I won’t quit before June, Sanusi dares Jonathan .

The controversy surrounding the planned exit of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, deepened on Thursday with the governor insisting that he would not quit the post until his term expired on June 2, 2014.

Sanusi has said he will not proceed on his terminal leave in March as initially being speculated.The President had reportedly asked the CBN governor to resign immediately because of the alleged deliberate leakage of the letter that Sanusi wrote to him in which the governor accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of not remitting $49.8bn crude oil revenue to the Federation Account.

Sanusi has however denied leaking the letter to former President Olusegun Obasanjo or anyone for that matter, and allegedly told the President that he could only be removed by two-thirds of members of the Senate as required by law.The governor reportedly told the President that the letter was available in the Presidential Villa, the Ministry of Finance and the CBN, and wondered how he could be accused of leaking it.

Indian visa row diplomat Devyani Khobragade leaves US .

An Indian diplomat whose arrest in the US has sparked a diplomatic row has left for India, officials say. Devyani Khobragade was ordered to leave the US on Thursday after she was indicted on criminal charges and India refused to waive her immunity.Ms Khobragade was arrested in New York last month on charges of visa fraud and of underpaying her housekeeper.She was handcuffed and strip-searched, and India demanded an apology for her "humiliation".Ms Khobragade has always denied any wrongdoing.

A senior US official said Ms Khobragade had departed from New York's John F Kennedy International Airport on Thursday night, heading for India.Indian foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said: "At the time of her departure to India, Counsellor Khobragade reiterated her innocence of charges filed against her."She affirmed her gratitude to the government of India, in particular to the external affairs minister, and the people of India, as also the media, for their strong and sustained support during this period."

The dispute over the case has affected US-India relations

Yaya Toure emerges African Footballer of the year 2013

Yaya Toure has just been announced the African footballer of the year  for the 3rd time

50 CENT'S BABY MAMA #1 HE HASN'T SEEN HIS TEENAGE SON IN 2 YEARS

50 Cent's teenage son feels like he's been replaced by the rapper's new baby -- saying he hasn't seen his dad in nearly two years ... in fact, he didn't even know he had a half-brother until the story broke.

Marquise Jackson's mother Shaniqua Tompkins in an interview said that, the last time 50 Cent saw 17-year-old Marquise was May 2012, several months before 50's second child Sire Jackson was born.

The fight stemmed from a botched visitation attempt -- 50 claimed he showed up to Marquise's house in Atlanta to visit, but Marquise refused to answer the door, and the texts that followed were brutal ... including messages like, "F**k you stop texting me" and "I don't have a son anymore."Now Marquise feels abandoned ... because 50 is showering Sire with attention and hasn't bothered to reach out to Marquise.

50's, rep tells that, "50 is saddened by the attention-seeking tactics of his son's mother.  He remains a proud and supportive father and feels blessed to have two sons."  A source connected to 50 says the woman hasn't worked since 2002 and this is ultimately a money grab.

50 recently posted doting photos of Sire on Instagram, but quickly removed them out of concern for Sire's safety.

DENNIS RODMAN Sorry About N. Korea Outburst I WAS BOOZED UP!

Dennis Rodman is blaming the a-a-a-alcohol for his wild screaming North Korea-defending outburst on CNN this week ... saying he was drinking before he went on live TV.During the maniacal rant, Rodman -- who's in N. Korea -- defended dictator/tiny person Kim Jong-Un's decision to imprison American Kenneth Bae, even though N. Korea won't say why Bae is being punished.

Now, Rodman is backpedaling HARD ... saying, "I embarrassed a lot of people. I'm very sorry. At this point I should know better than to make political statements. I'm truly sorry."He continued, "I had been drinking ... It's not an excuse but by the time the interview happened I was upset. I was overwhelmed."

Rodman also issued an apology to Kenneth Bae's family, his teammates and CNN host Chris Cuomo ... the target of Rodman's outburst.Rodman says some of his basketball friends -- who joined him on the trip -- were leaving the country because after his outburst, their dream of "basketball diplomacy was quickly falling apart."

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What is happening to this guy? Is he rethinking his present action?

OUTRAGEOUS LEGGINGS FASHION! Lol

What do you think about this over tight leggings. Is this tupe of trend acceptable to you?

A MAN IS NOT MEANT FOR ONE WOMAN - FUNMI IYANDA!

In a tirade regarding a British actor, Funmi Iyanda tweeted thus:

When challenged that he was far younger than her, read her reply below,

Wondering which man she is Dying to have? See Him Below:

His name is Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor, a 36 yr old Nigeria British actor.

What do you think?

10 REASONS WHY COMEDIENNE PRINCESS MARRIAGE CRASHED!

More facts have emerged on why the marriage of Nigerian comedienne, Damilola Adekoya popularly called Princess crashed. Princess got married to movie producer/ Director Adeshola Jeremiah sometime in May and barely 2 weeks into the marriage the couple started having problems. Princess had revealed that her marriage crashed due to irreconcilable differences which they could not work out.

However, close friends to the couple are pointing accusing fingers at Princess high profile lifestyle.

1. According to a source, her husband got tired of Princess high profile, party/show going lifestyle at the early stage of their union and attempts to curtail these excesses led to the failure of their marriage.

2. It was also alleged that Adeshola married Princess for her money, thinking she had plenty of it and wanted to use her as a means to gain prominence in the showbiz industry, not knowing that she was only a struggling woman trying to make it in life.

3. The marriage was dead on arrival! Adeshola is a ladies man. He prefers lepa shandy. His long throat lured him to Princess. He thought Princess was another Tiwa Savage. After the marriage, reality dawned on him and wahala started.

4. Ridiculously, Adeshola complains that Princess snores! Haba, are you just knowing that? Didn't you guys date at all for crying out loud, was it a blind date. Basically, most endowed women snores, they always have a natural breathing problem because of weight issues, in sum, the snoring was too loud!!

5. Adeshola complains that Princess was a little low on personal hygiene! This may sound amazing but when lovers fight, all linen are washed and ironed in the market!!

6. Adeshola could not meet up with Princess high profile lifestyle and monetary demands. Monetarily, Shola was the wife while Princess was the husband, after marriage, the table turned, music remixed, Princess demanded for housekeeping, a shocker to the gold digger who all along enjoyed free Mr Biggs burger and Akerele suya at every visit. Marriage is different from courtship.

7. Aside, the wedding ceremony was hastened at the behest of Princess. It was done primarily to satisfy Princess. Ade did not smile or really danced during the ceremony. He was in a trance all through, as if charmed by Baba Lagos Bar Beach juju!! He was not prepared for the union.

8. The marriage also affected Princess patronage. Her contacts and contracts dwindled, her pulse plummeted and her friends almost abandoned her since they didnt want to be seen disturbing a married woman.

9. The family intervened to no avail. Even fellow comedians attempted to bell the cat, but then, Omoye was already dancing in the market!!

10. Weighing the odds, having lost out in the Christmas and December lucrative deals and shows, Princess thought, omo, i must not dull myself, i cannot kill myself by myself, i don beg tire, i lost friends, lost money, one guy wan turn himself to King Charles of England, omo, i have to move on! Happiness is not sold in the market, you are the architect of your own fortune in life, fortune favors the brave! Funke Akindele is happier now, bloggers go talk and mellow, its my life, hence the public declaration of separation like the reading of an annual budget!Please note that as the movement of a snake on a mountain top is shrouded in controversy, matters of the heart is mysterious.

Do not be surprised if the parties resolve their differences. Never ever bet on lovers!!Unable to bear his excesses anymore, Princess decided to quit the marriage though its not known if she will file for divorce.

Sharon Stone was furious over Basic Instinctnude scene .

Sharon Stone "slapped" her Basic Instinctdirector the first time she saw her infamous leg crossing scene.The 55-year-old actress had been reluctant to remove her underwear for the provocative moment but had been assured by Paul Verhoeven that nothing would be visible - so she was furious when she watched the 1992 thriller in the cinema for the first time and realised just how much she had exposed.

She said: "When we did it, it was going to be an innuendo and the director said, 'We're seeing the white of your underwear, I need you to take them off.' And I'm like, 'I don't want you to see anything and he's like, 'No, no you're not going to.' So I gave him the underwear, put them in the pocket of his shirt, and he said, 'Now watch on the monitor...'"In those days... it's not like now where everything is high definition, and when I looked at the monitor you really couldn't see anything."So when I saw it in the theatre, with a bunch of other people, I was like [in shock].

When the film ended I went in the booth and I slapped him and I said, 'You could have showed this to me by myself'."However, despite her anger, Sharon admits the scene feels "right" and was appropriate for her novelist character Catherine Tramell.Speaking on The Talk, she added: "It's so right for the movie and so right for the character but if I would have gotten that, even by accident, I would have had the courtesy to show it to my actor. But, I would have kept it in the movie."

Queen Elizabeth asks Prince Harry to do the worst thing ever !

London - Britain's Queen Elizabeth reportedly asked Prince Harry to shave off his beard.The flame-haired prince grew facial hair during his 208-mile expedition in Antarctica for the Walking for the Wounded South Pole Allied Challenge 2013, but his grandmother isn't said to be a fan of his new look and prefers him to be "clean-shaven".

A source said:
 "The Queen soon let her displeasure be known. She doesn't mind royal men growing beards when they are away in the Armed Forces or out in the wilds like Harry was in the Antarctic, but she expects them to be clean-shaven when they get home."Royal staff are not supposed to grow beards or moustaches and she probably thinks it is difficult to enforce that rule when her own grandson has a beard."

Britney Spears wins first People's Choice Award .

After "...Baby One More Time" was released in 1999, Britney Spears is finally the People's Choice for "Favorite Pop Singer," 16 years later.Taking a well deserved night off from herVegas residency, Spears attended the Jan. 8 "People's Choice Awards" with her steady boyfriend, David Lucado. This was the first awards show Spears appeared at with Lucado, marking their official debut as a couple.

Britney Spears        ✔ @britneyspearsFollowOMG! Thank you so much for choosing me as your Favorite Pop Artist! I love y'all so much! Xo! 4:50 AM - 9 Jan 20147,605 RETWEETS 12,338 

"Wow! This is awesome, I was not expecting this," said Spears accepting her award in a skin-tight, black-glittery-flowered minidress with a nude slip underneath. "It's because of all of you that I'm able to do what I love to do." Spears also thanked her family and her "beautiful boys at home."Spears was nominated against childhood boyfriend Justin Timberlake, in addition to Bruno Mars, Demi Lovato and Katy Perry.

Stella Oduah Removes University Details From Online Profiles

The embattled Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, and her associates have spent the last several hours scrambling to clean up the minister’s biographies on the Internet, following allegations that she lied about her academic qualifications Premium Times reports.

Oduah has however not remembered to revise her official Facebook page. It still has St. Paul’s as the college she attended this afternoon. But a visit to her Facebook page this evening showed that the college’s name has been removed. See screenshots of her unedited Facebook page and her Facebook profile after the revision

Lagos based Super Star Pastor, Sign Fireman Arrested Over Rituals Scandal

Lagos Pastor, Sign Fireman has been implicated in a ritual murder scandal involving a boy in his church who strangled a 12 year old teenage girl while trying to obtain feces from her for ritual purposes.

The disclosure of Pastor Fireman’s involvement in the scandal was made by an eighteen year old boy paraded by the police in Lagos. The teenage suspect stated during the parade that he was sent on the ritual mission by Pastor  Fireman.He said he had always dreamt of becoming rich and had approached the pastor personally, after years of attending the church without his own financial miracle happening, Mr. Fireman reportedly told him the way to get his Sign for finance was to get the feces of a virgin girl.

The suspect said Pastor Fireman promised him a reward of N100,000 for the assignment.The suspect narrated how he sought and killed the 12 year old girl simply named “Bose”, the daughter of a poor lady on his street.

Confirming the incident to a Lagos correspondent this morning, Lagos Police PRO, Mrs. Ngozi Braide said Pastor Fireman was arrested on Tuesday five days after he was declared wanted by the police. She said investigation has commenced regarding his involvement.She also said the outcome of the investigation would  soon be made public.With his church receiving hordes of miracle seekers every weekend, Pastor Fireman’s church auditorium at Aguda, Surulere area of Lagos is reportedly notorious for using semi-unclad female ushers.

‘Naomi poured acid over herself to achieve fame & fortune’ – accused attacker claims

Mary Konye, the 21 year old jealous friend being accused of attacking Naomi Oni with acid in Dec. 2012 made some shocking allegations of her own in court today.

 She told the courts through her lawyers that Naomi set up the attack and asked her (Mary Konye) to ‘play the stalker’ and throw the acid on her face, which was all part of an elaborate plan to be rich and famous.

This makes no sense to me. Why would you want to do that to yourself to be rich and famous? How many rich and famous people have their faces disfigured by acid? The things you hear.Today Miss Oni insisted she was not ‘obsessed’ with plastic surgery or the story of fellow acid attack victim Katy Piper, despite an internet search history on her laptop suggesting otherwise.

In cross examination Sally O’Neill asked her to explain to jurors the story of Ms Piper before asking whether she had become obsessed by the disfigured model.Miss Oni said: ‘I wouldn’t say obsessed but it deeply moved me. I read about other attacks but it was not an obsession.’Ms O’Neill said it was the defence case that she hatched a plan with Konye to pour acid over herself to improve her future prospects.

She said: ‘You said if something similar to that of Katy Piper happened to you then that wouldn’t be the end of the world because Katy Piper probably had a career boost.’Miss Oni simply replied: ‘No.’

The defence barrister asked her why she had visited a series of plastic surgery websites.Miss Oni answered: ‘I do not think I was very pretty at all.‘I went on the sites for no reason in particular – I had body issues and I was interested in plastic surgery for my body but there was no particular reason.‘I remember searching for my eyelids because I had double eyelids which I didn’t like so I planned one day to see if I could do something about it.’

But Ms O’Neill said: ‘You formalised a plan in which you would become the victim of a random acid attack in the hope that you would receive the same type of fame and fortune as Katy Piper had.’You were of the view that Katy Piper still looked lovely after the attack but that you would need something else to support the attack because the police wouldn’t believe you and that was where you brought Mary Konye into it.‘Your play was, I suggest, that you would make an allegation that you had been followed and attacked and you wanted Mary Konye to be part of that – you wanted her to follow you and also, initially, wanted her to throw the acid.‘She absolutely refused to do that and you said that you were actually going to throw the acid yourself towards your neck area.’

Miss Oni replied: ‘That is very untrue.’Mary Konye, 21, admits disguising herself in a niqab and stalking Naomi Oni, also 21, on her way home from work, but denies she doused her in sulphuric acid. Miss Oni yesterday described the moment she was attacked and told Snaresbrook Crown Court after she saw the damage done she thought: ‘I’m ugly, no one’s going to marry me now.’

Jurors were also shown CCTV of student Konye disguised in a Muslim veil as she followed her friend on the Tube, before she was attacked late at night on an east London street.Yesterday, she described how, on her way home from work at a Victoria’s Secret lingerie store, she got off at her bus stop in Dagenham, East London, and felt a ‘presence’ before turning to see someone in a niqab.She then felt a ‘massive splash’ as the acid was thrown at her, scarring her for life and disfiguring her face, dissolving her hair and eyelashes and burning her tongue as she screamed.

Describing how she felt after the attack, she said: ‘Am I a bad person? Why has this happened to me? I work hard … No one’s going to marry me now.’Miss Oni also revealed that when she told her alleged attacker what had happened, her friend texted back: ‘OMG. Can’t believe it.’She also cried down the phone to Konye, who offered her support, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard.She said: ‘I just had my bandages removed and it was the first time I saw my  face after surgery and I broke down and I had spoken to Mary that night  and I was crying on the phone to her and she was on the phone to me telling me, “don’t worry, you’ll be OK”.’Giving evidence yesterday, Miss Oni described how she felt a ‘presence’ behind her as she walked home.She said: ‘I was still on the phone to my boyfriend and I felt a presence.

I turned to my left and I saw someone and a black abaya [cloak] or a black niqab.‘I remember it facing me, staring. A presence directly looking at me. All I could see was eyes.’She then said she felt the splash as the acid was thrown in her face and ran home shouting ‘acid, acid’.The court heard that the pair had a ‘rocky relationship’ and had stopped speaking from April to September 2011 after a row over Konye sending text messages to Miss Oni’s boyfriend.Miss Oni said: ‘I remember asking her why she wanted to do that and I said she’s a monster or something like that.‘I said you are a monster, you are  an ugly monster.

I remember us insulting each other’s looks.‘She also told me she was so angry she wanted to throw acid at me, but she was advised not to by her friend.‘Her friend said, “That’s stupid, you could go to jail for that”.’Asked what she thought at the time about the threat, Miss Oni said: ‘I thought  it was quite bizarre, I felt insulted again. But she seemed like she wasn’t serious. I thought she was trying to frighten me a little bit.’Culled from Daily Mail