Wizkid and Tiwa Savage has joined the league of big players like Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Black eyed peas for pepsi

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Wizkid and Tiwa Savage have been officially confirmed as the new Pepsi ambassadors. They were unveiled on Wednesday night (11 July) at Likwid Lounge in Lagos.
A month ago the Pepsi ‘Blue, Bold and Beautiful’ ambassadors, Wizkid and Tiwa, flew to Beirut to film commercials and shoot the print ads for the campaign.
Wizkid and Tiwa Savage has joined the likes of Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Black eyed peas among other  international music stars to have inked a deal with Pepsi. Other Nigerian musicians who have represented Pepsi include Ashionye and Lynxxx.

Alhaji Razaq Gawat, NTA presenter kidnapped in Lagos State

A popular television presenter, Alhaji Razaq Gawat, has been abducted in Lagos, PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday.

Gawat, who is the anchorman of an Islamic TV programme during, E didè e ji sari, which is broadcast on Nigerian Television Authority Channel 10, was reportedly abducted around Apongbon end of Eko Bridge, Lagos Island on Tuesday.

One of Gawat’s friends, who craved anonymity, told our correspondent that the victim’s car was found but no contact had been made with his family. He, however, noted that the incident could still not be referred to as kidnap.

He added that the matter had been reported at the Adeniji Adele Police Division, which is very close to the victim’s residence.

The Police Public Relations Officer, in the state, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone, adding that the police had commenced investigations into the matter.

She however said the matter was being treated as a case of missing person and not kidnap or abduction since no one had contacted the family.

Michelle Obama Threat: D.C. Police Officer Allegedly Said He'd Shoot First Lady, Report Says

WASHINGTON -- A District of Columbia police officer has been taken off a motorcycle escort for White House officials after he allegedly said he'd shoot first lady Michelle Obama and "then used his phone to retrieve a picture of the firearm he said he would use," according to The Washington Post.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating and the Secret Service has been told of the alleged threat,
the Post reports:

The motorman allegedly made the comments Wednesday morning as several officers from the Special Operations Division discussed threats against President Obama. It was not immediately clear where the alleged conversation took place or exactly how many officers took part in the conversation.
During that conversation, the officials said, the officer allegedly said he would shoot the First Lady and then used his phone to retrieve a picture of the firearm he said he would use. It was not immediately clear what type of firearm was allegedly shown.


An officer overheard the alleged threat and reported it to a police lieutenant at the Division, who immediately notified superiors, the officials said.


The officer has been moved to administrative duty as the incident is being investigated, according to the Post.

MPD Chief Cathy Lanier told WRC-TV/NBC4: "There is conflicting information about what the officer said. ... Internal Affairs will get to the bottom of it."

First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan responds: I will work from Abuja, I’ll earn no salary

                                 First Lady Federal republic of Nigeria Dame patience Jonathan


The wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience Jonathan on Thursday said that she will be performing her duties as a permanent secretary in Bayelsa State from Abuja but with no salary earnings.

Mrs Jonathan who was appointed alongside 17 other civil servants by the governor of Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson disclosed this through her spokesperson, Ayo Osinlu in an interview with an online newspaper, Premium Times.

“She is on leave of absence, She is not going to function in the office of the permanent secretary in Bayelsa state,” Mr Osinlu said.

“It is a civil service position; she is a staff of the Bayelsa state civil service,” he added.
Mrs Jonathan will also not collect any pay for the office, Mr Osinlu said insisting that “It will be illegal for her to draw salary from the office,”

Mr Osinlu argued that the appointment is a routine civil service career promotion, as opposed to insinuations that it is a political appointment

See The World's Tallest Couple

                                            

Keisha and Wilco Van Kleef-Bolton - the world's tallest married couple - with their latest arrival. Weighing in at 9.2lb, baby Jonah already seems to be following in his father's giant size 15 footsteps. The couple - he's 7ft and she's 6ft 5in- also have a son, Lucas, six, who is already 4ft 5.5in, the height of an 11-year-old, and daughter Eva, four, who is3ft 7in, the typical height of a five-year-old

Jonah, who was born in June, is set to add to the Van Kleef-Boltons' combined height of 21ft - which is almost four feet taller than an average couple with children the same age.

Keisha and Wilco, from Dagenham, Ess*;x, currently hold a Guinness World Record for being the world’s tallest couple. When the couple married in 2001, they raised the doorframes in their home in Dagenham, Ess*;x to stop them clipping their heads.

Wilco, who has 40-inch legs, stood at 5ft 10in by the time he was just ten. She said: 'Four is a nice number, but we have enough on our hands for the time being.  'We’ll have to wait until Lucas and Eva are bigger - which by the looks of things isn’t going to be long.'

The couple still have a bedroom that is only big enough for a standard double bed, forcing them to sleep with their feet hanging out
Wilco said: 'Jonah is a fantastic addition to our family and Lucas and Eva are crazy about him. 'The biggest problem at the moment is teaching our kids to ride their bikes because being so tall we have to bend over constantly, which is quite painful for our backs.

'Lucas has already grown out of his school uniform this year so we’ll have to get him trousers for 10-year-olds next. They both go through about three pairs of shoes per year.' Dutch-born Wilco buys his clothes from specialist websites that normally supply size 15 shoes to American basketball players.

And Keisha struggles to find outlets which supply clothes which cater for her 38in legs - despite being a size 12. She said: 'I use normal women’s dresses as shirts because they come up so short. I can never find things I like in my size. 'Flying on budget airlines with no legroom is a problem too.

'But there are perks - I never have to use a stepladder to reach the top shelf.'
Keisha met school security guard Wilco, 31, after putting an ad out through the Tall Persons Club UK looking for a dance partner.

WNBA's Nneka Ogwumike Breaks World Basketball Record

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Rookie forward Nneka Ogwumike had 22 points and 20 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Indiana Fever 77-74 on Thursday night.

Ogwumike finished with 12 offensive rebounds, tying a WNBA record. Los Angeles outrebounded Indiana 47-31 and grabbed 23 offensive boards.

Candace Parker and Kristi Toliver each scored 19 points for the Sparks (15-6), who won their fifth straight in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break.

Indiana (10-7) had a chance to tie in the final seconds, but Tamika Catchings missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Catchings scored 27 points and Briann January added 11 for the Fever. Katie Douglas, Indiana's No. 2 scorer, finished with nine points on 3-for-14 shooting.

The game wasn't decided until the final minute.

Ogwumike was called for a foul while boxing out Erlana Larkins with 35.5 seconds left. Larkins could have given Indiana the lead, but she missed both free throws and Los Angeles rebounded. Toliver was fouled and made both of her free throws to give the Sparks a 77-74 advantage, setting up the final sequence.

Indiana led 39-30 at halftime. Catchings scored 15 points in the first half to carry an otherwise lackluster Fever offense. Indiana held Parker to six points on 3-for-9 shooting in the first half.

The Sparks rallied early in the second half. Parker's putback cut Indiana's lead to 41-39, and Los Angeles got as close as a point before two 3-pointers by January pushed Indiana's lead back to 51-44.

Parker made a free throw, then missed the second before Ogwumike scored on a putback. Larkins was called for a technical foul, Los Angeles made the free throw and suddenly it was a one-point game again.

The Sparks finally took the lead late in the third quarter, but Indiana hung tough. A pair of free throws by Catchings with 0.5 seconds left in the period gave the Fever a 57-56 lead heading into the fourth. Parker and Ogwumike each scored 10 points in the third to pull Los Angeles back into the game.