Gista Naija : May 2014

Saturday, May 31, 2014

I Make N60m Touring 20 States In Nigeria- Oritsefemi

Oritsefemi whom a lot of people are now forced to reckon with after dishing out hits upon hits has said his story has changed and things are now better for him. Speaking with a Punch reporter, Oritsefemi said he charges N3m per show and he could do 20states in a row, making him earn about N60m per brand-concert. Here is how he explained it in his own words;

The couple who went their separate ways in March were spotted together at the just held Pepsi Samba party which took place last week Thursday on the Island. A reader who was at the party said Wizkid and Tania were all over each other, and Tania stayed glued to him all through except when he was performing. The picture he took wasn’t clear enough, but he got us one from Pulse.

For those who like to go commando and end up embarrassing themselves when photographers zoom in into their area...there might be a solution. A US lingerie company has invented a strapless panty for those who don't like any hint of visible panty line under their clothes.

This pic of Kim and Kanye kissing at their wedding has broken Instagram record, with the highest number of likes of any pic on the social networking site. It has over 1.96m likes and was posted on Kim's instagram page. It breaks the previous record held by a pic of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez posted on Justin's instagram page. That pic had 1.8million views...

Members of the presidential fact-finding committee on the abducted Chibok school girls yesterday May 29th paid a visit to Chibok community. In a statement signed by the committee spokesman, Kingsley Osadolor, the committee met with some officials of the Borno state government, including the Borno State Commissioner for Education, Musa Kubo, Chairman of Chibok Local Government, Bana Lawan, five district heads of the surrounding communities, Chairman of the Parent Teachers Association of the Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, the principal, parents of the abducted girls and some of the girls who escaped were all present at the meeting.

Read part of the statement after the cut...where's the pic of them there though?

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Fans brand Davido "LIAR" For Saying "3 years ago, He had no car"

So, Davido shared his the photo above and said 3 years ago, they had no cars..As usual,while a few hailed him, many found it hard to believe .They wondered how possible it is to be Omo Baba Olowo and not have a car...lol

It's very possible he had no car....not all parents spoil their kids with luxury...

May be yes, may be no, but all seems not to be well with the messengers of God. Pastor Chris’s wife, Mrs Anita Oyakhilome who heads their UK headquarters branch has not been seen in the church she pastors for months now and it has left a lot of people wondering what could have gone wrong.

According to some of the church officials who had a meeting with pastor Chris when he flew to London said, even though the pastor wasn’t pleased with what was going on in the house of God (UK headquarters) that he feels his wife thinks she is more superior than a lot of leaders in the church which isn’t supposed to be so, and has started displaying it in her ways.

Nigerian passengers heading for Dubai have had to make alternative arrangements to arrive at their destination by making connecting flights through Abu Dhabi and other destinations in the Middle East following a recent announcement that Emirates Airlines had cancelled one of its twice-daily flights to Dubai.

Emirates Airlines originally operated one flight per day from Nigeria to Dubai, but increased the frequency to two in response to an upsurge in passenger number.

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday evening in an interview on Channels Tv has warned the Nigerian military not to “play Public Relations propaganda” with the abduction of the over 200 missing school girls from Chibok. He says any information given out by the military or any other authorised body is taken seriously by the parents and so they need to mind what they say.

You all have missed her right...Checkout her latest photos below..The photo above is beautiful..More artistic and reminds me of Rihanna..(+55)

16 year old Vincent Parker pleaded guilty yesterday to murdering his parents Carol and Wayne Parker last December. The boy says that there was no specific fight that prompted the brutal MURDER. The sadistic killer told authorities, 'I just remember getting mad,' Parker told the court. 'It's all from my dad. All this stuff like my dad taking away my iPod and stuff.'

The story gets worse. Vincent was an only child being raised by his hard working parents Carol, 57, and father Wayne, 55, in their Norfolk, Virginia home. They did everything right - they lived in a good neighborhood, and helped Vincent become an honor roll student.

Man And His Mother Die While Searching For Phone Inside Toilet

BEIJING (AFP) – A man and his mother both died trying to retrieve his wife’s new mobile phone from a toilet septic tank in China, reports said Friday, with four other people also entering the cesspit.

The woman dropped her new device — worth 2,000 yuan ($320) — in the open-pit toilet, reported Dahe, a web portal run by the Henan provincial government.

According to breaking news report by Premium Times, Boko Haram men this morning kidnapped 2 first class traditional rulers in Borno State - the Emir of Uba, Ismaila Mamza and the Emir of Gwoza, Idrisa Timta.

According to security officials who spoke with Premium Times, the emirs were seized by the gunmen around 10a.m today Friday May 30th near Shaffa while they were traveling to Gombe to attend the funeral of the Emir of Gombe, Shehu Abubakar, who died on Tuesday May 27th. (pictured above)

The Borno state government is yet to issue an official statement on the abduction.

This is the first picture of Sudanese woman Meriam Ibrahim, who was sentenced to death for apostasy, from inside the prison where she's being held. In this pic, Meriam carries her new born baby girl Maya, who was born this week in prison. Her legs were reportedly chained as she gave birth in prison. the 27 year old has been in prison for eight months now and is awaiting execution for doing nothing but marrying a Christian man. Right is Meriam's husband, Daniel Wani, with the new baby.

One of the sons of former Oyo State governor, Rasheed Ladoja, died yesterday Thursday May 29th in a fatal auto accident on Eko Bridge.

Adebola Ladoja, who was driving a Volkswagen Golf car, was heading towards Lagos Island around 3.30pm when a DAF truck said to be on top speed lost control, rammed into the median of the bridge and then rammed into his car, crushing it and killing Adebola on the spot.

The Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Boni Haruna today May 29th revealed plans by President Jonathan to grant amnesty to members of Boko Haram once they lay down their arms and embrace peace. The Minister revealed this while speaking this morning at the national Democracy Day programme tagged A day with young leaders of Nigeria.

The newlyweds were spotted leaving a cinema after watching a movie during their honeymoon in Ireland yesterday. They were both dressed in black and tried to go unnoticed but other movie-goers noticed them with one later tweeting "Kim and Kanye are having the weirdest honeymoon like they went to the cinema in Portlaoise??'

Where's the honeymoon bliss though? The couple are planning to have a short honeymoon though as they both due to attend a friend's wedding in LA this weekend.

Actress Lupita Nyong'o has optained rights for the film version of Americanah. Chimamanda Adichie apparently confirmed it today during a Stylist magazine book session in London.

2face Idibia photographed checking out his wife of over a year and lover of over 15 years, Annie Idibia, as they partied with friends yesterday.

Sterlings to sell Clippers to former Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer for $2 billion

Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer won a frenetic bidding war for ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers, with his $2-billion offer setting a record price for an NBA team, The Times has learned.

Kenya Moore congratulates Tonye Cole as he graduates from Harvard

US reality star and former beauty queen Kenya Moore hasn't gone on record to deny that Nigerian businessman, MD of Sahara Group Tonye Cole is her famous 'African Prince', as it's being rumoured (readhere) but she subtly did when she tweeted a pic of the billionaire businessman and his wife as he graduated from Harvard Law School recently. No side chick tweets a pic of her man with his wife abi? So maybe Mr Cole is not the African Prince after all. Or maybe the African Prince doesn't exist.

Happy Saturday! Ready for your semi-regular reminder that some people are just too damned talented?

You know that one iPhone ringtone? Yeah. That one. Some call it “Opening”; others call it “That one damned song thats woken me up every morning since iOS 7 came out.”

A DJ out of New Delhi, India, cut together a ridiculously catchy mix of iOS 7′s default ringer — and to make things a bit more interesting, filmed himself pounding the track out live on a Native Instruments Maschine board.

See the video after the cut

Jay Z, Miley Cyrus,Beyonce and Kanye West are currently being studied in some Universities as courses.Now,Nigerian singer Brymo is set to join this elite list.According to Netng, they received a letter sent to Byrmo from the department of Communication Studies,Southern Illinois University, Carbondale...

Boko Haram: Boy Confesses to Burning houses in Borno Village for N2,000

A young man, named, Ibrahim Tilitili was said to have been paid the sum of two thousand Naira (N2,000), to burn down few houses at Mandara Girau village in Biu local government area of Borno state.

Ibrahim, Chibok by tribe and resident of Mandara Girau village confessed that one Mallam Sani also a resident of the Village gave him the amount and instructed him to set some of the houses in the village on fire.

A pastor with Deeper life Bible Church and a former Brooklyn-based civil attorney Ifeanyichukwu Eric Abakporo, was yesterday May 28th sentenced to 6 years imprisonment by a US Federal High Court for defrauding banks, mortgage lenders, property owners, and property buyers in America.

Prosecutors say Mr Abakporo and his accomplice, Latanya Pierce, carried out the illegal transactions for over nine years. They were convicted in a wide-ranging series of illegal transactions in New York city over a 9-year stretch, dating back to 2003. His accomplice, Latanya Pierce was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment.

Pastor Abakporo was immediately handcuffed out of the courtroom with his wife and his 2 children present in the court room wailing as he was taken away.

There was fracas at the Unity Fountain in Abuja Wednesday where a coalition of women groups under the umbrella of #Bringbackourgirls” have been protesting against the abduction of over 200 school girls from Chibok in Borno State since last Month.

According to Vanguard:

LONDON (AFP) – Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi launched a furious defence of his players following Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Scotland in a match whose build-up had been disrupted over a matchfixing investigation being launched.

Keshi, who captained Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup finals, said his World Cup finals-bound players were not gamblers they were footballers and ridiculed allegations that anything sinister had taken place.

Actor Brad Pitt was yesterday May 28th allegedly struck in the face by notorious celebrity 'prankster' Vitali Sediuk as he was signing autographs at the Hollywood premiere of Angelina Jolie's movie, Maleficent. The 25 year old jumped the barricade and attacked the actor, police say

Dbanj has beaten fellow nominees 2Face Idibia, Akon, Banky W, Darey, Davido & many others to cart home the World Music Award for "Africa’s World Best Male Artiste"2014
The award show took place on Tuesday, May 27, in Monaco.

Congrats to him..Another photo below..

SURE-P/FERMA Task Force officials arrested by the police in Lagos... on Wednesday.

There was pandemonium on Wednesday as policemen attached to the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit and officials of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme/ Federal Road Maintenance Agency Task Force clashed in the Toll Gate area of the state.

Over 200 FERMA task force officials were arrested and clamped in three Black Marias brought by the police into the camp of the federal workers.

According to |Punch:

Nigerian student Naizi Evah, (pictured above) a third year Computer Systems Engineering student of Vaal University of Technology, South Africa was found dead on Saturday May 2014 in her hostel room, this is according to her friends who are trying to get the media involved in the case.

There was panic in the Kurudu, Jikoyi community in the outskirt of Abuja this morning after a loud explosion was heard. Residents in the area were reportedly seen running for safety when they heard the loud bang.

It was initially thought to be a bomb blast but a Spokesman for the Nigerian army assured people it wasn't, explaining that a rock blocking a new road being constructed from Karishi to Apo in the Abuja city centre, was blasted with dynamites to help free the road and allow construction to continue

Happy Democracy Day to all Nigerians. Read the Democracy Day national broadcast by our president below...

23 year old Precious Chineme Nwoko (pictured above) has been sentenced to 27 years imprisonment by a Cambodian Court for drug trafficking in Cambodia.

Police sources say Nwoko was a ringleader in a heroin smuggling cartel in Cambodia. He was arrested last month for handing a backpack containing 2.2 kilos (4.8 pounds) of heroin to two women, 41year old Australian Yoshe Ann Taylor and 19 year old French Charlene Savarino, for onward transportation to an unidentified man in Australia. Both women were however caught and arrested.

The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, on Wednesday alleged that about 90 per cent of protesters campaigning for the release of the over 200 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok, Borno State, are members of the All Progressives Congress.

He also said that President Goodluck Jonathan had performed miracle with the achievements recorded by his administration in three years.

On Monday, The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshall Alex Badeh said the military knew the location of the schoolgirls, abducted on April 14. This has reportedly infuriated the FG and US .President Jonathan is reportedly unhappy with the claim ,which he considered as a breach of military tactics capable of hindering the efforts to free the school girls.

The U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters, yesterday..

More reactions over Tiwa's video and I know everyone has been waiting for Charles Novia's opinion..Well, yesterday her husband Tee Billz called it "art"..He is calling it "Tart" and feels comparing Rihanna is just a silly analogy.

Forty people were killed on Wednesday in a fresh attack by gunmen on a border community in Borno State.

The gunmen were said to have arrived at Gurmushi, Marte Local Government Area and opened fire on the residents in their houses and those on their way to the mosque for Subhi, an early morning Muslim prayer.

The 22-year-old daughter Hollywood stars Demi Moore and Bruce Willis went completely topless in New York City ,to protest Instagram's policy against female nudity.Instagram deleted her account because she had earlier uploaded a photo of a sweat shirt she designed featuring two topless women..

Using hashtag #FreeTheNipple, she took to twitter to air her anger also using Rihanna's topless photo as her profile pic..If you recall, Rihanna's instagram was deleted after she posted the photos...

Instagram responded to her protest ..
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Karrauche is usually silent about criticism,but I guess calling VH1 naming her a "side chick" is more than she can swallow..She wrote

"when no one understands you.. they misinterpret you.. judge you.. label you.. this is embarrassing to see, but I can do nothing but laugh because at the end of the day you can say whatever you want about me.. Label me however you please.. Your words do not define who I am. I'm happy with myself.. Flaws..wrong choices..mistakes and all and that's all that matters. I usually don't speak up on shit like this but whatever. I have family that has to see shit like this. I don't even think we're all on the same page as to what a "side chick" really is..

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