Star rallies 2face, Wizkid , Wande Coal for Crossover Festival

In a bid to close the 'entertainment year' in a grand style, Star
Larger Beer is at the centre of two major events marking this festive
season in Lagos. While floating a Star Mega Village, the brand that
rocked 2012 with major shows that include Star Trek is partnering with
the Lagos State Government to host the first ever Lagos Crossover
Festival on December 31. The concert will feature some of the biggest
stars in the country - includingInnocent '2face' Idibia, Ayo 'Wizkid'
Balogun, Skales, Shaydee, Niyola, Banky W, Wande Coal and D' Prince.
Others are Tiwa Sawage, Omawunmi and Burna Boy. The organisers say the
Lagos Cross Over Festival will start on the eve of the New Year and
usher in 2013. So ambitious are the organisers that they have chosen
the Eko Atlantic City, just beside the Atlantic Ocean – the BarBeach –
as the venue.


"An added twist to the festivities is the Star Mega City . For the 12
days leading to the Lagos Crossover Festival , revelers will be
treated to fun and excitement at the Star Mega City . The series of
activities will see up-and-coming artistes, comedians and other acts
thrilling the audience. There will also be dancing competition and
raffle draws that will see lucky winners smiling home with fantastic
instant prizes," the organisers stated in a statement. At the opening
of the Star Mega City last week, the state Governor, Babatunde
Fashola, said the crossover concert was a beautiful way for
fun-seekers to end the year. Fashola said, "I must say that the Star
Mega City is a unique concept. The exciting thing about it is that it
is exploring the tourism potential of Lagos State. I want to urge
Lagosians from all walks of life to be at the Star MegaCity and then
at th e Crossover Festival ." The Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian
Breweries Plc., Mr. Yusuf Ageni, said the idea of stirring Lagosians
into celebration underscored the importance of the city.


He said, "Lagos holds a special place in the heart of Star, as well as
Nigerian Breweries. Thus there is the need for the company to
contribute something special to the state at this time. Nigerian
Breweries started its first operations in Lagos and it was also in
Lagos that Star was born. So wehave a special bond with Lagos State.
That was why we decided to get involved in the Crossover Festival."
According to Ageni, the 12 days of celebrations at the Star Mega City
would be filled with ample entertainment as the year closes. " Star
Mega City was opened just to spread the values that Star is all
about,which is fun and excitement. We will have live music, comedy,
dancing and DJs who would all be present to thrill revelers non-stop.
After the Star Mega City celebrations, we will move on to the
Crossover Festival ," Ageni stressed .

Culled from punchng.com

Popular comedian, AY, apologises for tweet on wife’s car gift

Popular comedian, Ayo Makun aka AY, has apologised for tweeting about
the car gift he gave his wife recently. AY had on Monday tweeted a
message to his wife, Mabel, saying he bought her an Acura ZDX car
worth N10 million as a Christmas gift. "Wifey this is my
anniversary/Xmas gift to U, 4 being a friend, Sister, wife& Mother. I
love u," he wrote.


He also attached two shots of the car and his wife to the tweet. The
tweet did not apparently go down well with some of his followers, who
perceived it as a "show-off." On Tuesday, he responded thus, "Sorry 4
tweeting about d car I BOUGHT 4 my wife. Never knew sharing my
excitement was going to be perceived asshow-off/ complex problem."
ahahaha u neva no say bloggers are everywhere to make news out of
nothing ... lol ...

Culled from punchng.com

“I paid for the house” – AY clears the air on the duplex he and 2face will share in Lekki

Barely 24 hours after images of a twin duplex under construction in
Lekki Phase 1, where AY Makun and 2face Idibia will become neighbours
emerged, the comedian has come out to clear the air about some
misconceptions. AY has insisted that he paid for the house and it is
not part of an ambassadorship deal he has with Haven Homes.


"I did an advert for the company as one of their ambassadors and I was
duly paid. I wasn't given the house free. Who does that in Nigeria?"
he asked in a chat with the NET. "Even big international organisations
don't give as much for their ambassadors. I chose to buy the house
because I realised that the company truly has the interest of its
clients at heart and 2face decided to join me." AY refused to reveal
the cost of the house, but it is believed it could cost up to N70
million, by the time it is completed

How D’Banj and K-Switch snubbed Don Jazzy at Rhythm Unplugged

To a lot of industry observers, the feud between former friends and
business partners, Don Jazzy and D'Banj, is far from settled. A few
weeks back, as soon as the Mavin producer, announced he would be
opening his PoP Nightclub the next week, D'Banj came on Twitter and
announced his own hangout would open that same day. Two days back at
the Rhythm Unplugged Concert, a lot of the artistes who took to the
stage to perform, at one point or the other hailed Don Jazzy, who sat
in the V.I.P section of the crowd. However, when the Kokomaster and
his younger brother, K-Switch took to the stage, they completely
ignored the beat maker, till the end of their performance, a move
which was set the rumour mills into overdrive again.


No be me gossip hamm ooooo nah gossip I hear oooo , would like
kokomaster to answer the allegations anyway ...

Photos - World’s Tallest Teen Girl and Her Boyfriend

The world's tallest teenage girl walks hands in hands with her
boyfriend , the picture of young love despite a staggering 1ft 6in
height difference. Elisany da Cruz Silva, 17, measures an unbelievable
6ft 8in tall and has to bend down to plant a kiss on her 5ft 4in lover
Francinaldo da Silva Carvalho, 22.

George H.W. Bush, 88, spends Christmas in the hospital as he continues to struggle with cough and weakness

Former President George H.W. Bush will spend Christmas with his wife
andother family members in a Houston hospital after developing a fever
and weakness following a monthlong, bronchitis-like cough, his
spokesman said Monday. A hospital spokesman had said the 88-year-old
ex-president would be released in time to spend the holiday at home,
but that changed after Bush developed a fever.


'He's had a few setbacks. Late last week, he had a few low-energy days
followed by a low-grade fever,' Jim McGrath, Bush's spokesman in
Houston,told The Associated Press. 'Doctors still say they are
cautiously optimistic, but every time they get over one thing, another
thing pops up.' He said the cough that initially brought Bush to the
hospital on November 23 is now evident only about once a day, and the
fever appears to be under control, although doctors are still working
to get the right balance in Bush's medications. No discharge date has
been set. 'Given his current condition, doctors just want to hang on
to him,' McGrath said, adding that he didn't know what had caused the
fever.

Christmas: Northern Governors canvass peace and unity

FROM LEFT: DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF KATSINA STATE, ALHAJI ABDULLAHI GARBA;
GOV. KASHIM SHETTIMA OF BORNO, AND DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF NASARAWA ,
DAMISI LUKA,


As Nigerians mark this year's Yuletide, the Northern States Governors
Forum (NSGF), has urged Christian faithfuls in the country to use the
Christmas season to pray for peace and unity in the country. The
counsel was made in a Christmas message signed by the Chief Press
Secretary to the Governor of Niger State, Danladi Ndayebo. The
statement which was released to journalists in Minna on Monday, said
Governor Dr Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu, who is also the Chairman of the
forum, congratulated Christians on the commemoration of the birth of
Jesus Christ and also asked them to beseech God for an end to the
security challenges facing the country.


Aliyu noted that "There is no better time to preach and internalize
Jesus Christ's mission on earth than at this period of increasing
intolerance in the country." He said the country had witnessed "too
many losses of lives of innocent people and property, a situation that
does not augur well for the peace and progress of the country." The
forum called on aggrieved individuals and groups to do away with
violence and express their plight through the appropriate channels.

Merry Christmas Y!Online Readers

The Reason for the season is JESUS .... I'm wishing you all ,my'
Y!Online Readers ' Merry Christmas ...have fun ..love yah all...peace

David Beckham, Jay-Z Among GQ's Most Stylish Men of 2012

According to GQ, revealed the final five on their "Most Stylish Men of
2012" list and let's just say they rounded up some seriously sexy and
style-savvy man candy! From recording artists to actors and athletes,
they found the most fashionable fellas and compiled one of the hottest
lists we've laid eyes on all year (in fact, if we could just send that
to Santa...) Becks obviously landed himself a spot on the list...and
while we love seeing our favorite (former) soccer star shirt-less, we
have to admit that David Beckham looks really, really good in a suit.
Speaking of sartorial splendor, Adam Levine and Armie Hammer were also
among those acknowledged for their keen sense of style.

Comedian Klint Da Drunk and family release Christmas Card

Lovely pix