Exclusive photos: Shade Okoya gets Chieftancy Title

Shade Okoya, the youngest wife of billionaire business man, Chief Rasaq Okoya, added another feather to her numerouse titles last week tuesday19th february 2013 in Abeokuta during the 75th birthday of HRM Oba Adedapo Tejuoso.

The title of Ajisewa of Oke-Ona Egba land was confered on her by HRM Oba Adedapo Tejuoso.

Battabox Video: Big Belle Papa Dance

One of BattaBox's most popular videos - they filmed the guy just enjoying himself too much in Lagos as a street DJ played his tunes. See more after the cut...



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Vote For Bamzigi For The Unsigned Tour

The Unsigned Tour is back and looking for undiscovered talent for Nationwide events.

Kenya's Superman, Bamzigi has applied for a chance to join other Singers, Models, DJs, Face Models, Rappers, Fashion Designers, Bands, Musicians and Dancers from other parts of the world.

Previous acts that have taken part in the tour have recently signed Major International Contracts and are now performing

Hip hop act Damino Damoche shot dead at LASU this afternoon

Rising hip hop act, Olaniyan Damilola, popular known as Damino Damoche, was shot dead this afternoon at Lagos State University Ojo gate by people suspected to be cultist.

Damoshe was shot twice in the head and hand after he finished writing a test at faculty of management science. He was a Banking and Finance student at LASU. He was popular for his song - obo to she. 

So sad! May his soul rest in peace...amen.

Airtel Launches BlackBerry Z10

Wole Abu, General Manager, Acquisitions, Airtel Nigeria (M) presenting the newly launched BB Z10 from Airtel Nigeria to Mr Richard Giwa-Osagie, Chairman of Ikoyi Club (L) while Tunji Okesola, Entertainment Chairman, Ikoyi Club 1938 (R) looks on at Ikoyi Club.

Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has become the first mobile operator in the country to announce the availability of latest BlackBerry Z10 Smartphones in its show rooms across the country.

Airtel Customers who had pre-ordered for the device online and through its retail outlets across the country can now take delivery of the Smartphones at their preferred locations. 

Wole Abu, General Manager, Acquisitions, Airtel Nigeria (M) presenting the newly launched BB Z10 from Airtel Nigeria to Mr Richard Giwa-Osagie, Chairman of Ikoyi Club (2nd R) while Dr. Aderemi Desalu MNI, representing Governor Raji Fashola of Lagos State (L) and Mrs. Moji Giwa-Osagie, Wife of Chairman of Ikoyi Club (2nd L) look on. at Ikoyi Club.

Speaking at the prestigious Ikoyi Club, venue of the launch, Airtel’s Chief Marketing Officer, Olu Akanmu said the company is delighted to be the first operator in the country to move beyond the pre-ordering process to the commencement of actual sale and distribution of the BlackBerry Z10 device to Nigerians.

Akanmu stated: “Airtel would continuously seek to consolidate its position as a pioneer of innovation in the telecoms landscape, in line with its vision of being the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians. Our superior and widest 3.75G coverage across the country would further complement the distinctive computing features of the smartphone to provide customers with a delightful internet experience round-the-clock, irrespective of their location”.

He added that the launch of the Blackberry Z10 on the Airtel Network is significant as customers would take advantage of its largest 3.75G network and the most robust data network in the country.

Accordingly, customers who pre-ordered for the latest BlackBerry® Z10 smartphone would purchase the device at N100, 000 per unit. 

The new BlackBerry flagship Z10 which is currently the toast of the Smartphone family is positioned as a premium handheld device with the capacity to hold the interest of High Net-worth Individuals, trendy youths and accomplished professionals across corporate suites.

P-Square building another massive house in Parkview Estate Ikoyi

Peter, Paul and Jude Okoye have been building the new house at Parkview Estate since June last year. According to a source close to the twins, the new house, which will also be a twin duplex like their Omole Estate home, will be called Squareville2. Squareville2 is costing them more than their Omole Estate mansion.

I gathered exclusively that the Okoye boys bought the land in Parkview Estate for N200million and will spend another N200m to erect their dream home. They will be shuttling between their Omole home and this new one, which will be completed before the end of the year.

Uche Jombo's husband arrives Nigeria for her movie premiere

Kenny Rodrigue flew into the country this morning to attend his wife's movie premiere which will take place tomorrow at Ozone Cinema, Yaba. My life, My damage features Tonto Dikeh and will be in cinemas across Nigeria from tomorrow.

Music producer Samklef involved in auto crash

The top music producer and singer was involved in a car crash in the early hours of today 28th February, around the Anthony area of Lagos. His car was badly damaged but thankfully neither he nor the other occupant of the car, his driver, was injured.

Candlelight Procession For Goldie Holds Tomorrow

There will be a candlelight procession in memorial of Goldie tomorrow Friday 1st March 2013 at 6pm. All will converge at Parkview Estate gate in Ikoyi and then proceed to walk through Osborne road through to Awolowo way, Barracks then back to Parkview. Come with a candle stand if you can. Dress Code: Black. The MIC band will lead the procession.

Openly gay celebrity blogger Perez Hilton becomes a dad

The controversial openly gay blogger announced yesterday Wednesday February 27th that he welcomed a baby boy in early February but didn't give details of the birth or who the child's mother is. 

'I am ready to announce that earlier this month I was blessed with the birth of my first child, a beautiful and healthy baby boy - with lots of hair on his tiny head!' Perez, 34, wrote on his celebrity gossip site

Nigerian model Adaora Akubilo features in 2013 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue

The stunning Nigerian American model has worked for brands such as Garnier and Ray-Ban. She's one of the stars of this year's Sports Illustration Swimsuit issue. See more photos after the cut...

 

 

 

Juliani Joined By 7 African Acts For Mama Kenya

Eight musicians from six counties spent long hours deep into the morning to come up with this timely and relevant song titled 'MAMA KENYA'.

The group called The Music summit joined Juliani in the music project that was released today.

The Talented musicians captured this very well in this song to amplify these voices with the hope that the whole country will take heed and protect the ever

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'Those betraying GEJ and PDP are like Judas who betrayed Jesus'- Gov Akpabio

"PDP is the only party with national spread and Nigerians have come to accept it. But when there is an implosion, when you have more Judases than disciples. The Judases are more than disciples now. We have to cleanse the system of Judases to support Mr. President. Where there is treachery, where there are more Judases than you have disciples, we want to have good disciples, we know that even in Christendom when Jesus Christ have 12 disciples, there was one Judas, but if the Judas were up to nine, then, Jesus could have been in trouble, the gospel would have been in trouble today."- Godswill Akpabio Akwa Ibom State Governor and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum

Letting your 4 year old son live as a girl...

This is a bit confusing to me so decided to bring it here so we can talk about it. Is there any way a 4 year boy can know without any doubts that he wants to be a girl?

Kathryn and Jeremy Mathis have five children, including a set of triplets, one of which is a boy named Coy. Now according to Kathryn the mum, Coy, who loves pink, began gravitating toward girls’ toys and clothes by 18 months. Gender eventually turned into a bigger issue when Coy asked, at age 4, “When are we going to go to the doctor to get me fixed so I can be a girl?” A psychologist confirmed then that Coy was indeed transgender, at which point the parents decided to let ‘Coy be who she was.’

Coy at 6 years old is now living as a transgender. The problem now is that Coy has been banned from using the girl’s bathroom at her school, and the parents have filed a formal discrimination complaint against the school through the help of a lawyer. The parents are fighting for her right to use the girl's bathroom, but after all said and done, he still has a penis.

So if my 4 year old boy loves pink, says he wants to be a girl, I will let him live as a girl? Why not wait till he hits puberty to see if he'll grow out of it? Is it not too early to be slapping labels on kids, especially ones that carry such life altering meanings?

The Life Enriching Journey of Cadbury Bournvita Yummy Life Promo

Cadbury Nigeria Plc., the leading company in manufacturing food drinks in Nigeria embarked on a National Consumer Promotion Scheme 3 months ago for its flagship brand - Bournvita tagged “Cadbury Bournvita Yummy Life Promo” to excite an reward its loyal consumers across the country. It was aimed at delighting, rewarding and providing a superior life for the consumers of the brand in Nigeria.

The Yummy Life Promo which was hinged on the basis that everybody who participated in the promo is a winner fulfilled its promise of rewarding and enriching thousands of participants across the country.

Speaking regarding the Promo, the Corporate Affairs Manager, Cadbury West Africa, Mr. Kufre Ekanem expressed great satisfaction with the participation of the esteemed consumers of the brand in the promo which he said was evident in the several millions of entries received within the 11 weeks duration of the promotion.

Kufre revealed that Cadbury Bournvita Yummy Life Promo has produced a total of 11 Millionaires doling out N1 Million grand cash prize to eleven lucky winners in 11 weeks, eleven others won N250, 000.00 each, 65 consumers won N100, 000.00 each and a total of 300,000 consumers won N500 worth of airtime for the entire 11 weeks duration of the promo, taking the total worth of prize won to over N200, 000,000.

“With the Cadbury Bournvita Yummy Life Promo, Cadbury Nigeria Plc has once again reinstated its commitment to giving back to our loyal consumers by rewarding them and touching their lives more than ever before. So far, more than 300,000 consumers have won prizes in the promo”

Also speaking at the draw, the Brand Manager, Cadbury Bournvita, Mrs. Adebola Williams expressed the company’s sincere appreciation to the consumers for making Bournvita their preferred beverage drink and for participating in the Cadbury Bournvita Yummy Life Promo.

She further reinstated the company’s commitment to continue to reward and give back to its loyal consumers which she said will continue to build a lasting brand affinity and engender deeper connection between the brand and the consumers.

Commenting on the promotion, the Legal Officer, Lagos Lottery Board, Miss. Mayowa Okuyiga commended Cadbury Nigeria Plc for its high sense of integrity and transparency of process throughout the 11 weeks duration. She applauded the company’s sincerity in the way and manner in which the draw was conducted openly, free and fair, stating that “everybody was truly a winner in the promo”.

She further encourage consumers to continue purchasing either the 450g, 900g or refill packs of their favourite food and beverage drink and enjoy its offering of non-stop vitality.

Wizkid Releases Azonto Video on Star Music

Superstar Wizkid has announced the release of the video for his viral single Azonto on Nigeria’s pioneer mobile music platform, Star Music.

The video for the song was shot in London by Mr Moe Musa and is inspired by the famous Ghanaian dance, Azonto.

Walter Drenth, Marketing Director, Nigerian Breweries, noted that artistes like Wizkid are the future of Nigerian music and Star Music is proud

Miss Kirina: Producing In Kenya Is Almost Impossible

Who is Janet Nariki Kirina?

She is your ambitious always on the grind...reinventing herself every day kind of girl..most of the people who really know me describe me as too honest for my own good.

You have a new song out. Tell me about that?

Its actually not a new song as such...I wanted a different version of the original Love Mission, but the remake is better for performances. I'm really

Celebrities model Yomi Casual's 2013 design collection

 

The award winning designer, who is also AY comedian's younger brother, just unveiled his 2013 collection which features celebrities such as - Ebube Nwagbo, Desmond Elliot, Chinedu Ikedieze, Susan Peters, Uti Nwachukwu, Iyanya, Zack Orji, Okey Bakassi, Don Jazzy, Efe Tommy, Jimmy Jatt and Elenu. See more photos after the cut....