Rapper to hold 'Chibuzo' concert this weekend

Phyno is set to host the first edition of his live concert tagged ‘ Phynofest’ (The Chibuzo Concert) this weekend, November 29, 2015.

The concert by the rapper will hold at the Chuba Ikpeazu Stadium, Onitsha from 12 noon with performances from superstars including Lil Kesh, Burna Boy, Kcee, Harysong, Bracket, Akpororo, Do2dtun, Flavour, Skuki and others.
This will be the first time Phyno is staging a concert of this magnitude in the East, and according to him, it promises to be eight hours of high octane entertainment for his fans in the East.

Phyno is also featured in Runtown's album "Ghetto University."

Runtown’s debut studio album has hit the stores Monday, November 23, and it features DJ Khaled.
Wizkid on two records, Davido , M.I , Uhuru , DJ Maphorisa, Anatii, Hafeez, with production credit from Shizzi, Uhuru, Killbeatz, JStunt and Maleek Berry.

"Ghetto University" Tracklist
Money Bag ft. DJ Khaled
Let me love You
Gallardo ft. Davido
The Banger ft. Uhuru
Kilofoshi
Talk for me
Ima Ndi Anyi Bu ft. Phyno
Omalicha Nwa
Tuwo Shinkafa ft. Barbapappa
Ghetto University
Bend Down Pause ft. Wizkid
Walahi
Lagos to Kampala ft. Wizkid
My Guyz ft. Anatii
Sarki Zaki ft. M.I X Hafeez
Tuwo Shinkafa (Moroccan

7 reasons never to compare your relationship with others

Comparing relationship with someone else's does nothing good for you rather you become more insecure because you'll always be one foot out the door.

Every relationship is unique in it's own way with it's own strengths and weaknesses.

Inspired by All Women Stalk, here are a few reasons to never compare your relationship:

1. You'll always think of the negative things. The negative things make it look like everyone else is better than your partner. The grass is never greener on the other side in this case.

2. You fail to remember that no one is without fault including you. You aren't perfect, so don't expect perfection from your partner.

3. You may be envied by others. Other's may be thinking the exact opposite of what you think of your relationship.

4. You never see the full picture. You only see the unrealistic part in the relationship of others and totally forget that they have their downsides.

5. You aren't being fair to your partner by comparing your relationship.

6. You sink deeper into depression as each day goes by.

7. You miss the awesome parts of your relationship by focusing on what you don't have instead of being grateful for what you have.

France launches missiles on terrorists in Iraq and Syria

French jets from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier struck Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria

on Monday while Britain offered France the use of an air base in Cyprus to hit the militants group behind the Paris attacks.
French President Francois Hollande met British Prime Minister David Cameron in Paris on Monday as part of efforts to rally support for the fight against Islamic State and Hollande is also due to visit Washington and Moscow this week.

Cameron offered air-to-air refuelling services and said he was convinced Britain should carry out air strikes alongside France on the group in Syria and would be recommending that Britain's parliament vote through such measures.

France has intensified its bombings in Syria since the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris claimed by Islamic State that killed at least 130 people. The group is also being targeted from the air by a U.S.-led coalition and Russia.

French jets taking off from the country's flagship in the eastern Mediterranean destroyed targets in Ramadi and Mosul in Iraq on Monday in support of Iraqi forces on the ground, the French armed forces said in a statement.

In the evening another raid was carried out on Raqqa, Syria, where the French armed forces said its planes had destroyed several facilities including a command centre.

The arrival of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the area following the Paris attacks has tripled the French air force's firepower by boosting the number of planes targeting Islamic State to 38.

"I firmly support the action that President Hollande has taken to strike ISIL (Islamic State) in Syria and it is my firm conviction that Britain should do so too,"

Cameron said at a joint news conference after his meeting with Hollande.

"Later this week, I will set out in parliament our comprehensive strategy for tackling ISIL," Cameron said.

Cameron is eager to avoid a repeat of 2013 when he lost a vote on air strikes against Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad 's forces. Britain is already bombing Islamic State in Iraq.

APC mourns late politician, says he's irreplaceable

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday said in late Prince Abubakar Audu , its candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi , it lost an irreplaceable politician.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Timi Frank in Abuja.

According to the statement, in the past 24 hours, the party had been in pain, shock and grief following the death of strongman of Kogi politics.

"To say that we are shocked and dumbfounded at Audu's death is to scratch our pains on the surface as the Kogi Prince typified what a real democrat radiates.
"A politician who chose to remain in opposition after losing his governorship in 2003 in spite of intimidations on him and rather chose to see the nation get its deserved change in leadership.

"The late Prince Audu remains irreplaceable not only in the politics of Kogi where he strode like a colossus but also in the firmament of our nation's political history,’’ it said.

It said that APC commiserated with his family, relations, people of Kogi and the party’s supporters across the world.
"We are hurt by his demise as we are sure that the late would-be governor would have emerged the best governor again and restored all that the locusts have eaten in Kogi State,’’ it added.

Meanwhile, Rep. Yusuff Lasun , Deput Speaker, House of Representatives, has described the sudden death of Prince Abubakar Audu, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Saturday election in Kogi as shocking.

In a statement by Mr Wole Oladimeji , his Chief Press Secretary, Lasun said that Audu was a true party man who fought till his last breath to see that APC was rooted in Kogi.
He lamented that his death occurred at a critical time that APC had demonstrated that Kogi was part of the states it would controlled in the country.

Lasun said that the deceased was a democrat who devoted part of his time in helping the less-privileged in the society.
He prayed to Almighty Allah to give the people of the state the fortitude to bear the loss of "a great man and a philanthropic leader’’.

He added that Audu, a former governor of the state, would never be forgotten in the history of Nigeria "for his doggedness and determination to succeed’’.

Timi Dakolo set to entertain guest at event

Taruwa Tuesday is back with Beautiful Live Music, Spoken word, Monologues, Comedy, intelligent conversations and this time the superstar singer

Timi Dakolo will be live on stage in an unplugged session.

Its going to be an amazing and entertaining experience, Don't be selfish! Tell a friend... and then another.

Date: Tuesday 24 Nov, 2015.

Venue: Bogobiri House, off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Time: 6:00pm

2015 American Music Awards: The Complete Winners List

The 2015 American Music Awards boasted performances from the full-on roll call of today’s musicians — from Justin Bieber to Coldplay to Ariana Grande to One Direction to Pentatonix to, well, you name it — during its live broadcast on Sunday (Nov. 22).
But the performances were only half the fun, and some of these same artists also went home with a shiny souvenir (or two) as they hit the stage to collect the night’s prizes.

One Direction, Nicki Minaj and The Weeknd emerged as the year’s biggest winners, each nabbing two turns at the podium to collect.

Here’s a list of all the 2015 AMAs winners.

Artist of the Year
WINNER: One Direction
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor
Maroon 5

Song of the Year
WINNER: Taylor Swift, “Blank Space
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”

Collaboration of the Year
WINNER: Shrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber, “Where Are U Now”
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney, “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”

New Artist of the Year
WINNER: Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Fetty Wap
Walk the Moon
The Weeknd

Favorite Band, Duo or Group — Pop/Rock
WINNER: One Direction
Maroon 5
Walk the Moon

Favorite Female Artist — Pop/Rock
WINNER: Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor

Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock
WINNER: Ed Sheeran
Nick Jonas
Sam Smith

Favorite Artist — Rap/Hip-Hop
WINNER: Nicki Minaj
Drake
Fetty Wap

Favorite Male Artist — Soul/R&B
WINNER: The Weeknd
Chris Brown
Trey Songz

Favorite Female Artist — Soul/R&B
WINNER: Rihanna
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige

Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Country
WINNER: Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band
Little Big Town

Favorite Male Artist — Country
WINNER: Luke Bryan
Jason Aldean
Sam Hunt

Favorite Female Artist — Country
WINNER: Carrie Underwood
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert

Favorite Artist — Adult Contemporary
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Ed Sheeran

Favorite Artist — Latin
WINNER: Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos

Favorite Artist — Alternative Rock
WINNER: Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk the Moon

Favorite Album – Pop/rock
WINNER: Taylor Swift, 1989
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
Ed Sheeran, X

Favorite Album — Soul/R&B
WINNER: The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
Chris Brown, X
D’Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah

Favorite Album — Rap/Hip-Hop
WINNER: Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

Favorite Album – Country
Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes
Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
Sam Hunt, Montevalo

Favorite Soundtrack
WINNER: “Pitch Perfect 2”
“Empire”
“Fifty Shades of Grey”

Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
WINNER: Casting Crowns
Hillsong United

Favorite Artist – EDM
WINNER: Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd

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 SOURCE: MTV  

Suicide attack today leaves 9 dead in Borno

No fewer than 9 people lost their lives after a suicide bomber attacked Dikwa Local government area in Borno state today November 23rd. Only yesterday a female suicide bomber attacked a gathering of Internally Displaced People in the same community killing 7 persons.

Commenting on today's attack, a resident of the community, Baba Kura, told Sahara reporters "We heard explosions near our area. We quickly went to the scene and we found nine people and a motor vehicle seriously damaged.''

Source: Linda ikeji

Adele smashes Beyonce's iTunes records

2 years ago Beyonce sold 828k copies of her surprise album 'Beyonce' in just three days, setting the record for the fastest selling artist on iTunes in history! Well, Adele just shattered that record to pieces.

According to reports Adele sold more than 900k copies of her new album '25' in just one day on iTunes! Before Beyonce the record was previously held by Taylor Swift who sold 465k copies of her album Red in its first week on iTunes.

Source: Linda Ikeji

Family believes Pope's kiss helped shrink baby's brain tumor

A baby's brain tumor, which cannot be operated on, reportedly reduced in size following a kiss on the head from the Pope, at least that's what the family thinks.

Pope Francis kissed one-year-old Gianna in September, during a papal procession in Philadelphia, CBS Philadelphia reported.

The girl's mother, Kristen Masciantonio, told the television station: 'She's getting better and stronger. She's blowing kisses. She's starting to point at things.'

The girl's parents Joey and Kristen Masciantonio have reportedly described the kiss as a miracle.

A comparison of Gianna's MRIs from August and November shows a noticeable difference.

According to the television station, the girl's brain stem had been 'attacked' by the toddler's blood cells.

CBS Philadelphia reported the toddler has a sibling named Dominic -- and the first name of the bodyguard who hoisted the girl up during the kiss is Domenico.

The Masciantonios have credited this as divine intervention, according to the television station.

Gianna met the daughter of St. Gianna, her namesake, while the pope was in Philadelphia, CBS Philadelphia reported.
Joey Masciantonio told the television station: 'Last year was about living in honor of her.

'Now we're going to get to live with her.'
He also said: 'I think this is all from God.
'I believe the Pope is a messenger from God.'

Source: Mail Online

Meet Robert Gordon University Representative in Abuja

Want to study in UK’s best University for Employability in January 2016 or September 2016? Meet Robert Gordon University’s Nigerian representative in Abuja for a face-to-face conversation about course options, application procedure, studying in the UK, available scholarships and tuition fee discount for our available business and computing courses for January 2016.

The university located in Aberdeen, the oil and gas hub of UK is offering a tuition fee discount of £2,000 and additional £1,000 Merit Scholarship for Nigerian students for our business and computing postgraduate taught courses for our January 2016 Intake. Applications are opened for our January 2016 Intake.

Meet with the Robert Gordon University Representative:

VENUE: BCIE OFFICE ABUJA
24B Djibouti Crescent, Off Freetown Street,
Behind Rockview Hotel, the 5 th House after Zartech, Wuse 2 Abuja.
DATE: Wednessday,25 th November, 2015
TIME: 10am – 2pm
For more information on the Abuja visit and other interests in studying at Robert Gordon University please contact the Representative in Nigeria:

British Canadian International Education (BCIE)
Valley View Plaza,
99 Opebi Road, Ikeja, Lagos

Email: rgu_nigeria@bcie.co.uk

Telephone: 01-4533052

Mobile: 07086273884

Skype: rgu-essien

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Photos: Jonathan mentors future leaders at Howard University

He's becoming a global icon. Former President Goodluck Jonathan rounded off his two week visit to the United states with a rousing speech to students of the Howard University School of Political Science, where he addressed the future leaders on the skills needed for responsible leadership.

Ex. President Jonathan along with US Congresswoman Karen Bass who is the ranking member on the Sub-committee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights were the special guests at the university event entitled, ‘Elections and constitutions in Africa: A Timely issue.’ Jonathan encouraged the youths to embrace civil education stressing that such knowledge would help sustain democracies, and equip youths with the relevant tools that they need to become responsible citizens.

The former President’s speech touched on various aspects of leadership and Jonathan further expressed his pleasure for the opportunity to speak at the same Howard University that educated Nigeria’s first President, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe.

He thanked the institution for the culture of instilling democratic culture in youths. He further described Africa as the “bright continent adding that stability and good governance are key factors for peace and development on the continent.

Source: LindaIkeji

Thinking Negative-Positive is my Inspiration - Mugzy

WHO IS MUGZY?
Yea the names Reyne Brady popularly know as  "Mugzy" im a hip-hop artist from Sydney Australia

WHAT MADE YOU REALIZE YOU WANTED TO PURSUE MUSIC AS A CAREER?
Well back in 05 so i think i was in yr8 of high school i use to be kinda a shy loner didnt have many friends an got punked an bullied alot
In that same year i got myself an ipod which made me listen to artists such as Eminem (from bein a whiteboy myself) 50 cent, Tupac to name a few
From their Characteristics & Aggression in the words they were rapping about it kinda gave me a voice to fight back a voice sayin f""" the world
So instead of doin school work i was droppin down small rhymes to pass the time BUT i knew if i wanted to progress i had to write full songs
Cut a long story short from those influences who gave me that voice to fight back and drop dowm those small rhymes
it has made me release 2 albums, radio play/magazine features worldwide, 12k fan base, & tones of gigs
So im thankful for hip-hop coming into my life because if it didnt i dont know where id be today.

FOR HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO MUSIC?
About 11yrs

WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES YOU AND YOUR TYPE OF MUSIC DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS?
Alot of artists say "I KEEP IT REAL 100%" but most of the time they are following trends like come on what sorta BS is that haha
With me i DO keep it 100% like i grew up where msg and a voice was everything in hip hop So with my career ive always followed that path
Im not the type which is like "Oh you want me to rap about this cause everyone is doing it FINE" or "Oh you want me to dress like this cause everyone is doing it FINE"
Nope thats not mugzy.

AS AN ARTISTS, HOW WILL YOU DEFINE "SUCCESS"?
When ya make a living off it
When its your 9-5

APART FROM MUSIC WHAT ELSE ARE YOU INTO?
I love basketball specially NBA Chris Paul cp3 all day Wherever he goes i go thats my man right there
Also im pretty nasty on the court aswell so dont ball me haha
I love drawing comics too like making my own hip hop comics i think thats the inside geek of me haha.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE GREATEST CHALLENGE SO FAR?
I havnt had one yet

WHAT IS YOUR SOURCE OF INSPIRATION ? You probs wont believe me but my inspiration is thinking negative then positive
i think it gives me a realism factor about life and it also prepares me on things
Like example when i use to think positive it was "Yep im gonna get signed im gonna make it" not even realising the barriers that come with it
Now its like "Im gonna work my a$$ off for this i know its a cut-throat industry" but if it dont happen Well my life is f***ed aint it lol

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS?
Hopefully getting closer to that dream

- WE WOULD LOVE FOR TO DROP SOME LITTLE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO YOUR FANS OUT THERE, AND THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING UP TO YOU AS THEIR ROLE MODEL.-
I say this if you want to do hip hop & be a rapper & make music
Do it because you love it Dont do it cause its a phase or you just want to be like the people on tv/radio
If you love hip hop & put time/dedication into your work You have my full respect

-GIVE 3 SHOUTOUT TO ANYBODY YOU WISH-

First i like to give a BIG BIG Shout Out/Thankz to "Zever Xavier Emmanuel " for hittin me up on fb to do this interview with me.

Second To all my fans who are following my hardworking journey Keep supportin what i do i LOVE you all there will be more things to come.

Third Gotta give my full love/respect to the pioneers of hip hop if it wernt for you guys i dont know if hip hop would of even exist so thank you.

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