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  A frica’s number one music authority, MTV Base has announced the nominees for this year’s MTV Africa Music Awards.  The announcement was made tonight, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 at an impressive nominations party at The Sands in Johannesburg, South Africa. This year’s nominations prove that Nigerian music has fast taken over Africa. Out of fifteen different categories, Nigeria has been nominated in eleven categories and includes some of the biggest names in the Nigerian entertainment industry including Omotola Jalade, Chimamanda Adichie, 2Face, PSquare, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Olamide, Flavour among many others.See more pictures after the cut Continue...

According to reports the mother of one is the highest paid female entertainer in Nigeria, charging up to N5 Million naira per show! According to an Encomium report, Omawumi has the most endorsement deals of any female performer, even Tiwa Savage! ENCOMIUM Weekly’s findings revealed that Omawumi’s performance fee has risen from N3 million (as at September 2013) to N5 million, depending on the show. Omawumi is missing from action at this year’s Nigerian Breweries sponsored Star Trek, the biggest music concert in Africa because of her relationship with another brand, Guinness. Sources close to her disclosed to ENCOMIUM Weekly that Omawumi performs, at least six times in a month.

Knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, the Catalan giants then proceeded to lose to Granada on Saturday and lose pace with Diego Simeone's side at the top of La Liga. The Copa del Rey now represents Barcelona's best chance for significant silverware this season, but they will need to overcome their bitter rivals to claim victory. Meanwhile, Madrid are through to the semi-finals of the Champions League where they will face Bayern Munich but are also playing catch-up on Atletico in the Spanish league. 

More Nigerians including the Speaker of the House of Reps, Aminu Tambuwal, former Kwara state Governor Bukola Saraki and other government officials today visited the National Blood Transfer Service in Abuja to donate blood for victims of yesterday's bomb blast at Nyanya Motor Park. Saraki pictured left at NBTS today and Tambuwal pictured right donating blood.  by lindaikeji

Transformation: Cambridge Lodge, which was a disused water tank, has opened as a holiday home A disused concrete water tank dating back to 1909 has been transformed into a luxurious holiday home. Jim and Lisa Hardy spent 10 years renovating Cambridge Lodge, which was covered in earth and only accessible through manholes in the roof. The couple, who bought the property from Severn Trent Water, gave it a makeover – based on a sketch on the back of an envelope. Transformation: Cambridge Lodge, which was a disused water tank, has opened as a holiday  home see more pics after the cut

The National Blood Transfusion Service, NBTS, in Asokoro has seen a large turnout of Nigerians coming to the Asokoro General Hospital to donate blood to save Nyanya blast victims. 

Oh dear. This is not good. Two blasts at Nyanya Motor Park on the outskirts of Abuja this morning April 14th has killed several people with many injured. The blast occurred at the crowded bus station around 6.30am today during rush hour as commuters were about to board buses and taxis to go to work in central Abuja. Two buses full of people were struck. It is believed that one of the buses, which was parked overnight at the motor park, was loaded with the bomb that went off this morning. The explosion occurred in a section of Nyanya park allocated to luxury buses. An eyewitness said he saw at least 50 bodies being removed from the scene..

Nigerian award-winning singer, Ayo Balogun, a.k.a  Wizkid  has become the first Nigerian artiste to reach one million followers on popular social networking site, Twitter. Currently with 1,001,047 followers as at writing this, the EME music label act beats other popular music artistes like D’banj (816k+ followers), Don Jazzy (719k+ followers), 2face Idibia   (686k+ followers) and Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji   (542k+ followers).

In an exclusive interview with UK Daily Mail today, Reeva’s sister Simone (pictured left) says they are in no doubt that Pistorius is a liar. "He is trying to convince the court that they were really close and that he cared for her. It’s not true. He is a disgusting liar. At the start of the trial, my heart stopped as he walked past, ignoring us. I like to think his heart stopped too. He knew we were there but he almost lost his balance and fell over when he saw us. ‘Then he sat in the dock, smirking. He killed my sister and yet he still seems to be enjoying his celebrity status. During the adjournments he marched around as if he was still a star while my mother and I just wanted to hide away. I don’t understand how anyone could commit that act – kill someone – and behave like that.’   To find an outlet for their feelings, the Steenkamps plan to open a shelter in Reeva’s memory for women who are victims of domestic abuse. But before that, there are  three more weeks of the

  NATO has released satellite photos that show the extent of Russia's military mobilization on its border with Ukraine -- including fighter jets, tanks, artillery and thousands of soldiers who are prepared to invade within 12 hours if called upon, say officials. The photos appear to confirm Western leaders' fears that Russia may be preparing for a ground invasion of eastern Ukraine, despite NATO's call for Russia to withdraw its forces from the border. What do the photos show? The photos, which private satellite imaging firm DigitalGlobe says it took between March 22 and April 2, purportedly reveal dozens of Russian "fast jets," helicopters and infantry units that were not spotted in photos of the same areas last year.