Karen alongside her Zimbabwean Housemate Windall emerged winners at the Big Brother Amplified finale. They would get $200,000 each.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Big Brother Amplified: Nigeria's Karen wins
Karen alongside her Zimbabwean Housemate Windall emerged winners at the Big Brother Amplified finale. They would get $200,000 each.
Britain's youngest grandparents:granny @ 30, granddad @ 29
Jordan, bottom left, with Tia and Gracie, and proud grandparents Shem and Kelly
Jordan and Tia with their newborn daughter Gracie who was born prematurely
'I've got to know Jordan and he's shaping up to be a decent young man,' Shem told The People.
However, nurses at the maternity unit were left embarrassed after they thought the young grandfather was in fact the teenage father of Gracie.Apparently when he entered the ward they thought the 29-year-old looked so fresh-faced they asked him to prove he was over the age of 16.
But the arrival of Gracie wasn't easy as Tia was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, seven weeks before her due date. Happily after a 25 minute operation Gracie was born but only weighed 2lb and was rushed to the special care unit at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, which is close to the family home.
Little Gracie is still being kept in an incubator but has managed to put on enough weight which means she will be allowed home in a few weeks. A week after Gracie was born Tia celebrated her 15th birthday in the ward surrounded by friends and family.
Little Gracie is still being kept in an incubator but has managed to put on enough weight which means she will be allowed home in a few weeks. A week after Gracie was born Tia celebrated her 15th birthday in the ward surrounded by friends and family.
She also paid tribute to her mother, who was 15 when she was born, saying that she could not have wished for a better parent and role model adding that they have a very close relationship.
Britain's high teenage pregnancy rate means that many more young people in this generation are set to become grandparents in their late twenties and early thirties.
The latest figures show in 2009 38,259 girls under 18 became pregnant, but nearly 50 per cent had a termination.The UK still leads the way when it comes to young mothers, and our rate is five-times higher than in the Netherlands and twice that of France and Spain
Source: Dailymail
Actor/Filmmaker, Paul Obezele now a landlord
Emeka Enyiocha opens Nollywood's first hip bar/hangout
In a related development, Enyiocha, whose lawyer wife recently delivered their second child-a baby boy-would be dedicating his crown prince at the family’s church, after which an elaborate reception will hold at Happy Hour.
On why he decided to open and operate a bar, the co-producer of monster hit movie-Champions of our time, explained that the need to diversify and assist his A-List colleagues to relax better after a day’s hard work gave birth the idea.
“ As an entertainer, I travel a lot and usually enjoy the way stars are treated and pampered in exclusive bars, joints and clubs, solely reserved for them, their pals and family members.
I want my colleagues to enjoy such treatments here at Happy Hour”
Xbox addict,20,killed by blood clot after 12-hour gaming sessions
Kids all over the country are playing these games for long periods - they don’t realise it could kill them.’
Chris, an avid player of popular games such as Halo collapsed after an interview at a JobCentre while telling a friend he’d been experiencing peculiar pains in his chest.
He explained how he was woken in the night by a ‘strange feeling’ in his chest and that his heart rate was incredibly low, although this returned to normal and he fell back to sleep.
During the conversation outside the JobCentre David explained the moment Chris started to suffer
He dropped a packet of chewing gum and as he picked it up, he jolted back and began to spasm.’
Chris’ friend frantically called an ambulance but paramedics arriving on the scene failed to save him.
Yesterday, a coroner confirmed DVT as the cause of death despite the 20-year-old having no history of ill health or underlying medical conditions
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Dad sleeps,lets son,8, drive on Interstate 12
Troopers stopped the vehicle, and they said a boy was driving the truck while his father, Billy Joe Madden, 28, of Hattiesburg, Miss., slept in the passenger seat. Police said that Madden's 4-year-old daughter was riding in the backseat
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After interviewing Madden, troopers said they determined that he was intoxicated and fell asleep while his son drove from Hattiesburg en route toward Dallas.
State police said they arrested Madden and charged him with two counts of child desertion, parent allowing a minor to drive, open container and two counts of no child restraint and no seat belt.
According to troopers, the two children were not injured, and they were turned over to he state Child Protective Services waiting for a family member to pick them up.
Madden was booked into the Livingston Parish Jail, and his bond was set at $1,474, police said.
Chimp feeds tiger cub with bottle
The two-and-a-half-year-old chimp stunned onlookers at the Samut Prakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo, 40km south east of Bangkok.Dodo has been feeding the cubs, aged between three weeks to five months, every day for more than a year.His trainers say they wanted to challenge the chimp and since he showed no fear of the tiger cubs, they worked with him until he picked up the hang of it.
Although, they say, sometimes he ignores his feeding tasks and just wants to play.
"They are cute. They are just a young animals. They play together," said 48-year-old Jakkrit Jakrabatra.
"The zoo keepers trained the chimp, and they also ordered the chimp to play with the tigers."see the video of the chimp and tiger cub playing together after the cut
Adaeze Yobo rated 92nd sexiest soccer wife in the world
The former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria married Fenerbahçe S.K. player Joseph Yobo and is also the step-daughter of football player John Fashanu.
Her world not only revolves around soccer, but soccer seems to revolve around her as she consistently flaunts her sexiness in front of the camera.
Steph-Nora Okere starts own tv show
Friday, July 29, 2011
Pic: Meet Lauryn Hill's Baby
Lady Gaga's latest LA look
Soulja boy buys $35M private jet,drops $20M to pimp out his ride
Rihanna finally gives up kool-aid hair
'Anchor baby' set to premiere in UK
Come September 2, 2011, ‘Anchor Baby’ will be opening at Odeon Cinemas in UK; the cinema ‘Mirror Boy’ another African movie was first opened in, and as at the time of this release, ‘Anchor Baby’ has been confirmed to show in five other UK cinemas which are Odeon Greenwich, Lee Valley, Streatham, Surray Quays and Manchester Printworks. Speculations are high that more cinemas will be added to the list soon.
Actress Stephanie Okereke launches online magazine
According to source, the Theatre Arts graduate of the University of Calabar recently launched her own online magazine called (Stephanie).
When asked on why she choose to go into publishing, she said”It is my own way of keeping my fans updated on what is happening in my career, the story will be centered on what is happening around me and the way I see events generally.
And it is not going to come on hard copy. It will be strictly online, and for my fans”.
When asked on why she choose to go into publishing, she said”It is my own way of keeping my fans updated on what is happening in my career, the story will be centered on what is happening around me and the way I see events generally.
And it is not going to come on hard copy. It will be strictly online, and for my fans”.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Adebayo Faleti: Toasting an octogenarian talent @ 80
He is so fluent in its traditions that it will be difficult to believe that he did not study it in the university. Faleti , who attended the University of Dakar, Senegal , where he studied French , and the University of Ibadan is, a master in the poetics of Yoruba language.
His intellectual and creative fervour will be underlined on Wednesday at the UI, Theatre Arts Department when the first day of a two-day event celebrating his 80th birthday opens. That day, he will not be performing as he did in Saworo-Ide, Agogo-Ewo and Afonja, among others, but the audience, including him, are expected to reflect on a film titled, ‘‘Fere bi ekun.’’
The programme, organised by the Grand Council of Yoruba Youths, in conjunction with the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, will, on Thursday , at the university’s Conference Centre, feature a public lecture titled, Ipa Ribibi ti Iwa Omoluwabi ati Asa nko Ninu Idagbasoke Orile Ede (The importance of good conduct and culture for national development ).
A statement signed by the Dean, Faculty of Arts, UI, Prof. Adedotun Ogundeji, and the President of GCYY, Mr. Awa Bamiji, indicated that the event was designed to celebrate Faleti as a one of the most distinguished leaders in Yoruba land.
It pointed that the oral poet had come a long way in taking Yoruba Arts and Culture to another level.
According to the statement, Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,will be the guest speaker while the chairman of the occasion is the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Source:punch
| performing as he did in Saworo-Ide, Agogo-Ewo and Afonja, among others, but the audience, including him, are expected to reflect on a film titled, ‘‘Fere bi ekun.’’ The programme, organised by the Grand Council of Yoruba Youths, in conjunction with the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, will, on Thursday , at the university’s Conference Centre, feature a public lecture titled, Ipa Ribibi ti Iwa Omoluwabi ati Asa nko Ninu Idagbasoke Orile Ede (The importance of good conduct and culture for national development ). A statement signed by the Dean, Faculty of Arts, UI, Prof. Adedotun Ogundeji, and the President of GCYY, Mr. Awa Bamiji, indicated that the event was designed to celebrate Faleti as a one of the most distinguished leaders in Yoruba land. It pointed that the oral poet had come a long way in taking Yoruba Arts and Culture to another level. According to the statement, Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,will be the guest speaker while the chairman of the occasion is the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. | |
Actress Chika Ike acquires Range Rover sport
Congrats Chika.
Halima Abubakar wins actress of the year award
Reacting, Halima who has put more than a decade into the Nigerian movie industry known as Nollywood said she gives all glory to God. She also used the opportunity to appreciate her fans that have been with her all these years and also to movie producers, directors and all her colleagues in the industry. Meanwhile, another magazine, City People has nominated her in the same category for their entertainments award coming up very soon.
Armed Robbers invaded daddy Showey's house
According to source, the gunmen arrived the Bola Street, Victory Estate home of Showkey at about 1.30pm, on a motor bike otherwise known as okada, and gained entrance through the main gate when Showkey’s first son, Raymond Asiemo, who went on an errand, was about entering the house.
On arrival they were said to have asked the 14-year old Raymond for the owner of the house, at gun point and the boy told them that the house is an uncompleted building and that some people are working inside the building.
Source said Raymond went inside the building to inform Wale and one other person who were doing some renovation work inside the main building.
As soon as the two men who thought that the gunmen were policemen arrived, one of them fired a shot that hit Wale on the right arm and they fled on realizing that Showkey’s security guard, who had scaled the fence, raised an alarm to attract neighbours.
The injured Wale was rushed to Royan Hospital, Ojodu and he was later referred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, (LASUTH) Ikeja, where he died. Showkey, who was not at home when the incident happened, confirmed the report.
“I don’t know their mission but my concern is, why did they kill Wale? It is terrible, I am sad. I can’t say anything for now,” he reacted.
The case was later reported at the Ojodu Police Divisional Headquarters, Grammar School, Bus Stop, Ojudu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Three dead,10 houses burnt as tanker crashes in Enugu
The fire, which involved a truck with registration number XT 968 JJJ (Lagos), started at about 7am.
A Deputy Police Commissioner, Mr. Stephen Ekpei, who was at the scene, confirmed the deaths to the News Agency of Nigeria. He denied rumours that the fire was the handiwork of Boko Haram.
”There is no bomb scare in Enugu. It was just a tanker load of diesel that fell and eventually ignited a fire,” he said.Ekpei advised residents of the coal city to get about their normal business as the situation was under control.Commandant, Enugu Command of the Civil Defence Corps, Mr. Sikiru Raimi, told NAN that the incident occurred when a tanker load of diesel lost control while negotiating a roundabout.
”The tanker fell spilling the product that eventually caught fire,” he said.
According to him, it was unfortunate that the fire followed the spilling fuel to some of the houses close to the scene.He also confirmed evacuating three corpses that were burnt beyond recognition. Raimi said the members of the fire service arrived in good time to battle the blaze.
Enugu State Commissioner for Rural Development, Dr Eric Oluedo, who was at the scene, blamed the incident to carelessness of the driver.”It was caused by careless driving. We should take education to every level in this country. We should educate all our drivers and artisans.
”This thing is avoidable. How can an articulated truck negotiate a turn in top speed, only for it to skid.
”I‘m happy that my men (firemen) responded in time to battle the fire,” Oluedo said.
He, however, noted that the blaze was overwhelming, adding ”You know this is gas and highly flammable.”
The Comptroller of Prisons in Enugu State, Mr Chris Ntewo, said it was a pity the incident occurred, adding, ”I thank God that all security operatives were mobilised to the scene. All inmates of the prisons are intact.”
A NAN correspondent at the scene reports that as the fire spread, nearby houses in the prisons quarters were badly affected.
There was wailing and shouting as bodies of those that were burnt where retrieved by medical teams from the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Police and Civil Defence.
The Dog Section of Prisons Service, VIOs and NEMA officials were also at the scene to lend helping hands. They were either containing the fire, evacuating the injured.
72yr old guitarist with Faaji Agba band, dies on flight to Nigeria
On Friday July 22, the band gave a sizzling performance during a day-long festival concert. The event, "Celebrate Brooklyn" was marking its 30th summer. The band is famously led by Fatai Rolling Dollar
Plumber builds the world's longest motorbike with 25 seats
Colin Furze, 31, spent a month building the 25-seater bike, which is as long as a tennis court!
He used one-and-a-half 125cc mopeds which he extended using an aluminium frame and drove the bike a MILE along the runway at Saltby Airfield in Grantham, Lincs
He managed to get the bike, which is worth around £3,000, up to 35mph, but found it almost impossible to steer.'When I first got on it I thought it would never work and at a slow speed it's almost impossible to keep upright.'But once you get going it becomes a bit easier, although it is a real strain on your arms as it has such heavy steering
'It wobbled a huge amount as I drove along and apparently the back of the bike was weaving around all over the place.
'It is very difficult to handle and it would be hard to ride on the roads as you need about six widths of road to turn. I think it is really built for Roman roads.'
Colin constructed the massive motorcycle, which takes three people to move, in his mum's back garden.
He had to cut the bikes and construct the aluminium frame, which has been made in three parts then bolted together
To make it into the record books, Colin had to drive the bike 100 metres, but amazingly he managed to ride more than a mile.He will now send the video along with signed witness statements to Guinness World of Records, so they can verify it.
Colin already holds the world record for the fastest mobility scooter, which he built to go at a remarkable 71mph.'This motorbike was so heavy and difficult to drive I think it would be impossible to make a longer bike. I think this record will stand for a very long time," he added.
According to Guinness World of Records the longest motorbike in the world until now was 14 metres.
Baby dies after getting trapped against chest of drawers
He climbed out of his cot onto the chest while still in his baby sleeping bag then fell with his chin trapped against the edge of the chest, preventing him from breathing.
His horrified parents Fiona and Neal found him trapped, lying limp and lifeless when they went to get him up the next morning, an inquest heard today.
Plymouth coroner Mr Ian Arrow recorded a verdict of accidental death on Noah, who died at the family home in Granby Street, Devonport, in Devon, in February.
He warned other parents of the fresh dangers they face as soon as a child starts to become mobile after being told Noah had raised himself onto his feet on his own as he climbed up a sofa just before he went to bed that night.He said: 'When children reach the point of becoming mobile there comes a time when they may move from a safe environment into a potentially dangerous environment.
'I hope other parents will be alert to that having heard the tragic circumstances of this case.
'It must have been such a very great shock for the parents to find Noah in such an unusual position that morning.'Pathologist Dr Martin Webber said Noah died from 'positional asphyxia'.
He said: 'I note that he had been observed to pull himself up to stand for the first time shortly before his death.'It is possible he climbed onto the chest of drawers then fell between it and the cot.'
Dr Carolyn Adcock, who met the family when they came into Derriford Hospital, said: 'Noah's parents saw him pull himself up onto his feet for the first time at 4.45 pm the previous day.
'He had been crawling for a few days.
'His mother went into his room a 1.30 am and heard him breathing but at 6.30 am she went to his cot and he was not there.'She thought he was with Neal but when she discovered he was not she went back in and put on the light and found him suspended between the cot and the chest of drawers which they used as a changing table.'She was distraught and screamed for her husband who found the baby floppy and cold.
'We believe he climbed from his cot onto the chest. It is difficult to envisage how he fell feet first through the gap but he may have been lying obliquely across the chest.
'He then fell so his chin came to rest on the edge of the chest. The gap was not large enough for his head to get through.'Detective Constable Kate Hillman said it was likely Noah woke early and pulled himself out of the cot before falling into the gap.
Noah's father Neal, a recruitment consultant, and grandfather Roger, are now raising money to put up a memorial bench in Devonport Park.
Speaking at the inquest Roger Ivey said: 'We are all extremely grateful to the police and everyone else who has helped us. 'It has given us a good feeling about the way in which our society works.'
Source :Dailymail
Actress Cossy Orjiakor heartbroken
Cossy took angrily on her Facebook status message on Tuesday, July 20, 2011 and blabbed the following message.
“ Broke up last week over flimsy stuffs, I felt bad!!Been thinking why?
Now I know why he left. He promised me a Range for my birthday Oct.15, guess he can’t meet up. Won’t take him back after my birthday.Mtcheww.Men!”
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Pics: Tanker loaded with kerosene fell
A tanker with registration number XR 812 FST loaded with kerosene fell at Rainbow bus stop, along Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos spilling all its contents on the road yesterday
2011 ZAFAA Awards nominees
Full nominees list
1. BEST AFRICAN TV IN UK
OBE TV
VOX AFRICA
BEN TV
OH TV
HI NOLLY
2. BEST WEST AFRICAN TV
TV3 GHANA
TV AFRICA, GHANA
GTV GHANA
JOY TV GHANA
NTA NIGERIA
AIT NIGERIA
SILVER BIRD TV NIGERIA
CHANNELS TV NIGERIA
LAGOS TV NIGERIA
CABLE TELEVISION
AFRICAN MAGIC
MY TV NIGERIA
NTA-STAR TIME
HI TV NIGERIA
nominees list continues after the cut
3. BEST TV SOUTH AFRICA
ETV SOUTH AFRICA
SABC SOUTH AFRICA
TOP TV SOUTH AFRICA
ZTV ZIMBABWE
MABC TV BOTSWANA
NBC NAMIBIA
4. BEST EAST AFRICA
CITIZEN TV KENYA
ZUKU TV KENYA
NATION TV, UGANDA
CLASSIC TV, KENYA
STAR TV TANZANIA
5. ZAFAA ENTERTAINMENT FRIENDLY AIR LINES 2011
AIRK AIR
QUARTER AIRLINE
EMIRATES AIR LINE
AIR NIGERIA VIRGIN
ATLANTIC AIR LINE
6. BEST FILM
MIRROW BOY – NIG OBI EMELONYE
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA – GH KWAME BOADU
SAVE OUR SOUL – NIG OBY GOLD EDOZIE
FULANI – NIG IFEANY ONYEABOR
7. BEST FILM EDITING
MIRROR BOY – LD NDREW WEBBER/ANCHEW LINTON
BED ROSES – NIG OKEY BENSON
MARRIAGE PLANNER – NIG ODINAKA EDEH
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA – GH AFRA MARLEY
8. BEST STORY
BED OF ROSES – GH ODIKA MICHAEL
MIRROR BOY – LD OBI EMELONYE
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA – GH PASCAL AMAFO
SAVE OUR SOUL – NIG OBY GOLD EDOZIE
9. BEST SOUND EDITHING
THORNS – CAM BINAMS
MIRROR BOY – LD CHIGOZIE EZEH/SERMON WARE
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA – GH CHUCKS
SAVE OUR SOULS – NIG KINGSLEY EIGBOKHAM
10. BEST CHILD PERFOMANCE MALE
MIRROR BOY – GAM EDWARD KAGUTUZI
MASTER OF GAME- GH RAHIM BANDA
CARBIB KWAI – NIG AHMAD ALI NUHU
11. BEST UP – COMING MALE
THORNS – ZIM DEMETRIA KARONGAH
OBSESSION – CAM NCHIFOR VALERY
NATASHA DE PRODIGAL – NIG VANESSA ADEKOLA
THE CEO – GH JAMES GARDNER
12. BEST SCREENPLAY
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA – GH PASCAL AMANFO
BED OF ROSES – GH FOLKE NISSI AMAFO
THE MARDENS – NIG EMEKA AMAKAEZE
MIRROR BOY – LD OBI EMELONYE
13. BEST UP-COMING FEMALE
THORNS – ZIM JULIE BOTON
OBSESSION – CAM RUTH NKWETI
NATASHA DE PRODIGAL – NIG VANESSA ADEKOLA
THE CEO – GH SELASSE IBRAHIM
14. BEST CHILD PERFOMANCE FEMALE
EDIKAN – NIG SOPHIANA JONES
FROM WITHIN NIG PROMISE NSIMA
WIDOW’S TEARS NIG SALIMI AKILI
15. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
FULANI NIG
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA
THORNS
MIRROR BOY
16. BEST COSTUMIER
QUEENS PRIDE – GH SAMIRA YAKUBU
MAIDENS – NIG OGOO OKECHI
FULANI – NIG NWANGBOSO CHIEMELA
17. BEST CULTURAL EXPRESSION
KARAN ZAKARA – NIG SANI MU’AZU
OLASUBOMI – NIG BOSE ALAO OMOTOYSSI
EDIKAN – NIG UDUKA I. UGUAMANAM
AMA GHANA – GH PAUL ADJEI
CARBIN KWAI – NIG FKD PRODUCTIONS
18. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY INDIGINUS
NAMIJIN – NIG
EDIKAN – NIG
AMA GHANA – GH
CARBIN KWAI – NIG
19. BEST PRODUCER INDIGINOUS
OLASUBOMI – NIG BOSE ALAO OMOTOYOSSI
EDIKAN – NIG UDUKA I. UGUAMANAM
NAMIJIN – NIG DAHIRU MOHARMMED
AMA GHANA – GH PAUL ADJEI
20. BEST INDIGENOUS DIRECTOR
AMA GHANAA GH FRANK GHARBIN
OLASUBOMI – NIG TAIWO ODUALA
CARBIN KAWI – NIG ALI NUHU
OSU KASAN – NIG FEMI FADEYI
21. BEST COMEDY FILM
CYPHYLIS NIG
OKON LAGOS NIG
22. BEST COMEDY ACTRESS FEMALE
OKON LAGOS – NIG VANESSA KOKO
OKON LAGOS – NIG MONALISA CHINDA
CYPHYLIS – NIG UCHE OGBODO
23. BEST COMEDY ACTOR MALE
CYPHYLIS – NIG VICTOR OSUAGWU
OKON LAGOS – NIG IME BISHOP UMOH
CYPHYLIS – NIG KINGSLEY OGBONNA (DAUDA)
24. BEST MALE ACTOR INDIGINOUS
EDIKAN – NIG MOSES ARMSTRON
OLASUBOMI – NIG YINKA QUADRI
CARBIN KWAI– NIG ALI NUHU
AMA GHANA – GH AGYA KOO (KOFI ADU)
25. BEST FEMALE ACTRESS INDIGINOUS
OLASUBOMI – NIG SHOLA SHOBOWALE
EDIKAN – NG INI EDO
IMALA – NIG FAITHIA BALOGUN
AMA GHANA – GH VIVIAN JILL LAWRENCE
26. BEST PRODUCER
MIRROR BOY – LD OBI EMELONYE/PATRICK CAMBELL
MEMORIES OF MY HEART – NIG EMEM ISONG
SAVE OUR SOULS – NIG OBY EDOZIEH
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA – GH KWAME BOADU
27. BEST DIRECTOR
MIRROR BOY – LONDON OBI EMELONYE
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA – (GHANA) FRANK RAJA ARASE
MEMORIES OF MY HEART (NIG) DESMOND ELLIOT
BED OF ROSES – (GHANA) PASCAL KELECHI AMANFO
28. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
MEMORIES OF MY HEART –NIG UCHE JUNBO
MIRROR BOY – GAM FATIMA JABI
HAAJA – NIG REKIYA ATTA IBRAHIM
FULANI – NIG OGE OKOYE
ANATHEMA – NIG EBELE OKARO
29. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
4PLAY – GH JOHN DUMELO
ANATHEMA – NIG YEMI BLACK
SAVE OUR SOULS – NIG SEGUN ARINZE
THE MAIDENS –NIG CHIWETALU AGU
WHO LOVERS ME- GH FRANK ATIUS
30. BEST LEAD ACTRESS
MIRROR BOY – (LONDON) GENEVIVE NNAJI
4 PLAY RELOADED– (GHANA) JACKIE APPIAH
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA –(GHANA) MARTHA ANKOMAH
MEMORIES OF MY HEART – (NIGERIA) INI EDO
FULANI – (NIGERIA) RITA DOMINIC
31. BEST LEAD ACTOR
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA – (GH) MAJID MICHEL
SAVE OUR SOULS – (NIG) KENNETH OKONKWO
MEMORIES OF MY HEART – (NIG) RAMSEY NOUAH
MIRROR BOY – (NIG) OSITA IHEME
Alexander McQueen left $85,000 in a trust for his 3 dogs
His puppies: Minter, a mongrel; Juice, an English bull terrier; and Callum, a Rhodesian ridgeback. The charities: Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and The Blue Cross, both charities that work with finding animals a home. He also donated money to the London Buddhist Center and his own Sarabande charity - he requested that Sarbande create scholarships and grants for design students. He also left 50,000 pounds each to his two housekeepers, and made arrangements for his godson, nieces, nephews and his three sisters and two brothers.
Husband stabbed wife to death after she refused his offer of a cup of tea
A court heard Evans had become 'jealous and obsessed' over Jackie, 57, his wife of 41 years
Evans had accused the mother-of-two of seeing other men and had even tracked her daily movements with binoculars.
The pair were at home together watching afternoon TV when Evans became furious when Jackie refused his offer of a cup of tea.He picked up a knife and plunged it into her neck, leaving her to die in a pool of blood on her living room floor.
The couple's son Carl found her body and ran out of the house shouting: 'My mother is stretched out. My father has stabbed my mother.'
Evans told police he and his wife had a 'silly row' over a cup of tea and he picked up a lock-knife to frighten her.
Swansea Crown Court heard Jackie suffered four deep stab wounds to the throat, one even penetrating the upper spine.
Evans, of Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire, denied murder claiming his wife's behaviour had made him lose control.
But he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison with as recommendation he serves a minimum 11 years.
Judge Mr Justice Lloyd Jones told Evans: 'What happened was a spontaneous eruption of violence.
'Your wife's pointless death has cast a shadow over members of your family. The effect of what you have done has been devastating.'
A Dyfed Powys Police spokesman said after the case: 'This has been a very difficult time for the family and those close to them. Our thoughts remain with them.'
Italian University offers Ice cream course
This year, around 12,000 enroled to study at the Gelato University, hoping to become schooled in the art of making real Italian ice cream.The university is near Bologna at the headquarters of Carpigiani, the leading global manufacturer of ice cream making machines.
As well as practical courses, students attend technical lectures to learn traditional methods of making gelato. Marketing and management are also on the curriculum.
The courses cost around £700-a-week and students - who come from as far afield as Australia and Sierra Leone - stay in a local hotel.
"The people who come here are people who want a career change," said university director Kaori Ito.
"The average age is 35-40. They are ready to drop what they're doing and open a new chapter in their lives."
Holy Randrianasolo, 44, who works as a textile industry executive, dreams of setting up the first gelato parlour in her native Madagascar.
She said: "My plan is to open an Italian ice cream parlour in Antananarivo. It's for a certain class of people, you could say a certain social class, as it's not for everyone."
For others, like Yasmeena Abdel Ghani - who lives in Dubai - the classes are more about pleasure than business.She is attending the course with her husband on holiday, to learn how to make real Italian ice cream so she can impress her dinner party guests when she gets home.
Those who want to open their own ice cream parlours may have to invest heavily in their dreams, but the rewards can be huge.
As well as the satisfaction of making their own delicious sweet creations, a litre of ice cream costs little to make and can be sold for a tasty profit.
Woman celebrates divorce by asking new partner to tattoo her ENTIRE body
Jacqui Moore, 41, has had 85 per cent of her flesh inked with a continuous black and grey 'full body-suit' tattoo, a process which has taken eight years.Just her left armpit, half her right leg and most of her face has been left uncovered.But she hopes to complete the tattoo by getting the final 15 per cent of her body daubed next Spring.Jacqui, a gardener at a private school in Oxford, fell for tattooist Andreas Moore, nicknamed 'Curly', 45, after divorcing from her husband Martin in March 2003 after a seven-year marriage
She said: 'I went to get a new tattoo to symbolise my freedom and the new chapter in my life. When I got to the parlour I met Curly and we fell in love and he has been tattooing me since
'Lots of people treat me differently: some are very nice, while I get a lot of funny looks from other people. Some people even tell me I look disgusting.
'But I am proud of my body - I see it as a work of art. My eldest says she is not too keen on it but she has two tattoos herself, so she can't object that much.'
Curly spent 35 hours tattooing her right leg with swirling Indian and Tibetan flowers
Her complex single tattoo includes a swarm of dragonflies on her back and a large spider's web etched onto her stomach with tarantulas crawling over her midriff.
Jacqui even has a tattoo of an open eye inside her right armpit.
Curly doesn't charge Jacqui for her tattoos - if he did, she would have racked up a staggering £13,440 bill.
Another film producer sent to Kirikiri
Some of them subsequently approached the Igando Police Division to lodge their complaint and Endurance, was later arrested and arraigned before the Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court on a two-count charge of fraud and stealing.
He was remanded in prison custody because he failed to meet the bail conditions. The alleged offences, according to the police, are punishable under Section 419 and 390 of the Criminal Code, CAP C17, laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003.
The 29-year old Endurance advertised for young and up-coming home movie actors and actresses whom he will feature in a movie and promised to turn them into stars in the movie industry.
The prospective young artists, especially young girls, allegedly trooped to his office at 1, Chris Bee Street, Igando, on the outskirts of Lagos to register, we gathered.
He demanded certain amount of money for logistics and promised each of them a leading role that will make him/her an instant celebrity in the entertainment industry.
Apart from allegedly defrauding some of them, he was alleged to have slept with some ladies who did not have the money to pay.
He allegedly collected money and had sex with some of the ladies but could not fulfill his promise to them.
The matter was exposed when the aggrieved victims besieged his office to demand for a refund of their money and in the process a fight ensued.
The matter was reported at Igando Police station and Endurance was arrested and charged to court.
Some of the victims include Chioma Nwachukwu who told the police that Endurance collected N56,000 from her.Another victim, Stella Chris said she paid him N60,000.
Other victims who also allegedly paid Endurance money in exchange for roles in his movie include ThankGod Eze – N50,000, Adeshina Adeoye – N30,000, Theresa Okon – N60,000 and Okori Raphael – N120,000.
we also gathered from one of the victims who did not want her name mentioned, that apart from obtaining money from her he also engaged her and some other girls in a sex romp.
When the matter came up at the court, he pleaded not guilty.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs. S. O. Solebo granted him bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum while the case was adjourned
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
HIV monster who infected woman with virus and had unprotected sex with 7 others is jailed
His victim only found out that she had caught the virus after she read his text messages.
Zimbabwean Nkosinati Mabanda, 44, was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm. The court had heard that he showed a 'blasé attitude' towards HIV.
His victim, a woman from Darlaston in the West Midlands, discovered he was HIV positive after finding a text from his secret fiancee on his mobile phone.
The two women began to talk and his fiancee advised the victim to get an HIV test. The test came back positive and Mabanda was immediately reported to police in April 2009.
Mabanda, of no fixed address, told detectives he had sex with seven more women, but they have so far been impossible to trace.He was also handed an anti-social behaviour order which prohibits him from engaging in sexual activity with any person without first disclosing his HIV status to that person.
After his release, details of the sentence will be passed to the Home Secretary, who will consider whether Mabanda should be deported
Speaking after sentencing, superintendent Jan Thomas-West said: 'The particularly disturbing element of this case is Mabanda's blatant disregard towards his victim and his various other partners.
'Mabanda told officers that he had had sex with nine women in the UK and that seven of them had not known he was HIV positive. Unfortunately, these women were impossible to trace
Britain and Ireland's next top model:Meet the final 13
Final countdown: The 13 girls battling it out to make it as Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model. Top row, left to right: Holly Higgins, 23; Jade Thompson, 20; Amy Woodman, 22; Anastasija Bogatirjova, 19. Middle row, left to right: Ufuoma Itoje, 20; Tanya Mihailovic, 23; Joanne Northey, 19; Jessica Etonye, 23; Kimberleigh Spreadbury, 20. Bottom row, left to right: Hannah Devine, 21; Stacey Haskins, 19; Juste Juozapaityte, 20; Imogen Leaver, 19
The bootcamp is over and the 13 finalists have moved into the model house.these are the girls battling to make it to the top.As the fourth episode of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model aired last night, it was clear that producers were keen to make this series as controversial as the last.
Tensions in the model house always run high, with girls bitching and backstabbing even before their suitcases are unpacked.
Lauryn Hill gives birth to Baby No. 6
Some claimed he was denying paternity, but I thought he was just kind of being a dick to a Hip Hop Wired journalist on Twitter.Lauryn just gave birth. Nearly at the same time, Rohan seemingly went public with his new relationship. It seems he’s dating Isabeli Fontana, a Brazilian model, probably best known for her work on multiple Victoria’s Secret campaigns.Rohan later wrote on Twitter, “I’m forwarding all well wishes to Ms. Hill on the birth of her new son. I’m sure she’ll appreciate the love being sent to her RASTAFARI R.M.” On the birth of HER new son? Meaning he still doesn’t acknowledge the son as his? Ugh. Also, Rohan seems to be threatening lawsuits if media outlets don’t get their facts straight, which is weird because NO ONE CAN FIGURE ANYTHING OUT. No one knows if he’s still married to his first wife, if he and Lauryn are still technically together, if he’s known to be with a Brazilian model, nothing
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