Singer Liz Francis releases hot new photos plus hot new single

Beautiful fast rising Soul R&B singer Liz Francis has officially dropped her debut single ' Bar Tender.  Really good song. Find it after the cut...


Liz Francis is signed under KCT Records has successfully combined soul and R & B to achieve a unique genre of music that is captivating and appealing to all music lovers. Listen to Bar Tender below...

Toke Makinwa's fiance, Maje Ayida, involved in car accident

Maje Ayida, the CEO of Eden Lifestyle, and media personality Toke Makinwa’s fiance was involved in a ghastly accident yesterday Sunday April 21. According to him, he and his dad were on their way to Oriental Hotel Lekki to have lunch when a police escort trying to catch up with a convoy crashed into his vehicle. Fortunately, he and his dad left the scene unhurt. See his Tweets about the incident after the cut...

NIGERIA: 185 Killed, 2000 Houses Razed In Borno Town As Soldiers And Boko Haram Fight

At least 185 persons including women and children were reported to have been killed by either gunshots or fire after suspected Boko Haram gunmen engaged soldiers of the Joint Task Force in a deadly shootout that left the commercial border town of Baga in Borno State completely burnt down.

Local government officials, who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES, said 185 persons died, at least 2000 houses, 64 motorcycles and 40 cars were burnt in the wake of the attack.

The Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, visited the town on Sunday and was told by residents that soldiers were responsible for the torching of houses that led to the death of many.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that scores of others are currently hospitalised with various shades of burnt injuries.

Residents said most casualties, especially the aged ones and children, died as a result of the conflagration that engulfed the entire town.

Governor Kashim Shettima, who visited the town on Sunday, became emotionally drenched at the sight of charred houses,vehicles and how homeless residents took refuge in the bush.

The Commander of the Task Force, Brigadier General Austin Edokpaye, explained that the fire that consumed the town and resultant deaths should be blamed on the Boko Haram terrorists who opened fire on soldiers while hiding in the mix of civilians.

A local trader in Baga told PREMIUM TIMES that the attack started at about 8 p.m. on Friday and was continued the next day.

“Only God can understand what we have done to deserve this. But the soldiers were mindless that night in their approach; they killed and burnt our houses, chased everyone into the bush including women and children. So far we have buried 185 corpses. – some were burnt beyond recognition; others are hospitalised with various degrees of burnt,” said the resident who begged to remain anonymous.

Governor Shettima who drove through the burnt town amidst heavy motorcade of security personnel condemned the incident which he said was a ‘nasty occurrence’.

At the town’s hospital, the governor had to commiserate with women, children and aged men receiving treatment for various degrees of burnt caused by the fire.

Bashir Isa, a grocery merchant, told PREMIUM TIMES that “everyone has been in the bush since Friday night; we started returning back to town because the governor came to town today.

“To get food to eat in the town now is a problem because even the markets are burnt. We are still picking corpses of women and children in the bush and creeks.”

Brigadier General Edokpaye denied allegations by residents that the shootout was unprovoked.

“We lost an officer during the attack on our men on patrol. We’ve received an intelligence that some suspected Boko Haram members usually pray and hide arms at a particular mosque in town. It was around that mosque that our men were attacked with several of them injured and an officer died.

“When we reinforced and returned to the scene, the terrorists came out with heavy firepower including RPGs which usually has a conflagration effect,” the army chief said.

Governor Shettima pleaded with fleeing residents to return to their burnt homes as a committee had been empannelled to provide a palliative compensation for the loss they suffered.

He also called on the commander to “take full charge” of his operation and ensure he personally supervises his field officers from time to time “in order to avert such nasty incidences in the future.”

Wizkid Confirms That The Rolls Royce He Was Showing Off Doesn’t Belong To Him

As a follow-up to the rumour making the rounds of Wizkid buying a Rolls Royce, Wizkid has come forward to clear the air on the Rolls Royce keys he held in his hands on a photo posted on Instagram.

The White Rolls Royce belongs to the “Pepsi” agent managing the duo of Wizkid and Tiwa Savage. The car was used to convey both stars to the Unilag venue of the “Pepsi tour

Photo: Just Genny

Geneveive Nnaji still stunning without makeup. Indeed black is beautiful.

So In Love: Tee Billz Defends Tiwa Against Raging Fan

This is how it happened on twitter. A fan with the handle @Berrychick2 said this to Tiwa;

"@TiwaSavage if u dnt knw what to tweet, keep ur silly fingers instead of typing rubbish.ur mates dey release album for their fans!!!!"

And Tiwa replied with: "ok, also hit me up if u nid money 4 hair. Bluehair, bluedress #nice1"

See the rest of their tweets below.

And this is how fiance Tee Billz came to her rescue.

FRIEND Wrecks Jaywon's Lincoln Navigator

Jaywon's Lincoln Navigator was involved in a serious accident wednesday night. Lanre, Jaywon's friend left the scene of Jaywon's 'catch me if you can' video shoot to an undisclosed location when the accident occured. The car somersaulted 6 times but Lanre escaped unhurt. See pics of the damaged car below.

F.B.I. Releases Images of Two Suspects in Boston Attack

The F.B.I. today released still and video images of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings - including a man who was seen setting down a backpack at the site of the second blast - and appealed for the public’s help identifying the men.

One was seen placing a dark-colored backpack outside the Forum restaurant, the site of the second bombing, just minutes before the explosion, said Richard DesLauriers, the special agent in charge of the F.B.I.'s Boston field office.

“Today we are enlisting the public’s help to identify the two suspects,” Mr. DesLauriers said at a news conference on Thursday evening in Boston.

In the video, both men are carrying backpacks, and wearing baseball caps, one a dark cap and one a white cap turned backward. They are walking along Boylston Street.

The images were located as investigators spent hours since Monday afternoon’s attack poring over surveillance videos from stores near the scenes of the two deadly blasts, as well as footage take on smartphones and by television crews filming the Boston Marathon. “Within the last day or so, through that careful process, we initially developed a single person of interest,” Mr. DesLauriers said. “Not knowing if the individual was acting alone or in concert with others, we obviously worked with extreme purpose to make that determination.”

After a concerted effort, he said, investigators determined that a second suspect had been involved.

Both men appeared to be wearing dark-colored zippered-front jackets. The first, whom Mr. DesLauriers called Suspect 1, wore a dark-colored baseball cap with a white emblem on it and markings on the front, a white T-shirt and tan pants. Visible around the edges of his cap was short dark hair. The man he identified as Suspect 2 wore a white baseball cap backward, with dark-colored pants. He had slightly longer curly hair. The men appeared to be wearing hooded sweatshirts beneath the jackets. 

Mr. DesLauriers did not characterize the appearance of the men or offer an opinion as to their possible ethnicity or national origin. 

Mr. DesLauriers urged anyone who has seen the men, or who knows who they are, to call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). 

(New York Times)

Sterling Bank's The Spirited Actor kicks off this Sunday

The much awaited TV program that will provide ten weeks of excitement as it searches for the Next African Hollywood Superstar is kicking off this Sunday; all thanks to Sterling Bank.

Watch as ten dreamers; five from Nigeria and five from Ghana vie for their dreams to be that lucky winner to Co-star with Morris Chestnut in a movie and also bag a one-year contract with a Hollywood agent.

Tracy Moore will educate, enlighten, engage and drill these contestants on everything a world-class actor(tress) should know and do to get to the top. Will it be a walk in the park or will it be a gruesome, heart-rending, thrill-giving endeavour? Well, let's all watch, to find out.

Squareville Chilling…..Peter Okoye Sure Knows How To Party (PHOTOS)

  The Okoye brothers are really balling hard. Peter Okoye just released these photos below on his instagram page. I guess he wants to show the world how the Square Gang celebrates.

Squareville Chilling…..Peter Okoye Sure Knows How To Party (PHOTOS)

  The Okoye brothers are really balling hard. Peter Okoye just released these photos below on his instagram page. I guess he wants to show the world how the Square Gang celebrates.

Squareville Chilling…..Peter Okoye Sure Knows How To Party (PHOTOS)

  The Okoye brothers are really balling hard. Peter Okoye just released these photos below on his instagram page. I guess he wants to show the world how the Square Gang celebrates.

Meet Wizkid’s Beautiful Younger Sister Lade Balogun (PHOTO)

 

Nigerian superstar, Ayodeji Balogun known to many as Wizkid has a sister and her name is Lade. A source close to the family divulged to us that Lade is cherished by Wizkid and he doesn’t joke with his sister with nobody. Lade attends one of the very expensive schools in the South West of Nigeria

Wizkid Flaunts His New Tattoos….Check It Out (PHOTO)

Starboy Wizzy just got another crazy new tattoo and this one is kinda different. If you look closely, you’ll see the names Yetunde Omolara Busyao. Wanna know who she is? Find out in our next post.

She Used To Be A Boy: Meet The World’s Hottest Transgender – Amiyah Scott (PHOTOS)

  Damn! some plastic surgeons are really talented. Believe it or not…this hot chick you see below used to be a boy in the past until he went through a sex change surgery and turned himself to a girl. If you don’t believe the story, please Google it. I didn’t believe it at first when I read it on Linda Ikeji’s blog. Anyway, Her name is Amiyah Scott, but she was born ‘Arthur Scott’ in New York in 1988. She’s a transgender model and make-up artist. Arthur started the process of turning into a woman when he was 17. He got breast implants, enlarged his but and also light filler in his chicks. Mehn…the world is really turning into something else.

Please share your thougts below.

Davido to kick off Europe/Shenghen tour in April

 

Davido will kick off his 1st ever European/Schengen Tour in April. Brought to you by BIGJAMZ WORLD ENT in collaboration with HKN Music.
The tour will hit up numerous cities in Europe and will features performances from fellow label mates Sina Rambo & B-Red

Win Free Tickets to Banky W’s ‘R&BW The Grand Love Project’ This Friday

 

Banky W stated that he’ll be giving out free tickets to his Grand Love Project holding next tomorrow in the Civic Center V.I.
He said:
I will be giving out 3 tickets to the first 3 people who answer these questions correctly. No tribe, No ojoro involved, first three correct answers get the tickets.
Questions:
How many tracks are on the R&B album?
Name two African acts that are featured on the album.
What year did Banky W release the single “Ebutemeta”

Exclusive Interview With The Starboy Wizkid

 

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After releasing his debut album ‘Superstar’ Ayodeji ‘Wizkid’ Balogun hasn’t looked back. Scoring number one hits, collaborating with international acts, winning world recognized awards and working up his way to A-list status, his nickname ‘Starboy’ might now be looking like an understatement. In this exclusive interview with GidiExclusive, the 22-year-old tells us about his experiences performing overseas, working with Akon, Wale, Young Jeezy, and why he feels he’s with the best team.
In one word, describe what the past year has been for you?
Blessing, it has been a blessing.
Where did you enjoy performing the most, the UK or US?
It was a totally different experience because in the UK, we have a lot of Nigerians living in one community, but in the US people are scattered all over, you have some people staying in New York, Minnesota, New Jersey. That’s the difference. Everywhere I went to, it was a different kind of love, because some people didn’t even think that I would come for the concert, because they felt like ‘why would Wizkid come to Minnesota or some funny place in the United States?’ It was a just a different experience for me.
How was it, working with the likes of Akon, Wale, Kardinal Offishall, The Game and Young Jeezy?
It was crazy, because I was at BET, then I was invited for a dinner. Wale has always been my friend, and [I'm also friends with] Bu, who’s Akon‘s younger brother. He came there with Young Jeezy and introduced me, and that was how I started work with him. When we recorded the first song, everybody loved it, [and] before I knew it The Game came in and heard the song and said he had to jump on it. We booked another session for the next day, then came back and recorded. Chris Brown and every other person came through, and it was a great feeling. I felt blessed.
How did you find time to record your forth-coming album while you were busy on tour?
I am a workaholic, I’m a studio rat. In London, after the concerts I went back to the studio to do my thing,. It’s the love for music that keeps me going.

What do you think is behind all this growth after your first single ‘Holla at your boy‘?
Firstly, it’s God, because everybody works hard, but it’s whom God has blessed that excels. So I just feel he is the one behind all these things happening, and also the fact that I have a solid team behind me handling my business.
What is the difference between when it was just you, Banky W, and Skales in the EME crew, to the new family now?
It was Banky and I even before Skales (Laughs). The dream at that time was to build an empire, bring some artistes, and build them on the same platform. It’s just a dream coming true, and it’s something we have always wished to do. We just made sure we built the empire, [and] I just thank God that everything is working out well. EME has always been about how good you are, not how well dressed you are.
Banky W postponed his album for the team to release the compilation; would you ever take that bullet for the team?

I [also] didn’t release an album this year just because of the EME album. I was supposed to release an album on June 12 this year, [but] I put that aside, which is a big sacrifice for me. For someone that works hard like I do and [has] a lot of materials, yeah, I’ve taken a bullet already (Laughs).
How was the experience recording the EME album?
It was easy. From day one it has always been about ‘what do you have now, let’s put it together and make something crazy.’ So when we were recording the album it was exciting. I’m glad we made it happen.
What does the wizkid brand stand for?
It stands for an ambitious young man who is trying fulfill his dreams. A lot of people come to me and say they want to be like me, I just feel overwhelmed by it and I’m happy and thank God.
Do you feel at the top of your career?
I am not anywhere close right now, I’m just starting. Every day when I wake up in the morning I feel like ‘what am I going to do today?’
Why did you part ways with your manager Osagie Osarenkhoe?
It was a business decision, because the brand is growing. She’s still working with a couple of other EME artistes to push their brands. She is still part of the team, we just needed more hands.
How has working with your new manager Godwin Tom been?
It’s been great.

Check Out The Full List Of Wiiners Of The 55th Grammy Awards

 

The 55th Grammy Awards held on February 10, 2013 at the Los Angeles’ Staples Center and will definitely go down as one of the biggest highlights of the year.
With performances from Rihanna, Jay Z and Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood, Alicia Keys, Frank Ocean, Bruno Mars and many more, it was a night to remember and get all exicted about with so many music and movie stars in attendance.
While the likes of singer Frank Ocean, producer Hit-Boy won their first ever Grammy Awards, Jay Z, Kanye West, Rihanna and Beyonce continued their winning streak. Other winners include, gospel duo Mary Mary, Rock group Black Keys, old time Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff and many others.
It was however another disappointing night for veteran Nas who lost out to Drake in the ‘Best Rap Album’ category.
Check out the winners’ list below…
Pop/duo group performance: ‘Somebody That I Used to Know,’ Gotye featuring Kimbra.
Traditional pop vocal album: ‘Kisses on the Bottom,’ Paul McCartney.
Rap performance: ‘N****s in Paris,’ Jay-Z, Kanye West.
Rap song: ‘N****s in Paris,’ Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis, Kanye West.
Rap album: ‘Take Care,’ Drake.
Record of the Year: “Somebody That I Used To Know” – Gotye featuring Kimbra
Song of the Year: “We Are Young” – fun.
Best New Artist: Fun
R&B performance: ‘Climax,’ Usher.
Traditional R&B performance: ‘Love on Top,’ Beyonce.
R&B song: ‘Adorn,’ Miguel Pimentel.
R&B album: ‘Black Radio,’ Robert Glasper Experiment.
Rock song: ‘Lonely Boy,’ The Black Keys.
Rock album: ‘El Camino,’ The Black Keys.
Hard rock/metal performance: ‘Love Bites (So Do I),’ Halestorm.
Alternative music album: ‘Making Mirrors,’ Gotye.
Dance recording: ‘Bangarang,’ Skrillex featuring Sirah.
Dance/electronica album: ‘Bangarang,’ Skrillex.
Latin pop album: ‘MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition,’ Juanes.
Latin rock, urban or alternative album: ‘Imaginares,’ Quetzal.
Latin jazz album: ‘Ritmo!,’ The Clare Fisher Latin Jazz Big Band.
Tropical Latin album: ‘Retro,’ Marlow Rosado Y La Riquena.
Country duo/group performance: ‘Pontoon,’ Little Big Town.
Country song: ‘Blown Away,’ Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins.
Gospel song: ‘Go Get It,’ Mary Mary.
Gospel album: ‘Gravity,’ Leerae.

Blues album: ‘Locked Down,’ Dr. John.
Folk album: ‘The Goat Rodeo Sessions,’ Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile.
Americana album: ‘Slipstream,’ Bonnie Raitt.
Bluegrass album: ‘Nobody Knows You,’ Steep Canyon Rangers.
Reggae album: ‘Rebirth,’ Jimmy Cliff.
World music album: ‘The Living Room Sessions Part 1,’ Ravi Shankar.
Children’s album: ‘Can You Canoe?,’ The Okee Dokee Brothers.
Spoken word album: ‘Society’s Child: My Autobiography,’ Janis Ian.
Comedy album: ‘Blow Your Pants Off,’ Jimmy Fallon.
New age album: ‘Echoes of Love,’ Omar Akram.
Jazz vocal album: ‘Radio Music Society,’ Esperanza Spalding.
Jazz instrumental album: ‘Unity Band,’ Pat Metheny Unity Band.
Large jazz ensemble album: ‘Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You),’ Arturo Sandoval.
Pop instrumental album: ‘Impressions,’ Chris Botti.
Compilation soundtrack album: ‘Midnight in Paris,’ various artists.
Score soundtrack album: ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,’ Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross.
Song written for visual media: ‘Safe & Sound’ (From ‘The Hunger Games’), Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams.
Musical theater album: ‘Once: A New Musical,’ Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti.
Producer of the year, classical: Blanton Alspaugh.
Producer of the year, non-classical: Dan Auerbach.
Instrumental composition: ‘Mozart Goes Dancing,’ Chick Corea.
Orchestral performance: ‘Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride in a Fast Machine,’ Michael Tilson Thomas (San Francisco Symphony).
Opera recording: ‘Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen,’ James Levine and Fabio Luisi.
Choral performance: ‘Life & Breath: Choral Works by Rene Clausen,’ Charles Bruffy.
Short-form music video: ‘We Found Love,’ Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris.
Long-form music video: ‘Big Easy Express,’ Mumford & Sons.
Historical album: ‘The Smile Sessions’ (Deluxe Box Set), Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wolfe.

EVENT: Olamide 1st Ever Europe/Schengen Tour – April/May 2013

 

He is FIRE, He is KING, His lyrics are destructive, He is STREET, He is no other person but the best Street rapper in Africa, They call him BADOO.
YBNL Nation CEO & Official Artist “OLAMIDE” collaborates with Bigjamz World Entertainment [Europe] & 1805 Entertainment [Nigeria] to bring to you the 1st ever Olamide Europe/Schengen Tour scheduled to kick off 29th April – 29th of May 2013.
Catch Olamide as he storms Europe with his full gadgets like never before as he will be touring major Clubs and Events in cities like: UK, Spain, Germany, Austria, Cyprus, Italy, Belgium, France and many more performing his major hits like “Omo To Shun”, “First Of All”, “Voice Of The Street”, “Confession” and lots more.
Event proudly supported by:
JD PROMOTIONS!
For Bookings (Club/School Appearances, Club Performance & Concerts) Contact the names below:

Barbara Kotsoni
CEO Bigjamz World Ent. [Europe/Cyprus]

50 PHOTOS from MTV Africa All Stars Concert

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