Friday, 31 January 2014

Chelsea Sign St Etieene Centre Back Zouma

Chelsea have completed a £12m move for 19-year-old
St Etienne centre-back Kurt Zouma.

The France Under-21 player has agreed a five-and-a-
half-year deal with the Blues, but will stay at St
Etienne on loan for the rest of the season.

Zouma has made 12 Ligue 1 appearances for the
French side this season.

Born in Lyon, Zouma joined St Etienne as a 15-year-
old in 2009 before turning professional two years
later.

He has made 52 appearances for the club, scoring four
goals.

St Etienne president Roland Romeyer had previously
said the player would not move in the transfer
window.

Marvellous!!! Actress Dayo Amusa Glows In Iro & Buba!! (PHOTO)

Is this a Good Outfit???

Facebook Announces Paper, A Curated Visual News Reader Launching Feb. 3 on iOS

You miss great content because you aren't subscribed
to the right sources. So Facebook wants to bring you
content serendipity with Paper, a stand alone iOS news reader app it revealed today that delivers human and algorithm-curated full-screen articles and photos
in categories you select like Tech, LOL, and Pop
Culture. Paper launches to everyone in the U.S. on
February 3rd, the day before Facebook's 10th
birthday.

Paper is the first app out of Facebook Creative Labs, an initiative to let small teams within Facebook build
standalone mobile experiences as if they were nimble
startups. Facebook Creative Labs will carry out the
strategy Mark Zuckerberg discussed on yesterday's
earnings call of conquering mobile with an array of single-purpose experiences rather than cramming more functionality into Facebook's core app....

Flag, An App That Prints & Mails Your Photo For Free, Takes Off on KickStarter

Thanks to smartphones, digital photography has
essentially become free – after the cost of the initial
phone purchase, that is. You no longer have to buy
bulbs or film or batteries to have access to an
unlimited camera roll. You can snap photos at will,
and store everything the cloud. But one thing that didn't change with the times is the cost of printing
out photos, which has remained stagnant over the
years.

Today, a company called Flag wants to change that. It proposes a way for users to get free monthly prints
of their iPhone photos, subsidized by placing
advertisements on the back of each print.

Flag founder Samuel Agboola says it's an idea that
he's had for some time, but one that before would
have faced the proverbial "chicken and egg" problem.
To get advertisers, you first need users. But to get the
free prints to the users, you need the advertisers.
Kickstarter helps to solve that problem by building up an audience that's engaged enough to pay for the
product before it launches, he says, proving to
potential advertisers that the idea resonates.

And, of course, it also allows the Flag team to raise
the funding they need to get their project off the
ground.

Flag has a beautiful mobile app in the works that
would allow consumers to access its service, but
Agboola says the app's development itself is not the
challenge – it's the infrastructure.

Check it Out on Google...

PHOTOS: Mercy Johnson & Rukky Sanda Visit iROKOtv HQ

Mercy Johnson and Rukky Sanda paid a surprise visit
to the iROKOtv team at their Lagos offices in
Anthony Village on Wednesday January 29th.
Everyone was overjoyed to meet and spend time with
the actresses, as well as show them around the
beautiful new office space, recently acquired by the company.

Uti Nwachukwa: Why Women In Entertainment Find It Difficult To Get Married?

During a discussion with Dolapo Oni, Bolanle
Olukanni and Michelle Dede on the Boy & Girl Talk
Marriage section on Moments With Mo show, Big
Brother star Uti Nwachukwu said the reason why he
and most men can't marry women in the Nigerian
entertainment industry is because the women sleep around with big men and they know it.

"Most celebrity women in the entertainment
industry have had to sleep with one big man or
the other to have the comfortable life they live.
Its common knowledge".

He said whenever he hangs out with his friends and
they talk about getting married to actresses, that
most times the men say never because they've met
these actresses in private places with these big men.

Reality?

Mo'Hits Star Wande Coal Reveals He has a 5-Year Old Son

The singer who has kept silent over the years about
his love child with his then girlfriend, has revealed he
has a five-year old son. According to him he had the
boy in 2008 before his Mushin 2 Mo'Hits album. He
says I call him Coal Jnr.

His words;
''Nobody is going to surprise me anymore. Let me
then announce to the whole world that I already have
a five-year old son. I had the boy since 2008 before I
released my debut album,'Mushin 2 Mo'Hits'. I have
been keeping it secret ever since then but think it's
high time people should know''

Toni Payne: I didnt Cheat On My Ex Husband 9ice

Toni & 9ice got married on July 17th 2008 and by
January 2010, a year and a half later, the marriage
was over. There were several reports at the time that
she was caught cheating.

Toni who has been separated for four years from
singer now turned politician 9ice,said she will say it
once and for all that she NEVER cheated on 9ice
while their one year and a half-year marriage lasted.

Read her post below:

To those who still believe I cheated on my ex. I am
sorry to disappoint you, I never cheated on my ex
hubby. Its not who I am, it will never be who I am.
Tell yourself 1 million times, Toni Payne cheated, it
will never make it true. Nobody caught me in any lie, or in any bad situation, nobody slept with anyone he
was close to. Y all need to put a full stop to that
bullshit. Its old!.

Sometimes, men want their freedom, and the fact is
you cant force them to stay. Same goes for women.
Everyone wont have a perfect relationship, not everyone will stay married forever, we can only aspire
to. Even those that have been married 10 years an d
are busy judging others, do you know your
tomorrow? naaaa you sure don't so curb it abeg. We
can only pray, work, and hope for a good union.
Anyways To address this my ex said this or that issue. Let me just say He has NEVER for once opened
his mouth to accuse me of cheating. He has NEVER
for once opened his mouth to accuse me of sleeping
with anyone he knows. If awon alaiye baje wanna use
our situation then to sell their crap, how is that my
fault? The same media controlling the remote to say I think cheating is ok, are the same who controlled the
remote back then to say his song was about me.
Nobody ever called him to verify or ask before
publishing. I'll admit that we both did not handle the
situation well back then, It was the first time we
would experience such. The tension was plenty and emotions were everywhere.

We should have sorted it privately. which we did try
to do but one rubbish headline and emotions go
buckwild again. I don't wanna sounding like I am
defending him, cos he is responsible for himself, but
in all fairness to him, and because I have a conscience that serves me well, not for once did he tweet, fb,
email, interview anything of the sort. Our issues had
absolutely nothing to do with what the media were
speculating. People took a song he did and turned it
upside down. My crew MIXED AND MASTERED the
song. If it was about me, why would I allow him release it. God gave all of us sense naa.. Some just
chose not to use theirs and chose to believe anything
they read even when the facts are there to sort
through.

The only thing I have blamed him for, was not
coming out on time to refute the claims and allowing it to escalate to that level, he has since apologized
SEVERALLY, we have discussed it privately as we
should have from the jump. I have accepted and
moved on. I have also apologized for losing my cool
on twitter, he has since accepted and moved on.
Really, what more is there. I am not sure what people want from me. Should I hate him forever? Should I tie
him to a post and flog him mercilessly? Should I be a
wicked person and deprive him of his son? If I remain
bitter and upset, please what value will it add to my
life?
Wo, my life is much more simpler than all this. Those who know me well, know this. Those that dont
understand me are the ones who will be forever
outside looking in, speculating crap. I am truly tired
of this topic but since it seems to keep popping up, i
felt it is best to finally address it properly. If anyone
decides to hang on to the lie after this, that is their own cup of tea. I have a talk show to record, poetry
to write and a child to raise. I don talk my own.

tonipayneonline

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Google Pleased with Hardware And Nexus Performance; Talk Nest, Glass And Other Wearable

Google's earnings call doesn't feature CEO Larry Page this time around, which is a disappointment in terms
of product discussion. But Chief Business Officer
Nikesh Arora discussed briefly hardware during the
call, flagging the search giant's growing satisfaction
with the Nexus line and with the Nexus 5 in
particular.

Arora said that Google is seeing "strong interest in
Nexus hardware," and "great reception for Nexus 5,"
especially during the holiday sales period. That's due
to the marketing team's performance creating ads and
also fostering a retail environment conductive to
purchases.

On the subject of Nest, Google reiterated the line it's
been touting so far, which is that they saw the goals
of Nest and themselves in alignment. Google wants to
help Nest scale, it said, and will continue to devote
resources to this goal. That's somewhat different from
what TechCrunch heard recently, which suggested that the learning thermostat and smoke detector
weren't really the focus of the deal; instead, Google
wants to put the Nest team in charge of all of its hardware projects.

Asked whether the Motorola acquisition will affect
their hardware plans, Arora said that he thinks their
continued investments in other areas should show
that they're still committed to hardware.

"As you know from the Nest acquisition, Glass and
wearables, we're continuing to innovate," he said
about their ongoing hardware projects. It's an
interesting characterization, because Google has yet
to make anything public around wearables beyond
Glass, yet Arora separated it out as a new category. Late last year, we heard that a Google smart watch might be right around the corner, however, so this could be a tantalizing hint that this kind of device (or
other wearable efforts) could indeed be on the
horizon. Remember that Google acquired WIMM Labs last year, which made an Android-powered smartwatch.

Yahoo Detect Mass Hack Attempt On Yahoo Mail, Reset All Affected Password

The details are a bit sparse right now, but Yahoo has
just disclosed by way of their Tumblr that they've detected what they're calling a "coordinated effort to
gain unauthorized access to Yahoo Mail accounts".

Yahoo didn't disclose how many accounts were
affected, but we've asked for clarification and will
update the post accordingly. It's possible that they've
yet to nail down an exact number. Given that it was
enough to disclose the news in a public blog post, it's
presumably a non-trivial amount.

The (sort of?) good news: it doesn't appear that
Yahoo's own servers were attacked — instead, it looks
like someone is firing off a bunch of login attempts
using emails/passwords secured from an unnamed
"third-party database compromise". In other words:
the attackers got someone else's database of usernames/passwords, and are mass-checking for
accounts that use them same credentials on Yahoo
Mail.

In response to the attack, Yahoo has reset the
passwords of all accounts that appear to have been
affected.

Stop Developing

AC Milan Complete Taarabt Move

AC Milan have signed QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt on
loan with a view to a permanent transfer in the
summer.

The 24-year-old had been on loan at Premier League club Fulham since last summer but has now joined the Italian giants until the end of the season.

"I'm very happy to be here and it's an honour to play
for the strongest team in Italy," Taarabt told AC Milan's official website.

"I'll give 100% and I hope we'll have some fun
together".

Taarabt was not involved in Fulham's 2-0 league defeat at Swansea on Tuesday.

"We thought it would be a wise decision to not
include him," Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen said.

Taarabt began his career at Lens before moving to
Tottenham in 2007.

During his three years at White Hart Lane he had two
loan spells at QPR before joining the Loftus Road club
in a permanent deal in August 2010.

PHOTOS: Check Out This Hot & Sexy Vixen With The "The Largest Hip In Ghana"

Matilda Quaye from Ghana is a student, model and video vixen who claims to have the biggest in the continent.

Popularly known as 'hipsy,' they say she has the
largest hips in Ghana where she is from.

This lady is really endowed and the photos
prove it.


Do you think she got the biggest hips in the
continent?

Popular Actress Gabrielle Union Reveals She is Farts And Poops In Front Of Her Lover (PHOTO)

Popular actress, Gabrielle Union, has been getting busy with her business and personal life, as she is set to marry her hearth rob, Dwayne Wade, any time now.

The gorgeous actress also released a new line of
wines recently, and went on the 'Chelsea Lately
Show' to promote it, as well as her new BET series
'Being Mary Jane.

As it's traditional for the show host, Chelsea had
a few awkward questions to ask Miss Union
regarding her relationship and 32 year old fiance
and NBA star, Dwayne.

From her responses, it's safe to say the two are
very much in love and have a fantastic
relationship; Gabrielle revealed she doesn't hide
anything from her boo, including her farts and
bathroom habits.

When Chelsea told her she liked the fact that she
seats in the toilet while filming scenes with her
partner in Being Mary Jane, Gabrielle had this to
say;

"I have a high-fiber diet. You're gonna [know]
this is happening. There was none of that, I don't
fart, I don't poop thing going between us. I'm
gonna be in there [the bathroom]!"

The 41 year old actress also revealed they have
chosen a date for their wedding.

Proud Mum!! Popular Yoruba actress, Opeyemi Aiyeola shows off her Cute sons! [PHOTOS]


Five Years after her marriage, Popular Yoruba actress, Opeyemi Aiyeola, who was known for her regular appearances in home videos, relocated permanently to the United Kingdom with her husband, Olayiwola Owolonse.

PHOTO: Beautiful Childhood Photo Of Ghanian Actress Nadia Buari

So Gorgeous!!!!

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CHECK IT OUT!!! Nollyhood Actress Tonto Dikeh Kissing Her Dog!! (PHOTO)

Tonto Dikeh Show Off Her Cute Puppy



Can you do Exactly This To Your Dog?

Chelsea Boss Mourinho Want to Cash In On Lukaku To get Senior Striker;

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho intends to sell Romelu Lukaku in the summer to fund a deal for a new senior
striker signing.

The Daily Star says the Blues hope to bank around
£20m by flogging Belgian Lukaku, 20, with Atletico Madrid keen.

And they plan to plough the money into a bid for a
world class striker.

The Blues are considering long-term target Radamel
Falcao again after learning his move to Monaco has already turned sour.

Falcao joined Monaco last summer for £50m but is understood to be disillusioned in France.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Describe this Photo In One Word

Fast rising singer Sunkanmi releases beautiful new promo photos



Olasunkanmi Rehanat Alonge is a fast rising artiste born and bred in Lagos who's signed to Hit The Ground Running Entertainment record label. Graduating from the Geophysics department of Olabisi Onabanjo University, she decided to follow her dream of becoming a music goon. So far in her music journey, she has worked with top Nigerian producers such as TeeY Mix, ID Cabasa and more. 

Watch out for her two new singles set to drop on the 31st of January. Cassanova produced by TY Mix and Tenumo produced by ID Cabassa. Continue to see more promo photos...

Toke Makinwa celebrates two weeks wedding anniversary with love message to husband on instagram


The newly married OAP posted this pic above on her instagram page two hours ago and wrote...
"It was 2weeks yesterday and I still can't believe it happened. Love is such a precious gift from God and you haven't truly lived until you have loved. I am one lucky girl, God gave me my best friend, my partner, the "yang" to my YIN, and my Fav person in the world. We are soooooooo different but somehow our differences are so little in comparison to the acceptance we have of each other. This guy accepts me for who I am. He understands and listens to me. Never one to judge, a gentle heart and after all is said and done, thru the years and thru everything we have been thru, I will do it all again with you. I can confidently say I love you more than I did yesterday and our journey, our experiences what we have learnt was all for a time as this. Sometimes you might be what that person needs to see life differently, I am loving every minute of this new journey. Love you Mr A #darkchild #loveletter #romanticist #family.


Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Google's Street View lands in the Philippines

Google has just made the
landmarks of the Philippines
more accessible to people
around the world.
The Web giant announced
Tuesday it had begun
capturing Street View imagery
from the southeast Asian
nation, launching first in the
capital of Manila, with an
eventual expansion into the
country's more than 7,000
islands. Google offered a
preview of the service through
360-degree photos captured
from within Manila's walled
city of Intramuros.
Google's backpack-attached
Street View Trekker camera
captured the full glory of
historic churches and forts,
including The San Agustin
Church, Baluarte de San
Diego , Plaza San Luis
Complex, and Fort Santiago.
Rapid expansion in the
Philippines is likely to benefit
from a program that allows
third-parties to borrow
backpacks, which are
equipped with a 15-lens
camera system that pops out
of the top of the wearable
pack and constantly records
images. Each lens points in a
different direction so that
when combined all of the
images can be stitched into
360-degree panoramic views.
The video below offers a
snapshot of the process
specific to the Philippines.

Ex-Polytechnic Rector, 4 Others Summoned By EFCC Over N1 Billion Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has summoned Ineyi Douglas Ekpebu, the immediate past rector of the Federal Polytechnic in Ekeowe, Bayelsa State, to appear for interrogation. Four other officials of the
polytechnic were also ordered to report to the EFCC on account of an ongoing investigation into the alleged diversion of N1 billion into private hands. The anti-corruption agency issued the summons in a letter dated January 20, 2014 and seen by a correspondent of
SaharaReporters. The summons reference number is CR:3000/EFCC/PHC/EG/TC/ Vol.1/54.
Those invited to appear along with the former rector include the institution’s bursar, James Neminebor, head of audit,
Benson Ojigbare, a personal assistant to the former rector, Zachariah Owutuamor,
and the executive assistant to the rector, Abadani Woyengikuro.
Last week, the polytechnic’s governing board had ordered the former rector to proceed on compulsory leave. He was
immediately replaced by an acting rector.A Nigerian lawyer, Festus Keyamo, had in 2013 petitioned the EFCC on behalf of staff
of the polytechnic over alleged cases of unpaid allowances, salaries and diversion of the sum of N1billion into private accounts.
The letter of summons to the former
rector and his four former associates was signed by David Inyang, the zonal head of the EFCC’s office in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
According to the letter, the invitation was based on the ongoing investigation focused on the institution and the former
rector.
The invited officials of the institution are expected to appear at the EFCC’s Port Harcourt office on Thursday, January 30. “They are to appear with [a] list of all contracts awarded and executed from 2009 to date showing contract sum, contract type, date of award, status, contractor, location, award letters, bill of quantities, mode of payment, vouchers, cash book, income, expenditure and cheques,” the letter read in part.

President Barack Obama Delivers State of the Union: Joe Biden Points and Plays With His iPad, Plus More Things the Internet Has Noticed

When President Barack Obama delivers his annual State of the Union address, some members of the audience stand and applaud more than others.
Some smile more than others. POTUS' message is often heard differently depending on whether the
listener is Republican or Democrat.
But at least the entire Internet comes together as one to mark the occasion!
Not content with letting Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. John Boehner just sit behind Obama in
various states of contentment and glee (Biden) or solemnity and  skepticism (an oft tongue-in-cheek
Boehner), social media is having a field day with what those suit-clad gentlemen are up to.
And who they kinda look like perched on either side of the presidnet like that. Here's a sampling: Capturing the moment or checking on his hair? No wonder Biden is smiling. He's up all night to get lucky.
The pointing has a lot of folks concerned. Alert New York: It's in serious trouble.

Queen Elizabeth II Running Out of Money: Will the Palace Consider Charging Visitors to See Prince George?

The royals may need to brainstorm on some ways to get out of their financial troubles.
According to a report published by the Commons Public Accounts Committee on Monday, Jan. 27,
Queen Elizabeth II has been overspending the royal family's famous fortune. The report states the royal family is "spending above their means and dipping into the reserves...the balance now stands at an all- time low."
So what can the palace do to help solve the problem? There are a few ways to go about it, but
one option that isn't on the table, according to CNN Royal Commentator Victoria Arbiter, would be charging to see the Royals or even Kate Middleton and Prince William's adorable boy Prince George in person (What? You know you thought about it!).
"Never going to happen," Arbiter tells E! News. "We've only had a couple of photographs of Prince George and he just hit the six month mark."
Regardless, there are some possible solutions for the Royals.
"The Queen is always looking for ways to cut back," Arbiter adds. "There are going to be a
number of suggestions put on the table. What has been incredibly successful, Buckingham Palace
was originally opened in an effort to pay for the renovation of Windsor Castle following the fire in
1992. And it was such a successful venture that they decided to keep that going.
"That has been one way they have been quite creative in terms of raising revenue and that money
does go to the upkeep of the palaces. So I think they are going to have to look at ways they can get
creative in that way, whether that is opening up more palaces or more private rooms or more areas
that have not been open to the public before."

Miley Cyrus and Madonna Perform Together for MTV Unplugged: All the Details!

Miley Cyrus and Madonna made some major music magic today!
The two superstars performed together for the first time during the taping of Cyrus' MTV Unplugged
special in Hollywood, joining forces on Miley's "We Can't Stop" and Madge's "Don't Tell Me."
Sure enough, there was a fair amount of bumpin' and grinding between the two envelope-pushing
artists, with Miley even playfully slapping Madonna's bum a few times during the two takes.
(Yes, in a boon for the lucky folks who got to watch, there were two takes!) Both gals wore Western-inspired ensembles,
Madonna in black and white and Miley in blue denim studded with sequins.
That was pretty f--king cool, you guys," Cyrus said. "It sounds super-lame, but as a pop star it's pretty cool performing with Madonna...Today was one of those days that it was really easy to get out of bed." Backed by a five-piece band and two backup singers, Cyrus performed 11 songs (most from her
new album Bangerz and a cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene") for an audience of about 220, including
Scandal stars Guillermo Diaz and Darby Stanchfield sitting in front row seats.
Before changing into the blue outfit, she opened the show in a red and white checked bodysuit, white cowboy boots, blond bob wig and white cowboy hat.
Miley Cyrus: MTV Unplugged airs tomorrow at 9 p.m. on MTV.
I was the first to tell you yesterday that the 55- year-old icon and the 21-year-old former Hannah Montana star were teaming up for the surprise collaboration.
A source said they were spotted rehearsing on Monday in L.A. (Guess Madge wasn't too tired after
performing at the Grammys and taking not one, but two spin classes at CycleHouse over the weekend
and Monday.)
Cyrus is no stranger to daring duets. Hello, Robin Thicke! And Madonna has partnered up with just about
everyone in the biz. From kissing Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards to hitting the
Grammys stage on Sunday with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for the night's big group "Same Love"
wedding, the Queen of Pop knows how to keep herself relevant.

Chelsea Boss Mourinho Conviced Eden Hazard Can Rival Duo

Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea attacker Eden
Hazard has the potential to become one of the best
players in the world.

Hazard has impressed since moving to Stamford
Bridge from Lille in 2012 and has arguably been
Chelsea's best player this season following
Mourinho's return as manager.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated
the Ballon d'Or awards in recent years, but Mourinho
feels Hazard is capable of challenging the duo for the
top individual prize.

"Yes, he can reach that level," said Mourinho.
"Because his evolution is great. I think, because of
the positions Cristiano and Messi played, they are
also top goalscorers.

PHOTO: Peter Okoye "P-SQUARE" Rocks Baby Aliona To Sleep..... Lovely!!!

In One Word, Describe this Adorable Pics.....

PHOTO: Actress Funke Akindele, Aki & Pawpaw Selling Pure Water

This picture of Popular Nollywood comic actors Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme , hawking pure water was taken on the set of Jet fighter a Nigerian movie. Funke Akindele, plays the role of a sister to Aki and PawPaw...

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Tom Hiddleston, Ben Kingsley and Mark Strong Prove Brits Are the Best Villains in Jaguar's Super Bowl Spot-- Watch Now!

Scarlett Johansson certainly isn't the only famous face who will be entertaining us all during the
football commercial breaks this Sunday. Jaguar posted its Super Bowl TV spot on Tuesday,
Jan. 28, which introduces the carmaker's new Jaguar F-Type Coupe and centers on British
baddies Tom Hiddleston, Ben Kingsley and Mark Strong.
Directed by Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, the commercial, which is appropriately titled "Rendezvous," entertains the idea that all the best
movie villains have been played by British actors. "Have you ever noticed how in Hollywood movies,
all the villains are played by Brits?" Kingsley says as the clip begins.
"Maybe we just sound right," Strong says as he grabs the car keys and takes the Jaguar F-type Coupe for a high-speed spin before he encounters his fellow villains, played by Hiddleston and Kingsley.
"We're more focused, more precise," The Avengers stud says with a smirk as he calmly takes a sip of tea while riding in a helicopter.
"We're always one step ahead," the Green Latern actor adds.
"We have a certain style, an eye for detail," the Iron Man 3 star chimes in as he ties his bow tie.
"And we're obsessed by power," Hiddleston shouts from the helicopter before adding, "A stiff upper lip is key."
The three British badboys then reunite at the White House where some sort of villainous plot is
seemingly about to go down.
Good to be bad, indeed.
The commercial is set to air during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XLVIII between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks on Feb. 2.

Beyoncé Dripping in $10 Million Worth of Lorraine Schwartz Diamonds at the Grammys

Maybe the only thing more glamorous than Beyoncé in a gorgeous designer gown is Beyoncé
in a gorgeous designer gown and $10 million worth of diamonds.
We all know that Bey looked breathtaking in her sexy, white lace Grammys gown designed by
Project Runway alum Michael Costello. But did you know that she accessorized her gorgeous look with
over $10 million in jewels by Lorraine Schwartz? The jeweler outfitted Beyoncé with an incredible
pair of 50-carat waterfall diamond earrings that went perfectly with the singer's own Lorraine Schwartz 18-carat emerald-cut diamond wedding
ring. And Bey didn't stop there.
READ: Beyoncé's dress designer reveals her size! She stacked dazzling cocktail rings on top of each other, including a ruby statement ring on her pinky
finger to match her nail polish.
When it comes to accessories, forget the simple black clutch and take a cue from Bey: Nothing really pulls a look together like millions of dollars in diamonds!

That was fast: Chrome Apps ready to go mobile

The cold, hard walls between
mobile native apps and
HTML5 wobbled a bit on
Tuesday morning, as Google
announced that Chrome Apps
will now work on the two
most popular mobile
platforms.
Chrome Apps are HTML5-
based single-serving
applications, more than just a
mere Web site, that will work
on Windows, Mac, and
Chrome OS without having to
open your browser first.
However, because they're
based in Chrome and can't
function without it, they've
been criticized for "breaking"
the Web.
Google opened up a
developer preview of the
Apache Cordova "toolchain"
for wrapping Chrome Apps in
code native to Android and
iOS. It's not perfect, but it lets
developers more easily attain
the Holy Grail of writing code
once and publishing
everywhere. After using
Cordova, app makers will be
able to publish their apps to
Google Play and the Apple
App Store. Google first
revealed that mobile support
for Chrome Apps was coming
at the end of last year.
Google software engineer
Andrew Grieve said that the
Cordova toolchain "provides a
simple workflow for extending
the reach of Chrome Apps to
users on mobile platforms."
Cordova lets developers write
apps in HTML5, CSS, and
JavaScript, then wraps the
app in the native coding
languages for iOS and
Android, connecting APIs from
HTML5 to the native code as
best it can. Since it's only
being released as a developer
preview right now, developers
can expect improvements in
Cordova.

Opera's app store clears 100 million monthly users

About 105 million people
used the Opera Mobile Store
from Opera Software in
December, a statistic big
enough to rank it as the fifth
largest app store, the
Norwegian browser maker
said Tuesday.
The company's app store
offers 200,000 mobile apps
for a variety of device types
with a variety of operating
systems -- Android, Symbian,
BlackBerry, iOS, and Java.
The top type is a Java app,
but in 2013, Android apps
nearly matched it, accounting
for with 42.7 percent of
downloads, Opera said.
New users grew by a factor of
1.7 compared to 2012, Opera
said.
Opera's app store has its
roots in the company's 2011
acquisition of Handster . The
top app stores, however,
remain Google Play and the
Apple App Store.

Yahoo beats Wall Street estimates but display ads decline

Yahoo on Tuesday reported
revenue of $1.27 billion and
non-GAAP earnings of $.46
per share for the fourth
quarter of 2013. The company
beat Wall Street's
expectations of $1.2 billion in
revenue, and its non-GAAP
estimate of $.38 per share.
The lumbering technology
giant is of course in the midst
of an attempted turnaround,
and its stock has largely been
goosed by Yahoo's 24
percent stake in Chinese e-
commerce company Alibaba,
which is on its way to a
highly anticipated IPO.
Chief executive Marissa Mayer
has at least made the
company relevant again. The
company has an increasingly
big media bent, bringing on
high profile names like Katie
Couric and David Pogue.
She's also put the company
on a steady diet of
acquisitions, and focused the
operation on mobile apps.
The company has released
weather and news apps that
have been well received for
their mobile design. Of
course, the money spent on
Yahoo's well-documented
acquisition spree adds up,
and the company reported
cash balance of $5 billion,
down from $6 billion a year
ago.
But what hasn't yet translated
is ad monetization, even with
some glossy new properties.
In 2013, Yahoo lost its spot
as the No. 2 digital ad seller
in the United States behind
Google, when Facebook took
its position for the first time,
according to the research firm
eMarketer. Also according to
the firm, Yahoo had a share of
about $1.27 billion, or 7.2
percent, of total U.S. display
ad revenues in 2013. On
Tuesday, Yahoo reported
GAAP display revenues of
$553 million, a 6 percent
decline from the same quarter
last year.
At the Consumer Electronic
Show earlier this Month,
Mayer introduced a new
advertising exchange to
consolidate its ad offerings,
though we obviously won't
yet be able to see if the
change bears fruit until it has
been on the market for a
longer time.
"I'm encouraged by Yahoo's
performance in Q4 and 2013
overall," Mayer said in the
report. While not focusing on
sales or ads, she instead
drew attention to the year's
increase in traffic and new
product releases.
On the company's video
conference call, Mayer spoke
of a chain reaction plan for a
multi-year turnaround:
people, products, traffic,
revenue. She said the
company has laid the
groundwork with the first
three terms, which will then
lead to revenue. Finance chief
Ken Goldman echoed the
sentiment saying revenue
growth is the number one
goal.

Build a plane in a week? Oshkosh organizers say no problem

It may take about six weeks
to make a Boeing 787
Dreamliner, but organizers at
the world-famous Oshkosh air
show think building a plane in
a week should be no problem.
At the weeklong EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh show this
summer, attendees will be
encouraged to help build a
Zenith CH 750 kit plane. The
goal of the " One Week
Wonder " initiative is to go
from scratch to taxi test of the
CH 750 entirely during the
show, which runs from July
28 through August 3, and is
put on by the Oshkosh, Wis.-
based EAA.
"The One Week Wonder
project will...allow EAA to
showcase how a person can
build their own airplane, the
technical achievements along
the way, and EAA support
programs for aircraft
builders," the EAA wrote in a
post. "AirVenture attendees
will be able to add their own
"hands-on" moment in the
construction project and sign
the logbook as one of the
builders."
The Oshkosh show is an
annual destination for
thousands of aviation
enthusiasts interested in
seeing both the latest
innovations in experimental
aircraft and hundreds of
historical airplanes. The show
is punctuated by daily air
shows and extravagant
demonstrations of everything
from formation flying to flying
cars to jetpacks.

Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun Leave Panama for L.A., Singer "Doing OK" Amid DUI Drama

The 19-year-old pop star, who was busted for a DUI while drag racing in Miami last week before
heading to Panama for a few days of rest and relaxation, has left the Central American country
and is on a plane home to L.A. with manager Scooter Braun, a source confirms to E! News.
Bieber was also snapped rushing through the Panama International Airport earlier today surrounded by his entourage. The Biebs flashed a
smirk while being snapped by photogs in the terminal.
In addition to the travel news, a source tells us that Bieber isn't letting all the negative media attention get him down. "Justin is doing OK right now," a source tells E! News exclusively. "He's with friends
and family. That's what is most important now,
being surrounded by family and his closest friends." Additionally, another source tells E! News that
Bieber's mom, Pattie Mallette, is coping the best she can given the recent circumstances.
"Pattie is being a mom, putting her son's best interests first, whatever that means at any time,"
the source says. "There are things being said all over, but she is with him when he needs her and
will always be there for him. She would never do anything to bring harm to him."
Over the weekend, E! News learned that Bieber was joined by his mentor Usher and Braun down in
Panama. Bieber's new lady friend Chantel Jeffries was also with him. The "Boyfriend" singer has
been spotted hitting the beach and riding a four- wheeler while on vacation.
Bieber also tweeted the other day, "YOU ARE ALL WORTHY NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS >> BE
STRONG GOD IS WITH US ALL> MY BELIEBERS CHANGED MY LIFE> I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL."
Reps for the singer continue to not comment on Bieber's Panama trip and DUI drama.
Earlier today, it was also reported that the Biebs is planning on selling his Calabasas home following
the infamous egging incident and the recent police raid of this house. While reps for the singer
declined to comment on the moving rumors, Bieber's home is not currently listed for sale on the market.

Taylor Swift Goes Bowling With Jessica Szohr--All the Fun Details!

The singer was just one of several famous faces who showed off their bowling skills at Lucky Strike,
where an afterparty was held following the Los Angeles premiere of Zac Efron's new movie That
Awkward Moment on Monday, Jan. 27. At one point, Swift could be seen hanging out with actress Jessica Szohr, and both gals were all
smiles as they embraced and posed for pics. In fact, a source told E! News exclusively, "Taylor
was really sweet and nice to everyone," including Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
"He and Taylor were chatting a bit together." The source added, "Aaron was a pretty good bowler" and "Jessica was actually pretty good
considering the heels and all. No one wore bowling shoes!"
"Everyone had a great time," noted our eyewitness.
"They had an open bar and passed out finger foods."
Chanel West Coast and Kid Cudi were also in attendance, as well as the entire cast of That Awkward Moment. Well, except for Efron.
"Apparently, Zac wasn't feeling well," the source said. "But his family showed up."

Andrew Garfield Meets His Spider-Man Mini-Me: Actor Poses for Adorable Photos With a Young Fan at the Airport

After arriving at LAX on Monday, Jan. 27, Andrew Garfield came face-to-face with his superhero mini-
me. The actor was walking through the airport when he met a young fan dressed in a Spider-Man T-shirt, so of course, the two united their powers for some super-adorable photos. The young boy and Garfield exchanged a high-five before taking a couple of pictures together
alongside the boy's family. Unfortunately, the 30- year-old star--who looked cute as ever in a large
dark coat, baseball cap and red pants--had to jet off to his awaiting car, so there was no time to spray some spiderwebs and swing around Los Angeles side-by-side (maybe next time).
Speaking of Garfield, Spider-Man and airports, a funny thing happened over in Dubai recently.Newlywed Andy Samberg and his new wife Joanna Newsom were en route to the Maldives for their belated honeymoon over the New Year when they made a stopover in the United Arab Emirates, and airport officials reportedly thought he was Garfield.
"We were getting the royal treatment and I was like, 'Man, they must have YouTube out here because we're really getting it done up,' " Samberg
reportedly said. "Then right before we left the airport the woman who had greeted us there said, 'So, are you going to make any new Spider-Man films soon?' And I was like, 'Oh, she thinks I'm Andrew Garfield because my name's Andrew.'
"I didn't know what else to do, so I just said, 'Yes. You know, they're a lot of work, but we do it for the fans.' It made me feel so bad for her because I imagine she posted the photo we all took on Facebook!"

Abuja Latest: Police Disperse Anti- Impunity Rally Calling For The Sack Of Rivers State Police Commissioner

Police this morning in Abuja
indiscriminately fired tear gas at
demonstrators protesting the impunity in Rivers State and abuse of office by Mbu Joseph Mbu, the Commissioner of Police.
The protesters, led by the Executive
Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Network (ACN) and a former member of the House
of Representatives, Mr. Dino Melaye,
numbered about 100, but the police
responded with an overwhelming army of over 200 anti-riot policemen.
All of them appeared to be battle-ready, and some of their number had earlier condoned off the Federal Secretariat venue of the planned protest. Determined to carry out their action, the ACN protesters decided to march from the
organization’s office to the Secretariat, but met the unyielding police blockade. The police over zealously fired tear gas canisters at the demonstrators, which resulted in a stampede and some protesters receiving injuries. Others
simply fainted. Melaye denounced the situation in Rivers as “endemic, systemic and becoming
contagious.” He called on Nigerians to show courage in their response to it. “We must do everything to rescue this country from the hands of these economic cankerworms,” he said. “There is intimidation, incessant arrests, threats and assassination attempts on my life. But for me, I am resolute because the battle to
deliver this country from economic
cankerworms, financial vultures and inept leadership, as I have repeatedly said, is a battle of no retreat, no surrender.” He urged Nigerians to creep out of their
cocoons and become agents of change. “We need to call a bloodless revolution that will transform this nation from the hands of these economic cankerworms and financial scavengers,” the CAN leader said, describing Nigeria as not only sick, but also suffering from a dreadful continental abnormality.
“In an unjust society, silence is a crime,”
he stressed. “This is the time in the
history of Nigeria where silence is no
longer golden. People must come out and speak because the day you stop eating is the day you start dying. Where dictatorship becomes legalized, revolution becomes a right.”

Ondo Workers Shut Down GTB In Akure, Paralyze Business Transactions

Industrial workers under the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JNC) Ondo State on Tuesday shut down business activities at the headquarters branch of
the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) on
Alagbaka Road in Akure, the state capital. The workers, chanting solidarity songs, were protesting non-payment of their salaries. They also alleged sabotage of their efforts by the officers of the bank.
They said that GTB, without the
knowledge of the state government, had withheld their salaries with the intention of using the money to defray its loans. Many of them carried placards bearing
such inscriptions as: “Enough of GTB Exploitation Antics in Ondo State”; “Workers and People of Ondo State Beware of GTB in Akure”’ “We are tired of GTB behavior”; “GTB will ruin our life in Ondo State”; and “We won’t take this no more for GTB.”
One of the protesting workers told
SaharaReporters that their salaries were withheld by the bank while various unknown alerts were sent to them from the bank.
“As at now I have not received my
January salary which is not supposed to be so. We learnt that GTB is planning to defraud us. They want to use our money for loans. We won’t take this from them.” Speaking with journalists, the JNC
chairman in Ondo State, Comrade Oluwole Adeleye Samuel, also alleged that the bank was trying to sabotage the workers by using their salaries for defraying loans.
“This bank without the authority of the government of Ondo State been
represented by the Account General took Seven Hundred and Six Million Naira (N706.000.000.00) meant for the payment of workers salary to defray a loan. “As a result of this our salary has not being paid. We are tired of this barbaric act of the bank. They are holding us for ransom and we won’t take it from them. I
can assure you that we won’t allow any transaction to occur in this bank unless they pay our people”.
All effort by SaharaReporters to obtain the position of the Managing Director of the bank proved abortive, as staff kept mute when asked about his whereabouts.
But the Head of Operations of the bank, whose chest badge read ‘Kehinde Oyeleke,’ but who refused to mention his name to SaharaReporters, angrily declined
to comment on the issue.
“I am not aware of what is happening,” he retorted. “The bank does not have issues with the workers. What sort of questions
are you asking me, I just told you we
don’t have issues with the bank? What do you want me to say?”
The workers vowed to continue the
protest and threatened tio occupy the entire street leading to the Alagbaka branch if no positive progress was made, adding that they would not allow customers into the bank.
Meanwhile the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of the bank have been shut down with the protesters threatening to deal with any workers of the bank who dared to attend to customers.As of the time of this story, officers of the Ondo State Command of the Nigerian Police Force were being drafted to the scene to curtail any violence and prevent the protest from being hijacked.

All of Justin Bieber's Stupidest, Most Ridiculous, Least Functional Fashion

Justin Bieber, that nice Canadian kid you were best friends with in middle school then he went on a world tour and when he came back he wouldn't
wear a shirt and he was totally weird and we guess now he smokes weed and drag races, has made some questionable fashion choices in his life.
Not the least of which are these shorts. What the f--k are these shorts? We have so many questions about these baggy leather shorts. First of all, why are you wearing
baggy leather shorts? Comfort? Wouldn't regular shorts be more comfortable? Style? No. The
functionality? You're at the beach and we doubt these double as a baggy leather swimsuit.
And these shorts aren't even the most ridiculous fashion choice Bieber has made. They aren't even
the most ridiculous fashion choice he's made in the past few months.
Consider any of these:
Drop-Crotch Pants: They're skinny jeans for your shins and a diaper for everything above the knee?
Honestly, this must be something "the kids" are doing "these days" that we just don't get (Bieber
isn't the only one who wears them), but they look awful, like he's missing about 30 pounds of butt, and anyway who wants to drag around all that extra fabric?
Leather Sweatpants: The whole point of sweatpants is that they aren't like regular old pants that may be constricting or uncomfortable. They're so roomy!
They're so cozy! You're free in sweatpants! But these business casual sweats make absolutely no
sense: They are not dressy enough to pass as real pants (BIebs, we can tell you're wearing sweatpants because we have eyes) and they are
leather, so you can't work out in them or nap in them or spend the whole day sitting on the couch
watching The Good Wife in them.
Knee Pocket Pants: What? Why? What would you even put in knee pockets? And why can you not
just put whatever that is in your regular pockets? (Sidebar: This is the first time we've seen these
knee pocket pants. Please tell us wearing them with the pocket flipped out is not a thing. If it is, stop that now.) This Onesie: We love a good onesie, but a onesie as real clothes is just asking for trouble. We better
Bieber wasn't looking as "swaggy" when he realized he had to go to the bathroom and found himself completely naked in a public bathroom stall.
These Sunglasses: Not the frames, even--we love the gender-bending-accessorizing (these are
ladies' shades, yeah?)--but there is only one type of person that can wear sunglasses at night: 1)
Blind people.
These Glasses: These aren't prescription! They don't even have lenses in them! This Ski Mask: Outside of skiing or burglarizing,
there is no reason to be wearing a ski mask. Let alone one with a giant Chanel logo on it (if you
have enough money to waste on a designer ski mask, you do not need to steal any more).
This Hat: This hat. All those fashion choices and Bieber has still never
chosen to wear a belt.
Maybe a belt is simply too logical.
Bonus! While there is nothing functionally wrong with this outfit, it just looks super stupid.

Manchester United 2-0 Cardiff City: Van Persie & Young strike on Mata debut

The returning Robin van Persie overshadowed Juan Mata on his debut as Manchester United
claimed a comfortable 2-0 victory over Cardif City .
Spain international Mata
was given his first outing in a United shirt since completing his club-record £37.1 million deal from
Premier League rivals Chelsea on Saturday, but it was Van Persie - making his first appearance since
December 10 due to injury – who stole the show by notching the opener.
Mata played his part in a lively United performance,
and he was afforded a standing ovation by the Old
Trafford crowd as he was withdrawn in the closing
stages, with Ashley Young's superb strike rounding
off a pleasing night for boss David Moyes.
Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who enjoyed
an 11-year spell as a player at United, could not
spoil the party against his former club - the
Norwegian enduring an unhappy homecoming as he
continues to search for his first Premier League
victory in charge.
The home side controlled the tempo in the first half
and deservedly moved ahead when Van Persie
scored his fifth goal in his last six Premier League
games with a close-range header.
United continued to impress and Young added a
second with a fierce strike just short of the hour
mark, as the Red Devils surpassed 1,000 points at
Old Trafford in the Premier League.
Moyes utilised Mata behind Van Persie, while Wayne
Rooney was on the substitutes' bench after a five-
match lay-off with a groin injury.
As well as welcoming back Solskjaer, there was
another familiar face for United fans in the Cardiff
line-up, with former United striker Fraizer Campbell
in their starting XI.
The home side were rewarded for a bright start with
the opener after six minutes.
Antonio Valencia headed Young's teasing delivery
against the crossbar and, although David Marshall
saved Van Persie's initial follow-up, the Dutchman
nodded home the rebound.
Mata was at the heart of all United's attacking play
but, despite their solid start, it took until the 34th
minute for the champions to fashion another chance
of note when Patrice Evra's clever backheel found
the lively Van Persie, who flashed an effort across
goal from an acute angle.
Cardiff could have punished the hosts when Craig
Noone crossed from the right, only for his delivery to
narrowly evade Campbell.
The visitors enjoyed a spell of pressure after the
break and Declan John's cutback only just escaped
the attentions of Campbell once again.
United were rarely in danger, however, and Young
made it 2-0 on 59 minutes when he received the ball
on the left before cutting inside and skipping past
two challenges to rifle into the far corner from 25
yards.
Rooney replaced Van Persie shortly afterwards - and
he was soon among the action with a deflected effort
sailing narrowly wide.
Valencia then saw Marshall tip his effort onto the
post as United piled on the pressure.
Mata had an effort deflected over before he was
withdrawn with time running out, receiving the
adulation of his new fans.
Rooney then curled wide from 20 yards in injury time
but United had done enough.

Manchester United can still win the title this year

Juan Mata believes Manchester United can still win the title this season despite sitting seventh in
the Premier League table.
Mata completed a £37.1 million move from Chelsea to Old Trafford on Saturday and was unveiled by the reigning league champions on Monday.
Arsenal are currently 14 points ahead of United, but the Spain international thinks his new club has the character to take top spot.

D'banj Join "ONE" to Launch The "Year Of Agriculture'

From Kokomaster to Koko farmer! D'banj will be at
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week to help ONE
officially launch the campaign during the 'Year of
Agriculture' campaign at the AU Summit. He will
unveil the official name and logo of the campaign, as
well as launch ONE's online petition, calling on leaders to invest more and better in agriculture.

In February, the pop-star will lead top artists from
around the continent to record a song produced by
iconic producer Cobhams Asuquo and music video,
aimed at promoting agriculture among youths on the
continent. This announcement was just made at a
press launch in Lagos where D'Banj was announced as the face for the continent-wide campaign.