Summing it Up: TB Joshua Under Fire!

TB Joshua promises to pay medical expenses from fatal stampede at Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ghana.

It’s the middle of a working day, in the middle of the week, but the trickle of worshippers at the Synagogue Church of All Nations is quickly becoming a flood. Around 1,000 people sit silently on plastic chairs cooled by dozens of floor fans at the church – a building reminiscent of an aircraft hangar just off Accra’s industrial Spintex Road – watching its founder delivering a sermon on his own dedicated 24 hour TV channel, Emmanuel TV.
Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as TB Johsua, founder of the Synagogue Church empire, is one of the biggest celebrities west Africa. His regular Sunday services in Nigeria boasts attendance rates of around 15,000 and the Nigerian government has reported that the number of worshippers travelling to the church in Lagos have significantly boosted tourism to Nigeria.
But he is an increasingly controversial figure in Ghana, after a deadly stampede at the Synagogue Church last Sunday left four people dead and at least 30 injured.
The worshippers were hoping to obtain holy “new anointing water”, which Emmanuel TV had announced would be distributed for free. “The anointing water usually costs 80 cedis, but we learned that on Sunday it would be given out for free,” said Joseph Adanvor, 52, who witnessed the fatal stampede. “I have never seen anything like it before. People had come from Togo, Benin, even from Kenya. They tried to close the church but people were climbing over the walls and breaking in. The police and army were there but they couldn’t control the crowds.”
The police, who are investigating the deaths, said that they had not anticipated the number of people who would attend the church, with worshippers arriving from as early as 2am. “All of us were caught by surprise,” police spokesman Freeman Tetteh told the BBC world service. “No one knew the crowd will be so huge.”
The church declined to comment to the Guardian but earlier announced that it would pay the medical expenses for those injured in the incident. Reverend Sam Mc-Caanan told journalists that the church was ‘devastated’. “We have to do a thorough work around this to make sure it doesn’t happen again,” he said.

I Had A Home, Loving Boyfriend, And A Nice Life... But I Wasn't Happy

I was in a starter marriage. Without the marriage part.
I was partnered to a lovely man for four years. We lived in the quintessential suburban home. I went to grad school while he worked for a startup. Dinner parties, game night, wine tasting, a cat. You know, the whole nine yards.
The only problem was, this wasn't my path.
It took me a while to realize this. You see, nothing looked wrong from the outside. In fact, it all looked pretty nice. I was doing what I was supposed to do, right?
Wrong. I was doing what I was supposed to do if I wanted to do it. There's a big difference.
While hanging out with my perfectly sweet boyfriend in my perfectly sweet home, I found myself wondering, "What am I doing here?" and even more disturbingly, "Why doesn't this feel right?"
Turns out I got caught in the trap that many of us get caught in: I believed I'd find happiness if I followed the path I was "supposed" to follow. Most of us learn the hard way.
For whatever reason, many of us believe there's a specific way to do life (marriage, kids, house, in some particular order). We think if we continue down this path we'll eventually arrive to the place called happy.
You're supposed to move in together, you're supposed get married, you're supposed to buy a house, you're supposed to have kids…
The problem is, we actually aren't supposed to do any of these things! What we're supposed to do is be true to ourselves! Lots of us didn't get that memo.
Maybe this is your memo.
Luckily, I caught myself in the midst of unhappy and bravely spoke my truth: This isn't working for me. 

Nexus 7 to get an Awesomeness upgrade

Nexus 7 ready for an Upgrade

If you thought the Nexus 7 was good. Wait till you hear of these expected updates. All at seemingly the same price.
If the published report by 9to5google is to be believed the Google Nexus 7 could be getting an upgrade to its awesomeness at this years May 15-17 held Google I/O. They have quoted KGI securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo saying that the Nexus 7 could be scaled up by Google before this years launch of Apple’s iPad Mini 2.
The iPad Mini 2 is expected to have a resolution of 2048 x 1536 up from the 1024 x 768 resolution of the iPad Mini launched last October. Keeping inline with this, the New Nexus 7 will have a 1920 x 1200 resolution, up from 1280 x 800 of the existing Nexus 7. Rumors are flying around left right and center on the other blogs including pcmag about what the annual developer session at Google I/O might reveal in terms of updates but this particular news seems to be sure shot.
Expected Updates:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor
• 5 mega pixel rear camera and 2 mega pixel front camera
• Android v4.3 aka. Key Lime Pie
• 4325 mAh to be replaced by 4000 mAh
• 1920 x 1200  
• Wireless charging
• Thinner and Lighter in weight

Of all these changes, its the scaling down of the battery that seems to be most surprising but considering the budget constraints that come with bringing so many feature updates at once, it might be a pinch that most customers might be willing to take.
Apart from this, its the Key Lime Pie, the latest Android version that will be eagerly anticipated, since few tablets and phones boast of it.
“Tablet PC competition has become much fiercer this year so we reckon the new Nexus 7 year-on-year shipments growth will be limited”, Kuo stated. Hence, a good news for customers is that even after all these expected changes the entry level 16 GB wi-fi model for the new Nexus 7 will cost just $199.
The Google I/O is also expected to throw up Google’s plans about changes to its Google Wallets and introduction of the Nexus 4 updates similar to those of the Nexus 7. My Tablet Guru will keep bringing you the latest from this side. So keep watching this space.

Asus Memo Pad

So good!!

Asus Memo Pad is nothing short of a classy  yet very affordable Tablet PC. With a screen resolution of an overwhelming 1024×600 and the screen size being the ideal 7 inches, this Tab is seen in the competition with the Nexus 7. This very Tablet PC is power driven by the latest Android OS available i.e. Jelly Bean (v4.1). With 1GHz of processor and 1GB of RAM, the Tab brings apt performance to the device. The makers also offer 5GB of free Asus web storage, valid for lifetime. The thickness of the Tablet is lesser than its peers and which is an up for this Tablet. Asus Memo Pad features 10 point multi-touch, 300 nits brightness and 150 degree Wild-Angle View, all in all making it a good option for the ones out there looking for ebook readers, seamless internet surfing and stable gaming.
Rest of the features which deserve a look can be found in the table structured below:-

Specifications:	Features:
OS	Android v4.1 JELLY BEAN
Screen Size & Display	7 inch display1024x600 pixels10 multipoint touch 169PPI
Processor	1GHz , Mali-400(GPU)
RAM	1GB RAM
Storage	8GB/16GB (internal), Up to 32GB (external)
Camera	2MP Front Camera
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Internet Dongle 2G/3GUSB Port
Navigation	Google Maps
SIM	NO
Battery	4270mAh
Price	Rs 9,990 = #17000

Asus Fonepad with 3G SIM

So, the wait has met its fate. We have the first ever Calling Tab from Asus. If you thought this is the only surprise then read a few words more until you find out that it will not cost you more than Rs 16,000 to you. Isn’t it great?
We have seen a lot of big players trying their brand names to in cash the budget segment, which indeed is the biggest segment in India and countries alike. Asus has played a very careful tact by launching this calling Tab much before than any of its natural competitors in this budget Tab segment.
This Asus Tab runs on the latest Android’s Jelly Bean and its processor and RAM are 1.2 Ghz and 1GB respectively. With dual camera and crisp 1280×800 pixel resolution, the Tab has a lot to offer and much more.
Quickly check out the impressive feature list of the ASUS Fonepad and also its competitors in the scene:

OS	Android v4.1 Jelly Bean
Processor	Intel Atom Z2420 processor, 1.2GHz
RAM	1 GB DDR III
Screen	7 inch IPS screen 1280 x 800 pixels
Camera	3.0 MP rear camera 1.2 MP front camera
SIM Slot	Yes, 3G
Connectivity	Wi-Fi  3G via dongle USB 2.0
Memory	8/16 GB internal Expandable upto 32GB
Battery	—
Price	Approx Rs 16,000 = #25670
Competitor	Google Nexus Samsung Galaxy

Lil wayne signs Paris Hilton to his music label

Lil Wayne confirmed yesterday that he has signed the 32-year-old heiress to his label, Young Money Entertainment. Paris will release new music this summer under the label.
Paris has been rolling with the Cash Money crew for a while now. She released a song with Wayne in December 2012 titled “Last Night,” and also appeared in the Rich Gang’s video for “Tapout,” alongside Cash Money all-stars Lil Wayne, Birdman, Mack Maine and Nicki Minaj

Asus Transformer AiO P1801, a big breakthrough!

The next BIG thing!

Asus, the Taiwanese ace in the consumer electronics, a household name all over the world, has come up with an impending 18.4 inch device. As the name itself suggests that the device is able to transform from one use to other, there is no surprise. Asus Transformer AiO P1801 is a full fledged desktop which can be transformed into probably the biggest Tablet PC commercially known so far, in a jiffy. The AIO stands for All In One touchscreen, what the device actually is. This very hybrid is now available on the store shelves with a directed price of Rs 86,999 and Rs 92,999 for its Core i3 and i5 processor variants respectively. Though there are Tablet PCs which follow similar concepts and provide its users dual options from which a user can choose, this one, the Asus Transformer P1801, this is a huge shift. You will learn it shortly how is this Tab wee different from the other hybrid Tablets hitting the stores lately.
This is device which has dual behaviors and it’s up to the users which part they want to play with. Transformer P1801 is essentially a desktop, which when undocked from its portable stand, changes to a Android 4.1 Tablet PC, from the otherwise Windows 8 desktop. The dock, which the makers call the PC station has all the different hardware components from the standalone Tablet PC formed from it, as much as possible to meet the Windows 8 expectations for a high level performance and usability.

For your easier reading and understanding, lets have a table here to differentiate both the modes:-

ON THE STAND	OFF THE STAND
Windows 8	Android 4.1
Dispaly is 18.4 inch full HD 1920×1280 pixels	Dispaly is 18.4 inch full HD 1920×1280 pixels
dual/quad core processors, Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs	A separate i3/i5 processor
4GB/8GB RAM	4GB/8GB RAM
GPU : Nvidia GeForce GT 730M GPU with 2GB of graphics RAM	GPU : Nvidia Tegra 3 SoC and 2GB of RAM
2TB of internal space	32GB internal memory space
4 USB 3.0 ports and1 USB 2.0 port	microUSB portBluetooth 4.0HDMI output

The target customers, given the price and productivity power is naturally not the general public. Professionals like architects, high level managers, students etc will find this transformable touchscreen a good thing to fit in their daily lives, though not so  easily in their bag-packs.
Before long, this AIO Touchscreen will be available on the major stores for all guys to buy. Till then keep visiting our space to know about the best deals available online for this new Asus transformer AiO P1801.

The cat that saved a Japanese train station

Look carefully, this station is shaped like a cat.

Some 30 minutes from central Wakayama City in southeast Japan is the quiet, rural neighborhood of Kinokawa.
Despite the area's un-remarkableness, its train station attracts no shortage of visitors, most under the age of 12.
Tama, the hero of Kishi Station. These tourists may not know what there is to see or do in wider Kinokawa, nor do they seem particularly interested -- all they want to do is visit Kishi train station, which serves Kinokawa.
They come seeking time, and hopefully a photo, with Kishi's stationmaster, a calico cat named Tama.
Tama’s duty is napping in her office (a converted ticket booth) and her salary is practical -- an unlimited supply of cat food.
Another lazy-looking cat in relatively comfy digs. So far, like the area she resides in, Tama seems unremarkable.

Jackie Appiah Joins Cheaters' Club

Jackie Appiah, was one of the actresses caught cheating on their husbands in a new movie.

Omar Sherri, Adjetey Annan, Okawa Shaznay (former Miss Cameroon, USA, amongst others have all displayed their acting prowess in a movie titled Cheaters produced and directed by Frank Rajah Arase.

The movie shot in different locations within and outside Ghana, will be premiered in Accra, Ghana today. It’s a story of men and women, most especially, married couple, who cheat on their spouses. Cheaters tackles so many issues affecting couples and proffers possible ways of resolving it. Silverbird Accra, Ghana by 6pm, on Friday 24th of May will be throwing its doors open to host an array of Ghana’s best actresses under one roof for the premier of the proposed multiple award-wining movie, Cheaters.

In his usual style, Frank Rajah Arase, the Nigerian born Ghana based movie maker injected a lot of energy into this new work, it’s a must watch for every home.

2015: Ogun PDP Goes Spiritual As Pastors, Imams Pray Against ACN

The Ogun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday went spiritual in its supremacy battle with the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria.
Prayers by both Christian and Muslim Clerics were held at the party secretariat located along Presidential Boulevard, Abeokuta.
The PDP also told the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun and the ruling ACN that they should forget about winning a second term in 2015.
The one-day inter-religious prayer session organized by the PDP National Youth Vanguard lasted for more than three hours and was conducted by pastors from the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria- John Akinbode, Kinrin Emmanuel and Olusesi Obateye- and Muslim Clerics from Morcaz in Ogun State including Giyath Oyelayo and Moshood Uthman.
Quoting copiously from the Quran and the Bible, the clerics prayed for continued unity of the opposition party as well as their success in the 2015 polls. They further predicted victory for the PDP in the next general elections in the state.
The PDP chairman in Ogun, Adebayo Dayo, said at the prayer session that the people of the state have suffered untold hardship due to the improper handling of the state affairs by the Amosun administration.

9.7 inch iBall Slide Q9703

This is one of India’s best tablets by specifications so far. The iBall Slide Q9703

If you thought that 10 inch tablets should have better specs than 7 inch ones and that they should justify their price rather than be priced higher just because they are BIGGER. Well, iBall’s latest launch is for you.
The Slide Q9703 is a 9.7 inch wonder that promises to be a hot seller if it can live upto its specifications. It offers a beautiful QXGA IPS retina display that can show HD content at 2048 x 1536 resolution (264 ppi). It has capability to show 4096 x 2160 p video.
Armed with Android v4.1 Jelly Bean and a Quad Core processor with Octa core GPU, this tablet is a media lovers dream.
It also has a 8 hour battery backup thanks to a 8000 mAh battery.
Along with these beautiful specs it offers you the rest of the standard connectivity options in the form of a miniHDMI, Bluetooth, GPS, Wifi and 3G through USB dongle support.
To store content you have a 16 Gb inbuilt memory that can be expanded to 32 Gb with help of microSD card support.
Also, a 5 mega pixel rear camera and a 2 mega pixel front camera offer good picture quality when carrying the tablet around for capturing those important moments of yours.
All this at Rs 15999. What more could a user want from iBall. The Q9703 is expected to hit most retail stores as well as online shops this month.
In the words of Sandeep Parasrampuria, Director, iBall, this tablet is going to give a terrific viewing experience to its proud owners. I’m sure too. Let me know what you think.
Specifications:

Current Price (Rs)	15999
OS	Android 4.1
Screen Size (“)	9.7
Resolution	2048 x 1536
Screen Type	QXGA IPS HD retina Display
Rear Camera (Mp)	5
Front Camera( Mp)	2
Battery (mAh)	8000
Processor	Quad Core
Processor Speed (GHz)	1.2
RAM (Gb)	2
Inbuilt memory (Gb)	16
External memory (Gb) (microSD)	32
miniHDMI	Yes
Wifi	Yes
Video support	4096 x 2160 p
GPS	Yes
3.5 mm port	Yes
USB port	Yes
3G	Dongle

Davido Is Underrated--Tonto Dikeh

When in late 2011, Davido made a brief show of his music talent, some might have thought that he would just come, briefly reign, and go underground as it has happened to several Nigerian artistes.

But two years almost gone, the 'Omo Baba Olowo' crooner is still waxing stronger by the day. He is one of the top artistes in Nigeria.

According to Nollywood 'bad girl' actress, Tonto Dikeh, Davido is underrated. She bore her mind on Davido in a tweet on her twitter page today.

"I think Davido is fantastic and underrated," the Ikwere, Rivers State-born actress posted.

Tonto, who has also tried her luck in music, just like her other colleagues, has not had a fair share of commendations from fans. She was lambasted for going into music, which many people believe the actress does not have what it takes to be a musician.

The Love Story of Comedian Princess and Her Husband

Popular Nigerian female comedian, Princess, and her movie producer/director husband, Adeshola Jeremiah, tied the knot on Wednesday 8th May 2013 at the Balmoral Hall, Oregun, Lagos. It was indeed a happy day for ‘Madam’ Princess who had almost lost of hope of finding a husband.
Below is their very interesting love story…
On what attracted her to Adeshola Jeremiah
Well he is a quiet person and if not for the fact that I am into entertainment, I also like my privacy, I don’t like unnecessary show-off. If I go somewhere and they don’t recognize me, that is very okay by me, I just love to be myself.

Janet Jackson Is Officially a Billionaire

Michael Jackson may be one of the most successful dead celebrities, but his sister Janet (who, of course, is alive and well) is doing pretty well herself. The 47-year-old is officially a billionaire.

According to Variety, Jackson, who is one of the best-selling artists of all time, has earned $458 million thanks to her successful concert tours, $304 million from acting roles in films like “For Colored Girls” and “The Nutty Professor,” $260 million in album sales, and more than $81 million from tour sponsorships and licensing fees.

And the “Control” songstress isn’t the only billionaire in her household. Jackson secretly married retail tycoon Wissam Al Mana, who’s made his fortune investing in the Middle East.

As for fellow celeb billionaires, Jackson joins a club with members including Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, J.K. Rowling, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, whose “Seinfeld” money helped … but whose main fortune came from her dad, billionaire Gerard Louis-Dreyfus, chairman of the Louis Dreyfus Energy Services.

At least Janet can feel good about the fact she earned her billion all by herself.

CHILD BIRTH AS THE TORNADO HIT MOM IN LABOR

Oklahoma nurses saved mom in labor

Tears flowed and hugs were traded on Thursday in an Oklahoma maternity ward as four nurses saw for the first time the baby whose birth they helped safeguard during a direct hit by Monday's tornado.

"Look how handsome your boy is," said one of them, when she saw the 4-day-old boy.

But baby Braeden's birth came only after a very close brush with the twister.

His mother, Shayla Taylor, was already in labor when the tornado turned toward Moore, Oklahoma. She was so far along -- dilated and going through contractions -- that in spite of the approaching storm, there was no way to evacuate her.

"She couldn't move," said Alyson Heeke, nurse supervisor at Moore Medical Center. "She'd had an epidural anesthesia, which meant that it numbed her enough that she couldn't walk."

This is what was left of the OR where Shayla Taylor was giving birth on Monday when the tornado hit.

As the tornado came closer, the medical staff moved Taylor into a hallway, then to a windowless operating room that offered more protection.

"Her baby was not doing the best," said charge nurse Cindy Popejoy, "so I really needed a way to monitor her baby to see how the baby was tolerating the labor process -- especially since she was so far dilated. So the only place to do that would be the OR."

With the twister bearing down on them, the four nurses -- Popejoy, Heeke, Barbara Brand and Bonny Stephens -- covered their patient with blankets, pillows and even their own bodies.

"We actually were on the floor," said Heeke. "Bonny the scrub-tech was kind of leaned over her a little more. We had blankets and pillows all around her. We were holding onto each other -- and the bed."

Within minutes, the hospital was hit with massive force. Taylor said she did not know whether she and the baby would survive, but she kept praying.

"I knew we were getting hit directly," she said. "I felt the floor start shaking. It feels like an earthquake."

The outside wall of the operating room was ripped off, but everyone in the room survived. Afterward, debris was lying everywhere, including heavy equipment and lighting fixtures strewn across the floor. There was wreckage in every direction, there was a gaping hole where the wall once stood, and the baby-warmer was silhouetted against the open sky.

"I opened my eyes, I could see I-35," said Taylor. "And I could see the movie theater."

But Shayla's husband Jerome -- who had taken cover downstairs with their 4- year-old son Shaeden -- did not know whether she had survived and did not know how to find her.

"They were saying 'No, everyone's out of the building,' " he said. "And I was like 'No, my wife - my wife is upstairs."

He soon found her, and she was transported on a flat board down a stairwell and through the debris. Shayla Taylor was closer than ever to giving birth.

She was taken to the nearby hospital in Norman and gave birth within hours. Braeden weighed in at 8 pounds, 3 ounces.

"He probably will sleep through anything now," Heeke said with a smile.

Shayla Taylor is herself studying to become a nurse. Seeing these nurses put a patient's welfare ahead of their own, she said, has made her more committed than ever to becoming a caregiver.

"Those nurses are amazing," she said.