Photo: BEYSUS? Beyonce Causes Controversy in Jesus Like Last Supper

The pop star stirred up a controversy with a quasi-religious Instagram snap posted on Monday. In the photo, the pop superstar poses in front of a modern take on The Last Supper, painted by Leonardo DaVinci in the late 1490's that depicted Jesus's last meal with his disciples before his Crucifixion

Genevieve Nnaji & D'Banj are Officially Back Together

In an interview a while back D'banj sayed he'd Love to marry Genny. And just few weeks ago the two were spotted together for the First time in Years at the Gulder Club Ultimate Party, Sparking rumours that they were back together. Well, according to LIB, The Couple who dated on and off between 2009 & 2011 are giving it another try and this time a serious one at that. It is also reported that Genevieve has moved into D'Banj's Lekki Home and there are rumours of Marraige in the air. Talk about Naija's Power Couple. Who wouldn't love that. just saying

Fathia Balogun Finally drops Saheed Balogun's Name

The actress has been in a bitter with her Ex-Husband Saheed Balogun over the refusal to drop his last name after their seperation, but it seems she has finally decided to drop it after Saheed dragged her to court. Fathia recently reverted her last name on her Instagram page back to her maiden name.. I hope the feud is Over.

Actress Halima Abubakar shows off her jewelry collection.

hmmmmn Hali take am easy

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Mandela tribute concert in pics

'The Legacy Lives' tribute concert in pics

Local artists paid their last respects to the late former South African president Nelson Mandela at a tribute concert on Wednesday.

Musicians D'banj, Tiwa Savage, 2face, Waje, Zaina, Nneka and others celebrated the life and legacy of the icon at their 'The Legacy Lives' concert in Lagos.

Why Is Dan Foster stares at Kate Henshaw?

Daniel 'Dan' Foster - popularly known as The Big Dawg is a Nigerian-based American radio presenter. Formerly an Idol series judge, he currently has a similar position with the Nigeria Got Talent, Foster has a son, Joshua, from his previous marriage. Now married to a Nigerian, Lovina, the couple are parents of daughter Daniella and son Somtochukwu, but wondering why a married man would be looking down at another woman's b**bs.

Hilarious, dan foster stares down at actress kate Henshaw's boobs. Don't let your wife catch you. Kate is looking great though
 

How Illbliss And Clarence Peters Made Chidinma Ekhile S*x Tape Scandal Die Down

Some weeks back, it was all over the place that Chidinma Ekhile aka miss kedike sex tape was released and many dispersed her and said lot of negative comment, she even defended her self by acclaiming she is a virgin.

Nigerian rapper Tobechukwu Melvin Ejiofor aka Illbliss in a chat with HipTV revealed that Chidinma’s alleged s*x tape scandal which went viral weeks back devastated the singer, adding that she cried profusely.

Illbliss recounted how he and his team rallied round the Kedike hit singer and assured her the scandal would be strategically handled. He and Clarence Peter spearhead Capital Hill Music, which is home to Chidinma, Phyno and Da Suspect.

Illbliss said:
‘I got an e-mail from a blogger one morning saying that ‘your artiste Chidinma has a sex tape out, get in touch with us’ and I called her that morning and told her (Chidinma).

All she did was cry her eyes out, saying ‘I’m only a small girl; I’ve not wronged anybody, why will anyone do this to me?’
‘…I told her that we will speak when we want to and it will not be to defend the sex tape issue but to communicate her success. And indeed it worked!’

'Americanah' named best book of 2013

The BBC has named Chimamanda Adichie's 'Americanah' the best book of 2013.

According to their website, she has been awarded the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (for Purple Hibiscus), the Orange Broadband award (for Half of a Yellow Sun), and a MacArthur 'genius' grant.
The Good Nurse by Charles Graeber and The Book of My Lives by Aleksandar Hemon came in second and third respectively.

FUNKE AKINDELE HAS DONE IT AGAIN!

The Scene One School of Drama, a sub unit of Jenifa Foundation was established in 2011 by Funke Akindele with 25 students on admission with a minimum Secondary School Certificate of Education (SSCE) qualification, the school which is specialized in wide variety of creative courses including Introduction of Drama, Traditional and Contemporary Dance, Music, Etiquette and Manners just graduated the first set of graduands in Lagos on Thursday.

Star actress, Funke Akindele has urged Nigerian youths to believe in themselves and go out and conquer in their bid to realise their dreams. The graduation ceremony which took place at the school's rehearsal ground was attended by the graduands parents, family members and friends, who, she said, like the graduands, would remember the occasion for the rest of their lives.

The occasion was graced by other celebrities including Uche Jombo, JJC, El-dee, Tiwa Savage, Segun Obe, Eniola Bhadmus, Ariyike Akinbobola, Feyikemi Olayinka and Dammy Krane also shared her story of doggedness and steadfastness on her road to fame.

"When I started this journey many years ago, the Nigerian movie industry was unforgiving and difficult to navigate. I learnt first-hand how to use the resources at my disposal to break into the industry... writing scripts deep into the night.... Tolerating rejection...blood... sweat and tears, I took it upon myself to teach aspiring actors, producers, dancers how to develop their talents properly to increase their chances at breakthroughs in their creative careers.

One of the major highlights of the graduation ceremony was the presentation of prizes to some outstanding students in major courses- Goke Olalere- Best Student Introduction to Drama, Best Student in Music- Olamide Olowe, Best Student-Traditional Dance-Femi Joseph. Each of them automatically would get a prominent role in Akindele's next flick, Everybody Loves Jenifa.
@ E-247 Mag
 

EXCLUSIVE!!! “Jim Iyke did not fight over $ 10,000 Or Pull A Gun In Public”

Just after news broke in the media that Nigeria’s celebrated movie star, Jim Iyke, was involved in a brawl at the Crave Cafe at Adjiringanor, East Legon – Accra, Nigeriafilms.Com made an effort to investigate the story to find out the details of what actually happened at the said place involving the movie star.

Speaking to one Nana Kwesi who invited Jim Iyke to the Cahaya lounge where the incident happened, he told Nigeriafilms.com, Correspondent in Ghana Mustapha Ayinde Inusah/ AKA Attractive “how funny people twist and turn stories around.”

He added that all the details given in the publication about Jim Iyke fighting over $ 10, 000 was fabricated.

“There was an issue between Jim Iyke and his business partner (name not disclosed to us) at the Cahaya Lounge just opposite ex-President J. J. Rawlings house and not Crave Café as the media reported it. The issue had nothing to do with Jim Iyke fighting over $ 10,000. Also, Jim Iyke never attempted to pull a gun,” Nana Kwesi revealed.

Nana said he invited Jim Iyke to Cahaya Lounge to discuss a water treatment project with him - clean water and chemical treatment of water. When Jim Iyke got to Cahaya Lounge with his car and parked, another car drove in and parked just behind Jim Ike’s car.

He continued that after the gentleman parked, he got out and started behaving funny. The gentleman wanted to attack Jim Iyke so he Nana intervened and prevented the man from attacking Jim.

The man went back to his car and pulled an amount of $ 10,000, haranguing that he wanted to give it to Jim Iyke if the latter had signed a particular document.

Perplexed Nana Kwesi inquired what the real issue is and why the man said that he wanted to give Jim Iyke $ 10,000 if he Jim had signed a document. The man, who alleged that he is a business partner to Jim Iyke, said he invited Jim Iyke into a meeting at Royal Fiesta hotel.

Jim Iyke got there and he was asked to sign a contract but because the contract was not too clear, Jim requested that there is a need to involve a lawyer or legal brain to peruse the document before he could append his signature on it.

Because of that, the man got fumed, accusing Jim Iyke of wasting his time and also spoiling his business because there were other people involved who wanted Jim to sign so they can carry on with the business.

After everything was settled at the Lounge, the man reported to the police that Jim Ike had attacked him. When the police got to the scene, the people around who was also hob-nobing and were eye witnesses to what ensued, narrated to the police that it is the man who rather attacked Jim Iyke and not the converse. The police left without causing any arrest.

All attempts by NigeriaFilms.com Reporter In Ghana Mustapha A Inusah to get the name as well as the other side of the story (the man), proved otiose as at the time of making this publication. We promise to follow up on this story so stick and stay with us.
NEWS FROM NFC

Biggest local entertainment stories of the year

Celebs, gossip and controversy

As 2013 draws to an end, we take a look at some of the most entertainment stories which rocked the headlines this year...

 

D'banj reunites with Don Jazzy

Former Mo'Hits Records partners Don Jazzy and D'banj were pictured together for the first time since the broke up in March 2012. This was at D'banj's younger sister's wedding in Lagos. It was also the first time the pair performed together since their split. D'banj allegedly confessed he was extremely happy about the surprise reunion.

 

Tonto Dikeh bleaches her skin

Controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh finally admitted that she uses various products to bleach her skin. Not to mention that she had also admitted she battled with depression and suicide early this year.
 

Maheeda's Instagram is shut down

Thanks to all her nude pics, Maheeda must've broken some kind of record when her Instagram was eventually shut down. Unfortunately she went too far when she posted a picture of male genitals saying they were of a fan "worshipping at her church on Sunday". She has since opened a new account and praised herself for being a rebel.

Davido gives N1mil to fans

In celebration of his 21^st birthday this year, Davido anounced on Twitter that he was giving away N1million to his fans. Davido had previously given N500 000 to his fans on his birthday last year.
 

Tiwa Savage gets married

Tiwa Savage announced that she and her fiancé, Tunji 'TeeBillz' Balogun, were set to tie the knot with a traditional ceremony first and a white wedding in the Maldives in February 2014

 

Wale performs in Nigeria

American rapper Wale (who is of Nigerian descent) was due to perform in Nigeria for the first time ever at rapper Ice Prince's Fire of Zamani album launch but failed to because his flight ticket was allegedly not paid for. The rapper later performed in Nigeria for the Johnnie Walker 'Step Up To The Vip Lifestyle' event.

Karen Igho has cancer

Last year's Big Brother Africa winner, Karen Igho shocked many when she recently announced on Twitter that she has been diagnosed with cancer and will be getting treatment. Although Karen failed to mention what type of cancer she has, she has allegedly been treated for lumps in her breasts before.

Khloe Kardashian staying 'strong' after filing for divorce

Kris Jenner insists Khloé Kardashian is staying "strong" after she filed for divorce from Lamar Odom last week following allegations that he cheated on her and has battled a cocaine addiction..

The 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' star is adamant her daughter is doing fine after terminating her four-year marriage with the basketball hunk, citing "irreconcilable differences".
She said: "Khloé really is so great. She's strong and ... the good news is that she's busy and you know, keeps her real busy. But she's good.
"She's got such a big heart but she also is very sensitive. She's got that tougher exterior and sensitive inside, but she's good. She's got all of us all around her and I'll see her later, and yeah, she's good. I was with her yesterday and she's a gift. She's one of my biggest blessings."
The 29-year-old star has been spotted without her wedding ring on for three weeks following allegations earlier this year that Lamar, 34, cheated on her with multiple other women and has also battled a cocaine addiction.
Speaking to E! News, Kris added: "I think that when you have a tough decision to make and you finally make it, it's always a relief to come through that process, but it is a process. So we'll see."
Khloé has also reportedly asked for her surname to be changed from Kardashian-Odom back to Kardashian.
The couple have no children together and have reportedly signed an "ironclad" prenuptial agreement, which will help to divide all their significant assets.

Beyoncé's surprise album smashes iTunes records

Last week Friday Beyoncé released her fifth studio album, simply titled Beyoncé, on iTunes.

What was different about this album, however, was that it was released without any announcement, any promotion, without a lead single being released ahead of time- we don't think she told anybody except for the people she worked with on the album. This is a very unconventional marketing tactic, but after analysing the sales numbers in the aftermath of the album's release, it's fair to say that this move has been an unqualified success.
What seemed to be an adventurous approach has now turned out to be a stroke of genius from Queen Bey as the album has already broken records in 3 days. Beyoncé has sold well over 830 000 copies on iTunes alone since the album's 'quiet' release on Friday and looks set to be one of, if not, 2013's most successful albums.
The album has broken Billboard records, selling more copies in its first week (And the week isn't over yet!) than any other this year. In fact, Beyoncé sold a whopping 80 000 copies in its first two hours.
It's mentioned continuously, but to be able to achieve such incredible numbers without lifting a promotional finger is nothing short of magnificent. In a year where the music scene has changed dramatically; in a year where the extremely disappointing track Bow down b****es suggested that Beyoncé might be past it; this album has shut critics around the world up and made it abundantly clear who the real queen of female pop music is.
Take a bow Beyoncé. Take a bow.

Yul Edochie Now best Actor of the Year 2013

There is no doubt that Nollywood top actor and son of veteran actor, Pete Edochie, Yul Edochie has paid his dues in Nigerian movie industry with several excellent role interpretations. He was recently rewarded for his hard works at the just concluded Papyrus Magazine Screen Actors Awards (PAMSAA) in Abuja. Yul was named the Best Actor of the Year 2013 at the second edition of this awards exclusively meant for actors.

Others who walked away with various categories of awards that night include, Van Vicker, Jackie Appiah, Prince David Osei, Martha Ankomah, and many others.

PAMSAA is a child of Damsas’ Mega Business Limited, the publishers of the Famous Papyrus Monthly International Magazine.

The mission of The Papyrus Magazine Screen Actors Awards, established in 2012, is to acknowledge and honor the accomplishments and contributions of the Actors in the categories of movie, comedy, media and world music. Furthermore, its mission is to provide a forum for songwriters, performers and musicians recognizing them for their artistic efforts and achievements. The impetus behind the awards is a commitment to promote greater participation and acceptance of movie, comedy, media and music World internationally.
Congratulation Yul

APC vows to resist plot to remove defected governors from office

The All Progressives Congress  (APC) said Tuesday it had uncovered a plan by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to conspire with to remove governors from the ruling party who recently decamped to APC from Office.

According to APC, the PDP is working in consort with an unnamed  judge to achieve this nefarious purpose.

The opposition party said that such action would go against the grains of the   Supreme Court judgment on a similar matter in 2007.

The party’s interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, said the party  would back its governors and National Assembly members willingly to defect to the party against any attempt to unseat them.

Akande, who briefed  journalists on the decisions reached at a meeting of the Interim National Executive Committee of the party in Abuja, said the party would give its governors and lawmakers the necessary support in defence of their rights and freedom  of association.

According to him, “The APC has noted with concern the threats of the PDP to procure a pliant judge to declare the seats of the G5 governors vacant in spite of the Supreme Court decision in the case of Atiku in 2007. It is of note that several times governors, including their legislatures from other parties, have decamped from the ANPP and PPA to the PDP even when their former parties were not factionalised without any consequence. The APC will not only resist this lawfully but hereby warns the PDP to desist from words and deeds of impunity that threaten our stability and democracy.'.

APC leadership and the party’s governors had earlier met on Monday night.

The APC interim chairman  expressed the hope that the judiciary would not be a party to the deliberate promotion of lawlessness and impunity in the country. The APC also said it had received reports of an attack on the office of the deputy governor of Rivers State.

“This and other acts of impunity clearly show the PDP, its agents and governments to be lawless. The APC warns that these acts demonstrate clearly that this government is anti-people, dictatorial and would go to any length to plunge the country into chaos. “The party noted with concern the threats of the PDP to procure a pliant judge to declare the seats of the G5 governors vacant in spite of the Supreme Court decision in the case of Atiku in 2007.

“The APC has alerted the nation of the gross abuse of the ecological funds and other illegal funds through the selective and unjust disbursement of funds to only non-APC states. We also note the revelation of the diversion of revenues that ought to have been paid into the Federation Account running into trillions of naira.

“Other budgeted amounts for parastatals, pensions, and the fuel subsidy that ought to have been properly accounted for are being similarly plundered with impunity. We call on the National Assembly to commence the immediate investigation of these constitutional violations and act in consonance with Nigeria's constitution. This has become necessary to save our nation from falling off a fiscal cliff caused by excessive theft and corruption, ” APC said.

While lamenting the serial failures on the part of  the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct by-election and elections in Imo, Delta, Jigawa and Anambra States, APC said the situation had cast doubts on the ability of the commission to conduct the forthcoming elections in 2014 and 2015.

“The APC is concerned with the situation in Rivers State. This display of impunity and the Faustian bargain between the police commissioner and a handful of rebel legislators has gone on for a full year. It must stop. Now is the time for all men and women of goodwill to speak up against the assault on an elected government and violations of the right of Rivers citizens.

“The international community is hereby put on notice that Nigeria's democratic journey unravels and Rivers State might be the lightening torch for Nigeria's descent into impunity. We wish to restate once again that whatever touches one APC state affects the entire party. Our party will therefore not stand idly by and watch democracy desecrated in Rivers State or elsewhere in the country for that matter,” it said.

Local celebs pay tribute to Mandela

Loss of a legend

Following the death of former South African president Nelson Mandela, Nigerian celebs have joined the rest of the world in paying tribute to one of the greatest leaders of our time. Here is what some of them had to say.

 

Ice Prince Zamani

"#MadibaPose with miss Nigeria 1991, Aunty Nike Oshinowo. RIP to the baddest guy ever liveth!! #Mandela" via Twitter
 
"Keep smiling in peace..! #RIPMadiba" via Instagram

 

Yvonne Nelson

"Breaks my heart.....NELSON!!!!! RIP....he's in HEAVEN" via Twitter

 

Davido

"He came He saw and He conquered !!! Madiba!!!!!!" via Twitter

 

D'banj

"MADIBA BABA." Via Twitter

 

Don Jazzy

"Oh wow just heard about The Great Mandela. Talk later guys. May his soul RIP." Via Twitter

 

Rita Dominic

"Real heroes are those who face death for a principle - say, to save the lives of others without any promise of reward"-Alan Dershowitz.. Rest In Peace Madiba.. We WILL NEVER FORGET.." via Instagram

 

Tiwa Savage

"Olorun Mi is on on trace in memory Of mandela...#Rip#" via Twitter

 

Wizkid

"RIP Mandela." Via Twitter