Photos from D'banj's 35th birthday bash last night

The Kokomaster celebrated his 35th birthday with a bash at Quilox nightclub last night June 13 with friends and colleagues from the entertainment industry. Banky W, Terry G, Sound Sultan, Olu Maintain, Praiz, Oritsefemi, Toolz and her fiance were all there. See the photos after the cut...

Photo credit: 'Foto & Thingz' by Nelson Joshua. IG: @Fotoandthingz

Lions & other animals escape from Zoo in Georgia after serious flood ..now roaming the streets (photos)

Wild animals including lions, tigers, bears, jaguars, wolves and other animals escaped from their zoo this morning after serious flood and are currently roaming the streets of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia (a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia). According to officials in the city capital, the flooding has killed at least 8 people and several animals in the zoo died. The ones that didn't die in the flood, which happened after a river burst its banks in central Tbilisi after hours of torrential rain, are now roaming the streets. Dozens of families are now without shelter after their homes were flooded and cars swept away. Thousands of people are currently left without water and electricity.

Some of the animals that escaped from their enclosure have been captured by security forces while the more dangerous one have been shot dead. See some photos after the cut...

Security forces have killed six escaped wolves in the garden of Children's Hospital. At least 1 lion was killed earlier.

Can you see the crocodile? Utterly devastating flood. OMG!

Incredible photo of a Hippo being led out

 A photo of the flooded zoo and that of another crocodile roaming the street.

Official pics from the exclusive Nigerian Launch of D`usse Cognac

On the 6th of June, 2015, Lagos witnessed a brand new expression, a bold statement of style and taste reserved for the few. D’USSÉ Cognac was unveiled in Lagos as the brand expands to its newest market, Nigeria. The exclusive launch took place at the classy RUE80 terrace of the Maison Fahrenheit hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos.

The event was hosted by the smooth duo of Basketmouth and UtiNwachukwu with DJ Big N, DJ Xclusive and DJ Lambo all bringing down the open roof.

The high point of the evening was the unveiling of D’USSÉ Cognac, which was quickly followed by a bold performance by the chairman himself, M.I.

Guests at the event included Tuface& Annie Idibia, Paul Okoye, Sound Sultan, OlisaAdibua, TeeY- Mix, Bovi, Tee-A, AsaAsika, Lola Adamson, Rocnation crew, Sunday Are,BryanOkpara, Illbliss, Kayode Peters, Akin Kogi, BisoyeFagade, Ruby, Sam Okwandu  ) to mention but a few.

Blackstone Africa unit makes big Nigeria hire

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Lamido Sanusi, former governor of Nigeria's central bank.

Blackstone Group has strengthened its ties to Nigeria, the West African country where it could put big money to work.

The private equity giant announced Thursday that its Black Rhino unit had appointed Lamido Sanusi as chairman of its board of directors. Sanusi is emir of Nigeria's northern Kano state, a traditional leader who still wields considerable influence, and the former governor of the country's central bank.

The appointment comes after $310 billion Blackstone announced in August 2014 that it had partnered with Dangote Industries—led by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote—to invest jointly up to $5 billion over the next five years in energy infrastructure projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, part of President Barack Obama's Power Africa initiative to match private capital with continental energy needs.

No projects for the joint venture have been announced, but Blackstoneis considering an investment alongside Dangote to construct pipelines to bring gas from the country's energy-rich southern delta region to its business center, Lagos, according to a person familiar with the situation and comments previously made by Dangote. Dangote said he plans to invest up to $2.5 billion in the pipes, which would potentially quadruple the supply of gas to the country.

A spokesman for Blackstone declined to comment on the pipelines.

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Some of the most powerful men in Nigeria now hail from the country's mostly Muslim northern states. Sanusi remains the traditional leader of Kano, also the birthplace of Dangote. (The wealthiest man in Africa, Dangote made a pilgrimage to pay his respects to Sanusi when he became emir in 2014.) New President Muhammadu Buhari hails from Katsina, a nearby northern city.

"Emir Sanusi has a comprehensive mastery of the interdependence of Africa with the global economy," Mimi Alemayehou, chair of Blackstone African Infrastructure and managing director at Black Rhino, said in a statement. "He has the courage and integrity necessary to give us the full, candid and impartial counsel that a long-term investor in Africa needs. We are gratified and, indeed, privileged to have a partner of such immense stature alongside us as we chart our course."

Black Rhino's only announced project so far is a $1.4 billion oil pipeline from sea ports in Djibouti to Ethiopia, a landlocked country that now relies on trucks to bring in fuel.

That was really someone's garage in Abuja? (another photo)

Just got another photo from impressive Abuja Garage I shared earlier (see here). Apparently there are more expensive cars and it's someone's garage for real. Na wa!

Check out Kim K's brand new Range Rover SUV (photos)

The reality star pictured driving her brand new Range Rover SUV, which cost about $110k, to her step dad Caitlyn Jenner's home in Malibu yesterday. Just two months ago, she bought a $400k Rolls Royce. More photos after the cut...

 

Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Production of 5m Litres of Petrol

As part of efforts aimed at bringing the persistent fuel scarcity in the country to an end, the NNPC has said that the Port Harcourt refinery is expected to begin production of five million litres of petrol for local consumption by July after rehabilitating its functionality to 80 percent capacity.

“The Port Harcourt refinery which has reached advanced stage will start receiving crude by the end of this month and start contributing to the availability of products in the country. 

“ At the end of 18 months, most of the refineries would have been rehabilitated to a certain level whereby they can actually process crude optimally and make contributions to products availability in the country.”

Group managing director of NNPC, Engr. Joseph Dawha, who said this in Abuja after a routine inspection of the NNPC’s mega filling stations in Abuja, added that the development follows the completion of the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the refinery which would help boost fuel availability.

He also disclosed that the phased TAM for other refineries would be completed within 18 months period, adding that presently, the NNPC has about 1.1 billion litres of fuel which is sufficient to cover for 27 days at a daily consumption level of 40 million litres.

Dawha added that, “In the last five days we have brought 428 trucks of petrol, averaging 85 per cent trucks daily to address the petrol requirement in Abuja and its immediate environs.