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NFF offered coach Stephen  Keshi  an improved contract that will pay him seven million Naira a month  (over $44,000),  a top official has exclusively told AfricanFootball.com For his first contract, which ran out after the World Cup in Brazil, Keshi was on five million Naira monthly and has now demanded he be paid twice that amount. The coach, who was not considered for the vacant South Africa post, and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are expected to finalise a new deal next week. A top official who has been part of the contract talks informed that ‘Big Boss’ Keshi has said he wishes to continue as Nigeria coach “We have had meetings with Keshi and the good news is that he is willing to continue as coach of the Super Eagles,” the top official told AfricanFootball.com

PASSERBYS in the Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg were subjected to a spectacle earlier today when a woman stripped naked and hugged the statue of Madiba as a way of paying tribute to the icon.   Nelson Mandela, the world's most popular man over the last century, passed away in December last year and just before his death, a statue was erected in his honour. Placed in the Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg, the statue attracts a lot of visitors on a daily basis and a tourist resort has built up around it.   Today, a young African woman shocked other tourists and local people when she stripped stark naked and leant against the statue. According to staff working at nearby restaurants, the woman’s actions, caused a huge frenzy.   Male waiters got their orders wrong and a male customer was hit on the head by his wife for getting up to take a closer look. Nelson Mandela Square marketing manager Megan Meas, said a security guard had asked the woman to put on her clothes, which s

Some residents in an exclusive California neighborhood are not exactly throwing a welcome party for  Chris Brown . It seems like Breezy's new neighbors aren't particularly fans of his, one person in particular is threatening lethal force if the pop star trespasses onto his property. According to  TMZ , the "Loyal" crooner just moved deep into the San Fernando Valley where he is renting an 8,000 square foot, six bedroom house in Agoura, near the Malibu border. Though the house offers a slew of amenities, including a tennis court, dance studio, clubhouse and a commercial ice cream bar, don't expect Brown's new neighbors to come over for the next get-together. One displeased resident is ready to go to the extreme to prevent the singer from stepping foot on his property. "It can be the devil. I can care less," the resident told TMZ. "I don't care if they're having orgies. It can even be Sadam Hussein for all I care, as long

Suspected militants have again bombed the Central Administration Building of the Kano State Polytechnic along Bayero University of Kano along old site road killing unspecified number of students. A female suicide bomber on the campus carried out the latest attack. The bomber blew herself up in the midst of students who were checking their examination results at the Central Building.

Dr. Sheik Umar Khan and health officials dressed protectively against the virus Umaru Fofana/Reuters|Cellou Binani/AFP/Getty  Image Sheik Umar Khan, the Sierra Leonean doctor hailed as a “national hero” for treating more than one hundred Ebola patients, died today of the same disease. According to Sierra Leone’s Chief Medical Officer Brima Kargbo, Sierra Leone has lost its only viral haemorrhagic specialist in the face of this epidemic. The doctor was diagnosed with the virus last week. In a Reuters interview, the late 39-year old Khan had expressed fears for his life before being diagnosed. This was despite his wearing protective gear when treating patients. His fears corroborate a statement made in a CNN interview by Dr. Peter Piot, the first scientist to discover the virus in the 1970s. The doctor says, “this is an epidemic of dysfunctional health systems.” He then goes on to explain how basic sanitary measures can control the spread of the disease. According to Dr. Pi

Mercy is obviously glowing. So excited for her

“A season's best, a win - I'm just happy I was able to pull it off. After 70m it just felt easy.” Okagbare told BBC Sport. Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare won the gold medal in the Women’s 100m race at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday evening. She broke Bahamian sprint athlete Debbie Ferguson’s 12-year record of 10.91 seconds by setting a new one at 10.85 seconds. Blessing OkagbareBBC Sport

The gale of impeachment sweeping across the country may berth in Ebonyi State as plans by some lawmakers have reached an advanced stage to impeach Governor Martin Elechi and his deputy, David Umahi. Pointblanknews.com gathered that Governor Elechi and his wife are at daggers drawn over a script by the latter to install her brother, Senator Chris Nwankwo governor in May 2015 when her husband would have served out his second term in office. The prelude to the power-play emerged penultimate week when some members of the state assembly announced the removal of Speaker Chukwuma Nwazunku and his replacement with Mrs. Helen Nwobasi. Nwanzuku is a key loyalist of the governor, while Mrs Nwobasi is said to be Josephine Elechi’s ally. Elechi reportedly wants his successor to come from Ebonyi south, a zone whose sons spearheaded the creation of the state, but has never produced a governor. Josephine Elechi’s elder brother Nwankwo is senator representing Ebonyi north senatorial dist

With a few hours to the retirement of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, northern muslim leaders have heightened pressure on President Goodluck Jonathan to appoint a muslim successor. Pointblanknews.com gathered that the northern leaders have told Jonathan to appoint another muslim as replacement or forfeit their support in 2015. The same leaders, led by billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote and prominent traditional rulers from the north had failed to convince Jonathan to extend the tenure of Zamfara-born Abubakar. Pointblanknews.com gathered that the lobbyists have recommended Suleiman Abba, an Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7. He had served as Commissioner of Police in Lagos and Rivers States. This is the first time religion would be introduced as a basis for the appointment of the IG, a position that has been dominated by northern muslims.

The Lagos State Government said on Monday that it had identified no fewer than 59 people who had contacts with the Liberian who died of Ebola Virus in the state, Mr Patrick Sawyer. Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, said at a news conference in Ikeja that the contact tracing became imperative to ascertain any possible transmission of the virus by the victim. Idris said the identified contacts comprised 44 hospital and 15 airport contacts, including the Nigerian Ambassador to Liberia. He said 20 of the contacts had been screened and that none of them had so far been found to be infected with the virus. He, however, said the contacts did not include those he might have been with on his flight to Nigeria on July 20, as the airline had yet to release the passenger manifest for investigation.

Chika AmalahaCommonwealth GamesAfter winning the gold medal two days ago in the 53kg category of the womens weightlifting event, Nigerian athlete Chika Amalaha has failed a doping test. According to chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Mike Hooper, Amalaha tested positive to diuretics and masking agents, and she has been issued a formal notice of disclosure, following an adverse analytical finding as a consequence of the in-competition test. That athlete is Nigerian weightlifter Chika Amalaha, who was tested on July 25. That athlete has now been suspended from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,” Hooper said. In general terms, these substances are on the prohibited list for two reasons firstly in weight-category sports, they can be used to unfairly aid weight loss. and secondly, their use has been reported in attempts to mask the presence in the body of other prohibited substances.

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Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has lost one of his sons in a car crash. Hamza El-Rufai died Tuesday morning in Abuja. The former Minister and Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, broke the news on his faceboook page today. El-Rufai wrote: “From Allah, we came and to Him we shall return. Please join our family in praying for the repose of the soul of my son, Hamza El-Rufai who died in a motor accident in Abuja.” See more photo below: