Friday, 28 February 2014

Police raid shanties in Lekki, sets place on fire

Shanties around the Lekki 2nd Roundabout are currently been razed down by police in a bid to chase the residents out of the area. The fire is reportedly going out of control. See more photos after the cut

An eye witness said the attackers came into Diyam-Rim at about 2 am, raided the village for about an hour, killing the two persons and injuring two others.

Gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, have again struck on the Plateau, leaving at least two dead and over 120 houses burnt at Diyam-Rim of Riyom local government area, and Rakok and Razat both of Barkin Ladi local government area of the state.

The Nigerian Football Federation today February 27th unveiled a brand new jersey our national team would use during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The jersey, which is lemon green, will be officially launched on March 5th when the Super Eagles meet Mexico in a pre-world cup friendly which will take place in Atlanta, Georgia.

According to the Head Marketing of the NFF, Adama Idris, the jersey was designed to suit the weather condition in Brazil. See more photos after the cut...

Over 40 students were brutally murdered during an attack by Boko Haram gunmen on the Federal Government College Buni-Yadi, Yobe state in the early hours of Tuesday February 25th. Many of the students are still unaccounted for. Below are the names of 24 students confirmed dead.

Sale Mamiski, Musa Muhammad, Sani A. Audu, Usman Faltu, Garba Jibo, Hussani Mari, Mailam Ali, Goni Ali Babamai, Ali Ayuba, Peter John, Abba Mohammed, Aliyu Yala, Abba Adam, Hamidu Bala, Suleiman Lawan Guji, Abbas Ibrahim, Inusa Ali, Rukaya Gaji, Usman Saleh Idris, Auwal Adam, Usman Abba Kaku, Musa Yalti Buba, Sadisu Dauda, Aisha Audu Goni #YobeMassacre

These were people's children. Innocent boys massacred while they slept in their hostel. Dear people who sleep in Aso Rock Villa, please do something. Help our children.

New video from Kcee - Hakuna Matata

Here's the new video from one of the songs off Kcee's Take Over album titled Hakuna Matata. Enjoy..

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Pics: Monalisa Chinda, Clarion Chukwura, others attend Sun Awards

Monalisa Chinda, Ibinabo Fiberesima, Clarion Chukwura and Emem Isong attended the Sun Awards which held on Saturday 22nd February at Eko Hotel in Lagos. See more photos after the cut...

The two men who attacked a soldier, Lee Rigby, in May 2013 and hacked him to death in the streets in front of horrified onlookers near Woolwich Barracks in south-east London, have been sentenced to life in prison. Michael Adebolajo, 29, was given a whole-life term, while Michael Adebowale, 22, was jailed for life with a minimum of 45 years.

Season 2 of Ndani TV's celebrity show 'The Juice' is set to premiere in March and to promote it, the host of the show, curvacious OAP Toolz just released these beautiful new pics. Continue to see more photos...

This is the national broadcast by Pres. Jonathan on the occasion of Nigeria’s Centenary Celebrations today Wednesday, 26^th February, 2014. Read his full speech below

Dear Compatriots,

1. I extend warm greetings and felicitations to all Nigerians as we celebrate our nation’s centenary; a significant milestone in our journey to Nationhood.

2. One hundred years ago, on the 1^st of January 1914, the British Colonial authorities amalgamated the Southern and Northern Protectorates, giving birth to the single geo-political entity called Nigeria which has become our home, our hope, and our heritage.
3. I have often expressed the conviction that our amalgamation was not a mistake. While our union may have been inspired by considerations external to our people; I have no doubt that we are destined by God Almighty to live together as one big nation, united in diversity. Continue...

All is now set for Nigerian football fans, especially devotees of the UEFA Champions League, to feel and experience the elite league trophy which will berth in the country on March 13, 2014 courtesy of World’s leading international premium lager beer, Heineken. The trophy, which will be accompanied by Dutch football legend, coach and Heineken brand ambassador, Ruud Gullit, is expected to remain in the country till March 16, 2014. Continue...

A week after Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was secretly filmed saying he thinks Samuel Eto'o is older than his age, his ex Anna Barranca has spoken out saying Eto'o is way older than 32.

"The problem with Chelsea is I lack a scorer. I have Eto’o but he is 32 years old, maybe 35, who knows?’ Mourinho said in a private conversation but it was secretly recorded and published on a sports website. It has since been taken down.

Now Eto'o's former lover, Anna Barranca, who is 43years old and has an 11year old daughter, Annie, with the footballer said he's not 35, but 39 going on 40.

The Italian hairdresser (pictured above with her daughter) told The Sun UK today "I think Samuel is not 35 he is more 39. Samuel was born in 1974 and so that makes him 39 now.' She claims she was informed of Eto'o's true age when they were dating by a friend who grew up with Eto'o in Cameroon.

According to his passport, Eto'o was born in 1981. #Footballagethings :-)

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Pres Jonathan condemns terrorist killing of Yobe students + see pic of dead students

Our dear president needs to stop condemning and start preventing, biko. Please now, this government should do something about terrorism in our country. Over 30 secondary students were slaughtered this morning and their hostels burnt down. (pic above). See a State House Press Release condemning the attack below, signed by Reuben Abati..

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has received with immense sadness and anguish, news of the callous and senseless murder by terrorists of scores of students at a college in Yobe State in the early hours of today.

On behalf of himself and the Federal Government, President Jonathan extends heartfelt condolences to the parents and relatives of the murdered students.

Just a day after the Ugandan President signed the anti-gay bill into law, a newspaper in the country The Red Pepper newspaper today published 200 names of prominent gay men and women in Uganda. Amongst those listed includes a catholic priest, a rap artiste as well as a prominent gay rights activist, Pepe Julien Onziema.

The list which appeared with the title Exposed, has generated great concern as it appears as a way of witch-hunting the gay community in Uganda. The list contained the names of those that were already known to be gay as well as those who have led a private gay life.

This isn't the first time this will happen in Uganda. In 2011, a list of prominent gays in Uganda was released by a Ugandan tabloid in which the editor asked for them to be Hanged. This unfortunately led to the gruesome murder of one of the country's gay right activists, David Kato.

3LiveChicks interview Tiwa Savage

Finally, the 3LiveChicks (Oreka Godis, Toke Makinwa and Tosyn Bucknor) episodes are out. If you are a fan, you would have watched Season 1 and 2 on STV. You can watch them here daily for the next few days. In this episode the 3LiveChicks interview Tiwa Savage in 2012. Enjoy!

Hamza Al-Mustapha launches NGO for Peace and Unity in Nigeria

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to ex-Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha has launched a platform known as the Al-Mustapha Peace, Unity and Development Initiative which he seeks to use to promote peace in Nigeria, especially in the North.

The former prime suspect in the assassination case of late MKO Abiola's wife, Kudirat Abiola, who was let off the hook in June 2013, is currently on a nationwide tour soliciting the support of eminent members of the society.

On Tuesday Feb 11th, 20 young women were abducted by Boko Haram members after a raid at the village of Konduga in Borno State. 2 weeks later, nothing has been heard about the abducted women.

Former VP Atiku Abubakar took to twitter some hours ago asking the President to show concern about the missing women. Security agencies aren't saying anything. Are they even looking for them?

Ugandan president succumbs to pressure, signs anti-gay bill into law

After months of refusing to sign the anti-gay bill which Uganda's lawmakers passed in December 2013, President Yoweri Museveni, today succumbed to pressure from within his country and signed the anti-gay bill into law.

He signed the bill at his official residence at Entebbe, near the capital Kampala, in front of govt officials, journalists and a team of Ugandan scientists who found no genetic basis for homosexuality, one of the reasons why he finally consented to signing the bill.

Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA) is less than a month away and Nigeria's favourite malt drink, Amstel Malta, will once again sponsor this event.

Nominees of the prestigious and well-celebrated awards have since been announced to the delight of fans, who still have the opportunity to vote for their favourites.

The first edition, held last year, had the likes of O.C Ukeje, Mercy Johnson, Tunde Kelani and other notable movie stars as winners of different award categories. Continue...

According to a report by Punch, President Jonathan's cousin, Chief Inengite Nitabai was abducted yesterday Sunday February 23rd in the Otuoke community in Bayelsa State by unknown gunmen.

Nitabai, who is said to be the compound chief of Jonathan’s family, was abducted by 10 suspected kidnappers about 9pm yesterday. Six of the assailants reportedly forced their way into the house, while the remaining four stayed outside, monitoring activities. They robbed the home and left with chief Nitabia in his Sports Utility Vehicle. Continue...

I'm truly surprised by this. I mean, there have been reports and photos of the singer messing around with other women but I thought Paula was cool with it. The couple, who have been together for over 20 years and married for nine, announced their separation today to People magazine

'We will always love each other and be best friends, however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time,' they told People in a joint statement.

The 38 year old actress and Robin, 36, began dating when she was 18 and he was 16. They have a 3 year old son, Julian. Just recently Robin said of their relationship, "We're pretty sure we've loved each other for a few lives.". Anyone surprised by this separation? Kinda feel bad for them...

Photos: Paris Hilton steps out without underwear

The reality star, singer, socialite and fashion mogul wore this revealing Alon Livne bright pink cutout dress that left little to the imagination to her 33rd birthday party last week. While posing on the red carpet, the gown's high slits caused her to suffer a serious wardrobe malfunction, showing off part of her goodies...though some people think it was deliberate. See the photos after the cut. (Adults only!)

Fans blast Jeremiah Gyang after he reveals he's a Nasco Biscuit ambassador

Social media will not kill somebody with laugh...lol. What is wrong with being an ambassador for Nasco Biscuit? If you don't get any endorsement, people will yab you, you get small, dem still dey yab? Lol. Singer Jeremiah Gyang revealed two days ago that he's now an ambassador for Nasco Biscuit in Jos, and his fans went in. Oh dear! See their response to his announcement after the cut...

On Tuesday February 18th, members of the Actors' Guild of Nigeria paid a courtesy visit to President Jonathan at the State House, Abuja. Official photos from the visit have been released. Find plenty more after the cut...

Nigerian student, Godwin Ayogu, murdered in Ghana

A Nigerian student studying in Ghana has been found murdered. Godwin Ayogu (pictured above), a 300level student of Social Sciences at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana was killed by unknown person/s and his body dumped by the roadside.

Godwin, said to be in his early 20s, was last seen on Tuesday February 18th at the university. His body was found on Wednesday February 19th.

Australian TV star and former model Charlotte Dawson killed herself after receiving abuse from vicious trolls on Twitter just hours before she died. (left is the last pic of her which she posted on her Instagram page on Friday, a day before she killed herself)

Famed for TV shows such as 'Australia's Next Top Model, the New Zealand-born star, 47, had a history of depression.

She was found dead in her Sydney apartment on Saturday morning. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances. She had taken prescription tablets with wine and tweeted: 'you win' in a suicide note to her cyber tormentors. Continue...

Presidential Media Chat takes place today

There will be another presidential media chat today. Find the State House press release below

Another edition of the Presidential Media Chat will be broadcast live on the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Voice of Nigeria (VON) at 7pm today, Monday, February 24.

During the programme, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will, as usual, respond to questions from a panel of journalists and media executives on current national issues and developments.

All other radio and television stations in the country are urged to hook up to NTA and FRCN to relay the programme to their listeners and viewers.

Reuben Abati. Special Adviser to the President. (Media & Publicity)

Sunday, 23 February 2014

Phyno, Oritsefemi, Naeto C added to the Gidi Culture Festival lineup

Gidi Culture Festival today today announced that it has added Phyno, Oritse Femi and Naeto C to its already star-studded line up of artistes.

The much anticipated beach festival which is set to take place at Elegushi private beach on Sunday, 2nd March, 2014 will also see artistes such as Orezi, Chidinma, Dammy Krane and Emma Nyra take the stage. Continue...

Watch Arowolo burst into tears after he was sentenced to death

After he was sentence to death by hanging by an Ikeja High Court, sitting in Lagos State, Akolade Arowolo burst into tears and began to pray. Watch...

Barcelona Suffer Sociedad Nighmare

Real Sociedad 3-1 Barcelona: Messi strike not enough as Barca suffer Basque nightmare

Antoine Griezmann and David Zurutuza scored the winning goals for the hosts following Alex Song's own goal and the record-breaking Argentine's equaliser

Barcelona lost ground in the La Liga title race as they were shocked 3-1 by Real Sociedad on Saturday evening.

An Alex Song own-goal 10 minutes from half-time was quickly cancelled out by a Lionel Messi goal that saw the Argentine surpass Raul's tally for Real Madrid and become the Spanish top flight's third top scorer in history, but things took a turn for the worse after the break for the Catalans.

Article written by Reno Omokri, Special Assistant to President Jonathan on New Media. Find below

The recent suspension of the erstwhile Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has ignited a debate on Social Media and as has become typical with many pundits, the discourse has been dominated by sentiments rather than facts.

As Sanusi has indicated that he will be challenging his suspension in court, I will not make this piece about him and recent events surrounding him. Yes, I will cite some examples of double standards as regards the approach taken by some analysts, but in my view, the matter is now best left to the courts.

No Registration For Smuggled Vehicles - Automotive Council

Buyers of smuggled vehicles will not be nimble to register or license them for use gone effect from June, the National Automotive Council (NAC) has said.

This was contained in a upholding issued regarding Thursday in Abuja by the Director, Policy and Planning, Mr Luqman Mamudu, as regards behalf of the Director General of NAC, Mr Aminu Jalal.

The goings-on, according to the declaration, is share of provisions in the choice National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP) aimed at curbing vehicle smuggling in the country.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NAC was reacting to reports of looming crisis in the auto sector later concerns raised by the Freight Forwarders Association of Nigeria (FFAN).

FFAN was quoted by an online news medium as saw that the policy would stem the inflow of used vehicles into the country following dire upshot.

On Monday, February 17th, Nokia and Maggi hosted a Food + Photography event tagged Eat. Shoot. Repeat.

The event held at Nigeria's foremost cultural centre, Terra Kulture during the 2014 Social Media Week Lagos had guests feasted to a night of mouth-watering intercontinental dishes and classic cocktail, while sharing their stories of having a good meal with friends. Continue...

Hundreds have been tweeting not quite the field monster rocked by earthquake

The South West of Britain has been rocked by an earthquake this lunchtime.

Hundreds of people tweeted more or less the tremors and The British Geological Survey said it was investigating a quake centred re speaking north Devon.

The tremor believed to be 4.1 magnitude on the subject of the Richter scale and a BGS spokesman said: "It looks following there was an earthquake originating in north Devon at 13:21 therefore we are just analysing it."

Yesterday marks a bad day for the underworld group, a notorious group of thieves that torment the whole area of Adenike area of Ogbomoso Northth Local Government. Everyday is for the thief they say,one day is for the owner.

Yesterday was a bad day for Segun a.k.a Giant as he continued on his many robbery operations in the full student area,he was nabbed early yesterday morning.eye witness said he was caught 3 months ago and beaten to stupour however he was bailed at the police station.after which he embark on his vociferous act of robbery
and rape of unharmed victims.Segun until his arrest yesterday deals with the selling of marijuana,stealing of handset,laptops,all sort of electronic gadgets.he is not a student of the prestigious institution.
more pictures below

Friday, 21 February 2014

Beyonce wows in a glittering dress at the BRIT Awards + Full list of winners

Beyonce dazzled in a glittering long midnight blue Vrettos Vrettakos dress as she took to the stage at the BRIT Awards last night to perform her new song XO at London's O2 Arena. See photos of her getting into her private jet immediately after her performance plus full list of BRIT Awards winners after the cut...

The Basketmouth Uncensored Tour which kicked off in Port Harcourt hit the U.K over the Valentine weekend through 4 cities - Aberdeen, Manchester, Birmingham and finally London at the Indigo O2 Arena.

Tickets to the show were sold out a week before the concert date and even after launching standing tickets, they sold out in hours! The concert has gone down as the 1st African comedy or music show to be sold out completely in London.

Interestingly the ad campaign promoted Basketmouth as the only performing artist for the night (which many feared may affect turn out being that most shows are known to feature top music acts alongside comedy), but this was set-up as the traditional one-man stand up gig. He held the crowd down with a straight set of 2 hours, all brand new material.

The show is set to touch down in Lagos on the 4th of May 4th at the Eko Hotel & suites Convention Centre. Continue to see more photos after the cut...

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Dr. Reuben Abati, President Goodluck Jonathan's Media and Publicity Adviser, spoke on behalf of the President at a press conference, saying Mr. Sanusi was free to go to court and challenge Jonathan's decision.

Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been suspended from the office since today, following the order of President Goodluck Jonathan. His passport was subsequently confiscated by the officials of the State Security Service.

It was a night of glitz and glamour when HP Nigeria recently launched the HP Officejet Pro X series – the world’s fastest desktop printer which has earned a Guinness World Record title for unsurpassed speed at the Abora Hall, Eko Hotel and Suites. It was launched alongside new introductions in the HP Elite Portfolio powered by Windows 8 Pro. Continue...

Waje, Iyanya, PSquare, D'banj bag World Music awards nominations

Several Nigerian artistes including Waje, P-Sqaure, D'banj, Iyanya, Femi Kuti, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Dare Art Alade, Praiz, 2face Idibia and others bagged nominations in various categories in the 2014 World Music Awards. The World Music Awards rewards the best-selling music artistes from every continent. It is decided by votes. Iyanya leads the Nigerian nominees with 6 awards

Waje was nominated in four categories including Album of the Year and Female Artist of the Year. The 'I wish' songbird is enjoying some international attention off of her debut album. She was also nominated as African artist of the year in the Black Canadian awards a few days ago beside South African star Lira and Kardinal Offishall. See WMA Africa's nomination list after the cut...

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Australian TV star and former model Charlotte Dawson killed herself after receiving abuse from vicious trolls on Twitter just hours before she died. (left is the last pic of her which she posted on her Instagram page on Friday, a day before she killed herself)

Sunday, 23 February 2014

Real Sociedad 3-1 Barcelona: Messi strike not enough as Barca suffer Basque nightmare

Antoine Griezmann and David Zurutuza scored the winning goals for the hosts following Alex Song's own goal and the record-breaking Argentine's equaliser

Saturday, 22 February 2014

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Thursday, 20 February 2014