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- Boko Haram Holding Kidnapped French Priest!!
- "I didn’t sign any contract with Seriki, Kayefi"- 9ice Opens Up On Others Leaving Alapomeji Records!!
- VIDEO: “Clarence Peters is from heaven, the love we both share is like a bond” - Sir Shina Peters..
- Stylish Jim Iyke Looking Elegant in New Photos, Shows Off His Convertible Car!!
- (Full Picture With-held) Singer Waje's Shares ????!!
- PHOTOS: Ghana Stand Still As Chelsea's Michael Essien Buries Dad In Style!!
- Omoni Oboli steps out with husband, Rita Dominic And Uche Jumbo's outfit to the finding mercy movie premiere
- Check-Out Beautiful Nollywod Actress, Ayo Adesanya In Gorgeous Bridal Make-Over!!
- NMVA 2013: Flavour Dominated With Four Awards | Full Winners List!!
- Super Gorgeous Mercy Aigbe Dazzles In Stunning Red Top And Leather Skirt!!
- Gov. Chime Of Enugu Spotted in Scotland for son's Graduation Ceremony!
- ASUU Strike Update: Universities May Resume On Monday After Emergency NEC Meeting This weekend!!
- 43year Old Nollywood Actress, Bimbo Akintola Is A Pro Smoker - Reason Behind her Single Status!
- Nigeria And Chelsea's Football Star, Mikel Obi Duped Of N100M By Friend!!
| "Friends deserted me when I was sick" – Paul Play Dairo Speaks Out! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 10:27 AM PST  Bouncing back after a seven-year break, Paul Play Dairo recalls the medical challenge that affected his career, writes PUNCH After a seven-year hiatus, ace music producer and artiste, Paul Play Dairo, is working towards staging a big come back. Having dropped a total of five singles since March, he says the response has been massive. In spite of the seeming lull in album sales, the RnB star who says he is up-to- beat with current trends in the music scene, still intends to drop a 'luxury' album. "The idea is basically to fill in the gap since my last album and also sample people's opinion. Thankfully, the online comments have been encouraging. So far, I have recorded 20 songs and some of them have already been released as singles. I am currently tidying my gospel and each track has an element of Nigerian flavor and pop. "The bulk of the money is no longer coming from album sales because these songs are already online and people are downloading them. Music business is now streamlined to performance and endorsement. I am still going ahead with the limited edition album which will be expensive because that way I will be able to control and monitor the sales and distribution," he discloses. When Paul Play launched his way into the Nigerian music scene in 1999, riding on the goodwill and success of his late father, IK Dairo, he enjoyed solid patronage. Within a short period, he also earned an independent voice of his own, springing hit singles that include Mosorire, Happy Day and Yes O! In 2009, however, his career was threatened when he fell ill in South Africa, while shooting some music videos for his last album and had to be rushed to a hospital. In his absence, the media was awash with speculations over the nature of the illness. It was rumoured that he had cancer, kidney failure to a spiritual attack. Four years after, he has clearly moved on, choosing not to dwell on the nature of the ailment. According to him, the near-death-experience has taught him some lessons. He talks about a few of them in a low tone saying, "It was taught to be scared of God, and not to depend on man because God is ultimate. You don't have to trust man, but psyche yourself that people are close to you for one reason or quality or the other. I lost many trusted friends during my ailment and gained a few in the process. "There were some who said and did things that made me say 'Oh, even you too', but you know it is part of life that when things are down you lose your friends. Right now, I am not afraid of anything. I am stronger and can take whatever life throws at me." The year 2014 is 'Paul Play Dairo's year', if indications emerging from the soft spoken artiste are anything to go by. For one, he intends to release a Box Set- two albums of highlife and gospel music. The third will be RnB. He says, "It will be a limited edition because it is going to be expensive.I wanted an album that people will like. That's the reason for the long silence. My management is considering working with a number of new school acts like Inyanya and Wizkid. I am open to work with any artiste, so I don't end up being an island in the industry. I don't want to streamline myself only to a group or set of people. I was taking my time to do things right and face other things. I have been able to keep up with the industry online and the commendation I have been receiving ever since is an indication that people have missed me and want me back on the scene." The one-time Globacom Ambassador adds that so much has changed since his temporary exit from the scene. He says, "The music industry has become saturated. Today, everyone wants to sing so there is limited space to get the desired publicity. But artistes who have pedigree will always fit in, no matter what friends," he explains. While many artistes of his time, have found it rather difficult to fit into the scene after being away for a long time, Paul Play is optimistic that his fans will embrace his return and warm up to him. He hinges his belief on the fact that Nigerians now embrace indigenous music when compared to the past. "If you say it is difficult to come back and then give up things will pass you buy. If the likes of Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder have stood the test of time, why label yourself as old school? With a good pedigree, people will respect you and with God you can still make a comeback. I don't intend to stay in music for a long time,'' he notes.  | ||
| Lol! Check-Out P-Square Back in the 'Hunger Striking Days' Posted: 16 Nov 2013 10:09 AM PST | ||
| Boko Haram Holding Kidnapped French Priest!! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:38 AM PST
Boko Haram is holding a French priest who was kidnapped in northern Cameroon, a source in the banned Nigerian Islamist group said on Friday, rejecting claims of a rift among the insurgents. "I can confirm that the French priest is in the hands of mujahideen (fighters) from Jamaat Ahl al-Sunna Li Da'wat al-Jihad, who carried out the operation that was co-ordinated with Ansaru," he told AFP. Boko Haram prefers to go by the Arabic name, which translates as "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad" (holy war). Ansaru is an offshoot of the militant group and has previously claimed kidnappings of foreign nationals. The United States on Wednesday listed both Boko Haram and Ansaru as terror groups, bowing to months of pressure to act after years of bloody violence in northeast and central Nigeria that has left thousands dead. Hours after the declaration, heavily armed men abducted Roman Catholic priest Georges Vandenbeusch from his home near the town of Koza in northern Cameroon, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the Nigerian border. He was seized by about 15 people, who burst into his Nguetchewe parish base, according to the bishop of the Nanterre diocese near Paris, which has authority over the cleric. The Boko Haram source, who did not want to be identified, declined also to say where the 42-year-old priest was being held, after the Cameroon authorities said they feared he had been taken across the border into Nigeria. Speaking in Paris after talks with Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe, French President Francois Hollande said Vandenbeusch had "most likely" been taken to Nigeria. "We are checking all the information that we can get," he told reporters, adding that he would speak with his counterpart in Cameroon, Paul Biya, and vowing that France was doing "all it could to find… and free" the priest. "The fight against terrorism is still our main concern and common purpose," he added. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi described the kidnapping as "an extremely serious and horrible case, reflected the spread of hatred and violence in the region." The Boko Haram source promised to reveal more details about the kidnapping "at the appropriate time". But he added that claims of rifts within the ranks of the insurgent group, which has been linked to Al-Qaeda's operations in north and western Africa, were exaggerated. Boko Haram originally claimed to be fighting for the creation of an Islamic state in northern Nigeria and has made suicide bombing and gun attacks its trademark. Ansaru has been linked to at least three hostage-takings of foreigners since 2011 and has mentioned French intervention in Mali and European nations' "atrocities done to the religion of Allah" when claiming kidnappings. "There is a deliberate attempt by the enemies of Islam to portray Jamaat Ahl al-Sunna Li Da'wat al-Jihad as sharply divided," the source said. "What they don't know or ignore is that the two groups work closely together and most of the operations by the mujahideen are jointly carried out by the mujahideen from both sides." AFP tried to verify the Boko Haram claim from other sources but there was no immediate information available from the authorities. The kidnapping of Vandenbeusch, who had been working in the area for two years and had ignored French government warnings about the dangers of staying in the region, brings to eight the total number of French hostages held worldwide. Four others are being held in Syria, another in Nigeria and two in the Sahel region on the southern fringes of the Sahara desert. In February, a Frenchman employed by the gas group Suez in Yaounde was kidnapped with his wife, their four children and his brother while visiting a national park near the Nigerian border. They were then taken across the notoriously porous frontier. The kidnapping was later claimed by Boko Haram, which has been waging a deadly insurgency in northern Nigeria since 2009. The family was released in April but France denied paying a ransom or launching a military operation to secure their freedom. Vanguard  | ||
| Posted: 16 Nov 2013 09:05 AM PST 9ice has finally cleared the air on why his proteges left his Alapomeji Records label. In an exclusive interview , the Pop singer says they were free to leave because he didn't sign any contract with them. The 'Ike kan' singer further explained that he created Alapomeji to serve as a platform for upcoming artistes to only exhibit their talents and move on from there. He likens it to having ID Cabasa when he was upcoming. '…It's like a flag bearer where you can lift people up. I wish there was Alapomeji when I was growing up. When I was growing all I had was a brother who believed in me and he helped me'. 'What I did then was putting them on as upcoming artistes. If you ask anyone of them, I never signed an agreement with anyone. I didn't sign them on, all I did was give them a platform whereby they can exhibit their talent to let people know about them, their content and if they deem it fit to move on they can go and that's what they did when they all left', 9ice told TheNetNg during a visit to the newspaper. The singer also revealed that he's pretty cool with all of them, when we asked if they still talk. 'Yes we do. We talk all the time we call and talk, we still meet at shows', 9ice says.  | ||
| VIDEO: “Clarence Peters is from heaven, the love we both share is like a bond” - Sir Shina Peters.. Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:50 AM PST  There had been rumors of rift between father and son, but Sir Shina Peters has taken the time out to dispel those rumors and say that there is nothing but love between the two. In his words, "Clarence is from heaven, the love we both share is like a bond". He went on to say the stories are made up to "sell papers". WATCH VIDEO BELOW..  | ||
| Stylish Jim Iyke Looking Elegant in New Photos, Shows Off His Convertible Car!! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 07:33 AM PST | ||
| (Full Picture With-held) Singer Waje's Shares ????!! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 12:12 PM PST | ||
| PHOTOS: Ghana Stand Still As Chelsea's Michael Essien Buries Dad In Style!! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 06:28 AM PST | ||
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| Check-Out Beautiful Nollywod Actress, Ayo Adesanya In Gorgeous Bridal Make-Over!! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 05:47 AM PST | ||
| NMVA 2013: Flavour Dominated With Four Awards | Full Winners List!! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 05:20 AM PST  Ice Prince, Waje, Sean Tizzle, May D, Flavour thrilled the audience with their vibrant performances, Ice Prince went to the peak performing bare-footed proving he's truly an 'Aboki'. Flavour's Ada Ada music Video outshone other music videos bagging four awards, while ace video director Clarence Peters danced joyously home with two awards. Winners List below: Best Gospel Video Amaray Oke Nbagi Best Video By Minor Ozzybosco (Tinini Ft Olamide) Best Soft Rock Alternative Video Black Magic (Repete) The Best Dance hall And Reggae Video Orezi (Rihanna) Best Pop Extra Video Chidinma (Emini Baller) Best Video By New Act Sean Tizzle (Sho Lee) Best Video Director Clarence Peters Life Time Achievement Award Dr Victor Olaiya Best Afro Hip-Hop Video Olamide (Durosoke) Best R'n'B Video Banky W (Yes or No) Best Indigenous Concept Flavour (Ada Ada) Best Use Of Costumes Flavour (Ada Ada) Best Use of Visual Effects Sound Sultan (Natural Something) Best Contemporary Afro Music Video X-Project (Azuka) Best Cinematography Clarence Peters ( D'Banj's Don't Tell Me Nonsense) Best Afro Hip-Hop Video Ice Prince (VIP) Best Afro Beat Video Burna Boy (Run My Race) Best New Director Mat Max Best High Life Video Flavour (Ada Ada) Best Afro Pop Video 2Face (Blood On The Dance Floor) Video Of The Year Flavour (Ada Ada)  | ||
| Super Gorgeous Mercy Aigbe Dazzles In Stunning Red Top And Leather Skirt!! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 04:36 AM PST | ||
| Gov. Chime Of Enugu Spotted in Scotland for son's Graduation Ceremony! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 04:27 AM PST | ||
| ASUU Strike Update: Universities May Resume On Monday After Emergency NEC Meeting This weekend!! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 04:13 AM PST  Latest developments indicate that the five-month old ASUU strike, may be called off over the weekend. A source who pleaded anonymity, told DailyPostNg that the NEC meeting, which was suspended indefinitely because of the death of Late Professor Festus Iyayi, a former president of the Union, maybe be reconvened on Saturday. He said that Iyayi's death brought shock to the Union, especially as he was on his way to official assignment and the ASUU had to put the meeting on hold to honour him. "There is strong indication that the NEC meeting will be reconvened on Saturday," he said. When asked if the strike will actually be suspended, he said: "I think so, judging by reports from the Monday congresses we held simultaneously, the union may suspend the strike on Saturday or Sunday."  | ||
| 43year Old Nollywood Actress, Bimbo Akintola Is A Pro Smoker - Reason Behind her Single Status! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 03:54 AM PST  In her 40s,star actress, Bimbo Akintola is yet to be holed up by a man under the canopy of marriage. Her several years relationship with Dede Mabiaku, which many had thought would lead to marriage which was not be as Dede went ahead to marry another beau, is still very fresh in the minds of people. Also her planned wedding to Jide Alabi, a showbiz star and sport Analyst on Silverbird TV also failed mid way. With this, many still wonder when the wedding bells will ring for the sultry actress who no longer has age on her side. But as for her, God's time is simply the best. "I will marry when God says yes," she recently hinted in a chat. And asked whether she's set her standards too high in the marriage department, she replied. "I am not looking for Mr. Perfect. I know you can't get that anywhere. My ideal man is a normal person, loving and appreciation person, loving and appreciative". Meanwhile its being speculated that her indulgence in cigarette smoking and heavy alcohol consumption are major reasons she's still single.  | ||
| Nigeria And Chelsea's Football Star, Mikel Obi Duped Of N100M By Friend!! Posted: 16 Nov 2013 03:39 AM PST  Nigerian top footballer, Mikel Obi has been duped. Mikel Obi was duped by a close friend after he was shown a property to buy. The footballer after inspecting the property was satisfied with it and gave his friend a cheque of N100m to purchase it. It was said that, his friend disappeared into thin air after he cleared the money and till today Mikel is yet to hear from him or see him. A source who confirmed the story said, Mikel still finds it difficult to believe, they were very close the source said. The friend is no longer seen in town and his phone numbers have been unreachable. The source also said Mikel is still very much busy to come to Nigeria to report the case to the police.  |
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