Onye Ozi (The Messenger)

Beijing was selected Friday to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first city awarded both the winter and summer games....Beijing defeated Almaty, Kazakhstan, in a vote of the International Olympic Committee. The voting numbers were not immediately released.

Christian leaders – including an 89-year-old bishop – have taken to the streets of eastern China to protest against an “evil” campaign to remove crosses that many see as a coordinated Communist party attack on their faith.

Two of Africa's finest music stars Akon and Kcee maybe up-to something we don't really know yet.....

Former Information Minister under President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA),Labaran Maku on Friday refuted the allegations that N37bn was found in his farm saying the statement is completely false and part of an ongoing effort to blackmail his office. Maku in a series of tweets denied the allegation calling it wicked, malicious and evil blackmail by some political agents of the Governor, Tanko Al Makura.

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Mr Garba Shehu has debunked the allegation that DG SSS, Lawal Daura and INEC Chairperson, Amina Zakari are all blood relatives of the President.....Speaking on Channels TV this morning Mr Garba Shehu made it clear that the President appointed the duo based on their track record and competence.

Founder of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that he is not expecting President Muhammadu Buhari to appointment him into his cabinet.....Bakare, who spoke in an interview with Sahara TV on Thursday, said he did not need a ministerial appointment to effect change in his country.

A bomb explosion has rocked a crowded motor park in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, residents and security operatives say.....The incident occurred at a busy location where tricycles pick passengers, and may have killed dozens and injured even many more.

I will keep this write-up as short as possible and straight to the point. Ever since the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government assumed office on the 29th of May, 2015, the Igbos have been massively and thoroughly shortchanged.

A majority of Americans want Congress to reject the recently-negotiated nuclear deal with Iran, even as President Barack Obama’s approval rating continues to stand in net-positive territory for the second month in a row, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.

Australian cat owners could have to keep their pets indoors permanently under a '24-hour cat curfew’ proposed by the government....The proposal has been made by Australia’s first 'threatened species commissioner', Gregory Andrews, in a bid to protect native animals facing extinction due to cat attacks.

Soccer has continued to attract more follower-ship Stateside this days...Gone are the days when football called (Soccer) by Americans despise the game...Celebrities are scrambling to identify with the sport, from Hollywood, Music and other traditional American Sports Stars.

Two months after losing power at the national level and in majority of the states, the national leadership of the former ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, has concluded plans to sack half of its workforce. Towards this end, the National Secretary of the party, Prof. Wale Oladipo, has communicated the decision of the National Working Committee of the party to all its directors.

Anambra State president of Ohaneze, Dr. Chris Eluemuno, in an interview at the state –owned Anambra Broadcasting Service Television in Awka, said the group was not surprised at the way the appointments of President Muhammadu Buhari were going, insisting that it had shown the president’s deep rooted hatred for the Igbo nation.the situation would still have been the same even if the entire Igbo voted for him.

Governor Abdulazeez Yari of Zamfara has said that some indebted state governments lost their bailout money to servicing outstanding loans they had obtained from banks.

As Controversy continues to trail the previous administration handling of the ECA Account, the Former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi has come out to categorically deny the insinuation that the fund was shared without the approval of the NEC.

Nobody has ever questioned John Cena's commitment to WWE. On Monday's edition of Raw, he further cemented that commitment by continuing to wrestle in the main event after suffering a broken nose.

Africa's Richest man Aliko Dangote through his foundation today distributed blankets, food stuffs, and slippers for Seventeen thousand(17,000) people at the Dalori IDP camp....This is praying that other well meaning Nigerian Billionaires will emulate this worthy Son of Africa. 

The leadership crisis in the House of Representatives appears to have been resolved as the member, representing Surulere Federal Constituency of Lagos, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has emerged the Majority Leader of the House....Recall that President Buhari had met with the warring factions yesterday ahead of their resumption today. We hope that finally they can get down to serious business of making laws for Nigerians.

The federal government of Nigeria has been approached by a group that says it is a faction of the Islamist Boko Haram with an offer to hold peace talks, a spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday.

The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has denied ever authorizing the use of his photographs with President Barak Obama as adverts or endorsement on the digital billboard screen and flex billboard banners in the state. Okorocha who was among the delegates that accompanied President Buhari to the US, released a statement through his Press Secretary denying knowledge of the said billboards around the state. Read the full statements below...

Human Right Activist and Senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district in the Senate,Shehu Sani has described the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a post-revolutionary crisis that always comes after a change.

After Bobbi Kristina Brown's death at age 22, her father, R&B singer Bobby Brown, is speaking out publicly....."Krissy was and is an angel. I am completely numb at this time. My family must find a way to live with her in spirit and honor her memory. Our loss is unimaginable," he said in a statement. "We thank everyone for the prayers for Krissy and our family as we mourn my baby girl."

Boko haram continued their reign of terror around West/Central Africa as three(3) villagers were beheaded during weekend raids in Cameroon, The monstrous group who had formed alliance with ISIS also killed another four people in a separate raid overnight, security forces said Monday.

Information reaching us said President Buhari may have finally decided to wield the big stick on some erring APC house members...Feelers from the Villa where President Buhari is meeting with the APC house members has it on good authority that the President has given the gladiators in the ongoing crisis in the House six hours to resolve all pending issues ahead of the resumption of house plenary Tuesday.

A minister who served under the former Goodluck Jonathan administration, stole $6billion (more than N1.2 trillion), the governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, said Monday. He said the details were provided last week by United States officials during President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit there. Mr. Oshiomhole, who was part of the delegation, did not give the name of the minister.

The animosity between the two leading political parties in Nigeria has continued as the two parties APC and PDP continued their war of words over many issues affecting the polity....First to throw the punch was PDP through its spokesman Olisa Metuh.... APC returned the punch through its own spokesman Lai Mohammed who responded swiftly, flaying the PDP for not appreciating the hard work of Buhari’s government. It also said the PDP was reacting to “beer-parlour gossip” and constituting a nuisance.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole on Monday said there was already light at the end of the tunnel as far as the ongoing leadership crisis in the National Assembly, especially the Senate is concerned...He spoke with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, alongside Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State.

Anxiety and confusion enveloped the rustic Inuosegba community in Abeokuta as residents discovered items suspected to be  severed human wrist, school pupils’ bags and uniforms in a locked building while searching for a missing 18 months old baby.

Making good his treat of taking Union Newspapers to court over its claim that his assets were declared to the tune of N90billion and 40 mansions scattered all over Nigeria, Kaduna State Governor, Mallam El-Rufai was today sighted at the Kaduna State High Court signing the papers in his libel case against the Newspaper....In just few minutes of arriving the court Malam Nasir El-Rufai signed the papers for the defamation case against The Online Newspaper.

TV Presenter Funmi Iyanda took to her twitter handle to praise President Muhammadu Buhari on his appearance as a guest on NTA Good Morning Nigeria Show, forgetting that Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was on AIT's breakfast show kaakaki while in power.

David Beckham can't resist getting inked. The retired soccer star, 40, who recently got a "99" tattoo to commemorate the year he married Victoria Beckham, revealed a new piece of body art on Sunday, this time for another special lady in his life – daughter Harper Seven Beckham, 4.

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari embarrassed Nigeria by his actions and utterances during his recent four-day state visit to the United States of America. The spokesperson of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, who addressed a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, said Mr. Buhari’s visit has been anything but successful.

Bobbi Kristina Brown's death sparked an instant outpouring of mourning and support on social media Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's 22-year-old daughter died Sunday, nearly six months after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub in her Roswell, Georgia, home. Soon after the announcement, many of the biggest names in music, movies and television offered their condolences online. Peace at Last! #BobbiKristina — Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) July 27, 2015

Following a tragedy that echoed the death of her mother, Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown has died, We can authoritatively confirm. She was 22. The Houston family announced the news via a statement from their rep.

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has denied accusations by a party member that he was using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to hound Toyin Saraki, wife of the Senate president, Bukola Saraki.

A group is planning to unveil an 8-foot-tall bronze statue featuring a goat-headed Satan in Detroit during a gathering that’s being billed as the “largest public satanic ceremony in history.”

Oh Lord have Mercy....Another bomb went off today in Damaturu, Yobe State Nigeria...The casualty figures are not yet know but Reuters are reporting At least 11 dead according to some eye witnesses...Praying for the souls of the dead and their families.

President Muhammadu  Buhari Tuesday in the United States vowed that his administration would trace the accounts of individuals who stashed away ill-gotten oil money, freeze and recover the loot and prosecute the culprits.

Former Super Eagles Captain, Kanu Nwankwo has publicly disassociated himself from a sports management company, CAPSTONE SPORTS MANAGEMENT, where he acts as a consultant on most sporting matters and also offers guidance to the company's sporting clients.

University Of Lagos(UNILAG) May pride itself as one of the flagship universities in Africa, but may have over reached itself this time around....feelers reaching us say there is ongoing protest around the school by parents protesting the disqualification of their wards despite fulfilling Jambs requirement of scoring above 180marks...Information reaching us said UNILAG has put all courses at 250 despite jamb 180 thereby contradicting Jamb..... We hope that the management of UNILAG will reverse this policy so we can all have peace in the school.

As Nigerians await the Police report on the amendment of the senate standing rules....The senator representing Kaduna-Central senatorial district, Shehu Sani, has said that the impeachment of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, will deepen   the crisis rocking the National Assembly and impede the operations of the executive arm of government.

Khloe Kardashian filed for divorce reluctantly, because we've learned she tried everything in the book to patch up her marriage to Lamar Odom, but he treated it as a joke.

Barely one week, after he defended his choice of successor in 2007, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has pointedly accused former President Goodluck Jonathan of paying people to attack him.

Los Angeles police are investigating the home of a deceased man where they found an arsenal of more than 1,200 guns and nearly two tons of ammunition.

The Federal Government has incurred a total sum of N56.784bn in petrol subsidy arrears since Muhammadu Buhari took over as President of the country on May 29, this year.

Wow....Just love this man of God.... Being a Mega Church Pastor, Award winning author, Award winning movie Producer has not stopped TD Jakes from breaking new grounds and being a blessing to his community... His Super Annual Conference MEGA FEST 2015 will feature so many things including Barbers and Stylists Hair Battle Competition, a platform that will open up opportunities for barber/stylist to unite, showcase their skills in friendly competition, gain knowledge about the industry, and network with peers in the same profession. The Hair Battle Tour is committed to providing awareness on the importance of barber education, proper grooming techniques and innovative products and services in the haircare industry, the competition will be for the fastest of the fast, the best of the best. I wish our Nigerian Pastors can learn and give back little to the society by helping in discovering fresh and raw talents to the glory of God and a blessing to humanity.