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Saturday, April 18

Xenophobic Attacks: Nigeria To Start Evacuating Citizens From South Africa On Monday

The Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria has stated that evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa will begin on Monday, 20th April. A press statement from the office of the Commission in Pretoria said that Nigerians who feel endangered, and do not have the fare back home should quickly make themselves available for evacuation.

The statement read in parts: "as from Monday 20th of April 2015, the process of evacuating Nigerians from South Africa will begin as directed by the Federal Government of Nigeria due to the ongoing xenophobic attack on black foreign nationals in the Republic of South Africa. "To that effect an evacuation register will be open at the High Commission in Pretoria for Nigerians intending to return to Nigeria but cannot afford flight tickets."

Despite appeals by South African President Jacob Zuma and other political leaders for calm, violence against foreigners continued in parts of South Africa on Thursday. At least five people have been killed, thousands displaced and extensive property destroyed in the latest wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa, after a March 20 speech in which tribal Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini said foreigners should leave the country.

Most of the targets in South Africa have been Mozambicans, Malawians, Zimbabweans, Somalis, Congolese and Nigerians. An April 16 march against xenophobia in Durban, attended by up to 20,000 people, did little to stop the simmering tensions. There were scuffles when people opposed to foreigners tried to disrupt the march.

Waje who was a guest on Miele Nigeria Celebrity Cooking class show says all it takes for a man to propose is for him to give her a beautiful kitchen like the one below. She doesn't need cars or airplanes.

"Dear future husband, don't bother about a car or airplane to propose, this kitchen will do just fine"

*Every man's dream woman*

Funke Akindele is one star who is the definition of a true success story. She is not just a celebrity, she created a brand 'Jenifa' and continues to expand and build on it.. The actress and producer shared some words of wisdom with her fans ..According to her, leave all ideas alone and concentrate on one. Make it your life and success would come.

Take up one idea. Make that idea your life, think it, dream of it. Let your brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. #stay strong #focus #takeupchallenges #nevergiveup #youareimportantinyourownspecialway

I agree with her. Take that one idea and make it your life.

A reminder to ignorant South Africans who feel the need to attack those who helped them in ways that can never be repaid.

While this is the first time it's been rumoured that Azealia and Jesse are dating, the 'My Sassy Girl' star hinted he had a crush on the singer back in September. Azealia Banks was seen 'hooking up' with 35-year-old actor, Jesse Bradford at Nylon's Midnight Garden Party on Friday, April 10, 2015, where they arrived and left together.

Speaking to US Weekly, an eyewitness said: 'They were sitting next to each other and whispering with their hands on each other's laps at one point. They were hooking up and together all night.' While this is the first time it's been rumoured that Azealia and Jesse are dating, the 'My Sassy Girl' star, hinted he had a crush on the singer back in September, while also making a dig at her long-term rival, Iggy Azalea.

Azealia clearly doesn't have a type, however, as she recently revealed that she'd like to get it on with US President Barack Obama. Speaking to Billboard, she said: 'He's so fine. Those big-ass, white teeth and ears hanging off his head? I'm like, 'Oh my God, I want to f**k the president.''

Why I Usually Wear Palm Slippers, Sen. Obanikoro Explains

Minister of State II for Foreign Affairs, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has explained why he usually wears Palm-slippers following harsh criticisms he received on social media last week from people who felt he dresses 'too informal for so a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria."

Speaking to Breaking Times today, Senator Obanikoro explained;

"I have serious problems with my toes. I was operated on them twice but the pain still won't go away. This has made it very difficult for me to wear proper shoes as frequently as I would love to", he said.

The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ughelli chapter in Delta state has been assassinated. Austin Icheghe was killed yesterday April 16th in front of his home. According to his niece, Egunor Uviesa, who spoke with NAN, unknown gunmen shot the deceased as he was coming down from his car in front of his home at about 9pm yesterday.

"As soon as he came down from his vehicle, they accosted him and shot him on the head. He was immediately rushed to a private clinic in Ughelli where he was confirmed dead"

Delta state police spokesperson, Celestina Kalu confirmed his murder to NAN via a text message "Yes sir, he was murdered by unknown gunmen last night'."

Bottom Belle crooner Omawumi Megbele had her court wedding in Lagos with Lagos big boy Tosin Yussuf who is her daughter's father. Their traditional wedding will hold tomorrow Saturday, 18th April 2015 at Warri in Delta State. Congratulations.

(Beverly Naya is 27 today. Photo: Exquisite Magazine)

Nollywood actress, Beverly Naya is a year older as she hits 27 in style today, April 17, 2015. Beverly, an award winning actress, budding entrepreneur and a Dark and Lovely brand ambassador, a graduate of Psychology and Sociology from Brunel University. Born in England, she also studied script-writing and film-making at Roehampton University before relocating to Nigeria some years back to focus on being a part of the industry.

Having acted in a number of well received movies including Home in Exile, Weekend Getaway and several others, she won the Most Promising Talent award at the 2010 Best of Nollywood awards as well as the award for Fast Rising Actress at the 2011 City People Entertainment Awards

The Lagos state government says restriction of Movement during the monthly sanitation exercise is still in force. According to a post on their Facebook page, a federal high court today granted a stay of execution on the March 16th High court verdict nullifying the restriction of movement during environmental sanitation exercise in the state. This implies that until the appeal by the state govt is heard, the nullification of restriction of movement cannot be enforced. So stay at home, people! :-)

A cholera outbreak in Ebonyi has claimed the lives of 20 people. The state Director of Public Health and Disease control, Chris Achi, revealed the news, stating that the deaths occurred across seven local government areas including Abakaliki, Izzi, Ebonyi, Ohaukwu, Ishielu, Ezza North and Ohaozara, The Nation reports.

Achi stated that the individuals who died resorted to self medication and died due to renal breakdown before being taken to hospitals for medical treatment.

According to the report, Achi also "discouraged people from defecating indiscriminately around their vicinities and drinking contaminated water and called on those seeking for house as tenants to ensure they live in houses that have toilet facilities. He also enjoined the people to ensure personal hygiene and desist from eating foods they are not sure of where it was prepared to avoid contracting the disease."

Photo Credit: Dreamstime.com

Despite the global outcry over the recent Xenophobic attacks in South Africa on African migrants, Eastern Johannesburg yesterday night into the early hours of this morning recorded fresh attacks on shops owned by foreigners while a car and a building believed to be owned by a foreigner was set ablaze.

200 foreigners had to run to the Gauteng province Police station where they are now taking refuge. 12 of the South Africans who carried out the attack have been arrested and according to the police, they will be charged to court. Meanwhile most shops owned by foreigners are still under lock and key as they wait for the South African government to bring the situation under control.

Meek Mill plans to give Nicki Minaj a fairytale wedding. According to E!an insider privy to the details said for the actual wedding ,these two aren't going to waste any time and notes that Meek wants to make sure he offers a memorable day for his bride-to-be.

"The wedding will likely happen sooner rather then later, it's just how their relationship has been going, Nicki has been waiting for this special day for some time and Meek wants to make it perfect and a fairy tale come true for her. This is such an exciting time in her life".

Wow! She looks gorgeous! Her dress is so on point. Lovely shoes too.

Wow! Meek Mill wants to lock Nicki down for life and she seems pretty excited about it. After speculations, she posted a close up shot of her stunning diamond engagement ring. And Meek posted a photo with caption. Almost. I presume he's trying to say "Almost married ".

Poor Safaree (Nicki's ex of 13 years). He introduced Meek to Nicki and they were all friends.

'I Swear On My Child, No One Tries To Get With Me', Amber Rose Reveals Men Are Intimidated

Amber Rose has opened up on her stripper past, saying it was the best time of her life. In a sneak peek trailer of her soon to be aired interview on Kandi Koated Nights, she said about Stripping. 'Best time of my life. It was so much fun.' 'Listen, I don't have any sob stories about me dancing - I had the time of my life.' Though with the body of a goddess and men drooling allover social media, she says men are not asking her out because they are intimidated .. Revealing she has only been on two dates since she split with Wiz in September last year, she said:

'I'm trying. I waited a long time for my husband to come home and he didn't.' I swear on my child, no-one tries to get with me. When men meet me they're very intimidated by me' she added. 'I'm all about chemistry, if it's not there, it's not there.

Sierra Leone has now re-opened all her educational institutes of learning across the country. The schools were shut down about nine months ago when the deadly Ebola virus hit the country and has killed over 10,000 Africans.

Some students were however glad that the schools are now opened, while some said, they felt the government should have waited for WHO to declare the country free of the virus before asking them to come back to school. The government has also however advised students to practice what it calls "avoid-body-contact-method" to ensure their safety in schools.

Former Minister of Petroleum resources, Prof Tam David-West says anyone caught involving in election rigging deserves to be sentenced to death. Speaking in Port Harcourt, Rivers state to Punch over the contentious Saturday governorship election in the state, David-West said election riggers are worse than armed robbers and that sentencing them to death when apprehended is the only way Nigeria can have peaceful, free and fair elections:

"I have said that election riggers should get death sentence. Rigging election is worse that armed robbery. If an armed robber can be sentenced to death, election riggers must face similar punishment. That is the only way we can have peaceful, free and fair election in this country. It (election) was a sham. From all I heard, in Buguma, Asari-Toru, there was no election as a result of sporadic shooting in the area. Surprisingly, INEC released a result. It is wrong for anyone to say that the conducted election is good. Is that some people see the death as goodness? If an election is fraught with violence and other forms of malpractices, if it is not corrected, it would stain the performance of INEC." - he said.

President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected amendments to the 1999 Constitution by National Assembly. A top government official who pleaded anonymity revealed that Jonathan has vetoed all the amendment. The official said the decision of the President not to sign the document was because the amendment did not meet the provisions of Section 9 (3) of the 1999 Constitution.

"The President has vetoed the constitution amendment and he has sent it back to the National Assembly. "The amendment did not meet the provision of Section 9 (3) of the constitution which talks about the need for four fifth of the National Assembly to agree with the amendment," the government official told Punch in Abuja.

Section 9 (3) of the Constitution reads:

"An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of altering the provisions of this section, section 8 or Chapter IV of this Constitution shall not be passed by either House of the National Assembly unless the proposal is approved by the votes of not less than four-fifths majority of all the members of each House, and also approved by resolution of the House of Assembly of not less than two-third of all states."

The rejected amended constitution granted approval for the separation of the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation from that of Minister of Justice to entrench more accountability.

With the way some Igbo people are going, one day they will ask for the throne of Sultan of Sokoto. Igbo investors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari to consider them when appointing a minister for the FCT, saying they control over 70 per cent of investment in the territory.

Speaking on behalf of the investors during a media briefing in Abuja, the chairman of Zaudan Pazeri Property Owners Association, Elder Friday Ugoala, said the interest of Igbos who have massive investments in the city should be considered when appointing a minister. He recommended that an Igbo man should be either be made a minister with an indigene as the minister of state or vice versa. "It is on record that Igbos are key players in terms ownership of property, merchandise and hospitality outfits in the territory, and can lay a claim to over 70 per cent investment in the FCT.

"We have reasons to demand for the slot of a FCT Minister to ensure our investments are protected. If you consider the outgoing administration of Sen. Bala Mohammed, you will see a lot of litigations that has to do with our investments. We do not want such trend to continue. We even look forward to a situation whereby those issues in the court would be withdrawn and settled amicably.

"There are two major stakeholders in the FCT, the political and economic stakeholders; the indigenes fall on the political stakeholders because they control over 65 per cent of FCT population. So, it could be justice done to these two stakeholders, if the FCT ministerial slots are given to both of them with due respect to other residents," he stressed.

VP Sambo Called El-Rufai To Congratulate Him On Winning Gov Election

Vice President Namadi Sambo has called Kaduna state governor-elect and former FCT Minister Nasir El-Rufai on his victory at the polls last Saturday. According to a statement by Mallam El-Rufai's spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, VP Sambo wished El-Rufai a successful tenure in office and urged him to use his wealth of experience for the peace and development of Kaduna state & Nigeria at large.

They might have been kidnapped for over a year but according to BBC Africa, a journalist who claims to have links to jihadist group, Boko Haram, says the abducted Chibok girls are alive and well.

Lagos state Governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, HRH Oba Rilwan Akiolu yesterday April 13th. Another photo below;

This is trending on Instagram. And Yes, we BELIEVE it. It can happen. If you don't believe the story you are about to read, then you have not felt the touch of God. You need to feel him first and know he is the God of impossibilities. Read the post below:

Edo State Chief of Staff, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, in an interview with Punch, speaks on the general elections.

What would you say was responsible for the low turnout of voters last Saturday?

"I'm sure the low voter turnout could be attributable to a vaudeville of ratiocinations. The presidential election attracted more voters ostensibly because that was the political elephant and was therefore occasioned with attendant publicity ballyhoo. A vast majority of Nigerians were also righteously indignant of the state of economic quagmire, political phantasmagoria and social disequilibrium the philistine and clueless government of President Jonathan has plummeted the country.
They saw in the presidential election a sui generis opportunity to get the yoke off their back and that they did ferociously. This passion was not as frenzied in the last election".

Kanye And Kim's Daughter, North West Baptised In Jerusalem

Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and North West

North West has been baptised in Jerusalem. North West was welcomed into the Christian faith at the St. James Cathedral in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem yesterday, Monday, April 13, 2015, with her parents, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West by her side.

Her aunt, Khloe Kardashian was named North's godmother at the event and in keeping with common practice when there isn't a godfather, the priest took that role, E! News reports. After the ceremony, which a source described as 'so special', the family left the church at around 6.30 pm and enjoyed an 'intimate' dinner with Jerusalem mayor, Nir Barkat at Mona Restaurant. North was described as being in 'great spirits' but 'a bit restless' after a long day.

(The 68-year old star admits his daughters haven't listened to his warning and he ended up in a 'battle' with Sophia's current boyfriend. Photo: Daily Mail)

The 68-year old star admits his daughters haven't listened to his warning and he ended up in a 'battle' with Sophia's current boyfriend. Sylvester Stallone has banned his daughters from dating until they are in their 40s.

The 'Expendables' actor – who has 18-year old Sophia, 16-year old Sistine, and 13-year old Scarlet with wife, Jennifer Flavin - realised he wasn't going to be an 'accepting' father when his eldest daughter was called by a boy four years ago. He said: 'I told my three daughters they weren't allowed to date until their mid-40's but that's not going down well.'

'The first time a boy called Sophia was when she was 14. I realised I wasn't going to be an accepting father.' 'He said, 'Where's Sophia?' I said, 'She's in Egypt and she'll be there forever.' Everyone started yelling at me.' The 68-year old star admits his daughters haven't listened to his warning and he ended up in a 'battle' with Sophia's current boyfriend when they met for the first time.

He recalled in an interview with Britain's OK! magazine: 'I've finally met Sophia's first boyfriend. He's 18. 'We shook hands and I said, 'No, you've got to learn to squeeze harder than that pal.' We got into a hand-squeezing battle.' Despite his celebrity status, the 'Rocky' star's daughters are embarrassed to be seen with him and don't even like him dropping them off at school.

Asked if he is an embarrassing dad, he admitted: 'Very! If I'm within a mile of them it's like, 'Dad, can you please wear a disguise?' I say, 'Can I drop you off at school?' They say, 'No, we're going to take the bus.' 'Everyone at their school is happy to see me but them.'

If you look closely, that is not a Chameleon, they are people, it's amazing. At first look, it appears to be a chameleon balancing carefully on a branch, waiting calmly for its prey... except that if you look closely, you will see that this picture is not all that it seems.

For the 'creature' poised to pounce is not a colourful species of lizard but something altogether more human. This is the work of a popular 27 year old Italian artist Johannes Stoetter. Who has previously turned his models to frogs and parrots.

See another pic below;

Credit: Daily Mail Photos.

Nigeria's President-Elect, Buhari pictured visiting his farm in Daura, Katsina. More pictures below;

Photo credit: Bayo Omoboriowo

Tonto Dikeh said she didn't vote for APC but Buhari because of his personality. Controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has expressed her views about the recently concluded presidential election in the country.

According to the aspiring singer, who said she became N7m richer due to her support for Muhammadu Buhari, she was not interested in the All Progressives Congress but voted for Buhari because of his personality.

The Nollywood star told HipTV that she thanks God for making the election was successful and as far as the DB Records act is concerned, Jonathan is a good man but she wanted a change like many Nigerians.

One Direction Release Their First Official Photo As A Foursome

This is the first official photo of One Direction since their band-mate, Zayn Malik, announced he was quitting the band in March due to stress. Pictured from left; Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson.

Naira Loses N3 Against Dollar At Bureaux De Change

Lagos: The value of the Naira yesterday depreciated against the dollar by N3, to close at N208 at the Bureau De Change (BDC) from the N205 it sold for on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development was an appreciation following the N224 it sold for before the March 28 presidential election. The Naira, however, at the parallel market, otherwise known as the black market, remained stable at N206 to the dollar since Friday.

The currency traded against the pound at N301.50k at the BDCs and the black market, respectively. The Naira also exchanged for the Euro at N228, from the N230 it traded for on Friday. Meanwhile, the official rate is still N197 to the dollar at the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Beyonce's mother, Tina Knowles pictured with her actor husband, Richard Lawson at their wedding on Sunday. Tina wore Romona Keveza bridal couture. Congrats to them.

Why Mavins Were Missing At Ghana Music Awards 2015

Mavins crew missing at Ghana Music Awards. When asked by a fan on Twitter why the Mavins were absent at the awards, Don Jazzy was blunt and straight to the point - he said the organisers couldn't fly his entire team of 10 members to Ghana.

The parents of the three Orekoya children, who were kidnapped last Wednesday by their new maid, have said it seems nothing is happening and there has been no help from every corner. According to their father, they have been trying to raise the requested N13m, but he is yet to get all the money. He said the kidnappers at first demanded for N15m and after so much pleading, they reduced it to N13m.

Their mom who also spoke about her ordeal said she was at work when they called her that the maid went out with the three children, strapping the 11-months old to her back while holding the 6-year old and 4-year old to her left and right hand sides. And that was the last time she heard from them.

At the moment, the kidnappers have said they are not coming down on the N13m ransom, and if the money isn't paid on time, they will be 'deleted'. That was the exact word they used, their father said. Their mother is currently devastated and begging Nigerians to come to her aid.

FORMER Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Prof. Tamunoemi David-West, said that Nigerians should expect sharp drop in petrol price from the current N87 to about N40 per litre, saying, "the president-elect, Gen. Mohammed Buhari, will reduce the fuel pump price to N40 per litre."

In a telephone interview with Vanguard, the former minister argued that Nigeria produces millions of barrels of crude oil daily, and if properly harnessed will boost the performance of the industry. His words: "I want to assure you that by the time he takes over, petrol will be dispensed at N40 per litre. This is possible and he has the credibility to make it work.

The major assignment of the president-elect when he is eventually inaugurated is to restore confidence to the industry. He noted that the president-elect is familiar with the petroleum industry, adding that he is a straight forward person that has respect for democratic principles.

"As military head of state, he dealt with the Federal Executive Council with the tenets of democracy. Buhari will build new refineries to make petroleum products available for the masses. No responsible government will allow the masses to suffer.

Presidents Of Argentina, Brazil And Chile In The 70s Vs Today

The Presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Chile in the 70s above and what we have today below. They have come a long way- from dictators to female presidents.

Kiss Daniel no doubt remains the rave of the moment. With his smash hit tune, 'Woju' still topping charts nationwide, the singer is getting quite some buzz outside the shores of the land.

Over the weekend, Saturday April 11, 2015, he was the lead act at Seyi Law's comedy gig in Dublin tagged 'Dublin Must Laugh' and he's just returned to Lagos but will, in a couple of days, be off to Malaysia.

Kiss Daniel is billed to headline the RAVE-ON 7 concert on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the Mayangsari Resort, Port Dickson, Malaysia.

The entertainment world was taken by storm when TripleMG CEO / Iyanya's manager, Ubi Franklin proposed to Nollywood actress, Lilian Esoro. They recently took a trip to London and also attended an event about a week ago.

Well, a few days back, I noticed Lilian deleted all pictures of Ubi from her page. While there could be a reason for that, just found out she deleted her whole instagram page which had over 20,000 followers. Strange move!

Coincidentally, this comes as reports of a September wedding hit the internet yesterday. All efforts to contact Lilian to get a possible reason for the latest developments, proved abortive. Let's keep our fingers crossed!

A middle-aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience. Seeing God she asked, "Is my time up?" God said, "No you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live." Upon hearing this, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face lift, liposuction and a tummy tuck. She even had someone change her hair color. Since she had so much more time to live, she figured she might as well make the most of it.

She was released from the hospital but while crossing the street on her way home, she was killed by a car.

Arriving in front of God, she demanded: "I thought you said I had another 43 years?! Why didn't you pull me out of the path of that car?" God replied, "I didn't recognize you."

AY's comedy show on Easter Sunday has gone but its ripples continue to this day. One trending topic from the show is fast-rising comedian Akpororo's joke which many termed very inappropriate and offensive.
The comedian said:

"I was travelling in a bus and saw a girl in the same bus. I was trying to ask her out but she didn't agree. Soon, armed robbers stopped the bus, collected all our valuables and asked me to strip. Then they pointed a gun at the girl and asked her to strip too. Then they ordered me to have sex with her from behind at gun point. At the end, I enjoyed it so much that I started saying thank you to the armed robbers."

Some people have condemned the joke on Twitter and called for jokes like that to be stopped! The comedian has apologised for the joke.

Twitter yesterday Monday April 13th announced that they have suspended the accounts of about 10,000 users using their accounts to tweet violent threats. Many of the users are suspected to be sympathizers of ISIS. Some of them are even using their accounts to recruit.

This is by far the biggest anti-ISIS action by Twitter. And it's coming after the social networking site was heavily criticized for allowing the Islamic State to use their platform in spreading ISIS propaganda. A few months ago, Twitter suspended about 2,000 accounts.

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