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Monday 7 April 2014

Praiz features Chidinma on new single 'Sweet Potato'​

As he puts finishing touches to his anticipated debut album, Praiz teams up with Chidinma for his new single ‘Sweet Potato’. Produced by himself, ‘Sweet Potato’ is a lovely mid-tempo tune that warms the hearts of lovers and easily gets the party poppers moving. Enjoy...

Kim Kardashian shows off her butt in tiny bikini for beach shoot

Kim Kardashian showed off her famously curvy rear in a tiny bikini as she posed for a photo shoot at the beach while on holiday in Thailand last week. Continue to see more photos...

Coke Studio Raw - Ready to Shine?

Coca-Cola, through its Coke Studio Africa platform is giving its consumers the opportunity to win great prizes as well as the chance for a lucky few to visit its Coke Studio Set and participate in the recording. 

It is doing this through its Coke Studio Raw activation. The activation requires consumers in 4 countries, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda to record videos of their own performances of these songs and send them in. Continue...

Photos: LUTH resident doctors on strike again

Resident doctors commenced a 3-day warning strike to protest the poor working conditions at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, as well as to compel the LUTH management to expunge certain clauses in the appointment letters of new resident doctors.

Getting a residency training is essentially an act of God now because there are not enough training centers. When you get in you spend about six and half years specializing then to be thrown back into the labour market in search of a job as a consultant. Continue...

Many celeb pals say no to Kanye West's wedding - report

According to new reports, Kanye West is having a tough time convincing his celebrity pals to attend his upcoming wedding to Kim Kardashian…

From Star Magazine
More than 105 potential guests have already declined to attend the wedding – responding “No” to Kim’s Save The Date. Among the non-attendees are a number of Kanye’s celebrity acquaintances, who likely don’t want to be affiliated with a Keeping Up with the Kardashian’s special.
“Robin Thicke, Jerad Leto, Jonah Hill, Anna Wintour, Oprah Winfrey, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Prince, Karl Lagerfeld, Barack and Michelle Obama and Beyonce and Jay Z have all said they won’t be coming,” the insider dishes.
“Kanye knows that the Kardashians are hated, but he really thought his friends and associates would attend for his sake.”

More photos from Nuella Njubigbo and Tchidi Chikere's wedding

 
Here are more pictures from Nuella Njubigbo and Tchidi Chikere's traditional marriage which took place on March 30th in Anambra State, the bride's hometown. Continue to see more photos...

Massive video games clearance sales on TopDown Deals

TopDownDeals.com.ng is giving our amazing video games deals in clearance sales. Also over 120 new video  games titles arriving this month. Do you know that TopDownDeals has some of the lowest has some of the lowest prices in Nigeria for video games, consoles & accessories? 

We have created the clearance section for customers to save money on their video game purchases in Nigeria. Surplus Inventory of brand new games such as God of War Ascension, FIFA 13, PES 13 & PES14, Metal Gear Rising Revenge etc are now on clearance sales...

Graphic pics: Man beheads his father, eats his neck in Ebonyi state

30 year old Nwode Chukwudi Awam, was arrested last week for beheading his father, 56 year old Michael Awam and eating his neck. The Ebonyi State Police Command, who paraded the killer on Thursday April 3rd, said the incident occurred at Egwudinagu Obegu village in Ebonyi LGA of the state.
"When the police went for him, he was waving the machete which he used to cut his father’s head and threatening to kill anybody that gets close to him. He was overpowered all the same. He ate the neck’
"He was seen eating the entire stub of the neck. So when you look at the exhibit, the head doesn’t have the neck even though he did the beheading from the base of the shoulder. You will not see the part of the body that is supposed to be the neck; he ate it up. We can say that it is not unconnected with ritual because it does appear that he may have been asked to do such a thing." The State Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Chris Anyanwu, said
 Very graphics photos when you continue *viewer discretion advised*...

30 year old Law School student commits suicide in Taraba

A 30-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School, Abuja, Auwal Haruna, allegedly committed suicide on Monday by hanging himself on the ceiling fan in his hotel room in Takum.

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Joseph Kwaji, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Jalingo on Monday, saying the matter was under investigation.

According to him, the body of the deceased was found dangling from a ceiling fan at Mairiga Guest Inn, Takum.

Moment Nigerian man tried to force his way into Buckingham Palace

On Friday April 4th, 23yr old Tosin Odunaiya (pictured right), a Nigerian living illegally in England tried to force his way into Buckingham Palace, seeking to see the Queen.

Tosin, who came alone, told the guards who stopped him in front of the palace, that the queen would welcome and help him as he is finding it hard to return to Nigeria. When the guards told him to step, Tosin started a shouting match with the guards, resulting in one armed soldier intervening & pointing his gun at Tosin. 

Speaking to The Sun, Tosin said: 'I wanted to speak with the Queen and presumed the Royal Family would have welcomed me as their lost son." Lol. What does this guy smoke? Continue...

Pics: Kate Middleton welcomed to New Zealand by half naked men

Kate Middleton and Prince William began their 3-week royal tour of New Zealand and Australia today Monday April 7th, and were greeted by half-naked traditional Maori warriors at New Zealand Government House in Wellington. See the way she's checking the guy out. Bad princess...lol. More pics after the cut...

Question of the day

Here's a question for everyone. Please answer as sincerely as you can. While driving alone on a bridge at midnight, a car that drove past you 5 minutes earlier is involved in a ghastly accident. One of the car tyres burst while on top speed and the car somersaulted severally.

Now the thing is, you're the only other driver on the bridge at the moment, would you stop to help the accident victim? Remember it's 11:55pm... be sincere!!

200 killed in Zamfara massacre over the weekend

Cattle rustler this past weekend killed over 200 people who were attending a security meeting in Yargaladinma area of Dansadau community in Maru LGA of Zamfara state. The men said to have come in over a hundred motorbikes carrying guns and machetes, surrounded the building where the security meeting was holding and opened fire on them, killing over 100 on the spot. Some escaped, some died the next day while others were gravely injured.
The Emir of the Dansadau, Alhaji Husaini Adamu, while expressing his sadness over the attack said “This is not the first time the people of the area would be facing such problem but this attack was the worst of its kind in the history of killings in this area.”. Continue...

Blind 22yr old Emmanuel Daniel wins The Gospel Voice competition

After weeks of serious hard work, battle and stiff competition, physical challenged 22 year old Emmanuel Daniel beat 9 other contestants to win the highly successful Gospel music competition held in Abuja, the Gospel Voice. 

Against all odds, it was a sightless Emmanuel, a Niger State origin and a resident of Suleja in Abuja, that emerge the winner of the prestigious Gospel competition regardless of his sight condition. 

'At 73, young men still disturb me for sex'- actress Taiwo Ajai-Lycett

Multi-award winning legendary actress Taiwo Ajai-Lycett in a recent interview with City People said despite her age, many young men still hit on her. The actress who lost her English husband 20 years ago, talked about how she's been keeping herself sexually since her husband's passing..
"People tell me sex is good, sex is necessary, that is true. But the truth is young people, lets say men of very young age always hit me all the time for sex. They always disturb me for sex at my age. I am 73years old, I don't know whether it seems they don't know my age or whatever it is. But it says something about life, that life goes on and that beauty and age are in the eyes of the beholder. Yeah, at 73, young men disturb me for sex and I can't understand that. They don't care or know whether I am old or not, all they want from me is sex. A 43 year old is on his knees now asking me for marriage. This shows that I am still very much alive. I could have remarried if the circumstance had been different. I also have a 53year old man who wants to marry me. When you fall in love, you fall in love. You can't command the heart to fall in love and it wouldn't be a relationship if love isn't involved. The heart wants what the heart wants. The heart does not know whether you are old or not".

Sobbing Oscar breaks down as he apologizes to Reeva's parents for killing her

Oscar Pistorius took the witness stand today April 7th to tell is own version of what happened on the day he shot his girlfriend four times through a bathroom window, killing her. A sobbing Oscar then apologized to Reeva's parents, saying he was trying to protect and not to take her life...
"I want to take this opportunity to apologise to Mr and Mrs Steenkamp. There hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened that I haven't thought about your family
"I wake up every morning and you're the first people I think of. The first people I pray for. I can’t imagine the pain and the sorrow and the emptiness that I’ve caused you and your family.
"I was simply trying to protect Reeva. I can promise you that when she went to bed that night she felt loved. I have tried to put my words on paper many times to write to you but no words would ever suffice.' Continue..

Stephanie Uche Kalu shows off flat tummy weeks after giving birth

Beauty queen and model Stephanie Kalu Uche, (Footballer Kalu Uche's wife), gave birth to her 2nd child in February and has already shed all the baby weight. Wow!

Watch how LASTMA officers receive bribes from bus drivers in style

Sahara TV shares a video of two Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials demanding bribe from bus drivers at the popular Ojota Bustop in Lagos on Sunday April 6th 2014. Watch the video after the cut...

More rewards and discounts at the new Da Viva buy off outlets

As we continue to satisfy our customers at our new buy off outlets located at: 1st Floor, Kingsway Building, No 1- 4, Davies Street, Lagos Island and Shop A1/01, Arena Shopping Complex, Army Barracks, Oshodi Lagos.
 
More and more people keeps enjoying the massive discount these shops offer. You too can be part of these splendid rewards and bonuses: Continue...

Military commanders aiding Boko Haram, soldier alleges

According to a report by Punch, a Nigerian soldier who was a guest on the Voice of America Hausa Service has claimed that some military chiefs are aiding the men of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

The soldier who did not reveal his identity, told VON Hausa Service, that sometime ago, while serving in Bama Unit in Borno state, a commander from a nearby unit got in contact with his own commandant and asked for backup.

He said when he and the soldiers were to meet with the soldiers from the other commandant, they discovered they were given different uniforms and in the brink of launching the attack on the insurgent group, the soldiers from the other unit were withdrawn by their commandant leaving them to face the men of the Islamic sect alone with light arms. He also claimed that some of the insurgents they killed were officers that conducted training in military base in Kontagora near Abuja. Continue...

LIB Exclusive: Meet 7 top Nigerian music stars from wealthy homes

A lot of our top music stars are from average homes who made something of themselves with their talent, hard work, started from the bottom with nothing and are today, rich and famous.

While some came from wealth, and didn't need to struggle as much but felt a need to make something of themselves instead of relying on daddy/mummy money. Meet seven of them below...

1. Davido: His father may be a billionaire businessman, his uncle may be a former governor of Osun state, but most of us didn't know the Adeleke family until Davido burst into the scene a few years ago. Davido's father is the chairman of Keplo Pacific Energy, a company into banking, steel, power and energy. Continue...

Top Ijebu-igbo businessman shot dead inside Church

Top Ijebu-igbo furniture maker & businessman, Otunba Tola Okuneye aka Ajagajigi was assassinated  yesterday morning April 6th inside his church, the Saint John Anglican Church Oke-Sepin in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State.

Ten men stormed the church while service was going on around 11am, approached the 70 year old man and shot him point blank in the head several times. They left in two vehicles.

The incident which threw the church into a state of pandemonium, happened in less than 5 minutes. The man is said to be in court with some former business associates.

Meanwhile Ogun State Gvernor, Ibikunle Amosun, has vowed to make sure those behind Otunba Okuneye's murder are brought to book, while the Ogun State Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, while confirming the tragic incident, said investigation had commenced to unravel the reason behind the murder.

Otunba Okuneye is survived by six wives and 20 children.

New Video: Flavour - Black Is Beautiful

Flavour N'abania has released his latest video ‘Black Is Beautiful’ off his album ‘Blessed’. Directed by Trademark Pictures, the video showcases a host of beautiful black women, all from different walks of life, posing with happiness as Flavour captures them on his camera lenses. Enjoy...

New Music: Esoro - Papi & Mami + Veronica ft. Davido

Top Nigerian-South African afro-pop star Esoro (real name Akinson Segun Jacob) recruits Nigeria’s superstar Davido alongside producers Shizzi and Del B to craft two new infectious singles ahead of his anticipated album.

“Papi & Mami” and “Veronica” were both recorded and engineered in South Africa, where Esoro is based and has bagged several accolades and laurels due to the massive success of his previous single “Put It $ She Want” which was played on massively stations and charted across Southern Africa. Continue...

Sunday 6 April 2014

Nigeria becomes Africa's biggest economy, with $510billion

Article written by Associated Press writer, Michelle Faul. It's quite interesting. Read!
Nigeria's recalculated economy is worth $510 billion, by far the biggest in Africa, officials announced Sunday using long overdue revised data that gives the West African nation continental bragging rights but does little for the 70 percent of its citizens living in poverty.
The new value of Nigeria's GDP adds previously uncounted industries like telecommunications, information technology, music, airlines, burgeoning online retail outlets and Nollywood film production that didn't exist when the last GDP count was made in 1990. Then, there were 300,000 landlines. Today, Nigeria has 100 million cell phone users.

More photos from Atiku Abubakar's son's Dubai wedding

The wedding took place at Conrad Hotel in Dubai yesterday. Chief Bisi Akande, former governor Bola Tinubu, Ambassador Yahaya Kwande and many other dignitaries attended. Continue to see more photos...

According to MTO, Rihanna is pregnant for.... either Chris Brown or Drake lol

MediaTakeOut and some of their stories...lol. According to the gossip site, Rihanna is expecting a baby for either ex-boyfriend Chris Brown (who she broke up with in April 2013) or current boyfriend Drake and they even have a baby bump to prove Rihanna's pregnant. Choi! Find their report below...
MediaTakeOut.com just received a stunning report - people close to Rihanna believe that she's PREGNANT - and they have good reason to.
First off, MediaTakeOut.com can confirm that Rihanna has given up cigarettes and weed in recent weeks. And for anyone that knows Rih . . . she constantly has a blunt or a cigarette in her mouth, so this is very surprising.

Ms. Mary Ogwu Emerges Winner of “Slot Promo 5 Bonanza”

The much awaited ‘Slot Promo 5 Bonanza’ has finally come and goneleaving behind smiles on the faces of its lucky winners.


The raffle which started in the morning of Thursday, April 3rd2014 at Slot Systems Limited Head Office, 2B, Medical Road IkejaLagos attracted a large crowd which converged at the venue. The guest artiste, Iyanya, lightened up this year’s promowith his popular songs and dance styleafter being introduced on stage by humorous Owen G. Continue...

Video: Arik Air keeps passengers hostage including Banky W

Passengers including Banky W on an Arik flight from Lagos to New York were subjected to untold hardship occasioned by delays in checking in and excruciating heat after boarding the aircraft. The air condition was not working. After enduring the airline's shenanigan for a while, the passengers took to protesting on board. This incident happened March 31st I think..Watch...

Photos from Atiku Abubakar's son's wedding in Dubai

Been around the world searching for these pic.s..just found some...:-). Abba and Mariana got married at Conrad Hotel in Dubai yesterday April 5th. Continue to see more photos...

New Video: B - Assorted - Attention

Buvic-Assorted drops a new hot jam and video too. To follow up with prior release of Kporonge song and video. A blend of highlife with pop groove to get you on the dancing floor, produced by Masterkraft. Enjoy...

Celebrity publicist, Vanessa Amadi, expecting first child

PR Guru, Vanessa Amadi-Ogbonna and her husband, Oki, are expecting their first child. The couple got married in September 2013. Big congrats to them.

Nigerian Hollywood actor, Gbenga Akinnagbe shares hot photos

Gbenga Akinnagbe is a Nigerian Hollywood actor who has featured in films like Wire, Barbershop: The series where he played Yinka, Nurse Jackie, Edge of Darkness, The Savage, and plenty more. He is currently on the series, Graceland, where he plays a drug-lord. He is a cousin to rapper, Wale.

He shared some pics on his instagram page. Hotness! See, even the horses can't take their eyes off him. Hehe. Another pic when you continue...

Meet Sheffield Hallam University Reps in Ibadan & Port-Harcourt


Sheffield Hallam University, UK, is offering a £3,000 discount on undergraduate and postgraduate course fees to students domiciled in Nigeria. The £3,000 discount offer for Sheffield Hallam is for courses starting in September 2014 and January 2015. Continue...

Designer, Lisa Folawiyo celebrates 12th wedding anniversary

Lisa Folawiyo, the Creative Designer of Jewel by Lisa celebrated her 12th wedding anniversary today April 6th. Congrats to her and her husband...

Atiku Abubakar pictured with newly married son & daughter-in-law

His son Abba married his American girlfriend, Mariana, in Dubai yesterday. Still looking for pics from the wedding...

Nigerian Medical Doctor shot dead by her husband in the US


A 36 year old Nigerian Medical Doctor was shot dead by her 63 year old husband on Saturday March 22nd 2014 at their home in West Harris County, Houston, Texas.

Dr Isioma Awele Ebegbodi nee Unokanjo (pictured above), a mother of two and a medical resident physician at Marshfield Clinic in Texas, was shot dead around 3.am on that fateful day after getting into a fight with her husband and the father of her children, Martin Ebegbodi (also pictured above).

After killing his wife, Martin Ebegbodi went to a neighbors house and asked him to call the police. When deputies arrived, Martin Ebegbodi was arrested and charged with the murder of Isioma.

Isioma Ebegbodi attended Queens College Yaba and studied Medicine at the University of Lagos Medical School. May her soul rest in peace. Read her former classmate's FB post after the cut..

Femi Kuti Dazzled At Legend Extra Stout Re-Launch

Legend Extra Stout, from the stable of Nigerian Breweries Plc., now comes in new package. The new look Legend Extra Stout– with Stanoil and metalized labels- was unveiled to the public last Friday; at the Eko Atlantic, Victoria Island, Lagos.


Femi Kuti was the headline act of the event and he thrilled his audience to a number of his musical hits. Other celebrities at the event were comedians Bovi, Gordons and Sound Sultan. Continue..

Toolz, Toke Makinwa & Osas Ighodaro at 'The Juice' Season2 launch

Media personalities Toke Makinwa, Toolz (host of the show) and Osas Ighodaro at the premiere of season 2 of Ndani TV 'The Juice' at Wheat Baker Hotel in Ikoyi yesterday. Best dressed goes to...?

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