Six dead in car bomb attack at Nigeria church

Jos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Tensions ran high in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday in the aftermath of an explosion outside a Catholic church that left six people dead, according to hospital and government officials.

The apparent car bomb attack happened outside of St. Finbar's Catholic Church, according to Plateau Gov. Jonah David Jang.

A spokesman for the Plateau state government, Machias Abraham Yiljab, said three bodies were at the scene of the explosion.

Ishaya Pam, chief medical director of the Jos University Teaching Hospital, said in a statement that the hospital had three bodies and was treating 14 people for wounds suffered in the explosion.

He said additional people had been wounded in the blast, but had been treated and released.

Images sent by Mark Lipdo, program coordinator for the Stefanos Foundation, showed a charred crater in the pavement, a vehicle bumper in the road and smoke rising in the distance.
Stefanos is a foundation that aims to help persecuted Christians in Nigeria and elsewhere.

After the explosion, youths took over a roadblock on the street leading to the church, and an agitated crowd of residents upset with the violence gathered nearby to talk with Jang.
'This is an unfortunate situation and we will do all we can to prevent future occurrences," Jang said. "We all must be calm and we all must leave things in the hands of God who knows why he has allowed this to happen."

The explosion at St. Finbar's church was the second in two weeks at a Christian church. On February 27, a car packed with explosives rammed into the compound of the Cocin (Church of Christ) headquarters, killing three people

Chuck D Explains Why Suing The Notorious B.I.G. Was "Stupid" And Why Jay-Z And Kanye West's Bases Are "Corrupt To Rap"

Exclusive: One of the most powerful voices in Rap history speaks about his face-to-face interactions (and legal entanglement) with Biggie and elaborates on his recent tweets aimed at The Throne.

Long before Cash Money was an Army, Public Enemy were the muthafuckin’ Marines. And their commanding officer was Colonel Chuck D.

Inarguably the most powerful baritone to ever breathe into a microphone, the leader of the Long Island military that took over Hip Hop music and culture during the late 1980s and early 1990s commanded a nation of millions of young people (of all races) to tell their parents that Elvis and John Wayne were not heroes, that Martin Luther King, Jr. definitely was, and if they didn’t honor the late great Civil Rights leader with a national holiday heads were gonna roll, literally.

Bad-ass without being “gangsta,” the revolutionary rhymer shared his always challenging thoughts with HipHopDX in advance of the not one, but two new Public Enemy albums set for release during P.E.’s 25th year in the game (Most Of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear On No Stamps due in June, and The Evil Empire Of Everything due in September).

In the first half of DX’s first ever conversation with Chuck Dangerous, the emcee/author/activist enlightened on Elvis and explained why he believes the base of “The Throne” that Jay-Z and Kanye West currently occupy is corrupt. And in a remarkably laidback tone for one of the culture’s most commanding voices (it should be noted however that even in a leisurely convo Chuck will still challenge you to defend your points and positions), the man who has helped us all see our society, and ourselves, in a much clearer way offered some long-overdue clarity on this, the 15th anniversary of the passing of The Notorious B.I.G., as to why he sued Biggie’s estate in the late ‘90s over the usage of his instantly recognizable vocal for the countdown to Big’s “Ten Crack Commandments” and why that lawsuit had “Nothing to do with Biggie.”


3m360: You had me in middle school arguing with my Mom over your “Elvis was a hero to most, but he never meant shit to me / You see straight out racist ….” line [from “Fight The Power”] – defending your position regarding him stealing Black artists songs, with my Mom retorting that, “No, that was [his manager] The Colonel [Tom Parker] that made him do all that.” And then years later you do that Elvis Lives documentary and prove my Mom right. [Laughs]

Chuck D: Yeah, well I mean, my thing was that Elvis [Presley] was an icon to America but he ain’t invent Rock & Roll. There were other Black heroes [that did]. So that whole thing is like, Okay, you gotta mention Bo Diddley, Little Richard and Chuck Berry too. He ain’t “The King.” And that aspect was racist I thought, that people just obscured the Black foundation of what Elvis evolved from. I mean, that happens even to this day.

DR Lori: Yeah, that’s true. I just wish the Internet woulda been poppin’ in 1989 so we all coulda had more information about who was who and what was what, ‘cause I didn’t even know until recently that way back in 1957 Jet magazine interviewed Elvis and he vehemently denied he had ever said that rumored quote, “The only thing Negroes can do for me is buy my records and shine my shoes.”

Chuck D: Yeah, well, here’s another thing, it’s like, there’s a lot of things that are off the record that evolved with Elvis as he became more and more kind of like drunk with himself. He started off being quite humble [I learned] from resources, hearing from people speaking that knew him and knew his beginnings: from Bobby “Blue” Bland, I had conversations with Little Richard, Ike Turner. He started out being this cat that loved Black music, the Black environment, the Black way of dress and all that, hangin’ out on Beale Street. In the first part of his career he tried to still frequent the spots and still be local to Memphis – lived in a rather modest house. So that was ’55, ’56, ’57, ’58. But, the bigger and bigger his whole legend grew, the more The Colonel tried to keep him away from normal people. And then when you’re kept away from normal people you start getting drunk with yourself and believing all the hype and become Hollywood and all that. Eventually Black people became less of a concern of where his fanbase was.

DR Lori: Just out of curiosity, was this research you did post-“Fight The Power” or before the song?

Chuck D: Well, “Fight The Power” was 1989 so … I always knew a little bit about Elvis, but as the years went on more and more things are gonna come out and you do research that’s gonna back up what you say. You gotta find things to back up what you say.

DR Lori: Yeah, definitely. I wanna switch gears dramatically here to The Notorious B.I.G. With the 15th anniversary of Big’s passing coming up on Friday, I wanted to ask you if you ever crossed paths with Biggie, and if so what those conversations consisted of?

Chuck D: The first time I saw [The Notorious B.I.G.] was in the basement of Daddy-O of Stetsasonic’s studio in Brooklyn. And he said, “Yo, I’m working with this kid, Big.” [He was] this towering figure with a hood over his head. [Laughs] And I’m like, “Okay, nice to meet you.”

One of the other times I saw Big was - I think he pulled something in his leg or his knee or something and [Diddy] was pushing him around - at a concert in Long Island. So at that time [it was like a] “How you doing? I’ll help you with your wheelchair” type of thing.

I thought he was a good performer. But I think Puffy had a lot to do with that training and developing, and that’s something that’s overlooked. And when it came down to Big, I think Puffy was just as much of an important figure in his development as Big was with his ability. And, I’m not a person who goes on hype, I’ve seen ‘em all, so … I rank him high. People said he’s the greatest ever, I said only a kid would be fascinated. And I wasn’t a kid



DR Lori: I have to ask this follow-up: Did you ever regret at all suing over the “Shut ‘Em Down” [vocal] sample in “Ten Crack Commandments”? ‘Cause I know DJ Premier was seriously pissed at you for years after that.

Chuck D: Me and [DJ Premier] is cool. Matter fact, that was an issue before I even knew Preemo was a part of the thing.

Remember, Bad Boy [Records] was going around saying how much money they had and this and that, and I had songwriters who are connected to me who were basically saying, “Well, the song that they’re using, Chuck what’s up?” And the fact is that the crack commandments were something that I was like okay … I don’t agree with it, but … it’s a master use, whatever. But songwriters want their piece. And they, [the song’s producers, The Imperial Grand Ministers Of Funk], said, “Well, if they’re going around and flaunting and falutin about how much they got … then what’s up with our rights to the song?” And I’m like, “Okay, alright you guys.” So, I mean, this is not no kids game, this is real shit.

Taking [my] voice to me is a defamation of character, but really the songwriters pushed the issue as saying, “Alright, that’s part of our song too and we helped write that, so where’s our royalties? Who handles that?”

DR Lori: So this was more business really than a personal issue?

Chuck D: Well, my thing is I don’t go after anybody. But in that particular case, which was coming from Bad Boy, which was BMG, which was who sued me on another end – it was like one of those things. So it really had nothing to do with Biggie. Nothing. It had nothing to do with Premier. And at the end of the day, it was Def Jam and Bad Boy, it was BMG and Universal. It was really one of those … it was just stupid.

But at the same time, I told Puffy, I said, “You know, you guys, when it comes down to me give me a heads-up. Don’t be doing something [when] you know where I am and you know where I come from. How you gonna just go and do some shit like that and not talk to me?” And from that point on, it was cool. That’s when you seen [Diddy remake] “Public Enemy No. 1.” And he called me [about that] when I was in the middle of Guitar Center or whatever and said, “Yo, I just wanna know if it’s cool?”

So, that was the biggest thing … talk to me. And, kids only look at the lawsuit. They’re kids, what do they know? They scream and holler about anything, but at the end of the day it was a settlement between Universal and BMG, Bad Boy and Def Jam. It had nothing to really do with me.

Those guys are all in bed with each other, but nobody asks that question.

DR Lori: Well let me ask that question -

Chuck D: For the longest Puffy was mad at Russell [Simmons]. [Laughs] So I’m like, “Look, I ain’t in the middle of all that. Just make sure you call me before you do anything regarding me if you gonna go in that direction. Simple as that.” It’s simple. And it’s been cool ever since.

And me and Premo’s been fine ever since, but you know … initially Premo had nothing to do with it. Not with me. I’m like, “Okay, you tied with this by default,” but … I don’t know.

DR Lori: I think he just took it as maybe a personal slight [since he produced the track].

Chuck D: Yeah, because he was tied up with that whole Bad Boy operation, and so when it came down to him actually receiving his royalty for the song they wanna tie him up. So I’m like, “Yo, man, forget all that. Let’s deal with each other as people.”

People have the understanding now, [but] at that time people were sticking their noses all up in the corporations booty.

DR Lori: At that time, you mean, what, last week? [Laughs]

Chuck D: No, especially back [in the ‘90s]. As much money as they was paying people, and people flaunting and throwing money at the camera, it was like the majors had a dominant hold on people’s … everything. And I was rebelling against that structure. Hard. I was like, “Man, fuck BMG. Fuck Sony. And fuck Universal too.” I was going after them hard. And still to this day.

DR Lori: Speaking of, you just did on March 2nd via Twitter [@MrChuckD]. I gotta ask you about your tweet, “Ye is a Hip Hop God as Jay is, but their bases are corrupt to Rap.” Were you saying their fanbases, their corporate bases, or both?

Chuck D: Their corporate bases are corrupt to Rap.

I mean, why would you think any different? Listen man, in any kind of business what you want is fair trade. This is what people lobby for, this is what people protest for, fair trade. And fair trade is actually saying that, Alright, you have somebody who comes up in a local [scene], at least they should be heard on local radio. But corporate radio and corporations have dominated over that existence, wiping out that foundation [for fairness]. And therefore the little business can’t even start up right, unless it’s corrupt and just totally, violently opposed to what the community is evolved from. So you gotta be national to even make it locally, where you should be local to make it locally. And even down to speaking to a school or whatever, if the local artists at the top of the local pack aren’t revered as being some sort of heroes, then who you gonna get to talk to the kids at the schools and all that? You gotta wait for a national hero, who might never come? So, too many people are focused on national [artists] who never will come in front of their own eyes and face on a one-on-one relationship. It’s almost like people are screaming at a dream.

In the past you would have somebody from the local are who would actually give advice, give inspiration, be able to be some sort of benchmark for people to follow if they wanted to do the same thing. So that has been totally eradicated as far as the community is concerned, destroyed by urban corporate radio, which means … take the Black ownership out. And also destroyed by the corporation of recording situations which kind of like dominate over those radio stations.

And over television. Somebody does an independent video, they can’t get it on Viacom networks, unless they deliver it with closed caption, high-definition, and also it has to be sanctioned, it has to be agreed upon. It’s a game, so … the Internet is an ally, and it’s supplementary, but it could never be a main venue for your local survival.

DR Lori: I wanna get more into that discussion about corporate control here in a minute, but I do have one more question regarding that tweet I asked you about. You additionally tweeted that Kanye and Jay’s song, “Ngs in Paris appeals to who? Black folk in France? USA White kids? Black kids who probably never learn further about it, perhaps never go there?” Can you elaborate on that tweet for me a little bit?

Chuck D: I think it’s self-explanatory; it’s more like a statement. It’s like, appeals to who? It’s also a question, maybe you can fill it [in]? ‘Cause it’s like, Black kids who would never know about a Paris or a France … “Niggas In Paris” means what? Who’s happy about that at the end of the day? Niggas in Paris? [Laughs] Is that what they saying? Or, White people in the United States who are happy to just say, “Well, yeah, there’s a bunch of niggas in Paris”? You tell me. I mean, don’t ask me, tell me. What do you think?

DR Lori: I just presume that they – This is a presumption, obviously, that Kanye and Jay thought that was a progressive statement in some way.

Chuck D: Alright, in what way? I mean, it ain’t like you in fifth grade, maybe you can tell me.

Dr Lori: Just that – I think you actually had a [Twitter] follower tweet you something to the extent of that he was inspired by the song, that it made him think he could be in Paris someday too I guess, I don’t know.

Chuck D: Well don’t say you don’t know. Either you know or you don’t. I mean, I’m just saying, it’s like, what do you think? This is what I’m saying, I just put out a tweet that was just like saying, Okay, now where do you wanna really sit with this? When does it get to a point where – It doesn’t allow us to be like bi-polar with it, like, “Oh yeah, I don’t wanna be called no nigga in anything, but at the same time I can be a nigga in Paris.”

And I’m not even trying to get deep on the issue other than the fact that there are plenty of other songs that get no light, at all, on these same radio stations because of “Niggas In Paris.” So the best answer was probably Yasiin Bey, a/k/a Mos Def’s response, “Niggas In Poorest.” Maybe that should be played as much, right?

So, I think they’re Hip Hop Gods, but at the same time it’s like I don’t think you can be 35 and 40 years old and just pretend to be 12 and 15. C’mon now. [Sighs] What do you think?

dr lori: I’m as frustrated as you are, honestly.

Chuck D: I mean, I’m not mad at them, I’m happy that they’re great artists. But at the same time, I’m always gonna be mad at the machine. I’m always gonna be angry at corporations. And I’m always gonna be angry at people that show off their money to the poor and the growing poor in America and across the world. That’s just how I am. And people can say that’s bitter, but why wouldn’t I be angry at that? I know I’m privileged, but I’m just totally, totally against somebody showing off riches to the poor. It goes against every fuckin’ storybook tale that we’ve learned since kindergarten. Robin Hood robbed from the rich and gave to the poor and was a hero. How the fuck you gonna rob from the poor and be the rich and be a hero? It just doesn’t make any damn sense.

Jay-Z to Headline BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend,D'banj to Perform

Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z  has been booked to  headline BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend event, a huge outdoor festival set to take place as part the of 2012 london Olympic Games.

    The event will take place on London's Hackney Marshes on June 23–24 and will hold up to 100,000 people. Jay-z will headline the event's opening day (June 23), with a second headliner set to be confirmed in the coming weeks. 
   The majority of the tickets for the event are being given free to residents of  Hackney and the surrounding London boroughs.
    Nigerian music star  D'banj is one of the acts billed to perform at the festival . Among other acts confirmed to perform are David guetta, dappy,jessie j,emeli sande ,tinie tempah and leona lewis.

JAMIE FOXX DANCES LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON IN HIS UNDERWEAR

In the hilarious, 10-year-old home video, the nearly nude star imitates Michael Jackson by performing a dance routine filled with spins and pelvic thrusts. To the sounds of Prince’s “I Wanna Be Your Lover,” Jamie manages to amuse his friends who burst into laughter during the course of the video.

Jay-Z Facing Legal Trouble Over "Big Pimpin'" Sample

Jay-Z is in some hot water for a song he put out over a decade ago.

"Big Pimpin'," which was included on Hov's fourth album, Vol. 3...Life and Times of S. Carter, was one of the rapper's biggest hits and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles charts. The Timbaland-produced cut contained a sample of the Egyptian song "Khosara, Khosara," and those behind the the original version are coming after the star, according to Billboard.

The song was licensed to Jay-Z for use, however, according to reports, the family of the composer of "Khosara, Khosara," Baligh Hamdy, believes that Jiggaman proceeded to "mutilate" the original. Osama Ahmed Fahmy, the composer's nephew, is now seeking financial compensation for some of the money that has been made off of the success of "Big Pimpin'."

In December, a judge ruled that the case should have been brought earlier, agreeing with Jay's lawyers' claims that the statute of limitations had passed. Still, the plaintiffs are able to go after compensation for revenue from 2004, which was three years prior to when the suit was filed, until now. More than record sales, they seem to be going after concert revenue, and a judge in California recently ruled that the case could go to trial. She issued the following decision: "This case may be more akin to the infringing use of copyrighted songs as part of a larger musical revue, an infringing use of a painting in a textbook, and one infringing poem contained in a poetry anthology, than the infringing use of copyrighted text or images to promote season tickets for the symphony, or the sale of a car--but that is up to a jury to decide."

Ahab Joseph Nafal, who had also been licensed the song, is also going after the rapper. Nafal claimed "100% of an exclusive license" to "Khosara, Khosara," but his case was dismissed by a California judge last week.

Prophetess Buried Alive For Allegedly Practising Witchcraft

A prophetess, Utang Edet Effiong accused of killing five family members for money making ritual locally known as mkpinon in Efik, has been buried alive by angry family members.

Utang Edet, who owned a church in her native village of Ikot Edem Odo in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, Southsouth Nigeria, was accused of offering her family members for money making ritual and before she was buried alive, she had allegedly killed five members of the family.

A family source in Ikot Edem Odo told P.M.NEWS that mysterious deaths regularly occurred in the family without anyone knowing the cause of death until Joseph Edet Offiong died early February this year.

"We concluded that we had to do something before premature death took everyone in the family away," Ekanma Edet Offiong, a member of the family said.

According to her, the family met and resolved that there should be findings to know what was the cause of the deaths and "we decided to send somebody to Anang in Akwa Ibom State to find out and eventually we discovered that she was responsible for the killings and more were lined up to die if she was not stopped."

She said when the family discovered that she was responsible for the killings, a meeting was summoned and she was invited to appear before the family to explain her role but she refused to honour the family's invitations and gave excuses that she was too busy with church activities. That convinced the family further that she was aware of what was happening or had a hand in the deaths, Ekanma added.

The family, another source which craves anonymity told P.M.NEWS, was yet to decide what to do with the prophetess when Edet Edet Offiong, a twin brother of Joseph Edet Offiong who died recently, could not bear the grief and pain of the loss of his twin brother and had to lead some of his friends to the prophetess' house one night and took her to the bush where they dug a grave and shoved her in and covered her with sand.

"At about 2 a.m. on that night, Edet Edet Offiong led Nsikak Emmanuel Tom, Ekpo Archibong Ekpo, and Edet Etim to the prophetess' house and on arrival, her brother Edet Edet Offiong called her to come out and when she asked him what he was doing in her house at that time of night, the boys told her to shut up and come out," said our source.
The source said when she eventually came out, they dealt her some blows and took her to the bush where they buried her alive.

The matter was reported to the police who have arrested five suspects in connection with the murder and detained them at the Police Headquarters at Diamond Hill, Calabar.
ASP Hogan Bassey said the suspects would soon appear in court after "investigations have been concluded."

Culled from : PM News

11 Cartons Of Explosives From South Africa Seized In Lagos

Officials of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) command and other security agencies were shocked yesterday when they discovered 11 cartons of explosives carefully packaged to beat security checks.
The lethal weapons, which were literally abandoned at the Nigeria Aviation Company Limited (NAHCO),warehouse weighed 95 kilogrammes.
The cartons, labelled cartridge powder devices and chargers were flown in from South Africa since February 24, 2012, but vigilant personnel at the NAHCO warehouse alerted security agencies to further look into the cargo, judging from the crooked way the importer handled the clearing process.
The NAHCO staff observed that the importer wanted to smuggle them out of the cargo terminal without properly declaring the items.

More so, the importer evaded import duty payment, making the items more suspicious.
The Customs Area controller in charge of MMIA, Mr. Charles Eporwei Edike, while parading the suspect, before journalists explained that the importer, who claimed that he is a miner in Kaduna State, brought in the explosives concealed in pallets made of other goods without disclosing to the relevant authorities the true content.

This, he said, contravenes the rules of the government and added that he colluded with some clearing agents to take the explosives out of the cargo terminal without securing the relevant police permit and making payments to government on the duty for such goods.
Edike said: "There was no documentation and duty paid. The explosives were concealed in a pallet with other items. Even, the law does not permit that any consignment is released without physical examination, which must be done after the relevant payments has been done. In this case the explosives were almost released until the vigilance of our officials led to the discovery.
"The explosives, according to our investigations, are meant for marine and offshore operations. It is against the Explosives Act of 1964. The imported has violated all existing regulations and even contravened the law. If these items were released to him, they could have been used to cause mayhem; we are now going to hand him and the items over to the police for further investigations."

He explained that vigilant security agents at the terminal noticed that the goods were undeclared explosives that were concealed along other goods. According to him, security agents had notified the Customs, which in turn informed other relevant agencies, including the Nigeria Police to carry out tests on the items, which were found to be prohibited explosives.
He gave the name of the consignee as Miero Marble Granite and Stones Limited in Kaduna State, with one Mr. Michael Awara Ernest as the representative to collect the
explosives at the cargo terminal

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Female Singer, Asa, Questionmark Feud Gets Messier** Asa Alleges Death Threats

The bad-blood flowing between top Nigerian female singer, Asa and former label, Questionmark Entertainment has taken a new dimension.

Going by the latest development, Asa has alleged death threats on her by some people.
Asa took to twitter yesterday to make this known. According her tweet, "I am passionate about my music, I have received death threats from these people, I have kept my head up and focused on giving my best always."

Tweeting further, the international artiste tweeted, "I do not have any NEW ALBUM selling in Nigeria called DOWN ON ME. Please do not purchase it!

She further pointed out the perpetrators behind the illegal sale of fake CDs.
According to her, "unfortunately, we blame it on Alaba Market but it's not from them but from Question Mark Entertainment. Please pass on this message.

Asa then further hinted on plans to take a legal action on Question Mark Entertainment with this tweet, "we will inform you of any LEGAL releases when there is.
You will recall that Asa fell apart with Question Mark Entertainment some years ago. It was speculated that her former label boss, Kelvin once pointed a gun at her, which led to the birth of the track, Jailer.

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There's More About Me Than The Way I Look – Cossy

That Cossy Ojiakor is received by her fans as a sex symbol is fast becoming a cliché. However, the actress and singer says she has other attractions apart from flaunting her natural endowments on television. She believes that the time has come to show off her voice. She spoke with 3m360 on many issues. Excerpts:

Tell us more about the new song you are working on.

My new single has been released. I featured Ego. The song is actually about the things that happened to me in the movie industry. In the industry, we have lots of guys who have a preference for different kinds of ladies. Some guys love ladies with big hips, fair skin or ladies with big breasts and all that.
It was unfortunate that one of the directors liked my figure to the point that his wife got very upset about it. Even without the man saying a word to me, the wife saw me on set and gave me a slap, which I received in good faith and did not try to fight back.When someone is more powerful than you are, you don’t fight, you run. Talking about it is the only way of fighting back.

Was she bigger than you?

Yes.

So you are singing to fight back?

Yes, but it is not just about her. Like I said earlier, I have been through a lot in the movie industry; I am using the song to tell my story. There was a movie I acted a long time ago, with a dog, but was fully clothed. All of a sudden, in 2009, it was in the tabloids that ‘Cossy slept with a dog’.
They took clips of a movie I had acted years ago and said it was a recent thing. It is sad how people can run you down. When people can’t be like you or wish to be like you, they would just hate you.

Are you saying it is goodbye to acting?

No; not really. I have been busy doing other things. I’m not even that free yet to shoot a movie. Right now, I’m doing music. I am supervising some work so I’m not looking for any acting role now but by next year, all the distractions would be over and I can focus on acting again.
There are a lot of female musicians out there.

Do you think you can compete favourably?

I’m not competing with anyone. I ventured into music because I felt like doing it. There are messages for me to pass across.

So, you are through with dancing?

Dancing?

Yes, you became popular with dancing for Fuji musicians...

I’m a happy person. I just do things because I want to do them. I enjoyed dancing then, I can’t dance anymore so I can’t even be in anybody’s video unless I’m featured.

What if you are given a well-paid role? Will you take it?

I have not actually been getting roles. When I got into the industry, I brought in some kind of revolution. Prior to that time, when people hug in movies, they usually avoid locking chests, but I am used to watching foreign movies, and I see the way they do it.
When people saw me act, they felt I was raw. I also did not have anyone managing me then; there was no one to guide me.

Many of the actresses you started with are now producing their own movies. Are you planning to do that too?

I had some money to do that, but I asked myself, ‘what if I do a movie and they end up banning it just like my other movies were banned?. I went to the Censor’s board to find out if it was my person or my movies that was banned.
They said they could not ban an individual but, the movies. The movies were not even so bad. One of it was a story about a young girl having fun. So the movies would have been a waste if I had invested in them.

So, your fans are not going to see your breasts on television anymore?

I’m always covered up now. Back then, I didn’t really have someone to dress me up. I’m a size 10 and my breasts are like size 14, so it was difficult getting the right outfits.
Besides, many people think that when they see me outside the movies, they would see me half-n*de. The only time you can see me dress sexy, is on set, in the club or when I go on a special outing.

Some people say you are not a Nigerian and that you only bear an Igbo surname?

I am from Anambra State.

Are you into any relationship at the moment?

With the experiences I have had in the past, I tend to keep to myself often. If someone already has an opinion, why do you want to keep convincing the person when there are a thousand and one people out there that you are yet to make happy? I’m happy.
I’m surrounded by people who love me. I actually just broke up with a guy. He promised to buy me a Range Rover on October 15, and when the date got closer, he started acting cold feet. So I let him go.

Are you saying marriage is not in your plans now?

I’m not emotionally ready for marriage now. Once you are married, you no longer have all the freedom you are used to. Definitely men would cheat, so you need to be emotionally ready to handle that.
Dating a man and being married to him are two different things. And I’m the kind of person, who can really ignore someone I'm upset with which would be impossible if you are married to him. So when I can take care of those things and handle living with someone, then I would be ready to get married.

What if you meet a man that sweeps you off your feet?

It depends. When I see someone I like, I would know.

What kind of man can satisfy you?

For a man to handle an artiste that everyone is all over, he must have confidence. And for a man to be able to handle a celebrity, he must be very rich and very confident too.
If you are not rich and a guy is out there looking at your wife and willing to offer her things that you cannot afford, you would not be bold to handle the situation, if you’re wealthy, nothing would shake you.

Jim Iyke sustains severe injuries from his Cameroonian female fans

Controversial actor, Jim Iyke will live to retell his story after he escaped being mobbed last weekend by female fans in far away Cameroon. However, he sustained injuries after the attack.

Jim Iyke was in Cameroon to shoot his new movie, when an army of female fans suddenly besieged him while on location.

The actor was said to have sustained deep cuts in his hands, leading to his losing some amount of blood in the process before he was rushed to the hospital. The incident took place in Limbe, Cameroon.

According to our source, as soon as the over anxious female fans learned that the controversial actor was shooting a movie in their country, they thronged the location in their tens of thousands and within minutes crowded him like bees on a honeypot- pressing to touch their idol.

The situation almost got out of hand, but the timely intervention of security men Jim Iyke would have been mobbed by the eager Cameroonian fans.

Confirming the incident online, Jim Iyke said

“Yeah, it’s true. Fans, kind of mobbed me in a club called Calypso, when we were shooting yesterday(last Saturday) night in Limbe, Cameroon. It got a little rowdy and a glass table with bottles of drinks next to me was broken.”“As the bouncers tried to pull me away, I slipped on the drinks on the floor and cut my two hands badly. I need three stitches on each of my fingers on the right hand and one on the left, because I lost a lot of blood, as I was bleeding profusely. The hospital was far and took some time to locate.

“I’m fine now and recuperating, but the shooting had to be suspended for a few days until the stitches can be removed.

Coolio And Son Locked Up In Same Prison , Like Father Like Son

Coolio and son Grtis arrested and booked in same Las Vegas jail: Rapper busted for traffic violation, son for robbery and kidnapping

We have got to do better. According to TMZ, rapper turned reality show chef Coolio was arrested in Las Vegas after being pulled over for a routine traffic violation. The “Gangsters Paradise” rapper had two active warrants for his arrest and was hauled into the Clark County Detention Center.What adds insult to injury is that Coolio’s son Grtis is currently serving a sentence in the same jail for helping a hooker rob someone at gunpoint.

What a doozy of a day for the Coolio clan.

The rapper, 48, was arrested in Las Vegas early Friday morning after he and a friend were pulled over for a routine traffic violation, 3m360 reports.Coolio was in the passenger seat.Upon running Coolio's name through the system, the police officer discovered the "Gangsta's Paradise" rapper had two active bench warrants out for his arrest based on multiple traffic violations. They promptly arrested him on the spot.Coolio (real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr.) was taken to the Clark County Detention Center, where, incidentally, his oldest son Grtis Ivey, is also being held - albeit for much more serious crimes.

Grtis, 22, is currently being held without bail for a number of offenses, including robbery with a deadly weapon, first degree kidnapping and grand larceny, according to TMZ.Coolio's sinning son was arrested last November following a bizarre string of events, starting with a female prostitute and ending with a straight-up robbery.According to police reports, back in October, the prostitute, Shantrice Wilkerson, had convinced a man named Joseph Hall to take her back to his apartment from the Luxor nightclub after they met.Wilkerson allegedly told Hall she had a "dream" of having sex on a pile of money, but didn't reveal that she was a gal for hire.Hall reportedly offered $5,000 to create the aforementioned pile, and Wilkerson agreed - but when the prostitute then demanded the money Hall had removed from his safe, he grew angry and left the scene.

Wilkerson remembered where Hall lived, however, and reportedly asked Grtis to help her wipe his apartment clean three days later.On that fateful day, Grtis barged into the apartment with a gun in hand, TMZ reports, and he and Wilkerson stole a safe, two iPads, two laptops and passports, among other things.

They allegedly locked Hall's roommate in the bathroom while they ransacked the place.Unfortunately for the bungling robbers, however, the roommate was still able to identify both of them in a lineup and Grtis has been locked up in the Las Vegas jail ever since.Both Wilkerson and Coolio’s son deny having had guns in their possession during the robbery, though Wilkerson admitted to stealing things, 3m360 reports.

Grtis will face a judge Monday

Drake Gets Into Twitter Beef With Stripper Maliah Michel, Subtweets Drake? Calls Him A Crybaby!

Drake’s “Find Your Love” leading lady, Maliah Michel may have sub-tweeted the rapper calling him a “crybaby” after he sent the following message:

“Sometimes I wanna tweet things like “B*tch how you stop fuckin with me and now you live on twitter everyday”…but then I just don’t.”

Maliah must have taken it personal, because she then tweeted:

“Lmao Yess I love Twitter and I don’t f**k with disrespectful crybaby ass niggas that’s y”

The argument started when the 'Headlines' rapper wrote on his account: "Sometimes I wanna tweet things like "Bitch how you stop fuckin with me and now you live on twitter everyday"...but then I just don't." Drizzy failed to specify what prompted him to diss Maliah, but she wasted no time in firing back. "Lmao Yess I love twitter and I don't f**k with disrespectful crybaby ass niggas that's y," she wrote on her account without aiming it directly at Drizzy. When her followers told her to stop beefing with Drake, she replied: "idk y its just show business." She then seemed to get annoyed with all the questions about her relationship with Drake, writing: "Lmao y y'all think that is the only man in my life it was 2 years ago. Please no more talk about him. Find me someone else. Who will appreciate me."

Score One For Ellen DeGeneres; One Million Moms Backs Down On Anti-Gay Boycott

Finally! The gay haters at One Million Moms have seen the light and reluctantly ended their boycott of JCPenney after they hired openly-gay Ellen DeGeneres as their new spokesperson. But the Moms couldn’t just walk away quietly–they had to leave with one final jab about the horrors of Ellen being gay.

Monica Cole, the director of One Million Moms, says that “other issues require her group’s attention, so OMM is moving on.” Yes, I’m sure there are other people they need to go hate now. Although, Cole made it clear that some of their members will still refuse to shop at JCPenney:

But we have heard back from so many of our members. We have heard back from men and women — not just moms — saying they will no longer shop there at JCPenney, as long as Ellen DeGeneres is their spokesperson.

The debate started last month after the retailer announced its decision to hire DeGeneres. One Million Moms, backed by the American Family Association responded with its disapproval almost immediately with anti-gay messages on their website:

DeGeneres is not a true representation of the type of families that shop at their store. More sales will be lost than gained unless they replace their spokesperson quickly. Unless J.C. Penney decides to be neutral in the culture war, then their brand transformation will be unsuccessful.

AFA spokesperson Bryan Fisher went so far as to say that JCPenney’s hiring of DeGeneres would lead to depression, suicide, and breast cancer among women who become lesbians due to the store’s choice of spokesperson.

Yeah, right. That’s an intelligent statement.

I don’t know about you, but personally, I am more inclined to shop there now. I mean, have you seen their new commercials with Ellen? She’s hilarious. Particularly the one where she wants to return a skort because “it’s a skort”

Kanye West Upsets Royal Family(Britain’s Royal Family Not Feeling Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music)

Kanye West has been living in London for the past few months working on his fashion line and music projects, and his presence may have miffed the royal family. Kanye has reportedly been renting out the top floor at The London Lanesborough Hotel, next door to Buckingham Palace, where he invited the G.O.O.D. Music team to stay with him to finish up their upcoming album. According to Big Sean, their stay at the posh London hotel upset the royal family who happened to be staying in the room underneath Ye and crew.

"Every room was a studio,” Sean told The 3m360. The royal family below were complaining like, 'We got all this loud-ass rap music above us and weed smoke.'"

The G.O.O.D. Music guys have been hard at work on their upcoming compilation album which Big Sean predicts should be out this spring. "We're gonna do the G.O.O.D. Music album first; we been working on that," Big Sean said. "So, me, Kanye, Cudi, CyHi, John Legend, Common, Pusha T, everybody on G.O.O.D., Mr Hudson: We're all working on a new project; it's almost done."Earlier in the week, Kanye got the party going at his Paris Fashion Week show, where he revealed his second women’s collection. Guests like Diddy, Common, Alicia Keys, Cassie, Swizz Beatz, Big Sean and Kim Kardashian were all spotted at the runway show alongside fashion royalty such as Vogue's Anna Wintour and Anna Dello Russo. At the after party, Azaelia Banks, Common, Waka Flocka Flame, Mos Def, Big Sean and A-trak hit the runway for a show of their own and gave a performance for party guests. A go-kart track was even set up around the runway for some added fun.Kanye knows how to throw a good party. Maybe if the royal family can't beat him, they should join him.

Notorious B.I.G.: Sean "Diddy" Combs, Li'l Kim and More Pay Tribute on 15th Anniversary

The world lost a huge talent when Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down 15 years ago in a shocking L.A. drive-by. The details surrounding his death have remained murky despite an FBI investigation that spanned eight years and hawked its own conspiracy theories.But one thing remains certain: that the influential rapper was deeply loved and respected by those he continues to inspire.Stars gave props to Biggie today, and here's what they had to say…

MORE: Five Things We Learned About Notorious B.I.G.'s Murder From Newly Released FBI FilesLil' Kim appeared on MTV's RapFix Live and recalled a memorable conversation she had with the late rapper: "I was his biggest fan, rockin' with him. And I was shorty, I was his pride and joy. Sometimes he would say to me, 'I feel like you're my baby, like I birthed you.'"She also paid tribute to his legacy. "He should be proud of himself. He should be very proud," Kim said. "He did some good things when he was here."Others took to Twitter to celebrate Biggie:"Be excellent for Biggie. He took excellence seriously. RIP Biggie," Estelle

Bobbi Kristina To Receive Whitney Houston’s $20m

Bobbi Kristina, the daughter to late singer Whitney Houston has now been made a multi-millionaire as news emerged early this week that all her mother’s assets were ‘willed’ to her.This is according to a 1993 will filed by the singer, a month after Bobbi was born.The late ‘Queen of Pop’s assets which is estimated at $20m (N3.2b) includes furnishings, clothing, personal effects, jewellery and cars. All will be passed to her ‘surviving children’ that is Bobbi

According to reports, Houston’s money will be put in a trust which Bobbi, 19, will have access to as she grows. When she clocks 21, she will receive a portion, another sum will be given to her when turns 25 and the rest when she hits 30.Meanwhile Whitney’s ex-husband Bobby Brown arrived Nigeria on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 for a Friday concert alongside former New Edition band mates Bell Biv DeVoe at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Robin Thicke Tributes Whitney Houston With “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” Cover

Robin Thicke delivered an encore performance of his cover of Whitney Houston’s “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” (the lead single from the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack) on The Ellen Show this morning. The R&B crooner took to his piano while performing a beautifully stripped down version of Whitney’s hit song, as photos of the fallen star throughout her illustrious career appeared on screens across the stage.

As much as we love Houston’s arrangement of “I Will Always Love You”, it’s nice to hear another one of her wonderful songs be covered by an artist who was clearly a fan of her work.Robin — who will soon be seen on the ABC singing reality competition Duets — also performed his own tunes on the program in the form of a web exclusive — listen to the smooth singer perform his Love After War single “Pretty Lil’ Heart” while playing the 88 keys:

Rihanna Goes Topless On Twitter, Talks About Her Beef (video)

has never been shy about showing off her body! Although she covered herself in all the right places, the 24-year-old singer showed off her sexy curves in a topless photo. Rihanna captioned the racy photo with, “Where have you been all my life?!” — lyrics from her song “Where Have You Been.”
Rihanna’s exhibitionist ways have gotten her in trouble in the past. Back in September, an Irish farmer told Rihanna to cover up while filming her latest music video on his property. While shooting the music video for “We Found Love,” RiRi decided to go au natural and ditched her top while running through a field

[Video] Comedy King Eddie Murphy’s upcoming ‘A Thousand Words’ Unleashes Latest Exclusive Movie Clip “Act Like Me”, Releasing on March 23,2012

Watch this exclusive video trailer to catch the comedy king ‘Eddie Murphy’ in his latest upcoming comedy film ‘A Thousand Words’, movie clip titled ‘Act Like Me’ !!‘A Thousand Words’ hitting theaters on March 23rd, 2012 is a savvy, money-grubbing head of a literary agency who discovers he only has a thousand words left to say before he dies.Check out this latest exclusive trailer of movie clip titled ‘Act Like Me’ from the movie ‘A Thousand Words’!!

Fun Unlimited- American Pie 4: Reunion Starring Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan Exclusive Official Trailer Released !!

Here is the exclusive official trailer of the latest fun unlimited “American Pie 4: Family Reunion”, the latest slice of American Pie series starring Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan !!In American Pie 4:‘Family Reunion’, the friends are all in their 30′s now, and we can assume the story will be centered around Jim and Michelle’s pregnancy. The friends all reunite for the birth and a weekend of memories, when all hell breaks loose.Check out this video to catch the exclusive official trailer of “American Pie 4: Family Reunion”, releasing this April !

'Disco Inferno' singer Jimmy Ellis of Rock Hill dies at 74

The end came silently Thursday morning for Jimmy Ellis. But the life, before death at age 74, was never quiet. Jimmy Ellis burned that mother down.James T. Ellis, "Jimmy," died Thursday, but the song "Disco Inferno" will live forever.

The silent killer, Alzheimer’s, with no regard for greatness that will never be quieted or a song that changed the world, needs no noise for its desperate deed. But in a lifetime that lasted 74 years until Thursday, there was always sound around Jimmy Ellis who grew up in a shotgun shack on Pond Street in Rock Hill’s Crawford Road neighborhood. Songs sung driving a school bus at age 16, winning talent shows and at roadhouses, songs to his kids and grandkids, in churches and arenas and on television and in movies. And the sound above all sounds, words from deep in Ellis’s soul down there way below the diaphragm where the magic lives, that will last until the world end“‘Burn that mother down!’” said Johnny Ellis, Jimmy Ellis’s younger brother. “ ‘Burn, baby burn.’ Doesn’t matter where you go, who they are, everybody knows when they hear the words ‘Burn that mother down’ and ‘ burn, baby burn’ that the song is Disco Inferno. And the man with that voice who sang that song was Jimmy Ellis.”

That song, "Disco Inferno," turned The Trammps - the band Jimmy Ellis fronted, and its silver-voiced singer from entertainers into plain - out American cultural icons. The song was featured in the "Saturday Night Fever" movie in 1977, and the subsequent soundtrack that sold an astounding 15 million copies as it stayed atop the charts for half a year. In 1978, "Disco Inferno" as a single became for a while the Number One dance song in America, and thus, the world.

The refrain “Burn, baby burn” sung throughout that song, in the background and flowing like lava, hot and burning just like the words, is unforgettable and will surely last as long as there is music on the face of the earth. It is not so much a chorus as a demand, a magical spell, or just plain fated destiny. The song sung by Jimmy Ellis of Rock Hill, a voice that careens over mountains and screams through valleys with “Saaaatisfaction -(and in the background the Trammps singing ooh-ooh-ooh) came in a chain reaction,” remains, 35 years later, iconic in not just music, but popular culture and life.

“The song Disco Inferno remains a big favorite in Europe to this day, and is played here and everywhere,” said Ellis’s wife of 46 years, Beverly. “Disco Inferno? The whole world knows the words.”The song was played at discos around the globe - and still is. Disco Inferno is in movies and on TV shows and commercials. Jimmy Ellis, with that song, became plainly, immortal.“It does not matter where you go in the world and I been all over this world playing music, Disco Inferno is being played somewhere on a radio or in a mall or on a train or a plane,” said Johnnie “Boggie” King, another legendary musician who grew up with the Ellis brothers playing music together. “To lose Ellis is to lose a legend. The song and our Ellis - we call him Ellis, not Jimmy - is around somewhere. The cat just went to the mountaintop with that one song - and he never come back down.”Even though Ellis and the Trammps had been touring for years before 1978, and had other songs and a bunch of albums, it was Disco Inferno that turned Ellis into a household voice.“We had to move because when that song got huge, it was the biggest thing in the country,” said Erika Stinson, 42, the younger of Ellis’s two children. “People just showed up at the house. It was unbelievable. All of a sudden here I am a little girl going to school and my father is leaving on tour and he is dropping me off at school in a limousine. I didn’t think it was strange that Stevie Wonder came over to see us. It was no biggie that my father was tight with the Bee Gees. The whole world knew the song. And it still does.”

Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/03/08/3804499/singer-of-disco-inferno-jimmy.html#storylink=cpy

Fox Cancels “Terra Nova”

For those who loved the Fox show Terra Nova, I bring less than stellar news. According to 3m360, Fox is officially cancelling the show. The good news is that no one really watched it, so it looks like no one is going to be entirely broken-hearted.While the show has been on the chopping block since it premiered, Fox continued to air it on the chance that the show’s storyline, which was ever-evolving, would be able to draw in a dedicated fan-base. While this never panned out, some critics did tip their cap to the show’s narrative improvements. Obviously, this never quite impressed the network enough to keep the show going.If you’re on the outs about the show (which many are), the storyline follows a family who travels back to prehistoric times (yes, dinosaurs and other giant predators) in an attempt to change the course of history and save mankind. The premise, while interesting and ambitious, was a bit too large to take on without the production value that HBO has to offer.More surprising still is the fact that film titan Steven Spielberg executively produced Terra Nova. I guess this goes to show that just because you created the biggest dinosaur franchise in the history of film (Jurassic Park), it doesn’t mean you can create a decent dinosaur television show. Though nothing is confirmed, it is being hinted that the show could land on a different network where it would pick up where the story left off before its Fox cancellation.

600 Pound Fat Man Asks for Help on YouTube

Robert Gibbs cried out on YouTube the day before his 23^rd birthday to ask the world to spread the word that he needs help. He stated that he is somewhere between 600 and 700 pounds, maybe more, and that this was his last chance to lose weight.“I’m making this video because I don’t know what else to do,” Robert stated in his video. He said that he has tried just about everything to lose weight, and even when he manages to do so, it just comes back. One of his main reasons for making the video was that he is afraid he won’t get to see his niece and nephew grow up. He also said he was scared, “I’m not going to have a family of my own.”Robert pleaded with the viewers of the video to spread it along until someone sees it who could help. He said maybe even the “Biggest Loser” or Dr. Phil might be able to help him. During the three minute video, it was easy to see that this was a man who truly wanted help and really had nowhere else to turn.The Internet has so far shown Robert much compassion. Most comments on his video were supportive, and the naysayers and trolls were shut down quickly when they did appear; however, the negative comments made are usually out of ignorance.

In the ABC News reporting of this story, Dr. Lou Arrone, director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program at NY-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, said it is not as easy as dieting. He stated that obesity becomes a disease in the brain. The chemical signals in the brain that control weight are not functioning properly. While most people have signals that tell them how much fat is stored in the body, people like Robert do not.Many professionals in the health community have already reached out to Robert. A spokesperson from “Dr. Phil” actually did contact him as well as previous contenders from “The Biggest Loser.” Many weight loss experts have also been in contact with Robert since the video went viral, as well.3m360 reported that Robert has suffered from diabetes for years. He mainly lives on fast food to feed his appetite because it is more affordable, and he has been in the hospital twice because of weight complications.Gibbs told Dr lori when interviewed, “I guess it’s a good birthday for me.” Hopefully there will be plenty more to follow.