Africa is a land of milk and honey, a blessed continent and hailed as one of the most blessed when it comes to natural minerals and scenery.
The continent is a tourist attraction and sees millions of tourist fly to different parts of the continent to enjoy a good vacay.
The continent has a number of Hotels that are world class and can compete with the best hotels from around the world. Here’s a list of the most beautiful hotels in Africa.
10. Graceland Hotel Casino and Country Club (South Africa)
A melting-pot of cultures and nationalities, the Graceland Hotel in Mpumalanga offers local and international guests an opportunity to get away from the bustle of the city.
Conveniently located an hour’s drive away from O.R. Tambo International airport, it offers the perfect getaway.
At the centre of this world-class resort is a Gary Player-designed 18-hole inland links golf course. Rolling greens, grass-faced bunkers, dams and winding streams attract a variety of birdlife to this prestigious championship fairway.
The renowned Augusta Club overlooks the course and waterways, and guests can end the day there relaxed and at ease.
The entertainment industry in Nigeria has come a long way and one of the prominent features of Nigerian celebrities is showing off their wealth to their fans who cant get enough of the lavish lifestyle of these a-list celebrities.
Entertainment basically involves showing off, but some celebrities don’t even flaunt their wealth like the bulk of the rest do.
Today, we take a look at some a-list celebrities whom we know are wealthy and have what it takes to show off on social media but would rather stay subtle and let their music or art be the only thing that fascinates their fans
Here’s our list of celebrities who rarely show off on social media.
1. Asa
Bukola Elemide popularly known by her stage name, Asa is that one celebrity singer who loves to keep it low.
While she does great music and one of the few Nigerian celebrities signed to a foreign owned label yet have relevance both on the local and international scene.
Asa has performed at several sold out tours around the globe and has every right to flaunt wealth but she doesn’t.
The singer is so lowkey that we barely knew a lot about her until this year when she started sharing photos of herself.
An unidentified Hausa Youth reportedly jumped over the Obalende Bridge in Lagos, on Thursday at about 6:30pm and died instantly. He took the action which caused his life when he sighted operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences, thinking that they were after him.
According to Pm News, Taskforce Officials stormed Obalende to enforce the law on Environmental Sanitation when the incident occurred.
A trader who identified himself simply as John said the deceased from Adamawa State, North East Nigeria, was watching the Taskforce Officials from atop the bridge as they were dislodging street traders and illegal motorcycle operators under the bridge beside the Oando Filling Station when he suddenly sighted another Taskforce Officials’ patrol van in the opposite direction.
The trader said, thinking that the Taskforce Officials would arrest him, the deceased in a bid to escape jumped over the bridge and landed on top of the iron beautification barriers under the bridge.
He sustained serious injuries on his head and other parts of his body and died instantly.
The trader stated that immediately the incident occurred a mob attacked the Taskforce officials, vandalized their vehicle and pursued them towards the 3rd Mainland Bridge.
The witness said the Taskforce Officials were able to escape the irate mobs by shooting in the air to scare them away.
So it’s obvious that actress, Toyin Aimakhu, still has her husband’s infidelity in her thoughts. She penned down a note earlier today to fans, appealing to them to let her heal and stop reminding her of her love life.
She asks that they focus on her career instead, she wrote:
I have loved, I have trusted. I have been hurt, severally, still, I have been faithful, to love. There comes a time however when one needs to be faithful to SELF. My peeps it will be totally insensitive of me not clear the air on some issues concerning my relationship.
I know you all love me and want the best for me but I need you to trust me on this. Trust me I want the best for myself too. If you truly love me and wish me well, please help me focus on my professional career.
I want to be the best I can be and bring joy to as many as I can. I have taken a decision I know is best for my well being for now and all I need from all and sundry, are your prayers and unwavering support.
Please do not let me dwell on the past. It’s hurting. I want to heal. Please help me in my healing process. I need to heal first. The simple thing I need you all to do for me is stop the pressure on me over my personal issues. Help me grow professionally. Criticized my work. I have many of them. I love you all.
Few hours after she was rescued from the collapsed Odunfa, Lagos building on Wednesday, 89-year-old grandmum, Mrs Mistura Amodu, died at the General Hospital, Lagos at around 05:00pm on Wednesday
According to The Nation, a family member, who was with her when she breathe her last, said Maami, as she was fondly called, was hale and hearty after she was rescued from the debris of the building.
“Despite the fact she was covered in dust, her voice was still audible. She was very fine and I never thought she was going to die. She still asked if we were able to save some things but I pleaded with her to relax instead of talking. I really can’t remember the last thing she said but it is a painful exit. Even my brother had bought the medicine for her as prescribed by the doctor but she is no more to use any of it. I will miss maami. She was strong till the end,” she said.
Her daughter, Mrs Fatimah Ishola, who walked out of the collapsed building, said she was having her bath when the incident happened.
She said:
“I live on the first floor with my family and mother. I served my mother breakfast and went to the bathroom when I heard a part of the building cracking. As I stepped out of the bathroom, the building collapsed. Sincerely, I don’t know how I came out. It was God.
“It was after I came out I realised my mother was still trapped inside. I really wished she survived. But, what can I do? I don’t have anything even the money I managed to bring from our house has been stolen from me.
The cloth on me is not mine. A friend gave me yesterday after coming out of the building almost naked. I was my mother’s first and last. While I grew up, she was my sister. I was her confidant. It is so unfortunate.
The only time she stepped out of the house was Wednesdays when she visits my father in our family house. The only reason I moved into the building five years ago was because they just renovated it,” she said.
Some residents are counting their losses in the incident.
Alhaja Nimotallah Garuba, who operates a restaurant on the ground floor, said she was in debt. She said she had spent N1 million for her daughter’s wedding Aso Ebi coming up next Saturday.
“I went to the market last week for the cloth and told people to come for their attire on Tuesday. I have not given up to five people. How will I repay them? I have been operating my restaurant for over 20 years and I have never witnessed this incident. Myself and 11 of my caterers slept on a pavement. We were like vigilantes throughout the night. I need help. Everything is gone,” Alhaja Garuba cried.
Fatimah Usman, who is squatting in a friend’s place with her family, said it wasn’t going to last for long. She said:
”The last time I squatted with a friend was when I was young. My friend is a married woman. How long will I continue to do that? The government should please help us. My husband also slept with a friend. We don’t have a kobo to get another apartment.”
Another occupant, Habib Kareem, just moved in last Sunday with his wife.Habib said he had paid N350, 000 of the N360,000 rent.
He said:
“As I finished praying on Sunday night, Mr Ahmed, who rented the flat to me asked for the N10,000 balance but I ignored him. I have spent N150, 000 on the apartment before I moved in. I thought I was already capable of taking responsibilities now I am back squatting with my brother while my wife went to her mother’s place.”
Mr Bayo Adedoyin spent only two days in the two-bedroom flat he rented. He said his family had gone to church before the incident happened.
For Shukurat Ishola, her hope of furthering her education is dim.
“Our house collapsed; my grandmother died. We have nothing. I just gained admission to study Medicine and Surgery at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and I don’t know if that can be possible now. We don’t have the money to take our grandmother’s body from the mortuary. We are that poor now. We need help. The government should treat our matter with utmost urgency,”she said.
The burial of 55-year-old Mrs. Ayoka Buhari, who had died after a brief illness, in the Mowe area of Ogun State had to be put on hold after the family approached the management of the TOS Funerals, which manages a morgue in the Gbagada General Hospital, for the corpse around 8am, the body could not be found.
According to PUNCH Metro, the corpse had been mistakenly swapped for another. A relative, Folorunsho Adeoluwa, expressed sadness over the incident, threatening legal action against the owners of the morgue.
Adeoluwa said the mother of four had died on Wednesday, October 14, and was taken to the morgue. He said:
“The family was asked to come for the corpse at 8.30am today (Thursday), but when we got there, we discovered that they were not ready for us. Later, they said the woman’s husband must show up before they release her corpse.
“Her daughter, however, insisted on seeing the corpse. They brought out a corpse and she raised the alarm that it was not her mother.”
The publication was told that after much enquiries, a worker in the morgue, identified as Femi, explained that there was a problem of
mistaken identity.
He was said to have told the family that the corpse was wrongly tagged and given to another man, who lost his wife. It was gathered that the deceased’s husband and a few family members rushed down to Matori, Mushin, to meet the man who was suspected to have taken the corpse.
It was learnt that on getting to the place, the family discovered that the corpse had been buried.
“The man said he had buried his wife and he could not exhume her body unless the family showed him the picture of the corpse they have in the mortuary.
“We all rushed back to the morgue and took a picture of the corpse that the hospital wanted to give us. The woman’s husband has not returned from the place,” Adeoluwa added.
PUNCH Metro was told around 4pm that the first family had identified the photo of the corpse as theirs, but it had not been established if the buried one was that of Mrs. Buhari.
A relative, Deborah Ogunfowora, berated morgue managers for being “careless.” She added that the family had paid all the money for the one week the deceased stayed in the facility.
She said:
“They don’t know their jobs. They are just making excuses. They said the two corpses were brought in at the same time and the mistake happened when they were tagging them.
“Right now I have been getting calls from those at home to know what is going on and I can’t pick their calls. Everybody is apprehensive.”
The spokesperson for the morgue, identified simply as Olumide, said the corpse had been found and the family was going for the burial around 7pm.
An unauthorised new biography of queen bee, Beyonce claims to know the real story behind her sister, Solange and husband, Jay Z’s infamous lift bust-up.
Celebrity journalist, J. Randy Taraborrelli has written about Beyonce and Jay Z‘s marriage in the unauthorised biography, Becoming Beyonce where he alleges Solange attacked Jay Z because he wanted to party with Rihanna and Beyonce said no.
“Why can’t you go home?” Solange is reported to have said, according to the New York Daily News.
That prompted the rapper to tell her to mind her own business, according to Taraborrelli, and Solange flew into a rage and attacked him when the elevator doors closed.
This is what I refer to as the “Irony of life”. They are sworn enemies and they don’t seem like they’d ever be friends in this world and the one to come but yet… they share the same birthday date. How ironical!
Kim Kardashian, who and her family virtually took a lotta things from Amber Rose shares the same birthday date with her. You wondering what kinda things? Well, lemme tell you two obvious ones, Kanye West and Tyga! Hope you catch my drift? Lol.(Tyga was her best friend’s boyfriend though).
Wishing her a happy birthday in the most sarcastic and adorable way, her ex/baby papa, Wiz Khalifa took to twitter and wrote:
On why it has taken her a long time to join the growing ranks of new generation movie producers in the country, Genevieve says:
“I chose to be an actress. Acting was what I had always wanted to do. I don’t think that I ever imagined myself producing a film. I love acting. If the Nigerian movie industry was as stable as it should be, I probably would have been on the set of a movie every day of my life and not be bothered about what goes on behind the camera. So it is a matter of choice and preference.”
On marriage.
Marriage does not seem to be in her agenda yet, asked when she would finally take the plunge, the actress replies that contrary to speculations, she has not ruled out marriage. But that she would make up her mind as soon as she meets the right person.
“I haven’t found the right man yet. When he comes, I’ll get married,” she says.
I think the relationship of the duo shoulda hit a year now and well, they’ve been going strong during this period and they still showing us that they going stronger.
There was quite a drama yesterday, 22nd of October, when the five suspected bombers of Nyanya and Kuje, both satellite towns in Abuja, on October 2, 2015, were arraigned on five counts of terrorism.
The accused persons are Abdulazeez Muhazab, Ishaka Salihu, Mohammed Jimoh, Abdulwaheed Nasiru and Abdullahi Nasiru.
One of the five accused, Abdulwaheed Nasiru, yesterday pleaded guilty to one of the five counts.
Nasiru pleaded guilty to the possession of materials used for making Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and 12 already made ones when arrested on October 6 alongside other co-accused persons behind Military Cementary Airport Road in Abuja.
Nasiru, the fourth accused person, had along with the fifth, Abdullahi Nasiru, sought the charges to be interpreted to them in pidgin English.
He was repeatedly asked if he understood the charges and he maintained that he was guilty.
Even the intervention by his lawyer, Mr. Nurein Sulyman, who jumped up from his seat and approached the dock to ask him if he truly understood what he pleaded guilty to, would not make him change his plea.
While admitting his guilt, he said he was not the owner of the IED materials but his friend.
“No be me get am; na my friend get am,” he said in pidgin English.
The rest of the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the remaining charges
You see the image above? You see it doncha? That’s some heavy shading y’all! Look how they correlated the anguish they have with their men! Damn! Not cool though.
While many might say it’s true and slam them too… others may feel it ain’t fear…
It kinda weird though, that they don’t have anything to say about Kylie Jenner‘s man, or she’s too young for their shade?
What are your thought on this though? Should they take it down? Or the Kardashians deserve this shading?
2 Lagos residents were feared to have been shot dead yesterday when suspected armed robbers attacked motorists in a gridlock at the Costain area of Lagos.
The bandits were said to be robbing motorists at the Eko bridge, which links the Costain area.
It was gathered by City Today that when the hoodlums, who were robbing from one vehicle to another got to a car and ordered the occupants to wind down their windows, the occupants refused to comply.
It was gathered that the refusal of the occupants to wind down the windows, angered the robbers, who shot dead the two occupants.
An eyewitness, simply identified as Onwuyali, said:
“We were in a serious gridlock at the Costain area when armed robbers, who cashed in on the traffic situation started robbing motorists. Our bus was robbed, after which the robbers went to a car in front of ours. I saw one of the armed robbers, arguing with the occupants of the vehicle. I later heard about five gunshots. One of the robbers was searching the car while others were firing into the air.
“The shooting caused serious stampede, as motorists abandoned their vehicles and scampered for safety. Some courageous ones, who tried to zoom off hit other vehicles. It was when people were going to work, so the commotion was too much.”
Another witness, Joel Omojola, said:
“When we heard the gunshots, my family and I thought that they were bank robbers that raided FESTAC Town two weeks ago, so we abandoned our vehicle and took to our heels.
The Lagos State Police image maker, Mr. Joseph Offor, said a motorist called him to reports that there was a traffic robbery at the Costain area of the metropolis,
“but nobody told me that someone died. I cannot say that someone died because I have not been officially briefed on the robbery.”
A woman who was due to testify against her husband who has been accused of mutilating 21 women and keeping their genitals in the freezer has been shot dead.
Anna Matseliso Molise, a key witness in the case against Peter Frederiksen, was gunned down while leaving her home in Lesotho in an assassination-style killing.
Mailonline reports that Mrs Molise, who had reported her husband to police, had been offered witness protection, officers said, because they feared ‘something like this could happen’.
South African police said they found 21 pieces of women’s genitalia – including from a seven-year-old girl – in plastic bags in a freezer at the Danish man’s home in the city of Bloemfontein. Lt Gen Mthandazo Ntlemeza told news channel eNCA:
‘We suspected that something might happen and we offered her witness protection but she refused.’Despite this setback, we are committed to do all in our power to bring justice to all women who fell victim of the accused
His arrest came after his wife told police he drugged her and cut off her genitalia while incapacitated.
In addition to the body parts, police also confiscated surgical equipment, anaesthetic and a large collection of photographs.
Frederiksen, who owns a gun shop in Bloemfontein, is in custody awaiting a court appearance next month. He has not yet entered a plea.
So I give up… I keep on clamouring that you have to be exceptionally gorgeous to go make-up free and share an image of yourself. I said you being make-up free, could either be good or bad, but all make-up free photos I’ve posted have never been bad. At least, none of y’all have despised any.
And I don’t think either of you sweethearts will despise this of Nollywood stunner, Oge Okoye. Rocking stunning braids that suits her perfectly, the actress shared this fresh photo of herself going make-up free and it’s definitely a Yay! for me…
Awal Abdullahi, a 23-year-old tailor, who allegedly beat up a lady, identified as Halima Nasiru, to a state of being unconscious, on Thursday, appeared before a Mararaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State.
Abdullahi, a resident of Farin Ruga Village in Mararaba, is standing trial on a two-count charge of the alleged use of criminal force and intimidation.
Nigerian Tribune reveals that the prosecutor, Sergeant Samuel Okoro, told the court that ,on October 15, the accused confronted the complainant and beat her to a state of unconsciousness, on the ground that she refused to befriend his friend, simply known as Shettima.
He said:
“The accused allegedly beat her up, resulting in various degrees of injuries all over her body. As a result of the beating, the complainant lost her phone and cash of N5,000,” he said.
He added that the accused also threatened his victim that he would kill her if she did not agree to befriend his friend.
“She was admitted at a medical centre in Mararaba, but was later discharged.”
Lol. I dunno what style this is, (placing your hand on your woman’s head like you some kinda prophet) but what I do know is, she’s smiling and so is he… meaning she’s enjoying every bit of her husband’s love, even though it’s in the weirdest way possible.
Former governor and ministerial nominee, Rotimi Amaechi had his ministerial screening at the senate earlier today. He was spotted thereafter laying his hands on his wife, Judith’s head showing a weird PDA.
Gorgeous actress/Wife of Music mogul, 2Face Idibia, who during the week launched his biography titled, “A Very Good Bad Guy”, Annie Idibia stepped out today in this chic outfit as she headed for an event earlier in the day.
Over nineteen beneficiaries of the Rivers State Overseas Scholarship Scheme have returned from the United Kingdom without completing their programmes.
The students returned to Nigeria to avoid deportation after the expiration of the deadline for the payment of their school fees and allowances for accommodation.
Punch reveals that Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, had released some funds to offset the amount owed by the students.
It further disclosed that the funds did not reach the students before the expiration of the deadline for the payment of their tuition fees.
The statement by the Manager, Media and Communications of the RSSDA, Mr. Kingsley Uranta, stated that the registration of the 19 students from the universities of Huddersfield (11), Bighton (three) and Nottingham Trent (five), had been deferred to 2016.
“The Executive Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, recently released some funds to pay tuition fees and upkeep and accommodation allowances for some of our students and their universities.
“However, for the UK in particular, the deadline for the payment of some schools fees elapsed before the fees could get to them. As a result, the registration of 19 students for 2015/16 in the universities of Huddersfield (11), Brighton (three) and Nottingham Trent (five) have been deferred to 2016,” the RSSDA said in the statement.
“Sadly, the 19 students, who have now left the United Kingdom to avoid infringing their immigration status and be deported, are expected to arrive in Nigeria today Thursday, October 22, 2015.
“We have confirmed from the universities that the students have the opportunity to return to school next year. We shall update you on any further development on the issue,” the statement read.
Son of late music icon, Michael Jackson, Prince Jackson hit back hard at a twitter user who called him out for not being the late legend’s biological son.
The tweet directed at him read:
“Everyone knows you are a Rowe-Klein NOT a Jackson!! Yall should stop trying to put on a FAKE front and get real.
He quoted the tweet and wrote:
“‘The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb’ I was raised by my dad with my brother and sister.
Prince and his siblings, have been subject to rumours about their parentage.
I think it was just last month I reported that she hit 30 million followers. Nah… Prolly two months ago, but either ways, her fan base keeps on growing higher by the day!
18 Year Old reality tv star, Kylie Jenner, took to her Instagram page today, to share some raunchy, steamy photos of herself as she hits 40 million followers on Instagram.
She shared the photos and wrote:
40 million followers???!!!!!!!!!! Wow. That’s a whole lot of people. I put up an exclusive @sashasamsonova shoot in honor of my dope a*s fans only on TheKylieJenner.com and on my app.”
“Squareball Entertainment proudly presents the official remix to 1DA’s 2014 sleeper hit song – “Love Her Daily”, Produced by the prolific DJ Coublon
This features Solidstar & man of the year ‘Skales‘ & sees the two featured artistes drop stellar verses to make the song bigger & even juicier than it originally was.. Definitely; 1DA is a potential star.
Checkout the brand new remix for “Love Her Daily” “
A new study on human behaviour theorizes that most men may prefer brains over the lustful body of women but when it comes to actually dating an intelligent woman, they are more likely to sprint.
This is according to a new study, after findings into what men find desirable in women.
A research published in the November edition of ‘Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin’, men may claim to find a woman who is smarter than them more attractive. But it seems they get cold feet at the prospect of dating such a woman in real life.
The study, was carried out at the University of Buffalo, California Lutheran University and University of Texas, Austin, was split into two parts.
The men were given an intelligence test and then told they were about to meet a woman who had either performed better or worse than them.
The men who were told they were to meet a woman who performed better than them “distanced themselves more from her, tended to rate her as less attractive, and showed less desire to exchange contact information or plan a date with her”, the study found.
The authors concluded that “feelings of diminished masculinity accounted for men’s decreased attraction toward women who outperformed them.”
The Nigerian Police have charged 20 pro Biafra supporters who were part of the protest by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Monday, in Port Harcourt, among other things, for treasonable felony at a Magistrate’s court in Port Harcourt.
Those arraigned in court were:
Benson Sunday (21), Emmanuel Ali (25), Ukeme Monday (32), Chibuzo Ezechina (33), Charles Eze (29), Egbo Okechukwu (24), Chibona Ifion (47), John Douglas (20), Ezenwa Alphonus (51), Wori Endurance (30), Chinomere Nwolu (25), Henry Eze (36),Friday Uzunwa (22), Igodo Abio (34), Akaniyene Uwem (22), Eni Iboro (27), Obinna Stephen (26), Monday Ocha (37), Obinna Ibekwe (27), and Kingsley Ezengorie (24) .
They were charged for treasonable felony after allegedly destroying the national flag hoisted at the premises of a bank during their protest and chanting hate songs against the Nigerian state.
The three- count charge against them read in part,
“…on October 20 2015, at about 2:00p.m., at Ikwerre Road in Port Harcourt, the suspects and others now at large, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit: Treason and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 37(2), of the criminal code, Cap C38, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004.… all the suspects and others now at large on the same place and time, did wilfully and unlawfully damage the Nigeria flag, which was hoisted at Zenith Bank Plc. Ikoku Branch in Port Harcourt, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 451 of criminal code, Cap c38 laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004.”
Chief Magistrate Andrew-Jaja said that though there were arguments from various counsels to grant them bail, he was not convinced.
So, he ordered that they be remanded in prison custody till October 27 when each of the counsels will address the court on their bail application.
Miss Kehinde Adeniyi a 60-year-old single mother, has been apprehended and charged before the Isolo Magistrates’ court after she allegedly used a table knife to cut off her neighbour’s ear in Lagos.
The victim, Mr. Chigozie Chukwu suffered his fate after a disagreement between his wife and Adeniyi when he was not around. The incident happened at 24, Mohammed Sefiu street, Ago Palace Way Okota, Lagos where they reside.
According to P.M.NEWS, the two families have been at loggerheads which led to a strained relationship despite the fact that they are living in separate flats.
Adeniyi, who hails from Ijebu in Ogun State, is single and has many children, while Chukwu is also married and has children and hails from the eastern part of Nigeria.Trouble started after Chukwu’s wife, Anita, had a quarrel with Adeniyi.
According to Adeniyi, Anita called her a prostitute because she was single mother with children.
This did not go down well with Adeniyi who planned to confront Anita on that fateful day and when she did not locate her, she transferred her aggression to her husband.
On the day the incident happened, Adeniyi reportedly attacked Chukwu from behind with a table knife She allegedly cut off his right ear and threw it away.The victim who started bleeding profusely was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
The matter was reported to the police and Adeniyi was arrested and taken to court for the alleged offence. She was charged with inflicting bodily injury by using table knife to cut off Chukwu’s ear. She pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Inspector Abbass Abayomi informed the court about the seriousness of the injury the victim sustained and presented the table knife as exhibit before the court.
The presiding Magistrate, Mrs O. A. Adedayo granted her bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum. She was remanded in prison custody pending when she will perfect her bail condition.
It was gathered that Adeniyi is making efforts settle the matter out of court.
