Rick Ross Cancels Calabar Festival Performance

Rick Ross at Lil Wayne's album release party in August

Those who have been waiting for Rick Ross to make his high profile appearance at this year’s Cross River State ‘Calabar Christmas Festival’ will have their hopes dashed as it has been reported that the rapper has cancelled his trip.

Rick Ross, as announced earlier was supposed to perform at the festival on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Already fellow Maimi-based singer Sean Kingston had performed at the festival on December 16 at the UJ Esuene Stadium.

Ross’ reps told hip hop news website Allhiphop.com that the Nigerian show has been cancelled due to ‘unfulfilled contractual obligations’.

The reps denied the Maybach Music Group (MMG) boss’ health was the reason behind the latest cancellation. Ross was forced to cancel several shows in October due to a pair of seizure attacks.

‘Rick was very excited to attend this event as it is the biggest festival in Nigeria and he is quite disappointed that he will not be performing’, a rep for Rick Ross said.

‘We aware of the situation and will put out an official statement later today. I can’t say anything for now’, Confidence Tawo, a member of the Events Management Department of the Cross River State Governor’s office told NET over the phone.

The Cross River State Calabar Christmas Festival which is one of Africa’s biggest carnival events kicked off on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 and has featured performances from Sean Kingston, Asa, Seun Kuti, Timaya and a host of other acts.

Diddy Ventures Into Tequilla Business

Entertainment mogul and three-time Grammy Award-winner Sean Combs, better known as Diddy is apparently about to extend his business ventures to include alcoholic beverage Tequila.
The Diddy Dirty Money front liner, whose foray into liquor branding began with popular premium vodka, Ciroc, in October 2007, is set to join hands with a ‘true tequila artist’ to promote the brand.
According to Diddy, ‘There isn’t one particular Tequilla that I love and I’ve been spending a lot of time in Mexico… So in the next year you will see me going toe to toe with John Paul (Jones Dejore) who owns Patron. I’ll be challenging him to make the best, smoothest and most authentic Tequilla in the world‘. The Patron Spirits Company sells more than 2 million cases of Tequila annually.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is reportedly the richest figure in entertainment with an estimated net worth of 500 million dollars according to Forbes latest rankings.

Mandela’s Grandson In Marital Controversies

The first wife of Nelson Mandela‘s grandson is on the move to have her husband’s wedding to a Swazi princess, Mbali Makhatini, annulled on the grounds that the pair is still legally married.
Mandla Mandela, 37, reportedly defied a court order recently placed on him barring him from entering into any protracted civil union while still legally married to Tando Mabunu Mandela, his first wife.
Tando has revealed that legal action is being taken on the controversial marriage which took place Saturday, December 24, 2011, at the Mveso Royal Palace in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
‘You must remember that both Mandela and his new wife Nodiyala are both in contempt of court, they ignored a court order… I am busy drafting the papers‘, declared Wesley Hayes, legal counsel representing Ms Mandela.
Mandla Mandela, who is a Member of South African parliament, also had his marriage to a woman from the Reunion Islands annulled on the same grounds. He has been at the centre of a lagging divorce case with Tando Mabunu Mandela, his first and only wife, since May 2009.
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EME’s Skales Survives Ghastly Motor Accident

Skales says

Nigerian Entertainment Today has learnt that upcoming rapper Raoul John Njeng-Njeng better known as Skales recently survived a ghastly motor accident which has left one person reportedly dead.

The rapper who is signed to Banky W’s Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) was said to have been leaving Elegushi beach located at Lekki, Lagos where he partied at the DV8 Carnival and decided to hang on a friend’s SUV because the vehicle was already filled up.

Sources say Skales along with three other friends hung on the vehicle and rode towards the Lekki Express way when their vehicle bumped into a ditch and tumbled. The rapper escaped death, two others too but a popular custom T-shirt maker known as Syntillate was said to have ended up under the SUV which was lying on the floor upside down. While some sources say Syntillate (who is popularly known for his iRep T-shirts) is dead others suggest he is still in a coma.

Skales took to twitter hours ago to say, ‘Tank God 4 life….God is 2 merciful…he has neva failed!!! He saved ma life so ama giv him all d praise…so happy 2 see anoda day!!!’ @youngskales tweeted.

EME is yet to make an official statement but the label’s rep Osagie Osarenkhoe confirmed the news. ‘Yes he was in an accident but he’s doing fine, I haven’t seen him to get full details yet’, she assured NET.

Story developing.

University of Nigeria Nsukka Honours Chinua Achebe

Eminent African novelist and famed author of classic novel ‘Things Fall Apart‘, Chinua Achebe, is getting set to once again rub minds with the academia in the University of Nigeria Nsukka, as the International Conference and Chinua Achebe Annual Lectures holds in January 2012.

The Dean, Faculty of Arts of UNN, who expressed that the development is long overdue, stated that, ‘the non-establishment of such lectures and honour to professor Chinua Achebe by us till now is a huge oversight which has to be corrected with deep sense of apology’.

The lecture, which is titled ‘Emergent Issues in Humanities in Africa in the Third Millennium‘, forms part of events for the inaugural lecture for the emeritus Professor of English.

Chinua Achebe, popularly referred to as the ‘father of modern African writing’ recently made international headlines when in November he rejected the National Honour of CFR conferred on him by President Goodluck Jonathan, citing persisting unresolved political issues. It was the second time he was rejecting such national honour from the government of Nigeria.

kelly Handsome Involved in a car Accident on Christmas Eve

News came in yesterday that kelly handsome was involved in a car accident in Imo state on christmas Eve. we do not have much information on this but Thank God he Survived the accident with his crew. We wish him speedy recovery..

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It’s here again. One of the biggest events of the year, every year. The Mo-Hitts all stars bring you Koko Concert.

Going down 27th of December 2011 at the Eko Hotel & Suites. Tickets already on sale at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Ozone Cinemas, Silverbird Galleria and Koko Lounge..

Celebrate the Baileys Fashion Lounge Xmas Charity Edition & Website Launch with Celebrities & Fashion Stars! 28th December 2011

To mark the end of a successful year, one of Nigeria’s leading fashion networking  party organizers – Fashion Lounge will be hosting yet another fashion soiree – Baileys Fashion Lounge Xmas Charity Edition on Wednesday 28th December at the Milk Fashion Bar.

This fashion party will include a charity fashion auction featuring pieces by top Nigerian design labels;

• Grey
• Kiki Kamanu
• Kinabuti
• Rouch
• Rouge Valleri
• Litterati
• Moofa
• Prima Rouge
• Lola Buttons 

and many others and will feature special appearances by SDC, IK Osakioduwa, Mai Atafo, Bridget Awosika, Jumai Shaba, OC Ukeji, Tiwa Savage and more. The day will hosted by the dapper Abdul (Host of STV E-Weekly).

This event will also serve as avenue for the official launch of Fashion Lounge’s online portal. Admission is strictly by invitation and guest list only, to attend RSVP by sending your full name and phone number to rsvp@fashionloungeng.com. For more information on how to book stalls Call Kemi Akande on 08138381983 and  Rachael Akingbade-Taiwo on 07039602167 or simply send an E-mail to info@fashionloungeng.com

Be sure to RSVP for a chance at attending this event for a noble cause.

Date: Wednesday 28th December 2011
Time: Red Carpet starts 7 PM
Venue: Milk Fashion Bar, 9 Akarigbere Close, off Idejo Street, off Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos
Contact: For more info and general inquiries

• Call 0703 960 2167 | 0813 8381983
• E-mail info@fashionloungeng.com
• Follow them on Twitter@fashionloungeng
• Check out their Facebook Page

About Fashion Lounge
Fashion Lounge Industry Networking party is a regular event attended by the creme de la creme of the fashion industry. The event is aimed at bringing  all the facets of the industry together to acrue business or mingle with the movers and shakers of the Nigerian Fashion industry. The event has been graced by various entertainers and fashion moguls like Tiwa Savage, Basketmouth and Mai Atafo. It has also been featured on MTV Base, M-Net, STV and AIT as well as publications such as Elan, Sleek Weekly and Complete Fashion Magazine.
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