This is my favorite Celine coat and I wanted to share with you how you can re-wear pieces while still having a completely unique look each time. When you have staples like a black winter coat, you can play around with different textures to either play down or dress up your look for any occasion. For a casual night out, I paired it with a vintage tee and ripped Saint Laurent jeans while for a fancier occasion, I went with a sheer top by Carven and a Tom Ford PVC skirt. How would you style a black cashmere coat? Friday, 13 December 2013
Styling Wardobe Staples: The Black Coat
This is my favorite Celine coat and I wanted to share with you how you can re-wear pieces while still having a completely unique look each time. When you have staples like a black winter coat, you can play around with different textures to either play down or dress up your look for any occasion. For a casual night out, I paired it with a vintage tee and ripped Saint Laurent jeans while for a fancier occasion, I went with a sheer top by Carven and a Tom Ford PVC skirt. How would you style a black cashmere coat? 
Thursday, 12 December 2013
SHOCKING NEWS... LAGOS RUNS GIRLS BEHEADED EARLY HOURS ON MONDAY MORNING
The headless lady pictured below was said to have left home to club and party with some friends a couple of
days ago, Our source in Nigeria gathered that the lady who is a Lagos runs babe was approached by a rich man at Elegushi beach where she and her friends had stopped by to party and have some fun.
According to report, she was said to have been taken to an unknown hotel by the man after both parties had reached a conclusive agreement on pricing. Exactly 7am the next day, her dismembered body was found somewhere around Mushin axis, Lagos in what looked like a case of rituals. Her left breast was cut off, right hand was also found missing while her intestine was also taken away.
Residents immediately reported the case to the police, while many cried and pitied the dead lady who they claim was obviously used for money rituals; many said she must have been enjoying the “runs” business all along until this happened.
See photo below
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
#1 Ja Rule forced to deny leaving wife for prison cell mate
NEW YORK — “He wrote all them love songs and still don’t know how to treat a b*tch” Responded Aisha Atkin’s rapper Ja Rule’s wife in an opening statement during her MTV exclusive “Married Life After Prison” set to air later this month.
“We spent 10 plus years building our marriage but it only took him two to decide he’d rather suck a d*ck than be with his wife” Ja Rule was sentenced to two years in jail for a gun charge and released earlier in 2013 when he presumably returned to life with his family, but according to Aisha that is simply not the case. “He returned home alright; To get his shit and leave”
She claims that Ja Rule real name Jeffery Atkins simply told her that he was sleeping with his personal trainer and not until later did she find out that not only was he a man, but his prison cell mate. Aisha admits that she hopes this is just a phase, but is now convinced that the whole 50 cent thing was not just a silly rap feud, but more than likely a crush.
Associated Plane Crash: Senate Says NO To Oduah’s Explanation
The Senate on Tuesday rejected the explanation of the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, on the ill-fated crash involving a 23-year-old Propeller aeroplane on the fleet of the Associated Airlines on October 3.
Ms. Oduah was also urged to re-submit a detailed presentation on the incident.
The minister appeared before the Senate in company with heads of the various agencies under her ministry. She limited her presentation to the information retrieved from the black box of the aircraft.
Stella Oduah explained that the Accident and Investigations Bureau began investigation and diagnosed the black box in the airport’s laboratory and demonstrated a 2-minute video of the conversations between the two pilots, adding that both engines of the aircrafts were faulty and should not have been allow to fly.
She pointed out that the speed of the plane was not enough for the engine to take off and that the co-pilot warned that the bird should not take off but that his colleague, who was in charge of the flight, ignored the advice.
She said, “As the minister of aviation, the fact that we got preliminary report in our laboratory without waiting for the final report, showed that we have put in place preventive measures.”
The minister proceeded with a power point presentation, containing graphic and pictoral details of the state of the various airports in Nigeria and how her administration had been able to carry out a comprehensive transformation of the sector.
Having listened to the presentation, the Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Abdul Ningi, who represented Senate President David Mark, said Oduah’s explanation fell short of addressing the circumstances that surrounded the crash.
Stella Oduah explained that the Accident and Investigations Bureau began investigation and diagnosed the black box in the airport’s laboratory and demonstrated a 2-minute video of the conversations between the two pilots, adding that both engines of the aircrafts were faulty and should not have been allow to fly.
She pointed out that the speed of the plane was not enough for the engine to take off and that the co-pilot warned that the bird should not take off but that his colleague, who was in charge of the flight, ignored the advice.
She said, “As the minister of aviation, the fact that we got preliminary report in our laboratory without waiting for the final report, showed that we have put in place preventive measures.”
The minister proceeded with a power point presentation, containing graphic and pictoral details of the state of the various airports in Nigeria and how her administration had been able to carry out a comprehensive transformation of the sector.
Having listened to the presentation, the Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Abdul Ningi, who represented Senate President David Mark, said Oduah’s explanation fell short of addressing the circumstances that surrounded the crash.
For instance, Ningi said the minister should come up, at another date, with details about the processes that led to the take-off of the aircraft on the fateful day, especially those whose responsibility it was, to have alerted relevant agencies on its condition.
"Blame Your Past Leaders, Not Jonathan"- Maku Tells Northeners
Information minister, Labaran Maku, has lashed out at former presidents from the North and leaders in the part of the country.
In the opinion of the minister, who spoke on Tuesday in Kaduna, President Goodluck Jonathan has developed the North more than past leaders of the region since independence.
According to Maku, the North should blame its past leaders and not the Jonathan for the underdevelopment of the region.
Being also the supervisory minister of defence, Maku claimed that northerners should be grateful for the efforts Jonathan makes to provide infrastructure for the region.
He said, “There has been a denial, a deliberate denial that President Goodluck Jonathan is not developing the North and there has been an agenda of deceit, which is carried out mainly by people and some politicians in some part of the North, who want to deny the imprint of this administration.
The official stated that the role of the acting government was tremendous in the development of the North. He said he was ready to debate with anyone on this and to back it up with facts.
He concluded his speech, noting that the evidence is very clear that since 2007, the Yar’adua/Jonathan Presidency has impacted so much on the development of the North.
I’ve Never Compared Myself to Madiba – Kanye West
Kanye West paid tribute to late Nelson Mandela and commented on the stories about how he compared himself to the late Nobel Peace Prize winner.
The rapper took to his Twitter handle to defend himself, after a controversial interview emerged online and went viral, quoting the musician’s claims that his music carries much more importance and effect than the fight against apartheid.
“Despite recent media reports, I’ve never said anything to dishonor or trivialize the life or transition of one of the most inspiring leaders.“I’d like to address the false stories and noise that have been engineered by the media.“At a young age my mother taught me the importance of his work. Mandela sacrificed his life for the betterment of mankind.“Thank you, Mandela, for your life’s work and may it serve as a guiding light to illuminate our future.“Respect to Mandela, his family and his legacy,” Kanye West tweeted.
It would be recalled that the fake interview with Kanye was posted on satirical website the Daily Currant last week.
Lagos Residents Must Stop Burying Corpses in Residential Areas – Government
Lagos State Government warned residents of the state to desist from burying their dead in their compounds and comply with laws prohibiting burial of family members on private property located within their community.
The government made this call on December 9, 2013, Monday, stated such practice poses a major challenge for the authorities to relocate such corpses in the course of future road expansion and reconstruction projects in such areas.
At the same time, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has disclosed that over 200 roads had been constructed across the state within the last one year.
Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, gave the warning on burial to residents at Mushin Local Government Area of the state, shortly before Governor Babatunde Fashola, finally, handed over 16 completed networks of roads in the council totalling 10.127 kilometres.
Gov. Fashola in his remarks, appealed to residents to shun the culture of trading on roads and walk ways and other forms of activities that constitute nuisance on the roads.
Champions League: MU Avoids Third Consecutive Defeat at Old Trafford, Plus Other Results of the Day
Group A
Manchester United secured their place at the top of Champions League Group A with a 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk at Old Trafford on Tuesday night, while the Ukrainian side crashed out of the competition.
Bayer Leverkusen ensured their progression to the last 16 of the Champions League, taking the final qualifying spot in Group A with a narrow guest victory over Real Sociedad 0 - 1.
Group B
Cristiano Ronaldo made Champions League history as Real Madrid saw off Copenhagen 2-0. The Portugal star netted his ninth goal of the group stage after Luka Modric had put los Blancos ahead in the first half as Carlo Ancelotti's side cruised into the last 16.
Galatasaray's Champions League clash with Juventus has been abandoned after 32 minutes due to extreme weather conditions disrupting play.
Group C
Two goals from Javier Saviola were enough to send Olympiakos through to the Champions League knockouts with a 3-1 win over nine-man Anderlecht.
Benfica missed out on a place in the Champions League last 16 despite a 2-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain
Group D
Manchester City came from behind to beat Champions League holders Bayern Munich 3-2 at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night, ending the German side's 100 per cent record in this season's competition and avenging the defeat they suffered in October.
FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ won at home 2 - 1 in a game against Russian CSKA Moscow.
Political Breaking News ....EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan, Alison-Madueke, Okonjo-Iweala Guilty Of Diverting N8 Trillion Oil Funds
President Goodluck Jonathan and two of his top ministers may be attempting a cover-up on what clearly competes as Nigeria’s biggest fraud ever, involving the illegal diversion, or theft, of over N8 trillion crude oil sales proceeds.
In a memo to the president on September 25, 2013, Central Bank governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi detailed how government-owned oil firm, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, had systematically diverted the huge sum, being sales proceeds between January 2012 and July 2013.
According to CBN governor, for all crude oil sales within the period, the NNPC paid only 24 percent proceeds into the federation account, and diverted or stole the remaining 76 percent-totalling N8 trillion.
As the CBN calculated, the NNPC sold at least 594 million barrels of oil within the period, and should have paid N10.3 trillion (USD65.3 billion) into the federation account. But the corporation paid only N2.5 trillion (USD15.5 billion), Mr. Sanusi said, citing documentation from pre-shipment inspectors.
The whereabouts of the huge balance is unknown.
Just to explain it in simpler figures: for each barrel of oil sold, say at an average of USD100, the NNPC illegally cornered $74 into an unknown account and gave Nigeria only $26.
Mr. Sanusi said he was “constrained” to hint the president after observing the huge shortfalls for years. What is more, he accused the NNPC of breaching 2 federal laws and urged thorough investigation of the case.
Two months on, the president has refused to act on the damning memo delivered to him personally by the CBN governor. In fact, after receiving the letter, the president, presidency sources say, questioned Mr. Sanusi on why such letter should be prepared in the first place and sent to him.
The journalists of Premium Times also claim that finance minister and former World Bank chief, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, were also aware of the CBN’s information and has done nothing about it.
President challenged on corruption
Details of the president’s failure to act on such a massive scale of misappropriation came amid an increasing criticism of Mr. Jonathan’s response to corruption, as several senior officials of his government, accused of stealing or wasting public funds, have been spared of indictment and prosecution.
In a memo to the president on September 25, 2013, Central Bank governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi detailed how government-owned oil firm, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, had systematically diverted the huge sum, being sales proceeds between January 2012 and July 2013.
According to CBN governor, for all crude oil sales within the period, the NNPC paid only 24 percent proceeds into the federation account, and diverted or stole the remaining 76 percent-totalling N8 trillion.
As the CBN calculated, the NNPC sold at least 594 million barrels of oil within the period, and should have paid N10.3 trillion (USD65.3 billion) into the federation account. But the corporation paid only N2.5 trillion (USD15.5 billion), Mr. Sanusi said, citing documentation from pre-shipment inspectors.
The whereabouts of the huge balance is unknown.
Just to explain it in simpler figures: for each barrel of oil sold, say at an average of USD100, the NNPC illegally cornered $74 into an unknown account and gave Nigeria only $26.
Mr. Sanusi said he was “constrained” to hint the president after observing the huge shortfalls for years. What is more, he accused the NNPC of breaching 2 federal laws and urged thorough investigation of the case.
Two months on, the president has refused to act on the damning memo delivered to him personally by the CBN governor. In fact, after receiving the letter, the president, presidency sources say, questioned Mr. Sanusi on why such letter should be prepared in the first place and sent to him.
The journalists of Premium Times also claim that finance minister and former World Bank chief, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, were also aware of the CBN’s information and has done nothing about it.
President challenged on corruption
Details of the president’s failure to act on such a massive scale of misappropriation came amid an increasing criticism of Mr. Jonathan’s response to corruption, as several senior officials of his government, accused of stealing or wasting public funds, have been spared of indictment and prosecution.
One of the critics is Aminu Tambuwal, who accused Jonathan of consistently displaying a “body language” that encourages corruption.
Between 2011 and 2013, the House of Representatives has investigated the NNPC multiple times, and has in many cases found officials of the corporation wanting. But no one has been sanctioned by government.
In 2012, top management of the NNPC and the petroleum minister, Mrs. Madueke, who directly supervises the NNPC, were recommended for prosecution by the House in a shocking fuel subsidy probe. They accused officials have remained at their posts.
The CBN’s allegation is the most scathing yet for a corporation notorious for secrecy and corruption.
The diverted or stolen amount-N8 trillion between January 2012 and July 2013- is the nearly the equivalent of the total federal budgets for two years.
More losses and the ECA
Even so, when compared with prevailing data from different government agencies, the figure admitted by the CBN is still lesser than what Nigeria should earn from oil sales.
While the bank said its computation, based on pre-shipment details, showed that Nigeria sold N10.3 trillion worth of oil in 19 months, Premium Times' analysis shows the government should rather realize N10.6 trillion in the first 10 months of 2013-Janaury to October-alone.
PREMIUM TIMES’s estimates is based on the government’s data of daily production average of 2.11 million barrels of crude, sold at an average price of $105.84 per barrel.
If multiplied and converted to naira, the government should have realized N10. 6 trillion in 10 months alone.
But in that period, total oil receipts data provided by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, claimed between January and October, the government made N5.8 trillion.
The journalists claim to have revealed that the government has not only lied or misled Nigerians about its total receipts from oil sales, but is also deceitful about its earnings in the contentious Excess Crude Account.
The ECA holds the difference between the real market price for oil and the government’s projection in the national budget yearly.
For 2013, the government approved rate is $79 per barrel (called benchmark for oil price), meaning any raise in price at the international marker, will go into the ECA.
For most of the year, oil sold as much as $112 and $114 per barrel. At a conservative rate of $105 per barrel, the government should have realized $26 as difference per barrel for the Excess Crude Account.
Calculated at 2.11 million barrels per day, that should amount to $17.3 billion (about N2.695trillion) earned as excess crude revenue from crude oil exports as of October 2013.
But the government claims it generated only N986.6 billion in the Excess Crude Account.
No explanation
In 2012, top management of the NNPC and the petroleum minister, Mrs. Madueke, who directly supervises the NNPC, were recommended for prosecution by the House in a shocking fuel subsidy probe. They accused officials have remained at their posts.
The CBN’s allegation is the most scathing yet for a corporation notorious for secrecy and corruption.
The diverted or stolen amount-N8 trillion between January 2012 and July 2013- is the nearly the equivalent of the total federal budgets for two years.
More losses and the ECA
Even so, when compared with prevailing data from different government agencies, the figure admitted by the CBN is still lesser than what Nigeria should earn from oil sales.
While the bank said its computation, based on pre-shipment details, showed that Nigeria sold N10.3 trillion worth of oil in 19 months, Premium Times' analysis shows the government should rather realize N10.6 trillion in the first 10 months of 2013-Janaury to October-alone.
PREMIUM TIMES’s estimates is based on the government’s data of daily production average of 2.11 million barrels of crude, sold at an average price of $105.84 per barrel.
If multiplied and converted to naira, the government should have realized N10. 6 trillion in 10 months alone.
But in that period, total oil receipts data provided by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, claimed between January and October, the government made N5.8 trillion.
The journalists claim to have revealed that the government has not only lied or misled Nigerians about its total receipts from oil sales, but is also deceitful about its earnings in the contentious Excess Crude Account.
The ECA holds the difference between the real market price for oil and the government’s projection in the national budget yearly.
For 2013, the government approved rate is $79 per barrel (called benchmark for oil price), meaning any raise in price at the international marker, will go into the ECA.
For most of the year, oil sold as much as $112 and $114 per barrel. At a conservative rate of $105 per barrel, the government should have realized $26 as difference per barrel for the Excess Crude Account.
Calculated at 2.11 million barrels per day, that should amount to $17.3 billion (about N2.695trillion) earned as excess crude revenue from crude oil exports as of October 2013.
But the government claims it generated only N986.6 billion in the Excess Crude Account.
No explanation
None of the government officials, when contacted, could explain the huge gaps for the 2013 figures.
A spokesperson for the Central Bank of Nigeria, responding to Premium Times findings (not Mr. Sanusi’s letter), said as the government’s banker, it could not provide the requested information, as it was unlawful for a banker to divulge details about its customer to a third party.
Controversy over Excess Crude Account
Premium Times own evaluation of government oil earnings, which started before the appearance of Sanusi's letter, was prompted by the lingering controversy over the ECA between the finance minister, Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala and the Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi.
Mr. Amaechi had accused the government of depleting the account, usually shared between the federal, states and local governments.
The governor said $5 billion had gone missing from the account under Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala’s watch.
Defending the administration, Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala accused the governor of “playing politics” on the matter, and said the outstanding $5 billion had been shared to states as monthly allocation and local governments, with Rivers State being one of the major beneficiaries.
The frustration of CBN governor
But in his letter, Mr. Sanusi said he had long been frustrated by the NNPC’s secrecy with oil sales, and that he raised concerns twice to the president as far back as 2010 about his observation that a huge chunk of sales proceeds were not remitted to government treasury.
He said the shortfall in revenue as a result of oil theft and vandalism in the Niger Delta was insignificant compared to the scale of money unaccounted for by the NNPC.
“Your excellency, you will recall that as far back as late 2010, I had verbally expressed deep concern about what appeared to be huge shortfalls in remittances to the federation account in spite of the strong recovery in oil prices,” the CBN governor wrote, indicating the losses extending years back far surpasses the N8 trillion of between 2012 and 2013.
There is no evidence the president acted on those concerns.
According to him, by 2012, the situation had gone worse that the government made more money from tax paid by oil companies than from actual sales of crude.
Controversy over Excess Crude Account
Premium Times own evaluation of government oil earnings, which started before the appearance of Sanusi's letter, was prompted by the lingering controversy over the ECA between the finance minister, Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala and the Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi.
Mr. Amaechi had accused the government of depleting the account, usually shared between the federal, states and local governments.
The governor said $5 billion had gone missing from the account under Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala’s watch.
Defending the administration, Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala accused the governor of “playing politics” on the matter, and said the outstanding $5 billion had been shared to states as monthly allocation and local governments, with Rivers State being one of the major beneficiaries.
The frustration of CBN governor
But in his letter, Mr. Sanusi said he had long been frustrated by the NNPC’s secrecy with oil sales, and that he raised concerns twice to the president as far back as 2010 about his observation that a huge chunk of sales proceeds were not remitted to government treasury.
He said the shortfall in revenue as a result of oil theft and vandalism in the Niger Delta was insignificant compared to the scale of money unaccounted for by the NNPC.
“Your excellency, you will recall that as far back as late 2010, I had verbally expressed deep concern about what appeared to be huge shortfalls in remittances to the federation account in spite of the strong recovery in oil prices,” the CBN governor wrote, indicating the losses extending years back far surpasses the N8 trillion of between 2012 and 2013.
There is no evidence the president acted on those concerns.
According to him, by 2012, the situation had gone worse that the government made more money from tax paid by oil companies than from actual sales of crude.
The CBN governor urged a thorough audit of all domiciliary accounts held by the NNPC outside of the CBN, and a probe of companies involved in oil lifting and oil swap.
The Special Adviser to the President on Public Communications, Reuben Abati, was not available for comments.
source . SaharaReporters
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