Sunday, 6 October 2013

Movie Star get 3 Plots of land in Abuja for being Nice.

It sure pays to be nice! Always do good…Nollywood actor, Mike Ezeruonye has just been given three plots of land in Abuja for being nice to a stranger, aww!
He announced this via a facebook post.

He said “There was this day I was travelling to Abuja to shoot a movie and I got into the aircraft and met this woman, she was older than my mother. As I made to put my bag in the overhead compartment, I greeted her but she didn’t answer me. I just ignored her and sat down. On arrival in Abuja, the woman was struggling to get her luggage from the compartment and I just stretched my hand and helped her to get it. She asked for it without a thank you but I refused to give it to her, offering to help her take it down. On getting out of the aircraft, she again requested for her luggage but I said, madam I’ll take it to the arrival hall for you and she looked at me with bewilderment.
When we got to the arrival hall I turned to the woman and handed her luggage to her and as I made to leave, she called me by my name. I was surprised and retorted, so madam you even know my name. But why did you not answer me when I greeted you on board the aircraft.
She then said, Mike, I’ve come across a lot of your Nollywood mates and they seem to be pigheaded so that is why I always want to distant myself from them.” I just smiled and told her I’m not like that.
She asked where I was going and I felt she wanted me to ride with her into town. I told her I was in Abuja to shoot a movie. I then turned to leave but some four or five policemen who must have come to pick her told me to wait. I said what’s my own, I’ve helped her to this place and I want to go. They however insisted that I should wait. I didn’t really know who the woman was but the long and short of it all was that she ended up giving me three plots of land in Abuja.”

[dailystar.com.ng]


Thursday, 19 September 2013

Ken Norton is Dead @ 70

Ken Norton, who in the course of 12 hard-fought rounds in 1973 was transformed from an unknown heavyweight into one of the most famous boxers in the world by virtue of a victory over Muhammad Ali, died Wednesday in a Las Vegas care facility. He was 70.


Norton was a thickly muscled ex-Marine who had little notoriety when he faced Ali on March 31, 1973, at the San Diego Sports Arena. But Norton broke Ali's jaw in the second round and went on to earn a split-decision victory that would define him as one of his era's greats.
The Seventies were a golden age for heavyweights, with legends such as Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Larry Holmes among many others competing at a high level, and Norton fit right in with that group.
Ali beat him in a hotly contested rematch later in 1973, and after the fight was singing Norton's praises.
"Norton is a better fighter than any other fighter I've fought, except maybe Joe Frazier," Ali said.

Former boxer Ken Norton is shown at a Muhammad Ali birthday party in 2012. (Getty)

Former boxer Ken Norton is shown at a Muhammad Ali birthday party in 2012.
Gene Kilroy, Ali's former business manager, was a good friend of Norton's and visited him at the Veteran's Administration hospital in Las Vegas two weeks ago. He said Norton was unable to speak, but loved seeing the boxers that Kilroy brought to visit.
"He was a good guy and an outstanding fighter," Kilroy told Yahoo Sports. "I can tell you this: Ali had tremendous respect for him. He had that awkward style, where he'd shoot his jab up from the waist, and it was very unusual. Most guys throw the jab from the shoulder, and that always gave Ali trouble."
Norton was 42-7-1 with 33 knockouts and briefly held the WBC heavyweight title. He was awarded the WBC belt in 1978 when then champion Leon Spinks opted to face Ali in a rematch rather than defend it against Norton.
In his first defense, he lost the title to Larry Holmes in one of the greatest heavyweight title fights in history. The bout was even after 14 rounds and Holmes won a spectacular 15th on two of the three judges' cards to earn a split decision win and claim the belt.
Norton was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992, even though he never won a heavyweight title fight. In 1998, Ring Magazine editors tabbed him as the 22nd greatest heavyweight ever. Norton had quality wins over Ali, Jimmy Young and Jerry Quarry, among others.
"He was a truly a nice guy and he was a dedicated, brave, hard-working fighter," said Top Rank's Bob Arum, who promoted several of Norton's fights. "He struggled against guys who could really punch: Foreman, Earnie Shavers, [Gerry] Cooney, even a guy like Duane Bobick. But he was a tough out for anyone and when he was fighting someone who wasn't a massive fighter, he was right in the fight all the time."


Norton was also an actor and starred in the movie, "Mandingo," as well as several television shows. He is the father of former NFL linebacker Ken Norton Jr.
Norton, who built his reputation on his win over Ali, got a rubber match against "The Greatest," at Yankee Stadium in 1976 during a police strike in New York. It was a wild scene, and Ali won another hotly disputed decision to retain the WBA/WBC belts.
The fight with Holmes was his last hurrah. After that, he went 2-2-1 in his final five and retired after being knocked out by Cooney in the first round of a 1981 bout.

Wednesday, 24 July 2013

The Fast, Fashionable Life of Rihanna


She's a young, provocative chart-topper with the massive fanbase and payout to show for it. Rihanna is known for chronicling her high-speed lifestyle on Instagram (@badgalriri) with little reservation, and the paparazzi shadow her every move and outfit. Take a look at some of the best RiRi snaps here. - Marisa Okano









Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Patience Jonathan’s Mother Dies In Auto Crash


Nigeria's first lady, Patience Faka Jonathan
By Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt
There was anxiety in Port Harcourt on Monday as news of the death of Mrs. Iwari-Oba, the mother of the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience,  spread in the Rivers State capital.
The mother of Mrs. Jonathan was said to have been involved in a ghastly motor accident along Elele Road in Rivers State.
It was gathered that the woman, who is from Okrika Local Government Area, was on her way to Bayelsa State when the accident happened.
Unconfirmed report indicated that her corpse was taken to Kpaiyama Mortuary by a team of policemen and a member representing Ogu Bolo State Constituency, Mr. Evans Bipi, who is a relative to the deceased.
Though, the police and the Federal Road Safety Commission in the state could not confirm the incident, an aide to Bipi said the First Lady’s mother died in a road accident, which occurred at about 4pm.
Bipi’s aide, Mr. Fred Itobo, told The PUNCH that the President’s wife’s mother was involved in the accident while she was on her way to Bayelsa State.
“Yes! She was involved in an accident and she died. Her body has been taken to a mortuary. Bipi was among those who took her body to the mortuary,” Itobo said.
When contacted, the State Director of FRSC, Dr. Kayode Olagunju, declined comment on the matter, saying, “I cannot say anything on this matter now until I get full details.”
Though effort to get reactions from the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Angela Agabe, proved futile, she had already told a journalist on the telephone that she had not been briefed on such crash.