Newly Discovered Virus Takes More Lives...Spreading Rapidly!

I saw this this report on CNN and thought to share with you guys. 

Here is how CNN reports it...

A new SARS-like virus recently found in humans continues to spread -- with the worldwide total now at 49, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Of the 49 known infections with the MERS-CoV virus, 27 have resulted in death, the organization said.

The latest deaths were reported in Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi health ministry said Wednesday that three people died from their infections in the country's eastern region.

Read more after the cut...

The Chinese Baby That Was Rescued In The Sewage Pipes

They say there is no creature on earth like a mother frightened for her kids. The almost animal instinct to protect your offspring from harm is borne almost immediately inside a woman, along with her newborn. Whether it is an ape or a cheetah or a rat, all mothers are vicious when it comes to protecting their young.

Yet, as the perversity of human condition would have it, not all vicious mothers are well-meaning.

Read more after the cut...

Watch The Last Video Goldie Shot...Miliki, Ft. Navio

Goldie's record label, Kennis Music, just released this video. It is the last video she shot before her demise. 

Memories of her brought tears to my eyes. 

She was so passionate about her craft. 

Ini Edo Dining With Mr President

Ini Edo shared this pic on Instagram, said she and other celebs had breakfast with GEJ  in Aso Rock.

Photo: Rita Dominic Without Makeup

Rita Dominic shared this picture on Instagram this morning. 

She looks soooo good without makeup. 

BBA Update: First Couple Emerges...???

This edition of BBA seems to be the most interesting. Already yea? Well, it keeps getting better. 

I'm loving the housemates already. 

It’s just day 3 of this year’s edition of Big Brother Africa (the Chase) and housemates are still getting to know each other but that didn’t stop Ethiopia’s Betty and Sierra Leone’s super sharp guy, Bolt from sharing an intimate moment last night.

While their fellow #BBAChase housemates were sleeping,the couple kissed passionately and they would have taken it a step further but it seem Bolt came to the party unprepared.

Introducing!...Kim Kardashians' Twin Brother

Okay, not her twin brother in the true sense of the word...just a man that looks like her. LOL

See more photos after the cut. 

Ini Edo Warns Haters...LOL

Tonto Dikeh in Pictures...

  

12 Missing After Chevron-Contracted Tugboat Sinks Off Nigeria

A tugboat contracted by oil giant Chevron has sunk off the coast of Nigeria, leaving 12 sailors missing, an official says.

Corrie van Kessel, a spokeswoman for Sea Trucks Group, which owns West African Ventures Limited, operator of the vessel, confirmed the incident happened Sunday morning with 12 crew members on board. She specified that the 12 missing were the vessel's entire crew. 

She could not confirm the nationalities of the sailors aboard the Jascon 4, which sank some 15 nautical miles off the Escravos area of Delta State, the site of a Chevron oil terminal.

Van Kessel said it was not yet clear what caused the accident. The vessel had been involved in towing operations for a tanker, she said.

New Music: Rainbow remix - 2Face featuring T-Pain

2face brings back one of his hit singles, Rainbow, with a remix featuring T-Pain. 

Listen here...

Justin Bieber Haunted For Speeding

Keyshawn Johnson chased down a speeding Justin Bieber over the weekend and tried to confront the singer about his dangerous driving habits, but JB ran away like a scared little child ... (according to eyewitnesses) LOL

Sources say Keyshawn, a former NFL superstar, had just left a party inside of his exclusive gated community in Calabasas (with his child in the car), when Bieber zoomed by in his Ferrari at breakneck speeds. 

Keyshawn was furious, feeling Justin could've killed someone, so he brought his kid home, then chased after Justin.

Newborn Baby Rescued Alive From Toilet Pipe After Being Flushed Away By Parents

Chinese State TV reports this scary incident of how a new born Chinese baby was rescued by firefighters from a toilet pipe after being flushed down the toilet by his parents. 

According to reports, the 2-day old baby was stuck in the sewage pipe directly beneath a toilet commode in a residential building in Jinhua in the wealthy coastal province of Zhejiang on Saturday afternoon.

Firefighters received a call from residents of a block of flats saying they heard the sound of a baby crying and believed a baby was stuck in the pipe. When firefighters got there, they removed the pipe and took it to a nearby hospital, where doctors carefully cut around it to rescue the baby boy inside. 

Read more and see more photos after the cut...

Man Gets Dirty Slap As Response To His Proposal

So there is Yes, there is No, and now there is A Slap. 

So this man took the bold step to propose to his woman...in public. He romantically got down on one knee and popped the question but instead of the conventional YES, he got a SLAP. *cantwatch

At this point we dunno why the slap, but one thing we do know is that it wasn't palatable.

BBA Update: Ghana's Selly and Four Others Up for Possible Eviction

After only 24 hours in the game, some Housemates are faced with the very real possibly of being sent packing this early in the game.

You could cut the tension with a knife as the Housemates gathered in the lounges of both Houses, waiting for Big Brother's Nominations announcement. When Biggie finally put the Rubies out of their misery, Selly couldn't contain herself.

Kim Kardashian Begs Kanye West to Attend Her Baby Shower

Kanye being a very private person bluntly refused to attend their baby shower slated for June 2nd mostly cos it will be filmed for Keeping Up With The Kardashians and partly cos he'll be the only man in attendance. 

According to reports, Kim K had to beg Kanye to make an appearance. He has decided to make an appearance since it's important to Kim. 

Kanye however doesn't want to have anything to do with reality TV and also wants Kim K to quit reality TV cos he thinks it's a waste of time. 

Meet Nigeria's Representatives to Big Brother Africa Season 8

 

So BBA house opened yesterday. 

The shows 8th season is themed The Chase. 

Exciting! 

28 house mates from 14 countries across Africa made their entry into the house. Here are the two from Nigeria. 

Ada Beverly Osu is a model and popular Lagos based video vixen.

Melvin Oduah is a model, actor, 1st runner up Gulder Ultimate Search VI, and 1st runner up Mr Nigeria 2011. 

We wish them all the best! 

Karen's BBA Co-Winner, Wendall Arrested Over $25,000 Fraud

BBA winner, Wendall Parson was arrested over false car insurance claims after he was involved in an accident with his car two months ago.

The buzz is that Wendall allegedly insured his Ford Ranger car with Alliance Insurance Company on March 18, 2013, two days after he crashed the same car. He then allegedly lodged a false insurance claim of $25,000 for the same car.

Jim Iyke and Nadia Buari "Confirm" Relationship Rumours

Rumour has it that the duo are an item cos they've been stepping out together on the red carpet. 

Nadia kinda confirmed with her tweet yesterday...and Jim followed with a sequel tweet. 

I think they are playing mind games though...lets see how it goes! 

Cossy Like We've Never Seen...

    

OMG! I almost didn't recognize her...She looks amazingly different. 

Cossy Ojiakor covers the maiden edition of Chizy's Spyware magazine.

South African University Marks Bollywoods Centenary

The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa marked the centenary of Indian cinema with two special events - a week-long screening of five famous Indian films from different eras and a talk by academic Dilp Menon, Director of the Centre for Indian Studies, titled 'Making a Song and Dance of it: taking Bollywood seriously'.

Cinema buffs got a taste of how Indian cinema has developed from director Franz Osten's 'Achoot Kanya' of 1936, in which an untouchable girl and a Brahmin boy fall in love, but the strict caste system threatened to keep them apart.

Mercy Johnson Says Thank You To Her Fans

Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, sends a thank you message to her fans sequel to the birth of her daughter and her AMVCA award.

Mercy Johnson has now resumed work; she is back on location with director and producer, Elvis Chucks. This is her first job after giving birth in December.

Read the thank you message after the cut...

Paris Hilton Signs Record Deal With Cash Money Records

Lil Wayne's crew just signed Paris Hilton to a record deal and she's planning on dropping a brand new album in the very near future!!

Wayne's mentor, Birdman, confirmed the news on Twitter saying, "Lil Wayne's Cash Money family has a new member! Paris Hilton: RichgangRichgirl."

According to Showbiz411, Hilton's album will focus on house music, no surprise, since she's been DJing at various clubs all over the world, and training with some house music bightsho for years.

The album, Hilton's first since 2006, will reportedly be produced by Afrojack, and will feature bona fide stars like Lil Wayne. 

See tweets after the cut...

Justin Bieber Taking Time Off Music?

Justin Bieber has hinted that he may take a break from the spotlight with a cryptic tweet.

Bieber tweeted after he was booed at the Billboard Music Awards, where he accepted the Milestone gong.

"Gonna take some time," he wrote, adding: "focused. #musicjournals"

See tweets after the cut...

Toolz Covers May Issue of My Streetz Mag

She looks good! 

Ray J Finally Admits Kim K Inspired " I Hit It First"

After weeks of "dodging" questions about whether "I Hit It First" was about Kim, Ray J finally admits while on the "Hot seat" on Wendy Williams show. 

Wendy "pampered" him a little before caging Ray J with the question. (I just love Wendy)

Check out the video (above) 

Kim Kardashian's Over-the-top Baby Shower Invitations

Just how over the top are Kim Kardashian's music-box baby shower invitations? Really, really, really, really, really, over the top! 

The invite to Kim K's June 2nd bash is a fully functional music box, complete with a spinning ballerina, dancing to a lullaby version of Kanye's "Hey Mama." 

See the IV after the cut...

Chris Brown & Karrueche Tran: No Longer Just A Rumour After Car Accident Confirms Relationship

They are soooo together!!! 

Rihannah close your ears because we're guessing this is the last lady she wanted to see Chris Brown rebounding with after yet another split.

While there have been plenty of wild rumors about whether or not Breezy was cozying his head back up to Karrueche Tran's behind, we think we have an answer!

See more pics and gist after the cut...

Natural, Pretty, Ini Edo!

Nollywood super star, Ini Edo seems to be obsessed with her natural beauty, she flaunts it at every opportunity. 

She shared this picture of her without makeup on Instagram.

She is beautiful!!!!!

London Police Arrest Two Arik Air Cabin Crew Members Over Alleged Drug Trafficking

"TWO workers of Arik Air were on Tuesday arrested at London Heathrow Airport in connection with alleged drug trafficking.

Both the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Arik Air are investigating the circumstances that led to the drug trafficking by the duo said to be cabin crew members of the airline.

The airline, however, said it would wait for the outcome of the investigation before it could come out with a statement on the situation.

There are indications that Arik Air may be fined if the suspects are found guilty of the illicit act in line with aviation practice.

Check Out Will Smith's Luxurious Mobile Home

Will Smith furnished himself with this $1.8M mobile home referred to as The Heat. 

The two storey home is equipped with a complete kitchen, lounge, dinning room, sleeping quaters and Will’s personal gym which is in a separate 55-foot trailer that is parked next to The Heat. 

See more pictures after the cut...

Wayne Rooney Welcomes His Second Child

Wayne Rooney and wife, Coleen, welcome their second child, Klay-Anthony Rooney, three years after their first child, Kai. 

See more photos after the cut...

Chinua Achebe's Burial Rites Begin...

The burial rites of the late internationally acclaimed writer, Chinua Achebe, has begun with the arrival of his body at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Tuesday morning.

The rites will climax with his interment on Thursday, in his hometown, Ogidi, Anambra State, South East Nigeria.

The body of the late writer arrived in Nigeria at about 8am on board an Overland Airline jet.

Read more, and see pics of his arrival in Abuja...

Photos: Denrele Rocking in Rio

Denrele is on vacation at Rio de Janeiro and is kind enough to share some pikchas with us, or is he showing us his invisible six pack? :) 

See another pic after the cut...

New Video: Temperature - Bracket

Monstrous Tornado Rips Through The City of Oklahoma

At least 91 people, including 20 children, were killed when a monstrous tornado ripped through the US city of Oklahoma, flattening entire neighbourhoods, crushing two elementary schools and turning the area into a war-zone. 

Worst hit was Moore, south of the city, where neighbourhoods were flattened and two elementary schools destroyed. The 'Moore' tornado, over a mile wide, ripped through the area yesterday with winds of up to 320 km/h. 

Read more and see more pics after the cut...

New Music: Ekonbi - Fly Boy

Brand new single by  Bompy Entertainment recording artist Michael Sunday Okon aka Fly Boy, titled Ekonbi and produced by Reinhard. Enjoy...

Alex Ferguson's Last Chewing Gum on Sale on eBay!

A piece of chewing gum, rumored  to be the last piece of chewing gum ever eaten by Sir Alex Ferguson is on sale on eBay.

The chewing gum was recovered by a fan at the Hawthorns stadium. 

The bidding is currently at $105,500. 

The listing on eBay reads:

American Idol Crowns A Season 12 Winner!!!

Candice Glover. 

After five months of fierce competition, the 23- year-old singer took home the top prize, beating out Kree Harrison, 22, for the crown, as season 12 came to a close Thursday night. Glover is the first woman to win Idol since Jordin Sparks nabbed the title in 2007.

Fighting tears, the singer tried and failed to deliver a thank you speech, but gained her composure in time to belt out her forthcoming single, I am Beautiful, as the show closed.

Introducing...The Tallest Cake In Africa!!!

Just as he said he would, Tosan Jemide has successfully made it to the Guiness Book of World Records with the tallest cake in Africa. The 28 feet cake was unveiled this evening at Silverbird Galleria, Lagos. 

See a full pic of the cake after the cut...