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WOW!! : Lady Gaga poses fully N*KED for Candy magazine..No comment.
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Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
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The blogsphere is currently generating buzz following the release of a video footage of a Nigerian who was ensnared in an air pocket sunken ship and rescued three days after.
The 1 minute; 27 seconds video taken by South African DCN Diving in May, captured the passionate rescue of the 29-year- old cook, identified as Harrison Okene.
According to report, Okene was a chef on the Jascon 4, an oil company’s ship, when the boat capsized and sank 100 feet into the ocean, off the coast of Nigeria due to heavy ocean swells, Reuters reported at the time.
He believes that his rescue, after 72 hours underwater at a depth of 30 metres was a miracle. The other 11 seamen aboard the Jascon 4 died.
Watch the video below:
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
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“If they are too close, there’s something more to it.”
Nigerian media personality Toke Makinwa is out with a new episode of her vlog Toke Moments.
She speaks on “Unfriendly Friends”
in the video; telling all ladies that if they notice their men and a
girl are too close, they may have something with each other.
Check it out!
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
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When she first came out from the Big Brother Africa reality show, Beverly Osu stunned many by denying that she ever had intercourse with Angelo in the bath, even though everyone on the social networking have watch the video and saw the act clearly. Anyway, she is now singing a fresh song. Below is what she said:
MY LIFE OUTSIDE BBA…
My entire life outside BBA has been wonderful. It's nothing I cannot handle.
THE PAINS AND GAINS…
Well, I'm usually a very busy person, but it's just that at this time, I've been a very unstable person. Sometimes, I can't even stay here in Lagos for a week without traveling here and there. I do believe that's a very important thing because good things are appearing out of it. And apparently, there's always the negative side and that is mostly things that are not true that you hear about yourself; how people help you and so on. Many people don't really bother about perception, but if you're somebody like me, you'll think about it and sometimes it will affect your work. But I thank God that my entire life has been good.
THE SEX SCENE AT THE BBA…
Apparently, I don't feel sorry because I had been myself. So, I can't say sorry to anybody who feels disappointed. They're living their lives and I'm living mine. The only difference is that I was in a house where I had to help make the platform work for me; the platform everybody enjoyed seeing me make. If you guys stuck to your television for 91 days and then see my faults, then you should check yourself because folks have their faults and it's only individuals with faults that quickly observe that in other persons. I don't criticise people and I don't think people should critisice me... irrespective of how you look at it, I'm still a youth.
THE PAINS AND GAINS…
Well, I'm usually a very busy person, but it's just that at this time, I've been a very unstable person. Sometimes, I can't even stay here in Lagos for a week without traveling here and there. I do believe that's a very important thing because good things are appearing out of it. And apparently, there's always the negative side and that is mostly things that are not true that you hear about yourself; how people help you and so on. Many people don't really bother about perception, but if you're somebody like me, you'll think about it and sometimes it will affect your work. But I thank God that my entire life has been good.
THE SEX SCENE AT THE BBA…
Apparently, I don't feel sorry because I had been myself. So, I can't say sorry to anybody who feels disappointed. They're living their lives and I'm living mine. The only difference is that I was in a house where I had to help make the platform work for me; the platform everybody enjoyed seeing me make. If you guys stuck to your television for 91 days and then see my faults, then you should check yourself because folks have their faults and it's only individuals with faults that quickly observe that in other persons. I don't criticise people and I don't think people should critisice me... irrespective of how you look at it, I'm still a youth.
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
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On his third quarter conference call, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said that the company had made 15 acquisitions in 2013.
Dealogic tracked down 10 of the companies purchased by Apple this year. Apple typically keeps it acquisitions quiet and rarely discloses a purchase price.
Here’s a rundown of what Apple is getting from its busy year. Apple did not return requests for information on the additional deals:
#1 Maps: Apple appears to be seeking out 21st century cartographers. Four of the Apple’s 10 2013 acquisitions (captured by Dealogic) were mapping/location companies.
- In March — WiFiSLAM. It’s a mapping company that figured out how to track a user’s location indoors.
- In July — HopStop.com. Riders of the NYC subway system know this one. It helps a commuter plot travels around New York City (and now other cities) via public transit.
- In July — Locationary. The Canadian startup has been described as a “Wikipedia for location.”
- In August — Embark. It’s another app that helps commuters navigate mass transit.
#2 Chips (semiconductors): Apple has been
acquiring companies with the chips to help its product function more
powerfully using less memory. Much more exciting: a chip that gives
devices “eyes” or sensory powers.
- In August — Passif Semiconductor. The startup built chips to help wireless devices use less power and battery life.
- In November — PrimeSense (listed as pending by Dealogic). Forbes described the Israeli company’s chips as potential “eyes” for Siri that create 3D sensors in devices.
- In November — AlgoTrim. This Swedish company doesn’t make chips, but its software helps devices run reams of data more efficiently by using less memory with its “compression technology.”
#3 Data: Apple appears to be hunting for companies that show what you’re doing online and why you’re doing it.
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
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Paul Walker definitely made an impact on the lives of not only his fans, but certainly his “Fast & Furious” co-stars as well.
One day after Tyrese Gibson visited the crash site, breaking down in tears, another “Fast” co-star Vin Diesel came to the site Monday and spoke to the mass of fans who gathered to honor the actor.
“If my brother were here right now and saw all the love that you’re bringing here,” Diesel, 46, told the crowd via a police loudspeaker. “If he could see for himself that all of you have showed up to show my brother love at this hard time. That his family gets to see all of you show the love that you’ve shown Paul.”
He continued, “It’s going to stay with me forever. I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for coming down here and showing that angel up in heaven how much you appreciate him.”
Walker, 40, and Roger Rodas died Saturday in Los Angeles in a fiery car crash.
Diesel also took to Facebook last night to post a tribute to his friend and co-star on six “Fast” movies.
After quoting Thomas Campbell, “To live in the hearts we leave behind, is not to die,” Diesel gave Walker his own personal message.
“Pablo, I wish you could see the world right now… and the profound impact, your full life has had on it, on Us… on me…
“I will always love you Brian, as the brother you were… on and off screen,” he said, using Walker’s name from the “Fast” movies – Brian O’Conner
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
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There are about 7000 known human diseases out of which only 500 has a known cure. The other 6500 have no known cure. The rarest and weirdest of them all is the one doctors call Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) which turns human beings into a statue. The lady pictured herein - Ashley Kurpiel, 31, suffers from Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. She is one of an estimated 700 people worldwide with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP). FOP is incurable and it is sometimes
known as 'stone man syndrome' because its devastating effects can leave
sufferers completely immobilised, like living statues.She has already lost an arm and the movement in one leg to the condition. Nevertheless, she says she is lucky and is trying to live life to the full.
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
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A video of two ladies stripped naked and tortured for allegedly
stealing has gone viral on Youtube. This incident appears to have happened in one of the South West states in Nigeria.It’s yet another barbaric act in modern times in our country Nigeria.
Lets find out which of the yoruba states where this happened and call the governor out. This is the ONLY way such atrocities can be addressed so these fiends don’t go scot-free. Let’s get pro-active. Somebody out there knows these people. Enough of complaining. Let’s use the power of social media we have to deal with this situation.
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
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Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are seen as
the world’s most corrupt countries while
Denmark and New Zealand are nearly squeaky-clean, with Nigeria ranked 144th,
graft watchdog Transparency International said in a survey Tuesday.
Worldwide,
almost 70 percent of nations are thought to have a “serious problem” with
public servants on the take, and none of the 177 countries surveyed this year
got a perfect score, said the Berlin-based non-profit group.
Transparency
International’s annual list is the most widely used indicator of sleaze in
political parties, police, justice systems and civil services, a scourge which
undermines development and the fight against poverty.”Corruption hurts the poor
most,” lead researcher Finn Heinrich told AFP.
“That’s
what you see when you look at the countries at the bottom. Within those
countries, it’s also poor people who get hurt the most. These countries will
never get out of the poverty trap if they don’t tackle corruption.”
Among
countries that have slipped the most on the group’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions
Index are war-torn Syria as well as Libya and Mali, which have also faced major
military conflict in recent years.
“Corruption
is very much linked to countries that fall apart, as you see in Libya, Syria,
two of the countries that deteriorated the most,” said Heinrich.
“If
you look at the bottom of the list, we also have Somalia there. These are not
countries where the government is functioning effectively, and people have to
take all means in order to get by, to get services, to get food, to survive.”
Heinrich
said Afghanistan, where most NATO-led Western forces are pulling out next year
after a more than decade long deployment, is “a sobering story. We have not
seen tangible improvements”.
“The
West has not only invested in security but also in trying to establish the rule
of law. But there have been surveys in the last couple of years showing the
share of people paying bribes is still one of the highest in the world.”
Also
at the bottom of the list is North Korea, “an absolutely closed totalitarian
society”, said Heinrich, where defectors report that famine is worsening
corruption “because you have to know someone in the party who is corrupt in
order to even survive”.
Among
the “most improved” countries, although from a low base, was Myanmar, where a
former military junta has opened the door to the democratic process and, facing
an investment boom, has formally committed to transparency and accountability
rules.
“That’s
the only way countries can avoid the ‘resource curse’, where the resources are
only available to a very small elite,” said Heinrich. “Nigeria and other
oil-rich countries are obviously very good examples.”
Huguette
Labelle, chair of Transparency, said “all countries still face the threat of
corruption at all levels of government, from the issuing of local permits to
the enforcement of laws and regulations”.
The
group says that because corruption is illegal and secretive, it cannot be
meaningfully measured.
Instead
Transparency collates expert views on the problem from bodies such as the World
Bank, African Development Bank, Economist Intelligence Unit, Bertelsmann
Foundation, Freedom House and other groups.
It
then ranks countries on a scale of 0-100, where 0 means a country’s public
sector is considered highly corrupt and 100 means its is regarded as very
clean.
The
latest survey “paints a worrying picture”, said Transparency. “While a handful
perform well, not one single country gets a perfect score. More than two-thirds
score less than 50.”
The
bottom-ranked countries, scoring 10 to 19, included Iraq, Syria, Libya, Sudan
and South Sudan, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan and Yemen.
At
the top, between 80 and 89, aside from Denmark and New Zealand, were
Luxembourg, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Norway,
Sweden and Finland.
“The
top performers clearly reveal how transparency supports accountability and can
stop corruption,” said Labelle.
“Still,
the better performers face issues like state capture, campaign finance and the
oversight of big public contracts which remain major corruption risks.”
The
following is a list of the top- and bottom-ranked 10 nations on graft watchdog
Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index, released on
Tuesday.
The
index score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by
country analysts and business people and ranges between zero, which is highly
corrupt, and 100, which is very clean.
(The
equals symbol means nations share the same rank)
TOP
TEN
=1.
Denmark 91
=1.
New Zealand 91
=3.
Finland 89
=3.
Sweden 89
=5.
Norway 86
=5.
Singapore 86
7.
Switzerland 85
8.
Netherlands 83
=9.
Australia 81
=9.
Canada 81
BOTTOM
TEN
=168.
Syria 17
=168.
Turkmenistan 17
=168.
Uzbekistan 17
171.
Iraq 16
172.
Libya 15
173.
South Sudan 14
174.
Sudan 11
=175.
Afghanistan 8
=175.
North Korea 8
=175.
Somalia 8
[AFP]
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
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A middle aged man identified simply as Adegboyega has mysteriously died in his office in Lagos.
The deceased who was popularly known as JP, was a member of the All Progressives Congress and an estate agent by profession.
According to reports, Adegboyega was found dead in his office at
Odoguwa street, Bariga, four days after he disappeared and residents had
alerted the police after they had perceived an awful smell emanating
from his office on Monday.
Nigerian Telegraph reports:
A source who requested anonymity told Today’s Telegraph that
“It is well known that JP sleeps in his office because his family
stays in Ibafo in Ogun State and he goes there on weekend to see them,
but his wife came around on Monday and informed us she had not seen him.
We were surprised as we thought he had gone home for the weekend.
“Though there was an awful smell from the office but the door was
locked from outside with padlock. We reported the matter to the police
and when they forced the door opened, the smell was unbearable as JP was
dead and we saw a clothe covering his face as if he was suffocated and
strangled. His death is a huge loss as he is a well known politician and
estate agent in Bariga and environs.”
Telegraph was informed that several persons thronged the office to verify that Adeboyega was truly dead.
“Some of the people said they paid money for accommodation last week
to JP but he is dead now. Maybe he was killed because of the money but
we don’t know yet,” the source said.
However, a political associate of the deceased who also requested
anonymity speculated that the deceased might have been murdered by his
political enemies.
“He was the financial secretary ward 2 Bariga but last week he was
telling friends that he would be contesting for the position of
Counsellor in the next election under the APC. His killing may be
related to his political ambition,” the source said.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that the police have so far arrested four residents of the area in connection with the death
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
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This is a photo of the aftermath of the #GoandDie moment Joy Ifijeh experienced in the hands of the Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state some days ago.
Well, the widow has been made a millionaire overnight thanks to the YouTube video which went viral sparking outrage on social media.
They were having a breakfast meeting today when he made the donation.
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
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President Goodluck Jonathan during his last meeting with ASUU
By Dr. Segun Ajiboye
Following the protracted strike action by ASUU to enforce the funding
agreement of 2009 with the Yar'Ardua/ Jonathan Administration there
have been attempts to shift the focus of the public from the real issues
and portray ASUU as an insensitive organization. We have tried to
explain how we tried desperately to avoid the strike by virtually
begging for meetings with the Federal Government for over three years to
no avail.
As a last option to draw attention to our plight and get the
government to talk, ASUU has had to devise an instrument of warning
strike to force a dialogue and hopefully avoid the need for a strike. We
believe that Nigerians remember that a warning strike was applied
without the desired attention from government. Over and over again, we
have been advised to adopt alternative methods to strike actions. ASUU
has a permanent lobby in Abuja and regularly seeks the help of
traditional rulers and influential individuals to persuade government to
talk to her. Nigerians should not forget that governance in Nigeria is a
big racket and leadership has one focus; unbridled appetite for power
and money. Those who talk about the need for dialogue to resolve labour
issues need to understand how the Nigerian Government and political
environment functions. ASUU does not have the financial means to induce
support of officials and mobilize the political apparatus. Even if we
had the means, it is against our policy to give or accept bribe.
Those who accuse ASUU of being insensitive need to realize that it is
easier for ASUU to concentrate on its conditions of service alone (as
some have repeatedly suggested) and leave the government to do what it
likes with the Universities. We have ready examples of national assets
such as NITEL, RAILWAY, and NIGERIAN AIRWAYS among many others that
collapsed because the workers paid attention only to their narrow
interests. Members of ASUU often go without salaries for months during
strikes and are subjected to untold hardships and indignities. Wouldn’t
it just be easier to take our salaries and leave Nigerians to decide the
fate of their institutions? Is this what Nigerians want? Do they want
to finish off the Universities as was done to public primary and
secondary schools? Will there be opportunities for the poor to have
university education if we fold our hands and allow the public
universities to be destroyed? Will the poor be able to send their
children abroad or pay the exorbitant fees of private universities owned
by politicians and their friends?
IS ASUU DISRESPECTFUL TO THE PRESIDENT?
There have been insinuations that ASUU has come up with new demands
following the meeting with Mr President. In spite of the fact that we
believe that Mr President could have thrown his weight behind a
resolution of the crisis very early in the strike and in fact, he could
have prevented the strike from happening, ASUU was very appreciative of
his intervention. It is important to note that while the political
machinery of government was more interested in the resolution of the
current strike, ASUU, in addition, was more concerned about ending
strikes for the foreseeable future in order to bring the university
system to stability. Perhaps, government did not see the need to find a
sustainable solution to the problem. Following the discussions with Mr
President, a number of decisions were taken. Out of respect for Mr
President, ASUU did not insist that the minutes of the meeting and
decision extracts be produced, vetted and signed before leaving the
venue of the meeting. ASUU’s experience in its dealing with government
has been that Civil Servants routinely doctor minutes of meeting for
political and selfish ends. We are also quite familiar with the fact
that successive governments starting with the Abacha era have
consistently disowned agreements with ASUU at the slightest opportunity.
Nigerians are familiar with the burden of history and the “integrity
challenge” which those in the highest offices in the land bear. The
spoken promise of a President should normally be cast in
stone. However, is that our experience in Nigeria? If agreements are
not important then what is? If leaders violate agreements entered into
with the cream of its intelligentsia, then the mass populace is doomed.
We should not turn against the man whose rights have been violated
because we think it is the fastest way to peace.
It is important for Nigerians to know that nothing new was demanded
by ASUU. In fact, we were simply winding down the strike when our former
president, Professor Iyayi was killed by the Governor of Kogi State.
What was left after the meeting with the President was mere paper work
and implementing our constitutional process for calling off a strike.
The paper work was simply to ensure that ASUU and Government were on the
same page. ASUU wanted the government to deliver on its promise by
releasing immediately the 200 billion naira it promised earlier in the
strike. It also requested that a high- ranking government official be
assigned to sign the resolutions reached at the meeting with the
President. Please note that one of the grounds given by the SSG Chief
Pius Anyim for repudiating the 2009 agreement was that it was signed by a
person of inconsequential status, a mere Permanent Secretary.
We had been reliably informed that Government was not really
interested in fulfilling its agreement notwithstanding our meeting with
Mr President. Nevertheless, ASUU did not think that the highest office
in the land will be involved in gimmickry and politicking with the
destiny of our youths. Moreover, we had been advised even by some of the
vociferous critics of ASUU that it was unlikely that any funds not
released by the end of this year will ever be available next year
because government will be mobilizing all available resources for the
elections.
What Nigerians do not know was that there are some influential
officials in power who actually hoped that ASUU will not respond
positively to Mr President. Remember that soon after the death of Iyayi,
it was stated in some circles that ASUU will not call off the strike
until 2014. It was a rude shock to these individuals that ASUU went
ahead to start the process of calling off the strike.
Is ASUU engaged in subversion?
Was government truly interested in ending the strike? If indeed, it
was serious, the frantic escalation of the crisis at a point where only paper work was
left to call off the strike is very suspicious. Does the minister of
Education have another agenda or is it just a case of immaturity and
power intoxication on his part? Is ASUU engaged in subversion as
suggested by the President? Over the years, ASUU has been accused of
playing politics and acting like an opposition because of its principled
position on the funding of education in Nigeria. It is yet unclear to
Nigerians what constitutes subversion in ASUU’s insistence on minimum
requirements of civilised conduct. An agreement is a sacred document
which should be respected and not treated as a mere text in a sheet of
paper. The same mindset that has led to the breaching of ASUU’s
agreement also has informed the impunity with which the constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been treated over the years. It also
explains why laws of the land are not respected and why the nation has
become a fiefdom of a few powerful individuals who must maintain power
and relevance at all cost. These individuals think that governance is
about wearing a bowler hat, talk tough and take inspiration from Africa
Magic. Leadership is not a movie.
Those who are engaged in subversion are those who use state apparatus
to do oil bunkering, who fail to tackle corruption and are profiting
from terrorism. They are the ones who fail to fund the educational
system adequately, but send their own children to schools abroad. These
individuals go to cure a headache overseas while leaving the poor to die
in derelict health facilities at home.
Is ASUU also responsible for the crisis in the health and power
sectors? Are we to blame for the fact that in all development indicators
we are at the bottom of every positive indicator and at the top of
every negative one? Nigerians should not be deceived. In the 80s, the
heroic actions of the NUT were subverted and today we have the kind of
primary and secondary schools that turn out illiterates.
The NEEDS Assessment report of government shows clearly that ASUU is
not crying wolf. What we hear from critics is that we should relent and
pray for divine intervention. ASUU believes in work and pray. While some
people closed their eyes, they allowed the vultures to build nests over
our heads. While we slept, the enemy sowed tares in our field. And now
at the apex of national affairs, have emerged agents of midnight!
We implore all Nigerians to hold their future in their hands and rise
up to challenge every form of oppression and corruption. We cannot
afford to let the privilege few who have cornered our common wealth to
turn our children to slaves in their own country. If the nation lacks
resources , let it affect everyone down the line. If we need to tighten
our belt, let the leaders give example. If they truly believe in our
country, let them show patriotism by withdrawing their children from
foreign schools to Nigerian Universities. If these schools are not good
enough for their children, why must we be the ones to carry the burden
always?
ASUU is resolved to see an end to this strike, and other strikes in
the foreseeable future. Hence, we need the support of all Nigerians to
ensure a sustainable resolution of the current crisis so that strikes
will become a thing of the past in the university system.
Thank you.
(Being the Text of a Press Briefing issued at Congress by the
Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of
Ibadan Chapter,Dr. Segun Ajiboye, yesterday Monday, 02 December
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
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For years, Christopher P. Austin - a world class medical scientist has been trying to develop a way for science to build a better partnership with patients.Dr. Austin is the director of the National Center for Advancing
Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the NIH Baltimore maryland USA. NCATS is trying to find
ways to get new treatments and cures for diseases delivered to patients
faster.
At NCATS, Dr. Austin heads a state-of-the-art lab that uses robots to search for treatments.
In recent years, families of patients with rare diseases have made
their way to the NIH to watch the robots at work in the $20 million,
30,000 square-foot system that includes refrigerators, automated
incubators and computers. Machines work around-the-clock, testing
hundreds of thousands of compounds against a variety of mostly rare
diseases.
One of the first parents to visit was a woman whose college-age son
had a rare cancer. During a tour in 2006, Dr. Austin told her that
instead of 17 years to develop a new drug, he hoped that the lab could
cut the time to 10 years.
“ ‘I love your technology,’ ’’ Dr. Austin recalled the woman saying.
“ ‘I love your robots. I love this fancy stuff. But for my child and
this disease, 10 years, 15 years, isn’t going to work. Isn’t there
something else we can do?’ ’’
It is a question he hears again and again. There are roughly 7,000
known diseases; only about 500 have a treatment. Even with robots
working day and night, Dr. Austin said, the arithmetic is discouraging.
Dr. Austin and the Journal’s Amy Dockser Marcus will answer readers’ questions about rare diseases and the research process. They will host a Reddit AMA (short for “Ask Me Anything) at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 4.
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
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How can one with sickle sell anemia go through life without social stigma?!
Award winning veteran Nigerian director Tunde Kelani is back with another thrilling flick – Dazzling Mirage. The movie stars Kunle Afolayan and Kemi “Lala” Akindoju as leads.
The movie spotlights Kemi’s character
who has sickle cell anemia and overcomes social stigma, prejudice and
her own low self esteem to achieve success, marriage and motherhood.
Check it out!
Monday, 2 December 2013
Monday, December 02, 2013
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The 'sexcrazy' Egyptian-Sudanese-American bestselling novelist Kola
Boof Over the weekend made a video listing the biggest penises in
Hollywood as complied by herself and a group of 90s black women
socialites called the Alpharetta
Secret Sister Society who slept their through Hollywood's elite.
The most surprising thing about the list is not who's on it but the ladies who supposedly complied it..
At the beginning of the video Kola describes the women in the secret society and names Tyra Banks, Vivica A. Fox and Pebbles Reid. Wow, Kola! See the list and video after the cut..
The most surprising thing about the list is not who's on it but the ladies who supposedly complied it..
At the beginning of the video Kola describes the women in the secret society and names Tyra Banks, Vivica A. Fox and Pebbles Reid. Wow, Kola! See the list and video after the cut..
1. Arsenio Hall
2. Actor John Amos
3. Actor James Woods
4. Deceased actor John Ritter
5. Tie. NBA baller Rick Fox
6. Vin Diesel
7. Michael Jordan
8. Actor Jon-Erik Hexum
9. Jerry Seinfeld
10. Kwesi Mfume
11. Tao Pengiless
13. Deceased actor Ron O'Neal
14. Marc Anthony
15. Keith Sweat
16. John Salley
17. 50 Cent
18. Mekhi Phifer
19. Patrick Rafter
20. Raphael Saadiq
Monday, December 02, 2013
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The name Kola Aluko must have rang a
bell in recent time. What perhaps not too open is his dialliance with the
petroleum minister, Diezani and special relationship with favoured Jide Omokore
who has virtually bought major interest in the oil industry. The two are
alleged to be the major contacts of the minister who have been accused to have
been nominated to buy off the government refineries. If the story of Jide is
well known as a major financial supporter of PDP, the story of Kola is the one
who has chosen the lifestyle of celebrity to enjoy his life, after all, he has
got enough of dough to throw and service the lifestyle
The New York Post, a popular US
based tabloid has reported how a Nigerian oil, gas and aviation tycoon, Mr Kola
Aluko spent about $1.5 million in a few hours at Leo DiCaprio’s star-studded
birthday bash. According to nypost.com, the Multimillionaire businessman Aluko,
a co-founder of the Made In Africa Foundation who was recently seen lunching in
Paris with Naomi Campbell, was among a group of wealthy businessman who bought
bottle after bottle of champagne at DiCaprio’s 39th birthday party at Tao
Downtown that night. The website reported that other big spenders at the lavish
fete included “The Wolf of Wall Street” producer Joey McFarland and Texas
businessman Nate Paul. The report said, Mr Kanye West was paid $100,000 by
DiCaprio, personally, to perform. The actor raised more than $3 million on the
night for his charity the Leo DiCaprio Foundation by adding a hefty fee on top
of all the bottles, plus donations from his wealthy friends. One guest told us,
“The party was wild wall-to-wall models. There were probably 20 girls to every
guy. Leo started the night with a dinner in a private room and then joined the
party around midnight. “Danny A, who hosted, would get on the microphone and
announce who placed the champagne order and for how much, .?.?. then a train of
100 bottles would come out with sparklers and girls dressed in burlesque
[outfits]. Kola Aluko may have spent up to $1.5 million in one night.” Danny A
is the guy who famously fell afoul of George Clooney by “talking [bleep]”
during a basketball game while on Leo’s team. Our spy reports, “2 Chainz
performed, then Kanye surprised Leo and performed a full show of about 10 songs
with DJ Jus-Ske including ‘Clique’, ‘Good Life’, ‘Power’ and ‘All of the
Lights.’ Kim Kardashian was singing along.” The guest added, “Leo and
girlfriend Toni Garrn were front-row for the entire performance, dancing and
kissing.”
Also there: Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez,
Ron Burkle, Benicio Del Toro, Ronnie Wood, Martin Scorsese, Brandon Davis,
Orlando Bloom, Jho Low, Vivi Nevo, Tobey Maguire, Ed Norton, Q-Tip, Lukas Haas,
Vladimir Doronin, Tony Shafrazi and Busta Rhymes. Kola Aluko, the oil magnate
who shot to wealth and acclaim in the wake of his romantic relationship with
beautiful Diezani Allison-Maduekwe, Nigeria’s petroleum minister, is an energy
and aviation tycoon, founded Fossil Resources in 2001 and turned it into a
formidable force inside the Nigerian energy sector. A passionate car racing
enthusiast, Aluko has competed in major European races with the Swiss team
Kessel racing. In June 2012, he reportedly purchased two ultra-modern luxury
estates in Beverly Hills at $40 million. In December 2012, Aluko stepped on to
the podium at Rome’s Vallelunga circuit to celebrate third place in the
Endurance Champions Cup. It was a defining moment in his motor racing career as
he stood next to one of his idols, former F1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella. The
race at Vallelunga was the fourth and final race of the Cup, which was won by
Fisichella and Italy’s AF Corse. Aluko’s Kessel Racing team, with co-pilots
Thomas Kemenater and Maurizio Mediani, were consistent throughout the six-hour
race which is as much a feat of endurance as of skill. Aluko is one of a
handful of black racing drivers driving change in the perceptions of a
traditionally white and Asian sport. He is on the board of the Nigeria FIA and
recently hosted FIA President Jean Todt as he made a two day visit to Nigeria
to investigate the possibility of bringing motor racing to the country. Aluko
owns Kessel Racing’s Ferrari 458 GT2 and has previously competed in the Winter
Series GTOpen in Montmelo Catalonia, Spain “It is a way to take my mind off
everything else,” he considers. He currently races out of his base in Lugano
Switzerland, where Kessel Racing is also located. There he stores his
collection of race cars and classic cars. They include classic cars from the
1960s like a California Spider and a 250 Luso, a Ferrari Dino and others like
the Aston Martin DB5, thoroughbred Ferraris like the 2GO, the F40, the F50 and
the Enzo. “Obviously I can’t drive all the cars but the guys who look after
them are professionals,” he says. “My cars are my passion and an investment,
mostly they go up in value but I do drive them. “The Maserati MC12 racing car
was one of only nine built and has won championships in the past. I have the F1
car from 2008 driven by Kimi Raikonnen and tested by Michael Schumacher, a
Goldwing SL from the 60s. They are better investments than a lot of other
things.” “If you look inwards and try to focus on the best you can do; if you
are the sort of person who always challenges himself, then you are so far ahead
of the others and the game. You can only do as best as you can. That is
something I have got from racing.” His name is a door opener around the world.
Imagine a ‘lifestyle institution’ like ‘Harrods’ speaking ones name with a
smile on their lips, ever ready to acknowledge he shops at their store. We hear
he is one of the ‘biggest spenders’ in Harrods. Imagine the top manager of a
Ferrari franchise asking in curiosity how special is the name ‘Kola’ , because
one of their special friends/customer is Kola Aluko. Another ‘Kola’ not him,
had gone to buy a Ferrari, eliciting the curiosity. For one to better
appreciate how legendary the guy’s car collection is, we heard a special coffee
table book was published to celebrate those cars, just like it was done for
Ralph Lauren’s cars collection. Aluko’s love of cars transcends the trope of
obsession or ordinary fleeting fascination. His vehicles garages in his
palatial mansions across the world stocks the best of state of the art
automobiles. He is also an avid Formula 1 enthusiast; some say he has over 20
plus racing cars for his own F1 Team. Besides cars, the Nigerian energy and
aviation tycoon betrays a love for expensive timepieces. Sources close to him
claim that his wrist watch collection is to die for; he has a particular one
that cost him a whooping $1 million. The highflying entrepreneur believes that
the home depicts the quality of soul possessed by a man hence his acquisition
of choice apartments and mansions in the most highbrow areas across the world.
He owns expensive and tastefully furnished homes in the most exotic locations
including Monaco, Spain, Los Angeles, New York in United States of America,
London, United Kingdom to mention a few. His home in New York, USA is said to
be located at one of the most luxurious and most expensive flats in the world
with a super spectacular view. The one in at LA mansions in Beverly Hills, is
said to be on a hill all by itself and it is padded by the best of designer
home stuff one can imagine. The apartment cost him about $40 Million dollars.
He once flew in a renowned diamond jeweler from New York, USA and commissioned
him to build a $2.5 million diamond collar for his second wife, Teni Edu. He
had seen the same necklace on one of the Trumps and had asked for it, but since
they didn’t have it for retail sale it had to be built for madam. So jeweler
was flown in on Kola’s jet, madam’s neck was measured and then collar was later
delivered made to measure. At Kola’s birthday at one of his private homes in
Los Angeles, California last year, the party was hosted by 2 of the best pop
icons in the US, in the persons of Jay Z & P-Diddy. Both stars were the
ones that sent out the invitations for the party. Whenever Kola visits his
favourite joint, 1 Oak, it’s like the late Michael Jackson has come to bless
the joint with his distinguished presence. We hear that the owner waits to come
to take him in, and remains at his beck and call all through, while the
spotlight is focused on him and his guests till he leaves. He is probably one
of their most valued customer. Like someone said and we quote ”he is the most
interesting black character he has come across in a long while”. Kola
supposedly single handedly sponsored Kanye West’s Paris Fashion sometime ago.
One other very interesting thing about Mr. Aluko is that he loves the Scandinavians
a lot. Especially the Swedish.
Kola recently joined the rarefied
league of owners of the most expensive yachts in the world. Atop this pile is a
boat known as History Supreme or Baia Supreme, said to be around $4.5 to
4.8billion Dollars and owned by Malaysian businessman, Robert Kuok, there’s
Roman Abramovich’s $1.5billion Eclipse and many more, but Kola Aluko’s Hessen
built Galactica Star valued at $100million is most probably the most expensive
boat owned by a black man. The humongous boat even very recently won at the
Monaco Boat Show 2013. The Galactica Star super yacht is 65 meter long of super
luxury. The yacht in September of this year won 3 prestigious awards at the
Monaco Yacht Show- Best Yacht design, La Belle Classic Crest & finally a
Baccarat Crystal Sail Trophy presented by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, for
winning the Prix du Design which is giving for the Most Innovative, Elegant
& Distinguished design at the Monaco Yacht Show. Kola frolics about town
with controversial former American runway queen, Naomi Campbell. Since Campbell
broke up with her billionaire boyfriend, she hasn’t been seen in suggestive poses
with any man until her recent dalliances with Kola Aluko.
Culled from :
http://www.newsofthepeople-ng.com/kola-alukos-rmance-with-diezani-omokore-exposed/
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