Hollywood actress, Meagan Good weds

Meagan Good and Devon Franklin at their wedding

Popular Hollywood actress, Meagan Good has now joined the ‘Mrs Club’.

The 31 year old actress married film maker, Devon Franklin on Saturday, June 16, 2012 in California.

Speaking on why she chose Devon, the actress said he ‘makes me better, makes my life fuller, and completes my quality of life… He’s truly on my team and I am truly on his. God revealed my heart to him like nobody else.’

The strictly by invitation Spanish and Bayou wedding played host to 400 guests, including Tracey Edmonds, Derek Luke, Deion Sanders and Tasha Smith.

The couple met six years ago, but didn’t get together until they worked together on the movie ‘Jumping the Broom’ in 2011.

Allen Ukwuru wins first ever Mr Universe Nigeria pageant

Allen Ukwuru (middle)

Allen Ukwuru, a Lagos based model has emerged as the first ever winner of Mr Universe Nigeria pageant.

The 21-year-old representing Kogi State was announced as the winner of the pageant, which was held at Club Scintilla, Lagos, on Saturday, June 16, 2012.

As announced earlier judges of the night were Joan Okorodudu of Isis Models, Yomi Ononuga, photographer Emilio Cunt, Bunmi Ademokoya and former Mr Nigeria Bryan Okwara (who came quite late and left before the winner was announced). Popular blogger Linda Ikeji who was also announced as a judge was missing.

The show which was anchored by Channel O VJ Denrele Edun and assisted by Miss Lacasera 2010 winner Onyeka Udechukwu saw music performances from popular singer Flowssickk, Nigerian Idol 2012 contestant Byno and a host of upcoming acts.

The show featured a traditional, swimsuit and evening wear appearances and a dance choreography which got the ladies screaming and cheering.

The contestants were then streamlined to 12 before a final six were selected. Allen Ukwuru was then announced winner after the Q&A section was concluded.

Following closely were Mr Abuja and Mr Osun who came second and third respectively. Other winners included Mr Enugu, who won Mr Personality, Mr Rivers as Mr Photogenic, Mr Congeniality was given to Mr Kwara and the Best Traditional Costume was awarded to Mr Edo.

Mr Taraba was decorated as MUN North; Mr Osun was MUN South West. MUN South East was awarded to Mr Imo while Mr Cross River was announced MUN South South.

According to the organizers, Ukwuru will be representing Nigeria at the Best Model of the Universe in Spain later this year, and will serve as a spokesperson for the Society for Child Education and Empowerment.

How to Download Empire Mates State of Mind Album On Spinlet

Dear Spinlet users,
We apologize to all users and potential users of Spinlet who had issues downloading the Spinlet app or the E.M.E album on Spinlet over the last 24 hrs.  Spinlet is currently only available on Andriod, Blackberry and Symbian devices. Additional versions, including iPhone, desktop and Java will be ready for use soon.  All users should have been issued 30SC (Spinlet Credits) to download the E.M.E album from the app. If for any reason the 30SC did not show up on your app, or if your phone credits were deducted, please contact us at support@spinlet.com so we can make sure you are refunded in full, right away. Thank you for your support and patience today, Spinlet will be giving every user a free one-month subscription which will be effective within the next 48hrs. Please refer to spinlet.com/support for additional questions on how to use Spinlet.  See below for how to specifically download the EME album.
How to Download Empire Mates State of Mind Album On Spinlet.
1. Go to www.spinlet.com on your mobile phone (blackberry, Andriod or Symbian)
2. Click on Get Spinlet to download the app
3. After downloading; Open the Spinlet App and go to the ‘store’, Scroll Down till you see E.M.E under Featured Music
5. Click on the E.M.E Album
6. You can stream the tracks online by clicking the play sign on the left  or you can buy by clicking the arrow on the top right corner of the album (you will not be charged as you will be automatically given free Spinlet credits to buy the app)
7. Downward facing arrows will appear indicating the tracks are being downloaded. After Download is complete you will see a tick sign
8. The songs will appear in the ‘play’ section of the app after downloading. You can play the songs offline after it has been downloaded
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STAR TREK: D’banj, M.I, Mr Raw live in Awka

M.I

Friday, June 15, 2012, will go down in the history books as the night superstars shut down the city of Awka in Anambra state using the power of music, as part of the ongoing nationwide Star Trek 2012, tagged Naija Rocks.

Billed to commence at 7pm at the Marble Arch Hotel, the show had hundreds of youths trooping in as early as 6pm.

A slight drizzle came down at about 8:30pm, but the teeming crowd wasn’t deterred. DJ Switch continued to thrill the crowd till 10pm with his impeccable mix of Nigerian gbedu, which kept the crowd excited, and in anticipation of the headlining acts, such as D’banj, MI, Phyno, Mr Raw, Ikechukwu, Sound Sultan and many others.

By 10pm, the host for the night, Gideon Okeke, stepped on stage to keep the crowd occupied. This he did for the next two hours, with mild anecdotes here and there in English and in his native tongue, and with short dance competitions.

He also called out several upcoming acts, who performed for exactly 1 minute each. Among the acts who performed were E-Boy and Sammy Young, Polash, with his unique blend of highlife which the crowd enjoyed, Smile – another female highlife exponent who showed a lot of potential, Bamayie,CJ Kool, Sammy C and many others.

Of particular note was a one legged rapper called Toxic and eclectic singer/rapper BMG, who came all the way from Benin city. ‘Toxic’ quickly caught the attention of the audience due to his handicap, and also with his style of rapping, as he wowed the audience with a freestyle on the popular Lil’ Wayne ‘A Millie’ beat. Meanwhile, BMG came on with a unique style of carrying along the audience, blending various genres of classic old school/new school joints on a contemporary hip hop beat. He spent close to 15 minutes on stage, and by the time he was done, he had won over the entire audience.

At 12am, Gideon Okeke introduced Crystal, the 2012 winners of Star Quest, and they promptly did what they do best, delivering a great performance. The group is made up of Emmanuel (drums), Godwin (Bass), Daniel(Keyboards), Civian & Tinuke (Vocals) and rapper Romeo, who hooked the crowd with his incredible flows and stage charisma.

PHOTOS: 2face, Annie Macaulay, others party with Halima Abubakar

2face, Halima, Annie and Susan Peters

Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar celebrated her birthday with a dinner party at the Chocolate Royal Chinese Restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos.

Celebs in attendance included Nigerian singer 2face Idibia and wife Annie Macaulay, Nollywood counterparts Susan Peters, Grace Amah and past pageant winners Kenneth Okoli and Sylvia Nduka.

Banky W to lift Olympic torch, as Wizkid confirms Pepsi deal

Banky W has been chosen as one of the distinguished people to carry the 2012 Olympic Torch.
The EME boss will join three other distinguished entertainers including Steve Onu (Yaw), Funke Akindele, and football star, Kanu Nwankwo to lift the Torch in Coventry, U.K on Sunday, July 1, 2012.
This is the second time a Nigerian musician would be selected to feature in the ceremonial initiative. Rapper Eedris Abdulkareem was part of the Nigerians selected to carry the torch in 2001.
Meanwhile, Wizkid has confirmed he’s joining Tiwa Savage as brand ambassador for Pepsi.
The  21 year-old star singer, who returned last week from Beirut where he was shooting Pepsi commercials with Tiwa, says he’s having fun and working hard to make sure ‘doesn’t disappoint’.
Wizkid’s boss, Banky, interestingly, recently fronted a campaign for Coca Cola

VIDEO: ‘Kilon poppin’ – Ms Jaie

By Osagie Alonge

Storm Records‘ Ms Jaie has released the video to her ‘Kilon poppin‘ single. The video is directed by in-house director Bobby Boulders.

Ms Jaie adds to the ever growing competition amongst the female R&B-Pop singers we seem to be having in the Nigerian music industry.

It would have done her better if the visuals were more colourful, interesting and didn’t lack the spontaneous feel a pop video should have.

Watch below…

‘Drake wasn’t involved in Chris Brown brawl’

A rep for US rapper Drake has released a statement saying the rapper wasn’t involved in the reported brawl with pop act Chris Brown at the WIP night club on June 13, 2012.

‘He did not engage in any activity which resulted in injury to person or damage to property’, the statement read.

It was reported that the top artistes and their crew members were involved in a brutal altercation after a verbal confrontation which led to a deep cut to Chris Brown’s chin. A rep for the singer had said Brown and his girlfriend, model Karrueche Tran, were victims of a ‘brutal attack.’

It is still unclear what happened that night in the club as multiple reports have emanated from the different sources.

Witnesses told police that two men approached Brown’s table and asked him whether he had a problem with Drake, and he replied he did not. Later, as Brown was leaving the club, five men met blocked his way on the dance floor and started taking off their shirts and yelling, police said.

At some point during the face-off, bottles started flying. Chief NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said it’s not clear whether the bottles were tossed by members of either entourage, or if bar patrons eager to egg on a dispute started throwing them.

Other sources say Brown and Drake had been hanging out in the VIP section when Drake began pointing and yelling at Brown. Brown allegedly began yelling back and that’s when members of both entourages rushed in and began shoving each other.

With tensions running high, someone threw a bottle – which set the whole thing off and the shoving turned to punches.

Five bystanders, four women and a man, also suffered cuts during the fight at the club W.I.P. in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, police said. Brown’s bodyguard suffered a more serious cut to the head, but all the victims were released from the hospital later Thursday.

As reported earlier, no arrests were made as Drake and Brown had left the club before the Police arrived the scene. Both acts have however been cooperating with authorities to resolve the matter.

The club suffered some serious damage in the fight – including busted up tables, broken mirrors, shattered lighting and glass scratches all over the floors.

The fight is said to have been over Bajan pop princess Robin ‘Rihanna’ Fenty who both acts have been linked with in the past. It is said that Rihanna had affair with Drake while she was still dating Chris Brown.