FG Declares Public Holiday For Christmas & New Year

Federal Government has declared Thursday, December 25th and Friday, December 26th, 2014 which are working days, Public Holidays for Christmas and Boxing day celebrations.

This was made know in a statement issued on Thursday by the permanent secretary, Minister of Interior, Eng. Abubakar Magaji.
According to the statement, Thursday January 1st, 2015 has also been declared as work-free day to mark the New Year.

The statement wished all Nigerians a happy Christmas and New Year celebrations. 

Boko Haram Kills 32 In Borno, Kidnap 100 Others In A Fresh Attack

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents last Sunday, killed 32 people and kidnapped many others in a deadly attack it carried out on Gumsuri village in Borno state.

According to AFP, two officials of the Borno state government while confirming the raid, stated that the villagers are still counting those abducted, who were mostly women and children exceeding 100.

One of the sources, Mukhtar Buba who fled Gumsuri to Maiduguri the state capital revealed that; "After killing our youths, the insurgents have taken away our wives and daughters."

Omawumi & Waje Team Up For A New Xmas Song

Nigerian singers, Omawumi and Waje have teamed up on a new Christmas song for their fans titled "Xmas Jollification.

It is a fast tempo/groovy song, produced by fast rising producer, Del B.

The two good friends have enjoyed a successful 2014 and decided to show appreciation to God and their fans by releasing this new song.

Hopefully, the song will be dope!

Meet The Man Who Spent £100,000 On Plastic Surgeries To Look Like Kim Kardashian

23-year-old Jordan Parke, who is a die-hard fan of Kim Kardashian and very obsessed with her, has spent four years and a whooping sum of £100,000 in his quest to bear a close resemblance to the reality TV star.

Jordan says he became obsessed with Kim, after seeing her on her reality show "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" a few years ago.

Some of the procedures he's done include, lip and cheek fillers, laser hair removal, botox and eyebrow tattoos. He also admits he gets a discount at the clinic where his cosmetic surgeries are performed because he's a frequent customer.

He said; "I love everything about Kim. She's the most gorgeous woman ever. Her skin is perfect, her hair, everything about her."

He's also proud about his new "big lips". He said; "The bigger, the better, I've never felt better about myself. I laugh when people try to insult me by telling me i look plastic or fake. Do they think I'm going for the natural look? If i was I'd ask for my money back."

In case u're worried for him, Jordan is not bothered. He says he enjoys and loves the attention from his weird appearance.

Umm, maybe he should ge his money back because, what am seeing is............complete the sentence. Lol

  

Ibinabo Fiberesima Excited About Her Up-coming Wedding

Bride-to-be, Ibinabo Fiberesima can't hold back her joy, as her wedding approaches.

The excited AGN president, and mother of five, will officially tie the knot traditionally with her boo, Uche Egbuka in PH tomorrow.

She took to her Facebook page to share pictures and a message(above).

Court Orders Jimi Agbaje To Stop Parading Himself As PDP Guber Candidate

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, ordered PDP and INEC to maintain status quo on the contentious Guber primaries which held in Lagos a week ago, in which Mr Jimi Agbaje emerged the party's governorship candidate for 2015 elections.

It will be recalled that after Agbaje was named the winner, fellow contestant, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro described the election as a "Sham" after the total number of votes cast, 863 was higher than the total number of accredited delegates, 806.

He then took the matter to court.

The court has however, fixed 23 December for INEC and PDP to appear before it, and as such, forbade Agbaje, the acclaimed winner to stop parading himself as the party's governorship candidate till the hearing of the case.

Stevie Wonder Welcomes Baby No.9

Christmas came early for Stevie Wonder.

The 64-year-old legendary musician, welcomed his ninth child, and second child with girlfriend, Tomeeka Robyn Bracy, a baby girl named Nia.

In November, Wonder was at a centre of baby rumours after it was reported that the singer is expecting triplets with girlfriend, Bracy, bringing his offspring count to 11. Wonder later appeared on "The View", where he was asked about the speculations, which he denied.

Congrats to him!

"We Do Not Meddle Into Politics" - RCCG Denies Endorsing Osibanjo As General Buhari Running Mate

Prof Yemi Osibanjo, who pastors the Olive branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG on Banana Island, Lagos on Wednesday emerged the running mate of General Muhammadu Buhari.

The general overseer of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has denied endorsing Osibanjo as Buhari's running mate.

Adeboye reacting to the news that went viral yesterday, that the church has endorsed Osibanjo through a Twitter handle -@rccgworldwide, presumed to be the official Twitter handle of the church, has denounced the page.

He said; "RCCG is not affiliated nor represented by @rccgworldwide. The church's official page is @rccghq."

"RCCG has not celebrated anybody for any position in the forthcoming elections! Do not be misled. We are a mission and we do not meddle into politics. We do not endorse candidacies for elections. We are not a political party."

Photos From Stephanie Okereke's Movie Premiere In UK

The private screening of Stephanie Okereke-Linus new movie 'Dry', recently held in Wales, United Kingdom. Liz Benson and others were at the event to lend support.
See photos from the event below:

Helen Paul Makes 1st Public Appearance Since Giving Birth [Photos]

Popular comedienne and co-host of the "Jara" show, Helen Paul welcomed a baby boy 3weeks ago.

The mother of two has just made her first public appearance since the birth of her second child, at a Samsung activation event sponsored by Globacom at the head office, on Adeola Odeku street, VI, Lagos.

More pics below:

Omoni Oboli Donates Blood To Save Lives[Photo]

Nollywood actress/producer, Omoni Oboli has joined the league of live savers as she is pictured above, donating blood at the National Blood Transfusion Centre in Abuja recently.

In her own words; "Give a gift of life this Christmas. On my last day on the movie set in Abuja, i went to the National Blood Transfusion Service to donate a pint of my blood. It was so fulfilling and rewarding and i felt like a hero. I was giving someone life! Its important to donate blood because you never know, the life you save, might even be yours! It could save a pregnant woman, an accident victim, a very sick person, or even kids! 

If you can't give gold or silver, give blood! Its more precious!"

General Buhari Officially Present His Running Mate [Photos]

Presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress, APC General Muhammadu Buhari has officially presented his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo at a short ceremony which featured party leaders at the APC secretariat in Abuja, Today.

More pics below:

Regina Askia Shares Photos From Her 47th Birthday Party

Ex-beauty queen and former actress, Regina Askia-Williams was a year older yesterday, December 16 and her family honored her with a private dinner to mark her 47th birthday.

Regina is now a registered nurse in the United States.

More pics below:

D'banj, Oritsefemi, Iyanya, Others Attend Club 57 Launch [Photos]

D'banj, Iyanya, Ice Prince, Oritsefemi all made an appearance at the newly opened Club 57 in Lagos.

They all looked like they had a nice time and let some steam out at the hang-out, which is sure to become a new hotspot for Lagosian.

Other guests includes, Dammy Krane, Sean Tizzle, May D and Praiz.

More pics below:

Meet The Woman Who Is Addicted To Eating Tissue Paper

A mother-of-five in the United Kingdom, spoke about her bizarre food addiction, says she loves eating toilet paper and there's no way she could stop.

25-year-old Jade Sylvester says she eats at least eight pieces of toilet paper each time she visits the restroom. She revealed that her taste for toilet paper began when she was pregnant.

Doctors believe that she's suffering from Pica, which brings forth bizarre cravings for non-food items. Sylvester likes the feel of the texture in her mouth, more than the taste.

She confessed to trying to hold herself back from going to the restroom, in order to avoid eating toilet paper. She can't keep it away from her mouth despite the fact that her young children are begging her to stop.    

How I Was Molested By A Catholic Priest - Lola Okoye

Lola Omotayo-Okoye was one of the women at the Dare2Dream project recently held in Lagos where she shared some personal experience to encourage young ladies.

The first lady of the Squareville, revealed how she was molested by a catholic priest and abused in a relationship while in her teenage days.

According to her, after she was molested by the priest, she kept it to herself for a long time because she didn't think anybody will believe her.

You shouldn’t let your past determine what your destiny will be, we all have our past whether good or bad or makes us unhappy, we all had a life that we lived that we are not happy about, you shouldn’t let it bother you from succeeding.

When I was a young girl in my early teens in high school, I was molested by a catholic priest, i blamed myself, i didn’t tell anyone because i was ashamed, couldn’t tell anyone cos  i felt everyone would blame me, so i carried on the guilt and bitterness with me for years. I was filled with hate and i became a angry person, i was rebellious, i didn’t want to listen to anybody…and because i wanted to be expelled from school to avoid seeing this person, i would do so many terrible things, everything around me was just so negative, i felt i wasn’t good enough….

Anyway i moved on to the university, met the love of my life and i’m like, okay this guy is cool, he loves me…and then he started to abuse me….i was beaten black and blue all the time, in front of friends, in public and at a point i felt, you know what  I am not worthy enough, there is nothing about me that is nice, nobody loves me but i hid this from my family….i felt like a loser..so it was hard for me to focus..so one day i woke up and said i am going to change my story and i dumped that person, focus on my education and decided to be serious and be something….i decided to get a job and go to school full time in America…

I worked hard…my parents were sending me money cos I didn’t tell them i was working but i was working because i wanted to be independent…I didn’t want to depend on any man or on my parents even though they would have done anything for me…so i did all sorts of job, i was a make up artiste, i worked in a cafe, school library,  i did so many things and i didn’t realise that these jobs were building me up as a person, building my resume, my confidence….people began to like me because i was adding value to their lives….at work i was excellent and so was i in school and that built me as a strong woman…and at some point, i sought counseling to get over my molestation issues where i was made to see reasons why i wasn’t at fault cos i was a child then…today I am accomplished.

You can be whatever woman you want to be but you have to believe in yourself, if they reject you today, it doesn’t mean you should let your dreams die, you have something unique about you. Look at my husband, when i met him peeps were like what are you doing with him, he has nothing but i stood my ground and choose to stick with him cos he had a dream. He and his twin brother did not let their dream die, they worked hard..look at them today! I stuck by him cos he had focus and drive and today i am happy, i have a good life, we are happy and we have got a beautiful family. No one can make you a loser.”

Guinea Also Bans Christmas & New Year Celebrations Because Of Ebola

Guinea's capital, Conakry has followed Sierra Leone's footstep in banning public Christmas and New Year celebrations to combat the spread of the Ebola Virus.

"Large-scale gatherings in public places are suspended for the moment and Beaches will remain closed and fireworks and firecrackers are also banned" Conakry governor Soriba Sorel Camara announced in a statement.

Guinea is one of the worst hit country with the deadly Ebola virus disease, together with the neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Nearly 6,900 people have died since the first case was recorded in Southern Guinea a year ago, 99% of them in West Africa.

General Buhari Unveils Running Mate

APC presidential flag-bearer, General Muhammadu Buhari has finally unveils his running mate.

He has named Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, who is former attorney general of Lagos and also pastor with the Redeemed Church of God, his running mate.

Professor Yemi Osibanjo is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN and Professor of Law, who was the head of department of public law at the university of Lagos from 1997-1999.

He pastors at Olive Tree House of Prayers, Banana Island a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. He lives in Lagos with his wife and kids.

Rihanna Bags New Endorsement Deal With Puma, Named Creative Director

RiRi is now repping Puma.

The 26-year-old singer just got a huge deal with Puma. She has been named Creative Director of the brand and will join famous sportsmen including Usain Bolt and Mario Balotelli as a brand ambassador.

The singer is currently at the headquarters in Germany to finalize the deal.

Excited Rihanna took to her Instagram page to share the good news by posting pics in some Puma kicks.