Brad Pitt on Marrying Angelina Jolie: We're Getting Pressure From the Kids

In deciding it was finally time to put a ring on Angelina Jolie, Brad
Pitt realized more than ever how everyone deserves the right to get
married. "Everyone should have it," he told E! News' Terrence Jenkins
at the New York junket for Killing Them Softly, in which Pitt plays,
in his words, a guy who gets to "carry a big gun and shoot people.


" But when is Pitt, a longtime advocate for the legalization of gay
marriage, finally going to exercise his very exclusive right to marry
Jolie? Well, he just laughed when Jenkins joked about receiving
Jolie's save-the-date notice in the mail. But it appears that the
Jolie-Pitt nuptials will be happening sooner rather than later.


"We're getting a lot of pressure from the kids," the father of six
admitted. "We didn't realize how much it meant to them and then, in
getting engaged, how much it also means to us." And we don't have to
tell him how much it's going to mean to us. For more from Pitt and the
New York premiere of Killing Them Softly, tune into E! News on Tuesday
at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

‘I don’t feel any pressure being EME’s first lady’they watch over me– Niyola

Born Eniola Akinbo, she's better known as sultry singer Niyola. The
only lady in the EME squad, she's had a career that has spanned over
10 years, and in this interview, says she's ready to stage a comeback,
challenges notwithstanding.


Your video 'Don't go there' was just released. How did you find the experience?


It was amazing. We rehearsed for about four weeks before the video was
shot. The choreography, the dancers and the dances made it all fun.


When are you likely to release your album?


It's definitely going to be next year, although I can't say what
quarter it will be. I will be dropping more singles and more videos as
well.


A lot has changed since you went off the radar. Now that you're
planning a comeback, what kind of songs should we expect from you?


I will stick to my contemporary music. I don't like to box myself to a
corner, describing myself as an R&B or soul singer. I will just do
what comes naturally. I'm ready to explore and make more good music
that people can relate to.


Who are you planning to work with on your album?


I really can't say for now but I am going to be working with a lot of
people. I definitely want to work with Banky W because I have always
been a fan. I have done stuff with Skales too , and hopefully one
other female artiste.


You were once romantically linked with rapper Freestyle. Is there a
possibility of you both getting together again, at least
professionally?


I was? Well, Freestyle was my great friend and is still my very good
friend. We had a conversation yesterday just like the friends that we
are. Working with him, I can't say for now, maybe, maybe not.


Are you in a relationship now?

No. I am very much single.

Tell us how your journey into EME started and how it has been so far.


Banky and I have always been friends and when I decided to make my
comeback, I did a song with Skales. Along the line, I went to the EME
house where I met him and everybody. We got talking about so many
things, including the DELSU rape issue which was popular then. He
advised that I do a song about rape in Nigeria at that time.


He later volunteered to be part of the song. We started working on the
song and I guess it was at that point he realized he had to sign me.
So far, the journey has been great and a lot of fun. I look forward to
more fun moments because as much as it is work, it is also a lot of
fun because it is what we love to do.


How does it feel being EME's first lady, and does it come with pressure?


It definitely feels good because everybody is looking out for me on a
personal and work level. They don't let anybody mess with me. They are
like hawks watching over me, the things brothers do for their only
sister. There hasn't been any pressure on me at all. I am comfortable
being the first lady.

EX-BANKER BOWS TO Pressure, Suspends Hunger STRIKE

Olubiyi Odunaro, the 53-year-old former employee of Hallmark Bank
Plc., protesting against non-payment of his terminal benefit, on
Monday suspended his 14-day hunger strike.


The   suspension of the protest followed spirited appeal by a
representation from the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, and
officials from the Lagos office of the Public Complaints Commission.


Senior Special Assistant to Fashola on Justice Sector Reforms, Lanre
Akinsola, who led a team of legal, welfare and medical officials to
the tent Odunaro had turned to his home on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way,
Lagos, promised to intervene.


Akinsola said, "The attention of the Lagos State Government was drawn
to the various media reports about the protest being embarked upon by
Odunaro and it's quite pathetic.


"Governor Fashola who was worried about his state of health formed an
inter-ministerial committee comprising medical, legal and welfare
officials and directed me to lead the team to  persuade him to end his
hunger strike.


"As a responsible government we don't want a dead casualty in our
hands as a result of this protest. Once he ends this protest, we would
first provide him medical service while the Lagos State Directorate of
Citizens Rights would engage the authorities concerned in a
comprehensive dialogue."


Akinsola said the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for
Justice, Ade Ipaye, had given him his word on free legal services to
Odunaro and other ex-workers of non-consolidated banks seeking the
payment of their entitlements if the negotiations become unfruitful.


"The Lagos Commissioner of the Public Complaints Commission, Funso
Olukoga, sends his word that you end this protest and go back home
while we look into your complaints.


"We've listened to the complaints and we are going back to report to
the commissioner and see the best we can do concerning it.


"We are making this appeal because of your health and the negative
consequences it may have on you. The commissioner has given us the
authority to ensure that the matter is resolved."


He said, "This struggle is not only  about myself; it's about the
right of over 14,000 ex-workers of non-consolidated banks who are ably
represented here today.


"The Lagos State Government and the PCC have  given me and my people
their word and I would hold on to it. My other colleagues too have
appealed to me to give the state government the opportunity to play
their part in this matter.


"In view of this, I announce the suspension of my hunger strike for
two weeks to enable me to  go for medical treatment and allow the
state government play its part in this debacle."


President, Association of  Ex-Staff of Non-Consolidated Bank, Magnus
Maduka, said, "We  will be leveraging on the clout of the state
government and the promises of the Public Complaints Commission to get
our  entitlements which we  have  been fighting for for about seven
years."


As soon as he announced the suspension, the medical team from the
Lagos State Ambulance Service who  had been waiting for hours led him
into an ambulance marked LA 167 A08 at about 3:09pm and took him to
the Medical Emergency of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
for medical attention.

Jamie Foxx Calls Barack Obama "Our Lord and Savior" at Soul Train Awards, Catholic Group Fires Back

Oh, Jamie Foxx. The comedian caused quite a stir at the 2012 Soul
Train Awards, which was televised last night but taped in Las Vegas a
few days after the 2012 election, when he made an out-of-this-world
comparison regarding the president. "It's like church over here. It's
like church in here.


First of all, give an honor to God and our Lord and Savior Barack
Obama. Barack Obama," Foxx said to the audience. The president of the
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights in the United States
Bill Donahue released a statement regarding the actor's comment,
saying, "Foxx's epiphany is startling.


It just goes to show that even though Obama did not succeed in
stopping the oceans from rising (as he promised to do in 2008), he did
succeed in convincing Jamie Foxx, and no doubt legions of others, that
God exists. Whether God can survive an ACLU lawsuit accusing him of
violating church and state grounds remains to be seen.


" Foxx's rep was not immediately available for comment. Beyoncé was
the top winner of the night, taking home the awards for Best R&B/Soul
Female Artist and Best Dance Performance for "Love on Top.


" Other winners included the late Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks'
"Celebrate" for Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance, Kanye West's
"Mercy" for Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year and Frank Ocean's Channel
Orange snagged Album of the Year.

Joseph Benjamin - "I never said I married my wife out of pity" Replies Critics

What Joseph Benjamin told Bella Naija in the Interview Recently !!

What really happened in his marriage? "I was married for 8 years. It
was a rather odd situation at that time. She got pregnant and I didn't
want to have a child out of wedlock and so I married her so we could
build a home together, even though we had given birth to the first
child.


Things weren't rosy then, but I believed it was the right thing to do
for the sake of the child. I overlooked my own personal desires, I
just wanted to do right. Our second child came and I stood by my
family like I always have; but no one is perfect, we had our issues –
the crisis persisted but we stayed because of the kids.


But you never make that kind of decision because if the parents are
not happy together then the children suffer." "I'll also like to
correct a misconception – she is not older than me, and she wasn't
taking care of my financial needs as people have insinuated.


We were both starting off in life on the same grounds – no one was exploited."

Cool FM Presenter Suspended For Slapping Female Co-Worker

Popular Cool FM 96.9 radio presenter/On-Air- Personality Oladotun
Ojuolape Kayode, a.k.a D.O 2d T.U.N was recently suspended for
slapping a colleague.


The energetic and eccentric OAP is said to have handed out the slap on
an intern for 'being rude.' Inside sources say the management, after
listening to both parties and witnesses, were forced to hand out the
suspension to the OAP.


Dotun was apparently aggravated by the intern, Tobi, and reacted by
slapping her. Some sources inside the organisation however claim that
Tobi deserved it: 'I'm sorry Dotun got suspended but we at the office
are all happy he slapped her', another OAP working at the station
tells NET in anonymity.


'She was spoilt and rude and was causing too much wahala at the
station, she had it coming!'. We're told Tobi joined the station and
was assigned to work with another OAP, Mannie on the 'Good Morning
Nigeria Show' as one of his three co-hosts, but after a while, she was
reportedly transferred to the production room because she wasn't
getting on well with the other presenters. 'They had to take her off
air and transfer her where she would be less of a disturbance', our
source tells us.


Tobi has since completed her NSYC year and left the station, while
Dotun has now returned to his job.


'It happened some months back. I have made up with her and we've both
moved on', Dotun who participated in the October edition of 'Walk
against Violence' tells NX.
Dotun, who has been working at Cool FM since 2004, currently anchors
the 'Midday Oasis Show' alongside singer-presenter Temilola 'Taymi'
Balogun. He also doubles as an MC at various shows, helping out at the
weekly talent showcase Industry Nite once in a while.


The 28-year-old occasionally serves as a hypeman, working with rappers
Ice Prince and Vector.


Dotun is currently in a relationship with Taiwo Oyebanjo, pop star
D'banj's younger sister and Kay Switch's twin.Sources say Dotun and
Taiwo are head over heels in love with each other, with the former
often saying Taiwo has 'changed his life.'


We hear he has also met her parents and has gotten approval from them
and D'banj himself. Taiwo Oyebanjo served as the Mo'Hits accountant
before the controversial split, and currently runs a women's clothing
boutique in Victoria Island.