NICKI MINAJ TO PERFORM AT THE 2012 GRAMMY AWARDS

The Harajuku Barbie will grace the stage during the event. Nicki Minaj has been tapped to perform at the 2012 Grammy Awards.

The first-time Grammy performer has been added to a lineup that already includes Bruno Mars, Foo Fighters, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson. The Young Money rapstress is also nominated for Best New Artist and Best Rap Album for Pink Friday.

The event is scheduled to take place live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 12th at 8 p.m.

50 CENT CLARIFIES HIS SUICIDAL TWEET

Fif explains why he said that he doesn't think he's "gonna live much longer." During a Twitter rant earlier this month, 50 Cent worried fans by tweeting, "I don't think I'm gonna live much longer," which was interpreted as threat of suicide. While promoting his Sleek by 50 headset at CES 2012, Fif spoke with CNET to clear up any misconceptions about the suicidal tweet and that he was only trying to communicate that life is too short to settle for less.

"You only got a certain amount of characters [on Twitter]. What I was trying to say is, what do you want your legacy to be? I want to be more than a guy who was able to create a few cool songs or was able to memorize the lines and have a decent performance in film projects," said Fiddy. "I want to be someone who impacts a lot of people’s lives in a positive way, so I’m a little more conscious of the things I’m doing in business to try and give back and make a difference."

He said that he's learned to live in the moment thanks to meditation that he learned from Deepak Chopra and that it's allowed him to focus on how he helps the world around him. "I do believe life is short, and because humans are habit-forming and we look forward to the future and don’t want to think about - we all got bank accounts - tomorrow’s not promised, so you’ve got to be conscious of today."

HAZEL JONES, A WOMAN WITH TWO VAGINAS (VIDEO)

Hazel Jones told yesterday how a one-in-a-million medical condition led to her being born with two fully-formed vaginas, Nollywoodgossip has learned. The 27-year-old woman said it means she has lost her virginity twice.

But she added she was so at ease with her body that she goes to sex clubs with her husband. Hazel, of High Wycombe, Bucks, did not realize she was different until her periods started at 14. She said: “I told friends. They looked even more confused than me.”

She went to hospital four years later to learn the truth. She added: “I thought it was amazing.”

Hazel told The Sun last night she and hubby Riki visited fetish clubs, explaining: “It shows how relaxed I am.“My quirky condition does not make me shy or hold me back. In fact, it’s something I celebrate.”

ACTRESS GRACE AMAH BECOMES HOT CAKE IN NOLLYWOOD

 These are the best of times for Nollywood actress Grace Amah as all top producers now want her in their movie and this has made her to be moving from one location to the other,both within and outside Lagos state in the last few months.

According to Grace who has become like a darling among the movie makers,she is set to storm back into the movie world. It could be recalled that before she got pregnant and gave birth to her bouncing baby boy, she used to be one of the hottest actresses in Nigeria.As she does not only feature in almost all the hit movies then but she is blessed with good shape,camera friendly colour and also interprets her roles well.This is one reason that won Grace many fans.

TOP ACTRESS, EBUBE NWAGBO IN TROUBLE

Star actress,Ebube Nwagbo is one movie star currently embattled and the reason isn’t far fetched.The pretty Nollywood actress has recently fallen victim of a hacker, a development that has become rampant of recent.It’s no longer news that impostors try to take advantage of popular stars to either defraud unsuspecting fans or for several other reasons.

It was gathered that such culprits operate by opening a fresh account with the actor or actress identification,making people believe the account is truly owned by such artiste and then later start asking for aids and money by setting up an NGO in the same account claiming to be the artist and then soliciting for funds.

Not a few stars have fallen victims of such ill act and many have also had to close down their face books accounts as a result of this. However,these fraudsters have taken their craft to the use of Blackberry and their modus operandi is quite simple.They open a BB LD with their targets name or nick name and picture and start adding unsuspecting fans claiming to be the real artiste.

A lot of stars have also fallen prey to this latest scam but the worst hit at the moment is star actress,Ebube Nwagbo.It was gathered that a certain lady that bears a Blackberry I.D Posh Ebube which is similar to the actress BB ID has been going around town adding people and claiming to be the real Ebube.And what makes matter worse is that the impostor is also taking advantage of the fact that the actress owns an expensive hair line to dupe people of money promising to deliver hair to them after they have paid into a certain account number she gives them,only for the buyers not to get any delivery despite having paid.

According to the screen diva,she revealed that her attention was called to it when people started accosting her at social gatherings to either ask her why she deleted them or why she failed to deliver the goods as promised.At first she simply waved it off as mere coincidence until a particular ugly situation that caused her so much embarrassment led her into investigating the matter.

At first a friend told me about it that she heard there is some girl who fakes to be me and tells people she sells hair and clothes,there was also a case of somebody accusing me of telling her to pay money into an account to come to Abuja for some party. She said she met the Ebube in a group on bbm and also reported the case to some of my colleagues, I simply told them its not me until I met some girl again at an event who came up to me and was really furious about why I asked her to pay money and didn’t bother about delivering the hair,rather I went ahead to delete her from my BB, I was really shocked because I had never had such transaction nor met the girl before.

Please people shouldn’t pay into any account for hair because they are instructed to do by this impostor because she is a fraudster” says the actress when we put a call across to her to speak about the issue. She further gave out the fraudster’s pin as 22d27a3c.That makes the sultry actress the second victim of the BB scam,following another actress. Rukky Sanda,who cried fowl few months back over same issue.

OTUNBA GBENGA DANIEL PLANS CARNIVAL LIKE FUNERAL FOR LATE FATHER

Ever-smiling former Governor of Ogun State,Otunba Gbenga Daniel and his siblings have put in place a befitting funeral arrangement for their late father, late Pa Abraham Daniel.

The late cleric who during his life time had affected many lives positively will be interred in a carnival-like ceremony starting from Wednesday January 11 to Saturday 13,2012.

According to a statement issued by the family,the magnificient church of Pa Abraham Daniel will host the wake-keep and funeral service with a reception at the shagamu home of the former Governor.

The event is expected to draw the who’s who in the Nigeria’s socio-political establishment to Ogun-East axis of Ogun State. The deceased is survived by sons,daughters and grandchildren.

DID D’PRINCE EMBARRASS HIMSELF AT NU GROTTO?

Music pundits have predicted that a time will come when only hip-hop acts who truly have the voice and are talented will stand the test of time.Such a scenario played out at Biola Adegoke owned Nu Grotto Night Club located on Etim Inyang Crescent,Victoria Island where the D’Prince of the Mo’Hits Crew went clubbing last weekend.

In the course of the night,D’Prince went over to meet the DJ and told him to play instrumental of his songs while he collected a microphone and sang on the beat. For about 15 minutes, D’Prince thought he was entertaining the guests,but in actual fact he wasn’t,because he was singing off key and only bored the guests who had been enjoying the lovely sounds from the DJ before he interrupted.

HALLE BERRY'S NEW MAN MOVES THE WEB

Halle Berry, care to amend your statement? The Oscar winner was adamant in 2004 when she told Oprah, and the world, "I will never marry again. I mean it with every bone in my body." But according to many reports, the star has had a change of heart, becoming engaged to the actor Olivier Martinez. The gossip magazine Us Weekly confirmed that the

Frenchman proposed over the holidays with a "one-of-a-kind" emerald-and-diamond ring from Gurhan.The happy news caused searches on Yahoo! to surge on the pair, including "olivier martinez actor," "olivier martinez biography," and "olivier martinez and halle berry."

The two met on the set of "Dark Tide," and went public as a couple in the fall of 2010. Perhaps it's not surprising that Berry was gun-shy of tying the knot a third time. Her two previous marriages ended in divorce: with former baseball player David Justice and then with singer Eric Benet.

Berry's most recent relationship, with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, resulted in their 3-year-old daughter, Nahla. The split ended in a nasty custody dispute. The man who caught Berry's eye was dubbed "the French Brad Pitt" and has caught notice for his acting abilities on both sides of the Atlantic. The Parisian received a César Award (the French Oscar) for "most promising actor" in 1994, and has starred in both French and American films, most notably "Unfaithful" and "S.W.A.T."

The 45-year-old has been romantically linked to actresses Mira Sorvino and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and, most recently, the Australian pop star Kylie Minogue. The former welterweight boxer who rides motorcycles -- and almost died on one some 10 years ago -- manged to avoid settling down, saying at one point, "I want just to be happy and peaceful. And that's not always the case when you're married."

Perhaps Berry would refer fans to her more recent declaration in Vogue in the September 2010 issue, when she admitted, "I'm not done with love, but I refuse to settle. I am a hopeless romantic."

That seems to make two of them.

LIL WAYNE DEBUTS NEW CLOTHING LINE, 'TRUKFIT'

Young Money frontline rapper, Lil’ Wayne, has turned his attention to the clothing line business, with the recent birth of his very own skateboard-oriented line, Trukfit.

The line debuted this past weekend at the Long Beach, California Agenda trade show. According to Trukfit, the line ‘was inspired by Lil Wayne’s passion for skateboarding and quality street wear’ and ‘pulls influence from Lil Wayne’s distinctive style and voice’.

The multi-talented 29 year old rapper, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, reveals his confidence about his new line. ‘It will be the best clothing line ever, ‘he stated. Collections feature bold graphic Tees, hats, and skateboards, obviously, all at a ‘moderate price point’.

The skateboard apparel collection is scheduled to debut in New York City at the end of January.

OBAMA CAUCUSES IN OVAL OFFICE WITH BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE

 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama might be powerful and well-known, but the White House got some Hollywood star power Wednesday: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stopped by for a chat with the chief executive.

The actors were spotted in the Oval Office by photographers waiting outside for the president to take off for a trip to Chicago. The White House confirmed Pitt and Jolie were in town to screen Jolie's movie about Bosnian war crimes at the Holocaust museum. They dropped by so the president could talk with Jolie about her work on preventing mass atrocities and combating sexual violence against women.

Pitt was seen sporting a cane, which he's been using following a skiing injury. It's not the first time Obama's met with one of the pair. In 2009 the president met with Pitt to discuss his working rebuilding New Orleans' Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina.Jolie also met with CIA Director David Petraeus at the agency's headquarters. Jolie wanted Petraeus' perspective on cultural trends in Afghanistan for her work with Afghan refugees, an official close to the former U.S. commander in Afghanistan said, speaking anonymously to discuss the private meeting. They had a similar meeting in Baghdad in 2008.

KATE PERRY'S FATHER APOLOGIZES FOR REMARKS ABOUT JEWS

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A suburban Cleveland church where the father of pop star Katy Perry delivered a sermon that drew accusations of anti-Semitism has released an apology in which he says he regrets his "hurtful and ugly language."

Pastor Paul Endrei of the Church on the Rise in Westlake said Wednesday that Perry's father, the Rev. Keith Hudson, meant to compliment Jewish people's prosperity when he said having money is what it takes to make Jews jealous. Endrei said the visiting

Hudson was blessing businesspeople during the Jan. 5 sermon and "just went too far." "Even though this is wrong and it was not a right comment, he wasn't preaching about Jews, neither was he ranting against Jews," Endrei said, adding that he received only one complaint from among the roughly 300 people who heard the sermon.

He said Hudson had referred to God telling Abraham, considered the father of Judaism, that he was to be blessed. "And then he started talked about being blessed so much that you would make a Jew jealous," Endrei said.

In the apology released this week, Hudson said he is not an anti-Semite."I deeply regret the hurtful and ugly language I used in my message in Ohio," the statement said. The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights organization based in Los Angeles, earlier in the week denounced Hudson's remarks as anti-Semitic. Endrei said the church would be open to welcoming Hudson back, not immediately but after some time has passed. In his apology, Hudson says that with the help of God, he won't again make such comments.

"We can do lots of harm even to those we love simply by using words irresponsibly.  ... I apologize for the hurt that I caused my Jewish friends," he said.

Katy Perry's agent told The Associated Press the singer does not comment on her personal life.

NEW SNAKE IN TANZANIA: 'FIERCE, PROBABLY VENOMOUS'

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world's newest snake has menacing-looking yellow and black scales, dull green eyes and two spiky horns. And it's named after a 7-year-old girl.

Matilda's Horned Viper was discovered in a small patch of southwest Tanzania about two years ago and was introduced last month as the world's newest known snake species in an issue of Zootaxa.

Tim Davenport, the director of the Wildlife Conservation Society in Tanzania, was on the three-person team that discovered the viper. Thanks to his daughter, the snake will always carry a family namesake.

"My daughter, who was 5 at the time, became fascinated by it and used to love spending time watching it and helping us look after it," Davenport told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "We called it Matilda's Viper at that stage ... and then the name stuck."

Only three new vipers have been discovered across Africa the last three decades, making the find rare and important. The Wildlife Conservation Society is not revealing exactly where the snake lives so that trophy hunters can't hunt it.

Davenport said he is not sure how many live in the wild because snake counts are hard to do. Twelve live in captivity and a breeding plan is being carried out.Davenport, a Briton who has lived in Tanzania for 12 years, said that while many people fear snakes, most are harmless and help keep rodent numbers down. Matilda's horned viper can grow to 2 feet (65 centimeters) or bigger, he said.

"This particular animal looks fierce and probably is venomous (though bush viper bites are not fatal)," Davenport told AP via an Internet chat. "However, it is actually very calm animal and not at all aggressive. I have handled one on a number of occasions."

The Wildlife Conservation Society runs the Bronx Zoo and the Central Park Zoo in New York, and Davenport said it would be a "great option" to showcase the new horned viper at one of those locations, but that nothing has yet been decided.

WAS MICHEAL JORDAN REALLY CUT FROM HIS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM

It's the "story" of legend, even if the story was always a fictional tale. Michael Jordan, regarded for over a decade to be the best basketball player ever, was supposedly "cut" from his high school basketball team during his sophomore year.

Jordan has brought it up endlessly, writers like Bob Greene and David Halberstam trumpeted the tale, and the idea that the Best Player Ever could not be included amongst the 10-best players in tiny Laney High School in Wilmington, N.C., back in 1979 tends to boggle the mind.

It should boggle the mind, because it isn't true. Not just that he wasn't amongst the 10 best, Jordan clearly was, but because MJ was never really "cut." He was sent to the JV team by a 26-year-old coach who was recently brilliantly profiled by Thomas Lake at Sports Illustrated. Coach Clifton Herring is a man who probably didn't think he'd be the subject of anything having to do with Sports Illustrated at the time, much less 30-some years later.

It is a long (for the blog generation) but worthwhile read that cuts to the ever-shrinking core of Jordan, the person whose accomplishments need no inflating, but someone who has taken self-aggrandizing to a new level in the same way that he dominated the game of basketball for two decades after that "cut."

Here's a clip:

    In those days it was rare for sophomores to make varsity. Herring made one exception in 1978, one designed to remedy his team's height disadvantage. This is part of the reason Mike Jordan went home and cried in his room after reading the two lists. It wasn't just that his name was missing from the varsity roster. It was also that as he scanned the list he saw the name of another sophomore, one of his close friends, the 6'7" Leroy Smith.

    Over the next three decades Jordan would become a world-class collector of emotional wounds, a champion grudge-holder, a magician at converting real and imagined insults into the rocket fuel that made him fly. If he had truly been cut that year, as he would claim again and again, he wouldn't have had such an immediate chance for revenge. But in fact his name was on the second list, the jayvee roster, with the names of many of his fellow sophomores. Jordan quickly became a jayvee superstar.

FANS DEBATE NEW BRITNEY SPEARS PHOTO-ALTERED OR NOT

 Britney Spears ended 2011 on a high note, what with the success of her Femme Fatale mega-tour and a proposal from longtime boyfriend Jason Trawick in December. In an upcoming issue of V Magazine, the superstar discusses her tour and poses with her team of professionals, giving them glowing reviews as "her second family."

Apparently, however, it's not Spears's goodwill that is standing out in this particular article. A commentary in the Daily Mail takes the accompanying photo into scrutiny, remarking on how quickly Spears seems to have slimmed down for this particular shoot.

"She has clearly been working out regularly in an effort to achieve the healthy and lean look," the Daily Mail notes judiciously. Fans, on the other hand, are less polite about the matter, with an overwhelming amount of comments claiming that the shot clearly has been tampered with. A sampling:

"Photoshopped a dillion!" "That's her head on someone else's body," "Even Ray Charles can see the terrible 'Cut and Paste' job that was done on Britney." Spears has been looking fairly trim these days, so it's not as if the V shot is a tremendous diversion from her usual look--at least, weightwise. The photo does have an odd look to it, though.

Compare for yourselves--here's Spears in September, just a short while after the V shoot was reported to have taken place.

Spears in Fall 2011

V had no comment at the time this blog was written as to whether or not the photo had been altered. The issue with Spears will hit newsstands Thursday. To view more photos, visit the magazine's site. What do you think? Is this photo simply Spears at her slimmest, or do you agree that it's a work of Photoshop art?

TOP MOST INFLUENCIAL MEN OF TH 20'S: FROM AL CAPONE TO ALBERT EINSTEIN

The third decade of the 20th century was a time of change, from one end to another, however the men in this article revolutionized the world they lived in. So, let’s see who were the top most influential men of the 20′s.

Al Capone

Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone, started at the bottom, selling counterfeit alcohol during the Prohibition and he became the most fierce mobster of Chicago. He was involved in almost all illegal activities at that time, from prostitution to gambling. He played a decisive role in canceling the Prohibition in the United States.

Charlie Chaplin

Almost everybody knows who Charlie Chaplin is. The British actor reached the peak of his career in the 20′s with movies like The Gold Rush, which Chaplin produced and directed.

Jonathan Logie Baird

In 1925, engineer and inventor Jonathan Logie Baird did the first TV transmission. His subject was the dead of a doll of a ventriloquist named Stooky Bill. Two year later, thanks to Baird, the first TV trnasmissions were recorded, from London to New York. Without Baird, TV would not have been the way we know it now.

Henry Ford

The creator of the first series vehicle, Model T, Henry Ford revolutionized the transport industry. Until 1918, ten years after the vehicle entered the market, half the vehicles in the United States were Ford T.

Albert Einstein

The German physicist published his famous theory of relativity in 1905, however he received the Nobel prize only in 1921. Einstein spend the 20′s working on the unified theory of physics, involving quantum mechanics, the Newton laws of Physics and the theory of relativity.

BABY BLUE IVY CARTER FIRST PICTURE TWEETED BY 50 CENT (EXCLUSIVE PHOTO)

After Beyonce giving birth to Baby Blue Ivy Carter, many would like to get a glimpse of the baby's photo. Rumors said that some magazine offered 1.3 million dollars for the photo alone. Everybody is waiting when and where it will come out.

A close friend of Jay-Z and Beyonce tweeted the first photo of the baby and now trending online. 50 cent the rapper is the culprit who just tweeted the first pic of the baby, he even said “Y’all play too much congratulations to JAYZ and Beyonce BABY,” he wrote.  “#BlueIvyCarter IS GEORGOUS. [sic]” with the photo.

Obviously the picture is fake, 50 cent just used it as his greetings and added seriously “I’m sure Jay is the happiest he’s ever been in his life,” he wrote. “…I remember when MARQUISE was born I was so happy. I have to have another kid one day.”

2012 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS

The 2012 – 38th annual – People’s Choice Awards began with a comedy sketch from the

cast of “The Big Bang Theory”. The host for this year is Kaley Cuoco.

The first award of the night was for Favourite Movie Actress; won by Emma Stone.

Favourite Daytime TV Host: Ellen DeGeneres of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”

Favourite TV Comedy Actress: Lea Michele from “Glee”

Favourite TV Drama Actress: Nina Dobrev

Favourite TV Comedy Actor: Neil Patrick Harris

Demi Lovato performs “Give Your Heart a Break” who also won the Favourite Pop Artist

award.

Favourte Comedic Movie Actor: Adam Sandler

Favourite Movie Star Under 25: Chloe Grace Moretz

Favourite Band: Maroon 5

Favourite Drama Movie: “Water for Elephants”

Favourite TV Drama Actor: Nathan Fillion

Favourite Comedy Movie: “Bridesmaids”

Country star Faith Hill performs her new single “Come Home”.

Favourite Late Night TV Host: Jimmy Fallon from “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”

Favourite Cable TV Comedy: “Hot in Cleveland”

Ewan McGregor presented the first ever Favourite Movie Icon Award to Morgan Freeman.

Favourite New TV Drama: “Person of Interest”

Favourite New TV Comedy: “2 Broke Girls”

Favourite Network TV Comedy: “How I Met Your Mother”

Favourite Movie: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 2”

Favouite Movie Actor: Johnny Depp

Favourite Action Movie: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 2”

Favourite Action Movie Star: Hugh Jackman

Favourite Comedic Movie Actress: Emma Stone

Favourite Ensemble Movie Cast: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 2”

Favourite Animated Movie Voice: Johnny Depp as Rango in “Rango”

Favourite Movie Superhero: Ryan Reynolds as the Green Lantern

Favourite Book Adaptation: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 2”

Favourite Network TV Drama: “Supernatural”

Favourite TV Competition Show: “American Idol”

Favourite TV Crime Drama: “Castle”

Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: “Supernatural”

Favourite TV Guest Star: Katy Perry on “How I Met Your Mother”

Favourite TV Celebrealtiy Star: Kim Kardashian

Favourite Male Artist: Bruno Mars

Favourite Female Artist: Katy Perry

Favourite Song of the Year: “E.T.” by Katy Perry and Kanye West

Favourite Album of the Year: “Born this Way” by Lady Gaga

Favourite Hip-Hop Artist: Eminem

Favourite R&B Artist: Rihanna

Favourite Country Artist: Taylor Swift

Favourite Music Video: “Lat Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) by Katy Perry

Favourite Tour Headliner: Katy Perry

WEDDING RING LOST FOR 16 YEARS FROUND FROM CARROT

A Swedish woman recently discovered her wedding ring being worn by a carrot in her garden after 16 years of lost. Lena Paahlson who designed her wedding ring almost lose hope that her ring cannot be searched anymore. The white-gold band engraved with 7 tiny diamonds was lost in their

kitchen in 1995 and despite that the ring cannot fit in her hands now, she believes that the ring will be widen to use it again. The Paahlson family are living in a farmyard near Mora in central Sweden where Paahlson remembered that she removed the ring when she was baking accompanied by her daughters in preparation for their christmas gathering.

All family members searched for the ring inside the house but the ring did not seem. Until years had already passed, tiles were removed and changed and the house goes under the process of renovation. A time of hoping then that the ring will be found, but the ring did not seem for the second time.

The couple believed that the ring fell in their lavatory on 1995 yet they didn't know that it was among the peelings of vegetables thrown in their farm serving as fertilizers.

"I already gave-up my hope that my personal value will not seem. Now that I saw this ring, I want to use it again" said Paahlson from Dagens Nyheter.