Thursday 27 November 2014

Rich Chinese man builds free flats for poor people in the town where he grew up

A 54 year old Chinese businessman Xiong Shuihua did something amazing for the community where he grew up in Xinyu, Southern China. He paid to bulldoze all the wooden huts in the area then spent millions replacing them with an estate of luxury flats for the residents.

In total, he housed 72 families to repay them for their kindness towards him while he was growing up. He's also giving villas costing about £4m pounds to another 18 families who were particularly kind to him. In addition, elderly and low paid residents will also be given three meals a day for free.

Al Jazeera investigation of fake doctors leads to three arrests in Delta state

African journalists, Nigeria's Rosemary Nwaebuni and Ghana's Anas Arameyaw go undercover to expose fake doctors in Delta State, leading to three arrests. Read the full story and watch the 25-minute documentary below...
In this week’s episode of Africa Investigates, Anas Arameyaw Anas and Rosemary Nwaebuni go undercover with secret cameras to expose fake doctors in Delta State, leading to three on-camera arrests.
Nigerian law forbids abortions, except in cases where the patient’s life is in danger. Despite this, Nigeria’s Fake Doctors shows Rosemary, who is not even pregnant, twice being offered abortion services from unlicensed practitioners.

2face, Mario, Shina Peters, Ice Prince, others Light Up Pepsi Co-Sponsored Corporate Elite

It was fun and excitement at the eight edition of Corporate Elite every musical concert in Lagos as over 5,000 guests who stormed the conventions Expo Centre of Eko Hotel partied till early hours of morning. Lagos confirmed her status as the entertainment hub of Africa, as the crème de la crème of global entertainment trouped in numbers to be part of the international annual music festival.

Tonto Dikeh shares a photo of her kissing her man, then calls out a former friend

Tonto Dikeh this evening shared this photo of herself kissing her man but showed just a bit of his face. She said she's being careful not to expose her new man because she'd had friends in the past who slept with her man. When a fan asked Tonto if she was referring to Tiannah...Tonto Dikeh said yes. See that after the cut...

Kanye West ditching music for fashion?

There are rumours Kanye West is ditching for fashion

A source tells Page Six
"Kanye West is coming to the conclusion that there are bigger bucks in fashion than in music. After his next [collaboration] with Paul McCartney comes out, he’s going to step away from music and concentrate on clothing,"
"He got a $15 million signing bonus from Adidas, but his line has been pushed back four times because he hasn’t had enough time to work on it.”

Karrueche Tran announces that she's single again

Guess the MediaTakeOut report is true. Hope she doesn't go back to Chris, because this is not the first time he's cheated...

OPEC Presidency: Reuben Abati congratulates Dieziani Alison-Madueke

Big congrats to her!

Senate responds to corruption allegations by former president Obasanjo

The senate has reacted to the corruption allegations leveled against it by the former Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo while at a book launch yesterday in Abuja. In a statement released and signed by its spokesman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe today, the senate frowned at the allegations that they used their oversight function to extort money, stating that the oversight functions of the senate was the initiative of the former president. The statement reads in part;
"Ex- President Obasanjo for the avoidance of doubt, was the initiator of the constituency project in the year 2000 as a means of ensuring that projects were fairly spread across the country using the Senatorial zones as the spring board.

Photos from Actress Tonto Dikeh's foundation press conference

Actress and singer Tonto Dikeh is launching her foundation, The Tonto Dikeh Foundation, soon and held a press conference yesterday to let people know what it's about.

According to what she said yesterday, the non-governmental organization will partner with schools, hospitals, Motherless babies homes clinics, therapeutic counsellors, mosques, churches, government ministries, government agencies and well meaning Nigerians and other NGOs, Charity foundations who wants to make positive impact in our country. See photos from the press conference after the cut...

Actress Rukky Sanda lovely in chic ensemble

Lovely look...

Photos: President Obama's daughters are growing up really beautiful

16 year old Malia and 13 year old Sasha Obama looked all grown and beautiful as they stood next to their father, President Barrack Obama, as he pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey at the White House yesterday November 26th. See more pics after the cut...

10 soldiers, 35 hunters killed in road explosion in Adamawa state

No fewer than10 soldiers and 35 hunters were this evening 6pm killed after a bomb planted along the Mararaba road near Mubi in Adamawa state went off. The soldiers and hunters were on a routine patrol of the area around 6pm when the bomb went off. It killed the soldiers and the hunters instantly

A senior security officer who confirmed the report to Sahara Reporters, said the military was aware of the attack but is not yet certain on the number of casualties.

Ex-beauty queen Munachi Abii sexy in skirt & crop top at NMVA event

Munachi Abii looked lovely in a tight skirt and crop top as she attended the Nigeria Music Video Awards which held last night at Eko Hotel.

Photos: Governor Rauf Aregbesola's 2nd-term inauguration

Here are pics from the second term inauguration ceremony of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State which held at the Osogbo Township Stadium this morning. Aregbesola was re-elected Governor of the state in August 2014. See more photos after the cut...

Chris Brown gets exposed by a girl he slept with

This is a MediaTakeOut blockbuster...and it's very interesting. Lol. Read below...
"Chris Brown got caught last weekend . . . freaking off a thot - after leaving the Supperclub in Los Angeles. In the below video, you see Chris asking his cousin ROC two exotical girls to come back to his house. Later in the video, around 2:30, you see Chris making sure the exoticals know his address.
Well Breezy got what he wanted . . . and so did one of the thots. One of the girls that was invited back to his house, either the ones from the video - or a different thot - exposed Chris for the cheater that he is. Cause she f*cked Chris to sleep, and then posted a pic of him sleeping on her friends Instagram page.

New Video: Ice Prince Zamani - That Could Be Us

Rapper Ice Prince releases stunning visuals to his current hit single 'That Could Be Us', produced by ace producer Legendary Beat. Video shot in South Africa & directed by Uprooted Media

National Assembly drama: Senate sets up panel to probe IG of Police

The IG of Police Sulaiman Abba was invited by the House yesterday to explain why his men invaded the National Assembly last week Thursday but after the meeting abruptly ended over the IG's refusal to properly address Speaker Tambuwal, the Senate has now set up a committee to probe IGP Abba and other policemen involved in the siege.

A seven-member committee has been set up to probe the action of the police on that day and the committee have been given seven days to have those behind it brought to book.

Yakata Sales has begun on Konga

The Yakata sale on one of Nigeria’s largest online malls Konga.com has begun! It’s happening at the moment! Yakata is the major event that the online shopping scene has been building up to all year! It is Konga’s version of the Black Friday Sales.

The Sales kicked off today and would be on for another four days! All you need to do is visit the
 Konga website and shop for items at incredibly discounted rates.

Dieziani Alison-Madueke elected first female president of OPEC

Nigeria's Minister of Petroleum, Dieziani Alison-Madueke has been elected the first female president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). She was elected today at the ongoing 166th General Meeting of the body in Vienna, Austria.

She replaces former president of OPEC, Libyan Vice Prime Minister for Corporations, Abdourhman Atahar-Ahirish. She was elected for one year and is expected to immediately resume office.

FG to buy N9.2bn cooking stoves for rural women

The Federal Executive Council yesterday approved the purchase of N9.2bn worth of cooking stoves and ‘wonder bags’ for rural women under the National Clean Cooking Scheme.

Speaking with state house correspondence after the FEC meeting, the Supervising Minister of Information, Dr. Nurudeen Muhammed said the scheme which is a federal government initiative, is geared towards reducing the use of firewood among rural women in Nigeria.
"The National Clean Cooking Scheme is an aggressive drive to engender clean cooking culture amongst the poor rural women, to reduce and possibly eliminate cooking with solid fossil which is detrimental to health. The scheme is expected to provide 20 million clean stoves over a five-year period at the rate of four million stoves per annum, which will be distributed free of charge. It will also reduce incessant felling of trees, which exposes the country to ecological problems” he said.

Cricketer who threw ball that killed Phil Hughes leaves hospital in tears

22 year old Bowler Sean Abbott, whose bouncer hit Philip Hughes in a freak accident on November 25th pictured above being comforted as he left St Vincent's Hospital today after the 25 year old was confirmed dead.

Sean is said to be inconsolable, though he's getting a lot of support from family, friends and fans of late Philip Hughes. Nobody blames him for his death. See more pics after the cut...

Ready…Set…Go! Jumia Black Friday is tomorrow!

The count-down to the Jumia Black Friday is nearly over! Jumia is ready to give you the best discounts anywhere in Nigeria. The past couple of weeks have built up to this moment, the wait is over, the time is here; the Jumia Black Friday starts at Midnight.

At midnight you can start shopping for spectacular items at unbelievable prices. Jumia Black Friday is the word on everyone’s lips.

To ensure everyone is clear on how to participate, we have provided you with a mini FAQ.

What do I need to shop on Jumia Black Friday?
You can use a data enabled laptop, mobile phone or a tablet to get on the Jumia website to shop your Black Friday mega deals

Photos from the unveiling of Nkiru Sylvanus as DG of Imo Film Academy

The unveiling of actress Nkiru Sylvanus as DG of Imo Film Academy was held some days back with many top veteran Nollywood stars such as Clems Ohameze, Okey McAnthony, Tom Njemanze, MC Ash, Emeka Rollas, Vitalis Ndubuisi, Andy Ike, Umez Conac, Salome Okeke, Amayo Uzo Philips and others in attendance. See more photos when you continue...

Denrele Edun's fashion transformation in the new Edition of Complete Fashion

In this Edition, Complete Fashion magazine explores a different side of Derenle with no extremes. They were able to get him out of those gladiator shoes he is identified with.

Beverly Naya and Zainab Balogun also cover the new issue. See their cover after the cut...

Pics: Beauty queen rescued from kidnappers who posed as Aliko Dangote on Facebook

The Lagos state Police command has rescued the current Miss Nigeria International 2014 and daughter of an aide to Kwara state Governor, Miss Sa'adat Bibire, who was abducted two weeks ago by a gang of kidnappers who deceived her to come to Warri, Delta state from Lagos after they promised to make her the ambassador of the Aliko Dangote brand.

The gang, made up of students of the Delta state Polytechnic Ozoro, had opened a Facebook account disguising as Aliko Dangote and contacted Sa'adat. They invited her to Warri with the promise to make her Dangote brand ambassador. On getting to Warri, Sa'adat was kidnapped and taken to a place on the outskirts of Ozoro town in Isoko Local Government Area in Delta state. The kidnappers then contacted her family and asked for N20m ransom, which was supposed to be paid into a Malaysian account.

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies 2 days after being struck by ball

Australian Cricketer Philip Hughes has died two days after a ball hit him in the neck during a match between his team and South wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 25 November 2014.

Though he was wearing a helmet at the time of the freak accident, Philip collapsed and was rushed to St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney where he underwent surgery and was placed into an induced coma. He died this morning from his injuries. He was 25 years old. May his soul rest in peace, amen.

Doctors said his injury was a rare vertebral artery dissection which led to subarachnoid haemorrhage, which is bleeding in the brain. See photos taken immediately after he fell after the cut...

New hot photos of supermodel Uche Odikanwa

Fashion model, Gulder Ultimate Search runner up, and Nollywood actor Uche Odikanwa puts his hot body on display.

Kylie Jenner and rumoured boyfriend Tyga help out at homeless shelter

17 year old Kylie Jenner and her rumoured boyfriend, Tyga, 25, pictured helping out at the Los Angeles Mission and Anne Douglas Center's Thanksgiving Meal For The Homeless

KWAM 1's daughter, Honey B, sizzles in new photos

The RnB/Afropop singer looking stunning in her promo photos for her soon to be released new single

Wednesday 26 November 2014

Obasanjo rubbishes National Assembly, says it’s an assembly of thieves, looters

Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo, today Nov. 26th rubbished the National Assembly, saying it is an Assembly of looters and thieves. He said this while speaking at the public presentation of the autobiography of Justice Mustapha Akanbi, in Abuja. Some of what he said below...
"Apart from shrouding the remunerations of the National Assembly in opaqueness and without transparency, they indulge in extorting money from departments, contractors and ministries in two ways"
"They do so during visits to their projects and programmes and in the process of budget approval when they build up budgets for ministries and departments, who agree to give it back to them in contracts that they do not execute. They do similar things during their inquiries.”

Pics from the Internally Displaced Peoples camp in Yola, Adamawa state

Here are some photos showing the living condition of people at the Internally Displaced camp in Yola, Adamawa state, after fleeing their homes following Boko Haram attacks. See more pics after the cut...

General Muhammadu Buhari releases new campaign photos

Continue to see more photos...

Pres. Jonathan completes PDP screening to contest as President in 2015

The PDP today conducted a screening exercise for President Jonathan at the party secretariat in Abuja. According to the party leadership, the screening process was necessary in order to comply with the processes leading to the primaries and ratification of political aspirants of the party. At the end of the exercise, President Jonathan was handed a certificate of clearance.

Meanwhile Abdujalil Balewa, the son of the late Nigerian Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, who was also at the party secretariat for the presidential screening announced he was stepping down.

House Committee members walk out on IGP after he refers to the Speaker as 'one Alhaji Tambuwal"

House Committee Members this afternoon walked out on the Inspector general of police, Sulaiman Abba, after he refused to address Speaker Aminu Tambuwal properly when he appeared before the House of Representatives Police Committee today after several days of ignoring their invitation

According to Sahara Reporters; while trying to explain why his men invaded the National Assembly last week, the IGP said 'they had credible intelligence that some thugs had planned on causing mayhem at the resumed sitting of the house."

The IGP said 'one Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal led a group of thugs to overpower the security at the first gate. A move he claimed led the police to lock down the second gate and fire a canister of teargas.

His reference to the “Speaker of the House as “one Alhaji Tambuwal” made the committee members mad.