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Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he had been close to death as he lay in hospital during a mounting scandal over his time at the head of world soccer's governing body. In his first public comments since emerging from treatment, Blatter told Swiss broadcaster RTS: " I was really between the angels who sing and the devil who stokes the fire. It was the angels who sang " - but did not go into details on his condition. Blatter was admitted to hospital in early November, weeks after FIFA's ethics committee launched an investigation into his conduct and that of his former protege, European soccer boss Michel Platini. The FIFA body suspended both men, then called on Saturday for sanctions against them, deepening the storm building up around the sport which is also facing criminal enquiries in Switzerland and the United States. Blatter, who left hospital on Nov. 12, again defended his record in the interview but said he wished he had stepped down at the height ...

A Nairobi, Kenya based woman, Pauline Njeri Nganga , is in all sorts of trouble after it was revealed that she beat up her six-year-old son so bad and even used a hot iron to scald and disfigure him » , Nairobi News reports. The woman, according to the report, has remained bitter since she separated from the boy's father and has been taking her frustrations out on the kid, assaulting him repeatedly » leading to the child’s trauma. Neighbours who live with Nganga at her Kahawa West area, say she has been beating up her son to the extent of the six year-old boy missing school often, after moving to the neighbourhood when she separated from her husband two years ago. To lend credence to the report, Child Rights activist in that country, Diana Okello , shared the photo of the abused child on her Facebook page, with the scars looking very fresh. A neighbour who witnessed the assault of the poor boy said Nganga came home drunk the night she brutalized the boy. According t...

One of Hollywood's hottest couple are finally married. Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello said 'I do' in the presence of friends and family on Sunday, November 22 at The Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, Florida. READ: Check out Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello's wedding invitation » The 43-yr-old Modern Family actress shared photos from inside the wedding ceremony with her fans on social media. The wedding ceremony between the star actress and her 38-year-old Magic Mike actor which began at 7pm was the height of a weekend of festivities with close friends and family Sofia who was escorted by her 23-yr-old son - Manolo , wore a sparkling Lorraine Schwartz jewelry and Manganiello wore a black John Varvatos tuxedo.   The newlyweds officially became man and wife at 8p.m and danced as a married couple to Frank Sinatra 's classic 'The Way You Look Tonight'. Invited wedding guests included Hollywood stars - Reese Witherspoon and Vergara's Modern Family co-s...

Lara Stone made a bold smouldering statement on the latest cover of Glamour Spain December 2015 issue.    Lara Stone for Glamour Spain December 2015 issue (Glamour Spain/Alique) The 31 year old model who is face of L'Oreal Paris chose bold smokey eye look, deep red lipstick, intense full eyelashes with her tresses set in tousled elegant blonde look.   For the cover, the popular model scored a white fur over white dress and a headband with bunny ear details wearing smokey eye and deep plum lips looking every inch glam.

Falz cannot choose between his flying music career and his rewarding foray into the comedy circles. The rapper is currently on a good run with his career as he combines a potent mix of comedy and rapping to keep people entertained. But when it comes down to making a choice between both worlds, he is torn. Falz says it will be pretty difficult making that call. “Falz The Bahd Guy is a brand that encompasses both music and comedy and I believe it’s a wonderful blend,” he told NET. “It’s a tough question for me if I have to choose between rap and comedy because the brand like I said encompasses both so it will be a tough decision choosing one. I am simply cool with both.” He further said.    Falz has released his sophomore studio album “Stories That Touch”. The album which was dropped on Monday, November 16, features 17 tracks which comprises of a variety of genres including pop, Afrobeat, Highlife and others.

Phyno is set to host the first edition of his live concert tagged ‘Phynofest’ (The Chibuzo Concert) this weekend, November 29, 2015. The concert by the rapper will hold at the Chuba Ikpeazu Stadium, Onitsha from 12 noon with performances from superstars including Lil Kesh, Burna Boy, Kcee, Harysong, Bracket, Akpororo, Do2dtun, Flavour, Skuki and others.   This will be the first time Phyno is staging a concert of this magnitude in the East, and according to him, it promises to be eight hours of high octane entertainment for his fans in the East. Phyno is also featured in Runtown's album "Ghetto University." Runtown’s debut studio album has hit the stores today Monday, November 23, and it features DJ Khaled.

The governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress, APC in Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu, reportedly passed away on Sunday 22nd November.  New details emerging show Audu did not die because the elections were declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. According to Premium Times, his problems began on Saturday evening when he began complaining of stomach pain. A close associate said, “He suffered a stroke this morning. Another one occurred this afternoon and that was fatal.” The source added that the former governor suddenly took ill and was being rushed to Abuja preparatory to being flown abroad when he passed on. Phillip Obin, one of his media aides, did not answer or return calls. His son also didn't answer or return calls. He was aged 68.