For the first time, a Nigerian artiste came clean on the financial value of his album. "This is not to prove any point, it's only to inspire someone that we are doing this. Mr Abhu can you step up please" said M.I, and with that intro, CEO Abhu ventures, a strong force in .the Alaba 'conglomerate' presented a N20million cheque to M.I in exchange for distribution rights to his MI2 album through out West Africa. - Vanguard Newspapers
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What has he sold to himself so far ?
The four people that make up the leadership of the National Assembly; Senate President David Mark, his deputy Ike Ekweremadu, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, and his deputy Usman Bayero Nafawa , will soon be owners of choice real estate in Abuja.
They are to benefit from the largesse of President Goodluck Jonathan who has given permission to the four men to purchase their current living quarters...
It is not clear what price has been put on the houses, but the commonwealth will pay for the president's generosity to the tune of N1.5 billion. This is the amount in the proposed 2011 budget - which NEXT got exclusive access to - that is to be spent on building new legislative quarters for the leadership of the Assembly.
At least one lawmaker is unhappy with Mr. Jonathan's decision and says it is a sign of how desperate the President has become, ahead of elections. "You know, there are so many things that he (Mr. Jonathan) wants from them (National Assembly leadership) so they are taking advantage of situation, '' the lawmaker said.
Hungarian teen sells her virginity for N50m .See Hunger in Hungary !
A Hungarian teen has sold her virginity to a British buyer - who won out in a £200,000 (about N50 million) bidding war.
The sale - which was originally launched on eBay - continued by email after the online auction giant discovered the nature of the transaction and pulled the plug.
The 18-year-old girl - who identified herself only as Miss Spring - said she is now coming to Britain.
A determined Irish punter had attempted to gazump the United Kingdom bidder.
The pretty blonde dreams of going to university to become a doctor and has already qualified for a place - but has put it on hold to help her family.
She said: "My family has debts, we cannot afford to pay them. My mother borrowed a lot of money in Swiss Francs, and now with the credit crunch in Hungary the repayments in Hungarian forints have tripled, she couldn't pay it back.
"We faced losing our home and being on the street. I want to be able to pay back those loans - that's why I came up with the idea for this auction.
"It is not such a lot of money for what is on offer, considering half will vanish in tax, but it will be enough to pay of my debts and leave us clear.
"I was in contact with two final bidders - the Irish guy and the British guy. Both wanted me to come to them. I chose the British guy. He was very sympathetic to my cause.
"Both men wanted to marry me take care of me and my family. But for me this was supposed to be a one off thing. Getting married and living with someone is a challenge I am not sure I am yet ready for.
"However I would really like the opportunity to go to Britain or Ireland. So who knows."
In her blog she does not say how she is proceeding to conclude the deal.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a woman, Ezine Paul, for allegedly selling his younger sister's 24-day-old baby for N30,000.
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Ezine's 28-year-old sister, Uju Gladys, was said to have been impregnated out of wedlock in 2009.
Because of her inability to locate the man responsible for the pregnancy, her elder brothers and sisters were said to have resolved that she should be living with Ezine in Ipaye, a suburb of Lagos, pending her delivery.
Gladys told journalists at the premises of the command's Public Relations Officer, on Monday that she delivered a baby girl on December 12, 2009 and her sister made away with the baby on January 5, 2010.
She said when she confronted her, Ezine claimed that the family directed her to take the baby to a motherless babies' home so that she could get proper upbringing.
She said she was taken aback when she contacted her elder siblings and they denied knowledge of the alleged family resolution.
Gladys said that based on the advice of her sister, Chineye Onuoha, she reported the case at Ayobo Police Station, where the Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Julius Isijola, led some policemen to arrest Ezine.
Ezine confirmed to journalists that she sold the baby to a Ghanaian, whom she met through an unnamed female neighbour..
She said that she was paid N30,000 while the neighbour told her that she also received N20,000 from the buyer.
She said that she was told that the buyer had since travelled out of the country with the baby.
The command's Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, said that efforts were on to track down the female accomplice and possibly the alleged buyer.
He added that during investigation, detectives discovered that Ezine had earlier engaged in suspected illegal adoption of a baby.
Mba said that investigation revealed that a seven-year-old girl, Geneva, who the suspect had been claiming to be her daughter, was not her biological daughter.
Confirming the allegation, Ezine said that she got the girl about seven years ago allegedly at the General Hospital, Onitsha with the aid of a nurse when she could not bear a child.
She claimed to have paid about N70,000 for the "adoption."
"I did that in ignorance. But now, I know that I engaged in illegality as regards Geneva," she told journalists.
Mba displayed photographs of different persons and assorted charms allegedly recovered from the suspect's wardrobe.
