Comedian Bovi & Wyclef Jean Perform ‘Ready or Not’ + Olamide & PSquare's Performances @ Rhythm Unplugged [VIDEO]

The Rhythm Unplugged 2013 concert went down at the Eko convention center over the weekend, and the show’s headliner, Wyclef Jean teamed up with Comedian Bovi to do ‘Ready or Not’.

Also see performances by Olamide, PSquare & D'Banj.

Khloe Kardashian To Pocket $7 million After DIVORCING Lamar Odom

Few years back, we watched in awe as Kim Kardashian pocketed millions from her wedding to Kris Humphries and now we'll have the pleasure of watching her younger sister, Khloe, pocket millions from divorcing Lamar Odom.

According to the December 30 issue of US Weekly, Khloe stands to make 7 million dollar by divorcing Lamar. 

How will she do it?  The magazine reports that the couple's ironclad pre-nup states that Khloe will make $500K for every year the couple were married (four years = $2m).  Next, Khloe gets to keep all "gifts" and her $1m Vartan 12.5 carat radiant-cut diamond wedding ring.  Khloe also keeps the former couple's $4m Tarzana mansion.

New Music Video: VIP Feat. Terry G –– Kokoko

Check out a brand new music video from Ghana’s music group, VIP (Vision In Progress) – “Kokoko” was produced by Mix Gazy Master and directed by Terry G.

See video below;

Yemi Alade Talks About Her Crush For Flavour, Her Debut Album & More [VIDEO]

Yemi Alade is no new name in the industry since 2010 when she popped on the scene with her single, “Fimisile” featuring eLDee. She was said to be working on her debut album a while back but had a lot lined up for her fans before then. Now Yemi opens up to Avante TV on their new show ‘The Scene’ on her crush for Flavour. She also talked about her new hit single ‘Johnny’ and her highly anticipated debut album.

Check the video out.

You are bloody idiots – Obasanjo blasts Vanguard Newspaper

Apparently angered by the content of a purported letter written to him by his daughter, Iyabo, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday rained thunder and brimstone on Vanguard Newspaper over the missive.

The media was awash yesterday, with a purported letter written by Iyabo Obasanjo to her father, accusing him of being responsible for the nation’s many troubles.

Iyabo in the letter obtained by Vanguard, also accused the Otta farmer of abandoning his family.

Justin Bieber Announces That He’s Retiring From Music [VIDEO]

Yes, you heard that right: in an interview with Los Angeles radio station Power 106, which aired on the radio yesterday, Justin Bieber announces his retirement. When asked about his new album, the singer says “I’m actually, uh, I’m retiring, man… I’m just gonna take some time. I think I’m probably gonna quit music.”

Whether Bieber was joking in the interview remains unknown, but a video clip posted by the station shows him speaking with a straight face.

Gunmen Kill Lecturer in Olabisi Onabanjo University

Tragedy struck on Wednesday at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun, when unknown assailants killed a lecturer, just as ASUU called off its five-month old strike.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the victim, Dr Segun Onabanjo, was a senior lecturer at the Department of Sociology.

According to eyewitnesses, the assailants broke into his residence in Odomolasa area of Ilese-Ijebu at about 1a.m. on Wednesday, shot the lecturer and carted away some personal and household items.

NAN learnt that the corpse has since been deposited in an undisclosed mortuary.

When contacted on telephone, the Police Public Relations Officer of Ogun Police Command, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the killing of the lecturer.

Adejobi said the command was on the trail of the killers who escaped through a nearby bush.

New Music: Chris Brown – Loyal (Feat. Lil Wayne & French Montana)

“Loyal” is the latest offering from Chris brown’s upcoming sixth studio album “X”, which after several delays should see the light of day in the first quarter of 2014.

Chris team up with Lil Wayne and French Montana on this new joint.

Check it out.

Tweet of The Day: Tiwa Savage’s Hubby, TeeBillz Apologises to those he offended

Jim Iyke Gets into a Fight in Accra over $10,000, Attempts To Pull a Gun

This morning, Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke is in front page of different newspapers in Ghana – well, not for the right reasons though.

The actor was alleged to have been involved in a fight at a café over monetary dealings – he was arrested and later released by Ghana police.

Here’s The Ghanaian Times Newspaper report;

Nigerian movie star, Jim Iyke, was involved in a brawl yesterday at the Crave Cafe at Adjiringanor, East Legon in Accra.

According to an eyewitness account, some people were eating at the cafe at about 5pm when a stout gentleman in a black Range Rover with a Nigerian number plate parked by the cafe.

Mercy Johnson Tops ‘10 Most Searched Nollywood Actors’ for the Third Time

In Google’s 2013 lists of most searched persons on different sites in Nigeria, late singer, Goldie Harvey emerged atop of Pope Francis and Paul Walker to clinch the number one spot. In a related development, Wizkid topped the most searched musicians in Nigeria, while Mercy Johnson retained her 2011 and 2012 feat as the most searched Nollywood actor

See full lists below.

TOP SEARCHED PEOPLE

Goldie Harvey

Pope Francis

Gonzalo Higuain

Paul Walker

Damoche

Oscar Pistorius

Luis Suarez

Sunday Mba

David Moyes

Beverly Osu

New Music Video: K9 –– Kokoma

Check out K9’s new video for ‘kokoma’

Iyabo Obasanjo writes Father, Accuses Him of Having Egotistic Personality

It appears Nigeria is gradually moving into a new era where all political deeds are no longer hidden but exposed via open letters. Barely one week that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo took a swipe on Jonathan’s government in an open letter, Obasanjo’s daughter, Iyabo, has equally written an open letter to her father, disclosing that she would never be in talking terms with him (her father) again. Iyabo had described her father as a man with different faces, who is bent at manipulating situations at all times. She said her father was mischievously witch-hunting President Goodluck Jonathan due to his (Obasanjo) insatiable and inordinate quest for power and relevance.

Queen Latifah Covers Good Housekeeping Mag, Talks About Her Weight, Drinking & More [PICZ]

In the January issue of Good Housekeeping, Dana Elaine Owens, popularly known as Queen Latifah, recalls using alcohol in the past to ease her pain after tragedy. She now says she focuses on "accentuating the positive" in her life.

Though the 43-year-old actress appears joyful on the cover; wearing a bright red dress and a big smile, Latifah opens up to the magazine about some of her darkest moments. In 1995, the talk show host was the victim of a violent carjacking in which her passenger friend was shot and nearly died. Latifah said she didn't cope with the shock of the incident well. "Drinking a bunch of alcohol, numbing myself," she recalled. "Every day I would be faded, like a painting that's just not vibrant, whose edges are dull. I wasn't living my full life."

Finally, Singer Waje Flaunts Her 14-year-old Daughter [PHOTOS]

31-year-old singer, Waje Iruobe is apparently tired of keeping her daughter’s identity under wraps. The ‘I wish’ singer recently shared picz of her 14-year-old daughter with the caption; “She makes all the stress, disrespect ND disregard worth it - Aww!” Like the popular saying goes, “there is nothing hidden that would not be made known.”

Emerald was born when Waje was only 17, and words have it that she currently attends a Senior Secondary School in Lagos.

See more photos on the flip.

12-year-old Boy in Court over alleged defilement of 3-year-old child

A 12-year-old boy was on Monday arraigned before an Abule-Egba Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, for allegedly defiling a three-year-old minor.

The accused, who lives at No. 4, Ajakaiye St., Agege, Lagos, is facing a one-count charge of rape.

The Prosecutor, Inspector Racheal Williams, told the court that the offence was committed at the accused’s residence on Dec. 2.

“The accused is neither a student nor learning any trade. He is living with his parents, while the victim is the daughter of his neighbour,” Williams said.

He said the accused carried the child into the bathroom and raped her.

“It was the cry of the child that attracted the child’s mother and the Police was alerted,” Williams said.

Beyoncé’s Album Breaks iTunes Sales Record, Sold 828,773 Copies in 3 Days

Late Thursday night, singer Beyoncé released a new album exclusively on iTunes, with significant promotion both on the iTunes Store and across social media.

In a press release yesterday, Apple said the album is the fastest selling ever on the iTunes Store, moving 828,773 units worldwide in its first three days of availability. The album sold 617,213 copies in the U.S., and went to number one on the iTunes chart in 104 countries.

Beyoncé’s self-titled album, which is the singer’s fifth solo studio album, breaks the previous one-week iTunes record, set by Taylor Swift's "Red" when it sold 465,000 in the week ending Oct. 28, 2012.

NSCDC officials arrest 4 suspected traffickers with 2-year-old baby in Ebonyi [PICZ]

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ebonyi have arrested 4 persons on suspicion of human trafficking.

The officers also rescued a 2-year-old girl suspected to be one of their victims. The girl, identified as Gift Adaobi was said to have been sold to the gang by her grandmother.

Here is the story by Vangard:

The rescue followed the arrest of four persons suspected to be involved in human trafficking at Ebonyi.

The arrest has since fueled fears that such crimes may be happening surreptitiously in other Council areas without the knowledge of security agencies in the State.

Ghanaian Stabs Wife 15 times For Flirting with a Nigerian in UK (Photo)

A husband has been jailed for 17 years after he killed his wife by stabbing her at least 15 times then running her over with his car because he thought she was having an affair with a neighbour.

Akua Agyeman, the 32-year-old mother of two died two months after the brutal stabbing, which was witnessed by her five-year-old daughter.

Her husband, Minta Adiddo, a Sainsbury's worker from Enfield, North London, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was today given a life sentence with a minimum term of 17 years.

The court heard he suspected his wife was having an affair with their neighbour Oladapo Etti-Williams in October 2012. Mr Etti-Williams denied it, but said they exchanged three to four 'sometimes flirtatious' texts a day - and phone records showed they had sometimes sent as many as 80 messages in one day.

“I’m not fake; Boobs and Bum are Natural” –– Ghanaian actress

New movie entrant, Peace Hyde has to explain her body shape even before she becomes a regular face on the Ghana movie scene as an actress.

“I know I am well-endowed but I don’t know why anyone should think I have done boobs and bums job. I have had people walk up to me to ask why I have such big breasts and buttocks and whether I have done boobs and bums job. All I tell them is my body is natural and not artificial,” Peace told Showbiz on Monday.

According to Peace, who has so far appeared in a handful of movies comprising Protégé, The Prodigal and Adams Apples Season 10, it has never crossed her mind to do anything artificial to enhance her breasts and buttocks.

Senator Yerima divorces 17-year-old Egyptian wife, marries another 15-year-old

Three years after marrying a 14 year old Egyptian girl named Marian, which was widely protested in Nigeria, former Zamfara state governor and serving senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, Senator Yerima, has reportedly divorced her to marry a new wife, City People reports. According to the magazine, Yerima and four men, said to be members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly were in Egypt a few weeks ago for the wedding fathia of a new bride said to be 15 years old.

Saidi Balogun Says He Has Two Kids with Fathia; Third Kid Belongs to another Man

Saidi Balogun has something to tell those who care to listen – the actor has debunked his ex-wife’s claim that he filed a court case against her due to her refusal to drop his (Balogun) surname.

Saidi also said in his latest press statement that he only had two kids with Fathia, that his supposed third child belongs to another man.

Here’s his statement;

“Yesterday I was accused of lying to the press on a recent rumor that has been circulating. I separated from my ex-wife Fathia Balogun in 2006, over 7 years ago.

Since we were legally married in court, we had to legally divorce in court to finalize the issue.

Sean Tizzle Parties with Wyclef Jean, Genevieve & D’banj as He Clocks 24 [PHOTOS]

Sean Tizzle celebrated his 24^th birthday over the weekend and in attendance were Wyclef Jean, Genevieve, D’banj and a host of celebrities.

Wyclef, who was billed to perform at the Ovation Christmas Carol in Ghana, made a stopover in Nigeria to party with Tizzle.

See more photos on the flip.

New Music: Durella ft. May D – Banga

Durella returns with a new joint tagged “Banga” – the self-styled king of the Zanga features May D on this one.

Listen to the track here.

Photo of the Day: Why is John Dumelo Staring @ Me? – Yvonne Okoro

I find Yvonne Okoro’s comment really funny, here’s what she wrote, “Ovation Carol Awards Nite...y Jon is staring at me beats me, there's great tits rite next 2 him #perversion alert #this chic came with a purpose #jealous”