GLO Takes X-Factor To Ghana.

The GLO sponsored X Factor, reputed as the biggest music reality show has stormed Kumasi, Ghana today in continuation of the auditioning exercise. Youths from Kumasi region and environ are expected to take advantage of the exercise, which also holds tomorrow to contest for a position in the highly competitive show that promises winners a whopping life changing N24 million prize money and a recording contract. The team of judges would move on to Accra next weekend, May 11 and 12 for the final leg of Ghana audition.

The Ghana edition is coming on the heels of a successful outing in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, which saw the emergence of 17 year old twins from Owerri, Imo State capital, Clinton and Blair Roberts, among 21 other contestants advancing to the next level.

The duo called the DNA Twins were joined in the last stage by 57-year-old Ben Collins Nwachukwu from Kaduna who was the centre of attraction as the oldest person in the crowd of singing enthusiasts at the Sheraton Hotel venue of the second audition. The contestants were made up of mainly teenagers and those in their twenties.

Collins said that there was no age barrier to talent and that it had been his dream to be in a big reality show. "X Factor is not for the youth alone. It is for those who are talented and here I am. I wish to also bring my skills to lime light," he said.

"For us, X-Factor is the ultimate show and we have been looking forward all our lives to participating in the programme. This is the dream we have been waiting for. Just participating in the audition is deeply fulfilling, but we also want to go ahead and win," the DNA Twins said. They praised Globacom for bringing opportunities of stardom to youths...

Dont carry last on this one.

Frank Mba Explains Why Tinted Glasses Were Banned.

The Nigerian Police Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba has given reason why the government banned the use of tinted glasses in vehicles.

Mba said it has to be enforced now more than before, because of the security challenges facing the country.

Speaking on Channels Television breakfast show; Sunrise Daily, Mr. Mba, explained that there is a law called the Motor Vehicle Prohibition of Tinted Glasses Act, Cap M21 laws of the federation, which says “except with the permission of appropriate authority and on good course no Nigerian or person should be allowed to ply our roads with vehicle with tinted glasses, it doesn’t matter if those glasses are tinted any way shaded lightly or thickly, colored in any manner as long as it makes it difficult for persons or objects in the vehicle to see clearly.”

He added that most of the vehicles illegally bringing arms and ammunition into the country and those used for suicide bombing have tinted glasses...

Justin Bieber Stops Show To Honour Azan In Turkey.

There is always something to say about Justin Bieber.... Read Below:

Canadian singer Justin Bieber stole hearts in Turkey recently when he stopped in the middle of his concert during azan (muslim call to prayer). Bieber's gesture was appreciated by fans, reports Huffington Post.

The daily further reports that this behaviour helped the 19-year-old get away with earlier trouble at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport.

Justin Bieber and his crew reportedly didn't present any travel documents to the officials at the airport...

Lil Wayne Canned By Mountain Dew.

Lil Wayne will no longer "do" Mountain Dew ... the soda company announced it's DROPPING the rapper over a rap verse in which he compared the beating of Emmett Till to rough sex.

Wayne was a major spokesperson for Mountain Dew --starring in several commercials. Wayne began appearing in Dew ads in early 2012. Mountain Dew is owned by PepsiCo.

It's unclear when PepsiCo will stop running ads featuring the rapper.

Weezy came under fire back in February over a verse he dropped on the song "Karate Chop" ... in which he said, "Pop a lot of pain pills, 'bout to put rims on my skateboard wheels ... beat that p***y up like Emmett Till."

FYI -- Till was 14 back in 1955 when he was beaten beyond recognition, shot and dumped in a river ... after he was accused of flirting with a white woman in Mississippi. His open-casket funeral and murder trial were early flashpoints in the civil rights movement.

Wayne had sent a letter to Till's family, saying he's sorry their feelings were hurt by the song ... but the family REJECTED the letter, saying the statement "falls short of an apology."

Courts Orders IG, EFCC To Produce Ex-Jigawa Governor, Saminu Turaki.

A former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Saminu Turaki, has been declared wanted by a Federal High Court, sitting in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital.

The court said this became imperative as Turaki has failed to appear before it to answer questions on allegations that he stole N36 billion from the state coffers during his administration.


Justice S. Yahuza, while ruling on Friday, directed the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, his officers and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest Turaki whenever he is sighted and bring him before the court.

“You are hereby commanded to arrest the said Ibrahim Saminu Turaki and bring him before me at the Federal High Court, Dutse, Jigawa State without delay,” Yahuza ruled.

The EFCC had earlier declared Turaki wanted for failing to attend the trial.

He was Governor of Jigawa State from 1999 to 2007. He was elected in 1999 and re-elected in 2003, on the platform of the All Nigeria People’s Party,ANPP.

Meet The Man Addicted To Eating Insects.

A man has told how he is addicted to eating bugs and has consumed over 5,000 species in the past 11 years.

To satisfy his cravings David Gracer, 47, from Providence, Rhode Island, keeps a constant stock of his favorite treats, which include fly pupa, cockroaches and scorpions, in his basement freezer.

Mr Gracer, who works as an English teacher, admits that his diet is unconventional.

 ‘I get told that I’m crazy, or sick, or weird, and I mean that’s what it is to be in an unpopular position,’ he says.

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Instagram Adds Tagging To Photos.

Instagram, one of the world's most popular online photo resources, is bringing tagging on.

On Thursday, it introduces "Photos of You," a new feature that lets folks tag their friends, or things -- like a coffee shop or band playing.

Facebook purchased Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion, so it was only a matter of time until the social network began adding tools for Instagram users. Instagram now has over 100 million users of its app for Apple and Android devices.

Now, when you upload a photo to Instagram via the app, "you can add the people and things in the photo as easily as you add a location and hashtags," says Instagram, in a news release.

When you have been tagged by someone else, like on Facebook, you'll learn of it via a notification and the photo will appear in your "Photos of You" section.

If that bothers you, you can tweak the settings on the app to ensure that photos won't appear on your profile until you approve it.

The "Photos of You" feature is available through an update from Apple's App Store and Google Play....

Enjoy!