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  Pop star Justin Bieber was granted re-entry Friday into the United States following a search of his private airplane by federal officials who said they detected an odor of marijuana after it landed in New Jersey, The plane carrying Bieber and others -- presumably his entourage -- was clearing customs after touching down at Teterboro Airport when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said they detected the odor, law enforcement sources said.

Mallam Isyaku Ibrahim is a first Republic politician, foundation member, and member, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before his defection to the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) after the 2011 general elections. In this interview with SAMSON EZEA, he spoke on the state of the nation and expressed regrets that Nigerian situation has continued to deteriorate with each passing administration.

WHAT looks like a disagreement over the modalities for the proposed national conference released by the federal government, may have erupted among leaders of the Southeast geo-political zone.    While the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, praised the modalities, saying it is partly in line with their submissions to the Senator Femi Okunrounmi Committee, the Concerned Igbo Leaders of Thought, led by Constitutional lawyer, Prof Ben Nwabueze, rejected the modalities as not being in tandem with the nature of conference proposed by Nigerians. 

Former Anambra factional Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Egwuoyibo Okoye, on Friday night escaped death following a fatal road crash. Okoye was involved in the accident with his Personal Assistant, Mr Nelson Amechi, which occurred at the Enugu-Anambra border along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.

Nigerian born ace comedian, AY is on the news again but this time, it is between him and the Nollywood queen of controversy, Tonto Dikeh. *Tonto The duo are in verbal war over a link reposted by AY on his blog about about Tonto Dikeh’s attire to the just concluded Calabar Christmas Carnival. The comedian wrote on his blogger link as follows, AY COMEDIAN,@AYCOMEDIAN, AY comedians blog photos, does this lady look like Tonto Dikeh? The lady pictured with…fb.me/147VNvYRI.  Apparently angered by the story, the actress took to her Twitter page to pour out her mind. A visit to her twitter handle revealed thus, TONTO W.C DIKEH @Tontolet, @AY, fuck you brother, nite AY immediately responded to her tweets and a heated argument ensued. It would be recalled that AY and Nollywood bad boy, Jim Iyke were recently engaged in Twitter war when the comedian released a very hilarious skit where he delivered comedienne, Helen Paul, apparently mocking Jim Iyke’s recent deliverance at the Sy...

Uche Okechukwu believes Enugu Rangers forward Ejike Uzoenyi has what it takes to play at the highest level. Uzoenyi’s head-turning performance for the Super Eagles at the African Nations Championship in South Africa  has earned him  much  praise. And former Nigeria defender Okechukwu reveals he is a big fan of the player, who has scored three goals in the competition for players plying their trade in their countries, insisting he is a quality player. “Uzoenyi’s incredible,” the Tunisia’’94 Africa Cup of Nations winner  told our correspondent on the telephone during the week. “He’s one of the best players  in the tournament  and  I’m impressed with his performances. “I don’t know if he has off-field  issues because I  haven’t met him.  A player’s off-field behaviour  is very important. It determines how far he’ll go in the game. The former Fenerbahce star also praised Eagles right-back Solomon Kwambe  for his ...

Would you rather shop in the mall or market? I shop abroad but in Nigeria, I go to a nice boutique. Some Nigerian designers have good stuff, so I patronise them as well. But if I travel abroad, I prefer shopping there. And when I do, it would take time before I enter any boutique in Nigeria. I can’t remember the last time I went to the market. Is shopping just a necessity or hobby? At the moment, I shop when it is necessary because I am busy. I am now a mother. The other day, I was given an award and I had to shop for the ceremony because I have added a little weight. But before now, I would just shop. At times, I go for window shopping and I end up buying stuff. Is there something you always love buying each time you shop? I might say earrings. If I see a pair that is lovely, I would always buy. Do you shop alone? Yes but I prefer going with somebody. Would you allow a friend to shop for you without you being there? A friend can shop for me with her money and no...

Gabrielle They only got engaged on December 21, so it comes as little surprise that Gabrielle Union and her fiancé Dwyane Wade looked the picture of happiness on Monday night. The couple attended the South Beach Battioke event which was held at The Fillmore in Miami Beach, Florida and was hosted by basketball player, Shane Battier and his wife Heidi. Battioke  is charity event organised by Battier  every year. The celebrity karaoke event allows attendees to get up close and personal with Miami Heat players, coaches and executives, who all sang karaoke for a good cause. Actress Gabrielle, 41, looked stunning in a lilac-coloured sleeveless dress which had a black zip detail running down the front. She teamed the pretty number with a pair of jaw-dropping, black high strappy sandals – and she wore her hair down, in soft loose curls. Her fiancé, Dwyane, 32, wore a T-shirt, grey trousers and metallic trainers. He completed the look with a black leather jacket, befo...

Victoria Beckham Victoria Beckham has opened up about the bullying she suffered as a child, saying it still haunts her, according to  Express.co.uk. The Spice Girl turned fashion designer, who is 40 this year, says she became an outsider because she was ambitious and focused on trying to become a stage performer. She says,  “I dreamed of being on a stage. But it was a difficult part of my life. I suffered bullying. I did not fit anywhere. I was ambitious, I made a great effort, I respected teachers and rules.” Victoria, who joined the Spice Girls in 1994 after responding to an advert in The Stage newspaper, along with Geri Halliwell, 41, Melanie Chisholm, 40, Emma Bunton, 38, and Melanie Brown, also 38, explains,  “After school I went to dance lessons and singing and acting lessons. Meanwhile the rest of the kids hid for smoking and that kind of thing. They pretended to be cool but I was not like them.” But despite her eventual huge success as Posh Spice, V...

*National Assembly The National Assembly has apparently become more of headquarters of Nigeria’s major political parties than a legislative House. Saturday Vanguard in this report examines why it is so. Even before their resumption from Christmas and New year holidays on January 21, 2014, apprehension had engulfed the atmosphere. Signs that there was an impending face-off were too  obvious and too real to be ignored. And so, like scheduled serial events, it started happening in phases. First, in the Lower House and then, later sprawled into the hallowed red chamber.