Iroyin....

Trying to feel a lil' eclectic LOL with the yoruba title and all hehehee (dry). Anyway, Iroyin i.e. News...........in alphabetical order:

A

A Bad Relationship Can Cause Heart Attack [Reuters]

Adedibu Arrested, Arraigned [ThisDay Online]

African sex ring busted [BBC News]

Alleged N3.4bn Scam: Again, David Mark offers to step aside [ThisDay Online]

Ashionye Now Face of Pepsi [The News NG] as seen on Bellanaija’s blog

B

Big Brother Africa’s Disappointing Climax [Punch NG]

Black People – Less Intelligent, Scientist claims [Times Online]

Boris Becker’s daughter in child labour abuse case [Punch NG]

British High Commission refunds Unsuccessful Applicants Visa Fees [Naijawire]

E

EFCC made me poor – Alamieyeseigha [Sun News]

Evil Wind [Online Nigeria]

F

Fidelity Bank offer extended [ThisDay Online]

G

Godfather of Advertising, Biodun Shobanjo hires and fires at The Apprentice Africa [My Naija News]

Gold Circle Condoms Banned in Ghana as ‘likely to break during use’ [Sun News]

H

High water volume hinders FCT fishing festival [UPI]

How we bribed top govt officials to win gas pipeline contract - Ex-Willbros chief [Naijawire]

M

McDonald’s fined £13,500 for bolt in meal [BBC News]

N

New Jersey Teen Cracks iPhone [ABC News]

Nigeria: ICPC Drills Aminu, Adebayo on Siemens Scam [All Africa]

O

Obasanjo, Family hold memorial service for Stella [UPI]

Obasanjo, IBB battle for the soul of PDP [ThisDay Online]

Oil soars on Nigeria, US concerns [Nigeria Review]

S

Santas warned ‘ho ho ho’ offensive to women [Yahoo]

Saudi Prince Buys World's Largest Private Jet as a flying Palace [Naijawire]

Senators Angry Over N.8bn Allowance [ThisDay Online]

Siemens bribed ministers and officials in Nigeria, Russia and Libya as it sought to win lucrative contracts for telecommunications equipment [The Wall Street Journal]

T

Theory of Peanut Butter disproves evolution theory [Metro] – or so he thinks

Trader cuts off manhood and lands in hospital [Sun News] *Warning: Readers may find photograph offensive*
Tree man who grew roots may be cured [Telegraph] *Warning: Readers may find photograph offensive*

Tribunal Nullifies Adamawa Governor’s Election [ThisDay Online]

W

We’re Ready To Probe Obasanjo – EFCC [Punch NG]

Y

Yar’Adua honours Samuel Peter with OON [Punch NG]
Yar’Adua Swears-In Orubebe After Accord With Delta Leaders [The Times of Nigeria]

Special thanks to Baby M. for contributing! I hope we have made you more aware this week...

Notorious November

Okay these titles are becoming cornier by the minute. Lord, please help me! Since none of you can! LOLOL

Okay, so what is November notorious for?

Ermm.....Events maybe?!!

Most Definitely - Yea, there are loads of things going on this month and I will dedicate entire blogs to these individual events such as the Nayo (UK) tour coming up next weekend - yup, you heard me! The Naijacomedy series in Abuja (Basketmouth and Julius Agwu), the Wharton Africa Business Forum, the Billionaire Dollar Babes Fashion event and lots more.

So Happy November and happy birthday to all November people hehe.

Some Naija News for you all - may be a bit stale though :-/

(image from nigeriapolitricks.blogspot.com)

Patricia Etteh finally calls it quits - read here

For those who don't know her, you may need to watch this video (also available from Reuters), featuring Naija politicians beating themselves up at the hearing over her alleged scandal - now known as the EttehGate Scandal - read here

Watch video below - one word: KAIIII

Pls what on earth was that politician yarning afterwards - forget all that dictionary english men.

Nigeria arrests 'American' woman for espionage - read here

Tuface breaks MOBO award - I was going to blog about this, but then, he unfortunately got shot and it would have been mean to take the p*ss while he was in a hospital bed. He is better now and for all the Tuface lovers, this is light-hearted humour - I am a Tuface-lover myself hehe. Check out the video below and after breaking his plaque (or whatever it was), he was like "oh no....I can't believe this is happening to me, why me (hand on his head)" and then he goes "big up Nigeria!!" - Oh Lord, now they know we Naijas have butter-fingers too!

D'banj named UN World Ambassador of Peace (stale I know) - read here

Olubadan died at age 87 in July (extremely stale sorry) - read here

U.S. approves three Nigerian carriers: Arik Air, Bellview Airline and Virgin Nigeria, to fly to different cities in America - read here

Learn to Braid cornrows on DVD - is that so??? (watch video here)

Okay oh, e don do! More later xxx

Hot Spanking News

1) Tu Face: Police hold 25 suspects (click to read)

2) HIV infected Miami beach club promoter arrested after knowingly spreading disease to his ex partners - read here

3) American 'Marion Jones' gives back her 5 Olympic Gold Medals after admitting she used peformance enhancing drugs - read here

4) Nigerians drink more guinness than the Irish! - read here

5) Beyonce and Justin Timberlake record new song together, remix of Until The End of Time - LISTEN TO A PREVIEW HERE

6) Teenager (Age 14) shoots four and kills self at Cleveland High School on Wednesday, 11th October - read here

7) Megan Good is Pregnant? - read here

8) Yar'Adua, Pope, others seek peace for all at Sallah - read here

9) Download the I Get Money remix here

10) Check out pics and details of Russell Simmons 50th birthday bash thrown by ex-wife Kimora Lee - see them here