The World Most Expensive Champagne

A luxury goods maker, with strong ties to Nigeria, has produced what they are calling the most expensive champagne in the world.
 Selling for 250m Naira (1.2 million GBP) the champagne was created by British Nigerian entrepreneur and designer Alexander Amosu.

Amosu has started several successful businesses including the eponymous Alexander Amosu which sells personalised luxury items,
 such as diamond encrusted cellphones and iPads.
 The brand was introduced when Alexander created what was at the time the world's most expensive suit (it retailed for GBP 70 000).
The suit was made of exclusive fabrics and featured diamond and gold buttons.
His newest venture, the luxury champagne brand Goût de Diamants, will see the entrepreneur launch his high-end limited edition Taste of Diamonds champagne.
The champagne comes with a signature badge on the bottle (it resembles the superman logo), the badge is made up of 18ct solid white gold with a 19tc white diamond in the centre.
 The bottle was made for a one-off client. The rest of the range features Swarovski crystals on each bottle rather than a diamond.
The range of champagnes available from Goût de Diamants includes a Brut, a Vintage label, Rose and Blanc de Blancs. According to the company's website the range is currently only available for select clients.
It is fitting that the brain behind the champagne is of Nigerian descent, as last month it was widely reported that Nigeria is the second largest champagne consumer in the world,
 reportedly spending eight billion Naira (GBP 31 million) on champagne last year. Nigeria's wealthy elite, many of whom have made their money in oil or entertainment, are not ashamed to spend their riches conspicuously in a nation where a large majority are still grappling with poverty.

Bomb Blast averted in Kaduna, Nigeria

 









Saturday June 8, 2013
BARELY 24 hours after the meeting of the Nigeria Northern
 Governors Forum in Kaduna, what could have been a bloody explosion was averted in the state Friday when men of the anti-bomb
squad of the state Police Command successfully detonated a bomb in the metropolis.
Besides, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olufemi Adenaike, said the bomb was concealed in a new computer set inside a
 carton meant to attract attention.
He explained that the bomb was discovered along Cameroun Road, close to Junction Road, a heavily populated area,
 but was successfully detonated without any casualty.

The incident resulted to a heavy traffic jam along the popular Junction Road, with armed policemen,
Nigerian Army and Nigerian Civil Defence taking over the roads leading to the spot.

Nigeria Power generation to reach 20,000MW

Saturday, June 8, 2013
 Vice President Namadi Sambo said yesterday that before the end of 2014, the power generation will reach  20,000MW of electricity.
Sambo said all was set for President Goodluck Jonathan to commence the commissioning of the power plants, even as the issue of gas availability has been resolved leaving only transmission to be tackled.
The vice president who presided over a joint meeting of the NDPHC NCP at the presidential villa, Abuja commended the management of the NDPHC for successfully completing the NIPP power plants across the country.
 According to him, the way in which the management of the NDPHC handled the successful completion of the ten power plants is commendable.

Micheal Jackson's daughter rushed to hospital after suicide attempt

 Wednesday, June 5, 2013
According to report by TMZ, late Micheal Jackson's daughter, Paris Jackson, 15 was rushed to the hospital early this morning after a possible suicide attempt, below is how they are reporting it..
Paris Jackson was rushed to hospital Wednesday morning, and sources told us it was a suicide attempt. Paris was taken out of her calabasas family house on a stretcher at around 2AM and taken ambulance  to a nearby hospital. the 911 call came in at 1:27AM. we are told the caller reported a possible overdose,although a sources connected to the emergency response said they were multiple cut on one of her wrist. on Tuesday night ...Paris posted some tweets, including, ''I wonder why tears are salty?'' .. and ''yesterday, my troubles seemed so far away now it looks as though they're here to stay.'' We are told she is doing OK.  

Nelson Mandela Hospitalised

Nelson Mandela


8 June 2013: Source VOA
South Africa's government says former president Nelson Mandela was re-admitted to a hospital early Saturday in serious condition for a recurring lung infection.
President Jacob Zuma's office released a statement saying Mr. Mandela's condition worsened overnight and he was taken to a Pretoria hospital. He is listed in "serious but stable" condition.
The 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon was treated for pneumonia during a 10-day hospital stay in April.
Mr. Mandela's history with respiratory problems surfaced during his 27 years in prison during apartheid.
He has been rarely seen in public in recent years, as his health became more fragile.

Britain to Compensate Kenyans Tortured in "Mau Mau" Rebellion

The Mau Mau People

 6 June2013,Source: VOA
Britain has agreed to compensate Kenyans who were tortured during a rebellion against colonial rule in the 1950s.
Foreign Secretary William Hague told parliament Thursday that more than 5,200 Kenyans will receive payments in a package worth nearly $31 million.
Hague said Britain recognizes and sincerely regrets that Kenyans were subject to torture and other forms of ill treatment from colonial administrators.
The abuse took place at a time Britain was trying to suppress the "Mau Mau" guerilla war against British colonial officials and white farmers.
Three now-elderly Kenyans had sued the British government seeking compensation for the abuse, which included sexual assault.
The government negotiated a settlement, after Britain's High Court ruled last October that the case could proceed.
The Mau Mau settlement could set a legal precedent. Across the former British Empire, Indians, Malaysians, Cypriots and Guyanese have filed similar cases seeking compensation for colonial-era abuse.
Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

Dangote Is Africas richest man and 25 in the world

 Aliko Dangote

[BBC news]

The cement mogul, and Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote has scored yet another first. This time, he has been named Africa's first $20 billion man, thus becoming one of the top 25 richest men in the world.