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Photos from Fred Amata's 50th birthday celebration

2013-05-20T16:14:00.000+01:00

Fred Amata celebrated his 50th birthday on Saturday 18th May at The Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos. RMD, Oge Okoye, Dakore Akande, Monalisa Chinda, Ras Kimono, Chico Ejiro and plenty others attended the birthday party. See more photos after the cut...

Question for the ladies...

2013-05-20T13:32:00.002+01:00

Would you spend $18, 000 (about N2.8million) on a bag? Why and why not?

D'banj rocks two different sneakers at MTV Africa concert in SA

2013-05-20T13:26:00.000+01:00

The Kokomaster rocked two different sneakers - a black and white Guiseppe Zanotti sneakers at the MTV All Stars concert which held on Saturday May 18th in Durban South Africa. Check out the kicks, which he posted on Instagram a while back, after the cut...

2013 Billboard Music Awards: Red carpet photos + full list of winners

2013-05-20T13:14:00.001+01:00

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards took place last night at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. See more photos and full list of winners after the cut...

Full list of winners
Top Artist
Taylor Swift
Top New Artist
One Direction
Top Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Female Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group
One Direction
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist
Maroon 5
Top Digital Songs Artist (tie)
Carly Rae Jepsen and Taylor Swift
Top Radio Songs Artist
Rihanna
Top Touring Artist
Madonna

Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist
Nicki Minaj
Top Pop Artist
One Direction
Top R&B Artist
Rihanna

Top Rap Artist
Nicki Minaj
Top Country Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist
fun.
Top Latin Artist
Jenni Rivera
Top Dance Artist
Madonna
Top EDM Artist
David Guetta
Top Christian Artist
tobyMac
Top Billboard 200 Album
Taylor Swift – 'Red'
Top Pop Album
Adele – 21
Top R&B Album
Rihanna – 'Unapologetic'

Top Rap Album
Nicki Minaj – 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'

Top Country Album
Taylor Swift -Red'
Top Rock Album
Mumford & Sons – Babel
Top Latin Album
Jenni Rivera – La Misma Gran Senora'
Top Dance Album
Madonna – 'MDNA'
Top EDM Album
Skrillex – 'Bangarang'
Top Christian Album
tobyMac – 'Eye On It'

Top Hot 100 Song
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – 'Somebody That I Used To Know'
Top Digital Song
Carly Rae Jepsen – 'Call Me Maybe'
Top Radio Song
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – 'Somebody That I Used To Know'
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – 'Somebody That I Used To Know'
Top Streaming Song (Video)
PSY – 'Gangnam Style'

Top Pop Song
Carly Rae Jepsen – 'Call Me Maybe'

Top R&B Song
Rihanna – 'Diamonds'

Top Rap Song
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz – 'Thrift Shop'

Top Country Song
Taylor Swift – 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'

Top Rock Song
Gotye Featuring Kimbra – 'Somebody That I Used To Know'
Top Latin Song
Michel Telo – 'Ai Se Eu Te Pego'

Top Dance Song
Baauer – 'Harlem Shake'
Top EDM Song
Baauer – 'Harlem Shake'
Top Christian Song
Matt Redman – '10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)'

Nollywood actress Chacha Eke set to wed movie director Austin Faani

2013-05-20T11:50:00.000+01:00

Fast rising actress Charity Eke popularly known as Cha Cha is getting ready to walk down the aisle with her heartthrob, script writer and movie director, Austin Faani. Their traditional wedding will hold May 30th at the bride's home town in Ebonyi State, while their white wedding will hold June 1st in Asaba, Delta state where Austin is based.

The lovers met in 2009. Austin was the first movie producer to give Cha Cha her first lead role in a movie titled - Bank Job. Congrats to them.

"I'm not HIV positive" Cossy Orjiakor tweets

2013-05-20T10:59:00.001+01:00

Good for you Cossy. At least the rumours (never heard it tho) scared her enough to go get tested.

The winner of the Moma dress give away is Azeezat Tijani!

2013-05-20T10:59:00.000+01:00

Due to the overwhelming response from everyone and the effort made to answer the questions correctly, Moma added a little extra to the giveaway. Our winner, Azeezat won the green dress and a stretch mark fade cream. Continue...

The Runners up are :
1. Olufunmilayo Abayomi
2. Juliet Amilegbe Née Kanke.
3. Lanre Ajumobi.

The runners up also get a dress each as featured on the blog.
Thank you all for the support!
Keep shopping at Momasonline.com

Top model Isio Wanogho releases hot new photos

2013-05-19T21:58:00.002+01:00

The top model who now runs an interior design studio called IDDS (Isio De-laVega Design Studio) recently released new photos - shot in Milan by fashion photographer Luca Patrone, who shoots for Italian Vogue and other fashion brands.

Isio was recently made a Youth Ambassador for Peace by the Global Foundation of Peace and Development. See more photos after the cut...

Kanye West's disrespectful album title/cover

2013-05-19T21:22:00.001+01:00

This is the artwork for Kanye’s forthcoming album called Yeezus, due out June 18. First he released a song titled 'I Am A God', now an album titled Yeezus. How ridiculous is this guy? See another photo after the cut...

Peter and Cameron Okoye strike a pose

2013-05-19T20:16:00.000+01:00

The swag on that lil man...so cute!

Meet the man who killed his mum & kept her corpse in his wardrobe for 10 years

2013-05-19T20:15:00.000+01:00

This is the 62 year old retired school principal who killed his mother in 2003, dried her remains and stored them in a cupboard in a room that served as his shrine for ten years. He was arrested by the Imo State police last week after a family member discovered the gruesome sight. You can read the story HERE. Photo courtesy Vanguard

Check out Rita Dominic's outfit to Afriff press party

2013-05-19T19:58:00.000+01:00

Afriff is Africa International Film Festival. Cute outfit...

King of Swaziland wants to make me his (14th) virgin bride, says woman seeking asylum in the UK

2013-05-19T19:53:00.000+01:00

A young woman is seeking asylum in Britain after she spurned the advances of the polyamorous King Mswati III of Swaziland (pictured right) and refused to join his harem of 13 wives.

Tintswalo Ngobeni, 22, fled to England from the southern African nation as a teenager after she caught the attention of the millionaire monarch, a notoriously oppressive ruler known for his lavish lifestyle.

As part of Swazi custom, King Mswati III, 45, is permitted to choose a new bride every year.

Miss Ngobeni, who now lives in Birmingham, was just 15 when the King made his advances after seeing her at the palace of his fourth wife, LaNgangaza. She said she was ‘terrified’ when she learned of his marriage intentions.

She added: ‘He started calling me at boarding school. He would ask me if I wanted to be a part of the royal family. I had to keep quiet about my fears but I knew I didn’t want to get married to him and have a life devoted to the king.

'His wives are kept in their palace, surrounded by bodyguards, and they can’t really go anywhere unless the king says so. The only thing they do is go to America once a year, as the king gives them a shopping allowance.'

The Reed Dance ceremony, pictured, is known as Umhlanga and sees thousands of Swaziland's 'prettiest virgins' dance topless for King Mswati III, every August, hoping to be his next wife.

Miss Ngobeni was forced to abandon a comfortable lifestyle in a private boarding school as her aunt, who was her chief guardian, arranged the escape to England to join her mother, who moved to Birmingham five years earlier, fleeing an abusive husband.

‘I didn’t have a choice,’ she said. ‘Nobody has ever turned down the king or dares to disobey him, so I just disappeared.’

Since her arrival in England, Miss Ngobeni has become a vocal opponent of the oppressive Swazi regime, where political opposition parties are banned and activists routinely arrested or assaulted.

However, Miss Ngobeni’s high-profile activities, including weekly protests outside the Swazi embassy in London with activist group Swazi Vigil, have caught the attention of the authorities in her home country and she now believes she is in more danger than ever.

She said: ‘Recently I had news that people had been sent from Swaziland to come and get me, which really scares me. If I went back, I would be arrested or much worse as there are people there who are tortured, beaten up or killed for being politically active.’

Miss Ngobeni now lives in fear of having to return to Swaziland, after her first plea for political asylum in England in 2007 was denied in 2011.

Last month, she was arrested and taken to an immigration detention centre after 18 months of reporting weekly to the authorities.

However, after pressure from the TUC and the office of Roger Godsiff, Labour MP for Birmingham, Miss Ngobeni was released and has now been granted an appeal by the Home Office.

Mr Godsiff said yesterday: ‘We were very pleased solicitors were successful in achieving a judicial review into Miss Ngobeni’s case.’
The father of 27 children, King Mswati III was a guest at the William and Kate wedding as well as the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations last summer.
The king’s sixth wife escaped from the royal harem last year, citing years of ‘emotional and physical abuse’ by her husband.

Culled from Daily Mail UK

Femi Kuti shares photo of his sons

2013-05-19T13:54:00.002+01:00

Femi Kuti shared this photo of his two sons 'Tumishe' and 'Ayomide' on his twitter page...cute boys!

Wizkid wins African Artist of the Year at Ghana Music Awards

2013-05-19T11:28:00.001+01:00

He beat P-Square, Iyanya, and Davido to win African Artist of the Year at the just concluded Ghana Music awards. Congrats to him.

Who wore it better: Yvonne Ekwere vs Kunbi Oyelese

2013-05-19T11:25:00.001+01:00

TV personality Yvonne 'Vixen' Ekwere (left) and designer Kunbi Oyelese (right) in April By Kunbi multi sequin dress. Who wore it better?

RE: APCON Lifts ban on Guinness alcohol beverages certificate

2013-05-19T11:25:00.000+01:00

The attention of the management of Guinness Nigeria Plc has been drawn to a press release issued last Friday by the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) and signed on its behalf by one Nkechi May-Nzeribe. In that press release, Ms. May Nzeribe stated that APCON has, through its Advertising Standards Panel (ASP) Committee lifted the ban placed on Guinness Nigeria Plc because “Guinness complied by withdrawing all advertisements that had been scheduled to run and apologized over the broadcast of Guinness Foreign Extra Stout adverts on Digital Satelite Television (DSTV) outside the prescribed periods allowed by the APCON Code of Advertising and Promotion guidelines”. Nothing could be further from the truth!

Contrary to the claim by APCON in the widely circulated report, Guinness Nigeria Plc had withdrawn the advertisement in question before the meeting of the APCON Council which endorsed the recommendation of the ASP to impose sanction on the company. In fact, the decision by the ASP to recommend the withdrawal of the sanction imposed on Guinness Nigeria Plc followed a meeting between the management of the company, its marketing and media agencies and APCON in which the company established that it was not in breach of the relevant provision of the Code of Advertising Practice and Sales Promotion as of the date the decision by APCON was taken.

At the said meeting, both parties agreed the process of rescinding the withdrawal of certificates of approvals granted to Guinness Nigeria for the advertising of its alcoholic beverages including the submission of a letter by the company stating its side of the story. As a matter of fact, the draft of the letter was jointly agreed with Mr. Ade Akinde, who made input into it and explained that, in view of the fact that the Council of APCON had no scheduled meeting for another few weeks, the submission of the letter with part of the content provided by him was the fastest and easiest way of correcting the error which the ASP had misled the Council of APCON into by its decision to withdraw the certificates of approval earlier issued to the company. Following approval of the draft letter by Mr. Akinde, it was printed on the company’s stationery, signed and submitted to APCON.

Photos: Nadia Buari & Jim Iyke arrive Ghana Music Awards together

2013-05-19T10:23:00.000+01:00

The award took place yesterday May 18th in Ghana. Jim Iyke and his lady love Ghanaian actress Nadia Buari arrived the awards holding hands. They also left together. Cute couple. Pics thanks to Ghanaian blogger Ameyawdebrah.com

Actress Damilola Adegbite poses half naked...on her birthday...

2013-05-19T10:07:00.001+01:00

The ex-Tinsel actress turns 28 today May 19th and shared this photo on her Instagram page with the caption "‘Everything a woman should be and more…happy birthday to me‘, Happy birthday to her!

Photos: Tinsel’s 1000 autograph signing session in Abuja

2013-05-19T10:05:00.000+01:00

Chris Attoh, Linda Ejiofor and co met their fans at the Tinsel 1000th episode signing session which held at the Silverbird Entertainment Center Abuja on 11th May 11. See more photos after the cut...

Comedian I Go Save acquires customized 2012 Range Rover Vogue

2013-05-19T09:45:00.000+01:00

The Warri-born comedian bought a 2012 customized Range Rover Vogue as a birthday present to himself. He will be a year older tomorrow May 20th. Heard the car cost about N11m. Congrats to him. See more photos after the cut... (if you like...hehe)

Another LIB mum wants to share her joy

2013-05-19T09:38:00.000+01:00

Twins Daniel and Dianne born March 15th in the UK. They are Nigerians o...from Akwa Ibom. Choi. They are so beautiful!

Hollerose Fall 2013 Collection

2013-05-19T09:37:00.000+01:00

Hollerose Fall 2013 collection was themed after Rock and Roll. ‘I didn't want to go the usual black route even though black is the first choice of color for rock and roll, I chose instead to stay true to my aesthetics, using rich colors of midnight navy, purple and green in the luxurious silk satin, chiffon and Ghanaian tie-dye fabric." Says Ose Okpamen, the creative director of Hollerose "We took the basic elements of rock and roll like spikes, leather, metal zippers etc. and infused it basically into our own interpretation of the theme. Traditional African hand embroidery was also systematically placed in an understated manner to also bring the feel of Africa into the collection." Continue...

We also decided to bring a new segment of fashion into Hollerose with our bridesmaids collection. Long dresses made with silk satin, lace and soft tulle were used to introduce this new segment. I personally believe that bridesmaids should look as lovely as the bride does and we hope our clientele agrees"

For more information please send a mail to enquiries@hollerose.com or visit our showroom at 2nd floor, plot 15 building Lekki-Epe expressway, Lekki-Phase 1, beside the Lamboghini Building.

Shot on location: Itoro Casa furnitures, JD car auto and Hollerose showroom. all located at plot 15 & 113 lekki-epe-expressway, lekki-phase1

Chinedu Ikedieze loses dad

2013-05-18T21:34:00.003+01:00

The actor made the announcement on his BB a few minutes ago. He said his dad died this evening. Will bring details later. May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

Beyonce responds to the rumours on Instagram

2013-05-18T20:07:00.001+01:00

There have been rumours that Beyonce is expecting a second baby, plus her uncle did an interview yesterday saying all sorts about her and her marriage...so maybe this is a response to all the talk.

She posted the message above on her Instagram page yesterday but deleted it shortly after it went up. Low life though? Beyonce is really vexing!