It has surely been a great few days for the Star Boy singer. After getting Drake and Skepta on the remix of his hit single ‘Ojuelegba’, the superstar has extended his endorsement deal with global beverage brand Pepsi. “3 years with one of the biggest brands in the world Pepsi! Looking forward to another 2years! Blessings!!” tweeted the Ojuelegba singer. Still high off his recent successes he tweeted about how God has been blessing him. In June, Wizkid bagged an endorsement deal with Glo reportedly worth N120m. Last week prior to the Ojuelegba remix, Drake quoted a line from Ojuelegba…
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Telco giant MTN has released a statement concerning Wizkid’s decision to not renew his endorsement contract and sign with rival telco GLO. In a statement signed by MTN’s General Manager, Consumer Marketing, Richard Iweanoge, the company confirms that acts such as Wizkid, Sean Tizzle, and Timaya are no longer on its ambassadorial list. “Although there is a finite number of brand ambassadors we can have at any point in time, Nigerian artistes can continue to monetise their intellectual works through our distribution channels such as the Caller Tunez and Music Plus platforms,’ the statement states. As was originally conceptualised, the…
Roc Nation boss Jay Z has reportedly promised Harry Styles that he will make him “the biggest artist in the world”. The hiphop icon has vowed to give Harry the support he needs to begin a solo career away from his band One Direction. Harry has been working hard on his solo songs. Among the songs are: 5378 Miles, Already Home, Coco and Endlessly. This sparked speculation that he was going solo after spending 5 years with the band headed by Simon Cowell. Jay Z has reportedly told Daily Star Sunday that: “Harry doesn’t need any help with exposure, everybody…
Barely two days after Olamide took on Don Jazzy on a personal beef, the two heavyweights have squashed the beef. According to the YBNL boss, the two showbiz personalities are not only sorry but reconsidered their leadership skills as bosses of record labels and youths. The two top telco ambassadors – Olamide represents Etisalat, while Don Jazzy represents MTN – have since ended the enemity and embraced peace. Inside sources disclosed that a Lagos State commissioner, who is a big fan of both artiste had prevailed on both parties to let the misunderstanding passby. Olamide had made this known when…
Dr Dre’s much anticipated album – Compton – is out and the entire Twittersphere is all ears including fans paying keen attention to Kendrick Lamar’s featured verses on songs Darkside/Gone and Deep Water. Lamar’s verses on both songs may have something to do with his long standing beef with Canadian rap act, Drake. If you listen carefully, Kendrick mentions Drake song titles, even the number 6; sparking rumors of a forthcoming feud. But coming from a recent battle with his latest ‘enemy’ Meek Mill, fans fear Lamar may just be Drake’s next target. Kendrick Lamar on “Darkside/Gone”: “You scared of…
American singer, actress and mother of 1, Christina Milan, definitely has a body to die for and she flaunted it in some new bikini photos. The petite 33 year old star hit the beach in a colourful bikini while filming a new movie, ‘Granfathered’. Milan looked even better than a teenager, with a multicoloured tie around her waist and lovely body chain.
Pop star D’banj has gotten a special gift from his ‘god father’ the U2 front man Bono. Yesterday (September 14) he revealed that Bono sent him a special iPad. “Just Received this Wonderful Gift from The Real God father BONO .. 6th Generation IPAD tablet and the Special #RED Case Today..Thank you so much Sir. God bless you.” D’banj held a cocktail party for Bono when he was in Nigeria. The Rock legend surely had a great time and experienced the Lagos life as one of Africa’s biggest stars D’Banj hosted the legendary rock star and the ONE.org team at…
Nigerian entertainer, D’banj, was reportedly attacked by area boys last Saturday, at Tin Can Port, Lagos. According to the singer, he showed up for a video shoot in a Toyota RAV 4 with registration number KJA6158BE. Eyewitness accounts state that, as soon as the area boys laid their eyes on him, they demanded he settle them with cash but before he could speak a word, they deflated his tyres! Knowing he could not overpower the area boys who numbered over 50, D’banj, disembarked and they had escorted him to an ATM where he withdrew an undisclosed sum to settle them.…
Amber Rose is waving the white flag to the Kardashian clan. Amber Rose clashed with the first family of reality TV back in February over comments she made over Kylie Jenner and Tyga’s relationship. “She’s a baby. She needs to go to bed at a 7:00 and relax. That’s ridiculous. [Tyga] should be ashamed of himself. That’s how I feel, for sure. He has a beautiful woman and a baby and left that for a 16-year-old who just turned 17” she said on The Breakfast Club. Khloe Kardashian defended her family in a series of tweets telling Amber to mind…
In a talk with Perez Hilton, Amber Rose admits that her relationship with Machine Gun Kelly is officially over. She went on, saying: ‘I can’t really support a man on tour any more. I kinda did that already, and I’m just not in a space where that’s what I really wanna do.’ This breakup might seem a bit sudden but hardly has anyone surprised. We are yet to decide if the breakup is due to the fact that MGK tours a lot, which she knew about before the relationship began or if it has anything to do with Football player,…
Not too long ago, model, Amber Rose announced that she would be organising a feminist march tagged #Slut walk and rapper, Nicki Minaj just pitched in! Rose is using her influence to organize an event to protest rape culture, sexual injustice, slut-shaming, and gender inequality. The proposed ‘Slut Walk’ isn’t the first of its kind, but it might be the biggest, as Rose is looking to raise $45,000 to host the march in L.A. While the protest is well on its way to reaching its goal (it’s currently at close to $30,00 in support), Nicki Minaj made a generous donation…
Jaden Smith cared less if his new girlfriend was just coming out from police custody but he needed her by his side at the Kanye West’s New York Fashion Week show on September 16. The 17-year-old actor and Sarah Snyder, 20, were spotted together at the star-studded fashion showcase just hours after news broke that the blonde beauty has been arrested for allegedly committing grand larceny earlier this summer. The pair were first seen at the Gypsy Sport Fashion show in Milk Studio and couldn’t help but flaunt major PDA. Both were snapped kissing passionately at the front row as…
Jaden Smith says he is only a scientist and not as “crazy” as many people think he is. He adds that in ten years, no one will know where he would be. “Me and Willow [Smith] are scientists, so everything for us is a scientific test upon humanity,” the 17-year-old actor tells GQ magazine. “And luckily we’re put in a position where we can affect large groups of human beings at one time.” He also tells the magazine about the “mystery school” he and his sister run, and explains that many of their statements to the media are “experiments,” in…
Justin Timberlake’s New York City restaurant has been booked for poor sanitation after rats were cited in the food and non-food areas in July. According to records from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, a recent inspection found Timberlake’s ‘Southern Hospitality’ suffering from four violations, two of them critical. According to official documents, there was “evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food area.” It’s further noted that the restaurant is “not vermin proof.” In fact, it’s said to have “harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing…
Bootylicious Beyonce has reportedly hired a team to help her work on a gritty movie in order to win her first Oscar Academy award. The ‘Single Ladies’ hitmaker is looking to tell the story of a slave woman, Saartjie Baartman, who was exhibited in London freak shows because of the size of her bum. Baartman was a South Africa slave who died at the age of 25 after being sold to a Scottish doctor in 1800s. The doctor was responsible for placing her on a London show because of the shape of her body. Her stage name was Hottenot Venus.…
’1989’ hitmaker Taylor Swift is reportedly “furious” to see Kendall Jenner get together with Harry Styles after she allegedly promised Taylor not to date him again. An insider close to Taylor revealed to Hollywoodlife that Kendall already promised her not to get close to Styles in the last conversation they had. The source told Hollywoodlife: “Taylor heard from a mutual friend that Harry and Kendall are back together and she is completely shocked. She can’t believe that Kendall would actually date Harry, especially after their last conversation when she said she would never ever get involved with him again”. Kendall…
Pop star, Davido has expressed sorrow and sadness following the revelation that he and his family tried abducting his seven months old baby away from her mum, Sophie Momodu. In a well detailed explanation of what had transpired between himself, his dad, Sophie and Dele Momodu, Davido disclosed that though he had accepted the paternity of Imade after DNA proved it, he wasn’t ready to marry Sophie now or ever. This is coming few days after Sophie, through her lawyer, Gbolaga Ajayi, had petitioned the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP over what was termed ‘child…
Recently, it was the 7th birthday of 2face Idibia’s daughter Isabella. The music legend took time out of his busy schedule to go to his daughter’s school and celebrate her birthday with her. During his visit, 2face Idibia sang his classic song ‘African Queen’ to Isabella who is his first child from Annie Idibia. The Nollywood actress wrote a lovely message to her daughter on her Instagram. “My SunShine… My good luck charm … My Mine.. So loving, so caring, so thoughtful for her age.. Great big sista.. My beyond amazing Daughter is 7 today!! Happy birthday Sunshine !!! Mama…
2Face and Annie Idibia’s daughter Olivia is a years older today. The music legend and his wife took time out to send a birthday shout out to their little daughter on her special day. Olivia’s parents gushed over their little princess in separate post on their social media pages. “Like play like play my bouncing baby girl Olivia idibia is 2 today. May the Almighty continue to guide and protect my baby. May he give me the wisdom and power to raise her to become a correct woman. Daddy loves u always. We go chop some birthday rice later” Annie…
Davido still had a good time despite the messy baby mama drama, child abduction tale trailing him all through the festive season. According to an insider the HKN pop star sang his heart out in Gambia as he performed at his father’s end of the year party thrilling guest to a wonderful performance and also what looked like a special family bonding. Davido’s supportive billionaire father joined him on stage while he performed, it was a moment of complete joy for the singer who was photographed smiling brightly while he hugged his dad. Meanwhile, NAPTIP are after the pop star…