Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Fast rising singer, Faith Jonah releases new photos

Faith Jonah is a fast rising singer. Her stage name is BAYELS. Here is what her publicist said about her;
The very sexy, soft spoken and elegant damsel, "BAYELS " is a professional fashionista, she is the perfect description of beauty and class, she speaks with ease and her singing is enchanting. Music for "BAYELS" is like eating. She does it beautifully well without stress. Her list of musical inspiration includes Omawunmi and Tuface idibia. She is about to strike the Nigerian music scene with a huge and resounding bang.

GNext plans home makeover for Pa Akinkunmi, Nigerian National Flag Designer

                                         Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi (left)...His house on the right

Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi (MON) is presumably a household name in Nigeria being the great intellectual who designed the Nigerian flag at the age of 25 while he studied in London.His flag design was accepted amongst other designs, for its ingenuity and depth. This undeniably shot Pa Akinkunmi into limelight and enlisted him amongst Nigeria’s heroes and icons.Now, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, a man whose ingenious work of creativity we still enjoy each time we gaze at the Nigerian flag, coupled with Parkinson’s disease, lives in an unbefitting state in his Ibadan residence.
A group of young, impact- oriented minds under the cover of GNext Youth Organization have taken it upon themselves to give this great icon’s home a complete makeover.

AMMA Plane Saga: Chioma Akpotha vs Vanguard's Yemisi; Ay writes to defend Chioma

Apparently Vanguard's reporter Yemisi Suleiman, Chioma Akpotha and Comedian AY were all on the same flight back to Lagos where they went to attend AMMA Awards. Yemisi and Chioma got into a fight. Vanguard published their own side of the story, but Comedian Ay is saying the story is quite different.

Vanguard Writes...

Like most Nollywood stars, Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha is not given to pretence. She’s always ready to vibrate and return fire-for-fire.Last Sunday evening was not different. Following the frustration and exhaustion that greeted everyone after the AMAA awards and the endless wait at the Port-Harcourt International Airport, Chioma boarded the evening flight back to Lagos, however something happened!

Actress Omoni Oboli cover BeautyBox Magazine

Gorgeous!

Stanbic IBTC sacks 250, Visafone sacks 60 workers

Why are Nigeria companies laying off staff? Yesterday April 30th Visafone fired over 60 of their staff nationwide. Stanbic IBTC also sacked 250 of their staff. The sack takes effect from today May 1st.

The Stanbic IBTC sack yesterday crossed across all levels, from management to lower level staff and they said this is just the first batch. The bank is planning to do another round later this year.

The sack at Stanbic yesterday only affected full staff employees as the bank intends to make its workforce 20% permanent staff and 80% contract staff. The total workforce before the sack yesterday was about 3000. The sad part is there are so many fresh graduates in the job market...and no jobs!

"I never planned on marrying more than one wife"- Actor Solomon Akiyesi

You all must have heard the story about Nollywood actor Solomon, who was disgraced by his wife Lilian during his secret church wedding  to his mistress, Uloma ?
In a statement he released to Sunnewsonline.com, he said his first wife, Ezinne was deceitful and greedy, and that if he hadn't left Lilian his second wife, he would have committed suicide. But Uloma, the 3rd woman he attempted to marry, gives him true love and inner joy. See what he said below..
Over the last one week, hell has been let loose on me. I’ve not only suffered verbal attacks, but also vituperations and near fisticuffs, all because of another futile attempt of mine at my journey towards achieving that which I honestly and passionately desire – a peaceful home and family. Social network sites and blogs have been awash with how I left Lilian, my “pregnant” wife, to marry Uloma, my Lagos “mistress” whom they also claimed was pregnant for me. Nothing can be farther from the truth.
Only a mad or cursed man would simply leave his pregnant wife and elope with another one. And lest I forget, I urge you, as you read this, to have an open mind to listen to that which is true instead of taking sides and jumping into wicked conclusions with its attendant wicked insults and uncouth commentaries about how Solomon is running his life and how he is not. I’m not asking for pity or trying to buy anybody’s love at this time.

Shop & Smile With Konga.com Mega Sale

It’s been a very wonderful year with plenty of hard work, and Nigeria’s online megastore, Konga.com wants to reward us workers (me too I am a worker J) with an opportunity of a lifetime to buy all the items on our wish list without breaking the bank, in a special workers day sale called “KONGA.com Worker Day Mega Sale”. 

Have you been looking at Konga’s Facebook Page and dreaming of getting your hands on all those amazing products? Time to stop dreaming and start getting your hands on all those amazing discounted items on konga.com ranging from the latest gadgets-Laptops, tablets, mobile devices, to beauty products, male fashion, female fashion, fragrances, books, toys, home appliances, etc all from international and local manufacturers such as Sony, Entourage, Blackberry, Mac, Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, LG, Lacoste, D&G, Sleek, Nokia,Daviva, Huggies, Htc and several other amazing brands.

Video: Pastor TB Joshua casting out demons from actress,Camilla Mberekpe

The popular Nollywood actress, Camilla Mberekpe was live on Pastor TB Joshua's Emmanuel TV where she confessed to being a witch. She was later delivered. It starts from ...2:55:40

Chris Brown unfollows Rihanna on twitter after seeing this photo

Rihanna sure knows how to make her man jealous as she posted photos of this hot dude known as Justin Laboy on twitter. No one knows who he is to her. But he sure loved being around her as he tweeted 'Me and my wife @Rihanna out here tonight,' Chris didn't waste time, he unfollowed her..Lol...Two more photos after the cut..

Photos: Kim Kardashian spotted in Paris with baby daddy, Kanye West

Kim Kardashian left her family in Greece where they are holidaying to go join her beau in Paris after he sent a private jet to pick her up. They were spotted out and about in Paris yesterday...but they no longer look like a couple in love. No holding hands, no smiling, plus they look tense. And see the way she's looking at him in the last photo. Hope nothing is wrong with their relationship!

Jason Collins ex-fiance of 8 years had no idea he was gay; speaks

Jason Collins dated Carolyn, a '6''6' female basketball star for eight years and even proposed to her. In 2009, a few months to their wedding, Jason called it off and ended things with her. Carolyn told TMZ yesterday that she never once suspected that Jason was gay while they were dating and only found out this past weekend when he revealed everything to her before coming out to the world and also told her his homosexuality was the real reason he ended things with her in 2009. Carolyn told TMZ:
"It's very emotional for me as a woman to have invested 8 years in my dream to have a husband, soul mate, and best friend in him. So this is all hard to understand."
"I care about Jason tremendously and only want the best for him. I want Jason to be happy for a lifetime and stay true to who he really is, inside and out."

Mercy Aigbe shows off her wet and sexy side

She is gradually becoming one of Nigeria's sexiest actresses. Photo taken on a movie set. Sexy lady!

Photos from Ini Edo's mother-in-law burial

Ini Edo on Saturday April 27th buried her mother-in-law, Mrs Erofoh Ehiagwina, in Irrua in Edo state. Mrs Ehiagwina died February this year. The actress' US based husband returned home to give his late mum a befitting burial...

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Pros and Cons of wearing high heels

magaotewublogCons of Wearing Heels
High heels have been present in history since 1500′s when they were footwear for men. Gradually (just the way women do) we took over this trend from guys. Though it was used mainly by butchers to keep their feet away from blood on the ground, women turned this piece to a fashion statement (how awesome are we!)

Heels now come in various sizes and designs. Think of the most bizarre designs, i’m pretty sure there would be something out there like that. But despite the fact that this fashion statement has changed the lives of women around the world, it does have it’s faults.
A new study has shown that making poor decisions about footwear today can result in a high risk of foot problems in the future.

What to do in case of rape - From Project Alert

Recently, Project Alert, a non-governmental women's rights organization, has been getting calls from people all over Nigeria reporting rape and asking them what to do. The organization decided to write an article that can guide people on what they can do in case of rape. See the article below...
“My friend just got raped by her tutorial coach, what do we do?”
“I was raped by my neighbour, I told my mother but she refused to believe me. What do I do?”
“My daughter was raped so I shaved her hair and beat her up so that it won’t repeat itself and no rapist will be attracted to her”
These reports are just less than 1% of the cases we have to deal with everyday on issues concerning rape. From our experience we have realized that many people are still ignorant about what to do in a rape situation. People say there is a rape epidemic in Nigeria but the reality is that rape has always lived with us since time immemorial; we are only witnessing an increase in the reporting of rape cases. 

Photo of the day

An 18 month old boy tied to a stick while the mother washed. This was to prevent him from wandering off. Oh dear...

Globacom signs $500M network upgrade agreement with ZTE

Globacom’s Group Chief Operating Officer Jameel Mohamed (2nd from left)and MD, ZTE Corporation, Zenghong Ma, in a warm handshake as they exchanged the signed documents during the MOU signing ceremony. With them are Globacom’s Executive Director, Special Projects, Mike Jituboh, (left) and Executive Director, Legal Services, Gladys Talabi.
Leading Telecommunications Company, Globacom on Monday took its network expansion project a notch higher as it signed a $500 million network modernisation and expansion contract with leading telecom vendors, ZTE Corporation.                

The Company had last Friday signed a $750 million deal with Huawei Technologies to massively expand the huge capacity of the Glo network.

2face Idibia's son, Zion, clocks five

Zion, 2face Idibia's third child and his second with first baby mama, Sunmbo Ajaba clocks five yesterday. So cute....

Mercy Johnson & hubby move to multi million Naira home in Ajah

Actress Mercy Johnson Okojie and her husband Prince Odi Okojie have moved from their Omole Estate home to a massive new house in the Ajah area of Lagos. Mercy and Odi moved to the house this April, and dedicated it two days ago. Prince Odi, who is said to be a successful businessman, built the house himself and is also building another massive house in Omole Estate.

Homosexual allegedly stabs partner to death over decision to get married


The Lagos State Police Command has started investigation into the murder of a banker, Adindu Ohamara, who was stabbed to death by his suspected homosexual lover in Akoka, Bariga Local Council Development Area  of Lagos State.
It was gathered that Ohamara lived in a three-bedroom flat with his elder sister, Flora and one Collins, an undergraduate of the University of Lagos.According to residents, the banker  was stabbed repeatedly at his residence located at 26 Obayan Street.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Ohamara, who was believed to be a homosexual, was fond of bringing different men, who were also believed to be into same sex relationship, to his home.

Family to auction off late Goldie's belongings tomorrow

The family of late Hip hop star, Goldie Harvey will tomorrow auction all her belongings. According to a statement signed by the family representative, Deji Adetayo, he stated that, although the singer did not leave a will, she had had an agreement with her husband, Leonard Harvey to auction her remaining items and the proceeds from the sales would be donated to charity.

There will be a garage sale at Goldie’s house located at 30B, Ologunkutere Street, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos on May 1, 2013.

Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicates in favour of her first son

75 year old Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated today April 30th after 33 years as queen and handed over her thrown and crown to her eldest son at a ceremony that held on the balcony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. 46 year old Willem-Alexander will be the first King of the Netherlands since 1890. The former queen will now be addressed as Princess Beatrix. See more photos after the cut...

Foluke Daramola set to drag Bukola Fasuyi to court for libel

 Actress Foluke Daramola is getting ready to sue her former friend and journalist Bukola Fasuyi for defamation of character. Bukola had claimed in an interview that she introduced Foluke to her new husband, Kayode Salako, and that Foluke had used juju to charm Kayode and break his home. (If you missed it, read the story HERE)

According to people close to Foluke, she and some family members have contacted their lawyer to sue Bukola for character assassination. Bukola will soon appear in court to prove that Foluke indeed used diabolical means to obtain Kayode Salako.

Bukola told an Encomium reporter this week that she's not bothered about a lawsuit and is waiting to get the petition from Foluke's lawyers. She said she still feels bad for introducing Foluke to Kayode because the introduction was for Foluke to get financial help from Kayode and not to take him from his wife. "I'm not bothered about a lawsuit though Kayode has sent a threat message to me that we would meet in court. I'm more bothered about Kayode's wife. I hope she forgives me" She said.

Man sentenced to 45 years in prison for stealing Gov Aregbesola’s phone

A 31 year old named Kevin Ighodalo (pictured above), has been sentenced to 45 years imprisonment by an Osogbo High Court for stealing a Sony Ericsson phone said to be worth about N50,000 belonging to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State. Below is how Punch is reporting it
Ighodalo stole the phone from the pocket of Aregbesola on November 27, 2010, when the governor was being inaugurated at Government Technical College, Osogbo.
Justice Oyejide Falola, who heard the case, found Ighodalo guilty on six counts, which included conspiracy, stealing and fraud.
He was sentenced to 10-year imprisonment for the first three counts and five years for each of the last three which included impersonation, obtaining property by falsehood and collusion.

Celebs Tweet support for first openly gay man

Well, not all of them. Miami Dolphins wide receiver Mike Wallace (pictured left) wasn't supportive. See what he Tweeted above. Like many of us, he too doesn't understand same sex attraction. But others showed their support. See their Tweets after the cut..

5 foreign workers kidnapped in Bayelsa state

Five expatriates, three Sri Lankans, a Russian and a Myanmarian were kidnapped yesterday in Bayelsa state. The foreign workers were aboard an oil services support vessel when they were kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The Joint Task Force in the state said they have deployed gunboats to find the kidnapped workers and rescue them.

Oge Okoye & Princess Chineke cover House Of Maliq magazine

Cute ladies... More photos after the cut...

Jason Collins comes out as 1st openly gay NBA star

Washington Wizards center Jason Collins made history by becoming the first active player from any US professional sports to publicly reveal he is a gay man. He came out as gay in the new issue of Sports Illustrated. In the self penned article Jason writes,
I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay. I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation. I wish I wasn't the kid in the classroom raising his hand and saying, "I'm different." If I had my way, someone else would have already done this. Nobody has, which is why I'm raising my hand,"

Monday, 29 April 2013

Customs officer, wife, five kids, cousin missing for 22 days

Culled from sunnewsonline.com

If Lagos-based Customs officer, Mr. James Gadzama Pallam had known, he would have thought of another way to honour his brother, Emmanuel, whose wedding he attended in Maiduguri, Borno State on April 7, 2013 with seven members of his family.

Mr. Pallam, an Inspector, had travelled from Madagali in Adamawa State, for the wedding and till today, the family of eight are still missing. He and his wife had phoned the extended family to tell them about the success of the ceremony and that they would be coming back on April 8, not knowing that there was an imminent danger.

Tweet of the day

The Pop singer who was touring in Cameroon shared her foiled attempt at disguising herself.