Saturday, 1 August 2015

Amnesty International considers legalizing prostitution

500 Amnesty delegates from more than 80 countries will gather at an international conference next week in Dublin to vote on whether to advocate the elimination of all penalties for sex work, on the grounds that it is a matter of privacy between consenting adults. Simply put, the Human Right group will vote on a new policy that calls for the global decriminalization of sex trafficking.

Photos: Akon visits former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu

 International singer, Akon, who is currently in Nigeria, paid a visit to APC  National leader & former Lagos state governor, Bola Tinubu at his Ikoyi home in Lagos today July 31st. Akon is in Nigeria for his Solar power project. Another photo below...

Photos: Former Governors, Fashola and Amaechi visit Wole Soyinka in Abeokuta

 Former governor of Lagos state Babatunde Fashola and ex Governor of Rivers state Rotimi Amaechi visited Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka at his home in Abeokuta, Ogun state today July 31st. Another photo below...

President Buhari appoints Mohammed Kari as NAICOM boss

President Buhari has appointed Alhaji Mohammed Kari as the new Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive of the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM. According to a statement released today by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, Mr Kari's appointment, which is for a term of four years, takes effect from today July 31st.

Appeal court declares Sen. Dino Melaye's election tribunal should be re-tried

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday set aside the decision of the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Kogi which struck out the petition of Sen. Smart Adeyemi. Adeyemi of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had challenged the election of Sen. Dino Melaye of APC, alleging electoral irregularities and malpractices.

Pilot & 3 passengers killed after Saudi jet crashes into car auction in London

 Three passengers and the pilot of a Saudi-owned private jet died after the aircraft crashed into a car auction near Farnborough, Hampshire, London. The small private jet overshot the runway at Blackbushe Airport on the Hampshire-Surrey border, before ploughing into the neighbouring car auction site, destroying at least 15 cars. 

The aircraft, a £7million Brazilian-built Embraer Phenom 300 was completely destroyed in the crash, leaving behind a fireball and large plume of toxic black smoke.

Photos: Riot in Ariara market after police allegedly kills trader

 There was minor riot in Ariara market in Aba, Abia state today after Police/soldiers allegedly shot  and killed a trader at the market. Details are sketchy but according to an eye-witness, the soldiers stormed the market to arrest some people who resisted and during arguements, shots were fired and one man was killed (that's him in the wheel barrow). A few others were injured. Other traders took his body to the police station near the market.

Kukuwa-Gari village in Yobe raided, 10 killed in a revenge attack by Boko Haram gunmen

According to Baba Nuhu, a member of the local government council, 32 Boko Haram militants on motorcycles raided the village of Kukuwa-Gari, Yobe state around 10:30 pm on Wednesday July 29 killing 10 people including two women.
"They burnt more than half of the village, including food silos and livestock on which the people depend for their livelihood." 

Calling out dance crews/singers/actors/dancers

How good is your Dance crew ? Are you Hip Hop , Latin, Contemporary, Traditional etc? Can you hit high notes? Can you act? Attend the auditions for a major production coming up in Lagos.

Audition date - Sunday August 2nd 2015 Venue - CDW behind Con Oil Filling Station Eric Moore Surulere Time - 12PM Contact - 08033511964. Be part of a major production.

Nigeria Police alert: Armed robbers now disguise as ATM users..

The Nigeria Police Force revealed that armed robbers who specialize in robbing users of Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) in commercial banks have devised a new method of dispossessing unsuspecting victims of their money. According to the Police,

Mark Zuckerberg and wife expecting baby girl. Opens up about past miscarriages

Billionaire CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are going to be parents. Mark shared the photo on the left announcing the happy news and also shared details about previous miscarriages 'to give more people the same hope they felt and help more people feel comfortable sharing their stories as well'. The couple were married in 2012. The soon-to-be father proudly shared this emotional post with his 33.2 million followers on Facebook.

Nicki Minaj breaks up with Meek Mill?

With all the back and forth between Meek Mill and Drake, Nicki has stayed away from the drama by not saying anything or taking sides but according to Media Take Out, Meek Mill's diss track did it for Nicki and she's done with Meek Mill.

Jim Iyke coming for his debtors!


Whoever is owing Jim Iyke better have his money because he's not playing. Jim posted this message on his page.

Maria Menounos replaces Giuliana Rancic as co-host of E! News

E! Television yesterday officially announced that Maria Menounos, 37, would be replacing Giuliana Rancic on E! News
'As an established entertainment and news journalist with strong Hollywood connections, Maria has proven herself to be a great fit with the E! News team,' E! said in a statement unveiling the new appointment.
Giuliana revealed earlier in July that she would be stepping down from her post on August 10 to focus on her blossoming side ventures.

Dbanj Stuns in new photos

 He shared the photos on his instagram page, says its a visual EP photo shoot. Another pic below...

 

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