Iyanya, Ice Prince, Osas Ighodaro to host The Future Awards Africa 2014

Africa’s biggest youth event, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) 2014 has announced the hosts for its 2014 edition: they are 2014 World Music Awards nominee Iyanya; 2013 BET International African Act of the Year, Ice Prince; lead actress on MNET'e, Tinsel, Osas Ighodaro and Ugandan Channel O VJ, Flavia Tumisiime.

 

 The hosts represent the brightest and best of young Africans in the arts from music to television, in the past year. They have been announced with an exclusive photoshoot anchored by TCD Photography.
Musical artiste, Iyanya has had an exceptional 2014, touring widely abroad and selling out concerts from London to Manchester. He scored five nominations at the World Music Awards including the landmark Word’s Best Entertainer of the Year.

“I am looking forward to hosting the continent’s exclusive evening of inspiration! We live in a culture where change agents aren’t celebrated enough,” said Iyanya. “It is us, young Africans who will transform the continent and I am proud to be one of the four hosts this year."

Flavia, 23, is the Channel O VJ from Uganda. In 2013, she hosted the live premiere of the continent’s foremost reality show, Big Brother Star Game alongside its star host, IK.

"Young Africans are no longer spectators in our collective fate and the awe-inspiring selection of them that The Future Awards Africa celebrates points to this,” said Flavia. “Of course, I had to be part of the exclusive evening that rewards their creativity, innovation, enterprise. I know I will be inspired!”

Ice Prince, alongside hosting duties, is currently in the running for the TFAA Prize in Entertainment after having successfully elevated the rap genre in the past year with hit single after hit single. Signed to the formidable Chocolate City, his last album, Fire of Zamani was released last year to widespread critical and commercial acclaim.

The Future Awards Africa 2014 will be broadcast live, primetime, on perennially award-winning TV station, Channels Television - from 7.30 - 9.30pm.
The black-tie event holds on Sunday, 7 December at the Intercontinental Hotels in Lagos, Nigeria. It is strictly by invitation.
Credits
Photography: TCD Photography.
Styling: Moashy Styling
For Osas Ighodaro: Dresses by Ella & Gabby
Jewellery: Cephas Jewellers.
Make-Up: Adepeju Okanlawon for MsPayge

Photos: President Jonathan at OAU today

President Jonathan waving at students at the Obafemi Awolowo University campus today. See more pics after the cut..

Introducing North West, the stunning fashionista (photos)

Kim Kardashian dressed her 17 months old daughter in expensive designer fur coat, black leggins, black dress and black loafers and North carried it like a rockstar. Kim dressed North like that to an appointment at the spa in Beverly Hills and when paparazzi swamped the famous mum and daughter, North gave them a thumps up (right pic)...lol. How adorable! See more photos after the cut...

Photos: Kate Henshaw dresses like GEJ to Creative Industry event

Nigerian entertainers are meeting with president Jonathan at the Creative Industry event happening tonight at Eko Hotel, Lagos. Ms Henshaw dressed like our president to the event. Creative!

63 senators back plan to impeach President Jonathan?

Punch is reporting that 63 senators as of yesterday Thursday November 27th have signed up to the plan to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan in the upper legislative chamber. 

They reported that one of the arrowheads of the move to remove Jonathan in the Senate showed one of their correspondents the list containing the signatures of the senators. A source told the paper that 8 PDP senators were among the signatories to the planned impeachment notice. There are 109 members in the Senate.

 From Punch

An All Progressives Congress senator from the North-West zone, who asked not to be named, told our correspondent that the lawmakers’ major grouse was the President’s handling of the economy and political affairs of the country.

The senator cited poor implementation of the national budget since 2011, alleged high level of corruption and “gross disregard” of the legislature at both the federal and state levels as topping the list of lawmakers’ anger against Jonathan.

Asked whether he realised that the process of impeachment could be tedious and cumbersome, the senator said, “ We know and we are prepared to show the President that we have responsibility to the people and the nation in general.

“We are prepared to lay the impeachment notice anytime from next week. Meetings are already being held.”

Senator Ibrahim Musa (APC Niger North) confirmed that there were moves by some members of the Senate to initiate impeachment proceedings against the President but failed to give details.

“I think there is something like that but I don’t have the details, it is still coming as a rumour,” Musa said.

Photos: Riot in Lekki Lagos between Okada riders, thugs and police

A riot broke out this morning in Lekki Phase 1 following thugs/motorcycle riders clash. The cause of the riot has not been fully established but according to some residents, the chairman of the Eti-Osa local government area allegedly engaged the services of touts to confiscate any motorcycle seen within the area.

The touts allegedly beat up one of the Okada men after he refused to let them seize his motorcycle and this led to a serious fight between some of the Okada men, bus drivers and the thugs. The police was immediately called in to stop the riot from escalating. The gate leading to the estate was shut immediately. See some photos after the cut...

 

Meet the 9 year old controversial child fashion star dubbed 'the most beautiful girl in the world'

9 year old Russian girl Kristina Pimenova is a very successful fashion model in her country, dubbed the 'the most beautiful girl in the world.' by the media in Russia.

Kristina, whose mother, Gilkeriya, is a former model and her father, Ruslan Pimenov, a retired footballer, started modeling at age 3 and has graced the covers of several high profile magazines and has already been the face of Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani and Benetton, among others.

She has a lot of fans but her parents are now being criticized about how much she's being exposed at such ayoung age. They feel being a supermodel at age 9 is too much for young girl to cope with.

The criticism got heated after Kristina posed for a Russian magazine. Critics are insisting she's being sexualized. 

The 9 year old has an instagram page, Twitter and Facebook page with millions of followers. When she posted this photo above on her instagram page recently, male followers started asking to go on dates with her, praising her long legs and 'nice skin'.

Her parents

Her mother reacted to the criticism by saying she monitors all her social media accounts and always deletes inappropriate comments...which come often.

On Kristina's Facebook page her mother wrote 'All the content shared on this page should be kid friendly. Any video or pictures posted here that is not appropriate for Kristina's age will be deleted and whoever posted it will be blocked.'

But that hasn't stopped the pedos. They keep dropping comments asking to meet her.

American wife to get $530million in Britain's biggest divorce payout

A judge in a London High Court ruled that the American wife of a British Tycoon be given $530m in a divorce payout. This is considered to be the biggest divorce settlement so far in British history. The estranged wife of finance tycoon Christopher Hohn will receive an equivalent of N96 billion.

The judge awarded Jamie Cooper-Hohn $493 million in cash and the rest in the form of a property in Connecticut and adjustments to her share of a pension.

A full judgment will be published in December, but the figures were cited during a court hearing yesterday November 27. 

 

She was initially seeking half of her ex-husband's assets, but he said she was entitled to just a quarter on the grounds that his talents as an investor constituted a special contribution to their wealth. He also referred to himself as an "unbelievable moneymaker.”

In awarding Ms. Cooper-Hohn less than half of the couple’s $1.3 billion fortune, the case could set a legal precedent in the U.K, which has developed a wide reputation as a capital for divorce disputes between ultra-rich couples.

Mr. Hohn and Ms. Cooper-Hohn met while studying at Harvard University, and have been married for 17 years. They have four children.

 

The couple have been described as UK’s most generous philanthropists and have both said they lead relatively modest lives, given their wealth.

DNA result reveals two of Femi Kuti's five children are not his

Afrobeat king, Femi Kuti says he recently found out that two out of the 5 children he always thought were his, weren't. In an interview with Encomium mag, Femi said a DNA test conducted on a boy and a girl named Tosin and Dupe who were born after his first son, Made, showed he's not their biological father.

"I did a DNA test and was told two of the children are not mine. The first two (after Made), a boy and a girl. It is very serious. I never knew somebody could give you what is not yours. I’ve three boys now. I can’t father children I was tricked to believe I am their father,” he said

Femi says he has since returned the children to their mothers.

Yes, it's the same woman! Lol. (photos)

This is former Cameroonian model Irene Major, now the wife of Canadian oil tycoon, Sam Malin and she's a proud skin bleacher. She shared her before and after photos with UK Daily Mail and told the paper the reasoning behind her bleaching;

"When my skin is lighter, I just feel prettier. It’s a taboo subject, and people get judgmental about it, but that’s how I feel.’ 

"A skin-lightening regime has been part of my life practically since birth. There are many different types of African skin — from dark charcoal to a lighter version — and you grow up knowing that the lighter ladies are the prettier ones. It’s just a fact.’ she said

Photos: Young man falls off speeding train in Lagos this morning

A LIB reader just sent these pics in. Said it took place at Iju Ishaga, Agege area of Lagos. The young man was said to be hanging from a speeding train when he fell off. He broke his left leg and his head was also bleeding. Hope someone took him to the hospital.

Photos: Lagos doctors protest non-payment of salary since July

Doctors at the Lagos state University teaching Hospital, LASUTH, are currently staging a protest over the non payment of their salaries since July this year by the management of the hospital. The doctors are also protesting the non-employment of resident doctors by the state government in the last 3 years. See more pics after the cut...