ARSENAL POSTPONES GAME AGAINST SUPER-EAGLES

Arsenal Football Club has announced it is reluctantly postponing its proposed trip to Nigeria this summer. The Club has taken the decision as a res

ult of complexities linked to the planned game against Nigeria on Saturday, August 5 in Abuja. Arsenal marketing director Angus Kinnear said: "Bringing a top-level club to an international market is always complicated and logistically challenging. With the proposed match in Nigeria planned for early August, we could not get comfortable on everything needed to satisfy our requirements, so we have reluctantly taken the decision to postpone the team’s visit."

KORA AWARDS CHIEF WANTED IN NAIJA

Since winning the 2010 KORA Award for Best African Reggae Act, Best African Artist, and Best Music Video Director, King Wadada, P-Square and Jude Okoye, have not seen a dime of their prize money. King Wadada was supposed to get $20, 000 (N3m), P-Square $1m (N150, 000, 000) and Jude Okoye $10, 000 (N1.5m), but nothing has been heard from the KORA organizers. KORA Awards chairman, Ernest Adjovi, has literally disappeared into thin air. Nobody knows where he is...at least nobody in Nigeria, not even his erstwhile media managers, Z-Mirage. So please if you see him anywhere, tell him he's wanted in Nigeria.

SCANDALOUS AMBER ROSE

Countdown to her coming to Nigeria to host a show on July 9,2011 the very bodacious former glamour model(stripper) and ex-boo of world superstar Kanye West and girlfriend of upcoming star Wiz Khalifa seem unable to leave controversies far behind her, the latest in the series of many controversies, which has made her a trending topic all over the world are the new nude pictures of her flying around now. And to tell you the truth, the pictures are very graphic and cannot be posted here, though we have the pictures.

Miss Amber in the pics is seen in some outrageous positions expertly playing with herself, she has said the pictures were leaked by some one she had trusted, who was using her PC & she later discovered was sending her nude shots to himself and others, many are of the belief that her story is balderdash and that she was the one that released the pictures herself, so that she can be the topic of discussion for a while, the reason given by those who said she leaked the pictures herself is so that it would bring attention to several of the projects she's involved in-especially a reality TV series about her.
Many in Lagos would get to see the celebrity Face to Face on July 9,2011. The in your face celebrity is following in the long line of other celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton,Kanye West,Bobby Valentino & Rihanna who have had sex videos or nude pictures of them exposed to the world.

FRESH JUICE: KANYE WEST SIGNS THE KOKO MASTER

We broke the news about their would be collabo.But looks like Kanye has seen a lot more in D'banj aka the Koko Master. Arguably one of Africa's greatest acts, Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo also known as D'Banj has joined the big league in the world of music. D'Banj has signed with one of Hip Hop's best labels, Kanye West's GOOD Music which houses some of the biggest names in entertainment. D'Banj announced the good news on Twitter saying; "...7yrs later Mo' Hits signs with Good Music. Best birthday gift ever. God thank u." This is more than people expected because ever since he did the collabo with Hip Hop legend Snoop Dogg for the Mr Endowed Remix, word is another ground breaking collabo is on the books, this time with his new boss Kanye West.
Looks like the two were planning something major when Kanye tweeted D'Banj some 100 days ago.
"Yo @iamdbanj and @donjazzymohits get back to NY asap there is still work to be done"
Common, John Legend, Kid Cudi, Pusha T and Mos Def are some of the artistes in the GOOD Music stable.

P-SQUARE READY TO LAUNCH ALBUM

The multiple award-winning duo of Paul and Peter Okoye, otherwise known as P-Square announced today, that they’re staging a major ‘album concert’ for their fans and followers based in Nigeria. In anticipation of the release of their fifth studio album, the bestselling Nigerian pop singers are set to put up the performance of a lifetime; working with a carefully-selected team of dancers, choreographers, musicians and back-up acts.  A spokesperson for the duo tells us they are working day and night to ensure the forthcoming album not only surpasses all expectations, but also to make sure the big-bidget concert is a winner by kilometres.

Other acts that have held solo concerts at The Eko Hotel, since it opened for business last year are 2Face Idibia and Dbanj (and the Mohits crew). Psquare follows in this growing tradition; and there are unconfirmed reports Paris-based Asa is also contemplating her own gig for this same venue. A joint performance by King Sunny Ade and Ebenezer Obey in 2010 failed to hold despite huge anticipation and media frenzy.

Meanwhile Psquare’s rep tells us ‘The countdown to the album release officially kicks off with this concert, billed to hold in July’. Tentatively the album will contain 10 to 13 songs. Two singles will be released in a matter of days.  The Psquare Concert will be held at the the new Expo hall of Eko Hotel and Suites on Saturday, July 30, 2011.  In their successful career, P Square have released four very successful albums; Last Nite, Get Squared, Game Over and Danger.

P-UNIT IN KAMPALA FOR A CONCERT

It’s no longer news that Kampala LC 111 chairperson Godfrey Nyakana is set to open a nightclub. Nyakana’s latest investment is called Le Beaujolais nightclub situated in the spacious Centenary Park Gardens. But the news is that the management of the new facility is set to fly in top Kenyan hip hop group P Unit for their grand opening on Friday. P Unit which comprises of Frasha, Gabu and Bon’eye is currently the biggest music sensation coming out of Kenya. The group behind the famous smash hit single Kare, was up against our own Mowzey and Weasel for the Best Africa Group award during last year’s MTV Music Awards held in Nigeria. However, the award went to Nigerian duo P-Square.

Formed in 2006, P-Unit has released four hit songs in the last two years, which include Si Lazima, Kushoto Kulia, Una and Kare. The reason for this success is that they are able to address and entertain in a language that the common man understands. Their music falls under the Genge genre. Genge is a Swahili word for mass and the group entertain the masses hence their phenomenal success,” reads part of their profile on their official Facebook page. The group has one album titled Wagenge Hao.

The Kenyan performers arrive in the country on Wednesday. 

Source; Monitor

RAPPER M.I ADDS ANOTHER WHIP

So they say hard work pays, yes it does. But the industry also matters and by the look of things Nigerian music industry has blossomed altely offering the stars a lifestyle they only dreamnt to live in the US. The juice is MTV MAMAS award winner rapper M.I is balling big. Mr. Incredible who just acquired a C Class Mercedez Benz not too long ago, has once again added to his automobiles by acquiring a white Range Rover. I don’t know the year, but I know it’s a tokunbo. M.I is not the first Nigerian artiste that would be driving a tokunbo Range Rover or any car at that, most of them drives a tokunbo car. But make I no hear am outside say, that can isn’t M.I’s own, as I will soon roll out a list of artiste parading fake cars, artistes with no cars, and artistes driving least expected cars, and you my humble readers will be amazed. But for now, here’s wishing M.I all the best with his new ride.

NIGERIAN IS AFRICA'S RICHEST MAN.

Aliko Dangote,a Nigerian business industrialist has made it to the top in the continent's list of Mr. Money bags. According to Forbes Magazine latest rankings, Dangote's wealth is estimated to be $13.8Billion and is ranked #51 worldwide and no.1 in Nigeria and Africa. His actually $300 million richer than Facebook Mark Zuckberg who follows him at #52.The Nigerian businessman's fortune surged 557% in the past year, making him the world's biggest gainer in percentage terms and Africa's richest individual for the first time. The catalyst was listing Dangote Cement, which integrated his investments across Africa with his previously public Benue Cement; it now accounts for a quarter of the Nigeria Stock Exchange's total market cap.Dangote Cement now has a market value in excess of $13 billion, and accounts for a quarter of the Nigeria Stock Exchange’s total market capitalization.

The dearth of native suppliers to meet increasing cement demand is driving the stock price. Dangote projects demand at 72 million metric tons and growing because of the drive to build infrastructure in Nigeria, Africa’s most populated nation, as well as other countries; current supply is 67 million metric tons, a shortfall of 5 million metric tons.

Already the continent's biggest cement maker, he has plants under construction in Zambia, Tanzania, Congo and Ethiopia and is building cement terminals in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Liberia, among other places. Dangote, who recently bought himself a $45 million Bombardier aircraft for his birthday, has been shuttling back and forth to London for months, in anticipation of a public offering there later this year. Dangote began his career as a commodities trader; built his Dangote Group into conglomerate with interests in sugar, flour milling, salt processing, cement manufacturing, textiles, real estate, and oil and gas.

OFFICIAL: BBA'S KEVIN AND ELIZABETH MARRIED

After days of waiting Naija millionaire Kevin Chuwang has officially quit the bachelors club and married off Tanzanian Elizabeth Gupta at a lavish wedding in Lagos,Nigeria.  The couple had an exclusive send off party in December last year (2011) in Dar es salaam,Tanzania. It's the ceremony that gave Kevin the precious Elizabeth who is set to become Nigerian pretty soon. And our Naija scooper intimated to us that it was full of glamor and glitz..Oga style. The couple have been pronounced one and are set to go for their honeymoon soon.

During the show last year, Kevin was obviously crushing on Elizabeth and she was blowing “hot and cold”, she made it clear that she liked him but couldn’t see them having a relationship. She also shared that she had “never dated a black guy” and also said “Kevin was too short for her”!
It is great to see them get together and let’s not chastise Lizzy for her previous comments. If only things we said about people who turned out to be future girlfriends/boyfriends/husbands/wives were caught on tape! We would all be so guilty.

Congrats to Kevin and Elizabeth. The past 12 months have been amazing for Kevin, first he became the first Nigerian to win Big Brother Africa and picked up a $200,000 cheque for his efforts and now he is reportedly engaged to the love of his life. Up next for Kevin is the release of his debut album, his singles “Wok Pichak” featuring Stitched, “Una Pata Mambo” featuring Stitched and Lizzy, “Thank You” and “Dance Hall Nice” are already getting airplay on the radio. Elizabeth is also working on her music and acting career, she featured in a Tanzanian movie entitled “Danger Zone” earlier in the year.Watch out for their pictures here in soon.

Mercy Johnson Emerges Best Actress In Future Awards

Days after star actress, Mercy Johnson declared her determination to better her crafts and move to greater heights in 2011, her  determination is beginning to yield fruits as she was awarded the best actress in the Future Awards 2011 ahead of her two equally respectable actresses, Uche Jombo and Ini Edo.
Stating how she felt after winning the award, she said, I’m happy I won the award, that means people appreciate what I do, it is good to know that you are loved by a lot of people and for that reason, I am so elated. The Kogi-born actress was also full of thanks to her numerous fans who voted for her she revealed that she couldn’t have won the award without her fans who have always stood by her.
The actress however revealed that winning the award does not mean she will be resting on her oars as she disclosed that all she is after for the year is to become the best actress she can be.
Nominated alongside established actresses like Ufuoma Ejenobor, Uche Jumbo, Ini Edo, Gideon Okeke, Matilda Obaseki, Tonto Dike and Gbenro Ajibade, the ebony skinned thespian emerged winner of the number one youth’s awards after months of voting by youths across Nigeria. The award further proves MJ as she is fondly called as youths’ favourites in Nigeria and across Africa. Lending credence to this is her recent invitation to Liberia.
Mercy will be in Liberia for Valentine concert after the youths of that country voted her as their favourite star. Her acting prowess and large fan base has never been in doubt as the actress has continuously garner fans across board since she got into people’s conscientiousness for her role in the movie, The Maid 2002 though her first movie role was in Moving Train in 2000.
Though not personally at the event to receive her award due to busy work schedule in Enugu, a senior colleague, Genevieve Nnaji received the award on her behalf, Genevieve said ‘Mercy deserves the award and more will come her way’.

Future Awards is an annual event that seeks to reward young men and women under the age of 31 that have made marks in different facets of life. Mercy Johnson’s Future Awards has added her to the rank of personalities like Chimamanda Adichie, Asa, D’banj and Tuface all who have won the award.