Wizkid, PSquare nominated for MTV EMA

 MTV announced today, September 17, 2013 the nominees for the “2013 MTV EMA,” the world’s annual music awards show that celebrates the year’s hottest artists from around the globe. Nigerian superstar Wizkid and dynamic duo, PSquare have been nominated for the Best African Act category alongside African acts, Mafikizolo, LCNVL and Fuse ODG. These selected acts will represent Africa at the global music celebration.

Musical powerhouse and multi-talented Justin Timberlake and breakthrough artists Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead the EMA nominations with five nods each, while always captivating superstars Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke are each up for four awards.

40 Soldiers Killed, 65 Missing In Fresh Boko Haram Ambush

As with past failures that ended in bloodshed and heavy casualty against the military, authorities have struggled to place a lid on the incident. When contacted, the spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters, Chris Olukolade, a Brigadier General, said he was attending a meeting and would prefer a text message. He did not respond to the text message. But a top security source confirmed the incident and said the army headquarters have ordered an investigation.

Brutal Beatings Of Journalists And Ogun State Officials – Oyedepo In Fresh Storm Of Controversy

At about 8:15pm on 8 September, Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, alias Winners’ Chapel, was in Abeokuta to meet with Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State. The meeting was facilitated by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, whom Oyedepo contacted to reach out to Amosun. The governor was said to be seething over the latest controversy involving Oyedepo and his church.

Two days earlier, some members of the church assaulted a team of  officials of the Ogun State Ministry Of Urban and Physical Planning, who had gone to the church’s headquarters in Ota to serve building inspection notices, as well as two journalists attached to Ogun State Television.

Bigest Bank In Denmark’s Fires CEO over lack of experience

(AFP)Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske Bank, on Monday ousted its chief executive, saying in a bluntly worded statement that the group needed a leader with stronger credentials in finance. “The board of directors has assessed that — notwithstanding Eivind Kolding’s professional and personal qualities — it is, in this phase, necessary to have a chief executive officer with stronger qualifications within banking,” the bank said.Kolding was replaced by Thomas Borgen, a Norwegian who until Monday was the bank’s head of corporate banking.

“Thomas Borgen is an experienced and customer-oriented banker, who knows how to run a modern bank,” chairman Ole Andersen said.

NBC bans Wizkid's The Matter & Phyno's Man of the Year

According to Beatfm OAP Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi, The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has instructed radio staions not to play two songs. They are Wizkid ft Maleek Berry – ‘The Matter’ and Phyno’s – ‘Man of the Year’. She took to twitter to beg artistes to try and censor their songs and take time to edit it, if they want it to be played on radio.

Ibori Has Hidden Assets In OANDO Plc, Says London Prosecutors At Confiscation Hearing

The Southwark Crown Court in London heard today that the jailed former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, hid some of his assets in Oando, the wealthy Nigerian oil firm, and that funds were moved from the company's accounts into Ibori's Swiss accounts. The court room was turbo-charged as prosecutors began a confiscation hearing to determine the amount of assets owned by the former governor.  It was packed with journalists and some of Ibori's relatives, including his sister, Christie Ibie-Ibori, but Ibori himself was not in attendance.   It would be recalled that Ibori was jailed for 13 years in 2012 in the United Kingdom following his conviction on fraud and money-laundering charges. 

Diddy Loses $1M To Rick Ross In A Bet Game Of Craps(Dice)

Millionaire singer, rapper and producer, Diddy claims that he lost $1m in a bet game against Rick Ross during a game of Craps in the early hours of Saturday morning. Diddd, who has a net worth of $580 million, was forced to part ways with the huge sum of cash after losing a private game of Craps against rapper Rick Ross, 37, in the early hours of the morning but was quick to brush off his defeat. According to video footage of the incident, which was posted on Instagram, the 43-year-old rapper suggested the loss meant nothing to him and added: “Suck My D**k B***h.”
He later tweeted:
              “I just lost a million to @rickyrozay in the studio recording Big Homie.”

Pregnant Woman Burnt To Death With Her Two Kids In Cross River

A building that served as a residential building and business outlet, weekend, caught fire in Ugep, Yakuur Local Government Area, Cross River State, killing a pregnant woman, Ekaiquo Ewa, and her two children aged 7 and 3, who were burnt to death. The building located on 27, Calabar Road on Friday at 7p.m., caught the woman and her children in their one-room apartment, while her husband, Denis Ewa, was away from the house. According to a mechanic, Okoi, whose shop is close to the burnt house, the fire was mysterious.

Okoi said:

“We did not know the source of the fire. It is still a mystery how the fire started and spread so fast that the woman and the two children could not escape,”