September 1st declared ‘No Music Day’ in Nigeria

The Nigerian Music Industry Coalition will on Sunday, September 1st celebrate this year’s ‘No Music Day’by embarking on a 2-hour music boycott.
To celebrate the day, all broadcast stations and major users of music across the country are requested to show solidarity with the nation’s creative industry by not broadcasting music between 8 and 10 a.m.

Efe Omorogbe, a member of the coalition which focuses on the infringement of the rights of composers, song writers, performers, music publishers and other stakeholders in the Nigerian music industry, said...

‘The theme of this year’s celebration is ‘Keep the Music Alive’ and this is a call to the government of our great nation, Nigeria and to all lovers of good music to join the Nigerian music industry in solidarity to put an end to the blatant abuse of our rights which in itself is a threat to creativity.’

‘No Music Day’ was first held on September 1, 2009 as Nigerian artistes condemned the abuse of their intellectual rights and properties.

GLO X-Factor Judge, Reggie Rockstone launches condom line

Ghanaian Hiplife founder and GLO X-Factor judge, Reggie Rockstone launched his own brand of personalized condoms called ROCDOMS, last Saturday in a well attended event in Accra, Ghana.

 A statement issued by Reggie's camp said:

“It therefore holds on him to promote a responsible lifestyle among his club patrons, fans, followers and the general populace in extension because to whom much is given much is expected''.

Khloe Kardashian's husband, Lamar Odom busted for DUI

Lamar Odom was arrested for "driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs" early Friday morning.
The bust occurred in the San Fernando Valley at 3:54 AM.  Lamar -- who was driving a white Mercedes SUV -- was popped by the California Highway Patrol and taken to a nearby station, where he was booked and is being held on $15,000 bail.
According to TMZ: He was pulled over on the 101 Freeway for going too slow -- 50 MPH.  Cops say Odom had been driving in a "serpentine manner."

Fake CNN reporter swindles Bayelsa Government and officials

Paul Yempe, who passed himself off as a journalist working for the US-based Cable News Network (CNN), succeeded in swindling key officials of the Bayelsa State government.

The fraudster obtained various sums of money running into millions of naira from state officials who were desperate to receive favorable coverage about the state beset by rising insecurity and incessant kidnappings.

Investigations by SaharaReporters revealed that Allison Okuro, the secretary to the Bayelsa government, as well as Martins Fefegha, the state's commissioner of Information, were among the victims who lost money in the fraudulent deal that was recently exposed.

Singer Sean Kingston sued for alleged gang rape

Sean Kingston and his bodyguard gang raped a drunk  teenage fan in the singer's hotel room back in 2010, according to a new lawsuit.
Carissa Capeloto now 22 claims she was forced to have sex with Sean, his bodyguard and a member of Sean's band at a Seattle hotel in July, 2010, after she had smoked pot and downed 7-10 shots of vodka, says TMZ.
Capeloto who has sued all 3 men  alleges she'd been invited to Kingston's hotel room for a meet-and-greet following a Bieber concert -- where Kingston had also performed -- but when she showed up ... Kingston was waiting naked on his bed.

Femi Fani Kayode responds to Bianca Ojukwu's threat to sue him

Bianca Ojukwu's lawyers have written a letter to Femi Fani Kayode asking him to apologize and also retract the statement he made a few weeks ago claiming he dated her many years back or face a lawsuit. In the letter which was published in Thisday today, Bianca said she's never met FFK before! Femi has responded to the threat. Read the letter from Bianca's lawyers below and Femi's response after the cut...

“We have been briefed and our services retained by Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain to demand from you an unreserved apology and a retraction of a false and malicious statement, which you published online and also caused to be published in the Leadership Newspaper of August 16, 2013.

"In the said article entitled, ‘Neither a Tribalist nor a Hater,’ you recklessly alleged, as follows: ‘I was not a tribalist when I had a long standing and intimate relationship with Miss Bianca Onoh…’, a statement, which you know is untrue and unfounded, but only calculated to lower our client’s esteem and damage her national and international reputation.

"Our client has never met you, does not know you in person and has never had any official or private relationship with you how much more ‘a long-standing and intimate relationship.’

Kate Middleton makes first public appearance since giving birth

Kate Middleton made her first public post-baby appearance this morning as she joined her husband, Prince William at the start of an ultra-marathon in Anglesey around where they live. She's lost all the baby weight.

Chika Ike rocks red hair

 She rocked this to Galaxy TV for an interview yesterday.. You like?

Lagos state ranked 4th worst city on earth

Lagos is ranked the 4th worst city on earth and the second-fastest growing city in Africa. This is courtesy of Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU
According to the list which has countries from Africa and Asia in the first three,Lagos shares its 137 position with Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea
The report released yesterday reads....

“Rapid growth is not always a good thing because Lagos is now a magnet for two perpetual threats to peace: pirates and Islamist warriors.
Boko Haram have a problem with cities like Lagos and also lots of weaponry. Pirates threaten trade and use kidnapping as a method of funding. Islamist terrorist groups such as Boko Haram (“Education is forbidden”) want to create their own version of heaven on earth by destroying cities such as Lagos and imposing strict sharia law. Lagos has enormous potential but as yet little to show for it – hence its poor ranking,” 

Eko o ni Baje Oooo.

Omotola shares more family holiday photos

Omotola, her husband and four children are currently on holiday in Europe. They are in Italy at the moment.

Photos from Anselm Madubuko and Emmy Kosgei's traditional wedding

 

Apostle Anselm Madubuko of Revival Assembly Church married Kenyan gospel artist Emmy Kosgei in a traditional wedding that held yesterday Thursday August 29th in the Koibatek District of Kenya where the bride hails from. Apostle Madubuko lost his first wife, Connie Madubuko, on Friday July 6th 2012. See more photos from the traditional wedding after the cut...

Davido customizes his Rolex with diamonds

The Skelewu crooner is currently in the US to perform some shows and of course attend his sister's wedding holding this weekend in Miami. While there, he decided to put diamonds in his Rolex watch. A watch like his is worth about $20/30, 000 + diamonds? = Wow! See full pic after the cut...

Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend, Toni Garrn goes naked in new photoshoot

Victoria's Secret model and girlfriend of actor Leonardo DiCaprio, Toni Garrn stripped down for a fashion shoot in Interview Magazine, alongside her famous colleagues. See the uncensored photos after the cut...

Nadia Buari stuns in black

Lovely!

North Korean Leader, Kim Jong-un, Publicly Executes Ex-girlfriend

On August 8th, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was in the audience to applaud his ex-girlfriend Hyon Song- wol (right), a singer with the Unhasu National Orchestra. 9 days later a group of artists were arrested for allegedly making a sex tape. His ex was one of them. They were publicly executed by firing squad on August 20th, while their families were condemned to a labor camp.

From Asia News

The North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un ordered the public execution of his ex-girlfriend Hyon Song- wol, accused of 'pornography' with a group of artists from the National Orchestra of Unhasu, which his current wife Ri Sol -ju also once belonged to. The arrest took place on August 17, the execution took place in public three days later. According to the indictment the women filmed themselves having sex and then sold the videos in China. Some South Korean sources claim that there were many Christians among those sentenced to death who had a Bible at home, a "crime" that you can pay for with your life or imprisonment in a state gulag in North Korea.

G PRO: Go Big or Go Home

LG Mobile has really nailed it on this one with the introduction of their new Smartphone they call the G PRO. Compared to any Smartphone currently in Nigeria, the phone definitely plays a PRO in its category. Take a look at the features.

Performance: The Optimus G Pro is the first device to sport that wicked Snapdragon 600 processor. It’s clocked at 1.7GHz, it is backed by the Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of RAM.

Jealous 19 year old student bathes boyfriend with hot water

A 19 year old female student of Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) Department of Osun State Polytechnic (OSPOLY) has been arrested for allegedly pouring hot water on her boyfriend shortly after his birthday at Miracle Hall, BHS area in Iree last Saturday.

According to a report by Daily Trust, the attacker Yetunde poured the hot water on Niyi Adelana (pictured above) because he invited other girls to his party and flirted with them right in front of her

Niyi, a Higher National Diploma (HND) II student of Computer Science, suffered serious burns and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

 The Police Public Relations Officer for Osun State, DSP Folasade Odoro, confirmed the incident in a chat with Daily Trust. She said investigation was still going on and that upon completion, the girl would be charged to court.

Singer Emma Nyra's hot new photos

 The Made Men Music artist stuns in new promo shots. More photos after the cut...

Akon and Yvonne Nelson pictured together again

Cute!

Rihanna shades the heck out of Karrueche Tran...

 Last night Rihanna and her cousin LeLe had a field day mocking Karruche Tran's new look.

It all started when Karrueche posted a picture of herself wearing braids with the caption 'These braids and my peanut head lol." (pictured right). See what happened next after the cut...

Arik stowaway boy, Daniel Oikhena, offered scholarship

A group called De Raufs' Volunteer Group - a group of supporters of Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, has offered 14 year old Daniel Oikhena, the boy who flew an Arik plane from Benin to Lagos hidden in the plane's undercarriage, a scholarship.

The Director-General of the group, Amitolu Shittu, in a statement released yesterday said the group is ready to give scholarship to Daniel up to university level and also help him achieve his target of travelling through the air.

Davido tweets about being single again

Awww! Less than two weeks ago, Davido showed off his girlfriend, a girl named Funmi Aboderin (pictured with him above and left) on his instagram page...but it seems that relationship is over because he's now talking heartbreak and being single again. See his Tweets below...

Inspector General of Police MD Abubakar's pre-wedding pics

 He will be marrying the lovely lady pictured with him above, Safiya, on Saturday September 14th.

Lagos State Government buys back LCC's concession rights in Lekki-Epe Expressway

The Lagos State Government has announced its intention to buy back LCCs concession rights in the Eti-Osa Lekki-Epe Expressway. Find a press statement from the State Government below:

The Lagos State Government wishes to state clearly that it has neither terminated nor cancelled the Concession Agreement it entered into with the Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) to reconstruct and expand the 49.36 km Eti-Osa Lekki-Epe Expressway.

To set the records straight, Lagos State Government is engaged in buying back the rights pertaining to the concession ahead of the 30-year period stipulated in the Design, Build, Operate and Transfer (DBOT) Concession Agreement. This is to be achieved by purchasing all the shares in LCC.

Photos: Stephanie Okereke's surprise birthday party for husband

 

Actress Stephanie Okereke threw a surprise  birthday party for her husband Idahosa Linus on a boat. Family, friends and her colleagues, including Uche Jombo and Kate Henshaw were at the party. See more photos after the cut...

What made your man leave? - Ali Baba gives relationship advise

The comedian took to his Facebook page yesterday to dish out relationship advice to women. Find it below..

Sometime back, in March, I was advising a babe on how to make a man stay. Some comments posted in reply to my status were that men are only controlled by their third legs, money, yansh, boobs, beauty and ego. I tried to highlight a very serious point that babes were missing.

And that is, everyman wants better. We do not want to feel the one we let go was better.

Not too long ago, I read some wild and wide criticism that greeted what Stella Damasus wrote about keeping a man. To some, wrong as they were, Stella had no business telling anyone how to keep a man. I believe she does. I actually think she knows more than she revealed.

Davido's elder brother Adewale Adeleke acquires brand new Porsche

 Congrats to him!

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones separate after 13 years

After 13 years of marriage, actor Michael Douglas, 68, and wife actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, 43, have separated. A rep for the couple released a statement today confirming the separation.

"Catherine and Michael are taking some time apart to evaluate and work on their marriage. There will be no further comment." The rep said

Michael and Catherine got married in 2000 and have two children together, Dylan, 13, and Carys, 10.

Yvonne Jegede is back, releases hot new photos...

Sexy dark skinned Nollywood actress Yvonne Jegede, who left the scene in 2007 to study International Relations in Cyprus is back to the screen. Yvonne, who was one of the chicks in 2face Idibia's African Queen video, has been spotted on movie locations since her return to Nigeria.

She released these hot new photos to celebrate her birthday a few days ago. More pics after the cut...

IG of Police MD Abubakar set to remarry in September

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, Nigeria's Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar is getting ready to re-marry a year and a half after loosing his wife, Maryam Abubakar, to cancer. (Mrs Abubakar died in January 2012)

IG Abubakar will be engaging in a three-day wedding ritual to 35 year old Safiya (pictured above with him). Their wedding proper will take place on Saturday September 14th.

Sahara Reporters obtained a photo from a series of photos taken during a photo shoot in preparation for their grand wedding. Big congrats to them.