Welcome to Cherry Fortune's Blog: June 2014

Monday 30 June 2014

T.I and Tiny kiss and make-up? Sit together at 2014 BET Awards

Divorce rumours have been following rapper T.I and his wife Tiny for many months now after they subtly attacked each other on their social media accounts. There was even a report that their problems started after Tiny found out T.I had a baby with another woman, a claim T.I has since denied. Then there's the famous show down with Floyd Mayweather in Vegas. Anyway, the couple put the divorce rumours to rest after they were photographed sitting together at the BET Awards that held on Sunday night. They were also spotted together at T.I.'s BET pre-show mansion party...

Find the State House press release below..

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has received with dismay and consternation reports of yesterday’s attacks by Boko Haram on churches in villages near Chibok, Borno State.

The President deplores the renewed targeting by Boko Haram of adherents of a particular religion and urges all lovers of peace and unity to wholly condemn the resurgence of efforts by agents of global terrorism to disunite and destabilize Nigeria by callously instigating violence among religious groups in the country.

48 people have been confirmed dead while 5 churches including Cocin, EYN and Deeper Life Bible church were destroyed after Boko Haram men yesterday June 29th launched a four hour attack on Kwada, Karagau and Kautikari villages in Chibok, Borno state. The attack came two weeks after the sect men had written a letter to the Chibok community saying they should expect another attack from them. True to their word, they carried out their threat yesterday.

According to residents of the villages, the gunmen arrived in pickup vans and motorcycles and immediately went into worship centers where they shot indiscriminately at people conducting their Sunday worship service. They also pursued and killed those who tried running into the bushes. Continue..

Many weeks after his trial was put on hold so he can get psychiatric evaluation to determine if he was
mentally ill when he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in his home in February 2013, a report has been released. A panel of mental health experts has concluded that Oscar Pistorius was not suffering from mental illness when he killed Reeva, the chief prosecutor at his murder trial said today.

The mental experts, a psychologist and 3 psychiatrists all agreed that Oscar understood the gravity of his act when he shot Reeva through a closed toilet door. The request for evaluation came after his defence team brought a psychiatrist who testified that Oscar had an anxiety disorder, because of his disability, that could have contributed to the shooting. His trial resumed today after a 1-month break.

Photos: Ice Prince with Mike Tyson, Nelly, T.I and other stars at BET Awards

Africa was well represented yesterday by an array of stars at the BET awards. See pictures of Ice Prince with legendary boxer Mike Tyson (above), Nelly, T.I, and others during the awards after the cut...

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The Minister for Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission (NSC) Dr. Tammy Danagogo over the weekend revealed that billionaire businessman Otunba Mike Adenuga gave him $250,000 to give to the Super Eagles in Brazil to encourage them to beat France today, promising to do more if they win and advance to the quarter-final stage.

According to Danagogo, who has since presented the money to the team, Mike Adenuga, while presenting the money to him said;

"This is a token and if the team goes ahead and shock the world, I will join Mr President to shock the team.”

Shock them? Imagine the kind of money that can shock a millionaire footballer. Lol. Choi! Super Eagles, oya o...make una win o! The match will take place 5pm today!

Who knew Drake had a body like this? (photos)

These are private shirtless selfies of rapper Drake a female fan leaked online last week. Drake sent the phone photos to the fan on instagram and she was supposed to send hers to him too but instead she exposed the photographs. Drake is not happy about it, but 10.8million women all over the world are! Bless him! Talent, good looks and ripped abs. Why doesn't Rihanna like this dude, again?

Founder of Boko Haram is a member of the opposition - FFK

While speaking on Channels TV's breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, this morning June 30th, former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who recently dumped the APC for PDP, said the founder of terrorist group, Boko Haram, is an indigene of Borno state and is also a key official of the opposition. He also said Boko Haram is the armed wing of the opposition. Some of what he said below...

"It is very clear that the founder of Boko Haram, the person that actually founded Boko Haram when he was in office...and I won't mention his name on Television but everybody knows who it is, is from Borno state. He is alive and well. He is a key member of the opposition. Again I look at the utterances of the official spokesman of the opposition last year, that is Lai Mohammed, where he protested at the fact that Boko Haram was proscribed by the federal government where he said it was unconstitutional for the federal government to do so. He needs to explain why it is he would want to protect and support an organization that has killed almost 15,000 Nigerians as at that time and is against the fact that they were being proscribed to protect Nigerians.

"If you compare what’s happening in Nigeria to what happened in Ireland some years ago, you had Sinn Fein on the one hand and then you had the IRA on the other. The IRA was the armed wing of Sinn Fein and as far as I’m concerned, Boko Haram could well be described as the armed wing of the opposition, today.”

Watch the videos after the cut...

The Eagles will be facing off with the Les Bleus of France and everyone is looking forward to a sizzling game of football: Ahmed Musa will be injecting brilliant, youthful waist-twisting pace and maneuvers from the left flank, Osaze Odemwingie will guarantee zealous right side winging with impressive work rate while Emmanuel Emenike’s muscles, power and sheer hunger will be shaking the French netting this time. Continue...

Hello CFB readers, today June 30th, I'm starting something called CFB Giveaway Mondays, where our loyal readers get to win something from me (mostly money...hehe) and hopefully one day we will get corporate organizations to get involved and give away their products or services to winners.

It's something that I just thought about now and decided to do immediately before I change my mind. Lol. I'm always thinking of how I can give back to the readers and I've decided every last Monday of the month, I will give away something. Today I'm giving away N200,000. I don't know, should I make it 25,000 for 8 people or 50,000 for 4 people? Let me know your thoughts.

For you to be among the 4 or 8 people to win the money, all you have to be is - the 1st to comment, 10th to comment, 30th to comment, 45th to comment, 70th to comment, 100th to comment, 125th to comment and 187th to comment.

So this is just random selection and your luck! Drop your comments with an email address we can reach you on. Once we get our winners, we will contact you for your account details. Good luck! :-)

Photos from Thanksgiving Service of Fountain of Life Church

The Thanksgiving Service for the new Church Auditorium of Taiwo Odukoya's The Fountain of Life Church held yesterday Sunday June 29th. Pastor E.A Adeboye ministered at the service. See more pics after the cut...

After their Miami show, there were a few reports that suggested Beyonce was acting cold towards Jay Z and brushing off his advances on stage, but I don't think anybody will say that about their second show of the 'On The Run' tour which held on Saturday night in Cincinnati.

The very private power couple showed off some PDA on stage, with Beyonce at one time backing her butt up to Jay Z and Jay Z whispering something naughty into Beyonce's ears that made her blush. Then Jay Z leaned in and gave Beyonce a kiss on the lips. They look so in love. See more photos and the instagram videos after the cut...

Pepsi Nigeria; Our Moment, Our Time!

Today is a big day. Let’s go, let’s support. Drums, clap, dance; everything goes. Support Team Pepsi. Naija, its our time.

Photo: Politicians and bags of rice...guess it's the new strategy!

Over the weekend, former Zamfara State governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi, who is planning to contest again as Governor of the state in 2015, shared bags of rice to his people for Ramadan, making sure to let them know that he's contesting again.

Shinkafi was governor of Zamfara State in 2007 to 2011 and was Aisha Babaginda's second husband.

Kaffy's husband sends loving/raunchy message to her as she turns a year older

Queen of dance, Kafayat Ameh aka Kaffy is a year older today June 30th and her husband Joseph Ameh took to his instagram page to wish her a happy birthday and promised her some birthday ****. Lucky girl! Hehe. And happy birthday, girl!

Red Carpet photos from 2014 BET Awards + Full List of Winners

The 2014 BET Awards held last night June 29th at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Pictured above are; Tiwa Savage, Keke Palmer and Ashanti. Continue to see more red carpet photos and full list of winner...

Just about a week ago, Etisalat launched the first ever child-friendly package in Nigeria designed to make learning fun and assist children between the age of 8 and 15 in their education.

Most times, children grab your mobile phone or tablet just to play games or browse the internet, well, now you can safely give them their own phone with a Cliqlite SIM or get them the Cliqlite Tab and be sure that they are learning while having fun but more importantly, they are protected from harmful internet content because Etisalat Cliqlite comes with Parental Control features. Continue...

Funny pic. The Basketball Wives' reality star shared the photo on her instagram page.

Photos: Tiwa Savage's outfit to the 2014 BET Awards

Tiwa wore this see-through stunning Valery Kovalska outfit to the BET Awards tonight. You like? I do!.. :-)

Photos: Khloe Kardashian locks lips with boyfriend, French Montana

Khloe Kardashian and her new boyfriend French Montana have been pictured for the first time kissing in public. The reality star and the rapper locked lips aboard a luxury yacht on the Hudson in New York City on Friday night, where Khloe celebrated her 30th birthday.

Shop all of Konga for a normal flat rate

Konga.com, Nigeria’s largest online marketplace, is rolling out a new plan that would enhance delivery service satisfaction for customers. Customers can order as many items as they want on Konga.com and have them delivered to their doorsteps anywhere in Lagos for a flat rate of N500.
Are you moving into a new house? No need to worry about those heavy household items! Shop for all home and kitchen appliances and get them delivered to you for just N500, only at Konga.com! Continue..

If there's any artist who deserves all the awards he's been getting lately, it's Davido. He really puts effort into his craft. He beat Tiwa Savage, South Africa’s Mafikizolo, Ghana’s Sarkodie, Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz and Togo’s Toofan to win the 2014 BET Awards Best African Act! Big congrats to him...

Pres. Jonathan condemns Bauchi bomb attack and mass killings in Kaduna

Read the State House press release below...

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan condemns Friday night's bombing in theBayan Gari area of Bauchi State and the recent mass killings in Southern Kaduna.

The President commiserates with all the families who lost loved ones in the heinous attacks and extends his heartfelt sympathies to all those who suffered injuries or lost their properties during the wanton assaults on Bauchi and Kaduna States.

President Jonathan reassures the people of Bauchi and Kaduna State that the Federal Government will continue to take all necessary action to apprehend the perpetrators of thedastardly attacks and restore the fullest possible security to all parts of the country.

The President directs all relevant federal government agencies to continue to speedily make emergency medical and relief assistance available to all those who were either injured or displaced by recent bombings and attacks.

Founding Pastor of the Fountain of Life Church Lagos and husband of late Pastor Bimbo Odukoya, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya yesterday June 28th led other members of the church to dedicate their new ultra-modern worship auditorium. Dignitaries at the event included Lagos state Governor, Babatunde Fashola and his wife Abimbola as well as Bishop Oyedepo who preached during the dedication service. See a pic of the auditorium after the cut...

Brand new music from Hyperdandy, titled Kondo, produced by Spells. Listen below and read more about the artist after the cut...

Good stuff!!

Massive attack ongoing in Kautikari village near Chibok

According to a breaking news report on Premium Times, there is a massive attack going on right now in Kautikari village near Chibok community in Borno state. According to residents of the area, the attack started around 9.30 this morning. Many residents of the village and other neighboring villages have taken refuge in the bushes.

A text message was sent by a resident to journalists and security operatives calling for help;

"Massive attack on Kautikari now. All security agencies should be notified, and call for divine help now.” the sms read

An official of the SSS confirmed the incident anonymously to Premium Times

“Yes, we also received the report, I believe action is being taken about now…but no one has been able to ascertain the nature or magnitude of the attack for now”, the source said

Pic/Video: Tiwa Savage's electrifying performance at BET Eperience

Tiwa Savage and CEO Dancers gave an electrifying performance at the BET Experience which held last night in L.A. Watch the video after the cut...

Nqobhile Danseur (pictured above) and Ezinne Asinugo who are part of the trio dance group, CEO Dancers, shared pics of their hot bikini bodies on their instagram pages. See Ezinne's after the cut..

Seyi Sodimu, the Nigerian born International artiste now based in Nigeria, has released the video to his new single, Pele Pele, which uses the chorus from Ebenezer Obey’s ore mi se pele pele. Seyi, who is one of the pioneers of the new Nigerian music sound, has been absent from the music scene for a while to pursue other business ventures. His last single Gbedu was released 2 years ago.

This new single is supposed to be the first in a series. And subsequent singles will follow to mark his return to the Nigerian music scene. The video for Pele Pele was directed and shot by Sesan Ogunro of Film Factory in a serene location in London. Watch the video after the cut..

BeatFM OAP Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi is currently in Los Angeles for the 2014 BET Awards and she's met a whole lot of celebrities. From Ashanti to Usher, Tamar Braxton, Trey Songz, and B.O.B. She shared the photos on her instagram page. Continue to see more pics...

Here are some photos of Davido hanging out with celebrities and fans in LA in the run up to the BET Awards taking place today Sunday 29th June. See more photos after the cut...

What more can a woman ask for in life? She shared the photos on instagram. Happy-mum-to-be...

Don’t Waste Your Cash Essay Competition Announcement

Don’t Waste Your Cash is proud to announce the 2014 DWYC-essay competition, as part of our activations on the road to the much anticipated 2014 DWYC-conference which will be coming up soon (Watch this space).

This essay competition is designed to trigger a conversation about the salient subject of the way forward with Nigerian graduates and employ-ability. Some say the government is to blame, others argue that the quality of graduates in Nigeria is on a journey downhill. What do you say? Continue..

President Jonathan has promised to travel to Brazil to watch the Super Eagles live if they make it to the quarter-final stage of the 2014 World Cup. Nigeria will play France in the Round of 16 tomorrow Monday June 30th (5pm Nigerian time) and if they beat France, GEJ and some members of his govt will travel to Brazil to watch their next match.

This was revealed by Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, who said the additional incentive from the president has motivated the players to beat France at all cost. Nigeria has never reached the quarter-final stage of any World Cup

"He assured us when he called that he's behind us and if we beat France and qualify for the quarter-final, he will come and visit us and watch the next game. That's a very big motivation for us to know that the president will come and visit us. It's better than money and we are determined to go there and fight and give our best. It's a morale booster." Yobo told kickoffnigeria.com

Pics: Jay Z, Beyonce and their daughter aboard luxury mega yacht

Jay Z and Beyonce looking really happy together with their daughter Blue Ivy aboard a luxurious 90ft tri-deck yacht in Miami on Friday night after their sold out concert on Wednesday night. And check out Blue Ivy's hair...guess the hoopla about it paid off. See more photos after the cut...

Gospel singer, Osinachi Kalu popularly known as Sinach today Saturday June 28th exchanged vows with her beau, Pastor Joseph at Christ Embassy Church, Ikeja, Lagos, in the presence of her pastors, family, friends and well wishers. Congrats to them. See more photos after the cut...

Dencia wore her Versace Jumpsuit for a new music video shoot while J.Lo wore hers for her 'I Luh You Papi' music video. Who rocked it?