Akinbode Entertainment: April 2013

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Rihanna Buys Chris Brown A 170 Million Naira Car For Birthday

RIHANNA has got enough dosh to make sure CHRIS BROWN doesn’t just get socks and a dodgy jumper for his 24th birthday.
The singer has shelled out more than £700,000 on a limited edition 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss – only 75 were ever made. And she’s also planning to take him to that well-known UK tourist hotspot... York.

Although the both parties mentioned do not enjoy the best of relationship for some years now, no one knew it would degenerate into a rofo rofo fight years after, until they finally engaged each other in a severe boxing match recently that finally earned AY a serious head but from ‘Terry the Ginja’ .
For the purpose of those who may not have understood the whole story, let us revert to the beginning of the matter.

The credibility of “Jim Iyke Unscripted” reality TV show may soon fade into oblivion if the news making the rounds gets any bigger than this as a Jenny Garcia who claims to be Keturah Hamilton (Jim Iyke’s supposed Fiancée) publicist has come out to claim that her client’s involvement in the show had been a fake all along.

Jim Iyke’s Unscripted reality show had opened in the first week of it’s airing with a bang as viewing ratings jumped immediately following the smoking hot episode which saw Keturah really mad at Jim Iyke whom she accused of consistently flirting with girls to her

Reprieve has come to the way of cleft lip/palate victims in Adamawa State as a corps member serving in the state, Victor Hilenen Aben offered them free surgery.

Aben who partnered Oral Health Advocacy Initiative, OHAI, a non governmental agency that aimed at increasing awareness on the problems of oral health in the society, said the free healthcare was part of his Community Development Service, CDS, of NYSC programme.

Representative of NYSC State Coordinator, Adamawa

Candidates writing UTME exams.

Highlights how inadequate space in universities enhanced fraud in the conduct of 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination

Last Saturday, 1,735,720 candidates sat for the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Out of this number, only 520,000 will be offered admission to all the tertiary institutions across the country.

About 320,000 of this number will make it to the university while the rest will be shared between the polytechnics and the College of Education. Due to this lack of access, some desperate parents and candidates colluded with some unscrupulous security men and invigilators to compromise the integrity of the examination.

In the Federal Government’s initial response, the

The Nigerian Entertainment Conference held over the weekend at the Grand ball room of the Eko Hotel and suites, Victoria Island, Lagos was nearly marred by violent exchange of words between Kennis Music Boss Mr. Kenny Ogungbe and Chairman of Copyright Society of Nigeria COSON, Chief Tony Okoroji.

Chief Tony Okoroji had confronted Kenny Ogungbe in the presence of journalists for daring to say in public that COSON owed him (Kenny Ogungbe) money.

“How could he say such a thing? And in public?” Chief Okorogie fumed.

Kenny Ogungbe and Chief Okoriji shortly before the exchanges

M.I

Dexterous and award winning rap artist Jude Abaga better known as MI has lashed out at the executive members of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria PMAN, stating in very strong terms that the association is an ‘embarrassment’ to the industry and should be usurped via a ‘coup’.

MI said this at the Nigerian Entertainment conference held Friday, April 26 at the Grand ball room of the Eko Hotel and Suites Victoria Island Lagos where incidentally no executive member of PMAN was present.

MI said “There is a systemic breakdown at PMAN. I recently held a meeting with them and the way it went, it was an embarrassment to the industry we have now. We don’t know the way forward because the present PMAN no longer represents the Nigerian artist,

Honours came the way of three graduates of the University of Lagos on April 23, when they received the Elumelu Legacy Prize from the Tony Elumelu Foundation.

They are Adijat Isiaq, Moninuola Ojikutu and Abdu-Hakeem Buhari.

The three were celebrated at a special ‘convocation’ hosted by UNILAG Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Rahmon Bello.

The Elumelu Legacy Prize is awarded annually to the best undergraduate

*Stephanie Okereke
Lagos – A popular Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke, on Sunday urged her colleagues to be the best among equals in their professional output.

Okereke in Lagos said that stakeholders need not lag behind now that Nollywood had became a household name in the world.

She urged her colleagues to utilise any opportunity of retraining themselves to bring out the expertise in them.

She said that officials of the New York Film Academy

Chioma
RECALLING what happened between Chioma Akpotha and Yemisi (The Vanguard reporter) on the AMAA flight from Port Harcourt, one would have expected a cultured woman to be contrite and apologize forthwith, since everybody is error-prone. I crave your indulgence to say this not because the former is a movie star and the latter a journalist. More so, I dread not to raise my voice for the truth and my compassion against injustice.

It was quite unfortunate to read a report from today’s Vanguard Online in favour of Yemisi (their staff), as against Chioma Akpotha who was publicly insulted alongside

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka

NOBEL laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged politicians to desist from manipulating the judiciary to prevent a state of anarchy in the country.

Soyinka explained that though the judiciary was making headway in reforms, there was still the need to tackle some dark areas in the sector.

The literary giant, who spoke with reporters on Monday in Port Harcourt, pointed out that such dark areas had created the political crisis rocking the state.

Soyinka was in the state to mark the emergence of Port

Jim Iyke breaks silence on relationship with Nadia Buari

Recently, speculations have been rife that Jim Iyke might be secretly dating Ghanaian actress Nadia Buari.This is not unconnected with their latest appearance together at the premier of his Unscripted reality show in Lagos. Everyone kept asking why Nadia,(not Keturah )was his date .
According to Nigerian Films, Jim Iyke’s image maker, Mitch Ngaman has denied any romantic liaison between them. He said they are ‘best of buddies, they

Women can influence the gender of their child with what they eat before they conceive, according to new research that lends scientific support to age-old superstitions about pregnancy. The study of 740 women showed that higher calorie intake led to a higher probability of a male birth.
The discovery shows higher calorie intake prior to conception can significantly increase the chances of having a son while women on restricted diets are more likely

A Nigerian asylum seeker, who is married to a British man, is fighting for her life in hospital after an overdose medication just days before she was due to be sent back to Nigeria.

May Brown, a 19-year-old college student, fled to Britain from her home country three years ago after witnessing her father’s murder and being subjected to sexual abuse.

She settled in Weymouth, Dorset, where she met her

Suspected kidnappers

Kidnapping suspect, Sunday James, arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, has said he and his gang only go after people in expensive cars.

James was arrested along with five others- Solomon Eze, aka Pastor, Ikechukwu Chedom, Obinna Egbugha and Emmanuel Iloakazi- on April 6, 2013.

James, 29, said he had been involved in four kidnap operations.

He said, “I am from Ebonyi State but I live in Coker, Orile, Lagos.

ABUJA — Barely 24 hours after President Goodluck inaugurated a 25-man committee to work towards disarming members of the Boko Haram sect and granting them amnesty, thousands of unemployed youths have asked the Federal Government to jettison the idea or risk their wrath.

Although the angry youths drawn from the 774 local government areas of the country, did not say what the form of their action would be, their leader who gave his name as Okey Felix Nwachukwu, warned that they would take steps to compel the government to

Late Olayinka

Residents of Ekiti State were shocked when the news of the death of Deputy Governor, Mrs. Funmilayo Aduni Olayinka, filtered into the state in the evening of Saturday April 6. Many were aware that she was sick having taken a sick leave two weeks earlier but death did not listen to pleas of many of her admirers, and she eventually succumbed to breast cancer despite her struggles to pull through.

Olayinka’s death at 52 brought grief to the state and the grief was shared by the majority of the people in the state irrespective of political or religious belief.

Should it fail to give Nigerians free, fair and credible elections in 2015, it would mean that Professor Attahiru Jega led Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fallen short of all promises of reforms it had made to the people since its inception in 2010.

And so, to get it right and avoid mistakes of the past, the regime has seemingly started off programmes and activities envisaged to produce the needed results in 2015 elections.

But there are aggressions against some of the moves

ABUJA —Governors of the 19 Northern states, yesterday regretted that President Goodluck Jonathan has not punished those who allegedly stole the nation’s oil money, warning that the situation portends danger for the country.

Speaking when the Ambassador Ibrahim Zakari-led Committee on reconciliation, healing and Security set up by the Northern governors to find out the causes of insecurity in the region, submitted its final report, the Chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum

Boko Haram members

The Northern Governors’ Forum on Thursday lamented the effect of the Boko Haram insurgency on the North and pleaded with members of the violent Islamic sect to accept the planned amnesty for them by the Federal Government.

The Chairman of the forum and Niger State Governor, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, stated this while receiving the report of the forum’s Committee on Reconciliation, Healing and Security, in Abuja on Thursday.

Aliyu, who said the activities of the insurgents had led

Bill Gates
Announced in Abu Dhabi on Thursday his foundation will contribute $1.8 billion to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a third of the total funds needed.

“I am pleased to announce for the foundation that we are committed to fund a third of what is needed for this campaign,” the Microsoft co-founder told the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi. “So for the fully funded campaign, that would be $1.8 billion that we are committed to.”

“There has been a total of four billion dollars raised here.

Tuface and Annie Idibia

Following 2face’s donating his traditional wedding coffee colour branded cap and shoes with the inscription “2Baba” to charity, his fans seem to be torn in two directions as to the reason behind such move.

While larger percentage of fans kept lashing out at what the heck helpless children stand to gain from his cap and shoes, others think 2face’s shoes and cap stand a chance of being priced higher by the rich. .

With more negative reactions coming in, the tide seems

Weird MC

It’s ‘ Ladies First’ at April edition of Str8 Up Hip Hop. Every edition of Str8 up Hip hop has definitive message for the hip hop culture thus, the April edition of the Now Muzik En.Core production, is aimed at celebrating the brightness and beauty hip hop fly sisters have brought to the game.

Themed Ladies First, it will recognise the contribution of the rappatainer, Weird MC who was the first Nigerian artiste to release a video-single; First Lady of Nigerian hip hop, Sasha P who is also the first ever Nigerian female artist to perform at the 20th anniversary of the World Music Awards in October 2008 and the late DJ Lokshai, the first Nigerian female DJ.

The delectable spoken word artiste and entrepreneur,

Take tea, it’s an elixir

We all drink tea, especially when the weather is cold. Wet seasons are usually boom period for tea sale, as it’s one of the beverages that can keep you warm.

Employers sometimes provide tea in offices, especially for those who work in factories where the air conditioners are left running round the clock in order to keep the machines in even temperature, so that they can keep warm.

At board meetings, power breakfasts and other early

The suspects

ABEOKUTA — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Ogun State, Wednesday, said it apprehended two suspects, Popoola Sunday, 30, and Dell Taiwan 25, at Igbore village near Obada-Oko, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state while attempting to derail trains.

Public Relations Officer of the Corps in the state, Kareem Olanrewaju, in a statement in Abeokuta said the duo were caught while removing the railway chains used to tighten the rail to allow for a firm grip.

According to Olanrewaju, the suspects were caught in the act. He said their act was capable of derailing trains which may result in loss of lives. They were arrested by NSCDC men on patrol.

Olanrewaju said: “The state Commandant

Accolade for KSA, Onyeka at music festival

KSA

Last weekend marked a special phase in the Nigerian music industry as the period ushered in yet another festival.

Titled Five star music festival, the event that took place at the Golden Tulip Hotel, FESTAC Town, saw veteran musicians, King Sunny Ade, Onyeka Onwenu, Bright Chimezie, Bongos Igwe, Ras Kimono and a host of others, receiving awards for their contribution to the growth of the music industry in Nigeria.

Presenting the awards, which were accompanied by return

Federal government has been called upon to urgently stem the tide of medical tourism in the country because it is gradually killing healthcare in Nigeria. A Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon from the United Kingdom, Dr. Segun Abudu decried the penchant of government officials to jet out of the country for common illnesses that could be handled perfectly in Nigeria.

Speaking during the second Lagoon Hospitals Surgery for the Future: The Journey So far”, Abudu recommended that said no government officials or their relatives should be allowed to go abroad for treatment at government expense, except a senior physician confirms such

Boston bomb suspect: My brother was the mastermind

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has indicated that his older brother, not any international terrorist group, masterminded the deadly attack, a U.S. government source said.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who has been hospitalized with a tube down his throat in recent days, communicated with investigators by writing and nodding.

The preliminary interviews with Tsarnaev suggest the two brothers fit the classification of self-radicalized jihadists, the source said.

Tsarnaev has conveyed to investigators that Tamerlan’s motivation stemmed from jihadist thought and the idea that Islam is under attack, and jihadists need to fight back, the source said Monday.

The government source cautioned that the interviews were preliminary, and that Tsarnaev’s account needs to be checked out and followed up on by investigator

I want my songs to be hits in America & Europe – Moses Idols 3 winner

After two years of women winning the Nigerian Idol crown, Moses Obi-Adigwe, the sweet-voiced university graduate from Delta state finally got one for the guys, inheriting the Nigerian Idol champion crown from Mercy Chinwo. His victory is not just about the title though, the cuddly teddy bear is now 7.5 million naira richer, owns a brand new SUV and has a recording contract also worth 7.5 million naira, all thanks to lead sponsor Etisalat.

What has your journey been like so far through the whole Nigerian Idol process?

[Laughs] The journey so far has been interesting, to

RIVERS State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi

The Presidency has initiated a fresh move to ensure that Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi does not retain his post as Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum.

It was gathered that ahead of the fifth meeting of the NGF slated for Wednesday, 15 state governors met with President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday night in Abuja.

Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State-led the delegation which had Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State as the only non-PDP governor in attendance.

A source privy to the meeting confided in one of

Recently, the media was agog with the news about the recommendation by a committee headed by Steve Orosanye set up by the Federal Government to reduce the cost of governance in the country. The committee recommends scrapping of the National Examination Council. Also included for possible scrapping is the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination being conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.

These decisions were all based on the recommendations

In a male dominated industry like the Nigerian music industry, first runner-up at the Idol West Africa, Omawumi Megbele, has proven to be a force to be reckoned with.
Some music critics in Nigeria have likened her to the legendary Onyeka Onwenu, who the singer did a duet with recently.
When it comes to dressing, Omawumi mostly rocks short gown which barely covers the whole of her thighs and at some instances, the shoulder region of her

Fire still raging in IbadanA gasoline tanker traveling on narrow road in a residential area in Ibadan caught fire from a local cooking fire place leading to fire explosions that have now gutted 25 houses and 45 shops in Omitowoju area of Ibadan city in Oyo state

Monday, April 22, 2013

Ebonyi council chairman dies in road accident

The Chairman of Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Chief Obasi Nwode, has died in a fatal road
accident along Abakaliki-Afikpo expressway in the state, while four others sustained various degrees of injuries.

We learnt that he died on Sunday evening, while returning from inspection of some of his projects scheduled to be commissioned by Governor Martin Elechi

Former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), says the merger of the Action Congress of Nigeria, the Congress for Progressive Change and the All Nigeria Peoples Party is going to be real.
Buhari, CPC candidate in 2011 presidential election, said this in Lagos on Monday during the presentation of a book, ‘Witness to History’, written by ACN’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Lai Mohammed.
Present at the presentation were National Leader

Members of the boko haram sect

The Federal Government’s effort to finding a lasting solution to the Boko Haram menace hit a brick wall with the rejection of a pre-amnesty offer by the Abubakar Shekau-led faction of Boko Haram. It stands every reasoning on its head, that the gravy train of amnesty was contemplated for a radical and remorseless sect that has murdered over 4, 000 people since it began an offensive against the Nigerian state in 2009. Pardon with its financial rewards as it is done in the country,

Family of late pop singer, Goldie Harvey has indicated their willingness to fulfill the wishes of the songstress who they revealed willed her properties to charity.

Late Goldie

Before her death, Goldie was said to have been an ambassador of ‘Project Alert on Violence Against Women’, and had supported them in several ways. Her properties will be auctioned to the public on the 1st of May, 2013, and the proceeds from the sale will go to charity.

Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reported a fire incident at its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) building in Abuja on Monday.
A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Kayode Idowu, said that the incident occurred in the office of the former Director, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), located in the ICT Building.

Kayode said that men of the Fire Service attached to

How he died: Dagrin died at 6:00PM on Thursday, April 22 - exactly eight days after he was involved in a ghastly accident in front of Alakara Police station, off Agege motor road, Mushin, Lagos.
The late rapper’s car, a Nissan Maxima 2008 model ran into a parked lorry in front of Alakara Police station, Mushin. He was initially admitted at Tai Solarin Hospital, Mushin before he was transferred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi Araba where
Doctors made serious efforts to save his life. He was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit and operated upon, and later moved to the private wing of the hospital where he died! Doctors at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital LUTH said he survived nine attacks

Court remands Ladipo market leader in prison for alleged N52m fraud

An Ikeja High Court on Monday remanded Jonathan Okoli, President of Aguiyi Ironsi Market– popularly known as Ladipo Market– in prison over an alleged N52 million fraud.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okoli was remanded in Ikoyi Prison, after his arraignment before Justice Olabisi Akinlade.

Okoli, who resides at No. 2, Akinwunmi St., Ladipo, Lagos was charged to the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The 51-year old auto spare-parts dealer is facing a three-count charge of obtaining money by false pretences and stealing.

Taraba Speaker, deputy impeached

Reports from Taraba State, indicate that the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Istifanus Gbana, and his deputy have been impeached.
The former speaker and his deputy were removed by 17 out of the 24 members of the Assembly. Both men did not attend Monday’s sitting.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect awake, responding in writing

The 19-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, who was seriously wounded and unable to speak, is awake and responding in writing to questions from authorities, according to Tweets by ABC and NBC news networks.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is in the intensive care unit of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, is responding sporadically, the ABC news network reported on its Twitter fe

Lagos council boss, Bamigbetan recounts ordeal

LAGOS — It was indeed an emotional moment as the abducted Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of Lagos, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan, who was set free by his abductors late Saturday night, after six days in captivity, could not hold back tears while narrating his ordeal to Vanguard. He spoke in the presence of a large crowd that thronged his residence to rejoice with him and his family on his safe arrival.

The council chairman, who was abducted by three gunmen at his Ona Iwa Mimo street residence, in Ejigbo, on Monday, April 15, 2013, at about 11.00p.m, returned to his house at about 10.45p.m, some hours after he was released by his abductors. His return ended six

Personal development tips you should consider

Human resource managers say it is important for individuals to continuously work towards self-improvement. ways that can be achieved

No matter how good or effective you are at work or in life generally, experts say it is important that you strive to improve yourself.

According to them, this will make you more productive and successful – that is if you are already productive. If you are not, then self-improvement will increase your

Telecoms

The commencement of Mobile Number Portability in Nigeria comes as a relief to telecoms subscribers, who have been complaining about the poor quality of services being rendered by the service providers

Telecoms subscribers in the country have expressed excitement at the dawn of a new era as Mobile Number Portability commences today.

MNP allows mobile subscribers to move from one network to another without changing their numbers.

Having patiently waited for it for years, some of the

Chief Alexander Opeyemi Akinyele was Minister of Information and Culture; Chairman, National Sports Commission NSC, and Chairman, National Reconciliation Committee. He is recognized not only for his sharp sense of humour, but also for flashiness in his outfits. Akinyele, who is the Lobosin of Ondo Kingdom, is a Public Relations icon, spoke with Saturday Vanguard on his life at 75, Nigeria, the Newswatch saga among other issues.

At 75, you still have a wonderful sense of humour, is that the secret of your ageless look?

Yes, it is one of those elements that keeps me going.

The controversial market
Traders at the New Balogun Ultra Modern Market are left stranded following an eviction order by a new ‘landlord’
Like the proverbial grass that suffers when two elephants wrestle, traders at the New Balogun Ultra Modern Complex in Lagos Island are currently groaning under a forced eviction from a place where they earn their living.

Tenants at the three-storey building with 220

Hon Busayo Oluwole Oke, represented Ijesha North federal constituency in the House of Representatives between 2003 and 2011 and was for most of that period, chairman of the house committee on defence.

Oke is now one of a handful of aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP aspiring for the party’s ticket ahead of the 2014 gubernatorial election in Osun State. In this interview he asserts his credentials for the job and what makes him better qualified

2Face

That newly-wed African super star and multiple award winning entertainer, 2face Idibia, has decided to auction his customised traditional wedding outfits for charity is no longer news. What is news, however, is the hot debate his action is generating on social media networks.

While some describe his action, aimed at raising money for orphans and the less privileged children in Lagos as unAfrican, others advised the star entertainer to rather auction all the gifts he received during his wedding if he truly loves the orphans. However, some others still believe that his action is well thought out. Some even urge him to stop the initiative as some of his haters

It came like a bolt from the blue. After 28 matches without defeat, capped with a 6-1 demolition of arch rivals Ghana, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria were brought down to mother earth with a thud.

It was a defeat that shocked every Nigerian especially those of us that have not failed to sing the praises of the Garba Manu tutored side.

Suddenly I thread philosophy path. That the defeat was needed and the timing could not have been better. Were our players playing god? Did they suddenly believe the cup was theirs even without kicking a ball?

I was positive they would bounce back if only their handlers

The world over, those who should know agree that being overweight poses unnecessary health risks to individuals. Beyond what we eat — which is really a big issue in weight problems — the sedentary lifestyle that most people lead, coupled with job stress and squeezed schedules, are some of the things that lead to being overweight or obese.

Worse still, physicians note that it is not only the adult population that is accumulating more flesh around the waist; the younger generation is catching up quickly, with obese children fast becoming the norm rather than the exception.

Yet, mortality experts project that today’s chubby children will live shorter lives than their parents as a result of the risks associated with fatness.

Lagos — Four young men were, weekend, docked before Mrs. Demi Ajayi of Ikeja Magistrate Court for allegedly raping Jennifer Uche.

The suspects, Solomon Obamiro 28, Adebayo Fagbemi, 25, Soliu Obalowu, 27 and Oluwatosin Akomolafe 22, and others now at large, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and sexual assault.

The police prosecutor superintendent, Barth Nwaokoye, informed the court that the defendants committed the crime in the early hours of April 13, 2013, at

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