Pope Francis is on Twitter. The Pope who joined twitter some months back holds the record of most influential world leader according to a July Twiplomacy study, with his handle @Pontifex. He has 3,048,148 followers beating Obama to it. Now the Pope is on Instagram where he says he will be offering inspirations rather than revelations via his Instagram page.

In a recent interview with HipHopWorld, singer Chidinma declare that she’d pick  singer Dammy Krane over other industry young bloods like Wizkid or Davido.

Excerpts from her interview below.

If you must, who would you date amongst Iyanya,Davido,Dammykrane and Wizkid.

Iyanya has the body. Davido has the money, Wizkid is the Starboy, DammyKrane is a sweet, cute guy. I’ll probably go with DammyKrane.

What’s up with you and DammyKrane.

Dammy Krane is my friend, he is everybody’s friend, and he’s funny and crazy. Before I shot the Video, I had a lot of options to play my love interest in the Video but I didn’t like any. Then someone said there was this new guy and then they played his song and I liked it. Sometime later, we were at Cool FM and I spotted him jumping about and being very playful. He was so energetic; I liked him instantly and wanted him as my love interest in the video. So my manager called him up, he was so nice, he came over, we talked and he told me the day we were going to shoot the Video was his birthday. Then I got scared that he might not make it. Unfortunately, on the day of the shoot, he got robbed that morning but he still made it to the shoot and then left after his part. We’ve been friends ever since

They've been together since 2011 (or longer) and Beverly herself confirmed that she's engaged to Flavour but the high life maestro is singing a different tune in a new interview with Encomium magazine. Flavour said not only is he single, he has also never proposed to anyone. I know that these two are still together but here's what he said when asked if he's engaged to Beverly.

    "It is not true. I never proposed to anybody. I am still single. Marriage is not on my mind now but my career.

Someone will be very happy to read this. Lol. But don't get too happy, he recently bought Bevery an SUV in the US, so they are still together though a friend said 'Flavour is still very much in the market

While Don Jazzy is in Mauritius to speak at the African Leadership Network, Tiwa was invited to perform. After her performance, she chilled with Don Jazzy at the poolside wearing this beautiful newspaper outfit. Beautiful!

 Tonto reached out to her former co-star Jim Iyke on twitter today a few days after his deliverance video went viral online. Tonto is the first celebrity to publicly praise Jim for going to SCOAN to be delivered...other Nollywood practitioners think it was an embarrassment

 Just three months after he acquired two brand new cars - a 2013 Range Rover and a 2013 BMW X6,the singer has added a Bentley to his fleet of cars - the 2013 model. The car came into the country today. Congrats to him...

1. Agagu Feyi - (Survivor)
2. Akintunde Taiwo - (Survivor)
3. Akinsanya Femi - (Survivor)
4. Akintunde Akeem - (Survivor)
5. Tunji Okusanya (Survivor)
6. CHIJIOKE DURU -Dead
7. Kingsley Ameachi - Dead.
8. Deji Afolabi (dead)
9. Mrs E. O Alabi (dead)
10. Daji Bernard (dead)
11. Deji Falae (dead)
12. Samson Hassan (dead)
13. Olatunji Olukoya ((dead)
Crew members
Captain Yakubu(dead)
Flight officer Oyinlola (dead)
Engineer Saroh Elaiye(dead)
Flight dispatcher Ibrahim (dead)
Mr Felix Tatoye(dead)
Cabin Attendant Owolabi(dead)
Cabin Attendant Samson (dead)
To you reading this,I have a prayer ''YOU WILL
NOT GO BEFORE YOUR TIME IN JESUS NAME
Claim by typing AMEN.

  
Five persons were said to have survived the Associated Airline plane that crashed in Lagos, Nigeria this morning.
The plane was chartered to convey to Akure, the Ondo state capital, the casket of the former Ondo State governor, Olusegun Agagu, who died in Lagos on 13 September.
The plane with 22 people on board suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff in Lagos, crash-landing on the runway, killing 15 people on board, according to the statement by Nigeria’s aviation authorities, FAAN.
“We have recovered eight bodies so far, while one person who is badly injured is being taken to the hospital. The rescue operation is still on. It was a small (charter) plane operated by Associated Airlines,” Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency Management Agency said.
An aviation official confirmed the plane, with 20 people on board, suffered engine failure after takeoff.
The full manifest of the occupants is yet to be released by aviation authorities, but P.M.NEws learnt that an aide of Governor Olusegun Mimiko, who also doubles as a son of a prominent Nigerian politician, was on board. So was a director of a popular funeral company in Lagos.
In Akure, officials of the government waiting to receive the casket, were said to have left the airport, upon hearing news of the tragedy in Lagos.
A press conference is about taking place at the Lagos airport.
The last plane crash in Lagos was the Dana Air’s McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operating as Flight 992. It crashed into a two-storey building at Iju Railway, Ishaga a suburb of Lagos. All 153 people on board the aircraft were killed. Following the crash, all flights by Dana Air were halted by Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The airline’s licence was restored in September 2012 before the inquiry into the accident was concluded.

Don Jazzy has finally revealed the pretty face of his PA.

The lady pictured in short orange dress above is Don Jazzy’s PA.

This is the first time I will hear of a Nigerian celebrity going on vacation with his PA.

Is she just his PA or is there something more???

Mavin boss and MTN brand ambassador, Don Jazzy, jetted out of Nigeria to Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean yesterday.
He shared the photo above hours ago, relaxing in the private jet he had hired.

Meanwhile the music producer claims that mosquitoes have not been fair to him since he arrived the Island.

Seun has been in the Music and Movie industry for a decade and has always maintained a very quiet profile in the Entertainment industry despite the fact that he has written and composed a good number of club banger tracks and movie scripts under a pseudo name both at the national level and the international music scene. Seun is currently in the studio working on his debut album titled "I AM THE APOSTLE" due to be released next May.........

FELLOW NIGERIANS,

1.           Today marks 53 years of our Independence as a nation. First and foremost, I would like to say congratulations to us all. Through thick and thin, we have built this country together. Through triumphs and trials, we have developed a Nigerian identity in our own way.

2.           In truth, Nigeria is still a work in progress and we are challenged everyday to keep building in spite of the various obstacles that we face. Our strength has been in our diversity. If we look back over the years, we can say confidently that there is every reason to celebrate.

3.           Today’s Independence anniversary is unique because it is the last before we mark our centenary. On January 1, 2014, Nigeria will be 100 years old as a country, following the amalgamation of the Protectorates of Southern and Northern Nigeria in 1914.

4.           Beloved country men and women, traditionally, the Presidential address on this symbolic day has served two purposes.  It has, quite rightly, been used to remind all Nigerians about our heritage.  It has also allowed my predecessors and I to comment on our stewardship to the nation and make political capital out of a state occasion.


5.           But this year, I will not. Because, today of all days, we should not be scoring political points. On the contrary, in this last year of the first century of our Union, we should be addressing our future as a Nation and a people!


6.           I admit that these may not be the best of times for our nation. Our people are divided in many ways – ethnically, religiously, politically, and materially. I cannot hide from this reality. I cannot hide from my own responsibilities.


7.           As we prepare to mark the centenary, therefore, today offers us an opportunity to reflect on our long journey to nationhood and the progress we have made so far. Whatever the challenges that we may face, we have every reason to be proud of our national accomplishments; we have every reason to remain proud and optimistic. Our collective national journey has witnessed great watersheds, thanks to our spirit of endurance, perseverance and sacrifice.  Getting the rest of the job done with determination and courage is just a matter of time. We are Nigerians, a nation of talented people, endowed with resources, potentials, and Divine Grace.

8.           In our journey to greatness as a nation, we have built an economy that is robust and erected enduring infrastructure and institutions of democracy. Our social system is now more inclusive, open and compassionate. We are waging a steady battle against poverty, unemployment, and corruption. Our sense of community, solidarity and shared expectation is strong and capable of withstanding the present social, economic and political challenges that still confront us.


9.           In saying this, I am reminded of the comments I made a week ago to a cross-section of Nigerians in New York during the 68th United Nations General Assembly. I declare now as I declared then: we have a duty as Nigerians, whatever may be our differences or prejudices, to always put Nigeria first.


10.       Our politics should be an art of patriotic labour and selfless service to the community, particularly by the political elite who are placed in positions of great trust and responsibility. Politics has its own high moral principles which abhor distracting and divisive rhetoric. As men and women in leadership, we must continually focus on service, duty, responsibility, and the next generation. Those who are elected to govern at all levels must focus on improving the lives of our people, not selfish ambition.