Mercy Johnson, Omotola in big cover up with Sir Eddie Ugbomah

Mercy Johnson, Omotola in big cover up with Sir Eddie Ugbomah
By Niyi Tabiti
Nollywood baddest hips stars, Omotola Jalade Ekehinde and Mercy Johnson are involved in a big cover up that will soon become one of the most exciting news in Nigerian entertainment industry.
What is the cover up? www.niyitabiti.net gathered that Mercy Johnson, Omotola,Liz Benson and other notable stars will be on set of a new movie by veteran producer, Sir Eddie Ugbomah.
According to the 73 year old film maker, this work is very precious to him and it certainly going to be a good way to retire from the industry. Ugbomah, who is the father of popular comedian, Bovi, says he is calling upon the governors of Lagos,Edo and Delta to celebrate him now that he is life than when he is gone from this world.

“I’m Still Hungry” – Olamide

I’m Still Hungry” – Olamide     
  By Gistmaster,
Olamide is hilarious and fans that attended star music trek show in Benin said they got a good dosage of his humour. The entertainer who is making fame and fortune at the speed of light in the Nigerian entertainment industry know how to get his fans in the dancing mood and at the same time have a good laugh.
It’s been a superlative year for rap star,Olamide popularly called Badoo by fans as he captures one laurel after the other and performing before thousands of fans at Star Music Trek is no mean feat.

 However, despite the fame and fortune, the young artiste, still feels he has a lot to achieve.

At a quick stop over at Vibes FM, Benin in preparation for his performance at Star Music Trek at Ogbe Stadium Benin, the star revealed the one thing many fans misconstrue about him.

 “Fame is definitely not getting to my head, in fact it still feels like yesterday I just started and there is still so much for me to achieve.”

 “There’s a whole stage out there that I want to conquer and I’m still very hungry,” he emphasized.

Marriage Is Not For Me-Yeni Kuti

In a new interview with SunNewsonline, daughter of late creator of Afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, currently in her early 50s, who has seen and done it all, says she is still single because she has lost all interest in marriage and doesn’t believe in the institution any more.
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MARRIAGE
I am still single because I have lost all interest in marriage and I don’t believe in the institution any more. Nigerian men are too controlling and overbearing for me and I am already set in my ways. Besides, I have been on my own for too long. My major concern is training my daughter.
I praise married women; I think they are the real stars of this country. Women in their husbands house looking after their husbands and children are amazing especially the ones with nine to-five jobs who come back home tired and still go to the kitchen to cook for their husbands. These are the women that women magazines should be celebrating because they are the real super women.
Men are not easy to look after; I can’t do that so I duff my hat for such women. When my only child clocked two, I was separated from my ex-husband. I am now in my 50’s and I am not thinking about having another child and I have no regrets. I don’t believe in having kids with everyman that comes my way. Maybe I could have had more kids if I had re-married but since I never remarried there was no need for me to have more kids. My marriage didn’t work because we couldn’t get on together after two years. Right now my daughter is the most important person in my life. I am still single and I have found a suitable man but right now, marriage is the last thing on my mind. Yes, it is true that you never can say never because things happen. But if ever I want to get married again, you will be the first to know.
SEXUAL HARRASEMENT
You know as women, some of us have tried one way or the other to outsmart men. I was a player as a young girl so I won’t say I have been sexually harassed because I was the one that tried to play men for their money you know. I have had men that have spoilt me silly with gifts and money. And I knew I was just a flirt; I was just playing them. The men took us out for lunch and we just spent their money. My friend used to come along when I went on dates and I went with her when she had dates; we would eat and drink and the men usually gave us some money when we were about to leave. You know N500 was a lot of money back then. I remember that those days, a car was going for N3, 000.
So there was this particular instance when we wanted to do the same thing with my friend’s date. The meeting point was one of the rooms at the Eko Hotel & Suites. When we got there we knocked on the door, he answered and we entered. He was lying on the bed but left the door unlocked so he would not have to get up to open the door when we came in. He is a popular man so I don’t want to mention his name. When he removed the sheets he was stark naked and we were shocked! He started chasing us around the room; he would chase my friend and then me. When we eventually found our way out of his hotel room we ran straight home. I couldn’t tell my mum what happened. But I told my sister, brother and our friends and they all laughed at us. We were greedy young women who happened on a very wicked man.
No man has ever asked me for sex for favours. Maybe they are too scared of me because of my father and brother; they probably know they will sing about it. Even with Felebration, no sponsor has ever asked me for anything; they just sponsor; maybe it’s because of my family background.

Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death After Marrying Christian

• Barbara Tasch

May 15, 2014

A Sudanese woman who was born to a Muslim father was sentenced to death by hanging for marrying a Christian man

A pregnant 27-year-old Sudanese woman was sentenced to death by hanging Thursday for apostasy after marrying a Christian man and refusing to convert to Islam. Mariam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag also faces charges of adultery.
Ibrahim, who was born to a Muslim father but raised Orthodox Christian by her mother, was first sentenced on Sunday, but she was given until Thursday to change her mind and convert. She refused to do so, Al Jazeera reports.
“I am a Christian and I never committed apostasy,” Ibrahim said.
Ibrahim was found guilty of apostasy — the abandonment of one’s religious faith – because she was born to a Muslim father and married a Christian man. The adultery charge came as Islamic law prohibits Muslim women from marrying outside of their religion, a rule which effectively voided the marriage.
The death sentence will reportedly be carried out after Ibrahim gives birth.
Western embassies and human rights groups have urged Sudan to let Ibrahim choose her religion freely. Following the verdict, about 50 people protested against the sentence outside the courtroom.
[Al Jazeera]

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Sources: Donald Sterling Refuses to Pay NBA Fine, Threatens Litigation

• Charlie Campbell @charliecamp6ell

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Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling attends the NBA basketball game between the Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Dec. 22, 2008. Landov

L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling has reportedly hired prominent antitrust litigator Maxwell Blecher, who has written a letter to the NBA's general counsel about denying any wrongdoing and rejecting the league's fine, following Sterling's leaked racist comments

Sports Illustrated is reporting that L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling is poised to unleash renowned antitrust litigator Maxwell Blecher in order to avoid being reprimanded by the NBA.
The 80-year-old property tycoon has been slapped with a $2.5 million fine and ordered to sell the team — eliminated from the playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday — after his racist rant was leaked to the media.
Sources told SI.com that Blecher filed a letter on Sterling’s behalf to NBA executive vice president and general counsel Rick Buchanan. The missive denies any wrongdoing, argues “no punishment is warranted” and warns that the controversy “will be adjudicated,” suggesting a lengthy legal battle could lie ahead.
“We reject your demand for payment,” the letter tells Buchanan, basing its assertions on two key points: first, that Sterling has not violated any article of the NBA constitution, and second, that his “due-process rights” have not been met.

 

Beyonce, Jay Z, Solange 'have moved forward' after elevator fight

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Jonathan cancels Chibok visit

May 16, 2014 by bbc

President Goodluck Jonathan
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President Goodluck Jonathan has called off a visit to the town where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted, officials say.
Sources had told the BBC he would stop in Chibok, in the north-east, on his way to a conference in France on the threat from Boko Haram militants.
But the visit was called off for security reasons, the officials said.
The president – under pressure over his government’s failure to rescue the girls – will fly direct to Paris.
The BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse in Nigeria says the cancellation of this visit underlines just how fragile the security situation is in the north-east.
On Thursday, relatives of the girls called for their unconditional release by Boko Haram.
Jonathan is said to have ruled out negotiations over a possible release of prisoners.
Nothing was seen of the girls for almost a month after they were taken from Chibok.
But on Monday the group released a video showing more than 100 of them and offering an exchange for prisoners.
UK Africa Minister Mark Simmonds said Jonathan had “made it very clear that there will be no negotiation” at a meeting on Wednesday.
President Jonathan has been criticised for not visiting the town – more than a month after the girls were seized.
The president will travel to Paris to take part in a summit convened by French President Francois Hollande to discuss Boko Haram.
The leaders of Nigeria’s neighbours – Benin, Cameroon, Niger and Chad – are scheduled to attend the summit on Saturday, which will also include representatives from the UK, US and EU.
A statement said delegates at the meeting will “discuss fresh strategies for dealing with the security threat posed by Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in west and Central Africa”.

FIFA boss Sepp Blatter says controversial awarding of 2022 World Cup to Qatar was 'mistake'

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Photo: FIFA president Sepp Blatter says awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a 'mistake'. (Philippe Desmazes: AFP Photo)

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Awarding the 2022 soccer World Cup to Qatar was a "mistake" and the tournament will probably have to be held in the winter because of the heat, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.

"Of course, it was a mistake. You know, one comes across a lot of mistakes in life," he told Swiss television station RTS in an interview.
"The Qatar technical report indicated clearly that it is too hot in summer, but the executive committee with quite a big majority decided all the same that the tournament would be in Qatar," he added.
Asked whether the World Cup was likely to be held in the European winter, the 78-year-old replied: "It's probable, yes. In fact, it's more than probable."
FIFA launched an investigation last year into alleged corruption surrounding the voting procedure for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, awarded to Russia and Qatar respectively.
The choice of Qatar was particularly controversial given that the small Arab nation has little footballing culture and summer temperatures can exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (40 Celsius).
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said in January that the 2022 World Cup would not be played in the summer months but was likely to be held between November and January.
The soccer body has said no decision will be taken until after this year's World Cup finals in Brazil with all stakeholders and commercial partners to be consulted.
Blatter was adamant oil and gas-rich Qatar had not "bought" the World Cup, however, and indicated political pressure from France and Germany had played a part.
"I will never say they (Qatar) bought it," he said.
"We know full well that big French and German companies work in Qatar, but they don't just work for the World Cup. The World Cup is only a small part of what is going on in Qatar."
Asked about his future at the helm of FIFA, Blatter again indicated he would stand for a fifth term in next year's election.
"At the moment I say I want to finish my mandate well. Of course I am willing to continue," he said.
Reuters