Actress Tonto Dike earns most abused Nigerian actress award

The heavy flow of negative reactions to two singles released by Tonto Dikeh has earned her the ‘award’ of the most abused Nigerian actress on social media by a magazine, News of the People. Tonto is on the magazine cover this week.
Just like Omotola and Genevieve, two nollywood stars who tried music before her, Tonto was not given a breathing space by many people including her fans who thought she should not waste her time as there is no future for her in that line.
Itz Ova and Hi, her two singles got massive download from various music sites because of the publicity  but most people think that the Rivers State born actress should forget it.A music lover, Kunle Hassan told niyitabiti.net at Headies 2012 that “It is laughable if people like Tonto think they can use their female power or their popularity in the acting world as a prerequisite for doing good music”
The only single released by Genevieve gave her a heartbreak and she decided to turn away  because people told her point black to leave music for those who have the talent.
Omotola has a never say no spirit. Despite negative reaction in some quarters that she is not a good musician, she has been doing her best to get music lovers to see her just the way they see and love American pop star, Beyonce.
niyitabiti.net gathered that Omotola made cool money selling tickets for one million naira and below at her album launch.She has also performed at various events. At the baby christening for the son of Nicholas Okoye, a multimillionaire businessman some years ago, Omotola performed there. Guests included Billionaires such as Femi Otedola,Aliko Dangote,Jim Ovia and others.

Kaduna church bombing sparks reprisals

KADUNA –  (AFP) – A suspected suicide attacker slammed a car bomb into a church during services on Sunday in the city of Kaduna, killing two other people and sparking reprisal attacks by Christians.
Christian youths took to the streets with machetes and sticks afterward, targeting people they believed to be Muslims as anger again boiled over due to the repeated church bombings in recent months, an AFP correspondent reported.
A vehicle for rescue workers was attacked in the ensuing violence, but there was no indication that rescuers were wounded.
“At least three people are confirmed dead,” a rescue official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to give out figures. He was speaking of the toll from the suicide bombing.
He added later that the toll included the suspected attacker and that there were a number of injuries.
The strong blast that saw the attacker ram what residents said was an SUV into St. Rita church shook the neighbourhood and led to the reprisals in the city previously hit by violence blamed on Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.
The rescue source said the attacker had sought to drive into the church, but seemed to have hit a barrier. Others in the area said the bomber continued to drive after hitting the church wall and made his way inside the church premises.
“All of a sudden it drove on high speed and rammed into the church wall, forcing its way into the church premises,” said witness Samuel Emmanuel.
“Initially I thought the driver had lost control of the vehicle. Suddenly there was a huge explosion as the car reached the church building. It was dust, fire and smoke all over.”
A spokesman for Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said it had received reports of a bomb blast in the area of a Catholic church and rushed rescuers to the scene.
“They were talking about a bomb explosion,” said Yushau Shuaib of the reports, while adding that his agency was however seeking to confirm details.
“A number of casualties evacuated to hospitals. The incident was suspected to be triggered by a suicide bomber in a car …”
He said later that a rescue vehicle had been attacked in the violence afterward, but no workers were wounded.
An AFP correspondent said mobs were yelling “why the church?” and some were carrying weapons, including machetes. Local elders were seeking to restore calm.
Residents had earlier spoken of clashes having broken out between Christian and Muslim residents.
The explosion occurred in the Malali area of the city. Kaduna, a major city in Nigeria’s north, has been previously hit by attacks blamed on Boko Haram.
The attack came after Friday’s Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, but it was not clear if there was any link.
In June, Boko Haram claimed responsibility for three suicide attacks on churches in Kaduna state, where the city of Kaduna is located, which led to deadly rioting. Dozens of people were killed in the violence.
Boko Haram’s insurgency in northern and central Nigeria has led to more than 2,800 deaths since 2009. While Muslims have often been its victims, it has in recent months specifically targeted churches.
President Goodluck Jonathan has said the group is seeking to incite a religious crisis in Africa’s most populous nation and largest oil producer, roughly divided between a mainly Muslim north and predominately Christian south.
Kaduna is a large city in the north and with a sizable Christian population.
Nigerians have grown increasingly frustrated with security forces’ inability to stop Boko Haram attacks, and there have been warnings of more reprisals if the violence continued.
Some Evangelical church leaders have said Christians may be forced to defend themselves if something is not done to address the violence.

Face of Peace Africa Pageant organisers extend sale of forms

The organisers of the Face of Peace Africa Pageant has extendedthe sale of forms for the highly talked about beauty pageant to Monday, November 12, 2012. Face of Peace Africa Pageant is a new beauty pageant from Blu-Moon Imaginationz, a media and film production outfit in Abuja. The company is owned andmanaged by Miss Ify Concepta, the current Miss Peace Nigeria andone-time runner up for Miss Imo and Miss Tourism. The auditions for the beauty pageant is scheduled to take place in three key cities; Abuja, Port Harcourt and Lagos. Every contestant at the Face of Peace Africa Pageant will win amazing prizes; the winner (Face of peace Africa 2012) will go home with $10,000, brand new car, 1 year movie contract with Blu-moon Imaginationz, 1 year Beauty routine with Bold & Beautiful, a tripto The Gambia. 1st runner up (Blu-moon model) will get $5,000,42 inches Plasma TV, one year movie contract with Blu-moon Imaginationz, one yearBeauty routine with Bold & Beautiful and a trip to Ghana. The 2nd runner up (Blu-moon Image) will get $,2000,27 inches Plasma TV, one year movie contract with Blu-moon Imaginationz, one yearBeauty routine with Bold & Beautiful , and trip to Obudu ranch. Consolation prizes will also be available for other contestants . Speaking on the beauty pageant, Ify Concepta shared her thoughts on the qualities she and her team are looking for at the pageant ‘’we are not only looking for females who are tall and very beautiful,we are even more concerned with the intellectual acumen they possess, we are looking for females who are very reservedand articulate, females who are good public speakers and can command respect wherever they find themselves’’. ‘’the Face of Peace Africa Pageant is one that seeks to empowerthe African girl child. We need ladies who have a passion for humanity. We all know that the average African girl child is bedevilled by many social vices, that is one of the reasons why at the Face of Peace, we are looking at making the girl childfamous and successful’’ the beauty queen enthused. To register for this competition, models are to buy forms at any branch of Zenith Bank PLC for N5, 000 or log on to www.blumoonimaginationzfopa. com to fill anddownload the form. For more enquiries, please call: 08130537539, 08035927275. BB: 2997B169, 290AD60D

Eight Nigerians to Celebrate Sallah Behind Bars after being Caught with 10.635kg of Drugs

As the citizens of the country are gearing up for this year’s Sallah celebrations, some eight Nigerians will most certainly not be joining in the celebrations. These Nigerians were apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday for allegedly smuggling about 10.635 kilogrammes of narcotics at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA)Lagos.
Amongst the drug suspects apprehended was one Mr. Tembo Gideon ,aka Benson Okechukwu, who was travelling to Thailand with about 2.522kilogrammes of methamphetamine tactically hidden inside local fabrics called Aso-Oke.
NDLEA commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr Hamza Umar, while speaking on the arrest, pointed out that the suspects were arrested with various kind of drugs ranging from cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin among others. According to Umar, the breakdown of drugs recovered included “4.460kilogrammes of methamphetamine, 4.030kilogrammes of heroin and 2.145kilogrammes of cocaine. Apart from one of the suspects caught attempting to smuggle 3.455kilogrammes of heroin from India, others were going outside the country with different quantities of drugs”

Meanwhile, chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade in his Sallah message urged members of the public to desist from smuggling drugs and criminal acts capable of truncating their God ordained destinies: “It is sad that these suspected drug traffickers are behind bars when they ought to be with their families this festive season. Drug trafficking and other criminal acts will only lead to misery, shame and unfulfilled dreams.”  

My wife, a shining star – Jonathan

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja described his wife, Patience, as a shining star in his life.

This came as Patience took a retrospective look at her life, especially in the last few weeks she was believed to have spent in hospital abroad and said whatever might have happened to her was God’s design.

Both spoke at an in-house ceremony held to mark Patience 55th birthday at the Presidential Villa.

In a short remark, the President said his wife was a “shining star” in his life.

He thanked God for granting her good health.

He later presented her with a birthday gift.

Patience, however, told the gathering that comprised her husband, other members of her family, top government officials and some close family friends that, “Whatever might have happened to me was God’s design for my life.”

The President’s wife returned to the country penultimate Wednesday after spending about seven weeks in a foreign country believed to be Germany.

At the birthday ceremony, she thanked God for sparing her life to mark another birthday this year.

She also thanked members of her family and all Nigerians for their prayers.

Highlights of the event comprised a session of thanksgiving prayers and presentation of gifts.

Her last birthday was marked in Perth, Australia where she and her husband were attending the 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, CHOGM-2011.

Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State coordinated the cake-cutting session of the birthday, which was also attended by presidential aides.

Contrary of the first report that came to us the Governor Suntai Survives Plane Crash!! Governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai is in hospital after surviving a plane crash. Suntai was piloting theplane that took of from Jalingo, the Taraba State capital with some of his security detail, heading to Yola in Adamawa State when itcrashed into some hillsin Adamawa State nearthe airport. According to Government House sources in Jalingo, theTaraba State capital, Governor Suntai is stillalive, but unconscious at an undisclosed hospital in Yola. According to reports, the Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako is with his injured colleague at the hospital. Governor Suntai’s security detail is also with him at the same hospital. Details to follow…

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BREAKING NEWS!!! REPORTS REACHING US SAY THE GOVERNOR OF TARABA STATE, DANBABA SUNTAI HAS DIED IN AN AIR CRASH AT THE YOLA AIRPORT INADAMAWA STATE. THE GOVERNOR REPORTEDLY DIED IN A SMALL PLANE PILOTED BY HIM! STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS...