Ebola: Flavour dropped from concert

Highlife  musician Flavour will no longer be part of the World Creole Music Festival, slated to hold in the Caribbean Island of Dominica because of Ebola, reports Pulse.ng

He was scheduled to perform at the festival slated to hold from October 24-26.

The cancellation of Flavour’s contract was announced by Dominica’s Prime Minister on Thursday.

He said that the government will renegotiate Flavour’s contract as it is related to the festival.

Flavour was slated to perform on Saturday, October 25 along with 9 other acts.

Nigerian musicians, P-Square were also reportedly denied visas to Namibia due to Ebola fears but were eventually allowed to enter the country.

7 Big Brother Hotshots behind-the-scenes facts that will surprise you

Despite a rocky start to the ninth season of Africa’s biggest reality show Big Brother Hotshots is now in full swing.

A brand new Big Brother house in Johannesburg is now home to 26 housemates from all over Africa.

So far the antics of the housemates are keeping us all entertained. But what really goes on behind-the-scenes producing this show?

Here are some awesome facts from the making of the show:

1) 36 cameras are used to film all the action in the house.

2) 73 microphones in the house pick up all the juicy conversations.



3) There are 5000 video cables, 2000 audio cables and 158 LED lights around the house.

4) 13 104 batteries are used throughout production.



5) 335 crew members, support staff and services work behind-the-scenes.

6) To paint the house 575litres of paint was used.

7) A minimum of 37 600 cups of coffee and 22 680 meals are consumed by the crew.



Watch BB Hotshots 24/7 on DStv 197 & 198

Beats by Dre unveils Dbanj as African ambassador

Apple’s Beats By Dre has unveiled music star D'banj as their African ambassador on Thursday.

The lucrative deal was unveiled by both D'banj and beats by Dre via their social media pages late Thursday.

The deal also means that he will get his own customized headphones.

Also read:D’banj starts new catchphrase

#OminiSurprise finally Out ... #CustomeGold #BeatsbyDre #studioWireless , Newest Member of the #BeatsFam Africa We Did it . @beatsbydre @tonyamerritt @waltermosley" Dbanj wrote on Instagram.

Beats Electronics is a division of Apple Inc. which produces audio products. 

The company was co-founded by rapper and hip hop producer Dr. Dre and Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records chairman Jimmy Iovine.

On May 28, 2014, Apple officially announced its intention to acquire Beats Electronics for US$3 billion.

Linda Ikeji’s blog is back!

Less than 24 hours after popular blogger lindaikeji.blogspot.com was taken down, Google has restored it.

She claimed that the complaints filed against her were bogus, so Google had to restore her blog.

Linda Ikeji said that it is a record, as it takes weeks or even months for Google to restore a deleted blog.

Also read:Linda Ikeji’s blog gets shut down

The former model said that because she had a number of strikes on blogger caused by people who filed complaints and after that it is automatically deleted.

She also said that after Google checked out all the filed complaints, they saw that the complaints were all bogus and restored the Linda Ikeji Blog.

She also thanked all the fans of the blog

Ini Edo asks husband for divorce

Ini Edo has confirmed on her Twitter handle that she has asked her husband Phillip Ehiagwina for a divorce.

“I asked for a divorce from my my ex husband cos of lots of irreconcilable differences.i never cheated on my husband” she wrote on Twitter.

She also said that there was a conscious and malicious attempt to tarnish her image, so she decided to clear the air.

Also read:What happened to Ini Edo’s marriage?

After five years of being married, the crashing of the Nollywood star's marriage was cemented when the actress removed her American based husband's name from her Instagram page.

She also removed wife from her Instagram page bio.

The marriage has been surrounded with alleged reports of infidelity, abandonment and the inability to bear a child.

Musicians urged to promote Fela's message

Music lovers in Abuja on Thursday urged young artists to promote the message and lyrics of late Afro-beat music legend, late Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

The music lovers were reacting to the declining state of the Afrobeat music in Nigeria.

Some of them said in Abuja, said the current style of music by artists did not reflect the dynamism and uniqueness of the Afrobeat music.

According to Akin Akerere, the Nigeria entertainment industry needs to embark on a restoration project of Afrobeat music.

Akerere, who described Fela’s Afrobeat music as 'highly philosophical' urged upcoming artists to have a vision and take lead from the late Kuti to ensure that Afrobeat music was sustained.

"Infact every October, I usually remember and thank God for giving Nigeria a person like Fela Anikulapo Kuti.’’ he said

He said there should be more upcoming Afrobeat musicians who would use music to send the message that Afrobeat stood for and help address some societal issues.

"Musicians should help in addressing the challenges of the common man in the society. So I advise young and upcoming music talents to employ life changing lyrics in their songs,’’ Akerere said.

Austin Nwachukwu, a resident of Wuse 2, said Fela carved a niche for himself because of his brand of music which had originality and style.

However, Nwachukwu said Afrobeat was difficult, tasking and requires great skills and talents.

Also read:Fela's home renamed Kalakuta Museum

"With determination and consistency, other artists could excel in it,’’ he said.

On his part,  Frank Okpe of Karu District, Abuja, said Afrobeat music required real talents and hard work.

"Afrobeat music which is a fusion of jazz, highlife, funk is essentially the type of music that appeals to the mind and which broadens the creative minds of our youths,’’ Okpe said.

Fela Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Fela, was born on October 15, 1938, and died on August 2, 1997.

Apart from being the pioneer of Afrobeat music, he was also a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer.

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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.