Happy New Year 2013!

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Here's to the New Year and may everyone find good health and joy! 

God bless and Happy New Year 2013!

Minister's Sons faces Charges in connection of a bloody fight.

Following a riot which left at least 20 people injured at a local nightclub, the sons of a government minister and a top businessman have been charged by police

The Liberia National Police (LNP) have arrested, charged and subsequently presented two persons to the Monrovia City Court in connection with the bloody fighting at the Dejavu Night Club on Christmas Eve-December 24, 2012. The Dejavu Night Club is one of Liberia's popular night clubs located at Airfield Shortcut in Monrovia.

Seven killed in a heat of 91F in South African in a traffic police fitness test

Youth unemployment stands at around 40 per cent in South Africa
Photo: ALAMY

Seven people out of 15000 reportedly died after they all took part in a fitness test held in a het of 91.5F (33C); this was to win one of just 90 jobs with South African traffic police.

A crowd of unemployed jobseekers,  who most were between the age of 18-20 years old, took part in a test, held in a football stadium, after they each received text messages informing them they had been “shortlisted” for the coveted spots in the KwaZulu Natal regional traffic police department.

As part of the test, they were told they needed to complete 4km (2.4 mile) run within half an hour to meet the force’s minimum fitness level requirement.

But by the time they started running late last Thursday afternoon, temperatures inside Pietermaritzburg’s Harry Gwala stadium had climbed to 91.5F.

With many neither eating or drinking all day, and limited access to drinking water, six people died after collapsing from heat exhaustion and dehydration during the run; while a seventh man reportedly killed himself when he learned he had not finished the race in time.

15 Christians had their throats slit in Nigeria by suspected extremists

Violence linked to an insurgency by Boko Haram in northern
and central Nigeria has left some 3,000 people dead since 2009
Photo: REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Suspected Islamist extremists killed 15 Christians by slitting their throats in an attack on a village in Nigeria's volatile northeast, residents and a relief source have claimed.

"From the information gathered, the attackers broke into selected homes and slaughtered 15 people in their sleep," the anonymous relief official said.

Video of the arrival of Rihanna and Chris Brown in Abidjan

The music industry's most divisive couple continues their world tour! RiRi and CB have a horrible history of Grammy-night dramz, this time we hope no one gets hurt!

Rihanna & Chris Brown touched down Ivory Coast finally after a delay that cost the organisers thier time and money!!!, B scheduled to perform at the Kora Awards.

It is no doubt that the city of Abidjan is about 7,370 miles away from the Staples Center, where the  supposedly dysfunctional duo played hide the reindeer during the El Lay Lakers' Christmas Day game.

From the video above, the contentious couple are exiting their plane (above) and prepping to participate in what has is considered as the Sub-Saharan Africa's version of the Grammys.

Kora Awards delayed due to Chis Brown's late arrival..!

US rapper Chris Brown arrived with singer Rihanna in the Ivory Coast city Abidjan today Sunday, when he was due to perform at an African music awards show.

Brown was billed as the star attraction at the glitzy Kora Awards, dubbed the "African Grammys", that recognise musical achievements from around the continent.

The event was initially set to take place Saturday, but was delayed at the last minute. Organiser Ernest Adjovi initially blamed the delay on Brown missing his flight, but later said heavy rains and other logistical hiccups were behind the postponement. 

Opinion: This is a big shame for African pride....the show had to go on regardless; as they were other huge African celebrities who should not have being waiting for some Chris Brown to show up....!!! Where is your respect to African people?.....Mr Brown!! Are we so meaningless to you?! ........Resting my case.

Breaking News: Mercy Johnson gives birth to a baby girl

Mercy Johnson Okojie is happy to announce the arrival of her baby girl just a few hours ago in a USA hospital. News  broke from sources in the hospital were the delivery took place;  mother and baby are said to be healthy. A huge congratulation to Mercy, hobby and family.

The premire of Contract; An Yvonne Okoro movie

Just when we felt Ghanaian movies had clocked their optimum of surprises, Contract the movie says not yet! Ghanaian actress; Yvonne Okoro revived our hibernated minds with the release of her new movie-Contract, directed by the multiple award-winning Director - Shirley Frimpong Manso.  A Sparrow Production joining forces with Yvonne Okoro. It is no doubt we have something to look forwards this festive season with African movies.

In his quest to find the woman who will take his money, have his child and disappear, Peter begins a roller coaster, contracted relationship with Abena Boateng, a crude but clever local girl who is anything but impressed with Peter's affluence. More details and preview after the cut >>>>

Pictures of Millen Magese hosting Music Meets Runway 2012

Former Miss Tanzania,International model signed with Ford Models NY, Ice Model Management South africa,,Tanzania Education Trust Spokesperson.

Recently, the former Miss Tanzania and international model was honoured when asked to host the 2012 edition of Music Meets Runway. At this event, Millen paraded the stage in six different outfits and looked perfectly gorgeous  in each of them  

Millen Magese is an international renown fashion model and humble humanitarian. Not only does she showcase her beauty on runways in Europe, the United States, Asia and Africa, she also has a heart of goal; the former Miss Tanzania often lends her time, talents, and high energy to making a difference in the lives of those who are less fortunate.  The model makes significant contributions to charities such as the Tanzania Education Trust, African Rainforest Conservancy, and the MacDella Cooper Foundation.

11 year old killed in a fire cracker explosion and 14 injured in Lagos

A fire cracker shop exploded in a storey building at a popular market in Lagos today,  killing one teenager and injuring 14 people.  According to a victim, it was like a bomb blast.

An eyewitness describes the scene;  "people near and far thought it was "Boko haram at work." You can't imagine the rate at which the marketers packed their things, even passers by were running and crying." 

More details from the video after cut >>>>

Nelson Mandela released from hospital.

The Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Wednesday,  following his treatment for lung infection and gallstones removal, says a government spokesman.

The 94-year-old icon's medical care treatment will continue at home. He had been in the hospital since December 8th, but as days went by, officials updated the worried public by saying: he was improving and in good spirits, but doctors have taken extraordinary care with his health because of his age.

Famous rapper Playbuoy weds blogger

What a romantic hook-up as a rapper marries a blogger. Chioma who is the president/CEO of the blog "Chizy's spyware" wedded the  famous rapper Chima also known as "Playbuoy. Both are now the hottest newlyweds. 

The two tied the knot on 22nd of December 2012 at the Chapel Of Christ The Light, Alausa Ikeja, Lagos; followed by a reception  at Goshen Hall Events Center Ikeja. More pictures after cut......

Genevieve's parent celebrate wedding anniversary

Nollywood screen queen actress, Genevieve Nnaji's parent celebrated plus one as married couple today. This should be a delightful time not just for the family but Nollywood in general; as the union led to the creation of their beautiful daughter Genevieve; now an A-list super star who's talent and persistence resulted in her breaking international barriers. 

Hollywood actor Idris Elba arrives in Nigeria for D'banj's Koko Concert

It is empowering that Hollywood is slowly merging with Nollywood and we expect this will expand with transparency all over Africa at an equal level. This shows the industry is fast growing at an international level. With the shortage of jobs, it is encouraging to see there is hope and opportunities for the young ones in the intertainment industry if they wish to have a go.

Hollywood actor and celebrity Idris Elba arrived lagos this morning and according to rumours around lagos A-listers, a welcome party is to take place for him tonight apparenty at D'banj's One Eleven nite club which is situated on Adetokunbo Ademola street in VI. More pictures after cut.....

Actress Nse Nkpe Etim birthday celebration

How many and how well do African celelbrities give back to their community ? Hope all do transparently

Actress Nse Nkpe Etim celebrated her birthday  on Friday November 9th at Deuces Lounge in Lagos.
PHOTO-CREDIT iCR8 Media. More pictures after the cut....

Nollywood movie stars at a movie premiere in Lagos

How many and how well do African celelbrities give back to their community ? Hope all do transparently

Nollywood movie stars; Desmond Elliot, Uche Jombo, Beverly Naya, Rukky Sanda, Susan Peters, Moyo Lawal & Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha all attended the Premiere of the movie Uduak Isong Oguamanam’s “Okon Goes to School” in Yaba, Lagos.....More pictures after cut

Rita Dominic at her movie premiere

How many and how well do African celelbrities give back to their community ? Hope all do transparently

Rita Dominic looked stunning and classy at her movie premiere in Calabar, Nigeria

New pictures of Genevieve Nnaji

Genevieve Nnaji the sexiest Nollywood actress ever was seen having fun at a private party.

Linda Ikeji at the a fashion event

How many and how well do African celelbrities give back to their community ? Hope all do transparently

Linda the famous Nollywood blogger recently attended the Music Meets Runway wearing a green two slit dress from Sachin & Babi 2012 fall collection. The event took place last night at Eko Hotel. She is looks glamerous as ever.

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After escaping war in northern Mali families are still struggling to survive

Mali's Internal Displaced People (IDP) struggle to survive even after escaping fighting in northern Mali; help is limited as donors are reluctant to allocate funds ....here is the painful description of the struggles Hidjaba and her family have go through on the daily basis. Helene Caux describes the audile;

Man in the middle hosting 18 IDPs in Bamako. Copyr: H. Caux

According to Helene Caux, Senior Regional Public Information Officer for West Africa in UNHCR, Hidjaba is struggling to take care of her family – like nearly 200,000 other Malians who have fled the north of their country to escape the fighting that erupted between various armed groups and government forces last January.

Monalisa Chinda's is setting Lagos on theatrical stuns

In 2012, the atress founded the Arise Monalisa Foundation (AMF) which is an Africa-based not-for-profit institution dedicated to promoting excellence in the creative industry across Africa. It is committed to identifying, and developing creative talents in Africa by creating worldclass training opportunities for young people in the creative industry. According to the actress Monalisa Chinda, the Foundation identifies and addresses challenges within the creative industry in Africa.

It came as no suprise when the beauty and talented Monalisa decided to exercise her creativity outside the usual, by taking it to theatre stage this December.

Kids are kept in school by Common Humanitarian Fund

The sudden entry of children was overwhelming in schools around the border area when thousands of Sudanese families returned to White Nile State in Sudan from South Sudan in 2011, right after the two countries separated. The children from some of the most vulnerable areas were kept in class with the help of  the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF);  managed by the OCHA. 

Many of these returing families are people forced by constant insecurity to settle in areas difficult to gain access to and where basic services, particularly education, are limited. More than 50,000 people, including about 20,000 children, have so far settled in White Nile State.

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Altruism and its benfits

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Cultivating love for others within oneself is one of the concept of true ethics. Indeed, altruism is one of the core pillars of many's spiritual practises.

Coming to people's help with generosity and benevolence, this is a simple act that often occurs through  lending an attentive ear, paying a sincere compliment, making a friendly gesture or any other sign of support. So how is being altruistic beneficial to you ?

US television journalist freed from Syria captors

How much of NBC proceeds go to helping the Syria civilians? True to say, reporting on the various issues that plague the country raises awareness internationally.

Well, the good news is, Richard Engel; US television journalist  was freed  after he was kidnapped in Syria on Tuesday and held hostage for five days. Here is what the network said:

Eradicating Yaws in Congo

Info from MSF channel (December 18th 2012): For over two months, on foot, by car, and in dug-out canoes, three Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams scoured the tropical forest of the Republic of Congo to reach the Aka Pygmies, a marginalized people with no access to health care.The teams' goal was to eradicate from the community an infectious disease called Yaws. 

They organized a mass treatment campaign where everyone was given a single dose of antibiotic, enough to cure the disease.

More than 17,000 people were treated for yaws, of whom nearly 7,000 were children under the age of 15.

Now it is time for MSF to pass on the baton.

Actress Stella Damasus detests Nollywood hypocricy

Star actress Stella Damasus expressed her feelings on how her fellow colleagues in the industry; treated the sickeness of the late Veteran Enebeli Elebuwa. According to her, they cared about no one but themselves especially in times of need; but only to appear and mourn after one dies. Here are her actual words;

Up to 3,000 Liberian refugees apply to stay in Ghana

Ghana who once seeked refuge in other African countries, now becomes the perfect and safe place for over three thousand Liberian refugees to apply for integration that will enable them stay in Ghana.

Photo taken from Allafrica.com

If granted stay in Ghana, it will ensure the closure of the Buduburam refugee camp which has been helpful in accommodating the Liberian refugees; but has certainly not ensured a better living condition.  Nevertheless Ghana is still a developing country......as such what do we expect?. Buduburam refugee camp is about an hour on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana. This has always been a place of transit for most Liberians. More pictures after the cut.....

Fear rises: Mali crisis may lead to greater threath internationally

Since the coup, rebels have taken over the towns of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal

According to an article by PARIS (AP) published on nbc12.com,  France's defense minister announced that the U.N. Security Council in coming days will pass a resolution approving a multinational African force to help stabilize troubled Mali.

France-Culture radio also quotes Jean-Yves Le Drian, as saying the resolution will be adopted before Christmas. Separately Monday, the French and Malian foreign ministers met in Paris - in part to discuss the resolution.

Recent dilemma shows that, Mali is divided between a fragile caretaker government in the south where a military junta toppled the elected leadership in March - and al-Qaida-linked rebels who control the north.

Yvonne Nelson on the cover of GLITZ MAGAZINE

Yvonne Nelson's new spead cover on GLITZ MAGAZINE.

Here is what she posted on her facebook wall: THE FASHION ISSUE.......THE MANY FACES OF YN....GET A COPY OF GLITZ MAGAZINE.....LOVE ITTTT............

Victor Osuagwu Weds In A Truck; An innate comic Actor is always one whenever and where ever he is.

If we recall from an early post which announced, the comic Nollywood actor Victor was finally walking down the aisle with his fiance of 12years. 

Well, just as we could not laugh anymore, here is another shocker of 2012WOW!!! The wedding? in a truck?.

Tiwa Savage denies rumours of dating her manager

It  has been rumoured around that Tiwa Savage is in a romantic relationship with her manager Tunji Balogun, who is commonly known as TEE BILLZ. Tunji is the C.E.O of 323 Entertainment and also manages Mavin acts Tiwa Savage and D’Prince.

Pictute of Genevieve Nnaji and her father at his 77th birthday

Genevieve Nnaji shows a side we've never seen before or even knew she had. 

The Nollywood's No1 sceen queen and International star is no doubt   a daddy's girl when a picture recently surfaced showing her seemly sitting on her father's laps.

P-Square in private jet to Rwanda for their latest concert

P-Square and their crew flew in a private jet on Thursday, December 14th, to Rwandafor for a concert which was held in Kigali. This concert was part of the country’s ruling political party’s 25th anniversary celebrations. 

Jude Okoye during the journey decided to flaunt thousands of dollars in cash in the jet defenitely showing how they are doing it big. The boys managed to fill more than 50 thousand sitting capacity of the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali stadium. More pictures after the cut......

Cameroon First Lady chantal Biya turned 42

Cameroon's First Lady Chantal Biya recently celebrated her 42nd birthday with some family and close friends at the Unity Palace. Her Highness was born on the 4th of December 2012. 

2-Face's daughter Celebrates Her 4th Birthday.

Eva Idibia, the beautiful daughter of 2-Face and Annie Idibia clocked 4years. Her mother Annie described her as "the prettiest, funniest, bravest and smartest princess ever to be". The four year old Eva is indeed a princess to behold. We wish a wonderful Happy birthday to Eva, long life and prosperity.

Stella Damasus appointed as ambassador

The NDLEA fully known as National Law and Drug Enforcement Agency, recently  appointed actress, Stella Damasus and the singer/activist Yinka Lawanson, otherwise who is also known as AKA Lamboginny, as its ambassadors.

Genevieve Nnaji setting the trend in a yellow dress

Yellow seem to be the colour of the season for African celebs; Here is a picture of the Nollywood screen queen Genevieve Nnaji  taken at the US Consul General reception. This was held a few days back at the US Embassy

Forbes declares Don Jazzy as one Africa's most influencial celebrity

Photo: Don Jazzy/Facebook

Don Jazzy is currently rated as the 36th 'Most powerful celebrity in Africa' by Forbes.

Loyal Milk, a brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited recently made the popular music producer, its brand ambassador.

According to an article written by TAIWO OGUNMOLA, the Commercial Director of Promasidor, Mr. Kachi Onubogu siad the selection of Don Jazzy as brand ambassador of Loya milk, would help the brand to further reach its target audience.

Ghana's new elected President Mahama Urges Rivals to respect the People's Voice

Credit: AEP

President-elect John Dramani Mahama has urged political leaders particularly of parties that participated in the 2012 elections kindly respect the polls verdict and people's will.

According to allAfrica's news, he also urged suporters of his ruling National Democratic Congress to be measured in their jubilation over the party's first round victory in the general polls, saying it is the entire nation that has won. This was said in the brief comments to jubilant party youths at his residence on Suday night;

"I want to say that all Ghanaians have won and I want to call on all leaders of political parties that participated in this election to respect the voice of the people. The voice of the people is the voice of God," he counseled.

The main opposition New Patriotic Party boycotted the official announcement of results after alleging fraud and abuse of the electoral process and failed to convince the Electoral Commission to stay the announcement of the results pending investigations. Its candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo polled 47.74 percent of valid votes.

Up to $100,000 Movie Studio open by the Ghanaian Actor, John Dumelo

Oooohh  yes!!! The dark, handsome awards winning ghanian actor John Dumelo has set up a $100,000 movie studio in Ghana.The place is called John Dumelo Studios. 

According to John the studio would be opened for those who want to train in Photography, Video Editing, Sound, Stage design, Animation, Directing/Screen Writing and acting. 

Well it is no doubt the talented John has done his homework and recognised there is a market to be explored this area especially in the some African zone. John sure deserves a big hug and a congratulatory salut on this.

Former president Nelson Mandela admited into hospital for test

Today Sunday,  South Africans prayed for the health of former president Nelson Mandela and anxiously awaited further information about the anti-apartheid leader following his admittion to a military hospital. President Jacob Zuma was said to have visited Mandela this Sunday morning at the hospital in Pretoria and found the