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Tuesday, 25 December 2012

Doctor Abandons Medicine, Becomes Pipeline Vandal

When Salifu Odiba gained admission to study Medicine and Surgery at University of Jos in 1996, his dream was to one day own his hospital.

But two years after his graduation, the 35-year-old doctor abandoned his stethoscope and chose life on the fast lane by joining pipeline vandalism cartel.

Odiba, who was recently arrested in Kogi State by the Police Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism, Force Headquarters, said he was attracted to the illegal business because it was lucrative.

Santa seems to be telling Kim Kardashian 'You're getting too close for comfort'

Chris Brown: Fresh From 'Naija'

Together for Christmas: Rihanna left Barbados to be with Chris Brown at a LA Lakers game at the Staples Center in Los After his Nigeria Concert.

Fresh from Nigeria: The on-again off-again pair sat courtside as the Lakers took on the New York Knicks

Disappointed: Some children could be left feeling a little short-changed today, judging by the survey's results

He might be used to making miracles each and every year, but even Santa may struggle to make dreams come true for Britain's children.

That's because the nation's childrens' Christmas wish-lists contain a number of items not always readily available. Some children could be left feeling a little short-changed today, judging by the survey's results

Father Christmas has therefore been put in a tricky position, as according to a survey of children's wishlists the tenth most asked for present this year was for a dad, while top of the list was for a baby brother or sister.

KIM KARDASHIAN got the Christmas gift of a lifetime – she’s pregnant, say sources.

The reality TV star was photographed shopping in Miami on Dec. 12 in a tight skirt with a bare midriff that exposed her bulging belly – and now friends say Kim, 32, who hooked up with hip-hop kingpin Kanye West in April, is in the very early stages of a surprise pregnancy.

“Despite all her talk about exercising harder and eating healthier, it’s obvious that Kim has gained at least 10 pounds in the past few weeks, and it all seems to be around her midsection,” divulged a close source. “Plus, she’s given up alcohol completely. And she confessed to pals that she and Kanye are shopping for a family-friendly home in Los Angeles together.

Venita Marie, popularly known as Veezee, is a popular video vixen and she has appeared in popular videos like 2face Idibia’s ‘Ihe Neme’, P-Square’s ‘Alingo’, Skales’ ‘Mukulu’, etc.

She was spotted last weekend with American superstar, Chris Brown, who was in Nigeria for a concert held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos.

Well, what can we say? It seems Breezy likes every Nigerian. Our sources say he gave Veezee an exxclusive poass through his tight security and they went up the elevator at the prestigious Eko Hotel & Suites together. After a while they returned and moved to his private residence where he was lodged.

“When are you finally getting married?”

“When are you finally getting married?”

There’s nothing quite like being asked this question in front of the entire holiday gathering or worse, right in front of your boyfriend. Can you say awkward? This question really hits a nerve if you yourself are wondering when the heck your guy is going to propose (grrr).

So why does nearly every parent on the planet ask their adult children this question? “Part of it is a parent’s role to see their children through to a good, satisfying, happy relationship,” says Sbarra. “You almost think it’s the end of your parenting work.” Parents may fear that their adult child won’t find someone who will take care of their son or daughter after they’re no longer alive. In other words, they ask because they care. Adds Sbarra, “adult parents know the value of finding a good partner whether they themselves are married or divorced.”

Man Proposes to Girlfriend with Dress Made from 9,999 Red Roses.

This is just the stuff that fairytales are made of. The beautiful princess walks off into the sunset with her prince charming, dressed in a gown made from thousands of roses. You’d never think it could happen in real life, but it has. In an incredibly romantic gesture, this guy in China had a dress out of 9,999 deep red roses made for his girlfriend. After she put on the dress, he proposed.

What An Amazing Fish! Macropinna Microstoma: A Deep-Sea Fish With A Transparent Head And Tubular Eyes.

Macropinna microstoma: A deep-sea fish with a transparent head and tubular eyes.

This weird fish with a transparent head is called a barrel eye (Macropinna microstoma). When you first look at this photo you may think the two small ovals above and behind its mouth are the eyes.

Barack And Michelle Wish You A Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays (video)

From The Archive(s): Queen Elizabeth II On The Internet, First Royal Email Sent In The Year 1976.

Photo: Peter Kristein

Peter Kirstein put the Queen of England on the internet In 1976. In the photo above is Queen Elizabeth II of England and if the year isn’t immediately obvious from the computer terminal she’s typing on — or better still the attire — you can find it written on the wall, just to her left, printed on one of the signs following the arrival of the ARPANET.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Paid N40m for her Mother's Release SSS Nabs Abductors in Bank

In a typical sting operation, operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) have picked up six of the men that abducted Prof. Kamene Okonjo, mother of the Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

It has now emerged that the Okonjo family paid a N40 million ransom for her release, but the suspects were arrested, as they tried to deposit some of the money.

"The N40m, which was paid to the kidnappers was marked money from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. What happened was that the money was paid on Wednesday by our men and by Thursday, two persons had gone to the Nebisi Road branch of an old generation bank to deposit N15m out of the money.”

My first Sexual Experience Was Horrible- Laide Bakare (Yoruba Actress)

The dream of every parent is for their children to follow in their foot steps but not for popular actress, Laide Bakare. For reasons best known to her, Laide has insisted that her daughter would rather not become an actress like her. In as much as she wants her to become famous, it would be in another profession not acting.

The Oyo State-born actress and University of Ibadan graduate of Theatre Arts opened up to The Entertainer on her rise to stardom, her sex life and relationship with pop singer, 9ice. Excerpts:

What have you being doing lately?

I just made a multi-million naira movie. The movie is entitled, Jejere and it features 9ice who played a major role including talented actors like Emeka Ike, Akin Lewis, and Fathia Balogun among others. It has really taken a lot of my energy because it is not just about me but basically about being a business woman and entrepreneur, someone that invested so much in a production company called, Simline Records. The company is borne out of my love for music and the arts. My interest is solely to help identify, grow and support talented youths.

Jonathan Pays Condolence Visit To Late General Azazi's Family In Lagos

President Goodluck Jonathan, some Nigerian government ministers and aides paid a condolence visit to the family of fallen former army general and National Security Adviser, Andrew Owoye Azazi at the late general's home in Ikoyi Lagos.
Mr. Jonathan's visit place Lagos in a traffic lockdown as movement of vehicles were restricted on Monday.
General Azazi and Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State and four others were killed in an Agusta 109 Nigerian navy helicopter on December 15 2012 as they were returning from the burial of the father of Mr. Oronto Douglas, a presidential aide.

Inspired by Noah’s Ark from the Book of Genesis, Dutch artist Johan Huibers built a modern day replica spending a whopping $1.2 million on it. His reasons for building the vessel – he feared the effects global warming would someday have on his country, flooding included. The idea came to him in 1992, when he had a dream about his native land submerged in a flood similar to the one in the Book of Genesis. He continued to think about it until he finally did

something about it. And the result is a 130m long, 29m wide, 23m high ark that he completed in 2005. Weighing almost 3000 tons and built from Swedish pine reinforced with steel, it is quite hard to believe that ark might be seaworthy at all, but this modern-day Noah assures us it does indeed float.

The World’s Largest Pizza; Has 19,800 Pounds Of Cheese On It (See Photos).

Square Box. Round Pizza. Triangle Slices. Don't Be Confused.” In order for a pizza to be deliverable, there is a limit to the size it can be obviously. The delicious-looking, mouth-watering, perfectly cooked cheesy pizza I’d like you to see now is definitely not deliverable. It’s the world’s largest pizza, and it’s gluten-free.

More Photos After The Cut...

Chris Brown live In Lagos Nigeria, and he not taking any chances with his security as he landed Lagos with a security team.. Nigerian mobile Police were also there to protect Mr Brown.

US Government Warns Citizens Against Travelling To Nigeria, Chris Brown Ignores

The United States government has warned its citizens against travelling to Nigeria, particularly during the holiday season.
The US Department of State, in a message to Americans, warned them not to embark on any trip to Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Plateau, Gombe, Yobe, Kaduna, Bauchi, Borno, and Kano states, saying they could be kidnapped, robbed or attacked by gunmen.
“Based on safety and security risk assessments, the Embassy has placed further restrictions for travel by US officials to all northern Nigerian states (in addition to those listed above),” the message said.
The department also said its officials must receive advance clearance by the US Mission for travel in the above states, as being mission-essential.

Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Adeseyi Sijuade, during an interview with journalists over the weekend, said the corporation was ready to introduce air conditioned trains next year.
Sijuade made this known at the commencement of the inter-city passengers’ service from Lagos to Kano.
“By 2013 we plan to introduce the new modern air-conditioned coaches on the track and there would be no cause for alarm in terms of security as the corporation would ensure safety of lives and properties of customers,” he said.

VIDEO: CAC Good Women Choir On Sunrise, Waxing Strong 30Years After

It is a song that has resonated from loud speakers across Nigeria for over three decades as people celebrate the end of the year and members of the group that sang the song have vowed to stick to their age long style of music despite the massive turnaround of the Nigerian music industry. The group of elderly women that sang the evergreen end of the year song, 'Odun Nlo Sopin' were the Artiste of the week on Channels TV weekend breakfast programmee, Sunrise, where they explained how the group has been faring in the almost fourth decades of its existence and release of the hit track. Established in 1975 and released their first album in 1977, the CAC Good Women Choir, can sure be regarded as the oldest musical group in Nigeria. The leader of the group, 79year old, Mrs Deborah Fasoyin, recalled how the group started with almost 200 female members of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Ibadan and formed the Good Women Choir in 1975. Mrs Fasoyin explained that the group was whittled down to 35members after the creation of states and now 12 members with some travelled abroad and some passed on to the great beyond. The gospel singers who decline to attend concerts claim they sing only at churches, for free because their primary aim and objective is strictly to, spread the gospel. Refusing to partake in the current multimillion-dollar frenzy of the Nigerian music industry, the Good Women Choir insisted that they will not change their style of music because “our music is spiritual. Music that changes life, that touches life. We don’t want to fall in line with the present way of gospel music. We to stand on our own” affirmed Mrs Fasoyin. The women also proudly claimed that the survival of the group is funded by their personal contributions. On what the future holds for the group, Mrs Fasoyin stated that they are already recruiting young married women who must have the consent of their husbands to join the group and continue the tradition and style of the group.

Sunday, 23 December 2012

Usain Bolt The World Fastest Man Dumped By UK-Based Girlfriend

Tough losing love and romance in your life this time of the year.

If you thought dis great champion was invincible in all aspects of life then think again.

Dis girl wants a ring and to settle down. She's a good poker player!

Usain Bolt Got Dumped By His U.K. Boo After He Flew Her To Jamaica To Meet His Family

A-list Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, had a nasty experience at the Lagos Airport recently, during one of her frequents in and around the country.
According to the mother of four, who recently kicked off filming her reality show, she fell face flat, becasue she couldn’t use the elevators which were not functioning.
“So happy to be back in Nigeria! Wasn’t happy to fall face flat at the Airport though! Escalator not working? #Aviation minister what’s up wit that?” she asked in her tweet.
“So hoping nobody got a picture of that fall!

You're not eating me yet: Snake coils itself around heron's beak as it tries to avoid becoming bird's lunch

This is the moment a snake fought back against its predator, coiling itself around the beak of an attacking heron.
The Blue Heron had been looking for food around a quiet marsh when he suddenly bit off more than he could chew with the feisty snake.
As the heron spotted the snake crawling through the grass it quickly bundled over looking for an easy meal and was expecting to gobble it down as usual.

"The Girl who Cries Blood" - A Heart Touching Story :

Twinkle Dwivedi (born 1996) is a girl from Lucknow, India & who has baffled top doctors because she spontaneously BLEEDS from her pores up to 50 TIMES a day. Twinkle Dwivedi, 16, has strange disorder which means she loses blood through her skin without being cut or scratched. Terrified Twinkle has even undergone transfusions after pints of it seeped through her eyes, nose, hairline, neck and soles of her feet.

Poor attitude has cost top stars, Osaze Odemwingie and Taye Taiwo a chance to fight for places in the Eagles’ squad to 2013 AFCON in South Africa. MTNFootball.com learnt that Keshi defended his decision to drop Odemwingie and Taiwo by citing the players’ attitudes with particular reference to the Nations Cup qualifier in February in Rwanda.

West Brom star striker, Odemwingie, was pulled off the game because of his under performance, while Taiwo posted a stinker at the Eagles’ lackluster goalless draw in Kigali. Both players took exceptions to being hauled off the pitch and Odemwingie admitted this in a recent radio interview. "Osaze confronted Keshi and told him that it was an insult for him to be so substituted as a senior player," the MTN’s website reported. "We all know that Osaze has big mouth and his attitude under other national team coaches has not been exemplary.

How Jonathan Displaced Me as Yar’Adua’s Running Mate

He kept sealed lips for more than five years over what actually transpired in those dying days in 2006, at the height of the race towards the 2007 presidential election.

Former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Otunuya Odili, has now revealed the intrigues and power-plays that led to the emergence of the late Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate.

Odili also explained how he was nominated as Yar’Adua’s running mate only to be dropped dramatically at the Convention venue in Abuja through a complex power game between then President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Nuhu Ribadu.

Odili’s revelations are contained in his new biography titled “Conscience and History: My Story,” a copy of which was made available to THISDAY at the weekend.

As it turns out, I can’t even tell you what the longest word is because it’s too long to type on this page. As a matter of fact, it takes over 3 and a half hours to say.

The guy in the video below gives it a valiant effort, although I didn't stick around to listen to the whole thing. It has a total of 189,819 letters. It is the chemical name of Titin which is a human protein that takes care of the elasticity in muscle.

Ever since the Supreme Court ruled on the 2011 presidential election, former Head of State and candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), General Muhammadu Buhari, has always refused to grant an elaborate interview on his experiences and feelings.
However, on the auspicious occasion of his 70th birthday, Buhari has finally spoken. In an exclusive interview with Saturday Sun, he talked about his growing up days, experiences in the Army, his emergence as head of state when he never participated in any coup, the 1966 coup and the counter-coup, the General Ibrahim Babangida coup that swept him out of office, the execution of cocaine traffickers, Decree 4 and the controversial ‘53 suitcases’ that allegedly came into the country during his government.
He also spoke about his relationship with General Babangida, who he said he had forgiven, although he would not forget what he did to him and his plan for the 2015 elections, among others.
Excerpts:
What kind of childhood did you have?

Last night, December 22, 2012 Chris Brown stunned and thrilled the Nigerian fans who attended his concert held at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites.
With his mind off the show after giving a good account of himself, the 23-year-old has bigger concerns, one of them being the size of the undisclosed Lagos home show organizers lodged him in.
Bewildered by the size of the house, Chris Brezzy Instagramed a few pictures with the caption ‘This house I’m at in Nigeria is big as f**k!‘. He put up other photos included him playing with two dalmatian dogs.

Fashionista: For A Beautiful Sunday Morning.

12 Years Old Boy’s Dilemma: ‘Remain Male With No Manhood Or Become Female’

After having his manhood amputated by a neighbour, 12-year-old Ayuba Halilu and his parents have to choose between two options: allow Ayuba to remain a male without manhood or undergo sex change to become female.

The story of 12-year-old Ayuba Halilu of Mararraban Liman Katagum village in Bauchi Local Government Area of Bauchi State is a pathetic one. Being the easy going boy his fellow villagers say he is, he agreed to accompany his neighbour Tukur Iliyasu to a nearby bush to fetch firewood.

First picture of Chris Brown in Lagos!
Chris Brown is in Lagos, he's performing tonight at the Eko Hotels and Suites!

Tomb Of Jesus Exposed During Road Construction In Isreal (Photos)

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.

A Nigerian pilgrim currently in Israel, Mathew Obaze, has decried the commercialisation of the annual Christian pilgrimage by the Israeli authorities.
Mr. Obaze, a pastor, who spoke in Jerusalem, said that the main purpose of embarking on the pilgrimage was for spiritual regeneration.
He, however, regretted that a lot of commercial activities brought into the exercise were eroding its spiritual purpose, adding that the commercialisation of the pilgrimage by the Israeli authorities was a distraction to the pilgrims.

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