Ahead of the Coronation Ceremony of Miss Nigeria 2018, which will hold
tomorrow, Sunday 25th November, 2018 at the prestigious Eko Convention
Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos, meet the
judges who will assess, evaluate and decide who will be crowned Miss
Nigeria 2018. The 18 finalists will have to impress this calibre and
class of judges for a shot at the Miss Nigeria crown.
The
Judges…Richard Mofe Damijo: Richard is veteran Nigerian actor and
former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State. In 2005 he
won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He
is a seasoned administration and media personality. He is admired for
his great style and creativity.
Rita
Dominic: Rita is a seasoned actress who has remained relevant in the
Nigerian movie industry and beyond for over two decade. Her style,
finesse and carriage are admired by many. She has won several awards in
the industry and one of those is the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best
Actress in a Leading Role in 2012.
Fade
Ogunro. Fade Ogunro With experience as Journalist, Radio Presenter,
Executive TV Producer and now Founder of an online media service
production company called BookingsAfrica.com, Fade Ogunro is a driving
force in the African media industry. The self proclaimed “Mediapreneur”
has produced some of Africa’s most notable TV Commercials and music
videos. With her strong social media presence, Fade Ogunro uses her
influential platforms to encourage entrepreneurship and creativity
amongst the youth. She is a world traveller, yet loves to discover and
support home grown talents.
Jasmine
Tukur: Jasmine has over 15 years work experience spanning across roles
in Administration, Project Management, Sales and Marketing, Hospitality
and Lifestyle both locally and abroad. Jasmine has had the privilege of
working with people of diverse cultures and backgrounds and is highly
articulate. She is currently the programme secretary of the
International Women’s Society, Nigeria. She is a sociologist and
psychologist.
David
Wej. David Wej is the brain behind a Nigerian owned clothing company
which specializes in designs, production, marketing and distribution of
premium ready to wear apparels and accessories for Male and Female. In
its short establishment David Wej has gained enormous recognition as one
of the leading Nigerian lifestyle brands and it is committed to
redefining style across all genres locally and internationally.
Grace
Uredi: Grace is a fashion stylist and designer. She is known for her
flamboyant sometimes risqué designs. A lover of creativity, she loves to
create and style different standout looks at all times. She has styled
lots of celebrities, models and pageant winners
Tatiana
Mousali Nouri: Tatiana is the deputy group managing director for Aim
Group, a family-run conglomerate with offices across the country, which
includes broadcasters Cool FM and Wazobia FM. She heads Wazobia TV and
she is often admired by many for her great leadership skills.
Konye
Nwabogor: Konye is a committed lifestyle journalist with vast
experience in the lifestyle industry. She has worked with various
columnists and journalists who refer to her as seasoned and a master of
the art of writing. Currently, she is an assistant editor at This Day
Style. With these judges, the finalists will have to put on a good show
to be Miss Nigeria 2018. The coronation ceremony will start by 6pm on
Sunday in an event that will be attended by the classy amid glitz and
glamour.
Today, former vice president Atiku Abubakar turns 72 and he's also being
turbaned as Waziri of Adamawa State. The turbaning ceremony is
currently being held at the Lamido Fombina Palace, Yola by his Royal
Royal Majesty, Alhaji Muhammadu Aliyu Barkindo Mustapha, the Lamido of
Adamawa. Speaking at the occasion, the Lamido of Adamawa, said Atiku was
honoured with the title of Waziri because of his immense contributions
to the development of Nigeria, particularly Adamawa State, where his
impact was felt in various sectors. Atiku has also contributed greatly
to unifying the people of Adamawa and providing useful advise to the
emirate. The position of Waziri, which is the highest in the council
puts him in charge of administration of the emirate and is given to
people who are educated, honest and God fearing. It’s not hereditary and
can go to anyone who deserves it.” The colourful turbaning ceremony was
graced by dignitaries from within and outside the country including,
former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senate President Bukola Saraki,
Speaker Yakubu Dogara, former President Goodluck Jonathan, his vice
Namadi Sambo as well as governors of Gombe, Taraba, Sokoto and Bayelsa
states.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his wife Dolapo Osinbajo are
celebrating their 29th wedding anniversary today November 25, 2018.His
beautiful wife, Dolapo took to Instagram to share this adorable family
photo and wrote: '29 years...All glory to
God#WeddingAnniversay' View this post on Instagram Two
hearts... 29 years... All glory to God #WeddingAnniversay #A post shared
by H.E. Mrs. Oludolapo Osinbajo (@dolapoosinbajo) on Nov 25, 2018 at
5:30am PST.
A 24-year-old South African woman, Busisiwe Mhlongo has been battling
depression and PSTD as a result of repeated sexual abuse by her uncle's
son. Taking to Facebook on November 22, Busisiwe, opened up for the
first time and narrated how her uncle's son had raped her vaginally and
anally from age 10, when she was in grade 4 to grade 6. She didn't tell
anyone because the young man threatened to kill her with Ratex (rat
poison) 
Ever
since the incident, Busisiwe had been struggling mentally and
emotionally and tried to take her own life several times. Read her story
as she shared on Facebook below. Some of my family members will be
shocked but hey I am tired of keeping this secret because it is making
me to be sick but here it goes My Name is Busisiwe Mhlongo and I am 24
years old... born in 1994/09/18 ♥... in 2004 I was staying at my Uncles
house in Harding,KZN..his First born son (we call him Sphamo) who was
17/18 years at that time would call me to his room and rape me (I was 10
years old).. this started when I doing grade 4 until I was doing grade
6, around June because that’s when I had my periods for the first time
but he did Rape me Vaginally and anally. he did a lot of things that I
wouldn’t like to re-iterate here.. I stayed with someone who sexually
abused me and I didn’t tell anyone because he said he was going to kill
me with Ratex. I kept that secret until this year cause I was struggling
mentally and emotionally, Back in February I attempted to commit
suicide, overdosed pills-in April I overdosed pills again- In June I
starved myself hoping to die- in August I overdosed pills again- in
September I attempted to jump out my Res but the security saw me and I
couldn’t cause he said Jump I will catch you- in October I started
cutting myself from my hand to my elbow and if I feel like the razor
isn’t sharp enough I would get another one- I did it until it was beyond
my control and I was admitted and of course Psychiatry Ward was my
ward,stayed there for weeks and was diagnosed with depression and
PSTD....Generally if you know me- I am a Happy person and I love
everything about everyone, to be diagnosed with depression was heavy for
me and the medication is just too much. My mom and my other family
members are aware of this now that have done drastic things. I have
never got a call from my cousin say he is sorry. What he did to me was
damaging physically, emotionally and sexually. He robbed me my childhood
and virginity, I will never be able to know what it’s like to be a
child because of the things he did to me, he used a baby oil so that his
penis would go in, he would put baby inside me so I can be “wet for
him”. He did it for 3 years and he was never satisfied. I have been
struggling to even wake up in the morning and eat, let alone to trust a
man, I am struggling to believe that I will be fine because depression
is not a fly by night thing I am living with depression and
PSTD............. I have lost everything you can think of and if I win
this battle - it’s game over for my cousin! I am coming for everything
and I know this wil be a lot of drama but I am not going to protect a
rapist... 
On Saturday, the biggest church auditorium in the world was dedicated in
Abuja.In a post shared on his Instagram page this afternoon, OAP and
leader of the Free the Sheeple Movement, Freeze, says it is shameful and
hypocritical for Nigeria to have the largest church auditorium when the
country cannot boast of the largest schools or hospital. Read his post
belowNIGERIA ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT NEED THIS!-These clowns need to stop
feeding their egos and start feeding their congregations.-The largest
ship building company in the world is the Hyundai Heavy industries
located in South Korea , a country only 3 years older than
Nigeria.-Airbus is one of the largest aircraft manufacturing companies
in the world and it is based in the Netherlands.-Walmart is one of the
largest retail stores in the world, employing about 2 million people. It
is based in the US.-Volkswagen is one of the worlds largest car
manufactures, it employs 555,000 people and is based in Germany.-If we
don’t have the largest School in the world or the largest hospital in
the world or any of the largest factories in the world, I think opening
the largest Pentecostal business center in the world is shameful and
hypocritical especially when it comes from the poverty capital of the
world. ~FRZ-#FreeTheSheepleThe post.
A Nigerian lady, @ruthymilano on IG, who is married to a white man,
explained why she thinks some white men don't want to date Nigerian
girls. According to her, one of the turnoffs for white men is begging
which she says some Nigerian girls do once they start chatting with a
white man. Watch the videos below... View this post on
Instagram Nigerian lady married to a white man explains why some
white men run from Nigerian girlsA post shared by LIB - Linda Ikeji
Blog (@lindaikejiblog) on Nov 25, 2018 at 8:17am PST.
Renowned poet and winner of the 2017 NLNG Prize for Literature, Ikeogu
Oke, has died at 51. According to Family sources, Oke died on Saturday
night, November 24th after battling an undisclosed ailment at an Abuja
hospital.He made news last year when he won the 2017 Nigeria Prize for
Literature for his book, The Heresiad, a book of epic poetry and was
presented a cheque of $100,000 (N37m) by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural
Gas Company Limited.May his soul rest in peace, Amen. 
Nigerian male barbie, Bobrisky this afternoon, stepped out in style to
hang out with Blac Chyna and Dencia at the launch of a cosmetic product
in Lagos. See more photos of them below
Last night, the 5th edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) was
held at the Accra International Conference Centre, Ghana.On the red
carpet, Ghanaian TV personality and comedian, Afia Schwarzenegger, who
went braless was pictured posing with hiplife musician Patapaa in a
revealing outfit that exposed her boobs and underwear.See full photo
below.
The Dallas woman who ended in a coma after she went to Mexico for a
cheap nose job procedure which wasn't successful, has now died.Real
estate agent Laura Avila's attorney Larry Friedman confirmed her death
to TMZ, saying: "She had the best of life in front of her until this
tragic, unfortunate and senseless death. So that her death is not in
vain, people should think of Laura before they look for cross-border
discount surgery. They should do their homework and investigate the
experience, training and track record of anyone BEFORE they sign
up." Her death comes days after her family created a GoFundMe account to
help move her to hospice care, following deliberations with her medical
team. Avila reportedly traveled to Ciudad Juarez in Mexico last month
where she went for a cheaper plastic surgery. But, according to her
lawyer, the anesthesia used on her was administered incorrectly and way
too early.The clinic staff allegedly left Avila under anesthesia for
hours because the head doctor was running late. As a result, Laura
suffered severe brain swelling and went into a coma.
A Nigerian lady took a nasty revenge on her boyfriend and destroyed his
property at his home after he left for workTwitter user, @VictorViruss,
who shared the photos, said the lady destroyed her man's things while
he was away at work because she saw nude photos of another lady on his
phone.Continue to see more photos ..
On Saturday, rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs laid his ex and mother of his
children, Kim Porter to rest at a burial ceremony which took place at
Evergreen Memorial Garden Cemetery in Colombus.In one image, the
42-year-old was pictured sitting by the gravestone of Porter's mother
Sarah Lee Porter, who passed away in 2014. Diddy's ex who died after
battling flu, was buried in a flashy golden casket next to her mother.
The
former model died last Thursday after suffering from a bout of
pneumonia but her exact cause of death is unknownCelebrities in
attendance included Usher, Mary J. Blige, Dallas Austin, Bishop Noel
Jones, Kimora Lee Simmons, Missy Elliot, Lil Kim, Tichina Arnold, NeNe
Leakes, Fat Joe, Kandi Burress, Winnie Harlow, Ryan Destiny, Stevie J
and many others.See more photos below.
The National Drug law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered an
illegal methamphetamine laboratory in Orlu, Imo state. According to a
report by TVC, 77kg of Crystal Meth and different equipment were also
recovered from the Laboratory. The report also noted that this is the
15th Meth lab that has been uncovered in Nigeria between 2011 and 2018.
The owner has been arrested and is currently in the agency’s custody.
Twenty-two people have died and more than 60 are feared drowned after a
pleasure boat sank on Lake Victoria, Uganda. The vessel carrying close
to a hundred revellers sank during bad weather on Saturday in the latest
deadly incident to affect passenger boats on Africa’s largest lake.
“Twenty-two bodies have been recovered and 26 people rescued,” said
Asuman Mugenyi, director of operations for the Uganda police. According
to one of the survivors there were more than 90 people on board. The
boat, on which party-goers were drinking, dancing and listening to
music, sank a short distance from the shore off Mutima in Mukono
District, close to the capital Kampala. Mugenyi said overloading and bad
weather were likely to blame. “We expect (the number of passengers)
is beyond the capacity of the boat. It was overloaded and unfortunately
people were drunk. We suspect the mechanical condition of the boat and
the weather contributed to the sinking. A big storm hit,” said local
government official Richard Kikongo. Lake Victoria is the site of many
boat disasters. In September, hundreds died when the MV Nyerere
passenger ferry sank on the Tanzanian side of Lake Victoria. With a
surface area of 70,000 square kilometres (27,000 square miles),
oval-shaped Lake Victoria is roughly the size of Ireland and is shared
by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. 
Toke Makinwa says she no longer has a spec and is happy she's no longer attracted to 'dark chocolatey' guys... 
A pastor, simply identified as George Lifted and his unidentified
friend, are the latest victims of communal conflict in Bahumono, Abi
Local Government Area of Cross River State.The pastor and his friend are
believed to have been killed by yet to be identified persons and
beheaded. A Facebook user, Rajuno Ohen, took to social media to lament
the death of the pastor. “Goodnite my convenant brother … it is a pity
you died a painful death … you were beheaded on your way to Ebom, with
the person you carried. So this is how ur ministry ended, with all your
struggles and commitment to kingdom service? You did not reap the fruit
of your labour. Who will be there for me again, during crusade, anywhere
I hold crusades you will come down to give your support … I will
forever remember you….my chief co.ordinator. You are a big lose…..to
this generation"According to reports, the killing of pastor George
brings to three, the number of pastors killed and beheaded so far, as
the conflict rages on. See the graphic photos below...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has said his predecessor,
Robert Mugabe, 94, is sick and unable to walk because of ill health
adding that Mugabe has been in Singapore for treatment for an
undisclosed illness for the past two months. Mnangagwa became head of
state a year ago after Mugabe was ousted following the intervention of
the army. Mugabe had been in power for 37 years, first as prime
minister, then as president. He led the movement for Zimbabwean
independence from white minority rule. President Mnangagwa was
addressing a rally in his predecessor's home town when he talked about
the former leader's health saying "he is now old. Of course, he now is
unable to walk but whatever he asks for we will provide," the AFP news
agency quotes him as saying. Despite being unable to walk, Mr
Mnangagwa said the former leader was feeling better and would be back in
the country next week. "We are looking after him. He is the founding
father of the nation of Zimbabwe. He is our founding father of free
Zimbabwe," the president said. The government is paying for Mr Mugabe's
treatment. After taking over from him last year, Mnangagwa won a
disputed presidential election in July.
