Ghanian's Actress celebrates Nigeria at 55 With Hot Photos.

Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim has joined Nigerians in celebrating the 55th anniversary of the country on Instagram.

Ghollywood's beauty queen, Juliet Ibrahim has share some hot pool pictures on her Instagram page as well as a designed banner in celebration of Nigeria's 55th anniversary.

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Barcelona's Star Neymar flaunts his New ferarri.

Brazilian International, Neymar shared a photo of his luxury car, while thanking God for his blessings.

 

The Barcelona footballer shared the photo of himself sitting on top his $200k Ferrari 458 Spider and wrote : 'Thank you God for giving me health and the fruit of my work can make another child's dream!'

Hydroquinone: Top 10 Dangers of Skin Bleeching.

Unconfirmed reports from the Nigerian National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), suggests that 77% of Nigerian women bleach their skin! All across Africa and even Asia, the habit of skin bleaching is becoming more and more prevalent.

 

Look around you and the signs are everywhere. You probably know a friend, aunty, sister, neighbour, colleague who is fixated on skin-bleaching.

For women of African descent, the scourge of skin bleaching is made worse because most women (and even men!) use creams made with the potent bleaching agent: Hydroquinone.

Some important facts about Hydroquinone:

1. Hydroquinone works by inhibiting the enzyme tyrosinase, which is important in skin pigment (melanin) development. It is important to be aware that Melanin actually provides protection against UV radiation. It is more effective than any sunscreen known to man. It diffuses UV radiation and turns it into harmless heat.

2. Combining Hydroquinone with skin products that contain benzoyl peroxide, hydrogen peroxide, or other peroxides, (found in most acne treatment) is harmful to the skin. This causes temporary staining of the skin. Also hydroquinone should not be used with any of the new resorcinol-based skin lightening treatments such as Clinique dark spot corrector.

3. 4% and above hydroquinone concentration is generally considered by most dermatologists to be one of the most effective skin-lightening and age spot-brightening agents. Overall, it is considered to be a bit safe/less harmful for Caucasians and light-skinned asians BUT not as safe for darker-skinned people (Africans).

Dangers of Hydroquinone:

1.) It causes pigmentation of the eye and permanent corneal damage.This only occurs when the eye is directly exposed to hydroquinone.

2.) It causes OCHRONOSIS(a skin disorder characterised by progressive sooty darkening of the skin.)

3.) It whitens skin by killing your skins pigment cells.

4.) Its counter productive as it gives u dark knuckles,ankles,purplish vericose veins, a PATCH WORK OF COLOURS ON A ONCE BEAUTIFUL SKIN.
5.) It can cause irritation and contact dermatitis.

6.) Even if you succeed in bleaching the skin whiter with hydroquinone products,it often has an unhealthy,pasty look.Also,once you stop using it,ur skin re darkens.And since using it long term is unhealthy,its a basically a catch-22 situation.

7). If you live in the tropical region, the combination of hydroquinone and the sun is a bad one.Increased risk of ochronosis have been linked to excess sun exposure while using hydroquinone. As such, dermatologists often recommend to always use hydroquinonewitha sunscreen. (Note: In the hot African climate, sometimes, even sunscreens do not offer enough protection for the skin!)

8.) Most products with hydroquinone have an awful smelland cause intense body heat and sweating. Users often try to mask the odour by profuse use of perfumes which seems to make it even worse. There is off-the-shelf hydroquinone-based product(s) that’s so potent that users have to constantly stay in air-conditioned rooms!

9.) It thins out the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis), which is dangerous especially during or post- surgical procedures, as it may take the skin a longer time to heal from cuts, wounds and/or stitches.

10). It ages your skinand as you get older the effects become even more pronounced. It is not a pretty sight to see someone whose skin has been damaged by prolonged years of hydroquinone use! Age gracefully and not with disgrace.

A Woman without a Vagina opening gives birth to a child.

There is this trending report of a woman without private part being delivered of a baby girl in Lagos after going through many travails as a result of her predicament.

Destiny Chimezie

 

According to Evangelist Uchenna Opara, sister Destiny Chimezie is from Abia State but residing in Lagos, she was called a boy. Her people called her Chimezie (let God correct) which is a male’s name. 

 

Her family had done all humanly possible to give her a gender to no avail. They had visited several hospitals and maternity homes to no avail, while the case lasted, her mother left her father and her father continued seeking for solution until the problem became overwhelming and he died in an accident. 

 

God allegedly visited her during the Lord’s Chosen programme last year and miraculously opened her genital. She got pregnant and delivered a bouncing baby girl.

 

Below is the testimony in full:

"The testimony I want to give goes to show the goodness and everlasting love of God on his children. There is this lady, her name is Sister Destiny Chimezie from Isiala Ngwa South Local Govt Area in Abia State but residing in Lagos.

 

She was called a boy, her people called her Chimezie which is a  male’s name.

 

Her family had done everything humanly possible to give her gender to no avail. They had visited several hospitals and maternity homes to no avail.

 

While the travail lasted, her mother left her father because of the shame Destiny was bringing to the family.

 

Neighbours were mocking her mother because her child was not a male or female. As her mother left her father because of this reproach, her father continued seeking for solution until the problem became overwhelming and he died in an accident.

 

At the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), the consultant that examined her described her genital as malformed. Her husband divorced her because of the stigma. She was still in this dilemma when a Chosen brother met her and married her, believing that nothing is impossible with God and God visited her during the Lord’s Chosen programme titled “ONLY GOD CAN DO THIS” last year and miraculously opened her genital.

 

She got pregnant and delivered a bouncing baby girl. She was among the women that dedicated their children on Sunday, 27th September, 2015 at The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries headquarter at Ijesha, Lagos."

How President Buhari selected his Ministerial nominees.

Findings have revealed how President Muhammadu Buhari chose his ministerial nominees, whose names he sent to the Senate on Wednesday, September 30.

 

The 21 ministerial nominees selected by President Muhammadu Buhari and submitted to the Senate on Wednesday were unaware of their nominations, The Nation learnt on Thursday, October 1.

 

It was gathered that the President neither met nor hinted any of the nominees of their appointments.

 

A source revealed that after shortlisting those he needed, President Buhari directed security agencies to conduct discreet investigations into their records. Those closer to him were not exempted, the source said.

 

The Presidency yesterday directed all the nominees to submit their curriculum vitae.

 

A source,said: “Most of the nominees announced on Wednesday were caught unawares because Buhari never sat any of them down or told them that they would be among his ministers.

 

“Even though some of them had been coming to the Presidential Villa, he did not confide in them.

 

“I can tell you that the President did not give assurance to ex-Governors Rotimi Amaechi, Kayode Fayemi, and Babatunde Fashola. Even as close as Lt.-Gen. Dambazzau and Sen. Hadi Sirika are to the President, they did not know that they would be in the cabinet. The President adopted suspense all through. That is his style."

What Bill Clinton, Gordon Brown and other World leaders told me about President Buhari - Obasanjo.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed what world leaders are saying about the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Olusegun Obasanjo

 

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed the impression of some world leaders about President Muhammadu Buhari.

 

Speaking with reporters at his Abeokuta home on Thursday, October 1, Obasanjo stated that despite Nigeria’s “mistakes and missteps," it is not doing badly at 55 as a nation.

 

He said: “I heard some of the comments of those he (Buhari) met; the comment that probably will not come back to him. He met Clinton for almost one hour and President Clinton, when I joined him for his global initiative talked to me about the impression of our President, it was favourable.

 

“Gordon Brown and I met him and we talked about issues. The few other leaders who met him gave me their impression and his debut so to say, it has been good. I think we are at the table, what they use to say that Nigeria is not at the table, now we are present at the table.”

 

He said comments from the world leaders and statemen during the recent UN summit showed that President Muhammadu Buhari did not only have a good outing there, but also helped to place Nigeria at a strategic position for global politics.

President Buhari's ministerial nominees revealed.

The full list of President Muhammadu Buhari's ministerial nominees as submitted to the Senate has leaked online. See those that made the list.

 

Latest reports have revealed the 21-member ministerial nominees as submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly on Wednesday, September 30, as follows:

Ministers nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari:

1.Dr. Chris Ngige (Anambra)

2. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti)

3. Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)

4. Babatunde Fashola (Lagos)

5. Abdurrahman Dambazau (rtd) (Kano)

6. Aisha AlHassan (Taraba)

7. Ogbonaya Onu (Abia)

8. Kemi Adeosun (Ogun)

9. Abubakar Malami SAN (Kebbi)

10. Senator Sirika Hadi (Katsina)

11. Barrister Adebayo Shittu (Oyo)

12. Sulaiman Adamu (Jigawa)

13. Solomon Dalong (Plateau)

14.Ibe Kachikwu (Delta) GMD, NNPC

15. Osagie Ehanire (Edo

17. Udoma Udo-Udoma (Akwa Ibom)

18. Ahmed Isa Ibeto (Niger)

19. Ibrahim Jibril

20. Audu Ogbeh (Benue)

21. Amina Mohammed (Kaduna)

Sylva mocks Oshiomole after Victory..... Read what he said.

Chief Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa has taken a swipe at the highly vocal Edo state Governor, Adams Oshiomohle over his incapability to organize a credible primary election for the APC in Bayelsa.

Chief Timipre Sylva

 

The flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming December 5 Bayelsa Governorship Election, Chief Timipre Sylva has berated the governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole for failing to conduct a peaceful and credible primary election of the party.

Sylva who spoke shortly after he was declared winner of the primary said, “I will like him to come back, let us sit down together as a people, as lovers of the APC, as lovers of Bayelsa state and as lovers of Nigeria join hands and work together and deliver good governance to this state."

According to him, “Its been a long walk and I am very happy today to accept the victory that you have given to me for the second time. This is only the beginning of the journey. Today I have seen that we politicians have a lot to learn from the military, what a serving Governor of Edo state of this country was incapable of doing just a few days ago has been achieved by a retired general and his team.

“This tells you that we have a lot to learn about the military. I want to thank the security agencies that have been present since yesterday night until now and have kept the peace and make sure that this primary are rancour free.
It would be recalled that Oshiomhole lampooned Sylva for allegedly truncating the electoral processduring the disputed governorship primaries of the APC in the state while Sylva described Oshiomhole’s words as a deliberate “act of mischief” and “lies”.
Also recall that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC, had replaced Oshiomhole, approving the appointment of Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan Ali (retd.) as Chairman of the gubernatorial primary election committee.

Nigerian rapper Ice prince rocks Kanye's Yeezy Boost 350 (Photos).

Nigerian rapper and 'Oleku' crooner, Ice Prince has proudly flaunted his designer sneakers from Kanye West's fashion line.

Ice Prince flaunting the sneakers

 

Chocolate City rapper, Ice Prince has flaunted his newly acquired sneakers, 'Yeezy Boost 350' from the fashion line of famous American rapper, Kanye West.

 

The Yeezy Boost 350 comprises of premium leather, prime knit upper and a full length boost midsole, sold out after it was released. A majority of the $200 limited edition shoes were even resold by some for thousands of dollars on EBay.

Ice Prince shared the picture on his Instagram Page.

See what Lola Omotaya, Peter Okoye's wife looked like 20 years ago.

Lola Omotayo has shared a photo of what she looked like in the year 1995.

Lola Omotayo

 

Lola Omotayo, who happens to be the wife of Peter Okoye of the Psquare music duo has shared a 20-year throwback photo of herself and she really looks cute.

 

She is currently 40 and 6 years older than her husband, Peter.

 

See a screenshot of the attached Instagram post:

Official photos from Dj Xclusives's traditiinal marriage.

Superstar DJ Xclusive and his heartthrob Tinuke had their traditional engagement yesterday in Ruby Gardens, Lekki. Check out their super romantic and colourful photos.

Celebrity Disk Jockey and EME Records artiste, Rotimi Alakija a.k.a DJ Xclusive and his sweetheart, Tinuke had their traditional engagement yesterday, October 1, in Ruby Gardens, Lekki.

The event was planned by Bisola Borha of Trendy Bee Events. We brought you the first photos (Click here), now here are the first official photos!

Their white wedding will be on Saturday October 3rd, 2015. See more photos below;

Photo credit: Shina Amusan / Bellanaija Weddings

Cristiano Ronaldo receives special award today as Real Madrid salutes him on his 500th goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated becoming Real Madrid's top goalscorer of all time at a ceremony with his family and all his team-mates present to support his achievements.

 

At a ceremony at the Santiago Bernabeu, Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated becoming Real Madrid's top goalscorer of all time with all his team-mates present to support his achievements.

 

Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Marcelo and more watched on and applauded the 30-year-old Portuguese star, as well as his mother, son, and agent, Jorge Mendes.

 

Although official records state he is only level with club legend Raul, on 323 goals, Ronaldo himself believes, along with the club and Spanish newspaper Marca, that he scored his 324th against Malmo in the Champions League on Wednesday, thereby breaking the record.

 

Club President, Florentino Perez gave an opening speech, before Ronaldo delivered one of his own, followed by a posed photo with his team-mates who joined him on the stage.

 

 

Ronaldo who has scored more than 500 goals in his professional career also posed for more photos with his family on a stage decorated with all the trophies he has won as a Real Madrid player, including his three Ballon d'Ors. 

 

See more photos from the star-studded event below;

 

A fake gynaecologist who was charged for raping his patients

 unscrupulous man parading himself as a gynaecologist has been arrested by the police and charged to court on a 12-count charge including incidents of sexual molestation of patients.

The accused, Mugowa Wairimu

 

A Kenyan man, Mugowa Wairimu pictured above has been charged with 12 offences including raping patients, impersonating a gynaecologist and operating a clinic without a licence in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. Mugo who was arrested in September, is alleged to have been caught on camera assaulting an unconscious woman who had come to him for consultation.

A suspicious staff of the hospital had installed a camera inside his office. The camera footage was released to a Kenyan citizen TV who aired the content. Mugo was arrested one week after the video was aired on TV. He was said to be on the run after the video was released and was arrested a week after at a hotel where he was hiding.

 

 

The Kenyan Medical council has denied he is one of their members. Mugo has maintained that he is innocent. At a court hearing today, he was ordered to be remanded in prison until Monday October 5th when his bail application will be heard.

ministerial list: Senate sets criteria for screening on wednesday.

The Senate will on Wednesday decide the procedure for screening ministerial nominees submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki receiving the Ministerial nominees list

 

In an exclusive interview with a Punch correspondent in Abuja, the Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, disclosed that the Senate will on Wednesday decide the procedure for screening ministerial nominees submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari.

 

He said the screening by the Senate would be thorough just as the nomination process adopted by the Presidency was, and assured Nigerians that the screening of ministerial nominees would not be delayed by the upper legislative chamber.

 

"The communication from Mr. President, which contains the list of the ministerial nominees and which remained sealed as I am talking to you, will be opened by the Senate President as soon as we resume plenary on Tuesday.

"It will appear on the Order Paper on Wednesday morning and the Senate will set up the necessary legislative procedure for the screening exercise. I wish to assure Nigerians that the screening exercise will be thorough just the way the nomination process was thorough."

 

In an interview with State House correspondents shortly after taking part in the country’s 55th independence anniversary inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said;

 

"I am hopeful and confident that the future is very bright. In the next few years, things will be even better. It will not be business as usual. We will ensure that the National Assembly will be people-oriented and will make laws that will make impact on Nigerians."

BREAKING NEWS: Ex- petroleum minister, Deziani Madueke arrested in UK.

It has been exclusively and authoritatively reported that Nigeria's former Petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been arrested by the UK National Crime Agency.

Diezani Alison-Madueke

 

According to an exclusive report on Premium Times, the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was today, 2nd October, arrested in the UK by the National Crime Agency.

 

She was arrested alongside four other people by the British law enforcement agency. The identities of the four other people arrested along with her could not be immediately ascertained.

 

The former minister, who was one of the most powerful officials of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration, was arrested for offences related to bribery and corruption being investigated by the UK National Crime Agency.

 

Two top British officials in London have however confirmed the development to Premium Times. They requested not to be named because they have no permission to speak on the issue.

 

The British High Commission in Nigeria confirmed that some arrests were made Friday but declined to disclose the identities of those involved.

 

Press and Public Affairs Officer, Joseph Abuku, disclosed to Premium Times; "This morning, five people between the ages of 21 and 60 were arrested on suspicion of bribery and corruption offences. The crimes are being investigated by the National Crime Agency.

 

The National Crime Agency does not confirm identity at arrest nor provide information that could be used to corroborate the identity of an arrested individual."

 

President Muhammadu Buhari had on September 27 hinted that those who misappropriated billions of naira belonging to Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC, would soon be prosecuted.

 

Mrs. Alison-Madueke, accused of several corrupt dealings, has stayed away from Nigeria since Mr. Buhari was sworn-in as president.

 

It is not clear whether the former minister was arrested based on request from the Nigerian government.

 

We'll be bringing you more details on this report as soon as it's made available.