Dozens of Unidentified bodies numbering over 40 were on Saturday
found floating on Ezzu River at Amansea, a town on the border between
Anambra and Enugu states on Saturday.
The situation generated panic across the state as people wondered where the bodies could have come from.
The Anambra State Assistant Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.
Emeka Chukwuemeka, confirmed the story but said investigations into the
matter had commenced.
Quite a number of perks come with being a movie star in this
part of the world. They include designer clothes, luxury cars and posh
apartments.
Apart from their penchant for such status symbols, today’s Nollywood
actors and actresses are also seen as role models, especially to the
young and impressionable who dream of becoming stars some day.
But,
judging by the results of a recent investigation conducted by Saturday
Beats, it appears all that glitters is not gold, after all.
Contrary to popular opinion, the life of the average Yoruba movie star is that of constant ‘suffering and smiling’.
In
spite of the fabulous profiles and immense goodwill enjoyed by some of
these celebrated screen gods and goddesses, the contents of their bank
accounts are really nothing to be cheerful about.
Even the
‘alarming’ increase in the volume of home video films produced in Yoruba
language ought to be sufficient to improve the bank balances of such
celebrities. To make matters worse, many of them suffer from a financial
disease known as ‘Withdrawal Symptom.’ In fact, it is no longer news
that a good number are
Obasanjo appealed to Nigerians to move beyond the civil war. Nigeria’s
former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that he has no regrets
over the various actions he took during the Nigerian civil war
(1967-1970). Mr. Obasanjo, a retired Army General, was one of the
soldiers that led Nigeria’s military onslaught against Biafran soldiers
leading to the eventual surrender of the Biafrans. Controversies have
trailed the war with some intellectuals like foremost writer, Chinua
Achebe, accusing the Nigerian troop and government of genocide against
the Igbos. Mr. Obasanjo, who spoke on Friday, at a reception held
in his honour by the Peoples Democratic Party,however, said all the
decisions he took then were for the growth of the country and he has no
regrets taking them.
The wife of the iconic African pop star, Annie Macaulay Idibia has opened up on why Tuface Idibia begged her to marry him.
In a revealing interview she granted Jara, a TV programme on Africa
Magic channel on DSTV, the singer’s wife reconstructed the scenario of
how Tuface proposed to her and why he chose her among the other women in
his life.
In her words: “He called me up one morning that
I should meet him in Lagos so that we can hang out. He said his friends
are around and they want to take us out. So, I agreed to see him. I
remember it was a particular friend of ours that was around that day,
although I would not like to mention his name.
Nollywood actor and former president of the Actors Guild of
Nigeria, Segun Arinze, and his family, were featured on the front cover
of a style magazine recently and most blogs published it.
Some readers made unsavoury comments about the actor’s wife as well as
his looks which for a long time, have remained the butt of rude jokes –
particularly his seeming large eyeballs.
But this time, the
‘black arrow’ star will not roll over and let the subliminals hurled at
himself and his wife pass, without a response.
The response below is a text message from the star actor to popular blogger, Linda Ikeji, which she published on her blog.
Two soldiers were killed and five others injured Saturday in an
explosion in Okene city in Kogi state, an army spokesman said, adding
that they were part of the contingent set to be deployed to Mali.
“We lost two soldiers while five others were wounded when the IED
(improvised explosive device) planted on their route went off and hit
their convoy,” Major General Bola Koleoso told AFP.
Koleoso said
that the soldiers were among the troops being prepared for deployment in
Mali as part of an African force to help the country retake its
Islamist-controlled north.
“They are soldiers scheduled to go to
Mali. We are preparing them ahead of their deployment to Mali,” he said
without giving further details.
He did not say if the attack,
which he said was the handiwork of suspected Boko Haram Islamists,
targeted
Militants driving a smashed SUV and motorbikes threw an
improvised explosive device (IED) at the convoy of the The Emir of Kano,
Ado Bayero, and then shot at his official vehicle, killing his driver
and three of his guards, according to a military source.
The
attack took place near the Hockey Field on Zoo Road by Total Gasoline
station while the Emir was returning from the launching of an Islamic
school at Mussalaci Murtala. The Emir was unhurt in the attack and has since been moved to an undisclosed location.
Mr.
Bayero was reportedly saved by his driver and orderly who formed a
protective wall around him and took the bullets fired at him. They are
both reportedly dead.
"His driver, called Barde, and orderly were
killed instantly, and his first son, the Ciroman Kano is badly injured
from bullet wounds," according to the source.
A lady whose house
is not far from the scene of the attack says that a number of the emirs’
palace guards
There were indications yesterday in Abuja, that the leader of
the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Imam Abubakar Shekau was wounded during a
gun battle with security men recently.
Sources said in Abuja that security agencies traced the whereabouts
of Shekau, who succeeded late Mohammed Yusuf as leader of the sect to
Mali, where he escaped to after sustaining injuries during a gun duel
with soldiers of the Joint Task Force, JTF, a.k.a Operation Restore
Order.
Sources told Saturday Vanguard that the Federal Government
approved the deployment of 1,200 soldiers apparently because of the
need to arrest the wounded Boko Haram leader.
The Chief of Army
Staff, Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika who addressed officers and
soldiers of the Nigerian army shortly before they were airlifted to Mali
Thursday in Kaduna, asked them to be extra vigilant as there are
indications that some terrorists had sneaked into the country with the
aim of causing havoc.
Ihejirika however, pointed out that the Nigerian Army was not resting on its oars as the war against terror
The camera is not worth $2, 000 but the UK based Nigerian singer is
offering that amount to anyone who finds the missing camera. He said he
lost it in December at a Night club.
Kas said:
"That digital camera contains my private stuff that I am not ready to
share with the public. I’ll give $2,000 to anyone or group of persons
who are in its possession,”
Some mischievous people are alleging that there are some nude photos of
the fimile crooner and a
My first introduction to sex was rape. It was with one of our tenants. I
got so close to him and saw him as an elder brother. He looked at me as
someone that had been exposed because I was busty and he thought I had
had a sexual experience before. So he had his way with me. Then it was
not something you tell the whole world. Then they tried to make trouble with him but subsequently
people said we should keep quiet about it. We had to try and manage it
in our own way even though it affected me for a long time
psychologically. I had to gradually get over it. I believed so much in
the principle of keeping your virginity till you are married. I started
showbiz from Teen TV on DBN with Chichi Okaro. Then I used to be so
vocal and when we spoke about pre-marital sex and virginity, I was
always so passionate about it. It was such a disadvantage and a pity for
me.
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has commenced cargo operations
with the haulage of goods from Ogun State to Niger State after 10 years.
The cargo train which contained 675 tonnes of cement, arrived Minna
yesterday where it was off loaded to be dispatched to different
locations.
Speaking with journalists when the goods were being offloaded from the
train, the Public Relations Officer of the Minna railway station,
Abdulraouf Akinwuye, said the cement was transported from Lafarage
Cement Company, makers of WAPCO cement at Ewekoro in Ogun State.
He said the rebirth of the cargo train would create job opportunities
for the youths in the state, adding that 50 youths are expected to
benefit from the loading, off-loading and transportation of the goods.
He also said that other duties like security, clerical duties and sale
of the cement would provide job opportunities for the
National Youth Service Corps has
threatened to report the schools with highly deficient graduates to the
regulatory bodies for sanctions following poor quality graduates being
registered by some schools for the scheme.
The NYSC Director-General, Brig Gen
Nnamdi Okorie-Affia, said this during the 2013 Batch ‘A’
pre-mobilisation workshop entitled ‘Generating Credible Data for a
Perfect Mobilisation Process in Ilorin, Kwara State on Thursday.
Okorie-Affia, who regretted that many
organisations had rejected corps members after they found them to be
academically deficient, said the scheme had also discovered that some
higher institutions had been presenting overage students and products
of internally introduced unaccredited courses for mobilisation.
He said there were corps members who
could hardly communicate in English Language, saying the
Remember the Guinness 'Fly
with the Eagles campaign’? Well we've been on about it all week. Here is
the big news, Nigeria is set to enter the news again, and it is for
something really positive and global. Guinness is offering all Nigerians a
chance to be a part of history by coming out to demonstrate support for
the Super Eagles in a BIG WAY!
Naija, are you READY to make HISTORY? It’s
time to be part of history; it’s a record breaking attempt by Nigeria. We
are set to break the world record for the largest football jersey in the
world and Guinness is the one making this happen. You get to write your
messages of support to the Super Eagles on this massive jersey, so come be
a part of history by leaving your mark on the record breaking jerseyat the Teslim Balogun Stadium Surulere
Lagos onMonday 21st through Friday
25th, 2013. See more after the cut...
A lorry driver deep in gambling debts sold three of his children to pay off his creditors.
The children's mother, Liew Kim Yow, 27, said the 25-year-old man,
whom she referred to as her “boyfriend” because they were not legally
married, had suggested in September that his mother take care of their
two sons, aged one and three and their five-year-old daughter, while
they went to Singapore to work.
They have been living together in Serendah, Hulu Selangor, for seven years.
Liew, who is unemployed, stayed at home to take care of the children while the man worked as a lorry driver.
But
after three months, she suspected something amiss because their plans
to move to Singapore did not materialise and he kept giving excuses each
time she wanted to see their children.
“He told me before that
someone had offered him RM50,000 to adopt our son and RM20,000 for our
eldest daughter. I told him that no matter how poor we were, we could
not sell our children,” she said at the MCA Public Complaints and
Services Department here yesterday.
A blogger by the name Ngozi Kanwiro, wrote an open letter to Cossy Orjiakor and Tonto Dikeh a few days ago about what she presumed was the reckless lifestyle of the two actresses.
Cossy apparently didn't find it funny and has responded via her twitter page.
See tweet below:
The Mavin CEO and his younger brother James Collins have set up an oil and gas company called Mavin Energy Limited.
James is the Chief Executive Officer of the company. According to
their website, Mavin Energy is a 24hours door to door diesel delivery
service which supplies diesels to homes, small/medium scale businesses,
with also the intension to supply to public establishments, large
industries, construction companies, power companies and both
Federal/State Parastatals and Agencies.
A businessman in India's Bihar state has lodged a complaint with
the police saying that a stray dog has run away with his bag containing
400,000 rupees ($7,424).
Nakched Mian said the bag was kept on his bed while he went out to
wash his hands at a water pump. That was when the dog entered the room
and ran off with the bag. After a hunt was launched, 140,000 rupees
($2,597; £1,628) were recovered from a street close to the house. But
the rest of the money is still missing. Stray dogs are a common sight on
India's streets. Police say the canine may have thought that there was
food in the bag.
The incident took place in Gopalganj district,
some 150kms (93 miles) north-west of the state capital, Patna. Nakched
Mian has given a written report of the incident but lodging a criminal
case against the dog is
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido
Sanusi has once again stirred up the polity with his controversial
remarks.
This time, the Governor openly calls for the ban on religious and ethnic associations.
Speaking
at an inter-faith dinner organised by the Northern Reawakening Forum
(NRF) in Abuja on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, he said, ‘I almost didn’t
want to attend this occasion because I am opposed to regional, ethnic
and religious groupings in this country.
In fact, I would like
the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Jamatul Nasril Islam (JNI),
Afenifere and all such other groups to be banned’.
Sanusi
defended his call for the ban by accusing religious, ethnic and regional
organizations as having political agenda. ‘People now float all sorts
of associations that threaten the security of the country so as to be
Chicago, U.S. - Bishop Larry Trotter, high-profiled senior
pastor of the Sweet Holy Spirit Church, an 8,000-member mega-church,
woke up to a huge debate after posting photo of himself and his
4-year-old granddaughter in a bathtub on his Instagram page.
Now social media is ablaze, as this picture has both sinners and saints divided. Many
argue that the picture is innocent and it is social media and the
general public that is perverting a quality time between a grandfather
and his granddaughter.
Others argue that this is perverted:
regardless of how innocent his intentions may have been, no grown man
should be in the tub with a child of any age. Another argument against
was that no man should ever ever ever take a bath with a female in his
family or friends - that’s only for a man and his wife.
The
bishop defended himself by saying that while taking a bubble bath, his
granddaughter, who was visiting with her parents for the weekend, came
in the bathroom and asked him if she could get in the tub. He
Some National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members can hardly
communicate in the English language, the Director-General of NYSC,
Brig-Gen. Nnamdi Okore-Affia, said.
Okore-Affia made the statement in Ilorin while addressing the 2013 batch a pre-mobilisation workshop.
He said that the level of academic deficiency among corps members had heightened corps rejection and redundancy.
"Unfortunately,
too, we have corps members who can hardly communicate in the English
language, let alone being able to teach in the classrooms.
"This
worrisome development has resulted in a situation whereby members of the
public wrongly condemn the NYSC for the poor academic standards
displayed by these corps members," Okore-Affia said.
He said the
inability of academic institutions to produce eligible corps members had
become a herculean task for NYSC management.
Born to the same mother, on the same day within just eight
minutes of each other, grown up doing almost everything together, the
duo of Peter and Paul of P-Square have in January, 2013, parted ways...
to two different vacation spots, Hip-hop World Magazine, an on-line resource, says.
For many, December is the holiday month they look forward to every
year. This is not the same for P Square who do back-to-back shows,
helping fans enjoy their holiday by performing at concerts, end of year
parties and various kinds of events.
P-Square definitely had one
of their busiest seasons last year. Now, for these hard working Jacks,
it’s time to play; and they are choosing different vacation spots in the
United States.
As the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off
this weekend in South Africa, Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama,
has vowed that if Nigeria wins the tournament, he will go half naked.
Enyeama,
who is on loan at Maccabi Tel Aviv from Ligue 1 side Lille, is likely
to be in between the posts for Stephen Keshi’s team, after Austine Ejide
picked up a thigh injury.
“It will be a dream come true and I am
certain I will strip to my shorts. Yes, let everyone hear it that I
will strip to my shorts if we are champions,” the former Enyimba goalie
said.
Beyond the continental fiesta, Enyeama is looking to keep playing till he is 40 years or more.
“I
aim to keep playing until am 40 years old. If possible I wish to play
till I am 42. I work hard and I am focused. I know that if I do as
little as I did today (he spoke to supersport.com after the Super
Eagles’ victory over Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam) in more matches then I
can easily play that long.”
The stopper however said he takes each match as it comes, even as Nigeria awaits its first trophy in 19
Speaking in his interview with Oprah Winfrey, the disgraced former cyclist revealed he began doping in the "mid-1990s" and apologised for the price that the sport is now paying.
VIDEO: Lance Armstrong Admits To Drug Use
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Speaking in his interview with Oprah Winfrey, the disgraced former cyclist revealed he began doping in the "mid-1990s" and apologised for the price that the sport is now paying.
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Armstrong denied that the US Postal Service team's doping programme was the most sophisticated that sport has ever seen - as claimed in the United States Anti-Doping Agency's "Reasoned Decision" - but admitted that the story of his cheating was "so bad and so toxic".
He also conceded that he had been a bully, but was adamant that he had never verbally told his team-mates to dope or face being kicked off his team.
The 41-year-old at first appeared nervous, but soon settled into the interview and answered with authority and confidence.
He said he viewed using performance-enhancing drugs as like
Ini Edo, Chidi Mokeme, Rita Dominic, Stephanie Okereke Linus, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Desmond Elliot, Genevieve Nnaji, Monalisa Chinda, Uche Jombo, Mike Ezuruonye, Ramsey Noah, 2face Idibia, Klint De Drunk were all there to celebrate with Ibinabo Fiberesima. The party took place at Chesney Hotel, Victoria Island. See more photos below:
She’s still yet to release her debut album and fans are getting
tired but Waje is delving into parts of the entertainment world, picking
up her first acting role in an upcoming movie.
The talented singer plays a married mother, acting alongside Femi Jacobs, Patrick Doyle, Nse Ikpe Etim and others.
Directed
by Stanley Ohikhuare, the movie tells the story of a young pastor
(Adebayo) and his wife (Waje) who battle to save their daughter’s life
and their troubled marriage.
A Washington woman is accused of using her breasts to smother and kill her boyfriend after an altercation at their mobile home.
Donna Lange, a 51-year-old woman from Everett, Washington, is
believed to have suffocated her boyfriend to death with her breasts on
Saturday, Jan. 12. Deputies, called to the Airport Inn trailer park at
12:45 a.m. for a disturbance report, found medics performing CPR on
Lange's 51-year-old alleged boyfriend, who was later pronounced dead at
Swedish Hospital.
Witnesses claims they saw Lange throw her
boyfriend down in the back of the mobile home. She was later found by
witnesses with her chest covering the victim's face. Police noted the
size difference between Lange and her boyfriend - she was 5-feet,
6-inches and 192 pounds, he was 5-feet, 7-inches and 175 pounds.
Other women around the world are known to have allegedly used their breasts as weapons.
Mikel Ruffinelli is the proud owner of the largest hips in
the world. The 40 year-old mother of four's hips measure an astounding 8
feet in circumference.
University of Lagos convocation earlier scheduled to take place
between Thursday (today) and Saturday has been postponed indefinitely.
Though the university did not state any reason for the postponement,
sources claimed that the development followed President Goodluck
Jonathan’s insistence to rename UNILAG as Moshood Abiola University of
Lagos and effect the change in its certificates as a condition for
holding the convocation.
Jonathan on May 29, 2012 renamed UNILAG
after the late Chief Moshood Abiola as a mark of honour for the
acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.
The
announcement was greeted by protests, with the students demonstrating,
and the alumni association asking a Federal High Court, Lagos to
restrain the Federal Government from renaming the institution.
But
the university, our correspondent learnt, had been insistent on
retaining its name pending the outcome of different suits filed in
court.
According to a top security operative, police detectives are
studying audio and video tapes of the sermons in which Kaduna-based
Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, asserted that the late governor of
Kaduna State, Mr. Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa perished along with former
National Security Adviser, General Andrew Azazi while strategizing
against Northern Nigerian Muslims.
Gumi allegedly affirmed that Yakowa had been engaging in an
anti-Muslim agenda, and that it was therefore necessary to avoid the
emergence of non-Muslims as governor of Kaduna State in the future, a
point that some senior citizens of Kaduna State raised in a detailed
memo in which they expressed concern that Gumi’s weekly sermon was
likely to cause serious ethno-religious crisis in Kaduna town.
According
to the source, the eminent personalities from Kaduna are of the view in
view of the volatile nature of Kaduna State, urgent intervention and
consultation has become necessary.
"The prominent people from
Kaduna State wrote the memo, and included it with audio and video tapes
of
A mother and her seven children have been jailed for 15 years for converting back to Christianity from Islam in Egypt. Nadia Mohamed Ali was raised a Christian but converted to Islam 23
years ago when she married Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab Mustafa. Following his
death, she planned to convert back to her original faith, along with the
rest of her family. But a criminal court in Beni Suef, in central
Egypt, sentenced them to jail for 15 years last week, according to
reports.
Seven other people, who were involved in the case, were
also sentenced to five years in jail. Human rights advocates have now
warned the sentence is a sign of things to come in Egypt under the
Islamist government. The conversion came to light after the family
attempted to get new identity cards in 2004, when one of her children
was arrested two years later and confessed the documents had been
changed illegally when police noticed he had changed his name and became
suspicious. Nadia, her children and the clerks who processed
Sultry Beyoncé has revealed her bedroom secrets in a sizzling
photoshoot at her own home - and it involves listening to raunchy songs
before making love to husband Jay-Z.
In raunchy
backstage footage of a sizzling GQ shoot 31-year-old Beyoncé can be seen
stripping down to her underwear and even throwing flour all over her
kitchen, in an attempt to enhance her domestic goddess reputation.
Showing off her sensual side Beyoncé flirts with the camera in the shoot
with famed photographer Terry Richardson, who encourages the curvy
singer to embrace more than just the usual underwear shots.
Stripping off: Beyoncé shows off her perfect figure in the behind the scenes video in leopard print pants
Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Kanye West
are just six months away from becoming first-time parents to a little
boy or girl. So have they thought at all about a name for their
bundle-of-joy? Perhaps something like Kaleb or Kassidy?
"We're not sure yet," the mom-to-be told E! News,
adding that she and West still "have to think about" whether they'll
give their future son or daughter a "K" name to carry on her family's
tradition. "I have to discuss that with my boyfriend to see where we
are. But we'll keep the name private, I think, whenever we decide."
In fact, the 32-year-old plans to start holding back a lot more
personal information as her due date approaches -- which could make
keeping up with the newest and littlest Kardashian somewhat difficult.
Reiterating claims she made earlier that her baby-to-be would not appear on her E! reality shows,
the starlet said she felt newly compelled to protect the things and
people closest to her. "[I don't] want my career to
Zaria – A 44-year-old butcher at Tudun Wada Market in Zaria, Kaduna State, Tanko Maitsiren-Safe, has stabbed himself to death.
Confirming the report, the Sarkin Fawan Tudun Wada, Malam Abdullahi
Ibrahim, described the incident as pathetic and an outdated means of
showing pride by ancient butchers.
Ibrahim advised other butchers to transform the trade, “especially
now that most businesses in the country have been modernised”.
A police source in the area, who pleaded anonymity, also confirmed the incident in Zaria.
The source said the case was reported to the police on Jan. 15 and
that policemen were immediately mobilised to the scene of the incident.
“On reaching the scene, they snapped the picture of the deceased and gathered some information from eye witnesses.
Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Alex Barde yesterday disclosed that the
Nigerian Air force will today commence the deployment of Nigerian war
planes to check the activities of Islamist fighters in Mali.
Barde
who stated this in Enugu when he paid his maiden visit to Enugu
Airforce Unit, added that the action was in compliance with President
Goodluck Jonathan’s directive that a military contingent be sent to
assist the country of Mali to contain the jihadists liked to terror
group, Al Qaeda.
He said: “As I speak to you now,” he said, “our
air planes have arrived in Port-Harcourt. In fact, I’m on my way to
Rivers State now and tomorrow morning we are beginning our deployment to
Mali and that’s what I am going to witness.
A woman who survived organ failure and cancer has been pictured holding
her own heart in her hands after she had a successful transplant.
Penny holding her old heart By Alice Philipson6:34AM GMT 16 Jan 2013Comments The
woman, named as Penny by her friend Kelsey on photo sharing website
Imgur, can be seen wearing a medical mask as she grips what appears to
be her old heart. 'Penny' now has a new fully-functioning heart following the operation, her friend revealed on the site. Posting
the image of Penny on Imgur, Kelsey said: "[Penny] is holding her own
heart. She has survived cancer and crippling heart failure and never
lost hope." Her friend also revealed doctors had allowed Penny to
take a photograph of her old heart before it was cremated. According to
Kelsey's profile, she had wanted to take her heart home but doctors
refused.
Toke Makinwa is back with a video blog post and this time, it’s all about “5 Signs You Are A Side Chick“!
Whether we like it or not, the “Side Chick”
phenomenon is very real all around the world including Nigeria. Have
you ever heard any lady say, “I just found out my boyfriend is getting
married”? And there are also young ladies who know they are side chicks
but do not mind being that.
So, according to Toke, here are some ways to know if you are a side chick!
The Nigeria Police College, Ikeja, Lagos State is the first in the
country. In a recent video report by ChannelsTV, the very deplorable
situation of the College is shown in the following images. While posting
this, I cannot but wonder what our leaders have been doing. It is a big
shame indeed upon the Nigerian government and all their supporters.
Iyaniwura
brings to you some of the pictures of the college. You will see the
male dormitory 10, constructed in 1940 by colonial masters with its
incredibly hellish looks (yes, it looks like hell). The toilets are
abhorent and the bathrooms? I wonder how they manage to take their baths
in there. You will also see some students urinating at the back of the building where the drainage system has broken
The holiday issue of Motherhood In-Style Magazine featured
Nollywood star Segun Arinze alongside his beautiful wife Julie and their
2 sons.
We are used to seeing Segun as the “hard man” in Nollywood movies so it’s lovely to see his softer side.
The couple chatted about their journey as husband and wife as well as their role as parents.
View more photos below:
Produced by Sarz, the song is a laid back hip-hop track and the video boasts of an impressive display of creativity and style.
The
video was shot in the heart of Lagos, according to the label’s rep and
was directed by Michael Williams in collaboration with Skales.
The recent “carrot and stick” approach
recommended by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to the solution of
the Boko Haram insurgency should be taken seriously by President
Goodluck Jonathan.
Till date, among all our past
leaders, Obasanjo has continuously shown concern, worry and proffered
solution to this lingering crisis. He, human like all of us, though, has
his faults which many of us have at one time or the other kicked
against both while he was in or out of power.
Yet, it is often
said that, messages are considered while the messenger can be ignored.
Obasanjo as a former president and military chief in this country has a
lot to offer in terms of experience and tactics in security matters. We
cannot for very obvious reasons sideline him when he speaks on similar
issues just because we differ with his political moves. We should and
must take him seriously because of our interest in building and
A 9-year-old Indian boy has officially become the youngest
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in the world, breaking a
record previously held by 12-year-old Dubai-based Babar Iqbal.
Times
of India reports that Pranav Kalyan is currently a 4th grade student of
Willow Elementary School in California and has been writing software
programs from the age of six.
He passed the exam in ASP.NET Framework 3.5 on January 12, the source adds.
“As
a toddler, Pranav was more fascinated by computers than toys. He
started writing small software programs at the age of six. He is capable
of solving problems in differential calculus and integral calculus. His
efficiency in mathematics helped him write programs,” Kalyan, the boy’s
father, said in a statement.
That is if National Enquirer is to be believed. They claim that Tiger
Woods is desperate to have his ex-wife Elin Nordegren back and has
offered her $200 million to re-marry him and give their family another
chance.
Elin is believed to have told him she will
consider the proposal - but only if he includes a $350 million
anti-cheating clause into the contract. Elin
feels the money will keep him from straying.
A source told the Enquirer that Tiger didn't even balk at the demand, he's ready to sign the pre-nup and set a
wedding date, after swearing he'd never cheat on her again.