Rochas Sacks Commissioner For Physical Assault

Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has suspended the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Nma Onyechere, "with immediate effect".

Confirming the development in a telephone interview, the Governor's Senior Special Assistant, SSA, Media, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, explained that the suspension followed the unwarranted physical assault the woman unleashed on a serving Commissioner in the Local Government Service Commission, Chief Emeka Okoronkwo.

"Governor received a complaint that the suspended Commissioner physically assaulted a serving Commissioner in the Local Government Service Commission, Chief Emeka Okoronkwo".

According to Mr. Onwuemeodo, it was the considered opinion of the Governor that such a public figure of the rank of a commissioner should properly manage her temper, no matter the level of provocation.

"The reported incident brought bad image to the administration and the Governor strongly felt that such a public figure of the rank of a commissioner should learn to properly manage her temper very well, no matter the level of provocation", Onwuemeodo said.

It was also gathered that the Commissioner had been directed to immediately hand over all government properties in her possession to the Permanent Secretary in her Ministry.

Meanwhile, the state government has equally announced the sacking the Transition Committee Chairman of Oguta local government area, Mr. Henry Igbomezie, from office.

It was gathered that Ignomezie was removed for allegedly failing to respect a top government official from the local council area.

Julia Roberts and family fear they will be banned from half-sister's funeral

Julia Roberts is reportedly worried she will be banned from her half-sister's funeral.

The August: Osage County star, who tried to get Nancy Motes to go to rehab in the months before she was found dead in a bathtub from an apparent drug overdose on Sunday, and other family members are afraid to speak out about the Oscar-nominee's "complex" relationship with Nancy, for fear of being prevented from paying their respects at the private service.

Nancy also allegedly claimed the actress "drove her" to suicide in a five-page note.

A source close to the family told RadarOnline.com: "There's plenty of people in the family who want to talk right now, but with the feud between Julia and Nancy being so public, everyone is scared to say anything.

"If they speak, they'll surely be banned from attending the funeral. Above all, the family just wants to be there to pay respects to Nancy."

An insider previously admitted that Julia's troubled relationship with Nancy was made worse by the former production worker's addiction.

Nancy, 37, regularly launched public attacks on her famous relative on Twitter but friends insisted they were often triggered by the actress' pleas for her to seek help in rehab.

The source added: "Julia is taking the death very hard. It's extremely difficult for her because it didn't have to happen."

Ice Prince opens up on Clarence Peters controversial video

In a recent television interview rapper Ice Prince says he asked Clarence Peters to use the concepts from US rap group Slaughterhouse  “My Life” to shoot his  “VIP” music video, according to Nigerian Entertainment Today.

Ice Prince said that Clarence Peters did not do anything wrong, he added that he was the one that suggested the idea of using footage from the American group’s video for his own.

The “Aboki” rapper said that he was satisfied with what Clarence Peters did with the video.

Fuji legend, K1 to feature Olamide on new project

Legendary Fuji musician King Wasiu Ayinde (K1 The Ultimate) will feature, rap sensation Olamide in his upcoming music project.

This comes after Olamide had sampled KWAM 1’s voice in his most recent album, "Baddest Guy Ever Liveth"

A picture of their studio recording was on Olamide’s instagram page on Wednesday.

ANTI-GAY LAW: We’ll Pressure Nigeria To Reverse The Law – United States

The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said this during a live-web chat with journalists in Washington. Our correspondent monitored the web chat in Abuja.

Thomas-Greenfield also said that America was not bothered that Chinese companies were fast taking over the African market from their US counterparts.

President Goodluck Jonathan had on January 7, 2014 assented to the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2013 which criminalises homosexuality in the country.

On January 14 when it became public that the President had signed the bill into law, the US, Canada and the European Union openly expressed reservations over the law.

Thomas-Greenfield, who said the US had adopted the protection of the rights of same-sex people as part of its foreign policies, vowed that Washington would continue to mount and sustain pressure on Nigeria and other countries to reverse their laws against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community.

She said, "As a government, it is one of the highest priorities and strongest values that discrimination against anyone based on their sexual orientation and gender identity is wrong. We believe human rights should be available to everybody.

"As a policy, we will continue to press the government of Nigeria as well as other governments who have provided legislation that discriminate against the LGBT community."

Thomas-Greenfiled, who did not agree that pressuring Nigeria to reverse the anti-gay law amounted to interference, said the country and Uganda had the hardest legislation on the gay community.

She said, "This is very much a work in progress, but I think you will agree with me that the law in Nigeria really went far in discriminating against this community but also people who associate with them.

"So we will continue to press the government, to press the legislature to change these laws and provide human rights for all Nigerian people regardless of their sexual orientation."

She, however, did not disclose if the US would impose sanctions on the countries with anti-gay laws to achieve its objectives.

Thomas-Greenfield was optimistic that the U.S would win the fight to protect the LGBT community.

She said, "With what is happening in the US, you can determine how far we are willing to go. We strongly believe human rights for all people and we are particularly opposed to legislation that actually targets the gay community for discrimination. So we are prepared to push this as a policy not just in Africa but across the world."

wears his big hat to the 2014 Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon

 The 40-year old music star yet again posed up a storm with his large accessory whilst on the red carpet for the 86th Academy Awards nominees luncheonin Beverly Hills.

As per usual Jay Z's pal looked too cool for school and opted to wear a smart grey cardigan which he teamed with a green checked shirt and jeans.

Pharrell has much to be happy about as he has been nominated for an Oscar for his smash hit feature on the Despicable Me soundtrack.

With Pharrell's hat gaining popularity on three of its own Twitter accounts, it's no surprise actress Sandra Bullock posed for a snap with the Get Lucky singer.

checkout our classy look of the month of January.

Terry G Set To Wed Baby Mama

Reports have it that Gabriel Amanyi popularly known as Terry G the 'Akpako Master', is about to tie knots with his baby mama, Mimi Omoregbe.

According to a source who is close to the singer, "Terry G has started making moves to settle down with his girlfriend of some years, Mimi Omoregbe. I can authoritatively tell you that very soon; he (Terry G) will announce his wedding plans to the media."

The source added that Terry G is likely finalise the wedding plans in mid-2014.

Terry G and his UK based baby mama, Mimi have been dating for sometime and they both had a son in the UK on the 1st of November 2012.

I Didn't Say APC Is The Church of Satan – Pastor Tunde Bakare

The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and former Vice Presidential candidate under the Congress for Progressive Change, Pastor Tunde Bakare has distanced himself from quotes stating that APC is the Church of Satan.

The Quote was: "APC is like a newly opened church of Satan with the evil as a Pastor which could not be distinguished by Nigerians from a true living Godly Church and hence could be mistaken for a real Church, even when it was made of thieves (Legitimate Pen Robbers), that is why they ganged up against Local Government fiscal Autonomy using crumbs from stolen accumulated wealth to bribe their thievery colleagues at Federal and State house of Assembly."

"It is very clear that 5 Governors of APC in the west is far richer than their state and they have looted every penny from their state purse. People should be careful of this Rogues,".

However Mallam Nasir El-Rufai Posted on his Facebook page this statement followed by a message from Pastor Bakare himself.

The Jonathanian Disinformation Machine At Work Again - against Pastor Bakare and the APC - there has been a quotation attributed FALSELY to my brother Pastor Tunde Bakare, referring to his party the APC in unsavoury terms. IT IS FALSE and the email exchange below circulated with Pastor Bakare's express authority confirm the attribution to be false. This has been done to me and I had warmed then that the Jonathan Disinformation Team with offices at Legacy House, Abuja will do more of this. Watch out!

Pastor Bakare's Response: Thanks Mallam for your response even before asking or sharing these satanic verses with me.I never said so anywhere.The verses are the by product of the wicked imaginations of the author(s).Blessings

Tunde Bakare.

Paul Play, Dairo, 9ice and Blackky join Valentine's Day line-up

Nigerian music artistes Paul Play Dairo, 9ice and Blackky will be joining international stars Brandy and UB40 at this year's Valentine Concert in Lagos.

The stars will take to the stage on February 16, 2014, two days after the romantic day, and they will be performing fan favourite tunes, Classic FM 97.3 has announced.

Guests who attend the concert hosted at the Eko Hotel and Suites' Expo Center will be entertained with music from Nigeria's top disc jockey DJ Jimmy JATT.

Lenovo: Iyanya is not our brand ambassador

Technology giant Lenovo has denied employing singer Iyanya Mbuk as its latest brand ambassador, despite the pop star’s contrary announcement.

The “Le kwa ukwu” hitmaker posted a photo of himself holding a Lenovo product on social network Instagram, Nigeria Entertainment Today reports.

He captioned the photo with the announcement that he had signed an endorsement deal with the company.

Iyanya’s agent confirmed the deal was worth around N150 to N170 million.

The company has, however, denied employing Iyanya as a brand ambassador.

Jonathan Sacks Chief Of Staff Mike Oghiadome

President Goodluck Jonathan has asked his Chief of Staff, Mike Oghiadomhe to resign with immediate effect according to a presidency source.

Mr. Jonathan reportedly fired the Chief of Staff after security agencies revealed his deep involvement in the mega fraud at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

English gay footballer slams FIFA on Russia, Qatar

A leading figure within the English Football Association says she won't go to the World Cups in Qatar and Russia because of their anti-gay laws.

Casey Stoney, the England women's team captain, says FIFA has set the wrong example by awarding its showpiece men's events to those countries.

Stoney, who is gay, told the BBC: "I won't be going to Russia or Qatar to watch a World Cup because I wouldn't be accepted there."

Russia, which is currently hosting the Winter Olympics in Sochi ahead of the 2018 World Cup, has come under fire for a law banning homosexual "propaganda" aimed at minors. In 2022 World Cup host Qatar, homosexual acts are illegal.

Casey says it is "incredible that these countries get World Cups and Olympics."

Wizkid extends MTV Base chart reign

Wizkid has extended his run atop the MTV Base Official Naija Top Ten powered by Star Music chart with his hit song “Jaiye Jaiye.”

The BET Award winner is currently enjoying his second week topping the chart with his mega hit, Nigeria Entertainment Today reports.

Olamide’s “Turn Up” is still hungrily on the heels of Wizkid’s hit and stayed at number two for the second consecutive week.

P-Square’s Paul Okoye to get married in March

One half of the P-Square duo, Paul Okoye and his fiancée, Anita Isama, will get married in a traditional ceremony on March 22 in Port Harcourt, reports Daily Post

This was confirmed by P-Square’s publicist, Bayo Adetu.

According to Adetu the event will take place at the Aztech Arcum Events Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers.

Paul and Anita, who have a son together, had their wedding introduction on Sunday in Port-Hacourt.