Future Awards moves to Port Harcourt

The central working committee for The Future Awards is excited to announce that Port Harcourt - selected by UNESCO as the World Book Capital 2014 - is the official host city for The Future Awards 2012. The event will hold on 25 and 26 August in the Rivers State capital. 

 

"Exciting things are happening with Port Harcourt, and we are proud that its inspiring governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has decided to support the vision of young leaders from across Nigeria by hosting this year's event," said Obiageli Ezekwesili who was recently appointed to lead the Open Society Foundations Africa Economic Policy Development Initiative and sits on the Board of The Future Awards. 

New Music: P-Square - Alingo

 

Baby boom at Redemption Camp; Close to 70,000 babies born in 1 year

 

 

Pastor Enoch Adeboye - led Redeemed Christian Church of God Redemption Camp located along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway has become a baby factory as over 60, 000 babies were born just within a year by worshipers inside the camp (From August 10th, 2011 to August 10th, 2012).

Also, over 11, 000 marriages were conducted in all the branches of RCCG this year alone.

It was Pastor Adeboye himself who revealed the number of babies born during the last Holy Ghost convention which ended August 10th 2012. He said:

"I asked God for 70, 000 children during last Holy Ghost convention and as at now, from reports in Nigeria alone, we have gotten 60, 979 babies, and more at still coming. We have also conducted 11, 962 marriages in RCCG this year.

Monalisa Chinda reacts to Les Rumours

 

Some sites put up these photos of Monalisa Chinda and very good friend, Egor Efiok, with the headline - is this Monalisa's lesbian partner? Silly, huh? The actress has reacted to the photos and insinuations. See it below...

"I don't have time for this kind of rubbish because I am busy. If people feel like they can cook up stories where there is none, then they should go ahead. Imagine this type of nonsense. It was a glorious day for me where we went to celebrate my sister's anniversary. We were all taking pictures in a public place, how does that translate to the rubbish people were saying online? You saw the picture, what do you make of it? I don't have time for this please, I won't be dragged into it at all"

Nollywood Actress Ngozi Ezeonu gets Chieftancy title from her people

 

The veteran Nollywood actress got the Chieftancy title -Ada-Ife 1 of Ihite Owerri by HRH Eze C.F.N. Ezerioha, some days back in Imo State. Well deserved honour. Big congrats to her!

Rihanna is still talking about Chris Brown; Tell Oprah he was her best friend

 

Rihanna told Oprah:

'I felt like the only person they hate right now is him. It was a weird, confusing space to be in. Because as angry as I was - as angry and hurt and betrayed - I just felt like he made that mistake because he needed help. And who's going to help him? Nobody's going to say he needs help, everybody's going to say he's a monster, without looking at the source. And I was more concerned about him. It was embarrassing it was humiliating... I lost my best friend.'

She also said:

'I am super duper terrified of the pedestal that comes with fame..It's amazing how lonely you can feel.'

Bomb Explodes In Kaduna Metropolis

 

An IED has exploded around the Ahmadu Bello Way/Lugard/Alkali axis in Kaduna, Kaduna State, according to eyewitnesses. At least 3 dead bodies were seen at the scene of the blast.

One eyewitness said that the IED, which was being transported by men believed to be members of the Boko Haram, detonated in transit, killing them instantly.

The source further said the loud bang shook the often crowded and busy part of the city where it occurred, sending wares and windows flying, just as people fled the scene. A combined team made of up the military and local law enforcement have cordoned off the scene of the blast. (TheWill)

Omotola Twitter account verified

 

  

Now, that's a superstar!

Musician Zaaki Azzay's 8 year marriage ends; wife claims years of battery

After 8 years and three children together, Zaaki Azzay's marriage to Hadiza Azzay has ended. The marriage actually ended four months ago but we are all getting to know about it now because the ex-couple are involved in a bitter custody battle. The police are even now involved.

29 year old Hadiza told me she packed out of her husband's house on April 17th after being badly battered the day before by Zaaki. She was able to leave with two of her children, but the third one, her eldest child, is still living at home.

Nigerian parents jailed for 7yrs each in the UK following allegations of child abuse

For beating their six children with brooms, hoovers and wires and even giving their baby a morphine overdose after childbirth, Nigerian couple, Joseph and Gloria Musa (pictured above with their kids) have been jailed for seven years each in London, with the UK press calling them all sorts of names.

But the Nigerian married couple denied the allegations, claiming the children were victims of a racist witch-hunt. They were, however, found guilty of cruelty to a person under 16. The parents convicted of a decade long campaign of abuse against their six children were jailed for seven years each yesterday.

Vice of ESUT Chancellor Kidnapped by Gunmen

 

The Vice-Chancellor of Enugu State University of Technology, ESUT, Professor Cyprian Onyeji, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in front of the university gate around 11: 30am yesterday morning.

According to eye witnesses, the gunmen ambushed the VC and his police escort at the main gate of the university in Agbani, Nkanu West LGA of Enugu State, as he was returning to campus. Three of his police escorts were seriously injured in the gun battle that ensued during the kidnapping. After demobilizing the police escort, the gunmen dragged the VC's driver and orderly out of the car, jumped in and drove off with the VC.

Prof. Onyeji’s whereabouts is still unknown as the kidnappers are yet to contact his family or the school authority.

Police drops murder charge Yinka Johnson

 

Yinka Johnson, the banker accused of crushing a LASTMA official to death on Friday August 10th has been freed of the murder charge. The police, some LASTMA officials, eye witnesses and some members of the press visited the scene of the incident yesterday Monday August 13th to investigate further and afterwards all agreed that Yinka's car was not the car that hit and killed 33 year old Hammed Balogun. Eye-witnesses, including the one inside the bus that allegedly killed hammed, gave the police a clear account of what really happened that Friday.

After the investigation yesterday, the police officially dropped the murder charge and instead arraigned her for driving recklessly.

Yinka Johnson was brought to the Igbosere Magistrate Court today to face a one-count charge of driving recklessly. She was granted bail and ordered to pay fine. The case was adjourned to Sept 3rd.

8 months after burying prophetess alive,Man surrenders self to police

 

This happened in Delta State. A 27 year old man went to the police last week to confess a crime he committed eight months ago, because according to him, the spirit of the woman he killed was haunting him.

According to the story he told police, he and some men kidnapped a prophetess in December 2011 and buried her alive a few days later in his compound. He didn't say why he kidnapped the woman.

When the police arrived at the grave Emmanuel from Owahawa, Ughelli South LGA took them to, they exhumed the body of a woman fully dressed in a white garment church attire, jewelry and all.

Emmanuel and another man have been arrested while the police is looking for relatives of the yet to be identified prophetess.

Chris Okotie attacks ex-wife Stephanie verbally during church service

 

This happened in his House Hold of God Church just two days ago...during his sermon on Sunday August 12th. According to some members of his church that attended the service that Sunday morning, pastor Chris Okotie threw caution into the wind and verbally attacked his estranged wife, Stephanie Henshaw, comparing her to Jezebel in the bible and saying that he was free to judge her because of what he suffered in her hands. (He didn't say what). He was also quoted as saying that Stephanie was free to go to CNN or BBC to talk about him but he will never take her back.

Those who listened to him said he sounded so bitter and had never spoken about her like that before.

Pastor Chris has also taken back the two expensive cars he gave Stephanie during their four year marriage; a Benz S Class and a BMW X6.

Children kidnapped and kept in chains taught how to become suicide bombers

 

Al Qaeda is kidnapping young children in troubled Somalia and brainwashing them to launch future terrorist attacks, it has been claimed.
The 'terrorist schools' keep the children - some as young as seven - chained up to beds while they were taught an extreme version of Islam.
The youths, all under 10-years-old, were also taught about suicide bombings and told they would go to paradise if they killed themselves in 'martyrdom-operations'.

N2.3bn budget wasted, Team Nigeria returns home with no medal

 

The London 2012 Olympic Games ended on Sunday with Team Nigeria returning home with no medal, raising questions over the N2.3bn budgeted for the Nigeria’s participation at the Games.

It was an unusual record compared to the nation’s achievements at the Games in the past two decades. It was one that reminded Nigerians of the woeful performance recorded when Nigerian did not win any medal at Seoul ’88.

Yohan Blake's $500k{75million naire} watch

 

 

That would be about 75million in Naira. The second fastest man in the world in a watch designed specifically for him to wear at the Olympic Games by designer Richard Mille. The watch is a diamond encrusted customized sports watch in the green and yellow colours of the Jamaican flag.