Welcome to Gift Ada Blog: September 2015

Buhari orders Hajj commission to account for all Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

President Buhari has ordered the National Hajj Commission and the Nigerian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to urgently account for all Nigerian pilgrims in the aftermath of the stampede that happened in Makka last Thursday.

In a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant Garba Shehu, Pres. Buhari gave the directive following conflicting reports on the number of Nigerians who died or suffered injuries in the catastrophe which claimed well over 700 lives.

Kris gave birth to really beautiful girls. The Kardashian/Jenner Matriarch and her daughters pose together for a Cosmopolitan shoot which was featured on their reality show. Another pic after the cut.....

Ace music producer, song writer and singer Cobhams Asuquo and his wife Ojuola met with quite a number of celebs at the Global Citizens Festival in the US over the weekend. They met Olivia Wilde, Kerry Washington, Sting, Sir Richard Branson & Richard Curtis.. See the photos after the cut.....

Actress Steph-Nora Okere, who is 40, shared this pic of herself on Facebook and a fan had something to say about it, but she was wrong if she thought Steph-Nora would ignore her disrespectful comment. See their exchange after the cut...

Serena Williams hung out with Drake's Mom during his restaurant opening in Canada. Here's how TMZ is reporting it.

'Big step for Serena and Drake ... the tennis star jetted up to Canada for the opening of Drake's restaurant Monday night -- and hung out with the rapper's mother!! Drake was in Toronto to launch his new eatery Fring's ("I got onion rings, gotta lotta onion rings") ... along with the two ladies in his life. Serena looked smokin' hot -- high heels and a pencil skirt -- and according to people inside, there was the usual restaurant PDA with Drake.

The wait is finally over! The MUD Nigeria Art in Beauty “AIB” Competition is back! Just as the 2014 Edition, the competition will be held in (4) four phases. Phase 1: All contestants will replicate a predesigned look created by the 2014 MUDAIB Winner

Senate President Bukola Saraki's Special Assistant on New Media, Bamikole Omishore tweeted something about Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, saying that El Rufai allegedly provided all the evidence to be used against Saraki in his trial. Well, those who watched the trial have called him out concerning his false tweet. See that after the cut...

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Elrufai earlier today received the Ambassador of Netherlands to Nigeria. Another photo after the cut...

Khloe Kardashian's best friend Malika Haqq got completely naked in the very first episode of the Kardashian spin-off - Dash Dolls starring herself and twin sister Khadijah Haqq. Malika got naked for a photo shoot with her sister... See the photos after the cut...

MallForAfrica just rolled out its $5 ships it all promotionthat will run till the end of the September. Simply shop on your favorite UK and US stores on the MallforAfrica App & ship your entire order down to Nigeria for $5 only! That is as low as N1000! Wonderful right?

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, today distributed rams to Muslims in the state, appealing to them to shun politicians whipping religious sentiment. More photos after the cut...

No fewer than 54 prostitutes alongside 58 men were on today arrested by police during a raid in a popular brothel called ‘Flour mill’ in the Calabar metropolis. The operation which was carried out by detectives from the Cross River State police command, was led by Governor Ben Ayade’s security adviser (SSA), Mr. Jude Ngaji.

Not so bad! But what is the essence though?

Rough Girl Amber Rose Flaunts Everything She's Got

When it comes to crazy dressing, I don't think Kim K can beat Amber Rose. She's badder! See more...

Using magical powers, the wife actually made her husband float above the floor during their first dance at the wedding. Check out the expression on that old man with hands in the air. See the video:

Harlem rapper Azealia Banks is more famous for her rants/tantrums than her music. She got into a flight on a Delta flight. TMZ reports below

A passenger sitting next to Banks tells TMZ, when the Delta flight landed just before 1 AM Tuesday, Azealia made a beeline for the front door. She had been sitting in seat 6A but a French couple in the 3rd row was blocking her exit as they pulled their luggage from the overhead bin.

The former Minister of Agriculture and new President of the African Development Bank (AFDB Group) took to twitter to congratulate Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her double appointments.

A press conference was held on the 17th of September 2015 at the Golf section of the Ikoyi Club 1938, to unveil the Nigeria Cup 2015. According to the Vice Chairman of the Ikoyi Club 1938 golf section, who also doubles as the chairman organising committee of the competition, Lanre Kalejaiye stated, About 200 golfers will take part in The Nigeria Cup 2015, which will tee off on September 26.

Presidents of Ghana, Niger, Benin, Mali, Ivory Coast, Togo, PM of Guinea during the ECOWAS Summit today in Abuja. More photos after the cut..

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu met with veteran actor, Danny Glover, Bimbo Akintola and some of the crew of '93 Days' today, Sept 22nd. More photos after the cut.....

Uber has partnered with Kia Motors Corp to reduce the down payment for vehicles and is also offering N5000 off all first rides with the promo code Kia Rides. This positive development should now reduce the initial cost for new partners and allow them get a vehicle from as low as N95000 per month.

Press statement from the presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria for New York on Thursday for a series of meetings and interactions with notable world leaders within and on the sidelines of the main events of the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. On the agenda of President Buhari's talks, deliberations and interactions with the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, President Barack Obama of the United States, President Francois Hollande of France, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain,

Yesterday Kylie Jenner spoke out about plastic surgery, saying she's never had any - and today, some people released before and after photo of her butt, insisting that she did get butt implants...lol. Do you see the difference?

Photo: Singer Jodie gets engaged

The Nigerian Idol runner up announced her engagement on her instagram page this afternoon. She shared the photo above. Congrats to her.

Oh my! Check out this amazing Ankara fabric inspired cake

This is so Beautiful.

Press Release: Senate is Solidly Behind Senate President, Bukola Saraki

Press statement signed by Sen. Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba on behalf of the Eighth Senate.

After majority of us, Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, witnessed the appearance of our President, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal this morning, we are happy that he appeared at the Tribunal after availing himself of the opportunity to defend his Fundamental Human Rights. We also want to state here, on behalf of our colleagues, that the Senate remains solidly behind Senator Saraki and we express our unalloyed support for his leadership.

Sultry Nigerian singer, Zaina has just released an amazing single titled Pana (meaning "Hit Me”). The song, which explores the raw concepts of insatiable desire and mutual attraction was produced by Vtek and released on the Livespot Entertainment imprint.

"One selfish decision to drink and drive caused me to be a widow at the age of 21" - Destiny Mantia, from Foristel, Missouri, US shared the emotional post on Facebook one year after the tragic accident. The heartbreaking post has garnered over 14,000 Likes and 28,0000 Shares since it was posted on Monday, September 20. She writes:

Peter Okoye was slammed by his fans this afternoon after he posted a photo of a hard eggplant on his instagram page. He removed it after the hit became too much and apologized. See the offensive photo after the cut...18+

Nicki and her boo Meek Mill smoulder for the new issue of GQ magazine. In the interview Nicki admitted that she's been digging Meek long before they officially hooked up...and said her favorite thing to do is kiss him because she loved the way his lips feel. See more photos after the cut.....

As the year winds to a close, Discovery for Women, a quarterly rally initiated by Pastor Taiwo Odukoya which gathers women in their thousands, will be having its final rally for the year on the 27th of September 2015 at the Fountain of Life Church main auditorium in Ilupeju Lagos.

Lol. This new government sef! President Buhari has approved N70 million for the entire celebration of Nigeria 55th Independence Anniversary which is slated to commence from September 25, 2015.

Disclosing this at a press conference today, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, said the Federal government has decided that the independent anniversary would be celebrated low key, that is the reason only N70m was approved to take care of the entire celebration.

How could she? Jay Z has been with Beyonce since 20002, so when did Kim ever hope to get him? Insiders claim Scott Disick and Lamar Odom are planning to spill the tea on how Kim K went after Jay Z before hooking up with Kanye West. Sources tell The Closer Magazine,

Some more photos from the various activities to mark to 81st birthday celebration of Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin. More photos after the cut......

A Florida man is in police custody after he killed his girlfriend by disemboweling her because she called out the wrong name during sex twice, The Sun Sentinel reports.

24-year-old Fidel Lopez dialed 911 at 3:39 a.m. Sunday morning, September 20, to report that his girlfriend, Maria Nemeth, had trouble breathing. Details from the arrest report say Sunrise police found Lopez crying out for help next to the 31-year-old’s body.

Actress Mbong Amata turned a year older yesterday and threw a little party at her Lagos home which was attended by Ini Edo, Harrysong and more. See more photos after the cut......

President Buhari today hosted some African leaders to an Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit at the presidential wing of the Nnadmdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. The leaders discussed solely on the current political situation in Burkina Faso. Continue to see more photos.......

Lagos State Governor - Akinwunmi Ambode has appointed Mr. Olufolarin Ogunsanwo as the new Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS). In a statement released on the official website, they wrote that Ogunsanwo’s appointment was confirmed by the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday, on the request of the Governor.

Oma, the voice behind the popular Fuji House of Commotion, releases the national theme song titled ‘One Nation’ to celebrate Nigeria at 55. The over a decade Voice over Artist for notable brands like Amstel Malta, MTN and MNet’s Barbers Wisdom exploits the richness in our uniqueness as a Nation, with bountiful natural resources and celebrates our cultural heritage.

Well...see the remaining tweets after the cut..

Singer-songwriter, Omawumi who recently gave birth to her second child delivered a stellar performance at 2face Idibia's #Fortyfied all star tribute concert which held on Sunday at Eko Hotel. It was her first performance since welcoming her son. More photos after the cut.......

Kylie Jenner invited one of the chefs from celebrity restaurant Phillippe Chow Beverly Hills to cook dinner for her and a few friends on Sunday night because she probably didn't feel like going out. Found out it cost her $5000. Balling or waste of money?

Shared by Twitter user @DIfyzz he wrote, 'What wickedness? As seen today @ Muri Okunola Park, VI: pupils under the sun!!'