PASTOR PAUL ADEFARASIN's ROCK CATHEDRAL TO OPEN IN MARCH

 Pastor Paul Adefarasin's led House on the Rock church building, Rock Cathedral, which has gulped nearly N2billion to erect is nearing completion and, if things go according to plan, will be officially commissioned in March 2012, according to those in the know. The church, which sits on 32, 000 square meters, when completed will sit at least 10, 000 thousand worshipers in the church auditorium and another 10,000 within the church premises. The Rock Cathedral, also known as Millennium Temple is situated along the Lekki Epe Express way, close to Liberty Hall.

Members of House on the Rock church currently uses the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel for their services.

TAYLOR SWIFT MAKES FIRST COVER OF VOGUE!

Country music’s sweetheart, Taylor Swift, models for her first Vogue cover and is the covergirl of their February issue!

Taylor Swift, now 20, is featured in a 70’s inspired photoshoot, donning a broad-brimmed felt hat, a sunflower print chiffon dress over white skinny jeans and white ankle booties, strumming a ukulele reclining on a velvet couch.

Shot by photographer Mario Testino, Taylor is also featured standing by an Arts and Crafts movement fireplace in a rainbow of colors, sporting a sexy leather jacket and artsy boots.

The young singer is a natural for modeling as she stands at 5 feet, 11 inches, is naturally slim and has the most amazing high cheekbones!

Back in December, Taylor looked like a fairytale princess in a silvery gown, as she attended the Nashville Symphony Ball at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, where she also received the Harmony Award. That particularly professional looking shot as taken by photographer Royce DeGrie, was a good indication for her talent as a model.

So how does she keep so fit? Apparently Taylor says she has no particular fitness or beauty routine, but loves to go hiking, which to her is an “experience” and requires stamina. To prepare for her hiking trips, she runs on a treadmill but does not love going to the gym. It also helps to be 20?

KENNY G's WIFE FILES FOR LEGAL SEPARATION


The wife of US contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist Kenneth Bruce Gorelick a.k.a Kenny G has reportedly filed for a legal separation. Lyndie Benson-Gorelick has cited ‘irreconcilable differences’ as the reason for the sudden separation according to court documents obtained by E!

Kenny G and Lyndie who live in Malibu, California have already hired high-profile divorce attorneys in Los Angles. Laura Wasser will be representing the saxophonist while Gary Fishbein will rep Lyndie.

The couple have been married for about 20 years and have two children – Max and Noah.Records say Kenny G who is worth about $50M is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the ‘modern era’, with sales totalling more than 75 million albums worldwide.

Last year, he made an appearance as a special guest performer at the third edition of Mike Aremu‘s Sax Appeal which was held in July 2011.

MEGAUPLOAD SHUTDOWN

As the US Senate and House of Representatives prepared to vote on their respective versions of an online piracy bill, websites shutdown for 24 hours and millions of Americans signed a petition of protest. The bills have since been scrapped, at least temporarily, in favour of rewrites of the bills. Congressional bills known as SOPA and PIPA were aimed at sites outside of the US.

One day later, on Thursday January 19; the United States government shutdown the “cyberlocker” file sharing site Megaupload.com and a number of the site’s sister sites.

The Justice Department alleged that the popular site was fostering illegal downloading to the tune of $500 million to copyright owners. The site offers users the ability to download large files at fast speeds that are too big to send via emails.

While Megaupload is based in Hong Kong, Justice claims that some of the servers used by Megaupload for “its pirated content” were located in Virginia allowing them to act on the indictment. Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom (also known as Kim Schmitz and Kim Tim Jim Vestor) was arrested along with three other employees; but three others are still at large.

Before the site was shut down, Megaupload issued a statement saying that the allegations of massive breaches of copyright was “grotesquely overblown”. The fact is that the vast majority of Mega’s Internet traffic is legitimate, and we are here to stay.”

While not listed in the indictment, there are a number of celebrities who have endorsed the massive file sharing site including Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, and Swizz Beatz who is listed as the site’s CEO. The indictment sites copyright infringement, racketeering, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Justice also alleges that Megaupload “turned a blind eye to requests from copyright holders to remove copyright protected files”.

Megaupload claimed to have 150 million registered users and some 50 million hits each day. Attorneys for Megaupload and its employees could either not be reached or refused comment. Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is listed as having homes in Hong Kong and New Zealand, and has dual citizenship in Finland and Germany. He reportedly made $42 million in 2010 from Megaupload. While Dotcom was arrested in New Zealand, officials said that it could take up to as much as one year for extradition.

KUNLE AFOLAYAN: 'MY NEXT MOVIE WILL WIN AN OSCAR'

Actor-Director Kunle Afolayan is confident his next project will win Nigeria her first Academy Awards.

The Nollywood star, who’s on the road to promote his upcoming movie Phone Swap, told a Top Radio interviewer last night ‘my next movie will win Nigeria’s first ever Oscar awards. People should just watch out‘. Afolayan did not give further details, but he spoke with confidence. The son of late cinema icon Ade Love, Afolayan is one of Africa’s more respected filmmakers, will the AMAA awards and other honours regularly coming his way.

His critically-acclaimed films Irapada and Figurine have featured in festivals across the world and distinguished him – especially in an industry where quality of script, story, acting an production is near zero.

‘My best is yet to come. I really don’t have any of my works that’s my favourite right now‘ he said, when asked to pick his best of his films.

Afolayan’s Phone Swap is due in Cinemas in February

RICK ROSS FIRES BACK AT ALLEGED BABY MAMA... I'M NOT THE DADDY

Rick Ross is adamant ... he didn't father a 3-year-old boy in Georgia to a destitute woman -- despite a recent paternity suit filed against the rapper -- and now, he wants to prove it ... with a DNA test.

The paternity suit was filed in Broward County by Florida Department of Revenue -- on behalf of 36-year-old Tyrisha Childers, who claims Ross knocked her up a few years ago ... and still hasn't paid a dime of child support.

According to the docs, Childers needs all the help she can get -- with zero income apart from $694 a month in disability payments. Worse, Childers claims she has absolutely no money in the bank.

But Ross filed his own response soon after -- claiming he never even slept with Childers ... let alone got her pregnant ... and he wants to prove it with a DNA test.

We've reached out to both Ross and Childers for comment -- so far, no response.

EME's LOOKING FOR A FEMALE ACT!

That tweet, by Tunde Demuren, a director at Empire Mates Entertainment (EME), at 12:56AM today, is just another reason why we’re thinking the pop label is searching for the lady that’ll join Wizkid, Skales and Banky W on the label.

The main reason itself came from Banky W’s statement to a Studio 53 Extra interviewer few hours before Demuren’s tweet. W, also a director at the label, and the A&R mind behind the signing of Wizkid and Skales, said the label is hoping to soon have its own first lady.

‘It’ll be nice to have an EME first lady‘, Banky told —– during the interview which aired on MNET last night.

It’s uncertain who the label is considering or whether at all they’re considering anyone yet. And if they are, it’s very unlikely it’ll be a project for this quarter – Skales’ album is priority for now, those close to the label say; as well as the R&BW album from Banky.

Meanwhile, Mo’Hits and Chocolate City are also hoping to sign their first set of female acts too. Mo’Hits said at a press conference last year they’re hoping to use the next edition of Koko Mansion to find a female talent the label will push. No details have been announced.

NOLLYWOOD LOSES ANOTHER VETERAN ACTOR TO DEATH

This is not the best of time for the motion world in Nigeria, which is called Nollywood by stakeholders, as it has lost another veteran actor, David Ihezie, to the cold hands of death.

The actor died yesterday at his Enugu home, after suffering from Arthritis for some time now. Confirming this to NigeriaFilms.Com was the Enugu State Chairman of Actors' Guild of Nigeria

(AGN), Ofiafulugu Mbaka, who said it was unfortunate the veteran actor passed on. In his words, "yes, David Ihezie has passed on. He died yesterday at his home. He has been suffering from Arthritis, an illness known with the aged."

David Ihezie was in his 70s before he passed on yesterday. His remains has been deposited at a Medical Centre in Enugu. Purpleworld Entertainment prays God grants the family of the departed the gratitude to bear the loss.

HAZEL JONES WOMAN WITH TWO VAGINAS GETS $1 MILLION PORN OFFER

A British woman who's become a celebrity in the U.K. because she was born with two fully formed vaginas may finally be able to cash in on her crotch ... TMZ has learned she's just been offered $1 MILLION to bone on camera.

Her name is Hazel Jones -- and the 27-year-old beauty has been making the media rounds across the pond to discuss "uterus didelphys" ... a condition which caused her to develop 2 sets of female reproductive organs. In other words, two vaginal canals with two openings.

BOYCOTT KIM KARDASHIAN WEBSITE RUN BY CONVICTED CON MAN

 
The man behind BoycottKim.com is a convicted felon with a history of conning people -- and...SURPRISE!!! ... there are serious questions over whether he's grossly exaggerated the number of people who have signed the petition to rid the world of all things Kardashian.

Frank Basti -- the man behind the movement -- is freshly off parole for a mail fraud conviction.  Basti was nailed for sending notices to 5,000 California car dealerships, telling each of them they owed lots of money to the DMV and this was their final chance to pay ... or else.

Basti served federal prison time and was on parole until last July. Several months later Basti launched the Kardashian website.

Basti claims roughly 650,000 people have signed his petition.  But according to Compete.com -- a prominent website traffic estimator -- only 24k unique visitors went to the site in December and 20k in November.

Basti tells TMZ it's not a scam and he's counting a previous petition and his Facebook page connected to his Kardashian website to justify the 650,000 number.  He insists he's not making any money off the site

As for why Basti wants to Boycott the Kardashians ... he says he's offended that mainstream media is covering them like a serious news story.

KOBE BRYANT WIFE SCORES BIG IN DIVORCE

 Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa is the big winner in their divorce property settlement ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected to the couple and with direct knowledge of the situation tell TMZ ... the property settlement agreement is signed, sealed and delivered -- a done deal.

Vanessa is walking away with $75 million, which we're told represents close to half of their total assets, estimated at around $150 million.

TMZ previously reported several transfers of property earlier this year between Kobe and Vanessa.  It turns out, based on the property settlement, Vanessa scored a clean sweep, snagging ALL THREE of the former couple's mansions in the Newport Beach area.

Vanessa gets the estate the couple was living in, the estate her mom is living in, and she gets the new estate that had been under construction for 2 years and was just completed.  We

were told Kobe was moving into the new estate, but that's not true.  It's Vanessa's crib, lock stock and barrel.

Vanessa just scored 3 ... where it counts.

MUMA GEE FLAUNTS HUBBY, PRINCE EKE, IN STYLE



 Though her wedding may not have been a talk of the town as expected, but the former Gulder Ultimate Search Celebrity Edition participant has finally stepped out in style to show off her love for Prince Eke.

Her marriage to Prince Eke finally took place in December last year, after being shifted for her music vidoe shoot in November.

Enjoy some pictures of the Port Harcourt goddess.

#OCCUPYNIGERIA PROTESTERS SHUT DOWN TOWN HALL MEETING WITH MINISTER OF STATE IN NYC (VIDEO)

How #OccupyNigeria protesters disrupted a Town Hall meeting of a Nigerian Minister of State at the Grand Hyatt hotel, in New York. It was led by the founder of Sahara Reporters, Sowore Omoyele.