I'M GAY: Australian Olympic champion Ian Thorpe finally reveals

Olympic swimming legend Ian Thorpe is set to reveal that he is gay in an interview with Michael Parkinson due to air in Australia on Sunday night.

The Sunday Telegraph reports that Thorpe will make the full admission during a sit-down, tell-all interview with the British TV personality.

In the lead-up to the highly anticipated interview on Network Ten, Thorpe was posed the question that has plagued his entire career - is he, or isn't he gay?

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Suspected armed robbers arrested at Savannah Bank

Seven young men were arrested by a team of anti- robbery policemen attached to Area A Police Command, Lion Building, Lagos, while looting the properties of the distressed Savannah bank.
The incident occurred around 8.30am on Friday at the bank’s head office in Broad Street, Lagos Island.
The suspects who were all teenagers are – Ibrahim Luka, Kunle Malik, Sheriff Lawal, Tunde Basiru,  Arif Sarumi, Lukman Ojikutu and  Fidelis Joshua.
They were burgling the building before policemen swooped on them following a tip-off from angry residents.
“Distress call was received from Ikeja control room that some armed robbers were operating at Savannah Bank, Broad Street. The policemen stormed the area and these boys were arrested,” a police source said.

Troops uncover Boko Haram’s underground armoury

•Recover 80 machine guns, RPGs from Balmo Forest
•Over 20 suspects undergo interrogation
The Defence Headquarters is still counting the gains of the recent capture of Balmo Forest in Bauchi State from Boko Haram.
The military authorities said yesterday that  troops uncovered an underground armoury owned by the Islamic sect in the forest which  stretches from Bauchi to Jigawa and to the fringes of Sambisa Forest in Borno State.
Recovered from the armoury  were more than 80 General Purpose Machine Guns and  tubes of Rocket Propelled Grenades(RPGs).

Prostitutes take over 1004, Lekki, Oniru Estates

• It’s no prostitution but clean business –Pimp

Some highbrow residential areas of Lagos especially estates reserved for the high net worth individuals have all virtually lost their prestige and serenity. This is certainly not just due to the conversion of buildings to business premises but the rate at which homes are being converted to brothels where young ladies are camped to meet the sexual needs of the rich and noble in such neighbourhood.

Police bust human parts syndicate in Lagos

• 3 herbalists, 2 nurses trade blames in custody

Operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), at the Lagos state police command, Ikeja has arrested an Islamic cleric, Alfa Rilawan Saula accused of specializing in buying dead bodies especially that of  new born for onward sale to his clients. Also in police custody are two nurses Bolaji Fagbemi and Lasisi Olayinka who were alleged to be supplying newborns or unclaimed corpses from their hospital to Saula for a fee.

Woman sets self ablaze in Uganda

A 70 year old woman in Kamuli district is currently nursing serious wounds after she allegedly set herself ablaze on claims that she wanted to join her late husband who died ten years ago.
Ms Jane Takwemazayo, a resident of Busibiria LC1 Kamuli district allegedly gathered old jerry cans, beddings, her clothes on Tuesday and set them on fire before jumping into it. However, she was rescued by her neighbours.

Ikorodu road again: Police kill three, hoodlums block highway

Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr. Umar Manko

Pandemonium is currently reigning at Thomas Bus stop, Ajegunle on Ikorodu Road as three young men are feared to have been shot dead by policemen from the Ajegunle Police Station.

It was learnt that the men were among some residents of the area, who were protesting against the killing of two young men in the same area by policemen on Friday.

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES FROM KEFEE’S BURIAL

The whole world is still in shock since the news of Kefee’s death hit town on June 13, 2014. From then till now, www.myemag.net has stayed tops bringing you authentic updates on happenings from then till now. Recall that we were the first online news medium to reveal the hospital where the Branama Queen breathed her last.
As she was eventually being laid to rest on Friday, July 11, 2014 at her home town, Okpara Inland in Ethiop East Local Government of Delta State, www.myemag.net (#TeamMyemag) were on ground and captured the entire event both in pictures alongside exclusive gists which you will find anywhere else.
For a start, here are first exclusive pictures from the burial, we shall be back with more pictures and blow by blow account of the burial where most of Kefee’s colleagues and friends absent. PHOTO CREDIT and STORY By DESMOND IKE-CHIMA who was there.

Body arriving the Okpara Inland town

Is Kanye West Really That Controlling? Inside Kim and Kanye's Bizarre Marriage

 
Lights, camera, “I do”s! Sparing no expense on their extravagant and highly publicized May 24 nuptial  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West  made sure that their declaration of love was broadcast around the world. However, with barely a smile cracked during their prewedding trip to Paris, a honeymoon spent in front of the computer and Kim’s increasingly uncomfortable appearance as a newlywed, insiders are coming out with freakish details of what their marriage is really like behind closed doors.
 At the end of the day, the insider believes that there isn’t much love between the pair, since both of them are focused on the business of their marriage. “All their conversations are about fashion and their appearance. It’s unbelievable the length that these two will go to in order to stay in the spotlight.”

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PHOTOS: FRIENDS, FANS HOLD CANDLELIGHT NIGHT FOR KEFEE IN BENIN

Colleagues, friends and fans of Kefee held a Candlelight Night for her on Thursday, July 10, at the Oba Akenzua Cultural Complex, Benin City.

Among the artists in attendance who took turns on the microphone were Sammie Okposo, Tim Tehilla, Nene Soul Diva, Lawrence De’covenant, Nikki Laoye, Anny Ibrahim, Aity, Linda Etukudo, Maleke and Godfather.

Kefee would be buried on Friday, July 11, 2014, in her hometown— Okpara-Inland, Ethiope East local government, Delta State.

Here are some pictures from the event: