Mario Balotelli demands proof he is the father of his ex-girlfriend's baby: 'I'll accept full responsibility after a paternity test'

Mario Balotelli is demanding a paternity test to establish if he really is the father of pregnant former girlfriend Raffaella Fico - which has sparked a bitter attack from her furious brother.

Raffaella, 27, revealed earlier this week that she was expecting the fiery 21-year-old Manchester City striker's baby and that she was almost four months pregnant.

The couple split in April after a huge doorstep row and earlier reports this week said Balotelli was 'delighted' at the news but now speaking for the first time in a statement he said he would only 'accept full responsibility' for the baby after a DNA test proved he was the father.

Is Katie Holmes hurting badly from her break up with Tom Cruise? She looks painfully thin in these pictures

She has been putting on a brave face since her split from husband Tom Cruise last week.

But despite her smiling exterior the strain of Katie Holmes' break-up is showing itself in other ways - most notably her rail-thin body.

The actress failed to hide her shrinking frame when she spent the day with her and Tom's only child, daughter Suri.

Her blue and orange halterneck top clearly displayed her bony back and angular collarbone and her blue jeans seemed to hang off her.

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3rd Mainland Bridge Repairs starts today!

I don't know how true this gist is oh but a friend told me that 3rd mainland bridge repairs starts today, so we should expect lots of traffic starting this afternoon.

Meanwhile, the same gist said the repairs is going to cost a whooping N1billion!

Tears as family, friends gather for the Anyenes' Burial

The late Anyenes

It was a gloomy evening at the UPDC Estate, Lekki, recently where a service of songs was held in honour of the Ayene family wiped out in the recent Dana air crash. The Anyene family lost six members to the incident, including Barrister Onyeka Collins Anyene, his wife, Maimuna and their four children.

FG arraigns two suspected Nigerian members of Al-Qaeda. They collected N1m from Al-Qaeda.

Two alleged members of the Al-Qaeda network, Babafemi Lawal and Luqman Babatunde, natives of Ogun and Lagos states, respectively, were on Thursday arraigned before an Abuja Federal High Court by the Federal Government.

Three killed, 30 vehicles burnt in Yoruba-Hausa clash

Scene of the Clash

A bloody clash between some Hausa and Yoruba in Ibese, Yewa North Local Government of Ogun State on Wednesday claimed the lives of three persons and left no fewer than 30 vehicles burnt.

Don Jazzy is Sharing money on Twitter oh!!! Go and collect yours.

I was on twitter on Tuesday when my friend called my attention to the way people were jubilating over the fact that Don Jazzy gave them money. It didn't make any sense to me until one guy said he collected N100,00 after my friend and I made fun of him that people just like free things no matter how useless it is. 

I hear the lucky dudes just said they were broke and Don Jazzy asked for their account details and started dishing out money. 

See pictures of Oyibos taking over our culture!

White ladies "Egwu Ukwu"

Looks like Oyibos are beginning to practice and enjoy our own culture more than us oh. 

See these Oyibo ladies dancing to Ibo Traditional Songs perfectly and this other Oyibo man digging into Obono soup with his hands and enjoying every bit of it. 

Arsenal postpone pre-season game against Super Eagles

The Club on its website said it took the decision as a result of complexities linked to the planned game against Nigeria on Saturday, August 5 in Abuja.

Arsenal marketing director Angus Kinnear said: “Bringing a top-level club to an international market is always complicated and logistically challenging. With the proposed match in Nigeria planned for early August, we could not get comfortable on everything needed to satisfy our requirements, so we have reluctantly taken the decision to postpone the team’s visit.”

NUC suspends Operational Licences of Madonna, Lead City and 5 other Universities.

The National Universities Commission (NUC), has suspended the operational licences of seven private universities for allegedly violating its guidelines in physical facilities and academic programmes.

Lead City, Caritas, Joseph Ayo Babalola, Tansian, Madonna, Achievers and Obong are the affected institutions.