PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF AGN,EJIKE ASIEGBU AND ACTRESS CLARION CHUKWURA AT LOGGERHEADS

According to news from grapevine, the immediate past national president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Mr. Ejike Asiegbu is currently on a warpath with screen goddess Clarion Chukwurah.

We gathered that Clarion Chukwurah accused and challenged the former to account for all the insurance monies paid by actors during his tenure as president.

Some parts of the now very controversial sms, which went round Nollywood stakeholders and practitioners read: “With continued avoidable deaths in Nollywood, I ask Ejike Asiegbu, what became of the health insurance scheme we paid for at the beginning of your first tenure as AGN president…”

Apparently, this misguided statements and unfounded allegations did not go down well with Asiegbu’s,hence he threatened to drag the actress before a court of competent jurisdiction to prove her allegation or face the wrath of the law.

In reaction to the false allegations Asiegbu saidI want to educate her that insurance scheme lasts for one year and I believe she does not know this because she was busy collaborating with her cohorts to make sure that nothing worked during my tenure.”

We shall keep you posted on further findings.

EX GOV OF EDO STATE,LUCKY IGBINEDION'S 34-ROOM HOUSE

An exotic home owned by former Governor of Edo State, Lucky Igbinedon located at No 1 Konshisha Close, Off Gurara Street, Opposite El- Amin Secondary School Maitama Abuja.

Seeing the architectural splendor of the house, with the insignia “SIGNATURE HOUSE” from the outside should tickle your mind about what is going on inside.

Don’t forget this man has a corruption case pending in court.

Oando Group CEO Wale Tinubu, Covers Forbes Africa

 

The 44year old MD and CEO of Oando Plc is the second man to grace the cover of Forbes Africa which was only launched last month.

His bio which I found online: 

Tinubu has a Bachelor's of Law Degree from the University of Liverpool, England and received his LLM from the London School of Economics where he specialised in International Finance and Shipping. He is also a member of the Nigerian Bar Association.

He is the Chairman of Gaslink Nigeria Ltd and Tilca Nigeria and also serves on the Board of Stallion Properties, Oando Plc - Sierra Leone, Togo, and Ghana, West African Refinery Company (WARCO) Sierra Leone, Ocean and Oil Services, and Econet Wireless Nigeria. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors.

Is he related to former Lagos state Governor, Bola Tinubu? Find out in the comment section...:-) 

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DAY 23:Baba Suwe Freed, NDLEA’s Embarrassing Loss

After 23 days in detention in the camp of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over suspicions that he concealed nacortic substance in his stomach, ace comedian, Babatunde Omidina a.k.a. Baba Suwe was this morning set free on bail by an Ikeja High Court. This brings the 23-day ‘stand-up comedy’ to an end with its attendant huge embarrassment for the NDLEA.

 

Justice Yetunde Idowu had on Tuesday ordered the NDLEA to release Omidina on bail today if he did not excrete the substance he was suspected of hiding in his stomach.
At the resumed hearing of the matter before the court this morning, NDLEA lawyer, Mr. Femi Oloruntoba told the court that since Tuesday, nothing incriminating has been found in Baba Suwe’s stomach.
Oloruntoba informed the court that NDLEA is not opposed to Omidina’s release on bail but the agency requested that he should report at its office on Wednesday next week for further investigation.
Baba Suwe’s lawyer Bamidele Aturu opposed the NDLEA’s request and noted that since the court bail order of Tuesday the agency has subjected his client to several medical tests without finding any banned narcotic substance in his stomach.
“On Wednesday, my client was taken to an unknown hospital in Victoria Island, Lagos where he was subjected to numerous tests for over 12 hours. He was purged and several tubes were inverted in his nerves and anus but still nothing was found on him,” he told the court.
Baba Suwe, who was looking frail and weak, further confirmed his lawyer’s argument and said, “they took me to a hospital on the Island, when we got there, they put a tube inside my mouth and another one in my anus. They started pumping water into my stomach through the anus. That day, I excreted six times and I have since then been excreting like that on daily basis.”
Asked by the court, if Baba Suwe’s account of event was true and why there was no report of such before the court, NDLEA lawyer, Oloruntoba said he was not aware of such test and that no report was forwarded to him in that regard.

Star Actress, Oby Edozieh picks 20 Million ride

 

 

 She is hot! And that the sexy screen siren is doing well in the trade that fetched her fame is like stating the obvious. While Oby Edozieh is still basking in the euphoria of the success of ‘Save our Soul,’ her last flick that have won and got huge award nominations, she decided to give herself a treat with her latest acquisition of another wonder on wheels.

In addition to her Murano SUV, Oby Gold as she preferred to be called picked a tear rubber car (Cayenne) worth 20 million naira, yesterday. Although the gifted screen goddess refused to comment on her latest ride, we even had a scoop that her multimillion naira house is near completion and wedding bell set to ring soon.Check out the pics of Oby’s new ride

General Secretary of PMAN Slumps, Dies

The General Secretary of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) Idowu Blessing Akinnehin is dead.

•The late Idowu Blessing

P.M.NEWS learnt that Akinnehin slumped at the premises Igbosere Magistrate’s Court yesterday and was confirmed dead at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.
Blessing was one of the defendants in a case brought to Court 3, Igbosere Magistrate’s Court by the Special Fraud Unit (SFU). Former PMAN president Admiral Dele Abiodun and Champion Kunle Opio are also co-defendants.
They were all in court yesterday when Blessing slumped. He was said to have been nursing an undisclosed ailment in the last two days but he decided to attend the trial yesterday as a law abiding citizen.
P.M.NEWS learnt that when his condition was getting worse inside the court room, his counsel Barrister Rotimi Vaughan called the attention of the magistrate to it.
And the case was adjourned while the magistrate ordered that Idowu be taken to hospital where he later died.
Until his death, Blessing was the General Secretary of PMAN.
His last assignment was the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held recently where delegates from PMAN’s State Chapters took a decision to sack the acting chairman of the union Murphy Van Anthony.
He was working on the communique before he died in his late 40s. He was married and had children

D’Banj To Be Honoured At Channel O Music Video Awards 2011

 African pop star Dapo Oyebanjo, better known as D’banj is to be honoured at the forthcoming 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards, organizers have announced. The Entertainer will be given a Special Recognition award on Friday, November 11, 2011, during the awards ceremony.
With the recent news, D’banj follows in the footsteps of past winners K’Naan, Brenda Fassie and George Lee in 2010, 2009 and 2008 respectively.
D’banj, who co-hosted the awards show alongside DJ Sbu back in 2007, has shown impressive qualities as an African artiste in his six-year musical journey. He has released three solo albums ‘No long thing’ (2005), ‘Rundown Funk U Up’ (2006), ‘The Entertainer’ (2008) and the anticipation for his fourth –  ‘Mr Endowed’ increases by the day.
His hard work led to the recent international record deal signing with US rapper Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music earlier this year.
It’s really an honour for us to be celebrating an artist such as D’Banj for this year’s Special Recognition Award. Besides the obvious success that D’Banj has had, one of the stand-out factors is that his career, his success and his path run parallel with the growth that we have seen in the African music industry since the inception of the Channel O Music Video Awards. To us he represents a breed of African urban artists who are the African dream’, says Leslie ‘Lee’ Kasumba, Channel O Africa Manager.
As announced earlier, the awards show will be hosted by Nigerian R&B singer Banky W and South African O-Access presenter Dineo Moeketsi and broadcast live on Channel O from the Sandton Convention Centre.

‘Worldwide Act’ Nominees For MTV Europe Music Awards 2011 Revealed

Abdelfattah Grini

 

After almost two months of voting, MTV have announced the five nominees that will compete in the newly created ‘Worldwide Act’ category at the 18th annual MTV Europe Music Awards.
In the African category, Egyptian singer Abdelfattah Grini beat other contenders including Nigerian pop singer Wizkid, Congo DR’s Fally Ipupa, Angolan Cabo Snoop, South African Black Coffee and Scribe who were also nominated. 26-year-old Grini will go on to represent the Africa/India/Middle East region.
The four other global finalists are Lena (Europe); Big Bang (Asia Pacific); Britney Spears (North America); and Restart (Latin America).
Pop star Lady Gaga leads the pack of EMA nominees with six nominations, with Katy Perry and Bruno Mars following closely behind with four nods.  Adele, Justin Bieber and Thirty Seconds To Mars are each up for three awards.
The awards show will be hosted by singer and actress Selena Gomez at the Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on Sunday 6 November.
Star such as Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jessie J, LMFAO and Snow Patrol are billed to perform on the night.
The awards show will be hosted by singer and actress Selena Gomez at the Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on Sunday 6 November.