Welcome To DANIASON'S BLOG: September 2015

September 3, 2015

Official photos from D'banj's cocktail party for Bono

One of Africa’s biggest stars D’Banj hosted the legendary rock star at the Osborne Foreshore Boat Club in Ikoyi on Thursday evening. Stars and celebrities were all in attendance at this event as there were musical performances from D’Banj, Waje, Seyi Shay, Victoria Kimani, Diamond Platnumz and the host of the night was raving hype man Jimmie. More photos after the cut...

Heart wrenching! Body of drowned Syrian child is washed up on Turkish beach

That unfortunately is the body of a Syrian child who apparently drowned in the sea as he & his family made their way by boat to the Greek Island of Kos. His body was found washed ashore this morning.

Photos: Super Eagles players hold birthday get together for colleague, Willaim Troost-Ekong

Super Eagles players threw a small get together in Nigeria for their team mate, defender Wlliam Troost-Ekong who turned 22 years old yesterday September 1st. More photos after the cut...

Enyeama pulls out of Nations Cup qualifier clash with Tanzania

Super Eagkes goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has pulled out of this Saturday's 2017 Nations Cup qualifier match against Tanzania billed for Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh confirmed the recent development at a press conference today and said Enyeama's withdrawal has complicated things for the team. Enyeama reportedly pulled out for personal reasons. Femi Thomas of Enyimba Football club is being tipped to replace Enyeama.

ICPC begins probe on Amaechi, Kwankwaso, Chima and Shema's government

The independent Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission (ICPC) have commenced investigations into the administrations of four past governors namely Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, Sullivan Chime of Enugu, Ibrahim Shema of Katsina and Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano.

According to a source who spoke with Vanguard, a team of investigators departed the commission's headquarters in Abuja on Monday August 31st to the various states to investigate petitions over alleged misappropriation of funds and contract scam during the past governors administrations.

Chris Brown tells the truth

Message aimed at Kae? But he's telling the truth!

Photos from UN Bilateral meetings

Senate President Bukola Saraki with Volker Bouffier, MDL President des Bundesrates (Bundesrat, for its similar function, is often described as an upper house of parliament along the lines of the US Senate, the Canadian Senate or the British House of Lords.)

Spar set to open at Life Camp, Gwarimpa, Abuja

Artee group the operators of SPAR supermarket recently signed a lease agreement with Topwide Ventures Limited for 3000sqm space as the anchor tenant in the ongoing Mountview shopping centredeveloped in the heart of Lifecamp environment; Abuja.

The 10,000sqm shopping mall is a joint venture development between Topwide ventures and Richards Infrastructures Limited and according to the managing director of Richards Ltd – Andy Morkah, the mall is projected to be concluded by the end of the first quarter of 2016.

Kim K, her baby bump & daughter hit the beach in matching bikinis

Kim and her mini-me North West pictured in matching bikini during their recent holiday in St Barts. More photos after cut...

Toyin Lawani vs Rihanna, who slayed in the all pink ensemble?

Toyin left and Rihanna right!

Former Bayelsa PDP Chairman, Col. Sam Inokoba has died...

Former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Col.Sam Inokoba has died. He was 68 years old. Col. Inokoba had defected from the PDP to the APC two weeks and was to contest the governorship primaries of the APC. The cause of his death has not been disclosed. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

Buhari tricked Tinubu to get power back to the North - Afenifere chieftain says

Afenifere chieftain and Chairman of the defunct Presidential Advisory Committee on National Conference, Senator Femi Okunrounmu says President Buhari tricked former Lagos state governor, Bola Tinubu to get into power. In an interview with Punch, Okunrounmu said it was naive of Tinubu to think he would become a kingmaker immediately Buhari becomes President of Nigeria.

Wrestling legend Jimmy Snuka girlfriend murder: Done in by his own autobiography

According to new reports, the 72 year old's 2012 autobiography detailing how his late girlfriend died in 1983 caused the police to re-open the murder investigation. TMZ reports below...

Cops say Jimmy Snuka has been lying about what really happened the day his GF died for decades ... and his own autobiography helped convince cops he's the murderer.

Oritsefemi, Harrysong, DJ Caise & others to thrill at Club Sapphire's grand opening

Come September 4th 2015, all roads shall lead to the newly reconceptualised Club Sapphire in Satellite Town as we proudly celebrate our official grand opening in a classic Lagos party style. Club Sapphire “The V.I.P’s Club” as we proudly call it is poised to make a grand splash in the party scene when it comes to nightlife entertainment in Lagos.

How sweet! Happy birthday to her.

Ne-Yo's ex Monyetta Shaw breaks her silence over his baby news

Over the weekend singer Ne-Yo announced he was expecting a baby and engaged to be married to his new girlfriend Crystal Renay. Ne-Yo's former fiancée and mother of his 2 children, Monyetta Shaw, who he asked to tie her tubes, reacted to the news in a post on Instagram, writing, "Classy but hurt."

I feel sorry for her. Why tie your tubes because a man you're not even married to asked you to. Sigh

FG donates 20 vehicles for October elections in Burkina Faso

The Federal government yesterday donated 20 vehicles Hilux vans to Burkina Faso to assist the country conduct its general elections billed for October this year. According to NAN, the vehicles were delivered to the President, Commission Electorate Nationale Independent of Burkina Faso, Barthelemy Kere by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulus Lolo on behalf of the Nigerian government.

According to Lolo, President Buhari sent a special envoy to deliver the vehicles in demonstration of Nigeria’s solidarity with the people of Burkina Faso as it charts a new course in strengthening democracy in Africa.

“The gesture is to demonstrate to the people of Burkina Faso that Nigeria is solidly behind them,” he said.

Photos: Car plunges off a bridge with 4 people inside in Akure...

This accident happened this morning in Akure, Ondo state. A car carrying four people plunged off a bridge due to break failure. Fortunately, all passengers were rescued alive.

Photos: Blac Chyna poses in sheer jumpsuit beside her new ride

Blac got herself a brand new Audi R8 & shared a photo of herself posing next to her new automobile

Photo of the day:: Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, pictured sprinting to welcome Kenyan athletes at the airport.

Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, pictured sprinting to welcome Kenyan athletes at the airport. The athletes came tops at the just concluded IAAF World championship in

Janet Jackson tears up during Michael Jackson tribute on tour opener

Janet Jackson kicked off her “Unbreakable” tour in a truly memorable fashion, all while unashamedly allowing her emotions to shine through. During her kickoff on Monday night in Vancouver, the 49-year-old star teared up and broke down before her performance of her hits songs during a Michael Jackson tribute.

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, top executives which includes Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode and his Ogun state counterpart Ibikunle Amosun, paid a courtesy call on President Buhari at Aso Rock today. See more photos after the cut...

The James Bond author said today that Idris Elba was too street to play 007. He's since apologized for his comments after people dragged him. See some tweets defending Elba after the cut...

Rihanna’s launch of her new perfume “RiRi” at a Macy’s in Brooklyn was crashed by anti-fur protesters on Monday. The animal rights activists noisily interrupted the event and slammed the singer for wearing fur before being removed by security.

As you can see in the footage below, Macy’s security officers and members of Rihanna’s own security team got into a scuffle with protesters who chanted and held up anti-fur signs. The guards pulled down the demonstrators’ signs, which said such things as “Who Died For Your Coat?” and “Skinned Alive,” alongside images of dead and skinned animals. The picketers also repeatedly yelled “Shame on Rihanna” while marching through the department store.

PETA previously slammed Rihanna in September 2012 after photos were released of the singer wearing snakeskin boots.

Ice Prince releases new promo pics & artwork for new song, Boss!

After a long wait Ice Prince Zamani is back with an unbelievable Pop record titled Boss. Very unlike Ice Prince, Boss is meant to be a digression from his usual Hip Pop. Boss, produced by Tekno, is expected to give Zamaniacs one more reason to dance uncontrollably. Officially released world wide today September 1st and available on Cloud 9 and iTunes. More pics and the artwork after the cut

James Bond author says Idris Elba is too street to play 007

For years people have been clamoring for a black James Bond but from what the author said, that's probably not going to happen anytime soon. James Bond author Anthony Horowitz is being slammed the world over for saying British actor Idris Elba is too street to be play the famous British spy.

“For me, Idris Elba is a bit too rough to play the part. It’s not a color issue. I think he is probably a bit too ‘street’ for Bond." he said while doing promotional interviews for his new James Bond novel, Trigger Mortis

Horowitz went on to explain his reservations about Elba: "Is it a question of being suave? Yeah.”

Check out this thrilling music video - Believe ( soundtrack for Lunch Time Heroes)

railblazing family drama- 'Lunch Time Heroes', can’t be halted in their tracks, as they just launched the captivating soundtrack of the movie- 'Believe', by Femi Capital... The movie, was released this past weekend across cinemas in Nigeria and is still creating waves at the box office.

Shared by @hotelsng. 'Frog legs as eaten by people of Benue State'...

Pope Francis grants Catholic priests the right to forgive women who have had abortions

Pope Francis has called on catholic priests to pardon women who have abortions and the doctors who perform them, during the upcoming Jubilee year. The Pope's statement overrules the Catholic Church's doctrine which frowns strongly against abortion.

In a message outlining special measures for the Jubilee year starting in December, Pope Francis said

Simon Ateba works with (or used to work for) PM News and is the publisher of Simonateba.com. A few days ago, he managed to leave a message on Twitter and Facebook before he was locked up in Cameroon on spying charges. The journalist who said he was in the country to investigate the conditions of over 50,000 Nigerian refugees camped there, was arrested for venturing into a refugee camp without permission. Now they are threatening to charge him for espionage, saying they suspect he was spying for Boko Haram. See his tweets after the cut..

Senator Shehu Sani who represents Kaduna central senatorial district at the Senate has described Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state as a glorified tout deficient in morals, character & courteousness.

Senator Sani said this while responding to the statement released by Fayose yesterday August 31st in which he, Fayose, described President Buhari as the President of Northern Nigeria. In his response, Senator Sani said

There were reports a few days ago that Ne-Yo had married his girlfriend and was expecting a baby with her. In a series of tweets to clear things up, Ne-Yo confirmed he was expecting a baby but said they are not married yet. He also said he did not force his baby mama Monyetta to get her tubes tied.

Photos: Osinbajo meets with Nigerians living in Cote D'Ivoire

VP Yemi Osinbajo met with some Nigerians residing in Cote D'Ivoire. Osinbajo is currently in Cote D'Ivoire for the investiture of former Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina today.

Former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Aliko Dangote, former Ekiti state governor Kayode Fayemi are among the Nigerians that witnessed the investiture of former Agriculture Minister Akinwunmi Adeshina as the 8th President of the African Development Bank, AfDB in Abidjan today. More photos after the cut...

History was made on the 22nd of August, when a Professor of Computer Engineering at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Godwin Ighalo became the proud winner of N58,945,553.

The sum is undoubtedly the biggest payout in the annals of sports betting in Nigeria and Africa.

The singer debuted her new African hairstyle. Ladies, would you try this? More photos after the cut..

Annie Idibia with her mum and brothers many many years ago...

The former footballer got a tattoo over the weekend in honour of his first son Brooklyn Beckham. David shared the photo on the left on instagram and wrote "I've always called Brooklyn (Buster) since the day he was born. Love you Bust @BrooklynBeckham.". Right is the tattoo he got for his daughter Harper a few weeks ago. "Pretty Lady, Harper". He also has tattoos for his other children Romeo and Cruz on other parts of his body...

Okey Bakassi & wife celebrate 14th wedding anniversary...

From high school sweethearts of 25 years ago to life partners of 14 years with 3 Kids and still counting. Okey Bakassi & his wife celebrate their wedding anniversary. What he wrote after the cut..

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