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In a bid to celebrate his victory at the just concluded Euro 2016, C. Ronaldo acquired for himself a machine. The supercar, which has a top speed of 255mph and can go from 0-60 in 2.6 seconds, is the fastest legal road car in the world. Alongside a picture of the car, he wrote: "The animal arrive." The car has been delivered to his home in Madrid, while Ronaldo remains on holiday in Ibiza, but the 31-year-old had a message for the luxurious motor as he wrote: "Soon your honor [will] arrive." Ronaldo is currently on holiday but this Bugatti will be waiting for him when he gets back home. The Bugatti Veyron is the fastest legal road car on the planet..

Turkish President Erdogan showed up in Istanbul to condemn the army coup attempt. He was speaking in a live TV, surrounded by his loyalist saying that the coup was an act of treason and all those involved will face the full wrath of the law. Sixty people have lost their lives in the chaos while over 700 soldiers have been arrested. Turkish army tanks move in the main streets in the early morning hours of July 16, 2016 in Ankara. Turkish police officers stand by a car near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish military stands guard in Istanbul's Taksim Square. Civilian supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan react to shots fired in the air by the military at the Taksim Square. Here are people demonstrating in front of the Republic Monument at Taksim Square. Some Protesters were apparently killed as they were attempting to cross Istanbul's Bosphorus bridge in protest. Here's a general view of the bridge. People standing...

A sectional group of  the Turkish armed Forces officially declared a take over and martial law in a bid to restore democracy in the Country. Three bombs were thrown outside the Parliament building in Ankara as reported by the Parliament. However, President  Erdogan in a phone conversation  to broadcaster CNN Turk on Friday said he remained the president of the country and the head of the army and called for people to take to the streets against the coup. There has been reports of gunfire, explosions in major cities, and police deaths. "We will overcome this," Erdogan said, speaking on a video call to a mobile phone held up to the camera by a presenter. He called on his followers to take to the streets to defend his government and said the coup plotters would pay a heavy price. An official said Erdogan was speaking from Marmaris on the Turkish coast where he was on holiday. Erdogan said he would swiftly return to Ankara. According to CNNM More loud explosions we...

By Femi Adefioye, Lagos Super Eagles player, Sone Aluko has joined Championship side Fulham on a two-year deal. The striker reportedly put pen to paper for the two year deal with the London outfit  on Monday  after he became a free agent in May though with the option of additional 12 months. The 27 year old was released by Hull City days after seeing off Sheffield  Wednesday  to return to the English Premier League. Aluko joined the Tigers in 2012 and helped them gain promotion back to the top flight after netting eight times in 23 appearances for Steve Bruce’s men.

By Ahmed Sobiye, Abeokuta   President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the developmental strides achieved in Ogun State under the leadership of Senator Ibikunle Amosun.   Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters, Senator Solomon Ita Enang on Monday, Buhari stated that the massive developments in the state is exceptional and can only be achieved by a visionary leadership.   Enang who represented his boss spoke at the church service organized for the late Olori Josephine Amope Dada, who was the mother of Senator Gbolahan Dada representing Ogun West Senatorial District at St. James Cathedral Church, Sango-Ota, Ogun State.   The President submitted that the leadership qualities and experiences garnered by Governor Ibikunle Amosun as senator are being put to use adding that these qualities are also manifesting in the life of the Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun who is also from the state.   Earlier in his speech, Governor A...

By Our Correspondent The travails of a former Deputy-Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore is yet to abate as detectives have recovered a sensitive document from his Abuja home detailing how the sum of N60b was shared by members of the senate in the last 6 th  Assembly. The document recovered showed how N60billion was voted for extraneous overhead expenses for some senators and members of the House of Representatives in the Sixth Assembly when Omisore was the chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee between 2007 and 2011. Operatives of the Economic Financial and other Crimes Commission (EFCC) are probing the document to identify the senators and members of the House of Representatives who got the largesse. A source, who spoke in confidence, said when detectives went to search the Abuja home of the ex-deputy governor, they stumbled on the “budget padding” document in his bedroom. The source said a sober Omisore joined issues with the EFCC operatives, asking w...

By Samuel Ita, Calabar   The Cross River State chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has expressed worry over frequent kidnap of its members.   This is coming on the heels of the abduction of a member, Mr Patrick Obasse,  on Sunday  in Calabar by unknown gunmen and subsequent demand of N20 million ransom.   Obasse’s abduction came shortly after Governor Ben Ayade marched through some streets in Calabar with service commanders in what was described as a show of force to criminals.   Chairman of PFN in the state, Pastor Lawrence Ekwok told The Nation in Calabar yesterday, “I can now confirm that a member of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Cross River State,  Brother Patrick Obasse, an elder of Foursquare Gospel Church was kidnapped yesterday ( Sunday )  morning on his way to the church.   “He happens to be the District Convocation Committee chairman of his church for 2016.  The kidnappers are asking for 20...

L-R: Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki; Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III and Sokoto State Governor, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal during the condolence visit of Saraki to Sokoto  on Monday …

Captain of the victorious Portuguese national foot ball that won the European Cup  on Sunday , Christiano Ronaldo  with the trophy shortly after the team’s arrival in Lisbon  on Monday …

The new national executive committee of a group within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), APC V Volunteer (V) has been inaugurated in Lagos. At the inauguration of the new management team, the group pledged their continuous support to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and the state chairman of the party, Otunba Henry Ajomale. The oath of office was administered on them by Mr. Okere Onyekachi Anthony who is the Assistant Legal Adviser of APC in Lagos State. The oath was also administered on the leadership of the various local chapters in all the 20 local governments as well as the 37 local council development areas. The newly sworn in leaders promised to defend the constitution of the group and passionately mobilised the people in the state for the needed support for Ambode led administration in Lagos State. They also promised to defend the party despite the hardships being experienced in the country, believing that things will soon come into shape. ...

Should the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria be allowed to linger beyond  Wednesday , most depots in Apapa, Lagos, will run out of fuel stock, our correspondent has learnt. Following the commencement of the strike  on Thursday , loading at Apapa depots, where many marketers get petroleum products to other states, has been reduced due to the absence of workers of the Petroleum Equalisation Fund Board. The PEF personnel usually certify marketers’ trucks to enable them to get bridging funds for fuel being transported to distant parts of the country. It was gathered that marketers were only loading to Lagos and other South-West states that required no payment of bridging fund by the PEF. The Federal Government had said it would meet with the leadership of PENGASSAN today ( Monday ) in a bid to resolve the problem. A source, who is an official of an independent marketing company in Lagos, said, “Terminal owners...

The Naira  on Monday  weakened slightly against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. The Nigerian currency shed 1 point to trade at N353 by midday, from N352 it traded  on Friday . However, the Naira hedged against the Pound Sterling and the Euro as it traded for N460 and N383, from N465 and N385 it traded respectively  on Friday . At the interbank window, however, the currency closed on a positive note as it exchanged at N282.6 to a dollar. Traders at the market said that activities at the market were slow because of the prolonged public holiday in the previous week. Meanwhile, some financial experts have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to open a small window of transaction for Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in the new forex regime. Mr Femi Ekundayo, former President, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), urged the apex bank to collaborate with the BDCs in its effort to reposition the fore...

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, will  on Thursday  meet with outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle, over the sexual misconduct allegation against three legislators. Investigative public hearing on the scandal begins on Thursday and Entwistle is expected to provide video clips of the incident. The incident allegedly occurred during the International Visitor Leadership Programme in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. held between April 7 and April 13, attended by 10 members of the lower chamber. Chairman of House Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Rep. Nicholas Ossai (PDP-Delta), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the committee did not invite management of the hotel where the alleged misconduct occurred. According to him, we decided not to extend invitation to the hotel management since the Ambassador who broke the information through a letter to the speaker has documentary evidence against the three lawmakers. The thre...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the Aide-de-Camp to a former Minister of Defence, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro to explain his role and that of his boss in the N1.299billion to Akure Airport for Governor Ayodele Fayose. EFCC sources told BLACKFACE that the sum forms part of the resources used in prosecuting Governor Fayose’s electoral victory during the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State. Barring any change in plans and procedures, Obanikoro’s ADC, Lt. A.O Adewale of the Nigerian Navy, is expected to appear for interrogation at the EFCC’s headquarters  on Wednesday  where he is expected to be quizzed by the commission. The job of the EFCC was made easy by Fayose’s associate, Abiodun Agbele, who was said to have received the funds in question from the ex-Minister. Video evidence surfaced over the weekend on how the former minister ferried the money on board of a chartered aircraft, with Registration No: HS125-800 5N-BMT belonging to Gyro ...

A British fashion designer by the name Sarah Louise Bryan has created a dress made of human head and body hair. She accumulated the hair from donations solicited via social media. Isn't that awesome?

SHOCK: Rumours El Chapo had escaped for a third time trending on twitter _______________________________________________________________________________________ The 61-year-old Mexican drug Lord was sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder and drug trafficking in 1993. But after paying off guards in 2001, he was able to escape the maximum-security prison he was being held in. The US government offered a $5million (£3.8m) reward to find the fugitive, who became known as one of the world's most wanted men. In 2014, he was found holed up in Mexico where he was captured and put back in prison, where he escaped again – this time through a tunnel. He was recaptured once again in a shootout in January earlier this year. But today, rumours have spread across social media of the Mexican cartel gangster breaking out from behind bars once again.  The infamous criminal's name began trending on Twitter after rumours he had escaped for the third time. And hundr...

1. Mario Testino - Famous Photographers biography Nationality: Peru One of fashion's most sought-after snappers, Mario Testino was born in 1954 in Lima, Peru. He came to London in 1976, took a flat in an abandoned hospital near Trafalgar Square, and began selling portfolios (for £25, including hair and make-up) to wannabe models. Today he is best known for his highly polished, exotically bright ad campaigns and his exquisitely styled photographs of the couture scene all of which carry a deceptive air of nonchalance. Now at the top of his profession, Testino has shot Madonna for Versace as well as photographing the late Diana, Princess of Wales for her famous Vanity Fair cover in 1997. His popularity with designers and fashion editors stems as much from his professionalism and good nature as his unerring ability to take beautiful pictures which sell clothes. (Bio from website: http://www.mariotestino.us/) _________________________________________________________________...