Ms Brenda's Blog: July 2014

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Defence ministry says body of technician who died in Mi-15 crash is missing

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters says the body of the technician who was killed in the Airforce Mi-35 crash on Monday in Bama, Borno state is missing. A statement on their website reads;

"Only one body has so far been recovered from the site of the crashed Air Force Helicopter. The body of the technician who is the third member of the crew is yet to be located. He is therefore declared Missing in Action until found. Rescue team continues the search in the vicinity of the scene of the accident".

One pilot was recused alive, while the body of the second pilot has been recovered.

Counter terrorism: NPF signs on training with US Department of state

Press release from the Nigeria Police Force. Read more...

As part of comprehensive measures geared towards tackling emerging crimes, strengthening the criminal justice system and improving the capacity of officers in the area of technologies, new policing concepts and practices and effectively addressing the issues of insurgency confronting the nation especially in the North-Eastern part of the country, the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday, July 23, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US Department of States Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement. Continue...

An explosion has taken place around Akali road in Kaduna. Details Later

News Credit: Sahara Reporters

Photos: President Jonathan meets Chibok parents/girls

President Jonathan yesterday July 22nd met with parents of abducted Chibok girls and rescued girls at the State House in Abuja. Present at the closed door meeting was the Senate President David Mark, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Principal of the school, Mrs Asaba Kwambura as well as some Heads of Nigeria's Security Agencies.

The media was sent out of the room once the meeting kicked off. See more photos after the cut..

Nollywood star Beverly Naya looks sizzling hot on the cover of Exquisite Magazine‘s July 2014 “Travel” issue. The ‘Tinsel‘ actress talks acting, life and making her mark in Nollywood.

Continue to see more pix...

Today July 23rd 2014 makes it the 100th days since the school girls were abducted by Islamist militant sect Boko Haram in the Chibok area of Borno state, Nigeria.

The #BringBackOurGirls campaign via social media has unfortunately not been as effective as before, although many may argue that the hashtag isn’t do anything in bringing back the girls, it helped raise awareness and kept the spirit of seeing those girls again alive.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan yesterday met with the parents of the Chibok girls on Day 99! The President said he and his administration are doing everything humanly possible to bring back the girls.

The Chibok girls are still in the captivity of the Islamic group, Boko Haram and its day 100! It has been revealed that 11 parents of the girls have died due to the ordeal.
We hope and yearn for the safe return of the Chibok girls.

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Gulder Ultimate Search 2014 Season 11

Reality show for achievers, individuals who are champions in their everyday lives.
Registration (The Mission) has commenced. Brave the stake and dare to be the last man/woman standing in this Edition of Nigeria's Ultimate Reality TV Show.
Registration for Gulder Ultimate Search is on-going, interested individuals should register immediately. Continue....

Lagbaja is a superstar with a mission to put his own imprimatur on contemporary African music.

Lagbaja’s name in real life is Bisade Ologunde. The young man born and raised in Lagos began his music career in 1991. He is one hell of a Yoruba man whose real picture posted on the Internet to suggest he is not up to something criminal or cynical to always want to hide behind a mask on stage gives little clue about the man of steel he truly is. He has built a unique identity for himself in two decades of a music career that has catapulted him to recognition as the originator of Afro-Calypso in Nigeria. Continue.....

Actress Stephanie Okereke Linus just shared behind-the-scene pics of a Hollywood movie she's currently shooting in the US. The actress plays Doris, a lady whose generation were slaves from Nigeria. The movie is set in 1906 and is titled BoonVille Redemption. Stephanie said the movie borders on forgiveness, truth, redemption, love & everyone was treated equally in the movie without racial barriers.
See more photos after the cut.

On his Facebook page, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar asked the Federal government to come up with evidence if they believe APC leaders are part of the terror group, Boko Haram.

New Video: Waje - Onye ft. Tiwa Savage

Onye is the second track off Waje’s debut album W.A.J.E and was produced by Spellz, featuring Tiwa Savage. Video, which is hilarious take on love features Bryan Okwara and Omawumi and is directed by Kemi Adetiba.
Watch the video after the cut...

Simi Osomo's younger sister threw her a bridal shower over the weekend. Simi will marry Dr Sid this Sunday July 27th. Will bring official pics from the bridal shower later...for now see two more pics after the cut..

The Miss Nigeria contest is one of the most viewed TV contests in Nigeria & its glory is worth every sweat. It all begins with the individual fitness trainings then the auditioning, fierce rivalry, dieting, grilling by the press and finally when the hard work is done; the contest wraps up with the adulation from fans both far and near, lights, paparazzi and cover page endorsements. Continue...

Do you have what it takes to be the next Miss Nigeria? Before you say yes I do, here are the criteria for Nigeria’s top beauty:

Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 26 years old,

Imo State Police Uncover 8 Bedroom Kidnappers Den

Imo state police command has uncovered an eight bedroom underground kidnappers' den in Umuchima Village, Okwu Autonomous Community in Ikeduru LGA of the state, used by kidnappers to keep those they kidnapped from various parts of the country.

In an operation led by the state's police commissioner, Abdulmajid Ali, men of the state police force in collaboration with some vigilante members, yesterday July 19th stormed the dilapidated & isolated building where they made the discovery. Continue...

The First Lady of Cross River State Mrs Obioma Liyel Imoke & the current Calabar Carnival Queen Nancy Olive Aisagbonhi cover the July/August issue of TW magazine. See more pics after the cut..

The Miraculous Deliverance Of Oga Jona By Chimamanda Adichie

Article written by award winning writer, Chimamanda Adichie. Please read and share your thoughts..

As soon as he opened his eyes, he felt it. A strange peace, a calm clarity. He stretched. Even his limbs were stronger and surer. He looked at his phone. Thirty-seven new text messages – and all while he was asleep. With one click, he deleted them. The empty screen buoyed him. Then he got up to bathe, determined to fold the day into the exact shape that he wanted.

Those Levick people had to go. No more foreign PR firms. They should have made that article in the American newspaper sound like him, they should have known better. They had to go. And he would not pay their balance; they had not fulfilled the purpose of the contract after all. Continue...

Another article from Etcetera. I have a feeling some of you will agree with him this time. Read below

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again” (John 3:1-7).

Pastors are supposed to be the conscience of the society. They are supposed to be God’s representatives here on earth. Like Elisha in the Bible, they are supposed to warn the people about the dangers of disobeying God and guide them to the path of righteousness. They are supposed to lead by example.

Nigerian transgender, Ms Iris Sahhara Henson won the World Transgender pageant, Eat Bulaga, which held in the Philippines last night. Sahhara wrote about her excitement at winning on Facebook.

"OMG! I won. I am still not sure it is a reality! Maybe I'll wake-up from this amazing dream in a minute! My arm is turning red from me constantly pinching myself to wakeup from this beautiful dream! I am overwhelmed with love! Philippines is truly my home away from home. Thank you to the Eat Bulaga show and production team for giving us the platform to exhibit our intelligence and creativity in positive ways on the longest daytime national television show in the world! Shock is an understatement to how I feel right now!"

Miss Akwa-Ibom Iheoma Nnadi MBGN 2014(Photos)

Continue to see more pics of our queen Iheoma Nnadi

The 2014 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant held last night in Bayelsa and was won by model, Iheoma Nnadi, who is 19 and signed to Boss Models in South Africa. See more photos from the pageant after the cut...

Actress Kate Henshaw is set to contest for a seat in the Federal House of Representatives...well, her political campaign has officially begun. Open link to view her campaign page

Below is what she plans to achieve as a candidate...

A small plane carrying 6 American soldiers yesterday July 18th crash landed on a highway outside Uganda's capital Kampala after running out of fuel. It had to make a quick safe landing to avoid any disaster.

Reports say the plane which took off from the Entebbe airport in Uganda was heading to neighboring South Sudan when their aircraft was forced to turn back due to bad weather and then land on a highway after running out of fuel approximately 40 miles from the airport. Fortunately no on was injured.

Here are behind the scene pictures of actress Chika Ike's new photo shoot for a project. Continue to see more pics

CHURCH OF ENGLAND TO ORDAIN FEMALE BISHOPS

The Church of England has voted to ordain female bishops for first time in its history. In 2012 conservatives blocked it. 2014 General Synod approved it by majorities. House of Laity voted 152 for, 45 against, 5 abstained. House of Bishops voted 37 for, 2 against, 1 abstained. House of Clergy voted 162 for, 25 against, 4 abstained.

Christian conservatives cite words of First Timothy as "evidence" that the Bible is against female ordination. Here is what 1Timothy 3 (King James Version) says:
"This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. [2] A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality….; [3] Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; Continue.....

Following the conclusion of tortuous legal and diplomatic processes between Nigeria and the Republic of Sudan, the co-mastermind of the Nyanya Motor Park bombing in which scores of citizens died and hundreds wounded, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche was Tuesday, 15th July, 2014 extradited to the country from Sudan where he had taken refuge.

Aminu Ogwuche who was handed over to the Interpol Unit of the Nigeria Police Force by the Sudanese Authorities was flown into the country in a special flight from Khartoum which touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 3.00pm yesterday. Continue...

Just after his mouth watering deal with Telecoms giant MTN, Sean Tizzle's affiliation with International brands has grown stronger as he recently signed another endorsement deal said to be worth 17million naira with a drink company, this is according to his management.

Sean Tizzle is already living his life in colour as he's about to tour America for his long awaited concert which kicks of in New York on the 5th of September 2014.
Continue to see more pics....

Adamawa state Governor Nyako impeached

Adamawa State House of Assembly members this afternoon July 15th impeached the state governor, Murtala Nyako, following a report by a 7-man investigative committee that probed allegations of gross misconduct and financial impropriety against him.

The report, which was read by the State Assembly Speaker Umaru Fintiri on the floor of the House, found the governor guilty of all the 16 allegations of gross misconduct. 18 out of the 24 members of the State Assembly then signed a resolution removing the governor. Continue...

Waconzy recently ventured into the highly risky but profitable Oil and Gas business. The Abia state born super rich music artiste seems to be living his dreams.

Continue to see pictures of Waconzy aboard his partner’s oil vessel in River state where they sell grade oil and gas products

Yemisax Entertainment Empire led by saxophonist “Yemi Sax” has unleashed one of the most promising music prodigies around, the gifted songbird “Annette Cookey”.

Remember Annette? The young lady that mesmerized and wowed us all at the inaugural MTN Project Fame West Africa, the very talented singer is back years after with a brand new single Tic Toc to claim a spot for herself in the music industry. Continue...

Yemi Alade the musical lady of the moment strikes a strong pose talking her debut album “King of Queens” and more as she covers the July edition of HitMag. King Yemi Alade dishes exclusively on working with Selebobo to create hit singles “Tangerine” and “Johnny”, her style which she calls afropolitan, her forthcoming album and the man in her life.

Also in the edition are features on the legendary King Sunny Ade, Sean Tizzle, Dammy Krane, Omo Akin, YQ, Tesh Carter and Pheelz as well many numerous event coverages.
The juicy issue of HitMg will be available in stores next week.

For a chance to win a copy, use the cover of the July issue as your display on Twitter and Facebook and tweet at @hitmagtv using the #HitMagJuneIssue

Monday, 14 July 2014

Sad News He Died While Trying To Fix The Lights

While trying to fix a fault on a high tension pole on Saturday July 12, 2014, a Power Holding Corporation of Nigeria (PHCN) staff got electrocuted.

The incident happened right in front of the barracks in Onitsha, the commercial capital of Anaambra State.
According to reports, the victim attempted to fix a fault on the pole without wearing the necessary safety gears.

According to reports from Stella Dimo kokorkus, “His colleagues wanted to put off the flow of electricity but he refused. He went up the pole with live voltage and didn’t make it down alive.”
The unidentified man was later taken down from the pole where he met his tragic end.

The actress wore this red bodycon see through high slitted dress with her new haircut to The Voice movie premier which took place today at Ooriental hotel, Lagos.
Continue to see more photos after the cut...

On Wednesday 9^thof July, Royal Philips the global leader in lighting, unveiled a stunning lighting makeover of the well-renowned Nigerian National Arts Theater in Lagos - one of the most iconic buildings in the city, as part of its fifth consecutive pan-African Cairo to Cape Town roadshow. Continue...

Argentine captain Lionel Messi won the FIFA 2014 World Cup Golden Ball Award, which is the award given to the best individual player, while German goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer won the Golden Gloves which is the award given to the best goal keeper of the tournament and Colombia's James Rodriguez was named the tournament's top scorer with six goals.

Germany Goes Home With The World 2014

Germany has won the World Cup 2014 after beating Messi and Argentina in the 2nd extra time thanks to a sensational goal from Mario Gotze.

The goal came in at the 113th minutes after the game looked like it was destined for penalty shootout!

Argetina looked to try to make a comeback but Germany’s stout defense kept them at bay for the final 7 mins.

With this win, Germany becomes the first European team to win the World Cup hosted in the Americas.

Singer Shakira, Rihanna, music legend Mick Jagger, football legend Pele, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, German Chancellor, Russian president, ex-football stars Beckham and Kaka plus many other world celebrities were at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil tonight.
Continue to see more photos after the cut..

Pictures: Beyonce and Jay Z are Crazy in Love

Beyonce has everyone thinking there’s trouble in paradise with Jay Z. After she shockingly changed the lyrics to one of her songs in a recent performance, fans have gone wild thinking the power couple is going to break things off!

Rather Jay and Bey always look happy whenever they perform together on stage. Jay Z tenderly kissed Beyonce & wrapped his arm around her on stage as they performed to thousands of fans at East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Friday night.

They don't look like people who are about to end their marriage. So please be positive!

Continue to see more pics.....

ASUP suspends 10-month old strike

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has suspended its 10-month old strike. The strike which started in October 2013 was suspended today Saturday July 12th the National Executive Council of the association.

Unilever Nigeria officially launched Rexona, the number one Deodorant brand into the Nigerian market last weekend with a grand launch event at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, following its sponsorship of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The event which was tagged ‘Do More Naija’ had Bovi as the MC, with MC Bonus also coming up to thrill the guests with rib cracking jokes.

Continue to see more pics...

Nollywood actress and actor, Ini Edo and Desmond Elliot who recently gained admission into National Open University, Nigeria, have matriculated today Saturday, July 12, 2014.

Both movie stars are to pursue a degree in Law.