Eminem Sues Facebook

The popular social networking site Facebook has been hit with a lawsuit from Eminem and his publishing company Eight Mile Style LLC due to what is believed to be the unlawful use of the Detroit rapper and D12’s collaboration “Under The Influence.”

According to AllHipHop.com, the lawsuit states that Facebook posted a Wieden + Kennedy ad, which promoted their new Facebook Home app and in the ad the music used is believed to be “Under The Influence.” An altered version of the ad was then released, but according to the lawsuit the edit was then taken as Facebook’s acknowledgement of the unapproved use of Eminem and D12’s song.

“The alteration of the Airplane advertisement was an admission that Facebook knew it had infringed on the Eminem/D12 Composition,” states the lawsuit.

Ironically, Eminem’s lawsuit states that Facebook and Wieden + Kennedy’s response to the cease and desist order, which was initially placed, called out Dr. Dre although the mega-producer did not produce or have any involvement with “Under The Influence.”

“Counsel falsely and wrongfully alleged that Andre Young, professionally known as Dr. Dre, composed ‘Under the Influence,’” read the lawsuit. “Yet, a simple Internet search of the Eminem/D12 Composition would have revealed that ‘Under the Influence’ was composed by Marshall Mathers, III, and members of D12, including Denaun Porter, Von Carlisle, Ondre Moore, R. Arthur Johnson, and DeShaun Holton. Dr. Dre likewise did not produce ‘Under the Influence.’”

At this time, Eminem and Eight Mile Style LLC are suing Facebook and the company that created the ad for $150,000 per infringement.

Okonjo Iweala Makes Forbes Most Powerful Women List, See Others

According to Forbes, who released their world’s most powerful women list,– A list which is made up of 100 women who made the most impact. They include top politicians and CEOs, activist billionaires and celebrities.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s finance minister made the power list. The 58 year old Harvard-educated finance minister who has spent one year in office after a failed bid for the World Bank presidency, moves down from the 81st position to the 83rd.

Joyce Banda, President of Malawi is up from the 71st position to the 47th and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia also makes the list. She is at the 87th position, down 5 from last year.

On the international level, Angela Makel, a German chancellor and a member of the 27-member European Union retains the number one slot.And the most powerful global celebrities are musician/actress Beyonce Knowles Carter, media mogul Oprah Winfrey, actress Angelina Jolie, actress Sofia Vergara, musician Lady Gaga, TV personalityEllen DeGeneres, musician Shakira Mebarak, author J.K Rowling and supermodel Gisele Bundchen.

Mother Abandons A Day Old Baby Girl

An innocent day-old baby girl found abandoned by an unknown person was discovered at Funmilayo Bus Stop in Orille-agege area of Lagos State Nigeria on Tuesday May 21st, 2013 has been rescued by Good Samaritans.

The baby who was reportedly wrapped with a dirty Ankara wrapper and dumped in front of a shop owned by a foodstuff seller, Mrs. Adeola Adefenwa, at 194, Ipaja Road, Orile, at dawn, was rescued by some human right activists from Committee for the Defence of Human Right, CDHR, and Concerned Human Right, Nigeria.

The baby was taken to Orile-Agege General Hospital, Oke-Odo where she was given adequate medical care and later transferred to Elere Police Station, Agege.

After some documentation at the police station, she was handed over to Sister Josephine Titiloye of the Catholic Archdiocesan Orphanage, St. Monica’s Home at 1, Victor Odunaiya Street, Off Agbado Road, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos.

Before the human right activists came to the rescue of the baby, people thronged the scene of the incident to have a look at the abandoned baby.

Most of them rained curses on the mother of the baby who dumped her to her fate. Some referred to the mother as a heartless woman, who despite the pain of pregnancy and childbirth, could leave her baby to die.
While some were busy taking the pictures of the baby and posting them on the social media, others stood helplessly watching the baby struggle inside the dirty wrapper she was wrapped in.

The residents of the area said that it is common to see babies, sometimes twins, being dumped inside Mulero canal around the area. They added that while some are washed away by flood, some are left to die inside the scorching sun.

Speaking with P.M.NEWS, Mrs Adefenwa,  said: “I was doing the house chores when a call came in from a neighbour who said a new born baby has been dumped in front of my shop. I had to abandon everything I was doing and rushed down there.

“In fact, I was confused when I got to my shop. I didn’t know what to do immediately and people started offering different suggestions. Some said I should call the police while some came up with different ideas.
“We were on this when some human right activists came in and suggested that we should first take her to the hospital and then proceed to a police station to report the case,” she said.
A member of the CDHR, Blessing Igwe, who saw the baby and later called the shop owner, said it was unfortunate that people who were at the scene of the incident did not show concern about the health of  the baby but were busy taking pictures of her and posting them on the social network.
“If I was not around to quickly call my people to come to the rescue of the child, maybe she would have been dead by now. When I saw people gathered at the scene, I moved closer to have a glimpse of what was happening. Immediately I saw the hapless baby, I called the shop owner and other activists in the area to come to her aid,” she said.
Speaking with pressmen, the human right activist who took the baby to Orile-Agege General Hospital, Comrade Declan Ihekaire, National Coordinator, Concerned Human Right Nigeria, commended the management of the hospital for their quick response in attending to the baby immediately she was taken there for medical attention.
Ihekaire also commended them for the provision of free drugs and clothes for the baby who was left unkempt where she was abandoned.
He, however, expressed dissatisfaction over the way the people at the scene of the incident handled the case, saying that they were more concerned about taking the pictures of the baby rather than keeping her alive.
 
*Nigerians should understand that in this kind of situation, saving the life of the baby is more important than taking photographs and posting them on the social media. *

Tonto Dikeh, Mercy Drops In Nollywood Ranking

The death knell for Tonto Dikeh and Mercy Johnson in Nollywood has been sounded. Both actresses, according to rumours making rounds in the industry, are beginning to get less attention and movie roles from producers and directors.

While the trouble with Tonto Dikeh, as a reliable source puts it is that, “Tonto Dikeh is no more on the most wanted list of producers and directors again. They don't know if she is a musician or an actor again.

Moreover she is getting too much on her hands to the dislike of those in Nollywood. And for Mercy Johnson, her problem is just eating too much at a particular time. Mercy is having more than she can swallow.”

But in a swift reaction, a Nollywood stakeholder, Oliver Peters via telephone countered the rumours, “That is not really true. Tonto Dikeh and Mercy Johnson remain favourites of the industry. But for now, Tonto is so busy that she is not having much time for movie shoots. And the case with Mercy is that she just returned from abroad where she had gone to deliver her baby. For now she is taking her time off movie shoots.”!

Fat Joe Facing 2 Years In Prison For Tax Evasion

Rapper Fat Joe could face up to 2 years in prison he admitted to not paying tax worth almost $700,ooo.
After pleading guilty to tax evasion in December, the Bronx rapper didn’t dance around the issue when discussing it with MTV’s “RapFix Live.”
“I can’t really explain that ’cause I got a real court case going on, like facing jail time. But I guess after June 24. Hopefully, it goes well,” said Joe.
Joey Crack faces up to two years in prison for failing to pay income taxes for the years 2007 and 2008, amounting to roughly $700,000.

OMG!!! See Cossy's New Look As She Covers Chizy's Spyware Free Magazine [PHOTO]

Just saw this pic of Cossy Orjiakor and am like wow.  All covered up and looking quite classy and professional. She's featured on the maiden edition of Chizy's Spyware Free Magazine.

Jilted lover rapes, stabs girlfriend to death

Operatives at the Ogun State Criminal Investigation Department, Elewe-Eran, have arrested a 25- year-old man who allegedly raped and stabbed his girlfriend to death in her parents’ apartment in Ogijo area close to Ikorodu.
The suspect, Anuoluwapo Akinloye, a bricklayer,  who admitted to have committed the act, told Vanguard that he did it out of jealousy and fear of losing his girlfriend, Rafiat Akinyemi.
According to him; “when I met her, I told her I would marry her and she agreed. Along the line, she told me she would only marry me if I convert to Islam which I did.
“I started going to the mosque and observing the monthly fast. I even changed my name to Ismail and also applied for a post in the security department of the mosque I was worshiping just to please her.
“In the process I was disowned by my parents for converting to Islam. But I never cared because I loved her.
“Then, all of a sudden, she called to say she was no longer interested in me. When I demanded to know why, she did not give any reason. I begged her but she did not yield. I thought perhaps she  had found someone richer than me.
“But then, I told her she would not have made me go through the pain of conversion which resulted in my being neglected by my parents.
“So, two weeks ago,  at about 8.30 am, I went to her house where I met her sweeping. She told me to leave and I got angry. In the process I stabbed her.”
Asked where he got the weapon used to stab her, he said he took it with him from home.

Suspected cultist

But the rumour making the rounds in Ogijo is that the suspect is a cultist. Vanguard also gathered that the deceased decided to call off the relationship on realizsing that her boyfriend was a cultist.
A resident of Ogijo told Vanguard:  “Anuoluwapo had threatened to kill Rafiat, saying if he could not have her, no other person would.
“Some of his friends who came here after the incident said they had cautioned him to leave her alone since she was not the only lady around.”
“On that day, he came when Rafiat’s mother had gone out. After committing the act, he shut the door, leaving her to bleed to death.
“Had anyone being aware, perhaps, Rafit could have survived the attack. But it wasn’t until 2pm, after her mother came back that she found her in the pool of her blood stone dead,” the resident who simply gave her name as Modinat said.
Although it was gathered that  the assailant visited Rafiat’s home in the company of  two other persons. But when confronted, he told vanguard he went there alone.
The Ogun State Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Akinjobi who confirmed the incident, said the suspect would soon be char.

                         *Na by force to love person???? *