"Naira" not Devalued says CBN Deputy Governor--IMF supports CBN's action

Speaking yesterday in Abuja, the Central Bank of Ni­geria Deputy Gov­ernor designate, Dr. Joseph Nnanna, said Naira is not devalued, rather that CBN merely announced a new exchange rate in compliance with market forces.

He stated this when he ap­peared before the Senate Com­mittee on Banking, Finance and other Financial Institu­tions. “The central bank did not devalue the naira so to speak; it only followed the three prin­cipal markets in Nigeria – the official, the retail and the par­allel.”

Dr. Joseph further explained that the CBN will not pursue the policy permanently because it will elapse with the current posi­tive transformation in the ag­ricultural sector, which would make it possible for products to be exported to bring more for­eign exchange to the country.

Police IG meets Reps, insists Tambuwal is no longer Speaker, addresses him as 'one Alhaji Tambuwal and pledges policing 'now include the support of the development of democracy,”

The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, declared that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, no longer occupies his seat after defecting from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to All Progressives Congress, APC.

The police boss said this on Wednesday as he appeared before the House committee investigating to explain the invasion of the National Assembly by police last Thursday, which led to chaos as some lawmakers scaled the fence to gain entrance.

At the meeting,  the IG referred to the speaker as “one Alhaji Tambuwal” that led a band of “thugs” to invade the National Assembly and assault police officers on duty. The police officers he claimed were “physically beaten, disobeyed and many other things”.

Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister, Alison-Madueke, becomes OPEC's first Female President

Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke has emerged as the president of the international oil body at OPEC headquaters in Vienna, Austria today at to the ongoing 166th General Meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.

Mrs. Alison-Madueke, who was OPEC's alternate president, has become the first female to be elected into the office and would serve for one year. She is expected to commence work immediately to pilot the affairs of the organization at a time members are coming together to find ways of curbing falling global crude oil prices, which dropped to about $73.07 per barrel on Wednesday.

Mrs. Alison succeeds Libyan Vice-Prime Minister for Corporations, Abdourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish.

This Bus isn't run by fuel or diesel--but on human poop and food waste

The bus (pictured above) is an A4 bus service from Bristol to Bath in the United Kingdom which runs on human poop and food waste. It is the first of It's kind to show that human waste can be a valuable source of green energy. However,  started regular service on Monday, Nov. 24.

It is an eco-friendly bus powered by biomethane gas, generated through the treatment of sewage by GENeco Company. With a full tank, the bus can travel up to 186 miles, while producing up to 30% fewer emissions compared to diesel-powered buses. The bus is expected to carry around 10,000 passengers a month between the Bristol airport and the historic town of Bath.

You don't need to worry about any smelly fumes...Lol..(read more after the cut to find out how)...

Eminem apologizes to Iggy Azalea in his new song "Guts Over Fear" says 'It just breaks my heart to look at all the pain I caused"

 

Eminem apologizes for the hurt he has caused as a result of his often graphic and violent lyrics in his new track Guts Over Fear.

The 42-year-old rapper, who most recently sung about dragging Austrialian singer Iggy Azalea by his Humvee and raping her (read here), reflects on his long-standing career and expresses a keen sense of remorse in the hit which dropped on Monday.  An apology that comes in rhyme- form.

He sang:

'It just breaks my heart to look at all the pain I caused. The pain spawns all the anger on, but it wasn't until I put the pain in song, learned who to aim it on, that I made a spark, 

'Started to spit hard as s***, learned how to harness it while the reins were off...  But the crazy part was soon as I stopped saying I gave a f*** haters started to appreciate my art.'

(Read more plus see video after the cut)....

Photo: Jennifer Lopez stunts in new photo shoot for Harper's Bazaar

J.Lo showed off her famously voluptuous body in a series of lavish new shots for the December edition of Harper’s Bazaar Russia. She showed off a shapely thigh while gazing off- camera, her body covered in a flame red jacket with striking faux-fur collar.

The 45-year-old timeless beauty exuded old school glamour as she displayed her curves in the new photo-shoot.  See more photos after the cut...

Nigeria: Obasanjo lashes at GEJ, calls National Assembly an Assembly of Thieves and Looters

Barely one week after rating the Jonthan administra­tion below average, former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Abuja came hard on GEJ administration and the National Assembly, saying President Jonathan's administration is nothing but a govern­ment of naked display of corrup­tion, thereby hampering the nation’s economy. While the National Assembly He rubbished as Assembly of thieves and looters.

Obasanjo said this at the launch of an autography of former president of the Court of Appeal and pioneer Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), retired Justice Mustapha Akanbi.

To GEJ administration Obasanjo said: 

“For quite some time, the covered and hushed-up corruption has had its toll on the economy. The non – investment in the oil and gas sector by major international oil com­panies has added its own deleterious impact.

“Our continued heavy depen­dence on one commodity had not adequately prepared us against any shock in that one commodity in the international plane. With the figure of $78 per barrel as benchmark, we will be in a bind if oil price falls to $75 per barrel. (Read more after there cut)...

TECHNOLOGY: Blood Sport, an Immersive Gaming System That Takes Some of Your Blood Whenever You Die in a Video Game

Blood Sport is a new gaming system that is set to revolutionize the way we donate blood through the process that involves playing video games. You’ll be so immersed in the game that you’ll hardly notice the blood being taken from you every time you lose a life.

This is completely insane.

Two Canadian inventors Taran Chadha and Jamie Umpherson are the brains behind Blood Sport. They are well-known for gaming-related projects like Shoot the Banker, Surrogaid and Prank House. 

Speaking about Blood Sport, they explained that they're “taking the consequences of the gaming world and having them affect you in real life. So every time you get hit in the game, blood will be intravenously drawn from your arm. Nowadays, most video game controllers rumble when you get shot in the game. That rumbling means that an electrical signal is being sent to the controller to let you know you’ve been hit. All we’re doing is re-routing that same electrical signal and using it to turn on the blood collection system.

(keep reading plus see the video after the cut...)

INDIA: Meet 8-Year-Old ‘Human Calendar’ from Mumbai

Aryan Parab-8 from Mumbai India has been dubbed the "Human Calendar."  Looking just like a regular eight-year-old kid at first glance; Aryan can rattle off dates from now till 2068. Odd! but Amazing! 

He’s a mathematical genius with superhuman computational skills. It isn't surprising where and how Aryan picked up such brain and developed it. Little Mr. Parab's parents work as software engineers. They discovered his unique skill earlier this year when he was talking about birthdays and found that he could accurately predict the days of his friends’ birthdays several years into the future. 

Every thing comes with a cost and Aryan's is not an exception. Aryan’s Mother-Rupali Parab said: “My telephone bill is going through the roof because he keeps reminding me every day when somebody has a birthday and gets me to call them.  He is a ready reckoner of dates, particularly those related to national leaders and national events. He remembers the birthdays of every single classmate, relative, friend and neighbour. The other day he pestered me to greet a casual acquaintance over the phone, and I yielded. She was so happy I remembered her birthday that we struck a bond over that conversation.”

"How Bout Now"--Jordin Sparks disses Ex boyfriend Jason Derulo in new song

Jordin Sparks is still very much bitter at her split with Jason Derulo. Both stars broke up in September after dating for almost three years. In her new song released on monday titled How Bout Now, Jordin dissed Jason. In the track, she sings;

"Remember when you broke your neck and I had to wash your back for you?" (Jason broke his neck during dance practice in 2012)

"You thought you had it all figured out back then, boy how bout now? 'Cuz I'm up right now, and you suck right now"

"Always been mom's little angel / but once you blew up head got big and you started changing / Can't believe all the things you started saying / Like I'm with you for your fame and your name, what?"

Help!-- ''My daughter will die if she doesn't stop drinking hand sanitiser'' Mum reveals family's alcoholic nightmare

An alcoholic woman has been told she will die if she does not stop drinking hand sanitiser as a cheap way to get her fix.

There are different levels of addictions and things people get addicted to; both edible and weird substances. Drinking hand sanitiser has made the list.

42-year-old Kristine, consumes up to six ounces of hand sanitiser everyday for about two years and has been abusing alcohol for eight years despite a drink driving charge and a near death experience.

Her mother and sisters say her out-of-control behaviour is destroying their family. As things got so bad Kristine was in a coma for two weeks after her family took the decision to pull the plug on her life support system - but miraculously pulled through. (read more after the cut)....

Fashion: Khloe Kardashian shows off her bountiful derriere in see-through leggings

The 30-year-old TV reality star, Khloe Kardashian was spotted at Beverly Hills yesterday in sheer disaster-translucent leggings which showed off her curvy derriere and a black tank top that highlighted her sizable bust as she arrived the gym.

She added a pop of color to her monochromatic look with hot pink and bright blue Nike trainers, and wore a black leather jacket.

Credit: Awd-Blitz-Des/x17online

UK: Double of Happiness--Twins become dads on the SAME day at the SAME hospital

21-year-old, Jeromme and Jarrell Spence (twins) have defied all odds of 150,000-1 to become proud fathers to bouncing baby boys on the same day, in the same hosiptal and by the same midwife on Monday, Nov. 24.(pictured above).

The twins partners, Tegan Compton-19 and Francesca Ashe, also 19, had the same due date of November 26, but neither believed they would both be celebrating on that date.

But remarkably, both gave birth to their sons at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton in the early hours of Monday, in the Same water pool, delivered by the Same midwife. (read more after the cut..)

Health: Wole Soyinka Diagnosed With Cancer

Playwright and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka-80 has revealed yesterday, Nov. 25. in a press conference that he has been diagnosed of cancer last December.

Speaking at the June 12 Cultural Center in Ogun State, "Kongi" encouraged awareness and preventative measures in stopping the spread of the disease. He attributes early detection and proper nutrition to his stable health so far.

Soyinka said that initially he felt the cancer was “an unwanted squatter in his body." He later resolved that he "had to get rid of it whether it is a slow growing one or malignant.”

Crime: Nigerian Man Sentenced To Death For Drug Trafficking In Malaysia

A 35 year old Nigerian man has been sentenced to death by a Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 251.66 gm of methapethamine, yesterday Nov. 26th.

According to reports, Abuchi Ngwoke, was arrested in May 2012 at a Malaysian airport. He had swallowed the drugs.

The High court judge described Ngwoke's testimony about swallowing gemstones in Nigeria before traveling to Malaysia as absurd. A date is yet to be set for his execution.

Many Nigerians have been executed for drug trafficking in Malaysia through the years, as they are found guilty of possession of different weight of drugs. A death punishable by hanging.

Helen Waterson: The Real Life "Sleeping Beauty" dreams to be a bride one day

The fairy tale of Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" is quite soothing and love-filled as "the kiss from the prince (only true love) woke the princess from her cursed slumber--but not so for Helen Waterson from Aberporth in South Wales, who suffers from a rare condition that causes her to sleep for 21 hours a day.

Her tale and version of Sleeping Beauty is heartbreaking and pitiful. Helen cannot remember her first day at school or her first kiss.

36-year-old Helen manages to stay awake for the other three hours only by taking heavy drugs with debilitating side-effects (including poor coordination, extreme muscle pain, facial twitches and melasma, which causes black patches to appear on Helen’s face). She is exhausted and in constant agony, unable to do anything more than struggle to the sofa in the little time she is able to stay awake. Ms. Waterson said:

“At least in the fairytale she got to wake from her sleep.I go through life either sleeping or feeling like I’m sleepwalking. I’ve missed all the important moments of my life. I don’t have a social life; I don’t have a love life. With this illness you don’t live, you just exist.”

(keep reading after the cut)...

KoKo Master D'Banj in multiple debt mess

"Koko Master", D’banj born Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo with several local and international awards and endorsement deals to his name; seems to be going through an unpleasant period in his career as some people who claim to be owed by D’banj are threatening a legal action against him.

According to Sahara Reporters, the issuance of dud cheques and non-payment of accrued debts top the list of infractions against the DB Records boss who now calls himself Bangalee. And D’banj may be dragged to court by a top oil and gas industry player, Henry Ojogho, Vice Chairman of Broron Group. Ojogho, who is also the Vice Chairman of MindHub Tehnologies, an integrated Rice farming and milling production company, alleges that D’banj, through his company, DKM Media Limited, obtained a loan of over N60m from him in January 2013 and has not paid back the said sum despite signing an undertaking to do so.

Is Koko Master truly broke?

Read full report after the cut plus letters from the law firms demanding payments from the Nigerian pop star--D'Banj.

100 Most Influential Africans: Aliko Dangote, Oby Ezekwesili, and other 29 Nigerians make list

A pan African magazine based in London--The New African Magazine, has released its list of 100 influential African which has 31 Nigerians amongst which are the Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, and former Minister of Education & convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Group, Oby Ezekwesili.

The two African countries that dominated the lists were South Africans and Nigerians with 33 and 31 entries respectively. President GEJ name was not found in the list which had four African Presidents- President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, President Idriss Déby of Chad and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.

The list which hits stands today, in the new edition of the Magazine, also has Oscar award winning actress Lupita Nyong'o.

Sleeping naked could cut your risk of diabetes, ward off infections, trim your waistline and make you less exhausted: A New Study Reveals

I knew that sleeping naked can ward off infections, especially in females But the reduction in risk of having diabetes is all whole new. Lol...say goodbyes to all sexy night wears and lay bare the full flesh both derrier and frontal for the admiration 

According to an International Study by the U.S. National Sleep Foundation, one in three adults sleeps in the nude, and it’s been shown to have all sorts of benefits. From an improved sleep quality, to boosting your relationship and may even help burn calories, Daily mail reports.

Read full report below: 

GOING NAKED MEANS A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP

Sleep experts agree it’s important to keep cool at night as your body (or ‘core’) temperature needs to drop by about half a degree for you to fall asleep. 

The brain, driven by your internal body clock, sends messages to the blood vessels to open up and release heat.

‘Your core temperature is at its highest at 11pm and its lowest at 4am,’ says Dr Chris Idzikowski, director of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre and author of Sound Asleep: The Expert Guide To Sleeping Well.

OMG! Lady GaGa steps out in an enormous inflatable glittering star in Paris

The Born This Way singer, Lady Gaga is best known for her bizarre and odd outfits. Her choice of fashion is completely outstanding in the very most famous ways which one can call WEIRD.

From a meat dress, to monster heeled shoes and vampped hairdos or going naked in fishnet on stage (read here)--Last night Lady Gaga stepped out in the most bizarre outfits, the first of its kind to have been seen, while out partying at the VIP room in Paris, after her final Artpop concert.

Gaga who's worth $33million was dressed as an enormous inflatable glittering star, which was so big you could barely see her underneath it as she struggled to make her way along the Paris pavements. See more photos after the cut...

Mother of the week old baby boy thrown into 9ft deep drain charged with attempted murder and allowed to name him

30-year-old woman who left her a week old baby boy in a 9ft drain at Sydney in Quakers Hill has been arrested charged with attempted murder at Black Local Court yesterday, Monday Nov. 24. (Read here)It has also been revealed she's the daughter of a Seventh Day Adventist Church Minister.

According to court's document, she fully admitted to putting the baby down the drain knowing it may kill the baby on Tuesday (Nov. 18) - less than 24 hours after he was born at Blacktown Hospital, wrapped in a striped hospital blanket with the peg still attached to his cut umbilical cord.

Neighbours has described the family as deeply religious and family-oriented. But claims the baby's mother concealed her pregnancy from family and the baby's father, is yet to be identified.

A family member told Daily Mail Australia they were rallying together to support each other through this tough time. 'We're a strong family. We're just taking it a day at a time,' they said.

Nigeria: 75-yr-old impregnates 13-yr-old girl in Oyo State

According to reports, the 13-year-old girl, is said to have consented into sleeping with the 75-year-old man known as Pa Muse, who claims he wants to marry her and only slept with her twice, has been arrested and waiting to be charged to court. 

Below is the report from Tribune 

....Most of the teeth of the 75-year-old man are missing but Pa Muse Alabi is still going strong in meat consumption – both animal and human.

He is not a cannibal, he is simply a lady’s man and goes for young or old, single or married. However, he has bitten more than he could chew as he is currently at the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Oyo State Police Command, where the anti-social behaviour unit is investigating a case of defilement of a 13-year-old girl allegedly committed by the old man, and which has resulted in pregnancy.

Crime Reports learnt that Pa Alabi was doing carpentry work for a lady under whom the victim was an apprentice. The young girl seized the opportunity to tell Pa Alabi to build a safe for her. After giving her the safe, Pa Alabi wooed the girl and she agreed to his proposal. After the first sexual intercourse they had, it was learnt that the suspect gave the girl N200. When she also demanded for a handset, he gave her N1,500 to buy i-tel phone.

UK: Pregnant woman & her partner caught having sex in hospital bed while waiting to have their baby induced

It's odd, crazy and bizarre. A heavily pregnant woman and her partner were caught having sex in a hospital bed in  Bristol-UK while waiting to have their baby induced, 

According to Daily Mail reports: The mother and father were discovered by a cleaner who heard moaning coming from a private room on the maternity ward. The worker told hospital bosses what she had found but was informed there are no rules against having sex on the ward at St Michael's Hospital, in Bristol. (pictured left)

The hospital's policy is for frisky couples to put a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the door, The Sun reported. 

Photos: Who bares, Wins--Stars smashed the red carpet with astonishing looks at AMA's--Plus list of Winners

It was indeed a night of glamour and exquisite red carpet top display of beauty as top Hollywood stars pulled off dazzling looks at the American Music Awards yesterday, Sunday, Nov. 23, held at Nokia Theater, LA. 

From ageless 45-year-old Jennifer Lopez, 22-year-old Selena Gomez, beauty queen Heidi Klum, pop diva Nicki Minaj, to Kendall and Kylie of the Kardashian clan. All dare to bare some skin in incredibly fashionable dresses. Flawless makeups and hairdos.

See Lists of winner plus full photos after the cut.....

Australia: Newborn baby found alive after being dumped in 9ft deep drain pipe in New South Wales

A newborn baby has been found alive in a 9ft deep drain pipe by two cyclists--David Otte and his daughter Hayley--near a motorway in New South Wales, Australia, Mirroruk reports.
The baby boy, who was still wrapped in a hospital blanket was covered with a 440lb concrete slab (It took six men, including three police officers, to lift the slab and rescued him) which however protected him form the temperature in the area that have been over 100 degrees farenheit for the five days after being dumped in drain pipe.

According to David Otte, who was cycling with his daughter Hayley-18, said they heard a strange noise coming form the drain which they actually thought was a kitten. “We actually thought it was a kitten at first, but when we went down there we could hear exactly what it was, you could definitely tell it was a baby screaming. It was a bit surreal actually. How could someone do it? I, myself, have kids and we’re expecting a baby in a few more months so it’s not good that someone’s going through this and has done this to a little one," David said.

Photo: Hungry for Attention--Bleona Qereti is the AWA's Worst Dressed 2014 in outrageous fishnet dress

While so many stars looked amazing on the red carpet, at the American Music Awards on Nov. 23 at LA, unfortunately not everyone got the glam memo. From risky outfits to over-the-top styles, Bleona Qereti, a TV personality sure made the worst statement in an entire sheer mesh, so scandalous and left nothing to the imagination, which did little to flatter her figure. (see more photos after the cut)...

Other major flops included Diana Ross and Star Jones. Diana looked too busy and crowded in her outfit while Jones stepped out in an unflattering that had too much going on. 

Iggy Azalea bags American Music Award for best rap/hip hop over Drake and Eminem

   

The Black Widow singer, Iggy Azalea has beat Eminem and Drake to take the prestigious gong of American Music Award for best rap/hip pop at the music extravaganza at Hollywood Nokia Theater on Sunday Nov. 23 at LA. (Could Eminem's rap about raping Iggy in his new song “Vegas” played a role in getting more votes for her? Read here)

23-year-old Australian Iggy said: "Hip hop music got her through her childhood and inspired her to leave her home in New South Wales, Australia and move to American when she was 16. This award is the first award I've ever won in my entire life and it means so much to me that it is for best hip hop because that's what inspired me. It's what helped me as a teenager to escape and get through my life to better times, it means so much that I can stand here against Drake and Eminem and come out. Thank you to T.I. for believing in me, I appreciate it so much."

Thousands of angry fans/viewers Music took to Twitter to express their disappointment over Iggy's wining. 

This is saddening: 20-months-old girl in coma after falling into boiling pot of soup

 

A 20 month old girl has been severely scalded after she accidentally tripped and fell into a large pot of boiling soup at the entrance of their house on the evening of November 20 in Fujian province, China.

The girl, named Xiao Ru, who is currently in a coma, was playing at the entrance of their home and was warned by her grandpa not to touch nor play near the boiling pot of soup. But suddenly, Xiao was found inside the pot after she accidentally tripped and fell into the pot of hot soup on the stove, Newsqq reported.

Xiao sustained severe burns all the way up to her chest and is now in First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University. The doctor said: "Up to 30 % of her body is covered with severe burns.Her internal organs are still developing and she almost couldn't take the impact of the burns, but fortunately the family sent her for treatment quickly. Xiao Ru will still have to face a long and tough period of infection 48 hours after her extreme burns." (read more after the cut)....

Ukrainian Homeless Man with a "SWAG"

                                     

55-year-old Slavik, a Ukrainian homeless man from the city of Lviv, has made waves online with his cool and outrageous fashion choices. Although he is said to be mentally disturbed, he puts together stylish outfits using the various piece of clothing that he picks up from the city’s trash bins and homeless aid centers and changes his clothes at least twice a day and never wears the same outfits. 

Slavik also styles his hair and beard to match each ensemble, and even shaves his armpits!

He was uniquely spotted by a Ukrainian photographer Yurko Dyachyshyn, who was drawn to Slavik's amazing fashionable piece of rags while he was working on a project in the city center of Lviv. Yurko then documented every piece of Slavik's outfits by taking taking photographs of him and paying him $1 per meeting.

In describing Slavik, Yurko said: “Slavik is the most fashionable homeless in the world. He is a homeless gypsy but not an ordinary one. His way of life is different from that of other homeless. He does not carry lots of bags, nor does he rummage in the trash cans. He has a hiding place and nobody knows about it. He keeps the secret of his home.” 
(see more photos and read more after the cut)....

Iggy Azalea responds to Eminem Raps About Raping her: 'I'm Bored of the Old Men Threatening Young Women'

 

Iggy Azalea took to twitter on Thursday, Nov. 20, to respond to famous rapper Eminem recent raps about raping her. Iggy wrote: "im bored of the old men threatening young women as entertainment trend and much more interested in the young women getting $ trend. zzzz." 

Eminem rapped about raping Azalea in his new song “Vegas” that leaked this week and the Australian rapper is not happy about it. We are used to Eminem calling out top female music stars in his songs but he may have taken it a little too far this time. 42-year-old Eminem graphically depicts dragging Iggy Azalea by his Humvee and then raping her. 

In the song which leaked on Wednesday Nov 19th, Eminem spits; 

'B****, shut the f*** up and get in my car. And suck my f***ing d*** while I take a s***. 

(Read the full lyrics and Iggy's twits after the cut....)