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Outrage as Michelle Obama skips scarf with Saudis

South Sudan's President Kiir at summit after falling ill

 

Salva Kiir became the first president of independent South Sudan in 2011

Video shows Seattle police spraying teacher at MLK rally

San Francisco police are investigating the discovery of human body parts stuffed inside a suitcase on the sidewalk of a downtown street. Jillian Kitchener reports.

Man Who Cut Off Wife's Head With Knife Jailed

Naveed Ahmed and his wife Tahira

The Old Bailey heard the woman had been repeatedly attacked over a period of time but police called to her home took no action

Israel 'receives message of restraint' from Hezbollah

 Israeli defence minister says Hezbollah sent message through UN, saying the group is backing away from further violence.

Five Major Reasons For Apple's World Record Profit

Apple chief executive Tim Cook with U2 at the iPhone 6 launch

A big phone screen, a deal with China, and finally agreeing that the customer knows best - here's why Apple is so profitable.

Kanye West features daughter, North, in new video

Kanye featured his daughter North West, in his new video for 'Only One' featuring Paul McCartney.

A unique insight into the world of Israeli arms dealers selling weapons and experience around the world.

The Lab

Israel has been one of the world's largest arms exporters and has spent millions of dollars on developing state-of-the-art weapons.

Raqqa: 'It is a very sad life under ISIL'

A group of special police, called al-Hisba, ensures adherence to ISIL laws in public.

Residents fleeing Raqqa give testimonies of what life is like under ISIL.

Google: Difficult to filter all YouTube 'terror'

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German anti-Islam group loses second leader in a week

Kathrin Oertel had become PEGIDA's national figurehead after founder Lutz Bachmann quit last week

Chicago Twin Brothers Who Turned On Mexican Cartel Sentenced

Trafficking twins get sharply reduced sentences

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 CHICAGO (AP) — Identical twin brothers who ran a drug-trafficking ring that spanned much of North America were sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison after a judge agreed to sharply reduce their penalty as a reward for becoming government informants and secretly recording Mexico's most notorious drug lord.

Shalom again, Barack - Phone call, the sequel.

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Missing 43 Students 'All Kidnapped And Killed'

Families of the missing students are sceptical of the government's theories

Officials say the bodies of the trainee teachers were definitely burned and thrown into a river, as protests in Mexico continue.

Updated Transfer window and possible links for more infos

THOHIR - NO SURPRISE SHAQIRI SNUBBED LIVERPOOL
Inter Milan president Erick Thohir has revealed in an exclusive interview with Goal that it is no surprise new signing Xherdan Shaqiri rejected Liverpool in favour of the Italian club. He said: "Inter are a big club, no different from Liverpool: just the same. That’s why I’m not surprised that Shaqiri chose to sign for Inter. We have a great history behind us. We won the Champions League three times and we are the only one in Italy that have never relegated from Serie A."

ALCACER SIGNS NEW VALENCIA CONTRACT

Paco Alcacer has pledged his future to the La Liga club by signing a new five-year deal at La Mestalla.

RECAP - BURNLEY DEMAND £10M FOR INGS

Tottenham are unwilling to match the Turf Moor club's asking price for the striker and will instead wait until the summer before pushing ahead with moves for their top transfer targets.

BALOTELLI HAPPY AT LIVERPOOL... FOR NOW

The Italian's agent Mino Raiola has told Sky Sports earlier that the forward is happy at Anfield, despite persitent links with a move away.

ARTIZAN WONDERKID PANTIC SET TO JOIN CHELSEA

 
Partizan Belgrade's 18 year-old midfielder Danilo Pantic has revealed he is set to join Chelsea before the end of the transfer window.

BOJAN OUT FOR SEASON

Could Stoke be tempted to make a late foray in the transfer market given the news that Bojan, the outstanding player of their season so far, has sustained a knee ligament injury in the FA Cup win over Rochdale and will play no further part in the rest of the campaign?

YANGA-MBIWA COMPLETES PERMANENT MOVE TO ROMA

The central defender has made 20 appearances for the Serie A side this season, which has activated an agreement to make his loan deal from Newcastle United permanent.

Gabriel is a decent buy, but Arsenal should have gone for another Villarreal defender

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Debate: Should Juventus sign Sneijder?

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Suarez, Ozil and the best January transfers of all time

With the January transfer window now under way, Goal counts down the best deals to have gone through during the mid-season scramble. Honourable mentions include River Plate signing future superstar Teofilo Gutierrez in 2011, Martin Demichelis moving to Malaga, Hidetoshi Nakata's brief Scudetto-winning stint with Roma and Liverpool's smart signing of Daniel Sturridge (pictured)...

Van Persie casts doubt over Man Utd future

The Dutchman, whose current contract expires in 2016, admits he is unsure whether he will see out the remainder of his career at Old Trafford.

Henderson & Sterling: Liverpool's leaders for the post-Gerrard generation

COMMENT: Neither are likely to have the all-round impact at Anfield as the legendary 34-year-old, but for Brendan Rodgers to build a trophy-winning team, they won't need to

Classic Chelsea - Liverpool Cup clashes

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Golden Shoe: Messi nears Cristiano Ronaldo

 

Players such as Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry and Diego Forlan have won the European Golden Shoe in the past few seasons,

Real Madrid: We have not broken Fifa rules

In an official statement, the European champions said they have provided all requested information and hit out at 'unfounded and speculative' reports accusing them of wrongdoing

Real Madrid: We have not broken Fifa rules

In an official statement, the European champions said they have provided all requested information and hit out at 'unfounded and speculative' reports accusing them of wrongdoing

Every Cristiano Ronaldo red card

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Obasanjo replies Bishop Oyedepo over "Gate of Hell" comment on his twitter page

Since the alleged statement credited to Bishop David Oyedepo that he would open the gates of hell for those against President Goodluck Jonathan or his government hit the net, there has been many reactions.

Buhari Beating Jonathan In AIT Online Poll Despite Ongoing Propaganda Documentary Against Him

An online poll set up by African Independent Television (AIT), a television station which belongs to one of President Goodluck Jonathan’s closest friends, has further underlined his unpopularity as the opposition candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, is currently defeating him by at least 75 per cent.

Airlines stop flights to Baghdad after shooting

 

Foreign airlines cancel flights to Baghdad after FlyDubai jet was hit by suspected sniper fire during landing.

RapePublicDay trends in Pakistan on Indian Republic Day

Hashtag leads to war of words between rival countries.

An Indian army units participates in the 66th Republic day function in New Delhi, India on 26 January 2015.

Jail Terms For Kidnappers Who Cut Off Man's Finger

The ten men were jailed for their parts in the kidnap plot

The victim of the plot was lucky to be alive but the mental scars will be with him "for years to come", according to police.

Nigerian women caught in Italy's sex-trade trap

Many are raped, beaten, and psychologically abused by members of the Nigerian mafia that controls the sex trade.

Rome, Italy - A record number of women from Nigeria arrived in Italy over the past year and fears have been raised that many fell victim to Europe's growing sex trade.

Ten Dead As F-16 Jet Crashes Into Planes

 

The NATO fighter jet had just taken off when it lost power and smashed into an area where aircraft were parked at a military base.

Best Ranking and Richest in Nigeria Entertainment. Digest your view

The best Nigerian celebrities who got their wealth owing to their talent. The list of individuals are ranked from the highest visible to the least high reach.
P-SQUARE
A famous Nigerian R&B duo from Anambra State, they are recording artist, singer, song-writer, performer, instruments vocals. Without any doubts, the twin, Peter and Paul Okoye, is the richest artists in Nigeria according to their wide investments. The duo’s assets are reach billions of naira in country and abroad. Majority of their incomes comes from concerts and CD sales.
PSquare’s notable investments include:

• Home in San Francisco, USA which cost N434 million ($2.89million).
• Private jet.
• Mansion in Lagos worth N400 million.
• Landed properties in Jos and Port Harcourt.
• They own Rayfield Hotel.
• Two multi-million naira factories in Jos.
• Cars with worth millions of naira: two SUVs, one hummer SUV, truck bus.

Their achievements:

• Sold above 14 million CDs’ copies since 2005.
• Won the KORA award for Best Africa Artist in 2010 with the sum of $1m.
• Show costs - 4 million naira.
• Multimillion naira deal with Akon Konvict Music.

TUFACE IBIDIA
A former member of Plantashun Boyz and lead vocalist of the group from Benue State. His assets include:

• Three platinum records with estimated worth over 600 million naira.
• N20 million deal with Guinness.
• N22 million deal with Airtel.
• N30 million ($189,000) from the producers of the Phat Girls movie.
• Big investments in real estate and stocks.
• Clubs, Rumors, in Festac Town and GRA, Ikeja are both worth over 400 million naira.

GENEVIEVE NNAJI
The popular Nollywood actress and singer is representing or has represented brands like Lux. Her assets include:

• Lluxurious home in highbrow estate, Parkview Estate, Ikoy with estimated worth N220 million in 2013.
• Cintrion Energy drink raked in N50 million for the actress.
• Etisalat deal acquired N100 million.
• Polo contract was estimated 70 million naira.
• Deal with Amstel Malta worth millions of naira.
• Her Mercedes Benz G Wagon costs N40 million.
• As the face of Range Rover Sport, she got $100m.

D’BANJ
He was born Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo. Apart from music, D’banj has moved into other sectors. His interests include Koko Mansion, a TV reality show, Koko Lounge, an upscale hangout in Lagos and the UK, Koko Foundation, a charity, Koko Farms that makes Koko garri and Koko Mobile. His assets include:

• Deal with Globacom telecommunications is worth N70 million.
• Another huge deal with a popular jeweller.
• Multimillion naira deal with UAC Foods.
• Millions deal with Chris Aire, as the face of its watches.
• Local gigs brought him between N5 million and N7 million.
• Cars in his garage, including a N32 million Aston Martin Vantage.

DON JAZZY
He is the CEO of Mavin records which he founded in 2012 after his split with his Mo’Hits partner, Dbanj. His assets include:

• His building Mo’Hits - one of the biggest entertainment empires in the country.
• Cadillac Escalade worth N12 million.
• Bentley Continental Flying Spur worth N29.6 million.
• Range Rover Sports worth N9.6 million.
• Porsche 911 Carrera worth over N13 million.
• N25 million deal from MTN.
• House worth over 100 million in NICON estate in Lagos.

DAVIDO
David Adedeji Adeleke, born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. But at a young age Davido relocated to Lagos. He released his debut album "Omo Baba Olowo" in 2012. His assets include:

• N140 million house in Lekki.
• Ice Box Jewellers luxurious necklace called Jesus Piece which is worth over N3 million.
• Diamond-encrusted Rolex wrist watch worth over N3.7 million.
• 2012 Audi Q7, a 2012 Silver Honda Accord, a N6m Chevrolet Camaro.
• 2012 model Hyundai Sonata and a Mercedes G55 AMG worth about N30m.
• MTN Pulse Deal, that reported to be worth N30 million, while his Guinness endorsement hasn’t been made public.

WIZKID
Born Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Wizkid was born on 16 July 1990 in Surulere, a residential and commercial area of Lagos. In 2012, he won the ‘Next Rated’ artiste, Headies Awards. His first album "Superstar" was released on 2011.

• N45 million deal with MTN.
• Pepsi endorsement.
• Deal with Guinness for unidentified sum.
• N150 million home in Lekki.
• Porsche Panamera S worth N14.6 million.
• N6 million blue Volkswagen convertible.

What else could we say about guy, who gets up to N6 million for each concert?
BANKY W
Olubankole Wellington makes the bulk of his wealth from gigs, where he charges between 2.5 million naira and 3 million naira per show and performs three to four times each week.

• A brand ambassador of Etisalat, one of Nigeria’s telecommunications giants.
• Featured in Coca Cola-Nigeria’s World Cup theme song.
• Microsoft’s Anti-cyber Crime Initiative.
• Face of Samsung products in West Africa.
• Also investor in various businesses , philanthropist, founder of the Mr. Capable Foundation, where he provides tuition fees for indigent and brilliant students.

KATE HENSHAW
Henshaw was born in Cross River State. She is one of the Nollywood actresses who has made it real big. Unlike many others, she has tried her hands in different ventures, including owning a company that specialises in different businesses.

• Owns three buildings and several landed properties scattered all over the country.
• Glo ambassador and face of Onga (food seasoning company).
• Earned about N20m between 2008 and 2010.
• Starred in over 40 Nollywood movies.

IYANYA
Born Iyanya Mbuk, he is another successful artiste. Iyanya was born on Palm Street in Calabar, Cross River State. He released his debut studio album, "My Story", in 2011. He won the Artist of the Year award at The Headies 2013.

• N30 million Aston Martin automobile.
• Endorsement deal with MTN is worth N60 million.
• N50 million endorsement deal with Zinox computers.
• N35 million deal with phone manufacturing company Solo Mobile.
• Home in Lekki.
• N12 million Range Rover Sport.

Bishop Oyedepo’s Church Divided Over Prayer For President Jonathan

Attempts by Bishop David Oyedepo of the Winners Chapel, Ota, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, to make members of his congregation pray for President Goodluck Jonathan to win the

Indonesian minister's puzzle: Why was AirAsia jet the only one in trouble?

Why did AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash into the sea while the seven other planes flying nearby eventually landed safely?