ML Reveal: Taking Success a Notch Higher... P'Square Acquires Private Jet!

Nigeria's multiple award winning hip-hop sensation, Peter and Paul Okoye popularly known as P- Square have added another feather to their cap as they are now proud owners of  a private jet.

According to our source, the twins recently coughed out several millions of dollars to pick the private airbus from one of the Arabian countries. And with their latest acquisition, Peter and Paul are now the biggest boys in the Nigerian music industry.

One of their tweets on Thursday evening  gave the duo out about their new acquisition.

"Jetting privately….thanks to God and the fans. You all made it possible. God has settled us…Just included on our list…that very list……shhhhhh." Peter tweeted Thursday night.

MLB gathered that as at the time Peter tweeted about their new 'baby', the duo were on a trip to South Africa.

With landed properties in Jos, Port Harcourt and their newly built Lagos mansion worth N400 million, it's no doubt that the dynamic duo are in the millionaires club.

Among their automobile acquisitions are two Sequioa Sports Utility Vans (SUVs), one hummer SUV, truck bus and a Toyota Altima.
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Nigeria's fast rising acts ''Wizkid & Iceprince'' Nominated For 2012 BET Award-Best International Act (Africa) Category

Nigeria's Iceprince and wizkid have just been nominated for the 2012 BET Awards. The both are being nominated for best international artist africa category alongside Kenya's Camp Mulla, south africa's Lira, Mali's Mokobe, and Ghana's sarkordie. They were announced at the BET press conference in new york by X-factor's Astro.

The 2012 BET Awards will hold July 1,2o12 at shrine auditorium ,Los Angeles and will be hosted by samuel L. Jackson. Chris brown and nicki minaj will performing and there will also be a whitney houston's tribute at the ceremony.

BET Awards '12 Nominations

Best Female R&B Artist
Marsha Ambrosius
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Trey Songz
Usher

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Big Sean
Drake
J. Cole
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Young Jeezy

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj
Diamond
Trina
Brianna Perry

Best Group
Bad Meets Evil
Diddy-Dirty Money
Maybach Music Group
Mindless Behavior
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Best New Artist
A$AP Rocky
Big Sean
Diggy
Future
Meek Mill

Best Collaboration
Beyoncé f/ J. Cole – "Party""
Big Sean f/ Kanye West & Roscoe Dash – "Marvin & Chardonnay"
DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne – "I'm On One"
Drake f/ Lil Wayne and Tyga – "The Motto"
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) f/ Otis Redding – "Otis"
Wale f/ Miguel – "Lotus Flower Bomb"

Video of the Year
Beyoncé – "Countdown"
Beyoncé – "Love on Top"
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – "Ni**as in Paris"
The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – "Otis"
Usher – "Climax"

Video Director of the Year
Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson
Benny Boom
Chris Brown and Godfrey Tabarez
Kanye West
Hype Williams

Best Gospel
Yolanda Adams
Kim Burrell
James Fortune & FIYA
Fred Hammond
Trin-I-Tee 5:7

YoungStars Award
Astro
Diggy
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Willow Smith

Viewers' Choice Award
Drake f/ Lil Wayne & Tyga – "The Motto"
Beyoncé – "Love on Top"
Chris Brown – "Turn Up the Music"
Mindless Behavior – "Hello"
The Throne f/ Otis Redding – "Otis"
Wale f/ Miguel – "Lotus Flower Bomb"

Centric Award
Common
Estelle
Robert Glasper
Robin Thicke
Tyrese

Best International Act: U.K.
Estelle
Labrinth
Emeli Sande
Sway
Wretch 32

Best International Act: Africa
Camp Mulla (Kenya)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
Lira (South Africa)
Mokobe (Mali)
Sarkodie (Ghana)
Wizkid (Nigeria)

Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Viola Davis
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoe Saldana

Best Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Idris Elba
Kevin Hart
Denzel Washington

Best Movie
Good Deeds
Jumping the Broom
Laugh at My Pain
Red Tails
The Help

Sportswoman of the Year
Skylar Diggins
Candace Parker
Brittney Griner
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

Sportsman of the Year
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Victor Cruz
Kevin Durant
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ML Metro: Lagos shuts down worship centres

Three churches, two mosques and two firms were on Monday, shut down by the Lagos state government for failing to comply with the state environmental law.

The general manager of the Environmental Protection Agency, Rasheed Shabi, who ordered their closure, said the affected buildings were noisily polluting the areas where they are located.

They are also accused of failing to comply with notices of abatement, thereby forcing the government's hand to clamp down on them.

"The affected worship centres will not be opened until they comply with the environmental laws of the state as regards noise pollution."

He named the affected churches as the Lord's Chosen Charismatic Mission Church, Anthony Village; Christ Chosen Church, Onipanu and Evangelical Apostolic Church.

The affected mosques are Darusalam Mosque, Sabo and Ayegbesin Mosque, Oshodi.

Companies were also not spared in the closure as Sunplast Plastic, Isolo and Scot Industries, Matori, were shut down for emitting fumes that were hazardous to the people in the areas.

Mr Shabi also added that one of the companies engaged its workers under dehumanising conditions.

"LASEPA officials, backed up by policemen attached to the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit locked up the affected places today (Monday)" he said.
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Battle of the browsers Google’s Chrome has overtaken Microsoft’s Internet Explorer as the most widely used web browser in the world,

Data from web analytics service StatCounter showed that for the week of May 14-20 Chrome has averaged a higher share of web traffic for a full seven-day stretch.

The development will be welcome news for web designers, who have long struggled with the Microsoft browser's patchy implementation of new web coding standards.

Statcounter's data showed Chrome in the lead in the field of five major web browsers, with 32.76 per cent share of users, while IE dipped to 31.94 per cent.

The change in web browsing habits represents a remarkable decline for Internet Explorer, which four years ago boasted a market share of nearly 70 per cent.

While it is not the first time that Chrome has overtaken IE, it is the first time that Google's browser has held its position for an entire week – though still by less than a percentage point.

And while Chrome is leading the browser market worldwide, it is still lagging Microsoft's product significantly in the U.S. and the UK.

In the U.S. IE leads the field with 37 per cent of users, compared to just 23 per cent for Chrome, while in Britain IE also takes about 37 per cent of users, with Chrome performing slightly better with nearly 29 per cent of the market.

The worldwide numbers are skewed by Chrome's strong performance in Asia and South America. In Asia the Google browser beats Microsoft's by about five percentage points while in South America Chrome beats IE hands down with nearly 50 per cent of the market to IE's 26 per cent.
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ML Direct: Adele clears 12 of 18 2012 Billboard Music Award

British singer Adele on Sunday walked away with 12 of the 18 award nominations, at the just concluded 2012 Billboard Music Award.

The awards were won from her album 21, she also won top female artist, top artist and top album.

Other awardees include LFAO who got an award for their "Party Rock Anthem" as song of the year,
Top duo group, as well as 4 awards out of 6.

Other highlights of the show were tributes session which allowed some fans to pay tribute to Robin Gibb who recently died of cancer. Natasha Bedingfield paid tribute to Donna Summer, while Wiz Khalifa praised late Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch.

John Legend and Jordin Sparks sang "The Greatest Love of All" and "I Will Always Love You" to remember Whitney Houston.
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Members of the Niger State House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached the Speaker, Isah Kawu,

Just a week after he was dramatically elected by his colleagues to replace Mohammed Gammunu. Kawu was ousted based on a vote of no confidence supported by 21 members while three opposed it.

He was removed through a motion moved by Andrew Doma representing Shiroro and supported by Abass Wazire representing Magama.
Kawu has been replaced by Adamu Usman, who was immediately sworn in.

It will be recalled that Gammunu was impeached last Tuesday for incompetence after a motion was moved by Bashir Loko Goma, representing Wushishi under matters of urgent public importance.

It will also be recalled that Gammunu had on Monday reportedly dragged Kawu and 19 others before a Minna High Court, seeking to restrain the new speaker from performing the duties of the office pending the determination of the case.
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The U.S. Congress is pressuring President Obama to add Boko Haram to the list of foreign terrorist organisations.

Pressure recently came from a group of senators and congressmen who wrote to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, accusing the government of moving "too slowly" on this issue, stating that "after 9/11 we cannot afford excessive bureaucracy to protect our country and our interest in the world."

The letter from the people's representatives also spoke of Boko Haram's attacks on Christian churches in Nigeria and against United Nations headquarters in the capital Abuja in August 2011 when 25 people were killed.

The Nigerian army has reported that in the last two days armed commandos linked to Boko Haram have killed four people in Maiduguri, the capital of the federal north eastern state of Borno, the heart and headquarters of the Islamic terrorist group. . .
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Meet the Girl that Loves Hanging with Snakes...

We all have what we love though….lol. Someone sent this in. Here goes;

Hey Lads! good job on the blog. love love reading your blog but you have been slacking lately. So I found this picture on one of my Facebook friends page and was wondering if you could post it to your blog. So this girl LOVES snakes and surrounds herself with them. I am wondering if any of your male readers will be comfortable making her a wife and sleeping well at night if they see how much she pays attention to and loves snakes...yuck..I am shivering as I type. Please click to see pic... I can't put it up here before some readers will swallow me, lol.

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ML Reveal: US Approves ''Truvana'' for HIV Prevention!

An antiviral drug Truvada may soon become the next solution to HIV prevention, while scientists continue to dig for a vaccine. The FDA is likely to approve the medicine for 'pre-exposure prophylaxis' by June 15.

Truvada is a trade-name for a combination of two antiviral drugs produced by an American biopharmaceutical company in California. Since 2004, it has been widely prescribed to people already infected with HIV. However, an expert committee at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended last week that the medicine be offered daily to uninfected people to prevent them from being infected.

"It's potentially a valuable addition to the existing HIV prevention methods, and we welcome it," New Scientist quoted a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization. "Full FDA approval will encourage countries needing additional prevention methods to undertake their own regulatory approval processes. The WHO is in the process of producing new guidance to countries on pre-exposure prophylaxis, and plans to release this in the coming two months."

It is expected that the primary "target groups" for such preventive treatment would be homosexual men and uninfected partners in couples where one individual is HIV-positive. If approved by the FDA, the use of Truvada for prevention rather than treatment could scale up the overall efforts in the battle to stop the spread of HIV.

And yet, AIDS Healthcare Foundation President Michael Weinstein is weary of how people will use the pill.

"I believe that this could be catastrophic in terms of HIV prevention," he warns.
The argument against approving the pill, says Weinstein, is that it will encourage unprotected sex. While the pill is proven to work in many cases, it is not 100 per cent guaranteed. The result, he says, could only make things worse for AIDS and HIV.

It is worth of mentioning, however, that the FDA has a tendency to accept the advice of its expert committees.
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ML Metro: BRT driver sentenced to 3 months in jail over ticket scams

An Ikeja Magistrates' Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 27-year-old Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver to three months imprisonment, with an option of a N5,000 fine, over the re-sale of used tickets.

Lasisi Ismaila, had earlier pleaded guilty to the charge of re-selling of used BRT tickets when he was arraigned on May 10. Ismaila, who was an employee of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), sold  N70 and N120 denominations of the tickets and skimming anywhere between N4,000 and N6,000 daily.

His method for scamming was pretty easy. Instead of tearing tickets and returning it to the passenger, the driver held on to the ticket to sell later on in the day.

 
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Fast rising ''Davido'' Rocks Jo’Burg Hush Club

On Friday 4 May, Nigeria's fast rising hip-hop artiste and face of MTN Pulse, Davido, shook the city of Johannesburg, South Africa.

He was in the city as guest artiste at one of the city's hit nightclubs, Hush, located in the Design District, Rosebank area. The young star who has been busy with different dates across the globe, touched down at the posh club as part of his 'SA Davido Tour'. And the boy drew a lot of fun seekers to the club located in an area notorious as a homosexual enclave.
The rising star, alongside his HKN crew used the Jo'Burg performance as a make up for his earlier promoted but cancelled show at Moloko Club in Pretoria on Thursday 3 May.

Davido's performance in the two South African cities was a prelude to the visit of American rap star J Cole to same Hush Club on Sunday 6 May. The Jay Z's Roc-A-Nation act was in South Africa as the headliner at the launch of Big Brother StarGame. The rap star was at the Hush for the hit television show's after party.
Meanwhile, Davido has announced his collaboration with Konvict Music boss and multi-talented Senegalese singer, Akon, on the remix of his popular song Dami Duro.

The pop star, who was in Miami, Florida, USA, said Dami Duro remix featuring Akon was recorded last week and it will be out soon.
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Wonders! Roberto Mancini calls on Manchester City owners to let him spend big

Roberto Mancini hopes he will be allowed to spend big this summer so that Manchester City can rival Barcelona and Real Madrid.

City have spent heavily since their takeover by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan in 2008 and saw that investment come to fruition at the weekend when the side sealed their first league title since 1968.

The chairman, Khaldoon al-Mubarak, has said there is now no need to spend the lavish sums of previous summers because the squad is strong, but Mancini still wants more top names. He told BBC Sport: "Barcelona and Real Madrid every year buy two or three players and spend a lot of money. I think for Manchester City it will be the same.

"We need to improve. We need to have the strength to play Champions League and Premier League."

Mancini will also focus on the current squad, with speculation still surrounding the controversial figures of Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli.

Tevez was widely expected to leave in the summer after failing in his attempts to engineer a move during the January transfer window. Yet after returning to the club following his infamous self-imposed exile to play a key role in the run-in, the 28-year-old has said he wants to stay.
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Davido Collaborates with Akon on "Dami Duro Rmx''

Dami Duro crooner, Davido, who is also signed on to MTN as an ambassador of MTN Pulse,  has stepped up his game.

The fast rising star is collaborating with Senegalese Konvict Music boss and singer, Akon, on the remix of his rave making single, Dami Duro.

He disclosed this,  to Blue Revolution Entertainment in Miami, saying that the remix of Dami Duro featuring Akon will be out sooner than his fans expect it.

However, while in the studio with Akon, Davido has also shot new and hot videos titled "Yoruba Love Song and Oversees respectively. These videos features Shina Rambo in Maimi.

He's also preparing for the debut of his first album slated for July at the Eko Hotels and Suites Expo centre, Lagos.
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Thousands witness About 100 widows and divorcees wed in Kano!

KANO-Commercial activities came to a standstill at the ancient city of Kano Tuesday morning as hundreds of thousands witnessed the first mass wedding in the state.

The mass wedlock conducted by the Chief Imam of Kano central Mosque, Professor Sani Zaharadeen was supervised by the Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero.

About 100 widows and divorcees were joined in line with Islamic injunction during a ceremony that attracted notable clerics in the city
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FG attributes delay of April allowance of NYSC members to transition to better accounting system.

In a statement signed by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister, Julius Ogunro, in Abuja, Abdullahi said that the delay is not peculiar to corps members alone, but also affects some civil servants in the government service.

"It is not deliberate but as a result of the transition to the new and better secured Integrated Payroll Payment System, as part of Government's commitment to transparency and accountability," he said.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) assured that by this weekend all administrative issues pertaining to the allowance of corps members would be sorted out and they could look forward to receiving their April and May allowances.

According to the statement, "the minister regrets whatever inconvenience this delay might have caused our loyal and dutiful corps members, and urged them to continue to serve Nigeria selflessly".
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Three housemates, instead of an expected two, in the on-going Big Brother Africa show have been evicted on Sunday...

Big Brother as usual pulled a surprise by evicting Tanzanian pair Hilda and Julio together with Zimbabwean housemate Teclar during Sunday's live eviction show in Johannesburg, South Africa.

After a roundup of an adventurous, exciting and entertainment filled first week of season seven of Africa's most watched reality show, Zimbabwean pair Maneta and Teclar were the first to be asked by IK, host of the show, to leave the house and join him on stage.

Just when the rest of the housemates thought Big Brother had finished casting his painful eviction dice, Tanzanian pair Hilda and Julio were ordered by the host to leave the house and also join him on stage.

Hilda had won the Head of House task Friday and was expected to assume her role as Head of the Downville House Monday morning. But with eviction staring at her face, many were wondering what Big Brother's game plan was.

After the results of this week's votes were handed over to IK, he subsequently asked Maneta to leave the stage with her fate hanging in an unknown balance.

Apparently, she has been saved from eviction and moved from the Downville house to the Upville house which had seven celebrities as housemates.

After that twist, Big Brother decided to throw his painful eviction dagger evicting Teclar first. That was followed by the eviction of Julio and then Hilda who never survived to see the day light of her being Head of House.

Big Brother once again applied his advanced Random Nomination Mechanism during Sunday's show.

When the draw was done, Sierra Leonean pair, Zainab and Dalphin and Liberian pair, Luke and Yadel have their heads on the chopping board and face a possible eviction come Sunday.

With Hilda gone, one has to wait to see who takes over as Head of House of the Downville house.

Considering the fact that the four housemates who were up for eviction Sunday night have found their way out of the Downville house, one will also anxiously keep his or her fingers crossed to see what Zainab, who has developed some feelings for Ghanaian housemate, Keitta, would be up to this week.

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Yahoo CEO to step down over fake CV

The chief executive of Yahoo, Scott Thompson, former president of online payments for Paypal, is to step down after accusations that he forged computer science degree on his CV.

According to AllthingsD, Thompson will quit his post in the wake of the controversy.

Ross Levinson, yahoo global media head, is likely to be a possible replacement for the embattled chief executive.

Yahoo is also close to compensate, Daniel Loeb, an activist shareholder who discovered Thompson's fake degree.

AllthingsD, the Wall Street Journal's technology blog, reported that Yahoo would claim Thompson is stepping down for personal reasons.

Yahoo has confirmed that Thompson does not have a computer science degree and will appoint new directors and chairman the day Thompson steps down.

In April, Yahoo announced plans to dis-engage 2,000 staff.
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ML Music Alert: Snowmanec Releases ''Wokiriwo'' by Flakes ft. Sortitude!

Snowmanec Records, a fast-rising record label based in Nigeria and managed by Mr. Egeonu Chidozie has decided to step forward with the hit song Wokiriwo. A brand new song from its signees Flakes which features Sortitude. Flakes recently released a 15 track debut album which features famous artist and producers like Samklef, sossick, cuebitz, wizboy, Dontom and Nero
The track Wokiriwo is a collaborative effort between Flakes and Sortitude. A moderate mixture of soft Rap and R&B that'll instantly connect with their fans

If u can do the azonto dance then u'll love this song!!!

download and share

http://www.hulkshare.com/q8t7co7l33jh
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ML Rewind: Hit or miss? Don Jazzy fires out Solar Plexus

Everyone, well, almost everyone,went gaga when Don Jazzy announced the launching of his new record label, Mavin Records on Monday on the micro blogging website, Twitter.

It trended even more when it was announced that 'kele kele' crooner, Tiwa Savage has been recruited into the new Mavin family.

The imprint's debut offering 'Solar Plexus' is a 12-tracker compilation LP released on the imprint's official web page on Tuesday May 8, 2012. While all erstwhile members of the now defunct Mo' Hits Records including Dr. Sid, Wande Coal and D'Prince provided three solo tracks each, newbie Tiwa Savage contributed a single track to the new LP.

Although the album is impressive, it still comes across as a body of work hurriedly put together. Deviating a little from his trademark dance oriented  productions, Don Jazzy spiced 'Solar Plexus' with elements from different genres but still maintained enough dance tracks which by the way misses D'Banj's  effective contributions.

A poll conducted by a Lagos based radio station revealed mixed feeling from fans.

Visit our facebook, twitter and google+ forum to tell us what you think of the new Mavin offering!!!

 

Former Mo’Hits cofounder Don Jazzy has launched a new record label, Mavin Records...

Artists under this new label include Don Jazzy, Wande Coal, Tiwa Savage, Dr Sid and D'Prince. A compilation album, Solar Plexus, featuing the mentioned artists is set to be release on May 8th 2012. According to Don Jazzy, more Mayvins will be activated soon.

On the launch of the new record label, Don Jazzy had this to say to the press and his fans around the world:

I see Mavin Records (pronounced May-vin) being the power house of Music in Africa in the shortest possible time. I know Rome wasn't built in a day but with a lot of hard work, a good and God fearing team, our friends and fans, TV houses, radio stations, press, bloggers and most of all with God on our side, there is nothing we cannot achieve.
I definitely won't forget my past because I wouldn't be where I am today without it. I know there are questions unanswered, mysteries unsolved, wounds to heal but I would really appreciate if we allow time to heal the wounds for us all instead of digging them up again.

I love and respect the press and bloggers a lot and believe they will play a major role in healing our wounds and allow the forward movement. I would love to thank everyone that contributed in making Mohits records as successful as it got.

We wouldn't have done it without you all. The love and support you have given us thus far is definitely not in vain. You all helped create international superstars and none of us will let you down.

It is going to be a very exciting journey from here. I can't wait to show you guys all we have planned for you all. We have some other Mavins that are not activated yet still under construction that I'm positive you are going to love. Please open up your hearts, lend us your ears, give us your love and support as always and let's continue to entertain you. Please don't forget to visit. www.mavinrecords.com and join the fan club "MAVIN LEAGUE" for exclusive news, music and gifts.

Hidden camera shot of the former NLC leader taken by one of two girls.  The sum of N100million was requested to destroy this photograph. Negotiations have been ongoing for about 3 months after which he paid up to 5Million Naira but refused to dole out any more money. – Anonymous


The above statement was exactly how most blogs captured the story. But sincerely I think this a baseless photoshoped accusation... It's so fictitious that it can be easily seen the motives behind this. People, just take your time and believe what you want to, but this ain't any instance looking real.

French voters chose Socialist Francois Hollande as their new president...

Sunday, in a race that will have implications for Europe's debt crisis, the Afghanistan war and global diplomacy.

Hollande, largely unknown outside French borders, beat out conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy, who faced widespread anger and disappointment over his handling of the economy.

A few reasons why the outcome matters in France and beyond:

EUROPEAN DEBT CRISIS

Hollande could reshape the debate in the 17-nation eurozone. Until now, France and Germany led by Sarkozy and Angela Merkel have set the agenda on how best to restore troubled state finances
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Happy Birthday to Me ''DJ Bentley D'torrent''

It's my special day and I feel it's blog'able deciding to blog about my wonderful birthday as the moderator and creator of the My-Lagos Blog....

Loads of love have been showered on twitter, BBM, facebook and every communicable means available!

Expecting some blogger love too! Common people... Here we go

ML Reveal: Nigeria’s SSS has detained a man accused of supplying potent bomb making chemicals to Boko Haram.

The middle-aged man identified as Mallam Ayuba Usman, is believed to be linked to the Boko Haram, according to the Kano State SSS Director, Mr. Bassey Etteng.

THEWILL can however report that his arrest is courtesy of an extensive and thorough investigative work by operatives in Kano State.

Etteng told THEWILL on Wednesday that the explosive materials, which Usman was licensed to sell, are highly regulated hence should not have been made available to individuals.

The SSS carted away several bags and boxes containing highly combustive materials.

THEWILL gathered that Usman's store in Kano has been seized and sealed off by the SSS, while some high profile suspects linked to purchases in the shop are being trailed.

ML Metro: Fashola after 1,800 days as gov shifts attention to waterways, others

The administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State will, in about 24 hours, be clocking 1,800 days in  office. Shortly after, precisely on May 28, it will be marking the first anniversary of his second term.

During the events to celebrate the landmark, participants from informal sector and professionals are  expected to chart the way forward in the ongoing infrastructure development.

The Fashola government has raised the Public- Private- Partnership, PPP, way of doing things to an enviable level, which according to watchers is said to be attributable to the cooperation of the residents.

The administration prides itself in changing ways of doing things to expedite service delivery.
As part of activities marking the first year of the second term, various ministries in the state have also been giving their scorecards in the last 365 days, with many highlighting their achievements and challenges.

ONE of the critical measurements of any administration's performance is the infrastructure development, as seen in the road network.

The decision to do so was appropriately taken since there is a proven direct correlation between development of this infrastructure and the growth of the economy.

New Nyanya Women Protest Nude Over Power Outage

Women of Peace Zone Estate, Ado, New Nyanya, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) last Saturday, staged a nude protest to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria(PHCN), service station, New Nyanya.

The women, numbering over 50 who removed some of their clothes besieged the PHCN premises, over what they termed as unwholesome behaviour of PHCN officials.

The women had accused the PHCN disconnecting the entire community, leaving the residents in perpetual darkness.

Leader of the women, Mrs. Victoria Bulus said they staged the protest to register their displeasure over the activities of the PHCN for plunging the whole community in total darkness over matters that no bearing on them.

Naratting the ordeal of the community, the community secretary, Mrs. Gyang Pwang said the community had embarked on n electrification project in December, 2009 and tasked every landlord N50,000 each for the execution of the project.

 "We were connected by the PHCN and have been paying our bills, but unfortunately, on 24th February, 2012 the same PHCN, New Nyanya disconnected us. Our crime was that we decided to disconnect two community members; Mr. Daniel Ameh and Obinna Okoye who despite entreaties from community members refused to pay the mandatory levy that every other person had paid. They went ahead and got connected.

How Amanpour knew where Osama bin Laden was

I don't think I've ever sparked more curiosity online, than last year – after a clip surfaced from 2008 when I said Osama bin Laden was most likely living in a villa in Pakistan – not in a remote cave. That was three years before he was killed, indeed in a villa in Pakistan. Watch the back story here:

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ML Reveal: Osama bin Laden had contact with Boko Haram – UK Guardian

A new report in The Guardian of London says slain Al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, had regular contact with Nigerian militant sect, Boko Haram, before he was killed on May 2, 2011.

The information was gleaned from documents recovered from the house where bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan by United States Navy Seals. A Washington D.C source familiar with the documents told the paper bin Laden appeared to have been in direct or indirect communication with Boko Haram as well as many other militant outfits.

But the paper said it remained unclear whether Boko Haram, which has been responsible for a series of suicide attacks and bombings in the last year, is in touch with al-Qaeda or one of its affiliates, Al Qaeda in the Maghreb.

But documents in the cache show that leaders of the Nigerian group had been in contact with top levels of al-Qaeda in the past 18 months – confirming claims made to the Guardian in January by a senior Boko Haram figure.

Other papers in the haul are now likely to be declassified, the paper says. They include memos apparently dictated by bin Laden urging followers to avoid indiscriminate attacks which kill Muslims and pondering a rebranding of al-Qaeda under a new name.

JJC says anger was responsible for outburst against Dbanj

JJC (Skillz) on Tuesday said that anger was responsible for his recent outburst against Dbanj.

JJC who disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Channels Television said that his interview with Nigezie happened without any planning.

"I was doing a behind the scene for one of my artiste, Tipsy, we were doing a documentary of what the video is all about and how the video came about and Nigezie was there covering the editing stage.

"While we were doing that, one of my staff brought over a laptop and said this is what was said about you in an interview. Unfortunately, at that point, I kind of lost my temper. I saw red. So I spoke out in defence of my character," he said.

JJC had earlier in an interview with Nigezie called "Koko master" a 419er (a name for fraudsters which was coined from section 419 of the Nigeria constitution dealing with laws on advance fee fraud and related matter).

“Chelsea will win the Champions League,” Prophet T. B. Joshua prophesies

Renowned prophet and servant of God Temitope Balogun Joshua popularly known as Prophet TB Joshua who is the founder and leader of Synagogue of All Nations church has prophesied that English Giants Chelsea will lift this years Uefa Champions league trophy.

According to the report, the prophet who is also into football administration and currently manages Lazio's young duo of Edmund Ogenyi Onazi and Sani Emmanuel prophesied after the sacking of Portuguese Manager Andre Villas-Boas that Chelsea will play in the finals and if John Terry does not play the final Chelsea will win it because there is a bad luck hanging on the head of the skipper which is presumably from his affair with the wife of Wayne Bridge.

Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua is not new to such prophesies as he prophesized Nigeria's failure to qualify for the 2012 Gabon/Equatorial Guinea African Cup of Nations, Zambia's triumph in the 2012 AFCON, Asamoah Gyan's last minute penalty miss during the 2010 World Cup and a host of others.

Chelsea's run to the Champions league final has been a miracle particularly in the semi finals against Barcelona where the Catalan's hit the post 6 times. 

 

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Bag snatching Yankari baboons scare tourists

 Female tourists at Yankari Game Reserve in Bauchi State have said the 'love' for their handbags by the large population of baboons at the Reserve is worrisome.

 In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yankari, the female tourists said they were often taken by surprise when the animals ``snatch their handbags and flee''.

According to them, the baboons do not discriminate between male and female tourists but they often make the latter their targets.

 ``The baboons are sharp and fast. They are hardly spotted at close range but once they pounce on you, it is only a matter of seconds and your handbag is gone. If you have valuable items in the bag, they are gone; sometimes for good,'' Mrs. Aishatu Baza, a female tourist, lamented.

 Another tourist, Amina Aliyu, said the nuisance posed by the baboons had made many female tourists not to relax while in Yankari, defeating the purpose of the visit.

 ``If you are carrying a bag, you have to keep watching over your shoulders.''
Another tourist, Mrs. Ngozi Okechukwu, told NAN that she had been warned about the baboons in advance.

 ``The baboons are bad public relations for Yankari Game Reserve. The management of the reserve should do something about them.''
 Other tourists also agreed that the baboons were a menace to visitors.

 ``Unlike other animals that stay in the reserve's forest, the baboons mingle with tourists in areas reserved for human beings.

 ``To make matters worse, they snatch anything of value carried by tourists, especially the ladies. ``You cannot just eat freely, as the animals are fast and can take you by surprise,'' complained Taiwo Alabi, also a tourist.

ML Reveal: NO fewer than 700,000 Nigerians between ages 15 and 32 are living with HIV/AIDS,

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/ AIDS ( UNAIDS) Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibe has said speaking in Paiko community in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Sidibe said Nigeria risked the danger of new HIV infections if the youths are not well sensitised.

He said: "If we don't engage young people as actors of change, we will not stop the infection, "adding that about one-fifth of people living with HIV worldwide are in Nigeria.

"It is also estimated that only 24 per cent of young people have accurate knowledge that could help them adopt behaviours to reduce the risk of HIV transmission," he added.

He called on the Federal Government to speed up the passage of the bill prohibiting stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS.
"People are suffering more from stigma, discrimination and exclusion than even from the disease," he added.

ML Buzz! The 6th Annual Nigerian DJs Summer Jam -Holds in Chicago, Illinois.

Read below as sent to My-Lagos Blog!

This year's event will take place on Thursday, July 26th – Sunday, July 29th, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The list of events includes; Social Party, Welcome Party, Day  Event and DJ Showdown.

This event came into vision in June of 2007 as an opportunity to promote Nigerian artists and Disc Jockeys to the world. The event features a cross-section of Africans who come out to celebrate the success of Nigerian artists and DJs. This event is a great opportunity for sponsors to promote their products and services to the participants who come from different parts of the world to the summer jam.

Last year's event went extremely well with over 1500 attendees and we are anticipating a turnout of not less than 3000 people this year. We look forward to a very successful event with your help to reach our goal of promoting our culture through music to the world.

The Official Hotel for the Nigerian DJs Summer Jam:

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place I 2233 S. King Drive Chicago | I P:312.528.8309 Central Reservation Line - 1-888-421-1442

For Sponsorship Packages: Email naijadjs@gmail.com

Thank you for your time and I hope to see you at this year's event.

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ML Breaking: Another bomb factory uncovered in Kano!

The Joint Task Force, JTF, Tuesday morning uncovered a bomb factory at Sharada area of Kano after the military engaged the owners of the house in a gun battle that lasted over 4hours.

One suspected owner of the bomb factory was killed in the shoot out, as arms and Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, bomb making equipment were recovered. Two women and children were also rescued during the raid.

The area has been cordoned off by the JTF.

Details later.