Nigerian news and Celebrity gossips

Actress Penelope Cruz named Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire mag

2014-10-14T16:53:00.003+01:00

Actress and mother of two Penelope Cruz has been named the Sexiest Woman Alive according to Esquire magazine's annual list of desirable female beauties. (More like sexiest woman in Hollywood)

The Spanish actress, 40, inherits the title from Scarlett Johansson who was the Sexiest Woman last year. Cruz is currently married to Spanish actor Javier Bardem. She's a bombshell!

UN worker dies of Ebola in Germany

2014-10-14T16:43:00.000+01:00

A United Nation Aids worker who was being treated for Ebola at the St George clinic in Leipzig, Germany has died. The unidentified UN worker who was flown back to Germany from Liberia last week after contracting the deadly virus, died in the early hours of today, October 14th. A statement from the hospital read;

"The Ebola patient died during the night in the St. George Clinic in Leipzig. Despite intensive medical measures and maximum efforts by the medical team, the 56 year old succumbed to the serious infectious disease"

Malala, Malia & Sasha Obama make Time 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014 list

2014-10-14T16:37:00.003+01:00

The world's youngest person to win the Nobel Prize, Malala Yousafzai, president Obama's two daughter's Malia and Sasha Obama make Time Magazine's 25 Most Influential Teens of 2014 list. These teenagers, according to Time, were ranked based on 'social-media followings, cultural accolades, business acumen and more.'. See the full list below...

1. Mo’ne Davis, 13, Little League Baseball pitcher
2. Sasha Obama, 13, and Malia Obama, 16, President Obama's daughters
3. Kiernan Shipka, 14, "Mad Men" actress
4. Jazz Jennings, 14, Transgender internet personality
5. Flynn McGarry, 15, chef

Pay tax for what? Bishop Oyedepo reacts to being named richest pastor in the world

2014-10-14T16:22:00.002+01:00

Winners Chapel GO Bishop David Oyedepo who recently turned 60, has reacted to the Forbes List of World's Richest pastors where he was placed at No.1 with an estimated worth of about $150million.
Asked about Forbes' estimate of his fortune, Bishop Oyedepo told Reuters that he doesn't know how Forbes arrived at their figure but says he's blessed...

"For me, to have fortune means someone who has what he needs at any point in time. I don't see myself as having $150 million stacked up somewhere. Whatever way they found their figures, I am only able to say I am blessed by the Lord."

Asked if churches should pay tax considering how much they make, Bishop Oyedepo said;

"There is no single government input on this premises. We supply our water, we make our roads, then you ... say: 'Let's tax them'. For what?"

Iyanya, Tekno, Selebobo, Emma Nyra & Ubi Franklin Take the Streets in Style as UK Tour Begins

2014-10-13T16:00:00.000+01:00

The Triple MG crew is currently in the UK for a group tour and we can’t help but love their style as the storm the streets and meet up with fans.

Iyanya, Selebobo, Tekno, Emma Nyra and manager Ubi Franklin are definitely channeling their inner modern gentleman style in these pictures. Even the fans cannot get enough of them.

Kim K crowned world's best butt as 45% of women around the world now want 'The Kim'

2014-10-13T15:27:00.001+01:00

Kim Kardashian's butt is what most women into body enhancement are now seeking. According to a research released over the weekend, Kim K has been World's Best butt and over 45% percent of women seeking to enlarge their butt in the last one year want what they now refer to as 'The Kim'.

Longevita plastic surgeon Prof. Dr. Fuat Yuksel, who commissioned the research, said:

'Kim has been popular among women seeking bottom augmentation or "Brazilian butt lifts" as they are more commonly known, for a few years, but in the last 12 months we’ve had a massive rise in the numbers asking for a Kim Kardashian bum. The procedure is performed through liposuctioned fatty tissue being injected into the buttocks. Kim has risen from just outside the top ten to the number one position in record time and is a firm favourite among women in the UK and elsewhere around the world."

"The Brazilian lift is now one of the most highly sought-after procedures we do - we’ve seen a 200 per cent increase in the number of UK enquiries for this procedure in the last 12 months alone. British women love beauties like Nicki Minaj and Kim Kardashian who have bigger bums and are not afraid to flaunt them.' Dr Yuksel said.

Hmm!

Photos: Tiwa Savage pumps fuel for motorists as she participates in customer service week

2014-10-13T15:21:00.001+01:00

The Forte Oil brand ambassador participated in the company's customer service week by visiting one of its filling station and pumping fuel for motorists. More pic after the cut...

New look alert: Agbani Darego dumps weave for sexy braids

2014-10-13T13:50:00.000+01:00

This is beauty!

Photos: Meet Mallam Nuhu Ribadu the herdsman

2014-10-13T12:59:00.001+01:00

Former EFCC Chairman and Adamawa state governorship aspirant Mallam Nuhu Ribadu pictured tending to his cattle in his farm. See another pic below.

TY Bello & husband welcome twin boys after 9 years of marriage

2014-10-13T12:53:00.001+01:00

Celebrated photographer and singer, TY Bello and her husband, Kashetu have welcomed their first children together, a set of twin boys, after 9 years of marriage. TY put to birth in the US on Friday October 10th. The twin boys have been named Christian and Christopher. Congrats!

What happens to Oscar Pistorius as he goes back to court to jail killing Reeva? We'll find out shortly

2014-10-13T12:50:00.001+01:00

Oscar is back in court. His sentencing is going on right now. We are about to find out if he'll go to prison at all a month after he was found guilty of culpable homicide. The Paralympian faces spending years behind bars in one of South Africa's overcrowded prisons or he could walk out of court today a free man. We will find out out shortly.

LIFE SWEET DIE-DAVIDO TWEETS

2014-10-13T12:46:00.003+01:00

Davido doesn't hide how he feels-as he recently tweeted. See tweet below

“I got assaulted by a policewoman”: Youth Corper Shares her Ordeal with BN

2014-10-10T12:50:00.002+01:00

On Twitter yesterday, there was a trending conversation about a female youth corper named Odachi Abah, who was allegedly assaulted by a female police officer. Her sister, Ene Abah tweeted about the incident frequently yesterday, and so we reached out to her to share her story with us.

Breaking news: 17 yr old Malala Yousafzai wins 2014 Nobel Peace prize

2014-10-10T12:23:00.002+01:00

Kailash Malala

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating women's rights to receive an education in her country, has just been announced as the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner...but she shares it with another person, Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian children's rights activist. He has been active in the Indian movement against child labour. They get $1.1million. Great!

Richestlifestyle.com Removes Pres. Jonathan from “World’s Richest Presidents” List

2014-10-10T12:13:00.004+01:00

Following President Goodluck Jonathan’s threats to sue richestlifestyle.com for including his name in their “9 Richest African Presidents and Kings of 2014,” list, the website has deleted him from the list.

As you will recall, Jonathan was ranked number 6 on the list with a net worth of $100 million. But now, the text in the number 6 spot reads “this article has been removed…”

LINDA IKEJI IS BACK ON BLOGGER. SEE WHAT HAPPENED

2014-10-10T10:01:00.002+01:00

Between Linda Ikeji and Mr Aye Dee. The real shocking story

This story was culled from Linda herself.

What you are about to read is quite long…and chilling! I wasn’t going to share this info in public but after I showed it to some family members and a few friends who came to the house this morning, everyone agreed that I need to share this, that you all need to read this. You see, what happened with my blog wasn’t about beef. It wasn’t because I showed off my new SUV. It wasn’t about plagiarism, or copyright infringement. It was something deeper, very personal and maybe even more dangerous. Some would call it obsession.

To understand this I am going to start from the beginning but before that I want to talk about plagiarism. My understanding of plagiarism is when you take someone’s work and republish it verbatim as your own work. I don’t do that. But if I have ever done that in the past then I apologize. It was an oversight. I do get a lot of original content, way more than any other blogger in this country. Some of the biggest news stories in this country in recent times was broken by LIB. From Goldie’s death (God rest her soul) Aluu4, ABSU rape, P-Square saga, Solomon Akiyesi and plenty more. And when I take news from other sources, I always credit them. When I don’t give credit is when the news is everywhere so I write it in my own words and make it mine. I don’t believe that is a crime. I admit that I have used photos without giving credit. I apologize. That will never happen again. You learn every day. And I have learnt from this.

Now about Mr Aye Dee. Let me start from the very beginning so you guys understand what really happened. Like I said earlier, this was not about copyright or plagiarism. It was personal. Very personal. In 2009 or 2010…(not sure) a guy named Alex who used to run 1976AD blog contacted me. He said he was impressed with my work and wanted to encourage me to never relent. Alex Info 1976AD (how I knew him back then) and I became very good friends online. In fact he was my confidant. Every time I had questions or challenges, I would reach out to him.

By 2011, Alex 1976AD and I became quite close…online. We even exchanged numbers and spoke a few times. He always reminded me how proud of me he was. He told me I would one day become a phenomenon. I wasn’t number one at the time but he told me that I would one day be the biggest news site in Nigeria…that he believed in me that much. He was my friend, my supporter; he sent me news to post on my blog. He wanted me to succeed. He told me things to do to get more readers. He knew a lot about the internet and how it works so I always went to him for advice. He was my anchor.

In 2011, Alex 1976AD made me his blog’s Person of the Year 2011. I shared that post excitedly on my blog. He said I was the most deserving Nigerian for the award that year…and he wrote the most beautiful article about me. He was so proud of me…and never hesitated to tell me. I was grateful. I was happy to have him as a friend...even though we'd never met.

Then we stopped talking. I sincerely can’t remember when exactly. I know that Alex 1976AD tried to reach out to me mid last year…but I can’t remember if I responded. If I didn’t, it was an oversight. I’m really bad at replying mails because I get so many and I’m always busy blogging…but anyway.

Big Things! Watch D’banj speak on same stage as World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at TEDxWBG today!

2014-10-09T15:15:00.000+01:00

D’banj is really taking his agriculture cause and UN Ambassador for Peace title very seriously! Today, he is one of the presenters at TEDxWBG in Washington, DC.

The theme of TEDxWBG is “Ending Poverty“. According to the official event description;

The challenge of ending poverty is huge, but with courage, ingenuity, vision and purpose, the goal is within reach. In a tightly choreographed 3.5 hours, TEDxWBG will bring together thinkers and leaders from the worlds of business, art, and technology to share experiences and ideas worth spreading across the world.

Nigerian singer Wizkid spoke in London about his new album ‘Ayo’ and mentioned what he and Rihanna were up to.

2014-10-09T15:02:00.003+01:00

It would be recalled that in July reports started making rounds on the Internet that Star Boy recorded a song with the US pop princess.

In a recent interview on the Capital Xtra show with DJ Abrantee dedicated to the promotion of his sophomore album, Wizkid made another disclosure about his cooperation with Rihanna saying he wrote song for the 26-year-old superstar when they worked in Los Angeles studio.

Google Explains Why LindaIkeji’s Blog Was Shut Down, Not A Case Of Witch Hunting

2014-10-09T14:51:00.000+01:00

Yesterday, the Nigerian blogosphere went agog as tech giant, Google shut down the blog of celebrated blogger, Linda Ikeji, following widespread allegations of copyright infringement and plagiarism levelled against her.

It all began a few days back when one Mr. Aye Dee, Editor-in-Chief of United States-based 15Past8 media group, reported Linda Ikeji to Google, accusing her of copyright infringement.

“Google just notified us that they are removing our copyrighted content from Linda Ikeji’s website. All the stories and images Linda Ikeji took from me without permission in the last few days have been removed from her site by Google. Someone has to say something. It costs money to get good work done. I spend time getting information from my sources, as well as analysing and verifying the information. All that costs money. I don’t mind donating my time for Nigeria’s sake, but for someone to take my labour and use it for personal profit, no way!” Aye Dee had tweeted.

Check Out What Nadia Buari Is Doing To Her Lover, Jim Iyke – Photo

2014-07-11T01:20:00.000+01:00

Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buari recently gave her man, Jim Iyke an erotic lap dance in a night club in Ghana.

There are reports though that the scene was filmed by the iFactory crew for

Jim’s reality TV show, Jim Iyke Unscripted

Rihanna Never Gets Bored, Flaunts Her Latest Piercing – Photos

2014-07-11T01:15:00.001+01:00

Leave it up to bad gal Riri to come up with something new once she gets bored……The grammy award winning singer stepped out with a new nose piercing and ring……Nose piercings are common amongst artistes but Rihanna’s style is different….

Do you like or not???

Singer/MTN Ambassador Chidinma Ekile Shares New Photos

2014-07-11T01:04:00.003+01:00

Chidinma Ekile aka Miss Kedike shared these new photos….

More Photos below:

Tragic News!Baba Suwe’s Drug Case Lawyer Bamidele Aturu Slumps And Dies In Lagos

2014-07-11T00:59:00.001+01:00

The death of prominent Human Rights activist, Bamidele Aturu has been announced. Bamidele came to prominence as a fighter against power abuses when, as a corp member in 1988, he refused to shake the hand of a military administrator of Niger State, Col. Lawan Gwadabe during his NYSC passing out parade. Bamidele had declared then that the military had caused great harm to the democratic aspirations of Nigerians.

A very close pal to the deceased, Dr Joe Odumakin said Aturu was unconscious on the way to the hospital and didn’t make it there alive. He further said that the cause of his death is yet to be determined.

Debo Adeniran of CACOL who expressed sadness over the untimely death of Aturu said the Human Right lawyer slumped.
“I was told he collapsed, but the news did not come to me early. By the time I heard it, I called his wife, the background noise coming from the other end seemed sounded like a church setting. It was another person, a lady, who picked the phone and was just shouting: ‘it is well’ and that Aturu’s wife cannot speak to me.

“He must have overworked himself or he is a victim of the doctors’ strike, but we will know in due course,” Debo Adeniran said.
Before his death, he was the founder of Bamidele Aturu & Co.

His corpse has been deposited in LUTH Mortuary for autopsy.

He was 49 years old. May his soul rest in peace

Paternity Suit Drama! A Second Love Child For Beyonce’s Dad And Second Half Sibling For Her – Photos

2014-07-11T00:56:00.000+01:00

Papa knowles was sure going through some ‘stuff’ to have impregnated two women back in 2010. Now only 1 woman Alexsandra Wright spoke up at that time. But now it seems Beyonce could have another sibling she knew nothing about as her father Matthew Knowles has been hit with another paternity suit by the other woman he impregnated, TaQoya Branscomb.

According to Buzzfeed, the lingerie model turned estate agent alleges he fathered a female child born in 2010 in Harris County, Texas, and is demanding he takes DNA test.

She is also going after the multimillionaire for child support and money for her attorney’s fees.

Matthew certainly has previous form, after he was forced to admit in 2010 he was the father of actress Alexsandra Wright’s son, a development which allegedly led to his divorce from wife Tina after 31 years of marriage.

Earlier this year he succeeded in getting his child support payment for his son slashed due to his dwindling income, despite earning millions as his daughter’s manager.

The legal maneuver came as it emerged he had skipped yet another month of payments to Alexsandra Wright, the mother of his four-year-old son Nixon.

Stephanie Okereke-Linus’ Releases More Details About Her Hollywood Acting Role

2014-07-11T00:40:00.001+01:00

We shared the good news that Nollywood actress Stephanie Okereke has nabbed her 1st Hollywood acting role in an Epic movie.

On behalf of Stephanie Linus her management released this press statement sharing more details about her movie role to Stargist.com.

Read statement below:

Stephanie is currently in Los Angeles, USA about to go on set an American Western Movie called Boonville Redemption where she would be acting in. She is also currently doing post-production for her soon to be released movie –DRY. Below are more details of her role in the movie.

How she feels about being back on set after being absent for quite a while

I am very excited. It hasn’t been a long absence. I just finished shooting some episodes for my upcoming Reality TV Show – “Make Me Fabulous”. However, this is a Western movie and I’m very glad to be among the cast. It’s something different, it’s a faith based movie and it’s really something I’d love to do.

Her role in the movie

I play the role of Doris, a lady from the second generation of slave trade in America whose parents came from Nigeria. Doris is no longer a slave and she lives with her Uncle in this community where people are not judged by their race or colour. She is a strong compassionate woman who forms a bond with a young girl, Melinda, who grew up not knowing her father. Doris plays the role of convincing her Uncle to reveal the truth to this young girl about her father’s whereabouts. She also helps take care of Miss Mary, Melinda’s grandmother when she was ill and sheltered a young boy who had no place to stay.

Where the movie being shot

The movie is shot in Los Angeles,USA.

What else brings her to Los Angeles

Not only am I acting in this movie, I am currently doing post-production for my soon to be released movie, DRY which I’m also very excited about.

For more information on the movie and the cast, please visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boonville-Redemption-The-Movie/617980531559265