Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Nigerian conman jailed 3+years for duping 81yr old pensioner in the UK


40 year old Nigerian man Chris Chidi Dinneya (pictured above) has been jailed for three and a half years for duping an 81 year old pensioner from Cambridge of £300,000 out of his life savings. Dinneya told the old man, who was not named publicly, that he had won the Spanish Lottery and the victim believed that he was set to receive a large payout that he continued to pay even after police launched an investigation. 

Police and a County Council were forced to apply for a court order to take control of the elderly victim's bank accounts to prevent him from sending more cash to the fraudster.

A number of the payments was traced to Dinneya who was promptly arrested. He was convicted on money laundering charges and jailed for a total of three-and-a-half years on March 4.

Aliko Dangote ready to redeem $1million promise to Super Eagles


Billionaire business man Aliko Dangote says he is ready to redeem his promise of awarding $1m to the Super Eagles for winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations last year in South Africa. He said this a few days after goal keeper and Super Eagles vice-captain Vincent Enyeama begged him and others who pledged various things to the team to fulfill their promises.
"We understand the busy schedule of Alhaji Dangote, we are just asking his aides to help remind him of the promise to us. It’s just a reminder to patriots who are very busy and may not have been prompted after they made their pledges, because the players are determined to bring more honours to fatherland at the forthcoming World Cup” Enyeama said

Phones of passengers on missing plane still ringing, relatives claim


This Malaysian plane disappearance has to be the most mysterious incident that has happened in recent history. Late yesterday, relatives of some of the passengers on board the vanished aircraft who are lodged in a hotel, claimed they were still able to call the cellphones of their missing loved ones.

Washington Post reports that some relatives said that they were getting ring tones and could see them active online through a Chinese instant messenger service called QQ. One man in particular claimed he could see that the QQ account of his brother-in-law showed him as online, but when he sends a message, he gets no reply. The calls have also not been picked up. This is scary!

Fear of Boko Haram: 250 female students of FGGC relocated


Over 250 female students of the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Monguno in Borno State have been relocated to another school in Maiduguri following recent attacks on public schools in the North by Boko Haram members.

The Principal of FGGC Maiduguri told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri yesterday that the students were relocated last week

“The students started coming on March 3, shortly after the mass transfer, they are still coming. As at this morning (Monday), we have about 225 students. But I believe by now the figure will have risen to 250.
“We have already accommodated them in our hostels, especially where we had vacant rooms. Since they are all girls, we have identified an unoccupied three bed-room bungalow for possible conversion into a hostel accommodation for them if their number increases. They were transferred with 70% of their teachers, who have also started reporting for duty,” The principal said.

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Monalisa Chinda stunning in April by Kunbi dress at movie premiere

Actress Monalisa Chinda looking stunning in a dress by April by Kunbi at the premiere of Emem Isong's latest movie 'Apaye' which took place on Friday March 7th, 2014 at the Silverbird Galleria. Continue to see more photos from the movie premiere...

Pics: Pres. Jonathan at 2nd Niger Bridge groundbreaking ceremony


President Jonathan today March 10th performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge. The bridge which would cost N117.8 billion is expected to be completed within 48months. The 1st Niger bridge was built in 1965. Continue to see more photos...

Rihanna follows Drake to Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels and London


Rihanna is officially following Drake around on the European leg of the Would You Like a Tour tour. She's been spotted at his shows in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and having dinner with him after his concerts. Over the weekend, the couple who have refused to confirm they are dating, were spotted having dinner at Nobu restaurant in London.

Drake also recently posted a picture on Instagram wearing the same shirt Rihanna wore to one of his shows in Brussels. See the pics after the cut....

Photos: Ngozi Nwosu & Ibinabo Fiberesima boogie at Celeb Praise Night


AGN president Ibinabo Fiberesima and actress Ngozi Nwosu pictured dancing and praising at Celebrity Praise Night which took place last Sunday March 2nd. The event is a night designed for people in the entertainment industry to gather and pray against sudden death,illnesses etc. Lagos State First Lady, Monalisa Chinda, Segun Arinze, DJ Jimmy Jatt, OJB and his wives, Grace Amah and a few other celebs attended the event. Continue to see more photos...

Did Genevieve Nnaji ever say Van Vicker doesn't know how to act?


In a recent interview with Nigerian Tribune, the Ghanaian actor addressed something Genevieve Nnaji allegedly said, that he's not a good actor. I doubt Genevieve would said this openly but read Van Vinker's response below...
I read the article but I wasn’t bothered about it because that was her opinion, and she is entitled to it. I never responded to it, and I don’t think I will. Nevertheless, I don’t have any ill feelings towards her. Now, whether her opinion has changed or is still the same, it doesn’t make much of a difference to me, because I know I am a fantastic actor and I am doing what I am doing with passion. I am enjoying it and I'm making the best I can of it.
Having said that, if I am given a job to do and she is involved, I would do the job. I won’t say because she said this, I won’t do the job.
If I meet her at a function or on a movie shoot, I’ll ask her; but I won’t do it through the media. Some of these things people write in the papers or on the blogs are not even true; it’s possible they twisted her words. They do it to me all the time, so it’s possible they did that to her. But when I meet her personally, I will ask her if she did say that. And if she did, the conversation will continue, as to why she said it and how she said it"

Monday, 10 March 2014

KCee appointed Peace Ambassador by Patience Jonathan


The association of African first ladies, the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) has honored singer KCee as a peace ambassador. The award was conferred on him by Dame Patience Jonathan, who is the body’s president. Congrats to him...if that means something. See more photos after the cut


 


According to reports, 50 gunmen who arrived in 7 buses attempted to attack Enugu State Government House in the early hours of Saturday March 8th but didn't succeed as security personnel attached to the Government House engaged them in a shoot out, preventing them from gaining entry.
One gunman was killed and three others arrested in the shootout that lasted till 4:30am but no security personnel was killed or injured, this is according to the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sullivan Chime, Mr. Chukwudi Achife, who confirmed the incident.
“They carried flags with different inscriptions and insignia belonging to some secret cults. They told the security men to open the gate claiming that they were at the government house on a protest. Sensing that there was danger, the security operatives rushed out only to see many of them with machetes, giving orders to their members to move into the government house."

Eto's poses like an old man to make fun of age falsification story


After scoring a goal against Spurs at yesterday's match, Chelsea footballer Samuel Eto'o celebrated the goal by posing as an old man, (pictured above) making fun of recent reports that he's closer to 40 than the 32 he's claiming. He also showed that he bears no hard feelings to his coach Jose Mourinho who was caught on camera saying he believes the Cameroonian striker is 35 and not 32.
"I didn’t suggest the celebration but I knew about it. We thought it was good because the best way to defuse the situation is to make fun of it." Jose Mourinho said of the pose

Atiku Abubakar shares wedding pic as he talks about women equality

In honour of Womens Day 2014, which was yesterday March 8th, former VP Atiku Abubakar shared his stand on equality between men and women with a rare glimpse into his personal life. He also shared a pic of his wedding day (above). See more tweets after the cut...

All the Glitz & Glam: Official photos from 2014 AMVCAs

The 2014 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards held last night in Lagos and it was a colourful and glamorous event. See all the fun and red carpet photos after the cut...

Sunday, 9 March 2014

'Our president..Barraco Barner' - British girl's tweet sparks worldwide Twitter ridicule

When 20 year old British beautician Gemma Worrall (pictured above) realised relations between Russia and Ukraine were at crisis point, she decided to share her feelings on Twitter and without pausing to check her facts, or her spelling, Gemma wrote: 'If barraco barner is our president, why is he getting involved with Russia, scary.' Lol.

Within hours, Gemma was trending in countries around the world as her message was retweeted over 6,000 times.

By the time she had realised her mistakes, and deleted the tweet, it had already been screengrabbed and shown on television programmes in Australia and Belgium, among others....

Barcelona title hopes now in terminal decline

Tata's all folks: Barcelona title hopes now in terminal decline  
The defending Liga champions have been in poor form throughout 2014 and, after a meek defeat at Valladolid, the title will now be contested by the teams from Madrid
Last weekend the Spanish title race seemed to have swung decisively back in the favour of Barcelona. A win at home against Almeria as routine as could be expected was preceded by a draw in the Madrid derby that did neither Real nor Atletico any favours. It's a very different picture this weekend as Barca, in as meek a fashion imaginable, had their grip on La Liga's trophy loosened as a result of a 1-0 defeat by Real Valladolid.

Photos: Celebrities at AMVCA 2014

Will bring official photos and full list of winners later but for now check out what some celebs wore to the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards happening tonight. Rita Dominic, Mercy Aigbe and Uche Jombo pictured above. Continue to see more photos...

Presidency defends Abacha’s Centenary Award honour

President Jonathan's spokesman Reuben Abati has explained why late military dictator Gen. Sani Abacha was given the controversial Centenary Award, saying that the government was in no way supporting corrupt practices...
"This (award) does not in any means translate to supporting sharp practices or corrupt practices. It is important to make the clear distinction in this regard.
I think it is important to make the necessary distinction here. The centenary award, like every award, has its own criteria. That centenary award was in relation to the amalgamation, the national unity, the history of Nigeria and the roles played by certain individuals.
The centenary award was not a test of sainthood. In giving the award to the former Head of State, Gen. Abacha, the committee in charge made it very clear that the award in the category in which the former Head of State appeared was awarded with regard to the contributions of those individuals in keeping Nigeria together."...

Kim & Kanye pre-nup: Kim to get $1m for each year they are married



 Kim Kardashian will get $1million for each year she stays married to Kanye West, this is according to their pre-nup agreement which is in the final stages, Radar Online reports...

"The entire process for the prenup for Kim and Kanye has been extremely easy, and relatively drama free. Kanye didn’t even think the couple needed a prenup, and was ready to give Kim carte blanche to all of his financial assets. Yes, he loves Kim that much. There is a huge difference from Kim’s prenup with Kris Humphries… the preparation of their agreement went on for several months. It was long and tedious.” a source told Radar Online

Saturday, 8 March 2014

Terrorists' Human Butcher Apprehended by Nigerian Security Forces

Nigerian security forces operating with the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) yesterday repelled a dusk attack by terrorists in their bid to overrun markets in communities in the outskirts of Monguno and NNPC at New Marte, Borno State along Chadian border, this is according to a press release from the Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence.
According to the Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, over 50 assorted brands of grenades and 11 AK 47 rifles were recovered from the fleeing terrorists. Continue...

Update on torture of Ejigbo2: Faces of wanted suspects unveiled

These are the faces of 2 of the men who tortured three women for stealing pepper in the Ejigbo area of Lagos sometime last year. One of the women later died from her injuries. Here's a press release from The Force Headquarters, Abuja...

APC leader got N84billion contract under ex-CBN Gov Sanusi – PDP

PDP is claiming that an APC leader got a contract worth N84billion from recently suspended CBN governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and that is why APC what pained when Sanusi was removed.

Find the Punch report below...

Photos From The House Of Nwocha Fashion Presentation

Munachi Abii, Damilola Adegbite, Ugonna Umeruo, and Toke Makinwa at House of Nwocha new collection presentation that took place last Sunday in Lagos. Continue to see more photos...

Blue Ivy sings along with mama Bey during Grammy rehearsals

Video of Beyonce rehearsing Drunk in Love with her choreographer for the 2014 Grammy Awards just turned up online and her daughter Blue Ivy can be heard off camera singing along with her mom 'surfboard...surfboard". And when Beyonce said 'Hi Blue Blue', the two year old replied 'Hi Mommy. See the cute video after the cut...

Friday, 7 March 2014

AGN president Ibinabo Fiberesima set to visit Borno & Yobe states



 Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) president Ibinabo Fiberesima is set to visit Borno and Yobe states to commiserate with families of victims of Boko Haram and deliver relief material to those affected by the recent bloody attacks.