Ichie Ramsey Noah! :-)
Too cute...
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The eagerly anticipated movie featuring Omosexy and Genevieve will hit cinemas July 30th in Nigeria.
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"It was a divine call to duty to salvage our beloved country from the in-ept, corrupt and purposeless leadership of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Without any doubt, I remain fully persuaded that only the emergence of a credible, visionary and progressive government can usher in a new Nigeria of our dream. And I am confident that I represent this ideal and with my fresh agenda, we can create a new nation which will take its rightful place in the comity of nations.” - Rev. CHRIS OKOTIE, Pastor of Household of God, said this morning as he officially declared his intention to vie for the presidency of Nigeria under the platform of the Fresh Democratic Party (FDP).
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The search for the next Elite Model from Nigeria is on, and things are getting really exciting. The casting session for this year’s competition will be taking place at the Rehab Pool Lounge & Bar from July 9 to July 10 2010. On each of those days, the panel of judges will meet and evaluate the hundreds of hopeful models. According to the PR representative of Elite Model Look Nigeria/Beth Models – Morsi PR, there are exciting incentives for girls to participate in the model search. A Blackberry Smartphone will be given out to one lucky participant and five lucky girls would stand a chance of being the face of Hair Limited. Two girls will receive a set of Sacred Lashes each and will both be featured on the international brand’s website.In addition, several Nigerian designers and stylists on the lookout for new talent will be attending the casting. Beth Modeling Agency has the sole rights to hold the annual Elite Model Look competition in Nigeria. This competition has produced two international models namely – Tracy Onyekachukwu (Elite Model Look Nigeria 2008) and Annette Begg (Elite Model Look 2009).

Registration forms for the Elite Model Look 2010 competition are available at the Beth Modeling Agency office in Lagos or any EcoBank branch nationwide.

The Judges at the 2010 Elite Model Look Nigeria screening session are as follows :

Paola Baratto | Director of Scouting – Elite Milan
Ezinne Chinkata | Fashion and Style Consultant
Dimeji Alara | Fashion Director
Lola Maja | International Makeup Artist & Brand Owner of Sacred Lashes
Andrew Ogbechi | Director of Scouting for Beth Model Management Nigeria & Choreographer

Date: Friday, July 9, 2010 from 8AM to 3PM | Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 8AM to 3PM

Venue: Rehab Pool Lounge & Bar – 288B Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
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A recent study determined that 'drink EIGHT glasses of water a day' is more urban myth than science-backed.

“No one knows where it originated, but it isn’t true. The average person does not need to consume this or any set amount of water. In fact most of suck down more than enough liquid via coffee, sodas as well as food sources like fruit and grains. “Eight glasses of water on top of this is overkill. The best water advice is to grab a drink whenever you feel thirsty. Thirst is a sign that your body needs fluid, not that you are already dehydrated.” explains Steven G. Aldana, PHD, professor of health and human performance at Brigham University in Utah

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Forbes' Celebrity Power ranking is a measurement of entertainment-related earnings over the past 12 months as well as visibility in print, TV, radio and online.
1. Oprah Winfrey - $315million
2. Beyonce Knowles - $87million
3. James Cameron - $210million
4. Lady Gaga - $62million
5. Tiger Woods - $105million
6. Britney Spears - $ 64million
7. U2 - $130million
8. Sandra Bullock - $56million

9. Johnny Depp - $75million
10. Madonna - $58million

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11. Simon Cowell - $80 million
36. David Beckham - $44 million
50. Robert Pattinson - $17 million
66. Kristen Stewart -  $12 million

To see the full list, click here
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This pic was taken of the supermodel while on a fashion shoot for designer Dennis Basso in New York yesterday. The 40-year-old's vanishing hairline was put on show as she held her hair back as a stylist adjusted her clothing

 















 Is this what happens when you fix weaves all the time? I never let my natural hair breath at all. And is there anyway we can prevent this from happening to our hair?

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Sammie Okposo is married. He married beautiful Ozioma Mkparu in a traditional
marriage that took place in Nnewi, Anambra State on Saturday June
26, 2010. The white wedding is scheduled for this Thursday July 1st, 2010 in
Lagos.
Happy married life.
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Actress Adaora Ukoh.
Big, bold and beautiful...:-)
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The actor has been seriously ill and bedridden for over 8months now.
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Another young Naija act involved in an auto accident. New act, Danny Young, was involved in an accident at about 5pm yesterday on 3rd Mainland Bridge on his way to a video shoot. He's been hospitalized in a Lagos hospital.

Wishing him quick recovery. Please pray for him...
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 "I would be a total fool to have run the affairs of Nigeria for eight years, taken the country from a pariah state to a state that is respected by the world community, and not be interested in what happens after I leave. I wanted somebody from my party to succeed me" ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo
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Have Naija kidnappers moved their trade to Malaysia?

The young man pictured above, Auwal Dankaka Hussain, was kidnapped in Malaysia and has got other Nigerians worried that it will become a trend. Auwal was kidnapped while waiting for a bus. Then the kidnappers asked three of his friends to contribute RM10, 000 (N500, 000) each for his release.  The ransom was then slashed to $1,000 according to the Nigerian High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr. Peter J. E. Anegheh.

This incident happened many weeks back...kinda stale, but worth reporting...
You can read the full story here
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To mark his 47th birthday, Lagos State Gov, Raji Fashola, donated crech to a church in Lagos.

More pictures when you continue

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You can get the book at -

* The HUB Media Store @ The Palms, Lekki, Lagos.
* Silverbird Lifestyle @ Silverbird Galleria, Ahmadu Bello Way, V/I
* Bookworm @ Sweet Sensation building, 233, Adeola Odeku, V/I
* Glendora Bookshop @ Falomo Shopping Complex, Falomo, Ikoyi
* Terra Culture Bookstore @ Tiamiyu Savage, V/I.

Please go get a copy. Thank you!

Meanwhile, I see I haven't blogged since Tuesday, Wednesday? Sorry about that, been a bit tied up. I'm heading a project that doesn't give me time to find out what's going on, no to talk of reporting it..:-).
But I should be done by early August, So I'll catch you all then.
Early August? Lol.*I kid* 
Catch you guys soon.
Kisses
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Munachi Abii, former beauty queen (MBGN 2007), signs to The RMG Company as a solo rap artiste. Over the last couple of years 'Muna' has expressed her intention to throw her tiara into the rap game, with appearances and features on songs by other artistes' like Banky W, Ikechukwu (Killz), Jesse Jagz and Waje. Now she has started recording her yet untitled debut album due out early next year and has just recorded a song called Pop Sugar with another RMG artiste Michael Word (the song is produced by Sarz).

Her rap style is so eclectic and 'free range' that many who only see her as a pretty face will be pleasantly surprised (or shocked). Muna (AKA "Baby Rella") will record her album with producers in Nigeria, the UK/Europe, and in the United States where she hopes to pursue her other entertainment interest as well.

You go girl!!!
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1. MI with radio personality Wendy Williams
2. MI with BET VP
3. MI on ZA Radio
4. MI with Bobby Valentino...they are same height? wow!

Too proud of our MI!
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Members of the Federal House of Representatives today engaged in a free -for-all fight[Violence and assault] on the floor of the house as the Progressives led by Mr. Dino Melaye opposed to the embattled speaker of the house, Dimeji Bankole, tried to introduce a motion for his impeachment. They were suspended until the end of this legislative session and a fight ensued between ‘honourable members’.

What a shame!
Full story and more pictures here

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Katy Perry showed some skin in a side-baring, knotted blue Ashish frock at the 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Canada.
I like. I want.
Too fab!
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 Oscar winning actress, Helen Mirren, who turns 65 next month sat down for an in-depth interview with NY Mag, and posed topless in the photo shoot done by Juergen Teller.

 SMH!
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A little too old to be doing this eh?

Pix thanks to perezhilton.com

"They called me to come and play, I said I was not going because I didn't know what I would be doing at a football event. I wanted to sit at home and watch football and the opening ceremony. I didn't want to participate but they kept insisting. And I said, what song would I be playing? They said bang bang bang. I said that's over 12yrs, but fortunately the song is still very popular in Africa and the world. I did not know I was still popular in South Africa until I got to the stadium.  Words alone cannot describe how I felt; all the emotions. We had about 90, 000 people in the stadium, we had at least a billion people watching all over the world, that's the biggest crowd and audience anybody can play for. To just be on stage for two minutes and it was successful, which connotes the positive side of not just Nigeria, but Africa." Femi Kuti speaks with Encomium mag on his World Cup experience.
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Did you know that the National Assembly members are probably the highest paid lawmakers in the world?

Here's proof.
1. Senate President - David Mark, gets an unbudgeted N250million every four months. This is in addition to his N45, 581 million annual salary.
2. Deputy Sen. Pres. - Ike Ekweremadu, pockets N15million every four months. This is in addition to his N41, 795million annual salary.
3. Other principal officers of the senate like - Majority/minority leaders and their deputies, Chief whip etc collect the sum of N78million every four months.
4. The remaining senators get N45million aside N35, 158 annual salaries.

These facts came to light recently when some Senators who feel short changed by the leadership of the Senate cried out that their quarterly unbudgeted  allowance of N45million should be increased to N95million.
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SMH! These thieves people forget that after all said and done, when we leave this earth, we leave with nothing, absolutely NOTHING! Whatever you can't take with you when you die is not worth dying for. We should think more of the legacy we leave behind. I guess this is what they want us to remember them for.
Sad!
God is such a merciful God.
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The government of President Goodluck Jonathan sent a budget proposal of 10 billion Naira to the Nigerian National Assembly. The money is not for the maintenance of roads or to equip hospitals in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, neither is any significant portion of it to help the underprivileged or the educational sector - it is a budget meant for the celebration of Nigeria ’s 50th Independence anniversary on the 1st of October 2010.
 
1. Anniversary parade including march past, fleet review and aerial display - N950 million.
2. National unity torch tour - N350 million.
* Special visit to special homes, orphanages, prisons and hospitals - N50 million
3. Special session of the National Children Parliament - N20 million
4. Party for 1000 children - N20 million
5. Presidential banquet - N40 million
6. Calisthenics performance - N50 million
7. Cultural, historical and military exhibitions N310 million
8. Food week - N40 million
9. Secretariat equipment, accommodation, logistics and utilities - N320 million
10. Designing and unveiling of the 50th anniversary logo - N30 million
11. Special reports on Nigeria in both local and international media - N1.2 billion
12. Jingles, adverts, billboards, documentary and publicity - N320 million
13. Accommodation and Transportation of guests - N700 million
14. Production of branded souvenirs and gift items for foreign heads of state and erection of a coat of arms on Aso Rock - N450 million
15. Variety gala night and fireworks - N210 million
16. International friendly football match and local competition - N200 million
17. Event managers and producers - N120 million naira.
18. Designing and publication of a compendium on Nigeria - N400 million,
19. Compendium on the legislature - N150 million
20. Compendium on the judiciary - N50 million.
21. Commissioning of the golden jubilee plaza - N10 million naira;
22. Designing, construction and mounting of Tower of Unity in the 36 states of the Federation - N540 million.
23. Debates, essays, conferences, lectures, and a colloquium - N150 million;
24. Musical concerts and carnivals in the 6 geo-political zones - N60 million;
25. Durbar, masquerades and cultural dances - N100 million and
26. Designing and construction of 10 monuments of the founding fathers - N80 million.
27. A memory stone at the Tafawa Balewa Square , Lagos will consume - N40 million,
28. Security and protocol - N500 million
29. Medicals - N25 million
30. Miscellaneous - N105 Million.
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WTF? Why do we all just sit back and watch things like this happen in our country? Isn't there a way we can stop this reckless spending? 10 billion for a 1day event? Party for 1000 children - 20 million? Miscellaneous - N105million? Oh dear, what a country!
Thoughts?
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Freda Edewor Francis aka The Duchess.
She's a business woman who sells luxury/high end items and also a PR consultant...
Too lovely.
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It was Virgin Nigeria, now it's called Air Nigeria, and it's Nigeria’s official flag carrier. It was formally made public last week in Lagos
Will you be flying Air Nigeria?
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Excitement grips the air at the University of Abuja as BLING announces the debut arrival of the BLING CELEBRI-TOUR.

"BLING CELEBRI-TOUR is a nationwide campus outreach designed to help inspire the spirit of enterprise among Nigerian youths by bringing distinguished Nigerians, most of them celebrities, in a face-to-face interaction with their fans and followers in the campuses", said Fi'ammari Zoaka, President, BLING Entertainment and Events.

These celebrities will share life experiences of their rise from zero to hero level with the youths.
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At 23 inches tall, 2 year old Charlotte Garside, is the smallest girl in the world. The British toddler who is smaller than many of her playthings, has a rare form of primordial dwarfism that affects only 100 people in the world, but Charlotte may be the only person in the world with her subtype. The little girl who can't walk unaided because of a problem with her Achilles tendons, is fed through a tube 11 hours a day.


She is currently half the height she should be and doctor's don't know if she will grow taller.
Source: Daily mail UK
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25 year old Dustin Brown is the first Jamaican man to play at Wimbledon in four decades, And he feels neglected in his country because Jamaicans don't generally give a flying **** about tennis. lol

"No funds, no coaching, no help," was his summary of his relationship with Jamaican tennis officials.



















Dustin lost in his Grand Slam debut to French Open semifinalist Jurgen Melzer of Austria.*

Show Dustin some love Jamaica, show him love :-)
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A female condom with jagged “teeth” that grips a man’s penis is the latest device developed to catch rapists in South Africa, CNN reported Sunday.

South African Dr. Sonnet Ehlers is distributing the condom — called Rape-aXe — for free during the World Cup, in a country with one of the worst rape rates in the world.

The condom is inserted by women like a tampon and its jagged teeth-like hooks inside attach to a man’s penis during intercourse. Once it grabs hold, only a doctor can remove it. Ehlers hoped this will help authorities to catch offenders.
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A condom that grips the penis? I'm laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes...lmao. This doctor has yawered o! But I love, love, love, love the idea...my only problem with this is, if a rapist is stuck inside of a woman and can't remove himself, he will probably beat the shit out of the woman before the police arrive. BTW, who will call the police? They're both stuck for goodness sake...Lmao..
Still love the idea sha

 Read more of this craziness here
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“It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it’s on,” Ehlers said.
“If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter… however, it doesn’t break the skin, and there’s no danger of fluid exposure.”
During the World Cup she plans to distribute 30,000 of the free devices. After the trial period they will be sold for $2 each.
“The ideal situation would be for a woman to wear this when she’s going out on some kind of blind date … or to an area she’s not comfortable with,” Ehlers said.
Critics suggest the condom puts women at risk of further violence from men trapped by the device and reminded women of their vulnerability.
Others accuse her of inventing a medieval device.
“Yes, my device may be a medieval, but it’s for a medieval deed that has been around for decades,” Ehlers said. “I believe something’s got to be done… and this will make some men rethink before they assault a woman.***


Source: Foxnews.com
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Grammy award winning singer, Alicia Keys, 29, had her unborn child blessed in a traditional Zulu ceremony in while in SA for the World Cup. The singer, who is about 5 months pregnant joined hands with her producer fiance Swizz Beats for the outdoor blessing. Alicia, Swizz and their unborn child were give Zulu names...
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More good news from Big Brother Africa is that charming Nigerian television and radio star I.K. Osakioduwa, whose easy humor and professional style are well known, will return to the Big Brother stage for a second time. The star, whose credits include Comedy Club and Studio 53, is a familiar face to DStv viewers and a longtime fan of the Big Brother series. 

Great stuff!
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M-Net has confirmed that the latest Big Brother Africa will begin on July 18, and will be screened live 24/7 for 91 days on DStv Channel 198 for DStv Premium and Compact subscribers.

And breaking with tradition, M-Net has announced it won’t be calling for entries for the new show. The company has revealed that having run the series four times previously, they’re now head-hunting contestants from a database of previous entries submitted for the show.*

Sad! I know people who were looking forward to the audition.
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Star actress, Mercy Aigbe, last Friday 18th June 2010, gave birth to a baby boy at an undisclosed  hospital in Ogba, Lagos. Mother and child are said to be doing very well.
Congrats to the new mum.

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