NIGERIA IDOL SEASON 4: TOP 12 CONTESTANTS UNVIELED.

Finally, after long months and days of tension, competing, praying and fasting, 12 contestants have made it to the top at the ongoing Etisalat-sponsored Nigeria Idol Season 4. The contestants were unveiled in a mini gala held in Lagos last weekend.

Now, the real war begins as the contestants are battle ready to fight for the crown and the top prize of N7.5m, a Galaxy Tab, a Blackberry, an iPod and a brand new SUV car.

The contestants, Zibili Evelyn, Lisa Omoregebe, Elvis Ejiro, Paul Enoma, Odugbemi Idowu Sarah, Ogechukwu Okafor, Obed Emmanuel Ogbonna, Ese Idowu, Ese Nyerhovoo, Anthony Akpan, Beebee Bassey and Jesse Okonkwo were so excited at the event. They certainly couldn’t hide their joy knowing that the journey so far hasn’t been easy.

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justice Idris Kutigi

Members favour creation of state police, national Guard, and federal constitution with councils no longer recognised as third tier of government
Some of the 20 Standing Committees set up by the leadership of the National Conference holding in Abuja to make recommendations on critical national issues have started collating reports of their sub-committees for final submission to the Conference in plenary.
On Friday, the Committee on National Security headed by former Inspector General of Police,

NEW SONG : HAPPY COVER ANDERSON FT PHARREL WILLIAMS.

Anderson is a young talented artiste , he made a cover of pharrel william's happy . Anticipate the video on Youtube   and his EP drops soon you can follow him on twitter @iam_anderson_
hit the download button to download the song .

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NIGERIA; A country where a sect overpowers its military.

Skeptics of Nigeria’s military campaign against the murderous Boko Haram gunmen in Nigeria’s northeast now have a smoking gun to prove that all is not well with the campaign.
Almost daily, Nigeria’s military authorities issue one bulletin after the other about their triumphs against the insurgents; the massive killings they have achieved, the bombing plots foiled, how they have flushed insurgents out of the major urban centres, how they have smoked out the insurgents out of Sambisa forest; how the ‘frightened’, hungry remnant, weakened forces of Abubakar Shekau have disappeared into the mountain fringes between Nigeria and Cameroon.
Each time we are entertained with such heroic stuffs, we are benumbed by how easy Boko Haram gunmen and bombers return to do even more horrifying damage, with impunity in the besieged Northeast.

Suarez, five others nominated for Player of Year award

Liverpool trio of Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and captain, Steven Gerrard have all been nominated for the Player of the Year.













The nominations also include Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure and Southampton’s Adam Lallana.


Hazard and Sturridge are also nominated for the young player of the year prize, along with Southampton left-back Luke Shaw, Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, Everton midfielder Ross Barkley and Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling.

IDRIS ELBA WELCOMES SECOND SON

The actor took to Twitter and announced about an hour ago that He and his girlfriend Niyana Garth welcomed their second  son, Winston Elba, yesterday April 17th.  Congrats to them.

BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT TO DOTUN COOL FM.

Popular Cool FM 96.9 radio presenter/On-Air-Personality Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode, a.k.a D.O 2d T.U.N is plus one today. Happy birthday to Dotun cool fm many more years ahead we pray.

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BUY UK USED BLACKBERRY, IOS AND ANDROID DEVICES FROM PAYLESS COMMUNICATION AT THE CHEAPEST PRICE EVER ( EASTER GIVE AWAY PRICE)

Buy UK used iphone,Blackberry,HTC,Tecno,Samsung phones for as low as N5000 (bb tour) offer valid while stock last. hurry and get yours now.

ARSENAL JOINS JUVENTUS AND AC MILAN IN THE RACE TO SIGN SARDAR AZMOUN- IRANIAN MESSI

Arsenal are set to make a move for Rubin Kazan
forward Sardar Azmoun - dubbed the 'Iranian
Lionel Messi'. (Source: Daily Express)

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LAGOS STATE WATER WAYS AUTHORITY RECOVERS MISSING BODY.

A rescue team from the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, on Saturday recovered the body of a man declared missing after the tragic boat mishap on Majidun River in Ikorodu, near Lagos on April 2.
The Managing Director of LASWA, Olayinka Marinho, confirmed the recovery of the body. He told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the rescue team recovered the lifeless body of the 38-year-old shipping company executive, identified as Isaac Akere, at 7.00 a.m. Mr. Akere was working with CMA CGM Delmas

PHOTO OF THE DAY: A MAN PUTTING OUT ELECTRIC FIRE WITH WATER.

A wise man putting out electric fire with water.
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DUBAI WEDDING: Tiwa savage and Teebillz' white wedding set to hold on April 26th

Another wedding in Dubai!!! first was 2-Face now its Tiwa savage . The white wedding of songbird Tiwa Savage and her hubby/manager Teebillz will hold April 26th in Dubai. It was initially billed for February in the Maldives Island, but the couple moved the date and venue for personal reasons. Their star- studded traditional wedding held November 23rd in Lagos.
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A NIGERIAN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC STUDENT GRADUATES WITH 4.00/4.00 CGPA FROM EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY.

A Nigerian student by the name Omisakin Adedayo graduates with a CGPA of 4.00/4.00 from eastern Mediterranean university Cyprus .
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VALENTINE JOKE

Assuming government says everyone should register their boyfriend/girlfriend before 14th February, you obeyed and the machine tells you sorry, the person you are registering has already been registered four times. What will you do?
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Anti-gay law: Canada denies cancelling Jonathan’s planned visit

The Canadian Government has dismissed reports that it cancelled a planned visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to the country.
This clarification was made known by the Canadian Counsellor in Abuja, Ms Alexandra Mackenzie, in an interview with Punch.
Mackenzie said that there was never a scheduled visit of Mr. Jonathan to the country in the first place.
She, however, assured that her country will be glad to welcome the Nigerian leader whenever he so wishes to visit.
“Canada and Nigeria enjoy shared interest in expanding opportunities for economic, social and security cooperation between our two countries” she said.

“No visit is scheduled. However, we look forward to the opportunities of welcoming President Goodluck Jonathan to Canada at a future date.”
The media was last week awashed with reports that the country has stopped President Jonathan from visiting, because he signed the anti-gay bill which bans same-sex marriage in Nigeria.
Last Monday, Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, announced that his principal had assented the bill.
The European Union countries including Canada, as well as some international organizations, have since declared opposition to the law, saying it negates human rights and freedom of expression.

ZABATHEL COLLECTION PRESENTS 'LOVE IN A BOX ' A VALENTINES SEASON SPECIAL

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I WILL RETIRE IF MAN UTD WINS CHELSEA ON SUNDAY --- Ibrahimovic.

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FULL LIST OF THE 86TH OSCAR AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Below is a full list of the 2014 OSCAR AWARDS nominations which is the 86th Oscar Awards.

Actor in a Leading Role

Christian Bale in "American Hustle"
Bruce Dern in "Nebraska"
Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Chiwetel Ejiofor in "12 Years a Slave"
Matthew McConaughey in "Dallas Buyers Club"

Actor in a Supporting Role

Barkhad Abdi in "Captain Phillips"
Bradley Cooper in "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender in "12 Years a Slave"
Jonah Hill in "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Jared Leto in "Dallas Buyers Club"
Actress in a Leading Role
Amy Adams in "American Hustle"
Cate Blanchett in "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock in "Gravity"
Judi Dench in "Philomena"
Meryl Streep in "August: Osage County"

Actress in a Supporting Role

Sally Hawkins in "Blue Jasmine"
Jennifer Lawrence in "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o in "12 Years a Slave"
Julia Roberts in "August: Osage County"
June Squibb in "Nebraska"

Animated Feature Film

"The Croods" Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco and Kristine Belson
"Despicable Me 2" Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri
"Ernest & Celestine" Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner
"Frozen" Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho
"The Wind Rises" Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

Cinematography

"The Grandmaster" Philippe Le Sourd
"Gravity" Emmanuel Lubezki
"Inside Llewyn Davis" Bruno Delbonnel
"Nebraska" Phedon Papamichael
"Prisoners" Roger A. Deakins

Costume Design

"American Hustle" Michael Wilkinson
"The Grandmaster" William Chang Suk Ping
"The Great Gatsby" Catherine Martin
"The Invisible Woman" Michael O'Connor
"12 Years a Slave" Patricia Norris
Directing
"American Hustle" David O. Russell
"Gravity" Alfonso Cuarón
"Nebraska" Alexander Payne
"12 Years a Slave" Steve McQueen
"The Wolf of Wall Street" Martin Scorsese

Documentary Feature

"The Act of Killing"Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
"Cutie and the Boxer" Zachary Heinzerling and Lydia Dean Pilcher
"Dirty Wars" Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill
"The Square" Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer
"20 Feet from Stardom" Nominees to be determined

Documentary Short Subject

"CaveDigger" Jeffrey Karoff
"Facing Fear" Jason Cohen
"Karama Has No Walls" Sara Ishaq
"The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life" Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
"Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall" Edgar Barens

Film Editing

"American Hustle" Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
"Captain Phillips" Christopher Rouse
"Dallas Buyers Club" John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa
"Gravity" Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
"12 Years a Slave" Joe Walker

Foreign Language Film

"The Broken Circle Breakdown" Belgium
"The Great Beauty" Italy
"The Hunt" Denmark
"The Missing Picture" Cambodia
"Omar" Palestine

Makeup and Hairstyling

"Dallas Buyers Club" Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
"Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" Stephen Prouty
"The Lone Ranger" Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
Music (Original Score)
"The Book Thief" John Williams
"Gravity" Steven Price
"Her" William Butler and Owen Pallett
"Philomena" Alexandre Desplat
"Saving Mr. Banks" Thomas Newman

Music (Original Song)

"Alone Yet Not Alone" from "Alone Yet Not Alone"
Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel
"Happy" from "Despicable Me 2"
Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams
"Let It Go" from "Frozen"
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
"The Moon Song" from "Her"
Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze
"Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson

Best Picture

"American Hustle" Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan
Gordon, Producers
"Captain Phillips" Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, Producers
"Dallas Buyers Club" Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers
"Gravity" Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, Producers
"Her" Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay, Producers
"Nebraska" Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, Producers
"Philomena" Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward, Producers
"12 Years a Slave" Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas,

Producers

"The Wolf of Wall Street" Nominees to be determined
Production Design
"American Hustle" Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler
"Gravity" Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set
Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
"The Great Gatsby" Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn
"Her" Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
"12 Years a Slave" Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker

Short Film (Animated)

"Feral" Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden
"Get a Horse!" Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
"Mr. Hublot" Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares
"Possessions" Shuhei Morita
"Room on the Broom" Max Lang and Jan Lachauer

Short Film (Live Action)

"Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)" Esteban Crespo
"Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)" Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras
"Helium" Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
"Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)" Selma Vilhunen and Kirsikka
Saari
"The Voorman Problem" Mark Gill and Baldwin Li
Sound Editing
"All Is Lost" Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns
"Captain Phillips" Oliver Tarney
"Gravity" Glenn Freemantle
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" Brent Burge
"Lone Survivor" Wylie Stateman

Sound Mixing

"Captain Phillips" Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris
Munro
"Gravity" Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony
Johnson
"Inside Llewyn Davis" Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
"Lone Survivor" Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow

Visual Effects

"Gravity" Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
"Iron Man 3" Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
"The Lone Ranger" Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier
"Star Trek Into Darkness" Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
"Before Midnight" Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
"Captain Phillips" Screenplay by Billy Ray
"Philomena" Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
"12 Years a Slave" Screenplay by John Ridley
"The Wolf of Wall Street" Screenplay by Terence Winter

Writing (Original Screenplay)

"American Hustle" Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
"Blue Jasmine" Written by Woody Allen
"Dallas Buyers Club" Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack
"Her" Written by Spike Jonze
"Nebraska" Written by Bob Nelson
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IYANYA : NIGERIAN ENTERTAINERS ARE FORCED TO LIVE LARGE

During a recent interview with Encomium magazine, singer Iyanya gave an insight into why some Nigerian
entertainers are forced to live large. Excerpts…
"Why do you think some artistes come come up with hit songs and find it difficult to maintain it?" Iyanya "Music is very expensive. Most of them make money
and its had to put it back in the same thing. Your next money is not guaranteed because there are lots of artistes. If you say you wouldn't do show A, they can take artiste B for that show. It doesn't mean that because you have a hit song, you would be performing at all shows. It doesn't work like that. So, some of these guys, its hard for them. Its hard forthem to follow up.
Follow up is the hardest thing to do. Many artistes make a hit but the money they make from that hit is not even enough forthem to support or sponsor the next video. So
don't blame them'. Continue… So they need a lot of money to remain relevant? Iyanya "Yes

Let me give you an instance. I had a show here in
Lagos, I was in Dubai. They made a mistake and booked my flight for Monday and the show was on Sunday. We rushed to the airport, they said no that my ticket was forthe next day. After much pleading and explaining that I had a show that night in Lagos, they said alright. I could board but not business class since it wasn't my flight. I had to fly economy class with my business class ticket. Sitting down there, people around where staring at me like what am I doing here. A woman even walked
up to me and said "Iyanya, you no suppose dey here now, na the other side you suppose dey". What came to my mind next was that I can't just decide to fly economy today, it will become gist. I have to work hard, I have to make money, to live up to your expectations. It's not like am living my life for you but its the life I chose. So, I have to do it".
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RICH KIDS OF BEVERLY HILLS SET TO PREMIERE FEBRUARY 2ND AT 10 PM ON E!

"#RichKids Of Beverly Hills" Arrives 2014 February
these "kids" are outspoken, opinionated and filthy rich. Take a tour of their Beverly Hills in the new E! series starting 2014 February
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