Hope to inspire by Lily Orevba

Once again, I had to make sure I was breathing. Nothing helped, not closing my eyes, not imagining everyone around was naked and I was the only one dressed, not taking deep breaths, NOTHING! My feet began to give up on me too, all of a sudden, there was nothing underneath my feet and I was sinking.. and my heart, nothing could measure how fast it was beating. I could swear no human's heart is allowed to beat that fast. Did I describe it well? I'm sure I did, we all experience it. Its called stage fright!!. Hmmm..the dreaded thing called stage fright. That demon that hunts half the population on earth. I should know, I dated him once, heck we still dating and he won't let me go, just like he won't let any of us go.

      

 So, I stood there not knowing what else to say. All eyes were on me, the room was silent, it was like someone's life depended on my singing. If I didn't sing, someone was going to drop dead and die..umm..okay, maybe I'm being a little dramatic here but I could swear people had stopped breathing too and they needed my heavenly voice to revive them(again, I might be exaggerating a bit). Anyway, I finally began 2 sing..or was that me singing? It sounded like the voice was coming from without rather than within. All of a sudden, I realized it WAS me singing and that's when I froze. Hell must have chilled over for that short period too because  the CD playing obviously cracked. and I couldn't go on..or I just didn't go on. I could have, but I chose not to. Was afraid of failing. No one died that day, they didn't need my singing to keep them alive but I did realize something, all fear does and will continue to do is keep us all away from where we are supposed to be. We are most afraid of the things we've never even TRIED.

        

 Where does fear come from? It comes from our unwillingness to fail. Even the Bible tells us that we will fail 'the righteous man falls seven times..BUT he rises up again'. I hope to inspire..both you and most of all, MYSELF. Pick up the mic of your life and take the center stage and dictate what happens...All eyes are on you now, go for it..I hope I do too...

Inspiring write up by my good friend Lily Orevba...

More photos from Funke Akindele's birthday

Kanye West sued by a paparazi

The rapper was sued by a paparazzo who said he was attacked by Kanye West while trying to take pictures of him at the airport in Los Angeles.

The paparazzo Daniel Ramos claimed he was part of the group of photographers standing outside the Los Angeles airport to take pictures, when suddenly he was attacked by the rapper. When interviewed by journalist, he said he has sued the rapper for unspecified damages for alleged assault  negligence and interference in the exercise of civil rights.

Ini Edo Gets Role as Judge

The sexy Nollywood Actress Ini Edo bags the role of a judge at the Miss Black Africa UK competition 2013 edition. She's set to use her lovely fashion sense to judge over there.

The competition is one of UK's largest ethnic pageants which will take place at the Royal Regency, London, UK on the 5th of October 2013.

She will join fashion designers Justina Mutale from Zambia , Jenni Steele from Jamaica and Adebayo Jones from Tanzania.

BBA Chase: Bimp and Angelo goes home.

It was goodbye to Ethiopia's Bimp and South African's Angelo from the Big Brother House. I feel for Angelo especially, will miss him ( No gay shit).

Bimp and Angelo become the final housemates to be evicted from the Big Brother house before the final show next week. The remaining housemates left are Dilish from Nambia, Cleo from Zambia, Elikem from Ghana and Melvin/Beverly from Nigeria for the prize money of $300,000.

Nigeria must win oh whether by hook or by crook...Go Melvin! hehe

Pictures: Yvonne Nelson on Set

Cute pictures dear. Yvonne nelson on set with the legendary Akon, Viva Bianca ( llithyia ) of Spartacus and the black american actor Djimon Hounsou

Dead man wakes up

This is quite shocking, A Retired Soldier, Kayode Sotunde, 49, who was declared dead after a fatal accident suddenly woke up. According to Sotunde, he embarked on a journey from Gboko to kano on April 11th 2013, but couldn't make it to kano alive because the commercial bus crashed on the way.

The saying "Old soldier never dies" appears to have played out with Sotunde as he woke up three days after in the mortuary, where his body and that of others involved in the accident were deposited for their families to claim for burial.

He narrated his experience to journalists " I am a living witness to the fact God exists".  You may not believe me, just like i may not have believed it if it did not happen to me. He probably went into coma.....that's what i think sha.

Amber Rose in NIgeria

Yes! it's true. I call her the mother of all Rosebuds and Rosestuds, Amber Rose, will be visiting Nigeria next month.

She took to twitter to announce the news, This will be her first long trip since the birth of her son Sebastian.

Video:Edo teacher can't read own certificate

This is depressing, a teacher that can't read her own certificate phew#.Thanks to Governor Oshiomhole for exposing such things in our educational system..

An eye opener indeed.

Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie changes name

Black Eyed Peas singer FERGIE has officially changed her name from Stacy Ann Ferguson to Fergie Duhamel.The Grammy winner's representative confirmed the name change personally.
Fergie is one-fourth of the Black Eyed Peas. She released her solo debut, The Dutchess, which i actually love in 2006. It launched five big hits, including Fergalicious and Big Girls Don't Cry.
The 38-year-old singer is married to 40-year-old actor Josh Duhamel (pronounced du-mehl). She is pregnant with their first child, Congrats dear.

Chris Brown's probation reinstated

It's enough already. R&B singer Chris Brown had his probation reinstated by a judge in Los Angeles on Friday after he agreed to complete an additional 1,000 hours of community labor stemming from his 2009 sentence for assaulting singer Rihanna.
Chris Brown's probation had been revoked last month by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Brandlin after he was charged in a May hit-and-run traffic accident, which could have led to a probation violation and possible jail time.The charges in the hit-and-run case have since been dismissed.
In 2009, Brown was sentenced to five years' probation, 180 days of community labor and domestic violence counseling for assaulting Rihanna, who was his girlfriend at the time.Brown, dressed in a dark suit at Friday's hearing, must complete the 1,000 hours of community labor before his probation ends on August 25, 2014.
He has the option of highway cleanup, beach cleanup, graffiti removal, or general maintenance work.
The singer, 24, came under fire by the Los Angeles County Attorney's office in February, when he was accused of cutting corners of his community labor sentence, which he was allowed to complete in his home state of Virginia.The community labor involved tasks like cutting grass, picking up trash and removing graffiti.

Fake doctor caught!

Morning readers, According to a story by Punch, the man pictured above, Mr Stephen Nwankwo, a secondary school certificate holder, but worked as a doctor in a fake hospital has been arrested alongside the owner of the hospital.

Nwankwo said he took delivery of over 90 babies within the two years he worked in the hospital established by 39-year old Gabriel Onyema, another secondary school leaver, who lives in Ghana and sells paper.

The suspects spoke with journalists after being caught on Friday by the Lagos State police Command headquarters, Ikeja. He narrated how everything came to an end when a pregnant woman who had gone to the hospital died during labour. 

40-year old Nwankwo said he was an auxiliary doctor in a hospital in Ondo state before he moved to Lagos where he was employed by Onyema.

Nigerians should be mindful of the hospitals they go to especially ones owned by private individuals. Godbless

Abuja shutdown

Activities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja was on Thursday literally grounded to a halt as women from the 36 states of the federation converged on Eagle Square for a rally organised by the National Council of Women Societies in collaboration with Office of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan.

All routes leading to the venue of the rally located in the central area were barricaded by stern looking security personnel from as early as 7am till 4pm thereby leaving commuters stranded.

Speaking at the event tagged " Nigerian Women Rally for Peace and Empowerment", Vice president Namadi Sambo, who was the special guest of honour, said  it is the desire of the President Goodluck Jonathan government to not only carry women but also "to promote a gender sensitive and responsible culture in the nations policy planning for national development".

The first lady in her speech commended the Jonathan/ Sambo government for the remarkable empowerment of women with their appointment into key portfolios in the present dispensation. She urged  Nigerian women to speak with one voice for peace and to be empowered to contribute meaningfully to national development

Gustavo heads to Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg have confirmed that they have secured the services of Bayern Munich midfielder Luiz Gustavo for an undisclosed fee, beating Arsenal to the signature of the Brazilian.

The 26 year old Gustavo has signed a 5 years contract with the 2008-2009 Bundesliga champions. He was keen to leave Bayern after he was deemed surplus to requirements by new coach Pep Guardiola following the arrival of Thiago Alcantra.

He had also caught the attention of Arsenal and the Premier league giants had an offer of over 20 million euros accepted, However, he decided to stay in germany.

"We're very pleased to have convinced Luiz with our plans for Vfl and managed to keep him in the Bundesliga." sporting director Klaus Allofs said.

Gustavo however said it was a tough decision for him, important details were taken into considerations. I like Wolfsburg, I like Germany. The security the country gives me makes 

me relaxed, i want to start a new life here.

Gustavo had joined Bayern from Hoffenheim in january 2011, making over 60 Bundesliga apperances for the Allianz Arena side, where he also won the treble in 2012-13