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24 Apr 2013

Mercy Johnson To Dedicate Purity On April 28



Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson will be dedicating her daughter Purity on the 28th of April 2013 at their new home – Thomas Estate, Ajah, Lagos.

After spending over six months in the US where she went to deliver, the beautiful actress returned to Nigeria with her almost four months old baby girl a few days ago.

Mercy and her husband during the week, relocated from their Omole estate home to their personal house at Thomas Estate, Ajah, Lagos which would be the venue of the event.

She will return fully to acting next month.

Dwayne Johnson Surgery: The Rock Underwent Emergency Hernia Surgery



Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson underwent abdominal surgery Monday after sustaining injuries from a wrestling match earlier this month. The "Pain & Gain" movie star suffered a torn abdomen and abductor muscles, he said, when defending his WWE Champion title in an April 7 match against contender John Cena. Cena won the match that took place at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium in front of a crowd of nearly 80,000.

The 40-year-old star announced the news on his Twitter page Sunday:

"Saw my Dr who had to push my intestines back thru the tear in my abdomen. Kinda romantic. Surgery is next week. #BringItOn," he wrote.


Americans mock Dbanj’s scapegoat remix featuring Kanye West


These are comments from international Hip Hop website RapRadar, after the website premiered the much awaited collaboration between D’banj and his G.O.O.D Music boss Kanye West - remix of his hit track Scapegoat.


 


Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stops Polymer Currency Note: Paper Note coming soon


The move came due to compliant that polymer currency note fade away with time. People who take public transport or those who buy or sell goods in the market can testify to it.

Here is what the Deputy Government of CBN Tunde Lemo said in a recent interview:

We will start to produce the second generation of lower denominaton notes, now in paper not in polymer. My plea is that Nigerians should exercise patience with us. It wasn’t CBN fault; we just had to go back on our drawing board to rethink. Polymer certainly will be phased out.

Nollywood Actress, Stella Damasus Secretly Married



The latest gist making round is that Nollywood actress Stella Damasus has married fellow actress Doris Simeon’s ex-husband, Daniel Ademinokan secretly.

According to sources, Daniel Ademinokan and Stella relocated to Abuja a couple of months back in order to strengthen their relationships.

As we speak, the two have married each other in a secret wedding that took place outside of the country.

The lovers who now have several business investments together are living a low-key life in the Federal capital territory.


Nollywood Actress Stephanie okereke Linus And Husband Celebrate Wedding Anniversary



Beautiful Nollywood actress Stephanie Linus and husband celebrate their 1 year wedding anniversary on Monday in France...

If you we recall they wed last year in Paris France their wedding was the talk of the town in Nigeria and beyond

We wish them a happy married life.

Actress Chika Ike shaves her head for N5 million


 Nollywood actress and UN Ambassador, Chika Ike, was paid N5 million to shave her hair on set for a new movie titled ‘Moments of Tears’.

Nollywood actress and UN Ambassador, Chika Ike, was paid N5 million to shave her hair on set for a new movie titled ‘Moments of Tears’.

 More pic Below..

 

Do You Want Whiter Teeth? Follow These Tips Today to Brighten Your Smile



In the past when you wanted white teeth you would have to go to your dentist because that was the only way to get teeth whitening, usually with corrosive tooth bleach. Although bleach preparations have improved they can still be harsh.  Here are a few do-it-yourself tips to help you get whiter teeth:

1. First of all the obvious one of making regular appointments for cleaning your teeth is first on the list. Many people don’t think it’s important but the best way to keep your teeth white is to get them cleaned regularly so you don’t even have to worry about whitening in the first place.


“I don port o” – Etisalat ambassador, Hafeez Ayetoro aka Saka, switches to MTN



Hafeez Ayetoro, ace comedian and Nollywood actor, who has become the face of Etisalat for some years now, has switched network from the GSM company he was known with, to telecom giants MTN.

It will be recalled that Hafeez’s face became a part of Etisalat branding for years, but DailyPost can authoritatively inform you that the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education lecturer, was given an irresistible amount of money to switch allegiance.


23 Apr 2013

The Danger of Gaining More Twitter Followers



We're all a little obsessed with gaining new Twitter followers, but the number really isn't as important as the quality of your tweets. If you tweet it, they will come.

Some Twitter users aren't as complacent as all that, however. Those who are #TeamFollowBack, for instance, will follow anyone who follows them in support of boosting each other's social media presence.

In this comic, Josh Mecouch of Formal Sweatpants warns tweeps to be careful what they wish for.

Comic illustration by Josh Mecouch, Formal Sweatpants. Published with permission; all rights reserved.
 
Source: Mashable

True life Story : How Owning A Blackberry Helped Ruining My Life



My name is Chinwe, I am 26 years old, I never graduated from the university, simply because I was stupid and careless. 

On my 24th birthday, I received a blackberry phone as a gift, have always wanted one. It was like a right of passage, my ex-boyfriend got it for me, he was a student like me, didn’t have a job, and I really never cared to ask as he could afford it. My concern at that point was that I had finally arrived. Other girls in my hostel had blackberries and I would always get pissed when I heard sounds of pings and messages coming into their phones at all hours and I would stare at my Nokia phone and wish I could throw it away, but half bread they say is better than none, so I hoped and even fasted to get a blackberry phone, looking back now, if I had the opportunity, I’d have a land line with no internet activity what so ever, anyway I got the blackberry phone and even got free
 

"I am an Hypocrite" - Kim Kardashian


Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has said that she's a hypocrite for being pregnant despite not being married to the baby's father, Kanye West. The entrepreneur, who has been dating Kanye West for a year, and is still legally married to estranged husband Kris Humphries, told Ryan Seacrest on an upcoming E! Kardashian special: "I've said some things that I completely am a hypocrite about now."

She added: "I would say things about Kourtney like, 'You cannot have a baby without being married.'"
Kourtney has two children with boyfriend Scott Disick, but it looks likely that Kim could be married soon enough - or at least in time for her second child, if her and Kanye can think of more names beginning with K to name their brood. 

Friends plan big for Fred Amata at 50


Actor, producer and director, Fred Amata will turn 50 in a few weeks and in celebration of that, friends of the actor have initiated activities to celebrate him. It will include:


A celebrity charity challenge which will be a novelty football match where a select team of Nollywood  stars, actors, musicians, comedians TV&Radio  personalities, challenge, the 1994 nations cup winning Super Eagles team  Kanu Nwankwo, J Jay Okocha and other eagles players to 'Soccertainment' for charity.