Welcome to Bolajiz`s Blog : August 2016

Monday 29 August 2016

Drake Meets Rihanna's Family After The Vmas

Rapper Drake met Rihanna's family backstage at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. He posed for pictures with her dad Ronald Fenty, mother, Monica Braithwaite and other siblings...

Alicia Keys and her husband Swizz Beats, Beyonce and her husband Jay Z, (skip) Kim K and her husband Kanye and and Cassie her longtime boyfriend, Diddy in one photo taken after the VMAs.

Check Out How This Naughty Student Used The Word 'Deck'

I think this student deserve clap or slap......

JJC Skillz Finally Confirm Marriage With Funke Akindele

Popular music producer cum hit-maker, real names Abdul Rasheed Bello has fully won the heart of Funke Akindele and they both signed the dotted lines few days ago..(HERE)

In this interview with GOLDENPEARLMEDIA the proud father of three whose smash hit autobiographical song titled ‘My life’ and ‘Save The Last Dance’ is still thrilling good music lovers, talks about his challenges as a returnee artiste, love life and other issues bordering his music career.

Former coach of the U-23 Dream Team Samson Siasia has been labelled an ingrate by a top official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The official threatened to expose Samson Siasia, if he continues to castigate the football house. Siasia, who recently won bronze with Nigeria’s U-23 team at the 2016 Olympics, said he is “done” working for Nigeria after feeling neglected by the NFF before and during the Rio games.

The model's name is Morenike and she is an albino. The transformation was done by@ayosplacestudio. The transformation has since generated different positive and negative reactions on Instagram. Someone even called it "Fraud" and called for the arrest of all make up artiste, lol. But hmmmm! it is so incredible...see more photo below

Nigerian lady Fathia Kareem bagged overall best Medical student from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana and she carted away 12 of the 15 awards!...WOW!

Some prominent Nigerians have been named as beneficiaries of the $1.092b Malabu oil deal. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) is investigating the scandal.

A businessman, who is being grilled by the EFCC over the deal, is believed to have named a former Head of State, a former Senate President, a former National Security Adviser (NSA), some senators, and some serving and former members of the House of Representatives.

All the suspects may soon be invited for interrogation by the EFCC to determine their level of complicity, The Nation learnt at the weekend.

Drake presented Rihanna with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award (and declared his love) with a heartfelt speech at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, August 28. He said:

This woman has surpassed all competition while still being the same girl from Barbados, surrounded by the same friends, speaking with the same accent.

She's someone I've been in love with since I was 22 years old. She's one of my best friends in the world. All my adult life, I've looked up to her even though she's younger than me. She's a living breathing legend in our industry. Then he kissed her.

Despite 6,600 People Dead, 2.5m Displaced IS Strikes Again In Yemen

At least 40 people have been killed in a suicide car bombing at a military facility in the southern Yemen city of Aden, officials say.

A training camp, or compound used by the pro-government Popular Resistance militia, was hit, reports say. So-called Islamic State said it carried out the attack.
It comes amid a fresh push to end Yemen's 17-month-old war between Saudi-backed government and rebels that the UN says has left 6,600 people dead.

Some 2.5 million Yemenis have also been displaced.

Buhari Assures Japanese Prime Minister ‘We Will Protect Foreign Investments In Nigeria’

President Buhari, over the weekend strongly assured existing and prospective foreign investors that their investments in Nigeria will be fully secured and protected. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on the sidelines of the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Nairobi, Kenya, President Buhari outlined several steps taken by his administration to secure the country and ease doing business in Nigeria.

Samson Siasia, Nigeria's Bronze winning coach at Rio 2016 has resigned from his post as head coach despite his team's heroics this summer saying he's doing so because of 'a disrespectful system'

'I have reached that point where I have to say I have had enough, I've gone several months without getting paid, years of being derided and disrespected by the sports authorities in Nigeria but I am done already." Siasia, whose contract expires at the end of the Olympics, told BBC Sport.

She confirmed she's now married to JJC by adding his name to hers on her social media pages. She's now to be known as Funke Akindele Bello. Big congrats to Funke once again...

Friday 26 August 2016

Sierra Leone News: China Awarded Schorlaship to Over 40 Sierra Leonean Students to Study In China

The Government of China through their embassy has awarded scholarship to 49 students from various Universities and Colleges in Sierra Leone to pursue their postgraduate and PHD studies.

The 49 students were unveiled on last Wednesday at Bintumani Hotel during the celebration of Sino-Sierra Leone Alumni Association (SISLAA) and symposium marking the 45th year of excellent diplomatic relationship between the two countries.

At a glamorous dinner held at Bintumani Hotel, the awardees looked stunning and exciting listening enthusiastically to lectures and experiences shared by past students from China and its advantages.

Nigerian Women Shopping At The Kingsways Mall Lagos In 1959

Things Don Change......

Thierry Henry Named Assistant Coach of Belgium National Team

New Belgium boss Roberto Martinez has made a shock signing by naming Arsenal legend Thierry Henry on his coaching team.Henry will take up his first senior coaching role after previously learning his trade at the Gunners.

The Frenchman coached Arsenal's Under 18 team before he was forced to leave his role due to Arsene Wenger's demands for Henry to leave his role as a pundit on Sky Sports.
Henry will be allowed to continue his work with Sky and join up with the Belgium national team during this season's international breaks.

In keeping with their promise to help the less privileged people in the state, the Abia state government in line with its transformation in the education sector has made a major move. The government has approved the reduction of school fees being paid in the state owned university.

This is to help poor and encourage indigenes of the state to get quality education. According to Comrade Bonnie Iwuoha, the Abia state commissioner for information, the executive council of the state has given approval for a reduction of 10,000 Naira in the school fees payable by Abia state indigenes in the Abia state University, Uturu.

Oil prices fell Friday as OPEC's key producers cast doubt on the need to cut output, denting hopes of a deal to tackle a global supply glut.

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh on Friday said his country wanted its pre-sanctions share of the crude market.
His comments followed a warning by Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih regarding the success of a gathering in Algeria next month on world output levels.
Around 1230 GMT, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in October was down 18 cents at $47.15 a barrel.

Ask anyone in the know, and they’ll tell you that Dwayne Johnson has been having the time of his life. When it comes to movies at least. The former wrestling champ was recently named by Forbes Magazine as the world’s highest paid actor dethroning Robert Downey Jr. after the Iron Man actor taking the top spot for three years in a row.

According to Forbes, the 44-year-old actor/wrestler’s millions and millions ($64.5 million to be exact) came from upfront fees for movies including Central Intelligence and Fast 8, as well as the forthcoming Baywatch film. The Fast and Furious franchise, the stellar box office performance of his recent films (including 2015’s hit San Andreas) have seen his fees skyrocket. Reacting to the news, The Rock wrote via Twitter:

The Central of Nigeria on Friday released the nation's economic report for the second quarter of 2016.

According to the report, growth on quarter-on-quarter basis accelerated in the second quarter of 2016.

“Over the level at the end of the preceding quarter, broad money supply, (M2), grew by 5.9 per cent.

The Apex bank said: “The development reflected the increase in net foreign assets, domestic credit (net) and other assets (net) of the banking system, respectively.

Minister of Social Welfare, Gender & Children`s Affairs, Hon. Dr. Sylvia Blyden stated that she is so proud to announce solely that internal ministerial discussions that the ministry is almost concluding arrangements with Donor partners for them to contract an additional 600 (six hundred) Social Workers to be deployed throughout Sierra Leone.

We are now negotiating with NRA to see how we can process it so that Each of the 600 Social Workers will not suffer excessive taxation and can take home one million leones (Le1,000,000) monthly says Blyden.

Sierra Leone and Brazil Advance Bilateral Relations in Korea

Brazilian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Ambassador Luis Fernando Serra paid, on Wednesday 23rd August 2016, a courtesy call to Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Ambassador Omrie Golley at the Sierra Leone Mission in Seoul, Korea’s Capital.

The meeting was attended by the Minister Plenipotentiary and Head of Chancery at the Mission, Mr. James Sawi, together with the Second Secretary Mr. Steven Levey.

Britney Spears during Carpool Karaoke last Thursday revealed that she wants to have three more kids but is officially done with men.

'I want more, like three more,' she told British host James Corden.

'I have to find the right guy first, and then, you know…'

'I think I might not ever go to men again, ever do the whole men thing again, or get married, I'm just done with men, I may French kiss someone, but I'm not going to marry anyone, no,' she added decisively.

Is Britney Spears visiting the sperm bank soon?

Sierra Leone News:President Koroma Says C-10 Has Come Out With Renewable Mandate

President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has said that the African Union Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government (C-10) on United Nations Security Council Reform had come out with a renewed mandate and determination on the reform of the United Nations Security Council after a successful meeting in Kigali about two months ago.

He made this statement during a courtesy call on him by the ambassador and Special Envoy for the United Nations Affairs, Mr. Seiichi Kondo, at State House on Tuesday August 23rd, 2016.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it lost 560,000 barrels of crude oil between January and May this year.
At an average crude oil price of $38 per barrel and a budgeted exchange rate of N197/$, according numbers obtained from the NNPC, the Nigerian treasury was denied N4.1 billion within the five months’ period.

Start tracking....

The attention of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has been drawn to an old CBC video circulating on social media creating an impression that Nigerians in Canada go through hell in securing a new Nigerian Passport. This is not true.

The video in circulation was broadcast on CBC in 2013 and the High Commissioner to Canada at the time, the late Amb. Ojo Maduekwe diligently dealt with the issue then to strengthen the structure of the Passport Section of the Nigeria High Commission, in Ottawa, making it possible to obtain passports in less than a day in Ottawa.

President Muhammadu Buhari has described himself as a good listener, calling on traditional rulers in the country to assist his government in moving the nation forward by advising him. He, however, urged them to always put such advice in writing.

This was disclosed to State House correspondents by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, shortly after he met with the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday.

Yvonne Jegede who turned 33 today got a double dose of her day. The actress who has been dating late Bukky Ajayi’s son, who is also an actor and musician, Abounce, got the surprise of her life when he engaged her today. Below is what the excited actress wrote on her IG page…

This photo above has gone viral since it hit the Internet yesterday!

A Facebook user, CHarm Xtova, who shared the photo claimed a truck driver on Thursday (the guy in a blue shirt on his kneels) halted traffic along Ore-Ijebu-Ode road after he stopped his vehicle to pray in the middle of the road.

"I do not derive joy from castigating other people’s religion but a tanker driver praying on the highway and keeping us stuck on ore – ijebu ode road is way over the limit.
If u respect your God, You’ll understand how to be considerate.

*stressful day mehn" Charm Xtova wrote.

What do you think guys?

Senate Committee Threatens To Probe Dalung, NOC Over Failure In Olympics

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Obinna Ogba, said the committee might probe the roles of the Minister of Sport, Solomon Dalung and the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) in the abysmal performance of Nigeria’s team at the just concluded Olympics 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Last night football icons such as Thierry Henry, Roberto Carlos, Clarence Seedorf, Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann, Luis Figo, Gareth Bale etc gathered in Nyon, Switzerland to watch UEFA's champions league draw and also witness Cristiano Ronaldo and Ada Hegerberg win UEFA best players in Europe for men and women's category respectively.

UEFA.com has released more photos from the star studded event. See them after the cut...

John Mikel Obi’s dad has condemned the Federal Government and Sports authorities in the country for not deeming it fit to honour the Under-23 team after winning bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Pa Obi said despite the team arrived few hours in Rio for their first game, they still managed to make the country proud by coming back home with a BRONZE. He said the least the Federal Government could do was to give them a rapturous welcome and a presidential reception.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday disclosed that the removal of oil subsidy has saved the Federal government N1.4 trillion. He said this while speaking at the the 15th Joint Planning Board and National Council on Development meeting in Kano state.

The rapper and fashion mogul has delivered on the promise he made to U.S paparazzi back in November 2015. He said he would hand out his sneakers Yeezys to most of them to thank them for all their hard work. He fulfilled the promise earlier this week when he delivered Yeezys to a bunch of freelance camera guys, totally free of charge.

AFRIMA Releases Nominees List- Wizkid,Flavour,Yemi Alade,Tiwa Nominated.

The African Union and the 13-man Jury of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, have unveiled the Nominees List for the 2016 edition of AFRIMA, the continent’s leading music awards.

The highly anticipated Nominees List for the 2016 awards tagged AFRIMA 3.0. was announced to the world media on Monday, August 22, at the Protea Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos with live online broadcast. In attendance were officials of the African Union Commission, members of the AFRIMA Jury, members of the International Committee of AFRIMA, past AFRIMA winners and nominees, media executives and other stakeholders in the creative/entertainment industries of Africa.

Tiwa Savage is ready for her first international collaboration since signing the groundbreaking deal with top record label, Roc Nation on July 28, 2016.

The news was announced by Jay’s Roc Nation and her home record company Mavin Records on Tuesday.

Kim Kardashian flaunted her enviable body while on holiday in Punta Mita, Mexico, last week. The reality star exposed her chest in a black see-through crop top that left little to the imagination.
While relaxing with gal pals and her two kids North and Saint at Joe Francis' Casa Aramara last week, the 35-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star took time out to show off her famous curves for a male shutterbug. More photos below...

Kylie Jenner isn't slowing down. The 19 year old took to her snapchat account on Wednesday to show her new furnished bedroom in her recently acquired $6 million mansion. More photos after the cut...

Solomon Dalung was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to mange the Sports Ministry and possibly extend the change mantra to it to see to its growth and development. However, it seems Dalung has already failed.

In this opinion we highlights five reasons that can propel President Buhari to sack the Minister of Sports. Nigerians were taken unawares when Mr. Solomon Dalung was appointed by President Buhari to manage the affairs of the Ministry of Youth and Sport as a minister. They wondered why the president deemed it fit to give a Khaki and beret wearing ex-prison official such an important task of managing a ministry that directly and/or indirectly affect the lives of most Nigerians due to their love for sports especially football.

Nigeria has lost its status as the aviation hub in West Africa to Ghana, a neighbouring country, since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced the flexible foreign exchange policy.
This, according to Guardian is partly attributable to the 100 per cent increase in the price of aviation fuel in Nigeria, while Ghana slashed the same product by 20 per cent.

Europe's elite club competition, UEFA Champions League is back with some new ‘lads’ and regulars. The draw will be held at Monaco today by 5pm in the Evening, 6pm Nigerian time.

See the confirmed pots teams below:

A former porn star has accused Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg of ruining her adult film career by allowing lies that she was born a man to be spread on Facebook, according to court documents obtained by DailyMail.com.

After receiving numerous death threats over Facebook, former porn star Paree La’Tiejira, aka Lady Paree, has filed a $1 billion federal lawsuit in the southern district of Texas against the social media site and its CEO accusing them of libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe has instructed the Commissioner General of Zimbabwe Police Republic, Augustine Chihuri to arrest and detain the whole Zimbabwean Olympic Team members immediately they arrive at the Harare International Airport.

Zimbabwe which is one of the countries in the Olympics without a medal presented a team of 31 athletes. The closest any of the athletes came to win a contest was at the 8th position.

Today's (25/08/2016) exchange rate of the Nigerian Naira against the Dollars, Pounds and Euros

Dangote Unveils Nigeria’s first Fintech Bank

It was celebration galore on Monday, August 15th, 2016 when President of the Dangote Group and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote led other dignitaries to flag off Nigeria’s first full-fledged technology bank, SunTrust Bank.

SunTrust Bank is the first regional bank to receive a new license by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) since 2001 and the first full-fledged financial technology bank in Nigeria.

Sierra Leone: Ambassador Alimamy P. Koroma calls on Shandong Iron/ Steel Group to Start Processing Raw Iron Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s envoy to China has called on Shandong Iron and Steel Group Co. Ltd in Shandong Province, North of China to strongly consider processing raw ore in Sierra Leone into finished product given the company’s huge presence in the country through its operations in the Tonkolili District.

Ambassador Alimamy P. Koroma made the call on Tuesday 23rd August, 2016 in Jinan City, during an official visit to the company’s headquarters following which, was a conducted tour on the company’s Iron/Steel Processing Plant, which now employs 15,000 personnel, with an annual production capacity of 6.6 million tons.

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has said that no single person or group can take glory for President Buhari's success at the 2015 presidential election. He said this while discrediting some media reports that quoted him as saying himself and a few others brought Buhari into power.

Brothels which offer sex dolls/robots of different sizes, shapes and colours for prostitution to willing customers could soon become a reality in the streets of UK according to new reports.

Sex dolls which are made of silicone and give as much sexual pleasure while maintaining life like resemblance to humans are already being sold in the US and China but haven't yet been accepted by the general public. The dolls can talk, walk, moan at different pitches, change to different sex styles and even say complements like 'thank you' 'your the best' and 'i love you' before, during and after sex.

Actress Funke Akindele now referred to as Funke Akindele Bello (FAB) is officially married to her Boo,singer Abdulrasheed Bello A.k.a JJC.

This info is as authentic as a newly baked wedding cake..so eat up!

The wedding took place Yesterday Tuesday August 23rd in London and thereafter a dinner was organised and guests were invited to celebrate with the couple..

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