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Boxer Amir Khan during a workout session at Virgil Hunter's Hayward, California, ahead of his fight with Luis Collaz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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Dangote, Okonjo-Iweala Named In Time Magazine 100 Most Influential

Time Magazine’s 2014 list of the 100 most influential people in the world is out and two eminent Nigerians made the roll.

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala was ranked in the world leaders’ category alongside American President, Barack Obama, Chinese Leader Xi Jiping, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and a host of others.

She makes the list in consideration of her role in stabilizing the economy of Nigeria, the world’s most populous black nation and Africa’s largest economy.

Africa’s richest man and Nigeria’s industrialist, Aliko Dangote "Aka Too Much Money"  is listed in the league of former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton; Founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos and famous American singer, Beyoncé Knowles in the titans category.

Facebook buys fitness app firm

Facebook has added a Finnish firm that makes a fitness tracking app to its ever-increasing portfolio of purchases.

Helsinki-based ProtoGeo created the Moves app that uses a smartphone's built-in sensors to track activity and calories burned.

The acquisition offers the social network an entry into the burgeoning health technology market.

Other recent purchases include mobile messaging firm WhatsApp and virtual headset maker Oculus.

Facebook did not reveal how much it paid for ProtoGeo, which has fewer than 10 employees, but it is believed to be a fraction of the price it has paid for more high-profile firms recently.

It paid $2bn (£1.1bn) for Oculus VR and spent $19bn (£11.3bn) on WhatsApp.

Why is Kim Jong-un always surrounded by people taking notes?

There's a newly released batch of photographs of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on a series of site visits. The dozens of photos all have one curious detail in common - the leader is surrounded by officials and generals making notes in identical notepads.

In the photographs - from the country's official Central News Agency (KCNA) - Kim Jong-un observes a unit of women conducting a multiple-rocket launching drill. He strides around a fishery station. He gives a pilot on flight training a pep talk. He enjoys the facilities at a renovated youth camp.

But who are those men meticulously taking notes? They're not journalists, but soldiers, party members or government officials, says Prof James Grayson, Korea expert at the University of Sheffield. What is happening is a demonstration of the leader's supposed power, knowledge, wisdom and concern, says Grayson. It's "on-the-spot guidance", something instigated by his grandfather Kim Il-sung in the 1950s. "It's part of the image of the great leader offering benevolent guidance,"

Despite the fact that tablets are available in the country, paper notebooks remain the favoured medium. "These are pictures that will be broadcast on television and shown in the state media, so those who are there want to be seen recording Kim Jong-un's every word," says Grayson. "It's about presenting him as having broad knowledge - however, it's ridiculous, he can't possibly know about all of these different things. It's important, however, that the apparatchiks that surround him are seen to be hanging on his every word."

"Wisdom Indeed".

Bernie Ecclestone denies bribery in Germany trial

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has denied bribery charges at the start of his trial in Munich.

He is accused of giving a $45m (£27.5m; 33m euros) bribe to a German banker to secure the sale of a stake in the F1 business to a company he favoured.

Mr Ecclestone admits paying Gerhard Gribkowsky, who is serving a jail sentence for receiving the payment, but has denied any wrongdoing.

He continues to run the F1 business on a day-to-day basis despite the charges.

To alleviate his workload, however, Mr Ecclestone has stood down from a number of F1-related positions until the case concludes.

As the trial began, his lawyers issued a brief statement confirming that he would fight to clear his name.

"The alleged bribery never happened. The prosecution's claims are based on statements by Dr Gribkowsky, which are wrong, misleading and not conclusive," the statement read.

Correspondents say that he appeared relaxed as he consulted with his lawyers before proceedings got underway.

Asked by a journalist outside the court whether he was confident of victory, he replied: "I'm confident the sun is shining."

'Breach of trust'

German prosecutors allege that he bribed Mr Gribkowsky, who was on the board of Bayern Landesbank, to ensure that F1 was sold to a private equity group of Mr Ecclestone's choice.

The allegation is that by securing the sale of the stake to a company Mr Ecclestone favoured, he would remain in charge of Formula 1 and its commercial rights, broadcast payments and sponsorship deals.

The payments were made between July 2006 and December 2007.

He admits paying Gribkowsky, but says he was effectively the victim of blackmail. The 83-year-old Briton has said the banker had been threatening to reveal false details of his tax affairs.

Mr Ecclestone listened through an interpreter as his lawyer read a lengthy statement setting out the F1 boss's version of events.

The statement went back to his childhood during World War Two and recalled German bomber raids on the town of Dartford, Kent, where he went to school.

Mr Ecclestone, who married for a third time in 2012 to a Brazilian woman more than 40 years his junior, defused some of the early tension when asked to clarify his marital status.

When asked if he was married or divorced, he at first replied "both."

"I like to remember the divorce part," he told the court.

If convicted, Mr Ecclestone - one of Britain's richest men who transformed Formula 1 into a lucrative sport watched by 450 million TV viewers globally - could face up to 10 years in jail.

Gerhard Gribkowsky has been found guilty of corruption, tax evasion and breach of trust and is serving an eight and a half year prison sentence.

Mr Ecclestone testified during Gribkowsky's trial in 2011, and the former German banker is expected to be the main witness during the Munich trial, which is scheduled to last until September.

In February, Mr Ecclestone won a civil case in London's High Court brought by a German media company, which claimed it lost out financially when the share of F1 belonging to German bank Bayern Landesbank was sold in 2006 to private equity group CVC.

While the High Court judge rejected a damages claim from Constantin Medien against the F1 boss, Mr Ecclestone was ordered to pay $4m (£2.4m) in legal fees.

The chief executive of Formula 1 has ruled the sport for almost four decades, turning it into a huge global commercial success.

He is the long-time commercial rights holder of F1, but sold off a majority of the ownership in the 1990s.

CVC senior management have previously said that if found guilty Mr Ecclestone would not remain in charge, even if he avoided a prison sentence.

Greg Rutherford sets outright British long jump record

Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford has become the outright British record holder after jumping 8.51m at an event at the Olympic Training Centre in San Diego

Ecclestone denies bribery charge

Bernie Ecclestone denied bribery allegations on the first day of his trail in Munich, adamant it never happened.

Photos: Kim and Kanye reveals daughter's face in public

first time 4 month old baby North's face has been seen in public not covered with a blanket. The showbiz couple took their daughter out to lunch yesterday in Santa Barbara. 
more photos after the cut....

Ghanaian minister fired for saying she plans to make $1million from politics

A Ghanaian female deputy minister has been dismissed by the country's President John Dramani Mahama after she allegedly said she will not quit politics until she makes at least one million dollars.

Deputy Minister of Communication, Victoria Hammah, (pictured above) was sacked today, a day after she was heard in a leaked tape to radio stations saying she would not quit politics until she's rich as say... no names!

The voice purported to be that of Victoria Hammah is heard telling a female companion after the cut...

Wande Coal replies Don Jazzy

 

See more Wande Coal tweets and Don Jazzy's reply after the cut... Interesting, but it hurts most when brothers fight *not necessarily same mother or father* something brought you close at least!

Don Jazzy calls Wande Coal a Thief on Twitter, says he stole his song : lol

Most of you are quite aware that Wande Coal left Mavin Records a while back. A few hours after Wande released his new single, Baby Face, Don Jazzy took to twitter to call him a thief. Now, he's basically saying the song, Baby Face, is his creation and Wande Coal stole it from him. Don Jazzy even posted a link to his own version of the song on Twitter. See it after the cut...

Omotola's stunning outfit to Birmingham International Film Festival in the UK

At the 7th Birmingham International Film Festival's Movie Video & Screen Award which held on Saturday November 2nd in Birmingham at the ICC Conference Centre our very own OmoSexy wore this beautiful gown, isn't she pretty...? The superstar actress was presented with the Ebony Vanguard Award for her long standing achievements in acting at the awards. She looks so trimmed or is it the dress..? hmmm...

Inspiring story! Pregnant at 18, best graduating student at 25

Found this amazing story on Punch. Read and be inspired

Seven years after an unwanted pregnancy forced her to drop out of the University of Ilorin, Aishat Farooq emerges the best graduating student of the Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, reports Temitayo Famutimi

When Aishat Farooq gained admission into the University of Ilorin at 15, to study Zoology, little did she know that she was not going to be an alumnus of the institution. That was in 2003.

Despite the fact that she was a high flyer in her first two years in UNILORIN, the now 25-year-old indigene of Ilorin West-Local Government Area of Kwara State got distracted along the line. She played the campus love game and got a shocking result: she got pregnant. It was in 2006 and in her third year. She was pregnant for a fellow student whom she had been dating. She was disappointed in herself and thought the whole world was crashing on her.  Yet, she vowed not to terminate the pregnancy.

Although she wanted to continue her studies in the university,  she became disillusioned and dropped out at 18. She sought consolation in trading.

The world is Going Crazy!!!

This dress should be definitely one of the most daring eye catching red carpet dresses after Jlo's mishap. The paparazzi even got a close up pic of her 'privates' by taking a shot from a side angle. Actress Jamie Alexander wore this risqué black mesh Azzaro dress to the Thor world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, on Monday night. Whatchu think See more photos after the cut...