Wizkid, Sarkodie, Jay Z, Kanye West Win At 2012 BET Awards

The BET award which hosted by Hollywood actor, Samuel L Jackson, was held on Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA. 

 

Nigeria's music artiste, Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as Wizkid has won an award as the Best International Act at the 2012 Black Entertainment Television (BET) awards held on Sunday night 1^st of July.

 

Other winners of 2012 awards were Jay Z, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Beyonce and others.

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Best Male R&B Artist
 Chris Brown-Winner
Bruno Mars Miguel
Trey Songz
Usher

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Big Sean
Drake-Winner
J. Cole
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Young Jeezy

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj-Winner
Diamond
Trina
Brianna Perry

Best Group
Bad Meets Evil
  Diddy-Dirty Money
Maybach Music Group
 Mindless Behavior
The Throne-Winner

Best New Artist
 A$AP Rocky
 Big Sean-Winner
 Diggy
Future
Meek Mill

Best Collaboration
 Beyoncé f/ J. Cole – “Party””
Big Sean f/ Kanye West & Roscoe Dash – “Marvin & Chardonnay”
 DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne – “I’m On One”
 Drake f/ Lil Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto”
The Throne f/ Otis Redding – “Otis”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”-Winner

Video of the Year
Beyoncé – “Countdown”
Beyoncé – “Love on Top”
 Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Ni**as in Paris”
 Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Otis”-Winner
 Usher – “Climax”

Video Director of the Year
Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson-Winner
Benny Boom
Chris Brown and Godfrey Tabarez
Kanye West
 HypeWilliams

Best Gospel
 Yolanda Adams-Winner
Kim Burrell
James Fortune & FIYA
Fred Hammond
Trin-I-Tee 5:7

YoungStars Award
Astro
Diggy simmons- Winner
 Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Willow Smith

Viewers’ Choice Award
 Drake f/ Lil Wayne & Tyga – “The Motto”
Beyoncé – “Love onTop”
Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
Mindless Behavior – “Hello”-Winner
The Throne f/ Otis Redding – “Otis”
Wale f/ Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb”

Centric Award
Common-Winner
Estelle
Robert Glasper
Robin Thicke
Tyrese

Best International Act: U.K.
 Estelle
Labrinth
Emeli Sande
Sway Wretch 32-Winner

Best International Act: Africa
Camp Mulla (Kenya)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
Lira (South Africa)
Mokobe (Mali) Sarkodie (Ghana)-Winner
Wizkid (Nigeria)-Winner

Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Viola Davis-Winner
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoe Saldana
Best Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Idris Elba
Kevin Hart-Winner
Denzel Washington
Best Movie

Good Deeds
Jumping the Broom
Laugh at My Pain
Red TailsThe Help-Winner
 Entertainer of the Year
 Chris Brown
Sportswoman of the Year
Skylar Diggins
Candace Parker

Brittney Griner Serena Williams-Winner
Venus Williams

Sportsman of the Year

Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Victor Cruz
Kevin Duran-Winner

 Lifetime Achievement Award
 Maze, featuring Frankie Beverly

Humanitarian Award
The Reverend Al Sharpton

“Stephanie Dumped Rev. Okotie Because He Can't Impregnate Her!” Says a member of the church

Could this be true? Personally I think this the right time for every member of the church to pray for Rev Okotie and Stephanie not dwell on the reason why the two had to go their separate ways to avoid members going astray.

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A very close source who claims to know Rev. Okotie well alleged that Okotie's marital problems stems from his presumed inability to father a child. 

“It's very difficult to push to the public, but the reasons Okotie's marriages are not working is because of childlessness. It's a private thing, and he is battling the problem. Tina was with him for about 17 years without a child to show for the marriage. 

That was why Tina had to relocate to America, and remarried. I even heard she has a child now,” our source disclosed. But we pointed out to our source that so far as Stephanie already had three children, she couldn't have agreed that the marriage to Okotie breaks up. 

“A woman generally does not feel secure if she doesn't have a child for her husband, and especially if the man is seen or suspected of keeping other women. That is the issue with Okotie and Stephanie. I don't want to say more than this. Please.” The source stated. But another source who is a member of the Household of God Church said the above insinuation is wrong. 

“It is a rubbish talk. The person that said so should not let the wrath of God be visited on him or her. Is the person God? It's only Rev. okotie and Stephanie that know the reasons they got separated, and we are praying for them. 

It is wrong to say Rev. Okotie can't father a child.” The source said.

Repairs on Third Mainland Bridge Postponed Indefinitely

The Federal Government may have indefinitely suspended the proposed repair work earlier scheduled to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge on the 1^st of July, thus putting the controversy with the Lagos State officials over the matter to an abrupt but temporary end.

Eto’o Risks Five Years in Jail over Alleged Tax Evasion

The Cameroun striker signed for Anzhi Makhachkala, a club from the volatile North Caucasus region and owned by Russian billionaire, Suleiman Kerimov, last August, in a record-breaking move that made him the richest player in the world on an annual salary of 20 million euros, has accused Cameroun’s striker Samuel Eto’o of conspiring to evade 3.5 million euros ($4.4 million) in taxes owed on income from his image rights when he was playing for Barcelona between 2006 and 2009.

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The Barca and Inter Milan former player, now with Russian Premier League club, Anzhi Makhachkala, is accused of four tax offences, each punishable with up to five years in prison and a fine of as much as 21 million Euros.

The case presented by the prosecutor on June 15 at a Barcelona court, and which was seen by Reuters yesterday, asked a judge to open proceedings against the player before the statute of limitations on one of the alleged offences expires tomorrow.

Spain recently launched a drive against tax evasion as it struggles to meet tough European deficit reduction targets that have meant budget cuts for hospitals and schools. Eto’o allegedly created two companies, one in Hungary and another in Spain, and used them to channel income obtained from ceding his image rights to Barca and sportswear maker, Puma, the prosecutor said.

The Hungarian company paid one of the lowest corporate tax rates in Europe – 10 per cent to 19 per cent – while the Spanish company paid a reduced corporate tax rate of 30 per cent to 35 per cent, instead of the 45 per cent income tax rate, the charge said. Eto’o also allegedly used the Spanish company to deduct personal expenses, such as payments for his mortgages, furniture and expenses related to his luxury cars, the complaint added. Eto’o and his club could not immediately be reached for comment.

The prosecutor also accused Eto’o’s former agent, Jose Maria Mesalles, and the manager of the Spanish company, Manuel de Jesus Lastre, of the same tax offences. Eto’o filed a lawsuit against Mesalles at a Barcelona court last year, accusing him of betraying his trust and of embezzling money, local media said.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes end marriage

This is so sad, the rate of divorce in marriages these days especially to those couples some people look up to as role models is alarming. Their wedding which took place in an an Italian castle in November 2006. They have a daughter Suri, 6. 

After five years of marriage, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting a divorce.

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It is unclear whether divorce papers have been filed with the court, said TMZ. It was also reported that there has an exclusive photo of Tom photographed with another woman in Iceland two days ago.

Katie has been in new York City all week wearing her wedding ring. TMZ was told Tom and Katie did have a prenuptial agreement. "The net worth of both Tom and Katie is around $275 mil, but clearly Tom raked in most of that.

" The last time Tom and Katie were seen together in public was back in February. She did not attend any of the "Rock of Ages" premieres, his latest movie release.

This was Holmes's first marriage and the third for Cruise, who previously was married to actress Nicole Kidman, with whom he has two children, and actress Mimi Rogers.

Snoop Dogg detained at Norway airport

40 yr old Snoop Dogg was detained in Norway airport for carrying 8 grams of marijuana'

And he was also fined 52,000 kroner ($8,600) for the violations for carrying more cash than is legally allowed.

Photos of yesterday's rainfall

 Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road by Mobil Filling Station,some areas in Aguda, Surulere, Victoria Island, Mafoluku, Oshodi with streets occupied with heavy flood, causing bad traffic.

Ex President Olusegun Obasanjo as adviser to New World Oil and Gas plc.

He got the new appointment in London to promote investment in Nigeria

In one of his statements about corruption, he said “There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated,” he said. “But in other countries, corruption has not been a way of life. When you are found, you are dealt with. And that’s what we need. The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa. They do in Africa things they would not do in their own countries.”

What is wrong with picture?

Apart from the dress being overly exposed at the chest area,peeps seriously what is wrong with this fashion?

Mr. Austen Oniwon Group Managing Director has been sacked by GEJ, Mr. Andrew Yakubu was named to replace him

The president removed the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Austen Oniwon, and three group executive directors.
Part of the speech that caught my attention was this:


The President, Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists, Mr. Afe Mayowa, while commenting on the appointment said, “Yakubu is a man of integrity. He is a geologist and very competent. This appointment means that government is serious to check corruption. It is a welcome development.”

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“If you fix the NNPC, you fix Nigeria. Yakubu represents this. This is in line with the move to fix the NNPC.”

The GEDs sent packing alongside Oniwon are Mr. Michael Arokodare, in charge of Finance and Accounts; Mr. Phillip Chukwu, Refineries & Petrochemicals; Mr. Billy Agha, Engineering & Technology.


Oh well!, lets be watching and see what these new people have for our nation.

Yvonne the highest paid actress in Ghollywood

She Charges $10,000 for Appearance ….does that mean her power of negotiation is no way near that of Jackie Appiah, Nadia Buari ?

This industry is so unpredictable…. Report has that Yvonne Nelson, a model, designer, businesswoman

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and actress who has featured in thousands of international movies with the latest being Halima Abubakar's new movie 'Mistress' doesn't negotiate with her country's currency(ie the Ghanaian currency) but universal currency, USD.

 Aside the $10,000,there are other conditions attached and once they are not met, you can as well try the next door, ever since she won a mouth-watering contract from Ghana telecommunication giant, Vodafone.

British firm Unilever has been fined £3,100 by a Brazilian court after a housewife found a used condom in a tin of tomato paste.

To those who think this is what one can find only abroad, remember the Unilever company is also present in Nigeria. 

Cintia Mayerle and her family had already eaten the meal prepared with the paste when she discovered the rubber condom as she poured the remainder into a storage jar.

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Mrs Mayerle, from Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, took the tin of Knorr tomato paste and its contents to the local university for analysis. But she claims Unilever refused to believe that the condom had been found inside their product.
The company told Brazil's Supreme Court that the offending article could not have been inserted into the tin at the factory because the process is fully mechanised. But the court ruled in Mrs Mayerle's favour and today also awarded her £1,110 for moral damages she claimed to have suffered.

 She told Brazil's Globo newspaper: 'It was the most horrible thing that's ever happened to me.

 Unilever was founded in England in the 1890s and is one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer goods, with brands including Knorr, Bertolli, Wall's and Flora.

 

Arik Air passengers remained locked inside the plane because the aircraft’s fuel tank selector developed fault,allegedly

This is becoming really unbearable imagine reading this kind of News when we have not recovered from the shock of those that died from DANA airline less than a month ago;

Passengers scurried to exit doors on Sunday night as Arik flight W3 272, which was diverted to Port Harcourt from Abuja, remained grounded for more than one hour with more than 100 people onboard at the Port Harcourt airport.

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The terrified passengers remained locked inside the plane allegedly because the aircraft’s fuel tank selector had developed a fault. Experts say that a faulty fuel tank selector may lead to fuel mismanagement and engine failure, as the pilot finds it difficult to determine the exact amount of fuel remaining in the tank. An empty engine can lead to a crash, they say.

The Lagos-bound plane was diverted to Port Harcourt at about 6 p.m. allegedly to pick more passengers only to be grounded there for more than one hour. “We were travelling to Lagos from Abuja and were delayed for more than two hours at Nnamdi Azikiwe airport. But when we finally took off, instead of coming straight to Lagos, we were informed that the plane would go to Port Harcourt first to pick more passengers.

 “Once in Port Harcourt, we did not pick any passenger. We were there for more than an hour and people became worried and wanted to get off the plane after the pilot informed a passenger that the plane had a selector problem,” a passenger onboard told P.M.NEWS.

 “Later the pilot said that the aircraft needed 500 litres of aviation fuel and we realised that he did not have enough fuel as well. Passengers moved to the exit door and they refused to let us out. There was commotion as we began sending text messages to our family members, not knowing what was going on or what could happen,” he said.

 “They had total disregard for us and did not even feel that after delaying us for more than three hours, they had to apologise or provide an explanation,” he added, echoing the mood and feelings of other trapped passengers. As the commotion went on and the delay lasted, a passenger who was travelling to Dubai from Lagos missed his flight.

He threatened to report the airline to the Senate. Passengers wondered why the plane was allowed to leave Abuja airport without enough fuel, an oversight that has caused a raft of air disasters around the world. When contacted, Banji Ola, Arik Air spokesperson said that the claims, corroborated by other passengers, were unfounded