Monday, April 7, 2014

Blind 22yr old Emmanuel Daniel wins The Gospel Voice competition



After weeks of serious hard work, battle and stiff competition, physical challenged 22 year old Emmanuel Daniel beat 9 other contestants to win the highly successful Gospel music competition held in Abuja, the Gospel Voice. 
Against all odds, it was a sightless Emmanuel, a Niger State origin and a resident of Suleja in Abuja, that emerge the winner of the prestigious Gospel competition regardless of his sight condition. 


 

Emmanuel Daniel also known as E Daniels dumbfound the fans and judges including Paul Play Dairo, Solomon Lange, Frank Edwards and Namure (Asst. Head of Program AIT) with his resonant voice and miscellany of instrumentation to emerge victorious and carted home the four Million Naira worth of record contract and a brand new Hyundai car...









The 10 Finalist from the Gospel Voice competition “Faith, E Daniels, Seiba, Israel, Violet, Janet, Teni, Glory, Teanu and Sanmi”, debut a new song titled Winner, produced VC Perez.
 
The Gospel Voice Abuja is a product of Perez A.G.O Studios, endorsed by Pentecostal fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Powered by Spirit and life bible church and Managed by 'I AM'. Promotion by MuziQGlobe World.
 
 

'At 73, young men still disturb me for sex'- actress Taiwo Ajai-Lycett


Multiple-award winning legendary actress Taiwo Ajai-Lycett in a recent interview with City People said despite her age, many young men still hit on her. The actress who lost her English husband 20 years ago, talked about how she's been keeping herself sexually since her husband's passing..
"People tell me sex is good, sex is necessary, that is true. But the truth is young people, lets say men of very young age always hit me all the time for sex. They always disturb me for sex at my age. I am 73years old, I don't know whether it seems they don't know my age or whatever it is. But it says something about life, that life goes on and that beauty and age are in the eyes of the beholder. Yeah, at 73, young men disturb me for sex and I can't understand that. They don't care or know whether I am old or not, all they want from me is sex. A 43 year old is on his knees now asking me for marriage. This shows that I am still very much alive. I could have remarried if the circumstance had been different. I also have a 53year old man who wants to marry me. When you fall in love, you fall in love. You can't command the heart to fall in love and it wouldn't be a relationship if love isn't involved. The heart wants what the heart wants. The heart does not know whether you are old or not".

Sobbing Oscar breaks down as he apologises to Reeva's parents for killing her



Oscar Pistorius took the witness stand today April 7th to tell is own version of what happened on the day he shot his girlfriend four times through a bathroom window, killing her. A sobbing Oscar then apologized to Reeva's parents, saying he was trying to protect and not to take her life...
"I want to take this opportunity to apologise to Mr and Mrs Steenkamp. There hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened that I haven't thought about your family
"I wake up every morning and you're the first people I think of. The first people I pray for. I can’t imagine the pain and the sorrow and the emptiness that I’ve caused you and your family.
"I was simply trying to protect Reeva. I can promise you that when she went to bed that night she felt loved. I have tried to put my words on paper many times to write to you but no words would ever suffice.' Continue..
He also told the court his struggles since the incident, saying he wakes up every morning 'smelling blood..and terrified". He claimed he suffers from panic attacks and takes anti-depressant medicine.
'I'm scared to sleep. I can smell blood and wake up terrified. I climbed into a cupboard and I phoned my sister to come and sit by me, which she did for a while. I'm just in a complete state of terror. I fall asleep and wake up like that.' He said

Stephanie Uche Kalu shows off flat tummy weeks after giving birth


Beauty queen and model Stephanie Kalu Uche, (Footballer Kalu Uche's wife), gave birth to her 2nd child in February and has already shed all the baby weight. Wow! She's fit ;)

Meet 7 top Nigerian music stars from wealthy homes


 A lot of our top music stars are from average homes who made something of themselves with their talent, hard work, started from the bottom with nothing and are today, rich and famous.

While some came from wealth, and didn't need to struggle as much but felt a need to make something of themselves instead of relying on their parent's money. Meet seven of them below...

1. Davido: His father may be a billionaire businessman, his uncle may be a former governor of Osun state, but most of us didn't know the Adeleke family until Davido burst into the scene a few years ago. Davido's father is the chairman of Keplo Pacific Energy, a company into banking, steel, power and energy. You can imagine the billions. Continue...


2. Naeto C: Naeto C could have chosen to be an executive director in one of his multi-millionaire parents' companies, but instead he chose to pursue his own dreams. Naeto C is the son of former Aviation Minister and former Ambassador to Ireland, Mrs Kema Chikwe. His father is a wealthy businessman.

3. Lynxxx: Some of you may not know this, but handsome rapper Lynxxx was born into money. His father, John Edozien, was the first deputy governor of the old Bendel State, now Delta State. He is also the chairman of Mercedes Benz Automobile Services Limited, among many other companies he owns. He's also a director in several companies including Linkage Assurance Plc and Diamond Bank Plc. Lynxxx is the only son. Ladies, let me repeat that, Lynxxx is the only son. *wink*

4. DJ Cuppy: 22 year old beautiful Florence Otedola popularly known as DJ Cuppy is the daughter of billionaire businessman and CEO of Forte Oil, Femi Otedola, once said to be worth about $1.2billion. The singer and DJ plays big in the UK social scene.


5. Tillaman: Singer Tillaman's real name is Adeyemi Adetona. Sound familiar? Well, that's because his father is his HRH, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, the Alafin of Oyo State. 

6. Ozzybosco: The young music sensation, who is only 7 or 8 years old, has collaborated with MI, Flavour and a few other A-listers and you wonder how he can afford to do that? Well, it's because his parents are wealthy. His mother, Elizabeth Nonye Mojekwe, is an international business woman with various companies.

7. Waliyah: She recently burst into the entertainment scene but her family name has been around for decades. She doesn't necessarily like to tell people this except you already know, but the singer is one of the daughters of late MKO Abiola. 




Military Commanders aiding Boko Haram, Soldier alleges


According to a report by Punch, a Nigerian soldier who was a guest on the Voice of America Hausa Service has claimed that some military chiefs are aiding the men of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

The soldier who did not reveal his identity, told VON Hausa Service, that sometime ago, while serving in Bama Unit in Borno state, a commander from a nearby unit got in contact with his own commandant and asked for backup.

He said when he and the soldiers were to meet with the soldiers from the other commandant, they discovered they were given different uniforms and in the brink of launching the attack on the insurgent group, the soldiers from the other unit were withdrawn by their commandant leaving them to face the men of the Islamic sect alone with light arms. He also claimed that some of the insurgents they killed were officers that conducted training in military base in Kontagora near Abuja. Continue...


"We had only light arms and our men were being picked off one after the other. We realised that some of them were actually mercenaries from the Nigerian army… hired to fight us,” he said.

The unidentified soldier said that most of his colleagues are silently putting their arms down and leaving the army due to the frustrations they experienced and what he termed the politicizing of the war against the Islamic sect
"“I swear by Allah, there are soldiers who are coming out of the forest after they were abandoned; several of them dropped their weapons and just went home. There were more than 20 of them from this battalion in Kwanduga. Even me that is talking to you now, I am preparing to leave. I just want to tell the world so that they will know what is happening. These people are doing this secretly.” he said
His claim on some military personnel being recruited by the sect group seem to have been confirmed as some Military high command on Sunday launched an investigation into claims of a lance corporal who was said to be killed by the Special Forces during an encounter with  insurgents in Borno State. The Lance Corporal according to a source told Punch that he was a trusted  trainer of Special Forces at the Nigerian Army Training Centre, Kontagora.
"A soldier who trains Special Forces at the Nigerian Army Training Centre in Kontagora, Niger State, was among those who were killed. The man was not among the Special Forces; he was obviously leading the attack for the insurgents but he got killed. It was one of the soldiers that identified him as somebody from his unit in Kotangora. The soldier called attention to the man’s corpse and when the commander said he should be searched, they recovered a current pass authorizing him to leave Kotangora and his Army identity card from him".
Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade in response to the soldiers claims said they were all not true and that the unidentified soldier could be a Boko Haram sect member who was disguising as a Soldier.
"The person that granted that interview on the VOA; we believe he is not a soldier, he could just be one of those simulated on the other side to give some false impression to support the insurgents.” He refused to comment on the story about the killed lance corporal who is alleged to have been working for the sect members.

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Nigerian Medical Doctor shot dead by her husband in the US























A 36 year old Nigerian Medical Doctor was shot dead by her 63 year old husband on Saturday March 22nd 2014 at their home in West Harris County, Houston, Texas.

Dr Isioma Awele Ebegbodi nee Unokanjo (pictured above), a mother of two and a medical resident physician at Marshfield Clinic in Texas, was shot dead around 3.am on that fateful day after getting into a fight with her husband and the father of her children, Martin Ebegbodi (also pictured above).

After killing his wife, Martin Ebegbodi went to a neighbors house and asked him to call the police. When deputies arrived, Martin Ebegbodi was arrested and charged with the murder of Isioma.

Isioma Ebegbodi attended Queens College Yaba and studied Medicine at the University of Lagos Medical School. May her soul rest in peace. Read her former classmate's FB post after the cut..



Friday, April 4, 2014

O.B.O!! Davido Shows Off New Nose Piercing

Davido took to Instagram to reveal his latest nose piercing and he captioned the photo; “Young nigga move that dope!!”
 
Ya Digg???


Atiku Abubakar's son, Abba, set to wed his American fiancee


Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, is set to walk down the aisle with his American fiancee tomorrow April 5th. The wedding will hold in Dubai and is expected to be a private affair on request of the girl's family while a more elaborate reception will hold in Nigeria later. Abba (pictured middle) met his fiancee when he went to study in America. Congrats to them.

Nollywood Actor Chris Nkulor Down with Kidney Sickness... His New Look will Shock You


I just gathered that the Enugu based Nollywood actor, chris Nkulor is down with a
kidney infection.
Chris has been critically ill for a long time now, before he was even diagnosed of kidney infection and needs to undergo a surgery as quickly as possible.


Here is a recent picture...


And according to his colleagues, they are proposing that the surgery be done at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching hospital Ile-Ife Nigeria. A total sum of about three million naira is needed for the surgery and post surgery care.

Chris Nkulor needs our support and prayers.

Fashion: Ladies, would you Rock this Outfit?


Are You Ready For Work? (Shon Tizzle init)


Sterling Bank’s Get Ready For Work Concert is here again. The Get Ready For Work, season 2 is on the heels of the extensively successfulmaiden edition of the Get Ready For Work Season 1 held September 2013 in Lagos.This edition will be held in Ibadan at the Lanre Are Hall, Kakanfo Inn, Ibadan on Saturday, April 5th, 2014. Continue...
Get Ready For Work is an educative cum entertaining platform for youth corpers, young graduates,undergraduates and job seekers. Participants get to mingle with speakers, relate with them towards building their dreams and still get to have fun. This season’s edition will be featuring entertainers like ‘Sho le’ crooner, Sean Tizzle, MTN Project Fame runner-up - Yetunde Omo Ibadan and sensational hip-hop singer, Sheyi Shey amongst others.

Participants will also have the opportunity to share ideas with great minds like Muyiwa Afolabi of Frankly Speaking, Iyadunni Olumide of LEAP Africa and Awoyemi Opeyemi of Jobberman. Also,Ronke Olubanjo of DGV Styles and Obinna Ekezie of wakanow would also be available to share entrepreneurial tips with entrepreneurship inclined participants.

Ace comedian, Seyi Lawwill be anchoring the event.

Interested participants should pre-register on Sterling Bank’s pre-registration portal www.sterlingbankng.com/concert/register.php as seats are available only for the first 2500 persons
Admission is free, so you have no excuses. Ibadan! Get ready for work!

Contestant ‘Proposes’ To Nigerian Idol Judge, Nneka, During The Show

The contestant Xolani, from Calabar performed Chris de Burgh’s ‘Lady in red’ song during the show.
Nneka was very moved by his gesture and even blushed. She said some worm words to Xolani: “Awesome charisma, you were very in tune with the lyrics and you have a charming look and personality, but I just need to you to be careful, so you don’t lose yourself in the show.”

Photos: 'Mad man' seen preaching the gospel in the city of Jos


A mentally unstable man known in the area as a 'madman' was seen this morning on popular Ahmadu Bello Way in the City of Jos, Plateau State, preaching the gospel to passers-by. On-lookers said they gathered to listen to him, despite his condition, because he was making a lot of sense.

"All the scriptures he quoted were very accurate and he talked about the second coming of Christ extensively. Onlookers were even shouting and gleaning at his sermon with rapt solidarity. I just passed by wondering who then is mad?" an onlooker said
Lmao. God is about miracles tho... See more photos after the cut...




Photos: Iyanya unveils new look in new video shoot (London)



 Iyanya was in London a few days ago to shoot the video for his massive hit 'Away' and he unveiled his new look in the shoot. He's now sporting a beard. Still handsome. Continue to see more photos from behind the scenes of the video shot by Sesan Ogunro....