season greetings to all CCB readers

Wishing all CCB readers prosperous new year,wish you more achievement in this new year.thanks for all your surport

Enjoy your day

Kcee acquired a 2013 Toyota Camry for his producer Del B in gratitude for producing his hit song, Limpopo. Congrats to him.

Kcee acquired a 2013 Toyota Camry for his producer Del B in gratitude for producing his hit song, Limpopo. Congrats to him.

Photos: Davido's G-Wagon finally arrives

That's the 2013 Mercedes Benz G Wagon said to be worth over N30million. Another pic after the cut..

Photos: J Martins acquires 2013/2014 G-Wagon

Don Family Music Group boss and Afro pop sensationJ.Martinsends the year 2013 on a remarkable note, and rolls into the new year 2014 by rewarding himself with a new car. A 2013/2014 G-Wagon AMG G55. An excitedJMartinsdecided to share the pictures of his newly acquired toy with the media and his loyal army of fans. See more photos after the cut.

CCB list: Nigerian Entertainer of the Year 2013 is?

Which Nigerian entertainer do you think made the most impact in 2013? Your options are but not limited to: Wizkid, D'banj, Tiwa Savage, Olamide, Davido, Don Jazzy, Iyanya, Kcee, 2face Idibia, P-Square, Femi Kuti, Waje, Ice Prince, Flavour, Basketmouth... If your entertainer of the year is not listed, mention their name/s...

Pope Francis is named Esquire's Best Dressed Man of 2013

This is definitely 'unconventional' because the Head of the Catholic Church mostly wears his Papal regalia, regardless Esquire Magazine has named him their Best Dressed Man of 2013. The magazine said he was picked because of his humility and his simple manner of dressing, which has 'signaled a new era and for many, renewed hope for the Catholic Church'

Wole Soyinka's second daughter, Iyetade dies at 48

Iyetade Soyinka, the second daughter of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has died aged 48. Ms Soyinka, formerly Iyetade Apampa, died at the University of Ibadan Teaching Hospital after a brief illness. She leaves behind two children and her parents. May her soul rest in peace...amen.

Annie Idibia gushes about her love for 2face

Awwww, a woman who is married to her dream man, the love of her life! Too sweet...:-)

Cossy Orjiakor's first time in traditional attire (Photo)

Looks good on her...

Pastor Tunde Bakare reportedly rejects cow from the Presidency

According to reports, Latter Rain Assembly founder, Pastor Tunde Bakare got a cow and hampers from the presidency as a Christmas gift. Pastor Bakare said the cow and hampers were dropped at his Save Nigerian Group (SNG) office in Lagos, but he rejected the gift because 'a cow is not what president Jonathan should be giving to people now but a country that works'

Kanye West buys mini Lamborghini for 6 months daughter (Photo)

Kanye bought a tiny replica of his Batmobile-styled Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 for his six months old daughter, North West, as a Xmas gift. The child-size electric version of the rare $750,000 black supercar car is said to be worth thousands of dollars. A car North can't ride for years to come. Kim posted the pic above on instagram yesterday, with the caption ''Like father like daughter''.

Music producer ID Cabasa ordained a pastor

Top music producer, Olumide Aka, popularly known as ID Cabasa, the guy who produced 9ice's mega hit debut album, is reportedly now a pastor. He was ordained today at Global Impact Church, Babs Animashaun, Surulere. Congrats to him...

Singer Praiz shows off his 18k Rolex watch

That's an 18karat DateJust Rolex watch, worth anything from $15,000 to $25,000. #Bigboysthings

Governor Adams Oshiomhole Survives Road Accident

Press Statement from Edo State Government

Governor Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole survived a motor accident at Ewu Village along the ever-busy Benin-Auchi road in Edo State at about 9.45am Saturday, 28th December 2013 on his way back to Benin City from his Iyamho Village. The incident occurred at about 9.45am at Ewu, in Edo Central Senatorial District, when a Peugeot J5 Bus filled with tomatoes and plantains apparently lost control and rammed into the Governor’s Flag Car from the opposite direction before swerving into a roadside ditch.
Three vehicles in the Governor’s convoy were in front of the Governor’s Flag Car and had passed the Peugeot J5 Bus before it [J5 Bus] had direct impact with the Governor’s car, which had the Governor, his Aide-De-Camp [ADC] and his Driver as occupants. The Governor’s Car was badly affected but both occupants of the Peugeot J5 Bus and that of the Governor’s sustained no injuries. The Peugeot J5 Bus was following a truck that was descending the Ewu Slope when it suddenly veered off into the Governor’s lane from the opposite direction and directly impacted on the Governor’s vehicle, apparently because of brake failure. The good story is that nobody sustained injuries in both vehicles. The Comrade Governor is hale and hearty, his ADC and other occupants of the Peugeot J5 are also in good condition.
The incident has been reported to the Divisional Police Station at Ewu for further investigation. This is to assure all good people of Edo State that there is no cause for alarm. Their loving Comrade Governor is fine, hale and hearty as well as other occupants of the other affected vehicle.

The Comrade Governor is wishing everyone a prosperous new year ahead. Signed Prince Kassim Afegbua Special Adviser, Media & Public Affairs

The NET list of the 12 biggest artist of 2013

According to a list put together by Nigeria Entertainment Today, these are the 12 biggest artists of 2013. See below and see if you agree with them...
2013 was a very big year for Nigerian music and quite a number of artistes lived up to expectation. We’re talking sold-out shows, monster singles, European tours and endorsement deals.NETpresents the 12 biggest artistes of 2013.
1. Wizkid
2. Davido
3. P-Square
4. Tiwa Savage
5. D'banj
6. Iyanya
7. Olamide
8. Flavour
9. Kcee
10. Femi Kuti
11. Ice Prince
12. 2face Idibia

What do you think of this list? Any name missing for you?

"I'm not ready for marriage' - Flavour says in new interview

In a new interview with Vanguard, highlife artist Flavour said he's single and not thinking of marriage People will always talk and turn around stories. But I am still single because marriage is not my priority for now. I still want to hit the top before thinking about marriage. It’s not yet time. I am still concentrating on my music. Flavour also explains how he manages to stays away from controversy/scandal I try to stay away from trouble. For instance, I don’t even go to clubs. Any time I want to do something, I do it in the comfort of my house. I party inside my house. I do my recording inside my house. When you start mingling and partying with everybody in different places that is where one or two things would start to emerge. I’m either here in my house or in my second house on the Island. When you mingle much with people, at times you start trusting people that are not supposed to be trusted. You start having divided attention. You would take a picture and make joke with it and tomorrow it’s all over the newspapers and internet

Beyonce and Jay Z spend $6,000 at New York sex toy store

According to a report by Radar Online,Beyonce and Jay Z dropped $6, 000 on sex toys at famous New York sex shop Babeland on December 26. And insider told the online news publication that the couple spent thousands of dollars on titillating toys to help them celebrate the season. "They didn’t buy anything tacky or too extreme. It was all top-of-the-line stuff. Some of it was even gold-plated!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I wish you & your loved ones a very Merry Christmas. May all your
dreams come true. Have a great celebration everyone!!

'I was forced to pay a godfather N10m monthly as governor ' - Mbadinuju

Former Anambra state governor Chinwoke Mbadinuju (1999 to 2003) tells Saturday Punch:
Well, a godfather has many connotations. You could have positive godfathers and negative ones. The good ones work towards making things work and succeed but if you have a godfather that is always challenging, he wants to make appointments, if you have 10 commissioners, he would want to have three or four. After you have given him two commissioners, he will say he wants Special Advisers, Special Assistants and he will even want to choose their portfolios but I said these things are not done like that and they said it is done like that, that is controversy. There is a godfather who had an arrangement with the military that he would be paid N10m every month, I wasn’t there when the agreement was made. When I tried to stop it, I was dragged to President Obasanjo’s office and I told Obasanjo this is the situation I found on ground and Obasanjo said I had to go back and continue paying it; that it was legal. At what stage did I renege? They will always try to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it. Obasanjo gave them contracts worth billions of naira, they were super rich, there was nothing I could give to them.

You mean Obasanjo asked you to pay this godfather; who is he?

Yes, Obasanjo asked me to pay. The godfather is one of the Uba family.

U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E!!! EX-NIGERIA PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO IS AN IGBO MAN

It have been revealed that former President Olusegun Igbochukwu
Obasanjo is an Igbo man.
Accroding to findings, Obasanjo was fathered by Igwe Okwudili
Onyejekwe, the Obi of Onitsha Ado N'Idu from 1962-1970, who happened
to be a colonial era police officer.
Police Officer Onyejekwe served at Owu, Obasanjo's home town in the
1930s around the period OBJ was born.
He was said to have had a fruitful relationship with an owu lady who
happens to be OBJ's mother, Ashabi.
It was believed that Onyejekwe actually issued a recommendation that
facilitated Obasanjo's enlistment into the Nigerian Army in 1958 in a
book titled "Olusegun Obasanjo in The Eyes of Time - A Biography of
the African Statesman". - Nations & Leadership

Actor Desmond Elliot joins politics, now a member of Labour party

Actor and movie director, Desmond Elliot has delved into politics. He is now a card carrying member of Labour Party and plans to contest for the Lagos House of Assembly, Surulere Constituency, come 2015. Desmond, who said he's going into politics because he wants to be 'an agent of change' will start his political campaigns soon. Or maybe he's already started...we are talking about it now...lol. Wish him all the best.

Wizkid, Wande Coal, others to thrill fans at Koga One Night Stand

Koga Entertainment, organizers of Koga Top Ten Mics have concluded plans to end the year on a high note by thrilling fans at the leading Lagos mainland musical concert aimed at celebrating Nigerian underground and established musicians in Lagos, Nigeria this December. Tagged “Raw and Wild”, this month’s edition of Koga One Night Stand will hold onDecember 28, and according to the organizers, fans should expect the best Christmas performance from Nigeria’s biggest music export: Wizkid. The King of the streets Terry G will join Wizkid on stage. Continue... Besides providing quality Entertainment for which One Night stand is known for, the concert will provide a platform where the giant strides of acts signed to Koga Entertainment will be showcased. The music fiesta will also play host to Koga Open House Winner Zayo alongside First runner up Dris and second runner up Skinny Tweed. Known for his ability to relate to the streets with his lingua, Reminisce will take the fans through a number of songs alongside Wande Coal and Sean Tizzle. The concert will hold onDecember 28at Koga Studios: 2 Bolaji Close Oregun from9pm. Tickets are available for (regular 2,000, VIP: 10,000 premium gold: 50,000 and platinum reserve 500,000.)

Check out Burna Boy's gold-plated microphone

He calls it his newmagic wand.

Cristiano Ronaldo's cute son joins him as he unveils new museum

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s 3 year-old son, Cristiano Junior, helped his father unveil the museum plaque dedicated to him in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on Sunday Dec. 15th. That's a cute lil' man. The museum will display 150 of Cristiano's trophies and awards, waxworks, jerseys and everything concerning his football career. See more photos after the cut...

Senate bans same sex marriage in Nigeria

The Nigerian Senate have officially banned same sex marriage in Nigeria. Man + Man = Not allowed. Woman + Woman = Go to prison. :-). Only a union between a man and a woman in a recognized worship center is allowed. The new bill states;
1. A marriage contract or civil union entered into between persons of same sex by virtue a certificate issued by a foreign country shall be void in Nigeria.
2. Marriage or civil union entered into between persons of same sex shall not be solemnized inany place of worship either Church or Mosque or any other place whatsoever called in Nigeria.
3. Only marriage contracted between a man and a woman either under Islamic Law, Customary Law or the Marriage Act is recognized as valid in Nigeria.
4. Persons that entered into a same sex marriage or civil union contract commit an offense and are jointly liable on conviction to a term of 14 years imprisonment each.
5. Any persons or group of persons that administers, witnesses, screens, abet and aids the solemnization of a same sex marriage contract or civil union or supports the registration, operation of gay clubs, societies and organizations, processions or meetings in Nigeria commits an offense and liable on conviction to a term of 10 years imprisonment.The bill awaits the approval of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Download: Wizkid – Eledumare

New sound from Starboy Wizkid this one is titled Eledumare and is believed to be on his forthcoming album.
- Prod. by Legendury Beatz

DOWNLOAD

Photos from the Banky & Tiwa Show launch last night

The Banky and Tiwa Show debuts on Africa's First Global Black Entertainment Network, EbonyLife TV, Channel 165 on DSTV, on Tuesday December 17, 2013, at 09:30 WAT.
The Banky & Tiwa Show is a brand new, star-driven talk show, propelled by the multiple-award winning African pop singer, the ever-charming Banky W and Nigeria’s first lady of pop, the beautiful Tiwa Savage. On this show, topical and controversial social issues that border on the way we live our lives as Africans are discussed in a mature, non-judgmental and non-preachy manner. Some of these engaging social issues will include: addictions, homosexuality, broken marriages, infidelity, Pastors and Private Jets, Transactional Sex and many more. Continue to see photos from the launch...

AVB sacked by Tottenham

Tottenham have sacked head coach Andre Villas-Boas after less than 18 months in charge following Sunday's 5-0 home defeat by Liverpool. The Premier League defeat to the Reds appeared to have been the final straw for the White Hart Lane board, coming just three weeks after the 6-0 thumping by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. A Spurs statement said: "The club can announce that agreement has been reached with head coach, Andre Villas-Boas, for the termination of his services. "The decision was by mutual consent and in the interests of all parties." The club later revealed technical co-ordinator Tim Sherwood and Spurs U21 coaching team of Chris Ramsey and Les Ferdinand would take charge of the first team ahead of the Carling Cup quarter-final visit of West Ham on Wednesday night. Steffen Freund and Tony Parks stay on as part of the coaching staff but Villas-Boas's backroom team of Jose Mario Rocha, Luis Martins and Daniel Sousa have left. Early candidates which headed the Sky Bet betting to replace Villas-Boas were former England boss Fabio Capello, now in charge of Russia, Spurs' current director of football and Capello's assistant at the Football Association, Franco Baldini, former England supremo and Spurs boss Glenn Hoddle and Swansea manager Michael Laudrup. Another contender, Dutchman Guus Hiddink, was immediately ruled out of the running by his agent as he is taking over as Holland coach after the World Cup. Cees van Nieuwenhuizen said: "I would be surprised if (Hiddink) went to Spurs. I could hardly imagine that happening. "He has just signed a contract with Holland and he has also turned down offers from other countries recently to coach them at the World Cup so I wouldn't take any talk of Guus going to Tottenham seriously." Villas-Boas endured a shorter turbulent time at London rivals Chelsea, moving to Stamford Bridge from an extremely successful stint Porto in June 2011 before being sacked in March 2012 by Blues owner Roman Abramovich. He was soon lured back to the Premier League in July of that year and managed to guide Tottenham to their first win at Old Trafford since 1989, beating Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United 3-2 in September. Spurs went on to accumulate 72 league points in the Portuguese's only full season in charge, the largest haul not to qualify for the Champions League in Premier League history. The 36-year-old then revealed in the summer that he had turned down offers from Paris St Germain and Real Madrid to remain at Tottenham before star asset Gareth Bale was sold to the Spanish giants in a deal worth a reported world-record 100million euros. Tottenham used the Bale money to strengthen their squad with the acquisition of, among others, Spain forward Roberto Soldado, playmakers Christian Eriksen of Denmark and Argentina's Erik Lamela, and midfielder Paulinho of 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil. However, after an encouraging start to the new season, a 3-0 home defeat to a striker-less West Ham raised first questions over Tottenham's strengths before they continued to struggle to score league goals. Last week, a convincing 4-1 victory over Anzhi Makhachkala saw Spurs advance in the Europa League and appeared to ease concerns over their attacking potency but Sunday's north London humiliation precipitated the club's decision to finally part company with Villas-Boas.

Chieftaincy title: Village heads beat up Ogun monarch

BY DAUD OLATUNJI
ABEOKUTA —
Pandemonium broke out in Ayetoro, the political headquarters of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, when at least 10 village heads allegedly beat the Alaye of Ayetoro, Oba Azeez Adelakun and destroyed his traditional beads. The fracas which occurred,weekend, shortly before the embattled monarch installed a village head of Ago-Imala, Olayiwola Ajibola, prompted the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ikemefuna Okoye, to personally supervise his men who stormed the place in four Hilux vans to restore normalcy. The installation was billed to take place at Isale-Agboro multi-purpose hall before the crisis escalated. When our correspondent visited the place, there were eight bonfires in various places which were reportedly made by the youths in the area in protest against the assault on their monarch. It was gathered that, there had been bad blood between the monarch and the aggrieved village heads following the refusal of the monarch to merge two village heads in Saala village. An eyewitness told our correspondent that some village heads had demanded to hold a meeting with the monarch on the need to jettison the installation of the new village head, and when the monarch entered the palace, the aggrieved village heads refused to pay homage to him, saying they did not recognise him. Speaking on behalf of the monarch, Baale Ayobo-Ayetoro, Ezekiel Ogundele said: “ThoseBaaleshave vowed to dethrone theKabiyesiand they have been planning against him for long. They said until they dethrone him they will not rest. “They alleged that theKabiyesidisgraced them in Abeokuta and they would retaliate by removing him as theobaof the town. They said the two village heads in Saala should be merged, butKabiyesitold the government not to allow them merge the two offices. This did not go down well with the aggrievedBaaleswho vowed to deal with theKabiyesiby removing him as Oba. “This development led to the confusion to the extent that, these aggrieved village heads wrote theKabiyesito meet them at his palace, December 16. “But, Kabiyesi wanted to install Baale Ago-Imala and when they got to the palace they did not pay homage to him and when the monarch asked them why they failed to pay the homage, they said theKabiyesihad been removed as the Oba, “They vowed that they will not remove their caps and shoes as the culture demanded and they carried out the threat. They were about 10.” Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, said 19 Baales were involved, adding that one of theBaalesassaulted theobaby removing his traditional beads

Google adds Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa to its Google Translate

Google search engine has added the 3 major Nigerian languages, Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba to its Google Translate. Google Translate is a free automatic language translation service by Google. It works without the intervention of human translators, using state-of-the-art technology instead. Other African languages also included are South African Zulu and Somali Language. Google translate already has 71 languages on its platform.

Senator Yerima divorces 17year old Egyptian wife, marries another 15yr old

Three years after marrying a 14 year old Egyptian girl named Marian, which was widely protested in Nigeria, former Zamfara state governor and serving senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, Sen. Ahmed Yerima, has reportedly divorced her to marry a new wife. According to reports, Sen.Yerima and four men, said to be members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly were in Egypt a few weeks ago for the wedding fathia of a new bride said to be 15 years old. Marian who is now 17 and a mother of one, is believed to be the daughter of the former governor's driver whenever he visits Egypt. The reason he divorced her is to enable him take a new wife as he's not allowed more than four wives. The Senator is alleged to have married and divorced a few women in the last few years but has never changed his first three wives, only the fourth ones. Sen. Ahmed Yerima this year was strongly against the deletion of the section of the 1999 constitution which pegged the official marriage age in Nigeria as 18 year, saying it was anti-Islam.

Photos: Mariah Carey at Lagos concert last night

She gave a brilliant performance last night at an Evening with Access Bank retired MD Aigboje Aig-Imoukhede and seemed genuinely happy to be in Nigeria. She was such a diva on stage but so so sweet. I thoroughly enjoyed watching her. And that voice of hers, OMG! Took the photos with my phone so it's not so clear. More pics after the cut...

Photos: Seun Kuti and girlfriend welcome daughter

Seun Kuti and his girlfriend/back-up dancer Yetunde Ademuluyi welcomed a daughter yesterday. Big congrats to them

Snow in Cairo, Egypt for the first time in over 100 years

For the first time in over 100 years, a winter storm has brought snow to a city known for its heat and sand, Cairo in Egypt. According to local reports, it happened over night and unexpectedly on Wednesday Dec. 11th. An official of Egypt's Meteorological centre said it was first time in decades since the last snowfalls and it took residents of Cairo suburbs by surprise. But most are delighted because they have never seen snow before.They took to Twitter to post their amazement in words and shared pictures The snowfall has forced the closure of the country's ports and several other businesses for a days now. Who wants snow in Nigeria?

Club DJ beaten to coma for playing Tonto Dikeh’s song

A certain DJ Moses is presently in a coma.
Police say the 41-year-old was working in liquid lounge nightclub around 5 a.m. Saturday morning when a fight broke out. “A fight broke out, when he played tonto dikeh latest single JEJE. While repeatedly mixing the intro of the song, an angry guy yelled at him, telling him to change the song but he refused, then suddenly a bottle was thrown at him ,” an eye witness disclosed. According to reports from the hospital he is suffering from fractures to the eye and bruising on the brain. Although he is in a medically induced coma, but he is showing some signs of recovery. One of the drunks guys was caught and all he could say was ‘he is mad, how could he be repeating that song for 5 mins what kind f*ckery is that”

culled from Nigeriafilms