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7 things to expect from Nigeria’s GDP Rebasing

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 12:33 PM PDT

Jide Ogunsanwo, a data and analysis guru, believes that a simple approach should be used to explain complex things.  I met with him and this is how he simply broke down the GDP rebasing saga.

1. A higher GDP means that Nigeria would get mentioned a lot of times on many international newspapers and television stations.  Certainly, this would attract more interest in Nigeria; especially from foreign businessmen.  The lesson here is that we should all get ready to see more Chinese looking men and of course Chinese restaurants. Continue...

 2. Lesson 2: Now that we are No.1 in Africa, maybe some Presidents that had shunned us would have a re-think.  We could (may be o) soon sight Barrack Obama near Aso-Rock.
3.    Every parent wants their child to come first in school. As long as you are number one, you would get admired. If you disagree, ask Messi, Ronaldo or Tuface . Sadly, terrorists also prefer to operate in countries that are ranked number 1. Why? It makes their evil actions get more news coverage. Our national defense team need to now be more vigilant.
 
 4. I'm sure you know that the prettiest ladies in the world get the highest number of male visitors. Being the winner of 'The Biggest country in Africa in 2014' means that our airports would get more visitors. What do you think would soon happen to vehicle traffic around the international airports? However, I see better days ahead for hotel operators and every other 'business' that happens outside the hotels (especially at night)
 
 5.   I'm sorry, but GDP rebasing would not make your bank account fatter. You still need to work hard to get money. In Naija, you need more than hard work. Don't ask me what you need?
 6.  Before you get tired of reading, you need to know that the recalculated GDP reminds the Government that a lot of us do not pay tax.  Now that the Government desperately needs money, what are they likely to do? Your guess is as good as mine.
 Finally, the price of rice, garri, beans and pure water would not go down.
 
Personal regards,
J.O
twitter: @ogunsanwojide

Presh signs Nmulti million record deal that comes with 2 brand new cars

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 12:30 PM PDT

Presh of former music duo Kc Presh is now signed to Erik Manny Records. Erik Manny is owned by Mr Dilly, Chairman of Dilly Motors. Presh signed a multi million naira record deal with Erik Manny that comes with a a 2014 Prado Jeep and a 2013 Infiniti Qx 56 (pictured above).

The music star just released new promo photos and a brand new single titled Olegelege. Continue to see more pics and listen to his new single...



Listen to the new song, Olegelege, below...


Twitter -@realpreshonline
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'Reeva was standing behind the toilet door talking to you when you shot her'- Prosecutors say

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 12:14 PM PDT

Oscar Pistorius' three-day cross-examination reached a dramatic climax today as the world-famous athlete was accused of deliberately shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door as the couple talked and argued in the early hours of Valentine's Day last year.
"You knew that Reeva went behind the door and you shot at her,' Mr Nel said. 'You shot at her knowing she was behind the door.'
Pistorius denied the charge as prosecutor Gerrie Nel pushed the Paralympic champion on his version of the exact events in the seconds before he killed Reeva Steenkamp by firing four times through the stall door in his bathroom with his 9mm pistol on February 14, 2013. 

 Mr Nel challenged the double-amputee sprinter repeatedly as to why Miss Steenkamp failed to scream when she was shot four times.Continue...


Mr Nel, one of South Africa's top attorneys, said it was beyond belief that 29-year-old law graduate and model Miss Steenkamp would have remained silent in the tiny cubicle with an armed Pistorius shouting and screaming in the adjoining bathroom.

Mr Nel later followed up with his central accusation - that the couple had an argument and Steenkamp fled to the toilet pursued by Pistorius, who then shot her through the closed wooden door.

Pistorius denied the accusation, before the court adjourned until Monday morning.

Pistorius, who claims he shot Miss Steenkamp by mistake thinking she was a nighttime intruder behind a toilet door in his bathroom, faces life in prison if convicted of murder.

Pistorius says he shouted at what he thought was an intruder in his house and also at Miss Steenkamp to call the police.
Mr Nel said that if that were the case, she would not have stood up against the door. She would have retreated away from it. And she would have responded to Pistorius, the chief prosecutor said.
'I don't think anybody could say where she would have stood,' Pistorius replied. 

Mr Nel led the double-amputee runner through his own account of what happened in the moments before he shot Miss Steenkamp.
Pistorius said he heard a noise in the bathroom and moved down a hallway on his stumps towards the bathroom while screaming to his girlfriend - who he claims he had believed was in the bedroom - to get down and call the police.

He said he then heard what sounded like the toilet door slamming, then kept quiet as he reached the bathroom entrance, then heard a noise in the toilet that he perceived to be the sound of wood on wood, which he said made him think someone was opening the toilet door - which he said fit badly in the frame - to attack him. 

And then, Pistorius said, he opened fire.

At each stage, Mr Nel argued that the account was improbable, questioning why Pistorius did not establish where Miss Steenkamp was and make sure she was okay, and why he would approach the alleged danger zone if he felt vulnerable on his stumps.

Mr Nel said: 'If you spoke to Reeva, the two of you could have taken lots of other steps.'
Pistorius said he thought the perceived threat could strike at any moment: 'There was no time.'
During the cross-examination, Pistorius said Steenkamp did not scream at any point during the incident.

However, the 27-year-old track star said that he may not have heard her cries because of his ears ringing from the first shot.
Several people living nearby have testified to hearing a woman's terrified screams before and during a volley of shots.
'She's awake. She's in the toilet. You're shouting. You're screaming. You're three metres from her. She would have responded. She would not have been quiet, Mr Pistorius,' Mr Nel said.
'She didn't respond, my Lady,' Pistorius replied, addressing judge Thokozile Masipa.
'Did she scream at all whilst you shot her four times?' Mr Nel continued.
'No, my Lady.'
'Are you sure? Are you sure, Mr Pistorius, that Reeva did not scream after the first shot?' Mr Nel continued. 'Are you, Mr Pistorius?'
After a brief silence, Pistorius said: 'My Lady, I wish she had let me know she was there.'
'After you fired the first shot, did she scream?' Mr Nel asked.
'No, my Lady.'
'Are you sure? Would you have heard her?' Mr Nel asked.
'I don't think I would have heard her.'
'Exactly.'
'A gunshot went off, my ears were ringing,' Pistorius said.
'How can you exclude the fact she was screaming if you couldn't hear?' Mr Nel asked.
'If I couldn't hear it then I couldn't hear,' Pistorius retorted.
'No, you said, Mr Pistorius, she never screamed. You couldn't hear. You're just saying that,' Mr Nel said.
'That is what I'm saying,' Pistorius replied.
'No, that's not what you're saying. You're saying she didn't scream,' Mr Nel followed up.
'My Lady, the sound of that gunshot in the bathroom, you wouldn't have heard anyone scream. The decibels of the gunshot, I don't believe you would have heard anyone scream. When I had finished firing the gunshots, I was screaming and I couldn't hear my own voice.'

Pistorius' return to the witness box today followed a week of testimony in which the double-amputee runner said he killed Miss Steenkamp by accident after mistaking her for an intruder in his home last year.

Mr Nel challenged the athlete's statements that he was worried about crime before the fatal shooting.
The prosecutor examined the details of the alarm system at Pistorius' house, questioning why the athlete would believe an intruder had broken into his home when he had extensive security measures, including interior and exterior sensors. 

Pistorius said he activated the sensors on the home alarm system before going to sleep on the night he killed Miss Steenkamp, but feared that building contractors doing work on his house may have moved some of the security beacons.

The prosecutor said Pistorius had not mentioned immediately after the shooting that he had fears that building contractors had removed some of the security beacons, specifically near the bathroom window where he allegedly thought an intruder may have gained access on the night he killed Miss Steenkamp.

Querying why Pistorius had not mentioned those fears earlier, Mr Nel said the athlete was trying to build a story to explain his fears of an intruder and therefore a mistaken shooting.
'This is the biggest example of you tailoring your evidence,' Mr Nel said. Pistorius denied he was fabricating a story.
Pistorius also said he was struggling to give clear testimony because he was tired, prompting the judge to ask him if he was too tired to proceed with a tough cross-examination from the chief prosecutor.
Pistorius was responding to a question from Mr Nel, who pointed to a lack of clarity in the double-amputee runner's testimony about whether he turned off the alarm inside his home on the night of February 14, 2013.
Pistorius said he 'must have' turned off the alarm, which Mr Nel described as a vague response.
The prosecutor then asked Pistorius, who acknowledged making a mistake in his testimony, if he needed time before continuing with his testimony. 

'I don't need time,' the Olympic athlete said. 'I am tired. It's not going to change.'
Mr Nel responded: 'You're trying to cover up for lies and I'm not convinced.'
Judge Thokozile Masipa interjected, asking Pistorius if he was too tired to proceed.
'You can be at a disadvantage when you're in that box,' she said, adding that it wasn't fair to the court if he was not alert during the proceedings. 

Pistorius replied that he was able to go on.

Mr Nel also argued that Pistorius was prepared to lie about an incident as far back as five years ago when he claims someone shot at him from another car on a highway to build a backstory that he had a long-held fear of being attacked. 

Pistorius said he saw a 'muzzle flash' and heard 'a banging noise' as a black Mercedes drove past him in the incident, which he said was in 2008 or 2009.
Pistorius said he slowed down, turned off the highway and eventually went to a restaurant car park and called someone to come and pick him up. 

Mr Nel asked Pistorius who he called and Pistorius replied he couldn't remember.
'You cannot not remember,' Mr Nel said. It was 'such a traumatic incident,' the prosecutor said.
Mr Nel said Pistorius' failing to remember who he called was because 'it never happened.'
'It's the one night that someone almost shot you, am I right?' Mr Nel said. Pistorius said it was.
'If I could remember who I phoned I would gladly give you their name,' Pistorius said.
At one point in the proceedings, Judge Masipa had to warn Mr Nel to 'mind your language' as she reminded him not to call a witness a liar.
The prosecution says Pistorius killed the 29-year-old after an argument on February 14, 2013.

Culled from UK Daily Mail

World Miss University Nigeria Queen releases stunning new pics

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 11:51 AM PDT

Mary Omoye Omobhude is former MBGN Miss Photogenic and current World Miss University Nigeria queen.

The 21 year old graduate of International Relations, who is getting ready to launch her project 'We Can Do Better", a fight against young university undergraduates who sleep around to fund their lifestyles, just released these stunning new photos. Continue to see more pics...


 
 She said these girls should empower themselves mentally by being creative to avoid the risk of diseases and abuse , so that they can be respected in the society , rather than men viewing them as tools for sexual pleasure . She also stated that everyone has a decent talent deep inside , only if they are willing to discover it and act on it with true passion

New Music: Skuki - Gbemileke ft Shizzi

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 08:46 AM PDT

Music duo, Skuki releases brand new single titled Gbemileke featuring Shizzi & produced by Shizzi. Enjoy below...

Gumsu Abacha rants on twitter as her brother is charged with stealing N446bn

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 07:47 AM PDT

A few hours after it was revealed that her brother Mohammed Abacha is facing fresh criminal lawsuit from the Federal Government for unlawfully taking N446.3billion stolen from government's treasury between 1995 and 1998, his sister, Gumsu Abacha took to Twitter to cuss people out! Tweets below...

Read the report against Mohammed, eldest son of late former military dictator, General Sani Abacha, after the cut...


From Sahara Reporters

The latest lawsuit follows a decision by the Nigerian Supreme Court in January ordering the Nigerian government to file fresh charges against the dictator's son. Also, the US Government recently froze assets belonging to the late dictator through its kleptocracy initiative.

In the nine-count charge filed by private prosecutor, Daniel Enwelum upon a fiat dated  February 18th, 2014 by Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, the government accused Mohammed of "dishonestly receiving stolen property" and "voluntarily assisting in concealing money."

This fresh charge substitutes an earlier 121-count filed against Mohammed and Atiku Bagudu — the late ruler's ally. However, Bagudu was excluded from the fresh charge.

According to a new charge, dated March   24th, 2014, Mohammed hid £141,100,000 $384,353,000 in cash and travellers cheques.
Mohammed, in Count One, is alleged to have dishonestly received between August and December 1995 in Abuja, $36,480,000.00 made up of cash and travellers' cheques — property of the Federal Government — believed to have been stolen.

In Count Two, he is alleged, between August and December 1995 in Abuja, to have voluntarily assisted in concealing $57,960,000.00 believed to have been stolen from the Federal Government.
In another count, he was accused of receiving $26,913,500.00 believed to have been stolen from the Federal Government, between October and December 1996.

He was also accused, within the same time, of voluntarily assisting in concealing $26,913,500.00 allegedly stolen from the Federal Government. Also in June 1997 in Abuja, he allegedly dishonestly received $10,000,000.00 believed to have been stolen from the Federal Government.

Count Six accused him of dishonestly receiving, between February and December 1997, $87,000,000 and £41,143,000 believed to have been stolen from the Federal Government.

Two other counts accused Mohammed of voluntarily assisting in concealing the amounts mentioned in count six, and dishonestly receiving (between January and August 1998), $167,000,000 and £99,957,000 believed to have been stolen from the Federal Government.

The alleged offences are punishable under sections 317 and 319 of the Penal Code.
Mohammed was to be arraigned on Thursday before Justice Mamman Kolo of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, but the accused was absent in court.

Nevertheless, Enwelum notified the judge of Mohammed's unwillingness to turn up in court, despite having been served with the charge and with evidence to that effect in a an affidavit sworn to by bailiff of the court

He urged the court to accept the fresh charge and consider the receipt of the charge by the defence lawyer, Abdulllahi Haruna, as an appropriate service.

Haruna defended Mohammed's absence, saying he was unaware of the new charge and imploring the court to adjourn the case to a further date to so that the accused would be present in court.
Justice Kolo accepted the amended charge, also granting an order discharging Bagudu from the charge.

He adjourned the hearing to 29th April 2014.

And BBC picks the news of @Ciaxon's disappearance

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 07:21 AM PDT

The disappearance of the guy who tweeted live pics of soldiers during the Boko Haram jail attempt on Sunday March 30th has made international news. Report from BBC below...
A man who live-tweeted from the scene of an attempted jailbreak in the Nigerian capital Abuja 12 days ago, has disappeared. Activists believe he may have been arrested, and have launched a Twitter campaign for his release.
The hashtag #FreeCiaxon and the Twitter handle @ciaxon have been trending in Nigeria since late on Wednesday. There's also a lot of discussion about it on Facebook. On 30 March, the man who runs the @ciaxon account found himself at the scene of a dramatic fight between Nigerian security forces and detainees trying to escape from the State Security Service (SSS) headquarters.
It was big news in Nigeria. The SSS HQ is a stone's throw from the presidential palace, and the detainees were - according to officials - suspected militants from the notorious group, Boko Haram. Official sources say more than 20 people were killed.

Much of the news came from social media sources at the scene - like @ciaxon. It's believed Yusuf Siyaka Onimisi - also referred to as Isiaka Yusuf - runs @ciaxon. He tweeted developments, including a series of images showing both the attackers and Nigerian soldiers. The pictures were picked up by news outlets in the country. But since then, there has been complete silence on Twitter from @ciaxon. And the silence has not been just virtual. Yusuf Siyaka Onimisi's brother Sanusi told BBC Trending that he has not been able to reach him since that day. His car has been left abandoned. "Nobody has given us any information. We are in the darkness. It's inhuman, it's very, very unfair," he says. When a friend contacted Yusuf Siyaka Onimisi's workplace to ask where he was, he was told he had been arrested.

The SSS has not responded to confirm or deny Yusuf Siyaka Onimisi's detention. But Nigerians have taken to social media to demand answers. "How can you arrest people for taking pictures - this is the 21st Century," says Fola Lawal, a Nigerian now based in Qatar, who started the Twitter hashtag #FreeCiaxon. "I would have done the same in his shoes. It's called citizen reporting."

Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission has started an investigation into his whereabouts. High-profile figures, including the World Bank's former Africa vice-president Obiageli Ezekwesili, have tweeted calling for his release. "It's very, very important this gets attention," says lawyer and writer Ayo Sogunro, who's been researching and tweeting actively about the case. Critics say the government is trying to regulate social media. The irony in this case, says Sogunro, is the tweets from the @ciaxon account were broadly supportive of the security forces.

Reporting by Cordelia Hebblethwaite

Photo: Jilted NURTW member sets ex-lover ablaze

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 06:39 AM PDT

Adesanmoye Kehinde, a senior official of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Ikotun Lagos branch, has been arrested and dragged before the Ejigbo Magistrate Court in Lagos for allegedly setting his lover, Janet, 31, ablaze after she called off their relationship.
 
Kehinde, 43, who is married with three children, had been dating Delta state born Janet for a while and was planning marry her. Janet however decided to call the affair off because she felt Kehinde was too troublesome. Continue...
 
According to Janet who testified in court today, Kehinde had threatened to deal with her but she didn't take his threats seriously. He however carried out his threat by setting her ablaze at Ikotun Roundabout while she was on her way to a friend's house. She said unknown to her, Kehinde had trailed her as she left her house on Olaoluwa Street in Abaranje, Ikotun, poured petrol on her and then set her ablaze. She suffered major burns and injuries and is still in a critical condition.
 
Kehinde was later arrested and charged to court on a two-count charge under Sections 243 and 244 of the Criminal Code Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011. When the charge was read to him today in court, he pleaded not guilty. He was however granted bail by the court but could not meet up with the bail conditions. The case was adjourned to May 15 2015.

J.Lo stuns in all-white emsemble

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 06:35 AM PDT

44 year old Jennifer Lopez looked stunning in a figure-hugging white dress and matching white heels as she arrived at American Idol's show yesterday Thursday April 10th. #Iwant!

Bespoke Awoof. Rent One, Get one Free!

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 06:18 AM PDT

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Photos: Mariana and her family arrive Yola for tomorrow's ceremony

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 08:08 AM PDT

Atiku Abubakar's in-laws, Mariana and family are in Yola for tomorrow's ceremony which will take place in Jada, Atiku's village in Adamawa State...See more photos after the cut...

"My colleagues want to run me down" - comedian Klint Da Drunk

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 05:14 AM PDT

In a recent interview with Punch, popular comedian Klint Da Drunk alleged that his colleagues are trying to run him down, peddling rumours that his love for computer game is the reason he hasn't gone far in his comedy career
"Now they say I would have gone far in my career if not for my love for computer games. It is this same set of comedians that went around telling people that I live in Abuja so that I will not be getting Lagos shows. My colleagues want to run me down, let them feel free. It is because they are afraid of me; they feel that if they run me down I won't survive it. I am a gadget lover, that is the truth. Everyone knows that whenever I walk into a gadget shop the people there want me to educate them about some of their gadgets. Isn't it better that I am a sucker for video games than a sucker for smoking igbo, marijuana?" he asks
On his relationship with other comedians, Klint said "They have cliques but that does not bother me because it doesn't affect my career. God still chases away flies for a tailless cow. So, I'm not complaining".

Dear LIB readers: Should I marry a man who always threatens but has never hit me?

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 04:45 AM PDT

From a female LIB reader
I've been dating this guy for almost two years now and although he has never hit me, he's always threatening violence. He would tell me things like 'If you don't shut your mouth, I'm going to smack you. Why would you behave like that? You deserve to be punched. One of these days I will give you a dirty slap. I don't take nonsense, I will beat you. You are pushing me, one of these days you will get it." He has been saying things like this for almost two years but has never laid a finger on me. Now he wants to marry me. I will never tolerate violence on my person and because of his words I'm hesitant to accept his proposal. When I told him what my reservations were, he said he's never hit a woman and doesn't plan to. So why does he say it all the time? My friend told me men change when they become husbands. Would he act out his threats when I marry him?

Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, others @ The Place for #MTNCelebDouble rave

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 04:20 AM PDT

It was raining celebrities at The Place, Adeola Odeku last Friday 4th April. It was a night of double fun, double thrills and double celebs with the MTN CelebDouble Rave at The Place by Marcus.

Celebrity look alike got to meet and party with their favorite celebs like Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Iyanya, Emma Nyra, Tekno, Dr Sid, Chidinma to mention a few. See more pictures after the cut...




It's going to be another night of lockdown fun this Friday 11th April with International Celeb DJ and TV Presenter – Tim Westwood. Don't miss it.

"I Dey Vexooo' - Charly Boy

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 04:14 AM PDT

A short piece from Charly Boy
My people, I send this short text with the biggest pain in my heart. For the past 5 months I have been involved in a vigorous campaign, as an Ambassador for effective power supply, that saw me visiting over 7 states in Nigeria, going to motor parks and markets squares in the bid to stop Power line Vandalism and theft. Continue...

I am aware that Effective Power Distribution is Mr Presidents priority and promise to Nigerians. However, it is shameful that for 5 yrs running, my home town OGUTA has had no Electricity. This runs counter to Mr Presidents Transformation agenda. Ministry of Power, National Electricity Commission, Presidency, ISOPADEC kindly take note. Frankly, I dey Vex.
CharlyBoy aka AreaFada.

Pregnant woman, her daughter, 3 others die of electrocution

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 08:55 AM PDT

It was a sad day yesterday April 10th for residents of Onabanjo street in Oworonsoki, Lagos, as some of their neighbors including a pregnant woman simply identified as Mrs Ameh and her daughter were electrocuted by a live wire.

According to a Punch report, a heavy downpour in the early hours of yesterday morning resulted in the collapse of an electric pole that still had electricity running in it. The pole and its cables fell in front of a building on the street resulting in massive fire which was sparked by stored fuel inside one of the cars parked in front of the building. As the fire began to spread, residents of the building started running out of their house to save themselves from the fire, only to step on electric cables still running with electricity. 5 people, including 3 children were electrocuted, while two cars were burnt.

A neighbour and eye-witness tells Punch exactly how it happened. Find that after the cut.. *Graphic pic when you continue*...
"Around 2am, I was by the balcony of my house when I saw a wire spark. The wire then fell on some wood and caught fire. The fire spread to the tyre of a Toyota car. The Toyota car had some jerry cans of petrol inside it and when the fire got to it, the vehicle exploded in front of house number six.
"Some of the occupants of the house, who were trying to run for their lives, passed the back of the house and came out through the front of house number eight."
They mistakenly stepped on parts of the wire and were electrocuted.
"The pregnant woman (Mrs Ameh) and her daughter were electrocuted by the wire. However, I quickly pulled away Jonathan, their son, and he survived.
"Three other residents, Basheet, Iya Fatimah and her daughter were also electrocuted."
About an hour later, electricity officials disconnected power from the affected lines.

The victims below... too sad!

Is this for real? (see photo)

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 02:06 AM PDT

We experienced this in school like 14 years ago...it's sad it's still happening in 2014.

Madamsabi.com: Let the market come to you!

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 01:51 AM PDT

Ladies and Gentlemen, there's absolutely no need to go to the market anymore. Sit in your office or home, go online to www.madamsabi.com, order anything you want from the market. It will be bought, washed, prepped, packaged in hygienic conditions and delivered by a dashingly handsome delivery man to your doorstep.

Pay on delivery, keep everything but please return the delivery man. Cooking made simple. Listen, we've even delivered cows!! Nothing is too big. Continue...


 

Photos: Chiwetel Ejiofor arrives Nigeria for HOAYS premiere

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 01:40 AM PDT

The Oscar nominated actor and BAFTA winner arrived Nigeria around 6 this morning to attend the premiere of Half of a Yellow Sun which will take place tomorrow at Silverbird Galleria in Lagos.

#Yawn. I haven't been to a function in a while...it's time to attend one. And I chose this one. I must be there. Biko, no o, it's not because Chiwetel will be there o...who cares? *cough* I heard the movie is great and I want to see him...it, I mean. Lol. See another pic after the cut...



 

The highly-anticipated film will be released in all Nigerian cinemas on Friday, April 25th 2014.

Tonto Dikeh implies she doesn't have worthy siblings...

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 01:39 AM PDT

The actress tweeted the pic above and wrote that she is her own family/sibling. If that is true, then it is sad! Family is the greatest blessing. If you don't have that...it's really sad!

Photo: Wizkid flaunts dollar bills on instagram

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 01:13 AM PDT

Someone's feeling flush! :-) The singer posted the pic above on his instagram page and captioned it ' My bando!'

Half Of A Yellow Sun: Will our Nigerian stars deliver?

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:51 PM PDT

Stars and story lines are the major drivers of box-office figure. So far Genevieve has delivered over N138 million in a number of movies.

While a lot of people consider Chiwetel as home boy, Genevieve is Naija's own superstar. The big question is will Genevieve deliver huge Box Office return for 'Half of a Yellow Sun' along with other Nigerian stars? Continue...

 
And is Genevieve truly Nigeria's queen of Box Office?



QUICK FACTS ABOUT HALF OF A YELLOW SUN:

OTHER NIGERIAN STARS FEATURING IN THE MOVIE: Onyeka Onwenu, OC Ukeje, Genevieve Nnaji, Tina Mba, Gloria Young, Zack Orji and Wale Ojo.


HOLLYWOOD STARS FEATURING IN THE MOVIE: Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, John Boyega and Joseph Mawle.


BUDGET: 10 Million Dollars.

DATE OF PREMIERE: Saturday, April 12 2014 

DATE OF RELEASE IN NIGERIAN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE: Friday, April 25, 2014


WHO WILL ATTEND THE PREMIERE: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Onyeka Onwenu, OC Ukeje, Genevieve Nnaji, Tina Mba, Gloria Young, Zack Orji and Wale Ojo.


WEBSITE: www.halfofayellowsunmovie.com

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/HalfOfAYellowSunMovie; https://www.facebook.com
filmhouse and https://www.facebook.com/bigsammedia

TWITTER: @bigsammedia @filmoneng @HOAYSMovie

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Sarah Ofili shows off banging body

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:41 PM PDT

Hot damn!!!

Oh wow, check out Elfreda Edewor's closet (photos)

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:28 PM PDT

Popular Lagos socialite and business woman Elfreda Edewor showed off her closet full of designer shoes, bags and clothes on her instagram page. See more pics after the cut...

Pics: Pres. Obama stops Michelle's skirt from blowing up in the wind

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:06 PM PDT

The president to the rescue. President Barack Obama saved his wife First Lady Michelle Obama from an embarrassing situation by stopping her skirt from blowing up in the wind as they boarded the presidential jet today in Houston. Continue to see more photos...

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