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Meet the bride! Tiwa Savage stuns in Vera Wang. Photo: Alakija Studios Nigerian R&B/Pop singer  Tiwa Savage  and manager/hubby Tunji ‘Tee Billz’ Balogun hold their white wedding today April 26, 2014 in Dubai, U.A.E, a few months after having a traditional marriage ceremony back in Lagos, November 2013.

On April 23, 2012, timikulzle published an exclusive interview with one of Africa’s greatest music artistes, D’banj . The eye-opening exclusive is till today regarded as the biggest, most talked about, game changing dialogues in the history of Nigerian Entertainment. Conducted in the United Kingdom by Publisher/Editor-In-Chief. It apparently led to many fans re-thinking their position in the D’banj- Don Jazzy brouhaha .

Sexy looking Tiwa Savage and Debola Falana. Photo: Instagram Tiwa Savage is getting married today and wants us to see what her past boyfriends would be missing. #WeJoke.

By now, you have heard about the P Square ‘war’ that exposed the two Nigerian superstars in bad light last week, leaving the entire continent in shock.

Nigerian pop legend, tuface idibia was pictured dressed in prison uniform and bound with handcuffs on the set of Sound sultan’s upcoming movie “Head Gone”.

Tito Vilanova, the coach who succeeded Pep Guardiola at Barcelona and won the Spanish league title in his only season in charge, died Friday following a long battle with throat cancer. He was 45. Vilanova, who has battled a recurring tumour in a saliva gland, was admitted to a local hospital in Barcelona last week. He reportedly had emergency surgery on Thursday.

That’s the question on the lips of music buffs as stories started making the rounds last week that the twin singers have finally decided to go their separate ways. Though details are still sketchy, sources say the red flag was waved when the duo’s elder brother, Jude Engees Okoye, went on twitter and posted that after over 10 years of hard work, it was all over.

The wedding ceremony of Tiwa Savage and Tee Billz will be holding tomorrow, Saturday, 26th April, 2014 at the Armani Hotel, Dubai, UAE. A pre-party will be held later tonight.

The last time I beat her,  she bit my manhood —Husband A middle-aged housewife, Shakirat, has  asked a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, to put an end to the marriage between her and Rasheed Olanrewaju over his alleged habit of beating her  before  having sex with her. In her statement, Shakirat, a trader, told the court that Olanrewaju, a brickayer, had made it a habit  to  beat  her before  having sex  with her. “Anytime I don’t allow him to have sex with me, he has made it a routine to give me  thorough beating. “ I have scars on  me due to  his  regular beatings.

Justin Bieber was detained for about four hours Thursday afternoon at Los Angeles International Airport by U.S. Customs. That's right -- immigration reform and whatnot. U.S.A.! U.S.A.! Bieber was detain ed after returning on an Air Singapore flight from Tokyo, where he saw the sights and spent time with his mother, Pattie Mallette, according to E! News. He also sparked a controversy for praying at war shrine in Japan. Bieber was reportedly questioned and eventually let go. The 20-year-old singer is likely getting increased scrutiny because he's scheduled to go on trial this summer for charges of driving under the influence in Miami Beach, and is awaiting trial for a misdemeanor assault charge in Toronto. ) Bieber left the airport 6:20 p.m., surrounded by four bodyguards. Smiling, he got into an SUV and was driven away without comment.

The first season of Africa’s first ever TV music and game show, Star The Winner Is Audition , is all geared up for an exciting first lap of auditions.

"Won Da Mo" ft. D'banj. The official video Burna Boy’s "Won Da Mo" featuring D’banj is out! The video was directed by Godfather Productions and you can check it out below.

WELL it’s one way to spend Easter. An American Christian’s plan to remind people of the pain and suffering endured by Jesus Christ on the cross had to be abandoned after passers-by complained his re-enactment was too gruesome. With the help of two assistants, the unidentified man suspended himself from a cross on public land next to a road in Fort Myers, south of Tampa in Florida. Easter ‘not about bunny rabbits’ ... the man explains his rationale for the display. Source: Supplied He wore a loincloth and a “crown of thorns”, and sported fake — but quite realistic — scars over his torso and legs. Passing motorists were distracted and upset by the display and contacted Lee County police, who ordered the man to come down because he had created a “public safety issue”. “Easter is not about bunny rabbits and little chicks. This is what our Christ endured for us, for our sins. To hide that is to not live to t...

2face Check out lovely blue carpet photos from the on-going second edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference holding at the Grand Ballroom of Eko Hotel and Suites. It’s a star studded affair right here!

Nigerian pastor Helen Ukpabio has reportedly been deported from the United Kingdom by the British Homeland Security after she was accused of ‘spreading ‘witch-hunting’ beliefs in some part of England. The news of Ukpabio’s deportation was first revealed by UK based human right activist and charity worker, Modupe Debbie Ariyo on social media, Facebook. ‘ Helen Ukpabio deported from UK…hurray!!! ’, she wrote. She has however deleted the FB post. There have also been no official statements from the British Homeland Security or Ukpabio herself. Last week, a number of UK residents wrote to the Home Secretary Theresa May in London to prevent Ukpabio from returning to the United Kingdom following allegations that her preaching might put children under risk. A fan page ‘ Stand Against Helen Ukpabi o ’ has also been created on social network Facebook. It currently has over 2000 likes.

COSON Chairman Tony Okoroji and Nigerian Pop star 2face Idibia African Pop Icon 2face Idibia has delivered his speech at the on-going Nigerian Entertainment Conference . Idibia who delivered the speech ‘ Slaying the Collective Rights Monster ’ discussed how the music industry needs to collectively put an end to the controversy surrounding collecting rights and royalty in Nigeria

The Okoye’s – Paul and Peter with their heartthrobs Anita Isama and Lola Omotayo The twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye , who have worked as a singing/dancing duo for close to two decades, might be going their separate ways following an alleged series of fracas. Inside sources in the Psquare camp claim the brothers got into a ‘serious’ fight on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 which left one of them slightly injured. The twins, sources say, got into a war of words during one of their rehearsals, right in front of their band mates. Nothing has been confirmed yet but elder brother and manager Jude ‘ Engees ’ Okoye dropped a hint of the on-going brouhaha. On Friday, April 18, he wrote on his Twitter; ‘ After over 10yrs of hard work, it’s over. Am done (sic) ’. Many who claim to be close to them are linking the disagreement to their new marital status. Peter and Paul married their long-time heartthrobs/baby mamas Lola and Anita in October 2013 and March 2014 respectivel...

If we are to believe what Nollywood insiders are whispering, then star actresses Mercy Johnson and Chika Ike are not on good terms owing to what many tag as war of supremacy. We gather that Mercy is actually the one who believes that some of her colleagues especially Chika, do not give her the respect she deserves as the best in the act, at least at the moment. The insiders claim that Mercy is not happy that Chika does not ‘bow down’ to her.

A very powerful juju priest in Ghana, Priest Nana Kwaku Bonsam, is not taking it easy with Nigerian man of God, Prophet T.B. Joshua, and has plans to run the popular seer out of his country as well as report him to Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church.

A screenshot of Godwon’s rap sheet has gone viral days after he mocked Sinzu for being involved a debit card crime case. Photo: The Fort Bender The above rap sheet is apparently that of Nigerian rapper Neyu Godwin Nyan, better known to the public as Godwon .

Iyanya was one of the first Nigerian entertainers to visit some of the survivors of the Monday, April 14, 2014, car bombing that took place in Nyanya, Abuja.

Seyi Law on stage at the London Must Laugh show. Photo: SYNC Seyi Law’s performance on Saturday, April 19, 2014, at the Discovery Centre in London was off the hook, as he kept everyone cracked up at the London Must Laugh event.

Oh oh, no wonder Wizkid couldn’t resist her. The only woman, who has a child for wizkid, Sola Ogudugu added another year today and she went all out cruising. Hot hot…we like!

Today, Tuesday April 22, 2014 marks four whole years since Olaitan Oladapo Olaonipekun better known as Dagrin passed away.

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Multiple award-winning record producer, singer-songwriter, musician Don Jazzy reminded that he sets the style for all the Nigerian celebs to follow.Some days ago Freeze Coolfm showed off his De Grisogono Instrumento watch worth about$120,000 which is almost N20million.Apparently, Don Jazzy also has the same watch, but for about four years already. "Hate me all you want but I'm a trendsetter, I just thaught Nigeriawhat De Grisogono is! Tongue out.." he wrote addressing Freeze Coolfm.See the photo proof below. Don Jazzy even wore his watch with pyjamas!

Parents have been scouring the bushland for days in an effort to locate some of the schoolgirls abducted by boko haram members from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, Borno state.It's been gathered that the relatives and well wishers of the abducted girls have been pooling money to buy fuel for motorcycles and vehiclesto help with the search.One father said he and others decided to turn back after locals told them the insurgents were nearby andwere prepared to slaughter anyone who advanced further.“If we were armed as they are we would surely go…and face them,” said Enoch Mark, whose daughter and two nieces were among those taken.Boko Haram, which says it wants to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, is blamed for killing thousands since 2009.The group’s name loosely translates as “Western education is forbidden,” and attacks targeting schools and universities have been a prominent feature of the five-year uprising.Students have been ma...

How do the various combinations – ‘one man, a mistress and at least one girlfriend’; ‘one woman, a steady partner, and several transient lovers’;‘older man, a wife and his student girlfriend’ – co-exist with Christian values in the world’s most pious country?Turn left out of my house and you will come across a Presbyterian Church, a Seventh Day Adventist, an Assemblies of God, Rama, and a Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry, all within 3-minutes. If you turn right and walk across the main road, you will get to a public school, which is distinguished by a large park. Every night, the park is taken over by a mass of people who hold all night prayer services. Recently, construction began on the only undeveloped plot of land opposite my house. Can you guess what is being built? Yes, you are absolutely right, it is another church. 

It would be recalled that on Monday, April, 14, 2014, a bomb exploded at acrowded Nyanya Mass Transit Bus Park, Abuja, leaving at least 75 persons dead and hundreds injured.Commuters in the area say that it has become rather difficult to get transport to the city center.Some commuters say more motor parks should be provided, so that people wouldn't be concentrated in one place.Others note that the ban on small buses known as Araba could have contributed to the loss of many lives:on Monday, people died en mass when trying to get into high-capacitycommercial buses.Local residents say they now have towake up at 4 a.m. go catch available vehicles to town. Private cars ownershave started to impose transport fares for giving a lift.People urge the authorities to ensure24-hour security posts at the entrance to the city.The FCT Minister Bala Mohammed promises to deploy at least 100 buses imported from China to the Nyanya-Abuja route. The buses, he said, would be equipped with varioussecuri...

He said that the ex-militants have looked in dismay at the recent activities of the terror sect and were keenly strategising to make sure no bombings and killings will happen in the South-South.Ekpebide was reacting over the recent Nyanya bombing in Abuja Nigeria which claimed about 70 innocent souls.He demanded that the President should apply maximum force and declare total war on the Islamic sect.He said to fight Boko Haram and win,The FG needs to clear them out from Abuja and nearby states and then fight them from their foundation in  Borno, Yobe and Adamawa before they start attacking the whole nation.