The world has indeed become a global village like sociologist
and anthropologist, Marshal Mac Luhan predicted in 1969. And so, this
week, Showdown travels all the way to the US as it features two controversial American stars, Nicky Minaj and Amber Rose.
Friday 31 October 2014
Boko Haram kills 30 in Gombe blast
No fewer than 30 persons were killed on
Friday when a bomb was detonated by some suspected Boko Haram insurgents
at a bus terminus in Gombe.
Thursday 30 October 2014
Futurepro TM takes lover to Registry
Adedeji Abiodun Emmanuel - The Technical Manager of Futurepro Football Academy takes Lover - Kikelomo Adeniji to the Registry.
President Jonathan, Emir Of Kano Sanusi Reconcile
After nearly a year of bitter
relations, President Goodluck Jonathan and the Emir of Kano, Muhammad
Sanusi II, met Thursday in Abuja and reconciled differences that once
drove both men to the extremes of their offices.
Mark Zuckerberg Just Revealed His Grand Vision For The Next 10 Years Of Facebook
Facebook posted strong third-quarter earnings on Tuesday evening.
The theme of the earnings call was Facebook's future and how the company can use its success to invest in long-term goals that will make it an even stronger company over the next decade.
I won't Allow My Failed Marriage To Deprive me of Happiness – Nollywood Actress Ini Edo Open Up
She posted this on her instagram page…
“I knew I had become matured when I realised every situation does not need a reaction. Sometimes you just ‘gotta’ leave people to do the lame sh**t they do”.
“I knew I had become matured when I realised every situation does not need a reaction. Sometimes you just ‘gotta’ leave people to do the lame sh**t they do”.
After her
crashed marriage, actress, Ini Edo has bounced back in style.
My Big b**bs Make me popular, brought me into limelight, - Nollywood Actress Ronke Oshodi
Ronke Oshodi Oke has revealed that she wouldn't have made it this far in the movie industry but for her b**bs.
Our own Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija makes Forbes 12 World's Most Powerful Black Women 2014
On Wednesday, FORBES published its annual ranking of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women – the definitive guide to the female icons and ground-breakers in business, entertainment, politics, diplomacy and philanthropy who wield the greatest impact on the world stage. Of the 100 women featured, 12 are black, up from 11 last year.
Nigerian Mogul Femi Otedola Makes $398 Million In 90 Days
Nigerian energy mogul Femi Otedola has become at least $398 million richer between March 3 and June 2 as shares of Forte Oil PLC, a Nigerian Stock Exchange-listed energy distributor, surged 167% in that period.
The Coming Ad Colossus That Could Dwarf Twitter And Facebook
The Cannes Lions advertising festival has become as big among the Madison Avenue crowd as the Riviera town’s iconic film event is for Hollywood. So as Steve Stoute nursed a drink with a friend at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc on the balmy June evening that opened this year’s boozing and schmoozing, the Cannes Lions veteran braced himself for an onslaught of media and technology executives. Stoute’s ad agency, Translation LLC, has clients like Anheuser-Busch, State Farm and McDonald’s – the kinds of whales that would have him fending off supplicants left and right.
Dating Scam! 4 Nigerians jailed 14 years 14 years for duping single women out of about $350,000
Four Nigerian men, Monty Emu, Adewunmi Nusi, Emmanuel Oko, and Chukwuka Ugwu (pictured above) have been jailed a total of 14 years for duping single women out of about $350,000.
Wednesday 29 October 2014
Adamawa on fire: B’Haram sacks police station, prison
Fighting between Nigerian troops and Boko
Haram insurgents escalated in Mubi, Mararaba Mubi and Uba in Adamawa
State on Wednesday.
Jonathan blames NFF crises for Eagles’ poor performance
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday
identified internal crises as reasons behind the abysmal performance
sometimes put up by the country’s male national football teams.
Jennifer Lopez: 'I've Been in Relationships Where I Have Felt Abused'
Jennifer Lopez makes a surprising admission in her upcoming memoir, True Love: She's felt abused in some of her past relationships.
While she doesn't specify the abuser, Lopez writes, "I've never gotten a black eye or a busted lip, but I've felt abused in one way or another: mentally, emotionally, verbally." (She does not claim any physical abuse.)
While she doesn't specify the abuser, Lopez writes, "I've never gotten a black eye or a busted lip, but I've felt abused in one way or another: mentally, emotionally, verbally." (She does not claim any physical abuse.)
Why I'm not bothered, people See me as arrogant" -Wizkid talks wedding plans, Investment In new interview!
In a very interesting interview with Encomium, Wizkid open up on very important issues. READ Excerpts..
Asked if it bothers him that people think he's arrogant, Wizkid said;
"Bother me? Never! I am not bothered. Honestly I don't hear people saying it because anytime I go out, I show my fans great love. I do my thing.
Syrian rebels join battle to protect Kobane
Around 50 fighters from the FSA join efforts to protect Kobane, as Kurdish fighters wait for Iraqi Peshmerga to arrive.
Syrian rebels have joined efforts to protect the besieged Syrian town
of Kobane, as Kurdish fighters continue to wait for the arrival of 150
Iraqi Kurdish troops in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and
the Levant (ISIL).
Zambia’s President, Guy Scott Becomes First White President of Post-Colonial Africa
Guy Scott, previously vice president under the recently deceased former Zambian President, Michael Sata, 77, has officially been appointed as Acting President of Zambia.
Khloé Kardashian Talks About That Time She Wasn't Wearing Underwear and Her Pants Split
Khloé Kardashian insists she doesn't weigh herself, but she knew she put on a few pounds late this summer when she went to the Made in America concert in Los Angeles.
Unbelievable! Barren Woman Of 27 Years Delivers Baby Boy After 5-Years Of Pregnancy
An unbelievable miracle recently happened in Lagos as a certain woman
simply identified as Mrs. Adenike Kolawole was delivered of a baby boy
after being barren for 27 years, and having also carried her pregnancy
for five years.
Ini Edo’s Newly acquired N70m Naira Mansion
The beautiful actress who recently had a messy separation from her American-based Nigerian businessman husband, Philip Ehiagwina, with her bride-price returned, has shown that whatever happens, life goes on.
Kenya Hotel Speaks On Wizkid’s Alleged Arrest Over Smoking
The blogosphere has been bubbling recently with a story alleging that Nigerian artiste, Wizkid, was arrested by the Police in Kenya over a smoking offence.
Chika Ike, Manager Spend Lavishly In Dubai
Africa is a continent where the institution of marriage is held sacred,
but recently, the fusion of the Western culture into the African way of
life have caused some more harms than good, according to opinions of
some people.
Tuesday 28 October 2014
FIFA hands Nigeria three-day grace
World soccer governing body FIFA has handed Nigeria a three-day grace to put her football house in order or face a lengthy ban.
BREAKING NEWS! Ministry of works building in Lagos on fire
A late afternoon fire has engulf the Ministry of Works building around the Tafawa Balewa Square area of Lagos.
Boko Haram returns to northern Borno
Boko Haram insurgents have returned to troubled northern part of Borno State where they previously camped, unleashing terror on several communities and killing many people.
Synagogue: Pathologists conclude DNA tests in two weeks
The Lagos State Chief Forensic
Pathologist, Prof. John Obafunwa, has said that his team would conclude
the DNA analysis of the 116 persons that died in the September 12
Synagogue building collapse in “two weeks time.”
21 Insightful Quotes From Bill Gates, Who Just Turned 59
Bill Gates' personal net worth — an estimated $80 billion — rivals the GDP of Ecuador and tops Croatia's.
The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, which he and his wife set up in 1997, gives away nearly $4 billion a year.
The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, which he and his wife set up in 1997, gives away nearly $4 billion a year.
Wizkid Arrested for Smoking W*ed in a Kenyan Hotel....How true is this?
Wizkid got arrested in Kenya's Nairobi Crown Plaza, for smoking w*ed this past weekend.
Kenyan publication Standard Digital said he was arrested at his Nairobi Crown Plaza hotel over the weekend. According to the website, when confronted by the hotel’s staff, things got heated, which led them to calling police. Somehow Victoria Kimani’s name was also in the mix.
Thursday 9 October 2014
President Jonathan Threatens Lawsuit, Refutes Report He Is Worth $100m
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday threatened to sue RichestLifestyle.com and other unnamed publishers at home and abroad for naming him among Africa’s 10 richest leaders just after a few years in charge.
“We categorically assert that there is no factual basis for ranking
President Jonathan as the sixth richest African Head of State with a net worth of about $100 Million U.S. Dollars,” spokesman Reuben Abati said in a press statement.
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