Inhumanity against a child

The mother and stepfather of Daniel Pelka have been jailed for a minimum of 30 years each for the murder and "incomprehensible cruelty" leading to the four-year-old's death in March last year.

Daniel, who had also been starved by Magdelena Luczak and Mariusz Krezolek, weighed just over a stone and a half when he died.

Evidence demonstrates that systematic cruelty probably began when Daniel started school in September 2011, your complicity in his ill treatment was first evidenced by the displaced fracture to his arm, sustained 14 months before his death.

Fighting corruption in Malawi

The Malawian budget director was shot and severely wounded on Friday in an attack that appears to be related to his efforts to fight official corruption.

The President of Malawi Joyce Banda’s office confirmed in a statement Sunday that Paul Mphwiyo was the victim of ‘‘a planned and targeted attack aimed at silencing him’’ and others who are fighting corruption and fraud.

The statement said was in a critical but stable condition in a South African hospital.

Budget director Paul Mphwiyo—was receiving death threats prior to his fate.

Why?

Entrepreneurship

I just started a course on Entrepreneurship and we have been asked to write a plan on a business idea.

Do you what to start a business?

Do you believe you can start a business?

These are two different questions that challenge your present state of entrepreneurship. I have a Yes for question one but question two is a completely different matter.

Certain theories of entrepreneurship state that any business venture should reflect the passion of its owner. So how do I integrate a skillset of project management business consultancy with passions for writing, fashion design, television, music into a successful business venture.

Tried it before, it wasn't too successful and now I have stage fright.

What business idea would transition me into a successful entrepreneur?

Do I have the network to grow the idea?

How do I hope to raise the required funding?

Nestling within the answers to these questions lies either success or failure.

 Make that move..........JCGold

Personal Branding

So Dilish from Namibia won Big Brother, old news as it may be, I can not help but reference her in this article on personal brand.

We all have a personal brand which is quite obvious in the way we talk, walk, dress, eat etc. Some people are consciously aware of their brand and work hard to sustain it while others simply go with the flow. However at the end of the day your brand or perceived brand will affect how others treat you. 

"It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad to lose it". Benjamin Franklin

Friendship

Someone i recently thought of as a good friend just recently hurt me.

An item of hers worth roughly 500 pounds got missing in my bag and her reaction was spectacular.
In one breath in less than an hour after the item was observed to be missing, she stressed how expensive the phone was and quite frankly let me know how she regretted going out with me on that faithful day and how she regretted putting the particular item in my bag. I haven't felt so insulted in a long while, miserable night i must confess.

Norwich Festival

The Norwich festival is a more conservative festival, a lot more family friendly, not so much loud street music dancing or nudity.

Nice...........JC Gold

Nottinghill Festival

I was at the just concluded Nottinghill Carnival, dealing with the crowd, loud music and street partying was wild. 

I must confess that the Carribean especially the Jamaican committee was fully represented at the carnival, Jamaican rice seems to be a specialty there. 

However the sights of a lot of half dressed women brings off a sexual undertone to the carnival and i find myself having mixed feelings about the carnival. 

Is it wrong to dance around in fancy underwear all in the name of carnival? Are the individuals or the system to be blamed? If  it felt wrong, why then am i here taking pictures?...........JCGold

Milan Fashion

Did you know this about Italians and fashion


The story of Italian fashion began on 25th February 1951 when Count Giorgini staged a fashion show for an international audience in Florence.
André Suarès wrote that “fashion is the best form of farce, though nobody laughs because everyone takes part”. Dress has always been regarded as a means of self-assertion in society, an instrunment of personal confirmation and an important means of communication for individuals and peoples. It is also the language of desire: a game of flirting glances and emulation that talks about the evolution of costume, of modesty and of imagination over the centuries; erotic motivation is therefore a dominating impulse that determines one’s choice in clothing.

To sum up, the story of Italian fashion unwinds like a fairy tale for its purpose is fundamentally different from that of fashion in Paris, London or New York. For Italians, fashion is an instrument of social redemption whereby class is determined according to what one wears; elsewhere all of this is inconceivable: beyond the confines of Italy, fashion is only a tool for confirming social status.

AOL Finance Report

I just finished my report on the analysis of the financial reports of AOL for the year ended 31st December 2012. This is an extract from the essay...

 AOL has struggled to reinvent itself as a media and news group since its spin-off from Time Warner in 2009.

Its consolidated financial statements reflect a year on year revenue growth from a loss of $795.3million in 2010 to a profit of $13.5million in 2011 and a subsequent income gain of $1,041.8 million in 2012. Advertising revenue - a key measure for the company as it moves away from subscription-based dial-up services to focus on its media outlets such as the Huffington Post- has risen consistently (7.9% in 2012).

However increasing cost of revenues related to increased traffic acquisition costs and special items and the steady decline in subscription revenues leave room for concern.

Victor Anthony at Topeka Capital Markers concludes that AOL shares may “react positively off the headline revenue outperformance” and profit growth, but added that “we would have liked to see growth in domestic display (advertising) as evidence that AOL can fully compete with Google and Facebook” (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013 /02/08/aol-shows-signs-of-revival-with-gains-in-advertising/).

YES, THIS WOMAN Just Had a Baby

As if there weren't enough reasons to hate Halle Berry -- native beauty, gorgeous baby daddy, Oscar -- this is Nahla Ariela's mom, just six weeks after giving birth.

CHRIS BROWN'S BODYGUARD Drake Started Club Brawl With 'F***ing' Rihanna

Drake started the blowout NYC nightclub brawl last summer with Chris Brown ... by sending Brown a handwritten note that read "I'm f***ing the love of your life" -- this according to Chris Brown's bodyguard.

DIDDY'S KIDS Covered in 'White Powder' Suit Blames Baby Mama

Diddy's twin daughters were surrounded by drugs and even covered in a mysterious white powder ... this according to a new lawsuit filed against the baby mama.

Nanny Dawn Drago says she worked for Diddy's ex, Kim Porter, from 2011 to 2012. Drago claims in the lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- Porter chain-smoked pot in the house while the young girls were home.  

Japan carmakers recall 3.4 million vehicles for Takata airbag flaw

(Reuters) - Four Japanese automakers including Toyota Motor Corp, and Nissan Motor Co are recalling 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata Corp are at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers.

The move announced on Thursday is the largest recall ever for airbags made by Takata, the world's second largest supplier of airbags and seatbelts. Shares of Takata tumbled almost 10 percent in Tokyo trading.

Touring in Norfolk

Photos from a tour of one of the many ancient castles in East England.

Syria conflict: pictures from the frontline

How sad is this?


The city of Aleppo, in north-west Syria, is witnessing some of the fiercest battles of the country's two-year war between rebel forces and troops loyal to the ruling regime of President al-Assad. Aleppo is currently divided into neighbourhoods controlled by the rival armies. This picture shows Ahmed, the seven-year old son of an Free Syrian Army fighter, standing in front of a barricade were he assists his comrades in the neighbourhood of Salahadeen...  msn.com

Island Nation Cyprus

Cyprus has been a member state of the European Union since 2004

I was recently reading about Cyprus and its possible bankruptcy, and I couldn't decide if this was the case of a failed business strategy and leadership, negligence, false hope or sheer greed.

This is my understanding of the trail of events.

• Pre 2008 Euro zone, the Central Bank of Cyprus only allowed banks use up to 30% of their foreign deposits to support local lending.

• 2008: Cyprus adopts the Euro while ignoring warnings over consequences of the lending boom

Welcome to Norwich

This is an extract from an essay i wrote when i first got here about why i chose to do an MBA.
I would like to know how many people can identify with what i felt and as for the cold, that is a different topic for another day.
Enjoy.................JCGold.

 My MBA Uk Position Statement 

Its 7.30am on a cold autumn morning and I am standing outside the third busiest airport in the world the London Heathrow airport terminal 5, waiting

MBA .........Missing in action

It has become so difficult to make out time to write my blog, I recently started a Master's degree in Business Administration which runs through the year and the course load is quite heavy, lots of assignment and essays to write.

However I can't deny my passion for writing, so most of my posts henceforth will be mostly personal, because i won't be able to regularly update current social events.

I will share my experiences as a African (Nigerian) living in the United Kingdom and hopefully it will keep somebody inspired.

Cheers...........................JCGold

NEW PICS . . . Of NFL Star Reggie Bush's PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND . . . And She Looks Like She's ALMOST READY TO POP!!!

February 04, 2013: Reggie Bush and pregnant girlfriend Lilit Avagyan had a very calm weekend. They were spotted in Miami, not in New Orleans for the Superbowl.

Mel B sports garish purple trainers

She is an avid fan of fitness with a wide selection of trainers but not all of them are so fashion forward. 

Mel B was seen wearing a pair of garish bright purple trainers as she left a restaurant in Sydney with her husband Stephen Belafonte.

The LA tech shoes were chunky, high top and the Spice Girl had her laces tied tightly around her ankle.

Am not too crazy about the fitting but i love the colour

Making her TV acting debut: Jamelia returns to the spotlight as she plays a murdered singer in Death In Paradise cameo.

It's been a couple of years since Jamelia released her latest set of music.

But now she's revealed she's been busy concentrating on her acting career.

The Superstar hitmaker has filmed a cameo for the second series of BBC1 drama Death In Paradise, where she had to jet off to the Caribbean to film her scenes.

Now stills of her in character have been released ahead of the episode to be aired on Tuesday night.

The Voice Ireland judge Jamelia can be seen in full lavish dress as she plays a show singer in a sequin blue frock.

The pop star looks set for some sort of carnival with the brightly coloured matching head dress as she sings into her microphone.

LIL' KIM & LA TOYA JACKSON Twinsies!!

Here's the latest incarnation of Lil' Kim in West Hollywood this weekend (left) -- and La Toya Jackson last year (right).

Pop stars are always reinventing their look...TMZ

Laud have mercy, they must be sharing the same plastic surgeon.

2013 Oscar Nominees

I would say a lot more guys where the ladies at 

The 2013 Oscar Nominees pose for their "class photo" at the 85th Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California (February 4, 2013).

Goldie, Denrele Births 'Tru Friendship' Reality Show

2012 Big Brother Africa Stargame evictee, Goldie and former Sound City VJ, Denrele Edun, are starting a new television reality show. We gathered that the duo tag the TV show as 'Tru Friendship' and it is set to kick off in February as scenes for the first episode have been shot already. 

'Tru Friendship' is about the everyday life of Goldie, both as a celebrity singer and as Susan Harvey, her real name. 

The show will also showcase the normal lives of some celebrities in Nigeria, making the viewers get to know more about their favourite celebs.

Rihanna LBD

The 24-year-old singer was seen arriving at a shoot in Downtown Los Angeles, in the tiny garment, which she had teamed with a pair of black trainers. 

The dress hugged her every curve, leaving very little to the imagination, but the singer pulled the look off with aplomb. 

She strode confidently from her car to a trailer to prepare for the shoot and seemed raring to get started. 

The singer accessorised with a gold necklace, a watch on one wrist and a bangle around the other and was seen carrying a large holdall into a trailer. 

Super Eagles Defeats Ivory Coast To Zoom Into Last Four

The Super Eagles of Nigeria, defeated Cote d'Ivoire to qualify for the semi finals of the African Cup of Nations in South Africa. Goals from Emenike and Sunday Mba were enough for Nigeria to kick Cote d'Ivoire out of the competition that ended 2-1.

Emenike opened scores from a free kick tipped to him by Mikel Obi. Tiote equalised for the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire at the beginning of the second half cancelling the first half goal by. Nigeria.

A 78-minute goal from Sunday Mba was enough to seal the game for Nigeria and set up a semi final match with Mali.

Unusual Friendship

Less than four years ago, she was still being packaged as a country-pop star.

But these days Miley Cyrus has been boosting her hip-hop cred, shooting a cameo in a music video for Lil' Kim and her protege Tiffany Foxx on Saturday.

The raunchy 38-year-old, born Kimberly Denise Jones, slipped her four-foot-11 frame in a gold-spiked bra over a tiny sequined mini-dress.

Wizkid Vs Banky W

Some days ago, Nigeriafilms.com exclusively reported a story about crisis rocking Banky W's-led Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) music label. 

While Banky W was contacted by us to speak on the story, he chose to keep a sealed lip to our enquiry about what a source close to his EME label informed us about an alleged bad blood between him and his prodigy, Wizkid. 

Now, Wizkid, in what seems to be a suggestive tweet, has hinted that he is now ready to move on with a life without EME. 

"Don’t take Loyalty for stupidity..don’t!‘, ‘Moving on to start all over again!…F*ck it!. If dey sleep on u..move on," the 23-year-old superstar singer posted on a social media network, Twitter today. 

Even though Banky W has denied that Wizkid is leaving his label, sources maintained to us that Banky W is only trying to manage the crisis. 

As it stands, our source said that Wizkid is gone far away from EME.

Super Bowl Entertainment

Kicking off the entertainment: Alicia Keys performed the National Anthem, while Jennifer Hudson sang America the Beautiful  with Sandy Hook Elementary School Choir, before kick off

Can you walk in my shoes

Really like the boots

Destiny's Child are back! Lady in leather Beyonce sets the stage on fire as she's joined by bandmates in show-stopping half-time Super Bowl performance Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2273043/Super-Bowl-2013-Destinys-Child-Lady-leather-Beyonce-sets-stage-shes-joined-bandmates-stopping-half-time-Super-Bowl-performance.

She was under pressure to deliver a brilliant performance at Sunday's Super Bowl following the recent lip syncing controversy at President Obama's Inauguration.

And Beyonce took to the stage with trademark style, with an all-singing, all-dancing spectacular greatest hits set for the half time show, which culminated in her being joined on stage by Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. 

The 31-year-old singer sported a plunging leather corset and skirt which she stripped off to reveal a lace underlay during a slick, energetic show packed with special effects at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

Bruno Mars' Sexy Sisters, The Lylas, Release First Music Video!

Bruno Mars comes from one talented (and good-looking!) family.

The singer's four sisters Presley, Tiara, Jaime, and Tahiti make up the girl group The Lylas (Love You Like A Sister, get it?) -- and the women just debuted their first music video.

The clip for "Come Back" was just released and the gals are gorgeous.

AMANDA BYNES Moves Out of NYC Apt After Landlord Threatens Eviction

Amanda Bynes is currently packing up her NYC apartment ... and moving somewhere else ... after her landlord threatened to evict the actress claiming she's a disrespectful rule-breaker ... TMZ has learned. 

Sources at the apartment tell us ... Bynes got a letter from building management earlier this month explaining that her lease would be terminated ... because she's a building nuisance. 

We're told management made the decision after getting several complaints of marijuana smoke coming from her apartment -- "morning, noon and night." Sources say she was also seen smoking weed in the hallways. 

FYI -- it's a non-smoking building. 


Bynes is a fan of the herb -- she was photographed smoking weed around Los Angeles last year. 

Sources say Amanda wasn't going to wait around and challenge management's decision -- and instead decided to simply find somewhere else to live. 

'I don't want that for my kid': Drew Barrymore on why daughter Olive will NOT follow in her child star footsteps.

She grew up in the spotlight and landed in rehab at the tender age of 13.

But former child star Drew Barrymore has decided not to let her four-month-old daughter Olive follow in her famous footsteps, according to her interview in Harper's Bazaar.

The Golden Globe winner, who turns 38 next month, looks gorgeous and sophisticated in two different covers for the mag's March issue on newsstands February 12

'I basically live in a sorority house with my girlfriends now,' reveals single Eva Longoria as she kicks up her heels in photo shoot

She may be 37, but Eva Longoria has revealed she lives like a sorority girl.

The 37-year-old actress, who's reportedly rekindled her relationship with ex-boyfriend Eduardo Cruz, revealed that she prefers having roommates to being alone.

The Desperate Housewives star flaunted her toned pins poolside in the spring issue of Cosmopolitan for Latinas magazine, which hits newsstands February 5.

Making a splash: Eva Longoria flaunted her toned pins poolside and revealed she dislikes living alone in the spring issue of Cosmopolitan for Latinas

'I grew up with three sisters and love a full house, I basically live in a sorority house now in West Hollywood with girlfriends,' Eva told the mag.

'My mother gave me one piece of advice that's always stuck with me. Don't forget where you came from.'

National Broadcasting Commission Bans Timaya, Psquare’s Videos

The offending videos, according to the commission, are listed as Psquare’s Alingo, Wande Coal’s Go low, Timaya’s Bum bum, Flavour’s Shake and D’Prince’s Take banana.

Goldie’s Ski bobo and Chuddy K’s Brazilian Hair came under NBC’s axe for featuring minors and exposing them to indecent dance steps. Tillaman’s  Koma Roll was not exempted.

The National Broadcasting Commission has banned a number of new music videos from being broadcast anywhere in the country.
Reports indicated on Thursday that artistes whose works are affected by the action include Psquare, Wande Coal, Timaya, Flavour and D’Prince. The others are Goldie, Chuddy K and Tillaman.

Dorothy Njemanze Cries For Help For Baby Jana

Nollywood actress and human right activist, Dorothy Njemanze has been seeking for support for a month old precious Baby Jana who has hole in her heart and needs N3m for corrective surgery to make her live.

Baby Jana was born a month ago into the loving arms of her mum who vowed to bring up her baby with all the love and affection she can muster despite the odds she faces. This mother's vow is being threatened as Baby Jana has been diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries (the aorta and the pulmonary artery) and two holes in her heart which is not compatible with life and needs immediate corrective surgery in India.

"Please help save Baby Jana's life with your widow's mite. She needs N3m only...please make donations to EFENARHUA JANELLE ERHIGA, GTB 0011340284 or EFENARHUA JANELLE ERHIGA, Ecobank 0014873075 . Every little counts. God bless you immensely," Dorothy said.

Last Wishes

Stephanie Knight, from Braughing, Hertfordshire, was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in 2009 after doctors found a tumour the size of a tennis ball in the back of her pelvis. 

On New Year's Day, she found out that her condition is terminal. Miss Knight (pictured, left, before her diagnosis; centre at her sister's wedding last June; and, right, today) decided to draw up a list of things she would like to do in her final months. 

She would love to go on holiday with her family and dogs, and enjoy a 'normal' drunken night in the pub. Many of her wishes are for others. She wants to arrange for her sister to meet Gary Barlow or Robbie Williams and take her father to meet the Manchester United squad.

Bishop Oyedepo Received 700 Exotic Cars From Worshippers

According to some sources, during Winners Chapel Cross Over Service on Tuesday January 1st in Canaanland, Ota, Ogun state, worshippers of the church made donations of over 700 exotic cars to the church. 

People who felt they had been richly blessed in 2012 came to the Cross Over Service with different donations, most significant were the number of exotic brand new cars and SUVs that flooded Canaanland.

The people who donated them dropped the car keys and documents during offering.

The church auctioned the cars at very cheap prices to its members. Some cars were sold for at less than N300k

BBA's Millicent Mugadi Wins Election In Kenya

Big Brother Africa Amplified, Millicent Mugadi, the tall and sexy Kenya actress has won the first stage of her ambition to become a council boss of her people in the on going Kenya elections.

Milly, as she is fondly called, Nigeriafilms.com gathered, has been causing. A lot of stirs in the Kenya political environment as the only lady seriously working hard at her political party named TNA to beat the men to it. The presidential flag bearer for TNA is the son of the Kenya's first President, Jome Kenyatta, Uhuru.

Beyonce Super Bowl Press Conference: Singer Belts National Anthem, Live To Counter Lip-Sync Critics

Beyonce spoke to the media at a Super Bowl press conference Thursday afternoon, just days before she'll take perhaps the nation's biggest stage during the game's halftime show. But she started the show her way: By singing the national anthem, live.

"Any questions?" she asked after completing the impressive performance.

"I am a perfectionist," she explained when asked about the inaugural performance, explaining that she chose to use "a backing track" due to a lack of sound check and the high stakes surrounding the event. "I'm very proud of my performance," she added.

She'll be ready come Sunday, though. "I will absolutely be singing live," she said of the Super Bowl performance. "I am well-rehearsed. This is what I was born to do."

Actress Monalisa Chinda on fame, single motherhood and charity

Monalisa Chinda is one actress that I knew first from all the publicity surrounding her personal life, even before I saw any of her movies. Since then, I have seen and liked her in Kiss and Tell, among a few other movies. And recently, she's in the news for all the right things, she lends her celebrity status to charities close to her heart, she is a producer behind a well received TV series, and more and more, I get the sense that she a grounded and ambitioous young woman with her heart in the right place. In this interview with 9jamom.com , she shares more about herself and being a mother and acting professional...

Here is a slice of the interview.

What is wrong with this picture?

Where are your pants? Basketball Wives LA star Draya Michele went for a very different type of sexy for her birthday party at Greystone Manor in Hollywood on Sunday

The Kardashians on Jimmy Kimmel

She's never afraid to experiment when it comes to livening up her outfits with accessories.

So when choosing a bauble to brighten up her LBD for an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday night, Kim Kardashian opted for a less than understated diamond knuckleduster type jewel.

The reality star flaunted the four-pronged star shaped ring as she made her way into the studio, showing off her new pregnancy curves in the pretty lace outfit.