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Bukola 'Asa' Elemide was having more fun on her last album 'Beautiful Imperfection' than the debut and ever better styled, which she agrees on, courtesy AfriPop! Q1: What are your favourite imperfections? Asa: There are many [she laughs]. Well, that is how I used to see myself but my attitude is changing. As I grow older I find that the things I do not like about myself are not seen by other people in the same way. I think I can be a bit hard on myself sometimes but when people say nice things about my music, that it is wonderful. I don’t see my music as perfect but I don’t want it to be. In life, the best thing you can do is be yourself. Q2: Why are there so many love songs on this album? I think it’s because I am in love with life. I am embracing all the changes I have experienced and I am writing about them. My first album was quite political and I will never stop talking about the things I see around me – the corruption, the suffering, the bad ...

The hit producer has seen the parents of his long time girlfriend and plans to get married at a date in October. The ace producer/artiste Samklef is indeed having a good year, after coming from many years in the background to contribute to the success of the year’s bestselling album from Wizkid’s Superstar, to dropping his own widely-acclaimed album Nonilizing, and winning the award for best producer at City People Awards ’11 and most recently, the NEAs which held in the United States. We have been informed that he went for 'introduction' to the girl's parent and Yvonne is his long term girlfriend, an undergraduate in the University of Lagos. The introduction took place two weeks before he left for the NEAs in the States. The wedding would take place at a date in October. Also, the producer was quoted in an interview in one of the national dailies over the weekend as consenting to a question which suggested that he recently got married. Samklef's...

Nollywood's most controversial actress takes on question regarding her widely reported addiction to cigarette, near-salacious roles Some much can be said about the actress' personal life but she has rose to become a favourite. In this interview, , Tonto speaks on smoking, seminude roles and lesbianism accusation, Read excerpts below: Q: How true is the rumor that you are a heavy smoker and can’t do without cigarette? We are just so shallow minded. How does that come into the way I act? Excuse me (voice raised). That is my personal life. If I want to smoke, I handle a stick of cigarette and I smoke it hard. It is my life I can decide to smoke myself to hell. It’s nobody’s business. Q: Yeah! Just like you were smoking before this interview started? It’s left for me to think about it. It’s left for me to continue. How has smoking affected my acting job? It’s nobody business and it doesn’t affect what you see on TV. Q: Many said your smoking habit has made ...

The actress speaks on a topic she never talks about - on her daughter who she had when she was a teenager, aged 17. In a recent interview, Genevieve talks of how her world came crashing when she discovered she was pregnant at the age of 17. “The pregnancy was seven months gone before my Catholic mum discovered it. She couldn’t believe it,” she said. How can she be pregnant when she was “very careful” according to her still remain a mystery to her till date. When a test confirmed it, her parents were disappointed but stood their ground against abortion. “I didn’t feel anything. I didn’t even know till I was about four months. It was there, but I was still in shock. I didn’t believe it”. “The only time I actually believed it was when I saw it in a scan. Seven months! And I saw it’s in there and I said, “Okay, it’s true!” I was like, “Oh, it’s like some disease….” I think I was pretty much hard on myself then than my parents or people. I was harder on myself, really. My...

These singers have broken every record imaginable with the music and social media, Gaga on Twitter, Bieber on Youtube, Rihanna's No. 1 singles and Adele's chart success Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Rihanna are now in the Guinness Book of Records for their enormous successes in music and social media. Lady Gaga’s new records include Most Followers on Twitter. She had more than 11 million followers at the time of measurement and has since increased that to 13 million. Gaga’s ‘Poker Face’ takes the record for most weeks on the US Digital Hot Songs chart with 83. Bieber gets the honor for Most Popular Video of Any Kind Online for his ‘Baby’ music video, which is credited with a staggering 463 million views through February. Since then, the number of views eclipsed the 500 million mark and is now in excess of 622 million. Many of the new records are for music achievement in the United Kingdom, where several chart records fell in the past year. Rihanna nabs a U...

By Kemi Ashefon      Till date, he cannot still lay his hands on why he is dating Linda. At 42, with a beautiful wife and lovely children, Kingsley looks the perfect husband, who enjoys peace in his eight-year-old marriage. But he never remains faithful to his wife. “Maybe I want something different from what I get at home,” he starts. “If anyone attempts to tell my wife that I cheat on her, she would not believe them because of her trust in me. I get home early from work, I don’t drink, and neither do I smoke. In fact, she never sees me with any woman, not even in my church, where I am a youth coordinator. “But Linda and many other girls came into my life and I cannot explain why I still have these affairs. First, Linda is very sexy with great legs and she makes me feel like a baby! I met her when she was working as a contract staff in the oil servicing company, where I also work. That was two years into my marriage and I am stuck with her. She knows that I have ot...

By Kemi Ashefon      It is needless saying that she is an A-list celebrity in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Kate Henshaw-Nuttal gets the attention in the society. Known to interpret her roles well, it is unbelievable that she read Medical Microbiology. “I have always loved to act,” she says excitedly. “It just happened and I found myself acting. That I read another course is a plus and I could make use of it whenever the need arises on set. I want to act till I die. My best time is when I am on set working with creative mind.” Born July 19, 1971, the Cross River State born actress does not look like a 40-year-old! Wondering what her secrets are? “I am a gym freak,” she reveals. Just gym? No diet programme? “Well, I eat well and normally but there was a time I went on a diet before I got this figure. My breakfast is fruit salad. I carry cereal bars and eat whenever I feel like. For lunch, I take salad. Dinner? I eat chicken, beef and potatoes. There are times I ...

 By Nkarenyi Ukonu      It is the colour of energy. It is associated with movement and excitement. Wearing red as clothes and accessories will make you appear a bit ‘heavier’ and certainly more noticeable. In wearing red, you need confidence and the right attitude because it draws attention to you. You become the cynosure of eyes but keep these in mind when you want to wear a very sexy red outfit: It is important to choose the right tone of the colour. During the day, choose colours that are bright and go for dresses with pattern. When wearing red at night, opt for monotones in dark red as they are sexy and classy. They look very nice against pale skin. Choose the bright orange reds or fuchsia reds for darker skin tones. If you are a small structured woman, wear bright reds that will flatter your body. You can also wear patterns as they draw attention to your body, giving you an hour-glass figure. For large women, a darker shade of red like maroon or wine wil...

 By Nkarenyi Ukonu      The fluidity of these long flowing gowns is what should make any woman desire to have one. It should not sit pretty in your wardrobe but should adorn your frame. They are the rage now! It was traditionally worn by older women but younger women are beginning to find the appeal of these chiffon pieces irresistible. While some come with embroidery, giving it a richer look, others come plainly without any embellishments. But be careful when making your purchase so that you can look your best in the outfit. Taller and slimmer women can carry the bejewelled dresses well and still look good in them. Not so for a woman of petite frame. Instead, it will shorten her frame further and make her look bulkier than she actually is. Petite women should therefore avoid this look totally. The chiffon bou bou or kaftan is a boom for tall and full figure women, as the dress will hide the extra fat on the thighs, hips and stomach giving one a proper feminine l...

Embarrassed to pull off your shoes in front of others because of the smell that oozes out of your feet? Know that your feet get smelly due to an imbalance in bacteria and bacteria love dark, damp environments. Also, bacteria multiply in sweat and going sock-less is an open invitation for these critters. They make a meal of your skin cells and foot oil and multiply into colonies of criminally offensive odour. What you may not know is that the waste product of bacteria is the smell - not the bacteria itself. Micrococcus sedentarius is the name for the creatures that create the crud. Mind you, the better the quality of shoes and socks you wear, the lower your chances of stinky feet. Quality shoes made of non-plastic materials resist the introduction of these smelly intruders. Even high quality moisture-wicking socks can help keep your feet dry. Moreover, you can avoid the smell by putting on more shoes. This simply means that if you have a few days between putting on your shoes, the...

 By Kemi Lawal      Until a few months ago, Newscafe was perhaps one of the hottest fun spots on the island and its proprietor, Femi Akande, ensured that a host of celebrities made the joint their favourite hangout. This was the status quo until a few months ago. Now, it is under lock and key. For a while, some people thought it was temporary as it is not strange for fun spots to halt their services albeit temporarily to accommodate an overhauling of their premises. All hopes of Newscafe reopening for business have finally been dashed. If the telltale signs at its former location are anything to go by, then it is no longer business as usual. What remains unknown is if Akande has only shut shop preparatory to relocating to another environment.

Modupe Ozoluacrack By Kemi Lawal      Modupe Ozolua is famed for the body enhancement procedure in Nigeria. The very light skinned Edo State born woman sent shock waves down the spine of many when she began practising her trade here in Nigeria. Alien to most society women, the fad soon caught up with many society ladies, who wanting to perfect their looks, constituted her clientele. The business boomed but suffered a relapse after the death of Nigeria’s former first lady, Stella Obasanjo in Spain from complications following a tummy tuck surgery. Perhaps to cushion the economic effects of the unfortunate incident, Ozolua extended her services to include a spa in Lekki, Lagos. Tucked in a serene environment, it was only last year that Ozolua hosted a private champagne party, positioned to re-introduce its operations to the elite. Now, close watchers insist plans are underway to get the spa a new owner as the venture has not been able to multiply the fortunes of ...

 By Kemi Lawal      These are pretty interesting times for the Biola Adegoke, the arrow head of Nu Grotto, a retreat sited in Lagos. Still basking in the euphoria of the successful run of the nightclub, the amiable fellow, who suffered a devastating misfortune in the past when he lost his wife and children in an inferno, is definitely immersed in blessings. Having recorded a far-reaching success in Lagos, Adegoke recently opened a similar venture in Abuja bringing to two the number of fun spots he currently operates in Nigeria. He hosted a lavish opening that had in attendance residents of Abuja and guests who flew in from Lagos to be part of the show-stopping fun. The event also happened to be one of the very few times Adegoke would step out with his wife, Dorothy.

 By Kemi Lawal      Mercy Okojie nee Johnson who was alleged to have been away on honeymoon immediately after her wedding to longtime boyfriend, Prince Odianosen, is on the contrary, still very much around. With the exigency of her presence at very close friends’ shindigs, most of which fell after her nuptials, the talented thespian felt it necessary to put foreign trips on hold. At the baby dedication of the Inegbenikis, which could perhaps be described as her first major outing, the new Mr and Mrs Okojie were present. So star struck were some of the guests that it was amazing to see royal fathers jostling to meet the Kogi born actress and have their pictures taken with her!

 By Kemi Lawal       PastorTaiwo Odukoyacrack The household of the founder of Fountain of Life Church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, has been besieged with new blessings. Only last week, his eldest daughter, Tolu, who bears a striking resemblance with her deceased mother, Pastor Bimbo Odukoya, joined the growing rank of gospel artistes in Nigeria. Her single in which she featured one of Nigeria’s greatest vocalists, Onyeka Onwenu, made an inroad into the limelight and has been receiving favourable responses. Just when people were beginning to identify with her success, those who have seen Odukoya’s South African born wife, Rosemary Simangele, in very recent times are commenting on her robust look. They are alleging that the woman, who was only delivered of their first child together a little over a year ago, has embarked on a nine months course preparatory to bringing forth another offspring. Odukoya and Rosemary were pronounced man and wife at a lavish ceremo...

 By Kemi Lawal      She is quiet and reserved. Not one to wear her pedigree on her sleeves, she further became introverted following the controversy that trailed her marriage dissolution with ex-husband, Gbenga Obasanjo. Now she is married to Dr Abiodun Akinkunmi, who doubles as both the managing director of Brickfield Road Associates and a lecturer at both the University of Lagos and ABTI-American University respectively. So it was with surprise that only a few acknowledged her presence at a recent event where she came in quietly midway into the event and equally departed as quietly as she came.

 By Kemi Lawal      When man-about-town, Obaro Ibru, took a back seat from the social milieu at the outset of his mother, Cecilia Ibru’s travails, not a few persons heaved a sigh of relief and predicted that his zest for intense partying had been nipped in the bud. Others said it was only a matter of time before he returned to his old habits. True to type he has proved the latter group right with his very recent incursion into the social circles. In recent weeks he has been sighted at some posh bars on the island, though looking a bit sober.

 By Kemi Lawal The much anticipated wedding of Igbo born multi-millionaire business man, Charles Ahize, finally held last weekend. The Obigbo, an Igbo socio-cultural organisation leader, played host to well wishers who thronged Imo State, to witness him and Maureen Emenalom formalise their union.  The igba nkwu, as expected, was glamorous in all spheres. Ahize who is known to be a big spender ensured a no-expense spared celebration. The dollar rain that ensued at the groove was second to none. Not his first marriage, it is a known fact that Ahize is more than two decades older than his new bride, who also got a wedding gift of a brand new automobile from her spouse.

 Ifeoma Williamscrack By Kemi Lawal      As a University of Lagos undergraduate, Ifeoma Williams shot into limelight when she won the Miss Lux beauty pageant in 2000. Now an image maker who takes great pride in her dancing skills, Williams spiced up her host role at the recent launch of Zaron, a make-up line, with a dance performance of D’banj’s Oliver Twist. Disappointed at the lack of applause that greeted her efforts, Williams said, “Those of you who did not clap for me have ‘bad belle’.

By Kemi Lawal      Founder and chief executive of Ine oil Ltd, Chief Francis Inegegbeniki and his wife, Helen, dedicated their baby boy, Osemuahu Aaron Inegbeniki, last weekend. The three pronged ceremony — church service, reception and an after-party — could aptly be described as a carnival. Yinka Aiyefele, a gospel musician, was on the bandstand and DJ Humility was on the wheels of steel for the afternoon reception party. Godbless, an artiste, dished out tunes at the night party. The industrialist and well known entrepreneur, who is also into maritime services, properties and publishing, contracted the services of humour merchant, Ayo Makun, otherwise known as AY. It was an outing for top Nollywood acts.

 By Kemi Lawal      When dashing Toyin Subair came on board with HiTV a few years ago, not a few people applauded his entrepreneurial drive. Determined to give his competitors a run for their money, he arrived the scene with a lot of fresh ideas that made him worthy of emulation. With a few hiccups experienced here and there, the storm is after all not entirely over for the young company. Subair, its arrowhead, is particularly worried about the declining fortunes of the company in recent times. Already the rough patch which the company is currently undergoing has caused some of its aggrieved staff to turn their backs on the company while others are content with helping the company weather the storm.

Actor, writer, producer and director Tyler Perry is Hollywood's highest-paid man after earning $130m (£82.3m) in a year, according to Forbes.com. The 42-year-old, best known for playing a foul-mouthed grandmother in the Madea films, earned the figure between May 2010 to May 2011, Forbes said. Blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer was second with $113m (£71.5m) followed by Steven Spielberg, on $107m (£67.7m). Elton John was fourth on the Forbes list, based on estimated earnings. Perry, whose films rarely find an audience outside the US, recently helmed an adaptation of stage play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, which starred Whoopi Goldberg, Thandie Newton and Janet Jackson. His involvement in the forthcoming movie, I, Alex Cross, will be a rare acting-only appearance. In the film, he will play the titular detective, created by writer James Patterson, who is at number six on the Forbes list with estimated earnings of $84m (£53.2m)...

Jackson's children are beneficiaries of his estate Executors of Michael Jackson's estate have asked a judge to allow them to put aside $30m (£19m) million in a trust fund for the late star's family. Jackson had debts of $400m (£253m) when he died in 2009, but his estate has since made more than $310m (£196m). Executors said they have reduced the debt by more than $90m (£56m). Permission has also been sought from Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff to sell Jackson's long-time family home in the Los Angeles suburb of Encino. The property, where Jackson grew up was valued at $4.15m (£2.6m) in 2010. Jackson's mother Katherine and his three children Paris, Prince and Michael Joseph Jr are beneficiaries of his estate and have been living at a rented property. Executors John Branca and John McClain have been dealing with Jackson's accounts since the singer passed away two years ago. "Since that date, the estate assets have continued to generate ...

 By Segun Durowaiye      Darling,” Mr. Adams called, “I am leaving for Abuja tomorrow for our annual Director’s Conference. I’ll be back in three days’ time. Take care of the house.”  “Okay love,” his wife replied; “make sure you buy me lots of goodies from your trip this time around!” The couple moved toward each other and hugged endearingly, exchanging kisses in the process. Theirs was a relationship based on false love. Mr. Adams was a smooth liar, so also was Mrs. Ronke Adams. Though they did the holy matrimony, real love wasn’t in their hearts. Mr. Adams was neck-deep into promiscuity and philandering. He loved to date women, not minding if they were married or not. He could be called the ‘married bachelor’ if there were such a term in the dictionary. He was in love with anything in skirt. To satisfy his sexual appetite and escapades, his bait was money. He worked with Bigsum Merchant Bank as a manager; so he had a lot of money to spend on his dates...

Jolie and Pittcrack By Kemi Lawal      Brad Pitt does not sing the praises of ex-wife Jennifer Aniston in a new magazine interview. In fact, he describes their former marriage as kind of a drag. The 47-year-old Pitt said in a profile by Parade magazine posted on the publication’s website on Thursday that he is now a “satisfied man” in his relationship with Angelina Jolie. The “Moneyball” star compares his new life with Jolie, with whom he is raising six kids, favourably to the roughly five years he spent married to Aniston. “It became very clear to me that I was intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn’t living an interesting life myself,” Pitt told Parade. “I think that my marriage (to Aniston) had something to do with it. Trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn’t,” he added. Pitt and “Friends” star Aniston were married in 2000, and he has largely avoided talking about his ex-wife since their 2005 divorce. ...

 Singer Kelis By Kemi Lawal      Singer Kelis has accused Britain of being “racially decades behind progression” after she was allegedly subjected to racial abuse at a UK airport. Writing on her Twitter account, the American musician said she was accused of queue-jumping by a “red-faced sweaty man”. She claimed he called her a “slave” and “probably a disgusting Nigerian” - and told her to call him “sir”. Kelis said the man labelled her “Kunta Kinte” - the name of a slave in Alex Haley’s book, Roots. She claimed an official behind the passport desk had laughed, shaken his head and said “Kunta Kinte”. The singer, who did not name the airport, said no one jumped to her defence. She added, “All the while the entire line full of people I just sat on a plane with for almost three hours, over 50 people, said nothing. Didn’t flinch.” The incident apparently took place as the 32-year-old was travelling home after performing at Bestival on the Isle of Wight....

By Kemi Lawal      Why I left America for Nigeria Well, I was not even intending to come home. They have this thing in the USA with taxes and I happened to run afoul of some of these rules. That was why I had to come back to Nigeria and I needed to come home because my mother had already died and I did not know that for a long time. How I became an actor When I was in high school, I had a literature teacher who was also an actor but not a big-time actor. So he wanted some young people on the set at Oriolokun theatre, that’s Ola Rotimi’s theatre and they wanted people who had dramatic mentality. I was the head of a club in my school in Ilesha so he selected some of us and by the time we went for the audition, I happened to be tops. That was my first professional experience in theatre. My parents don’t even know what I am doing today. Before my mother died I am sure she thought I was an auditor because I was working for a manufacturing company in the USA. Before I...

Johansson is best known for films including Girl with a Pearl Earring and Lost in Translation The FBI is investigating computer hacking attacks on celebrities after photos which appear to show Scarlett Johansson nude were posted online. The images, apparently taken by the actress, follow the leaking of naked photos of stars including Jessica Alba. The FBI said it was investigating "the person or groups responsible for a series of computer intrusions involving high-profile figures". A spokeswoman for Johansson was not available for comment. Hacked photos of Justin Timberlake and his Friends With Benefits co-star Mila Kunis have also appeared online, according to reports. Laura Eimiller, of the FBI's Los Angeles office, said dozens of stars had been the victims of hackers who had stolen personal information from email and other accounts. She did not name any alleged victims "due to the pending nature of our investigation". One leaked photo appears ...

 January Jones  By Kemi Lawal      The “X-Men: First Class” and “Mad Men” actress, January Jones gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Xander Dane Jones last Tuesday. “Mom and baby are doing great,” Jones’ rep told Us Weekly. The new mother admitted recently that choosing a baby name was harder than she thought it would be, especially given the fact that she chose not to know the sex of the baby beforehand. “I’m having a hard time,” she revealed to KRQ radio-show hosts, John jay and Rich. “I’m looking for boy and girl names, obviously, because it’s going to be a surprise for me,” Jones said. “I love Cary Grant, I like Marilyn Monroe. That seems kind of like a celebrity thing to do, those weird names. I’m not really into that. I don’t want to be too cliché about it.” Jones announced her pregnancy in April, and the news caused a bit of a stir in that she did not reveal the father’s name. The Emmy nominee has remained tight-lipped about her baby’s pa...

Nikhita Thukral denies any romantic links with Darshan (Photo: K Venkatesh) Indian actress Nikhita Thukral has been banned from appearing in Kannada language films for three years over an alleged affair with another actor. The Kannada Film Producers' Association imposed the ban on Ms Thukral saying she had spoiled the "domestic harmony of a fellow actor". She denies having an affair with the actor, known as Darshan, a popular action hero in southern India. Ms Thukral, from the state of Punjab, said the ban is "ridiculous". She says that nobody ever consulted her to get her version of events. The move comes after Darshan was arrested on charges of domestic violence three days ago, following a complaint from his wife, Vijaylakshmi. She alleged that he had beaten her and threatened her with a gun but she later withdrew the complaint, a police official told the BBC. The argument was reportedly over the alleged affair with Ms Thukral. After his arrest...

Polanski was honoured at France's Cesar Awards earlier this year Director Roman Polanski is to collect a career honour at the Zurich Film Festival, two years after his arrest in the city on child sex charges. Organisers say the 78-year-old will attend the gala to receive his award which he was set to pick up in 2009. Swiss police arrested Polanski on his arrival in the country over his 1977 US conviction for having sex with a 13-year-old girl. He was held for 10 months before Swiss courts decided not to extradite him. The tribute ceremony to present Polanski with his lifetime achievement award is due to be held on 27 September. Directors of the Zurich Film Festival, Karl Spoerri and Nadja Schildknecht, said: "We are especially proud to welcome Roman Polanski this year to receive his award. "We have always been tremendous admirers of his work and we are delighted that we will soon be able to express this to him in person," they added. The Zurich Film F...

Artist Jan Makulka has known Jakub Wagner since childhood Visitors to the National Portrait Gallery's BP Portrait Award have chosen a depiction of a Czech film-maker as their exhibition favourite. An oil painting of Jakub Wagner by Prague artist Jan Makulka polled the most votes cast by gallery attendees. But the work was not amongst the final five for the £25,000 main award, which was won by Wim Heldens. The London gallery said it expects a total of some 325,000 visitors to the exhibition, which closes Sunday. Wagner works as a documentary film maker and the Makulka aimed to "capture his sensitive nature at a short distance". Runner-up to Makulka's pale, red-haired subject according to exhibition visitors was Abi by Nathan Ford, followed by Despertar - Awakening by Manuel Ferrer Perea. The National Portrait Gallery said the winner was ahead in the voting from the outset. It added that the portrait caught the public's imagination with its "min...

Vavra was criticised for co-operating with Czech communist rulers Czech director and teacher Otakar Vavra, whose students included One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest director Milos Forman, has died in Prague aged 100. Vavra directed more than 50 films from the 1930s onwards, including 12 during the Nazi occupation of his country. Golden Queen, winner of top prize at the 1965 San Sebastian film festival, and 1967's Romance for Bugle, are considered to be among his best works. In the 1950s he helped to set up Prague's Famu film school. Forman, who won two best director Oscars - in 1976, for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and in 1985, for Amadeus - was among his students there. Vavra also taught Jiri Menzel who directed films including Closely Observed Trains, winner of the best foreign language film Oscar in 1968. FAMU dean Pavel Jech hailed Vavra as "one of the most significant people in the history of Czech cinema and the teacher of the most important ...

Nigerian rapper Obiajulu Nwaozor AKA MC Loph, who did a remix to the hit classic Osondi owendi is reportedly dead. According to popular comedian Yaw, and broadcasts, he was driving on Benin/ore road on his way to his traditional wedding when he had the accident which claimed his life. This is yet another blow to the Nigerian entertainment industry to have lost another talent. His remix of the classic osondi owendi caused a buzz that had the nation dancing.The song “Osondi Owendi” featured Flavour N’Abania, and a few other artists. May his soul rest in peace. Amen. - His Fiancée also broke her arm and his sister (they are the only 2 children in the family) also died. SAD! - His Fiancée couldn’t make it, She died at the hospital.

A week after releasing the theme song for Hennessy Artistry 2011, Eldee, Jesse Jagz and Banky W embarked on a scheduled trip to Cognac, France on September 5, 2011. The artistes were treated to “The Hennessy Heritage Experience” alongside Chocolate City’s MI who has worked closely with Hennessy in the past. “This is really our way of giving these artistes a unique one on one experience with Hennessy Cognac” Communications Manager Tokini Peterside told journalists early this week. While in France, these artistes were treated to a night in “Chateau de Bagnolet”- a private chateau in Cognac belonging to the Hennessy Family. Banky W, eLDee, Jesse Jagz and MI joined the likes of Common, The Roots and Alexander Burke on the list of prestigious guests at the exclusive Hennessy chateau. “We were welcomed at the Chateau de Bagnolet by the Hennessy Ambassador, Cyrille Gautier Auriol. It was a big one for me knowing that noteworthy guests like Joe Cocker, Ray Charles and others h...

Rave of the moment and Teenagers delight, Wizkid has taken delivery of a new car.... The EME superstar tweeted the picture above earlier today, The picture shows his dad testing out his new Volks Wagen Covertible car. This is Wizkid's fourth car in a space of 2 years, (losing a Honda IVTEC given to him by Star actress Tonto Dike to Gunmen). He also currently owns a Toyota 2010 Camry.

 By Kemi Ashefon      I am 29 and dating a 24-year-old lady who I plan getting married to in nine months time. Lately, I found a piece of paper in her room and it was a HIV screening result which indicated positive! She really loves me but she has not told me of this. Already, I have gone for HIV screening in four different hospitals respectively and the result is negative. We are really in love with each other. What do I do? Do I go ahead with the relationship and keep using condoms for protection till we get a solution or do I leave her? AB, Lagos If I advise that you go ahead and marry her, I could be blamed in future. Why? I sense that she is hiding something from you which is beyond the HIV screening result. Have you given it a thought that she contracted it from someone/somewhere? If she loves you as you thought, why didn’t she open up so as to prevent your being infected? What if you didn’t see the result, wouldn’t she have gone ahead with the marr...

 By Kemi Ashefon      I started dating a girl two months ago and I intended making her my life-partner because she is the only girl I have loved since birth. Initially, she said we could only have sex once in a month but after having sex twice, she told me she was pregnant. I told her to keep it but she complained that she was too young (she is 19) to be a mother. I refused giving her money for the abortion and I did not hear from her till last Friday when she told me about her sister/friend, who was coming to Lagos to seek a job. She said she wanted the girl to stay with me so that they could get her a boyfriend. I never gave her an answer but came back from work and saw the girl in my flat! Though I accepted the girl, I let her know that her sister was denying me sex. We both slept in the same room, and since then, we have had sex like three times! My girlfriend never knew because she only visited in the evenings, went home and had not spent a night with me once....

 By Kemi Ashefon      I have been dating a guy for three years. We are in love but recently, he told me that he has become a ‘born again’ Christian. Now, many things have changed between us–he changed my name on his handset, he would not say, ‘I love you’ after every conversation and he would not reply my calls. He has told me to stop wearing make-up and trousers. What do I do? I am afraid.  BB, Lagos What do you do now? I think you either abide with his new rules and lifestyle or call it quits. Issues of religion are delicate and should be wisely handled because it’s the fibre of existence. If he is convinced that his ‘old’ ways with you are ‘sinful’ and demands a change, maybe you should also see it from his point of view, that is, if you are willing to forge ahead with the affair. But if you cannot cope, you better leave before you get frustrated.

 By Kemi Ashefon met a few months ago. He is divorced, good-looking and very educated. He told me his intentions from the first day we met but I discovered that he makes telephone calls and I would hear him saying, ‘I love you.’ I got suspicious and confronted him but he confessed to have had a lover, who is an older woman. He told me that I am young, beautiful, romantic and those are the reasons he prefers me. He likes sex a lot and he told me that he wanted to ‘study’ me for one year before he marries me. We have been having unprotected sex and he has asked me not to look elsewhere. Really, I don’t trust him and I have never been to his house uninvited. CC, Lagos At 36, I am really amazed that you could subject yourself to cheap deceits as if you were a teenager! So, you think you are the only woman he tells all the sweet nothings? Or you think that the one year ‘study’ is going to end at the altar? He just wants to add you to his ‘playlist’. You had better get wiser and s...

 By Ademola Olonilua      One of Hollywood’s most celebrated actresses, Lynn Whitfield, has been confirmed as one of the featured talent, ambassador and international spokespersons for the Africa International Film Festival scheduled to take place in Nigeria. This was made known by the AFRIFF team. The team said that Whitfield indicated to be a part of the festival that holds between November 29 and December 5, 2011. The Emmy Award winner made her film debut in the 1982 comedy film, Dr. Detroit. In her recent work, she joined forces with Tyler Perry, who handpicked her for a role in the popular screen adaptation of his play, Madea’s Family Reunion.