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TV personality and actress Stephanie Coker launches her new online show – “Steph Rocks TV“.

TV personality and actress Stephanie Coker launches her new online show – “Steph Rocks TV“. The show will debut on her Youtube channel and will give viewers the chance to contribute contents for the show. Speaking on the new project, the charismatic MTV Base presenter described it as “experimental television with a twist.” In a fun teaser for the show, the Tinsel actress changes the game, gets on her knees and proposes to R&B superstar Banky W. What’s that all about? Find out! Watch the teaser here!

AFRICA FASHION WEEK NIGERIA CATWALK SHOW 2014

Africa Fashion Week Nigeria is set to add to Nigeria’s events landscape with the first International Fashion Runway Show that has special focus on up-coming designers in the country. Themed: “The People’s Runway” the event is coming with the objective of illuminating the creative exploits of the real talents in the Nigerian Fashion turf, especially the relatively undiscovered ones, to help them build sustainable careers for themselves. It will also showcase the achievements of the established designers and celebrate the veteran icons of the Nigerian fashion sector.

Happening on the 18th of May at the Eko Hotels, Victoria Island Lagos, the Catwalk shows at AFWN 2014, will feature Veteran designer Princess Abba Folawiyo, the doyenne of Nigerian fashion sector, since pre-independence days, and 15 established designers as well as 40 new designers. AFWN season one, it will be open to all Nigerian, African and international media houses, for global dissemination.

Some of the established designers who have been showcasing at the London Version of the event (ie Africa Fashion Week London) since 2011, will also be on ground to participate at Africa Fashion Week Nigeria. Designers such as Yutees, Zarita, Didi Creations, Dzyn, Meg Alabi, will be coming from Africa Fashion Week London to take advantage of the opportunity and display their talented creations to Nigerian fashion connoisseurs and general public

Naomi Campbell For Vogue Australia '14

OAP Dotun Ojuolape and his wife have welcomed a baby girl in Houston, USA.

The couple got married last year and his wife who just delivered their bundle of joy.Congrats to them..

MamuZEE TwiNs attacked by Gun Men in Abuja

OLUWA is truly INVOLVED....

After dropping a new song OLUWA IS INVOLVED FT TERRY G yesterday,

SAY HELLO TO NDANI SHORTS! NDANI TV LAUNCHES SHORT FILMS SERIES WITH 'FROSTBITE

Ndani Shorts is a series of short films Ndani TV will be putting out quarterly. The debut entry titled Frost Bite starring Folu Ogunkeye will be out on the 29th of April, 2014

Davido Celebrate Easter at motherless home

You may all think DAVIDO is all about himself by buying cars,these are pictures of him spending his Easter with the motherless babies.

You know what he does when he visits these places he drops huge cash and lots of food stuffs.

GOD BLESS this young man.more 

pix after the cut

Ini Edo -Actress shared this pic on her instagram page with a special message to mark her birthday today

44 year old Diddy marked Easter by sharing this family portrait of his six kids from three different 'baby mommas

CUTE..I LOVE THIS

Parents locked 16-year-old daughter in a cage for 3 YEARS

Mr. and Mrs. Selekeowei Olokumo, residents of Yenagoa, the state capital, left their 16-year-old daughter, Blessing under lock and key because she was prone to convulsions.

Blessing is a twin and 6th out of 16 children of the couple and instead of getting her the proper treatment, they isolated her instead.

Channels TV reports:

She has been tagged the evil child, accused of being responsible for the death of her immediate siblings who were also twin girls. She has been abandoned by her parents in a cage for almost three years and left to God to decide her fate.

Luck smiled on Blessing when members of the Mary Slessor Twin Foundation, a foundation focused on the welfare of people of multiple birth heard of her plight and decided to intervene. She was rescued on January 25, 2014 in a very bad condition and has since being on admission at the Niger Delta Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri.

Blessing’s father, a security guard at the Niger Delta Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri was asked how he could do such to his flesh and blood. He simply stated without remorse that he was tired of looking after the girl.

“Why I kept her in this house is that when she defecates and urinates, she soils the whole house when the mother and myself are not around. So there’s nothing I can do again. I now isolated her from the apartment I’m living”, he said.Girl caged 2

While one may be tempted to call her dad wicked, heartless and much more, one wonders what words would be adequate to describe her mother, Mrs Bernice Olokumo, a petty trader, who accused her daughter of being responsible for the death of her younger siblings who were also twin girls.

On her relationship with her daughter, she simply said she was afraid of her and appeals to the Government and other people of goodwill to come take Blessing from them, as they were tired of fending for their own child.

To ascertain the present condition of Blessing, Channels Television paid her a visit at the hospital and met a transformed girl. Gone were the tiny frame, bony knee and sunken eyes. A cheerful, robust and well fed child was what she had become, after just three months of love and care.

On the way forward regarding her medical bills and her future, efforts to speak with the doctors proved futile, but the President of the Mary Slessor Twin Foundation, Mr Ebitei Roberts, spoke.

“What we are working on is that after now when she is discharged, we want to take her to maybe a motherless babies’ home or any special school to rehabilitate her. With the way we are seeing things, if we take her back to the family, they will take her back to where she was and we don’t want that to repeat itself because we have spent money.”

The foundation has since lodged a formal complaint with the Police and the welfare department of the State Ministry of Women Affairs. The complaints list criminal charges of child abduction, inhuman treatment, child molestation and failure to enroll a child for proper education.

Toolz looking gorgeous for a wedding

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Idy Enang, Tara Fela–Durotoye, Bayo Haastrup, Lola Maja, Obi Asika, others to speak at the Makeup In Nigeria Conference

With excitement building up to the maiden edition of the Makeup in Nigeria Conference (MINC), organizers of the conference have unveiled speakers for the event scheduled for Wednesday April 30, 2014 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lekki.

The conference will be a learning experience to build and equip the nation’s next set of pioneers, leaders and innovators in the beauty industry with various topics like _“How To  Create A Niche And Signature Trademark In  _MakeUp_ Artistry”,  “The Future of Film & TV MakeUp in Nigeria”_ and _“Social Media and the New Face of Business Communication” among other topics.

Speaking on the conference; Teniolami Adejuwon, Project Manager of MINC and CEO of Beauty by Nature said “This conference will afford makeup artistes the opportunity to tap into the vast wealth of knowledge and experience of the speakers we have lined up and It is our goal to ensure that the conference gives birth to a new generation of beauty entrepreneurs”.

CEO of House of Tara; Mrs. Tara Fela Durotoye will be speaking on “The Role of Local Talents in Shaping the Industry Growth Model”, Managing Director of  L'Oréal Central West Africa, Idy Enang will speak on “Accelerating Growth in the Nigerian Beauty Industry; L’Oreal as case study and Obi Asika CEO Storm 360, will be taking a business class on how Makeup Professionals can use Social Media to power their business to the next level”.

All the way from the United States of America are Buntricia Bastian Clayton – a global makeup instructor who has been in the business over 35 years and Nigeria’s very own Khuraira Musa, who owns an airbrush line; both will be taking masterclasses to share their knowledge and
experience with the attendees.

TV makeup maven, Lola Maja of Sacred Creative Artistry will be taking a MasterClass on “Working behind the silver screen – Camera, Lights and Action” and “Introduction to special effects and creative artistry” Lola had this to say about the event: "My goal for this conference is to educate and empower new and established makeup artists for TV/Movie industry and to network and strengthen unity in our trade".

Femi Otedola’s daughter, DJ Cuppy is now Tourism Ambassador

Ife also known as DJ Cuppy,daughter of Nigeria billionaire oil tycoon, Femi Otedola, is making her mark. Here is the good news, she has just been made as Nigerian tourism ambassador by the ministry of tourism of culture and tourism.

Edem Duke, minister in charge of culture and tourism disclosed that the ministry is confident that Ife Otedola will promote the culture and tourism values of the country to the international market.

Dencia is about to launch a new product; deep cleanser vibrating vagina wash machine and says she needs 10 women to try it first

Dencia is about to launch a new product; deep cleanser vibrating vagina wash machine and says she needs 10 women to try it first

Julie Koenen, Gretchen Birkle, Jimi Agbaje, Banky W, Timi Dakolo, others gather for the launch of the Dream4 Naija Documentary

International Republican Institute (IRI) in partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Consulate launched Dreams4Naija; a 30-minute documentary profiling young Nigerians and their expectations and dreams for a future Nigeria on April 11, 2014 at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Hosted by TV personality Adaure Achumba and Comedian Owen Gee, the event provided attendees the platform to discuss measures needed to promote youth participation in politics and prevent electoral violence.

The documentary produced by the International Republican Institute (IRI) in partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Consulate is a 30-minute documentary profiling young Nigerian leaders like Chude Jideonwo, Mosunmola Umoru, Kola Oyeneyin, Olusola Onibginde, Tosin Jegede and their expectations for a future Nigeria.

Zaron Cosmetics Searches for Zaron Faces 2014

Hey Ladies!  Do you want to model for a cosmetic brand? Here’s your chance...

Zaron Cosmetics, one of the leading cosmetic brands in Africa will be conducting a search for Zaron ‘Faces’ across the Nation.

This competition is aimed at empowering and discovering young female models that will join other top models for Zaron’s next advertorial campaign. Find out how you can qualify after the cut...

To qualify:

1^st STAGE:

·         Entry starts now and ends on 19^th April, 2014.

·         Female model should be between the ages of 17 and 25

·         Like Zaron’s Facebook page on www.facebook.com/zaroncosmetics and follow @zaronintl on twitter.

·         Send a 5/7 portrait picture of yourself along with your details toinfo@zaron.com.ng

·         10 models will be selected from the compiled list of entries.

Adora Oleh & Dr. Sid On The 2nd Cover Issue Of PING Magazine

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NIGERIAN SINGER, NIKKI LAOYE UNVEILED AS THE VOICE FOR REFUGEES IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA.

The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) Southwest Zone has just unveiled singer Nikki Laoye as one of their Celebrity Voices, who would help bring to the forefront the activities of the NCFRMI as well as the plight of refugees and other persons of concern.
The Commission, which is an establishment under the Presidency (Federal Government of Nigeria), revealed this new development at their Town Hall meeting organized in Lagos over the weekend, with the Community of Refugees in Lagos State. 

Held in conjunction with the Lions Club International & presided by the SouthWest Zonal head - Mrs Magaret Ukegbu, the meeting was a forum of interaction with the refugees to determine their needs and discuss their challenges of integrating into the Nigerian society as well as present them with donations of materials, food stuffs, multivitamins and clothing materials.

It was also an opportunity for the Southwest Zone of the NCFRMI to introduce Nikki Laoye officially to all present at the meeting.

An explosion has rocked the Nyanya Park in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory

Many have been killed in an early morning explosion which occurred today, 14^th of April, 2014 at a motor park in Nyanya area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. 

                                      

The explosion occurred in a section of the park allocated to luxury buses popularly called El-Rufa’i buses, with a lot of passengers at the motor park.

Eye witness accounts say casualties are high but can’t confirm the exact figures.The incident is said to have occurred at about 6.45 am during the rush hour.

NSCDC officials, Fire Service, NEMA, the DSS and Police have been on ground battling to contain the situation.

One of the victims at Nyanya Park, Kunle Bamidele, told Channels Television that he was on a queue to get on a bus when he and other passengers heard a loud blast and scampered to safety.

Channels Television also spoke to the Head of Anti-Terror Unit of the NSCDC,  whose men have been at the scene to control the situation.

“Yes the situation is exactly what you are seeing on ground, there has been an explosion of high magnitude and several lives have been lost, even as you are looking on the ground you’ll see patches of human flesh.

“We are here as first responded to try to mitigate the situation on the humanitarian intervention… It is a suspicion that it was a bomb placed on the ground, so we have asked the office to send in more people so that we can take care of this crowd control in case of the unfortunate again.”

On the casualty level, he said, “Honestly nobody can do that now but as I’m telling you we have had over 7 to 8 vehicles from Civil Defence,  from NEMA and other agencies who have done evacuations.”

The NEMA Director of Search and Rescues, who spoke off camera said that at least 30 vehicles have been destroyed.

Kim Kardashian is shows cleavage as she poses up a storm with mum Kris Jenner

Kim and Kris' "fashion moment"

 Kim Kardashian and momager Kris hit Instagram to share their "fashion moment" *coughs* 

Kim's pulling her best  as she stares down the camera in the sexy shot. But it's not her face that caught our gaze. It was the plunging white dress that showed off her killer cleavage, famous curves, and a bit more cleavage.       

Kim wrote: "Fashion moment with my mamma @krisjenner #WesGordon #Valentino."

The duo were off to Ryan Seacrest's star-studded Foundation event

PHOTOS-Paul Okoye & Anita marked their son Andre's first birthday yesterday

House of Maliq features rapper Munachi Abi

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Lupita Nyong'o glows with colour as Marie Claire May 2014 cover girl

Amber Rose showed off her post-baby curves as she met up with a friend for lunch in west Hollywood on Tuesday

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Beyonce shares sexy photos from her wedding Anniversary vacation with Jayz & Blue Ivy

They got married since April 4,2008 and she met Jayz when she was 18.Now 32 & Jayz 44,they celebrated their  6th year wedding anniversary on an island..

more photos after the cut

CASTING CASTING FOR AFRICA FASHION WEEK NIGERIA

Africa Fashion Week will be taking place in Nigeria on 17th & 18th May (AFWN) & Nigerian Student Fashion & Design Week will be taking place n 5th & 6th June.

We will be casting for male and female models for both shows (some models may be chosen for both shows and some for only one show).

Female Models must be of a minimum height of 5.9 and no more than a size 12 dress size (preferably size 6 to 10).

Male Models must be a minimum height of 6 foot.

All models must wear jeans and a vest top (white or black). Women must wear high heels (no wedges allowed). All models must know their statistics (full measurements).


DATE: Saturday 19th April

TIME: 11am sharp (any model that is not at the venue by 1pm at the latest will not be seen - so you must be on time and be prepared to wait till the end).

VENUE ADDRESS:
1A Cottage Drive
Purple Building
Off Durosimi Etti
Lekki Phase One lagos Nigeria

Headies award winning singer, Nikki Laoye is gearing up for the video release of her massive dance hit, "123", slated for this friday 11th April, 2014.

Teaming up with popular dance team, Alien Nation and Stephen of Kaffy's Imagneto crew, the energetic & captivating dance video was shot on location at the University of Lagos and directed by ace video director, TFrizzle of Frizzle N Bizzle Films.

With the fantastic music production by Xblaze (Nikki's brother) and the creative video scripting by Nikki herself and Temisan (Head Choreographer, Alien Nation), "123" is bound to be one of the top dance videos of 2014.

Cameo Appearances include Kiki Omeili of Lekki Wives Fame; Ade Laoye of EbonyLife TV; BeatFM's DJ Gosporella; J'odie (Kuchi Kuchi crooner); Gospel Artistes - ONOS, Provabs, XL2Letters; Akeem (music producer) of Modupe Cole Home, Akoka.

Nikki and her team have kicked off a social media campaign with the slogans - #KeepCalm #JustDance #Oya123 in preparation for the video's release on Friday.

Here are some of the official pictures from the shoot, taken by top Nigerian photographer, Amine.

#KeepCalm & Get Ready for a dance revolution...#OYA123.

Follow @NikkiLaoye & @TeamNikkiLaoye for updates

Latest Couple Hadiza Okoya & Olamiju Alao Akala Set To Wed This April

Chief Okoya’s daughter, Hadiza Okoya and Former Governor Alao Akala’s son, Olamiju Akala will be getting married on the 20^th of April 2014. They will be having their Nikkai ceremony at her father's expensive estate in Lekki. Hadiza and Olamiju had their introduction early this year, 12^th of January, 2014. 

 

NEA-Award Winning DJ OBI Expands His Brand Globally With Website Launch

World’s Best DJ Launches New Stylish Online Platform Featuring Music Downloads, Celebrity Gallery and Much More Lagos, Nigeria | April 8, 2014 — On Tuesday, April 1, Nigeria’s own celebrity DJ Obi launched his brand new stylish website, OfficialDJOBI.com. This new online platform marks the beginning of his global expansion to include Europe and North America. Known for his ability to take over any party in every part of the world, DJ Obi prides himself on having one of the most impressive music libraries in the industry. Setting the standard for being the first to break emerging artists and exclusive music in a way that causes the crowd to connect and appreciate his eye for talent.