American hiphop star Tauheed Epps known on stage as 2Chainz is set to storm Lagos, Nigeria for the celebration of Nigerian music star D’banj. The American rapper, known for several hit songs including No Lie andBirthday, is part of several artistes named by D’banj to rock his D’Kings Men Concert on June 23.
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After the submission of entries for this year’s edition of the African Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, closed on January 30, there followed a flurry of activities leading to the announcement of nominations on March 15 in Lilongwe, Malawi. The 9th edition of AMAA with the theme: ‘Africa One’, got a record 671 films in competition with Francophone countries leading with entries.
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The maiden edition of the X Factor reality TV show has kicked off and NET has details to spill… Popular OAP at urban radio The BEAT FM Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru has been chosen as the host of the show. Toolz will commence duties as soon as the auditions (which have already kicked off in Port Harcourt) are concluded. Toolz could not be reached for comments as at the time of this report.
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Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich‘s girlfriend, model Dasha Zhukova, recently gave birth to a girl in New York. Little Leah Lou will be an American citizen. She may also be the most expensive baby delivery ever, if you add in the boat costs. But she’s not exactly, as some have tongue-in-cheekily reported, an “anchor baby.” At least not more than in the nautical sense.
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Gangnam Style star Psy's new music video crossed the 100 million views mark on YouTube on Wednesday, shattering another record on the video-sharing site since its much-anticipated weekend debut. The video for Gentleman, the long-awaited follow-up to the South Korean singer's global hit, has received 105.4 million hits, topping 100 million in record time since it was posted on Saturday. The previous record was set by the video ofBritain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle singing I Dreamed A Dream in the TV show, which received 100 million hits in just over a week in 2009.
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It feels like only a few weeks ago we were anticipating how the Princeton offense might work with Steve Nash, Dwight Howard, and Kobe Bryant — and under Mike Brown. But a whole season has somehow passed, and that means it's time for end-of-season awards. I don't have an official ballot, but I'll list the same number of choices as the real voters.
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The Golden Eaglets’ Coach, Manu Garba, says his super-charged side that opened its CAF 2013 Under-17 Championship finals in Morocco with a superb show against Ghana, will qualify to play in the World Cup after today’s duel against Cote d’Ivoire.
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Nigerians in the United States, especially those in Texas and the surrounding states, are getting ready to have a massive party when the Super Eagles take on the Mexican national team in an international friendly in May. Nigerians were also shocked when the team had to battle back to force Kenya to a 1-1 draw in Calabar in a World Cup qualifier, in a game that was supposed to herald their home coming after the Nations Cup triumph, but all that have not stopped Nigerians in Diaspora.
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Previous attacks on sports events, and failed plots, in recent decades, after Monday’s bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon September 5, 1972 – Eight members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation splinter group Black September raided the Israeli team’s quarters in the Olympic village in Munich...
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The Nigerian Professional Football League has announced a major sponsorship deal signed by five clubs and Guiness Nigeria Plc. The clubs, Sunshine Stars of Akure, Dolphins of Port Harcourt, Lobi Stars of Markudi, Heartland of Owerri and Enugu Rangers, now have shirt branding contracts with one of Guinness Nigeria’s brand, Harp Premium Lager. However, financial details of the contract were not revealed.
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