Daniel Radcliffe Reveals The One Accessory He’ll Never Wear


The slow march of time comes for us all, even wizards like Daniel Radcliffe.
But when the time comes, if his eyesight begins to fail, you can bet that dude’ll be turning to contact lenses for help. Anything to avoid the dreaded comparisons to You Know Who (no, not that You Know Who. We mean Harry Potter). 

“It’s gonna be contacts or like triangular glasses or something just to really put some distance,” he told MTV News at San Diego Comic-Con of avoiding obvious similarities to his most famous, most wizardly role.
Whatever, whatever, Dan. Accio Harry Potter glasses, is what we have to say to that.

How Will ‘Mad Men’ End? Twitter Is Guessing, And The Results Are Hysterical



In case you’ve been dwelling beneath a giant, airtight bell jar, the “Mad Men” finale is tonight (May 17) — that’s the series finale, not just a season finale — so today people are throwing all their noodles at the wall trying to predict what will become of Dick Whitman aka Don Draper (aka Jon Hamm) and his pack of chain-smoking smarties on Madison Ave.

Some people think he’s going to close it out with full ownage of his true identity, while others suspect he’ll take on another alias and launch himself from an airplane

The race to get it right is so intense among the “Mad Men” faithful, some people are even trying to peg down which song’ll close out the show that catapulted AMC into super-relevance. This is serious business, guys.

But leave it to the Twitter tweeps to drive this Caddy in a whole other direction and leave us cackling like Roger on a three drink morning. Which is a very Don Draper-esque thing to do.

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First of all, there’s this dude, who sees what kind work DickDon might actually be suited for (emphasis on the suit bit there, har) next.

And then this fellow who joke-expects him to go straight off the deep end and into the nightmarish hellscape of “True Detective.” Because WOW.

Plus, well, there’s this kid who might just have this thing figured out.

Meanwhile we like where this guy’s head is at. ’Cause DD is an ad man for life, playette!

And then there’s the whole Don Draper is Jon Hamm line of thinking, which is crazy enough to maybe actually work.

Then we have this one, which pretty much just speaks for itself. Ghost army. This girl is killing the game.

Also, this evil genius saw the potential for a “Muppets” crossover and then we realized that “Sesame Street” first debuted in 1969 and our minds were suddenly blown to bits.

Finally, there’s this fourth wall breakdown idea that involves Jon Hamm winking so say no more.

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Nick Cannon Reveals Why the World Needs Amber Rose


In addition to slaying Instagram on the reg, Amber Rose is transforming herself into an entertainer we just can’t quit. At yesterday’s NBC Upfronts in New York, Amber’s manager Nick Cannon told us that the Sister Code actress and How To Be a Bad Bitch author has even more projects in the works, including a TV gig. If you didn’t know that you needed Amber in your life, Nick is here to tell you why:
She’s liberating. She’s free. She represents someone who’s unashamed and unapologetic about who she is. We all need that because sometimes we cower within ourselves. She’s one of those people that says, “No, be you. Be happy to be you.”
And obviously, “She’s a MILF.”
Nick, who will soon star in Oxygen’s new series Next Generation Boss, assures us that she’s in good hands. “[I’m] definitely a nicer boss [than Donald Trump]. I’m a friendly boss,” he said. “I expect excellence but I’m not forceful.”
This is what dream team looks like.
The Gossip Table has more on Rose’s transformation from model to actress.

8 Moments From The ‘Mad Men’ Series Finale We’ll Never, Ever Forget

After seven seasons of retro fashions, high drama, catchy ads, how-will-he-ever-get-out-of-this-one intrigue and lots and lots (and lots) of ice cubes, AMC’s “Mad Men” closed the book with its season finale, “Person to Person,” Sunday night (May 17).
We watched Don (Jon Hamm), Peggy (Elisabeth Moss), Pete (Vincent Kartheiser) and the rest play out their endings tonight on the Emmy-winning series. Here’s what we just can’t stop thinking about from tonight’s historic episode.

Warning: Spoilers for the series finale of “Mad Men” ahead.

1. Speed Racer Don.

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Mad Max? “The Master”? Nope, Don Draper, dressed in a Canadian tuxedo, opened the finale episode. He sure knows a lot about cars for a guy who doesn’t have a car, and he’s apparently still on the run, now in Utah. Hell of a lunch to blow off, in favor of helping break a land speed record.

2. Peggy takes a gamble (or nine). 

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Peggy finally learns to stand up for herself, light years away from that be-ponytailed secretary we met so long ago. Taken off an account, she spits the most spiteful line reading possible of, “You know what? Call David.” Later to be contrasted with her breathless declaration of love for Stan. Polar. Opposites. Safe to say, Peggy is a boss.

3. Joan does coke — and gets some very good news.

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The universe has a message for Joan as she tries new things in Key West with boyf Richard. “Who gave you cocaine as a birthday present?” Followed by the most unexpected half-assed proposal — and rejection of a proposal — we’ve ever seen. Later in the episode, Joan doesn’t have to make the choice between her ambition and Richard: Richard makes it for her. Good riddance, and that good news that she felt like she’d gotten when she took that line? Looks like it came, albeit a little later than she expected. Welcome to the era of Holloway Harris. Joan was right — two names really are better than one, especially when they’re both Joan’s.

4. Bye, bye Birdy.

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Sally tells Don that Betty has cancer…and Don calls Betty Birdy, his nickname for her. That single “I know” response to Don’s rare (yet still subdued) outpouring of emotion)? That one hurt.

5. Girls help out the girls.

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After Peggy pulls a power move, Joan pulls a boss move herself: there’s a $1,200 fee for a 10-page script on the table, and she chooses Peggy to do the job. Anything for a friend, right? Remember how Peggy and Joan were back in the day? Oh, how times have changed. Peggy may not have taken Joan up on the partnership, but that’s just on paper.

6. Put a ring on it.

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Don goes to see Anna Draper’s niece, Stephanie, one of the few people in the world who actually knows who he is. She takes Dick in and gives him a couch to sleep on. In exchange, he gives her Anna’s wedding ring. And she gives him…a trip to some kind of spiritual rehab, plus the truth bomb that he’s not her family.


7. Word to your mother.
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Roger stopped by Joan’s to tell her he wanted to bequeath his wealth to his (secret) son with Joan, and told her about his new flame in the meantime. “I met her through Megan Draper. She’s old enough to be her mother. Actually, she is her mother,” he said, in possibly the greatest line in this episode/ever in the whole history of the spoken word. “You’d be surprised, nobody cares!”
 
8. Don messes up, gets stuck and comes clean. 
 
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Don, in a vacuum, goes to a very huggy nature retreat with Stephanie. After she splits, he makes a confessional phone call to Peggy.
 Peggy: “What did you ever do that was so bad?” Don: “I took another man’s name and made nothing of it.”

What he did make, after hanging up, was an emotional breakthrough weeping on the shoulder of a man he met in group therapy. Of course, we aren’t given a conclusive answer as to whether Don ever left California, and whether he’s living his life as Don or Dick, but whatever he decided, he sure looks happy letting out that Om. Namaste, Don. 

In the end, he didn’t fall out of a window, but he may or may not have bought the world a Coke. 
So there you have it: the end of many eras. Pete left on a jet plane, Meredith got fired, little Kevin watched TV from a very close range, and some other beloved characters faded off into that TV sunset. What did you think of the “Mad Men” series finale?

Kristen Stewart And Jesse Eisenberg Are Smokin’ In Our Exclusive First Look At ‘American Ultra’

American Ultra” has thus far been shrouded in mystery, with fans only knowing the barest of details beyond the title. Now, MTV News can bring you the first picture from the film, as well as the first two teaser posters, featuring stars Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg

Director Nima Nourizadeh broke down the plot of the dark comedy for us, and told us a little bit about what to expect from Eisenberg and Stewart in the movie. (Hint: action! Romance! Adventure!) But to start things off, let’s meet our stars.

Meet Mike and Phoebe, in this very first still from the film.

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They look pretty spooked, don’t they? Sit tight, there’s good reason for that.

This is Mike. “He’s got this life that seems pretty kind of lame to most people if they would see it from the outside, but he seems super content,” Nourizadeh said. “He doesn’t have a lot of responsibilities in life, he’s just been going out with this girl Phoebe.”

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Eisenberg wore a wig for this role, an accessory that Nourizadeh said helped him slip into the part. “You look at Jesse and he’s got like long hair and he’s just like a stoner, slacker guy…As soon as that wig’s on his head you just had a much more slower, low-key vibe about him.”

“His main motivation in the movie really right now at the beginning anyways is to propose to her. He’s in love with her, that’s his life, he wants to propose to her.”

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Stewart’s hair, too, was a big part of bringing her character to life. “We dyed her hair like orangey-red, and that made her look so different. So there’s a kind of slightly scruffy look to her but she still looks so amazing,” Nourizadeh said. “When you watch the movie, you know, you’ll see like Kristen playing the character that you wouldn’t expect her to necessarily. I think she’s funny. There’s stuff that when you watch the movie, you go, ’Ah, that’s a good one. I’ve never seen her like that!'” 
 
Nourizadeh also offered some clarity on the plot of the movie. Eisenberg’s character, Mike, is planning to propose to Phoebe (Stewart). But when he goes to take her out of town, he starts having severe panic attacks. Soon, it’s revealed that Mike is a sort of sleeper agent, and the government is trying to eliminate him. Uh-oh. How will these two stoners in love, who Nourizadeh says are “not, like, super in touch with what’s going on necessarily,” outsmart the forces that are trying to take them down?

The director stressed that “American Ultra” is a genre buster, crossing conventions left and right. There’s action, adventure, comedy and love. (Yes, prepare to see Stewart and Eisenberg kick some ass.)

“You start with this kind of like sweet love story,” Nourizadeh said. “I don’t want to turn people off with that, but what’s really unique about this movie is the fact that it’s like this kind of crazy action-comedy, but really at the core there is this like romance and there’s this love story where all he wants to do is to propose to her. Really if you look at it, the action that comes into play is basically the stuff that’s softening it. It’s like the hurdles that you have to like overcome. 

“His world just gets turned upside down and he starts to realize who he actually is. For a lot of the movie, he’s just like unaware of what’s going on, why these people are trying to kill him, and he soon finds out. It’s just this weird sort of entertaining, well-rounded, totally unique movie, I think where you know you’ll be laughing one minute, you’ll be hopefully quite shocked at some of the action that we did. It’s violent, it’s graphic, it’s funny, it’s silly at times, you know it’s just got so many things going on that its hard to actually define really.”
“American Ultra” hits theaters August 21.

Nigeria, Chad Troops Should Cooperate In Boko Haram Fight -Chad's Deby


ABUJA, May 11 (Reuters) - Chad's President Idriss Deby said on Monday in Nigeria's capital Abuja that the fight against Islamist Boko Haram insurgents was being hindered by failure of the two countries' troops to work together.

He said there were plans to form a rapid response force for the African Union from troops of the four countries around the Lake Chad basin - Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Nigeria's outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan, Deby said he was disappointed that a joint agreement with Nigeria was not working. Chad has repeatedly complained about the lack of cooperation between the two armies since they launched offensives against the Islamist militant group earlier this year.

Deby also met president-elect Muhammadu Buhari, who beat Jonathan in the March 28 polls.

"It is regrettable that the two armies, that is the Nigerian army and the Chadian Army, are working separately in the field... If they were operating jointly, they would have achieved more results," President Deby said.

Having defeated al Qaeda in Mali two years ago, Chad's military believes it could finish off Boko Haram alone. It has notched up victories that have pushed the Nigerian militants back from the Cameroonian border.

The insurgents seized control of a swathe of northeast Nigeria last year, killing thousands in an unprecedented land grab while increasing incursions on neighbouring countries.

Nigeria has managed to roll back most of the group's gains since the start of the year with the help of offensives launched by Chad and Niger into Nigerian territory while Cameroon has repeatedly repelled attacks on its border towns.

Deby said that he did not know where Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau was hiding. Earlier this year, Deby threatened the militant chief by saying he knew where he was hiding.

"I cannot tell you today that I know where Shekau is hiding and even if I knew I wouldn't tell you," he said.
A statement from Buhari's press team said Deby and Buhari discussed Boko Haram's cross border activities and the impact on trade due to the destruction of key infrastructure, such as bridges, and how to work jointly to defeat the militants once the new administration comes into power.

"We know how Chad, Niger and Cameroon have been helping Nigeria to secure our border...we will sit and make sure we have a comprehensive review of the security situation in the northeast," Buhari said. (Reporting By Felix Onuah, Additional reporting and writing by Julia Payne; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

Customs’ Remarkable Fight Against Smuggling


For an economy like Nigeria’s, that is going through turbulent times as a result of the slide in oil price which is the country’s main source of revenue, the need to maximise all other sources of revenue generation while initiating new ones cannot be overemphasised.

There is more pressure on non-oil sector to deliver increased revenue to the federation account like never before since oil was discovered in Nigeria.

With recent developments in the global oil market, particularly with the discovery of shale gas technology by the United Stated and the consequent oversupply in the market, economies dependent on oil revenue all over the world have been experiencing serious trouble with some no longer been able to fund their budget.

While Nigeria has managed the pressure since last June when oil price began to plummet, the reality of the development has now caught up with us as the economy is beginning to struggle.

It is against this background that the recent success recorded in the fight against smuggling by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is one deserving of commendation.

The news of the arrest of some foreign nationals who allegedly specialise in smuggling prohibited items into the country and the immediate commencement of a legal action against them, would sure serve as deterrent to other smuggling syndicates, whether foreigners or locals.

The suspected smugglers, who are Chinese nationals also own and operate illegal warehouses where they store the smuggled items before distributing them for sale within the country.

According to the news informing of their crackdown which was disclosed by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service last week, the Chinese, four in number, are in the business of smuggling and illegally storing prohibited textile material in private warehouses at Gandun Albasa commercial Layout of Kano.

The operation that led to their arrest and seizure of their prohibited goods is said to have been planned and coordinated by the comptroller-general of Customs Abdullahi Dikko himself, while the CGC Task Force, a special anti-smuggling unit, carried out the operation.

Narrating the events that led to the arrests and seizure, leader of the special task force, deputy comptroller of Customs, Hassan Shallangwa, explained that the CGC had received information which he investigated and consequently assigned undercover operatives to monitor activities at the warehouse locations and report back.

When it was eventually confirmed that smuggled textile materials were being stored in the private warehouses, the CGC directed the headquarters anti-smuggling task force to storm the area and seize the smuggled goods as well as arrest anyone who is connected to it, or involved in the illegal business.
Shallangwa said: “The operations that lead to the seizure and arrest of these suspects was planned and coordinated by the Comptroller-General of Customs Abdullahi Dikko.

“The CGC had received information which he investigated and sent undercover operatives to monitor the area until when he was certain that smuggled textile materials were being stored in some private warehouses, before he directed the headquarters anti-smuggling task force to storm the area with a view to seizing the smuggled goods and arresting all that are connected to it.”

Shallangwa who decried a situation where other nationals would chose to disrespect the laws of the land and engage in smuggling and other negative vices, said such activities can negatively affect the ongoing efforts of the federal government to industrialize the country and raise the standard of living of Nigerians.

He said “We are Nigerians and have no other country to call our own, hence will not tolerate any person, no matter where he comes from to disrespect the laws of our country.”

According to the NCS, so far, six warehouses operated by the smuggling syndicate have being opened and found to be fully stocked with smuggled assorted textile materials with over twenty other warehouses are suspected to be containing same items.

As all the suspected warehouses remain sealed and investigation into the development is ongoing, the valuation unit of the Service is presently working on the quantity and value of the seizure which is expected to run into billions of naira.

While the four Chinese are to be charged to court immediately, the Customs Service has assured law abiding business men and women in the country that they have nothing to fear as the agency is not out to witch hunt any person but determined to cripple illegitimate businesses and facilitate legitimate trade.

It should be stressed that the implication of shipping Nigerian bound cargo into neigbouring countries from where they are then smuggled into the country, has been the loss of the much needed revenue for development.

Criminally minded business men and women, have refused to take advantage of the laudable overhaul and modernisation of the Nigeria Customs Service, which has simplified the entire import and export chain to the extent that from the comfort of ones living room, bedroom or office, import and export process can be completed using the Nigerian trade hub portal, a special interactive web based system designed for this purpose.

For some importers who still choose to go through the illegal routes for the importation of their goods, their excuse cannot be one of delay or cumbersome import process, but that of selfish personal interest and pre-meditated intention to sabotage the nation’s economy by refusing to pay import duty.

Nonetheless, with better work incentives, Customs officials, particularly operatives of the anti-smuggling units, through reliable intelligence reports that have overtime resulted in remarkable seizures, have now established smugglers change in tactics and as a result are giving them a run for their money.

Perhaps what criminally minded importers don’t know is that gone were the days when they could smuggle with impunity because the NCS was ill equip to fight smuggling. The Nigeria Customs Service of today under the Dikko-led management is one that is highly motivated, trained and properly equip to meet the challenges of modern anti-smuggling operations.

Whether the goods are smuggled in using large Lorries and trucks or through the waterways, or brought in bits, using smaller vehicles or motorcycles through the porous borders in an attempt to avoid attention, the agency is now aware of such tactics and is determined to bring smuggling to an insignificant level.

Customs improved logistics, both land and air, have helped to boost anti-smuggling operations and resulted in many seizures. With the kind of resources now available to the Service, it would amount to self-destruction for anyone to commit their resources into smuggling of prohibited items that will be seized in addition to the risk of being prosecuted and face jail term.

There is the need for all Nigerians as well as foreigners doing business in the country to join the on-going drive towards transforming the nation by avoiding acts of economic sabotage and revenue leakages for the general good of all.

It must be reiterated that the importation of only goods allowed by law and payment of appropriate Customs duty on them, encourages industrialisation and economic growth which the country is in dire need of at the moment. Consequently, members of the business community expected to ensure compliance with the rules of the business to ensure this objective is achieved.

In conclusion, the time is now for members of the trading community in Nigeria to shun the business of economic sabotage and reciprocate government’s gesture of reforming the process of importation and exportation by adhering to the rules of the business and improving on their compliance level at all stages of the import and export chain.

APGA Chief’s Counsel To Buhari

A CHIEFTAIN of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Okoli Akirika, has urged the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to implement the National Conference report as a way of addressing serious national issues. 

Akirika, who addressed newsmen in Awka, Akirirka also told Buhari to follow due process in the probe of the missing $20 billion in the NNPC, which he had promised to further investigate on assumption of office.
“Let Buhari have a recourse to the confab whose report has been submitted and has been accepted to be a working document.

“It will help us (Nigerians) to heal many national wounds, to take Nigeria to the next level.”

“Let the issue of federal character be taken into consideration.

“Those are some of the things that have been holding this country back.

“So, Buhari should have a re-think to the resolutions of the National Confab.”

Okoli said that Buhari’s decision to probe alleged missing $20 billion in the NNPC should not cause alarm, saying there was nothing wrong in trying to correct wrong deeds by a past government and should not be allowed to heat the polity.

“If actually money was missing, for goodness sake, it should be traced.

“But, let it be done procedurally, let it be done in accordance with the law, let it be done within the ambit of due process.”

He charged the incoming government to tackle head-long the age-long epileptic power supply in the country as well as overhaul the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to conduct free, fair and acceptable election in future.

“So, what I am saying is that Buhari should target the welfare of the common man, he should target taking Nigeria to the next level no matter the political party that is coming in.

“Let the federal highways be properly reconstructed, let the local government system be made functional,” he said.