NEW MUSIC: PRYSE - Eleto

Filo: Does Princess Esindu sound familiar? Am not sure, how about Pryse? Well, Princess, stage name Pryse, is out with a new single titled Eleto.

The Port Harcourt born rapper released the song under Chocolate City’s label.

Listen and enjoy the Punch line queen.

Everything around My Life Is Fire Brand – Nollywood Actor Funsho Adeolu

Funsho Adeolu and wife, Iboro

Kiyo: In a programme organised in Lagos yesterday by the Redeemed Christian Church of God, G2G Parish with the aim of motivating the youth, top Nollywood actor, Funsho Adeolu, accompanied by his wife, Iboro opened up on the secrets of his success. Stating the obvious that hard work pays; Funsho maintained he cannot underestimate the effect of his closeness to God on his career and prayers from his wife whose parents are pastors in MFM.

He said ‘the mother is a pastor in MFM, the father is a pastor in MFM; that’s my wife’s parent. Everything around me is fire brand’

The actor who is seen by some as unmarried because of the way he shield his family from public glare, encouraged the youth to draw their strength from God, distinguishing between interest and talent. ‘There is a difference between interest and talent, if what you have for acting is interest, then the movie industry is not for you’ he said.

Also responding to a question on how ladies sleep their way to the top in Nollywood, Funsho citing the case of Genevieve maintained it is possible to get to the peak of Nollywood without sleeping with producers or directors.

Filo: Another pastor in the making, hey, the guy can sing too.  


Listen to Funsho Here

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DAGRIN: It's been 3 years

Filo: Respect to the CEO, your lyrical prowess was outstanding.

New entertainment Show from the stables of EbonyLife TV to feature Banky W and Tiwa Savage

Filo: Mo Abudu's new television network, EbonyLife TV is set to treat entertainment lovers to an exciting show titled ‘The Banky & Tiwa Show’. Mr Capable, Banky W and sexy singer, Tiwa Savage are already on set with the crew from EbonyLife TV for the shooting of the entertainment talk show.

Other guests expected to feature on the show include Karen Igho and Comedian Gandoki.

Kiyo: With Gandoki, we are sure of a hilarious show.

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Chinua Achebe to be buried on May 23

Filo: Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, Peter Obi and the family of Professor Chinua Achebe fixed May 23 for burial of the literary icon after a meeting of the governors and members of the Achebe family on Sunday.

Kiyo: I hope FG would declare public holiday.

SAHARA TV INTERVIEW: Atrocities Of The Olusegun Obasanjo Regime

Kiyo: You need to watch this

Justin Bieber's ill grandfather lives in broken cabin while star ignores him

Kiyo: Justin's sick grandfather George Bieber who is currently sleeping on a dirty mattress in the front room of his small and damp two bedroom cabin in Mitchell, Canada, has spoken out about his famous grandson claiming the star has never helped him out financially.

George told The Sun: "Justin might be worth £70 million but we certainly have never seen a penny of it.

Filo: According to George, his grandson is well aware of how ill he is, but Justin has done nothing to help him and the woman he calls 'Gramma Kathy'.

Russian billionaire Usmanov top UK Rich list

Kiyo: Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov has knocked Lakshmi Mittal off the top of this year's Sunday Times Rich List with a jump in his fortune to 13.3 billion pounds after a tough year for the Indian steel magnate.

In an annual survey of the wealthiest people in Britain, Mittal drops to fourth after eight years at number one as his fortune tumbled 2.7 billion pounds to 10 billion.

Uzbek-born Usmanov, who is Russia's richest man and has a major shareholding in British Premier League football club Arsenal, saw his wealth rise by 985 million pounds over the past year, according to the annual survey by the British newspaper.

Filo: Arsenal’s third position in the English Premier League Table did not stop Usmanov from clinching the top spot on UK rich list.

Lauryn Hill Issued Eviction Lawsuit by New Jersey Landlord

Lauryn Hill

Filo: Though she did a remix of Bob Marley’s song ‘No more trouble’, but it appears trouble can’t stop chasing Lauryn Hill. Last week she was accused of not filling appropriate tax returns where she faces a maximum of one year in prison and $100,000 in fines for each count. Now the Grammy Award-winner is also reportedly being sued by her landlord for eviction.

According to TMZ, Hill’s South Orange, NJ landlord has filed an eviction lawsuit in response to the singer failing to pay rent last month. The documents revealed that Hill has been renting the mansion since 2009.

Kiyo:  So hard to believe that the picture above is L Boogie

Lauryn Hill

The Next Generation Tattoo Artist

Kiyo: Would you patronize this Tattooist?

Complete List of Winners @ AMAA

Filo: The 9th edition of the Africa Movies Academy Awards (AMAA) with the theme: ‘Africa One’ held yesterday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.  This year’s event received over 671 films in competition with Francophone countries having the highest entries.

As reported earlier, the show was hosted by comedian AY and Ghanaian actress Ama K, with performances from P-Square, Flavour Nabania, Waje and Timi Dakolo.

Find the list of winners below;

Best Short Film: Kwaku Ananse – Ghana

Best Documentary: Fuelling Poverty – Nigeria

Best Diaspora Feature: Stones In The Sun - Haiti/USA

Best Diaspora Documentary: Fan Do Brasil - (Brazil/Guatamela)

Best Animation: Adventure Of Zambezia – (South Africa)

Best Film By An Africans Abroad: Last Flight To Abuja – UK/Nigeria

Achievement In Production Design: Elelwani

Achievement In Costume Design: Blood And Henna/Nigeria

Dbanj out with new song – Why you love me

Filo: For your listening pleasure.

Alicia Keys shares Beauty Lessons

Filo: Alicia Keys wants you to learn some make up tips “I’ve come a long way from my amateur makeup skills in high school! Check out the beauty tips I’ve been learning from the pros while on the road!” she said.

PICTURE: TONTO DIKE - Back In The Days

Filo: Flanked by two friends; it seems there is something about Tonto even in her teens, what do you think?

Ghana Prostitutes now have a Facebook account

Kiyo: The contribution of social networks such as facebook, tweeter etc to our inter-personal and business relation cannot be over emphasized. That is why organisations capitalize on the followership to get their products and services to potential customers. It is in the light of advertising their services that the oldest profession known to man decided to take to facebook to canvass for patronage.

Ghana Prostitutes have taken their trade a step forward by registering an account on facebook with the account name ‘Prostitutes in Ghana’. They have a catchword “There's no need to masturbate anymore. Just inbox us and our ladies will be at your doorstep. Ladies interested should also inbox!!!”

Filo: And they have close to a thousand likes already; like Wyclef says “anything can happen”.

Guptas to host ‘wedding of the century’

Vega and Aakash

Kiyo: The Gupta family have booked Sun City’s five-star Palace of the Lost City hotel for four nights for a wedding described as the "wedding of the century"

The Gupta family, owners of The New Age newspaper and Sahara Computers, have planned a three-day extravaganza at Sun City next weekend for their daughter Vega.

For their more than 400 guests they have booked the entire Lost City hotel in the resort complex for four nights, as well as rooms at the Sun City Main Hotel and Cascades. Suites at the Palace hotel cost between R4,600 and R44,000 a night.

Filo: Vega, 23, is Achla’s daughter, the only sister to the three powerful Gupta brothers. Her father is Anil Kumar. The three Gupta brothers are Ajay, Atul and Rajesh.

She will tie the knot with her fiancé, Aakash Jahajgarhia, who also comes from a very wealthy family in New Delhi, India.

Tiwa Savage Is So Much in Luv

Filo: Tiwa wants the world to know that her man, TeeBillz is a beautiful man; the guy that puts in time, money, energy into a dream that has no guaranty. Wow!!!

All this for one man, luv wantinti!

TIME 100 Gala, OMOTOLA confirms attendance

Kiyo: To commemorate 2013 TIME 100 lists, TIME would be organising an event on April 23rd which would be held at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City with approximately 350 guests expected to attend. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who places on the TIME 100 this year, will offer a few words as speaker at the ceremony.

Nollywood actress, Omotola who also made TIME 100 lists has confirmed her attendance at this year’s event, tweeting ‘all road leads to Time 100 gala’.

Filo: Other notable guests who will be in attendance include Late Night host Jimmy Fallon, singer Frank Ocean, and Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo!
TIME will roll out three red carpets for the gala, so check out for Omosexy

Kim Kardashian divorce a second time

Filo: Reality television star Kim Kardashian is officially a single woman again, that’s because Judge Hank Goldberg dissolved her 72 days marriage to NBA basketball player Kris Humphries in a court hearing yesterday. What’s the implication ... well, Kris walked away with NOTHING.

Kiyo: A 72 days marriage took over 500 days to resolve divorce issues, what if they were married for 5 years.

Boston bombers' parents say their sons are being framed

Boston Bombing Suspects

Kiyo: The parents of the two Boston bombing suspects have flatly denied that their sons, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, 19, and his older brother Tamerlan, 26, could be involved in Monday's terror attack.

CNN Friday cited Anzor Tsarnayev, the father, as telling the channel in Dagestan, an area in volatile Russian Caucasus, that "someone framed them," while their mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, said "this is a setup."

"It's impossible for them to do such things. I am really telling you that this is a setup,"

Filo: It’s just a matter of time.

World's oldest man marks his 116th birthday today

Mayor Yasushi and Jiroemon Kimura

Filo: Japanese citizen, Jiroemon Kimura celebrated his 116th birthday on April 19 with two visits, one from his city's mayor and one from Guinness World Records.

The Guinness World Records official who came to the Kimura home presented him with a certificate recognizing him as the world's oldest man, a record he broke last Dec. 28.

Kiyo: Baba don old.

Wande Coal set to drop Album June 6

Filo: Bumper to Bumper singer Wande Coal, will on June 6 release his second, and highly anticipated album.

The album which is a 12-track album will see features from Mavin crew and also collaboration with an undisclosed international act

WC, as he is fondly called by his teeming fans, is currently on tour of some European countries, and plans to release three new videos once the album is released.

Kiyo: Waited so long, almost thought WC meant ‘waiting continues’

SIMPLE LESSON FOR AMEBOs

Filo: Is a pity Bingo had to learn the hard way!

PICTURES: Fashion Craze at Yvonne Nelson’s "House of Gold" Premiere

Filo: Call it fashion abuse, fashion flaws, wardrobe malfunction or fashion redefined, one thing is clear, fashion would never remain the same again.

The premiere of Yvonne Nelson’s movie “House of Gold” at the National theatre, Accra, presented another opportunity for some to show case their fashion craze.

See the photos and decide.

Kiyo: Judging by the costumes; one can rightly assume that in the nearest future, events of this nature would be graced by ladies with just pants and bras.

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Nollywood Actor, Aki Poses With Pastor Adeboye & Wife

Filo: Chinedu Ikedieze, fondly called Aki cannot let this opportunity slip past him, so he decided to take a shot with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor E.A Adeboye and his wife.