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Half Of A Yellow Sun Sets New Cinema Record...

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 01:05 PM PDT

Half of a Yellow Sun' which was released into the Nigerian cinemas on the 1st of August has set a new record in box office figures. The movie is right now at the number one spot in Nigerian cinemas, ahead of Marvel Studio's 'Guardian of Galaxy'.

The movie has been able to surpass other box office trailblazers for first weekend figures; Last Flight to Abuja made (N8.35Million), Phone Swap (N3.72Million), Maami (N3.30Million), and The Return of Jennifer (N10Million). Continue...


The movie, featuring BAFTA award winner and Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, BAFTA award winner Thandie Newton,Onyeka Onwenu, Genevieve Nnaji, O.C. Ukeje, and Zack Orji, is adapted from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's award-winning international best-seller, and is written and directed by Biyi Bandele. And it is still showing in cinemas across Nigeria

Man who posed as Nigerian prince jailed for 7 years in the UK over immigration scam

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 01:06 PM PDT

A conman who posed as a Nigerian prince in high society while masterminding massive immigration scam has been jailed for 7 years in the UK. The man who called himself His Royal Highness Prince Yilkyes Bala Finok Tonglele PhD State Crown Prince' was found guilty of using false and stolen IDs to help over 100 people to get into the UK. Find the full reports from UK Daily Mail UK below...
Posing as a member of the Nigerian Royal family, he mingled with diplomats, captains of industry and senior police officers.
Dr Yilkyes Bala was chauffeur-driven in a black Bentley and hosted sumptuous dinners at the Dorchester to mix with society's elite. But the supposedly flourishing businessman was in fact a criminal mastermind responsible for an ambitious immigration racket.
Investigators believe he helped more than 100 of his countrymen, including most of his extended family, to enter the UK illegally under false and stolen identities.

At the centre of the scam was a corrupt Home Office worker who sold him genuine, but improperly issued, refugee passports for £1,500 each.

Bala then used his network of security companies to give the illegal immigrants references and jobs.
They could then 'hit the jackpot' and obtain a National Insurance number, giving them full citizen's rights and access to State benefits.

But the racket, which continued for up to 16 years, unravelled when the Home Office employee was caught out.

This week Bala, 55, was starting a seven year jail sentence from August 1st, after a jury convicted him of conspiring to breach immigration laws.

A judge at Canterbury Crown Court said the charming fraudster was 'at the hub' of a 'significant conspiracy' to beat UK border security.

The conviction is an embarrassment for those who mixed with Bala, including the 
Nigerian Ambassador and senior officers at City of London Police.
The charming conman referred to himself as 'His Royal Highness Prince Yilkyes Bala Finok Tonglele PhD State Crown Prince'.
He even carried an identity card claiming to be 'prince of princes' in the Nigerian Plateau State Council of Chiefs.

Investigators found he did not inherit the honour, but he claimed it was bestowed on him later in life, and they have been unable to disprove this.
Accomplices: Bala's second wife Giwo Tonglele, 46, left, was jailed for five years and Casmir Ekwuhga, 42, right, was jailed for four years for taking part in the conspiracy

Bala travelled to Britain in the early 1980s before studying administration at Greenwich School of Management as part of a philosophy doctorate.
He already claimed to have a degree from the now-defunct Clayton University, in Missouri, U.S., long suspected as a 'buy-a-degree' college.

He went on to set up a network of companies and claimed that at one stage they employed 900 people across Europe, Asia and Africa.
The core business was supplying security guards to the construction industry, including one firm based in Knightsbridge, Central London.

His companies, which included Golden Shield and Mayfair and Knightsbridge Guarding, also provided alarm monitoring, VIP bodyguards and uniformed guards for offices.
Within two decades Bala, a father of six, was living in a £1.3million home in leafy Beckenham, South East London.

He joined the Croydon branch of the Masons and sent his daughters to fee-paying Blackheath High School.
But a huge investigation, which Bala claimed cost up to £10 million, unravelled his empire and exposed him as a ruthless conman.
Officials discovered a corrupt Home Office employee based in Croydon had improperly obtained more than 200 refugee passports.
In genuine cases they are used as travel documents for those claiming asylum in Britain, often fleeing religious or political persecution.

But the official was illicitly applying for them in the name of non-existent relatives of genuine refugees.
At least 91 documents were posted to addresses linked to Bala, who ran the Armour Group chain of companies with offices across the capital.
They were then used as the foundation for applications to remain in the UK as he and his accomplices ran rings around immigration officials.
Those linked to Bala used every trick in the book to beat border controls, from urgent medical visas to travelling as domestic servants.
Some were so shameless that they changed their names by deed poll back to their original identities within weeks of adopting the persona of a non-existent refugee.
Among those given false identities so they could remain in Britain were Bala's second wife and his brother.

After his arrest, Bala boasted to officials that he was allowed up to seven wives, 'and a few more on the side'.
Investigators found his home stuffed with paperwork linked to his businesses, with documents in his garage filling two vans alone.
Because of the complex web of his businesses it took the Home Office two years to prepare the case against him.
The illegal immigrants caused chaos in Government systems once they had obtained their new identities.

One man was uncovered by his fingerprints when he was caught drink driving on two occasions, first under his real name and then in a false one.
In some cases, illegal immigrants had already failed to gain citizenship under one name so simply adopted a new identity to try again.
Official company minutes for Bala's security companies recorded the same people attending meetings under different names.

Bala's second wife Giwo Tonglele, 46, was also convicted of conspiracy to facilitate illegal entry of persons into the UK and was jailed for five years.
Their former employee Casmir Ekwuhga, 42, was jailed for four years for taking part in the conspiracy, holding a refugee passport illegally and using it to obtain a driving licence fraudulently.
Jailing them, Judge Heather Norton said the scam was well organised.
She said: 'These documents were created to order. Each one of you was involved in deceiving the immigration authorities. You were at the hub of the whole enterprise.
'The motive was simple.It was to provide identities for employees, relatives and friends. It was a significant conspiracy.'

More than 100 illegal immigrants linked to the scam have been arrested, but only a small number are believed to have been convicted and deported.
David Fairclough, of the Home Office, said Bala was brought to justice after a 'long, complex and painstaking investigation' and said the case should serve as a warning to others.

Graphic pics: ISIS behead Christian children + Horrific pics of ISIS atrocities

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 06:41 AM PDT

Islamist Militant group ISIS has been killing non-Muslims in many cities in Iraq and Syria in their effort to eradicate the Christian faith in the countries...and they are not sparing children. There's been several executions of believers, including crucifixions and the beheadings of children. The children's heads are being erected on poles in a city park according to an eyewitness who spoke with CNN.
"There is a park in Mosul where they actually beheaded children and put their heads on a stick and have them in the park. The world hasn't seen this kind of atrocity in generations"  a prominent Chaldean-American businessman Mark Arabo told CNN
See some of the horrific photos + images of extreme brutality by ISIS on their prisoners. Members of the Sunni Shaitat tribe are taken from their homes rounded up and marched to their deaths. ISIS shared some these horrific images online. Continue...


A child beheaded
A man  holds the lifeless body of his decapitated daughter, executed by ISIS because she was of a Christian family.
 
Women killed by ISIS
Islamists killing a woman by slitting her throat and capturing her blood in a bowl,
Lined up and executed, their severed heads put on display as a warning to others:

Barefooted with their hands bound behind their backs with rope, the prisoners are marched to the execution site in the desert near Deir ez Zor in Syria

The captives are then lined up and ordered to kneel down on the dusty ground
ISIS fighters stand behind the line of men and the squad of jihadists begin to murder the prisoners
A couple of jihadists approach the dead prisoners and finish off any survivors from point-blank range
A jihadist appears holds a terrified man by his hair and begins to slice through his neck with a hunting knife
Brutal: Other captives are shot before being tied to makeshift crucifixes
A crowd of local men watch from behind a low fence, some of them are taking photos or filming the executions with their mobile phones

Photos: Idris Elba and his massive bulge hit the streets of London

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 06:09 AM PDT

Is that Photoshop or that's really all him? The actor pictured above working on set of his new film A Hundred Streets in London, on a street in London recently. Is he wearing a prop or that's his junk? #Lawdhavemercy! See another pic after the cut...

Diamond Bank partners with MTN to unveil Diamond Y'ello account

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 05:53 AM PDT

The era of mobile telephone banking in Nigeria received a huge boost on Friday, August 8, 2014, as one of Nigeria's leading banks, Diamond Bank Plc in partnership with MTN Nigeria, officially unveiled the "Diamond Y'ello Account" (DYA) in Lagos.

The ceremony which was held at The Wheat baker Hotels, Ikoyi, Lagos was attended bysenior management of Diamond Bank Plc and MTN. Continue...


Group Managing Director, Diamond Bank Plc, Dr Alex Otti; Founder of Diamond Bank and Founding Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Dr Pascal Dozie and  CEO, MTN Nigeria, Mr Mike Ikpoki, unveiling the Diamond Y'ello Account.
They include the Group Managing Director(GMD) of Diamond Bank Plc; Dr Alex Otti, CEO of MTN Nigeria; Mr Mike Ikpoki, Acting Chief Marketing Officer (C.M.O) of MTN Nigeria; Mr Usoro Usoro and the Deputy Managing Director of Diamond Bank Plc; Mr Uzoma Dozie among others. Continue...


The ceremony which was held at The Wheat baker Hotels, Ikoyi, Lagos was attended bysenior management of Diamond Bank Plc and MTN. They include the Group Managing Director(GMD) of Diamond Bank Plc; Dr Alex Otti, CEO of MTN Nigeria; Mr Mike Ikpoki, Acting Chief Marketing Officer (C.M.O) of MTN Nigeria; Mr Usoro Usoro and the Deputy Managing Director of Diamond Bank Plc; Mr Uzoma Dozie among others.

From Left: Founding Chairman, MTN Nigeria, Dr Pascal Dozie; comic act, Afeez Oyetoro, a.k.a Saka, and General Manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN, Mr Kola Oyeyemi at the formal unveiling of the Diamond Y'ello Account on Friday, August 8 2014.
The Diamond Y'ello Account is the outcome of an exciting synergy between Diamond Bank Plc and MTN Nigeria. Diamond Bank will through this product, provide numerous banking services to Nigerians via the robust telecommunications platform of MTN. According to the bank, subscribers on the MTN network will now be able to open an account, save money, make purchases and even apply for loans, all through their mobile phones.


The Diamond Y'elloAccount (DYA) is easy to use, as it completely eliminates the burden and risk of moving around with huge sums of money. Customers who are registered on the MTN network are automatically eligible for the service. To open an account, interested customers will dial *710# and follow the prompts.

Speaking during the formal unveiling of the product, Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Dr Pascal Dozie, who also doubles as the founder of Diamond Bank Plc, paid glowing tributes to both companies for partnering to pioneer a product, which according to him, will change the face of banking in Nigeria.
He described the collaboration between the two companies asa joint commitment to excellence, which also aligns with the current financial policy of the federal government aimed at engendering a cashless society, managing inflation and promoting socio-economic growth.

The GMD of Diamond Bank Plc, Mr Alex Otti described the Diamond Y'ello Account (DYA) as a "novel, earth-shaking product".He expressed confidence that the product will enable the bank to reach out to the millions of people who do not have a bank account, but are connected on the MTN network, which is the largest in Nigeria with 58 million customers.

Also speaking, MTN's CEO Mike Ikpoki expressed delight over the partnership with Diamond Bank. He expressed full confidence that the Diamond Yello financial service will ultimately promote a cashless society, create more jobs and ultimately build a vibrant economy, powered by technology.
For more information about the Diamond Y'ello Account, please visithttp://www.mtnonline.com/diamond-yello-account




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Sarah Ofili puts her hot butt on display (photos)

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 05:37 AM PDT

The model and designer is currently on vacation in Spain...

Do you have any suggestions on what the government should do about the Ebola epidermic?

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 05:31 AM PDT

Yesterday President Jonathan declared an Emergency on Ebola. This thing is apparently more serious than some of us think. Reno Omokri tweeted today asking people for their suggestions on what the government should do in addition to what they are already doing. Do you have any suggestions?

US Ebola patient Dr. Kent Brantly speaks out - read his statement

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 05:16 AM PDT

Dr. Kent Brantly, one of the two US doctors who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia, has spoken out for the first time. He released a statement from his isolation room at Emory University in Atlanta where he's being treated after he was flown out of Liberia last week. He is the first Ebola patient to receive experimental serum, ZMapp. Below is the statement Brantly released to the media yesterday
"I am writing this update from my isolation room at Emory University Hospital, where the doctors and nurses are providing the very best care possible. I am growing stronger every day, and I thank God for His mercy as I have wrestled with this terrible disease. I also want to extend my deep and sincere thanks to all of you who have been praying for my recovery as well as for Nancy and for the people of Liberia and West Africa.
"My wife Amber and I, along with our two children, did not move to Liberia for the specific purpose of fighting Ebola. We went to Liberia because we believe God called us to serve Him at ELWA Hospital." Continue...
 "One thing I have learned is that following God often leads us to unexpected places. When Ebola spread into Liberia, my usual hospital work turned more and more toward treating the increasing number of Ebola patients. I held the hands of countless individuals as this terrible disease took their lives away from them. I witnessed the horror first-hand, and I can still remember every face and name.
"When I started feeling ill on that Wednesday morning, I immediately isolated myself until the test confirmed my diagnosis three days later. When the result was positive, I remember a deep sense of peace that was beyond all understanding. God was reminding me of what He had taught me years ago, that He will give me everything I need to be faithful to Him.
"Now it is two weeks later, and I am in a totally different setting. My focus, however, remains the same - to follow God. As you continue to pray for Nancy and me, yes, please pray for our recovery. More importantly, pray that we would be faithful to God's call on our lives in these new circumstances."

TopDown Deals Summer Blowout!

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:40 AM PDT



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Damilola Adegbite shows off her engagement ring from Chris Attoh

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:30 AM PDT

The actress just shared the diamond engagement ring she received from her boo, actor Chris Attoh, on her instagram page and wrote what you see above. Big congrats to them...

Fear of Ebola: See Air Hostesses on a West African flight

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:07 AM PDT

This is supposedly a pic of air hostesses on a West African flight. The person who sent in the pic gave the name of the country and airline but since I have no way of confirming it, we will leave that out. Meanwhile continue to see how attendants at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos collect money now...



Ebola Gloves...:-). It's better to be safe than sorry!

Photos: Ex-beauty queen Munachi Abii debuts new afro look

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:04 AM PDT

Guess she's TeamNatural now. Former beauty queen turned rapper Munachi Abii debuted her new 'Afro' look a few days ago. She's ditched the weaves and is now rocking her natural hair. Pictured above at an event in Lagos yesterday. See another pic after the cut...

ISIS threatens US with war after airstrikes, tweet photos of dead US soldiers, vow to blow up US embassies

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 05:03 AM PDT

Few hours after the US launched devastating 'targeted airstrikes' on Islamist militants ISIS, who have seized many towns in Iraq and are killing non-Muslims, the Jihadist group has vowed to 'raise their flag at the White House". 

Some members and supporters of the terrorist group took to twitter yesterday to threaten the US with war. They tweeted gruesome pics of dead American soldiers from the previous war in the country, U.S. marines hung from bridges in Fallujah, decapitated men, human heads on spikes, and pics from the deadly attack on US on 9/11. They also vowed to blow up US embassies.

With the hashtag #AmessagefromISIStoUS, over 2000 threatening tweets were posted on Twitter. One member wrote "This is a message is for every American citizen. You are the target of every Muslim in the world wherever you are.'. Another one wrote "ready to cut your heads dear Americans O sons of bitches. Come quickly.'

Reacting, a US military official said ISIS is yet to know the full power of the US military force and will soon find out what they are capable of. Continue to see more tweets...

Mikap Nigeria Ltd unveils Nigeria's premier locally produced rice Miva Rice

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 02:54 AM PDT

Nigeria's Leading Agricultural Company, Mikap Nigeria Ltd, is the producer of Nigeria's premier locally produced rice: Miva Rice. 

In production since 2011 Miva rice, as a rice brand, stands out from the competition with its many distinguishing factors and unique attributes. Miva Rice is completely produced in Nigeria where the purity and wholesomeness of the rice is ensured through the advanced technology used in harvesting and milling the rice grains. Continue...


Only freshly harvested rice grains are used in production, making sure the quality and excellence of the product are constant.

Miva Rice is farmed and processed to be an extremely nutritious food source. It contains nutrients the body needs, and is great for working adults and growing children too. It's the healthy family's choice.

The superior technology used in milling ensures that the rice is free from impurities including chemical substances, insects and other substances.

Miva Rice is also supremely easy to cook. No other rice gets done as quick or tastes as good!
To find out more visit: www.mikapnigeria.com/miva-rice/



 
 
 

About Mikap Nigeria
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Since 1990, the company has grown in scope, and relevance with production of grains, poultry, orange farms, fishery and ventures in real estate, dredging, education and transportation.

Mikap Nigeria is determined to invest in the future of Nigeria. The company is using its strong and wide reaching network collaborations, partnering with various government and agricultural technology providers to ensure they meet their goal of creating superior agricultural products.

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Iyanya & his leading lady get cosy in BTS pics from his new music video

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 02:36 AM PDT

Iyanya recently shot the video for his new hit single, Mr Oreo, in Brooklyn, New York, directed by The Mega Boi. The video was shot in an upscale apartment in one of New York's most populous neighborhoods and I have the behind the scenes photos. Continue to see more pics...

"Burna Boy didn’t fire me" - his mum speaks for the first time

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 02:16 AM PDT

A few weeks ago, music sensation Burna Boy took to Twitter to announce that his mum, Bose Ogulu was no longer his manager (read here). Speaking for the first time about it, his mum insists she wasn't fired and she still manages most of his business affairs.

Mrs Ogulu tells Punch
"I was not in the country when the story broke and I have said I would not make any comment on it because it is totally unimportant. Whether I am his manager or not, he is my child and there is no role bigger than that. I am so shocked about how people made a big deal of the issue. I am not a musician or an entertainer, so I don't owe anyone an explanation but he has done enough." Continue....
"They should just leave the poor boy alone. I am not a twitter reading person; I talk to him on a daily basis, so I am not interested in what is on twitter. I have absolutely no problem with my child and as far as his career goes, I still do what I have to do. I still do everything I used to do but I cannot always do everything. I was out of the country for about eight weeks, how much can I do? There is no issue with us and there is no reason to feel anyhow. It is something we discussed and I still do what I have to do, I still manage some of his accounts, transactions and endorsements but I can't do everything. There is no issue there at all. If I have an issue with my son I would go and meet him. I still handle his corporate shows because nobody else can do that for now. I am only one person and I am not a young person and he is going bigger every day. This is not something that should have been misconceived at all."
She also also reacted to Burna Boy's recent tweet where he said he will never get married
 "The boy is 23 and if he feels that at his age he would not marry, he can change his mind in five years. He can even change his mind tomorrow. I am just laughing that he said he would not get married. How many people have said that in the industry and are married today? When I was younger, I remember saying that I would not get pregnant when I saw pregnant women but now, I have three children," she said.

Music star Dan Hausawa and ex-beauty queen Ochanya release pre-wedding pics

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 02:00 AM PDT

The name might not sound familiar to you but Dan Hausawa is quite popular in the Northern part of Nigeria. The Kaduna based music star popularly known as DH and his fiance, former beauty queen Ochanya Itodo, have released their pre-wedding photos.

The traditional wedding is scheduled to hold in Benue state, the home town of the bride-to-be this month. Continue to see more pics...

 


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Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:55 PM PDT

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America to the rescue. US military begin airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:38 PM PDT

Less than a day after US president Barack Obama authorized US airstrikes on Islamist militants, ISIS, in Iraq, American military jets have launched devastating air raids, killing many ISIS members.

This afternoon two F18 warplanes attacked ISIS and their vehicles with 500lb laser-guided bombs.

ISIS is said to be the most well equipped and richest terror group in the world after they sized weapons from Iraqi military and also took weapons left behind by the US after they left Iraq in 2011. Some months back, they attacked Iraqi central bank and took $400million in cash.

America has also dropped relief supplies to hundreds of thousands of non-Muslim who are trapped in Sinjar mountains after fleeing their homes following deadly attacks by ISIS.

If interested, you can read all about the 'targeted airstrikes' on CNN - here

See Covenant University mobile phone outlaw undertaking...:-)

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:01 PM PDT

A Covenant University student just tweeted this picture of their school's phone outlaw undertaking form that all students are required to sign as they prepare for the next semester. Now see their laptop agreement form after the cut...

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