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Popular socialite and convener of the 'Ourmumudondo' movement, Charlyboy Oputa has reacted to the alleged invasion of the home of the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu in Umuahia, Abia state. Charlyboy, in a statement made available to PoliticsNGR, advised the federal government to be more committed to dousing the rising tensions and fostering peace and unity. The statement read; "Our attention has been drawn to the recent detachment of soldiers from the Nigerian Army to the Afaraukwu country home of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and the invasion of Abia State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists on Aba Road, Umuahia, which led to the destruction of laptops and other valuables thereby causing unnecessary panic within the state and the entire region. We consider this move an aberration that must be strongly condemned in a democratic environment like ours. The good people of Abia State deserve better th...

Akpororo was recently slammed by rapper Yung6ix after the comedian made a joke about the singer spending over 3 million naira on drinks rather than purchasing a hit song. His DJ, Timmy , also joined in and got really personal. He made videos calling out the comedian, saying his wife/mother of his child was once a sex slave and had aborted six times for a dancer. The DJ also threatened the comedian, saying "Your jokes would put you in trouble and make you get shot." Ying6ix has now admitted in an interview with HipTV that he reacted without seeing the video about the joke. According to him; At first when everybody started....I didn't get to see the full joke. But when I got to see it, I realized it was a joke. Its all entertainment. So no feelings/emotions attached. I knew it was a joke. We all made fun about it and all took advantage of the fact that I was trending and I had a new video out there. I don't see anything coming between me and him or whateve...

Christopher Nolan A ticking sound runs throughout Dunkirk  like an omnipresent reminder that time is running out for the 340 000 British and Allied soldiers marooned on the French beach and surrounded by Germans. It's a tick-tock effect woven into the score that originated, fittingly, from Christopher Nolan's own stopwatch. Nolan is cinema's great watchmaker: A filmmaker of Swiss precision capable of bending and shaping time to suit his grandiose, metronomed movies. Having already reversed time ( Memento ) and warped its fabric ( Interstellar ), Nolan set out to accomplish something different with  Dunkirk , a movie that crosscuts three story lines (on land, sea and sky) from three different chronologies (one week, one day, one hour) during the famous evacuation. "I wanted to experiment with a new rhythm," said Nolan in a recent interview. "What I wanted to do was take what I call the snowballing effect of the third act of my other films, wher...

  Local actress Natasha Thahane is living the New York dream. The star  left SA to study  film at the New York Film Academy, and while there she has been living her best life.  Taking boat rides, soaking up the summer sun, and of course paying a visit to Times Square.  Take a look at some snaps from her adventures here:

Two of blue grass music's greatest stars, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, whose dramatic science generated hit two part harmonies likeIslands in the Stream and Real Love, will be making their last execution together this year.  Rogers, who is resigning from visiting, says his last execution with Parton will be a piece of an elite player goodbye show to be held at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on 25 October. The two have been performing together for over a long time since Islands in the Stream, composed by the Bee Gees, turned into a pop hybrid platinum hit in 1983.  Different entertainers for the goodbye indicate are Little Big Town, Flaming Lips, Idina Menzel, Elle King, Jamey Johnson and Alison Krauss, with more names to be reported. Rogers made the declaration on Tuesday at a question and answer session in Nashville. Tickets for the show will go marked down on 21 July. Rogers, 78, said it's been over 10 years since he performed with Parton for a CMT extraordi...

TV star Kgomotso Christopher and her family are having an amazing time in The City of Lights, Paris in France. The actress is on a filming break and her children are on school holiday so the European summer was the perfect time for them to get away. ICYMI:  Kgomotso Christopher went from SABC soapie  Isidingo   to e.tv’s  Scandal!   in 2016.  The happy group have seen monuments like The Eiffel Tower and reconnected with an old friend of Kgomotso’s.  See photos of the Master of Arts degree holder and her family here:

For many Saturday evening marked the end to this year's  Vodacom Durban July  festivities, but for SA's elite it was only the beginning. Hosts Tbo Touch, Bonang Matheba and David Tlale, along with 150 guests, walked the purple carpet on Sunday morning, to climb aboard The Ultimate Courvoisier Yacht Experience. With cocktails in hand and DJ Simplicity and Andy X on the decks, setting the tone with a mix of House and R&B music, guests were ready for an experience unlike any other as the boat set off into the Indian Ocean. What followed was an unforgettably elegant affair where guests socialised while savouring their host's signature Courvoisier cocktails -  Courvoisier Touch by Tbo, Fleur de Courvoisier by Bonang and Courvoisier Noir by David, while enjoying delectable French canapés. Burlesque dancers set an exciting celebratory atmosphere making sure cocktails were always flowing in between theatrical dance performances, while the Courvoisier heritage was dramat...

The Doors have reportedly sent Kendall and Kylie Jenner a cease-and-desist letter over their controversial T-shirt range. According to  Rolling Stone  the American rock band sent the letter after an unauthorised image of The Doors' logo with Kendall’s face superimposed on it went on sale. The Jenner sisters landed in hot water on Thursday after a ‘vintage’ T-shirt range from their clothing brand went on sale. The T-shirt selection included images of musicians such as Ozzy Osbourne, Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.  The cease-and-desist letter states: “The Doors have recently learned that Kendall + Kylie are selling shirts using the Protected Property without the Doors' authorisation or consent. “Your use of the registered trademarks in commerce is likely to cause confusion, mistake or to deceive consumers into believing that the Kendall + Kylie apparel was authorised by the Doors when no such authorisation was sought or provided by the Doors.”  The l...

Los Angeles - Burglars made off with $2m in jewellery from singer Alanis Morissette's home in the upscale Los Angeles neighbourhood of Brentwood, US media reported on Tuesday.   Alanis Morissette The Canadian-born alternative rock giant was not at home when the thieves struck on Thursday, celebrity news website TMZ said, although police were not immediately able to confirm the report. The break-in comes less than two weeks after Morissette's former business manager, who worked for other entertainment and sports figures, admitted embezzling more than $6.5m from his clients. Jonathan Schwartz, 48, entered his plea to federal wire and tax fraud charges for failing to disclose the embezzled funds to the Internal Revenue Service. He is due to be sentenced on 3 May, and faces a prison term between four and six years. He acknowledged that between May 2010 and January 2014, he withdrew about $4.8m belonging to Morissette without her knowledge or authorisation...

 Cape Town – Nick Cannon has quit as host of the popular reality show, America's Got Talent.  Nick Cannon Cannon, who hosted the show for eight seasons, posted a lengthy post on Facebook about his decision to leave the show. He said in the post that he had been threatened with dismissal by executives after a racial joke he made on his Showtime stand-up special, Stand Up Don't Shoot. In the post he writes, "I write this from a deeply saddened and dolorous mindset. After days of deliberating over some extremely disappointing news that I was being threatened with termination by Executives because of a comedy special that was only intended to bring communities closer together, I was to be punished for a joke. This has weighed heavy on my spirit. It was brought to my attention by my "team" that NBC believed that I was in breach of contract because I had disparaged their brand." Watch a teaser for the stand-up show here:  

Los Angeles - Harrison Ford was involved in a near-miss at a California airport as he was piloting his private plane, officials and US media said on Tuesday. Harrison Ford . Ford, a seasoned pilot and vintage plane collector, was approaching John Wayne Airport in Orange County, NBC News reported , when he headed towards a taxiway rather than the runway, passing over an Boeing 737 with 110 passengers and six crew. The 74-year-old Indiana Jones  star was captured on air traffic control recordings, according to NBC, asking: "Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?" The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said it did not identify people involved in air incidents but confirmed it was investigating what had caused the misunderstanding. "Air traffic controllers cleared the pilot of a single-engine Aviat Husky to land on Runway 20L at John Wayne Airport Monday afternoon," spokesperson Ian Gregor said in a statement. "The pilot correctly read ba...

The five star Nigerian musician DAVIDO said he does not attend  church  services, reason because he usually wakes up last. He also made an appearance in the church at  RCCG's in lagos, where he prayed and thanked God for the blessings and the life he has today. Making a surprise appearance in a church service at one of RCCG’s branches in Lagos, the ‘Owo ni koko’ crooner, amidst glowing admiration from the congregation, thanked God for the many blessings that have and still come his way. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/video-davido-at-rccg-says-dont-go-to-church-because-he-wakes-late/ Popular Nigerian musician Davido has said that he didn’t attend much church services because he usually wakes up late. Making a surprise appearance in a church service at one of RCCG’s branches in Lagos, the ‘Owo ni koko’ crooner, amidst glowing admiration from the congregation, thanked God for the many blessings that have and still come his way. Re...

The morning the Grammy Awards nominations (@ recordingacademy ) were announced, the Chainsmokers (@ thechainsmokers ) were in line waiting for coffee and doughnuts.  “It was 8 a.m. in Boston, and our tour manager was with us, plus a bunch of strangers,” says Alex Pall, one half of the EDM duo nominated for three Grammys, including Best New Artist. “We bought everyone coffee!” This year, the Chainsmokers will release their first full-length album and hit the road for a 40-city North American tour, but Alex recalls the moment everything clicked: the night they created “Roses,” their second single. “Up to that point, we had always been kind of trying to make music that fit into something. ‘Can DJs play this in clubs? Will people be able to play it at festivals? Does this sound like what’s popular right now?’” explains Alex. “‘Roses’ was one of the first songs we made where we wanted to play it over and over again just for ourselves.”

Chance the Rapper Has been nominated for a whopping seven Grammy Awards (@ recordingacademy ), including Best New Artist.  “I saw the main victory or accomplishment being that the Recording Academy was going to start recognizing streaming-only and not-for-sale projects from recognized platforms,” says the 23-year-old rapper from Chicago, whose album Coloring Book is the first streaming-only album ever to receive a Grammy nomination. “I was cool with my life before I found out that I was nominated for any Grammys, and finding out that I was nominated for several? It’s still not really real to me yet. But when I found out, I was in my bed, dumbfounded and completely alone, and I just kind of screamed and turned on some music. It was a great, great moment in my life.”

Nigerian music star Tiwa Savage is currently attending the 2017 Roc Nation Pre-Grammy Brunch at a private residence on February 11, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. She posed on the red carpet and also took posed for some photos with Jay Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at the event.

After fathering about 19 children from seven women, during his time in the limelight, Felix Aigbe Libarty, the lover boy “old school” singer-turned- pastor is back  in the news. The pop singer has   launched a campaign to discourage young men from marrying more than one wife,  saying “polygamy  almost ruined my life.” The pop singer, who described polygamy as a ‘sin’ said, he’s taking the campaign across the globe. According to him, “Polygamy is the behaviour of the negatives, it’s not Godly.” Felix Libarty He said, “I got myself involved with seven women that had 19 children for me. I am telling everyone that cares to listen that it was a demonic experience I had.” In a recent chat with Sidebeat, Libarty said, it was God that saw me through, adding “I wouldn’t wish even my enemy to undergo what I went through in the name of having children from different mothers.” He  said,  “Anything that is not in line with the word of God is a sin. Polygamy ...

DMW signee, Dammy Krane has floated a non-profit making outfit called the Amin Foundation. The singer revealed this, weekend. According to Krane, the organization is embarking on an anti-malaria campaign which renders help to children and old people. Dammy Krane He said,”The Amin Foundation has been running for a while now and we have been running an anti-malaria campaign; giving free mosquito nets and conducting malaria tests for children and elderly ones. However, I have decided to organize my first music concert tagged, Amin Concert to officially launch the foundation. I believe the concert is the best way to launch the Amin Foundation and pass the raise awareness of what we do, while providing quality entertainment to my fans,” he said. Speaking further on the life span of the foundation, Dammy Krane noted that the foundation is structured in a way that will outlive him as he hinted his desire to hold the Amin Concert annually, adding that the concert will help the ...

Hollywood star George Clooney is reportedly going to be a dad to twins as his wife Amal is pregnant! The 55-year-old actor and his 39-year-old attorney wife have been subject to pregnancy rumors for months, and “The Talk” host Julie Chen confirmed the news recently. Interestingly, George and Amal are not the first celeb couple this month to announce they’re welcoming twins this year – Beyonce and Jay Z are also expecting twins!

There’s so much happening ahead of the 2017 Grammys and music star Tiwa Savage has been in the mix of things. The Nigerian singer, who is set to perform at the Essence “Black Women In Music” event this Grammy week, was spotted recently at DJ Khaled‘s album title announcement event alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs, Emelie Sande and more.

For most of his fans, he’s just an actor. But for many others, he’s a multi talented artiste who grew up amid acting and singing. The actor cum singer, who recently featured as Prince Adetiba in “King Invincible”, described 2017 as the year his career will flourish, as he plans to release his movies in the first quarter of the year in addition to dropping his first album before the second quarter of the year. •Gabriel Afolayan According to the award-winning actor, “I played the role of Prince Adetiba in a movie, “King Invincible”, and from the name you can say what it means for someone to be a prince and there was a prophecy that another prince that would emerge to take over his position. So, this is the first time I played the VN character in a cinema movie, it gives me so much joy. I have been up to a whole lot of things towards the end of last year. I have been shooting movies, doing both street and cinema movies. I have been recording a lot of songs and hopefully befor...