The Plateau State Government has condemned Sunday night’s killing of six members of two families in their homes at Kungte village in Jos South Local Government Area of the state.
Commissioner for Information and Communication, Yiljap Abraham said in a statement Monday that the attack on innocent people mostly women and children at a time peace had virtually returned to the state was a cowardly act.
Unknown gunmen attacked the village at about 8pm on Sunday gunning down six people in two compounds. The gunmen said to have been armed with sophisticated weapons, reportedly shot sporadically into the compounds.
The statement by the commissioner read: “The Plateau State Government has received reports of attacks on some communities in the state with great indignation.
“The unprovoked killing of six members of two families in their home in Kungte village, Kanadap (near Marraraban Jama’a)  in Kuru District of Jos South Local Government Area by gunmen on Sunday September 1, 2013, is an evil and wicked act that should be condemned by all members of society.
“It is also a display of cowardice by the perpetrators who under the cover of darkness deliberately chose to visit violence on vulnerable members of society – women and children -to achieve clearly devilish designs.
“Such an attack, coming at a time when the state has been mostly peaceful for quite sometime appears a desperate attempt to reverse the gains of our hard-earned efforts in breaking down the barriers of ethnic and religious intolerance and thereby rebuilding the bridges of communal consensus.”
It added that security has been beefed up in the affected areas to check any further breach of the peace.
Just last week, six people including a pregnant woman, were ambushed and killed at Bisichi while returning to their villages from Bukuru by yet to be identified gunmen.
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/six-killed-in-another-attack-in-plateau.html

Members of the All Progressives Congress and members of the National Association of Kwara State Students protested in Kwara State on Monday.
The students protested peacefully from Murtala Muhammed Road through the Post Office to the Government House. The students said they were protesting against the non-payment of the balance of their bursaries.
APC members protested in Ilorin and Offa Local Government Area against the announcement on radio of the purported result of the rerun election held in Offa LG on Saturday in which the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Segun Olanipekun was declared winner.
According to the radio announcement and a statement from the Deputy Director, Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, Mr. Dauda Nurudeen, PDP’s Olanipekun polled 35,937 votes against 20,161 reported votes scored by APC candidate, Mr. Saheed Popoola.
But the APC protesters insisted that from signed result sheet obtained at the collation centre, APC trounced the PDP in 11 of the 12 wards.
They stated that PDP won only in Igboodun Ward, adding that APC scored 11,526 as against PDP’s 4,668.
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/protests-rocks-kwara.html

 The handsome actor tweeted this romantic pic with the caption”
Cape coast climbing rope bridges. Congrats to my #BFF on NEA award.Greatness knws ur name. #WeAreOne
 
Aww Naija Jayz & Beyonce
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/love-in-air-jim-iyke-nadia-buari-share_2.html

Big Brother Africa – Amplified winner, Karen Igho announced that she was robbed yesterday night while trying to step out for an outing.

She made this known on her Twitter Timeline that she has lost her personal belongings, phones, cards, jewelries etc in the process of the robbery.

“If you are trying to reach me on my phone don’t bother I was robbed last night…Thank God I’m alive,” she tweeted to her fans a few hours back.
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/i-was-robbed-last-night-karen-igho.html

Family members of Late Pastor Ajanaku have been coming around to see what he left behind.
Not only have they been parading his home, they are mostly interested in his fleet of cars and they have been discussing on how to move the cars and who deserves the best.
According to a source, any moment from now, his family members will be back to move the exotic cars out.
We also heard that, no weekly activities have been taking place in the church since their founder died.
His widow is said to become the next General Overseer and has also moved some valuables to undisclosed locations after her late husband's family members have showed interest in their son/brother's properties.
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/family-members-of-late-ajanaku-fight.html

 27-year old russian beauty, Julia Günthel aka Zlata is the world's bendiest woman. The former gymnast, who is 5ft 8in, is so flexible she can cram herself into a 50cm squared box.

Zlata can contort herself into the most extreme poses imaginable - and has broken numerous world records for her flexibility. If she wants to touch her toes she can actually do so by twisting her legs up to her head.
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/photos-meet-worlds-most-flexible-woman.html

A tourist has had a lucky escape after being trapped on a remote Australian island for two weeks by a monster six-metre crocodile, reports said Monday.
The New Zealander, identified only as Ryan, was dropped with his kayak on Governor Island off Western Australia's far north by boat and had been intending to paddle the four kilometres back to the mainland.
He told his rescuer, Kalumburu resident Don Macleod, that every time he tried to kayak away from the island, the giant reptile stalked him.
So he stayed on dry land, despite diminishing food and water supplies, for fear of being eaten.
"He said he was there for a fortnight and he came to the conclusion very quickly that he couldn't get off there without attracting this crocodile that lives in that area and probably was watching him all the time," Macleod said.
"So he was reduced then to trying to conserve his water and signal (for help)."
Macleod said he was familiar with the crocodile which roamed the island, which has no fresh water source.
"That crocodile, I've seen him several times actually going by quite fast," he said.
"One day he just happened to surface alongside me as I was going past and my boat's 20 foot long so he was well up towards the 20-foot mark."
Macleod said he only went to investigate on Saturday after spotting a light on Governor Island and came across the distressed man.
"I went across and Ryan came out looking a bit distraught," he told the broadcaster.
"He came down the beach, he had no hat on and no shirt on.
"He was relieved and shocked, and thankful someone had come along because he was running out of options pretty quickly.
He is a very, very lucky man." "He was desperate for water when I trotted up. We gave him a cold beer, which was probably the wrong thing, and then he went to sleep about three-quarters of the way home."
The New Zealander is reportedly recovering on the mainland.
Saltwater crocodiles, which can grow up to seven metres long and weigh more than a tonne, are a common feature of Australia's tropical north.
Last month a man was snatched by a large crocodile in front of horrified onlookers as he swam in a river in the Northern Territory.
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/monster-crocodile-traps-man-for-2-weeks_2.html

 In a case that ruffled feathers in Egypt, authorities have detained a migratory bird that a citizen suspected of being a spy.Suspected Spy Bird Detained By Egyptian Authorities
A man in Egypt's Qena governorate, some 450 kilometers southeast of Cairo, found the suspicious bird among four others near his home and brought them to a police station Friday, said Mohammed Kamal, the head of the security in the region.
There, officers and the man puzzled over the electronic device attached to the suspected winged infiltrator.
On Saturday, a veterinary committee called by concerned government officials determined the device was neither a bomb nor a spying device.
Instead, they discovered it was a wildlife tracker used by French scientists to follow the movement of migrating birds, said Ayman Abdallah, the head of Qena veterinary services.
Abdallah said the device stopped working when the bird crossed the French border, absolving it of being an avian Mata Hari.
Suspected Spy Bird Detained By Egyptian AuthoritiesWith turmoil gripping Egypt following the July 3 popularly backed military coup that overthrew the country's president, authorities and citizens remain highly suspicious of anything foreign.
Conspiracy theories easily find their ways into cafe discussion - as well as some media in the country.
Earlier this year, a security guard filed a police report after capturing a pigeon he said carried microfilm. A previous rumor in 2010 blamed a series of shark attacks along Egypt's Mediterranean coast on an Israeli plot. It wasn't.
In the bird's case, even military officials ultimately had to deny the bird carried any spying devices. They spoke Saturday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to journalists.
Yet later, the state-run daily newspaper Al-Ahram quoted Kamal as saying the incident showed the patriotism of the man who captured the bird in the first place.
The bird remains caged for now, as Abdallah said authorities must receive permission from prosecutors to release the animal.
But one mystery still remains: Abdallah and others called the bird a swan. Photographs obtained by The Associated Press showed what appeared to be a stork locked behind bars in the police station.
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/photos-suspected-spy-bird-detained-by.html

21 year-old Jessica Naa Nuerkie Larnyoh, also known as Jessy, is a vixen, model, and actress. A former beauty pageant contestant and winner, she won the “Miss Teen Ghana” in 2007, and also went on to take part in the Miss Black Secret and Miss Universe pageants.

She’s acted in a number of television series as well as featured in videos for Dblack (Oh Vera), Dblack ft Davido (Carry Go), Dblack ft Sammy Black (Celebrate) and Eazzy’s Go Go Wine.
Owner of the modelling agency Phaz, she also modelled for the Exopa Modelling Agency at a point in her young but impressive career.\
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/see-stunning-photos-of-ghanian.html

US business and finance magazine Forbes pulled no punches in an article titled, "Out of ideas and in debt, Spain sets sights on taxing the sun".
It pointed out that Spain "is one of the top countries in the world with respect to installed photovoltaic (PV) solar energy capacity."
But the author took an incredulous tone and noted: "Spain is now attempting to scale back the use of solar panels – the use of which they have encouraged and subsidized over the last decade – by imposing a tax on those who use the panels."
She added: "You get the feeling that government officials were out of ideas, stared up at the sky one day and thought, 'I’ve got it! We’ll tax the sun!'"
Australia's Business Spectator published a story on the same subject on Wednesday under the headline, "Spain's solar stupidity".
It said: "Imposed by decree, the reform aims to raise money for tackling a €26 billion debt to power producers which the state has built up over the years in regulating energy costs and prices."
The article quoted Industry Minister Jose Manuel Soria who introduced the law as saying, "I support 'autoconsumo' [independent power generation by households]... but the power system has infrastructure, grids that the rest of us Spaniards who are in the system have to pay for. And we pay for it through our electricity bill."
Both articles also quoted Teresa Ribera, who served as secretary of state for the environment under the former Socialist administration.
She responded to Soria's statement, saying: "It's like asking cyclists to pay a levy to keep open the petrol stations they don't use."
Now a senior adviser to the Paris-based Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), Ribera said the law was "illogical in terms of energy efficiency and costs" and "a serious invitation by the government for citizens to become anti-system."
Business Spectator interviewed people who plan to ignore the new law, including Sergio Pomar, chief executive of energy-efficient installation firm INEL.
He said: "If I spend €600 to install solar panels and get fined €6 million let the judge decide."
Private individuals who fail to hook their solar panels up to the national grid to be metered and taxed could face fines of up to €30 million ($40 million) under the new law.
Forbes magazine wrote: "It seems ludicrous."
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/lets-tax-sun-new-law-shocks-world-press.html

Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell molested a young girl as she clutched a teddy bear and warned her that if she told anyone she would 'die', a court heard today.
The actor allegedly told the girl, 'It's okay, just keep calm, stay asleep... I'm going to get rid of the evil,' as he segxwally abused the youngster, Manchester Crown Court was told.

He also allegedly told her: 'It's our little secret, no-one needs to know otherwise ... you'll die and the evil will come over you.'
Le Vell, 48, who plays car mechanic Kevin Webster in the ITV soap, is facing 12 charges in all - five counts of rape, three of indecent assault, two counts of segxwal activity with a child and two of causing a child to engage in segxwal activity.
Le Vell, who is on trial under his real name of Michael Turner, denies the offences and shook his head saying 'not guilty' in a strong voice as the charges were put to him before his trial began.
The first time he molested the girl, she clutched one teddy bear while Le Vell put another teddy bear over her mouth, it is alleged.
'It's okay. I'm making the evil stop once and for all now. It'll be fine,' he allegedly told the girl.
He then molested the youngster, kissed her on the cheek and left, the court heard.
The jury heard that on another occasion Le Vell molested the girl.
'He did not say anything this time, and after he had finished, he just got up and left,' Ms Laws said.
'She recalls that afterwards she felt sick,' the prosecutor added.
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/star-actor-rapes-young-girl-tells-her.html

They came in their droves, all hoping to catch a glimpse of what is considered to be one of Mother Nature's more unusual spectacles.
However, these spectators unwittingly became part of the show when a huge tidal bore burst through a dam and spilled over the riverbank, sweeping scores of tourists off their feet.
One moment these bystanders stood transfixed at the banks of the Qiantang River in Haining, in east China's Zhejiang province, waiting to witness the natural phenomenon.
The next they were running for their lives as a huge wave came crashing towards them, engulfing the crowds while others looked on helplessly.
While there were no fatalities, more than 20 people weran annual tradition for residents nearby, attracting hundreds of visitors each year.
The astonishing natural phenomenon, which is an abrupt uprising of river water, happens when the moon's gravity influence tides from the sea, moving them upstream, resulting in the mesmerising bore.
More than 20 people were injured by the rogue wave, with many needing to be carried away for treatment.
Despite the authorities warning onlookers to stand back from the river bank, many fail to heed the advice and end up trying to out-run the wave when it heads towards them.
Bores only occur in a few locations throughout the world, usually in areas with a large tidal range and where incoming tides are funnelled into a shallow, narrowing lake or river.
China's Qiantang River boasts the largest bore, up nine metres - or 30 feet high - and travelling up to 25mph.
The annual event is becoming a bit of a headache for authorities, who each year tell spectators to keep their distance from the tidal surge.
But, each year, daredevils and unsuspecting spectators stray too close to the river's edge, erroneously thinking they can outrun the wall of water.
In September 2008 a group of American surfers convinced the Chinese government to allow them to surf a section of the river.
Personal watercraft were used to safely transport the surfers in and out of the tidal bore.
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/photos-hundreds-of-tourists-washed-away.html

 Lady Gaga has opened the iTunes festival in London, playing a set of entirely new material.
The 60-minute show marked The pop star's comeback, after a broken hip caused her to cut short her Born This Way Ball tour earlier this year.
"To say that I've missed you, it's a bit of an understatement," she told her fans on stage at London's Roundhouse.
Featuring pig men in boiler suits and multiple costume changes, the show was streamed live around the world.
In the audience were celebrity fans including Adele, Niall Horan from One Direction and TV personality Arlene Phillips.
For fans, it was the first taster of Gaga's forthcoming album ArtPop, as seven songs - including Manicure, I Wanna Be With You and Swine - were played for the first time.
Many attended the show in a dress code dictated by the 27-year-old on Twitter - including "bedazzled pig snouts" and "trash bags or artclothes".

http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/photo-lady-gaga-opens-itunes-festival.html

Hot Or Not?
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/ebube-nwagbos-casual-look-hot-or-not.html

Elikem and his girlfriend-in-the-making Pokello have already gotten down to some serious romance business, days after the former left the Big Brother Africa reality television show, which wrapped up on Sunday evening.
Images of both lovebirds, looking all intimate have surfaced online. The images are suggestive of how tight they’ve become post BBA, and just how serious they are taking this whole love-brewed-on-reality-television.
Both are set to go on a sponsored holiday trip worth some USD 10, 000, his reward for winning the Most Romantic Housemate of The Chase, voted for by the show’s viewers.
Elikem’s prize package includes:
- A five-night, all expenses paid stay in a luxury room at the Sarova White Sands Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya.
- Two return air tickets courtesy of Rwanda Air as well as spending money.
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/bbathechase-romantic-holiday-trip.html

lol... i pray...
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/mi-agrees-yung6ix-is-best-rapper-in.html

Channel O and Forbes Africa on September 1, 2013, Sunday, presented the latest list of top 10 most bankable/richest artistes in Africa.

The rating was calculated using such factors as endorsement value, popularity, show rates, sales, awards, YouTube views, appearance in newspapers, investment, social media presense, influence and many other factors.

Check out the full list below:

1. AKON – CEO of Konvict Music, opened doors with other African artiste.

2. DON JAZZY – Producer. CEO Mavin Records, influential producer, MTN, Samsung and Loyal Milk endorsement. D’Banj, Kanye West, Beyonce and Jay Z on production credit.

3. P SQUARE – Music Duo. Featured on Forbes Africa twice, sold out concert, presidential guest in at least 5 African countries.

4. D’BANJ – Music Artiste. International music brand, GO D Music deal, Sony Entertainment deal.

5. WIZKID – Music Artiste. EME artiste, Starboy CEO, affiliation with Disturbing London, several international collaboration, highest paid Pepsi ambassador in Africa, ambassador of MTN.

6. 2FACE IDIBIA – Music Artiste. 10 million disc and at least 7 million digital sale, multiple ambassador, one campaign… associated with Guinness, Haven Homes, Airtel Worldwide and philanthropist – 2face foundation.

7. ANSELMO RALPH – Music Artiste. Samsung and Coca Cola ambassador, Angola prince, Perfume line, clothing label, multimillion dollar tour bus, Sony artiste.

8. SARKODIE – Rapper. Presidential youth ambassador Ghana, Sark clothing, Samsung ambassador, fan milk Ghana.

9. ICE PRINCE – Music Artiste. Six million downloads, 2 studio owner, one foundation member, Plug N Play ambassador, Zamani foundation.

10. BANKY W – Music Artiste. Co owner EME, Samsung Ambassador, Philanthropist, winner of multiple awards.

Source: The Herald
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/africas-most-bankable-artists-top-10-by.html

They Started from the bottom now they are here. If you were asked to list top five Nigerian rappers,Olamide & Phyno would make the list. These boys have taken over. They displayed their NEA Awards in Newyork.Cool!!!!!!
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/photo-olamide-phyno-show-off-their-nea.html

I am Omoni Oboli and I represent Naija!


    Our country is littered with success stories that have shaped us into who we are. We have icons that have, through their consistency, paved the way for many of us to walk right through. Many have done it unwittingly by just focusing on achieving their personal goals and in their resolve to break through the stereotypes, disenfranchisement and stigmas they have shown the rest of us the endless possibilities in their chosen fields. Others have done it with a plan to leave a trail for others to follow.

I will continue to celebrate these icons that I consider to be the true role models for our youth to emulate in our nation. One such icon is our very own Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde.

The original Omosexy who has been tagged the African Magic.
Omotola waltzed into the movie industry before it was nicknamed Nollywood and took her place at the top of the industry as a leading lady like she actually owned the place. She fits into it easily like one who knew that she was born to do this. Her consistency at the top is evidence of her prowess at delivering every role consistently from when she stole our hearts in the movie Mortal Inheritance.

The ever-growing fans of Nollywood have been held spellbound by her believability in all her varied roles. At such a young age when many didn’t know their left from right she understood the responsibility that came with being the leading lady. We saw her cry, laugh, rejoice, explore and display other emotions and adventures that Nollywood has been consistently propelling us actors through in the last 21 years of its existence so that we have come to believe that we know her personally.

With her own style and wits, Omotola has somehow shown us her life and yet kept the personal bit intact, even though she got into marriage at an age many consider to be too young. She has stayed in the marriage when many casualties of failed marriages litter our nation and our industry. She simply defied the odds! Even though pilots are reputed to be philanderers, she has been successfully married to one for many years. Actors have a global reputation of divorces, citing the flimsiest excuses for their actions, but she has been steadfast in her marriage.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not putting down actors for their divorces because many other industries surpass them in divorce rates. I’m just showing that these are perceived notions the world over. Many of them, especially the actresses, have had to endure strenuous relationships due to their celebrity status in the hands of their spouses,. Through it all, our Omosexy remains a pillar of virtue as an example to many that it is possible to stay focused, achieve success in any field of endeavour and still maintain a good family.

She continues to break grounds globally, being celebrated for what we already knew she is, one of the most influential figures of our time! This is due to the impact of our film industry, Nollywood. This industry that many do not yet see its direct and indirect impact on our society, but has broken grounds the world over. This Nollywood that gave the opportunity to many of us to find our voice globally. Where we would have been big fishes in our small pond, we find that the world hangs on our every word and action. This is such a huge responsibility for us to bear, and Omotola has held her place there such that she has been commended for it consistently.

I don’t need to talk about all the awards she has acquired over the years, and I don’t know if she can count how many awards she has received till date, but we know that she has not failed to deliver on most of her performances. The Bible says that a man’s gifts makes room for him and brings him before great men, kings or captains of industries, and it certainly has in her case. She has been honoured for her performance on screen and for her activities off screen. She has lent her voice to many worthwhile causes and championed many of her own.

She is the mother of four children and has managed to stay in shape, not only for the screen, but for her husband. She is truly an icon in the movie industry and in Nigeria as a whole. She has shown that with hard work, consistency, diligence, focus and a desire to achieve, there is nothing that can stop your rise to the top of your game.

I try to celebrate the icons in our nation that are worthy of emulating so that our youth and our people can begin to heal from the damage of inconsistent, morally decadent and corrupt role models that we have followed in the past and start chatting a new course for ourselves by looking to people whose lives have paved a walkway to greatness.

Remember to go out there and start or continue buying and watching our movies, like Anchor Baby, Last Flight to Abuja, Doctor Bello and many other titles out there that are good quality products. My movie, Render to Caesar, will be in the cinemas sometime in November. It promises to be a must watch for everyone. I’m starring alongside Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Wire, Lottery Ticket), Wale Ojo (Phone Swap, Johnny English), Lucky Ejim (The Tenant), Kalu Ikeagwu, Dede Mabiaku, Bimbo Manuel and many others.

Our future depends on your consistency in supporting us so that we can keep smiling.
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/actress-omoni-oboli-praises-omotola-you.html

They all know how to enjoy their money. Iyanya,Emma Nyra & Ubi Frankin were in Newyork for the Nigerian Entertainment Awards yesterday..They looking good..
Iyanya’s Kukere won Hottest Single Of The Year ..Checkout Emma Nyra’s sexy performance outfit below
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/photos-iyanyaemma-nyra-ubi-franklin-at.html