Prince William Called Kate Middleton "Babykins": Private Messages Released in Phone-Hacking Case

Prince William's private messages to Kate Middleton were released in the News of the World phone hacking case on Dec. 19, 2013. Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty

Ever wonder what the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge call each other in private? Apparently so did the News of the World, the disgraced former British tabloid, currently in the midst of a major lawsuit in which it is accused of hacking the phones of several prominent leaders and personalities, including Kate Middleton and Prince Harry.

On Dec. 19, Middleton's private messages from Prince William, her then-boyfriend, in 2006 were played in the court room.

"Babykins, just tried ringing you, hope you're alright," William said in one message. 

This is the first time it's been confirmed that Middleton's phone was hacked by News of the World. Another message reveals he nearly got shot during his officer training at Sandhurst in 2006. 

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Top 5 Albums, Top 5 Singles of 2013 Include Hits From Daft Punk, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, and More

2013 was a mega year for music, with the release of chart-topping hits and albums from global sensations like Daft Punk, Kanye West and Miley Cyrus. So who took the number one spot this year according to Us Weekly's music critic Ian Drew? Find out his picks for top 5 albums and top 5 songs below.

Top 5 Albums

5. Kanye West, Yeezus
"Let me be great!" he said. Glad we listened and saw the polarizing MC pull off his combative hip-hop-punk work of creative genius.

4. Miley Cyrus, Bangerz
Well, that was the best coming-out party in eons. Love, money, party…done.

3. Arcade Fire, Reflektor
So spectacular, who cares what it means? Turns out life is just as rewarding once you leave The Suburbs. 

2. Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City
Grade-A tunes like the rockabilly-flavored "Diane Young" helped the preps graduate to rock's Ivy League.
1. Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
The French EDM godfathers put their helmets together to spin off one out-of-this-world disco odyssey.

Top 5 Songs

5. Drake, "Hold On, We're Going Home"
Hey, if the whole rap thing doesn't work out you can always quit and sing silky R&B like this forever!

4. Miley Cyrus, "Wrecking Ball"
Wow, tough breakup with Liam. Sounds incredible though.

3. Daft Punk, "Get Lucky"
Three generations of dance legends unite to crank out one seriously bar-raising groove.

2. Lorde, "Royals"
A Kiwi teen came up with a smart pop hit about dumb pop hits. Live that fantasy, girl.

1. Robin Thicke, "Blurred Lines"
Got to give it up (get it? hehe) for this kinky R&B romp. Go on: Play it another 33,000 times!

Nigerian Senate bans same sex marriage in Nigeria

As other countries are throwing their support for same sex marriage in their respective countries, here in Nigeria, any attempt at that will earn you a good time in the prison and as such is seen as a taboo by the law. The Nigerian Senate have officially banned same sex marriage in Nigeria. Only a union between a man and a woman in a recognized worship center is allowed.

The new bill states;

1.      A marriage contract or civil union entered into between persons of same sex by virtue a certificate issued by a foreign country shall be void in Nigeria.

2. Marriage or civil union entered into between persons of same sex shall not be solemnized      in any place of worship either Church or Mosque or any other place whatsoever called in Nigeria. Continue to see more of the punishment after the cut....

American University Of Dubai - Check Out The Car Park Of Rich Kids

I came across this post in one of the blogs and feel like sharing with you all what these rich kids drive to school as personal cars. It is amazing to me, I don't know of you that students drive these luxury cars in the campus. These cars were discovered parked at the car park of American University of Dubai, and they said the cars belong to the rich kids in the campus.

A Bentley which cost more than £100,000 is parked at the 

American University of Dubai

No expense spared: Why not rock up to class in this gold 

coloured Rolls Royce

A red Ferrari fit for a superstar - or a student at the American University of Dubai

Judging by the car park at the American University of Dubai students there are not going to struggle with making ends meet. 

 

A Rolls-Royce, a Ferrari and a black Aston Martin, which wouldn't look out of place in a Bond film, line the student car park row after row. 

The gallery of supercars was taken by student Meeka Nasser who wanted to show the world the array of models on show at the university.culled

Click to see more of the amazing supercars these students drive on campus....

The CEO Of Dilly Motors, Prince Okwudili Acquires 1953 Mercedes Benz Automobile

The CEO of Dilly Motors, Prince Okwudili really loves to be different. If you don’t know who he is, click here and here. The dude recently acquired a 1953 Mercedes Benz automobile. He was spotted with the car when he stepped out for a function with historic as its customized plate number.

Mile One Market Fire Update

This photo shows what is left of the popular and large Mile One Market in Diobu, Port Harcourt, River State. Hundreds of million Naira lost with traders counting their losses. What a bad way to start the season....

Breaking News!

News just broke that the Rivers State Deputy Governor's office has been bombed. Dynamite was used to launched the attack at Deputy Governors Office which has caused  extensive damaged to the building. More update coming as soon as we received them.

Fire Razed The Popular Mile One Market In Port Harcourt Today

The popular Mile One Market in Mile One Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was razed by fire in the early hours of this morning Tuesday 17^th December, 2013, following a surprise fire outbreak.

Some of the eyewitnesses said the fire may have started around 1 a.m. or 2 a.m.

By 3:40 a.m., the rampaging fire had mercilessly gutted a large portion of the market.

Some firefighters from the Rivers State Fire Service were present as at press time. The fire seems to have surpassed their skill and equipment as it started with multiple explosions, gradually and steadily kept moving to other parts of the market and buildings along the Ikwerre road. 

Hundreds of traders, sympathizers and onlookers flooded the area. Some traders were rushed to the hospital for medical attention after discovering that their shops and goods have been destroyed.

To worsen the situation, a driver who stole someone's car loaded with goods while trying to escape from the police patrol van ran over a boy, injuring him badly.

Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in the accident.

Some residents of the area report gunshots and siren sounds, others say there were explosion sounds as cartons of insecticides and perfumes were popping due to intense heat.  What a loss for these traders who have lost so much. Continue to read and see more devastating photos.....

A Close Look At Baby North West. Isn't She So Adorable?

Kim Kardashian shares a close range picture of her daughter "North West". Isn't she beautiful? Let me know what you think?

Miracle: A Nigerian Man - Harrison Okene Who Survives 3 days underneath Atlantic Ocean Is worried Why Only Him Survived? Why His Colleagues Have to Die?

Harrison Odjegba Okene, 29, defied medics when he survived for three days in a sunken tugboat at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. Harrison Odjegba Okene, during an interview with Associated Press, in Warri, Nigeria.

Now the survivor has to face the nightmare from questions he has been asked on whether he used black magic to survive.

Speaking to Associated Press reporters Lekan Oyeknami and Sunday Alamba, the young chef said that he never again wants to find himself in a boat galley, and has since started working as a cook on firm ground.

Okene was the only survivor in a crew of 12 when the Jascon 4 capsized in May, and that still haunts him.

He stayed alive by breathing from an ever-dwindling supply of oxygen in an air pocket of the tugboat.

A video of Okene's rescue in May was posted on the Internet more than six months later and has since gone viral.

When recounting the rescue at his local parish, even the priest asked him if he had used black magic to survive.

"I was so surprised! How could a man of God be saying this?" Okene said, his voice rising in disbelief.

Okene spoke to The Associated Press at his modest two-bedroom apartment in the southern oil industry center of Warri, in his first interview with the international media since his ordeal.

He didn't go to the funerals of his colleagues because he feared their families' reactions — Nigerians being generally very religious but also superstitious.

"I couldn't go because I didn't know what the family will say, thinking 'Why is he the only one to survive,'" said Okene.

It's a question that has shaken his steadfast faith. "Every week I ask (God) 'Why only me? Why did my colleagues have to die?'"
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The Biggest Mass Gay Wedding Holds In Brazil For 130 Couples

A total of 130 gay couples exchanged marital vows in a mass wedding at Rio de Janeiro's Superior Court of Justice, marking the city's first gay civil marriages. In mid-May this year, Brazilian courts determined that public offices that oversee marriages cannot reject gay couples. The ceremony held on the 8^th of Dec. 2013 and most of them were close to tears as their dreams of getting married came true. See more photos after the cut....

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Michelle Obama VS Prime Minister Of Denmark At Nelson Mandela's Memorial Service

Can you mind your business and leave my husband for me, Michelle tells Denmark PM? What can you make out of this photo? Was Michelle angry that the Denmark PM was up to something that made her to swap seat?  Just laughing since I saw this photo.

New Insights Into Gendered Brain Wiring, Or A Perfect Case Study In Neurosexism

Male brains are, on average, larger than females but this doesn’t mean men are better at reading maps. Flickr/pedrosimoes7

The latest neuroscience study of sex differences to hit the popular press has inspired some familiar headlines. The Independent, for example, proclaims that:

The hardwired difference between male and female brains could explain why men are “better at map reading” (And why women are “better at remembering a conversation”).

The study in question, published in PNAS, used a technology called diffusion tensor imaging to model the structural connectivity of the brains of nearly a thousand young people, ranging in age from eight to 22.

It reports greater connectivity within the hemispheres in males, but greater connnectivity between the hemispheres in females. These findings, the authors conclude in their scientific paper, suggest that male brains are structured to facilitate connectivity between perception and coordinated action, whereas female brains are designed to facilitate communication between analytical and intuitive processing modes.

One important possibility the authors don’t consider is that their results have more to do with brain size than brain sex. Male brains are, on average, larger than females and a large brain is not simply a smaller brain scaled up.

Larger brains create different sorts of engineering problems and so – to minimise energy demands, wiring costs, and communication times – there may physical reasons for different arrangements in differently sized brains. The results may reflect the different wiring solutions of larger versus smaller brains, rather than sex differences per se.

But also, popular references to women’s brains being designed for social skills and remembering conversations, or male brains for map reading, are utterly misleading. Continue reading after the cut....

Latest Update: Men And Women's Brains Are 'Wired Differently' Says Study

After making a post on how ”Men And Women's Brains Are 'Wired Differently' Says Study” if you missed it see it here, one of my blog readers – Arthur Gillard (Book editor) shared his view on the post. See his view after the cut….  

Mandela: The Greatest African Ever Lived!

Do you agree with me that 'Madiba' is the greatest African ever lived? Wish to see your view.

Nelson Mandela (Madiba) Dies At 95yrs!

Former President and first black President of South Africa Nelson Mandela (Madiba) is dead. He died at the ripe age of 95 years after a protracted illness. Nelson Mandela died from a reoccurring lungs infection after several months of receiving treatment. He was a great man who fought for the emancipation of the blacks in South Africa after several years of intimidation and humiliation by their whites counterpart. He was courageous and a freedom fighter who believes in equality of all human race. The world will miss him very well. Adieu Madiba! Rest well!! Farewell!!!

North Korea Powerbroker Sacked

Many observers saw Mr. Chang as having a major influence on Kim Jong-un

A powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been removed from his post, South Korean media reports say. 

Citing South Korea's intelligence agency, they say Chang Song-thaek, 67, lost his position as vice-chairman of the North's top military body.

Two close aides were also executed for corruption, according to the reports.

If confirmed, Mr Chang's removal would be the biggest upheaval in North Korea's leadership since Mr Kim succeeded his father, analysts say. Continue after the cut....

Men And Women's Brains Are 'Wired Differently' Says Study

The "connectome maps" reveal the differences between the male brain (seen in blue) and the female brain (orange)

Men and women's brains are wired in completely different ways which may explain why the sexes excel at certain tasks, brain scans reveal. 

US researchers at the University of Pennsylvania scanned the brains of nearly 1,000 men, women, boys and girls and found striking differences.

Male brains are wired front to back, with few connections bridging the two hemispheres.

In females, the connections criss-cross between left and right. 

These differences might explain why men, in general, tend to be better at learning and performing a single task, like cycling or navigating, whereas women are more equipped for multitasking, say the researchers in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 

The same volunteers were asked to perform a series of cognitive tests, and the results appeared to support this notion. 

But experts have questioned whether it can be that simple, arguing it is a huge leap to extrapolate from anatomical differences to try to explain behavioural variation between the sexes. click to read more....

A Catholic Faithful Replies Pastor Chris Okotie: Calls Him A Theological Nincompoop

 

An angry member of the Catholic Church EDDIE IROH who felt insulted by Pastor Chris Okotie's sermon of Sunday December 1, 2013 to his congregation which went viral on the internet has lambasted him for making such unwarranted assertion and described him as a "failed pop-star-turned-preacherman". Click to read what he posted on his facebook wall....

"All Catholics Will Go To Hell: Pope Francis Is Anti-Christ" - Pastor Chris Okotie Declares

Pastor Chris Okotie left his congregation shocked on Sunday (yesterday) when he said that all Catholics in the world will go to hell when they die because they are worshippers of Satan and are led by a Pope who is Anti-Christ and a friend of the Devil.

The fifty-five (55) year old pastor from Nigeria made this controversial statement while he was preaching in his church, Household of God Church in Ikeja, Lagos. He said the Catholic Church was a counterfeit church created by Satan. He accused Catholics of bowing to idols and crucifying Jesus by eating His flesh and drinking His blood every Sunday.


They are not Christians and have never been,” Okotie insisted, to the wide-eyed shock of his congregation.

“They don’t know Jesus. They believe that when they eat bread on Sundays, they are eating the body of Jesus. It’s ritual."



See more of what he said about Roman Catholic Church after the cut...