Monday, 29 December 2014

Mathew Knowles' reacts to backlash for selling Beyonce's memorabilia

Last week, Beyonce's father put up a garage sale in front of his office where he sold off some of Beyonce/Destiny's Child and Solange's memorabilia. After he was criticised for doing it, with many thinking he did it because he's fallen on hard times, Mathew did an interview to set the record straight. He said the reasoning behind the garage sale had nothing to do with him needing money.
"Somehow that became we are going out of business, homeless and selling all of BeyoncĂ©’s stuff to stay alive, which as you can see it’s just the opposite. If I needed money, I wouldn’t sell $5 T-shirts. I’d sell a Grammy or an MTV award. So that is insulting to think we need to sell $5 T-shirts. No, I don’t think so.”
Mathew Knowles says business is good and wants to turn the his Houston building that has been filled with all of this old merchandise into a new studio.

Photos: Robin Thicke and Paula Patton spend Christmas Eve together

According to TMZ, former partner Robin Thicke and Paula Patton spent Christmas Eve partying together at Paula's house in LA. Despite ending their marriage, Robin and Paula's family were very friendly and they showed him a lot of love. Paula's cousin shared photos from the private bash on her instagram page...

Photos: VP candidate Prof Yemi Osinbajo takes his campaign to the streets of Obalende

APC Vice Presidential candidate Prof Yemi Osinbajo was in Obalende, Lagos on Saturday Dec. 27th to  campaign for his party. See more pics after the cut...

Actress Uche Jombo shares photos from her birthday dinner

Uche turned a year older recently and her husband treated her to a private romantic dinner

Photos: Jay Jay Okocha steps out with son, he's grown...

The iconic footballer and his son attended the Christmas edition of 'Love Is' the musical, at Eko Hotel on Dec. 27th. See another photo after the cut...

Pics: Toke Makinwa and husband hit the UK for the holidays

The couple are currently on holiday in the UK. Toke shared the photos on instagram. See more pics after the cut...

First Ebola case recorded in Scotland

The first case of Ebola virus has been recorded in Scotland. According to the Scottish government, the Ebola patient is a health worker who arrived Scotland from Sierra Leone today December 29th where she was helping to care for Ebola victims.

She arrived Glasgow in Scotland from London Heatthrow airport on a British Airways flight. All passengers on-board the flight are now being traced for examination. Meanwhile the woman has been quarantined at the Gartnavel hospital.

Wreckage of missing AirAsia jet is spotted in sea by search plane

Looks like the AirAsia flight that went missing early yesterday morning may be at the bottom of the sea. Indonesian officials say a search plane hunting for the missing plane have spotted objects in the sea believed to be wreckage from the plane which was carrying 155 passengers and 7 crew members.

An Australian Orion aircraft early this morning detected suspicious objects near Nangka island, about 160 kilometres south-west of Pangkalan Bun, near central Kalimantan, which is about 1,120 kilometres from the location where the plane lost contact while an Indonesian helicopter saw two oily spots in the search area a few hours later, this is according to Indonesian officials.

Experts believe that the aircraft was likely flying too slow to avoid a thunderstorm they encountered and this caused the plane to stall and crash.

Photos: Actress Genevieve Nnaji gets a Chieftancy title

She is now the 'Eze Ada of Amuzu Nweafor in Mbaise, Imo state. She shared the good news on instagram. Big congrats to her. See more pics after the cut...

"I cried like a baby when Boko Haram attacked Kano college' - Lecturer recounts ordeal

A lecturer at the Federal College of Education, FCE, Kabuga, Kano, Chief Christian Ojimba, in a recent interview with Vanguard recounted the ordeal he and some of his students went through when Boko Haram members visited their school on September 17th, an attack that lasted 45minutes. Below is what he said...
"It was a very serious attack and an unexpected one. Before the attack on our school, Boko Haram terrorists had attacked Kano State Polytechnic inside the city centre, with the new strategy of using female and male teenagers, who they arm with bombs. In broad-day light on Wednesday, September 17, our school, the Federal College of Technology, Kano, was attacked.

Actress Uche Jombo reflects on her life as she turns a year older

 See what she wrote on instagram after the cut...happy birthday Uche...

Singer/photographer TY Bello poses with her twin baby boys

The singer welcomed her twin baby boys, Christopher and Christian on October 13th. So lovely!

AirAsia flight carrying 162 from Indonesia to Singapore missing

Yesterday an AirAsia flight carrying 162 people - 155 passengers, two pilots, four flight attendants and one engineer, which took off from the city of Surabaya in Indonesia and bound for Singapore, lost contact with air traffic control about two hours after take-off, while flying over the Java Sea.

The passengers included 138 adults, 16 children and one infant according to a statement released by AirAsia following the disappearance of the plane.

Indonesia's acting director general of transportation, said the last contact between pilot and the air traffic control was at 6.13 a.m. on Saturday) “when the pilot requested permission to deviate from its submitted flight plan route due to weather condition."

Alicia Keys welcomes second baby, another boy named Genesis

Alicia Keys has welcomed her second child, another boy, with husband Swizz Beatz. Their baby was born early on Saturday December 27th. He has since been named Genesis Ali Dean. Congrats to them...

Photos: A young Angelina Jolie poses topless in old unseen pics

Here are some photos of a very young Angelina Jolie posing topless in previously unseen photos taken many years ago to promote a movie. The pics were taken in 1995 when Angelina was just 19 years old. See more photos after the cut...

9ice and fiancee release lovely family photos

9ice and his fiancee Sunkanmi Ajala and their daughter Michelle looking lovely in a ChelseaFC-themed Christmas shoot. Another pic after the cut...

Comedian Chris Rock and wife split after 18 years of marriage

After nearly 20 years of marriage, comedian Chris Rock and wife Malaak Compton have decided to end their marriage. Malaak last night announced the split in a statement
"After much contemplation and 19 years of marriage, Chris and I have decided to go our separate ways,' she said
Chris's lawyer also released a statement confirming the couple have split
"Chris Rock has filed for divorce from his wife, Malaak. This is a personal matter and Chris requests privacy as he and Malaak work through this process and focus on their family.'
The couple got married in 1996 and have two daughters, 12-year-old Lola Simone and 10-year-old Zahra Savannah.

Wow...check out this adorable baby pic of John Legend

His wife Chrissy Teigen posted it on instagram yesterday to celebrate the multiple Grammy winner turning a year older.

Ibinabo's husband speaks on why he loves her & misconceptions about her

Ibinabo Fiberisma's husband Uche Egbuka, says her kind nature and her love for children are among the many qualities that endeared her to him
"The best is that she is easily the kindest person I know and one thing we have in common is that we both love children a lot. One of my dreams someday is to open up an orphanage and I already see her ding a lot of things I would love to do. She is an easy person to love, she is very dedicated and loyal. Something a lot of people don't know about Ibinabo is that she is a very good cook. the best cook I have ever met. My kids love her absolutely and her kids love me too. It's not something that happened by accident. I think this is just the right time and I couldn't have asked for a better wife" he told City People magazine.

Bomb blast kills one in Yobe state

An explosion rocked Arikime Primary School playing ground in Potikum, Yobe state around 6pm yesterday Dec. 28th, killing a sugar-cane vendor who was heading home after the day’s trading.

Residents of the area say they believe the bomb was targeted at football enthusiast who gather at the school playground every morning to play football. No group has taken responsibility for the attack but then again...how many terror groups are we fighting in Nigeria?

Mel B finally reacts, says her hubby never hit her

 Mel B has finally reacted after countless rumours of her being allegedly abused by her husband of 7 years, Stephen Belafonte, was reported in the media following her shocking appearance on X Factor on Dec 14th where she looked like she had bruises all over her face. The abuse rumours was further ignited by Mel's sister who called Stephen out on Twitter and Stephen's brother who claimed Mel is addicted to Stephen because of his mind games. Mel B took to twitter today to finally put the rumours to rest. The two have since put up a united front, squashing rumours that they are splitting.

Annie Idibia shares new photos with her mum

Annie's mum is a beautiful woman...

Photos: DJ Cuppy flies to Ghana in her dad's private jet

That's billionaire Femi Otedola's daughter DJ Cuppy getting into her dad's private jet on her way to Ghana. Another photo after the cut...

OAP, Ushbebe flaunts his newly acquired Mercedebez Benz SUV

 He shared the photos on instagram. Congrats to him...

Photo: President Goodluck Jonathan's daughter set to wed

One of the adopted daughters of President Goodluck Jonathan, Ine, will be walking down the aisle with her man Simeon this January. Their traditional marriage will take place on January 3rd 2015 in Bayelsa while their white wedding will hold on the 10th of January in Abuja. Big congrats to them.

Thursday, 25 December 2014

Photos from Toke Makinwa's Christmas house party

Toke Makinwa and husband, Maje hosted friends to a Christmas house party last night. Toolz, Gbemi, Sasha were some of the guests in attendance. More pics after the cut...

Actress Omoni Oboli and her sons in adorable Christmas photo

Aww...how cute!

Jude Okoye shares adorable photo with his daughter

Jude Okoye who welcomed his baby girl earlier this month showed her off this morning. So cute.

Photos: Jordanian F-16 pilot captured in Syria by ISIS

Here's a sad pic of Jordanian pilot who was captured by ISIS militants after his warplane was shot down while he was conducting airstrikes over Syria. ISIS shared photos of his capture on Twitter

Jordanian Information Minister Mohammad Momani told AP that First Lieutenant Mu'ath Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh's plane was shot down by 'ground fire'. This is the first time a foreign soldier will fall into ISIS hand since the U.S-led coalition began its air campaign against the extremists.

The 27 year old pilot is said to be from a prominent Jordanian family. His family said Mu'ath felt it was a religious duty to fight ISIS because they were 'distorting the true spirit of Islam'. His family has publicly begged for mercy, asking ISIS to release him but that's probably not going to happen..

Actress Monalisa Chinda and daughter release adorable Christmas card

Monalisa Chinda and daughter Tamar's Christmas holiday card is so cute. Another pic after the cut..