Monday, August 29, 2011 Ibadan Flood Claims 100 Lives, thousands displaced The downpour, which lasted about six hours on Friday August 26th at the Oyo State capital, claimed the lives of more than 100 people, left thousands displaced and properties destroyed. So sad! Read all about it here Posted by Linda Ikeji at 10:39 AM 10 comments Links to this post Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Dark Colours Are Back! 2011 MTV VMA Red Carpet + Winners Black is back! Like it went anywhere before *hiss*. More than half the people who attended the MTV VMAs last night wore dark colours. I'm so loving it...continue to see more red carpet pics and list of winners... Read more » Posted by Linda Ikeji at 9:46 AM 11 comments Links to this post Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Adele's Performance of Someone Like You at the VMAs Adele has got to be one of the best female vocalists in the world right now. Her performance of 'Someone Like You' at last nights VMAs was incredible. Check it out... Posted by Linda Ikeji at 8:56 AM 9 comments Links to this post Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Beyonce is Pregnant!!! The singer confirmed her pregnancy on at yesterday's MTV Video Music Award's red carpet. She held her belly as she arrived Awards Sunday wearing a long, red dress, and told photographers - "I have a surprise!" She also acknowledged pregnancy during her performance by telling the audience she wanted them to "feel the love that's growing inside of me." And after she finished singing the song, she dropped her microphone, popped open her purple sequined tuxedo jacket, poked out her stomach, then rubbed it and smiled. Beyoncé's rep later confirmed the news. A great way to make an announcement. So happy for her! Posted by Linda Ikeji at 7:11 AM 44 comments Links to this post Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Sunday, August 28, 2011 Fear of Boko Haram: President Jonathan Get More Security Jonathan at the UN bomb site yesterday Fearing that the president might be the next target of the bombers, security chiefs in the Nigeria Police Force, State Security Service, the army, the Directorate of Military Intelligence ordered that security be beefed up around Jonathan and the Presidential Villa, minutes after a suicide bomber drove a vehicle laden with explosives into the UN. - Punch. Posted by Linda Ikeji at 10:23 PM 10 comments Links to this post Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Not again! Beyonce Accused of Concept Jacking Leave my Bee alone...:-) Just a few hours after Beyonce's video for new single, '1+1' was released, áwón áyé have started again...:-). They are claiming Beyonce stole the concept for the video from a film clip from French director Henri-Georges Clouzot's film, 'Inferno'. The two videos when you continue... Read more » Posted by Linda Ikeji at 11:56 AM 37 comments Links to this post Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Jim Iyke Starts Clothing Line, Calls it Untamed Closet The actor and his team are currently shuttling between Istanbul, Turkey and Dubai looking for ideas for his clothing line which will include suits, shirts, ties, pants, and shorts. I hear the line will be called Untamed Closet. Welldone... Read more » Posted by Linda Ikeji at 10:42 AM 31 comments Links to this post Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Why we attacked UN building – Boko Haram The Yusifiyya movement popularly known as Boko Haram, Saturday, said that the reasons why they attacked the United Nations building in Abuja is because United States and the UN were supporting the Federal government of Nigeria in persecuting Muslims all over the country. One Abu Kakah, who spoke on behalf of the spokesman of the group, Abu Zaid while addressing newsmen in Maiduguri via the telephone said they considered the United States , the UN and the Nigeria government as a common enemy and such they would continue to attack them because they are infringing on the right of the Muslims. - Vanguard Posted by Linda Ikeji at 10:06 AM 28 comments Links to this post Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Video: Didier Drogba knocked unconscious after collision with Norwich FC goal keeper There were speculations that Chelsea Star Didier Drogba died yesterday after a life threatening collision with Norwich FC goal keeper, but Chelsea boss, Villas-Boas, has denied it. He said Drogba had lost consciousness completely, but was very much alive after the medical staff reacted quickly to a potentially dangerous situation. Drogba was unconscious for 30 minutes and is suffering from a concussion. Thank God he's alright! Posted by Linda Ikeji at 9:20 AM 13 comments Links to this post Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Desmond Elliot and Family Escape Fire Outbreak at Their Home

The actor tweeted that his family was delivered from a fire outbreak that started in the early hours of Saturday August 26, at his Ajah, Lagos residence. His tweets below:

Thank God wit me- my family delivered frm fire outbreak..he's stil God.

Been putting out fire since 3am

Thank God for his mercies...