Miss Global Nigeria’s Screening Holds As Queen Shines In Italy

Antai Victoria, the 2014 Miss Global Nigeria’s First Runner-Up lived up to the billings as she walked tall amidst other beauty Queens across the globe at the just concluded Miss Progress International pageant that held in Brindisi, Italy.

Victoria emerged victoriously to write her name as the second position title holder in the National Costume category and also same designate in the overall project and she’s also one of the 5-woman standing at the keenly contested international beauty contest that had 22 countries on stage.

The international beauty pageant which held at the Hotel Messapia, located in the ancient city of Puglia, Italy between the 9^th and18^th May 2014 had 22 leggy queens from all over the world who struggled for the coveted 10,000 euro prize amongst other mouth-watering consolation prizes.

Miss Bolivia beats other drop dead contestants from countries like USA, Canada, Australia, Porto Rico, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, South Africa, Haiti, Nigeria, Macedonia, Philippines, Greece, Estonia, Sweden, Belgium, Belarus, Albania to be crowned the Miss Progress International 2014 after eight days of rigorous grooming and camping.

The memorable experience kicked off with a press briefing where the delegates had the privilege to sit with the Mayor of the city, the President of the Miss Progress International, Giusy Nobile, pageant director Giuseppe Borillo as well as press men from all over the city of Puglia and beyond.

The beauty ambassadors were grouped to discuss on pet projects bordering on Health, Human Rights & Environment, using their countries as case studies. The herculean task which took 50% of the pageant’s mark charged them to proffer solutions to the ongoing problems in their countries as regards the assigned topic. Nigeria’s Victoria Antai who delivered a paper on Environment narrowly lost the 10,000 euro prize to Miss Bolivia who eventually won the crown after what looked like a heroic presentation before a selected panel of jury.

Before the grand finale, the girls had a tour of neighbouring towns of Puglia, day after day. They visited each town where they were welcomed by Mayors of Santa Maria di Leuca to Taranto where they saw the reforms of the Aragonese Castle, Ostuni (city of white houses), Lecce with its gorgeous baroque structures, Gallipolli famous for their oil production & finally what the girls saw as favourite, Alberobello whose Trulli (houses) marked the symbol of their growth.

The ambassadors of progress were also treated to a beauty session with hair & make up by REDKEN, one of Italy’s most sought after, PABLO art director of Gil Cagne. They also got giveaways from these wonderful brand sponsors.

The grand finale of the show which held on the 18^th of May, 2014 kicked off at 10pm Italian time & was aired live courtesy of JO international TV.

The audience were thrilled to a native Italian dance Picasa performed by the contestants after which they dazzled in their national costumes, white dresses & their lovely evening gowns.

Three nominees were thereafter called out for the Best National Costume where our very own Victoria Antai clinched the 2^nd best among Miss Bolivia (Arantza Barba) & Puerto Rico (Kristina Velez Toledo).

A prize was awarded to Miss Sweden; the contestant with the highest internet vote. The moment of truth finally came when Miss Progress International 2014 had to be crowned & 3 winners were called forward from each of their categories (Environment, Health, Human Rights). Victoria shone like a million stars again as she placed 2^nd in her category, Environment, but like they say there can only be one winner.

Meanwhile the activities heralding the 5^th edition of the Miss Global Nigeria 2014 pageant has reached a crescendo with the organizers rolling out plans for the zonal screenings. Interested candidates are advised to get their forms by paying the sum of N5,000 in any Zenith bank across the nation in favour of Miss Global Nigeria Limited, account number: 1012298052 and register their details on the website: www.missglobalnigeria.com.

The Miss Global team moves to Rumuekini Town Hall, opposite Rumuosi junction, EastWest road, Port-Harcourt on Saturday June 28^th, 2014 for its first screening to be conducted by JusttHairs’ boss, Alaba Maxwell while in Abuja, it holds on Saturday, July 5^th, 2014 at Centre Point Mall, 32 Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, by Enterprise Bank, Wuse 2. In Lagos, the screening is for Tuesday, July 8^th, 2014 at the upscale Ember Creek on 32 Awolowo Road, Ikoyi at 10am prompt and the coronation ball and grand finale for the fifth edition takes place on Sunday, July 20^th at the prestigious Havillah events centre, by Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos.    For more information contact, 08023125581, 08075481965, 08063592322, 08037454353.

Tinubu, Tanbuwal, Ikuforiji Adeyemi, Others For Living Legends Awards In France

Notable Political juggernauts selected across board as well as professionals of sterling qualities spanning all walks of life have been penciled for an award night billed to hold in the fashion capital of the world, Paris at the prestigious Avenue Capitaine Rene Fonk, 93150, Le Blanc Mesnil, France on Saturday, June 21^st, 2014 at 10pm prompt.

The laudable awards project tagged Living Legends Awards and aimed at celebrating individuals with impressive tracks is the brain child of Paris, France based non-governmental, non-profit making organization, JohnFred Media Foundation.

According to the project coordinator, Adeagbo John Adewale, the idea behind this aside giving recognition awards to deserving public servants who have served our great country meritoriously is to bring these leaders of note close to Nigerians living in France with the ultimate goal of inspiring them to relocate home. He said.

The man who’s fondly referred to as Johnfred of Paris informed further that, the non-governmental organisation has actually been involved in various empowerment projects across Nigeria for many years and we have put together a number of conferences to bring awareness about the dilapidation of the Nigerian State to the whole world and also to unite Nigerian communities in France.

Some of the people of high administrative capability billed to be honoured at the laudable awards ceremony which promises to be grand are the High Commissioner of Nigeria to France, His Excellency Akeem Olawale Sulaiman, Jagaban Bogul of Africa, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tanbuwal, Lagos Speaker, Hon. Ikuforiji Adeyemi, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman House Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Auwal Mohammed Jatau, Chairman House Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Adamu Bashir, Chairman House Committee on Defence, Chief Mohammed Saheed, the Maiyegun of France and Hon. Adeola Solomon.

Others are King Wasiu Ayinde, K1, HRM Oba Alayeluwa Saheed Ademola Elegushi, Kusenla lll, The Elegushi of Ikateland, Chief Gani Adams of OPC fame, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, a.k.a MC Oluomo, Treasurer NURTW Lagos State and the State Chairman, Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede.

Also in the list of awardees of the project which is powered by National Enquirer magazine are Hon. Babatunde Samuel, member National Assembly, Abuja, Fuji musician, King Osupa Saheed Okunola, Comrade Ayo Adewale, Chairman Amuwo Odofin LG, Hon. Joseph Ayodeji, Chairman Apapa LG, Capt. Michael Adesina from the Aviation sector and Mr. Saheed Balogun, actor and President Movie Ambassadors to mention but a few.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Trigger Happy Police Sgt. Kills Promising Civil Engineer Over N200 Bribe

There’s really an urgent need to overhaul the whole rank and file of the Nigeria Police Force. At a time like this when all the chips are down and the attention of the global community is on the Nigeria nation over the 240+ missing school girls abducted by the dare devil insurgents, just yesterday evening, Saturday, May 10th, 2014, a police Sergeant attached to the Festac command  wasted the life of a promising youngman, Oyoma Edewor-33, a Building Finishing Contractor over “Egunje”. And this is the third time this kind of case will be reported in same Festac Police Command.

According to eye witness account, the trigger happy Police Sergeant, Sgt. Otene who was so drunk at the time of the incident shot at the young man at close range when he refused to “settle” him for using a towing van to get his car off the road.

Tracing the genesis of the event that led to the unfortunate incident, National Enquirer gathered reliably that the Building Engineer’s car had had a slight accident somewhere around Lekki, Lagos and instead of leaving it on the road, to obstruct traffic, he decided to get a towing van to take it home in Festac.

Informed sources confided in this office that, as soon as the Police team at the second junction, Festac sighted the towing van which had already passed them by, they hijacked the nearest commercial bus and ran after the van. The towing van, we gathered was intercepted at the third junction and as soon as it was stopped, Sergeant Otene and his colleague (just 2 of them performed the illegal operation) took charge dragging the promising young man,Oyoma Edewor out of his towed Jeep and ordered him to seat on the ground.

The Policemen were however said to have threatened him to settle them and he was just about to explain the situation when Sergeant Otene pulled the trigger and shot him at close range. Though, he’s been arrested, reports reaching us have it that, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Festac Command is trying to act funny by changing the face of the story in order to absolve his men. We’re on the story and we shall do everything possible to make sure justice prevail in this case. Please let’s all rise.

Source: National Enquirer     

Breaking! Another Explosion Kills Scores In Abuja

In what looked like a war torn zone, another bomb explosion has yesterday been detonated at the Zuba motor park, a suburb of Abuja, leaving casualty figures close to 70. The explosion occurred barely two weeks after a similar attack on a bus station in the same vicinity left 75 people dead.

Yesterday’s attack, which occurred around 8:30 p.m was targeted at a new temporary bus station. Since the previous attack, many taxi drivers had resorted to picking passengers by the road side.

“I was on my way to buying some stuff in the area when suddenly we had a deafening explosion. I had to immediately run home for safety,” said Aliyu Musa, a teacher who also narrowly escaped the April 14 blast.

He said with the way the area was crowded, there was no way many would not be affected.

Musa added that from the shop where he stood, he saw at least 10 bodies across the road lying on the ground but could not confirm whether they were dead or alive. Another eyewitness said he counted 20 bodies.

Sources at the scene said it appeared to be a car bomb. At the Emergency Ward of the Asokoro Hospital, 16 bodies had already been deposited by 9.30p.m with ambulances and emergency workers still making frantic efforts to retrieve the dead and rescue the injured.

The gridlock caused by security men who mobilised to the scene and cordoned off the area hampered rescue operations, according to our correspondent.

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and the National Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, last night confirmed that nine people died in the blast.

“While security agencies have condoned the area of an explosion this evening in Zuba Abuja, response agencies have moved injured victims to hospitals and at least nine lifeless bodies have been deposited in the mortuary, while 11 unconscious victims are receiving medical attention in different hospitals in Abuja. Other injured victims too are being attended to.

“The public are urged to cooperate with security agencies and avoid rushing to the scene to guard against hampering the efforts of the various agencies working together to ensure public safety,” a statement signed by Emmanuel Okeh, Head, Public Relations, NSCDC and Manzo Ezekiel, Press Officer NEMA, said.

When contacted, spokeswoman of the Federal Capital Territory FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Altine Daniel said the force was still trying to ascertain how it happened.

Actress Bimbo Akintola In Hot Romance With Delta Lawmaker

Nollywood actress Bimbo Akintola is sure one actress who tries to guide her private life from the public especially the media and this explains why she is hardly in the news. But all that may belong to the past following the latest news trailing the tube goddess.

Yeah, the super role interpreter who has been romantically linked with Late Fela Anikulapo’s protégé, Dede Mabiaku, this office authoritatively gathered, is in a serious relationship with one of Nigeria’s top lawmakers from Delta State.

Bimbo Akintola, according to our source, who is one of her close friends, is in a sizzling romance with Hon. Daniel Omayone Mayuku.  

Hon. Daniel Mayuku who’s fondly addressed as ‘’Bossman’’ is a honourable member of the Delta State House of Assembly representing Warri South West constituency and a foremost Itsekiri leader!
 

Though married, the politician is said to be spoiling Bimbo silly and even just allegedly abankrolled her multi million naira movie that paraded notable faces like, Yemi Blaq and a couple of others.

The lovebirds, our source added are items at the federal capital territory (FCT) Abuja and Asaba where Mayuku has eye popping houses. It was also revealed that one of the politician’s houses was prominently used as location in the soon to be released movie which will be premiered before the end of 2014. We however got in touch with the actress and this is what she said after laughing hysterically, “Ummm…Nigerians will not kill me, this is not true, yeah, we shot a movie in his palatial mansion in Asaba and made use of some of his exotic cars but am not dating him, it was Emma Odili’s production. We also tried to get in touch with the Lawmaker and Emma Odili but their numbers were switched off as at press time. We shall keep an eye on them and bring you more of their romantic adventure.