Alaafin of Oyo and his Oloris welcome well-wishers at their palace

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi and his four wives welcomed indigenes of the state who came to felicitate with him on his recent birthday & other achievements at his Palace today. The Alaafin spoke and danced for his guests. 

Rapper Iggy Azalea Leads American Music Awards Nominations

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea scored the most American Music Award nominations with six nods, including the coveted artist of the year and favorite single and hip hop album, according to an announcement on Monday.

Singers John Legend and Pharrell Williams and pop star Katy Perry were not far behind with five nominations, followed by New Zealand’s Lorde with four.

English pop star Charli XCX and singer Jason Derulo announced the nominations in five categories, on the ABC early news show “Good Morning America.”

Entrepreneur to Sell Ebola.com domain for $150,000

A self-proclaimed “domain entrepreneur” is planning on selling the www.ebola.com domain for $150,000.

The man, Jon Schultz, specializes in buying disease domains and selling them for large amounts of money.

In addition to the Ebola.com domain, Daily Mail reports that Schultz also owns: H1N1.com, birdflu.com, terror.com, PotassiumIodide.com, fukushima.com, and others.

Mark Zuckerberg Donates $25 Million to CDC to help Fight Ebola

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, are donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help in the fight against Ebola.

He made the announcement today via his Facebook page:

Priscilla and I are donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight Ebola.

The Ebola epidemic is at a critical turning point. It has infected 8,400 people so far, but it is spreading very quickly and projections suggest it could infect 1 million people or more over the next several months if not addressed.

Today is Horn Free Day in Lagos

Today is Horn Free Day in Lagos state!

A Day Without Horn In Lagos – 15th October 2014

Objectives

*To reduce noise pollution on our roads.

*To cultivate respect for other road users.

*To maintain and encourage road discipline.

*To improve road use courtesy.

*To avoid the indiscriminate use of horn.

*To be a defensive driver.

*To develop better road-user friendly (BRF) Lagosians.

What To Do

*Avoid the use of horn.

*Avoid the use of siren.

*Be patient, tolerant,courteous and road-user friendly (BRF).

*Obey Traffic rules and regulations.