Saturday, 24 January 2015

Photo: Former Westlife singer, Mark Feehily now sells tea from a van

Westlife is my 2nd all time favorite boy-band after Boys 2 Men, and Mark Feehily was my favorite singer in the group. He came out later after the group disbanded to say he was gay. Broke my heart. Anyway, to the story, Mark is now selling snacks &coffee from a catering van. That's him in the van.

The 34 year old has set up his own catering business. He travels round festivals with his van and he serves customers food and drinks himself from the back of his truck. When asked about it, Mark said
"It's going really well, we've got loads of interest and we've booked it in with a lot of the music festivals and we're talking about doing some Irish ones as well. People were flabbergasted at the fact that I was in the van making crepes. People kind of have this thing 'Oh, he was in Westlife a few years ago and now he's making tea. It's my business and I love it, anything I get involved in I get involved 110%."
Mark says he hasn't given up on music yet though and is planning to launch a solo career. Westlife disbanded in 2011 after 14 years together. During their career, they notched 26 top 10 hits.

Nigerian graduate who got job by standing at London train station with sign, now hiring

Alfred Ajani, the Nigerian graduate who got a job by standing around a train station in London holding up a sign advertising himself (read here) has made it..and now, he's hiring. Alfred who got hired by a recruitment firm, the Astoria Group, returned to the same spot where he once stood looking for a job in August 2014, but this time he was there to advertise positions on his team.

Alfred returned to the same spot on Jan. 22nd with a different sign that read 'Now, I'm hiring'
"It feels good to be putting something back and I'm hoping to take the brand to universities over the next year,' he told Mail Online.
The 22 year old Marketing and PR Projects Manager has been given the responsibility of looking for new employees for his company as it begins an expansion.

Thursday, 22 January 2015

Top 10 Richest Clubs in the World: Real Madrid first, Manchester United second

For the 10th successive year, Real Madrid has been named ass the richest clubside in the world.

Manchester United trail the Spanish giants in second position having moved up the log, with Bayern Munich and Barcelona filling in at third and fourth positions respectively.

According to a report released by accountancy firm Deloitte, Real was able to generate €549.5 million in the 2013-2014 financial year.

Real Madrid's Champions League triumph in Lisbon last year helped them raise broadcast revenue to €204.2m and commercial to €231.5m.

United on their part brought in €518 million, while Bayern got €487.5 million and Barcelona €484.6 million.

Five clubs in the English Premier League made the top 10, eight in total if extended to the top 20 richest clubs in the world.

The top ten richest clubs:
1) Real Madrid €549.5 million

2) Manchester United €518.0 million

3) Bayern Munich €487.5 million

4) Barcelona €484.6 million

5) Paris Saint-Germain €474.2 million

6) Manchester City €414.4 million

7) Chelsea €387.9 million

8) Arsenal €359.3 million

9) Liverpool €305.9 million

10) Juventus €279.4 million

Is 13yr old Willow Smith topless in this pic, or what's going on here?

Is that her nipples or she's wearing a body suit? She posted the bizarre pic on instagram. She's just 13 years old which will make this highly inappropriate.

TRAGEDY: 'Famous' Prostitute Murdered in Her Child's Presence in Victoria Island Car Park

The PUNCH newspaper reports that a sex worker, known simply as Joy, was found in a pool of her blood, with stab wounds on her body at about 5:30am on Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island.

The 25-year old hailed from Delta state who reportedly had two children - a girl and a boy. She went to the part with he three-year old boy on Sunday night, where she was knifed to death.

An eyewitness narrates: “Joy is a well known woman on this street. We all liked her except for the work she did. She called herself a street hustler who needed to take care of her children. She is Urhobo. On Sunday evening, she was still seen around the car park.

“We were shocked when we woke on Monday morning to find her corpse with knife injuries. Her attackers stabbed her twice on the back. She was found in a pool of blood.”

“The police have tried to stop the commercial sex workers by raiding the streets a number of times. But when they raid, they later release them. When you come in the evening, you will see the ladies hanging around the parks.

“The boy is just about three years old. He was sleeping some metres away from his mother. When the people tried to find out what happened from the boy, he simply said he saw some men in black around his mother. I feel the boy was actually asleep and might not have seen the assailants clearly enough.”

Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Baby Factory Captured In Abia, 14 Pregnant Teenagers Rescued

Abia, Enugu, Imo, Anambra States and other south-eastern states of Nigeria are fast becoming the home of baby factories as many of them keep sprouting every other day, with the recent rescue of 14 pregnant teenagers and 8 children by soldiers from 144 Battalion, Asa, in Ukwa West local government area of Abia from one of such homes masquerading as a motherless baby home at Umunkpeyi Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South of the state.
Beside the rescued girls, 6 young men whose jobs were to impregnate them and two girls who were in charge, were also arrested while the proprietress of the home known as Nma Charity, managed to escape.
The home which is allegedly run by the woman after having gotten the approval of the state government, is said to engage in child trafficking with the pregnant girls being forced to sell their children when they put to birth.
Information has it that the girls, on delivery, got N20,000, while their babies were sold for between N80,000 and N150,000 for females and males, respectively.
One of the suspects who was caught at Eke-Akpara in Osisioma Ngwa local government area of the state while trying to steal a baby, confessed that he had been in the business with Nma Charity for a long period, stating that his role was to steal a child and deliver it to the her, who in turn sold it to her customers.
Acting on the confession of the suspect, the Commanding Officer 144 Battalion, Lt. Col. Omolori Rasheed, ordered his men to raid the home where about 14 pregnant teenagers and six young men were arrested, while the proprietress of the home was away at the time of the raid.
The report further adds that the babies, between the 1 and 6, as well as the pregnant teenagers, would be handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters, NAPTIP, while the other persons would be handed over to the police for prosecution.

Sunday, 18 January 2015

I really suffered; I was begging for food in parties – Sean Tizzle

Life is a journey; those who don't have today can have enough tomorrow and those who have today, if they are not careful and invest wisely, will go broke tomorrow. Guess what? tomorrow is not too far away.

In a recent chat with Nigerian Tribune, Sean Tizzle has shared some shocking aspects of his rag to riches story to inspire others. According to him, he suffered so much that, at times, he had to go to parties to beg for food. It was not easy but he kept on pressing and today his story is different:
"Those days were very rough, but we thank God that we have been able to sail through. I used to sleep outside, hustle and fall asleep in buses. I also used to go to owanbe parties not to dance, because I didn’t have party clothes to wear, but I used to go because they had food. So at least at the end of the party, I could help out, get a little change, then go find shelter somewhere and continue my hustle the next day."

Please don’t abandon Jonathan, Gbenga Daniel begs Obasanjo

A former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has begged former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to abandon President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the February 14 presidential election.

Daniel’s plea came less than 24 hours after Obasanjo openly declared support for the re-election of Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, who is a member of the opposition All Progressives Congress.
While pleading with the ex-President, Daniel said, “Obasanjo should finish the job he started in 2011 because a job that is half-done is not done at all. It is the height of injustice for Jonathan and the South-South people not to be allowed to do a second-term. We, the Yoruba people are saying that for the reason of equity, Jonathan should be allowed for a second term and after that, power can shift to the North.”

Daniel, while addressing members of the PDP at the inauguration of the Goodluck/Sambo Independent Support Team in Lagos on Saturday, confessed that Obasanjo gave South-South region a sense of belonging by ensuring that Jonathan emerged as vice-president in 2007 and as President in 2011.

Meanwhile, the Presidency on Saturday said President Goodluck Jonathan was ready at all times to appease former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

It also agreed with the ex-President that candidates in the forthcoming general elections should be judged by their performance.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said this in an interview with Punch.

Okupe was reacting to a statement credited to Obasanjo that performance, as against party loyalty, should be the overriding factor in voting for candidates in the February elections.

Okupe said Obasanjo was correct in his submission, which he described as statesman-like.

He said, “Obasanjo is right. I want Nigerians to vote for the next President based on performance. Let Buhari tell us his performance and Goodluck Jonathan should tell us his performance. Obasanjo is correct; there is nothing wrong with that. That is very statesman-like of him."