Carnival Calabar

The Half of a yellow sun actress, who has
been thrown into a gloomy state after
lending her voice to the recovery of 200
abducted girls from Borno State, experienced

the darkest day of her career after veteran
filmmaker, Amaka Igwe passed away. All this was halted as few friends celebrated
the Nigerian actress at an upscale lounge on
Victoria Island, Lagos in the wee hours of
Saturday, May 3, 2014.

Chris Brown will be spending his 25th birthday in jail after a judge denied him bail again on Thurs. May 1st at a hearing in L.A. Superior Court.


After seven weeks in jail, the Loyal singer was hoping to be out in time for his birthday which will be May 5th, but he’ll have to spend at least another week in jail as his next hearing won’t be until May 9.

Britain's best-known celebrity publicist was jailed for eight years on Friday for indecently assaulting teenage girls in the 1970s and 1980s, the first conviction from an inquiry into sex abuse triggered by revelations that the late BBC TV presenter Jimmy Savile had been a prolific sex offender over decades.
Max Clifford, 71, whose clients have included TV music mogul Simon Cowell and U.S. boxer Muhammad Ali, was found guilty on eight counts of indecently assaulting four girls aged 14 to 19 between 1977 and 1984.

He was cleared on two charges and a jury couldn't reach a verdict on an 11th charge dating back to 1966.

Judge Anthony Leonard at London's Southwark Crown Court imposed consecutive jail terms on Clifford due to the severity of the cases, which amounted to a total of eight years imprisonment of which Clifford is expected to serve half.

Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders said the sentence reflected the severity of the crimes and praised Clifford's victims for coming forward.

"I hope this provides other victims with the courage and confidence to come forward and report abuse that may have happened to them, no matter who is alleged to have carried out the abuse or when," Saunders said in a statement.

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Singer Chris Brown in jail for at least another week, judge says

A Los Angeles judge on Thursday said R&B singer Chris Brown will remain in jail for at least another week as the pop star deals with dual cases on both sides of the country.
Brown, who will now spend his 25th birthday on May 5 behind bars, has been held since March 14 after his dismissal from a rehabilitation center violated the terms of his court-ordered treatment related to his 2009 assault of his then-girlfriend, the pop singer Rihanna.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Brandlin said Brown would remain incarcerated unless a resolution on the terms of his probation in the Rihanna case could be agreed to between the prosecutor and Brown's attorney by a scheduled hearing on May 9.

Brown's attorney, Mark Geragos, said if he cannot resolve the case with prosecutor, Mary Murray, by next week, he will ask the court to release Brown on certain terms and conditions.

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Two-goal hero Sergio Ramos has said he had a score to settle with Bayern Munich after helping his Real Madrid side reach the Champions League final.
The 28-year-old played a huge part in the sensational win in the Allianz Arena, scoring two headed goals in the first half to put his team comfortably ahead. He also put in a very disciplined performance at the back, walking a the tightrope all night long knowing a booking would rule him out of the final in Lisbon.

Speaking on TV straight after the game, Ramos expressed his delight at reaching the final – Madrid’s first in 12 years. And he added that after particular pain against the Bavarians, he felt he had got his revenge.

 

Gareth Bale says he's happy ignoring the size of his price-tag at Real Madrid.

The Welshman became the most expensive player in world football last summer when he completed an £86million move to Spain from Tottenham.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has welcomed Atletico Madrid reaching the Champions League final.

The two Madrid giants will meet in Lisbon for the final.
“Atletico were the better team and deserved to reach the final,” said Ancelotti. “At this moment, everyone in Madrid is happy at the thought of the match between Real and Atletico "
“Are we favourites? In a final there is never a favourite. Atletico have done well since the start of the season and that is continuing."
“It will be a very even final, without any real favourites.”