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Wednesday 12 February 2014

AUDIO: US ambassador to Nigeria James F Entwistle speaks Nigerian pidgin English on Wazobia FM

AUDIO: US ambassador tries pidgin English
US ambassador to Nigeria James F Entwistle took a radio presenter by surprise in Lagos by answering a question during a live broadcast in Nigerian pidgin English.

Mr Entwistle took to the airwaves on Wazobia FM to speak about some pressing issues between the two nations. His linguistic skills were greeted with applause.

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“Me I no talk say sanction go dey for Nigeria,” James F. Entwistle told presenter “Oga Madam” on a recent visit to Wazobia FM, the Lagos radio station that broadcasts entirely in the English-based patois.
“Make I repeat myself, the US government no say sanction go dey for Nigeria because of same-sex palava o.”..... 
....“First make I tell you say US no get any candidate for mind,” he said..
“The only thing wey go sweet us be say make the election dey transparent, credible and concluded.”

“He knows a few words and phrases and received assistance from the staff to do the interview,” a spokeswoman for the US embassy said.

Tuesday 11 February 2014

The most ridiculous Beyoncé and Barack Obama relationship rumour!

Dispatch From France: Barack and Beyoncé in Love?
Here's a disclaimer the editors of the esteemed Washington Post never imagined they'd have to make: It is "definitely not true" that the newspaper planned to run an exposé of an illicit affair between President Obama and pop star Beyoncé, as award-winning French photographer Pascal Rostain claimed.
"Tu dit quoi?" you ask, which is like, "Say what?" in French.
According to Rostain, the Post was set to publish the story today.
"You know, at this time, the United States, there is something big that is happening. It'll go out tomorrow in the Washington Post  we can say that it is not the gutter press  an alleged affair between President Barack Obama and Beyoncé," he told the reputable French newspaper Le Figaro on Monday.
The "news" broke as French President François Hollande, in the midst of his own personal scandale, arrived in the U.S. to meet with Obama. He also will be the guest of honor at a White House state dinner.
Hollande is alleged to have been cheating on his long-time partner, journalist and France's first unmarried first lady, Valerie Trierweiler, with a younger movie actress. The scandal was ignited when he was spotted arriving for a tryst at her apartment via motor scooter. Interestingly, it was Hollande's affaire with Trierweiler that ended his relationship with politician Segolene Royal, with whom he shares four children.
To reinforce his allegations about the U.S. president and the pop star, Rostain cited other presidential indiscretions.
"We should not forget Marilyn [Monroe] or Monica Lewinsky. You can be the president of the first world power — that doesn't make you any less a man," he said.
Today, however, the photographer retracted his claim, Le Figaroreports. He was just kidding. Oh la la!
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Monday 10 February 2014

NYFW: Victoria Beckham effortlessly chic in a low-key rouge jumper and a pristine white thigh-split wrap skirt

She enjoyed yet another triumphant New York Fashion Week showcase of her latest collection on Sunday.
And Victoria Beckham certainly didn't let her sartorial credentials slip as she stepped out for another day of mingling with the great and good of the style world on Monday morning.
The 39-year-old designer oozed effortless chic as she arrived for a second day of shows, wrapping up against the biting weather in the Big Apple in an immaculate berry-coloured crew-neck jumper.
Fashion bunny: Victoria Beckham certainly didn't let her sartorial credentials slip as she stepped out for another day of mingling with the great and good of the style world at New York Fashion Week on Monday morning
Fashion bunny: Victoria Beckham certainly didn't let her sartorial credentials slip as she stepped out for another day of mingling with the great and good of the style world at New York Fashion Week on Monday morning


Berry nice: The 39-year-old designer oozed effortless chic as she arrived for a second day of shows, wrapping up against the biting weather in the Big Apple in an immaculate berry-coloured crew-neck jumper
Berry nice: The 39-year-old designer oozed effortless chic as she arrived for a second day of shows, wrapping up against the biting weather in the Big Apple in an immaculate berry-coloured crew-neck jumper 
Victoria completed her chic ensemble with a small black leather handbag, while sheltering her eyes from the morning sun with a pair of oversized aviator-style shades.

Effortlessly chic: Braving the cold with bare legs, the former singer made her rouge knitwear pop by teaming it with a pristine white wrap skirt with a sexy dual thigh-high split                                                                               
Effortlessly chic: Braving the cold with bare legs, the former singer made her rouge knitwear pop by teaming it with a pristine white wrap skirt with a sexy dual thigh-high split

While the previous day saw her joined by her husband David, 38, and four children, Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 11, Cruz, eight, and Harper, two, Victoria was accompanied on Monday by her doting mother and father, Jackie and Tony.
Evidently excited about the day ahead, she wrote on her Twitter page: 'Kisses fashion bunnies! x vb #NYFW #VBAW14.'
Sunday saw Victoria showcase her latest collection to the great and good of the sartorial world, with the British megastar opting for a 360-degree design approach that she said she hopes will be 'paparazzi-proof'.
Preened to perfection: Ensuring she was well and truly co-ordinated to perfection, the mother-of-four teetered on a pair of matching patent berry stiletto heels, which added height to her slender frame
Preened to perfection: Ensuring she was well and truly co-ordinated to perfection, the mother-of-four teetered on a pair of matching patent berry stiletto heels, which added height to her slender frame

Slippery spice: And while Victoria's foxy footwear was a good choice for any bona fide fashion bunny, they perhaps weren't the most practical choice given the snowy weather conditions                                     
Slippery spice: And while Victoria's foxy footwear was a good choice for any bona fide fashion bunny, they perhaps weren't the most practical choice given the snowy weather conditions

Dressed to impress: The immaculately turned-out fashion queen wore her long brunette locks tumbling in a loose cascade of curls around her shoulders, while sheltering her eyes from the morning sun in aviator-style shades
Dressed to impress: The immaculately turned-out fashion queen wore her long brunette locks tumbling in a loose cascade of curls around her shoulders, while sheltering her eyes from the morning sun in aviator-style shades

Family affair: While the previous day saw her joined by her husband David, 38, and four children, Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 11, Cruz, eight, and Harper, two, Victoria was accompanied on Monday by her doting mother and father, Jackie and Tony
Family affair: While the previous day saw her joined by her husband David, 38, and four children, Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 11, Cruz, eight, and Harper, two, Victoria was accompanied on Monday by her doting mother and father, Jackie and Tony




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Cheryl Cole tweets congratulations as Nadine Coyle of 'Girls Aloud' gives birth

Irish beauty Nadine took to Twitter on Monday night to announce her happy news

Congrats, Nadine!

Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle has given birth to a baby girl.

The Irish beauty took to Twitter on Monday night to announce her happy news.
"I am overjoyed to let you know our little girl is here. She is amazing! I love being a mammy & will fill you all in soon. Love Nadine Xx" she tweeted.

And her Girls Aloud bandmate Cheryl Cole was quick to send her congratulations.
"It is OFFICIAL!! There is a baby Aloud!!!!!! Congratulations @nadinecoylenow & Jason so amazing!!!" she tweeted.

 
I am overjoyed to let you know our little girl is here. She is amazing! I love being a mammy & will fill you all in soon. Love Nadine Xx
@NadineCoyleNow congratulations to you both!!! So happy she is here safe and sound. Can't believe you're a mummy 👶🍼🎉



Strictly star Kimberly Walsh tweeted soon after.
"@Nadinecoylenow congratulations to you both!!! So happy she is here safe and sound. Can't believe you're a mummy," she wrote.

Derry-born Nadine, 28, is the first band member to have a child and announced she was expecting via Instagram in August

Speaking to 3AM at the Animal Hero Awards back in November, fellow Alouder Sarah Harding revealed Nadine was already sick of her pregnancy.

“Nadine's getting sick of it!” she told us.
“I know she's knackered.”
 
Congrats Nadine!


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Julia Roberts' half-sister Nancy Motes dies of a suspected drugs overdose

  Julia, left, and Nancy, right

The half sister of Hollywood actress Julia Roberts has died after a suspected drugs overdose.
Nancy Motes was the youngest sister of the Academy Award-winner and actor Eric Roberts.
"It is with deep sadness that the family of Nancy Motes ... confirms that she was found dead in Los Angeles yesterday of an apparent drug overdose," a family statement said.
"There is no official report from the Coroner's office yet. The family is both shocked and devastated.”
The 37-year-old was found on Sunday.          
Nancy, who grew up in Georgia, was only 13 when Roberts shot to Hollywood fame as hooker Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman.
The actress , who had won a Golden Globe for playing a young bride in Steel Magnolias, received a second after co-starring alongside Richard Gere.
At the time of her death she had been hoping to follow in her sister’s footstep as an actress and had worked as a production assistant on TV's Glee.
Julia and Nancy had the same mother, Betty Lou, but different fathers.
Nancy's dad was Michael Motes and Julia's was the late Walter Grady Roberts.
The relationship between her and her famous sibling was often strained.
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Julia's relationship with Nancy was strained

In August, she gave an interview detailing her relationship with Julia, revealing how the Erin Brockovich star often teased her about her weight.
"When I was in high school and she was an adult, she would just let me know that I was definitely overweight,” Nancy said.
“She would make it quite clear to me and in a not-so-nice a manner.
“It just makes me feel incredibly hurt and very sad.
“When you’re in a family of very, very exceptionally beautiful people it’s intimidating.”
Nancy,  who said she was known as Julia's “fat little sister”, once weighed 21 stone before taking the decision to undergo £20,000 gastric bypass surgery in June 2010.
She refused to ask her sister, who is worth £90million, for the money and instead took out a loan.
Nancy had lost seven stone since the operation last June.
She had hoped her transformation would help repair their fractured relationship, however said it was still “a work in progress.”
“It’s not going to be fixed overnight, nor do I think it’s going to be fixed at this point by me just getting skinny,” she said.
She described herself as an “awkward” child who was bullied at school, could not compete with the success of her “very pretty and very popular” sister.
Nancy had been living in a Malibu apartment with her fiance John Dilbeck, a film and TV locations manager.
The couple had planned to wed in May



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