Photos: One dead, as container truck falls on a car in Ikorudu, Lagos

Early today, a Container truck fell on a car along Ikorodu road, inward Onipan, Shomolu Local Government area. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), one life was lost during the terrible accident. More photos after the cut...

Disgraced ex-FIFA chief Blatter arrives in court for final bid to clear his name over six-year FIFA ban (photos)

Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter, 80, today arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in order to clear his name after he was handed an 8 year ban in December brought down to a 6 year ban in February from FIFA by FIFA's ethics and disciplinary committee for making a £1.35million payment to Michel Platini in 2011.

He arrived for his CAS hearing in person after his spokesman confirmed Blatter would attend with his lawyer Lorenz Erni. He hopes his ban can be overturned after claiming he did no wrong.

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Georgia man sentenced to 40 years imprisonment for pouring boiling water on gay men (photos)

Martin Blackwell of Georgia on Wednesday was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment after he poured boiling water on a gay couple he caught sleeping together.

On Feb. 12, Martin Blackwell found his girlfriend’s son and a friend sleeping together after the couple worked an overnight shift.

 

Angry and disgusted at the same-sex couple, he filled up a pot with boiling water, soaked the two in bed and yelled, “get out of my house with all that gay.”

“You were soulless, malicious and a violent person on February 12,” judge Henry Newkirk told him on Wednesday'

“You had so many outs where the voice of reason could’ve taken over.”

“I woke up to the most unimaginable pain in my entire life,” Tolbert, who was scalded said during his tearful testimony. “I’m wondering why I’m in so much pain. I’m wondering why I’m wet.”

Tolbert stayed for 10 days in the hospital, while Gooden was there for a month, including two weeks in a coma.

 

The 48-year-old was sentenced to 40 years in prison, after being found guilty on all charges although his defense counsel argued he wasn’t being hateful or malicious, and framed the attack as a lone lapse of judgment. .

“I’m ecstatic,” Tolbert told reporters. “I think justice has been served.”

Source: NYDailyNews

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Kylie Jenner shares never-seen-before bikini photos

Kylie Jenner shared these bikini photos from her 19th birthday trip to the Turks And Caicos weeks ago. Clad in a two piece bikini, she showed off her curves and also flaunted her backside as she posed on the beach with several of her friends. Guess Kim can't have all the fun...

Catch the audition dates and venues of Season 3 of The Next Titan, (Nigeria’s Entrepreneurial Reality TV Show)

 Brought to you by Heritage Bank.

• Are you an ambitious, young, and aspiring entrepreneur?
• Do you have an innovative and great business idea?
• Would you like to win a grand prize of N5 Million for your new business idea or existing business?


• Do you have what it takes to compete with other tenacious entrepreneurs on a 10 week TV reality show?
• Are you bold enough to face the Board of Judges in the Boardroom?

If you have not registered, you can still register free on: www.thenexttitan.com

Auditions hold as follow:

ABUJA AUDITIONS
Date:  Wednesday 7th September, 2016.
Venue: HARMONIA HOTELS
PLOT 896, GIMBIYA STREET/ 3 ONITSHA CRESCENT
AREA 11, GARKI 2, ABUJA

Time:  9am

PORT HARCOURT AUDITIONS
Date: Friday 9th September, 2016.

Venue:            RANDOLPH HOTELS & RESORTS
OLD ABA ROAD, RUMUOGBA, ARTILLARY,
                        PORT HARCOURT.
Time:  9am

LAGOS AUDITIONS
Date: Wednesday 21st September, 2016.

Venue: WATER PARKS HOTELS
BEHIND DOMINO PIZZA, TOYIN STREET,
IKEJA, LAGOS

Time:  9am

No more excuses, we want results..act Now!- Oby Ezekwesili tells President Buhari

In a series of tweets, convener of the Bring Back our Girls Group & former Minister, Oby Ezekwesili asked President Buhari to stop giving excuses for his inability, so far, to rescue missing Chibok girls. According to her, Nigerians want results and not excuses. See more of her tweets after the cut...

Gov Wike & wife in another public show of affection...kiss at IFWL dinner (photo)

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike and his wife Suzette, pictured kissing at the International Federation of Women Lawyers dinner which held at the state government house in Port Harcourt yesterday.

Explore a world of fun

This holiday, let your kids spend time with their friends on their favorite channels.

Watch Debby Ryan on Disney Channel in the movie ‘16 Wishes’, as she plays the role of Abby Jensen a teenager looking forward to her sixteenth birthday, Sunday 28th August at 4.25pm.

The tiny tots too aren’t left out as they can learn a thing or two with on friendship with Doc McStuffins and Sophia the First on Disney Junior, Monday- Sunday at 2.00pm

All these and much on the various DStv channels for kids! 

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Bolanle Austen-Peters, Theo Lawson and Kenneth Gyang call for entries in Heineken’s #ShapeYourCity campaign

Heineken, the world’s leading international premium beer, in its ongoing attempt to enhance the cities of the world, brings the third edition of its Cities campaign to Nigeria. This year’s campaign tagged “Shape your City” is aimed at transforming great cities while broadening the imagination of the new generation city dwellers, inspiring them to contribute their quota to improving their cities.

Heineken is taking this opportunity to call on everyone to visit http://www.heineken.com/ng to share ideas to shape the city of their dreams.

To achieve the #ShapeYourCity campaign, Heineken Nigeria partners with City Shapers, individuals known for using their skills in creating one-of-kind experiences to make their cities more enjoyable for dwellers. They are urban visionaries who have by small actions of their own, contributed to shaping cities across Nigeria.

The selected City Shapers include: Bolanle Austen-Peters, Founder of Nigeria’s foremost cultural hub, Terra Kulture; Theo Lawson, Architect of the acclaimed Freedom Park and Kalakuta Museum; and Kenneth Gyang, Director of award winning films Confusion Na Wa and Blood & Henna.

“Globally, Heineken is committed to making great cities even greater and we are glad to include Nigeria in this movement.” said Ngozi Nkwoji, Senior Brand Manager, Heineken Nigeria. “This year’s theme of shaping cities is focused on encouraging people to contribute to their city as Heineken believes that the smallest of gestures have the potential to bring about unexpected transformation to our Nigerian cities.”

As part of the campaign, Heineken has also launched a series of limited Heineken City Edition bottles and cans, each bearing the name of renowned cities across the globe including 10 Nigerian cities namely Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Enugu, Benin, Warri, Kaduna, Aba and Onitsha.

Heineken, is reaching out to city dwellers across Nigeria to share their ideas for improving great cities. At the end of the campaign, the winning idea(s) will be executed by Heineken Nigeria while engaging City Shapers and other passionate urban explorers across the country to help make the project a reality.

To stand a chance to have your project executed in the Heineken #ShapeYourCity campaign, visit the website http://www.heineken.com/ng to submit city shaping ideas now!

You can also use the hashtag #ShapeYourCity across all social media platforms to contribute your ideas towards transforming cities in Nigeria.