What do Tiwa Savage and Chris Brown have in common?

It's been revealed that Tiwa Savage and Chris Brown have used the same bodyguard.

Tiwa Savage said this on her Instagram page where she posted a picture of herself being guarded by Drago, during the Nigeria Entertainment Award(NEA) ceremonies in New York.

Also read:Tiwa Savage’s second album set for 2014

“I figured if he can take care of Chris Brown then he can take care of MrsBillz ... Shoutout to my dope bodyguard @dragotheking PS I think he is single ladies so all enquires through me #10%Commission” she captioned the picture.

Tiwa Savage had  the highest number of  nominations  in the music category, alongside Davido.

Also read: ‘Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay are copying me’

The event held on August 31 at the Skirball Performing Arts Center.

Singer 2face Idibia was also awarded with the Legendary Honour Award for his iconic work in the African Music industry.

Funke Akindele to get married secretly

 The good news is that  Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele is getting married according to sources close to the actress, the bad news is that the details will be kept a secret.

 The actress who is taking another shot at marriage is believed to be keeping the whole affair under wraps, according to Daily Times

Also read:Funke Akindele denies getting new apartment from lover

Reports say that she is presently engaged to a UK based man, and that the wedding will take place in October.

The love affair is believed to have started after her first the crash of her first marriage.

Also read:Funke Akindele's marriage hits the rocks

Funke Akindele, also known as Jennifa, was married to her ex-husband, Kehinde Oloyede for about a year

The husband allegedly released a statement  on Facebook to announce the divorce.

Kourtney Kardashian kept her pregnancy a secret for 4 weeks!

Kourtney Kardashian was worried about telling Scott Disick she is pregnant again.

The 35-year-old reality TV star, who already has son, Mason, four, and daughter, Penelope, two, with her longtime boyfriend, admits she hid her third pregnancy from him for a few weeks, as she was afraid of how he would react.

In a clip for an upcoming episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, she says: "I definitely had to build up the courage to tell Scott because he's just been super depressed, so I just don't want to set him off."

During the episode, the brunette beauty finally breaks the news to Scott, as she is folding clothes, saying: "I just want to tell that I'm pregnant."

It seems she was right to be concerned, as Scott reacts in a negative way.

See the full clip here:

Kourtney also reveals she found out she was pregnant in March and kept it a secret until after her birthday on 18 April.

Former restauranteur Scott, 31, has been struggling to get over the deaths of his mother, Bonnie Disick, who died from an illness in November and his father, Jeffrey Disick, who passed away suddenly in January.

Terra Kulture to market October 1 film

Arts and cultural centre, Terra Kulture will partner with Kunle Afolyan’s Golden Effects Pictures to market the film, October 1, reports The Nation 

The partnership is meant to raise sponsorship for the cinematic release and worldwide premiere of the film.

Managing Director and founder of Terra Kulture, Bolanle Austen-Peters, at a private screening of the film said that the centers involvement signifies a renaissance in culture of Nigerian movie promotion, and marketing of arts and culture at large.


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.

The film which debuts in cinemas on October 1, has an array of stars that include Kunle Afolayan, Sadiq Daba, Deola Sagoe, Kenneth Okonkwo, Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Demola Adedoyin, David Baile, Kayode Olaiya and Kehinde Bankole.

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 Wives arrive on stage

A stage play written by renowned playwright   Professor Ahmed Yerima titled The Wives will show at TerraKulture on September 6.

The play is the author’s twist on  polygamy in a humourous and witty way.

The play stars  Kaylah Oniwo, Evaezi, Odenike, Olawumi Heavens, Bola Haastrup, David Azeez and  Patrick Diabuah.

The Wives is a dark comedy about four women Cecilia, Angela, Tobi and Auntimi  who are  trapped in a web of lies spun by their billionaire benefactor Gbadegeshin.

The play opens up to accusations of murder, incest and inheritance fraud are rife between the women.

The Wives is directed by Kenneth Uphopho

Nigeria's oldest preacher, 114 dies: church

The country's oldest preacher, who seven years ago married a woman 77 years his junior, has died, church officials said on Wednesday. He was said to have been 114.

The Reverend Samuel Akinbode Sadela died on Sunday after a brief illness associated with old age, a senior official in his Gospel Apostolic Church in the Gbagada district of Lagos told AFP.

"Papa (Sadela) died shortly after he took ill. We really miss the pastor who founded and nurtured the church to its present level," said the official, who asked not to be named.

Sadela, a widely-travelled churchman who had preached in the United States and Britain, maintained that he was born in August 1900, according to his congregation. But no official document supports the claim.

If he was born on that date, he would have been the oldest man in the world.

Dozens of church members, sympathisers and relations queued on Wednesday to sign a book of condolence in the church grounds.

Sadela, who had been on the pulpit for 82 years, married his third wife in 2007, a 30-year-old woman called Christiana.

His first marriage, which yielded seven children, none of whom survived infancy, lasted 21 years. He married his second wife in 1965 and had four children, two of whom died. She passed away in 2001.

Guinness World Records on August 20 confirmed Sakari Momoi, of Japan, as the world's oldest living man as 111 years 196 days. He was born on February 5, 1903.

The oldest living person is Japanese woman, Misao Okawa, 116, who was born on March 5, 1898.

The oldest person ever to have lived is Jeanne Calment of France, who lived to 122 years and 164 days. The oldest man ever, Jiroemon Kimura, of Japan, died on June 12, 2013 aged 116 years 54 days.

Aww, 2face Idibia loses dad after long battle with cancer

Michael Idibia, father of Multi award winning singer, 2face has died.

He had been undergoing treatments for prostrate cancer for a while  but sadly, didn’t survive it – he passed on today at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja.
2face’s Manager, Efe Omoregie, who confirmed the news, this evening said the singer is still in shock over the sad incident.
May his soul rest.

#VMAs! Beyonce, Jay Z & Blue Ivy's emotional moment (Heart melting photos)

How cute is the Carter family?
Last night, Beyonce snatched wigs while her daughter Blue Ivy stole hearts at the MTV Video Music Awards.
She came, she sang, she danced and she conquered, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter proved to the world once again why she is a phenomenon. Nominated for eight awards and being honoured with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, no one needed to tell us it was a big night for Queen Bey.
While she performed, Jay Z and Blue were so glued and Blue could be seen clapping her hands ,dancing and saying "Yay mummy "

By the time, she was done, everyone was left spellbound
Jay later presented his wife with the Vanguard award, calling her the “greatest living entertainer” and while she cried, he kissed and hugged her.

  Beyoncé cried as she took her award from her husband and her young daughter.
She and hubby Jay locked lips, dispelling any notion that there’s trouble in paradise — a show of marital bliss for all the world to see.
    “I have nothing to say, but I’m filled with so much gratitude,” Beyoncé said. “I thank God for this moment. I love y’all so much. Blue Blue, I love you. My beloved, I love you. My fans, I love you. MTV, I love you. Goodnight.”
So about those break-up rumours? Move on, internet!

The Director of African Travel Market,  Ikechi Uko, has restated the need for a national carrier as part of measures to grow the tourism sector.

Uko, who made the call in a recent interview said  tourism flies on the wing of a national carrier and Nigeria needs one to become a tourism destination.

"I have always been an advocate of a national carrier because I have seen the benefits.I have worked with African airlines that are mostly government-owned and I know that the national carrier provided capacity that no airline can provide. The amount of training that the national carriers give in Africa is enormous. Capacity enhancement is one of the biggest problems we have because an airline will think of bottom-line" he said.

"I don’t want to train pilots for other people to poach or train an engineer for a Middle Eastern carrier to pay them double our offer.However, if you have a national carrier, this will be seen as national development. So, there are some things that are beneficial to the national carrier; there are some rights the national carrier will have which I think are missing”, he said.

Uko said Nigeria does not have any airline protecting its people. There is a gap in the aviation environment due to this fact.

According to him, Nigeria needs a national carrier that will represent and promote its tourism sector.

He also said the minister should go ahead to make sure Nigeria had a national carrier to drive tourism patronage.

Uko stressed the need to upgrade the aviation industry in order to boost tourism.

Osita Chidoka, the new Minister of Aviation, on assumption of office, promised to build on the Nigerian Aviation Master Plan to fast tract the growth and development of the sector.

7 most cringeworthy moments in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards

It’s almost time for the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, and as always, we can’t wait to see what happens!

Will Miley gyrate and twerk with her tongue out again? Will Britney kiss Madonna again? Will someone flash some boob? Whatever it is, the MTV Video Music Awards will definitely deliver something that will get the tongues wagging!

So, in preparation for the big night, which is airing live on Monday 25 August at 02:00 on MTV (DStv channel130) from The Forum theatre in Los Angeles, we decided to recap the seven most controversial moments in the history of the MTV VMAs.

Here goes:

7) Rebellion in its purist form

The fact that Nirvana had a love-hate relationship with MTV is common knowledge, but in 1992 the band created quite a stir with their performance at the awards show. MTV wanted them to perform their hit song Smells Like Teen Spirit, and of course, Kurt Cobain didn’t want to. He eventually agreed to playLithium, but in true Cobain style, he started out singing Rape Me on the night of the show before launching into Lithium. Such a rebel!

6) A bit of boob fondling anyone?

In 1999, Lil’Kim was literally the centre of attention when she rocked up at MTV VMAs with an off-shoulder/one-boob catsuit. The only thing covering her nipple was a sequinned pasty. So, while she was on stage, her co-presenter Diana Ross just couldn’t help herself and fondled her boob. We get it, it was just there, staring you in the face, we don't blame you Diana!

5) Britney’s massive fail

In 2007, Britney was given a performance slot for her song Gimme More at the MTV VMAs. What was meant to be a comeback after a disastrous few years turned into one of the most bizarre performance ever with Britney looking quite out-of-it and confused. Poor thing!

4) Courtney Love VS Madonna

During the 1995 MTV VMAs, Courtney Love decided to interrupt an interview with Madonna by throwing her with stuff from her handbag. Weird!

3) The famous threesome

Who could ever forget Madonna and Britney kissing on stage during the award show in 2003? But, what most people missed was the kiss between Madonna and Christina Aguilera! Yes, it did happen.

2) Kanye’s 15 seconds of fame

In 2009 Taylor Swift won the award for Best Female Video. Kanye just couldn’t take it and decided to storm the stage during Taylor’s acceptance speech to tell the world that Beyoncé deserved the award. Totes awkies!



1) Miley’s infamous twerking vibes

Yes, this is probably the most talked about VMA performance ever! Miley’s twerking/grinding/gyrating against Robin Thicke. Most. Awkward. Moment. Ever.



*What will happen this year?! For all the MTV Video Music Awards 2014 news follow Channel24 on Twitter and join us on Facebook to get all the scoop on Monday 25 August.

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.