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RIP BRANAMA

An official statement from Kefee's UK publicist confirming her passing. Find it below: On behalf of the family….It is with a great sadness but grateful hearts that we announce the passing to glory due to lungs failure this morning of our God’s mouth piece, chorus leader, daughter, wife, sister, friend Kefee Branama Queen … May her beautiful, gentle and precious soul rest in perfect peace. Amen!! PS: In contrast to all earlier rumors and stories in circulation, I do state that Kefee wasn’t 6 months pregnant and neither did she have pre-eclampsia. For the family Adeline Adelicious Adebayo, (Kefee’s UK Manager) AJETUN A few weeks ago, news broke that Nigerian gospel singer, Irikefe Obareki, better known as Keffee, had collapsed on an airplane on her way to Chicago, USA. Nigerians and fans of the Branama singer went into serious prayers for her , wishing her well and a speedy recovery. Few days later, the doctors came out with the verdict that she had suffered what they ca

Full List of Winners at the MTV Africa Music awards 2014

Full List of Winners at the MTV Africa Music awards 2014 (MAMA Awards 2014) Nigeria reigned supreme at the MTV Africa Music awards 2014 last night with Davido, Tiwa, Flavour, Clarence Peters winning in their various categories.. The List of Winners at the MTV Africa Music awards 2014 below: Artist of the Year: Davido (Nigeria) Best New Act Stanley Enow (Cameroon) Best Rap artiste Sarkodie(Ghana) Song of the Year: Mafikizolo feat Uhuru ‘Khona’ (South Africa) Best Female Artist Tiwa Savage(Nigeria) Best Group Mafikizolo(South Africa) Best Music Video Clarence Peters(Nigeria) Personality of the Year: Lupita Nyong’o (Kenya) Transform Today Award Clarence Peters (Nigeria) Best Live Act Flavour (Nigeria) Best Collaboration: Uhuru feat DJ Buckz, Oskido, Professor, Yuri Da Cunha – ‘Y-tjukutja’ (South Africa/Angola)

BREAKING NEWS: Ex-NAFDAC Boss, Dora Akunyili Is Dead

Former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and former Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili has died at the age of 59. In a statement sent on behalf of her family by former Anambra state Governor, Peter Obi, it says that Dr. Akunyili died in a Specialist Cancer Hospital in India on Saturday morning, after a two-year battle with cancer. In spite of her illness, she was unwavering in her belief in a better Nigeria, that was why she defied her condition and was part of Anambra State Handover Committee and a delegate at the National Conference. “Dr. Akinyili was full of concern for Chibok girls, security and other challenges facing the country, she remained prayerful for the release of those girls and for God to help President Goodluck Jonathan to overcome all the challenges facing the nation. She therefore urged all Nigerians to remain prayerful and committed to building a better society for our children”. D

Soon You Won't Have To Type In Your Credit Card Number On Your iPhone

Apple plans to make online shopping a little easier this fall. iOS8, the new iPhone operating system that's coming out later this year,  will let you scan your credit card when buying something in Safari . Instead of typing in numbers, you'll be able to hold up your card and have the iPhone automatically recognize the numbers and punch them in for you. Here's what it will look like, with photos courtesy of 9to5 Mac: Apple debuted both the new iPhone and Mac operating systems in San Francisco on Monday. Though you can't get the updates until this fall, a few developers already have access -- and the credit card feature is just one of several changes that are coming to your phone and computer. The company also has plans to make texting easier, and might be changing the font on the Mac for the first time ever. Some apps  like Uber  already use similar technology to the new card-scanning option, allowing you to hold your credit card up to your phone and get the

10 Buildings That Look Like Penises (PHOTOS)

In an episode from the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," Ted's firm designs a skyscraper for a bank. The only problem is that  it looks like a giant penis . Architects in real life can't seem to avoid the same aesthetic. Here are 10 buildings that look like penises. Two of them are twins. Feel free to construct your own puns. Nothing moves a list like this along like double entendres. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images The headquarters of the People's Daily newspaper in Beijing, China, gave people the shaft daily while it was under construction. Sadly, the  finished building became this . Dwight Burdette /Wikipedia The Ypsilanti Water Tower was, ahem,  erected in 1889 , but its builders might not be too thrilled with its colorful nickname. Locals call it the "brick dick," according to Cabinet Magazine, which bestowed the edifice the title of " Most Phallic Building In The World ." Moment Editorial/Flickr Vision/Getty Images

First couples wed across country in same-sex marriages

Gay couple Neil Allard and Andrew Wale after they were married.  Photo: REUTERS/Luke MacGregor --> The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales have begun after a change in the law has given gay and lesbian couples the right to marry for the first time in history. The law changed at midnight, with a number of gay couples getting married within seconds in Britain. Ellen Beardmore @E_Beardmore LOVE this pic of Sheffield's first equal marriage at midnight.Congrats Kyle & Richie! @ sheffieldstar #sheffieldissuper  http://t.co/xlvQ5d6PxN 11:23 - 29 March 2014 Retweet Reply Favourite Larry Lamont and Jerry Slater take part in a symbolic same-sex marriage outside the Scottish Parliament.  Credit: REUTERS/Russell Cheyne Scotland passed a similar law in February; the first same-sex marriages are expected there in October. Northern Ireland has no plans to follow suit. Westminster Council @CityWestminster Once

Facebook Begins Its Quest To Replace Reality

occulus rift Now, logging onto Facebook means looking at photos of a friend’s birthday party. With Facebook’s latest acquisition, it soon might mean joining the party itself. Or at least feeling as if you’re doing so. Imagine you slip on a pair of goggles, fire up Facebook and immediately have the sense you’re stepping into someone’s home. When you turn your head left, you see your friend's living room and a half-dozen people leaning against his couch. Take a few steps forward and you’re staring at champagne glasses in the kitchen, listening to Daft Punk pound over the din of cocktail party chatter. At the end of the night, your skin tingles with pleasure as you enjoy a passionate kiss with your date. Yet back in the real world, there's still no one around you. It may sound futuristic, but Facebook’s new deal signals nothing short of Steven Spielberg-level ambitions. With its acquisition of virtual-reality headset creator Oculus VR, Facebook suggests that it hopes t

Facebook buys Oculus Rift VR company for $2 billion

Mark Zuckerberg has described VR as the ‘next major computing platform after mobile’, as Notch pulls support for Minecraft. Virtual reality has an unexpected new champion, as Facebook announces it has bought Oculus VR for $400 million cash and 23.1 million Facebook shares, plus another $300 million in potential bonuses. Not bad for a company that first shot to fame with a Kickstarter campaign for the Oculus Rift headset. The obvious question though is what does Facebook want with what was a start-up company aimed primarily at hardcore PC gamers? ‘Mobile is the platform of today, and now we’re also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow,’ said Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. ‘Oculus has the chance to create the most social platform ever, and change the way we work, play and communicate.’ ‘The incredible thing about the technology is that you feel like you’re actually present in another place with other people. People who try it say it’s different from anythi

Microsoft Is About To Leave One-Third Of All Computers Vulnerable To Hacking

Hundreds of millions of computers running everything from ATMs to the power grid will be vulnerable to hacking next month when Microsoft stops supporting its old Windows XP operating system. Hackers have been holding onto flaws in Windows XP and waiting to exploit them until after the software giant stops issuing security updates on April 8, experts say. Adam Meyers, vice president of intelligence at Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity firm, said it was “fairly dangerous” to continue using the 12-year-old operating system because after the deadline “victims can’t defend themselves.” “I certainly wouldn't run Windows XP after the 8th," Meyers said in an interview. Microsoft announced six years ago it will no longer provide security patches or technical support for the out-of-date software. Yet about  one-third of computers  around the world -- or about 500 million PCs -- still run Windows XP. On Microsoft’s website , a clock ticks down to next month’s Windows deadline an

Malaysia Prime Minister: Flight MH370 Ended In The Indian Ocean

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak announced on Monday that according to new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean. The prime minister said that analysis by a British company has concluded that the last position of flight MH370 was in the southern Indian Ocean. "This is a remote location ... it is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean," Razak said. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing more than two weeks ago after taking off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing with more than 200 passengers on board. French and Chinese airplanes looking for debris of the jet had spotted several objects in the ocean on Monday. More from the Associated Press: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A new analysis of satellite data indicates the missing Malaysia Airlines plane crashed into a remote corner of the Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday. The