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A petition asking that Justin Bieber be deported is about to be reviewed by the White House. After receiving more than 100,000 signatures, the government is now obligated to respond to the petition titled, "Deport Justin Bieber and revoke his green card." The petition to the Obama Administration states, "We the people of the United States feel that we are being wrongly represented in the world of pop culture. We would like to see the dangerous, reckless, destructive, and drug abusing, Justin Bieber deported and his green card revoked." It adds, "He is not only threatening the safety of our people but he is also a terrible influence on our nations youth. We the people would like to remove Justin Bieber from our society." As of Wednesday, Jan 29, over 113,000 signatures had been given. The "We the People" petition was created on Jan. 23, the same day that the Canadian pop star was arrested for alleged DUI in Miami. The White House reviews ...

The Presidential  Candidate of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) during the 2011 election, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has formally defected   from  the   All Progressives Party Congress  (APC)  to   the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Shekarau  who addressed his supporters in Kano Wednesday on his decision  said that  APC  has no single structure in Kano and no membership registration after six months of the merger. He said that apart from this problem,   within six months, various unconstitutional policies  were carried  out  by the leadership of the party, adding  that  the party   failed to address the issues he  had appealed to them to  address.  "The party is against the social spirit of democracy,  it is based on this, I and all my supporters moved a motion to denounce our membership.

Nigeria and Ghana have a long history of rivalry, particularly when it comes to football. From the days of Independence Games in the early 1960s when the two countries were pitched against each other in the annual event to the modern times, every match involving them is sold out. When the Black Stars of Ghana defeated DR Congo 1-0, a day after the Super Eagles shocked the Atlas Lions of Morocco 4-3 in the most dramatic fashion, most watchers of the game, here in South Africa agreed that CHAN would witness yet another thriller because by their victories over their foes, the two West African giants will cross paths to get to the final. The semi final fixture which comes up today in Bloemfontein, South Africa has attracted a lot of interest from the locals here who are still not pleased with the Bafana Bafana whose exit from the tournament was masterminded by the Super Eagles. Coach Stephen Keshi has not allowed the landmark victory over Morocco to get into his players heads. ...

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Leading western countries piled pressure on the Federal government, yesterday, following President Goodluck Jonathan’s signing of the Same-Sex Prohibition Act 2014. The latest country is the United States of America, whose Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle threatened that  the United States will scale down its support for HIV/AIDS and anti-malaria programmes in response to the Federal Government’s position on the gay rights issue. Member countries of the European Union and Canada have expressed their objection to the law but United States Ambassador to Nigeria said he was worried about “the implications of the anti-same sex marriage law which seems to restrict the fundamental rights of a section of the Nigerian population.” This came as a former Nigerian Ambassador to US, Dahiru Suleiman, yesterday, described homosexuality and lesbianism as “animalistic and degrading to humanity.” Also yesterday Christians in the northern part of Nigeria under the aegis of Christia...

The newly appointed service chiefs, pledged yesterday that the security challenges in the three northern states  by the activities of the  Islamic sect  Boko Haram would be resolved before the month of April 2014. It was made known by the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, just after taking over from their predecessors who were disengaged from office by President Goodluck Jonathan, Friday. Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Major General Kenneth Minimah; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Usman Jibrin and Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Adesola Amosu, also, took over command of their various services yesterday. Speaking after taking over from Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim, Badeh said: “I am aware of the security challenges the nation is facing and I shall do my best to guide the Armed Forces of Nigeria towards achieving the desired successes. “The security situation in the North-East must be brought to a complete stop before April 2014. So pleas...

A nun has given birth to a baby boy and claims she was 'unaware' she was pregnant. The 31-year-old woman was rushed to hospital in the central Italian city of Rieti after complaining of stomach pains. After initially thinking the pains were just stomach cramps, It was realised at the hospital she was actually in labour. The woman, who is originally from El Salvador, named her child Francesco (Francis) after the current Pope, the BBC reports. Mayor of Rieti, Simone Petrangeli, asked the public and media to respect the woman's privacy after the news caused huge public attention. A few hours later, she had given birth to a boy. The woman, who is originally from El Salvador, named her child Francis after the current Pope The Ansa news agency reports she said: 'I did not know I was pregnant. I only felt a stomach pain.' The woman lives at the Little Disciples of Jesus convent near Rieti, which manages an old people's home. Nuns at the convent sai...

 President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday, announced that Bamanga Tukur had resigned his position as the National Chairman of the party, adding that the party would hold another National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting on Monday to select his replacement. Tukur had earlier in his remarks at the ongoing NEC meeting announced his readiness to step aside. It was learnt that Jonathan had given Tukur a soft landing, by allegedly promising to appoint him as an Ambassador of an unnamed country.. The president handed over Tukur’s resignation letter to the National Secretary of the party, Wale Oladipo, at the meeting in Abuja. “He (Mr. Tukur) is not guilty of any offence and I am going to give him an assignment that is tougher than PDP chairman,” Jonathan said. It was gathered that the Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke moved the motion for the acceptance of Tukur’s resignation and was seconded by the Deputy Senate Leader, Abdul Ningi, before it was accepted by the NEC....

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria approved the following changes in the nation’s Military High Command: Air Marshal Alex Badeh takes over from Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim as Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General Kenneth Tobiah Jacob Minimah takes over from Lt.-General Azubike O. Ihejirika as Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Usman O. Jibrin takes over from Vice Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba as Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Vice Marshal Adesola Nunayon Amosu takes over from Air Marshal Badeh as Chief of Air Staff. All the changes are with immediate effect. The new Chief of Defence Staff and former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Badeh was born on January 10, 1957 and joined the Air Force as a member of the Nigerian Defence Academy’s  21 Regular Course while the new Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Minimah was born on July 27, 1959 and joined the Army as a member of t...

Officers said incident happened near the Red Sea city of Jeddah Initial indications were the remains 'fell from plane's undercarriage' Report came after Saudi jet made emergency landing in Medina 29 were injured, but police said two incidents weren't connected READ MORE OF THE HERE

1. Tom Daley – The most recent high-profile coming out was from the Olympian diver. In a YouTube confessional, the 19-year-old revealed his bisexuality and that he is in a loving relationship. It was later revealed that his boyfriend is Dustin Lance Black, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Milk. 2. Wentworth Miller – The former “Prison Break” star publicly came out in order to take a stand against Russia and its anti-gay laws after a film festival invited him to attend in St. Petersburg.  “Thank you for your kind invitation,” he responded. “As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes. However, as a gay man, I must decline. I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government.” 3. Maria Bello – In a beautiful op-ed in the New York Times, Maria came out as bisexual and let readers into the dynamics of her fami...