Jay Z responds to rumors of $5m lawsuit for not paying royalties

Yesterdays (Feb. 29) there were rumours that Jay Z's streaming service Tidal was facing a lawsuit. John Emanuele, of the band The American Dollar, and Yesh Music, LLC. Alleged that the company did not live up to their side of their contractual promise thereby suing him with a $5 million class-action lawsuit. However, Jay Z's Tidal released the following statement, dismissing the allegations: "TIDAL is up to...

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10 year old girl dies saving 2 toddlers from runaway SUV

10-year-old California girl Kiera Larsen, died while saving two toddlers from a rolling vehicle. The 3 children were playing on Monday evening around 5pm, when the 10 year old noticed an SUV rolling in reverse towards them and pushed the two babies, ages 1 and 2, away from the SUV, police in Lakeside said. The vehicle struck the 10-year-old and pushed her through a fence, KGTV reported. She was immediately rushed to the to the hospital,...

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Elton John accuses Janet Jackson of lip-syncing during shows

During an interview for the new issue of Rolling Stone, ace singer, Sir Elton John accused singer, Janet Jackson of lip-syncing and fumed that he would rather see a drag queen sing than hear her sing. Sir Elton John said that for the life of him, he can't understand why Janet Jackson attracts so much praise for her concerts because he doesn't think she sings live, he thinks she lip syncs at all her concerts. He said: "You...

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Sunday Oliseh resigns as Super Eagles Coach

After only seven months and several 'misunderstandings' with the NFF, Sunday Oliseh has resigned as Super Eagles Chief Coach. He did so about 2 hours ago...

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9 killed during gun battle between Militants and the military in Rivers (Graphic photos)

9 people were killed following a gun battle between militants and the Nigerian military in Bori village in Rivers state yesterday February 23rd. Residents of the village say the military were on a retaliatory mission following the killing of some military men by militants in the area on Monday February 22nd. The area had become restive since Sunday after some militants burnt down the campaign office of Senator Magnus Abe who they accused...

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Plane with at least 21 people on board missing in mountainous area of Nepal

A small plane with 21 people on board has gone missing. This happened while flying in a mountainous area in Nepal. The plane lost contact after taking off from Pokhara - a resort town west of Kathmandu. According to officials, it was heading north to Jomsom - the starting point for trekkers going into the mountains. Details to Come...

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Photos: Six Nigerian and Ghanaian pirates that hijacked the Panama oil tanker arrested by Nigerian Navy, one killed

The Nigerian navy says it has rescued a hijacked oil tanker in a dramatic night-time operation in which one pirate was killed. The Panama-flagged Maximus, owned by a company in the UAE and on lease to a South Korean shipping company, was escorted on Monday into Lagos harbor with six captured hijackers from Nigeria and Ghana and the crew of 18 from India, Pakistan, China, South Korea, Sudan and Ghana. Rear Admiral Henry Babalola said the navy...

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Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay $72 million for cancer death linked to talcum powder

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) was ordered by a Missouri state jury to pay $72 million of damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company's talc-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower for several decades. In a verdict announced late Monday night, jurors in the circuit court of St. Louis awarded the family of Jacqueline Fox $10 million of actual damages and $62 million of punitive damages,...

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Obasanjo, 82, prostrates for new Ooni of Ife, 41 (photos)

I'm sure the Ooni would have been uncomfortable and perhaps tried to stop him...but trust Baba...lol Former President Olusegun Obasanjo prostrated for the Ooni of Ife during his visit to the monarch's palace earlier today. More photos after the cut... ...

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Meek Mill sentenced to 3 months house arrest...and 6 years of probation

Meek Mill was sentenced today for violating his probation and according to a report by TMZ, he escaped prison. The report below... Meek Mill just got the best possible outcome at his sentencing for probation violation -- zero time behind bars. A Philadelphia judge gave Meek 6 to 12 months in county jail, BUT he will be allowed to serve the time on house arrest. He will do a minimum of 90 days, and won't be able to do his regular job -- rapping...

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Sokoto state governor Aminu Tambuwal married a new wife?

As shared by the supposed new wife's friend on Facebook.....

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Photos: Buhari meets with Nigerian community in London

Pres. Buhari who is currently in London, met with some Nigerians who reside in the UK. Continue to see more photos... ...

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Kim Kardashian thinks Kanye is still obsessed with Amber Rose

This is according to a story by Radar Online. They claim that Kim is fed up with Kanye's obsession with Amber and that their marriage has reached its breaking point. Yeah, right! Read their report below  Kanye West‘s epic rant about Amber Rose didn’t just infuriate Wiz Khalifa. RadarOnline.com has learned his wife Kim Kardashian went ballistic and kicked him out of the house over his public meltdown! When West went off on Khalifa,...

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Jaden Smith carries his girlfriend on the streets of NY (photos)

Sarah Snyder, 19, gave a kiss to her boyfriend, Jaden Smith, 17, as he carried her down a sidewalk in New York on Tuesday. They have been dating for about a year.....

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‘No pending extradition case against Senator Kashamu' - Aide

Read the press statement below... Our attention has been drawn to yet another mischievous report credited to the Public Relations Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, in The Punch newspaper of today, Friday, February 5, 2016, purporting that Senator Buruji Kashamu is still facing some extradition proceedings. Nothing could be farther from the facts and truth.  Notwithstanding the misleading...

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Man screams "you stole my blood" after stabbing ex-girlfriend to death in health store

A supposedly mentally ill man stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death as she finished work in a health food store, a court heard. Shane Smyth, 29, is believed to have been suffering from a psychotic illness when he allegedly murdered Mairead Moran, 26, in May 2014. Smyth, from Evans Lane, Kilkenny, pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Moran by reason of insanity in court on Tuesday, the Irish Mirror reported. Prosecution counsel Mr John O’Kelly SC said...

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Texas Zika case raises concerns that virus can be transmitted sexually

A case of the Zika virus being transmitted between sexual partners reported on Tuesday in Texas has raised new concerns about the transmission of the disease, which is typically spread by mosquitoes and can cause birth defects.  The patient, whose gender has not been released, was the first person confirmed to have been infected with the virus in the US. Cases of Zika being spread by sexual contact have only rarely been reported, and health...

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Ezekwesili urges Pres. Buhari to tell Nigerians the truth about the war against Boko Haram

Former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili who is championing the Bring-Back-Our-Girls campaign has urged President Buhari to tell Nigerians the truth about the war against Boko Haram. She said: “The government cannot afford to go to the old ways where lies were fed to the people. Let there be truthfulness. Government should not create a trust deficit syndrome because it will be difficult to mend. Everything that the government...

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Hoodlums kill 2 policemen; injure 9 others in a Police station in A-Ibom

An inspector of Police and a corporal have been reportedly shot dead, while nine other policemen were injured after a Police station located at Okoroete, the in Akwa Ibom State, was invaded by armed youths suspected to be from Andoni, a neighboring community, in Rivers State. It was gathered that over 10 thugs invaded the police station and tried to disarm the dead police officers, but met resistance, which caused them to shoot...

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Shakira celebrates 39th birthday with makeup-free selfie

Gorgeous! Shakira took to her social media account on Feb. 2 to tell her 16 million followers that its her birthday. "Birthday bun / Una ducha y a celebrar mi cumple! Shak," the 39-year-old captioned the photo showing her with her curly up. In her image, the singer was makeup free, smiling and looking as beautiful as ever. It's as authentic a photo as you'll see of any international superstar. Late January/early February is a special time...

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Direct Sale-Direct-Purchase of crude oil products eliminates the middleman and saves the FG $1 billion- Dr. Kachikwu

The Minister of State for Petroleum/Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Ibe. Kachikwu, yesterday appeared before the House of Representatives’ Ad-Hoc Committee set up to investigate the NNPC’s offshore processing and crude swap arrangement for the period from 2010 to date stating that the Federal Government did not pay any subsidy on petroleum products in January 2016. He also said that the country...

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