ENTERTAINMENT GIST - Cash Kings! Diddy, Jay-Z Top List Of Hip-Hop Highest Earners 2015

Forbes just released their annual list of highest earning hip-hop artists, and the 2015 list shows P-Diddy topping the list at an estimated $60 million earned between June 2014 and June 2015. His earnings come from his music, TV Network Revolt, Ciroc Vodka, and other investments outside of his music. Jay-Z lands in at number 2 with $56 million earning money from his music, sports management company, and others. 

Forbes also added that his 22 shows with Beyonce boosted his earnings. Nicki Minaj landed the number 9 spot with $21 million making her the only woman on the list. Here is the full list below: 


Diddy- $60 million 
Jay-Z – $56 million 
Drake – $39 million 
Dr. Dre – $33 million 
Pharrell Williams – $32 million 
Eminem – $31 million 
Kanye West – $22 million 
Wiz Khalifa – $21.5 million 
Nicki Minaj – $21 million 
Birdman – $18 million 

Full list and feature on Forbes.com 


Image Credits: Forbes.

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NEWS ALERT - Rikers Island inmate brutally beats female Corrections Officer

A female Corrections officer was brutally beaten by a Rikers Island inmate, leaving her bruised with two black eyes, according to a report by NY Daily News

Ironically, the beating began when the corrections officer Elizabeth Sturdivant was giving the inmate Jessy Blount a citation for beating up another inmate. The criminal complaint filed against the Blount quoted him as a saying “I’m going to forget you are a female and knock you out,”

Says Sturdivant’s rep:

“Again we have somebody beaten by an inmate and our hands are tied,” said Patrick Ferraioulo, president of the Correction Captains Association, which represents Sturdivant. “It’s only going to get worse. People are afraid to defend themselves.”

The Correction Department has changed its use of force policy following multiple high-profile cases of inmate abuse. The new rules require officers to first use pepper spray and avoid hitting inmates in the face.

Photo credit: US Dept. Of Corrections

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IDEAS - As the new deadline for BVN draws near - Important things you should know

By now, most people know about the Bank Verification Number, commonly referred to as BVN. The BVN scheme is the registration of customers in the financial system using biometric technology.

Biometric technology involves the process of recording a person’s unique physical traits - such as their fingerprints and facial features.

This record can then be used to correctly identify the person afterwards. Once a person’s biometrics have been properly captured, the person is given a Bank Verification Number (BVN). 

The BVN was introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria to strengthen security within the banking system and reduce fraud the incidence of fraud in the system. Essentially, fraud is reduced because no two person have the same biometric information - each person has his own unique fingerprint or facial features for example. As a result, banks can always check the features of a person doing a transaction to see if those features match the record which they have. In doing this, banks could ensure that they are dealing with the right person.

All bank customers in Nigeria are required to register or enroll for a BVN. To do this, you will need to visit any of your bank’s branches. The Bank Verification Number which is given to a person will apply to that same person for ANY bank in Nigeria; this means that you will have one number which you will use for all banks. So apart from preventing fraud on customers’ accounts, BVN will help the banking system to fish out customers who have been blacklisted by one bank and who run off to another bank.

Because the BVN captures physical features, it is also very helpful for people who cannot read and write, thereby making sure that everyone is included in the financial system.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has given different dates by which different levels of customers must have a BVN. ALL bank customers are however expected to have their BVN by October 2015.

To avoid the long queues, don’t wait till October 31, 2015 to get your BVN

This has been courtesy of Guaranty Trust Bank as part of The Bankers Committee Financial Literacy Public Enlightenment Programme brought to you by The Bankers Committee, comprising all the commercial Banks in Nigeria and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

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NEWS ALERT - Buhari Approves N70m For Nigeria’s 55th Independence Anniversary

Lol. This new government sef! President Buhari has approved N70 million for the entire celebration of Nigeria 55th Independence Anniversary which is slated to commence from September 25, 2015.

Disclosing this at a press conference today, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,  Babachir Lawal, said the Federal government has decided that the independent anniversary would be celebrated low key, that is the reason only N70m was approved to take care of the entire celebration.


Lawal who was represented by the Permanent Secretary on Political Affairs,  Mrs. Ibukun Odusute, explained that the reason for the low key celebration is because the present administration appreciate the economic hardship that Nigeria and indeed the nation is confronted today.

"What the President made clear is that we cannot have Nigerians in pains and unable to do what they are supposed to do by reason of our dwindling resources and then we are spending lavishly on celebrations. That has been his philosophy and principles,  that it would not be fair to spend Nigeria’s money that can be spent in paying salaries to people, making sure that children are comfortable in their various schools,  providing enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the country and we will leave all that and spend large amount of money on celebration. He felt it was not a wise thing to do and we totally agreed with him. So,  the main reason for low key is because of the state of the nation concerning our finances. This year’s celebration is therefore in consonance with the cost-saving policy direction of this administration. The ceremony will commence with the Jummat Prayers on Friday,  September 25, 2015 at 1.30pm, at the National Mosque in Abuja,  the interdenominational thanksgiving service will hold on Sunday,  September 27, 2015 at 4pm, at the National Christian Worship Centre,  while the ceremonial change of Guard will hold at the Presidential Villa at 8.00am and the children’s party will take place at the state house conference centre  on October 3, 2015  at 3pm,” he said

President Buhari will address the nation at 7am on October 1, 2015.

“As we look forward to our independence anniversary with deep and sober reflection,  on how we can work together to return our country to prosperity. Let me seize the opportunity to wish our Muslim brothers and sisters and all Nigerians a happy Salah holiday.”

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NEWS ALERT - Okonjo-Iweala appointed Chair-elect of Gavi board, a multilateral Public-Private Partnership on vaccines

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has accepted to serve as Chair of the 28-member Board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, GAVI, an international public-private partnershipcommitted to saving the lives of children and and protecting people's health by improving access to immunization in developing countries.

Official announcement by Gavi Internationally renowned development economist and former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed Chair-elect of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. She will take up the position of Chair from January 2016.

 

Dr Okonjo-Iweala will bring more than 33 years of development and financial expertise to the Gavi Board at a critical period for immunisation in developing countries. Despite record coverage rates, every year around 19 million children are still missing out on a full course of the most basic vaccines. Additionally, more than 20 countries with growing economies are preparing to transition from Gavi support by 2020, meaning they will take on the full cost of their immunisation programmes.

 

Increased access to immunisation has been a major factor in the 53% fall in child mortality between 1990 and 2015. Gavi currently supports more than 310 immunisation programmes in 73 of the world’s poorest countries and has so far committed US$ 1.2 billion towards helping them to strengthen their health systems. Since 2000, Gavi has supported the immunisation of more than half a billion additional children, leading to seven million future deaths being averted. 

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chair-elect of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Over the next five years, Gavi aims to support countries to immunise an additional 300 million children, leading to a further five to six million lives being saved. Vaccine Alliance support will also see a 10-fold increase in the proportion of children in Gavi-supported countries receiving all 11 vaccines recommended by WHO – rising from 5% today to 50% by 2020.

 

     "I am excited to be joining Gavi during this crucial time," said Dr Okonjo-Iweala. "Gavi has a well-earned reputation as one of the leading players in global health, providing services that underpin human and economic development. We must build on this solid foundation to create sustainable programmes that will drive down vaccine-preventable diseases, reach every child and provide them with a sound basis for their futures." 

Dr Okonjo-Iweala has twice served as Finance Minister in Nigeria, most recently between 2011 and 2015 with the expanded portfolio of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy. She has also held several key positions at the World Bank, most recently as Managing Director.

 

Dr Okonjo-Iweala currently serves on the board of the Rockefeller Foundation and ONE, among others. She is chair of African Risk Capacity, and the recipient of numerous honors including honorary doctorate degrees from Yale, University of Pennsylvania and Brown. She was named by Fortune magazine as one of the 50 greatest world leaders 2015, and by Forbes for five consecutive years as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world. In 2014, Dr Okonjo-Iweala was recognised by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

 

Dr Okonjo-Iweala graduated with an A.B. magna cum laude in Economics from Harvard University, and holds a PhD in Regional Economics and Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 

Dr Okonjo-Iweala was chosen through a Board-managed competitive international search process.

In taking up the position of Board Chair, Dr Okonjo-Iweala will succeed Dagfinn Høybråten, a former Norwegian Minister of Health and current Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers. 

 

Mr Høybråten, who joined the Board in 2006 as an independent member and was appointed Chair in 2010, has guided Gavi through an unprecedented acceleration of new vaccine introductions in developing countries. Today, more children than ever are being protected against major killers like pneumonia and severe diarrhoea. 

 

The speed of vaccine introductions during Mr Høybråten’s tenure has put Gavi firmly on course to reach its five year target of supporting developing countries to immunise nearly a quarter of a billion additional children between 2011 and 2015.

Mr Høybråten chaired Gavi through successful pledging events in London and Berlin, in 2011 and 2015 respectively, which together secured pledges for childhood immunisation in developing countries totalling almost $12 billion. 

 

As Chair, he also oversaw deliberations that led to key Board decisions on funding for new vaccines including the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) into the routine immunisation systems of Gavi-supported countries.

 

     "I am proud to have played my part in the unprecedented increase in the number of children in developing countries who have access to vaccines," said Mr Høybråten. "Gavi’s success in improving health and reducing illness and death lies in our ability to work collaboratively on complex immunisation challenges. I wish Dr Okonjo-Iweala every success and I look forward to the next exciting chapter in the Gavi story."

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NEWS ALERT - Man Rapes and Murders 14-month-old Child After Her Mother Refused To Have Sex With Him

A Taxi Driver has been arrested after he reportedly molested a woman’s 14-months old child.

Apparently, Daily Sun SA Reports that the Young Mother and The Taxi Driver agreed that they’ld go drinking and have sex afterwards; But then the young mother changed her man.

A h’orny Taxi driver afterwards kidnapped her baby, rapedand then murdered her.

Report Below:

On Friday night, 20-year-old Asithandile Mazomba allegedly went drinking with a taxi driver in Kanana Section, Tembisa in Ekurhuleni, South Africa but took her 14-month-old daughter, Elam, with her to the tavern.

A friend of the young mother told Daily Sun, that Asithandile and the driver agreed at the tavern they would go to her place later and he would sleep over.

“But later she refused to have sex with him,” said the friend.

She said the two were seen arguing loudly outside the tavern before they drove off.

Speaking to Daily Sun at her home in Ivory Park extension 2 on Saturday night, Asithandile confirmed she went drinking with a taxi driver and his friend but said she never made a sex deal.

“We never went to the tavern because it was closed. Later we dropped the friend off, but when we got to my place the driver pulled out a screwdriver and threatened me,” she said.

She said she jumped out of the moving car with the child. “My daughter fell on me and the man grabbed the baby and raced off. I immediately went to the police station, but the man was nowhere to be found.”

The following morning a resident told her a baby’s body had been found in the bushes.

Captain Jethro Mtshali said they found a dead baby in the veld after a call from a resident. The suspect (27) was found five hours later driving the same taxi.

He was detained and will appear in the Tembisa Magistrates Court today. Asithandile had to be saved from angry residents who wanted to beat her up.

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NEWS ALERT - Bukina faso suspended from African Union

The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso over Thursday’s military coup.

The AU said sanctions would be imposed if members of the
presidential guard, who staged the coup do not release members of the interim government which
includes the interim president, Michel Kafondo.

The presidents of Benin and Senegal are in the city for talks with the coup leader.

Meanwhile Pres. Buhari has condemned the coup in Burkina
Faso.

Below is a press statement from the presidency.. President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government of Nigeria unreservedly condemn Wednesday’s detention of the Interim President, the Prime Minister and other ministers of the
transitional government of Burkina Faso in an apparent coup d’etat.

President Buhari and Nigeria align with ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations in
rejecting the brazen contravention of the constitution and transitional charter of Burkina Faso by elements of the Presidential Guard under the leadership of General Gilbert Diendere.

President Buhari and Nigeria urge the Defense and Security Forces of Burkina Faso to keep faith with the agreed transitional programme for the return of the country to full democratic rule after elections, which were due to be held in the
country on October 11, in support of which Nigeria has donated 20 pick-up vans to the National Electoral Commission of Burkina Faso.

While welcoming the news that the Interim President, Mr. Michel Kafando has now been freed, President Buhari and Nigeria also demand the immediate release of Prime Minister Isaac Zida and other detained ministers.

Nigeria will give the fullest possible support to ongoing efforts by the ECOWAS mediatory team of President Macky Sall of Senegal and President Boni Yayi of Benin Republic to quickly restore Burkina Faso to the path of order, democracy and constitutionalism.
The President urges the people of Burkina Faso to remain calm and steadfast in support of the
transitional order, elections and democratic governance with the full assurance that Nigeria,
ECOWAS and the international community will uphold their right to peace, freedom, democracy and good governance.

Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
September 18, 2015

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ENTERTAINMENT GIST - Angelina Jolie visits Cambodia with son she adopted there (photos)

The Hollywood actress and UN ambassador visited Cambodia today ...she's seen above meeting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the country's state house. Angelina met with Sen to discuss her latest project - a film about the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, which will feature her 14 year old son Maddox who she adopted from the country 13 years ago. More photos after the cut...

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MUSIC ALERT - Falz – “Celebrity Girlfriend” ft. Reekado Banks

FALZ the Bad Guy is at it again on a Sess produced beat which features Mavin’s protege, Reekado Banks.

The tune “Celebrity Girlfriend” is quite hilarious and entertaining.

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ENTERTAINMENT GIST - American Singer Sam Smith To Sing In Upcoming James Bond Film “SPECTRE”

Sam Smith announced earlier that he will sing the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film ‘Spectre’.

The song titled ‘Writing’s on the wall’, was recorded in January, will be released on September 25.

The Grammy award winner said:

“This is one of the highlights of my career. I am honoured to finally announce that I will be singing the next Bond theme song. I am so excited to be a part of this iconic British legacy and join an incredible line up of some of my biggest musical inspirations. I hope you all enjoy the song as much as I enjoyed making it.”

Smith told Nick Grimshaw on BBC Radio 1:
“I’m so relieved to actually talk about this, this has been top secret mission of my own.”

“That’s not me. That’s definitely not me,” he said. “I’ve still got loads to do, I’ve got an Australia tour, but I kind of finish in December which is great, it gives me a chance to be in London, be in my home and go out with my friends.”

Just last week the singer told BBC Radio 2’s Jo Whiley that he was “definitely not” working on the project.

Smith previously denied that he will be involved with the 24th Bond film, which is out on October 26.

“That’s not me. That’s definitely not me,” he said.

“I’ve still got loads to do, I’ve got an Australia tour, but I kind of finish in December which is great, it gives me a chance to be in London, be in my home and go out with my friends.”

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MUSIC ALERT - Godzzy - Onu gba jie

ZOOM RECORDS presents spanking new hit , GODZZY on this sweet groovy vibe titled ONU GBA JIE

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NEWS ALERT - President Buhari returns from his 3-day official visit to France..

President Buhari has returned from his 3-day official visit to France. He was received by VP Prof. Osinbajo, today Sept 16 at Nnamdi Azikwe Int'l Airport. Abuja. More photos after the cut...

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MUSIC ALERT - Dialect - Blessings (prod by Dr Cliq)

Janglover master  & Mr badmantin DIALECT is at it again,he sure knows how to make the streetz dance with this melodious tune titled "BLESSINGS" Produced by fast rising producer DR CLIQ

Dialect seems to have improved more since he left Morgan entertainments,this song shows he still got it



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ENTERTAINMENT GIST - Lovely Photos Of Jaden Smith And His Girlfriend

Jaden Smith, 17, was spotted locking lips with his
girlfriend Sarah Synder, who is 21, on the front
row at the Gypsy Sport’s Spring 2016 show held
at Milk Studios yesterday. During the show,
Jaden and Sarah didn’t seem to be able to keep
their hands off of each other. Sarah looks really
smitten.


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NEWS ALERT - Scissors Found in belly of Nigerian Man 15 Years After Surgery

A Nigerian man discovered the shock of his life after arriving in Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj (pilgrimage) when he was told there is a big scissors inside his belly. The object was discovered after going through a metal detector on arrival at Jeddah International Airport.  After getting rid of all metallic items he had on him, the metal detector machine continued beeping, and eventually he was taken to a hospital where the object was discovered. 

According to Saudi paper, Al Wata, apparently the pair scissors was left in his belly after he had surgery over 15 years ago. The unsuspecting man indicated that he never had any pain.  It is unclear if the man was allowed into the country afterwards. 

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