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  Delectable artiste and rave of the moment, Tiwa Savage is a no-nonsense lady who doesn’t seem to spare anybody who angers her. At the Murtala Mohammed International Airport last Monday, Saturday Beats watched how Tiwa descended on a member of staff of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company who she said was “rude” to her.

(AllHipHop News)  Two weeks ago, R. Kelly’s 13 year old child Jaya Kelly revealed in a Q+A on Ask.fm that while she was born a female she identified as a boy. Today (June 27th) reports surface that R. Kelly’s ex-wife Andrea Kelly believes the legendary singer has not yet accepted his child’s transgender lifestyle.

N igeria’s first purpose built and luxury nightclub; Quilox , is set to proceed on a one-month break towards the end of June 2014.

The actress is currently in Mauritius and wore this black one-piece that showed her amazing body....

Pres. Jonathan wrote an article which was published on Washington Post yesterday June 26th, about the missing Chibok girls and why he has remained somewhat quiet about the search for the girls. Find the in-depth article below

Sexy mama!!!

Ever since the elevator incident, Beyonce and Jay Z's once perfect marriage has been under a lot of scrutiny. Now, many people feel things between the power couple are not as rosy as they try to make it look. A music critic who attended their Miami show on Wednesday night said he couldn't help but notice Beyonce acting cold towards Jay Z on stage…

When I was just starting out, my first producer used to make me listen to Michael Jackson’s live performance of “Who’s Loving You.”   He would have me watch that for hours back to back to back.

Super Eagles players reportedly missed a scheduled training session yesterday after a disagreement with officials of the National Football Federation over bonus money. BBC Sports reports that the players believe they are each $15,000 (£8,800) short of what they were expecting for reaching the last 16 in Brazil.

There's nothing hotter than a hot dude who is well endowed, right ladies?.. Lol. During a game between Portugal and Ghana yesterday June 26th at the ongoing World Cup in Brazil, Portuguese player William Carvalho in an attempt to get the ball grabbed Ghanaian player Jordan Ayew's shorts, putting his privates in full display to the delights of millions of female football fans watching from around the world. Some girls are so lucky! *sigh* See more photos and the vine video after the cut...

I have had to remain quiet about the continuing efforts by Nigeria’s military, police and investigators to find the girls kidnapped in April from the town of Chibok by the terrorist group Boko Haram. I am deeply concerned, however, that my silence as we work to accomplish the task at hand is being misused by partisan critics to suggest inaction or even weakness.

Manchester United  are on the verge of completing the signing of Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera from Athletic Bilbao. The 24-year-old will signed a four-year deal worth a reported £90,000-a-week and becomes the first player to arrive at Old Trafford since Louis van Gaal was appointed as the Red Devils’ new manager last month. Athletic posted a message on their website this morning claiming a bid from Manchester United had been rejected, but the transfer will now go through after the midfielder paid his buyout clause .

Chelsea have lodged a surprise €20m offer with Turkish giants Fenerbahce for Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike and are ready to wrap a deal one of Europe's most quickest, if not unpredictable forwards once the World Cup concludes. Emenike has spent less than 12 months with Fener after completing a late switch to Istanbul from Spartak Moscow last summer, but Turkish newspaper Fanatik is reported by the Metro to believe that Chelsea are chasing fresh strike cover in a move that has come completely out of the blue.

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and founder of one of the most diversified business conglomerates in Africa, might soon be owning a private university. This much was hinted by the Director of the Dangote Academy, Mr. Paramjit Pabby, at the inauguration of the 22 new trainees into the Dangote Academy at Obajana Cement Plant in Kogi State.

Wizkid’s Boluwatife is so cute!  His pretty mum, Sola shared this new photo of him above…

Chris Brown has tasted jail and no longer seems afraid of it. He was in Washington D.C yesterday for his assault trial and rejected a plea deal with prosecutors...and now he's headed for trial.

Mr. biter biter Dracula has been banned for four months from all football related activities by FIFA for biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the Uruguay-Italy match played on June 24th.

The twin brothers pictured above with rapper T.I during their music video shoot in Atlanta yesterday. See more photos from the shoot after the cut...

Dakore Akande and Omotola Jalade Ekeinde are the new brand ambassadors for a Procter & Gamble  brand. I'm not allowed to say which brand it is now but it will be revealed soon...:-). They did a photo-shoot yesterday for the brand. Will bring more photos later. For now see some after the cut.

Basketmouth Uncensored (Dysfunctional Mind) Live at Eko Hotel this Sunday ( June 29th ) Featuring: Opening acts: Odogwu, Buchi, Bovi and Salvador from Uganda. Also featuring 2face, Pato Rankin, Techno, Ill Bliss, Phyno, Chidinma, Wizkid, Emma Nyra, Mode 9, OD, Wizkid, Sound Sultan.

Speaking at the second convocation of the Nigerian Turkish Nile University, Abuja in where Governor Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe State and the Director General, State Security Service, Ekpeyong Ita, were awarded honorary doctorate degrees on Saturday, urged Nigerians to vote for credible candidates with proven ability for leadership. “I would like to point out especially to our youths that the general elections are fast approaching, this calls for responsible engagement and participation” Jonathan said. “While encouraging you to vote for credible candidates of your choice, I urge you to shun all invitations to political thuggery or acts that can undermine free, fair and credible elections.”

More international action for the Star Boy. The Star Boy is set to perform at Essex Fest in the UK on 20 July. The two day music festival will also feature Jhené Aiko, Misha B and many others. Star Boi is really pulling massive weight.

The father of music superstar 2face Idibia was recently diagnosed with prostrate cancer. 2face himself revealed this early this month while speaking at a cancer charity event at the Eko Hotel, in Lagos.

Belgium head coach Marc Wilmots has confirmed that goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will return to Chelsea this summer - and also revealed that Jose Mourinho is likely to sell Petr Cech. Wilmots believes the fact Mourinho wants Courtois to come back to Stamford Bridge almost certainly spells the end for Cech as a Chelsea player.

Arsenal came close to completing a £12 million deal to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon in 2003, only for Manchester United to hijack the proposed transfer. The Portuguese superstar will go down as one of the Red Devils' greatest ever servants, and is now regarded by many as the best player in the world having propelled himself to stardom at Real Madrid. However, according to the Daily Star,  Ronaldo's career almost took an entirely different route as Gunners boss Arsene Wenger came within a whisker of sealing the 29-year-old's signature.

Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh who recently got signed on to D’Banj’s DB Records, got chatting with HIP TV after a recent concert. And an obviously too excited Tonto had this to say about her new deal:

Fast rising singer, Yetunde Agboola has explained why she now exposes are b*obs on stage. According to her, exposing of boobs is now in vogue and she is doing it to please her fans. Hear her;

23 year old pop singer turned actress who said she is a virgin is ready to give her virginity to Boko haram in exchange for the abducted girls.. how patriotic… .She told Showtime..

Yesterday he announced he and Chris Brown had recorded a song the whole world isn’t ready for.. Today, he was chilling with Chris Brown at the SLS Hotel in LA.. 

Did we say this is about the cutest couple photo we've seen since this year? Yes, and that's because this shot is real and bubbles with life, not like the fake ones we have around these days.

Rumour going round town had it that Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has suffered another miscarriage after she was reported to have been pregnant sometime ago. The actress who is in her 6th year of marriage was said to be in her late first trimester prego when she lost the baby.

I was so tired last night, I slept off. Didn't watch the match. I tried but couldn't keep my eyes open..:-) Woke up this morning to hear we won. Yay! I knew we would conquer!!! Go Super Eagles!

N o soccer game compels as much attention and accolades as the World Cup. But, the question is, ‘where would you like to watch the rest of this year’s World Cup’ matches?.

Earlier this week, singer Mariah Carey was caught in a controversy after she tried to pass off a very old pic as a new one. Mariah used the same photo she used on her 1997 album, Me. I am. Mariah (pictured left) for her new single cover You Don't Know What To Do ft Wale (pictured right) in 2014