President Robert Mugabe Proposes To Obama (US Gay Marriage)

In the wake of the legalized gay marriage in US, Zimbabwe’s 90-year-old president, Robert Mugabe, has publicly proposed marriage to PAccording to Awdnews.com, the Zimbabwean president challenged President Obama in his weekly radio interview with Zimbabwe’s national radio on Saturday.

“I’ve just concluded since President Obama endorses the same-sex marriage, advocates homosexual people and enjoys an attractive countenance thus if it becomes necessary , I shall travel to Washington, D.C. , get down on my knee , and ask his [Obama’s] hand. I can’t understand how this people dare to defy Christ’s explicit orders as our Lord prohibited
mankind from sodomy’, Mugabe said.

Mugabe also said that the American government is run by pervert, Satan-worshipers who insult the Great American nation. According to him, the American tradition and heritage was based on lofty christian principles, but to the detriment of this great nation, America’s corrupt political elite is acting according to their diabolic whims.

Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage, the first ever from a sitting president, came during growing pressure for the president to clarify his previously muddled opinion.
It would be recalled that just recently, Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari came under a severe attack by president Robert Mugabe, at the African Union summit in South Africa.

VIDEO AS Lawmakers fight over leadership positions

Nigeria’s House of Representatives, on Tuesday, June 25, 2015, turned into a battlefield after legislators disagreed on how to select leaders.
The trouble erupted just as Speaker, Yakubu Dogara was about to commence the day’s business.
Legislators loyal to Dogara clashed with those loyal to the All Progressives Congress (APC) with the latter group chanting about the party’s supremacy WATCH THE VIDEO...
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See How Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill loved up in new photos

Rapper Nicki Minaj shared photos of herself and Meek Mill enjoying each other's company. Their relationship seem to be going on stronger again. Hope it all works out for them. More photos after the cut..
                             

50Cent signs US-born Nigerian singer & actor Rotimi Akinosho to G.Unit(Photos)

50cent has singed US-born Nigerian singer, songwriter and actor Rotimi Akinosho to his G.Unit label. 50 and Rotimi are both on TV show, Power, produced by 50. Rotimi plays the role of Dre. See more photos after the cut...
                            

NBA star loses another friend to drug overdose

Lamar Odom has lost another close friend to drug overdose just less than a week after the death of Jamie Sangouthai.

Bobby Heyward, a producer and writer, died on Saturday, June 20 at the age of 30.  The L.A. County Coroners office confirms that Heyward passed away, but did not confirm an official cause of death.

Heyward's final Instagram post was a tribute to Sangouthai. Heyward posted a photo with Sangouthai, Odom, and another friend and then captioned: "#RIP To my big brother Jamie who
always brought light into any room he walked into and laughter as well at all times J you will always be missed. Family for life. #BandOfBrothers #tbt.''

According to sources, Odom is 'beside himself' as he was still close with Heyward prior to his death. Heyward was also quite close with Odom's ex-wife Khloe Kardashian, who reached out to her ex in the wake of his friend's death.

See For Yourself: Town where snakes visit people

Strange things do happen in this world! This is quite true as Agu-Ukwu, a town in Anambra State, South East Nigeria, has been discovered to live with giant but harmless Pythons which are worshipped as gods.
According to a young man whose mother comes from the town, made the revelation when he traveled to the town to visit with his grand mother.
He narrates how these giant Pythons visit people's homes and they are treated as great visitors and everyone is forbidden from turning them away or killing them
Here is what he posted on social media:

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Former President Jonathan’s ally Diekivie Ikiogha, defects to APC

Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s close friend, Mr. Diekivie Ikiogha, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State. Ikiogha, who was a founding member of the PDP, crossed over to the APC at an elaborate ceremony held on Saturday at the Kpansia open field, Yenagoa, the state capital.

He defected with some other members of the former ruling party.
Prominent members of the PDP that defected with him are Mr. Victor Awala, Mr. Paul Ajuwa, Mrs. D. Irene, Mr. Prince Abeki, a former commissioner, as well as over 150 former councillors from 1999 to 2012.

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Angelina Jolie Pitt visits refugees in Turkey with daugther

Angelina Jolie Pitt and daughter Shiloh continued their humanitarian trip on yesterday Saturday June 20th, visiting southeastern Turkey for World Refugee Day.
Jolie Pitt, who serves as a special envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and her 9-year-old daughter with husband Brad Pitt visited a Syrian and Iraqi refugee camp in the town of Midyat, in the Mardin province of Turkey.

The star also met with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, discussing the crisis in the world's largest refugee community, according to a press release.
"Our world has never been richer or healthier or more advanced. Yet never before have so many people been dispossessed and stripped of their basic human rights," she said according to the release. "We should call this what it is: not just a 'refugee crisis,' but a crisis of global security and governance, that is manifesting itself in the worst refugee crisis ever recorded – and a time of mass displacement."

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Obasanjo With Buhari Over Saraki’s Apology

Althought ex-President Obasanjo is not happy with Bukola Saraki for going against his new party the way he did and he made it very clear to him and his entourage, but he has promised to intervene.
Obasanjo scolded Saraki and other Senators who plotted the Senate President coup with him, saying “you children of nowadays, you only run to elders when you have finished making the damage”.
To make things easy, Obasanjo spoke with President Buharri before Saraki got to his house.
A presidency source said Buhari is always in contact with Obasanjo, especially to seek for advise..

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We Have Problems In APC : Saraki Opens Up To Obasanjo

Details of the closed-door meeting between ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and Senate President Bukola Sakari and his team have come out. Saraki led a delegation to meet Obasanjo at his hilltop mansion, Abeokuta, Ogun state on Friday.
Credible source at the meeting disclosed that the Senate President was in Abeokuta to beg Obasanjo to help reconcile him with President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Saraki emerged as the Senate President against the decision of APC leaders. He was also elected when most Senators from the APC were at the International Conference Centre waiting to hold a meeting with Buhari to discuss the election of the Senate president and House of Reps Speaker.

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(Video) Usher and Justin Bieber to stand trial for ripping 'Somebody To Love' track

Usher and Justin Bieber have a new suit in their hands and its all because a certain artist claims they ripped off their 2010 hit track, 'Somebody To Love' from him... and yes, a judge just ruled it for trial.

Devin Copeland better known as De Rico and songwriting partner Mareio Overton claim the famous pair ripped off their 2008 song by the same name.

According to TMZ, a judge had previously dismissed the same case from court in 2014 claiming both songs weren't similar.


But a federal appeals court just ruled, stating the Bieber/Usher hook have an "almost identical rhythm and strikingly similar melody." to Copeland and Overton's own song.

So the case now goes back for a full-blown trial where they're seeking $10 million in damages.

Listen to both songs and be the judge... at least before the trial.

Justin Bieber ft. Usher - Somebody To Love

                              

See How Armed robbers escaped by throwing money into crowd

A gang of armed robbery suspects on their way from a successful robbery operation made good their escape by throwing money into the crowd. According to reports, the three suspects were being pursued by the police in Warri, Delta State and when they got to a community called Ajamuogha, they threw bunches of crisp naira notes in the air and as the crowd rushed to scramble for the money, the road was blocked and in the confusion, the suspects escaped, leaving the stranded policemen confused.

 The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Celestina Kalu, confirmed the incident and threw more light into the ingenuity of the bandits. “On Tuesday, at 11:45 am, operatives of anti-kidnapping patrol
team on routine patrol along Ajamugha Road, Warri, accosted a red Vento car with number plates DELTA UGH 519 MZ, with three occupants.

 On sighting the patrol team, the suspects zoomed off and the patrol team gave them a chase to Ajamugha Sharp Corner, where the three occupants alighted from the Vento car and ran into the crowd of people throwing money at the people. They eventually escaped.

 The abandoned Vento car was recovered. On searching the vehicle, two cut-to-size double-barrelled guns, 31 live cartridges, 10 expended cartridges, four different pairs of car number plates, one Nokia 201 handset and one Lexus car key were recovered. Efforts are on to track down the fleeing criminals.”

US to put woman on new $10 bill

The US will put the image of a woman on an American banknote for the first time in over a century, breaking the lock that white male political heroes have on the greenback.

The US Treasury announced Thursday that a yet-unchosen woman, likely “a champion for our inclusive democracy,” will feature on the $10 note from 2020, replacing Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the treasury.

Only twice before have women featured on US paper currency.

Martha Washington, the wife of first president George Washington, was on $1 notes in the 1880s and 1890s. Pocahontas, a Native American woman linked to the colonial settlement at Jamestown, was featured in a group of people on banknotes in the 1860s.
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13 killed, 54 injured in Borno bomb explosion

Attempts by some youth vigilante to recover some ex­plosive devices at Monguno, a Borno town on Tuesday evening led to a deadly bomb explosion that killed no fewer than 13 people.
Some youth vigilante were said to have discov­ered explosive devices in a black polythene bag and attempted to evacuate it but the bomb exploded as it was being taken to a nearby military base.
One of the victims of the blast, who identified him­self as Alhaji Abatcha at the Accident and Emergen­cy Unit of Borno Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, said they never expected the bomb to explode suddenly.
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War Against Child Marriage By UNICEF

Strategies to invest on girls’ education and to as well discourage girls from getting married before they attained age fifteen have been mapped out by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
The organisation, which also expressed dismay at the increase in Nigerian children presently out of schools with females forming the highest percentage, believed the mapped plans would go a long way to halt the scourge.
The UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Jean Gough, stated this in a press statement made available to journalists while marking the Africa Child Day.

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EFCC arrests Imo State Ex Govenor, Ohakim

A former Imo State governor, Ihedi Ohakim, was on Thursday arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Ohakim, who was scheduled to visit the EFCC office in Abuja on Wednesday, had shunned the invitation, prompting the commission to pick him up to clarify and answer questions on an ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption and embezzlement by his government.

Relocation of Rivers, A’Ibom election tribunals condemn By PDP govs

The Peoples Democratic Party governors have expressed displeasure over the relocation of the Taraba, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states’ election petitions tribunals to Abuja.
The governors said this at the meeting of the PDP Governors’ Forum, which held in Abuja on Tuesday night.
At the meeting, which ended in the early hours of Wednesday, the Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, was also elected as the chairman of the forum.
Addressing journalists shortly after the meeting that started at 9:30pm on Tuesday, Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, said his colleagues were not happy about the relocation of the tribunals.

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See How 8-year-old Girl Was Set Ablaze In Jos

A 60-year-old man, identified as Yakubu Vong, has allegedly set ablaze an eight-year-old girl (names withheld) at Sabon Layi in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The suspect, who is in police custody in Jos, allegedly set the girl ablaze while urging her to confess her involvement in witchcraft for which she was accused.

The suspect was said to have lured the girl to his house where he allegedly forced the girl to confess to being a witch.
It was learned that the girl’s refusal infuriated him and prompted him to bathe her with fuel and set her ablaze, claiming she was a witch.

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Pope Francis issues message against climate change

Pope Francis has called for urgent political and spiritual conversion of global leaders and individuals in curbing climate change and ending policies that destroy the environment.
In a radically worded letter that was published on Thursday, the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics blamed human greed for the critical situation “Our Sister, mother Earth” now finds itself in.
“This sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her,” Francis writes.
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Murray-Bruce- I will donate my allowance to Osun workers

The lawmaker representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Senator Ben Murray Bruce, has promised to donate his wardrobe allowance to the unpaid workers in Osun State.He made this known via his Twitter handle.
For about seven months now, workers in the Osun State civil service are yet to be paid their salaries.
But in a swift reaction, the Osun State government lampooned the lawmaker , saying he was playing to the gallery just as he said he (Murray-Bruce) was trivialising the issue.
The Senator said “I, Ben Murray Bruce, will not sit down idly, while my fellow citizens die because salaries have not been paid. As a first step, I am immediately donating my wardrobe allowance to unpaid workers in Osun State and widows in my Constituency

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CAF bans Onazi for misconduct

The Confederation of African Football has slammed a two-match ban on Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ midfielder Ogenyi Onazi over his sending-off in Saturday’ s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad.

The SS Lazio of Italy player was shown a straight red card for retaliation.

He committed the act after Nigerien referee Ibrahim Mamane awarded Nigeria a penalty kick for a foul on striker Odion Ighalo.
News of the ban was conveyed to the Nigeria Football Federation in a circular sent to it from the CAF Secretariat.

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Frank Edwards And Pastor Oyakhilome's Daughter In Love Affair

According to Blackbox Nigeria, Frank Edwards as he is popularly known, is rumoured to be in a romantic relationship with the first daughter, Sharon Oyakhilome.
Frank Edwards And Pastor Oyakhilome's
Daughter In Love Affair
Frank Edwards and Sharon Oyakhilome, the new love birds in town

Frank who is currently abroad for a show has been spotted with Sharon on different occasions.

Although the duo are yet to confirm or deny the speculation, let’s keep our fingers crossed and wish the new Romeo and Juliet in town well.


Last year Rev. Anita  filed an action at a UK court to
end her  20-year-old marriage to pastor Chris on the grounds of “adultery” and “unreasonable behaviour”. It was later reported that the church had removed every information about Rev. Anita Oyakhilome including her pictures  from its website, www.christembassy. org.

Meet Nigeria's Hairiest Lady (Photo)

 Please guys, meet Queen Okafor, the Naija hairiest girl. What do you think of her?
In few sentence describe her?
I am thinking!!!!! . More pics after cut......



   

President Buhari To Host 4-Heads Of State Today

As part of the strategy to fight the Boko Haram insurgency, President Muhammadu Buhari will today host a meeting of Heads of State and Presidents of the Lake Chad Basin Commission in Abuja.

In a bid to perfect Nigerian position for today’s meeting, President Buhari yesterday held a closed door meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh and the Chief of Naval Staff, Usman Jubrin, at Defence House.

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HEY!!!! From A Poor Boy In Mushin To President Buhari's Official Photographer

Meet Bayo Omoboriowo; President Buhari Official Photographer And Guess What? He Is Just 28.For many Nigerians on social media, we always admire the beautiful pictures of our new President, Muhammed Buhari. We admire the elegance and the story the pictures portray, we salute the aesthetics behind the image but not many know that the guy behind it all is Bayo Omoboriowo the official photographer of the president and amazingly, he is just 28.
When I met Bayo for the First time February 14 this year at Buhari Valentine dinner here in Lagos, I did not know who he was, he was dressed in an impeccable manner, with suit and tie and then was carrying his camera like a baby

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WORDS FROM A MOTHER TO HER DAUGHTER ABOUT MARRIAGE

1. The wife that wins all arguments with her husband is not wise. The home is not a law court.

2. The wife that uses sex as a weapon in the home - placing embargo, going to bed in jeans shorts and trousers - lacks wisdom.

3. The wife that uses the modern trends and laws of "women's rights" to insult or ridicule her husband simply makes a fool of herself.

4. A woman that makes her home devoid of peace through bickering, nagging and quarrels needs help. A man should be eager to run away from office to be at home, for that should be the safest and cosiest place on earth for him.
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Ronaldo’s mother caught with €45,000 at airport

Dolores Aveiro, the mother of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, was stopped at Madrid’s Barajas Airport last month and caught carrying an illegally large amount of cash as she prepared to fly out of the country, the newspaper El Mundo reported.
According to The Telegraph, 60-year-old Aveiro, who spends long periods of time with her multimillionaire footballer son in his luxury mansion outside Madrid, was held by border police at Barajas after it was found that she had €55,000 (£40,000) in her hand luggage. Rules against money laundering state that the maximum travellers are permitted to take out of Spain without declaring the transfer is €10,000.
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See What was agreed at the G7 summit in Germany

The leaders of the Group of Seven industrial nations met for a two-day summit in the Bavarian Alps with a heavy agenda including global terrorism, Ukraine and climate change.
Following are the main points of what was agreed at the stunning Elmau Castle location, taken from the final statement:

– UKRAINE –
Leaders said they were “ready to take further restrictive measures in order to increase cost on Russia should its actions so require.”
They said the “duration of sanctions should be clearly linked to Russia’s complete implementation of the Minsk agreements and respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty.”
The leaders also voiced concern about the recent flare-up in fighting and urged “all sides to fully respect and implement the ceasefire and withdraw heavy weapons.”
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PDP adopts Saraki For Senate President., Dogara

The Peoples Democratic Party  has adopted Senator Bukola Saraki for the position of Senate President.
In the same vein, the PDP has also adopted Mr. Yakubu Dogara for the position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh, in Abuja  on Tuesday morning at 1:50am, therefore urged its senators and reps to act accordingly by voting for these two men.
These two were not those adopted by the ruling All Progressives Congress for the positions.

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The Nigerian Rapper M.I Reveals Alleged Plan To Kill Him

Chocolate City rapper and Vice-President Jude 'M.I' Abaga has his life on the line according to him.

The 'Chairman' a few hours ago tweeted that a contact on his WhatsApp revealed that he had been contracted to take his life on behalf of a woman he has been dating.

M.I posted the screenshots of his conversation with the 'hired killer' and stated that he will be reporting this alleged death threat tomorrow, June 9, 2015.

The rapper also posted the picture of the person who was threatening him.

You can read the screenshots and M.I's tweets below;
                                   

Boko Haram Suspects Escape Arrest in Kaduna

According to the Dagaci (village head) of the area Mallam Suleiman Mohammed, villagers started hearing gunshots at about 1am.

He also said, the team of security operatives comprising soldiers and the State Security Service (SSS), later announced that people in the area should come out of their houses and ordered them to leave the place to avoid collateral damage.

The gunfight lasted for hours which sawa security operative dead and many wounded. The venue of the fight was littered with blood, reports say.

Wives of the terrorists were however arrested and taken to an unknown location.

The incidence occurred at Ungwan Keke-B village in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State.

APC Hails Police IG for Ordering Probe of Akwa Ibom,Rivers REC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has welcomed the order by the Inspector of General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, that the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan, and her Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Barr. Austin Eni Okojie, be investigated for electoral fraud.
The party in a statement signed by the State Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, and issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday, described the probe of the two electoral umpires as a bold step which would help to bring sanity to the electoral process and cleanse the shame which they have brought to the country’s nascent democracy.

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10 Die as Explosion Rocks Maiduguri Market

Yet another terrorist attack has occurred in Maiduguri, Borno State.
A bomb exploded at a crowded cattle market in Maiduguri on Saturday, killing 10 people. A majority of those killed were traders.

According to reports, many thought the sound of the explosion was thunder, as it was raining heavily when the incident occurred.

“The blast occurred at the time the rain was falling; our guys in the area inform us that they saw people fleeing from the market area,” said a soldier who spoke on condition of anonymity.

“One of my colleagues attached to the area later called to

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Skye Bank GMD - Why we bought Mainstreet Bank

The Group Managing Director, Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Timothy Oguntayo, said the lender bought Mainstreet Bank Limited to tap opportunities in retail banking across the country.
Oguntayo, who stated this at a pre-Annual General Meeting press conference in Lagos, said the bank had completed the integration of its operation with Mainstreet Bank by 50 per cent.
He said, “The strategic intent of the acquisition of Mainstreet business is firstly for economies of scale. Firstly, there are locations Mainstreet is present which we are not, especially the South-East and some other areas.

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African teams reach knockout stage In U-20 World Cup

African representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup have recorded a major feat for the region as the four teams – Nigeria, Mali, Senegal and Ghana – all made it to the knockout stage of the competition on Sunday only for the second time in the history of the tournament.
The only other time was in 2007 when Nigeria, Zambia, Congo and Gambia reached the round of 16, with Nigeria eliminating Zambia at that stage.

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S’Korea Shuts 2,000 Schools As MERS Cases Increase

South Korean authorities have ordered nearly 2,000 schools closed nationwide to prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

The health ministry on Monday reported 23 new infections, bringing the total to 87. Six people have so far died in the outbreak.

South Korea now has the second highest number of infections in the world after Saudi Arabia, according to statistics from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Reflecting public concern among parents, 1,869 schools across the country are due to be closed on Monday, the education ministry said.

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Tinubu Urges Youths To Follow Their Ideas

According to Reporter, the politician recalled the past as he spoke at the African Young Entrepreneurs Empowerment Nigeria over the weekend.
Addressing youths, Tinubu expressed confidence that one should always follow one’s ideas “even if no one believes in you”
Tinubu, who was represented by the Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode, was quoted as saying:
“If I didn’t believe in the bold initiative, I wouldn’t have lent myself to the unprecedented merger of the political parties that became the APC. We wouldn’t have challenged the incumbent party controlling the central government, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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Osinbajo And Adeboye Message For Nigerians

The vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, and the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, have called on Nigerians to be honest in everything they do.
They both said this on June 7, Sunday, at the 8th annual conference and reunion of the RCCG, Apapa Family, Lagos Province 20, which was held at the Tafawa Balewa Square, NAN reports.
Speaking at the event, which had the theme, ‘Riding on the wings of Change’, Osinbajo said people should be faithful in whatever they do, be it small or big.
He stated that the nation was in need of faithful men and women who can be relied on to help in nation building.

Osinbajo said: “It is that faithfulness, it is that trustworthiness, it is that loyalty towards the things you are doing and to people you are serving that will lift you up.
“That is the change our nation needs. I trust that we, as the children of God, will be not just harbingers of that change, but will be that change.

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Saudi Arabian court upholds sentence of 1,000 lashes against blogger

Despite world condemnation and outcry,Saudi Arabia has upheld the 1000 lashes and 10 year sentence for blogger Raif Badawi who was charged with insulting Islam.The Supreme court passed agreed with the earlier judgement .
According to Mailonline,Raif Badawi received the first 50 of the 1,000 lashes outside a mosque in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on January 9, but subsequent rounds of punishment were postponed on medical grounds.
His wife Ensaf Haidar said:
'This is a final decision that is irrevocable. This decision has shocked me.'I was optimistic that the advent of (the Muslim fasting month of) Ramadan and the arrival of a new king would bring a pardon for the prisoners of conscience, including my husband.'she said

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Pastor Kumuyi says Buhari's emergence as president was ordained by God

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osibanjo will fulfill their campaign promises.
Speaking with journalists at Kaduna Airport over the weekend ,Kumuyi said
“With the past records of the President as well as the Vice President, I believe they meant what they said during the campaigns and I want to say they will really focus on the drive to bring the change they actually spoke about and I believe we will see change.

The emergence of Buhari as President was ordained by God and l urge the President to rule with the fear of God.”“Anyone in position of government is there by the ordination of God, and so should rule with the fear of God. We should look at whatever mistakes the past government made and

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Serena Williams Wins 20th Grand Slam title

3-year-old American Serena Williams has won her 20th Grand Slam title in Paris. She defeated the 28-year-old Czech player Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 to claim her third French Open title. This is her 20th Grand Slam title, placing her two tournaments shy of Open-era leader Steffi Graf.
"I played very well and she was a magnificent opponent for me,"
"She was very aggressive and I was a bit nervous at a set and a break up.
"It's special for me because I don't play well all the time here (in Paris), but I am so pleased to win my 20th Grand Slam here."Williams said.
Safarova said she was proud of the way she had fought back in the second set after it seemed she was heading for a heavy defeat.
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AGF Is Delaying Funding For Ex-militants - Amnesty Associates

The Association of Presidential Amnesty Programme Vendors (APAV) have blamed the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) of witholding funds from ex-militants being trained under the Presidential Amnesty program.
Special Advisor to the Amnesty Office of the President, Kingsley Kuku whp plead to the ex militants to remain calm has been one of the main leaders of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme which was instituted to help ex-militants get acquainted with society.
After conducting investigations of their own, APAV alleges that the Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA), Mr. Ayoola Peters is the one responsible for the delay in payments.
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Fayose- President Buhari Had No Hand In My Impeachment Crisis

Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has absolved President Muhammadu Buhari of complicity in the long-drawn impeachment crisis in the state.
Fayose claimed that security report available to him revealed that Buhari was never part of the plot to impeach him from office.
The governor made the revelation on Friday during the inauguration of the Fifth House of Assembly with a warning to the new lawmakers to avoid what he called “mindless power struggle” with the Executive.
Apparently referring to the crisis of confidence between him and the immediate past Assembly which was dominated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers, Fayose described the last power struggle as “crude and barbaric.”
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Nigerian Military Kills 2 Suicide Bombers In Borno

Two suicide bombers leading a band of terrorists were among over a score of those of them who died as troops succeeded in repelling the terrorist attack on Shetimari in Borno State yesterday (Thursday) evening.
Over 12 rifles and 1 machine gun were captured from the terrorists group as the attack was repelled. Also recovered from the group were rocket propelled grenades and some bombs.
Troops conducting mopping up operation are still combing the area while others are in pursuit of those who are on the run.
Incidents of suicide bomb attacks were also recorded in Jimeta Yola and Maiduguri yesterday evening. Details are still forthcoming.
Meanwhile, the offensive operations in
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Ghana declares 3 days National mourning for those killed by fire outbreak

Three days of national mourning has been declared in Ghana by the Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama to mourn those killed people, after a deadly petrol station fire killed at least 90 people during heavy flooding in the capital, Accra on Wednesday through Thursday. The fire broke out at the filling station in the Kwame Nkrumah Circle area of the city late on Wednesday night and is thought to have spread from a nearby residence.
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