RIHANNA AND CHRIS BROWN SECRETLY HOOKING UP

Word has it that Rihanna and Chris Brown have been hooking up for almost a year. According to a source,

    They can’t get enough of each other. I don’t see it ending well. Rihanna loves to live dangerously, and talking to and hooking up with Chris is all part of that.

Chris has a girlfriend (model Karrueche Tran), but sources say that Karrueche knows about it and doesn’t mind. Chris’ people claim that he’s not cheating and he and Rihanna are “just friends”.

WHY NIGERIANS ARE RUSHING TO INDIA FOR TREATMENT

In recent times, it has become a norm for more and more affluent Nigerians, top government functionaries, VIPs, Celebrities, even in some cases, commoners to go for medical check ups, treatments in India.

This development according to checks has placed India above United States and the United Kingdom as well as other top medical capitals of the world like Germany, in terms of quality health care. This has also made India become a hub for medical tourists seeking quality health care at affordable cost.

Unlike those days when the who is who in Nigeria go for high quality medical care in the US, UK, Germany or Switzerland, the reverse now seems to be the case in favour of India.

According to what bebeakinboade.blogspot.com gathered, Nigerian VIPs enjoy world class medical services such as joint replacement(knee/hip), cardiac surgery, dental surgery and cosmetic surgery. However, virtually every type of health care, including psychiatry, alternative treatments, convalescent care and even burial services are available in India.

It has also been realized by Nigerians who can afford to seek medical treatment abroad, that India offers them cheaper and more qualitative treatment. For instance, the cost of surgery can be one-tenth of what is in the United States or Western Europe, and sometimes even less. A heart-valve replacement that would cost $200,000 or more in the US, for example, goes for $10,000 in India- and that includes round-trip airfare and a brief vacation package. Similarly, a metal- free dental bridge worth $5,500 in the US costs $500 in India. Cosmetic surgery savings are even greater: A full facelift that would cost $20,000 in the US cost about $1,250 in India.

The most popular treatments sought in India by Nigerian medical tourists are alternative medicine, bone-marrow transplant, cardiac bypass surgery, eye surgery and orthopedic surgery. India is known in particular for heart surgery, hip resurfacing and other areas of advanced medicine. To this end, Government of India has introduced a ‘medical visa’ for foreigners who come to India for medical treatment and are willing to be there for extended period. The “medical visa” would be admissible to all foreigners seeking medicare in recognized specialty hospitals or treatment centres. The initial period of such a visa will be one year or for the period of treatment, whichever is less

This arrangement to many Nigerians is less cumbersome compared to the stress they will go through before they get visas to countries like US, UK or even Switzerland.

Survey made available to bebeakinboade.blogspot.com revealed that the Indian healthcare industry is growing at a rapid pace and is expected to become a US$280 billion industry by 2020. The Indian healthcare market was estimated at US$35 billion in 2007 and is expected to reach over US$70 billion by 2012 and US$145 billion by 2017. India has approximately 600,000 allopathic doctors registered to practice medicine.

India licenses 18,000 new doctors a year which arguably the highest number any where in the world, where medical health care is given at a cheap rate.

Indians offers world class medical facilities in world class hospitals and the doctors are comparable with their counterparts in western countries. They definitely have an advantage over others, as apart from the cost factor, ,many foreign nationals are used to getting treated by Indians nationals abroad. Indian medical professionals abroad are synonymous with high quality care. The most prominent of these hospitals is Apollos hospitals. The hospital boasts of over 8500 beds across 50 hospitals in India and overseas. It has 16 million patients from 55 countries. Medical services Nigerians go for at the hospital include Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery, Orthopedic & Joint Replacement Surgery, Spine Surgery, Oncology, Medical & Surgical Gastroenterology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Nephrology & Urology, Critical Care Medicine, CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery, Birmingham Hip Replacement Surgery, Cosmetic surgery, Bariatric surgery, Liver Transplants, Infertility Management, Hand and Micro Surgery, Bone Marrow Transplants.

In recent times, several Nigerians with the milk of kindness in their veins have sponsored many helpless fellow countrymen to India for surgery and other medical attention. Little wonder funds solicited for are always in the range of N3 million to N5 million

EVE READY TO RYDE WITH DMX AGAIN

With DMX out of prison ... the Ruff Ryders WILL roll again ... this according to the former 1st Lady of the rap crew, Eve.

The Grammy Winner was leaving La Guardia airport in NY this weekend when we asked about the status of her old ground breaking crew that included X, The LOX, Swizz Beatz, Drag-On and others.

Eve told us she hasn't spoken with X since he became a free man ... but insists, "I'm sure you'll see Ruff Ryders back together."

She's probably right -- X is blowing up again ... in part, due to the positive response he's been getting from recent live performances.

Ryde or die.

DMX RUFF RYDERS ARE REUNITING!!!

It's official ... DMX and his legendary rap crew Ruff Ryders are getting back together -- in fact, X tells TMZ, a blowout reunion tour is already in the works.

Ruff Ryders first lady Eve told us this weekend to expect a massive comeback -- but X says the RR reunion is already underway ... with CEO Waah Dean currently booking several venues across the country.

The tour is supposed to kick off in a few months -- and X tells us, the entire crew's already on board, including Swizz Beats, Drag-On, and Murda-Mook.

According to DMX, Eve and The L.O.X. haven't signed on yet -- but that's just because he hasn't gotten in touch with them yet. X insists, that will change very soon.

X tells us, "We are all family and we're going to come back stronger than when we left ... It's going to take the nation by storm

JAY JAY OKOCHA SIGNS N97M FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT DEAL

Celebrated Nigerian footballer Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has reportedly signed a deal with an Indian brand, sports and entertainment company that could fetch him a whooping N97M.

Several dailies say the executive director of Celebrity Management Group (CMG), Baswar Goswani claims the company has signed Okocha for a football tournament which will hold this year in India. The tournament he says is fashioned after the very popular Indian Premier League for Cricket.

Others footballers pencilled to feature in the tournament include Italian full back Fabio Cannavaro, former Arsenal winger Robert Pires and former English forward Robbie Fowler.

Jay Jay, a 1996 Olympic medallist and former captain for the Nigerian Super Eagles runs CLUB 10, a night club situated on Saka Tinubu Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

STEPHANIE OKEREKE'S LOOK-ALIKE STORMS NOLLYWOOD

Those who have seen sultry Damilola Olayinka would easily take her for successful screen goddess, Stephanie Okereke. Aside having the same skin colour, both divas possess the same height and physiques, which most times make unsuspecting fans even think they are twin sisters.

Of course they are far from being twins. While Damilola, fondly called Damoche is a native of Osun State, Stephanie is from the Eastern part of the country. Surprisingly, both damsels have never met.

In a chat with NollywoodReel, Damoche confirmed that she has not met Stephanie before, but wondered why most people mistaken her for the screen goddess.

“Yes, I see her on the screen every time and honestly, she is more or less my idol. Apart from the fact that we share so many things in common, I love the way she interpret her roles and the fact that she has come this far against all odds. She is someone I would really love to meet and work with,” said Damoche.

She added that “a lot of producers and directors had been offering me scripts in the past but I didn’t really accept for some personal reasons. But right now, I’m ready to give it my best. Just like my role model, Stephanie, I intend to do more challenging and unique roles. Not just to join the bandwagon.”

CAN SETS FOR WAR, CHURCHES TO EMPLOY SECURITY STRATEGIES

The recent attacks on churches by the Islamist Boko Haram sect has re-awaken the consciousness of the Christian Association of. Nigeria (CAN) who have now resolved that the Church cannot continue to watch some elements killing their members and destroying the house of God with not just course, hence the time has come to always fight back in the case of any further attack on the Church. In a meeting held at the National Ecomunican centre in Abuja, the CAN president had urged all Christians in Nigeria to employ the tactics of the old testament order. Just to confront the enemies of the church.

CAN had unanimously agreed to use all available security apparatus to defend the Church and had instructed all churches to employ some security strategies that can help them in their fight to defend the church. The catholic church has since adopted the CAN strategies and have stated that the history of the church cannot be separated from the constant fight against the enemies, hence the time has come to become more proactive in fighting the enemies of the church.

Speaking at the Papal’s ground in Kubwa, Abuja, the Parish priest stressed on the need to become more security conscious. He had instructed the congregation not to come to church with their hand bags or anything of that nature.

In his statement, nobody is expected to go to the car park until the church dismisses. This was for the safety. And the security of the church. A second collection was conducted in all catholic church in Nigeria in order to boost the internal security of the church.

SNOOP DOGG - I'M NOT NOT SMOKIN 'BLUE IVY, BUT I'M ADDICTED TO...

Snoop Dogg says he has yet to test out the new marijuana strain named after Jay-Z's little girl Blue Ivy ... because he's been a bit too preoccupied with something called, "Snoop Dogg master kush" instead.

Big Snoop and his posse were cruising around Hollywood last night when he filled us in on his latest "addiction" ... AND a new smoking product he's pushing these days.

Bonus Moment! -- Snoop's pal zings our photog with a pretty solid one liner at the end of the clip. Snoop's entire crew enjoyed a laugh at our guy's expense ... so, you probably should too.

RIHANNA'S SWIMWEAR: LOVES IT (PHOTOS)

I love this

CO-FOUNDER JERRY YANG RESIGNS FROM YAHOO!

Yahoo! Inc. has announced that its co-founder, Jerry Yang, has resigned from its board of directors and management. He gave the reins of the company, which he co-founded with David Filo in 1995, in the hands of newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer Scott Thompson.

Jerry Yang's resignation from the premier digital media company’s board of directors was announced early today and became effective soon after. In addition, Yang resigned from the boards of Yahoo! Japan Corporation and Alibaba Group Holding Limited, also effective today.

According to multiple reports, as of November, Jerry Yang owns a 3.8 percent stake of the Sunnyvale, California-based company. Jerry Yang, who co-founded Yahoo! Inc. in 1995 with his Stanford University classmate, David Filo, had served as a member of the board of directors since March 1995. The Web giant began as "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web," and later became public in 1996.

In addition to co-founding Yahoo!, Jerry Yang served as its chief executive officer from June 2007 to January 2009. However, he was replaced by Carol Bartz as CEO, after Yang was a target of criticism for his handling of acquisition talks with Microsoft and the company’s lackluster performance. Bartz, in turn, was fired in September 2011 following the controversial rejection of a Microsoft buyout.

Alibaba Group CEO Jack Ma said he had “great respect” for what Jerry Yang did to make Yahoo! the most popular U.S. Web portal to date. “Jerry is a longtime friend with whom I have had a strong personal and professional relationship that has withstood some ups and downs over the past few years,” Ma said in statement. “We look forward to continuing our constructive relationship with the Yahoo board and leadership.”

“We appreciate Jerry’s comments and share his enthusiasm for the company’s prospects,” said Yahoo! Board Chairman Roy Bostock. “With Scott Thompson leading an outstanding team of Yahoos to deliver innovative products and an engaging customer experience, Yahoo’s future is bright.”

Newly-minted Yahoo!’s CEO Scott Thompson also said, “I am grateful for the warm welcome and support Jerry provided me during my early days here. Jerry leaves behind a legacy of innovation and customer focus for this iconic brand, having shaped our culture by fostering a spirit of innovation that began 17 years ago and continues to grow even stronger today.”

ANGELINA JOLIE, PREGNANT?

Speaking to the magazine Ok, a source close to the Oscar winner revealed that the Interpreter is expecting her seventh child.

It seems that 2012 will be another year of vip pregnant. As reported by the U.S. magazine OK! on its cover, Angelina JolieAngelina Jolie and Brad PittBrad Pitt will become parents this summer.

The latest news on Pitt's wife had referred to her extreme thinness makes her the center of attention of show business since the actress wants to become an Almodovar girl. Previously there had been talk of an alleged admission for anorexia. However, the story now seems to be another.

She would have already been leaving some subtle hints about wanting to become a mother again. " I could get pregnant ... "Angelina recently said in an interview.

A source close to the star told the latest issue of OK! that Jolie is in hers third month of gestation. "It's not something you want to announce officially, but is at a point where she is only telling a select group of people," he said. He added: "She's happy living for the moment, savoring every moment. Although now suffers quite nauseous, but she says it's worth."

If confirmed the news, the birth of the seventh son of the famous couple would become one of the most important events of the year. "I love being pregnant," Jolie said recently. "A woman feels like more than it is. You feel that your whole body is there for your baby," she said.

SWIZZ BEATZ REVEALED AS CEO OF MEGAUPLOAD, SUES UMG

It turns out that Swizzy's the CEO of the file-sharing site, and now he's fighting a legal battle with Universal Music Group.

The Internet was buzzing today with news about Wikipedia and a host of other websites' blackout protests over the impending SOPA/PIPA legislation. Now, the anti-piracy issue has taken a turn with the recent news that rapper/producer Swizz Beatz is the acting CEO of Megaupload and that he's now facing a major lawsuit.

MTV reports that the multi-platinum producer for DMX and Jay-Z is now fighting a major lawsuit against Universal Music Group and his involvement with the popular storage and file sharing website. Last year, Swizz enlisted Diddy, Will.I.Am, Kanye West and a host of other musicians and media personalities to help film a promotional video in support his site, which has come under fire in the past for it application in the music and video piracy.

These artists' support apparently didn't sit too well with Universal Music Group. The music conglomerate - which owns Hip Hop powerhouses like Def Jam and Interscope - issued a lawsuit and a YouTube take-down notice against the Megaupload video over the song's featured artists, whose appearance they didn't clear. Now, Swizzy and Megaupload are firing back at UMG with a counter-suit.

DJ WHOO KID RECALLS GETTING CHASED OUT OF CLUB BY SUGE KNIGHT

Whoo Kid recalls the time that Suge Knight and an army of gang members chased him out of a club.

In his 10 years of work with 50 Cent and G-Unit, DJ Whoo Kid has managed to come out of it all with a few good stories. Now, in a recent interview with ThisIs50's Young Jack Killer, Whoo Kid recalls the time when Suge Knight and some hired goons chased him and other members of G-Unit out of Los Angeles, California club.

Whoo Kid explained that 50 Cent and Suge Knight were feuding around the time that the event occurred over the song "Tha Realest Killaz," which featured a previously unreleased verse from the late Death Row rapper 2Pac. So when Whoo Kid hit Los Angeles to spin at a club, Suge made sure to give him a special welcome by hiring an army of 34th Street Gang members to chase out of the club at which he was performing.

"I got paid five G's to DJ at a club in [Los Angeles], but I didn't know that they were promoting [the event] on LA radio, so good old Suge Knight is in his car tuning in," he explained. "It was [at] the time that I leaked the 50 Cent and 2Pac song 'Tha Realest Killaz,' which it was a record that Snoop Dogg couldn't clear on his album, so whoever they [originally] gave the record to, they gave it to me, so I kinda spliced it up [with a verse from 50 Cent] and made it a bigger record, 'cus it was a verse [from 2Pac] that nobody ever heard, and the fact that [Snoop] couldn't clear it, he gave it to me to leak."

He continued, "Suge Knight took it upon himself to 'find me' that day…he set it up [so] that everybody in [the club I was DJing in] was in [the 34th Street Gang]…the promoter got tricked, too. The promoter gave me the five G's and once I got to the stage, of course, at the time 'In Da Club' was the biggest record, so of course the first record I played was 'In Da Club.' So as soon as I played 'In Da Club,' the whole club turned and looked at me…[then] the promoter came up to me and was like, 'We gotta get you out of here…Suge Knight's in the front. We're trying to call the cops so he don't come in, but he wants to come in'…we started running out the back, I'm jumping in the van, and then for some reason - I don't know where, but C-Lo got the dirtiest looking gun I ever seen in my life…so I'm looking up and I see the 34th Street Gang running up to us with knives, so I'm like, 'Holy shit, I'm about to get stabbed for some 50 shit!' I'm like, 'Yo, get the gun!' By the time [C-Lo] grabs it…the police come [up]…[C-Lo] throws the gun all the way to back of the van. The cops grab the 34th Street Gang, and we peel off."

JAY-Z DEBUNKS RUMOURS OF NO LONGER SAYING 'BITCH,' REOPENS 40/40 CLUB

Hov deads recent rumors about his vocabulary, and gets the 40/40 Club rolling once again.

As far as rumors go, a recent one about Jay-Z was both benign and bizarre.

According to recent rumblings, Jay penned a poem for his newborn daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, promising to no longer use the word "bitch."

"That poem and story are fake," said the Brooklyn emcee, according to nydailynews.com.

When he's not debunking rumors, Hov has been busy with the grand reopening of his 40/40 Club, which took place on Wednesday (January 18).

The Manhattan club's $10 million renovation includes four 165-inch video screens, among other amenities.

"I wanted to retain the feel of a clubhouse, a relaxed place to interact with friends," said Jay.

MADONNA CALLS LADY GAGA'S MUSIC 'REDUCTIVE'

Often times, music fans and pundits have made comparisons between US singers – Queen of Pop Madonna and Pop goddess Lady Gaga. It seems like the former isn’t too happy about this.

Madonna, 53, in a recent interview with 20/20 gave an upsetting critique about Gaga, 25, who seems to be enjoying the spotlight more than her in recent times.

When asked about Gaga’s music, which is often considered a younger equivalent, Madonna responded, ‘It feels, uh, reductive’.

And when the interviewer pressed further by asking if that meant it was ‘good’, Madonna simply replied ‘Look it up’. Basically, ‘reductive’ means a change towards something ‘lower’ and is definitely not a compliment.

Many have hoped to see the two hit the studio to record a duet; a Madonna-Gaga collaboration will certainly storm the world. Madonna says ‘it never occurred to me, but never say never’, although she plays it down by claiming Gaga’s music is ‘very familiar’ and she (Gaga) references her a lot in her work.

Lady Gaga has however not commented on the matter. She is said to be currently working on a new album in New York. She is the first person in history to acquire 18 million followers on social network, Twitter.