Wednesday 31 December 2014

Happy new year from Lawrence Ukelina's Blog

There are some important lessons to be learnt from the past so whether you win or lose, it is the learning of the lesson that matters at the end of each year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL, Wishing you all a blissful 2015.

Sunday 28 December 2014

HURRAY: Emmanuel Ukelina got married in a GRAND STYLE

After about eight years of courtship, EMMANUEL UKELINA finally settles down with his long time girlfriend.

Justin Bieber made more money in 2014, than all other entertainers under 25 To celebrate Christmas, the 20 year old bought himself a private jet. He posted the pics on instagram with caption

Ine and Simeon - President Jonathan's daughter ready to tie the knot on January 2015

President Goodluck Jonathan will be giving away his foster daughter, Ine, next year Janauary in what promises to be an event to look forward to.

President Goodluck Jonathan will once again play the role of father-of-the-bride, as he gives away his foster daughter, Ine, next year.

Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot and his wife got married 11 years ago today. The Nollywood filmmaker and House of Reps aspirant took to the social media to express his love for his beautiful wife.

More people downloaded it illegally than watched the season finale legally.

Game of Thrones has claimed the distinction of being the most illegally downloaded show in the world for the third year in a row.

The film is facing similar trouble in Morocco

Although Exodus: Gods and Kings is set in Egypt, you won’t actually be able to see it there.

The striker, who has been on loan at San Siro, will join the Italian club on a permanent basis, although reports suggest his future may actually lie at Atletico Madrid.

ot a bad way to spend Christmas, Rihanna!

The 26-year-old R&B and pop singer traveled home to Barbados over the holiday and soaked up the sun on the beach while rocking a red bikini. She posted selfies of herself, including one showing her with friend Melissa Forde, on her Instagram page on Saturday.

The annual extravaganza is going on in Rivers State where the Calabar carnival takes the entire state by storm. The party which runs throughout the month of December brings in celebrities and artistes from different party of the country to party.

It was a rough year for Samsung, but 2015 isn't shaping up to be much better.
After watching profits tumble this year due to increased competition from other Android phone makers, Samsung sits at an odd inflection point. It can pump out pricey, generic Android phones and watch cheaper phone manufacturers continue to eat its lunch, or it can start innovating in software and services and find new ways to differentiate its devices from the competition.

Merry Christmas from Lawrence Ukelina's Blog

Friday 19 December 2014

Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson Outbid Beyonce And Jay Z over Beverly Hills Mansion

The billionaire creator of the computer game Minecraft has reportedly won a bidding war for a Beverly Hills mansion which Beyonce and Jay Z had their eyes on.

Despite scoring 47 goals more than Di Maria, Argentines choose United star ahead of Messi.

#1. Kim Kardashian’s Butt

Many people become viral sensations by mistake. Internet fame kind of just falls into their lap — and sometimes they truly never wanted it to begin with. But other people — like, say, Kim Kardashian — specifically set out to achieve the kind of buzz that “breaks” the Internet. Kardashian posed on the cover of Paper magazine in November baring her very naked, very shiny butt, and the headline actually read, “Break the Internet: Kim Kardashian.” On Nov. 12, one day after publishing the story, Paper’s website saw 6.6. million page views. The next day, the site generated nearly 15.9 million page views and reached over 11 million unique visitors.

The BBC's Panorama show has aired a brutal documentary about Apple that makes two main claims:

That Apple sources the tin for its iPhones from mud pits in Indonesia where children work, risking frequent mudslides that frequently claim lives.
That work inside its Chinese iPhone factories is so gruelling that workers fall asleep on the factory line.

Apple told the BBC it would investigate the claims.

Last week Instagram announced that it was going to crack down hard on spammers and fake accounts.

Backstreet Boys fans will be excited to hear that the trailer for the famous boy band's upcoming documentary Backstreet Boys: Show Em What You're Made Of has finally hit the Internet, and it doesn't disappoint.

The former Manchester City striker will miss Sunday's visit of Arsenal to Anfield and has again apologised to his team-mates and supporters for his actions.

Genevieve Nnaji explains why she’s not married

35-year-old Genevieve has spoken out on the reason for her single status and her expectations from marriage.

Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji is inarguably one of the most eligible spinsters in Nigeria and many have been left wondering why she hasn’t yet taken the big step of marriage.

The management and entire staff of Ultimate Power Solution felicitate with the Managing Director/CEO – Engr. Khalid Al Nabolsi on recipient of the Award for Excellence from SAIF Zone (Sharjah Airport International Free Zone) United Arab Emirate.

…Family warned to evacuate ex-president 3 weeks before death – PFN scribe

The late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua may not have died had the family heeded the advice to evacuate him from Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja three weeks before he died.

Boko Haram overruns a village in pickup trucks, shooting at men. The insurgents douse houses with gasoline and set them on fire. They round up women, girls and boys and kidnap them News takes days to get out, since telecommunications towers had been destroyed.

Presidential candidate of the All progressive Congress (APC), General Muhammad Buhari today called the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye a few minutes after he made his final decision to announce Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate for the 2015 presidential election, to seek his blessings.

LeBron James 'sore' after return from injury

Cleveland Cavaliers star James posted 41 points in an ominous return to the court, albeit in a losing cause as his side were trumped by the New Orleans Pelicans 119-114.

According to the Daily Mirror, Elton, 67, and David, 52, are planning a 'small and intimate ceremony', set for December 21 at their sprawling estate in Windsor, Berkshire.

he police in Ogidi Anambra state have arrested two young ladies identified as Chioma from Umudioka in Dunukofia council area, of the state and one Amaka for allegedly engaging in lesbianism According to reports on Information NG, the suspects were caught while indulging in the unholy act in a beer parlour belonging to one of them.

Have you seen the Afghan Bruce Lee?

From the ruins of a bombed-out palace above Kabul, a young Afghan man bearing a striking resemblance to kung fu legend Bruce Lee is high-kicking his way to Internet face, aiming to show another side to his war-weary nation.

Late Tuesday, Sony president Steven Mosko and co-chairman Amy Pascal's entire email inboxes were leaked online in the latest cyber attack against the studio.

Google is going to close its engineering office in Russia, the Financial Times says.
Russian authorities have been cracking down on internet activity throughout 2014.

Back in 2007, Microsoft invested $240 million in Facebook for a 1.6 percent stake. It valued Facebook at $15 billion, and everybody laughed.

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that it had uncovered a “grim scene” in the diamond-rich area of Sierra Leone.

Months have come and gone and the gossip mill dwindling since the news broke that popular Nollywood actress, Ini Edo’s marriage to US-based businessman, Phillip Ehiagwina, had hit the rocks.

Chelsea have been cruising in the EPL with fantastic results, with some super ordiante powers some kids would believe.

Covered in a stream of sweat as he made for the narrow entrance leading outside the block, Okoli Nwabueze (not real name), cursed and grumbled angrily. He was deep in slumber by the time the fan in his room stopped rolling that afternoon and so couldn’t make it out on time to enjoy cool, ‘precious’ breeze. Lacking proper ventilation, electricity supply was the only means to keep the temperature within the room normal. Last year, when he paid N140, 000 as rent and related charges for 12 months to move into Agboye ‘Estate’, a gigantic structure with over 500 rooms stretching on about four plots of land on Oduntan Street, Ketu, Lagos, this was not what he expected. The situation leaves him deeply frustrated.

Real Madrid sealed their 20th victory in a row in all competitions as Cristiano Ronaldo scored two more goals in a victory at Almeria.

Oritsefemi: Singer involved in horrible accident with new Range Rover

Oritsefemi is grateful to still be alive after he narrowly escaped death in a horrible car crash.

After reading through this Special Report, any shred of doubt in the reader's mind that Nigeria is doomed and heading for a headlong, downward Plummeting will simply dissipate. The details of the remuneration of an average Nigerian Senator is detailed below:

Revealed at last: Why Ini Edo’s marriage failed

It is no longer news that top actress Ini Edo’s marriage to Philips Ehiagwina has collapsed. So much has been written mostly by writers relying on third party sources as to why the marriage failed.

50 Cent’s bank accounts frozen over Legal disputes

Rapper, 50 Cent‘s bank account has reportedly been frozen. Following a a dispute sometime ago, a court ordered the rapper to pay Sleek Audio a reported $17.2 million back in April and failure to pay the money has led to the freezing of 50 Cent’s bank account.

It does not seem that it was a year ago that South Africans danced and sang in the streets all night to remember the life of Nelson Mandela, the man who liberated them from the scourge of racial oppression.

Five Peoples Democratic Party governors led by the Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, and governor, Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday held a closed-door meeting, which lasted for three hours, with the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Dog gets grand burial in Lagos

Service of songs, condolence register, seven-gun salute for animal, as Army Band plays at funeral
He was my first child, friend, business partner, says owner

From the obituary notice, it was obvious that something atypical was about to happen. Posted in many places around Ikeja, it left many with mouths agape in utter bewilderment.

Sleeping with the fishes: Africa's first underwater hotel

The first underwater hotel in Africa has opened off the remote island of Pemba, part of the archipelago of Zanzibar, in Tanzania.

STATE OF NATION: Soyinka flays reign of impunity, urges Nigerians to defend democracy.

Elephant drawing itself - The most amazing thing i've ever seen

A brief History of the United Arab Emirates

The Birth of the United Arab Emirates Soon after assuming power on 6th August 1966 as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed underscored the importance of

December 2 marks the celebration of 43 years of the UAE. The day celebrates the federal unification of the seven emirates in 1971. This date is celebrated annually and allows the UAE to reflect on past, present and future state of affairs. The date commemorates UAE’s rich heritage, civilization and perseverance in all fields of development with endeavors that include nation-building exertions to build the relations between international communities and the United Arab Emirates.

Welcome to this Special as we share with you 2face’s biggest accomplishment of 2014. Since the break out of ‘African Queen’ and the success that followed, 2014 is probably the biggest year of the living legend’s career so far.

Kim Kardashian's bare butt was so yesterday.

As many continue to be in awe of Paper magazine's cover revealing the brunette beauty's naked booty, the mag reveals that there is much, much more to look forward to in their upcoming Winter issue—like Kim's entirely naked body! (Naya Rivera may have something to say about this.)
Seriously, you guys. This is not a drill.