Naija Trend Zone: January 2014

Friday, January 31, 2014

From Taylor Swift's sparkling gown to Pharrell's hat, adorable children pose as celebrities at the Grammy Awards

OMG! this is awesome.

A photographer who recreates Hollywood moments using toddlers and pint-sized outfits has put her own spin on the fashion from this year's Grammy Awards.

New York City-based artist Tricia Messeroux transformed an array of looks from Sunday's red carpet into their miniature equivalents, which she refers to as ToddleWood.

Children aged three to six years old mirror the poses and style, of stars including Katy Perry, Madonna, Pharrell Williams, and Taylor Swift.

Take a look below:

Taylor Swift

Pharrel

Katy Perry

Madonna and son

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Cyndi Lauper

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Giuliana Rancic

Robin Thicke and actress Paula Patton

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend

+18Miguel

source: Dailymail

Jesus Christ is most significant person in history according to analysis of Wikipedia's three million pages

What do Jesus, Napoleon and the prophet Muhammad all have in common?

They are the top three most significant historical figures, according to new analysis of online encyclopedia Wikipedia’s three million pages.

Computer scientists Steven Skiena and Charles B Ward have studied the Wiki pages of more than 800,000 people to come up with a list of the world’s most important figures.

Jesus came out at number one, while French Emperor was ranked at number two and the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, was at number three.
The list appears in a new book called ‘Who’s Bigger: Where Historical Figures Really Rank’ and also includes separate rankings for artists and literary figures.

The rankings are also compared against public opinion polls, Hall of Fame voting records, sports statistics, and the prices of paintings and autographs.

See Full List below:

THE TOP 50

1. Jesus

2. Napoleon

3. Muhammad

4. William Shakespeare

5. Abraham Lincoln

6. George Washington

7. Adolf Hitler

8. Aristotle

9. Alexander the Great

10. Thomas Jefferson

11. Henry VIII of England

12. Charles Darwin

13. Elizabeth I of England

14. Karl Marx

15. Julius Caesar

16. Queen Victoria

17. Martin Luther

18. Joseph Stalin

19. Albert Einstein

20. Christopher Columbus

21. Isaac Newton

22. Charlemagne

23. Theodore Roosevelt

24. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

25. Plato

26. Louis XIV of France

27. Ludwig van Beethoven

28. Ulysses S. Grant

29. Leonardo da Vinci

30. Augustus

31. Carl Linnaeus

32. Ronald Reagan

33. Charles Dickens

34. Paul the Apostle

35. Benjamin Franklin

36. George W. Bush

37. Winston Churchill

38. Genghis Khan

39. Charles I of England

40. Thomas Edison

41. James I of England

42. Friedrich Nietzsche

43. Franklin D. Roosevelt

44. Sigmund Freud

45. Alexander Hamilton

46. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

47. Woodrow Wilson

48. Johann Sebastian Bach

49. Galileo Galilei

50. Oliver Cromwell

NUMBERS 51-100

51. James Madison

52. Gautama Buddha

53. Mark Twain

54. Edgar Allan Poe

55. Joseph Smith, Jr.

56. Adam Smith

57. David, King of Israel

58. George III of the United Kingdom

59. Immanuel Kant

60. James Cook

61. John Adams

62. Richard Wagner

63. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

64. Voltaire

65. Saint Peter

66. Andrew Jackson

67. Constantine the Great

68. Socrates

69. Elvis Presley

70. William the Conqueror

71. John F. Kennedy

72. Augustine of Hippo

73. Vincent van Gogh

74. Nicolaus Copernicus

75. Vladimir Lenin

76. Robert E. Lee

77. Oscar Wilde

78. Charles II of England

79. Cicero

80. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

81. Francis Bacon

82. Richard Nixon

83. Louis XVI of France

84. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

85. King Arthur

86. Michelangelo

87. Philip II of Spain

88. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

89. Ali, founder of Sufism

90. Thomas Aquinas

91. Pope John Paul II

92. René Descartes

93. Nikola Tesla

94. Harry S. Truman

95. Joan of Arc

96. Dante Alighieri

97. Otto von Bismarck

98. Grover Cleveland

99. John Calvin

100. John Locke

source: Dailymail

Now You can Go To School To Study Beyonce: Top university offers course in Beyonce.

OK people, i don't know if this is progress in human way of thinking about education or just plain idiocy. I like Beyonce when it comes to her talents and all but this is just another level. The Dailymail originally reported his story and I've decided to share it because i think its worth sharing. Read an excerpt of their report below:

Beyonce is one of the world's most scrutinized pop stars, and now that study is moving to academia.
The Department of Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University, New Jersey, is offering a course called Politicizing Beyonce, which examines 'American race, gender, and sexual politics.'
Kevin Allred, a doctoral student who is teaching the class, said: 'This isn't a course about Beyonce's political engagement or how many times she performed during President Obama's inauguration weekend.'
The class supplements an analysis of Beyonce's videos and lyrics with readings from black feminists. Allred says he's seeking to help students think more critically about media consumption.
His course will focus on the star who has number of alter-egos as a performer, role model, fashion designer, mother and wife.
'She certainly pushes boundaries,' Allred said. 'While other artists are simply releasing music, she’s creating a grand narrative around her life, her career, and her persona.'

Thursday, January 30, 2014

VIDEO: @teejay_Music1 Take Off Prod. by BenjiFlow

Watch Take Off Official video by Teejay

Enjoy!

Tragedy: Boy Axed In Unilag by Group of Men Carrying Machetes

On Wednesday January 29th, a young man(unidentified) was attacked with a machete by a group of three men. The incident occurred around 9pm in the night in front of New Hall at the school's Akoka Campus.

Students suspect it was a cult attack, but reasons for the attack is yet to be known. No one can truly identify this group of men who attacked as everyone at the incident dispersed while the man was being matcheted.
The boy who was attacked was taken to the hospital in a fatal state, no news as to if the boy survived has been released yet.
Unilag Security force are yet to comment on the incident.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

VIDEO: Watch @BrunoMars Grenade African Parody By @EmmaOhMaGod @Coolfmnigeria

Tony Payne Clears The Air: Addresses cheating rumours, Says she never cheated on 9ice

Estranged wife of naija music mega super star 9ice has released a statement via her blog where she puts to rest rumours about her relationship. Here's what she had to say:

I have learned over the years that you pick your battles. I have also learned that it is wise to ignore certain things, but when that certain thing is something that could impact another being negatively, then I would be doing a disservice by ignoring. I woke up this morning to a tweet by a twitter follower of mine (blazingpearl). She had retweeted a friend who retweeted a quote that was supposedly said by me.

Apparently some blogs are touting the idea that I am ok with cheating. “Toni Payne Said, do not leave a cheating man” Toni payne said its ok to cheat”. I have NEVER in any way shape or form, condoned cheating. It is hurtful, wrong, can be dangerous and I do not advise anybody male or female to cheat on their mate. I know different people used different headlines to address my tweets. I am only referring to those blogs whose headlines on twitter said I was ok with cheating. To those who quoted me without saying I was ok with cheating. Thanks for staying within the professional lines. My tweets were about self love. We cant deny that not everyone leaves a cheating spouse. The point I was trying to make was, if you decide to stay, please work on loving yourself instead of being miserable because your man is creeping. That is IF you decide to stay. I am not here to judge anyone who wants to stay with a cheating spouse, we all know what we can endure in life and we all know what makes us ok as individuals.
I felt like tweeting advise that may or may not help someone that may be going through some difficult times. You never know who is reading and I feel some words I have stumbled on have helped me too so why not. I really don’t want to stop tweeting advice because of some mischievous few, but misconstruing my words on such a sensitive topic is irresponsible. Even if you no send me, send your readers naa. All na public service abeg abeg. I enjoy my simple life and I don’t need the extras. How many times have they posted that “Toni Payne is achieving this” upon all the things I have done this year alone.

My podcast has been doing very well in Naija and America, they wont write about that… na to put bad bad tin. God pass you jor.. lol…I digress!
I talk about my experience because that is what I have to share. I can not speak about someone else’s opinion or experience. Only mine!. Because I chose not to harbor hate in my heart does not mean I have not moved on. On the contrary, it means I have moved on perfectly fine. I do not need to come on the public spare shouting up and down that I am in a relationship or posting another mans picture everywhere before people realize that I have let the past go. Letting the past go does not mean you cant speak about it. It doesn’t mean you can’t use it to advise others. Speaking about your experience in life does not mean you are dwelling on it. It doesn’t mean you are insecure, foolish, or you dont know what you are doing. It simply means, you are wiser, and wisdom is a lot of times earned via learning from experience.

I don dey talk long but to the initial point i wish to address, to those who still believe I cheated on my ex. I am sorry to disappoint you, I NEVER cheated on my ex hubby. Its not who I am, it will never be who I am. Tell yourself 1 million times, Toni Payne cheated, it will never make it true. Nobody caught me in any lie, or in any bad situation, nobody slept with anyone he was close to. Yall need to put a full stop to that bullshit. Its old!. Sometimes, men want their freedom, and the fact is you cant force them to stay. Same goes for women. Everyone wont have a perfect relationship, not everyone will stay married forever, we can only aspire to. Even those that have been married 10 years and are busy judging others, do you know your tomorrow? naaaa you sure don’t so curb it abeg. We can only pray, work, and hope for a good union.
Anyways To address this my ex said this or that issue. Let me just say He has NEVER for once opened his mouth to accuse me of cheating. He has NEVER for once opened his mouth to accuse me of sleeping with anyone he knows. If awon alaiye baje wanna use our situation then to sell their crap, how is that my fault? The same media controlling the remote to say I think cheating is ok, are the same who controlled the remote back then to say his song was about me. Nobody ever called him to verify or ask before publishing. Ill admit that we both did not handle the situation well back then, It was the first time we would experience such. The tension was plenty and emotions were everywhere. We should have sorted it privately. which we did try to do but one rubbish headline and emotions go buckwild again.

I don’t wanna sound like I am defending him, cos he is responsible for himself, but in all fairness to him, and because I have a conscience that serves me well, not for once did he tweet, fb, email, interview anything of the sort. Our issues had absolutely nothing to do with what the media were speculating. People took a song he did and turned it upside down. My crew MIXED AND MASTERED the song. If it was about me, why would I allow him release it. God gave all of us sense naa.. Some just chose not to use theirs and chose to believe anything they read even when the facts are there to sort through. The only thing I have blamed him for, was not coming out on time to refute the claims and allowing it to escalate to that level, he has since apologized SEVERALLY, we have discussed it privately as we should have from the jump. I have accepted and moved on. I have also apologized for losing my cool on twitter, he has since accepted and moved on. Really, what more is there. I am not sure what people want from me. Should I hate him forever? Should I tie him to a post and flog him mercilessly? Should I be a wicked person and deprive him of his son? If I remain bitter and upset, please what value will it add to my life? Wo, my life is much more simpler than all this. Those who know me well, know this. Those that dont understand me are the ones who will be forever outside looking in, speculating crap. I am truly tired of this topic but since it seems to keep popping up, i felt it is best to finally address it properly. If anyone decides to hang on to the lie after this, that is their own cup of tea. I have a talk show to record, poetry to write and a child to raise. I don talk my own. FIN!.. If you catch any typos or errors.. take it like that. I wrote it as is…straight from the heart.. I know most who carried the headline have no conscience and wont bother appending but if anyone choses to take my post and misconstrue that one too, I leave you to God.. no be chere kambia..Se Fini

Former Marlboro Man Dies from Smoking-Related Illness

The actor who once portrayed the Marlboro Man cowboy in ads promoting cigarettes in the 1970s has died of causes related to smoking.

The 72-year-old passed away from “respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),” a condition caused by his years of tobacco use. Though Eric Lawson rose to fame as the rugged, Old West Marlboro Man, he later became an anti-smoking advocate, and famously parodied his own work as the iconic cigarette spokesman to warn others about the dangers of the habit. Larson admitted that he didn’t stop smoking until he was diagnosed with COPD. His wife told the AP, "He knew the cigarettes had a hold on him. He knew, yet he still couldn't stop." He is the third actor to portray the Marlboro Man to die of a smoking-related disease

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

PHOTO: See Taylor Swift's reaction when she thought She Won Album of the Year at the Grammys, but She Didn't

That awkward moment when you think they are going to call out your name for winning an award and they don't, and they give it to someone else, and your reaction is caught on video. That's exactly what happened to Taylor Swift at the Grammys.

Take a look

Kanye West 'settles case with Beverly Hills assault victim for $250,000'

The 36-year-old rapper became the focus of a battery investigation after he reportedly chased the 18-year-old into a chiropractor's office and punched him after the teen apparently hurled racial slurs at Kanye's fiancé.

However, TMZ reports the duo have now come to an agreement and Kanye has paid $250,000 to the man who no longer wishes to go ahead with prosecution.

see also : kanye West pays money to teenager who assaulted him

Moving on: It is unclear if the DA will press charges against Kanye but without a willing victim to speak out, the case would be harder to prove

VIDEO:Watch Vin Diesel Dance to Beyoncé & Jay-Z’s “Drunk in Love”

Vin Diesel - Drunk in Love - January 2014 - BellaNaija

The Fast & Furious star is happy that his movie Riddick has been picked up for a sequel. To celebrate, he thanked his fans with a cheesy and hilarious video.

In the 7 minute clip, Vin dances to Dark Horse by Katy Perry as well as the song of the moment –Beyoncé & Jay-Z‘s “Drunk in Love“.

Enjoy!

source: Bellanaija

Monday, January 27, 2014

Hillary Clinton reveals she hasn't driven a car since 1996

Hillary Clinton has revealed that she has not driven a car in 18 years because Secret Service protocols prevent her from getting behind the wheel.

The former Secretary of State and likely Democratic presidential candidate spoke at a recent conference for the National Automobile Dealers Association in New Orleans.

She said that the last time she drove herself in a car was in 1996 and apparently that didn't end well.'The last time I actually drove a car myself was 1996 and I remember it very well and unfortunately so does the Secret Service which is why I haven't driven since then,' she said.

Mrs Clinton was first granted Secret Service protection in 1991, during her husband's first campaign for President.

That was carried through both of his White House terms and has now been extended for life after the limit for former presidents was pushed from 10 years after leaving office to their lifetimes.

source: Dailymail

Guess who's Hosting Darey Art-Alade’s “Love Like a Movie” Concert Season 2 - Kelly Rowland!

The event tagged “The Love Roller Coaster!” is scheduled to take place on Saturday 15th February 2014 at the Ocean View Grounds, Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The former Destiny’s Child artiste will electrify the stage alongside her world famous dancers.

Apart from her performance which everyone can look forward to, she will host the red carpet with Darey; analyzing the style and fashion risks of guests on the red carpet.

Kelly will take over as host from Kim Kardashian who hosted its first edition.

Kelly who was excited about coming to Nigeria, speaks on what to expect – “I’m so excited to be a part of this innovative concert! And I’m really looking forward to coming to Nigeria too. I hear LLAM Season 1 was simply magical and I really can’t wait to get on stage and give a great show.”

Also scheduled to perform at the event are D’banj, Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay, Mo’Eazy, Zaina, Timi Dakolo, Waje, Muna and Eva Alordiah.

source: Bellanaija