Stella Damasus & Sen. Yerima tackle child marriage on Al-Jazeera

Actress Stella Damasus and Senator Ahmed Yerima went toe to toe on the Al-Jazeera show The Stream tackling the Underage Marriage issue in Nigeria. This is a must watch. Senator Yerima talks about how he met and married his 14 year old Egyptian bride...they even have a child together...

Samsung unveils the Galaxy Note 3 & Gear; to hit Nigeria in October

The future is finally here! The most anticipated device on the planet this year has finally dropped! Putting an end to all the leaks, rumors and phantom specs, Samsung released the Galaxy Note 3 and Gear at an exciting Global Unpack event in Berlin, Germany last night. Samsung mobile fans in Nigeria were able to watch the event via a Live Stream on the Samsung Mobile Nigeria Facebook page and YouTube channel. If you missed it, no worries you can still enjoy the global event here..  For lovers of mobile technology and the large display domain, the Galaxy Note 3 represents the pinnacle of raw mobile power. The thinner and lighter Galaxy Note 3has ditched the plastic rear casing found on previous versions, instead opting for a faux-leather finish, complete with stitching amidst some mind-blowing hardware specs that make everything so fast and so simple. The 1920 x 1080 resolution display is accompanied by a 2.3GHz quad-core processor, 3GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera, 32 or 64 GB of storage with microSD card support, and a big 3,200 mAh battery. Simply put, this means the Galaxy Note 3 is creative tornado in the palm of your hands.  The Galaxy Gear is a glanceable notification device, informing you of incoming calls, texts, messages and alerts. But the Gear also has some clever integration with Samsung's smartphones, so when you take the phone out of your pocket, those messages instantly appear on the big screen. Wow. Fun thing is, it comes in some cute colors as well! The Enhanced S Pen brings with it a number of new software features, including Air Command, which pulls up a radial menu for quick access to built-in stylus-friendly apps like Actions Memos, S Note, Scrapbook, and S Finder. Air Command can be accessed from anywhere in the operating system by simply hovering the S Pen just above the screen and pressing the button on the stylus. The Galaxy Note 3 and the gear hits stores on October 2013, but you can avoid the rush and pre-order one here now and have it delivered to you free, anywhere in Nigeria.

Super Eagles striker, Ahmed Musa's family attacked by armed men

Eleven armed men stormed the family home of Super Eagles striker, Ahmed Musa, in Jos yesterday Wednesday September 4th. Fortunately he wasn't home as he is currently camped in Calabar with other team mates ahead of the Nigeria-Malawi encounter for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. According to what Ahmed told the press today, the armed men stormed his home around 8:30pm last night, and demanded for his wife and son. Fortunately his wife and son had traveled earlier to Kano. When the men didn't get Musa's wife and kid, they turned to his other family members, beating them mercilessly. Fortunately no one was killed but the men went away with valuables. Musa's mum had to be treated in the hospital for injuries she sustained during the robbery incident. He said his family is doing well now

Peter and Paul Okoye of P-Square become honorary Calgarians

The superstar singers who are currently on their US/Canada Tour, shared the photos and good news on instagram. They said they have been sworn in as honorary Calgarians - an honour bestowed on foreigners who have done very well in their chosen field. They were presented with official white hats after the ceremony. Calgary is the largest city in southern Alberta, Canada and it's citizens are called Calgarians. Congrats to them

INTO THE LION'S DEN: Can Obama tame Putin's Syria opposition?

President Obama says he will 'continue to engage' Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria as he takes his case for military action to skeptical world leaders at the G-20 summit in Russia

Dangote signs multibillion dollar deal with banks to build oil refinery in Nigeria

A welcome development. Heard Davido's papa is also involved in the oil deal..

Groupie claims Robin Thicke & Paula Patton have an open marriage

Last week actress Paula Patton and singer Robin Thicke's marriage was engulfed by scandal after a photo posted on Instagram showed Robin Thicke groping the butt of a 20 year old groupie at the VMAs after party (photo on the right). Now the groupie in question, identified as Lara Scolaro, is claiming that she and Robin hooked up that night and that his wife Paula Patton was cool with it.  From Life & Style In an exclusive interview in the new issue of Life & Style, Lana Scolaro reveals that not only did she hook up with Robin that night, but she did so while Paula was just a few feet away. "I don't think he cared what she thought," Lana tells Life & Style. "I was with him the whole night!" The two had met the week before at a friend's party, and she says he immediately approached her at the 1Oak VMAs shindig with the pick-up line, "I just love the fact that you're so young. His hands were everywhere," says Lana. Lana says that initially she pushed him away because he's a married man, but that Robin told her Paula was "chill" and even encouraged Lana to talk to her. And his bad behavior only continued as Robin led Lana into his car to leave the nightclub and, oddly, his wife joined them. They all headed to a bash at a suite in the Greenwich Hotel, where Robin and Lana got closer on the couch. "I went to the bathroom, and when I came out he was standing there," she tells Life & Style. "He turned off the lights so no one could see us, and he started making out with me. He was grabbing me. He was like, 'I want to get you into bed!'" Though he tried, Lana tells Life & Style that they kept getting interrupted. But when the party broke up at 8 a.m., Lana says he gave her his number and said he would see her soon during NYC Fashion Week.

Ice Prince, Tiwa Savage, Wizkid nominated for 2013 Mobo Awards

Yay! Big congrats to Tiwa...and Ice Prince and Wizkid. Nominated in the Best African Act category at the 2013 Mobo Awards.

Cocaine mess update: Redeemers' Univeristy re-admits students

In February 2013, 28 students of Redeemers University were expelled by the university for allegedly failing drug tests. The tests were conducted last November for 42 students during their exam. The expulsion generated a lot of criticisms causing the school to rescind its decision in April. The school wrote letters to the affected students asking them to face a panel to explain why they failed the test, after which the panel would make a new judgement. Well, the school has reviewed the case and has decided to re-admit all 28 students on the condition that the students will miss a whole semester and go for five month rehabilitation at a rehab centre. A decision that didn't go down well with the affected students and their parents.

Singer Kcee goes into oil business

The Limpopo crooner pictured aboard a friend's oil vessel here in Lagos yesterday. Heard he's going into the oil business with his multimillion brother, Emmy Okonkwo. They have already ordered oil lifting equipments which they plan to rent to companies...and I hear he plans to one day own an oil vessel. Igbo man and business. Lol. Smart man.

Freeze CoolFM and TeeBillz don't agree with the Forbes African list

According to a recent Forbes African list, Don Jazzy, P-Square, D'Banj, Wizkid, 2face Idibia, Ice Prince and Banky W are Africa's most bankable artists (from Nigeria). Top radio host, Freeze Coolfm does not agree with the list and expressed this on Twitter. Tiwa Savage's manager & fiancee, Teebillz also thinks Tiwa was missing on the list.

kim kardashia's stunning new blond

We're still positively buzzing about Kim Kardashian's stunning new blond 'do and can't get over just how refreshing it is to see her with lighter locks. The new mom stepped out today to debut her fabulous new hair color and cut, compliments of colorist George Papanikolos of the Andy Lecompte Salon and stylist Chris McMillan (yep, Jennifer Aniston's mane man!), respectively. Papanikolas opened up and shared some insider information with us on the major hair transformation, which he performed flawlessly. He tells us that the reality star has wanted honey-blond locks for a long time, and set up two appointments with her to work his magic at Kris Jenner's house with the whole family watching. "It was scary for me because she gets photographed a lot," he told us. In the end, the dye job came out beautifully, and proved that blondes just might have more fun, after all! And while Kim's loyal fans are still excitedly weighing in on whether they love her new look or not, Papanikolas confirms to us that one thing's for sure: Kanye West is totally supportive of the change. "He loves it! He was a big cheerleader for her to go blond," the colorist tells us. Aww! Now that's we like to hear. Even though Kanye was in Europe while Kim went from sultry brunette to a sassy blonde, we know he was rooting for her all the way

icarly star.....jennette mccurdy

This is really 2 cute. Jennette McCurdy, best known for playing Sam on Nickelodeon's iCarly and the spin-off Sam & Cat, appears to have found romance online! After months of being the subject of Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond's Women Crush Wednesday (#WCW) posts on Statigram, McCurdy started following him on Twitter. She then reached out on Aug. 7, tweeting, "@DRE_DRUMMOND_ I wanna watch you play!" to which he replied, "@jennettemccurdy ill let you know when I play in LA!" Well, they must have realized pretty quickly that neither wanted to wait that long to meet, considering the 2013-14 NBA season doesn't kick off until late October. As chronicled by the Detroit Free Press, which first noticed the attention being paid by Drummond to McCurdy, the 20-year-old athlete started sending the 21-year-old actress gifts, such as flowers and a teddy bear, which she then proudly showed off via social media over the past month. McCurdy also showed off a pic of Drummond for #ManCrushMonday last week. And after a few weeks of this, they finally met up in person on her home court, as evidenced by various tweets and cozy pictures posted online throughout Labor Day weekend. "With @DRE_DRUMMOND_ ahhhh!!!" McCurdy tweeted on Thursday. "Words can't explain...Add your own caption," Drummond then wrote on Friday along with a pic of him giving her a piggyback ride--which, yes, was an easy feat considering he's 6-foot-10 and her IMDb-listed height is 5-foot-2. According to Twitter (we're loving this transparency), the weekend also included laser tag, a trip to Disneyland and McCurdy happily going to bed wearing a hat that Drummond gave her. "Beverly Hillsing it with @andredrummond0,"she wrote alongside another cute selfie-for-two that was posted just yesterday. If somehow this is not a romantic relationship, then it's at least the beginning of a positively adorable friendship.

icarly star.....jennette mccurdy

This is really 2 cute. Jennette McCurdy, best known for playing Sam on Nickelodeon's iCarly and the spin-off Sam & Cat, appears to have found romance online! After months of being the subject of Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond's Women Crush Wednesday (#WCW) posts on Statigram, McCurdy started following him on Twitter. She then reached out on Aug. 7, tweeting, "@DRE_DRUMMOND_ I wanna watch you play!" to which he replied, "@jennettemccurdy ill let you know when I play in LA!" Well, they must have realized pretty quickly that neither wanted to wait that long to meet, considering the 2013-14 NBA season doesn't kick off until late October. As chronicled by the Detroit Free Press, which first noticed the attention being paid by Drummond to McCurdy, the 20-year-old athlete started sending the 21-year-old actress gifts, such as flowers and a teddy bear, which she then proudly showed off via social media over the past month. McCurdy also showed off a pic of Drummond for #ManCrushMonday last week. And after a few weeks of this, they finally met up in person on her home court, as evidenced by various tweets and cozy pictures posted online throughout Labor Day weekend. "With @DRE_DRUMMOND_ ahhhh!!!" McCurdy tweeted on Thursday. "Words can't explain...Add your own caption," Drummond then wrote on Friday along with a pic of him giving her a piggyback ride--which, yes, was an easy feat considering he's 6-foot-10 and her IMDb-listed height is 5-foot-2. According to Twitter (we're loving this transparency), the weekend also included laser tag, a trip to Disneyland and McCurdy happily going to bed wearing a hat that Drummond gave her. "Beverly Hillsing it with @andredrummond0,"she wrote alongside another cute selfie-for-two that was posted just yesterday. If somehow this is not a romantic relationship, then it's at least the beginning of a positively adorable friendship.

miss america

There she is--Miss America! Well, not quite yet, but one of the 53 beauty queens who touched down in Atlantic City today is going to win the coveted crown in two weeks. The lovely ladies, representing all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, filed out of Boardwalk Hall, where the various stages of pageant will take place next week, and onto a stage set up outside for introductions. The Miss America Pageant originated in 1921 in Atlantic City but, in an attempt to beef up interest in the nearly century-old event, it moved to Las Vegas in 2006. This year marks the pageant's return to its home shore. "It's been too long since New Jersey has had Miss America!" Miss New Jersey Cara McCollum (who of course garnered the loudest cheers) told the crowd gathered for the welcome ceremony. Three nights of preliminary competition kick off Sept. 10, the annual Show Us Your Shoes Parade takes place Sept. 14 and the winner will be named Sept. 15 on national television. Chris Harrison and Lara Spencer will host the show for ABC, while Lance Bass, Mario Cantone, New York Knick Amar'e Stoudemire, violinist Joshua Bell, Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran, The Chew cohost Carla Hall and 2005 Miss America Diedre Downs Gunn (the last to be crowned in Atlantic City) have been tapped as judges. Mallory Hagan of New York currently holds the title