Plane carrying 148 people from Spain to Germany crashes in France

An Airbus plane operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline carrying 142 passengers and 6 crew crashed in southern France this morning. The airbus A320 was flying from Barcelona, Spain to Duesseldorf, Germany when it disappeared from radar in the Alpes de Hautes Provence after sending a distress signal at 10.47am local time.

Everyone on board is feared dead after debris from the plane was found scattered over a wild area near Barcelonnette hours later. The cause of the crash is not yet known.

The plane disappeared from radar in the Alpes de Hautes Provence (above) in the southern French Alps 

French President Francois Hollande said "There were 148 people on board. The conditions of the accident, which have not yet been clarified, lead us to think there are no survivors."

He said there was likely to be a significant number of Germans on the flight from Barcelona to Duesseldorf. He added: "The accident happened in a zone that is particularly hard to access. I am seeking information about homes in the area it came down. It's difficult place to access. In the meantime solidarity must prevail.' 

The crashed A320 is 24 years old and has been with the parent Lufthansa group since 1991, according to online database

19yr old student claims Man U player offered her £10k for threesome

19 year old Kelly McKinney (left) claims that Manchester United star Andreas Pereira (right) offered her £10,000 for a threesome with him and another Man U player, Paddy McNair, (middle).

The girl, a Brazilian, told The Sun that she met Andreas and Paddy at a Man. U Christmas party in December 2014 and shared drinks and jokes with them and another friend. She said after the party, Andreas asked if she wanted to go home with him, but she turned it down only to receive a text later from the footballer begging her for a steamy meet-up.

Kelly claims Andreas, also 19, then offered her £10,000, if she would let McNair join in.



Kelly said Andreas texted her via WhatsApp after tracking her down via Twitter following the meeting at the Christmas party. She said when Andreas asked if Paddy could join in, she asked him what he meant by that, to which he allegedly responded: "Threesome. Will take care of u. U want? How much. Tell me. We were ready to pay 5each."

Kelly said; 

"I nearly fell off my chair when he offered me £10,000 for a threesome. What kind of low-life does that? I’m not that kind of person at all and found it very, very insulting.”

Kelly said she was angry about the request but chose to ignore them, only for Andreas to contact her again at the beginning of March asking to hook up for sex. When Kelly asked if it was just him, Andreas allegedly said there would be someone else joining them and money for her if she served them well. This made her so angry, she took the story to the press.

When asked about the allegations last night, Pereira’s agent Leo Scheinkman “He is young and single and can have sex with whoever he wants. What does he have to apologise for?” I agree! 

Rita Dominic talks new movie project, celebs showing off and more

In this brief interview during the signing of a movie deal last week, Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic spoke on the deal, her much respected fashion sense, celebs preference for dating/marrying celebrities only and more. Read that after the cut...

Can you tell us a bit about "Mary", the new movie you just signed a contract for to play the lead?
Yes, "Mary" is a script I like. It's something different and fresh. It appears it's going to be challenging because I'll be playing two different Characters; two different personalities. So I like the story, I like the suspense and all. I don't really want to go into details so that people can watch out for it when it's out.

This is a movie with a christian undertone, is this your first time of playing a christian role?
Yea, it has a christian undertone, but not necessarily my first time playing a christian role. There was this film we shot many years ago where Francis Duru played my husband. The character had HIV. She was infected by her husband. We shot the film in Abuja. So I've played a christian role before. But that story and this story are totally different. This is more concentrated. So like I said, I find the script very interesting and the character speaks to me. That's what I look out for. If the character speaks to me, I take up the role with the hope that it will speak to everyone watching the same way it did to me.

How much is this contract worth, do you mind disclosing to us?
It's a lot of money actually. I wouldn't like to disclose the real amount, let's just say that I'm happy.

I'm surprise to be seeing you in Nigeria lately, the rumours underground sometimes back is that you had relocated to Kenya, a lot of people actually believe this, how true?
Are you serious? Relocate? Really? No I didn't. You know why? My Kenyan fans are always showing me so much love. I did a movie titled "Shattered" which won me my first AMAA, and I've always noticed something, even online, my Kenyan fans who I love to call my family always ask me "when are you coming back home?" "We miss you over here" and I'm like oh this is so sweet. So I love my Kenyan people too. I'm being shown much love over there always I haven't actually visited there in a while. I've been here. But I'm hoping to go soon. It's like my second home and second family.

When one thinks "Rita Dominic", one thinks fashion, you seem to always get it right all the time that your name has now come to be synonymous with fashion, how do you do it?In all honesty, I don't know. I don't understand why people keep saying that because I know that I don't do anything different from the next woman. I just wear whatever, you know?

I'm asking this because you hardly or haven't ever be criticised for a wardrobe malfunction and you've won awards several times as most stylish Nollywood actress?
Well maybe it's because my mum was very stylish, so maybe you can say that I got that from her. But to be honest, I don't pay attention to all that. I just wear what everyone wears.

You don't have a stylist?
I have stylists. I work with Ebun Aboderin; he is my stylist. Also Bimbo Odunsi. Then once in a while,I work with Remi Fagbohun.

What's your take on celebrities showing off on Social media, especially showing off too much of their private lives?
Well, if they want to do it, I'll say let them. Personally, I am a very private person but if some of my colleagues and other entertainers feel they want to share their blessings with their fans, what's wrong with that?

Nigerian celebrities have been showing off things online that fans are finding very nauseating, haven't you noticed?
Nauseating? Really? Like what?

Like celebrities posting pictures of their exposed boobs, derrière, sex toys, or photos of themselves chiing. In a Jacuzzi with only pants and stuffs like that, wha do you think, are those parts of the blessings they want to share?
(Laughing) Wow! That's really beyond me. That's their personal life. I have my personal life, I'll never do such. I really hope they'll be able to stand the consequence of such show-offs? It's funny really.

Is it true that celebrities don't repeat and shouldn't repeat clothes?
Hmm, ok. See this my top, heh?(Jerking up her blouse). It's my Christmas party dress. I wore it again like three weeks ago and now I'm wearing it again today to sign a contract. Why? Simply because I like it! I will repeat clothes if need be. I can understand the need to want to change some couture dresses being worn on a red carpet but for my regular dresses,  I'd wear them over and over again if need be. Even for some clothes I've worn on the red carpet or say some red carpet outfits, I'll repeat; especially for the not so major red carpet, I'll repeat. Yea!

Why do celebrities, especially the female ones always like to marry or date either celebrities like themselves, or rich influential individuals when there are a lot of average guys who would be committed to them instead of their colleagues dumping them like trash most of the time?
Well, for me I don't think Nigerian celebrities actually date or marry their colleagues that much. What I feel happens most of the time is that they go for non-celebrities and actually popularise them. Some of the stories about this celebrity dating that celebrity are actually false. I can't think of too many entertainers in relationships with their colleagues, seriously. You know what, maybe if we entertainers date and marry amongst ourselves more, we won't have this issues of divorce here and there because we'll understand ourselves better.

Interview by Morakinyo

WordPress Templates Business Themes - Choose Well For Commercial Success Online

Making a business website often involves nothing more than getting a WordPress theme. As a matter of fact, there are so many attractive themes available that choosing one seems to be a simple task. However, nothing could be further from the truth because you have to make your decision based upon how much help the website can give your business. You should therefore be selecting one of the best WordPress templates business themes available and not just any kind of template. This can take up a bit of time, but the following pointers will help you make a good selection:

• The template should ideally be high resolution so that the site is attractive.

• Look for a template that is widget ready or else you will have to spend a lot of time on building your site.

• It should also be compatible with most, if not all, of the popular browsers used now.

• It should offer you a few SEO options so that your site features high on search engine results pages.

• As far as possible choose a theme that matches your industry or else your site will have a dissonant look. Ideally, you shouldn't have to make a great many customizations to give your site the desired look that reflects your business.

• Opt for a theme that is relatively simple because a site that has too many elements will confuse the visitor and make navigation difficult.

• If you can find a template that offers easy page building, preferably by drag and drop, then you should consider using it.

• A business template is designed to encourage commerce by making it easy for visitors to use the site. Don't use a template that has static sidebars since they won't work for crucial content. Lots of people, and the number is climbing fast, use mobile devices to access the internet these days and these people will miss out on data from your site.

As you can see, your selection should be based upon business friendly features and not just upon aesthetics. Be sure to also read the terms of service very carefully before choosing any template. High quality themes might not be available free of cost but they are nevertheless not very costly. It is also good to note that the best companies will offer excellent after sales service. If you choose well then your website will attract a lot of visitors and it will also start generating revenues very soon.

5 Ways Cloud Computing Will Disrupt Your Job

A recent research by IDC, predicted that cloud computing would create about 14 million jobs worldwide. These will all be direct jobs like those of developers. There will be an equal number of indirect jobs which will be affected by this concept. This means cloud computing will start pervading each and every job in every organization. Every job will either be enhanced or diminished with the introduction of the cloud. The effect of the cloud will be so intense that with time to come; many job descriptions will integrate the cloud in their profile. There are five ways in which this concept will reshape the way business is conducted.

Information technology is going to become a shared responsibility which will not be confined to a particular department but will include all the departments in the organization. Executives, managers, and professionals will have an increasing access to new and improved computing resources which can be easily procured using the humble credit card. Simultaneously, the continuous evolution in IT, IT professionals will start being embedded within the core lines of businesses, vis-à-vis their roles in separate IT departments. Also IT budgets of businesses will shoot up even more than that of standalone IT departments.

More and more innovation is possible on the job, with failure becoming just an option. With cloud computing having laboratories for its research and testing, continuous improvements will result in the concept. As it is, this concept has lowered the entry barriers for start-ups for exploiting computing resources, with a reduction in the cost of cloud computing infrastructure brought down as a result of the continuous research and development. With new ideas being incubated and tested and new initiatives being introduced, it will not be long before businesses disentangle themselves from the corporate budget cycles.

End-users are designing their own applications. Using the cloud computing platform, even non-tech professionals would quickly and easily be able to construct interfaces using Google Maps to plot the data points. "Self-service business intelligence" is a capability that each business dreams of. But, IT departments who are overworked often take weeks or even months to deliver interfaces to solve urgent business problems. But, now with cloud computing, even non-tech people are designing their own applications using designated templates and application programs. For example, a sales manager needing a portal to access the regional sales data from a newly acquired subsidiary can easily do it from an internal or public cloud system.

Cloud computing has given rise to a DIY economy in which outsourcing is becoming passé. With the advent of cloud computing, services like outsourcing are now rendered redundant. This is because, it is omnipresent. Organizations now rely on an increasingly diverse bouquet of services provided in-house and from outside service providers. There will be more stress on service brokerages who can leverage the capabilities of the cloud to deliver services tailored to client requirements. They are not owners of any methods or services of production, but are merely service providers.

The final disruption that cloud computing will cause will be in the fact that everyone will become a technology company, regardless of their core business. Whatever your business model or product or service, embracing cloud computing will give you tech capability which in turn will prove advantageous for your business. Many vendors will use the cloud to provide cutting edge services and products to their customers, not to mention that some of them may even let out their own cloud computing capabilities to third-party vendors for a decent amount in the process, making the cloud a profitable asset.