NIGERIAN ACTOR SENTENCED TO 3 MONTHS IN JAIL FOR GAY SEX

A 28-year old actor was on Monday sentenced to three-month
imprisonment by a Karu Senior Magistrates' Court, Abuja, for having
sexual intercourse with another man through the anus.



The convict, who resides at Gidan Mangoro, had pleaded guilty to
having engaged in homosexual acts.

"I am guilty of the charge against me. I  was under the influence of
alcohol and I want the court to temper justice with mercy'', he said.

The police prosecutor, Mohammed Umar, had told the court that the
convict committed the offence in August when the complainant was
sleeping in his bed.

Homosexual acts, the prosecutor said, was contrary to Section 284 of
the Penal Code.

The prosecutor said since Mr. Chukwuemeka had pleaded guilty to the
crime he initially denied, the court should try him summarily.

The Senior Magistrate, Nafisatu Buba, sentenced him to three-month
imprisonment without an option of fine.

"This would serve as warning to other youths who hide under the
influence of alcohol to commit crimes,'' she said.

When he was first arraigned in early September, Mr. Chukwuemeka
pleaded not guilty, saying, "I came back drunk from the night club and
thought I was sleeping on the same bed with my girl-friend and I
started romancing her."

At that hearing, Mrs Buba, had ruled that alcohol should not be seen
as an excuse for committing the offence, but then granted the accused
bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum, with one of
the sureties being a civil servant on Grade Level 09.

However, when the case was heard Monday, the actor suddenly pleaded
guilty, and Mrs Buba summarily tried him, sentencing him to
three-month imprisonment. Homosexuality and lesbianism are seriously
frowned at in Nigeria.

In November, the Nigerian Senate passed a strict law banning same-sex
marriage and public display of affection by gays in Nigeria.

The bill – Same Sex Marriage (prohibition) bill 2011 – prescribes
14-year jail terms for convicted gays in Nigeria.

"Persons who entered into a same sex marriage contract or civil union
commits an offence and are each liable on conviction to a term of 14
years imprisonment," the new law said.

It added, "Any person, who registers, operates or participates in gay
clubs, societies and organization, or directly or indirectly makes
public show of same-sex amorous relationships in Nigeria commits an
offence and shall be liable on conviction to a term of 10-year
imprisonment."

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY: 2FACE IDIBIA TURNS 37

Innocent Ujah Idibia better known as 2Face today, Tuesday, September
18 clocks 37. The 'African pride' was born in Jos, Plateau State in
1975. Little did the Idoma, Benue State artiste know he would be this
great when he formed the defunct R&B/hip hop group 'Plantashun Boyz'
with Blackface and Face, who later joined them when they (2Face and
Blackface) met Face in Lagos.
2Face attended Mount Saint Gabriel's Secondary School, Makurdi, Benue
State. He then proceeded to the Institute of Management & Technology,
Enugu (IMT), where he met Blackface, for a pre-National Diploma course
in Business Administration and Management. Unfortunately, 2Face didn't
graduate, but that didn't stop him from achieving success in his music
career.

While at IMT, 2Face did some jingles for GB Fan Club aired on Enugu
State Broadcasting Services (ESBS). The name '2Face' was coined in
1996. The name came about because he aimed at differentiating his
personal life with his business life.

He has released some smash hit songs in which 'African Queen' has been
the biggest. He is the CEO of Hypertek Entertainment which has Dammy
Krane as its artiste. 2Face is known for helping young talents grow in
the industry. He has featured in many songs of up and coming artistes.

He is happily married to Nollywood actress, Annie Macaulay who has a
daughter for him. He has five other child from other relationships.

From y entertainment, we wish the true 'African pride and icon' a
blissful birthday.

YB EXCLUSIVE : KERI HILSON COMING TO NIGERIA

Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American singer,
songwriter and actress.

Keri Hilson performed in Nigeria in 2009 during the Calabar Christmas
Carnival. She also performed in Lagos at that time.

The American popstar tweeted few minutes ago via her official Twitter
page (@KeriHilson) that she'll be performing in Abuja this year. We
are not sure yet what the occasion is, as at the time of post.
""@KeriHilson: Back to Nigeria in November I've done Lagos, I've done
Calabar, & I'm Ambassador of the Cross River States Performing Abuja
this time!", she tweeted.

MissKeriBaby went on to declare her love for Africa… "@KeriHilson:
#iloveafrica …but you already know that!"

Looks like Keri Hilson is excited to be back on stage in Nigeria.

FIRE ABUSE :AS MAN SETS LOVER ON FIRE IN IKOTUN, LAGOS

A 35-year-old lady yesterday told how her live-in lover poured fuel on
her and set her ablaze in Ikotun area of Lagos State.

The lady, Janet Udegba said her lover, Mr. Kehinde Adesamuye, 39, set
her on fire because he was angry and jealous over her relationship
with other men. She said she was at the Junction where she does her
business of selling cooked Indomie before kehinde came that night,
poured petrol on her and lit it with fire.
Janet however says Nigerians should not let kehinde go scot free with
what he has done to her.

''My husband has always been jealous. He used to beat me every time,
under any guise and excuse.
I've tried several times to leave him, but he always threatens to harm
me. I stayed with him because I was afraid of him and my life. He
always told me that I could never escape from him, except I leave
Lagos State. Anytime I said I was leaving him, he would say, no
problem, but that he would do something to me which I would not
forget. Now, see what he had done to me. He wanted to kill me.

"I used to sell indomie at Ikotun round about. There are other men and
women selling there too. We're all friends. Last two weeks Friday, one
of the traders had a baby. We went for the naming ceremony. Kehinde
was there with me. One of the traders gave me a drink; I just took a
sip because I was in my flow.
"That was how it all started. He said I was kissing another man in his
presence. He said that I sipped from the bottle that the man drank
from. Right there, he started threatening that he was going to deal
with me when we get home.

To be on the safe side, I called my younger sister, telling her that I
might come over to spend the night at her place. I didn't want him to
beat me. When we got home, he cursed, abused and said all sort of
things, but I didn't respond or reply because I didn't want him to
pounce on me. This behaviour continued till Saturday. He even kicked
off the bed, but I didn't mind. I slept on the floor.

When I woke up on Sunday, he had gone out. I rushed to take my bath
because I wanted to leave the house before he came back. But he
suddenly came back, and started beating me for no reason. He beat so
much that I thought he was going to kill me. It was due to the
intervention of our landlord that he left me. After that beating, I
moved in with my younger sister."

Government should make sure Kehinde pays for what he did to me. I am
an orphan. I have no father or mother. I sell Indomie to live. Now,
I've spent all my money. In fact, I need help she said.
For reasons best known to Kehinde, he started sending friends to
Janet's shop, to beg on his behalf. He wanted her to forgive him and
come back. But she refused. Last week Tuesday, Kehinde came to the
shop with another friend to beg once more, but Janet told him that she
was through with the relationship. Fuming, Kehinde jumped up from his
seat, told her that he had nothing against her leaving, but that he
was going to deal with her. He made good the threat by dousing her.

The following day, Kehinde was arrested by policemen as he was
strolling along the streets of Ikotun.

Ruggedman’s Rugged Records Signs its First Act, M.Bryo

Ruggedman is one of the veterans in the Nigerian Hip-Hop industry,
known most especially for his surrounding with controversy. As such,
the rapper started his own record label, Rugged Records. And, on
the11th of September 2012, the record label officially signed their
first arist, M.Bryo.

After a long time of being in existence, Ruggedman has been the only
act on the label and when asked,the artiste/CEO said it was because he
was waiting to sign the right artiste. For those who may not know
M.Bryo, he was the singer who took the hook on Ruggedman's recent
single "Ruggedy Baba Pt. 2″ produced by Blaize Beatz.

In order to promote his new record label ensign and his music,
Ruggedman is poised to drop a collaboration album, "Money Making
Music" with the dynamic singer to officially introduce M.Bryo to the
music industry. So far, alongside the new tracks from Ruggedman and
M.Bryo, the guest features include appearances by "Akpako Master",
Terry G and Fumbi; as well as production from the likes of Blaize
Beatz, Mr. Woye, Oga Jojo Beats, Reflex Sounds, T.Mode, Mr Vine and
Popito. All songs are to be mixed and mastered by the highly acclaimed
Indomix.

PHOTOS : PROJECT FAME BEAUTIFUL MONSTER ( ADETOUN ) TRILLED FANS

The ever-smiling Adetoun Adekoya is a bubbly 26 year-old woman whose
confidence exudes in leaps and bounds. She is a studio-rat as far as
she's concerned, and has done a lot of back-up work for established
artistes.

Adetoun is a graduate of Mass-Communication from Olabisi Onabanjo
University. She caters for a living and has a very outgoing and
friendly personality and believes in people. She is highly competitive
in nature and is aiming for the Top.

She currently performed at the Golden plaza , ikoyi, lagos as the
individual contestant trilled friends and family, well wishers with
outstanding performances respectively ...

As the project fame west Africa show gradually coming to an end
,adetoun is waxing stronger and stronger day by day , only time will
if she is able to carry her cross to the end and win the Golden prize
ahead of her ,only time will tell....

Fellow Yinkuz reader in your own opinion who do you think should be
crown the West Africa project fame winner ?

TOOLZ EXCLUSIVE: 'WHY I'M LAUNCHING MY WEBSITE'

The dashing BEAT FM 99.9 radio personality opened up on why she
thought of having her personal website.

'A good friend of mine who is in social media advised me about 18
months ago to have my own (web) site as in his own words 'all media
personalities should have one'. But as I felt I was still very new to
the industry it just didn't feel like the right time',Toolz explains.

She said she forget about the whole idea until earlier in the year
when she travelled on holidays and paid a visit to BBC Radio 1Xtra
studios in the UK.

'I was having a discussion with one of their producers, and they asked
if I would like to be a guest on Tim Westwood's show – I jumped at the
opportunity. They have to get background info on all their guests
before final approval, and they asked for my website and bio, and of
course I didn't have one. I decided then and there to get the wheels
moving on my website', she says.

So what should fans expect from the website? Toolz says it isn't going
to be your formal profile-bio-photo portal as she's got great plans
for us!

'It initially was supposed to be an online home for my bio and bits
and pieces of work that I've done, but after consulting with my friend
once more, he convinced me to make the idea much bigger, and thus
'www.ToolzO.net' was born'.

She discloses that the site will focus heavily on music, feature
interviews, news articles and will also showcase work she has done
like 'The Juice' shows for Ndani TV, interviews she's had and much
more.

'I also plan to put new projects on www.ToolzO.net – there are several
TV ideas that I havethat have been 'under development' for an
annoyingly long period of time. Developing and airing TV projects can
be very hard to execute in Nigeria, but I believe there's always a way
around all hurdles. I feel the online platform is quite under-used in
Nigeria, and having my own website will allowme to essentially get the
content that I'm passionate about out there'.

Without D'Banj, I Would Have Been A Waste, He Made Me-- Don Jazzy

Don Jazzy and D'Banj

The name Don Jazzy today surely commands some respect in the Nigerian
showbiz world. A decade ago, when such name is mentioned, questions
would arise about who and what does the name mean. Like that tiny tear
in a cloth that was never quickly stitched, Don Jazzy expanded and
took many by storm in the entertainment industry to the extent that
there is nothing anyone can do about him anymore.

To some industry icons he used to see as 'big thing' in the game,
this multiple award-winning producer has surpassed
them.Not wanting the Yoruba proverbial saying that 'the river
that forgets its source would get dried up', Don Jazzy went online to
give honour to those due, especially those who have influenced his
booming career.

After paying his first respect to 2Face, he stated about JJC when he
posted, "Kudos to JJC for without him, I would still be doing 'tungba'
(local) music. [I am] not saying that it (tungba music) is not good.
But I found out I was better doing something else."

Turning to D'Banj, Don Jazzy has this to say, "KUDOS to my bro, D'Banj
for without him, my production skills I gathered from JJC might have
been a waste. Dude made me Don Jazzy." He went ahead to honour Wande
Coal, D'Prince and
others including his Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos pals.

I WANT TO BE BURIED AT STAMFORD BRIDGE-MR IBU

John Okafor, who is popularly known as Mr Ibu, talked about his
burning desire which many can not even fathom while while watching
this clown do his thing. Check out what he said below:

The Enugu State-born thespian in a recent interview gave what many
would tag 'Soccer Shocker when he said he would not mind to be
interred at Stamford Bridge, the home ground of European Champions,
Chelsea Football Club. He said: "Yes of course, blue is the colour of
my blood. It runs in my blood stream. I will remain a Chelsea fan
until I die. When you love something, you must be addicted to it. A
typical example is Indian hemp smokers. They only understand languages
relating to Indian hemp. When an Indian hemp smoker is talking, his
spirit can automatically tell him to shut up and he will obey. The
same Indian hemp spirit can equally order him to pull off his clothes
and go Unclad. The message I am passing to you is that I am completely
addicted to the affairs of Chelsea as a football team. I love Chelsea
so much that I don't care if I'm buried at Stamford Bridge.

"Funny enough, all Chelsea victories are magical. If you want to know
whether I am a true fan of Chelsea ask me the names of all their
players and the positions they play. I can also tell you the best
player in every position. Anelka was a roving player that helps other
strikers when he was around. The only problem he had was
inconsistency. He does well, sometimes he functions well, and some
other times he does not. My problem with Mata is that he is a one
legged player. Hulk is supposed to be with us but I do not know what
happened. I call him Incredible Hulk because he wears the look. I am
happy that Hazard is now with us and has been doing very well since he
came on board." He added.

DON JAZZY; “TUFACE HAS GREATLY INFLUENCED ME”

Award-winning producer, Michael Collins, popularly known as Don Jazzy
discovered #Kudos was a Lagos trend on twitter and used that
opportunity to give it to some people who deserve it.



In his tweet about Tuface, he said the African music icon has greatly
influenced him. "#KUDOS to our baba 2face for just being who he is. i
dont think he knows how much he has influenced me."

Don Jazzy also gave kudos to his number one critic and brother,
D'Prince who he said challenged him to do more.
"#KUDOS to D'Prince who made sure he criticized all my beats till I
made Tongolo remix. I kinda always wanted to prove to him I could do
it."

And for those who still thinks he's not in good terms with D'Banj, Don
Jazzy has this to say;
"@DONJAZZY: #KUDOS to my bro Dbanj for without him my production
skills i gathered from JJC might have been a waste. dude made me don
jazzy." Obviously, Don Jazzy still regards D'Banj a brother.

You have to love Don Jazzy, he's this good producer with a grateful
heart. He also gave kudos to Wande Coal and JJC.
"@DONJAZZY: #KUDOS to Wandecoal for making my beats sound great with
his voice from heaven. and for the name Don baba J"
"@DONJAZZY: #Kudos 2 JJC 4 w/out him i wld still B doing tungba music.
not saying that is not gd. but i found out i was better doing
something else"

Don Jazzy wants his twitter verification ASAP. We hope twitter read this;
"@DONJAZZY: No #Kudos to twitter for not verifying me o. lol
apparently has something to do with amount of people im following blah
blah blah"