2face's BET Welcome To America Interview....... Full Length Video

Award winning musician 2face Idibia sat down with BET's Lola Ogunnaike for an indepth , down to earth interview. He talked about his rise to fame, his brush with death, the challenges faced by the music industry back here in Nigeria amongst other issues. The interview which was shot a few months back aired today. Incase you missed it, watch the full length version after the jump

Iyabo Obasanjo Critically ill Flown Abroad For Treatment!

This is according to softsell magazine 'News People'. Could it be as a result of her defeat at the polls?Don't mind me. Hope she gets well soon.

Picture Of The Day

Central bank of Nigeria governor Lamido Sanusi at the TIME 100 Gala, TIME'S 100 Most Influential People In The World at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2011 in New York City. He was listed as the 11th most influential person in the world by the prestigious Magazine.

John Fashanu And Abigail Igwe Open Up On Their Marriage And Pics From Joey's 1st Birthday (Adaeze And Joseph Yobo's Son)

Love oh! love!! What a beautiful feeling. The beautiful thing about love is that you can find it at any age. Are you in doubt? Then ask controversial footballer John Fashanu when next you see him. The man who is obviously smitten by his new love had this to say ........

"Getting married to Abigail is the best thing to happen to me. Life has never been this sweet. It has been wonderful. We are enjoying our marriage.

And let's say the stunning latest Mrs in town and mother of ex beauty queen Adaeze Yobo, Abigail Igwe Fashenu is also feeling her new beau. This is what she had to say.....

"Yes, we got married about three weeks ago. We've

Joey's 1st birthday pictures

Grandmas..... Comfort Yobo

and Abigail Fashanu

Sarah Yobo and family

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Blazin Hot Video .... Ovewrdose....... Ginjah Me Up

Watch this beautiful video which was directed by Clarence Peters after the jump

Blazin Hot Video .... Beyonce....Move Your Body (Official Workout Video)

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Blazin Hot Video .... Sound Sultan Feat Banky W....... Very Good Bad Guy

Sound Sultan has teamed up with R n B crooner Banky W to give us 'Very Good Bad Guy'. The video of this single was directed by Clarence Peters . Find out how a good guy can be bad at the same time by watching the video after the jump

Usher And Rihanna Allegedly Dating Secretly?

Well this one  is according to the National Enquirer. Check out what they have to say.......

Usher has been making moves on Rihanna, and she seems to like him a lot, revealed an insider.

“He calls her at least twice a day and they text all the time – he tells her

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Serena Williams Joins the rap game

Rumour has it that stylish tennis star Serena Williams is about to join the rap game. Sources allege that she is currently working with Dj Clue on an untitled rap album. 

Hmm!!

Award Winning Tennis Star....... Check

Designer.............. Check

Part Owner Of  The Miami Dolphins......Check

Now Rapper........... Not so sure. Will have to hear a single from her first. Wonder what she would sound like.

2011 Elections Update.....Ngige Wins Akunyilli Again

Former governor of Anambra state, Dr Chris Ngige has defeated former minister of information Dr Dora Akunyilli again. A rerun was ordered by INEC after Akunyilli disputed the outcome of  the initial election.

Omoni Oboli Lands Multi Million Naira Deal

This is according to gist flying round.The very pretty award winning nollywood actress has allegedly been paid millions of naira to do an advert for antiseptic brand Dettol.The advert has already been shot in South Africa.

Dakore Akande Is Pregnant

This is according to people that sited her on good Friday at the Fela broadway show. 

Nigerian Designer, Gets Harper's Bazaar Feature

Nigerian born, designer Yemi Osunkoya has just been featured by international magazine Harper's Bazaar. The man behind fashion power house 'Kosibah' celebrated his birthday last Saturday (23rd of April to be precise) and is still basking in the success of his fashion outing at the Oaken wedding event featuring Preston Bailey. In the interview he talked about an array of  issues from his prediction on   what Kate Middleton will wear on her wedding day to what got him into the bridal couture business.

On what got him into the business he had this to say, "It's a bit of a cliché, but ever since I was about 6 or 7, I would draw," says the Nigerian native. "I'd come back from the weddings and draw what I'd seen. Then I started putting my own ideas into my drawings and not just copying what I had seen".

The designer

On his prediction for what he thinks Kate Middleton will wear he said "I predict she's going to wear

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Pictures Of The Day....... Grace Amah's Bundle Of Joy

Photo Credit......Dimkokokustella

Nigerian Gets Royal Wedding Invite

A Nigerian Mr Seyi Obakin is going to be among the 1,900 guest who have the rare honour of attending the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. Mr Seyi is the Chief Executive of Centrepoint, a charity which caters to homeless youths of which the Prince William is a patron.

I really can not wait to see what Kate will wear on her wedding day. There has been many predictions from different people including designers with our very own Yemi Osunkoya predicting that........... well i leave his prediction for another post. I can'a say if she will wear the traditional big ballroom gown, if it will have a very long train like her mother inlaw's gown or if it will be a modern fish tail cut, what i know however is that the dress will end up being an iconic one .

2011 Election Update......Fashola, Amaechi, Chime, Amosun winning

GOVERNORS Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, and Sullivan Chime of Enugu State were in early lead, yesterday, based on results emerging from their states in the nationwide gubernatorial and state constituency elections. Senator Ibikunle Amosun, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN gubernatorial candidate was also heading to victory in Ogun State.

Pictures From Adaeze Igwe's 21st Birthday

Ex beauty queen, Adaeze Yobo (nee Igwe) was treated to a surprise party by her hubby Joseph Yobo to mark her 21st birthday in Turkey. The party which was held in the exclusive Sunshine resturant, had in attendance ex beauty queen Munachii Abii, Sarah Ofilli, Fenarbache goal-keeper Volcan and his wife ( the former miss Belgium) and a host of other guests. Wow!!! so she is 21 now? Congrats.

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Blazin Hot Video .... Toni Braxton....... Make My Heart

R n B Diva Toni Braxton (she  has been trying to get her career back on track) seems to be working hard lately. She is out with a new reality show , she is out and about trying to create awareness about autism (a disease one of  her sons sufferers from) and now she is out with a new video from her forth coming album 'Pulse' which drops May 4th. Watch the video after the jump

Beyonce Vs Naomi Campbell...... Who Looked Better In 'Gucci?

Two Divas, different magazine covers, the same Gucci outfit. Beyonce wore hers for the L’Officiel Paris cover shoot, while Naomi wore hers for  the June 2011 issue of  Japanese Vogue . Who did the dress more justice?

Blazin Hot Video .... Keyshia Cole....... Take Me Away

Singer Keyshia Cole is out with the video for her single 'Take me away'. I kind of  love this song. It is because of songs like this that i like Keyshia as an artist. I think she should stick to R n B because she sounds and does it better than Hip Hop.Watch the video after the jump

Blazin Hot Video .... L.K.T feat P square....... Follow Follow

L.T.K has just released the video of  his first single from his forth coming album titled'follow follow'. The artist who initially released the audio version has been featured by musicians Olu Maintain (Yahoozee) and elDee (Ota Mi). The video was directed by Clarence Peters. Wach the video after the jump

Fleeing Corps Members: INEC Calls Up Reservists

Ex NYSC member

Obinna Okpokiri . He

was beaten to death, butchered

and set ablaze during the

'senseless mayhem'.

   Independent National Electoral Commission has called up its reservists to take up electoral duties.

Several corps members engaged as INEC ad-hoc staff in northern Nigeria were forced to abandon their duty posts after their colleagues were hacked to death by rampaging youths in a post-election violence after the April 16 presidential election.
Our correspondent gathered in Abuja, on Sunday that the commission in response to reports from its field officers in the worst affected states, decided to engage the services of non-NYSC ad-hoc staff that were earlier trained but placed on reserve.
This was confirmed by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr. Kayode Idowu, in a telephone interview on Sunday.

He said “Certainly there are reservists like the chairman said. The outlook in the affected states is

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Lamido Is More Influential Than Obama

I am sure it is no longer gist that CBN governor,Lamido Sanusi made Time magazine's most influential list. What you might not know however is that he beat American president, Barack Obama on the list. The 'Tornado' of  Nigerian banking industry also showed his strength by crushing and domineering 'Bieber fever'.

Check out the compete list

• Wael Ghonim
• Joseph Stiglitz
• Reed Hastings
• Amy Poehler
• Geoffrey Canada
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Peter Vesterbacka
• Angela Merkel
• Julian Assange
• Ron Bruder
• Lamido Sanusi
• Colin Firth

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Adefemi’s body arrives today, burial on Thursday

The remains of Super Eagles’ defender Olubayo Adefemi would be flown into the country tonight. It would arrive aboard Alitalia Airline flight from Rome at about 8pm.

Family members of the deceased and top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation are among persons expected to receive the body, which would then be taken to a morgue in Yaba, Lagos.

It has been confirmed that the player’s corpse would lie-in-state at

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Beyonce And Rihanna Can Take Off Their Clothes For Playboy, Not Me....... Jennifer Hudson

     After losing over 80lbs on her Weight Watchers diet, Jennifer Hudson expressed her new found love for her size six, telling InStyle magazine, “I have a serious shopping problem now. It got to a point where I could barely get in my bedroom,” referring to the massive clothes piling up in her house. She even says that her new bod is responsible for some changes she’s noticed in her powerful vocal chords. Hudson tells British Daybreak, "When I was in high school, I could do (sing) the whole piano. Now that I've lost weight my voice is getting back to that same state."
She also recently came under fire for some questionable comments she made concerning singers Beyoncé and Rihanna. While
more after the jumpexplaining that she wasn’t interested in posing for Playboy, she mentioned the two superstars in a way that was totally misconstrued. "I love my new figure. All the fabulous clothes I can wear and get sent, I joke that I'm like a walking billboard now," she told The Daily Mirror. “But I won't be taking my clothes off – no way at all. Beyoncé and Rihanna can have that. I like to cover up more. I won't do Playboy. That's just not me."
Hudson was later prodded via Twitter to further explain her comments, where she told fans they simply misunderstood her. "I think yal know me better than that. I love both Beyonce n Rihanna. I hate when people try to be messy . B n Ri know me better than that 2″.

Christian Louboutin Suing YSL For Trying To Sell Red Soled Shoes

      Paris-based designer Christian Louboutin, whose pumps have graced many fabulous and famous feet, sued fashion rival Yves Saint Laurent over the use of the color red on shoe soles. “Mr. Louboutin is the first designer to develop the idea of having red soles on women’s shoes,” said the trademark infringement lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court. Since January, Louboutin

more after the jumpsaid in the suit, he has asked luxury company Yves Saint Laurent America, a subsidiary of the Gucci Group, to stop selling red-soled shoes in the same select Manhattan stores as he does. “Defendants’ use of red footwear outsoles that are virtually identical to plaintiffs’ Red Sole Mark is likely to cause and is causing confusion, mistake and deception among the relevant purchasing public,” the suit said.

CBN Governor, Is One Of The Most Influential People In The World

The governor of central bank of Nigeria Lamido Sanusi just made the list of Time magazine's most influential people. The governor who claimed the 11th position, is more influential than the likes of American talk show hostess and media mogul Oprah and footballer Messi. I am actually very proud right now. A nigerian is being recognised by the world for his positive achievements, honesty and hard work which is the true character of a 'typical' Nigerian.

Breaking News: Veteran Actor Ashley Nwosu Is Dead

Nollywood actor Ashley Nwosu 'The Baron' (that is the nickname I gave him after watching one of his movies) is dead. The actor who has been battling with an undisclosed liver ailment for sometime, died this morning in a military hospital. He was one of my best actors. His delivery in most movies was flawless. My favorite line from the actor was 'everything and everyone has a price'. He said this in a film he acted alongside Ramsey Nouah and Chioma Chuckwuka. I Can't remember the movie title now, but that was the film that made me nickname him 'The Baron'. May his soul rest in peace. Source........dimkokokustella

Picture Of The Day...Mr Ibru

Charles Okafor aka 'Mr Ibru' in nothing but 'Red briefs'. I wonder if this is a scene from a movie. ........

Hollywood Actor,Replies Aggrieved N’Delta Group Over Movie

Nigerian born Hollywood actor,Hakeem Kae-Kazim who played the lead character in the controversial film, “Black Gold: Struggle For The Niger Delta” produced by Jeta Amata and also “Inale”, a debut production of the music maestro Bongos Ikwue is not pleased with the way and manner some aggrieved groups in the Niger Delta are going about the production of the movie.

An unknown group from the Niger Delta recently issued a warning to the embattled producer, never to bother releasing the feature film in Nigeria, as doing so would attract grave consequences for him.

But reacting to that warning, during his recent visit to the country, Hakeem who is known in Hollywood blockbusters like ‘X Men Origins”: ‘Wolverine’, ‘The Fourth Kind”

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2011 Elections Update..... Jonathan Declared Winner

President Goodluck Jonathan has just been officially declared the winner of the presidential elections by INEC. Buhari came second ( he is allegedly going to contest the results). On a sober note, there are reports of widespread violence in the Northern part of the country. Please everybody should be cautious. Incase of any emergency, please call these lines........................ NSA Hotlines for Northern Nigeria Unrest - 096303520 096303521 096303522 096303523 096303525.............................................................................. VIOLENCE is never the answer to any dispute.

2011 Presidential Election Updates...Ribadu And Sambo Loose Pooling Units To Buhari, PDP Wins Tinubu's Ward

Fashola (ACN) loses ward to Jonathan (PDP) and Buhari (CPC). In his ward Jonathan came in first with 141 votes; followed by Buhari with 90 votes and in third place Ribadu (ACN) with 77 votes. [ info by a citizen reporter in Nigeria ] 10.30 pm: Namadi Sambo loses polling unit - PDP lost Sambo’s Kabala polling unit in Kaduna State to Buhari (CPC) that amassed 435 votes to PDP’s 208 votes. All the other parties had a total of 13 votes. CPC vice presidential candidate, Pastor Tunde Bakare, loses at his Opebi Polling Unit, CPC getting 91 votes and PDP 181 votes.[ info by a citizen reporter in Nigeria ] 11.00 pm: Ribadu (ACN) loses polling unit to Buhari - ACN lost Ribadu’s polling unit in Adamawa State to Buhari (CPC) that amassed 250 votes to ACN’s 85 votes. PDP came in third with 64 votes. [ info by a citizen reporter in Nigeria ] Jonathan (PDP) sweeps Lagos and Ogun states. In 10 polling units in Lagos, Ogba and Ifako-Ijaiye PDP got 1161 votes, ACN 363 votes and CPC 259 votes. Buhari wins Kano, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Bauch, Katsina, Niger, Zamfara and Kebbi states. Winner of Sokoto State remains unclear. In polling booth in Giginyu ward in Nassarawa local government of Kano State, home of Shekarau, Buhari amassed 231 votes, PDP 67 votes, ANPP 67 votes and ACN 8 votes. PDP won Tinubu’s ward in Lagos with 82 voles, trailed by ACN with 80 votes. CPC came third with 27 votes. [ info by a Nigerian reporter in Lagos ] 8.00 pm: Jonathan (PDP) leads in early results in Ogun State with Ribadu (ACN) in second place. [ info by a citizen reporter in Nigeria ] These results were collated at the centers and reported by concerned citizens. Click on this link (source) for more info. http://nigeriamasterweb.com/blog/index.php/2011/04/16/nigeria_presidential_election_results_li

Gist That Was This Week

Heeeyaa!!!everybody. Hope you had an amazing week?I am so sorry I have not posted the latest gist, but I am going to do a quick rundown on stuff that went down this week. And The General Wept....... Buhari while addressing newsmen this week broke down in tears. It seems the alliance between himself and Ribadu did not scale through after all. I was wondering how that will ever be possible. Na wah oooh!!! Nigerian Diplomat Disgraced In Switzerland............. Swizz Police threw out a Nigerian diplomat Mr Egbide and his family on monday morning over rent indebtedness. It is alleged that before they were ejected, electricity supply to their residence was cut off. They were also cut off from their national insurance scheme. According to Mrs Egbide , they were unable to pay their rent because her husband has not been payed for two years by the Labour Ministry. People Mags Most Beautiful woman....... Jennifer lopez was named People magazine's most beautiful woman. I think it is a well deserved honour if you ask me.*rolls eyes* I know some of you might disagree. U.K Gang Members Sentenced To Life imprisonment For Killing A Nigerian Girl..................... Two gang members were sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a 16 year old Nigerian girl Agnes Sina-Inakoju. Agnes who had hopes of schooling in Oxford University became the victim of "gang warfare" when she was blasted in the neck by Leon Dunkley after she went to buy Pizza. Dunkley, 22, and Mohammed Smoured, 21, both members of the London fields gang, cycled up, before Dunkley, without looking who he was aiming at, pulled out the gun and fired. The shooting which was captured on CCTV showed the violent and escalating clash between youths from different parts of Hackney, east London. elDee's 'Top Talent' Has Something For You......... Are you unsigned and you want to take your music to the next level? Well elDee is giving you a chance through an online contest 'Top Talent' for unsigned Nigerian artists to showcase their talent and possibly get a record deal. It is free and simple. Just send one mp3 song to trybeproductions@gmail.com. elDee and his team of A & Rs will choose from the entries and come up with their top ten songs which will be posted on a website for the public to choose the top 3. The top 3 will be further scrutinized by elDee and his team. The top 3 songs with the highest number of online votes will be selected on May 6, 2011 and the eventual winner will be announced on May 13, 2011. NOTE that if you send more than one song, a collabo (that is a song with 2 or more people) or a song in which you are not the artist who performed on the recording, you will be disqualified. You will also be disqualified if you are signed to a record label. The eventual winner will be featured on elDee's upcoming album 'Is It Your Money Vol. 2". Deadline for the submission of entries is April 22, 2011 at 2:00 EST. The links for listening and voting will be provided on elDee's Facebook Fanpage. Na wah oohh!!! 13 year old boy denied bail........ It is being alleged that a 13 year old boy has been denied bail by a chief magistrate in Owerri for allegedly attempting to 'kill' former President Obasanjo and the Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim on 31 March by stoning them with sachets of Pure water. He was arrested alongside 18 other people. While I do not in any way encourage kids to be disrespectful to their elders, I am wondering if the action of the magistrate is both legally and morally right because this boy in question is a minor. Stephanie Okereke Follows In Jay Z's Footsteps...... Nollywood actress Stephanie Okereke has some amazing projects in the works. She is working on a new perfume, her own lifestyle website (just like jay Z's. Life + Style which I posted some weeks back here) and a new movie 'Dry'. I hear the story line is about the 'VVF' scourge which is close to her heart.When this happens she will be the first actress to have both a lifestyle website and her own perfume. And oh! She is also preparing for her upcoming nuptials. She must be really busy now.So happy for her.

"I Never Got To Know My Dad...Up Till Now I Don't Know If He Is Dead".....Ramsey Nouah

                                       

Ramsey Nouah is one of the leading actors in Nollywood  with a career spanning over two decades. In this interview he talks about how he started his career, marriage, his definition of style, his parents, the real state of his marriage and sundry issues........
You have been in the industry for the past two decades; does it not call for celebration?Well, I didn’t do a major celebration because basically I didn’t want the attraction in the sense that I didn’t want to create any buzz around it.

How was it when you started?

 It wasn’t a feasible industry in Nigeria then; we were only shooting soap operas on national television. The end of 1993 came with home videos when Kenneth Nnebue shot Living in Bondage and it was successful. By 1994, everybody was thinking of going into home video and being one of the popular faces already on TV then, it was easy for me.

Did your parents really approve your going into the movie industry?

My mum is a very liberal woman. I became very independent even at a tender age and she gave me a free hand. She was not really concerned about

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