M.I Pays Tribute To DaGrin And MC Loph

 

 

  ...As 70,000 fans troop out to see Wande Coal, JMartins, Mr Raw and Phyno
It seems the season of drought has ended in Owerri, Imo State as superstar acts, M.I, JMartins,Mr Raw, Wande Coal, Phyno and Crystals brought over 70,000 thousands fans out to Hero Square Owerrifor the 3rd leg of the Star Music Trek concerts.

Despite the poor weather and threatening rain, the crowd refused to leavethe concert venue until the very last note, forcing the night’s stars to extend their sets to satisfy eager fans who attended from Owerri, Abia, Enugu, Aba, Nnewi and other surrounding communities.


Rave of the momentAzubuikeChibuzor Nelson,better known as Phyno,was undoubtedly the star of the night, delivering over 25 minutes of non-stop hits from his growing repertoire, includingAmanchiKwanu, My Cool and Ghost Modeall delivered with his unique infusion of Igbo Language, Pidgin and English. Unfortunately,despite his stellar performance, the artiste could not satisfy his fans even as he left the stage,as they kept demanding for encores.

“I’m humbled by the love and appreciation’’,he said after his performance.

Black Diamond, Wande Coal’s performance was,as one fan aptly put it:“simply off the hook’. Belting out a medley of his greatest hits includingYou Bad,Bumper 2 Bumper, Rotate and The Kick, the Mavin singerbrought an enormous amount of energy with him on stage.

MrRaw returned to Owerri last weekend, with a rich set that justifies claims he’s one of the greatest acts from the South East. Backed by a 7-man band, the rapper connected with fans in ways words cannot capture, enjoying himself as much as the fans, and bringing back memories of some of his greatest classics over the years such as Obodo,Aragagbandiara, Spiritual Konji and more.

And once again, JMartins brought tears to his fans eyes as he interrupted his powerful set spanning Touching Body, Good or Bad, Yoyo and more to bring Chukwudia handicapped fan up to the stage to dance.

From his tribute performances in memory of DaGrin and MCLoph to his hit tracks, One Naira, Money Slow To Enter, Chairman and many more laced with his signature wit and hard-hitting style Mr Incredible,M.I, stayed on top of the moment stretching what was already an already extended concert performance to open up the early hours of the morning.

The train moves on to Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, in Enugu this weekend, June 29.

Star Music Trek 2013 spanning 10 weeks, will tour 8 other cities across the country, namely Aba, Abeokuta,Agege,(-Lagos) Asaba, Enugu, (-Lagos)Nnewi, and  Surulere (Lagos).

The grand finale of Star Music Trek 2013 ends on August 10, 2013 in Surulere, Lagos.

Niger-Delta Militants, Students Clash In Lagos

Some students of Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos State and 80 Niger Delta ex-militants running a one-year programme at the institution have clashed .

We learnt that trouble started after an ex-militant allegedly slapped a female student.
Our correspondent learnt that a school official who attempted to intervene was also allegedly slapped by another ex-militant.

The incident degenerated into a free-for-all, with many people sustaining injuries on Monday.
The registrar’s office was also said to have been vandalised .

When our correspondent visited the institution on Tuesday, policemen attached to MOPOL 2 were stationed at the entrance of the gate.

The secretary of the Student Union Government of the school, Saheed Ridwan,said that the students had decided that they no longer wanted the ex-militants on the school’s premises.

He said, “The ex-militants joined our school in February and initially, we were not having problems. However, a few weeks ago, there was a fight between some students and ex-militants over alleged stolen money and we settled it.

“On Monday, a female student was eating at a restaurant at Aluta Ground when an ex-militant told her to move because there wasn’t much space. An argument ensued and he slapped her. An official, one Mr. Segun, was slapped by another ex-militant.

“A fight broke out and there was blood-shed. The police have however restored sanity but the students have said they no longer want the ex-militants in the school.”

Meanwhile, it was learnt that one of the ex-militant, identified as Dudu, has been arrested by policemen at Bariga Division for allegedly harassing an employee of Lagoon Hotel, Akoka.

We learnt that ex-militants schooling at the institution were lodged at Lagoon Hotel by the Federal Government.

Spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the disturbance in the school, adding that peace had been restored.

Braide said the militant was arrested for making sexual advances at an employee of the hotel.

“The ex-militant, was arrested for making sexual advances at an employee of a hotel near the school,” she said. [Punch Metro]

FG Bans Civil Servants From Accepting Chieftaincy Titles

The Federal Government on Tuesday banned conferment of chieftaincy titles and “other sundry awards” on civil servants until after their retirement or disengagement from service.
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Aji, in a circular sent to all ministries, departments and agencies of government, however, directed that where the traditional titles were mandatory by inheritance, “due clearance must be obtained from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

A statement in Abuja by the Director of Communications in the Office of the HOS, Mr. Tope Ajakaiye, said, “It has come to the notice of government that some civil servants are in the practice of soliciting for chieftaincy titles and sundry awards, an act, which is inimical to the principles of anonymity, integrity and political neutrality, which are the core values of the civil service.

“Federal civil servants have been banned from accepting chieftaincy titles and other sundry awards until after their retirement or disengagement from the civil service.

“The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, however, directed that where a civil servant must hold a traditional title bestowed on him or her by inheritance or receive any awards, due clearance must be obtained from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation through the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.”

The HOS had also recently said that, henceforth, any civil servant who engaged in private practice to the detriment of government’s job, except farming, would be deemed to have committed misconduct under the Public Service Rules.

The government specifically called on civil servants to adhere strictly to the provisions of the law, which forbids public officers from engaging in private practice.

Investigations revealed that the decision followed a particular prevailing argument, especially during the military regimes, where medical doctors were permitted to practise privately by being in government’s employment and also own private hospitals.

JTF Seizes Boko Haram’s Online Video Equipment, Computers

Following attempts by fleeing members of the Boko Haram terrorist sect to regroup in a bid to fight back, the Defence headquarters, yesterday, said that communication equipment used by the group for shooting and posting online video messages of their leaders have been recovered.

The disclosure was made just as Special Forces of the JTF commenced night and day patrols to dislodge remnants of terrorists still hibernating in the camps and hideouts of the hilltops and forests where the terrorists had made their den.

The equipment recovered including laptops, mobile communication equipment (GSM phones) and others used for shooting and posting online videos, as well as locally made rockets and rocket launchers were among several items seized by the JTF from the arrested terrorists. They were displayed for a nine man Defence Headquarters Assessment Team that visited Borno and Yobe states, weekend.

A statement by Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information said: “As a follow up to scheduled assessment visits to troops in the North East of the country, a nine member Defence Headquarters Operational Assessment Team has returned from Yobe and Borno States to brief the Chief of Defence Staff with updates on the situation in the operational area of the Special Forces operating in the North East.

“The force which has been tasked in support of the implementation of the State of Emergency is conducting operations to stop terrorism and to restore normalcy to the security situation in north eastern part of the country. The team visited troop’s location in various parts of Borno and Yobe States. Interacting with the troops inside Sambisa forest, the team leader and Director of Operations in the Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshal Olatunji Faloyin, conveyed the greetings and commendation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), whom he said was very proud of the troops”.
He expressed the CDS satisfaction with the high level of successes so far recorded in the operation and thanked them for a job well-done, urging them not to rest on their oars until the entire region was fully sanitized and cleared of all terrorists activities. The team also assured the troops of regular logistic supplies while the mission lasts.

Earlier, the team was briefed by commanders, on conduct of the operation to rid the forest of the insurgents who had made the location their sanctuary. They were told that some notorious leaders of the terrorists have been captured while some materials recovered in the camp have also provided useful intelligence for subsequent operations.

The team was told that some casualty in men and equipment were recorded on the part of troops during the operation. Commanders also disclosed that the troops were currently engaged in night and day patrols of the area to dominate the forest and apprehend any terrorist who may be lurking around.
Meanwhile, the nine man assessment team has confirmed that the military was still in control of the situation in the two states adding that the troops were combing the forests and the terrorist camps to fish out the remnants.

On fears that Boko Haram members were regrouping, AVM Olatunji Faloyin while delivering their report, assured the CDS that the possibility of the terrorists regrouping was not possible, because all the camps have been taken over by the military. He dismissed such rumour as coming from the segment of people who were not aware of what the military had done so far in the two states.

Shoot Me If You Can, Governor Amaechi Dares Rivers Commissioner Of Police

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has dared the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, to shoot him whenever he embarks on a demonstration against him (CP) and the Federal Government.

Mbu had placed a ban on any form of demonstration, procession or rally by any person or group of persons in the state and warned anybody not to dare him on the directive.

But speaking on Tuesday when leaders and people of Urashi Kingdom paid him a solidarity visit at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Amaechi vowed that he would be at the forefront of the protest that would come up soon.

The governor said he had told traditional leaders in the state to get ready for the demonstration against Mbu over the police commissioner’s position on rallies and demonstrations.

Amaechi, who decried Mbu’s attempt to stop the people of Urashi from paying a solidarity visit to him, said it was wrong for the police to have harassed his supporters.

He said Rivers was now a police state following the police attempt to stop people’s movement by blocking the entire Orashi region.

He said, “Another thing I will tell you is that we are looking for a date we will demonstrate against what the Federal Government and what the Commissioner of Police are doing in Rivers State.

“We have told our chiefs to get ready. Once we get a date, once we get people from overseas; they are Nigerians; they will join us and we will give you the date.

“I have told the CP (Mbu) to be ready to shoot me, I will be in front. I will not seat here and wait for you to match here and give me letter. Instead, I will keep SSG here and then I will match down with you people.

“Then I will give the SSG letter to give to the FG so that if they want to shoot, they can shoot me because we have a right to express our views. You have the right to criticise me. I am not particularly a good man. There is nobody that is a perfect man in the world. Is there any?”

He, however, commended the people of Urashi Kingdom for braving the odds to get to Port Harcourt in spite of the attempt by the police to stop them.

Insisting that every Nigerian had the right to express his or her views, Amaechi argued that the state police commissioner did not have the powers to ban demonstration since it (protest) was part of the people’s fundamental human rights.

He said, “You people are by far stronger than me. I got a report yesterday very late at night that the police had planned to stop you people. I was thinking that once you see policemen, everybody will run into his house.

“But you must learn how to use these things. You should have recorded them so that you can show to the world how much a tyrant our commissioner of police is.”

How I Swindled American Women Of $48,000, Final Year Student Opens Up

A final year student of Imo State University, Chibuzor Akobundu, has been arrested by operatives of Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, for allegedly swindling foreign women to the tune of $48,000 through a dating website.

Surprisingly, the 22-year-old Microbiology undergraduate confessed that his victims, resident in the United States of America, were ‘swept off their feet’ by his profile on the dating site.

He spoke with journalists yesterday, while being paraded alongside two staff of a second generation bank, who allegedly facilitated the withdrawal of money via Western Union Money Transfer.

The suspect adopted Devon Miles as his name and pasted a photograph of an unknown American
citizen as his profile on the dating site.
Victims

He confessed to have swindled five American single women within the ages of 40 and 50, in search for husbands.

He gave the name of his first victim as Antoinette. He promised to marry her and was able to dupe her of $16,000 before she suspected he was a fraudster.

His next victim was one Jettie Simpson, who reportedly sent $5,000 to him via Western Union.
Others also duped by Akobundu were Shelly Bashir, $100; Billie Klock, $13,000, in a relationship that reportedly lasted for five months, and Andrea Desena, $8,000.
‘How I operate’

Akobundu said: “I started browsing the dating site three years ago, posing as a US citizen residing in Nigeria.

“At that time, it was a common game around my area in Ikeja. Along the line I met these ladies who were looking for husbands.

“They fell in love with me because of my profile, where I stated that I was a 49-year-old divorcee in search of a wife. I claimed to be an engineer.

“I would tell them I was stranded in Nigeria and needed some money to travel back to US and they would send the money via Western Union.

“At other times, I would tell them that my daughter was sick and that I needed money to offset her hospital bill and they would fall for the trick. I have never used charm to hypnotise any of them.

“My parents were never aware of what I was into because anytime I got a reasonable amount, I would travel to South Africa and squander the money.

“My regret is that I never used the money for anything tangible, to avoid suspicion. My mum is a teacher, while my father is a businessman and have been responsible for the payment of my school fees.”

Victim’s story

Explaining how he was arrested, spokesperson for the Unit, Ngozi Insitume-Agu, said: “The arrest
followed a petition via the Unit’s website from one Amelia Brosick, a US citizen, dated April 16, 2013, where she alleged that one Devon Miles, suspected to be a Nigerian, defrauded her to the tune of $16,439 using different tactics.

“She added that she met the suspect on a dating site in June 2012, and the suspect, under the guise of dating her for the purpose of marriage, obtained the alleged sum fraudulently through Western Union.

“Armed with the petition, Western Union was contacted and they sent a detailed spread sheet showing all the transfers in the name of the suspect.

“Following the information, the duo of Nnamdi Nwakwue Dike and Olawale Oguniran attached to Western Union in Skye Bank, Owerri and Allen Avenue, Ikeja, branches, respectively, were arrested.

“Their revealing statements led to the arrest of the serial internet fraudster, Chibuzor Akobundun also known as Devon Miles, Martin Williams and Sani Bala Ismaila. He adopted Devon as the internet name, but opened the account in the name of Martin Williams.
Accomplices confess

“He confessed that he provided the bank staff with the photocopy of his identity card so that they could withdraw the monies, while he gave them some percentage.

“The bank staff also confessed that they used Uche’s particulars to withdraw money from other persons’ accounts without his knowledge.”

However, Dike of the Owerri branch denied knowledge of what Akobundun was into. He maintained that he was only doing his job as a front-line teller staff of the bank, adding that he had never at any time paid Akobundu above the stipulated amount.

He said: “Anytime he came to collect the money, he would answer the question given correctly,
including the secret code.

“Mine is to ascertain whether the details corresponded with what was in the system at the end of which I would hand his money over to him.”

Asked if he received any gratification from Akobundu, he said he was given tips of N1,000 or N2,000 at times, just like some other bank customers do.

 [Vanguard]

Why Obama Won’t Visit Nigeria Now- U.S

The United States President, Barack Obama, will not travel to Nigeria on his planned trip to Africa this week, despite a strong partnership between the two countries, as the three nations slated for the visit will allow Mr. Obama reach a broader African audience and also demonstrate impressive democratic records, a top U.S. official said on Tuesday.

In place of Nigeria, Mr. Obama will visit fellow West African nation, Senegal, and will visit Tanzania in place of Kenya in the East, in addition to South Africa.The three countries for the visit were “purposefully” chosen to allow Mr. Obama reach a broader audience, and they are also strong democracies the president has made it a priority to support, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes, said in a conference call addressing Mr. Obama’s itinerary.

The schedule of the U.S. president’s second African trip, which excludes Nigeria for the second time, has again fired concerns amongst Nigerians about the country’s international standing amid the turmoil of insecurity, corruption, and the political wrangling it faces.

Mr. Obama’s first visit to Africa as president was to Ghana after his election in 2009.“With respect to Nigeria, we certainly believe that Nigeria is a fundamentally important country to the future of Africa. We’ve put a lot of investment in the relationship with Nigeria through their leadership of ECOWAS, through the significant U.S. business investment in Nigeria and through our security cooperation,” Mr. Rhodes said, in response to a question why Nigeria was again sidelined from the visit.“Obviously, Nigeria is working through some very challenging security issues right now. And in that process, they’re going to be a partner of the United States….But at this point, we just were not able to make it to Nigeria on this particular itinerary.”

Despite the snub, Mr. Rhodes said the U.S. believes it will have an opportunity to further “engage the Nigerian government through bilateral meetings going forward”. He said while in South Africa, Mr. Obama will also try to use technology to reach young Nigerians and Kenyans.“We recognize we’d like to go to as many countries as possible. Time only permits us to go to these three. But we want to make sure that in each country we’re speaking to the broader region. And we’re going to make use of technology and other means to do so,” he said.

Mr. Obama’s sidelining of Nigeria and Kenya is viewed by many as voicing the U.S. disapproval of the two leading African nations’ troubling democratic, and perhaps, human rights and corruption records.Kenya’s new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, was elected despite being wanted by the International Criminal Court on allegations he masterminded the killing of hundreds of people during Kenya’s disputed 2007 elections.

Mr. Kenyatta’s candidacy was clearly opposed by western nations, including the United States and Britain; and his success at the polls has barely diminished the discomfort western leaders have working with him.Explaining why Mr. Obama will again be avoiding the East African nation where he has strong family ties, Mr. Rhodes highlighted that concern.

He said while the U.S. respects Kenyans’ right to choose their leaders, “We also as a country have a commitment to accountability and justice as a baseline principle. And given the fact that Kenya is in the aftermath of their election and the new government has come into place and is going to be reviewing these issues with the ICC and the international community, it just wasn’t the best time for the President to travel to Kenya at this point.”

Mr. Obama will arrive in Senegal on Wednesday June 25, and will later travel to South Africa where he will deliver a speech at the University of Cape Town before rounding off his visit in Tanzania on July 2.

El-Rufai, Others Emerge APC Interim National Officers

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Masari, and a former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT,Nasir El-Rufai, have emerged as interim national officers of the yet-to-be registered All Progressives Congress, APC, a merger of some opposition political parties.While Mr. Masari from Katsina State will serve as Deputy National Chairman, Mr. el-Rufai, an indigene of Kaduna State, will serve as Deputy National Secretary.The names of both chieftains of the Congress for Progressives Change, CPC, have been forwarded to the Joint Inter-Party Merger Committee, JIMC, which will submit them to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Other nominees from CPC, according to the list we obtained are Sadiya Farouq from Zamfara State as National Treasurer; Sharoon from Anambra State as National Women Leader; A. Lado from Niger State as National Youth Leader; Aboki, a retired general from Nasarawa State as National Vice Chairman, North Central; James Ocholi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria from Kogi State as Deputy Legal Adviser; Bala Jibrin from Bauchi State as Deputy National Auditor; and Muse from Lagos State as ex-officio member.

Already, Bisi Akande, the National Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has since emerged as the National Chairman of APC with the National Secretary of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, Tijjani Tumsah, as the National Secretary.Other slots given to the ACN, apart from the position of the National Chairman are National Legal Adviser, Deputy National Treasurer, National Publicity Secretary, Deputy National Youth Leader, two vice chairmanship seat and two ex-officio members.

Although, it could not be confirmed immediately, there are indications that the current ACN National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, has been picked to play that same role in the APC.In a chat with journalists on Monday night in Abuja, the Chairman of the ANPP Board of Trustees and former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, confirmed that Mr. Akande had been picked as the interim national chairman of APC, saying the appointment was a consensus decision among the merging parties.

Apart from producing the National Secretary,ANPP will also produce the National Financial Secretary, Deputy National Organising Secretary, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, two vice chairmen and two ex-officio officers.The National Executive Committee, NEC, of the ANPP, at its meeting, last weekend, set up a committee to select the occupants of the positions ceded to the party by the merger committee.

Other parties in the merger, namely the Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, and a section of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, were also given slots in the National Working Committee, NWC.The positions of National Organising Secretary; Deputy National Chairman, South; Deputy National Financial Secretary, Deputy National Women Leader; one vice chairman and one-ex-officio were given to APGA.

DPP will produce the positions of National Auditor and Deputy National Secretary.The parties announced their plan to merge on February 6 and formally applied to INEC for registration on June 6.The national chairmen, national secretaries and national treasurers of ACN, ANPP and CPC signed the application for registration in line with Section 84 (3) of the Electoral Act, 2010 (amended).
INEC had also directed the association to set up a national executive as part of its registration process.

 [Premium Times]

£3000 UK Visa Bond: We Will Retaliate, FG Warns Britsh Government

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru (L), British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Andrew Pocock

There were indications on Tuesday that the Federal Government would opt for a retaliatory measure if the United Kingdom went ahead to implement its proposed £3,000 visa bond.

Nigeria was said to have made this known during a private meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister, Olugbenga Ashiru, and British High Commissioner, Andrew Pocock, in Abuja.

Nigeria is one of the six countries whose nationals would be required to pay the £3,000 bond under a proposed policy that will take effect in November. The others are India, Bangledish, Ghana, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

It was gathered that Pocock admitted at the meeting with Ashiru that the UK planned to introduce the “financial bond as a way of tackling abuse in the immigration system”, but added, “No final decision has been made.”

Ashiru, who was said to have recalled the days when nationals of Commonwealth travelled freely to the UK and other member states, expressed displeasure over the policy which he described as not only “discriminatory but capable of undermining the spirit of the Commonwealth family.”

A source privy to the meeting said, “The minister conveyed the reservations of the Federal Government to Pocock, who said the policy was still a proposal. The minister reminded him of British investments in Nigeria and vice-versa.

“He asked him to think about the implications a retaliatory measure would have on the two countries. The minister stressed that Nigeria might also impose £3,000 visa bond on British nationals coming into the country too.”

After the meeting, the ministry issued a statement in which it recalled “the strong historical bonds between the peoples of the various countries who were all regarded at that time as Commonwealth citizens.”

It further “recalled that this time-honoured practice was unilaterally jettisoned by the UK in 1985, thereby weakening the bonds of the Commonwealth family.”

According to the statement by the spokesperson for the ministry, Ogbole Ode, Ashiru told the British envoy “that the proposed policy would definitely negate the joint commitment by Prime Minister David Cameron and President Goodluck Jonathan to double the volume of bilateral trade between the two countries by 2014.”

It added, “Ambassador Ashiru pointed out that the decision of the UK government is coming at the time the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers have unanimously recommended for adoption at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November 2013, a proposal to remove visa requirements for holders of official and diplomatic passports from member states.”

Ashiru, who appealed to the UK to reconsider the proposed policy, noted “that the Federal Government has a responsibility to take appropriate measures to protect the interests of Nigerians, who may be affected by it (policy), if finally introduced.

“The minister informed the British High Commissioner that the Federal Government values the very cordial relations and strategic partnership between the two countries and would not want the introduction of any new policy to affect these cherished relations,” the statement added.

In its own statement, the British High Commission reiterated that details of the policy were still being worked out. “No final decision has been made,” the Head of Press and Public Affairs Section, Rob Fitzpatrick said.

The commission said, “if the plan were to go ahead in Nigeria, it would affect only a very small number of the highest risk visitors.”

The statement added, “The vast majority would not be required to pay a bond. Those paying bonds would receive the bond back, if they abided by the terms of their visa.

“Let me put this in perspective. Over 180,000 Nigerians apply to visit the UK each year. About 70 per cent or around 125,000, of those applicants are successful. Travel between our two countries is a key part of our strong cultural and business relationship. Financial bonds would be focussed on only a tiny minority of potential abusers. It would not be a “£3,000 visa charge” as some media reporting has alleged.

“As soon as more details of the policy have been decided, we will inform the Nigerian government and public fully and officially, in the spirit of our long standing friendship, and our wish to help bona fide Nigerian visitors to work, study or do business in the UK.”

Also in Abuja, the Senate raised its voice against the proposed visa policy and warned that Nigeria would have to adopt the principle of reciprocity if the UK went ahead to implement it.

Leader of the Senate, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, said, “ I will like to say immediately that diplomacy is based on reciprocity and it is not an option that is lost on us. When we had misunderstanding with South Africa, Nigeria rose to the occasion. We will always rise to the occasion;but I think the way out is for Nigerians to have more faith in their country.”

Senator Ita Enang, who is the Chairman Committee on Rules and Business and his counterparts in the Petroleum (Downstream) and Navy committees, also said the policy would greatly hurt relations between Nigeria and Britain.

Anyanwu, for instance, advised the UK authorities to be considerate in their anti-terrorism policies in
order not to hurt the ties between Nigeria and Britain.

She said, “I know it is a way of expressing their own frustration with the involvement of some Nigerians in negative things.This is what I think, but it is going to be a very offending policy; it is surprising that it is coming from Britain because we have a special historical link with them.

“I think that what Britain ought to do is to encourage us and fully accept Nigeria as part of its history and not to extend such a mild form of hostility towards us. We will have to respond in ways that are loud and clear. We have to tell them that enough is enough.”

Meanwhile, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has said he had contacted some human rights lawyers in the UK to challenge the proposed policy when passed by the British parliament.

“We will challenge the British government under their own Human Rights Act and European Human Rights convention. The law does not allow the UK to target the nationals of any particular country for extortion. The Federal Government must also be prepared to retaliate in like manner if the policy is allowed by the British government,’’ Falana said.

Two Dead As Trailler Rams Into Building In Port Harcourt

A truck rammed into a building along Airport Road, Igwuruta, Rivers State Tuesday leaving two dead and one wounded.The dead include driver of the trailer number plated RIVERS A 630 KNK and an occupant of the building he crashed into.The vehicle loaded with pipes was said to be coming from Owerre and heading for Port Harcourt when it lost control at Igwuruta and rammed into the building.

Margret Amadi, an occupant of the hit building who survived the accident said, “I am a stylist.I was working with three colleagues when we heard a loud sound. We all fainted and regained consciousness to realize the building had collapsed on us from the impact. We survived but one neighbour was not so lucky”.

Another occupant of the building who runs a bear pallor claimed losing over million naira worth of goods damaged over the accident, but angry Chukwuma who owns an electronic shop in same building declined comments “Until the truck owner surfaces.”A youth leader in the community, Johnson Chiwendu said, “We have to take drastic action against truck drivers plying this road. Last time it was a Dangote truck crashing into a building and killing two too. It is one truck crashing into living homes to many.”

UNILAG Students Protest Alleged Sexual Harassment By Lecturers [PHOTOS]

Some students of the Creative Arts Department of the University of Lagos protested what they described as sexual harassment by their lecturers.
The students, mostly females, displayed placards including one which said, “Must I sleep with you before I pass?”


They later moved to the Social Science department to register their grievances.
The school authority is yet to respond to these allegations.

PHOTOS! Peter Okoye's Son, Cameron Dances Out Osita Iheme (pawpaw)

Have you seen Psquare's hot new video, released in honour of Micheal Jackson - Personally? (If you haven't, then you didn't know that it was Peter Okoye's son, Cameron that danced out Osita pawpaw at the end of the video.

Peter Okoye has sure gotten someone that takes after him in dancing. See photos of Cameron dancing out Osita in the video below:

Carlo Ancelloti Confirmed As Real Madrid Coach

Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of Italian coach, Carlo Ancelotti, as their new manager. Ancelloti replaces Jose Mourinho, who left the Spanish giants at the end of last season.

Ancelloti leaves French Champions, Paris Saint German, PSG, who have promptly announced former France Coach, Laurent Blanc as their new manager.“Real Madrid will present Carlo Ancelotti as new coach of the first team for the next three seasons on Wednesday June 26,” the Spanish giants stated on their website.

“The event will take place in the Santiago Bernabeu Royal Box at 13:00CET. Carlo Ancelotti will then appear before the media in the press room.”Ancelotti had previously coached PSG, Chelsea, Juventus, AC Milan and others achieving various successes including the Italian League, English Premier League, and Champions League.

Police Nab Suspected Kidnappers With 18 Children

Imo State Police Command, weekend, nabbed a bus driver at the border between Imo and Rivers States, conveying about 18 school children suspected to have been abducted.

Investigations revealed that the pupils were allegedly abducted from Umuohie Primary School and Baptist Secondary School, Umuohie, all in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State.

According to reports, the bus driver refused to stop when he was flagged down for routine check and this fuelled suspicion among the policemen on duty.A villager, who spoke on ground of anonymity, said that a female teacher, the bus driver and the school children were first moved to the Divisional Police Headquarters, Umuneke, before being taken to the state Police Headquarters, Owerri.

It was gathered that the female teacher and the driver, whose names could not be ascertained at press time, were already telling the police all they knew about the movement of the school children.

Meantime, residents of the area have appealed to security agencies in the state to extend their surveillance to the border road, which they described as “very lonely.”According to them, the road was gradually turning into a get-away route for criminals operating across the border communities.They particularly named the Umuneke-Elele-Obike-Eche road which is called “Abuja Expressway” as prone to criminal activities and urged the authorities to beef up security along the road.

South Africa Keeps Vigil, Prays For Mandela

 Anti-apartheid icon and former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, remained in a critical condition in hospital yesterday, leaving millions of his countrymen and admirers across the world keeping vigil and praying, even as they feared the worst.

“Former President Mandela remains in a critical condition in hospital.

The doctors are doing everything possible to ensure his wellbeing and comfort,” President Jacob Zuma was quoted by the Agence France Presse (AFP) as saying Monday.
 Mandela, the hero of black South Africans’ battle for freedom who spent 27 years in jail during the apartheid regime, was rushed to hospital on June 8 with a recurrent lung infection.

Despite intensive treatment at Pretoria’s Mediclinic Heart Hospital, the 94-year-old’s condition appeared to have suddenly deteriorated over the last 48 hours.

“All of us in the country should accept that Madiba is now old,” Zuma said, using Mandela’s clan name.

“I think what we need to do as a country is to pray for him to be well and that the doctors do their work.”

Zuma hailed the life of a man seen as the father of the nation and globally as a moral beacon that continues to shine long after he retired from public life.

“He is the father of democracy and this is the man who fought and sacrificed his life,” said Zuma, who spent 10 years in jail on Robben Island at the same time as Mandela.
Zuma visited Mandela on Sunday evening.

“Given the hour that we got to the hospital it was late, he was already asleep,” Zuma said. “(We) saw him and then we had a bit of discussion with the doctors and his wife, Graca Machel.”

Mandela, who became South Africa’s first black president in 1994 to end almost 50 years of apartheid rule, is due to celebrate his 95th birthday on July 18.

He has been hospitalised four times since December, mostly for the pulmonary condition that has plagued him for years.

As the world looked on, South Africans resigned themselves to the inevitability of Mandela’s death.
Flowers, cards, balloons and messages of support were left outside the gate of his Pretoria hospital, where family members were gathered.

“Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do but to pray for him and the doctors that are helping him,” said Phathani Mbath outside the hospital.

In Mthatha, a rural town in the region where Mandela grew up, there was also a sense of anxious resignation. ”It is not up to us to decide what happens now. There is nothing we can do,” said Aphiwe Ngesi a teacher in Mthatha. “All we can do is hope for the best.”

Meanwhile, Mandela’s family gathered around his hospital bedside yesterday as millions in South Africa and across the world feared for the worst.

Ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela — herself a figurehead of the anti-apartheid struggle — and daughters Zindzi Mandela-Motlhajwa and Zenani Mandela-Dlamini were among those who flocked to the hospital on Monday.

Their visits, while common since Mandela was admitted 17 days ago, come amid heightened fears for the former statesman’s health.

In Washington, the White House said its thoughts and prayers were with Mandela, as US President Barack Obama prepares to visit South Africa.

“We have seen the latest reports from the South African government that former President Mandela is in critical condition,” National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family and the people of South Africa,” she added.
Obama leaves tomorrow on a tour of Africa that will take him to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. Zuma said the visit would go ahead.

The possibility of a meeting between the first black presidents of both South Africa and the United States has been hotly anticipated, but the White House has said it will defer to Mandela’s family.

Upon his release from jail in 1990, in one of the defining moments of the 20th century, Mandela won the country’s first fully democratic elections.

Why I gave birth in the Hostel Toilet - 22year old OAU Undergrad (Photo)

You all remember the student of OAU who gave birth in the school toilet and was rumoured to have attempted to flush her baby down the toilet? Well, in spite of the trauma she had passed through since last Wednesday, the 22 year old, 400 level student of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology , a native of Ijabe, a border town between Osun and Kwara states, says she is happy that the embarrassment she received from the controversy that surrounded the birth of her baby has turned into a blessing for her.

She says the baby’s birth has made her more popular and important in the society.
Read what she told Punch below:‘God has the best plan for me’

“Why would I flush or kill my baby after going through the pains of carrying him for about good nine months? I am not heartless and I thank God for my life and the safe delivery. I know God has the best plan for me and my baby. I seriously appreciate the cleaners for their assistance because I got here (health centre) before I understood everything that happened to me. I am happy that I am alive and my baby is alive too. I’m also using this opportunity to thank the VC, the doctors and nurses, my lecturers and everybody because they all stood by me. They all became my father, my mother and everything to me.
“Right now, I can call myself a celebrity and definitely I’m going to be greater than a celebrity. My baby too is going to be great. Look at the circumstance that surrounds his birth, just some days old, he is already all over in the news around the world and everybody is happy to see him or hear about his story. He will surely go beyond where I am now. He has turned me into a kind of celebrity. ”

Circumstances surrounding the baby’s birth

“I was purging all through the night and I had no idea of what labour pain was all about. Actually, I was feeling pressed, I can’t call it a labour pain because I was visiting the toilet all through the night till that morning. I just went to the toilet to go and purge when I noticed something just came out of me which I found out was the baby. The baby entered the closet. I was just there shouting, bleeding and people who saw the blood came out to help me alongside the baby.
“I was really scared! I was not expecting a baby. I went to the toilet but seeing a baby was terrifying because I was not expecting him or her to come out yet. It is absolutely not true that I took to my heels when people came to help me. It happened in Moremi Hall toilet and the toilet is a public one where everybody takes their bath, fetch water and clean up. So, some people were around fetching water, having their bath as usual, while I was in the toilet planning to defecate. My friend called the cleaner for help because she was an elderly woman. I was very scared and people around too couldn’t help because we are all young female students. The cleaner later helped to carry the baby out and brought it to the Health Centre along with me.”

Her plan for the baby

“I will continue to keep him more handsome, healthier and nurture him to attain greater height in life. But what he will become later in life is not for me to decide but he will definitely become what God wants him to become. I will just try to train him in God’s way and I am sure His (God) plan for his life will be realised.”

Rihanna wishes Nelson Mandela dead...

Troubled singer Rihanna made a terrible mistake on Twitter.com early this morning when she sent out a tweet indicating that Nelson Mandela was dead. Thinking that Rihanna had advanced knowledge of his death, the media scrambled to confirm the death — only to learn it wasn’t true.
See her tweet below:

You know DSTV has once made this mistake too?

Rapper ‘Fat Joe’ Sentenced To Prison Over Tax Charges

 Hip hop artist Joseph “Fat Joe” Cartagena was sentenced on Monday to four months in federal prison and fined $15,000 for failure to file tax returns on more than $3.3 million in income.
The 42-year-old rapper faced the possibility of up to two years in prison after pleading guilty in December to two counts of failing to file with the Internal Revenue Service.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy Waldor gave the Bronx-born rapper credit for paying $718,000 in back taxes prior to his sentencing and for his charitable work.
The court received more than 60 letters on his behalf, including one from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, who cited Cartagena’s efforts to donate computers to local schools.
Cartagena apologized to his family and friends, saying he let them down. He said his 6-year-old daughter was being taunted in school by classmates who said her father was going to jail.
“There was a lot going on in the years that I didn’t file my taxes, but it was my responsibility,” he said. His hits include the 2004 song “Lean Back.”
His attorneys had asked for probation in light of the three-month prison sentence handed down to hip hop artist Lauryn Hill in May on similar tax charges.
Cartagena was originally charged with failure to file returns from 2007 to 2010 but under a plea agreement the charges were reduced to not filing returns for two years.
His income came from three companies, including Somerville, N.J.-based Terror Squad Production Inc and Miramar Music Touring, which he owned. (Reuters)

Ice Prince beef Brymo on twitter

We all know that two singer left Chocolate City in a not too good condition and Brymo who was the second to leave the label talk about his treatment on video just two days ago, so I think this did not go down well with ice prince so he took to twitter to aired his opinion.

Will Smith dropped from movie for being too expensive

 

Hollywood star, Wil Smith had been dropped from a movie for being too expensive. According to reports, Smith was dropped from as the lead actor in the second part of 'Independence Day.

The Director, Roland Emmerich cited that, Will Smith who was the original cast of the 1996 'Independence Day was dropped because on financials contrains and because of his popularity.

The release date of 'Independence Day 2 is ssheducle for July 3, 2013, 19 years after the first one was released.

RIP: Former Hibernians midfielder, Essien Mbong passes away

Former Hibernians midfielder Essien Mbong has passed away in Nigeria; he was aged 37.

His death which occurred on Saturday was announced by his Nigerian friends in Malta.

Mbong was one of the best midfielders in the Premier League during his successful spell with Hibernians.

Transgender Boy Wins Right to Use Girls’ Restroom at School

A 6-year-old boy who believes he is a girl won the right to use the girls room at his school after his parents threatened to sue the Colorado school system for requiring him to use a separate bathroom. Coy, who has identified as a girl since age 4, was pulled from the Eagleside Elementary School in Fountain, CO, and home schooled while the lawsuit wound its way through the courts. He has not undergone a sex-change operation. Therefore, he is still physically a boy. Coy’s parents, Kathryn and Jeremy Mathis, were shocked that the school prohibited their child, who has boy’s genitals, from using the girls’ restroom. “This automatically singles her out and stigmatizes her,” Kathryn Mathis said. “It sets her up for future harassing and bullying, and creates an unsafe environment. The school has a wonderful opportunity to teach students that differences are OK, and we should embrace their differences, instead of teaching them to discriminate against someone who is a little different.”

From Daily Mail UK:

The decision was made by the Colorado Civil Rights Division on Sunday that the Fountain-Fort Carson School District created an unnecessarily hostile situation for Coy Mathis by not allowing her to use the female bathroom. Transgender advocates are hailing the decision as a major step forward for transgender rights. By not allowing Coy to use the girls’ restroom, the Eagleside Elementary School in Fountain ‘creates an environment rife with harassment,’ Steven Chavez, the division director, wrote in the decision. W Kelly Dude, the lawyer for Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8, told CNN that the school ‘took into account not only Coy but other students in the building, their parents, and the future impact a boy with male genitals using a girls’ bathroom would have as Coy grew older… ‘I’m certain you can appreciate that as Coy grows older and his male genitals develop along with the rest of his body, at least some parents and students are likely to become uncomfortable with his continued use of the girls’ restroom,’ he added. The Mathis’ case was the first to challenge restrictions on a transgender person’s bathroom use under Colorado’s anti-discrimination laws.

PHOTOS: Transfer Market: Top Strikers For Sale Now In Europe

Prices invariably skyrocket when a commodity is in short in supply, and that looks certain to be the scenario as the world’s richest clubs fight it out to secure the precious and elusive mineral that is a goal scorer this summer.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-profile scoring machine with a ‘For Sale’ sign seemingly hoisted above his well-preened forehead, but the Real Madrid superstar is not the only goal-getter set to shatter transfer records ahead of the new season.
The heroes who blast the match-winning goals tend to be the icons who cost more than the rest, yet, as Andriy Shevchenko and Fernando Torres have confirmed after less-than-glorious, big-money moves to Chelsea, transporting penalty box success from one club to another can never be guaranteed.
As much as £200 million could be spent by Premier League clubs on fresh scoring talent in the next couple of months, so here is our guide to the best value for money options in an overinflated financial market.

Gonzalo Higuain
Current club: Real Madrid
Price: £22 million
Possible destination: Arsenal, Juventus, Chelsea
Value for money rating: 8 out of 10
Arsenal are reportedly ready to shatter their transfer record and wage structure to sign Higuain, but many cynics will reserve judgment on the signing until notoriously prudent spender Arsene Wenger sanctions the deal and attends a news conference alongside his new star player.
Juventus’ interest in the player is strong, and it might be that the French-born Argentina striker needs to pick between a Premier League club with modest ambitions or an Italian side challenging for major domestic honours each year. That is, unless Chelsea offer him an alternative career path.
Our verdict: At the age of 25, Higuain would be a fantastic buy, and with his price tag a fraction of the figures being quoted for Bale, Ronaldo and Cavani, he might be the snatch of the summer.

Cristiano Ronaldo
Current club: Real Madrid
Price: £70m
Possible destinations: Manchester United, PSG, Monaco
Value for money: 7 out of 10
Currently the world's most-expensive footballer at £80m It’s hard to put up a reasoned argument to suggest any footballer is suitably priced at £70 million, but Ronaldo is one of only two players in the game who could be viewed worthy of such extravagance.
Yes, he might often appear arrogant. Yes, he might infuriate at times with his selfishness on the field, but his football ability cannot be questioned. The 28-year-old has scored 199 goals in 201 appearances for Real Madrid. They are truly astonishing numbers.
Our verdict: A player of this calibre should not be playing in the mediocre French league for PSG or Monaco, so he has to re-sign with Machester United if he leaves Real Madrid.

Luis Suarez
Current club: Liverpool
Price: £35 million
Possible destination: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Napoli
Value for money: 7 out of 10
Suarez has made it clear that he intends to walk out on Liverpool, and if he can be prized away from Anfield for a figure a little above £30 million, all involved in the deal will be doing good business.
New Napoli boss Rafael Benitez is said to be interested in signing Suarez as a possible replacement for international teammate Edinson Cavani should he depart, but it is the lure of Real Madrid that appeals most to the Liverpool No. 7.
Our verdict: He might come with a ‘high maintenance’ tag, but Suarez is a wonderful footballer, and in a summer when players not as good as him are being sold for extravagant sums of cash, he represents a decent option for any top club.

Wayne Rooney
Current club: Manchester United
Price: £28m
Possible destination: Chelsea, PSG, Arsenal
Value for money rating: 6 out of 10
Rooney appears to have used up his last life at Manchester United, and unless his old courtroom adversary David Moyes changes the script and insists on him staying, the 27-year-old will be changing his employer in the coming weeks.
PSG’s interest in Rooney is long standing, and they believe they can entice him to Paris once they resolve the mess surrounding their managerial vacancy. If United are desperate to offload their trouble maker, Chelsea might well be an option.
Our verdict: PSG are favourites to snap up Rooney, and he would be a good signing for the French club as they look to expand their global brand. A move to Real Madrid would seem likely only as part of a deal that sees Ronaldo head back to Manchester. However, Rooney’s resale value will be minimal in three years’ time.

Edinson Cavani
Current club: Napoli
Price: £55 million
Possible destinations: Real Madrid, Chelsea, and Manchester City
Value for money: 6 out of 10
Of all the strikers being touted for sale right now, Cavani has been hailed as the prize catch as he is just 26 years old, hungry for a move to a top club and seemingly ready to shine on the game’s biggest stage.

Yet his price tag is so inflated that he is a signing who would now come with a huge risk factor in this era of Financial Fair Play restrictions. When you pay in excess of £53 million for a player, a guarantee of success needs to come in unison, and while he seems to be a top striker, Cavani will have much to prove if he moves to England.
Our verdict: He might boast quality in abundance, but Cavani is not value for money at his current value. Manchester City have already refused to meet his release clause, and it remains to be seen whether Chelsea or Real Madrid will bow to Napoli’s demands.

Christian Benteke
Current club: Aston Villa
Price: £20 million
Possible destinations: Tottenham, Arsenal
Value for money rating: 6 out of 10

Aston Villa’s powerhouse Belgian striker was a sensation in the Premier League last season, and Tottenham are eager to bring him to White Hart Lane, but there is always a danger in signing a player on the back of one good season.
At this moment, most observers would hail Benteke as the real deal with his finishing ability and first touch as impressive as his physical presence, yet shining on a team for which expectations are diminished and performing consistently at the top end of the table are different propositions.
Our verdict: You would be buying a player whose value is at its maximum, and that means his value for money might be lacking. Is he that much better than his Belgium teammate Romelu Lukaku, who might be available for half the price?

Gareth Bale
Current club: Tottenham
Price: £85 million
Possible destination: Real Madrid
Value for money: 5 out of 10
Real Madrid seem intent on paying whatever it takes to lure Bale out of Tottenham, and even if that is because they fear Ronaldo might leave, the move is laced with uncertainty.
Bale is a world-class performer, and he has proved as much over the past three seasons with Spurs, but this quiet Welshman is not an attention seeker, and there is no guarantee he would warm to the bright lights and expectations at Real Madrid. He would be far better suited to Manchester United, but Tottenham will not sell him to a domestic rival.
Our verdict: Tottenham would have to accept a bid of £85 million if Real Madrid are serious about paying that much for Bale. Whether he would be a success in Spain is another question, and at that price, it has to be a risky purchase.

David Villa
Current club: Barcelona
Price: £15 million
Possible destinations: Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester City
Value for money rating: 6 out of 10
David Villa may be forced to make way at Camp Nou after Neymar's arrival A decorated World Cup winner with Spain and proven marksman at the highest level, Villa still offers so much to any employer even if his very best days are now behind him.
His wages might be an issue, however, as at 31 years of age Villa will not make a move unless the financial package is attractive, and there is always an inherent risk of fitness issues when signing a player of more mature years. Villa’s quality is enduring, but he might not be a shrewd financial purchase as he offers limited resale value.
Our verdict: Villa would be an instant hit in the Premier League, and if a club like Tottenham were to get him, it could propel them from outsiders into contenders in an instant.

Leandro Damiao
Current club: Internacional Price: £25 million
Possible destination: Tottenham
Value for money rating: 5 out of 10

The gifted 23-year-old has been on Tottenham’s radar for some time, but the North London club seem reluctant to seal a deal, and the price tag appears to be the stumbling block for Spurs chief Daniel Levy.

Whether Levy was serious in his last-gasp bid to snare Leandro in the final hours of the January transfer window is open to debate, but the signing would come with plenty of uncertainty as there is no guarantee the Brazilian would be suited to the Premier League or settle in London.
Our verdict: Investing in youthful South American talent is a risky business for top European clubs. Leandro looks the part, but will he really cut it in the Premier League?

Carlos Tevez
Current Club: Manchester City
Price: £15 million
Possible destination: AC Milan, Napoli, Chelsea
Value for money rating: 5 out of 10
Manchester City are looking to shake up their attacking line and with just one year left on his contract, they will look to move Tevez on ahead of the new season.
Italy is a probable destination if reports are to be believed, yet the vast wages the Argentine striker commands means any deal would stretch the salary structures at Serie A clubs. Could a Premier League rival nip in to snare the one-time homesick striker? Money talks when Tevez and his advisers are involved.
Our verdict: Tevez is a quality footballer, but his reputation has been somewhat tarnished since he refused to to warm up against Bayern Munich in the 2011-12 season. He will get another big move in the next 12 months, but the cash-hungry forward would be quite happy to hang around at City and secure a free transfer a year from now.

Hulk
Current club: Zenit St Petersburg
Price: £30 million
Possible destination: Chelsea, PSG
Value for money: 3 out of 10
Hulk might be powerful, muscular and Brazilian, but any club signing him are likely to discover he is also painfully overrated.
While he did a decent job in a dominant Porto side that trampled all over their second-rate rivals in Portugal, he has not set the world alight in Russia following a huge €40 million move last year, and now Zenit are looking to get some of their money back on him.
Our verdict: Hulk misses too many chances to be considered a top-class marksman, and he is not worth the price tag that hangs around his neck.


Emmanuel Adebayor
Current club: Tottenham
Price: £8m
Possible destinations: Who would take him??
Value for money rating: 1 out of 10
The Togolese striker is damaged goods after indifferent spells with Arsenal and Manchester City, so Tottenham might struggle to offload him after his often woeful efforts last season.

After a reasonably impressive spell on loan at Tottenham the season before last, Adebayor appeared to be less than interested for much of the recent campaign even though Spurs were relying on him as their only striker for long periods. Whoever takes this enigma under their wing cannot complain if it goes wrong again.
Our verdict: You know what you are getting if you sign Adebayor, and any manager who does so is putting his own future on the line.

Nollywood Actress: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Makes her US TV Debut on “Hit The Floor” on 24/26/2013

Nigerian superstar, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde makes her US TV debut today in a new series “Hit The Floor” which was reported as ‘Bounce’ when the news broke last February. Acting alongside the likes of Kimberly Elise & Akon, ” ‘Hit The Floor’ is an American drama television series which follows Ahsha, a girl who joins the NBA cheerleading team the Los Angeles Devil Girls, unaware of the treacherous and tempting world that follows” The show will air on music and lifestyle channel, VH1 and will definitely make a distinct mark forOmotola‘s international foray.

Popular Singer, Alariwo Publicly Embarrassed At Lagos Event

It was a show of shame at an event, which held in Lagos recently, and which was anchored by notable musician, Alariwo of Africa.

The popular singer was allegedly insulted by an up and coming rapper.

According to reports, the budding artiste told Alariwo in clear terms that he could not stop his music career, no matter what.


This was after the artiste had performed at the event held at Niteshift Coliseum, Ikeja, Lagos. The artiste was angry with Alariwo shortly before he mounted the stage to perform at the event, which was an awards ceremony.

One of the eyewitnesses informed us that several efforts made by the rookie artiste to do his thing at the peak of the show were futile.

So, when he was finally called to display his talent, he used the opportunity to inform Alariwo that “even you can't stop me.”

The statement left Alariwo speechless for minutes, and he could not hide his anger at the utterance directed at him by the new artiste. All Alariwo could say was, “trust me, I pray you grow, but you will still pay homage to those before you.”

Guests at the awards ceremony were surprised by the show of shame.

Aww, Lovely: White Nigerian proposes to girlfriend on stage at the AY Live show (PHOTOS)

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Mohammed Jammal, popularly known as the White Nigerian recently proposed to his girlfriend of three years, Maricel Romero during the AY Live show on Sunday, June 19 at the ThisDay Dome in Abuja.
How romantic.
See more photos below:

Mohammed putting the ring on it.