Nadia Buari’s mother, Caddy shows off her grand children

Nadia Buari’s twin girls are looking all grown up. Their proud grandmother – Caddy shared a photo of the twins & captioned the photo, “When God made grandkids, he most certainly gave me the best. #GorgeousGrandgirlies #ProudNaana”

Rafael Nadal sues former French health minister over doping allegations

Tennis star Rafael Nadal has launched a defamation lawsuit against a former French Minister of Health after getting tired of allegations linking him to doping.

The World's number 5 ranked tennis star in March warned that he won't tolerate any more attacks on his integrity as a sportsman and has now launched a defamation suit against Roselyne Bachelot who served as French Health minister between 2007 and 2010.

Speaking on Canal+, Bachelot accused Nadal of taking seven months out of tennis between 2012 and 2013 because he had taken drugs.

 

"We know that the famous injury which kept Nadal out for seven months is without any doubt because he tested positive," Bachelot said. "When you see a tennis player out of action for a long time, it's usually because they've tested positive."

On Monday the 14-time grand slam winner released a statement announcing the filing of a case against her, for her comments made on French television in March.

"Through this case, I intend not only to defend my integrity and my image as an athlete, but also the values I have defended all my career," Nadal said in his press statement.

"I also wish to avoid any public figure from making insulting or false allegations against an athlete using the media, without any evidence or foundation, and to go unpunished."

"I am going to sue her, and I am going to sue everyone who is going to comment something similar in future, because I am tired of that," .

 "I let it go a few times in the past. No more."

Cisco Networking Intern Program: Get up, Grab the skill and Define your world!

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At the time in school I had a plan, stuck to it and was focused on achieving it. My choice of Networking as a career in IT was born out of passion for connectivity and problem solving. My journey to becoming the expert I am today has not been exactly rosy but it has been worth every sweat and blood, shed along the way.

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Read Don Jazzy's father's advise to artists & managers following the sudden death of Congolese singer, Papa Wemba

Collins Enebeli who is music producer, Don Jazzy's father, took to his Facebook wall to share a word of advise to artists and managers following the sudden death of Congolese legendary singer, Papa Wemba. He wrote;

"The sad news of the death of Papa Wemba is a wake up call for artists and their managers to see reason why promoters and event organisers need the services of healthcare service providers for artists while on engagement for their events to avoid preventable fatalities as this.
Most artists due to their busy schedules are known not to be paying enough attention to their health and listening to their bodies which may have been under pressure and stretched to breaking point without them knowing it. Artiste managers need to insist that the services of a trained health personnel who specialises in handling celebrities is factored into their performance contract to ensure that artists are well monitored and looked after when on professional engagement anywhere in the world. That way, risks such as this will be detected early enough and efforts made to seek help before it is too late. In the past, The King of soul music James Brown died while on a series of shows lined up for him. The same thing happened to the King of pop Michael Jackson who died while also under pressure from preparations for his mother of all shows 'This is it'. We are yet to recover from the shocking news of the demise of the purple rain crooner Prince earlier this week and now it is our own dear Papa Wemba. This is the reason we must all see the need to engage the services of professionals like Vickie Roberts Hospitality services who had been a veteran advocate for our artistes to be given good health care checks and having standby health personnel when they are on duty call anywhere in the world. Like John the Baptist, she has been lending her voice to this call and this might just be one more last call for us to save the lives of our stars by doing the right thing as a stitch in time saves nine. May the soul of Papa Wemba rest in perfect peace".

Gary Lineker holds talk with BBC after promising last year to present program in his underwear if Leicester wins the title

England football great Gary Lineker who works as a TV Pundit for BBC, in December last year promised to present BBC's 'match of the day' program in just his underwear if Leicester City wins the title. Four months later, he has confirmed that he has spoken to BBC bosses about keeping to his promise as Tottenham's draw last night means Leicester will win the league if they defeat Man U in their next match.

55-year-old Lineker, who played for his boyhood club, Leicester, between 1978 and 1985 told the Radio Times.

'You'll have to wait and see. I've kind of said I'll have to do it, The conversation's been had. I've told them many times, 'Please tell me I can't do it'.

'When I sent the tweet in December I categorically knew there was zero chance that (Leicester) would win.

'I'm in good shape. For an old b*****d. I'll probably work out for the two weeks beforehand very, very hard.'

Leicester City have lost just three times in the league under Claudio Ranieri this season and beat Swansea 4-0 on Sunday.

Photos: Premature baby born at 25 weeks and weighed only 0.5kg makes miraculous recovery

A Nigerian based in the U.S. Ena Ofugara shared the touching post about his friend and wife whose baby born at 6 months made an amazing recovery. His post below:

Yousouf Godson Liuzinho (Tanzania) his wife Sasha (Jamaica) and his mother in-law and I got employed at the same time in Maryland.

Yousouf was like the coolest of us all , fit from playing football, brilliant for being a medical student who has studied in Russia and transfered to the US and lively and conversational from teasing me about how Nigerian pastors are the 419 in South Africa and trying to regale me with their stories and their escapades, something I immediately switch to football. As an ardent Arsenal fan, he takes the bait and we go arguing for maybe 30 minutes.

Okay, I said Sasha his wife met him at work right? And the mother too? I knew Yousouf would marry Sasha, not just because my Jamaican "sistren" always had a smile, oh well, that too. I knew he would marry her because of how he was with Sasha's mom. They were way too close. I knew my African brother had gone Carribean.

Yea, they got married and everyone was going about their business till Sasha's mother was unusually quiet at work one day. I went to her and in her very thick Jamaican accent she said "Sasha lose her biaybe." (Sasha lost her pregnancy) I felt a chill. I have never seen her so sad. Of course I tried to console her and told her "the next one is gonna be fine ma" To which she said "You go get yourself one too. A baby is......." Okay, I could not understand the Patois she spoke. But I got the general feeling that she thought a baby was something special, something to crave for.

That was maybe two years ago. Then, like I do with my friends, before I start posting, I check up on everybody and lo and behold, I saw Yousouf put up an update that said:

"Nina Rae Liuzio, was born on January 19th she is a premature baby she was only 25 weeks (6months) and weighed only 1.5lbs ( roughly 0.5Kg). It wasn't easy to take it, but we had faith and patience, I will like to Thank God for fighting for her, all the doctors and nurses at Holy cross hospital of Silver spring MD for the exceptional care they gave to her until today. After nearly 3months at Neonatal intensive care unit today she's discharged and she's going home with us, she weigh 5.5lbs right now, to me this is a miracle. I wanna thank my family and friends for praying for her everyday, thank you so much St Rita Marie Tofflemire for being with us through the whole time, my wife Sasha Dwyer for staying strong through the difficult time, we made it baby. I have a lot to say but I'm too emotional , and very excited at the same time. Please keep her on your prayers as she continues to get stronger.  Amen..."

My hands shook. Yousouf is a kid, no more than 27 years old. Sasha is a lot younger. These people are too young to go through this God!!! So I have been praying for them and of course checking up on Yousouf from his posts. I said to myself, "I WILL NOT POST A SAD UPDATE ON YOUSOUF," So I waited for the dark clouds to clear and for God's sunlight to shine through. And it did. Hallelujah.

I chatted with Yousouf. While talking, Yousouf had nothing but praise and gratitude to God. He had very kind words to say of the American Healthcare system. He said

"Ena, if I was back home in Tanzania, they would say my wife had an abortion or a miscarriage. They would not even treat the child. Ena, she was 23 weeks. That is about 6 months. Nina (the daughter's name) was in the hospital for 3 months plus.

My God!!! Between Yousouf, the wife, the family and the health insurance system, I can already tell you that no less that 50 thousand dollars went down. I would say near a hundred. But what is money where life is concerned? What is money?

So today, as I see Yousouf smile again and place Nina on his bare chest....PROUD FATHER, I lift up my hands up to the heavens and point to a God who has made extension to the uterus/womb. He imbued man with the knowledge and today, my brother, my friend is a beneficiary of God's extended womb.

Yousouf and Nina and Sasha. Psalm 24:1 "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell in it" The Lord shall complete his healing. The Lord shall provide. The Lord shall guide. I speak and prophesy good things upon the life of Nina. It is well with her. She shall grow up strong and blessed beyond measure. You my friend, shall be proud of what she shall become....a blessing to Tanzania, Jamaica and USA"

Photos from the wedding of ex-Miss Nollywood, Gwendolyn Okutele & Malcolm Tagbarha

Ex-Beauty Queen, Gwendolyn Okutele, Miss Nollywood Nigeria 2014/15 tied the nuptial knot with her handsome hearthrob Malcolm Tagbarha on the 15th and 16th of April 2016. The ancient city of Sapele was agog as it played host to the cream-de-la-cream of the society amongst whom were top Nigerian politicians and celebrities, Business tycoons, socialites, Beauty Queens and more. See more photos after the cut...