See the Epic $1 Billion Wedding in Russia where Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias & Sting Performed

Said Gutseriev, 28 and Khadija Uzhakhovs, 20 got married in a lavish celebration this past weekend that reportedly cost $1 billion.

The groom’s billionaire father Mikhail Gutseriev, 58 spared no expense for the 600 guest wedding in Moscow, Russia’s capital and biggest city.

Mikhail is a self-made billionaire from oil and real estate, and the groom Said is one of his two children. He’s the 16th richest person in Russia, and 205th in the world, according to Forbes.

The groom is Harrow and Oxford educated and the bride is currently in school to be a dentist.

Daily Mail reports that it took 4 years to find the groom an ideal bride, who had to be a virgin and low-key. She doesn’t have an Instagram account, and her other social media doesn’t have many photos.

But in Russia there has been something of a backlash against the lavish ceremony – following a report by Russian Tatler that the bride from an ‘ordinary’ family was chosen after a lengthy search for a woman to fit ‘all the strict demands, to be beautiful, a virgin, shy and not public’, meaning not seeking the limelight.

‘The quest for the ideal bride for Said Gutseriyev went for long four years,’ said Tatler, explaining the conditions that had to be met.

This sparked a heated online debate, with comments apparently from female readers saying: ‘So she is 19 and she is a virgin? What village did she come from?’ and ‘A virgin at 19? And it took them just four years to find her? That was quick.’

‘Khadizha is a future dentist. Her page in VK (a social media site) has no personal pictures, but instead has several images of how to do local anaesthetics,’ reported Tatler.

 Now for the wedding – the bride wore a couture dress from Elie Saab and Daily Mail states it’s rumoured to have cost $1 million.

Ex-Student takes on University of Abuja & Accuses Lecturer of Harassment | Lecturer Responds

The News NG reached out to Samuel Olorunfemi Adams for his side of the story:

Here is what they reported;

“We got a phone call phone Mr Samuel Olorunfemi Adams asking us to take the story down as it was affecting his image, He also stated that many of his colleagues have been trying to reach him on the issue which is very embarrassing.”

Here’s an excerpt of the conversation between Mr Adams and TheNews.NG‘s correspondent Olawale Adeniyi

Mr Adams: Hello, good afternoon my name is Mr Samuel Olorunfemi Adams there’s a story on your news platform stating that I harrased a student of Uniabuja. The story is all a lie, please I need you to take it down I am innocent.

TheNews.NG: Sir, we can’t take the story down just like that, its against the ethics of balanced reporting, we need to speak to the two parties involved to ascertain that you are truely innocent. would you be willing to tell us your side of the story?

Mr Adams: Yes

TheNews.NG: Please tell us exactly what happened?

Mr Adams: On the day the incident happened, I instructed students to move the next hall to write their exam every other student moved but she refused. she stated that I was a wicked lecturer and that she’s heard a lot about me and that she was not going to move. In the course of that her phone fell and broke.

TheNews.NG: She said you broke the phone?

Mr Adams: Here’s what happened, she asked me to give her the phone and i insisted that she fill the exam malpracices booklet, she refused, she insulted my family, she said my family couldn’t afford a Blackberry phone this got me angry, so I smashed it on the ground.

TheNews.NG: Did you flog her with your belt?

Mr Adams: No I did not, I only tried to scare her with the belt and the belt mistakenly touch her. Then she jacked my collar.

TheNews.NG: Why did you insist that she fill an examination malpractices form since the offence she commited was not related to exam malpractice?

Mr Adams: You see in exam there are rules and regulations, she was given the form because she disobeyed a lecturer and it is against the school rule. I instructed her to leave the hall and go to the next hall but she refused, secondly she held my collar and it was her fellow students who rescued me from her.

TheNews.NG: But that is still not exam malpractice, why insist on an exam malpractice form?

Mr Adams: keeps mute

TheNews.NG: Peradventure you both meet in the court of law over this matter do you have any witness in your favour?

Mr Adams: I don’t have witnesses i don’t know any of the students, please I just visited your website the story is still there, when are you going to take it down?

TheNews.NG: We wont take it down until investigations into the case are concluded.

In case you missed the original post, read it here 

http://mysparklediva.blogspot.com/2016/03/female-student-of-university-of-abuja.html

Nollywood Actress not ashamed to rock fake designer

I am trying to understand her point. Why buy fake designers when there are plenty of affordable no brand name shoes and bags. Its not compulsory to wear designer. Its interesting to know that she is comfortable and proud to wear fake goods but will protest against pirated movies.

I asked her to clarify her post and she promptly blocked me, I guess "mo ti ko ja aye mi" I have crossed my boundary.

'They captured my true form': Curvy Ashley Graham fiercely denies claims she was 'slimmed down' on her sexy Maxim cover

Her history making cover of Maxim magazine came under fire from fans who claimed the magazine had used ‘too much Photoshop’. But ‘plus-size’ model Ashley Graham has hit back at the allegations after releasing a classy statement which denied any wrongdoing by the photographer or the publication.The size 16 (US 14) beauty explained: ‘I’m beyond proud to be the first curvy woman on the cover of Maxim. I was not slimmed down on the cover, and Gilles Bensimon did an amazing job capturing my true figure in all of the photos.'

GORGEOUS!!!

The brunette stunner continued: ‘This is another major advancement for curvy women, especially those who work in the fashion industry who are working hard to get the recognition they deserve. ‘I now encourage more publications and designers to put more diversity on their covers and runways.

Alleged photoshopped image

She concluded: ‘Let’s continue to show that beautiful bodies come in different sizes and they should all be celebrated.’ Drama began when the model, from Lincoln, Nebraska, proudly shared the magazine cover with her 1.5 million followers on Instagram - but they were quick to point out how different the model looked for the saucy shoot in which she holds just a white shirt to cover her modesty compared to previous shots.

Fans said the star looked much slimmer on the cover of the April issue of the men's magazine and asked whether the image had been Photoshopped, which they said 'totally defeats your message.'

Ashley also shared other images from the shoot, which were taken by the legendary photographer, including an image of her husband Justin Ervin squatting behind her as he cups her bare breasts with his hands.

But it was the cover image in particular which had fans on Instagram outraged. An Instagram user posted under the handle @Blissful_life15: 'Definitely Photoshopped. That's unfortunate after everything you stand for Ashley, your curves are gorgeous and Maxim should not have minimized who you are. Shame on them!' 

The Model and her husband

Culled from Daily Mail UK

Strip club who duped cardiologist out of $130,000 when ring of erotic dancers drugged him and stole his credit card is STILL demanding he pay his bill

A strip club still wants $130,000 from a cardiologist, even though a ring of strippers have admitted to drugging him and stealing his credit card to pay for lap dances and alcohol.

Dr Zyad Younan, 42, accused Karina Pascucci, Samantha Barbash, Marsi Rosen, and Roselyn Keo, of slipping a substance into his drink before racking up the huge debts while he was unconscious at Scores in New York in July 2014.The four dancers pleaded guilty to drugging and overcharging the doctor - but the venue still wants him to pay his bill. He told American Express he had been duped of the money after the night at the club - and they pulled the funds. Michael Weinstein, Younan's attorney, told a Manhattan court on Wednesday that he wants to know if the club or the performers got the money at the end of the night.

He also slammed the women's plans to make a movie about their experiences 

'It’s shocking that Scores would continue to pursue the case in light of the guilty pleas by their employees,' he said, according to the New York Post. 'Scores has decided to align themselves with crooks and felons.'Alison Blaine, Scores' lawyer, declined to comment.

Now the four strippers pleaded guilty, prosecutors have allowed a lawsuit against the club to go ahead. They have been asked to clarify the relationship between the club and it's dancers - especially how they get paid. Attorneys are trying to figure out who got the biggest share of the unauthorized charges at the end of the night. 

Culled from NYPost

Have YOU been a victim of relationship 'Ghosting'?

If you've ever been dating someone, only for that person to suddenly vanish into thin air, and stop replying to your messages and calls, you're not alone. For today's tech generation there's even a term for it. Ghosting. And it was back in the news this week, after Hollywood actress, Charlize Theron, denied that she 'ghosted' Sean Penn when they broke up in 2015. recent research suggests that the phenomenon is only becoming more popular among young people.


A new survey released by the dating site Plenty of Fish this week found that 78 per cent of single Millennials - or people between the age of 18 and 33 - have been 'ghosted' at least once. Which means that over three quarters of men and women within that age bracket have had someone in their lives cease communication with them and leave their lives altogether.


The term 'ghosting' first came to the fore in 2014, when the New York Times announced that the spooky term was a new entry into the dating lexicon. While in 2014, a study by Elle US found that only 17 per cent of men and 24 per cent of women had been ghosted at some point, right now that number has more than tripled.

Meanwhile, the most controversial news is that Plenty of Fish also found that 75 per cent of millennials use dating apps because they're looking for a serious relationship, while 50 per cent identified 'just looking to hook up' as the biggest misconception about singles under the age of 30.

Turns out that this generation aren't just trying to avoid settling down by ghosting. There is instead another reason for the dark art of total communication blackout.

Culled from NYTimes

A 37-year old barber, Yusuf Adelopo has been arrested by the police at Mushin division for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 7-year old daughter in Lagos state, western Nigeria. The incident happened at Okesanya street in Papa Ajao at Mushin where the parents of the girl reside and Adelopo barbing saloon is located.

The Ogun state-born barber who is married with a daughter was arrested on Tuesday after it was confirmed by doctors at Mushin General Hospital that the girl was defiled.

The little girl had told her parents that when she returned from school she did not find any her siblings at home so she went to Adelopo’s shop to ask for the whereabout of her brothers. She said Adelopo took her to their apartment and found out that the flat was under lock and key. She narrated that Adelopo then went to bring a bench and put it on the staircase. He then removed her pant and forced his way into her.

She said after the act, he brought a rag and cleaned her private part and asked her to wear her pant back. He then took her to his saloon where she waited until her elder brother retuned from school. When our reporter visited Olosun police division in Mushin where the matter was reported, Adelopo was detained in the cell.

Efforts to speak to Adelopo at the cell proved abortive as the police insisted that he would not talk to our reporter. The police Public Relation officer, PPRO, Dolapo Badmos however confirmed the incident and said that the police have commenced investigation into the matter.

She said the father of the victim was insisting that he did want to continue with the matter and wanted the case to be withdrawn.

When our reporter visited that Station on Wednesday, police sources said the matter has been transferred to SCID in Panti, Yaba.

Culled from PM News Nigeria

Physically challenged artiste shines at Toyota event

Toyota Nigeria Limited has rolled the drums to celebrate some of its customers, dealers and journalists that have kept the company in business, especially in the face of harsh economic realities adversely affecting many businesses in the country.The event was the annual Toyota Awards/Customer Night held in Lagos where First Bank Nigeria stood tall above other customers as it was named the ‘Evergreen Customer of the Year’. This is an award for a customer that has remained consistent in the purchase of the highest number of Toyota vehicles from any accredited TNL dealer for three consecutive years.

The highpoint of the event was the scintillating performance by a physically challenged musician, Francis Akingbemi. He has no legs but he has a good voice. And that he uses so well that he gets those with legs on the dance floor each time he is on duty. At the TNL event, Akingbemi sang and twisted what remains of his diminutive frame to the admiration of everyone present.

This also got Chief Ade-Ojo to his feet to take pictures of the talented man.

He later invited Akingbemi back to the stage and said. “I’m amazed by the talent God has endowed you with. People like you will be bgging but you made yourself useful to the society. Because of this, Toyota Nigeria has decided to give you N1m.”

“We remain resolute to maintain the top position in 2016 and beyond. We will relentlessly pursue our vision of being the leading auto brand in Nigeria,” he said.

Culled from PUNCH.

Gunmen kill a man in mother’s presence

Some gunmen on Tuesday shot dead a man, identified simply as Akor, in Rumuche community, in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that Akor, 23, was killed in his father’s compound around 10pm.

It was learnt that the assailants dragged their victim out of bed. A neighbour, Mr. Chizi Enyi, said Akor was shot in the presence of his mother. Enyi said, “The mother of the man rushed out from her room when the gunmen pounced on their victim to plead on his son’s behalf.

“Her pleas fell on deaf ears as the hoodlums shot her son in her presence.” A source said the killing was cult-related, adding that the killers were cultists. The source said, “Trouble started when a political party bought a cow for Rumuche community.

“Akor failed to share the cow with other youths in the area. Some aggrieved cultists killed Akor for failing to produce the cow, which was alleged to be in his possession.”

The Rivers State Police Command spokesperson said he had not been fully briefed on the incident.

Culled from PUNCH.

Not Desperate For Friends

I don't know how to force anyone to be or stay as my friend. I can't be fake, its just not me. I can't be friends with anyone who can't admonish me and praise me when its appropriate. I don't need a YES or NO always friends. I need a balanced friend. If you did something wrong and it needs to be corrected, believe that I will correct you, I won't say because you are my friend I shouldn't tell you when you are in the wrong. No need to be desperate for anyone to be part of your life. I might not admonish you in front of everyone but if you force me to speak trust me I will speak.

I find it funny when people treat you like their best friend or a close confident, share all their personal problems with you, treat you like a friend and all of a sudden, they end things with you without explanation. We were never friends if we can't communicate our issues. 

Before I end my friendship with anyone over any issue, I always weigh the good and bad. What are the benefits of being friends, can I communicate with them and can we work it out. Some people forget all the good things you have done but end it with you because one situation.

So its okay, if you decide not to talk to me anyone. I was alright without you to begin with. Life is a revolving door. I don't keep grudges but I will respect your wishes not to talk to me anyone.

(Not directed to anyone in particular, just ranting)

Diddy Is Opening a Charter School in Harlem: ‘I Want to Impact the Lives of Young People’

Diddy is giving back to his community in a MAJOR way by opening a charter school in Harlem.

The Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School will launch for the fall 2016 school year. It’s a project Diddy’s been working on for the last five years.

via Billboard:

“I want to impact the lives of young people in my community, and build future leaders,” he said in a statement. “The first step is offering access to a quality education.”

The school will be overseen by Capital Preparatory Schools’ founder Dr. Steve Perry, who initially founded Capital Prep Magnet School in Hartford in 2005, and will be housed in the same building as El Museo Del Barrio. Diddy and the board have also selected Orlando educator Danita Jones to serve as principal, per a press release. The school’s website states that their mission is to provide disadvantaged Harlem students with skills necessary for college and careers. 

The Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School, located on East 104th St and 5th Ave, is currently accepting applications for the 6th and 7th grades and will enroll 160 students. They plan to add a grade each year until the school is fully enrolled with 700 students in grades 6th through 12th. 

That’s incredible. Way to go, Diddy! I just need DBanj to do the same

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Owner of WEDEXPO Magazine Owner Faces Accusation of Rape

I report news as I see it, Rape is a serious accusation and offence. I reached out to him and he denied all allegations. Further updates would be posted as I get it. 

Queen’s College: PTA searches for victim, mother

The Queen’s College Parent/Teacher Association says a visitation panel set up by the Federal Ministry of Education to investigate the molestation claim by a parent will be in the school on Wednesday, March 30. Chairperson of the association, Mrs. Beatrice Akhetuame, stated this at a news conference on Monday in Lagos.

The panel was set up by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah, last week to probe alleged case of molestation by a teacher in the institution. Members of the panel were given two weeks to submit a report to the government.

Akhetuame said the panel had invited all concerned stakeholders on the matter to appear before it on the set dates. She said, “The PTA has received an invitation letter and so have all other concerned persons.“What we are now appealing for is for the woman who gave her daughter’s name as Chinenye Okoye to come forward and collect her own letter of invitation.

“The letter was left in my office. It was forwarded to us because the panel believes that the complainant is a member of the PTA.” Akhetuame stated that the presence of the supposed victim would ensure speedy investigations on the issue.

She said, “I am the representative of parents of the college and therefore, I have the responsibility of defending the interest of parents, while the welfare of the pupils also falls on me. “I am a mother of five girls; two of them are in this college. It will not be possible for me cover such incident up or do anything funny about it.

“I know what it means to train the girl-child and I dare say at all times, my attention is always focused on their activities or issues that concern them. “We are happy that the panel is visiting and I pray that the truth behind the entire saga would be unravelled.”

A parent of a JSS-2 girl had claimed that one of the male teachers in the school had allegedly molested her daughter on a few occasions.

Culled from PUNCH.

Does Toke Makinwa Have a Secret Child?

Toke Makinwa deletes comments of girl who accused her of hiding the child she had out of wedlock

Meet the woman who believes she's Jesus Christ

A woman identified as Mrs Entrance Nyanyete, believes she is Jesus Christ and she had left residents of Mudzimu Unoyera Sect in Chatiza Village, Mashonaland Central’s Guruve District of Zimbabwe to believe the Messiah lives among them.

On Good Friday, March 25, 2016 when journalists visited her home, she was not around but they met her mother Mai Maria (Mother Mary) who actually confessed that she forgot that Easter was just days away. Amidst some serious sobs, Maria said: “I had forgotten that it is Easter. You have actually reminded me of my child’s death. This is actually one of the most painful times of my life as it reminds me of the time white people overseas killed my child.”

Her husband, known as “Baba Josefa” (Father Joseph), added: “You came here to ask about our Easter celebrations. See how painful it is to her? It is painful to celebrate because this is the day Jesus was killed.”
The gathering once again sang as one follower, Mary, wiped “Mai Maria’s” tears and sprinkled deodorant on her clothes, Sunday Mail reported. Mai Maria said Jesus died 2,000 years ago and was reincarnated as Emmanuel Dzanagare Mudyiwa in 1939. Mudyiwa died in 1989 and the spirit entered her then six-year-old daughter, Tepsy Nyanyete, in 1998.

The sect believes Nyanyete, now 24, is Jesus, and refer to her as Jepsy Nyanyete, Jekia Mambo, Tenzi or Ishe Jesu. Zimbabweans have come to know her as ‘Girl Jesus’. The followers are so faithful despite the arrest of “Mai Maria” and “Baba Josefa” years back for assaulting police officers who were rescuing 160 children at the shrine. Mrs Nyanyete said: “For us, every Friday is Easter and we remember how they killed my child many years back. We celebrate it in our own way, with our own rituals, which include crying, singing and dancing.

“We are, however, grateful that Jesus came back, and this time, she will not die. She is not going away anymore. She is set to live forever and rule the earth.” She led the newsmen to ‘Jesus’ bedroom where a cot, diapers, baby clothes and blankets were neatly arranged and explained that her ‘Jesus’daughter had a great passion for dolls.

Culled from Ghanaweb

Angolan rapper Luaty Beirao and 16 others jailed for rebellion against Angolan president

A prominent Angolan rapper has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for planning a rebellion against President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.

Luaty Beirao was sentenced by a court in the capital, Luanda, along with 16 other activists who were given jail terms of between two and eight years. Amnesty International said they had been sentenced by a "kangaroo court".

The 17 were arrested in June after discussing a book about non-violent resistance at their book club. Mr Dos Santos has ruled oil-rich Angola since 1979.

• Elite 'hoard' Angola's wealth

Beirao, also known by his stage name Ikonoklasta, has been an outspoken critic of the government, calling for a fairer distribution of the southern African state's oil wealth. He embarked on a five-week hunger strike in September in protest at his detention.

The judge convicted him of "rebellion against the president of the republic, criminal association and falsifying documents", AFP news agency reports.

The trial had prompted global outrage, with rights groups saying it showed that Mr Dos Santos' government was becoming increasingly repressive in its attempts to remain in power. Human Rights Watch said the verdict was "a ridiculous scandal", while Amnesty International described the defendants on Twitter as "prisoners of conscience" who had been subjected to a "kangaroo court trial [which] violated international standards".

Prosecutors defended the arrests, arguing that the 17 were planning an uprising among students and workers "with incalculable consequences". The jailed activists, who belonged to a youth movement, had previously held demonstrations demanding the resignation of Mr dos Santos, who has been in power for 36 years.

Their book club had discussed the 1993 book by Gene Sharp called From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation. Angola is Africa's second-largest oil producer, and has witnessed an economic boom since the end of a civil war in 2002.

However, critics of the elected government say the wealth has only benefited a small elite.

Culled from BBC News