Baloogg's Blog : 2015-01-25

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Ukraine Fighting Continues as Talks Stall

Envoys representing Ukraine, Russia and a European monitoring group opened a new round of cease-fire talks on Saturday aimed at ending a two-week-old flare-up in violence in the Ukraine war.

The talks have been halting. Plans to start on Friday fell through when no senior officials showed up in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where the negotiations are being held.
It was unclear how much could be done to tamp down violence and head off new sanctions; although a Russian envoy arrived for the talks, Russian-backed separatist leaders did not.

Olamide has joined the list of Nigerian entertainers who turned fathers in their early twenties.
Adebukunmi Aisha Suleiman, the longtime girlfriend of YBNL boss, Olamide gave birth to a bouncing baby boy yesterday, Friday, January 30, 2015 at St Ives Hospital, Ikeja.

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                         Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown has been found unconscious in a bath tub today. According to WSB-TV,the 21-year-old was discovered by her husband Nick Gordon and a friend who began CPR before police took over as they awaited an ambulance.
                         Bobbi was pictured being wheeled out of the house on a stretcher.
She appeared to be still unconscious and slumped over as paramedics lifted her into an ambulance.
The unresponsive reality TV star was immediately transferred to North Fulton Hospital where she is still being treated in ICU.
                      Bobbi's mother,Whitney was found dead in a bath tub almost three years ago at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel.

Yaa.! Ukwulicious Amber Rose Visits BeatFM (Photos)

The video vixen and Twerking sensation is in Lagos for D'Banj's 10 year anniversary celebration tonight.
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                     In a recent interview with Saturday Beats, controversial artiste, Kelly Hansome, had claimed that his ‘beef’ with rap artiste, MI made him to become popular.
                      But reacting to this, MI told Saturday Beats that there are some comments that do not need response and Kelly Hansome’s claim was one of such.
                    “I read the article but I don’t think that is exactly what he was saying. I understand that it is all about publicity but there are some comments that do not need response. Of course, Kelly Hansome and I have met, we have spoken and we have a cordial relationship. If Kelly Hansome said he made MI, I don’t think it is something I need to respond to. I think MI’s success is self-evident and that is the truth.”
MI refuted claims that he had a beef with Olamide. He said ...

The West African Ebola outbreak first hit Sierra Leone in May 2014, followed by an explosion of cases in the capital Freetown in the autumn. The epidemic now counts more than 10,500 cases across Sierra Leone, with signs that the spread is slowing.

The early days of the crisis were characterized by a sense of immense fear, anxiety and alarm, regionally and globally. In Sierra Leone, a three-day, countrywide, military-led lockdown in September fed the fear in West Africa and beyond. Many flights originating in unaffected African countries were restricted. African students were prevented from attending some American schools, and there were countless reports of discrimination against Africans across the globe. Pictures of health workers in full protective suits became a ubiquitous symbol of the panic.

President Goodluck Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday pledged to revive the textile industry sector in Nigeria to generate employment and boost the economy.

Jonathan made the pledge at the PDP presidential election rally held in Kaduna.
According to him, with improvement in power supply, he will work closely with farmers and manufacturers to ensure that the industries are back to life.

The Germany international looks set to leave Jurgen Klopp's side this summer, and will be available for just £20million thanks to a release clause which comes into effect at the end of the season.

Reus has also been attracting interest from the likes of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, but reports claim that the player has his heart set on a move to the Premier League.

Simba Mhere

Television presenter Simbarashe "Simba" Mhere has been killed in a car accident while on his way to OR Tambo International Airport.
Lorraine Maisel, from Mhere’s publicity company, paid tribute to 31-year-old Mhere.
“He was going places. I saw him on Thursday ... Simba was a gentle, kind and loving person,” Maisel said.

The club were known to be trailing centre-half Souare, who can also play left-back and in midfield, this winter and have reportedly agreed a £4million deal for the Lille players.

Souare, 24, has made 18 appearances for Lille this season and has recently returned from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Senegal.
Parish tweeted: "Delighted that @papesouare has just this minute signed for #cpfc. A warm welcome from all of us."

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation yesterday revealed that the All Progressives Congress [APC] decision to not participate in the Presidential debate is to shield Muhammadu Buhari’s intellectual laziness.

The also went on to say that Mr. Buhari lacks the ability to constructively engage on contemporary national issues in public.
The APC had declared last thursday that they won’t participate in the planned debate due to it being organized by BON because the organisers are allegedly supporters of the PDP.

Islamic State militants released a video on Saturday which purported to show the beheading of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, who the al Qaeda offshoot had been holding hostage.

Reuters could not immediately verify the video, which showed a hooded man standing over Goto with a knife held to his throat, followed by footage of a body with a head placed on it.

The captain of the AirAsia jet that crashed into the sea in December was out of his seat conducting an unusual procedure when his co-pilot apparently lost control, and by the time he returned it was too late to save the plane, two people familiar with the investigation said.

Details emerging of the final moments of Flight QZ8501 are likely to focus attention partly on maintenance, procedures and training, though Indonesian officials have not ruled out any cause and stress it is too early to draw firm conclusions.

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo

A political scientist, Prof Adekunle Amuwo, has blasted the former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo.

The political scientist, a speaker at the 39th public lecture on “Bullet versus Ballot: Interrogating Nigeria’s 4th Republic Electoral’s Consultations,” organised by the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, said Obasanjo failed Nigeria during his tenure.

In an opinion article published in the Guardian, Professor Nwabueze, a constitutional lawyer, former education minister and president of The Patriots, speaks about why qualification standards for presidential candidates, prescribed by the Nigerian constitution, do not comply with the country’s needs.

Author is strongly convinced that poor leadership our country has been constantly suffering from is due to lack of qualification and educational background. However, the problem traces its roots much deeper than it may seem.

Former England captain, Steven Gerrard, plans to wear a pair of special boots to mark his 700th appearance for Liverpool.
The Reds captain will make his 700th appearance when Liverpool takes on West Ham United on Saturday, January 31. Ahead of this match, he took to his Instagram account to show off his new Predator boots which has the landmark number – ‘700’ – stitched to it.

“I will be wearing these in the next match I play in. Appearance number 700 for the Reds!” Steven Gerrard wrote.

Alhaji Shehu Musa Aljan does not belong to any security agency but he has shocked and surprised citizens of Plateau state with his unconventional means of arresting those criminals giving them sleepless nights and handing them over to Special Task Force on Jos crisis (STF).

The Kaduna State born man who grew up in Bauchi state reveals his name, Aljan, in Hausa, means spirit.

Aljan tells The Sun in this interview that by merely looking at a criminal, he could identify and disarm him and considering the current insecurity facing the country, this is his own way of helping to save the country from criminals.
Read his story below:

According to Kim, zip on her dress for the show broke. So as she needed to quickly change into something else, she took to Instagram to ask her fans if she should rock this look. Of course once again, everyone went gaga on the amount of a*s on this one woman. Kim is undeniably smoking hot!! She finally chose to go on Ellen wearing the shorter skirt.

A British military healthcare worker has been evacuated from Sierra Leone after suffering a needle injury while treating Ebola patients.

The worker has returned to England for monitoring, according to Public Health England (PHE).

The patient was flown back to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Friday night and then transferred to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead.
The worker's next of kin has been informed, according to PHE.

Mr Dennis Idahosa, Commissioner for Investment and Public/Private Partnership in Edo, on Friday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Idahosa joined the PDP along with some leaders of the APC in Ovia South West Local Government Area of the State.
Idahosa, who was received into the PDP by the state Chairman, Mr Dan Orbih, said his defection was a prelude to his resignation as commissioner, which he said would follow soon.

Buhari Arrives To A Rousing Reception In Kwara

Gen. Muhammadu Buhari

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo arrived Ilorin, the Kwara State capital about 1.32pm to a rousing welcome from a highly agitated crowd.

Buhari was also accompanied by other national and state leaders of APC to the rally which is in continuation of APC’s presidential campaign.
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Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova to win her sixth Australian Open and 19th Grand Slam title.

The American world number one served superbly to win a pulsating final 6-3 7-6 (7-5) after Sharapova fought back in the second set.
Williams, 33, moves past Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert with a 19th major singles title.

Governor Fashola dancing shoki

The drama at a APC presidential rally held in Lagos will not be forgotten in a hurry.

As tension mounts before the 2015 presidential elections, the razzmatazz of the build-up will continue to be talked about even after the elections proper.
A mammoth crowd on hand in Lagos to welcome the APC candidates, General Muhammadu Buhari and Professor Yemi Osinbajo, would never have foreseen the irregularities the events that would follow.

Available information has shown that four-year-old Abraham Omonigho, who was attacked by two German shepherd dogs in Igando area of Lagos State, in September 2014, was infected while at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.

According to Punch, this was said by the medical personnel at the Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, an Indianmedical facility in Telegana State, where Omonigho was flown to late November, 2014, after his father, Odia, took him out of LASUTH.

After months of speculation, Kim Kardashian almost let the cat out of the bag when she said Bruce's sex change rumours is for his to address and is his journey. Now, People magazine has confirmed the rumours as rue.. .

"Bruce is transitioning to a woman," says a source close to the family. "He is finally happy and his family is accepting of what he's doing. He's in such a great space. That's why it's the perfect time to do something like this."

I read this story earlier this week and actually cried..This disabled pensioner was violently beaten by an unknown evil person and was left with a broken collar bone .Alan Barnes, who was born with growth problems and is now partially sighted, was knocked to the ground as he put his bins outside his home in Gateshead,on Sunday.

He has been so scared of living there since the incident .Now, his pain is bringing him joy as a stranger's fundraising effort to raise £500 to help him move house has gotten a whooping donation of more than £100,000.Mailonline reports

Novak Djokovic has reached his fourth Australian Open final in the past five years with a five-set victory over Stan Wawrinka, the man who dumped him out of Melbourne Park in 2014.

Wawrinka had downed Djokovic 9-7 in the fifth set when the pair met in the quarter-finals in Melbourne en route to breaking the stranglehold of tennis’ Big Four in 2014 but the Serb prevailed Friday 7-6 (1) 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-0 this time.
During a courtside interview, Djokovic said, “As it was the case in the last two years we played five sets and I was ready for the battle.

Some victims of the 2011 post-election violence in Kaduna State, who were excluded from the list of beneficiaries of the three billion Naira Federal Government Assistance Fund have accused the committee saddled with the responsibility of disbursing the fund of sharp practices.

The said that the committee deliberately removed a large number of them from the list of beneficiaries.
The Federal Government released the money just three weeks ago for onward disbursement to those affected by the crisis.

The Supreme Court has set aside the ruling of the appellate court affirming the conviction of Ahmed Talal Roda, a Lebanese accused of Terrorism and Conspiracy, to store fire arms at a residence in Kano State, Nigeria.

The court said that the Federal High Court should not have tried the accused because it lacked jurisdiction to hear the case since the alleged crime was not committed in Abuja.

Ahead of February general elections in Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress (APC) women presidential campaign initiative has brought together all the female leaders of the party in Kaduna State to a sensitisation workshop, aimed at ensuring a violent free election and also deliver the candidacy of General Muhammadu Buhari, as the next President of Nigeria.

The women also kicked against any plan to postpone the 2015 elections, calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stick to the election timetable.

A total of 2.5 billion Naira has been set aside for the flag-off of the Nigerian Vehicle Purchase Scheme expected to commence in March 2015.

At an event in Abuja on Friday, the Director in-charge of Industry and Infrastructure at the National Automotive Council, Mr Waheed Odetoro said the scheme would allow Nigerians acquire vehicles at affordable prices and also encourage patronage of made in Nigeria vehicles.

The Okoye twins are one happy family after their dad's burial yesterday.. Jude is also there but his wife who is nursing their new baby hasn't been spotted yet.
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Don Jazzy Changes The Station When He Hears My Song On Radio – D’banj

Last week, sensational singer D’banj revealed his thoughts in an interview with Olisa on The Truth. However, if you think you have heard it all, then you are wrong, as the part 2 of the interview is explosive!
The singer revealed why Mo’Hits Records split, and how fellow artist, DR Sid caused the split, among many other issues, and also made other explosive revelations in the full video.
Here are highlights of the 2nd part of the interview he had with Olisa Adibua:

The White House has launched a new tactic to persuade Americans to sign up for health coverage: the “awww” factor.

On Thursday the Obama administration tweeted an image of an ebullient infant Barack in his swimming costume frolicking in surf, accompanied by an injunction: “No one stays young and invincible forever. Make sure you #GetCovered by February 15.”
Michelle Obama made her own pitch for young people to sign up by tweeting a picture of her younger self doing a handstand in what appears to be a suburban garden.

A Delta Air Lines Inc jet ended its flight from Minneapolis to Las Vegas on Thursday with its captain locked out of his cockpit, the airline said.

The pilot, who was not identified, left the cockpit prior to the final landing approach of Delta Flight 1651 but "was not able to re-enter the flight deck because of a door jam," the airline said in a statement explaining the mishap.
The first officer of the plane, which was carrying 160 passengers, took control and landed the aircraft safely at McCarran International Airport, without further incident, the airline said.

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole

The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday accused the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government of duping Nigerians by selling kerosene N150 per litre instead of N50.
Oshiomhole, who said this while receiving defectors from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital, also said that Nigerians had been suffering since the PDP assumed power 16 years ago.

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016, according to people familiar with his decision.

Mr. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, was expected to share his decision on a conference call with a small group of advisers and later with a larger group of supporters.
By not pursuing a third White House bid, Mr. Romney frees up scores of donors and operatives who had been awaiting his decision, and creates space for other potential center-right candidates such as Jeb Bush.

Musiliu Obanikoro

President Goodluck Jonathan today forwarded the names of seven new ministers to the Senate for confirmation.

Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, Kenneth Kobani, a former National Treasurer of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria [ACN], who recently defected to the People’s Democratic Party, and a former Senator, Patrick Akwashiki were among the nominess forwarded by President Jonathan.

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For most elementary school students, finding the cure for cancer probably isn’t normal dinner table conversation. But for one British 8-year-old, the topic came up— and led to successful lab results, The Independent reported.

Camilla Lisanti’s parents are both cancer researchers at Manchester University. Over dinner, her father, Michael, asked her how she would cure the disease, and she suggested using antibiotics, “like when I have a sore throat.”

Ecotourism

Mr Emeka Attamah, a Tourism Consultant, has said that ecotourism is a critical medium in the drive to conserve cultural traditions.
Attamah made this known on Friday in Abuja.
He described ecotourism as "a search for the authentic tourism medium peculiar to an environment’’.
The development of this tourism mode has become vital in areas at risk of losing their culture as a result of urbanisation.

Death Row: Group Advocates Mutual Legal Agreement With Asian Countries

The Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER) has called on the Federal Government to enter into Mutual Legal Agreement (MLA) with Asian countries, to prevent further execution of Nigerians.

Mr Frank Tiete, the Executive Director of CASER, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
He said that Nigerians on death row on drug-related offences in Indonesia and other Asian countries could be saved via such a treaty

Kunle Folarin

The Chairman, Ports Consultative Council (PCC) Chief Kunle Folarin, on Friday said that 60,000 jobs could be created through trans-shipment in Nigerian ports.

Folarin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that cargo coming to Nigeria might not necessarily be meant for the country but could be for other landlocked nations which decided to use Nigerian ports.
"We (Nigeria) provide the corridors to most of the landlocked countries and we provide the coastline.

Suge Knight

Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested early Friday on a murder charge in a fatal hit-and-run.

Knight was arrested at about 3 a.m. and was being held on $2 million bail, said Sgt. Diane Hecht of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's information office. She said he is being held at the West Hollywood sheriff's station.
Knight had turned himself into authorities early Friday. His attorney said the rap mogul accidentally ran over and killed a friend and injured another man as he fled attackers.

Diego Costa

Diego Costa has lost his appeal against an FA violent conduct charge and has been given a three-match ban that will keep him out of Chelsea's clash with Manchester City.

The Chelsea striker will miss his side's top-of-the-table Premier League clash against City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday after losing his appeal at a Football Association hearing on Friday.
The Brazilian-born Spain striker has been given the ban after treading down on the ankle of Liverpool's Emre Can in the first half of the Capital One Cup semi-final, second leg, at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Cristiano Ronaldo is fully aware that his behaviour in the 2-1 win over Cordoba last weekend was unacceptable.

The forward lost his temper towards the closing stages of the game and was shown a straight red card after kicking Cordoba defender Edimar.
Ronaldo was consequently handed a two-match suspension and Ancelotti has stressed the 29-year-old will use his absence to make sure he is on top of his game again when he returns versus Atletico Madrid.

Lagos Port

Nineteen ships laden with foods, petroleum products and other goods have arrived Lagos ports.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its daily publication, `Shipping Position,’ made available to newsmen in Lagos.
According to the document, six of the ships arrived the ports with rice, while four others sailed into the ports with general cargo and containers.

                       The recent online polls conducted by AIT, to find out how each presidential candidate will fare in the 2015 elections was hacked.
                       The polls were going normally until there was a sharp influx of voting which suddenly crashed the site, so in the bid to fix the problem, the following was discovered.
                        One IP address voted 500 times for Buhari and another 13 IP different addresses voted for the same Buhari.

Charly Boy and African-American wife Diane have been together for over 35 years..As he always does, he took to social media to show how much her appreciates her .He has always said she is his best friend and that is more than even being lovers..
Happy birthday to her

Rihanna Is looking stunning on the cover of i-D magazine's 2015 music issue. As usual Rihanna makes a fashion statement with over sized denims and her trademark toplessness. More photos after the cut>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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