Saturday, June 11, 2016

Minister of state for Petroleum's younger brother Dumebi Kachikwu wanted by EFCC


According to a tweet from  SaharaReporters,The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is allegedly in search of Dumebi Kachikwu, the younger brother of Minister of State for Petroleum. All his bank accounts have been frozen. More details later...

Pele auctions World Cup Medals for £3.6m


Brazil legend footballer, Pele has earned £3.6m from a three-day auction of his World Cup medals. More than 2,000 items were sold in total, with the Fifa Player of the Century selling his entire collection of awards and even his old passports.


The 75-year-old's World Cup winner's medal from 1970 fetched £346,000 on the final day of the sale, while his 1,000th game crown went for £162,000.

Some of the proceeds will go to a children's hospital in Brazil.

South African woman fined $10K for making hate comments on Facebook


 A court in South African Friday ordered a woman to pay 150,000 rand ($9,941) to charity after she was found guilty of hate speech for referring to blacks as "monkeys", News24 reported.


The ruling African National Congress (ANC) brought charges against former estate agent Penny Sparrow after she caused public outrage by saying on her Facebook page that blacks made beaches

Pictures from Muhammad Ali’s burial


Thousands of people gathered on Friday to pay their final respects to Muhammad Ali, as a jovial funeral procession, highlighted by fans who chanted and threw flowers, gave way to a more somber memorial service in Louisville, Kentucky.



Ali's memorial service at the KFC Yum! Center started at 3 p.m., an hour after it was originally

Former Super Eagles' Coach, Amodu Shuaibu is Dead

Former Super Eagles’ coach, Amodu Shuaibu is dead. The sportsman died barely four days after former coach, Stephen Keshi’s demise.

"Amodu Shuaibu's death comes three days after that of former Super Eagles Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi," NFF announces.

"The four - time Coach of the Super Eagles complained of chest pains on Friday night and died in his