The New $100 Bill (Photos)

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The Federal Reserve of the United States of America on the 8th of October 2013 released a new one hundred dollar ($100) bill out to the public. The $100 bills are commonly referred to as Benjamins as the note has the face of past President of America, Benjamin Franklin.
The new $100 bill took a decade to come up with 10 years and despite multiple failures, its finally complete. The new look is an attempt to stay one step ahead of counterfeiters, as

“Why Peter Got Married Before Me” – Paul Okoye

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Paul Okoye and Peter Okoye, the twin brothers who are known as P-Square, are unarguably the hottest musical property in Africa at the moment, and since doing things together comes naturally to them, many had expected they will get married on the same day.
But Peter actually left Paul behind when he got married traditionally to the mother of his two sons,Lola Omotayo, on the 17 of November, 2013.
Asked why he did not also take Anita Isima, his fiancée and mother of his child, to the altar

EXCLUSIVE: Ladies, 13 Reasons To Date a Nerd.

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Who is a Nerd?
He is an eccentric, overly intellectual, obsessive, or socially impaired guy who may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, obscure, or non-mainstream activities, which are generally either highly technical or relating to topics of fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities.Despite being socially awkward, their extraordinary attitudes are somewhat of a rare find, which is a good thing as these attitudes have lead to some of the biggest tech-news-making events of this century.
For those who watch The Big Bang Theory, we can’t help but love Raj, Sheldon, Lenard and Howard, especially when it comes to how they treat them women in their lives.
Here are some reasons to consider dating a nerd.
1. They are tech savvy: Dating a nerd is the end to all your tech related problems, issue with your laptop, he’ll fix it. Need advice on what new phone to buy, he’ll recommend a great one.

10 Tell-tale Signs You Should End It With Her

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When you started dating it seemed like you had found your soul mate, her laugh, petite stature, and the way her dimples sunk when she giggled, but all that has worn off now. Is her recent behavior is making you consider calling things quits?
Here are some signs that you definitely should.
1. Infidelity: Cheating is the cause of many break-ups but sometimes some couples forgive and move on. If she cheats twice, end it. This isn’t a three strikes you’re out. Cheat on him once, shame on you, cheat on him twice, find a new boyfriend.
2. Boredom: You find yourself bored when they talk, you look forward to nights you can be away from her and are uninterested in her welfare, there is no point to try to spice things up, end it.

Michael Jackson’s Wife Calls His Doctor ‘An Ugly Dog’

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Michael Jackson’s baby mama Debbie Rowe is firing back at his doctor, Conrad Murray for talking dirty about his client [Jackson] and herself in his recent interview with The Daily Mail. According to gossip website TMZ, she has just revealed that she is willing to buy the bullet that would end the doctor’s life!
She sighted a particular lethal bullet would be most appropriate. In addition, she guarantees that aJackson fan could be the lucky killer! “A Jackson fan will shoot him dead, and I’d buy

Kim Kardashian Is Going Bankrupt?


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E! star, Kim Kardashian sits on a $40 Million earning yet she couldn’t afford to give the complete money gotten from her auction sale on EBay to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan? The star reportedly gave out just 10% of the proceeds to charity and took 90% for herself, according to euroweb.
Reports claim the reality star is auctioning off thousands of dollars worth of clothing and

Wenger: Arsenal were tracking Thauvin

Wenger: Arsenal were tracking Thauvin

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted that he has held a long-standing interest in signing Florian Thauvin

The attacking midfielder starred at the Under-20 World Cup in the summer, scoring three goals to help France claim the trophy, and earned himself a move to Olympique de Marseille in the process.

However, there have been doubts over his temperament, highlighted by his refusal to train

Consistent Arsenal deserve to be top - Giggs

Consistent Arsenal deserve to be top - Giggs

Ryan Giggs admits Arsenal deserve to be top of the Premier League but insists Manchester United can still challenge for the title.

David Moyes’ side currently lie sixth after an indifferent start to the season, seven points behind the table-topping Gunners.

But Giggs insists that despite United's 2-2 draw with Cardiff on Sunday, they remain in with a good chance of retaining their league title.

It has been a disappointing start,” the Welshman told Talksport. “The last 10 games have

Injured David Luiz misses Chelsea trip to Basel

Injured David Luiz misses Chelsea trip to Basel



A knee injury will keep defender David Luiz out of Chelsea's Champions League meeting with Basel on Tuesday evening.

The west London club revealed on Monday that Luiz is not a part of the 21-man squad for the trip to Switzerland as he requires on-going treatment on the bruised patella that saw him

Marseille win could aid Premier League form, says Wenger

Marseille win could aid Premier League form, says Wenger


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes that a win against Olympique de Marseille in Tuesday’s Champions League meeting can help add to his side’s growing momentum on the domestic front.

The north Londoners go into Tuesday's encounter knowing that they could end the night having qualified for the knockout stages if all results go in their favour, and Wenger insists that fine form across all competitions can only have a positive effect on his players’

Wenger: No pressure on Ozil

Wenger: No pressure on Ozil

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has played down concerns over the recent form of Mesut Ozil, insisting he is pleased with the German's contribution since arriving in the summer.

Ozil signed from Real Madrid for a club-record fee of €50 million on deadline day in the summer transfer window and has been a virtual ever-present since joining the Gunners.

And although Wenger believes Ozil's late arrival made his adjustment to the Premier League

Rummenigge: €250m for Messi is absurd

Rummenigge: €250m for Messi is absurd

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has ruled out a move for Barcelona attacker Lionel Messi as he believes the Argentina international would be too expensive for the Champions League holders.

A recent report from Spain suggested that Bayern were ready to meet the 26-year-old's €250 million exit clause, with the club's honourary president Franz Beckenbauer further

Anambra: The danger of sincere ignorance (Prologue)

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Ignorance can be powerful, very powerful, especially when it is borne out of sincerity. Ignorance is a state of “not knowing” – not knowing that what you believed you knew so well is known in breach. The move to pursue this belief sometimes leads to fanaticism. Fanaticism itself is described as a “wild and often dangerous enthusiasm, especially in politics or religion”.

For the former, it is apt to capture the actions of Nigerian politicians under the umbrella of inordinate zealotry. Now, what can be more dangerous than a man convinced that the works of his hand are the best under any circumstance and in every material particular, no matter any more enlightened reasoning or information to the contrary? What can be more dangerous even, when the individual turns the act into a directive principle of his daily existence?

This is the best way to appreciate  the activities of all those who were involved in penultimate Saturday’s limited fiasco that passed for the gubernatorial election in Anambra State. These are interesting times in Nigeria. For the actors and their audience, it is all too familiar. The political actors delight the audience with all manner of shenanigans while the audience also tries to tolerate the antics of the politicians.

We can be categorical here that in Nigeria, elections are won by sheer force, let fools contend.
The force of the winner is encapsulated in the means and ways employed before, during and immediately after every election and these include and can never be limited to the following: the security agencies, collusion of the umpire with politicians, thugs, propaganda and local popularity.  When all these are employed either positively or negatively, they constitute brute force.

Now, each time the masses complain about rigged election, their complaints peter into insignificance after a few days save for the 1983 election in Ondo State and the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election.

The politicaisn are ignorant of the fact that stealing votes that do not belong to them to foist a leader on the people can create sabotage which itself creates underdevelopment of some sort, all fueled by mis-governance.  The masses, too, are ignorant of the simple verifiable fact that for as long as they allow hokum, for so long would they remain impoverished.
Almost always, the spirit of appeasement to avoid “unduly overheating” the polity imbues them and they go back to their sheds contented that at least there is peace.  Peace of the graveyard?

It was former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who explained the doctrine of appeasement as a product of sheer ignorance.  According to him, “an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last”.
To buttress his point, he used this simple statement: “You were given the choice between war and dishonor.  You chose dishonor and you will have war”.

I escaped being used for money ritual by my husband – Wife

A housewife, Caroline Omoseebi, testified before an  Alakuko Customary Court that her husband, Ayemisan, wanted to use her for money ritual. According to her, the husband took her pants to a herbalist in pursuit of the money ritual and also joined a secret cult. Caroline said they got married 44 years ago, and have seven grown up children. She said they lived in

Strike: ASUU in secret meeting, keeps mum

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The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,  National Executive Council, weekend, met in Kano.  The secret meeting,Vanguard gathered lasted from Friday night to Saturday morning.
However, at the end of the meeting, lecturers  were not forthcoming with the outcome, which sources say was borne out of the promise made to President Goodluck Jonathan  by the

Barcelona 4-0 Granada: Ruthless Barca make light of Messi absence


Barcelona cruised to victory against Granada without Lionel Messi to extend their winning run to five league games.

First-half penalties from Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas had Barca on cruise control before Lucas Alcaraz's men were reduced to 10 men following Manuel Iturra's second yellow card early in the second half.



The Blaugrana took advantage of the extra man when Alexis Sanchez struck in the 71st

Arsenal boss Wenger delighted with progress of 'physical' Giroud after double against Southampton


Arsene Wenger hailed Olivier Giroud for embracing the physicality of English football after Arsenal beat Southampton on Saturday thanks to the French striker's brace.

Giroud hassled Artur Boruc into making a comical error before slotting into an empty net and wrapped up the victory with a penalty late on.

His second goal moved the striker into double figures for the season in all compeitions, with

Borussia Dortmund 0-3 Bayern Munich: Gotze leads champions to second-half rout


Mario Gotze scored on his return to Signal Iduna Park as Bayern Munich ran out 3-0 winners against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

The former BVB star opened the scoring on 66 minutes before late strikes from Arjen

West Ham 0-3 Chelsea: Lampard haunts Hammers again





Frank Lampard thundered in a 21st-minute penalty to open the scoring for Jose Mourinho's side, with his second goal, eight minutes before full-time, marking his fifth in as many appearances against his old club.

Those two strikes sandwiched Oscar's 34th-minute effort as Chelsea claimed their first Premier League win in three matches.

Lampard's penalty came after Guy Demel's mistake let in Oscar, who was brought down by

Mikel, Moses up for BBC award

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As  Yaya Toure has another chance to win his inaugural BBC African Footballer of the Year award after making the shortlist for the fifth straight year.

Also joining the Manchester City and Ivory Coast star among the five nominees for the 2013 edition announced Monday were Nigerians Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel, Burkina Faso’s

Glo signs D’banj, Wande Coal as ambassadors

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Dapo ‘D’banj’ Oyebanjo has re-signed a multi-million Naira brand endorsement deal with Globacom Nigeria, according to Nigeria Entertainment Today.

A source says the Pop star has inked his second endorsement deal with the Nigerian telecommunications company after weeks of deliberations. D’banj who had once been an ambassador of the telecom giant three years ago, now joins the likes of heavyweight

Messi out for 6-8 weeks due to torn hamstring — Barcelona

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Barcelona’s Argentine star Lionel Messi will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks due to a muscle tear in his left hamstring muscle, the Spanish giants said Monday.

The 26-year-old limped off after just 20 minutes of Barcelona’s 4-1 win over Real Betis on Sunday and was replaced by Andres Iniesta.

It was the third time this season that he has been forced off with a muscular problem

Man rapes, kills 10-yr-old cousin

A 26-year-old man, Rafiu Idowu, is being detained by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly killing his 10-year-old cousin, Tawa Bilawu, after he allegedly raped her.

Idowu who confessed to have committed the offence, said the victim lured him into raping her when she paid a visit to him at his family residence at Ile-Ogbo in Ayedire Local

I’ll solve security problem in Anambra within 100 days in office – Ngige



The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, senator Chris Ngige yesterday said he would tackle head long the vexed issue of security in the state within the first 100 days in office if voted as the next governor of the state come November 16.

Speaking with Vanguard, Ngige regretted that in the past eight years of the present administration there had been unprecedented cases of various crimes ranging from

Chime finally sends wife out of Govt House

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After two weeks of  controversy over the confinement of  Enugu State First Lady, Clara Chime, her husband, Governor Sullivan Chime, Monday sent her packing from Government House.

The eviction of the  Clara is the climax of the controversy surrounding the outcry over her alleged

Arsenal were too nervous against Manchester United, admits Wenger

Arsenal were too nervous against Manchester United, admits Wenger


Arsene Wenger admits nerves got the better of his players in Arsenal’s defeat against Manchester United on Sunday.

Robin van Persie’s header in the 27th minute proved to be the difference at Old Trafford as the Gunners slipped to their second Premier League loss of the season. 

"It's difficult to lose the game. We conceded a goal on a set-piece," Wenger told Sky Sports.

"In a big game, that made the difference. In the first half I felt we were too nervous and

My husband’s plans for Ndi Anambra – Mrs. Ifeyinwa Nwoye

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Mrs. Ifenyinwa Nwoye, wife of the PDP candidate has articulated reasons why her husband should be voted in this weekend.

In a message circulating on facebook, Mrs. Nwoye lauds her husband’s accomplishments as a family man, civil and students’ rights cum political leader, among other testimonials. She said those past achievements would bear positive influence on the governance of the state if her

36 feared killed as Fulani herdsmen strike in Benue

No fewer than 36 persons were, yesterday, feared killed while seven villages were overrun by suspected Fulani herdsmen in an outbreak of fighting between the invaders and native farmers in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.

The massacre came barely two days after some assailants struck at Ikpele and Okpopolo communities in the state, killing seven farmers and displacing over 6,000 inhabitants.

Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal: Van Persie on target as champions close gap on title-chasers

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It was no surprise that Van Persie was Arsenal's nemesis; the striker has now scored in the last five matches between the two teams and his 27th-minute header was responsible for deciding this encounter, inflicting a blow to the momentum Arsene Wenger's men have built up this term.

Neither side were at their best during the much-anticipated fixture and, although Arsenal improved after the break, they lacked cutting edge with Wayne Rooney going closest to

I’ve put myself in front of a mirror, off my clothes … – Lady Gaga

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Multi-platinum selling diva Lady Gaga is fighting to keep her ‘Queen of Pop’ crown with a hotly-anticipated third album, but early reception in the US and Britain has been lukewarm.

“Artpop” signals a return to the limelight for Stefani Germanotta — known as Lady Gaga on stage and in video — after she was forced to tone down her usually ubiquitous media presence to undergo hip surgery.

“For ArtPop, in a symbolic way, I’ve put myself in front of a mirror, I’ve taken off my

Bad days ahead for kidnappers: 100 face death penalty in Edo

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OVER one hundred suspected kidnappers face the death sentence in Edo State following the signing into law of the state kidnapping law by Governor Adams Oshiomhole. Kidnapping in the state became worrisome after  hoodlums descended on the state to a level that even teachers were being kidnapped for ransom. Lagos lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, a Benin High Court Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, a chieftain of the APC, Athanacious Ugbome, were among those who suffered from the kidnappers onslaught along the Auchi-Abuja road, in Edo State.

It was later learnt that most of the evil perpetrated along that road was executed by a gang

Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle: Remy on target as heroic Krul stifles Spurs

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The Dutchman was on fine form to deny Tottenham at regular intervals as Newcastle recorded their first away win over Spurs in five attempts, with Krul making 14 saves in total. 

Loic Remy continued his fine form to put Newcastle ahead with just 13 minutes on the clock, latching on to Yoan Gouffran’s throughball before rounding Brad Friedel and slotting home his seventh league goal in as many appearances.

Roberto Soldado, Christian Eriksen and Paulinho were all frustrated by Krul in the first half

Sunderland 1-0 Manchester City: Bardsley strike stuns Pellegrini's men

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Manchester City fell to a fourth consecutive 1-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland secured their second win of the season.

Phil Bardsley was Sunderland's match-winner with his first Premier League goal of the season in the 21st minute.

The defender perfectly placed a shot past Costel Pantilimon in the Manchester City goal, but

I beat Taiwo Awoniyi to discourage him from football – Dad

Taiwo Awonity of Nigeria celebrates after scoring against Uruguay during his FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013 football match in Sharjah on November 2, 2013. AFP PHOTO / STR

Ilorin – Mr Solomon Awoniyi, father of Golden Eaglets’ striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, said he used to beat his son to discourage him from playing football.
Awoniyi  on Sunday at his Gbagba residence, Ilorin, said that he never knew Taiwo would play football to global level.

He said the football career of his son started during his elementary school days, noting that

Mourinho hits out at Premier League over scheduling of Chelsea fixtures

Mourinho hits out at Premier League over scheduling of Chelsea fixtures

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has hit out at the Premier League over the scheduling of his side’s game against West Brom.

The Blues were in Champions League action on Wednesday and face Steve Clarke’s men on Saturday while rivals Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester City and Manchester United all play on Sunday.

The Portuguese has already been critical of his side’s fixture list after watching them take on

Cossy hits gold mine, insures boobs for N256m

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Nollywood actress, Cossy Orjiakor who has gained a sensational sex identity is currently a happy woman as she is set to hit another gold mine with her endowment.
The actress was reported to have agreed to a deal to insure her bloated mammary glands for a whooping $1.6million amounting to N256million.

The deal according to source, was introduced to her by an American friend who also dragged

5-yr old girl burnt to death in Bayelsa

The sleepy riverside settlement of Ogbogoro in the outskirts of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital was Thursday night thrown into mourning following the burning to death of a five year old girl in an inferno.

The deceased child, simply identified as Princess, eyewitnesses told Saturday Vanguard, was a daughter of a policeman attached to the Osiama Division of the State Police Command in

Tonto Dike and D’banj dating?

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Tonto Dikeh’s name is synonymous with controversy. And the latest buzz that she’s gotten 

quite close to the hit maker, D’banj in recent times may not make any difference to her.  The 

internet went viral during the week, dropping the bombshell that the controversial actress-

turned-singer has been spotted hanging around the Koko master’s Lekki residence at odd 


Enugu PDP blames NASS for orchestrating allegation by Chime’s wife

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Top officials of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State are now blaming some members of the National Assembly, NASS, from the state for orchestrating the alleged claims that Governor Sullivan Chime had illegally detained his wife, Mrs Clara Chime at Government House.

Some of the PDP leaders who spoke to Saturday Vanguard on the condition of anonymity

2014 budget: Why Reps are angry with Jonathan

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Major reasons why majority of lawmakers in the National of Assembly rejected the request by President Goodluck Jonathan to appear before them and present the 2014 budget, emerged last night.

A ranking official of the NASS told Saturday Vanguard that the lawmakers were upset with the President for allowing ministers to get away with the poor implementation of the 2013

“Jim Iyke Will Suffer For Breaking My Daughter’s Heart” – Nadia Buari’s Mother

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For leading Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buari on and making her believe he would settle down with her, and finally breaking her heart, Nigerian actor, Jim Iyke will suffer untold hardship, according to the mother of the heart-broken Nadia, Hajia Buari.
The love birds were so close and appeared so much in love and everyone thought that it was just a matter of time before they tie the knot, until Jim posted on his Twitter handle that he