Lady Of Songs, Christy Essien-Igbokwe Is Dead

SO SO SAD...........................

R.   I.   P.

Nigeria’s entertainment sector has again lost one of its stars with the death of The Lady of Songs, Christy Essien-Igbokwe.
The cause of her death could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. Findings however revealed that the late singer was diagnosed with hole-in-heart during her first pregnancy which she was quoted to have said miraculously got healed..............................

To get the full story, click on the link below...

http://thestreetjournal.org/2011/06/lady-of-songs-christy-essien-igbokwe-is-dead/

MTV News | Dj Khaled releases official tracklist

According to HipHop-N-More.com, the tracklist for DJ Khaled's upcoming album, We the Best Forever, has surfaced online. The 12-track project includes guest spots from Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne, T-Pain and many more. Be sure to get your copy on July 19th, but you can pre-order it now via Amazon.com now.

1. "I'm On One" Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
2. "Welcome To My Hood" Feat. Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne & T-Pain
3. "Money" Feat. Jeezy & Ludacris

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http://www.mtvbase.com/news/dj-khaled-releases-official-tracklist/

MTV News | T-Pain drops new video

Hey people!! get it first right here...your homeboy T-Pain has just dropped a new video.
Get the full details by clicking on the link below
http://www.mtvbase.com/news/t-pain-drops-new-video/

Corn syrup is the number one ingredient that makes us fat

This one ingredient is in almost all of our processed foods.


It’s in our soft drinks and juices, hamburgers and chicken, cookies and cakes, breads and crackers, yogurt and granola bars, pizza and fast foods and it’s making us fat.

Too Much of a Bad Thing


Most of our processed foods are being sweetened with the cheap and abundant high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).



When it was first introduced in the early 1970s, we consumed about 450 grams (one pound) per year.



Today we eat almost 27 kilos (60 pounds) per person per year.


An Epidemic



Scientists like Professor George Bray have been studying the effects of HFCS for many years.


As former executive director of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, and a former chair of the International Obesity Task Force, Bray had first hand experience with the growing epidemic and wrote about his findings in The Handbook of Obesity.



"Fructose is absorbed differently.



It doesn't register in the body metabolically the same way that glucose does.



It is a carbohydrate fat equivalent (that’s how I look at it) and the rise in high fructose corn-syrup is on top of the obesity epidemic," said Bray.

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http://www.natures-health-foods.com/corn-syrup.html

True Blood's Joe Manganiello Shirtless: Is That Really an Eight-Pack?

SERIOUSLY!!!! THIS VAMPIRE BOYS ARE WAY TOO SEXY - CHECK OUT TRUE BLOOD'S JOE MANGANIELLO'S PACKS.....

Another day, another set of sexy pics of True Blood stud Joe Manganiello.
Don't get us wrong—we definitely not complaining.
While the latest may be a fashion spread for GQ, it's not the clothes that caught our eye...
READ: Yowzers! New True Blood Sex Is "Off the Charts!"
Manganiello is once again showing off his perfectly sculpted bod. In one shot, he dons red Loden Dager swim trunks and an unbuttoned Giorgio Armani dress shirt in front of a topless bikini model, while in another, he's only wearing a pair of 7 for Mankind jeans.

Check out more of this story below........
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b248459_true_bloods_joe_manganiello_shirtless.html

CURRY IS MUCH, MUCH MORE, THAN JUST AN EXOTIC FLAVOURING!!!

Scientists say this exotic compound kills cancer cells


A molecule found in a curry ingredient can kill esophageal cancer cells in the laboratory, suggesting it might be developed as an anti-cancer treatment, scientists said recently.



Researchers at the Cork Cancer Research Center in Ireland treated esophageal cancer cells with curcumin, a chemical found in the spice turmeric, which gives curries a distinctive yellow color, and found it started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours.



The cells also began to digest themselves, they said in a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.




Previous scientific studies have suggested curcumin can suppress tumors and that people who eat lots of curry may be less prone to the disease, although curcumin loses its anti-cancer attributes quickly when ingested.




But Sharon McKenna, lead author of the Irish study, said her study suggested a potential for scientists to develop curcumin as an anti-cancer drug to treat esophageal cancer.

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http://www.natures-health-foods.com/curry.html

MTV News | The African Stand Up

Africa Stand Up!
July 1st at University of Johannesburg
With the hottest line up including:
DJ Lewis (Ivory Coast)
Teargas (SA)
Ba'Ponga (Gabon)
+more!!

MTV Base are giving away 5 double tickets to lucky entrants! To win tickets get your tweet on and SEND OUT A TWEET THAT READS: Africa Stand Up! and cc @MTVBaseAfrica

Winners will be chosen on Friday 24th June

Winners need to be able to get to and from the event, no under 18's.

FOR MORE ON THIS VISIT THE LINK BELOW.......
http://www.mtvbase.com/news/the-african-standup-July/

Punk palace agog as Area Fada turns 60

It was a huge night of fun in the Punk Palace, Abuja when the Area Fada, Charly Boy rolled out the drums to celebrate his 60the birthday.
The birthday organized by the Area Fada and his friends brought together great names in politics and the entertainment industry.
It was also a night of say it as it were, as guests used the opportunity to extol the virtues of father of eight and several grandchildren.
FOR THE FULL STORY, VISIT THE LINK BELOW :
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/punk-palace-agog-as-area-fada-turns-60/

Don’t talk about my ex-hubby, BEGS Kenny St Brown

Divorce is such a horrible experience many people would not even wish their enemies. After more than two years of separation from ex-hubby, Eddy Montana of the defunct Remedies Group, Kenny St Brown may not have overcome the trauma contrary to reports that insisted she has moved on.
Recently, Kenny was sighted at the launch of the DJ’s Association of Nigeria, DJAN, held in Ikeja, Lagos, where Shwotime Celebrity engaged her in a chat. But she would not stand the mention of her ex-hubby’s name Eddie.
Read on....
Why are you at this event?
I really thank God for the life of these DJ’s. You know they have brought a lot of celebrations into lives, into homes, they brought a lot of celebration to the lives of musicians, they’ve brought a lot of content to the radio and television and other media channels.
Yet they have been grossly neglected and so now that they have come together to be one, it is now time for them to be put in the position that they belong. Just look at hip hop music, five or ten years ago, there was nothing for us, even me rebranding, music then wasnt speaking one language. It only the DJ’s who had the enthuaism, the energy and they have been able to pull through and remain relevant all these years. I am very happry for them.
Many of these DJ’s work with radio stations, many will think your support here is a facade;
FOR THE FULL STORY, CHECK OUT THE LINK BELOW..........
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/don%E2%80%99t-talk-about-my-ex-hubby-begs-kenny-st-brown/

MORE MILITARY PRESNCE IN FCT- ABUJA, NIGERIA

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Onyeabor Ihejirika disclosed yesterday that the huge number of the deployment of heavily armed troops in and around Abuja was not occasioned by fears of another bomb attack akin to the one witnessed at the Police Force headquarters, but a necessary security measure aimed at protecting lives and property.
Speaking during the Pulling Out Parade in honour of the first 3-star General of Igbo extraction from the Nigeria Army, Lt. General Isaac Chikadibia Obiakor, the immediate past Military Adviser/Assistant Secretary General to the United Nations, Gen. Ihejirika said; ”henceforth, their would be increased military presence in the FCT particularly as it concerned protection of federal government assets, national institutions and the citizenry. The army have to ensure the protection of lives and property and this will be seen from time to time”.
Saturday Vanguard observed the presence of heavy troops in places like NNPC headquarters, the Central Bank head-quarters’, ministries, Eagle Square , the 3 -Arms zone, including the office of the Secretary to the Federation, National Assembly, the Millennium Park , big hotels, major road junctions and other important monuments.
Explaining the pulling out parade for Obiakor, the COAS said, “Pulling out of this nature is a kind of send off to mark the exit of a general in the armed forces and this particular parade is a significant one because it is that of an officer who attained the rank of a Lt. General and who has been an ambassador not only to the Nigerian army but to the nation at large, having risen to the post of the highest decision making body as far as peace support operations are concerned...........................   FOR THE FULL STORY, VISIT THE LINK BELOW  :
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/more-military-presence-in-fct-ihejirika/