2face Idibia weds Annie Macauley secretly

We didn’t think it’ll be such a secret but somehow it ended up so. 2face Idibia & Annie Macaulay have tied the knot in a private ceremony which took place on May 2nd, 2012.

A close friend of the musician disclosed that “the private ceremony was attended by only close family members including the parents of the bride and groom…2face’s parents had to fly in just to meet with Annie’s parents and family, he wanted to go alone but later thought it best to bring his parents along.”

According to a local newspaper report, both families gathered at the Macaulay’s home in Ajah, on the outskirts of Lagos, for the private meet. An introduction was done on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, while a private registry was held on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.

We didn’t think it’ll be such a secret but somehow it ended up so. 2face Idibia & Annie Macaulay have tied the knot in a private ceremony which took place on May 2nd, 2012.

A close friend of the musician disclosed that “the private ceremony was attended by only close family members including the parents of the bride and groom…2face’s parents had to fly in just to meet with Annie’s parents and family, he wanted to go alone but later thought it best to bring his parents along.”

According to a local newspaper report, both families gathered at the Macaulay’s home in Ajah, on the outskirts of Lagos, for the private meet. An introduction was done on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, while a private registry was held on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.

The pop singer took the first step towards marriage with the sensational proposal to Anne, mother of his two-year-old daughter Isabella

Cassandra, Another Nollywood Actress Dies

The Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, is mourning again as star actress, Cassandra Gabriel, is dead.

The actress, who was more popular playing one of the major roles in AK Media’s television drama, Face-2-Face, died on Saturday after a protracted illness suspected to be breast cancer.

A spokesperson of AK Media Concepts confirmed the death of Cassandra, whose stage name was Sisi Caro, to NollywoodReel yesterday, but details of her death were still sketchy as at the time of filing this report.

The late actress’ colleagues who spoke with NollywoodReel described her death as another devastating blow to the entertainment industry, describing her as one of the role interpreters who made Nollywood what it is today.

“Honestly, it is a shocking and sad development because she was quite intelligent and talented. She ranked among the calibre of people who can actually take this industry to the next level with their talents. She will be missed greatly,” said actress Titi Osinowo.

Chief Executive Officer of AK Media Concepts, Benson Akindeju, said: “I still find it difficult to believe that she is actually gone. Cassandra was one of the best behaved actresses that have worked on my set. And she was talented too. May her soul rest in peace.”



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Quotes of the Day, Tuesday, May 8, 2012

All television is children's television.
         Richard P. Adler 

If time flies when you're having fun, it hits the afterburners when you don't think you're having enough.
         Jef Mallett, Frazz, 08-01-05 

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.          
         Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804) 

Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.
         Lynda Barry

Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 8, 2012

pother \POTH-er\, noun:

1. A heated discussion, debate, or argument; fuss; to-do.
2. Commotion; uproar.
3. A choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust.

verb:
1. To worry; bother.

    "An' why all the pother?" Mrs. Rickards emitted a series of sniffs and returned his scowl with a frosty glare.
    -- Colin Arthur Roderick, The Lady and the Lawyer

    I don't know what's so extraordinary about it, or why there should be such a pother.
    -- William Dean Howells, Novels 1886-1888, Volume 2

Pother is of unknown origin. It is not related to the word bother which did not enter English until the 1700s and is related to the word both.

Big Brother Season 7: Meet the Stars and Housemates

 This year’s Housemates are from Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

 The VIPs are:
Ghana- Derick Kobina(DKB): Comedian, TV presenter, talent manager
Kenya- Jackson (Prezzo): Musician
Namibia- Martha (Lady May): Musician
Nigeria- Susan (Goldie): Singer
South Africa- Babalwa (Barbz): Model, salon owner
Zambia- Mampi: Singer
Zimbabwe- Rockford (Roki):Singer

The Housemates are:
Angola couple- Esperanca and Seydou
Botswana- Edith and Eve
Ghana couple- Keitta and Mildred
Kenya couple- Alex and Malonza
Liberia- Luke and Yadel
Malawi- Nafe and Wati
Namibia- Junia and Jesica
Nigeria- Chris and Ola
Sierra Leone- Dalphin and Zainab
South Africa- Keagan and Lee
Tanzania- Hilda and Julio
Uganda- Kyle and Jannette
Zambia- Talia and Tamara
Zimbabwe- Maneta and Teclar

Meet The MBGN 2012 - Miss Cross River, Isabella Agbor Ayuk.

The much coveted crown of the most Beautiful girl in Nigeria 2012 pageant has been won by Miss Cross River Isabella Agbor Ayuk.

Isabella 25, a former Miss Nigeria contestant (2004), Ex Beauty Queen Of The South-South Nigeria (2007/2008), Miss Global Nigeria (2009/2010), , and delegate Miss Global international (World) in Jamaica ( 2010) finally achieved her ultimate dream tonight, as she was crowned the Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria.

Also, it’s not the first time she’s contesting for the MBGN. Past contestants who spoke with NET tonight say she had contested more than once before now, including in 2010. We could not immediately confirm at what stage she was eliminated.

The new MBGN is a native of Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State, and an alumnus of the University of Calabar. She will

Quotes of the Day, Monday, May 7, 2012

I've gone into hundreds of [fortune-teller's parlors], and have been told thousands of things, but nobody ever told me I was a policewoman getting ready to arrest her.
        New York City Detective
 
In the United States there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is. That is what makes America what it is.
        Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946), The Geographical History of America (1936) 

The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.
        David Brinkley (1920 - 2003) 

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
        Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

At last! Don Jazzy Unveils Own Record Label

Don Jazzy has broken the silence over his future by today announcing the launch of his new record label. Mavin Records, a wholly independent label, which will be the new home for former Mo’Hits stalwarts: Wande Coal, Dr. Sid and D’Prince.

The multiple award winning producer also announced that Tiwa Savage would be joining the Mavin family. The signing of Savage, one of Nigeria’s leading vocalists, is seen as a major coup for the budding record label and Don Jazzy promised fans that there are many more exciting faces to be “activated” by the label in the near future.

*Don Jazzy

Following a very public split with former Mo’Hits partner, Dbanj, speculation had been rife about what projects the producer had lined up. Several stories had rumbled about relations between the pair but Don Jazzy revealed that his eyes are focused firmly on the future.

“I know that there are questions unanswered, mysteries unsolved and wounds to heal,” the producer said. “But I would really appreciate if we allow time to heal the wounds for us all instead of digging them up again.”

*Marvin records crew

The founder and CEO of the new label has spent the last three weeks locked in the recording studio along with the fellow “Mavins” as they finalise plans for their debut compilation album, Solar Plexus, released 8th May. The album has been a collaborative labour of love which has traversed five countries. In the same vein as the previously

Apple May Release $799 MacBook Air Later This Year

MacBook-Air-600Apple may be considering the release of a budget-priced MacBook Air to compete against the upcoming second wave of ultrabooks, according to a new report.

Citing unnamed sources in Apple’s supply chain, tech site Digitimes is reporting that the company might introduce a MacBook Air priced at $799 in the third quarter of this year — right in time for the back-to-school season.

It’s key to note that the DigiTimes has a hit-or-miss track record for nailing predictions.

If the rumors are true, the MacBook Air could hit shelves with a price cheaper than its other models, including its latest 11-inch 64GB MacBook Air ($999), 11-inch 128GB version ($1,199) and 13-inch 128GB model ($1,299). The line also features a 256GB version that is priced at $1,599.

The launch of a less expensive MacBook Air could put ultrabooks at a huge disadvantage.

Ultrabooks – which are ultra-slim laptops typically under 0.8 inches thick – have become a hot “it” device in computing, giving on-the-go users a lightweight, full-computer alternative. However, ultrabook sales haven’t been blockbuster right out of the gate as many consumers have turned their attention to the growing tablet market.

However, it’s been reported that Dell’s XP13 ultrabook ($999) experienced strong sales that exceeded expectations since it’s launch in February. The XPS 13, which touts a 13-inch display in a compact 12-inch frame and weighs in at only 2.99 pounds, runs on Windows 7. It also features Intel Core i3 processors, but it can also be upgraded to Intel Core i7 processors.

Meanwhile, some believe that ultrabooks overall won’t achieve strong sales until the launch of Windows 8.

Word of the Day for Monday, May 7, 2012

sudorific \soo-duh-RIF-ik\, adjective:

1. Causing sweat.
2. Sudoriparous.

noun:
1. A sudorific agent.

    Having thrown him into a cold sweat by his spiritual sudorific, he attacks him with his material remedies, which are often quite as unpalatable.
    -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Medical Essays, 1842-1882

    Wracked by such sudorific thoughts, he tossed noisily about, maddened, aching.
    -- Angela Huth, South of the Lights

    Every sudorific hitherto employed had failed to produce this result upon a skin which horrible diseases had left impervious.
    -- Honoré de Balzac, Cousin Pons

Sudorific comes from the Latin word sūdor meaning "sweat." The word "sweat" is unrelated and comes from the Old English, swote.
Zambia- Talia and Tamara
Zimbabwe- Maneta and Teclar

Genevieve Nnaji Is 33 Years Old Today

One of Nigeria’s biggest Nollywood Actress, Genevieve Nnaji, turns 33 today, May 3, 2012.

Born 3rd May 1979, Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria. Genevieve Nnaji started her acting career as a child actress in the then-popular television soap opera "Ripples" at the age of 8. She was also featured in several commercials, some of which included Pronto beverage and Omo detergent. In 1998, at the age of 19, she made her debut in the growing Nigerian film industry with the movie "Most Wanted." As an upcoming actress, trying to create a niche for herself, she went through various minor roles seeking for that opportunity for a breakthrough.

The star actress turns 33 today. Wishing her many more successful years ahead!

Bin Laden's Private Letters Published Online

The United States has released letters written by Osama bin Laden in his final hideout showing how he fretted about his increasingly dysfunctional terror network.

A selection of 17 documents seized in last year's raid on bin Laden 's house in Pakistan have been posted online by the US Army's Combating Terrorism Centre .

The documents were retrieved from memory sticks, memory cards and the hard drive of the al Qaeda chief's computer at his Abbottabad compound .

The correspondence shows a leader revered but sometimes ignored by field commanders, who dismissed him as out of touch even as he urged them to keep attacking US targets.

Bin Laden also worried about the loss of trust from Muslims he wished to incite against their government and the West.

"I plan to release a statement that we are starting a new phase to correct (the mistakes) we made," Bin Laden wrote in 2010.

"In doing so, we shall reclaim, God willing, the trust of a large segment of those who lost their trust in the jihadis."

While Bin Laden saw al Qaeda's
standing with Muslim populations at risk of crumbling, the documents show he remained focused on attacking Americans and coming up with plots, however improbable, to kill US leaders.

Bin Laden especially wished to target aeroplanes carrying General David Petraeus and even US President

Meet The MBGN Finalists On Traditional Attires (Photos)

Kanye West squashes 'Kim Kardashian is my Beyounce' report

Kanye West might have plenty of sweet nothings he wants to whisper in Kim Kardashian's ear, but the name Beyonce isn't one of them.

Since the two individually overexposed figures combined forces as a maybe-couple about two weeks ago, media outlets have run wild trying to flesh out everything from shopping sprees to romantic dinners to jaunts to Paris.

But one particular claim, that West was calling Kardashian "his Beyonce," according to Us Weekly, did not sit well with the "Watch the Throne" rapper.

"Of course there are a lot of media inaccuracies surrounding this past couple of weeks, especially the 'She's my Beyonce' quote," West told the magazine, refuting its original report.

For those not familiar with the man behind the "Throne," the significance of the comparison was that Beyonce is a longtime friend of Kanye's who also happens to be the wife of mentor and frequent collaborator Jay-Z.

"I would never compare anyone to my friend's wife," he added.

We're inclined to believe him, given that he cared enough to interrupt Taylor Swift's 2009 MTV Video Music Awards acceptance speech and infamously declare Beyonce's fabulous also-ran "Single Ladies" music video "one of the best videos of all time."

You can't fake that kind of reverence, even up against the ample assets of a Kim Kardashian.

Wiz Khalifa Busted for Weed ... Again

Wiz Khalifa -- who famously raps about rolling joints "bigger than King Kong’s fingers" -- was busted for weed AGAIN last night ... the 2nd time in 10 days.

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina tells us ... the rapper was ticketed for possession of marijuana after his concert in Winston-Salem last night.

We're told officers discovered 11.39 grams of pot after searching the rapper and his tour bus.

Wiz was cited and released -- and is required to appear in court at a later date.

As we previously reported, Wiz was caught with weed in Nashville on April 21 ... after cops received complaints about marijuana smoke at a local Holiday Inn.

Quotes of the Day, Thursday, May 3, 2012

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.
             David Viscott

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
            Dutch Proverb

Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life.
            Dr. David M. Burns

Reason should direct and appetite obey.
            Cicero

Word of the Day for Thursday, May 3, 2012

numen \NOO-min\, noun:

Divine power, especially one who inhabits a particular object.

    This “liquid” flowing up his arm and out of the other was numen, the divine substance, the sacred spirit that lives in a certain place in the body and sustains us all.
    -- Jonathan Carroll, White Apples

    He was now fairly confident that a shrine, unlike a temple, would contain no resident numen.
    -- Dave Duncan, Present Tense (Round Two of the Great Game)

Numen is derived from the Latin word nūmen meaning "a nod, command, or divine will or power."

Nollywood Actor Chidi Mokeme Weds Jean Olumba In Lagos

 Popular actor, Chidi Mokeme on Saturday, April 28 married his heartthrob Dr Jean Olumba at Our Saviour’s Church, Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan, Lagos.

Last week Saturday, he earlier performed the traditional wedding in Owerri, Imo State.

Guests of the couple were given first-class treatment at the reception that took place at Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos.

Jean is an American based medical doctor. The actor recently clocked 40.

Tyler Perry Madea's Studio Up in Flames

A fire that broke out at Tyler Perry's Atlanta film studio was under control late Tuesday night, the Atlanta Fire Department said.

Over 100 firefighters, 13 engines and 12 trucks responded to the four-alarm fire at the filmmaker's studio complex, and no injuries were reported, said Capt. Jolyon Bundrige.

"As far as I know, [Perry] is OK -- there was a report that he was on the scene, but I didn't see him," Bundrige told The Times.

It is unknown what caused the fire, and firefighters on the scene were continuing to investigate the source Tuesday evening, Bundrige said.

Perry's Hollywood connection has been principally with Lionsgate Entertainment, with whom the filmmaker has had a long-standing relationship. The filmmaker's next movie,

Word of the Day for Wednesday, May 2, 2012

kowtow \KOU-TOU\, verb:

1. To act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.
2. To touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling, as an act of worship, reverence, apology, etc., especially in former Chinese custom.

noun:
1. The act of kowtowing.

    Mei-hua was sitting nearby, and though she could not understand the English words she understood what was happening. She murmured that her daughter should kowtow.
    -- Beverly Swerling, City of God

    It's a new one for Morrison to meet a girl who doesn't kowtow. He's a very great personage in his line, and he can't help knowing it.
    -- Dorothy Canfield, The Bent Twig