NELSON MANDELA'S VISIT TO HOSPITAL WAS PRE-PLANNED

Nelson mandela being admitted by the hospital was not an emergency admission. It was pre-planned. He was suffering from abdominal pain, and it was a long-standing complaint,' said Mac Maharaj, the spokesman for President Jacob Zuma.


It's reported it was due to a recurring abdominal pains.

THE SEMI NAKED PICTURE THAT MADE 19YEAR OLD NIGERIAN SINGER, DAVIDO TREND GLOBALLY

Sonia plants a kiss on his lips while he's sleeping

RWANDA SCARED OF YAKUBU AND OSAZE

Ahead of AFCON qualifier in Rwanda, the Rwandan coach's hinted on his fear for the duo of Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Osaze Odemwingie, both who play in the english premiership. Hear him:

"We will prepare to the best of our capability regardless of whether Osaze Odemwingie or Yakubu (Aiyegbeni) will play or not."

WOULD YOU PAY ALMOST 14MILLION NAIRA TO UNDERGO PAINFUL SURGERY 2GROW 6inches TALLER? THIS MAN DID!

A 37 year old, 5ft 6ins NewYorker who's refused to use his name paid  over $85,000(almost 14million naira) to have a painful surgery in order to add 6more inches to his height.

Sorry to disappoint you, it was not carried out by Dr 90210

Dr. Dror Paley, a renowned osteopathic surgeon at the Paley Institute at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., performed 650 leg-lengthening surgeries last year.

ADELE SMASHES WHITNEY HOUSTON'S 20YR OLD RECORD + BECOMES FIRST ARTIST TO GO DOUBLE PLATINUM ON US iTUNES

Adele has become the first artist to go double platinum on US iTUNES.

Adele's "21" album shift over 2million downloads taking her stateside sales to a total of over 7million.

Longest No1 LP by any woman on the BillBoard top 200 chart, after scoring 21 consecutive weeks No1 spot. A record previously held by Whitney Houston's Bodyguard held for 20weeks in 1992.

She acheived a great feat at the last Grammys - winning 6 out of 6 nominations, remind me who last did that?

Rumours have it that she might sing at the London Olympics - 2012.

TOP10 NAIJA SONGS OF THE WEEK (FRIDAYS) 24/02/2012

1. THAT STUPID SONG
BEZ FT PRAIZ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi6VmTu1Sgc

2. IYA YIN
BLAISE
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/6TT1NEmz/blaise_--_iya_yin__if_you_neve.html?

3. SHINNING STAR
NNEKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcMNzxeArRc

 4. 6FT 7FT
M.I FT PHENOM
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/V2nnUCr6/MI_ft_Phenom_-_Six_foot_Seven_.html?

5. OYI(RMX)
FLAVOUR FT TIWA SAVAGE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaH9oB2g82w

 6. WITHOUT MY HEART
TIWA SAVAGE FT DON JAZZY
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/DEKjfIOs/tiwa_savage_ft_don_jazzy_-_wit.html?

7. CHOP MY MONEY
PSQUARE FT AKON, MAYD
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/Rwb9zEnv/Psquare_ft_Akon_n_May_d_-_Chop.html?

8. BREAK-UP SONG
EVA EZI
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/mqTSzqj1/Evaezi-The-Break-Up-Song-M.html?

9. BOTTOM BELLE
OMAWUMI FT FLAVOUR
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/p58OjuiX/omawumi_ft_flavour_-bottom-bel.html?

10. BEAUTIFUL
KEFEE
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/BhrYDUkw/kefee-beautiful.html?

TODAY IN NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS - FRIDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY, 2012.

THIS DAY

FRONT PAGE:

Marketers blame national assembly for fuel scarcity
Northern Governors demand more share of Revenue

BACK PAGE:

Budget 2012: Failing Police, Failing state

DAILY CHAMPION

FRONT PAGE:

Lagos shuts down for Ojukwu
Boko Haram kills 6 policemen in Kano attack
Jonathan urges prayers at lent

BACK PAGE:

Osaze, Keita, Etuhu lead early birds
Mikel confirms Anzhi talks
I lied about my age - Yeboah
Start home-based eagles against Rwanda - Chukwu

THE GUARDIAN

FRONT PAGE:
Boko Haram targets I.G's home, kills officers, others.
Eminent Nigerians honor Odumegwu Ojukwu

BACK PAGE:

Reps at war over national confab
Nigeria prints 3billion naira notes yearly

TRIBUNE

FRONT PAGE:

Boko haram sets school on fire in Borno
Lagos govt descends on tanker drivers
State creation - who gets what and why

BACK PAGE:

Battle of Rwanda: Yobo, Osaze confirm early arrival
The Police are out of control

DAILY SUN

FRONT PAGE:

Boko haram huts Kano again
Midnight star to perform at the SUN awards
US groom choose Bufallo as 'Best Man'
Lagos stand still for Ojukwu - Fashola, Okorocha,Obi, Tinubu, Ndigbo lagos pay tribute

NIGERIAN COMPASS

FRONT PAGE:

N1.6Billion scam: EFCC lied against me, says Ibori
Anenih: I wont join issues with Oshiomole
Oyo lawmakers reject Ajimobi's OYSIEC nominees

BACK PAGE:

Gov. Imoke crosses the river

NIGERIAN, CHUKWUMA DURU ARRESTED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING CHILDREN IN THE US

27 year old substitute teacher in the Bronx, Chukwuma Duru was arrested and charged for forcible touching a child and endagering a child's life at Bronx career and prep High school.

15MONTH OLD BABY THROWN OUT OF 2STOREY BURNING BUILDING SURVIVES

Image courtesy NBC Newyork

According to eye witnesses in the Queens area, today, thursday 23rd february, 2012 a mother couldn't wait for firemen to saddle 'em up in the inferno, but opted to throw baby out of a burning 2 storey building @ Rockaway Boulevard, only for the baby to miraculously land in the hands of sympathisers gathered round the burning building.

Ladder 155 - the fire service at the scene witnessed it all.

Authorities say the fire might be suspicious.

9 YEAR OLD LOSES HER LIFE OVER CANDY, MONTHS AFTER AN AMERICAN RAPPER WAS SHOT TO DEATH OVER CANDY

For lying about eating candy to her grandma Joyce harding, 9year old Savannah Harding was forced to run round the compound for 3 hours non-stop by her step-mom and grandma, which later led to seizure that eventually took her life.

THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND AND THE TURKISH FIRST LADY'S ANKLE BOOTS

Her royal highness, the Queen of England (Queen Elizabeth the II) couldnt help stare at the visiting Turkish first lady's 6inch ankle boots.

RAFAEL BENITEZ NOT APPROACHED BY CHELSEA FC

Though the spainard has reiterated his desire to come back to the English premiership, his agent Manuel Garcia has said he's not been approached by ChelseaFC in any form whatsoever.

With reported dressing room uprisings under AVB and having won only 2 of their last EPL matches, it appears his days are numbered at the bridge.

WHO WILL SAVE BOBBI KRISTINA (WHITNEY HOUSTON & BOBBY BROWN'S DAUGHTER) ???

All the feelers coming in about late Whitney Houston's daughter are not really lookin right.
according to UsMagazine.com

"Houston's mother, Cissy, and cousin, Dionne Warwick, are concerned about Bobbi Kristina's drug use and urging her to check into rehab to clean up."

An insider told the site,

"Whitney's passing is sending Bobbi off the deep end," also adding that the family is "shocked" by how serious her problems are. "Bobbi's problems are out of control."

With her mother gone, a father(Bobby Brown) who doesn't appear to be fit enough to play the fatherly role and a maternal family almost losing it...we pray God comes to the aid of this 18year old now!

TODAY IN NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS - THURSDAY 23/02/2012

TRIBUNE

FRONT PAGE:

Shoot-out in Kano
JTF arrests 4 Boko Haram members
Zakari Biu dismissed Recommended for prosecution
Electricty tariff'll increase by only 11%
Tanker drivers dare lagos Govt

BACK PAGE:

Mikel considers Russian move

VANGUARD

FRONT PAGE:

Senate summons Okonjo Iweala, Diezani others over fuel scarcity
Zakari Biu dismissed from Police force
Igbo in Lagos honour Ojukwu today
Gunfight , explosions rock kano

BACK PAGE:

Keshi faces selection headaches
AVB Chelsea future hangs by a thread
I'm not a miracle worker - Egbunike

NIGERIAN COMPASS

FRONT PAGE:

Oni: Fayemi orders arrest of Journalist
Zakari Biu dismissed
Monarch: Emeka, not Sylvester is Ojukwu's first son
EFCC chairman Lamorde now DCP with 13 others

DAILY INDEPENDENT

FRONT PAGE:

Boko Haram: police dismiss zakari Biu
Fresh gun battle rocks Kano

BACK PAGE:

Ibori london case: Is justice really done

THE NATION

FRONT PAGE:

Robbers bomb bank in ogun
EFCC grills business over Ibori's N1.66b aircraft
US, French journalists killed
Econet seeks N3.1b damages( from Airtel)

BACK PAGE:

Obasanjo leads prevaricators to Senegal

DAILY CHAMPION

FRONT PAGE:

Ojukwu arrives Lagos today
Soldiers, Boko Haram in shoot-out - As explosions rock Kano

BACK PAGE:

Eagles dazzle with new CAF balls
Ahmed Musa relishes UCL debut against Madrid
Mikel misser on bench Chelsea continues
Keshi laments short time with foreign-based Eagles

DAILY SUN

FRONT PAGE:

Gas rig fire may burn for months
Marketers shun fuel imports
Germany insists on castration of sex offenders
Why I revoked OGD's father's Church C of O - Amosun
FCDA awards N300bn contract to fake firms

BACK PAGE:

Mikel set to quit Chelsea
No fear for foreign pros - Mba

THE PUNCH

FRONT PAGE:

Policemen defy IG, mount checkpoints in Lagos
Oil revenue dropped by N226.38bn in January - Minister
JTF arrests Boko Haram members after Kano gunfight

BACK PAGE:

India League: Okocha, Siasia to wait

THE GUARDIAN

FRONT PAGE:

Govt releases N15b for subsidy palliatives
Police dismiss Zakari Biu over Kabir Sokoto's escape
Name seven AIGs promote EFCC boss

BACK PAGE:

Govt craves EU assistance to combat terrorism
Court upholds Oluremi Tinubu, Nwankwo victory
UN re-elects Nigeria as head of peacekeeping panel
CJN queries judge over remand of Edo AG
StakeHolders brainstorm on Africa's aviation problems

THIS DAY

FRONT PAGE:
Shell, Chevron to benefit from Oil license Renewals
Biu fired, lamorde, Akpoyibo Promoted
FAAC takes  N187bn from Excess Crude Account

WHO'S FORGETTING CHRIS BROWN'S GIRLFRIEND - KARRUECHE?

Why on earth are we all so concerned about Chris Brown and Rihanna? c'mon guys! he's still in a relationship with his girlfriend Karrueche...well at least he's still got her face tattoed on his arm!

Technically Chris' rep denies any rekindled romance with Rihanna. here him

 

"He and Rihanna are just friends," the rep said. "He's not cheating."

iPAD 3 TO BE UNVEILED MARCH 7, 2012?

Rumour has it that, Apple's iPAD manufacturers in China are set to reach full volume production this month, so Apple can unveil iPAD3 in March.

BRIT AWARDS 2012 - WINNERS ROLL CALL!!!

Rihanna with her Brit Award

British Male Solo Artist - Ed Sheeran

Nominees:
James Blake
James Morrison
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Professor Green

British Female Solo Artist - Adele

Nominees:
Florence + the Machine
Jessie J
Kate Bush
Laura Marling

British Breakthrough Act - Ed Sheeran

Nominees:
Anna Calvi
Emeli Sandé
Jessie J
The Vaccines

British Single - One Direction: What Makes You Beautiful


Nominees:
Adele: Someone Like You
Ed Sheeran: The A Team
Example: Changed The Way You Kiss Me
Jessie J feat B.o.B: Price Tag
JLS feat Dev: She Makes Me Wanna
Military Wives and Gareth Malone: Wherever You Are
Olly Murs feat Rizzle Kicks: Heart Skips A Beat
Pixie Lott: All About Tonight
The Wanted: Glad You Came

British Group - Coldplay

Nominees:
Arctic Monkeys
Chase & Status
Elbow
Kasabian

Mastercard British Album Of The Year - Adele: 21


Nominees:
Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto
Ed Sheeran: +
Florence + the Machine: Ceremonials
PJ Harvey: Let England Shake

International Male Solo Artist - Bruno Mars

Nominees:
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver
David Guetta
Ryan Adams

International Female Solo Artist - Rihanna

Nominees:Beyoncé
Bjork
Feist
Lady GaGa

International Group - Foo Fighters

Nominees:
Fleet Foxes
Jay Z and Kanye West
Lady Antebellum
Maroon 5

International Breakthrough Act - Lana Del Rey

Nominees:
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver
Foster The People
Nicki Minaj

TODAY IN NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS (WEDNESDAY 22/02/2012)

THIS DAY

FRONT PAGE:

Nigeria in China, seeks $3Billion for Agric, Rail, Airport projects
CJN Asks Judges to Revers Order on Cross River Poll
INEC: we never received injunction
Crude oil output set to hit 2.68mbpd
F.G renews Exxon Mobil's leases

BACK PAGE:

Ojukwu and National Conference

THE GUARDIAN

FRONT PAGE:

Govt considers martial trial for terror suspects
Boko Haram denies alleged dialogue with Borno
Jonatha Mulls conduct of elections without police in 2015

BACK PAGE:

Presidency reviews 2012 budget sets oil benchmark at $90
Nigeria, UNIDO develop new policy to transform agric sector
Mugabe at 88 vows to cling to power

TRIBUNE

FRONT PAGE:

How Kabiru sokoto escaped from police custody
*says 58 policemen arrested him at night
Presidency names 6 new DIGs
FG seeks approval for N180bn removal investment fund

BACK PAGE:

Sanusi, social reality vis-a-vis hypocrisy

THE NATION

FRONT PAGE:

Kabiru sokoto seen in lagos
Panel recommends trial of Police chief Biu, others
NNPC, Shell disagree on corruption in oil sector
Tribunal dismisses Akunyili's petition against Ngige
Kanu Motivates Super Eagles against Rwanda
Senate queries proposed electricity tariff increase

BACK PAGE:

Sanusi, Boko Haram and his 'Marshal Plan' for the North

NIGERIAN COMPASS

FRONT PAGE:

Anenih to Oshiomole: You are a drowning governor
Court to Amosun, lawmakers: Don't scrap TASUED
Why Nigeria cant produce 4m bpd, by Shell
Lent starts today

BACK PAGE:

All in the name of youtube views

DAILY INDEPENDENT

FRONT PAGE:

Jonathan, Obasanjo, Atiku campaign for Imoke in Calabar
Gunmen kill 7 in Yobe
Senate rejects special court for terrorism

BACK PAGE:

New driver's license and road sanity

DAILY CHAMPION

FRONT PAGE:

OBJ, Buhari, IBB, others get N3.2bn
As Jonathan presents N4.3trn 2012 budget
No going back on electricity tariff increase - Nnaji
F.G. renews licenses of oil firms

BACK PAGE:

Joel Obi seeks Marseille revival
Keshi confirms Victor Moses appearance
Abdulahi unveils football headquarters
Jonathan and his words

VANGUARD

FRONT PAGE:

Tankers seize Apapa-Oshodi Road
Lagos govt plans forceful relocation tommorrow
Nigeria loses N2.9bn to oil theft daily - shell
I cant get over being jilted - Dear Bunmi

BACK PAGE:

Ban Chisora, says the fighter bitten by disgraced Del Boy
Ferguson to retire in 2 or 3 years
Kanu joins eagles againt Rwanda

WHITNEY HOUSTON'S BODY GUARD DRESS AND JEWELLERIES UP FOR AUCTION - MARCH 2012

Whitney Houston's black velvet dress and accessories in the movie - The Bodyguard

TOP10 NAIJA NEXT RATED SONGS OF THE WEEK(TUESDAYS)21/02/2012

 1. OLOWO ORI MI
AIRIS

 2. ANGELI
VECTOR FT 9ICE

 3. CAROLINA
SAUCE KID FT DAVIDO

4. TRUE COLOUR
IBIYEMI

 5. LOW KEY
FLOWSSICK

 6. SOKUTUYOYO
BOUQUI FT HENRISOUL

7. UNDER THE MANGO TREE
JODIE

 8. SUPER GIRL
DENCIA

9. BABY
LAMI FT KEL MOCHEDDAH

10. NICE AND SLOW
HAKYM