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Nigeria's Head of State President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday afternoon declared State of Emergency in three states in the northern region and one state in the middle belt. The states have been under the siege of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic terrorist group and other nomadic Hausa-Fulani marauders who have been on rampage killing several hundreds of innocent Nigerians who were mostly Christians and destroying properties in Borno, Yobe, Niger and Plateau. The Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the suicide car bombing of the UN office in Abuja on Friday, 26 August 2011, killing 21 people and injuring over 60 others. On November 5, 2011, the group launched series of coordinated attacks in Borno and Yobe states, killing about 67 people in Damaturu and destroying a new police headquarters and other government offices. The most outrageous were the bomb attacks on St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla in Niger State and other churches in Jos, Gadaka, and Damaturu on Christmas Day wit...

“Becoming Ginger Rogers” Book Party Launch Benefits Dancing Classrooms Patrice Tanaka Program Teaches Ballroom Dancing in 500+ Public Schools Across U.S. and in Jaffa, Israel, Bringing Together Israeli and Palestinian Children Patrice Tanaka (Photo Credit: Jan Goldstoff) NEW YORK, DEC. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The recent industry launch of PR maven Patrice Tanaka’s new book, “Becoming Ginger Rogers…How Ballroom Dancing Made Me a Happier Woman, Better Partner and Smarter CEO,” co-hosted by MultiVu, a PR Newswire company, and CommPRO.biz, at The Ball New York on Dec. 14 was appropriately a fundraiser for Dancing Classrooms. The New York City-based non-profit, co-founded by ballroom champion Pierre Dulaine and his dance partner, Yvonne Marceau, which brings ballroom dance into public schools across the country and, now globally, has transformed the lives of more than 300,000 children and inspired the award-winning documentary, “Mad, Hot Ballroom,” and the film, “Take the Lead,” starring An...

30 Dec 2011 15:30 Africa/Lagos Career First for Brad Pitt: Top Money-Making Star of 2011 GROTON, Mass., Dec. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Brad Pitt has been voted the Top Money-Making Star of 2011 in Quigley Publishing Company's 80th Annual Poll of Motion Picture Exhibitors. This is Pitt's sixth appearance in the Poll, but his first win. Exhibitors felt Pitt was responsible for more traffic to theatres than any other Hollywood star based on his performances this year in "Moneyball," "The Tree of Life" and "Happy Feet Two." (voice) The Quigley Poll, conducted each year since 1932, is an annual survey of motion picture theatre owners and film buyers, which asks them to vote for the ten stars that they believe generated the most box-office revenue for their theatres during the year. It has been long regarded as one of the most reliable indicators of a Star's real box-office draw because the selections are made by professionals whose livelihood depen...

Anti Corruption Campaign Banner. Photo Credit: One Stone Advisors . 29 Dec 2011 20:50 Africa/Lagos FCPA Digest Cites Increased Prosecution of Individuals and Sharpened Focus On Judicial Opinions and Trials Shearman & Sterling report outlines business and legal implications of US, UK and other international anti-corruption activities NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Although the overall number of new FCPA enforcement actions fell somewhat in 2011 – just 16 corporate cases, compared with 20 in 2010 – US authorities have continued their aggressive and proactive enforcement of the statute and are now being joined by their foreign counterparts, according to global law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP. Shearman & Sterling's semi-annual "Recent Trends and Patterns in FCPA Enforcement" report, part of the firm's renowned FCPA Digest (http://fcpa.shearman.com), showed that, despite the claims of some commentators and legislators, FCPA penalties against corporat...

2Face Idibia, M.I, Jesse Jags, Tiwa Savage, P Square, DJ Jimmy Jatt and others have been signed by Spinlet, Africa's premier digital distribution service. The following is the detailed news release. 27 Dec 2011 20:19 Africa/Lagos Spinlet Signs Award Winning Artists to the Largest Digital Platform in Africa SAN FRANCISCO, December 27, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- Spinlet, Africa's premier digital distribution service, has signed on a significant roster of new artists to the service, making it the largest platform for music discovery throughout Africa. Spinlet has signed nonexclusive agreements with artists being encouraged to sell their music in as many places as possible so the result is creating wealth for the artist and the people who work so hard to bring African music to life. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111227/SF27665LOGO) "Spinlet's goal is to solve the distribution and piracy issues within Africa. Exclusive agreements can offer a unique user experience,...

'Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon' Movie Review... by ClevverMovies HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg, in association with Hasbro, Paramount Pictures' global smash hit Transformers: Dark of the Moon returns to Earth January 31, 2012 in a four-disc Ultimate Edition Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD combo pack with UltraViolet™ and a Digital Copy. A must-own film for every home media collection, Transformers: Dark of the Moon features "jaw-droppingly amazing 3D" (Harry Knowles, AintItCool.com) and fan-favorite characters OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE and Sam Witwicky amidst bigger and more spectacular action in an adventure that surpassed its predecessors to earn over $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office and become the #4 biggest movie of all time at the global box office. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111227/LA27204) Bursting with nearly four hours of sensational behind-the-...

Wow! Even Oprah Winfrey would gasp at this! Kim Kardashian gets paid $600,000 just to host a New Year's Eve party for the Tao Nightclub in Vegas. Tweet

The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/11) were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. areas on September 11, 2001 23 Dec 2011 19:00 Africa/Lagos U.S. District Court Rules Iran Behind 9/11 Attacks NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal district court in Manhattan yesterday entered a historic ruling that reveals new facts about Iran's support of al Qaeda in the 9/11 attacks. U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels ruled yesterday that Iran and Hezbollah materially and directly supported al Qaeda in the September 11, 2001 attacks and are legally responsible for damages to hundreds of family members of 9/11 victims who are plaintiffs in the case. Judge Daniels had announced his ruling in Havlish, et al. v. bin Laden, et al. , in open court on Thursday, December 15, 2011, following a three-hour courtroom presentation by the families' attorneys. Judge...

A car burns at the scene of a bomb explosion at St. Theresa Catholic Church at Madalla, Suleja, just outside Nigeria's capital Abuja, December 25, 2011. Photo Credit: REUTERS-Afolabi Sotunde . 25 Dec 2011 18:13 Africa/Lagos AJC Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attacks on Churches in Nigeria NEW YORK, Dec. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC expressed outrage and revulsion at the deadly terrorist attacks that targeted Christian worshipers in Nigeria on Christmas Day and killed at least 25 people. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO ) Several churches, including St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla and Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church in Jos, were attacked. A Muslim group, Boko Haram, has claimed responsibility. The same group, which, according to a New York Times account, seeks "to install strict Shariah or Muslim law across Nigeria," was also identified as the perpetrator of another wave of anti-Christian attacks during Christmas last year that k...

A shining cross in a dark place. Photo Credit: Live the Cross . All Wise Christians In The North Should Fellowship And Worship In Their Homes « on: Today at 10:56:23 AM » All wise Christians in the middle belt and northern regions should fellowship and worship in their homes from henceforth until the government can prove that your lives and properties would be safe. Even at home, please BE VIGILANT AND READY TO DEFEND YOUR FAMILIES, HOMES AND BUSINESSES. THE ENEMIES DO NOT SLEEP, SO STOP SLEEPING. ONLY FOOLS SLEEP WHEN THEIR HOME IS ON FIRE. You all must learn from our Lord Jesus Christ as He advised us in the following words: 14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. ~MATTHEW 10-14-15 The problem with majority of my so called Christian brethren is lack of wisdom and disobedience of the advice of J...

Rescuers helping one of the victims of the Christmas Day terrorist attacks on Christian churches in Jos, Damaturu, Potiskum and other areas in the Middle Belt and Northern Nigeria. Bombs are exploding in several churches in the middle belt and northern regions of Nigeria as murderous Islamic terrorists are attacking Christians on Christmas Day. Last week the Boko Haram Islamic terrorist group and other Islamic sects warned that Christian churches would be attacked during the Christmas holidays. Eye witness accounts are coming from the Sahara Reporters and Nairaland . Another Bomb Blast In Damaturu Another Bomb Blast In Jos Pictures Of Xmas Attack On Catholic Church Boko Haram Bombs A Catholic Church Just After Mass Xmas Day Bombings: Third Church Bombed In Yobe Killing 6 Xmas Day Bombings: Another Bomb Blast Hits A Second Church In Nigeria... ...

A terrorist bomb attack at the St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Madalla in Niger State killed about 19 Christian worshipers and injured several others Sunday morning of Christmas Day. Over 81 people were killed on Christmas Eve when the Boko Haram Islamic terrorists clashed with Nigerian soldiers and police officers in Damaturu, Yobe State. Other terrorist attacks have been reported from Potiskum, a Local Government Area in Yobe State and Maiduguri in Borno State. Photographs of the Christmas Day terrorist bomb attack on St. Theresa's Catholic Church from Nairaland . Islamic terrorists in the volatile northern regions warned of attacking churches on Christmas Day. But the government failed once again to provide adequate security for Christian churches in the northern states dominated by Muslims and where hundreds have been killed by the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect. Tweet

Illustration of Jesus and Santa. Photo Credit: Jason Berggren . Who owns Christmas? Jesus Christ or Santa Claus ? This is the thought-;provoking subject of David Frum's article on the Huffington Post: Santa vs. Jesus and it is one of the most engaging articles on the debate of how the "religion" of Santa Claus is misappropriating the religion of Christianity for which Christmas is being celebrated in commemoration of the birth of the founder Jesus Christ our Lord and Messiah. This is really How the Grinch Stole Christmas ! Of course How the Grinch Stole Christmas ! is an allegory of how Santa Claus has stolen the birthday of Jesus Christ written by Dr. Seuss on the commercialization of Christmas and satirizes those who profit from exploiting the holiday. As we speak, Santa Claus has just left the North Pole for his Christmas Eve journey around the world, his reindeer-powered sleigh loaded with gifts for boys and girls. ... As much we should appreciate the goodwill and ...

Yvonne Nelson, Ghollywood Sex Symbol. When you compare Nigerian actresses with Ghanaian actresses, you will see that the Ghanaian Actresses Jackie Appiah, Nadia Buari and Yvonne Nelson are hotter than Nigeria's Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Rita Dominic, Mercy Johnson, Ini Edo and Tonto Dike on and off screen. Especially my favourite Yvonne Nelson is just too hot! Genevieve Nnaji, Nollywood Sex Symbol Tweet