+(18) PHOTOS:Brazilian carnival, Nudity Carnival?

 Thousands of revellers and samba dancers took to the street for the opening night of the annual carnival celebrations
Samba dancers wearing bodypaint, feathers, glitter- and not a lot else – have taken to the streets of Sao Paulo for the opening of the country’s wild carnival festivities.
Dancers from local samba schools put on a spectacular parade through the huge Sambadrome arena as up to 30,000 revellers looked on.
Similar to Mardi Gras, the five-day-long street party builds up to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Christian season of Lent.

 The carnival’s excesses are considered an “act of farewell to the pleasures of the flesh,” before Lent, during which Christians are supposed to abstain from bodily pleasures.
Carnival is celebrated in towns and villages throughout Brazil, but the festivities in Sao Paulo and capital Brasilia are the biggest – with around half a million foreign tourists flocking to the country every year.

 A reveler of the Perola Negra samba school performs during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 1, 2014 (Photo Credit: Daily Mirror)

         The festival attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year (Photo Credit: Daily Mirror)

   Sao Paulo’s Sambadrome hosts a huge pageant with around 30,000 revellers (Photo Credit: Daily Mirror)

   The Gavioes da Fiel samba school’s theme for this year’s carnival is an homage to Brazilian former football    star Ronaldo (Photo Credit: Daily Mirror)

   The festival leads up to Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Christian season of Lent (Photo Credit: Daily    Mirror)

                                 Lent is a time when Christians abstain from bodily pleasures
                                    (Photo Credit: Daily Mirror)

       The wild excesses of Carnival are seen as a farewell to pleasures of the flesh before Lent (Photo Credit:          Daily Mirror)

   Carnival began on Friday and will continue until Shrove Tuesday – or ‘Fat Tuesday’ as it is called in Brazil    (Photo Credit: Daily Mirror)
Carnival is celebrated in more than 400 towns and villages, but the festivities in Sao Paulo and Rio are famous for their scale (Photo Credit: Daily Mirror)



More than half a million foreign tourists visit Brazil for carnival every year (Photo Credit: Daily Mirror)

VIDEO AND PICTURES: Davido Performs Skelewu @ Gladesmore Community School, UK

Rave Of The Moment Davido, is currently in the UK causing some frenzy as usual. As all plans are on check to launch Davido’s ground-breaking single‘Skelewu’ over there, He paid a surprised visit to Gladesmore Community School, Tottenham where he performed on stage and gave out autographed promo CDs to the students.

It was a fun filled time out as the students got to see their African music idol, perform right in their school.

Davido and his team also used the opportunity to launch a new dance competiton in the UK tagged #CanYouDanceSkelewu with the winner taking home a whopping £2000. Can you beat that??

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PHOTOS: Genevieve Nnaji, Chaka Chaka, Open Mudi South Africa

 Genevieve Nnaji, South African icon Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Nigeria’s Consular General to South Africa, Okey Amuche, South Africa Consul General to Italy, Saul Kgomofdomolobi, Super Sport presenter Mozez Praiz, actor/comedian, Basorge Tariah Jnr and many others attended the official unveiling of the South African branch of Nigerian fashion power house Mudi Africa. Mudi CEO

Mudiaga Enajemo pictured above with Ms Genny.

Mudi Africa also branches in Kenya and Ghana.

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde:The woman should give the man the respect as the head of the home and also prove herself as a worthy co-pilot-

One of the problems with the people in this world is, women thinking they can be the man, they don't need a man, they are better than men, what men can do a woman can do better. But honestly, who are we kidding? In a lot of cases, yes...but in most cases NO. You can not take the place of a man, it's GOD's design and it will happen the way he has orchestrated it. So therefore I totally agree with Omotola on this one, what are your thoughts?

Omotola, in a recent Interview with Punch talked about how a woman can have a successful marriage, the sultry actress said:


I don’t believe in gender equality. I do not believe that God made man and woman to be equal in any way. I believe that in every organised institution, there is always a head and an assistant. It doesn’t mean that one should take the other for granted, or disrespect the other. I believe the husband is the head of the home and the wife is an assistant. My husband is a pilot, I have flown with him several times and I understood that here is a captain and a co-pilot. They are both responsible for the passengers’ lives. But when there is a final decision to make, it is up to the captain to make it. He is more experienced and the one with the responsibility.
 But any mature captain will not ignore his co-pilot because the co-pilot is not a cabin attendant. He is there for a reason. It just depends on how you understand and play your roles. I believe women should understand this. When a woman starts a struggle for power tussle with him, it tends to cause friction in the home. The woman should give the man the respect as the head of the home and also prove herself as a worthy co-pilot. He needs to see you as a reliable co-pilot. Sometimes, he may not be the one running the house day-to-day, you are the one to take decisions but you have to do it in such a manner that he is comfortable enough to see you as someone he can rely on.

When you have a proud and egocentric husband, hand him over to God. If you feel like your life is being threatened, or that of your children, get yourself out of that situation. You owe your children that. Try separation for a while, but before that, you must have tried other things. I do not believe that people should throw in the towel in their marriage at every flimsy excuse. You must have been a diligent wife and tried prayers and intervention. If all those fail, then you can remove yourself from that situation. Also, couples should be friends and communicate. What we call love sometimes fizzles out. True love comes from friendship. When you don’t feel those initial sparks, friendship is what keeps you together, until when the spark comes again.

Photos: Meet the girl that has Wizkid's heart

 Wizkid's boo, Tania Omotayo, shared these new pics. She is pretty! Btw, have been meaning to ask, is she related to Peter Okoye's Lola Omotayo?  What do you think guys?
See more pics after the cut

Austrian Billioniare Pays Kim Kardashian $500,000 For A Date (PHOTOS)

Kardashian went extra glam for her date with Austrian billionaire Richard Lugner to the Vienna Opera Ball.
Kardashian wore a two-toned dress with a sheer, backless top and a pale-pink satin skirt for the lavish affair Thursday, Feb. 28. Although she kept her hair and makeup simple, the 33-year-old’s wrist dazzled with a diamond cuff.
The reality star was reportedly paid $500,000 to attend the ball with the 81-year-old mogul. For more than 20 years, celebrities have been invited to the highly publicized event. Past attendees include Sophia Loren, Raquel Welch, Pamela Anderson, and Paris Hilton.
Kardashian was joined by her mama, Kris Jenner, who posted a photo to her Instagram from inside the ballroom of the crowded dance floor.