Sambo Asks For Extra N9b For New Home

The Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory has rejected plans by the Federal Capital Territory Administration to spend additional N9bn on the provision of infrastructure at the yet-to-be-completed residence of the Vice-President.

The committee, which visited the building site in Abuja on Thursday, refused to accept explanations from FCTA officials that N9bn more be sunk into the project.

Chairman of the Committee, Senator Smart Adeyemi, who led members of his committee to the site, said such a huge amount was unjustifiable in the face of abject poverty in the country.

The Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Adamu Ismail, told the committee that the project was awarded in 2009 at a cost of N7bn.

He said the additional fund was needed to provide furniture, fencing, two protocol guest houses, a banquet hall and other security gadgets.

Bisi Ibidapo Obe shows off daughter

Opa Williams off to India for surgery

Nollywood producer and founder of the comedy show.."A Nite of A Thousand Laughs" Opa Williams, has gone to India for surgery for an undisclosed ailment.

Let's all say a prayer for him...

Kim Kardashian's kw studded earrings!

                                                            Imagine!!!

Kate Middleton Off to the Palace!

Kate Middleton has finally been discharged from the hospital ... after several days of treatment for "acute morning sickness" ... and now the Duchess says she's headed back to her palace to rest.

Kate was all smiles on her way out of the King Edward VII Hospital in Central London ... clutching some flowers ... and getting some assistance from her hubby Prince William.
Afterward, Kate's team of Royal statement writers released the following royal statement, "The Duchess of Cambridge has been discharged from the King Edward VII Hospital and will now head to Kensington Palace for a period of rest."
“Their Royal Highnesses would like to thank the staff at the hospital for the care and treatment the Duchess has received.”

God save the fetus.

Mr and Mrs Ekeinde at launch of Omotola's reality show

Omotola and her hubby pictured at the cocktail launch of her reality show - The Real Me, which held on Wednesday December 5th at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi. Hoping to bring you pictures from the launch party...

Johnnie Walker Men of the Year award taking place this Saturday

Johnnie Walker the world’s Premier Scotch whisky is partnering with Mode Men for this year’s Men of the Year Awards.

This year Mode Men will be having its 5^th Men of the Year Awards and it will be hosted by Stella Damascus and Chris Attoh.

Mode Men promises that it will be a night to remember and plans are in top gear for the event, which is happening on 8 December 2012 at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos.

Man accused of killing pregnant lover

From  PUNCH

The family of a lady, Gloria Akpan, has accused their daughter’s lover, Ita Eyo, of killing her in his residence in Ayobo area of Ogun State.

Gloria and Eyo both from Akwa Ibom State had been cohabiting since March 2012 before the sad incident occurred on November 3. The lady was six-month pregnant before she died.

A family source, who craved anonymity, said when he spoke to Gloria on Friday, a day before her death, she told him that all was well, adding that it was shocking to learn that she had died the next day.

INEC De-registers 28 political parties

The Independent National Electoral Commission yesterday Thursday December 6th announced the De-registration of 28 political parties.

Find the statement the agency released below...

"In the exercise of the powers conferred on it by the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the Independent National Electoral Commission has today, Thursday, December 6, 2012, de-registered the following political parties:

1.  African Liberation Party (ALP) 

2.  Action Party of Nigeria (APN)

3.  African Political System (APS)

4.   Better Nigeria Progressive Party (BNPP)

5.  Congress for Democratic Change (CDC)

Why were these parties de-registered? INEC didn't say. See the remaining 23 parties after the cut...

Rita Dominic's The Meeting enjoys positive reviews at the cinemas

Following a show stopping movie premiere last month,The Meeting is exhibiting its true potential again as a crowd puller drawing remarkable reviews from moviegoers since hitting the cinemas last weekend.

For the cinema audience, it has been sweet romance since the movie hit the cinemas in style, large number of them have been showering accolades on the cast and crew of the popular movie.

Kukere By Iyanya Breaks Record For Downloads On Callertunes In Africa

Kukere has broken the record for highest download for a single caller ringback tune. 3 million subscribers across Nigeria in just a few months….and counting! No Nigerian artist has hit one million, so this is a huge fit. Iyanya got a huge cheque from MTECH yesterday.

Fred Amata in love again

Years after ending his relationship with actress and current AGN president Ibinabo Fiberesima (they have a daughter together), Fred Amata has found love again. The actor is in a serious relationship with Mor Okonkwo, a single mother of two in her early thirties.

Fred and Mor met about a year ago in the US...but only started dating a few months ago. I hear they are already talking marriage.

Mor is a Soul/Jazz artiste who used to live in the UK and even contested in singing reality show - X Factor UK a few years back. She's currently a management consultant and also runs a catering company.

Photos from Les Misérables premiere

           La belle of the ball: Isabelle's idol Anna Hathaway looked stunning as she arrived in Givenchy couture
She complained she looked like her gay brother after cutting off her hair and slimming down for the film.
But Anne Hathaway looked nothing short of red carpet royalty as she stepped out to the London premiere of Les Misérables on Wednesday night.

The 30-year-old actress showed off her slim shape in a glamorous pearl Givenchy gown that boasted sequin detail and off the shoulder sleeves.
The floor-length gown fell perfectly over her figure, hugging her hips before flowing out around her feet but the real drama of the dress came from the back.
The gown boasted a dipped hemline that scooped to the small of her back, leaving plenty of skin on show.See more photos and Watch video trailer after the cut..

Jay-Z Gets an Expensive Hublot Watch Worth $5M from Beyonce on Birthday

Rapper Jay-Z turned 43 on Dec. 4 and wife Beyonce made every effort to make his birthday special as she gifted him the world's most expensive Hublot watch, according to Allhiphop.

The watch, named "Big Bang", is reportedly priced at $5 million and is adorned with 1282 diamonds. Well that is a lot of bling but we are sure that the watch fanatics are not complaining.

Media Take Out reports that Jay-Z was "very excited." But this probably is not the first time the rapper has experienced this kind of excitement. After all, Beyonce has gifted him extraordinarily expensive gifts even in the past.See photos of the watch after the cut...

New Video: Asa - The Way I Feel

Abacha loot: Switzerland has returned $700m to Nigeria - Swiss envoy

Nearly 15 years after the death of General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s former military ruler, the Swiss Government has said that it has so far returned to Nigeria the sum of $700 million stolen by the late dictator and deposited in several Swiss banks.

The Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Hans-Rudolf Hodel, announced the figure at a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday.

Hodel also hinted that his country had begun proceedings in Geneva against one of Abacha’s sons -Abba, for allegedly sponsoring a criminal organization but did not give further details.

The envoy explained also that in the last 15 years, Switzerland has returned about $1.7 billion of illicit money to their countries of origin including Angola, Peru, Nigeria and the Philippines.
The briefing was in respect of an international seminar by the Switzerland embassy and the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa, GIABA, and Combating the Financing of Terrorism.

Innovative Global Heineken® Bottle Berths in Nigeria

Whatever Heineken® engages on it does with innovation and style in line with its premium quality and packaging. To this end, the world’s leading international premium beer has just unveiled its new global bottle in Nigeria. The brand, which constantly looks for opportunities to set new world standards to provide its consumers with utmost quality, did not disappoint as it held a spectacular World Premiere of the bottle at the Federal Palace Hotel and Casino in Lagos which attracted high net worth personalities.

Who's Sexier? ToolzO or Mercy Johnson?

                            I vote Mercy Johnson and you?                     

Photo of Genevieve Nnaji as a 2year old

        Gotten from her Instagram page. She uploaded it there with the caption - back in 1981

Gabriel Aubry suicidal over Halle Berry?

From The National Enquirer

Halle Berry’s former beau Gabriel Aubry is so desperate to win her back that friends fear he’ll kill himself if he’s frozen out of her life forever – and leave a suicide note blaming her for everything.

Gabriel’s heartbreak is the shocking reason behind a vicious, bloody Thanksgiving Day brawl between the spurned male model and Halle’s fiance Olivier Martinez, say sources. “Gabriel’s crying all day and saying he can’t go on without Halle,” a close family friend told The ENQUIRER. “We’re really worried he’s going to do something drastic.”

Wankathon: Masturbation contest held in China

It was actually held to celebrate safe sex on World AIDS day on December 1st, nevertheless, it's disgusting!

The organizers said the contest was to celebrate HIV risk-free sexual freedom and and it was sponsored by sex toy manufacturer, Aihuirun.

10 male participants wore masks to hide their identities and hid their genitals with buckets where they would eventually ejaculate into. If you can comfortably masturbate in front of nine other guys then...search yourself!

Tonto Dikeh kinda apologizes to Yvonne Nelson for stealing her man!

 These actresses and drama. Lol. See Tonto's full tweet after the cut...

Nice try, Rob!

Very predictable Master Kardashian. Now he's claiming his tweets were not about Rita Ora...and blaming the media for assuming it was. Below is what he wrote on his twitter page, which he has since deleted. In fact he has wiped out everything he's ever written on Twitter...

Just so we are clear I never once mentioned ‘Rita Ora’ in any of my tweets or even used the word ‘whore’ and I never would. I Respect Women.

Sad that the media created negativity for a young artist new to the game that is working so hard to make it. Never mentioned any names.

I speak truth. I'm a very Real dude and everything I say I mean…But never called anyone specific a whore and said any names. You all did."

Nice try, Rob! Meanwhile, Rita Ora has explained the reason they broke up. See it after the cut...

Gabriel Aubry Started Fight ... But Won't be Prosecuted

The verdict is in as far as cops are concerned ... Gabriel Aubry was clearly the instigator of the Thanksgiving Day brawl at Halle Berry's house

Law enforcement sources tell us ... detectives are now clear on what they believe happened -- Gabriel committed two batteries on Olivier Martinez before Olivier lifted a finger to defend himself.
As it was first reported, as Gabriel deposited Nahla at Halle's house Olivier walked out and said, "We have to talk."

GTBank presents Ndani:A Nigerian pop up store in Selfridges

 Guaranty Trust Bank plc. in collaboration with Style House Files, a creative development agency, have  announced a partnership with Selfridges, UK, the famous London fashion destination voted the best department store in the world* for the second time consecutively.
The partnership which re-affirms the Bank’s on-going support for the growth and exposure of African fashion and Art, is tagged ‘Guaranty Trust Bank presents Ndani – a Style House Files Initiative’. Ndani represents the beauty of Africa and the innovative partnership entails the display of African fabrics and  designs made by select fashion designers. These designers will exhibit at Selfridges on London’s Oxford Street in the UK between November 2012 and January 2013.

Like Stars on Earth – The Evolution of Bollywood

I did not watch “My Name is Khan”. I just didn’t. I’m not sure I had a rational excuse. I could ascribe not watching to the “hype” condition – a condition in which I do not give two hoots about anything that I believe has been overhyped or is too much in everyone’s face. I wish I had watched. I can now see what people must have seen in the movie. I can now picture clearly in my mind, why dozens of students were moved – deeply so – by watching Shahrukh Khan depict an autistic man struggling with a world of injustices and unjust stereotypes. There’s only so much I can say about My Name Is Khan without sounding like a fraud, because, as I stated above, I did not watch it.
What’s the purpose of my crying/lamenting/regretting, you may ask. Well, I did watch Like Stars On Earth. Produced by Aamir Khan, this movie involves a little boy to whom letters and words in books always appear to dance. All the motherly love and misdirected tough fatherly love cannot get through to this boy. He stinks up school so bad that he is sent to a boarding house, where he becomes progressively worse until the new Art teacher with a passion for special kids discovers the little boy and his problem.See another photo and video trailer after the cut...

52-year-old woman gives birth after 25 years marriage

At 52, when some women have already become grandmothers, the case of Mrs. Olukorede Obamo, a teacher in Ogun State, is different.

Olukorode who got married 25 years ago just had her first child last week.

Like other women in that kind of position, she had visited hospitals, herbal centres and countless other places; yet to no avail.

When in February this year, she conceived for the first time, she found it difficult to comprehend her body chemistry.

Not able to conceal the development, she told her husband, Moses Obamo, an accountant with Medexia Nigeria Limited, Lagos.

RIP Aluu 4

Exactly two months ago, on Friday October 5th, four students of the University of Port Harcourt were brutally murdered in the Aluu community. We are still awaiting justice for them! Rest in peace, guys!

Music Meets Runway taking place December 24th. Get your tickets!

Lagos are you ready for the biggest show of the year? Following a successful Music Meets Runway 2011 edition, the show that brings you 10 Designers, 10 Artistes all on 1 Runway is back and it is going to be bigger, better and even more expolsive. You don’t want to miss it!

Music Meets Runway (MMR) is taking place on Monday December 24^th at the Expo Centre, Eko Hotel & Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos. Tickets are limited, so get yours today!  

Continue to see how you can get your tickets...

Beyonce bares belly in documentary teaser video

Beyonce announced last week that she was partnering with HBO to release a self-directed documentary about her life. Yesterday, she released a sneak peek, complete with her bare pregnant belly shot. See the video after the cut...