LAURENT GBAGBO,
Ivory Coast's voted-out-president, on his refusal to surrender to forces loyal to the president-elect, Alassane Ouatarra
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LAURENT GBAGBO,
Ivory Coast's voted-out-president, on his refusal to surrender to forces loyal to the president-elect, Alassane Ouatarra
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Murderer Wins Brazil's 'Miss Jail' Contest as Prison Pageants Gain Popularity
In a country known for its beauty -- both natural and human -- it appears that even Brazil's convicted killers are easy on the eye.
A prison in Recife, a city in the state of Pernambuco, recently held its inaugural Miss Jail pageant to join a growing global list of contests for beauties behind bars.
"It's flattering that people think I am pretty," said the winner of Miss Jail 2011, 19-year-old convicted murderer Rebecca Rhaysa Suelen Guedesin.
 "I don't have a boyfriend at the moment," added Guedesin, who maintains her innocence even though she is serving a life sentence for her crime.
"I am just focused on getting out of here. I never killed anyone, so I hope to return to normal life one day soon."
Twelve contestants were judged for beauty, general knowledge and their good behaviour record. First prize included about $1,000 in cash to be deposited in the winner's prison bank account.
"It was a real thrill to be cheered by the inmates and the guards," Guedesin said after her win. "Sadly the dress has to go now and it's back to prison routine."
Brazil's Ministry of Social Development and Human Rights organized the contest within a jail system more known for its ugly brutality.
In one recent reported case, a 15-year-old girl was held for a month in a cell with 20 adult men and subjected to rape and torture.
According to Brazil's Justice Ministry, 40 percent of female inmates are in prison for drug trafficking and 21 percent for theft.
Miss Jail is the latest in a growing trend. Prison beauty pageants have also been held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, as well as in Russia, Colombia and Lithuania.
 The winner of Miss Spring, held in an all-women's Siberian jail known as UF 91/9, was awarded early release if she won that contest.
Contestants in the Miss Captivity pageant, held in a Lithuanian jail, were required to take part in swimsuit parades and model designer dresses and wedding gowns.
The Miss Prisoner contest in Rio de Janeiro's Talavera Bruce jail is part of an effort by the jail's administration to reinvent its notorious prison system.
"They used to have riots, but now we don't have more than isolated problems," said guard Andrea Carvalho.
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11year-olds Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro With Father!
World traveller Nico Saporito has been to the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon rain forest, and he just completed his latest, most challenging expedition -- climbing to the summit of Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. He's done all of this, and yet he hasn't even finished middle school.
Nico is only 11 years old, making him one of the youngest people to ever reach the 19,000-foot summit of Kilimanjaro.
The fifth-grader from Loxahatchee, Fla., got the idea for climbing Kilimanjaro from watching a special on the Discovery Channel three years ago, in which two 12-year-olds hiked to the mountain's peak.
"Nico got a bit obsessed after watching that," his father, Robert Saporito, told AOL News. "But he was only 8 at the time, and the rule is, you have to be 10 years old to climb Kilimanjaro."
This past December, with a school break on the horizon, the dream of father and son hiking to the summit seemed it could become a reality. Using frequent flier miles, Saporito planned the duo's two-week trip to Africa, which would involve a hike to the top of Kilimanjaro. Then he started getting Nico physically prepared for the climb.
"For us, living in Florida at sea level, it's a big jump to go from sea level to 19,000 feet," Saporito said. "I'm a control freak, so I did a lot of research to see what would help us prepare in advance."
Nico and his dad's preparation for the adventure involved running three to four miles daily, and the use of an altitude simulator device that lowers the body's oxygen to levels found at high altitudes.
Since they were going to be hiking close to Kilimanjaro's rainy season, they chose to climb the Rongai route, a 46-mile trail to the summit that is located on the driest side of the mountain. On the four and a half hour car ride to the base of the route, Nico started getting very sick, and his father was afraid the climb might be over before it started.
"It was a really bumpy ride and Nico was very nauseous,s and I thought, Oh no, this is not an auspicious way to start," says Robert. "But he had some soup, and then just seeing all the wildlife -- the baboons and monkeys and chameleons -- lifted his spirits. By the time we got to base camp, he was feeling really good."
Starting on March 12, the Saporitos hiked to the summit over seven days, camping each night at a predetermined site based on altitude levels. They reached the summit on March 16. For both father and son, it was an unforgettable journey.
 "With the different environmental zones on the mountain, we hiked through a tropical rain forest, an alpine desert and an arctic area at the top," Saporito said. "Nico is still raving about the whole experience."
Next up for the adventuresome duo? Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef in Australia this July.
"His mother doesn't even want to know about that," Saporito said with a laugh.
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Exclusive shops where only the rich, privileged and powerful people patronize strictly on invitation and appointment berths in Abuja
These shops, which are separately and discreetly sited in exclusive areas too, like Maitama, Asokoro and Wuse II were discovered to be of international standards, very expensive too close to their counterparts overseas.
It is a fashion house, dealing specifically on Italian wares and the operators said that the fashion house was a replica of those in Italy. It was actually on a night of "Fashion View", by Di Constantino Clothing Hall, owners and operators of the exclusive fashion house, and Daily Sun was conducted around the various stores within the clothing hall, which separately house assorted clothes, shoes, jewellers, amongst others.
Why pictures of scarily skinny celebrities should carry a health warning, by a mother whose daughter died of anorexia!
Warning: Rosalind Ponomarenko-Jones, left, blames her anorexic daughter Sophie's death on the influence of scarily skinny celebrities
'The Rise Of The Celebrity Twiglets!' screams the headline, beneath a procession of skeletal young women. The analogy is entirely appropriate.
These women have no more substance than a cocktail snack. Indeed, their limbs are so denuded of flesh that they resemble the knobbly appendages of famine victims.
Who are they? Actually - and significantly - they are not identified by their achievements, merely by their appearance.
A gaunt, bony Eva Herzigova (no allusion to her modelling or films) declares unconvincingly: 'I've lost weight without really noticing - I haven't dieted and I'm healthy.'
Alongside her, the singer Nadine Coyle, whose legs are as fleshless as the prongs of a fork, attests: 'If anything, I've put weight
on since the last Girls Aloud tour.'
A worryingly starved-looking Alexa Chung - the TV presenter hailed as a style icon - admits her weight is dwindling, but alleges it's because she 'hasn't got time' to go to the supermarket.
What is happening here? I believe the messages being sent out by such photographs are as complex as they are pernicious. Ostensibly, we are urged to be shocked by these images of women who seem to have whittled themselves away.
Two sisters who died of anorexia: Eliana (left) and Luisel Ramos on the catwalk shortly before her death
However, while the celebrity magazine headline says 'This is appalling', I believe an unwritten sub-text shrieks: 'Isn't it amazing that these women are so thin?'
So skewed have our society's values become that there is now a terrible glamour about being preternaturally skinny.
And by focusing on their thinness - to the exclusion of all else - the publishers of such photos are feeding our dangerous national obsession with weight.
We have become a society fixated on diet: rare is the woman who eats un-selfconsciously and without guilt.
How many of us agonise over whether to have a dessert or indulge in a slice of cake - and then reproach ourselves for our lack of willpower when we've eaten it?
Food is no longer a simple pleasure. It exerts a disproportionate influence on us. And for the super-skinny celebrity, this fixation has become grotesquely exaggerated.
My real fear is that millions of impressionable young women will seek to emulate this new breed of 'twiglet' celebrities.
Small wonder that growing numbers of teenagers are falling prey to eating disorders, when role models in magazines exhibit their jutting bones and attenuated limbs while breezily declaring they've barely noticed their dangerously diminishing size.
Alarmingly, in the unattainable world of the super-rich celebrity the measure of what is an acceptable size is shrinking.
Four years ago, the death of size-zero model Luisel Ramos from heart failure during Uruguay's fashion week sparked a worldwide debate on the scandal of our starving models - apparently she hadn't eaten for days when she arrived for her appearance on the runway - and at the same time set an insidious new benchmark.
Since her death, the fashion industry has made half-hearted attempts to introduce 'real' women with curves and flesh on their bones on to the catwalk.
So, now and then, we do see a properly rounded female form glowing with good health in fashion shows and magazines.
But I fear it is merely tokenism: for every size 12 woman on the catwalk or in the magazines read by millions of young women - and Heaven help us, even this is below the average British dress size - we see a dozen skeletal ones.
So the 'real' women are the exception to a rule, which demands more and more freakish levels of slenderness.
The fashion industry has set a dangerous trend and celebrities are not only imitating it, but exceeding it. It cannot be long before we see clothes on the High Street labelled in minus sizes.
Every time I pick up a magazine, only to be assailed by the emaciated form of another 'twiglet' celebrity, I feel not only profoundly sad, but also overwhelmingly disturbed.
Haitan Musician Martelly, 'Sweet Mickey,' Wins Haiti presidential Election!
Musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly scored a come-from-behind victory Monday in Haiti's presidential run-off. According to preliminary results from last month's election showing he easily defeated a former first lady for the leadership of a country facing enormous challenges.Martelly, who has never held political office, received nearly 68 percent of the vote in the two-way race with Mirlande Manigat, electoral council spokesman Pierre Thibault said in an announcement that was immediately followed by noisy celebration in the Haitian capital.Thousands of Martelly supporters poured into the streets of Port-au-Prince, carrying Martelly posters, climbing onto cars and cheering loudly. A huge crowd of singing and chanting supporters marched to his house.
The popular musician, a star of the Haitian genre known as compas, had trailed Manigat in the crowded first-round election in November. But his campaign gained momentum in the second round, with many voters seemingly enchanted with his lack of political experience in a country where the government has failed to provide basic services.
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Miley Cyrus really mad as she is playing as Sex doll!
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3 More Sets of Human Remains Found in Suspected NY Serial Killer Case!
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Suffolk County police continue to search this area after finding eight bodies along the remote beach area in New York since December. |
Searchers scouring dense undergrowth for more victims of a suspected serial killer along a remote New York beach area have now found a total of eight sets of human remains, authorities said Monday.
Searchers perched in fire truck bucket ladders and others on foot had scanned the tick-infested vegetation, resulting in the discovery of three more people's remains. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said the search was expected to resume Tuesday.
One person's remains were found last week along the highway that leads to popular Jones Beach, about 45 miles east of New York City. That victim has not been identified, and police have not positively connected it to the bodies of four prostitutes found nearby in December.
Police also employed helicopters and cadaver dogs, as well as police academy cadets, detectives and volunteer firefighters, in their search through thick underbrush and evergreens on a barrier island south of Long Island.
Dominick Varrone, Suffolk's chief of detectives, said the dogs were having a difficult time maneuvering through the brush. "They don't like getting smacked in the face with the bramble," he said.
Police said as many as 20 officers had been infected with poison ivy during recent searches.
The four dead prostitutes were found in December in the area, a 4-foot-tall tangle of sea grass punctuated by scrubby pine trees. Police suspect a serial killer, but so far have no suspects.
It took more than a month to identify the four women found in December. The New York City medical examiner's office is helping Suffolk County officials investigate the latest discovery.
Investigators have searched the area, roughly 7.5 miles, several times since December. Dormer said the discovery of the latest remains gives investigators new possible leads into the killings of all the victims.
Forensic testing determined that the body found last week was not that of Shannan Gilbert, a missing Jersey City, N.J., woman. Because authorities have DNA samples from her family, a comparison with the latest remains "should come pretty quickly," Dormer said.
Gilbert, 24, was last seen in Oak Beach on May 1, 2010, after apparently meeting a client she had booked through Craigslist. The bodies of the four other women, who worked as Craigslist escorts and were in their 20s, were found along the same highway by police searching for Gilbert. The latest discovery was about a mile east of where the other four were found. The four dead women's remains were strewn about 500 yards apart from each other.
Gilbert had arranged to meet a client in Oak Beach. A resident of the gated seaside enclave has told authorities a woman believed to be Gilbert came to his door around 4:45 a.m. May 1, pleading for help.
The man said that when he tried to call police, the woman fled.
A few moments later, an unidentified man in a sport utility vehicle drove past the house and said he was looking for the woman, but then took off. Neither the woman nor the man was seen by the neighbor again.
The client Gilbert had arranged to meet was investigated but is not believed to be a suspect in her disappearance.
"We still believe that Shannan Gilbert is in this area," Varrone told reporters, although he did not elaborate.
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9/11 Mastermind, 4 Alleged Henchmen to Face Military Tribunal
The families of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks have waited almost a decade for justice, and "it must not be delayed any longer," Holder told a news conference.
Holder had announced the earlier plan for trial in New York City in November 2009, but that foundered amid widespread opposition to a civilian court trial, particularly in New York. Congress passed legislation that prohibits bringing any detainees from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Monday, the attorney general called the congressional restrictions unwise and unwarranted and said a legislative body cannot make prosecutorial decisions.
Most Republicans applauded the turnabout, but Holder said he is convinced that his earlier decision was the right one. The Justice Department had been prepared to bring "a powerful case" in civilian court, he said.
In New York on Monday, the government unsealed and got a judge to dismiss an indictment in the case that charged Mohammed and the others with 10 counts relating to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The dismissal was because the accused will not be tried in civilian court.
The indictment said that in late August 2001, as the terrorists in the United States made final preparations, Mohammed was notified about the date of the attack and relayed that to Osama bin Laden.
Some 9/11 family members supported the change to military commissions.
"We're delighted," said Alexander Santora, 74, father of deceased firefighter Christopher A. Santora. The father called the accused terrorists "demonic human beings, they've already said that they would kill us if they could, if they got the chance they would do it again."
Republican lawmakers, who led the opposition to a trial in civilian court, welcomed the administration's shift.
"While it is unfortunate that it took so long to make this announcement, I am pleased that the Obama administration has finally heeded those who rebuked their decision and that the trial is being held where it belongs," said Senate Judiciary Committee Republican Jeff Sessions of Alabama.
New York Republican congressman Peter King, who has opposed trying the 9/11 conspirators in federal court, said Monday's decision is a vindication of President George W. Bush's detention policies. Some Democrats also said holding a trial in New York was the wrong way to go.
The American Civil Liberties Union criticized the administration's decision.
Cases prosecuted in military commissions now "are sure to be subject to continuous legal challenges and delays, and their outcomes will not be seen as legitimate. That is not justice," said ACLU executive director Anthony D. Romero.
Holder said it is unclear whether the five men could receive the death penalty if they plead guilty in military court.
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Jide Kosoko attacked on the street!
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Jide Kosoko eventually had to part with some cash to appease the onlookers who recognised him and started hailing him.
Pastor Albert Odulele sentenced to 14months in prison for sexual assault on boys!
Toni Payne files to divorce 9ce, reveals how her marriage crashed. Full City People Interview!
Q: Did u hear d gist making d rounds dat a lady in Abuja just delivered twins for ur husband?
A: Yes I did
Q: Rumor has it that 9ice went into that affair because you went into a new relationship, how true is that?
A; That is not true, he has been in that relationship before we separated. In fact the day I found out about it, I confronted her over the phone and she reported me to him. He came to fight me because of that and later called his parents (Alhaji Azeez Akande, Tawa Oshodi) to come and pack me and my son out of the house.
Q: Some ave alleged dat she was d one who broke ur marriage. Is this true?
A: yes she was the main reason along with issues with his family. All that ruggedman story was rubbish, I'm not even attracted to ruggedman cos he is like a brother to me. Aside that, his manager was feeding his parents false stories about me cos he wanted me out of the picture cos he thot I wanted his job and also his brother Dr Wale Akande convinced them I was after his property because I stopped d brother from continuing with building our house after noticing some monies where unaccounted for. Mind you I met my husband when he was struggling, none of his family members sent him then. We were staying in my family house and his apt with Jahbless in Ikorodu and I loved him regardless, so what property could I have been after? I toiled night and day with him so why would I want to cheat him. The parents would come to the house to fight me, yelling curses, trying to frustrate me out of the house, the mother tore my dress one day and I ran for mine and my sons safety. This caused a lot of tension in our relationship but instead of him to stand by me he ran to another woman.
Q: What was ur reaction to the twins news wen you heard it? Were u angry? Did u call him to ask about that news of a woman having a child for him?
A: Yes I was understandably angry because from day 1 he knows I don't want polygamy for my children if I can avoid it and also cos I felt he shud have divorced me first and married her before engaging in such. Like what example is he setting for his son. Lastly I felt if he would impregnate anyone it should not be the woman who broke our home.
Q: Why have u been quiet all this while about your marriage break up?
A: I tried very hard to protect him even when people rubbished me. I never said OK he was the one who messed up because I felt he would be wise and consider my sons interest, when taking life changing decisions that could affect Zion. A part of me wanted to believe he would never put his own bloods future at stake for cheap thrills. I changed my mind about talking when I read a recent paper and noticed his manager was already trying to twist things to make it look like he moved on and got someone pregnant cos I'm engaged, I'm NOT engaged, so I just felt enough is enough, I don't know why they must always bring my name up to justify their mistakes. I had to ask myself, Why am I protecting a man who continues to make me look bad to protect himself. I felt it was time to be true to myself and quit deceiving myself that he will soon feel remorse for his actions.
Q: Was it because you wanted reconciliation?
A: No, I just felt I should protect him because I guess a stupid part of me still loved him and felt he would come to his senses and at least do right by my son even if we never reconcile. At d end of the day I'm human and have emotions too, guess I never predicted things would get this bad.
Q: For the very 1st time, can you tell me what broke your marriage?
A: Simple: 3 things broke my marriage: His family's interference, His Manager's interference and His affair with Vicky Godis
Q: Whose fault, your or his fault?
A: I can't say I was perfect, but I NEVER cheated on him. I was pregnant and later nursing the entire time we were married. Also, before I got married I knew what being loyal is, I also knew there is no way I would ever cheat on my husband. Its not my way. Yeah I would get angry when he cheated on me, I felt it was a normal reaction when you love someone and they are doing things to hurt you but still I never left him. The separation was not my idea. My son was 11 months old, a week before his 1st birthday, his parents threw us out. My son spent his birthday in a hotel. I was sitting in my house when his parents came, they packed my things and my sons things into my car, I have pictures I took as evidence and I drove off with my son to a friends hotel in VI where I stayed for 3 weeks. Meanwhile he was with Vicky in Abuja while it was happening.
Q: Is it true you have asked for Divorce
A: Yes, I have. He is yet to file. If he is so sure he doesn't want to be married he should have no problems divorcing me. Allow me move on and give my son a family life he deserves.
Q: Do u see room for reconciliation?
A: I am not God so I can't say yes or no but he has hurt me too deeply to just go back. It would take a lot of healing, although i've moved on forgetting the pains is not that easy. At the end of the day, only God know where our future is headed.
Q: Some accuse you of forcing yourself on him and that you are older than him and that he couldn't just say no
A: I never forced myself on him. He did all the chasing, even when I said I can't marry a musician, he never stopped, he kept assuring me that if he got famous he would not change and I trusted him. What people don't know is we got engaged in November 2007, even before Gongo Aso became a hit, some said its because I was pregnant, that is not true, I got pregnant 5 months after we picked a wedding date. I am not older than him, that report is also false. He is older than me.
Q: Can you let us into how u fell in love wit 9ice? Who toasted who? Did u make the 1st move or he did?
A: He toasted me, I resisted in the beginning because I did not want a musician boyfriend, I later agreed because I felt he was sweet and sincere. How he changed so much is what I'm not sure of. Maybe bad advisers around him.
Q How did you feel when the news broke that you are dating ruggedman/ Did u ever date him?
A: I have said this hundreds of times, I Never dated Ruggedman, I was never caught with Ruggedman or any other man. At first I did not take it serious because I knew it was a lie. Iv known ruggedman longer than any guy in the industry, we have always been friends but never dated. Till date, we have been and still are like brother and sister. That ruggedman story was a terrible attempt to destroy my reputation. I'm not loose, I don't sleep around, I don't jump from man to man, I know the consequences of cheating so why would I engage in it. Why would I build with a man, when I know I still want to play around. Why would I destroy my home carelessly. I'm not stupid. That makes no sense to me. I thank God I have a fighting spirit because I did not let the lies or insults bring me down.
Q: How did u meet 9ice? For how long did you date before marriage?
A: I first saw him in Oct 2006, he came to back ruggedman up at Gbenga Adeyinka's Anniversary. We dint hook up till the following year. I went back to the states and we would chat online and talk on the phone for hours. We got married in July 2008.
Q: How true is the story that you were too overbearing on him?
A: I do not think I was overbearing. I wanted the best for him so yeah I may push him to strive for the best. I don't think that's a bad thing or something worth breaking a marriage over.
Q: How come it didn't work out
A: It takes 2 to make a marriage work, if one party insist they don't want it to work it will cripple any effort made by anyone. The mistake I made was entering with my heart and not my head. I should have taken his family background seriously and made 100% sure he had the same family values as me.
Q: Let's get to know about ur growing up years Where were you born?
A: Though my family decent is Ogun state, I'm a Lagos baby. My childhood was fun, grew up and only child but had a lot of cousins to play with. Let's say I had a sound childhood.
Q: How about your growing up years and Schools attended?
A: I shuttled between America and naija as a child and till now so I attended primary n secondary in both countries but finished my university education at California state university north ridge
Q: Having studied in the US, what professional/education courses did you take?
A: I studied video digital art
Q: Your parents how did they influence you, It seems you are closer to your mum?
A: they taught me to be very open in all I do. Yes my mum and I are close, shez always been there for me.
Q: Your career choice, Why showbiz?
A; Showbiz is something I stumbled into since about 1999. I started it as a hobby and eventually turned it into a business. I'm happy I did.
Q: You are into Modeling Music and Beauty how did u find yourself in all these?
A: life has drawn me into everything I do now. Something always transpires that leads me to my calling. Plus I'm a business minded person, very driven and don't mind getting my hands wet in new ventures.
Q: How do you cope with managing artistes? People say that can be wild
A: I am blessed with artists that don't engage in bad activities so I count myself lucky.
Q: Tell us about your label. How many artistes do you manage?
A: I currently manage three artists; Adol, Zara and Olamide and all three are focused people. Olamide and Adol just released their albums titled Rapsodi and Orin, respectively. Zara is currently working on her debut album
Q: Did you ever manage 9ice How did you cope fitting the 2 roles?
A: I took care of his international relations as well as some PR. I did it because I wanted him to succeed not because he hired mee or was paying me. Its what I love doing plus I was very passionate about his music so it came easy
Q: Marrying a star means u coping with his female admirers. How did u cope?
A: Well, I'm in the industry as well so I know it comes with the territory. It didn't bother me so far he kept it professional.
Q: What are your full names? Toni Payne sounds oyinbo, How come?
A: (laughs) Toni is short for Antonia and Payne is my last name. My Yoruba name is Seun
Q: How come you and his manager don't get along?
A: he disliked me because he felt I wanted his job. I believe it was ignorance disturbing him. I wasn't interested in his job. I just wanted to be helpful to the process by contributing my knowledge. Guess he knew he was horrible at his job hence the insecurities. For me I dint care who managed him so far the person was doing a great job.
Q: When the news broke dat you were marrying 9ice in 2008 many felt you rushed him. Did you?
A: in 2008, no we did not rush. We were engaged before he got popular so because the marriage took place around the time people started appreciating him, they felt it was a new decision when it wasn't.
Q: Then Zion came isn't dat a rush?
No, I was of age and so was he. We discussed it before, its just because everything was happening around the same time people wanted to know more about him. It wasn't a new decision at all or something that just happened. No.
Q: Is it true that this lady that had kids for 9ice has always been 9ices girlfriend before you came into the picture?
A: (laughs) No, that is not true. My husband met her a few months before our separation. I believe in September 2009 or thereabouts. Her name is Vicky "Bukky" Godis. She works at ECOWAS in Abuja.
Q: What id being a mother change in you
A: it made me more tolerant at the same time more protective. A mother son love is unique. Very special feeling.
Q: Any regrets about how your marriage went?
A:In life there are always two sides to things. People never gave me a chance before judging me. I received so many insults, hate mail over something I did not do. It was painful knowing I was innocent yet a lot were quick to crucify me. Ill just say to those who judged me blindly, may God forgive you. Next time find out facts before castigating an innocent person. In Nigeria women are usually judged unfairly and this act has to stop. Its very very unfair.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Actress Uche Iwuji 19Weeks Pregnant For Married Lover!.
''she is pregnant and hiding it that is why she only wears boubou and tunics now to shield her growing tummy from prying eyes until she can leave naija to europe where she plans to stay until she births the child.
The actress has just acquired a german visa and is making plans to travel.she is avoidng any questions which has to do with her sudden wieght gain.
Father of the unborn baby is called Raphael and he resides in spain.he visited Nigeria in 2010 and spent sometime and uche was all over the place with him and even went shopping with his mother and his younger sister who recently got married.''
Reports whispered to me say''there is a hitch however with uches new state and although Raphael is madly in love with her and wants her to keep the baby, he is already married to a european woman to get his papers and he has begged the actress to give him time to work out a plan''.
Motherhood rocks so someone should please help me tell uche to come out of the closet and rock her pregnancy....I really dont understand what the hiding is all about,shes an adult and they were both consenting to having sex,right?
Somebody please help me beg uche to come out of the closet and rock her pregnancy,because not every woman is fortunate to fall pregnant!
Wish her luck in her endeavours!
M-net's Big Brother Africa season six tagged BigBrother Amplified | celebregion.com
Running 91 days and 24/7 with a dream grand prize of USD 200 000, the sixth season of Africa's biggest reality show will include more of the drama, the emotion, the excitement and the suspense that have made the series a firm fan favourite. And it's all going to be AMPLIFIED!
So says M-Net Africa Managing Director Biola Alabi who heads up the channel's initiatives across the continent. "By definition amplified means to increase the volume, to make louder, to make more powerful. And that's exactly what we want to do with season six. To take the elements that audiences find so fantastic and present them in a refreshing new way while adding big surprises and entertaining twists. Amplified is such a well-known pop culture term and Big Brother has definitely become a pop culture success. So the name fits perfectly."
With a dramatic new eye, etched in a carbon fibre background with an edgy, futuristic feeling and with a sophisticated polished reflective finish, the newly unveiled show logo sets the scene for a bold new season!
With the deadline for entries now closed and the next phase of selection now well under way to choose housemates from the 14 participating countries (Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe), BIG BROTHER AMPLIFIED is on track to launch in little over a month!
"We received an unprecedented amount of entries this year," says Alabi. "It's been truly phenomenal, with almost 7000 written entries received from across the continent and countless more people attending the 'last chance' open auditions. We've had people from all walks of life from very different backgrounds with completely different aspirations …all take this one opportunity to enter Big Brother. It's really heartening to see that if anything, the show is going from strength to strength."
Created and produced for M-Net by Endemol South Africa, the series will once again be hosted by charismatic IK Osakioduwa, who has been at the heart of the action since he joined the show two seasons ago. With a brand new house also under construction, it's a matter of weeks before BIG BROTHER AMPLIFIED hits DStv screens! For more information on BIG BROTHER AMPLIFIED, log on to http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother
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Sunday, April 3, 2011
Three-year-old boy falls to his death from rollercoaster| Reuters
A 3-year-old boy freed himself from a safety harness. stood up and fell to his death from a roller coaster he was riding with his family at a Chicago suburban amusement park, authorities confirmed on Sunday.
Jayson Dansby, of Chicago suburb Dolton, was sitting near the front of the moving "Python Pit" roller coaster with his twin brother at the Go Bananas amusement park about 15 miles northwest of Chicago when he freed himself and fell, Norridge Police Chief James Jobe said.
The family watched the tragedy at around 7 p.m. local time Saturday night and Dansby was pronounced dead of head injuries after his fall, Jobe said.
State inspectors immediately closed the ride and are scheduled to return Sunday to complete a thorough inspection of the ride and park.
"The village has pulled the park's business license and they are not allowed to operate until the park's rides are completely inspected," Jobe said.
Height requirements are not posted near the ride but Dansby met the park's height requirements, which are posted at the park's entrance, Jobe said. A preliminary investigation did not find any equipment malfunction but said that will be the focus of ongoing inspections by the State officials.
Jim Hayes, General Manager of the Go Bananas amusement park, said he regrets the tragedy.
"We are very sorry about the incident that occurred and we are cooperating with the investigation that is underway," Hayes said.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/03/us-rollercoaster-death-idUSTRE7321J620110403
Jayson Dansby, of Chicago suburb Dolton, was sitting near the front of the moving "Python Pit" roller coaster with his twin brother at the Go Bananas amusement park about 15 miles northwest of Chicago when he freed himself and fell, Norridge Police Chief James Jobe said.
The family watched the tragedy at around 7 p.m. local time Saturday night and Dansby was pronounced dead of head injuries after his fall, Jobe said.
State inspectors immediately closed the ride and are scheduled to return Sunday to complete a thorough inspection of the ride and park.
"The village has pulled the park's business license and they are not allowed to operate until the park's rides are completely inspected," Jobe said.
Height requirements are not posted near the ride but Dansby met the park's height requirements, which are posted at the park's entrance, Jobe said. A preliminary investigation did not find any equipment malfunction but said that will be the focus of ongoing inspections by the State officials.
Jim Hayes, General Manager of the Go Bananas amusement park, said he regrets the tragedy.
"We are very sorry about the incident that occurred and we are cooperating with the investigation that is underway," Hayes said.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/03/us-rollercoaster-death-idUSTRE7321J620110403
Friday, April 1, 2011
And there shall be no more smoking in film!
It is a not a new thing in movies for someone, in a very posh home, surrounding by all the paraphernalia of luxury, to place a stick of cigarette around between his fingers and puff away, especially when he/she is under tension or just to show off. It happens so many times that subliminally, smoking begins to look like the habit of the wealthy and the sophisticated culture. Very soon, these portrayal might be no more.
On Mar 15 this year, the Senate approved the National Tobacco Control Bill. The Bill, among other things, will regulate the activities of the tobacco companies as well as protects the citizens especially minors. The constituent of the Bill includes banning smoking in public places and similarly designated places. It also includes non-glamorisation of smoking in movies and music videos while every park will carry the surgeon general’s warning. In places where people are not supposed to smoke, the warning will come in English and indigenous languages.
No longer will minors be able to buy cigarettes or smoke it in movies as the Bill prescribes ages will be a requirement for purchase. The Bill also says that cigarettes can only be bought in packs and no longer singly. Also, no more shall cigarettes ever be advertised or will it sponsor any show or event.
The National Coordinator of Coalition Against Tobacco, Ms. Toyosi Onaolapo, says after 25 months of actively engaging the legislature to force the tobacco industry to demonstrate a similar level of responsibility as exhibited in their home countries, they are glad that they have results to show for it. She says there is still more to be done as there should be compliance with the provision of the Bill. The essence, she said, is to protect public health and safety.
The legal Counsel for CAT, Mr. Babtunde Irukera, said the battle against Tobacco was not an easy one because the industry has an incredible amount of resources to fight them to a standstill. He said they didn’t backtrack as the evidence they used against the Tobacco industry came from within the industry itself.
“In movies, they are portrayed as rich and affluent and when you are under pressure, tobacco is a good way to cool off. In reality, it is not true. Tobacco is about the only product in the world designed to kill and one out of two smokers die as a direct consequence. The other half is killed by indirect consequences.”
Irukera said 62 per cent cases of erectile dysfunction, impotence and loss of vitality is a consequence of smoking. He said for women, it was equally bad as their reproductive health was at risk as a result of smoking. He said even though tobacco companies argue about their relevance to the society, they do not provide more than 945 jobs throughout the industry and over all, are on a softer moral ground and they could puncture their strength.
OMG! COULD THIS BE MAJEK FASHEK?
Majek fashek spotted in houston, US. Majek's life ruined by drugs? He however denied taking drugs. He is looking helpless
Charles Novia is currently making a movie centered on the life of the reggae star, majek fashek. And he claimed millions of dollars have been spent on making the movie.
TONI PAYNE BLASTS 9ICE's NEW BABY MAMA (HER RIVAL)!
| 9ice and Toni looking into the future at their traditional engagement |
EXCLUSIVE: Abuja Lover delivers baby girl for 9ice
Like toni payne is aware of the relationship going on between 9ice and bukky.
Toni payne who is still legally married to 9ice (with 9ice's 1st child) finally reacted to the situation via twitter. Here is the 'suspicious' tweet directed at bukky (9ice's baby mama)
"Sum (some) people r so stupid. U av an affair with a married man, he throws his wife n son out in d dead of night, n u think Karma won't get u.lmao"
She also denied the rumour going round that she's engaged when she tweeted again
"I don't get why dey can't let me be. Contrary 2 what was reported in PUNCH newspapers, I am NOT Engaged. Pls dnt use ma name 2 cova ur crap."
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EXCLUSIVE: Abuja Lover delivers baby girl for 9ice
Eric Zentner Dead: Versace Model Killed In Hit-And-Run
Model Eric Zentner, 30, was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Buellton, California over the weekend, Fox40.com reports.
Zentner is believed to have gotten out of his car after running out of gas and started walking. He was reportedly en route to visit his mother in Sacramento. He was struck around 3:45 a.m. by a light blue, '90s Dodge Caravan. There are no suspects in custody and California Highway Patrol officers are looking for tips.
His cousin Zach Zentner told the local news station, "I've thought about that a lot. I just wonder what their situation is. I hope they can bring it to themselves to come forward and admit it to themselves. They need to do something about this and say 'this is what happened.'"
Eric was best-known for his work with Versace, Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs and for a cameo in Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold" music video.
According to the Daily Mail, he once talked about his family with PunkGlobe.com:
My childhood was pretty interesting. I was born in Woodland, CA. and grew up in a house that was in the center of a walnut orchard in a small town called Winters. I spent most of my early childhood bouncing back and forth between parents and moving around the countryside and farmlands of central California. I grew up playing sports, chasing girls, hunting, fishing, building forts, and since my Dad is a drummer that also included playing music, enjoying life to the fullest, and having big dreams. Growing up we didn't have all that much but there was always plenty of love, imagination, fun, and support from both sides of my family.
When asked if he and his band could play any venue, what would it be, Eric said:
I would actually create my own full-day event at my Grandma Zentner's gorgeous country home. It'd be a beautiful spring day with tons of amazing food, kegs of frosty beer, a 10 gallon margarita machine, kids running around, adults lounging about, enjoying life, and everyone would be either laughing or smiling. Featured guests would include Jimi Hendrix, Cliff Burton, Neil Pert, David Bowie, Randy Rhodes, John Waite, Dimebag Darrel, Michael Jackson, Maynard Keenan, John Lennon, Eva Cassidy, Geddy Lee, Joe Satriani, Stevie Ray Vaughn, David Lee Roth, Tupac, and Ozzy Osbourne.
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