Thursday 3 July 2014

2 weeks after his death, Arisekola-Alao's first wife dies in auto-crash


One of the wives of late popular Ibadan businessman, Abdul-Azeez Arisekola-Alao, who died two weeks ago in a UK hospital, has also died. Jelilat Arisekola-Alao, the eldest wife of Arisekola died exactly two weeks after his passing, in a fatal auto accident at Eyenkorin, near Ilorin, Kwara State on Tuesday July 1st. She was 62.

Late Mrs Arisekola, who has since been buried, was survived by two children. May her soul rest in peace...amen.

Beyonce shares pics of herself and Blue Ivy wearing matching outfit



The most influential celeb in the world shared these adorable family photos showing her and her daughter Blue Ivy wearing matching vintage style floral dress as they take a stroll in NYC with Jay Z

Photos: Snakes tangled in electric wires in Benin City



A LIB reader who lives in Benin sent in the pics. Says they, residence of Market Road in Ekosodin, Benin City, woke up this morning July 2nd to find several snakes bunched up and tangled in the electric wires in the street.

"We have been confused and keep on wondering just how they got there. We eventually looked for a way to get rid of them by removing them and using the electric power to burn them. We don't know the means by which they got there o, whether its through spiritual means, we are still wondering. May God help us" He saidReminds me of that final scene in the Indian movie, Snake Girl. Remember when the snake girl fell from a building as a snake, landed on a railing and then changed into a human being?

Tuesday 1 July 2014

Welcome to Temmy's Blog: Nigerian BET nominees interviewed on Diddy’s Revol...

Welcome to Temmy's Blog: Nigerian BET nominees interviewed on Diddy’s Revol...: Atlanta - Winner of this year’s BET Awards “Best International Act: Africa” , Davido and nominee Tiwa Savage were on rapper/business mogul ...

Welcome to Temmy's Blog: The top 10 biggest celebs in the world are...

Welcome to Temmy's Blog: The top 10 biggest celebs in the world are...: 6. Jay Z - $60m 1. Beyoncé - $115m 3. Dr. Dre $620m 5. Ellen DeGeneres - $70m 7. Floyd Mayweather - $105m 8. Rih...

The top 10 biggest celebs in the world are...

6. Jay Z - $60m

1. Beyoncé - $115m

3. Dr. Dre $620m

5. Ellen DeGeneres - $70m

7. Floyd Mayweather - $105m

8. Rihanna - $48m

9. Katy Perry - $40m

10. Robert Downey Jr. - $75m

2. LeBron James - $72m

4. Oprah Winfrey - $82m

Los Angeles - Beyoncé has topped Forbes magazine's annual Celebrity 100 list.

The Drunk in Love singer topped the annual list - which is compiled based on estimated earnings, how many times a celebrity is mentioned in the media, their social media activity and estimated influence - with an estimated worth of $115m in the past year, a staggering $43m higher than the second-placed stare, basketball player LeBron James.

Beyoncé performed 95 shows on tour - taking home an estimated $2.4m per gig - and also fronted ad campaigns for Pepsi and H&M, as well as having her own fragrance line and clothing company, which all contributed in allowing her to take the top spot from Oprah Winfrey, who came first last year but could only manage fourth place this time around as others were deemed more influential and powerful.

Dr. Dre had the highest financial worth of all the top 10, with an astonishing $620m - the highest any celebrity has ever recorded in a single year in the history of the list - but could only manage third place, while talk show host Ellen DeGeneres rounded out the top five, coming in one place ahead of Beyonce's husband Jay Z.

Also making the top 10 were boxer Floyd Mayweather, singers Rihanna and Katy Perry and actor Robert Downey Jr..

Michael Jackson footage triggers lawsuit

Los Angeles - Footage of Michael Jackson has triggered a lawsuit.

The production company behind the upcoming film Michael Jackson: The Last Photo Shoot is taking legal action against the late singer's estate over a video of him at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York.

The movie - which is set to be released later this year - also features interviews with the Michael's friends, photographers and stylists.

Director Craig Williams insists he has a right to include the footage in the documentary while the Jackson's estate attorney Howard Weitzman claims the images should remain private and are being "exploited" by film makers.

He told The Hollywood Reporter: "The makers of the documentary are attempting to exploit footage and photographs of Michael Jackson, which we believe are owned by his Estate.




"The documentary contains footage of Michael during private moments that he never agreed could be publicly and commercially exploited without his consent and/or involvement. Michael never authorised or approved the use of this material in the film."

However, the movies' production company Noval Williams Films maintains that it has validly obtained the rights to the footage.

According to a complaint filed in New York's federal court, it is believed the Jackson family were offered the chance to purchase the rights to the video but passed up the opportunity before the director decided to buy the footage in May last year. 

The documentary makers are now seeking declaratory relief that it use of the video isn't infringing copyrights.