Beckham, wife thank mums with cars

David and Victoria Beckham have bought their mothers a £50,000 sports car each to thank them for babysitting their four children so they can balance their professional and personal lives.

The superstar couple have shown their gratitude for Jackie Adams and Sandra Beckham for looking after their children – daughter Harper, two, and sons Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 11, and eight-year-old Cruz – so they didn’t have to get a nanny. A source told the Sunday People newspaper: ‘’David and Victoria aren’t flash with money because they know the value of it, but they wanted to show their enormous gratitude for the help their mums have been since they returned to England.

‘’Managing their careers and four children is not easy at all, so they feel so lucky that their parents have stepped in to ease the load.’’

Jackie and Sandra are said to be ‘’really touched’’ by the gift – a top of the range Audi each – and were pleased to help the Beckhams so they can still be ‘’hands-on’’ with their children. The insider added, ‘’David and Victoria have never been keen on getting nannies.

They have always been hands-on with the kids, but sometimes everyone needs a bit of help from their own parents. ‘’Jackie and Sandra are really touched with their presents. They couldn’t thank them enough. ‘’They are over the moon that David and Victoria are back in the UK and both women love seeing more of their grandchildren.’’

Bale, WAG go house-hunting in Madrid’s Beverly Hills

Having finally settled in his new turf of Madrid, Gareth Bale and his family have been looking for plush pad to call home.

On Monday the  24-year-old footballer was spotted with his girlfriend Emma Rhys-Jones viewing villas in an exclusive gated communityin an upmarket suburb of Madrid.

Joining the childhood sweethearts on their hunt for a new place was their 11-month-old baby  baby Alba Violet and Gareth’s parents Debbie and Frank Bale.

Emma looked casually stylish in a black frilly top which she matched with charcoal trousers and flat open toe sandals.

Being Kwam1’s daughter gives me lots of pressure –Honey B

Singer, Honey Zainab Marshal also known as Honey B, is the daughter of Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal. She tells Ademola Olonilua about her music and relationship with her father

What was growing up like for you?

Growing up in London was very nice. I lived with my mother who worked hard to provide everything I needed. She gave me unconditional love, support, and constant encouragement. My real name is Honey Zainab Marshal. I attended Vauxhall Primary School and then Charles Edward Brooke School in Lambeth. I later attended The BRIT School of Performing Artsin Croydon where I studied Music. 

My dad escaped death in the front line only to be killed by LAGBUS driver – Son of deceased soldier

Akeem Saliu, 19, was shocked to hear about his father’s death on Monday. His father, Quadri Saliu, 46, a Nigerian military officer, was crushed to death at the Funsho Williams Avenue bypass, Surulere, Lagos, by a state-owned mass transit bus, LAGBUS.

Akeem was particularly shocked by the nature of Saliu’s death, a man who was part of a combat team in a peace-keeping force to Liberia in 2007.

He said, “It’s very traumatic and it came as a huge shock. We (my father and I) joked the night before his death, only to hear the following morning that he died in an auto accident. This was a man who was in Liberia for about eight months and came back alive.

Nigeria’s national flag: Object of ignorance, neglect

Did you know that the national flag should not be left outside beyond 6pm? The National flag should be hoisted and flown ceremoniously and briskly at 6am and lowered slowly in the same manner by 6pm everyday.

Nigeria’s flag was first officially hoisted at 12am on October 1, 1960. This fact is clearly stated on Nigeria’s website. However, Saturday PUNCH discovered that many young and old Nigerians were totally ignorant of it, while others saw no need for it.

Military and para-military outfits observe this rule. As a routine, every morning and evening, men are detailed to perform the function in a silent drill, aided by coded sounds from a beagle.

Mr. Peter Olorunsheyi, who served in the Nigerian Army for 19 years, relived memories of this daily routine.

He said, “We hoist the flag and lower it seven days a week. It is a standard practice in the military. The soldiers detailed to lower the national and unit flags do so simultaneously as the beagle blower provides a coded guide. The flag is folded and kept respectfully till the next day.

HERNANDEZ GIRLFRIEND INDICTED ON PERJURY CHARGE

(AP) Girlfriend of Ex-Patriot Hernandez is indicted
FALL RIVER, Mass.
The girlfriend of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has been indicted on aperjury charge in connection with the killing of his friend.

A Massachusetts prosecutor said Friday that a grand jury indicted Shayanna Jenkins on a single count in relation to the investigation into the June 17 killing of the friend, Odin Lloyd.

Lloyd was found shot to death in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass., near Hernandez's home, where Jenkins also lives. Her sister had been dating Lloyd.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in Lloyd's death and is being held without bail.

A message was left for Jenkins' lawyer.

The prosecutor says Hernandez's cousin, Tanya Singleton, also was indicted on a new charge of conspiracy to commit accessory after the fact. 

BEYONCE SENDS FAUX INTIMATE EMAIL TO OBAMA SUPPORTERS ASKING FOR DONATIONS

Beyonce Knowles is the latest in a long line of celebrities sending fundraising e-mails on behalf of President Barack Obama’s campaign.

Once more, the missives combine cheesiness and creepiness along with some fake intimacy. 

Obama cannot make time to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, but he can make a trip New York City next Tuesday for a $40,000-a-plate fundraiser at Jay-Z’s 40/40 club, hosted by the rapper and his wife, Beyonce. 

And if you’re lucky, so can you -- if you donate to the Obama campaign.

“I usually don't email you -- but I have an amazing invitation I have to share,” Beyonce writes in an e-mail to Obama supporters. 

PDP crisis beyond redemption– APC

The All Progressives Congress has declared that the crisis rocking the PeoplesDemocratic Party is beyond reconciliation.

Interim National Publicity Secretary, APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who stated this in Lagos, on Friday, declared that the “PDP has broken into pieces.”

A thunderous “Amen!” greeted the declaration by Mohammed, who addressed a congregation that attended the 8th edition of Town Hall meeting and graduation ceremony of Youth Empowerment and Skills Acquisition Scheme organised by the representative of Lagos-Central senatorial disctrict, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu.

He described the two events that occurred on July 31st and August 31st this year, as a watershed in thehistory of Nigeria.

FG to cut budget by N300bn in 2014

The Federal Government is planning to cut the 2014 budget by N300bn, down from the current N4.9trn it budgeted for this year.

The Director-General of the Budget Office, Dr. Bright Okogu, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday when he received members of theHouse of Representatives Committee on Appropriation on oversight visit to his office.

Okogu said the proposed 2014 budget stood at N4.6trn at the moment.

He informed the committee that dwindling oil and non-oil revenues had forced government to consider the option of planning for less expenditure next year.

He claimed that falling crude oil prices and disruption of supplies by vandals were affecting government’s revenue from oil.

Beneficiaries to receive money transfer proceeds in naira •CBN revokes licences of 20 BDCs

As part of its efforts to curb moneylaundering, the Central Bank of Nigeria has asked Deposit Money Banks to start paying proceeds from international money transferfirms such as Western Union and MoneyGram only in naira.

Already, the CBN has revoked the operating licences of 20 Bureau De Change operators, which it said purchased “unusually large amounts of foreign exchange from the DMBs and failed to render returns of the utilisation.”

The CBN, in a circular on its website, said, “The affected BDCs did not render returns on the utilisation of the foreign exchange purchased and also failed to provide documentary evidence that their purchases were utilised for eligible transactions in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Money Laundering Act.

Tuface got me fame and fortune –Solidstar

omotena crooner, Joshua Iniyezo, popularly known as Solidstar, tells Ademola Olonilua about his career and relationship with actress, Tonto Dikeh

Your album is coming out and the public expectation is way higher than your last album. What do you have to offer your fans?

I know there is a lot of expectation of me career-wise. I know I will live up to the expectation because I just released two songs online and the reviews are great. They are really doing well though we just released them online. The two songs are off the album. We just want everybody to go and get the album when it is out because there is going to be different things from Solidstar. People should expect different things from me because they know me as this R ‘n’B artiste but I changed their perception when I released, Omotena and Skibo. I want my fans to know that apart from this afro-pop, I still do reggae, dancehall and the likes. It is more like a very versatile album. I just want to give everybody a different feel and various options to choose from.

 This year has been good for you. It has been reported that you acquired multi-million naira properties this year alone. What did you do differently?

Last year, I performed a lot but most of them were free shows. I was only paid for a few. This year I made a lot of money, did a lot of things for a change. I told my team that we had to sit up. We had spent a lot on projects and we had to think of ways to get the money back. We had a meeting and decided that we all had to put in our best in whatever project we were doing. We thank God it worked out well. Now I am proud of not just my label, but of myself also.

Nigeria’ll overrun Antelopes – Aikhuomogbe

Ex-international   Andrew Aikhuomogbe has predicted an easy win for Nigeria in their 2014 World Cup qualifying play-offs against Ethiopia.

The Super Eagles tackle  the Walya Antelopes in the  first leg  fixture   in Addis Ababa on October 13 and host the North-East Africans in the return leg in Calabar on November 16.

And Scotland ’87 FIFA Under-17 World Cup silver medallist Aikhuomogbe believes the Ethiopians won’t pose a threat to Nigeria’s quest to play at the World Cup for the fifth time. 

The 13 Most Insidious, Pervasive Lies of the Modern Music Industry...

It was the future we all wanted so desperately to come true... 

   

Lie #1: Great music will naturally find its audience.

The Lie: The greatest music and artists will eventually connect with their audiences, naturally, thanks to a perfectly-lubricated, social, and borderless internet.  

"Our kids are going to watch exactly what they want to watch, not necessarily what’s marketed to them," then Topspin CEO Ian Rogers said as recently as 2010, while constantly underscoring that "quality is hyperefficient."

The Truth: Just like the analog old days, most great music gets left behind and wallows in obscurity if not substantially backed or otherwise supported financially.  In fact, the biggest songs on the planet are often those blasted the loudest on the biggest platforms - and oftentimes, the most money from major labels (ie, Katy Perry, Pitbull, Flo Rida, etc.) 

Andrew Wilson named EA CEO

EA Sports veteran appointed Chief Executive Officer at Battlefield, Mass Effect publisher, replacing John Riccitiello; says he envisions EA as the "world's greatest games company;" will be paid $800,000 salary.

EA Sports veteran Andrew Wilson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts, it was announced today. Wilson replaces John Riccitiello, who resigned in March. EA considered internal and externalcandidates for the role.

Wilson most recently served at EA as executive vice president of EA Sports and Origin.

He will be paid an annual salary of $800,000 as EA's new CEO, and his target bonus percentage will be 150 percent of his salary. Wilson released a statement on his appointment, the full text of which is available below. Read more....

KANYE TAKES ON JIMMY KIMMEL

had some choice words for Jimmy Kimmel after Jimmy decided to make fun of Kanye’s interview with the BBC’s Zane Lowe. On Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel aired a parody of the Kanye interview that saw two kids re-enacting parts of the BBS feature. The whole thing didn’t go down well with Yeezy and the rapper immediately took to his Twitter account to express his disapproval with Mr Kimmel.

The rant basically went, “JIMMY KIMMEL IS OUT OF LINE TO TRY AND SPOOF IN ANY WAY THE FIRST PIECE OF HONEST MEDIA IN YEARS. JIMMY KIMMEL, I DON’T TAKE IT AS A JOKE…. YOU DON’T HAVE SCUM BAGS HOPPING OVER FENCES TRYING TO TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR DAUGHTER. JIMMY KIMMEL PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES … OH NO THAT MEANS YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN TOO MUCH GOOD P***Y IN YOUR LIFE…”

Jimmy Kimmel ofcourse responded and made even more fun of Kanye. It’ll be interesting to see how all this plays out. Read more....

Ronaldinho could miss Club World Cup

Ronaldinho is in a race against time to be fit for the Club World Cup in December after suffering a serious groin injury, South American champions Atletico Mineiro said on Friday.

The Brazilian team's doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said the former Barcelona and AC Milan playmaker had felt pain in his left adductor muscle during training on Thursday.
"After clinical exams and a scan we confirmed he had totally ruptured the adductor muscle of his left thigh," Lamar told the club's official website (www.atletico.com.br).
He added that Ronaldinho was having intensive physiotherapy, with club president Alexandre Kalil quoted as saying Ronaldinho would have "wartime treatment", Globo reported on its website(www.globoesporte.globo.com).

Atletico reached the Club World Cup in Morocco, in which their first match is scheduled for December 18, by winning South America's Libertadores Cup for the first time in July.
They are favourites to meet Europe's Champions League winners Bayern Munich in the final.
"It's a grave injury," said Lasmar. "The recovery time is not short, it's around two and a half months, three months, three and a half months.
"The big question being asked is whether he'll be able to play the (Club) World Cup. I believe it's possible."
Ronaldinho looks set to miss the rest of the Brazilian championship which ends on December 8.
Atletico are eighth with 32 points from 23 matches, 18 adrift of leaders Cruzeiro, their arch-rivals in their home city of Belo Horizonte. They are at home to Santos on Sunday.

© Reuters

VIDEO: Skales Will Give Us An Album This Year

Like he said, This Year his album will be dropping. I hope so too

Photos: Nollywood Actor Alex Ekubo When He Was A Laborer

Check out these pictures of when nollywood actor Alex Ekubo was a laborer. Of course it was in a movie set for a soon to be named movie, but could you imagine him as a laborer? I’m sure that his fine face wont be too fresh. view more pics.....

Watch Out! Dayo Amusa Sets To Premiere “Unforgivable” In October

After all the hype, a date and the venue have been announced for the premiere of the much awaited movie, Unforgivable. Lead act and the producer of the movie, Dayo Amusa made the announcement at Silverbird, Ikeja City Mall during the press screening of the movie. The premiere will take place at the same venue, Ikeja City Mall on 27th October, 2013, while the movie will be available at the cinemas nationwide from Friday, November 3rd, 2013.

Mike Ezuruonye and Desmond Elliot gave award winning performances and turned heads with their expression in Yoruba language. The movie which was directed by Desmond Elliot has stars like Dayo Amusa, Mike Ezuruonye, Bukky Wright, Desmond Elliot, Fathia Balogun, Bidemi Kosoko, Bimbo Thomas, Iyabo Ojo, Niyi Johnson, Lawal Aisha, Titilayo Shobo amongst others, while it introduces new acts like Ibironke Ashaolu and Wale Alabi.

The suspense, intrigue, informative and educative film centers on Damola (Mike Ezuruonye) who is blinded by his pride to see and accepts the undiluted love by his wife, Sewa (Dayo Amusa), who sacrifices everything to make her home work to the detriment of her health with the hope of changing the bad boy to a good one. She was so engrossed with marital issues that she neglected her own health which led to cancer. On the other side of the wall is a well cultured Richard (Desmond Elliot), who doesn’t have the courage to express his feelings and affection to Sewa (Dayo Amusa) whom he loves way back in the university. Unforgivable is a movie that evoked emotion, pity, love and regret. Very few media practitioners left the hall without shedding tears.

Speaking on the movie, the actress cum producer said “Unforgivable is about domestic violence, marital issues and cancer, uterus cancer to be precise. I am trying to pass a message across to people who believe in domestic violence,violence against women.”

So, how did Unforgivable come about? Who stepped on the other’s toe that made it difficult to forgive? Unforgivable will provide answers and many more when it finally hits the cinemas in November.

15 Hottest Women in Nigerian Entertainment [2013 Edition]

So it’s that time of the year again. We return with out Hottest Women in Nigerian entertainment after weeks of compilation, surveys and reviews.

After the serious reviews and comments from the past 3 years (2012, 2011 ) of doing this list we’ve decided to add a little spice to this year’s version of the hottest women in Nigerian entertainment. First we’re expanding it to 15 (for starters) and even at that it was hard to have our team and close associates pick 15. Secondly we’ll let you, the readers, vote and select the top 10, and we’ll publish the results in ranked order after a few weeks.

So for the purposes of this post, Hot is pretty much a summation of the looks, style, sex appeal, confidence, charisma and just general overall packaging of these incredibly gorgeous women.

So in no particular order (for now) let’s get right into these beautiful women in the Nigerian entertainment industry.

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