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Thursday, 10 October 2013

See The Most Expensive Mansion in Nigeria. Guess Who The Owner is...

Pictures of what is rumoured to be the most expensive house in Nigeria surfaced online today. Guess who the owner is?
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One of Nigeria's Famous Politician Solomon Lar is Dead!

Officials have announced the death of Solomon Lar, the first civilian governor of Plateau state, and pioneer national chairman for the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP).

The incumbent governor of Plateau state, Jonah Jang, said Mr. Lar passed away in a U.S. hospital, at about 9 am Nigerian time.

Spokesperson for the family, Major Adeyi, has also confirmed Mr. Lar's passing.

For the past nine months, Chief Solomon Lar had been receiving medical treatment in the U.S., and lapsed into coma in his last 48 hours.

This June, he made his last trip to Nigeria to support President Jonathan's second term bid.

Chief (Dr.) Solomon Daushep Lar was born in Pongaa, Langtang, Plateau State in 1933, and will always be remembered as a prominent politician who held various offices at the National level for over half a century.

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Typhoon Fitow Hits China

Typhoon Fitow has hit China's east coast, killing at least five people and leaving millions of residents stranded.

Local authorities have issued the highest alert, while Zhejiang and Fujian provinces have been evacuated of hundreds of thousands of people.

Many houses along the Zhejiang coast have collapsed from the storm. According to the official Xinhua news agency, boats and vessels were also called back and fishermen were urged to return onshore.

The typhoon is already estimated to have caused an economic loss of 2.28bn yuan ($372m). It had previously passed through Japan, causing power shortages and cancellations of some flights. Click on read more to see more pix of the typhoon....

A white diamond the size of a small egg has sold for 30.6 million US dollars (£19 million) at a Hong Kong auction, although a blue diamond that was the night's other highlight with a 19 million dollar (£11.8 million) estimate failed to sell.

Two phone bidders competed for the 118-carat white diamond from Africa in six minutes of measured bidding until one dropped out in the Sotheby's jewellery auction, part of autumn sales of art and collectibles by the firm and its rivals.

The twice-yearly ritual in Hong Kong draws wealthy collectors from mainland China and other Asian countries and has made the city one of the world's busiest auction hubs.

The "flawless" white oval diamond, mined and cut two years ago, went for more than the previous record of 26.7 million dollars (£16.5 million) for a white diamond set in May at Christie's in Geneva.

The stone, which weighed 299 carats when it was found in the rough in 2011, is the largest and most significant such diamond graded by the Gemological Institute of America. Sotheby's says it was discovered in southern Africa but will not name the country because the seller wishes to remain anonymous.

The auction's other highlight, a 7.6-carat flawless, round, vivid blue diamond, failed to reach its reserve price.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal Tuesday debunked rumours that he is under pressure to resign.

Tambuwal made this disclosure in a statement issued and signed on his behalf by his Media Aide, Mallam Imam Imam.

In the statement it was expressly stated that”he is not under pressure from any quarter to resign his appointment.”

“The story of the purported resignation, as published in the Nigerian Pilot Newspaper of Tuesday, October 8, 2013, is not true, and for all intents and purposes, is part of a larger campaign to smear the person and integrity of the Number Four Citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

“The story did not come as a surprise considering that it is one in a line of similar fabricated stories dished out about Tambuwal by Pilot Newspaper for sometime now.”

“While we don’t want to believe that the owners of the newspaper have allowed their platform to be used for a smear campaign on the legislature and its principal officers, we are constrained to say that allowing falsehood to be published in the guise of truth takes seeking-relevance (by the paper) too far.

“We want to assure Nigerians that the leadership of the House of Representatives is ever focused on delivering its constitutional mandate and will not be distracted by the antics of those who have something to hide.”

“Speaker Tambuwal and his colleagues won’t resign their appointments and they won’t be distracted from their stated goals,” the statement added.

Tambuwal, does not have cordial relationship with Nigeria President- Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan despite being a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and there are rumours that he has secretly joined the major opposition party in Nigeria the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Nigeria Dominates Africa Again

Huffington post has released a list of ten (10) richest African Musicians and four (4) Nigerian musicians made the list. P-Square and three others made the list. Yes my Nigerian brothers are really doing well. Kudos!

1-Youssou N’dour
Youssou N’dour brings it home in the No. 1 spot. This Senegalese singer is widely considered the most famous singer alive in Senegal and much of Africa. His style of music is known as mbalax, a mix of Senegalese traditional music in the Serer language and various styles from around the world including Cuban rumba, hip hop, jazz, and soul.

With millions around the world in his fan base, he is now the owner of the biggest media house in Senegal (complete with radio and TV stations) and was appointed tourism and culture minister in 2012. More importantly, before K’naan had “Waving Flag” in 2010, N’dour was responsible for the 1998 FIFA World Cup national anthem, “La Cour des Grands,” along with Axelle Red.

2-Psquare
P-Square is made up of identical twins, Peter and Paul Okoye, who began singing and dancing together back in their small Catholic high school in Jos, Nigeria.

After forming the group in 2005, their music developed a devoted following, particularly in South Africa, and each album outsold the previous one. They were named Artists of the Year at the 2010 Kora Awards and now bring in more than $150,000 per show. Best of all, their shared home is worth more than $3 million and has been dubbed “Squareville.” Talk about product placement!

D Banj

3-D BANJ
D’banj, aka the Koko Master, aka Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, has been killing it in his native Nigeria and around the world since 2007, and was the first African artist who signed with the music label GOOD, owned by Kanye West. The recipient of countless awards, D’banj is known for his unique sound of dance music and Afro beats. He is involved in a variety of investments including a nightclub in Nigeria, brands such as Koko water, and was given his own reality show, “Koko Mansion.”

4. Koffi Olomidé
Along with fellow Congolese star Fally Ipupa, Koffi Olomidé formed Quartier Latin as lead singer and vocalist before launching his solo career. Dubbing his style of music as tcha tcho, he considers it a blend of soukous music (dance music that originated from African rumba music). He’s notorious for taking on controversial subjects in his lyrics, which has led him to be widely praised and criticized worldwide.
Raking in over 100,000 euros per show, Olomidé is extremely popular across Africa and the world. One of his albums is listed in Robert Dimery’s book, “1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.”

5. Salif Keita
Born and raised in Mali, singer and songwriter Salif Keita has been referred to as the “Golden Voice of Africa,” with his original take on Afro-pop music. Despite his royal heritage (he’s directly descended from Sundiata Keita, the founder of the Mali Empire), he chose a path of music, bucking the Malian caste system. But this means that he was loaded even before his music career took off, explaining his private island and properties across Europe.
The remaining five after the cut....