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29 Apr 2013

NCC Plans to Review MTN Nigeria’s Call Rates as Dominant Operator With in the Sector



According to NCC, “MTN Nigeria has 44 per cent market share of the mobile voice telephony market while there is also a wide differential of about 300 per cent between on-net and off-net calls “and this is indicative of the likely establishment of a calling club for MTN subscribers.”

For this major reason, the company’s call rates will be reviewed by the commission as part of a new inspection criteria which will be implemented from May 1, 2013.

Executive Vice Chairman of Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Eugene Juwah, said that the implementation of the new check measures from May 1 is to check abuse of dominant market power by operators and ensure that Nigerian consumers get a better deal.

Mum forces daughter, 14, to become pregnant with sperm bought on web




A UK MOTHER forced her 14-year-old daughter to become pregnant with sperm bought over the internet after she was prevented from adopting any more children.

The daughter, a virgin, gave birth after two years of regularly inseminating herself with the sperm because she was too scared to refuse her “domineering” mother, The Guardian has reported.

The adoptive mother, who cannot be named for fear of identifying her daughter and grandchild is now serving a five-year prison sentence after admitting child cruelty.


Jim Iyke’s (EX)Fiancee, Keturah Hamilton set to expose his “lies” - Claims reality show was acted



Jim Iyke’s publicist claimed he was still with Jamaican girlfriend Keturah despite being spotted with Nadia Buari on several occasions She has issued out a press release refuting that claim. She says she left Jim Iyke because of his bad boy ways and the reality show is fake and she was acting out a script.

She is also having a press conference in New York on the 29th of April and would tell it ALL....#bad market
This is going to be ugly…Woman scorned

Read her press release after the cut..

Nollywood Actress Confesses To Being A Witch




Nollywood actress Camilla Mberekpe allegedly confessed to being a witch on Sunday 28, April 2013 at TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations. The programme was shown live on the church’s Emmanuel TV.

Camilla Mberekpe is very versatile when it comes to acting. She has been in Nollywood since the early days of the industry and she is often cast as a Mother or wicked step-mother. See snapshots from her shocking confession below:

This beautiful actress was said to have confessed to be a witch on Sunday 28, April 2013 at TB Joshua Synagogue Church of All Nations.

Mercy Johnson and husband dedicate their daughter



Actress Mercy Johnson and her husband, Prince Odi Okojie, April 28th dedicated their 4 month old daughter, Purity Okojie. The dedication held at Christ Embassy Church and reception at their home in Ajah

28 Apr 2013

Daniel Ademinokan's who supposedly Married another controversial Actress Stella Damasus Estranged Wife, Doris Simeon Finally Speaks


Here is what Stella wrote on her blog after speaking with Doris Simeon

Beautiful Actress Doris Simeon is currently the centre of attention as her Ex hubby Daniel Ademinokan has supposedly Married another controversial Actress Stella Damasus.

The news went viral went it came out and though I am still doing some fact finding,I decided to call Doris today to hear what she can tell me as regards everything that has happened. Click to continue reading.


Former Military President Of Nigeria Gen. Ibrahim Babaginda Covers Vanguard Allure



 Today, Sunday, 28th April 2013 edition of Vanguard Allure, one of Nigeria’s most popular glossy insert magazine sees Gen. Ibrahim Babaginda (Rtd) on the cover.

In the exclusive interview, the “Maradonna” or “Evil Genius” as he is popularly referred as talks about his late wife Maryam, lessons from life and leadership.

JAMB: 1.2m may not gain admission –Minister



Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqqayatu Ahmed Rufa’I, yesterday said out of 1.7 million students that sat for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), 1.2 million may not be able to gain admission to universities of their choice.

The minister who stated this during an inspection of students that sat for the examination in Abuja said the space that is available is barely 520,000 for federal, states and private institutions in the entire nation

Why I left my husband in Switzerland’-Jennifer Eliogu



Jennifer Eliogu is one of the growing numbers of Nollywood stars who are engaged in inter-continental marriages.

“As I told you – my husband is based in Switzerland, and after some years there, we reached the painful but practical decision that I should move back to Nigeria to continue my career in acting. I do not have problems with an inter-continental marriage, but in my own case, I did not want to be a full time house wife.

“My husband is very comfortable with my decision, and it has not affected our marriage in any way. Yes, as with most marriages, we have had our fair share of challenges, but overall, my husband is the best man I could ever aspire to have and seven years after we got married, the flame of passion remains the same.”

27 Apr 2013

Nigerian Student Provides A Way To Track NEPA Failure And How To Get Free Electricity



MIT grad student Chidube Ezeozue devotes energy to his fellow Nigerians.

“Electrical outages are a huge problem in Nigeria,” says Ezeozue, who is pursuing dual master’s degrees in MIT’s Technology and Policy Program and in electrical engineering and computer science. “The outages really interrupt everyday life.”

Nigeria’s supply of electricity is severely limited, resulting in rolling outages: Power is cut off every few hours and redirected to neighborhoods that were previously in the dark. While Nigerians know to expect these power cuts, they rarely know when the outages will happen, or how long they will last.

Since his admission to MIT in 2011, Ezeozue — who received his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Nigeria in 2008, followed by three years of work at a software startup — has created an app, with his brother, that crowdsources information about Nigerian power outages. With the app, called NepaSituation, people living in Nigeria can report outages. This data, when merged into an algorithm developed by Ezeozue, can help Nigerians predict when power outages may strike their neighborhoods, and how long those outages might last.

“With over 100 million cell phones in Nigeria, we knew it was an important resource we could tap into,” Ezeozue says. “It took a while to come up with this algorithm, because the outages are pretty randomized, and the app is only as good as the number of people who enter outage data.”

But Ezeozue has delved into more than just tracking the problem: He is also working to address Nigeria’s chronic energy shortage.

“I started a company that is working to provide solar electricity to businesses and families at zero upfront cost,” Ezeozue says. The company, SolarKobo, was recently funded by a seed grant from MIT’s Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, where Ezeozue is a fellow.

“Nigeria has plenty of solar energy available … for as low as $25 a month, we can make this resource available to those who are interested,” Ezeozue adds.

When he is not working toward the betterment of his homeland, Ezeozue researches machine learning and prediction algorithms in the research group of Una-May O’Reilly, a principal research scientist in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

What Is Wrong With This Toni Tones



2014 Corvette Stingray to Cost $2,395 More Than Its Predecessor

According to Mashable.com, the 2014 Corvette Stingray debuted in January, but among all the impressive stats and glossy pictures was one crucial missing piece of information: its price. On Friday, Chevrolet solved that riddle, saying that the revamped sports coupe will sell for a base price of $51,995 when it's available this fall.

Until now, Chevrolet would only say the price of the 2014 Corvette would be affordable for anyone who's able to buy the current model. But given the impressive upgrades for the upcoming 2014 Corvette Stingray, few aficionados believed that its higher-quality interior, aluminum structure, extra 20 horsepower (comparing 430 hp of the base 2013 Corvette vs. 450 hp for the 2014 model), and other upgrades would result in a vehicle for the same price as its predecessor.

I Caught My Father In Bed With My Wife



I caught my father in bed with my less than a year old wife.

Ironically this happened a day after she told me that she was carrying my baby. The strange thing is that my father and wife are behaving as if nothing out of the ordinary happened. My father simply got up from my matrimonial bed and ordered me to follow him.

In my living room, he gave me a cheque of N25m to buy myself a car of my choice while my wife went into the kitchen to prepare dinner. The whole thing appeared to be like a movie as I looked from my father to my wife. A presence more powerful than me held me down, preventing me from going after either my father or wife.


Late Dagrin’s mother broke



It’s three years Oladapo Olaonipekun popularly known as Dagrin died in an auto crash. Saturday Beats gathered that three years down the line, the mother of the late rap artiste, Falilat Olaonipekun, is broke. A Blackberry message made the rounds during the week, soliciting for support for the deceased’s mother.

The message stated that as Dagrin was being remembered by fans, his mother should also be put into consideration. The message read, “DAGRIN is ALIVE. Yes in our hearts, he is evergreen. It has been three years since our loving Dagrin passed on to rest in the Lord! Show Dagrin’s mum some love, drop your widow’s mite in her Acct- First Bank branch Acct- 3046543524 Olaonipekun Oluwakemi Falilat.”

The Top 10 BILLIONAIRES That Dropped Out Of School



Our parents encourage us to finish schooling so we could have a better life in the future. This has been the pattern of heritage being passed on from generation to generation. There is no doubt that studying would help everyone to fight illiteracy, and achieve the kind of life that everyone dreams. However, according to history, there are people who never finished any degree, and even skipped classes just because they have other things that they want to pursue in life. Who would have thought that these people would one day exceed not just comfortable life, but would even be part of the top 10 school dropout billionaires in the world? Get to know the path, struggles, and success that they trudged in order to reach the state of being known, popular, and enjoying the abundance of life.

Dance Queen Kaffy: My Mum Encouraged Me To Go Into Prostitution



Kaffy the dance queen is not moved whether she's loved or not, neither is she going to deny it that, she was once encouraged into prostitution by her mother. When they say wonders shall never end, some people may not readily understand until they hear some life testimonies that leave the mouth agape, such is the candid disclosure of popular dancer and musician Kafayat popularly known as Kaffy.

She dropped the bombshell about how her mother nearly made her go into prostitution so as to make ends meet. The talented dancer revealed this while she was addressing a group of youths at a programme held not too long ago.