Asari-Dokubo says Yes to #ChildMarriage

Erstwhile Niger Delta Militant, Asari-Dokubo had this to say about the #ChildMarriage issue. Please see his Facebook post below 

Arsenal lodge €49m bid for Suarez

Arsenal have lodged a staggering bid worth €49 million for Luis Suarez.

The Londoners, yet to make a senior signing this summer, are believed to have told Liverpool they will pay €41m up front for the striker, topped up by €8m in add-ons.

Arsenal’s initial €41m bid, made up of €35m plus €6m in add-ons, was rejected out of hand by the Merseysiders three weeks ago.

It is not yet known what Liverpool’s response is to the latest demonstration of Arsenal’s new financial muscle in the transfer market.
The offer, which is comfortably a club record, is nearly double the €27m bid the Gunners made earlier this month for Gonzalo Higuain, who is in advanced talks to join Napoli for €37m.

Liverpool are fighting to hold on to a player who has spoken frequently this summer of his interest in a move, most specifically to Real Madrid.

Lagos dumps 70 beggars, others in Onitsha

No fewer than 70 beggars and the homeless were on Wednesday dumped at the Upper Iweka Bridge, Onitsha, Anambra State.

Agents of the Lagos State Government reportedly brought the destitute to Onitsha.

The destitute told journalists that they were dumped about 3am at Upper Iweka after being detained in Ikorodu, Lagos, for over six months for alleged wandering and other minor offences by the Lagos State Kick Against Indiscipline officials.

The destitute said they were brought to Onitsha in four buses, escorted by riot policemen.

 One of them, Mr. Osondu Mbuto, from Ohaozara in Ebonyi State and a petty trader in Lagos, said he was arrested by the Lagos State Government officials while going to his shop on December 18, 2012.

Mbuto added that the Lagos State Government officials were in company with some policemen.

The Chairman of Nigeria Red Cross Society in the South-East, Dr. Peter Katchy, described the action of the Lagos State officials as condemnable.

He said, “It’s very deplorable; it’s very disheartening that a state in the Federal Republic of Nigeria will bundle people, who are not even indigenes of Anambra State, and dump them under the flyover at Upper Iweka in Onitsha.

“Many of the people, we have interviewed are not indigenes of Anambra State. Some of them are from Ebonyi State; some are from Imo State among other states.

“It is an insult to Anambra State. We shall draw the attention of the governor of Anambra State to ask the reason for such an invasion of his territory.

“We will find out why Lagos State should invade Anambra State territory; and why Lagos State should dump people here and leave them helpless.

“We are here on humanitarian purposes and in response to an emergency. From  what we discovered here, this is a human emergency and a human callousness.”

Katchy, however, promised that the society would move the destitute to the Anambra State Social Welfare Centre in Onitsha South Local Government for rehabilitation.

The Lagos State Government had dumped another set of beggars at Upper Iweka late last year.

Calls made to the mobile phone of the Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Lateef Ibirogba, for his reaction, did not go through.

He also did not respond to a text message sent to him by one of our correspondents.

Culled from The Punch

Pep Guardiola led Bayern Munich wallop Messi led Barcelona

Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich enjoyed a 2-0 win at home against his former employers Barcelona in Wednesday's friendly as the Spaniards only played their stars until the break.

Although Barcelona left new Brazil signing Neymar at home, first-team regulars Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano, Adriano, Alex Song and Alexis Sanchez all played the first-half in Munich.

Goals by Philipp Lahm and Mario Mandzukic either side of half-time were enough to give the Champions League winners victory over the Catalan giants at a sold-out Allianz Arena in front of 71,137 fans.

Konga.com is Africa's 1st eCommerce company to be verified by FB

Facebook recently introduced page verification to prove brand authenticity on its platform, and prior to this particular verification, only President Jonathan has been verified in Nigeria.

Konga.com, Nigeria’s Largest Online Mall has just become the first African e-commerce and first Nigerian company to get verified by Facebook after they were verified by Twitter 2 months ago. Shopkonga, the official Facebook page of konga.com currently has over 400,000 likes and has the highest number of Nigerian fans in e-commerce across Africa.

Ecommerce is all about convenience, choice and security and Konga definitely knows how to guarantee this.

Pres. Jonathan orders removal of JTF Soldiers/ APC's at Rivers State Governors Lodge

As the political chaos in Rivers State edges towards the cliff, about 30 soldiers guarding the Governor's lodge have been summarily withdrawn by the Brigade Commander in charge of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Port Harcourt at the orders of President Goodluck Jonathan.

SaharaReporters also learnt that the soldiers took with them two Armored Personnel Cars (APC) usually stationed at Government House.

A military source told our correspondent that the removal of the soldiers was ordered from Abuja. He warned that things might get bloodier in the state capital with the JTF gone from Government House leaving the security of the governor and his aides in the hands of a few police officers and State Security Services agents.

An eyewitness said a new detachment of soldiers came briefly to inspect a third APC that seems disabled.

Saharareporters could not confirm further reports that the soldiers that were removed are being detained and interrogated at the barracks.

President Jonathan is currently on a state visit to China.

Removing the APC's and Soldiers puts The Rivers State Governor and the state in harms way.

Culled from Sahara Reporters

Ermenegildo Zegna and Hugo Boss open in Lagos.

Sub-Saharan Africa has been growing over the years, thereby expanding the interests of luxury markets in Nigeria. Just recently two luxury households opened up in the Victoria Island suburb of Lagos; Hugo Boss and Ermenegildo-Zegna.

These two brands are big names for big boys or badoo's (in Olamide's voice).  The Zegna outlet, which sells suits for between 320,000 and 450,000 naira ($2,000-$2,800), is the first to be opened in Nigeria by any luxury fashion house. The Hugo Boss outlet also boast items ranging from Suits, Shirts, Wristwatches and other accessories.

Looking to look dapper, look them up at these places 

Ermenegildo-Zegna:Location: 175 Akin Adesola Street, VI    
Phone: 07037371101, 08079212421
Email: customercare@zegnalagos.com -



Hugo Boss – Lagos Flagship Store
Store 61 – The Palms Mall , BIS Way, Lekki
Contact Number: 01-8447490

Movie Review

Our movie review contains movies to see and those you might not want to see in Cinemas. 

For what you would want to see, The Heat starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy is awesome and rib cracking. Takes too long to get rolling, but the laughs come eventually.

 Some films are created awful, some achieve awfulness, and some have awfulness thrust upon them. The Lone Ranger has the latter, thrust upon it. A whooping 250million dollar budget which could be at a loss is where this motion picture is headed. You might want to help Walt Disney cut on those losses or take your money somewhere else. Lone Ranger hasnt come to any of our cinemas in Nigeria yet though. 

Verdict: The Heat : 8/10

                The Lone Ranger : 4/10

The Heat Shows presently at the FilmHouse Cinemas at The Leisure Mall in  Surulere

Thursday Movie Review

We've decided to start a Movie review, due to endless pouring in of intended cinema or movie buffers who end up being disappointed about a movie they intend to see. This would precede Fridays of every week. 

Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose to walk down the aisle

For most people, marriage is one of the most life-changing moments of their existence: the point where a boy becomes a man, a girl becomes a woman, and the rest of your lives can begin. But for rapper Wiz Khalifa, he's just checking it off his to-do list.

With the enthusiasm of sharing what he ate for breakfast, the 25-year-old rapper mentioned offhand on Twitter Monday afternoon that he and baby mama Amber Rose tied the knot.

See their announcements below:

Manchester United adds Russia's Aeroflot to global sponsorship cast

Apparently, David Moyes isnt the only new addition to Man Utd since the exit of Sir Alex! State-controlled airline Aeroflot  joined Manchester United's  growing list of global sponsors on Monday, the first Russian company to partner with the English soccer champions. Aeroloft replaces Turkish Airlines as United's partner in a five-year deal unveiled at the club's Old Trafford stadium. United claims to have 659 million followers worldwide and is carving out a lucrative series of global and local sponsorship deals.

General Motors last year agreed to take over as United's main shirt sponsor from 2014 in a seven-year deal worth $559 million.

Top Songs of the week!

1. Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke feat T.I & Pharell
2. Get Lucky - Daft Punk feat. Pharell Williams
3. Durosoke - Olamide
4. So Many Tinz - May D
5. Same Love - Macklemore feat. Mary Lambert

Toolz and Yvonne Nelson rub minds

In this intimate edition of the Juice, with super star Actress Yvonne Nelson, Toolz reveals a side to this Diva we have never seen before and uncovers some deeply personal truths, touching on her relationships, break-ups and being a sex symbol. She also speaks on Iyanya and Dammy Krane 

Akudo Ezinne Anyaoha Emerges MISS NIGERIA 2013

Gorgeous & beautiful 22 year old Akudo Ezinne Anyaoha emerged the winner of the 38th edition of the Miss Nigeria Pageant last night at the at the 2013 edition of the competition held lastnite at the InterContinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The statuesque, Law graduate of Abia State University, dismantled all the other 20 contesting against her.

She carted home a brand new car and would receive a cash price of #3 million Naira. And also for winning, she would be embarking on a sponsored trip by MUD Cosmetics to California, USA, which is the Headquarters of the make-up company.  The 1st runner-up is the sweetly beautiful Celestine Queen,21 & 2nd runner-up is 18 years old Olive Sadiq with the beautiful low cut.

We heard it was a packed event and as usual started 2 hours behind schedule. The venue could only allow for 500 guests, so much so that even an ex-queen was 'gated' and wasn't allowed in, majorly because 2 sets of IV's were printed and some of those with the scroll like IV's weren't allowed in, while the IV card's printed by Daily Times allowed guests in without stress.

Some of the other former queens that attended were Helen Ajayi-Miss Nigeria 1979, Binta Sukai-Miss Nigeria 1990, Nwando Okwuosa-Miss Nigeria 2003, while the incredibly gorgeous Anita Iseghohi, MBGN 2004 also attended with her husband, Tom Iseghohi.

Some of the dignitaries that attended were the 1st lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, Ms Sally Mbanefo, the DG of NTDC, Ex-International J.J Okocha, who was a judge, Ex-beauty queen in the 80's and now founder of Isis Model and owner of the NNSM competition, Mrs. Joan Okorodudu, talk show host & founder of EbonyLife Tv, Mo Abudu, Publisher of Genevieve Magazine, Betty Irabor, Hon. Abike Dabiri & her husband, Olumide & Dakore Akande, top Nigerian designer, Frank Osodi and many other guests.

There were performances by the duo of Seyi Shay and Kaycee of the Limpopo fame. The event was hosted by the comedian AY & Eku Edewor, while there was comedy skits by the duo of Bovi & the newly married Elenu.

Congratulations to the new Miss Nigeria.