2012 Osaseye Yearender.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Kanye West announced that he and Kim Kardashian are having a baby
US rapper Kanye West and reality TV star Kim Kardashian are expecting their first child, celebrity media outlets report."Been wanting to shout from the rooftops with joy and now I can!" tweets Kardashian's sister Kourtney.According to E! News, West, 35, announced the news from the stage at a concert in Atlantic City on Sunday.KIM...
Sunday, December 30, 2012
World's top 10 athletes in 2012
1. Usain Bolt (male, track and field)
The 26-year-old Jamaica sprint king proved his title of "the fastest man on earth" when he won men's 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold medals in London Olympics to repeat his success from Beijing 2008 - a feat never achieved before.
2. Sebastian Vettel (male, F1)
The 25-year-old Red Bull's...
Boko Haram killed 15 Christians by slitting their throats in an attack on a village in Maiduguri
Gunmen suspected to belong to the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram attacked a village in northeast Nigeria, tying up men, women and children before slitting their throats, killing at least 15 in the troubled region’s latest attack, witnesses said Saturday.
The assault happened early Friday morning in the village of Musari...
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Thousands sign ''Deport Piers Morgan back to the UK'' vs ''Keep Piers Morgan in the USA" petitions
Over 100,000 people have signed a petition to deport Piers Morgan, 47 following his calls for increased gun control in America. The British CNN Anchor tweeted this yesterday:
The petition was posted on whitehouse.gov and requires about 25,000 signatures within 30 days to get a response from the US government...
Friday, December 28, 2012
Indian gang rape victim dies at Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Six men raped the 23-year-old medical student and beat her and her companion. They then inserted an iron rod into her body resulting in severe organ damage. Both of them were then stripped naked before throwing them out of the bus on Sunday December 16.
The woman had remained in an extremely critical condition since...
JACKIE CHAN'S latest flick CZ2012
JACKIE CHAN'S latest flick, received lots of hype about it being his last big-action film, and pretty impressive for a 58-year-old Chan still doing all his own stunts.The plot is simple – Chan (who is also the movie’s co-writer and director) plays a mercenary and relic hunter on a mission to track down six priceless...
UGANDA’S “KILL THE GAYS” OR ''KILL THE BILL'' ON HOLD
For the past few months, Uganda has been making news around the world for the controversial ''Kill the Gays'' bill that was introduced to legislation May 2011. Now, new headlines announce that, in the last few weeks, the suggestion of a death penalty in the bill has been dropped, but there has been no mention of dropping...
Madonna's 'Raising Malawi' builds 10 Schools in Malawi
Madonna‘s charity 'Raising Malawi' has announced that it has helped to build 10 schools in the poverty-stricken country.
The primary schools, which are located in rural villages across Malawi, were built via a partnership between Madonna, Raising Malawi and the global non-profit organization buildOn. Six of the schools...
2012 Calabar International Carnival
It has been hailed as the best Carnival in this part of the world and we doubt anyone can dispute that. We bring you pictures from the ongoing Calabar Carnival taking place in Cross River. The carnival was started by Donald Duke, governor of the state between 1999-2007.
Acting Governor, Efiok Essien...
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Transformation in Nigeria's Rail Sector
A rare feat worthy of commendation as previous administrations in Nigeria had expended huge financial resources without tangible results.
The resuscitation of the Nigerian railway would greatly ease the passenger/cargo traffic from Lagos to northern parts of the country.
“Given the heavy vehicular traffic on Nigerians...
Nigerian pilgrims visit tomb of Jesus Christ
Nigerian pilgrims on Wednesday in Jerusalem, Israel, visited the tomb where Jesus was buried and resurrected.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pilgrims had earlier visited the Antonio Fortress, the courtyard where Jesus was tried before Pontus Pilate and sentenced to death.
From the Fortress the pilgrims...
VMK released first African designed smartphone Elikia
A Congolese gadget designer VMK released Africa's first smartphone 'Elikia' Thursday. The phone made in China has started selling in Congo at a price of $171 (XOF 85,000). The phone is already being distributed by Airtel and Warid, two telecom operators in the country.
It features a 3.5-in QVGA display and a 650MHz processor...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Nelson Mandela released from the hospital for homecare
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was released Wednesday from the hospital after being treated for a lung infection and having gallstones removed, a government spokesman said.
The 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon will continue to receive medical care at home.
Mandela was released Wednesday evening and will...
One person dead and 40 others injured from massive fireworks explosion at Jankara market, Lagos Island
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said one person was killed and 40 others were injured from a cracker that sparked a major fire outbreak in the Jankara area of Lagos Island, the country's commercial hub.
Spokesperson for the agency in Lagos Ibrahim Farinloye said "We recovered just a...
70 per cent of mining companies in Nigeria are not working
Nigeria is losing billions of Naira that should accrue to the federation account from the mining because Nigerian mining regulators are not efficient enough, an audit report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has revealed...
Mandela looks much better
South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela is looking much better, although still receiving medical treatment at a Pretoria hospital, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
Zuma made the remarks after visiting Mandela to wish him a merry Christmas day on Tuesday morning.
"He is in good spirits, and he shouted my clan...
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez recuperating after cancer surgery
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is recuperating after a recent cancer surgery, local media reported Tuesday.
Chavez was able to leave bed rest to walk about and do some exercises as part of his post-operative recovery program, Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced late Monday, in the latest official update on the president's...
Shinzo Abe becomes Japan's new prime minister
Shinzo Abe, the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected Japan's new prime minister in a special session of the Diet on Wednesday.
In a lower house election, Abe gained 328 votes of 478 valid votes in the 480-seat chamber.
While in the upper house, where the opposition Democratic Party of Japan...
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Adeboye:Once the favour of God locates you, it changes your destiny
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Christmas day urged Christians to turn to God and forsake their sinful ways.
Adeboye said at the `2012 Lets Go A-Fishing’, at the RCCG National Headquarters in Shangisha, Lagos that the faithful should embrace righteousness so as to attract...
Fear of kidnapping affects Ndigbos Christmas travel
There are believed to be over 30million Igbos in Nigeria and as many as about 5million living in the diaspora. Traditionally, Igbos both at home and abroad, always travel back to the East for Christmas in what has become an annual pilgrimage.
However, this year, the figures are reported to be down due to the incessant...
Women face 6-month jail term if they wear miniskirts or low-rise jeans
Women in Swaziland risk arrest if they wear miniskirts or tops which expose part of their stomach as they will be violating moral standards, a police spokesperson has said.
Offenders face a six-month jail term under the ban, which invokes a colonial criminal act dating back to 1889."The act of a rapist is made easy, because...
Profiling Nigerians: Babatunde Fashola: Rise of a troubleshooter
He can do it" was many observers' comment when Babatunde Fashola took up a challenging new mission to transform Lagos into Africa's model of governance. Babatunde Fashola is the youngest Governor of Lagos State in the history of Nigeria and a Senior Advocate by profession. He is the 13th Governor of the State and first Senior...
Monday, December 24, 2012
61st anniversary of Libya’s independence
Today, sixty-one years ago, on 24 December, 1951, Libya was proclaimed an independendant and sovereign state after the Dutch diplomat and Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, Adrian Pelt, transferred state power to the late King Idris in his capacity as UN High Commissioner for Libya.Libyans marked Monday the...
Downton Abbey’s Christmas Day special
Downton Abbey is about the biggest thing on television at the moment. The period hit drama shot much of its two-hour Christmas day special at Inveraray Castle. In real life, Inveraray Castle is home to the Duke and Duchess of Argyll.
The show is mainly known for being filmed at Highclere Castle in Hampshire, the home of...
Hollywood Actor Denzel Washington to star In Nollywood Film, ‘Spider Basket’
Hollywood actor, Denzel Washington, is expected to arrive in Nigeria next week to take part in the shooting of Spider Basket, a new movie funded by Nigerian businessman, Dennis Osadebe.
Osadebe himself arrived in Nigeria from his base in Turkey last Friday in company with his Turkish partner, Abdulkadir Erkahraman.
Osadebe’s...
Friday, December 21, 2012
Security beefed up in Lagos State ahead of Christmas Festival
Nigerian police in Lagos State on Friday said they have made adequate security arrangements ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities.
Rebel attacks in recent years have overshadowed the festive season in the West African country, where a big bomb killed more than 40 Christians on Charismas Day last year at St. Theresa...
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