Pictures from Skuki VaVaVoom's birthday party

Skuki Vavavoom had his birthday on Sat 5th of July. Unknown to him, his younger brother Peeshaun and manager Moses, had planned a surprise house party for him and about 25 of their closest friends like Phyno, Akin Alabi, Susan Peters, Juliet Ibrahim, Sonia Ibrahim, Eddie Lawani, Zeez and others came to celebrate with him. See more photos after the cut...

Watch the new explosive dance style as Maltina Dance All 8 begins

In what is bound to be a very exciting year for Nigerian consumers, families and dancers, Maltina, the premium non-alcoholic malt drink from the stable of Nigerian Breweries plc has set the stage for season eight of the popular family dance show, Maltina Dance All (MDA). The 2014 edition tagged “The Rhythm of Happiness” will chronicle a new dance style known as Rhythm of Happiness Dance (ROHD). Continue...

The audience was excited when Osas Ighodaro, Comedians Gbenga Adeyinka 1st , Oluwasegun Ogundipe (Aka Laffup) and Chigul opened the show with a powerful demonstration of the ROHD earning themselves applause from the crowd in the jam packed Silverbird Galleria, Lagos venue of the press conference heralding the beginning of the season.

Renowned for “sharing happiness” and promoting togetherness with friends and loved ones, the MDA is the consumer engagement and experiential marketing platform that the brand deploys to resonate with esteemed consumers and the society in general.

Speaking at the press briefing Mr. Kufre Ekanem, Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries plc represented by Mr. Edem Vindah, Corporate Media/Brand PR Manager said “the dance performance we have just seen is a tip of the iceberg from this season of Maltina Dance All. As we all know, it is the foremost experiential and sponsorship platform of the Maltina brand renowned for promoting togetherness with friends and loved ones. The TV show, which made its debut in 2007, has remained Nigeria’s first and only family dance TV show featuring families from various regions across the country.”

He added that the show is “about the emotions, excitement, fun and the unbreakable bond that ten families will showcase when they challenge themselves by learning and performing various dance styles in the famous Maltina Dance All academy.”

On what is up for grabs for this year’s edition, the Corporate Affairs Adviser said the winning family will go home with the grand prize of a whooping sum of N10 million. The first and second runners up will also get N3 million and N1 million respectively. This is a considerable increase from the N6 million, N1 million and N500, 000 won last year by contestants.

The show proper will be preceded by regional auditions which will kick off in Port Harcourt at the Atrium Event Center on July 18th - 19th; Lagos - National Theatre on July 24th - 26th and Abuja - Nicon Luxury Hotel on August 1st – 2nd.Interested Nigerians can go online and register at www.maltinadanceall.tv or they can register at the venues of the auditions for a chance to participate. They can also visitfacebook.com/MaltinaNigeria for more information.

Kefee's burial arrangement announced

Burial arrangements for late Pop-Gospel singer, Irikefe Obareki Don-Momoh have just been announced on behalf of the family, by the Kefee Memorial Committee (a coalition of Kefee's family & friends in the Gospel Music & Entertainment Industry).

The singer will be laid to rest at her hometown, Okpara Inland in Delta State this Friday 11th July. Read full details after the cut...


Thursday 10th July 2014
CandleLight / Service Of Songs
Venue: Oba Akezua Cultural Centre, Airport Road, Benin City,Edo State
Time: 5pm - 7:30pm

Friday 11th July 2014
HomeGoing Service/Internment
Venue: Akpevweoghene Educational Centre, Open Field, Okpara Inland, Ethiope East, Delta State
Time: 12Noon - 2pm

Friday 11th July 2014
Celebration of Kefee's Life
Venue: Events Galleria, Okirigwe Junction by MFM, Sapele, Delta State
Time: 4pm - 7pm

‎ Announcer: Kefee Memorial Committee for the famil

Photos: GEJ, former Nigerian Leaders hold council of state meeting

President Jonathan today July 8th presided over the 2nd Council of State meeting for the year at Aso Rock villa where VP Namadi Sambo, past Nigerian leaders, State Governors, National Assembly leaders and some other key government functionaries gathered to deliberate on pressing issues facing the nation, with particular focus on security.

Past Nigerian leaders including Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Ernest Shonekan, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Gen Yakubu Gowon, Gen Abdusalam Abubakar, all attended the meeting. See more photos after the cut...

State Governors present included Adamawa state governor Gov Murtala Nyako, Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, Theodore Orji of Abia, Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta, Aliyu Babangida of Niger state. Also present were some former Chief Justices of Nigeria.

After the meeting, the council gave the assurance that Chibok girls will soon be found. Gov Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state who spoke to pressmen after the meeting said top on the agenda of the meeting was the security of the nation and the missing Chibok girls. He said the President in conjunction with the the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) briefed the council members on steps they have taken to ensure that the girls are rescued safely from their abductors.

Reality star Apollo Nida sentenced to 8years in prison for bank fraud, ID theft

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Apollo Nida has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for cashing stolen checks, laundering more than $2.3 million through phony bank accounts and ID theft.

TMZ reports;

Apollo Nida just got an enormous break for singing like a canary ... he got 1/4 the maximum sentence for a massive money fraud scheme.
Nida, who appears on "Real Housewives of Atlanta" with wife Phaedra Parks -- was just sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for cashing stolen checks and laundering more than $2.3 million through phony bank accounts.
The judge who sentenced him today in a Georgia court said Nida did indeed cooperate with federal investigators by spilling criminal secrets ... and that's why he got leniency.
Nida could have been sentenced to 30 years, so 8 years is a big victory. His wife Phaedra is said not to be involved in the four-year scheme which he pled guilty to

Nigerian prostitutes reveal their hell in Europe after being tricked into joining the sex trade

Nigerian women are being trafficked to Italy under the pretence that they will be working as nannies or in factories – but often end up working the streets as prostitutes.

Their plight has been highlighted by Paris-based photographer Elena Perlino, originally from Italy, who began to notice the presence of young African women working on the streets during her commutes from Turin.
She said: 'I decided to start from this surreal vision to tell a story. I have been working on the topic for several years, focusing mainly on the Italian connection.' Continue...

Police control find a Nigerian woman working as a prostitute in the outskirt of Turin

Perlino reveals that many Nigerian women come to Italy hoping to make enough money from honest work as nannies or factory workers to support their families back home, but are tricked by traffickers into working in the sex trade.

A Nigerian called Faith having a blood test at the Amedeo di Savoia Hospital in Turin

Nigerian woman Fatima shows the scars on her body due to vicious fighting with collegues working as prostitutes in the outskirts of Acerra

Nigerian women in a Catholic shelter for victims of trafficking

Eighty per cent of women trafficked to Italy come from Benin City, Edo State, in south Nigeria.

The photographer explained: ‘My work attempts to show a complex phenomenon that crosses Italy from North to South.

‘This involves many cities including Turin, Milan, Genoa, Rome, Naples and Palermo and thousands of Nigerian and Italian people.’

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime declared Nigeria among the top eight countries with the highest human trafficking rates in the world.

A Nigerian in Italy waits for a client in the countryside during the winter season

A Nigerian in Italy waits for a client in the countryside during the winter season

A Nigerian woman in a temporary detention centre

Italian police review the documents of a Nigerian woman working as a prostitute



A Nigerian woman, working as a prostitute in the countryside, is taken to a police station because she was found without a passport


This photograph shows a Nigerian woman waiting for a client in the summer season


A Nigerian woman commuting between Turin and Milan on the 4am train

Traffickers demand on average more than 50,000 euros (US $60,000) for travel expenses and accommodation, with the women having to work as prostitutes until their debts are paid off.

Eighty per cent of women trafficked to Italy come from Benin City, Edo State, in south Nigeria.
The photographer explained: ‘My work attempts to show a complex phenomenon that crosses Italy from North to South.
‘This involves many cities including Turin, Milan, Genoa, Rome, Naples and Palermo and thousands of Nigerian and Italian people.’


The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime declared Nigeria among the top eight countries with the highest human trafficking rates in the world.

Culled from UK Daily Mail