Last night, CBS Studios International announced that they have given
Nigerian supermodel Oluchi’s production company, LuLu Productions the
African format rights for hit reality TV show competition, ‘America’s
Next Top Model’.
The Reality show competition series, which will be shot primarily on
location in South Africa, is slated to hit screens this 2013.
And will air on the M-NET Africa Magic channels with Oluchi Orlandi serving as the show’s host and executive producer.
My husband is jealous and always
feels insecure and thereby trailing and monitoring my movement whenever
I go out or go to the school”, a housewife, Mrs. Olanike Ogunsakin, has
said.”Because of his temperament, I left his house for my parents house
when I was pregnant. I left to prevent his frequent beating”.
Meanwhile,
the husband, Yinka, 30, denied the allegations. “I trailed her to an
hotel with one of her concubines and since that day I stopped providing
for her needs”, he said.
”I married her out of pity because, according to her story, she was raped and got pregnant which she later aborted,” he said.
”I
could have called it quits with her if not for the compassion I had for
her, but now, my eyes are opened, I am ready for the dissolution.” Four
years into marriage, 23-year-old Olanike urged the Orile-Agege
Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve the union over alleged battery and
threat to life by her husband.
Having Will Smith as a dad already
seems like the coolest thing ever, and now we learn something else that
makes that argument even stronger. The
Men in Black star and his 14-year-old son Jaden Smith sat down for an
interview with Metro, where the duo discussed working together, their
upcoming projects (including their latest film together After Earth) and
everyday life in the Smith household.
Which, according to Will, doesn’t involve much disciplinary action.
“We (Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith) don’t do punishment,” the celeb said in response to when he punished Jaden last.
“The
way that we deal with our kids is, they are responsible for their
lives. Our concept is, as young as possible, give them as much control
over their lives as possible and the concept of punishment, our
experience has been—it has a little too much of a negative quality.
“So
when they do things—and you know, Jaden, he’s done things—you can do
anything you want as long as
32 year old Alejandra Benitez is the new
Sports Minister of Venezuela. The fencing
champion fenced for Venezuela during the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
Last week, she made history by becoming Venezuela's first ever female
Minister. She was appointed Sports Minster by Venezuela's President,
Nicolas Maduro. Alejandra Benitez is the talk of the town in her country
after a series of saucy snaps she
posed for before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing were re-published online
after she was announced as Sports Minister. She's been dubbed by
Venezuelan media as
'Maduro's sexy minister.'
Acclaimed leader of the Boko Haram
Islamic sect, Ibn Abubakar Shekau is a virtual personality whose real
existence remains a doubt, the presidency has declared.
This
was even as it claimed that the case for amnesty for members of the
group was influenced by pressure by Northern religious leaders and
elites.
It further said that its grouse with Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State was political.
Top
presidential aide, Dr Doyin Okupe made these clarifications during an
interactive session with Vanguard editors in Lagos yesterday.
Okupe
further said that the Federal Government was spending an average of N1
trillion yearly because of the heightened insecurity caused by the
insurgency, pointing out that ‘’If insurgency can stop, then we will
have more money to divert to welfare and capital development.”
While
articulating the achievements of the Goodluck Jonathan administration,
Okupe said that the Lagos-
The cold war between the Federal
Government and Lagos State Government may be the reason why the latter
has stopped the Lagos Safe City Project, a scheme aimed at providing
10,000 solar-powered closed circuit cameras all over the metropolis, It
has been learnt.This
emerged against the backdrop of the increasing cases of kidnapping in
Lagos, a menace that has defied efforts by the police and other in the
state.
While making enquiries about police effort in tracking
kidnappers through the security cameras in the state, a police source at
the State Criminal Investigation Department told our correspondent that
security cameras had never been used in their investigations.
“The
only time we make use of CCTV cameras is when our investigation takes
us to a hotel or mall with security cameras. But if it is a crime
committed on a Lagos road, forget it,” the source said.
Governor
Babatunde Fashola had stated in January 2009 that the 10,000 cameras the
state planned to install
Kate Anolue, hailing from Nanka in
Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was elected Mayor
of Enfield Borough in the United Kingdom. A widow and mother of four,
the midwife-turned-lawyer speaks on politics, her challenges and
marriage during her visit to Nigeria. From your observation, do you think we have enough participation of women in Nigerian politics? - I am disappointed at the level of women's participation in Nigerian politics. Nigerian women have a lot to contribute to the development of the nation, but unfortunately, their presence is not felt. It's sad at the way they allow their potentials to waste away.
What in your view is responsible for this?
- Politics in Nigeria favours men. It's quite different from what holds
in the United Kingdom. There, politics is hinged on merit. Here in Nigeria, there is no equality between the male and female.
I believe everyone should be given an equal footing. We went to the
same school and do possess the same certificates. Nigerian women need to
speak out and put in their best to make a change. They shouldn't allow
themselves to be pulled down.
Dancer and musician Kafayat popularly known as Kaffy dropped the
bombshell while she was addressing a group of youths at a recent
programme.
Kaffy reportedly said her mother nearly made her go into prostitution so as to make ends meet.
That she had to pay her way through school as she did not attend the conventional school that every other child attends.
She had to wait for the regular school goers to close from school so
that she could borrow their books and cover up but luck smiled on her
when she made a record for herself and country at Amstel Malta World
Marathon Dance, by breaking the existing record for the Guinness Book of
World Records through dance.
And ever since, she has not relented on her oars.
A man of 32 years, was
smoking, while smoking his cigarette, he puffed out some smoke into the
air and said:'God, that's for you.' He died at the age of 32 of LUNG CANCER in a horrible manner. The man who built the Titanic After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked him how safe the Titanic would be. With an ironic tone he said: 'Not even God can sink it' The result: I think you all know what happened to the Titanic Marilyn Monroe (Actress) She was visited by Billy Graham during a presentation of a show. He said the Spirit of God had sent him to preach to her.
Mohammed Chad, a top Boko Haram Commander and an indigene of Marte
Local Government Area of Borno State who has been on the wanted list of
the Joint Task Force (JTF) has been killed in a shootout with JTF and
men of the SSS at Ruwan Zafi of Maiduguri Metropolis in Borno.
The JTF Spokesman Leuitenant Colonel Sagir Musa in Maiduguri last
night said, a special operation was conducted at Ruwan – Zafi area of
Maiduguri metropolis by troops of the JTF Operation RESTORE ORDER and
operatives of the department of State Security Service (SSS) at about
3:00 am on Friday 26 April, 2013 “led to the death of a notorious Boko
Haram terrorist a.k.a Mohammed Chad, an indigene of Marte, Borno State
that has been on the wanted list of the JTF”.
He added that intelligence indicated that he was involved in the
planning/execution of many terror attacks in
The political disagreement between Nigeria's president
Goodluck Jonathan and Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi took a new
dimension today as aviation agencies prevented the aircraft of the
governor from leaving Akure Airport in Ondo State shortly after the
governor and his aides returned from the burial of late deputy governor
of Ekiti State, Olufunmilayo Olayinka. It
was gathered that National Airspace management Authority operatives
refused to give clearance to the governor's jet to take off leaving the
governor and his aides stranded.
It could not be confirmed whether the Governor and his aides were later allowed to take off from the airport
The Registrar of Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde escaped assassination by
whiskers when hired assassins went after him.
The
incident happened on Monday night when the intruders scaled through the
fence of the house, entered through the back door and gained entrance
into the house while the security men attached to the compound did not
notice as they were stationed at the gate of the house.
The
security personnel which include two regular armed police men and other
private security guards at the gate did not take notice of the incident
throughout the period the operations lasted.
Confirming the
incident, the Registrar said according to the story narrated to him by
the children and relations who are staying with him, they were
terrorized during the operation as the assassins were continuously
asking and looking for their father, the Registrar. The children told
the assassins that he has travelled for official
Three people were killed and at least twenty people seriously injured
today April 26th in a multiple accident involving a truck and four buses
along the Enugu Onitsha Expressway in Awka, Anambra State. (Pictured
above)
The accident occurred when the truck loaded with palm kernel oil had
break failure and crashed into five stationery vehicles parked at a bus
park near Unizik Junction. Unfortunately, the driver of the truck and
two
passengers in a bus loading at the park died instantly. 20 people were
seriously injured.
Here's what Iyanya told Bayo Adetu of PMNews about his affair with Tonto Dikeh and Yvonne Nelson.
There is a rumour that Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson has accused you of cheating on her. Is that true?
She didn’t mention my name, so I don’t know anything about it. I’ve
never told anyone that I was dating her. Since you didn’t hear from me, I
have nothing to do with anything that is happening.
Both of you have been spotted together several times and you used her name in one of your songs?
I’m cool with Yvonne. Apart from the fact that I mentioned her name in
my song, she is a wonderful person. She is one of the nicest, coolest
people that I know; the same with Tonto Dikeh. They are two people I
I have been trending for the past two days now. Day one was
about people wishing me well and praying for me on my birthday. Day two
is now filled with gossip, scandals and all sorts, but that is as far as
the so called journalists and bloggers are concerned. As far as I am
concerned I had a blast on my birthday and I will not allow other human
beings steal my joy regardless.
I choose to enjoy my life because
I know I deserve it. Nobody went through my own trying times with me
and I did not go through any with others.
When God decides to
bless me, turn my mourning to dancing, turn my tears to laughter and
turn my anger to happiness, no man on earth can change it or spoil it.
Truth
is, I laughed when I saw some of the blogs and websites quoting and
saying things they know absolutely nothing about. Writing things they
have heard without concrete evidence, ghosts that cannot show
Rivers State governor
Rotimi Amaechi has said that he would be glad to contest as presidential
running mate of Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in 2015. Amaechi spoke in Kano
Government House yesterday shortly after having a closed-door meeting
with his host. They later moved to a site along Aminu Kano International
Airport to commission a road project. When
asked on the propriety of his posters in Kano and Jigawa State where
himself, Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido appeared together as
contesting for 2015 presidency, Amaechi said, “I will be glad to contest
as presidential running mate to either of the two.” Amaechi further laughed, looking at his side where Kwankwaso was standing
It is the moment every model dreads - taking a tumble on the catwalk in front of the fashion pack and photographers. But
at least they're in good company, with this model on a Lagos runway
enduring her own Naomi Campbell moment yesterday with cameras there to
catch the look of horror on her face. The
model went head over heels as she walked in platform shoes and a
knee-length printed dress for Nigerian fashion house Kinabuti in front
of invited guests at the Italian consulate.
Damilola Adekoya, the popular female rib cracker popularly
called Princess has finally tied the knot with her fiance, Ade. They
made their union official yesterday, 22 of April at the Federal
Registry, Ikoyi Lagos. Their traditional wedding would hold on the 8th of May, 2013. People
are talking in a low tone that Princess is some months gone, meaning,
she has been put in a family way by Ade, and in bid to safe herself of
the shame and controversies that will follow thereafter, she quickly
dragged the man to the altar.
It isn't everyday that a giant
alligator walks into the middle of a professional sporting event and
makes himself at home, but that's what happened yesterday. Spectators
and marshals were startled when the animal, estimated to be about 12
feet long, marched onto the side of the 12th fairway and started taking
in the action, or possibly just sunning himself.
He then made his way through a sand trap and returned to the water.
The
animal, who is missing his right front leg, is apparently a regular
visitor to the course - and is nicknamed 'Tripod' by locals and staff.
Check out the photos of the alligator invasion below:
The Top Signs has been revealed to watch out for on that very first date...
First
dates are a chance to get to know someone new, figure out if you want
to see them again and, potentially, meet the love of your life. But
apparently they can also be used to analyse whether or not the guy
sitting opposite you is going to be great in bed.
A list of
ways has been revealed to help you to work out if a man will give you an
unforgettable night between the sheets - and all it takes is a little
attention to detail...
HOW DOES HE TALK?
Everyone
loves getting to know someone, but apparently chatting with a man
doesn't just reveal your compatibility levels or a few key personality
traits - it'll also showcase his sex style.
Boko Haram was paid an equivalent of around $3.15 million by French
and Cameroonian negotiators before freeing seven French hostages this
month, a confidential Nigerian government report obtained by Reuters
said.
The memo does not say who paid the ransom for the
family of seven, who were all released on April 19, although it says
Cameroon freed some Boko Haram detainees as part of the deal.
France and Cameroon reiterated denials that any ransom was paid. Nigerian authorities declined to comment.
Armed
men on motorcycles snatched Tanguy Moulin-Fournier, his wife, brother
and the couple's four young children, the youngest of whom was four
years old, on February 19 while they were on holiday near the Waza
national park in north Cameroon, some 10 km (six miles) from the
Nigerian border. They were
Everyone believes the controversial track was about Kim Kardashian and
her baby daddy/rapper Kanye West, though Ray J has denied its
association with the woman he made a sex tape with over a decade ago.
A Kim K look-a-like stars in the sneak peek video, which is sure to provoke more people.
Probe: An investigator collects samples of dirt at a farm used by the sect
Cops in Chile have arrested four people accused of burning a 3-day-old
baby girl alive - because they thought she was the ANTI-CHRIST.
The baby was burnt to death in a ritual bonfire by members of a cult who believed the end of the world was imminent.
Her mother, 25-year-old Natalia Guerra, had allegedly approved the sacrifice and was among those arrested. A
Chilean police spokesman said: “The baby was naked. They strapped tape
around her mouth to keep her from screaming. Then they placed her on a
board.
Recently, offering time in a Lagos church turned into a moment of hot
curses when an already used condom, dripping with semen, was discovered
inside the offering box after the Sunday service.
It was like a weird dream, according to the former Chairman, Pentecostal
Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Ogba Zone, Prophet Tobi Okonkwo, who
witnessed the incident.
The cleric said he couldn’t believe his eyes when a discarded condom,
with stains, was discovered in an envelope in the offertory box of his
church.
Okonkwo, who is also the General Overseer of Living Word Prayer
Assembly, Agege, Lagos, wept over man’s ingratitude to God during the
recent monthly thanksgiving programme of the church, tagged Manna
I caught my father in bed with my less than a year old wife.
Ironically
this happened a day after she told me that she was carrying my baby.
The strange thing is that my father and wife are behaving as if nothing
out of the ordinary happened. My father simply got up from my
matrimonial bed and ordered me to follow him.
In my living room,
he gave me a cheque of N25m to buy myself a car of my choice while my
wife went into the kitchen to prepare dinner. The whole thing appeared
to be like a movie as I looked from my father to my wife. A presence
more powerful than me held me down, preventing me from going after
either my father or wife.
I eventually summoned the courage to
move and found myself going towards my mother’s apartment. When I got
there and narrated the whole incident to her, she begged me not to fight
or say anything about it to anybody. My elder brother who came into my
mother’s apartment while I was narrating the incident, laughed
A Raleigh woman and her husband were allegedly stabbed by the best man in their wedding, Jonathan Wayne Broyhill. Police
say Jameson “Jamie” Kirk Hahn, 29 and Nation Hahn, 27, were attacked
with a knife by Broyhill at their North Raleigh home, North Carolina on
Monday night. According to reports, he then turned the knife on himself.
Shortly before 2 AM on Wednesday, Jamie passed away while in intensive
care.
“Jamie lost her struggle to live this morning,” her family
said in statement. “We lost a beautiful and loving wife, daughter and
friend. We all lost a pure and brave spirit.”
“It is our fervent
hope that an even larger community will be inspired now by the way she
lived her life,” the family continued. “She dedicated her life and her
work to the ideal that we were put on this earth to care for those who
need an extra measure of care. She believed in justice, opportunity and
fairness for all. She loved politics and she saw the Democratic Party as
the path to realize her ideals.”
Following 2face’s donating his traditional wedding coffee colour
branded cap and shoes with the inscription “2Baba” to charity, his fans
seem to be torn in two directions as to the reason behind such move.
While larger percentage of fans kept lashing out at what the heck
helpless children stand to gain from his cap and shoes, others think
2face’s shoes and cap stand a chance of being priced higher by the rich.
.
With more negative reactions coming in, the tide seems to go contrary
to the kind gesture earlier thought to have been extended to children
in need by Tuface Idibia.
According to criticisms that kept pouring in from fans, many think
instead of Tuface actually putting those items up for auction before
giving the proceeds to charity, he should either give from his fat
account or sell those items without anyone notice and then take the
money to charity.
*Tuface and Annie Idibia
A fan simply identified as Prince Charming says “The intended cause
is a good one, but the items to be sold don’t fit the profile of what
should be auctioned especially in Nigeria. If it’s in the States or
Europe it would
On Saturday 20th April,
2013, two gentlemen, Prince Segun Seriki and Mr. Richard Odusanya
appeared on SaharaTV to reveal some of the antecedents of high profile
killings, including those of former Attorney General and Minister of
Justice, Chief Bola Ige and Chief Harry Marshal. They also revealed
several instances of bribery and the corrupt wasteful use of Nigerian
resources which they witnessed and even partook in while serving in
various capacities as personal aides at the Presidency . The two men
said they fought against the former President and his associates during
his bid for a third term which ended in failure and subsequently the
imposition of a weak and sickly leader, Umaru Yar'adua on Nigerians as
vengeance for their opposition to his bid to remain as president after
the end of two terms in office. Former President
Obasanjo, the longest serving president of the Federal
“A soldier was beheaded by terrorists
who took cover in the community after the dastardly act. At another time
soldiers were ambushed by the insurgents during which a soldier was
killed and the terrorists were shielded by members of the community.
–Brigadier General Austin Edokpaye, Commander of the MJTF.
About
five days after the military sacked Baga community on the Nigerian
border with Chad, Niger and Cameroun, the army has given details of
reasons behind the military operation.
Speaking on Wednesday,
Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force, Brigadier-General
Austin Edokpayi, said the operation was necessary because the Baga
Community was increasingly becoming a safe haven for militants who were
attacking the MJTF at will and escaping into the comminity.
He
said during one of such provocations in the past, a soldier was beheaded
in the town by the terrorists who took cover in the community after the
dastardly act.
He equally said at another time, soldiers were
ambushed by the insurgents during which a soldier was killed and the
terrorists were shielded by the members of the community.
As
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocates across France
celebrated the country's decision to legalize gay marriage Tuesday, a
homophobic backlash found an outlet on social media platforms.
Beginning
in the evening, the hashtags #MortAuxGay ("death to gays") and
#ilfauttuerleshomosexuels ("we must kill all gays") began showing up on
Twitter.
According
to a Twitter Trending Topics page, #MortAuxGay was a trending term in
France on Tuesday. AmericaBlog also took a screenshot of Twitter's
trending terms list.As the term gained notoriety, many French users took
to Twitter to criticize their homophobic countrymen, but initially, the
hashtag was used to convey anti-gay sentiment.
Step right up and prove why you should get a one-way ticket to Mars! Well, wait - you might want to know a little more about the venture first.
A Dutch company called Mars One began looking Monday for volunteer astronauts to fly to Mars.
Departure
for the Red Planet is scheduled for 2022, landing seven months later in
2023. The space travelers will return ... never.
They will finish
out their lives on Mars, representatives from the nonprofit said. "It's
likely that there will be a crematorium," said CEO Bas Lansdorp.
"It's
up to the people on Mars to decide what to do with their dead." Still,
the company said it has received more than 10,000 e-mails from
interested would-be spacefarers.
The one-way ticket makes the
mission possible because it greatly reduces costs, and the technology
for a return flight doesn't exist, according to Mars One's website.
At a news conference, Lansdorp maintained that "no new inventions are needed to land humans on Mars."
Recently, the story went viral that Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah was
getting set to wed her Nigerian actor/model boo Bobby Obodo.
To set records straight, her camp released this press statement:
I find it necessary to comment on recent scurrilous, slanderous and
preposterous social media reports on Jackie Appiah's alleged 'marriage'
to Bobby Obodo.
First of all, let me state here that Jackie Appiah is absolutely not
getting married to Bobby Obodo and the two of them are just good
friends.
What we saw isn't what we getting this time, guys.
Female rapper, Eva had, sometime earlier on this month, posted some
sweet tweets about how CharlyBoy's son makes her blush so hard, how he
spoils her silly, and everyone was so happy for the couple.
But in a recent interview, Eva has denied dating Alexander Oputa.
Here's what she said in her Encomium interview:
Drop dead gorgeous actor, poet and fashion photographer Omar Borkan Al
Gala (pictured above) from UAE was one of the three men ordered to leave
a cultural festival early this month in Saudi Arabia and then thrown
out of the
country because authorities thought their looks could corrupt their
young women.
Arabic newspaper Elaph wrote: ‘A festival official said the three
Emiratis were taken out on the grounds they are too handsome and that
the commission (for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vices)
members feared female visitors could fall for them.’
Lol. Some silly things you hear. Meanwhile if he's over 30 and straight,
they should please import him to Naija, biko! Those lips...choi! Hehe.
See more photos below:
The newly married actress wrote this on her blog this afternoon and shared more photos from her birthday party. See her blog post below...
I have Been
trending for the past two days now. Day one was about people wishing me well
and praying for me on my birthday. Day two is now filled with gossip, scandals
and all sorts, but that is as far as the so called journalists and bloggers are
concerned. As far as I am concerned I had a blast on my birthday and I will not
allow other human beings steal my joy regardless.
I choose to
enjoy my life because I know I deserve it. Nobody went through my own trying
times with me and I did not go through any with others.
When God decides to bless me, turn my mourning to dancing, turn my tears to
laughter and turn my anger to
Jay Z showered his 15 month old daughter with so much love over lunch in
Paris today. That little girl looks so much like Beyonce...the
resemblance is uncanny.