Video of the day:Jaginma by Effizee Oyoyo family

Sam Loco to be buried Oct 21st

FAMILY of the late NollyWood actor, Samuel Arase Efeimwonkiyekie, popularly called Sam Loco Efe have announced that the late artist would be buried on the 21st of October 2011 in Benin – City.
Meanwhile the remains of the late artist have been transferred from Owerri, the Imo State capital where he died on 7th August to Benin and has been deposited in an unnamed mortuary in the city.

Members of the family led by its eldest son, Bismarck Nosakhare  Efe flanked by members of the Actors Guilds of Nigeria, Edo State chapter, disclosed this yesterday at a press conference in Benin City.RIP

32 persons die in Ondo auto crash

32 people lost their lives in a multiple auto accident that occurred yesterday on the Akure-Owo Expressway after two Abuja-bound commercial buses collided with an on-coming truck from Owo after attempting to overtake a trailer.Most of the passengers in the two buses were burnt beyond recognition. So so sad. May they RIP

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50 suspects arrested in connection with UN House bombing

The IG of police said on Monday that the Nigerian police have arrested 50 suspects in connection with Fridays UN House bomb blast, which so far have claimed 23 lives and 73 others still in the hospital.
50 suspects in just three days? Wow, Naija police we hail thee, una dey work well well. *yimu*. They probably had nothing to do with the bombing.

6th Annual Nigerian Entertainment Awards

The Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA), annually held in the United States of America, is already in its sixth season. The awards target excellence in the various section of the Nigerian entertainment industry including mainstream music, Nigerian movies and television, radio, comedy and Nigerian fashion.

Kim Kardashian's single "Jam(Turn it up)"

A while ago, Kim Kardashian recorded a song called “Jam (Turn It Up)” which was produced by The Dream.I think Kim filmed the music video early this year - like, February. Gee, I wonder why this thing was buried for months? Oh, right. Here’s the “teaser” clip of the music video after the cut...

Angelina Jolie covers Vanity Fair's october issue,talks about directing

Angelina did the cover because she’s promoting her feature film directorial debut with In the Land of Blood and Honey. The photos were done by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

Beyonce: Due in february?

there continues to be interesting news about Beyonce and Jay,  BeyZus baby?and why not talk about it? So… Us Weekly claims that Beyonce is four months along, and Radar claims that her due date is February

Jennifer Aniston,Demi Moore & Alicia Keys take the cover of Glamour

Oh, THIS is interesting. The October issue of Glamour Magazine features Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore and Alicia Keys. The point of getting these three women into a photo shoot together is so that they can raise awareness about breast cancer, and promote their Lifetime project, Five. Five is a two-hour movie which is really five short films directed by these women on the theme of breast cancer.

20 killed and a lot wounded in renewed Jos violence

No fewer than 20 people were feared killed and more than 20 wounded in renewed violence in Jos Plateau on Monday. The victims were allegedly shot by soldiers who escorted some Muslims to pray at the prayer ground. At least, 50 vehicles were also reportedly burnt in the clashes between some rival Muslim and Christian youth groups in the metropolis. Some were said to have met their death in Apata area, mostly inhabited by the Igbo.

The clash was said to have occurred when some operatives of the Special Task Force and the police tried to escort some Muslims back to their homes after they had gone to observe their Sallah prayers.
On sighting the Muslims youths, who were chanting Allahu Akbar, the youths went berserk. Attempts by the security agents to disperse them were resisted. It was gathered that in the process shots were fired into the air to scare them.Some youths from Gada Biu, who stormed the Press Centre of the Nigerian Union of Journalists in Jos on Monday, said a group of Muslims who had gone to pray were on the way back shouting of Allahu Akbar
Their spokesman, Mr. Yusuf Khadiya, told newsmen that in the pandemonium, soldiers shot indiscriminately into the air. The soldiers were alleged to have shot directly into the Kabong Market where most of the casualties were recorded.He said three youths were killed in Kabong alone.

Police Commissioner, Mr. Diipo Ayeni, could not confirm the figures. He told our correspondent in an interview that the reports were still being collated. He however said the situation had been brought under control and appealed to the residents to go about their normal duties.

Tensions had enveloped Jos on Friday when reports started filtering in that a group of people planned to attack Jos during the Sallah celebrations.This had prompted the state police command to issue a statement warning residents to avoid some areas during the celebrations.
Ayeni, in the statement announced the closure of some major roads in Jos the state capital and authorisation of certain routes for passage on Sallah day.By Monday morning tension had built up; traders avoided their shops, while students on summer lessons stayed indoors.

Banks along Murtala Mohammed Way and popular Ahmadu Bello Way business area of the Jos City quickly shut their doors to customers while their security guards and armed policemen attached to the banks patrol round the bank premises.One of the roads to be blocked include Abattoir Road as people wishing to take that route, are expected to pass through Dogon Karfe through old Airport junction instead.

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Djokovic reveals £50,000 secret weapon

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has spoken about the futuristic gadget that helped him become world no.1. Djokovic has revealed the bizarre, space-age recovery pod that helped him become the world's best tennis player.

The Serbian, who has won the Australian Open and Wimbledon this season, used an egg-shaped machine designed by CVAC Systems that simulates being in high altitude conditions.

Makers claim that the £50,000 chamber alters air pressure and oxygen levels, compressing the muscles of the body at rhythmic intervals. The intention is to boost the body's ability to absorb oxygen into the bloodstream, helping it become more efficient.

Djokovic admitted before the US Open - for which he is hot favourite - that he has used the machine, saying that "it really helps - not with muscle but more with recovery after an exhausting set."It's like a spaceship," he added. "It's very interesting technology

Happy Eid-ul-Fitr

To all our muslim brothers and sisters,wishing you all a Blessed Eid !!

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Stephanie Okereke: The brand ambassador for Kanekalon hair in Nigeria

Kaneka Corporation of Japan, maker of renowned hair fibre, Kanekalon, has signed an endorsement deal with Nollywood’s A-list actress, Stephanie Okereke, as its brand ambassador in Nigeria.
The endorsement will see the award winning actress promoting the company’s product and participating in the marketing campaigns which include Kanekalon’s Brand Building campaign.

Newlyweds stole wedding reception food

A newlywed couple is behind bars in the US - for allegedly shoplifting food and drink for their wedding reception.Arthur Phillips III, 32, and his bride Brittany Lurch, 22, were arrested for stealing £600 worth of goods from a supermarket in State College, Pennsylvania.

Patton Township police say the couple were captured on CCTV loading a trolley and leaving without paying, reports the the Centre Daily Times.The couple said they had been married two days earlier and took the goods for their wedding reception that afternoon, police reported.
But they never made it to the party as police charged them with misdemeanor counts of retail theft and receiving stolen property.
And they are currently spending their honeymoon - apart - in Centre County jail after they were unable to raise bail.

Pics: Notting Hill carnival

They came in their hundreds of thousands to dance and have a good time, Rio de Janeiro-style.
And today revellers let their hair down in style at the Notting Hill Carnival in West London, with drumming groups, floats and sound systems all taking centre stage.More than 6,500 police officers were patrolling the streets for the second day of the event as Scotland Yard continued its unprecedented security operation just weeks after the riots.By 3pm, 17 people had been arrested, bringing the total held over two days to 99.
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Nicki Minaj @ the VMAs

Nicki was wearing “an Amato Couture pink corset, Shojotomo Japan shorts, thigh highs, and critter socks, Tsimori Chisato stockings, an Onch Movement ice cream necklace, Fifi and Romeo plastic cuffs, and Duepunti rings.” Corset? That’s not the mirrored part of her outfit, is it? That’s not a coset, that’s a solar panel bustier. And for her arrival on the black carpet, she wore a colorful surgical mask too.

Pregnant Beyonce debuts baby bump @ the MTV Video music awards

Beyoncé has revealed she is expecting her first baby.
The singer made the surprise announcement as she debuted her baby bump on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards tonight.Wearing a long orange gown by Lanvin, the 29-year-old clutched her visible bump and told assembled press: 'I have a surprise!'

Abeokuta: Gunmen kill ACN chieftain

DISASTER struck late Saturday night in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital when some armed hoodlums suspected to be hired killers stormed the residence of an Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, chieftain and state Vehicle Inspection Officer, VIO, Chief Yomi Bamgbose and shot him to death.
The state capital was thrown into mourning as residents trooped to his house at Olorombo in the Ijeun Titun area of the ancient town to see what actually happened to the popular 53-year-old politician.
The Deputy Governor, Prince Segun Adesegun, and the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Taiwo Adeoluwa were among the first callers at the residence where they met people weeping.

Late Chief Bamgbose was said to be getting ready to drive out of his house at about 10.20pm in a Peugeot 406 saloon car to drop a female visitor when the hoodlums accosted him at the driveway into the house.
Seeing gun wielding men around him, he was said to have shouted thereby distracting the hoodlums which gave him the opportunity to get down from the car and took to his heels.
But the armed assailants were said to have given him a hot chase and when they caught up with him dragged him for over 100 metres back to the gate of his house where he was made to lie down and shot at close range.

Desmond Elliot & family escape fire outbreak

Actor Desmond Elliot and his family narrowly escaped a fire outbreak that started in the early hours of Saturday August 26th at his Ajah residence in Lagos, Nigeria. And in tune with keeping his fans updated about the situation and their current condition, he tweeted the following message:

Thank God wit me- my family delivered frm fire outbreak ..he’s stil God.
Been putting out fire since 3am

It surely comes as good news that Desmond escaped the outbreak considering the spate of unfortunate incidence that have occurred in recent times including vehicular accidents to both Uche Jumbo and Adaora Ukoh.

Pics of the day: United vs Arsenal

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Premier League: Arsenal Obliterated by brilliant United

Arsenal's problems were brought into brutally stark relief at Old Trafford as they suffered a disembowelling at the hands of Manchester United, with Wayne Rooney scoring a hat-trick in a 8-2 victory for Sir Alex Ferguson's side

Chelsea boss Abramovich buys £90m home on Britain's most expensive street

It's fast becoming known as billionaires' row, so it perhaps the newest resident on Britain's most expensive street is an unsurprising addition.
When Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was searching for a new London home it would appear he didn't look much further than Kensington Palace Gardens.
The billionaire owner of Chelsea  football club has bought a £90 million on the road near Kensington Palace, it has been reported.This makes him the third person out of the six wealthiest people on The Sunday Times Rich List to make their home on Kensington Palace Gardens.
The title of billionaires' row was once held by The Bishops Avenue in north London, according to The Sunday Times.However, Abramovich's purchase on Kensington Palace Gardens has cemented the street's position as its rightful successor.No estate agents were thought to have been used in the private sale and sources told The Sunday Times Abramovich, who is worth £10.3 billion, was the buyer

Stetson kennedy who exposed the Ku Klux Klan's secrets dies

Author and folklorist Stetson Kennedy, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan six decades ago and exposed its secrets to authorities and the public but was also criticised for possibly exaggerating his exploits, died on Saturday. He was 94.
Kennedy died at Baptist Medical Center South near St Augustine, where he had been receiving hospice care.In the 1940s, Kennedy used the 'Superman' radio show to expose and ridicule the Klan's rituals.
In the 1950s he wrote 'I Rode with the Ku Klux Klan,' which was later renamed 'The Klan Unmasked,' and 'The Jim Crow Guide.'
'Exposing their folklore - all their secret handshakes, passwords and how silly they were, dressing up in white sheets' was one of the strongest blows delivered to the Klan, said Peggy Bulger, director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, in a 2007 interview

Notting Hill carnival gets going

The Notting Hill Carnival is taking place in west London, as hundreds of youngsters take part in the children's day on the first day of the event.Police numbers have been increased in an effort to prevent trouble in the wake of this month's riots in London.Events also have an earlier end time of 19:00 BST, on both Sunday and Monday.

The annual steelband competition, held on Saturday, was won by the Mangrove Steelband. It beat the Ebony Steelband, which has won on 19 previous occasions.
Hundreds of thousands of spectators are lining the route, along Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Grove, over the bank holiday weekend.
The Metropolitan Police has deployed 5,500 officers to patrol the carnival area, with 6,500 working on Monday.Crowds built "steadily at anticipated levels", it said, and officers were searching revellers to "stop weapons getting into the carnivalThere were 33 floats in all and four arrests had been made so far, Scotland Yard added.In both 2009 and 2010, there were 243 arrests across the two days of the event.

Dog dancing D'Banj Oliver twist

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Boy's close shave with 100mph train

A boy who crossed a railway track to speak to a girl on the other side has had a narrow escape after being pinned against the platform wall by a 100mph train
CCTV footage from the station shows the 12-year-old boy jumping onto the tracks in Sydney, Australia - but when a train approaches, he bolts back across to catch it.
But the train is not the one he has been waiting for and is in fact a city-bound express which does not stop.
The boy then finds himself pinned between the carriages and the platform wall as he fails to scramble out of the way in time.
Miraculously, after the train passes, the boy clambers out of the small cavity he has been hiding in, under the lip of the platform.He makes his way to a bench, where he is eventually found by station staff and emergency services are called.The youngster escaped with just a broken elbow, broken leg and cuts and bruises

Kefee opens for India Arie @ Chicago fiesta

The Sapele-born artiste, Irikefe Obareki aka Kefee is preparing for the performance of her life as she gets the unenviable task of opening the stage for American soul singer India Arie at the African Festival of the Arts, Chicago (AFA). With her performance, Kefee would join the exclusive club of music greats to fly the African banner on the AFA platform like Angelique Kidjo and Hugh Masekela.

The show is expected to be seen by an estimated 30,000 crowd on Labour Day Weekend, September 5, 2011 at the main stage of Festival Dee Parmer Woodtor, named after the co-founder.

Kefee who jetted out of the country two weeks ago with her band members is on a month’s six-city tour of the United States.

‘If I ever liked African music, this experience has made me like it more now than I ever did. I am very proud of what I do. The reception of my kind of music has been overwhelming even though some of my audience don’t understand my language yet they respond enthusiastically’, she said.

AFA is regarded as the largest neighbourhood festival of its kind in the United States. Currently on its 22nd anniversary, the festival is a yearly spectacular celebration of arts and culture from across the African Diaspora. The fiesta features a parade of African-cuisine, fabrics and visual arts.

Other American stars that would perform at the event include gospel duo, Mary Mary and Bootsy Collins among others.

In time past, it has played host artistes including as James Brown, Roberta Flack, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Bobby Womack, Gil Scott Heron, Nona Hendryx, Dwele, Goapele, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Slave, Les McCann, Rachelle Ferrell, Kool and the Gang, The Brothers Johnson, and Kindred the Family Soul to name a few.

Meet the gamekeeper who gives maneating Jamu a daily hairspray as part of his beauty treatment

British animal wrangler Alex Larenty risks his life daily so he can prune, primps and polishes a massive lion.
Theses amazing pictures show the fearless 50-year-old, from Chipping North, happily fluffing the mane of massive maneater Jamu at the Lion Park near Johannesburg.
He also sprays the 9-year-old beast with special lion hairspray, gives him a manicure and even massages his feet And it's all in the name of making him attractive to the opposite sex.


Former truck driver Alex said: 'I use a hairspray that gives Jamu's mane a glossy sheen and hides his gingerness. 'That makes him more appealing to a mate.Alex moved to South Africa in 1999 and has been an animal trainer for 35 years.Having reared many lions from birth, Alex is able safely to walk into the middle of Jamu's pride and play games while surrounded by huge numbers of the massive predators.
He has said previously: 'I built up a relationship with Jamu through putting insect repellent onto him, which is necessary here to keep our animals protected from things like parasites.
'He eventually realised he liked being scratched and tickled.'

The 208-acre Lion Park houses over 300 animals including lions, cheetahs and hyenas.

Pics: Mercy Johnson's white wedding

It's a wrap guys, well according to her traditions. So with all the noise that had gone around with the wedding, and how it will be cancelled and stopped and blah blah. We are glad to announce..... well the pictures speak for them selves. Happy married life Mercy & Prince.more pics after cut....