ANTONIO CRUISE: 2012

Tuesday 11 September 2012

:First Lady,Patience Jonathan`s Health Worsens

Pres. Goodluck Jonathan in Malawi yesterday

Information reaching 247naijagossip.com has it that President Goodluck Jonathan made a hasty departure from Botswana, cutting down his state visit by one day.

We learnt that the president’s surprise and sudden departure has increased speculations among members of his delegation that his wife’s health condition may have taken a bad turn. “Some of us are even fearing that the First Lady may be dead,” according to a source.

“The president appeared to be in a pensive mood as he left Botswana,” said another source.
Since yesterday, there have been speculations among government officials in Abuja that the ailing First Lady may have died.

We`ll keep you posted as events unfold,stay tuned!!!

The migrant who fell to earth in 2,000ft horror jet plunge

Police around Weston Court in Wolverhampton

Probe ... cops at the sceneA MUM was nicked on suspicion of attempted murder yesterday after her baby daughter plunged 50ft down a rubbish chute.

The newborn was found suffering from serious injuries at the back of a block of flats.
A 24-year-old unnamed woman, believed to be the baby’s mother, was arrested — while a 32-year-old man, thought to be the father, was held on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Police found the baby in a bin in a refuse collection area at the back of flats in Wolverhampton on Saturday.
Last night the baby was in a critical condition at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Michael Jackson tour promoters drop £10million claim for insurance payout

Michael Jackson tour promoters AEG drop claim for insurance payout

Tragic ... Michael Jackson died aged 50

THE promoter of Michael Jackson's axed This Is It tour has dropped its claim for a multi-million dollar insurance payout.

It comes just days after emails revealed AEG had doubts about the singer's health at the time the firm applied for the £10million policy.
Insurance company Lloyds of London sued AEG and Michael Jackson LLC after the superstar's death over claims they had failed to disclose vital information about his health and drugs use.
But AEG says the move is not connected to the discovery of the emails.
Paul Schrieffer, of Lloyds, told CNN: "In exchange for AEG withdrawing its insurance claim, underwriters agreed to dismiss AEG from the case and to waive any costs recoverable from AEG.”
He said the insurance case continues against the Michael Jackson Company LLC "due to nondisclosures of Michael Jackson's prior drug use".
The Michael Jackson estate, which controls Michael Jackson Company LLC, is reportedly still pursuing its claim for a payout.
The emails, sent just weeks before the singer's attempted comeback, revealed the poor state of Jacko's health.
One from concert director Kenny Ortega said: "MJ is not in shape enough yet to sing this stuff live and dance at the same time.”
Another production manager called the singer a "basket case" and others told how he would drink and take drugs.

Monday 10 September 2012

Foot-brawl

GETTING THEIR KICKS ... Algeria's Islam Slimani attacks Libya's Mohamed El Mughrabi

With Libya still recovering from civil war, their clash with Algeria was moved to a neutral venue in Casablanca, Morocco.
However, after Algeria substitute Soudani scored a late winner, things turned sour.
Algeria’s Islam Slimani could be seen karate-kicking Libya’s Mohamed El Mughrabi in the back after the final whistle.
And other players and staff also got involved as the ugly scenes escalated.
Soudani’s goal gives the Algerians a crucial lead heading into the second leg on Wednesday.
This winner of the tie will automatically qualify for the African Nations Cup early next year.

Rihanna's new tattoo is a sight for sore Isis

RIHANNA SHOWS OFF HER NEW UNDER-BOOB TATTOO ON INSTAGRAM

Tatt's a fitting tribute ... Rihanna creates memorial to her gran on her chest

Stowaway smashes into parked car after falling from Heathrow-bound jet

Michael Jackson's Bones, Other Celeb Skeletons Pulled From Park

What better way to celebrate Halloween than with a series of skeletal exhibits depicting dead celebrities?
The display at the Kings Island amusement park in Ohio was shut down before it ever formally opened after the park received complaints. The phony bones featured a skeleton in a Thriller-era Michael Jackson costume, a "Sonny Bono" skeleton wrapped around a tree, and a skeleton stuffed in a freezer -- depicting Ted Williams.
Heath Ledger, Farrah Fawcet, Steve McNair and Billy Mays were also depicted in skeletal likenesses

Cowell woman

The US X Factor judge, 52, was snapped with ex-girlfriend Sinitta, 43, TV hypnotist Paul McKenna, 48, and the beauty while holidaying in Cannes on the French Riviera.
The smart, relaxed multi-millionaire TV producer was about to return to America for a second season of X Factor.

Shaz after job

Unemployed ... Sharon Osbourne

Sharon, 59, said Simon, 52, “reached out” to her when her son Jack said he had MS.
She said: “Simon was so lovely and so supportive.”
Sharon, who left X Factor in 2007, added: “I would love to come back.”
The pair fell out after it was revealed Simon had an affair with fellow judge Dannii Minogue.

Usain Bolt’s secret golden girl

Sprinter falls for Dartford beauty Megan Edwards during Olympics

Dates ... Megan Edwards

EYE NEED HELP ... Mario Balotelli will have op

Balotelli, 22, required contact lenses to cure his short sight, but allergies have forced him to stop wearing them.
The Italian international is now due to have laser treatment in Brescia and is likely to be sidelined for the Premier League games against Stoke, Arsenal, Fulham and Sunderland.
He will also miss City’s Champions League clashes with Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund — leaving boss Roberto Mancini short of options up front.
Mancini said: “Mario can’t bear to wear contact lenses any more. The operation can’t be put off any longer.”
Balotelli opted for surgery after his contact lenses led to him suffering conjunctivitis

Saturday 1 September 2012

Festival boss Jay-Z woos performers

Jay-Z ... adds festival boss to his impressive resume

JAY-Z got off to a good start as festival boss.

The Jigga Man gave each of the 35 artists playing a £400 bottle of bubbly and wrote them a note thanking them for their input to Made In America – his first event in Philadelphia this weekend.
The line-up includes Calvin Harris, Pearl Jam, Run DMC and Drake. He has also asked wife Beyonce to play.
Hope she gave him a ridiculous rider request.

Seal’s fury over Heidi Klum’s ‘love’

Split ... Seal and Heidi Klum

POP star Seal has hit out at ex-wife Heidi Klum over her alleged fling with her minder.

The star couple insisted they had merely “grown apart” when they split in January.
But singer Seal has now dished the dirt on German supermodel Heidi, 39, after she was pictured last week on a beach in Sardinia with the guard, thought to be Martin Kristen.

Hols ... Heidi Klum with guard and her child

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The People's Princess I knew: Diana's extraordinary life remembered by our legendary royal reporter James Whitaker

Fifteen years on from Princess Diana's death in a Paris car crash, we publish our late, lamented reporter's poignant recollections online for the first time

As the Daily Mirror's royal editor, James Whitaker followed the life of Princess Diana for 19 years.
After her sudden death in a Paris car crash on 31 August 1997, he wrote an obituary of the woman who went from being Lady Diana Spencer to the People's Princess for the Daily Mirror's memorial edition.

Taking aim ... Paris Jackson on the baseball diamond in Gary, Indiana

Wild child ... Rihanna after leaving club where she broke a table and fell foul of bouncers

Gotcha

Never can say goodbye, Michael Jackson

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Beach babe ... Kim Kardashian's 'Night Shoot' Tweet to fans

Father and son ... Sage and Sly Stallone many years ago

The 36-year-old, from Sly's first marriage to Sasha Czack, was found dead at his Hollywood apartment on July 13.
Despite earlier allegations of drug use, none were found in his system at the time of death, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner.
Officials said on Thursday that Sage passed away due to a condition that causes blockage of the arteries.
A source told TMZ, it was "unusual" for a person Sage's age to have such advanced coronary problems.
An initial autopsy on Sage's body proved inconclusive.

Sylvester Stallone at Expendables 2 premiere in London

Back to work ... Sylvester Stallone made it to the Expendables 2 premiere in London earlier this month

Following Sage's tragic passing, Sly was left "devastated" and "grief-stricken" by his loss and missed several promotional events for his film The Expendables 2.
He said: "When a parent loses a child, there is no greater pain.
"Therefore I am imploring people to respect my talented son's memory and feel compassion for his loving mother, Sasha."
He also "begged" for the memory and soul of Sage – who played the actor's on-screen son in 1990 movie Rocky V – to be "left in peace" amid speculation of how he died.
He added: "This loss will be felt for the rest of our lives. Sage was our first child and the centre of our universe. I am humbly begging for all to have my son's memory and soul left in peace."
Earlier this week, Sly, who made it to the London premiere of the Expendables 2 earlier this month, was rocked by another family tragedy when his half-sister died.
Toni Ann Filiti lost her battle with lung cancer at their mum Jackie’s Santa Monica, California, home on Sunday. She was 48.

Sex change cop wants job back

Karen Gale who wants to rejoin the Met Police

Candidate ... Karen Gale wants to rejoin the Met Police

Karen Gale, 52 — formerly called Keith — was filmed having surgery as part of the Channel 4 series My Transsexual Summer.
When Keith, as a 26-year-old man, told his Metropolitan Police boss he wanted to become a policewoman, he was told he would have to resign.
More than two decades later, ex-officer Karen believes society is more tolerant of transsexuals and has applied to the Met to become a special constable.
Karen, from Purfleet, Essex, said: “I never thought they would allow gay, lesbian and transgender people in the police force, but things have really changed.
“I would love to get back in the force and I feel that I could help to make things better for other people.”
Karen was a constable in Romford for four years when her wife came home and found her dressed in women’s clothes.
After confessing her urge to live as a woman, Karen’s police bosses were adamant she had to leave. She had her surgery on the NHS last August.
Now she has attended a course run by the Met’s Transgender Team and decided to reapply after talking to transgender friends who have become officers.
Karen, who has a grown-up daughter, has to wait two months before learning if her application has been successful.
She said: “The Eighties was a bit of a rough time in the police force. There were riots, the miners’ strike and lots happening, but I just loved working as a police officer.
“A lot has changed since then and I will have to undergo the training again, but it would just be good.”

Woman, 38, faces jail for sex with underage lad Predatory Marie Friendship could get 14 years

Marie Friendship, 38, could get up to 14 years behind bars after forcing herself on the lad.
She faced eight charges of having sexual activity with a child, pleading guilty to one that was accepted by prosecutors.
Friendship was told to register as a sex offender, while the judge adjourned sentencing for reports.
She had a sexual relationship with the boy — who cannot be named for legal reasons — between 1 July 2011 and 12 February this year, the court was told.
The news comes the day after married teacher Emma Webb was found guilty of giving sexual favours to three boy pupils aged between 15 and 17.
Prosecutor Richard Posner said the Crown would consider applying for a Sexual Offences Prevention Order to stop Friendship contacting her victim in the future.
Robert Duval, defending, said: “This is a serious offence and I accept that is the case.
“We would like to have a pre-sentence report. This is a lady of previous good character.”
Friendship, from Whitchurch, Bristol, was bailed by the city’s crown court ahead of her sentencing on 21 September.
The Recorder of Bristol Judge Neil Ford QC told her: “The fact I am adjourning the case for a pre-sentence report is no indication of the sentence imposed on you in due course.
“The fact you have been given bail is no indication of the sentence.”
Friendship, who cites Harry Potter and David Beckham as "likes" on her Facebook page, is listed as being in a relationship on the social networking site.

Diana would have defended her Clown Prince Harry like a lion ...but worried over his boozy antics

Princess's official biographer on what she would have done today

Legacy ... Princess Diana died 15 years ago

Quitting ... Randy Jackson will no longer be an American Idol judge

Man Who Raped another Man Pleads he was drunk

Bestwood Chuckwuemeka, a 28-year-old man who was arraigned on Monday at a Magistrates Court in Abuja for sodomy has pleaded that he committed the crime under the influence of alcohol.

According to the police prosecutor, Cpl. Umar Mohammed, on August 8, a man from Gidan Mangoro, Abuja, reported to the divisional headquarters, Karshi, Abuja, of the alleged rape by the accused person. Mohammed said that the accused had sexual intercourse with the complainant on his bed when the complainant was fast asleep. This, the prosecutor said, was contrary to section 284 of the Penal Code.

However, in his response to the charges, when the charge sheet was read out, the accused pleaded not guilty. He said “I came back drunk from the night club and thought I was sleeping on the same bed with my girl-friend and I started romancing her.”

But the Magistrate, Nafisat Buba, said that alcohol should not be seen as an excuse for committing the offence, “Despite being under the influence of alcohol, the accused should not use that as an excuse to commit the crime,” she said. She however granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum, saying that one of the sureties must be a civil servant on GL 09. The case was then adjourned till September 17 for further hearing.

Hurricane returns 7 years to the day Isaac's 80mph winds batter New Orleans

Full force ... locals measure storm in New Orleans

Moving on ... uni can no longer approve visas

Hit by tax bill ... Steven Seagal

Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham of the Spice Girls attend launch of new musical based on the Spice Girls'

Highs and lows ... the Spice Girls have had varied luck in love

Return ... Eddie Murphy.

He has ruled out a fourth movie with his wise-cracking character Axel Foley.
But Eddie, 51, has teamed up with Sony Pictures TV to sell the comedy drama.
He said: “What I’m trying to do is produce a TV show starring Foley’s son, with Axel the chief of police in Detroit.
“None of the movie scripts were right. It was always a rehash of the old thing — it was always wrong.”
The three films — released in 1984, 1987 and 1994 — raked in more than £1billion. .

Man, 100, smashes into 11 people

Crash ... Preston Carter, left, talks with cops following the accident

This woman is a manager in a very reputable financial institution in Naija….she was rumored to be having an affair with two of her employees/colleague….
However,when one of the lovers discovered her relationship with anoother colleague,he confronted her and they had a quarrel which led to their break up…
But the embittered ex-lover could not stand to see his “babe” date a fellow colleague,so he decided to expose her…IN THIS HORRIBLE WAY!!!!
Women be careful who you send your nude pics to…otherwise it might just end up on the internet…the rest na story!!!

Sunday 26 August 2012

Clock of ages: A history of the world in an incredible 24 hours

A new book tells the story of the history of the world in a 24 hours. Here are some of the best and worst times

They are pivotal moments in history that happened in the blink of an eye.
But put side-by-side, the events make for an incredible 24 hours.

Coordinating Minister for the economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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Prominent lawyers have said oil marketers refund of subsidy funds fraudulently received does not exonerate them as they were indicted in the fuel subsidy scam probe.

In separate interviews with SUNDAY PUNCH, the lawyers said the action was rather an admission of guilt and should make the case against the marketers easier to prosecute.

Last Thursday, at a press briefing after the National Economic Council in Abuja, the Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, said a report submitted to members by Minister of Finance,

As ZAFAA nominates Nollywood stars

The 2012 nomination of the African Film and Television Arts Festival, ZAFAA is a deluge of stars. For an event that started in 2006 and holds annually in the United Kingdom, it is good news to many Nollywood actors/actresses as their names topped the list of the October 19 ceremony.

Veteran actor Olu Jacobs and star actress, Funke Akindele Oloyede have been nominated. Nominated for the Best Actor award, Olu Jacob’s role in the film, Adesuwa definitely worked in his favour. Also nominated in the same category were Joseph Benjamin, and John Dumelo. Funke Akindele was nominated for the Best Actress award, along with Monalisa Chinda, and Nadia Buari. Also nominated for awards were Nse Ikpe-Etim, and Martha Ankomah, who were both nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award. Lancelot Imasuen, Desmond Elliot, and Ruke Amata were nominated for the Best Director award.

According to Prince Samuel Anwuzia, Chief Executive Officer, ZAFAA Global Awards Limited, organisers of the awards, the 2012 edition remains unique, what with the crop of artistes nominated.

There were more nominees from Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, the United Kingdom and the United States respectively.

“The plan is to partner with Ojez Entertainment to gain the confidence of the stars that built ZAFAA from inception to date and make it more reputable now that we have gained the support of foreign film-makers and recognition by the British Broadcasting Corporation. ZAFAA is an African pride just as the OSCAR and BAFTA are America and British pride.

“ZAFAA has made Nollywood, Ghollywood and other African filmmakers a huge industry to reckon with. Our culture remains our pride and there is no better place to celebrate this than the International and Economic City of London. This year, ZAFAA goes to the heart of London. Many more African countries are also participating, therefore, this year will be glamorous and sophisticated,” he said.

Bloodbath at The Empire State Picture emerges after axed worker's gun mayhem

Gunman ... Jeffrey Johnson

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Usher wins custody of two sons after bitter court battle with ex-wife

Kanye West tells Kim Kardashian to throw out all of her clothes

A TIGER mauled its female keeper to death yesterday — just yards from zoo visitors — after escaping from its enclosure.

The male big cat slipped through a poorly secured gate to attack the woman, 43, in a storage area.
It was shot dead by zoo chief Theo Pagel before it could reach any areas open to the public.
Shaken Mr Pagel said: “This is the darkest day of my life.” Referring to the unsecured gate, he confirmed: “It appears it was a question of inadvertence.”
Cops said it was unlikely visitors saw the midday horror at the zoo in Cologne, Germany — founded in 1860 and one of the country’s oldest. They added: “It appears the gate wasn’t properly shut.”
The attraction was briefly evacuated and later reopened to visitors. But a planned late-night opening was scrapped.
The animal, a four-year-old Siberian tiger called Altai, was previously housed at an unidentified centre in the UK.
Last November it fathered three cubs by a seven-year-old Siberian tigress

Clear for rake-off Budget airline food costs MORE than price of the flight

A Ryanair plane takes off from London's Luton Airport

High prices ... grub on flights can cost a fortune

Bolt on ... Olympic hero Usain on Man Utd pitch

'Knife sex' ... Luminita Perijoc

AN Angelina Jolie lookalike held a terrified taxi driver at knifepoint while she forced him to have sex, police have been told.

Cabbie Nicolae Stan, 34, claimed stunning Luminita Perijoc, 30, then threatened to kill him unless he agreed to perform another sex act.
Married dad-of-three Nicolae said: “Later she still stabbed me.”
He finally escaped after barricading himself in a bedroom and desperately calling cops on his mobile phone.
Nicolae’s ordeal started after he dropped off Perijoc — who models herself on Tomb Raider star Jolie — at her apartment.
He said: “She asked me to help with her bag but when we were upstairs she got me in to her kitchen and told me she had to have sex.
“I don’t think she was used to anyone saying no because she flew into a rage when I declined. She took out a knife and forced me to undress.”
Nicolae was later taken to hospital with half a dozen knife wounds.
Cops in Tulcea, Romania, are investigating.

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