President Jonathan pictured above praying with other Nigerian pilgrims at the side of River Jordan, the place where Jesus Christ was baptised by John The Baptist. More photos after the cut...

PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN LIGHTING A SYBOLIC CANDLE AT THE MOUNT CAMEL CHURCH WHERE THE CONTEST BETWEEN PROPHET ELIJAH AND THE PROPHET OF 
BAAL TOOK PLACE.

PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN (2ND L) ARRIVING THE BASCILLICA OF ANNOUNCIATION NAZARETH (THE PLACE WHERE ANGEL GABRIEL ANNOUNCED TO
VIRGIN MARY ON HER CONCEPTION). WITH HIM ARE: PRESIDENT, CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA, PASTOR AYO ORITSEJAFOR (2ND R) EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, NIGERIAN CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS COMMISSION, MR JOHNKENNEDY OPARA AND A TOUR GUIDE

FROM LEFT: DEPUTY SENATE PRESIDENT IKE EKWEREMADU; PRESIDENT, CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA, PASTOR AYO ORITSEJAFOR; PRESIDENT
GOODLUCK JONATHAN AND THE SUPERVISING MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, PROF
VIOLA ONWULIRI AT THE MOUNT CAMEL CHURCH

Chris Brown arrested for felony assault

Chris Brown arrested for felony assault

Chris Brown has got to take it easy before they lock him up for good. He was arrested this morning for felony assault after attacking a man outside a Washington DC hotel ...

From TMZ 

Chris Brown was arrested in Washington D.C. this morning for felony assault after allegedly attacking a man outside a hotel ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... at around 4:30 AM Brown got into an argument with a man outside the W Hotel on K Street and allegedly punched him once in the face.  We're told the alleged victim never threw a punch. 

The alleged victim tells TMZ ... he and a friend were hanging out at the W when they saw two woman about to take a picture with Brown. The victim -- who says he's not a Chris Brown fan -- says he and his buddy photo bombed the 2 woman and Chris went nuts, punching him in the face and breaking his nose.  He went to the hospital and says he may need surgery as early as tomorrow. 

There's a different version of what happened. Find that after the cut...


Law enforcement sources and the alleged victim tell TMZ ... before striking the man, Chris said, "I'm not into this gay s**t, I'm into boxing."  After Chris punched the man, the fight was taken to the ground.

Sources connected with Chris tell TMZ ... the alleged victim is full of BS. He was NOT trying to take a pic with Chris ... he was trying to get on Chris' tour bus, and Brown was simply trying to stop a trespass.  The sources say before the incident the 2 girls tried to get on the bus but they were stopped, and that's when the victim and his friend made their move.

Law enforcement sources say Chris did not appear to be under the influence of anything.

Chris and his bodyguard -- who was also arrested -- will stay in jail today. Under DC law Brown can't get bail so he'll appear before a magistrate Monday, and until then he'll stay behind bars. 

The alleged victim tells TMZ he doesn't understand why Brown was "so homophobic" to hurl such a slur.  And get this ... the victim says he would have accepted an apology at the scene, but now he will absolutely press charges -- and he's already hired a lawyer.

Brown is still on probation in the Rihannabeating case and this could be grounds for violating his probation -- which means he could be sentenced to prison for nearly 4 years ... worst case scenario for him.

Before the incident, Chris had been hosting a party (pic below) at the nearby Park and 14th nightclub.

Wande Coal is a year older today October 18th.ead!

Wande Coal Is A Year Older Today.....Happy Birthday Man!!! May God Make You Bigger

 Well Davido wasn’t lying when he said
he’s shooting a new video for the hit
single, Skelewu. The new video is currently
being shot in London, and is directed by
Moe Musa.
Check out some photos from the video
shoot. From the looks of it, it looks like it’ll
be a completely different video and one
that’ll be super fun to watch. We’ll have to
wait and see though.
Video drops monday according to tweets

from his camp.

Olamide is in the late stages of his album
release project for his 3rd album, Baddest
Guy Ever Liveth. The album which features
singles, Durosoke, Rayban Abacha and Yemi
My Love is one of the most anticapted of
the year, even though it was originally
supposed to be a mixtape.
The album which was slated to be released
last Monday (October 14th) was pushed
back because Samklef was also releasing his
album that day, and Olamide didn’t want to
put out on the same day. The new release
date is set for November 7th, 2013.
Check out the album cover where Olamide
has the look of a Roman emperor. What do
you think of the look? We say it’s unique,
what do you say?

One Of africans top producers Masterkraft Teams
up with Rocktown President Frank Edwards And
Chocolate City's Nosa...It Is A Great
Jam...Download And Share Your Thoughts
DOWNLOAD HERE

Iyanya is undoubtedly the man of the season and

he’s got it all working for him!

Adding to his list of brand endorsement deals, the

“kukere” crooner sealed off a N35million deal with

Solo phone this afternoon.

Sealing off his 3rd endorsement this year, Iyanya

was further given a brand new 2013 Prado.

To sign the one year contract, Iyanya had to show

up at the company’s office at Computer Village,

Ikeja and to his amazement, the entire market, fans

were all waiting to catch a glimpse of him.

As a matter of fact, his visit caused a big stir at the

village.

We say congrats to Iyanya!

Davido also said he’s re-shooting the video with UK
based music video director Moe Musa.
In the meantime, here’s an official statement from
the music video director, Sesan regarding the
Skelewu video – the video was shot by him.
“My attention is drawn toward the chaos
surrounding the release of the Skelewu video .
Myself and my team shot the video for Davido in
Nigeria and to the best of my knowledge my client
and his team were very happy with the result, when
they watched/ and approved the video. If he has
since had a change of heart, that is ok. I am not in
any way responsible for the release of the video. I
believe Davido and myself did a very good job
regarding the video production and as a
professional of over 10 years. I find it very
irresponsible and immature if my client and his
management publicly put out false statements/
comments, in an attempt to tarnish my name,
credibility and reputation. I remain dedicated,
humble, focused and as hard working as ever.

Thank you to all my fans and industry professionals

 Iyanya has retrieved his Twitter account a little
over a week after it was hacked and taken over by
unknown people who later demanded money to give
it back. The hackers used Iyanya's twitter handle to
scam a few people. One girl went as far as coming
to Nigeria thinking she was communicating with
Iyanya *covers face* but just to protect the people
involved, we won't share their DM's...just a few not

so serious ones. See the DMs after the cut

A Lao Airlines plane crashed today Wednesday

October 16th killing all 44 passengers and five crew

members on board. The twin-engine turbo plane

was on a domestic flight from the capital Vientiane

to the airport in the Champasak province in the

Southern Asian country when it plunged into the

river as it tried to land at Pakse International Airport.

Passengers from 11 different countries were in the

plane including three South Koreans, seven French,

one American, one Chinese, one Taiwanese, one

Canadian, five Australians and two Vietnamese.

State-owned Lao Airlines issued a statement

saying the small plane ran into "extreme bad

weather conditions" and crashed at 4:00pm (local

time).

Is this the first pic of Wizkid with his 2 year old son, Boluwatife? He is such a cutie... Wizkid shared the photo on his instagram page

Davido shot Skelewu video with prolific music video director Sesan and apparently didn't like it and was planning to do a re-shoot but someone leaked the video. Davido says he's planning to reshoot the video tomorrow with UK based music video director, Moe Musa. Hopefully, that will be a better vid.

Meanwhile some people have reacted to video and many are not pleased. See their tweets after the cut

This is an exclusive report from Saharareporters.com with documents to back their claim. Check on it below

SaharaReporters has obtained documents further exposing the depth of corruption and mismanagement of public funds at Nigeria’s Ministry of Aviation headed by Stella Oduah. One of the documents details how Ms. Oduah compelled the cash-strapped Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to purchase two armored BMW cars for the minister. NCAA is the agency charged with ensuring the airworthiness of commercial planes flying within Nigeria’s airspace. Two officials of the agency told SaharaReporters that the NCAA did not have enough funds to upgrade equipment, send staff for critical training, and hire enough qualified staff. “Yet, all the minister is concerned about is to have two exotic BMW cars from the little money we have for operations,” one of the sources said.

The documents obtained by SaharaReporters indicate that the transaction for the purchase of the two BMW vehicles started in June 2013. However, the request for delivery of and payment for the two vehicles was fast-tracked between August 13 and 15 2013. The transaction involved the NCAA, First Bank of Nigeria, and Coscharis Motors Limited.

In a letter dated August 13, 2013, J.D Nkemakolam of the NCAA sent a letter to the Managing Director of Coscharis Motors asking the company to deliver to the NCAA two BMW 760 armored vehicles based on a pro-forma invoice dated June 25, 2013 at the cost of N127, 575,000 ($796,846.21) each. The total amount for the two vehicles came to N255,150,000, or $1,593,687.31. The NCAA’s letter directed Coscharis Motors to deliver the vehicles with sales invoices, delivery notes, and attestation documents.

Our documents reveal that the payment for the vehicles was made into a First Bank of Nigeria account (number 2018912995 with sort code: 0111152303), according to a letter signed by Godwin Umeaka, Coscharis’ group financial controller.

The two black BMW Li HSS vehicles had chases numbers WBAHP41050DW68032 and WBAHP41010DW68044 respectively. The two cars were delivered to the NCAA on August 13, 2013, where it was received by two store managers, F. Onoabhagbe and Y.A. Amzat (who is also the agency’s head of transport). On August 15, 2013, Sola Ogunsakin of the NCAA signed off to certify completion of the transaction.

In an extensive investigation of the Aviation sector after three air mishaps in Nigeria’s airspace, SaharaReporters found a pattern of questionable expenditures authorized by the minister. Several insiders within the aviation industry have told SaharaReporters that Ms. Oduah and President Goodluck Jonathan had focused on the Aviation Ministry as a source for a series of corrupt activities.
“Under Mrs. Oduah, the ministry has carried out many big capital development projects. But what outsiders don’t know is that these projects are being used to divert big amounts into private pockets,” an aviation source said.

Our sources disclosed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had investigated several corrupt practices in the aviation sector, but added that the anti-corruption agency never had the backbone to act on their findings due to political pressure from the Presidency.
Several sources at the agency told SaharaReporters that they were not aware of the whereabouts of the two BMW cars. Some of the sources stated that the cars were  handed to the minister who had converted them to private use.

Several interest groups have been demanding the removal of Ms. Oduah, citing her corrupt tendencies, mismanagement of aviation funds and incompetence. Under her watch, the Nigerian airspace has witnessed several air mishaps that claimed the lives of at least 140 people.
A Presidency source told SaharaReporters that Ms. Oduah still retains the confidence of President Jonathan. She is a close associate of Mr. Jonathan, serving as the treasurer who handled funds for the Jonathan campaign during the 2011 presidential election. She also co-chaired the campaign group known as Neighbor-To-Neighbor.

Minister of Aviation BMW 760 Li HSS Armoured car documents

 

 

In an interview with Encomium mag this week, Nigerian rapper Vector Tha Viper said he would like to freestyle with the current king of rap Jay Z and thinks he and other Nigerian rappers can outdo him

When asked what he tell Jay Z if he had a moment with him, Vector replied

"I will really like to freestyle with him. I hear he doesn’t write in the studio and that’s cool but somewhere in my head I’m thinking we can outdo that guy. I’d like for him to see that hip-hop for Naija no be beans.

Hundreds of Nigerian criminals will be sent home to serve out prison sentences under a deal set to be struck by ministers within weeks, according to a report by UK Daily Mail

Talks are continuing into reaching a compulsory prisoner transfer agreement, which could see more than half of the 500 criminals from Nigeria currently in UK jails repatriated.

Prisons minister Jeremy Wright told MailOnline how 'more foreign prisoners must serve their sentences in their own countries'.

Ministers have been ordered to step up efforts to end the scandal of more than one in eight prisoners being from overseas. David Cameron vowed to end the practice of the British taxpayer picking up the bill for criminals with no business in the UK.

Doubt if Nigerians prisoners would want to come serve the rest of their terms in Kirikiri. Continue..

The Prime Minister said in 2010 that he would ’personally intervene’ to send more foreign criminals home.

Britain has even made clear it would pay to build new prisons in countries like Nigeria to speed up the process of sending foreign criminals home. Up to £1million has been promised to upgrade Nigerian jails, including a new wing at Kirikiri Prison in Lagos.

Securing an agreement with Nigeria would be seen as a much more significant breakthrough. Latest figures show there were 534 Nigerian nationals in British jails, 485 men and 49 women.

 Nigerians account for one in 20 of all foreign prisoners, putting the country fifth in the league table of nations whose citizens have been jailed in the UK.
Justice Minister Mr Wright said: ‘I am clear that more foreign prisoners must serve their sentences in their own countries. 

‘That is why we are currently working with the Nigerian Government on a compulsory prisoner transfer agreement to increase the number of prisoners who are transferred.

‘Legislation allowing Nigeria to enter such an arrangement was passed earlier this year by the Nigerian Parliament. We are now working with them on the text of a final agreement.’
Overflowing jails abroad have made it increasingly difficult to deport prisoners to their own country.

It is argued that by paying for building new jails or making existing ones more ‘comfortable’ so they approach British standards, will be repatriated.