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After announcing that she is pregnant with twins on Instagram, Queen of pop, Beyoncé has splashed out photos of her maternity photo shoot on the internet for everyone to savour. Take a look. from Entertainment – P.M. NEWS Nigeria http://bit.ly/2k3Fpcj via IFTTT

Renowned songwriter, and entertainer, Inetimi Odon, popularly known as “Timaya’’ has officially released a new music video titled ‘Woyo’. The song was produced by Orbeat, and the video was shot and directed by Unlimited LA. Woyo was of the dancehall genre, written and performed by Timaya. The colourful two minutes and 50 seconds video showed the self-acclaimed ‘Egberipapa1’ of Bayelsa, dancing with a walking stick and other ladies. Timaya who was born on Aug.15 1980 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, is the founder of the defunct the South-South hip hop group “Dem Mama Soldiers’’. His solo career began in 2005 with the release of “Dem Mama’’, which also appeared on his debut album, `True Story’ released the following year. In 2008 he released his second album`Gift and Grace’ which won him two awards in same year “Album of the Year’’ at Nigeria Music Awards and “Best Reggae/Dancehall album’’ at the Headies Award. The talented musician also received two awards “Best Reggae/Dancehall...

The much awaited movie “The Guest” produced by a renowned thespian, Rita Dominic is set for it first showing in cinemas across the country on Feb. 3. This was made known by the actress on her tweeter handle @ritaUdominic on Wednesday. She tweeted, “The Guest opens in cinemas on Friday. Do check it out! #fakefriends.” Dominic is the co-founder of the Andrey Silver Company which produced the movie in association with Banner Films and Christain Olayinka Films. Dominic in the film plays a temptress who is everything but the perfect guest. “The Guest” is the story of a passionless but dedicated and faithfully married couple, who take in an old friend; an affair soon begins between the husband and the friend. When his adulterous partner started to kill off members of their household who stood in the way of her getting what she wanted, the couple realised that their family was worth fighting for. The movie which portrayed love, friendship and family also featured, Femi Jacobs, Chika Ch...

Big Brother Naija (BBN) The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to investigate the circumstances surrounding the reported shooting in South Africa of the ongoing Big Brother Nigeria Reality Show. In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister said the NBC should determine whether Multi-Choice, by shooting the show in South Africa, has breached the Nigerian Broadcasting Code in any way, as well as the issue of possible deceit, since the viewing public was never told that the event would be staged outside Nigeria. ”As a country of laws, only the outcome of the investigation will determine our next line of action,” he said. Alhaji Mohammed said while concerned Nigerians have bombarded his office with calls to complain about what they regard as an anomaly (of shooting outside the country a show meant for Nigerians), they should remain calm while the NBC investigates the issue and submits its findings. f...

Top Belgian model, Hanne Gaby Odiele A top fashion model has revealed that she is intersex, saying that she hopes speaking out will help break a taboo. Hanne Gaby Odiele, 29, was born with undescended testicles, which were removed when she was 10 after doctors warned that they could cause cancer. Intersex people are born with a mixture of male and female sex characteristics. According to the United Nations, the condition affects up to 1.7% of the world’s population. Ms Odiele, originally from Belgium, was born with androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS), which causes girls to have XY chromosomes usually found in boys. “It is very important to me in my life right now to break the taboo,” she told USA Today in an interview. “At this point, in this day and age, it should be perfectly all right to talk about this.” At 10, Ms Odiele had surgery to remove her testes. “I knew at one point after the surgery I could not have kids, I was not having my period. I knew something was wrong...

Naomi Mac – Hard Rock Cafe January 2017 Nigeria is about to witness live performance in a unique stellar dimension as House One Music star Naomi Mac is set to perform for a whopping three hours on Thursday January 26 2017 at popular Lagos restaurant Hard Rock Café situated at Victoria Island, Lagos. The singer is scheduled to perform for three hours; singing some of her smash hits like ‘Fix Me’, ‘My Heart’ featuring Adekunle Gold, ‘Ori Mi’ featuring Pheelz and some of the world’s biggest songs. Naomi first performed live at the restaurant back in October, 2016 then went on to perform in December; heartily singing at an ecstatic state for hours to the amusement of a euphoric audience; whilst putting her electrifying voice to her advantage. Naomi Mac The night will mark the singer’s first public appearance in 2017, since her performance last December at ‘Olamide live in Concert 3’. Speaking on what fans to expect, the singer remarked; “My fans know me; I’ve never failed to deliv...

Madonna Pop singer Madonna, who had said in a profanity-laced speech at Saturday’s Women’s March in Washington, D.C., that she had thought about “blowing up the White House,’’ stressed on Sunday that she was speaking metaphorically. Madonna’s speech, which was criticised on social media, led some television networks to abruptly stop their live feeds of the march. The march drew hundreds of thousands of people in demonstrations across the U.S. to protest the election of Donald Trump as president. “I am not a violent person,’’ the singer songwriter said on Instagram. “I spoke in metaphor and I shared two ways of looking at things — one was to be hopeful, and one was to feel anger and outrage, which I have personally felt.’’ The 58-year-old led the crowd on Saturday in chants of, “Yes, we’re ready’’ to take on policies promoted by Trump, who alienated many women during the election campaign. He had made comments about rivals’ attractiveness and promised to outlaw or diminish abor...

The reality TV series Big Brother Nigeria, was on Sunday re-launched as “Big Brother Naija” with 12 contestants also known as “housemates”, after 10 years of holding its first edition. Award-winning Nigerian singers Yemi Alade, Flavour and ‘K9’ performed live during the launch. The host of the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, a former housemate who introduced the housemates said he remains one of the biggest supporter of the show. “Ten years ago I was a housemate, today I am one of their biggest supporters,” Obi-Uchendu said. The Managing Director of MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe, expressed delight on their choice of the host. “We are particularly excited to have Ebuka as host of Big Brother Naija. “This was the platform that unearthed his potentials and propelled him to stardom. Every Sunday on the show, viewers are expected to witness an eviction of a housemate. The winner of the 11-week contest will be given 25 million naira cash prize and a brand new Kia Sorento SUV car. The seri...

Tiv Cultural dance The Tiv Social Cultural Organisation (Mdzough u Tiv), said it will hold a Tiv songs and dance competition in the first quarter of this year. A statement signed by the Chairman, publicity committee, Mr Asunda Mpasega on Saturday in Makurdi, said the event will hold on March 23rd and 25th, at the J.S Tarka stadium, Gboko. According to the statement, the competition was to promote tourism activities and the Tiv culture. The statement said the event also aimed at celebrating historical events, raise morale of the TIV people and promote brotherhood, unity and peace. “Men, women, boys and girls of all ages will participate in the competition which is to enhance our culture. “Winners will go home with various rewards, as we intend to partner various stakeholders and support participants with empowerment programmes, such as skills acquisition tools, farm produce, farm machinery and cash prices,” the statement said. The statement added that the festival will promote ...

Amanda Ebeye and her son Nollywood actress Amanda Ebeye has delivered a baby boy in Canada. The BIU graduate of International Studies has said the father of her child is not her husband as he is a shameless pretender and that she cannot marry him. In an interview with Saturday Beats, the 30 year old explains why she did not get married to her baby daddy. “I did not marry the father of my child because he is not my husband and he is not meant to be. I could have been in the most useless relationship right now if I wanted but I told myself instead of giving my son this shameless pretender and liar of a man as a father, I would take care of him and he will be fine. I tell you that since I took that stance, I’ve not looked back for one day and God keeps giving me the strength to move on. If it is God’s, one day a good man will come and you’ll be invited to my wedding but for now, I’m single and all that matters to me is my son,” said the actress. She was also quick to respond to t...

A line-up made in sonic heaven, a collection of the timeless classics, an enthralling production served in the premium ambience of the prestigious Eko Convention Centre delivers one result – EARGASM! Headlined by the legend 2Baba and the hottest superstar on the continental scene Tekno, Eargasm: An Evening of Classic Tunes and Pleasant Surprises, is scheduled for Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Eko Convention Centre. Adekunle Gold, Timi Dakolo, Yinka Davies, Niyola, Kelly Hansome, Acetune, a capella group, Chord and the ever-effervescent Sir Shina Peters make up the line-up of top class vocalists gearing up to mesmerize the guests with soul-stirring performances at what is designed to be a premium concert experience for the grown and sexy in the season of love. The host for the event is Bovi and DJ Neptune will work the wheels. The event will open with red carpet and cocktails at 7.00PM. Tickets are priced at VIP for N20, 000; VVIP Silver (table for 10) at N1, 000, 000; VVIP Gol...

Laura and Ogbonna’s Court Marriage Younger sister to popular Nigerian blogger Linda Ikeji got married to her beau yesterday at the Ikoyi registry. Laura Ikeji who is a fashion entrepreneur got engaged to Kanu Nwankwo’s brother Ogbonna Nwankwo in December 2016. Engaged Laura and Hubby The wedding photos reflected the alleged pregnant bride’s tiny hand was photoshopped and this has caused an uproar on social media. it has also been highly critiqued by critic Kemi Olunloyo. She wrote this post about the new couple. “#HNNLove Congrats to #LauraIkeji on getting married. However many ppl have asked me to critique this picture as a #socialcritic. The photo is retouched. That is not her hand. Too bony, people say she’s hiding a baby bump. Registry marriages usually mean you are either pregnant or poor. For Laura Ikeji and a brother of a footballer? What happened to your double wedding shit in #Nigeria? Traditional and white. So what if she’s preggo? Bout time one of those gals gav...