PHOTO OF THE DAY : GOV ROTIMI AMAECHI

AFRICAN PROVERBS

Funny African proverbs:
1. The anger of a penis doesn't destroy the vagina
(Zimbabwe).
2. There's no virgin in a maternity ward
(Cameroon).
3. A child can play with it's mother's breasts but
not with the father's testicles (Guinea).
4. A man who marries a beautiful woman and the
farmer who grows corns by the road side have the
same problem (Ethiopia).
5. When you see a woman sitting with her legs
open, never u tell her to close dem, b'cos u do not
know her source of fresh air (NIGERIA).
6. He who says that nothing lasts forever has
never tried Hausa perfume.
7. If the alarm of china phone cannot wake you,
forget it, you are dead.[Lagos]
8. The only woman who know where her man is
every night is a widow. [ukwa]

PHOTO OF THE DAY

After Atiku lost APC primaries, LOL

IDRIS BEATS TAYO TO CLINCH THE $300,000 BBA PRIZE MONEY #BBAHOTSHOT

Tanzanian 21-year old Big Brother Hotshots representative Idris has been declared the winner of the ninth season of the reality TV show after 63 days in Biggie's space with Nigeria's Tayo as Runner up . Nigeria is four times the population of Tanzania and Nigerians didn't support their representative well ,as we can see from Idris's Conquest by beating Tayo to clinch the $300,000 BBA prize Money

The youthful comic and aspiring actor managed to beat off stiff competition from Tayo, another Hotshot who had made the final two list but as it turns out, Idris' lucky star shone brighter than his thus coming out on tops this evening.

His win was proceded by evictions of Butterphly, Ma'm Bea, Sipe, JJ, Nhlanhla and Macky2. After Idris together with Tayo were declared the final two, Biggie called them to the Diary room where they'd their very last Diary as Hotshots final two during which Biggie wished them the very best of luck and urged them to continue playing their game even on the outside.

Shortly after leaving the Diary room, they were Chauffeur driven in a Limo to the Live Show stage and had a red carpet walk greeting fans and invited guests.

Host IK had a chat with the duo before going on to call out Idris' name as the winner of Big Brother Hotshots! He jumped up in excitement and went on the floor before being congratulated by Tayo, the 6 first evictees of the day and then the rest of the ex-Hotshots joined in the celebrations thereafter.

Huge congratulations to Idris, one lucky lad there!


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PHOTO OF THE DAY

Fashola taking a selfie.
RAWLINGS

NNPC PIPELINE EXPLOSION ABULE-ADO, LAGOS

There was a great Inferno that engulfed the NNPC pipeline in Abule Ado area of Lagos state Last Night, which occurred as a result of the Activities of Pipeline Bunkers . NNPC and other related bodies are Needed in the area because the Flames are still up.
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FORBES : BEYONCE NAMED RICHEST FEMALE MUSIC ICON 2014

According to Forbes, Beyoncé is the highest paid woman in music in 2014. She made over $115million this year, more than double what she pulled in last year,

The huge sum, most of which was from her world tour, propelled Beyoncé, 33, from fourth place last year and put her firmly ahead of pop star Taylor Swift, 24, who came in 2nd with $64 million. Pop singer Pink, 35, climbed up from No. 8 in 2013 to third with $52 million.

'Beyonce played 95 shows during our scoring period, bringing in an average of $2.4 million per city,'
said Forbes, citing data from the Pollstar trade magazine. The R&B singer's self-titled album released last December and endorsement deals pushed her earnings up further assuring her the top spot.

Barbados-born Rihanna, 26, came in 4th with $48 million and Katy Perry, 30, who earned an estimated $40 million, ranked 5th. Madonna, 56, who ranked No. 1 last year, failed to make the top 10 in 2014. Lady Gaga, 28, slumped from No. 2 in 2013 to ninth place this year with estimated earnings of $33 million.

Forbes compiled the list after estimating pre-tax income calculated for the 12 months from June 2013 to 2014 based on record sales, concert tickets, touring information merchandise sales and interviews with concert promoters, lawyers and managers. It also looked at data from the Pollstar, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan.

In 2009, Beyonce told Forbes of her work ethic:

'Like everyone else, you work really hard and you want it to be great; you want your friends to like it, What makes me feel comfortable is practice and knowing I'm prepared.
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NEW ONE HUNDRED NAIRA NOTE TO BE LAUNCHED ON WEDNESDAY 5th NOVEMBER

President Goodluck Jonathan will on Wednesday Unveil the new specially Designed N100 Bank note in commemoration of the Centenary celebration. A statement from the Apex bank on Monday in Abuja , Confirmed the development .

Part of Features of the commemorative Bank note will be an inscription of the theme of the Centenary celebration 'one Nigeria, Great promise' as a micro text

While retaining the portrait of the Late chief Obafemi Awolowo on the front, the New note features Nigerian traditional dancers at the back . The new note according to statement from the Apex Bank is designed to incorporate additional security features for digital communication and protection against Counterfeiting. And ease of recognition genuine Notes
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SAINT OBI ACQUIRES N47 million naira SUV

The veteran Actor Turned Director,media consultant Saint Obi acquired the 2014 edition of the Mercedes G-Wagon which is worth about $292,000 ,valued at N47million naira. The G65 AMG is a V12 BITURBO Bullet Proof SUV . Congratulations to Saint Obi as he welcomes the G65 AMG to his fleet of Cars.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY

Kanye west strikes a pose wearing a customised top with his picture on it
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LUPITA NYONGO COVER ELLE FRANCE'S JULY 2014 ISSUE

Superstar Lupita Nyong'o dazzles on the cover of Elle France's July 2014 Issue

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE CEO STAR BOY ENT.

Its wizKid's Birthday. Happy Birthday to CEO of Star Boy entertainment you can celebrate with him 'ONE NIGHT ONLY WITH WIZKID' strictly by Table Reservation.
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GERMANY RECEIVES $35M IN PRIZE MONEY

What can be more lucrative than soccer? Germany will be awarded $35m (£20.5m) in prize money for winning the 2014 World Cup, while each player will get a $408,000 (£239,000) bonus from their national football federation for lifting the trophy . Congratulations to the german Machine
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STEPHEN KESHI TESTIFIES HOW LUCRATIVE COACHING JOB CAN BE

HOW lucrative can coaching Job be? COACH Stephen Keshi pocketed a total of $300,000 when he led Nigeria to the last 16 of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

'Big Boss' Keshi is on double the win bonus of the players and on that account, he received a total of $260,000 as appearance fee for the World Cup after the team agreed to pay each player $10,000 per game, covering both the qualifiers and the World Cup itself.

A total of 13 matches were considered and it was on that basis that the likes of Vincent Enyeama, Austin Ejide and Godfrey Oboabona each netted $130,000 as appearance fee.Therefore, the least a player received was $10,000 for playing a qualifier.

Keshi's World Cup jackpot also included an additional $40,000 being match bonus for the win over Bosnia, the draw with Iran and the loss to Argentina.

Keshi's assistant Daniel Amokachi therefore earned a staggering $195,000 as appearance fee as he earns 50% more than the players.

The federal government shipped $3.6 million through the sports minister on a Presidential jet on the eve of the round of 16 match against France.

Arguments and counter arguments about how the cash was to be shared meant that the entire squad stayed up till 2 a.m. local time and eight hours later they were on their way to the stadium for the match they eventually lost 2-0 to crash out of Brazil 2014.
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UNILEVER NIG PLC SET TO LAUNCH ''WHO WANTS TO BE A UNISTAR'' SHOW IN UNN

Guess what? We are very excited to inform you that on, Friday, 4th July, 2014, we (UNILEVER) would be in live in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka for an exciting and awesome event.
We are coming along with one of our young and successful manager, Micheal Ubeh to share practical  experiences with you and talk about the topic: "Building Professional Networks", also we would be hosting our new and exciting game show called "Who wants to be a UNISTAR"
Fantastic  prizes to be won, so you cant afford to miss it and also come along with your friends and classmates .
N.B- The selected students for the UNILEVER Campus ambassadorial position would be announced at this event.
Details of the event can be found below:
Venue: Faculty of Physical Sciences Auditorium, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Date: Friday, 4th July,, 2014
Time: 12pm prompt (no African time)

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TONTO DIKEH A.K.A POKO LEE IS A TRUE SUPER EAGLES FAN.

POKO lee poses with Green white Green wig, she is a true Eagles fan.
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PAYPAL EXPANDS PAYMENT SERVICES TO NIGERIA

PayPal expands payment services to Nigeria, 9 other market . PayPal is set to enter Nigeria and nine new countries this week.
A total of 80 million internet users stand to gain access to PayPal global services. They include those in five European markets – Belarus, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco and Montenegro; four African nations namely Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and Zimbabwe, as well as Paraguay.

The firm provides online payment alternatives for consumers via mobile phones or personal computers in markets often blighted by financial fraud.

Reuters quoted the Executive in Charge of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region of PayPal, Rupert Keeley to have said in an interview that the expansion would bring the number of countries it serves to 203.

Beginning from today, consumers in Nigeria, which has 60 million users and has Africa's largest population, along with nine other markets in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America will be able to make payments through PayPal, it said.
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ICE PRINCE STEPS OUT IN WHITE

ICE prince Zamani steps out in white

photos after the cut.
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OUR PAST LEADERS ARE THE FUTURE LEADERS

1985, IBB was the president of Nigeria and our teachers told us that Buhari was the former Head of state. Our teacher also called us "the leaders of tomorrow" 27 years later, IBB and Buhari are still contesting for Presidency. Its either our teacher lied to us about being the leaders of tomorrow. Or tomorrow is yet to come. Who's fooling who? In 1983, Bamanga Tukur was the Governor of the defunct Gongola State (now Adamawa & Taraba) and 30 years later, he is today the Chairman of the ruling Party, The PDP; Dr. Bello Halliru was commissioner in the Old Sokoto State (now Sokoto, Kebbi & Zamfara) and 33 years after he is today Minister of Defence; Major General David Mark(rtd) was the military governor of Niger State in 1984 and 28years later he is today the Senate President; Gov. Murtala Nyako was the governor of Niger State in 1976 and 36years later he is today the Governor of Adamawa State; Ogbonnaya Onu was governor of Abia State in 1992 and 20years after he is today the National Chairman of ANPP; Gov. David Jonah Jang was the governor of Benue State in 1985 and 27years after he is today the governor of plateau state; and Martins Elechi the Ebonyi State Governor is over 80 years old! Only in Nigeria is this possible, where the youth of today have no hope into the future! From strike in health sector, to the labour, to judiciary, to Education and today our students are home lavishing! Let Nigerian youth come to an alliance and fight for the unborn.
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OSAZE ODEMWINGIE NAMED IN NIGERIA 30 -MAN SQUAD FOR 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP IN BRAZIL.

Nigeria soccer coach Stephen Keshi


Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi on Tuesday in Abuja named the list
of his squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
The team is highlighted by the return of skipper Joseph Yobo, as well as
striker Osaze Odemwingie, who had been out of favour for a couple of
years.
The full list:
Goalkeepers - Vincent Enyeama, Austin Ejide, Chigozie Agbim, Daniel Akpeyi.
Defenders - Elderson Echiejile, Juwon Oshaniwa, Efe Ambrose, Godfrey
Oboabona, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Kenneth Omeruo, Joseph Yobo, Kunle
Odunlami.
Midfielders - John Mikel Obi, Ogenyi Onazi, Ramon Azeez, Ejike
Uzoenyi, Sunday Mba, Gabriel Rueben, Nosa Igiebor, Joel Obi, Michael
Uchebo.
Attackers - Ahmed Musa, Shola Ameobi, Victor Moses, Emmanuel Emenike,
Victor Nsofor, Osaze Odemwingie, Michael Babatunde, Nnamdi Oduamadi,
Nwofor Uche.
The final list is to be submitted to FIFA in the next couple of weeks.
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PETER OKOYE LOSE $5,000 BET TO PHYNO AS CHELSEA CRASHES OUT OF UCL

Peter okoye lost a bet with Phyno worth $5,000 as chelsea lost 3- 1 to Athletico madrid last night . The Okoye's are Die hard Chelsea fans
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AMAKA IGWE IS DEAD.

Amaka Igwe is Dead, She passed away in the early hours of this morning , May her Gentle soul Rest In Perfect Peace we will all miss her.


Amaka Igwe is a Nigerian writer, director and producer and owner of Amaka Igwe
Studios. She is a visionary and pioneer of modern Nigerian TV and movie production. She has
stamped her authority, thanks to numerous roles she had played in the Nigerian home video
industry, known as "Nollywood". Some of her popular productions include Rattle Snake, Violated,
Checkmate and Fuji's House of Commotion. She also organises a TV market annually: Best of the
Best TV (BOB TV), the regular fora she holds for filmmakers to share ideas and critically assess
their productions. Amaka Igwe graduated from the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife with a B.Sc. in Education/Religion.
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VENUE FOR TIWA SAVAGE WEDDING UNDER DECORATION BEFORE THE WEDDING.

CHRIS BROWN'S TRIAL DELAYED TILL JUNE 25 .

 

As Chris Brown's assault trial was delayed until late June, his on-and-off girlfriend Karrueche Tran vows to be there for the "Loyal" singer in any circumstances.
The 24-year-old singer is currently in jail due to his arrest of the alleged assault last October, representing a violation of the terms of probation, which was set following his previous assault on his then-girlfriend Rihanna back in 2009. Right before the trial was pushed back, he reportedly confided in Tran about how difficult it is for him to be in jail.

AMERICANAH: chimamanda Adichie

The issue of race is one she had never confronted in her native country, and certainly not in the Russian novels she idolized. She was shocked to discover how pervasive the issue was in America, and struggled to navigate the contours of an unbidden new identity.
“There was an assumption that I knew what it meant to be black,” Adichie says, still surprised more than a decade later. “People would ask me for ‘the black perspective,’ and I had no idea what that was.”
Adichie wasn’t prepared to be called “sistah” by men she had never met, and was mystified as to why references to fried chicken could be racist. “I remember seriously thinking, ‘Can I ask why this is racist?’” she says, laughing at the memory.

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.

CONFAB REPORTS READY FOR SUBMISSION

 










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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