Usher and Scooter Braun Head to Panama

The 19-year-old crooner's mentor, Usher, and manager, Scooter Braun, headed south of the border this weekend to spend time with him and perhaps chat about his Miami arrest for DUI and drag racing.

Bieber was first spotted on Saturday relaxing with his entourage in Punta Chame, a beach town on the Gulf of Panama. Justin's new gal pal, Chantel Jeffries, 21, who was with him in his rented Lamborghini at the time of his arrest, was also spotted on the getaway.

Naturally, plenty of Beliebers in Panama have been tracking the popstar's every move and have been documenting it on Twitter. Usher, 35, was photographed this weekend arriving at Bieber's abode and embracing him in a hug.
On Saturday, Panamanian actress Roseta Bordanea snapped a photo with the Biebs and Usher at the beach. She also posted several videos of Bieber enjoying a day of sun and sand.
Ryan Good, Bieber's former "swagger coach" and good friend, also joined the crew in Panama and was spotted with several adoring Beliebers.

While both Usher and Scooter have been silent on Twitter over the past two days, we imagine that they're likely talking to their embattled protégé about how to stay on the right side of the law.

Braun's last tweet on Friday implied that he planned to support the "Baby" singer, despite his string of bad decisions last week.

Been a long day. Bottom line is we are defined by how we handle adversity. Be there when it counts. Love fully in good times and bad.

Regardless of his wild antics, it is clear that the Biebs has a close-knit group of handlers who seem to have his back.

3 Suspects Released, University Lecturer, 2 Others Still In Custody

Three of the six persons detained for allegedly belonging to the Kogi State Boko Haram faction were on Thursday discharged by the Abuja Federal High Court due to lack of evidence. However, charges were filed against three other suspects.

The State Security Service (SSS) informed the court that there was no evidence against Mustapha Yusuf, Ismaila Abdulazeez and Ibrahim Isa Hayafu. The trial judge Justice Gabriel Kolawole has subsequently discharged them.

However, charges had been filed against the other three suspects, Umar Musa, Salami Abdullahi and Dr. Nazeef Yunus, an Assistant Lecturer in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Kogi State University.

It will be recalled that the Federal Government had been ordered by the court on January 13 to charge the suspects within seven days. Otherwise, they would be freed at the resumption of proceedings in the case on Thursday.

After informing the court that charges have been filed against the suspects, the SSS applied for the leave of the court to further detain them until their arraignment.

The matter was adjourned to January 28, with Yunus and the two other suspects remaining in custody of the SSS.

UPDATE: One of the suspects still remaining in custody, Salami Abdullahi, a businessman accused of sponsoring Boko Haram activities in Kogi State has sued the SSS at the Federal High Court, Abuja. He demands N10bn for "unlawful arrest and detention."

Mr. Abdullahi is the Chief Executive and Managing Director of ASTA Nigeria group. He was apprehended at one of his filing stations in October 2013 by combined forces of the operatives of the SSS, soldiers and police. He claims he has been detained without trial since then.

Bieber DUI Arrest

As her ex-boyfriend was getting booked in Miami, Fla. for drag racing and DUI, Selena Gomez was having a much breezier time in L.A. on Thursday, Jan. 23. The "Come & Get It" singer was photographed heading back to her car after a pit stop at a local gas station.

Gomez, 21, was all smiles in a cleavage-baring beige top with black pants and a matching oversized cardigan. The Spring Breakers star also wore sunglasses and carried a soda and a pack of cigarettes.

Earlier this morning, her former love Justin Bieber, 19, was arrested in Miami for DUI and drag racing. In the afternoon, he appeared before a judge in bond court in an orange jumpsuit. His bail was set at $2,500: $1,000 for DUI, $1,000 for resisting arrest, and $500 for an expired Georgia license.

Currently both single, Bieber and Gomez sparked a frenzy earlier this month when they were caught riding Segways together near Bieber's Calabasas, Calif. home. The next night, the "Heartbreaker" singer posted an Instagram picture of the exes getting cozy. "Love the way you look at me," Bieber wrote. 

Compared to Bieber, Gomez's life post-split has been looking a lot brighter. Despite canceling her Australian tour last month, the former Disney star has been feeling "powerful" these days.

"Then I turned 20, went through a really bad breakup, and realized I needed to have 'Come & Get It' be amazing," she told Seventeen's March 2014 "Power Issue," with a slight dig to her ex. "I wanted it all to be me. I'm glad it's taken me this long to get where I am because now I am ready for it."

Ready for the next guy, too. "I actually talked to Katy Perry about guys who are intimidated by strong girls. I haven't found someone yet who could understand my lifestyle, support it, love me through it, and not be threatened by it," Gomez told the mag. "It's hard. I do think I might scare some guys, because I'm like, 'I want to change the world! I have dreams! What do you want to do?' But I only know how to be me."

Bomb attack kills 10 People near Pakistan army HeadQuarter

A Taliban suicide bomber killed 10 people in a crowded market near the Pakistani army headquarters on Monday, a day after the Taliban killed 20 soldiers near the largely lawless, tribal region of North Waziristan, police said.

The market, a short walk from the army headquarters in Rawalpindi, near the capital, Islamabad, is in one of the most secure areas of the city, said police chief Akhtar Hayat Lalika. The area was cordoned off by the military immediately after the blast.
Lalika said 14 people were wounded.

Two college students wearing blue uniforms were killed, said a Reuters photographer on the scene.

Their bodies lay near wreckage of a bicycle and pools of blood. Rescue workers struggled to help the wounded. Windows were shattered several hundred metres away.

Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the blast on behalf of the Islamist insurgents.

"We will continue attacks on the government and its armed forces as the government has neither announced ceasefire nor peace talks with us," he said.

A bomb planted by the Taliban ripped through a vehicle carrying Pakistani troops on Sunday, killing 20 and prompting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to cancel his trip to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos this week.

The government is keen to pursue peace talks with the Taliban to end the insurgency but there has been an upsurge in attacks since Sharif won elections in May 2013.

Michelle Obama's 50th Birthday Party

First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her 50th birthday with a celeb-filled birthday party on Saturday, Jan. 18, featuring about 500 guests a source tells Us Weekly. 

Grammy-winning artist Ledisi opened out the night, but then handed the microphone over to Beyonce, who performed with a full band for about 30 minutes. 


Though the guests were asked to keep the evening's festivities quiet, the "Drunk in Love" singer, 32, posted several shots on her official tumblr account, including one of her in a short, sparkly dress and heels petting the Obamas' new dog Sunny. 

The mother of 2-year-old Blue Ivy Carter also posted pictures of her little tot visiting the White House in a white dress, admiring the large Christmas tree and playing with Sunny herself. 

John Legend and new wife Chrissy Teigen also attended the festivities, and Legend, 35, personally sang "Happy Birthday" to the First Lady. 


Michelle's doting husband, Barack Obama, acted as the evening emcee, giving an adorable toast once the birthday cake was brought out. 

The partying ran until around 4 a.m. and featured DJ Cassidy spinning music after the live performances ended. Beyonce brought her mother Tina Knowles, who recently had her own big 60th birthday party in New Orleans, and her sister Solange Knowles. 

Other celebrities in attendance included Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Mary J. Blige, Ashley Judd, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Gayle King, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and Steve Harvey. 

Beyonce At Tina Knowles' 60th Birthday Bash

Sixty never looked so fierce! Sasha Fierce, that is. Beyonce's fashion designer mother, Tina Knowles, rang in her 60th birthday on Jan. 11 in a celeb-filled New Orleans masquerade ball. 

Beyonce, 32, documented the House of Deréon owner's massive ball, which she threw with her sister Solange Knowles, 27, at Muriel's Jackson Square Restaurant. 


Beyonce's hubby of almost six years, Jay Z, also attended the affair, as did Kardashian momager Kris Jenner, former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, and Beyonce's Dreamgirls costar Jennifer Hudson. 

The night was filled with dancing, a live band, and an enormous nine-tier golden cake topped with a feathered masquerade mask. Tina rocked a gold and black skin-tight gown, showing just how good 60 can look. Beyonce wore a champagne-colored Naeem Khan gown that showed off plenty of cleavage, and sister Solange wore a bright yellow strapless gown with a rainbow-colored mask. 


Not pictured was Beyonce's 2-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, but the festivities were presumably too late for the little one. Instead, the "XO" singer danced with her 9-year-old nephew Daniel Julez -- Solange's son with ex-husband Daniel Smith. 

Tina Knowles filed for divorce from Beyonce's former manager and father Mathew Knowles in 2009 after he had an affair with actress Alexsandra Wright. Beyonce also became independent from her father's management, which she discussed in-depth in her recent HBO documentary Life Is But a Dream.

Ronaldo to buy Real’s physios new cars for helping him win Ballon d’Or

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly reward the club's physiotherapy team by buying each of them a brand new car of their choice following his Ballon d'Or win.

The Portuguese forward promised Madrid's physiotherapists that if he won the Ballon d'Or, they would each get a new car, as a present for helping keep him fit in the last 12 months.

According to Metro.co.uk, many think Ronaldo edged Lionel Messi for the prize because of the Argentine's recent injury trouble, which has seen him miss the last few weeks of action.

Meanwhile, Manchester United ace Rio Ferdinand had been saved from running naked on the street after Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or.

Ferdinand had vowed to run naked if his former United mate failed to win the award. (ANI)