Dbanj Parties With Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa As Big Sean Celebrates 25th Birthday (PHOTOS)

American rapper Big Sean turned 25 today and was treated to a surprise birthday party by friends, family and colleagues in Beverly Hills, California. 

Entertainment master himself, D'Banj was in attendance.  

Maybe Justin Bieber Went Shirtless At The Airport Because He's JUST TOO HOT For The Airport! (PHOTO)

Word on the tarmac is that Justin Bieber, professional pop singer, gas mask wearer, and possible protein shake enthusiast has been spotted with his shirt off (again) in the most unlikely of places: a Polish airport. And now everyone's losing it because Poland = COLD and, again, Justin Bieber = sans shirt. But really, friends. Do we need to freak out? The "Yellow Raincoat" singer's stomach just can't be contained -- by now we've seen Justin's ab selfies in every setting from the gym to a hospital bed. They're here, they're...breathtaking, and we should get used to it. And yes, we know things have been a little shaky for our Lord of the Perpetual Dirt 'Stache what with all that passing out backstage at concerts and kinda sorta assaulting some paparazzi and now his shirtless strut through Polish airport security. But MAYBE Justin Bieber's just TOO HOT FOR THE AIRPORT!

Spotted walking around Wladyslaw Reymont Airport in below-freezing Lodz, Poland, Justin took his shirt off while moving through the airport's security line. And this is a problem because...? Seriously, have you guys ever waited in line at the airport? Haven't YOU been so aggravated by the crying babies, kvetching senior citizens, and aggro businessmen that you too wanted to rip off your clothing and feel the fresh wind of freedom against your bare skin? And another thing: Have all y'all BEEN to Poland? No? Then you don't know if it's hot up in their airport! For all you know, Poland keeps their airport hotter than Dante's ninth circle in mid August. So can we please drop this "Justin Bieber's shirtless in Poland!!" hullabaloo and move on with our day? Besides, telling Justin Bieber to put his shirt back on is like telling Justin Timberlake to stop wearing skinny suits and Ke$ha to wash her face before bed. You just don't.

Davido Talks On Wizkid

Davido was on Ebuka’s show on channels TV,”Rubbin’ Minds” recently where he addressed lot of controversial issues surrounding him like, parting ways with former manager Asa Asika , Wizkid ,”Gobe/Password”.

PHOTOS: Jim Iyke Having Fun In Dubai

Jim Iyke is obviosly having a good time in Dubai. He’s gone shopping, dirt bike riding, dune tour and a belly dance concert all in just two days of being in Dubai. He also brought his Reality Show crew along

I Doubt if Woman Can Cause a Problem Between Paul and Myself – P-Square

weekend, where they thrilled their fans with their electrifying performance and moving dance steps

Showtime Celebrity cornered Peter Okoye who provides insight into what could make him break up with his twin brother. He also talks about the making of their latest album, Alingo and their new plans to conquer the southeast African countries with their kind of music.

You are always on the road, how many days do you guys have to yourselves?

We have been trying as much as possible to create time for ourselves. But most times, we don’t get it. We need more time to rest because performing for 2-3 hours on stage is not usually an easy task. Despite the fact that we have been travelling over the world, we took a break in January, and right now, we have resumed business again.

Sometime ago, it was rumoured that your latest album, ‘Alingo’ was banned which was later refuted. How did you receive the news?

We heard about the ban. But when they ban a particular song, they are indeed helping to promote that song. By the way, if they ban a song from being broadcast in Nigerian stations, will they stop MTV, Channel O, Soundcity and other cable networks from playing the same song. It’s not possible.

What is the making of Alingo?

Psquare for the past five years hasn’t done any dance video and our fans expected to see something of that nature from us. So, ‘Alingo’ was just the first song we had even before the ‘Invasion’ album came out. We didn’t take the song seriously until when our fans started loving it. And before we knew what was happening, it caught fire. We have no choice than to give our fans a video.

P-Square You put in a lot of energies to do the video?

Yes, it was my own idea. When the song started picking up, we thought it is important to give our fans something they have never gotten from Psquare in the past five years. The last time we did something similar to this, ‘Roll It’ was over five years ago. It took us a lot of time and energies to produce the album. Our senior brother, Jude who is also our manager shot the video. Interestingly, most people didn’t know that the video was shot in Nigeria. We went to an abandoned warehouse situated some ten minutes away from our Lagos residence to shoot the video.

Sometime last year, you guys did a remix of Beautiful ‘Onyinye’ with Rick Ross, American artiste. You also got signed to Konvict Music, owned by Akon. What’s the situation like presently?

Our relationship with Akon is great. We have known Akon for over six year but we were not looking forward to working with him until last two years when he attended our concert in London. After watching us perform on stage, he developed interest in working with us.

Then, he was planning to open a branch of his Konvict Musik record label in Africa and he was in need of business partners who would help him coordinate the business. That was how we teamed up with him to establish Konvict Musik in Nigeria. We are representing Akon in Africa just as he is representing in America. That’s the whole idea.

It was also rumoured some time ago that you guys bought a private jet. Was it true?

There was nothing like that. I guess because it was included in our list that whenever we are going for a specific show, the organsiers must provide us with a private jet. We had a deal with a private jet company which always hire their private jet to us whenever we are in need of it. It’s like, we have a private jet at our disposal. I remember, I once tweeted that a private jet has been included in our list. That was how people started speculating that Psquare has bought a private jet. But we always travel with the jet all the time.

But do you have a plan to buy a private jet?

To be honest with you, the way things are going, we are planning to buy one. And it’s not because of the cost implication of hiring a private jet, but the fact that we want to meet up with our concerts.

What would you say, you haven’t done since you started your musical career?

I think we have virtually done everything. But I don’t want our fans to start speculating in respect of when would Psquare break into the European or American market. Africa is the next big thing for Psquare even though Americans are in dire need of our kind of stuff. They have exhausted everything they have to offer. For me, I will rather be a king in my own vicinity than to try to be a king in another man’s land. We have achieved everything except that we have not been able to structure the industry. The problem is that when we try to do so, some greedy fellows always frustrate our efforts. For me, I’m not complaining but I just feel it is important, we structure the industry for a better tomorrow.

Pope meets Pope: First Recorded Meeting Of Two Popes In History – Pope Francis meets predecessor Benedict XVI

Emeritus, Benedict XVI. There is no public record of two popes ever meeting in history. At least, it is the first time in 600 years that Saturday afternoon’s meeting has taken place.



Pope Francis was flown by helicopter to Castel Gandolfo, the residence of the Pope Emeritus for a private lunch.

Pope Francis succeeded Benedict on March 13 after the latter resigned due to failing health.

They have spoken by telephone since Francis was elected but this is their first face-to-face meeting.

The only other time that a meeting like Saturdays could have happened was in 1294, after the resignation of Celestine V after 5 months as pope. But his successor, Boniface VIII who was elected days later, imprisoned Celestine who eventually died within a year. There is no record of their meeting in person during this period.

The two men on Saturday held each other in a warm embrace after the helicopter landed. They subsequently prayed together and held a 45 minutes talk. Vatican spokesperson, Fr. Lombardi described the discussion as “family like.”

During the prayer, Fr. Lombardi told reporters, Pope Benedict turned over the position of the kneeler before the altar, which is traditionally a position of honour, to Pope Francis but he declined saying: “We are brothers, we pray together.”

Pope Francis presented Benedict a gift of a painting he said reminded him of Benedict’s gifts to the Church.

Sina Rambo and B.Red Gang Up To Beat Davido In Atlanta - Drop From HKN

New day, new drama. Entertainment website THE NET is reporting that Davido's cousins and label mates- Sina Rambo and B-Red had a nasty fight with their more popular cousin in Atlanta. According to THE NET's story, the reason for the family feud stemmed from Sina Rambo and B-Red believing that Davido was doing little to promote their works and was intentionally releasing singles and music videos to overshadow their singles. 

"Sources tell us a big fight allegedly ensued between Davido and cousins B Red and Sina Rambo some weeks back in Atlanta – The cousins had accused Davido of not doing much for their careers as much as he should after they chose him as the label’s front line act. They also accused him of not giving them a chance to fully promote their new singles only to overshadow them at any given chance."- THE NET.

The fight between the cousins was physical which led to properties being damaged in their Atlanta home. Davido left his cousins in Atlanta to perform alongside Nas in Houston. After his performance he flew straight to Nigeria leaving B-Red and Sina Rambo stuck in Atlanta. B-Red is back in the country, Sina however is still in Atlanta. 

B-Red who is Davido's hype man hasn't been with him on stage in his last couple of shows. He was also conspicuously absent at Davido's mum's remembrance. After the clash, B-Red and Sina Rambo are planning on leaving HKN. 

B-Red and Sina Rambo are the sons of Davido's father's senior brother. Sina Rambo released his debut single 'Ijo Sina' featuring Davido last October. B-Red dropped his introductory single 'Insane Girl' featuring Davido in February. 

Live Pictures Updates from Annie Macaulay & 2Face Idibia’s Dubai Wedding

Photos from Annie Idibia’s bridal shower in Dubai that held last night at Hilton Jumeirah Resort  Hotel in Dubai. Over 200 celebrities are currently  in Dubai for the wedding. 
Hundreds of guests are already in Dubai,  United Arab Emirates, UAE, to witness the wedding of music star, Tuface Idibia to his heathrob, Annie Macaulay

Only ‘One Thing’ Can Split Us – Psquare

Nigeria’s pop duo, P-Square of Peter and Paul Okoye were in Malawi last weekend, where they thrilled their fans with their electrifying performance and moving dance steps

Showtime Celebrity cornered Peter Okoye who provides insight into what could make him break up with his twin brother. He also talks about the making of their latest album, Alingo and their new plans to conquer the southeast African countries with their kind of music.

You are always on the road, how many days do you guys have to yourselves?

We have been trying as much as possible to create time for ourselves. But most times, we don’t get it. We need more time to rest because performing for 2-3 hours on stage is not usually an easy task. Despite the fact that we have been travelling over the world, we took a break in January, and right now, we have resumed business again.

Sometime ago, it was rumoured that your latest album, ‘Alingo’ was banned which was later refuted. How did you receive the news?

We heard about the ban. But when they ban a particular song, they are indeed helping to promote that song. By the way, if they ban a song from being broadcast in Nigerian stations, will they stop MTV, Channel O, Soundcity and other cable networks from playing the same song. It’s not possible.

What is the making of Alingo?

Psquare for the past five years hasn’t done any dance video and our fans expected to see something of that nature from us. So, ‘Alingo’ was just the first song we had even before the ‘Invasion’ album came out. We didn’t take the song seriously until when our fans started loving it. And before we knew what was happening, it caught fire. We have no choice than to give our fans a video.

P-Square You put in a lot of energies to do the video?

Yes, it was my own idea. When the song started picking up, we thought it is important to give our fans something they have never gotten from Psquare in the past five years. The last time we did something similar to this, ‘Roll It’ was over five years ago. It took us a lot of time and energies to produce the album. Our senior brother, Jude who is also our manager shot the video. Interestingly, most people didn’t know that the video was shot in Nigeria. We went to an abandoned warehouse situated some ten minutes away from our Lagos residence to shoot the video.

Sometime last year, you guys did a remix of Beautiful ‘Onyinye’ with Rick Ross, American artiste. You also got signed to Konvict Music, owned by Akon. What’s the situation like presently?

Our relationship with Akon is great. We have known Akon for over six year but we were not looking forward to working with him until last two years when he attended our concert in London. After watching us perform on stage, he developed interest in working with us.

Then, he was planning to open a branch of his Konvict Musik record label in Africa and he was in need of business partners who would help him coordinate the business. That was how we teamed up with him to establish Konvict Musik in Nigeria. We are representing Akon in Africa just as he is representing in America. That’s the whole idea.

It was also rumoured some time ago that you guys bought a private jet. Was it true?

There was nothing like that. I guess because it was included in our list that whenever we are going for a specific show, the organsiers must provide us with a private jet. We had a deal with a private jet company which always hire their private jet to us whenever we are in need of it. It’s like, we have a private jet at our disposal. I remember, I once tweeted that a private jet has been included in our list. That was how people started speculating that Psquare has bought a private jet. But we always travel with the jet all the time.

But do you have a plan to buy a private jet?

To be honest with you, the way things are going, we are planning to buy one. And it’s not because of the cost implication of hiring a private jet, but the fact that we want to meet up with our concerts.

What would you say, you haven’t done since you started your musical career?

I think we have virtually done everything. But I don’t want our fans to start speculating in respect of when would Psquare break into the European or American market. Africa is the next big thing for Psquare even though Americans are in dire need of our kind of stuff. They have exhausted everything they have to offer. For me, I will rather be a king in my own vicinity than to try to be a king in another man’s land. We have achieved everything except that we have not been able to structure the industry. The problem is that when we try to do so, some greedy fellows always frustrate our efforts. For me, I’m not complaining but I just feel it is important, we structure the industry for a better tomorrow.

Was a 35-man committee members inaugurated last week by PMAN Peace Initiative to restore peace in the troubled musicians’ house?

I’m not aware of it. In fact, I’m hearing it for the first time. The committee they claim to have set up, are they musicians or people they feel they want to use to pilot the affairs of the association. When we came into the industry, it wasn’t like what we are seeing today. Psquare was among the musicians that structured the industry the way it is today. we were among the first set of emerging musicians that started making money from selling our CDs. When they are setting up such a committee, what stopped them from involving people like us.

If they don’t carry people like D’banj, 2face and Psquare along, then, there is a problem. It means they are just wasting their time. This is not because we are successful in what we are doing, but it’s because the industry is driven by individual effort. So, if they are taking such a major decision that will affect everybody in the industry and they don’t involve us, then , there is a big problem. I’m not a member of PMAN, and I don’t have any problem with the association.

Are you not interested in the restoration of peace in the industry?

I’m not interested in PMAN because the past leadership of the association failed us. We don’t need to be PMAN members to succeed in our careers. The association hasn’t done anything for us. I don’t need them.

The peace Initiative is trying to unite the musicians again?

When they were setting up the interim administration, they ought to have started from the top and engage those musicians who command respect in the industry. There is no musician in Nigeria today who does not respect 2face. We can be bigger than him in Africa, but I have so much respect for him because he was among the younger generation of Nigerian artistes who broke even several years ago. It’s so disrespectful that an interim administration was set up without our knowledge. If they don’t get the three top Nigerian artistes; Psquare, 2fac and D’banj, then, they are wasting their time. I love our industry they way it is at the moment. We don’t want a situation where , in the name of association, somebody will start dictating the pace for us. The more good we are, the more we want to make more money for ourselves.

Which country would say is your largest market in Africa?

At the moment, it’s East Africa. Anytime Nigerians say, they are through with Psquare, will take our things and relocate to East Africa. But South Africa is a place where we have been working for the past one year building market for our songs. We took a break in January, this year, and between February and March, we have been to Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. We were in Angola two weeks ago and just last week, we stormed Malawi. So, our potential market at the moment is South Africa. We have built all these markets by ourselves alone.

The impression most people have about you is that Psquare is arrogant?

I think Psquare is very intimidating and we are not arrogant. When you saw me today, did I look arrogant? That’s a wrong impression people have about us. There is Peter and there is Paul. Peter is stubborn, bad and controversial, but they say Paul is quiet, cool headed and all that. But you see, you cannot steal from Peter to pay Paul. If you steal from Peter to pay Paul, you are indeed paying Psquare. I’m a very controversial person and I’m not expecting every news about me to be positive. Psquare is not arrogant, it’s just that the people are scared of approaching them, considering the way we operate. When you see Psquare stepping out, we look very intimidating. But the people who are very close to know that we are not arrogant. Beyonce could visit a shopping mall today, and the whole place will be shut down. That does not make her arrogant. It is her management that has made it to be so.

How is life without your mother?

It has been hectic. We haven’t decided to do a new album at the moment. But while she was alive, she was always with us in the studio. We don’t know how we are going to do it this time around. She was a minister of God before she passed on. She had her own Church which Paul and I built for her. Anytime, we want to release a new album, she would pray on the album for almost a week before we got it released into the market. Her church is still functioning till date and her prayer partners are still there. Once in while, we do communicate with the leadership of the church and it was our desire to see the church continues to function after her death. Wherever she is today, she will be happy that the church is still functioning because it’s a monument for her.

But did you guys really know what happened to your mother?

People must always speculate . It got to a point, I said to myself that those people who are accusing us of being responsible for our mum’s death must be ignorant of how close we were to her. We didn’t want that rumour to distract us. In fact, when people are insinuating such things, the best advice is for you to block your ears and never allowed it to distract you. I’m human, and I don’t except people to say positive things about Psquare all the time. Psquare have made its worst mistake in the past, and nobody noticed it. We are not perfect. And we know why people were accusing us of being responsible for our mother’s death. It’s because we are successful in what we are doing for a living. Even in my Igbo nation, once somebody starts to progress, his kinsmen will start to associate his riches with money ritual. We have overgrown such insinuation.

We have seen great musical groups split in the industry. Will Psquare ever split some day?

Like I said earlier, each time, people look at Peter and Paul, they conclude that we are perfect. But they don’t know that I fight with Paul the same way he fights with me. We quarrel and fight with each other the same way you quarrel and fight with your siblings. The only thing that matters most is that we don’t bring such quarrel into our business.

I always tell my friends, the only person who will tell us to split is our mother but she’s no more. Even if she were to be alive, would she allow us to split? The day we are going to make up our minds to split, it will be an open decision. May be, when I say I want to retire or Paul says he wants to continue with his career in music. That does not mean that I wouldn’t give him my support.

What has kept two of you together?

Of course, we are blood brothers. And we always think of where we are coming from. Our parents never had anything. They were not rich people. If Paul say today that we must split, I will only look at him and laugh. Sometimes, I’d swallow my pride to ensure that peace reigns between two of us.

Have you tried to intervene in those popular split in the industry?

The best way I can intervene is to keep Peter and Paul together. Let them watch and learn from us.

But he’s your twin brother?

It goes beyond brotherhood. The Jacksons split. There was this group that wanted to split some time ago, I intervened and made them see reasons they should remain together no matter the odds. Yes, money might be the cause of the split. But I don’t share money with Paul. That’s the way we have been working because we never had anything from the out set. I’m not saying this because you are interviewing me, between Paul and I, money has never been a problem.

Have you had any cause to date the same woman?

Every woman wants to hang out with Peter. This is because everybody knows that Peter is more outgoing than Paul. But I doubt if woman can cause a problem between Paul and myself. Money would have been the devil that will cause a problem between us than woman. Any woman that wants to cause between us is wasting her time.

How did you grow up with Paul?

Our growing up was fantastic. I’m the person who was always on the stubborn side. Then, I would go out there and cause some stir, and they would put the blame on Paul because we are twins.

P-Square

We were always wearing the same clothes. I and Paul grew up doing things together. It has remained like that till date. That’s the way our mum trained What Paul does not like today, I will not like either. May be, this is what has been holding together.

Have you had any cause to date the same woman?

Every woman wants to hang out with Peter. This is because everybody knows that Peter is more outgoing than Paul. But I doubt if woman can cause a problem between Paul and myself. Money would have been the devil that will cause a problem between us than woman. Any woman that wants to cause between us is wasting her time.

Recently it was rumoured that you are into oil and gas business?

Yes, it’s about to kick off. My music is doing very well in the market, and investing in other areas will help to boost my pocket. Which is not a bad idea.

Every successful man wants to continue to invest in other areas of life. Are thinking in that direction?

Psquare is not only involved in music alone. We are into real estate business. We have been doing it for a long time now.

A business man who is keeping his money in the bank, what’s he keeping for, without investing it. We also do banking business, but real estate pays us more.

Psquare as a product of talent hunt show

We know that Psquare is a product of talent show, ‘Grab the Music’. We also know that when you emerged the winner, you went home without anything. But these days, winners of a reality TV show usually go home with mouthwatering prizes. So, looking back, how would you comment on the new trend? 

When you win a talent show, what comes first is ego. You have millions of naira around and a brand new car at your disposal, the world is in your palm At this point, you are building yourself to the next level. I don’t say the winner should not have the car, but he should not let the car to distract him. At the time, we won the talent show, we were given a keyboard which is still in our house till today. The keyboard was just N80,000,00. In fact, that keyboard, is part of the instrument in producing most of our albums. The keyboard has made millions of naira for us. My piece of advice is that when you win such a competition, think of where your are coming from and invest your money wisely.

Every successful man wants to continue to invest in other areas of life. Are thinking in that direction?

Psquare is not only involved in music alone. We are into real estate business. That we have been doing for long time now. We do a lot of businesses which has made us to be more focused. A business man who is keeping his money in the bank, what’s he keeping it for, without investing. We also do banking business, but real estate pays us more.

Recently it was rumoured that you are into oil and gas business?

Yes, it’s about to kick off. My music is doing very well in the market, and investing in other areas will help to boost my pocket. Which is not a bad idea. 

SWEDEN RACISM TO BLACK

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Diamond Encrusted Mercedes Benz (LOOK)

Swarovski studded Mercedes SL600 can further enhance the overall magnificence of the remarkably engineered vehicle. The star studded looks is a perfect way to market the supreme car in auto expos around the globe. Not only it catches the eye of the people at the very instant but highlights the class above the rest too!

The car owners should look to leverage from these high class design possibilities if they have ample budget in hand. Probably one can even select amongst the colors of the studs too without any hassles. These prime options can help Benz in showcasing their design supremacy in an all new way.

Lil Wayne Released From Hospital After Suffering Multiple Seizures

Lil Wayne has left the hospital. The rapper was at West Hollywood’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for six days after suffering multiple seizures allegedly caused by a drug overdose.

When news first broke that Weezy was in ICU, the blogosphere and Twittersphere erupted with reports that Tunechi was on his death bed. But after numerous tweets by his YMCMB family discredited initial reports that the Hollygrove rapper was on his death bed, Lil Tunechi took to Twitter himself yesterday to let fans know that he is okay.

Labelmate Birdman called into Hot 97′s “Angie Martinez Show” Monday to again clarify that Wayne is fine, and Wayne was released Monday morning from the Intensive Care Unit.

I’m feeling a lot better and again thk u all for ur love and prayers. It was truly felt…pause

— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) March 19, 2013

WCQ: Martins Vows To Destroy Kenya

New Seattle Sounders striker Obafemi Martins joined the rest of the Super Eagles team in Calabar yesterday and vowed to sink the Harambee Stars of Kenya in the Eagles World Cup qualifying match this weekend.

Martins who earned a recall into the Super Eagles fold after years of absence was part of the Eagles team that won the Harambee Stars 3-2 in Nairobi in a 2010 World Cup qualifier, a match where he played a vital role.

The lethal finisher scored a brace to help Eagles win 3-2. Yakubu Aigbeni scored the other goal.

The former Levante man and Chelsea star Victor Moses arrived late and were not part of Tuesday evening’s training, but they will be joining the rest of the team for Wednesday training at the Abraham Ordia Sports complex, University of Calabar.

All the 14 foreign based players arrived at the Transcorp Metropolitan Hotel Camp of the Super Eagles on Tuesday afternoon, despite local aviation workers’ dispute.

Chelsea star Victor Moses had to take a detour through the Uyo Airport to be on time for Tuesday’s training; his and other players’ commitment impressing the coaches.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will at the weekend take on the Harambee Stars of Kenya at the weekend in a World Cup qualifying match

Owen To Hang Boots For Good At End Of Season

Former England striker, Michael Owen, has announced that he will draw the curtains on his professional career which began 15-years ago with a stunning goal against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup.

Owen made this announcement on Tuesday via his personal website with the following opening statement: “It is with an immense amount of pride that I am announcing my intention to retire from Professional Football at the end of this season” he wrote.

Owen made his first-team debut for Liverpool as a 17-year-old and went on to make 297 appearances scoring 158 goals; making him one of the most sought-after strikers in the world.

Other clubs he has played for include Real Madrid (2004-2005), Newcastle United (2005-2009), Manchester United (2009-2011) and Stoke City (2012).

In 2001, he was voted as European Player of the Year and twice won the Premier League’s Golden Boot award.