Davido on the cover of Us magazine,The fader...

Davido on the cover of US magazine, The
Fader
Singer Davido is on the cover of US magazine, The Fader. He
was described as " Nigeria's fortunate son" in the feature. Read
it here

29 year old Nigerian teacher wins Season 1 of Tecno own the stage !

29 year old Nigerian teacher wins Season 1
of Tecno own the stage!
Relive all the fun with Yemi Alade, MI Abaga, Bien of Sauti Sol,
Vanessa Mdee, Eva Alordiah, Vimbai, Uti & more. Sunday 7th
February was filled with so much fun and excitement as the
continent’s first Karaoke competition TECNO Own the Stage
ended with a bang, and an amazing new talent emerged as the
first winner.
After an intense battle with the other top 4 contestants,
Shapeera Makepeace, a 29-year-old teacher from Nigeria
emerged the winner of this event with a grand prize of $25,000
and so much more. Sikin from Kenya emerged 3rd runner up,
while Pascal also from Kenya as well as Nandy from Tanzania
came in 3rd and 2nd respectively.
Did you miss out? For more information on the show visit
www.tecnoownthestage.com
The Pre-Grand Finale Cocktail and Live show took place at Ultima
Studios; guests not only sipped on cocktails and enjoyed food
fresh off the grill in a beautiful atmosphere but were also
engaged by the social media team with goofy props, photographs
and interviews with various entertainment blogs.
The Winners’ After Party held after the show took place at one
of Nigeria’s hottest spots; Quilox. The event was 50 shades of
FUN and was well attended by the TECNO Own The Stage fans,
music industry stars and various media teams; Guests included
the three judges – YemiAlade, Bien of Souti Sol, MI and Eva
Alordiah, Vanessa Mdee who performed at the finale, hosts
VimbaiMutinhiri, UtiNwachukwu and many more.
Watch out for more updates on the event on TECNO Own The
Stage social media channels.
Twitter: @Tecnoowndstage
Facebook: TECNO Own The Stage
Instagram: @Tecnoownthestage
YouTube: TECNO Own the Stage
Check out the photos and grand finale episode below!
Watch Grand Finale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=EZ7rghbWpUY

13yr old Urhobo Girl allegedly kidnapped..

13yr old Urhobo Girl allegedly
kidnapped, forcely converted and married
off by Hausa Muslim Lover in Bayelsa
A Hausa Muslim man identified as Yunusa from Kano state, has
been accused of kidnapping and forcefully converting and
marrying off 13 year old Urhobo girl, Ese Rita Orur pictured
above.
According to The Sun, Yinusa who resides in Opolo, Yenagoa,
had abducted Ese on August 12th 2015 and eloped with her to
Kano and has refused to allow her return home.
Rita's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oruru, had made several visits to
Kano to secure the release of their daughter but have been
unsuccessful as Yinusa’s kinsmen insisted that Ese, who they now
refer to as ‘Aisha’, belongs to them and that they are ready to
pay the necessary bride price.
The Orurus reported the matter to the Police and the
Department of State Security (DSS) and their promise to bring
home Ese has remained unfulfilled forcing the parents to take the
issue to youth and civil society groups.
At a press conference addressed by Kizito Andah of the Child
Protection Network today February 18th, the civil society and
youth groups in Bayelsa say they are ready to stage a protest
and press home the demand for the release of Ese from the
custody of her abductors.
That also lamented the inability of both the Nigeria Police and the
DSS to secure the release of Ese. They warned against an
ethno-religious crisis which the abduction and forceful
conversion into Islam could trigger in Bayelsa state. Andah who
addresed the press, said CPN was demanding that Nigerians
prevail on all relevant authorities to ensure that Ese is released
and her abductors are punished in line with the laws of the land.

President Buhari to leave for Egypt on Friday

Photos: President Buhari to leave for Egypt
on Friday
President Buhari will depart Abuja on Friday February 18th for
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt to participate in the Business for Africa,
Egypt and the World Forum.
A statement by the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media
and Publicity, Femi Adesina, states that the forum, which opens in
the Egyptian resort town on Saturday, February 20, 2016, is
being organized by the Egyptian government under the auspices
of the African Union Commission..
According to the statement,
"the forum's objective is to accelerate private sector
engagement and investment within Africa and promote
the development of African ties and partnerships".
President Buhari, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt
and the Presidents of Togo, Sudan, Kenya, Gabon,
Equatorial Guinea and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia are
among confirmed speakers at the forum. Other
confirmed speakers include the President of the African
Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and the
President/CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote.
President Buhari will be accompanied on the trip by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama and
the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr
Okechukwu Enelama. He will return to Abuja at the
conclusion of the forum.

Incase you missed Kanye's leaked epic 'SNL' Meltdown...

Incase you missed Kanye's leaked epic 'SNL'
Meltdown...here's the audio
An audio of Kanye West's backstage tantrum at Saturday Night
Live over the weekend was leaked yesterday Feb. 17th .. and some
of the things he said when he thought only the people with him
there could hear it is almost as bad as the things he tweets. The
meltdown was after his stage design was changed and taken
apart under the direction of the show's lighting director without
anyone's approval.
"Look at that s--t, they took my f--kin' stage off SNL
without asking me," he says. "Now I'm bummed. That and
Taylor Swift. Fake ass. Now we're gonna do this. We're
breaking the motherf--king Internet." He said a whole lot
more. Listen to the expletive-filled audio after the cut...

Socialites love Palmchat: app with the easiest way to make friends..

Socialites love Palmchat: app with the
easiest way to make friends
For socialites, the bigger their circle of friends the better their
fun and one app is making this kind of social networking both
interactive and reliably fast.
‘ Shake shake’ is actually a Virtual hand shake
Alright, I guess you’re probably wondering what’s ‘Shake
shake’? This unique social feature which has been optimized in
the latest version Palmchat 5.1.4 cleverly simulates the human
hand shake in connecting Palmchat users to one another.
How does it work? It’s quite simple, once the ‘Shake shake’ user
interface is up, just shake your smart phone and voila, you make
an almost instant new friend connection; it feels more like
stretching out your hand every instant and giving an imaginary
friend a “Nice to meet dude/ babe, so how about we be good
friends?”
Not only that the connections are often so effective that most
Palmchat pals eventually get to have a sit out!
“I met this dude a Monday, we hung out Friday …”
It’s no magic, one thing that works for this trending app is its
ability to connect people based on interest and this feature
makes it the rave for socialites because the messaging app is
optimized making its social conversion rate quite impressive; users
who make connections with other Palmchatters almost certainly
get to meet.
Find online date with a “Shake”
Palmchat is fast becoming the choice platform for online dating
too and a growing number of young socialites users are hooking
up at interest base forums called ‘chat rooms.’ Frankly, latest
version Palmchat 5.1.4 isn’t a market leader when compared to
the likes of Whatsapp and BBM however; the app is gaining quite
some traction amongst young thrill seekers.
To try out the latest Palmchat 5.1.4 click here

Anti Beyonce rally flops in New York as only 3 people show up

Anti Beyoncé rally flops in New York as
only 3 people show up
When Beyonce appeared in the SuperBowl half time event,
flanked by all-black squadron of leather clad dancers wearing
berets, she immediately stole the show with a routine peppered
with black power references.
Then came the backlash from viewers annoyed that nods to
Malcolm X and the Black Lives Matter movement had turning the
sporting interval into a political platform.
But on Tuesday, only a handful of protesters turned up for anti-
Beyonce rally outside American Football's New York
headquarters.
They were outnumbered by the singers' supporters and
campaigners with Black Lives Matter banners.
Ariel Kohane said he attended the protest because Beyonce's
new song, Formation, was a call to violence against the police.
"Some of us are surprised that there are only a couple of
us out here today," he told New York magazine's The Cut.
"It is scheduled from 8 to 4pm. It's a business day. Also,
the weather; the rain turned a lot of people away."
Witnesses said he was one of only three people (including one
person who said he had not even seen the halftime show) to
heed the call to protest by a new group, called Proud of the
Blues.
“We encourage anyone and everyone who supports the
police to show up and march around the block of the NFL
headquarters on this day. Be absolutely peace and non-
aggressive,” the group said in its invitation.
“Let's show the world that it's not necessary to be
disruptive to America while conveying an effective
message to the masses.”
And there was certainly little disruption outside the offices of the
National Football League, where police had cordoned off part of
Park Avenue for the protesters.
In fact they were outnumbered by about 30 of Beyonce's fans,
who carried banners saying “Pro black doesn't mean anti white,”
and “Get information,” a line from the new song.