Naeto C and pregnant wife Nicole celebrate baby shower in the US

Naeto C and his very pregnant wife Nicole are currently in the US preparing for the birth of their first child. Family and friends of the couple threw a small baby shower for them yesterday. See more photos after the cut..

Alams pardoned to Run For Senate??? Is this campaign poster for real?

Is the former governor really going for Senate in 2015? Is this why he was pardoned? Is this real?

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US to okay sanction against Nigeria over Alams’ pardon

The United States of America has made it clear that it was not taking matters lightly with Nigeria over the controversial pardon granted the former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. The former governor was convicted of corruption but was pardoned by the Federal Government in a controversial manner, seen as one capable of undermining the country’s war against graft.

"I have a vibrator, I have no need for a human penis" - Kemi Olunloyo

I remember this woman from back in the days when she used to be a presenter on Premier FM... Always knew there was a part of her that would be really wild.... Thumbs up for her fearlessness. Tho i Know a lot of people wouldnt support my view on this. Dear men, some women can live happily without y'all. LMAO. I've found my Nigerian Kola Boof. I love her ...lol. See something else she wrote after the cut... I dont mind giving head either. Trust me, it keeps ur woman coming back and asking for more

Fergie cools talk of record title win

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has warned his team not to get carried away by believing they can romp to a record English Premier League triumph. United are 15 points clear at the top after their 1-0 home win over Reading on Saturday had followed defending champions Manchester City's 2-0 defeat at Everton.

Keshi calm over Emenike outburst

Head coach of the Nigerian national team, Stephen Keshi does not want to be dragged into a war of words with striker, Emmanuel Emenike after the Spartak Moscow star publicly criticised him. Emenike finished as top scorer at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations but failed to play in the showpiece game at the tournament because of a hamstring injury he suffered in the Super Eagles’ semifinal game against Mali.

Nigeria 'will not pay ransom' to secure release of French hostages

French hostages in Nigeria - Nigeria has assured it will work for the safe release of the French family of seven who were abducted in northern Cameroon and taken to Nigeria last month. Foreign Affairs Minister Olugbenga Ashiru gave the assurance on Saturday evening, after the meeting between Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at the presidential wing of the Namdi Azikiwe International Airport in the capital city of Abuja.

Trybe Records Boss eLDee & Wife Welcome Baby Girl in Atlanta, USA

The beautiful wife of Nigerian singer and music producer, eLDee has given birth to a baby girl in the United States of America. She put to bed yesterday 15th March 2013. Trybe Records boss Lanre “eLDee” Dabiri and his wife Dolapo got married in 2008. Their beautiful wedding was one of the first celebrity weddings featured on BellaNaija. The couple already have a four year-old daughter, Temilayo.

2Face’s wife receives jeep from Akpabio •Tops music chat

2face and his wife,Annie Macauley-Idibia couldn’t hide their joy on Thursday as they received a brand new Toyota Prado jeep and a cheque of 3million naira from the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Aniekan Umanah of Akwa Ibom State, at Victoria Island, Lagos State. The governor, who hosted a traditional engagement ceremony for the couple in Eket a last week was reported to have declared a gift of a brand new Toyota Prado SUV for the couple and also vowed to sponsor 20 people to their forthcoming nuptial in Dubai. 

CBN to protect banks from Internet frauds, cybercrimes

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is taking steps to protect banks from Internet frauds and other cybercrimes. Delivering a keynote address at the first annual Conference on Audit and Regulatory Examination of Banking Technologies recently in Lagos, CBN’s Director, Banking Supervision, Mrs. Olatokunbo Martins, expressed great displeasure at the rate of global cyber espionage and its attendant loss.

Basketmouth in another first •Hosts ‘Comedy Central’

Basketmouth is set to become the first Nigerian to host comedy gig and TV show, “Comedy Central Presents…Live At Parker’s”.  Basketmouth has been contracted by Africa’s only 24 hour comedy channel to headline his own edition of the show in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 24 April alongside other South African comedians. Basketmouth will bring his own inimitable brand of comedy to the live gig at legendary comedy venueParker’s Comedy & Jive, followed by a special telecast of Comedy Central Presents Basketmouth Live at Parker’s, airing on DStv.

Asking me to refund N5.9m unfair —Ex-governing council boss

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State, Engineer Musa Yeketi, has exonerated himself from the allegation leading to order by the State House of Assembly to call for his removal and the refund of N5.9m to the coffers of Kwara State College of Education. Until the recent development, Yeketi was the chairman of the governing council of the college, the post he assumed in March 2012, having been seconded from the State Polytechnic.

Okocha’s wife steps out

Former captain of the Super Eagles, Austin Jay Jay Okocha and his wife Nkechi, were guests at a dinner organised for nominees of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, which held at the Eko Hotel and Suites recently. For Okocha who has been visible on the social scene, not a few people were delighted to see his wife who has been hibernating for a while now. The mother of two looked ravishing.

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Five confess to gang-raping Swiss tourist in India: Police

NEW DELHI - Five villagers have confessed to gang-raping a Swiss tourist in central India, police said Sunday, in an incident that has renewed focus on the rampant violence against women in the country. "We have detained five men and they have confessed to gang-raping the woman and attacking her husband," local police official M.S. Dhodee told AFP.The woman was on a cycling holiday with her husband in impoverished Madhya Pradesh state when six men attacked the couple on Friday night, sexually assaulting the woman and robbing the pair, police said.

Special Fraud Unit arrests suspect over alleged N190mn fraud

The SFU got a tip off of the alleged fraud from the Nigeria Stock exchange. The police Special Fraud Unit, SFU, on Saturday said it has arrested a 60-year-old director of a private company in Lagos for allegedly committing a fraud of N190 million. The spokesperson of the Unit, Ngozi Isintume-Agu, said this in a statement.

Apple's iPad to fall behind Android

SAN FRANCISCO: Shipments of tablets running Google Inc's Android will overtake the iPad this year for the first time, research house IDC predicted on Tuesday, as Apple Inc cedes more mobile market share to hard-charging rivals around the globe.

A growing variety of smaller and cheaper Android tablets from Google to Amazon.com Inc will catch on this year with more consumers and chip away at Apple's dominance since the first iPad launched in 2010, International Data Corp said.

iPad and iPhone shipments are expected to keep growing at enviable rates, but arch-rival Samsung Electronics and others have hurt Apple with a combination of savvy marketing, greater variety and rapid technology adoption.

On Thursday, Samsung takes the wraps off the fourth generation of its flagship Galaxy, the smartphone that helped the South Korean giant knock the iPhone off its top ranking for part of last year.

A growing perception that the company co-founded by Steve Jobs may be losing its competitive edge has weighed on its shares, which have lost more than a third of their value since hitting a high in September.

IPHONE COULD GO WAY OF BLACKBERRY?

In the latest criticism from Wall Street, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek on Tuesday compared Apple to Blackberry saying the iPhone is now on the defensive against Samsung's devices.

"Historically when handset makers fall out of favor (e.g., the Razr, Blackberry, HTC) they fall faster/further than expected," Misek said.

Now, IDC says Apple may begin losing some its lead on tablets as well, though it remains the top seller among manufacturers.

iPad shipments are expected to account for 46 percent of the tablet market in 2013, down from 51 percent last year, IDC said. Devices running Android are expected to grow their market share to 49 percent this year from 42 percent last year.

Google's Nexus 7 tablet and Amazon.com Inc's Kindle, which uses its own customization of Android, made major inroads with consumers last year. In November, Apple launched its own foray into smaller-sized tablets with the iPad mini.

"One in every two tablets shipped this quarter was below 8 inches in screen size. And in terms of shipments, we expect smaller tablets to continue growing in 2013 and beyond," IDC said in a press release.

APPLE REVS GROWTH SLOWS

Last month, Hewlett-Packard Co announced the launch of the Slate 7 tablet powered by Android, a centerpiece of that company's effort to expand from the shrinking personal market into mobile.

Apple is expected to grow its revenue by $26 billion in its fiscal year ending in September, just over half of the $48 billion increase in revenue it saw the year before, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

A group of suppliers that depend on Apple for more than half of their business saw its sales slump 31 percent in February compared to January, according to Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White, who does not identify the companies in the group.

Shares of Cirrus Logic, which gets three quarters of its revenue from selling audio chips to Apple, have fallen 23 percent this year, including a 2.89 percent drop on Tuesday.

Many component suppliers to Apple, like Qualcomm and Toshiba, also do significant business with Android device manufacturers.

"The open ecosystem at Android has allowed there to be more suppliers. As a chip guy, I always want to have as many irons in the fire as possible because the ride at the top tends to only last five years," said RBC analyst Doug Freedman.

Underscoring the increasing opportunity in mobile for Apple and its competitors, IDC also raised its 2013 tablet shipment forecast to 190.9 million units, up from its previous forecast of 172.4 million units.

Last year, global tablet shipments grew to 128.3 million units, up from 72 million in 2011, according to IDC.

In the smartphone market, which reached 545 million units shipped last year, Apple has already fallen behind Samsung.

Samsung is likely to sell 290 million smartphones this year, up 35 percent from 2012, according to Strategy Analytics. Apple's smartphone sales are projected to reach 180 million this year, up 33 percent.

IDC said tablets running Microsoft's Windows 8 platform would grow their market share from 1 percent last year to 7.4 percent in 2017.

Tablets running the Windows RT operating system, which is not compatible with older software that runs on Windows, will see their market share stay below 3 percent through 2017, IDC said.

"Consumers aren't buying Windows RT's value proposition, and long term we think Microsoft and its partners would be better served by focusing their attention on improving Windows 8," IDC said.TK's Blog | Free Forex Signals | Infotech Arena Tech News |

Yvonne Okoro’s ‘The Contract’ gets six nominations @ 2013 AMAA Awards + Full list of nominees

Yvonne Okoro’s first, self-produced movie “The Contract”, directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso, has some six nominations, at the upcoming African Movie Academy Awards(AMAA). To cap what was a good night for her and the team, she was nominated for Best Actress in a leading role. A nominations party held in Malawi on Friday night, revealed.

Nigerian Idol 3: 6 contestants go traditional to celebrate NMC

From Ankara shoes to strictly local songs, contestants of Etisalat Nigeria’s sponsored reality TV show, Nigerian Idol 3 gave their ethnic best in celebration of the Nigerian Music Week during the Top 6 Gala Show. The show opened with laughter when the audience viewed baby pictures of the three judges -Femi Kuti, Jeffrey Daniels and Yinka Davies and host, Ill Rhymz.