JENNIFER LOPEZ AND 24-YEAR-OLD CASPER SMART DECLARE LOVE IN PUBLIC

Here is a photograph of beautiful Hollywood movie star cum musician Jennifer Lopez holding hands in public with her new boy toy Casper Smart.

They were both seen in Miami yesterday and looking at the photograph, who could’ve believed that Lopez is more than 30.

KIM KARDASHIAN WRECKED MY RELATIONSHIP WITH KANYE WEST - AMBER ROSE

Kim Kardashian has always insisted that she and Kanye West are just friends, but that may not be the truth after all, Nollywoodgossip has learned.

In an exclusive interview with Star magazine, Kanye’s ex-girlfriend, Amber Rose, revealed that the reason she and the rapper split was because of the reality star’s devious cheating ways.

“Kim is one of the main reasons why me and Kanye are not together,” Amber exclusively told Star. “She’s a home wrecker!”

According to Amber, she was dating Kanye when he and Kim first hooked up — and Kim was dating NFL star Reggie Bush!

“They were both cheating,” Amber, 28, said.  “They were both cheating on me and Reggie with each other.”

Amber says it was Kim, 31, who instigated the whole affair by calling, texting and sending racy photos of herself to Kanye.

“She was sending pictures, and I was like, ‘Kim, just stop. Don’t be that person,’” but apparently Kim didn’t care enough to respond when Amber emailed her for an explanation.

“I thought at least she’d be woman enough to respond to me.  She never responded.”

Amber slammed Kim for her cheating ways. “It’s very important that US women stick together and we don’t f**k each other over like that.”

However, Amber is current dating Wiz Khalifa, 24, and has credited Kim for helping her find true love.

“I want to thank her,” she said about Kim.  “Because if she was never a home wrecker, then I never would have met Wiz, and I wouldn’t be as happy as I am now.”

IPAD NOW BEING USED AS A SECRET TOOL FOR CROSSING BORDERS

A Canadian man named Martin Reisch, forgot his passport and has recently reported that he managed to cross the border into the United States using a copy of the document he had scanned on to his Apple discovery the iPad.

Whereas, Canadian citizens can only enter the US at land crossings using a passport, an enhanced driver's licence or a Nexus pass, the Canadian Border Services Agency advises.

Martin Reisch, from Montreal, presented the US border office with his digital device after realising near the border that he did not have his passport. He said he told the official that he was heading to Vermont to deliver Christmas presents. He was in the security hut for almost five, six minutes. And was freely moved on his way.

The 33-year-old man responded that he believed that the true story he told, as well as his driver's licence, helped him get across the border to deliver the gifts last week. Mr Reisch, who successfully managed to re-enter Canada later the same day, has said he will not forget his passport in the future.

But there has not yet been any official comment from either border agency.

NICK CANNON HOSPITALIZED FOR KIDNEY FAILURE: WIFE MARIAH CAREY TWEETS HUBBY'S SICK PIC

Mariah Carey has done a few weird things in her time so I guess this latest might just be the norm for the R&B Nightinggale.

According to the DailyMail, husband Nick Cannon, was reportedly rushed to hospital for kidney failure early Wednesday morning in Aspen. Judging by the tweeted pic of poor Nick in his hospital bed with Mariah snuggled up smiling by his side, his wife is not taking this very hard.

Kidney failure is always considered extremely serious but Mariah tweets say they are trying to "remain upbeat" about the prognosis. She did manage to make it about her when she said it was only last year when she was in that predicament--laying-up in a hospital bed having her twins. It is not quite the same thing but leave it to the diva to turn the spotlight on her just a wee bit.

Nick on the other hand looks miserable as any hospital patient should be. Maybe Meme is an eternal optimist so her projected smily photo-op may just be her will shining through.

WOMAN'S BODY FOUND ON U.K. QUEEN'S ESTATE LEADS TO MURDER PROBE

In a chilling news piece that surfaced Tuesday, the remains of a woman’s body were found on the Queen's Sandringham country estate. British police said that the case was treated as a murder and an autopsy was being conducted to identify the victim and determine the cause of death.

According to reports, the woman’s body was found three kilometers from the vast rural estate in Norfolk where Queen Elizabeth II and the rest of the Royal family held a New Year’s celebration this year in full rural splendor.

"The remains of a female were found by a member of the public who reported the incident to police shortly after 4 p.m. on Sunday 1 January," Norfolk Constabulary said in a statement published on its website. It added that the site was being examined by forensic experts and that a report should be completed on Tuesday.

The discovery of the body in a forest at Anmer, a tiny village 115 miles northeast of London that is also part of the Sandringham estate, shook the normally quiet country region and there were speculations that it might be a murder case. The British police confirmed the suspicions later and said in a statement that the woman was a murder victim.

Detective Chief Inspector Jes Fry said that the "circumstances suggest this is a murder." He added that the authorities were exploring missing person reports and unsolved cases around the country to see if there were any links with this case.

“We are at the very early stages of the investigation and it could be a complex inquiry,” Detective Fry said Tuesday. “The body had been there for some time.”

“I cannot confirm whether she was clothed because, at the moment, only my staff, the person who found the body and the person or people who put it there know that and I would like it to stay that way,” he added. “The body was found by a dog walker and was not underground. At this stage we do not know who the victim is.”

The estate has served as a private residence for British monarchs since 1862 and is a favorite of the Royal family’s as a holiday spot. Most of Britain’s senior Royals including the Queen herself, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton, were at the luxurious estate for the holidays this year and celebrated New Year’s Day there as well.

Buckingham Palace officials have so far declined to comment about the murder case, referring callers to the police.

DR. DRE SAYS N.W.A.'s CHILDREN COULD STAR IN BIOTIC

The crew's kids could possibly star in the upcoming film.

Instead of enlisting actors to depict the group in its upcoming biopic, casting agents for the flick are considering hiring the collective’s children. TMZ caught up with Dr. Dre in Los Angeles, California, asking the veteran musician if rumors were true that N.W.A.’s spawn would appear in the film.

“We’re talking about it… We’ll see what happens,” said Dre.

Ice Cube, who is producing the biopic, has discussed making the film for several years. As of September 2011, director John Singleton was being considered to helm the movie, tentatively titled Straight Outta Compton.

50 CENT'S DISTRIBUTION DEAL FOR STREET KING ENERGY SHOT ISN'T WITH PEPSI

UPDATE: Fif didn't actually team up with Pepsi, but rather one of its independent bottlers.

50 Cent has announced a deal with Pepsi to distribute his Street King energy shot.

Breaking the news on Twitter, Fif plans to bring his energy shot to new markets. The business deal comes shortly after he launched the shot in September 2011, with the intention to supply a child in need with a meal for every shot purchased.

“I did a deal with Pepsi to distribute streetking its gonna be every were buy a bottle feed some one in need,” he tweeted.

50 Cent has dealt with soft drink companies before, having sold his Glaceau Vitamin Water stake to Coca-Cola in 2007. He made off with $400 million from the deal.

THE TALE OF A 52-YEAR OLD PROSTITUTE

Being a prostitute has its benefits.

Having been in the business for nearly 30 years Barbara Terry, who works the streets claims to have raised three children, putting 2 through college and bought a home in upstate New York, where she plans to retire someday.

In an interview, Terry said, she has been arrested more than 100 times, but her run ins with the law haven’t kept her from returning to her profession. She had trained as a medical lab technician after completing two years of college. However, by the time she turned 21, her husband had left her and she found herself with two children to support.

The mother of three works the streets of Hunts Point, in the Bronx, a borough of New York. It is an industrial area where warehouses and repair shops line the streets of the Bruckner Expressway. Years ago she said her place of business “bustled with working women, and she was front and center in garter belts and high heels and fur coats.” To day she describes her attire as being more conservative.

“It was beautiful out there then,” she said. “There was so much money out here, you wouldn’t believe it.”

Terry and her profession was even featured in a HBO documentary “Hookers at the Point.” At the time she had a youthful toothy smile going by the street name Cleo. Now, however, she is missing teeth-lost to diabetes.

What is her longevity of staying on the street in the world’s oldest profession, “I’ve survived because God was with me,” Terry said. “Every Sunday, my mother and grandmother prayed for me out here.”

She claims to have never used drugs, worked for a pimp or carried a blade. “My fists were my weapons. I learned to fight growing up with nine younger brothers.”

Terry is not ready to give up the street life of which she says, “I love the excitement of coming out here and seeing all these beautiful people I know. This place has made me strong. It keeps you young.”

Terry said she told her children her profession when they were old enough to understand. Her children have begged her to get off the street. Her response, “When I’m ready to get off, I’ll get off.”

MAN CONFESSES TO NEW YORK FIREBOMB ATTACKS

A man whose identity was not immediately released by the New York city police has confessed to a string of arson attacks at an Islamic cultural centre and four other sites in the city on New Year's Day, BBC said.

New York City Police spokesman Paul Browne said the man was taken into custody after he made statements implicating himself in the attacks saying he had personal grievances with each targeted location.

The targets of his attacks were the Imam al-Khoei Foundation, a convenience store, two homes in Queens, one in Nassau County, using crude Molotov cocktails.

The Imam al-Khoei Foundation, an Islamic cultural center in the borough of Queens, suffered damage to its front door but no one was hurt.

New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg condemned the attacks, Cuomo saying "attacks such as this have no place in our open and inclusive society and we must do all we can to ensure New York remains a safe and tolerant place for all."

Police were looking if the bombings have any connection to incidents outside New York City.

WOULD YOU HAVE MARRIED UR LOVE? KNOWING HE or SHE HAS JUST WEEKS TO LIVE

For many love is only governed by whatever is in it for one party or the other, a lot of the time the material benefit is what decides how it’s going to be. But the selfless love as shown by Chris Draft is quite unbelievable but true. And it just shows that true love conquers all.

In what seemed like an unbelievable scenario in a movie, an American Football player Chris Draft on November 27, 2011 at an emotional ceremony to show that he was one of a kind, got married to the love of his life Keasha in Atlanta, knowing full well she was battling CANCER! The bride came to the wedding on a wheel-chair and was only able to take the last few distance by herself, but after just a month after the nuptial ceremony, she has passed on!

We would love to found out from our readers, if they would go the same route if they were in such a situation?

PROPHESIES FOR 2012

Welcome to a new year! We hope you all made it hale and hearty. By God's grace all your heart desires would be met with automatic alacrity in the New Year. May 2012 yield onto us, all that's good, great and glorious Though it has begun in a new way: the cashless new economy in Lagos- one hopes it would not give a field day to the scammers (scam artists) and fraudsters, the so called removal of oil subsidy- meaning a bit more hardship, declaration of state of emergency in some states up north- the insecurity in the country is at an alarming rate. All hope is definitely not lost, if messages or better still prophecies coming from some great men of God are to be believed. We came across one of such, credited to the very well respected man of God-Pastor E. A. Adeboye- though unconfirmed and we thought to bring it to every one's attention, maybe one way or the other it shall bring hope to those who believe. We say that because we know for a fact that some would read the words with scorn, while some would believe. The fact is that many monumental things would occur during the course of the year, however it would turn out for you and yours would be determined by you. So believe or not, it’s your choice.

PROPHESIES FOR 2012

FOR INDIVIDUAL;

1. He said many considered to be absolutely barren will be fruitful.

2. He said family histories will be rewritten, including an end to premature death.

3. He said desperate prayers will get quick reply this year.

4. He said some will experience massive transfer of wealth from the wicked to the just.

FOR NIGERIA;

1. God says He has surprises both for His own and for the enemies of the church.

2. He said before this year ends, it will be said of Nigeria; all is well that ends well.

3. He said we are to pray more for prominent Nigerians, so that those who see this year may see the next.

INTERNATIONAL;

1. Daddy says there will be a lot of power transfer.

2. He said new phenomenon will startle scientists.

3. He said we are to pray against earthquakes of record magnitude, tsunamis of record proportion and massive hurricanes. If we pray they will be subdued.

4. The civil unrest that started last year will begin to end this year.

69 YEAR OLD ARETHA FRANKLIN ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT

Veteran singer, songwriter, and pianist, Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William Wilkerson. The couple became engaged over the holidays.

The singer who is often referred to as the ‘Queen of Soul’ told The Associated Press in a statement on Tuesday that she and Wilkerson are ‘considering a summer wedding, in Miami Beach, Florida’.

Franklin, 69, says she wants to follow the ceremony with a reception on a private yacht and is considering top notch fashion designers Vera Wang, Valentino and Donna Karan to make her dress.

The 18-time Grammy Award-winner has been married twice before now. In 1961, she married a family acquaintance named Ted White but divorced him in 1969 after bearing a child for him. She then married actor Glynn Turman in 1978, at her father’s New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit but divorced him in 1985.

Franklin has released a staggering 38 albums in her remarkable career. However, only her 1985 album ‘Who’s Zoomin’ Who’ has been certified platinum.

L.A COURT ORDERS MANDELA'S DAUGHTER TO PAY $7.5M

Zindziswa Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s daughter has been ordered by an L.A court to pay a sum of $7.5M (N1.92B) after she allegedly failed to stage a high profiled boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

The whole dispute started back in April 2011 when boxing promoter Duane Moody filed a lawsuit against Mandela, claiming that she owed him ‘millions of Dollars’ emanating from a failed attempt to stage the Pacquiao/Mayweather fight. The bout was to hold in Soweto, South Africa to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday.

Reports say the fight, which Mandela apparently expected to raise $100M (N15B) from, was due to have taken place in November 2011.

Moody also claims that he was promised 15 per cent of the money, but negotiations collapsed. He also claims that he was even thrown out of his hotel in L.A because Mandela who had promised to pay the hotel fees failed to keep to her word.

TMZ reports that Mandela never responded to Moody’s complaint and as a result of that, the judge awarded the promoter $7.3M (N1.7B) plus costs.

‘We haven’t heard anything from any representative for Ms Mandela. It appears she feels hiding in South Africa means she can avoid her obligations in the US’, Moddy’s lawyer said.

TMZ also reports that Zindziswa Mandela, who is the second child of Nelson Mandela’s second wife Winnie, plans to challenge the judgement.

NIGERIANS IN LONDON CLEARED BY LONDON METROPOLITAN POLICE FOR FRIDAY RALLY

London Rally: Venue: Charing Cross Underground Station (Post code: WC2N 5BX).

The London Metropolitan Police today gave Nigerians in the UK permission to hold the rally. 

Friday. 12:30, Venue: London Charing Cross Station
So be there

FACEBOOK CHEATING - CAN YOUR SPOUSE's FACEBOOK SOCIALIZING DESTROY YOUR RELATIONSHIP? | CHEATING STATISTICS

A recent survey in the United Kingdom found that married couples headed for divorce are increasingly citing Facebook in their petitions. The survey revealed that a staggering 33 percent of divorce petitions contained the word Facebook, as opposed to only 20 percent in 2009.

The most common reasons for citing Facebook in the divorce petitions were inappropriate messages to members of the opposite sex (“Facebook cheating“), split up spouses posting nasty comments about each other and friends reporting spouse’s conduct.

Why Is Facebook Becoming Such a Threat To Our Marriage?

Social networks have become one of the primary ways for most of us to communicate. Facebook openly encourages all of us to reconnect with our old friends and ex lovers and meet new friends and connections. This makes it super easy to flirt and have an emotional affair with the opposite sex. If your marriage is in some kind of trouble (and most marriages are…), nothing is easier than reconnecting with your ex and rekindle a past relationship or find a new and exciting one – Without having to leave you home. Facebook cheating can truly wreak havoc on your marriage.

If you found out that your husband has cheated, there are a few emergency steps you have to take – You can find these steps right here: Husband cheated? Here’s What to Do Next

Facebook Cheating Stories

I can’t tell you how many stories about Facebook cheating husbands I have heard over the last years. One of my readers (no names of course) shared with me how she has helped her husband put up his Facebook account only to find that the first thing he did was to contact his childhood sweetheart and tell her how beautiful she is (and shamelessly hit on her).

Another reader told me how her fiancé connected with her best friend on Facebook (he never told her about that). She only saw some innocent looking posts on their walls but a month later he broke up with her. A week later she saw them together publicly making out at the local grocery store.

A few of my closest friends accidentally discovered that their husband is sending nasty messages about them to female co-workers of them. And these stories go on and on.

Your Husband Cheated? Here’s What to Do Right Now

If you have caught your husband Facebook cheating, or having any other emotional or physical affair, I advise you to not be impulsive and think long and hard before you rush into ending your marriage. The first question most affair victims ask themselves is WHY? Why did he do this to me? You can find the answer to that question right here: Why do men have affairs?

The next phase is realizing that we can never trust our cheating spouse again. But that is not necessarily true, I know that first hand. There are a few critical signs that will help you decide if your relationship has a chance of recovering from this awful crisis. These crucial signs will help you start to regain the trust in your spouse:

Sign #1 – He shows remorse and accepts responsibility

You don’t want to hear excuses like “it was an accident”, “all men cheat — it’s what we do!’, or “I don’t know why it happened?” Nor do you want them to tell you that it was nothing and to downplay it all. Instead, they must show you real pain and remorse for their actions and take full responsibility for their bad choices. If they don’t, then you’ll simply keep your guard up because everything indicates that they’ll do it again.

There are 4 more critical signs – You can find them right here: How to Regain Trust in a Relationship

GAY HUSBAND, BEST MAN ON THE RUN AS COLLAPSED WIFE RECOVERS

Entertainment Express on December 30, 2011, published an exclusive story about a Lagos-based couple, Peter and Angela Ohwavworhua, whose marital bliss was disrupted when the wife caught  her husband red-handed having sex with another man who was his best man during the couple’s nuptial in October. A week after the scandal, while the beleaguered wife recuperates from the shocking discovery in a hospital ward, her gay husband and his best man are still on the run.

 Oh dear, continue reading...


    A source close to the embattled couple gives an update on the affair: “The wife has regained consciousness after being in coma for some days. She was not discharged from the hospital that same day because she was too weak to go home or move around. Two days later she was accompanied by someone to their (couple’s) residence at No. 13 Taiwo Street, Ojodu Berger, Lagos.”

    Juxtaposing the implication of the bill against the thorny situation which the wife found herself, the society is now confronted with a new problem. The big question now is:  how would you react if you discover that your spouse is gay?***

I've been around too many gay men to be deceived. I'll figure your gay ass out...lol. But it's really unfair of men to use women to cover up their homosexuality. They should make it a crime or something. If you like men, stay with the men and leave women out of it, abi?

But again, how can you be married to a gay man and not know? Doesn't it eventually show?

LMAO, some of the stories you read eh. Culled from E-Express

VIDEO: MARRIAGE PROPOSAL GOES WRONG AT UCLA BASKETBALL GAME

At a recent game at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, UCLA's "Mistletoe Cam" cut to a couple seated courtside. The man reaches into his pocket, pulls out a ring, gets down on one knee and pops the question? His girlfriend's response? OUCH! Watch to see...

SHOWBIZ PERSONALITY, FRANK NERO, DIES AT 29

TV presenter and popular showbiz personality, Frank Nero, has passed away. The 29yr old, who showed no sign of any illness, slumped and died two days Jan 2nd while at a relative's burial ceremony at his hometown in Bauchi. His cause of death is still unknown. May his soul rest in peace...amen.

Slump and die at 29? Dear Lord, have mercy.

BLACKBERRY SHUTDOWN DIRECTIVE NOT TRUE: NCC

Just got this mail from the Nigerian Communications Commission... The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been drawn to an information making rounds that the NCC had at a meeting yesterday morning agreed with CEOs of telecommunications networks to shutdown Blackberry Services in order to deny Nigerians the use of that very important social network.

The Management hereby states categorically that there was never such a meeting held, nor was there ever a resolution to shut down Blackberry services. The Public is please advised to disregard such information.

The Commission enjoins the network operators to continue to provide all telecommunication services, including Blackberry Services without fail.

Signed: Tony Ojobo Director, Public Affairs
07032337657
www.ncc.gov.ng