Funke Akindele, Rita Dominic, Yvonne Okoro Bag Awards At AMVCA

It was the 2014 edition of the African Magic Viewer’s Choice Award, and some actors and actress went home smiling.

Below is a full list of winners and faces at the event.

Best Movie 2013

Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja

Udoka Oyeka & Orode Ryan – Living Funeral

Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Yvonne Okoro & Ken Attoh – Contract WINNER

Michelle Bello – Flower Girl

James Omokwe – Awakening

Best Movie Drama
Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja
Edwin Maina Kariuki – Nairobi Half Life
Udoka Oyeka & Orode Ryan – Living Funeral
Frank Rajah Arase – The Groom’s Bride WINNER
Jumafor Ajogwu & Chris Eneaji – Murder at Prime Suites

Best Movie Comedy
Uche Jombo – Lies Men Tell
Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Yvonne Okoro & Ken Attoh – Contract
Elvis Chucks – A Wish -WINNER
Martins Onyebuchi Onyemaobi – The Fighter
Martins Onyebuchi Onyemaobi – The Hero

Best Movie Director
Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja
Tosh Gitonga – Nairobi Half Life
Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Contract -WINNER
Udoka Oyeka – Living Funeral
Frank Rajah Arase – Price
Amil Shivji – Shoeshine

Best Actress in a Drama
Stephanie Wilson – Living Funeral
Veronica Waceke – Higher Learning
Nse Ikpe-Etim – Journey to Self -WINNER
Nkiru Sylvanus – Kiss And The Brides
Ivie Okujaiye – The Volunteers

Best Actor in a Drama
Juma Rajab Rashid – Siri Ya Mtungi
Majid Michel – Somewhere in Africa
Hlomla Dandala – Contract
Majid Michel – House of Gold
Tope Tedela – A Mile From Home -WINNER

Best Supporting Actress
Valerie Kimani – Higher Learning
Jazymn Batchan – Still Standing
Liz Ameye – Living Funeral
Lance Handabile – Love Games
Tamara Eteimo – Desperate House Girls
Bikiya Graham-Douglas – Flower Girl -WINNER

Best Supporting Actor
David Mulwa – Higher Learning
Ian Mbugua – House of Lungula
Desmond Elliot – Finding Mercy -WINNER
Bimbo Manuel – Torn
Chris Attoh – Flower Girl

Best Actress in a Comedy
Funke Akndele – The Fighter
Funke Akndele – The Hero
Funke Akndele – Return of Sheri Koko -WINNER
Mary Ogbonna – Clinic Matters
Jackie Appiah – Cheaters
Yvonne Okoro – Contract

Best Actor in a Comedy
Hlomla Dandala – Contract
John Okafor – Return of Sheri Koko
Osita Iheme – The Hero -WINNER
Osita Iheme – The Fighter
Chinedu Ikedieze – The Hero

Best Television Series Comedy/Drama
Grace Kahaki Munthali – Prem Episode 2
Fred Phiri – Love Games Episode 6 -WINNER
John Riber – Siri Ya Mtungi
Paul Igwe – The Benjamins
Benson Akindeju – Nowhere to be Found

Best Short Film
Vincent Moloi – Berea
Amarachukwu Onoh – Mother Tongue
Amil Shivji – Shoeshine
Walter “Waltbanger” Taylaur – The Wages -WINNER
Enuma Chigbo – The Deadwood

Best Documentary
Dr Gilbert Chigbo (Narrator) – The Deadwood -WINNER
Sonia Maingi – Tumanka Goes to School
Peter Murimi – Matatu: My Life, My Art
Peter Murimi- Guardians of the Wild
David Campbell – Shamba Shape Up

Best Indigenous Language Movie/Series (Swahili)
Edwin Maina Kariuki – Nairobi Half Life
Jordan Riber – Siri Ya Mtungi
Ann Hamberger – Nina
Njoki Muhoho – Mama Duka -WINNER
Musa Venerable Mziba, Vagabond

Best Indigenous Language Movie/Series (Yoruba)
Afeez Eniola – Arinnakore
Mercy Aigbe – Komfo -WINNER
Abdulrasaq Abdullahi – Edidi
Olatunji Akeem Balogun – Aye Kooto
Olatunji Akeem Balogun – Mufu Olosa Oloko

Best Indigenous Language Movie/Series (Hausa)
Yasin Auwal, Umar K, Mazugal – Wana Gari 1& 2
Hafizu Bello – Bakin Kishi
Abba Muko Yakassai – Habib -WINNER
Nasir Sa’ad Gwangwazo – Runan Jakara
Mikail I. Bin Hassan – Kurman Gari

Best Online Video
Stacy McDermott & Neville Ossai – Jungle Jewel: The Short Film
Mary Kaiyare – Deceit
Stanlee Ohikhuare – Kpian’s Premonition
Dorothy Ghettuba, Oyunga Pala – Next Big Host
Amarachukwu Onoh – Mother Tongue -WINNER

Best Writer (Drama)
Shirley Frimpong-Manso & Hertey Owusu – Contract -WINNER
Patrick Yaadar & Andy Boyo – Off The Hook
Akpor Kagho – Living Funeral
Fatima Jabbe – Battered
Pascal Amanfo – Single & Married

Best Writer (Comedy)
Jigi Bello – Flower Girl -WINNER
Jahmal Holland – Still Standing
Ohis Udofia – Kuti’s Career Palace
Patrick Onyeka – The Place
Seun Arowojolu – Squatterz

Best Cinematographer
James Michael Costello – Last Flight to Abuja
Christian Almesberger – Nairobi Half Life -WINNER
Idhebor Kagho – Living Funeral
Imoh Umoren – Have a Nice Day
Themba Masondo – Taxi Ride

Best Art Director
Barbara Minishi – Nairobi Half Life -WINNER
Ken Attoh & Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Contract
Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Apples Miniseries Part 1&2
Kyle Quint – Siri Ya Mtungi
Frank Rajah Arase – The Piece

Best Sound Editor
Sola Awoponle – Ilari
Obi Emelonye & Luke Corradine – Last Flight to Abuja -WINNER
Jordan Riber – Siri Ya Mtungi
Carl Raccah – Journey to Self
Maurice Kings – Murder at Prime Suites
Paul Apel – Blue Flames

Best Video Editor
Ben Nugent & Obi Emelonye – Last Flight to Abuja
Austin Faani Ikechukwu – Battle for Wealth
Shirley Frimpong-Manso – Contract -WINNER
Chucks Madu Success – Oga On Top
Jack Esterhuizen – Love Games Episode 25

Best Lightning Designer
Don Izuchukwu – Brother’s Keeper
Godwin Daniel – Living Funeral
Ifeoluwa Balogun – The Benjamins
Mohammed Zain – Nairobi Half Life -WINNER
Eric Aghimien – A Mile from Home

Best Costume Designer
Adeola Ramonu – Adebola Omo Oba
Doreen Estazia Noni – Siri Ya Mtungi
Catherine Kibugi – Sumu La Penzi Episode 5
Ruth Ndulu Maingi – Lies That Bind Episode 2 Season 2
Chiemela Nwagboso – The Kingdom – WINNER

Best Make-up Artist
Elayne Okaya – Nairobi Half Life -WINNER
Olabimpe Cole – Lekki Wives
Alex Gakumo – Sumu La Penzi Episode 1 Season 1
Michael Wawuyo – The Felistas Fable
Rehema Samo – Siri Ya Mtungi
Israel Moses – A Wish
Rosemary Obika, Redemption

New Era Award Movie – Rita Dominic – The Meeting – WINNER

Trailblazer Award – Michelle Bello – WINNER

Industry Merit Award – Pete Edochie – WINNER

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Check Out Justin Bieber's Dad - Jeremy Bieber [PHOTOS]

This is Jeremy Bieber, Justin Bieber's daddy. Jeremy abandoned Justin Bieber and he was brought up by his mom alone now the boy is made, his dad has re-appeared. Funny enough Justin Bieber's FATHER was with him at the time of his arrest last week. Jeremy Bieber, 38, has been enjoying a vacation in Miami on his son's money and was not only present when Justin was arrested, he was with him in SET nightclub and hours later he joined the singer's camp in helping to block off a residential street so his son could drag race. People say Jeremy is not a great influence and he certainly enjoys and takes advantage of his son's money and lifestyle....

Kcee awarded Peace Ambassador by Ist lady Patience Jonathan (Photo)

                      This took place yesterday in Abuja during the Peace concert......

How T.B. Joshua Made Malaysian Airlines Plane Crash Prophecy (PHOTO and VIDEO)

Prophet T.B. Joshua, the Founder and the General overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, on June 28, 2013, foretold one of the biggest airplane crashes in the past years.

In his Sunday’s sermon last year he narrated the following:

“We have to pray, this is an Asian country. I will not mention any country, but God showed me the country. I am seeing a very big balloon.

“What is the cause of this? It was just about to take off and the fault started.

“It means they (ground services) can discover it on the tarmac, but because of impatience...”

TB Joshua foretold that the catastrophe would be huge: “With almost 200 people inside”.

The prophet also added that if God provides him with grace, he would send the letter with a warning to the embassy of that Asian country.

TB Joshua further called on everyone to check airlines in their respective countries.

“We are going to pray for them. I will see what I can do,” the prophet said.

See the FULL video of the prophecy below:

National Conference and the Opposition’s greed for power; The Tinubu’s Example

Recently I wrote on the topic “2015: what the opposition is doing for GEJ” in it I enumerated and explained how some political actions of leading opposition figures, meant to undermined GEJ were actually working for him.

Again, the opposition’s reaction to the president’s announcement of the government decision to organize a national conference has not deviated from this same method. Especially with the comments created Asiwaju Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), a party that has been touted as capable of possibly taking power from the PDP at the center come 2015 (although the party has shown no seriousness towards achieving that)

Why addressing supporter at one of the Executive Jet Hanger at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja and in direct reaction to GEJ’s announcement of a planned National dialogue, Mr. Tinubu said ”why is the conference coming at just about 15 months to the next general election, when will it hold? Why so sudden? I see a contradiction and diversion,”

He added that ”National conference is by whom, for whom, and at what stage? How many level of deception? These people (the federal government) are not even smart in public deception. I see a contradiction. I see diversion. I see deception, lack of honesty and integrity”; but like the president noted in his independence day broadcast, Tinubu admitted that “at no time had Nigeria in its 53 years of independence been divided as it was now”

The curious question therefore is when will national conference be more needful than a period of intense division? And what is sudden about a government deciding now to pursue what many Nigerians have been agitating for since independence? And that is for the past 53yrs.

An attempt at answering the above questions only reveals the level of greed and desperation in our political leaders whose stock in trade is extreme criticism. A weapon they are never careful to deploy pursue their selfish political interest.

Interestingly the same Asiwaju Tinubu had in 2011 insisted that a sovereign national conference is what is needed to stabilize Nigeria for growth and development.

He made this clear in 2011 while Speaking At the first Anthony Enahoro memorial lecture Asiwaju Tinuba had said “I submit to you today that because of the multiple issues surrounding our skewed federalism and constitutional flaws, the Nigerian nation is weak.
“Unless we move to strengthen it through dialogue and equity, we will remain a nation in mere words.” (The 2011 publication included bellow)

So what has changed between 2011 and 2015? The simple answer is the coming general elections. The election nexus becomes clearer when one viewed it against some trivial analysis being made by some media fortunate analysts. For instance how do comprehend such statement as “the national dialogue is a ploy by the government to postponed the 2015 elections” this is not only trivial but elementary and also diabolical.

One wonders how people could concoct anything to bias Nigerians mind against even such desirable thing as national conference. The Truth is no matter the level of opposition the current Nigeria’s structure gives any ruling party/government the power to continually hang on to power as long as they wish either rightly through free elections or wrongly by manipulating constitutional loop hole to rig elections.

Has anyone asked why is it possible that the party in power in any state automatically controls all the local government in that state even with elections, it is the system. That same system makes it impossible for a sitting president to lose elections, except such president does not contest.

Meanwhile this system that encouraged and protect the few ruling class against the vast majority of Nigerians is what the nation conference seeks to change and replace. Yet some selfish individuals are concocting every fathomable lies to deny Nigerians this opportunity that many have died for since independence.

As a people we must wake up to the responsibility to both pressurize and encourage the government to deliver on the national conference, and also mobilize competent individuals to represent our various constituencies at the National dialogue/conference. The current Nigeria’s structure must be replaced because it was not design for progress and development

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu call for sovereign national conference

By Osagie Otabor 25/11/2011

Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said only a Sovereign National Conference (SNC) would save the weakening pillars of Nigeria as a federal entity.
He spoke at the first Anthony Enahoro Memorial Lecture at the Benin Club, Benin City, Edo State, yesterday.
Represented by Ekiti State Deputy Governor Mrs Funmi Olayinka, Tinubu said: “I submit to you today that because of the multiple issues surrounding our skewed federalism and constitutional flaws, the Nigerian nation is weak.
“Unless we move to strengthen it through dialogue and equity, we will remain a nation in mere words.”
The ACN leader said fixing the national pillar would entail a robust people-driven debate, insisting that any artificial tinkering of the present constitution would fall short.
He said: “The 21-member Presidential Committee on the Review of Outstanding Constitutional Issues (PCROCI) recently set up by President Goodluck Jonathan falls short.
“It is a backdoor approach to the issue of national conference. In memory of Chief Enahoro we must convoke a national conference.  It would provide a platform to address our pressing concerns.”
He said it was ironic that Nigeria once a product of dialogue at independence now has leaders who avoid robust dialogue state policy.  But he stated that free and unfettered dialogue holds the key to Nigeria’s rebirth.
“The people ought to be consulted on the issue of subsidy.  We ought to have a referendum on the question, not only of oil subsidy but also on sovereign wealth fund as well as the proposed one-term of seven years proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan,” he said.
Tinubu said federalism as a development paradigm for a multi-national country was no mere labelling, adding that it assures both economic and political fairness.
“Our economic system is supposed to be open and fair.  But it is even more slanted and biased than the political system,” he told the audience.  “We do not operate a free and fair merit-based economy.  We operate a feudal economy, where those in power decide by the whim of the moment who becomes rich and who stays poor.”
He regretted, however, that the military’s over-centralisation had arrested growth and stunted development.
“This has not only stalled development, it has affected recurrent and capital expenditure.
“This fuels corruption at the centre and makes the system a mockery of development.
“It gives a winner-takes-all quality to the presidential election.  This is wrong.  That is why progressives have been calling for fiscal federalism,” Tinubu said

Bieber and Selena Gomez Screw Banging ... Let's Dance!!

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez got hot and sweaty for a few hours Friday afternoon in Texas ... and they even had someone watch -- but it wasn't the cuckold you're imagining.

J.B. and Selena hit up Action Dance Studio in McAllen, TX yesterday after their coffee date ...  spending 2 hours in a private rehearsal space  with a choreographer.

The door was covered with a plastic mat during the sesh ... and security stood guard. The owner says the couple seemed "really close and into each other."

What we don't know ... why there were in a dance studio.

BTW ... the rich really do get richer ... they didn't pay the studio a dime.

David Mark says zone will back Jonathan in poll

Senator David Mark.

The Senate President, David Mark, has pledged the support of the North Central zone of PDP to President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election.

Mark made the pledge during the `Unity Rally` of the North Central zone of the party in Minna on Saturday.

He said, “we are here today to assure Mr President that we are solidly behind him; we will go with the leader who has brought us good luck.

“The leader who has brought good luck to Nigerians; the leader who has made a lot of sacrifice to lead this country by example.

“We in the North Central zone of the PDP, when we say yes, it will remain yes, come rain, come sunshine. I can vouch for my people. When we say yes; it is yes.’’

He urged Nigerians to disregard the allegations of non-performance made by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the PDP, saying they were “all lies and cheap blackmail.’’

According to the Senate president, PDP has done well in the country through the transformation agenda of President Jonathan which aims at making the country self-reliant in all spheres of life.

On his part, Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, urged Nigerians to appreciate the good work Jonathan was doing and to continue to support the Jonathan-led administration for a better country.

Anenih said that PDP organised the rally to ensure unity among its members in the zone.

He said that it was not a campaign rally as the party would still return to the people in the next six months to ask for their votes.

Rita Dominic, Ramsey Noah, Yvonne Nelson, Kate Henshaw, Michael Majid, Other Celebs At AMVCA Pre-Party (PHOTOS)

A pre-award cocktail party for the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) took place on Friday night, March 7, 2014 and it was well graced by the fun-loving creme de la creme of African entertainment.
The venue was the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, and many of Nollywood’s popular faces like Yvonne Nelson, Majid Michel, Ramsey Noah, Rita Dominic, Rukky Sanda, Uti Nwachukwu, Kate Henshaww, Susan Peters, and many more were present.

‘Iran weapons ship’ arrives in Israel

EILAT (AFP) – A ship allegedly carrying advanced rockets from Iran to Gaza that was intercepted by the Israeli navy was escorted into the Red Sea port of Eilat on Saturday.

Israeli naval commandos seized the vessel on Wednesday in the Red Sea between Eritrea and Sudan, with the military saying it was carrying an Iranian shipment of M-302 rockets destined for the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.

The Panamanian-flagged Klos-C was escorted into Eilat port by two Israeli warships.

Thousands of Israelis gathered on a hill overlooking the port broke into applause when the ship came into view.

“We will dismantle all the containers to verify if they contain other weapons,” an army spokesman said, adding that a news conference will be held at the end of operations late on Monday.

Israeli radio said that ambassadors and military attaches posted to Israel as well as “prominent Israeli figures” would be invited to view the weapons seized by the army.

This, the radio said, “will prove to the world that Iran is providing weapons to terrorists active in the Gaza Strip”.

Iran has flatly denied any involvement with the shipment, which the Israeli army said was carrying missiles capable of striking anywhere in Israel.

At the time of the vessel’s capture on Wednesday, military spokesman Brigadier General Motti Almoz told army radio that dozens of the M-302 long-range missiles were on board.

“From what we understand, it was carrying dozens of M-302 long-range missiles which can reach 150 to 200 kilometres (90-125 miles). It may be carrying other weapons as well, but we can only know this when it reaches Eilat.

“There is clear and unequivocal information that this (shipment) came from Iran,” Almoz said, without elaborating.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Israel of lying and noted that the announcement of its capture coincided with a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the AIPAC pro-Israeli lobby in the United States.

“An Iranian ship carrying arms for Gaza. Captured just in time for annual AIPAC anti Iran campaign. Amazing Coincidence! Or same failed lies,” Zarif wrote on Twitter on Thursday.

Netanyahu has been pressing the international community to maintain crippling economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear drive, and used last week’s visit to the US to push his case.

The United States said on Wednesday its intelligence services and military worked with Israel to track the ship.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said Washington started to work with Israel through intelligence and military channels and at the national security adviser level as soon as it knew the shipment was on the move.

World powers have eased the sanctions on Iran as part of a landmark deal struck in November, under which Iran undertook to curb its nuclear activities for six month.

The United States, other Western powers and Israel have long suspected Iran of using its nuclear energy programme as a cover for developing atomic weapons, a charge denied by Tehran.

Akon Waste Deep in MJ DNA Stunt

Akon is SO part of the whole Michael Jackson "The-Kid-Really-Is-My-Son" DNA shenanigans.

We got him arriving at LAX Friday and he acted a tad skeptical ... that the freshly-touted B Howard, plain wrap DNA test proves he's MJ's long lost son.  But in the next breath Akon stokes the coals and says why he thinks it might be true.

Here's why we're calling BS.   Akon is in the studio with B Howard right now recording music.  

It's why they call it show BUSINESS, folks.

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‘Mom Tried To Kill Us!’ Woman Who Drove Minivan With Her Three Kids Into The Ocean Charged With Attempted Murder

Ebony Wilkerson, the pregnant woman who drove her minivan with her three terrified children into the ocean on Tuesday, has been charged with attempted murder.

“Mom tried to kill us,” one of her kids told authorities.  “My is crazy,” another said, according to documents released by Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson.

“She told them to close their eyes and go to sleep.  She was trying to take them to a better place,” Johnson said during a news conference on Friday.

Photos and video of Wilkerson’s car floundering in the Daytona Beach, Florida surf, with several Good Samaritans and life guards struggling to save the children, were seen around the world.

Numerous eyewitnesses recounted how the car drove straight into the waves as the children screamed for help.  Wilkerson, eight months pregnant, was seen trying to fight off rescuers.

Hours earlier, Wilkerson’s panicked sister called the Daytona Beach police.  She was worried about Ebony, who she said had been talking about “demons” after fleeing her South Carolina home.

Cops actually spotted her car, pulled her over and questioned Wilkerson who told them she had driven to Florida to get away from her husband.

“It was clear during my conversation that Wilkerson was suffering from some form of mental illness, but she was lucid and did not provide any signs that she met Baker Act requirements,” the Daytona Beach police officer wrote in his report.

The Baker Act is the Florida law that would have permitted officials to involuntarily commit Wilkerson as a danger to herself and others.

Wilkerson has now been charged with three counts of attempted murder and three counts of aggravated child abuse.

Her children are in protective custody.

Meet the twins who share almost everything, including a boyfriend & had cosmetic surgery costing a whooping £130,000 to look more alike

Wow! They look like dolls! These 28 year old twins Anna and Lucy DeCinque, were born just one minute apart share everything in their life - a job, a car, a Facebook account and even their boyfriend. The twins even went as far as to undergo cosmetic surgery to erase any differences in them to the total cost of £130,000 

Anna and Lucy, who live at home with their mother, also share a boyfriend, which they believe is a perfect situation for a relationship.
Anna said:
 'We’re dating one boy at the moment. There are three people in our relationship. We’re sharing.'
Lucy added: 'It’s not really weird to us. We have one boyfriend and all three of us share the same bed. For guys, in their hearts and dreams, they want two girlfriends.

'We have the same taste in everything, so obviously we’re going to like the same boy too. We’re all together when we have sex, and if we like the same guy, so be it. Every date had to be a double date. It’s always double or nothing.'

 Lucy said: 
'Our mum has always been able to tell us apart. But, our dad, not so much. He would say, "Which one are you?"''We’ve had fun, especially when we were younger. We would swap boyfriends, if we were bored.
'Like, even on the telephone, if I didn’t want to talk to my boyfriend, Anna would take the phone and pretend to be me. We would play games like that, and the other person never realised.We’ve settled down a bit now.'

Johnny Carson Sex Tape Hits the Market Check Out THIS Mono-Log

Call him a c*** show host ... TMZ has learned, Johnny Carson recorded a sex tape with his wife back in the 1970s -- and not only has the tape just hit the market ... very solid sources tell TMZ, Johnny's johnny is ENORMOUS.

Multiple sources tell us, the tape owner approached the Carson estate in September to make a deal for the footage -- the estate said take a hike, and threatened to sue the owner if he ever sold it.

But the owner's apparently gone rogue -- we're told he's now shopping it to private collectors ... and it is legendary.

According to sources who've seen it, the tape was shot right after he married wife #3 Joanna Holland. It opens with a naked dark-haired Carson masturbating by a pool -- then shows Joanna (with a bouffant hairdo) going all Linda Lovelace.

It goes on for about 5 minutes -- then we're told it cuts to a 20-minute sex scene in Johnny's bedroom ... and Johnny does NOT hold back.

Oh yeah, we're also told he's hung like a horse -- seriously, porn star status. One source said it was at least 10 inches. But for legal reasons it can't go to a porn company, so the only way to unload it is with a private collector.

Move over Michael Fassbender.

Justin Bieber I Wanna Be The Double Cup King

Justin Bieber wants to be the Donald Trump of Double Cups ... the Sultan of Sizzurp ... because he wants to go into business to create his own line of signature styrofoam cups ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Bieber tell us ... the boring styrofoam cup -- which has been around since the 40s -- has become the container of choice for lean ... and Justin  thinks it's a cool money-maker.

Sources tell us, Bieber has a special affinity for styrofoam because he loves to doodle on them, and that will be the inspiration for the line of cups with the JB logo.

By the way ... Bieber isn't the first person to jump on the styrofoam train.  Rick Ross and Soulja Boy both have lines of cups with their monikers.

MJ's Alleged Son "Dad" Speaks Out He Warned Me About DNA Lies

A man has come forward claiming he's the real father of 31-year-old Brandon Howard -- NOT Michael Jackson -- telling TMZ, Howard warned him earlier this week the DNA story would be breaking ... and told him it was phony baloney. 

65-year-old Augie Johnson tells us, he fathered Brandon during his relationship with Brandon's mom, Miki Howard in the 80s -- and has remained a central figure in Brandon's life.

He tells us, he was in the delivery room when Brandon was born and even brought Brandon to recording studios as a child. We've seen multiple family photos of them together.

Augie says they're so close ... Brandon called him days before TMZ broke the story about the DNA test, telling him, "Don't worry about this stuff. You are my dad."

Augie insists his son had nothing to do with the DNA stunt -- telling us the "greedy people" around Brandon are the masterminds.

As for Brandon resembling MJ -- Augie says it's purely a coincidence. If anything, Brandon resembles Michael AFTER surgery -- so there's actually no resemblance at all.