Facebook hacked, says no user data compromised

(CNN) -- Facebook says it was recently hacked, though it says no data about its more than a billion users was compromised.

The company described the "sophisticated attack" in a blog post on Friday, saying it took place in January when a small number of employees visited a compromised website that installed malware on their machines.

"As soon as we discovered the presence of the malware, we remediated all infected machines, informed law enforcement and began a significant investigation that continues to this day," Facebook Security said in the post.

Facebook, the largest social network in the world, is the latest high-profile site to be hacked this year. Twitter announced a similar intrusion earlier this month, and major news organizations including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post have also admitted to being hacked.

The news sites attributed the breaches to hackers working for the Chinese government, but neither Facebook nor Twitter mention China when describing their attacks.

"Facebook was not alone in this attack. It is clear that others were attacked and infiltrated recently as well," said the blog post. "As one of the first companies to discover this malware, we immediately took steps to start sharing details about the infiltration with the other companies and entities that were affected. "

Unlike Twitter, Facebook said it has found no evidence that any user information was compromised. Twitter said that user names, encrypted passwords and e-mail addresses for as many as 250,000 users were potentially grabbed by the hackers. It reset passwords for all affected accounts.

The string of hacks have primarily exploited vulnerabilities in the programming language Java, which is installed on most computers by default. Facebook said the site responsible for its attack took advantage of a previously unknown Java vulnerability, which Oracle patched on February 1.

In January, the Department of Homeland Security issued an alert about the security-challenged software and recommended people turn it off on their computers. Apple turned off Java by default for its OS X users as a precaution. Full instructions on how to disable Java on any computer can be found on Oracle's website. If you must use Java, make sure that you have downloaded the latest updates, which include key security patches.

Facebook said it will continue to work with law enforcement and others in the industry to prevent future attacks.

SOURCE: CNN

BRUNO-MARS RELEASES NEW VIDEO (WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN)

KING OF POP AND R&B , BRUNO-MARS, YESTERDAY RELEASE THE VIDEO TO HIS GREAT TRACK, WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN.

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Full list of 2013 Grammy Award Winners

 

The 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California Feb. 10, 2013.

The 2013 Grammy Awards may have come and gone but the memory lingers on, check out the full list of winners at the biggest music award event.

Record Of The Year
Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
We Are Young – Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra - WINNER
Thinkin Bout You – Frank Ocean
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift

Album Of The Year
El Camino – The Black Keys
Some Nights – Fun.
Babel – Mumford & Sons - WINNER
Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
Blunderbuss – Jack White

Song Of The Year
The A Team – Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
Adorn – Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
Call Me Maybe – Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)
Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson)
We Are Young – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe) - WINNER

Best New Artist
Alabama Shakes
Fun. - WINNER
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean

Best Pop Instrumental Album
24/7 – Gerald Albright and Norman Brown
Impressions – Chris Botti - WINNER
Four Hands and a Heart Volume One – Larry Carlton
Live at the Blue Note Tokyo – Dave Koz
Rumbadoodle – Arun Shenoy

Best Pop Solo Performance
Set Fire To The Rain [live] – Adele - WINNER
Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson
Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
Wide Awake – Katy Perry
Where Have You Been – Rihanna

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Shake It Out – Florence & the Machine
We Are Young – Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra - WINNER
Sexy And I Know It – Lmfao
Payphone – Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa

Gotye poses with his Grammy awards for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Kimbra (R) and for Best Alternative Music Album, backstage at the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California Feb. 10, 2013.
Best Pop Vocal Album
Stronger – Kelly Clarkson - WINNER
Ceremonials – Florence and the Machine
Some Nights – fun.
Overexposed – Maroon 5
The Truth About Love – Pink

Best Dance Recording
Levels – Avicii
Let’s Go – Calvin Harris f. Ne-Yo
Bangarang – Skillrex f. Sirah - WINNER
Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia f. John Martin
I Can’t Live Without You – Al Walser

Best Dance/Electronica Album
Wonderland – Steve Aoki
Don’t Think – The Chemical Brothers
>Album Title Goes Here< – Deadmau5
Fire & Ice – Kaskade - WINNER
Bangarang – Skillrex

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Christmas – Michael Buble
A Holiday Carole – Carole King
Kisses on the Bottom – Paul McCartney - WINNER

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
I’m Alive – Anthrax
Love Bites (So Do I) – Halestorm - WINNER
Blood Brothers – Iron Maiden
Ghost Walking – Lamb of God
No Reflection – Marilyn Manson
Whose Life (Is it Anyways?) – Megadeth

Best Rock Song
Freedom at 21 – Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
I Will Wait – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, Marcus Mumford, songwriters (Mumford and Sons)
Lonely Boy – Dan Auerback, Brian Burton, Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys) - WINNER
Madness – Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
We Take Care of Our Own – Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Rock Album
El Camino – The Black Keys - WINNER
Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay
The 2nd Law – Muse
Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen
Blunderbuss – Jack White

Best Alternative Music Album
The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do – Fiona Apple
Biophilia – Bjork
Making Mirrors – Gotye - WINNER
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming – M83
Bad As Me – Tom Waits

Best Traditional R&B Performance
Lately – Anita Baker
Love On Top – Beyonce - WINNER
Wrong Side of a Love Song – Melanie Fiona
Real Good Hands – Gregory Porter
If Only You Knew – SWV

Best R&B Song
Adorn – Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel) - WINNER
Beautiful Surprise – Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly, Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia)
Heart Attack – Benjamin Levin, Rico Love, Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz)
Pray For Me – Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton, Patrick “JQue” Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
Refill – Arhyl “DJ” Camper, Elle Varner, Andrew “Pop” Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Fortune – Chris Brown
Kaleidoscope Dream – Miguel
Channel Orange – Frank Ocean - WINNER

Best R&B Album
Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment - WINNER
Back to Love – Anthony Hamilton
Write Me Back – R. Kelly
Beautiful Surpise – Tamia
Open Invitation – Tyrese

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Wild Ones – Flo Rida Featuring Sia
No Church In The Wild – Jay-Z, Kanye West f. Frank Ocean, The-Dream - WINNER
Tonight (Best You Ever Had) – John Legend f. Ludacris; Cherry Wine – Nas f. Amy Winehouse
Talk That Talk – Rihanna f. Jay-Z

Best Rap Song
Daughters – Nasir Jones & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas)
Lotus Flower Bomb – Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
Mercy – Sean Anderson, Mike Dean, Tauheed Epps, Willie Hansbro, Malik Yusef Jones, Anthony Khan, Stephen Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton, Herbert Turner & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley, Reggie Stepper & Reggie Williams, songwriters)
The Motto – Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham, Noah “40″ Shebib & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne)
“..” in Paris – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) - WINNER
Young, Wild and Free – Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (T. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars)

Best Rap Album
Take Care – Drake - WINNER
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 – Lupe Fiasco
Life is Good – Nas; Undun – The Roots
God Forgives, I Don’t – Rick Ross
Based on a T.R.U. Story – 2 Chainz

Best Country Song
Blown Away – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) - WINNER
Cost of Livin’ – Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn)
Even if it Breaks Your Heart – Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band)
So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore – Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
Springsteen – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)
Best Country Album
Uncaged – Zac Brown Band - WINNER
Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes
Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran – Jamey Johnson
Four the Record – Miranda Lambert
The Time Jumpers – The Time Jumpers

Best Long-form Music Video
Big Easy Express – Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show - WINNER
Bring Me Home Live 2011 – Sade
Radio Music Society – Esperanza Spalding
Get Along – Tegan and Sara
From the Sky Down – U2

Source: trends

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Holy Man Claims To Have Lived Without Food, Water For 70 Years

A 83-year-old holy man claims he has spent the last seven decades without food and water.

Military doctors hope the experiments on Prahlad Jani can help soldiers develop their survival strategies.

The long-haired and bearded yogi is under 24-hour observation by a team of 30 specialists during three weeks of tests at a hospital in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
Two cameras have been set up in his room, while a mobile camera films him when he goes outside, guaranteeing round-the-clock observation.
His body will be scanned and his brain and heart activity measured with electrodes.
“The observation from this study may throw light on human survival without food and water,” said Dr. G. Ilavazahagan, who is directing the research. “This may help in working out strategies for survival during natural calamities, extreme stressful conditions and extra-terrestrial explorations like future missions to the Moon and Mars by the human race.”
Since the experiment began on April 22, Jani has had no food or water and has not been to the toilet.
“The exercise of taking this yogi under the medical scanner is to understand what energy supports his existence,” Ilavazahagan added. “Jani says he meditates to get energy. Our soldiers will not be able to meditate, but we would still like to find out more about the man and his body.”
Jani, who dresses in red and wears a nose ring, grew up in Charod village in the Mehsana district in Gujarat.
He claims to have been blessed by a goddess when he was 8-years-old, which has enabled him to survive without sustenance.
SOURCE: NAIJ.COM

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source: codemmunity.com

The Super Eagles midfielder has praised the work of the coach following their qualification for the last eight of the Afcon where they will now meet the ElephantsBy Lolade Adewuyi, In Rustenburg
Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel has said that they have an
opportunity of stamping their authority on the Africa Cup of
Nations when they meet Cote D’Ivoire in Sunday’s quarter final
match.

 The Super Eagles defeated Ethiopia 2-0 courtesy of Victor Moses’
penalties late in the encounter on Tuesday night.

 “It’s been great for us qualifying [for the tournament] because
last time we didn’t make it. This time we’ve qualified and the
group of players we have, and the new manager we have – he’s come
into the team and made his stance. If you want to play for the
country you have to give a hundred and ten percent, that’s what he
demands from every player,” Mikel said at post-match press
conference.

 “We’ve come out here to do exactly what he wants us to do and to
play for Nigeria as well. I think it is fantastic, we’re enjoying
it.

 “Now we’re in the quarter finals, we just have to keep going and
do what we do in training and hopefully we will defeat Ivory Coast
and go to the semi finals. It’s going to be difficult but hopefully
we’ll make it.”

 The Chelsea midfielder rated the game against the Ethiopians
highly but that they knew what they were up against while preparing
for the encounter.

 “I think it was really tough, we knew they were coming into the
game looking to win it as well. We knew they were going to be
organised in the middle so we tried to make sure we didn’t play
through the middle.

 “They didn’t give me any space to play as well. Throughout the
game I had one or two people running behind me. It was tough but
sometimes I tried to get my space.

 “It was difficult for both teams but this is what you demand [of
yourself] when you come to a stage like this when you have to win
to qualify,” said Mikel.

 The Super Eagles will next take on the Elephants in a big West
African duel in Sunday’s quarter final encounter in Rustenburg.

source: m.goal.com

Man Murders His Girlfriend After Catching Her In Bed With Another Man

Police identified the woman as Maybe Last Dube. Police spokesperson said the incident happened on Sunday between 10pm and 11pm. He said Dube died at Gweru Provincial Hospital after her boyfriend, Garikai Mpofu (32), in a fit of rage, banged her head thrice against a stone.

"On the said date, it is alleged that Mpofu visited his girlfriend Dube at her house and failed to locate her. He later spotted her at the back of her bedroom with another lover. The other lover (whose name has not been given) fled the scene upon noticing that he had been spotted," said Police.

He said Mpofu grabbed Dube and banged her head thrice against a stone. He alleged that Mpofu also kicked Dube all over her body. He only stopped when the woman pleaded for mercy.

"The two then proceeded to Mpofu's house where the suspect assaulted Dube with an electric cord all over her body. The suspect later woke up his 62-year-old father asking him to ferry Dube to Shurugwi District Hospital"

He said Dube's condition deteriorated and she was transferred to Gweru Provincial Hospital. Asst Insp Mahoko said the matter was reported to the police who attended the scene and arrested Mpofu.

"On the same day that Mpofu was arrested, a police report was made to the effect that Dube had died. Her body was conveyed to Gweru Provincial Hospital mortuary for a postmortem," he said.
 SOURCE: NAIJ.COM

You Will Spend Val's Day Alone If You Don't Get Nude Now- Baba Dee Tells the Girls

"Some of you girls are gonna spend the valentines day alone, watching the  notebook, drinking cheap wine if yall dont start leaking nudes on IG"... he said.

Baba Dee is a musician and Sound Sultan's elder brother.
SOURCE: LADUN'S BLOG

Landlord Rapes Girl, 10, Then Attempts To Cut Off Her Genitals With Knife

A man is in trouble after he attempted to insert a knife into a 10-year-old girl's privates.

The man, (name withheld to protect the victim), is alleged to have attempted to do so after making a 'feast' of the hapless girl. It is reported that the man is the landlord where the girl and her mother stayed.

On the day in question, it is reported that the girl was left in the custody of the man by her mother who had gone to the city centre. Taking advantage of the trust bestowed upon him, the man is said to have thought it wise to quench his sexual zest.

The landlord is alleged to have called the young girl who was playing with friends to the house. The girl is understood to have taken time to respond to the call which forced the man to call her again. The girl reportedly asked the man what he wanted before getting inside the house.

Within seconds of getting inside, the suspect is said to have locked the door and told her that she was going nowhere. The girl screamed but a slap in the face saw her getting quiet. He allegedly fondled the girl's privates, saying that he wanted to 'eat them'. As per his threats, the seemingly ruthless man forced himself on the innocent girl.

After his alleged cruelty, the man reportedly took a knife and tried to insert it into the girl's organ. She, however, screamed which forced him to give up before releasing her. The girl told her school mates who in turn told their teacher leading to a report being made to the police.

The man was caught and remanded before a Zimbabwean court. His actions were deemed abnormal by the magistrate who ordered that he should be taken for a medical check up as stated under the Mental Health Act.
SOURCE: NAIJ.COM

“Underwear King”: Naked man creates stir in viral video (VIEWER DISCRETION)

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If clothes make the man, a crotchety naked guy just crowned himself underwear king of Philadelphia.
The baffling streaker climbed onto an empty bike rack on the front of a SEPTA bus and put his boxer shorts on his head. Then he dismounted and ran through the streets as a captivated crowd of spectators gathered around.
“I was just cutting hair, all of a sudden I see this white boy just running around acting crazy,” said barber Lou Jeffery, who used his smartphone to record the middle-aged man’s bizarre exploits at the intersection of Kensington Avenue and Tioga Street.
The frazzled nudist scampered around as if he were a character from the opening moments of “The Terminator,” inexplicably emerging nude in an unfamiliar land.
He started chasing Jefferey when he realized his unusual unclothed escapade was being recorded.

The unidentified man barely appeared to realize he was exposed as he strolled around the neighborhood.
“Of course I put my camera down and started running myself,” Jeffrey said. “I [AM NOT] going to let him chase after me.”
José Mora also shot footage of the episode from his brother’s restaurant and caught the man’s odd pursuit of Jeffery on camera, reported CBS Philly.
“I don’t think he knew what he was doing actually,” said Mora.
At one point the naked man tried to put his boxers on again to no avail. Some witnesses said that police eventually arrested the man.
The video was originally posted to Facebook and has since been removed, but it is still drawing viewers on YouTube, according to NBC 10.
source: ynaija.com

Road accidents killed average 11 Nigerians each day of 2012 – FRSC

The highest number of accidents and deaths occurred in December.
An average of 11 people were killed daily in road accidents across Nigeria in 2012, official statistics from the Federal Road Safety Corps show.
In the 2012 official report titled “DASHBOARD RECORDS FOR THE MONTHS OF 2012” and made available to PREMIUM TIMES, the Corps said a total of 4,260 people were killed in accidents across the country in 2012.
The deaths occurred in the 6, 269 road traffic crashes that occurred within the same period. A total of 20, 752 people also sustained various degrees of injuries from the crash indicating an average of 56 people being injured in road accidents daily last year.
However the number of injured was less than half of the total 48, 114 people that were involved in the accidents while 10, 357 vehicles were also involved.
The highest number of deaths and accidents occurred in December, the report showed. An average of 15 people died daily from accidents in December leading to total deaths of 473 people involving 1, 115 vehicles.
Other months that witnessed high accidents and casualty rates were February, July, and August.
The FRSC have in the past listed some of the major causes of road accidents nationwide to include over speeding, drunk driving, ignoring road signs and bad roads.

Eagles Still in Full Flight(WESTERHOF)

Westerhof gives Keshi’s team full marks, Dutchman optimistic team will improve


Former Nigeria Manager, Clemense Westerhof believes the Super Eagles will overcome their heartbreaking 1-1 draw with Burkina Faso on Monday and beat defending champions this Friday to remain on course for the quarter-finals of 2013 AFCON.

With the Chipolopolo of Zambia slated to battle the Super Eagles in their second match of Group C on Friday, Westerhof reckons the Nigerian side will be in for a real tough duel, but will come out victors.

“Zambia is a complete team. The match will be difficult, very difficult,” Westerhof predicts.

The Dutch man who managed the Super Eagles for five years between 1989 through 1994 expresses his confidence that Keshi has the magic wand to edge Zambia.

“Yes, Zambia is a complete team and defending champions. But I’m sure Keshi will fix the team (Super Eagles) better, and will win the crucial game,” he stresses.

Westerhof  rates Monday's match between Super Eagles and their Stallions of Burkina Faso counterparts as the best in terms of quality so far at the Africa Cup of Nations holding in South Africa.

Westerhof who guided the Super Eagles to win the 1994 edition of the tournament in Tunisia tells Complete Sports from his home country that the two West African teams posted a commendable performance in their opening match of the 2013 AFCON in Nelspruit, South Africa.

“I watched the game (between Nigeria and Burkina Faso). It was an excellent performance by the two teams.  I must confess that it was the best game I have seen so far in the competition,” Westerhof states.

The man reputed as Dutch-Gerian and who transformed Nigerian football into its glorious height in the 90s, winning the Nations Cup in Tunisia in 1994, leading the Eagles to their first ever FIFA World Cup finals in USA same year however expressed unhappiness over the Super Eagles inability to wrap up the game after taking a first half lead.

“The Super Eagles were on top of the game right from the start. They could have wrapped up the game. I think they let it slip when that (Efe Ambrose) defender was sent off and the Eagles could not manage his absence.

“Yes, it’s difficult under the situation, but I thought (Stephen) Keshi could have brought in that defender who plays with ADO DEN HAAG here in Holland (Kenneth Omeruo).

“He (Omeruo) could have been deployed to the left side of the defence while Ikechukwu Uche takes charge of the attack from the left.

“Again, that player in jersey number 7 (Ahmed Musa) should have kept the ball at the flag because the game was almost over. Once the attack was lost, one long ball by the Burkina Faso defenders and it was 1-1.”

The super Eagles one all draw with Burkina Faso on Monday left the AFCON group C wide open and square after Zambia drew 1-1 in the first Group C game.

With the defending champions slated to battle the Super Eagles in the group’s second game on Friday, Westerhof said the Nigerian side will be in for a real tough duel.

“Zambia is a complete team. The match will be difficult, very difficult”.

Westerhof who managed the Super Eagles for five years between 1989 through 1994 voiced his confidence that Keshi has the magic wand to edge Zambia.

“Yes, Zambia is a complete team and defending champions. But I’m sure Keshi will fix the team (Eagles) better and will win the game”, he stressed.
source:  COMPLETE SPORT NIGERIA

8 year-old Nigeria got tallent winner, Amarachi Uyanne honoured by Oba of Benin

Nigeria’s Got Talent Season One winner, Amarachi Uyanne, has received an Award for Excellence from the Oba of Benin, for her sterling performance in the just concluded reality TV talent hunt show. NET gathered that the Eight-year-old Amarachi was among ten outstanding persons honoured by His Royal Highness, Omo No’ba N’edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa, at the annual event that recognizes achievers within the Oba’s domain.
Other recipients of the Oba’s honours during the grand ceremony at the Royal Palace were the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Professor Osayuki Godwin Oshodin for Academic Excellence and Professor Osato Frank Giwa-Osagie of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos.
Congrats to her and rest of the award recipients.
Source; NET

Super Eagles Trounce Portuguese 2nd Division Side, Farense 5-0, Depart For AFCON 2013

The Super Eagles ended their training camp in Faro, Portugal in style on Tuesday defeating Portuguese second division side, Farense 5-0, in a game described by the Nigerian  Coach Stephen Keshi as dress rehearsal for the team’s opening game against Burkina Faso on January 21.
The match, which was again played at the Browns Sports and Leisure Club in Faro, where the Nigerian side stayed throughout its sojourn in Portugal, was barely five minutes when right back, Efe Ambrose surging run into the danger area of the Portuguese was met with a vicious hacking. Centre referee Luis Costa wasted no time in pointing to the spot.
Chelsea star, John Mikel Obi, stepped in to coolly slot home the opener. But Farense made things difficult for the Eagles as Senegalese born striker, Sone Diop, Falardo and dangerman Fabio Texeira attacked sporadically in search of an equalizer that never happened. The Eagles on the other hand had plenty of chances to have buried the game in the first but Nosa Igiebor hit the cross bar thrice, Mikel followed suit with a fiery shot that also hit the bar and Emmanuel Emenike also missed a sitter.
In the second half Mr. Keshi made sweeping changes. Kenneth Omeruo was brought in to replace Joseph Yobo, Juwon Oshaniwa for Elderson Echejile, Ogenyi Onazi for Mikel Obi, Sunday Mba for Igiebor, Obiorah Nwankwo for Fegor Ogude, Ikechukwu Uche for Brown Ideye, Gabriel Reuben for Efe Ambrose mid-way into the half, same as Vincent Enyeama whoi was replaced by Chigozie Agbim.
There was no immediate impact with the changes until in the 75th minute when an Emenike’s furious onslaught down the left wing of the pitch was clinically finished off by Ikechukwu Uche for one of his three goals of the evening. Goalkeeper Agbim must be credited for his quick counter-attack throw to Emenike.
Uche was to score another in the 80th minute after nice footwork by Ejike Uzoenyi left him face to face with goalie Sergio Serrar. He blasted into the roof of the net. He completed his hat trick of the evening after a fine interchange of passes between him, Onazi and Ejike.
Just as the referee was about blowing the final whistle Ejike set up Emenike for the final goal on the dot of 90minutes for a comprehensive demolition of the Farense side. The referee did not even allow for a restart after the fifth goal.
Farense Coach Antero Afonso said at the end of the encounter that his side has learnt useful lessons from the Nigerian national team and predicted that the Super Eagles will do well at the championship going by the quality of players he saw in the friendly. “You have what it takes to win the championship, but you must take each game as it comes and adopt different styles for different opposition. You have very quick players so don’t allow yourself to be under pressure at any time in the tournament. I may not know the teams that will be at the tournament but the team I saw today should be among the favorites to win the African Cup”, he said.
The Nigerian side will depart Faro by 12:30 Portuguese time for Lisbon from where the team will connect a flight to Paris, France and from there to Johannesburg, South Africa. The team is expected in Nelspruit, venue of two of its first two group games on Thursday morning. source: SAHARA REPORTERS

Fire outbreak at Ikeja City Mall

The fire which occurred at Mr. Price retail store section of the mall, which deals in all kinds of clothing, broke out at about 11am.
Property worth billions of Naira was salvaged as a result of inferno which gutted parts of the ever busy  Ikeja City Mall, Alausa.
Normal business activities resumes at the  mall, housing Shoprite and about 100 retail and wholesale shops was brought to a halt, leaving customers stranded outside for over four hours.
The Director of Lagos Fire Service, Alausa, Rasaq Fadipe, who confirmed the fire outbreak to vanguard described it as “minor” without any serious loss.

happy birthday to a celebrity jide kosoko

 
Today (January 12) is the birthday of popular veteran actor, Jide Kosoko. He was born in 1954. He is from Lagos Island, Lagos State (Nigeria). He attended  Yaba College of Technology where he studied Business Administration. He also attended Lagos School of Drama (Theatre Arts).
He started acting in 1964 at the age of 10. Comfortable in both English and Yoruba films, some of his movies are The Meeting, Last Flight To Abuja, The Figurine, Jenifa, Bolode O Ku, Kanyinsola, Oogun Aje, and Omo Iya Meta Leyi.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR LLNP
SOURCE: NOLLYWOODMINDSPACE

US Govt bar former governor Lucky Igbinedion from entering the US

from Sahara Reporters

Former Governor Lucky Igbinedion of Edo State may no longer enter the US, SaharaReporters has discovered from sources in Washington, DC. One of the sources revealed that the American consular authorities had written to Mr. Igbinedion to tell him that he was no longer welcome in the US.

Another source indicated that the former governor, who has been convicted for corrupt practices shortly after  his governorship term, had multiple entry visas to the US. "However, he has received a letter revoking his visa," said one source.

Our source in Washington, DC disclosed that the US government was reviewing the files of some of Nigeria's current and former government officials and will deny them visas once they are deemed undesirable on account of their engagement in corruption.

Police knows about the murdered of my private secretary – Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole, has threatened to publish the report submitted to him by the police to drive home his accusations that the police was involved in the murder of his private secretary, Olaitan Oyerinde.
This is coming after the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, labelled the accusation by the former Labour Union president as “unfounded”.
Abubakar today in a meeting with senior police officers said the police authority will respond to Oshiomole’s claim appropriately.
Source; ChannelsTV

Stephen Keshi release list of final 23 players for South Africa 2013.

Stephen Keshi release list of final 23 players for South Africa 2013.

What do you say to the following set of players?


Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel); Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be’er Sheba, Israel); Chigozie Agbim (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria)

Defenders: Elderson Echiejile (FC Braga, Portugal); Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod FC, Israel); Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahce, Turkey); Efe Ambrose (Celtic FC, Scotland); Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves, Nigeria); Kenneth Omeruo (ADO Den Haag, Netherlands); Godfrey Oboabona (Sunshine Stars, Nigeria)

Midfielders: John Obi Mikel (Chelsea FC, England); Nosa Igiebor (Real Betis, Spain); Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Obiora Nwankwo (Calcio Padova, Italy); Fegor Ogude (Valerenga FC, Norway); Reuben Gabriel (Kano Pillars, Nigeria)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Emmanuel Emenike (Spartak Moscow, Russia); Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Ikechukwu Uche (Villarreal FC, Spain); Ejike Uzoenyi (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria); Sunday Mba (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria)

EFCC Arrests Former CBN Governor Charles Soludo

From Saharareporters:

We just learnt that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission this afternoon arrested immediate past Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo in connection with the Australian polymer banknotes bribery scam.

A close relative of Mr. Soludo confirmed to Saharareporters operatives picked up the former CBN governor in Abuja a few hours ago.

 A government source told Saharareporters that Mr. Soludo is facing interrogation by the EFCC at its Abuja office with regards to his role in the bribery of CBN officials by an Australian currency mint company, Securency.

 The source told our reporters about a dozen other CBN former and serving CBN officials have also been apprehended for questioning on the deal.
EFCC spokesperson could not be reached for confirmation of the arrest.

Wizkid Moves into New House, shared pics on twitter

good move for him... all the  best bro

Celebrity Photographer Toni Tones Takes on Acting

A press release from her people after the cut. Did I hear you say acting just got better, yeah something like that. We need new faces.


Photographer Toni tones continues to show us how multi talented she is, she has established herself as one of Nigeria's most sought after photographers. She also runs a highly popular online fashion magazine, thefancyhub.com and is currently the voice of Mavin records, doing voice overs as their 'mavinbot'.

Now you can stamp actress on her CV as she stars in the new drama series 'Gidi Culture'.

The drama series has been described as a representative of the Nigerian Youth, and draws from many of their experiences. In the series, it shows the lives of  several young people from different walks of life as they relate to each other under various climates of prosperity and privation often associated with life in Gidi (Nigeria).

Toni Tones plays The show’s protagonist, Halima Dan-Ladi Adebayo who is a naïve upper class Nigerian attending graduate school in New York City. When a grave accident occurs in her apartment, Halima’s divorced Mother, Mariam Dan-Ladi, coerces her daughter to return to Nigeria indefinitely and attend the Lagos Business School. Life in Gidi exposes Halima to a whole new world she never knew existed.

Will she ultimately succeed in this challenge of familiarizing herself with Gidi Culture and come to terms with her new reality? Or will she plummet into bad company and fall prey to the enmity amassed by some of Nigeria’s frustrated youth? Only time will tell as life unfolds in “Gidi Culture.”

We have a feeling we'll be hearing a lot more of Toni Tones this year and we can’t wait to see what more she has in store.

SUNNY OKOSUN'S SON RELEASED FROM JAIL OVER ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN NKIRU SYLVANUS' KIDNAP

One of the sons of late music icon Sunny Okosun has been released from jail after being arrested over his alleged involvement in the kidnap of Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie.

Jerry Okosun, who also works for the Imo State government as Director General of Student Affairs, was released January 5th after spending 11 days in police cell in Owerri with other suspected kidnappers.

Jerry was arrested on Christmas Day because for some weird reason, the kidnappers contacted him to negotiate the release of Nkiru Sylvanus. Jerry acted as a middle man for Nkiru's family, the Imo State government and the kidnappers. He was the one that negotiated the N8 million ransom that was eventually paid to secure Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie's release.

After their release, the Imo State Government Chief of Staff ordered Jerry's arrest because they claimed to have found some incriminating text messages on his phone connecting him to the crime...and also because Jerry had been insisting on the government paying N15million as ransom. Jerry says he's innocent.

Governor Ajimobi To Re-Build Alaafin's Palace

                                                          The palace before the fire
The Alaafin of Oyo's palace which caught fire yesterday, will now be fixed by the State Governor. The Governor visited the Palace yesterday (same day of the fire incident) and told the Oba that it was his responsibility to re-build the palace. He also commended him for a job well done, because no one died in the fire out break.

                                                The Alaafin of Oyo's palace after the fire.  SOURCE: LADUN'S BLOG

Can One Have Sex 2 Weeks After an Abortion?

Good morning Ladun, pls post this on your  blog so I can get advice from your readers, am so  scared of what I got myself into (abortion).

I  had unprotected sex with a girl, Read full article from source

Tonto Dikeh Reacts to D'banj... I Will Gladly Accept His Offer

Remember D'banj said in his recent interview that he would love to sign Tonto to his Record Label and make her blow? Well Tonto already replied him. She says she will gladly accept his offer. There we go, the music industry is about to vibrate once again, it’s the koko master and poko baby. #POKO

We Won't Allow Same Sex in Nigeria - David Mark

President of Nigerian Senate, David Mark, has insisted that the Bill prohibiting same sex marriage is irrevocable.

Speaking over the weekend, Mark said the Bill would be passed into law irrespective of pressures from some sections of the international community and human rights activists demanding the legalization of same sex marriage in the country. It is now a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment of not less than 14 years.

In his words: “We will not compromise on this. I want to invite you all to join the crusade of decency in our society.

“There are many good values we can copy from other societies but certainly not this one (same sex marriage).

“We have to prove to the rest of the world, who are advocates of this unnatural way that we Nigerians promote and respect sanity, morality and humanity.

“Every individual is a product of the union of a man and woman.”

SOURCE: LADUN'S BLOG

Massive fire engulfs Sawmill at Ebute Metta in Lagos

As at 8pm this evening, a massive fire is still raging at the slums of Sawmill at Ebute Metta area in Lagos.
The inferno started around afternoon and it could be seen by those who drove on the Third Mainland Bridge.
At the time of filing this report, no officials from the emergency agencies were around to put out the fire.

SOURCE: DAILY POST

Yvonne Nwosu and Ice Prince Pictured in Bed Together (GOSSIP)

Yvonne posted the picture of herself and Ice prince in bed together on Instagram and tagged it 'Aint nobody's business'. Lol

“We had chemistry” – Olu Maintain talks about collabo with US rapper, 50 Cents

Award-winning singer, Olu Maintain’s R&B single, Nawti, released last year enjoyed impressive reviews from pundits at home and abroad and won a couple of awards too. His new single, Hypnotize Me featuring American rapper, 50 Cent and Velvet Voiced songbird, Olivia was released yesterday and he hopes to make a big impact in the industry with this musical marriage.

He speaks to Lanre Odukoya on how he has fared in the recent past, new plans and sundry issues

WINNING NMVA AWARD…

It just makes me feel that hard work has indeed paid off, having been quiet for about three years and nominations popping out everywhere to the extent that Nawti won the Best Video of NEA Awards in New York. Nawti was also nominated as the Best R&B Song at the Hip Hop World Awards and I learnt that the only reason it wasn’t nominated as the Best Video at the Hip Hop World Awards was that no video directed by a foreigner is ever nominated. I don’t know why. They should have asked because the director of Nawti video is Kehinde Nayomi Smith and she’s a Nigerian. She was in Nigeria recently for the first time when I won the NMVA Award. But going forward, 2012 has been a very eventful year because my target was to release the album for 2012. With success of Nawti and the dynamism which the music industry was taking, I slowed down on the songs I had recorded initially because I have not been satisfied that I have put in my best into the ‘CHOOSEN ONE’ album. So, I went back to the studio and stared recording again. But now, I can confidently say that the album is coming out in the first quarter of this year and the second track on the album titled ‘Hypnotize Me’ features two international artistes.

ABOUT THE TITLE OF THE ALBUM…

The reason it’s ‘CHOOSEN ONE’ with double ‘o’ is that it’s a ten track album and each of the letters that come together to form the acronym represents each track on the album. There’s a remix of Nawti in the works and I found a new PR team in America called KNX based in Los Angeles and they’re trying to stock my songs and see the possibility of it pre-listed on mainstream radio and the response has been positive. They’re the ones making collaborations with the international acts that I’ve been working with. For me, doing collaboration with any international artiste should not just be by the star power of the artiste; it should be by merit that this artiste can genuinely do justice to the song in question. So, if I was asked who I would love to do collaboration with; a female singer that is equally as pretty and has a beautiful voice, my choice would be Olivia because I’ve always been her fan. So, when we met and I played her the song, she liked it and said she was willing to do it. Then we met in New York at the Platinum Studio owned by Jerry Wonder, one of the most sought after producers in the world. Coincidentally, Olivia is Jerry Wonder’s new artiste as well. 50 Cent has his lines on this track too. And there was this chemistry upon our meeting and we did the song with a beautiful experience and the video too is on the way. Everything is pretty much falling into place and I’m more than happy that I’ve waited this long. In terms of quality, you should never compromise because you have the obligation to always beat your best. So far, my name has evolved from Mr. Yahooze to Mr. Nawti. So, I look at Nawti as the best effort that I’ve put out there and Hypnotize Me has to come to beat what Nawti has done.

ASSESSMENT OF THE INDUSTRY IN 2012…

In all fairness, the industry has evolved bigger and more eventful in 2012. The Nigerian music industry is breaking more frontiers, Afro Beat is now a genre that’s now officially accepted in the UK and the larger parts of Europe and we have international record labels signing Nigerian artistes. We have more collaboration with international artistes as well. 2012 was big and 2013 is going to be bigger. This is encouraging from what the industry used to be some ten years ago. This is just a motivation to keep striving harder yearning for music that has substance. Nigerian music industry has gained a lot although; in its growth, it still lacks some level of development in terms of structure. Recently, I learnt that COSON has been able to get some level of publishing for some Nigerian artistes who have had songs over time. I’ve not got anything from COSON but that is a welcome development from COSON because Nigeria is the only developing country in the world where artistes don’t get publishing for airplay. Go to the UK and the US, one of the major income generating avenues for artistes is shows/concerts but everywhere else in the world publishing plays a larger part in financial rewards that an artiste gets. So for COSON to have intervened to forcefully demand for what is the right of Nigerian artistes, I think it’s a positive development. It’s like a marriage. A typical young man is not ready for marriage but when you find yourself in a situation where it’s inevitable to be in that circumstance, you deal with it. You manage it and you excel in it. So, if the Nigerian media hides behind the excuse that it’s not ready yet, nothing will move forward. Saying you’re not developed enough to impact in policies that the Western world has been doing for decades, you’re basically running from responsibilities. It’s like a loser’s statement; that it’s not going to be easy is not an excuse for it not to start. COSON has started. If everyone has that mentality that we want to follow the structure that we look up to in the west, then it can in no way be a step in the wrong direction.

2013 OF MY DREAM…

2012 for me was a production phase. It was a phase where Olu Maintain came out of a three year hiatus and when he came out, he made a statement. So, the Olu Maintain brand is now known as one that doesn’t make a statement every time, but when it does, he gets it right. Coming up from a split in a group called Maintain, it made a global statement with Yahooze. And after three years hiatus, he made a statement again with Nawti, both the video and audio and won awards. So, in 2013, you can only expect that the production phase is over and it’s now an exhibition phase. Tours, endorsements, concerts are in the offing for the brand Olu Maintain in 2013.

COLLABORATION WITH NIGERIANS…

There’s a track in my album titled ‘Naija A-list’ and it’s a beat produced by a young producer, Yung D. He has produced quite a number of successful songs in 2012 and one of them is Timaya’s ‘Bum Bum’. This is the part I want to have collaboration with five best Nigerian rappers, so I called it ‘Naija A-list’. I have my choices but I’m not going to subject the feature on the song to my decision making alone. I want to let my fans decide who the best five are. It will be an online campaign and people are going to vote for their five best Naija rappers which will be like a survey among industry heads and fans out there.

MY PRODUCTION TEAM…

Hypnotize Me featuring Olivia was produced by the same guy who produced Nawti – Tayo Adeyemi. The Dancia, an upbeat track was produced by a young man called DJ Firm and I also worked with Yung D to produce about two songs in the album.

source: Daily POst

Kanye West and Kim K splashed $11 million on California mansion home

Kanye west and Kim Kardashian just dropped $11 million for a 14,000-square-foot mansion (pictured above) in a gated community in Bel Air, CA.

The luxury home, which is under construction, (pictured above) will have a gym, a movie theater, full hair and makeup salon, bowling alley, basketball court, indoor and outdoor pool.

source: lindaikeji