Former Bad Boy and preacher Ma$e returns with 'why Can't We'

Ma$e Returns With 'Why Can't We'.

Ma$e has made a few notable guest appearances over the past year, but on Thursday (December 26), the former Bad Boy rapper and preacher dropped a rare solo single, "Why Can't We" featuring Her.

The upbeat R&B track comes about two months after Ma$e announced intentions to release a new album titled Now We Even in the near future, ideally with features from Drake, Diddy, Jay Z, Seal and Lauryn Hill. It would be his first solo release since 2004's Welcome Back, but there has been no potential release date as yet.

Quick one, is the Album Coming Soon?

Check out the list for most pirated TV series in 2013. wow!

Torrent Freak's on Wednesday released its annual roundup of the most pirated television shows of the year (full list below), and while non of the titles on the list are what we'd call *black shows*, one or two of them feature black characters in significant roles.


So which show took the top spot of the year? Sometimes the obvious answer is the correct answer: Game of Thrones.

TorrentFreak’s full list below:


1. "Game of Thrones" (HBO), 5.9 million

2. "Breaking Bad" (AMC), 4.2 million

3. "The Walking Dead" (AMC), 3.6 million

4. "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS), 3.4 million

5. "Dexter" (Showtime), 3.1 million

6. "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS), 3 million

7. "Suits" (USA), 2.6 million

8. "Homeland" (Showtime), 2.4 million

9. "Vikings" (History), 2.3 million

10. "Arrow" (CW), 2.2 million

The numbers after the movie title is the number of downloads. Wow, pirates are everywhere.

First Lady of Nigeria blasts Governor Akpabio.

 Governor Godswill Akpabio is one of the governors believed to be close to President Goodluck Jonathan in the political calculation of 2015, but those who know what is really going on are saying that Akpabio is also one of those on Jonathan's 1,000 political watch list that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo exposed.

As you read this, the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party as a result of President Jonathan’s second term ambition may have claimed another casualty. The latest, according to an inside source, is the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, as his secret ambition has finally come out open. Inside sources within the nation’s seat of power informed THE INK newspaper that Nigeria’s first lady and wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan descended ferociously on Akpabio at the Presidential Villa in Abuja recently, accusing him of being a cog in the wheel of the process to resolve the crisis in the PDP. According to the source, a visibly angry Patience Jonathan shouted at the Governor and asked him why he is busy deceiving her husband, President Jonathan. She was said to have told Governor Akpabio point blank that he should stop masquerading himself before her husband as a peacemaker and concentrate on his now revealed Vice Presidential ambition. Reports reaching the First Lady, the source continued, have confirmed that Governor Akpabio’s treachery and pursuit of his Vice Presidential ambition is responsible for the failure of the reconciliation process in the party and one of the reasons the G7 Governors have ditched the party. It was further revealed that the First Lady accused the Governor of being on a mission to destroy Jonathan for his selfish interest. She is said to have cited Akpabio’s recent spate of private visits to leading traditional rulers and politicians in the North and other parts of Nigeria. The President’s wife is said to have told the Governor that she was aware that Akpabio is working for his own ambition while pretending to be working for the re-election of the President. The source who spoke on strict confidentiality said that a visibly embarrassed Akpabio was dumbfounded and broke down in tears.

Ol boy see gist.

Sammie Okposo renounces membership of COSON. Why now?

Sammie Okposo, may have renounced his membership of the Copyright Society of Nigeria, barely two weeks after he criticized the National Broadcasting Commission for its failure to reach an agreement with the collecting society.

A public statement made available to the media on Thursday indicates that the award winning artiste and Glo ambassador requested COSON to stop collecting royalties and acting on his behalf with immediate effect.

 “I, Sammie Okposo, a proud Nigerian artiste wishes to notify the general public and all stakeholders alike that I have stopped being a member of COSON,” the statement quoted the singer as saying.

The statement reads, “The registration of COSON is commendable and may have set the Industry on the path to growth and consolidation but accountability and transparency is very important. My facts reveal that there is nothing in COSON’s constitution that limits the number of terms the Chairman of the Board could serve and this is extremely dangerous. I read Onyeka Onwenu’s interview and she cited it as one of the reasons she left the board of COSON. All effort must be made to ensure COSON does not end up the property of one man. COSON is now delving into awards and competitive activities that are not related to its core responsibilities and this is a distraction”.

According to the statement, Okposo chose to part ways with the organization because of what he described as the “selfish interests” of some of its members.


 “Our artistes must get their due respect and recognition. The organization needs to imbibe the art of transparency in the disbursement of funds. How do you disburse royalty payments without showing the artistes the logs? It’s unacceptable. This issue must also be looked into with a view to ensuring that monies collected actually go to deserving artistes,” he was quoted as saying.

Okposo finally called on the Federal Government to beam its search lights on the activities of such organisations through the enactment and implementation of laws and oversight function.

KCee acquires mansion in Lekki..

Reports reaching us confirms that the limpopo king, KCee has capped off a blistering year by acquiring a duplex in Chevy view estate, off Chevron drive, Lekki. 

It is confirmed that properties in this estate for a duplex is valued between N55 – N70million.

Lookbooknaija on Drake 2013 in review.

Drake has been an integral part of Hip Hop in 2013. With the release of Nothing Was The Same, "Wu-Tang Forever," "The Language" and more, Drake made headlines throughout the year.                      
                                    
                       
This year, Drake released Nothing Was The Same, his most recent full-length studio album. The work features "Tuscan Leather," "Worst Behavior," "The Language" and "Wu-Tang Forever," selections that helped Drake reach platinum certification with this release. After the project arrived, Drake spoke about making it. "My right-hand partner in music creation, challenged me on this album to trim that fat," Drake said. "To make a very concise project and asked me to—actually gave me a song cap. Asked me to keep it at 13 or 14 songs on the original. And so that was an interesting challenge for me. And now that it’s out and the world appreciates it, it’s a great feeling."

 In July, Nicki Minaj responded to questions regarding Drake's status with Young Money Cash Money Billionaires. During an interview with New York radio station Hot 97, Minaj was asked whether Drake is in Young Money or not and Minaj offered what she said sounded like a riddle as her answer.

"Is he not in Young Money?" Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex said to Minaj. "I'm not saying it wrong, but something is definitely not the same as the first album [with Drake]. That's how I feel. How do you feel?" Minaj responded. "Peoples' perception of their reality is their perception of their reality," Minaj said. "Sometimes people make moves based on their perception of what reality is. I know that sounds like a riddle, but maybe one day you'll be able to unravel that one. All I can say is this, Lil Wayne is everything to me. I can't speak for anyone else. What Young Money and Cash Money did for Nicki Minaj, I can never repay them for. So, I am forever indebted to them. Whatever happens with any other artist, I don't know. [Drake's] so talented. Sometimes, we've seen this. Sometimes when you're really intelligent and you're really talented, you also think a lot. Sometimes your mind is racing with thoughts. It is what it is. People go through their own motions and you've gotta respect it and keep it moving. We all love the team. We all love Wayne. That's what's gonna always hold us together. Drake is my baby because that's how it was when we came in. So whenever I think of him, 'That's my baby.' Whatever is going on now, obviously we're all very busy and you know, shit happens. It gets a little hard to have a real connection when people are on different sides of the world, working on different things. You just never know who people got in their ear or what they're feeling or maybe they felt wronged in some way. I don't know. I just know that Drake is my baby and Wayne is my everything."

Wale gets Don Jazzy and D Banj together.

Wale Folarin came to Nigeria for the very first time last month and one of the things he did was drag Don Jazzy and D’banj to the studio. in an interview with MTV Base VJ Ehiz,Wale talked about what his few days in Nigeria has achieved.

In the past Don Jazzy and D’banj have met more than twice, we have heard them talk good about themselves, even Don Jazzy appreciated D’banj when he won his last award with Flytime entertainment, and we were just waiting for the right person to connect them , and it was Wale who has been able to do that. In an interview with MTV Base VJ Ehiz,Wale talked about what his few days in Nigeria has achieved.


Wale said: “I’m glad that I’m one of the people that helped them get back together in working. That’s one of the things I’m most proud of. We got some things cooking.”

Cooking what? May be an album o! LeLet's just watch.

Click link below to watch the interview.
http://vimeo.com/mtvbaseafrica

26 year old Rodney Emeka emerges as MTN young Designer of the year.

                  

Twenty-six year old Rodney Emeka, the Creative Director of McMeka, won the MTN Young Designer of the Year competition at the Lagos Fashion and Design Week 2013.

He runs McMeka, a Lagos based menswear design label which solely focuses on bespoke tailoring which he founded in September 2011.

The young Portharcourt (PH) bred designer came up against formidable names like Waneami, Diana aLa Vid (DLV), Ayo Van Elmar, Reni Smith, Ladunni Lambo, Sho by Adesola Obebe, Tumilla by Tumi Ladega, Kenneth Ize and Siaiano who were also shortlisted as finalists for the MTN Young Designer of the Year.  However, his hard work and resilience paid off and he was crowned as the winner.

Check out the list of winners of the Headies Awards 2013.

Nigeria's biggest and most prestigious music award,  the Headies Awards 2013 was held on the 26th December, 2013 at the Grand Ball room of Oriental Hotel, Lagos and was hosted by Mavin Records acts Tiwa Savage and Dr SID.

Big winners of the night include Olamide, Phyno, Waje, Clarence Peters and Davido who bagged multiple awards. The night also features performances from Iyanya, Sean Tizzle, Seyi Shay, Praiz and much more.

In addition, Fuji Artist was inducted into the Headies Hall Of Fame.

Check out the list of winners for the night.

• BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

THIS YEAR – JAYWON

• PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

DTUNES – SHO LEE

• BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Alingo – CLARENCE PETERS

• BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

O.B.O. – DAVIDO

• BEST R&B SINGLE

GOOD GOOD LOVING – BANKY W

• BEST POP SINGLE

IHE NE ME – 2FACE

• BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

I WISH – WAJE

• BEST RAP ALBUM

YBNL – OLAMIDE

• BEST COLLABO

GHOST MODE – PHYNO FT. OLAMIDE

• BEST RAP SINGLE

MAN OF THE YEAR – PHYNO

• BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

RICH AND FAMOUS – PRAIZ

• BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

ONLY YOU – NIKKI LAOYE

• NEXT RATED

SEAN TIZZLE

• HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

OMO BABA OLOWO – DAVIDO

• LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

MODE 9 – LET IT GO

• BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

DUROSOKE – OLAMIDE

• BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

REPETE – BLACKMAGIC

• ALBUM OF THE YEAR

YBNL – OLAMIDE

• ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

IYANYA

• SONG OF THE YEAR

LIMPOPO – KCEE

President Goodluck Jonathan orders investigation into the case of battered woman.

 President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a probe into the case of a 34-year-old woman, Mrs. Alexandra Ossai, who accused her Lebanese boss, Kaveh Noine, of causing her to lose her seven-month pregnancy after he kicked her in the stomach.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, disclosed this in his Twitter handle as well as his Facebook page on Thursday.He said, “President Jonathan was shocked by reports of a pregnant Nigerian worker losing her baby after being beaten up by her Lebanese employer.

He said, “President Jonathan was shocked by reports of a pregnant Nigerian worker losing her baby after being beaten up by her Lebanese employer.

“The President has ordered the police, ministers of Interior, Labour, Women Affairs, Health and the NHRC to investigate for sanctions and remedial action.”

We hope something good will come out.

Pastor Sarah of FWC celebrates House-Helps the Christmas. wow

The Senior Pastor of Family Worship Centre, Pastor Sarah Omakwu celebrates House-Helps this Christmas Season. She gave each House help N5, 000.

She urged members to reach out to someone and be a Blessing.

Justin Bieber is not retiring after all. Shocks fans Christmas on day.

The internet went into a panic following a tweet from Justin Bieber claiming that he is retiring from the music business. See tweets below:

Justin Bieber ✔ @justinbieberFollowMy beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring4:20 AM - 25 Dec 2013

He was joking of course. In the tweet that followed the retiring tweet, Justin took the typical route and blamed the media for all of his woes.

Justin Bieber ✔ @justinbieberFollowThe media talks a lot about me.They make a up a lot of lies and want me to fail but I'm never leaving you, being a belieber is a lifestyle.5:02 AM - 25 Dec 2013184,319 RETWEETS 152,971 FAVORITESReply Retweet Favorite


Justin Bieber ✔ @justinbieberFollowBe kind loving to each other, forgive each other as god forgave us through Christ Merry Christmas IM HERE FOREVER5:04 AM - 25 Dec 2013169,563 RETWEETS 142,541 FAVORITES

He's here FOREVER people! This is not the first time that the Biebs has claimed retirement, just last week he joked in an interview that after the release of his Journals album on Monday he would retire.Whatever the reason for his fake retirement announcements, he got exactly what he wanted -free PR.

Rihanna goes bikini boating in Barbados. See pics.

After showering her loved ones with gifts, Rihanna hit the waves for a post christmas boatcruzz in Barbados with friends.

Wow. Check out her toned physique.

Frank Edoho's new wife, gets fabulous baby shower!

The recently divorced and re-married "Who wants to be a Millionaire" host Frank Edoho is about to become a father for the fourth time as his new wife Sandra is heavily Pregnant with their first baby together.

The light-skinned beauty was treated to a fun baby shower by her excited friends, on December 23.The equally excited mother-to-be, glowed and was all smiles in her maternity gown, as she posed for pictures with her friends.

Although there is no info whether they are expecting a boy or a girl.

Wishing her a safe delivery of the baby.

Look of the day.

A swimming pool in Benin city, Edo state. How do you swim in this pool. Na wa oh. I must swim on Christmas day.