Paul Okoye Picks Wedding Date

Paul Okoye, one half of the P-Square music duo, has picked 22 March, 2014 for his traditional wedding with heartthrob, Anita Isama.

The ceremony will be held at Aztech Arcum Events Centre, Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State. 

Bayo Adetu, P-Square’s Publicist, confirmed the development. He said “the plan for this traditional marriage has been going on for a while, but Paul and Anita needed to fix a perfect date, now we have it.”

The relationship between the lovebirds has already blessed with a son, Andre.

"My Album Deserved To Win,But The Grammys Is Very Political - Femi Kuti Finally Speaks

He may have said he isn't upset about losing out at this year's Grammys. However he opened up in detail to Encomium on why he didn't win and why his sister represented him

It is understandable because if you listen to the album, No Place For My Dream, you will realize it is worth the award. The album deserved to win but I know what it takes to win. Grammy is very political, the voting process is complex. There was an argument last award where it was said some people were robbed. The person who won the Best World Music Album had to apologise later that, he is not supposed to win. A lot of voting are involved and if you play the political game very well you would win. From Lagos here, I don’t have the means to play that political game. I have no intention to play along. My record company doesn’t have the financial muscle to play the game, to put your album in every radio station in America, to make sure everybody who wants to vote listens to that album

 It is very complex and if you don’t have what it takes to do all that, you stand no chance of winning. However, I won’t allow that to make me lose focus on why I started music. I have to move on. I am not heart-broken. It is not a love affair like my wife left me. On my Twitter, many people were upset I didn’t win. The Gipsy King were nominated six times before they won; the band from South Africa, they have been nominated about five times before they won.

They have been winning in the traditional music category before it was abolished and they were moved to World Music category. None of them turned up for the award. They too were bitter that anytime they turned up they never won. It was their management that was at the awards. My music is political, I attack the government and it’s very difficult to get it across everywhere. I know what it takes to maintain the band. For 30 years now, we are going strong. Many people said I didn’t attend, it will cost me $4,000 to get me to the Grammy and imagine if I spent that and I didn’t win, that would have pained me. People were sad but the person involved is calm and refreshed. My problem now is how to do another album better than No Place For My Dream. It is a great album that is difficult to beat, and if I get nominated for the fifth time I would open a bottle of champagne and celebrate.

 But you sponsored your sister, Yeni to the awards?

She was already going for the opening of a very big documentary in Salt Lake City, USA for my father. We were supposed to go together but we had an agreement, both of us must never leave the country at the same time. If I am away, she stays and vice versa. Before the Grammy, we had already delegated her to go and represent the family. I had no intention of going there. The duration is too long for me. I won’t be making money. So, I would rather be here to take care of my family, so it costs me nothing.

“I Am Working On New Projects Now And I Don’t Want To Be In The Media For The Wrong Reasons” – Funke Akindele

 Yoruba actress and producer, Funke Akindele, has broken her silence on why she has not been entertaining interviews and reacting to issues pertaining to her career of late, saying that it was a deliberate decision and her management made to stay out of media glare for the time being.

Funke, who is largely known as Jenifa endeared herself to many home video viewers with her popular movie, Jenifa, which opened a new chapter in her life and earned her mouth-watering endorsements.

In a brief chat with tribune, Funke said “I am working on new projects now and I don’t want to be in the media for the wrong reasons or for the fun of it. When I am done with the projects, I will talk about them and probably hold a press conference to clear the air on some issues,”she said.

Me, Jay-Z and I: Beyonce 'Sacks Manager So That She Can Manage Her Career With Husband

Beyonce has reportedly parted ways from her manager so that she can run her own affairs with the help of husband Jay-Z.

The 32-year-old singer is believed to have ditched her general manager, Live Nation Executive Faisal Durrani, the Daily Mirror reports.

Durrani, 32, is one of several managers that Beyonce has dismissed over the years so that she can run her career with Jay-Z, 44.
In 2011, the Texan singer sacked her father, Matthew Knowles, who managed the star for 21 years since she was in Destiny’s Child in 1990.

She became the president of Parkwood Entertainment, the entertainment and management company that she set up in 2008.
But now Beyonce has also allegedly dismissed general manager Faisal so that she can gain even more independence with her husband, who plays an unofficial managerial role.
A source told the Daily Mirror: 'Jay has been heavily involved in Beyonce’s career for years, and was instrumental in organising the Mrs Carter Show World Tour. But he isn’t officially regarded as her manager – she really is independent.’

The insider added that the couple, who got married in 2008 and have a two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, want to put family life first.

‘Now the couple have Blue, she wants to make sure her family come first at all times, especially as there’s talk of them adding to the brood,’ the source added.  
By Caroline Prosser

Oprah Winfrey Celebrates Her 60th Birthday With An Open Letter

TV personality Oprah Winfrey turned 60 yesterday, and to celebrate, she recalled some of the biggest moments in her life so far in an open, and very heartfelt, letter.
Culled from Huffington Post, please read the wonderful, inspiring letter:
Sixty. I’m turning 60 this month! I’m so glad I’ve lived long enough to say those words and celebrate their meaning. I’m turning 60. I’m alive. Healthy. Strong.
I’m turning 60, and—please don’t take offense—I no longer have to be concerned about what anyone thinks of me! (You know, the old Am I doing it right? Am I saying it right? Am I being what or who I’m “supposed” to be?) I’m turning 60, and I’ve earned the right to be just as I am. I’m more secure in being myself than I’ve ever been.
I am in awe of the way my journey here on earth continues to unfold. My life has been marked
by miracles for as long as I can recall — and even before. (My entire existence is the result of a onetime frolic under an oak tree.) My early days speaking in a Mississippi Methodist church — Baptist leanings, shoutin’, and Holy Ghost included — prepared me for a future of speaking in a public arena I could never have imagined.
And now, at 60, I simply want to share what I’ve been given. I want to continue to encourage as many people as I can to open their hearts to life, because if I know anything for sure, it’s that opening my own heart is what has brought me my greatest success and joy.

My highest achievement: never shutting my heart down. Even in my darkest moments — through sexual abuse, a pregnancy at 14, lies and betrayals — I remained faithful, hopeful, and open to seeing the best in people, regardless of whether they were showing me their worst.
I stayed open to believing that no matter how hard the climb, there is always a way to let in a sliver of light to illuminate the path forward. We go through life discovering the truth about who we are and determining who has earned the right to share the personal space within our heart.

This I also know for sure: God — however you define or refer to Him, Her, or It — is for us. The forces of nature are for us, offering us life in abundance. We humans narrow what is an open field of wonder and majesty to the myopic reality of our day-to-day experiences. But there is extraordinary in the ordinary. Every day and every breath is magic — if we can only see it for what it is.
Some days the awareness of the sanctity and sacredness of life brings me to my knees with gratitude. I’m still trying to wrap my head around the idea that the little girl from Mississippi who grew up holding her nose in an outhouse now flies on her own plane — my own plane! — to Africa to help girls who grew up like her. Amazing grace, how sweet the sound!
I approach this milestone, the landmark of 60, with humility, supreme thanksgiving, and joy. Knowing for sure grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.
Culled - OMG

Most Ladies In Entertainment Sleep With Big Men –– Uti Nwachukwu Reveals

Nothing is hidden under the sun and former BBA winner, Uti Nwachukwu just confirmed that by exposing few dirty secret of ladies who are making waves in the entertainment industry. He was on Ebony Life TV and the guy made the revelation with confidence, indication he knows what he's saying.

According to Uti: "Most celebrity women in the entertainment industry have had to sleep with one big man or the other to have the comfortable life they live. Its common knowledge".
Uti Nwachukwu didn't stop there. He went ahead to disclosed that a lot of ladies in the entertainment industry who are not yet married in their early or late 30s are suffering from this same mess.

He said even himself, whenever he hangs out with his friends and they talk about getting married to a beautiful actresses, most of the guys will say "never" and that is because they've met these actresses in private places and they see all the nonsense they do with big men because of money.
Credited - TN

This Is My Confession - Wande Coal

Former Mohits and Marvin Records artiste, Wande Coal has disclosed the secret he had kept to himself and few poeple for a long time. The singer recently confessed to PM News in an interview that he has a five-year-old child from a baby mama. Some months ago, news went viral that the Black Diamond label boss fathered a child in 2008 just about the time he released his hit album, Mushin To Mohits. Speaking with PM News, the new Glo ambassador said, "nobody is going to surprise me anymore. Let me then announce to the world that I already have a five-year-old son. I had the boy since 2008 before the release of my debut album, 'Mushin To Mohits.' "I have been keeping it secret since then and I think it's high time people should know."
Credited - Tnv