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Thursday, 30 July 2015

Don Jazzy Producer offers to give Meek Mill a beat to diss Drake


Don Jazzy


Mavin boss Don Jazzy has offered Meek Mill a free beat to diss Drake who has so far released two diss tracks directed at him.
Yesterday (July 30) after Drake released his latest diss 'Back 2 Back', Don Jazzy reached out to Meek Mill with his offer.It must have been a light hearted offer from the 'Dorobucci' hit maker. He later posted a meme of Drake, and tweeted a humorous line about him offering Meek Mill a beat.

Iyanya on Yvonne Nelson ‘Everybody thought I was the evil guy because her heart was broken’


IyanyaA few weeks ago Yvonne Nelson had a very candid interview with Geneviev Magazine in which she talked about her past relationships and especially talked about her much publicized one with music star Iyanya.
In a chat with MTV Base VJ Ehiz on ‘Real Talk’, Iyanya responds to that interview and answers questions about his relationship with Yvonne Nelson – including how he felt after their public breakup.

Today's News Headlines - 30/7/2015


THE NATION

*Nigeria's envoy visits Sijuwade's family in UK

*EFCC quizzes Saraki's wife for five hours

*Tumultuous welcome for Buhari in Cameroon

*Air Force cuts Boko Haram's supply routes

*Motion: 22 APC Northern senators 'working against Buhari

Kris Jenner visited her ex-husband's Malibu home for the first time since Bruce officially became Caitlyn on Tuesday July 28th. The 59-year-old reality star's black Cadillac Escalade emerged from the 65-year-old's driveway at 4:30pm after she spent 2 hours inside.

Tony Elumelu met President Obama in Kenya


Chairman of Heirs Holdings and founder of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, Mr Tony Elumelu met president Obama in Kenya last week after he was invited by the White House to speak at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi. Another photo after the cut...

car salesman kidnapped during a test-drive and escaped


A California car salesman was in for the ride of his life after a customer test-driving the vehicle tried to steal it with him in it. The salesman, from a dealership in Concord, California, was on a test drive with a customer on Monday July 27, according to the Concord Police Department when the incident happened.

The dealership, Lehmer's Concord Buick GMC, made a copy of the suspect's driver's license before the salesman left with him for the test drive..

'Won't be caught' thief Has been caught many times


The woman who wore a t-shirt with the words “Won't Be Caught” as she stole nearly $1500 worth of merchandise from a Florida beauty supply store is a notorious member of an organized retail theft operation who, it turns out, has been caught dozens of times, records show.

In March, Toccara Marlesha Huff, 33, and an accomplice were recorded by store surveillance cameras as they swiped $1478 in cologne and perfume from a Tampa business, police allege.

Police apprehended Huff in late-May and charged her with two felony counts in connection with the beauty store heist. Huff was released on $4000 bond, but when she failed to show for subsequent court hearings, an arrest warrant was issued for her.

Palestinian prisoner becomes a father after smuggling out his sperm to his wife


A Palestinian man serving a 27 year prison sentence in Israel became a father of twins recently after smuggling out his sperm to his wife. Source: Israel News Flash

Photos of Buhari at state dinner in Cameroon


President Buhari was hosted to a state dinner by Cameroonian President, Paul Biya and his wife Mrs Chantal Biya at the Unity Palace in Yaounde yesterday. Pictured on the high table with Buhari and Biya are the Governors of Cross River state, Ben Ayade & Borno state Alhaji Kashim Shettima. More pics after the cut...

FG goes after ‘super rich’ civil servants


The Federal Government’s anti-corruption operatives are now going after ‘super rich’ public officers who have multiple properties and other assets suspected to have been the rewards of graft.
It was learnt, that the searchlight of the anti-corruption agents was on civil servants that possess many properties in the Federal Capital Territory.

It was gathered that in Abuja on Wednesday, operatives in the Assets Tracing, Recovery and Management Unit of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission had been asked to invite suspects for interrogation and recovery of ill-gotten assets in their possession.
 
It was gathered that the ICPC had strengthened the ATRMU by posting more personnel to the unit to ensure the success of its campaign.

Man butchers friend in Akwa Ibom, (Graphic content)


Residents of Itu Road, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Wednesday, woke to a horror sight, following the murder of a middle-aged barber by a close family friend who was supposedly his boss.

Steven Onowa, a graduate of Federal Polytechnic Oko, from Anambra State, was arrested by men of the Akwa Ibom State police command over the murder of Daniel Bassey Solomon, his close friend and employee.

James Packer's ex wife Erica and Heidi Klum's former husband Seal in new romance


Australian model Erica Packer who is Mariah Carey's current boyfriend's ex wife, James Packer has moved on, with British singer and Heidi Klum's former spouse, Seal.
Woman's Day magazine reports that the pair were recently spotted getting 'intimate' on a boat as they enjoyed a romantic getaway in Positano, Italy.

Someone launched a GoFundMe to help Meek Mill record his Drake diss response


An eager Meek Mill fan launched a GoFundMe page yesterday to help get Meek's response to Drizzy rolling. Meek has yet to respond to Drizzy or even Safaree for that matter which is probably why this fan launched the page but this donation page wants to change that ASAP, as they state that they want to help Meek pay for the diss track.

P’Harcourt, Warri refineries commence petroleum production – NNPC


The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC says the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have commenced petroleum production after some in-house engineers conducted a nine-month rehabilitation on both facilities.

The oil corporation announced this in a statement released by its General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Mr Ohi Alegbe yesterday. The statement in part reads
“What this means is that both plants have resumed production of petroleum products. For now, about 60 per cent of its 210,000 barrels per day production capacity is being achieved, but it is projected that it will hit its installed 125,000 barrels per day capacity soon,”
The statement added that the Port Harcourt refinery would eventually hit five million litres of petrol per day, while Warri would contribute 3.5 million litres of petrol.

Aber Rose Teaches her son with Wiz Khalifa Sebastian large vocabulary



CAN YOU SAY ...Instagra
Amber Rose is dead set on teaching her kid good English, irregardless of whatever people think.
Rose is busy filling 2-year-old Sebastian's mind with vocabulary. Problem is, the kid's brain now includes the word "conversate," thanks to mommy.
Amber proudly posted her lesson on Instagram, then removed it after a flurry of criticism.  

AT LAST! Caitlyn and Kirst - Lets Talk Girl to Girl !


0729-kris-jenner-caitlyn-getty-tmzKris Jenner went to Caitlyn's Tuesday to bury the hatchet ... We heared. 

Kris' car was spotted leaving Caitlyn's Malibu home after their meeting ... their first meeting since the transformation. 
Sources connected to the former couple tell us, Kris had not met Caitlyn. There was real bitterness following their split, made worse by Bruce who had some harsh things to say about Kris and her reality show during the Diane Sawyer interview 
We're told Kris is feeling bad that a nearly 30 year relationship has gone down in flames to the point they almost never even speak. On top of that, they share children and therefore will always be a family.

President Buhari Visit to Cameroon


President Buhari is currently in Cameroon to hold talks with Cameroonian president Paul Biya on ways of combating Boko Haram in the West African region. 6 governors who accompanied President Buhari also had meetings with their counterparts in Cameroon where they discussed on how to increase the bilateral ties between both countries. More photos after the cut... #thatdudebehindthepicthou

Could that be Thor..


That guy on the left is really Chris Hemsworth, believe it or not. The actor lost a lot of weight for his latest role in action flick, In The Heart Of The Sea, directed by Ron Howard. Prefer his buff look. But still cute!

D'banj


Looking #posh 

Trending on Nigerian twitter - #YouKnowYourMumIsNigerian


Nigerians are recalling hilarious experiences with their mums in various situations with the hashtag #YouKnowYourMumIsNigerian. More tweets after the cut.

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Tyler Perry Filmmaker mourns Bobbi Kristina



Award-winning filmmaker, Tyler Perry, has taken to twitter to mourn the death of his friend's daughter, Bobbi Kristina.
Prolific filmmaker, Tyler Perry has broken his silence on the tragic death of Bobbi Kristina Brown on Tuesday, July 28.
Tyler Perry, a friend of the Houston-Brown family, took to Twitter to show his grief over the death of the only child of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston.

Moet Abebe & Friends Head to Zanzibar for her 26th Birthday Celebrations


Moet AbebebMedia personality Moet Abebe’s birthday is today and to celebrate she headed out to Zanzibar with two of her close friends.
They’ve been keeping people updated via Instagram and Snapchat.
From their matching outfits as they left Nigeria, to their midnight food binge in Nairobi as they waited for their connecting flight.

Naked Chrissy Teigen in new campaign photos


John Legend's wife Chrissy Teigen stripped completely naked for new shoot in Women's Health UK in which sportswomen and celebrities talk about their body insecurities. Former The Only Way Is Essex star, Lucy Mecklenburgh, also stripped for the magazine. See the photos after the cut..

Delta Queens football club's bus attacked by fulani herdsmen


According to Sport presenter Queen J, Delta Queens Football club's bus was attacked by some Fulani Herdsmen/armed robbers on their way to Lokoja around Okene.

Crippled boy who works as a vulcanizer


Despite his disability, he's still working, earning a living, making himself useful. Like Auma Obama said 'poverty is not an excuse! :-)

British Airways hostess found dead in her hotel room after failing to show up for flight home from Angola


A 22-year-old British Airways stewardess died suddenly in a hotel in Angola. Emily Dunn, (circled) who had a suspected heart condition, was found dead in her room in Angola after she failed to arrive for a flight back to Heathrow, London, on July 16. 

Emily had only started with BA in May and had told friends of her 'joy' at getting her 'wings'. 

President Buhari in Cameroon


President Buhari arrived Cameroon this afternoon. He was received by the Cameroonian president, Paul Biya. See the photos after the cut...

Dino Melaye announced Chairman of Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Publicity


The National Assembly inaugurated four Committees today to help carry out their core assignment of providing quality legislation. Dino Melaye was announced the Chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc committee on Publicity. 3 other senators were announced chairmen of 3 other committees...

Winner of 'Spend a Day with Don Jazzy' gets his N500k prize


Oliseh Akpofure Neo from Warri, Delta State has emerged the winner of the “MTVBase win a day with Don Jazzy' competition which was concluded on the 16th July.

Notorious kidnapper popularly known as Vampire paraded in Imo


The Imo state police command have arrested and paraded a notorious kidnapper identified as Henry Chibueze aka "Vampire". Vampire was arrested after a failed attempt by him and his gang members to kidnap judges of the Imo state tribunal who were lodged at Disney Hotels, along Onitsha Owerri Road recently.

According to reports, security operatives in the state who acted on a tip off, swooped on the gang members as they attempted to kidnap the judges. Vampire and his members fled the hotel with gunshot wounds. He was later arrested at his elder brother's house where he had gone to treat himself.

Tyga facing eviction after falling behind 2 months rent on his house got us asking is he BROKE



Well, his girlfriend just bought a $2.7m home so he has a place to go to if he's evicted. According to TMZ, Tyga's landlord has given him until Saturday to come up with $50,000 or he has to get out.
"Tyga's being sued by his landlord for failing to pay two months rent on his house in posh Calabasas. The pad rents for $25k/month ... and the landlord says he's behind that amount times 2. If Tyga doesn't fork over the loot by Saturday, the landlord will go for eviction and charge him $833.33 a day in rent." 

Buhari and his entourage leave for Cameroon


President Buhari and his entourage pictured as they left Abuja for Cameroon this morning where he is to meet President Paul Biya for talks on how to combat Boko Haram in the West African region. 

Nigerian man jailed for rape in London


38 year old Nigerian man, Olaoluwa Ibrahim was yesterday July 28th sentenced to jail by the Central Criminal Court in London for raping and stealing from a woman he attacked in Central London in June last year.

UK's metropolitan police say Ibrahim's victim was on her way back from an outing with her friends in Central London when he accosted her and raped her.

After leaving her friends, the victim got on a bus and decided to stop close to her house so she could take a short walk home. As she walked, Ibrahim approached her from behind and tried to engage her in conversation. She tried ignoring him by walking away but he grabbed her and pushed her into a driveway where he forced her to the floor and raped her, before stealing her phone and running from the scene. The victim was able to make her way home and subsequently contacted the police.

PETA calls for American dentist who killed Zimbabwean lion to be extradited, charged and hanged


Death threats have poured in after an American dentist killed a famous & protected lion in Zimbabwe named Cecil.

Tributes to the lion in one of the country's national parks have poured in at a location thousands of miles away, Dr Walter Palmer's office in Bloomington, Minnesota. Protesters dressed as 'dentist hunters' also threw stuffed lions at his house.

Today's National News Headlines - 29-7/2015



THE NATION


*Ooni of Ife is dead

*APC, PDP give Buhari nod to go after looters

*Gbajabiamila is House Leader

*Tinubu seeks more time for Buhari

Dr. Marianne Abimbola Silva to be laid to rest tomorrow

The funeral arrangements of the mother of veteran actress, Joke Silva, who died on July 19th at the age of 89 has been announced. The burial rites announcement signed by Joke Silva's sister Chief (Mrs)Taiwo Taiwo will kick off with a Christian Wake today, Wednesday 29th July from 6pm-8pm at the City Hall. She will be laid to rest on Thursday 30th July after a funeral service at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos. May her beautiful soul rest in peace. Amen

Rukky Sanda smoky hot in new photos


The actress shared some sexy photos on instagram. but we feel she should package her bra well in the 2nd pic More photos after the cut...

Mexican-born model smuggling $134g of cocaine busted by federal border patrol cops


Mexican-born model Anett Pikula, 39, who became a U.S. Citizen in April was busted by federal border patrol officers while trying to smuggle $134,000 in cocaine at an Arizona crossing. Hoping to throw the cops off her scent, she flirted outrageously with them. The model’s over-the-top flirting tipped off federal border patrol officers, who on searching her Mercedes Benz with a drug-sniffing dog discovered $134,000 in cocaine hidden in a secret compartment at the engine firewall.

Ile-Ife in sombre mood following the death of Ooni of Ife, markets close down


Markets in Ile Ife have been closed down while the entire community is in a sombre mood following the death of the paramount ruler of Ile Ife, His Royal Majesty Oba Okunade Sijuwade who passed away  in London yesterday July 28th. Motorcycle riders are pictured outside the Oba's palace. More photos after the cut...

El Rufai goes to court to file lawsuit against media house on alleged N90bn asset


Kaduna state governor, Nasir El Rufai pictured above as he arrived Kaduna state High Court to officially file a suit against the Union newspapers for their report on July 1st that he declared assets worth N90billion before the Code of Conduct Bureau. The governor has since denied the report.

He personally filed the lawsuit at the state high court on Monday July 27th and was accompanied by his deputy, Bala Bantex, his lawyers and top government officials. Another photo after the cut...

WE ARE WATCHING: Here are the 5 senators & 20 House of Reps membes who escorted Toyin Saraki to EFCC


As the wife of Nigeria's Senate president and former Kwara state First Lady, Mrs Toyin Saraki, answered EFCC's invitation, she was escorted to the anti-graft agency's office by five senators and 20 House of Reps members, including the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly Ali Ahmad.

The senators included Dino Maleye, Peter Nwaobosi, Abdul Abubakar, Binta Mashin and Isa Misau. They all arrived EFCC headquarters at 12.30 pm where Mrs Saraki was grilled by EFCC officials over alleged fraud charges for almost six hours before she was finally released to go home. She's expected back there today by 10am.

America's youngest convicted murderer released from prison at age 29 after serving 16 years


Curtis Jones, who was 12 years old at that time, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing his father's wife, a murder he committed with his 13-year-old sister in 1999. He was released from prison yesterday at the age of 29.

Curtis and Catherine Jones were arrested after they hatched a plot to kill a male relative they claimed had been sexually abusing them. Curtis is the nation's youngest convicted murderer.