Britney Spears' longtime dancer and choreographer dies aged 40

Britney Spears' longtime dancer and choreographer dies aged 40

Britney Spears' longtime dancer and choreographer, 40-year-old Andre Fuentes died on Tuesday night May 31 according to reports by Radar Online.

Fuentes who has worked with other big names including the likes of Beyonce, Prince, Brandy and No Doubt first worked with Britney in 1999 on the Baby One More Time Tour and went on to work on live performances and music videos with the pop star.

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Beautiful pictures from the movie Scorned...How long can you wait to revenge rape?

 In a society where women are bullied to silence, how long can you wait, plan and exert revenge?

The issue of rape keeps soaring each day, with women as the most taunted victims, cutting across various age groups, from children as young as four to teenagers and even most appalling records of old women.

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Dan- Borno wants Boko Haram terrorists who 'surrendered' kept away from Maiduguri, amidst fear of suicide bombing

The Nigerian Army yesterday announced that 77 Boko Haram members surrendered. They comprised of 17 men, 16 women, 16 male children and 28 female children. The surrendered terrorists were moved to Yamteke by combined team of 26 Task Force Brigade for preliminary investigation and screening.

Reacting to the news, Maiduguri-based vocal twitter activist who tweets about issues concerning IDPs in Borno State, posted the tweet. Is his fear valid?

VP Yemi Osinbanjo to represent President Buhari in Ogoniland

According to a tweet by Bashir Ahmad, a personal assistant to Pres. Buhari on new Media, Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo will officially represent President Buhari at the kicking off of the Ogoniland clean-up at Bodo, Gokana LG, Rivers State, today.

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Ecobank fires 1040 of its staff

The management of Ecobank Nigeria has fired 1040 of its staff. A source in the bank says the job cut was initially pegged at 1400 but it was reviewed down to 1040. A statement by the bank's Managing Director, Charles Kie, states that certain jobs in the bank are being streamlined for a reduced number of people to do so as to bring about improved efficiency. The statement in part reads;

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Jose Mourinho and Madonna's ex Guy Ritchie hang out (photo)

Jose Mourinho posted the photo on his Instagram page and captioned it - "Every top performance needs a top coach"

Tweet of the day!

If this is true, then it's quite sad!

"I wrote to Buhari to stop any planned humiliation of GEJ" - Dele Momodu

He wrote that in response to a someone's tweet...

Stomach Infrastructure: Gov. Fayose distributes rice to his people (Photos)

Pictured is Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, personally reaching out to residents of Irona and Okeyinmi Area of Ado Ekiti, via his Stomach Infrastructure concept, yesterday evening. Not long after he kicked off the distribution in Okeyinmi area, it started raining, but Gov. Fayose stayed put and continued the distribution. See more photos after the cut..

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Why we haven't sent in the military to attack criminal herdsmen' - Minister of Interior, Abdulraham Dambazzau

In a recent interview with Channels Television, Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazzau, spoke on why the military has not been sent in to deal with herdsmen that have carried out attacks on Nigerians in some parts of the country. According to Dambazzau, the attacks by the herdsmen is a non-military issue but rather an issue that is meant to be handled by the police.

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Rihanna puts her hot bod on display in sexy swimwear (photos)

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'Abuja-Kaduna rail line will be sustainable and subsidized' - Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has assured that the Federal government under President Buhari will ensure the sustenance of the Abuja-Kaduna rail project upon completion. 

Briefing news men after a brief inspection and test ride of the rail project on Wednesday in Abuja, Amaechi said the project will be completed and should be ready for use in July.

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Lionel Messi, his brother and dad pictured leaving Spanish High Court (photos)

Lionel Messi, his brother and his dad were pictured leaving the court premises in Barcelona, Spain yesterday after the Barcelona star and his father, Jorge were accused of defrauding the Spanish government £3.2m between 2007-09. Another photo after the cut...

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The touching plight of a first class graduate who had to do 'agbero' work to get transport fare back to Lagos

Haruspice' Musings shared this touching story of a first class graduate whom he found being beaten up by two men at Area 1 park, Abuja. Read below...

"I have been feeling sore since yesterday following a heart-breaking scene I witnessed at the popular Area 1 Park. Struggling to stop rains of punches on his face was a young guy in his 30s. He was being mercilessly mobbed by two other guys who were cursing, using all sorts of obscenities.

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The Authority Newspapers Today June 2nd, 2016

The Authority Mobile app is out! Please visit Google Playstore, search for "Authority News" and click on "install" to download free of charge.

Today's top stories:

N/Delta Avengers blow up more Chevron oil wells - http://goo.gl/d5ykg6

Ohanaeze demands probe of Biafra Day massacre - http://goo.gl/ZysSI0

How Atiku reconciled Saraki, Tinubu - http://goo.gl/yQuHgv

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Photos: Femi Otedola's son, Fewa celebrates his birthday today

Billionaire oil Mogul, Femi Otedola's son, Fewa, turns sixteen today. Fewa is Femi & Nana Otedola's youngest child and only son. Photos of him and his sisters - after the cut....

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Women are better, stronger and more evolved than men- Actor Ryan Goslin says

Ryan appealed to female folks by saying women are better than men. Eva Mendes' other half, who stars on the cover of the latest edition of ES Magazine, opened up to the magazine on the fairer sex, and why he'll never lose touch with his feminine side.

"I think women are better than men. They are stronger. More evolved. You can tell especially when you have daughters and you see their early stages, they are just leaps and bounds beyond boys immediately," he told the mag.

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President Buhari no longer going to Ogoni land today...

According to Sahara Reporters, President Buhari will not be attending the flag-off exercise for the cleanup of Ogoni land in Rivers state which is slated for today June 2nd. VP Yemi Osinbajo will be representing him at the flag-off exercise

Boko Haram activities responsible for Tomato scarcity- Lai Mohammed says

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in the North East is responsible for the scarcity of tomatoes being experienced in Nigeria presently. Lai Mohammed said this in an interview with Channels TV yesterday June 1st.

“People talk about the price of tomato but they forget one thing; they forget that the price of tomato today is a direct result of the fact that we have lost two years harvest to Boko Haram insurgency.

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Ryan Giggs set to quit Man Utd and end 29-year association with club after being demoted by Jose Mourinho

Manchester United legend and assistant coach under David Moyes and Louis Van Gaal, Ryan Giggs has agreed to end his working relationship with the club after 29 years of service, according to an exclusive report from Mirror UK.

Ryan Giggs met with new Man U coach Jose Mourinho this week at Carrington and was offered a more junior role at the club. He was offered a role to bridge the transition of players from the youth team to the first team which didn't go down well with him, as he was the assistant manager...

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Ondo state workers embark on indefinite strike action following 5-months unpaid salaries

Ondo state civil servants began an indefinite strike action yesterday June 1st, over 5 months unpaid salaries. The Chairman of the state's Nigeria Labor Congress, Bosede Daramola, says the civil servants have waited patiently for the government to address their salary arrears which is from January till May. All government offices have remained under lock and key as all government workers are fully complying with the directive from the state's NLC leaders.

New photos of Benny Harlem & his daughter Jaxyn's incredibly long natural hair

Benny Harlem & his daughter Jaxyn's amazing natural hair has still got people talking. Benny Harlem shared some new photos yesterday. More photos after the cut...

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Stunning new photo of Tiwa Savage

Beautiful woman! Afro pop Singer, Tiwa Savage, who recently took a trip to Dubai for Toolz' wedding & a holiday, is back to work in Lagos. She shared this stunning photo of herself via snapchat.

President Buhari to launch the cleanup of oil spills in Ogoni - in the same spot he visited 32 years ago (Photos)

According to the Minster of State for Environment, Ibrahim Usman Jibril, 32 years ago, President Buhari commissioned a fish farm project in Bodo, Ogoni land, which has since been destroyed as result of oil pollution. He will today go to the same spot to launch the cleanup of oil spills in the Niger Delta.

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Comedian I Go Save loses Dad

The popular comedian lost his father yesterday. May his soul rest in peace, amen.

Photos: Flavour attends his babymama, Sandra Okagbue's sister's birthday party

Bella Okagbue, the last sister of singer, Flavour's first babymama, Sandra Okagbue, was a year older two days ago and the singer attended her birthday celebration. Bella shared the photo of herself and her "in-law" on her IG pageActress Juliet Ibrahim was also at the birthday celebration...

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50 Cent shares cute selfie with son

He is so cute...the little boy, I mean! :-)

Kaduna-Abuja rail line will be ready for use in July' - Amaechi

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, took to his twitter handle to announce that the Kaduna-Abuja rail will be ready for public use as from next month July. He had a test run on the rail line yesterday June 1st.

Kim Kardashian surprises her app fans by meeting them at a movie theater

Kim Kardashian looked stunning in a skintight silver turtleneck dress as she met with her app subscribers (who said they weren't really expecting her presence) for a Kim Kardashian West Movie Night with 60 loyal followers in a movie theater in Encino, California on Wednesday. More photos after the cut...

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