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NKEM OWOH'S ENUGU HOUSE BURGLED

Nollywood actor Nkem Owoh popularly called Osuofia had his Enugu house burgled last week.

Although no life was lost but his Mitsubishi Montero SUV, Toshiba laptop and camcorder as well as other belongings were carted away.

The veteran actor who was not home told Daily Post, 'I was in Abuja last week Saturday when my neighbours called that it was like my place was burgled, that my gate appeared to be open. I asked them to check and they reported back that out of the three vehicles parked in the compound, the Jeep was no longer there'

The incident has since been reported to the Police.

TONTO DIKEH REMEMBERS LATE MUM

The pain associated with losing a loved one, most especially a parent is always enormous if not indelible.

Actress Tonto Dikeh lost her mum at age 3 and grew up with her father and stepmum. Few days ago, she ran a series of emotional tweets to remember her demised matriarch and even tweeted a photo of her.

There's a high degree of resemblance between the two. Don't you think?

PHOTOS FROM TRYBE RECORDS' UK OLYMPICS TOUR

Eldee, together with other signed artistes on Trybe Records; Eva, Sheyman, Rukus, K9, Sojay, Aramide, and Sarz embarked on a summer Olympics UK tour recently.

The purpose of the tour was to promote the new artistes and also to prepare them for the world stage. All the artistes got to perform to some of the largest audiences gathered during the 2012 olympics including the Africa village at Hyde park, African-Carribbean Business Expo, Africa fashion week in London and many more.

 

Both the existing and the new Trybe Records' artistes thrilled audiences at every show with their performances and got rave reviews from online and offline media. Kanya King, the founder of MOBO Awards in the UK, was present at one of the events and had this to say; "K9 is a very talented artist, he is surely one to watch out for in the afrobeat genre. I am really excited about the prospects of this young and energetic artist". 

The Trybe Records crew were said to have rented a luxury mansion in the Stanmore area of north London while touring the UK and had a series of celebrity parties with top UK celebs in attendance.

NIGERIA'S GOT TALENT SHOW DEBUTS ON TV

In a matter of days, the maiden edition of the Airtel-sponsored "Nigeria's Got Talent" series will hit TV screens.

Contestants from Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, Calabar, Port Harcourt, Warri, Benin and Ibadan are giving a shot at being Nigeria's next international superstar in the show which will premiere on Sunday 16th September.

Anchored by popular TV presenter, Andre Blaze, the show will air from September to December on AIT, NTA, TVC, STV, HITV UK and Sound City networks.

Star actress Kate Henshaw, Radio ace Dan Foster and dancer cum choreographer Yibo Koko have been unveiled as judges of the show.

Legoo Naija!

NIGERIAN INTERNATIONAL, OBAFEMI MARTINS SIGNS FOR SPANISH TEAM

Nigerian international, Obafemi Martins has left his Russian club, Rubin Kazan for Spain's Levante.

The 27 year-old striker penned a two-year contract is expected to earn about

€600,000 per annum, this comes after he agreed to have his contract at Rubin Kazan terminated.

Martins whose annual wage at Rubin Kazan is put at €2.2 million is expected to be unveiled nextweek.

OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE COVERS SEPTEMBER EDITION OF TW MAGAZINE

Featured on the September issue of TW magazine is delectable actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde. Captioned "She's a baaaaaad mamma-jamma! I think Omotola is getting fatter or is it my eyes? Yes she is, look at her cheeks 🙂 And for a lady who has dropped 4 kids and can still pass for a 20 something year old; It is allowed!

ACTRESS GWYNETH PALTROW IS WORLD'S BEST DRESSED WOMAN

Award-winning actress, Gwyneth Paltrow's simple yet elegant style as won her People magazine's winning ticket for world's best dressed woman in 2012.

The 39 year-old wife of Coldplay frontman

Chris Martin beat celebrities like the Duchess of Cambridge; Kate Middleton, Emma Stone, Jessica Alba, pop star Rihanna, Miranda Kerr to clinch the honour.

The list was compiled after contributions from 42million readers of the magazine, its editors and fashion bloggers.

Gwyneth's stylist, Elizabeth Saltzman claimed the mother of two wasn't a slave to trend, 'She has a uniform. It's

simple, not overdone'

Men who were also honoured for their fashion style include ctors Andrew Garfield, Brad Pitt, Colin Firth, Robert Pattinson, Chris and Liam Hemsworth and singer Jay-Z.

SAMMY OKPOSO'S ALBUM GOES VIRAL IN AFRICA

Award-winning gospel singer, Sammie Okposo cannot contain his joy at the moment. Few weeks after the release of his fifth studio album, the Glo ambassador's album is getting wide distribution across African countries.

This comes after he penned an international deal with Oklahoma based record company, TMG Records to distribute the his album across America, Europe and Asian countries.

Okposo's album which is being distributed in Nigeria by Tjoe distributions is also being distributed in Ghana by Vineyard Productions who we gathered is one of Ghanaians most respected distributors; Kenya, South-Africa, Cameroon and few other African countries are also in their last stages.

The buzz created by the 15-track album release concert especially via the new media, radio stations, TV stations and cinemas made it one of the most anticipated albums of 2012.

The artiste who is regarded in the gospel circles in Nigeria stated that, "So many works went into this new album to ensure we come out with a perfect work. We invested lots of energy and money into it to make it an outstanding success".

After a staging a breathtaking album release concert in Lagos and Abuja featuring one of the biggest gospel stars in America, Dietrick Haddon, Okposo hinted that a promotional tour and concert will also be staged to unveil the album in

 Ghana, South Africa, London and America but a definite date has not been fixed.

LAGOS STATE TO BREAK GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORD IN TOOTH BRUSHING

The Lagos State Government has announced its plans to compete in the

World Record Tooth Brushing Challenge in December. Their aim however is to create a spot in the Guinness Book of Record and more importantly surpass the current record of 177,003 set by India in 2007.

The challenge which is themed"Don't wait: address your future now," also intends to enlighten people on the importance of proper oral hygiene.

To do this, about 300,000 pupils from 300 public schools will brush their teeth at different locations simultaneously at a competition which is to hold on December 5, 2012.

Interesting. We are waiting!

'CRACK YA RIBS' TO MARK 12TH ANNIVERSARY IN ABUJA

Illustrious entertainer, Julius Agwu will on September 30th storm Transcorp Hilton Abuja for the 2012 edition of the annual Crack Ya Ribs show.

With the great turnouts of the show in America and Europe this year with impressive line-up of entertainers, residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and environs are in for great surprises.

For over a decade, Crack Ya Ribs has always been an exhilarating night of sophisticated music, dance and comedy that has featured some of the best entertainers in the music industry like D'Banj, Timaya, P-Square, 9ice and others.

Entertainers billed to perform at Crack Ya Ribs Abuja are Timaya, Inyanya, Funny Bone, Senator, I Go Die, Dan D'Humorous, Osama and Tripple White. As always, Julius Agwu will play his role as the host of the show with his rib cracking jokes.

Speaking concerning the Abuja concert, Julius said "the Abuja edition of this year's Crack Ya Ribs is my independence gift to Nigerians as we return after the summer tour. Not forgetting the fact that this year marks 12 years of Crack Ya Ribs and it has been repackaged with some fresh ideas to keep the brand going.

We have made it bigger by turning it to the event to a Pan-African event and that informed why there were performances from Ghanaian leading music and comedy stars at the London show. With our current plans for the Abuja show, lovers of quality entertainment are in for a good time".

After hosting the show annually for over a decade in London, Crack Ya Ribs held for the first time this year in Glasgow, New York, Dallas and Houston. Crack Ya Ribs once held in Atlanta and the massive yearning for the return of the show to America brought about the three cities tour in America.

Having earned his stripes as far entertainment business is concerned; Julius Agwu remains one of the most sought after comedians in Africa. His comedy concerts are always hilarious and fun filled.

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