NIGERIAN MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS (NMVA 2013) NOMINEES

NIGERIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS (NMVA 2013) NOMINEES

Video of the Year
1. Flavour – Ada Ada
2. Olamide – Duro Soke
3. Sound Sultan – Natural Something
4. D’Banj – Don’t Tell Me Nonsense
5. Chidima – Emi Ni Baller

Best Afro Hip Hop Video
1. Ill Bliss – I Am Sorry
2. Splash – Church Agbasa
3. Olamide – Durosoke
4. MI – Chairman
5. Phyno – Man of the Year

Best Hip Hop Video
1. Eedris Abdulkareem – I Go Whooz You
2. Pryse – Eleto
3. Boogey – Sanctum
4. Ice Prince – VIP
5. Yung6ix – First Class

Best Afro Pop Video
1. D’banj – Don’t Tell Me Nonsense
2. Sound Sultan – Natural Something
3. Goldie – Miliki
4. 2face – Blood on the dance floor
5. Alabai – Ogbanje

Best Dance Hall/Reggae Video
1. Davido – All of you
2. Waje – I wish
3. Patoranking – Alubarika
4. Orezi – Rihana
5. Vector – Follow Me

Best Pop Extra Video
1. Chidima – Emi Ni Baller
2. Kcee – Limpopo
3. Solidstar – Skibo
4. Davido – Gobe
5. Harrysong – Im In Love (Remix)

Best Gospel Video
1. Ada – Bobo Me
2. Henrisoul – Blow My Mind
3. Amaray – Oke Mgbidi
4. Kefee – Celebrate
5. Solomon Lange – Yabo

Best R ‘n’ B Video
1. Jennifer – Ifunanya
2. Capital FEMI – Capital F.E.M.I
3. Pelli – The One
4. Nosa – Always Pray for You
5. Banky W – Yes/No

Best High Life Video
1. Flavour – Ada Ada
2. i-Mike – Adure
3. Wizboy – Halima
4. Dr. Victor Olaiya ft 2face – Baby Mi Da
5. Inyanya – Jombolo

Best Afro Beat Video
1. Starboy – Caro
2. Black Magic – Confam
3. Henry Knight – Shako
4. Burna Boy – Run My Race
5. MGabriel – Eruku Lau Lau

Best Contemporary Afro Music Video
1. Xproject – Azuka
2. Dammy Krane – Xteristics
3. Sheyman – Paper
4. Skales – Komole
5. Jaywon – Catch Me If You Can

Most popular Nigerian Music Video in Europe
1. Dizzy – Jekin Jekin
2. Tipsy – Tin Geh Geh
3. Moe Logo – Pangolo
4. Dola Billz – No Gocking
5. Spice Vision – Today na Today

Best Indigenous Concept
1. Tillaman – Ori Owo
2. MGabriel – Eruku Lau Lau
3. Flavour – Ada Ada
4. Shola Alyson – Ife

Best use of animation
1. DJ Sose – Obulu
2. Ketchy Dons – Closer n Closer
3. T-Sleek – Ma Wo mi

Best use of costumes
1. Flavour – Ada Ada
2. Dipp – Balance for Me
3. D’Prince – Goody Bag
4. Tiwa Savage – Without My Heart
5. May D – So Many Things

Best use of Choreography
1. Iyanya – Jombolo
2. Timaya – Ekoloma Demba
3. TIV – What’s The Matter
4. Banky W – Yes/No
5. D’banj – Don’t Tell Me Nonsense

Best Producer
1. EME Records
2. Marvin Records
3. Chocolate City
4. Kennis Music

Best Director
1. Clarence Peters
2. Squareball
3. Sesan
4. Mattmax

Most Promising Director
1. Unlimited LA
2. Matmax
3. Tyson
4. Catalyst
5. Paul Gambit

Best Editor
1. Mattmax for Don’t tell me Nonesense by D’banj
2. Unlimited LA for Confam by Black Magic
3. Sesan for Sexy Mama by Inyanya
4. Clarence Peters for Durosoke by Olamide

Best Cinematography
1. Ajeh for Alubarika by Patoranking
2. Squareball for Church Agbasa by Splash
3. Matmax for Don’t Tell Me Nonsense by D’banj
4. Clarence Peters for Durosoke by Olamide
5. Mr. Moe Musa for So many thinz by May D

Best Use of Visual Effects
1. Iyanya – Sexy Mama
2. Sound Sultan – Natural Something
3. Ice Prince – VIP
4. Morell – Oxygen
5. Danas – My Melody

Best Video By A New Act
1. Sean Tizzle – Shole
2. Mystro – This Kain Love
3. Charas – Gbege
4. Sym19 – Fine Baby Girl
5. Outrageous – Am In The Mood

Best Soft Rock/Alternative Video
1. Black Magic – Repete
2. Dazzle Ra Amen – Chinekem
3. Ese Peters – Omote
4. Shola Allyson – Ife
5. Timi Dakolo – Great Nation

Best Music Video by a Minor
1. Choco Girl – Ayo
2. G Girl – Young Shall Grow
3. Mya K – My DJ
4. Ozzybosco – Tinini
5. Whitney Wonder – Africa Unite

CHECK OUT BANKY W'S CHILDHOOD PHOTOS

Awwww, he was such a cutie. He shared the photos on his instagram page. That's his beautiful sister by his side in the pic above. See another pic after the cut...

 

ACTRESS FUNKE DARAMOLA AND HER HUSSY KAYODE SALAKO, SHARES HOLIDAY PHOTOS TAKING IN TORONTO

Actress Foluke Daramola & her husband Kayode Salako are currently on holiday in Toronto Canada. The couple were photographed in some PDA in a mall in Toronto. Sweet. See more exclusive photos after the cut...

 

Libyan Prime Minister Kidnapped At Gun Point From Hotel

A country where even the prime minister is not safe from kidnapping. Choi. Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was kidnapped in the early hours of this morning from the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli by suspected former rebels who even took a pic of them with him and shared it online (inset).

Mr Zeidan, who became Prime Minister just eleven months ago after living in exile for many years, was seized in what is believed to be retaliation for the capture by American forces of a wanted al-Qaeda-linked operative at the weekend, BBC reports.

"The head of the transitional government, Ali Zeidan, was taken to an unknown destination for unknown reasons," a government statement posted on the prime minister's Facebook site said.

Officials said that two "revolutionary brigades" were responsible for the kidnap - the "Operations Room of Revolutionaries" and the "Brigade for the Fight against Crime". His current whereabout is unknown.

Update: The Libyan president has been released unharmed, government sources say

IF PICTURES DO NOT LIE, THEN NIGERIAN ACTRESS 'INI EDO' IS EXPECTING A BABY

Ini Edo-Ehiagwina on set with Funke Akindele and Mercy Johnson. Photo: Funke Akindele/Instagram

Another picture has surfaced showing Ini Edo-Ehiagwina‘s big tummy.
Funke Akindele uploaded the Instagram picture of herself, Mercy Johnson-Okogie and Ini Edo-Ehiagwina when Ini stopped to check on them (Funke and Mercy) on the set of a new movie.
Ini had earlier denied pregnancy rumours on her twitter page ‘I know you wish me well, but I would really appreciate if I am not misquoted and people would not make insinuations about my private life’.
With this, we await her response again. The actress and her husband, Philip Ehiagwina tied the knot in November 2008 with no child yet.

CHECKOUT PHOTOS OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE/SOPHISTICATED NIGERIAN MANSION EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT

Photos of the most expensive and sophisticated mansion in Nigeria have surfaced online.

Though unconfirmed reports claim that the mansion belongs to billionaire Mike Adenuga, no one knows for sure who the mansion owner is.
See mind blowing and jaw dropping photos of the mansion below:

Peter Okoye, Lola Omotayo To Wed On The 17th Of November?!

New reports surfacing online, claim that Peter Okoye will officially wed his baby mama and fiancée, Lola Omotayo on the 17th of November.
 According to Nigeriafilms, "Peter and Lola will be having their traditional marriage on November 17, 2013 at Arc Events Centre, Lagos while their white wedding will hold at a later date in 2014."
The online portal also reported that "a representative of P-Square confirmed this to us when contacted...with this development, arrangements are already ongoing to make the day a memorable one."
You will recall that Peter Okoye only recently proposed to Lola Omotayo, with a brand new Range Rover SUV. 

(PHOTO) DAVIDO IN AKWA- IBOM ATTIRE

Davido shared this photo of himself while on the set of a music video shoot for a song he featured on.

'HOW FLAVOUR & EMEKA MORGAN ABANDONED MC LOPH'S MUM' -BIANKA JOHNSON WRITES

Like all one-sided stories/write-ups, please read with an open mind. Bianka Johnson, who is kinda in the movie industry, today sent out something she wrote about how high life crooner Flavour and Morgan Ent. CEO Emeka Morgan, supposedly abandoned MC Loph's mother (pictured above with Bianca) after her son died in a tragic accident in 2011. Flavour and MC Loph were childhood friends while Emeka Morgan is the CEO of the record label MC Loph was signed to before his tragic passing. Find Bianca's write up below...

My name is Bianka Johnson, I reside in the United States of America. I am from Nigeria, a healthcare practitioner, actors-manager and a goodwill citizen. Flavour Nabania didn't make a tribute song "Iwe", he made a mockery of his friend, the late McLoph. Below is my story.

Tragedy brought us together.... That's how I came to know Mrs. Nwaozor, affectionately known to me as "Mama." Back in November 2011, someone posted a tribute video, "Iwe", by Flavor, on Facebook. On that day I distinctly remember viewing the video on YouTube and sobbing for over an hour after watching this video that paid homage to two siblings who so suddenly lost their lives. I was simply paralyzed thinking about the magnitude of grief one particular mother would have to endure. You see, Mama was the mother who lost those two adult children on the same day, specifically, a son, the erstwhile entertainer, MC Loph, and a daughter, Chinwe.

Continue, it gets more interesting...


All I could think to myself is that life as we know it is so unfair. My spirit was disturbed and something, I don't know what it was, moved within me and I set out to find this woman. It became my duty....my obligation, to find her, to hug her and give her some semblance of hope and maybe a little peace, if she would allow me to.
 

So, I began to search for Mama. The first thing I did was to call Flavor's promoter, Igwe, who I knew was based in Houston, Texas. I asked to speak with Flavor and he informed me that Flavor had gone to the mall, but he would make sure Flavor would call me immediately he got back. At the time, Flavor was in the United States promoting the album he had recently released. The next day Igwe called me and put Flavor on the phone. I briefly introduced myself and went straight to thank him for showing love through his tribute song to a dear friend who had lost his life. Shortly after that, I expressed to him how his video moved me to tears and how I felt compelled to find Loph's mother. Flavor thanked me as well and gave me a telephone number to MC Loph's close friend in Lagos who went by the name Obi Mgbakor. There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that Flavor was in contact with Mama on a weekly, or at least, a monthly basis seeing as the late MC Loph and Flavor were childhood friends that grew up together. Without hesitation, I immediately called Obi Mgbakor in Lagos and introduced myself to him and requested Mama's contact information. Obi Mgbakor was guarded at first and was reluctant to give me Mama's number. He asked for my Facebook name so he could check out my profile. Without giving it a second thought, I provided it to him and his countenance changed after he was able to verify who I was and he even requested my friendship on Facebook. Obi Mgbakor gave me Mama's information and I contacted her the next day and introduced myself. Mama and I spent almost an hour on the phone the first time we spoke and she narrated so much to me. Mama was heartbroken and she said that she was actually shocked Flavor was the one that made it possible for us to start communicating. Mama went further to express her disappointment over Flavor's nonchalant attitude since the death of her son, MC Loph and her daughter Chinwe. "Flavor has not picked up the phone to call me since Obiajulu passed away, yet he made a hit tribute song on his behalf. May God be the judge," Mama said.  

Now, it must be noted that MC Loph died in a ghastly motor accident on September 14, 2011, while traveling on the Benin/Ore expressway to visit Mama with his pregnant fiancé Nkiru, who survived the ordeal. The phone conversation I had with Mama was in November 2011, two months after MC Loph's death and she said Flavor hadn't called? Unbelievable!  

Immediately I got off the phone with Mama I called Obi Mgbakor to verify what she told me. The whole thing was strange to me and I couldn't reconcile the feelings and emotions Flavor expressed in his tribute video with the nonchalant attitude he had towards his best friend's mother. Obi Mgbakor indeed confirmed that Flavor refused to call or visit mama after McLoph's death.

Right now, I want to set the record straight. Since the death of Mama's son, MC Loph, Flavor Nabania never called nor visited Mama and he never sent a dime to her for her upkeep. Flavor hasn't made any effort to reach out to Nkiru or MC Loph's infant son. Mama died from congestive heart failure exacerbated by heartbreak. But for the deaths of her two adult childrenat the same time, which took an enormous toll on her health, it is my belief that Mama would have lived longer. Since her death, I have read so many untrue stories including a statement made by MC Loph's former manager, Emeka Morgan. Once again, let me set the record straight: Mr. Morgan was never responsible for Mama's upkeep. He claimed that his record label was sending Mama thirty thousand naira a month. Mama never received thirty thousand Naira monthly from the record label and Mr Morgan never adopted MC Loph's son nor was he responsible for the infant's welfare as speculated by some brainless human beings. Mr. Morgan abandoned Mama as soon as the media attention surrounding her son's death died off. Mr. Morgan till date has yet to call Nkiru, MC Loph's fiancé, to say congratulations on the birth of Loph's son.  

It is my honest belief that God brought me close to Mama after her son's death for reasons beyond my comprehension. I took care of Mama until she died to the best of my ability. Today, I am blessed to have an extra angel watching over me. She lost two children at the same time who can never be replaced but before she died, Mama gained a grandson, a beautiful daughter in-law in Nkiru, and a daughter in me. Mama is gone, reunited with her children and I know she is at peace now. Mama will be buried on November 12, 2013. May her very gentle soul rest in peace.

Photos: Friends Hold Candlelight Procession For Deji Falae In Akure

Deji Falae was the Ondo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, and died in the Associated Airlines plane crash that occurred on Thursday October 3rd.

Friends held a candlelight procession for him this evening in Akure, Ondo state. The late politician would have turned 43 Yesterday. He was born 9th of October, 1970. May his soul rest in peace...amen.

WINNER OF SKELEWU DANCE RECIEVED A PRICE OF $3,000 FROM DAVIDO

 

Its A Good Day For Mr Kiddymizzy. Congrats To Him As He Won Himself A $3,000 Price For Coming Top In The Skelewu Dance Compitition ...meanwhile a 20 year old is calling someone a kid. ..lol, Mr Davido! See Kiddy's Skelewu dance video after the cut..
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF15wchQdzw&feature=player_embedded

“Two Houses Were Demolished” – Boko Haram Ammunition Storage Centre Destroyed By Troops In Kano

 The attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to once again find a safe haven for operation in Kano State has been nipped in the bud by security troops.
Security agents yesterday found a cache of ammunition in a building suspected to be a hideout for the members of the terrorist group in an operation which led to the death of one man.
The troops embarked on the operation after receiving a tip-off about the location of a bomb factory and an alleged plan to attack innocent citizens during the approaching Sallah celebrations in the city which has being enjoying relative peace.
Nigerian Eye reports:
Security agents acted on a tip-off to launch the attack on Gubduwawa village in Gezawa Local Government Area where they discovered a bomb factory.
The two houses involved were demolished.
The person killed is believed to be the son of the landlord, who rented the house to the suspected terrorists.
For about eight hours, guns boomed in the area as the suspected terrorists and the operatives fought for supremacy.
The Joint Task Brigade Commander of the Army 3rd Brigade Command Headquarters, Brig.-Gen. Illyasu Isah Abba, along with the Director of DSS in Kano, Mr. Bassey Eteng, said: “At about 2:00 a.m. on 8 October 2013, a combined team of the JTF troops and Department of State Security Services (DSS) personnel attacked Boko Haram terrorists’ hideouts at Gunduwawa village in Gezawa council of Kano State.
“The raid, was conducted following a lead on intelligence reports; we made no arrests as the terrorists fled the village as the JTF troops and DSS personnel arrived.
“The combined team was also able to recover weapons, working tools and materials used for making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The weapons include assault rifle, two AK 58 rifle magazines with 193 rounds of 5.5mm ammunition, one AK 47 rifle magazine with 107 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, bows, and arrows.
“The materials used for making IEDs found in the buildings raided include 3 primed cylinders of IEDs, one primed explosive suicide back pack, 18 empty IED cylinders, 24 detonators, small bags of fertiliser, IED timers, cortex wires and three remote control devices.
“Other items recovered include work tools, five Motorola hand-held radios, four communicators, six alarm clocks, two cartons of 9-volt batteries, a scale, one external hard-drive and one heavy duty charger/battery.
“These weapons, ammunition and other heavy dangerous materials were meant to wreak havoc on Kano during the Eid-El-Kabir festivities and other festivities before the end of the year.
“The JTF is aware that the terrorists are trying to establish some safe havens on the outskirts of Kano metropolis in order to resume their nefarious activities which had been curbed within the city.
“In order to ensure Kano remains a safe place for all, we are keeping a watchful eye on the surrounding towns and settlements through which the terrorists may use as access into the metropolitan.
“The JTF appreciates the cooperation of the public in the fight against terrorism and enjoins all well-meaning citizens to come forward with relevant information towards dealing decisively with the terrorist group. We shall continue to uphold the confidentiality of our sources and follow up every information to a conclusive end,” the Army boss stated.
The Kano DSS Director said the terrorist group had devised a new trick similar to that used in the Boston, United States, suicide-bombing, by carrying explosives on back-pack bags. He urged the public to be wary of such tricks.