Thursday 27 June 2013
Davido Denies Being Arrested In Budapest For Possesion Of Fake Currency
So yesterday, word went round that Davido, his brother Adewale Adeleke and his manager Kamal Ajiboye had been arrested in a club in Budapest, Hungary. Over some fake Euro currency they used in paying for drinks.
According to the story, Davido and show promoter Osariemen Ekiudoko Frank had some issues which led to Frank's refusal to pay Davido his balance.
This supposedly led to Davido being stranded in Budapest as he missed his flight. So, he had to spend another night in Budapest.
Then he and crew decided to go to a party with fake euro notes, given to them by the show organizer only to get arrested by Hungarian police.
They were reportedly later on able to get released, then they took off for Paris. Story, story, story.
Well, according to Davido's management, Davido didn’t get arrested. And here's the official statement they sent out to tell their own version of the story.
It has come to our notice that some unscrupulous rumour peddlers have chosen to malign Davido’s hard work ethic and reputation.
Davido has been on his European tour for a few weeks and landed in Budapest, Hungary on Friday June 21 for his Budapest stop. He was met with what is perhaps the worst case of unprofessionalism from a promoter in his career as a touring artiste. The promoter in this case is known as Mr Frank of BLACK DIAMOND ENTERTAINMENT.
To the dismay of his management, the agreements on Davido’s ryder were not met despite assurances written and verbal that everything was set.
Please note the following facts:
Against their agreement, Davido and his management were given a one bedroom suite to house them during their stay in Budapest.
The promoter had issues with the venue for the show. Up until the night of the performance, the venue had not been paid for and Davido’s management were informed that he might not be able to perform on the stage. This was finally sorted a few minutes to the show.
When it was finally time to perform, the promoter had not arranged for sound and Davido only managed the situation and decided to perform because of his fans that had paid to attend the concert.
A fight broke out at the club and the promoters did not arrange any form of security for Davido, it was the intervention of the venue security guards that ensured that he got back to his hotel room in safety.
Davido and his management did not receive any direct payments from the said promoter. Infact the promoter is yet to pay up in full Davido’s performance fees as agreed.
Davido and his management team catered to their every need while in Budapest from their personal funds
Davido’s management wishes to state distinctly and clearly that Davido was not at any point arrested in Budapest, Hungary. He is currently in Paris, France where he is set to perform on the 28th and the 29th of June.
Thank You
Man wearing “My Money Grows Like Grass” Shirt Abducted in Benin
A Man was abducted this Morning at 1st East Circular Road in Benin by suspected kidnappers after he was spotted wearing a “My Money Grows Like Grass” Tee Shirt.
The abducted man, identified as Nosakhare Ihovbare, is well known in the neighborhood for wearing the “My Money Grows Like Grass” shirts. According to his neighbors, he has different colours of the shirt, and wears them everyday.
Kidnappers must have noticed his shirt caption, which has led to his abduction.
In their ransom note, the kidnappers said “We know this man has money, money that grows like Grass. Therefore his ransom is set at N200million naira. Don’t even play with us”
His mother however has cried out, saying her son Nosa is just a poor okada man, or used to be, until Oshiomhole banned Bikes.
“Me been warn am ooo! Me been warn am say that shirt go bring problem. Where me wan see N200million, eh epaa? Where??” she cried “Shey he say he money na grass, i go pack grass go give the kidnapper o! Iyee meee! Osanobuwa oo!”
Police are currently investigating the matter.
GIROUD To Be Demoted To A BALL-BOY If He Doesn’t Scores Up To 20 Goals Next Season – WENGER
This might come as a shock to some faithful Arsenal and Giroud
supporters, but to some others they have been praying for this and
expecting it to happen.
Olivier Giroud a signing from french side Montpellier has spent one
full season at Arsenal, to most Arsenal supporters the forward didn’t
deliver as expected with so much critics from the likes of famous
Arsenal supporters like Piers Morgan, according to him Giroud has
kicked the air 3 times more than he has actually kicked the ball all
season.
The ending of last season was quite a joyous one for some Arsenal
supporters as Giroud was shown a straight red card which kept him off
the pitch for the rest of the season.
source also leaked out a secret that Theo
Walcott and Giroud had a serious fight in the dressing room over who
plays the centre forward (No 9) role for Arsenal football club.
It was believed that Arsene Wenger had so much faith in Giroud that he
could be the next Thierry Henry at Arsenal, but however, in recent
times after the plans to sign 11 Tahiti players, Wenger has come out
openly to say that Giroud have to score 20 goals or more next Premier
League season or else he would be demoted to a ball-boy in Arsenal
football club.
When reporters asked O. Giroud to speak on this, he said “last
season was Bale the Monkey’s season, next season is mine, and I’m not
scared of losing my place as the main centre forward for Arsenal”.
Photo: Wizkid replaces his crashed Porsche with a brand new one
an accident in Lekki, Wizkid has replaced the car. The music star
posted his new ride on his Instagram page just this morning and wrote
#blessed!. Good for him!
Good for him but If Wizkid can replace his Damaged car in less than
Two(2) weeks while OJB Jezreel still strugling for 16 million to save
his life, Then what is going on in the Industry?,
Does it mean that Nigeria Music Industry is OYO( On Your Own)?.
Just Saying
Comedian AY and Omoni Oboli get busy with a chicken (photos)
The photo was taken from a movie set (in a village of some sort)- Omoni Oboli and AY get to play hubby and wifey in the movie! See another photo below:
Femi Kuti receives the kiss of life from fan (photo)
Lol. Femi Kuti is presently in Minneapolis for a concert and he's got some very wonderful fans there, look what one of them did!
See more photos from the concert below:
Helen Paul looking so angelic + Photos from AY Live's concert in Abuja
Jara Tv's Helen Paul aka Tatafo is so beautiful - that smile! The photo was taken at AY live show that held recently in Abuja. See more beautiful photos from the event below: |
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| AY and Dbanj |
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| AY and Helen Paul |
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| Ebube, Julie Ibrahim and Oge Okoye |
Guy Rapes UNILAG Student and Shares Her Nude Photo
He said, “She is my girlfriend. I wanted to buy ipad for her. I was able to raise about N70,000. She came to my house to collect the money on that day.
“We had argument and I used floor mop to hit her on her back. I now took her pictures. I sent the pictures to my friend, but I didn’t tell him to post the pictures on internet.” - gosh!
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 22-year-old Babajide Bashorun, for allegedly kidnapping a female undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Akoka, and raping her.
The police said Bashorun, a dog breeder, did not only rape his victim, he also took snapshot of her nudity, which he later posted all around the Internet...
A family source said, “Few days later, the pictures were all over the Internet. The picture had the name and surname of the girl, her university, age, department and course of study. People were stopping her on the campus to tell her they had seen her nude pictures on the Internet.
“The girl’s relations later saw the pictures and urged her parents to report the matter at Adeniji Adele Police Division.”
The duo, identified as Mayowa and Ademuyiwa, both 400 level Architecture students, were accused by the police of complicity in the crime.
Babajide Bashorun was charged to court on Tuesday for his crimes while the police PRO said they are still searching for the other guys who are on the run.
Explosion In Lagos As Vandals Rupture NNPC Pipeline
However, around 4.30am, there was a fire outbreak and the pipe through which they siphoned the fuel as well as a canoe were engulfed in flames.
Our correspondent, who visited the area, observed that two security posts were located about 250 metres from the scene.
About 200 melted jerrycans littered the scene.
The Deputy Manager, Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, Atlas Cove, Mr. Banjo Olajide, said he could not say the quantity of petrol lost to the fire but added that petrol was usually pumped at the rate of 600 cubic metres per hour to Mosinmi Depot.
When asked what the PPMC had done to ensure that pipeline vandals were not allowed to operate in the area, Olajide said about 50 policemen and 47 men of the Nigerian Navy as well as operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps usually patrolled the area.
He said the agency had built watchtowers and police posts at the black spots near the pipelines’ right of way.
“We have two security posts and an observatory tower here just about 200 metres away. We have about 50 policemen, 47 naval personnel stationed here. Some NSCDC personnel also patrol the area but they are not here all the time,” he said.
Olajide said Nigerian Army engineers had begun the rehabilitation of the pipelines’ right of way from Atlas Cove and the area was not difficult for security agents to patrol.
Olajide said although oil distribution had been shut down temporarily until the affected pipelines were repaired, the incident would not lead to fuel scarcity.
“It will not affect the supply of fuel. After things have stabilised, we will continue to pump petrol. We will check for leakages and we will make more repairs if need be,” he said.
Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, who cordoned off the area, said it could not be confirmed if there were any casualties.
The spokesperson, NEMA, South-West Zone, Ibrahim Farinloye, said, “The fire started at midnight between 1am and 4am. On getting there, we could not move too close because the fire was intense. However, the fire was put out around 10:48am.
“We did not see any corpses and we cannot say if anyone was injured. We however recovered a 16mm hose used by the vandals as well as parts of boats used by them
“Over 200 damaged kegs were also recovered. Cooling and pegging process has commenced.” [Punch Metro]
2face Idibia set to go back to school, Annie Idibia Cries (photo)
Yeah, that's 2ace Idibia's wife, Annie Idibia crying out her heart on a movie set, who broke her dear heart....Meanwhile, 2face Idibia in a recent interview with Sam Umukoro disclosed that he intends going back to school soon to study law!
And that wasn’t all he talked about, he further talked about how he handles his women and kids, his deal with Blackface.
See excerpts below:
- SUI: Your relationship with women has been a topic of controversy. Someone once posted on Facebook that, ‘after six kids, Tuface is now married now, can he be faithful?’… How do you feel about such questions?
Tuface: The day I decided to go public was the day I gave my privacy away. It’s only natural – if you put yourself out there – that people are going to say different stuff, even when it’s not true. You laugh if you hear the funny ones; you are surprised when you hear the malicious and wicked ones. But what people think about you is none of your business, it’s their business. So, na their headache if dem dey worry. I just look at it and say, ‘okay oh, na you be the police na’ (laughing). I just try my best to be a good person, you know.
- SUI: You don’t see yourself as a player?
Tuface: If I were a player, they wouldn’t have caught me like that (General laughter)
- SUI: How challenging is the role of being a father to your kids?
Tuface: It’s not easy. Sometimes, it is painful, especially when you don’t get to see them as often as you would wish to because of work. Today I’m here, tomorrow, I’m there, sometimes for weeks, months; plus the fact that they have different moms… I didn’t plan for it this way, but it happened and I have accepted it, no shaking. My plan was to have a wife and then have children. Something happened along the line, but I didn’t run away from it.
- SUI: Why did it take you so long to finally settle down with Anne?
Tuface: I don’t really have an answer to that question, because I don’t know. I can’t explain why I don’t have an answer to that, but somehow, by the grace of God, we are still together.
- SUI: You once told me that you would like to go back to school to study law, do you still have plans to do that?
Tuface: Yes, I want to do that. I can’t say when exactly, maybe in the next two or three years? But I’m definitely going to do that.
- SUI: When you first started out, did you honestly think you will get to this level, did you ever dream of this kind of success?
Tuface: I will say yes. Everyone wishes to take his game to the highest level, but what you don’t know is how fast or how long it would take to get there, but you definitely have that dream of getting there. So I had a dream of becoming a successful musician/ artiste. I hoped, worked and prayed for it and I’m getting there.
- SUI: There has been a lot of controversy about who wrote your hit song, the evergreen ‘African Queen’. Did blackface actually write the lyrics, as some claim?
Tuface: The song was written by Innocent Idibia and Austin Amedu; Innocent Idibia is Tuface, Austin Amedu is Blackface.
- SUI: So, who should get credit for the success of African Queen and did you know it was going to be monster hit at the time?
Tuface: The credit goes to… Tuface, Blackface; OJB, for production; Kennis Music, for marketing; the credit goes to all them and also the fans, especially my Nigerian fans.
I'm Most Comfortable When I'm Nude - Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
That's Omotola on the latest City People Fashion & Lifestyle cover and she says she is most comfortable when she is nude - but she doesn't act nude!
My Ex-Hubby Is Mad And Drunk For Asking For A DNA — Laide Bakare
Nigerian actress, Laide Bakare, who has been enmeshed in a paternity mess with two men, has finally reacted to the claims by her estranged husband, Olumide Okunfulire, that he would challenge her for a DNA to determine the true father of her new baby. .
In an interview with a popular Lagos gossip magazine, City People, Laide Bakare claimed her ex-husband must be “mad and oozing from chronic drunkenness’ for him to have ask her to do a DNA to know who the father of her new baby truly is.
“Ordinarily,” the actress stated, “I would not believe all the stories of him saying those rubbish in the media,” she said.
Laide Bakare further observed that, “maybe he was being pushed to say those things by those who know nothing about how we lived together or, maybe, they just want to put him in a big trouble.”
She said that if truly Okunfulire asked for a DNA, then he “must have gone mad and must be oozing from chronic drunkenness.” Laide dared her ex-hubby to “go ahead if he really meant it but I’m sure he has run mad.” #jst saying
Stephanie Okereke Bags The Montage Africa Women Of Excellence Award
Oprah Winfrey tops Forbes' list of the world's most powerful celebs
Forbes calculates celebrity's earnings on income from tours, books, contracts, endorsements, movies and residuals, plus presence on social media and in the press for their placing.
See full list below... (Earnings from May 2012-2013)
1. Oprah Winfrey $77m
2 Lady Gaga $80m
3 Steven Spielberg $100m
4 Beyonce $53m
5 Madonna $125m
6 Taylor Swift $55m
7 Jon Bon Jovi $79m
8 Roger Federer $71m
9 Justin Bieber $58m
10 Ellen DeGeneres $56m
From 11 to 20 when you continue...
11 Hugh Jackman $55m
12 Jennifer Lopez $45m
13 Rihanna $43m
14 Coldplay $64m
15 Tiger Woods $78m
16 LeBron James $60m
17 Simon Cowell $95m
18 Katy Perry $39m
19 David Beckham $47m
20 Robert Downey Jnr $75m
Photo: Ice Prince & model Kendra Etufunwa stop traffic in NYC
How did they manage that? The rapper is currently in the US to attend the BET awards taking place this Sunday June 30th at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Ice Prince is up for Best International Act: Africa Category.
Adaora Ukoh &Lolo of Wazobia cover plus size issue of Exquisite mag
Mandela On Life Support
South Africans lit candles outside the hospital where anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela lay last night as an official who had been briefed in detail on his condition reported the former president was on life support.
Considered the founding father of South Africa’s multiracial democracy, the 94-year-old Mandela has been hospitalised since June 8 for a recurring lung infection.
Authorities have described his condition as critical since Sunday. President Jacob Zuma said earlier Wednesday that Mandela’s condition remained unchanged, South Africa’s national news agency reported.
After visiting Mandela late last night, Zuma canceled his visit today to Mozambique where he was supposed to attend a summit on infrastructure investment, the presidency’s website said.
South African government spokesman Mac Maharaj told CNN that officials are unable to comment on reports that Mandela was on life support, citing doctor-patient confidentiality rules. In a statement issued late Tuesday, the government said Mandela’s doctors “continue to do their best to ensure his recovery, well-being and comfort.”
27yr Old Man Posing As Governor Uduaghan On Facebook Arraigned In Court
A 27-year-old graduate of Accountancy from Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Mr. Philip Urieh, was yesterday arraigned before an Asaba Chief Magistrate’s court on a four-count charge of impersonating Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State on the social networking site, Facebook, thereby defrauding some unsuspecting members of the public.
The charges read: that you, Philip Onos Urieh (male) and others at large sometime in January 2013 at Asaba in the Asaba magisterial district, conspired among yourselves to commit a felony to wit, defrauding members of the public by impersonating Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Governor of Delta State and thereby committed an offence punishable under sections 422 and 516 of the Criminal Code Law cap C.21 volume I, Laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.
That you Philip Onos Urieh (male) sometime in January 2013 at Asaba in the Asaba magisterial district obtained by fake pretence the sum of N562,000 from one Alex Roy Omoni.
The sum of N2.8 million from one Felix Usih and the sum of N200,000 from one Jerry Odugula and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 419 of the criminal code law cap. C.21, volume 1, laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.
That you, Philip Onos Urieh (male) sometime in January 2013 at Asaba in the Asaba magisterial district cheated Alex Roy Omoni, Felix Usih and Jerry Odugula of their monies by fraudulently tricking them to believe that you would link them up with the Delta State governor and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 421 of the criminal code law cap C.21 volume 1, laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006.
That you, Philip Onos Urieh (male) sometime in January 2013 at Asaba in the Asaba magisterial district impersonated Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, governor of Delta State with intent to defraud and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 484 of the criminal code law cap 2.21 volume I, Laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.
He pleaded not guilty to all the count charges and was, however, admitted on bail with stringent conductions.
He is to provide N500,000 plus a surety, who would either be in the local government, state or federal service, and not less than level 16.
The surety, according to the court, must swear to an affidavit of means, submit two passport photographs and also produce his pay slip.
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