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Sanyeri, Yoruba comic actor, weds December 1

Popular Yoruba comedian, Afonja Olaniyi, also widely known as Sanyeri, is set to get married this December to his sweetheart, Omolara, whom he met at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, when he was not known in the industry. The comedian and Omolara were blessed with two boys as their relationship evolved. The wedding will be graced by  various Nigerian actors and actresses and the popular fuji musician, Alabi Pasuma, is expected to perform at the wedding which is to take place at Anchor Events Centre, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos.

Lagos Plane Crash: Adeboye, Fayemi, others condole with Mimiko

Four Ondo officials died in the plane crash. The Ondo State Government welcomed several dignitaries on Saturday as sympathizers thronged in to condole with Governor Olusegun Mimiko and the people of the state over the death of four of the state’s officials in Thursday’s Associated Airline plane crash in Lagos. The state’s Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Deji Falae; Senior Protocol Officer, Daji Bernard; and two Ondo State liaison officers in Lagos, Esther Alabi and Deji Afolabi, died in the air mishap which had the body of late former governor of the state, Olusegun Agagu, and 20 people on board. Among the early callers at the Government House on Saturday were representatives of Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, led by Tunji Onileaja; wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Bisi Fayemi; traditional rulers from Akoko area of Ondo state, led by Akadiri Momoh, the Olukare of Ikare; and the Chairman of the Ondo State League of Imams

PHOTO: 44-YEAR-OLD HANGS SELF IN OFFICE

A 44-year-old lawyer, Kofi Yawson-Adjei, yesterday committed suicide by hanging himself. According to Ghanaweb.com, Yawson-Adjei, who is the Secretary of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GIS) and valuers, hanged himself in his private office on the first floor of a rented premises at Adabraka. The father of three is said to have left his Kokomlemle residence about 3 a.m. for his office (in a taxi), where the incident took place. He left a written note directing a lady named Narh to give a signed cheque for GH¢3,000 to his wife. Yawson-Adjei was with the Valuation Estate and Surveying Division of the GIS and was Chief Executive Officer of Property Lane Limited. When the Daily Graphic team got to the scene about 11 a.m., pockets of residents had gathered discussing the issue. Personnel from the Homicide Unit of the Ghana Police Service were also at the scene to convey the body to the Police Hospital mortuary. The elder sister of the deceased would not allow members of the media

Three ways BlackBerry went wrong

BlackBerry Ltd.  appears to have finally found a savior , and if all the details are worked out, the company will go private in a deal led by its largest sharehlder, Fairfax Financial, valued at $4.7 billion, or $9 a share, sometime in November. Though a nice upside for a stock that got pummeled by  last week’s whopper of an earnings warning , it’s a huge comedown from BlackBerry’s  BBRY   +0.23%   former status as the pioneering smartphone maker that was revered for its secure network and high-quality handsets. The deal price is also less than one-quarter of the market value that the company commanded just three years ago. Click to Play BlackBerry agrees to $4.7B deal Beleaguered smartphone maker BlackBerry struck a deal to sell itself to a group led by Fairfax Financial for about $4.7 billion in cash. Ryan Knutson joins digits. BlackBerry may not be dead yet, but its drastic reversal of fortune is probably going to make for some good business school case studies. The co

Welcome to Zola's place! Familiar face set to greet Chelsea supporters in Swindon boozer ahead of Capital One Cup clash

The thousands of Chelsea fans travelling to Swindon for Tuesday's Capital One Cup tie might be pleased to hear Gianfranco Zola is waiting for them.   Well, a mural of the iconic Italian at least.   His diminutive frame adorns the doors to a supporters club set up in this part of Wiltshire seven years ago for a group of west London expats and will, on the day of the match, host a knees up the scale of which has not been seen before.   Blues brothers: Pub landlord John Honeyman and 'Zola' prepare to welcome Chelsea fans to Swindon It is the first time since the Swindon branch was formed nearly two decades ago that Chelsea have been in town and landlord John Honeyman, 51, is expecting a bumper crowd.   'I think around 3,000 tickets have been sold for the Chelsea end and I would hope most of them come here first,' he told MailOnline Sport. 'It will be a good drink and sing song.'  In an annex of the Swiss Chalet pub is Zola's Bar, which houses a couple of s

iPhone Sales Hit (Dubious) Record, Here's What Apple Isn't Saying

If  the long lines on Friday  weren't a good enough indication, Apple wants doubters to know the new iPhone is a roaring success. Early Monday morning,  the company announced  that it had sold 9 million models of the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C during the first three days of sales -- calling it a new record high for an iPhone debut. But that's not the whole story. Apple has turned boasting about record-breaking sales into a tradition: Three days after it debuts a new iPhone, Apple puts out a happy press release. In 2012, the company said iPhone 5 sales  topped 5 million . The year before, Apple sold  more than 4 million  iPhone 4S handsets during its first weekend, and the year before that, it sold only  1.7 million models  of the iPhone 4. So with more than 9 million new iPhones sold this year, the iPhone 5S and 5C certainly are record breakers for Apple again -- a nice fact that they can trumpet to weary shareholders who have seen the stoc

How to Connect Your Android to Your PC’s Internet Connection Over USB

Ever since i rooted my HTC DESIRE HD device i have not been able to use the Internet pass through which comes with the android 2.3 which is not on the android 4.3 or don't know how to get there because the new jelly bean really has so much you cant even think of, so i had to find a way to share the Internet on my laptop to my device and i found this working perfectly. People often “tether” their computers to their smartphones, sending their computer’s network traffic over the device’s cellular data connection. “Reverse tethering” is the opposite – tethering your Android smartphone or tablet to your PC to use your PC’s Internet connection. This method requires a  rooted Android  and a Windows PC, but it’s very easy to use. If your computer has Wi-Fi, it may be easier to create a Wi-Fi hotspot using a utility like  Connectify instead. Prerequisites Before using this utility, you’ll have to enable USB debugging on your Android phone or tablet – open the Settings screen,

Blackface Signs Multi-million Naira Deal

Fortune may have finally smiled on member of  former Plantashun Boiz, Blackface as the dark-skinned dude has landed himself a deal worth millions of naira.                                                       Blackface, who has been having a row with Tuface over the copyright of popular song, African Queen and his not being invited for his Dubai wedding, signed a deal with Franchise Events Limited worth N52 million including a car and a house. According to Franchise Events Limited spokesperson, the company chose Blackface because of his "versatility, staying power in the music industry and his brand of music". With this deal, Blackface is sure to bounce back fully music wise and it's bye bye to poverty.

Controversially Married Couple Now Have A Baby

Celebrity couple, Oby Edozie and Alex O, who got controversially married sometime ago, are now proud parents of a baby boy. According to gist, after the couple wedded in 2011, Oby took in but lost the pregnancy along the line. However, the couple are happy again, as they now have their first child together. Before they eventually tied the knot, Oby who was an actress cum film producer, was accused of husband snatching by a woman who claimed she was legally married to Alex. The star actress and movie producer secretly married very popular 90′s singer Alex O at the Ikoyi Registry on Dec 16th 2011, with just a few family and friends in attendance. Oby and Alex who dated secretly for a while before getting married, perfectly kept their relationship away from prying eyes of the press. Sources say the marriage was the second for both – Oby was married and Alex O, was also formerly married to a south African woman named Fathima.

Winner of Glo X Factor, DJ Switch Begs for Forgiveness

At least now that she'd won the Glo X-Factor Nigeria, 29-year-old fast rising rapper and Geology graduate, Catherine Udeh, a.k.a, D.J Switch, can now go back home to her family. She made a public confession thereafter asking her mother to forgive her for running away from home for over a year in search of fame and fortune. Dj Switch was declared winner of the maiden edition of Globacom sponsored music reality TV show Glo X-factor held in Lagos. According to her: “I am sorry mum for being away from home for so long while in search of glory. Now that I am back, I will take good care of you,” DJ Switch declared in tears after being crowned the winner. “I was like a prodigal son who had an opportunity in the past but due to youthful exuberance I mismanaged the resources. Now, I am a better person and more matured, I won’t disappoint my mum and my fans.” The rapper who’s single, Landing Safely, will be released next week, vowed to continue working as long as she lives. “For me, it

Watch: insane Porsche 911 crash

Guard rail turns into a launch ramp, and the world loses a 964 The 964 RSR, driven by Harry Kleinjan, locked its brakes just before a big right-hander, got launched from a guardrail, lost a pair of wheels, then landed in a nearby river on its roof. Which looks precisely as terrifying as it sounds. This   Porsche   911   was racing in the Dutch Rally Hellendoorn in Aadrop over the weekend, and had a bit of an off... Both the driver and co-driver walked away uninjured.   Bet they're glad they weren't in the new 911 Turbo cabriolet...

BlackBerry says BBM app won't relaunch this week

(Photo: Robert Deutsch USA TODAY)  BlackBerry says its BlackBerry Messenger app for iPhone and Android will not relaunch this week. On Saturday, the company paused the rollout of the iPhone and Android apps for its popular BBM mobile social messaging service after an unreleased version of the Android app was posted online. That version saw 1.1 million active users in the first 8 hours, the company said, but the unofficial version caused issues, which the company continues to address. DEAL:  BlackBerry unveils deal with Fairfax investor group The unreleased, older version was posted on numerous file sharing sites, the company said Monday. That resulted in data traffic issues that affected the system in abnormal ways, according to a blog post by Andrew Bocking, head of BBM at BlackBerry. As the company worked to address the problems over the weekend, "it became clear that the only way to address the issue was to pause the rollout for both Android and iPhone,&q

Where to Download the REAL BBM For Android

For those of us who are anxiously awaiting the release of BBM for Android (which was supposed to be released several hours ago) be warned that there are a bunch of fake Android BBM clients on the Google Play store at the moment! For the REAL BBM you need to be keeping an eye out for the BlackBerry Limited official version. The best place to find it is on the  BlackBerry Limited app listing page here . Once its available we’ll update this post with a direct link to the BBM App for Android. UPDATE:  BlackBerry has issued a  statement  indicating that issues related to the leaked version of BBM have caused unforeseen problems and put the official release of BBM for Android and iOS on hold. Prior to launching BBM for Android, an unreleased version of the BBM for Android app was posted online. The interest and enthusiasm we have seen already – more than 1.1 million active users in the first 8 hours without even launching the official Android app – is incredible. Conseque

RIM WHERE IS IT

who actually is to blame for the roll out failure well on google play i noticed there has been a reduction of fake BBM apps to one which is claimed to be the official one updated today but on the left hand side the reviews left for the apps is not worth it so i say again RIM where is the official BBM app we've been waiting for. Although it's been a long day for those waiting for cross-platform  BBM  and those in Waterloo working to make it all happen, there was some pretty interesting news in  the status update from BlackBerry . In case you missed it, they actually added 1.1 Million users to the BBM platform without even launching the app officially.  I'm not trying to sugarcoat it,  the rollout has been a frustration and not the best experience  but again, 1.1 Million users in less than 8 hours. I guess that answers the question about whether or not people are willing to give cross-platform BBM a go. Now all that needs to happen is getting it officially to the mas

Shylock Trojan targets 24 banks

Two-dozen US and European banks have been targeted by the Shylock Trojan. Shylock avoids detection as it injects itself into legitimate processes. Twenty-four banks across Europe and the US have recently been targeted by Shylock – aka Capshaw – financial   malware  that has actively been going after bank accounts since 2011. The countries with the highest number of infections are the UK, Italy, Denmark and Turkey. Sachin Deodhar and Chris Mannon, researchers from Zscaler's ThreatLabZ, have  reported  this upswing in activity, but say they are currently unable to identify the initial infection vector. "We can tell that it is more than likely arriving as part of an exploit kit honing in on  vulnerable  versions of Java. The reason we suspect this is that the user-agent for every single transaction that has come through our Behavioral Analysis solution has been: Mozilla/4.0 (Windows XP 5.1) Java/1.6.0_07." Shylock avoids detection as it injects itself into l