REAVEALED: HOW DAVIDO SPLURGED N10M ON OBO

It has emerged that hip hop artiste and MTN Ambassador, Davido, splurged a whopping N10million to make sure that OBO (Omo Baba Olowo), his debut single was a resounding success.

According to insiders who spoke to Skoops, but for the move the hit maker made, OBO could have ended up on the shelves forgotten like it happens to a lot o potential hit songs.

“As you know in the industry, making a hit goes beyond just talent. You also need loads of cash to put your music out there especially when it concerns airplay.

“Davido knew all this when he dropped OBO and so he was prepared. Thanks to his rich dad. First he got the best media team in the industry and added that to a war chest of N10million and today the rest is history.”

SEYI ALLEN NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH!

Death was narrowly averted when music producer and artiste manager turned actor, Seyi Allen, was involved in a ghastly crash on the set of Stolen Treasures while trying to pull another stunt.

It was supposed to be an action scene where Allen was supposed to reverse his car. However, somewhere along the line, he lost control of the car and he slammed into another car.

“It could have been worse but we thank God that nobody was hurt. However, the cars were seriously damaged the source added. Attempts to reach Allen for comment were not successful.

QUEEN URE CRIES OUT: I NEED A BOYFRIEND!

Are you a guy out there dying to date life coach and Popori singer, Queen Ure? Are you honest and caring? You just might be the lucky guy who steals her heart away.

Ure has disclosed that she’s lonely and would love to have a real man in her life. In an exclusive chat with tonyogagablog, Ure, who released her debut album early last year shared her romantic dreams.

Draped in a white see through top, a pair of figure-hugging black denims and heels to match, Ure cuts the image of a sophisticated and successful woman who knows her onions as she settled into a seat in a popular hotel located in Omole, Lagos, last week.

 “No there’s nobody there right now,” retorts Ure, responding to questions on her love life, “at the moment I really don’t have a boyfriend but I’d like to have one,” she croons sexily as her features dissolve in a pleasant smile.

So what are those qualities she’s looking out for?

“One is that he has to be an honest person; most guys these days play games. Maybe ladies play games too but I don’t. I guess I’m just taking my time. I’d want to get involved with someone who’s straight forward; that’s my number one requirement. My man has to be straight forward and honest; it’s not like I’m keeping to myself or being selective, it’s just that I need to feel him, he has to be real; I’m not feeling the guys around me right now.”

What’s her relationship with her ex, Soul E? Are they still talking? Are they friends?

“No,” Ure retorts shaking her head to drive home her point as another smile emphasizes her dimples, “Soul E belongs to my past. For heaven’s sake, this is  2014!”

HOW THE SUN GENERAL EDITOR SAVED MY LIFE-NGOZI NWOSU

Actress, Ngozi Nwosu, has opened up on how The Sun Newspapers came to her rescue last year at the height of her battle with kidney failure.

In an exclusive chat with tonyogagablog during the 11th edition of The Sun Awards, held at the Expo Hall of Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nwosu, who has since returned to Nollywood described The Sun’s ex Sunday Editor, Funke Egbemode, as the angel that saved her life.

“I’m very grateful to Funke Egbemode and by extension, The Sun Newspapers for saving my life. Without her I probably wouldn’t be here today celebrating with The Sun; she’s the angel that saved my life.”

According to Nwosu, she had no idea of the role Ebgemode played in saving her life until she got a cheque from the Lagos State government which covered the entire cost of her treatment in India.

“After I got my cheque from the Lagos State Government, some officials called me aside and advised me to thank Funke Egbemode because she was the one that took my case directly to Governor Fashola. I was deeply moved because I had never met her in person. Finally I called her to thank her for showing me so much love.”

Nwosu reveals that when she eventually called Egbemode to thank her, what she got was a surprise gift: “I thanked her for being there for me and prayed that God should always be there for her. It was then she told me something that really struck me. She said ‘Ngozi, when I lost my husband a couple of years ago, the role you played in Fuji House of Commotion, gave me a lot of inspiration that helped me pull through. You touched my life in a very unique way.’ I was so overjoyed to know that what I do on TV was really touching lives. Funke blessed me in a very special way and I’ll always be grateful to her.”

DAY FASHOLA, PETER OBI DANCED GALALA

Governor Fashola and his Anambra State counterpart, Peter Obi, proved that despite their busy schedules, leadership is not all about work and no play. Last week Sunday, during the 7th edition of Silverbird Man of The Year Award, held at The Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, the serving governors got down with Ghetto Soldier, Daddy Showkey, and gave a good account of themselves as they danced galala to the delight of the audience.

Fashola and Obi, winners of the Silverbird Man of The Year Award got could not restrain themselves as Daddy Showkey performed his classic, Diana. They both joined him in bending and twisting to the rhythm.

MONEY FOR SEX MADE ME DUMP FACEBOOK-COSSY ORJIAKOR

Actress, Cossy Orjiakor, has broken the silence on why she’s not been active on social media platform, facebook. According to her, she chose to quit after an impostor posing as her started demanding money for sex on the platform from unsuspecting people.

“I’ve not been on facebook for like eight months and it’s because there’s somebody that’s impersonating me. There’s this popular but bogus profile on facebook that’s not me claiming to be my public profile; it’s really annoying. I’ve seen where this impostor was discussing money for sex with people and it was quite embarrassing so I decided not to be on facebook but I’m on twitter now.”

FEMI LASODE SET TO RAISE THE BAR WITH STOLEN TREASURES

Ex PMAN president, movie maker and arts impresario, Femi Lasode, is back with a bang! As you read this story, he’s on location in Lekki, Lagos, shooting his next movie entitled Stolen Treasures.

“This is a project that’s very close to my heart. I’ve been dreaming of this project forever. Stolen Treasures is all about creating awareness about Nigeria’s stolen artifacts abroad. We need to highlight the issue of the need to recover our artifacts. I am not the first to do it though; Chief Eddie Ugboma did it in his movie, The Mask. We want people to be aware that this is a very important issue. All our artifacts are in Paris and other museums around the world; what we are doing is creating awareness about our African heritage and the need to retrieve these artifacts,” an excited Lasode told The Entertainer.

Written by Lasode, Stolen Treasures is an adventure story about a Briton who stumbles on the map of a treasure throve buried somewhere in Nigeria. Charmed by the lucre that lay waiting for him if he could locate the treasure, he embarks on a journey to Africa that takes him to Nigeria and then a tale of romance, betrayal and breath taking adventure begins to unfold as the characters are engaged in a race against time to lay their hands on the treasure.

The cast includes Prisca Iwuoha, Belinda Effah, Angel Ufuoma, Clarion Chukwura AMAA award winner, Gbenga Richards, veterans, Chief Eddie Ugboma and Larry Williams, Wale Adebayo, Afro beat singer  Alariwo, Jide Kosoko, Seyi Allen, Phillippe and Meanwhile, Lasode also opened on his film village: “We’ve been hearing about film villages all over but we haven’t seen anything. Primarily the film shoot is to promote my film village because we believe the film village should be self sufficient. We are using this as a test run. We are in partnership with Best Resort Hotels and were building a film village at Majekodunmi Farms. We are building from scratch and that’s the reason you see so much equipment around. Everything here is going to be used for the film village.”

On why he chose to write such a script, Lasode continued: “I love adventurous stories. I grew up on them. Indiana Jones was one of my favourites; I haven’t seen anything like that in Nigeria; something that even kids would enjoy.”

RAPE ALLEGATIONS: MY HANDS ARE CLEAN-OBESERE

Fuji star, Obesere, has denied stories in the media alleging

that he raped a lady recently. In a statement from his publicist, Deola Adeoti, Obesere declared the allegations as false and as an attempt to extort money from him gone wrong!

“Obesere came in contact with Miss Olanike Olaiya, on February 5, 2014 in Ibadan, through his friend, Bola Okoro, for an ongoing business project tagged: Obesere Rice. She’s supposed to be one of the beneficiaries. She came to Obesere’s Lagos residence in Okota on February 10, 2014, to discuss business and obviously, an intimate relationship between two consenting adult developed.

According to Adeoti, probably awed by Obesere’s aura, she was all over him, entering every nook and cranny of his home like the woman of the house and even offering to do the cooking and making several advances for a romantic relationship. He says one thing led to the other and Olaiya offered to stay the night.

“After having a swell time, she departed the following day with smiles so it was with shock and utter surprise that Obesere got an invitation from the Isolo Police Division that a girl, who departed happily from his home four days earlier, had accused him of rape. Obesere thought it was a joke until he got to the Police Station.

Consequently, Adeoti queries: “How could a willing relationship between two consenting adults result in rape? What is the evidence? Why did it take her four days to report the case?  It is quite evident that something is amiss,” Adeoti argued as he added, “the questions on the lips of many are, ‘is it believable for Obesere, considering his status to rape against the backdrop of female fans and admirers at his beck and call? Has a medical doctor examined her claim that a ring was inserted into her private part? And why has she been on the run ever since the case was transferred to Panti?

The answers to these questions are obvious and time will certainly expose the litany of lies from this under-30 lady who wants to reap from where she has not sewn?” Adeoti declared.

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OJB HOLDS THANKSGIVING TODAY

OJB WITH AZEEZAT QUEENOFLOVE & SEYI ALLEN

Music producer, OJB, is back on his feet and raring to go. Following his return from India where he had a successful kidney transplant, the act will today, at St. Leo’s Catholic Church, Ikeja, during the 8am Mass perform a thanksgiving service.

In a telephone chat with Superbassnaija, a happy OJB confirmed his plans and thanked Nigerians for standing stoically behind me: “I want to thank Nigerians for being there for me. God has been great throughout this ordeal. But for His Grace I wouldn’t have survived and so I’m having a thanks giving service on January 19 (today) at St Leo’s Catholic Church, to thank God for his abundant mercies.”

Expected to be with him are close friends and family including the entire entertainment industry.

MUSIC INDUSTRY WAR NO VICTOR NO VANQUISHED-OKOROJI

Chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Tony Okoroji, has described the recent pronouncement by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on the COSON v BON/IBAN conflict as historic in the development of the creative industry in Nigeria declaring that there was no victor or vanquished.

Okoroji made this declaration while speaking to journalists at the Benin Airport, the Edo State capital, on arrival to commission the COSON Comprehensive Copyright Licensing Programme in the ancient city last week.

Commenting on the NBC Pronouncement he said: “I know that some might see it as victory for one group or another but in this process, I do not think in terms of victors or vanquished. I am interested in the progress of the Nigerian nation. I believe that the full engagement of the NBC and NCC in ensuring the proper enforcement of our copyright legislations is a momentous development which will have tremendous impact on the Nigerian economy.”

Asked if he was not bitter over the several months of personal attack on radio and television directed at him during the COSON fight with BON and IBAN, Okoroji said: “We cannot afford to dwell too much on the personal sacrifice we have to make. We must concentrate on the future possibilities for our country and the work we still need to do. I look forward to working with our colleagues in BON, IBAN, NBC and NCC to resolve all the issues within the time frame set out by the NBC.

“Respect for intellectual property rights will return our broadcasting stations to being the hotbeds for the creation of very profitable, marketable and exportable programming instead of just being sellers of air time. I know that people have resisted these developments because of fear, fear of tomorrow. There is nothing to fear. Nothing can be more tragic than our remaining trapped in our bad habits because of fear,” Okoroji added.

APPROVE POLYGAMY IN AMERICA AND WE’LL ACCEPT GAY RIGHTS IN NIGERIA-ALABAMA

Comedian, Alibaba, has added his voice to those defending Nigeria’s anti gay laws which prescribe 14 years jail term for offenders. The rib cracker took to his handle on twitter last week and bared his mind in a number of tweets that generated numerous reactions.

“Approve polygamy in America and we can allow your gay rights here. That way, real brothers can help the sisters the gay brothers abandon,” the rib cracker had tweeted adding in pidgin, “I be Nigerian. Gay nor be good thing for my country. Abi you sef you be Nigerian?

According to him, it was a funny thing that some people championing the fight for these gays have wives and kids!! “It’s like pregnant women advising ladies to remove wombs. 

Choosing to be gay and still wanting to adopt kids is like eating your cake and having it. How baboon go work monkey go wan come chop,” he queried in pidgin in another tweet.

However he had tweeted that he had nothing against gays: “Got nothing against the talents and the creativity gay clan. I think Ellen DeGeneres and Elton john are talented. I quarrel with that not. “

His tweets also generated enemies as some people had stopped following him and he lamented thus: “I got a tweet from someone saying he has stopped following me because I wrote that I support the anti gay law; I’m so pained. I wan cry self here!”

KCEE PICKS UP N45MILLION CHECK FOR LIMPOPO

Gone are the days when musicians will be on the scene without anything to show for it as things are now looking better. On Tuesday January 14, Limpopo singer, Kcee picked up a check of N45 million from MTN being royalties for download of his runaway hit track, Limpopo.

In a career that spans 12 years, Kcee has remained consistent. A couple of years ago he broke ranks with child hood friend and ex-band mate, Presh, to pursue a solo career. His debut solo effort, Pull Over, is currently making waves.

BREAST CANCER: FEAR, ANXIETY OVER KAREN IGHO’S HEALTH

Following reports that BBA gal, Karen Igho, is battling cancer last week, fans have expressed fears over her condition.

According to Udoka Ogbonna, a resident of Port Harcourt: “My heart goes out to Karen at these trying times. I pray that God should give her the strength to pull through.”

For Akevweoghene Adagha, a business woman in Lagos: “Karen has worked so hard she does not deserve this. I hope and pray she makes it. I know she has a strong and fighting spirit. Karen, we are behind you.”

Karen recently took to twitter and revealed that she had been diagnosed with the life threatening disease which kills thousands of women across the globe annually.

In her emotion-laden tweet, Karen had tweeted: “I have cancer. Are you guys happy? I will be undergoing treatment soon. Lord, I commit my life into your hands. I told the whole world about my lump and I get bullied everyday for being truthful.”

HENRY EZURUONYE CONFIRMS AIRTEL ENDORSEMENT

Hollywood actor Henry Ezuruonye confirms air tel endorsement. DETAILS LATER.