Adele makes James Bond cry

James Bond, Secret Agent 007 in the service of Her Majesty the Queen
of England or rather who plays the character, actor Daniel Craig, has
confessed that Adele's song for the soundtrack of the film "Skyfall"
has made him mourn from the opening bars.

Not that James Bond has become a sentient being, it must be in spite
of his own stunts in all his films, and it is that Daniel Craig does
not like the singer Adele, a song that will not be like its
repertoire. What Daniel Craig has confessed according to information
from Yahoo Movies , that Adele has made him mourn.

The first time that Daniel Craig heard the theme of the last James
Bond film, "Skyfall", composed and performed by British singer Adele,
was so moved that a tear fell down his
face serious and impenetrable character.

Craig also said he was always sure she was the righ to interpret the
song for the soundtrack: "From the first bars and listening to his
voice, I knew immediately that was exactly what I wanted from the
beginning".

The producers of the film, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, have
commented that the first choice to play the main theme of "Skyfall"
was Adele. Although, of course, there are rumors that another possible
option would have been the group Muse but discarded the first time.

They were very clear, Adele was the one.

Source: nowpublic.com

STAY AWAY FROM MARRIED MEN – KAREN IGHO ADVISES NOLLYWOOD ACTRESSES, OTHERS

If there is one sector that has given the entertainment industry in
Nigeria a bad name, it would be the motion pictures industry called
Nollywood. From cases ranging from husband snatching to high rates of
divorce, fights, jealousy and many more.

It is an understatement to say that in every three marriages in
Nollywood, there would be one surrounded with controversies. It is not
that those in the music industry do not have their bad sides, but
Nollywood seems to be too much.

For 2011 Big Brother Africa winner, Karen Igho, who is also an On Air
Personality (OAP) with Naija FM, the occurrence might have been
getting unbearable for her as a lady when she took to twitter to make
her mind known about it.

Karen dropped a message for ladies which also included single
Nollywood actresses who run after married man and warned that the law
of karma awaits them because they will get what they do in full
measure, shaken, pressed down and overflowing.

"Girls (including Nollywood actresses), stay away from married men or
guys with girlfriends because what goes around comes back around
(karma)," the Warri, Delta State Nigerian star tweeted.

Source: Nigeriafilms.com

B-r-e-a-k-i-n-g N-e-w-s: Dambaba Suntai,Taraba state Gov dead

PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN (R)ADDRESSING DISPLACED PERSONS AT LAO LAG
CAMP TARABA STATE WHEN HE VISITED THEM ON MONDAY (15/10/12). WITH HIM
IS THE STATE GOVERNOR, MR DANBABA SUNTAI.


Dambaba Suntai the Governor of Taraba State was today killed in an
aircrash at the Yola airport in Adamawa state. The governor died in a
small plane piloted by him.

Dambaba Suntai a pharmacist who was elected as Executive Governor of
Taraba State was born on 30th of June 1961 at Suntai Town in Bali
Local Government Area of Taraba State. He attended Federal Government
College, Kano (1975–1980) and the School of Basic Studies at Ahmadu
Bello University, Zaria (1980–1981).

He was admitted to Ahmadu Bello University where he read Pharmacy and
graduated in 1984. He did his internship at Yola Specialist Hospital
and his Nationa Youth Service at the State Hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta,
Ogun State (1985–1986).He then worked at the General Hospital, Ganye
in old Gongola State until 1991.

Source(; Wikipedia j vanguardngr.com

MAN GETS AWAY WITH N80,000 FINE FOR DEFILING 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL

A Benin Magistrates' Court, Edo state has sentenced 39-year-old
Saturday Udoh to five years imprisonment with an option of N80, 000
fine for defiling a five-year-old girl.

Chief Magistrate Mike Osayi, while delivering his judgement held that
the prosecution, led by Sergeant Shaibu Mohammed, proved its case of
defilement against the convict beyond reasonable doubt.

The prosecution had told the court that Udoh committed the offence on
May 31, at Falodun Country Home Motel, Benin, and that the one-count
charge contravened Section 218 of the criminal code.The court held
that the convict's alibi didn't check out.

The court also faulted the witnesses called by the convict, noting
that their testimonies were conflicting. The court further held that
the proximity between the convict's residence and his office could not
rule out the possibility of the convict dashing home to commit the
offence and returning to work.

The court also held that there was identification parade conducted in
the house and the little girl could not have been mistaken when she
pointed at the convict as being responsible for her defilement.

Osayi described the victim as intelligent due to her evidence in court
as well as the manner she responded to questions put to her by the
court during cross examination.

The court found Udoh guilty as charged, and he was sentenced accordingly.

Shes Probably Writing Another Song! Taylor Swift & Conor Kennedy Break Up

It's the same sad song for Taylor Swift, whose summer love with high
schooler Conor Kennedy ended before you could say, "Trick or Treat."

"They quietly parted ways a while ago," a source told US magazine. "It
was just a distance thing. No hard feelings. They're fine."

Swift, 22, hooked up with 18-year-old Conor at the iconic family's
Hyannisport, Massachusetts compound. The 18-year-old's father is
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the late Mary Richardson Kennedy**, and his
grandmother is iconic Ethel Kennedy**.

A friend close to the couple said "it's been over a month since
they've even seen each other. With her promotion for Red, she has no
time off until the end of the year."

Swift, who's got a knack for turning her love life heartbreak into
Grammy-winning material, has past dated John Mayer**, Jake Gyllenhaal,
Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner and Cory Monteith.

Swift's new album Red is in stores now. Source: radaronnline.com

10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD EAT MORE CARROTS

Carrots are more than a tasty addition to almost any dish. They are
also good for your body's overall health, especially that of the skin,
eyes, digestive system and teeth!

So if the sweet flavor isn't enough, enjoy these 10 reasons to eat more carrots:

1. Beta carotene: Carrots are a rich source of this powerful
antioxidant, which, among other vital uses, can be converted into
vitamin A in the body to help maintain healthy skin.

2. Digestion: Carrots increase saliva and supply essential minerals,
vitamins and enzymes that aid in digestion. Eating carrots regularly
may help prevent gastric ulcers and other digestive disorders.

3. Alkaline elements: Carrots are rich in alkaline elements, which
purify and revitalize the blood while balancing the acid/alkaline
ratio of the body.

4. Potassium: Carrots are a good source of potassium, which can help
maintain healthy sodium levels in the body, thereby helping to reduce
elevated blood pressure levels.

5. Dental Health: Carrots kill harmful germs in the mouth and help
prevent tooth decay.

6. Wounds: Raw or grated carrots can be used to help heal wounds, cuts
and inflammation.

7. Phytonutrients: Among the many beneficial phytochemicals that
carrots contain is a phytonutrient called falcarinol, which may reduce
the risk of colon cancer and help promote overall colon health.

8. Carotenoids: Carrots are rich in carotenoids, which our bodies can
use to help regulate blood sugar.

9.  Fiber: Carrots are high in soluble fiber, which may reduce
cholesterol by binding the LDL (low density lipoprotein) form (the
kind we don't want) and increasing the HDL (high density lipoprotein)
form (the kind our body needs) to help reduce blood clots and prevent
heart disease.

10. Eyes, hair, nails and more! The nutrients in carrots can improve
the health of your eyes, skin, hair, nails and more through helping to
detoxify your system and build new cells!

There are plenty more reasons to enjoy these crunchy, sweet root
vegetables, so if you've not had a carrot in a long time, dash to your
nearest neighbourhood market to pick up a bunch or two – you could
give some out as well.

BRAZILIAN STUDENT SELLS HER VIRGINITY TO HELP BUILD HOMES FOR THE POOR

Features: A Brazilian student is auctioning off her virginity to the
highest bidder to raise cash to build homes for poverty-stricken
families.

Catarina Migliorini, 20, is set to plough the money – currently
standing at $155,000 (£95,400) – into a non-governmental organisation
which will construct modern houses in her southern Brazilian home
state of Santa Catarina.

Rejecting claims she is a prostitute, she said she still believed in
love but saw the opportunity to make a positive difference to the
world.

But the physical education student has sparked controversy because she
will be followed every step of the way by an Australian film crew for
a documentary film called Virgins Wanted.

She said: 'I saw this as a business. I have the opportunity to travel,
to be part of a movie and get a bonus with it.

'If you only do it once in your life then you are not a prostitute,
just like if you take one amazing photograph it does not automatically
make you a photographer.

'The auction is just business, I'm a romantic girl at heart and
believe in love. But this will make a big difference to my area,'  she
told Folha newspaper.

Catarina, who is of Italian descent, signed up to the project two
years ago when she saw an advert by Thomas William Productions looking
for a virgin to film.

Director Justin Sisely will record her emotions before and after her
first sexual encounter. A male virgin called Alexander is also being
followed.

She will receive $20,000 and 90 per cent of the final auction sale
price, which ends on October 15.

The winner will be tested for sexually transmitted diseases prior to
the encounter which will take place on an aeroplane, leaving from
Australia to the US, in a bid to circumvent prostitution laws.

A condom will be compulsory, with Catarina saying she was prepared to
prove to any sceptics that she has not had sex before.

DATING PREZZO IS A SOAP OPERA THAT WILL NEVER COME – GOLDIE

on't know why she waited this long to speak out thereby allowing the
rumor to fester, grow wings and develop a life of its own. The press
fed on news of Goldie's reconciliation with her Kenyan rapper BBA
Stargame Housemate, Prezzo and even dubbed them the African version of
Jay-Z and Beyonce?


The Singer Has Declared She Is Not Dating The Kenyan Rapper Calling It
A 'Soap Opera That Will Never Come'

There was even speculation they were together holidaying in the US and
don't blame us yet, the signs were too strong to ignore that they were
dating – she was in Kenya shortly after his visit to Nigeria, they
reportedly hanged out together while she was in the East African
country and the Kenyan press even quoted her as saying she might
consider settling there in the future, then the most visible sign,
they both posted at different times, photo of themselves wearing a
similar shirt with the same inscription on it. What else could we have
needed to add 1+1=2?

Despite all the insinuations and furore generated by their alleged
romance, Goldie has emphatically declared, "I am not dating Prezzo.
The state of things between us is the same state of things between me
and anyone in Big Brother.

"We are all friends. I didn't go to Kenya to see him. I went there for
an event. People are just assuming there's something going on between
us because we are not speaking. Well, everybody is just working for
the soap opera that will never come."

EID EL KABIR: STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT JONATHAN TO MUSLIMS

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN

EID-EL-KABIR MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS FROM GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR,
PRESIDENT, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

My Dear Compatriots,

1. I extend warm greetings and felicitations to you all as we
celebrate this year's Eid-el-Kabir festival.

2. I also congratulate all Nigerians who successfully undertook the
Hajj this year despite the unforeseen difficulties which developed
over the issue of male companions for some of our female pilgrims.

3. Although the problem was eventually resolved with the positive
intervention of the Federal Government, I have ordered a thorough post
mortem of the incident with a view to ensuring that our Hajj airlift
operations are never disrupted by such problems in future and that no
Nigerian pilgrim is ever subjected to such traumatic experience in the
Holy Land again.

4. Nigerians remain a people of great faith with the vast majority of
our people professing belief in God either as Muslims or Christians.

5. I believe therefore that we should all seize the opportunity of the
Sallah season and the public holidays to reflect on how we can bring
the ideals and virtues of our religious beliefs to bear on the
positive resolution of the many challenges facing us as a nation.

6. There can be no doubt that we will make faster progress towards the
attainment of developmental objectives as a nation if we all resolve
to do more to live up to the highest ideals of our religious beliefs
including the fear of God, willingness to make personal sacrifices for
the collective good, selfless service, respect for laws and
constituted authorities, honesty, justice, equity, fairness,
dutifulness, peace and harmonious co-existence with others.

7. My administration will continue to give dedicated, committed,
focused and purposeful leadership towards overcoming old and emerging
challenges before the nation.

8. While our doors remain open for constructive engagement and
dialogue with all Nigerians, we shall continue to aggressively
implement all measures deemed necessary for the restoration and
maintenance of peace in all parts of the country.

9. As we celebrate the Eid-El-Kabir, let us all remember the plight of
the many thousands of our compatriots who have been displaced by the
floods which recently devastated many communities across the nation
and resolve to contribute whatever we can to ameliorate their
suffering.

10. I have already announced a relief package of close to N18 billion
and constituted a national committee to raise more funds to help
victims of the floods.

11. In the true spirit of our major religions which enjoin us to be
generous to the needy, I urge all Nigerians who can do so, to donate
munificently to the national relief fund for affected persons and
communities.

12. We will monitor the disbursement and utilization of the funds
released by the Federal Government and those raised by the National
Committee very closely to ensure that they are judiciously and
expeditiously expended for the benefit of the flood victims.

13. May God bless and reward all who help the flood victims.

14. I wish all Nigerians who undertook the Hajj a safe journey back home.

15. Happy Sallah to all Nigerians.

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR

President, Federal Republic of Nigeria

‘DROP YOUR CASE AND TEAM UP WITH IBINABO’ KATE HENSHAW TELLS EMEKA IKE

Kate Henshaw

Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw has expressed displeasure at the many
controversies surrounding the victory of Ibinabo Fiberisima in the
just concluded elections of the Actors Guild of Nigeria.

She mentioned this in a recent interview with NET, where she advised
that Emeka Ike bury his sentiments and accept the result as valid.
According to her, this is important for the growth of the association,
'Emeka should join forces with I.B and stop all this rancour because
it doesn't make us serious at all, which is unnecessary. He should
drop whatever suit or case he has, marry his plans and support IB.
Enough is enough'

Speaking further on the victory, Henshaw expressed high hopes in the
newly elected excos, adding that AGN as the biggest body in movie
industry, deserves a focused leader, a position she hopes Fiberisima
will live up to, 'Hopefully, I.B (Ibinabo Fiberisima) will turn things
around for AGN. We are like the biggest body ever, so I am praying she
can turn things around and make us more unified, because the division
is what has caused us to not to be where we ought to be'

Henshaw, 41, made her movie debut in 1993 in the movie When the Sun
Sets and has since featured in various movies including Stronger Than
Pain which got her AMAA award as best actress in 2008.

Source :thenetng.com

REVEALED: WHY FEMI KUTI SHUNNED THE HEADIES

Those who attended The Headies 2012 awards show on Saturday October
20, were surprised when the show ended without musician Femi Kuti
gracing the stage.

It had been highly publicized that the respected Afrobeat
singer-saxophonist was to perform at the prestigious awards show -his
first ever. He was also to be inducted into the well respected 'Hall
of Fame'.

But Femi never showed up, rather he stayed behind at the New Afrika
Shrine where the recently concluded Felabration 2012 was going onNET
placed a call to Yeni Kuti, Femi's elder sister who didn't divulge
much information other than there was a 'slight misunderstanding'.

But an inside source close to the Kuti family tells us it was more
than a misunderstanding, allegedly having to do with the failure of
the awards organizers and Kuti's managers to reconcile last minute
differences.

'They were meant to pay Shoki shoki (Femi) some balance for logistics
but as at Saturday evening we hadn't received the money, so he stayed
back at the Shrine for Felabration', a reliable source told us in
anonymity. We could not immediately confirm this.

The Headies does not pay musicians for performances, and this is the
first time a Hall of Fame inductee will stay away from the glamorous
event.

No word yet from the organizers about why Femi was absent.

Source : NET

ELIZABETH TAYLOR SURPASSES MICHAEL JACKSON AS ‘TOP EARNING DEAD CELEBRITY’

Elizabeth Taylor

American business magazine Forbes has released its list of the 'Top
Earning Dead Celebrities' with English-American star actress Elizabeth
Taylor fielded as the top earner.

With an earning of $210m, Liz Taylor beat her best friend, the late
Michael Jackson who topped the list last year with $145.

Rock star Elvis Presly follows in third place with $55m. Reggae star
Bob Marley also makes the list, landing in fifth place with a total
earning of $17m

Liz Taylor passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Cedars-Sinai
Hospital in Los Angeles. The screen goddess who dazzled the whole
world with her talent, beauty and posh Hollywood lifestyle, died of
'congestive heart failure'.

Check out the full list below…

Elizabeth Taylor
$210 million
Actress
Died: March 23, 2011
Age: 79
Cause: Heart failure

Michael Jackson
$145 million
Singer
Died: June 25, 2009
Age: 50
Cause: Overdose/homicide

Elvis Presley
$55 million
Singer, actor
Died: August 16, 1977
Age: 42
Cause: Heart attack

Charles Schulz
$37 million
Cartoonist
Died: February 12, 2000
Age: 77
Cause: Colon cancer

Bob Marley
$17 million
Singer
Died: May 11, 1981
Age: 36
Cause: Cancer

John Lennon
$12 million
Singer
Died: December 8, 1980
Age: 40
Cause: Murder

Marilyn Monroe
$10 million
Actress
Died: August 5, 1962
Age: 36

Albert Einstein
$10 million
Scientist
Died: April 18, 1955
Age: 76
Cause: Natural causes

Theodor Geisel
$9 million
Author
Died: September, 24, 1991
Age: 87
Cause: Natural causes

Steve McQueen
$8 million
Actor
Died: November 30, 1980
Age: 50
Cause: Complication from surgery

Bettie Page
$8 million
Actress
Died: December 11, 2008
Age: 85
Cause: Natural causes

Richard Rogers
$6 million
Song writer
Died: December 30, 1979
Age: 77
Cause: Chronic illness

George Harrison
$5.5 million
Musician
Died: November 29, 2001
Age: 58
Cause: Cancer

DON’T EXECUTE THOSE PRISONERS, EU APPEALS TO OSHIOMOLE

The European Union (EU) has appealed to Governor of Edo State, Adams
Oshiomhole to shelve his plan to execute two prison inmates in his
state.

In a statement issued yesterday by the Local EU in Nigeria on imminent
executions in Edo State, the union asked Oshiomhole to halt the
execution of these two inmates pending the determination of appeals
they filed against the trial court judgement.

"The EU Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria is deeply
concerned about the information it has received concerning the
reported imminent execution of two persons in Edo State.

"The EU Delegation calls on the Nigerian authorities and, in this
case, the Governor of Edo State, to allow all legal appeals to be
heard and to halt the execution of these two inmates. The EU
Delegation urges the Nigerian authorities to respect the existing de
facto moratorium on executions, in place since 2006."

It considers that such execution, if carried out, would represent a
serious setback in Nigeria's reputation and records in the field of
human rights.

The European Union Delegation to Nigeria said that they were conveying
the message in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in Nigeria. The
Embassy of Norway associates itself with this statement.