Friday 31 January 2014

Facebook Team Visit Konga.com’s Headquarters As Konga Wins CEAN Awards

In an obvious show of how fast-paced Konga.com is progressing as an emerging ecommerce powerhouse in Nigeria and Africa at large, a 12 member team of the social media giant, Facebook.com, paid a courtesy visit to Konga.com offices on the 28th January, 2014.

Leading the delegation of social media gurus, Nichola Mendelsohn; Head of Facebook, Europe, Middle East and Africa, met and addressed the Konga leadership and Marketing team, where she highlighted the role and importance of Konga as a success story with a reputation that has gone beyond local shores but quickly gaining traction around Africa despite having only being in existence for less than 2 years. Continue...

Meet Amiyah the boy who transformed in to a girl

Earlier today, Amiyah shared a photo of herself as a boy on her instagram page (the one above). You will hardly believe she was a boy from the way she looks now. See his...o sorry her recent photos after the cut...

Maheeda shares new raunchy photos

The gospel singer who just recently released her musial video shared these pics. See another pic when you continue. 18+ please...

Actress Nse Ikpe Etim gets nude in new movie

Nse Ikpe Etim Sule pictured above showing off her naked back in a new movie titled Devil In The Detail shot in Ghana and produced by Shirley Frimpong and Ken Attoh. It will be out February 14.

Nse currently lives in the UK with her husband but returns to Nigeria and Ghana frequently for work. More photos from the movie + trailer after the cut...

Wande Coal finally reveals he has a five year old son

In a new interview with P.M News, Wande Coal reveals he has a secret love child who is 5 years old.
"Nobody is going to surprise me anymore. Let me then announce to the whole world that I already have a five-year old son. I had the boy since 2008 before I released my debut album,‘Mushin 2 Mo’Hits’. I have been keeping it secret ever since then but think it’s high time people should know,” Wande Coal tells P.M.News.

Photo: Man accuses Chinese boss of brutality in Ogun state

According to a report by Punch, a 40 year old man is accusing his Chinese boss and his cousin of brutalizing him. Full report below...
A newly hired employee of a Chinese firm based in the Sagamu area of Ogun State has accused his Chinese boss, Mike Jackson, of brutality.

The victim, Adeleke Owolabi, told Punch Metro that Mike and his cousin, Tony Jackson, brutalised him during an argument in Mike’s office.

Owolabi said he had just been hired by Mike to be a marketer in the northern part of the country.

Man on trial for rape for refusing to wear a condom during sex

30 year old Imomotimi Wilson (pictured left) is on trial for rape for refusing to wear a condom on the third time he had sex with a woman during a one night stand. Read full story below, culled from Daily Mail
A man on trial for rape for allegedly refusing to wear a condom on the third time he had sex with a woman in a one-night stand has told the jury it was 100 per cent consensual.

Imomotimi Wilson, 30, met his alleged victim in a pub and she agreed to go back to his house but told him she would only have sex if he used protection.

They had consensual sex twice but on the third occasion claims that Wilson failed to use a condom.

The woman, a 40-year-old, said Wilson treated her 'like a piece of meat' as the alleged attack took place. She said he held her hands over her head and told her 'if you love me you'll do it' before raping her for 15-20 seconds.

Why women in entertainment industry find it difficult to get married - Uti Nwachukwu

During a discussion with Dolapo Oni, Bolanle Olukanni and Michelle Dede on the Boy & Girl Talk Marriage section on Moments With Mo show, Big Brother star Uti Nwachukwu said the reason why he and most men can't marry women in the Nigerian entertainment industry is because the women sleep around with big men and they know it.
"Most celebrity women in the entertainment industry have had to sleep with one big man or the other to have the comfortable life they live. Its common knowledge".
He said whenever he hangs out with his friends and they talk about getting married to actresses, that most times the men say never because they've met these actresses in private places with these big men.

Ondo state Immigration Service nab baby factory operators (Photos)

An alleged baby factor syndicate operated by a couple, Mr and Mrs Abiodun Ogundeji operating in Ilutuntun, Okitipupa Local Government area of Ondo State was on Wednesday Jan 29th busted by the men of the Ondo state Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service.

Acting on a tip from the Force headquarters Abuja as well as the Imo state command, the Controller General of the state command, Musa Hassan, said the baby factory had been running for 5years. 21 people including the couple running the factory, pregnant women as well as some nursing mothers were arrested in the building.

Beyonce to be studied as a course in the University

She has joined other celebrities including Oprah and husband Jay Z, (who has a Georgetown University sociology course named after him), who are studied in the University. The course is called Politicizing Beyonce and can be taken at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

The University’s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies will be exploring the social & cultural significance of the songstress’s music and image.

The course will allow fans to explore Beyonce's alter ego Sasha Fierce, and debate the extent of control she has over her own image. They will also debate whether her red hot persona is an outlet of female sexual empowerment or merely complying with western gender stereotypes.
"This isn’t a course about Beyonce’s political engagement or how many times she performed during President Obama’s inauguration weekend. She certainly pushes boundaries. While other artists are simply releasing music, she’s creating a grand narrative around her life, her career, and her persona.’ Kevin Allred, the person in charge of the course at Rutgers University said

Michael Schumacher 'responding to instructions' as doctors try to bring him out of coma

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has been in an artificially induced coma since he fell and hit his head while skiing in French Alps on Sunday Dec. 29th. But according to new reports, he is 'responding to instructions' as doctors slowly bring him out of his coma.

His manager said Michael's medical team are reducing his sedation in an attempt to wake him up
"Michael's sedation is being reduced in order to allow the start of the waking up process which may take a long time,' Schumacher's manager, Sabine Kehm, said in a statement
It's also being reported that Schumacher is 'responding to simple instructions'. He reportedly blinked his eyes during tests on his brain. May God help him.

Lami Phillips and Burna Boy covers February issue of Complete Fashion

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Complete Fashion magazine February issue is out and it features music stars Burna Boy and Lami Phillips.

Pics: Meet Nollywood actress Shan George's grown up sons

Actress Shan George has two sons but who knew they were this grown up? The twice married 45 year old actress pictured above with her sons, 27 year old Delnoi (pictured left) and 25 year old Jaga pictured right. The young men are both graduates of University of East London. Jaga is a Hip Hop musician. See more photos after the cut...

Rihanna and Shakira's steamy new music video is out! (Watch)

Rihanna and Shakira have unveiled the video for their single 'Can’t Remember to Forget You,' and when two of the world's sexiest women collaborate, what do you expect? Skimpy outfits, naked embrace, dramatic hair flips and a near-kiss.

The songbirds really showed themselves in the saucy video and tried to outdo each other. Watch it after the cut and tell us who you think really rocked the video. I choose Shakira, nobody does the hip movement like her. Enjoy...

Mercy Johnson and Rukky Sanda visit iROKOtv HQ (Photos)

Mercy Johnson and Rukky Sanda paid a surprise visit to the iROKOtv team at their Lagos offices in Anthony Village on Wednesday January 29th. Everyone was overjoyed to meet and spend time with the actresses, as well as show them around the beautiful new office space, recently acquired by the company. More photos after the cut...

Thursday 30 January 2014

Photos from Veteran actor Jide Kosoko 60th birthday party and lecture

Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko turned 60 on Jan. 12 and to celebrate the iconic actor, Best of Nollywood organized a lecture and a birthday party to celebrate him. The birthday party held last night at Troy Lounge in Ogba. See more photos after the cut...

Children recreate celeb looks at the 2014 Grammy Awards

Pint-sized models recreate celeb looks at the 2014 Grammy Awards. It's the work of photographer Tricia Messeroux for her yearly ToddleWood project. More photos after the cut...

Pics: Pres. Goodluck Jonathan at the 22nd session of the AU summit

President Goodluck Jonathan pictured at the ongoing opening ceremony of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. More photos after the cut...

Nigerian gay pastor Rev. Jide Macaulay writes about acceptance

Reverend Rowland Jide Macaulay used to run a secret gay church in Ojodu Berger Lagos called House of Rainbow Fellowship. He relocated abroad some years back after a major newspaper did a story on his homosexual church and he started to get threats. He's still running his gay church in the UK and has been speaking out publicly against the recently passed anti-gay law in Nigeria.

Rev. Jide Macaulay recently penned an emotional article about being rejected by his father (pictured above with him) when he came out as a homosexual in 1994 and his acceptance of his lifestyle many years later. See the article after the cut...

Toke Makinwa celebrates 2 weeks wedding anniversary with romantic message to husband on instagram

The newly married OAP posted this pic above on her instagram page few hours ago and wrote...
"It was 2weeks yesterday and I still can't believe it happened. Love is such a precious gift from God and you haven't truly lived until you have loved. I am one lucky girl, God gave me my best friend, my partner, the "yang" to my YIN, and my Fav person in the world. We are soooooooo different but somehow our differences are so little in comparison to the acceptance we have of each other. This guy accepts me for who I am. He understands and listens to me. Never one to judge, a gentle heart and after all is said and done, thru the years and thru everything we have been thru, I will do it all again with you. I can confidently say I love you more than I did yesterday and our journey, our experiences what we have learnt was all for a time as this. Sometimes you might be what that person needs to see life differently, I am loving every minute of this new journey. Love you Mr A #darkchild #loveletter #romanticist #family.

Dencia threatens to sue any media platforms that claims Whitenicious gives cancer

Dencia has said many times that her skincare product Whitenicious isn't a bleaching cream but for dark spots, hyper pigmentation and for other little parts of the body. She took to Twitter to lash out and warn media platforms that insists it's a bleaching cream that can cause cancer.

Nollywood actress Thelma O'khaz considering a nose job

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Who can help her....lol.

Pope Francis covers Rolling Stone magazine February issue

The Pope has been on the cover of TIME magazine and now Rolling Stone. He's the first pontiff to grace the cover of Rolling Stone. He's on the cover of the music magazine's Feb. 13 issue as part of an in-depth profile entitled "The Times They Are A-Changin'.

Wednesday 29 January 2014

Beyonce shares adorable family photos

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Beyonce shares beautiful photos of herself, Jay Z and their daughter Blue Ivy on her personal blog. More photos after the cut...

Lesbian daughter of Hong Kong billionaire writes him an open letter

Last week, Hong Kong billionaire, Cecil Chao, 77, was in the news after he reportedly doubled his reward ($130million) for any man who would woo his daughter (pictured left) away from her lesbian lover, marry her and give him grandchildren (If you missed the story, read it here)

The daughter, Gigi Chao, 34, who is already married to her partner Sean Eav & resides in France has written an open letter to her father asking for him to come to terms with the fact that she is a lesbian.

The letter was published today in Chinese newspaper, South China Morning Post. Find it after the cut

Nigeria's online retailers Konga and Jumia at war

Online retailers Konga and Jumia are at war! The fight is so serious that Konga is considering taking legal action against the owners of Jumia. Konga is alleging that Rocket Internet, parent company of Jumia has hijacked all look alike name to Konga.com and registered it to divert traffic to their own site, Jumia.com.

Rocket Internet registered Konga.cd for Cote D’Ivoire, Konga.cm for Cameroun, Konga.ly for Libya, Konga.mu for Mauritius and Konga.ma for Morocco. Others include: Konga.mw for Malawi, Konga.sc for Seychelles, Konga.sh for Saint Helena, Konga.co.ke for Kenya and Konga.co.za for SA.

What this means is that if Konga decides to set up shop in any of these countries, Rocket Internet has effectively deprived them of the benefit of domain localisation.

Eleven PDP Senators defect to APC

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, eleven PDP senators have defected to the All Progressive Congress APC. A formal letter to this effect has been handed to the Senate President, David Mark, and would be read to the general house this afternoon.

The defected senators are:
Senator Bukola Saraki-Kwara Central.
Senator Umaru Dahiru-Sokoto South
Senator Magnus Ngei Abe -Rivers South-East
Senator Wilson Asinobi Ake-Rivers  West
Sen. Bindawa Muhammed Jibrilla-Adamawa North
 Sen. Mohammed Danjuma Goje-Gombe central
Sen. Aisha Jummai Alhassan-Taraba North
Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume-Borno South
Senator Mohammed Shaba Lafiaji-Kwara North
Sen. Abdulahi Adamu-Nasarawa West
Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir-Sokoto East

President Goodluck Jonathan seeks death penalty for cyber crime

President Goodluck Jonathan is seeking the death penalty for any person who is found guilty of hacking into Criminal National Information Infrastructure or any computer network that would lead to loss of lives

The bill which is called the Cyber Crime bill 2013 and currently before the House of Reps, seeks to address all forms of criminality within the cyberspace and also proposes a life sentence for anyone who uses any computer network to carry out terrorism acts. In a case where there is no loss of life but the offender causes grave bodily harm, the bill recommends a prison term of not less than 15months.

A 10 year jail term or a fine of N20million or both is been proposed for anyone who engages in child pornography..

The bill defines Critical National Information Infrastructure as 'certain computer systems, networks information infrastructure vital to the national security of Nigeria or the economy & social well-being of its citizen'.

Photos: IG of Police son living the life. See his watch collection & cars

Jamil Abubakar is the first son of the current Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar. He is a Kingston University-trained Computing Information Systems and Multimedia graduate and is currently a pilot with Elite Airwings. See his fast cars, wristwatch collection and more after the cut...

D’banj pictured with Olusegun Obasanjo

The ex-president and D’banj just landed in Addis Ababa to attend the AU Summit which will begin on Thursday, 30th of January, 2014.

Kanye West gives man he beat up in Beverly Hills with $250,000

You get rough handled by Kanye West and receive $250,000 (N40m). According to TMZ, Kanye has settled the man he beat up in the waiting room of a Beverly Hills chiropractor with more than $250k.
The young man who allegedly hurled racial epithets at Kim earlier this month has agreed to the civil settlement and now feels satisfied enough that he does not want to go forward with a criminal prosecution. Law enforcement sources tell us ... the D.A. has not decided whether to charge Kanye with battery. The reality is ... there's almost no chance of that happening.  First, the D.A. now has an uncooperative victim. Second, the victim's alleged racial epithets will not sit well with the jury. And there are probably lots of Kanye fans in the jury pool. We're told during the settlement negotiations the victim's demand soared to the upper 6 figures, so $250K is just a fraction.We called Kanye's civil lawyer, Shawn Holley for comment ... but we got nothin'.Nevertheless ... we're calling it case closed." TMZ reports

I never cheated on 9ice' - Toni Payne

Four years after her 2010 separation from singer 9ice amidst cheating rumours, publicist and spoken word artist Toni Payne has finally addressed the rumours that has followed her for years. Toni & 9ice got married on July 17th 2008 and by January 2010, a year and a half later, the marriage was over. There were several reports at the time that she was caught cheating. 9ice actually started the cheating rumours by making a song where he said his woman cheated on him with a friend. People assumed he was referring to his wife and a rapper friend, who he later seriously quarreled with in the media

In a post on her blog yesterday, Toni said she never cheated on her ex-husband. Her words below...
To those who still believe I cheated on my ex. I am sorry to disappoint you, I never cheated on my ex hubby. Its not who I am, it will never be who I am. Tell yourself 1 million times, Toni Payne cheated, it will never make it true. Nobody caught me in any lie, or in any bad situation, nobody slept with anyone he was close to. Yall need to put a full stop to that bullshit. Its old!. Sometimes, men want their freedom, and the fact is you cant force them to stay. Same goes for women. Everyone wont have a perfect relationship, not everyone will stay married forever, we can only aspire to. Even those that have been married 10 years and are busy judging others, do you know your tomorrow? naaaa you sure don’t so curb it abeg. We can only pray, work, and hope for a good union.

Pics: Actress Chika Ike's 2014 calendar

 See more photos after the cut...

Queen Elizabeth II down to her last million due to overspending

According to new reports, the Queen of England is down to her last $1.6m in reserves after royal overspending. She was once the richest woman in the world (in the 80s) and in 2010 Forbes mag estimated her net worth at around $450 million and now she's broke? Nah!! Read the report below..

From Eonline
Perhaps Queen Elizabeth II could learn something from her thrifty granddaughter-in-law Kate Middleton. The 87-year-old monarch has been overspending the royal family's famous fortune, according to a report published by the Commons Public Accounts Committee on Monday, Jan. 27.

Following her courtiers' advice, Her Majesty the Queen's reserve fund has fallen from £35 million ($58 million) in 2001 to just £1 million ($1.6 million) in 2014. The report states the royal family is "spending above their means and dipping into the reserves...the balance now stands at an all-time low."

Tuesday 28 January 2014

Meet Uche Odikanwa: Nollywood actor, model and dancer

His names is Uche Odikanwa but please feel free to call him Blackknight. He's a model, actor, dancer and star of the first Gulder Ultimate Search ,GUS 1 (Snake Island).

Uche is an MBA graduate from the University College Dublin. He's in his 30s and very passionate about fitness. He exercises about four or five times a week. More photos after the cut...

Did y'all know Beyonce suffered wardrobe malfunction on Grammy night?

Queen Bey suffered serious wardrobe malfunctions on stage at the Grammys on Sunday night and y'all didn't even notice. Lol
First her top slipped down exposing black pasties then something else slipped out. Oh dear! Continue to see it but 18+ only...

Cute photo of Peter Okoye and daughter, Aliona

A cute photo of Peter Okoye looking after his daughter while mom shops. See another pic of Aliona with both her parents after the cut...

Nasir El-Rufai canvass for young people to join APC

We hear...