The Dark Side Of Dubai

The wide, smiling face of Sheikh Mohammed – the absolute ruler of Dubai – beams down on his creation. His image is displayed on every other building, sandwiched between the more familiar corporate rictuses of Ronald McDonald and Colonel Sanders. This man has sold Dubai to the world as the city of One Thousand and One Arabian Lights, a Shangri-La in the Middle East insulated from the dust-storms blasting across the region. He dominates the Manhattan-manqué skyline, beaming out from row after row of glass pyramids and hotels smelted into the shape of piles of golden coins. And there he stands on the tallest building in the world – a skinny spike, jabbing farther into the sky than any other human construction in history.

Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai’s Victory Speech After Winning APC's Gubernitorial Ticket In Kaduna

Nasir El-Rufai yesterday won APC’s gubernatorial ticket in Kaduna and the former minister’s victory speech will melt your heart. Read it below;

“After months of hectic campaigning, our party, the APC, has made its choice regarding its candidate for the governorship of Kaduna State in the 2015 elections. It is a choice I accept with gratitude and humility.

“I salute all the elected executives at ward, local government and state levels, as well as statutory delegates who voted in our party primaries. I pay heartfelt tribute to the distinguished party men who also aspired for and campaigned to be chosen as the APC governorship candidate.

Ex-PDP National Chairman, Banabas Gemade, Joins APC

Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Banabas Gemade has decided to join the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, to realize his re-election bid in the Senate.
Already Senator Gemade who represents Benue North East Senatorial District has tendered a letter of withdrawal from the PDP’s senatorial primaries expected to hold tomorrow as a result of the alleged hijack of the process by the State Governor, Gabriel Suswan.

A close ally of the erstwhile National Chairman of the PDP who spoke to Saturday Vanguard on the condition of anonymity hinted that Senator Gemade may likely pick the APC form on Monday to contest the senatorial election in the area.

Oritsefemi Smashes His 2014 Range Rover Evogue While Trying to Flee Armed Robbers In Last Night

Last night "Double Whahal" crooner Oritsefemi was on his way to meet with Reps from the ongoging Big Brother Africa Hotshots as he was billed to perform at the finale, when their car was given a hot chase by armed robbers around Surulere, near the Abalti Army barracks.
In the process the 2014 Range Rover Evogue he got as a gift last week was snashed ,as seen in the picture above

USHER CHARGES IPHONE IN WOMAN'S VAGINA

If only Steve Jobs could have seen this ..

Here's Usher charging his iPhone at Art Basel in Miami ... using a battery pack jammed inside of a woman's vagina. 

Usher paid $20 in exchange for 10 minutes of juice Wednesday night. A crowd of distinguished art enthusiasts stood by and watched the entire thing. 

Proud Mum: Ireti Osayemi's Cute Kids

Aftermath Of Messy Divorce Saga: Chris Oyakhilome And Daughter Perform On Stage

Parties affected by the divorce saga that hit the Christ Embassy Church months ago have since moved on.
A few days ago, Pastor Chris Oyakhliome performed on stage with his first daughter, Sharon, at the Christ Embassy 2014 International Pastors’ and Partners’ Conference.

Watch This Video And Find Out Just How Femi Kuti Found Out Two Of His Children Are Not His...

1)Girlfriend cheats on you in your house.
2)You are unaware that EVERYBODY knows your child is not your child.
3)Bloggers try to revamp an eight year old scandal..

What Would You Do In Femi Kuti's shoes? 

US PASTOR PREDICTS ‘AIDS-FREE CHRISTMAS’ IF ALL GAYS ARE KILLED, AS GOD COMMANDS

Pastor Steven Anderson (Facebook.com)

A Baptist pastor in Tempe, Arizona called for the mass extermination of LGBT people on Sunday in a sermon entitled “AIDS: The Judgement of God.”

In the sermon, which was uploaded to YouTube on Monday from Faithful Word Baptist Church, Pastor Steven Anderson said that God has ordered in the scriptures that gays should be killed, and that if humanity wants to have an “AIDS-free world by Christmas,” he said, that’s what should be done.

Watch pregnant charity worker's awesome rant at anti-abortion campaigners leaving them speechless

The man denies he has been filming, but his denials prompt the pregnant woman to launch into a rant which leaves everyone speechless.

Arguing that the demonstrators are intimidating women who visiting the clinic for abortion advice, she says: "You're standing out here making other people feel guilty.

"Like I said, many people have been abused, you don't know what there reasons for.

"That's why I think this is so wrong, on so many levels."

Only In Russia! Male contestant on Russian game show slams woman to the ground and punches her in face on live TV [Photos+Video]

Warning: Disturbing content. A group of contestants are standing around a car when the woman, wearing a red bikini, teases her fellow contestant - and then the man erupts

This is the sickening moment a woman is slammed to the ground - and punched in face while she lies prone - during a live Russian TV gameshow.

A group of contestants are stood around a car in a 'Touch the Truck'-style game, trying to be the last one standing.

The female, who wears a red bikini, taunts and teases her fellow contestants and that's when the man beside her snaps - slamming her to the floor, before punching her in the face.

WATCH VIDEO: AUTHORITIES TAKE DOWN BURKA-WEARING WOMAN WHO KILLED AMERICAN TEACHER & PLANTED A BOMB IN FRONT OF A MAN'S HOME

Authorities have arrested an Emirati woman who stabbed an American teacher to death in an Abu Dhabi mall and planted a homemade bomb in front of an Egyptian-American doctor’s home.

The minister of the interior for the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed al Nahyan, said in a press conference on Thursday that the attacker was an Emirati woman in her late 30s.

State Will Require Students To Pass Citizenship Test In Order To Graduate

High school students in North Dakota may soon have to pass an exam, similar to the one given to those applying for U.S. citizenship, in order to graduate. 

The Associated Press reports the state’s first lady, Betsy Dalrymple, joined a group of educators and lawmakers at a Monday news conference to unveil proposed legislation that would require students to pass a 100-question civics exam in order to receive a diploma. 

256 Year Old Man Reveals The Secrets To His Longevity!

By Steven Bancarz| 

What is the longest a person has ever lived for?  Meet Li Ching Yuen, a man who lived an astonishing 256 years!  And no, this is not a myth or a fictional tale.

According to a 1930 New York Times article, Wu Chung-chieh, a professor of the Chengdu University, discovered Imperial Chinese government records from 1827 congratulating Li Ching-Yuen on his 150th birthday,  and further documents later congratulating him on his 200th birthday in 1877.   In 1928, a New York Times correspondent wrote that many of the old men in Li’s neighborhood asserted that their grandfathers knew him when they were boys, and that he at that time was a grown man.

Chicken Factory Farmer Reaches Breaking Point. Decides To Expose The Industry!

After 22 years of raising chickens for Perdue, one brave factory farmer Craig Watts was at his breaking point and did something no one has done before. He invited Compassion in World Farming, as farm animal welfare advocates, to his farm to film and tell his story. Ask your supermarket for Better Chicken at http://better-chicken.org.

IMPEACHMENT THREAT: PRESIDENCY BECOMES JITTERY, BEGS SENATE

Apparently jittery about the impeachment threat looming in the Senate, the Presidency has enjoined members of the Upper Chamber to give priority attention to issues of national importance rather than spending valuable time planning to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the President, Dr. Doyin Okupe, in a statement on Wednesday, opined that important issues like terrorism and dwindling oil revenues should be the priority of the lawmakers at this trying period.
Okupe contended that the issues between the Senate and the Presidency are normal in Executive/Legislature relationships that could be resolved without resorting to impeachments.

President Jonathan Sends PDP Governors To Beg Obasanjo

More than seven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors this morning arrived the Abeokuta, Ogun State, hilltop residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to persuade him to work for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s presidential election.

Two of the governors, Liyel Imoke of Cross River State and Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, arrived Obasanjo’s residence at 12.55 p.m. and swiftly moved into the house w...ithout any banters with journalists who were there.

Meet General Muhammadu Buhari’s Lovely Family!

Nigerian politician and a retired Major General in the Nigerian Army who was the military ruler of Nigeria from December 31, 1983 to August 27, 1985  has shared pictures of his beautiful family! See more photos of the General and his family.

CCTV Footage Captures Jilted Lover Stalking His Ex And Her Boyfriend Before Slitting Their Throats

Bharat Soma (inset) attacked Darshana Narotam, 17, and Prashant Govinde, 22, in an apparent revenge attack because Ms Narotam refused to marry him. The pair had fled their homes in Wembley nine days earlier so the teenager did not have to go through with the arranged marriage. 

Only In Nigeria! Billionaire Buries Mother In Hummer Jeep Instead Of Casket (Photos)

Too money or do we say so much love? A Nigerian billionaire based in Enugu allegdly  buried his mother using a Hummer Jeep.
The money bag used a brand new hummer jeep instead of the traditional casket to bury his mother.
He also splashed the hummer jeep with over 10,000 dollars.
Do I hear you say Vanity? Does he think she will drive it on the other side? or Was the money for her to buy fuel? Signs of end time!

Finally Akinwunmi Ambode Has Been Declared Winner Of The APC Governorship Primary Election Today

Akinwumi Ambode has won the Lagos State All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial ticket. Ambode won the keenly contested election at Onikan stadium Lagos venue of the election.

The 51-year-old accountant and public finance management expert, defeated other candidates like Commissioner for Works, Femi Hamzat, the Senate Minority Whip, Ganiyu Solomon, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and former Commissioner for Health, Leke Pitan.

Prominent names among the other aspirants who lost out, include Tayo Ayinde, former Attorney-General, Olasupo Shasore, former Commissioner for Special Duties, Tola Kasali and Adetokunbo Wahab.

Three KAI Officials in Jail For Rape & Extortion In Lagos

For allegedly raping a 24-year-old lady and extorting money from other offenders, three operatives of the Lagos State Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, outfit, have been sent to jail.

The KAI officials who were arrested in Ojota area of the state last month, have been standing trial for allegedly raping the lady which they arrested after she crossed the Ikorodu expressway and was made to sleep with them in a nearby hotel in the area in exchange for her freedom.

MAHEEDA SHARES FULL FRONTAL NUDE PICTURES - (Graphic Image18+ Viewers discretion advised)

Controversial and attention seeking singer, Maheeda went completely naked in her latest photos posted on Instagram today.
Despite criticism she has received for posting her naked photos on social media and Instagram banning her from using their medium, the self-confessed one-time prostitute and ‘born again gospel singer’, and The married mother of one is not ready to rein on her wild ways as she still find time to indulge in her passion, which is to inundate us with more of her nudity.
More photos below after the cut:

Nigerian Bishop Confirms Buying N80 Naira Million Hummer Limousine While Church Members Suffer In Penury

Bishop Tom Samson is in the news again. The popular clergy and Shepherd in Charge of Christ Royal Church has just acquired a brand new customised stretch limousine.

Insiders revealed to ENCOMIUM Weekly that the flamboyant man of God, who has a wide collection of expensive cars in his garage made the purchase of the wonder-on-wheels from one of the best manufacturers of limousines in the world, Top Limousine. And it was built to his specification.

Live Updates Of Lagos APC Gubernitorial Primaries - Battle For Gov. Babatunde Fashola's Successor Begins!

The battle For Gov. Babatunde Fashola's Successor Begins today at Onikan Stadium as the All Progressives Congress conducts its gubernatorial primaries today.  Prominent among those  contesting for the Lagos governoship seat are:

Akinwunmi Ambode
Olasupo Shasore
Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat
Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon
Tayo Ayinde
Tokunbo Philips Wahab
Leke Pitan
Lanre Ope
Adeyemi Ikuforiji
Tola Kasali

Cyclists Who Hate Hills, Meet Norway's Bike Escalator

Cycling is wonderful way to get to and from work. So healthy. So environmentally friendly. So cost-effective. But if your route home involves a giant hill, it's way too easy to say, "Screw this. I'm taking the bus."

The residents of Brubakken Hill, in the Norwegian city of Trondheim, do not have this problem. In 1993, they were blessed with Trampe: a bicycle escalator that pushes riders up the hill without requiring them to dismount.

Dayo Adeneye (D1) Loses APC Primary Election For Ogun State House Of Assembly

Prime Time Africa co-founder, Dayo ‘D1′ Adeneye,has lost the APC Primary election which held in the odogbolu constituency of Ogun State.

Dayo couldn’t pick the Odogbolu House of Assembly ticket as his opponent and Ogun state Governor Ibikunle Amosu’s former Special Adviser on Education won the primaries ahead of him.

Graphic 18+ Video: Doctor Caught R@ping Patients Before Performing Illegal Abortion. [Viewers discretion strongly advised]

This weird gruesome video you are about to watch shows the Ghanaian Quack ‘Dr.’ Joshua Drah, the medical assistant who had been illegally operating an illegal abortion clinic called Universal Mission Clinic where he conducts series of abortions while sleeping with some of his clients.

Married Woman Caught On Secrete Camera Cheating With Another Man

Watch Video HERE

Senate will start Jonathan’s impeachment process in two weeks – Jajere

Not less than 63 Senators have signed an impeachment notice prepared against President Goodluck Jonathan, Alkali Jajere, a senator from Yobe state has said.

Mr. Jajere, a member of All Progressives Congress, APC, told journalists Tuesday that the move to remove the president is gathering support in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Tigers Feeding At The Harbin Tiger Park, China

In this video you can see amazing Tigers Feeding At The Harbin Tiger Park, China . amazing video clip. i hope you not like this video clip beacuse this is not good . kindly shear it . thanks for watching this video clip.

"Why marriages are no longer working in Nigeria I've seen couple break-up at their Wedding reception. Seun Kuti

In a recent interview with Encomium magazine, Afrobeat singer, songwriter and saxophonist  and the son of late Afro beat legend, Seun Kuti, who has said many times that he doesn't believe in marriage, said one of the reasons marriages no longer last in Nigeria is because women are no longer submissive.

King Richard’s DNA Shakes Queen’s Claim To The Throne - Someone In The Royal Line Was Illegitimate.

She is unlikely to be appearing on Jeremy Kyle any time soon but DNA testing on the body of Richard III may have shaken the Queen’s claim to the throne.

Scientists have compared genes from the dead king with some of his living descendants and discovered that someone in the royal line was illegitimate.

‘We are not in any way indicating that Her Majesty should not be on the throne,’ said team leader Professor Kevin Schurer.

GOV. ABIOLA AJIMOBI'S DAUGHTER, ABISOLA STUNS IN STYLISH FLOOR- LENGTH GOWN AT BRITISH FASHION AWARDS

Oyo State Governor’s daughter, Abisola Kola Daisi, nee Abiola-Ajimobi, was at ‘The 2014 British Fashion Awards’ held yesterday in London.

Abiola, walked the red carpet at London’s Coliseum looking effortlessly beautiful in a floor-length gown.

UNITED STATES HAS ANNOUNCED THE CANCELLATION OF THE TRAINING OF NIGERIAN SOLDIERS

The United States has announced the cancellation of the training of a battalion of the Nigeria Army, at the request of the Federal Government.

It said that the first two phases of the training were conducted between April and August, 2014, noting that it had provided untrained civilian personnel with basic soldiering skills.

NAME CHANGE! K1 ADDRESSES ACTRESS FATHIA BALOGUN AS WILLIAMS

Although Top Nollywood actress, Faithia Williams claims she hasn’t dropped her ex-husband’s name Balogun, the name on her Instagram handle shows a reversal to her family name, Williams, a move she made in the last quarter of 2013.

Desmond Elliot Wins APC Primary Ticket To Contest for Lagos House of Assembly While Kenny Saint Brown Lost

Top Nollyood Actor, Desmond Elliot has won APC primary ticket for Lagos house of Assembly. He defeated other candidates with a wide margin.

In another development, Kenny Saint Brown lost Ikeja constituency primary for lagos house of assembly to APC spokesman, Lai Muhammed’s son.

Congrats Olusola ti wa!

‘Why I built a storey building for my 14 year-old son’ – Femi Kuti

Afrobeat king, Femi Kuti is really sparing no cost to make sure his son, Made enjoys life to the fullest.  The award winning saxophonist recently put together a wondrous abode for his son who is the only child his estranged wife, Funke .  The house built inside their Alagbole, Akute (Ogun) residence is already

The building

being equipped with the good things of life. The Kutis, however, chose the day (Monday, May 24), for its commissioning which was done amidst pomp and pageantry. Yeni declared the edifice open in the presence of everyone.

The 48 year-old divulged why he built a house for his beloved son, Made.  “For Made, I can do anything for him.  He is my first child and you know as an African man you need to start equipping your child, especially a male child on how to be independent.”

Made Kuti needn’t lose sleep over what and what will be needed to equip his new property as his father, Femi had already settled that.  The house, a storey building, boasts of four bedrooms, a large size sitting room at the base of the building.  The upper chamber is where a well-equipped kitchen is located. Near the kitchen is a mini music pavilion with a piano.  The floor of the house is paved with expensive tiles, while the staircase which connects the lower and the upper chamber of the house is made of polished wood works. Though the cost of putting such together was not disclosed, real estate experts revealed it is a property worth millions of naira.

THIS STORY WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN ENCOMIUM WEEKLY ON TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2010

WATCH VIDEO: TRUTH NEVER DIES! "My tenure will end in 2015, I will not contest after" President Goodluck jonathan

The Paradigm has flashed-back into time to bring you this news by Vanguard, where President Goodluck Jonathan vowed not to contest the 2015 elections, as he has not intention of staying in office beyond his first term.

He made the statement while on an office visit to Turkey. He said among other things that “if I’m voted into power within the next four years, the issue of power will become a thing of the past.”

APC Primaries IsToday, Which Of Our Entertainers Will Scale ?

Today, Nigerian entertainers Desmond Elliot, Dayo D1 Adeneye, Tony Tetuila and Kenny St Best who are all running under APC in Lagos, Ogun, Kwara and Lagos states respectively will know whether they will become the party’s flag bearers in the 2015 election as today is the APC primaries. Will bring an update when the primaries are over!

2014 British Fashion Awards - Rihanna, Cara Delevingne and Kate Moss lead the party pack

It was a night that drew in a host of A-list stars from the world of fashion, film and music.

So it is no surprise that the likes of Rihanna, Harry Styles and Kate Moss made sure they had the night of their lives after attending the British Fashion Awards at London’s Coliseum on Monday evening.

The who's who of the fashion industry were all on hand to celebrate the achievements of the British fashion industry at the prestigious event which saw Victoria Beckham, Cara Delevingne and Emma Watson walk away with gongs in hand. 

2Face Idibia’s Rumors now a strip club! -Naked dancers thrill every Thursday

2FACE Idibia’s Rumors Niteclub on First Avenue, Festac Town, Lagos, has introduced strip tease as part of its weekly offerings.

"I always tell producers I don't want to die, run made or go naked in movies" - Shola Sobowale

Veteran Nollywood actress, Shola Sobowale, has revealed why there is hardly any movie where she died, ran mad or went naked. According to her, she can only accept scripts that she's comfortable with. She also talked about how she has "lovely legs without patches" but can't be caught dead wearing skimpy outfits. And yes! You'll recall that infamous rumour about how she was imprisoned for drug trafficking and how she was eventually decapitated? Well, recently she addressed that rumour and she's still insisting she never peddled drugs.

Video: 3 Year Old Girl Raped By Her Uncles For Hours

Yet Another Woman Stripped of Her Clothes in Kenya After March Against Miniskirt Attacks

Kenyan police have arrested dozens of men suspected of stripping naked a woman in public on the grounds she was indecently dressed, just after a protest against similar attacks occurred in that country. After watching, kindly click on the ifollow button in order to receive notifications when we your favourite videos on Big Tony Television. WATCH VIDEO HERE