#Rio2016: Blessing Okagbare makes 200m semi-final

Nigerian sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, on Monday qualified for the 200 metres semi-final after clocking 22.71 secs.

Okagbare won heat 5 in the 200m 1st round to qualify along side Cote d’Ivoire duo Marie-Josee Ta Lou and Murielle Ahoure.

Saudi Arabia | Six illegal Migrants from Nigeria arrested

Saudi Arabia has intercepted a boat carrying 31 illegal migrants, including six Nigerians, that was trying to reach the kingdom, the Border Guards force said on Monday.

The guards have reported repeated interceptions of migrants in the Red Sea over the past two months.

In the latest case, a patrol “foiled an attempt by a group of 31 people from different nationalities to enter Saudi waters on a wooden boat”, Border Guards spokesman Colonel Sahir al-Harbi said.

Kaduna | Six killed after Suspected herdsmen attack village

After killing 11 persons, and burning down two villages in Godogodo Chiefdom, Jema’a Local Government Area, LGA, in Southern part of Kaduna State, penultimate week, the same alleged armed herdsmen killed six farmers last Saturday in Godogodo, village sources told our reporter in Kaduna.

INEC to monitor PDP’s National convention

Justice Ibrahim Watila of a Federal High court in Port Harcourt Monday ordered that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC should monitor the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP slated for Wednesday in Port Harcourt.

Jay Jay Okocha Celebrates 43rd Birthday Playing Soccer at an IDP Camp

Former Ex-international Austin “JayJay” Okocha who recently launched his football foundation with his brother Emmanuel Okocha in celebration of his 43rd birthday visited children at the internally displayed people (IDP) Camp at Kuchigoro  Abuja.

Former Arsenal Forward Lukas Podolski retires from international football

German striker Lukas Podolski announced on Monday his retirement from international duty for the Mannschaft after appearing 129 times for the World champions and scoring 48 goals.

The Galatasaray forward is the second German veteran to announce his retirement in the last two weeks after Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger also announced his retirement.

Football Icon, Daniel Amokachi loses father

Father of former Super Eagles’ player and coach, Daniel ‘D’Bull’ Owefin Amokachi is dead.

Pa. Ameh Okachi passed on Sunday night in Kaduna State after a brief illness. He was aged 97.

Chris Brown's baby mama debunks reports that she's still battling with him in court

TMZ reported that Chris Brown recently scored a major legal victory after a judge denied his baby mama full custody of their daughter Royalty among other requests. (Read here). Nia reacted to the report by releasing a statement via her Instagram page.

'You can't be rich playing for Nigeria' - Jay Jay Okocha

Super Eagles legend Jay Jay Okocha has warned the Olympics team that they shouldn't expect to get rich by playing for Nigeria but should rather focus on impacting on lives of people.

Okocha, who clocked 43 years on Sunday, has now told the latest edition of the Dream Team they should rather be proud they are representing Nigeria than hope to make money doing so.

LMAO! See 'the kind of stuff' guys use to send to Kenyan socialite (+18 Photo)

Kenyan socialite Vera Sidika was recently the happy recipient of photo from a male fan. The curvaceous vixen took to her Snapchat account to expose the photo and its owner.

'Islamic dresses radicalizes women ... Women in mini-skirts don’t become suicide bombers'- President of Kyrgyzstan

President of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev who has tried in the past to dissuade women in the country from dressing in hijabs, niqabs and burkas has said that women that do Islamic dressing are more prone to radicalization by Islamic terrorists than women who wear mini-skirts.

According to the 59 year old Atambayev, who has been the President of Kyrgyzstan since December 2011, terrorists are insane people and that even clothing can change one's thinking process.  Atambayev also said that he'll prefer his country's women to wear mini skirts rather than dress up the Islamic way.

Atambayev said:

#Rio2016: Boxer does a Cristiano Ronaldo's celebration trademark after win (Video)

Cristiano Ronaldo has millions of fans all over the world and Uzbek boxer Shakhram Giyasov showed he was one of them last night at Rio 2016 Olympics. He celebrated his Olympics quarter final win over Cuban fighter Roniel Iglesias with a homage to Ronaldo's epic goal celebration.

See video below:

See how Army treated Ahmed Bolori who they declared wanted ...

Ahmed Bolori, who was declared wanted by Nigerian Military after the release of a new Boko Haram video over the weekend, has arrived Army command Headquarters, Maiduguri in Borno state. According to him, he has so far been treated nicely and was even offered tea

Say What | Rapper The Game says he f**k three Kardashians sisters

The rapper who was born Jayceon Taylor has released a new track titled Sauce featuring DJ Khaled in which he claims to have slept with three Kardashians. In the single, the 36-year-old raps:

'I used to f*** b***hes that Usher Raymond passed off / Then I f***ed three Kardashians - hold that thought.'

Ex Man City Footballer dies after being tasered by police

Former Aston Villa striker Dalian Atkinson has died after being tasered by police in Telford, Shropshire. The 48-year-old died 90 minutes after he was hit by a stun gun on Monday morning August 15, at around 1.30am in the Trench area of Telford, Shropshire, UK.

West Mercia Police can confirm that officers responded to a report for the concern for the safety of an individual at approximately 1.30am this morning at an address in Telford," the force said in a statement.

Edo State First Lady, Iara Oshiomhole stuns in new photos

Iara Oshiomhole, the First Lady of Edo State married Governor Adams Oshiomhole in 2015. Stunning photos from her cover of ThisDay Style Magazine were released on Sunday.

Aww! See this Gentleman in Agbada ...

Photo credit @Lumi Photography

Simply lovely ...

Donald Trump blasts Clinton on twitter says she isn't a talented person or politician

US Presidential candidate Donald Trump in a series of Tweets attacked the American media after his perceived 'negative' portrayal of him and his electoral campaign. According to Trump, his rival Hillary Clinton isn't honest or talented as a person or politician but the media refuses to expose her, rather feeding and fueling every negative story about him. 

Former President Buhari's bodyguards accuse him of abandoning them after assuming office (Watch Video)

Some alleged bodyguards of President Buhari who served him during the buildup to the 2015 general election, have accused him of abandoning them immediately after he entered office on May 29th 2015. According to the former bodyguards, they put their lives on the line for him when he was not yet in office and so deserve to be treated better, and not discarded the way they were.

Zuberu Idris who was the former Chief Security Officer to President Buhari for 12 years said he and his colleagues were shown the back door after the buildup to the 2015 general election.

Director of Information, State House Passes On at age 57

Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated this in a press release on Monday in Abuja.

“Born on January 29, 1959, Mr. Abuah, fondly called O.J, by all who knew and came in close contact with him, died on Sunday, August 14, in Abuja after a brief illness.

Queen Saadatu Lamido, Emir of Kano's beautiful new wife turns 19

Sa'adatu Lamido, third wife of Emir of Kano- Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is a year older today. Family friends took to Instagram to wish her a happy birthday.

Woman who Nigerian Army declared wanted, replies, says she will turn herself in

Aisha Wakil, along with Journalist Ahmed Salkida and Amb Ahmed U. Bolori were declared wanted by the Nigerian Army yesterday in connection with information on the conditions and the exact location of Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram 2 years ago. Wakil who is strongly believed to have direct links to Boko Haram, has now responded via an interview with Premium Times.

According to Aisha Wakil, she received news of her being wanted with rude shock, because she is not a stranger to the military.

Federal Government pleads with ex-militants over delayed allowances

After several failed promises of the payment of allowances to ex-militanta, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd) has again, appealed to ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region not to lose hope in the Federal Government.

He pleaded that the ex-agitators should continue to have confidence in the ability of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in effecting the payment of their monthly stipends despite seeming hiccups in the payment process.

Sunderland put £20million price tag on Lamine Kone

Sunderland have put a £20 million price tag on Ivory Coast defender Lamine Kone in an effort to ward off interest from fellow Premier League club Everton, according to The Mirror.

Following the departure of John Stones to Manchester City, Everton are keen on bolstering their defence and would like to add Kone to the signing of Ashley Williams from Swansea City.

MEND says IPOB’s Kanu accepted to renounce Biafra in secret

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, today, took the the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to the cleaners, saying he agreed in secret to renounce ‘Biafra’ in exchange for freedom, only to act hypocritically in public after sealing discussion with MEND on the matter.

Spokesperson of MEND, Jomo Gbomo, in a vitriolic statement, said: “The attention of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has been drawn to the recent spate of hypocritical and provocative statements issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu,”

Woman bags 10 years sentence for kidnapping newborn baby

A South African court Monday handed down a 10-year prison term to a woman who kidnapped a newborn baby from her sleeping mother in hospital 19 years ago, local media reported.

In passing the sentence, a judge in the High Court in Cape Town emphasised the seriousness of the crime by the 52-year-old woman, News24 said.

The kidnapping victim, who her family named Zephany Nurse, was taken from a maternity ward at Groote Schuur Hospital in 1997. Her kidnapper raised her as her own.

Courtois says he is very happy at Chelsea and want to stay

Thibaut Courtois says he wants to establish himself as one of the world’s best goalkeepers at Chelsea and expressed regret that “misconstrued” comments have made supporters question his commitment to the club.

Speculation surrounding Courtois’ future has intensified since March, when he gave an interview in Belgium that suggested he was considering a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer, with Real Madrid cited as long-term admirers.

Yes I Have Links With Boko Haram - Aisha Wakil Replies Nigerian Army

Nigerian Journalist, Ahmad Salkida, Ahmed Bolori and Aisha Alkali Wakil (Mama Boko Haram) were declared wanted for questioning by the Nigerian Army yesterday after Boko Haram members released a video of some of the abducted Chibok girls.

This has attracted a vicious response from Aisha Alkali Wakil, a lawyer who reportedly had a secret meeting with former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in 2013 while discussing a possible amnesty for the Boko Haram terrorists.

In Osun State | NDLEA destroys 21 hectares of cannabis

The Osun state command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it destroyed about 21.4 Hectares of cannabis sativa farm located at Onikete farm settlement in Isokan Local Government area of the state.

The State Commandant Mrs Sylvia Egwunwoke who spoke to Channels Television at her office in Oshogbo the state capital, shortly after the destruction, says the command was alerted about the farm settlement by residents in a nearby village near Onikete Farm settlement.

Bayern Munich Defender, Jerome Boateng wants to be Germany’s first black captain

Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng has said it would be an honour if he is named the first black captain in the Germany national team’s history.

Germany are currently without a captain after Manchester United midfielder Schweinsteiger, 32, announced his retirement from international football following Euro 2016.