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.

Mike Adenuga turns 60 today

Nigeria's second richest man and Globacom chairman, Otunba Mike Adenuga turned 60 today. Happy birthday to him!

Nadia Buari & Actor Dayo Okeniyi cover Complete Fashion magazine

Nadia looks so different...but still stunning! And the guy...nice

Actress Rukky Sanda looking lovely in her night dress

Photos taken on set of  her new movie called Gold Digging featuring Yvonne Nelson, Denrele Edun, I.K Ogbonna...

Babatunde Fashola builds first suspension bridge in Nigeria

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde has finished building the first suspension bridge in Nigeria. The 1.358km bridge, which will link Ikoyi (Alexander Street) to Lekki (Admiralty Way), cost about N29 billion to build and a toll will be collected to recoup the investment. The link bridge was built by Julius Berger.

American female rap group Salt-N-Pepa in Lagos for Diva's Rock concert

The Grammy Award winning group came into Lagos yesterday for the Diva's Rock Concert being organized by Rodizzio Entertainment which will take place 1st of May at 10 Degrees Events Center in Oregun, Ikeja. See more photos after the cut...

Kim Kardashian lookalike stars in Ray J music video 'I Hit It First'

Ray J has finally dropped the highly anticipated video for 'I Hit It First'...which has a Kim Kardashian look-alike, not only that..he also reenacted their in famous sex tape - without the sex thing.Watch...

EasyFlex Treasure Hunt: Win a brand new ipad, Samsung Galaxy Note

Guess what? Etisalat is giving away an ipad, Samsung Galaxy Note, Blackberry devices, smartphones and lots of free airtime in the Easyflex Treasure hunt starting today! To win any of these fantastic prizes click on www.etisalat.com.ng/easyflextreasurehunt; solve the puzzle of the day, tweet the answer to @etisalat_9ja, make sure use the hash tag #Easyflex. The treasure hunt kicks off today, Monday April 29th and ends Friday, May 3rd.

How Daniel Ademinokan grew tired of Doris & fell for Stella

Since news about Daniel Ademinokan and Stella Damascus alleged marriage.There have been alot of speculations regarding the real reason he split up with his wife Doris. Many have fingered Stella Damascus as the cause of their split.
However, someone who apparently knows the couple down to their private struggles has revealed a lot of interesting facts about their marriage. One interesting fact was that,Doris started acting like  a "MAMA" at home, wasn't sexy , she opened a business and didn't tell him about it etc
Revelation below;
I have stood by in the last couple of days to see this drama about Stella Damasus and Daniel Ademinokan unfold. I have read countless blogs, reviews and comments from all over the world and I have come to the conclusion that people have no clue what they are talking about.
I LIVED WITH DANIEL AND DORIS FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS SO I CAN TELL YOU FACTS! Not hear say or assumptions. I will even mention names that can be verified.

Nollywood actress confesses to being a witch on Live TV

Popular Nollywood actress Camilla Mberekpe allegedly confessed to being a witch yesterday evening, Sunday 28, April 2013 at TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations. The programme was shown live on the church’s Emmanuel TV. See the photos after the cut...

Video: Obama's White House Correspondents' Dinner speech


This is a must watch video. Funny...Oh, and check out his new entrance music after the cut...

Jim Iyke's ex-fiancee Keturah Hamilton claims reality show was acted

Jim Iyke's publicist claimed last week in a statement that the actor was not in a relationship with Ghanaian actress Nadia Buari because he was still in a relationship with his Jamaican fiancee, Keturah Hamilton. Well, according to a statement released today by Keturah's camp, she and Jim Iyke are no longer a couple. They actually broke up a while back. And she also claimed that Jim's reality show and her role in it was all scripted. See the statement from Keturah's publicist below...
Keturah Hamilton, Model, Actress, and Ex-Fiancée of Jim Iyke is ready to tell the real story after the Jim Iyke Unscripted show that was aired on April 17, 2013.
In a world where reality shows are an "In-thing" and bad behavior becomes the A.M. topic to cover, leave it to Jim Iyke Unscripted or better said the “_Scripted_” show to deliver real life drama. The episode that aired on April 17, 2013, did not disappoint the viewers who were glued to their TV’s watching Keturah Hamilton's role that was none the less excellent! She was really able to bring her character to the next level of entertainment.

41yr old Jada Pinkett flaunts perfect body, hits the beach with daughter

The stunning mother of two showcased the body of a teenager as she hit the beach with her 12 year old daughter Willow Smith. Check out more photos after the cut...

Cristiano Ronaldo denies cheating on girlfriend with Miss Bum Bum Brazil

Cristiano Ronaldo has denied cheating on his girlfriend with Brazilian model, Andressa Urach. Andressa had claimed Ronaldo called her after getting her number from a mutual friend and asked her to meet him at a hotel on Monday April 22nd where the two had sex. Ronaldo says it's not true.  See what he wrote on his Twitter page below...