The £85million man: Thousands turn out to see Gareth Bale sign as the world's most expensive footballer

The world most expensive footballer Gareth Bale has been unveiled to a rapturous crowd at Real Madrid's Bernabeu in the past few moments.

In broken Spanish, the £85.3 million player told a near 85,000 capacity stadium: 'It's a dream to be here and to play for Real Madrid. I appreciate this welcome.'

The signing of the six-year deal will see Bale, 24, earn £256,000 a week and brings to an end the most gripping transfer saga of the summer.

Omotola the African Magic - by actress Omoni Oboli

I am Omoni Oboli and I represent Naija!

Our country is littered with success stories that have shaped us into who we are. We have icons that have, through their consistency, paved the way for many of us to walk right through. Many have done it unwittingly by just focusing on achieving their personal goals and in their resolve to break through the stereotypes, disenfranchisements and stigmas they have shown the rest of us the endless possibilities in their chosen fields. Others have done it with a plan to leave a trail for others to follow.

Brazilian Girl Swallows Mobile Phone to prevent boyfriend from reading her messages

19-year old Brazilian girl, Adriana Andrade who was cheating on her boyfriend swallowed her phone to prevent him from reading her text messages.

According to reports, her boyfriend demanded to see her phone, when he suspected she was cheating on him, but Adriana refused and swallowed it instead. She was later rushed to the hospital when she started feeling uncomfortable and was operated upon to save her life.

The past week has ‘killed’ me: Ese’ Walter

We all are aware of Ese’s walter dilemma, in her last post, she accused pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Common Wealth Of Zion Assembly (COZA) of sexual manipulation. Now she talks of the after effect of her confession.

"The past week has ‘killed’ me. It has stripped me of whatever ‘self-importance’ I nursed in the corners of my mind. It has broken me and opened me up to my real self. It has brought me to a deeper level of self-awareness, one I am most grateful for.

When I sat with my MacBook to type my last blog, I never imagined it would generate the kind of attention it did and continues to. I have one last thing to say on this issue before I lay it to rest and move on. (I also hope others can move on too, we have too much going on in this Country to continue to peddle one for longer than necessary.)

Still on Ese’s Dilemma: Pastor J of God's House, Abuja Accuses Pastor Biodun of COZA of Adultery

For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.”
 
Isaiah 9:16 . Let them alone: they be leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Matt 15:14 

I was going to be silent on this sad, pathetic but true (in many shades) allegation against Pastor B and his popular and trendy ministry. My silence was borne out of respect for the kingdom of God and things that pertain to God. But all this changed when I heard the horrific tales of people who had been through the mess of thisblind man, and the fact that he had no moral motivation to deny or accept the allegation; all he showed on Sunday was a demented swagger and perverse talk.