Photo: 2face Idibia’s kids pose with Justin Bieber

A picture of 2face Idibia's kids with young superstar, Justin Bieber,
has surfaced on the Internet.

The three children – a girl and two boys, who are based in North
America with their mother, Pero Adeniyi. Two of them posed with the
Canadian-born singer, at the venue of a concert.

2face Idibia, who has six kids, is now legally married to Nollywood
actress, Annie Macaulay, who has just one daughter for him.

“We now have Area Boys, Yahoo Boys and Blackberry Boys” – OBJ warns GEJ of imminent revolution

Former Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo, at the weekend, cried
out about the state of the nation saying a massive revolution looms
unless there is a conscious effort to
improve the state of the nation.

Obasanjo made this assertion while speaking at the West African
regional conference on youth employment in Dakar, Senegal.

The former Owu-born warlord lamented that the unemployment situation
had given birth to categories of youth involved in social crimes whom
he labelled as "area boys, Yahoo boys and, recently, Blackberry boys."

He said the danger posed by an army of unemployed youth in Nigeria can
only be imagined adding that the country may witness a revolution soon
unless the government takes
urgent steps to check growing youth unemployment and poverty.

He said "I'm afraid, and you know I am a General. When a General says
he is afraid, that means the danger ahead is real and potent."

"There is the absence of serious, concrete,realistic, short and long
term solution unemployment."

The former military Head of State referred to the doctorate degree
holders who applied for jobs as drivers at the Dangote Group, saying

"Nigerian youths have been patient enough and that this patience will
soon reach its elastic limit."

OBJ said youth unemployment rate which was 72 per cent in 1999 when he
took over power had been reduced to 52 per cent by 2004 but that the
rate rocketed to 71 per cent by 2011.

Obasanjo called for diversification of the economy saying attention
should be given to agriculture business as against the usual local
farming.

He stressed the need for easy access to land and. micro credit, while
advocating for a review of school curriculum to enable undergraduates
spend additional one year to learn
entrepreneurship.

The conference, sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD) and the African Development Bank,was attended
by top bankers from across Africa including the Managing Director of
Nigeria's Bank of Industry, Ms. Evelyn Oputu.

Ayo Adesanya and Alex Ekubo Both won the award for ‘Best Actress and Actor Respectively BON Awards 2012 , Full list.

Alex Ekubo won the award for 'Best Actor I Nollywood paraded some of
its brightest stars at the fifth edition of the Best of Nollywood
Awards ceremony which took place at the Tafawa Balewa Square
auditorium in Lagos on Sunday, November 11, 2012.

The three hour event which was hosted by actor, Nonso Diobi and
ex-beauty queen, Sylvia Nduka, started with a red carpet reception for
the stars in attendance, including Desmond Elliot, Gbenga Adeyinka,
Uti Nwachukwu, Alex Ekubo, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, Halima Abubakar,
Laide Bakare, Segun Arinze, Doris Simeon, Susan Peters, Sola Fajobi,
Emem Isong and many others.

The likes of Joseph Benjamin, Emem Isong, Ayo Adesanya and a host of
other film makers were rewarded in different
categories.

Here is a full list of the winners

Best Actor English In A Leading Role
1. Wale Ojo – Phone Swap
2. Van Vicker – The Search
3. Joseph Benjamin – Married But Living
Single – Winner
4. Nwachuckwu Uti – In The Cupboard

Best Actress English In A Leading Role

1. Funke Akindele – Married But Living
Single
2. Nse Ikpe-Etim – Phone Swap – Winner
3. Tonto Dikeh – My Life My Damage
4. Ini Edo – I Take My Chance
5. Shaffy Bello Akinrimisi – The Score

Best Actor Yoruba In A Leading Role

1. Femi Adebayo – Aiyekooto – Winner
2. Odunlade Adekola – Irano Meji
3. Femi Adebayo – Sonto Alapata
4. Muyiwa Ademola – Eyinju Eledumare

Best Actress Yoruba In A Leading Role
1. Bisi Komolafe – Aiyekooto
2. Fathia Balogun – Sunmisola Otelemuye
3. Liz Anjorin – Kofo Tinubu
4. Ayo Adesanya – Amope Alasela –
Winner
5. Bimbo Akintola – Eyinju Eledumare

Best Actor In A Leading Role Hausa
1. Ali Nuhu – Madubin Dubawa – Winner
2. Adam A Zango – Adamsy
3. Adam A Zango – Ahlul Kital

Best Yoruba Actress In A Supporting
Role
1. Iyabo Ojo – Ijo Olomo – Winner
2. Kehinde Bankole – Ojukoju
3. Ireti Osayemi Adeoye – Jejere
4. Eniola Badmus – Ijewuru

Best Actor In Supporting Role English
1. Yemi Blaq – The Search – Winner
2. Hafeez Oyetoro – Phone Swap
3. Jide Kosoko – Last Flight To Abuja
4. Alex Ekubo – In The Cupboard

Best Actress In A Supporting Role
English
1. Nse Etim – The Search
2. Tonto Dikeh – Broken Silence – Winner
3. Nadia Buari – Holding Hope
4. Mary Uranta – Misress

Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Hausa
1. Rahama Hassan – Madubin Dubawa –
Winner
2. Ladidi Fagge – Adamsy
3. Zainab Abdullahi – Ahlal Kilab

Most Promising Act Male
1. Bryan – I Take My Chances
2. Tony Monjero – Last Flight To Abuja
3. Alex Ekubo – In The Cupboard –
Winner
4. Ifeanyi Kalu – Udeme

Most Promising Act Female
1. Arike Akinyanju – Eyinju Eledumare
2. Belinda Effiah – Kokoma – Winner
3. Iyobosa Olaye Adesua
4. Moyo Lawal – Holding Hope
5. Yewande Adekoya – Omo Elemosho


Child Actor Of The Year
1. Wale Akinwunmi – Amope Alasela –
Winner
2. Mac Donald Okorowu – Wanderer
Child Actress Of The Year
1. Toyin Adebiyi – Jejere
2. Priscilla Ojo – Jejeloye – Winner
3. Sharon – Last Flight To Abuja
4. Deola Faseyi – Married But Living
Single
5. Gbemisola Obadeyi – Amope Alasela

Director Of The Year
1. Desmond Elliot – In The Cupboard
2. Bayo Tijani – Aiyekooto – Winner
3. Kunle Afolayan – Phone Swap
4. Obi Emenloye – Last Flight To Abuja
5. Tunde Laoye – Married But Living
Single

Movie Of The Year
1. In The Cupboard
2. Aiyekooto – Winner
3. Phoneswap
4. Adesua
5. Married But Living Single

Comedy Movie Of The Year
1. Ijewuru
2. Okon Lagos 2 – Winner
3. Amope Alasela

Best Movie With A Social Message
1. My Life My Damage
2. Kofo Tinubu – Winner
3. Last Flight To Abuja
4. Jejere
5. Victims Of Life

Screenplay Of The Year
1. Aiyekooto
2. In The Cupboard
3. The Search – Winner
4. Phone Swap
5. Amope Alasela

Cinematography Of The Year
1. Adesua
2. Igba N Bajo
3. Phone Swap
4. In The Cupboard
5. Aiyekooto – Winner

Movie With Best Sound
1. Adesua – Winner
2. Igba N Bajo
3. Sonto Alapata
4. Phone Swap
5. Eyinju Eledumare

Best Edited Movie
1. Phone Swap
2. I'll Take My Chances – Winner
3. In The Cupboard
4. Aiyekooto
5. Igba N Bajo

Best Production Set
1. Sonto Alapata
2. Phone Swap – Winner
3. Eyinju Eledumare
4. Aiyekooto
5. Adesua

Best Actor Hausa
1. Ali Nuhu – Madubin Dubawa – Winner
2. Adam A Zango – Adamsy
3. Adam A Zango – Ahlul Kitab

Supporting Actor Hausa
1. Saddik Sani Saddik – Adamsy – Winner
2. Al'amin Buhari – Ahlul Kitab

Best Actress Hausa
1. Napisa Abdullahi – Madubin Dabawa
2. Fati Ladan – Adamsy – Winner
3. Napisa Abdullahi – Ahlul Kita

Supporting Actress Hausa
1. Rahama Hassan – Madubi Dubawa
2. Ladidi Fagge – Adamsy – Winner
3. Zainab Abdullahi – Ahlul Kitab

Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Yoruba
1. Ibrahim Chitta – Aiyekooto – Winner
2. Kayode Akinbayo – Igban
3. Rykaydo Agbor – Ojukoju
4. Gabriel Afolayan – Tangiri

Onga Best Use Of Nigerian Food In A
Nollywood
1. Ijewuru
2. Udeme – Winner
3. In The Cupboard
4. Aiyekooto
5. Eyinju

Best Use Of Costume
1. Jejere – Winner
2. Sotonto Alapata
3. I Take My Chance
4. Igba N Bajo
5. Adesua

Best Kiss In A Nigeria Movie
1. Uti & Tonto – Broken Silence – Winner
2. 9ice & Laide – Jejere
3. Nse & Bola – Search
4. Tonto &Thomas Aitman – My Life My
Damage
5. Desmond And Nse – Spellbound

Best Print Media Journalist
1. Victor Akande
2. Biodun Kupoluyi
3. Sam Olatunji
4. Hazeez

Source NET

RIM to introduce new BlackBerry 10 devices on January 30

(Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd plans to introduce its new line of
BlackBerry 10 smartphones on January 30, the company said on Monday,
giving investors a measure of confidence that the long-awaited devices
are nearing completion.

The Waterloo, Ontario-based company, a one-time pioneer in the
smartphone industry, is betting its future on the new products, which
will be powered by its new BlackBerry 10 operating system. Its shares
rose 5.5 percent to $9.01 in trading before the U.S. stock markets
opened.

RIM has struggled over the last two years as its devices lost ground
to snazzier and faster smartphones like Apple Inc's iPhone and Samsung
Electronics' Galaxy line.

RIM said the twice-delayed launch would take place simultaneously in
multiple countries. It will introduce two BlackBerry 10 smartphones as
well as the platform that powers them.

The company has said the first devices will have touchscreens. Phones
with the mini QWERTY keyboards that many long-time BlackBerry users
rave about will come a few weeks later.

The company did not say when the devices will be available in stores.
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VIRGIN MARY Appears On Malaysian HOSPITAL Window

Crowds of Catholics have flocked to a Malaysian hospital to hold a
prayer vigil in front of what they believe to be a vision of the
Virgin Mary which has "miraculously" appeared on one of the building's
windows.

More than 100 worshipers, some from hundreds of miles away, have
converged on the Sime Darby Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur, after the
vision appeared a few days ago.

The group, who are convinced that the mysterious mark on the seventh
floor window represents the much revered mother of Jesus Christ, said
that they can also see a second image of her son two windows away.
Visitors have been lighting candles praying and singing hymns close to
the image which has gone viral on Facebook. It has been described by
some on the scene as a "miracle."

Father Lawrence Andrew, editor of Malaysian Catholic newsletter, The
Herald, said that the church would need to investigate and verify the
authenticity of the images and "the experiences of the witnesses."

"It could be private revelations. We have to make sure they are not
imagined but real apparitions," he said.

Eunice Fernandez, who lives nearby, said: "We believe Mary, mother of
God, has a message for us, as she is looking down on us and then at a
Malaysian flag. We can also see Jesus and he is also moving, they are
not static."

The 54-year-old housewife dismissed claims the image could be a hoax.

The hospital have yet to comment on the vision.

“Rihanna will make a better Bond girl not Beyonce” – Daniel Craig (James Bond )

He recruited both the director Sam Mendes and villain Javier Bardem to
join him in the latest 007 installment, Skyfall.

And now Daniel Craig has revealed his top pick for the next Bond girl.

While being interviewed on Globalgrind.com the British star revealed
he can see singer Rihanna playing the MI6 agent's love interest.

Craig, who was promoting the 23rd Bond movie on the web show, was
asked by interviewer Ben Lyons: 'Who makes a better Bond girl: Rihanna
or Beyonce?'

After a moment's hesitation, Craig, who is playing the legendary spy
for the third time replied: 'Rihanna, I think.' Questioning Craig's
choice as to why he would choose the Diamonds singer he said: 'She's
dirtier.'

But when the same question was put t Skyfall's leading ladies, Naomie
Harris and Bérénice Marlohe, shortly afterwards they went for Beyonce.

Upon being told their co-star had picked the 24- year-old Barbadian
recording artist on the basis of her being 'dirtier', the pair looked
shocked.

'Is that what you need to be a Bond girl?' asked Naomie, who plays
Miss Moneypenny in the new film. On hearing the news Rihanna, who made
her acting debut earlier this year in the sci-fi blockbuster
Battleship, tweeted:

'Daniel Craig Says Rihanna Would Be An Ideal Bond Girl..
this makes me happy ' Over the years the coveted role of James'
leading lady has gone to a range of actresses including Honor Blackman
as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger, Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live and
Let Die, Halle Berry as Jinx in Die Another Die, and Ursula Andress as
Honey Ryder in Dr No.

Daniel, who has just signed up for another two James Bond movies,
recently revealed on the Jimmy Kimmel show that he had recruited both
the director, Sam Mendes, and co-star, Javier Bardem, to sign up for
Skyfall, the 23rd film in the 007 franchise.

'I was at Hugh Jackman's birthday party. It was late in the evening
and I'd had a few too many drinks and Sam Mendes turned up,' he
recalled.

'We started talking about the next [James Bond] movie and I had a
flash of inspiration and said, 'Why don't you do it?"

Craig ran into Jaview Bardem at another showbiz party: 'He'd always
wanted to be a Bond villain,' he said. 'And I said 'Come do it'.'

Source: UK Mail

Nollywood superstar, 'Genevieve Nnaji',Minister of Finance ' Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ', included in Arise Magazine’s World’s 100 Dynamic Women

Nollywood superstar, Genevieve Nnaji, has been named as one of the 100
dynamic women, selected by Africa's global style and culture magazine,
Arise. Other Nigerian women
included in the list are Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Deola Sagoe, etc.

The women of immense popularity, influence and power, were profileod
in the latest edition of the magazine and they were chosen from all
over the world, from all spheres of life.

Here is the full list;

Business and Law
Ayo Obe, Vice Chair, National Crisis Group,
Nigeria
Bridgette Radebe, President, South African
Mining Development Association, SA
Cherie Blair, lawyer, UK
Dambisa Moyo, economist, Zambia/US
Dr Eleni Gabre-Madhin, founder, Ethiopia
Commodity Exchange, Ethiopia
Eva Muraya, co-founder and CEO, Color
Creations Group, Kenya
Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor,International
Criminal Court, The Gambia
Genevieve Sangudi, Managing Director,
Carlyle Group Africa, Tanzania
Hajia Bola Shagaya, founder and CEO,
Bolmus Group International, Nigeria Irene
Charnley, CEO, Smile Telecoms, SA
Isabel dos Santos, investor and businesswoman,
Angola
Jonitha Gugu Msibi, Senior Partner, Ernst &
Young, SA
Maria Ramos, CEO, Absa Group, Portugal/SA
Minoush Abdel-Meguid, co-founder, Union
Capital, Egypt
Monhla Hlahla, Chair, IDC, SA
Ngozi Edozien, Director, Actis West Africa,
Nigeria
Nombulelo 'Pinky' Moholi, CEO, Telkom SA
LTD, SA
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, CEO,
Arcelormittal South Africa, SA
Phuti Malabie, CEO, Shanduka Group, SA
Rosalind Kainyah, Vice President, External
Affairs & CSR, Tullow Oil, Ghana/UK
Stella Kilonzo, Chief Executive, Capital
Markets Authority, Kenya
Susan 'Santie' Botha, Chancellor of the Nelson
Mandela University, SA
Teresa Heinz Kerry, businesswoman and
philanthropist, US
Thuli Madonsela, public protector, SA
Tsega Gebreyes, Managing Partner, Satya
Capital, Ethiopia/UK
Wendy Ackerman, retail tycoon, SA
Wendy Luhabe, social entrepreneur, SA

Culture + Media + Sport

Ahdaf Soueif, writer and activist, Egypt/UK
Angélique Kidjo, singer and campaigner, Benin
Angelina Jolie, actress, US
Buika, singer, Spain/Equatorial Guinea
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, journalist, US
Charlize Theron, actress, SA/US
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author, Nigeria/
US
Genevieve Nnaji, actress, Nigeria
Dr Johnnetta B Cole, Director of the
Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of
African Art, US
Kanya King, founder, Music of Black Origin
(MOBO) Awards, UK
Kerryn Greenberg, Curator (International Art),
Tate Modern, SA/UK
Lira, musician, SA
Mariam Doumbia, vocalist, Mali
Oprah, media mogul, US
Oumou Sangaré, musician, Mali
Rungano Nyoni, filmmaker, Zambia/UK
Serkalem Fasil, journalist, US/Ethiopia
Sophie Okonedo, actress, UK
Thandie Newton, actress, UK/Zimbabwe
Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator,
Studio Museum in Harlem, US
Tirunesh Dibaba, runner, Ethiopia
Wanuri Kahiu, film director, Kenya
Yvonne Chaka Chaka, singer, SA
Fashion Alek Wek, model and campaigner,
South Sudan
Ann McCreath, KikoRomeo designer, founder
of FAFA and Fashion for Peace, Kenya
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, founder,
soleRebels, Ethiopia
Candice Swanepoel, model, SA
Deola Sagoe, fashion designer, Nigeria
Folake Folarin-Coker, fashion designer,
Tiffany Amber, Nigeria
Franca Sozzani, Editor-in-chief, Vogue Italia,
Italy
Hanaa Ben Abdesslem, model, Tunisia
Iman, model, campaigner and entrepreneur,
Somalia/US
Laurence Chauvin Buthaud, designer and
founder, LaurenceAirline, France/Côte d'Ivoire
Lisa Folawiyo, founder and Creative Director,
Jewel by Lisa, Nigeria. Liya Kebede, model,
Ethiopia
Liya Kebede, model, Ethiopia
Nadiyah Spencer, Director of Sourcing and
Production, SUNO, US/Kenya
Oluchi Orlandi, model, Nigeria
Sharon Wauchob, Creative Director, Edun,
Ireland
Vivienne Westwood, designer, UK

Politics + Activism

Hon Aicha Bah Diallo, Chair of the Forum for
African Women Educationalists, Kenya
Dr Asha-Rose Migiro, former UN Deputy
Secretary-General, Tanzania
Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Minister of Health,
Senegal
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, activist and writer, Somalia/
Netherlands/US
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, former Prime
Minister, Mali
Diezani Alison-Madueke, Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Nigeria
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President, Liberia
Elsie Kanza, Director, World Economic Forum,
Tanzania
Graça Machel, advocate for human rights,
Mozambique
Ida Odinga, Founder, Ida Odinga Trust,
women's health campaigner, Kenya
Joyce Banda, President, Malawi
Joy Phumaphi, Vice President, Human
Development Network, World Bank, Botswana
Leigh Blake, founder, ACT V, UK
Leymah Gbowee, peace activist, Liberia
Melinda Gates, philanthropist, US
Mphatheleni Makaulule, founder, Mupo
Foundation, SA
Dr Mphu Ramatlapeng, former Minister of
Health and Social Welfare, Lesotho
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance,
Nigeria
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chair, African
Union, SA
Odile Sankara, activist and comedian, Burkina
Faso
Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, speaker, Ugandan
Parliament, Uganda
Sarah Brown, campaigner, UK
Waris Dirie, model, author, campaigner,
Somalia
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, politician, SA
Baroness Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-
General for Humanitarian Affairs & Emergency
Relief Coordinator, UK
Zainab Hawa Bangura, UN Special
Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict,
Sierra Leone

Science + technology

Dorothy K Gordon, Director General,
Advanced Information Technology Institute,
Ghana
Juliet Ehimuan, Google Nigeria Country
Manager, Nigeria
Isis Nyong'o, Vice President and Managing
Director for Africa, InMobi, Kenya/US
Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist and
BBC presenter, Nigeria/UK
Dr Natasha Sauven, paediatrician, Sierra Leone/
UK
Ory Okolloh, Google Policy Manager for
Africa, Kenya
Tebello Nyokong, scientist, Lesotho
Thyla van der Merwe, Association of South
African Women in Science and Engineering,
SA

TAYLOR SWIFT, JUSTIN BIEBER Big Winners At 2012 MTV EMA

Taylor Swift

The 19th-annual MTV EMA hosted by Heidi Klum was broadcast live from
Frankfurt's historic Festhalle Sunday.

Check out the full list of nominees and winners here…

Best Song
Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe" – Winner
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), "We Found Love"
Gotye, "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Pitbull (featuring Chris Brown), "International Love"
Fun. "We Are Young"

Best New
Rita Ora
Fun.
One Direction – Winner
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen

Best Female
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Pink
Taylor Swift – Winner
Nicki Minaj

Best Male
Justin Bieber – Winner
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay Z

Best Pop
Justin Bieber – Winner
No Doubt
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Rihanna

Best Live
Taylor Swift – Winner
Lady Gaga
Jay Z and Kanye West
Green Day
Muse

Best Hip Hop
Jay Z and Kanye West
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj – Winner

Best Rock
Linkin Park – Winner
Green Day
Muse
Killers
Coldplay

Best Electronic
David Guetta – Winner
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris

Best Alternative
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence and the Machine
Lana Del Rey – Winner

Best Video
M.I.A., "Bad Girls"
Lady Gaga, "Marry the Night"
Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), "We Found Love"
PSY, "Gangnam Style" – Winner

Best Look
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Jack White
Taylor Swift – Winner
A$AP Rocky

Biggest Fans
Justin Bieber
One Direction – Winner
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Katy Perry

Best World Stage
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
B.o.B
Evanescence
Flo Rida
Jason Derülo
Joe Jonas
Justin Bieber – Winner
Kasabian
Ke$ha
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Nelly Furtado
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sean Paul
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Taylor Swift

Best PUSH
Foster the People
Lana Del Rey
Mac Miller
Michael Kiwanuka
Gotye
Rebecca Ferguson
Fun.
Rita Ora
Conor Maynard
Of Monsters And Men
Carly Rae Jepsen – Winner


Best Worldwide Act – Han Geng

TAYLOR SWIFT, JUSTIN BIEBER Big Winners At 2012 MTV EMA

Taylor Swift

The 19th-annual MTV EMA hosted by Heidi Klum was broadcast live from
Frankfurt's historic Festhalle Sunday.

Check out the full list of nominees and winners here…

Best Song
Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe" – Winner
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), "We Found Love"
Gotye, "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Pitbull (featuring Chris Brown), "International Love"
Fun. "We Are Young"

Best New
Rita Ora
Fun.
One Direction – Winner
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen

Best Female
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Pink
Taylor Swift – Winner
Nicki Minaj

Best Male
Justin Bieber – Winner
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay Z

Best Pop
Justin Bieber – Winner
No Doubt
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Rihanna

Best Live
Taylor Swift – Winner
Lady Gaga
Jay Z and Kanye West
Green Day
Muse

Best Hip Hop
Jay Z and Kanye West
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj – Winner

Best Rock
Linkin Park – Winner
Green Day
Muse
Killers
Coldplay

Best Electronic
David Guetta – Winner
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris

Best Alternative
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence and the Machine
Lana Del Rey – Winner

Best Video
M.I.A., "Bad Girls"
Lady Gaga, "Marry the Night"
Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), "We Found Love"
PSY, "Gangnam Style" – Winner

Best Look
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Jack White
Taylor Swift – Winner
A$AP Rocky

Biggest Fans
Justin Bieber
One Direction – Winner
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Katy Perry

Best World Stage
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
B.o.B
Evanescence
Flo Rida
Jason Derülo
Joe Jonas
Justin Bieber – Winner
Kasabian
Ke$ha
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Nelly Furtado
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sean Paul
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Taylor Swift

Best PUSH
Foster the People
Lana Del Rey
Mac Miller
Michael Kiwanuka
Gotye
Rebecca Ferguson
Fun.
Rita Ora
Conor Maynard
Of Monsters And Men
Carly Rae Jepsen – Winner


Best Worldwide Act – Han Geng

DBANJ, FLAVOUR, DAVIDO, CHIDINMA, OMAWUMI AND INFINITY Nominated For KORA AWARDS 2012

The Kora Awards is here once again and embattled founder, Ernest
Adjovi has announced that American R & B singer, Chris Brown, would be
the international guest for this year's edition which will take place
in Côte d'Ivoire.

The Kora Awards was founded in 1994 and is comparable to the American
Grammy Awards in intent. Reputed to be the most prestigious music
award in sub-saharan African, the award is named after the 'Kora,' an
important West African plucked chordophone (Wikipedia).

The full list of nominees are:

Best Male West Africa
Fuse ODG Feat Itz Tiffany, Donae – Azonto, Ghana
Molare – Coupé Decalé, Côte D'ivoire
Dj Arafat – Kpankaka, Côte d'Ivoire
D Banj – Oliver Twist, Nigeria
Sekouba Bambino – Sinontena, Guinée
Flavour – Adamma, Nigeria

Best Female West Africa
Omawumi- If You Ask Me, Nigeria
Viviane Ndour – Kumu Nexxul, Senegal
Chindima – Kedike, Nigeria
Fafa Ruffino Feat Rockin Squat – Ilé, Benin
Claire Bahi Feat. Dj Arafat – Comme Ceci Comme Cela, Côte D'ivoire
Suzanna Lubrano – Pensa Na Mi, Cap Vert

Best Male East Africa
Jimmie Gait Feat Dk – Furi Furi Dance, Kenya
Kidum Feat Sana – Mulika Mwizi, Burundi
Ali Kiba Feat Lady Jay Dee – Single Boy, Tanzanie
Redsan – Ila Wewe, Kenya
Chris D – Aisha, Burundi
Mulatu Astatke – Ethiopie, Ethiopie

Best Female East Africa
Juliana Kanyomozi – I Am Ugandan, Ouganda
Marya – Shiki Simu, Kenya
Helen Berhe – Lebe, Ethiopie
Asther Aweke – Lu Mili, Ethiopie
Saida Karoli – Sakina, Tanzanie
Ikraan Caraale – Gaarsiiya, Somalie

Best Male Central Africa
Lokoua Kanza – Nakonzonga, Rdc
JB M'piana – La Danse Du Cheval, Rdc
Lord Ekomy Ndong – Bi Se Fe Nale, Gabon
Freddy Massamba – Lobelanga, Congo Brazza
Totoi Bolabote – Botaka, Guinée Equatoriale
Ferre Gola – Tchekele Pete, Rdc

Best Female Central Africa
Princess Leoni Kangala Feat Pili Pili Magale – Nzara, Centrafrique
Barbara Kanam – Djarabi, Rdc
Charlotte Dipanda – Coucou, Cameroun
Lady Ponce – Secouer Secouer, Cameroun
Meje 30 – Fimbu Ya Bakanda, Rdc
Mounira Mitchala – Independence, Tchad

Best Male Southern Africa
Madruga Yoyo – Vamos La, Angola
Maya Cool – Faz Um Milagre Em Mim, Angola
The Dogg – The Deception, Namibie
Alain Ramanisum – Sega Sexy, Ile Maurice
Richard – Vou Cuidar De Ti, Mozambique
Mbongeni Ngema – My Baby, Afrique Du Sud

Best Female Southern Africa
Zahara – Loliwe, Afrique Du Sud
Lizha James Feat. Perola – Leva Boy, Mozambique
Yola Araujo Feat. Jacob Desvarieux – E Hoje Ou Nunca, Angola
Toya Delazy – Pump It On, Afrique Du Sud
Titica Feat Ary – Olha O Boneco, Angola
Shelby – Damata, Angola

Best Male North Africa
Cheb Khaled – C'est La Vie, Algerie
Kader Japonais – Gachitili Ma Vie, Algerie
Yassine Rammi Feat. Hammid B – Ya, Maroc
Madou Mc – La Tête Haute, Tunisie
Hossam Habibi – Bafkar Feek, Egypte
Dizzy Dros – Casafonia, Maroc

Best Female North Africa
Kadidja Yama – Samhay, Maroc
Zina Daoudia – Saken Aisha, Maroc
Hasna El Becharia – Djazair Johara, Algerie
Nadia Laarousi – Lil Ya Lil, Algerie

Best African Group
Magic System – La Danse Des Magician, Cã´Te D'ivoire
Toofan – C Magik, Togo
X Maleya – Tchokolo, Cameroun
Malaika – Never Change My Mind, Afrique Du Sud
Camp Mulla – Party Don't Stop, Kenya
Gal Level – Ohole, Namibie

Best Male Diaspora (USA)
Chris Brown Feat. Lil'wayne & Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now, Usa
Jay-Z Feat Kanye West – Niggaz In Paris, USA
Chris Brown – Yeah, USA
P Diddy – I'm Coming Home, USA
Florida – I Got A Feeling, USA
Wiz Khalifa – Roll Up, USA

Best Female Diaspora (USA)
Rihanna – We Found Love, USA
Rammy – G For Gentlemen, Côte D'ivoire
Beyonce – Run The World, USA
Nikki Minaj – Superbass, USA
Keri Hilson Feat. Nelly – Lose Control, USA
Tolumide – For Me, USA

Best Male Diaspora (Europe and Carribean)
Sexion D'assaut – Avant Qu'elle Ne Parte, France
Stromae – Alors On Danse, Belgique
Logobi Gt Feat Sisi K Et Bb Model- Elle Danse Sexy, France
Victor O – Vini Dou, France
Jim Rama Feat Alan Cavé – Mon Seul Regret, France
Slaï – Ça Ne Te Convient Pas, France

Best Female Diaspora (Europe and Carribbean)
Njie – Marzouk Ethnie, France
Michelle Henderson – Pani Pawol, Dominique
Tanya St Val – N'oublie Pas, France
Stevy Mahi – Yenki Pou Vou, France
Jocelyne Labylle – Quelqu'un De Bien, France
Sega El – Jaloux, France

Best Male Gospel
Landry Foua Bi – La Clé De Ma Liberté, Côte D'ivoire
Yvan – Ton Amour Me Suffit, Benin
Thocco Katimba – Ambuye Ndiribe Nanu Mau, Malawi
Carlam – Prospérité, Gabon
Skuulfo – Adandesie, Ghana
Mesach Semakula Feat Dj Michael – Nina Omukwano, Ouganda

Best Female Gospel
Soeur Lydie Nseya – Bolamu, Rdc
Bernice Blackie – Crucifixion, Liberia
Tonzi – Shima Imana, Rwanda
Rebecca – I Need You More, Nigeria
N'lauretta – Hommage À Jésus, Cameroun
L'or Mbongo – Yeshua, Angola

Best Gospel Group
Joyous Celebration – Wangilwela, Afrique Du Sud
Seraphim Song's – Impundu, Burundi
Infinity – Press On, Nigeria
Soweto Gospel Choir – Avulekile Amasango, Afrique Du Sud
Dmk – Don't Worry, Zambia
Gael – Amour Eternel, Rdc

Best Male Traditional
Kiflay Issak – Mekseb, Erythrée
Stanlux – Africavio, Togo
Nasser – Moustapha, Mauritanie
King Ayisoba – Awudome, Ghana
Koo Nimo – Sounds From Ghana, Ghana

Best Female Traditional
Hamsou Garba – Magana Zoutchi, Niger
Aida Sam – Saraaba, Senegal
Myriam Fares – Tlah, Maroc
Queen Koumb – Sissa Na Bu Ngussu, Gabon
Affou Keita – Commandant, Côte D'ivoire

Best Group Traditional
Les Reines Mères – Tos, Côte D'ivoire
Ni Malagasy Orchestra – Salegy, Madagascar
Tinariwen – Tenere Taqqim Tossam, Mali
Les Frères Guedehoungue – Feu De Brousse, Benin
Sotheca – Goly, Côte D'ivoire
The Dizu Plaatjies Ibuyambo Ensemble – Izindiba, Afrique Du Sud

Best Male Newcomer
Aslay – Niwenawe, Kenya
Floby – Saanida, Burkina Faso
Loyiso – Wrong To You, Afrique Du Sud
Aziz Azion – My Oxygen, Ouganda
Davido – Dami Duro, Nigeria
John Chiti – Wapusuku, Zambie

Best Female Newcomer
Djelika Diawara – An Mi Woula, Mali
Amira Fathy – Ou'bal El Banat, Egypt
Keko Feat Madtraxxx- Make You Dance, Kenya
Nuella – Wakoulezi, Cote D'ivoire
Sessimã – Mayavio, Benin
Sacha Feat Bably- Nsobanurira, Rwanda

Best Director
Clarence Peters For Capital Dreams – Kedike Of Chindima, Nigeria
Dj Marcell- Leva Boy Of Lizha James, Mozambique
Ash Dibben – Loliwe Of Zahara, Afrique Du Sud
Gelongal – Kumu Nexxul Of Viviane Ndour, Senegal
Grand Poucet – Coupé-Décallé Of Molare, Côte D'ivoire
Jessy Nottola – Oh Amadou Of Amadou Et Maryam, Tanzanie.

HALIMA ABUBAKAR Battles Cancer with Shaved Hair

The rate at which cancer is eating deep into the society is becoming
very alarming. Before now, not much awareness has been carried out on
the silent killer disease taking over that accolade from the once
dreaded HIV/AIDS disease.

Cancer, according to recent research, is killing more people than
HIV/AIDS. Cancer has various types like the breast, skin, cervical,
lungs, e.t.c., which eat deep into people due to inability to go for
check ups or much awareness on it.

One actress that is taking a bold step in battling the menace caused
by cancer is Halima Abubakar. To fight cancer, the sexy Kogi-State
actress has shaved her hair to that effect.

According to what Nigeriafilms.com scooped from Halima, she shaved her
hair with the aim of raising awareness for cancer in conjunction with
Wow Diva organisation.

How Anger Affects Your Health and Tips on How to Manage Anger

Anger is a powerful emotion. If it isn't handled appropriately, it may
have destructive results for both you and your loved ones.
Uncontrolled anger can lead to arguments, physical fights, physical
abuse, assault and self-harm.

On the other hand, well-managed anger can be a useful
emotion that motivates you to make positive changes.

More often than not, we find ourselves seething with rage over
something we probably could have reacted more calmly or different to
and then we begin to feel remorse afterwards.

Anger is a normal and even healthy emotion — but it's important to
deal with it in a positive way; it's when we allow our anger take
control over us that it becomes a problem.

Health problems

The constant flood of stress chemicals and associated metabolic
changes that accompany recurrent unmanaged anger can eventually cause
harm to many different systems of the body.

Some of the short and long-term health problems that have been linked
to unmanaged anger include:

Headache
Digestion problems, such as abdominal pain
Insomnia
Increased anxiety
Depression
High blood pressure
Skin problems, such as eczema
Heart attack
Stroke.


Do you want to put your anger in check? Start by considering these 7
anger management tips.

No. 1: Take a timeout

Counting to 10 isn't just for kids alone – it works for adults as
well. Before reacting to a tense situation, take a few moments to
breathe deeply and count to 10 or longer. Slowing down can help defuse
your temper.

If necessary, take a breather from the person or source of your anger
until you feel calm or in control of emotion again.

No. 2: Once you're calm, express your anger

As soon as you're thinking clearly, express your frustration in an
assertive but nonconfrontational way. State your concerns and needs
clearly and directly, without hurting others or trying to control
them.

No. 3: Get some exercise

Physical activity can provide an outlet for your emotions, especially
if you're about to erupt. If you feel your anger escalating, go for a
brisk walk or run, or spend some time doing other favorite physical
activities.

Physical activity stimulates various brain chemicals that can leave
you feeling happier and more relaxed than you were before you worked
out.

No. 4: Think before you speak

In the heat of the moment, it's easy to say something you'll later
regret: words are like milk, once spilled, they can't be gathered.

Therefore, take a few moments to collect your thoughts before saying
anything — and allow others involved in the situation to do the same.

No. 5: Identify possible solutions

Instead of focusing on what made you mad, work on resolving the issue
at hand. Does your child's messy room drive you crazy? Close the door.

Is your partner late for dinner every night? Schedule meals later in
the evening — or agree to eat on your own a few times a week. Remind
yourself that anger won't fix anything, and might only make it worse.

No. 6: Stick with 'I' statements

To avoid criticizing or laying blames on others — which might only
increase tension — use "I" statements to describe the problem.

Be respectful and specific. For example, say, "I'm upset that you
borrowed my textbook and tore off some pages," instead of, "You are
always careless with other people's property."

No. 7: Don't hold a grudge

Forgiveness is a powerful tool. If you allow anger and other negative
feelings to crowd out positive feelings, you might find yourself
swallowed up by your own bitterness or sense of injustice.

But if you can forgive someone who angered you, you might both learn
from the situation. It's unrealistic to expect everyone to behave
exactly as you want at all times.