PETROLUEUM MINISTER,ALISON MADUEKWE'S STEP SON ALLEGELY BEATS LADY SILLY AT LAGOS HANGOUT9 Comments

    Ugonna, step son of Nigeria’s current minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison- Maduekwe. Ugonna’s father is former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Alison Maduekwe.The young man  is still in the books of men of the Bar Beach police station, Victoria Island.They want him to explain reasons behind

his unpalatable actions last weekend.

    The heavily built University of Maryland (USA) graduate was said to have brutalized a young lady at the opening of Volar by Vutton in VI on Saturday 13 November 2010.

    The misunderstanding between Ugonna and the said lady started when she tried entering the section of the club where He (Ugonna) and his friends were rollicking with expensive choice drinks and hot chics.

It was gathered that the young man who is one of the biggest spenders in Lagos hangouts was ‘high in the spirit’ after taking  a lot of drinks and is rumoured to have spent amount close to a million Naira with  his friends (Who are mostly silverspoon kids  from the UK and USA)

   Sources  said that it was a brutal experience for the lady over a small issue.

“If you see this dude. He is fat and stocky, using his power to cause bodily harm on a female. After failed attempts to rectify the problems with the club operators (because the guy was spending so much money all they could say was “sorry ma” and “can we offer you a drink”).

    The young lady contacted the Lagos commissioner of police and three police vehicles full off officers came to the club. Ugonna was shouting obscene words and yelling ” bring the f..king DPO to me”..”Ill call my chief security officers”..and continued to rant “Do you know who I am”. After 15 minutes of him tussling with the about 10 officers he was whisked away by a friend then later came back to retrieve his vehicle.

The young lady suffered bruised chins(ankles) a swollen lip and bruised knee causing a limp. She had to  seek medical attention.


Source.....Niyitabiti

Palace Order Dictates Camila Parker Bowles Must Curtsy Kate Middleton

    Prince Charles' wife Camilla Parker Bowles is poised to drop another etiquette peg down the royal pecking order when Prince William and Kate Middleton wed next spring.
A doctrine put in effect by the Queen stipulates that
Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will have to curtsy to Middleton, who is 35 years her junior!
  The situation is complicated, largely hinging on who's present when the women are together: If William and Kate are in a room when Camilla is by herself, a curtsy would be expected from Camilla; if Charles and Camilla are in a room when Kate is by herself, a curtsy would be expected from Kate, one expert told UK newspaper Daily Mail.
In 2005, the Queen authored the private document, titled Entitled Precedence Of The Royal Family To Be Observed At Court, the year Camilla wed Prince Charles.
      An ex-courtier said the move was a political gesture, made at the time to ease potentially uncomfortable exchanges between Camilla and Princess Anne and Princess Alexandra, both of whom had given "their adult lives to royal service and who saw no reason to [pay respectful gestures toward] at the time, [a] highly unpopular woman."
    While Middleton will most likely have a "happy to be here" attitude, the ex-courtier said the curtsy issue could resonate with the handsome monarch-in-waiting.
King William? Polls Show Brits Want William, Not Charles To Be Next King
"Kate may not mind where she is on the totem-pole, because she’ll want to please everyone," the courtier told the paper. "But William will mind, and I foresee difficulties ahead ... while William feels warmly towards Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, he’s conscious they are lesser royals. He will wish to see them behaving correctly towards their future Queen."

Here’s the palace pecking order:
The Queen
Kate Middleton (if William is with her, otherwise she drops at least four places)
Princess Anne
Princess Beatrice
Princess Eugenie
Princess Alexandra
Duchess of Cornwall
Countess of Wessex
Lady Louise Windsor
Zara Phillips
Lady Sarah Chatto
The daughters of the Duke of Gloucester (Lady Davina Lewis and Lady Rose Gilman)
Lady Helen Windsor
    William and Kate are slated to get married next year, which marks the 30th anniversary of his parents' legendary 1981 wedding.

Return of Jenifa: star studded cast

Funke Akindele's Return of Jenifa is almost coplete. The new movie is a star-studded one. Singer Omawumi, TV presenter, Denrele Edun, some members of Mo'Hits, Kwam 1, comedienne Helen Paul and a few other stars will feature in the new movie. Sources say this new movie will blow everyone away.

Can't wait to see this movie

 

More behind the scene pictures after the jump

David Beckham Fights New Cheating Claims

David Beckham was suspected of having late night hotel trysts with multiple women

behind-the-back of his Posh Spice wife Victoria, according to court papers filed by a magazine publisher being sued by the soccer superstar in a massive $25 million libel writ.

In Touch Weekly and Bauer, one of the world's largest publishers, used the privilege of court papers to make the seedy allegations against dad-of-three Beckham, claiming in the papers they suspected he carried on an affair with a Los Angeles-based lingerie saleswoman and would secretly meet her at the Figueroa Hotel near Staples Center after LA Lakers basketball games.

RadarOnline.com has exclusively obtained the explosive documents lodged in a Californian court last week, in which it's alleged.

   A source told In Touch how the lingerie store worker showed friends text messages she received from Beckham and that In Touch "continued to believe that Beckham did have a relationship with this lingerie saleswoman" even though he and the woman had denied it.

 At least three sets of independent sources -- including "an acquaintance of Beckham" -- detailed his strange behavior at two different hotels, at which he "appeared to be spending time with women who were not his wife".

 Beckham's nanny saw "suggestive text messages" implying that he had an affair with Shery Shabani, the Beverly Hills mother whose children go to the same posh private school as Beckham's three boys.

A source close to Beckham — who nows plays for the LA Galaxy — last night told RadarOnline.com he was not concerned about the cheating slurs.

"This is a smokescreen and it is not going to hold up in court," the close pal said.

"He is not backing down, he plans to go full throttle in this matter and this posturing, with no evidence and no facts, isn't going to stall the inevitable."

However, the move is a dramatic escalation in the battle against In Touch, its editor Michelle Lee and the mag's publishers Bauer -- owed by billionaire German businessman Heinz Bauerwhich -- which printed sensational claims that he romped with a Bosnian hooker.

Beckham, 35, is also suing the former prostitute Imra Nici, 26, who peddled the story that she slept with him for $10,000 cash in London and New York in 2007.

The new allegations are bound to reverberate through England's campaign to win the 2018 World Cup, with the former national captain set to represent his homeland in Switzerland this week, alongside a high-powered delegation including Prince William and British prime minister David Cameron.

The trio are hoping to woo football chiefs to back Britain ahead of the vote on December 2.

In court papers, In Touch's executive editor Deborah Baer said the mag received information concerning stories detailing how Beckham engaged in "extramarital affairs" before it published Nici's pack of claims.

"He ignores the years of press – unchallenged by any legal claims – documenting his prior affairs, including another one with a 'high class prostitute'."

Source.....Radaronline

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When there was serious hustle....Face, 2face and Blackface aka Plantashun Boiz.

Picture Credit....nigerianfilmandtvaddict

Blazin Hot Video ..... Mariah Carey feat Her Mom “Patricia Carey” - Oh Come All Ye Faithful

Singer Mariah Carey and her mum Patricia Carey performed together recently.Watch the video after the jump 
 

Blazin Hot Video ..... Goldie feat. Jaywon – Jawo Jawo

  Talented singer Goldie is out with a new video.You think her video with Rapper Eldee was very good,wait till you see this one.Watch it after the jump

AKINGBOLA WANTS EFCC TO GIVE HIM BACK HIS HOME

  The former  Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Mr. Erastus Akingbola has taken EFCC to court.He is  asking the court to  allow him to take possession of his

12 Ruxton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos home. Akingbola wants the court to compel the EFCC (Economic and Financial Commission) to leave the house since it was not part of the schedule of property attached before the court.

The  previous judge in Akingbola’s case, Mr. Justice Tijani Abubakar had earlier given an interim forfeiture of the property belonging to the former bank chief.The present trial judge, Justice Achibong of the Federal High Court,Ikoyi, today (Monday November 29) said he is going to  reserve his  ruling pending the determination of the matter on stay of proceedings earlier argued on behalf of Akingbola by his lawyer, Chief Felix Fagbohungbe (SAN)

    Akingbola refused to take his plea when his case came up for hearing today in Lagos. His lawyer, Fagbohungbe (SAN) argued that his client had already filed an application asking the court to quash the charges before him.

    Erastus Akingbola is currently standing trial for gross embezzlement and mismanagement of money in his care as the Vice Chairman / Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Nigeria Plc to the the tune of over 300 Billion Naira.

Mothers Share Breast Milk Through Facebook

    A new group called Eats on Feets is using the social network site facebook to connect moms who

can’t breastfeed or have low supply, with mothers who have milk to spare.    
   Eats on Feets  is basically a matchmaking site for moms who need donated milk and those whose cups overfloweth. The network went global earlier this month, and already has active chapters in America,Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan and other countries. Mothers decide for themselves how they want to screen donors, whether through a questionnaire or by requiring a blood test for diseases that can be transmitted through breast milk. There’s a handy-dandy YouTube video from the University of California Berkeley teaching how to flash-pasteurize breast milk at home to kill viruses.

Ghanaian Actress Yvonne Nelson launches Glaucoma Foundation

  Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson recently launched the Yvonne Nelson Glaucoma Foundation (YNGF). Yvonne was inspired to start her Foundation after a close family member became afflicted by the disease. Glaucoma is a progressive disease which affects the optic nerve. It is known as the

“silent thief of sight” and is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide.

     Yvonne hopes that the foundation will help raise awareness of the disease, encourage people to get tested and also lobby the Ghanaian government and pharmaceutical companies to ensure that Glaucoma medication is available and affordable to the thousands of people who are affected by this disease. YNGF has already started working with the Glaucoma Association of Ghana and they are gearing up to visit towns all around Ghana to carry out free Glaucoma diagnostic testing.

A few weeks ago, a launch event for the Foundation took place at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra and a charity music video was released to support the cause. The video features Yvonne Nelson alongside Sarkodie, Edem, Fresh Prince, Trigmatic, Bola-Ray, John Dumelo and Majid Michel.

     At the foundation launch event, Yvonne said “600,000 Ghanaians are reported to be suffering from Glaucoma so I urge everyone to get screened for the disease.”

This is definitely a great cause to support. Diseases such as Glaucoma do not receive adequate mainstream media coverage, therefore many people do not know that it exists.

Source.......Bellanaija

Daniel Wilson Set To Release New Album

 Remeber Daniel Wilson?He was actually very hot in the 80's / 90's.Well the news  is that he is going to release a new album titled "cool and deadly".His last album was actually released about 12 years ago.The Rivers state born singer announced it recently during his birthday celebrations.


Wonder if he is going to collaborate with a new musician

Genevieve Nnaji, Don Jazzy, Bella Naija,Psquare Slug It Out For The Future Awards Young Person of the Year!

Uche Eze (Bella Naija)


The list of nominees in the Young Person Of The Year category for the highly anticipated future awards has been released.It was released one week before schedule and the nominees include Don Jazzy, Psquare,Uche Eze (Bela Naija) and a host of other talented Nigerians.
Check out the complete list and profile of the nominees in the category after the jump

The Young Person of The Year Nominees:
1.      Genevieve Nnaji, 31                                 – Actor
2.      Nnaemeka C. Ikegwuonu, 28                   – Advocate
3.      Uche Eze, 26                                            – Entrepreneur
4.      Psquare, 30                                              – Artiste
5.      Ojoma Ochai, 29                                      – Intrapreneur
6.      Michael Ajere (Don Jazzy), 29                  – Entrepreneur
7.      Nneka, 29                                                 – Artiste
8.      Debo Olaosebikan, 25                             – Scientist
9.      Blessing Okagbare, 22                             – Artiste
10.  Makinde Adeagbo, 25                                – Innovator

Genevieve Nnaji – ActorGenevieve Nnaji is an international star, representing the very best that Nollywood has to offer, and one of the best faces that the country can present to the world. The 31 year old multiple-award winning actress, who has been so credited on CNN and Oprah, is a global role model.

Nnaemeka C. Ikegwuonu – Advocate
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, 28, has received global acclaim for his work with communities in South-eastern Nigeria where he has promoted sustainable agricultural development and environmental conservation beneficial to rural poor farmers, with recognition that includes becoming a Laureate of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise – Young Laureates Program 2010.

Debo Olaosebikan – Scientist 25 year old Olaosebikan (also a rapper under the stage name Levelz!) is currently completing a PhD in Physics at Cornell University where he is working on the world's first silicon laser with Dr. Michal Lipson, one of the world's leading Nanophotonics pioneers, groundbreaking research that will introduce the world to an era of much more faster computer processes.

Psquare – Artiste Across Africa, the 20 year old twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye are a force to reckon with.

Nneka - Artiste
No one saw her coming! 29 year old Nneka Egbuna arrived in Nigeria from the world and soon went back to conquer it, becoming one of Nigeria’s most prominent global voices, winning the BET Awards and performing across the world.

Don Jazzy - EntrepreneurBorn Michael Ajere, the almost mythical Don Jazzy is a now-legendary Nigerian music entrepreneur. With Mo-Hits, the 29 year old has done nothing less than revolutionized Nigerian music and the capacity of the Nigerian music industry, creating a string of stars including D’banj, Wande Coal, Dr. Sid, and D’prince. 

Ojoma Ochai – Intrapreneur
Ojoma Ochai has distinguished herself with a storied career at the British Council, rising through the ranks to become, at 29, the Assistant Country Director for the international culture organisation, becoming a powerful symbol – in a country with a now-pervasive celebrity culture - that one can stay within and still shine bright and make a mark.

Blessing Okagbare – Athlete
22 year old Okagbare has been referred to as one of 2010’s most important athletes in the continent. A long and triple jumper and short sprinter, the Olympics medallist scored a 100 m/long jump double at the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship for University of Texas at El Paso, and won the Nigerian 100 m title in 2010.

Uche Eze – Entrepreneur
Known by her famous brand, Eze is a pioneer in every sense of the word. BellaNaija.com is now the gold standard for online media and others can now do it because the 26 year old dared to quit her job in Corporate Nigeria to champion New Media innovation – becoming a TEDAfrica Fellow in the process, and featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show and on CNN International.

Makinde Adeagbo – Innovator Facebook has changed the world, and 25 year old Adeagbo is one of its front runners. A Software Engineer with the company for four years, amongst other things the whiz-kid is famous for being part of a 2-man team responsible for reducing over 1 MB of Javascript to 2 KB, making the site load twice as fast worldwide.

Nominees in other categories will be unveiled on Monday, December 5, and voting will commence immediately on that date.

For more information and to vote click on the link  Thefuturenigeria

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R-Kelly anointing 2face Idibia.Or is it not what it looks like?

Omowunmi Akinnifesi Spotted wearing a $150,000 diamond studded dress

  Ex-beauty Queen Omowunmi Akinnifesi was spotted wearing a stunning couture dress, rumoured to be valued at $150, 000 to Nigeria's Next Super Model contest on Friday.The  dress was designed by
 French/Lebanese designer,  Dany Atrache who was also one of the  designers who showcased at the modeling contest on Friday at Eko Hotel.This is his first visit to Africa.

Na Wah Ohh!!!Woman Stabs Man Over Facebook Post

A fight over a Facebook posting may have led to a stabbing in central Toledo on last Tuesday night. Toledo Police say

Aaron Calhoun, 25, went to a home on Pinewood Ave. to confront a couple after they posted something on Facebook about his sister. When Calhoun arrived at the home he was attacked, according to authorities.

Investigators say Calhoun was hit with a frying pan before being stabbed by Taresa O’Neal, 20. Calhoun was transported to Toledo Hospital with reportedly non life-threatening conditions. O’Neal and another man have been arrested.

Fantasia Admits Committing Abortion

  Fantasia Barrino has admitted she got pregnant by her married lover Antwaun Cook and had an abortion around the time of her failed suicide
 attempt, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
The American Idol winner made the sensational confession in a North Carolina court on Monday during Cook’s divorce proceeding with his ex-wife Paula.
Facing questions before a Mecklenburg County Court judge, the famous singer, 26, was pressed on whether she knew Cook was living with Paula when they embarked on their illicit affair.
The Idol season three winner has acknowledged she dated Cook “off and on for about 11 months” but said she believed he had separated from his wife.


Source..... Theurbandaily

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Blazin Hot Video : Darey ....... The Way You Are

    R & B superstar Darey recently released his first video from his latest album.The song titled  “The Way You Are“  was written and produced by Darey and Cobhams Asuqo.

Watch the beautiful Video after the jump

 

I WANT TO INSURE MY HIPS........MERCY JOHNSON

  Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson  granted an interview recently.In it she talked about being humiliated earlier on in life because of her humble background,her body, the movie industry and other things

Q: You have played different roles in the Nigerian movie industry to the extent that your fans don’t know the kind of person you are. How will you describe yourself?

A: I am like the girl next door. Most people know me as Mercy Johnson but did not bother to find out about the

Ozioma aspect of me. Mercy Johnson Ozioma are my real names and Ozioma in my dialect (Kogi State) means a girl with good luck. The fourth child in a family of seven, I was born about 26 years ago to an ex-military officer. I left my mother at the age of two to live with my father who was constantly being transferred from one station to another as a military man. I am proud of my dad because he taught me all I needed to know about crossing the bridge from being a child to an adult.

Q: Was acting part of your childhood ambition?

A: After my secondary school education, I failed the UME exams and came back to Lagos to get a degree and while that was on, I watched Genevieve Nnaji in a movie titled Sharon Stone. I later approached a friend for assistance to feature in a movie. He stared at my bosoms and hips and told me that I would make a good actress. He later took me to the National Theatre, but a role did not come until a year later, when I had my first lead role in a film titled The Maid.

Q: So, what was the experience like?

A: The Maid was my starting point and it was quite challenging to play the lead role because it was my first movie. I was fidgeting when I saw the likes of Eucharia Anunobi who I regarded as screen goddess during my secondary school days. I never thought I would make it with people like that. So when I saw her, I was so excited and considered standing beside her as sacred. She actually realised that and later helped me by giving me the needed courage.

Q: How would you assess your exploits in the movie industry?

A: I have grown with time. There have been the good and bad times; there have been rumours and scandals. Sometimes when I cry in movies, it wasn’t the script that made me cry, but when I go back to my humble beginning and the height I’ve attained now, I give thanks to God. When I remember how we moved into an uncompleted building and had to take cover whenever it rained because of the condition of the house; how my brother did a menial job as a bricklayer to earn a living and those days when we rolled over a stick to cover the windows up till the point when I started acting and raised money to cover the roof; when I recall those days we were living with lizards because the floor and the walls of the house were not plastered, or when I had scars as a result of my several falls, I give glory to God.

Q: Was there anything you did as a child that you wouldn’t want to do now?

A: When I was in secondary school, I would wash my mates’ clothes and polish their shoes to get paid so that I could also pay my brother’s school fees and whenever names of people owing school fees were mentioned, I was always on top of the list. I faced a lot of embarrassment in school. My teachers flogged me; my uniform was always torn and tattered and when someone stole, they pointed at me because of my poor condition. It was a miserable life, but today, I thank God I lived a wretched life throughout my school days. I faced so much humiliation and that made me shy. Amidst all these, my greatest inspiration came from my dad and that kept me going. I witnessed lots of sad moments. I failed my first JAMB examination but passed on the second attempt. If I could have my way, I want to be a child again and live big.

Q: Was there any distraction between your childhood and spinsterhood?

A: Maybe those days when I had troubled mind. For instance, there was a time I stopped schooling to hawk pure water, plantain and other things. Do you know I was once a housemaid and also did some menial jobs for a particular artiste to make ends meet? I washed her clothes and did some other things in her home town to survive.

Q: Didn’t you have a boyfriend then?

A: Never. Who would want to befriend a girl with torn dresses, bad stockings and nothing to offer? The barracks life didn’t give an opportunity to such. But today, men flock around me.

Q: To an extent, people see you as a controversial actress. What can you tell us about this?

A: A lot of untrue things have been said about me. For instance, they said I stole money, while some said I snatched people’s husbands. I have come to realise that it doesn’t cost people anything to cook up lies about me and those were not coming until a telecommunication company called me for a deal. The next day, scandalous stories started flying and honestly, I lost the N50 million deal because of that.

Q: Has there been any time you took a script in exchange for sex?

A: It is a matter of choice. If you are approached with such and you feel your body is cheap and worth the script, then go ahead, but it is also an individual thing. If any lady tells you in Nollywood that it hasn’t happened to her, it is a cheap lie. Most people are scared of telling the truth, but the truth makes upcoming ones to watch their steps without making mistakes. Yes, such had come my way, but if you sleep around for roles, will you also sleep around to make fans love your work? It only takes God’s intervention for one to be successful in the industry.

Q: What part of your body do you treasure most?

A: My hips. I would like to insure them if there is need for it.

Q: How do you maintain your shape?

A: I think taking exercises plays a great role. I have a tracksuit I bought from Germany which I wear to jog with each time I join my brothers for exercise.

Q: Do you sometimes get carried away while playing romantic roles?

A: Whenever there is need for romantic roles, I close my eyes and say this could have been avoided. I don’t really feel anything. We only teach with our roles.

Q: Any advice for upcoming actresses?

A: Don’t come into the industry because you want to be famous, but because you love the art of acting. Then try to appreciate those who are there before you.

Quote of the day:.... Ruggedman to 9ice

You tried to tarnish my image and that of your wife because you wanted to sell CDs, God bless you. You can tease me all you want, but it would never change the fact that
 the first big stage you got on was through me. The first award you won was through me. You started making money after I introduced you to the world. The wife you married, I introduced to you. The first child you got was from the woman I introduced to you. I helped you come up in the industry…Never pay back good with evil. Be respectful to your elders.”

Ruggedman to 9ice from his new track - A word is enough for the 9ice.

Alicia Keys Talks Celebs Into Boycotting Facebook & Twitter For The Greater Good

Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Usher and other celebrities have joined a new campaign called Digital Life Sacrifice on behalf of Keys’ charity, Keep a Child Alive. The entertainers plan to sign off of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter on
Wednesday, which is World AIDS Day. The participants will sign back on when the charity raises $1 million.
“It’s really important and super-cool to use mediums that we naturally are on,” Keys said in a phone interview from New York last week.
For the campaign – which also includes Jennifer Hudson, Ryan Seacrest, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Elijah Wood, Serena Williams, Janelle Monae and Keys’ husband, Swizz Beatz – celebrities have filmed “last tweet and testament” videos and will appear in ads showing them lying in coffins to represent what the campaign calls their digital deaths.
“It’s so important to shock you to the point of waking up,” Keys said. “It’s not that people don’t care or it’s not that people don’t want to do something, it’s that they never thought of it quite like that.”
The campaign, she said, puts the disease in perspective.
“This is such a direct and instantly emotional way and a little sarcastic, you know, of a way to get people to pay attention,” said Keys, who has more than 2.6 million followers on Twitter.
The foundation, which began in 2003, will accept donations through text messages and bar-code technology, which is featured in the charity’s Buy Life campaign. Raised efforts support families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.
“We’re trying to sort of make the remark: Why do we care so much about the death of one celebrity as opposed to millions and millions of people dying in the place that we’re all from?” said Leigh Blake, the president and co-founder of Keep a Child Alive.
“It’s about love and respect and human dignity,” she added.

3 BOYS FOUND ALIVE AFTER BEING LOST FOR 50 DAYS IN THE OCEAN!

Three teenage boys from a remote South Pacific island went out to sea in search of love, only to end up lost and drifting 750 miles west into the ocean until their rescue 50 days later, one of

the boy's brothers told CNN Saturday.
Iele Filo said that the three boys, including his 15-year-old brother Filo, met two girls while helping host a rugby tournament on October 5 on Atafu in the Tokelau Islands, about midway between New Zealand and Hawaii.
After the event, the girls went home to Nukonou, the central island in the three-island chain.
Filo and Samu Pelesa, also 15, spent the night drinking heavily, before deciding to set off after the girls, Iele Filo, 16, said.

Those two were "drunk," according to Iele, and a sober Etueni Nasau, 14, decided to join them in their romantic adventure.
"They said they were going to go -- I thought they were kidding," Iele Filo said. "I didn't think they were really going to do it."

The three boys, who are cousins, left just after midnight to "chase after the girls," Iele Filo said. But they never reached their destination, and their 12-foot metal boat eventually lost power.
On Wednesday, a crew member of a New Zealand tuna fishing ship spotted the small boat from two miles away, in a far-flung stretch of sea between western Samoa and Fiji. The boys were famished, dehydrated, exhausted, naked and sunburned, but soon impressed their rescuers with their vivacious spirit and minds.
"They looked very bad -- bones protruding from underneath the skin -- but mentally strong, strong as an ox," Tai Fredricsen, the first mate of the Sanford fishing boat that ended up taking on the boys, told CNN on Thursday.
After eating and drinking on the boat, the boys were released to the Fiji coast guard around 4:30 a.m. Thursday. They were then admitted to Suva Public Hospital and, the next day, released to a physician identified as Dr. Rosemary Mitchell, a Suva police spokeswoman said.
Fredricsen said on Saturday that he had not spoken recently with the boys, but had gotten assurances that they "are doing well."
"I hope that our paths cross again," he told CNN while still at sea as he was and heading back to New Zealand.
Still, it would be near impossible to replicate the circumstances under which they first met, about 240 miles northwest of Fiji.
The boys told Fredricsen that they had left their island with enough coconuts to keep them hydrated for two days. They used a tarpaulin to catch rainwater and for shelter after their clothes disintegrated.
Just over two weeks ago -- about the same time that hundreds of people in the Tokelau Islands attended a service to mourn them, after they were declared dead -- the three caught and ate a seabird, according to Fredricsen.
The boys admitted drinking sea water two days before their rescue, something that could have shut down their kidneys had it continued.
After bring onboard, Fredricsen said he moved the boys to his cabin's king-sized bed, where "they all fit comfortably," and began administering first aid to their burned skin.
He began giving them small amounts of electrolyte-spiked liquids, and within a half-hour they could swallow again. Within a few hours, they were able to eat bits of dry white bread, then oranges and apples, until they were eventually requested French fries from McDonald's. Throughout the experience, the first mate said, the teens were smiling.
"The cooperation was just incredible from the start," Fredricsen said. "It was just an uplifting experience to meet these young men. They didn't give up."
Back in the Tokelau Islands, grief turned to elation when word spread that the boys were alive. Tanu Filo, the father of Filo and Iele, invited Fredricsen's crew to a traditional feast on the Tokelaus to celebrate the rescue.
"I was on cloud nine, I was so joyful," Tanu Filo told CNN on Thursday, after hearing the news. "I couldn't believe my son and his boys were found again. Unbelievable."

Source....CNN

Ibinabo Fiberesima drops new single

Ex-beauty queen and Nollywood actress Ibinabo Fiberesima is set to drop anew album soon.
“I have done a duet with
Charles Granville on his new album ‘Wired for Greatness” The song is titled ‘Look Within.”
Granville who hails from Abonnema in Rivers State, started his music career 10 years ago as a Gospel singer in his Redeemed Christian Church of God as a provincial youth music director.” Ibinabo disclosed to Showtime in a message sent via e-mail.
According to the actress-turned-preacher, she decided to do this particular song because she’s a testimony to the lyrics of the song.
“I met Charles some years ago and I listened to his music and liked it instantly. Thus I started following his works. I decided to do this particular song because I am a testimony to the lyrics of the song. I wasn’t sure I could do it but he was patient enough to wait till I finally went to the studio to record. and I thank God I did.”
While Charles, she said composed the music, K-Solo produced the album. For her, Charles believed in her talent prompting his insistence to give her a chance to prove her mettle. “He believed in me, and he said the song gives me the chance to tell my story to the world. I chose to do this particular song because I actually feel it inside of me. I live it each day and what better way to tell the world about my new exciting faith in God.”
Ibinabo said, they are planning to do a music video, prior to releasing during this yuletide season.
The actress-turned-preacher gave her life to Christ while she was serving her jail term at Kirikiri Maximum Prison.
A former night club owner, Ibinabo took the bold step after she realised that the promises of Men were nothing but fake.
“I got born again when I was in prison. I discovered that the promises of man are fake. Yes, I’m spreading the word of God at every given opportunity. I visit schools in Port-Harcourt to talk to children about Christ. Each time I’m praying, I always ask God that whenever people see me, let them see the glory of God in me,” she muted in a recent interview.

I don’t beat women........Saheed Balogun

   Saheed Balogun's lover, Funke Adesiyan, granted The Sun newspapers an interview some weeks back where she told of how she was severally assaulted by Saheed and why she broke off their relationship.After the interview was published, Punch newspapers reached out to Saheed to get his side of the story...

Check out Saheed had to say after the jump.......

“I don’t beat women. That story is not true. I don’t even want to talk about it. Both of us have decided not to say anything about it any longer. But if you don’t believe me, I will text her number to you and you will call her and confirm.” Balogun said
When Punch called Funke Adesiyan, she confirmed Balogun’s story, saying that she was quoted out of context.
“Saheed doesn’t beat me. I didn’t mean it the way it sounded. He is not a woman beater. I don’t have any problems with him. We are still together.”

Abeke Makeovers Is The Best Makeup House

Talented makeup artist Irantiola Funmilola of Abeke Makeovers was recently recognised as the best makeup artist in Nigeria by

City People .The award was given to her recently in Lagos, Nigeria.

Congrats Girl!!!!!!!

Ghana Movie Awards 2010 Nominations Out, Van Vicker,Yvonne Nelson, Nadia Buari,Make The List.

   The list of nominees for the Ghanaian Movie Awards 2010 is out.Nominees include Jackie Appiah( in the best actress category)Nadia Buari ,Yvonne Nelson(in the best supporting actress category)Majid Michael (In the best actor category) and a host of other nominees.
Checkout the complete list of nominees.....

1. BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (ENGLISH)
Senanu Gbedawu (Check Mate)
Majid Michel (The Beast)
J.O.T Agyemany (I Sing Of A Well)
Prince Osei (Kiss Me If You Can)
Eddie Nartey (Kiss Me If You Can)
Van Vicker (Dna Test)
Ruffy Samuel (Love & Lust)
2. BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE (ENGLISH)
Martha Ankomah (Kiss Me If You Can)
Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu (I Sing Of A Well)
Ama Abebrese (Sinking Sands)
Lydia Forson (A Sting In A Tale)
Lucky Lawson (Desperate To Survive)
Jackie Appiah (4 Play)
Juliet Ibrahim (4 Play)

Yvonne Okoro (4 Play)
Roselyn Ngissah (4 Play)
3. BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (LOCAL)
Kofi Adu A.K.A Agya Koo (Ama Ghana)
Akwesi Boadi A.K.A Akrobetu (Sika Akuaba)
Francis Kusi (Yaa Asantewaa War)
Timothy Bentum (Devil’s Seed)
Ebenezer Donkor (Madam Moke)
4. BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE (LOCAL)
Rose Mensah A.K.A Kyeiwaa
Emelia Brobbery (Tumi)
Vivian Jill (Ama Ghana)
Mercy Asiedu (Abrokyire Beyie)
Theresah Mensah (Yaa Asantewaa War)
5. BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (ENGLISH)
John Dumelo (Game)
Ekow Blankson (Check Mate)
Ekow Smith Asante (Naked Faces)
Kofi Adjorlolo (Beast)
Adjetey Anang (A Sting In A Tale)
Kweku Sintim Misa (Check Mate)
Omar Sheriff Captan (4 Play)
Gavivina Tamakloe (Black Mail)
Chris Attoh (Sinking Sands)
6. BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (ENGLISH)
Nadia Buari (Check Mate)
Yvonne Nelson (Game)
Beverly Afaglo (Game)
Rama Brew (Who Loves Me)
Kalsum Sinare (Trinity)
Naa Ashorkor (Check Mate)
Khareema Aguiar (Check Mate)
Nana Hayford (Beast)
Doris Sackitey (Sinking Sands)
7. BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORING ROLE (LOCAL)
Kofi Davis Essuman (Adults Only)
Ofori Attah (Awieye)
Clement Bonney (Ama Ghana)
Kofi Laing (Ama Ghana
Lord Kenya (Devil’s Seed)
Samuel Ofori (Akrasi Burger)
William Addo (Madam Moke)
8. BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (LOCAL)
Nana McBrown (Madam Moke)
Barbara Newton (Abrokyire Bayie)
Pearl Kugblenu (Devil’s Seed)
Alexis Ntsiakoh (Abrokyire Bayie)
Gloria Osei Safo (Madam Moke)
9. BEST WRITING – ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL SCREEN PLAY
Leila Djansi (I Sing Of A Well)
Leila Djansi (Sinking Sands)
Shirley Frimpong Manso ( A Sting In Tale)
Benjamin K. Adu (Ama Ghana)
Kobbi Rana (Kiss Me If You Can)
10. BEST VISUAL EFFECT
Barry Isa Quaye (Flash Fever)
Afra Marley (Game)
Ken Attoh (A Sting In A Tale
Godfrey Grant (A Sting In A Tale)
Kalifa Adams (Devil’s Seed)
11. BEST WARDROBE
Mabel Germain (Sinking Sands)
Lydia Laryea (A Sting In A Tale)
Samira Yakubu (Black Mail)
George Atoba (Ama Ghana)
12. BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Who Loves Me (Wutah)
Delilah (Ofori Amponsah)
Kiss Me If You Can (Kobbi Rana)
A Sting In A Tale (Vip)
Ama Ghana (Patrick Adu)
Game (Bias)
A Sting In A Tale (4×4)
Chelsea (Dasebre Dwamena)
13. BEST DIRECTING (ENGLISH)
Shirley Frimpong Manso (A Sting In A Tale)
Kobbi Rana (Kiss Me If You Can)
Leila Djansi (Sinking Sands)
Patrick Yadaah (Dna Test)
Socrate Safo (Adults Only)
14. BEST DIRECTING (LOCAL)
Omar Sheriff Captan (Delilah)
Asare Bediako (Tumi)
Frank Gharbin (Ama Ghana)
Albert Kudovu (Abrokyire Bayie)
Kweku Twumasi (Yaa Asantewaa)
15. BEST EDITING
Afra Marley (Game)
Afra Marley (Trinity)
Nana A. Manso (A Sting In A Tale)
Fred Agyepong (Flash Fever)
16. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bob J (Check Mate)
Bob J (A Sting In A Tale)
Prince Nyarko (Ama Ghana)
Samuel Gyandoh (Chelsea)
17. BEST MAKE UP
Lydia (Trinity)
Jude Odeh (Ama Ghana)
Jane A. Williams (Check Mate)
I Sing Of A Well (Ruth Mensah)
Lyrdyna Abuhipsah (Beast)
18. BEST PICTURE
Ama Ghana
I Sing Of A Well
Sinking Sands
A Sting In A Tale
Chelsea
Check Mate
19. BEST STORY
Who Loves Me
Sinking Sands
A Sting In A Tale
Game
20. BEST ART DIRECTION
Game
Check Mate
Sinking Sands
Ama Ghana
21. BEST ACTOR / WEST AFRICA COLLABORATION
Yemi Blaq (Sinking Sands)
Ramsey Noah (Guilty Pleasures)
Desmond Elliot (Guilty Pleasures)
Uti Nkwachukwu (Busting Out)
22. BEST ACTRESS / WEST AFRICA COLLABORATION
Genevieve Nnaji (Silent Scandal)
Nse (Guilty Pleasures)
Tonto Dikeh ( Love & Lust)
Uche Jumbo (Nollywood Hustlers)
Omotola Jalade (Private Storm)
Mercy Johnson (Shakira)
23. BEST MOVE / AFRICAN COLLABORATION
Sinking Sands
Guilty Pleasures
Love & Lust
Private Storm
Bursting Out

24. BEST MUSIC SCORE
Game
Ama Ghana
A Sting In A Tale
Kiss Me If You Can
4 Play
Sinking Sands

Rick Ross Set To Rock Nigeria...... To Perform At The 2010 MAMAs

  American rapper Rick Ross is set to perform live at the 2010 MAMAs award which will hold in Lagos, Nigeria .Rick Ross who is also a nominee will perform along with Kenya’s P-Unit, South Africa’s Jozi and Nigeria’s Wande Coal will join previously announced performers DJ Arafat (Ivory Coast), 2Face (Nigeria), Daddy Owen (Kenya), Banky W (Nigeria), Fally Ipupa (DRC), Teargas (South Africa) and Cabo Snoop (Angola) on stage at the event.

The MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel (formerly Zain) will  take place at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos on Saturday 11 December 2010 and will broadcast on MTV base (DStv Channel 322), MTV platforms around the world and partner TV stations from 18 December 2010.

Naomi Campbell Set To Tie The Knot

  Rumour has it that Super model Naomi Campbell is about to tie the knot to her long time boyfriend Vladislav Doronin at a temple in

Egypt.

According to reports, the wedding will take place inside Luxor Temple on Dec. 7 and 8 which is located on the River Nile in the North Africa. The Temple of Luxor is dedicated to the Sun God which is named Amun, according to Egyptian mythology.

The couple met at the 2008 Cannes film Festival. Naomi Campbell is 39 while her billionaire man Vladislav Doronin is 47.

Picture Of The Day

Picture of Tom Ford's Spring 2011 Collection in Vogue.

Simply Stunning!!!

Blazin Hot Video ..... Skuki feat. Mo’Cheddah – Stamina

Skuki

When you have two new acts on the block who have already carved out a name for themselves within a very short time team up, nothing short of phenomenal is expected.That is what you get when reigning winners of “Next Rated” award at the  Hip Hop World Music Awards Skuki teamed up with reigning Channel O best female musician in Africa Mo'chedda.

Watch the Video afterthe jump.

THE RETURN OF JENIFA

I can not wait for the release of this movie.The first one is one of my favourite movies of all time so I am really eager to see this one.It was successful that there is hardly anyone in Nigeria that has not seen it.It even thought me a slang that i am addicted to now "GBOGBO BIGZGIRL".

Date Set for Prince William's Royal Wedding

The date and venue for the Royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton has been announced.The  wedding will take place on Friday, April 29, 2011, according to the British Monarchy Twitter. It will take place at Westminster Abbey, the venue for the 1947 wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth, William's grandmother the Queen.

     The couple, both

 28, have received their wish to have a relatively early ceremony. William is known to have wanted as short an engagement as was practical, PEOPLE understands, and they both wanted a spring wedding.

    Early clues as to the venue came only a day after their November 16 engagement, when Kate was seen leaving the Abbey after receiving a tour by officials.

Sources early Tuesday said that despite the fact it can seat 2,000 guests, the couple like the Abbey's "intimacy." The palace officials have also announced that the Royal Family and will pay for the church service, the music and parties. The cost of security – likely to run into millions – will be met by the British taxpayers.

     Meanwhile, the couple are continuing their lives as they had been pre-engagement. Catherine Middleton, as the palace calls her, was seen shopping at upmarket superstore Waitrose in Menai Bridge, not far from the home that the prince rents in North Wales.

It will also be a public holiday in the U.K, the Prime Minister David Cameron announced. There is already the May Day holiday on the following Monday, making for a festive four-day weekend for the country.

The BBC reported that the date is also the feast day of St. Catherine of Sienna.

I don't care about this business anymore...... Jessica Alba

In early November, Jessica Alba made headlines for her Controversial interview with Elle Magazine for its December issue, saying "good actors never use [scripts]." This agitated screenwriter John August, provoking him to bash her on his blog. But now the rest of the interview has leaked, and it gets a whole lot worse.

The extended interview with Alba, posted on jessicaalba.net in PDF form, reveals that Alba contemplated quitting acting during the filming of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.'
"[The director told me] 'It looks too real. It looks too painful. Can you be prettier when you cry? Cry pretty, Jessica.' He was like, 'Don't do that thing with your face. Just make it flat. We can CGI the tears in.'"

That questionable bit of direction set Alba to a bad way of thinking. "I'm like, 'But there's no connection to a human being.' And then it all got me thinking: Am I not good enough? Are my instincts and my emotions not good enough? Do people hate them so much that they don't want me to be a person? Am I not allowed to be a person in my work? And so I just said, 'F**k it. I don't care about this business anymore.'"

Alba goes on to state that one reason some of her movies have underperformed at the Box Office: "First-time directors."

For the extended interview click on http://www.jessicaalba.net/

Ugly Betty Actor Kills Mother with Samurai Sword

An actor who acted in Ugly Betty and Step-Up 3D has allegedly murdered his mother with a samurai sword, according to reports.

A black 55-year-old woman identified as Yannick Brea was found dead in a
Brooklyn apartment with multiple stab wounds early Tuesday morning, the NYPD confirms. Neighbors heard Brea yelling what they believe to be biblical passages and repeating the word
"repent" during the strife. Michael's Haitian mother, Yannick Brea, 55, was found dead with multiple stab wounds. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told NY1 that Brea was holding a Bible.
     "I would say he was a down-to-earth, cool, hard working person," a neighbor told NY1. "I couldn't see this coming at all."
    Police say the scene was "extremely bloody," according to TMZ . The same site claims Brea decapitated his mother and that Police used a Taser to subdue Brea when they arrived at the scene around 2:20AM.
     In an interview with Haitian film site BelFilm in 2009, Brea said: "I remember growing up and my mother was always feeding people who were less fortunate. My parents raised me to always share and to give charity in the name of God." The same site notes Brea owned a Subway restaurant in Brooklyn with his brother.
Neighbors described the mother and son as "quiet people" to WPIX . "They also said Brea did not give any outward indication of Mental Illness, and it is unknown what made the actor snap. He apparently had an affinity for martial arts," the site writes.
"I heard a shriek, someone yelling, and after that probably like a, 'Help me.' And probably about five minutes after that the sound went away," another neighbor told NY1.
The investigation is ongoing. Charges are pending.
ABC, the network on which Ugly Betty appeared, had no comment.

Why on earth will someone,no matter the reason kill his mother? God please help us.

Mode Men Of The Year Awards 2010........ The Nominees

The December issue features Designer Stan Mukoro on the cover.

Premium men's magazine Mode Men has just released the list of it's 2010 nominees that will be honoured in different categories .

Nominees

Business Man

Chief Mike Adenuga

Sayuu Dantata

Ben Murray Bruce

Jimoh Ibrahim

Alh. Aliko Dangote

Actor

Van Vicker

Jim Iyke

Desmond Elliot

Majhid Micheal

Kunle Afolayan

Designer

Stan Mukoro

Emmy Collins

Ohimai Atafo

Mudi

Ouch!

Musician

Psquare

9ice

Wande Coal

2face

M.I

Luxury Brand

Merceedes

Wiseman Apparel

Polo Ltd

Essenza

Quintessentially

Most Stylish

Dr. Eyimofe Atake

Dare Art Alade

Stan Mukoro

Paul Adefarasin

Tunde Folawiyo

Comedian

Julius Agwu

Gordons

Koffi

Seyi Law

Basket Mouth

Woman Of The Year

Funmi Iyanda

Dr. Oluduhun

Stephanie Okereke

Deola Sagoe

Nike Oshinowo-Soleye

To vote and for the complete list of nominees follow the link Mode Men Mgazine

Or text Mode/Name/Categry/ to 33282 (To Vote)

STUDENTS CREATE FUEL-LESS POWER GENERATOR

    Two students of Doregos Private Academy, Lagos, Olajumoke Adebayo and Eniola Adewale has invented a fueless power generator. The invention was

showcased at the Pan-African Women Inventors & Innovators Network Symposium, Expo & Awards at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja.

     The  event titled Innovative Women with Innovative Solutions for Africa  was witnessed by the minister of Information and Communication, Prof. Dora Akunyili, and  Mrs Josephine Anenih., minister  for Women Affairs, It was indeed a commemdation galore for the students as other youths were advised to emulate them.
The students both in SS3 and members of the Junior Engineers, Technicians & Scientists (JETS Club) said the idea was born out of a need to minimize the cost spent of the usage of fuel generators as an average amount of N10, 000 is spent on fuel weekly adding that their invention does not emit any toxic and poses no threat to human health.
        According to them,  the idea was conceived through the JETS club to which they belonged as coordinators.  “We used magnetic flux to generate electricity which the conventional magnet cannot. It consists of a shaf fixed with eight neodymium magnets which rotates when an initial current is passed through the field coils. The electricity is then passed from the copper coil to a step-up transformer which steps up the power voltage from 32 volts to 200 volts to power the output of the generator”. They said.
The young stars noted that JETS club afforded them a vantage avenue to think, analyze and work on scientific research before  embarking  on the project based on their scientific knowledge that a generator can still exist without using fuel. They stated that it is possible to produce cheaper and more dependable source of electricity for both domestic and industrial use.
       The invention  the students admitted was not an easy scale through as they had to make several presentations and seminars on the project to the audience comprising their teachers and the school authority before they were finally selected to defend the significance of their project.
Both students hinted that they intend pursuing a career in Engineering in the near future,  to develop a bigger generator that can power the whole school.” This is just a prototype to showcase our endowments and potentials.”
          The materials used for the invention according to them are a locally fabricated step up transformer, capacitors with total capacity 400,000 uf, neodymium magnets, copper wires transistors battery, oscillators, bulbs and several other materials.
The coordinator Junior Engineers, Technicians & Scientists (JETS Club), of the academy, Mr Lawal Olaide  noted that  the problem of high cost  usage of fuel generators and unemployment in the country coupled with the burning desires of the students to make something unusual was responsible for the feat. according to him, “the main objective of this project is to produce a generator that can produce cheap and sustainable electric power to solve the problem of power supply permanently in the country, adding that  it is also of great importance as it does not emit any waste (toxic) products as with conventional generators”.
     The Principal of the academy, Mr Jide Adebayo said the school is committed to its mission of creating a learning environment which maximizes individuals’ potentials to meet the challenges of education and life.

Nigeria plans to upgrade its largest oil refinery

   Nigeria's state-oil company plans to upgrade the country's largest oil refinery, a 210,000 barrel per day (bpd) facility in Port Harcourt.
Despite being Africa's
largest oil and gas producer, Nigeria imports most of its refined oil products as its ageing refineries often struggle to run at half their capacity.
"We are going back to the original contractors who built all the units to ensure an effective and total refurbishment of the plant," Austen Oniwon, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said in a statement.
"Unlike in the past when the scope of work was not clearly specified, we intend to conduct a full scale technical audit with well defined scope of work for the contract."
NNPC did not specify how much would be spent on the upgrade or when it expected works to be completed.
Nigeria has four refineries with a combined capacity of 445,000 bpd but they have never reached full production because of sabotage attacks and poor maintenance.

Source.......Reuters