Africa's Richest Woman - Folorunsho Alakija

The happily married 61 year old mother of four boys, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija who was a designer back in the day, and today, Africa’s richest woman went into the oil business some years back and now has an oil bloc that pulls in N157 million a day.

According to Forbes Magazine-the November 2012 edition, she is the richest woman in Africa with a net worth of $600million, which is about N94 billion.

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Dolly Parton Responds to Gay Rumors on Nightline

Dolly Parton has denied long-circulating speculation that she is gay in a candid interview with Nightline

The legendary singer and gay icon, whose been married to her husband Carl Dean for 46 years, shut down the reports that she is romantically involved with her childhood friend Judy Ogle. In fact, the singer says she has even bonded over the gay rumors with her pal Oprah Winfrey.

"We do talk about that Gayle King, her friend, Judy, my friend. They just think that you just can't be that close to somebody," Parton says. "Judy and I have been best friends since we were like in third and fourth grade. I mean, I love her as much as I love anybody in the whole world but we're not romantically involved."

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Uti and Matse to host the maiden edition of the Face of Peace Africa Pagent

Former Big Brother Africa winner, Uti Nwachukwu and Nigeria Info FM On Air Personality, Matse will jointly host the maiden edition of the Face of Peace Africa Pageant this year, the organizers have revealed.

The Face of Peace Africa Pageant is a new beauty pageant from the stable of Blu-Moon Imaginationz, a media and film production outfit in Abuja founded by the current Miss Peace Nigeria, Ify Concepta, the one-time runner up for Miss Imo and Miss Tourism. The auditions for the beauty pageant are scheduled to take place in two key cities; Abuja and Lagos.

The Lagos audition will take place next week at 33B Emina Crescent, Off Toyin Street, Ikeja. Forms for the pageant are still up for sale.

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Archbishop John Onaiyekan is now a Cardinal

Pope Benedict XVI has created Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Metropolitan and Archbishop of Abuja Ecclesiastical See, a Cardinal. The Pope granted Onaiyekan and five others the red hat in a consistory that was held on November 24, 2012.

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Natural Beauty of the Day

Fine girl no pimples, what do you think?

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Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday called for a three-year prison term for Nigerian international Emmanuel Emenike after he was implicated in a widespread match-fixing scandal

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Lawyers in Istanbul accused Emenike, who currently plays for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League, of faking an injury to avoid playing for his then club Karabukspor against Fenerbahce in May 2011, the Anatolie news agency reported.
Emenike's agent had beforehand been approached by Fenerbahce officials to arrange the player's "injury" for the match, it was alleged.
The 25-year-old attacker's case has been tried separately from a larger trial that has rocked Turkish football and which ended in July seeing the president of Fenerbahce, Aziz Yildirim, sentenced to six years and three months in prison.
In all, 93 people were tried and a number were found guilty of having fixed matches in the Turkish first and second divisions in the 2010-11 season, as wellas for malpractice.
Emenike joined Fenerbahce in 2011 but did not make a first team appearance for the club before he was transferred to Spartak.

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Facebook Warning Hoax: Privacy and Copyright Warning Spreading In Facebook Is A Hoax

A Facebook warning message is spreading on the social networking site this past few days wherein users are encouraged to repost a message declaring that their copyright is attached to all the materials they post on Facebook in response to new Facebook guidelines.

Here is a copy of the said message:

“In response to the new Facebook guidelines I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, comics, paintings, professional photos and videos, etc. (as a result of the Berner Convention).

For commercial use of the above my written consent is needed at all times! (Anyone reading this can copy this text and paste it on their Facebook Wall. This will place them under protection of copyright lawsBy the present communiqué, I notify Facebook that it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, disseminate, or take any other action against me on the basis of this profile and/or its contents. The aforementioned prohibited actions also apply to employees, students, agents and/or any staff under Facebook’s direction or control. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of my privacy is punished by law (UCC 1 1-308-308 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting FREE 1-308-308 end_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-103 and the Rome Statute).

Facebook is now an open capital entity. All members are recommended to publish a notice like this, or if you prefer, you may copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once, you will be tacitly allowing the use of elements such as your photos as well as the information contained in your profile status updates…

However, the message was said to be a hoax. ABC News noted that there is no such thing as the “Berner Convention,” and Facebook does not own the materials posted on their website.

Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes released the following statement:

“We have noticed some statements that suggest otherwise and we wanted to take a moment to remind you of the facts — when you post things like photos to Facebook, we do not own them. Under our terms (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms), you grant Facebook permission to use, distribute, and share the things you post, subject to the terms and applicable privacy settings.”

Meanwhile, privacy experts also said that posting such status message is totally worthless.

“Your Facebook data is governed by its Data Use Policy, and FB cooperates with law enforcement and government agencies. Simply posting a status update offers you no protection whatsoever,” Facecrooks, a popular “scam-watching” site reportedly said.

Despite these facts, the Facebook warning hoax continues to spread.

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Justin Bieber Responds To Overalls Critique

Justin Bieber got an earful from the online peanut gallery after wearing overalls to a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper last week. Now, Bieber's fighting back.
The pop superstar, 19, donned blue-and-white-striped overalls, a white T-shirt, a backwards baseball cap, and yellow sneakers on Friday to accept the Diamond Jubilee Medal, which honors significant achievements by Canadians. Many Twitter commenters viewed Bieber's choice of attire as disrespectful. Comments ranged from the incredulous ("Justin Bieber Seriously Wore Overalls To Meet The Canadian Prime Minister") to the outraged ("Justin Bieber met the Prime Minster in Overalls and a ball cap, such trash, learn some respect kid"). Another Twitter user suggested that Bieber fire his stylist.

Bieber responded to overalls-gate on his Instagram account. "The pic of me and the Prime Minister was taken in a room in the arena where I was performing at that day. I walked straight from stage to meet and greet him, if you... expect me to have a change of clothes let a loan [sic] a suit at that specific time that's crazy, It wasn't like it was like I was going into his environment, we were at a hockey arena. Wow Am I ever white trash."

Prime Minister Harper seemed amused by the controversy. On Sunday, he tweeted, "In fairness to [Bieber]... I told him I would be wearing my overalls too."

But Bieber's bad weekend didn't end there. The 19-year-old was booed while performing during halftime at Canada's football Grey Cup. It was unclear if the jeering was in response to Bieber's ill-advised overalls or just because the crowd just wasn't in the mood to hear "Boyfriend" again.

please leave the guy, he's just being himself.

 

 

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Chris Brown cancels South American show following protests

 Singer Chris Brown has backed out of his December concert in Guyana following local protests against his 2009 physical assault on ex-girlfriend, Rihanna.

Brown, 23, was supposed to headline a big show in the capital city of Georgetown. But South American women''s rights protesters and opposition lawmakers immediately released statements making it known that the ''Don''t Wake Me Up'' singer would not be welcomed in their city.

Brown, upon learning of the incident was uneasy and decided to cancel his appearance, reported Ace Showbiz.

Haters, they're back together you know so stop the hating and enjoy the music.

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Modemen Magazine 5th Men of the Year Awards Commercial

Modemen Magazine has released the commercial showing the hosts - Stella Damasus and Chris Attoh for its 5th Men of the Year Awards to take place on the 8th of December, 2012 at The Oriental Hotel, Lekki.

Interesting video.

See you at the awards. I'm going shopping right away.

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Red Carpet Beauties and Couples at the American Music Awards 2012

Taylor Swift

Christina Aguilera

Jennifer Morrison

Kelly Rowland - Gorgeous

Pink

Josh Dallas

Hmm, a Handsome dude indeed. I'm tripping.

Nick Canon

Heidi Klum

Jordin Sparks

 

Brandy

 

 

Check this out - See LOVE oh.

Jason Derulo and Jordin Sparks - wats happening. *winks*

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Worst Dressed at the American Music Awards 2012

At last night's American Music Awards in Los Angeles, the biggest names in music came together to celebrate the industry's finest. Despite the glitz and glamour of the night, there were several fashion fails spotted on the red carpet. Here are the five worst offenders this year.

Justin Bieber

Granted, it's been a rough week for The Biebs with rumors about a split from Selena Gomez circulating the world and filling every tabloid newspaper. However, Justin took smart/casual a bit too far in the direction of casual. His trademark over-sized pants looked a little out of place at such a prestigious event, and in fact, all of his clothes looked a couple sizes too big and hung off his small frame. However, his mom Patti Mallette, looked radiant!

Christina Aguilera

While this new, 'embrace your figure' Christina is refreshing, her taste still needs some work. Her dress was actually not so bad. The color and cut were both flattering, but it all went wrong from the neck up. The blonde bob framing her face, complete with rigidly straight bangs just didn't suit her. Add in the excessive tan, and the singer looked much older than her years.

Nicki Minaj

Let's be honest. It's unlikely we'll ever see Nicki dressed in something plain and understated. As her style choices go, this was actually one of the tamer ones. However, the enormous bright yellow dress looked awkward on her. Minaj is more suited to shorter, less extravagant gowns, and her hair mop of hair could have used a little taming as it slightly swallowed her face.

Hayden Panettiere

Not everything about Panettiere's outfit was a disaster; the accessories were cute. Even the dress wasn't a disaster. It all went wrong at the shoes. With her tiny feet, Hayden looked like a little kid wearing her mom's high heels! If she'd exchanged the chunky shoes for strappy sandals, her look would have been much improved, and more flattering.

Cyndi Lauper

What was she thinking?

Well, we know all girls just wanna have fun, especially with their clothes, but Lauper may have gotten a little carried away. With the large tartan sleeve and sash taking over most of the outfit, it's hard to tell whether she wore a dress, a jacket and skirt, or just a jacket! The stripy tights were a cute addition, but sadly, they were the only thing to like about this ensemble.

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Hiliary dozing while Obama gives speech

On Monday, President Barack Obama made history by becoming the first American president ever to visit Cambodia and Myanmar, but the momentousness of the occasion didn’t seem to fully register with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was caught on film dozing off.

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Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy's Unlikely Romance

Pint-sized actress turned fashion designer Mary-Kate Olsen raised eyebrows when she was first reported to be dating Olivier Sarkozy, an asset manager and half-brother of Nicolas Sarkozy, the former President of France. The most obvious reason is their difference in stature – he’s more than 6' tall and she’s just 5'2"  but it doesn't help matters that the 26-year-old's new beau is 17 years her senior. The latest photographs of the odd couple, which, let's be honest, looked like a man out with his daughter at first glance, show them buttoned up in coats on the chilly streets of NYC.

Despite the age gap, Olsen and Sarkozy, 43, have managed to make their relationship work. And it’s lasted much longer than anyone expected. The unlikely romance began in May, and by Memorial Day weekend they were spotted in the Hamptons together. Six months later, they're still going strong! They lovebirds have since been snapped grabbing lunch with Mary-Kate’s sister Ashley, and indulging in PDA while sitting courtside at one of their regular outings to see the New York Knicks in action at Madison Square Garden. The New York Post has reported that the two are even nesting in the $6.25 million, 4,200-square-foot townhouse Sarkozy bought over the summer for them to share.

Now this is love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Girl Slept for 64 Days - Sleeping Beauty

A Pennsylvania teenager slept for 64 days from Thanksgiving into January -- her longest sleeping episode yet.

Nicole Delien, 17, struggles with a rare sleep disorder called Kleine-Levine, or ‘Sleeping Beauty Syndrome’, which affects an estimated 1,000 people around the world.

During her sleep spells she will wake up in a confused state for small periods of time to eat and go to the bathroom and then fall back to sleep.

Nicole’s mother, Vicki, says her daughter will sleep 18 to 19 hours a day, and when she eventually wakes up to eat she is in a ‘sleepwalking state which she doesn’t remember’, KDKA in Pittsburgh recently reported.

The Delien family also appeared on Jeff Probst’s syndicated talk show this week to make sure other families become aware of the rare disorder.

Vicki Delien told reporters that it was very frustrating trying to get a diagnosis for her daughter. She said it took several hospital trips to figure out what’s been afflicting her.

Finally, a doctor at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was able to pinpoint the disorder and offer some suggestions on how to manage it, including medication.

'Affected individuals may go for a period of weeks, months or even years without experiencing any symptoms, and then they reappear with little warning’ the Kleine-Levin Syndrome Foundation website states.

In addition to excessive sleeping, symptoms include disorientation, hallucination, child-like behaviour, binge-eating and periods of hyper-sexuality when awake, according to an Oxford Journals report.

That report says the disorder predominately affects young males.

Symptoms may be related to the parts of the brain that govern appetite and sleep, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

The cause of Kleine-Levin Syndrome is unknown, both medical sources indicate.

Eric Haller, a young college student with the disorder, told ABC News that he gets sick and falls into a sleeping episode about eight to 10 times a year.

Medication helps spread Nicole’s sleeping episodes further apart, her family says.

Nicole says she has missed out on Thanksgiving, Christmas, birthdays and the family’s first trip to Disney World.

She also missed out on an opportunity to meet pop singer Katy Perry. But when Perry later learned about Nicole’s disorder she made sure Nicole was able to visit her backstage at a performance in Connecticut.

Nicole’s last sleeping episode was in March. She told KDKA that she’s scared of when it will happen again.

 

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OMG LOOK HE'S LOOKING AT HER BOOBS

 

Kim was invited to the Greenville, N.C. event by Sgt. Martin Gardner, whose laser-focused eyes have been the inspiration for many a "OMG LOOK HE'S LOOKING AT HER BOOBS" headline this morning.

And of course he is, but I'm guessing the kid is also in the middle of reacting to a very odd moment, aka: a minute ago they were probably talking about where they're both from and what's on the menu for the evening--then, when a paparazzi uttered the magic word ("Kim!"), she transformed into a mugging, pouting, smize-ing insta-model. It can be quite the jarring interruption, I'm sure.

But Sgt. Gardner recovered rather nicely, don't you think? Assuming he didn't leave a fuming girlfriend at home to take advantage of this one-time opportunity, this pix works nicely as a singles ad. Ladies, take note of this adorable bachelor.

Curvateous Kim, nice dress.

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You've probably heard that Channing Tatum has been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.But did you know his wife, Jenna Dewan-Tatum is just as sexy? The 31-year-old actress looked red hot at the GQ Men of the Year party in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Get the deets on this hot couple! Plus, Eva Longoria took to Twitter on Tuesday to tease her fans with a new haircut, and Ashley Greene vamped it up at a Vogue event in NYC

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Bold and Beautiful

If she was a car which make & model would she be???
a) Hummer b) Amanda c) Murano

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Channel O Video Music Awards 2012: Ice Prince Confirmed As Co-Host of Event

Rave making artist, Ice Prince Zamani has been confirmed as host of Channel O Music Video Awards 2012 alongside South African top model, Bonang Matheba.

According to organizers, ‘Bonang and Ice Prince will bring their unique individuality when hosting Africa’s most prestigious music awards’
The awards which will hold next Saturday, November 17 at Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, Soweto, has 13 Nigerian artistes nominated in various category of awards this year of whom include 2face, D’banj, Psquare, Wizkid, Wande Coal, Davido, Mo’Cheddah, Brymo, and Orezi. Highlife exponent, Flavour, R&B songstress, Tiwa Savage and rappers Naeto C and Ice Prince.

Exclusive Photos on the awards to come after the awards *winks*

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Replica of Noah's Ark built by a Dutch contractor, Johan Huibers.

It was built approximately to scale, however is 1/2 the length and 1/3 the width of the Biblical dimensions. It was built to show the world how massive the Ark was and how so many animals could have been housed for a long time. It was built in smaller scale so it would be able to travel around Europe, navigating the canals, bridges, and rivers en route.
There have been several comments on the improbability of getting 2 of every animal onboard the Ark. Take a look at this website http://www.biblestudy.org/basicart/sizeark.html . Briefly... The Ark had the same capacity as more than 500 train boxcars. Remember, not all animals needed to be full grown, not every variation of every genus. Also remember that not every variant of every genus was required onboard as their variant species would be produced over the years. Also, check out http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v19/i2/animals.asp . Consider all the facts, the 1.5million cubic feet of space on the ark, 40,000 animals, and it makes a lot more sense than the little 4-animal arks you see in pictures and toys. This thing was massive and amazingly effective as a safe haven for thousands of plants and animals.
Also, for more information you can go to the ark's official website http://www.arkvannoach.com .

See Photos of the ark.

 

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David Avwunuvwerhi featured in GQ Magazine

Our very own Lagos based model David Avwunuvwerhi, from Delta State popularly known as GQ did a shoot in Soweto for GQ magazine which will be published in Europe, New York and London.

He is not just a model, but also the Fashion Editor of Boss Africa Magazine. He has been modeling for a year and half and he is represented by Isis Models, Nigeria.

Our naija models are stepping up their game. Watch out for the GQ feature.

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The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

 

 

The inaugural Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa, featured the collections of more than twenty designers, spread out over four days in South Africa's Johannesburg. The event gave a platform to a range of significant designers coming from all over the motherland, as well as the diaspora based in Europe, the Caribbean and the US.

 

“The big winners in the 4th Annual Africa Fashion Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg on October 28, concluding over 20 shows in the inaugural Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa.

 

Highly-acclaimed Nigerian designer, Ituen Basi, won the Designer of the Year: Africa award while Ghanaian-born, American-based designer, Mimi Plange was announced Designer of the Year: International. As part of the prize, both designers will feature in the international Mercedes-Benz Fashion Weeks in 2013 – showing Africa at its fashionable best to the rest of the world.

 

Mozambique designer, Taibo Bacar, who was recently crowned “Best Designer” at Mozambique Fashion Week, won the Emerging Designer of the Year: Africa award while Cote D’Ivoire-born and Paris-based, Laurence Airline won Emerging Designer of the Year: International. The Accessories Designer of the Year award went to the inventive designer, Doreen Mashika from Zanzibar and South African Thula Sindi was crowned the SA Tourism Designer of the Year.

 

The dazzling closing event of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa 2012 included performances by renowned singers Lira, Lindiwe Suttle, Naima McLean, Nandi, Chiano Sky, Mi Casa and Rutendo Denise & Theresa Muteta.

 

The prestigious Africa Fashion Awards acknowledges design talent from the continent and African diaspora. Nomination criteria for designers and industry influencers included the notion that their work represents a strong emergence of a global African signature along with measuring the potential global reach of their brand.

 

“The Africa Fashion Awards rewards African fashion excellence using global industry criteria and recognises the exceptional talent of African industry members world-wide,” says African Fashion International (AFI) Executive Chairperson Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe.

 

“The awards focuses not only on African and diaspora designers showing at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa, but also acknowledges those making outstanding contributions to the industry in general.”

 

After a ten-month journey in the AFI Fastrack mentorship programme, the AFI Young Designer of the Year award went to Capetonian Kim Gush. Fashion-forward icons were also acknowledged with the Male Style Icon of the Year being awarded to Khaya Dludla and the Female Style Icon of the Year to Ethopian model, designer and actress, Liya Kebede. The Model of the Year award went to South African supermodel, Candice Swanepoel.

 

Acknowledging the world’s most-wanted behind-the-scenes creative stylists, Cape Town based make-up artist-to-the-stars, Lesley Whitby, won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Make-up Direction and the Outstanding Contribution to Hair Direction award went to the globally renowned celebrity stylist, Kevin Epstein who is also based in Cape Town.

 

The esteemed Jackie Burger, Editor of Elle magazine, South Africa, was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to African Fashion accolade which recognises meaningful change to the industry and the support and nurturing of developing local talent from the continent. This award was shared with photographer Simon Deiner.

 

Outstanding Contribution to Fashion Styling went to Arthur Malan-Murison, Editor of GQ and Creative Director of GQ Style South Africa while Cape Town based, Ross Garret won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Fashion Photography. The Fashion Communicator of the Year award went to London based journalist, stylist, and author of New African Fashion, Helen Jennings.

 

Nominations for the various award categories were made by the public earlier this year and final judging took place during Mercedes-Benz Africa Fashion Week Africa. The judging panel consisted of local and international fashion leaders including Felicity Spies of Egality, Robyn Cooke of Style Guide Cape Town, Bryan Ramkilawan, CEO of Cape Town Fashion Council, Elle magazine’s Fashion Director, Poppy Evans and internationally-acclaimed fashion journalist and Vanity Fair Editor-at-Large, Michael Roberts. The results of the awards were independently audited by Pricewater House Cooper Incorporated.

 

Fashion Week Africa presented designers from South Africa, Cote D’Ivoire, Mozambique, Cameroon, Rwanda, Angola, DRC, Trinidad, Nigeria and Ghana as well as designers from the African diaspora – all of whom were chosen for their standards of global relevance and commercial viability along with a distinctive design that exemplifies African creativity.”

2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Africa – Africa Fashion International Awards – Winners

Designer of the Year – Ituen Basi

Designer of the Year (International) – Mimi Plange

Emerging Designer of the Year - Taibo Bacar

Emerging Designer of the Year (International) – Laurence Airline

Young Designer of the Year – Kim Gush

SA Tourism Designer of the Year – Thula Sindi

Model of the Year – Candice Swanepoel

Male Style Icon of the Year – Khaya Dludla

Female Style Icon of the Year – Liya Kebede

Make-up Artist of the Year - Lesley Whitby

Hair Stylist of the Year – Kevin Epstein

Fashion Stylist of the Year – Arthur Malun

Outstanding Contribution to Fashion – Simon Denier of SDRphoto

Outstanding Contributor to Fashion Communication – Jackie Burger of ELLE Magazine SA

 

 

 

 Laurence Airline

 

Deola Sagoe

 

Taibo Bacar

 

Ituen Bassey

 

breath taking. Aren't they. Our Nigerian Ituen Bassey And Deola Sagoe doing us proud......

 

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