Justin Bieber pays monkey bill

Justin Bieber has finally paid the bill for abandoning his monkey

The Believe hitmaker landed in trouble with authorities Germany in March 2013 for illegally bringing his pet primate Mally into the country without the necessary paperwork or vaccinations, and rather than provide the needed documents, he chose to leave the creature behind.

The German Federal Nature Conservation Agency says the singer finally paid out $10 700 last week, which will cover the monkey's cost of living at a shelter for the past 17 months, as well as his import.


Mally is now living at a zoo in North Germany.

Meanwhile, the singer's entourage have been accused of bribing Canadian border officials.

A female officer at the Niagra Falls border has been fired after she reportedly accepted $10 000 worth of backstage passes to get members of Justin's team with criminal records into the country while he performed, TMZ reports.

The 'Beauty and a Beat' hitmaker player shows in Toronto last year, but it is unclear when the alleged bribes took pace as they only came to light when more of the singer's friends arrived at the border looking for ''special treatment'' and were reported by officers on duty

Denrele Edun to reveal all in new book

Controversial entertainer and presenter Denrele Edun started out in television in 1995, and will release a book in 2015 to celebrate 20 years in the business, reports Bellanaija

 From his days  in Kidi Vision 101 to acting in the university sitcom, Twighlight Zone to being a presenter on Soundcity TV presenter his  media personality has shone through.

According to Denrele the book will  detail  his years in the industry.

He says the book will be as crazy and controversial like his personality.

In the autobiography he will open up about various aspects of his life and hopefully lay to rest the issue of his sexuality.

Derenle’s feminine and flamboyant nature has left a lot of people wondering if he is a homosexual.

‘Nigerian celebrities have second class mentality’

Nollywood film producer, writer and actor, Charles Novia has accused Nigerian celebrities of having a second class mentality.

Charles Novia was berating entertainment stars  who have been participating in the  ASL Ice Bucket Challenge accusing them of  inferiority complex and their  eagerness to copy western celebrities.

He  made this known on Thursday on his Twitter page @charlesnovia.

 Mavin boss, Don Jazzy, Nollywood Diva, Genevieve Nnaji, Iyanya, Peter Okoye  are among Nigerian stars who have joined the Ice Bucket Challenge.

Charles Novia, said that  there are many other diseases killing people in their scores in Nigeria, especially the Ebola Virus.

Celebrities and political figures globally have taken part in the ALS #IceBucketChallenge - a challenge that dares nominated participants to be filmed having a bucket of ice water poured on their heads.

A common stipulation is that nominated people have 24 hours to comply or forfeit by way of a charitable financial donation to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) victims.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has raised more than $22.9 million.

Chimamanda features in Half Of a Yellow Sun sound track

The remake of the popular 2002 hit song Let’s Live Together by KUSH is the first single from the forthcoming official movie soundtrack album.

The video for the four  minute track has been released and features Lara George and Emem Ema of KUSH, as well as Flavour, Morrell and a special appearance by the author of Half Of A Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Chimamanda’s part is her second ever feature after featuring in Beyonce’s Flawless

The reality style video has Sir Victor Uwaifo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Genevieve Nnaji, 2face Idibia, Wole Soyinka, Onyeka Onwenu and DJ Jimmy Jatt,  Naeto C, Chidinma, Oc Ukeje, Dammy Krane and Praiz.

The movie is a love story set during the Civil War and depicts the divisions amongst Nigerians.

The main message of “Let’s Live Together” is that our diversity is a source of strength.

Chidinma wants to be a coach on 'The Voice' ?

 Singer Chidinma has said that she wants to be a coach on  the ‘The Voice’, the irony being that the show is not in Nigeria.

The one  time winner of Project Fame West Africa reality show, really wants 'The Voice' to hit Nigeria, where numerous music competitions have sprung up in the last few years.

She expressed her enthusiasm on her Instagram page when she visited the  “The Voice” studio  in England during her UK media tour.

"I WANT YOU! Hmmm what do you think? Isn't it about time The Voice launched in Nigeria? Miss Kedike as one of the judges would you want to be on my team????" she wrote on Instagram.

The Voice is a reality television singing competition to find new singing talent (solo or duets) contested by aspiring singers, age 15 or over, drawn from public auditions. 

The winner is determined by viewers by voting through telephone, Internet, SMS text, and iTunes Store purchases of artists' performances.

The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances. Each coach guides their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the season. 

They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach.

Watch: The best way to defeat Ebola!

Tunde Kelani has created a multimedia Ebola awareness campaign called Lens On Ebola.

Lens On Ebola borrows the talent of Tonto Dikeh, Desmond Elliott, Yomi Fash-Lanso, Steve Onu "Yaw" Sani Danja, Joke Silva, Kunle Afolayan, Toyin Aimaku and O.C. Ukeje to create public awareness in short video sketches.

The  campaign materials are freely available in all Nigerian languages (English, Pidgin, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo) and distributed via web, TV, radio, in cinemas, and released in Nollywood DVDs.

The campaign is a collaboration between Nollywood Workshops, CcHub Nigeria and Naija247Medic, in partnership with Mainframe Productions.

A Liberian man, Patrick  Sawyer died in Lagos on July 25 after testing positive to the Ebola virus.

The man is said to have  collapsed on arrival in Lagos, and  was taken from the airport and put in isolation at a local hospital.

Don Jazzy joins the online ice bucket challenge for charity

Nigerian multi award winning record producer, musician and songwriter, Michael Ajereh, popularly called Don Jazzy, has joined American celebrities in the online ice bucket challenge for charity in the U.S.The American celebrities included TV Queen Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gate and NBA Player Lebron James.Others are singers Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber as well as Facebook inventor Mark Zuckerberg and Actress Kerry Washington who is married to a Nigerian Nnamdi Asemogha.The online challenge, which has gone viral, has so far raised $15.6 million. The challenge, #ALSIceBucketChallenge, entails getting wet with buckets of ice cube or water to raise funds and create awareness on the disease known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).ALS, often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive neuron-degenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.The challenge was to dare anyone pour a bucket of ice water over their heads within  24 hours or else donate some money to the ALS Trust Fund.After the challenge, the person involved can nominate three other people to take up the challenge or donate more money.Don Jazzy has nominated other celebrities, including Dr Sid, D’Prince, Korede Bello, Reekado Banks, Di’Ja as well as Banky W, Iyanya, Davido, Wizkid, Steve Babaeko and Obi Asika. Jazzy was nominated by Dencia, Cameroonian/Nigerian singer and maker of controversial ‘whitenicious’ body cream.Dencia also nominated other Nigerian celebs including the team at BellaNaija, Genevieve Nnaji, 2Face Idibia, D’banj, Waje, Wizkid, and Tiwa Savage, after getting herself wet with ice water.

Samsung unveils Reminisce as brand ambassador

 Indigenous rapper Remilekun Safaru popularly known as Reminisce by his fans has been unveiled as the latest Samsung Nigeria Ambassador.The rapper revealed this on his Instagram page.“New Family!! #SamsungAmbassador! #ALAGAIBILE” he captioned the post of pictures that captured the unveiling which was held in Lagos.Reminisce joins fellow musician Banky W and Nollywood stars, Kate Henshaw and Ali Nuhu on the Samsung brand ambassador train .US based Time Magazine recognised him as a world rappers to meet.Reminisce was discovered by producer ID Cabasa who also discovered Jahbless, 9ice, Lord Of Ajasa and Olamide. He has released two albums, which includes Book Of Rap Stories (2012) and ALAGA IBILE (2013) 

Pirate versions of Half Of A Yellow Sun hit Lagos

Pirates have begun to rip off  Half of A Yellow Sun, which premiered on August 1, as they have begun to sell N150 bootleg DVDs of the film in Lagos, reportsPM NewsThe pirated DVDs are being hawked in the traffic of  major areas in the city.Moses Babatope, an executive with The Film One Distribution, the sole distributor of Half of A Yellow Sun in Nigeria, said that it is tragic and a serious breach of the movie’s copyright.Babatope said that they have sent a petition to the Inspector General of Police and the Censors Board so as to take action. The production of Half of A Yellow Sun  gulped over $10 million (N1.6 billion) and was largely financed by private funds raised by Yewande Sadiku, CEO, Stanbic-IBTC Capital Limited, who also doubles as the film’s executive producer.The public screening was controversially delayed for months in Nigeria by the National Film and Video Censors Board, (NFVCB).The film features Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Onyeka Onwenu, Genevieve Nnaji, O.C. Ukeje and Zack Orji.

Saidi Balogun is a debtor!

Actor and film maker Saidi Balogun is owing a debt that runs into millions of naira after pirates dashed his hopes of making money from his latest film, reports Pulse.ngThe Yoruba actor said that he has incurred heavy  debt for his new film titled You or IThe estranged husband of Yoruba actress Fathia Balogun said that the cautiousness of himself and the movie marketer failed.He said that he had borrowed money to invest in the movie because it was a big budget film.Balogun has produced  Gbogbo Ere, Sako Jiya, Modupe Temi, Eti Keta, and most recently You Or I.” Balogun also produced Africa Magic TV series Oriki Yoruba

October 1 comes out on Independence Day

Kunle Afolayan’s latest work October 1, will be released in all Nigerian cinemas on October 3 2014,  but with special  screenings from Wednesday October 1, 2014.The movie was made with over N200million, and was shot in Lagos and Ondo state for over forty days, after four months on pre-production.
 The cast of the movie include veteran actor Sadiq Daba (hit 80’s TV drama series Cockrow At Dawn), Kehinde Bankole, David Bailie, Nick Rhys, Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Bimbo Manuel, Kunle Afolayan, Femi Adebayo, Demola Adedoyin, Kayode Olaiya, and Deola Sagoe.
October 1 is a  psychological thriller that follows Danladi Waziri (Sadiq Daba), a police officer from the North who is posted to the remote town of Akote, to solve a  series of female murder cases before the Nigerian flag is raised on October 1, Nigeria’s Independence Day.A grand premiere has been slated for Sunday September 28th, 2014 at theEko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. October 1 is the third film from Kunle Afolayan after The Figurine and Phone Swap

Ebola: Davido cancels Cameroon concert

Musician Davido has cancelled his Cameroonian concert a day after the country announced that it was closing its borders with Nigeria.The "Aye" hit-maker had to cancel attending a concert  organized by the First Lady Chantal Biya's Foundation (CERAC) to promote education and health among young people. He was also scheduled to perform at the famous Safari Night club in Yaounde on Sunday along side DJ Arafat.The singer made the sad announcement of the cancellation  on his Instagram page. He also promised to return when the Ebola scare subsides."Je suis triste de ne pas pouvior etre present ce soir a Yaounde pour le show avec mes fans. Mon absence est due aux restrictions causees par le virus Ebola. Une date sera reprogrammes tres vite. Je vous aimes.O.B.O."(In English): "I'm very sad for not showing up this evening in Yaounde for the show with my fans. My absence is due to restrictions caused bt the Ebola Virus. Another date will announced soon. I love you all. O.B.O"

Psquare hire Donjazzy for sixth album

Singing duo P-Square who are presently recording songs for their sixth album, have hired music producer Don Jazzy.

The announcement was made by Peter Okoye on his Instagram page with a picture of themselves with Don Jazzy in the studio, where he wrote “U don't expect anything less when u see us in dis kitchen with @donjazzy #6thalbum”


The twin brothers started recording in the United States in a studio most likely owned by Akon’s Konvict Muzik record label, because they are signed to Square records and the Atlanta based music label.

They also hired elder brother of the late pop icon, Michael Jackson, Jermaine to be part of their yet to be named album.


There is no word yet on if Jermaine Jackson is collaborating, or producing a track.

DonJazzy is the CEO of Mavin Records and is responsible for the hit tracks Dorobucci, Adaobi and Surulere

The Headies to be held in October

One of Nigeria’s biggest annual urban and hip-hop culture awards, The Headies will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2014, reports Pulse.ngThe Headies which started in 2006  recognizes the achievements of artists and entertainers in a number of categories including rap, RnB, dancehall and alternative. According to the convener of the event, Ayo Animashaun, the 2014 event will be  elevated to show how the brand and Nigeria’s growing music industry has reached an international scale.The organizers of the awards are yet to reveal this year’s hosts, nominees and special artist performances.In 2013 The Headies introduced a new category, Best Alternative Song, which gave a wider playing field for contenders.The organizers said that they are receiving entries for nominations into the various categories.

Van Vicker’s film production goes on Ebola outbreak

- Ghanaian actor Van Vicker has announced the postponement of shooting a film in Liberia over the Ebola outbreak, reports Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET)In a recent interview Vicker said that he had been to Liberia several times for casting and production meetings.The actor turned film maker was scheduled to go shoot the movie in Liberia in August but put it on hold because of the Ebola virus.Van Vicker said that he did not want to take chances shooting in Liberia, until the infectious virus was contained.Vicker was born to a Ghanaian Liberian mother and a Dutch father.He is the CEO of Sky + Orange Productions, a film production house.