Femi Kuti visits upcoming FELA Museum

Renovations are still on-going at the home of the late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and recently, his son Femi paid a visit to what will eventually become the FELA MUSEUM. In an exclusive chat with Yeni Kuti, daughter of the late Afrobeat legend, she tells us the Lagos State government are the only sponsors of the huge project. NET gathered that a sum of N4om was paid to the building contractors Total Consults to start and finish the former Kalakuta Republik. The monument is expected to be completed before October 15, when this year’s Felabration festival kicks off.

D’banj parties in ATL with Ludacris at the 7th Annual ‘Luda Day Weekend’

frican pop giant D’banj was present at rapper Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges’ seventh annual ‘Luda Day Weekend’ in Atlanta, US.

PHOTOS: Don Jazzy, Banky W, Funke Akindele, others attend NEA 2012

The EME All Stars – Rotimi, X.O Senavoe, Wizkid, Banky W, DJ Xclusive and Skales Probably the most successful edition of the awards, the annual Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) which was held on September 3, 2012 was attended by a host of top Nigerian entertainers including the MAVINs – Don Jazzy, D’Prince, [...]

Close Up Free Concert this Sunday: Ice Prince, 2face, Omawunmi, Naeto C & many more

Close Up really loves Naija!! The much anticipated concert of the summer is here, and it’s the Close Up concert! Performing are Tu face, Ice prince, Omawunmi, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Naeto C and guess what, It’s 100% free! Close Up has given out loads of stuffs throughout this campaign, and some of you might have missed out, but this time don’t slack! If you’re going to be in Lagos then grab your free tickets from Facebook.com/closeupng and click on the ticket link or via this link http://tinyurl.com/78k88gr . It’s one ticket per person, so make sure you get all your friends you’re coming with to also register.

MoCheddah & MayD Now For Sale!!!

Often times i hear a couple of record label executives advising their artist to go into a certain type of music,because they assume that's what working now....lhl....jockers,It's like saying because I love toast bread, i am doomed to eating it for the rest of my life...how about pizza?Songs reviewed this week1) MoCheddah featuring MayD-

Dr SID releases new single ‘Aféfé’

MAVIN Records‘ lead act Dr SID is out of the music lab with a brand new song. He titles this one ‘Aféfé‘ (Yoruba word for ’breeze’). It’s all pop; something the Dr is getting used to chunking out these days. And, surprisingly, this single was produced by Blayze Beats

Julius Agwu stranded in the US as Air Nigeria shuts down

Julius Agwu at the recently held ‘Ghana Meets Naija Concert’ in London Comedian Julius Agwu is lamenting about his current situation – he is trapped in the US, no thanks to Jimoh Ibrahim and the recently defunt Air Nigeria. Agwu says he flew with Air Nigeria from Nigeria to London for his ‘Crack Ya Ribs‘ show which was held on August 26, 2012 at the plush Lighthouse Hall, Camberwell but cannot return to Nigeria now because the airline has abruptly shut down services. The owner of the airline, Jimoh Ibrahim, had on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 announced a one-year suspension of all activities of the airline and terminated the employment of all its staff, sparing only 50. The usually lively comedian took to micro-blogging website Twitter to complain bitterly; Is it a Crime to support nigerian bizness, we flew AirNig to Lond, now we can’t return cos #JimohIbrahimOFR ordered a closure GEJ #WHY?☹’, @JuliusAgwu1 tweeted. ‘#JimohIbrahimOFR #JimohIbrahimOFR #JimohIbrahimOFR #JimohIbrahimOFR #JimohIbrahimOFR GEJ#WHY?????’, he continued Agwu then asked for the suspension to commence after his return to the country. ‘#JimohIbrahimOFR… Postpone ur closure until after our return o!!!! #NaijaBizness‘. The on-going ‘Crack Ya Ribs’ show is however going on smoothly; after staging concerts in London and New York, Agwu and his crew will be going live on stage in Houston on Saturday, September 8, 2012.

VIDEO: Sound Sultan and Wyclef premiere new single September 9, 2012

Veteran singer Sound Sultan finally premieres his anticipated ‘People bad’ remix with familiar friend, Wyclef Jean. The video was directed by GINI and features Sultan’s Naija Ninja crew as cameos. Enjoy

Psquare honour late mother at UK concert

Peter and Paul Okoye performing at the HMV Apollo Fans who attended this year’s Afrobeats Festival held at HMV Apollo in London were more than thrilled to watch pop duo Psquare perform in England for the first time this year. The Okoye twin brothers, who are known for thorough live performances left no stone unturned as they stormed the concert with their 14-man band, performing for two hours… They also dedicated one of their hit songs, ‘Beautiful Onyinye’, to their late mother, Josephine Okoye.

‘Leave us alone to enjoy our marriage’ – Aki dispels baby rumours

Nollywood actor Chinedu ‘Aki’ Ikedieze has dispelled the on-going rumours about his wife delivering a child. Not long ago, rumours surfaced that his wife had delivered a baby after a picture of Aki holding a young baby hit the internet. The actor is not particularly happy with the news, and he wants rumour peddlers to mind their business. ‘Pregnancy? Na wah o! They should leave us alone, won’t we settle down first before making babies. Please they should leave us alone to enjoy our marriage. Everybody knows my wife graduated from a fashion school a couple of weeks ago. Did she look pregnant or was she like a nursing mother?’, Aki says. Aki’s wife Nneoma graduated fom the Needlecraft Couture Fashion School in July 2012. After the graduation photos hit the web, some suggested that Nneoma was pregnant. The actor however goes on to explain that the controversial photo was taken way back in 2008 and that the baby belongs to a fan of his. ‘Yes, the photo is mine but it was taken in 2008 with a fan’s baby. I don’t know why it is now being recycled. I honestly don’t know the intention and plan of those who are sharing the photo’, he added. Aki and his wife Nneoma Nwaijah tied the knot in November 2011.