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Monday, 12 May 2014
PHOTOS: #NokiaX plug-in at JCI COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE
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BREAKING NEWS; Photos & Video From Boko Haram Shows Kidnapped Girls
According to a CNN breaking news report, a new video purportedly showing at least 100 of the abducted Chibok girls has been obtained by AFP. The Boko Haram 27-minute video shows the girls alive and together, wearing Islamic Hijab headdress and reciting portions of the Quran. Those who said they have seen the video, including CNN reporters, say it seems the girls were speaking under duress. In the video, Boko Haram leader Shekau said he’s willing to exchange the girls for its members in prison. The timeline of when the video was taken is unknown.
Continue to see photos of the abducted girls
Nigerian Govt Has Pictures and Identities Of Abducted Chibok Girls; I Dare The Govt To Disown My List
When he released the list of abducted Chibok girls last week, Evangelist Matthew Owojaiye, caused more than a stir. The Kaduna-based founder of Food for the Total Man Ministry spoke with newsmen on why he released the list and the insurgency challenges in the north. Sunday Oguntola was there. Excerpts:
Last Sunday, you jolted the nation by releasing names of some of the abducted girls. Let’s start by asking you why?
Actually some people are even saying nobody was abducted, as if the story was cooked up. Can you imagine that? If your daughter was abducted and there is no trace three weeks after, how will you feel? Then someone comes to say there was no abduction. And that it was only from one local government that the girls on the list came from, just Chibok local government. That is where the school is located. Other people from other places sent their children to the school. We couldn’t get their names because we had no way to.
Is that why you had only 180 names of the kidnapped girls on the list?
#BringBackOurGirls: VIDEO: Nigeria’s Government Acting Like Children – Wole Soyinka
Professor Wole Soyinka in an interview with CNN’s Amanpour said that the search for the over 200 abducted Chibok girls is now ‘beyond the capacity’ of the Nigerian government. Still on the same interview aired yesterday, the Nobel Laurette said, “This is a government which is not only in denial mentally, but in denial about certain obvious steps to take.” He went further to state that ““It’s one of those rather child-like situations that if you shut your eyes, if you don’t exhibit the tactile evidence of the missing humanity here, that somehow the problem will go away.” The professor also said that Nigeria’s president Jonathan and his advisers are in denial about the issue.
Kim Kardashian Celebrates First Mother's Day with North; Kanye West gives her a Wall of Flower
Kanye West continued his tradition of lavishing Kim Kardashian with flowers, gifting her a garden wall made up of roses, hydrangeas and peonies for her first Mother's Day celebration since giving birth to their daughter North last June.
Kardashian, 33, woke up to the surprise, she wrote on Instagram. "I have the best fiancé in the world! I love you so much baby!!!! #HappyMothersDay," she captioned a photo of the pink, green and white floral arrangement. West, 36, famously sent his bride-to-be 1,000 roses on Valentine's Day.
Michael Sam Becomes FIRST Openly Gay Player Drafted In The NFL, Obama Congratulates them
Times are changing and last night proved to be one to go down in the history books. The St. Louis Rams drafted openly gay college football star Michael Sam into the National Football League. He is the first openly gay man ever to be drafted in the league. Get the deets and check out the pics of him sharing his monumental moment with his boyfriend inside….
History was made last night after University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam was drafted into the NFL by the St. Louis Rams. Michael is the very first openly gay football player to be drafted into the league.
The All-American defensive end was picked up in the 7th round, making him the 249th overall pick. After the college standout found out the good news, he shared a very emotional kiss with his boyfriend Vito Cammisano.
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Boko Haram, others received $3m from bin Laden – Report
The violent sect, Boko Haram and other groups in northern Nigeria received $3m from Osama bin Laden in 2002, according to a report by some United States intelligence analysts.
Bin Laden was said to have dispatched an aide to Nigeria to hand out the seed money in naira to a wide array of Salafist political organisations that shared al Qaeda’s goal of imposing Islamic rule.
According to a report in a United States-based newspaper, The Daily Beast, the Al-Qaeda founder helped provide Boko Haram’s seed money.
Boko Haram was founded by Mohammed Yusuf in 2002. Yusuf was killed in police custody in 2009.
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Sunday, 11 May 2014
PHOTOS: Kim Kardashian & mum Kris Jenner spotted on white dresses & beige heels
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Saturday, 10 May 2014
US Marines locate abducted girls in Sambisa forest - Vanguard
Looks like the reports that the girls have been sold were wrong and probably a ploy to take the attention away from Borno.
According to VANGUARD, Sources in Abuja said that members of the United States Marines who are already in Maiduguri located the girls inside the forest, using some Satellite equipment which combed the forest, located an assembly of the young girls and sent the images back to the Marines on ground in Maiduguri.
NEW SONG: Wizkid – Roll It (Remix) ft. Akon & Banky W
Roll it as the long awaited Akon assisted remix of “Roll It” by Wizkid featuring Banky W has finally dropped.
The song takes the same pattern as the original which was housed on the E.M.E collaboration album “Empire Mates State Of Mind” but with an awesome befitting vocal contribution from international music star Akon. The full song arrives months after the snippet was released in November of 2013.
Still, as the age old adage goes, better late than never.
NEW SONG: Victoria Kimani – Emotions #BringBackOurGirls
Chocolate City Kenyan bombshell Victoria Kimani may not be Nigerian but that did not stop the Kenyan diva from lending her voice to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign with this moving piece christened “Emotions”. Ms. Kimani samples lyrics from Mariah Carey’s “Emotions” on the number and she sang her ass off!
Friday, 9 May 2014
PHOTOS: Rihanna At The Miami Heat NBA Playoff Game
Singer Rihanna enjoys a beer as she sits court side at the Miami Heat vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA Playoff basketball game in Miami, Florida
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Beverly Osu writes emotional Poem on Abducted Girls
We Nigerians re under the weather
Bring back our girls
Bring back our mothers
Bring back our future
Bring back our joy
Action speaks louder the words
Let's put a stop to abduction
Let's put a stop to corruption
It's raining sorrow
Bring back our tomorrow
Who are they?
Why are they doing this?
What do they what?
Questions asked
Answers concealed
Real men don't buy girls
Real men don't rape girls
Real men are fathers & leaders
Stop the violence
Listen to the beautiful sound of the violin
#bringbackourgirls #beverlysays #234 #nigerians God never gave us(humans) authority over a fellow human's life ������☹��������
VIDEO: Obama speaks about Boko Haram on CBS
The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has spoken out on the abduction of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno.
Obama, while announcing his offer of help to the Nigerian government, said as a father of two girls he can’t imagine what the parents of the girls were going through.
Thursday, 8 May 2014
NEW VIDEO: P Square – Taste The Money (Testimony)
It’s finally here !!! Watch the Video to P-Square‘s hit single “Taste The Money (Testimony)” which was released some few months ago. Watch and Share your thoughts below.
PHOTOS: Bring Back Our Girls Multi-Cultural Campaign Holds in Germany
A multi-cultural solidarity campaign was held at the University of Bayreuth, Germany on the 7th of May 2014. The solidarity campaign was conducted to press home demands for the release of the over 200 Nigerian girls adopted by the terrorist group, Boko Haram.
The campaign which included a prominent Professor of Anglophone literature, Professor Susan Arndt, Fellows and students across disciplines had the Bring-Back-Our-Girls message translated into different languages to further drive home the point.
#BringBackOurGirls: PHOTOS from the Ongoing Protest in South Africa
South Africans stage massive protest, march towards Nigerian Embassy
Using the #BringBackOurGirls which has gained grounds internationally, South Africa citizens this morning gathered at Sandton, Johannesburg to protest against the prolonged incarceration of the missing girls. The group later marched on the Nigerian Consulate to register their petition.
Who would have imagined that South Africans would protest in solidarity against perceived injustice in Nigeria years after the West African country stood behind the country in the successful fight against Apartheid.
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Using the #BringBackOurGirls which has gained grounds internationally, South Africa citizens this morning gathered at Sandton, Johannesburg to protest against the prolonged incarceration of the missing girls. The group later marched on the Nigerian Consulate to register their petition.
Who would have imagined that South Africans would protest in solidarity against perceived injustice in Nigeria years after the West African country stood behind the country in the successful fight against Apartheid.
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VIDEO: Schoolgirls kidnap 'beginning of the end of terror in Nigeria - Goodluck Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan today said the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram will mark a key turning point in the battle against the Islamists.
“I believe that the kidnap of these girls will be the beginning of the end of terror in Nigeria,” Jonathan told delegates at the World Economic Forum, thanking Britain, China, France and the United States for their offers of help to rescue the hostages.
China, Nigeria sign $13.1billion, about N2 trillion railway deal
The length of the railway line will be 1,385 km in one-way mileage and a design speed of 120 km/h including twenty-two railway stations which is expected to be built along the line.
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Nigerian Police Offer N50 Million Naira Reward For Information on Missing Chibok Schoolgirls
The Nigerian Police just shared this announcement on their official website :
The Nigeria Police hereby announce a cash reward of Fifty Million Naira (N50, 000, 000.00) to anyone who volunteers credible information that will lead to the location and rescue of the female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. The Force urges all patriotic citizens with such useful information to contact the following numbers:
09-2914649
08081777309
08055547536
08032125050
08034617591
08035969731
While calling on the general public to be part of the solution to the present security challenge, the Police High Command also reassures all citizens that any information given would be treated anonymously and with utmost confidentiality.
CSP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
MOBILE VIDEO DOWNLOAD: Patience Jonathan Breaks Down & Cries Over Chibok Girls
The First Lady of Nigeria, Dame Patience Jonathan during a meeting with the principal of the Chibok Girls school, broke down and cried.
Update On Nyanya School Bus Attack this Morning; Police Arrests Suspects
The School bus, Toyota Hiace with registration number XG 246 GWA, was recovered along Lafia Road in Nasarwa State.
A statement by the FPRO, Frank Mba on Tuesday said:
“The Operatives also arrested two of the suspects in connection with the robbery
incident, namely: Victor Essien; male, aged 40yrs and Ubong Bassey; male, aged 49yrs.
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, CFR, NPM, mni, psc, while commending his men for a job well done, has reassured Nigerians of the enhanced state of security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs, adding that the Nigeria Police are committed to the task of providing the citizens and participants at the World Economic Forum (WEF) world-class security services now and beyond.
He enjoined citizens to remain vigilant and continue to support Security Forces in the task of securing the nation.”
PHOTOS: Aliko Dangote And His Daughter Pictured Together with Omotala at Time’s 100
Aliko Dangote and his daughter Halima were both spotted at Time Magazine magazine’s, 100 most influential people in the world Gala where, he was honoured.
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PHOTOS: Otunba Subomi Balogun (FCMB Founder) Celebrates his 80th Birthday
The founder of FCMB (Bank),Ijebu born,Otunba Subomi Balogun,a product of the prestigious Igbobi College Yaba, Lagos threw a big party yesterday to celebrate his 80th birthday.
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PHOTOS: Top 10 Hottest Couples at the 2014 Met Gala
Every year, the Met Gala is THE event to show off celebs' amazing style and hot dates. This year didn't disappoint. Check out all of the fashion and fabulous power couples from the 2014 red carpet, right this way.
1. Jay-Z and Beyonce attend the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014 in New York City.
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VIDEO: Kate Henshaw Dances, Discusses Love & Work with Toolz On "The Juice"
Award winning actress and Nigeria Got Talent Judge, Kate Henshaw was on The Juice couch chatting with Toolz. In a chatty interview with lots of laughter and giggles, Kate talks about her love life, her daughter, work and more. She also displayed some mean skelewu dance steps! She'll certainly be a fun lady to meet :)
VIDEO: Boko Haram Leader Says He Took The Girls & He Is Willing To Sell Them
The video lasts 56 minutes and 58 seconds, and shows Iman Shekau speaking from a script, surrounded by heavily armed fighters, backed by an armored personnel carrier, and two other armed vehicles. In the video, Iman Shekau said:
"I am the one that took your girls. Are you the one that created the girls? I will sell them in the market. I have my own market of selling human beings. It is Allah, the owner that instructed me to sell. I will sell the girls." And he added, "It is Allah that instructed us, until we soak the ground of Nigeria with Christian blood and so called Muslims contradicting Islam.
US Plans Three Strategies To Attack Boko Haram
A UK newspaper, Telegraph said this following the video showing Shekau, the sect leader threatening to sell the abducted schoolgirls.
The newspaper which said the West may use drones to tackle the dreaded sect, quoted a US official with direct access to intelligence reports saying that Nigeria and US are sharing intelligence.
Meanwhile, the Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram seems to have acquired more sophisticated armoury for their deadly operations.
5 Solutions To Boko Haram Insurgency – Tinubu
He said the dreaded sect is the greatest security challenge to Nigerian since the civil war 40 years ago.
Tinubu said so far, government policy on tackling the problem has been unimaginative and mainly a one dimensional military approach.
BREAKING: Gunmen hijack school bus in Nyanya
According to the sketchy report, the bus, which belongs to a private school, Divine Kiddies Academy was said to have dropped off students of the school having routinely picked them from their various homes when some armed men invaded the school premises and made away with it.
It was gathered that the students had already disembarked from the bus before the incident.
Details later…
PHOTOS: Lynxxx, Praiz, Toke Makinwa, Sasha P & Others Party In White for Hennessy Beach Party
The Easter holidays could not have gotten any better!
Praiz, Lynxxx, Sasha P, DJ Caise among many other celebrities came out looking dapper for the debut edition of the Hennessy Privilege All White Beach Party.
The event which held on Easter Sunday, April 20th at the famous Ilashe Beach had some of the hottest names in the Nigerian entertainment industry come out fully clad in white to celebrate the Easter holidays with Nigeria’s number one premium cognac, Hennessy.
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Devil in the Detail screens in Nigeria
Sparrow Productions Limited presents ‘Devil In the Detail’ a hot & spicy Ghanaian drama that centers around a suspicious affair which threatens to ruin an almost perfect marriage. It’s about sex, lies and betrayal, and risking everything in one of the craziest love triangles ever!
Monday, 5 May 2014
ARTICLE: The President I Want By Chimamanda Adichie
Chimamanda Adichie is the award winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun, Purple Hibiscus, The Thing Around Your Neck and Americanah writes about the type of presidents she wants for Nigeria
Some of my relatives lived for decades in the North, in Kano and Bornu. They spoke fluent Hausa. (One relative taught me, at the age of eight, to count in Hausa.) They made planned visits to Anambra only a few times a year, at Christmas and to attend weddings and funerals. But sometimes, in the wake of violence, they made unplanned visits. I remember the word ‘Maitatsine’ – to my young ears, it had a striking lyricism – and I remember the influx of relatives who had packed a few bags and fled the killings. What struck me about those hasty returns to the East was that my relatives always went back to the North. Until two years ago when my uncle packed up his life of thirty years in Maiduguri and moved to Awka. He was not going back. This time, he felt, was different.
VIDEO: Nigeria’s First Lady Breaks Down And Cries Over Chibok Girls
What I understood by the 2:38mins video clip was that, the Borno principal attended the meeting with the first lady in Abuja ALONE. He was meant to come along with at least two teachers who were there on the day they were abducted by terrorists…the teachers who were supposedly invigilating the exams the girls were said to be writing.
"Beverly Osu & I Live Together "- Bimp Reveals
Bimp has been so close to Beverly Osu in recent times and they now live together .He says he relocated to Nigeria to expand his "Interior design business"and get into movies ..Here is what he told Punch
"I am still discovering Nigeria. It is not easy for a foreigner to just come into the business. But I am lucky because I had the exposure of Big Brother Africa. I was committed to someone.I found out that she was cheating on me. I did not cheat on her or engage in any other relationship. The reason was not because of her, I also did it to respect myself. I always said that if I found out she was cheating; there was no way I would be with her because I would be unable to trust her.It would have been two years in March. I was in Nigeria when I found out. I had plans to bring her to Nigeria."
Are you thinking of dating a Nigerian now that you are in Nigeria?
Boko Haram Turns Abducted Schoolgirls To Sex Slaves
Boko Haram insurgents have turned the abducted Chibok schoolgirls into sex slaves, raping them 15 times a day, one of the victims that escaped has said. In an interview published in the UK newspaper, Mirror on Saturday, the girl said she was prized as a terror leader’s wife because she had been a virgin. She said young female captives were forced to convert to Islam and had their throats cut if they refused.
You can read the Full UK Mirror report Here
Charly Boy’s Father, Justice Oputa Dies At 96
The death has been announced of Charly Boy’s father – Hon. Justice Chukwudifu Oputa. A retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Oputa died in Abuja.
And according to the statement released by his son, CharlyBoy, Justice Oputa was aged 96.
The statement reads
The Family of Justice Chukwudifu Oputa wishes to announce the passing to glory of the eminent jurist and a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria at the age of 96 years. He passed on peacefully on Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2014, after recovering from a brief illness. Funeral announcements will soon be released by the family.”
President Jonathan Issues A Presidential Directive To Borno Governor To #BringBackOurGirls Alive Without Further Delay.
The meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on the schoolgirls abducted in Chibok ended in the early hours of Sunday with a presidential directive that all the missing schoolgirls must be recovered alive.
Shettima attended the meeting at the Presidential Villa alongside his deputy, his Chief of Staff, the state Commissioner for Education, Mr. Musa Kubo, the chairman of the local government, the State Commissioner of Police, the Divisional Police Officer and the Principal of the school, Asabe Kwabura among others.
#BringBackOurGirls: Christian Association of Nigeria releases names of 180 Chibok Schoolgirls
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has released the names of 180 girls.
According to CAN, these are the schoolgirls who were kidnapped from their WAEC Exam Centre/School in Government Girls College, Chibok in Borno State in April 2014.
Based on the statement from CAN, there are insinuations that the school was targeted due to the high number of Christian students.
With rising international and social media pressure, organizations around Nigeria are working on strategies to ensure the abducted girls are rescued.
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Nollywood actor Imeh Bishop Umeh (Okon Lagos) and Wife Welcome Baby Girl
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Saturday, 3 May 2014
PHOTOS: Davido & Mafikizolo Launch Tchelete Video; Kcee, Sound Sultan and others attend
Davido and Mafikizolo yesterday released the visuals to their hit-bound collaboration Tchelete. Mafikizolo was in Nigeria for the launch and other MTN stars turned up for the event as well. The launch took place at Dollhouse Lagos and featured performances from Davido and Mafikizolo, Kcee, Chidninma, Sound Sultan and others.
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#BringBackOurGirls; Actress Genevieve Nnaji Speaks
I cant really remember hoe the Boko Haram evil actions started. This is nit the kind of Country I want to live in, i'm living in fears so as everyone. Urgent intevention is needed for our country. For few days now #BringBackOurGirls and others have been dominating Twitter.With 234 girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram Sect, many Nigerians home and abroad have been venting out their anger on this issue.Celebrities especially Nollywood Stars are not left out of the protest as some of them have taken to Twitter to express their anger.Nollywood Star actress,Genevieve Nnaji via facebook, recently added her voice to the heated issue.
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It’s good to be back – Potrix Naija Returns
As regular readers will notice, the posts suddenly ended in November, with no word of what had happened. I’m delighted to say I’ve had a number of really nice emails and phone calls, from long-term fans of the site who are keen for it to continue, despite enjoying my work on Twitter and elsewhere. So, that’s about it. Welcome back, and sorry for not keeping you updated. Stay locked for a few features in the next few days – there’s lots to get through.
World Economic Forum: President Jonathan shuts public offices, Schools in Abuja
A terse statement issued on Friday night in Abuja by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, said the measure was to ensure 'free flow of traffic' and the successful hosting of the World Economic Forum.
British Airways plane forced to make an emergency landing after a Nigerian woman gave birth at 36,000ft
An example of a flatbed in a BA flight's Club Class section, where Mrs Ozeh gave birth
A plane flying from Nigeria to London had to make an emergency landing on a Spanish island when a woman gave birth in business class. Ujunwa Eneh Ozeh, who turned 31 today, went into labour at 36,000 feet while flying from her home town of Abuja, Nigeria's capital, to London Heathrow, despite only being 26 weeks pregnant. The pilot of the British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Palme de Mallorce, in the Balearic Islands, where the mother and baby, who has been called Michael, were rushed to the island's Son Espases hospital.
PHOTOS: Check Out Rihanna's Hairstyle at the iHeartRadio Awards
Singer Rihanna accepts the Artist of the Year award onstage during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on May 1, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. iHeartRadio Music Awards are being broadcast live on NBC.
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NEW SONG: Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good
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"Love Never Felt So Good,". The song, originally recorded and produced with Paul Anka in 1983, has seen an update courtesy of Timbaland, who looped his buddy Justin Timberlake in for some guest vocals. It's kind of amazing.
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