Dangote, Genevieve, Stephanie Okereke, Olu Jacobs, others get national honour

364 Nigerians which include Alike Dangote,Genevieve Nnaji, Stephanie Okerereke, Olu Jacobs, Kanayo O Kanayo, Osita Iheme (Pawpaw) and others  will in a few weeks be honoured by the Nigerian National Merits Awards Commissions for disguishing themselves in their various professions.

Apple Now Has More Cash Than US Government, With $76 Billion In Reserve

Amidst the political debates over the federal budget and the debt ceiling crisis, the U.S. government revealed that it now has $73 billion remaining as the “financial headroom” before hitting an arbitrary debt ceiling. Interestingly, this figure, which represents all that the government has left to spend is less than the mountain of cash that Apple’s sitting on as reserve.


Apple has been rapidly building up a gigantic cash reserve over the years. In 2005 it reported $9 billion in cash on hand, which has since skyrocketed to $60 billion in 2010. At that time

Banky W Apologises For Cancelled EME American Tour, To Refund Tickets

The Empire World Tour, which was supposed to start on June 24, 2011 has been cancelled for undisclosed reasons. Banky W released a statement via twitter

YNaija & Chocolate City presents #Hashtag “Pause. Tweet. Play” – Hosted by Denrele, Oreka Godis & Andre Blaze

#Hashtag Pause. Tweet. Play. is a social networking event presented by YNaija and Chocolate City. Twitter is guaranteed to come to life in an evening of fine entertainment and great company.

The Beat FM’s Oreka Godis and rapper Andre Blaze will on Saturday, 23rd July, 2011, rock the select #Hashtag crowd, as they have been confirmed as anchors of the exclusive event. The party, which will hold at Swe Bar is the latest brainwave from YNaija. The show will also be anchored by the Denrele Edun, who will host special segments – guests will find out at the party!

“It’s a great excuse to unwind, network and connect, but prepare to be dazzled by the electrifying ambience and stellar performances from the Choc Boys and other first-rate performers,” said Ifreke Inyang,
Assistant Editor of YNaija. “One question – have you been invited?”

More than ever we’re looking forward to the #Hashtag party! Pause. Tweet. Play.

#Hashtag – Pause. Tweet. Play
Date: Saturday 23rd July 2011
Venue: Swe Bar, City Mall, Onikan, Lagos
Time: 6PM
Website: www.ynaija.com
Email: info@ynaija.com

Don Jazzy co – produces Jay Z, Kanye and Beyonce!

Don_Jazzy, Jay_Z & Kanye_West

Don Jazzy would not need to explain why he spends more time in New York since the joint venture with Kanye West’s GOOD MUSIC. Mo Hits President, Don Jazzy gets his first major production credit and it’s on a record with Jay Z, Kanye West and Beyonce. It is titled “Lift Off” featuring Beyonce, production credit reads: Kanye, Mike Dean, Jeff Bhasker, Q-Tip and Don Jazzy. It is second track off Watch the Throne which would be released August 2, 2011.
It is reportedly been considered as the next single off their collabo album with a video to be released.

Singer Nikki Laoye gets engaged

Gospel music sensation, Nikki Laoye is engaged. She got engaged to her man of many months Odi Alexander a few weeks ago and friends say the singer is over the moon.

Nikki’s fiancé, Alex who is from Abia State, is quite the romantic. Here's how he proposed. While the two were out having lunch at an eatery, he told Nikki he had read something about her on a website, and asked her to go to check it out, which she did, unaware it was a proposal letter from her man.

By the time she got to the last line which read: ‘Nikki Laoye, Will You Marry Me?’,  Alex was already on his knees in the public glare of the ever busy Chicken Republic in Ikoyi. An overwhelmed Nikki says it was the best day of her life.

Read the proposal letter here

Ladies Leadership, Empowerment and Motivating Summit

Imagine what you will accomplish once you are certain you can't fail.

Mimee’s coaching Academy Nigeria invites you to their female seminar and mentorship summit tagged ‘Dare to Dream Big.’ The event which is scheduled to hold from August 6^th and 7th 2011. It’s a capacity building and motivational seminar for women aged 14-21.

The core objective of the summit is to equip young women with