Photos: Mercy Johnson and Rukky Sanda visit iROKOtv HQ

Mercy Johnson and Rukky Sanda paid a surprise visit to the iROKOtv team at their Lagos offices in Anthony Village on Wednesday January 29th. Everyone was overjoyed to meet and spend time with the actresses, as well as show them around the beautiful new office space, recently acquired by the company. See more photos after the cut...

Rapper/Record label exec Birdman shows off his solid gold toilet

Choi! What some people are doing with money! Cash Money Records co-founder & Hip Hop tycoon Bryan Williams, aka Birdman showed off his solid gold toilet on his instagram page yesterday. According to reports, the toilet is gold-plated, but the seat and the cover is solid gold and it cost $1m.

President Jonathan sacks Service Chiefs, appoints new ones

President Jonathan has sacked Nigeria's Service Chiefs and appointed new ones. According to a statement by Presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati, Air Marshall Alex Badeh is the new Chief of Defence Staff, replacing Admiral Ola Ibrahim.Major-General Kenneth Tobiah Jacob Minimah takes over from Lt.-General Azubike O. Ihejirika as Chief of Army Staff. Read the State House press release after the cut...

VIDEO: Kcee – Emmah f. D’banj

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Limpopo masterKceeis here with the video of his single ‘Emmah’featuring the Eja Nla himselfD’banj. This single is off Kcee’s debut album‘Take Over’and the video was directed by Godfather Productions. Enjoy and leave your comments.

"I have not resigned" - PDP chairman Bamanga Tukur

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur is still the chairman of PDP. His media aide just released a statement denying earlier reports that he's resigned. “Be informed that contrary to the report making waves in the internet and other social media, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has not tendered any resignation letter to any person or quarter as the National Chairman of the Party. Please disregard any information or report in this regard since the National Chairman is busy fashioning out new structures and areas of taking the party to greater heights.” Oliver Okpala Senior Media Assistant on Media to PDP National Chairman

Photos: Rihanna poses topless for Vogue Brazil in beach photoshoot

Rihanna showed off her banging body as she posed topless, but for the paper covering her nipples, in a beach photo shoot forVogue Brazil, which was shot last weekon the Brazilian Island of Angra dos Reis.See more pics after the cut..

Photo: Bola Tinubu visits Senator Magnus Abe in London hospital

Senator Abe was flownto the UK after being allegedly shot with rubber bullets during a political rally in Port Harcourt on Sunday January 12th. The Rivers police have since denied shooting him

Pastor Chris Okotie joins 2015 presidential race

Pastor Chris Okotie of the Household of God Church has announced his intention to run for President in 2015 under his Faith, Responsibility, Equality, Security and Hope (FRESH) Democratic Party. “I will run in 2015, God willing. God spoke to me about my participation in the political process, which was why I took the step in the first place. He has not said anything contrary.’’ He told Punch

If he goes ahead this will be his third attempt. He ran against Obasanjo in 2003 and against late President Umaru Yar'Adua in 2007.

Rihanna gets a new tattoo

The 25 year old singer seems to have added another tattoo to the 20 she already has. She was spotted entering her favorite tattoo parlor in New York on Friday night and didn't leave until early Saturday morning. Her tattoo artist Bang Bang later revealed Rihanna's new ink, a cross on her wrist that ties right into the tattoo she already has on her hand

DJ Cuppy: One to watch in 2014

2014 promises to be a stellar year forDJCuppyas she continues to make waves both in Europe and in West Africa.Upon turning 21 at the end of 2013,DJCuppy, has enjoyed transition from an aspiringDJwith over five years’ experience, to headlining at some of the premier clubs in London and Lagos. The student-by-day whom brought us a revival of Tunji Oyelana’s “I Love My Country” and her electrifying “Forever Summer” Mixtape, seems to be irresistible behind turntables. One of many memorable nights last year,DJCuppy, headlined at the exclusive Jalouse Club in London where she debuted her ‘Night Out WithCuppy’ series (Find that after the cut) Continue...

Obasanjo sends letter to PDP withdrawing from party activities

All these drama with our politicians, leaders and political parties is becoming quite silly. They all just seem so confused. One of the founding members of the ruling party and former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo has sent a letter to the National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, where he gave a notice of his withdrawal from activities of the party. In the letter, Obasanjo said although he is still a card carrying member of the party, he will withdraw his activities with PDP at local, state, zonal and national level until a person he describes as a criminal wanted abroad to face criminal charges is removed as the party's South West zonal leader. Obasanjo proceeded to add that he was forwarding with the letter, “recent documents” on the alleged activities of the person. The letter, dated January 7th, was obtained by Tribune. See it after the cut...

Wole Soyinka's daughter, Iyetade Soyinka, laid to rest

The remains of the second daughter of Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, Iyetade Soyinka was laid to rest today Friday January 10th in Ibadan. A service held at the Chapel of the Resurrection, University of Ibadan, while the interment took place at the Ultimate Gardens, a private cemetery. Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, Ogun state officials, family and friends attended the burial. Iyetade died Dec 28th after a brief illness

Bill Gates, Obama, the Pope are the World's Most Admired People

The world's richest man and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is the most admired person in the world, followed by US President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pope Francis and Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar, the London Times reports, citing a poll. Gates scored highly in each of the 12 countries where YouGov conducted polling and was the most popular in China. Putin’s popularity among Russians helped him secure third place on the list, the newspaper reported. YouGov surveyed 14,000 people in the U.K., France, Germany, Russia, the U.S., Australia, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, China, Egypt, Nigeria and Brazil in the poll conducted for the Times, according to the newspaper.

Photos of two of Nigeria's richest pastors back in the day

One of them is currently the richest & arguably the most powerful pastor in Nigeria, with investment running into billions of naira, while the other is in the list of the top 5 richest pastors in Nigeria with investments in media and publishing. This is definitely an easy guess..

Wole Soyinka's daughter, Iyetade, to be buried Dec. 10th in Ibadan

Wole Soyinka's daughter, Iyetade Verity Soyinka, who passed away on Saturday December 28th after a brief illness at age 48, will be buried on Friday, January 10 in Ibadan, Oyo State. A service of songs will hold on Thursday January 9th while her funeral service will hold at the Chapel of Resurrection, University of Ibadan at 11a.m the next day. She will be laid to rest immediately after. Ms Soyinka is survived by her father and two children, a daughter, Oreofe, and a son, Adeoto.

Kanu Heart Foundation sends four people to India for operation

Kanu Nwankwo's Kanu Heart Foundation sent four heart patients to India for operation on the 26th of December. Kanu says it's the organization's Christmas and New Year gift and wants everyone to pray for a successful operation. Good stuff!

Aliko Dangote made $9.2billion in 2013 alone, now worth $30billion

According to a Bloomberg report that was released today, Africa's richest man & founder of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, made $9.2billion in 2013 alone, raising his fortune to over $30billion and making him the 30th richest person in the world. Bill Gates is back to being the richest man in the world after making $15.8 billion in 2013 alone and raising his fortune to $78.5 billion. Bloomberg’s billionaires index showed that the 300 richest people in the world increased their wealth by $524 billion in 2013 and the aggregate net worth of the world’s top billionaires stood at $3.7 trillion at the close of market on December 31.

Photo: Rappers Reminisce and Vector squash beef

These two rappers had beef for a long time, and actually made diss tracks for each other. Reminisce made two or three diss tracks for Vector, while Vector made one indirectly dissing Reminisce. Heard the beef started after Vector made a song with Saucekid and said something in the track Reminisce thought was for him, so made a diss track for Vector. Anyway, all that is in the past as they met and reconciled at an album launch where they both went to perform on 30th December in Uyo. Heard they will be getting into the studio sometime soon to do a song together. 2014 is the year ofno beef!It's really not worth it...:-)

See the African countries doing the most to boost its energy supply

Hmmmm, is this true?

Chris Brown & Karruche put on PDA as they spend new year together

A www...they seem so in love. Chris Brown spent New Year's day with his girlfriend Karrueche Tran who paid him a visit in rehab and shared a pic of her sucking his tongue outside the Malibu clinic on her instagram page.

"Getting chrae on New Years Day haha#Corny#Ha#HappyNewYears,' Karrueche wrote

Awolowo was greater than Mandela, writer/poet Odia Ofeimun says

In an interview with Sahara TV, the writer, poet & social critique said late premier of the old Western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was a greater man than South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, Dr. Nelson Mandela. I am too much of an Awolowo man not to see that the process of moving into independence in South Africa and in Nigeria followed exactly the same pattern. It was based on a negotiated settlement. The liberation struggle did not create the end of apartheid. It was a negotiation and Nigerians negotiated exactly the way Mandela negotiated.

“You can hype it if you like, but the pattern was exactly the same. You move from one meeting to the other, discussing politics and economics, and they successfully convinced Mandela to buy the pig in a pokeof an economyand they also successfully succeeded in convincing Nigerians to buy the pig in a pokeof an economy.

Photos: D'banj and Burna Boy 'take it off' on stage

A shirtless D'banj and Burna Boy turned up the heat as they performed on stage inthe early hours of this morning at the Lagos Countdown. The sexy men (You're free to disagree with me :-)) performed their new song 'Won Da Mo' to the delight of their female fans. See more photos after the cut...

Photo: D'banj grabs lady's butt on stage

Let Ms Nnaji catch you...:-). The Kokomaster pictured above grabbing the butt of dancer during the Lagos Countdown event that took place early this morning