL ft BURNA BOY

GBÀ GBÈ É

DJ Spinall presents visuals of his single GBÀ GBÈ É featuring the ever consistent Burna Boy....

Enjoy the track...

CLICK HERE TO WATCH.

NIGERIAN COUPLE WHO LOST $50M (N8.2BN) LOTTERY WINNING TICKET IN CANADA FINALLY CLAIMS THEIR MONEY AFTER TICKET WAS FOUND IN THE CHURCH.

A couple endured a roller-coaster ride of emotions when a lottery ticket worth $50 million went missing only to be found and returned by someone at their church.

Hakeem Nosiru won the January 17 Lotto Max draw and was one day away from claiming the money when the signed ticket, which he taped to the inside his wife's purse for safekeeping, was missing after they attended church in Canada.

That sparked a frantic search of their home, with garbage bins being upended and their contents picked through, an effort that left Nosiru and his wife who are originally from Nigeria empty handed and feeling 'miserable'.

PORN ADDICT WHO KILLED MOTHER-IN-LAW IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS SONS DURING SEX ATTACK FACES LIFE IN JAIL.

              

A porn addict who murdered his mother-in-law in a horrific sex attack that shocked an Old Bailey judge is facing life in jail. 

Mohammud Yusuf, 32, inflicted 'the most agonising death imaginable' on Amoe Stevens, 64, while his two young sons sat in the next room listening to their grandmother's cries.

Yusuf - who had an obsession with violent pornography - carried out the sex attack on Mrs Stevens before leaving her to bleed to death at her home in Neasden, north west London.