Current Affairs

(New York, New York, August 19th, 2010)— Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA) announces Uduak Oduok will host its 2010 NEA Red Carpet Awards. The NEA celebrates and recognizes the achievements of Nigerians in the fashion and entertainment field, globally.

This year’s event takes place as Nigeria, the largest country in the continent of Africa, celebrates 50 years of independence from British ruling.

“I am thrilled and honored to be NEA’s 2010 Red Carpet host,” said Oduok. “Nigeria remains very  relevant, globally, inspite of its problems. I look forward to sharing the country’s remarkable entertainment and fashion personalities with America and the world!”

Uduak Oduok recognized as a brilliant visionary, especially on Africa’s emerging global fashion and entertainment markets, is a US based fashion model, attorney, journalist and publisher.

“We are excited Uduak will be NEA’s official red carpet host for our 5th Annual event this year,” said Tope Esan, Co-Founder & Executive Producer. “Uduak’s love for diverse cultures, her versatility and influence in the fashion and entertainment industry (within and outside Nigeria) makes her a natural fit.”

The 2010 NEA Awards takes place on September 18th, 2010 at New York’s BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center located 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007.

Confirmed celebrities attending the event include Singers Laura Izibor, Nneka and Lara George, Nollywood Actress Genevieve Nnaji, Actors Ramsey Nouah & Jim Iyke, Supermodel Oluchi and  2010 BET Nominated rapper M.I. The event will also be hosted by West African Idol finalist Omawumi Magbele.

Artists and entertainers at the NEA Awards will be recognized in seven categories this (music, radio, film/TV, fashion, comedy, entertainment promotions, other entertainment) year.

For more information/to purchase your tickets, visit www.nigeriaentawards.com.

ABOUT UDUAK ODUOK

As a journalist, Uduak Oduok has conducted numerous interviews with some of the world’s leading names in fashion and entertainment including Alexander McQueen, Donna Karan, Vivienne Westwood, Diddy, Lemar Odom, D’Banj, P-Square, Rachel Roy, Beverly Johnson, Naomi Campbell, Kelly Rowland, Keri Hilson, Sean Paul, Mo’Nique, Tracy Reese, Jason Wu, Ozwald Boateng, Ralph Rucci, David Tlale, Tiffany Amber, Sabayasahci Mukherjee, Stephanie Okereke and Deola Sagoe. Nominated for her “Outstanding Contributions to Fashion Communications” at the 2010 AFI Africa Fashion Awards, Uduak is also a publisher as well as an attorney representing clients in the fashion and entertainment industry. For more information on Uduak, visit www.uduaklaw.com.

ABOUT NIGERIA ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS

The Nigeria Entertainment Awards is annual event in the United States that recognizes the outstanding achievements of Nigerians in music, film, TV, comedy, fashion and radio, globally. The award ceremony features performances by prominent Nigerian and international artists. Established in 2006, the NEA is passionate about promoting Nigerian and African entertainment and using its platform to educate and address issues about Africans and friends of Africa in the diaspora. For more information, visit www.nigeriaentawards.com



A few days ago a nude picture of what many believe is Wande Coal was circulating twitter which eventually caused #WandeCoal to become a trending topic. However, according to the official statement from Mo Hits below, it appears that picture was photoshopped. Mohits records believe that there is a particular person looking to defame Wande Coal.

Wande is very grateful to those who have shown him love and as well to those who were constructive in their criticisms. He is saying a massive THANK YOU.

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Ma Peoplez!

Sometime last week, we informed you guys that we were nominated for the “Best Music Blog” Award at the Nigerian Blog Awards 2010 and the polls were opened from May 31st to June 6th for Nigerians all over the world to cast their votes. All the winners in the various categories were announced this morning… and guess what… We Won!

Mola OG and I would like to take this opportunity to thank YOU and to also say congratulations to all of us for OUR award ’cause we’re all in this notjustOk movement together. Best believe we read every comment/review (good or bad/positive or negative) and everyone has had a role to play in taking us as far as we’ve come thus far. As the support keeps coming in, we’ll continue striving to serve you guys better. We’d also like to give a shout-out to all the other winners as well as nominees. I foresee the Naija online community becoming more and more influential in the near future.

Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH! We love and appreciate you!

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Hey Guys we just found out this past weekend that notjustok.com got nominated by the Nigerian Blog Awards for Best Music Blog. Please take some time out of your busy schedule to vote for us.

Just click on the banner below, look for the Best Music Blog poll and kindly vote for notjustOk!… You are very much appreciated for your presence on the site and even more for voting for notjustok.com.

Ladies and gentlemen, sadly, it has come to our knowledge that the artiste Smiley, who we chose as our current notjustOk Hype, is indeed NOT A REAL ARTISTE but a mere impostor and a CON ARTISTE.

At the start of March, we first featured Smiley as a way of introducing her to the Nigerian online community. The quality of her music (or so we thought) was so good that she instantly started garnering fans from all corners, including major artistes, record labels, fellow bloggers and other industry observers.

But on Sunday, May 16th, Gidilounge.com posted some startling revelations about this said artiste, and it’s been the talk of Twitter since then. Smiley is not the innocent and charming 19-year-old Italian-born Nigerian-raised music bombshell we all thought she was. Rather, she is a perfect embodiment of fraud, lies and deceit.

NONE of Smiley’s songs (including those on Reverbnation and Facebook) were actually written, produced or performed by her. Instead, according to the latest findings, she basically STOLE songs from other relatively-unknown artistes and sent them in as hers.

To that effect, notjustOk.com would like to take this opportunity to apologise to the whole Nigerian online community for unknowingly promoting fraudulent content, and from this moment, all ties with the CON ARTIST, Giovanna Adetoke “Smiley” Akindele, are totally dissolved.

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“Smiley” has shut down all her Social Networking/online accounts including her blog, Twitter, Reverbnation and Facebook. Artistes she stole from include – but are not limited to -  the following:

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First of all read Ruggedy Baba’s message below to get background on the situation and then listen to the song.

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“It started as a rumour that 9ice caught his wife Toni Payne giving Ruggedman a blow job.I wondered where such a terrible rumour emanated from only to find out it was from 9ices song titled ”once bitten twice shy”.In the song done by my own friend,he sang that he saw his ”girl” (Not his wife Toni Payne) giving his ”friend”(Not Ruggedman) a blow job.Since 9ice himself did not mention anybodys name in the said song I thought nothing of the evil,wicked rumour,but it spread wider and i heard a lot of people started assuming a lot and i have been called so many things by people over something i did not do.

Even some shameless soft sells unproffessionally published the rumour based on heresay, without talking to the partys involved,but i dont blame them.Some will publish anything just to sell.

I expected 9ice as a friend to come out and clear it up by announcing to people that it was not me he sang about in his song but till date he has not done so to reasons best known to him i guess.I called 9ice to talk about it and clear it up and he said so many things including that he will not come out and clear my name that has been dragged into a maliscous rumour.
I did not want to believe that 9ice has refused to clear it up because it is helping his album sales like some people have said.I did not want to believe it but I am happy i recorded the conversation and I want you all to hear for urselves what he said to me so that this rumour can stop once and for all.

Hear 9ice himself now and know that NOTHING OF THAT NATURE EVER HAPPENED BETWEEN TONI PAYNE AND RUGGEDMAN.

Pls after this,if anybody dares to mention my name in such a thing again its only God that will deal with such a person. ” Ruggedman

Now listen to the Phone Conversation between Rugged Man and 9ice:

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Ajegunle/Orile Ambassador, African China has surprisingly slammed Timaya in an interview conducted yesterday by the homie, Tola on Rhythm 93.7 FM. Tola simply asked African China if there was any truth in the rumours of him “downtalking” Timaya in the news… and this was the reply, citing Timaya’s statements in one of his tracks as “allowing his ego and pride take over him.”

The Timaya track with the “somewhat controversial” lyrics: I Don Blow

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Could this be an issue of envy? Could it just be a publicity stunt to aid the sales of African China’s recently released album “The Return of the Legend”? Or could there really be underlying beef?!?! Only time will tell. In any case, something’s not right somewhere…

CONTROVERSIAL INTERVIEW

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New Singles from African China:

My Kind Song

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If You Love Somebody ft Faze:

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P-Square

I never heard these P-Square boys speak before. Them be konk Okoro boyz

M-Trill

M-trill is low key, but I heard some of his songs; he can rap… He was lost for words here due to some emotions of joy i guess

So the annual felabration festival (is it a festival?) in remembrance of the late Fela Kuti OR better still, to celebrate the life of Fela Anikulapo Kuti took place in Lagos, Nigeria this past weekend.

Click on the Pics to see them bigger. Enjoy!

The Crowd                                                    Femi Kuti
 

Koko Master D'banj                                  Fragrance? (Not Sure)

Ikechukwu aka Killz                              Femo Again

Majek Fashek (Good to see him lookin better, the last time I saw Majek, he was looking a hot mess. )

A big thank you to Seun O for the Pics

Other pictures sources: MSN

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