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Thursday 23 January 2014

Bill Cosby is returning to television! Find out what his new role will be



Bill Cosby is coming back to your TV... and not just in reruns.Cosby has signed a deal with NBC to star in a new sitcom as the dad of a multigenerational family,Deadline first reported. (NBC has since confirmed the news to Variety.)

The untitled series, produced by "Cosby Show" veteran Tom Werner, will be based on Cosby's unique perspective on marriage and parenting.

Of course, the Peacock Network is hoping this new series follows the mold of "The Cosby Show," Cosby's classic 1984-92 sitcom which dominated the ratings and made NBC a primetime powerhouse. After that show ended, Cosby briefly returned to sitcoms with CBS's "Cosby," which ran from 1996 to 2000.

Burna Boy Shows Off Girlfriend + Drops An Advice For The Boys


Yes, the superstar took to his instagram to express his love and drop and advice for all the guys out there; "stick to your day 1 girl".

Burna shared an old picture of himself and his girlfriend, with the caption "16 n in love...still...stick with yur day 1 gyal"

Nollywood Film Maker Slapped Into Unconsciousness By SARS


Lawrence was on location in Ajah on Friday, January 17, filming 'bloomberry hotel' when the SARS team invaded the place.An eyewitness said, "it was really embarrassing because they humiliated him in public and people watching lost count of the number of slaps he was given.

No one knows what he did. When the SARS team came to the location venue and began shooting into the air, at first people thought it was a movie scene till the hot slaps which landed on Lawrence' cheeks cleared the air about what their intention was.

He was said to have been slapped into an unconscious state before being handcuffed and whisked away. His filming equipment were also seized.

However, Lawrence reportedly re-surfaced on BBM, a few days later sending out broadcast messages asking for 10 male models to come to the set of 'bloomsberry hotel'.

Guess What Blue Ivy Got For Her Birthday From Bey And Jay



Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy got two kid-sized luxury cars for her birthday. And one of them is hot pink.Little Blue celebrated her second birthday on January 7, and her superfamous parents Bey and Jay-Z rented out the entire Jungle Island part of the Miami Zoo for the occasion.
This weekend, Beyonce took to Tumblr to share another photo from the magical and enchanted day.
Her newest image shows the two kid-sized cars that Blue received: a pink Cadillac and a mini blue Ferrari.The Cadillac has gold trim, and the Ferrari is customized with the words "Blue Ivy Baby Slab" on the windshield.

Presidency And Sanusi Clash Again Over Donations .


The presidency is demanding an explanation for some of the donations the CBN has made under his watch to some universities and organisations.
A top presidency official, who sought not to be named, said yesterday that the federal government was forced to issue the query as a result of its concern over Sanusi's activities, which have portrayed him as working to undermine the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to him, Sanusi has engaged in what he described as unprecedented politicisation of his office as well as serial infractions of regulations governing the operations of the central bank.
He said the presidency was worried by the way and manner Sanusi had been donating to communities and institutions in the name of the central bank without adherence to due process and regard for the multi-cultural diversities of the Nigerian nation.The CBN governor was accused of donating about N150 billion to some institutions and interest groups in states controlled by opposition political parties in what appears to be a clever way of channelling state funds to some politicians who in turn use them to attack the president and his government.
The presidency source gave some of the questionable donations to include N4 billion to Bayero University, Kano; N10 billion to Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto; N500 million to the University of Benin, Benin; and N100 million to the Kano State Government.Many of the donations, he added, were considered ultra-vires as they were outside the powers and functions of the CBN.
In addition, the source said in the last one year, security reports had indicted Sanusi of holding nocturnal meetings with politicians, especially with the opposition parties, making reckless statements capable of undermining the integrity of the nation's financial institutions and violating global principles of public decorum expected of holders of such offices.According to the presidency official, "The CBN governor has become more of a politician than a banker. He delights in political circus shows in the company of opposition political figures; making statements unbecoming of his office."
The president has actually been very tolerant of these infractions in line with his personal convictions of allowing institutions operate their own independent checks on officers, but it appears the CBN governor is becoming a law unto himself."
The recent allegation, in a letter to the president, by the CBN governor that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had not remitted $49.8 billion of crude oil proceeds to the Federation Account, has equally been seen as a deliberate ploy by the CBN governor to portray the federal government in a bad light.
This was seen as part of the larger plan by the opposition to discredit the government ahead of the 2015 general election.The source said the allegation, which Sanusi later described as an "error", sent the wrong signals to the international business community about the Nigerian economy and would not have been treated lightly in other climes.As exclusively reported by THISDAY on January 9, Jonathan had demanded the immediate resignation of Sanusi on the grounds that the CBN governor had allegedly leaked the letter he wrote to him on the unremitted $49.8 billion to former President Olusegun Obasanjo.But Sanusi rebuffed the president, saying only the Senate could remove him from office by a two-thirds vote."
This man is simply playing a dangerous political game. He openly romances the opposition and attacks the integrity of his employers. Do an analysis of the CBN governor's speeches at a birthday colloquium of a notable opposition political leader in the South-west last year as well as what he said at the book launch of the spokesman of the main opposition party in Abuja, and that will show you the mindset of a man who is supposed to be the chief economic adviser of the federal government," the source added.

Rabbit in Ear of Nelson Mandela Statue Sparks Outrage



Hidden: The rabbit in Mandela's earCheeky sculptors have been ordered to remove a bronze rabbit they hid in the ear of a nine metre tall statue to honour the late Nelson Madela.
The South African government said it wanted to "restore dignity back to the statue" , which was unveiled after the former president's death last month.The sculptors are said to have secretly placed the rabbit - their trademark signature - into the statue's right ear.
They also wanted it to denote the speed in which they carved the statue, as rabbit in the Afrikaans language is "haas", which also means haste.
9-metre bronze statue of Nelson Mandela is unveiled as part of the Day of Reconciliation Celebrations at the Union Buildings in PretoriaStatue: The Nelson Mandela sculpture in PretoriaGlobal hero Mr Mandela, who died at the age of 95, was widely acclaimed for his role in fighting white minority rule and promoting reconciliation after being elected South Africa's first black president in 1994.
The bronze statue was unveiled on December 16, the day after Mr Mandela was buried, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.Mandela's hands reach out as if embracing the whole nation.
A spokesman for the Department of Arts and Culture, said the artists Andre Prinsloo and Ruhan Janse van Vuuren, had apologised for any offence caused to the government and Mr Mandela's family.They said they had added the rabbit after the culture department had refused to allow them to engrave their signatures on the trousers of the statue.