Friday, 5 April 2013

Legendary film critic, Roger Ebert, dies at 70

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The American journalist, film critic and screenwriter, who was once described by Forbes as "the most powerful pundit in America" died today April 4th at the age of 70 after an 11-year battle with cancer.

Ebert underwent surgery in 2006 to remove cancerous tissue near his right jaw, which included removing a section of his lower jaw. The surgery took his ability to talk, eat or drink, but never stopped him from writing or reviewing movies.

Ebert began working as the Chicago Sun-Times film critic in 1967, and became a household name after winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1975 and hosting several movie-review TV shows.

Ebert was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, and the first to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. May his soul rest in peace...Amen.

Photos: Saxophonist Yemi Sax proposes to girlfriend

Multiple award winning Saxophonist, Adeyemi Adeosun, popularly known as Yemi Sax proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Sholatayo Durojaiye, yesterday April 2nd at the Cold Stone Creamary bar in Lekki in front of their family and friends. Heard they are planning their wedding for later in the year. Congrats to them.



 

Kid Cudi leaves Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music label

Kid Cudi has announced he is no longer on Kanye's record label, G.O.O.D Music.
Kid Cudi tells Power 106 in LA;
“I’m no longer on G.O.O.D. Music. This is just from a business standpoint. There’s no beef. There’s no problems with anybody on the label. It’s all love. That don’t mean I’m not gonna be making music with them. It just means that lil’ baby with that dress on (the G.O.O.D Music logo) ain’t gonna be on my album.”

Jay Z Launches Sports Management Company - Roc Nation Sports

Jay Z has launched Roc Nation Sports, a full-service sports management company and has signed Yankees star Robinson Cano as its first client. Roc Nation Sports will be led by Jay Z with Juan Perez serving as president. They have partnered with CAA Sports, a division of Creative Artists Agency to co-represent the All-Star second baseman.
“Because of my love of sports, it was a natural progression to form a company where we can help top athletes in various sports the same way we have been helping artists in the music industry for years,” Jay-Z said.

Gov Oshiomhole & comedian I Go Dye share a drink on their birthday

The Governor of Edo State Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and popular comedian, I Go dye both added a year today April 4th. They were photographed sharing a drink today at the Government House in Benin. Happy birthday to them!

Comedienne Princess set to wed May 8th

The comedienne told The Netng that she's getting married May 8th to her beau, Ade. She said:
I’ll say we’ve known since 2005 because he’s known me since then, and he’s tried several means to get my attention. Even though it didn’t happen, he kept trying and recently, a friend introduced us and we hit it off. He’s a very quiet and private person, and someone who loves and understands what I do. He loves entertainment too, I won’t say more than that for now…’
Congrats to her!

Pregnant Kim K and baby daddy Kanye West set to split?

Well, that's according to MediaTakeOut.
MediaTakeOut.com just got word this morning that a major news publication will shortly be reporting that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have split! According to our snitch, the pub reportedly has a high level snitch who is saying that the pair has agreed to split - but are not going to announce anything until after this season of Kourtney and Kim Take Miami, and after the Kanye's album release this summer.
The word is that he couple is scared of all the bad press that they'd receive if they split so soon. As for the "baby" . . . we'll see what happens.
I don't necessarily believe this but here's more. Kanye is on a self imposed exile in Paris...so while Kim is pregnant, they live in different continents. Also, on Easter Monday Kim Kardashian took an 11 hour flight to visit Kanye in Paris. They were photographed on several outings with sour faces each time. Two days later, she was back in the US.

Also, in a recent interview while promoting Tyler Perry's Temptation, Kim talked about her pregnancy and described herself as being alone. Plus, they were supposed to move in together in February, but Kanye later put the house they bought up for sale and moved to Paris. I hope we are all just reading too much meaning into what's going on between them. I hope they make it.

Did Wizkid get himself a Rolls Royce?

Well, I don't know for sure...but he posted this photo of him holding those car keys on his Instagram page...and I see a key for a Rolls Royce and a key for a BMW. He acquired a BMW X6 a few months back...did he also get himself a Rolls Royce? And if he did, is this the car?..

He hung out with singers, Tiwa Savage and Chidynma today in UNILAG for the Pepsi tour and the ladies were photographed posing on a Rolls Royce...

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Angelina Jolie’s Gold Band Is A Symbol Of Their Impending Marriage’: It’s Brad’s Great-Grandmother’s Wedding Ring


She sparked rumours that she and Brad Pitt had married in secret when she was spotted wearing a gold band returning from her charity trip to Rwanda.
But after denying the reports, the meaning behind Angelina’s simple accessory has now been revealed.
According to Grazia magazine, the band was once the wedding ring of Brad’s great-grandmother, and was given to Angelina as a ‘symbol of their impending marriage’.
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Brad gave Angelina, 37, the ring after she decided she didn’t want to wear her $250,000 diamond engagement ring during the trip to Rwanda - where she was acting as an  UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.
A source told Grazia: ‘Angelina said that she didn’t want to wear her engagement ring because she thought it was important not to be ostentatious with clothes and jewellery when in a poor region. ‘Brad said he completely understood why she couldn’t wear her engagement ring, but he really wanted to give Angelina something special and more understated to wear instead.
‘Angelina seemed truly touched by the special gift of his great-grandmother’s wedding ring, and it meant a lot to be able to take it on the trip with her.’
While the pair have kept quiet about their plans to wed, they recently picked up their wedding license – meaning they can marry legally within the next 90 days.
Angelina swapped her large engagement ring (right) for the simple band during the charity trip
According to reports, the pair are planning to wed in Los Angeles before heading to their £35million Chateau Miraval in Brignoles, France, in May for a blessing with friends and family.
Speaking previously about his intention to wed Angelina, Brad said last November: ‘The time is nigh. It’s soon. I got a good feeling about it.
We feel so too. Good luck guys…

Michael Jackson`s family seek $40 bn compensation from AEG Live


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Michael Jackson’s three children and his mother are seeking 40 billion dollars compensation for the singer’s death from AEG Live.

They accused the entertainment company behind the star’s planned O2 Arena concerts for “negligent hiring and supervision” of Dr Conrad Murray-Jackson’s doctor, who is jailed for the star’s manslaughter, TMZ reported.


The kids want 10 billion dollars for all of the future earnings, which they claim Jackson would have scored had he lived, and they want an additional 50 million dollars for various other damages.

Meanwhile, the company calls the claim preposterous, saying that the singer’s career was in a downward spiral following the child molestation allegations, as well as self-imposed exile in the Middle East.

They claim the damage claim is based on rank speculation.

Photos: Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, Romantic Pictures From New Music Video (HIGH SCHOOL)

These are still shots from their new music video for the song 'High School', which premiered on MTV this morning. There's a soft-core love-making session between these two in the video.

Photo: Charly Boy Still Keeps The Love On Fire With Lady D.

                                               Charly Boy to Lady D - "At you feet, mi lady"..

"I'm still in love with Jim Iyke' - actress Stephnora Okere confesses

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Actress Stephnora Okere and Jim Iyke dated for a while many years back and according to an interview she granted Stella Dimoko Korkus in this week's Encomium magazine, she's still in love with him. Excerpts from the interview:

"I've been maintaining a low profile because of the fact that I wanted to re-arrange myself for the future having made one or two mistakes in the past.
SDK: "What mistakes are you referring to? As an actress or your personal life?"
Stephnora: "Both. First as an actress, I allowed myself to put on weight and that is not good for the kind of profession I'm in. When I gained weight, I lost a lot of offer for movie roles. My personal life mistake concerns my involvement in a marriage process that never scaled through. I got involved with someone with someone who doesn't understand what the word love means. It took me being involved in that relationship to realise what true love really means. It made me realise that I had loved and still do love someone else."

SDK: Who exactly are you referring to that you still love?
Stephnora: I still love Jim Iyke
SDK: Wow, that's some revelation. I am sure even Jim Iyke will be shocked to read this. He must have impacted on you strongly.
Stephnora: Jim was and is still the best friend I've ever had. He was not just around, he was there as a friend, brother, lover, companion. He was always there. He understood me.

New Music: On Point - By Ramond King .

Raymond King Aka (The King OF Alanta Or Better Still The Girls dem Alahji) Has Dropped A New Single Tittled (ON Point) Raymond King Spoke With RealFlowz Blogspot After He Just Came Back From A Show In South Africa Where He Performed (ON Point) And The Whole Place Went Mad, Raymond King Has Taking His Style Of Music To Another Level With The Hipop And Azonto Fusion Different From The Konto/Ragga Pattern We All Know Him For, Download And Listen I Bet You Don't Need A Prophet To Tell You Diz Dude Is ON POINT! Download Link

Femi Kuti talks about his decision not to be faithful on Twitter

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P-Square’s “Alingo” Holds its Ground At Number One on This Week’s MTV Base Official Naija Top 10

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Davido‘s new single,“Gobe” this week hopped onto the MTV Base Official Naija Top 10, the definitive new chart of Nigerian contemporary music. P-Square‘s “Alingo” remained in the number one spot with 2Face Idibia‘s “Ihe Neme” following close behind at number two. And, with a huge climb from number nine to number five this week, Lynxxx‘s “Eziokwu” video is steadily climbing the charts.

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Joining host Ehis (@SpecialSlim) in the Official Naija Top 10 studio this week is special guest and this week’s highest climber, Lynxxx (@Chukie_lynxxx), riding high at number five with “Eziokwu”. The Official Naija Top 10 premiered on the MTV Base block on NTA on Friday 29 March, and can be seen on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) on Tuesday 2 April @22.00 WAT, on AIT on Tuesday 2 April @ 21.30 WAT and STV: Thursday 4 April @ 18.00 WAT. Next week’s chart will be released on Friday 5 April on NTA @ 23.30 WAT.
Here’s this week’s Official Naija Top 10 (29 March – 4 April 2013) countdown:
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  1. P-Square – Alingo
  2. 2Face Idibia – Ihe Neme
  3. Phyno Feat. Olamide – Ghostmode
  4. Banky W – Yes/No
  5. Lynxxx Feat. IllBliss & Phyno – Eziokwu
  6. Ice Prince – More
  7. L.O.S – Bad Guy P
  8. Burna Boy – Tonight
  9. Olamide – First of All
  10. Davido – Gobe
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The Official Naija Chart is decided by an elite judging panel of Nigerian broadcasters, music specialists and taste makers put together by MTV Base including DJ Jimmy Jatt, DJ Xclusive (Cool FM), DJ Humility (Cool FM), Big Time (Rhythm FM), DJ Caise (The Beat FM), Toolz (The Beat FM), Bella Naija music editor Onos O, and Osagie Alonge (Nigerian Entertainment Today).
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The show will air on the following platforms and times:
Premier on NTA - Fridays at 11:30pm |
1st Repeat on AIT -Tuesdays at 9:30pm
2nd repeat on MTV Base - Tuesdays at 10pm
3rd Repeat on STV - Thursdays at 6:00pm.

For further information about The Official Naija Top 10 go to www.mtvbase.com, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MTVBaseVerified or follow us on Twitter @MTVBaseAfrica, using the hashtag #OfficialNaijaChart.

Photos: We officially now have a porn industry in Naija.

Is this movie, Bold 5 Babes, out? What the heck was that? Nollywood movies o....choi! Lol. Almost looked like they were having real sex. Got some screen shots from the trailer...


 

Uti Nwachukwu caught looking at Juliet Ibrahim's Boobs

TV personality Andre Blaze welcomes twin girls

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Popular TV personality Andre Blaze Henshaw is a proud father of twin girls. The Nigeria's Got Talent host and his longtime girlfriend welcomed the twin girls just this past Saturday March 30th..Congrats brov.

El-rufai has become a rascal on twitter.

A warning to all bloggers from Ms Kemi Olunloyo.


  LMAO very funny. Its all good we are waiting for the 1st blogger to get shot by you...

Sports Illustrated Model, Adaora Akubilo, Responds To Her Critics

You all saw her Sports Illustrated photos some weeks back and some of you criticized her. The sexy Nigerian-American Sports Illustrated model has responded to the criticisms. She tells Culture Shock Nigerians:
Well, what I would say about the blog posts and the nudity thing, my father is very proud of me, first and foremost. I am a well rounded individual. I did everything he wanted me to do, and kind of like what I wanted to do, like going to school, getting my education, and this is just something that I’m adding to my resume and my life achievements and accomplishments so he’s very proud of me.  And as long as I’m happy that’s all he cares about.
[My photos] are done in a tasteful way.  I’m not out there, boobs all out {laughs}. Like I’m being a little coy with it, you know, I’m kind of like hiding it a little bit.  I’m hiding my boob, it’s not all out there like hello {laughs]. No one knows what my nipples look like.
It’s not all out there.  It’s done in a very tasteful way and I would never compromise myself.  If I wasn’t comfortable doing it and if I felt like I was in some way doing something that would embarrass my family, I would never do anything that would embarrass my family or myself for that matter.
So nudity done in a tasteful way, and if you’re comfortable, God created these bodies of ours, you know, I’m just celebrating it.  And getting paid at the same time so that’s a good thing.

Female journalist attacks Foluke Daramola's marriage to Kayode Salako

A female journalist who claims she introduced actress Foluke Daramola to her new husband, Kayode Salako, granted an interview recently to E247 magazine saying all sorts about the couple and the role she played in hooking them up. Below is how E247mag.com is reporting it...
The home of recently married actress, Foluke Daramola and activist, Kayode Salako  is under fierce attack. A lady journalist and founder of Lady of Africa Empowerment and Advocacy Foundation, Bukola Fasuyi, who claimed she introduced Foluke to the husband, Kayode, has come out to reveal the marriage was built on deceit and lies. But in a swift reaction, Kayode Salako in an interview with E24-7 magazine's Biodun Kupoluyi said, ‘‘Bukola is a devil’s agent and please don’t mind her. Yes, she introduced Foluke to me but she should step aside now that we are married. She claimed Foluke is using juju on me, but you know what? If that is true, I, Kayode Salako will know. I’m a real man. But if truly she’s using Juju, I need more of her juju, you know why, she has added value, brought me a lot of blessings.
He recalled how she met Bukola who introduced her to Foluke. “Yes, when I came back from abroad, I met Bukola, then I was lonely, my life was boring and we met. I liked her because she was so passionate about my Fasholamania’s project, she showed a lot of enthusiasm and we got so close, it was at a time my wife was very boring, so I asked her out, but she declined. She told me that she liked me but she would not date me for two reasons:  one that her intentions will be misconstrued, two, it will be a burden on her that she will love me  to the extent that she would love to marry me  but that she had a friend,  an actress, that she’s different from the pack. She gave her name as Foluke Daramola. Really, I never believed her that she could introduce Foluke to me. She’s one of the very few actresses I admired.

Eventually, we met at Mama’s Place. Shortly after she called Foluke to join us and she did. We had fun, wined and dined together. That was all that night.  The rest as they say is history. I don’t know why she’s into this  campaign of calumny now. Why call Foluke names? What has she done to her?  If Foluke is into juju, she should be a millionaire like  some of her colleagues whose lifestyles are well known to us. I met Foluke  a poor  girl with  her sanity and pride  intact. I don’t know what she wants from all these. Foluke’s life is an open book and I like it. I have taken my decision and the action  to live the rest of my life with Foluke and I’m ready to face the consequences of my action.
Foluke not bemused responded. “ I have chosen not to talk but I respect you and your medium and I want to assure you that at the appropriate time, I will grant you an interview. Yes, Bukola came to me, she told me about her project and that she needed money. She believed I have so much that I should be given her now.  But there is one thing about me; my life is an open book. I will not respond more than that. Let her go ahead with her tales. I know I have done no wrong. I appreciate the fact that she introduced me to Kayode but that does not mean she has to continue to call the shot. It’s just important she steps aside now that we are married. That should not hurt.”

Apparently full of biles, Bukola disclosed that Foluke has really offended her. She alleged that she went too far in the romance that led to the marriage. “Foluke is an ungrateful element to me. I actually introduced her to Kayode, who, for a very longtime was my toaster but I told him I could not date him because I was not really interested and there was really no feeling for him. I told him I was not really interested because I was in a relationship. About the same time, Foluke  had asked me to introduce her to someone who could help, so I introduced Kayode to her. I know he spends a lot on women, at least, he was dating a lady Princess Bimbo Olagunju, and he was spending so much to keep the girl. The same Princess knew how much Kayode liked me but I was not interested. So precisely February 13, 2012, I introduced Foluke to Kayode at Mama’s Place in Omole, Ikeja.  I remember that I met Kayode during the  hey days of Fasholamania, his campaign project for Governor Babatunde Fashola. I believed in the project and I knew he was committed to it not because he was getting any money. Anyway, Kayode and Foluke met, they were supposed to date each other but I never advised her to go and destroy Kayode’s home built over 15 years. I know Kayode dated Princess Abimbola currently in Dublin, but she never ventured to destroy his home. They dated for about five years, yes, the wife knew, the heat was so much. They had issues about that but it never got to marrying him and sending his wife away. Princess knew Kayode wanted me, she knew I could displace her but I remained his friend. But because he was always telling us about his home, the areas his wife failed, Foluke worked on it and the result is the marriage which I advised her not to go into.

I have conscience, fine as a friend, I wanted the best for my friend (Foluke), but I know she threatened the home of Kayode, she was calling him at home at odd times, telling him how much she loved him. The next day after they met, he sent N100, 000, that week, he sent more money, about N500,000. The money came at a time Foluke had accommodation problem in Marwa’s Garden, so he secured an apartment for her.

“At a point, I called Foluke that why had Kayode’s wife barely left her home  that you started to sleep in his Omole house? I tried to advise her that she should not marry the guy, that all she should do was get his assistance; I told her she should put herself in the wife’s shoes. Since she realised I was advising her, she withdrew from me, she started to avoid me. Yes, he was having issues with his wife but that was not enough to move in. On few occasions, he insisted he was still in love with his wife. I strongly advised her against such moves but she went ahead with the marriage plans. I remember that even while dating Foluke, he had issues with her, he complained about her lifestyles, that she was a fraudster bla, bla, but as a true friend I have to step in. Kayode had wanted to go away.

‘‘… Yes, I know all she did that the marriage eventually came up, I was actually with her to those places, yes, we went together and I’m waiting for her response and if she responds or denies my claim, then I will go all out to fight her. I’m ready to release all the pictures of the places we went together.  I’m fighting her because she does not have conscience at all, I’m fighting her because she’s a desperado, I’m fighting  her because she’s an ungrateful element. I never collected any money for introducing her to Kayode, ask her if I did but I told her ‘don’t marry this guy, think about his home.’
‘‘Now I’m worried, my conscience is troubling me, I’m worried about the fact that I was indirectly or directly involved in the circumstance that led to the break of Kayode’s marriage. I don’t think Foluke should have gone this far, there are many factors involved, it was not ordinary and I want to  tell the world that she does not deserve that man, I want to tell the world that I’m sorry that I did this to him and his family. I never advised Foluke to marry him; I just wanted him to help her out of her stormy life. I owe Kayode’s wife an apology and I know that I will go to her and say sorry soon. But before then, I owe it a duty to tell the world Foluke does not deserve Kayode and as the friend that introduced her to him, I’m sorry.’’

Asked why she’s spilling the bean, now. She said “I just want the world to know the role I played that I merely introduced her to Kayode to assist her, not to marry him.
“Yes, the wife made some mistakes too; I’m putting all these in a book I’m writing soon. It’s not enough for you to decline the advice or suggestions of your husband on how he wants you as his wife to dress. Why should the wife turn the hubby’s invitation to go out together down? Her claim that she’s a pastor and not cut out to live a life in the social circuit leaves room for the other women to step in. For Kayode, he got carried away, he loves the fact that Foluke brings him to spotlight, that makes him a newsmaker of sorts.

Actor Alexx Ekubo replies fan who 'goes there'....

Two men can actually be best friends and hang out a lot without doing each other...really, they can!

"I will never be faithful to a woman. Never ever!' - Femi Kuti says

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"Femi Kuti tells Yes! International magazine:

"I will never get married again. I don't think I will ever be able to trust anybody. I will never be able to give any woman that chance. First, I will never be faithful. Never ever! I will not even try to be faithful. I won't! Because first of all, I don't even believe a woman would be faithful to me. And why does she want to be faithful to me? First, I think it's very unnatural and I can not even imagine standing somewhere and one man will say 'I pronounce you man and wife. Who are you to pronounce me man and wife? Okay, I pronounce myself man and wife. There's a girl who lives with me now. She's not as jealous as most of my other girlfriends.. She knows I like women, so we understand each other. She doesn't question me, I don't question her. She takes cares of our child, no wahala. But the minute she starts being over-jealous, we are going to start to fight. She's the kind of person that I will say, that girl is fine o, and she will say, should I chase her for you? And I will say don't worry, I can do it myself..
It's about freedom expression, freedom of the mind, freedom of being able to live and if that institution can not give me that, why should I go into an institution that is about restriction? It doesn't mean that I'm somebody that wants to sleep around, I just don't like 'don't, don't, don't! I don't need an institution to tell me that.

I don't want anybody to question me. Who are you to question my life? Have you heard any of my song questioning anybody? And every time I've tried to love, they have broken my heart. From day one - either because I'm Fela's son. I hear the parents say 'oh, you want to marry Fela's son? God forbid. Even Funk that I married, when her mother found out I was Fela's son, she scream no o! God forbid. Funke had to runaway to get pregnant o! And we ran away to get married. So, by the time she and her mother made up, of course, the marriage collapsed.

So you see, I try to be straight forward. Why should I lie? I'm popular and I now want to be sneaking from house to house or lie to my girlfriend? There's no way they won't catch me so it's better you're truthful. So I don't start a relationship with 'you are my one and only, bla bla bla. No! I like you very much but the possibility of liking someone else is there. I tell them. Even my wife Funke, I made this very clear to her. I don't start my relationship based on you are the only one, I want to marry you, you're the apple of my eyes. I start by being very truthful.