Wole Soyinka fulfils his promise: "I threw away my US green card and I've relocated"

Nigerian Nobel prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said Thursday he has fulfilled his pledge to throw away his US residency green card and leave the country if Donald Trump won the presidential election.

Shortly before the vote, Soyinka had vowed to give up his permanent US residency over a Trump victory to protest against the Republican billionaire’s campaign promises to get tough on immigration.

“I have already done it, I have disengaged (from the United States). I have done what I said I would do,” the 82-year-old told AFP on the sidelines of an education conference at the University of Johannesburg.


“I had a horror of what is to come with Trump… I threw away the (green) card, and I have relocated, and I’m back to where I have always been” — meaning his homeland Nigeria.

The prolific playwright, novelist and poet won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986 and has been a regular teacher at US universities including Harvard, Cornell and Yale.

At the same time he said he would not discourage others from applying for a green card. “It’s useful in many ways. I wouldn’t for one single moment discourage any Nigerians or anybody from acquiring a green card… but I have had enough of it,” he said.

Darey Art Alade and Wife Celebrate 10th Wedding Anniversary

10 years together for one in the entertainment industry deserves congratulations... 

Music star, Darey Art Alade and his beautiful wife, Deola are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary today – the singer shared these lovely family photos and wrote:

"D✖️D @ 10. Here's to the next 10 with the only one that makes my existence worth it. Love you forever and a day babe! Happy 10th Anniversary to us!!!"

The couple are blessed with cute children. Congratulations!

Africa's richest man Dangote attends wedding of son of Nigeria's biggest cement distributor (pics)

                

Ugochukwu Okika, son of the biggest Dangote cement distributor in Nigeria, D.C Okika Nig ltd and Mrs Beatrice Okika shook Calabar last weekend as he got wedded to his heart throb, Chineye Nkeokelonye.

The wedding which was the talk of the town was graced by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote. Dangote was the Father of the day.

See all the colorful photos after the cut

                

                    

                  

                        

                      

                   

                  

                           

                         

                          

                               

                   

                   

Checkout Full List Of tooXclusive Awards 2016

                      

This is the official nominations list presenting the nominees featured in all the voting categories for the 2016 edition of TooXclusive Awards.

The viewing of this list has been made possible sequel to the vetting and final approval of both our in-house editors and our external 3-man advisory panel comprising the esteemed persons of pioneer DJ, Jimmy Jatt; top-notch producer, Tee-Y Mix; and Chocolate City Group executive, Audu Maikori.

Find the full list below and please note that the year period in review is September 2015 – October 2016.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

This is a category for the best and most dynamic solo album satisfying both creative and commercial demands released in the year under review.

• Kiss Daniel – New Era
• Adekunle Gold – Gold
• Reekado Banks – Spotlight
• Tiwa Savage – RED
• Falz – Stories That Touch
• Lil Kesh – Young And Getting It

PRODUCER GENIUS OF THE YEAR

This is a category for an individual/duo/group with credits for the production of a song or album having the most public reception in the year under review.

• Young John
• DJ Coublon
• Don Jazzy
• Masterkraft
• Pheelz
• Shizzi

CERTIFIED BANGER OF THE YEAR

This is a category for the overall best and most popular music single recorded by an artiste or music group in the year under review.

• Kiss Daniel – Mama
• Tekno – Pana
• Phyno – Fada Fada (Ghetto Gospel) ft. Olamide
• Olamide – Who You Epp
• Humblesmith – Osinachi Remix ft. Davido
• Reekado Banks – Oluwa Ni

BEST STREET-HOP TRACK

This is a category for the best music single made viral based on street appeal/acceptance released either individually or as a collaborative effort by an artiste or music group in the year under review.

• Olamide – Who You Epp
• Phyno – Fada Fada (Ghetto Gospel) ft. Olamide
• Falz – Bahd Baddo Baddest ft. Olamide & Davido
• CDQ – Nowo E Soke ft. Wizkid
• Koker – Kolewerk
• Small Doctor – Gbera

BEST R&B TRACK

This is a category for the best R&B music single recorded by an artiste or music group in the year under review.

• Banky W – Made For You
• Wande Coal – Superwoman
• Tjan – Aduke
• Aramide – Love Me ft. Adekunle Gold
• Simi – Love Don’t Care
• Niniola – Akara Oyibo

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

This is a category for the best music single released as a collaborative effort by an artiste or music group in the year under review.

• Falz – Bahd Baddo Baddest ft. Olamide & Davido
• Phyno – Fada Fada (Ghetto Gospel) ft. Olamide
• Falz – Soldier ft. Simi
• Patoranking – No Kissing ft. Sarkodie
• Humblesmith – Osinachi Remix ft. Davido
• DJ Jimmy Jatt – Feeling The Beat ft. Wizkid

VIDEO WONDER OF THE YEAR

This is a category for the best and most dynamic concept(s) applied in the directing of a music video or visual single released in the year under review.

• Falz – Soldier ft. Simi
• Tiwa Savage – If I Start To Talk ft. Dr SID
• Darey – Pray For Me
• Ric Hassani – Gentleman
• Kiss Daniel – Jombo
• Simi – Love Don’t Care

OSCAR DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

This is a category for an individual/duo/company with tested credits on creative excellence in the directing of a music video or visual single released in the year under review.

• Clarence Peters
• Director Q
• Unlimited LA
• Adasa Cookey
• Aje Filmworks
• Mex

DJ ON THE WHEELS

This is a category for an individual who has excelled based on skill shown and other career exploits experienced in the popular craft of disc jockeying in the year under review.

• DJ Spinall
• DJ Jimmy Jatt
• DJ Enimoney
• DJ Xclusive
• DJ Obi
• DJ Lambo

SUPER RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

This is a category awarding the most outstanding record label housing a variety of music talents and experiencing collective growth exploits in the year under review.

• Mavin Records
• YBNL
• Choc Boi Nation
• Davido Music Worldwide
• Starboy Records
• 5-Star Music

NEXT RATED

This is a category for an outstanding prospective male or female artiste with the most career growth exploits experienced in the year under review.

• Ycee
• Humblesmith
• Niniola
• Terry Apala
• Koker
• Mayorkun

LYRICAL TITAN

This is a category for the most dynamic rap artiste or spoken word musician showing creative versatility and lyrical depth on a music single/album/freestyle performance done in the year under review.

• Jesse Jagz
• Vector
• Boogey
• Falz
• Reminisce
• Poe

EXTRAORDINAIRE VOCAL PERFORMANCE

This is a category for the most dynamic vocal showoff by a male or female vocalist on a recorded music single/album/live performance done in the year under review.

• Timi Dakolo – The Vow
• Sojay – Holiday
• Wande Coal – Superwoman
• Miss Ige – Hallelujah (Live show @ Project Fame finals)
• Waje – Mountains (Live show @ The Voice finals)
• Niniola – Start All Over

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

This is a category for the overall best and most dynamic artiste with astounding career exploits experienced in the year under review.

• Falz
• Kiss Daniel
• Wizkid
• Olamide
• Phyno
• Tekno
• Tiwa Savage

FEMALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

This is a category for the best dynamic female artiste particularly with astounding career exploits experienced in the year under review.

• Tiwa Savage
• Simi
• Yemi Alade
• Seyi Shay
• Cynthia Morgan

MALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

This is a category for the best dynamic male artiste particularly with astounding career exploits experienced in the year under review.

• Wizkid
• Olamide
• Kiss Daniel
• Phyno
• Falz
• Tekno

AFRICAN ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

This is a non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste or group with the most astounding endeavours especially in penetrating the Nigerian music industry in the year under review.

• Sarkodie
• Cassper Nyovest
• Vanessa Mdee
• Diamond Platnumz
• AKA
• Sauti Sol
• Stonebwoy
• Mr Eazi

FRESH FACE 2016 FINALISTS

• HighBee – Money (OWO)
• Razemula – Mu Jo
• Leke Lee – Gbim Gbim Gbim
• GloryChild – Anaconda
• Shola Tyson – Okpekete

Court Denies Nnamdi Kanu Bail Again

A Federal High Court in Abuja today dismissed the bail applications filed by leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and three others with whom he is being prosecuted by the Federal Government for offences including treasonable felony and an act preparatory to act of terrorism.

Justice Binta Nyako, ruling on the applications filed by the four defendants, held that they were not deserving as most of the charges preferred against were “ordinarily not bailable”.

Justice John Tsoho, who was handling the case before Kanu accused him of bias, had also refused to grant bail to the accused persons.

Policemen asking me for money since I won Ondo election — Akeredolu

Ondo Governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has urged the high command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to pay the allowances of security personnel deployed for the election in the state.

Akeredolu said this on Wednesday in Akure while delivering his acceptance speech at INEC office after he was given his Certificate of Return along with his deputy-elect, Agboola Ajayi.

Akeredolu lamented that security operatives had been coming to his house since the election to ask for money from him, stressing that they were stranded and have become a burden to him.

He disclosed that the security operatives complained to him that their allowances were not paid since they were deployed for the election last week.

"They have been coming to my house to beg for money telling me that they were not paid their allowances. How can you deploy your officers for such assignment without paying them? I am saying this so that the DIG can take care of the issue," he said, urging the security bosses and Force Headquarters to cater for their personnel.

But the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Femi Joseph, denied the allegations on the non-payment of election allowance for the police officers deployed for the election.

Bobrisky fires back after lady claimed he scammed her of 30k for cream she ordered

                                                           

Yesterday, a lady claimed Bobrisky collected her 30k and then refused to deliver the cream she ordered .She said after hounding him for a while, he blocked her on social media.

He responded to that allegation writing to his fan

                        
Morning to u all, I want to plead to my fans and friends to stop listening to some up coming blogs cos dey carry gist without finding out d truth 😥. People should always find out d truth before dey conclude if truely Bobrisky will scam anybody for 30k . Dis young lady order stretch mark from USA. D stretch mark alone is 30k and i told her she is paying 17k for shipping d total will be 47k. But she pleaded dat is only 30k she has in her Nigeria account dat I should assist her. The following day she called again pleading so I told her to send d money. Three days after I sent her product with d additional 17k to FedEx for mailing from my own pocket to d following address she sent to me.Now d girl said I scam her ?? Guys check d date I sent her products. Sometimes fedex delay and is not even their fault custom and all. Anyway am not angry customers are always right but am sad cos dis shit went viral.

Checkout the senator who raised the #NoDataHike motion in the senate

Yesterday, the Nigerian senate asked the NCC to suspend the proposed increase in data tariff. Senator Ibn N'Allah, Deputy Senate Leader was the senator who raised the motion in the senate kill the data hike.
But the irony is this same senator is one who proposed a bill to regulate and censor social media in Nigeria. Very ironic indeed.

Nigerians never forget. Read more comments after the cut

Justin Bieber says Instagram is for the devil and being there is like living in hell

                       

Justin Bieber thinks Instagram is the devil".The singer quit Instagram in August and has insisted he has no desire to return to the social media site because it is like being in "hell".

Speaking on stage in London on Tuesday, he said:

 "Instagram is for the devil. I think Hell is Instagram. I'm like 90 percent sure."We get sent to hell and we get locked in the Instagram server. I'm stuck in the DMs. I'm trying to climb my way out and I can't."

Ex Beauty Queen & Flavour’s Babymama Sandra Okagbue Releases New Photos To Mark Her Special Day

Sandra Okagbue’s birthday is today and the ex-beauty queen and Flavour’s babymama just released new photos to mark her special day. Three more photos...

Toke Makinwa tweets about sites uploading her book for free,Twitter user gives savage reply

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Checkout Another Throwback Photo Of P-Square

See full pic below… Indeed everyone has a past. Woah! Btw, Happy New Month guys. May this month which also doubles as Christmas bring us joy, love, peace and happiness.  Above all good health with more money to live.

Another Female Corper Dies In Camp

Fear has gripped corps members at the Bayelsa State Orientation Camp at Kaiama, Kolokuma-Opokuma area of the state following the death of a female member of the National Youth Service Corps, who reportedly died in a mysterious circumstance.

The female corps member, whose name was given as Elechi Chiyerom, aged 27, was confirmed dead on Tuesday. She reportedly bled and vomited on arrival at the camp.

Elechi, a graduate of the Ignatius Azuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was confirmed dead about 9pm on Tuesday five days after arriving at the camp.

Some corps members claimed the deceased on arrival at the camp last Thursday looked “terribly sick” and could not participate in some opening sessions at the camp.

Some officials of the NYSC claimed that the development was a case of “non-disclosure” of state of health by the corps member.

It was learnt that a search on her hostel section showed signs of excessive bleeding with her clothing and sanitary pads soaked in blood.

It was also learnt that the deceased corps member reportedly relapsed into ill-health and was rushed to the sick bay of the camp at about 8pm on Tuesday.

A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “The doctor at the NYSC camp’s clinic immediately referred her to the state-owned Diette-Koki Memorial Hospital in the Opolo area of Yenagoa, the state capital, where she was confirmed dead.”

Checkout the $3 million, 450-carat Fantasy Bra unveiled at Victoria Secret Fashion show in Paris (Photos)

American model Jasmine Tookes was cherry-picked from a glamorous line-up of stunning Victoria's Secret Angels to have the honour of wearing the $3million Fantasy Bra.
The showstopping diamond and emerald bra which features in a different form in each year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is encrusted with an eye-popping  9,000 precious gemstones and weighs nearly 450 carats. More photos after the cut...

Armed Men Chase Monarch Out of His Palace in Ondo

The traditional ruler of Atijere community in the Ilaje area of Ondo State, Oba Samuel Edema, has been chased out of his palace by some armed men from the neighboring community of Makun-Omi in Ogun State following a communal clash between the two communities.

Atijere in Ondo State and Makun-Omi in Ogun State share boundary, but the two communities had been laying claims to the ownership of a piece of land.

The ownership of the land has been causing incessant crisis between the two communities.

The National Boundary Commission was said to have intervened in the crisis before a fresh crisis erupted on Tuesday between the two communities, leading to many residents deserting their homes while some were injured.

The traditional ruler said he escaped being killed by the armed men who he alleged were sponsored by a local government chairman in Ogun State. He explained that he was guided out of the town by some of his subjects through the waterways.

He called on the state police command and the state government to come to their aid.

The traditional ruler said, “As I am talking to you now, I am hiding in one of the communities in the coastal area, while our people have been displaced. We are calling on the government and security operatives to come to our aid before it is too late

“We invited the officials of the boundary commission and they fixed a meeting between the two communities where it was resolved that the commission will meet with us on Monday November 28, 2016.

“But because of the Ondo State governorship election, we called for the postponement of the meeting.”

Ondo Police PRO, Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident. Men have been deployed to restore peace.

Less Than Two Months After Split With James Packer, Mariah Carey Is In Another Relationship

Rumours about their relationship have been swirling for weeks. And less than two months after her split from James Packer, Mariah Carey has finally made it clear that she and back-up dancer Bryan Tanaka are much more than just friends.

The 46-year-old confirmed her romance with the 33-year-old choreographer when they were spotted piling on the PDA at the beach in Maui, Hawaii on Monday.

At one point during the steamy display Bryan wrapped Mariah's leg around his body and planted a kiss on her lips.

Showing off his impressive moves, the dancer then dipped the singer low over his knee.

Bryan scooped Mariah into his arms and carried her into the water, before she jumped on him for a piggyback.

The budding couple were also seen holding hands while walking along the water's edge.

Mariah turned up the heat for the romantic beach day in a plunging black swimsuit with daring cut-out sides.

How We Escaped The Plane Crash – Lawmaker, Journalist

Four people who were due to board the plane that crashed, killing 71 in Colombia, have revealed how last-minute changes stopped them from getting on the flight, CNN reports.

The Lamia 2933 flight, carrying Brazilian football team Chapecoense, crashed on Monday. Six of the 77 people on board survived.

Gelson Merisio, a state legislator for Santa Catarina and an ardent fan of the Brazilian club, planned to travel with the players to watch them take on Atletico Nacional in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana final.

50yrs old Merisio had been looking forward to the game only to switch his plans late on because of work commitments.

“I want to be clear, that while I was scheduled to fly on the plane with the team, I opted not to do it due to work obligations this week,” he wrote in a statement on Facebook.

Later, after the severity of the crash became evident, he paid tribute to those who lost their lives.

Just three players, Jackson Ragnar Follmann, Alan Ruschel and Helio Hermito Zampier Neto, survived the crash. Three others, two crew members and a reporter also survived.

Doctors in Medellin amputated Follmann’s right leg and he is currently in the hospital’s intensive care unit, according to Juan David Arteaga, the Undersecretary of Social Protection for the state of Antioquia.

Arteaga says Neto is under observation following multiple surgeries and Alan Ruschel is in the ICU.

Another person originally supposed to be on the plane was journalist Ivan Agnoletto. He said he gave up his seat for colleague Gelson Galliotto, who had always dreamed of covering such a huge game.

Agnoletto said, “The pain is still too much for me to think about if God would’ve saved me... I was scheduled to cover the game, but my colleague had a huge dream to cover an international final.

“When I told Gelson Galiotto the news that he could go in my place, he could not believe it: ‘Really? I’m really going?’ It was his dream.”

Agnoletto said he did not hear about the crash until his wife began to receive a barrage of calls with people offering their condolences.

“It was as if I was dead,” he added. “I went to the TV and saw the plane had crashed.”