Group protest against Miss World in Jakarta, say event must not hold

The 2013 Miss World pageant is scheduled to hold at the Sentul International Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday September 28th..but it won't hold if the Muslim women in the country have their way.

For days now, members of an Islamic group called Hizbut Tahrir have been protesting against the pageant in Jakarta. Yesterday, they converge outside the office of the local organizer of the beauty contest, MNC media group, warning them not to stage the pageant in the city.

Other cities are also holding protests, demanding that the permit to hold Miss World pageant in their country be revoked, saying that the pageant runs against their culture.

MNC Group and Miss World Organization say it's too late to find a new location but promised that contestants would not be allowed to wear bikini at the event.

Same thing happened in Nigeria in 2002.

Kate Henshaw Nuttall writes an autobiography

Actress Kate Henshaw Nuttall is getting ready to launch her memoir titled Kate Henshaw: The World of an Actress - My Story. The book is a compilation of her 18 years in Nollywood, her struggles in the entertainment industry and a history of Nollywood from her own eyes...with photos. The book will be launched in Lagos sometime this month.

Omotola Ekeinde lands in London for Muyiwa goes to Nollywood

The actress landed in the UK today to attend a movie premiere. More photos after the cut...

Photos from MKO Abiola's daughter's wedding in Texas

Late MKO Abiola's daughter Folashade Abiola (lawyer with US Treasury) married her love Serdan Banjac (works for a USA Senator) at a very exclusive ceremony at Chateau Cocomar in Houston, Texas on August 31 and September 1. Folasade's mum is Dr. Mrs. Gloria Abiola. See more photos after the cut...

Photos from Mercy Johnson's Dubai holiday with family

Last weekend Mercy Johnson Okojie was in Dubai with her husband and daughter Purity to spend time together. Her birthday actually fell during the time they were there...they have since returned. More photos from their time together in Dubai after the cut...

Pandemonium in Ikorodu as images of Islamic clerics who died decades ago appear in Mosque

Culled from Vanguard

Barely a year after a child was reportedly born with a copy of the Holy Quran in Lagos and another born with an Islamic rosary, (Tesbah) in Sagamu, Ogun State. Last Tuesday, another amazing event occurred at Owode Onirin, Ikorodu, Lagos; as images of some clerics who died decades ago were believed to have made sudden appearances on the walls of Dawiz Central Mosque in the area.

When Vanguard visited the mosque, thousands of people and passers-by storm the mosque to have a glimpse.

The images were identified as that of late Sheikh Ahmada Tijani, (Algeria) Sheikh Ibraheem Niass, (Senegal) Sheikh Jamiu Bulala (Nigeria).

Yvonne Nelson gives ladies relationship advise

 

See the tweet after the cut...

See the African contestants at the 2013 Miss World pageant

 Miss Ethiopia - Genet Tsegay Tesfay - 22

Meet the 21 African queens contesting at the 2013 Miss World pageant which will hold September 28 at the Sentul International Convention Center in Indonesia. See all the queens after the cut...and tell us which queen you think is the most beautiful...

Between BFFs Don Jazzy and Former VP Atiku Abubakar

Former VP Atiku Abubakar and Don Jazzy have become buddies on Twitter. It started in early August after a fan asked Atiku why he doesn't share recharge cards on Twitter like Don Jazzy does and Atiku replied it's because Don Jazzy is richer than him. He was obviously joking but some people took it literally. See his tweets this morning above and continue to see the tweets in August about the recharge card sharing...


See the tweets in August that started it all when you continue...

Rihanna caught leaving A$AP Rocky's hotel room the morning after

Rihanna was caught leaving A$AP Rocky's hotel wearing the same clothes from the night before...

From The Daily Mail

Most stars make an effort to recycle. And Rihanna certainly seems keen to do her bit - by recycling her clothes.

The 25-year-old was spotted leaving the hotel of her rumoured new boyfriend rapper A$AP Rocky in Chelsea, New York on Thursday morning, wearing the same pair of thigh-skimming denim hot pants she had worn the night before.

Looking cheery, Rihanna teamed the Daisy Dukes with a floral bucket hat, a long-sleeved black and white top and simple black sandals as she made her way to a photographic studio.

A few months ago, Chris Brown tweeted "How can she be mine when she's everyone else's?". He was rooting for Drake though!

Beverly Osu Storms Abuja...

Beverly who set a record as the Housemate never up for eviction throughout the duration of BBA The Chase is live in Abuja for a major media tour, promotional appearances, club storm, show bookings, press conference, autograph signing and a major welcome back party! See dates, time and places she will be visiting after the cut...

Guinness Sponsors Broadcast Of Nigeria Vs Malawi Match Tomorrow

Incredible news and hope every single football fan across the nation is reading this! Today, we are proud and excited to announce that Guinness; the number one authentic supporter of the Super Eagles have once again shown their commitment to the Super Eagles by sponsoring the broadcast of the Nigeria-Malawi match coming up on the 7th of September 2013. By this, it means we all can watch the match on both AIT networks.

It doesn’t stop there…Guinness has gone ahead and placed a bounty on each goal scored by the Eagles on that day. That’s right, for every single goal scored means $2,000 USD for the team! Fan-STOUT-ic! Get it?

Guinness is also giving away tickets to 50 lucky Nigerians to catch the match live. Just log on to Africa’s largest online football community at m.guinnessvip.com and stand the chance to be live in the stadium where all the action will be.

Fani Kayode withdraws 'intimate relationship' comment about Bianca Ojukwu

A week after Bianca Ojukwu threatened to sue him for claiming in an article he wrote a few weeks back that he had an intimate relationship with her, former Minister Femi Fani Kayode has withdrawn the comment.

He released the statement below through his lawyer, Rotimi Akinola, yesterday

“As our client said earlier through his press secretary some of the words he used to describe his friendship with Ambassador Ojukwu in his article titled 'A Word For Those Who Call Me A Tribalist” were indiscreet. He hereby withdraws those words

 "They were good friends at the time and they had a few mutual friends who are still alive today. The bizarre, absurd and inexplicable assertion that they were not friends and that Ambassador Ojukwu has never met our client is patently false. Though he has not seen her for over 25 years he spoke to her on the phone when her husband passed on last year"

Photos: D'banj making his special Hennessy Cognac and tour of his luxury hennessy room

You have probably heard by now that D'Banj is in Cognac, Paris with his crew as guests of Hennessy. The pop star who is staying in a luxury room - same room former president of France, Charles De Gaulle stayed when he visited the Chateau de Bagnolet, shows off his room in this exclusive photos.

He also took time to make his own special Hennessy Cognac, along with Kay Switch and others. D'Banj says he will share his rare Hennessy blend with some lucky Kokoletes when he arrives in Nigeria.See more photos after the cut...

Peter & Paul Okoye of P-Square become honorary Calgarians in Canada

The singers who are currently on their US/Canada Tour, shared the photos and good news on instagram. They said they have been sworn in as honorary Calgarians - an honour bestowed on foreigners who have done very well in their chosen field. They were presented with official white hats after the ceremony. Calgary is the largest city in southern Alberta, Canada and it's citizens are called Calgarians. Big congrats to them.

Miss Nigeria Pageant Organisers Battle Miss Nigeria 2011 Over Car

Miss Nigeria pageant organisers Daily Times Nigeria and Miss Nigeria 2011 queen Feyi Sodipo are currently not enjoying the best of relationship. They have been at loggerheads for sometime now over Daily Times' attempt to take back the Hyundai Accent Feyi was given after being crowned the winner of the 2011 Miss Nigeria pageant. The organizers are yet to disclose why they want to take the car back but Feyi believes it's because she got another car from the Ogun state government for being an ambassador for the state. A few weeks back there were reports that three people were arrested after they tried to forcefully retrieve the car from Feyi and even kidnap her.

Feyi spoke with Encomium mag about the incident and other troubles with Daily Times. She said:

"They have been trying to take my car for months now. They have been harassing me all around to surrender the car. The first time they tried it, they tried to for my car open. The second time I had to drive into a police station where the car was impounded and later released to me. Later, the Lagos Police Command invited me for a meeting. They spoke to me and Mr Anosike (Daily Times MD) and they requested I provided the car.

Funny comedy skit featuring Bovi & Ijeoma: The Proposal

Dencia blast magazine headline that linked her to Bill Gates, Banky W

Singer Dencia did a Yes! magazine interview this week but says there was no where in the interview where she said she is dating or have dated any of the names mentioned on the magazine cover. See the full interview when you continue...

Stella Damasus and Sen. Yerima tackle child marriage on Al-Jazeera

Actress Stella Damasus and Senator Ahmed Yerima went toe to toe on the Al-Jazeera show The Stream tackling the Underage Marriage issue in Nigeria. This is a must watch. Senator Yerima talks about how he met and married his 14 year old Egyptian bride...they even have a child together. Interesting!

Genevieve Nnaji looks stylish as she steps out in casual wears

  Beautiful!

Would you rock Rihanna's huge earrings?

Now those earrings are huge..hopefully it's not as heavy as it looks. The Bajan beauty was spotted in New York yesterday wearing really short denim hot pants, a white tank top and those earrings. Would you rock it?

Beyonce and Jay Z reveal beach bodies aboard luxury yacht

Beyonce turned 32 yesterday Wednesday September 4th and celebrated the day with husband Jay Z, daughter Blue Ivy and friends aboard a luxury yacht in Stombli, Italy. Pics of the superstar couple were taken as they prepared to dive off their luxury yacht into the sea. More photos after the cut...

Lola Omotayo gets lovely pre-wedding ShoMya make-over

Peter Okoye's fiancee Lola Omotayo visited Elaine Shobanjo's makeup studio in Lekki on Tuesday and got this exquisite ShoMya bridal make-over, giving her an idea of what she will look like on her big day. Lola is lovely! By the way, Elaine Shobanjo is Lynxxx's sister.

Groupie claims Robin Thicke and Paula Patton have an open marriage

Last week actress Paula Patton and singer Robin Thicke's marriage was engulfed by scandal after a photo posted on Instagram showed Robin Thicke groping the butt of a 20 year old groupie at the VMAs after party (photo on the right). Now the groupie in question, identified as Lara Scolaro, is claiming that she and Robin hooked up that night and that his wife Paula Patton was cool with it.

From Life & Style

In an exclusive interview in the new issue of Life & Style, Lana Scolaro reveals that not only did she hook up with Robin that night, but she did so while Paula was just a few feet away. "I don’t think he cared what she thought,” Lana tells Life & Style. “I was with him the whole night!”

The two had met the week before at a friend’s party, and she says he immediately approached her at the 1Oak VMAs shindig with the pick-up line, “I just love the fact that you’re so young. His hands were everywhere,” says Lana.

FG approves 5 year jail term and N200, 000 fine for exam cheats

The minister of Education, Prof Ruqayyat Rufai, announced yesterday that students caught from now on cheating during exams will face a five year jail term or N200,000 fine or both.

This decision was reached during the Federal Executive Council weekly meeting that held in Abuja yesterday. The new law states in part...

“(Any candidate caught cheating) shall not take or be allowed to take or continue the examination; in addition, he shall be prohibited from taking any examination held or conducted by or on behalf of the Council for a period of two years immediately following upon such contraventions. If a candidate aforesaid has already taken any papers at the examination, his result therefrom shall be cancelled. In addition, the candidate may be prosecuted and if found guilty, shall be liable on conviction to a fine of N200, 000 or imprisonment for a term of five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.”

The Education Minister said the Ministry of Justice has been directed to take further necessary action on the subject.

See Davido's 2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG

It's still in the US but they are shipping it to Nigeria soon.

"I didn't abandon him' - Teenage stowaway's father speaks

Culled from Punch

Two weeks after his son flew from Benin City to Lagos in the wheel compartment of an aircraft belonging to Arik Air, Daniel Ohikhena’s father denies claims that he abandoned his family.

Little is known about Daniel Ohikhena, the 13-year-old stowaway who flew from Benin City to Lagos in the wheel compartment of a plane belonging to Arik Air, by his schoolmates at Ogbe Junior Secondary School in the Edo State capital.

Shortly before his celebrated escapade, Daniel’s mother, Mrs. Evelyn Ohikhena, had withdrawn him from a private secondary school for want of money to pay his tuition fees. She had enrolled him in OJSS, which was about 500 metres from her residence.