A Lagos High Court has ordered that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) pay the whopping sum of N25 million in damages.

The ruling was given by Justice Yetunde Idowu, after a fundamental rights suit was filed by Mr. Omidina’s lawyers, Mr. Bamidele Aturu.

Baba Suwe has been in a running battle with the anti-drug trafficking agency after he was detained on suspicion of drug trafficking on 12 October.

Agency operatives claimed that a body scanner at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport revealed that the comedian had more than a belly full of laughs and was allegedly trafficking narcotics in his system.

Baba Suwe, who had been on his way to France for a friend’s child dedication service, was taken into NDLEA custody and held, without evidence, for over three weeks.

However, numerous bowel movements later, the NDLEA finally admitted that Baba Suwe had failed to excrete any drugs.

Enraged at the unfair treatment, his lawyer and activist Bamidele Aturu sued the NDLEA, and today’s victorious ruling will ensure that the comedian Baba Suwe will be laughing all the way to the bank… N25 million richer.

Eight months ago, Bose Ajila one of Femi’s dancers gave birth to a baby boy for the Afro beat king. As you read this; another dancer is also pregnant for him. This will be Femi’s sixth child from five women.

The dancer’s name is Anthonia and she’s heavily pregnant and getting ready to deliver Femi’s sixth child.
With the arrival of this baby, Femi will be a father of six children from five different women. One child from his soon to be ex-wife, Funke Kuti, two from an Igbo lady named Munachi, and three children from three of his dancers.

Musician, Tuface and his friend, Matthew Ohio, saved the life of a police officer who had been shot.

Tubaba and Ohio were on their way from a club to Southern Sun Hotel, Ikoyi around 3am when they discovered the body of Corporal Ganiu somewhere along Muri Okunola, Victoria Island, Lagos.

According to Ohio, the Executive Producer of Industry Nite a weekly event held at the Oriental Hotel, they ignored the rumours that gun shots were heard on Muri Okunola and left the club for the hotel in Tuface Idibia’s car, with him behind the wheels.

When they saw the body lying on the street, they feared the many dangers that could come with stopping on the road at that time of the morning.

Tubaba and Ohio also dreaded the fuss the media and police would make out of them discovering a body on the road side, but they pushed such thoughts aside and stepped out to help the man.

They were informed that the officer was shot in the hand, stomach and leg barely 5 minutes before their arrival and was separated from his other police partners.

TuFace and Ohio immediately helped the bleeding officer into the car and drove him to Reddington hospital, also in Victoria Island.

The hospital was initially reluctant to accept the patient as it was a gunshot case, but eventually admitted him based on Tuface’s reputation.

Ganiu was subsequently transferred to an unconfirmed hospital by the police and is now in stable condition.

The DPO of Maroko police station, who confirmed the incident, expressed his appreciation to Tuface and Ohio for rescuing the officer.

 

Eva drops her new body of work titled “The GIGO EP”. GIGO stands for “Garbage In Garbage Out”. Good music and for those who do not really know her, this is an amazing opportunity to download and listen to all her tracks for free here. DOwnload EP – track by track courtesy Mixrhythm.com.

 

Garbage in (Ehhh) – Eva ft. Xvol [Download]

Hottie [Download]

High [Download] 

Crazy – Eva ft. Saucekid [Download]

I Done did it [Download] 

Never Say Goodbye [Download]

Down low – Eva ft Shank [Download] 

Garbage Out (Your Fada) – Eva ft. Basket Mouth, Chigurl and Ikechukwu [Download] 

 

Coast is finally cleared for the highly anticipated second edition of Nigerian Broadcasters Awards (NBA). The yearly event that is being packaged by The Reality Entertainment is now scheduled for Sunday December 11, 2011 at the prestigious Lagoon Restaurant Ozumba Mbadiwe street, V/I, Lagos.

More over as a build up for this year’s NBA with Ambassador Segun Olusola as Chief Host, an Exclusive Nominees Party is billed to hold on Saturday December 3, at Cave Bar, Joel Ogunaike street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola and his Oyo State counterpart, Governor Abiola Ajimobi has been pencilled down alongside Walter Oyatogun, Toyin Subair, Lekan Ogunbanwo, Mrs Biola Alabi, Benson Idonije and Amaka Igwe, for Special Recognition Awards.

Aside inducting Bisi Olatilo, Mrs. Bimbo Oloyede and Cally Ikpe into NBA’s Hall of Fame, Madam Anike Agbaje Williams, Danladi Bako and Chief Raymond Dokpesi will be honoured with the Life Time Achievement Awards for their immensurable contribution to the development of Nigerian electronic media.

There are also competitive categories for the reigning and rising On-Air Personalities, whose presence cannot be ignored on airwaves. There are more than 20 categories to be contested by the practising OAPs not just in Lagos but across the federation.

Among the lined-up programmes that will add glitz and glamour to the event includes, red carpet reception, live studio broadcast, command performances from top rated music stars and humour merchants and other side attractions. Nigerian Broadcasters Awards 2011 promises to be an evening to remember. Here are the nominees for the competitive categories:

Competitive Categories

1. Best TV Newscaster of the Year

Male

Chuks Ene (STV)

Cyril Stober (NTA)

Charles Erukae (Channels)

Ikechukwu Obienu (TVC)

Sam Bello (AIT)

Female

Jire Kola- Kuforiji (AIT)

Bukola Coker (TVC)

Harriet Agbenyi (Channels)

Seun Olagunju (NTA)

Kemi Adekusibe (MITV)

Onyi Sunday (STV)

Bimbola Oloko (LTV

2. Best Radio Newscaster of the Year

Uche Unogo (Raypower FM)

Victor Njoku (Beatz FM)

Jones Usein (Radio Continental)

Ima Akpabio (Inspiration)

Ify Onyegbule (Radio Continental)

Bosede Akinremi (Radio Lagos)

Oge Ogekanma (Brila FM)

Daniel Akpata (Eko FM)

3. Best TV Station of the Year:

STV

LTV 8

AIT

TVC

Channels

4. Best Radio Station of the Year

Rhythm FM

Cool FM

Raypower FM

Brila FM

Beatz FM

Eko FM

Metro FM – FRCN (Lagos)

5. Best Indigenous Radio Station

Wazobia FM

Radio Lagos

Naija FM

Bond FM

Paramount FM

OGBC 2

Amuludun FM (Ibadan)

Adaba FM (Akure)

6. Radio Station with Widest Coverage

Eko FM (Lagos)

OGBC (Ogun State)

Adaba FM (Akure)

Positive FM

7. Best Music Channel

Hip on TV

Sound City

I Music

Nigezie

8. Best TV program of the Year

(Entertainment):

De New Live Beatz

Xcite on TV

Video Wheels

Prime Time Africa

Entertainment Weekly on STV

Gbedu on the move (AIT),

Lunch Break (TVC)

Stand up Nigeria

Music Africa

Sport

Carnival Sport (Rhythm FM)

Sport Splash (LTV)

Milo World of Sport (AIT)

Football 360 (Brila FM)

Sports Express (Cool FM)

Sport Extra (AIT)

Drama

Super Story

Face to face

Dear mama

Tinsel

Spider

Edge of Paradise

Tales of Eve

TV Talk & Game Show

Teju Baby face Show

Thyme out with Tee A

Inside Out with Agatha

Who wants to be a millionaire?

Cruising

Bimbo and Shola Connect (LTV8)

Moment with Mo

TM on TVC with Folarin Yori

TV Reality Show:

Project Fame

Super mom,

Next movie star,

Glo Naija sings,

Gulder Ultimate Search,

Nigerian Idol

9-Best TV Commercial Advert:

Glo-Yarn me more,

Etisalat-Na my wife

Chivita

Cowbell milk (Our Milk)

Indomie noodles (Mama you do good)

Mama gold rice

MTN- Caller back tune

10. Most Popular In-House D.J

DJ Vinne (Radio Continental)

DJ Neptune

DJ Charlee Sheen (Eko FM)

DJ Tommy of (Rhythm FM)

DJ Bennymore (Brila FM)

DJ X-Chris (Raypower FM)

DJ Caise (Beat FM)

DJ Boombastic (Rainbow FM)

11. Sexiest TV Personality

Male

Joseph Benjamin

Charles Anazodo

Frank Edohor

Dayo Adeneye (D-1)

Uti Nwachukwu

Female

Tolu Oniru (Toolz) Beatz FM

Alero Didiere (Galaxy)

Labi Layori (TVC)

Eku Edewor (Studio 53)

Yvonne ‘Vixen’ Ekwere (STV)

Ijeoma Onyeator (Channels TV)

11. Most Popular TV presenter (V.J):

Male

Denrele Edun

Dayo Hip on TV

Abdul Mohammed (STV)

Jude (Galaxy)

Adams Ibrahim (Soundcity)

KTO (LTV

Uti Nwachukwu

Female

Labi Layori (TVC)

Mariam Anazodo (NTA)

Adiza Audu (AIT)

Alero Didiere (Galaxy)

Eku Edewor

Yvonne ‘Vixen’ Ekwere (STV)

12-Most Popular Radio Presenter

Male

Ifedayo Olarinde (Freeze) (Cool FM, Lagos)

I.K Osakioduwa (Rhythm)

Chris de Razor Oluigbo (Beat FM)

Akeem Abdul-Hakeem (Brila FM)

Benny Ark (Cool FM, Abuja)

Female

Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi (Beat FM)

Tosyn Bucknor (Top FM)

Moyo Oyatogun (Star FM)

Anita Isede a.k.a. Omalicha (Rhythm FM)

Wana Udobang (Inspiration FM)

13. Most Supportive Corporate Body: Nominees

MTN

Promissador,

Glo,

Etisalat

Airtel

Lever Brothers

Coca Cola

NBL

Nestle

14. Most Promising Young Presenter of the Year

TV

Mike Moviemania (STV)

EFe Tommy (Excite on TV)

Akeem John (DBN)

Collins (Galaxy

Radio

Mark (Radio Continental)

Akeem John (DBN)

Olaleye Dada (LTV Sport Splash)

Mc Ice Water (Eko FM)

15. Most Listened to Radio Station

South-West:

Adaba FM (Akure)

Splash FM (Ibadan)

Positive FM

North:

Wazobia FM (Abuja)

Capital Sounds 90.9 FM (Kaduna)

Freedom Radio (Kano)

East

Cosmos FM (Enugu)

Orient FM, Owerri

Heartland FM, Owerri

BCA, Aba

16. Best New Radio Station:

City FM,

Naija FM,

Top FM,

Nigeria Info FM,

Smooth FM,

Rainbow FM

17. Fast Growing Media outfit:

Silverbird Group (operators of STV and Rhythm FM)

Steam Broadcasting Service (operators of Cool, Wazobia and Nigeria Info FM)

Daar Communications (operators of AIT and Raypower FM)

Megalectrics Limited (Operators of The Beat FM, Classic FM and Naija FM)

Brila FM.

18. Most Supportive Print Media:

National Mirror

City People,

Punch,

Daily Independent

19. Pay TV Channel of the Year:

DSTV

HiTv,

Infinity TV,

StarTimes

20. Best chit chat Radio Programme :

Una Wake up with Yaw (Wazobia FM)

The Morning Rush (Olisa Adibua and Ada) Beatz FM

Morning Drive (Rhythm FM) (BigTyme and Omalicha)

Top Of The Morning Show on Top FM (Tosyn Bucknor )

Inspiration FM morning drive (Dan Foster)

Continental Breakfast Show (Jones Ussein)

21. Longest Running Program on T.V programmes

Prime Time Africa

New Live Beat

Kaakaki (AIT)

Gbedu on the move (AIT)

22. Best Sport Presenter

Niran Adesanya (Rhythm FM)

Charles Anzodo

Bimbo Adeola

Joe Hanson

Jimmie Akinsola (Beat FM)

Sola Rogers (Radio Continental)

George Essien (Brila FM)

Sayo Owolabi (Inspiration FM)

The 2007 launched pay per view TV service might just be out of service, following owner’s inability to repay debt owned guaranty Trust Bank. Police officer locked up the offcie on Monday, November 21. It affected transmission for channels like Hi Sports, Hi Nolly and Hi Nolly Yoruba with Third party channels such as 1 Music, Biscon, Hip TV and 4Real TV reportedly to be ‘temporarily’ shut down.

HiTv subscribers are left with Sky News and E!, which are presently the only channel running. There has been an official statement from the company where staff were last paid four months ago.

Word is actress Funke Akindele and of course her marketer Olasco are smiling to the bank with the release of sequel to Ms. Akindele’s Jenifa titled The Return of Jenifa. It was released to the cinema a few weeks back and it hit the ten million mark in its first week of screening.

The funny movie was premiere on October 7th at the Muson Centre and event was attended by Banky W, Wizkid, Eldee The Don, Denrele Edun, Eniola Badmus, and First lady of Lagos State, Mrs Abimbola Fashola.

The premiere also marked the official release date for the film to be shown at the three cinemas in Lagos; Silverbird Cinemas, Genesis Cinemas, both on the Island, and Ozone Cinemas, which is on the mainland.

The Return of Jenifa, was a sequel to Jenifa, the first produced work from Funke which is marketed by the same movie marketing company, Olasco Films and Records Nigeria Ltd which also doubles as a producer.

Daily Times reports that Senator Ali Ndume (Borno State) has been arrested by the State Security Services (SSS) on suspicion of being a financier of the Boko Haram sect.

Ndume was indicted when an alleged spokesperson of the radical Islamic sect, also in SSS custody, Ali Konduga, reportedly named him as a major sponsor of the terrorist activities of the group. Security officials arrested the senator on Monday night.

An official of the SSS, who did not want his name published, confirmed the arrest and said the senator would soon face trial.“He is presently being detained in SSS custody, pending his arraignment in court,” he said. “Based on the confession of some Boko Haram suspects in custody, we have interrogated Ndume and he has made a statement accordingly. We are going to charge him to court on Tuesday (today) with some of the suspects in our custody.”

The suspect also named former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff and Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe, the late Saidu Pindar, as financial backers of Boko Haram.

The one time collaborator with 2face has signed to Obi Asika led Storm Records, which the label has described as the ‘New face of Pop’.

Uk bred but Nigerian artiste Ms Jaie released two singles as follow up to her collaboration with 2face titled ‘Fall outta love’. The new singles are titled ‘Korrect guy’ and ‘The one’. The statement from the record label made available to us partly read:

” We are proud to introduce you to Ms. Jaie – Her unique sound has a beautiful blend of modern r&b, soul and urban Naija sound. Her music somehow ties the tradition together while placing her own exceptional stamp and personality on it.”

The statement went on to describe the singer’s ‘curves’ and her music. ” Ms.Jaie’s highly fashion driven images instantly identifies with her female audience and her curves instantly ignites with her male fans. With songs about love lust and everything in between there is a little something in every track for everyone. Listening to her music you can hear the influence of her favorite musicians from the music soul child influenced lyrical content, the destiny’s child influenced vocal progressions to the soul-filled Brandy influenced background arrangements the combination amounts to a blissful 3:30 minutes of pure musical heaven.

Both singles from the singer who aims to be the hardest working entertainer of her era proves that that she is vocally mesmerizing with catchy lyrics that will have listeners humming all day.

Listen – Korrect Guy:

Download: Ms. Jaie – Korrect Guy

Listen – The One:

Download: Ms. Jaie – The One

Quovadis signed, Tunde Ednut follows up his viral debut ‘Catching cold’ with an all star collaboration titled Jingle Bell. Jingle Bell features Ice Prince, Lynxxx, JJC and Davido. The video is directed by Big Brovaz Entertainment headed by JJC. The video centers on the concept of celebration with several cameo appearances and persons having fun.

Check on the video below: