Mercy Johnson-"I hid in a car boot the first time I met Genevieve Nnaji

Mercy Johnson is as real it it's gets. She doesn't hide her admiration for her peers especially Genevieve Nnaji. She opened up to City people magazine on the first time they met

Ahh! The first time I met her, my friend took me there. When we got to where she was, I became nervous. I told my friend “no let me hide in your boot.” And I did. I got into her boot. (laughs) Can you imagine I came to see her and when I got there I wanted to run back. I jumped into my friends boot. So, when she came out of the hotel, I could not see her, I could only hear her voice.

Boko Haram declares Gwoza ‘Islamic Caliphate’ + Excerpts of the transcribed speech by Shekau

In a 52 minute video made available to AFP, the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, declared the creation of an Islamic caliphate in Gwoza town in Borno state seized by the sect early this month.

According to AFP, Shekau declared that Gwoza now has 'nothing to do with Nigeria'.
"Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our brethren in (the town of) Gwoza and made it part of the Islamic caliphate. By the grace of Allah we will not leave the town. We have come to stay,” said Shekau
Find the excerpts of the transcribed speech by Shekau after the cut. Meanwhile the Nigerian Military has reacted to Shekau's claims, saying the claim is empty. The military says appropriate military operations to secure Gwoza from activities of the bandits is still ongoing. Continue...

Ex-Beauty Queen Omowunmi Akinnifesi loses dad

Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2005 Omowunmi Akinnifesi lost her dad Dr. Emmanuel Akinnifesi a few weeks ago. He was ill for a while and passed at the age of 74. May his soul rest in peace..Amen. Continue to read more about late Dr. Akinnifesi...





CHIEF DR EMMANUEL OLULANA AKINNIFESI:
Bsc, MA (Econs) Yale. PhD (Econs) Lagos, FIMC, F.Inst. Fm, FNSA


Chief Dr Olulana Akinnifesi was a PhD Degree and Yale University, Connecticut, U.S.A masters degree holder in Economics. He was a former Director at the Central Bank of Nigeria and was Head Statistics and Econometrics. He received many awards, which included fifteen years of meritorious service certificate awarded by CBN in December 1992. While he was at Central Bank he became a Diplomat and was appointed Chief Executive/ Executive secretary, West African Clearing House, Freetown Sierra Leone, an International Organisation. There he represented Nigeria and the interest of 15 other West African Countries and 10 Central Banks from 1991-1993.



Dr Akinnnifesi was also part time Lecturer at the University of Lagos where he taught Statistics, Econometrics and Monetary Economics to Msc/PhD students of the department of Economics. He set up Emmason Consulting LTD and Emmason Investment LTD, a consulting and business management company where he put to use his acquired experiences over the years in International Banking Monetary Cooperation, Trade and Financial Transactions, top level Negotiation Missions to International Organisation such as UNCTAD, UNID, FEC and ECOWAS.


Dr Akinnifeis was a Fellow of Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria, Institute of Financial Management and Nigeria Statistical Association. He was the National Secretary of the Nigerian Statistical Association from 1981-1985 and later President from 1989-1991. He was also the Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Society (Lagos Chapter) from 1987-1989. He was Vice-President International Association of Official Statistics from 1991-1993. He had a passion for World travel and was a member of Island club, Ikoyi club and FRCN club Lagos.


He died age 74 after a brief illness.

Ebola Scare:Woman dies in Ekiti after 4 hospitals rejected her ....

Ekiti State Government has debunked rumours of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the state .This came as the government lamented the unfortunate death of a woman, who was said to have vomited and collapsed in premises of the State Ministry of Health and was rejected in four different private hospitals because of the text messages circulated by some unidentified people suspected to be in the Healthcare sector that tagged her ebola patient. At a briefing, Commissioner for Health, Professor Olusola Fasubaa said....
On 20th August,2014, a 55-year-old health care worker at Ogotun- Ekiti, who was said not to have had any complaints of illness in the last two months and no current history of travel outside the state (according to her neighbours) got to the Data Bank of the Ministry of Health at about 1.pm and collapsed after coughing out blood and subsequently vomited and she was immediately tagged Ebola victim without an adequate history taken and people started running away.
“The woman subsequently died in the late evening. The unnecessary write-up through the social media by some doctors in the state is uncalled for, and counter-productive to the efforts of the state government in containing and curtailing the spread of the virus.”
He also said a similar case at the NYSC Orientation camp in Ise Ekiti where a young man who had been inadequately treated for malaria collapsed and was abandoned by everybody including the camp’s healthcare givers from 6am to 3pm when the state government intervened.
Prof Fasubaa appealed to doctors in the state to live up to their responsibilities and remember the Hippocratic oath they swore to. He stressed that not all patients that have fever or vomiting have Ebola.

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What's happening? Rihanna watches Chris Brown play at Charity basketball game (Photos)

Rihanna was spotted sitting courtside as she watched Chris Brown take part in a Roc Nation charity basketball game at the Barclays Center in New York on Thursday.


She looked pissed while Chris was over excited to show off his skills. .Eyewitnesses say once she arrived, he as allover her side of the court but she did not even look his way ...


So awkward..

10 Qualities Men Want In The Women They Date Or Marry

With the recent release of The Fault in Our Stars, we're feeling a little misty-eyed thinking about true love. Maybe it really does exist, you know? Despite the odds and everything.

Maybe there's more to life than playing the field. Well, you can create your own relationship success by looking for the right traits in a woman instead of just swiping right on everyone on Tinder.

Let's take a look at the top 10 things in a significant other that'll make for a lasting relationship.

10. She's Independent

Never Ever Give Up On Yourself - Jason Njoku Shares The IrokoTV Story To inspire Other Entrepreneurs

My wife persuaded forced me to do a little spring cleaning this weekend. As I was going through my things rubbish, I came across this old account statement for an iROKO Partners Ltd bank account in London.

If you look at the date its 13 July 2010. The statement is for June 2010. That’s right. £60.25 paid in. £60.00 (my feeding money) paid out. And an ending balance of £0.25.

That’s right folks. I literally had £0.25 in my account thats $0.42 or N63.

Pres.Jonathan's alleged statement on whereabouts of Chibok girls sent by hackers-Abati

All media organisations and persons on my mailing list should kindly disregard the press release purportedly issued by me earlier today titled:PRESIDENT JONATHAN REVEALS LOCATION OF CHIBOK GIRLS AND EXPOSES BOKO HARAM MASTERMINDS. 

EBOLA ALERT ... SAD NEWS. AND THE NURSE DIES

                                                            Obi Justina Ejelonu
A nurse, Obi Justina Ejelonu, who attended to Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American Ebola carrier who brought the disease to Nigeria, has died this morning in Lagos.

Wattaguan? Akon loses his Ferrari, his brother Bu loses his mansion

Photos: Omotola Jalade Ekeinde shares family vacation pics

The actress is currently in South Africa with her children and husband. See more photos after the cut..

Armed robbers can never rob me, they respect me - Daddy Showkey declares

In an interview with Tribune, popular dancehall star Daddy Showkey said no armed robbers in Lagos can rob him because they respect him too much. He said he's encountered many of them on the streets, but they immediately let him go and even apologize when they recognize him. See below...

Life can't be the same without Kefee" - mourning husband speaks

In his very first interview since the untimely death of his wife and Branama queen, Kefee, on June 13th, Teddy Don Momoh, says there are uncountable things he will miss about his wife of over two years and also shared her last moments on earth with Encomium magazine.

Orijin Returns Home Again To Celebrate Culture With Benin

Benin City came alive once again on Friday 8th August 2014 as Orijin the refreshing bitter-sweet herbal drink partied in modern contemporary African style.

Orijin again restated its presence as the premium herbal drink and hosted teeming consumers to an unforgettable night of fun and excitement at Indigo Lounge G.R.A Benin which witnessed a massive turnout of Orijin lovers who came out to party to the beat with the brand. Continue..

How Funke Akindele is surviving her failed marriage and making life count

When news of actress Funke Akindele’s private wedding to businessman and politician Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede filtered to the media, everyone was taken aback. It was an Islamic ceremony and Akindele became known as “Khadijat”. A church wedding was to follow.

Ghana bans flights from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia over Ebola concerns

Ghana has officially banned flights from 4 West African countries; Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria, citing concerns about the rapid spread of the Ebola virus, which has claimed several lives.

Charles Asare, Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company, said the measure was part of a set of emergency management plans officials are rolling out to combat the spread of the virus. Continue..

Newlyweds get shock of their lives from childhood holiday pic...you will never guess why

When Nick Wheeler was 6 years old, he and his his sister and cousins enjoyed a day out on the beach with their granddad, who took the pic above. Behind Nick and his family, is a young girl, happily building a sandcastle with her dad and sister. She is 5 year old Aimee Maiden.

Big Bang Theory Pay Dispute Delays Filming

The series has won many awards since it began in 2007
Filming on the new series of The Big Bang Theory is being held up because of a contract dispute with its stars.

Warner Bros. Television, which makes the popular comedy, said Wednesday's first scheduled day of work on season eight had been postponed.

Native & Vogue PH International Fashion Week 2014 - Creating A Fresh Runway

Native and Vogue Port Harcourt international Fashion Week is the most creative and innovative fashion event in West Africa. It is an assembly of top designers and models across Africa, to celebrate the totality of African Fashion.
Designed as a dual platform to groom emerging designers and showcase established designers, Native and Vogue is positioned to drive and grow the local fashion industry into sustainable globally competitive brands. Continue...

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Indigenous rapper Phyno spotted at a strip club in Dallas, Texas 3 days ago...

Whatsup Phyno Phyno!

Oh my! See what Afrocandy did with her strippers in Lagos. 18+ ONLY

Soft porn star and producer Afrocandy is currently in Nigeria to promote her videos and movies and was spotted getting really wild with her strippers at a club in Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja. See the raunchy pics after the cut. ...

Basketmouth reacts to a report on his income & assets, says it's exaggerated

Comedian Basketmouth has reacted to a report by Vanguard which was published last week where he was estimated to worth so much money. In the publication, the newspaper said the comedian has two choice properties in Lekki worth N350million, N60million home he built for his mum, a Kia Quoris saloon car worth over N12m, a Honda Crosstour, and 3 other brand new SUV’s which cost over N70m plus s a Cherokee SUV, an Hyundai Elantra, and a 2013 customized Opel Insignia. They also said he makes N60million annually from his comedy shows and made one million pounds from his recent Basketmouth Uncensored show which held in four cities in the UK.

How can you arrest a US citizen?Dencia slams NAFDAC boss over arrest threats

Dencia has slammed the NAFDAC DG,Dr. Paul Orhii after he reportedly said

‘There is this Cameroonian singer that has been going around with a cream. If I get her, she’ll be arrested ...

The Netng contacted Dencia and they were referred to her rep who said ...

Whitenicious is not made in Nigeria and has no connections with Nigeria. Doesn’t Nigeria have more problems than worry about Dencia? Arrest Dencia lol how do you arrest a US citizen? Smh African leaders need to focus on Africa and stop joining the bandwagon for fame.”...

Residents set Alfa's house on fire after they found baby's placenta(Photo)

The discovery of a baby placenta in the residence of a man, identified simply as Alfa Gani, is causing confusion in the Laduba community, Ogidi area of Ilorin, Kwara State.
The discovery was made when some volunteers went round the Laduba community to appeal for financial contributions from residents for the repair of a faulty transformer in the area.