OMG! WOMAN KILLED BY TRUCK TODAY! (VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED)

The incident happened earlier today at Tincan First gate in Apapa area of Lagos. A truck ran over the lady while trying to avoid policemen that wanted to collect money from him. In an attempt to escape from the policemen, the driver ran over the lady and she died on the spot. My God! On the last day of the year! That's someone's daughter/wife/girlfriend/aunt/mother/niece/friend. I bet she was a lot of things to different people. One family robbed of the joy of a new year. I feel so sad right now. May she RIP. 

See the pic after the cut...

*viewer discretion seriously advised*

CHIDINMA WINS KORA AWARDS FOR BEST FEMALE ACT WEST AFRICA

Congrats to the 'Kedike' crooner.

REASONS WHY OSAZE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE NATIONAL TEAM FOR ANC 2013

According to Paul Bassey, a columnist with Vanguard Newspaper, who was present at the NFA Technical Committee meeting where Keshi and his assistants defended the Nation’s Cup list, Osaze Odemwingie was excluded from the Super Eagles squad for the 2013 African Nations Cup holding in South Africa, because the Eagles’ coaches were skeptical about a player who withdrew from National duty just because he was substituted during a match at the last world cup.

GOV. AKPABIO DECLARES WEDNESDAY AS PRAYER DAY FOR AKWA IBOM

Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio, on Sunday fixed Jan. 2, 2013 for general prayers among the citizens to dedicate the state to God for the new year 2013. Akpabio announced this at the Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), Uyo, during a thanksgiving service organised for the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Paul Ekpo. 

The governor said the entire state would gather at the Ibom Hall Ground in Uyo to dedicate the state and his administration to God, adding that “with God all things are possible”. He stated that there was a great need to thank God in Akwa Ibom for His faithfulness to the people of the state. If you're in the State during this period, make sure you're there. If you can't be there, ensure to pray for the State where ever you are.

GREAT NEWS! LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT DONATES N4.5M TO SAVE ACTRESS NGOZI NWOSU

Yaaayyyyy! What a great way to end the year. Lagos State government today gave actress Ngozi Nwosu N4.5million to help her with the necessary treatment required urgently to save her life. She has been battling with a kidney and heart-related ailment for a while now and needed N6million for treatment abroad but was able to raise N2million from well meaning Nigerians.

Big thanks to the Lagos State government and everybody who donated cash and prayers. Thank you all! I guess I can now remove my 'Save Ngozi Nwosu' 'banner' and go back to featuring people who can be of inspiration to others in our Personality and Video of the week corner.

P DIDDY AND CASSIE HAVING RELATIONSHIP TROUBLES?

It’s only been a couple of months that Diddy and Cassie confirmed that they are actually dating after years of keeping their relationship secret, there were also rumors of Diddy proposing to casie ahich was never confirmed.  But recent tweets from bothe of them is suggesting they might be having problems in their relationship.

Cassie reposted this quote on her Instagram page that sounds like it’s aimed at Diddy. Read  Diddy's reply after the cut...

PASTOR CHRIS' MESSAGE ON WHY SO MANY CALAMITIES ARE BEFALLING NOLLYWOOD

Pastor Chris C. Godwin is not a new person to a few of Nollywood stars such as Segun Arinze, Former President of AGN, Brother Emeka Jonathan DGN, Sis Louisa, a lot of them who have in one way or the other patronized the man of God for special prayers and deliverance. Read his message below;

"Hello my brethren, by the special grace of God, I am Pastor Chris C. Godwin, the president of World Missionary Assistance Nigeria and the Shepherd of Fire House Ministries Lagos. I am writing to the media based on what I have foreseen coming up against the film industry of this our beloved Nation, of which if care is not taken, big calamity will befall this growing industry."

OMOTOLA ANSWERS FANS' VERY PERSONAL QUESTIONS ON TWITTER

 Omotola is answering all sort of questions from her fans; personal, work, her kids, how much she charges for movies, her body, etc. You can go to her twitter page to join in and see more tweets. Very interesting and quite revealing, read more after the cut...

JAPANESE PORN STAR RECEIVES 100 BOTTLES OF SPERM FROM FANS

A Japanese porn star As part of an upcoming erotic film tentatively titled “Sex Collection 2,” Uta Kohaku asked her fans on Twitter to donate to the cause by sending in bottles of their own male bodily fluids for inclusion in the film. The actress received more than 100 bottles of sperm-filled plastic bottles in a 10-day period, each featuring the name of the donator. Kohaku promised her fans: “I will care for them as if it were my own child.” Which kain nonsense be this now? I tire for these oyinbos sef.

EMEKA OSSAI AND WIFE DEDICATE BABIES

The couple who were blessed with twins some months ago after five years of marriage, dedicated their twins yesterday at St. Dominic's Catholic church in Yaba. Lots of wonderful news going round. Congrats to them.

MERCY JOHNSON WELCOMES BABY GIRL

 The actress and her hubby welcomed a baby girl in a private hospital situated in Atlanta Georgia, USA yesterday, Sunday, December 30. Big congrats to them.

KANYE WEST CONFIRMS HE'S EXPECTING FIRST CHILD WITH KIM KARDASHIAN

I wrote hear some days ago that Kim Kardashian is pregnant and was treated by a physician after she had a bout of morning sickness (if you missed it, read it HERE), well, it's been confirmed by the baby daddy himself, Kanye West. Kanye made this announcement last night while performing at Revel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, "Stop the music and make noise for my baby mama," referring to Kim, who was in the audience. Kim is about 12 weeks along.

A little while later, Kim's sisters, Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie took to Twitter to express their joy.

 Big congrats to them!

E! FASHION POLICE NAME RIHANNA AS THE SEXIEST STAR OF 2012

Rihanna has been named the sexiest star of 2012 by E! Fashion Police. Read what the Fashion Police team had to say about her fashion sense before crowning her the winner;

George: Slutty is easy to do, but sexy is a whole other level. 

Osbourne: She can go from couture looks to street-wear and look really, really sexy in both.
Giuliana: There's something innately sexy about her. I think this was an amazing year for her fashion-wise. Joan Rivers: Whatever she is wearing, she makes it look absolutely current.

Do you agree with their choice? Is Rihanna really the sexiest star of 2012?

EMPRESS NJAMAH'S BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS PICTURES

Nice. We haven't been seeing much of her in the movies for a while now, wonder what she's up to these days.

FIRST LOOK AT BRANDY'S ENGAGEMENT RING

The 33-year-old singer posted a picture of her flashing the rock on Instagram as she and fiancé holiday in Hawaii, where they're celebrating their good news. She got engaged to music executive Ryan Press on Christmas day. Brandyalready  has a 10-year-old daughter with ex, Robert Smith.

GOV. WADA REJECTS TREATMENT ABROAD

The wrecked car after the accident.

Doctors at the Cedar Crest Hospital, Abuja, where the governor is receiving treatment said , yesterday, that Wada rejected the option of flying him abroad for further treatment after undergoing what was described as inter-locking nail surgery on his thigh broken in the crash. The surgery, which lasted two hours, was said to have been successful.The governor refused to be taken abroad for treatment because 'he has confidence in the capacity of the hospital  to manage him.' The governor has been stabilised since Friday night.

 

The governor was said to have suffered a broken thigh among other injuries when his vehicle ran into a ditch after a burst tyre on Friday afternoon at Emi Woro village, about 12 kilometers to Lokoja, the state capital killing his ADC instantly.

PASTOR ORITSEJAFOR DONATES CARS, TRICYCLES

President of Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has donated cars, tricycles and other items to the less priviledged. A statement by his Special Assistant (Media and Public Affairs), Mr. Kenny Ashaka, said the cleric gave out six brand new Hyundai cars, 15 tricycles, 100 grinding machines, 3.8KVA power generating plants and 200 bags of rice in Warri, Delta State, on Wednesday.

According to the statement, Oritsejafor made the donations to reduce poverty in the country.

The yearly empowerment programme was organised by the World of Life Bible Church through Eagle Flight Micro Finance Bank owned by the church.

NIGERIAN-AMERICAN RAPPER, WALE, NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY AWARDS

Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, stage name Wale, is a Nigerian-American rapper from Washington D.C. Wale was born to Nigerian parents on September 21, 1984. The rapper rode into the American top 10 music charts in 2006 with the song, "Dig Dug (Shake It)". His rap song Breakdown was featured on the video game, Madden NFL 2009. He was signed on to Rick Ross music group and soon after, to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation for management.

He has been nominated for the Soul Train Music Awards, MTV U Woodie Award, BET Hip Hop Awards, which he won early in 2012 for the Best Collaboration title. And now his song, "Lotus Flower Bom", featuring Miguel, has been nominated for the Grammy Award in the Best Rap Song category.

WE WATCHED AS OUR FIVE KIDS ROASTED TO DEATH - COUPLE WHO LOST ALL THEIR KIDS IN FIRE

It's been weeks since the fire disaster that wiped out five children of Mr. & Mrs. Augustine Ikwuagwu on Comfort Oboh Street, Kirikiri Town, Lagos, but its bitter memory still lingers. Indeed, the tragedy has been a nightmare to the couple. When Saturday Sun met with the couple recently, pain and agony have overwhelmed them, as they recounted their loss.

OBAFEMI MARTINS CONFIRMS ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH MARIO BALOTELLI'S SISTER

There's been rumour going round that Obafemi Martins is dating Mario Balotelli's elder sister, Abigail Barwuash and that Mario is  not in support of the relationship. In a recent interview with goal.com, Obafemi confirmed that he is infact dating Abigail and also that Mario has no objections to their relationship;

 “Mario is my boy. The respect is there because I used to play at Inter, in the youth team with him. He’s giving me my respect and I’m doing same. People are putting it in the news that he’s upset, of course he’s glad.

PHOTOS FROM 2012 CALABAR FESTIVAL

It's hard to believe the carnival is in Nigeria right? This year's carnival featured bands from Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, Cameroon, and Ghana and they really spiced things up.  More pics after the cut...

D'BANJ APOLOGISES FOR THE 'TREK OF LIFE' HE PUT PEOPLE THROUGH FOR HIS KOKO CONCERT

I heard artistes and fans who came out for D'banj's Koko Concert had to walk a very far distance from where their cars were parked to the venue of the concert. Above is pics of some of the artistes walking to the venue and tweets from fans afterwards. D'banj has apologised for this inconvenience. See his tweets below (lol at trek to Jerusalem)...

COVENANT UNIVERSITY EXPELS OVER 160 STUDENTS FOR NOT ATTENDING CHURCH SERVICE

About 160 students have been expelled from Covenant University, Cannanland, Ota, Ogun State by the authorities of the school. Cannanland, Ota, Ogun State, recently for what was described as “disregard of paramount core values.” 

I just called my very close friend's brother who is in Covenant to confirm and he said it's true. According to him, during their departure service, meant to sign off from the school after the end of the Semester and Matriculation of students on November 30, some students were sitting outside gisting and loitering around but unknown to them 'Papa' as they call Bishop Oyedepo, was on his way to the service. 

 Expelling students for not attending a service after paying such high sums in school fees? How many of you agree with me that that's too extreme a  punishment for not attending a service. I've heard that David Oyedepo is very quick to anger and sometimes curse the students.Continue to read after the cut...

RIHANNA NAKED AGAIN, STARK NAKED THIS TIME O

The Barbados-born banger was recently spotted on the balcony of her luxury pad in her hometown with the curtains wide open, Rihanna took off her bikini to put on her underwear. Trust the paparazzi not to miss such a golden opportunity, they got good pics of her in her birthday suit. See the pics after the cut...

KOGI STATE GOVERNOR INVOLVED IN FATAL AUTO CRASH WHICH KILLED HIS ADC INSTANTLY

Governor Idris Wada of kogi state was involved in a ghastly motor accident today along Ajaokuta-Lokoja road on his way to Lokoja, the state capital, after attending the annual Igala education summit held at the Kogi State University, Anyigba.

The governor’s convoy which was said to be on high speed in order to meet up with another assignment in Lokoja when one of the tyres of the  staff jeep suddenly burst. In the process the jeep driver lost control and ended up in a ditch leading to the death of the governor's ADC, Idris Mohammed, who died on the spot.

 The governor was rushed to the state specialist hospital where he was taken into the emergency care unit for treatment but at the time of reporting this, he has been moved to Abuja. A lot of terrible things happening to so many of our leaders this period. They need to go for serious prayers.

WHO ROCKED THE BLACK DRESS BETTER: NADIA BUHARI AND YVONNE NELSON AT THE 2012 GHANA MOVIE AWARDS

The 2012 Ghana Movie Awards held on the 25th Dec., 2012 and both Nadia and Yvonne looked stunning in black. Can't decide which look I love more, you nko?

COUPLE OF THE DAY: VAN VICKER AND WIFE AT THE GHANA MOVIE AWARDS

Lovely couple.

US, CANADA AND TAIWAN WARN CITIZENS AGAINST NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO NIGERIA

A few days ago, the United States, Canadian and Taiwanese governments warned their nationals against non-essential travel to Nigeria, following increased terrorist attacks in the North-East. On Thursday, Security was beefed up around foreign missions in Abuja.

According to Focus Channel report on Thursday, Taiwan urged its nationals to avoid non-essential travel to Nigeria, especially during the coming week. The Taiwanese government cited fear of another terror attack on Abuja, Nigeria’s capital for its security alert.

Who can blame them, Boko Haram has seriously dented the image of this country. I only hope the situation and image of this country can be turned around for good and soon too otherwise we can kiss foreign investors and investments good bye. Continue to read after the cut...

COMEDIANS BASKET MOUTH AND AY'S TWITTER FIGHT

 @Golden225 said some horrible things about AY on Twitter for showing off the car he bought for his wife and AY replied in the tweets above. Read the tweets that led to the above tweets after the cut...

KAREN IGHO AND HER FAMILY (PHOTOS)

 Lovely family and I love her outfit. But Karen suppose get powder wey suit her face o. Lol. Another pic after the cut...

KIM KARDASHIAN IS PREGNANT!

According to Mediatakeout,  last night a physician visited Kim Kardashian at her home to treat her for "acute morning sickness" and they claim it is confirmed.. This is good news. Congrats to the Kimye. Guess this means we will be hearing the sound of wedding bells soon, or not.

OMOTOLA COVERS DSTV JAN/FEB 2013 MAGAZINE

Beautiful!