two nigeria police caught fighting in lagos

Notice the bottle of Alomo close to the two men. Obviosly they must have been under the influence

TEMPTING FATE PREMIERES AT PAFF 2015

Ahead of its Nigeria release the movie, Tempting Fate, last weekend premiered to positive reviews at the 2015 Pan Africa Film Festival.

A visibly excited Kevin Nwankwor, the movie director, said his goal is to make a movie that breaks cultural boundaries with great lessons that affects our daily life. This heart- touching movie is an official selection film chosen to be premiered at the 2015 Pan African Film Festival at the very prestigious Rave Cinema in Hollywood, and also at the USA Indie Fest.

Produced by KevStel Group Production and billed for release in cinemas across Nigeria during the long Easter weekend, ‘Tempting Fate’ is a heart touching film that depicts deep brotherly love, betrayal and forgiveness, the movie explores a plot where two different paths in life can be taken with an unintended outcome. According to the director ‘Tempting Fate’ is a “must see” film for everyone.

CNN Features Tara Fela-Durotoye

Tara Fela-Durotoye, Chief Executive Officer of Africa's leading beauty brand, House of Tara - iconic  for setting up the first make up studio and establishing Nigeria's first make up school in 2004 -  on CNN's African Voices, a weekly show that highlights Africa's most engaging personalities and explores the lives and passions of people who are shaping change in Africa.

Inspired by her stepmother's beauty routine and her work as a makeup artist during her time at the university, she says she was inadvertently drawn to cosmetics, after seeing "what makeup actually does to a woman in terms of self-esteem and confidence."

While talking about her passion for teaching, Tara said: "I am still a teacher, the only thing is that this time, I'm not teaching maths or English. I'm teaching enterprise: I'm teaching makeup artistry as a platform for enterprise."

Actress, Eve Esin Pleads for peaceful elections

The pretty actress feels concerned about violence as the elections draws closer. Here is a release she sent me for her fans. 

Dear All,

As Elections 2015 beckon, my heart grieves as I daily read about the increasing spate of violence among youths; the uncouth languages of politicians and social media bickering among, otherwise, buddies over where the pendulum of power should swing.

It is 12 days to the presidential election and as we look forward to that day, I am writing to all my fans and Nigerian youths in general to go to the polling units to cast their votes peacefully and when the results of the elections are released, please, accept the outcome and move on. If you believe that your candidate was cheated, please, let them go to the court to seek redress. Violence will solve nothing. Instead, it would claim innocent and promising lives while properties would be destroyed.

To the politicians, I believe anyone who decides to seek elective position does so because they want to serve. If, for any reason, the people you aspire to serve turn their backs on you at the polls, please, accept this in good faith and gird your loins for future elections. If you feel cheated, kindly do the right thing by seeking redress in the law court and encourage your supporters not to shed blood or destroy properties.

Finally, February is a time to love and in all we do, let’s remember to love our neighbours as we love ourselves because each time we do, we make God happy. Thanks for being there for me; your love motivates me to keep giving my best. Keep loving right and keep buying Nigerian movies.

God bless you

P-Square buries father

P-Square Buries Dad In Style

Chief Moses Okoye, the father of Peter and Paul Okoye of P-Square fame was buried today, Friday, 30 January, 2015 at his hometown in Ifitedunu, Anambra State.

His last journey home started on Thursday with a Service of Songs. After the event, P-Square paid a courtesy visit to the monarch of the village.  

On Friday, the burial mass was held at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Ifitedunu. 

Big Brother Tayo confirmed as Payporte ambassador

There has been stories flying around that Tayo Faniran has been receiving money here and there after he left the Big Brother house. The biggest news was that he had received $300,000 from Billionaire Ayiri Emami. The actor however has come out to debunk the story. Though he says he has been in contact with the billionaire, he is yet to receive a Kobo from that angle.

There was also some talks that he has signed a multi-million Naira deal with an e-commerce company. That we can confirm as, the Online retail shopping brand, Payporte, for the first time since it berth in Nigeria, signed its first ever brand ambassadors; media personality and popular blogger, Toke Makinwa and Tayo.

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Ayefele cries as dad is buried today

The Yinka Ayefele I know is a strong and willy man. but when his father was buried today, his soft side came out. On his electric mobile chair, he broke down and cried incessantly. I commensurate with the multiple award winning musician.

Annie unfazed by Tuface kissing scandal

During the week, a picture emerged of Tuface Idibia kissing his baby’s mother and ex lover, Pero Adeniyi. The picture of the two saw them hugging each other and kissing each other at a night club. One of the pictures even saw Pero sitting comfortably and Tuface’s laps. Instantly stories started flying around that the marriage between the African Queen crooner and Annie is in trouble and was about to hit the rocks.

The whole story was also fuelled by the fact that Annie recently granted an interview where she said that she would not want her daughter to marry a man that already has children from other women. That statement got a lot of negative reactions online, so when the pictures surfaced, it was easy to deduce that all is not well with the marriage.

When reached to find out the status of her marriage after the exposure of the pictures, Annie released this statement, “I am aware of the photo's circulating the internet with my husband and Pero Adeniyi. I want to state officially that I was not in that space at that time and therefore there was no confrontation between myself and Pero Adeniyi. Pero Adeniyi and this momentary indiscretion poses no threat whatsoever to my relationship with my husband. As a matter of fact for all of our children's' sake, I do encourage cordial relationships with parties involved. This year, my focus is solely on God, Family and my Career which doesn't give me the luxury of paying attention to any distractions.” Tuface is yet to talk on the issue. 

Power Minister, Prof Nebo launches PPA Handbook

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Power, has provided guidelines for power firms in order to efficiently sign the Power Purchase Agreements with the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company.

The PPA requirements have been made in a handbook in order to ease and speed-up the signings of future agreements with the NBET.

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Funke Akindele to take Linda Ikeji to court

Once again, It seems Nigeria's top blogger, Linda Ikeji has been called out by another celebrity. This time it is actress, Funke Akindele.. He Lawyer just served Linda Ikeji papers asking her to apologize for her post or get ready to go to court. When i went through the story, it seems, Linda carried a story which suggested that Funke Akindele, called out fellow actress, Toyin Aimaku after gists flew around that they were separated. I for one did not see anything wrong in the story as Linda was very careful with  her words and never said anything definite. It will be interesting to see things play out.

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Buhari meets Babangida

Though Babangida has been very critical of APC prez candidate recently, Buhari had decided to pay a visit to him this morning. Buhari will be having a rally in Niger state today. If you remember your history, Babangida was the one who removed Buhari from power in a coup. He also threw him in jail. Well, it seems all is forgiven

Guys: Before you jump in bed with a virgin

Chatting with some friends lately and I can’t remember how the to topic veered into sleeping with a virgin. Two of them said it was the worst experience of their lives, two said he would really like to try one out. I? well I ask myself, are there still virgins out there? What I don’t understand is, why are there mixed reactions to getting down with a virgin. This is what I came up with after asking around and some online queries.

1- There’s extra prep work

Unlike a more experienced woman, a virgin really doesn’t know what to expect. This means that you’re going to have to put in some effort before the deed is done and plan ahead to make sure that she’s comfortable and completely willing. It may take some considerable convincing on your part to get her into bed, and while that isn't one of our five reasons not to sleep with a virgin, your seduction skills will certainly be put to the test when it comes to taking a girl’s virginity. Also, the older she is, the harder it will be. If she has managed to protect her virginity all through her school days and into her 20s, it will be that much more difficult to persuade her that she should give it up to you.

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Oscar list nominees, David Oyelowo snubbed

The awards season is here and every actor across the world is gearing up for the events of their lives. These events are what usually makes or breaks them. In Nigeria, it is all about the African Movie Academy Awards(AMAA) and the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA). In America, The academy awards popularly known as the Oscars announced its nominees at the grand event earlier this week.

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Keffee celebrated, to drop new album

Come fifth of next month, the late singer, dancer and cook, Keffee will be remembered in a massive event tagged ‘An Evening With Keffee’. The event which will hold in Lagos is aimed to be a befitting remembrance for the musician who passed on last year. The Branama Queen as Kefee was fondly known will also be releasing a post-humus album at the event which will be a compilation of some of her numerous unreleased songs.

The organising team which is headed by her husband,  Radio presenter, Teddy Don Momoh also have friend colleagues and family members in it. Speaking at the unveiling of the event at the Kobis in Ikeja, during the week, Teddy who obviously still emotional, shed light on the event. “It is going to be a celebration of her life. There will be performances by over 20 musicians. It is going to be a night of music dance and networking. The event is for all her fans whom we expect to come out to have fun with Keffee.” Momoh also assured fans that the event is free and there will be no gate takings.

An evening with Keffee will hold at the Daystar Christian Centre Annex 2, Oregun, Lagos. The February 5^th date was picked because the day is Keffee’s Birthday which she usually marks by going to help the needy. Keffee died June last year after collapsing in a US bound airplane. She later died in a US hospital.

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Africa Magic gears up for AMVCA

As the March date for the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards(AMVCA) draws close, organisers are not resting on their oars in order to have a good outing. Recently, the awards nominees were announced and as expected, Nigeria dominated the nominations. Now, the organisers are more focused on hosting a successful event. The show will once again the held at the prestigious Eko hotel.

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Tayo gets endorsement deal

Nigeria’s Big Brother Africa Hotshots contestant, Tayo Faniran, has had a lot of opportunities as a result of the BBA platform. Tayo Faniran, who is already an ambassador for ONE org, has nabbed another endorsement for PayPorte, a platform on which he will be joining media personality Toke Makinwa as ambassador.

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Ironic: Stella Damasus says can’t tolerate a cheating man.

On Wednesday, actress Stella Damasus was on i2radio in Atlanta, USA where the actress said she will not accept her man to cheat on her. “If a man cheats once and you catch him, your reaction to his cheating would determine what happens the next time. If I have tried everything and he continues, then I’m sorry, I wouldn’t stay there. I would never be the one to put condoms in his suitcase. 

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pictures from the StreetRequest show

Weekend's edition of #StreetRequest shows the fun sides of some of your favourite superstars who attended the annual Music Meets Runway fashion show.

MTV Base VJ, Stephanie Coker in her usual fun way spoke to stars like Banky W, Eniola Badmus, Dakore Akande, Bryan Okwara and a host of others who lets us into their private world of fun, music and fashion.

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Boko Haram: Swell Christmas for forgotten victim as Prophetess Nonnie, others intervene

It was a swell Christmas for one of the victims of the Nyanya bomb blast when Women in Clergy, under the leadership of Prophetess Nonnie Robertson gave her reason to smile without her only child whom she lost in the bomb blast.

Recall that Madam Grace Omokoro Joe, was sometime in May, 2014 empowered by the same religious body where she was given several gift items including cash.

The woman who is also a widow told reporters that her only Son, Joel Olukayode, a graduate of Federal University of Technology was everything to her and that death wickedly snatched her away on the fateful day.  She said Joel was to resume his first temporary job in Abuja town the said day the incident happened.

She said " on the fateful morning, we had our morning devotion and I asked my Son to take at least a cup of tea, but he said he was okay, and I gave him my blessing. After 10-15 minutes that he left, the blast went off. I went outside to check if he was still there, but I didn't see him, so I quickly ran to the park, and on getting there, I saw my Son on the ground, dead. That was the last thing I could remember. He was my only child"

However, as part of their Christmas sacrifice to the nation and those who are continuously at the losing end of the Boko Haram war, Prophetess Nonnie and few other members of the Women in Clergy empowered the bereaved woman with different gift items, including bags of rice and some undisclosed amount of money.

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Fashola to appear for the last time on CAL

The annual January 1st Change-A-Life TV special is coming up once again. This edition is the valedictory show for His Excellency, Barr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), the Lagos State Governor, in appreciation for his consistent support for Change-a-life over for the past 8 years. The show will be hosted by Funmi Iyanda, Founder of Change-A-Life, with Mr Dele Momodu, the Publisher of Ovation International as the co-host.

This year, the foundation will also recognize and acknowledge worthy organizations and individuals for their contributions towards making a change in the society in various areas of focus for the show.  Prominent and Life changing issues that occupied us in Nigeria during 2014 will be discussed by various stakeholders and organizations. In addition, the Foundation will launch its social community – The CAL Community - to provide a platform for sharing ideas about changing lives in the society. The CAL Community is part of a new direction for the Foundation going forward in the New Year. 

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AMVCA full list of nominees

The organizers of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) announced the nominees for the 2015 awards on Wednesday the 10th of December 2014 in a special live show hosted by popular on air duo, Nick Mutuma of Mashariki Mix and Sika Osei of 53 Extra.
The awards proper is scheduled to hold in Lagos, Nigeria on the 7th of March, 2015.
Public voting is now open till the 28th of February 2015, go to the websitehttp://amvca2015-awards.dstv.com and vote for your favorite actors or movies.

Here is the Complete Nominees List:

Best Movie 2014

• Invasion 1897 - Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
• Yellow Cassava - Zeb Ejiro
• October 1 - Kunle Afolanya
• A Place in the Stars - Steve Gukas
• Iyore - Frank Rajah Arase
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Audu Maikori blasts Arik

Arik air has always been criticised for their poor service. You'll remember some months ago when Banky w and other passengers staged a protest on their New York flight.
This time around Audu Maikori if Chocolate City is having non of it. He has started a #dont fly Arik Campaing. these are some of his tweets.
#DontFlyArik they don't use a schedule, they are simply led by the spirit...

#DontFlyArik they don't understand customer service. Loyalty programs or value for money.

#DontFlyArik until they understand that loyalty is earned not simply paid for..

2face speaks up for Chibok girls

2face Idibia is not happy at the way our politicians are treating the Chibok girls issue. He laments their preference for campaigns tan actually doing something about releasing the girls.
His tweet.

'Is it that they didn't kidnap any girls or what. No word on that level anymore only campaign things. Unbelievable #BringBackOurGirls'

Its time for me to go and marry - Denrele

Despite everything you have heard about him TV presenter Denrele Edun is all man. In fact the heavily decorated bloke is thinking of tying the knots soon. See his Tweeter post.

'How many weddings will I continue to attend this year sef?
Headin out to 3 weddings today!
I get d message already, Time for me to go marry!'

We should be expecting a bi news soon.

How Chaz B died

BREAKING: Popular Rhythm FM OAP Chaz B Is Dead

Popular OAP Charles Bruce Chukuma, also known as Chaz B is dead.
The shocking news which was made known by  DJ humility on twitter, has also been confirmed on STV.
The beloved OAP rose to fame with his radio interactive show on Inspiration FM. His show allowed his listeners to call in to discuss and share touching life issues. He however moved to Rythm in April this year where he continued to touch lives through his show.
His sudden death has left  many of his fans in shock as he was said to have still been on radio yesterday. It was business as usual until when at a point during the show he excused himself, saying that he wasn't strong enough to continue the show, and told Chike his colleague to takeover. He signed out by saying:"see you on Monday".
Sadly, this afternoon, Silverbird television broke the news of his death.