Friday 31 January 2014

Comedian I Go Save Welcomes Daughter



Popular Nigerian comedian Otaghware Otas Onodiayeke also known as I Go Save welcomed a daughter yesterday in Hanusch Hospital in Austria. I go save and his girlfriend Becky are excited about the little girl and the proud dad shared photos of lil Aliana on his instagram page.
The comedian was present during the delivery and here are the lovely photos of  father and daughter. Both mother and child are in perfect condition.




Congratulations I Go Save & Becky  and welcome to the world lil Aliana.

Pokello Spits Fire On Hater




Well bullying sucks and not everyone takes it lightly. Former BBA- The Chase housemate Pokello isn't one to be bullied or take lightly to insults. 
She lashed out on a hating fan and shared the said lady's pictures on her Instagram page with a message below it. Here is what she had to say.

queenofswaggeralldayeveryday

Let me introduce to you all, my biggest hater. Her name is @langagwelo. You want to be famous? I will make it easy for u. Let this be a point of reference to anyone else who feels the need to share their vast and intricate knowledge of me. I have noticed your comments on my posts several times dear @Langagwelo so now let me school u. You said I didn't have O'level education? Ur dad must have been one of my Teachers. I suggest u use ur $1 airtime the same u log onto Instagram to google Monash University Graduating Class of 2009. U seem to like mentioning my leaked sextape or informing people about its existence👉 it is Unfortunate that ur desires to see my life crumble after the sextape could not be fulfilled. sweetheart, the downfall of my Vagina is not the downfall of my Brain! Last time I checked I had 6 pageant titles, a high-end store and was making headlines in newspapers way before that sextape. So I'm sorry that u r so affected by why a Ho like me is famous but I guess either ur mother shit you or slept with so many men the night u were conceived, becoz it's only such a challenging start to life that can lead u monitor the activities of my vagina and it's occupants. ☝️I'm rather empathetic with ur own case becoz neither yourself or ur mother have managed to use ur very 'beautiful' and 'reputable' punani's to even ascertain the services of an Orthodontist. My life pains u very much and I must sincerely apologise for that. đź‘‹Bye Hater!✌️


Well He who is without sin should cast the first stone. Perfect reply from Pokello lol.



Wande Coal Reveals His Best Kept Secret – “I Have a 5-Year Old Son”



Wande Coal just shared his best kept secret during an interview with PM News. He disclosed having a 5 years old son. He had the little boy in 2008 and decided to keep the little man's existence a secret till today.

He said he decided to reveal the boy's existence to avoid being subjected to crude speculations by some mischievous groups.
He told PM news during the interview that "Nobody is going to surprise me anymore. Let me then announce to the whole world that I already have a five-year old son. I had the boy since 2008 before I released my debut album,‘Mushin 2 Mo’Hits’. I have been keeping it secret ever since then but think it’s high time people should know.”

I can't wait to see a photo of the lil man. Wande please don't keep us waiting for long *wink*





Justin Bieber DUI He Was High on Weed and Pills ... Toxicology Report Shows


Another day, another Justin Bieber drama. Can't wait for when all these drama would come to an end.
Below is a new report according to TMZ.


The Justin Bieber toxicology report from his DUI arrest in Miami Beach is in ... and it shows he tested positive for marijuana and prescription medication, TMZ has learned. According to the report -- obtained by TMZ -- Justin's urine was tested right after he was busted for driving under the influence on January 23 ... and it shows there was THC and Alprazolam in his system. FYI -- Alprazolam is the key ingredient in Xanax (prescription anti-anxiety medication). The report also shows Justin tested NEGATIVE for cocaine, opiates, meth and other drugs. The report is consistent with the police report where cops say he told them his mom had provided him with prescription pills. As for the weed, Justin also told cops he had been smoking pot in his recording studio all night long. Bieber has pled not guilty to the charges.

Soldiers removed our posters, replaced them with PDP’s, APC claims


The APC said it has evidence of the action
Soliders, in the late hours of Monday in Adamawa, removed posters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and replaced them with those of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the opposition party has claimed.
The Interim National Vice Chairman of the APC for the North East Zone, Umar Duhu, told PREMIUM TIMES that soldiers of the 23rd armoured brigade carried out the action ahead of the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to the state on Tuesday.
The APC had on Monday inaugurated the state’s interim committee. Mr. Duhu said prior to the event, the party had cause to put up is posters, billboards and fliers across all strategic locations in Yola, the Adamawa capital.
“However, later in the night; immediately after the curfew period has set in, we visibly saw military men with their guns hanging on their necks, busy removing our posters and replacing them with that of the PDP and President Jonathan 2015,” Mr. Duhu said.
Mr. Duhu said his party had evidence of the allegation describing it as “very unbecoming of the military that was supposed to be non-partisan”’
The APC leader advised the military to stay out of politics. He said the military should know that they are being paid with tax payers’ money to protect the integrity of Nigeria, and they are not supposed to be partisan.
We will resist impunity
Mr. Duhu also accused the ruling PDP of trying to intimidate the opposition using the military. He said the APC is ready to face the challenges.
“All this draconian method of ensuring that the president is returned by hook or crook ; we will make sure we resist it, even if it means we will lose our lives, we are ready to lose it to make sure that democracy in Nigeria survives. So we will not allow that,” he said.
He also restated the position expressed by the APC in the past that the PDP had decided to merge with security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
“All we are telling Nigerians is that we are determined to challenge them head on. If you look at all revolutions around the world, the military will continue to shoot the people until they get tired and also drop their guns and join the crowd.
“So we are ready to upturn the system we have today to ensure that probity and rule of law hold supreme in Nigeria and we are ready to do that even if it means we lose our lives in the process,” he said.
Jonathan shields corrupt elements
Mr. Duhu also accused President Jonathan of shielding corrupt elements in his government. He said there was massive corruption involved in the construction of the secondary school built by the Nigerian Air force, which Mr. Jonathan had gone to Adamawa to commission.
Mr. Duhu cited the reported incident of the harassment of journalists by Air force officers just to stop them from witnessing the event and reporting what they saw.
“What happened with the harassment of journalists during the president’s visit is unfortunate. The President said the CDS was appointed because he was prudent with resources, then why were they preventing journalists from taking inventory of the materials there.
“What the president said about the CDS is not correct and that is why people say he is shielding corruption. Anything Jonathan tells Nigerians about corruption is just lies; Nigerians should begin to say no to impunity. Impunity is what is keeping the PDP alive and we are not going to allow it to thrive in Nigeria,” he said.
There were reports that some journalists working for various media houses were stoned by Air force personnel at the venue of the project commissioning.
According to the Guardian Newspaper, the reporters were stoned out of the venue by men of the Air force on an order from an officer suspected to be the head of the school Mr. Jonathan visited to commission.
The paper said trouble started for the journalists at the venue when the Public Relations Officer of 75 Strike Force, Yola, Ishaku Abdullahi, a Flying Officer, asked journalists to wait in one of the classrooms for their accreditation.
It said later on an officer with a nametag A.A. Dogo, suspected to be the head of the school slated for commissioning, came and asked who directed the reporters to sit inside the classroom. But after an explanation from the chairman of the correspondents’ chapel, Umar Dankano, of the Peoples Daily Newspapers, the aggressive officer left without a word.
A few minutes after, another man dressed in a rough suit with a name tag SPA Emmanuel C. Anita, arrived and ordered the reporters who were waiting to be accredited to get out of the venue, saying that their presence was not needed. Before Mr. Dankano could offer some explanations, some men of the Air force started throwing stones at the reporters.
It took the intervention of some military officers from the 23 Amoured Brigade, Yola, to rescue the journalists out of the venue
PREMIUM TIMES tried unsuccessfully to speak to the spokesperson of the 23rd Brigade, Nuhu Jafaru, throughout Wednesday. Several calls to his cell phone failed to connect, and he also did not respond to an SMS sent to him.
-Premiumtimes

Sexiest Video Of The Year? Shakira and Rihanna Release “Can’t Remember To Forget You”




Get into Shakira and Rihanna’s super erotic video for their upbeat hit “Can’t Remember To Forget You.”

The visually stunning video was directed by Joseph Khan and features a blonde Shakira and dark-haired Rih whining, twerking and rubbing up on each other like two lovers ready to go at it! There’s even a nude scene where both sexy singers are seen cradling one another, with Rih looking like she’s about to plant her ruby-red lips right on Shakira!

Lesbihonest: If we didn’t know any better, we’d say this song was about them!

Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I can’t remember to forget you
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I keep forgetting I should let you go
But when you look at me, the only memory,
is us kissing in the moonlight
Ohohohoh ohohohoh
I can’t remember to forget you

Unlike the duet that Shakira did with Beyonce years ago, we can actually tell these two apart in the video.
Catch the sexy visual below:
Watch on YouTube
Are you feeling it?
-Necolebitchie

Acid attack victim Naomi Oni weeps in first TV interview since court case as she reveals she contemplated suicide over false police claims she poured acid over herself




Naomi Oni, 21, was walking home when Mary Konye threw acid at herKonye, 21, found guilty of attacking her 'friend' last weekShe dressed in a Muslim veil to stalk Miss Oni on her way home from workDoused her in concentrated sulphuric acid near her Dagenham homeMiss Oni was accused of dousing herself in acid for fame and money Konye faces jail when she is sentenced next monthAn acid attack victim sobbed during her first television appearance since her attacker was found guilty and revealed she contemplated suicide over false claims she poured acid over herself. Naomi Oni, 21, was walking home on December 30, 2012, when acid was thrown in her face by Mary Konye, also 21, who was wearing a niqab veil. Speaking on This Morning today she said: 'I was told there was no way of finding who this person was and after being questioned by the police and realising they were looking at me, trying to say that I done it to myself, I thought this is not going to happen. 
Naomi Oni, 21, was walking home on December 30, 2012, when acid was thrown in her face'I'm not going to sit there and let them tell me that.'So I decided to come on the show and let everyone know what's happened to me and let them know that someone is out there that attacked me.'She added: 'Knowing that someone had burnt your face, literally burnt you alive, that is horrific and to look at yourself in the papers and see something else. 'Then to be told that you've done this to yourself - I had no clue what was going to happen to me. 'That should not have happened to me and I should not have been accused. 'It was horrific. I was in hospital getting my eyelids repaired when I heard what had happened.'
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Acid attack victim says she felt suicidal after false accusations
Hurt: Naomi Oni said she felt so alone after she the attack which left her with serious burns to her face
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Brave: Naomi Oni breaks down in tears speaking on This Morning when she said she felt suicidal
Acid attack victim says she felt suicidal after false accusations
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Hurt: Naomi Oni said she felt so alone after she the attack which left her with serious burns to her face
Admitting that it made her feel suicidal, Miss Oni said: 'I felt like I was left alone. 
'I felt like authorities and support teams that I should have been getting didn't want to help in terms of my housing and I felt like someone has randomly attacked me, destroyed my life, taken my face, and now my whole life was being taken away from me. I don't feel like a normal young girl. 
'I felt like "this has happened to you, deal with it" - it does make you feel suicidal.'
CCTV footage obtained by police after the attack showed Konye following Miss Oni as she left her job as a shop assistant in Victoria's Secret in Westfield Shopping Centre, Stratford, East London. 
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False allegations: Naomi Oni spoke about being accused of dousing acid on herself for fame and money 
Konye, who will be sentenced next month, now faces jail after she was found guilty of the acid attack at Snaresbrook Crown Court last week.
Miss Oni suffered serious burns to her face and chest, lost her hair and eyelashes, and required skin graft surgery to cover the burns.
Talking about her attacker she said: 'She was a close friend and I'd known her since I was about 11. 
'I believe, from what I hear, that she's always had a jealousy, a type of hatred, which I didn't realise. 
'She would be very on and off with me. She'd treat me like a puppy, pick up and drop me. 
'One minute she's not friends, one minute she's friends and as we got older I feel like it just spiralled.'
Presenter Phillip Schofield comforts Naomi Oni today on This Morning where she spoke about the attack
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Presenter Phillip Schofield comforts Naomi Oni today on This Morning where she spoke about the attack
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Naomi Oni said Mary Konye, who had been her friend since the age of 11, had become 'obsessed' with her, trying to emulate her looks, trying to steal her boyfriend before attempting to 'destroy' her
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Naomi Oni said Mary Konye, who had been her friend since the age of 11, had become 'obsessed' with her, trying to emulate her looks, trying to steal her boyfriend before attempting to 'destroy' her
She added: 'I told the police on January 6 - a few days after the incident - when they asked me if anyone has ever threatened to do such a thing before. 
'And I thought about it and said someone has. I said a friend of mine back in 2011 after an argument she told me that she was so angry at the time that she wanted to throw acid at me.'
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Naomi Oni before she had acid thrown in her face
Recalling how her 'friend' acted throughout her ordeal, Miss Oni said: 'The morning of the day it happened.
'I remember that she messaged me and I spoke to her in the evening and told her what happened. 
'She seemed shocked and told me she wanted to come and see me in hospital.'
She added: 'When I first had some surgery, I remember crying on the phone to her asking "who would do this to me, who hates me? I would never wish this on my worst enemy".
'She told me not to worry, that I'd be okay and she even attended my surprise birthday party and got me flowers and a gift card. 
'She sat beside me and cried and everything. How do I feel about her now? I think she's a sad person. 
'I think I will always be the person I was and no one can stop me from that. 
'And like I said before I even knew it was her, whatever the person tried to do, they failed, and I stand by it. She failed and will continue to be an amazing person.'
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'All lines of enquiry were considered in the early stages of the investigation. 
'The investigation was detailed and complex and officers had a duty to explore every avenue of enquiry and retain an open mind about the circumstances. 
'They carried out numerous actions including door-to-door enquiries, leaflet drops, searches, interviews and forensic analyses. Ensuring full and accurate statements were taken from the victim was part of that process.
'The CCTV evidence took some time to collate and analyse but then clearly showed a veiled suspect trailing the victim before the attack. 
'Konye was arrested as the investigation progressed.' 


Thursday 30 January 2014

French court drops Ribery and Benzema prostitution case


Since the issue of  both players getting involved with underage prostitutes, the media has been following every detail of the case. The judge dropped the case finally today.
Here's a report according to BBC News







Side-by-side for the French national team, Mr Ribery, left, and Mr Benzema both denied the charges

A French court has dropped 

charges of sex with an underage 

prostitute against footballers 

Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema.
The judge ruled there was insufficient proof the men were aware that Zahia Dehar was a minor at the time the alleged offences took place.
The two footballers, who denied the charges, had faced up to three years in prison if convicted.
Neither player, nor Ms Dehar, appeared at the early stages of the trial.






Zahia Dehar shows her lingerie collection in Paris (23 January 2013)
Since the scandal broke, Zahia Dehar has become fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld's muse

Ms Dehar, 21, told investigators that Mr Ribery had flown her to Munich as a birthday present to himself in 2009, when she was still 17, though she insists she lied about her age.
Karim Benzema is alleged to have met Ms Dehar in 2008 in a Champs Elysee nightclub and to have taken her back to his hotel where he paid to sleep with her. He denies there was any encounter.
The prosecutors believed there was no case to answer - it was the investigating magistrates that were pushing the case, reports the BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris.
Mr Ribery's lawyer, Carlo Alberto Brusa, said he was "very happy with the verdict".
"We fought for him to be cleared without any stain [on his name]. This acquittal is the end of a sad story."
Mr Benzema's lawyer, Sylvain Cormier, said he "could feel all the weight coming off". He said the case had been "morally very trying" and described the decision as "the end of a nightmare" for his client.
The court also dropped the case against Mr Ribery's brother-in-law for soliciting a minor for sex, but handed down sentences - from three months suspended, to one year plus an extra year suspended - to five others for "aggravated pimping".






Lawyer Sylvain Cormier addresses journalists before the opening of the trial of his client Karim Benzema on 20 January 2014
Mr Benzema's lawyer Sylvain Cormier said the case had been "a nightmare"

Franck Ribery plays for German team Bayern Munich, and Karim Benzema for Spain's Real Madrid. Both men also play for the French national side.
The age of consent is 15 in France, but paying for sex with anyone under 18 is a crime.
Ms Dehar became a celebrity following the scandal and has since established herself as a designer of luxury lingerie, thanks partly to being befriended and promoted by fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Despite the trial Mr Ribery arguably had the best season of his career in 2012-13, helping Bayern win the German Bundesliga and European Champions League.
He finished third in the recent Ballon d'Or vote for Europe's best footballer, behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Last weekend, Benzema scored his 100th club goal for Madrid.

French doctors work to bring Schumacher out of coma


Michael Schumacher was skiing in the French resort of Meribel when he hit a rock
Doctors treating injured Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher are reducing his sedation to prepare to bring him out of a coma, his manager says.

This step will allow the "waking up process" to start, Sabine Kehm said in a statement.

But bringing the seven-times champion out of the coma "could take a long time", she added.

Schumacher suffered a severe head injury in a skiing accident in the French Alps on 29 December.

He was put into a medically induced coma by his doctors at a clinic in Grenoble following operations to remove blood clots from his brain.

Doctors have kept the 45-year-old German asleep to help reduce the swelling.

Ms Kehm was approached by the media for comment on Schumacher's condition on Wednesday - exactly a month after his crash. She said then that his condition remained "stable".

In her statement on Thursday, she said it had been agreed to communicate details of his sedation "only once this process was consolidated".

The statement again included an appeal by Schumacher's family for privacy for them and for his doctors, while at the same time expressing "sincere appreciation for the worldwide sympathy".

At his bedside since the accident, the family have received hundreds of letters and gifts from around the world.

Earlier this month, investigators probing the accident said Schumacher had been going at the speed of "a very good skier" at the time of his crash in the resort of Meribel.

He had been skiing 8m off-piste when he fell and hit a rock, investigators said.

Experts reconstructed events leading up to the crash after examining Schumacher's skiing equipment and viewing footage filmed on a camera attached to his helmet.

Schumacher retired from racing in 2012 after a 19-year career.
He won two titles with Benetton, in 1994 and
1995, before switching to Ferrari in 1996 and going on to win five straight titles from 2000.
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Lala Anthony Becomes A Best Selling Author




Beautiful Lala Anthony has joined the league of authors. The actress and Mtv Vj just launched her first book. Its a self help book and is about love, sex and happiness. She shares her experience on all these topics and gives advice on how to improve your personal life.







She has been on different television shows to promote the book titled "The Love Playbook". Some pages of the book are shared above to give an insight on how educative and entertaining it is. Lala has been on television shows like Good Morning America and The View where she took pictures with Whoopi Goldberg who is a co-presenter on the show. Lala has also been to different states for book signing and on one occasion was joined by Kelly Rowland. The book is selling out in stores already.




An below is how the book was described on online stores where it is also on sale.  

Star of VH1’s La La’s Full Court Life, actress, entrepreneur, and wife of New York Knick’s star Carmelo Anthony – La La Anthony found love and success on her own terms. But before La La was a strong woman balancing a growing career, a high-profile marriage, and motherhood, she suffered through bad dates, tumultuous relationships, and backstabbing friends. She learned the hard way how to rise above it all to live the life she loves. And now, for the first time, she channels her most rewarding and challenging lessons into a personal playbook, providing empowering, go-to advice for healthy relationships and a happy life.

With her attitude of no nonsense and no judgments, La La is the one her friends come to for relationship advice. She tells it like it is, sharing her personal experiences and revealing intimate details about her marriage and past relationships, to illustrate what she’s learned the hard way.

In The Love Playbook, La La provides play-by-play plans—from teaching your man the right way to treat a woman to dealing with a fickle friend, and, of course, how to snag a baller. With personal secrets and empowering advice, you will learn how to take control of your relationships, rise above adversity, and live your life by your rules.

THE LOVE PLAYBOOK is the everywoman guide to finding love, building healthy relationships, and staying true to yourself along the way. 
I am excited about the book and hope to read it soon. Congrats Lala on a great piece of literary work. 




Toke Makinwa Marks Two Weeks Anniversary


It's been two weeks since Toke got married and she shared a lovely picture of her wedding accompanied by a beautiful poem of her reassuring love for him on instagram. Read what she wrote beneath the photo.

tokemakinwa
#tokemakinwa #morningrose #love #light #happiness. It was 2weeks yesterday and I still can't believe it happened. Love is such a precious gift from God and you haven't truly lived until you have loved. I am one lucky girl, God gave me my best friend, my partner, the "yang" to my YIN, and my Fav person in the world. We are soooooooo different but somehow our differences are so little in comparison to the acceptance we have of each other. This guy accepts me for who I am. He understands and listens to me. Never one to judge, a gentle heart and after all is said and done, thru the years and thru everything we have been thru, I will do it all again with you. I can confidently say I love you more than I did yesterday and our journey, our experiences what we have learnt was all for a time as this. Sometimes you might be what that person needs to see life differently, I am loving every minute of this new journey. Love you Mr A #darkchild #loveletter #romanticist #family.


SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD: A Bra That Opens Only For Partners Who Raise Your Heart Rate Is Out!


I am in love with this bra already, i just might get one when it's out for sale hehehehe. This is another wonder by technology giants Japan.

Interesting facts according to ghanacelebrites.com

Like any other thing, it can be hacked by the wrong person—and by this, I mean the wrong man can find a way to get the bra to unlock itself…
But the concept seems pretty interesting. This new smart bra will only unlock when it feels you have the right person in front of you, and it determines the right person by measuring the rate of your heartbeat.
As usual, this invention is coming out of Japan…The bra, designed by manufacturer Ravijour, monitors woman’s heart-rate, hormones and nervous system through a mobile phone app and makes sure that the guy unhooking it is “Mr. Right”, the Daily Star reported.
The bra, which unhooks only after sensing an instant boost of love-filled excitement, sends the body’s functions as a signal to the app, which then determines if the “true love rate” is enough to unclasp it.
According to Ravijour, the bra will not continually burst open, as the app has the knowledge to recognize different situations and can pick apart a rising heart rate from jogging from romance.
The lingerie brand also said that the bra can come in handy for women to save themselves from unwanted sexual advances.
The bra is not currently on sale and there is no indication as to whether it will be made, but the prototype has a front clasp with a sensor and a light that glows pink if the wearer is in love with a person nearby.

Yvonne Okoro To Host TV Show



Ghanian/Nigerian actress Yvonne Okoro is set to start her TV show this year in Ghana. The TV show Dining with Yvonne Okoro is produced by Yvonne Okoro’s Desamour Company in collaboration with IFACTORY live and supported by Philips.

Philips have supported the show to enhance Ghana's creative art and African entertainment. Waiting for when the show would start airing.
Congratulations Yvonne Okoro.










Nigerians may pay more for electricity as NNPC considers 50 per cent gas price hike


Paying more for the light we hardly ever see and that's yet to be constant sounds like a ripoff to me.
News reports by premium times below.

Power producers will now pay more for gas
Nigerians may have to pay more for electricity as the Federal Government says it is considering a hike in the price of natural gas to power plants by about 50 per cent.
At the moment, oil and gas companies supply gas to power plants for the generation of electricity at the rate of $1 per 1000 standard cubic feet, SCF.
However, the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu, said in Abuja on Tuesday that the rate would soon be raised to $1.5 per 1000 SCF to ensure adequate supply and encourage more gas supplies/sales to power plants.
The decision to consider a 50 per cent hike in the price of the commodity was said to be sequel to the demand by gas suppliers who complain about the “uneconomic price” they have been made to sell to the power plants.
Indications are that the development may result in an increase in electricity tariff with power producers trying to recover cost incurred.
Currently, fertiliser companies pay about 90 cents for 1,000 cubic feet of gas, while industrial users purchase 1,000 cubic feet of the commodity at above $2.50.
The price of gas for power producers, who account for about 80 per cent of the domestic gas consumption, was increased about two years ago from $0.1 to $1.0 by the federal government for the same purpose of encouraging suppliers to sell to power plants.
The government has said that despite the hike, the prices were still lower than the about $3 per 1,000 standard cubic feet charged at the international market price for gas.
Concerns have always been expressed among electricity producers that the existing inappropriate gas pricing regime may frustrate the Federal Government’s efforts at achieving efficient and stable power supply in the country.
Power industry experts have noted that this was already happening as producers were now reluctant to supply gas to the power plants in favour of industries, a development that has negated government’s objectives in the power sector.
The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo, also said the decision to raise the price of gas was an attempt to establish an appropriate pricing regime as a necessary step to guarantee improved power supply in the country.
The minister said the disparity in price between gas supply to the power industry and the industrial sector was cited by the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, as a major reason why gas supply to power plants had been erratic, an issue that negatively affected power supply nationwide.
Another issue that has affected gas supply to power plants is pipeline vandalism which has sometimes reduced gas supply and thus electricity generation by about 20 per cent.
Nigeria recently privatised most of its power generating and distributing plants. The new gas pricing thus means the power generating plants, majority gas powered, would have to pay more to generate power; and to break even may demand an increase in the amount paid for the electricity generated by the eventual consumers, many of whom already complain of paying for non-available electricity. Nigeria generates less than 5000 megawatts of electricity, less than a quarter of what is required to power the whole nation.
Before this new gas directive, however, the National Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, had said there was no plan to increase electricity tariff.

Queen Elizabeth II Down to Her Last Million Due to Overspending







I thought things like this don't happen anymore. A woman who's on Forbes list as one of the richest women in the world now having to manage her last million is really a case of from grace to grass where there's lack of prudence.

Eonline shared the news of the Queen's financial problems below.
Perhaps Queen Elizabeth II could learn something from her thrifty granddaughter-in-law Kate Middleton. The 87-year-old monarch has been overspending the royal family's famous fortune, the royal family's famous fortune, according to a report published by the Commons Public Accounts Committee on Monday, Jan. 27.
Following her courtiers' advice, Her Majesty the Queen's reserve fund has fallen from £35 million ($58 million) in 2001 to just £1 million ($1.6 million) in 2014. The report states the royal family is "spending above their means and dipping into the reserves...the balance now stands at an all-time low."
The report also reveals that a number of palaces are in "dangerous or deteriorating" conditions. Forty percent of them, in fact, are "below acceptable standards." It's not exactly new information, as Queen Elizabeth II knows that there's an $82 million backlog in repairs due to tightened government funding.
Taxpayers fund the royal palaces in Britain, comprised of more than 300 buildings. In 2013, the public spent about £31 million ($51 million) renovating and operating the facilities. The report urged the treasury to "get a grip" and help the royal family to prevent "further damage and deterioration."
According to the report, royal staff members have been forced to catch rain in buckets to protect art and antiquities in some locations. Queen Elizabeth II's "antiquated" boilers are more than 60 years old.
"The Queen has not been served well by the Household and by the Treasury," said Margaret Hodge, the labour chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. "We got the impression that they just haven't tried to make greater savings. Here we are, we're all in it together, but they are failing to seek better value for the Queen. They are dipping into their reserves in a way that just isn't sensible."
"If you look at the Tower of London and its visitor numbers it makes you think that there's potential there. Have they done their darndest to maximize value for money?" Hodge wondered.
The royal household has pledged to introduce a 10-year maintenance plan to resolve the backlog. It has also pledged to increase the size of its reserve fund. Married to Prince Philip since 1947, Queen Elizabeth II has four children and eight grandchildren—including Prince William and Prince Harry.



Are T.I. and Tiny Headed For Divorce? Shekinah Says ‘No’


I really pray this doesn't happen and they sort out their differences soon. I hate divorce and the effect it has on everyone especially the kids. Tiny and T.I. should get their act together because they are such a lovely family with great kids. 

Reports according to necolebitchie stats that the couple might be getting to the end of the bridge.







Another day, another celebrity breakup rumor…
And we are hoping that this one is far from true!
Over the last 14 years, T.I. and Tiny have been involved in a relationship that seemed as though it would withstand the test of time. Tiny’s been right by T.I.’s side, since before his mega success, allowing him at one point to even record music in her basement. She’s also been there for him while he served three jail stints and has been an awesome mother to the couple’s combined six kids. When the duo decided to allow television cameras into their homes so that the world could see what life was like for the Harris family, the couple quickly became a TV favorite while being pegged the Hip Hop Huxtables.
So you’d kind of think that with all that they’ve been through over the years, some major ish would have to go down for them to call it quits.
This past weekend, the Internet started flying off the hinges with rumors that the couple are headed for divorce, after both T.I. and Tiny began posting cryptic messages to Instagram.
T.I. posted:
Tiny followed up the post a day later with her own cryptic message:
Luckily, before things could get completely out of hand, Shekinah (Tiny’s BFF and hairstylist) took to Instagram in an attempt to put out the fire. She posted:
Only time will tell if those pesky split rumors are true, but so far Tiny nor T.I. are doing anything to assure their fans that their relationship is good.
Although Tiny and T.I. were both in L.A. for Grammy weekend, T.I. attended three events (including Friends ‘N’ Family VIP Dinner, RocNation brunch and Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy Bash) without Tiny, which is odd. He has also shared photos from the weekend to his Instagram while using the hashtag #happydays.
Tiny, meanwhile, had a girls’ night after the Grammys and posted to her Instagram:
Relationships are hard, and even more difficult when you are in the public eye. If the rumors are true, hopefully this is just a small hiccup and they will be back together in no time.
A small break never hurt anybody.
[Just don't get anybody pregnant in the meantime!]
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Wish them the best.