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To kick off 2013 in super star style, Nollywood actress, Oge Okoye is gifting all her fans in diaspora with her uber stylish “photo speak” shoot. According to Egor Efiok, PR rep for the actress, the shoot is Oge depicting that she wants to achieve as much as she can in life because time waits for no one. From striking a pose as a high fashion corporate entrepreneur to rocking a fab Ankara piece and basking in the sun in a yellow number, the thespian proves she very much a bona fide Movie Star. Check out more photos below Now this is the Part 2 – Oge Okoye “The Drama Queen”. Oge Okoye displays different personas in this set of photos. From a Cinderella gone bad to a busker baby. Check out photos below

President Goodluck Jonathan has again lashed out at ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, describing him as a confused man unstable in his views regarding government’s handing of the protracted Boko Haram insurgency. Mr. Jonathan, who spoke through his spokesperson, Reuben Abati, was reacting to Mr.  Obasanjo’s comment in a CNN  interview that the president had been deploying excessive force and exploring little or no dialogue in solving the Boko Haram problem. “To deal with a group like that, you need a carrot and stick. The carrot is finding out how to reach out to them. When you try to reach out to them and they are not amenable to being reached out to, you have to use the stick,” Mr. Obasanjo reportedly said. An apparently angry Mr. Abati took to Twitter early this morning deploring the former president’s  comment and labeling him a confused man whose counsel or view the government does not care about. In four different tweets this morning,  the presidential ...

Lampard has been told he is no longer wanted at Stamford Bridge, with his contract set to run out in the summer. United manager Alex Ferguson is convinced the veteran midfielder, 34, can still do a job at the very highest level. He is a long-time admirer of the player and tried to get him before he even joined Chelsea. It is unlikely a deal will be done this month — when a fee would be involved — while Lampard is also keen to see out the rest of the season at Stamford Bridge. But United are prepared to offer him a one-year deal in the summer, with the promise of a second year if everything goes well. Contact has already been made from Old Trafford to Lampard’s representatives. He currently has a number of options including another Premier League club and two abroad. But United are firm favourites to land him in a deal that would have seemed unthinkable at the start of the season.

Lampard has been told he is no longer wanted at Stamford Bridge, with his contract set to run out in the summer. United manager Alex Ferguson is convinced the veteran midfielder, 34, can still do a job at the very highest level. He is a long-time admirer of the player and tried to get him before he even joined Chelsea. It is unlikely a deal will be done this month — when a fee would be involved — while Lampard is also keen to see out the rest of the season at Stamford Bridge. But United are prepared to offer him a one-year deal in the summer, with the promise of a second year if everything goes well. Contact has already been made from Old Trafford to Lampard’s representatives. He currently has a number of options including another Premier League club and two abroad. But United are firm favourites to land him in a deal that would have seemed unthinkable at the start of the season.

Taxi drivers and bellboys aren't the only ones going back to school to learn a little English ahead of the 2014 World Cup to be hosted in various cities across Brazil. In the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, prostitutes are lining up for free English classes that will be offered by the regional Association of Prostitution starting in March. "Across Brazil, lots of businesses in the private sector are getting prepared and making their workers more qualified for the Cup. Well, this is a profession, too," Cida Vieira, the president of the association, told CNN in a telephone interview. In Brazil, prostitution is legal, although sexual exploitation and pimping are not. "English will be very important to communicate with clients during the Cup," Vieira said. "They'll have to learn how to work out financial deals and also use a specialized vocabulary with sensual words and fetishes." Vieira said that 20 prostitutes had already signed up, but...

A top Qatar source said: “When it comes to money offers, Qatar is the biggest by far. Senior figures in the Q League feel Beckham has the total package and they need to up the interest in the game there around the world.” A lucrative, long-term PR role as an ambassador for the Qatar 2022 World Cup could also follow for the ex-England skipper. Becks, 37, insists he wants to carry on playing after quitting MLS side LA Galaxy following five years in America. He is currently house-hunting in England and was at West Ham last Saturday for the FA Cup third-round clash with former club Manchester United, sparking claims he was set to sign for Sam Allardyce’s side. He has also been linked with struggling QPR. The Qatar source added: “They have seen what Beckham did in the US league and feel that type of transformation could be priceless. “David is one of the few — possibly the only — soccer player who has the tools to revive the image of the game here.”

It seems like it was just yesterday when world-famous entertainer Beyonce showed off her baby bump at the MTV Awards. Since her birth, baby Blue has been a fancy for the paparazzi, who often catch her with her celebrity parents leaving a five-star hotel or enjoying the sun in St. Barts. And with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian expecting their first child soon, it looks like Blue Ivy will having a new playmate. Here are some photos of the Carter family taken in 2012

Balotelli has been strongly linked with a move to Milan for some time, with speculation resurfacing during the current transfer window. There would, however, appear to be little chance of the Italy international completing such a switch any time soon, with Berlusconi having openly criticised the fiery frontman. When pressed on transfer rumours last week, Berlusconi said he was not convinced by Balotelli 'as a man' and has followed that up by branding the 22-year-old 'a rotten apple'. Balotelli could have been forgiven for biting back at the Rossoneri supremo, given that he has only had positive things to say about Milan in the past, but his representative claims his focus is locked on returning to form and repaying City's faith in his ability. Mino Raiola told Mediaset: "I talked with Mario and he was sorry to hear the words of Berlusconi. But Balotelli has asked me to be quiet because he appreciates that he is loved by the president at City. ...

No fewer than 200 students of Abia state origin and residents have been awarded bursary worth N6 million by the Abia State 2011 governorship candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, Chief Ochiagha Reagan Ufomba. Each of the bursary beneficiary was given a cheque of N300,000 which covered the 2012 academic session, with a mandate not to disappoint their parents and guardians. The cheques were issued at Chief Ufomba’s Ntigha Isiala Ngwa North council home, in Abia state. He explained that the kind gesture was in addition to an existing scholarship scheme that had been running for over ten years. Ufomba added that 168 students are currently on his scholarship scheme, besides 40 students had graduated under the scheme.

Notorious for his role as a Militant commander in the Niger Delta who led his army of well armed youths against the Nigerian state and made even more famous recently for his volte face in supporting his benefactor, Goodluck Jonathan, Mujahid Asari Dokubo has taking his tantrums to a whole new level by denouncing his Nigerian citizenship. According to him, “In protest against the inability of Nigeria to grant IJAW REPUBLIC, I have relocated my corporate investments to Benin Republic. Benin is my adopted homeland today”.

The Governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, recently travelled abroad for hip replacement surgery, an online news site has reported. One of the Governor’s aides, who confirmed the information, said Al-Makura went for a hip correction he had been “battling with for about ten years now.” The aide added that the medical trip was successful and that the Governor was back to shape, although is still recuperating. Findings about hip replacement surgery, reveals that it involves replacing components of the hip joint with a synthetic implant, to repair the damaged bearing surfaces that are causing pain. In the case of a total hip replacement, both the thigh bones (femur) and the socket are replaced with synthetic implant materials. Usually, the design of the implant offers renewed stability and function. The surgical procedure relieves pain, helps hip joint work well, and restore normal walking and other movements. The health conditions of Nigeria’s state Governors hav...

One of Tuface Idibia’s baby mama, Sumbo Ajala is set to marry a Pastor Adeoye. We learnt the single mother of two and also the CEO of ESOB Events is set to walk down the aisle with Pastor Adeoye, the General Overseer of Royalty Christian Centre.   Sumbo Ajala is a choir member at the Royalty Christian Centre Agege, Lagos.   The pastor lost his wife back in November after a brief illness.   The duo plan to get married before the end of the year.

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria has been rated among the 10 top Biggest Airports in Africa.  The report featured on Ventures Africa by Tom Jackson described the MMIA  Airport as a major airport in Africa, serving the country, with 6.3 million passengers a year.  The airport’s international terminal modeled after Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, officially opened in March 1979, and today is the main base for Nigeria’s flag carrier airlines, Air Nigeria, First Nation and Arik Air, Jackson said.  The article also featured four South African airports with over 22.1 million passengers passing through each year (OR Tambo International Airport, Cape Town International Airport, King Shaka International Airport, Durban, and Port Elizabeth International Airport) have been described as Africa’s biggest and busiest. The Egypt airspace was not left out as the annual passenger  records is put at a 35.5 million. The three airports (Cairo Interna...

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo was conspicuously absent at the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held at the Presidential Villa last night. The meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan started at about 8.30p.m. The contestants are, Chief Tony Anenih, Chief Shuaibu Oladokun, Dr. Ahmadu Ali, Chief Don Etiebet, Chief Emmanuel Iwuayanwu and Senator Ken Nnamani. Those in attendance were Vice President Namadi Sambo; Senate President David Mark; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambawal; former vice president Alex Ekwueme; and former chairmen of the party, Bello Haliru Mohammed; Ahmadu Ali; Barnabas Gemade and Vincent Ogbulafor. There were also Governor Ibrahim Shema (Katsina); former Senate presidents Adolphus Wabara and Ken Nnamani, former deputy Senate president Ibrahim Mantu; Sule Lamido (Jigawa); former speakers of House of Representatives, Ghali Na’abba and Patricia Etteh. Other prominent members were Josephine An...