Promoter wants national hero's immortalised through arts

An art and entertainment promoter, Jide Johnson, on Wednesday urged the federal and state governments to immortalise fallen heroes through the arts.   

Johnson gave the advice  in Lagos against the backdrop of recent activities in honour of  the Afrobeat music maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.

He said that the use of art and music to tell African stories would propagate their philosophy and attract foreign investment.

Also read:Musicians urged to promote Fela's message

“We can only celebrate ourselves as Africans or as a people. We are the ones who can tell the world our own story. Art is life, music is life; Nigeria has one of the biggest exports of music in the world today and if not for people like Fela and other maestros, these things wouldn’t have been achieved. Fela, being a legend in Africa and for his struggles for the common man, it is just strategic for us to build his philosophy by exploitation of art, music, culture and tourism, all put together,’’ Johnson said.

According to him, many Nigerians erroneously take art as something to just put up in one’s room.

“Art is life and brings alive an experience.We are trying to achieve this, knowing that the man (Fela) was a maestro in music and then using the arts to bring this to life.’’ he added.

The art and entertainment promoter further advised government to harness the full potential in the industry as something to export to the outside world.

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Kenneth Okonkwo cements his political ambition

Veteran actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has obtained the nomination forms to contest for a House of Representatives seat in 2015 under the People’s democratic Party (PDP), reports Pulse.ng

He hopes to represent Nsukka/Igboeze South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives come 2015.

The actor who is also a lawyer has shown that he is serious about his political ambition.

Kenneth Okonkwo joins other entertainers like Kate Henshaw, 9ice, Tony Tetuila, Bob Manuel Udokwu and Desmond Elliot who are all vying for political positions. 

Kenneth Okonkwo became prominent in 1991 in the film Living in Bondage.

He went back to law school for a law degree and is a practicing lawyer.

"People who know would confirm that I am a Fashion Icon"Kcee

Kcee has been evasive about his marital status but doesn't shy away from being called a fashion Icon or flaunting his wealth on social media...He told Saturday Beats

“I made people talk about my fashion sense; I started it. The truth is that in this industry, when you are quiet and you want people to talk about you, one can do anything. I started talking about my fashion sense on Instagram and for those that know me and follow me, they would confirm that I am a fashion icon. Nigerians feel that when you call yourself a fashion icon, you are being proud and that is why they were criticising my style. Each time I create such controversy, I gain about 2000 new followers; so I keep doing it.

On flaunting his wealth 

I just like to express myself and that is why I flaunt what I have on social media, even the American celebrities do the same. If they buy new things or they are going anywhere, they put it on the social media. It is just a way of keeping the die-hard fans abreast of what we are doing. It is not a problem neither is it an issue but for those criticising it, I feel it is normal. No matter who you are on earth even if you are a pastor, people would criticise you. Even Christ was criticised, so who am I?”

On his status as a married man

“If I am married or not is for another day, not today. It is a discussion for another day. Anything you hear about the matter is for another day. The air has been cleared but it is an issue for another day,”

Instagram between Halima Abubakar and fan over Kim Kardashian/North West :)

Lol, no one dare steps on the foot on Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar and goes scot-free.
So today,  the actress posted a photo of kim Kardashian and mocked her for forgetting her daughter at a hotel in Paris....“lol Kim forgot north in the hotel lwkmd…How can you forget your child? Is it possible? Mother answer me please, I love her though. Shit, is funny.” she wrote, but one of her fans didn't find it funny.....and drama ensued.
See snapshots below:


 

Tony OneWeek has still got it!

Tony OneWeek has lead the way in combing politics and a music career.

 The honourable in the Anambra state house of assembly has released a  socio-politically Conscious song  titled Forward Ever in commemoration of Nigeria’s independence.

The song is produced by Lord Kornel and the accompanying video is  directed by Promise Charles.

Tony OneWeek uses this song as a medium to admonish the youth to saty focused.

 He has released three singles this year- Ife D’Nmawhich features 2Face Idibia, Gyration Reloaded, andJolly Dey Go.

The singles will be on his soon to be released album titled Blessed.  

Joan Rivers' daughter suing doctor over her death

Joan Rivers' daughter is suing a doctor over her death.

Melissa Rivers, 46, is taking legal action against throat specialist Dr Gwen Korovin, who was allegedly unauthorised to practise at the Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic in Manhattan where Joan passed away after a routine endoscopy caused her to go into cardiac arrest last month.

Although the medical centre's director Dr Lawrence Cohen stepped down following the death of the star aged 88, it is believed Dr Korovin has continued working and accepting new patients at the practice.

A close friend of the Rivers family told MailOnline: "Melissa does plan to sue the clinic. It's very difficult to discuss something so unpleasant with her, but she is going to launch a lawsuit."

According to CNN, clinic workers claim both Dr Cohen and Dr Korovin were treating the late star in the hours leading up to her death with Dr Korovin performing an initial laryngoscopy followed by an endoscopy to help determine the cause of a sore throat and hoarseness she was suffering from.

Dr Cohen then ordered Dr Korovin to perform a second endoscopy and laryngoscopy - during which Joan's vocal chords are said to have swollen, cutting off the oxygen supply to her lungs and leading to the cardiac arrest that killed her.

Melissa claims Dr Korovin was unauthorised to practise the procedure and was only meant to observe Dr Cohen as she was not certified to practise by the clinic and therefore outside of the regulations of New York health law.

However, the upper east side clinic is denying reports that the vocal chord biopsy was performed.

Lady Gaga gets a new tattoo butt naked!

Lady Gaga got a new tattoo in honour of her fans.

The Just Dance singer has revealed her new body art as a tribute to her fans, or as they are affectionately known, her little monsters.

The 28-year-old shared a photo of the ink work - which is located on her back - and the process thereof on Instagram.

In the first pic posted, Lady Gaga appears to be completely naked while being inked, she captioned it with "#HausWork @nspired1 having a real night with the kids, we sure know how to party. #jazzpunk (sic)"



She then showed off the finished product, with the caption: "#Monster4Life (sic)"



She also tweeted the reason for her new ink saying:

The tattoo is of a claw which is covered in lace and beads, this is likely a reference to her catchphrase, paws up which she often does at concerts.

Lady Gaga got the new addition to her body art collection done by the renowned artist, Eric Gonzalez, who also shared a photo of the singer lounging on a table before he started working on her tattoo.



The singer is currently in Germany as part of the European leg of her ArtRave: The ArtPop Ball tour.

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Woman insists on marrying sister’s husband

 - A 25-year-old lady identified simply as Angela is insisting on marrying her elder sister’s husband despite threats to her life, reports NewsDay.

Angela, who had been living with the couple in Mushin, Lagos, since she was in primary school said she developed interest in her sister’s husband because he is a prosperous businessman with a lot of money to throw around.

She noted that she has developed strong feelings for him and was ready to go to any length to send her sister packing from her matrimonial home in order to marry her husband.

Also read: Did Matt Max marry another man’s wife?

On knowing of her plans to send her away from her matrimonial home, her enraged sister pounced on her before pouring hot water on her.

Angela, who is still recovering from the attack as vowed to use every means available to marry her sister’s husband.

Have you seen John Dumelo hoodies?

Ghanaian actor, John Dumelo has joined the list of entertainers who take owning  fashion lines seriously.

The actor and entrepreneur has  launched his line of hoodie tops under his J.Melo Clothing line.

He made this known on his Instagram page, and asked people to patronize his hoodies online, explaining that the hoodies are hand made.

The 30 year old actor who is also in the  recreational business runs a hotel.

He was nominated for categories Most Promising Actor and Best Actor in a Supporting role at the sixth and seventh Africa Movie Academy Awards(AMAA)  respectively.

On April 1, he became the first Ghanaian citizen to hit a million likes on Facebook.

Taylor Swift’s cat makes her debut as a shoe model!

 Taylor Swift has a white kitten named Olivia Benson Swift, and as if having Taylor to take care of her isn’t lucky enough, she has now taken on a 'modelling' career.

The adorable fluff ball has become an icon for the shoe brand Keds and features in a shoot for them.

Olivia can be seen in an ad of a new shoe design called ‘Sneaky Cats’ to promote Taylor's latest album, 1989,Vanity Fair reports.

Here is what the Sneaky Cats look like:

Harry Styles helped a fan propose to his girlfriend

Harry Styles helped a fan propose to his girlfriend.

Bradley Chisenhall messaged the One Direction hunk, 20, and his bandmates on Twitter on Monday asking them to help him pop the question to Christine Kozlowski during their gig at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Tuesday night.

The plea for help was even trending on the site with the hashtag '#1Dproposal' after he tweeted:

Much to Bradley's surprise, his tweet didn't go unnoticed as mid-way through the show, Harry said to the audience: "I have a friend in the audience who's called Bradley (...) Bradley would you like to bring your girlfriend on the stage?"

The camera then panned to Bradley, who was down on one knee, as he asked his lover to marry him.

The venue was filled with shrieks of excitement and lots of clapping as Harry shouted: "She said yes!"

After the eventful evening, Bradley shared a number of photographs of him, Christine and Harry posing together on Twitter


He then added a snap shot of just himself and Harry, thanking him for his help.


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Geoffrey Oji wins Project Fame Season 7

The Season 7 of Project Fame has ended, and Geoffrey Oji has emerged as this year’s winner, reportsPulse.ng

Geoffrey won the musical competition after his final performance which was a rendition of ‘Beautiful’ by Asa. 
He won N5 million in prize money, a brand new car and a recording contract.

Ruky emerged first runner-up while Christian became second runner up. 

Geoffrey joins past winners like Iyanya and Chidinma.

MTN Project Fame West Africa  is a reality show that professionalizes raw talented musical hopefuls who are groomed for success in an intense Academy. 

North West steals the show at Givenchy!

North West is barely over a year old, but she's already commanding what fashionistas may have spent entire careers working toward: A front row seat at Givenchy.

The celebutot was seated in pride of place next to proud mom, Kim Kardashian, in a revealing Givenchy black bodice look.

The 15-month-old North West gave her mom a run for her money in the fashion stakes wearing a demure black Givenchy tulle dress with patent black leather shoes and stylish thick white laces.

The West family arrived, together strutting their stuff for the paparazzi, even North took a walk, holding onto her mom and dad.


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There was so much attention on the little star that people almost forgot the reason they were there: Riccardo Tisci's ready-to-wear clothes.

Easy Taxi unveil Zainab Balogun as ambassador

Fast rising Nollywood actress, TV presenter and brand ambassador for Dark and Lovely, Zainab Balogun has scored another contract with Easy Taxi.

 The technological based company  unveiled Zainab Balogun as the first ever face of Easy Taxi Safety Campaign.

 Zainab is expected to promote the use of the Easy Taxi application as a safe and convenient transportation option.

The actress made her new position known on her Twitter and Instagram pages.

 According to its website, Easy Taxi Nigeria which began operations in Lagos in July 2013 has since expanded its services to Abuja and has other cities like Ibadan, Calabar, Port Harcourt and Enugu.

The company’s  main focus is  to  revolutionize the taxi culture in Nigeria.

Iyanya is looking for Mrs Oreo in the UK

Singer Iyanya who has created a new competition on Instagram to search fro Mrs Oreo UK.

According to the MTN ambassador, the winner of the competition will join him on his October UK tour  to 10 cities.

To enter, a participant is to make a 15-second video to be posted on Instagram with the hashtag #mroreo and copy @iyanya as well as his manager, @ubifranklintriplemg.

Also read:Mr Oreo video leaves nothing to the imagination

The contestants are expected to show their talents in singing or dancing.

The best video, from the entries, according to the Zinox ambassador, will be selected.

He also said that other men on Instagram could help him chose Mrs Oreo.