Tuesday 30 April 2013

Akon opens new Disco Club in Dominican Republic


Filo: Songwriter and businessman, Akon is extending his business empire to the Caribbean and there’s no stopping him. Come May 25th, the Konvict Clothing boss would be opening his new super club - JEWEL Punta Cana Disco Club, in the Dominican Republic.
Punta Cana is the name of a region in the easternmost tip of the Dominican Republic and is home to a coastline of sandy white beaches.

Kiyo: Congrats 


NEW VIDEO: E.L – Hallelujah feat. M.anifest


Filo: New video from Ghanaian rapper, EL.

TV PRESENTER’S HIPS DRIVES KENYAN MEN CRAZY


Linda Ogutu, hipped Tv personality
Linda Ogutu




Filo: The name Linda Ogutu may not ring a bell, but the well-endowed TV personality is a household name in Kenya. Linda, a former staff of NTV, is currently a News Anchor at Kenya’s leading station, Kenya Television Network (KTN).
The hipped lady is a regular feature on the station’s prime time news at 9pm; a moment an average Kenyan wouldn’t want to miss – not necessarily because of the news but to behold their favourite news anchor.
Lately, there have been reports of scuffles in bars and clubs due to demands by merry makers, especially men to have TV sets tuned to KTN… just to watch Linda.
Kenyan Post reported an incident that occurred recently in Nairobi, “Over the weekend at a club in Nairobi's Westlands area, chaos erupted after the club manager chose to switch to KTN for the 9pm news...Reason being LINDA OGUTU.
And immediately a reveller demanded that the station be tuned to Citizen because Janet Mbugua was reading the news and what followed was an exchange of words as revellers fought to have their favourite anchor tuned in. It took the intervention of the management to calm everyone down by switching off all the TV's and demanded that people concentrate on their drinks”


Kiyo: Those Hips don’t lie.



Linda Ogutu, hipped Tv personality


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Kim Kardashian ‘refuses baby gifts’

Kim Kardashian and her partner Kanye West refuses baby gifts
Kim Kardashian and KanyeWest




Kiyo: The pregnant reality TV star, Kim Kardashian and her partner Kanye West have allegedly asked their friends and family to make donations to charity rather than buy gifts for their baby.
TMZ has learned that reports on the internet stating the famous couple had started a baby registry list are fake.
Instead, Kim and Kanye are said to be asking their nearest and dearest to donate a cheque to the Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, where the rapper grew up.

Filo: Some folks are always guilty of ‘over syllabus’; who says Kimye cannot provide for their child.

Selena Gomez 'talking to Bieber's Pastor'

Selena Gomez 'talking to Bieber's Pastor'
Selena Gomez



Kiyo: Recently, reports of Justin Bieber’s excessiveness have become a recurring decimal. The singer has removed his shirt in public countless times; arriving late on stage, spitting at a neighbour and lately, the drugs search on his tour bus are all part of his downward spiral.
However, Selena, who was rumoured to have reconciled with Justin is determined to get him back on the right track and has turned to Pastor Judah Smith for advice.
“Selena’s been in touch with Justin’s best friend Pastor Judah Smith and asking advice on how she should approach things. He’s convinced that Selena can help Justin, so he’s doing everything he can to get them back together,” a source told British magazine Heat.
If you think she is overreacting, well listen to this - she’s also been in contact with Justin’s confidante and former ‘swagger coach’ Ryan Good.

Filo: A break from the norm! Ordinarily she should have suggested a rehab.

Cassi Thomson: Nadia Buari’s Look-Alike




Filo: It seems Cassi Thomson has a Ghanaian sister in the person of Nadia Buari. Cassi is an Australian-born American actress and singer who stars as ‘Cara Lynn’ on HBO “Big Love”

NEW VIDEO: Samini - Ghana Petrol




Filo: You may not rate the video very high, but Samini’s Ghana Petrol has a message which is pertinent to Ghana’s emerging oil industry and is a peep into the degradation experienced in the Niger Delta since the discovery of the so called ‘black gold’

Kiyo: Feel the lyrics;

Chorus
I see sey them they come oo
Ghana get petrol so they want to come and control
Them they come oo oy
Africa get oil so them don't want to live ma soil
Them they come oo
Ghana get petrol so they want to come and control
Them they come oo oy
Africa get oil so them don't want to live ma soil

Verse 1
Everybody know the world is living in recession
And i wonder why them still want to come around recession
This is like 21st century oppression
I look at it and i have my own objection
Burn them naughty vice and burn them corruption
I feel like this is outright interruption
Dogs are coming in
I can feel them hawks coming in
Mafias and Dons are coming in the towns are dobling
We no wants no guns are popping in
Know sey we no want no trouble

Nadia Buari and Dayo Okeniyi cover Complete Fashion


Filo: Ghanaian sexy actress, Nadia Buari and Nigerian born Hollywood actor, Dayo Okeniyi featured in the cover of the April edition of Complete Fashion magazine.
Dayo, who is known for his role as Thresh in the movie ‘Hunger Games’ has a Nigerian father who is a retired customs officer and a Kenyan mother.

Dismissed Police Officer bags 45 years imprisonment for stealing Governor Aregbesola’s phone

Dismissed Police Officer bags 45 years imprisonment for stealing Governor Aregbesola’s phone
Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola 



Kiyo: A dismissed police officer, Kelvin Ighodalo has been sentenced to 45 years imprisonment for stealing a Sony Ericson phone of the Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola.
The accused was arraigned by an Osogbo High Court on Monday on a six-count charge of conspiracy, theft, obtaining by false pretence, obtaining by force and impersonation, among other offences.
Mr Kelvin was sentenced to 10 years for each of counts 1, 2 and 3 and 5 years each for three other counts.
The governor’s mobile phone was stolen on Nov 28, 2010 at his swearing-in-ceremony; six months later, Kelvin made attempt to defraud and obtained the sum of N500,000 from his royal majesty, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolara Owa-Obokun of Ijesha land by using the Governor’s phone.

Filo: Every day for the thief, but come to think of it; you steal a Governor’s phone and try to impersonate him, you get 45 years, loot the national treasury, you get less than two years.

Monday 29 April 2013

NEW VIDEO: Ray J – I Hit It First






Filo: Featuring a Kim K look alike in his new video, it appears Ray J is trying so hard to remind us of what we already knew.

Have you received an email from this chic before?




Filo: In the mail, the sender identifies ‘herself’ as Tessy Annan; see the photos attached and ‘her’ bogus letter below;

Hello Dearest,

How are you today? I am happy to see today and after going through it,l found it so interesting to contact you. My name is Miss Tessy Annan I 'm 25 years old, from Dafur, Sudan country in Africa, I am 5.11 ft tall, Fair in complexion,(never married before ) and presently I am residing in the refugee camp here in Dakar as a result of the civil war that was fought in my country Sudan. My late father Late Dr Korren Annan was the Managing Director of Korren and Associates (Ltd) and he was the personal adviser to the former head of state before the rebels attacked our house one early morning and killed my mother and my father in cold blood. It was only me that is alive now and I managed to make my way to a near by country Senegal where i am living now in a refugee camp,and this computer belong to the reverend that has a church here in the camp. I would like to know more about you. Your likes and dislikes,your hobbies and what you are doing presently.
I will tell you more about myself in my next mail.

Miss Tessy Annan


Have you seen President Obama’s latest hair style?




Filo: Just a creative photographer’s imagination.





Cristiano Ronaldo denies cheating on girlfriend

Cristiano Ronaldo and girlfriend, Irina Shayk, denies cheating on girlfriend
Cristiano Ronaldo and girlfriend, Irina Shayk

























Filo: Cristiano Ronaldo has vehemently denied claims that he cheated on his girlfriend Irina Shayk with Brazilian model Andressa Urach, also known as 'Miss BumBum'.
Urach told The Sun on Sunday that she had slept with the Real Madrid star at the Hotel Villa Magna just 48 hours before the first leg of Madrid's Champions League semi-final tie against Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park, but the player has insisted ‘everything else is pure fiction and forgery’.

Kiyo: Let’s see if Andressa Urach would come up with more evidence


His Tweet

Cristiano Ronaldo tweet to refute cheating allegation


Taylor Swift Pays Cash for $17 Million Mansion

Talor Swift



Filo: Taylor Swift was alleged to have recently purchased a mansion in Rhode Island for a sum of $17.75 million; guess what - she paid for it in cash with a single payment as reported by TMZ.
Recall the singer owns a home in Beverly Hills, California and a penthouse duplex in Nashville, Tennessee.
Now, what do you call that - showing off?

Kiyo: Think she is just a business woman taking advantage of paying cash to get a discount from the original asking price of $20 million. 












Guess who’s changed




Filo: Would you feature him in your movie if this was his natural look?


Beyonce and Andre 3000 release 'Back to Black' With Amy Winehouse Cover




Filo: Back to Black is the recent effort of Beyonce and Andre 3000; a song that forms part of the soundtrack of Baz Luhrmann’s movie "The Great Gatsby"
The song first appeared on Winehouse's 2006 album of the same title. On the new version, Andre handles the first half of the song, doing more singing than rapping this time, before Beyonce takes over the rest of it.

Kiyo: Preferred Amy Winehouse original version, what do you think?


VIDEO: Lynxx's Dad, Former Dep. Gov. of Delta State Marks 70th Birthday




Filo: Rapper, Lynxx, his siblings, and family organise a 70th birthday party for their father; the former Governor of old Bendel state and the first deputy governor of Delta state, Chief John Edozien in Lagos.

Sunday 28 April 2013

2FACE JOINS ALL STAR LINEUP AT MTV AFRICA ALL STARS



Kiyo: 2 Face has signed up for the MTV Africa All Stars KwaZulu-Natal with Snoop Lion; the urban music extravaganza will be staged by MTV Base and KwaZulu-Natal Province in Durban, South Africa on May 18. Flavour and Zakes Bantwini would grace the stage with 2Face and Snoop Lion at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban. More than 10,000 people are expected to enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime concert.

Filo: Expect Snoop Lion to perform his greatest hits interspersed with reggae-flavour.



Gangnam Style rapper, Psy honoured at Tribeca Film Festival

                                                                                Psy                                       credit: china.org

Kiyo: Psy was honoured at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on Friday for taking over the world with his popular Gangnam Style
Accepting the award at the New York University prize giving, the singer said 'who knew, right? Giving me this award in itself is innovation, I think...I still cannot believe what happened right now'

Filo: Life! Psy applied to New York University in 1996 but failed; now he is honoured by same university. That was why he said ‘finally I entered this building this morning’.



NEW VIDEO: May D – So Many Tinz




Filo: May D finally released the video for So Many Tinz.

Saturday 27 April 2013

Tunde Baiyewu: I wanted to be an accountant…. but accountancy was boring



























Filo: In an interview featured in Metro UK publication under Ents and Tech Music column, Tunde Baiyewu, a frontman of pop group The Lighthouse Family bares his mind on his child hood experiences.
He recounted the incidence of his father’s death at age four and his family’s relocation to Nigeria from the UK. Tunde talked about his joining a church just to stay out of trouble and the marriage of his mother to former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The father of two girls (Elizabeth and Rebecca) also recalled his encounter with Paul Tucker after he discovered Accountancy profession was not for him, though he has a degree in same field.
The ‘Great Romantic’ singer has a piece of advice for parents “You have to tell kids off occasionally but I don’t want them to harbour those feelings that there’s any sort of preferential treatment because there isn’t”.

Kiyo: Touching interview; good to know his relationship with his step dad is cordial.

PHOTO: Tiwa Savage on Pinky Tins

Tiwa Savage on Pinky Tins
Tiwa Savage



Filo: Pweety Tiwa, expected the bracelet to be pink too.

Tyler Perry Sued Over "Temptation" Movie Script

Tyler Perry Sued Over "Temptation" Movie Script
Tyler Perry


Filo: An Indiana man, William James has filed a lawsuit against Tyler Perry, claiming the filmmaker stole his idea for Perry’s latest film, Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.
According to TMZ, James admits he doesn’t know for sure if Perry even saw his screenplay.  His lawsuit claims he wrote the plot in 2009 and supposedly handed it over to “an associate” of Oprah Winfrey’s, hoping it would eventually make its way into Perry’s hands.

Kiyo: I hope Williams’ motivation is not the $49 million Temptation grossed since its March 29 release.


I didn’t send my wife out of the house – Zaaki Azzay

Zaaki Azzay



Kiyo: In a recent interview with Kemi Vaughan of Punch Newspaper, Zaaki Azzay was asked if he thinks divorce is the best option.
He said “First of all, I didn’t send my wife out of the house. I didn’t sue for divorce. I did not go to the press; everything I have been accused of, I did not do. So, I don’t have any hand in anything, as far as I’m concerned. If you want to hide a lie, you have to lie a billion times to cover the lie. The truth you can’t hide, that’s all I have to say”.

Filo: Do you believe him?
Well the singer says ‘I don’t need anybody to believe what I have to say. If you believe me, fine, if you don’t believe me, fine. Time will tell’.

Justus Nwaoga among 10 finalists for African Innovation Prize

Justus Nwaoga for innovation prize for africa
Justus Nwaoga



Kiyo: A Nigerian scientist has been named among the ten finalists for the $100,000 Innovation Prize for Africa.
Justus Nwaoga developed a new way to collect renewable solar energy by using the mimosa pudica weed, an organic African medicinal plant. The Mimosa weed has the ability to close its leaves when touched, open at sunrise and fold at sunset. The obvious control by the sun and photovoltaic response in live mimosa plants generated the plant’s solar energy potential.

Filo: According to africaninnovationnews.com, “The winners of the IPA 2013 will be announced at a gala dinner on 7 May in Cape Town, South Africa hosted by the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business and the Sekunjalo Development Foundation. The winner will receive USD 100 000 for the best innovation based on marketability, originality, scalability, social impact and clear business potential. A runner up will receive USD 25 000 for the best commercial potential and another winner will receive USD 25 000 as a special prize for social innovation”.

NEW VIDEO: Femi Kuti – The World Is Changing




Filo: Afro beat maestro, Femi Kuti who is currently on a music tour in Europe has released a new video for his single ‘The World is Changing’; a track from his new album ‘No Place For My Dream’.

Canadian woman fighting to prove her marriage to Nigerian man is legit

Vicki and Kelvin Obichere


Filo: A New Brunswick woman has been trying for three years to bring her Nigerian-born husband to Canada, but the government says the marriage is not legitimate.
Vicki Obichere married her husband Kelvin, who lives in Nigeria, three years ago after an online courtship.
She says the work involved having her husband join her in Salisbury, N.B. has been exhausting.
“We just received an email yesterday,” says Obichere.
The email, from a Canadian immigration officer, says the department does not consider her marriage to be valid. Obichere now has 30 days to prove she and her husband is a legitimate couple.
She also says she understands there needs to be laws to prevent immigration fraud, but insists her marriage is real.

Kiyo: Oyibo woman way of thinking “Why spend five years with me if it was just about getting into the country? Why not move onto someone else?” she asks.
Madam forget that thing, Kelvin get plans.


New Video: Iyanya – Sexy Mama ft Wizkid



Filo: The Video was shot in South Africa. 

Friday 26 April 2013

Nigerian Islamists got $3.15 million to free French hostages: document


Kiyo: Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram was paid an equivalent of around $3.15 million by French and Cameroonian negotiators before freeing seven French hostages this month, a confidential Nigerian government report obtained by Reuters said.
The memo does not say who paid the ransom for the family of seven, who were all released on April 19, although it says Cameroon freed some Boko Haram detainees as part of the deal.
The Nigerian report suggests that 1.6 billion CFA francs ($3.15 million) was paid More on Reuters

Lauryn Hill Working on New Music

Lauryn Hill Working on New Music
Lauryn Hill
Filo: Rising from her tax and rent ordeal, Lauryn Hill confirmed on Tumblr today she is indeed working on new music and that she's launching her own label through Sony, on which she plans to release this new record.

Kiyo: Touching note from Ms Lauryn Hill; in Naija we would say her case is spiritual.
Here is her note:


Nicki Minaj Makes Film Debut in 'The Other Woman'

Nicki Minaj Makes Film Debut in 'The Other Woman'



Filo: Nicki Minaj is in final negotiations to make her live-action movie debut, joining the cast of Fox’s revenge comedy ‘The Other Woman’.
The cast of the comedy would include Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Kate Upton. The Other Woman, directed by Nick Cassavetes centers on a woman (Diaz) who finds out that she is “the other woman” in an affair.
Meanwhile, Minaj will play Diaz's opinionated assistant -- a woman on her third marriage at a law firm.

Kiyo: Nicki, a performing-arts school alumnus recently told MTV News that she was ready to return to her "first love," acting.

Video: Angelique Kidjo wins Songlines Best Artist award




Filo: African diva Angelique Kidjo was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine’s annual world music awards on Friday, lauded for her high-energy shows and her championing of social causes.
The Best Artist award was given for her live “Spirit Rising” album and in recognition of her career achievements, Songlines editor-in-chief Simon Broughton told Reuters.

Kiyo: Congrats to one of Africa’s biggest singing stars. 

Nigerian Gaming Company KULUYA Valued At $2m




Filo: Nigeria-based online gaming company, KULUYA.com, on Thursday announced it raised another small seed stage investment to expand commercial activities, thereby propping the company’s valuation to $2 million.
Kunle Ogungbamila, Head of KULUYA said: “We have grown the company to a $2 million valuation in six months. Our goal is to become one of the most successful media companies in Africa, and with today’s news, I see this as being totally achievable”.

Kiyo: With games such as ‘My Oga @ the Top’ which Kunle claimed was played 60,000 times within the first 72 hours of its release, one wonders if Mr Shem Obafaiye received royalty.


CAN YOU UNLOCK THIS DOOR?




Filo: What happens in a case of emergency?

PICTURES: Banky W at the Samsung Galaxy S4 launch in SA

Banky and the MD Samsungmobileng, Emmanouil Revmatas
Banky and the MD Samsungmobileng, Emmanouil Revmatas























Filo: Banky W was at the launch of the android beast, Samsung Galaxy S4 in Johannesburg, South Africa and has confirmed the Naija launch would be on May 10th.
Information reaching us suggests the phone might go for ₦104k to ₦110k when released in Naija. What do you think of the price?





Banky W in SA
Banky W

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Video: Beyoncé As Mrs. Carter In H&M




Filo: More money for Beyonce as she hits the beach for H&M summer commercial.

Nigerian Model Tumbled on the Catwalk



Filo: The event, tagged ‘Carnival in the Desert show’ was organised by Kinabuti, a Lagos-based ethical fashion label run by Italian designer Caterina Bortolussi.
Yesterday it seems all was going well until that moment every model dreads – one of the model fell on the platform with the look of horror in front of the photographers and invited guests at the Italian consulate.

Kiyo: Embarrassing moment for the organisers and the model; reminds me of Naomi Campbell at Paris Fashion Week in 1993. Cat walking no be beans.





Thursday 25 April 2013

Jackie Appiah and Bobby Obodo Are Not Getting Married

Jackie Appiah and Bobby Obodo Are Not Getting Married
Jackie and Bobby

Filo: A press hand-out has been released to refute recent reports that Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah and Nigerian model Bobby Obodo are getting married.
Here is the press release:

Intro: Jackie Appiah is a Ghanaian actress, while Bobby Obodo is an actor and a Nigerian model. Jackie is already separated from her husband and she is rumoured to be dating Bobby Obodo. Here is a press statement from her people denying the story which has gone viral on the internet.
I find it necessary to comment on recent scurrilous, slanderous and preposterous social media reports on Jackie Appiah's alleged 'marriage' to Bobby Obodo.

Comedienne, Mandy to thrill fans in Uganda

Mandy Uzonitshain Uganda



Kiyo: Mandy Uzonitsha, one of the pioneer female stand-up comedians in Nigeria would be cracking jokes at The Hub (Oasis Mall) in Kampala, Uganda this weekend.
The comedienne is not new to the entertainment industry in Uganda; she was also at the Night of 1000 laughs comedy show in Kampala last year, where she wowed many with her jokes about Ugandan celebrities and social life.

Filo: She’s being in this business for long; not many would remember Mandy as that girl on the street, playing pranks on people in the popular Candid Camera segment of Charly Boy Show
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