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One of the new faces of Nollywood: Beverly Naya certainly knows how to grab attention. Here are some stills from the new Beverly Naya photoshoot that has got everybody talking. We’ve not been able give a verdict on her acting skills yet but one thing we can definitely tell you is that, the 25-year-old upcoming actress is a hottie. In her latest photoshoot, Naya gives us the tomboy look in a crop top and jean pants, the lady look in a colourful blouse and skirt and then in a bikini.

Complicated lifestyle: Sinzu’s friends say they don’t understand how the rapper has been living above his budget for months now. Photo: Twitter

Sean John Combs, known by his stage name Puff Daddy, topped Forbes' list of the five wealthiest artists in hip-hop this year with whopping USD 700 million. The 44-year-old rapper-producer, who returned to his Puff Daddy roots this year, made major money on his new cable network Revolt TV, and also saw income from his music projects and side endeavours including his Ciroc label vodka and Sean John clothing line, reported Us magazine. (Also read: P Diddy was on top in 2013 too )

  A 12-year-old girl has given birth, making her and her 13-year-old boyfriend Britain’s youngest parents. The girl fell pregnant aged 11, while still at primary school. With a combined aged of 25, the new parents, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are the youngest parents in British history.

Rihanna likes showing off her bod. There's no secret there. But, did she pose for Playboy ? No...well, not yet at least.

P-Square’s publicist, Bayo Adetu has debunked the rumour that P-square and their elder brother Jude, who also doubles as their manager have ended their working relationship. Bayo said neither are the twin brothers breaking up, nor isJude leaving them. He said;I am too busy to give some wanna be blogger traffic, I don’t know where that report is coming from. Maybe they just want to get traffic to their site. It’s baseless and untrue.

A new planet - similar size to the earth - could contain some life forms because it has the right temperatures to form water, scientists say. Above: the artist's concept depicts Kepler-186f , the first validated earth-size planet to orbit a distant star in the habitable zone ( Nasa ) Kepler-186f is almost exactly the same size as earth and occupies its parent star's " habitable zone " where temperatures are mild enough to allow liquid surface water. If the planet has lakes or oceans, it would increase the chances of extra-terrestrial life evolving there. But anything living on the world may have to withstand extra large doses of radiation from its active sun.

Discovery of four new insect species in Brazil stunned researchers and may even shock you. These species have reversed sex lives as female insects have penises and males have vaginas, said researchers from the Federal University of Lavras in Brazil. Co-author of the study, Rodrigo Ferreira, said the finding is such that it cannot be compared to anything. Researchers found these unique critters while scouring caves in Brazil and their sex lives were observed in the lab. The species belong to the Neotrogla genus. Differences were found in the shape and size of the sexual organs of the four insect species.

Around the world, Christians are coming together in observance of Good Friday, which they believe was the day Jesus was crucified. In the Philippines, Asia's largest Roman Catholic nation commemorated the occasion by re-enacting the crucifixion. Devotees have themselves nailed to wooden crosses, rituals that church leaders do not condone but that draw huge crowds. Undeterred, some penitents participate in the practice year after year.

Power couple will reportedly hit the road together this summer for some stadium shows.   You expect a power couple to pull power moves. Which is why you shouldn't be shocked that Jay Z and Beyoncé are reportedly prepping one of the biggest musical power plays of all time. According to the Los Angeles Times , Jayonce are prepping their first joint tour, which is slated to hit around 20 U.S. cities.

Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield explore Peter and Gwen's complicated relationship in Spider-sequel. That's his promise. Or, promises, rather. Peter Parker ( Andrew Garfield ) has seen more than his share of pain, from the disappearance of his parents, to the death of his beloved Uncle Ben to the death of Captain Stacy (Denis Leary) in "The Amazing Spider-Man." And through it all, he's made oaths, he's sworn to protect people and it's propelled him to become a true hero.

Miley Cyrus is too weak to leave the hospital and resume her Bangerz tour. But don't get it twisted: she still has a lot of fight in her and she's not putting up with any of your mess. "Shut the f--- up & let me heal," she wrote on Thursday, seemingly in response to the rampant speculation on her health and what landed her in a hospital earlier this week. "So many ignorant stories out there no one is reading the official statement and these dumb asses are scaring my fans." Cyrus has been forced to postpone two shows 
 this week as a result of what a note she posted describe as an "extreme allergic reaction" 
 to an antibiotic prescribed to treat a sinus infection. "This type of extreme reaction can last from five to 27 days in these types of cases," read the statement. "She will remain hospitalized and is under a doctor's care until we see some improvement in her condition."

Unfortunately for Chris Brown , there's no filter option for mug shots. Months after he was arrested in Washington, D.C., the singer's mug shots from his arrest last October were obtained and released Thursday (April 17) by CBS affiliate WUSA9. In the photos, the "Loyal" crooner is shown wearing a white thermal top and sports disheveled blonde hair, a goatee and a very uninterested facial expression. In the side shot, there appear to be bruises on Brown's face. One contusion sits just above his right brow, while the other is on his right cheek. Brown was arrested in October of last year after allegedly assaulting outside of a D.C. hotel. His assault trial is set to begin in D.C. on April 21.

      Cameroon 's prolific rapper Stanley Enow has bagged his first ever MTV Africa Music Awards nomination for his hit track Hein Pere [>450,000views on Youtube]. The star becomes the first Cameroonian artist to be recognized by the prestigious music event.

Timaya performing at Star Music Trek – Uyo, April 2014, He might not have hit the books earlier in his life but Timaya is still proving to be an inspiration to thousands of youths across the country. The Pop singer made sure to inspire young Nigerians at the third leg of Star Music Trek , which held in Uyo on April 12, 2014. ‘ Education is not for me ,’ the hit artiste confessed, ‘ It is important, yes, but not for me for me ’ ‘ I scored 17 in JAMB, That’s when I gave up. I don’t have the brain for education but for those of you who do, please do it, it’s good. ’ He further stressed. It’s thrilling to note too that despite this ‘lack’, he has risen to become one of the most popular artistes in the country today.

American rapper Eve and hubby Maximillion Cooper picks June for wedding in spain. Photo:Dailymail Rapper Eve Jihan Jeffers, 35, is said to be preparing for summer nuptials with her fiancée Maximillion Cooper 41. According to the New York Post , the pair are planning a lavish June wedding at the Blue Marlin megaclub in Ibiza,Spain. The couple got engaged on Christmas Day last year after over three years of dating, and Eve broke the news after posting a picture on Instagram of herself with her family, with a diamond ring clearly visible on her left hand. It will be  Eve’s first marriage , while Cooper, whose company Gumball 3000 is an annual 3,000-mile British car rally and lifestyle brand has four kids from a previous marriage. Eve recently sealed a deal with ABC in January to star in an interracial romantic comedy series loosely based on her life

D’banj may still be raking in millions of naira, but the quality of his music is giving fans and pundits cause for concern.    Let’s start with a simple question:  When was the last time D’banj released a hit?   Exactly.   In the past two years of ‘silence’, the kokomaster has in fact released song after song. The problem? All have been uniformly dreadful.   A music manager who has worked with D’banj in the past, and asks to remain unnamed, puts it succinctly: “You know that there is a big problem when a musician begins to be known more for ‘kpo-kpo garri’ and his relationship with Genevieve or some desperate housewife in Atlanta, than for his music.”

S cores of relatives of the victims of the January 27, 2002 Ikeja Bomb blast in Lagos, yesterday stormed the office of the Governor Babatunde Fashola, to protest unpaid compensation to the remaining 84 victims’ families. This came two years after the state government at the ten years memorial event, in Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, gave out cheques worth N17.5 million to 70 families of victims. The protesters who were all dressed in black attire, to express their grievances, stormed the seat of power, Alausa secretariat, and demanded payment of their compensation. The protesters who were armed with a large banner and placards, which reads: “please save our soul, 84 victims family have been neglected, Ikeja Bomb blast; victims forgotten, the victims widows are dying, 84 victims family neglected by Lagos State and Mr. Governor, please fulfill your promise.” They  lamented that 12 years after the ugly incident, issues concerning the blast, which was ...

Wizkid and Waje have reportedly dropped Godwin Tom as their manager, Photo: Instagram Pop stars  Wizkid  and  Waje have allegedly parted ways with their manager Godwin Tom . TIMIKULZLE gathered tonight, that Wizzy and Godwin Tom may have had a disagreement after a recent overseas trip to Dubai and the UK. Sources are saying Tom threw in the towel following the bitter spat, although we could not immediately confirm this. The popular music manager who has in the past managed acts like M.I and Show Dem Camp,  has also parted ways with his other client Waje. The the cause  of the business relationship breakdown between Waje and Godwin Tom is yet to be revealed, but we confirmed reliably it’s over for the duo who had a great relationship with plenty PDA. Godwin Tom has been dropping some cryptic comments on Twitter and Instagram which shows signs of frustration over the recent developments. ‘ Fuck this shit… I’m done!’  Godwin Tom tweeted...

Davido leads MAMA nominees with four nominations, Photo: Filed The nominations for  MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA), which will hold on Saturday, June 7, 2014, at the Durban International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa have been revealed. Nigerian singer Davido leads Nigerian acts on the nominations list with an impressive four nominations. He was nominated for ‘Best Male’, ‘Best Collaboration’, ‘Artiste of the Year’ and ‘ Song of the Year’ categories. He’s only tied in first place with four nominations by South African artistes Mafikizolo and Uhuru . Nigerian Twin pop stars Psquare follow behind with three nominations at the ‘ Best Group ’, ‘ Artist of the Year’ , and ‘ Song of the Year ’ categories. The Nigerian Female acts are represented by Tiwa Savage and Chidinma who will battle each other in the ‘ Best Female ’ category.

Drake and Rihanna are strongly rumoured to be dating Drake who is reportedly dating  Rihanna , has splashed out on the yellow diamond, although it is not believed to be an engagement ring. A source told The Daily Star newspaper: ‘ Rihanna was delighted with the gift. ‘She has accepted it as a token of Drake’s love. He’s now even changing his schedule to spend as much time as possible with her. ‘It’s all getting increasingly serious between them. ’ The ‘ Stay ‘ hitmaker, 26, and the 27-year-old star have allegedly been ‘inseparable’ in recent weeks and Rihanna hopes he will ask her to start looking at properties soon so they can plan to move in together. The loved-up pair have been dating exclusively for a number of weeks, following a brief fling in 2009, after Rihanna’s split from ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. The pair were photographed holding hands in London and embraced after Drake’s performance at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night, April 13, 2014. A so...

A 12-year-old girl has given birth to her 13-year-old boyfriend's baby - making them Britain's youngest parents, it was revealed today.The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had a daughter last weekend after conceiving when she was still at primary school.She was 11 then, and is now in Year 7 at school. Her boyfriend, who also cannot be named, is in Year 9 at another school.The pair have the lowest combined age of any British parents on record. She, at 12 years and three months, isfive months younger than the UK's previous youngest mother, Tressa Middleton.At 27, the girl's mother, who was a teenage mother herself, is also now one of Britain's youngest grandmothers.The parents, from North London, have been in a relationship for a year and say they are 'totally in love'. Theymet over Christmas 2012 when she was ten and he was 12, it was reported.The girl's father told LBC Radio:  ‘We only found out she was pregnant a month ago. That means she wa...

Top Nigerian singer, Omawumi Megbele has completed and moved into her Mansion at Lekki Phase 1, around Tantalizers area, Victoria Island, Lagos.The single mother of one in a quick chat with Encomium, revealed that she spent over N100million on the home and that she completed it all by herself.The Delta State born singer who recently acquired a brand new 2012 ML 350 Mercedes worth about N12.5million, further said:“The industry has been good to me. If I must tell you the truth, apart from some bad belle people, who are bent on bringingyou down, there are people thereto make you strong. I have had opportunities of making good friends in the industry.”Omawumi who is signed on to mouth-watering endorsement deals like top Nigeria's telecommunication,Glo, Mortein, Guinness, Konga as an ambassador is considered to be the highest paid female artiste in Nigeria as she now smiles to the bank regularly, all in the name of her doggedness, hard work and consistency in her career and music...

Who is the hottest female artiste? Is it Tiwa Savage, Victoria Kimani, Lola Rae or Temi Doll face? Please share your thoughts.

Terminally ill fan gets a visit from Drizzy… Drake has just proven that he has a good heart. The rapper took some time off his busy schedule to meet one of his fans.

We call this sophistication and sexiness. Ex-beauty queen turned rap artist Munachi Abii and trailblazing media creative fashion stylist, Publicist and Entrepreneur Ifan Ifeanyi Micheal Covers April 2014 edition of HOUSE OF MALIQ.

Davido is the second guest on season two of ‘ The Juice ‘ hosted by Toolz . The Pop star talks about his record label HKN , his rumoured girlfriends and meeting with Samuel Eto’o .

Nyanya motor park where the bomb blast occurred, Photo: Premiumtimesng Just less than 45 hours after the gathering of Nigeria’s crème de la crème for President Jonathan ‘s daughter’s wedding in Abuja, a bomb blast has occurred in the capital city.

Genevieve Nnaji. Photo: Instagram Actress  Genevieve Nnaji and some of her colleagues have expressed sadness over the bomb blast that occurred in Abuja on Monday, April 14, 2014.

Eminem and Rihanna performing ‘Monster’ at the MTV Movie Awards 2014 ‘ Hunger Games: Catching Fire ‘ came out on top at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards, which was hosted by Conan O’Brien and held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The Sci-fi movie walked away with three awards, including the coveted ‘Movie of the Year’ prize, even beating Oscar-winning ‘ 12 Years A Slave ‘.

KCEE. Photo: MTVBase KCEE ’s legion of fans were terribly disappointed when the artiste failed to turn up to perform at the third stage of Star Music Trek which held in Uyo on April 12, 2014. Speculations ran high with many wondering what could have happened to the popular artiste whose hit songs Limpopo and Pull Over are huge favourites in the beautiful city.

  Bridget Kelly seems very happy to be in Nigeria. Photo: TIMIKULZLE Bridget Kelly ‘s visit to Nigeria was unannounced but it wasn’t kept under the wraps for long. The ROC Nation act, who signed to Jay Z ‘s record label in 2011, traveled from New York to Lagos to meet up with Nigerian pop star 2face Idibia . The pair have shot a video for their duet ‘Let somebody love you’, which will be featured in 2face’s upcoming album ‘ Ascension ‘. ‘ I’m glad to be here in Nigeria, there so much to learn about the food, music and more, ‘ Kelly told TIMIKULZLE. The New York native also got to perform alongside 2face at the Star Music Trek  in Markudi last weekend. Bridget Kelly will be releasing her debut album, ‘ Something Different ‘, later this year.

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Osagie Osarenkhoe told NET she no longer works with EME. Photo – TCD Photography Osagie Osarenkhoe has disclosed to NET that she has ended her business relationship with EME, after working with the label for over four years. Osarenkhoe told NET she stopped working with the Banky W- led label earlier in the year. ‘ Yes, I no longer work with EME and I haven’t since February this year, ‘ she said. However, her management company  M.et.al Entertainment  still represents and works with  Shaydee , who is signed to EME. Osarenkhoe facilitated Wizkid and Skales ‘ deals with EME in 2009. M.et.al Entertainment currently has on its roaster actress Leonora Okine, rappers Kel and Skales and singer Shaydee. In related news, Osarenkhoe also told us that she now provides talent services for  Darey ‘s record label  Soul Muzik  and production company Livespot .

Frank and wife have reportedly welcomed a baby Photo: Filed TV personality, Frank Edoho , has become a father again courtesy of his new wife, Sandra Onyenaucheya . The duo reportedly welcomed their first child in the US few days ago. Edoho is, however, yet to confirm the story as he hasn’t picked our calls or responded to the text message sent to him. His wife is also  yet to give any hint on her social media accounts. We reported few months ago that the duo is expecting baby number one   after a  traditional marriage in Arochukwu, Abia State in December, 2013. They s parked wild media interest when, during the unveiling of Heineken bottle in 2012, he took some time off to introduce Onyenaucheya as his new wife . Edoho and his former wife, Katherine Obiang, got separated in 2011 over allegations of battery .

After working with Kennis Music for more than 3 years, Jaywon says he wants out. Photo: File The singer says he wants to leave the Kenny Ogungbe- led label as his contract has now expired. Speaking to  Nigezie , Jaywon (real name James Oluwajuwonlo Edahi) disclosed that his contract has expired and he is currently trying to leave the label. ‘ I feel this is the best time for me to actually be on my own. I appreciate Kennis Music and will always do. Kennis did it for me and I’m grateful for that but the thing is my contract expired and I did to move on’ , Jaywon said in the interview. The ‘ Odun yi ‘ singer also took the opportunity to play down the rumour of a fight between himself and label boss Kenny Ogungbe. NET earlier reported that Kennis Music has advised all broadcasters to desist from playing any of Jaywon’s material pending the resolution of the contract buy-out request.

Half of a Yellow Sun Premiere red carpet: Genevieve Nnaji, Chimamanda Adichie, Onyeka Onwenu and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Photo: Insigna Meida/R&B-PR The much talked about Half of a Yellow Sun movie was premiered on Saturday April 12, 2014. The star of the night was Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner, Chiwetel Ejiofor , accompanied by Genevieve Nnaji, and veteran, Onyeka Onwenu. Others were writer Chimamanda Adichie, and actors Wale Ojo, OC Ukeje, Gloria Young, Naya Amobi, Reginald Ofodile amongst others. The celebrities were joined by creative director, Biyi Bandele and the award winning producer Andrea Calderwood . Check out some photos from the premiere below…

The video,   ‘Ego uwa’ is the latest piece from indigenous female rapper, Splash , featuring Gentle. Watch the the Godfather production video below…

Miley posted this photo on twitter exchanging a kiss she tagged “Big ass wet kiss” with her dog Mary Jane…I love dogs but can’t imagine doing this..Would you?

When Antwon auditioned for NigerianIdol season 4, he caught the attention of the judges, crew members and the audience with his charming resemblance with the Grammy award winning musician, Usher Raymond.In addition to Antwon’s great looks, he also has a great voice and awesome dance moves to complement it. With his last performance of ‘Breakeven’ by The Script, Antwon wowed the judges with his enjoyable and simple performance as described by Darey and Nneka.

Maj.- Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information and  Coordinator of Joint Information Centre, Counter terrorism Campaign, on Sunday announced the recovery of arms and some stolen livestock from a military assault carried out on camps of armed militia in Kaduna and Plateau States.According to a statement issued in Abuja, ``The operations in some communities in Plateau and Kaduna states resulted in the arrest of three wounded armed men after the encounter in which some of them died."Over 90 cows and 45 sheep believed to have been rustled were also recovered in addition to weapons in the communities" he said. "Another 50 cows have also been recovered from rustlers who attacked herdsmen in another location".Olukolade said that the recovered cows had been handed over to the traditional rulers in the areas, while those arrested were still being interrogated.He also revealed that six rifles, 25 Dane guns and 10 locally-fabricated pistols and four revolvers, wer...

President Jonathan's daughter's wedding is a record breaker. Firstly, her parents gave all the guests a gold plated iPhone as souvenir. Secondly, the couple received over 64 brand new cars as gifts.As if all these were not enough, her wedding dress became the longest wedding dress in Nigeria

Pandemonium struck this morning inthe Federal Capital Territory, Abuja when an explosion rocked an outskirt of the city and according to reports, no fewer than 200 people arefeared dead.Earlier reports from eyewitnesses say the explosion sounded in a highly populated motor park less than five minutes drive from the Abuja city centre.It was reported later that the blast actually took place at the Abuja urban mass transport company limited garage under the bridge at Nyanya.It is not clear yet how the bomb was ferried into the park, but witnesses suspect it was planted by a suicide bomber.*Abuja residents and passengers seen gathering at the scene of the explosion that rocked the capital citythis morningIt was gathered that several dead bodies now litter the blood spatteredpark and the expressway leading to the city.Some of the dead victims and the injured are being taken to the hospital by ambulances and vans belonging to the police, the Vehicle Inspection Office, Federal Road Safety Com...

This is a video of a final year masscom student dancing to bum bum by timaya in my hall named prestige villa

A Namibia Defence Force helicopter crashed, killing four people including a three-year old boy at the Grootfontein airport at in north-east Namibia.According to a media release from the Ministry of Defence, the helicopter, which was on official duty, was carrying a crew of two pilots and eight passengers. The chopper crashed just moments after it took off early Friday, killing three of the 10 people on board instantly and injuring the toddler, who died later in hospital, military sources said.All six surviving passengers are being treated for serious injuries and were transported to Windhoek for medical attention. It has been suggested that the crashmay have been caused by the engineof the chopper not being warm enough before takeoff.According to Defence minister, Nahas Angula, the helicopter failed to gain altitude and crashed at the end of the runway and burst into flames.The minister refused to comment thereports the helicopter was the helicopter was headed for Windhoek,to fetch him...