Big Brother Amplified: Nigeria's Karen wins

ANOTHER Nigerian Karen Igho, yesterday, won the Big Brother Africa,BBA, reality show, otherwise known as Big Brother Amplified, making her the third Nigerian to do so successively.
Karen alongside her Zimbabwean Housemate Windall  emerged winners at the Big Brother Amplified finale. They would get $200,000 each.

Britain's youngest grandparents:granny @ 30, granddad @ 29

                       Jordan, bottom left, with Tia and Gracie, and proud grandparents Shem and Kelly

An unemployed man, 29, has become one of Britain's youngest grandparents after his daughter gave birth at 14.Shem Davies and his former girlfriend Kelly John, 30, were overjoyed when their daughter Tia, who was born when her parents were 15, gave birth to little Gracie earlier this month. Tia's boyfriend, Jordan Williams, is 15.Shem said: 'It is an absolute joy to see Gracie thriving. I'm incredibly proud of Tia. She'll be a brilliant mum. At first I wasn't overly pleased that she was pregnant but I soon got over than. Now it's all about being positive

Actor/Filmmaker, Paul Obezele now a landlord

About-to-go national president of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP),Paul Obazele is the latest landlord in Tinsel town. The actor/filmmaker relocated from his former abode, a three bed room flat in the outskirts of Surulere, to a more befitting duplex in the heart of same sports city, with his top banker wife and children.Unlike the former, where the Edo State born entertainer was a tenant, he’s the proud landlord of the latter.An insider even squealed to us that Obazele already has a tenant in his new home and hopes to increase the number in the nearest future.Congrats Oga Paul.

Emeka Enyiocha opens Nollywood's first hip bar/hangout

Leading hunk Emeka Enyiocha made history with his recent opening of Happy Hour, Nollywood’s first hip bar/hangout. Located in the heart of Surulere, Lagos, the strictly by membership joint, according to the actor-turned-club owner, will be officially opened to A-List stars and celebrities on August 14.
In a related development, Enyiocha, whose lawyer wife recently delivered their second child-a baby boy-would be dedicating his crown prince at the family’s church, after which an elaborate reception will hold at Happy Hour.
On why he decided to open and operate a bar, the co-producer of monster hit movie-Champions of our time, explained that the need to diversify and assist his A-List colleagues to relax better after a day’s hard work gave birth the idea.
“ As an entertainer, I travel a lot and usually enjoy the way stars are treated and pampered in exclusive bars, joints and clubs, solely reserved for them, their pals and family members.
I want my colleagues to enjoy such treatments here at Happy Hour”

Xbox addict,20,killed by blood clot after 12-hour gaming sessions

A mourning father has sent out a plea to other parents to protect their children from the dangers of playing computer games. Blood clot victim, Chris Staniforth, 20, died after spending up to 12 hours at a time playing on his Xbox.The gaming enthusiast suffered a blockage to his lungs when he developed deep vein thrombosis – commonly associated with passengers on long haul flights where they are relatively immobile for hours on endChris’ heartbroken father, David told The Sun, ‘As a parent you think playing computer games can’t do them any harm because you know what they are doing

Dad sleeps,lets son,8, drive on Interstate 12

A Missississippi man let his 8-year-old son drive on Interstate 12 while he slept, Louisiana State Police reported Saturday. State police said they received a call shortly after 6:30 a.m. Saturday about a green Chevrolet pickup truck driving erratically on the interstate in Livingston Parish. The caller told police that a child appeared to be the driver of the pickup.

Troopers stopped the vehicle, and they said a boy was driving the truck while his father, Billy Joe Madden, 28, of Hattiesburg, Miss., slept in the passenger seat. Police said that Madden's 4-year-old daughter was riding in the backseat

Chimp feeds tiger cub with bottle

A baby chimpanzee in Thailand has showed off his parenting skills by feeding tiger cubs out of a bottle
The two-and-a-half-year-old chimp stunned onlookers at the Samut Prakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo, 40km south east of Bangkok.Dodo has been feeding the cubs, aged between three weeks to five months, every day for more than a year.His trainers say they wanted to challenge the chimp and since he showed no fear of the tiger cubs, they worked with him until he picked up the hang of it.
Although, they say, sometimes he ignores his feeding tasks and just wants to play.
"They are cute. They are just a young animals. They play together," said 48-year-old Jakkrit Jakrabatra.
"The zoo keepers trained the chimp, and they also ordered the chimp to play with the tigers."see the video of the chimp and tiger cub playing together after the cut

Adaeze Yobo rated 92nd sexiest soccer wife in the world

In a recent list compiled and released on July 24th by Bleacher Report, the 4th largest sports media site in the US, 21yr old Adaeze Igwe Yobo was ranked 92 in their list of 101 Sexiest Soccer Wives and Girlfriends. Bleacher Report wrote:
The former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria married Fenerbahçe S.K. player Joseph Yobo and is also the step-daughter of football player John Fashanu.
Her world not only revolves around soccer, but soccer seems to revolve around her as she consistently flaunts her sexiness in front of the camera.

Steph-Nora Okere starts own tv show

The new show is titled The Lounge and it’s aim is to celebrate idols and role models from all works of life. Coming soon on TV!all d best

Video of the Day: Mr Raw- O chukwu

Pic: Meet Lauryn Hill's Baby

 first pic of Lauryn Hill’s sixth child being held by his sister, Lauryn who welcomed her sixth child, a baby boy, over the weekend 

Lady Gaga's latest LA look

Got a new wig. This is one of the better ones I’ve seen on Lady Gaga too. Doesn’t she look almost… pretty?

Soulja boy buys $35M private jet,drops $20M to pimp out his ride

Soulja boy had two albums out since but they haven’t done as well as his first album by a long shot, pretty confident in his money situation despite the fact that his career never really took off after he made that crappy rap song about not cleaning up after he does his business on a girl’s back. He bought a $35 million private jet,dropped an additional $20 million to pimp out his ride with all sorts of cool stuff … like 12 custom Italian leather seats, flat screen TVs, 4 liquor bars, a special travertine tiled floor, and Brazilian hardwood cabinets. Recession no reach ur side,nawahoo

Rihanna finally gives up kool-aid hair

I suspect that she does wigs and weaves at various times, but I also think she actually dyed her natural hair to that God-awful Kool-Air red-pink shade, and then she kept it like that for more than a year. So what is going on with her hair in this photo (from last night in Beverly Hills)? Is this a new wig, or did Rihanna dye her hair back to a color found in nature? Whatever is happening, though, Rihanna looks good. I really like the idea of this outfit too - great booty shorts, cute top

Video of the day: Maheeda - cant wait

'Anchor baby' set to premiere in UK

‘Anchor Baby’, the movie by Lonzo Nzekwe that was described in the July – September edition of BBC Focus on Africa as ‘A movie with its roots in Africa that points to a bigger debate happening about the levels of immigration to the United States’. After a successful journey through African cinemas, becoming a hit in every city it touches and with over 8 international awards from 11 International film festivals, ‘Anchor Baby’ is now set to premiere in UK one of the cities touched by the theme of the movie.click 'Read on' to watch the 'anchor baby'trailer

Actress Stephanie Okereke launches online magazine

Pretty screen diva, Stephanie Okereke is no doubt having the best of times in her acting career, the Ex-beauty Queen who was the 1st runner up of the MBGN Pageant in 2002,has continued to wax stronger.

According to source, the Theatre Arts graduate of the University of Calabar recently launched her own online magazine called (Stephanie).
When asked on why she choose to go into publishing, she said”It is my own way of keeping my fans updated on what is happening in my career, the story will be centered on what is happening around me and the way I see events generally.
And it is not going to come on hard copy. It will be strictly online, and for my fans”.

Adebayo Faleti: Toasting an octogenarian talent @ 80

 Many students of Yoruba and lovers of culturally-rich films produced by the talented cinematographer, Tunde Kelani, will no doubt be familiar with the enviable manner in which prolific poet, actor, and writer, Adebayo Faleti, weaves the beauty of the language.
He is so fluent in its traditions that it will be difficult to believe that he did not study it in the university. Faleti , who attended the University of Dakar, Senegal , where he studied French , and the University of Ibadan is, a master in the poetics of Yoruba language.

Actress Chika Ike acquires Range Rover sport

Good times are here for sultry actress, Chika Ike as we gather she has joined the league of A ‘list artistes like Ini Edo, Susan Peters, Empress Njamah to mention a few driving Range Rover. According to source, she acquires the Black Range Sport some weeks back.
Congrats Chika.

Halima Abubakar wins actress of the year award

Halima Abubakar has surely reveled in a bumper year including the celebration of her 10th adversary in Nollywood and has recently added another feather to her cap. During the recent Global News Magazine, she won the best actress of the year in the Global News Leadership Awards from the English category. The event took place at Time Square Events Centerat, Lagos, Nigeria. The applause that greeted the presentation of the award is a sure indication that everybody that was in attendance that day agreed that the natural born diva actually deserves the award.

Armed Robbers invaded daddy Showey's house

Gunmen numbering five yesterday stormed the home of Ajegunle Soldier, John Odafe Asiemo otherwise known as Daddy Showkey and killed one of his aides named Wale Suraj.
According to source, the gunmen arrived the Bola Street, Victory Estate home of Showkey at about 1.30pm, on a motor bike otherwise known as okada, and gained entrance through the main gate when Showkey’s first son, Raymond Asiemo, who went on an errand, was about entering the house.

Monalisa: I could have been butchered

Three dead,10 houses burnt as tanker crashes in Enugu

No fewer than three charred bodies have so far been recovered from an early morning fire that started from a fallen oil tanker close to the Enugu Prisons in Enugu.
The fire, which involved a truck with registration number XT 968 JJJ (Lagos), started at about 7am.
A Deputy Police Commissioner, Mr. Stephen Ekpei, who was at the scene, confirmed the deaths to the News Agency of Nigeria. He denied rumours that the fire was the handiwork of Boko Haram.

72yr old guitarist with Faaji Agba band, dies on flight to Nigeria

Alaba Pedro, the seventy-two year old guitarist with the Faaji Agba Collective band, died Tuesday, July 26, on an Arik airline flight from New York City to Lagos. Band members said Mr. Pedro had difficulties breathing one hour into the nine hour flight and died two hours later.

On Friday July 22, the band gave a sizzling performance during a day-long festival concert. The event, "Celebrate Brooklyn" was marking its 30th summer. The band is famously led by Fatai Rolling Dollar

Plumber builds the world's longest motorbike with 25 seats

A plumber has built the world's LONGEST motorbike - which is an incredible 22 metres (72ft) long.
Colin Furze, 31, spent a month building the 25-seater bike, which is as long as a tennis court!
He used one-and-a-half 125cc mopeds which he extended using an aluminium frame and drove the bike a MILE along the runway at Saltby Airfield in Grantham, Lincs
He managed to get the bike, which is worth around £3,000, up to 35mph, but found it almost impossible to steer.'When I first got on it I thought it would never work and at a slow speed it's almost impossible to keep upright.'But once you get going it becomes a bit easier, although it is a real strain on your arms as it has such heavy steering

Baby dies after getting trapped against chest of drawers

A baby died just hours after standing up for the first time when he climbed out of his cot and got trapped against a chest of drawers.Noah Ivey was just eight months old and just starting to crawl when he was killed in the freak accident.
He climbed out of his cot onto the chest while still in his baby sleeping bag then fell with his chin trapped against the edge of the chest, preventing him from breathing.
His horrified parents Fiona and Neal found him trapped, lying limp and lifeless when they went to get him up the next morning, an inquest heard today.

Actress Cossy Orjiakor heartbroken

Star actress Cossy Orjiakor is not happy at the moment as we learnt her boyfriend dumps her.
Cossy took angrily on her Facebook status message on Tuesday, July 20, 2011 and blabbed the following message.
“ Broke up last week over flimsy stuffs, I felt bad!!Been thinking why?
Now I know why he left. He promised me a Range for my birthday Oct.15, guess he can’t meet up. Won’t take him back after my birthday.Mtcheww.Men!”

Pics: Tanker loaded with kerosene fell

A tanker with registration number XR 812 FST loaded with kerosene fell at Rainbow bus stop, along Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos spilling all its contents on the road yesterday

2011 ZAFAA Awards nominees

Check out the Nominees list for 2011 ZAFAA (Zulu African film academy awards) Awards Nominees .ZAFAA Awards is being organized to expose african films on a higher scale to the international market. .
Full nominees list
1. BEST AFRICAN TV IN UK
 OBE TV
 VOX AFRICA
 BEN TV
 OH TV
 HI NOLLY

2. BEST WEST AFRICAN TV
 TV3 GHANA
 TV AFRICA, GHANA
 GTV GHANA
 JOY TV GHANA
 NTA NIGERIA
 AIT NIGERIA
 SILVER BIRD TV NIGERIA
 CHANNELS TV NIGERIA
 LAGOS TV NIGERIA
CABLE TELEVISION
 AFRICAN MAGIC
 MY TV NIGERIA
 NTA-STAR TIME
 HI TV NIGERIA
nominees list continues after the cut

Alexander McQueen left $85,000 in a trust for his 3 dogs

 Last year, fashion designer Alexander McQueen committed suicide. It was a devastating tragedy, and his friends, coworkers and family are still picking up the pieces after his death. McQueen’s will has just been made public, and it turns out that McQueen had gotten all of his affairs in order before his suicide, including making financial arrangements for the charities closest to his heart, as well as making sure his dogs would be taken care of. He left about $26 million to animal charities, plus $82,000 in a trust to whoever took care of his dogs. It’s said that his dogs were one of the last concerns McQueen had, and his suicide note consisted of “Look after my dogs, sorry, I love you, Lee.” Yeah. I’m crying.

Cover of OK!: The plan to get Ben and J.Lo back together!

Husband stabbed wife to death after she refused his offer of a cup of tea

A husband was jailed for life today for stabbing his wife to death in a 'silly row' when she refused his offer of a cup of tea.Retired lorry driver Dewi Evans, 61, knifed wife Jackie in a 'spontaneous eruption of violence' when she refused his offer of an afternoon brew.
A court heard Evans had become 'jealous and obsessed' over Jackie, 57, his wife of 41 years
Evans had accused the mother-of-two of seeing other men and had even tracked her daily movements with binoculars.

Italian University offers Ice cream course

Thousands of sweet-toothed students from around the world are travelling to Italy to take up a place at a university offering a course in ice cream making
This year, around 12,000 enroled to study at the Gelato University, hoping to become schooled in the art of making real Italian ice cream.The university is near Bologna at the headquarters of Carpigiani, the leading global manufacturer of ice cream making machines.

Woman celebrates divorce by asking new partner to tattoo her ENTIRE body

A mother-of-two has celebrated her divorce by getting a full-body tattoo - from her new boyfriend

Jacqui Moore, 41, has had 85 per cent of her flesh inked with a continuous black and grey 'full body-suit' tattoo, a process which has taken eight years.Just her left armpit, half her right leg and most of her face has been left uncovered.But she hopes to complete the tattoo by getting the final 15 per cent of her body daubed next Spring.Jacqui, a gardener at a private school in Oxford, fell for tattooist Andreas Moore, nicknamed 'Curly', 45, after divorcing from her husband Martin in March 2003 after a seven-year marriage

Another film producer sent to Kirikiri

Budding artistes, mostly young ladies, have accused a film director, Endurance Egem, of not only ripping them off through collection of money but also subjecting them to sexual harassment.
Some of them subsequently approached the Igando Police Division to lodge their complaint and Endurance, was later arrested and arraigned before the Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court on a two-count charge of fraud and stealing.
He was remanded in prison custody because he failed to meet the bail conditions. The alleged offences, according to the police, are punishable under Section 419 and 390 of the Criminal Code, CAP C17, laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003.

Parking disasters that have left motorists red-faced

more pics after the cut..

HIV monster who infected woman with virus and had unprotected sex with 7 others is jailed

A man who knowingly gave a woman HIV, and may have infected seven others, has been jailed for four years.
His victim only found out that she had caught the virus after she read his text messages.
Zimbabwean Nkosinati Mabanda, 44, was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm. The court had heard that he showed a 'blasé attitude' towards HIV.
His victim, a woman from Darlaston in the West Midlands, discovered he was HIV positive after finding a text from his secret fiancee on his mobile phone.

Britain and Ireland's next top model:Meet the final 13

Final countdown: The 13 girls battling it out to make it as Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model. Top row, left to right: Holly Higgins, 23;  Jade Thompson, 20; Amy Woodman, 22; Anastasija Bogatirjova, 19. Middle row, left to right: Ufuoma Itoje, 20; Tanya Mihailovic, 23; Joanne Northey, 19; Jessica Etonye, 23; Kimberleigh Spreadbury, 20. Bottom row, left to right: Hannah Devine, 21; Stacey Haskins, 19; Juste Juozapaityte, 20; Imogen Leaver, 19

The bootcamp is over and the 13 finalists have moved into the model house.these are the girls battling to make it to the top.As the fourth episode of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model aired last night, it was clear that producers were keen to make this series as controversial as the last.

Tensions in the model house always run high, with girls bitching and backstabbing even before their suitcases are unpacked.

Lauryn Hill gives birth to Baby No. 6

Lauryn Hill and her baby boy are both doing well after a frightening delivery on Saturday.the singer welcomed her sixth child on July 23. Although "mother and baby are fine," the little boy was delivered with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. "All is well now and everyone is happy.Anyway, the controversy back two months ago was that Rohan seemed to be kinda/sorta denying paternity for Lauryn’s sixth pregnancy.

Pics: The men that will stop Boko Haram.... Please lets corporate with them***

Hahahhahha, as you can see ,these men have been stopped by Boko Haram!!More pics after the cut

Kim Kardashian fears her career is over!!

She is one of the most photographed women in the world, and makes millions from modelling.
So Kim Kardashian was horrified to discover that she had developed the skin disease psoriasis in last night's episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
The reality star gets an angry red rash, first on her legs, that soon spreads all over her body.
After seeing her dermatologist, Kim panics when she researches the condition on the internet and realises her entire body could end up covered in the painful patches.The hereditary disease was passed down to Kim from her mother Kris Jenner.
'I got it for the first time when I was exactly your age,' Kris tells her distraught daughter. 'I cried myself to sleep for months.'Kim's doctor tells her the condition is incurable, and the best way to manage it is to lead a 'slower-paced life.'But she is adamant, saying: 'It's just not possible

Angry Kangaroo attacks 94-year-old woman

A 94-year-old Australian woman has been attacked by a kangaroo as she hung out her washing
The angry red kangaroo knocked Phyllis Johnson to the ground and then kicked her several times in her garden in the Queensland town of Charleville.
"I thought it was going to kill me," she said in an interview with local newspaper the Courier-Mail.
"It was taller than me and it just ploughed through the clothes on the washing line straight for me."
Mrs Johnson tried to push the bouncing beast away from her with a broom but said nothing was going to put him off.Her son, too, tried to fight off the kangaroo but without success

Robbie Williams lost his wedding ring

Robbie Williams is considering replacing his wedding band with a permanent tattoo after misplacing the ring since his nuptials last year.
The Take That star wed actress Ayda Field at his home in Los Angeles last August, but has lost the gold band the beauty gave him on their big day.
Now the Angels hitmaker, who sports several tattoos, is planning to get his wife's initial inked on his wedding finger ahead of the couple's first anniversary next month.
He writes on his blog, "Maybe (I'll get) an A on that finger... I have already lost the ring... Can't lose a tattoo, barring some very unfortunate incident."

Private funeral for Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse's funeral is to take place later today attended by her family and close friends - as her cause of death remains unknown.
A post-mortem on her body has been carried out after the Back To Black singer was found dead in her London home on Saturday.
However it is still unclear how she lost her life and police are now awaiting the results of further toxicology tests, which are expected to take two to four weeks.
It comes as an inquest was opened and adjourned but no cause of death was given.
The circumstances around the 27-year-old's passing were described as "non-suspicious" by the coroner's officer, and the inquest was adjourned until October 26.  "The funeral will take place on Tuesday and will be a family and close friends affair."RIP

Global news headlines

Boy breaks record after being born with 34 fingers and toes

A one-year-old boy in India has broken a world record after being born with 34 fingers and toes.
Akshat Saxena had seven fingers on each hand and ten toes on each foot, according to a spokesman for Guinness World Records.
The child, from Uttar Pradesh in northern India, has since had a series of surgeries to amputate the excess digits. Akshat was born last year without thumbs so doctors are working to reconstruct these out of the fingers they have removed
His mother Amrita Saxena said: 'I was so happy to see my baby as it was our first child.'But later, when I saw his fingers, I was shocked and surprised.' The condition is known as polydactyly, a genetic disorder which can be inherited and gives rise to excess digits.
Most commonly, the extra digits appear on the little finger side of the hand