CRIME: Man to be sentenced Tuesday for keeping 4 young, malnourished sons in filthy Denver home

A report pointed out a father whom we can call "just a man" whose four young sons could communicate only in grunts when authorities rescued them from a filthy Denver apartment faces up to seven years in prison when he is sentenced Tuesday.

Sixty-seven-year-old Wayne Sperling pleaded guilty to his second offense of child abuse in November. Authorities say Sperling, his wife and the boys lived in an apartment filled with cat feces and flies. The children, ages 2 to 6, were malnourished when they were found in October 2013.

Sperling's wife, Lorinda Bailey, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years of probation.

Prosecutors say it was one of their most horrific cases, but Colorado's child abuse laws kept them from pursuing harsher penalties because the children did not suffer serious physical injuries.

Prosecutors say the boys are improving in foster care.

Super Eagles Star Bought Himself A Brand New Rolls Royce Ghost Worth $250,000.

This is roughly about #42m in Nigerian currency 

26-year-old Super Eagles forward Ideye Brown broke a record at English club, West Bromwich Albion in July 2014 when he was signed for £10 million having joined from Ukrainian side, Dynamo Kyiv. Ideye, who has played in both the Champions League and Europa League, has scored 5 goals in 24 appearances for Nigeria. In 2013, he helped Nigeria clinch its 3rd African Cup of Nations title, scoring in the 4-1 semi-final victory over Mali.

The good news is that Ideye has just acquired a new Rolls Royce Ghost Series II. Disclosing this on Instagram, Super Eagles/ (Israel)Hapoel Be’er Sheva midfielder, John Ogu uploaded his friend’s new ride with a caption,”Congrats to my Man @ideyebrown for his New Whip ROLL ROYCE GHOST… 2015 we Ready For You.. You will Get Yours too By GOD’s Grace.”

Valued at $250,000, the Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II is powered by a 6.6-liter, twin-turbocharged V-12, which produces 563 horsepower and 575 lb-ft of torque. This powerhouse, based on the BMW 760i’s 6.0-liter V-12, is mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission.Another big thing: on the Ghost, the gearbox is “satellite-aided” in order to predict the driver’s next moves and shift or hold gears accordingly.

The Spirit Of Christmas: We Celebrate Jesus Christ

Christmas is the time to merry and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It's ought to be a worthy time to tell others how thankful we are to have the saviour born in our image. Let us always remember Christ not only on "xmas" day but all days of our life. Let us all dwell in his glory of sacrifice and we remain in his vine yard even when we seem not worthy in our heart. God loves us no matter where we find ourselves. Because the Bible says, blessed is he that repents from his lost way. Merry Xmas.

NAFDAC Gets International Recognition Fron Better Standard

The Regional Drug Laboratory of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), located in Yaba, Lagos State, has recorded a major feat with its international accreditation by the Board of American Society for Quality.

The Tide gathered that news of the international accreditation of the laboratory filtered out after a thorough audited and assessment of the quality Management system (QMS) of the entire facility carried out by officials of the American society for Quality technically known as ASQANSI.

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Dr Paul Orhii, dropped the hint while addressing Regulatory officers of the Agency at the Annual Budget Retreat held in Lagos Thursday.

The Director-General disclosed that the Yaba laboratory has now joined other NAFDAC laboratories that have gained international accreditation in the last one year.

He listed the Mycotoxin, pesticides, Food and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) laboratories as the four that have obtained such accreditation.

According to him, NAFDAC is making strides not only in infrastructural transformation but also in the area of international standardisation and recognition of the Agency’s regulatory activities.

The Director-General said the accreditation of NAFDAC laboratories has positive ripple effect on the current effort of the Federal Government to diversify the economy by boosting production and export potential of indigenous industries.

It's Getting Hotter: The Northern Region of Nigeria Finally Choses General Muhammadu Buhari For 2015 Presidency Election Over Goodluck Jonathan.

The emergence of a former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), appears to have changed the political calculations in the North.

Vanguard learnt, last night, from very competent sources, that many of the northern political opinion leaders and groups had decided that all necessary support must be given to Buhari to win the February 14, 2015 presidential election so as to return power to them after their failed bid in 2011.

“There is a serious change in the political mood in the North since Buhari was elected as the APC candidate last week. Right now, the people do not care whether they are in APC or PDP. All they are interested in is that power must return to the North through the election of the former Head of State.”

A northern governor supportive of Jonathan’s presidential bid told Vanguard.

Also, the Chairman of the northern influential group, Arewa Consultative Forum ACF, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie, lent credence to the move when he insisted in a chat with Vanguard that power, next year, must shift to the North.

One of the sources, an influential northern leader and close confidante of President Goodluck Jonathan, revealed that since Buhari’s emergence, the ‘entire North’ had adopted his as its political candidate and was not afraid to stand by him to win the 2015 election.

The PDP big wig pointed out that it was shocking to see how the support base of Buhari had evolved beyond political lines, with some radical elements threatening to deal ruthlessly with anyone who betrays Buhari in the North this time around.

The governor, who spoke to Vanguard, showed two of such threat messages written in Hausa and English to him,warning him not to betray the North for the President as he did in the last presidential election.

One of the mails came from a ranking federal northern lawmaker while the other was from a man the governor described as his friend.

It was learnt that the current political mood in the North had since been relayed by the security agencies and some friendly PDP governors to Jonathan, who apparently expressed surprise over the turn of events but promised to do something urgent to swing support in his favour.

Also, the Presidency, through the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, said Nigerians will not vote their next President on the basis of ethnicity.

Nigerian Army Kills Large Number Of Terrorists In Borno.

From a report, The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of a large number of Boko Haram terrorists after an encounter with the insurgents Friday.

It was said that, the clash followed the troops’ move to stop the terrorists who were in the process of attacking the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Engineers who were working to restore power to parts of Borno State. “A large number of the terrorists died in the process.while their IED laden Hilux vehicle was destroyed”.

The Kardashians Are Rocking It: Kourtney Kardashian Reveals Newborn Son's Name, Shares First Picture!

Kourtney Kardashian gave birth to her third child, a baby boy, on Dec. 14 -- the same day as her son Mason's 5th birthday. 

On Sunday, Dec. 21, she revealed the kiddo's name to be Reign Aston Disick. The reality star, 35, posted a picture on Instagram holding her little boy's hand, captioning it, "Madly in love with my little Reign Aston Disick." 

She is already mom to son Mason and daughter Penelope with longtime partner Scott Disick, 31. Since giving birth, she and the rest of her family have remained relatively quiet on social media. 

North Korea Claims It Is Not Responsible for Sony Attack, Wants Probe Investigation

The admission was made one day after the FBI confirmed that North Korea was behind the Nov. 24 attacks against Sony. Friday night, President Barack Obama also said it was a "mistake" to dismiss the movie, which is about assassinating North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

Another Sony development. North Korea is now claiming that it had nothing to do with the Sony Pictures attacks, which led to cringe-worthy email leaks and the cancellation of Seth Rogen and James Franco's upcoming comedy The Interview. An unidentified Foreign Ministry spokesman says the country can prove its innocence, but the U.S. must also accept a joint probe investigation into the scandal.

That's a Come Back: Madonna Releases Six Songs Off Rebel Heart After Album Leak Rant

It was said on "Us": Happy early Christmas! Madonna released six songs from her upcoming album Rebel Heart late on Friday, Dec. 19. The surprising move comes just two days after the Queen of Pop lashed out for the material leaking online.

Imagine Me: A Man Spent $150,000 On Plastic Surgery Only To Look Like Kim Kardishian...

A 23-year-old Manchester man idolizes Kim Kardashian so much, that he shelled out $150,000 on plastic surgery and cosmetic fillers to look like the reality star, reports The Sun. Jordan James Parke is a professional makeup artist, and shares his love for makeup, high-end handbags, and luxurious furs on Instagram just like the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star.  

Parke's transformation includes extreme lip fillers, laser hair removal, and drastic eyebrow tattoos, along with ample amounts of Botox to emulate the fashion designer's striking features. 

Confirmed: Dubai Kills It With The Best Luxury Cars In The World.

So appearing to us that...its the Arab countries that ride the wheel of wealth. But I still wonders how tha Arabs get this wealth in abundant and some are in "nothing". According to awareness-time.com, there are 8 cars you will never see anywhere in the world but only in Dubai.

Check Out The Mini Surveillance Drone Built By A Corps Member Deployed In NYSC Camp

The corps member, Olaolu Ayoola, a graduate of Computer Science/Engineering of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, stole the show with his invention  during the closing ceremony of the orientation course for the 2014 batch ‘C’ of corps members deployed in the state.

Osun State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Titi Laoye-Tomori, watched  in admiration how a drone built  by a corps member posted to Osun State took off and carried out surveillance of the parade ground at the Permanent Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps on Monday.

The drone, which soldiers and other security agents present at the event, described as a good invention, flew for about 10 minutes before it landed.

The device is fixed with surveillance camera, and can stay in the air for 20 minutes and is capable of flying up for 500 meters.

The device with remote control has 2.4G radio transmitter and carried  out live recording of the event which was monitored on a black berry phone.

Ayoola told our correspondent in an interview that his love  for aeronautics drove him into engaging in the device.

Apart for military use, Ayoola said that the drone could also be used by politicians to hoist their flags and could also be used to monitor activities on large farms.

                          Check out the surveillance drone during testing

2014 Headies Award Winners List

1.        BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

- IYAWO MI- TIMI DAKOLO

- LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU- 2FACE IDIBIA

- ALWAYS ON MY MIND – NOSA

- ORDINARY PEOPLE – COHBAMS ASUQUO WINNER

2.        PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

- DON JAZZY – DOROBUCCI  WINNER

- PHEELZ – ELEDA MI O

- T SPIZE – AYE

- LEGENDURY BEATZ – CARO

- SHIZZY – SKELEWU

- DEL B – PULL OVER

3.        BEST MUSIC VIDEO

- ADA ADA BY FLAVOUR – CLARENCE PETERS WINNER

- TOH BAD BY NIYOLA – KEMI ADETIBA

- JUST LIKE THAT BY RAYCE – AJE

- OYA NOW BY JOE EL FT. ORITSE FEMI – UNLIMITED LA

- PERSONALLY BY P-SQUARE – JUDE “ENGEES” OKOYE & CLARENCE PETERS

4.        BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

- THE JOURNEY – SEAN TIZZLE  WINNER

- TAKEOVER – KCEE

- ONCE UPON A TIME – TIW SAVAGE

- ME, MY MOUTH & EYE – SOUND SULTAN

- L.I.F.E – BURNA BOY

5.        BEST R&B SINGLE

- LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU- 2FACE IDIBIA WINNER 

- IYAWO MI- TIMI DAKOLO

- PLAN B – WANDE COAL

- DON GORDON – BURNA BOY

6.        BEST POP SINGLE

- DOROBUCCI – MAVIN CREW   WINNER 

- AYE – DAVIDO

- JOHNNY – YEMI ALADE

- PULL OVER – KCEE

- DOUBLE WAHALA – ORITSE FEMI

- CARO – STAR BOY FEATURING WIZKID AND L.A.X

- SURULERE – DR. SID

 7.   BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

- GIRLIE O REMIX – PATORANKING  WINNER 

- LEAD ME ON – CYNTHIA MORGAN

- STINKING SH#T – CHOPSTIX FEATURING ICE PRINCE, YUNG L AND ENDIA.

- BAD GIRL – JESSE JAGZ FT. WIZKID

- MURDA   – SEYI SHAY FT. PATORANKING & SHAYDEE

8.        BEST RAP ALBUM

- NO GUTS NO GLORY – PHYNO

- ALAGA IBILE- REMINISCE

- BADDEST GUY EVER LIVETH – OLAMIDE  WINNER 

- THY NATION COME – JESSE JAGZ

9.        BEST COLLABO

- OYA NOW – JOE EL FT. ORITSE FEMI

- EMERGENCY – WIZZY PRO FEATURING SKALES, PATORANKING AND RUNTOWN  WINNER 

- SURULERE – DR. SID & DON JAZZY

- PASS YOU BY – BLACK MAGIC FT. ORITSE FEMI

- GIRLIE O REMIX – PATORANKING

- DOROBUCCI – MAVINS

10.     BEST RAP SINGLE

- PARCEL- PHYNO   WINNER 

- DOPE MONEY – OLAMIDE FT. PHYNO

- SHOTZ ON SHOTS – ICE PRINCE FT. SARKODIE

- RAP IT UP – POSLY TD

- DEAF – EVA ALORDIAH

- WTF – ILL BLISS

11.     BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE).

- IYAWO MI – TIMI DAKOLO  WINNER

- DOUBLE WAHALA – ORITSE FEMI

- WHY YOU LOVE ME – NOSA

ORDINARY PEOPLE – COBHAMS

12.     BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

- LOVE TO LOVE YOU – NIYOLA FT. BANKYW  WINNER 

- WANTED – TIWA SAVAGE

- WINDOW – MONICA OGAH

- GOOD MAN – RUBY

13.     NEXT RATED

- PATORANKING WINNER 

- RUNTOWN

- OREZI

- SKALES

- YEMI ALADE

14.     HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

- TIWA SAVAGE – ONCE UPON A TIME

- SEAN TIZZLE – THE JOURNEY

- BURNA BOY – L.I.F.E

- KCEE – TAKE OVER WINNER 

15.     LYRICIST ON THE ROLL.

- SHOTS ON SHOTS – ICE PRINCE

- RAP IT UP – POSLY TD

- GOD ON THE MIC – JESSE JAGZ WINNER 

- KPANSH – YUNG 6IX

16.     BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

- DOUBLE WAHALA – ORITSE FEMI  WINNER 

- SHOKI – LIL’ KESH FT. OLAMIDE & DAVIDO

- DOROBUCCI – MAVIN

- ALOBAM – PHYNO

17.     BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

- BOLAJI – BOJ  WINNER 

- BODY- BLACK MAGIC FEATURING BANKY W

- GOOD MAN – RUBY

- WHY YOU LOVE YOU – NOSA

 18.     ALBUM OF THE YEAR

- THE JOURNEY – SEAN TIZZLE

- L.I.F.E – BURNA BOY

- BADDEST GUY EVER LIVETH – OLAMIDE WINNER 

- NO GUTS NO GLORY – PHYNO

19.     ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

- DAVIDO (WINNER)

- WIZKID

- KCEE

- TIWA SAVAGE

- OLAMIDE

- PHYNO

- FLAVOUR

20.     SONG OF THE YEAR

- AYE – DAVIDO WINNER 

- PULL OVER – KCEE

- DOUBLE WAHALA – ORITSEFEMI

- SURULERE – DR. SID

- DOROBUCCI – MAVINS

- JOHNNY – YEMI ALADE

21.     BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE

- MAFIKIZOLO

- SARKODIE  WINNER 

- DIAMONDZ

- R2BEES

Sexy Body Fits A Sexy Night. See This Sexy Butt.

An actress and model, Tracy Ogbonna, wore this very sexy outfit to a night club event in New York this weekend. Too xclusively sexy...#wink.

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The Church World Cup

History beckons as the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club of Lagos battle Colombia tomorrow in the final of the Church World Cup in Goa, India.

The Nigeria representatives are tipped to become the first church to lift the cup as they had defeated the South Americans 3-0in the group stage. Match is 4 pm Nigerian time.

The Church World Cup is the brain child of The John Paul II Foundation For Sports. The participants at this inaugural edition are the host India, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Colombia, Portugal, Brazil and Uzbekistan.

Enroute the final, the enterprising MFM boys have scored 13 goals and conceded none in four games. First to fall are Sundays opponents, Colombia who lost 3-0, next were the boys from Egypt who also conceded two goals, Uzbekistan were battered 7-0 while the host, India could not prevail over the Olukoya Boys, they went down 1-0 despite playing a ten man Nigerian side.

In the absence of his suspended strike partner, Akor Isah who got the marching order in Thursdays semi final clash with host, India, all eyes will be on Adekunle Adegboyega who has found the back of the net five times.

STAR Lager Is Building A Mighty Tree Which Is Still Under Germination

Nigeria’s leading beer brand, STAR has commenced the building of the largest bottle tree in the world made with 3000 beer bottles at Eko Atlantic Bar Beach Stretch, Victoria Island, venue of the much anticipated Lagos Countdown 2014.

The STAR Bottle Tree will stand, as an iconic landmark shining on into the New Year 2015.

 

A first of its kind in the country, the Star Tree symbolizes the greatness of the Nigerian spirit personified by Star Lager, the country’s first indigenous beer brand.

The Star Tree, when finished will break the current World Record of 1000 beer bottles being held by the Chinese in the city of Shanghai for being the first tree made with 3000 beer bottles.

Fans and lovers of innovation were not left out in the process of building the Tree as they submitted empty bottles for the record-breaking feat.

Movie: "Fury Road" trailer is a must-see

In the new trailer for "Mad Max: Fury Road," the world is almost out of water, everyone's gone out of their mind -- and it all looks amazing.

The fourth installment in George Miller's post-apocalyptic series, "Mad Max: Fury Road" stars Tom Hardy in Mel Gibson's old role of Max Rockatansky, a man living in a world that is nothing but "fire and blood."

A Deadly Suicide Attack At Kabul School

A suicide bomber detonated explosives Thursday inside a French-funded school in Kabul during a play that condemns suicide attacks, leading to deaths and numerous injuries, the French foreign minister said.

The attack happened at Istiqlal High School, a school that includes a French cultural center, in the Afghan capital. The Taliban -- the Islamist extremist group fighting against Afghanistan's ruling government and firmly opposed by various Western powers -- claimed responsibility, according to spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
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Life Isn't Easy for a Man Made of Skittles

Conor Byrne won a Cannes Lions Young Director Award this year for his great short film Foureyes, and he gets the tone just right here, with the actors registering the perfect balance of awkwardness and mock awe in skittles.

Big Blow: Instagram Is Now Bigger Than Twitter

Instagram has told Newsbeat it has the potential to "change the world" as it announced it has overtaken Twitter with 300 million users.

The company's CEO Kevin Systrom described the milestone as "exciting" and said the company would "continue to grow".

Twitter claims to have 284 million users accessing the network each month.

Facebook, which boasts 1.35 billion monthly active users, bought Instagram in 2012.

Speaking to Newsbeat ahead of the announcement, Kevin Systrom said: "Instagram is about seeing a live pulse of the world right now, it's not just about taking a photo of a cute baby or a cute dog."

Instagram is also introducing verified accounts similar to the blue tick symbols used by Facebook and Twitter.

Meet Bruce Lee's Doppelgänger in Afghanistan.

At a time, a Chinese movie star legend lived, Bruce Lee. But here is a modern day Bruce Lee's Doppelgänger in Afghanistan. His name is Abbas Alizada

3 Police Officer Were Drugged With Sedative In Lagos While Their Ammunitions Was Robbed

From a report, it was said that three (3) police officers in one area command in Lagos State were discharged and as well doing their socio-service. The 3 police officers had been said to received a phone call earlier yesterday from someone of theirs in order to bring them food. But, instead for the food to give them strength, the food rather took their strength while on duty and they all slept off which made the officers to lose their guns (AK-47, and other ammunitions) to the people that drugged them.