dowmakers: April 2013

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose under fire for baby pot socks

Amber Rose came under fire over the weekend after posting a photo of her son Sebastian wearing socks with little weed leaves on them on her instagram page and captioned it 'Like father, like son. #HUFsocks :-). Wiz Khalifa is famous for his music and his love for weed.

Her followers came after her real hard after she posted the photo. Amber Rose spent most of the day deleting nasty comments and blocking rude followers. Is there anything wrong with the sucks?

Lalu Wins Knorr Taste Quest Season 1

After a hard fought battle over the course of 15 weeks, Lalu Surdiham, a chef working in Lagos has emerged as the winner of the Knorr Taste Quest cooking competition. It was a grand finale filled with tension that could have been cut with a knife, as the trio of Ifeyinwa Mogekwu, Lalu Surdiham and Patricia Allison got ready to battle to become Nigeria's best.

Unfortunately for them, in a shocking and surprising twist, the judges announced the comeback of Saratu and Gregory, the last two contestants to be evicted from the show, thereby decreasing the chances of the initial three.

The battle started with the contestants tasked with making an appetizer within twenty minutes using Kpopo garri, Water leaf, Ikolo (worms) and Offili. It continued with the main course, where the contestants had to create a sea food delicacy using; Cat fish, Electric fish, Stock fish, Coco yam and Cassava. The final task was to whip up a dessert, using; Guava, Dates, Agbalumo, Sugarcane, Zobo leaves and Garri.

After the judges’ deliberation, Manny, the show’s presenter announced Saratu as the 3rd place winner, Patricia in 2nd place, and Lalu the winner of the competition. Ifeyinwa and Gregory came in fourth and fifth place respectively.

The third place winner went home with Five Hundred Thousand naira cash, and kitchen equipments worth Three Hundred Thousand naira, while the second place winner was rewarded with a cash prize of One million Naira, and Three Hundred Thousand naira worth of kitchen equipments.

Lalu, as the winner of the competition, went home with a 2013 Hyundai Elantra, One Million Naira, kitchen equipments worth Three Hundred Thousand Naira and most of all, the bragging rights to be called Nigeria's best.

Various kitchen equipments such as deep freezers, refrigerators, gas cookers, gas cylinders, pressure cookers as well as a cash prize of Fifty thousand naira cash prize were also given to all twelve finalists of the competition. To be updated on when the next season of Knorr Taste Quest will kick-off, log on to www.facebook.com/Knorr Nigeria and like the page.

Cancer patient Funmi Lawal dies

I'm sure you all remember her. Funmi Lawal is the UNILAG law graduate who was diagnosed with malignant sarcoma, a kind of cancer at the shoulder region, who we raised money for on LIB last year. She's the same lady music producer, Don Jazzy donated N2million to. You can read more about her HERE, HERE and HERE

Funmi's left arm had to be amputated in January 2013 to save her life...unfortunately she still didn't make it. She died this morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. The cancer had spread to her lungs and she had completely lost the ability to breathe without a respirator. May her soul rest in peace...amen.

Jumia co-founders featured in Forbes Africa magazine, announce 3 additional stores across Nigeria

On the trail of successes they have achieved as one of the pioneers of online retail in Nigeria, co-founders of Jumia , Raphael Afaedor and Tunde Kehinde have been featured in April’s edition of Forbes Africa magazine. In this awe-inspiring piece the duo talk to Abisola Owolawi about finding their dream, rising against the odds, their challenges and their rise to building Nigeria’s number 1 online retailer.

In another exciting sequence, the website has grown to be the 5^th local content website in Nigeria and the customer’s number 1 online retailer of choice.

The 10 month retail store has seen exponential growth in size of baskets and traffic to its site. Inadvertently leading to growth in all areas of its operations from staff, fleet, warehousing facilities, to more recently the addition of 3 locations in Warri, Kaduna and Benin; an addition to those existing in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt.

“As Nigeria’s no.1 online retailer, Jumia will continue to pioneer the Nigerian retail market, with a vision to being the answer to retail both offline and online in sub-Saharan Africa. As a place for direct retail shopping online with limitless reach and audience, we have seen orders come in large numbers from every nook and cranny of Nigeria, and in our commitment to our customers and making good on our promises of on time for delivery, we are gradually expanding and gaining foothold in more cities across Nigeria”, explained co-founders Tunde Kehinde and Raphael Afaedor.

Kim K proves once more that she's not faking her pregnancy

I guess this is in response to MTO's claims. These are screen shots from the trailer of the new season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, which premiers 2nd of June. She looks very pregnant to me!

Monday, 29 April 2013

Gywneth Palthrow named People 2013 world's most beautiful woman

They actually meant Hollywood's Most Beautiful Woman but the editor of the magazine fell, bumped his head and had amnesia...that's why you see the World there. True story! Hehe. Fine woman no doubt...but not World's Most Beautiful biko! :-)

Samsung unveils Galaxy Camera with Android 4.1 in Nigeria

If you are already in line with the future of digital photography, then we know you would love the bold introduction by Samsung with the Galaxy Camera – Camera Reborn.

Let’s get down to the magic of the Samsung Galaxy Camera. This device gives you the magic of professional digital photography with the powerful intelligence of the Andriod 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. - put it in very simple English, it’s the Smartest Smart Camera ever!

The stunning photographic capabilities, range of exceptional & rich professional shooting modes, combined with cool editing features and various android apps from the Google Play Store & Samsung Mobile App Store, makes it a must have at those precious moments to capture in memory for a lifetime.

At Samsung, they tell you the Samsung Galaxy Camera is built to S.E.E.S - (Shoot. Enjoy. Edit. Share) like no other and we couldn’t agree more. Let’s take you through why!

For Shooting

● Up close or far away. Bright lights or dim lights. Tricky Scenarios are no match for the Samsung Galaxy Camera.

● Stop being jealous of the pros with their big cameras, and start taking great shots.

● Save the digital zoom for editing afterwards. Samsung Galaxy Camera’s 21x Super Long Zoom is 100 percent optical.

● Instead of playing it back in slow motion, record it that way in the first place with Slow Motion Video.

For Enjoying

● Using the Samsung GALAXY Camera is incredibly intuitive and a lot of fun.

● Take better pictures and have more fun with the power of Android 4.1 Jellybean.

● Now you don’t have to wait until you get back home to properly review and edit your photos.

● The timeless beauty of the GALAXY Camera’s minimal organic design helps you take even better pictures

● Don’t be shy- tell it to zoom in or out, set the timer, and snap the photo when you’re ready.

For Editing

● Use the Best Face feature travel back in time after you’ve taken a picture to replace faces with the perfect moment.

● Use the powerful editing features with just the tips of your fingers to turn photos and videos into masterpieces.

● You can enjoy viewing your photos in a variety of ways, from a timeline to a unique magazine view.

● Express yourself freely with a variety of artistic effects to creatively recompose beautiful images.

For Sharing

● Instantly share pictures or transfer them using Wi-Fi or 3G Network back to home base for back-up.

● Straight from the camera, you can connect, upload, share, and even post to your favorite social media.

● Tell it where to aim and just take the shot. Galaxy Camera and the cloud will take it from there.

● Lets you share your pictures with up to 5 other Wi-Fi direct devices within range.

We hope you get why we are so excited to introduce you to the Samsung Galaxy Camera, and its available today at any of our retail outlets in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Benin, Enugu & Abuja.

If you still aren’t a believer, visit http://samsungmobileng.com/galaxycameraand see the camera in action in the hands of our very own Chef Fregz, Shola Animashaun & Stacey Okpararavero so you go know say “ no be magic oh"

You can also order the Samsung Galaxy Camera online via the website above & get it delivered to your home or office address. We’d keep you posted on much more fun & exciting moments surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Camera.

Rihanna breaks Billboard record ,Rihanna breaks Billboard record

Rihanna breaks Billboard record

Rihanna, pictured above getting ready for her show in ATL yesterday, broke the record for the most Pop Song No.1s on the Billboard chart. See her number one songs after the cut..

joan Rivers takes a swipe at Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian

Ouch! This Joan woman, eh! Lol. Love her!

‘I stay younger by dating younger’ - Gabrielle Union tells People mag

40 year old actress Gabrielle Union was featured in People Magazine 100 Most Beautiful Women in the World issue and when asked how stays and looks young, she replied:

"I started drinking a gallon of water a day in my mid-thirties. It changed everything from weight maintenance, to hair, skin, nails and digestion. Plus, I stay younger by dating younger. Dip into the kiddie pool, ladies! It worked for me!

Gabrielle is dating NBA star, Dwayne Wade, who is 9 years her junior. Thanks Gabby for the advise, you try...but I like my men older...or at least my age mate..:-)

It's not like I feel there's anything wrong with dating younger men, it's just a personal choice. For me, once I find out a guy is younger than I am, I find a way to make him lose my number. lol. No way! That's how I feel now sha...at 32...who knows how I will feel when I'm 40? Hehe!

Glo unveils Onyeka Onwenu, M.I as X Factor Judges, Toolz as host

Glo yesterday unveiled the host and judges for X-factor Africa. Toolz as host, M.I, Onyeka Onwenu and Ghanaian rapper Reggie Rockstone as judges. Two rappers and a singer. Who likes the combination? Love that Onyeka Onwenu and M.I are there but another singer would have been more appropriate...or what do you guys think?

Meanwhile a 68 year old grandma, Mrs Evelyn D. Lawson, from Bogeme in Rivers State, auditioned yesterday. See her photo after the cut...

Mrs Lawson came to the stage as the third contestant. The elderly woman who was supported by her two sons wonderfully sang the ‘Glory be to God’ song and got three “yeses” to go through to the next round. The judges and the audience were impressed with her performance and her courage to still sing at the age of 68.