Friday 31 May 2013

BEYONCE ORDERED H&M TO 'DITCH AIRBRUSHED BIKINI PICTURES'

Jay-Z’s wife told the Swedish retailer she would only approve images that were un-airbrushed in Photoshop

The face of the high-street retailer’s High Summer collection made them ditch the edited images and only run natural photos of her instead.
Beyonce ordered H&M to only promote un-airbrushed pictures of her [H&M]
The singer, 31, who's married to Jay-Z, reportedly hit the roof when she saw that the pictures of her had been re-touched for the campaign.  “When Beyonce found out they had edited the way her body really looked, she hit the roof,” an insider told The Sun.

The superstar’s management supposedly refused to approve the H&M pictures unless they were the natural, original photos.

“She’s a true diva and was furious that she had been given such a snubbing. Her people refused to give the pictures the green light so H&M were forced to use the originals,” added the source.
Jay-Z's wife looks this amazing without Photoshop [H&M]
Today, H&M confirmed that the bikini pictures they used of Beyonce were in fact the original shots – but admitted there had been ‘discussion’ about them.

“As with all campaigns there are discussions on which images should be used. Both H&M and Beyonce are very happy with the final result,” said the brand in a statement.


After learning this, we’re impressed with Queen B for not only allowing unedited photos to be used, but also for insisting they had to! Although it makes us feel like we need to put some more work in for our bikini bodies...
The mum-of-one is expected to appear at the Sound of Change Live at Twickenham Stadium this Saturday for her first public appearance since rumours circulated that she was pregnant with her second child. 

Beyonce made her last public appearance at New York's Met Gala [Rex]Have you shopped the H&M High Summer collection? Let us know over on Twitter now.







Culled from:http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/beyonce-h-m-bikini-body-airbrushing-photoshop-pictures-102816278.html

Tuesday 28 May 2013

BEYONCE GETS HER BUM SLAPPED ON STAGE IN COPENHAGEN BY AN OVERLY-EXCITED MALE FAN


Beyonce gets her bum slapped on stage in Copenhagen by an overly-excited male fan - Bey's then heard fuming: 'I will have you escorted out right now!' - VIDEO

Beyonce was forced to lay down the law at her show in Copenhagen after an overly-excited male fan slapped her bum on stage.


Strutting her stuff and singing Irreplaceable in her sparkly blue jumpsuit, Bey can be seen making her way into the crowd on one fan's video footage - named "The stupid guy that slapped Beyoncé" - of the naughty moment.



But just as she's leaning over to hold one fan's hand, he reaches behind her and slaps her bum - causing the singer to jump away.




Stopping the backing music, Bey can be heard warning him: "I will have you escorted out of here right now, alright?"

Ever the professional, Bey doesn't let it stop her having fun, hopping back on to the stage and finishing the song.

Beyonce threatened to have a fan 'escorted out of here' in Copenhagen after he slapped her bum on stage. Copyright …




The 31-year-old's fans have jumped to her rescue, calling the over-zealous man a "dumb a**". One fan wrote: "What a dumb a**. How rude is he to do that to anyone, let alone a performer?!"


Another fumed: "How did he dare...? What a douche!!! If I were Beyoncé, I would probably have slapped the sh** outta him... Don't disrespect our Queen, please!!! And do not touch anybody without their consent next time!!! [sic]"


But not everyone thought the excitable man was in the wrong, with one commenter saying: "What else was a guy going to do at a Beyonce concert, listen to her music!?  
"Slapping her a** was worth the admission price, regardless of how long he spent there."


It's unclear whether the perpetrator was eventually escorted off the premises, with the owner of the video saying he was "too far away" to see if security got involved.


Culled from: http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/gossip/110--pop/beyonce-bum-slapped-on-stage-copenhagen-male-fan-video-143143738.html?vp=1

Friday 24 May 2013

SECOND WOOLWICH KILLER IDENTIFIED AS MICHAEL OLUWATOBI ADEBOWALE




The other Woolwich killer has been identified as Michael Oluwatobi Adebowale, 22, of Greenwich, southeast London (Pictured left). Like Michael Adebolajo, he's also a British citizen of Nigerian descent,though not much is known about his family.


More info about Michael Olumide Akinbiyi Adebolajo (pictured right). He was born on December 10, 1984, at Kings College Hospital in Lambeth, South London. His Nigerian-born father, Anthony Adebolajo was a student at the time, and went on to become an NHS nurse.


His mother, Tina, the niece of a university law professor in Benin, West Africa, was a housewife but she too dedicated herself to public duty by becoming a social worker. He has three younger siblings: a brother named Jeremiah and two sisters named Blessing and Christiana. 

Michael was born into a Christiam family but embraced Islam around the age of 16. He attended the University in Greenwich, South-East London, and was once locked up for violent behavior.



Culled from: http://lindaikeji.blogspot.com/2013/05/second-woolwich-killer-identified-as.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FOqshX+%28Welcome+to+Linda+Ikeji%27s+Blog%29

FOOTIE-MAD CLASS JOKER WHO TURNED INTO KILLER EXTREMIST



 A man holding a meat cleaver and a carving knife speaks to camera shortly after the beheading of a soldier on the street in Woolwich
THE SUN / NI SYNDICATION

OLD school friends of Michael Adebolajo told last night of their shock at finding the happy-go-lucky joker had turned into a blood-crazed killer.


They remembered him as a cheerful boy from a loving Catholic family, known for his dislike of violence.
One even recalled how the footie-loving lad dreamed of becoming a policeman. What they did not know was that he had been living a bizarre double life — peddling Class-A drugs as he plotted jihad on London’s streets.
A family friend said: “The pictures of him I saw were not the lad I knew. He had been brainwashed to the point of madness. My first thought when I saw him on TV was for his mother — she raised him as a Christian with good manners and respect. But she’ll be inconsolable at seeing what he’s turned into.” A former pal said: “I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw him covered in blood, ranting on TV.”Giving his name only as Jack, the 27-year-old said: “He was a lovely lad at school and was liked by everyone. “In the five years I went to school with him I never 
saw him have a fight or even get into an argument. What on Earth got into his head?”


Another classmate at Marshalls Park Secondary School in Romford, Essex, said: “Michael was a good kid who worked hard and got good grades. He was liked by pupils and staff. His only vice was the cheeky sense of humour which would sometimes disrupt the class. “He was never violent and I don’t remember him ever being in trouble.
“He liked football and played in goal. I think he was a Manchester United fan. He was just an ordinary, happy-go-lucky kid.”A third mate said Adebolajo dubbed himself “Badman” in an attempt to look cool, but added: “Everyone knew him as Narn. I don’t know where that came from.”  A fourth added: “He was a really normal lad. When we had to talk about what careers we want to do before we left he said he wanted to join the police.”

Adebolajo, 28, was born in Britain to churchgoing Nigerian immigrants Tina and Anthony, both now 56.
He was raised a Catholic along with younger brother Jeremiah, 26, and their two elder sisters in Romford, Essex.
But shortly after his 16th birthday he began studying radical Islam and his behaviour seemed to change.
Michael Adebolajo
Picture of innocence ... Adebolajo on a school trip aged around 13

He started raising thorny religious and political issues — and sparked rows with his mother by briefly experimenting with wearing traditional Muslim robes. Both he and Jeremiah appeared increasingly drawn to extremist videos and literature. A friend of Jeremiah said: “Michael was giving him all this stuff. Later on when I was with them Michael grabbed me and produced what looked like a knuckle-duster with a dagger sticking out of it and held it to my throat.
“He said he was going to kill me, then released me and said he was only joking — but I didn’t find it funny.”
Adebolajo’s parents were said to have become so worried they moved to Lincoln to escape extremist brainwashers.
But he left home to study business at Greenwich University, South East London.


A pal said: “Michael was a fairly hard-working student, but really loved playing football games on his PlayStation.
“He would go out partying a fair bit too and loved his gangsta rap. Back in 2004 we were listening to loads of 50 Cent and Eminem.  “On nights out, he would dress up really smart — fancy shirt, lots of aftershave, that kind of thing. He loved chasing girls and was a bit of a player.”


Adebolajo fell in with a “bad crowd”, experimented with drugs and had links to notorious South London gangs.
He appeared to shake off their clutches — only to sink deeper into the dark world of extremism.  He used the name “Mujahid”, or holy warrior, and handed out radical leaflets in Woolwich High Street. And he began plotting jihad — while selling drugs back in Romford. Every morning he would drive there while texting customers about that day’s pick-up spots.


Regulars knew him as Jay but nicknamed him Freddie Mercury and Red Rum because of his buck teeth.
One said: “No one ever saw him in Muslim dress. He never spouted any strong opinions one way or the other on the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan.” Another said: “Very occasionally he was in his car with the second man who was photographed at the murder scene. Now we wonder who was calling the shots.”


A woman in her 20s revealed how Adebolajo asked her out on dates. She said: “He was so friendly, so polite. “He told me how much he liked me and how he wanted to take me out, but I explained to him I am a lesbian, though I still enjoyed his company. He took it very well. It was all very good humoured and I kept seeing him regularly. He’s come calling to my door for a chat.” Another source said: “When he came to Romford to sell drugs he would let it be know in coded text messages just what was on offer. “He would say, ‘I’ve got some designer white shirts’ which meant crack cocaine, or ‘I’ve got black T-shirts’, which meant heroin.

“If people didn’t pay their debts, he never got heavy with them. He just wasn’t like that. He was the only dealer who never threatened violence.”



Lee killed at home as girlfriend fights war

MURDERED soldier Lee Rigby’s girlfriend was last night flying home from serving in Afghanistan — after he was hacked to death on the streets of London. The cruel twist between the couple came as tributes poured in for dad Rigby, 25. Two terror suspects shot by cops, one named as Michael Adebolajo, far right, were under arrest in hospital last night. Adebolajo, 28, originally of Romford, Essex, and Michael Oluwatobi Adebowale, 22, of Greenwich, South East London, were arrested at the scene of Wednesday’s shocking bloodbath.


Cops yesterday raided the four-bed home of Adebolajo’s father in Saxilby, Lincolnshire, and five London addresses.
A man and woman, both 29, were also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Police recovered items from the scene in Woolwich and Scotland Yard said: “This is a large, complex and fast-moving investigation.”
Pals said Drummer Rigby, of 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was a loving dad to his two-year-old son Jack. He had split from the boy’s mum Rebecca, 30.
Ministry of Defence undated handout photo of Drummer Lee Rigby, 25, from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers who was named today as the soldier hacked to death in Woolwich yesterday
Butchered ... tragic Drummer Lee Rigby
He had joined the British army in 2006 and also performed ceremonial duties at Buckingham Palace. His girlfriend is serving in the Royal Military Police. Lee’s sisters Sara, 24, Chelsea, 21, and Megan plus dad Philip, 53, who is divorced from their mum Lyn, 46, were last night being comforted by relatives. The family, of Middleton, Greater Manchester, said in a statement: “Lee always looked after his sisters and protected them. His family meant everything to him.”


They said of the “loving” and “lovely” young man: “All he wanted to do from when he was a little boy was be in the army. He wanted to live life and enjoy himself.”  Lee was killed as he walked to his barracks in Woolwich, South East London, on Wednesday afternoon. Adebolajo and his 22-year-old alleged accomplice Adebowale were in separate hospitals under armed guard last night. Their injuries were said to be “non-life threatening”.

Police gun down suspects in video

Crime scene
First aid ... police medics help suspect as knife and gun lie nearby
EXCLUSIVE:
By DAN SALES
THIS is the scene moments after two suspected terrorists were gunned down by armed cops.
An exclusive video records nine shots ringing out before the pair are seen lying on the ground.
People nearby are heard screaming as they flee from the gunfire.

One suspect, Michael Oluwatobi Adebowale, in a brown coat is seen on the ground with his thumb blown off.

Video:

Woolwich terror shootings caught on witness film


CHILLING sound of gunshots heard as armed cops confront the terror suspects wielding knives.  Around him is an arsenal of weapons, including a knife and an old-fashioned revolver. A brave cop checks his vital signs while another kneels beside him giving him first aid. The other suspect, thought to be Michael Adebolajo, lies completely still close by.


IT repairman Zac-Samanachi Qadir, 35, who filmed the footage, said: “The police opened fire, they had no choice.
“The guy in the brown coat had the revolver. His thumb was hanging off his hand. It could be his gun had backfired.”


Culled more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/4940492/Footie-mad-class-joker-who-turned-into-killer-extremist.html#ixzz2UCLYpWU9



Wednesday 15 May 2013

NIGERIA'S PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN DECLARES EMERGENCY RULE IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA STATES


Nigeria’s Jonathan Declares Emergency Rule in 3 Northeast States

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared emergency rule in three northeastern states, giving sweeping powers to the security forces against Islamist insurgents he said were taking over parts of the region.

More troops will be deployed to Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states with authority to arrest and detain suspects, take over buildings and search areas suspected to be used for terrorist activity, Jonathan said today in a national broadcast.

Arms and ammunitions that have been recovered from Islamist insurgents sit on a table after a clash with soldiers in the remote northeast town of Baga, Nigeria. Photographer: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images
“Some northern parts of Borno state have been taken over by those whose allegiances are to a different flag than Nigeria,” he said. Security agencies “have orders to take all necessary action, within the ambit of their rules of engagement, to put an end to the impunity of insurgents and terrorists.”

The Boko Haram Islamist group, whose name means “western education is a sin” in the local Hausa language, started its violent campaign to impose Shariah law on Nigeria after police killed its founder, Mohammed Yusuf, while in custody for his role in clashes with the security forces in the northeastern city of Maiduguri. More than 700 people, mostly his followers, died in the violence.

Since then the group has carried out gun and bomb attacks across the north and Abuja, the capital, that have killed more than 1,500 since 2009, according to Human Rights Watch. Africa’s biggest oil producer and most populous country of more than 160 million people is roughly split between a mainly Muslim north and a predominantly Christian south.

“These terrorists and insurgents seem determined to establish control and authority over parts of our beloved nation and to progressively overwhelm the rest of the country,” Jonathan said.


Culled from: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-14/nigeria-s-jonathan-declares-emergency-rule-in-3-northeast-states.html

WE SHOWCASE - R-TRUTH





Born Ayeni Oluwaseun Raymond. a.k.a “R-truth” on the 27 of March, in Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria although he is å native of Ekiti State , R-Truth fell in love with music in his primary school days. Soon, he discovered he also had the talent to sing and began to nurture that talent. In 2010 he decided to get a guitar and work on something after which he got into a studio and recorded he’s first single.


Since R-truth started his solo career a year and a half ago, he has performed at some parts of Nigeria. He did a promotional tour with El-Phlex between July and September,  2011.




R-Truth who is currently working on is first album plans to feature some top artistes. Being a versatile artiste, he not only plays the guitar, but also writes different genres of music such as R&B, Reggae and Pop.




He is currently under the stable of Dr Tom of  NUDRHYMZ records

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Tuesday 7 May 2013

AMANDA BERRY AMONG ABDUCTED WOMEN FOUND ALIVE AFTER 10 YEARS OF DISAPPEARANCE



Three women who disappeared separately about 10 years ago have been found alive in a house in Cleveland, Ohio - just a few miles from where they went missing.

Police said they thought Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight had been tied up in the property and had been there since they vanished.

The trio, who went missing in their teens or early 20s, have been taken to a hospital for checks and were being reunited with relatives.  They have also been described as being in good health after being found in a residential area just south of the city.

Three brothers were arrested. One of the men, a 52-year-old, lived at the home, and the others, ages 50 and 54, lived elsewhere.

Ms Berry disappeared aged 16 on April 21, 2003, when she called her sister to say she was getting a lift home from her job at a Burger King.

Ms DeJesus went missing aged 14 on her way home from school about a year after Ms Berry.

The third woman, Ms Knight, had been missing since 2002 when she was believed to have been 20.

Cheering crowds gathered on the street near the home where the women were found.  The long nightmare for the trio ended when Ms Berry reached her arm through a crack in the front door and called for help.   

Neighbour Charles Ramsay heard her screaming, tried to get her out through the door but could not pull it open.  So he kicked the bottom open and she crawled through "carrying a little girl".  Ms Berry went into a nearby home and called police.  In a recording of the 911 call, she told the emergency dispatcher: "I'm Amanda Berry. I've been kidnapped. I've been missing for 10 years. I'm free. I'm here now."  She said she had been taken by someone and begged for officers to arrive at the home on Cleveland's west side "before he gets back".  When police arrived, she said two other women were being held captive.

They were also rescued and police said a six-year-old also was found in the home, but the child's identity or relationship to anyone in the home was not revealed.

Mr Ramsay told how he rescued Ms Berry. He said: "I hear this girl screaming and she's going nuts.   "So I come outside and I know there's nobody supposed to be screaming next door to my house because there's no girl that lives in that house.  "When I came to the front door and looked at her she said: 'My name is Amanda Berry - please get me out of this house'."

Kayla Rogers, a childhood friend of Ms DeJesus told The Plain Dealer newspaper: "I've been praying, never forgot about her, ever.   "This is amazing. This is a celebration. I'm so happy. I just want to see her walk out of those doors so I can hug her."

Ms Berry's cousin Tasheena Mitchell told the newspaper: "I'm going to hold her, and I'm going to squeeze her and I probably won't let her go."
In January, a prison inmate was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after admitting he provided a false burial tip in the disappearance of Ms Berry.  Two men arrested for questioning in the disappearance of Ms DeJesus in 2004 were released from the city jail in 2006 after officers did not find her body during a search of the men's house.

No Amber Alert was issued the day Ms DeJesus failed to return home because no one witnessed her abduction.  That angered her father, Felix DeJesus, who said in 2006 he believed the public will listen even if the alerts become routine.  "The Amber Alert should work for any missing child," he said then.  "It doesn't have to be an abduction. Whether it's an abduction or a runaway, a child needs to be found. We need to change this law."

Cleveland police said then that the alerts must be reserved for cases in which danger is imminent and the public can be of help in locating the suspect and child.