COBHAMS
Mother Wins Supermom Celebrity Reality Show:
After thirteen weeks of voting, Gladys Asuquo, mother of the award
winning singer, song writer, and producer, Cobhams Asuquo, has emerged winner
of Supermom celebrity reality show. Mrs. Asuquo, a former clerical
officer in the Nigerian Army clinched the star prize of N2m after earning the
highest votes by fans and followers of the ten finalists. Fuji music star, Abass Akande Obesere’s
mother, Taibat Omobonike, emerged first runner up while Banky W’s Empire Mates
Entertainment rapper, Skales’ mother, was second runner up. They both get N1m
and N500, 000 cash respectively which would also be donated to a charity of
choice and an all-expense paid trip to Dubai. Other runners up are Julius Agwu
and Tony Tetuila’s mothers.Mocheddah Releases New Song entitled, “I’m coming for you”: As the heat hits all-high feverish pitch for the 2012 Channel O awards, fans of Mo’Cheddah have begun a hot campaign to make sure the diva clinches ‘Most Gifted Female Video of the Year’ with her no-holds-bare video ‘See me’ featuring Phenom. Some observers have said there is “hardly a place to turn on social media these days without fans of the songstress knocking your senses senseless with cries for votes for her” And only some hours ago, her new single “I am Coming for you” was released and it has since taken over the airwaves, winning accolades from various quarters.
Close Up Loves Naija
concerts Starts Tomorrow:
Close Up really loves
Naija!! The much anticipated concert of the summer is here, and it’s the Close
Up concert! Performing are Tu face, Ice prince, Omawunmi, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Naeto
C and guess what, It’s 100% free! Close Up has given out loads of stuffs
throughout this campaign, and some of you might have missed out, but this time
don’t slack! If you’re going to be in Lagos then grab your free tickets from. The
Closeup Loves Naija Concert
is on Sunday
9th of September 2012.Following a meeting of the NPL Executive Committee on Wednesday in Abuja, a decision was taken to expel the club.
Comedian ‘I
GO DIE’ Denies Buying New Car:
One of the most
viral gist making the rounds in the entertainment industry right now, is the
news that ace comedian and humor merchant, Francis Agoda A.K.A I Go Dye,
splashed an unimaginable N38 million naira on two exotic auto-mobiles; a 2012
Hybrid Escalade, (Platinum Edition) and a 2012 Range Rover Evoque. The news
broke, when the widely travelled comedian spoilt himself a little with the
Hybrid Escalade to commemorate his 18th anniversary on stage, while the next
day marked the presentation of the Range Rover Evoque to his manager, Sharon to
ease official duties of his Seaside Entertainment Company. But the comedian
denies buying any new car.
WORLD NEWS: Canada Shuts Down Diplomatic Relationship
With Iran: Canada has
closed its embassy in Tehran and has ordered all Iranian diplomats currently in
Canada expelled. Canada has also declared Iran to be a state sponsor of
terrorism. Saying, "Canada views the Government of Iran as the most
significant threat to global peace and security in the world today,"
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced
yesterday that effective immediately, the Canadian Embassy in Iran is closed.
All Canadian diplomats had left Iran prior to the announcement and all Iranian
diplomats in Canada have been declared personae non gratae. They have
five days in which to leave the country.
TECHNOLOGY NEWS: A New Search Engine called SMART to be launched:
A new type of search engine is being
developed by a team of European researchers. What is different about this
Internet search tool is that it draws its results from sensors such as cameras
and microphones distributed around the world.
The new search engine is to be
called SMART, which is an acronym for “Search engine for MultimediA Environment
geneRated content”. The idea, according to Cordis, is that
Internet users will be able to search and analyze data from sensors distributed
around the planet.
Today In History: Today is World Literacy Day: September 8 was proclaimed International
Literacy Day by UNESCO
on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1966. Its aim is to highlight
the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. On
International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international
community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally. For over 40
years now, UNESCO has been celebrating International Literacy Day by reminding
the international community that literacy is a human right and the foundation
of all learning. The theme of International Literacy Day 2012 is Literacy
and Peace. This theme was adopted by the
United Nations Literacy Decade (UNLD) to demonstrate the multiple uses
and value that literacy brings to people.
Literacy contributes to peace as it brings people closer to attaining
individual freedoms and better understanding the world, as well as
preventing or resolving conflict. The connection between literacy and peace can
be seen by the fact that in unstable democracies or in conflict-affected
countries it is harder to establish or sustain a literate environment