Ini Edo & Ik Ogbonna Graces the Cover of House of Maliq Magazine Nov. Issue [PHOTOS]

The November issue of House of Maliq Magazine is adorned with the faces of Nollywood stars, Ini Edo and IK Ogbonna. In this edition, Ini Edo talks about her fashion sense and style, “every woman needs to understand that style has to do with personality,” she stated.

On his part, Ik believes your style is '80% who you are' – the pair were styled by Jeremiah Ogbodo of Swanky Signature Styling.

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Check out Photos of Juliet Ibrahim, her pretty mum and siblings at her movie premiere

On 25th Of October, 2013, Juliet Ibrahim premiered her first self-produced movie, ‘The Number One Fan’ at the National Theatre, Accra. The star-studded event was well attended by cast and crew as well as family members of the actress.

See photos of Juliet, her mum, and siblings at the premiere.

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UPDATE: Admiral Akhigbe, not dead, says brother

The family of the former Chief of General Staff, Admiral Mike Akhigbe, Monday, described as untrue, online reports that the former number two man died in a London hospital.

Contrary to the reports of his alleged death, elder brother of the Admiral, Chief Joseph Alemon Akhigbe, said the news about his death was shocking to the family because “it is not true and it is really embarrassing to us’’.

According to him, “My brother is stabilizing in an American hospital and not even London as erroneously reported. As I speak to you now, the report in my opinion is pure speculation, the paper said he died in a London hospital but my brother is in an American hospital stabilizing. The wife, son-in-law and his daughter are with him. My immediate younger brother in Abuja who spoke to the wife in America confirmed to family members that the Admiral is stabilizing; the news of his death is totally untrue.

New Music: Angelique Kidjo ft. Asa – Eva

Angelique Kidjo team up with Asa on this new joint titled Eva – the song is off her forth coming album ‘Eve’ due for release January 2014.

The UNICEF goodwill ambassador said “Eve is an album of remembrance of African women I grew up with and a testament to the pride and strength that hide behind the smile that masks everyday troubles.”

Feel the song below;

Chris Brown Arrested for Assault in Washington D.C., Could Face Jail Time

Singer Chris Brown was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly attacking a man outside the W Hotel in Washington, D.C.

According to TMZ, Brown got into an argument with a man outside the W Hotel after leaving a party he was hosting at the nearby Park and 14th nightclub. Sources say Chris punched the alleged victim in the face after hurling a gay slur.

According to the report, a woman approached Brown in front of the hotel around 4:30 a.m. and asked to take a picture with him. As the pic was about to be taken, two men rushed over to get in the shot. At that point, Brown allegedly said, "I'm not into this gay s**t, I'm into boxing," and threw a punch at the victim in question. Brown's bodyguard became involved in the fight and was also arrested.

Davido Collabo with Tanzanian Star, Diamond at the 2013 Serengeti Fiesta in Dar es Salaam [VIDEO & PHOTOS]

Davido was billed to rock the stage last Saturday at the 2013 Serengeti Fiesta in Dar es Salaam, but could not perform due to some electrical issues; however, the Skelewu crooner had the chance to entertain his Tanzanian fans yesterday.

While in Dar es Salaam, Davido hit the studio with Diamond to do a remix of the latters song titled, Number One.

See photos and a video of their performance together below.

Enjoy!

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‘I will celebrate if you leave PDP’ – Wike dares Amaechi, Amaechi Hits Back

The Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday dared the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and his supporters to leave the Peoples Democratic Party for another political party.

But Governor Amaechi said Wike should be more interested in how to get students back to the school instead of leaving Abuja every week to play dirty politics in Rivers State.

"As supervising minister for education, it should have been reasonable for Wike to bother about the fact that students roam the streets and take to heinous crimes because of a protracted strike by lecturers."

Wike said Amaechi and his supporters should join another party if they believed they are popular, promising that he (Wike) and his followers would celebrate the exit of the governor from the PDP.

Iyanya & J. Martins Thrill Fans at the 2013 Serengeti Fiesta in Dar es Salaam [PHOTOS]

Iyanya and J. Martins were among the crop of Nigerian artistes that performed at the 2013 Serengeti Fiesta in Dar es Salaam at the weekend. The Nigerian stars kept fans of the East African country begging for more.

Davido, who was also billed to rock the stage on Saturday, could not perform due to some electrical issues; however, the organisers re-scheduled his slot for Sunday.

Check out photos of Iyanya and J. Martins doing their thing.

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“I have grown from nobody…to becoming a top actress” – Mercy Johnson

Star actress, Mercy Johnson has revealed that she sometimes regret being an actress because of the many untrue rumours about her that fly around. She told The Punch that all the negative stories about her are lies.

She further said her husband is very understanding and supports her career pursuit.

Read excerpts:

My husband is loving and he is an understanding man. I am so happy to be married to him. I acted a movie, ‘Baby Oku in America’ when I was heavily pregnant and he didn’t feel bad about it. He understands that I am an actor and sometimes, we need real life situations, like the pregnancy, to interpret a role. Not many men would allow their wife do that.

Kelvin Oniarah’s Successor Killed in Gun Battle

Successor of arrested kidnap kingpin, Mr Kelvin Oniarah, may have been killed in a gun duel with security operatives.

The successor was simply identified as Mr Rufus.

According to reports, Mr Rufus and another member of the gang were in a sport car when they were tracked by the security operatives.

A gun duel was said to have ensued in the process, but the superior fire power of the security operatives brought the criminals to their knees.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that Rufus was killed on Saturday during the gun duel with soldiers from the Nigerian Army and men of the State Security Service (SSS) at Kokori, the country home of Kelvin.

Kokori, in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, has been under a state curfew, with soldiers combing the forest to flush out criminals and remnants of Kelvin’s boys.

The lifeless body of Rufus was taken to Ekpan Police Station for further action.

Former Military Vice President Mike Akhigbe Dies at 68

Admiral Mike Akhigbe, Nigeria’s former military vice president has passed away – he was 68.

Reports say Admiral Akhigbe died over the weekend in United Kingdom. He was said to have recently undergone some medical procedure in Germany and United states.

Akhigbe had a successful military career. He was Military Governor of Ondo state between September 1985 – August 1986 and Lagos state governor from August 1986 – July 1988.

Akhigbe was military vice-president in the regime headed by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar that returned Nigeria to democracy in May 1999.

Tweet of the Day: Gospel according to KCee

New Music Video: WizKid - Jaiye Jaiye

Check out the video for ‘Jaiye Jaiye’ – the first single off WizKid's sophomore album "Chosen". The song was produced by Sarz, directed by Sesan and features the legendary Femi Kuti. 

Comedian AY, Ramsey Noah and Desmond Elliot Spotted in Atlanta (PHOTOS)

Am i the only one that noticed Ramsey’s chest in the shot above…hmm…cute pics though.

AY shared the photos of himself, Ramsey and Desmond in US recently.

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Watch Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Leaked Marriage Proposal Video

Kanye and Kim were on the field at AT&T Park in San Francisco Monday night when he got down on his knee and popped the question, while an orchestra played in the background.

The hug that ensues tells the story ... Kim said yes, she got a 15-carat diamond ring and they went off into the sunset and drank a lot.

What’s your take, romantic or not?

New Music: KCee – Ogadinma

KCee has dropped a fresh joint titled, Ogadinma; the song is taken off his forth coming album, ‘Take Over,’ which is set for release next week.

Listen and enjoy

“I don’t feel sorry about it” – Beverly Osu finally opens up on sex scene with Angelo

That former Big Brother Housemate, Beverly Osu is a free-spirit is not news, but what has been a little bit amusing to her fans and critics alike was her consistent denial of a sexual encounter with fellow housemate and South Africa’s representative, Angelo Collins in the Big Brother House.

The pretty lady has, however, laid it all bare in an interview with ThisDay Newspaper chiding her critics for blowing it all out of proportion.

Read excerpts from the interview below:

LIFE OUTSIDE BBA…

My life outside BBA has been wonderful. It’s nothing I cannot handle.

THE PAINS AND GAINS…

Well, I’m usually a very busy person, but it’s just that right now, I’ve been a very unstable person. Sometimes, I can’t even stay here in Lagos for a week without traveling here and there. I think that’s a good thing because good things are coming out of it. And apparently, there’s always the negative side and that is mostly things that are not true that you hear about yourself; how people see you and so on. Some people don’t really bother about perception, but if you’re somebody like me, you will think about it and sometimes it will affect your work. But I thank God that my life has been good.

₦32bn Police Pension Scam: How ₦14bn vanished without my knowledge – Adebolu

The Head of Internal Audit at the Police Pension Office, Mr. Adeyemo Julius Adebolu, yesterday, narrated before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, how about ₦14billion meant for pensioners across the federation, vanished overnight.

Adebolu, who mounted the witness box yesterday, said he never received any voucher for audit payment of the funds which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said was stolen by seven civil servants.

Those fingered in the fraud were Mrs. Uzoma Cyril Attang, Esai Dangabar, Atiku Abubakar Kigo, Ahmed Inuwa Wada, Mrs. Veronica Ulonma Onyegbula, Sani Habila Zira, and Christian Madubuike.

In total, the anti-graft agency told the court that the accused persons succeeded in pilfering about ₦32billion meant for retired police officers.

Nigerian Ambassador Calls on Senator Cruz to Apologize for Comment

Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States is demanding that Senator Ted Cruz apologize for comments in which he joked that it seems like “Nigerian e-mail scammers” have been running the dysfunctional Healthcare.gov website.

“We deplore the statement, and we demand an apology, and we demand it be withdrawn,” Ambassador Ade Adefuye told Politico.

“It is unfair of any senator to essentially use citizens that are law abiding, to use Nigerians as cannon fodder,” Adefuye said. “We recognize that we have efforts on the part of Sen. Cruz to appeal to some animus in his domestic base. In the course of doing that, to allow him to ridicule a country and its citizens is completely over the top. He should not denigrate Nigerians in order to appease these domestic constituents.”

“Many people from Nigeria are making meaningful contributions to American society, and Nigerians are very law abiding and making contributions to their host community,” Adefuye added. “It was a joke that went too far, and we demand an apology.”

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong'o cover ‘Rolling Out’ Magazine [PHOTO]

Chiwetel Ejiofor, who played Solomon Northup in the critically acclaimed film, '12 Years a Slave', said he was blown away when he read the script and the book of the same name. On her part, Lupita Nyong’o said she never fathomed in her wildest dreams that she could be a part of a project of this magnitude. Nyong’o, who was born in Mexico and raised in Kenya, studied at the Yale School of Drama before landing the breakout debut role of the year.

Read more of the pair in this edition of ‘Rolling Out’.

New Music Video: Skales - Take Care of Me

Check out the video for "Take Care of Me", the first single off Skales' debut album "All the above".

The song was produced by Starboy hit production duo, Legendary Beats, and the video was shot in Lagos by filmmaker Aje Filmworks.

See video below;

Sean Tizzle Looking Blazing in Newly Released Promo Photos

The singer, who recently finished recording of the official theme song for ace filmmaker Tunde Kelani’s new movie, ‘Dazzling Mirage’ has released some promo shots for his teeming fans

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Idris Elba to receive Britannia Humanitarian Award at BAFTA LA show

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) has announced that Idris Elba will be honored with the BAFTA LA Britannia Humanitarian Award at the 2013 ceremony taking place on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Elba is the star of TV's "Luther," and the films "Pacific Rim" and "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom." His charitable work off-set includes his involvement with the Prince's Trust, Staying Alive Foundation and supporting causes related to AIDS and HIV, at-risk/disadvantage youths, children, health and education.

P-Square Talks about “E no Easy” Cover by French Singer, Matt Houston & More [VIDEO]

In an exclusive interview with Trace Urban, music duo P-Square reveals the business connection they have with Akon’s convict music; they also talked about the cover version of ‘E no Easy’ track with French singer, Matt Houston and the secret behind their success story.

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I got my stage name from a Biology class – Specimen

In a recent interview, “One Night” singer, Specimen talks about his music and dreams.

See excerpts;

How did you come about the name Specimen a.k.a Lyrical Avatar and what does it mean?

I got the idea during a biology class. A specimen means an example and in music, we experiment with different tunes.

So, without a specimen the experiment isn’t complete. Now I can say I am a specimen of good music i.e. a sample of the best and an example to the rest.

How did you discover your musical abilities?

Music has always been part of me. I have being singing and miming other people’s songs since I was in primary school until I started writing my own songs in SSS1.