BREAKING NEWS:PSQUARE SAYS HIP HOP WORLD AWARD IS A SHAME

By Niyi Tabiti

Chief Reporter

Psquare,one of Nigeria's most popular hip hop group have come out to describe their inability to pick an award at the hip hop world award as a 'tribal' attack.The group were nominated in 5 different categories but ended up going home with nothing.

This afternoon, http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ was at the home of the group and they voiced out their bitterness through Jude 'Engee'Okoye, their elder brother and manager. Jude said Ayo Animashun dissapointed them by making sure that only peopleof South West origin (Yoruba) won awards except for Ruggedman,Timaya and 2face Idibia.He alleged that 'Stylee' the song that won the best music video is a trash compared to the 'Do Me' video he did for Psquare.DJ TEE won the award because he shot it.He noted that DJ Tee is the technical director for the award and his wife is also a top official of HipTv, owned by the award organisers.In his words "That award should have been called Yoruba Hip Hop award"

He also alledged that Rugged Man's name was smuggled into the list at the last minute because the name was not on the original long list earlier published in newspapers or magazines.

Efforts to get the award organisers today proved abortive.An industry source who does want his name mentioned disclosed that Psquare should stop crying like babies.They should accept their fate, afterall in the past,they have carted home awards from the same Hip Hop World and nobody said they didn't deserve it.

THE KUSH GIRL IS STILL 'TUSH'

Story & Photo By Niyi Tabiti

Chief Reporter

Toyin Bello a.k.a TY Bello and manager, Yemisi Ilo had a good time at the Hip Hop World Award.Toyin was a member of the Kush, a three member group.TY Bello single 'Greenland' was nominated in the best music video category at the Hip Hop World Award.

OLU AKANDE AND DAKORE EBGUSON GROOVES!

Story & Photo by Niyi Tabiti

Chief Reporter

It is no longer news that actress,Dakore Egbuson and her man Olu Akande are sooooo much in love.Forget the initial denial.Right now, they have been bold enough to declare that the best things that ever happen to them is find each other.Well,they were both at the Hip Hop World award ceremony.Dakore compered the event alongside Bright Ikpocha popularly known as Basket Mouth.

To say the truth,she did a wonderful job by injecting alot of humour into her presentations.Expectedly, Basket Mouth a;lso gave us rib cracking jokes. Olu,the son of billionaire businessman and politician,Chief Harry Akande was just enjoying his bottle of chilled 'Bitter Lemon' where he was seated in the audiance.

Its good to be in loveeeeeee!Olu must teach me the 'lyrics' he used in getting this babe o !

DELE TAIWO WAS THERE TOO!

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Chief Reporter

Heeey! Gentleman Dele Taiwo has not changed career.He is still very much a juju musician with a fusion of hip hop.The 'funky' juju exponent look good or what do you think?

JIMI ODUMOSU AND WIFE WAS ALSO THERE!

Story & photo by Niyi Tabiti

Chief Reporter

Former boss of Lagos State Television, Jimi Odumosu was also there with his wbetter half.They came early and left at excatly 10 :29 P.M.

This picture shows when they were chatting with Ayo Animashaun,the executive producer of Hip Hop World Award.

COOL COUPLE:JETTA AMATA AND 'AMAZING' UBONG

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Chief Reporter

Jetta and Ubong made a good couple at the Hip Hop World Award on Saturday 15 March 2008 in Lagos.Ubong played the lead role in Jetta's film 'Amazing Grace'. She's got an amazing look too.Please, don't blame me, every woman is beautiful in my sight.As earlier stated mine is to report,yours is to decide who is really amazing.

EBUBE NWANGBO STEPS ON THE YELLO' CARPET

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Chief Reporter

Nollywood actress, Ebube Nwangbo was full of life as she steps on the yello’ carpet last Saturday in Lagos. The ‘chic’ appear to be enjoying stardom more these days. Apart from living in highbrow Lekki, she also finds time to travel here and there.www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com chatted her up at the Hip Hop World Award and she revealed to us she just came back from a trip to Ghana, South Africa and Britain.She was in Ghana to shoot a movie.
Ebube also told www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com that she is seriously in love with a young man of Igbo extraction. According to her, marriage bells would ring faster than imagined.
The ex-girlfriend of Ogbonna, the younger brother of Nigeria’s international star, Kanu Nwankwo, said she really expects her wedding to come to pass this year.

Move on girl!

PLEASE!

Please, I will like to appeal to all my collegues,friends and well wishers in print and online journalism that whenever materials are picked from this website it should be credited in a most appropriate manner.Please,always create a link back to the website.Its called 'fair game'.Some people would sleep in comfortably when things are happening and when its time to submit their stories,they will open the blog and send stories without credit.Yet,they receive salaries.Its unfair.
More gist and photos everyday.Be on the look out!

Thanks!
-Niyi Tabiti

FUNMI IYANDA NO SEND YOU O!

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Chief Reporter

Television presenter,event manager,sport ethusiast and newspaper columnist,Funmi Iyanda was a cynosure of all eyes at the award ceremony which took place in Lagos last night and ended in the early hours of today.

Its not for me to determine how sweet 'aunty' Funmi look in this gown...I mean, mine is to report, yours is to vote whether or not she looks goooooood!

Funmi Iyanda wears what she believes make her happy no apologies to anyone that feel uncomfortable.www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com have met her at various events and she is always daring when it comes to her dressing.

'OPERATION FEED YOUR EYES'

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Chief Reporter

Soul E was at the Hip Hop World Award alongside his wife,Ure Okezie.'Red' was their flying colour and held each other like teenagers who has just found love.I think they are red hot or what do you think?

Ure was kind enough to show us a bit of flesh here and there.Well,lets call it 'operation feed your eyes' or 'project show yourself'.Abeg,close your eyes!

Yeah!The latest gist about the couple is that Soul E would be celebrating his birthday today with a special thanksgiving at the church he founded with Ure,his ex-banker wife.

Please,take the next available flight or bus to Omole Estate in Lagos...Rice Soup Very Plenty (RSVP)

OMO SEXY AND HER TWO NINJAS

Story & Photo by Niyi Tabiti
Chief Reporter

Omotola Jolade-Ekehinde,one of Nigeria's top actresses,model and singer was also at the Hip Hop World Award last night and she enjoyed herself very well.Trust, her presence caused a stir as people fall over themselves to have a good glimpse of her. She came with two heavily armed security details that followed her. The too of them were dressed like Ninjas and they are heavily built. We don’t know whether it was another way of leveraging her star status or her husband’s way of checkmating the long list of male admirers falling over themselves for Omotola.

Could be just a way of protecting Omo Sexy as she is fondly called from robbery attcks and over zealous fans trying to 'tooooch' instead of just asking for autographs,politely?
http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ took this picture from the side so that you can have a good view of one of the ‘Ninjas’ that followed Omotola to the event. Lot of people appreciates 'Omo-Sexy's' short gown but her legs weren’t sexy at all!
A female musician whispered to me that Omo-T should have gone for a long gown instead of showing off in those legs…!