Events: Baileys To Give Consumers An Unforgettable Experience At The Sisters With Soul Concert

Baileys your number one premium Irish cream is giving consumers a chance of a lifetime to meet with Mary .J. Blige, Baileys is offering its consumers an opportunity to watch MJB rehearse, being interviewed and also ask her their own questions.

All you need to do is stay close to your local radio (Cool FM, Beat FM & Classic FM) to get more information. Winners will also automatically win tickets to the concert.

At the SWS concert, Baileys will be giving consumers an experience of a lifetime with the following; 

Emporium of Desire lounge at VIP entrance
Bar in the VIP area.
Make up for first 100 ladies from BM Pro.

Also some tickets would be given out at Get arena today Wednesday 25^th 2013 at Industry Nite.

You can also win tickets by writing in not more than 50 words what you considered to be your best life changing experience ever and upload on Bailey’s Facebook page or by uploading pictures of you and your ladies enjoying a bottle of Baileys on facebook. 

This event will be the hottest event this weekend with performances by Sheyi Shay and a host of other female artistes. There will be loads of classy people so make it the top priority for this Friday as Baileys also has some other surprises up their sleeves.

The ambition of the brand is to re capture the true essence of the brand and celebrate the spirit of modern womanhood. It is for that modern spirited African woman who knows what she is all about.

The woman of grace, style, who carries herself with that confidence of a true woman and can be described with one word- GORGEOUS. Baileys is for persons above 18 years. Remember to drink responsibly and please do not drink and drive.

Gossip & Gists: Comedian Bovi And Wife Welcome Baby Girl

Popular comedian, Bovi Ugboma and wife Christabel welcomed a daughter last night September 25th at 8:47pm. This is the couple's second child, big congrats to them.

Music: New Single, "Go Down (Snippet)" By Kabbar #LEAKED

A snippet from new single, ‘Go Down’ from Kabbar, the Roof On Fire master, has appeared online amidst wild speculations it may have been leaked, scheduled to drop officially on 01-10-2013 though.

It is a three minute party-thumping song, produced by Bigg Joka and already picking up steam on blogs and social media pages.




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Events: Terry G Europe Tour SEPT/OCT 2013 [Official Tour Dates]

The Nigeria Independence season in Europe this year will celebrated in a grand style as one of our very own, an artist who has despite all, stand as one of the top A-List artist in Africa.

 

With Several hits like, Akpako, Run Mad, Pull Off, And So?, Ora (Khona Cover), Oga, and many more, Bigjamz World Entertainment, same company that organized the Davido European Tour in May/June 2013 has decided to collaborate with TGP Entertainment to storm Europe during the Independence season.

They will be touring with the artist "TERRY G" over 13 countries and 14 or more performance as the tour tends to kick-off on the 27th of September - 28th October 2013 making it a 5 weeks European tour, which by records no African artist has ever done such.

The CEO Bigjamz World Entertainment categorically said they had to search among all great African art to find the artist with lots of energy, ability to last on stage, creativity and most importantly "wanted" in the European market, they could not come up with any other artist than "Terry G"

Bellow you will find the Official Tour Dates:

28 Sept 2013 - Geneva/Switzerland
29 Sept 2013 - Oslo/Norway
02 Oct 2013 - Essen/Germany
05 Oct 2013 - Paris/France
06 Oct 2013 - Amsterdam/Holland
11 Oct 2013 - Madrid/Spain
12 Oct 2013 - Zurich/Switzerland
17 Oct 2013 - Budapest/Hungary
18 Oct 2013 - Vienna/Austria
19 Oct 2013 - Antwerp/Belgium
20 Oct 2013 - Prague/Czech Rep.
25 Oct 2013 - Munich/Germany
26 Oct 2013 - Hamburg/Germany
27 Oct 2013 - Padova/Italy
 

Click HERE to watch OFFICIAL PROMO video with tour dates and kindly contact Barbara Kotsoni for more Information.

Music: Lorenzo Drops Another Tune, "Pull Crowd", Features Zee

Having dropped "Faded", cover freestyle and "Into You" which featured NiGz, Lorenzo is back with another jam for y’all to rock to. 

Consistency is one of the things that matters and it's obvious he’s going to do just that, the beat was made by NiGz, mixed by E-TWINS and the final product is what we deliver to you.

Pull Crowd features Zee, one of the hottest female rappers in the game and it's a sure hip-hop certified jam with a mad beat,  it's more than expected, let's just say the rapper went really hard on this one.
 

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Interviews & Hype: "My Marriage To Phillip Inspired My Colleagues" - Ini Edo

Controversial Nollywood actress, Ini Edo has said that her marriage to her husband, Phillip Ehiagwina inspired her colleagues in the make-believe industry in Nigeria. The pretty ‘Brown Sugar’, as her fans fondly address her, made this known in an interview.

According to the graduate of Theatre Arts from the University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State, she is very thankful to God for inspiring her colleagues.

She stated that, “I set the pace, I set the trend”, when she married Phillip, a US-based businessman from the Ishan tribe of Edo State.

The multi-award winning actress got married to her hubby in 2008.

The two recently jetted out of the country for a second honeymoon. She has had to live with some controversies. She started acting in 2008 and has several films to her credits.

Gossip & Gists: Amber Rose (Finally) Arrives Lagos

Who remembers the whole controversy surrounding Amber Rose’s visit to Nigeria back in 2011? Mrs Wiz Khalifa finally arrived Nigeria last weekend and there’s no drama this time around – at least not yet.

Amber Rose and Karlie Redd on a plane coming to Lagos

Amber Rose arrived Lagos, September 21, 2013 for the Miss Earth Nigeria pageant where she has been chosen as a judge alongside actress Genevieve Nnaji, Hollywood hunk Boris Kodjoe and hip-hop artist, dancer, model Karlie Redd.

In 2011, Amber Rose’s planned visit was thrown into dilemma when nude pictures of the model surfaced online. Shortly after, her reps disclosed she was never contacted to host the maiden edition of fashion show Music Meets Runway.

Although born in the US, Amber Rose is of West African descent as her folks are from Cape Verde.

Interviews & Hype: I Was Attacked With Tomatoes After Snatching My Friend's Husband - Shan George Opens Up

In a recent interview, Cross River - born actress, Shan George opened up about making movies and her life in general, read excerpts below:

On how many movies she produced

I produced my first movie when I was at the University of Lagos which was in 2008. It was titled All for Winnie.  Till date, I have produced 22 movies in all.

On how the scandals and controversies affect her

As a human being, such things affect me. How we cope with it is what makes us different. For me, I see it as the hazard of the profession. Fortunately, my children are adults and can decipher truth from falsehood. Truth is, when people write false comments about you, those who are very close to you (your family) always know the truth. They are those who matter to me. Once you have a clear conscience, then there is no fear.

On rumors of her third marriage

There was no third marriage. Actually, it was a role I played in a movie, entitled ‘Heartbreak’, it was shot late last year in Abuja. In the movie, I got married and the production pictures circulated in the media as part of publicity stunt for the movie. Then, some bloggers, who claim to be journalists, got hold of it and said I got married! It was just a movie wedding not a real one.

On if she regrets being an actress

Yes. I do nurse regrets when people assume you are the roles you interpret in films. It is make-believe and if you don’t do it well, no producer comes for you again. The number two challenge of acting is the fact that people think you are what they see in movies. If you were living in a big house or you are a big Abuja babe and then when they see you in real life they want to see you in that wealthy appearance and opulence which is not in existence and then it has a psychological effect on those acting.

There was a time I was pelted with tomatoes at Alade market because some of those people believed I snatched my friend’s husband in a movie! That aside, some actors act as rich men/women in films and cannot extricate themselves from such roles in reality. They now live beyond their means and get involved in scandals because they are so desperate to meet with the standard. I am not a victim of that anyway.

On exposing skin for movie roles

Yes, that was then. Now, I reject some scripts not because they would not pay me, (in fact, they are willing to pay double) but because of obscenity. Recently, I was invited to shoot a film in Ghana and I rejected the script because it exposes a lot of my body as a character in the movie. The producer was willing to pay me in millions but I refused.

Videos: "Elo Lock Up" By Bobby T

Hip-Hop in Nigeria is fast becoming viable genre in the Nigerian music scene, Olabade Entertainment rapper, Bobby T (Fashugba Olatunji), is one versatile act with his local dialect, "Yoruba" which he uses in commanding words with his catchy rap phrases.

 

He is one of the reformation happening in the entertainment industry with his distinct voice and style. Apart of being a rapper, he is a music composer.

Bobby T who is also working on is album, billed to drop very soon has performed alongside other big artistes which include 9ice, Wande Coal, Iyanya to mention but a few.

He is one of the brilliant chaps to watch out for in the Nigerian music industry.

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Music: Missy T Drops New Single, "Banana"

South-South Finest Singer, Missy T signed to One In One (OIO) Entertainment Management Company, is a talented and versatile vocalist.

 

She has some classic tracks to her credit such as "Erima, I Love You", "Love Me",  "Yes/No Remix (Banky W Cover)". Missy T is back with another tuneful track titled "Banana" produced by a South African producer.

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Music: Lil Crystal Back With "Fijo", Features Sunky

Lil Crystal is one of the  Nigeia youngest rapper, also known as Yunq Carter.

He is here again to blow your mind with his new club jam and a song that takes DJs away to blossom and make you get your groove on, titles this one "Fijo", produced by Gyne Beatz and mixed by Hitrash.



 

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Gossip & Gists: Would The ASUU Strike End Soon?

A few days ago, it was reported that the Vice president of Nigeria Namadi Sambo joined the team of Federal Government delegates to resolve the on going issues with #ASUU as students have now been home for almost 3-months.

Following the meeting on Friday with Namadi Sambo present, we’ve learnt there is a possibility of the strike being suspended in the next week or so. This would be brilliant if that is the case. As it means, VP Sambo has been able to reach some sort of working agreement with ASUU members. We’ll have to wait for news on the details of the agreement reached. In the meantime, I got this from a colleague on the effects of the strike.  Read below.

Okay, now I found the perfect spot for the calendar, very close to my bed, so that I would remember every morning that another “illegal” day has been added to my “supposed” four year course in the University Of Lagos, thanks to the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (Asuu) and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FG) *stressing the ’F’ words*

It so disheartening and unfortunate that the battle between the high and mighty has, and will always continue to affect us, because there is ALMOST nothing we can do about it.

Most of this so called “our Guys” that “we” voted for are only adding more to the problems they met on ground, as their seemingly redundant ears angers the public, especially the youths which holds the heart of the economy.

The third month is almost over, and we are still being tossed here and there like a DSTV remote. Definitely, our dear leaders are not taking so many things into consideration. We can’t wait forever. My four year course has been stretched by 3months (some people claim seniority with 3months oh). If this keeps going on and I (God forbid) end up graduating at a rather awkward age (adding the years I wasted at home applying for admission, and getting denied, because we had too many applicants for very few available schools, which is not my fault, but the responsibility of the government).
Now, if the strike does prolong for longer than it should(I am currently an Economics student  - a 4 year course which could go on for 6years if this continues), I face the risk of being too old with no prior experience(most jobs I would like to apply for require a minimum of 5 years experience)  - when I have used all my supposed working experience years in school embroiled in politics of education.  By the time I manage to get the years of experience needed, I am too old to apply for the job… BET WHY?

The worst thing the government can do is to delay or even try to change the future of the country, because, believe it or not, during this wait, many youths have lost hope in education and would rather go and sleep over in studios, begging for sessions to make junk music and BLOW. That’s why these days sef, the artistes are more than their fans…  I mean, how sure are you that I am not already thinking of using my next school fees to get a laptop and a modem for my ‘YH industry’.

In fairness, the FG needs to settle ASUUguys, but honestly, there has to be another way for them(ASUU) to show their dissatisfaction besides holding the nation’s future to ransom.  It’s quite unfair. Most of us are idle which is not so healthy for the mind; it gives room for the devil to magnify our already mischievous thoughts and gives will to do (the Negative). So next time when you are wondering one of the major causes of increased rate of corruption in the country, don’t think too far before you mention Asuu Strike.

Dear Whoever is in charge,
Please do the right thing and be happy with yourself.
Let it be said that that you ended there miserable months of endless wait.
And let the souls of all the frustrated Nigerian students pray for you… Amen
That ends my frustration inspired Lecture “ASUU 411”
Michael McCharming

So what do you think of his note – justified? Valid points raised? Share your comments in the box below.

Interviews & Hype: "Being A Lawyer Has Always Been My Dream", Says 9ice As He Goes Back To School

After having one of the most successful albums of all time, 9ice has decided to go back and pursue his career as a lawyer. In this interview with our correspondence, he says its always been his dreams.

 
You were said to have pulled out of your Law programme at the Lagos State University to face music. That decision paid off, but you seem not to be happy about it now?

I didn’t pull out because of music; I left school because I was unable to pay my school fees. While I was on the street, I gave hundred percent of my life to music and it paid off eventually.

When I was in school, I was just doing music for fun until I left school. At that point, I decided that I was going to face music passionately and from that point, things changed.

Your decision to leave school wouldn’t have gone down well with your parents, how did they react to it and what was constantly coming to your mind back then?

It was not an easy decision to make. There were days that I had to live in the studio. Talking about my parents’ reaction, I had to lie for a while, pretended as if all was well. Before my parents knew I wasn’t in school, it was too late to complain because I was already on TVs, making money and rocking shows all around.

Would you consider going back to school someday?

I’m in school already, studying public safety and Common Law at Capella university. It is an online programme. I can’t think of any other course except law.

Would you trade your being famous for something else if you look at some of the bad side of fame that you have experienced over time?

Yes, I will love to trade fame with some silent life that does not arrogate too much attention to one, but it has got nothing to do with any bad experience. No matter what you do or who you are, there’s always a difficult time and life challenges that you can’t run away from. But I will really love to trade because I wish to be a lawyer. That has always been my dream.

Do you think life would have been different for you should you have been a lawyer?

Honestly, life as a normal person is fine and more wonderful, free, fair and peaceful. But as a public figure, you enjoy more and you pay more in terms of the price you pay for being famous. If I come to this world again, I would prefer normal life.

Gossip & Gists: Funke Akindele To Launch Perfume Line

Funke Akindele is set to introduce her own line of perfumes. The award-winning actress will be launching the line called ‘Jenifa by FunkeAkindele’ in the coming weeks.

The perfume, we learnt has already gone into circulation but still waiting to be officially launched and introduced to the public.

In a telephone conversation with our correspondent, Funke Akindele’s publicist, Ayo Ola-Mohammed confirmed the report saying, ‘It’s true, Funke has launched a perfume business, the sample is what is in circulation now, when she launches it officially, she will let you know’.

 
With this new venture, Akindele joins the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Parker and Nicky Minaj who also have their own line of perfumes

Gossip & Gists: 5 Stroke Warning Signs (A Must Read)

This is a must read for everyone as the information here might save your life, or the lives of people around you.

If you present with stroke warning signs, this means your brain is not getting the blood it needs. This will cause some damage, which may be temporary or permanent.

The time interval between the onset of a stroke and the start of stroke treatment is critical for surviving the stroke and minimizing the damages.

Stroke can present itself with a range of symptoms, but the consistent factor is that they happen quickly.

The warning signs include:

1. Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg (especially on one side of the body)

2. Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding speech

3. Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes

4. Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination

5. Sudden severe headache with no known cause

6. If you experience any of these, then immediately call for help.

Gossip & Gists: Model Marie Miller Wins Miss Earth Nigeria 2013 Pageant

Marie Miller, a 25-year old video vixen and model has emerged winner of the Miss Earth Nigeria 2013 beauty pageant. The pageant took place on Sunday September 22, 2013 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos.
 

The new queen walked away with a N3 million one year salary and a brand new 2013 Toyota Avensis and she will also be representing Nigeria at the Miss Earth pageant world scheduled to hold later on this year.

The third and second runners-up, Amarachi Uwakwe and Damilola Akinsanya, also won an award for Miss Amity, while the first runner-up, Bibowei Kiri Tessy, won the prize for Best Swim Suit.

The event which was co-hosted by Joseph Benjamin and Tope Adeniru had in attendance some Nollywood actors such as Fred Amata, Ejike Asiegbu and Segun Arinze.

Also present were, the national director for Nigeria to the Miss Earth and president of the actors guild of Nigeria, Ibinabo Fiberesima, president of the Association of Movie Producers, Zik Zulu Okafor, producers, Lancelot Imaseun, Charles Novia, Fidelis Duker, amongst others.

D’Banj, Timi Dakolo, were the artistes who performed on the night, while Julius Agwu and Funny Bone cracked the ribs of guest in attendance with funny jokes.

Music: De Priest Drops "One In A Million"

De Priest is quite an interesting personality, his calm mien gives him off as one cool-headed individual who has harnessed his skills and gift set over the years.

 
One thing to note about this gentle man is the fact that, he is committed to helping people find purpose and worth. Besides being a Gospel Musician, Dr. Samuel Ogunbiyi aka De Priest, is working with the University of Port Harcourt as a lecturer with the Department of Finance and Banking and he's warmly loved by his students.

He is also a Cinematographer, a Writer and a Movie Director with Nollywood (DGN).

Hence, he recorded this love song for his dear wife. De Priest is ready with several materials lined up to impact the public in his forth coming album “Count Your Blessings”.



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Music: Don K Debuts New Single, "You Know"

Don Gordon Kpasa famously known as Don K aka Engineer turned rapper, is a multi- talented unique artiste from the South side of Nigeria.

is a member of the super group act "Flatmates" and currently a 400 level, Elect/Elect Engineering student of the University of Benin, check out this new hit single by Don K titled "You know".

He totally murdered the beat, this is one song you would definitely put on repeat.

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