Lagos is 3rd worst liveable city in the world

Lagos has been ranked the third worst liveable country in the world by a recently released 2012 Global Liveability Survey.
 
The survey, which was carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit, ranked Nigeria's commercial hub138 out of 140 cities surveyed around the world to assess the best or worst living conditions.

This was a drop from its 137th position in the 2011 ranking.

Ranking first on the list as the city with the best living conditions is Melbourne, Australia, with an overall rating of 97.5. Vienna, Austria, ranked second while Vancouver, Canada, ranked third. Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa took the 92nd and 96th positions respectively.

London is ranked 55th, while Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the next host of the Olympics, shared the 92nd position with Johannesburg.

Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire placed 131st; Tehran, Iran came 132; Douala, Cameroon is the 133rd; Tripoli, Libya placed 134th; Karachi, Pakistan came 135th; Algiers, Algeria is 136th while Harare in Zimbabwe placed 137th in the category of the worst cities in the world.
 

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Tinsel Star, Maltida Obaseki Replaced

Tinsel star Matilda Obaseki has been relieved of her role on popular MNET soap Tinsel, after she got pregnant Five months after her engagement.

She has been replaced by Ghanaian actress, Leonora Okine, Though there hasn’t been any official reason for the drop, popular opinion has been that her new status may not just fit into the role of the MNET series.

Monster Python: 17ft Snake Caught In Florida

The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida has been measured at 17ft and weighing 12st.

The snake was pregnant with 87 eggs - also said to be a record.
Scientists said the python's stats show just how pervasive the invasive snakes, which are native to Southeast Asia, have become in south Florida.
"It means these snakes are surviving a long time in the wild," said Kenneth Krysko, a snake expert at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Tens of thousands of Burmese pythons are believed to be living in the Everglades, where they thrive in the warm, humid climate.The snakes kill their prey by coiling around it and suffocating it. They have been known to swallow animals as large as deer and alligators.

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Zaaki Azzay's 8 year marriage ends; wife claims years of battery

After 8 years and three children together, Zaaki Azzay's marriage to Hadiza Azzay has ended. The marriage actually ended four months ago but we are all getting to know about it now because the ex-couple are involved in a bitter custody battle. They police are even now involved.

29 year old Hadiza told me she packed out of her husband's house on April 17th after being badly battered the day before by Zaaki. She was able to leave with two of her children, but the third one, her eldest child is still living at home.

She said he had been battering her for years, sometimes he would beat her so much she would faint, but her family kept telling her to go back to him for the sake of their children. She said she left him twice last year but returned to him after much pressure from family and friends. But when the battery continued, she made up her mind to end her marriage for good because she didn't want to be another dead wife.

Hadiza was a housewife, so since leaving her husband she has been under the care of an NGO that takes care of battered women. They've given her and her children shelter and are taking up her case.

She will issue an official press statement telling her side of the story in the coming days...right now she's dealing with the police who arrested her for allegedly 'kidnapping' her own children. She says Zaaki has been using the police to harass her.

Bombers blow selves up!

Part of Kaduna metropolis was on Tuesday thrown into confusion as two suspected suicide bombers blew up themselves while taking an object suspected to be a bomb to an unknown destination.

The two suspects, according to an eyewitness, were on a motorcycle heading towards the northern part of the state at about 3pm when the object exploded killing them on the spot.

Another motorcyclist, said to be following the two suspects, had his stomach ripped. He was rushed to the 44 Army Reference Hospital in the metropolis, where he later died. See Pics but viewer's disgression is advised.

M.I, Omawumi announced as the hosts of The Headies 2012

Omawumi Megbele

Jude ‘M.I’ Abaga

Best-selling singer-songwriter Omawumi Megbele and hip-hop icon Jude ‘M.I’ Abaga have been announced as hosts for the 7th edition of The Headies – Nigeria’s biggest music honours event.

Announcing this today, executive producer Ayo Animashaun says the pair  have been selected in line with the awards’ tradition of picking talented and inspiring entertainers, to front an awards ceremony that parades some of the continent’s biggest entertainers

Omawumi, 30, came second on West Africa Idol, in 2007.  Her success on that show provided a strong foundation for her career, and she hasn’t looked back for a minute. With her debut single  ‘In the music’   released in 2008, she established herself as a talent to court, and a singer whose eyes are on the global stage. The success of that single, won her the coveted ‘Next Rated’ prize at The Headies in 2009. The award came with a brand new KIA Optima. Omawumi has moved on to become a remarkably successful singer, actor, performer and philanthropist.
Omawumi’s co-host   M.I, has risen from grass to grace, in just about half a decade. And, from a Jos-bred wanna -be, who worked hard to find a niche in the hip hop community, M.I has now become the leading rapper and hip hop ambassador on the continent, with many medals to show for his achievements. The Chocolate City rapper is a multiple winner at The Headies, with his prizes including Best Rap Album and Revelation of the year (both in 2009). He has won a total of 9 Headies, starting from his first surprise win in 2008.

“It’s a very important year for us at The Headies, and for the Nigerian music industry in general’, Animashaun, who founded the awards in 2006 says.  “And we found in M.I and Omawumi, two great entertainers who are very passionate about the awards, passionate about their work, passionate about the music business and a great source of inspiration to young, up and coming artistes, because of their peculiar stories climbing up”.

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