NAMIBIA'S Dillish Matthews won the eighth season of the television reality show Big Brother Africa "The Chase" on Sunday night.
After spending 91 days in Biggie's house, the charming lady who was
labelled an underdog and a spoilt princess, has, however, made history.
Dillish did her best to stay out of trouble throughout her time in the
house.
The Nambian beauty beat four other finalists - Elikem, Cleo, Melvin
and Beverly - to win the US$300,000 (Sh26.1 million) grand prize. The
live finale also saw exciting performances from Ice Prince, Keko, R2Bees
and DJ Ganyani.
Windhoek-born Dillish is a third year Psychology student with a
passion for seafood. She describes herself as "caring, fun, troublesome,
loving and adventurous".
Dillish says her best quality is the fact that she's "very real and
straightforward". She values caring and considerate people and dislikes
those who are selfish and lazy.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Madonna is top-earning celebrity
1. Madonna, $125 million.
Madonna has been named the top-earning celebrity of 2013.The earnings are the most the Material Girl has ever made in one year.
Director Steven Spielberg comes in second with $100 million in earnings, while Simon Cowell, author E.L. James and Howard Stern round out the top five.
Others included on the rich list are author James Patterson, TV personality Glenn Beck, moviemaker Michael Bay, Hollywood mogul Jerry Bruckheimer and Lady Gaga.
iPhone 6 concept shows thinner handset with touch-sensitive home button and 12MP camera
Just as smart looking as the iPhone 5, but 20% slimmer.
iPhone renders are a dime a dozen, but for once we have been graced
with a concept for Apple’s next flagship phone that seems very much a
possibility.Created by Arthur Reis, a budding designer who aspires to join the ranks of Jony Ive and Shin Nishibori someday, 3D renderings of the iPhone 6 imagine a handset that looks largely identical to iPhone 5 (think: anodised aluminium casing with chamfered edges), but an impressive 20 per cent slimmer at just 6.1mm thick.
The handset also features a 12-megapixel camera with an ‘iSight Pro’ sensor boasting an f/1.8 aperture and a ‘Magic TrackPad’ that replaces the physical home button with a touch-sensitive equivalent.
As far as we’re concerned, this is one of the best iPhone concepts we’ve seen, principally because it doesn’t go crazy on novel or unrealistic features as most concepts do.
Apple is always trying to make its handsets slimmer, so a more slender iPhone is within the realms of possibility. And with Samsung upping the ante with a 13-megapixel camera on the freshly launched Galaxy S4, we can certainly expect the iPhone 6 to match its competition in the imaging stakes.
Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Unveiled Next Week
In the same conversation with the Korea Times, Lee Young-hee, executive vice president of Samsung's mobile business, confirmed that the Galaxy Note III, Samsung's pen-equipped, big-screen phone whose details have been teased in media invitations, would also be announced at the event.
But after consistent speculation that Apple and Google have been working on competing smartwatches, the big focus is on Samsung's watch.
"The Gear won't have a flexible display. The new device will enhance and enrich the current smart mobile experience in many ways," Lee told the Korea Times. "It will lead a new trend in smart mobile communications. We are confident that the Gear will add meaningful momentum to the mobile industry."
Some Details on Apple's Rumored iWatch
Lee emphasized that it will have a "nonflexible" display, despite the company's work on creating flexible or bendable screens and the images filed along with Samsung's "Galaxy Gear" trademark and patents.
Similar to the other tablets and phones in Samsung's Galaxy line, the watch will be powered by Google's Android operating system.
Samsung did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for more details on the watch and U.S. availability. As with previous announcements at this particular European tradeshow, the products tend to go to other countries first.
Apple, Google and Microsoft have all been rumored to be working on their own smartwatches as well. Apple filed for a trademark on the term "iWatch" in July, and has been hiring people from the fashion industry, presumably to work on the wearable product.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Review
Apple CEO Tim Cook also said that the wrist was an area of interest for the company when thinking about wearable devices. Google has also been said to be working on its own watch powered by Android.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger hit by more injury worries
Lukas Podolski will miss Sunday's North London derby with Tottenham and faces three weeks out after suffering a hamstring injury in Tuesday night's 2-0 defeat of Fenerbahce which completed a 5-0 aggregate triumph and saw the Gunners advance to Thursday's draw.
Aaron Ramsey scored twice but finished the match on the bench with a groin problem after Arsenal had used all three substitutes, while fellow midfielder Jack Wilshere's fragile ankle was a cause for concern after he was the victim of some meaty tackles.
"We paid a heavy price on the injury front because we lost Podolski," said Wenger, who had wanted to haul Wilshere off before the end for his own protection, but the England midfielder refused.
"Podolski's definitely out for 21 days. I don't know how bad Ramsey is. I don't know how Wilshere responds. We have to check that (on Wednesday) morning.
"Jack should be all right for Sunday. I'm hopeful on Aaron as well.
"I took him off with three or four minutes to go, but I don't know how bad it is. He wanted to stay on."
With injuries already to Mikel Arteta and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the further fitness concerns throw more scrutiny on Wenger's bid to add to his squad in the final days of the transfer window.
There were reports that Juan Mata Senior, father and agent of the Chelsea playmaker, was at the Emirates Stadium for the match.
Following the Spain playmaker's omission from the Chelsea starting line-up at Manchester United on Monday night, rumours circulated he was available for transfer.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho denied those suggestions and Wenger believes recruiting the World Cup winner would be a long shot.
"I like him," said Wenger, who was beaten to the former Valencia playmaker's signature by Chelsea two years' ago.
"I watched the game last night and I've heard, like you, Juan Mata could be on the market.
"There is anyway in England a reluctance to sell to each other."
In recent days, Wenger has preferred to focus on the players already at his disposal.
SWIFT Networks: 500 volunteers to test drive new LTE network
The SWIFT Networks, a leading provider of
high speed broadband internet and data services to enterprise and
consumer customers in Nigeria, has announced that 500 volunteers will
test-drive its brand new Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in
preparation for its launch in Lagos, in the first instance.
SWIFT has built the LTE network on the
spectrum resources of the Direct On PC which it acquired recently,
enabling it to overlay the ultra-fast LTE network over its current 4G
WIMAX network to offer higher access speed to its current and future
customers.
according to the editor "Wireless spectrum is a finite resource
and LTE uses it more efficiently than other technologies, creating more
space to carry data traffic and services and to deliver a better network
experience. It delivers at least 10 times faster download speed than 3G
and 4 times that of WIMAX 4G networks".
“This will be Nigeria’s fastest and most
reliable 4G LTE network; we will not rush this launch and will take
every care to ensure that we get it right the first time. Getting the
most aggressive users from our current customer base to test-drive it
will enable us to debug and fine-tune it to meet the exerting demands of
our target customer base,” said Chukwuma Okoye, the chief operating
officer of SWIFT.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
DISCOVERING YOUR TALENTS MAKES YOU OUTSTANDING NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE!...selah.
We had a
photoshoot with the winner of the first edition of COVENANT UNIVERSITY CANAANLAND,NIGERIA CU's Got Talent Miss SANDRA,
and it was fun as you can see with your own korokoro eyes...lol
Well, Big S/O to Team TTC(The TalkCity)
Photo Credit: Emmanuel @_emmzie
Angolan Model Maria Borges tops Forbes Africa Magazine’s List for African Models
Posted: By Jennifer ObiuwevbiForbes Africa Magazine has released the list for the top African models for 2013 and topping that list is Angolan born model Maria Borges.
With appearances on the runway for designers such as Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs, Maria has been dubbed the most wanted African runway model of 2013.
With Maria at the top, the other African models that came close to snatching the title for number 1 include Ajak Deng from Sudan, Grace Bol from Sudan, Candice Swanepoel of South Africa, Liya Kebede of Ethiopia, Katryn Kruger of South African and Miss Universe competitor Flaviana Matata.
THE MOST BEATIFUL CITIES IN AFRICA...
I was going through the list of most beautiful cities in Africa a while ago and i was shocked to see the following top six city on the list excluding Lagos,Abuja and Calabar here is the list;
1)victoria-seychelles
2)Cape town-south Africa
3)Johanesburg-South Africa
4)Pretoria-South Africa
5)Nairobi-Kenya
6)Cairo-Egypt
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Nigerian boy flies to Lagos from home town hiding in airplane wheel cavity
According to Reuters - A Nigerian teenager hid in the
wheel compartment of an airplane and survived a half hour flight
to the commercial hub of Lagos from his home town of from Benin,
Arik Air said on Sunday.
Daniel Ihekina evaded airport security and snuck into the
tyre section of the flight just before the wheels went up for
take off on Saturday, airline spokesman Ola Adebanji said by
telephone.Passengers spotted him emerging from the wheel cavity in Benin and alerted the staff.
"How he got through security is something for the authorities to investigate," Adebanji said. "He's lucky to have survived it. Not many people can do that and survive."
He said that the plane only went up 21,000 feet because it was a short flight, increasing the boy's chances of surviving the thinner, colder air at high altitudes.
Adebanji said Ihekina was still being questioned by police and that he said his family had mistreated him. (Reporting by Tim Cocks; Editing by Louise Ireland)
Microsoft to end support for Windows XP, Office 2003 in 2014
United States technology company, Microsoft has announced the
official end of support for Windows XP, Windows XP Professional for
Embedded Systems and Office 2003 by April 8, 2014 and therefore urged
its customers and partners to migrate to Windows 8 and Office 2013
platform.Businesses in particular are feeling the most pressure to stay up-to-date with an increasing need to protect their data and manage all their devices while ensuring security and compliance. Windows 8 is Microsoft’s latest operating system for modern businesses, building on Windows 7 fundamentals such as speed, reliability and security while creating a modern platform designed for new generation of hardware experiences from tablets and innovative touch devices to traditional desktops and laptops.
With the Official End of support for Windows XP, Windows XP Professional for Embedded Systems and Office 2003, partners and customers will no longer receive security updates and technical support from Microsoft, which will result in vulnerability to security threats. Awawu Olumide-Sojinrin, acting country manager, Microsoft Nigeria while speaking at a media briefing to announce end of support for the Windows XP and Office 2003 in Lagos, explained that Microsoft is proactive in communicating changes that are critical and important to our customers. As a result, she said Microsoft is taking its time to notify its customers and partners ahead of the April 8 2014 deadline.
“Migration is taken for granted until it is experienced. It is therefore wise for customers and partners to move with the changing technology trend by migrating to the Windows 8 and Office 2013 platform within the 8-month period.” She said. In recent times, it has been observed that PC desktops are now commonly found side by side with laptops, and newer form factors like Ultra books, All in Ones, and tablets. Writeable CDs are today replaced by cloud-based storage solutions like SkyDrive. Connectivity and accessibility once limited to offices is now possible at home, in the car or even on a beach.
Businesses can now achieve greater productivity and mobility through Direct Access in Windows 8 by enabling remote users to seamlessly access corporate resources over a secure VPN tunnel through the Internet.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Pennsylvania: Mistaken Identity at Funeral
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Philadelphia woman has turned up alive nearly two weeks after her
family held a funeral and burial for her. Services for Sharolyn Jackson,
50, were held on Aug. 3. Carrie Minney, Ms. Jackson’s mother, said the
woman in the coffin looked identical to her daughter, except for the
nose; she says the family assumed something happened to it during the
embalming process. But Ms. Jackson showed up at a mental health facility
in Philadelphia last week. A spokesman for the Philadelphia Department
of Health said Ms. Jackson’s son and a social worker who knows her had
viewed photographs of a woman’s body and identified it as hers. The body
that was buried will be exhumed in hopes of identifying it.
Homemade Chicken Shawarma
It’s best to season in advance and refrigerate to let
the flavors marinate. If life happened and you only had 15 minutes it
will still turn out fine.
Since there is almost no oil in the recipe, it’s important to use a non-stick pan.2 pounds / 1 kilo boneless skinless chicken thighs (don’t discard the fatty parts)
1 Tablespoon oil
¾ teaspoon cardamom
¼ teaspoon cumin
¼ teaspoon turmeric
¼ teaspoon paprika
salt and freshly ground pepper
Spread the spice mixture over the chicken, add the oil and rub with your hands so that all pieces are covered evenly. Refrigerate up to 24 hours or if using, set aside. Remove from the fridge 30 minutes before cooking so the chicken won’t be too cold. Season with salt and pepper just before sautéing.
Heat a non-stick wide shallow skillet. When very hot, add half the chicken and sauté’ covered on high flame (cook the chicken in two batches so that you don’t overload the pan and get steamed chicken). When the chicken is golden-brown on the bottom, turn it over and continue cooking until done. Sometimes you need to flip it a couple more times so that the chicken cooks thoroughly.
Wait 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and slice as thinly as you can.
Serve with some tahini sauce and this salad:
Onion and Parsley Salad:
Peel half an onion and slice thinly. Salt, and mix well with your fingers. Place aside. Pick the leaves from a small bunch of parsley, add to the onion and season with sumac – if you have it. Mix well.If there’s no sumac- add some fresh lemon juice to give it a kick.
* Sautéing on high heat causes the chicken to sear on the outside and steam inside, so that you get a spicy golden exterior and a soft and moist interior. Provided you didn’t overcrowd your pan and you preheated well.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Katie Kerr's wedding invitation has gone viral since she posted it on Reddit. (Reddit)
When Chicago resident Katie Kerr posted her funny wedding invitation
on Reddit last Friday she expected a few chuckles, but she had no idea
it was going to turn into a full-blown social media sensation.
"We were just trying to make it different and unique. This is crazy. I didn't think it would be that big of a deal," Kerr, 28, tells the Chicago Tribune about her invitation, which has already received more than 400 upvotes.
Aside from the fact that it unconventionally lists four options for a
"Yes" and four options for a "No," giving detailed reasons for each,
the actually choices are knee-slapping funny."We were just trying to make it different and unique. This is crazy. I didn't think it would be that big of a deal," Kerr, 28, tells the Chicago Tribune about her invitation, which has already received more than 400 upvotes.
for a "Yes" simply reads: "Two words: Free booze." Another option for a "No" is "I will be visiting, um, Yemen. Yeah, Yemen. But it's a secret trip. So if you ask anyone, they will have no clue what you are talking about." A confessed social media lover, Kerr's RSVP invitation was first picked up by Huffington Post who contacted her two days after she posted it on Reddit. Their story link was shared on Facebook and Twitter and currently has over 12,000 Facebook likes. Shortly after, the media calls started flooding in.
"My phone really started blowing up after it got put on MSN," Kerr tells ABC. "It was even ahead of the royal baby."she said.
She is engaged to Chris Sabino, 29, and the couple plan to marry on Sept. 21.
Friday, August 23, 2013
I may not sign any stars before the deadline, admits Moyes with United boss under pressure for stellar signings
Manchester United manager David Moyes has said that he may not sign
anyone new before the end of the transfer window on September 2. His
pursuit of Cesc Fabregas has all but come to an end, while bids for
Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines were strongly rebuffed by Everton.
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ABUJA, (Xinhua) --
Africa’s youngest
billionaire Ashish Thakkar said Nigeria is a land of
opportunities for investors, despite a cornucopia of negative
stories reported about it in the media.
The Uganda-born billionaire told
reporters in Abuja, after a private meeting with President
Goodluck Jonathan, that he found out the difference between
perception and reality is embedded in the huge potentials of
Nigeria and the way investments flourish in the West African
country, even as the international media are flooded with
negative reports.
According to the 32-year-old
billionaire, Nigeria and the 53 other African countries are
going through the much-needed transformation which makes the
continent to be considered as a fast developing one.
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Funniest song lyrics ever!!!
by CosminaPrisma |
If you want my body and you think I’m sexy
Come on honey tell me so If you really need me just reach out and touch me" - Rod Stewart" "Sexbomb sexbomb you’re my sexbomb And baby you can turn me on turn me on darlin’ Sexbomb sexbomb you’re my sexbomb sexbomb You can give it to me when I need to come along Sexbomb sexbomb your’re my sexbomb And baby you can turn me on You can give me more and more counting up the score Yeah You can turn me upside down inside out You can make me feel the real deal uh uh I can give it to you any time because you’re mine Ouch, sexbomb, aw baby Sexbomb sexbomb you’re my sexbomb And you can give it to me when I need to be turned on No, no Sexbomb sexbomb you’re my sexbomb And baby you can turn me on turn me on And baby you can turn me on turn me on Baby you can turn me on turn me on Ooh baby you can turn me on turn me on Baby you can turn me on oh Baby you can turn me on oh Baby you can turn me on Well baby you can turn me on" http://www.lyricsfreak.com/r/rod-stewart/117185.html | ||
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