Dele Giwa’s mother to be buried on February 9th

The late Elekia Giwa will be buried on February 9.
The family of late Dele Giwa has fixed February 9 as the “tentative” date for the burial of their mother, Elekia Giwa.
Ms. Giwa, 87, passed away at about 5 a.m. on Tuesday after a brief illness at a hospital in Ikorodu, Lagos.
“The date is a tentative one but she will be buried in Edo State,” Ronke Aboaba, the last child of the deceased, said

Obasanjo is confused and unstable - President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has again lashed out at ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, describing him as a confused man unstable in his views regarding government’s handing of the protracted Boko Haram insurgency.

Mr. Jonathan, who spoke through his spokesperson, Reuben Abati, was reacting to Mr.  Obasanjo’s comment in a CNN  interview that the president had been deploying excessive force and exploring little or no dialogue in solving the Boko Haram problem.

Question for the day

Morning everyone, Little brain teaser for y'all Winner gets a surprise from me :)

If I saw a Movie for 97K and wanted to buy it, took 50k from dad and 50k from mum making it a 100k, after buying I have 3k left. I gave them 1k each and have 1k all to myself now owing them 49k 49k, that's 98k plus the 1k I have that's 99k altogether.. What happened to the remaining 1k that will make it a 100k??

Oya where are all the mathematicians? go go go!!! hehehe :-)

PHOTO: Meet John Dumelo's Mum

Ghanaian actor John Dumelo posted this photo of him kissing his mum on the cheek on Instagram. with the caption: Nothing like a mother’s love’, Yea Yea he can say that again, My own mum is better than all o u *in davido's voice*

PHOTO: See Omotola Jalade Ekeinde pose with her cute son

Nollywood star Omotola Jalade Ekeinde takes out time to pose with her cute son. She still looks beautiful and radiant even at 34 

IROKO Partners Opens South African Office

iROKO Partners, an established online distributor of Nigerian movies and music, starts 2013 with news of further expansion, with the opening of a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The office, located in Maboneng precinct, will house a team of up to 5 and will be a regional hub for iROKO Partners with specific focus on the development of new business partnerships, working closer with key South African media agencies and the sourcing of new content for its popular movie and music platforms, iROKOtv and iROKING.

University Of Benin Unveils ‘Cure’ For HIV/AIDS

A cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, AIDS, has been discovered, a Professor at the University of Benin said on Tuesday.
Isaiah Ibeh, the Dean of the School of Basic Medical Science of the University, said in Benin that the herbal drug has undergone “series of successful tests”.

“We are at the threshold of making history, in the sense that we seem to have with us something that will permanently take care of what over time seems to have defied all solutions.

PHOTO: Ice Prince attending to a customer at Etisalat Customer care centre

60 suspected oil thieves arrested in Lagos

Culled from PM NEWS

Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDCs, have arrested 60 persons suspected of siphoning petrol from oil pipeline at Majidun area of Ikorodu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

Tapping fuel illegally from pipelines is common at Majidun, a suburb of Lagos, where villagers specialize in oil bunkering, raking in millions of naira from the illegal deal.

Man Sets 6 Co-Workers On Fire

A Nigerian factory worker at Amuwo Odofin, Moses Ayogu,  has been arrested by the police in Lagos State, for allegedly setting six of  his colleagues on fire,  leading to the death of two of them and seriously injuring  four others, now on admission  in the hospital.

According to the police prosecutor, the two victims who died in the fire attack are Lawrence Onyejekwe and John Omeren while four others, Chijioke Anayo, Titus Terkuve, Hope Effiong and Emmanuel Philip were badly burnt.

Oshiomhole explains sack of perm secetary

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo state has come out to explain the reason for sacking Mr Alhassan Ikeloa, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Environment, following public outrage.
He spoke today in Benin at a meeting in the Government House with Permanent Secretaries in the state and urged the Permanent Secretaries to reflect on the challenges of providing good governance in the state.

Delta State donates 30 patrol cars to police

Nigeria’s Delta State with the notoriety of being the nest of kidnappers is determined turn a new chapter, as a state safe for the people and investors.
Its governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has launched a new security initiative, with the first act being to provide 30 Toyota Hilux vans, route and location branded, to the Nigeria Police.

PHOTOS: Justin Bieber Shows Off Fresh tattoo of Native American

Just weeks after Justin Bieber updated a tattoo he already had with roses, the singer debuted a new tattoo of a Native American

True Life Story by Tyler Perry the Richest Man in Hollywood

I came across this interesting testimony by Tyler Perry and thought I should share:

A few years ago I was getting these really insane water bills. I mean HIGH! So I decided to dig some wells in my yard to have water for my landscape. I live alone, so I know it had to be from watering the grass.

So I hired a company to come out and dig these wells. The foreman and I walked all around my yard and as we were walking he was putting down flags. I asked what the flags were for. He said,

Funke Akindele Releases Jenifa Jamaica

No doubt, the movie, Jenifa, produced by the talented thespian, Funke Akindele-Oloyode was well sold. Not only that, the movie, brought some goodies which include endorsements from Glo Telecommunication, FIRS etc.

The versatile actress has perfected all plans to release yet another sequel that will entail the international exploits of Jenifa in Jamaica and the United States of America.

Prison Break in Ogun; Prisoners Subdue Warders

20 Prisoners On The Run

The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Prisons Service, Zakari Ibrahim disclosed on Friday that there was a jail break on Wednesday at the prison in Sagamu. Findings revealed that the incident took place between Wednesday night and the early hours of Thursday.

PHOTOS: New Photos of Kim Kardashian baby bump

Lemme guess, she is 4 and half months pregnant 

Same-Sex Marriage Remains Prohibited in Nigeria - David Mark

Nigeria from prohibiting same-sex marriage.

Mark said the law, which criminalises marriage between consenting adults of the same gender, had come to stay.

This was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Paul Mumeh, in Abuja, on Monday.
According to the statement, Mark said same-sex marriage had now become a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment of not less than 14 years.

Justin Bieber Delays Concert for 7-Year-Old Leukemia Patient

Justin Bieber kept an arena full of screaming girls waiting in Utah in order to spend some quality time with one very special little lady and no, he wasn't making up with Selena Gomez.

The pictures Sunday evening were of the superstar and 7-year-old Leukemia patient Millie Flamm, who's been battling the disease for the last three years. She was too sick to attend the Biebs' Utah concert, so he brought a bit of the show to her making his fans at the Energy Solutions Arena wait.

64 Dead, 302 Injured In Zamfara Road Accidents - FRSC

Zamfara State Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Sector Commander, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar, has said that  64 persons died in 102 road traffic accidents involving 121 vehicles in Zamfara during the Ember months last year.

Happy Birthday, Blue Ivy Carter; Beyonce And Jay-Z's Daughter Celebrates First Year Of Life

Happy first birthday, baby Blue Ivy Carter!
Believe it or not, it's been an entire year since Beyoncé and Jay-Z welcomed their first daughter together (AKA, music's most famous child!).

Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Turn Down $3 Million for Baby Pics

Despite the old saying, some pictures are worth WAY more than a thousand words, especially if said pictures are of the famous fetus growing inside Kim Kardashian.

Magazines from across the globe are willing to pay top dollar for the exclusive first photos of Kim and Kanye's offspring, but apparently the couple isn't interested in profiting from their progeny.

PHOTOS: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter

What do you think guys?

Fire guts INEC Office & Staff in Abuja

Culled from Premiumtimesng 

The fire affected the office of a INEC director.

There was a fire incident at the Abuja office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday morning.

The fire incident affected the office of the INEC Director of Voter Registry, Emmanuel Akem, the commission stated.

Lionel Messi wins world player of the year, again

Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi has been named world footballer of the year for the fourth time in a row, marking another unprecedented achievement. He pipped Andres Iniesta and Cristiano Ronaldo to the title Congrats Football boss You deserve it!

INSIDE LAGOS: EFCC Seize Mercedes Benz SUV, Range Rover Sport, Other Exotic Cars from fraudsters at 1004 Flats

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two undergraduate internet scammers and six other fraudsters at the upscale 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos.

One of the undergraduates, Hope Olusegun, a 25 year-old indigene of Okene, Kogi State, claims to be a student of Computer Science at the Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia.
He was arrested by operatives of EFCC over allegations of fraud and internet scam.
A petition by a concerned group alerted the Commission about the activities of Olusegun and his co-travelers at the elite 1004 Housing Estate where the fraudsters engaged in fraudulent activities of obtaining money by false pretences and forgery.

Blue Ivy Given $1-Million-A-Year Nursery At Barclays Center

Blue Ivy Carter is no stranger to luxurious amenities. The daughter of Jay-Z and Beyonce is known to play in hot tubs, sport designer footwear and sail the Mediterranean Sea on a yacht.

So, it comes as no surprise that Jay would want to set up his little girl with some posh digs when he’s watching Brooklyn Nets games at the Barclays Center. According to Us Weekly, the “Watch the Throne” rapper rents a nursery downstairs for baby Blue — and it’s not cheap.

Sean Paul’s ex-lover sues him for $80 million

Reggae superstar Sean Paul is learning that hell truly hath no fury like a woman scorned. He is being sued by his ex-girlfriend for a whopping $80 million, claiming the singer starved her, had her forcibly deported, and pushed her to commit suicide.

According to Sean Paul’s ex  Susan Persson alleges Sean Paul “bribed Jamaican police” to have her removed from Jamaica and sent back to her home country of Sweden when they broke up in 2010.

Woman Arrested For Marrying 3 Nigerian Men

It is an open secret that Nigerians find any means abroad to get permanent stays, especially using marriages and related things supported by law, but often times many get busted. A twist in the norm is what we see here as it is the Spaniard that got busted.

A 40 year old Spanish woman was arrested in Madrid for being married to three Nigerians who she had charged €3,000 each so they could get Spanish nationality.

PDP Has Never Really Won Any Election – CPC

The National Publicity Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, in a recent interview, spoke on the planned merger between the opposition parties in Nigeria and maintained that the parties involved, are making ‘huge sacrifices’ in that regard.