Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Robbers Invade Babcock University, Cart Away Millions
At least seven heavily armed robbers on Wednesday stormed some banks within Babcock University, Ogun State, carting away millions.
According to sources, the robbers who came with dynamite, rocket launchers and sub-machine guns went to both Oceanic (now Ecobank) and WEMA bank situated within the campus and shot sporadically to scare people away.
They formed groups and broke into the banking halls to carry out their operation simultaneously.
“It is an unbelievable experience, I don’t know how the boys came in. They carried big rocket launchers and dynamite. Before anyone knew what was happening, they swooped on us and asked all of us to lie down.
...One of them even slapped me because I wanted to look at his face. I cannot say the actual amount they carted away, but a rough estimate will be millions of naira,” says an Oceanic Bank Staff.
Read more... here
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Singer, Erykah Badu gets Banned from Malaysia over Allah Tattoo
The 41 year old R&B singer and songwriter has been banned from performing in Malaysia after pictures began circulating of the singer with what appears to be temporary tattoos of the Arabic word for “Allah” on her body.
Malaysia Information Minister Rais Yatim said on Twitter that the concert was cancelled because it breached government guidelines on "religious sensitivities and cultural values" in the Muslim-majority country.
"The 'Allah' graphic on the singer's body will surely cause controversy among Muslims," said Mr Rais.
In separate comments quoted by state news agency Bernama, he warned the concert - scheduled for today - would "lead to bigger problems," including threatening "national security" and tarnishing the government's image.
The acclaimed soul artist had been scheduled to perform in the capital Kuala Lumpur.
Hugh Hefner's Son Charged with Beating Playmate Girlfriend
According to TMZ, PLAYBOY founder Hugh Hefner's eldest son was charged with attacking his girlfriend, the former Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair.
Marston Hefner was arrested earlier in February after allegedly punching and kicking the 2011 Playmate of the Year at the couple's apartment in Pasadena, California.
The 21-year-old was charged yesterday with inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant and vandalism, a spokesperson for the Pasadena City Attorney's office told the gossip site.
If convicted on both counts, Marston faces a year-and-a-half behind bars.
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Welcome a Baby Boy!
The couple of seven years welcomed their third child, a baby boy, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Garner and Affleck's new little one joins older daughters Violet, 6, and Seraphina, 3.
Congrats to them.
Comedian, Seyi Law Launches Own Magazine
The magazine is called"The Laugh Magazine" and the first edition is out!
Congrats and hope its successful.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Photo of the Day - James Ibori's Mugshot
The former Delta State governor James Ibori‘was taken yesterday after he plead guilty in a British court to charges of money-laundering, conspiring to defraud and obtaining a money transfer by fraud.
British police have accused him of stealing $250m (£160m) over eight years.
James Ibori, 49, entered his plea yesterday at Southwark Crown Court and is to be sentenced on April 16.
Tweet of the Day
Donald Trump expressed his disgust at Cohen, who dressed as General Aladeen from his new film, 'The Dictator', for tipping an urn containing 'the ashes of Kim Jong II' over Ryan Seacrest at the Oscars on Sunday night.
As above Mr. Trump says
'@SachaBaronCohen is a moron who should have been pummeled by the weak and pathetic security person who stood watching as he poured ashes over @RyanSeacrest, a wonderful guy, at the Academy Award's red carpet. The security person totally froze--he should be fired,'.
i totally agree with Mr. Trump, was shocked when I saw Sacha do that to Ryan... Incase you missed it, watch the video after cut...
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
P-Square's Chop My Money Poster Featuring Akon
The video for P-Square's Chop My Money, which features Akon and May D will premier in 48 hours.
Can't wait!
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President Barack Obama Sings 'Sweet Home Chicago'
US President Barack Obama shows off his musical talent
singing the classic blues track "Sweet Home Chicago" with Mick Jagger and B.B. King to mark America's Black History Month.
Last Photo - Whitney Houston in her Coffin!
A photograph apparently showing Whitney Houston in an open coffin has been published on the cover of the National Enquirer.
The
chilling picture shows the singer lying dead in her golden casket, clad
in a regal purple dress and wearing what looks like a diamond brooch
and earrings.
It is understood the photograph was taken inside the Whigham Funeral
Home in Newark, New Jersey, where her family attended a private wake
last Friday (local time) on the eve of her funeral.
I find it particularly disturbing, people's last photo memory of her shouldn't be lying in a coffin... Right or Wrong?
To see the uncensored picture, click below.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tuface speaks on His Engagement to Annie Macaulay
Thenetng.com recently interviewed Tuface where he talks on his proposal to Annie Macaulay and why he chose her, read below...
Of your three ‘baby mamas’, why Annie?
That’s where my heart led me to.
Why Valentine’s Day?
That's when it happened. It just so happened to be the time I felt the need to make that move.
Considering that you have known her for such a long time and what has happened with you with the women and the children, when did you decide to make the move?
That's when it happened. It just so happened to be the time I felt the need to make that move.
Considering that you have known her for such a long time and what has happened with you with the women and the children, when did you decide to make the move?
It was part of my New Year resolution to follow my heart this year.
How did the thought come into your mind?
How did the thought come into your mind?
Like
any other thought about something important. You start feeling the need
to do something or go somewhere different from deep within. Then you
just make your move one time. No shaking.
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Video: Tuface talks Proposal to Annie Macaulay, Upcoming Wedding, New Single, Konvict Muzik and More!
The Artist sits down exclusively with The Ms Royalty Show
and talks about his new single, being signed on to Akon’s Konvict
Music, proposing to his girlfriend on Valentine’s day, new projects that
he would be working on and a whole lot more.
New Music: Rihanna and Chris Brown Release Two Tracks Together
Guess whose officially back together.... on the same song, its Rihanna and Chris.
The two got together to show people that they still have love for each other even if its on a music level.
The tracks hit the web on Monday (February 20,2012), with Brown singing on a remix of his former girlfriend's track 'Birthday Cake' and Rihanna returning the favor by appearing on a version of Brown's 'Turn up the Music'.
Listen below
Birthday Cake
Turn up the Music
Monday, February 20, 2012
New Video: Ara - 'Olo Mi' ft. 2face
Ara features 2face in her brand new video, for the single 'Olo Mi' produced by Samklef, was
directed by DJ Tee.
'Olo Mi' is a cover of the original popular track by the legendary Ebenezer Obey.
Video: 90-year-old Granny's Dancing Tribute to Whitney Houston
90 Year Old Jeanne pays a dancing tribute to the late icon, Whitney Houston by dancing to the late singer's hit song 'I wanna dance with somebody'.
Close
to tears she tells the camera; 'I'm doing this in honor of the late
Whitney Houston. It's very hard to think of her being gone, She was one of a kind,Wonderful. I just enjoyed her singing, no matter what she was singing.'
So I heard this video has gotten 250,000 hits since it was posted earlier last week.
Nice attempt grandma... Lmao! Watch Video below....
Nice attempt grandma... Lmao! Watch Video below....
Video: Singer, 9ice, talks House Of Representative Seat 2015
Nigerian artiste, Abolore Adigun Akande, well known as 9ice, has
hinted on his intention to run for the position of House of
Representative at the next round of elections in 2015.
9ice gave this hint recently while on Channels Television's Porgramme called 'Sunrise daily artist of the week'.
According to him, he is currently running an online programme in Public
Administration at Capella University, Minneapolis, United States of
America.
View Video after cut.
Video: Kevin Costner's Touching Speech at Whitney Houston's Funeral
Kevin Costner delivered a rousing eulogy at Whitney Houston’s funeral
yesterday, which was held at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, and
televised live on CNN.
Costner who Co-starred with the late pop queen as her love interest in 'The Bodyguard', was frank about how some people might not expect him to be there
speaking at Houston’s funeral. He joked about the fact that he was a
white male and she was a black female, but added that adding an
interracial relationship to The Bodyguard made it a more risky venture.
On the set of Movie, The Body Guard |
Costner ended his 15-minute speech fighting back
tears: “So off you go Whitney. Off you go. Escorted by an army
of angels to your heavenly father. And when you sing before him, don’t
you worry. You’ll be good enough.”
Photos: Whitney Houston Finally Laid to Rest
With the world watching, Whitney
Houston's silver casket was carried out of the church where she first
sang as a child and driven a mile to her final resting place on Saturday -
exactly a week after the singer's body was found dead in a bathtub in
her Beverly Hills hotel room.
Stars present at the highly-charged service in Newark, New Jersey, included; Alicia Keys, Tyler Perry, Kevin Costner, Ray J,Brandy, Roberta Flack, Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson among others.
View Photos after cut
Friday, February 17, 2012
Are Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton back together?
The former Pussycat Dolls star, Nicole and Formula 1 racing driver Lewis stepped out together at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, following Nicole's concert.
New Music: M.I ft Phenom - 6-foot 7-foot
The second single off M.I's mix tape 'illegal music 2' featuring Knighthouse artist, Phenom.
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EFCC re-arraigns Femi Fani-Kayode on 47-count charge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned
former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode on a 47-count charge of
money laundering before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.
The former Minister who was first arraigned before Justice Ramat Mohammed of the same court on December 23, 2008, was re-arraigned before a new judge, Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako on Thursday because of the re-assignment of the case by the Chief Judge following the transfer of Justice Mohammed out of Lagos.
The former Minister who was first arraigned before Justice Ramat Mohammed of the same court on December 23, 2008, was re-arraigned before a new judge, Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako on Thursday because of the re-assignment of the case by the Chief Judge following the transfer of Justice Mohammed out of Lagos.
Abdulmutallab Gets Life in Prison
Underwear bomber, Umar
Farouk Abdulmutallab who
tried to blow up Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day in 2009 has been sentenced to life imprisonment without option of parole.
Chocolate City Group Appoints Hakeem Bello Osagie as Chairman
The Chocolate City Group, parent body of the subsidiaries: Chocolate
City Music (home to talents, M.I, Ice Prince and Brymo), Chocolate City
Media and Chocolate City Television has announced Hakeem Bello Osagie as
it’s board chairman.
Chief Executive Officer, Maikori announced on the company’s website, ‘‘As Chocolate
City enters this new phase of global expansion and rolls out next
generation services for its artists, clients and media partners we are
very pleased to welcome Mr. Hakeem Osagie an entrepreneur par excellence
who shares our passion and vision of creating a world class
entertainment brand.”
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Don’t Sentence me to Life, Abdulmutallab Pleads
Abdulmutallab, 25, pleaded guilty in a Federal Court
in October 2011 of trying to detonate a bomb hidden in his underwear as
part of a plot orchestrated by al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen, al Qaeda
in the Arabian Peninsula.
He is due to be sentenced on Thursday in Detroit and
faces up to life in prison for the bombing attempt aboard a Northwest
Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit that had 289 people on board.
His lawyer Anthony Chambers argued that the mandatory
life sentence required under US law for some of the crimes he admitted
to committing was unconstitutional, particularly because no one was
seriously hurt during the bombing attempt.
Violent Wind Wreaks Havoc in Lagos Early Monday Morning (Photos)
Early morning torrential rains in the city of Lagos wrecked havoc in the
nation's commercial capital on Monday, claiming at least one life.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Iconic Pop Star, Whitney Houston, Dies at 48
According to TMZ, Whitney Houston died Sunday afternoon ... a rep for the singer announced. She was 48.
Whitney's entourage found her in her
4th-floor room at the Beverly Hilton hotel and called hotel security who then dialed 911. When paramedics arrived Houston was found
unresponsive.
The police arrived to the scene within minutes and fire was
already there on an unrelated call. According to our sources, paramedics
performed CPR but it did not work and she was pronounced dead at 3:55
PM.
Houston won two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music
Awards, 22 American Music Awards during her record-breaking career. Her
album "Whitney" was the first female album to ever debut at #1 on the
Billboard Charts. She has sold 200 million albums worldwide.
Houston had one child, Bobbi Kristina, with husband Bobby Brown. Houston and Brown were married from 1992-2007.
Houston had one child, Bobbi Kristina, with husband Bobby Brown. Houston and Brown were married from 1992-2007.
Rest in peace Diva!
South Africa Honours Nelson Mandela with Face on Bank Notes
South Africa launched a new line of bank notes on Saturday bearing the image of its first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela on the 22nd anniversary of his release from prison.
The notes bear the 93-year-old
former president's image circa 1990, the year he was freed from prison
in a moment that came to symbolise the fall of apartheid and the rise of
a new, democratic South Africa.
They replace a design featuring
the "big five" safari animals -- Cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion
and rhino -- introduced in 1992, two years before Mandela was elected
the country's first black president.
All five notes, 10, 20, 50, 100
and 200 rand will now bear
Mandela's face on the front.
Susy Q, Owner of SQ Lounge Murdered
Popular nightclub owner, Susan
Yusuf, was allegedly stabbed to death by a man believed to be her
boyfriend, Idris Mohammed, on Friday at her flat at 1004 flats in Victoria Island.
It was learnt that after she was
murdered, Mohammed, 27, later jumped from 10th floor of 1004 flats,
Victoria Island, Lagos, when the residents, who were attracted to the
scene by the club owner’s cry for help, wanted to apprehend him. He died
immediately.
The man who allegedly killed Suzy Q... at the scene of the crime |
First Photos: Blue Ivy Carter!
BeyoncƩ and Jay-Z today surprised fans by sharing the first pictures of their baby, Blue Ivy Carter.
The proud parents posted a series of intimate portraits of their beloved daughter, who was born just over a month ago.
Instead of selling their first baby
pictures to a glossy magazine for millions the music megastar couple
decided to take control posting snaps of Blue to a tumblr blog.
The proud parents set up a blog that shows the intimate family snaps along with a message.... continue to see message and photos.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Movie Preview: Tunde Kelani’s “MAAMI”
'MAAMi' stars Funke Akindele, Wole Ojo and Tamilore Kuboye alongside new talent Ayomide Abatti with special guest appearances by Yinka Davies, Kayode Balogun, Fatai Rolling Dollar and Biodun Kupoluyi.
MAAMi is an inspiring story of a poor,
conscientious single parent’s struggles to raise her only child,
Kashimawo who eventually, rises to intrnational stardom in an English
football club, Arsenal, and becomes a national hero.
BeyoncƩ and Jay Z Apply to Trademark Blue Ivy's name
According to reports in the US, the new parents have moved to trademark their one-month-old baby's name.
The
power-couple have filed an application with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office to protect Blue Ivy's name against others using it.
The application was filed under BeyoncƩ's company BGK Trademark Holdings and is still pending, according to MTV.
Read more here
'I Vowed Never to Attend the Grammy Awards Again' - Femi Kuti
Nigerian Afrobeat star, Femi Kuti, who has been nominated in the World
Music category, will not be attending the Grammy Awards scheduled for
Sunday in Los Angeles.
According to his 49-year-old singer and band lead dancer, Yeni Kuti, the
Afrobeat star does not see any reason to attend because of his earlier
experience.
In her words, "his argument is that he cannot travel all the way to Los Angeles and come back empty handed” Those who know the singer are not entirely surprised at his decision to shun the 54th edition of the Grammy Awards since he shunned Last year's too.
In her words, "his argument is that he cannot travel all the way to Los Angeles and come back empty handed” Those who know the singer are not entirely surprised at his decision to shun the 54th edition of the Grammy Awards since he shunned Last year's too.
BREAKING NEWS: Police re-arrest Boko Haram suspect, Kabiru Sokoto
Its been reported that the main suspect of the Christmas Day bombing at Madalla, Suleja, Niger state, Kabir Sokoto has been re-arrested.
Sokoto who had ealier this year escaped from an Abuja prison was caught in the Central District of Abuja.
According to the reports, Presidency sources confirmed Sokoto was apprehended this morning by officers of the secret service
Dangote Cement Plc Opens New $1 Billion Plant
Nigeria's biggest listed company, Dangote Cement, opened a $1 billion
cement plant on Thursday, raising its production capacity in Nigeria by
more than 40 percent.
The new plant is situated in Ibese, Ogun State in southeast Nigeria, just outside the commercial hub Lagos. It will produce 6 million metric tonnes of cement per annum (mtpa), which along with Dangote Cement's two other plants will take total production to 20.25 mtpa.
"We are working towards making the company one of the eight biggest producers of cement in the world," Dangote's billionaire owner Aliko Dangote said at the plant opening.
"With the commissioning of the Ibese plant, Nigeria has been transformed from major importer of cement to self-sufficient in production and export."
The new plant is situated in Ibese, Ogun State in southeast Nigeria, just outside the commercial hub Lagos. It will produce 6 million metric tonnes of cement per annum (mtpa), which along with Dangote Cement's two other plants will take total production to 20.25 mtpa.
"We are working towards making the company one of the eight biggest producers of cement in the world," Dangote's billionaire owner Aliko Dangote said at the plant opening.
"With the commissioning of the Ibese plant, Nigeria has been transformed from major importer of cement to self-sufficient in production and export."
Enugu University Expels Over 500 "Illegal Students"
Over 500 students were expelled from the Enugu State University of Science and
Technology for
allegedly securing Illegal admission into the Institution.
According to Vanguard, the University announced the expulsion of the affected students in a
statement by its Director, Public Relations, Mr. Ossy Ugwuoti
yesterday.
He said the Senate of the University at its 232nd meeting, observed
that “the students who cut across various faculties and departments had
secured admission illegally into the university.
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