Thursday, 28 November 2013

Forbes List Of Worst Films Of 2013

Forbes recently compiled a list of 2013 film flops, and Wikileaks drama "The Fifth Estate" came in at number one. The film, which opened in October, made just $6 million globally, earning just 21 percent of its $28 million budget.
"The Fifth Estate" stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and centers on the controversial whistleblowing website. Assange publicly opposed the project and predicted it would fail miserably.
The second worst film of the year is Sylvester Stallone's "Bullet To The Head" ($9.4 million) about a New Orleans hitman and Washington D.C. detective whose respective partners are murdered by the same man.

The leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, who was arrested yesterday in Cotonou, Benin Republic has been released.
Mr. Dokubo was released after President Goodluck Jonathan personally intervened on his behalf with the Beninoise President Yayi Boni. His release was confirmed by Festus Keyamo, a civil rights activist and personal attorney to Mr. Dokubo.

The Senate Committee on Aviation on Wednesday formally invited the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, to appear before it on Thursday, December 5, by noon.

A letter of invitation signed by the Clerk of the committee, Mr. Victor Aborisade, and obtained by our correspondent explained that Oduah and the chief executive officers of agencies under her ministry would brief members at the Senate New wing.
The Chairman, Aviation Committee in the Senate, Senator Hope Uzodinma, could not be reached for comments but a member of the committee, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed to our correspondent that the minister would appear next week Thursday.

Despite being criticized by the public, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed plans to produce and distribute the N5,000 note in 2014.

Tunde Lemo, the Deputy Governor of CBN, disclosed this while speaking to journalists at the NIBSS 20th anniversary conference held in Lagos.

He said in one to two months from now, the N5,000 notes will be in circulation!

"We only stopped the project due to the low level of understanding of its benefits among Nigerians, but we now plan to educate the people about the importance of the notes to our economy before we eventually launch it", Tunde Lemo explained.

He further added that Nigerians would soon see the notes in circulation and start to enjoy its benefits.

Brazil 2014 World Cup Stadium Collapses (PHOTOS)

Sao Paulo, Brazil - Three deaths have been reported since part of the stadium that will host the World Cup opener next year has collapsed on Wednesday, November 27. The accident also caused significant damage.
This could also mean a delay in delivering all 12 venues of the Itaquerao Stadium, which was 94 percent completed, by FIFA's December deadline.
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Should we anticipate a new music from them?!! What do you think?
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Should we anticipate a new music from them?!! What do you think?
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Why I joined All Progressive Congress – Amaechi

PORT HARCOURT: GOVERNOR Chibuike Amaechi has said he joined the All Progressive Congress, APC because President Goodluck Jonathan failed to address issues raised by the G 7 governors.

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Amaechi who spoke Wednesday at the Port Harcourt international airport, Omagwa assured that the APC would protect the interest of all Rivers state people, adding that the state had suffered untold neglect in the government of President Jonathan.

This is to inform all prospective Direct Entry students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna that the University has published her supplementary admission List for the 2013/2014 academic session.
Candidates are requested to check their status by follow the steps below:
• click here to visit the checking portal
• Enter required details to check
We wish you all the best

EFCC Arraigns Pastor for N 40.2 million Fraud!

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned Rev. Kim David Pam before Justice Yargate B. Nimpar of the Plateau State High Court on a 9-count charge bordering on stealing, fraudulent misappropriation and criminal breach of trust.

The accused is said to have abused his position as Chairman of Goodliving Multi-purpose Cooperative Society and the sole signatory of the accounts domiciled in First Bank Nigeria Plc and Zenith Bank Nigeria Plc. Rev Pam pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

PHOTOS: Mysterious River With Healing Powers Appears In Enugu Community

A healing river was reportedly discovered in Nachi Oji River in Enugu State, last week.

The healing river nicknamed the “Pool of Bethsaida” and appears every 20 years.

This year, the pool was discovered by fulani herdsmen who were on their way to feed their cattle. According to them, they passed the spot where the water usually came from and there wasn’t any water, but on their way back they discovered the whole place has been covered with water.

According to the oldest man in the community, the water appears every 20 or 30 years, they first saw
it in 1971.

It’s barely 72 hours since Tiwa Savage and Tunj Balogun got married but they are back to work.
They were spotted at the premiere of the MTV Shuga TV series which held at Silverbird Cinemas yesterday, November 26, 2013.

Meanwhile, NET is reporting that their November 23 traditional wedding ceremony may have gulped nothing less than N30m. See the breakdown below:

Starting with the invitation cards, looking at the design and artwork, one would know that a lot of money must have been put into the design and duplication. 500 pieces of the package costing an average of N5000 each amounts to N2.5million. Courier company, Compton Green Express delivered the bag to the guests, and that’s a service that the couple would have had to pay for too.

Except for a few glitches, it was a well-organized wedding by the bespoke wedding design and planning outfit, The Wedding Company.

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The eventual movement of five governors Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and members of the new PDP into the All Progressive Congress (APC), clearly had roots in unresolved grievances and grandstanding that evolved through months of political schemings.
The governors are: Alhaji Murtala Nyako from Adamawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido of Jigawa state, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano state, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers state and Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto State.
They had in the build up to their joining the APC expressed grievances against the party leadership style, nationally and in their states.

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Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen will again be without the 4 players that missed the win over Hertha Berlin at the weekend, with Stefan Reinartz, Roberto Hilbert, Sebastian Boenisch and Andres Palop all absent.
However, their biggest issue is on the wing where they will be without the in-form Sidney Sam, who was withdrawn after only 4 minutes at the weekend.

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Real Madrid

Real Madrid will progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League if they avoid defeat to Galatasaray and head into the fixture on the back of an impressive 5-0 win over Almeria.
Head coach Carlo Ancelotti will be without the services of Cristiano Ronaldo, Raphael Varane, Sami Khedira and Fábio Coentrão through injury, while Luka Modric is suspended.
Iker Casillas will come in for Diego Lopez in goal, while Álvaro Arbeloa may come in for Dani Carvajal at right-back.

The scheduled sale of Nigeria's 4 refineries next year is a well-designed scam calculated to hand over the country's premium downstream assets to associates and fronts of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is also representing the financial interests of President Goodluck Jonathan.

According to several senior officials at the ministry, four of the minister's friends have been penciled in to emerge as preferred bidders by “any means necessary” even as the Bureau for Public Enterprise (BPE) has announced its readiness to commence the sales next year.

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Watch this recent performance of “Surulere” by Don Jazzy and Dr SID. This song is too gbasky abeg! Ahn ahn!
..and the Mavins look #FROSH!

Ogunbambo is facing different charges of fraud.
The Police Special Fraud Unit, SFU, has declared alleged serial fraudster, Seun Ogunbambo, wanted for subsidy payment fraud.
In a statement on Tuesday, the police said that Mr. Ogunbambo had absconded and all efforts made to locate him have proved abortive.
The police said that a petition by the Presidential Committee on Verification and Reconciliation of Fuel Subsidy Payments submitted to the Commissioner of Police, SFU, alleged that a permit was granted to Eurafric Oil and Coastal Services Limited import fuel between 2010 and 2011.
“The company claimed that it imported 85,519,068 litres of PMS (Premium Motor Spirit) into the country in six transactions,” the SFU said in the statement issued by Ngozi Isintume-Agu, the Police Public Relations Officer.

Wale arrived Nigeria yesterday in preparation for his appearance at the ‘Step Up to VIP‘ event by Johnnie Walker holding on November 30, 2013.

The US Maybach Music Group rapper was expected to arrive Nigeria last weekend for Ice Prince‘s ‘Fire of Zamani‘ album concert but his trip was canceled because the show promoters Kilimanjaro Entertainment allegedly failed to buy his flight tickets.

The ‘Step Up to VIP’ event will also feature D’banj, M.I and Seyi Shay.

Goat delivers human-like baby goat in Ogotun-Ekiti, residents say

The baby-goat allegedly had a human face.
The sleepy town of Ogotun-Ekiti in Ekiti SouthWest Local Government Area of Ekiti State was on Tuesday thrown into confusion when information filtered that a goat had delivered a human-like baby goat.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident, which occurred in Lori Oke settlement, a village that is about 10 kilometres from Ogotun Town, drew the attention of hundreds of residents and travellers.
The spokesperson of the community, Sunday Ogunmeji, who spoke with a correspondent on behalf of the Baale (community head), Ganiyu Adetoun, said a pastor, Daniel Odedele, helped to deliver the goat of the baby.

Photos of the announcement of merger between officials of the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The NPDP public renounced the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to join the APC.
Some of the faces at the merger includes Ogbonaya Onu, nPDP chairman, Kawu Baraje, Senator Bukola Saraki, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu, chair of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande, More pictures after the cut..

Victor Moses was yesterday named the Nigerian Footballer of the Year, 2013. He was conferred with the honour by the Nigerian Sports Award. Moses defeated John Obi Mikel and Sunday Mba who were the other nominees for the award.

While the House of Reps investigative panel dilly dallies on its planned investigations, the Internet Spy device will be installed and “Big Brother” will come alive, somewhere in Abuja, soon.
As the world battles the American government over its invasive Prism project that has snooped on Americans and other world leaders, workers of Israeli defence electronics firm, Elbit Systems, have quietly landed in Abuja, to install a comprehensive spying facility that will help the Nigerian government spy on all online activities by its citizens.
The installation will go ahead despite public outcry and an ongoing legislative probe of the project that followed the leak of the contract by this newspaper, long before Edward Snowden exposed America’s Prism.

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first and foremost a good android device can save you from a lot of stress and tricky situations,
with an android device you do not need a modem, when u've got wifi and usb tethering: have ur own personal wifi hotspot to connect ur pc to and also help out friends in need of internet connectivity.

utilising ur android device to the fullest is impossible without downloading the right apps...below is a list of awesome apps that can make life easier.
1. camscanner : camscanner is an android app that allows the users to scan documents at very good quality even converts to pdf when u're done (u might need a fone with at least 5mp and autofocus)...the app has helped me out countless times, when u need to fill out an online form and upload documents, u can do that on the go using cam scanner.

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities on Tuesday called for the immediate re-opening of all shut down universities across the country.
This is contained in a communiqué signed by the committee’s Chairman, Prof. Kimse Okoko, released in Abuja on Tuesday.
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How Jim Iyke lavished $5,000 on Nadia Buari’s 31st birthday

Movie moments reports that the reality TV show star spent $5,000 to give the Ghanaian actress a memorable birthday. The pair left Accra to Barcelona in Spain and later Zurich in Germany after an announcement on their individual Twitter and Instagram accounts. The Iberia flights from Accra to Spain costs $300 per individual while a connecting train from Barcelona to Zurich in Germany cost $320 per individual. A Lufthansa flight from Zurich to Frankfurt and off to Accra, Ghana costs $1,820.

Security officials in Benin Republic have arrested Asari Dokubo, his lawyer, Festus Keyamo, said on Tuesday evening.
According to the information provided by Mr. Keyamo in a statement, the Rivers born former armed fighter was on Tuesday "arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, around the hours of 1:00pm and 2:00pmby the country's gendarmes (Police Force)."

The wealthy former militant reportedly opened a private university in the Benin Republic, the King Amachree African University that is preparing to start degree-awarding programmes in 2014.
Keyamo stated,

Amsterdam ArenA: Ajax 2 (Serero 19, Hoesen 41) Barcelona 1 (Xavi 49)

Ajax managed to hold on to beat Barcelona to keep their Champions League campaign alive, sealing a 2-1 win in Amsterdam.

The Dutch side were forced to play most of the second half with ten men, after Joel Veltman was sent off just after half-time.
However, first half goals from Thulani Serero and Danny Hoesen were enough, despite Xavi's penalty giving Barcelona hope in the second half.
Ajax started the game superbly, not allowing a depleted Barcelona to settle into any sort of rhythm of possession, pressing high up the pitch in a manner in which the Catalans are of course very familiar.
And the pressing paid off in the 19th minute, when the hugely impressive Serero gave the hosts the lead. Ricardo van Rhijn broke down the right flank and fired in a powerful low cross, and Serero, breaking from midfield, was there to sweep home.

Group E, St Jakob Park – Basel 1 (Salah 87) Chelsea 0

Chelsea scraped through to the knockout stages of the Champions League despite conceding a late Mohamed Salah goal to lose 1-0 at Basel.

Jose Mourinho’s side produced an inept performance and they failed to muster a single shot on goal as Basel dominated for long periods.
But because the other group E match between Steaua Bucharest and Schalke ended 0-0, Chelsea do enough to qualify.

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Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Amsterdam ArenA: Ajax 2 (Serero 19, Hoesen 41) Barcelona 1 (Xavi 49)

Group E, St Jakob Park – Basel 1 (Salah 87) Chelsea 0