AT LAST Big Brother Africa Hotshots grand finale See more pictures

Big Brother Africa’s first Hotshot was born last night December 7th when Africa chose Idris as the winner of AfricaMagic’s Big Brother Hotshots. After 63 days of 24/7 drama and thrills, the Tanzanian housemate charmed not only the women of the house, but the entire continent and won himself the amazing $300 000 prize. 

After he’d picked himself up off the floor after the announcement, Idris told IK he was feeling exhausted after the “long ride”. “Big love to everyone in Africa, I have so much love out there, I’m going to give back every single day,” said the man from Arusha. See more photos after the cut... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big Thanks to Africans....

Chris Brown Apologizes to Karrueche Tran, Says ‘I Love Hard and React Impulsively When I’m Hurt at Times’

The drama between Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran over the weekend had everyone talking on social media (click here if you missed it).

A lot of people were of the opinion that they should not have used social media to air their relationship secrets and now Chris Brown has taken to his Instagram account to apologize to Karrueche saying he doesn’t think social media was the place to hash out their personal problems.

He shared a pensive picture and captioned, ‘Being young and dumb is one of my strong suits and emotional at best. I love hard and react impulsively when I’m hurt at times. I don’t think social media is a place to air out or hash out personal problems and a nigga feel hella WACK for doing it. So I AM APOLOGIZING I live in a glass house and the same shit that makes me great also is my curse. Everybody know I love that girl. I don’t care how my image my look to the public because I’m still gonna be the best at what I do. I just want baby girl to know I apologize!’

Photo Credit: Instagram – Chris Brown

House Help Kidnaps Kate Henshaw’s Young Nephews In Lagos ( Photo )

  

PLS HELP SPREAD THE NEWS.. THESE BOYS HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED! LORD LOCATE THEM AND BRING THEM HOME SAFE N SOUND!!! ALERT!!! My Nephews (Rafael and Michael) have been missing since yesterday. They reside in Isheri Magodo Estate. Their parents left them at home briefly with the house help, grandmum and nurse. The maid ran away with the children when the grandmum and nurse went to bed and when the parents returned home the children and maid were gone. All efforts to reach her by mobile has proved abortive. Pls call (darlington) on 08037071370 if u have a any information on them.

WHAT A JEEP....Davido Buys himself A Brand New Range Rover Jeep for Christmas [photo]

Davido just shared this photo on his instagram page. He said it's an early Christmas present to himself for a great 2014. Congrats to him. Her wrote:
"Early Christmas present for myself. Been a great year. Thanks for all the support worldwide. I wouldn't have gone this far without you guys. 2015 gonna be mad!"

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Nathan Sogo: Petroleum Industry Bill…The Best Candidate for 2015

The petroleum industry is the life of the Nigerian economy, official records from the budget of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, shows that the petroleum industry accounted for about 29.1% of GDP and 78% of total government revenues through fiscal year 2012.

In the last fifteen quarters, contribution of the oil sector to national output has continued to decline. The evolving global energy market dynamics suggest an urgent need to take a sober look at the Nigerian oil and gas subsector in particular and the energy sector in general. This is essential, given the importance of the sector to the Nigeria economy. Despite the declining contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) –currently at 13.42%, the extreme dependence of government finances and external trade balances on proceeds from the sector exposes the nation to significant risks from oil price and production shocks.

The PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL 2012 is a 223 page document with 362 sections and 5 schedules. The Bill is divided into 9 parts, which proposes to cover the entire spectrum of the oil and gas industry. The PIB seeks to establish a legal, fiscal and regulatory framework for the petroleum industry in Nigeria in order to rejuvenate the sector which experts believed has been stagnant for many decades.

Background to the Bill
The PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL 2012 is the culmination of several years of efforts at industry reform. The process began under President Obasanjo in 2000, with the establishment of the Oil and Gas Implementation Committee (“OGIC”). OGIC issued a report and policy document, which was later approved by the Yaradua government and resulted in the Petroleum Industry Bill 2008 being forwarded to the 6th National Assembly. The Petroleum Industry Bill 2008 went through several redrafts including a wholesale amendment by the executive arm of the government (the Interagency Team Draft) but ultimately failed to pass during the 6th National Assembly.

Fundamental Objectives
•Vests Oil & Gas resources in the sovereign State of Nigeria.
•Separates policy, regulation and commercial activities
•Licenses, leases and permits granted only through guided procedures established by the Act.
•Any company shall apply and be granted leases, permits in accordance with the PIB.
•Management and allocation of petroleum resources in accordance with the principles of good governance, transparency, and to promote sustainable development and economic value to Nigeria.
•Guarantees government participation in licenses or leases and in the exploitation of natural gas..
•Honor international environmental provisions and obligations.
•Encourages community relations and the development of Nigerian Content.

Economic Benefit of PIB
Nigeria’s annualized real GDP growth forecast averaged 7.5% in 2010 and continues to maintain this momentum into 2015 barring any major unforeseen circumstances. Also, oil demand was expected to rise by an estimated 288,000b/d in 2010 to 395,000b/d in 2015, representing 6-7% average annual growth rate. Nigeria’s oil revenue has been on the exponential climb as the prices of crude oil have continued to surge giving the country a range of 55% to 60% over and above the 2011 budget benchmark price of $65.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, revenue from oil exports rose by 46% to $59billion in 2010 as prices increased and companies raised output on improved security in the Niger Delta. Nigeria earned $196 billion from oil and gas exports in the four years up to 2010 with oil revenue accounting for 80% of government income and 95% of foreign exchange income between 2010 and 2020, it is projected that there will be a cumulative growth of 49.6% in Nigerian oil and gas liquids production, with volumes rising steadily to 3.5 million b/d by the end of the 10-year forecast period. Oil consumption is set to increase by 96.6%, with growth slowing to an assumed 7.5% per annum towards the end of the period and the country using 567,000b/d by 2020. Gas production is expected to rise to 80 billion cubic meters by the end of the period. With demand rising by 246% between 2010 and 2020, export potentials should increase to 35 billion cubic meters, largely in the form of liquified natural gas.

Despite federal government’s receipt of about 95% of accruing oil revenue after costs, an estimated 70% of the 150 million residents in Nigeria live below the poverty line with the attending social and environmental consequences. The proposed PIB seeks to enhance the drive to reduce the pervasive unemployment scourge while spreading the oil wealth more equitably through establishing linkages between the petroleum industry and other critical sectors of the Nigeria economy.

In line with global best practices, it will create better room for environmental protection of the Niger Delta, and stiff sanctions for defaulters – oil spillage, deforestation etc. No doubt, government revenues will see a massive boost from the various taxes that will accrue to government coffers, especially from the following sources: Joint Venture Cash Calls Royalty, Petroleum Profit Tax, Rent, NNPC earnings from crude oil sales, proceeds from domestic market, and penalty from gas flared, pipeline licenses and other fees, excise and VAT on domestic crude. Hopefully, with transparent dealings by all concerned, the $6billion theft of crude oil in the country will be checkmated.
Necessary skills set will find their place in the oil and gas industry. It will be illegal for foreigners to contend with Nigerians for the same job positions. They will be under studied by local counterparts for necessary skills transfer and materials sourcing this will create more jobs will be created for Nigerian contractors especially in the oil producing states to fully address the long years of maximum neglect they have suffered through lopsided political actions. It is often said that Nigeria has more gas than oil. The future of gas in the country will find expression through the massive investment that will flow to the gas utilization sector, fully maximizing its use in homes, and boosting the power sector as well. The heady subsidy scheme that has become a racket for saboteurs will go with full deregulation and liberalization of the downstream sector.

Conclusion
The continued delay in the passage of the PIB was responsible for the large scale abuses and illegalities being witnessed in the nation’s oil sector? Yet those who should put pressure on the National Assembly over the fate of this all important bill could best be said to have expressed mere casual interest or at worst curious indifference. The relentless crude oil export decline, which has already savaged the budgets of Federal, States and Local Governments in 2014, will increase the economic hardship being experienced now and might reduce GDP growth next year. Even at the projected 5.8% for 2014, few new jobs have been generated relative to the volume of job seekers turned out by our schools annually. Slower growth will certainly exacerbate the intractable situation with respect to mass unemployment particularly among the youths.

I pray and hope that PIB will be voted in come 2015 before any GEJ, GMB, AA.

Photo Credit: Dreamstime | Miriam Doerr

AfroCandy Sends A Message to Kim Kardashian & Maheeda about Nude Pictures, Says ‘I Set the Pace Don’t Copy No B*tch’

Yesterday controversial singer Maheeda set the internet ablaze with her completely nude pictures that were quickly picked up by her Instagram followers.

Well soft porn star AfroCandy made her thoughts known about the pictures that were circulating by making a reference to Kim Kardashian.

Interesting thing to want to set the pace for don’t you think?

Ekiti Prison Explosion: 193 Escaped Prisoners Recaptured

The Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) has recaptured 193 of the 300 prisoners that escaped from the Federal Prison in Ado-Ekiti over the weekend.

You will recall that the prisoners escaped in the aftermath of an explosion that occurred at the prison.

NPS spokesperson, Ope Fatinikun, confirmed the news,Y Naija reports.

Stating that the search for the remaining escapees was still ongoing, Fatinikun said “the nearest communities and neighbouring states of Ekiti, Ondo, Edo, Osun, Kogi and Kwara states to be vigilant and watch out for suspicious individuals and report them to the nearest Prisons or Police stations”.

Photo Credit: Dreamstime.com

Girls Night Out! Genevieve Nnaji, Oluchi Orlandi, Ojy Okpe and More Enjoy a Night of Fun

Genevieve Nnaj, Oluchi Orlandi, Ojy Okpe and more of their friends enjoyed a night of fun and catching up in New York City last night.

The gorgeous women shared pictures of their girls’ night out on Instagram as they bonded over drinks and food.

Sidebar – Don’t you just love Genevieve afro?

Photo Credit: Instagram – Genevieve Nnaji | Oluchi Orlandi

OMG...See these pics of Wiz Khalifa & half naked lingerie model

Lingerie model and video vixen Carla Howe shared some raunchy photos of herself and rapper Wiz Khalifa on her instagram page. When her followers asked her what was going on, she said they were making a music video...so these are like BTS pics. See more photos after the cut...

NYPD Officer Walks Free After Killing Unarmed African American Man Eric Garner

Widespread protests have erupted in New York after a Staten Island grand jury on Wednesday refused to indict an NYPD officer who killed an unarmed African American man.

Eric Garner, 43, was killed by a White 29-year-old police officer Daniel Pantaleo, after putting him in a choke hold while trying to arrest him because they suspected he was selling untaxed cigarettes, NBC reports. Garner, who was reportedly asthmatic, died shortly after the incident.

According to reports, the NYPD’s patrol guide explicitly prohibits choke holds.

Here’s a video of the arrest, which went viral shortly after the incident, which occurred in July 2014: 

A medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, stating that “compression of the neck and chest, along with Garner’s positioning on the ground while being restrained by police during the July 17 stop on Staten Island, caused his death.”

The grand jury’s decision to end the criminal case against Pantaleo has been condemned by elected officials and sparked off a wave of protests.

Photo/Video Credit: Youtube

Don’t Piss Rihanna Off! Watch How She Snaps at a Photographer for Being in Her Way

To be fair, any celebrity will probably tell you that some days they just aren’t in the mood to have their picture taken.

This seems to be the case for Rihanna, who after a night of partying at the 2014 British Fashion Awards (click here if you missed it), could not wait to get into her car and got a bit foul with some photographers.

The 26-year-old entertainer showed 6 seconds of rage.

Check on it.

Video Credit: Vine

Desmond Elliot Wins APC’s Lagos Assembly Ticket, While KSB Loses

Popular Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot has emerged as the candidate to represent All Progressive Congress (APC), Surulere constituency in the incoming Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), election in 2015, after winning the ticket at APC primaries held in Lagos on Tuesday.



 Desmond defeated his counterpart, Mr. Kabiru Lawal to it this afternoon.

Meanwhile, another celebrity Kenny Saint Brown (KSB) who also contested in the primaries to represent Ikeja constituency at LAHA , lost her political bid to to Mr. Folajimi Mohammed, son of National Publicity Secretary of APC,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

Boko Haram: Curfew Imposed on Damaturu

                                              Governor Ibrahim Gaidam

A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on Damaturu, the Yobe capital, following Monday’s attacks on the town by insurgents.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the state Governor on Press Affairs and Information, Alhaji Abdullahi Bego, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday.

The statement said the curfew took immediate effect.

It said Governor Ibrahim Gaidam approved the order in consultations with heads of law enforcement agencies in the state.

It said the decision was taken as part of measures to “enable the security agents who did a great job repelling the insurgents’ attack on the town, to conclude their ongoing assignment’’.

The release advised all residents of the city to remain indoors during the curfew, and thanked the people of the state for their cooperation and support to the security agencies.

NAN reports that gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents had attacked the state capital resulting in a gun battle between them and security operatives that lasted for several hours.

Gaidam condemned the attack, describing it as “ heinous and barbaric” and said that the onslaught had been repelled.

Details of the operation are still being awaited.

About NAN

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in May 1976 to gather and distribute news on Nigeria and cover events of interest to Nigeria at the international level for the benefit of the Nigerian Media and the Public.

Not again! Gunmen in Kenya separate Christians from Muslims and then kill them

Gunmen in Kenya this morning Dec 2nd attacked a quarry at Mandera town in North Kenya, killing 36 Christians. According to multiple eye witnesses, the gunmen stormed the place, ordered all the non-Muslims, about 36 of them, to step away from the Muslims and then shot them all dead. One witness told Reuters that four of the victims had been beheaded. 

According to local media reports, the unknown gunmen suspected to be members of the Somalia based al-Shabab group that killed 28 people in an attack on a bus targeting non-Muslims in the same area last week, attacked the quarry workers very early this morning while they were sleeping. 

 

Kenya's military troop and the Red cross have since arrived the scene of the attack.

Gov Amaechi & Sen. Saraki pay condolence visit to Emir of Kano

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Nigerian Army Kills Over 40 Boko Haram Militants In Damaturu Clash Read more

Nigerian security forces have succeeded in pushing suspected Boko Haram insurgents out of the Yobe state capital of Damaturu in the northeast on Monday after a dawn raid by the militants, a spokesman for the state governor said.
According to civilian vigilantes in the city, more than 40 Boko Haram fighters were killed. They did not however disclose the number of casualties from the military or civilian vigilante.

Their claim could not be independently verified by the Nigerian security forces. “The governor has condemned the attack as heinous and barbaric. He has also expressed appreciation to the security forces who worked very hard on the ground and from the air … As a result of their effort, Damaturu remains firmly under government control,” the spokesman, Abdullahi Bego said in an emailed statement on behalf of Governor Ibrahim Gaidam.

In Damaturu, residents in the Gujba Road area of the city were jolted out of bed by the sound of gunshots and explosions at about 4:45 am (0345 GMT) and many fled.
“The gunmen came in numbers. They have burnt down the police barracks…. We have left our home. We are now in the bush. We don’t know what’s going to happen,” said one local, Umar Sada.
The Yobe state police commissioner, Marcus Danladi, described the attack as a “serious situation”. Civilian vigilantes in the city claimed that more than 40 Boko Haram fighters were killed.

Others described the scene as “chaos” as shells fell in the federal polytechnic compound and fierce fighting raged near detention facilities where Boko Haram suspects were being held.

Remembering the Rihanna beat-down? Chris Brown gives advice to would-be batterers

   

FG Begins Training of 250 Volunteers to Contain Ebola in Liberia, Guinea & Sierra Leone.Read More

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) on Monday started training volunteers to be sent to help to contain the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

The Permanent Secretary of FMoH,  Linus Awute, made the disclosure at the opening of The Ebola Containment Training in Lagos.

Awute, represented by Abdulsalami Nasidi, Director, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), said that there were 504 volunteers.

Nasidi said the first batch of the trainees were 250 people drawn from all over the country, adding that almost 98 percent of them participated in containing the EVD in Nigeria.

“They are mostly from Lagos and Rivers states. In addition, Lagos is contributing 28 doctors who are not part of the training to join in the containment,’’ he said.

Awute said the first ever EVD in West Africa started in Guinea and was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2014.

He said: “Since then, the outbreak has spread to Liberia, Sierre Leone, Nigeria and Senegal.

“This current outbreak attributed to EV Zaire strain is the most extensive outbreak of Ebola, affecting multiple countries, including Nigeria.

“The total case counts and deaths are well beyond the cumulative total of all cases from previous known outbreaks, since its discovery in 1976’’.

He noted that a confirmed outbreak of EVD was declared in Nigeria on July 22.

“An effective multi-sectorial response was mobilised to contain the outbreak . The nation is now without a case of EVD and has been declared free by WHO on Oct. 20.

“Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea still harbour this deadly disease along the West African Coast.

“In view of this, all the ECOWAS countries are still at risk since our borders are not restricted and WHO has not announced closure of borders.

“These Ebola infected countries are our neighbors and we need to assist them so that the coast can be free of the disease,’’ he said.

He commended the health workers for having shown the spirit of togetherness by making up their minds to assist our neighbouring countries.

Awute tasked the volunteers to be law abiding and diligent in their duties.

“The Federal Government is solidly behind you and we have made arrangements for your insurance in case of any eventuality.

“The Nigerian government and African Union have guaranteed that all volunteers will be paid their full allowances in dollars.

“In addition, life insurance will be provided incase of disability, injury and possible deaths,’’ he said.

“We will also make our isolation centre active throughout your stay outside the country.

“The government has declared that we are providing our treatment centre for any Nigerian or volunteer from any country to be flown into Nigeria at Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja,’’ he said.

Also, Jide Idris, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, said that the the country was still vulnerable.

He said that the state government had decided not to disband the structure on Ebola but would always build upon it.

“We will continue public enlightenment and Nigeria must continue this effort to contain Ebola worldwide because we still stand the risk.

“You are our ambassadors, so do well. You must adhere to stipulated standard guidelines,’’ Idris said.

Tamuno Parker, the Rivers Commissioner for Health, said: “We have established what should be good standards in the management of public health challenges.

“If we apply the practices and strategy used in containing EVD in Lagos and Rivers, we should be able to eradicate EVD in the region.

“The Rivers State Government is also supporting with 5,000 Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to be worn by the volunteers.

“We can’t say we have contained and controlled the war against EVD in Nigeria if these countries around us are still being ravaged by EVD. We wish you safe arrival back,’’ he said.

Photo Credit: Getty Images

OMG...Picture of....(Malia Obama) is really growing into a beautiful young woman

NBC released this photo of 16 year old First Daughter Malia Obama...and I'm sure you know what the people are saying....hehe. But she's under-aged so let's not focus on that. But you can imagine the beauty she'll turn into in a few years...

Samuel Eto'o and Georgette Wedding In Pictures

Samuel Eto and his wife Georgette arrived Monday in the small town of Capiago Intimiano near Milan for a civil ceremony to formalize their wedding 

The marriage was celebrated by the Mayor of the municipality of Capiago Intimiano, a small town between Como and Cantu (in Italy).

The former Chelsea player who now plays for Everton, formalized the long union with the Ivorian Georgette, with whom he had four children.


The former captain of Cameroon ended his international career at the end of the 2014 World Cup where Cameroon catastrophic recorded three defeats in the group stage synonymous with his departure from Brazil.Samuel Eto'o and his teammates had been accused of lack of patriotism.

Samuel Eto'o is the only African to have won three (03) times the European Champions League (with tripled championnat- Spanish Cup champion's league Fc Barcelona), to receive four times the balloon African gold.

The Cameroonian marksman won twice the African Cup of Nations (CAN 2000 and 2002). Also, he won the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. It remains to this day, the top scorer in the national team.

Asa meets Lenny Kravitz

Nigerian singer Asa was pictured with Lenny Kravitz backstage during Struttour in Parais. Credits to Mathieu Bitton for this epic photoshoot. Ride on Asa

NINE-year-old 'supermodel' Kristina Pimenova

Kristina Pimenova has been dubbed 'the most beautiful girl in the world.' She is too young to be modelling and too young to be a supermodel.

Kristina Pimenova has been modelling in her native Russia since the age of three.

She's featured in campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana and Roberto Cavalli, her Facebook fan page has over two million 'likes' and her Instagram account has over 200,000 followers.

Critics say the girl is being sexualised and have pointed to comments on her photos which border on creepy and inappropriate, referring to her as 'hot' or a 'babe'.

Although she only models children's clothing, and wears little - if any - make-up in her professional shots, photos which involve her wearing shorts or little skirts osaseye agree that she's too young to be a supermodel.

'Creepy pic for a child,' writes one commenter of a candid photo of Kristina wearing leopard print hot pants, while another, seemingly male user, wrote: "I like it."

In response to one comment about Kristina's 'sexy legs', another wrote: "Treating a child like a adult, taking adult style photos is so wrong.

"You are sexifying your daughter and parents like you are the reason why girls grow up to have many issues... also there are so many sick ppl out their that look at these in sexually ways."

Big Brother Hotshots: Sheillah, Trezagah, Ellah & Goitse Evicted before Competition’s Final Leg this Week!

                                    Trezagah from Mozambique & Goitse from Botswana

It’s just one week left till the Hotshots edition of Big Brother Africa 2014 draws to a close!

In yesterday’s eviction, Sheillah, Trezagah, Ellah & Goitse fell just one week short of a shot at the USD 300 000 prize on Big Brother Hotshots as they were sent home in a heart-stopping quadruple eviction on Sunday night. Their departure means that 8 housemates are left in the game – and one of them must be named as the winner next Sunday!

Viewers must now choose between, in alphabetical order, Butterphly (Zimbabwe); Idris (Tanzania); JJ (Zimbabwe); M’am Bea (Ghana); Macky2 (Zambia); Nhlanhla (South Africa); Sipe (Malawi) and Tayo (Nigeria) – and get voting! Next week’s 2-hour live show will start an hour earlier, at 19:00 CAT, to pack all the drama of season 9 into one sizzling episode.

Ellah from Uganda

Macky2 revealed his Head of House ‘add’ decision to the housemates, with Ellah declaring “I knew it” as he’d explained that he’d based his decision on who he felt was a strong competitor. The Ugandan was spared – in the first round of evictions, at least – as IK revealed that Sheillah and Trezagah had been evicted. Joining him on stage, the Motswana said that she’d known ‘something was up’ when she wasn’t nervous for the first time, this week. She declared that her ‘thing’ with Nhlanhla as “very complicated” and that it wasn’t “a relationship“. Trezagah said he felt “so bad” at falling so close to the final and explained that he’d moved during the ‘freeze task’ – the only reason he was up for eviction in the first place – because he thought the task was over, and that he was being pranked again.

IK went back into the house and revealed that someone else was going to be evicted. He read out two more names – Ellah and Goitse – taking the number of evictees to four. The Ugandan could consider herself particularly unlucky to be sitting on the stage with IK, rather than sipping celebratory champagne inside the house with the finalists, as she never received a single nomination on Monday and was only up for eviction because Macky2 had added her to the list. She showed her annoyance when she told IK that she just wanted to punch Macky2 – though she also said she was proud of him for making a bold decision. Goitse said she was feeling “super awesome” and that she was looking forward to using her newfound fame to help her explore dancing, acting, writing, poetry, presenting “and everything“.

Sheillah from Botswana

Five housemates were tied on 1 country vote apiece after Africa voted this week, so the tie-breaker rule came into effect, sending the four contestants with the lowest percentage vote for all countries, home. Since JJ picked up a higher percentage vote, he was spared and sent into the final. Conversely, Tayo picked up the most country votes (4), followed by Idris (3) and Sipe (2).

Sipe won the StarMeter prize this week on the back of the question: “Which of the Big Brother Hotshots housemates do you think has what it takes to win?”. Big Brother celebrated the work done by the Friends of the Global Fund Africa this week, naming them as winners of the USD 100 000 ONE Africa Award – in keeping with the housemates’ theme for the past week.

Ugandan Reggae & Ragga star Bebe Cool performed ‘Love You Everyday’ and Fally Ipupa almost brought the house down with ‘Original’.
Voting opened immediately after the show and runs until 06:00 CAT on Sunday. Voters must now choose who of JJ, Tayo, Idris, Butterphly, Macky2, Sipe, Nhlanhla and M’am Bea they want to win Big Brother Hotshots! The more you vote for your favourite housemate, the better their chance of being named as the winner of Big Brother Hotshots next week.

Kano State Government Commends NEMA’s Prompt Response to Blast’s Victims

The Kano State government on Sunday commended the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for its prompt response and support to the victims of the Friday bomb blast.

The Commissioner for Health, Abubakar Labaran, gave the commendation in Kano when NEMA’s Director-General, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Sidi, visited victims of the blast at the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano.

‘’I want to use this opportunity to thank you for the support we have received from you so far.

‘’We still have many victims on admission in our hospitals but essentially we need emergency drugs and other consumables, which have since been exhausted.

‘’We have 48 victims in this hospital, we have some at Nasarawa, Dala Orthopaedic and Aminu Kano Teaching hospitals.

‘’We are able to contain casualties and most of the dead ones. So the situation is calm now,’’ he said.

The commissioner also the general public for coming to donate blood since the incident happened.

‘’We called on members of the public to come and donate blood and thank God people have responded positively,’’ Labaran said.

Earlier, the Director-General of the agency who was represented by the Director, Search and Rescue, Air Commodore Otegbede Charles, said he was in Kano to assess the situation.

‘’The director-general mandated me to come and meet with the state government officials on what the agency can do to further alleviate the sufferings of the victims currently on admission.

He condoled with the government and people of Kano over the unfortunate incident.

NAN reports that the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, had also paid a similar visit to the victims at the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital.

The Emir returned to the country on Saturday after getting the news of the bomb blast which occurred at the Central Mosque at his palace.

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Economic Ties: Nigeria, States of Jersey Set for Bilateral Relations

Nigeria is set to establish bilateral relations with the States of Jersey, the biggest territory in the Channel Islands, with a focus on economic ties.

Jersey is a dependent territory of the English Crown but has an autonomous status of self- government, although primary legislation passed by the parliament requires approval by The Queen in Council.

The Island is noted for its vibrant and transparent financial services which remained its main source of revenue.

The Europe Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports on Sunday in London that the Jersey government had indicated interest on economic relations with Nigeria during a state visit by Dalhatu Tafida Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK.

Tafida who led a nine man delegation to the Island was received by the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey John McColl, who briefed the group on the history of Jersey and its administrative, fiscal and legal system.

The High Commissioner also met Michael Birt the Bailiff of Jersey, who also briefed the delegation on Jersey’s relations with the UK and its parliamentary system.

In the same development, Tafida in a meeting with Geoff Cook, Chief Executive Officer of the Jersey Financial Services Commission said that “Nigeria operates a free market economy with a robust macro economic outlook”.

“Nigeria’s GDP has grown above 6.5 per cent per annum in the last six years”

” The array of investment opportunities that abound in the country and generous incentives available to investors in all sectors of the economy “

“continue to make it a global investment destination” .

According to him, opportunities in the banking sector remains untapped even though most Nigerian banks have massive investments with branches abroad.

” Despite the success story, about 40 per cent of Nigerians remain unbanked.

“while the banks are not lending enough to the real sectors to galvanize economics development”

“This therefore offers huge opportunities in the banking and financial services sector of the economy” Tafida stressed .

In his remarks Cook who led a team of financial experts said that Jersey had £1.2 trillion to invest across the world and the focus is on Africa” because that is the continent of tomorrow”.

While speaking on the opportunities abound in Africa, cook stressed the need for more investment of its GDP in other to realise its full potential.

” Africa needs to invest more of its GDP, currently 66 per cent of Africa’s GDP comes from Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Algeria, and Angola “

” Out of this total only 23.5 per cent is currently invested, it needs to invest 37 percent of its GDP”

He further said that Jersey would create awareness on the opportunities in Nigeria, and encourage its investors to key into them.

NAN reports that the during the two day state visit Tafida held meetings with Ministers of External Affairs, Health and Social Services as well as a tour of the Jersey Museum and Durrell Wild Park.

Photo Credit:  Getty Images/John McColl

Denrele Edun is Suave while Beverly Naya and Zainab Balogun are Chic on the Cover of Complete Fashion Magazine’s New Issue

The new issue of Complete Fashion magazine is out and the double-sided magazine is covered by Denrele Edun on one side with Beverly Naya and Zainab Balogun on the flip side.

The Complete Fashion cover personalities of this issue, according to the magazine, have broken boundaries of Image and are consistently pushing the envelope on what Africans define as beauty.

Denrele Edun, Zainab Balogun and Beverly Naya all open up to the magazine and about their paths in the media industry.

Also in the issue is an exploration of the other side of Eva Alordiah as she shares her artistic skill with a brush in hand, transforming her face to an art piece on the Beauty Box cover.

Inside this delightful issue are runway reports from around the globe, fashion jury, trend reports, a full feature on Gideon Okeke who sheds light on his role as Kim Dakim in the movie, ‘A place in the Stars’ and many more.

Credits for Zainab Balogun (cover) Photography by Moussa Moussa Styling by Moses Ebite for Moashy Styling Produced and directed by Ogbemudia Isibor Make-Up by Dorcas Otobo for Maybelline New York. Hair by Dark and Lovely Hair technicians, Doyin and Bolaji

Credits for Beverly Naya (cover) Photography by Moussa Moussa Styling by Moses Ebite for Moashy Styling Produced and directed by Ogbemudia Isibor Make-Up by Dorcas Otobo for Maybelline New York Hair by Dark and Lovely Hair technicians, Doyin and Bolaji

Credits for Denrele Edun (cover) Photography by Moussa Moussa Styling by JReason Grooming by MaryJane for Zaron

Credits for Beauty Box (@beautyboxmag) Photgraphy by Moussa Moussa Styling by Ogbemudia Isibor and Moses Ebite for Moashy Styling Produced and directed by Ogbemudia Isibor Make-up and Hair by Eva Alordiah