Iyanya signs $350k endorsement deal with Zinox "Computers" Group

The Kukere crooner yesterday signed a three hundred and fifty thousand dollars one year endorsement deal with Zinox Computers. Zinox computers, which is Nigeria’s first certified branded computers, will upload all Iyanya's songs and videos to all their computers. Iyanya will also do a song for them and appear on Zinox billboards and TV commercials.

Iyanya got some of the endorsement deal money in cash yesterday and displayed it on his Instagram page. See Iyanya and his money after the cut...

Yes! Magazine explains the Genevieve Nnaji interview, It's an old one

The publishers of Yes! International Magazine have explained the mix up with the Genevieve Nnaji exclusive interview which the actress yesterday said was 'either false or as old as her career'. Well, you can't blame Genevieve for not remembering granting the interview because it's an old one...over 10 years old. Yes! Magazine explains;

Like we professionally stated in our intro, it’s an old interview she had with our Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Azuh Arinze, years back at Oceanview Restaurants, Victoria Island, Lagos. He only stumbled on the tape again and reproduced it. Above all, we still have the tape of the interview as well as photographs taken on that day.

 Well, that explains the confusion

Videos: Tonto Dikeh interview on Rubbin' Minds yesterday

Actress Tonto Dikeh was on Rubbing Minds yesterday and talked about - Iyanya, bleaching, her tattoos, the Indian hemp controversy and what she thinks of other Nollywood actresses. Enjoy...

More photos from Funke Akindele's birhday party

 

Star actress, Funke Akindele walked into her carefully plotted surprise 36th birthday last Saturday August 24th and broke into tears of joy. The party which took place at The Place Club by Papa's Entertainment, Lekki Phase One, Lagos, was witnessed by scores of celebrities, including music stars, Nollywood stars, business associates, friends, relations and fans.

Hakeem Balogun (Olasco Films), Tiwa Savage and Tee Billz, Kate Henshaw, Sexy Steel, Eniola Badmus, Funke Kuti, Uche Jombo, Ty Mix, JJC, Sound Sultan,AY and his wife, Reminisce, African China, Bantu, Kaffy, Layole Oyatogun and many more were there. See more photos after the cut...

See what tobacco has done to my teeth - Tonto Dikeh

The actress shared this photo showing her tobacco stained teeth with the caption:

"Look wat tobacco can do to ur Teeth #smilez #brownteeth #broda #friendship #shimbadabomazter #ShebaQueen ""

Actress Genevieve Nnaji denies granting Yes! Magazine interview

Star actress Genevieve Nnaji is on the cover of this week's Yes! Magazine (above left) where she purportedly granted an exclusive interview to the magazine publisher, Azuh Arinze, talking about her career, love life and wishes for the future.

A few minutes after I culled excerpts from the one-page interview, Genevieve Nnaji took to twitter to deny granting it. She said the interview is either false or as old as her career.

2 Nigerian women assaulted and detained in China for 2 months

Two British Nigerian woman have been detained in China for more than two months after their dream holiday turned to nightmare.

Modupe Idowu, 59, and her friend Esther Jubril Badmos, 48, were arrested after becoming embroiled in a dispute at a shoe shop in the city of Guangzhou.

They were locked up in 'hell-like' conditions at a detention centre for 38 days and although they have now been released, the two women remain trapped in the country as their visas have expired and authorities refuse to issue them new ones.

Angelo did not propose to his model girlfriend last night

I'm sure some of you read online that Beverly's man (for now) South African dancer Angelo Collins proposed to his girlfriend last night? No he actually didn't. The photos you see above were posted online by friends of Angelo's girlfriend (before he entered BBA) Candice Arends, who were obviously angered by his public display of affection with Bev during the BBA finale. They made it seem like Candice was at the after party with Angelo and already got an engagement ring from him. But the reality is, the ring Candice is flaunting above is a promise ring Angelo gave her when they were dating before BBA. Angelo has since said his relationship with Candice wasn't serious and is happy with Bev.

Candice and her friends are not happy about it and have been posting photos of the two on Twitter since last night. More photos after the cut...

Boy found under Arik plane tyre hole thought he was flying to America

The 14 year old boy who beat airline and airport security at Benin airport on Saturday August 24th and flew in the tyre hole of a Lagos-bound Arik plane actually thought he was on his way to the US.

Sources at Benin Airport said Daniel Oikhena ran away from home because he was being maltreated and was trying to escape from his parents when he joined the Arik flight. Unfortunately for him the plane wasn't flying to the US, it was flying to Lagos where the stowaway was immediately arrested as he alighted from the wheel well of the aircraft. Daniel is presently in the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) who are trying to unravel how he managed to pull off such a stunt.

I want God to bless me with the right man and good family - Genevieve Nnaji

In an exclusive interview with Azuh Arinze of Yes Magazine, Actress Genevieve Nnaji talks about finding the right man, her relationship with Kunle Coker and plans to go back to school. Excerpts...

How did you come into the movie industry?
"I have been acting since I was eight in Ripples. That was how I got into acting. For movies, I think that should be in 1998 in Most Wanted. I met Torino (Emeka Ojukwu) in a bus and to my greatest surprise, he recognized me from Ripples. He asked me why I left the industry and later invited me to the audition for Most Wanted. I got a role. A waka pass and that was it."

But the story we heard was that Kunle Coker brought you into Nollywood and both of you even dated
"Yes, Kunle Coker was actually my boyfriend, but he did not bring me to the industry.

Its Nigeria vs Ghana on Glo X-Factor final 6

With the Friday exit of the Abuja based Ankara Boi, the number of finalist slots on GloXFactor goes down steadily from 9 to 6. So far, there are four Nigerians and two Ghanaians left in the competition. Who deserves to win the GloXFactor? Some people say Nigeria, some say Ghana, what do you think? By the way, voting lines close Monday 8pm.


To find out more, visit their website www.gloxfactor.com, @GloXFactor on Twitter and facebook.com/xfactorafrica

Photos: Miley Cyrus gets provocative on the MTV VMAs stage

 

Former Disney star Miley Cyrus surprised fans with her performance at the MTV VMAs last night. The 20 year old pop star and actress was joined by Robin Thicke on stage to perform his hit track, Blurred Lines and Miley wasted no time stripping down to a tiny gold bikini and gave a very raunchy performance...a performance a lot people felt was too much for a family-friendly show. More photos and the video of the performance after the cut...

Red carpet photos from the MTV Video Music Awards and Winners

The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards held last night at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York. More red carpet photos and full list of winners after the cut...

BBA The Chase: Susan Peters thinks Nigeria was cheated

The actress believes Nigeria should have won because of our population and all. She feels they kept Nigerians there to keep their viewer ratings up and is asking where our votes went to..You agree with her? She took to twitter to air her grievances... See tweets after the cut..

Yvonne Nelson responds to allegations she sent death threat to herself

Yesterday, Yvonne was put on blast by fans for posting a death threat on instagram. Apparently, the message wasn't complete and they felt she sent it to herself to get attention.They claim if you compose a message to yourself using an Iphone, it shows up in a green box...(Missed it? Read Here)
Now she showed the full message and its clear she didn't send it to herself .

Chika Ike shares part of her walk-in closet on instagram

Every girl's dream. Another photo after the cut...

Taraba State Governor, Danbaba Suntai arrives Abuja, Assisted off a chartered jet

The ailing Governor arrived Abuja from the US today around 1:00pm and was assisted out of a charted Gulfstream jet that brought him from the US by three persons before he was driven in a Land Cruiser SUV to the vip section of the airport.

He was received at the airport by Peoples Democratic Party leaders led by Prof. Jerry Gana. See more photo when you continue...

Tweet of the day - Davido advices women

Stunning Dillish from Namibia, wins Big Brother Africa - The Chase

Dillish Matthews from Namibia has won the 2013 Big Brother Africa - The Chase. She goes home with $300, 000. I think she she deserved to win. Beautiful girl with a good character. Big congrats to her.

Rihanna and Drake spotted on a date

 

Multiple eyewitnesses report seeing Rihanna and Drake on a dinner date in New York on Friday night

 

Rihanna and Drake will make such a great couple...if only Rihanna will let Chris Brown go and give them a chance. More tweets after the cut..

Olamide swarmed by fans at Computer Village

The singer visited Computer Village Ikeja yesterday and got swarmed by a mob of fans...Olamide literally shut down the busy business district as traders left their shops to catch a glimpse of him. See another pic after the cut...

Lamar Odom is addicted to crack cocaine

TMZ just revealed that Lamar Odom's drug of choice - which he is addicted to - is crack cocaine

From Tmz

Lamar Odom has been deep into crack cocaine for at least 2 years ... TMZ has learned. TMZ broke the story, Lamar has gone off the rails with drug use ... which is the principal cause of the crisis in his marriage to Khloe Kardashian. As we reported Lamar went to a rehab facility a year ago this month and stayed for 3 weeks before bailing -- and we're told the problem was crack. Sources say Lamar's crack use was extreme before he went to rehab, but he cleaned up his act during the basketball season that just ended.  Sources say shortly after he hung up his jersey, he started again with a bang. As we reported ... Khloe threw Lamar out of the house a few days ago after he rejected an attempt at an intervention. It's unclear how Lamar's problem will affect his basketball career.

Photos: Funke Akindele's surprise birthday party

Actress Funke Akindele turned 36 yesterday Saturday August 24th and her friends threw a surprise birthday party for her last night which was attended by Tiwa Savage, Uche Jombo,  Kate Henshaw, Eniola Badmus, Kaffy and others. More photos after the cut...

First international flight lands at newly opened Enugu Airport

The recently opened Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu recorded its first ever international flight yesterday Saturday August 24th. An Ethiopian Airline which flew in from Addis Ababa landed at the airport around 12:15pm. The flight was welcome with wild jubilation from people who gathered at the airport to witness the event. Four Nigerians governors, Theodore Orji of Abia, Peter Obi of Anambra, Martin Elechi of Ebonyi and Sullivan Chime of Enugu were also there to witness the historic event. More photos after the cut...

Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo speaks on Ese Walter's allegations in church

Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Common Wealth Of Zion Assembly was in Church this morning and commented on Ese Walter's accusations. He said he will make an official statement soon. Below is what he said to his congregation..

"...I am sure you have read a lot about me on Twitter and social networks. You can't imagine how many people have called me...everyone is telling me, don't talk, that is the painful part but because I am your pastor and I don't like to take you for granted, I still want to bend it a little bit to talk about it. Even up until this morning, calls from everywhere, even when I switch off my phone, they call my associates, tell him to ignore it, he should just move on. Some have been to our land and they are like wow, we understand"

Church erupts into clapping and shouting...

D'Prince shows off his luxury 24ct Macbook Pro

 The Mavin artist posted the photo on his instagram page and wrote:

 "24CT Macbook Pro All Gold everything designed for moi! By @Manlivelihood Luxury Designs. #OluwaNiSola #RacksOnRacksOnStackzzzzz ����

Actress Jennifer Eliogu drops video for her single - Ifunanya

Watch and tell us what you think...

Teenage boy flies Arik Air from Benin to Lagos hiding in tyre hole

A teenage boy named Daniel Ikehina unbelievably beat airline and airport security at the Benin airport yesterday Saturday August 24th and sneaked into the tyre compartment of a Lagos-bound Arik flight. The boy flew safely with the aircraft which left Benin around 9am and landed at Murtala Muhammed airport, hidden throughout in the undercarriage. He was immediately arrested by airport security after passengers saw him emerging from the aircraft tyre hole.

Arik spokesman Banji Ola explains what happened:

The management of Arik Air has expressed shock over the incident wondering how the teenager beat the Aviation Security personnel at the Benin Airport to get to the runway. 

The pilot of Arik Air flight W3 544, departing Benin Airport for Lagos at 9.00am today 24th August, 2013 reported to the control tower the presence of a strange boy in the bush about 200 – 300 meters at the end of runway 23.

President Jonathan's New Official Portrait

This is President Goodluck Jonathan's approved, new official portrait...sent to media houses to use henceforth.

Actress Oge Okoye goes blonde

Nice!