It’s Official: Wizkid joins Iyanya, Davido, Praiz as MTN ambassador.

Wizkid is smiling to the bank. Photo: Instagram You’ll soon be coming across Wizkid’s face on MTN billboards and newspaper adverts, anywhere you go. The rapidly-rising pop star has put pen to paper with MTN Nigeria in a major endorsement deal sources say could be near N50m for an undisclosed duration. Insiders privy to the deal told us over the weekend, that Wizkid concluded his endorsement arrangement with MTN execs shortly after news broke that...

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LATEST LATEST,Meet Olamide’s ‘baby mama and boo from day 1′

Olamide and his Baby mama He’s one of the hottest rappers in town now, we’ve described his rise to fame but one thing that seems to have eluded us in painting Olamide‘s rising profile is his romantic life. He’s confirmed to Toolz in a recent interview that he’s in a relationship but who’s the special lady that has got ‘Badoo’ mushy and goofy inside? We just might have found her! A few weeks back, the 26-year-old rapper put up photos of a pretty...

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NET EXCLUSIVE: Olamide becomes first Nigerian ambassador for CIROC

Olamide Did we hear you say ‘it’s been a long time coming‘? With almost every relevant Nigerian artiste out there signing endorsement deals, isn’t it baffling that Olamide who’s like hottest rapper number 2 hasn’t signed any major deal yet? Ponder no more! Sources tell NET Olamide has signed a multimillion Naira endorsement deal with alcoholic drink Ciroc Ultra Premium vodka and will become the first Nigerian ambassador for the alcoholic beverage. Olamide’s...

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NEMA assists 677 robbery victims in Katsina

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to victims of robbery attacks in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina state. Alhaji Musa Ilallah, the NEMA Northwest Zonal Coordinator, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the materials were handed over to the council officials on Thursday July 11. Illah said the victims included 232 women of which 30 were pregnant, 380 children and 65 men. NAN...

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Dietician advises Nigerians to consume watermelon

A dietician at the Garki Hospital, Abuja, Ms Yemisi Olowookere, on Thursday said that consumption of watermelon was ideal for the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle. Olowookere told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that watermelon contained potassium and was very helpful in cleaning or washing off the toxic deposits in kidneys. She said watermelon was also helpful in reducing concentration of uric acid in the blood, thereby reducing the...

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Afua Osei Winner of Miss Ghana USA 2013.

Africa keeps on shining brighter as a panel of Ghanaian American judges crowned Ghanaian beauty Afua Osei Miss Ghana USA 2013 on Friday 28th June 2013. The 26 year old from Bowie, Maryland representing the Upper East Region of Ghana is a Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Policy graduate of the University of Chicago. She started her career in politics working for the United States action committee EMILY’s List and later as an...

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50 Cent Released From Hospital After Car Accident

A month after 50 Cent was hospitalized with some blockage in his small intestine, Fif was back in the hospital last night, this time after a car accident. He has since been released and is back on the mend. “Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson was involved in a car accident in New York early Tuesday morning. He was taken to New York Hospital Queens where he was treated for minor neck and back injuries,” said a spokesperson for the rapper in a statement given...

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Check Out Olamide On The Cover Of Mystreetz Magazine's New Issue

Hip hop star, Olamide looking dapper on suit on the cover of MyStreetz magazine's latest issue. Sesan Adeniji, the publisher of MyStreetz magazine said about the new issue; "With the way Nigerian music industry has continued to evolve, sometimes, one need to ask the question what if? What if, Fela hadn't let go of his tussle with Orlando Julius for the ownership of Highlife Jazz to discover Afro-beat? What if Sir Shina Peters had been content with...

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Facebook executives switch flight and avoid crash death.

IN Washington : Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and other executives at the social media giant escaped potential disaster when they switched to a United flight returning from a Korean business trip. View Full Image They were earlier booked on the Asiana Air flight that crash landed at San Francisco International Airport Saturday morning killing two people and leaving at least 49 critically injured. “I was on another flight from...

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Chelsea sign Australia goalkeeper Schwarzer

LONDON (Reuters) – Premier League Chelsea have signed Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer on a free transfer until the end of next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Schwarzer, 40, has played more than 15 years in England with Bradford City, Middlesbrough and Fulham. Last season he became the first overseas player to complete 500 Premier League appearances. “It’s a phenomenal club,” Schwarzer told the Chelsea website (www.chelseafc.com) on Tuesday. “It’s...

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Chris Brown Gives Sneakers to some Children in the street of Los Angeles.

Chris Brown spent his weekend to help children who are in need in the street of los angeles. Chris and his team handed out Reebok sneakers to children for his "WE US: Walk Everywhere in Unity's Shoes" campaign at Crenshaw High School on Saturday, July 6. As a part of the project, the "Fine China" singer worked with Los Angeles City mayor's office and gang reduction organizations. He and Team Breezy L.A. reportedly stayed up until 1 A.M. to sort...

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How I Smuggled Amaechi Into Abuja In The Night & Made Him Governor –– Nyesom Wike Speaks

For Governor Chibuike Amaechi and his former boy, Minister of State for Education Nyesom Wike, the die is cast at last. It is time to bare all and go for the kill. As Wike spoke to Saturday Sun, he spared no word or effort in his vitriolic attack on his political boss who he has been in a running battle with him in the past months. You and Amaechi had been allies, how and when did things get this bad between you? I had wanted and avoided in the...

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OJB splits entertainment industry

The OJB saga is definitely the biggest news in the entertainment industry right now. Every day, it keeps throwing up new twists to the tale. For instance, it was a shock to some that Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim could have accused him of trying to raise more money than he needs for a kidney transplant. He has however replied her by saying that he needs more than the actual cost of treatment so that he won’t have to start soliciting for funds again...

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SEE The ‘BEEF’ between Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo

Unknown to many, two of Nigeria’s great and Ex-Super Eagles skippers, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo are not having the best of relationship but often try to keep it away from the media. The sour relationship between them started many years ago after the midfield maestro quit international football. Kanu who at that time won the FA Cup with Portsmouth FC was selected alongside Austin Okocha to decide who got the ambassadorial honour for...

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Peter Okoye Of Psquare Poses With N250M Bottle Of Champagne

First it was Don Jazzy, now Peter Okoye seems to have gotten his own bottle of the supposed N1m pound bottle of champagne designed by Alex Amosu, what else can I say? £1m for a bottle of drink?? I call it daylight robbery, it so make sense that Foreign celebrities can't afford it but two Naija artisites have 2 bottles already! Wash Wash.....More pics after the cut: ...

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Hollywood Actress Kerry Washington Secretly Marries Nigerian-American NFL Player Nnamdi Asomugha

Just like a heart-gripping scene from Scandal, no one saw this coming.US actress Kerry Washington got hitched to her Nigerian boo, Nnamdi Asomugha, on the 24th of June. The Django Unchained actress and her NFL footballer(who plays cornerback for San Francisco 49ers) started dating summer of last year but decided to make it official over a week ago in Blaine County, Idaho. Apart from being a football pro, Nnamdi also dabbles in acting and has scored...

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"I gave Iyanya my waist ", Yvonne Nelson Confess On The Juice With Toolz

vonne Nelson took time to pour out her heart on this interview with Toolz, she revealed how she gave Iyanya her waist because she thought she was in love and they eventually broke up at Iyanya’s birthday after she showed up only to be greeted by several Mrs. Iyanyas from South Africa, London, Malawi, Bostwana, Ethiopia, USA and more. This is a must watch intervi...

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Here’s why you can’t ignore sexually-transmitted diseases

Sometimes, the way alternative medicine hawkers trivialise issues relating to sexually-transmitted infections/diseases is astounding. For one, they dwell more on obscene description of sexuality; while they also call STIs the diseases of the socially active persons. Well, whether this latter aspect is true or not, the undeniable fact is that STDs...

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‘Not breastfeeding my baby was one pleasure I missed greatly’

Aminat and her baby shortly after he was born The joy of being a mother is the dream of most women. But it can be a different ball game for a woman living with HIV. AMINAT ALLI has coped very well especially as a wife and working mother. In this interview with KINGSLEY OBOM-EGBULEM, she shares her inspiring experience and the big question on the mind of every expectant HIV positive mother Being a young person, what were some of the major...

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Medicinal Benefits of Cucumber

IF you want to stay fit and healthy, cucumbers are among the most inexpensive means of attaining it. Cucumber, a well known fruit in salad, is cultivated worldwide because of its health significance. Again, it is one of those things which taste really good when eaten fresh and raw. Cucumber belongs to the same family as watermelon. It’s about five to eight inches long with cylindrical shape. The skin colour of cucumber varies from green to white....

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WAYNE ROONEY’S-dream-destination-is-Barcelona-if-he-decides-to-quit-Old-Trafford.

SunSport revealed yesterday that the Spanish champs are ready to fight for Rooney this summer. And the striker, who would cost £25million, has always had the Nou Camp as his No 1 choice if he was ever to leave Manchester United. Rooney, 27, is due for showdown talks with David Moyes when the new United boss starts work on July 1. Rooney was left out of Sir Alex Ferguson’s final two games and the former boss claimed the England star asked for a...

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DAVID MOYES has secretly met Wayne Rooney in a bid to persuade the troubled star to stay at Manchester United.

During the hush-hush meeting, Rooney revealed his anger at Alex Ferguson’s claims he had handed in a transfer request. An insider confirmed: “There is little doubt the new boss wants to keep Wayne. Any suggestions the two don’t get on is complete rubbish. “It was an amicable meeting but it gave Wayne the chance to get a lot of things off his chest. “He’s always denied handing in a transfer request and like all top players, he was upset to be dropped,...

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Are we safe? Obafemi Martins says he just got a licensed gun

Obafemi Martins – (Left) Martins playing for Seattle Sounders FC, (Right) testing his newly acquired gun at a shooting range The Nigerian football star Obafemi Martins says he’s just acquired a licensed hand gun. ‘Just got a licensed gun…. So I set out for shooting practice just incase,nobody knows this skill may come in handy tomorrow‘, Martins wrote as he posted a photo of himself trying out his new ‘toy’ at a shooting range. Martins currently plays for the Seattle Sounders FC in the US which he joined in March 2011. The 28-year-old doesn’t...

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BREAKING NEWS: Ice Prince wins ‘Best African Act’ at BET Awards 2013

Big news! Ice Prince has won the award for ‘Best African Act‘ at the 2013 edition of the BET Awards. The Chocolate City rapper was awarded the coveted prize this evening at the BET Broadcast Centre a few hours before the awards proper kicks off at the  Nokia Theatre L.A. live in Los Angeles , California. Last year, he lost the award to Wizkid and Sarkodie but it’s no small feat this year beating former winner and fellow Nigerian...

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