Nelly Furtado To Donate $1 Million From Gaddafi Bash

Unbelievable! Due to the the current uprising in Libya against President Muammar Gaddafi, Nelly Furtado has decided to clean her hands from blood money paid to her in 2007 to perform a 45 min set in Italy for the dictator & his family.

Nelly Furtado stated that "In 2007, I received $1million from the Gaddafi clan to perform a 45 min show for guests at a hotel in Italy. I am going to donate the money."

Thumbs up Nelly, Thats the way it should be done. But would her fellow artists like Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Usher and Lionel Richie feel the same way?

499 Nigerians Evacuated From Libya

The Federal Government has evacuated 499 Nigerians, out of the about 2000 said to be stranded in Tripoli over the political crisis in Libya. The returnees arrived the Abuja International Airport at 1:30 am on Sunday, via a chartered flight.

It was gathered that the Director General of the National Emergency Management agency (NEMA) Muhammad Sani-Sidi ledthe rescue team and promised that the exercise would continue till all Nigerians stranded in the Arab nation are brought back home.

Gov. Jang Tells Plateau Youths To Defend Their Villages

Governor Jonah Jang challenged residents of Plateau State, especially the youths, to form vigilantes in their villages and defend their people against intruders and attackers who come in slaughter them while asleep at night.

The governor made the call at the weekend while speaking on the security challenges of the state during the inaugural ceremony of his Redemption Campaign team at Korinjoh House, Dogon Karfe, Jos.

He said: “Go back to the villages and organise yourselves and start the neigbourhood watch against those coming to attack you in the night.”

Big Brother Africa 2011 Will Have Open Auditions

Press Release:

With the February 27 deadline looming and just a week left for wannabe entrants to submit their entries for BIG BROTHER AFRICA 6, M-Net has made an exciting announcement for all those people who have left it too late to enter!

With a vast amount of entries streaming in from across the 14 participating countries, M-Net has confirmed that it will also run open auditions in the different countries so that those people who didn't submit a paper entry, still get one last chance to try out for the new season.

OAU Shuts Down

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Osun State, yesterday shut down the institution indefinitely, following three days of violent protests by the students.

The students are protesting an increase in the acceptance fee for fresh students and health insurance fees. It started on Monday, with the students boycotting lectures.