BIGNEWS24HOURS: 2014

Tuesday 8 April 2014

Beyoncé, Will Smith and Tom Hanks are Stars of GOtv April Movies

From musical biopic to action comedy and thriller, GOtv brings exciting movies by leading Hollywood stars
Golden Globe®-nominated musical biopic, CADILLAC RECORDS charts the rise of legendary label Chess Records and its stable of successful recording artistes, including Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Set in 1950s Chicago and starring Beyoncé Knowles, the film follows label mogul Leonard Chess’s (played by Adrien Brody famed for his role in The Pianist and King Kong) journey from selling records from the boot of his Cadillac to building a legendary empire. Watch it on Wednesday 9 April at 20:00 CAT.

En-route New York from, award winning musician, Banky W, was trapped in an aircraft for over an hour. He and many more people who were aboard Arik air on their way to New York had to endure hours of hardship, sweating and discomfiture due to unnecessary delays in checking in. Having had enough of it all, the angry and frustrated passengers stood in protest, screaming and shouting at the top of their voices.

They were about to attack the pilot’s cabin when Banky W intervened. The Hero of the moment pleaded with all the other people on board to exercise some patience while the error was being tackled. They heeded his words of advise and tried to stay as calm as possible. The aircraft was so hot that people began to sweat profusely. Some people fainted, others barely managed to breathe in some air and the little children aboard were made to strip for their comfort.

It looks like another celebrity couple may be headed down the aisle, model Chanel Iman is secretly engaged to rapper A$AP Rocky, and like a lot of celebrities pairing have done in past when it comes to secrecy, the couple are reportedly keeping their future union totally hush-hush, they have decided to keep their engagement quiet for now and details are scarce at this time.

Prince George Makes His First Official Trip To New Zealand

Little Prince George has finally had his official assignment with his parents and foreign nanny called Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo in New Zealand, this time he is not going to give his parents any surprises, you know the last time they travelled, he learnt how to crawl under the tutelage of his maternal grandparents, this three week international tour, he is with his parents all the way, you may not believe who greeted his mom, Kate Middleton when they arrived this country.
There was a royal welcome complete with festivities, adoring fans, and a muscular man covered in tribal tattoos, wearing a black thong, this very muscular tribal tattoo covered man was not causing a scene, it was all planned, he was actually dressed in traditional Maori Warrior clothing, nevertheless, his bare bottom and bare everything else must have been quite a shock for the buttoned up for the ladies.

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Barkhad Abdi A Limo Driver Who Makes All The Difference In Hollywood

The story of Barkhad Abdi, the guy who won the best supporting actor at the last BAFTA is from grass to grace, he was a former limo driver who was jailed twice previously with offences ranging from drugs possession to giving cops a fraudulent name before he landed a role in Captain Phillips, a role that has given him an Oscar nod and a win, though, he is no longer a limo driver, he has taken a day job after the movie as he await for another movie role.

It has been four year since 9ice broke up with Toni Payne, within these years he has gotten a set of twins from an Abuja based lady, Vicky Godis, though he once denied these girls before he accepted them in 2013, currently the Gongo Aso singer is dating a lady he will not reveal to the media and is thinking of making a marriage proposal to her, he once said he will get married soon but it might not be as early as people expect, maybe he has a change of heart with lots of scandals happening here and there in the celebrity world especially the one hitting 2face lately.

Serena Williams has been sidelined with a sore back and finds practice every day boring in Dubai without a game to play… has denied that she is getting older, which has sort of affected her career and she is risking it all to play in Dubai Open this week to prove that age is not catching on her, she has said she will not give excuses for either a win or lose this time around in this competition.

We never knew what Arsenal player Olivier Giroud was thinking when he took model Celia Kay to the Four Seasons Hotel the night before the Arsenal 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace on February 2, he was with his wife, Jennifer few hours before this match and then he cheated on her, he had consistently denied doing anything with Kay until his picture walking around his hotel room in just his underwear appeared online and he started confessing to cheating.
Giroud now faces punishment from his club, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that the club would take disciplinary action, but described it as ‘an internal matter’, adding he doesn’t want to comment publicly because he respect Giroud’s privacy.

Britney Spears is monitored 24/7 by bodyguards from making use of the internet or her credit cards, every money she makes even in staging a two-year residency in Las Vegas, must be accounted for. If you can recall, she had lost the custody of her two sons with ex-hubby Kelvin Federline and other things because of her lifestyle, now it is her papa, Jamie Spears and others who make decision for her and she is not even allowed to drink alcohol.

Apart from being the president of the United States of America, President Obama is also a fan of basketball. Just like the UK Prime Minster David Cameron loves cricket and was able to defend why Kevin Pietersen was excluded from England side last week, Obama has revealed that Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan will always be the guy for him, and said that LeBron James has got what it takes to become an all-time great legend.

Nick Cannon had abandoned his wife, Mariah Carey during the valentine day for business, only to jump back home when Mariah lured him with a sexy picture on her Instagram, Nick who is following Diddy in his steps as a mogul in a lot of business has become a better father and husband since he was diagnosed of Lupus. Nick who is the cover star of the latest issue of the Bleu Magazine has spoken about his family, his medical condition and what fashion means to him as a celebrity who got a super singer as wife.

Majid Michel have come under heavy criticism in the last few days since he told the world that there is no Ghollywood, but Nollywood. Majid who have been working on locations around Lagos since he spoke about the industry have been quite and was spotted last evening by our mole in Ghana. Sources says he returned back into the country on Saturday night.
We heard he has been discrete since he return and has also been speaking to his publicist and management on handling his perceived careless statement. Sources within his camp who spoke on condition of anonymity says the actor’s statement has been taken too serious by fans. We heard the actor have told some close friends that his statement have been miss understood and he is working on it.

Few days ago, news were rift that actress Uche Iwuji and husband Juwon have parted ways making the actress a new member of celebrities with failed marriage. An official statement was also made by the two announcing their separation.And now, we are told that Uche and her husband separated because of her unfaithfulness.
Majid Michel Says He Was Misunderstood By His Statement…
Sources says Uche was said to being having an affair with a banker friend which does not go down well with her husband.

Singer Tiwa Savage has always gotten it right until last Saturday when she got it all wrong with the agents of the Nigerian police Force. We are told that the singer was arrested in front of the Eko Hotels and Suits Victoria Island for driving against traffic rules and assault of a police office on duty. We heard the singer was immediately escorted to the Victoria Island Police Division where she was detained briefly.
Did Uche Iwuji Marriage Crashed Because Of Her Infidelity?
Sources says Tiwa who was late for an appointment could not stop for traffic light along Ademola Adetokunbo and an attempt to stop her by a police officers on duty proved abortive. We are told that she almost ran over the police officer.

Darey Art Alade has finally stamped his feet in organizing mind-blowing concerts… in 2013 he broke the record when he brought Kim Kardashian to co-host his Love Like Movie and raised the bar so high that no one could break it, he has done it again in Love Like a Movie: The Love Roller Coaster show on Saturday 15th February 2014 at the Oceanview Grounds, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Tiwa Savage Was Detained For Driving Against Traffic Rules… Few Days Ago
Kelly Rowland was the co-host who identified with Africans in her Ankara attire. The side attractions like gymnasts, acrobats and dressed dancers during the performance were enthralling but managed not to steal the essence of the show, ‘Love Fused With Creativity And Talents’

Iyanya Lied About Signing An Endorsement Deal With Lenovo

This is serious… news reaching us has it that Lenovo has debunk the story that they have just signed on Nigerian music sensation, Iyanya. The company’s representative in South Africa spoke through their agents few hours ago and they denied signing any One Hundred and Seventy Million Naira deal with any Nigerian of recent neither do they know anybody bearing the name Iyanya Mbuk.
This is a really funny development because the MTN brand ambassador who have also just signed an ambassadorial deal with Zinox few weeks ago tweeted a picture of him carrying a Lenovo product “Yoga Table” and also wrote that he has just signed a deal with the company. Lenovo is a rival product to Zinox in the market.

This is a good time for Ghana’s singer Eazzy to up her game in Ghana’s entertainment industry. Eazzy, who is also basking in the euphoria of been single seem to be having a blast with her career at the moment. Well if you done know how, this the gist. Eassy controversially few months ago broke up with her boyfriend Keitta over allegation of cheating.
And since then Eazzy has remain single and have not been linked with any one. At the moment we are told that Eazzy is going into acting and emceeing and she is not dumping her music career for her two newly found passion. Already Eazzy have started attending auditions and started getting scripts.

World re-known UK based Nigerian singer Keziah Jones born Olufemi Sanyaolu have also join the list of divorced celebrities. News broke out few hours ago that the singer has broken up with his wife Hauwa Mukan.
We heard that the two parted ways two years after their marriage over long distance issues. This is the second failed marriage for the soul singer and guitarist. His first marriage in 1994 to an Angolan-Nigeria singer Akure Wall also broke up two years after because of his been away for too long. Keziah is one of the world’s most busy singer who has travelled the length of the world pursuing his dreams.

Lupita Nyong’o was raised in Kenya with her five siblings, she was used to the backlash that actresses like Maheeda and Afrocandy get with their ‘special’ lifestyle in Africa because a lot of things are still not taken for granted, however, coming to America, Lupita was shocked to see freedom in every aspect of life that it was difficult for her to adjust in the beginning as a student of film and theatre studies, there was this restriction that she had over the years in America because the culture of Africa were still holding her bonds until she was able to get used to the American life.

She said “I thrive on structure. I find my freedom in structure. It was very hard to adjust to an individualistic and very liberal system. I mean, my upbringing, I would iron my clothes every night. I would plan what I wore the night before, and then I would iron it. That’s just the way my mom raised us. Then I got to Hampshire, where clothing is sometimes optional and all this kind of thing. I was mortified.”

It seems the Nigerian contingents that were loud about attending the the Grammy Awards this year are not ready to accept that their day at the event was not complete without having a full access to the venue. While Femi Kuti have been almost quite about the event that saw him losing the coveted price, others have said that they were not bared at the event and they had full access to everywhere at the event.
Headies boss, Ayo Animashaun who was also at the event explained over the weekend by debunked the story of Femi Kuti not been able to afford the sum of Four Thousand Dollars… He says that every one that attended the event went on invitation and did not buy any ticket to gain entrance to the venue. Dayo Adeneye who was also at the event explained

While Seun Kuti may be asking the gay community in Nigeria to ignore the recently signed anti-gay law to come out, it is something that Michael Sam, a former University of Missouri All-American linebacker has been able to do, he has made history as the first openly gay player in the NFL. Sam was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year and he is saying that he is openly a proud gay man and claims his teammates and coaches at Mizzou have known since August.

Cossy Orjiakor seem to have gone underground of late. She have not been in the news for both the wrong and right reasons and just few hours ago, the actress cheated death and has since return home… Sources says the actress and dancer last evening crashed her SUV into a ditch along Lekki-Epe expressway.
The silver coloured jeep with a customised plate number “Cossy” ran off the expressway into the busy after the actress lost control while on top speed. We heard the actress was under an influence of alcohol. She was said to have been coming from a party and also be heading to another party before the accident happened. We also heard that there were bottles of alcohol drinks she was drinking while driving. However the actress have denied been under the influence of alcohol before the accident.

It is no longer the issue of staying in London or the United States of America that Victoria Beckham is worried about these days… with her handsome hubby, David Beckham now a proud owner of a club in Miami after retiring from professional soccer, she is dead worried that David may not have enough time for her any longer with his mind now set in creating a 25,000 capacity stadium in Miami, did we tell you that David said that his three boys are going to be hot on ladies when they get older because they are handsome?
According to a source “Victoria hoped when David retired it would mean more time for them, and give him a chance to support her career. But he’s been very busy and she’s worried she could be pushed into second place behind his career. Victoria was also a bit anxious about how the documentary would be perceived by the public. It’s been a stressful time for her.”

Kobe Bryant has been move over by WWE superstar John Cena who just passed the Lakers guard as the most-liked US athlete on Facebook, John is having 18.7 likes, while Kobe was sitting at 17.9. However, we should point out that the most important “like” for Cena comes from WWE Diva girlfriend, Nikki Bella.
Currently john has become the number seven most-followed athlete in the world on Facebook and the guy has more followers than Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Roger Federer. Cena also has more Facebook followers than Kevin Durant, Michael Phelps and Tony Hawk combined.

Johnny Depp Wants Rolling Stones To Perform In His Wedding

It is going to be a quiet wedding for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, not like the much hyped wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, we even heard that Harry Style has been invited by Kendall Jenner for the luxury wedding in Paris, but not for Captain Sparrow, he loves it calm and will wants his friend Keith Richards and The Rolling Stones to perform for them at Bahamas when they are called husband and wife.

We know they met on the set of their film ‘The Rum Diary’ in 2011 – on Christmas Eve, and while they are still thinking of a date for their wedding, a source got the aproko that Rolling Stone may be playing for them. “The wedding plans are at an early stage. But the one thing Johnny does know is he wants Keith and the guys there He might even ask to join them on a track or two

Bayern Munich midfielder Javi Martinez may not be as tough as he looks on the pitch especially when it happens to something he has no power over, not death but the airplane and its disasters, sometime ago the football was enjoying a luxury flight with an airline that was bringing him back from the FIFA Club World Cup when the plane developed faults and he feared for his life as they made an emergency landing.

This happened when Martinez was flying back from Morocco to Spain with the club’s fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura when the plane got caught in turbulence, they were in danger and about crashing because of the pressure in the cabin that every passenger had to lose their composure and do screaming prayers .

Darren Fletcher had lied to his teammates in Manchester United when he discovered that he has a career threatening bowel condition called ulcerative colitis, his close friends knew though but he had to confess and made it known, currently, he is with another star, a sufferer and England rugby international Lewis Moody to launch United For Colitis, and create awareness for this health condition. Darren is healthy and is back with United to continue his career.

He said: ‘There are no guarantees with surgery but the surgeon was very confident that I would get back to a normal life and be a good husband and a good dad, all these factors.But deep down as well it was to get back to playing football because that was important as well.

Kim Kardashian Wedding With Kanye West Will Be A Fairly Tale Event

Kim Kardashian wedding with Kanye West will be filmed for ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’, it will be a fairly tale wedding in Paris like Stephanie Okereke and Linus Idahosa’s wedding in France too, Kim is already making sure the Big Day is perfect, she is going to be a traditional June bride and everything is already geared towards that,Nori is being nurtured and trained to start walking so she can walk with Bruce Jenner on the aisle as they officially hand her over to Kanye on this secret day that is yet to be unveiled.

“Kim has always wanted to be a June bride and she is finally going to get her wish,” a source said“Kim and Kanye have narrowed down the wedding location, which is being kept a secret at this point. It will be on the outskirts of Paris.”Added the insider, “Kim persuaded Kanye to let the cameras roll because E! will pick up most of the cost of the wedding and it’s a lot easier for a network to deal with logistics of a foreign wedding than if it were just the two of them planning it.”

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will be doing something that will help Formula 1 former driver, Michael Schumacher stay alive by driving the latest Mercedes new cars for the 2014 F1 season, with inscription, ‘#Keep Fighting Michael’ on the bodies of these cars, following the unveiling of the new Ferrari F14T, Fernando Alonso admitted he hopes to emulate Michael who is the most successful driver of all time to pay tribute to the seven-time world champion as he continues to battle for his life due to severe brain injuries…

Mercedes has posted a teaser of the image of the car on their Twitter account, accompanied by the words: “We have a very special message on our car this week in Jerez. Join the support #KeepFightingMichael.”

Lindsey Vonn’s knee problem may not really be her major headache lately, she is dead worried that her affair with Tiger Woods is threatened now that his former mistress, Rachel Uchitel has officially divorced from hubby, Matt Hahn after just a year and half of marriage… Maybe, she can threaten Woods who may still have feelings for Rachel the way Uche Jombo did to her man if she catches him cheating or do all those stuffs that Angela Okorie is doing to keep her man to herself.

She may have erroneously believed that with Elin Nordegren out of her way to claim Woods as her man, her competition with other women may be over, not after Woods has repented from his many sins of having extra marital affair,

You just may not believe this, Ronaldinho whose dribbling on any football pitch is legendary has dropped a music track with his rapper friend EdCity, while most stars who cannot sing prefer to make an appearance in a music video, usually waving their arms or bobbing their heads, Ronaldinho has chosen to sing and release a new single titled ‘Vai Na Fe’ which means ‘Go in faith’, he is not stopping from chasing his dreams just like Tonto Dikeh is not going to give in to critics when it comes to her music career.

Lindsey Vonn Afraid That Tiger Woods Ex-Mistress Might Come Back For Hm

While we do wish his vocal abilities were as magical as his football skills, we have to appreciate the guts of this 33 year old footballer, he is far away from the many dramas that footballers like Rooney Wayne may have had in Manchester United before he could sign a deal, that was spearheaded by his wife, Coleen, he wants to enjoy a life away from soccer.

It is no more news that American singer Kelly Rowland has been scheduled to anchor and perform at the Dary Art Alade’s Love like a movie show. Sources in the Know says Kelly will arrive Nigeria in the early hours of Friday February 14 from the United States of America and she will check in at the Eko Hotels. The singer has also been scheduled to visit the state governor shortly after her arrival and then sign autographs before her final rehearsal and preparations for the show proper the next day.

Unlike last year when Kim Kardashian came in late in the night few hours to the show and made a thirty minutes appearance at the venue before returning back to the US. We also heard that Kelly was paid lesser than Kim whom we heard took close to a Hundred Million for the last year’s show.

So it has been tears behind smile for Toni Payne all these while. Just few weeks ago, we reported that Toni Payne enjoyed been single. But now, Toni is not happy about her situation anymore. She has not been able to hang on to any man successfully since her separation while 9ice has moved on. Just last night, Toni Took to her twitter page and tweeted for over an hours showing her bitterness over her failed relationship.

Toni says “I hate writing sob stories about myself or addressing my past but if I can’t use what I have learned to help someone else, then what’s the point. No point faking things. She started. “I used to get so hurt when people say “she is separated” what can she possibly know about love or marriage. I can sit here today, and tell a young lady, this is what I felt I did wrong, this is what I did right. And if I do this, it won’t change things. But the most important thing I wish to share with ladies (especially if you all have kids with the man) is…Never ever harbour any hate in your heart. So many people stay confused because I refuse to hate anyone that I once loved. It’s pointless”. She continued.

Terry G is one of the most energetic performer at the moment and there is no doubt about that. He is a king on stage because of his ability to subject everyone to his will with his dance moves, songs and stage presence. Even though he has continue to maintain that he is a responsible man since he got his first baby, show promoters still believe that he is the most un-reasonable and irresponsible artiste ever in Nigeria.

While show promoters kept dragging him to court over non-appearance for shows he would have been paid for, the singer we heard is not ready to stop his attitude any time soon. We heard just last December, the singer was dragged to court by a Lagos based promoter over the same issue while Terry was abroad. The gist in town has it that Terry G is broke and he has been trying to keep up with the standard of been a celebrity in the hardest way of late.

Actress Leonora Okine is in Nigeria at the moment for shooting and she is not only her for shooting, the Ghanaian actress is also looking out for any vacant man to hook up with. Even though she is one of the most beautiful Ghanaian actress and has been around for a while, the actress is at the moment looking for someone to feel the vacant space actor John Dumelo left for a while.

Even though she has always denied dating him, sources says the terms which the two parted ways wasn’t favourable to Lonora… Just over the weekend before breezing into Nigeria, Leonora told friends why she chose her career after the heart break from John. She says “The career comes first for me right now because I’m yet to find trustworthy love. When I do find it, it better not put me in the position to choose because I would choose my career over marriage.

Magic Johnson Son Gets Attention Of The Paparazzi In Hollywood

EJ Johnson might not be as influential as Justin Bieber who is currently dealing with his troubles, but he is one of the favourite faces you will see on shows, he is the son of basketball legend and HIV/AIDS activist Earvin “Magic” Johnson, EJ has appeared on every episode of the new E!’s reality show so far, studying event management and design at New York University. He recently caused a frenzy when he was spotted departing 1 Oak night club in West Hollywood and lots of Paparazzi caught up with him.

Back in April 2013, EJ made national headlines after being photographed holding hands with NYC student and fashion intern Alessandro Monetti. EJ publicly came out as gay soon after, and Magic Johnson quickly spoke out, praising his son’s honesty and pledging his unconditional love and support… EJ came out to his father at age 12. “We’ve known for a long time that my son EJ was gay,” the former L.A. Laker said in 2013. “We finally had to sit down and talk about it. I told him, ‘Look, I’m gonna love you regardless, just let me know. Are you, or aren’t you?’ And finally he said, ‘Yes, I am.’”

Ace radio and television talk show host, Joyce Akumaa Dongotey-Padi popularly called Akumaa Mama Zimbi, has gradually become a cultural icon for her philanthropic works, humanitarian works and her ability to use the media to solve peoples’ problems, her ‘Odo Ahomaso’ remains one of the longest running and most consistent late night shows on family, relationship, marriage and sex in the history of Ghanaian radio, the gist reaching us is she has been named as the 50th Most Influential Personality in Ghana in the year 2013…Chasing Omotola Ekehinde at the tail who is among the 100 Most Influential Persons in the world.

Mama Zimbi, who is currently co-ambassador for World Heart Day 2013 in Ghana, is the founder and executive director of Mama Zimbi Foundation (MZF), a non-governmental organization which initiated the Widows Alliance Network (WANE) that supports vulnerable widows and their needy children,

Earlier this month, Madonna landed in crutches after bruising a ‘bone in her foot from dancing in high heels, trying to impress her new boy, Timor Steffans, and make her ex-hubby, Sean Pean, though haven’t been husband and wife for 24 years, with the Grammy almost here, she got her miraculous healing and threw away the clutches because she is performing, Femi Kuti who is nominated alongside a dead India legend is being represented by Yeni Kuti, and is going to miss Madonna and Bill Joe Armstrong perform in Los Angeles at the Staples Center .

‘My lips are almost sealed! I can’t say anything more. #itsasecret,’ She wroteon Instgram. Earlier this month, two Los Angeles Times sources ‘with knowledge of the plans’ said Madonna was going to join Beyoncé onstage LA’s Staples Center.

Leonardo DiCaprio chances of winning an Oscar is positive because the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has determined that DiCaprio is one of the four producers who will walk away with a statuette should The Wolf of Wall Street win Best Picture, he rose to fame playing the heartthrob leads in Titanic and Romeo and Juliet in the ’90s, and seems not to have changed a bit, it may not be easy for Dicarprio though with Chiwetel Ejiofor gunning for his first award, he may not give Dicaprio a free ride to winning an Oscar this year.

We have celebrated Lupita Nyong’o’s wins especially after beating the likes of Julia Roberts and Oprah Winfrey, Chiwetel may reproduce this feat at Oscar but Dicaprio wants us to know he hasn’t change in his feats when it comes to great movies and winning awards.

Days after winning World Player of the Year in 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated it again when he paraded the Ballon d’Or trophy in front of the club’s fans before their match at home to Granada on Saturday. Ronaldo beat off stiff competition from Barcelona rival and four-time winner Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich’s treble-winning playmaker Franck Ribery to collect the prize for the second time in his career on January 13, and got the award from Pele himself.

The Portuguese was greeted by a huge gold mosaic displayed by the 85,000 fans in attendance at the Santiago Bernabeu with “CR7” written in black letters. He had said about Pele giving him this award “He,

Pryse is never scared of competition as a rapper, in an industry while rapping machines like M.I and Sasha P are dominating, she is not going to cower and change the genre of her music to soft and slow music like the type Niyola andTiwa Savage sings, she is in the same boat with Munachi Abii who will either shut her mouth if it is not rapping, however, she confesses that being a female rapper in Nigeria is a very difficult thing because a lot of Nigerians love dancing .

She was a tomboy while growing up and this was borne out of the fact that she have three older brothers who were also into rap music. They discovered she had a thing for rap music and she featured in their recordings, though she confesses that being a rapper in this industry is tough.

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