Filo: Would you feature him
in your movie if this was his natural look?
Monday 29 April 2013
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
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| 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’.
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
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| Tiwa Savage |
Filo: Pweety Tiwa,
expected the bracelet to be pink too.
Tyler Perry Sued Over "Temptation" Movie Script
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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.
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
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| 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'
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.
PICTURES: Banky W at the Samsung Galaxy S4 launch in SA
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| 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?
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| 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
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| 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
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
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