19/05/2014

"I'm not a cooking kind of woman and my husband is fine with it' - Joke Silva

                
In a recent interview with City People magazine, Nollywood screen legend Joke Silva talked about her lack of cooking skills and other ways she takes care of her husband, screen legend, Olu Jacobs..
"I have never lied about this, I have never been 'a doing the cooking kind of woman'. When my husband met me, he knew. He was the one who used to do the cooking because he is good at it. I used to do the cooking when I felt like. Sometimes, it comes out to be a huge success and sometimes a failure. Some years ago, I cooked vegetables and it was terrible and my husband is such a gem, he ate it like that. It is not as if my mum didn't teach me. For my husband, cooking is a therapy and for me it is a chore and yet he will always tell you that I look after him so much, I do that in other ways. We have somebody who does the cooking. I have taught them to cook the way I like and we have people who do the general cleaning."

Ekiti polls: Bamidele, Fayemi tango over failed factories

                                  Bamidele and
LABOUR  Party Governorship Candidate, Hon Opeyemi Bamidele, has accused the Governor Kayode Fayemi-led administration of paying lip service to industrial development in Ekiti State.,
Bamidele said the governor’s boast on the day of his inauguration on October 16, 2010 that he would diversify the state civil service from its present monolithic economy through industrialization has not been actualised, a development, he claimed has crippled the state’s economy.
In a statement in Ado Ekiti by his Media Aide, Ahmed Salami, Bamidele queried what the Ire Brick Industry and Road Material Company(ROMACO)  in Igbemo had contributed to the development of the economy of the state after over N2 billion had been expended to resuscitate the industries. Continue...

Nigerian Unemployed graduates to receive N19k monthly allowance?

                            
That's what a committee at the on-going National Conference is suggesting...for all unemployed graduates in Nigeria to earn a monthly allowance equivalent to the allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps, which is N19,800.

Punch reports that the conference’s Committee on Law, Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Reform made the recommendation but it can only fall through if its accepted by the Federal Government.

A member of the committee said the recommendation was one of the ways the committee members felt that crime could be reduced in the country. He told Punch;
"The recommendation is our own way of finding solutions to the rising wave of crime in the country and to also force the government to do the needful for the increasing number of unemployed graduates in the country. “We have done our part and it is left for the delegates to either reject or accept it at plenary.”
I have a feeling, FG won't be interested in this.  

Jennifer Lopez can Still pull it off

             Then and now: Singer Jennifer Lopez made waves when she showed up to the 2000 Grammys in this plunging green Versace dress; at the Billboard Awards 2014, the stunning singer channeled the look once againThen and now: Singer Jennifer Lopez made waves when she showed up to the 2000 Grammys in this plunging green Versace dress; at the Billboard Awards 2014, the stunning singer channeled the look once againFlowing: The singer consistently ranks high on Best Dressed lists
When Jennifer Lopez wants to make a statement, she does so with her clothing.
The 44-year-old singer showed up to the Billboard Awards Sunday looking like a glamorous superhero in a red - and very plunging - sheer DKNY gown.
It didn’t appear to be an accident that the dress was reminiscent of the green Versace number she set tongues wagging with at the 2000 Grammy Awards. See more photos after the  cut...

Wizkid excited over endorsement deal renewal

                              
Sensational Hip hop act Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, is currently having a blast, as he has reportedly renewed his endorsement deals with MTN and Pepsi.
To confirm the deal, the jaiyejaiye crooner, who has also signed an endorsement deal with Hennesy, posted a picture of himself signing some papers, with the popular brands displayed on a table. He wrote: “Just renewed my contract with the biggest communication company. You see that Pepsi on the table? Do you see that Hennessy? Bigger than music! Big moves! Big brands!”
Wizkid, according to sources, is currently working on his second studio album titled Chosen, which is scheduled for release later in the year.

Poilce say Ten Killed in Kano suicide car Bomb Attack

Poilce say four killed in Kano suicide car bomb attack
NO fewer than 10 people were feared dead last night in an explosion in Sabongari, Kano.
The blast occurred at a hotel around 9:30pm when  people were relaxing. Many were injured.
No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion, which bore the imprint of the Boko Haram insurgents.
An eyewitness told The Nation that the incident occurred in a hotel on Gold Coast Road, near Aithen Road, Sabongari, an area populated mainly by non-indigenes.
The explosion sent people scampering to safety during which many were injured. The Joint Task Force (JTF) cordoned off the area shortly after. Continue...

Expendable 3 cast carry #Bringbackourgirls placard at Cannes

             
The cast of action movie Expendables 3 all carried the #bringbackourgirls posters at their film premiere in Cannes this afternoon. From left: Harrison Ford...Wesley Snipes, Sylvester Stallon and Mel Gibson. Awww, thanks guys

18/05/2014

NAETO C SET TO LAUNCH ALBUM

                                 
COME September, fans of superstar rapper, Naeto C, will be in for a swell time, as the artiste has unveiled plans to release his highly awaited album.
Naeto C dropped the hint when he stopped over at Radio Sapientia, Onitsha, before he stormed the stage for his final appearance at the seventh leg of Star Music Trek, which held at Godwin Achebe Stadium Onitsha on May 11.
The WKG rapper, a few weeks ago, had disclosed that he was yet to come up with a name for the album and asked fans to help him out.
The artiste, who has also performed at Makurdi and Uyo on the Star Music Trek, apparently wants to devote more of his time to producing another award-winning album.
Source: The Nation

Flavour, Okocha, Kanu, MI boost Glo’s new campaign

                   
A number of Nigeria’s music stars gathered recently in Lagos, as leading telecommunication company, Globacom, unveiled a unique motivational campaign and theme song to mobilise nation-wide support for Nigeria’s participation at the World Cup in Brazil in June.
The occasion, which also saw the unveiling of a first-of-its-kind online reality show hosted on Google+, was graced by sensational singers, Flavour, M.I, Naeto C, Omawunmi, Waje and Nollywood star, Chioma Akpotha.
The musicians, who are Glo ambassadors, also performed in the campaign aptly tagged Go Ahead Super Eagles. Also in attendance were Nigeria’s football icons, Christian Chukwu, Jay Jay Okocha, Kanu Nwankwo and Victor Ikpeba. Continue...

Customs officers arrested for raping Facebook friend


Two officers of the Nigerian Customs Service, Seme Border Command have been arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old lady.
The suspects identified as Felola Uzezi and Mohammed Sanni, have already been transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Panti, for further interrogation.
The victim told policemen from Area K Police Command that she met one of the customs officers on Facebook and visited him after an invitation. The visit however turned nasty as her Facebook friend and his colleague allegedly raped her.
It was gathered that the men were picked and quizzed by operatives from Area K Command from where they were transferred to SCID.
The two men, attached to Gbaji Custom’s checkpoint were alleged to have raped the lady  at Limca Bus Stop area, along Badagry Expressway, home of Felola Uzezi. Continue...

40 feared killed as Boko Haram invades another Borno village

                        
At least 40 villagers were killed and several others injured yesterday Saturday May 17th as Boko Haram gunmen attacked Dalwa-Masuba village in Damboa LGA of Borno State, Premium Times reports.

Security sources and a witness said the gunmen stormed the village in large numbers and burnt down virtually all buildings in the village as well as three pickup vans carrying woods to Damboa.

A member of the vigilante in Dalwa-Masuba, who spoke to journalists in Maiduguri on phone, said no security personnel had reached the attacked town at the time he was speaking. “We were on patrol somewhere near Damboa when we heard about the attack from some of the villagers who ran from the village”, said the source. “We had to drive to the town on our patrol van; we met the entire village on fire, and about 40 persons dead, there were bodies all over the place; three firewood pickups were also set ablaze.” Continue...