This is the 7th video off the #EMEAlbum.. the "Empire Mates State of Mind". Released in 2012, the album has churned out hit song after hit song, and epic video after epic video. Now however, the EME All stars take a break from their more uptempo feel-good songs, to address the situation in their home country, Nigeria.
Teaming up with the International Republican Institute (I.R.I) and the Nigerian Leadership Initiative (NLI), the "Change" clip, sees the EME team speaking on the problems in Nigeria, and attempting to inspire young Nigerians to be a part of the change they seek in their country. Directed by Clarence Peters, the video features each member of EME speaking their minds, and it also features footage from some of the incidents that occurred in Nigeria in 2012.
The video for "Change" sets the tone for the much larger and more in-depth Documentary "#Dream4Naija" which was directed by Ray McNulty of MTA, and funded by IRI. The documentary (which will be aired on TV Stations across Africa and online on youtube) also seeks to inspire young Nigerians and Africans to get involved and be a part of the change they seek.
Hope you are inspired by watching the clip. Change is inevitable. The message to young people is simple: Be a part of the change you want to see. And to the leaders: Be a part of the Change, or get changed yourself.
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https://t.co/L74UhFD
New Video: Change- E.M.E All stars (Banky W, WizKid, Skales, ShayDee & Niyola)
published on Thursday, 29 November 2012
Kanye West Takes Kim K To Visit Mom’s Grave
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"After spending Thanksgiving with the Kardashian clan, the rapper brought Kim Kardashian back to his mother's resting place in Oklahoma City to spend a meaningful moment at her graveside and to meet his family, almost exactly five years after she was buried, and RadarOnline.com has the exclusive details.
"Kanye brought Kim to Oklahoma City the day after Thanksgiving to pay respects to his mother and to meet his mother's side of the family," a source exclusively tellsRadarOnline.com.
"This was her first time meeting them."
EME to hold a Concert in December!
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With seven videos and a compilation album, Nigeria's busiest music crew in 2012, Empire Mates Entertainment, EME, has announced that they will end the year in grand style with a concert they titled; "The Baddest".
It will hold on Friday, December 21, 2012 at The Grounds, Ocean View restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos.
In Banky W's word's; "The Baddest concert is a very special gift to our fans for all the support they have shown us throughout the year."
It will hold on Friday, December 21, 2012 at The Grounds, Ocean View restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos.
In Banky W's word's; "The Baddest concert is a very special gift to our fans for all the support they have shown us throughout the year."
Tonto Dikeh Wins Free Music Video Promo
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Fans who have been patiently waiting for the controversial actress' music video can now heave a sigh of relief as she has just won the Magic factory and Nigezietv's 'win a music video' promo.
What that means is, shooting of her video pro bono, would commence anytime soon. #POKO
-Information Nigeria
New Music: BAD- Tuburna
published on Wednesday, 28 November 2012
DapoTuburna, another Topnotch crew member is back with a new hit , BAD, and it was produced by fast rising producer Kid dominant.
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http://bit.ly/WvBUZi
New Video: Push- Ruggedman ft Terry G
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They are accompanied by the nurses making both patient and doctor go crazy… you sure don't want to miss out of the whole drama and a cameo appearance from Mbryo.
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https://t.co/kv8Np1w
Photo: Kourtney Kardashian steps out with baby Penelope Scotland Disick
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Cute yh?
Meet the first man to visit all 201 countries… WITHOUT using a plane
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The 33-year-old adventurer, from Liverpool, has become the first person to visit all 201 countries in the world – without using a plane.
Hughes used buses, taxis, trains and his own two feet to travel 160,000 miles in exactly 1,426 days – all on a shoestring of just $100 a week.
Finish line: Graham Hughes yesterday trudged into Juba, the capital of South Sudan, to end the epic four-year journey that began in his hometown of Liverpool on New Year's Day 2009
He spent four days 'crossing open ocean in a leaky boat' to reach Cape Verde, was jailed for a week in the Congo for being a 'spy', was arrested trying to 'sneak into' Russia and had to be 'rescued from Muslim fundamentalists by a Filipino ladyboy called Jenn'.
And yesterday ended the epic four-year journey by crossing into Juba, the capital of South Sudan, which did not even exist when he set off from his hometown of Liverpool on New Year's Day 2009.
'I love travel, and I guess my reason for doing it was I wanted to see if this could be done, by one person traveling on a shoestring,' he told the Christian Science Monitor. 'I think I also wanted to show that the world is not some big, scary place, but in fact is full of people who want to help you even if you are a stranger.'
He has traversed the borders of all 193 members of the United Nations plus Taiwan, Vatican City, Palestine, Kosovo, Western Sahara and the four home nations of The United Kingdom – all without flying.
Guinness have now confirmed that Hughes, who filmed the expedition for a documentary and raised money for charity WaterAid, has achieved the world record.
'The main feeling today is just one of intense gratitude to every person around the world who helped me get here, by giving me a lift, letting me stay on their couch, or pointing me in the right direction,' Hughes added.
His route: Beginning in Uruguay and ending in South Sudan, Graham Hughes traversed the borders of all 193 members of the United Nations plus Taiwan, Vatican City, Palestine, Kosovo, Western Sahara and the four home nations of The United Kingdom – all without flying
Feet on the ground: Hughes used buses, taxis, trains and his own two feet to travel 160,000 miles in exactly 1,426 days – all on a shoestring of just $100 a week
While all land transport had to have either wheels, hooves or sturdy rubber soles, he made the longer-haul voyages mostly by hitching lifts on cargo ships.
He even managed to blag a lift on a friendly cruise ship to the Dominican Republic.
Other highlights include dancing with the Highlanders of Papua New Guinea, befriending orangutans in Borneo, riding through the badlands of Kenya on an 18-wheel truck, meeting the Prime Minister of Tuvalu – and 'warning schoolchildren in Afghanistan about the dangers of men with beards'.
He says people tend to wonder how he got into the further-out countries like North Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan, but he says they were the easy ones.
Far tougher was negotiating routes into tiny island nations like Nauru, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Maldives and the Seychelles 'where there were sometimes pirate threats'.
He says there were low points on the trip such as 'sitting in a bus station in Cambodia at one in the morning or riding some awful truck over bad roads' when he thought: 'Why am I doing this?'
The lowest point came when his sister, Nicole, died of cancer two years ago aged just 39. He broke the trip to hurry home to see her.
'I'd done 184 countries and had only 17 to go and I thought why not leave it there? (…but) she told me not to stop,' he added.
But having finished his journey, he has no intention of buying a plane ticket any time soon and says he now plans to 'keep in the spirit of the adventure' and travel through Africa some more before getting the ferry home from Ireland just in time for Christmas.
- Daily Mail UK
Picture: Shakira posts a picture of her baby bump!
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Davido set to start up O.B.O. Clothing Line In 2013
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How thought out is that?
Will I wear an OBO shirt? I doubt that!
Celebs like Ruggedman, Durella and Ini Edo will testify that it's not easy as an artist to float a clothing line and maintain it! I just hope the recent 20yr old knows what he's doing!
I wish him luck!
New Music: Radio- Wohlay
published on Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Currently in the University of Lagos studying Estate management,Wohlay has already showed much promise when he arrived in the music scene with his first single "worldclass" in 2010,he has also worked with names like Joshbeatz,Wazbeat(Originality for Faze) and a whole lot of other upcoming artistes that are yet to debut..at the moment,he's in the studio working hard,recording and making sure that its nothing but exceptional music that he delivers,he's also focused on releasing more singles and he says he won't bet against himself in 2013!!!
DOWNLOAD LINK: http://goo.gl/7gyX4
New Music: Tomorrow (special girl)- Skales
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http://t.co/7OlfIk8
New Music: Its Over + I don't mind- Aramide
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Its Over
http://t.co/tNP1iVy
I don't mind
http://t.co/P8na4Fv
New Video: Bad Guy P- L.O.S.
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~(','~) (~',')~ \(',' \) \(‾^‾)/ (/ ',')/
Y'all don't know how long I've waited for this mhen! Damn!
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Funke Akindele Diagnosed with Cancer
published on Monday, 26 November 2012
Funke Akindele will be playing the role of a 'doomed' daughter, Kemi. who falls in love with a man that will jilt her as soon as he learns that she is afflicted with a terminal disease.
Star actress, Funke Akindele's role in a new movie entitled, 'A Wish' may bring most viewers close to shedding tears. This is a warning to fans warming up to attend the premiere of the film in Lagos soon.
Straight from the stable of Elvis Chucks, the hilarious comedy features other Nollywood notables, such as Patience Ozokwor, Hafiz Oyetoro, Helen Paul, Chris Okagbue, Bishop Imeh and Kola Olaiya, among others.
The movie tells the story of a single mother, an uneducated petty trader, whose greatest wish is to see her child go to school and explore the opportunities that she never had. But fate deals her a numbing blow as her daughter is diagnosed with cancer.
The film will tour the cinemas from Dec. 7.
-LiveOfofo
New Music: Tha Cruise Tape- Henshaw Blaze, Tsleek & OFC
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Akinwunmi Tesleem a.k.a. T'Sleek [Singer, Rapper & Producer] & Lotanna
Oforeh a.k.a. OFC [Producer] teamed up to work on a mixtape project
which they titled: "Tha Cruise Tape".
The mixtape is to contain 12 tracks which will include: 9 original
tracks, 1 cover track, recorded together by both performing artistes
[Henshaw Blaze & T'Sleek] + 2 original Individual tracks by one each.
Some of the 10 tracks on the mixtape will feature some other BUZZING
acts whose names will not be stated yet.
The team is also working with other producers : D'Tunes, BFG, Dicey,
KayFresh, & RichBeatz on the project to ensure it being a great talk
in the industry.
"Tha Cruise Tape" compilation is due for release in early December,
but tracks from it will be dropped week in week out before its
eventual release.
Here's a sick Hiphop/Reggae Fusion track off the mixtape, titled
HERBAL SEX by Henshaw Blaze & T'Sleek, it was produced by OFC.
Listen, Enjoy & Anticipate more from "Tha Cruise Tape" Team.
Follow: @HenshawBlaze , @tsleek_ & @OFOREHCLASSICS for more updates.
DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.hulkshare.com/1d9y81g7hwww
New Music: Jo Pearl Endowed - LAMBANO [prod. by Frankie Free]
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From the moment one hits the PLAY button, this song is bound to set you up on a 3:25mins cruise of pure rhythm; this is gospel music in pure form of art from the South-based act. "Lambano" would set the tune for the course of his debut album project which is already in works, as it would also serve as the first official single off the act's self-titled album. | ENJOY!!!
LISTEN TO + DOWNLOAD "LAMBANO": http://bit.ly/jpelambano
New Music: One Day- Tosinger
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TOSINGER says, "I sing this song to encourage everyone that a 'ONE DAY' of dream realization and ultimate success will come, despite challenges and shortcomings. Never give up, keep believing. And it's OK to help others while on the path of your journey to success; in fact we are more productive that way". The other two singles from the project - "Olugbala" and "Whatever" will be released on December 27, 2012 and January 27, 2013 consecutively. A music video is also in the works for "ONE DAY" to be released soon, in the meantime, listen to and enjoy "One Day" below...
LISTEN TO "ONE DAY" (HULKSHARE) >> http://hu.lk/pmkr7v7if9j4
DOWNLOAD "ONE DAY" DIRECTLY TO YOUR MOBILE >> http://bit.ly/tosingeroneday
Dynamix All Youths Awards 2012!
published on Sunday, 25 November 2012
Well, I'm nominated for the same award at the Dynamix All Youths Awards 2012 and I'm in utter shock! Thank you to people that think I have a lovely personality! I'm flushed!
To see the full nomination list, pls go to;
http://t.co/7ANUWl1
And to vote;
SMS DYNAMIX (SPACE) CATEGORY (SPACE) UR CHOICE NOMINEE. THEN SEND TO 33140 (SERVICE AVAILABLE ON ETISALAT, MTN, AIRTEL & GLO) ONLY 10 NOMINEES WILL MAKE FINAL LIST FROM THIS CATEGORY.
New Video: ShukuBamBam-Phenom ft Iye
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https://t.co/Ps3VOEj
Meet the Winner of Davido’s N500,000 prize!
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Oh well!
Don Jazzy To Give Over N1m to Upcoming Artistes, See Details
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1. You stand a chance to win 1 million Naira
2. 1st, 2nd and 3rd runner ups get Two Hundred and fifty thousand naira(N250,000) each.
3. Winner Gets To Sing The Official Theme Song For Africa Cup Of Nations, Produced by Me.
4. You could be seen by a record label that might be interested in signing you.
Go to www.mytruspot.com to see full competition procedure.
-From Don Jazzy Baba
Punch Investigation: N5trillion Stolen Under President Jonathan
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Our correspondents arrived at the stolen sum after poring over the reports of the various committees set up by the President to probe some sectors of the economy, particularly oil and gas. SUNDAY PUNCH also relied on disclosures by some senior government officials.
Five trillion naira is the summation of government funds said to have been stolen, according to the Mallam Nuhu Ribadu-led Petroleum Task Force report; the Minister of Trade and Investment's report on stolen crude; the House of Representatives fuel subsidy report and investigations into the ecological fund, SIM card registration and frequency band spectrum sale.
The Ribadu report on the oil and gas sector put daily crude oil theft at a high 250,000 barrels daily at a cost of $6.3bn (N1.2trn) a year. This puts the total amount lost through oil theft in the two years of Jonathan's government at over $12.6bn (N2trn).
Oil theft is common in the Nigerian oil and gas sector. In June, a special naval team impounded a French ship, MT Vannessa, at Brass Loading Terminal, Bayelsa State, for allegedly stealing 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the country.
Our sister publication, SATURDAY PUNCH, had reported that the suspects, in their confessional statements, indicted some political office holders, many fuel marketers and some officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Department of Petroleum Resources.
In October, Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, in a letter to the President, said 24 million barrels of oil worth $1.6bn (N252bn) was stolen between July and September.
According to Aganga, his signature was forged on the Export Clearance Permit that was used to export the crude oil from Nigeria.
Confirming that oil theft was depleting Nigeria's resources, the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in May, said the government lost a fifth of its oil revenues to theft in April.
Apart from income lost through oil theft, the Ribadu report also said ministers of Petroleum Resources between 2008 and 2011 handed out seven discretionary oil licences and that government lost $183m (N29bn) in signature bonuses via these deals.
The Ribadu panel discovered that three of the oil licences were awarded under the current petroleum minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, who took up her position in 2010. Alison-Madueke, however, denied knowledge of the discretionary awards.
Shortly before the Ribadu report, the House of Representatives had raised the alarm that the N2.6trn the Federal Government paid for oil subsidy in 2011 could not be properly accounted for.
The House said, "Fuel subsidy payments amounted to N261.1bn in 2006, N278.8bn in 2007 and N346.7bn in 2008, but, even after the subsidy on diesel had been removed, the 'subsidy' payments jumped to N2.58trn in 2011 — more than 900 per cent of the sum appropriated for the year (N245bn)."
A subsequent report by the Presidential Committee on Verification and Reconciliation of Fuel Subsidy Payments, led by Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, revealed that in 2011, 197 subsidy transactions worth N232bn were illegitimate.
These frauds are not limited to the oil industry, as similar probes have shown that almost all sectors are involved.
In July, the House of Representatives Committee on Environment discovered a tree seedling fraud worth N2bn awarded by the Ecological Fund office.
Chairman of the committee on environment, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife, said this during an investigative hearing on the mismanagement of ecological funds for the development of tree nurseries and seedlings in the 36 states.
According to her, out of the N3bn approved by the Presidency in 2010, N2bn was released to the contractors and consultants without government getting value.
Minister of Environment Hadiza Mailafia, however, said the contract was awarded by her predecessor.
In the telecommunications sector, the House instituted a probe into the sale of the frequency brand spectrum, which was reportedly sold for less than its value.
The 450MHz frequency, which was valued at over $50m, was allegedly sold for less than $6m (a difference of $44m or N6.9bn) by the Nigeria Communications Commission.
In the same sector, the reps, earlier this year, commenced investigations into the N6.1bn SIM card registration project embarked upon by the NCC in 2011.
The investigation followed the delay in completing the exercise and the request by NCC for additional N1bn for the project in its 2012 budget.
The lawmakers insisted that the NCC had no business embarking on the project since various service providers were already registering their subscribers.
Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Communications, Mr. Usman Bawa, had said, "The NCC has no business with SIM card registration. Apart from that, the service providers have done about 80 per cent of the registration because they started before the NCC. To me, for the regulatory body to be involved in the registration is a duplication of effort, a waste of resources and time.
"Even, the manner with which the bill for the N6.1bn was passed during the Sixth Assembly showed that there was more to it than meets the eyes. From our investigations, from which our report was compiled, our interactions with the NCC contractors for the SIM card registration and the service providers, a lot has been exposed and this was part of the reason why we removed the N1bn that was budgeted for the same SIM card registration in the last budget."
It would be recalled that the then Minister of Information and Communication, Prof. Dora Akunyili, had, in August, 2010, agreed that the amount budgeted for SIM card registration was exorbitant.
Reacting to the massive frauds that have greeted Jonathan's tenure, Transparency International, told one of our correspondents that Nigeria would continue to slack in development as long as it keeps paying lip service to the fight against corruption.
It said via electronic mail, "President Jonathan should insist that those accused of corruption are properly investigated and punished if found guilty, irrespective of their positions and connections. The judiciary must be seen as impartial and fair.
"To signal a break with the past, the government should set up an independent investigatory panel to review charges of corruption within government and the private sector. President Jonathan should endorse the panel and commit to ensure it has both the scope and the power to investigate and prosecute.
"This is not just a matter of justice; fighting corruption can affect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. The current culture of corruption hurts the majority of Nigerians while the inequality gap widens."
Also speaking to SUNDAY PUNCH, the Director, Centre for Applied Economics, Lagos Business School, Prof. Pat Utomi, said the spate of corruption in the country was unprecedented.
The political economist argued that prosecution and jail terms for corrupt individuals would not be as effective as building a societal institution that would prevent corruption.
A former Vice Chancellor, Crescent University, Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella, also warned that corruption would spell doom for the country if the trend continued.
He said, "It is unfortunate that the country will not be able to meet the Millennium Development Goals. There is a need for the masses to hold a three-day protest against corruption to force government to prosecute those indicted for corruption."
Similarly, Executive Chairman, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, Mr. Debo Adeniran, said, "For Jonathan to fight corruption, he must start with his cabinet. The way Jonathan is going about his campaign against corruption is not the best way to go about it."
A global audit and financial advisory firm, KPMG, had on Thursday stated that Nigeria accounted for the highest number of fraud cases in Africa in the first half of 2012.
The cost of fraud in the country during the period was put at $1.5bn (N225bn).
Source: PUNCH
Meet the man who’s been to heaven 4 times: He’s met Jesus, Moses, Abel, draws map (PHOTOS)
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But it's not the fact that he took a few vacations to heaven or even that he's drawing a map that amuses me. It's more to do with the stuff he says he's seen and done there. According to Mthembu, there are 11 heavens in all, and he was taken to the fifth one, Crista, first. It was there, in a city called Sharmoy, that he claims to have met Jesus.
The main heaven is Salem, he says, where God's temple is located. God is apparently in his youth, and of a Grayish complexion. Jesus is white. He saw God for the first time during his second trip, on a planet called Jadalem that's mostly covered in water and ice.
Mthembu's other sightings include Moses, Elijah, and Abel. He also explored the Marshnode City, which is the place people go to when they die, to get reincarnated. But here's the weirdest of all his tales – he says that the people who predicted the end of the world in May last year weren't entirely incorrect. Mthembu seems to have eavesdropped on an important meeting in the heavens, where the biggest war against Satanism was being discussed. The war is supposed to have been launched on May 23rd, so we're basically on a countdown to the absolute end.
The map isn't ready yet, but Mthembu is already worried about counterfeit versions. "People must come and see the map as one day someone from Japan or China or Britain will design a map of heaven and the people of South Africa will have forgotten that the map was originally made in South Africa," he says. Perhaps he needs to patent his creation. And while he's at it, write a fantasy novel and strike a movie deal too?
- Oddity Central
MTN Aeroplane winner bombarded with marriage proposals
published on Saturday, 24 November 2012
Lol, Naija men! Una don hear sha? Ebube won N64 million in the MTN Ultimate Wonder 'Win An Aeroplane' Promo!
-Linda Ikeji
Pictures: Beyonce wishes us a happy and healthy thanksgiving!
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Bless her!
Picture: Meet Davido's Late Mum; Dr Vero Adeleke
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New Video: More: Ice Prince
published on Friday, 23 November 2012
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http://t.co/HNg9us9
New Video: Don't Delay Me (Don't Go There)- EME ft Niyola
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The song was produced by legendary hit maker Spellz, and is testament to the fact that Miss Nini more than holds her own in a stable full of Superstar EME boys. In this video for "Don't Delay Me", the beautiful and talented singer gives us seductive, sultry and playful.
With cameos from Lynxxx, Gbenro, Dammy Crane, and EME acts Skales, ShayDee & Dj XClusive, we can guarantee that this video will have you on the edge of your seats. We hope you enjoy it.. and we can guarantee that this is only the beginning for Niyola. #EMEzayyy... the takeover continues.
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http://t.co/G87yM0K
New Music: Liqher & Naija Girl- Prezzo
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Liqher
http://t.co/esQbLMT
Naija Girl
http://t.co/mGN2mQY
Wow! Actor Joseph Benjamin And Wife Are Separated!
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"About my marriage, it has been going through crisis which I prefer not to talk about. That is why I have kept it away from the public to wave off controversies. I am no longer in my marriage; we are separated. I have two wonderful children – a ten year old daughter and a seven year old son. They are an integral part of my life; their mum and I have a very good arrangement on how to balance their lives to make sure that psychologically they are stable and unaffected by our separation."
Tonto Dikeh Really Upset With AY Over Parody Video
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Apparently, on Tuesday, AY put up a video on YouTube, showing his daughter Michelle Makun singing and dancing to Tonto's song; 'Get high'. That video has gathered over 10,000 views and counting. The next day, she tweeted at him via twitter saying; " @AYCOMEDIAN No dizrespect BIGBRO BUT I'm FUCKIN UPSET WIT U**"
AY didn't reply!
*sigh*
New Music: Miliki-Goldie ft Navio
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The tours are significant to Goldie as she seeks to seize the opportunity to not only promote her work with her fellow African artistes but also to physically identify with her numerous fans as such broaden her fan base in Africa.
The Big Brother Africa Celebrity participant (and 3rd runner up) has set a personal goal to become the most widely recognised female recording artiste in Africa come year 2013. Release of "The Naughty Singles" is a crucial phase in the African Invasion Album project.
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http://t.co/HOl4Ivz
New Video: Big Biggie + audio- Eva Alordiah
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Audio
http://t.co/UdhHK0W
Video
http://t.co/NiUb1gA
New Video: One Dream- Hakym the dream
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New Music: Stay Alive (Jeje laye)- Omawunmi
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