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  • ENTERTAINMENT: Tonto Dike Dumped For Senator's Daughter

    By William Oyo-Ita


    ​Many fans of Nollywood actress Tonto Dike will be wondering what exactly is going on with the actress relationship status.


    Its should be recalled that some times last year, Tonto Dike openly declared that Malivelihood as her boy friend. but towards the end of last year she started flaunting the photo of another man on her social media, calling him Mr ‘X’ up till now the identity of the man has not been revealed. 

    It was revealed that the much publicized relationship in which Tonto got customized phones  were customized by Malivelihood is no longer existing.

    Malivelihood has however moved on with his life, as he is rocking and rolling with his new babe Deola smart. Depla is the daughter of popular Senator representing Kogi District, Senator Adeyemi Smart.

    See her pics bellow:


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  • Politics: Buhari Presidential Campaigne Storm Cross River and Akwa Ibom!

    By Efio-Ita Nyok
    Feelers from Calabar metropolis, the capital city of CR State suggests that the Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress(APC), namely, Muhammaddu Buhari is billed to pay a visit to Cross River State in the company of staunch party stalwarts like the APC leader Bola Tinubu and others.
    At the state party Secretariat of the APC domiciled in Marian Hill by Barracks Road, there is a flurry of hustles and bustles as they rally to receive the APC contingent. Our political correspondent has in his reports that the streets of Calabar, especially around Marian Hill, Mary Slessor, Mayne Avenue, and Atu Street are characterised by trailers, buses, taxis, etc filled to the brim with supporters of the APC, the air being rented by music of one kind and the other.
    The presidential aspirant of the APC is going to be flagging off his campaign in the Southern region of the country beginning from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, before he will now proceed to Calabar in Cross River State. The venue of the presidential campaign rally in Calabar is Government Secondary School, Atu Street by Mayne Avenue. It is already harbours supporters, party men and women of the APC.  
    It has also been tipped that the gubernatorial candidate of the APC in CR State namely Odey Ochicha from Bekwarra L.G.A. will be presented with the party’s flag for the State.
    The schedule for the arrival of the contingent is billed for 12p.m. at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, CR State. but, as it stands now, they ae yet to arive from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

  • NEWS: Shell Pays Ogoni 15 Billion Over Oil Spillage

    By Dickson Blessing

    Shell Development Company has been driven to make an out of court settlement of about 15 billion (£55 million) as a compensation to Ogoni people based on a legal action in the United Kingdom after six years of oil spills which  destroyed thousands of livelihood in Bodo area of Ogoni land.

     The two oil spills took place at Bodo in 2008, first in August and the second in December from Shell pipelines, but the company denied responsibility for the spills.
      
    Amnesty International said in a statement on Tuesday that the organisation and Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) have worked on the Bodo spills case since 2008 trying to secure compensation and clean-up for the community.
     
    In 2011, the people of Bodo, represented by UK law firm, Leigh Day, began court proceedings in the UK against the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria.
     
    Although, Shell had always blamed the illegal activity of the Niger Delta as a core reason for the pollution, its claims have been discredited in research by Amnesty International and CEHRD.
     
    The out-of – court settlement the £55million will be split as £35m for 15,600 individuals and £20m for the community.
    “While the pay-out is a long-awaited victory for the thousands of people who lost their livelihoods in Bodo, it shouldn’t have taken six years to get anything close to fair compensation,” Mr. Audrey Gaughran, Director of Global Issues at Amnesty International, said in the statement.
      “In effect, Shell knew that Bodo was an accident waiting to happen. It took no effective action to stop it, then it made false claims about the amount of oil that had been spilt. If Shell had not been forced to disclose this information as part of the UK legal action, the people of Bodo would have been completely swindled,” he added.
      
    Throughout this time, many Bodo residents who lost their livelihood in the ongoing spill have had to live with the ongoing pollution without compensation.
     “In effect, Shell knew that Bodo was an accident waiting to happen. It took no effective action to stop it, then it made false claims about the amount of oil that had been spilt. If Shell had not been forced to disclose this information as part of the UK legal action, the people of Bodo would have been completely swindled,” he added.
    Styvn Obodoekwe, Director of Programmes of the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) said  “The compensation is a step towards justice for the people of Bodo, but justice will be fully achieved when Shell properly cleans up the heavily polluted creeks and swamps so that those who rely on fishing and farming for their income can begin to rebuild their livelihoods”.

  • Politics: Shell Agrees to Pay Compensation

    By Efio-Ita Nyok

    The Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to the sum of $84m to the worst hit and grieving people of Bodo in the Ogoni Land of the Nigeria's Niger Delta region.

    This legal suit by 15,600 fishermen community of the said Niger Delta area is said to be prompted by the oil spill of 2008 & 2009.

    Mitiu Sunmonu the Managing Director of the oil firm is said to explain that the oil spill is caused by operational failure of the pipelines. According to him: 'From the outset, we have accepted responsibility for the two deeply regrettable oil spills in Bodo'.

    Leigh Day is the law firm that has represented the Bodo community for the six years. According to Lawyer Martin Day of the law firm, it took Shell six years to recognise the extent of  damage.

    This environmental damage has caused untold hardship to the Bodo community. Health wise, it inflicts headaches and eyesores.

    Economically, it affect the means of livelihood of this mainly fishing and farming community.

    Each member of the community is expected to received $3300 as individual compensation. The $30m left over will go into the purse of the community worst hit environmentally.

  • ENTERTAINMENT: Asa Finally In Love


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    Asa has finally revealed that she has finally found love. while on the midday show with Toolz from 99.9 fm earlier yesterday. she said because she felt lonely and wanted to be loved. 

     Now when asked if she has now found love, she said ' yes i have and am very happy. And I guess this must have been what must have inspired her new album.

  • SPORTS: Transfer News, Rumours And Gossips

    By Samuel Ekun

    Javier Hernandez will be sold by Manchester United at the end of the season when the 26-year-old’s loan deal at Real Madrid ends. (Daily Telegraph) (external)

    Chelsea’s pursuit of Croatian striker Andrej Kramaric is set to end in disappointment with the 23-year-old choosing Leicester City instead of the Blues. (Metro) (external)
    The Blues have beaten Arsenal and Liverpool in the race to sign Saint-Etienne’s young midfielder Rayan Souici, 16, who has been dubbed the ‘new Paul Pogba’. (Daily Express) (external)
    Sunderland could pay Celtic as much as £8m for defender Virgil van Dijk, 23. (Daily Mail) (external)
    The Chronicle has run a vote on which candidate for the vacant Newcastle job the public would like
    Wilfried Bony has told Swansea City he would be interested in moving to a Champions League club this month. The 26-year-old, who will be part of Ivory Coast’s Africa Cup of Nations bid in January, has interested Premier League champions Manchester City. (Daily Telegraph) (external)
    Manchester City could lose Micah Richards to Chelsea this summer. The defender, 26, is on loan at Fiorentina but is out of contract at the end of the season. (Guardian) (external)
    Inter Milan have beaten Liverpool to the signature of 23-year-old Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri. (Talksport) (external)
    Southampton are considering a move for Porto defender Bruno Martins Indi. The 22-year-old was a target for Saints boss Ronald Koeman in the summer. (Daily Mail) (external)
    Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed the club are interested in signing midfielder Wesley Sneijder, 30, from Galatasaray. (Guardian) (external)
    Leeds United have offered 17-year-old midfielder Lewis Cook a new contract to fend off interest from Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham. (Daily Star) (external)
    OTHER GOSSIP
    Former Mainz manager Thomas Tuchel topped a vote of all candidates for the vacant Newcastle managerial position in the Newcastle Chronicle. The 41-year-old got 20% of the votes and the paper believes Glenn Hoddle, Real Madrid coach Paul Clement and Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe are under consideration. (Chronicle) (external)
    Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has been fined £20,000 for smoking in the showers after the New Year’s Day defeat at ­Southampton. (Daily Mirror) (external)
    Jamie Carragher was quick to point out the significance of Steven Gerrard’s FA Cup brace against AFC Wimbledon
    Johann Cruyff has told Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal to stop moaning about the lack of a winter 
    break in England. Van Gaal voiced his displeasure as United were forced to play twice in under 48 hours between Christmas and New Year. (Daily Mirror) (external)
    Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez could replace Brendan Rodgers at the end of the season, admitting he has offers on the table and is unsure of his future at current club Napoli. (Daily Express) (external)
    GLOBAL GOSSIP
    Lionel Messi is fed up with Barcelona manager Luis Enrique, and feels his boss does not listen to colleagues. (Marca) (external)
    BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
    Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher was quick to highlight Steven Gerrard’s contribution (external) in the Reds’ FA Cup win over AFC Wimbledon. Gerrard scored twice in a 2-1 victory less than a week after announcing he will leave the club this summer.
    Lukas Podolski will wear the number 11 at Inter Milan
    Barcelona striker Lionel Messi fuelled rumours of a potential £200m move to Chelsea by following the 
    Premier League leaders and some of their players on Instagram. (external) The four-time world player of the year, 27, followed ex-Barcelona team-mate Cesc Fabregas and Filipe Luis, while his girlfriend followed the Blues on Twitter.
    It would appear ex-Newcastle forward Hatem Ben Arfa is glad to be back in France. After signing an 18-month deal at Nice following the termination of his contract at St James’ Park, he began life at his new home by doing a bit for local tourism. “Discover the city at night to finish the day,”tweeted the club (external)along with a vine of Ben Arfa on a Ferris wheel.
    Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey sent a good-luck wish to Lukas Podolski, who completed a loan move to Inter Milan on Monday. Podolski moves to the San Siro until the end of the season. Ramsey tweeted: (external) “Changing room will be a bit quieter without him in it! Good luck Lukas Podolski with your loan move at Inter, going to be missed.”
    AND FINALLY…
    Manchester City centre-back Martin Demichelis has been filmed scoring a stunning volley which former Netherlands striker Marco van Basten would be proud of.(Metro) (external)
    Serie A side Sampdoria adopted an unusual kick-off routine in their 3-0 defeat at Lazio on Monday, when nine players lined up along the halfway line. (101greatgoals.com) (external)
    Sampdoria lost 3-0 at Lazio despite their unvonventional kick-off routine

  • SPORTS: Real Madrid Star Cristiano Ronald Could Play For Another Club

    By Samuel Ekun

    Football agent Jorge Mendes has revealed that former Manchester United hero Cristiano Ronaldo could move on from Real Madrid for another club in the near future.
    The Portuguese forward has been the subject of much speculation over the past few weeks with a number of top European clubs harbouring hopes of concluding a deal.
    French giants Paris Saint-Germain were always interested due to their advancing project, but his former club United were also said to have monitored his situation carefully.
    In fact, rumours intensified after Los Blancos endured a nightmare campaign during Jose Mourinho’s final season in charge, and former United teammate Rio Ferdinand tried to personally persuade the star to return to Old Trafford.
    Yet, after a failed attempt the arrival of Italian boss Carlo Ancelotti and the ensued success has all but ended the Red Devils’ hopes of welcoming back their former idol. Or has it?
    Super-agent Jorge Mendes is usually quite vocal surrounding the on-goings of his client – and friend – and he revealed yesterday that Ronaldo could play for another club after the La Liga giants.
    Fresh hopes for the Old Trafford outfit? Well, not exactly as the 29-year-old is said to only be considering a move to the United States once he decides to call it a day on his time in the Spanish capital.
    “He will finish his career at Real Madrid, and after that, perhaps he will go to the United States. Only God knows what will happen,” Mendes was quoted as saying by Spanish newspaper AS.
    PSG star’s agent reveals Manchester United interest
    Ronaldo has scored an amazing 26 La Liga goals in 15 matches so far this season, breaking numerous records and receiving a host of plaudits.
    He is the big favourite to win the Ballon d’Or award ahead of his rival Lionel Messi, and there seems to be no limits to how much more he can achieve in the game.

  • SPORTS: Ander Herrera Makes Manchester United History As A Spanish Player

    By Samuel Ekun

    Manchester United overcame Yeovil Town 2-0 with goals from Ander Herrera and Angel di Maria.

    Manchester United summer signing Ander Herrera wrote his name in the club’s history books by becoming their first Spaniard to score in the FA Cup.
    The Spanish midfielder was a long-term target and finally joined the Red Devils in the summer from Athletic Bilbao for a reported £29 million fee.
    Without a specific role in Louis van Gaal’s side, Herrera has impressed when called upon despite his impact so far being limited due to a succession of niggling injuries.
    Hinting before the Yeovil Town clash on Twitter that he could be selected for the game, the 25-year-old enjoyed a history-making comeback performance in the most unlikely of places.
    With the game tied at 0-0 midway through the second half, Herrera’s superb volley set the visitors on their way to a comfortable 2-0 victory, with Angel di Maria grabbing Van Gaal’s side’s second.
    Herrera’s net-buster, though, is the one which will rightly make the headlines, as his fine FA Cup strike was the first United goal to come from a Spaniard in the competition’s 144-year history.
    Certainly not a bad way to make his mark on his return from injury.
     PSG star’s agent reveals Manchester United interest
    Surprisingly, his absence from the side has coincided with the Old Trafford outfit’s best run of the season as Van Gaal’s men extend their unbeaten run to 11 games in all competitions.
    Nevertheless, Herrera’s creativity has been one of the high points for United this season as the former Real Zaragoza man has notched two goals and three assists in just six Premier League starts.

  • ENTERTAINMENT: Akwa Ibom Choir Breaks Guiness World Record


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    A Nigerian based choir- Akwa Ibom has broken the world record of largest number of Christmas carol singers in the world.The group called the Unity Choir held a concert in Uyo Township stadium on December 13 with Guiness record personalities in attendance.

    The choir had in attendance 25 275 members which surpassed the former record of 15 675  carol singer set by a group called CENTI in Bogota in Colombia on December 13.

    the performance lasted for 20 minutes.

  • ENTERTAINMENT: Funke Akindele So Cool And Sexy In Her New Year Picture





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