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“P-Square Said They Didn’t Want Any Nominations” – NMVA Boss, Cally Ikpe “P-Square Said They Didn’t Want Any Nominations” – NMVA Boss, Cally Ikpe

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 12:31 PM PDT

The boss of the Nigerian Music Video Awards, Cally Ikpe, has responded to controversy surrounding P-Square's absence in any of the categories, claiming the artists wanted it so.
"I personally like PSquare and they have good videos. It is not my fault that they weren't nominated in any category this year. For some reasons best known to them, the artistes said they wanted to be excused from any award this year. We were only respecting their decisions," he said.
Ikpe also condemned the high number of obscene music videos.
According to Ikpe, people who celebrate obscenity only try  to hide under that to escape from their lack of imagination and talent.
Ikpe, the brain behind the Nigeria Music Video Awards, said such videos are automatically disqualified and don't get any nomination in any category in the award.

"We campaign against such. If your video is in that category, it automatically disqualifies from entering for NMVA. You cannot offend people's sensibilities. It is forbidden for a video that is obscene to earn a nomination. If it is done, then it is regrettable. We frown at what Nigeria frowns at. What the regulatory body doesn't support, we don't support it."
Having been into the music award for seven years, Ikpe confessed that some Nigerian artistes try to lobby him in order to win an award.
"Some artistes directly come to me while some come indirectly for me to help them influence the award. They go through their managers. People believe that everything in Nigeria can be manipulated. What makes you think I can really influence the awards? It is a wrong notion. If an award organiser decides to choose the part of dishonour, he will regret it eventually."
Giving the reason why he wouldn't consider manipulating the award, Ikpe said, "There won't be any amount of money that will erase the impression that people pay for the awards. If I sit back and watch the awards ceremony years later, I wouldn't even have respect for who picked up the award. I would have done a great disservice to them. I have credible people as judges. These are people you cannot intimidate.
"I wouldn't want to lose credibility. I want people to rely on me. That is the reason I feel insulted when people come to me to tell me that they want to win the award this year. If I knew I would influence the award, then why would I need the judges? That is why people won't respect us as Nigerians."

Three of Yinka Ayefele's band boys disappear in the US

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 12:05 PM PDT

Gospel music styled secular singer, Yinka Ayefele left Nigeria on September 2nd with a 14-man band for a six-week musical tour of the US, which took them to New York, Washington, Houston, Atlanta, Baltimore, Maryland and Dallas. He returned to Nigeria this week with three band members missing. The three missing men according to a petition filed by Ayefele are:
1. The lead vocalist of Ayefele's Merry-Makers Band, Solomon Motimoke popularly known as 'Yatty' who dumped the band while they were in Washington DC on 11th October.
2. Ojoyido Adegbenga Ezekiel (Keyboardist), who disappeared at the band's hotel at Howard Johnson Inn on Rockaway Boulevard, New York on Tuesday, 15th October
3. Olusola Kayode Isaac (vocalist), who disappeared at the La-Guardiala Airport, New York on Monday, 14th October on his way from Houston.
Yinke Ayefele has written to the US Homeland Security, asking them to track and deport these men.

Police nab fake LUTH doctor

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 12:01 PM PDT

According to a report by Vanguard the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday October 18th paraded a 40-year-old man, Adeyemi Stephen Akintolure (pictured above), a suspected fake medical doctor, who claimed to be a staff of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, with card No. 13541, identifying him as a surgeon and gynaecologist.
He said he is from Ondo State, studied Marketing at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, as a part-time student and graduated in 1997.
The fake medical doctor was said to have fraudulently obtained N500,000 from one Joy Umosekhaimhe of 2, Adesanya Close, Ifeko-Gbagada.
Akintolure, who said he uses the wife's car as a mobile clinic, said the money in question was borrowed from Umosekhaimhe, adding "actually, it was not N500,000. It was N260,000 she lent me to use for my brother's ailment."
 According to Akintolure, "I have not treated more than 10 people. I just treat them for malaria and typhoid and I also give injections too because of my experience at Rivic Hospital at Akure."

When asked how he got the identity card, he said he got it from a business centre and that the computer operator signed it for him.

He said that he charges between N3,000 and N4,000 per patient, adding that his wife was not aware of his trade.

Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ngozi Braide, said she received a petition at the area H Police Command Headquarters, Ogudu, on July 19, that one Adeyemi Stephen Akintolure obtained N500,000 from one Joy Umosekhaimhe.

Braide said that a letter was written to LUTH on July 23 to authenticate Akintolure claims of being a staff.
She said: "On October 10, LUTH replied that the suspect is not an employee of the hospital and was not issued the identity card.

"In view of the revelation, the suspect confessed that he is not a medical doctor, but has been practising for about four years, using his wife's vehicle as a mobile clinic."

She said his house and vehicle were searched and drugs, injections, syringes and laboratory coat were recovered.

Kim & Kanye's concocted plan to post her sexy pic online revealed

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 11:56 AM PDT

According to a report by Life & Style, Kim didn't just wake up, put on a bikini, take a pic and share it on instagram...it was well thought out and planned...and boyfriend, Kanye West was in on the act.

Sources told Life & Style magazine, that Kim had been looking for the right time to show off her post baby bikini body and took many pics of herself in her racy white one-piece.
"After weeks of working hard on her figure, she wanted to make sure that her perfect angles were captured, and in the very best possible light. She took so many pictures and deleted them before she and Kanye decided on the one she posted,' an insider tells the publication. 'He had the ultimate say about Kim putting up the picture and decided which one he liked best.'
"The whole stunt looked as if Kim had just merely decided to post a snap from a professional photo shoot. Kanye even feigned genuine surprise, retweeting the snap and tweeting, 'Heading home now'.
 And oh, people have started mimicking Kim's pose (Pro-surfer Anastasia Ashley pictured above left)

2 Nigerian students back home after over a year in hiding in Canada

Posted: 19 Oct 2013 11:49 AM PDT

You guys remember the two Nigerian girls who have been in trouble with immigration authorities in Canada since June 2012 after they were caught working in Walmart? The girls, who were students of University of Regina, had student visas which only permitted them to work only on campus and not outside. They didn't know working outside campus was not permitted under the terms of their student visas and when they were caught, they were put under a deportation order. (Read the full story here)

Victoria Ordu and Favour Amadi (pictured above), have been in hiding for more than a year and took refuge in four different city churches hoping that the Canadian authorities will forgive them...but that didn't happen. The authorities refused to budge and the girls had no choice but to return to Nigeria. They left Saskatchewan yesterday Friday Oct 18th. They were scheduled to get on a plane to Nigeria last night, so they should be here by now..

According to the BBC, the University of Regina President, Vianne Timmons, was at the airport to say good-bye to the ladies. Timmons said the girls left voluntarily in the hope that doing so would allow them to return to Canada later. The University is vowing to help the students come back.
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