BBA WINNER; KAREN IGHO DENIES POSING NUDE

Contrary to reports, Karen Igho has come out to deny any naked photos circulating the net. In addition, she also denies ever being a stripper in the UK. 

This is what Karen had to say:

“There’s a naked photo going round on the internet that is supposed to me. It’s a lie, it’s not me. It’s the work of photoshop. I have never posed nude and no amount of money can make me want do it. My private body is mine. I wouldn’t want Africa to see me naked. There is also the stories flying around saying that I am an ex-stripper. This is not true. As God don bless me, bad belle people wan bring me down. There are some things I will never do for money and my culture has taught me that. I am very principled”. www.naijapaymentonline.com

Kelly Rowland Says Beyonce Will Make a good Mom for her baby

She spoke with People Magazine at the House of Hype VMAs after-party. 

"I have known for quite a while, and she's happy, and Jay is happy, and that's all that counts. I think she'll be an incredible mother, because she's always been motherly. I think that she takes after so many traits from her mother. And I just think it's going to be so natural for her. Its natural for her now!" www.naijapaymentsonline.com

Rihanna's father Ronald Fenty fall sick to deadly tropical disease dengue fever

Recovering: Rihanna's father Ronald Fenty was rushed to hospital with a deadly tropical bug

Singer Rihanna's father has been hospitalised after contracting a deadly tropical virus.

57-year-old Ronald Fenty is now recovering at home after being struck down with dengue fever, a virus which kills thousands of people every year.

The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks and while it is harmless for most people, some need to be treated intravenously for dehydration.

Ronald fell ill just days after his superstar daughter came to visit the family in their native Barbados.

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UN House bomb blast: Four injured officials flown to South Africa

Four United Nations (UN) workers who were injured during the terrorist attack on the UN building in Abuja have been flown to Johannesburg, South Africa, for further treatment.

It was confirmed that there were no children in the basement of the wrecked building as feared because the crèche was no longer operational.

UN Deputy Secretary General (DSG) Asha-Rose Migiro put the figure of the dead at 21. He said 73 were injured, 26 of them in intensive care.

The DSG said a senior Ministry of Health official, including a Kenyan, an Ivorian and an intern were among the dead, adding that investigations were ongoing to compile the final list of nationalities affected by the blast.www.naijapaymentsonline.com

2 shot dead in another cult clash in Bayelsa

The incessant cult clash rocking Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, continued on Monday morning as two persons were gunned down during a violent attack between rival cult groups.

A top security source informed  the Nigerian Tribune  that the latest clash was between members of a cult group identified as Highlanders and those of Greenlanders.

Residents around Onopa in Yenagoa Local Government Area where the incident occurred, were gripped with fear as the warring cultists attacked each other with guns, axes, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.

Though, the reason for the clash could not be ascertained, sources informed the Nigerian Tribune that it might be as a result of supremacy tussle.www.naijapaymentsonline.com

14 killed, 50 vehicles burnt in fresh violence in Jos,Plateau State

NO fewer than 20 people were killed and over 50 vehicles burnt in Jos, capital of Plateau State, on Monday, following a clash between some Muslim youths and the natives, over the refusal of the latter to allow the Muslims access to the prayer grounds in their area.www.naijapaymentsonline.com

UNICAL RIOT: Imoke, VC condemn wanton destruction on campus

                                                             Main gate of the University of Calabar
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State and the Vice-Chancellor of University of Calabar, Prof. James Epoke, have condemned last Saturdays’ student’s violent demonstration, describing it as unprecedented in the history of the university.   
Students of University of Calabar, over the weekend, went on rampage destroying over 500 cars and vandalising buildings as well as looting valuable equipment worth hundreds of million of naira.
 
Females students leaving the UNICAl campus


The rampage was said to have been sparked off by an alleged armed robbery attack on one of the students’ hostels at Malabo at about 11:00pm, leading to the death of one of the students.  www.naijapaymentonline.com

Another Bomb Blast at the home of a former Minister of Police Affairs on Sunday night

A bomb exploded on Sunday night at the home of a former Minister of Police Affairs, Yakubu Lame, in GRA Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital (North-East Nigeria).

 The bomb was planted by two men who rode on a motorcycle to the ex-minister‘s house around 7.30pm. Upon getting there, one of them in white attempted to sneak into the compound to plant the bomb.

He was, however, accosted by a securityman at the house and fled with a bag. As he jumped on the waiting motorcycle, he threw the bag at the fence of the house, triggering an explosion.

Nobody was hurt. But the loud explosion caused fresh fears among residents of the city, which has been wracked by sporadic outbursts of violence in the past one year.  www.naijapaymentonline.com

Beyonce and Jay-Z are expecting a child.

Baby rumors began swirling when Beyonce appeared on the black carpet at MTV’s VMAs wearing a flowy red dress and holding her belly.

And guess what: The rumors are true.

The singer’s publicist confirms to CNN that Beyonce and husband Jay-Z are, in fact, expecting a child.

In June, Beyonce responded to pregnancy rumors, "Only God knows" if a baby was in her future.

"I always said I'd have a baby at 30. I'm 29. But I also said I was going to retire at 30. I'm not retiring."

Beyonce turns 30 on September 4.

"I feel like 30 is the ideal age, because you're mature enough to know who you are and have your boundaries and your standards and not be afraid of too polite, but young enough to be a young woman," she added. "I'm so looking forward to it."

Beyonce and Jay-Z, who have been together since 2002, were married in 2008.

 Congrats!               www.naijapaymentonline.com

Chelsea Boss: Roman Abramovich buys £90m home on Britain's most expensive street

If you're one of the  country’s richest men, it seems there’s only one place to live these days – Billionaires’ Row.

That’s the name given to Kensington Palace Gardens in West London – and Roman Ambrovich is about to become its latest resident.

The Russian oligarch, who owns Chelsea football club, is the third member in the country’s top ten wealthiest individuals to move to what is now Britain’s most expensive street.

He has bought a £90million mansion which is believed to have more than 15 bedrooms and extensive gardens.

An extraordinary subterranean playground is being built beneath the property which will house a tennis court, health centre and a private museum for his six vintage Ferraris.

No estate agents were thought to have been used in the sale and Mr Abramovich, who is worth  £10.3billion, is believed to have bought it outright.www.naijapaymentonline.com

Hurricane Irene: Oh dear, not another disaster...

Hurricane Irene, which lashed parts of the U.S. East coast with ferocious 115mph wind gusts this morninghas so far claimed the lives of at least five people, including one child. 370, 000 New Yorkers were ordered to evacuate their homes and businesses as experts warned Irene could wreak havoc when it hits the Big Apple because of storm surges pushing seawater ashore and heavy rainfall causing flooding. 


The nation's largest subway system and arriving flights at the five main New York City-area airports were halted at noon on Saturday as Hurricane Irene spun its way up the Eastern Seaboard, threatening 20 per cent of the U.S. population. - Daily Mail. www.naijapaymentonline.com

Beyoncé Strips Down for her Dramatic New Music Video

Beyonce appears in leopardskin lingerie and stockings in her new video for song 1+1

She's an artist who has always been well known for her striking music videos.

And Beyonce's latest effort is no different. The 29-year-old singer strips down to a variety of revealing outfits for her song 1+1, at one point singing in leopardskin lingerie and stockings.

The video also shows the star in several dramatic scenes, including against singing against a water soaked screen, posing with glitter all over her skin and with the wind blowing through her hair.www.naijapaymentonline.com

FLOOD:Flood in Ibadan Claims Lives, Renders Thousands Homeless

THOUSANDS of Ibadan residents have been rendered homeless and an unspecified number of persons reportedly killed after a heavy downpour that lasted several hours on Friday.

 The rain, which began at about past 5pm in the evening, swept away people houses, cars and motorcycles, among others.

 An eyewitness described how, at the Apete Bridge, six persons were washed away, as they attempted to cross.

 The bodies, as at the time of filing this report, have not been recovered.www.naijapaymentonline.com

Gaddafi 'seen in Mugabe's private jet' in Zimbabwe

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has fled Libya to Zimbabwe on a jet provided by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, it was claimed today, as rebels began the march on his home town.

President Mugabe's political opponents claim their spies saw Gaddafi arrive in the country on a Zimbabwe Air Force jet in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

They say the Libyan dictator was taken to a mansion in Harare's Gunninghill suburb, where agents from his all-female bodyguard were apparently seen patrolling the grounds.

A poster of Gaddafi offering a reward of $1,700,000 USD dollars (1,174,921 euros) for his capture dead or alive       

'There's no doubt that Gaddafi is here as a 'unique guest' of Mugabe,' a spokesman for Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change told the Sun.

If he has left Libya, Gaddafi could have fled from an airbase in his home town of Sirte, which has been bombarded by Nato warplanes in recent days.

The colonel's bunker in the coastal town was blitzed by cruise missiles fired by British Tornado jets on a long-range sortie last night. www.naijapaymentonline.com

History Of Bomb Blasts In Nigeria

THE history of bomb blasts in Nigeria is as old as a 25-year-old man. It could be traced to October 19, 1986, during the Gen. Ibrahim Babangida-led military regime, when Mr. Dele Giwa, the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch magazine, was killed with a mail bomb in his home in Ikeja, Lagos. This dastardly act was generally believed to be state-sponsored.www.naijapaymentonline.com

UN House Bombing: Boko Haram claims responsibility

Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the UN bombing in Abuja. A caller told the BBC on phone that it carried out the attack.

Also, another Boko Haram ‘spokesman’ claiming responsibility for the deadly attack said, they were guided by the wisdom of Allah.

“Through the wisdom of Allah, we have launched the attack with absolute precision,” the man who identified himself as Abu Darda said in a telephone call to an AFP journalist.www.naijapaymentonline.com

Agency impounds petrol tanker loaded with Indian hemp

A petrol tanker with plate number XT 285 GGE conveying 656.2 Kg of Cannabis Sativa also known as Indian hemp was impounded by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in the Kpasham Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

The director of the Adamawa State command of the agency, Hassan A. Zungeru who briefed the press yesterday at the state headquarters on the activities of the agency, paraded the driver of the tanker, the conductor and one Godiya Linus, the suspected dealer.www.naijapaymentonline.com

KAI OFFICIALS AND TRADERS BATTLE IN LAGOS, WOMAN GETS STABBED

STABBED: Senior KAI official Shola Agbalajobi suffered horrific injuries to her left eye 

Yesterday, the city of Lagos witnessed horrific scenes in the Yaba areawhen a senior official of the “discipline” taskforce KAI was stabbed in the eye by traders. Also wounded were four officers of the force as they tried to restore some order in the market.

Sources who were around when the incident took place said that the traders stormed KAI office in the area around 3.00 p.m. with dangerous weapons such as cutlass, knife, broken bottles, among others and unleashed terror on KAI officials.A woman by the name Shade Agbalajobi was stabbed in the face, very close to one of her eyes, while another was injured on the head.

RESTORING ORDER: KAI officials was set up to maintain the environmental sanitation laws of Lagos state.

Although it is not clear what led traders to attack the KAI office, it was gathered that the KAI team had carried out a raid to prevent traders from selling their goods on the road. Yaba market is known for illegal street trading and this often causes a violation of environmental sanitation laws of Lagos state. www.naijapaymentonline.com

Kefee Opens For India Arie at Chicago Fiesta

Sapele-born artiste, Irikefe Obareki aka Kefee is preparing for the performance of her life as she gets the unenviable task of opening the stage for American soul singer India Arie at the African Festival of the Arts, Chicago (AFA).

With her performance, Kefee would join the exclusive club of music greats to fly the African banner on the AFA platform like Angelique Kidjo and Hugh Masekela. www.naijapaymentonline.com
 

 

The show is expected to be seen by an estimated 30,000 crowd on Labour Day Weekend, September 5, 2011 at the main stage of Festival Dee Parmer Woodtor, named after the co-founder.

Kefee who jetted out of the country two weeks ago with her band members is on a month’s six-city tour of the United States.

“If I ever liked African music, this experience has made me like it more now than I ever did. I am very proud of what I do. The reception of my kind of music has been overwhelming even though some of my audience don’t understand my language yet they respond enthusiastically”, she told EE exclusively from her US-based.

AFA is regarded as the largest neighbourhood festival of its kind in the United States.

Currently on its 22nd anniversary, the festival is a yearly spectacular celebration of arts and culture from across the African Diaspora. The fiesta features a parade of African-cuisine, fabrics and visual arts.

Other American stars that would perform at the event include gospel duo, Mary Mary and Bootsy Collins among others.

In time past, it has played host artistes including as James Brown, Roberta Flack, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Bobby Womack, Gil Scott Heron, Nona Hendryx, Dwele, Goapele, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Slave, Les McCann, Rachelle Ferrell, Kool and the Gang, The Brothers Johnson, and Kindred the Family Soul to name a few.

Mercy Johnson and Prince Odi's traditional wedding pics

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President Jonathan Speak on Suicide Attack on United Nations Building

"By today's attack, we are once again reminded of the international character of terrorism and its indiscriminate targeting of innocent civilians, I affirm Nigeria's determination to continue to play its part in the global effort to eradicate the scourge of terrorism in all its ramifications." - GEJ. #talktalk

Meanwhile, not to cause any panic o, but here's a broadcast I got that I feel I should share. We might have nothing to fear in Lagos, but just in case, let's all be conscious. These animals can obviously strike at any time and any place. RIP to all those who lost their lives today. May God keep us all safe. Read the broadcast below.

Stay off the Third Mainland Bridge and surrounding areas.
"Lagosians are advised to stay off the Third Mainland Bridge and surrounding areas. Unconfirmed report says terrorists plan to bomb Lagos within 24 hours of bombing the UN building in Abuja. This information comes from 1st suspect arrested in connection with the Abuja blast. The law enforcement agencies are working to thwart the latest threat. Military roadblocks and other emergency and security measures might result in traffic congestion. The use of alternative routes is strongly advised."www.naijapaymentonline.com