Baloogg's Blog : 2016-02-14

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Caitlyn Jenner set to launch makeup line

Just like her daughter Kylie,Caitlyn Jenner is planning on launching her own makeup line. According to TMZ, she recently filed a trademark for exclusive rights to hawk makeup under her name.

Donald Trump shared a story about the murder of 49 Muslim prisoners during a speech in South Carolina on Friday.According to Dailymail,Trump told the audience about US Army General John Pershing and his killing of prisoners during the ‘early 1900s.’

Rob Kardashian has shared his first photo of him in years and it features girlfriend, Blac Chyna.Shortly after, sister ,Khloe whom he was staying with before he moved in with Chyna,shared a photo of him kissing her head and wrote :

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A two-year search for a 15-year-old Togolese girl, Assana, has led to the arrest of seven human traffickers by the Zone F Headquarters of the Nigeria Immigrations Services in Ibadan.

One of the arrested persons is a man simply known as Cossy, the brother of the girl who has since been found and reunited with her family in Togo.

An Egyptian court has sentenced a four-year-old boy to life in prison for committing four ‘murders’ when he was only one and a half years old,the Jerusalem Post reports.

Ahmed Mansour Karni was convicted in absentia of four counts of murder, eight of attempted murder, vandalising property, disturbance of peace and threatening police officers.

Amber Rose has fired back at those who think it is ok to se xually assault her because of her provocative dressing .Speaking on It’s Not You, It’s Men, hosted by Tyrese Gibson and Rev Run,she said
“When I walk down the street, people think because I’m famous, or I’m cool and I’m taking pictures, that they can just grab my as s or put their hand under my skirt or, ‘Oh Amber, can I come grab your bo obs?’ Girls do that to me all the time, and it does get like, I love you girls so much, but it does get like, stop grabbing on my bo obs constantly and my but t. And guys, too. This is my privacy.”

After hearing this, Rev Run offered that maybe this is the case because of ..:

The shop worker whisked off to Las Vegas by world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has a boyfriend who works as an AA man.
While Raemarni Ball is being ferried around in a Rolls-Royce with the world’s richest sportsman, Andre Brown is out in his rescue service van,the Mirror reveals..
But friends yesterday insisted the 19-year-old had spoken to his girlfriend and was happy with her having fun with Mayweather, who is worth £450million.

President Buhari has arrived Sharm-El Sheikh, Egypt for the Africa Business Forum .

“It’s my life,not yours”- Peter Okoye fires back at haters

Peter Okoye has been hounded by Psquare fans who accuse him of instigating their problems..Now,he has fired back at them.

Kris Jenner has spilled the beans about her son-in-law Kanye’s creative genius, confessing the family would never dare tell him if they didn’t like his designs.
When asked about their outfits to Yeezy season 3 launch ,Kris who was a guest on E! Fashion Police, said :

Angela Raiola, 55, died after battling stage four brain and lung cancer.

She was first diagnosed with throat cancer last year and learned in December that it had spread to her brain and lungs.

She had admitted to smoking at least one pack of cigarettes a day for over 40 years prior to the cancer diagnosis.

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said his government cannot afford to fail the huge expectations of Nigerians, who expect it to lead the country to greater heights. In a keynote address at the public presentation of a book, ‘Nigerian Century’ written by Dare Babarinsa at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, President Buhari said with the proper harnessing of abundant human and natural resources in the country, it would attain its greatness.

No less than 25 children have been confirmed dead following an outbreak of the Febrile Rash Illnesses (FRI) in Otodo-Gbame community in Ikate, Lekki. At a news conference in Lagos yesterday February 19th, the Lagos state commissioner for Health, Jide Idris, said though the source of the disease is still unknown, 34 cases of sick children with FRI is currently being treated while the graves of 20 children have been identified by their parents.

Coordinator, National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), Calabar Centre, Dr Wilfred Ndifon, on Friday, said voluntary blood donation would reduce risk of heart attack by 80 per cent. Ndifon, who made the assertion in Calabar during a blood donation organised for policemen and officers in the state, also said it would reduce the risk of having cancer. According to him, voluntary blood donors usually record low risk of heart attack, hence the need for healthy individuals to donate at least 500 milligrammes of blood four times a year.

A baby dolphin’s death has the internet outraged after the creature was taken from the ocean and passed around for selfies by a mob of beach-goers, according to Argentinian Wildlife Foundation Vida Silvestre.

Two of the endangered critters, La Plata or Franciscana dolphins, were spotted by tourists in the waters off Santa Teresita, a beach resort town located southeast of Buenos Aires.

Footage obtained by Sky News shows a person taking one of the dolphins from the water. A swarm of people then congregate around the creature on the sand, and reach out to touch it and pass it around for photos.

This is incredibly shocking as a 36 year old woman from Michigan, has become the “first woman in recorded history to conceive children with more than thirteen different men,making an entrance into the Guinness world book of records.

Anita Sullivan, gave birth to her 14th child, by her 14th baby father.

She told reporters.

MTN South Africa’s Shares Sink In By 13%

Shares in MTN Group have slumped more than 13 per cent, the company said on Friday in Johannesburg. In a statement, MTN said the expected fall in profit was due to under performance in Nigeria.

It said that the underperformance was because it faced a 3.9 billion dollars fine for failing to cut off more than five million SIM card users by the set date. Africa’s biggest mobile phone company said it was still in talks with regulators about the final size of the penalty.

Rihanna has postponed the start of her ‘Anti’ world tour which was due to kick off next weekend, just days after pulling out of the Grammys 2016 with bronchitis.

The show, which was due to launch on Friday, February 26, at San Diego’s Viejas Arena, will now kick off on March 12 in Jacksonville, Florida.

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, who is facing a six-count treason charge, has opposed an application by the federal government to conduct his trial in secret. FG had in the application it filed before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, decried that all the witnesses billed to testify against Kanu and two other pro-Biafra agitators, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, who are facing trial with him, have declined to appear in court.

Never seen before photo of Sani Abacha as a doting grandfather

His daughter, Gumsu Abacha, shared the photo on her Instagram page and wrote “Biggest #tbtnever seen before pic. See the resemblance. . My papa na fine man wallahi. With Abdullahi Sani Abacha”

Nigerians react to President Buhari’s frequent foreign trips with WakawakaBuhari hashtag

Nigerians on twitter are reacting to President Buhari’s frequent foreign trips abroad. Though the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, said the frequent trips were to help correct Nigeria’s bad image in the International community, many Nigerians feel its unnecessary. See more of their reactions after the cut :

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today granted the request of the EFCC to seize some assets belonging to former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo who has been declared wanted for refusing to appear in court to answer to charges of corruption leveled against him by the anti-graft agency.

Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has warned John Mikel Obi that he risks losing his Super Eagles playing spot if he refuses playing as a defensive midfielder for Nigeria. Mikel Obi has had a resurgence this season while playing as a defensive midfielder at Chelsea but opts to play offensive midfield when donning colours of the Super Eagles, a trend Oliseh wants to end.

This was revealed in Davido’s Interview for Fader’s February/March 2016 Issue. Davido featured American rapper Meek Mill in his hit single, “Fans Mi” .

No fewer than 19 people have been confirmed dead and 50 other people seriously injured after two male suicide bombers attacked a market in Meme town in the Far North Region of Cameroon today February 18th. The corpse of the deceased have been taken to a morgue while those that were injured have been taken to a government owned hospital.

Ex-President Jonathan’s relative who was abducted with his uncle, found dead

The body of a cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Samuel Oki, who was kidnapped alongside Chief Inegite Nitabai Jonathan, the former president’s foster father, has been found floating on Otuoke river, two days after they were both abducted at their home in Otueke by unknown gunmen.
According to Premium Times, the Bayelsa state Police spokesperson, confirmed this dev

The singer looked stunning in this monochrome look to her new album listening party in London yesterday Feb 18th.

Pope Francis says Donald Trump’s behaviour ‘is not Christian’, Trump fires back saying Pope’s comments are disgraceful

Pope Francis has said that U.S Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border if voted into office is “not Christian.” The Pope said this on Thursday while speaking aboard his papal plane after visiting Mexico and when asked about Donald Trump’s plans if he’s elected into office.
“A person who only thinks about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian,” he said

There were reports online yesterday that the traditional ruler had been arrested for money laundering but his chiefs say this is not true. Read the press statement below…
The Olugbo-in-Council which is the Highest Traditional Body of Ugboland in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have debunked rumours of the arrest of the Olugbo of Ugboland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Frederick E. Obateru Akinruntan, CON.

Former Ivory Coast captain, Didier Drogba has defended suspended Serge Aurier claiming the Paris Saint-Germain defender had been treated unfairly over his ban for abusing coach Laurent Blanc.

The 23-year-old Ivory Coast International was suspended by his club last Sunday after being caught on the social media video site Periscope verbally abusing PSG boss Blanc. He also took aim at several team-mates including striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. His suspension ruled him out of his team’s 2-1 win over Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Majek Fashek pictured above looking very healthy as he posed with his nephew and nieces in Benin city recently. Photo credit: Amb Dion Osagie

Today, our country has the fastest growing economy in Africa & the world – Buhari

President Buhari says Nigeria presently has the fastest growing economy in Africa and the world. Buhari said this at the public presentation of a book, ‘Nigerian Century’ written by Dare Babarinsa at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, yesterday February 18th.

His speech was read by former governor of Ekiti State and deputy chairman of All Progressives Congress in the South, Segun Oni who represented him at the occasion.

If this rat knew how much a dollar is in Nigeria right now eh, it won’t have tried it…lol.

Footballer Uche Kalu’s wife, Ada, shares photos from her pregnancy shoot

Ada, the beautiful wife of Nigerian international footballer, Uche Kalu, who plays for PTT 1 Lig club Adanaspor in Turkey, shared photos from her pregnancy shoot, shot by Sinem Kobaner. The couple are expecting their first child together. Continue to see more photos :

16 members of the notorious cult group known as Awawa Confraternity were on Thursday, February 18, arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the State Police Command.

The suspects identified as Onyekaba Israel, Olatunde Babalola, Innocent Afamuzoka, Ugochukwu Okafor, Sule David, Kabiru Dahiru, Ibrahim Muafu, Tasiru Suraju, Mustapha Ibrahim, Lawal Ibrahim, Yahaya Yusuf, Tochukwu Ede, Lawal Adamu, Chibuwane Nweke and Amaechi Amaga, were among cultists that have been terrorising innocent residents of Agege and its environs in Lagos.

Tiger Woods’ half-siblings say their calls for help from the golf superstar have fallen on deaf ears.
Woods’ older half-sibling Kevin Woods has been battling multiple sclerosis and is now confined to a wheelchair. He needs a caretaker and is in danger of losing his San Jose home.

Kevin’s brother Earl Woods Jr. told ESPN’s Rick Reilly that calls to their famous sibling have gone unreturned.

President Buhari has appointed the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja ll, as the Chancellor of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The Ooni’s appointment was announced by the Director of Media, Ooni’s Palace, Moses Olafare, yesterday February 18th.

“This appointment would develop further and enable the monarch to build more bridges of friendship most especially across the Niger,” the statement read

Crocodiles, Lacoste shirts, DNA tests and accusations of stealing underwear and radios.
Sniping around these topics highlights the intensifying battles in Zimbabwe’s faction-ridden ruling party over who will succeed President Robert Mugabe, in power for 36 years.

Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of state, recently warned officials of his ZANU-PF party to stop insulting each other.

A condom which measures an impressive 19cm and made from sheep’s intestine about 200 years ago has sold for a staggering £462 on online auction site, Catawiki. The condom which is thought to be in use around the 18th and 19th century was expensive and took a lot of time to make hence only the rich could afford them. This was before the advent of rubber condoms in the 19th century.

19 year old shop girl, Rmarni Eliss from Dudley is the new stunner who has knocked out the world’s richest sportsman Floyd Mayweather off his feet.
Rmarni Eliss who is an aspiring singer works in New Look and lives with her family in a modest semi home in the West Midlands.

Rob Kardashian became a recluse after tiring of a life in the spotlight with his siblings and mum on KUWTK but it looks like he is ready to embrace the spotlight once more, posing for a happy smiling Snapchat picture with new girlfriend, Blac Chyna on Thursday. They were both seen afterwards kissing and laughing together. More photos after the cut :

One girl just may have found a solution to an ages-old conundrum, how to keep other women off your man. In an image shared online, she is seen standing with her boyfriend who doesn’t look so pleased with her idea. She made him wear a shirt with three images of her and on its front are the words: “If you are reading this, you are too close. I have a girlfriend.” And for emphasis, she underlined the word ‘girlfriend’.

The user who uploaded the image, Timewaffle, captioned it: “His face says more than words ever could.”

Liberian president, Ellen Sirleaf, appoints her son as head of Liberian Central Bank

Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has appointed her son, Charles Sirleaf, as the interim executive governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL). Charles, who is a highly experienced banker, was until his appointment, the deputy governor of the bank, having worked for the bank since 2004. He takes over from Joseph Mills Jones, the immediate Governor of the Bank who resigned so he can prepare to run for president during Liberia’s presidential election due to take place in 2017.

President Sirleaf suspended her son for a while in 2012, following his failure to properly declare his asset.

River that BOILS its victims alive is discovered deep in the heart of the Amazon

A mysterious, four-mile long river, deep in the heart of the Amazon, is so hot that it boils.

The river has long been a legend in Peru, but when geoscientist Andrés Ruzo’s heard about it, he thought such a phenomenon was impossible.

He believed that it would require a huge amount of geothermal heat to boil even a small river, and the Amazon basin is far from any active volcanoes.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has described the action of the striking doctors in the state as selfish and uncaring about what happens to other citizens and residents of the state in the face of the present economic hardship faced by the country.

The Governor stated this yesterday while delivering an address titled: “To the improved health of the People” at the commissioning of new equipment for Boripe Local Government Health Centres at Boripe Local Government Secretariat in Iragbiji. Aregbesola admonished the striking doctors to recognise that the state was in a very special time of serious economic challenge and be willing to sacrifice like every other workers in the state who are always at their duty post.

Admiral Alison Amaechina Madueke (Rtd.), husband of Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Chief of Naval Staff, was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday.

The commission discussed alleged money laundering of $600,000 via his personal bank accounts.

Vanguard reports,

The Nigerian Communications Commission is considering a framework for the regulation of over-the-top services in the Nigerian telecoms market, according to a report by Premium Times.

Over-the-top services, otherwise known as OTT, are services carried over the networks, delivering value to customers, but without any carrier service provider being involved in planning, selling, provisioning, or servicing them.

OTT services are offered through Internet communication.

The Game is reaching out to Kanye West after he revealed he has a $53 million debt. He said he will invest $10m if Kanye agrees to skydive with him in Dubai and brings him a Yeezy sneakers in size 12.

Kanye is yet to respond.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook said his company opposed a demand from U.S. judge to help the FBI break into an iPhone recovered from one of the San Bernardino shooters. Cook said that the demand threatened the security of Apple’s customers and had “implications far beyond the legal case at hand.” Judge Sheri Pym of U.S. District Court in Los Angeles said on Tuesday that Apple must provide “reasonable technical assistance” to investigators.

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