In these photos, taken by renowned photographer, Anuel Modebe, we see the trio on a landing strip boarding a private flight to a destination nobody seems to know about.
The Cîroc ambassadors have indeed arrived. The Samantha crooner, the critically acclaimed On Becoming author and the recently engaged EME Boss have indeed had a great year.
The convener of the popular HallelujahChallenge took to Twitter to address reports of him involved in an auto accident.
According to news that went viral earlier this afternoon, the convener of the Viral Hallelujah Challenge, Nathaniel Basseyescaped death, after he was involved in a ghastly car accident, but came out of the crash without a scratch.
His tweet reads;
“Please ignore any news of an accident.bloggers have twisted someone’s testimony just to gain traffic. At least you know the fake blogs now.”
They’ll start folding up one by one
Please forget these Jokers.
The tweets were in response to someone thanking God on his behalf.
…and Ice Prince Zamani is having the last straw!
Ice Prince has been quiet since the whole drama started.. Recall
, it all started when Hushpuppi threw shades to singers, Phyno and Ice Prince.
Phyno was quick to reply him.. Phyno’s Reply was classy and Epic.
Ghen ghen! Now this is getting interesting. This evening Phyno went in hard on flamboyant Nigerian, Hushpuppi who called him out yesterday for wearing a fake wristwatch. Phyno in his response called Hushpuppi a ‘cow’ who wants to be relevant.
Now, Kcee has jumped in defence of his fellow musician saying;
‘We want to know your source of income since you now have the nerves to come on social media and call out a brand. Who is your father, are you a taxable Nigerian.’ Read his piece after the cut.. Dear Hushpuppi, We are musicians not paupers. Who exactly do you think you are to open your mouth and insult a musician that sweats day and night in the studio? You have no credibility, no known source of income and yet you come on social media to attack hard working Nigerian musicians with traceable wealth. Let’s face it, I think we’ve had enough of this nonsense and disrespect from you. Really, What do you do for a living, what is your talent, how did you make your money, what brand do you represent? I will take it upon myself to raise a petition against you. We want to know your source of income since you now have the nerves to come on social media and call out a brand. Who is your father, are you a taxable Nigerian. We need to start asking questions and the EFCC @officialefcc needs to start paying more ‘Attention To detail’.
For those who don’t know what sparked this internet battle, Hushpuppi first threw shade at Phyno saying he wears fake designer watches and the singer responded, dragging the heck out of him.(read here).
Hushpuppi has now fired back, bragging about their encounter in Malaysia and how the house Phyno bought can’t pay for his numerous designer Gucci shoes.
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye in a message left on his official Facebook page, told the public to report any RCCG Pastor or Minister, doing wrong to him
Pastor Adeboye, also left an email dedicated for such reports. Here’s what he wrote;
“Good day, if you know of any RCCG pastor or minister, doing anything wrong or anything they shouldn’t be doing as a leader please report such to me. My email address is contact@ eaadeboye.com”
200L University Of Ilorin student , Bolaji Shamsudeen reportedly drowned allegedly being forced to swim by friends.
Friends of the Education class Course Rep, have all taken to social media to write tributes to him. May his soul rest in perfect peace.
The Koko Master D’Banjcurrently rolling under the imprint DKM & DB Records is set for the release of his 4th Studio Album titled King Don Come.
D’banjhas announced the the body of work will be available of the 7th of July 2017.
The last time D’banjreleased an album was in 2008 withThe Entertaineralbum, certainly, this should be worth the wait
Ever since Quavo of hip-hop trio Migos started dating Chris Brown ex-girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, the pair see themselves as hot-blooded enemies who never walk in the same direction.
At the BET after -party Migos and Chris Brown’s crews got into a fight after the R&B singer finished premiering his new music video with Future at the event near Microsoft Theater in downtown L.A.
Witnesses said someone in Chris’ crew threw the first punch at someone in Migos’ entourage, which squared up the heated fight between the two camps.
In the video obtained by TMZ, Chris Brown could be seen being held back by friends in other to restrain him from getting involved before he was led out of the scene by his bodyguard.
Rapper Future and DJ Khaled were also spotted at the scene. At some point, Khaled’s fiancée who was standing nearby with their son, Asahd, was heard screaming Khaled’s name as he tried to get involved in the brawl. According to the report, no one was arrested as everyone parted ways after the incident.
Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi, whose engagement to Banky W came as a surprise and also broke the internet, has credited her few good friends, when asked how she managed to keep her engagement under wraps.
She said;
“I’m very particular about my inner circle,” she said. “You can count my closest friends on one hand and that’s because I believe you just need a few good friends, I am very friendly to everybody else. Also my family, my mum, those are the people that keep it all together for me and they are always there and you can’t beat that”
The actress kept her ‘thing’ a secret in an Industry where people snitch, and where nothing is hidden, went further to disclose five things people don’t know about her in her interview with Sunday Guardian Life;
“I’m left handed. I’m not a fan of handbags and jewellery. I think Will Smith is perfect. My mum is a pastor and I sang in a choir for ten years.”
Drake hosted and Nicki Minaj performedat the inaugural awards show.
The inauguralNBAAwards aired Monday night on TNT, handing out honors to the most valuable players, rookies and moments in
professionalbasketball.
There were emotional scenes at the show asOklahoma City Thunder Guard Russell Westbrookwon the covetedMVPaward after a phenomenal season.
Westbrook, known for his ice-cold scowl on thebasketballcourt, was brought totearsgoing down thelistof people to thank in his speech, and not a dry eye was in the house by the time he was done.
The 28-year-old all-star guard became only the second player to ever finish anNBAseason averaging a triple double, with a staggering 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 10.4 assists while leading the league in scoring.
He edgedJames Hardenand Kawhi Leonard for the honours, while Rockets’ Mike D’Antoni was voted coach of theyearand Bill Russell was honoured with the lifetime achievement award.
The show was hosted by rapper Drake, and alsofeaturedperformances byNicki Minajand 2 Chainz, along with a special appearance by Will Ferrell.
See the rest of the winners below.
MEDIA-VOTED AWARDS
Kia NBA Most Valuable Player:Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder
Kia NBA Rookie of the Year:Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee Bucks
Kia NBA Most Improved Player:Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year:Draymond Green,Golden State Warriors
Kia NBA Sixth Man Award:Eric Gordon,Houston Rockets
NBA Coach of the Year:Mike D’Antoni,Houston Rockets
NBAEXECUTIVE-VOTED AWARD
NBA Basketball Executive of the Year:Bob Myers,Golden State Warriors
PLAYER-VOTED AWARDS
Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year:Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
NBA Sportsmanship Award:Kemba Walker, Charlotte Hornets
COMMUNITY AWARD
Seasonlong NBA Cares Community Assist Award Presented by Kaiser Permanente:Isaiah Thomas, Boston Celtics
FAN-VOTED AWARDS
Performance of the Year:Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson scores 60 inthreequarters vs. Indiana Pacers
Game Winner of the Year:
Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook vs. Denver Nuggets
Dunk of the Year:Oklahoma City Thunder’s Victor Oladipo vs. Atlanta Hawks
Assist of the Year:Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green toStephen Curryto Kevin Durant vs. Indiana Pacers
Block of the Year:San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard vs.Houston Rockets
Best Playoff Moment:Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant vs.Cleveland Cavaliersin Game 3 of The Finals
Best Style:Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder
SPECIALNBAAWARDS HONORS
Lifetime Achievement Award:Bill Russell, Boston Celtics legend
Sager Strong Award:Monty Williams, San Antonio Spurs
Hustle Stats Award:Patrick Beverley,Houston Rockets
Jr. NBA Coach of the Year:Carrie Berran of Eagan, Minn.
American rapper, Drake, stepped out Monday evening in New York City to host the 2017 NBA Awards, but instead of walking the red carpet solo, one stunning lady stood by his side.
Drizzy enlisted the US based Nigerian NBC Sports reporter Rosalyn“Ros” Gold-Onwude as his date for the inaugural event, which honors the best of the best in basketball.
Dressed in a classic tux, Drake wrapped his arm around Ros as they posed for a few absolutely adorable photo opps. The fan-favorite sports analyst looked gorgeous in a red midi-dress and nude heels.
Rosalyn sparked relationship rumours with Singer Jidenna after they attended the 2016 BET Awards together!
Since giving birth to her twins, believed to be a boy and a girl, Beyonce and her newborn babies have been in this lavish Malibu hideaway to keep away from prying eyes and also to give them time to rest and get used to their new life.
The luxurious mansion, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean, has extensive 6.3 acre grounds and boasts of 14 bathrooms, 10 bedrooms, a 25ft infinity pool and it costs $400,000 a month to rent.
It has a rose garden with more than 1,000 flower bushes, a landscaped desert area and a tennis court complete with a viewing deck. Beyonce is renting the La Villa Contenta until the end of August, that is for more than two months, so do the math.
Beyonce moved inon Wednesdayafter leaving the hospital following the birth of her twins via cesarean section. It is reportedly another reason why she rented the secluded location, she wants a nice, quiet place to recuperate. Her mother, Tina Knowles Lawson, was seenon Sundayarriving at the luxurious house to visit her grand babies. She arrived in a black Porshe SUV.
Neighbours at Beyonce’s lavish hideaway include Halle Berry (she has a house that sits directly on the sandy beach facing the Pacific), Caitlyn Jenner, Barbra Streisand, Pamela Anderson and Julia Roberts. The La Villa Contenta has been featured in a lot of movies such as, in HBO’s True Blood, in CW series Privileged, Funny People, and more.
See more photos of the mansion below
The Luxembourg-based Banque Havilland, which issued a $35.3 million mortgage on the 6,240-square-foot spread at 157 E. 57th St., has listed as collateral Aluko’s 213-foot yacht, the Galactica Star, and is looking to collect what it’s owed plus interest, court documents show.
On top of the unpaid mortgage that came due last fall, Aluko also has been racking up maintenance fees and taxes on the property. He has not been seen for some time, prompting speculation that he is hiding out on the Galactica Star.
The boat — which Aluko rented to Jay Z and Beyoncé in 2015 for $900,000 a week — was last registered in Freeport, the Bahamas, on May 3, but is currently “out of range,” yacht trackers said.
According to sources, Aluko did appear with the yacht at the ill-fated Ja Rule Fyre Festival music event in the Bahamas in late April. Prior to that, the Galactica Star left Cabo last year and was briefly berthed in Turkey, records show. Aluko is close pals with Leonardo DiCaprio, and partied with the Oscar winner at his birthday in New York in 2013. Reps for Aluko confirmed at the time that he had made a large donation to DiCaprio’s environmental charity.
Lately, Aluko has been dodging Nigerian authorities, who in February tried to freeze his assets including the apartment as part of a money-laundering probe. Aluko, who claims Switzerland as his residence, was among those who allegedly obtained lucrative contracts from Nigeria’s former oil minister, who has also been accused in a $1.76 billion scheme to defraud the government of oil sale profits that both have denied.
The alleged plot may have parked the money in assets around the world, including jets, automobiles and pricey real estate in London, Sweden, Dubai, New York and California. Aluko has been busy flipping many of the expensive properties he’s bought.
In Montecito, Calif., Gwyneth Paltrow paid Aluko an undermarket $4.9 million for a 2.4-acre estate that was equipped with a massive pool. In 2012, Aluko paid $14.7 million for an 11,478-square-foot manse in Beverly Hills that was rented to Ariana Grande.
The singer had to leave when Aluko sold it for just $13 million in 2016.
More recently, a shell company controlled by Aluko has been trying to unload an apartment at 1049 Fifth Ave., which it bought for $8.5 million in 2013. The apartment, whose two combined units boast four bedrooms and four bathrooms, a maid’s apartment and two storage units, has liens on it of more than $20,000, and it owes $61,000 in taxes to the city as of July 1.
Luxury skyscraper One57, built by real estate mogul Gary Barnett’s Extell Development, holds the sales record for a full-floor apartment, with one unit that sold for $100.5 million. But with lots of competition from new Billionaires’ Row towers, including 432 Park Ave., it has become harder to sell and rent mega-priced condos.
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Limpopo singer, Kcee, is unarguably one Nigerian star who loves to flaunt his wealth on social media and he is very unapologetic about his actions.
In a recent chat, the singer gave an insight into his background and made it known that he did not always have things very easy for him. He came into our subconscious when he won the Star Quest talent hunt, and at the time when many thought he had ‘arrived’, the singer said that his family were evicted because they were unable to pay their house rent.
“I left Ajegunle because we were unable to pay our house rent and the landlord threw us and our property out of the house. I was wearing only my boxers when the landlord threw us out of the house because we could not pay N70,000 for a three-bedroomed flat. My father started squatting with some people while my mother went to her sister’s house. My brother and I had to hustle. By then, we had won Star Quest so we had a rickety car, so we slept in the car. At the time they stole our car, things were tough because all our property was in the car.
We were living from hotel to hotel and all we had was in the car. Sometimes we owed the hotels a lot of money which we paid after we had a show. To get shows then was even very hectic for Presh and I but we still believed that God would help us. By then, E-Money had to move on to learn how to be a freight agent. He later found his feet. Leaving Ajegunle was divine because I believe God sent the man to kick us out. After we left Ajegunle, we stayed in a room apartment in Ojodu before we got a place in Omole.
After a while, E-Money started doing well and we bought a duplex in Omole, then he bought a piece of land and continued buying and the rest is history. The same thing with me; we grew up gradually and there was no time we were greedy to go into crime or defraud anyone,” he said.
Because of their flashy lifestyle, many people have speculated that Kcee and most especially his brother, E-Money, may be into an illegal business. The rumour mongers had something to talk about some months back when E-Money attended an event and was spraying money with a device that looked like a gun. This further fuelled speculation that he was into something illegal.
Commenting on such remarks, Kcee said that they had been hearing that for about 17 years and opened up to the source of his brother’s wealth.
“My brother is not into drugs or anything illegal. We are from a Christian home and we are very careful with our lifestyle and what we do. Our only weakness is that we show off. We like the good life. My brother is a hard worker. For about 17 years, people have been saying that we do drugs or 419 but why have we never been caught? Why haven’t we made a mistake? Why hasn’t someone come to expose us? When we had issues with some of our team members that left recently, a lot of people were waiting to hear that we were into illegality but they did not say that. My brother is a hard worker who is into clearing and forwarding, oil business, real estate, etc.
He started from the scratch. He used to be my manager when I was with Presh but he left to start his own business. It is just the grace of God. When I was playing football, I was doing very well. I started with football and the first time I travelled out of this country, it was through football. I never saw music coming and it was something I did by the side. My brother and I laugh whenever people make statement like that. He does not do anything negative. If not, people would have come out to expose it. I am sorry but no one can make us change our lifestyle because it is in our DNA,” he said.
Actress and wife-to-be, Adesua Etomi is the latest cover star for Guardian Life Magazine ‘s latest issue.
In less than three years in the movie industry, she has built a successful career and an army of loyal fans.
Bubbling with energy, she breaks the ice with
Guardian Life as she reveals five things people probably did not know about her saying, “ I’m left handed. I’m not a fan of handbags and jewellery. I think Will Smith is perfect. My mum is a pastor and I sang in a choir for ten years ”
MMMG artiste and ‘Pana’ crooner, Tekno, has reacted to losing this years BET’s African Best Act Award to Wizkid, who won the award for the second time.
Tekno who shared a photo with a moody face, captioned it “time will tell”, and some of his followers have linked this to what happened at the awards last night.
Here’s the post and what we saw;
Two weeks after putting to birth, Beyonce and Jay-Z are still dealing with premature birth issues.
TMZreports sources connected to the power couple’s family told them:
Sources familiar with the situation tell us, as of 4 days ago the infants were still in the hospital.
As we reported, they are “under the lights”
… which typically means they have jaundice, the result of elevated bilirubin issues. The lights lower bilirubin in the blood to eliminate the jaundice.
We’re told none of the medical problems should pose serious long-term issues … nonetheless, we’re told doctors did not want the babies released until they were stabilized.
As we reported … Beyonce had a boy and a girl.
The release date is unclear
Mavin’s Boss, Don Jazzy, who has always got us all thinking something might between him and celebrity blogger, Linda Ikeji, and even went ahead to pull a stuntafter Adesua Etomi and Banky W’s engagement announcement went viral, is at again. Don Jazzy, who reposted a beautiful photo of Linda taken by TY Bello, captioned it, ‘When you’re fine you’re fine abeg’.
Show host, Edoho, also confirmed this.
Edoho’s been the show’s host from inception
After 13 years of being on TV,Who Wants To Be A Millionaireis going on an indefinite break as their sponsor, MTN, has pulled out.
The last episode aired today, Sunday, June 25, with the hostFrank
Edohosaying his goodbyes and hoping that the show is back on air soon.
Edoho later confirmed the end of the MTN sponsorship on his Twitter handle later on by saying‘Sponsor no do again’.
The 2017 BET Awards kicked off in Los Angeles Sunday night (June 25) with R&B superstar Bruno Mars opening the festivities. Hosted by comedic actress Leslie Jones, who wiled out during her opening monologue, the awards ceremony was held at the Microsoft Theater and boasted performances from notable artists such as Migos, Post Malone and Future.
Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj are nominated in the Best Female Hip-Hop Artist category alongside Cardi B, Missy Elliott, and Young M.A, while Drake, Future, Chance The Rapper, Big Sean, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar are nominated for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist. Lil Chano is also being honored with the 2017 BET Humanitarian Award.
Early in the show, Migos took home the award for Best Group, beating out A Tribe Called Quest, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, Fat Joe and Remy Ma, and Rae Sremmurd, while Solange won the Centric Award for her “Cranes In The Sky” video.
Check out the list of nominees and winners below, which will be updated throughout the night.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Kehlani
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Solange
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Bruno Mars* — WINNER
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Group
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
A Tribe Called Quest
Fat Joe & Remy Ma
Migos* — WINNER
Rae Sremmurd
Best Collaboration
Beyoncé Ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Freedom”
Chance The Rapper Ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne — “No Problem”
Brown Ft. Gucci Mane & Usher — “Party”
Dj Khaled Ft. Beyoncé & Jay Z — “Shining”
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad and Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane — “Black Beatles”.
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Big Sean
Chance The Rapper
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Cardi B
Missy Elliott
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
Young M.A.
Video of the Year
Beyoncé — “Sorry”
Big Sean — “Bounce Back”
Bruno Mars — “24k Magic”
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad And Boujee”
Solange — “Cranes in the Sky”
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Bruno Mars & Jonathan Lia
Director X
Hype Williams
Kahlil Joseph & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Best New Artist
21 Savage
Cardi B
Chance The Rapper* — WINNER
Khalid
Young M.A.
Album of the Year
24k Magic— Bruno Mars
4 Your Eyez Only— J. Cole
A Seat at the Table— Solange
Coloring Book— Chance The Rapper
Lemonade— Beyoncé
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Cece Winans
Fantasia Ft. Tye Tribbett
Kirk Franklin Ft. Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs & Tamela Man
Lecrae — WINNER*
Tamela Mann
Centric Award
Fantasia — “Sleeping with the One I Love”
Kehlani — “Distraction”
Mary J. Blige — “Thick of It”
Solange — “Cranes in the Sky” — WINNER
Syd — “All About Me”
Yuna — “Crush Ft. Usher”
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
Beyoncé — “Sorry”
Bruno Mars — “24k Magic”
Drake — “Fake Love”
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad And Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane — “Black Beatles”
The Weeknd Ft. Daft Punk — Starboy”
‘Nigerian music star, Davido, who took to Instagram to wish his long time ‘right hand man’ and P.A Lati a happy birthday, also got him a birthday gift we think will make him happy going by what he wrote.
According to Davido, Lati who has been taking care of him since he was 12, told him he wants to go into oil and gas business, and the BET awards nominee, got him a ‘Tanker’.
Here’s what he wrote as he shared photo of the Tanker;
“Happy birthday bro !! U been with me since I was 12 .. even before I even thought doing music ! U said you wanted to set up an OIL AND GAS company ! It’s ur birthday so I went and got u a tanker!!!!! Sha give me free diesel lol! Congrats to LATINO OIL AND GAS!!!”
D’banjheld his exclusive album listening party held last night and American model Blac Chyna and Bernice Burgos were in attendance.
D’banj posted a photo of him and the stars on the red carpet on Twitter and a concerned follower wrote ‘I don’t know where you are heading but guy you need don Jazzy’.
D’banj who has been giving hardknocks replies of late wasted no time in replying him.
Nigerian singer,Wizkid shared a photo of himself getting lit! And fans were taking aback a little by what was seen on the table..
Seen on the table are alleged remnants of a powdered illicit drug !! Some were cool with it, while the rest weren’t!
What do you think? Drugs?
MMMG Boss, Ubi Franklin is currently in Los Angeles for this year’s BET Awards, and he’s attending the event with his label’s artiste, Tekno who was nominated for the Best African Act category which Wizkid won.
However, Ubi who shared photos from the event on his Instagram page, dropped a shade which most of his followers have linked Iyanya to. Here’s what he wrote;
“So one man said when I leave you will suffer, But When you know Man is not God just smile and keep working hard.
GRACE LOOKS GOOD ON ME”
More troubles for Babalola Falemi, popularly known as Sauce Kid aka Sinzu, as he has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing $15,388. The sentence was passed this week.
According to Idaho statesman, Falemi, obtained several persons bank card numbers and identifying information, then encoded the account numbers onto blank plastic cards, for immediate use.
He reportedly used an ATM to change account PINs, before withdrawing cash from several ATMS to purchase merchandise from stores between July 23 and 26.
Sinzu, as he is fondly called was arrested at the Boise Airport just as he was about to board a flight. Police found with a card encoding device and most than $6,000 in cash, on him.
Upon arrest, Falemi, was charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, eight counts each of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, and possession of 15 or more fraudulent bank cards, before he was finally sentenced this week.
Actress Funke Akindele is expecting a set of twins!!
The actress’s rapper hubby, JJC Skillz, shared the good news on Instagram; he Wrote
“Amen amen amen. God I receive your wonderful news in praise. To God be the glory you will be called a mother by your beautiful miraculous twins
@funkejenifaakindele my queen and wonderful mother of my children to be.
Also on the Halleluyah Challenge last night, the ‘Jennifa Diary’ star specifically thanked God for safe delivery as well as for conception.
Congrats to them!
Nigeria’s popular blogger, Linda Ikeji and Nollywood’s hunk actor, Jim Iyke, have finally settled their long beef as they hang out together in Lekki, Lagos.
Self acclaimed richest and most popular blogger in Africa, Linda Ikeji and Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke have put their differences aside for a goodcause as they have settled their beef and hung out with other peopleat Linda’s office in Lekki, Lagos.
The handsome actor took to his Instagram page and shared some photos from his visit on Instagram and wrote;“YDO brainstorm with my sis Linda Ikeji at Linda Ikeji Media. #OurVoiceMustBeHeard #LIGHTHASCOME #YDPChronicles”.
Recall that few years ago, the two stars were engaged in a hot social media fight over a misunderstanding on some blog post. Although Jim later apologized after realizing his mistake.
The Lagos state police authority says that the force is being pressurized to released billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, Daily Trust reports.
Acting Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Galadanshi Dasuki while addressing news men at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja yesterday, said that the Police won’t release Evans, inspite of calls from different quarters to do so.
“Evans has been a kidnapper for a long time and has been on the wanted list of the Police in Anambra, Abuja , Enugu, Edo and Lagos states. He also has a criminal gang, some of whom have been arrested in Enugu and Lagos. But there are still more out there. Therefore, this needs a painstaking investigation. Besides, we need to under study him as well as debrief him. By so doing, we intend to use his tactics to get others. He will eventually be charged to court after investigation is concluded”
Congratulations Starboy!!!
BET has just announced Wizkid as Winner of the Best International Act – Africa Award in a special ceremony held in Los Angeles, beating off stiff competition from Davido, Mr Eazi, Tekno, Stonebwoy, Nasty C, Babes Wodumo and AKA. It’s the Starboy’s 2nd win in this category, first taking home the award (alongside Sarkodie) back in 2012.
Nasty C had initially been accidentally announced as winner sometime last week, but BET quickly apologized for the “glitch”. Gotta admit they finally got it right!
Wizkid, however, wasn’t there to collect his award.
Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has said all his ordained pastors are humble.
According him, If you find a RCCG pastor that is not humble, then it means I wasn’t the one who ordained him or her Adeboye who made this known on his twitter handle said he still iron his wife’s clothes.
‘I still iron/press my wife’s clothes when I’m allowed to. If you are a true leader you must be always ready to serve. ‘Even when no one can see you’’ he said. The man of God said: ”Almighty God says I should tell you, I’ve done the impossible before, I’ll do it for you again”
It seems Tinsel star, Iretiola Doyle and Patrick Doyle marriage has allegedly hit the rocks, as the couple are reportedly no longer living together.
It was gathered that Iretiola who have four children with her husband, moved into her own apartment at Anthony Village in Lagos, away from Patrick and their children.
This is coming after the actress set records straight, when asked why she no longer steps out for events with the actor.
“We are both busy people and you find that, in any one given weekend, we’ve both been invited to three or four different events where all three or four people are expecting to see us so we play it smart, we share it; if you’ve seen one you’ve seen the other,” she said.
According to Playgroundng sources, it is unclear why their marriage hit the rocks but the duo peacefully separated and remain friends.
Iretiola and Patrick Doyle got married shortly after the actor lost his first wife to sickle cell anaemia in 1999. A decade later, he lost his son Raymond with first wife to same illness.
Residents of Idioro area of Ogijo, Ikorodu, Lagos state, were thrown into mourning after dead bodies of couple who live in the area were discovered on their matrimonial bed. The door was then forced open upon the arrival of Policemen and a grinding stone was found on the bodies which suggested that the attack was carried out by dreaded cultists in Ikorodu known as ‘Badoo’ though according to Vanguard, nobody could give details of the operation.
It was gathered that the couple known as “Baba and Mama Seun”, both residents of Ekundayo, ESCOBA, lived in an uncompleted building and were last seen on Tuesday night but when neighbours did not see them, it was assumed they have travelled out of town.
However, a neighbour who kept her cell phone with them the previous day, dialled their mobile numbers severally to request for the phone but their phones kept ringing without response.
This baffled the neighbor who continued to dial the numbers until Friday before she decided to draw the attention of other other landlords who banged the couple’s door to no avail.
The neighbours later peeped through the window only to behold the gory sight of the couple on their matrimonial bed tucked in a mosquito net but stinking. The alarm was immediately raised and Policemen from Ogijo Division were intimated about the development. Eye witnesses’ account said the bodies were moved to Sagamu while the grinding stone was taken to Ogijo Division for further investigation
Baba Seun’s children were spared of the attack for the fact that his first wife was said to have divorced him about 11 years ago and she went away with all the children. However, the man remarried about a year ago and the marriage was yet to be blessed with children .
The couple’s assailants were suspected to have gained entrance through one of the open windows though the net was neatly removed and later fixed after the operation.
Popular singer Donjazzy who always has this sense of humor and loves to make his fans happy via his instagram posts just posted this photo of him on Instagram, a lady couldn’t resist telling him how much she really wants the Popular singer to get married told the singer he must get married to someone who will not give him headache and the singer replied with #Amen.
Despite the severe backlash he has received for louding the fact that he got followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Davido has taken another step to honour the football legend witha daring number 7 haircut.
I don’t know how true this story is but it was shared on Imgur. According to the story, the Chinese woman caught her husband cheating, and before he slept on the night of the incident, she put sleeping pills in his food and when he dozed off, she took a knife and cut off his private parts. The man woke up from the immense pain and called police after realizing what had happened to him. The woman is currently in court on assault charges. See the gory photos
When news broke that suspected notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike (AKA Evans) had been arrested in Lagos by the police on June 10, many people celebrated the security agencies that made it happen.
But far less known was the celebration it produced in the compound of the Iloenyosi family of Abagana, Anambra State.
For this family, the news ofEvans arrest was a personal victory.
It all began one early morning on November 25, 2013 when the patriarch of the family, Chief James Iloenyosi, was kidnapped on his way back from mass.
His son, Chikelue Iloenyosi, former Super Eagles player who played professional football in France and Turkey, has not been able to get over what happened to his father. He narrated the event that quickly became a game of hide and seek between criminals and the law enforcement agents.
He told Saturday PUNCH in an emotion-laden tone that his father, who was 86 at the time, was on his way back from their local Catholic church when three SUVs double-crossed him and whisked him away.
He would never see his father alive again.
“When they took him away, they did not talk to us until after five days. They phoned my twin sister. She was sobbing when she called me that the kidnappers had made contact.
“When we the children gathered, my sister called the kidnappers again and they simply told us that they would call back. They did not call back until after another five days just to build our anxiety.”
The N50m ransom negotiation
According to Chikelue, with no idea what could be going on with his father, the kidnappers on the morning of the fifth day called to demand a ransom of N50m.
The routine of begging and pleading for the reduction of the ransom started at this point and after many days, they eventually reduced the ransom to N15m.
Chikelue said, “When we paid the N15m, my father was already dead and we did not know.
“What made me upset was that despite how seriously we worked to get him back, my father did not come out of it alive.”
But upon payment of the ransom, the kidnappers said they were not releasing their victim until the family brought more money. But they never heard from the kidnappers again.
Breakthrough arrests four months later
However, after four months of investigation into the kidnap, said to have involved hundreds of policemen in Anambra State combing the forest at the time, security agencies got a break when a member of the gang that kidnapped Chikelue’s father, a suspect known as Nonso, was arrested along with three other members of his gang.
Chikelue said at the time, Evans was already a popular criminal well known to the State Anti-Robbery Squad of the Anambra State Police Command.
He was said to be a wanted robber known for hitting bullion vans.
“The SARS boss in Anambra told me at the time that any suspect arrested for any major crime always mentioned the name of Evans,” he said.
According to him, the family had to involve a private investigator in the case at a point when there was no longer news about their father’s whereabouts months after the family paid the ransom.
In addition to this, he said a friend of his based in Israel helped to track his father’s line and traced it to a young lady, who said Nonso was his boyfriend.
Chikelue told Saturday PUNCH,
“When we arrested the girl, she said Nonso only gave her the phone for safe-keeping, instructing her not to put it on. We started tracking Nonso. At a point, the current leader of the IRT, Abba Kyari, gave us 18 of his men to follow us to Cotonou, Benin Republic because our trace on Nonso’s line showed he was there.
“We got there and the police arrested a young man, who said he came to buy a car. He said the number was not his and that he only wanted to use it to call somebody in Nigeria. The police had to let him go when it was clear he knew nothing.
“Later we left the Cotonou guy. Again, our private tracker traced him to Lokoja, Kogi State.”
Evan’s gang member arrested in Lokoja
However, intelligence later suggested that Nonso was in Lokoja.
According to him, he and other members of the gang were said to have relocated there immediately they shared the ransom because many security agencies were after the gang.
Chikelue said after identifying the hotel the suspect might be hiding in, some members of the SARS team in Kogi State moved in to make the arrest.
He said, “I was in Lokoja for two months with a private tracker before we arrested Nonso.
“When we got to the hotel with the police that day, we requested for the list of the people staying at the hotel. The hotel staff mentioned a “small boy” with his girlfriend in one of the rooms.
“We knocked on the door and the girlfriend came out. He said her boyfriend was in the bathroom. But I was hearing a sound inside. He was trying to escape through the window but SARS operatives were already stationed around the hotel.
“He eventually came out and said his name was Emmanuel. But I knew it was him right away because we had been able to obtain his photograph ahead.
“But because I did not want him to panic, I pretended it was not him and told the SARS operatives in his presence that the person we were looking for was an older man.
“He relaxed and was going inside when I called him and said I wanted to ask him something. I dialled his phone number there and then when it rang, we took it and it showed the name ‘Kidnapper football’. The SARS operatives immediately pounced on him and handcuffed him.
“I asked Nonso if he knew me, he said he did not. I told him I was the footballer whose number he saved with that name. He then asked if I was ‘General’ – my alias – and I said yes.”
Saturday PUNCH learnt that as soon as Nonso was arrested, he became submissive.
He reportedly pleaded for his life, saying he would provide any information the police needed.
“He immediately told us that his leader was Evans. But he said there was no way we could get Evans because he had fled to Lagos after the completion of the operation. At this point, Nonso kept our hope alive. He said my father was still alive. He refused to give precise information,” Chikelue told our correspondent.
The ex-footballer said he was very hopeful at that point and believed he was indeed going to get his father back alive.
Nonso, who was transported back to Anambra in the company of SARS operatives later provided the police with Evans’ phone line, with which they started tracking him.
When the police team got to Anambra with the suspect, he reportedly began to plead not to be taken to SARS headquarters in the state for fear of being tortured and killed. He said he was willing to give up all the necessary information.
Nonso told the police that Evans was always on the move after each operation.
Chikelue said, “We were calling Evans to pinpoint his location but it was all abortive. Nonso was later made to call another member of the gang called Awolowo to inform him that there was an operation.
“But Awolowo said he did not want to do any operation at the time because his wife had just put to bed. Nonso said Awolowo was part of Evans’ Asaba, Delta State group.”
Suspects refused to confess
The police later arrested Awolowo and two others.
For many days, these suspects were said to have kept mum.
It was learnt that they refused to divulge any information about Evans, which the police suspected was owing to the fact that they had taken an oath.
In fact, one of the suspects, who was on the verge of confessing was said to have suddenly started acting like someone with a mental illness.
Even Nonso’s girlfriend who was also arrested was said to have refused to give any information that could implicate her boyfriend.
“The most shocking thing was that when the police interrogated Nonso, he said that if the SARS ever wanted peace in Anambra, they should kill the lady. He said she was the one responsible for taking care of the gang and that she helped them buy drugs and collected ransom on their behalf,” Chikelue said.
But he said while all these were going on, his only concern was knowing his father’s whereabouts.
One day, while Chikelue was at the SARS office, he found a sudden ally in an armed robbery suspect called Onyeso, who was detained there.
Chikelue said, “He pulled me aside and said, ‘My brother, you are a good man because you always give money so that the police could buy us food when you come here’. He said he wanted to give me a privileged information.
“He said if we wanted any result, we should take Awolowo to the backyard and tell the police to shoot their gun in the air as if they had killed him. He said the other one would start confessing because they had indeed taken an oath.
“When the police did this, Nonso started confessing when he was told Awolowo had been killed. He said he would take us to where my father was buried.
“We journeyed into the forest for three and half hours before we got to where they buried him. I broke down and my sister who was there at the time fainted.”
Saturday PUNCH learnt that the late Pa Iloenyosi was buried around Nneyi village in Umueri community.
But most heartbreaking was the information that the old man might have been starved or beaten to death.
When Nonso was asked how the old man died, he explained that it was the fault of those manning the hideout where Evans kept the man.
Pa Iloenyosi was said to have been stripped to his underwear, kept in a cold room and beaten regularly in order to put more pressure on his children.
Chikelue said, “While we were negotiating for ransom, they would call and put the phone on speaker so I could hear how they beat him. My father would cry and beg me to find a way to ensure his freedom.
“We buried him few days after we found his body and started the search for Evans. One of the vital information Nonso gave us was that they were on their way to a robbery when they got information about my father and they diverted to Abagana to kidnap him. So, I was really particular about the arrest of Evans so that he could tell us who in our community gave them the information.”
Chikelue said he was the happiest man in the world the day he heard Evans had been arrested. But he said he was particularly upset when he read that Evans was begging for his life with the excuse that he had never killed a victim before.
“What Evans did to my family was the most painful thing anybody can experience. When I read he has been begging for sympathy, I just laughed. The death penalty for people like him is the only solution. Evans can never repent despite all the second chance he is begging for.”
Chikelue said the police were already aware of Evans connection to his father’s kidnap and murder and are taking it into account in the case against him.
Meanwhile, the Anambra State Police Command says it is liaising with its Lagos State counterpart on the records of Evans’ past crimes in the state.
Earlier this week, we reported that Alterplate Boss, Harrysong welcomed twinswith his Abuja based baby mama and businesswoman, in Beverly Hills, California, United States.
The twins, boy and a girl, have been christened Perez and the girl’s name is Tarela, coined from Harrysong’s own name Tare.
It was also gathered that Harrysong is excited about this new development because it is coming at a time when he is gearing up to release his new album titled ‘Double’.
Here are their photos below;
Tributes have started pouring in for a promising fashion designer and 400 level student of the Federal University of Technology( FUTO ), Tochukwu Paschal Njoku who was found dead days after he went missing on Thursday, June 8.
No full details soon, but according to few details gathered from his siblings and friends, he left with a friend from Ihiagwa to Owerri to pick up something, and Later the police found their car (a navy blue Lexus 330) abandoned but no sign of the occupants – His body was Unfortunately found on Monday, June 12.
Three days before he disappeared, precisely on June 5th, Tochukwu, who goes by the Facebook name, TC Shzzy wrote:
“Thank you for saving my life today…I appreciate you deeply”
When a friend Fortunatus Ibekwe asked what happened, Tochukwu simply replied:
“Ekwe di bad”
‘I stand with @falzthebahdguy!
Its the glorification of Fraudsters that birthed the likes of Evans, and gave rise to the herds of moronic herbivores seeking his release!
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Songs seemingly promoting fraud aren’t 9ice…….
~FRZ’
Nigerian musician, Sean Tizzle has left many people wondering after he crawled to Instagram’s page to beg for the verification of his page.
The singer who boasts of a 1 million followers has been advised to take the official step if he wants to get verified instead of the route he chose.
Many people have wondered if the musician is not knowledgeable enough to know that there is a process to follow for verification of accounts and not by commenting on the official page of Instagram.
“On a serious note his account needs to be verified cuz he got more followers than some so called celebrities on here who accounts are verified.” someone wrote.
Another added:“There’s natin wrong with him asking to be verified! He’s a â�ï¸� in Nigeria pls @instagram verify @iamseantizzle.”
Manchester City player, Kelechi Iheanacho paid a visit to one half of Psquare – Peter.
Iheanacho visited Peter Okoye at his Ikoyi mansion where he met his kids.
Peter took to his Instagram page to share the photos.
She shared the photo above and wrote “Dear Exes, You Used To Be My Cup Of Tea… But I Drink Champagne Now! #CuppyOnAMission”
“IF’ Crooner, Davido, has taken to social media to share photos of the new haircut which has ‘7’ on it, in honor of his cult group, Neo Black Movement a.k.a Black Axe. The photo also came with cult slangs.
Some of his cult group members, who saw this posted some cult slang comments to show support and solidarity.
I beg you’d think Bobrisky was a woman if you didn’t know him before. The male barbie is gradually looking like a woman, he is even set to have a butt implant!
American artiste Future already lit up the entire country with his ‘Nobody’s Safe’ tour in the first half of 2017. Now he’s gearing up to hit the road again with a closer circle of friends. The Future Hndrxx Tour will begin in July at Milwalkee’s Summerfest and hit other major cities in the U.S., Africa, Europe, and Australia.
His first tour featured a slew of opening acts around the country like A$AP Ferg, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Young Thug, Migos and Tory Lanez. For his international tour, Future is keeping it light by only taking his Freebandz signee Zoey Dollaz and Nigerian sensation Wizkid.
Information reaching us from a reliable source has stated that the University of Ibadan is set to resume July 2 and examinations will commence two days after, July 4.
It should be recallled that University Ibadan shut down activities against undergraduates students on May 29, following a declaration by the Vice Chancellor, on behalf of the Senate, after the students, led by the suspended Students’ Union President, Mr. Ojo Aderemi, held a peaceful protest outside the gate of the University
Nollywood actressAnita Josephhasreleasedsome newphotosof herself, shot by Style Squad for Studio 24.
Popular singer, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkidor Starboy, has drawn the ire of gram fans over his comments during an interview he granted A US radia station, Real 92.3.
The singer, who was speaking about his parents, said that they refused to move out of the ghetto they live in (In Surulere, Lagos) which made him build them a comfortable house.But it was his comment that there was no internet or cable in the ghetto he grew up in that got fans talking.Wizkid was thoroughly abused on the social media platform with many expressing concern that he was taking too much weed.
Read some of the scathing comments of Nigerians to Wizkid’s statement.
hibeonlinesturvs: See as Oyibo is patronising him and fingering his brain to talk shit and he is dancing like a prize monkey giving them material.I don’t think this is weed it’s simply lack of enlightenment and education.Naeto C,Lynxx,Kemi Adetiba,Banky W to mention a few celebs who are enlightened and educated will never use their parents and their country as toothpick in this manner.
ms.omotee: No cable or internet in ojuelegba , ori wizkid ti daru
ok_skincare_product: This is the reason why these white folks be thinking all Africans leave in hut…. U can imagine,how can u say ojuelegba is a ghetto without cable ehn…
lola_galore: There is internet in the ghetto. It’s in the city, it’s not disconnected from the rest of the town. Of course there is dstv and internet. It’s a matter of how many people can afford it. You’ll be surprised the number of people that do not joke with their dstv monthly subscription in the ghetto. And people do make a budget for how much data they can afford to buy in a month. The ghetto is not a backward place, it is just underdeveloped, filled with people of limited means.
stevechuks_: Ahan but wait my friend and his family have Go TV Na and they live in Ojuelegba! Wassup with uncle’s lies??. Everyone wants to have a super story! Wale Adenuga Oshi
sharonowen100: Dear wizzy….know your limit with all this highness….it’s so sad to see you loosing it
borsydoh: What’s wrong with this boy lyingup n dan
Advising Nigerian women to stop making cheating an issue, Nollywood actress Funke Adesiyan has taken to Instagram to tell women that cheating doesn’t make your male partner a bad person, but only validates him as a man.
According to the actress, women should look beyond the flaw of cheating, and focus on the way their men treat them. Here’s what she wrote;
“Leaving a man because he cheats is like relocating from Nigeria to America because of rain. News flash: it rains everywhere. Find a good man who loves you and appreciates you. Every other thing can be worked on. Men are naturally born to cheat. Look beyond this flaw and focus on how he treats you.”
“Good morning guys. I read many comments from my last post and I couldn’t stop laughing. It’s funny that it’s women who are answering for their men that the men don’t cheat on them. My sisters, let the men answer for themselves. The truth is a bitter pill to swallow.
You cannot answer for people. I stand by my position 100%. I know that as a modern woman, we aim to break away from the norm and be as westernised as possible but believe me, it happens everywhere. It’s only those who got caught that are referred to as offenders. Not many men can sincerely say they have been with only their partner for 10yrs without “playing”. It doesn’t make them bad people, it just makes them men.
#factfile #nofilter #skingoals”
With the entire drama of fraud and the promotion of it by artistes presently causing a stir on the internet, with thousands taking large chunks of meat out ofFalz’sass for the statement, one artistes, who agrees with everything Falz, said is singerOrezi.
Speaking withPlanet TV, theCALL THE POLICEcrooner, said it is ”imperative‘ that artistes mind what they say and do on TV, as many watching them copy everything they see.
We are like role models to the society, and the younger ones and the youth in general, so whatever we say, they look up to us, they watch our videos, so it;s very imperative we should watch what we say or how we act when we are on TV.
A luxury car worth millions of naira has been spotted recently at the Lagos airport with no details about the owner.
The Audi AG R8
A luxury car was spotted recently being loaded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
The new Audi AG R8 which is worth over N40million (ranging from $120k to $160k) – caught the attention of people at the airport and also the workers who loaded it on board Ethiopian Airlines.
Though they have both kept their reunion off social media it has already become public knowledge that Tiwa and Tunji Balogun are back together again as man and wife.
The duo were both snapped clubbing at 2Face Idibia’ lounge in Lagos alongside Davido’s former manager, Kamal.
Falz did an interview with Hip Tv and advised his colleagues not to promote fraudsters, but rather secure their future. He told them to act as role model and not name call yahoo boys name. The topic has generated lots of controversy as some are on his side and others are not.
