HILARIOUS: SPA employs Python as a Masseuse!

Spa business has now gone bizzare as animals inform of a reptile are now used to perform massages, which forms some therapy to clients.

HAZARDS: Lady Injured from Radiation Hopes to Acquire A Face Lift!

Lessya Kotelevskaya, a stunning blond and former businesswoman, wears a bandage across her face that covers scars caused by a horrific misdiagnosis -- terminal cancer.

A decade ago, she suffered an injury when a cheering fan accidentally hit her at a basketball game, causing swelling in her jaw, and doctors in her native Kazakhstan put her through cancer radiation that impaired her ability to eat and talk.

The disfiguring treatment was socially isolating: She lost her business and her husband and because she couldn't find a job, and she eventually became homeless.

Surgeons give woman new face after near decapitation

Kotelevskaya dropped to 79 pounds and was convinced all the while that she was going to die.

But soon, thanks to a loving cousin who lives in the United States, Kotelevskaya, now 30, will get free facial surgery from University of Louisville Physicians.

PHONES: The Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with Flexible Screen & Aluminium Unibody

The next flagship Galaxy S smartphone will be a radical break with form. Or at least it will be if the Samsung-fixated sorts at galaxys5info.com have anything to do with it.

A designer at the site has worked up a concept phone packing the flexible screen technology that’s been earmarked for Samsung phones for what feels like ages. But which has been omitted so far, presumably because it’s not market-ready yet.

The 5.3-inch flexible OLED YOUM screen wraps around the edges of the phone, with touch-sensitive controls where you’d normally expect to find a physical volume rocker. The standard physical home button has gone the way of all flesh too and is replaced by a touch sensor.

Interestingly given the rash of criticism Samsung copped for the Galaxy S3 and S4's 'cheap-feeling' plastic construction, the creator of the concept imagines the S5 packing a lavish unibody aluminium build, which is waterproof and dustproof.

TECHNOLOGY: iPhone 6 boast of employing Liquid-Metal for its Exterior Material!

Possible changes could be afoot when it comes to the iPhone’s build quality, it has emerged, amid signs that Apple could ditch the glass and aluminium construction of the current-gen model for Liquidmetal.

Rumours that Liquidmetal would figure in a future iPhone have been circulating since April last year. The alloy is favoured by Apple because it is less scratch-prone than glass but still offers the same silky smooth surfaces.

TECHNOLOGY: Computer Users says New Dell Laptop [Latitude 6430u] Smells like Cats' Urine!

Things we know: People like to use their laptops to look at photos, videos and GIFs of cats. They don't, however, like it when their computers smell like cat urine or a cat litter box.

Or at least that's what we now know from a series of posts on Dell's site. A number of people who bought Dell's latest Latitude 6430u ultrabook opened the box to find that the laptop, and primarily the keyboard, had an odd odor that resembled cat pee.

"The machine is great, but it smells as if it was assembled near a tomcat's litter box. It is truly awful! It seems to be coming from the keyboard," one user posted in June.

HEALTH MATTERS: Patient Raped by Doctor at Clinic in Benue State!

The police public relations Officer in the state, DSP Daniel Ezeala, confirmed the incident, saying, “the medical personnel has been arrested by our men in Naka and investigation in the matter is on-going.”

A medical personnel believed to be a doctor has been arrested by the men of the Benue State police command for raping a female patient who was on admission in a hospital where he practices.

The alleged rapist (name withheld), is a medical practitioner with Tersoo Clinic in Naka town, Gwer West local government area of Benue state.

It was gathered that the medical personnel reportedly tested positive to HIV/AIDs and was receiving Anti-Retroviral (ARV) treatment at the General Hospital Naka, before the incident.

IMMIGRATION: 87 Bodies of intending Immigrants found Dead in Niger

Rescue workers in Niger say they have found the bodies of 87 people who died of thirst after their vehicles broke down as they tried to cross the Sahara.

Rescue worker Almoustapha Alhacen said the corpses were in a severe state of decomposition and had been partly eaten, probably by jackals.

PHONE TAPPING: Google 'outraged' at alleged NSA Hacking

Google has expressed outrage following a report that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has hacked its data links.

An executive at Google said it was not aware of the alleged activity, adding there was an "urgent need for reform".

The comments follow a Washington Post report based on leaks from Edward Snowden claiming that the NSA hacked links connecting data centres operated by Google and Yahoo.

The NSA's director said it had not had access to the companies' computers.

Gen Keith Alexander told Bloomberg TV: "We are not authorised to go into a US company's servers and take data."

AUTO: The Luxurious Brutality - Audi RS 7

It is a trip from the past to the future of aerial combat, in a vehicle that neatly bridges the past and future of ground-based supersports luxury.

There once was a time when steel-nerved fighter jocks like those at Nellis flew missions, but now Creech’s flyers, reared on the Call of Duty video game franchise, guide drones by remote control from banks of computers.

And there was a time when Mercedes-Benz and BMW were the automatic go-tos for ultra-swift luxury four-doors, especially when those machines were tuned by the companies’ respective AMG and M divisions.

Times change, and a challenger from Ingolstadt aims to usurp the established order. Here, then, is the RS 7, a 560-horsepower, 180mph all-wheel-drive rocket sled that leaves a shock wave across the desert.

But while driving such an astonishingly fast car might once have required some sacrifice – some strapping in, warming up, systems checking and counting down (plus some discomfort from a cockpit designed for g-force resistance) – the RS 7’s pilot relaxes in the same Barcalounger-like comfort as Creech's remote-control jockeys.

Audi's marriage of brute force and plushness brings a new wrinkle to the maximum sport sedan segment. The Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG is an iron fist in silk glove, with a ferocious, snarling nature. The RS 7 summons comparable swiftness and a delectable growl, but without quite the ostentatiously loud exhaust of the AMG. The Audi is content to fill out its suit beautifully, while the AMG would like you to notice its sculpted pecs. Which are impressive, mind.

BMW's M6 Gran Coupe also contends, aiming to impress as much with brains as brawn. But the car's video arcade feel, with its joystick shifter, dual-clutch transmission and impenetrable iDrive interface, can dilute the driving experience.

The RS 7’s power source is a relentless twin-turbo 4-liter V8 engine that vaults the luxury liner to 60mph in a manufacturer-estimated 3.7 seconds. With power coursing through the ZF eight-speed automatic transmission and Audi’s Quattro all-wheel drive system, power meets asphalt without the roar and screech typically associated with such authoritative acceleration.

In fact, everything about the RS 7’s astonishing performance is magnified by its nonchalance. Occupants are coddled in deliciously soft leather and soothed by a reverie-shattering Bang & Olufsen sound system, a $5,900 option.

Audi found a new way to lend warmth to its popular black interior trim. The RS 7 uses a black wood finished with an open-pore stain that is layered with strips of aluminium. It is a novel way to convey sleekness and high design without sacrificing the feel of real wood. It is something suited to a starchitect’s office furniture.

Outside, the RS 7 strafes the desert with the cool remove of a stealth bomber. Audi says the car is limited to 174mph, but there may be a little fudge factor in the governor, as European-specification cars top out at 189mph.

Despite the RS 7’s power and fury, it veritably tiptoes past petrol pumps – at least when considering it is a 4,475lb car packing 560 horsepower – scoring an improbable 27mpg on the EPA’s highway fuel economy test. Combined with its less-amazing 16mpg city rating, the overall rating is 19mpg, a score that lets the car slip past the US government’s punitive gas guzzler tax.

Driving the RS 7 is enjoyably straightforward, with no inscrutable new conventions to adopt in order to wring out its potential. Mercedes and BMW employ toy-like joystick shifters that spring back to the centre position, providing no tactile feedback whatsoever. Worse, the BMW has no Park position or button; the driver shuts the engine off with the transmission in gear, and the car automatically defaults to Park. It is easy, sure, but also confusingly contrary to decades of convention.

Audi engineers, smart lot that they are, shy from positing solutions to non-existent problems.

The RS 7’s intuitiveness extends to its infotainment system, which tromps those of its German counterparts for sensible operation and non-obtrusive redundant controls. The car goes about its business as a dutiful assistant, rather than a boisterous jester, relentlessly seeking the boss’s attention.

Every aspect of the RS 7 feels natural and well-considered, without gimmickry or artifice.  Competitors feel nouveau riche by comparison, trying too hard to fit in. This is not to suggest the RS 7 is antiseptic – a pitfall of some sport-minded luxury cars. On the contrary, hard on the gas approaching a desert-flattening 180mph, the RS 7’s rumble is pervasive, like that of an offshore powerboat.

The BMW’s burble has similar modest authority, but the Mercedes has the staccato blast of a Nascar Sprint Cup racer. Sure, that makes for good fun on a track, but the neighbours won’t be impressed when you head to the airport for that 6:00 flight.

So the RS 7 is no drone, nor is it a hot-dogging Thunderbird. It is a different kind of flyer, one that rewards a pilot with equal parts drama and reserve. Call it a Learjet for the road.

RMD bags $10,000 to attend Golden Icons GIAMAs held in Texas!!!

The event held over night at the Stafford Center Performing Art Theater in Houston, Texas, US on October 19, 2013

Many of the Nollywood stars showed up at the Golden Icons Academy Awards, GIAMAs, looking gorgeous! Popular Nollywood star, Richard Mofe Damijo, was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement awards.

Razzmatazz claims that the organizers of the awards paid $10, 000 to have RMD honour the invitation.

MARKET: New IYA LOJA Emerges - Folashade Tinubu Ojo!!!

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Tuesday formally installed Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo as the new Iyaloja-General of Lagos State.

Oba Akiolu advised the new Iyaloja to be diligent and committed to the service of humanity.

He said that the position was important to the development of market activities in Lagos State and Nigeria at large.

Senator Oluremi Tinubu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a separate interview that the new Iyaloja was capable of coordinating market activities in Lagos State.

Lagos generates about N44.88b from Poultry!

The poultry industry generates about N44.9billion yearly, the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, has said.

       

Lawal, who addressed a press conference with the Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, said the industry produces 48 million crates of table eggs per annum, 14 million kilogrammes of broiler meat, two milliom cockerels, one million turkey birds and six million hatchable eggs.

ACHIEVEMENT: Meet Africa’s Most Influential 11yrs old - Zuriel Oduwole

Several weeks ago, Forbes Magazine released its ranking of the world’s most wealthy individuals. These are the men and women who have arguably been a source of wealth creation and employment in various parts of the world. Recurring familiar faces are Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, and more recently, Nigeria’s own Aliko Dangote and South Africa’s Patrice Motsepe.

A few months ago, TIME magazine released its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. While these rankings are always seemingly subjective, with possibly the exception being those related to wealth, they always nevertheless create an exciting snapshot into the lives of those who make the list.

Then there is the World Economic Forum’s various listings. The most captivating group is usually the “future leader category”. Some term this group the “Twenty-Five under 25” to watch. These are mostly young leaders in their very early 20’s, who are carving out a remarkable streak for themselves in fields such as e-commerce, social entrepreneurship, leadership, or government. The power of youth!

Highly Ranked Police Officer Fumbles with A Lady''s Breast!!!

 

A recent photo capture circulating around on the internet reveals an Officer of with the Nigerian Police fumbling with boldness a lady's breast.

The identity of the lady in question is yet to be ascertain as at the time of filling this report.

Images culled from CKN

HOUSING: Man Buys A Flat with Bitcoins!

Kristoffer Koch bought £15 worth of bitcoins in 2009 - four years later they are worth an estimated £430,000.

A Norwegian man who bought £15 worth of bitcoins and then forgot about them for four years has been able to buy a flat in Oslo thanks to the huge appreciation of the virtual currency.

Kristoffer Koch was doing research on encryption in 2009 when on a whim he decided to invest a small sum in the recently-created bitcoins .

Mr Koch, now 29 and working as an engineer, only remembered the investment in April this year when he read an article about the soaring value of bitcoins .

His 5,000 bitcoins were suddenly worth around £430,000.

After spending a full day trying to remember his password, Mr Koch cashed in £116,000 by selling a fifth of his newly-acquired fortune.

After deducting 28% in taxes, the money was enough for the deposit and restoration of a flat in central Oslo, one of the world's most expensive cities.