Too sad! Singer Zara Gretti dies after battle with Multiple Sclerosis

 Really sad news. Singer Margaret Mary Oluwatoyin Ejiro Joseph popularly known as Zara Gretti has died. She died this morning in Nigeria after a battle with Multiple Sclerosis. (MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord).

Her last tweet last night was "I love and hate my life". She died a few hours later, this morning. She was only 28 years old. Zara, may your beautiful soul rest in perfect peace. This is so sad!

Sean Tizzle, Kamar shine at Jack and The Beats Rock n Roll party

 The Place by Papas in Lekki took on a whole new vibe on Saturday, March 15th 2014 as hundreds of rock enthusiasts attended the first edition of Jack Daniel’s Jack and the Beats party held there. The party featured premium whiskey from Jack Daniel’s, including Jack Daniel’s Gentleman Jack and Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel. Continue...

Starting at 10pm, the event ran well into the early hours of the next day where friends of Jack Daniel’s were treated to an exclusive opening with rock performances and music mixes by King’s band and DJ Humility. One of the high points of the party was when Sean Tizzle and Kamar’s creativity and talent was brought to the fore as they performed rock versions of their hit singles.

Jack and the Beats played host to Jimmy Jatt, SDC, D’tunes, Eva, Efa, Chris D Razor(Beat FM), UtiUwachukwuand Clay among others...

The next edition of Jack and the beats will hold on Saturday, March 29, at Crescendo Lounge in Ikeja GRA and will featuring rock performances from Eva, Ese Peters and Reminisce with live music support from The King’s Band and DJ Humility.

Jack and the Beats is a continuation of Jack Daniel’s 150-year heritage which includes a long association with music. Jack Daniel’s and music share a long history, with Jack himself having begun one of the oldest recorded music sponsorship in the 1860's – of the Silver Cornet band. Jack’s whiskey would become the unofficial whiskey of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. Rock ‘n’ roll would take over the mantle in the ‘60s and some have said the history of music is dripping with Jack Daniel’s.

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NYSC Mourns as Enugu Corps Member Dies During Orientation Programme

Tragedy struck at the Enugu state NYSC orientation camp, Awgu, on Thursday as Ileaminu Yusuf, a corps member who hails from Osun state was announced dead.
Addressing corpers at the meditation ground yesterday morning, the state coordinator of the scheme, Mr. Hilary Nasamu said Yusuf died as a result of complications arising from a dislocated disc he got after injuring himself on the football pitch.
He said Yusuf was transferred from the camp clinic to an Orthopaedic hospital in Enugu when his condition worsened.
It was soon discovered at the hospital that he had a heart condition when he was being treated, Nasamu said.
He added that he was then immediately rushed to the University of Nigeria teaching hospital, where his laboured heart finally gave up.
A mourning period was also announced at the camp which held  till 6pm last night.  

May his soul rest in peace

Corrupt Judiciary: EFCC Interrogates 10 Judges Of Federal Hight Court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has interrogated 10 judges of an Abuja Federal High Court in connection with allegations of corrupt practices.
The Head of media and publicity of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the ongoing investigation at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday.
But he said it would be premature to release the identities and the number of judicial officers who had been interrogated by the agency.
However, an EFCC operative who spoke to Punch correspondent on the condition of anonymity said more judges had been invited for questioning next week.
The 10 judges were interrogated within the week by operatives of the Investigations and Special Operations Division of the EFCC.
As of the time of reporting, EFCC operatives were expecting a prominent judicial official for reportedly demanding N10m bribe from a retired officer of the Nigerian Customs Service

Solidstar Signed As Super Eagles Ambassador For Brazil 2014

Here is a press statement from his camp;

 

We at Achievas Music are too proud to announce that Solidstar has just signed an ambassador deal with the Nigerian FootballAssociation in-conjunction with the Nigerian Football Supporters Club.

 

The deal will have Solidstar record the official Super Eagles theme song which will be used to unite and inspire the players on and off the pitch and also our country.

 

Dr. Rafiu Oladipo who represented the NFA and who also is the president of the supporters club in a statement said – We needed someone one who was passionate about Nigeria football and who has that gyration in his voice and who the new  and old generation can relate to and it was just Solidstar that came to mind”

 

The “Negotiate” crooner with joy appreciated thefootball association and the supporters club and said he is humbled by Dr. Oladipo’s kind words and he won’t disappoint in the new project.

 

Expect something gyrating, something that will lift the spirit of the whole players, coaching staff, the supporters and the whole country. – Solidstar assured.

Tags: Brazil 2014, Nigerian Super Eagles, Solidstar, Super Eagles Ambassador

National sleeping conference: Pictures of Delegates at national conference

The much-awaited National Conference kicked off on Monday, 17th March with most of the 492 delegates drawn from all the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory of Abuja in attendance.

While Nigeria is coughing out billions of naira to pay these delegates and keep them comfortable in Abuja, it seems some of them are there to have a sleeping competition

Is this not a Total waste of tax payers money, N4 Million a month  for Three months and they still have d mind to sleep… GOD HELP OUR LEADERS!

Nigeria First Daughter About To Wed: Pre-wedding photos of President Jonathan’s Daughter

The first daughter of the President Gooddluck Jonathan, Elizabeth Faith Sakwe will tie the knot with her heartthrob, Godswill Osim Edward 5th of April, 2014 in Bayelsa and on the 12th of April in Abuja.

 Her traditional marriage ceremony, on Saturday, 5th April, 2014, at 1pm. Venue is the Otuoke, Bayelsa State residence of the president. T
his would be followed by the marriage ceremony at the National Ecumenical Centre, Phase 1, Abuja, and reception at the International Conference Centre, Herbert Macaulay Way, Abuja on Saturday, 12th April, 2014.
Faith is an adopted child of the Jonathan’s and she is the first child. She read law at University of Calabar and that’s where she met Godswill

Singer Adokiye dazzles in new promo photos

Photos: Lady Gaga steps out in three bizarre outfits

 Lady Gaga stepped out not in one, but 3 outrageous outfits on Friday in New York. She first stepped out in the blue outfit with a lampshade headpiece, then the outfit with the judges-style wig and later at night in a revealing body suit. I thought she was over this phase?

NYPD shuts down Davido's NY concert because it was over-packed

 

You have to be a really special artist for this to happen to you. The New York Police Department last night March 28th shut down Davido's concert which held at Pulse 48 in Brooklyn because the concert was overbooked, leading to safety concerns. People going to the concert caused shut down of two blocks in Brooklyn, forcing the police to intervene.
The show yesterday was supposed to be Davido's first show as he kicks off US/Canada Tour 2014. He has a show in D.C today and Minnesota tomorrow. Then Dallas, Texas on Friday the 4th of April, then makes a final stop in Toronto, Canada on the 5th of April.

Photo: Ogun community saves day-old baby

After crying helplessly for nearly 24 hours inside a soak away pit, a day old-baby was over the weekend rescued from a pit in Olomore area of Abeokuta North local government of Ogun state.

An eyewitness said that residents of Surulere community in Olomore area of Abeokuta North woke up to a cry of a little baby coming from a soak away toilet behind a church in the area.

 

Residents said they'd heard the baby crying in the early hours of Saturday morning but could not link the cries to a particular direction. However, later in the day, around 6pm, the baby’s crying became more pronounced and they traced it to a soak-away pit. There, they found the baby, a boy, who was alive with his placenta uncut.

 

The pit slab cover had collapsed some years ago and had not been replaced. The damaged slab concrete saved the baby from going deep into the soak-away pit. (Source - Telegraphng.com)

And some people don't believe in God!

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Indian actor and Nigerian businessman arrested for drug trafficking

A top Bollywood actor, Nanduri Uday Kiran (29) and Nigerian national Rotimi Olusola Kehinde were today arrested by the East Zone Task Force Policemen in India for allegedly transacting a drug deal in Jubilee Hill in India.

According to India Police , Rotimi came to India on a business visa and developed local contacts in trafficking of narcotics drugs in Bangalore and Hyderabad after procuring drugs from one Hakeem, a Sudanese national residing in Delhi. They were arrested when both men were seen negotiating for the drug which cost  Rs 1,500 per gram and sold for Rs 3,000 per gram, depending on the clients needs.

15grams of hard drugs were found on both men when the were arrested. Uday Kiran acted in films like 'Parare', 'Rakshakulu', 'Yuvarajyam' and 'Facebook'.

Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball 2014 Ends in Grand Style

The 3rd Victor Ochei International Wheelchair Basketball Tournament held between the 19th – 22nd February 2014 at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos and drew participations from 27 States of the Federation as well as National Teams of Ghana, Liberia and Benin. Continue..



Words could not fully express enough gratitude to the former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Ochei, her Grand Patron who has been the force behind the rejuvenation of Wheelchair Basketball in Nigeria. 

The Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation through her President, Hon Olopade described him (Oche) as God-Sent to the revival of Wheelchair Basketball in Nigeria as his individual efforts and support has witnessed the birth of a privately sponsored International Basketball that the entire nation just witnessed, which the Federation thought wisely to name after this noble Nigeria with the love of the physically challenged at heart. 

 

Mr. Olopade said that Hon. Victor Ochei never thought about it twice before accepting to take up the position of her Grand Patron and Major Supporter and Number 1 fan of the Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball and further backed it up with actions that gave birth to the First-of-its-kind Annual Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in Nigeria which he Single-handedly sponsored.

 

Oyo State wheelchair basketball team emerged the champion of the 3rd Victor Ochei International Wheelchair Basketball Championship. The Oluyole Boys defeated Edo State team in the final 51-12 points while Delta State defeated Lagos State 21-14 points to place third. For their effort, Oyo State got the sum of N1.5million while Edo smiled home with N1million. Third-placed Delta collected N500, 000. Delta State female team won the female event having defeated Lagos in the final, while Edo State defeated Imo to place third.

 

The Most Valuable Player awards in both male and female categories went to a couple Musbau and Foluke Shittu. While Musbau represented Delta State, his wife Foluke played for the Oyo female team.

 

The female MVP went home with N100, 000 and $500, while the male MVP got N250, 000 and $1,000, courtesy of the Speaker of the former Delta State House of Assembly and sponsor of the championship, Honourable Victor Ochei.

Excerpts of the 3rd Victor Ochei International Wheelchair Basketball Tournament can be viewed on the Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwbf-ng/

 

The organizers thanked corporate organizations that also supported and co-sponsored the 3rd Victor Ochei International Wheelchair Basketball Tournament like Heritage Bank Plc, Ecobank Plc, Legend Interiors, Davnoutch Ltd & Peculiar Ltd.

Jay Z fires shots at Drake

In his last interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Drake made a comment about Jay Z always using art references in his raps, which he described as corny.

"It's like Hov can't drop bars these days without at least four art references. I would love to collect art at some point, but I think the whole Rap/art world thing is getting kind of corny." Drake was quoted as saying

Well, over the weekend Jay Z fired back. On Saturday night rap enigma, Jay Electronica dropped a 'We Made It' freestyle ft. Jay Z where the rapper addressed Drake's smart mouth.

"Sorry Mrs. Drizzy for so much art talk/Silly me, rappin' 'bout s**t that I really bought/ While these rappers rap about guns that they ain't shot/ And a bunch of other silly s**t that they ain't got."! Jay Z raps on the track, Ouch!

Inside shots of Kim and Kanye's Vogue cover shoot revealed

In one adorable inside shot of Kim and Kanye's Vogue cover shoot, a shirtless Kanye West is seen cradling his naked daughter, while Kim places her hand over the little girl's bum bum. Other photos aren't as adorable but still cute. Check on them after the cut...