Mo Abudu named one of the Most Powerful Women in Global TV

The Founder and Chief Executive of EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu has been named among the 25 Most Powerful Women in Global TV by The Hollywood Reporter. Well done!

Between Atiku Abubakar and his daughter, Amina

World’s biggest comedians storm Nigeria for Glo Laftafest

Two of America’s hottest comedians, Tony Roberts and Deeray Davis will team up with Africa’s hottest comedians including the continent’s number one rib-tickler, Ndumiso Lindi of South Africa, Uganda’s Salvado and A-list Nigerian comedians to give Nigerians a comic treat of a lifetime at the Glo mega Laftafest shows scheduled for Lagos and Abuja in October.

Aptly tagged Invasion LOL, this season’s Glo Laftafest has been rated as Nigeria’s greatest comedy shows of the year.

Other top-rated comedians slated to perform at the shows to be hosted by Basketmouth include Ali Baba, Bovi, Okey Bakassi, Akparoro, I Go Dye, Klint de Drunk, Buchi, Gordons, Funny Bone, Bash, Emeka Smith, Julius Agwu, Sim Card.

Read Teju Babyface's tribute to late Tunji Okusanya, MIC Boss

When I tell my driver that Tunji Okusanya of MIC is dead, I envision he will say, 'ah! man daada to ma'n fun mi l'owo yen!'(dat generous man!).

I walked into his office to invite him to Season 2 of our show in 2010. We had never met but he hugged me.
He told me how he loved our show and how I would go far up the ladder of Success. I discovered that he liked to laugh a lot.

On the day of recording, he came on time and when we were done, he shared money around like a politician going to the polls. And so we would become 'friends'. More like Egbon (elder sibling) and aburo (younger sibling)

Photos & Scoops from the Etisalat-sponsored Sisters with Soul Concert

 

Those who were at the Sisters with Soul concert with America’s queen of soul, Mary J Blige, swore that she did not disappoint. Seyi Shay, Eva Alordiah, Ms. Jaie, Niyola, Jodie, Munachi, Temi Dollface, Emma Nyra, DJ Cuppy also performed at the Expo Centre of Eko Hotel and they too made us proud.  Etisalat Nigeria and Kilimanjaro certainly got it right once again, following the Chris Brown Concert of December, last year.

'I thought my son would succeed me" - Olu Falae

Chief Olu Falae lost his son, Deji Falae, on Thursday 3rd October in the Associated Airline plane which crashed shortly after take-off. The former Secretary to the Federal Government said he lost a political successor in his son. Deji, who was the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Ondo State, led the state government’s delegation to accompany the corpse of  former Ondo State governor, Chief Olusegun Agagu from Lagos to Akure, for the a state burial.

Falae, who was still grieving over the loss, told the visiting Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, that he had reached the peak of his political sojourn.

“I was looking forward to seeing Deji take over from me, because I have reached the peak of my being in politics. I will miss him so much,” he said.

Tambuwal had visited the home of the chieftain to commiserate with him and his family over the Thursday plane crash. Tambuwal said Deji was his friend and had sent useful text messages to him on how to move the country forward, four days before the unfortunate incident. (Punch)

Associated plane crash victim Akeem Akintunde's last Facebook message

Akeem worked for M.I.C and was one of the fatalities of the Associated Airlines plane that killed 13 people on Thursday. He actually posted this message a few hours before he died in the crash.

Associated Airline hostesses Queeneth and Toyin in hospital

Two crew members of Associated Airline survived the plane crash that happened on Thursday morning. Toyin Samson (pictured above) and Queeneth Owolabi (pictured after the cut) were siting at the back of the plane when it went down. They are currently being treated for third degree burns at the Ikeja General Hospital. Queeneth is in a worse shape than Toyin who can talk and communicate with visitors. See a photo of Queeneth, who is a mother of two, after the cut...

Singer Dencia releases new promo pics

See more photos after the cut...

"How we survived the plane crash' - Feyi Agagu explains

A close family friend of Feyi, son of late Chief Agagu, who is one of the survivors of the ill fated Associated Airlines flight, told Vanguard that he (Feyi) was initially reluctant to enter the plane after seeing how old it looked. (The exact plane pictured right). He and others survived basically by sitting at the back of the plane. Below is what a family insider Feyi spoke to said;

“The young man said that once they got to the tarmac before boarding and once he sighted the plane, what struck him was the seemingly very old look of the plane. Feyi said he didn’t like the looks of the plane. He also said but for the importance and significance of the trip, his inner sense didn’t feel comfortable boarding the plane.

"In fact, Feyi said he told another survivor, Femi Akinsanya, that the plane looked too old and he didn’t feel like boarding. But Feyi said he was told not to get himself worked up needlessly since this was not going to be his first time aboard a plane neither would this be the first old-looking plane that he would board. That was how he said he boarded the plane”

Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez welcome son

47 year old Halle Berry and her husband French actor Olivier Martinez are proud parents of a baby boy. The Oscar winner delivered a baby boy yesterday Saturday October 5th at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. This is the second child for Halle, who is also mom to 5-year-old Nahla, her daughter with ex-Gabriel Aubry. Big congrats to them.

Why Agagu's casket was intact after the plane crash that killed 13

Not only was the casket carrying Agagu's corpse intact after the plane crashed on Thursday morning, people who opened the casket shortly after the crash said the cap on his head stayed intact and his body wasn't ruffled. These discoveries have baffled so many, with some insinuating it's juju. But the reason is really simple. The casket was latched to the hooks in the cargo compartment of the plane and was placed in the rear end of the plane. People who sat at the back of the plane survived the crash, so the casket, which was kept at the back also survived the crash.

Meanwhile during his burial on Friday, his widow Funke Agagu insisted on seeing the body before he is buried. She was photographed praying for the body before he was lowered into his grave. See the photo after the cut *viewer discretion advised*

Rita Dominic flies her personal assistant to the US on vacation

The pretty actress is currently in London but a few weeks ago, she went on vacation to the US and decided to take her longtime personal assistant, Kate Okpo, with her. They visited New York and Las Vegas and stayed in luxury suites

Rita told friends who queried the economic sense behind such gesture that it is her own way of rewarding the young girl who has been dedicated to her job.

Kate said working for Rita Dominic is by far the best job she's ever had.

Pic: Tiwa Savage goes parasailing in Mauritius

Oh dear...She really bold!

Pics: Bola Tinubu returns to Nigeria after knee surgery in the US

 Former Governor of Lagos State and leading founder of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after months in the US where he went for knee surgery

Don Jazzy leaves Mauritius for Lagos in a private jet

 Don Jazzy flew in private jet to Mauritius a few days ago, he left today for Lagos in same private jet. Money talks!

Black man sits down at the national mall and calmly sets himself ablaze

Yesterday an unidentified man (later found to have mental illness) sat down at the National Mall in Washington DC, sprinkled fuel all over his body, and quietly set himself on fire. He didn't flinch from where he was sitting as the fire consumed him. Other people around the area had to come to his rescue but he suffered first degree burns. See the uncensored photos after the cut. *viewer discretion advised*

Nike Oshinowo welcome set of twins

The 47 year old former beauty queen welcomed her twins via a gestational surrogate in the United States of America.
Gestational surrogacy is when a woman (surrogate mother) carries and delivers a child that is not genetically related to her. That is, the surrogate carries a child that was conceived using eggs and sperm from a couple or from donor eggs and sperm.

In traditional surrogacy the surrogate carrier’s own egg is used and combined with sperm from the male partner through intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization (IVF).
But the twins are biologically Nike’s children.
It has not been revealed who the father of the twins is as Nike and her husband Dr. Tunde Soleye ended their marriage months ago.
Congrats to her!

Checkout Paula Patton's sheer lace dress

The actress wore this sheer lace Rhea Costa dress to Baggage Claim movie premiere. Hot or not?

Pope Francis sets up Instagram account

Pope Francis who joined twitter some months back holds the record of most influential world leader according to a July Twiplomacy study, with his handle @Pontifex. He has 3,048,148 followers beating Obama to it, and that's just on the English-language account.  Now the Pope is on Instagram where he says he will be offering inspirations rather than revelations via his Instagram page.

Since news of Pope Francis' Instagram profile hit the headlines his number of  followers has shot up, and currently stands at 6,149.

Keeping Up With The Kardashians sinks to 3rd lowest viewer ratings ever

According to a new report by Radar Online, a lot of people have lost interest in Keeping Up With The Kardashians. And if people continue to lose interest, the reality show will be dropped.

Radar Online reports

The Kardashian empire is slowly but surely crumbling, and last Sunday’s episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians is proof — because it was the reality TV show’s lowest ratings of the season.

The one-time hit E! show gathered a mere 1.79 million viewers overall and only 1 million viewers between the ages of 18 and 49, which is said to be the most important demo in TV, compared to the Season 8 premiere, We’re Having A Baby, that boasted 3.02 million overall viewers.

“This is looking really bad for the Kardashians and their show,” an industry insider said.

“When Kendra Wilkinson‘s show dropped below 1 million viewers they dropped it, so the Kardashian reality show is definitely in trouble.”

New Music: Iyanya - Le Kwa Ukwu

New music from Iyanya...enjoy...

"My wife was pregnant before we got married" - Hon Makinde says

24 year old former Miss Osun State Oyebanke Oyelami was apparently pregnant before marrying Hon. Rotimi Makinde on August 24th. The politician told reporters..

"Yes she's pregnant. There's nothing to hide about it. It's a thing of joy. She was pregnant before the wedding was formalized and by the grace of God we will all celebrate when she delivers."

Rukky Sanda stuns in hot red bikini

Photo taken on the set of a movie.... lovely tattoos.

Caroline Danjuma flaunts diamond ring as she marks 9th wedding anniversary

The former actress married her billionaire husband Musa Danjuma on October 5th 2004. They have two boys. Check out that ring! mehn. Heard she designed it herself. She went to an exclusive diamond shop, picked out the stones, and drew exactly what she wanted her wedding ring to look like. It's a pink ruby and white diamond ring. Beautiful!

Official press release on the Agagu plane crash involving management and staff of MIC

It is with great sadness and profound loss that M.I.C Royal Ltd announces the passing away of

1. Our Chief Executive MR Olatunji Okusanya,

2. His Son, Mr Olatunji Okusanya Jnr

And four members of our team namely;
3. Mr Akeem Akintunde; 4. Mr Chijioke Duru; 5. Mr Kingsley Amaechi

They were involved in a fatal plane crash that occurred at the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos at 9:32am on the 3rd of October 2013, while on official duties.

Saudi-bound plane makes emergency landing in Sokoto State as tyres explode mid-air

A Saudi bound Kabo Air plane carrying 400 passengers from Kano made an emergency landing at the Sir Abubakar III International Airport in Sokoto early today Saturday October 5th.

The Boeing 747 jumbo jet which left Kano on Friday en route to Saudi Arabia had to divert to Sokoto after several of its tyres exploded immediately after it took off the Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. All"" the passengers aboard the airline have been evacuated from the plane and lodged in a hotel in the ancient city. (Sahara Reporters)

Photos from Olusegun Agagu's burial in Ondo state

 

The late former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu, has been buried in his hometown on Iju-Odo, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The burial held after the interment at St. Paul Anglican Church, Iju-Odo. Olusegun Agagu, who died on September 13, was buried in a grave located inside the church cemetery.

The burial held despite the plane crash that occurred on Thursday morning when Mr. Agagu’s corpse was being flown to Akure. Thirteen of the 20 occupants of the plane died in Lagos crash. Top Ondo government officials, former governors, and prominent businessmen attended the burial. See more photos after the cut...

Sinead O'Connor and Miley Cyrus hit at each other on twitter

Popular '90s singer, Sinead O'Connor who sang the evergreen song 'Nothing Compares To You' and Miley Cyrus have been hitting out at each other on social media since Sinead warned Miley not to allow the music industry to ‘prostitute’ her. Sinead wrote an open letter to Miley on her Facebook page which the former Disney star didn't appreciate and replied Sinead by posting a series of tweets that Sinead posted on her Twitter page in 2011 when she was battling with mental illness.

Sinead was enraged by Miley's tweet and wrote her another open letter, this time threatening to sue her. Sinead wrote: 'I have no interest in or desire to cause you trouble but if you do not apologise for having deliberately tried to cause me hurt and trouble personally and professionally I will have to bring pressure upon you. When you end up in the psych ward or rehab I'll be happy to visit you.. and would not lower myself to mock you.' Continue to see her full letter to Miley...

How Deji Falae's friend missed the plane crash because he was late

Late Deji Falae

Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, a friend to Deji Falae, one of the victims of the ill-fated chartered flight that crashed in Lagos on Thursday, said he had been feeling disappointed to have missed the flight before receiving the news of the incident.

Rotimi-Akodu said he was meant to be with his friend, Deji, who was a commissioner in Ondo State, in the Associated Airlines plane for the Lagos to Akure journey but that he providentially got to his friend’s house late and missed the flight. He was in tears at the crash site on Thursday.