1.31.2013

MOST EXPENSIVE CAR IN THE WORLD, COSTS N533m

Lykan Hypersport, the first Middle East supercar is set to hit the market at the Qatar auto show with a whooping $3.4million cost.

Lykan is a product of WMotors, a Dubai based auto firm. The current model of the car lacks an interior and drivetrain, but will be powered by a midship flat-six engine from RUF, the company famous for custom Porsches. 

The engine is said to produce 750 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque, which could be enough to make the Lykan Hypersport’s claimed 242-mph top speed plausible.

The headlights will feature diamond-encrusted LEDs, while the hood will be gold-plated – the perfect complement to the rest of the car’s lightweight construction.

Can a Nigerian actually buy this kind of car when the sales commence? I wouldn't be surprised too, if bought by any. Afterall, Obat oil's Chairman, Oba Fredrick Obateru, became the first black man to acquire the 2014 Bentley.

VIDEO: Asa - Bamidele

Bamidele is one of the very good tracks of Asa's last album, Beautiful Imperfection. This video was well produced. A brilliant video I would confess. Enjoy!

1.30.2013

VIDEO: Jaywon - This Year (Odun Yi)

Here is a lovely video from the Tinko Angel crooner. A song of hope and faith in year 2013. You would love this.

1.23.2013

HERE IS GOOGLE'S $1500 EYE GLASS THAT DOES EVERYTHING


Google has developed a glass that does it all. The glass is billed to be able to search the Internet and also show you anything you need, right in front of your eyes, from maps of where you are to the weather forecast if you look up. You can connect the glasses to a phone via Bluetooth and use the phone's 3G or 4G connection. There's also a camera on the front that can take photos of whatever you are seeing; you can share the photos instantly.

At the end of the month Google will hold an event for software developers. The developers' version of the glasses, which cost $1,500, are expected to be available to software makers later this year.

I wouldn't mind having this glass. With all sincerity, all media persons need this glass. It's high time journalism goes techy.

SHAKIRA GIVES BIRTH TO A BOY

Shakira and Barcelona FC lovebird, Gerard Pique, have added a baby boy to their love story according to the Colombian's official website.

“We are happy to announce the birth of Milan, son of Shakira Mebarak and Gerard Piqué, born January 22nd at 9:36pm, in Barcelona, Spain,” the statement read. “The name Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn), means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification."

To you Barca fans, I learnt the baby would follow his father's footsteps to become a footballer in Barcelona. When did Barcelona start contracting babies? Na una sabi. 

Congratulations Shakira.

VIDEO: AFCON 2013 GOAL CELEBRATION

One of the things prominent with any football competition is goal celebration. Congo's goalkeeper, Muteba Kidiaba thrilled the on-looking fans in this video with a unique bum galloping celebration after seeing Dieumerci Mbokani pulled in a goal to make 2-2 against the Black Stars of Ghana.

1.22.2013

NORWAY TOPS LIST OF WORLD'S HAPPIEST COUNTRIES

Six years ago researchers at the Legatum Institute, a London-based nonpartisan think tank, set out to rank the happiest countries in the world. But because "happy" carries too much of a touchy-feely connotation, they call it "prosperity."

So who are the happiest people in the world, as measured by Legatum? Norway takes the crown, followed by Denmark and Sweden (which leapfrogged Australia and New Zealand this year). Rounding out the Scandinavians is Finland, just a few steps behind in the seventh spot.

Luxembourg is the healthiest nation on Earth. Iceland is the safest. Switzerland has the world’s best economy and governance, according to Legatum.

The World's Happiest Countries:

1. Norway
2. Denmark
3. Sweden
4. Australia
5. New Zealand
6. Canada
7. Finland
8. The Netherlands
9. Switzerland
10. Ireland

1.16.2013

HORRIBLE!: Meet "Gurning" World's Ugliest Face




This is by no means a pretty sight I must confess. It is very horrible. Could there really be a face uglier than this? I am looking forward to set my eyes on it.

Tang Shuquan of Chengdu, China has won himself a $10000 prize and a Guinness World Record medal for contorting his face in the most horrible way possible. He called it "Gurning".

Can you contort your face more horrible than this? You could win yourself a whooping $15000. Tang Shuquan has decided to give the above money to anyone who could contort his/her face better than him.

1.14.2013

Meet Valeria Levitin, world's thinnest woman


Valeria Levitin, 39, weighs only 56 pounds and is currently the world’s thinnest woman. She also happens to be one of the saddest and loneliest women in the world. She is fighting for her life, but because of websites that encourage the anorexic lifestyle, she has become an unwitting idol of many teen girls -- and even gets fan mail regularly.

Presently, she is hoping to be a mother. I then got musing that is there a sane guy that would want to have her as wife? Did I say wife? I meant a girlfriend jor.

But on a serious note now, guys, would you want to have someone as thin as Valeria? And ladies, would you want to be as thin as Valeria?