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Friday, 15 February 2013

Tonto Dikeh still rocking her blonde look

Really suits her. I like!

Dr Sid and Tiwa Savage- Labrinth's 'See Beneath Your Beautiful' Cover

Who knew Dr Sid could sing like this? Tiwa Savage and Dr Sid were in the studio and asked fans on Twitter to pick a song that they could make a cover of. Fans picked Labrinth ft Emeli Sande 'See Beneath Your Beautiful' They did a great job. Listen to it below...

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Solange Knowles shirt dress: would you rock this?

Solange wore it to her sister Beyonce's Life Is But A Dream screening in New York yesterday. You like?

Banky W releases two new singles: Find You and Yes/No ft Niyola

Listen to 'Find You' below...

Listen to 'Be My Lover (Yes No part 2 - feat. Niyola)' below...

Two Nigerian journalist brutalised by South African police

Two Nigerian journalists covering the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) were kicked, dragged on the ground, threatened with cocked guns and forcibly detained for two hours by officers of the South African police in Johannesburg on Tuesday afternoon.

Debo Oshudun, Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for Central and Southern Africa and John Joshua Akanji, a Deputy Editor of The Sun Newspapers were onboard a taxi on their way to cover the departure of the AFCON winners Super Eagles when shortly after they both alighted, they were surrounded by no less than 20 fully armed South African police officers who threatened to shoot them after they insisted they were Journalists.

The duo, who narrated their story to SportingLife, were grateful to God for sparing their lives.

“I thank God we are still alive because we could have been shot, knowing the type of (extra-) judicial killings in South Africa. I have never been in that situation in my life. I was dragged on the floor, kicked and brutalised. I and John Joshua-Akanji were disposed of our phones, my keys and we couldn’t contact anybody. We were detained for two hours and I was really traumatised throughout the time the police dealt with us and still imagining it up till now.

“The police claimed that they stopped our car because the taxi we were in had a number plate with two different characters. Immediately they stopped us they removed the number plate. They lied that they had been trailing us,” Oshundun told SportingLife in Johannesburg on Tuesday afternoon.

Joshua-Akanji had to miss his South African Airways flight due to the torture he received from the South African Police.

The Sun Newspaper Deputy Editor also narrated his ordeal to SportingLife in Johannesburg yesterday.

“I was in a trance. I thought I was acting out a movie. I never thought it was for real. I have never seen a thing like this in all my life. But I am happy to be alive to tell the story”, the visibly shaken journalist disclosed. 20 policemen, who had already cocked their guns and pointed them to my head and my colleague Oshundun’s, were shouting ‘I will shoot you, I will shoot you. Who are you? Do you think you are special? I will blast your brains off’”, Joshua-Akanji revealed.

Lieutenant Colonel M. F. Tshabalala station commander, Sandringham Command South African Police Service, SAPS, later apologised for the treatment meted out on the Nigeria Journalists.

It took the intervention of the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg to secure the release of both men. There are no indications yet, if the Journalists will press charges against the South African Police.

The two journalists however commended Hope, the South African taxi driver for daring his country’s police by rising to the defence of the Nigerians. “These men are responsible journalists that have come here to cover the AFCON. They are like brothers to me. I ate and dinned with them. They have been wonderful to me as a South African. Why are you treating them this way? It’s not fair! it’s not fair!”, Hope is said to have cried out while the policemen were brutalising the Nigerians.

Source: Sporting Life

Filmmaker Tunde Kelani offers lovers Oleku for free on Val's day

Ace filmmaker, Tunde Kelani offers Oleku for free on You Tube on Valentine's Day. Oleku is a classic love story written by Prof. Akinwunmi Ishola and shot into a movie by Kelani. Due to popular demand and in the spirit of Valentine, the love season, Kelani who is working on his next movie project, Dazzling Mirage, a story on sickle cell, has offered Oleku for free to lovers from Feb 14th on their Youtube channel - Youtube.com/tkelani

Actress Foluke Daramola moves in with married lover, Kayode Salako

Kayode is still legally married but has been separated from his wife for a while now. He and Foluke started dating about a year ago and are now living together. The couple moved into a duplex in Omole Estate on Friday February 1 and called friends and family to a small house warming party.

His wife of 13 years, who has three children for the CEO of Change Agent of Nigeria Network, packed out of her matrimonial home about 6 months ago after she found out about the relationship between Foluke and her husband. Kayode has since said that God set him free from '13 years of marital bondage, confusion, frustration and regrets.'

When asked why he abandoned his wife and three kids, Kayode replied:

I didn't abandon my wife and kids; they abandoned me. My wife abandoned me for Foluke to take over. In my family, it's an abomination for a woman to pack her things and leave her husband's house, if it's not the man that sent her out. What she did has confirmed she's not my destined wife. Foluke now lives with me in Omole Phase 1.

Nigerian midwife who caused baby's death walks free from court

The 67 year old Nigerian born UK-based midwife who caused a four-week-old baby to bleed to death in a botched home circumcision operation walked free from court a few days back.

Grace Adeleye, who was paid £100 to perform the operation on Goodluck Caubergs using a traditional African method known as 'clamp and cut, carried it out without anaesthetic, using only a pair of scissors, forceps and olive oil.

It went drastically wrong leaving the child with a serious wound and causing him to bleed to death.

Adeleye was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence after a trial at Manchester Crown Court and was given a 21 month suspended jail term last week.

Omowunmi Akinnifessi rocks her natural hair

The former beauty queen has been rocking the short hair for many months now. Still as beautiful as ever!

Photos from Omotola Jalade Ekeinde's birthday party in Atlanta

The intimate birthday dinner held on Sunday 10th February in Atlanta. Peniece Le Gall, Director Writer/Publisher Relations at SESAC, Jamie Foster Brown editor of Sister 2 Sister Magazine, GRAMMY winning producer, Jon Jon Traxx, celebrity photographer, Leo Marshall, Recording artist, Wurld and more, all came out to show support to one of Africa’s most beloved sweetheart.

Omotola’s birthday dinner was hosted at the restaurant of The Real Housewives of Atlanta couple, Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomas, who also came out to wish Omotola a happy birthday! See more photos after the cut.

Photos source: Sync Photos

FG presents National Honours, money & plots of land to Super Eagles

President Jonathan at a special reception held in honour of the Super Eagles in Abuja yesterday evening rewarded the Super Eagles with National Honours, millions of Naira and plots of land in Abuja.

Coach Stephen Keshi - Commander of the Order of Niger. N10million. Plot of land in Abuja
Asst Coach Daniel Amokachi - Officer of the Order of Niger. N5m. Plot of land in Abuja
Asst Coach Ike Shorumu - Officer of the Order of Niger. N5m. Plot of land in Abuja
Captain Joseph Yobo - Officer of the Order of Niger. N5million. Plot of land in Abuja
Super Eagles players - Member of the Order of Niger. N5million. Plot of land in Abuja
Technical crew - N2 million

Billionaire businessmen Tony Elumelu, Jim Ovia, Emeka Offor and Abdulsamad Rabiu donated half a million dollars each to the Super Eagles, while Dangote donated N5m to each player and technical crew of the Super Eagles.

Lightning strikes St. Peters Basilica hours after the Pope announced resignation

Was it just Mother Nature or a sign from God? Lightning appeared to strike St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Monday just hours after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, according to the BBC. The lightning strike happened around 6 p.m. local time. Photo above.

AFP was the first to publish the startling photo of a lightning bolt coming out of the heavens and appearing to strike the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, one of Catholicism's holiest sites. AFP photographer Filippo Monteforte caught the amazing photograph during a storm.

"It was icy cold and the rain was falling in sheets," he told AFP. "When the storm started, I thought that lightning might strike the rod, so I decided it was worth seeing whether – if it DID strike – I could get the shot at exactly the right moment.”

He waited two hours before lightning struck twice and he captured a still image. “The first bolt was huge and lit up the sky, but unfortunately I missed it," he told AFP. "I had better luck the second time, and was able to snap a couple of images of the dome illuminated by the bolt.” (Huffington Post)