Families Of Abducted Pakistani Nationals Threaten To Kill Nigerians In Pakistan If Anything Happens To Them

Families of the five Pakistani nationals on board an oil vessel, Mt Matrix 1, abducted last Saturday at 40 nautical miles off the Bayelsa coast have told the management of the company, Matrix Energy, in Warri, Delta State, not to pay any ransom to the abductors to get them released, promising to take revenge on Nigerians in their hundreds in Pakistan, if any of the victims was killed.

The abducted victims include the Captain, Chief Officer, cook and two others. They were conveying automated gasoline oil, AGO, from Lagos to Eket, when they were abducted at 9pm.


Sources said that relevant security agencies in Bayelsa State and Warri in Delta State, had been informed of the incident.

The source added that the company had begun negotiation with the abductors, but that details of negotiations with the company on ransom were not disclosed.

Photos: Man Set Himself On Fire To Protest The Killing Of Cattle

A Buddhist monk has set himself on fire to protest the slaughter of a cattle in Sri Lanka.

According to Mail Online, the incident took place on Friday and happened near the Temple of Buddha's Tooth Relic, in the town of Kandy. A police spokesperson claimed the temple holds particular religious significance for Buddhists.

The monk suffered severe burn injuries and was rushed to the Colombo National Hospital, where he is under treatment. Buddhism, the state religion of Sri Lanka, preaches against the killing of any life form. Another pic of him at the hospital below. Sad!

Aliko Dangote Promises To End Fuel Importation In 4 Years

President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has promised to end fuel importation in Nigeria in four years when his proposed refinery comes on stream.

Work would commence later in the year on the proposed 400,000 barrels per day refinery which is expected to cost $4.25 billion. The refinery will be located in Ondo State. He disclosed this during an interview when the Annual General Meeting of Dangote Cement held in Abuja.

Dangote group would provide half of the money while the rest would be sourced from two foreign banks and Nigerian banks. He is worth over $16 billion in net assets, according to Forbes Magazine, making him the richest on the continent.

On Buhari's Call for the President's Resignation

Reno Omokri is Special Assistant to President Jonathan on New Media. Read his response below...

LIl Wayne Signs Paris Hilton to a Record Deal

Paris Hilton has attempted a singing career once, That didnt go down well but now Lil Wayne is giving her another Chance on Young Money records.

Wayne has signed talentless socialite Paris Hilton to a record deal on Young Money Cash Money Records. Cash Money co-founder Birdman made the announcement on Twitter today.

Michael Jackson’s Nephew Taj Was Molested as a Child

Michael Jackson’s nephew, Taj Jackson, says he was molested as a boy by a male family member on his mother’s side. Taj, 40, revealed his family secret in order to defend his uncle Michael against the most recent molestation allegations made by former child star Wade Robson.
Taj’s father is Michael’s brother, Tito Jackson, 59.
In a series of Twitter.com messages sent on Wednesday, Taj called Wade a liar, and he said Michael personally consoled him after he told his mother Dee Dee about the incident.
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join jumia in making childrens day memorable for the less privilaged

As we all know children's day is a day to remember children, so why not join jumia in the campaign for change click here to change a life of a child lets show them love.

Nigeria military attacked Boko Haram

KANO (AFP) – Nigeria’s military on Friday attacked Boko Haram Islamist strongholds across the northeast, launching deadly air strikes on insurgent camps, the military said, while residents reported that forces had deployed in border areas to block the militants from fleeing.
Several thousand soldiers have spread across three northeastern states where President Goodluck Jonathan imposed a state of emergency after Boko Haram seized territory and declared war against the government.

“There have been air strikes since Wednesday,” defence spokesman Brigadier General Chris Olukolade told AFP, specifying that they were continuing Friday.
“Every one of their strongholds is under attack,” he said, adding that he believed “there are a lot of casualties,” without providing a figure.

David Beckham to quiet from football

After 21 years of playing football, David Beckham has announced his retirement at the age of 38. The footballer who is worth about $220million, captained 115 games for England, and played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan and PSG. He's the only English player to win a league title in four different countries. In a statement Beckham said:

"I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level. I want to thank all my team-mates, the great managers that I had the pleasure of learning from. I also want to thank the fans who have all supported me and given me the strength to succeed. Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.'

Yvonne Nelson now with Dammy Krane both are in love ehehehehe

Let me start by saying this is not rumour o. This one na authentic gist from authentic source and it's exclusive!. :-) Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson has found love again after ending things with Ice Prince and Iyanya. She's now dating Hypertek signee, Dammy Krane. The two have known each for a bit but only started dating about five weeks ago after Dammy appeared in a movie with her.

Dammy is said to be so madly in love with Yvonne that he wrote a song for her called "Really Love You" which leaked last week. See Yvonne's Tweet last week...
In the song, Dammy sings:

"Senior broda mi Johnson. Sey you know my taste. Shomo Yvonne Nelson. I no just want Ur Waist, because...I do, I do really love you.”

D'prince part with maneger teebillz

Mavin artist D'Prince has amicably parted ways with his manager, Teebillz, who is also Tiwa Savage's manager and fiance. The two who were in the UK two weeks ago to shoot two videos for Tiwa, ended their business relationship as soon as they returned from the UK.

D'Prince announced on Twitter a few days ago that he is now being managed by Sunday Are, who also manages singer Omawumi. A source told me Teebillz wants to reduce the number of artists he manages and concentrate on other projects.


"Teebillz didn't really have time to commit to managing him. He wants to concentrate on the business management of his label and leave artist management alone for now. He's busy with too many projects and they decided D'Prince should move to Sunday Are" see his tweet after the cut

pictures of tu face in uniport

it was a nice night for student of uniport to recieve their no1 muscian as the crowd gathered to welcome him, i was told some girls were crying as he left and all most colapsed

Nigeria leading online merchant your number 1 online retailer Jumia its giving it away this may

Make a difference this Children’s Day with Jumia.com

Lagos, Nigeria, May 13, 2013- As the world gets ready to mark yet another Children’s Day, your number 1 online retailer, Jumia.com has introduced a charity give-back initiative using its social media platform. “In celebrating this year’s children’s day, we at Jumia in addition to other onsite initiatives will be giving back to the less privileged children in the society using our Facebook and Twitter pages. This is an initiative that will require the support of our friends on social media, how? It starts with a like or follow on Facebook and Twitter respectively. We are very grateful to our friends who have supported the cause so far; as we speak we have already raised N5, 877 in the first day. ”, this was according to Opeyemi Adetomiwa, community manager at Jumia.com.

All it takes is for every ‘like’ on the Jumia Facebook and ‘follow’ on their Twitter pages, N1 will be donated to a charity on children’s day. SO, all you need do to put a smile on the face of that needy child this Children’s Day is to ‘like’, ‘follow’ and ‘share’ with your own friends, it’s that simple.

Click here to start ‘liking’, you could be the reason for that kids smile.

TUFACE & ICE PRINCE GET BET AWARDS NOMINATION

The Nigerian duo of Tuface Idibia & Ice Prince Zamani were both nominated for this years BET awards under the Best International Act (AFRICA) category. This is the second time both have been nominated for the awards, while Tuface Idibia won in 2011 Ice Prince Zamani lost out to Wizkid and Sarkodie last year.
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Love in the air wizkid and his babe

Tania Omotayo is Wizkid's girlfriend. She posted this pic on her instagram page and called him 'her everything'. Cute love!

what becomes of Maiduguri

About 2,000 security operatives and military hardware, including fighter jets have been deployed to Maiduguri ahead of yesterday’s declaration of State of Emergency.

In neighboring Yobe State, it is not clear how many soldiers were deployed but residents said shortly after the declaration of state of emergency, stop and search operations have been intensified in the state capital while movement have been restricted in other places.

Residents said the deployment of the federal troops, including the army, navy, air force and operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) began at the weekend.
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Tonto Dikeh on Bikini For Glitz Magazine

what do you got to say about the pics, is she cute in the Bikini, to me she is very muct takeable

NEW SEASON OF 24 BACK IN MAY 2014

The clock will start ticking again on Fox's real-time thriller 24.

The network on Monday confirmed plans to restart the action thriller, which starred Kiefer Sutherland as counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer and ended its eight-season run in 2010.

The new season, one of two "limited series" Fox plans for 2014, will be compressed into 12 weeks and premiere next May, says Fox entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly. "We'll go in chronological order with the hours of the day, but we'll skip some hours," he says. READ MORE AFTER D CUT

ANGELINA JOLIE UDER GOES MASTECTOMY

The 37 year old actress and mother of six wrote an article in the New York Times today May 14th revealing she underwent a double mastectomy earlier this year after a blood test showed she was genetically susceptible to cancer. Doctors told her she had an 87% risk of getting breast cancer. Her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died at the age of 56 after battling with cancer for almost a decade.

Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely.

Angelina Jolie said she went through a series of medical procedures from February till April 2013 to have her breasts removed and then reconstructed. And she says Brad Pitt stood by her side every step of the way. Read Angelina's article NY Times

CAN president Oritsejafor receives award

The National President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, yesterday Thursday May 9th fell on the floor after receiving the award of ‘A True Servant of God’ from the Christian Elders Forum of Northern States, NOSCEF, in Abuja. (Photo source: Vanguard)

The founding and Senior Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church could not stop crying as he dedicated the award to the memory of all the Christians killed in the North by Boko Haram.

Vast from the popular singing group, Bracket, has been diagnosed of cancer

Nwanchukwu Ozioko, popularly known as Vast from the popular singing group, Bracket, has been diagnosed with Lymphoma, a type of cancer of the blood. (Please Google it)

The singer was diagnosed in February this year after suffering serious body pains, headaches, non stop coughing, loss of weight and weakness while in Paris for a show. He flew to London where a test conducted determined he had cancer. Vast has been receiving treatment at the Wellington Hospital in the UK since February and I hear he's responding very well to treatment. He has undergone 4 cycles of chemotherapy with each cycle costing about N1.4million. He will do a few more before returning to Nigeria next month.

Tiwa Savage performs in warri under the rain

That's Tiwa performing at city stadium in Warri. Heard it rained heavily and she had to remove her shoes. I know a lot of people will criticize me for this

2face set to storm uniport on14th may

2face Idibia announced his campus tour some months ago and some higher institutions have being shortlisted,
according to 2faceonline.com, the official website of 2face Idibia, the 12 campuses shortlisted are University of Lagos (UNILAG), University of Benin (UNIBEN), University of Ibadan (UI), University of Calabar (UNICAL) and University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). Others are University of Jos (UNIJOS), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Lagos State University (LASU), Benue State University (BSU) and Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu (IMT).

Campus Connect, a production of Now Muzik En.Core/Hypertek in partnership with Soundcity, was launched to establish the re-connection between 2face and his fans on campus.
According to Efe Omorogbe of Now Muzik, ‘The overall objective is to ensure that we bridge the gap, find a solution to all the inherent problems that made it impossible for 2face to tour campus circuits in the last eight years’.

Star acts expected to hop on the ride with Africa’s finest include, but not limited to, Olamide, Dammy Krane, Rocksteady, Sheyi Shay, Durella, Capital FEMI, Harrysong, Sound Sultan, Crystals, Basket Mouth, Timi Dakolo and many others.

latest new on Paul Okoye

                                                        Elshamah at Mrs Okoye's burial last year

The paternity controversy between Nigerian music star and entertainer, P-2 (real name Paul Okoye), and a beauty pageant contestant and model, Elshamah Igbanoi, has taken a new twist. SaharaReporters first broke the news that Ms. Elshamah was stuck in London over unpaid maternity bills after giving birth to a baby boy she said was fathered by Paul. continue

Omawunmi reacts to rumor

A story went viral on the internet yesterday about who Omawunmi's baby daddy is. And the story wouldn't stop... Here is how the story was reported and also read Omawunmi's reaction after the cut. I love her choice of word..Yummy!
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Rapper Ja Rule released from prison

fter spending almost two years in prison for attempted illegal gun possession and tax evasion, US rapper Ja Rule has been released from prison. Ja Rule was released from Ray Brook Federal Prison in New York today Tuesday May 6th but will remain on home confinement until July 28th.

Ja Rule was sentenced to two years in prison for attempted criminal possession of a weapon and 28 months for tax evasion. He served both sentences concurrently.

What becomes the end of MAN U as Alex Ferguson set to retire

Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has announced his decision to retire at the end of the season. The 71 year old who became Man U manager in 1986, will bow out after Man U meets West Bromwich Albion on May 19th and will join the football club board as director & ambassador.

Sir Alex is the most successful manager in English football history. He won 38 tropphies, including two Champions League and 13 Premier League. Sir Alex Ferguson told United’s website:read more of his speech

Say no to poverty and yes to richies says saka!!!!

Saka's controversial move from Etisalat to MTN as a brand face seems to have changed his fortune for good. He says; “To the glory of God, level don change. Let me put it like that. I believe that in the nearest future, level will finally change. But now, level don dey change. I have murdered poverty and God has finally murdered it for me. I am no longer poor, but very comfortable.”

Mike Adenuga walks out on Glo staff at birthday bash!!!!

This happened last night Friday May 3rd at Mike Adenuga Tower on Adeola Odeku street in Victoria Island. Hundreds of staff of telecoms giant Globacom gathered at the lounge situated on the ground floor of the office building to celebrate with their chairman after a text message was passed round the office on Thursday afternoon inviting staff to a birthday bash with him. Mike Adenuga turned 60 on Monday April 29th. CONTINUE

Iyanya tweet: see ladies tearing off my shirt

where is the girl on blue eyes going to lols no chop am ooooo

Gay Allegedly Stabs Partner To Death In Lagos

Investigation into the murder of a banker, Adindu Ohamara, who was stabbed to death by his alleged homosexual lover in Akoka, Bariga Local Council Area of Lagos State has started, the Lagos State Police Command has said.

It was gathered that the deceased banker, who resides in a three-bedroom flat in Akoka with his elder sister and one Collins, an undergraduate of the University of Lagos was stabbed repeatedly by his lover.

It was learnt that trouble started for Ohamara, who was believed to be a homosexual and fond of bringing different men, when he decided to get married due to family pressure.


A resident, who craved anonymity, said after the banker had done his wedding introduction, a man believed to be a gay fellow stormed his home to fight him.
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Man sentence to 45 yrs in court for steling Governors phone

For stealing a N50,000 Sony Ericsson phone belonging to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, a 31-year-old Kelvin Ighodalo has been sentenced to 45-year imprisonment by an Osogbo High Court.
Ighodalo stole the phone from the pocket of Aregbesola on November 27, 2010, when the governor was being inaugurated at Government Technical College, Osogbo.
Justice Oyejide Falola, who heard the case, found Ighodalo guilty on six counts, which included conspiracy, stealing and fraud. contiue to read

The house of the national flag designer: what a country

Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi (MON) is presumably a household name in Nigeria being the great intellectual who designed the Nigerian flag at the age of 25 while he studied in London.

His flag design was accepted amongst other designs, for its ingenuity and depth. This undeniably shot Pa Akinkunmi into limelight and enlisted him amongst Nigeria’s heroes and icons.

Now, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, a man whose ingenious work of creativity we still enjoy each time we gaze at the Nigerian flag, coupled with Parkinson’s disease, lives in an unbefitting state in his Ibadan residence. Click to continue reading and see more pics.

D'banj and Olamide

Well i can't tell how true it is. But i hear Olamide is about to be signed to D'banj's music label. They were both at the first Nigerian Entertainment Conference and were so close to each other. From the red carpet, right into the main hall. Well if this is true, good for Olamide. He also needs a mentor. See two more photos below.