We'll keep splashing the cash on stars, vows Gill despite Man United's lacklustre start on New York Stock Exchange

David Gill has promised Manchester United will continue to invest in top-class players despite a disappointing start to the club's bid to raise money in America.
The Glazer family banked £75million from Manchester United’s controversial flotation on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday — but that was up to £30m less than expected.

Money matters: United Executives David Gill (right), Joel Glazer (centre right) and Avram Glazer (centre) prepare to ring the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange

Avram and Joel Glazer rang the opening bell on Wall Street as 16.6 million shares, equal to 10 per cent of the club, were publicly traded.

Her parents beat her up for having a black boyfriend

• Parents sought out daughter's black boyfriend and screamed a torrent of racist abuse so vile that police were called
• David Champion punched his daughter in the face several times, while her mother Frances watched before landing her own blow
• Now the young couple are living together in a flat in Swansea while they study at university
• Mr Champion told Jane that she had brought 'shame to the family' while he beat her

Trips to the beautiful Gower peninsula and the annual family holiday to Spain punctuate Jane Champion's many happy memories of her childhood.

’2face influenced me’ – Shank

Nigerian reggae artiste Shank has expressed his respect and appreciation for popular R&B act and iconic musician 2face Idibia.

In an exclusive interview with NET, Shank says ‘2face influenced all of us, ask D’banj himself let him not tell you the truth, he made boys know as a young man if you start a career in music it will take you somewhere, he was the guy who told everybody that you can do this, get up and make something for yourself’.

Mark Zuckerberg’s topless photo leaks online

So much for online privacy…

A topless photo of Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg hit the internet hours ago raising major concerns over a major Facebook privacy issue.

The photo shows the billionaire with a couple of male friends without a shirt on. It is still unclear when or where the pic was taken.

LONDON — Usain Bolt, you’re not a “living legend” yet.

Usain Bolt

LONDON — Usain Bolt, you’re not a “living legend” yet.

That’s the verdict of IOC President Jacques Rogge, who said the Jamaican sprinter is an “icon,” but needs to prove his greatness over more than two Olympics before he can claim legendary status.

Hip Hop Star,Peter Okoye of Psquare and Lola Omotayo expecting second child together

Lola Omotayo and Peter Okoye of Psquare

Peter Okoye, one half of the popular hip hop duo of Psquare and his long time girlfriend, Lola Omotayo are expecting their second baby together.
Peter Okoye who confirmed the latest news through his tweeter account says he is very glad to be expecting his second child with Lola. He wrote” I am happy we are expecting another baby together. Thank God for the gift of life”
Cameron their first son was born some years ago. In 2008, Lola Omotayo was the first to reveal that she was indeed pregnant for the Psquare member.
Lola and Peter didnt get married or stay together even after their baby was born. However, Gistmaster News gathered that for Lola who is slightly older than Peter, she has found love and there is no going back. Peter didnt say much on whether there is a wedding proposal yet but industry observers believe that just like Annie Macaulay and Tuface, Lola would ended up getting Peter to say i do. Lola played a major role durning the burial of  madam Josephine Okoye,mother of Psquare who died recently.
Peter had earlier denied the news that Lola Omotayo was pregnant with a  second baby for him some months back.Before now, he was speculated to be in relationship

Conjoined twins who fall ill together and have to scratch each other's itches chart their amazing lives in new reality show... just don't ask about boyfriends

They were never expected to survive beyond a few days.

But conjoined twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel have not only proved doctors wrong, they have astonished them with their development into darling children, typical teenagers and, lately, beautiful young adults.

Now the 22-year-olds, who share one body fused at the torso, will be starring in their own reality TV show chronicling their graduation from Bethel University in Minnesota, their post-grad job search and their travels through Europe with friends.

Flavour, Terry G, Eva join Rick Ross for August 17 Summer Jam concert

Eva Alordiah will also be performing at the Summer Jam concert

Nigerian pop artistes Flavour, Terry G are set to perform at the forthcoming Summer Jam Fest headlined by US rapper Rick Ross.

Put together by Nigerian lifestyle publication St. Eve Magazine in collaboration with Trace Urban, the event will also feature the likes of Vector, Eva, Dammy Krane, Flowssickk, Burna Boy, Fuse ODG from Ghana and Liquideep from South Africa. DJ Jimmy JATT will be providing music amusement.

The event will take place at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday, August 17, 2012.

Viva Forever! The Spice Girls were yesterday spotted rehearsing for their much-anticipated reunion ahead of Sunday's Olympics closing ceremony

It emerged earlier this year that the Spice Girls were going to be delighting fans worldwide by reuniting once again to perform at the London 2012 Olympics' closing ceremony.

And while the five-piece have yet to officially comment on the reports, they confirmed the news as they were spotted rehearsing for Sunday night's performance.

Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Mel C and Mel B were all seen going through the routine during the rehearsals at the Ford car plant in Dagenham,

Why Team Nigeria Failed at London Olympics – Minister of Sports

We haven't won even one medal so far! And we all know why, but let's hear what the Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has to say! :-). Full text of his speech yesterday Thursday August 9 at the Nigeria House in Stratford, London

    About two weeks ago, we arrived London for the 2012 Olympics with a contingent of 51 sportsmen and women competing in 8 sports namely, athletics, weightlifting, taekwondo, boxing, wrestling, table tennis, canoeing and basketball. We were competing in the last two for the first time ever.

    Even though we did not expect to win the competition, we had arrived hoping to make a decent showing. We even had reasons to believe we could surpass some of our recent achievements at this level of competing. Why not?

WHO IS NOLLYWOOD KING OF PROVERBS?

Nollywood has several actors who often play characters that make rich use of proverbs. In your opinion, who is the king of proverbs in Nollywood - Chiwetalu Agu, Pete Edochie, Fabian Adibe, or Amaechi Muonagor?

London 2012 Olympic Medals Count

1	United States	39	25	26	90
2	China	37	24	19	80
3	United Kingdom	25	13	14	52
4	Russia	12	21	23	56
5	Korea	12	7	6	25
6	Germany	10	16	11	37
7	France	8	9	12	29
8	Hungary	8	4	3	15
9	Italy	7	6	6	19
10	Australia	6	13	10	29

Forbes Africa highlights 20 powerful women in August edition

In celebration of Women’s Day in South Africa this month, Forbes Africa has fielded in its August edition of its monthly magazine Africa’s most prominent women of 2012.

Donning the cover on the August issue is one of Africa’s richest women Wendy Appelbaum as she talks about ‘why women in the boardroom should be making noise’.

Although the list is yet to be released online by Forbes, people are already excited and eager to know who made it.

‘It has been a long struggle for women in business, which is far from over. History even records the first woman to work in an office in Johannesburg. It was in 1894, screens were put up around her because it was not appropriate for her to be seen – more on this in the cover story of the August issue’, says Managing Editor for Forbes Africa, Chris Bishop.

Popular Nigerian blogger Linda Ikeji is also featured in the magazine. Forbes describes Ikeji, a former model and magazine publisher,as ‘Nigeria’s highest paid blogger’ in the article ‘Beauty, Brains and the Business of Blogging’.

‘This edition also includes the Forbes list of Africa’s most prominent women as well as interviews and inspirational stories of some of the continent’s most powerful woman to date‘, he concludes.

Olympics football: USA beat Japan to secure gold in Wembley thriller

Carli Lloyd scored both goals for the US, an early header and a powerful strike after the break.
Yuki Ogimi scored to reduce the deficit for Japan, who hit the opposition woodwork twice and their own once.
Japan had a chance to equalise late in the game but Hope Solo made an excellent save to deny Mana Iwabuchi.
It was enough for the USA to add to previous Olympic victories in 1996, 2004 and 2008.
Despite being outclassed for large periods of the game, they showed a resilience and determination that their coach Pia Sundhage described earlier this week as "unique".
The match was played in front of 80,203, a record crowd for a women's Olympic football fixture.

Twitter fan calls Halima Abubakar ‘expired maggot’

Halima Abubakar

Barely two weeks after Uche Jumbo‘s saga with a fan, another actress, Halima Abubakar has been insulted by a fan on the micro blogging site, Twitter.

The fan, Binta Akwuh Uzoho with handle @Bintus_ tweeted at the actress on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 asking that she be followed back, ‘why forming 4 me nah? Follow me bck u dnt wnt to,dnt u knw dt am ur sis.’ @ Bintus_ tweeted to which the actress declined, ‘U wont get m wıch rudeness’ @halimabubakar.

In reaction, the fan responded ‘who u be self?u fine reach tonto,or my queen mercy johnson?u dis shortie,u expired maggot’ @ Bintus_  to which Halimah responded, ‘If u dat IT u wont ve 15 ffns BıACHHH… Am natn buh u ffd me.Go f**k ur sef’ @halimabubakar.

After going back and forth for a while, Halima ended the chat saying ‘I v bın bullıed all ma lıfe!Am done’.

Halima graduated from Bayero University, Kano with a degree in Sociology and has starred in over 50 movies with awards.

Photo Credit: Gistmaster

Our cell overcrowded with suspected subsidy thieves, says EFCC

EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday told a Lagos High Court that its cells had become overcrowded by suspected fuel subsidy fraudsters who were granted bail by the courts but have yet to meet the bail conditionalities.

At the hearing of the bail application for four suspects arraigned at the Ikeja High court for fraud related offences, the commission said the suspects should be kept in prison while they try to meet their bail conditions because its cell already swarms with subsidy fraudsters.

Rotimi Jacobs, counsel to the EFCC, told the court that Messrs Anayo Nwosu, Ashok Isran, Olajide Oshodi, and Sunny Obazee should be kept in prison pending fulfillment of their bail conditions.

Samson Siasia unveiled as face of Johnny Walker

Samson Siasia

Nigerian ex-footballer, Samson Siasia has been unveiled as the first Nigerian ambassador for the Keep Walking Nigeria campaign, sponsored by premium scotch whisky brand, Johnny Walker.

The unveiling which was done recently at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, had in attendance celebrities from all walks of life including Oge Okoye, Charles Novia, Mai Atafo and others.

Speaking on the reason behind the choice of the football star as an ambassador, manager of the Johny Walker brand, Amaechi Okobi said Siasia’s journey in life and the ways he solved so many of his challenges are values the Johnny Walker brand stands for, ‘Like many of us, he has faced obstacles and challenges on his journey, but his determination to overcome these hurdles to achieve his goals, epitomizes the Johnnie Walker philosophy to keep walking’, he said.

Other people who have been appointed as ambassadors of the brand include Sir Richard Branson, Kofi Amoabeng, Manu Dibango and Haile Gebreselassie.

PDP In Edo State, insists on challenging Oshiomhole’s Victory.

Charles Airhiavbere, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the last Edo State governorship election may have chosen to ignore his party and continue the challenge of his loss in court.

Mr. Airhiavbere lost to the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and incumbent, Adams Oshiomhole, in the July 14 election. He filed a petition against Mr. Oshiomhole’s victory alleging irregularities in the election.

The PDP in a statement by its Edo State Chapter Chairman, Dan Orbih, on Monday said it would not challenge Mr. Oshiomhole’s victory in court.

“PDP has decided not to file any petition before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in the interest of the state,” Mr. Orbih said.

Sources close to the PDP candidate however say he would defy his party and proceed with his petition against the Governor.

Building collapses in Abuja, killing 2, injuring 9 persons

A building has just collapsed in Dutse Alhaji, an Abuja suburb, killing two people and injuring nine others.
Although details of the incident is still sketchy, the National Emergency Management Agency says rescuers were still at the scene of the incident battling to rescue more trapped victims.
The nine rescued victims have been rushed to hospital, NEMA spokesperson, Yushau Shuaibu, said.

Kogi Governor visits Church, victims of Okene attack

Governor Idris Wada

Governor Idris Wada of Kogi on Tuesday visited the Deeper Life Bible Church in Okene, Kogi, where at least 16 worshippers, including the church pastor, were killed by gunmen on Monday during a Bible study.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mohammed Katsina, who conducted the governor round, said that two attackers arrived at the church on foot at about 7. 30 p.m and switched off the power before opening fire on worshippers.
At the General Hospital, Okene where nine of the 17 injured victims are being treated, one of the victims, Lawal Yusuf Itokpa, said worshippers were taken by surprise.
Another victim, Samuel Ayodele, said he lost his wife and a child.
While commiserating with the church, Mr. Wada said the congregation should not be discouraged.