Timed to coincide with the forthcoming release of " Americanah ," the third novel from heavy-hitting Nigerian writer Chimaman...
Watch: First Clip From Chimamanda Adichie's 'Half Of A Yellow Sun' Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor & Thandie Newton
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More than 100 passengers had a miracle escape today after a plane crashed into the sea as it attempted to land off the coast of Bali.
Eyewitnesses said passengers fearing for their lives screamed in panic as the Lion Air jet fell short of the runway at Ngurah Rai Airport, near Denparsar. The aircraft, carrying 101 passengers and seven crew members, smashed into the sea prompting a huge rescue effort. Terrified passengers were pictured fleeing from the stricken plane, with many waiting on its wings as rescuers launched a dramatic rescue effort.
Dewi, a passenger who sustained head wounds in the crash, relived the horrific moment the plane crashed into the water: 'The aircraft was in landing position when suddenly I saw it getting closer to the sea, and finally it hit the water. 'All of the passengers were screaming in panic in fear they would drown. I left behind my belongings and went to an emergency door. I got out of the plane and swam before rescuers jumped in to
Timed to coincide with the forthcoming release of "Americanah,"the third novel from heavy-hitting Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the first look at the adaptation of herprize-winning second novel "Half of a Yellow Sun" has arrived, and a handsome fellow it is too.
Featuring Thandie Newton and a bearded and dreamy-as-ever Chiwetel Ejiofor, the story follows a couplewhose romance takes place against the background of the Nigeria-Biafra conflict. It's directed by first-timer Biyi Bandele,
who may not have directed a film before, but comes with serious
pedigree as a playwright, novelist and theatre director and is
considered (along with Adichie) one of Nigeria's most important
writers. Cinematographer John de Borman ("An Education," "The Full Monty") adds further credibility along with a supporting class that includes Anika Noni Rose ("The Princess and the Frog"),
The Presidency has
described former Head of State and presidential candidate of the
Congress for Progressive Change, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), as
the major sponsor of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram and a leading
protagonist of violence. It said that apart from his ambition to rule
the country again, Buhari had refused to contribute meaningfully to
actions capable of ending insecurity in the country. Buhari, a National
Leader of the CPC, had, on the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting
Corporation on Monday, said that the Federal Government should be
blamed for the lingering security challenges in the country. According
to Punch Newspaper, Buhari also flayed the Goodluck Jonathan
administration for what he called “poor handling of insurgency” that had
led to the death of
Two things are bound to
attract you to Monalisa Chinda whenever you are privileged to engage
her in a conversation. They are her frankness and humility. These
attributes played out last week as Showtime Celebrity took her on a trip
into her past, her present and perhaps, her future. For the first time, Lisa
bares her mind on a number of issues bothering on her love life,
crashed marriage and accomplishments. Chiefly, she confirms that she has
found love again, not ruling out however, the possibility of giving
The Special One reckons he has struck a deal that will allow him to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season without any fuss Jose Mourinho is confident he has negotiated his way out of Real Madrid - to set up a dream return to Chelsea. The
Special One had showdown talks with Real Madrid president Florentino
Perez and director general Jose Angel Sanchez during the club's
Champions League trip to Istanbul. Mourinho and his
representatives believe they have struck an agreement to allow him to
leave at the end of the season, but he will be expected to avoid
Married actor, Solomon Akiyesi, left his eight months pregnant wife in
Port Harcourt and came to Lagos to marry his pregnant mistress (pictured
above at their wedding this morning)...a lady
who's from a rich home. I sent someone to the church to take photos. I'm
hoping to speak with Lilian later. See the photos below.
Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of
God, has justified his purchase of a private jet saying it is necessary
for his work.
Mr. Adeboye, one of the most respected Christian
leaders in Nigeria and the head of the Redeemed Church that has millions
of members across 160 countries, stated this in an interview with
global news channel, Aljazeera.
The pastor said “there are things you need,” to perform the task he does as the general overseer.
“When
you have to oversee churches in 160 countries, you can’t do that on a
bicycle,” he said in response to a specific question on whether he
needed to have acquired a private jet.
Four persons are reportedly missing as a Hilux truck plunges into Majidun river in Ikorodu area of Lagos. The
vehicle with registration number KS918AU belongs to the Ikoyi Golf
Club in Lagos. National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is leading
security agencies and divers to conduct search and rescue.
The
vehicle was driven by the Golf Club manager, Kolawole Ahmed, who was
heading home after closing
Goldie's properties, according to his family are going to be auctioned for "Project Alert On Violence Against Women" Charity. The deceased, Goldie Harvey was passionate about this organization that she was always fraternising with them.
And
now that she is no more, we learnt, she has put it in record that her
property should be auctioned and the money realized should go into
Project Alert’s pulse.
Though, the late Nigerian artiste is gone
but can never be forgotten! Her properties will be auctioned to the
general public on the 1st of May 2013. The sale of her property is to
raise funds for “Project Alert on Violence Against Women” NGO.
Project
Alert is a non-governmental women’s rights organisation set up to
provide information on all forms of violence against women and render
support services to female victims of violence. Project Alert is being
What are the odds of an actress getting pissed over a pair of nipples sticking out? Ghanaian hottie Yvonne Nelson is… The
tall, slim beauty had been posting promo shots from her upcoming ‘House
of Gold‘ movie on picture sharing website Instagram when she put up a
photo of herself with her nipples sticking out…
The photo has
currently gathered over a thousand likes and comments seemingly
questioning Nelson on why she couldn’t tuck in her ‘headlights’. ‘Epic
fail… Nipples r showin ‘, @nancie_hsn wrote. Another
Chinualumogu Achebe, Professor of English, father of modern African literature
Professor Chinua Achebe, without any iota of dispute, one of
the best and greatest minds of this century, died a few days ago. And
since his death many persons have composed different kinds of eulogies
in his honour. The compositions clearly are in consonance with the
engagements and preoccupancies of the universal man of letters who
happened to have Nigeria, our country, as his birth-country.
It was never my wish to offer any eulogy or oration or tribute in
commendation of Chinua Achebe the First or Chinua Achebe the only
Monument or Chinua Achebe the Unique. After all, I uttered last Saturday
in the Nigerian Tribune the only words I deemed it necessary to utter
when the news travelled to us to announce the death of the literary man
of valour who, ironically, some dilettantes have been valorizing. But
dilettantism on this occasion must not be hateful and alien to us. If
Chinua Achebe’s death can give birth to new tastes in the arts and
literature in particular may the approbations and eulogiums continue ad
infinitum.
Women have been wearing undergarments to support their breasts for years
— as far back as ancient Greece. From corsets and backless brassieres
to the modern elastic bra, these items have been indespensable parts of
most women's wardrobe. But new research claims that bras are anything but uplifting.
The study incited an international debate when a French professor
performed a 15-year research on the evolution of the bra-less breast. Jean-Denis Rouillon, a professor at University of Besançon
in France, authored a study stating that women are better off not
wearing bras. They are scientifically unnecessary, and, in fact, could
be hazardous to breast health, leading to sagging breasts and increased
back pain.
The study involved 330 females between the ages 18 and 35, out of
which 50 were asked to not wear bras. They all volunteered to have their
anatomies measured and examined for any changes to orientation using a
Today, after getting
dropped from Reebok for his controversial “rape” lyrics in “U.N.E.U.O.,”
he released a statement offering his sincerest and deepest apologies to
those offended by his lyrics, especially every woman that has ever felt
the sting of abuse. He wrote:
Before I am an
artist, I am a father, a son, and a brother to some of the most
cherished women in the world. So for me to suggest in any way that harm
and violation be brought to a woman is one of my biggest mistakes and
regrets. As an artist, one of the most liberating things is being able
to paint pictures with my words. But
Talk about a hard act to follow: Korean rapper Psy
broke the billion mark on YouTube in 2012 with his viral smash "Gangnam
Style." Now, he's finally taken the plunge and introduced his follow-up,
a single called "Gentleman" which was released globally Friday.
Psy's original intent was to debut the song in his native South
Korea, and then the rest of the world a day later. But he isn't known as
the "King of YouTube" for nothing--the song was leaked and spread
faster than one could say "Oppa."
Of course, the question on everyone's mind is, does the new tune
gallop like "Gangnam"? General consensus around the Web is that Psy
hasn't strayed far from what worked (very well) for him. "Gentleman" has
a driving beat, a repeated catchphrase ("mother father gentleman"), and
Korean words that will doubtlessly have nonspeakers scratching their
heads.
Is this repetition of sorts a good thing? Critical reviews are mixed, with the expected cheerful-to-grumpy spectrum . The BBC calls the new tune "formulaic"; while Fuse counters that it's "oh-so-danceable" and
If it's true that 80 percent of success is just showing up, Kim Kardashian is already one victory ahead of Kris Humphries
in their ongoing divorce battle. The reality star and her estranged
basketball-playing husband were supposed to face off in court on Friday,
April 12, at a mandatory settlement conference in L.A. -- but sources
tell Us Weekly that Humphries, 28, was a no-show.
UPDATE: According to one insider, the judge at the
settlement hearing was "furious" that the Brooklyn Nets athlete didn't
show and said it was like he was "mocking" the court system. "Kim showed
up pregnant!" the source tells Us. "He's just wasting everyone's time
at this point...The judge is furious. So disrespectful."
Fortunately for Humphries, there will be a different judge presiding
over the official trial next month. Since no settlement was reached on
Friday, the estranged couple will go to court on May 6; a source says
the process
A Jewish man covered himself in a plastic bag on a plane because his
religion forbids him to fly over cemeteries. The man is a Kohein, a religious descendant of the priests
of ancient Israel, who are banned from flying over cemeteries.The photo was posted on Reddit yesterday and has gone viral.
The veteran actor who died on Friday February 19th was buried yesterday
April 12th in Oria-Abraka, Delta State. RMD, Kanayo O Kanayo, Bob Manuel
Udokwu and a few other Nollywood stars were at the burial. May his soul
continue to rest in peace...Amen.
The President of Ondo State
Unification of Cherubim and Seraphim, Primate Ademisokun Turton has
stated that the incessant killings by the outlawed Islamic sect,Boko
Haram will come to an end as soon as President Goodluck Jonathan
discloses his 2015 political ambition.
The cleric said
this in Akure, Ondo state capital at the inauguration of the Unification
of the Churches in the state that the insecurity situation in Nigeria
will come to an end the moment President Goodluck Jonathan makes it
public that he is not re-contesting in 2015.
According
to him, “amnesty or no amnesty, the activities of the sect will
continue until our President speaks out on his political ambition come
2015.”
Turton who heads the Success Cathedral of the Church in
the state alleged that Northern leaders are behind
One of Nigeria finest and rave artist of the moment David Adeleke
popularly know as Davido, Davido girlfriends Nish Kards is pregnant.
According to reliable sources in the house of HKN gang camp disclosed
out that Nish Kards is actually a month pregnant for for 20YR old pop
singer.
The news is confirmed and i will feed you guys with the details on board LATER.
A 20-year-old mother was arrested after she confessed to her
boyfriend she enjoyed - and had been engaging in - sex with her dogs since she
was 13-years-old and often fantasized about incest.
Brittany Angelique Sonnier, 20, is accused of committing
'vaginal and oral sex with two canines' in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and has
been charged with two counts of crimes against nature.
She had originally been charged with bestiality.
The police were alerted to the alleged animal sex by
Sonnier's boyfriend, who has not been named.
He said he was worried about her 11-month-old son, feared
she may be addicted to sex and need help and believed she turned to animal sex
at 13
Washington (CNN)
-- The surprise disclosure of an intelligence assessment about North
Korea's nuclear capabilities this week raised further questions over
what the United States believes the communist nation is capable of, and
has kept the U.S., the Korean peninsula and the rest of the world on
edge, worried about the possibility of an imminent missile launch. At a House Armed
Services Committee hearing on Thursday, Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado,
read from a declassified version of a document in which the Defense
Intelligence Agency expresses "moderate confidence the North currently
has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles, however,
the reliability will be low." But James R. Clapper,
director of U.S. national intelligence, quickly shot that
One of the most shocking
stories of the tragic accident involving a Young Shall Grow luxurious
bus and a Dangote cement truck was that of Nneka and Kenneth Ojielo, a
couple who died in the accident. Theirs is a story that will bring tears
to many eyes because Kenneth had not seen his wife in the last 10 years
until Thursday, the day before they both perished in the explosion. “My sister travelled to
Lagos from Enugu on Wednesday. On Thursday, I took her to the airport to
welcome her husband. No one could separate them when Kenneth eventually
came out with his luggage. They kissed for about 15 minutes and
everybody around just stood watching.” Nneka’s
younger brother, Ogonna Abako, told Punch that “Kenneth travelled to
Austria in 2003 in search of greener pastures. Before he left, they
already had
THERE is apprehension in Agbarha-Otor kingdom in Ughelli North Local
Government Area of Delta State following a reign of terror unleashed on
the people by hoodlums in the last few days.
The Area Commander, Ughelli, Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP,
Awosola Awotinde confirmed to Saturday Vanguard that 34 persons were in
police net in connection with the orgy of violence.
It was gathered that no fewer than 20 women and girls, including an
eight-year-old daughter of the Vicar of an Anglican church in the
community were raped by the hooligans, who also set ablaze a police
patrol vehicle.
A number of police officers were, at the outset, sent to the palace
of the monarch of Agbarha-Otor, His Royal Majesty Richard Oghenevwogaga,
Ebelle-Okorefe I, to secure the king’s abode following a breakdown of
law and order in the community, Wednesday night, but rampaging hoodlums
overpowered
Busty Claire Smedley is terrified her whopping 40MMM b**bs could turn into lethal weapons. One boyfriend nearly died when she smothered him with then during s*x. And she fears the same thing could happen again. Especially as her
humungous hooters — which she claims are Britain’s biggest — have grown
even more and now weigh an incredible 2.5 STONE each. Mum-of-three Claire, 30, says the last frightening incident ended her relationship with boyfriend Mark.
It was drama undiluted
at an Abia High court recently when a married man, Mr Richard Harrison
prayed the court to dissolved his marriage to his wife, Julia over
alleged infidelity. In a suit brought
through his counsel, Mr Stanley Amakwe, Harrison sought the leave of the
court to dissolve the marriage on the ground that the marriage contract
had broken down. He also insisted that the two sets of twins in the
family are not his children. Harrison claimed they
were adopted by his wife without his consent and that he would have
nothing to do with them any more. He told the court that he initially
accepted the children in his home out of sympathy, but that it is time
for them to leave with his wife.
A Phoenix woman is
accused of shoving a víbrator into her 2-year-old son's anús, and
doctors told police that surgery will be required to remove it. According to court
documents obtained by New Times, 21-year-old Rickesha Burns called
police Sunday, reporting that her son was bleeding from his anús. Burns said she didn't know what happened. She said she was at a
park with her son, and while she was "looking at a text message for
about 10 seconds," a boy she didn't know at the park did "something" to
her son, according to the documents.
The Federal Government’s
committee on amnesty for the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, plans
to reach out to the leader of the group, Sheik Ibrahim Shekau. Saturday PUNCH’s
investigation showed that in spite of the sect’s rejection of the
amnesty offer by the Federal Government, the government is still leaving
the option open. It was gathered that as
part of the moves to pursue the dialogue option, the committee, which
would soon be constituted, would consist of respected Islamic leaders. It was also learnt that
its membership would include some indigenes of Yobe
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is to
visit Akwa Ibom in next month, the Niger Delta Young Professionals, a
non governmental group, has said. Facebook is a social networking service launched in February, 2004, with over one billion active users.
The
Chairman of the Niger Delta Young Professional, Mr Moses Siasia, made
the announcement when he paid a courtesy visit on Gov. Godswill Akpabio
of Akwa Ibom on Friday.
Siasia said that Zuckerberg had been
invited as one of the guest speakers during his groups youth economic
summit, scheduled to hold in Uyo from May 28 to May 29.
The
chairman said that young professionals from the Niger Delta were coming
together to promote entrepreneurship, looking at economic challenges in
the area.
Siasia commended Akpabio for transforming the state through infrastructure such as good roads, healthcare and education.
Popular Nigerian entertainer, Denrele Edun, recently opened
up about fellow artiste Goldie Harvey and talks about the late singer's
last few hours...
This interview is a tribute to Goldie who passed away on valentines day 2013.
Watchthe video above.
A woman threw her young child down to fight another woman who she felt was disrespecting her in a bus.
The two women were arguing over a relationship a relative of the mother
had with the other woman's boyfriend. The young mother yelled:
"If you're over it, why are you
approaching me on the bus?. Someone grab my baby! I'm
going beat the s*** out of you on this bus little girl. This b**** has
disrespected me in front of my baby, man. I'll hit that b****.
She then threw her baby down to fight. Another passenger in the bus
filmed the incident which happened in New York. Watch the video below:
2face started his solo career with Kenny Ogungbe's music label, Kennis Music, back in 2004. They parted ways amicably
a few years later...or so we thought! When asked by an Encomium
reporter why he didn't attend 2face Idibia's Dubai wedding, Mr Ogungbe
replied:
"I don't think it is something you should ask me. Go and ask 2face why
Primetime and Kennis Music were not in attendance. I am too old to start
joining issues with people
Two Norwegian boys win the good deed of the month award as they returned $81,500 to the person that lost it. The Epoch Times
reported on Thursday, April 11, 2013, that the money was found in a bag
on a train and the $81,500 returned to the elderly passenger that left
it.
"When I opened the bag, the first thing I saw were these
wads and wads of bills,” one of the teens, named Bendik, was quoted by
AFP as saying.
“My first thought was to call the police,” he said.
After doing a little more research, the two teenage boys found the
owner's passport as well. It was a man in his seventies and he is now
slated to pick up the lost money within the next day.
Police told media outlets that they don't think any foul play or
wrongdoing is behind the large sum of cash.
Charly Boy shared a photo of his Family and tagged it ‘My family, My rock’. The picture has some of Charly boy’s children, his wife, Lady Di and his dad and mum.
Popular televangelist and general overseer of the Promised Land Ministries, Pastor Seyi
Ogunorunyinka has banned his congregation from studying the scripture
with the aid of blackerry, ipad, iphone or other items of luxury. The preacher noted that
many of his parishioners are fond of resorting to the use of such
gadgets anytime he reeled out chapters and verses of the Bible,
Belling the cat amongst all elected political officers, the
Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio has disclosed his
intention to run for a seat in the Senate in the 2015 general elections.
The Governor stated that “the same Godfather who helped him become governor will help him again.”
While
speaking on Channels TV’s breakfast programme: Sunrise Daily in an
exclusive interview in Uyo, Mr Akpabio said, “I am definitely going to
take up the challenged given by my people.”
“They are saying that I
should not retire. Initially I was thinking of retiring after the
stress of being a working governor for 8 years and then they called that
I should go for the Senate so I have accepted to run for the
The allegation of
"infidelity" against popular Yoruba actress, Mercy Aigbe and the fallout
of the incident that led to the allegation is yet to settle down.
Hence, she has been forced to speak up once again about what happened on
the day in question and her alleged 'controversial' moves. In a telephone interview
with The Punch on Thursday, Mercy, who sounded quite edgy, said there
was no iota of truth in the report, which was published by a popular
female blogger. “In the first place, I
did not vanish like the report claimed. I only went to the room that was
reserved for me by the management of Oodua TV as their special guest to
change into a more comfortable dress. I did not even go there alone. I
went with my two personal assistants,” she said.