Exclusive: P-Square in N240M Contract with GLO

Good days are still lurking in the corner for Star twins Peter and Paul Okoye as a knowledgeable sources has just disclosed that the Okoye brothers have signed up for a two-year endorsement deal with telecoms company Globacom.

The deal, which will last for four years in the first instance, is reportedly worth N240m.

A source who is familiar with the details says the pop twins have agreed to the terms already, and an official announcement will be made any time from now, barring any last minute changes.

Globacom Chairman Mike Adenuga is expected to give a final approval before final sign-off.

Sources say the telecoms company has been wooing Psquare since last year, when they first considered dropping their biggest music ambassador D’banj, following a disagreement that arose from the latter’s request for an increase in fees.

‘They considered replacing D’banj with Psquare or 9ice’ our source said.

Insiders at Glo confirm the company is adding Psquare to its list of ambassadors, but did not confirm if the popstars are replacing D’banj or not.

No immediate words from the Okoyes who are still in the US, honouring performance engagements. And a spokesperson for Globacom declined to comment.

Thumbs up Psquare!

Larry King Announced: I'm ending LKL this fall

Larry King is stepping down after 25 year.

The Broadcast veteran announced last night on air that he would be ending his nightly Larry King Live show this autumn after 25 years.

King, 76, said in a statement on his show that he would still host specials for CNN on major events but wanted to spend more time with his wife and young children.

Known for his non-confrontational style and for wearing coloured braces, King has interviewed a broad array of guests from Hollywood stars to politicians and athletes.

'With this chapter closing I'm looking forward to the future and what my next chapter will bring, but for now it's time to hang up my nightly suspenders,' King told viewers on tonight's show.

Larry King Live recently made the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest running show with the same host in the same time slot.

House Of Rep show of shame

Member of the House of Representatives, Ms. Doris Uboh, being dragged out of Tuesday’s plenary session by the Sergeant-, at-Arms, Col. Emeka Okere (retd.), and a female security operative during a brawl in the House. On the right is a member of the House, Mr. Dino Melaye, after the incident.

The House of Representatives session erupted into a free for all yesterday, with at least one member injured, as 11 members of the Progressive Group, calling for the removal of the Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, were suspended till the end of the legislative session.

I watched this on Tv last night and I was like WTH!
SHAME!!!

New INEC Chairman named

Professor Attahiru Jega has now been officially announced as the new Chairman of the Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Attahiru's appointment was approved at the meeting of the Council of State which was held today.

He will be taking over the office of the Ex-Chairman Maurice Iwu who was sacked due to the high level of corruption and malpractices associated with the past elections conducted by INEC when he was still in office.

The change however arises in respect to the declaration of a free and fair election come 2011 by the President - Goodluck Jonathan.

Attahiru Jega is a professor of Political Science and also the Vice Chancellor of The Bayero University, Kano.

Hip Hop World Awards 2010: Wande Coal grabs home FIVE HEADIES!

No doubt Wande Coal's Album; MUSHIN 2 MOHITZ has brought him POWER, PRESTIGE and PRIDE at the recently held HHWA 2010.
The MO'Hit Star did not only went home with five HEADIES, his Producer; Don Jazzy also beats all hands down to emerge the Producer of the year.
All thanks to the Album MUSHIN 2 MOHITS.

Wande won under the listed Categories:

Best Album of the year
Artiste of the year
Best Pop Single
Best RnB/Pop Album
HipHop World revelation of the year

The Album MUSHIN 2 MOHITS contains Hit songs like YOU BAD, SOPE TIE, JEUN SOKE.... and so many more.

Nigerian billionaire Dangote enters battle for Arsenal ownership

London, may 23: Aliko Dangote, a billionaire Nigerian industrialist, is plotting to buy 16 percent stake in Arsenal in a move that could trigger a takeover battle for the Premier League club.

According to reports, Dangote is in talks to buy the stake being sold by Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith, the club's fourth-largest shareholder.

Dangote is understood to have registered his interest in buying the holding with Blackstone, the American finance house that has been given the job of finding a buyer for the shares.

Bracewell-Smith's stake is currently worth 96 million pounds, but she is seeking up to 160 million pounds for the shares, The Times Online reports.

Dangote is a passionate football fan and Forbes magazine had recently ranked him among the world's 500 richest people, with a fortune estimated at 2.5 billion dollars.

He has helped the Nigerian national football team with cash presents and has stood for the post of Nigerian Football Association President.

Terry G hospitalised

Rave singer cum producer, Terry G has been hospitalised.
The singer who had been recently enmeshed in accusations of contract breach as pertaining performances, was admited into Triumph Hospital, Toyin street, Ikeja, Lagos after on-and-off fever bouts.

According to his manager, Terry was checked in earlier today (Thursday) and was diagnosed of an advanced form of Typhoid.

”He should be there for about five to six days based on doctor’s orders”, Ayo (his manager) disclosed.
To avoid more reports of botched performances, his manager says outstanding engagements scheduled for this week have had to be cancelled and the concerned show organisers have been well briefed on the singer’s health condition.

Updates on James Ibori

Even after been arrested and interrogated as at yesterday morning, sources claimed James Ibori does not plan to stand trial either in Dubai, Uk or Nigeria.

The Fugitive was arrested yesterday and was interrogated in Dubai by the International Police (INTERPOL).

He was picked by Interpol agents at his posh apartment in Dubai with the assistance of the Dubai police.

Ibori became a fugitive and escaped from the Nigerian police and EFCC on corruption charges after he was connected to illegal disposal of 528 million shares belonging to Delta State in Oceanic Bank.

Unconfirmed reports say the operation is linked to the British Metropolitan Police, and that Mr. Ibori is to be taken to the United Kingdom.

Ibori has been granted bail with his travel documents confiscated while the United Arab Emirates [Dubai] authorities consider extradition requests from the UK government.

However, reliable sources claimed that the ex-governor of Delta State harbours no intention of standing trial.
The source claims he is planning another escape from Dubai to Saudi Arabia where he strongly believes he can get immunity.

Larry King and wife not divorcing after all.

Looks like their differences weren't so irreconcilable after all.

After both citing that reason in filing separate divorce papers last month, Larry King and his seventh wife, Shawn Southwick King, have reconciled and halted their separation.

"We love our children, we love each other, we love being a family. That is all that matters to us," the couple said in a joint statement, according to Reuters. "We owe it to ourselves and our children to continue being dedicated to each other. We want to thank our friends for their loyal love and support – for being there for us."

The CNN talk-show host, 76, and his singer wife, 50, have two children together – Chance, 11, and Cannon, 9.

I will say good for them... whatever happens to "For better or worse" in this sick world of ours!

YAR' ADUA: Declared dead!

Nigeria's president has died after a long illness, an official at his office has said.Umaru Yar'Adua reportedly died around 2100 local time (2000 GMT) on Wednesday evening at the Aso Rock presidential villa in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

Ima Nioboro, a presidential spokesman, told reporters in Abuja that the 58-year-old president would be buried in his northern home state of Katsina as seven days of national mourning begins on Thursday.Yar'Adua had returned to Nigeria in February after three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, but had not been seen in public since.

May His soul Rest In Peace

Kelly Hansome's diss track: What Naija Stars are saying...

MI’s former manager, Godwin Tom said ‘(MI) Abaga will not respond i’m sure! he knows better.You don’t fight a child you can beat. it’s pointless!‘ but he was proven wrong as MI took to twitter to make a response:

#10 (ten things to do after kelly hansome disses you): wonder why ‘kelly rowland’ is dissing you and why she sounds like a nigerian man

#9 (ten steps after kelly hansome disses you): refer to show promoters as ‘Maga’ making phrase maga don pay.. Relevant and correct to self!

#8 (ten steps after kelly hansome disses you) rewrite fast money fast cars.. Calling it.. Fast money fast cars;the fab life of kelly hnsme!

#7: (ten steps after kelly hansome disses you): collect all future awards saying.. I don’t deserve this..is kelly hansome here(he is not!)

#6 (ten steps after kelly hansome disses you) promise world 2 grow taller; seek out height doctor, or taller shoes e.g goth shoes 4rm camden

#5: (ten steps after kelly hansome disses you): write open apology to kelly hansome, post on www.360nobs.com sayng sorry 4 being succesful

#4 (10steps after kelly hansome disses u): wear fake mustache for a month, disguise self, song is prolly so hot and everyone will know it!!

#3 (ten steps after kelly hansome disses you): attend recovery group of artists recuperating after their own disses, eg..mohits, terry g etc

#2 (Ten steps after kelly hansome disses you): Listen to song over and over till you know all lyrics and can appreciate artistry in song

#1: (ten steps after kelly hansome disses u): Remember.. You are still beautiful.. And God and ur parents love you still..

Needless to say, anyone following MI that day was clearly entertained. 2shotz hasn’t said anything yet, but you never know. Wande Coal’s video for “Who Born The Maga” will be dropping soon, and who is to say there wont be a small jab here or there, esp with all this stuff going on.

To cap it all off, T-Money released his diss track to Kelly Handsome titled “Warning Shots.” T-Money goes hard on the track, and stands up for MI, the mo-hitts crew and Kennis Music.

Talk about recovery and a response. It was also revealed that none of those dissed are taking Kelly Hansome serious as Don Jazzy confessed he use the first diss track from Kelly Hansome – Igwe kom kom as his ‘ringtome for a bit’.

Kelly Hansome earlier dissed Wande Coal, d;banj and Terry G in igwe kom kom.

Recently he released a track where he dissed M.I., Chocolate City, 2 shotz, Kenny ogungbe and reinforces diss at Mo Hits in the track titled ‘Catch Me If You Can’ and only recently releasing a follow up to ‘Igwe kom kom‘ directed at the Mo Hits again diss called ‘Who Born The Maga (La La Low)’ .

Source: Question Mark Magazine

Larry King set to divorce wife No. 7

Larry and Shawn... when the going was good.

Larry King, 76, has filed for divorce from his seventh wife, court filings show.
The host of CNN’s “Larry King Live” filed Wednesday to end the couple’s nearly 13-year marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

He married Shawn Southwick-King, 50, in a hospital room in 1997 shortly before surgery to clear a clogged blood vessel.

The couple have two sons, ages 9 and 11; King is seeking joint custody. He is also asking a court not to award Southwick-King any spousal support.

Good luck for Nigeria?

Check out the exclusive interview with AMANPOUR

Pictures from the "Enough Is Enough" rally

Apparently, the Lagos heat did not in anyway pose a barrier or deter the protesters yesterday as they were being led by the president of the Campaign for Democracy, Joe Okei-Odumakin. They kept marching for about two hours under the blazing and scorching sun to the Lagos State Governor's Office in Alausa, Ikeja.

The march began at the Archibishop Vining Memorial Church Open field, down to Awolowo Road and terminated at the gate of the Governor's office.

As seen in the pictures, several hundreds of young Nigerians comprising of professionals, artists and students all participated in the peaceful demonstration.

Artists who participated include Banky W, Eldee, Ali Baba, Denrele Edun, Sound Sultan Rita Dominic and a handful of others.

The Enough Is Enough rally is a coalition of youth groups who are demanding for a change in Nigeria and it was no doubt a huge success.

It took place yesterday the 13th of April.

And yet another....

And yet another..

We all remember the case of Ugochukwu...an undergraduate nabbed during the sreening process of passengers on Air France to Italy...


Another woman has been arrested at the Murtala muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos.
The suspect, disclosed as Vivian Metu 39, fixed 1,500kg of heroine in her hair and was among the suspected four drug traffickers arrested recently by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)


She was said to have prepared the heroine in three black parcels and fixed them on her hair. She was arrested during the screening of passengers on Ethiopian airline to Guangzhou, China.

Vivian is a single mother who is a graduate of the Lagos State University (LASU).
According to her: She wanted to raise some money for Medical Treatment...

“I know that my friends and relatives will be disappointed, but I needed money for my medical treatment abroad. I am an international trader but I am suffering from cancer,” she was quoted as telling the narcotic agents

“This is not the first time that drug traffickers will conceal drugs in hairs. They are definitely running out of tricks due to our counter efforts. This is good for the country, as drug traffickers and their sponsors shall not go unpunished,” the NDLEA boss vowed.



SASSY

Could this be true?!!!

Nigerian President, His Excellency Umaru Yaradua is dead according to authoritative sources at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. He died on the 10th of December at 3.30pm at an Intensive Care Unit at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Jeddah Saudi-Arabia. Sources at the Hospital say that the First lady wants to keep the news secret for the next few days for personal reasons.At the time of his death he was surrounded by his wife, Turai and a childhood friend, Nigerian Member of Parliament....

Click this link to read more..

americanchronicle.com

UMAR FAROUK ABDULMUTALLAB charged... + RIP Maryam Babangida

The Nigerian man who tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight travelling to Detroit from Amsterdam on Christmas Day has been formally charged.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was charged with attempting to destroy the aircraft with an explosive that was attached to his body.

US media have cited unnamed security officials as saying that the suspect has confessed that Al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen trained him for the mission.

They say the suspect told them the attack was planned in Yemen by Al Qaeda members. They sewed an explosive device into his underwear. And told him to blow up the plane as it approached Detroit so that it would produce more casualties and collateral damage on the ground if it crashed into a densely populated area.

As investigations continue, British police have searched addresses in London, including an upscale mansion flat where the suspect is believed to have lived while studying in the city. He was said to be a student of mechanical engineering at University College London between 2005 and 2008.

RIP MARYAM BABANGIDA

Former First Lady and founder of the Better Life for Rural Women,

Mrs. Maryam Babangida, is dead.She died at City Hope Hospital, California, United States of America, at 12 noon Nigerian local time, with her husband of over three decades, General Ibrahim Babangida, beside her sick bed.

Maryam, 61, who celebrated her last birthday on her sick bed on November 1, in the American Hospital, battled with Ovarian Cancer before she lost the out yesterday, after three months in the hospital.

May her soul R.I.P


SASSY

"Sesame Street" star - Reed Amini died of Breast Cancer at 63...

Actress Alaina Reed-Amini, best known for her long-running roles as Olivia Robinson on the children's program "Sesame Street" and Rose Lee Holloway on the comedy "227," has died.

Reed-Amini lost a two-year battle with breast cancer at St. John's Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, on Thursday, according to reports.

Reed-Amini, who changed her named from Alaina Reed Hall after she married Tamim Amini in 2008, turned 63 last month. In 1976 she joined the cast of "Sesame Street" as Olivia, a professional photographer and the kid sister of Gordon the teacher. She left the program in 1988 for a role on the NBC sitcom "227."

The actress married her "227" co-star Kevin Peter Hall in 1988. With art imitating life, their characters were married in the final season of the show in 1990. Hall died in 1991 from complications from the AIDS virus that he acquired through a blood transfusion.

Her stage credits include productions of "Chicago" and "Hair." She also appeared in the inspirational one-woman show "Alaina at the Bijou."

Her movie credits include "Cruel Intentions" and "Death Becomes Her." She guest-starred on television shows such as "ER," "NYPD Blue," "The Drew Carey Show" and "Ally McBeal."

Reed-Amini is survived by her husband and two children from her marriage to Hall.

Ex MBGN, Adaeze and Joseph Yobo's sizzling affair..

The pair had been secretly seeing each other but made their relationship public recently at actress rita dominics birthday bash at lacapane tropicana in april 2009!

The two lovebirds who recently confirmed their romance to encomium magazine in an interview secretly got engaged before adaeze boarded her flight to begin school at UCLA.

Sources inform that the excited lovebirds have the approval of adas lawyer mum and excited talks are already on for the wedding plans which might be sooner than expected.

Sources also inform that adaezes ex lover kevin has gotten wind of this new plans and is very upset about it as he had invested a lot of money on the ex-queen.

Hear the sources''it was a dramatic proposal at heathrow airport on wednesday september 2,2009 as the deputy captain of Nigeria's Super Eagles and top defender of Everton went down on his knees at the airport and asked adaeze to marry him. the excited but shocked ex- queen allowed him slip the ring on her finger and agreed to marry him with tears running down her cheeks.

Adaeze has been telling all her friends about the good news and her mum is so excited''.

The lovebirds had been together in yobos liverpool house for three weeks before ada left for school.

Long before their romance hit the newstand,''ada had confirmed to close sources that yobo was her dream man and that her love had tamed his roving eyes''.

The ex beauty queen is spotting a diamond engagmeent ring rumoured to be worth a lot of pound sterlings.
Congrats to both,heres hoping their union fulfils them!