Koko Concert: Don Jazzy 1 – D’Banj 0

So, the Koko Concert went down last night. Am really catching my fun
right now on twitter. Buh lemme gist you with dis lovely twist culled
....


"The worst day of my life! Dec 27th,Koko concert. Despite d
negativity, I managed to hold my head up nd stay positive! Home
now..#NeverAgain," Channel O presenter, Denrele Edun tweeted in the
wee hours of Friday.

Even by his very lofty eccentric standards, the wild-haired could not
deal with this audition for the steel-hearted, with experience in
covering long distances by foot.
Like @utomisphere tweeted, this one was the survival of the fittest.
His tweet read: "Koko Concert was actually a scouting session for
Nigeria's next Olympians."

So, holla, if you passed it. Tweet it, trumpet it, tell it loud and
clear. Like @Sirkastiq added, "No really, those of you who are the
koko concert survivors need to add it to your bios. Such feat deserves
respect."

But beyond all the Koko Walk of Life, dusty shoes, disappearing
make-up, noisesome pestilence and lustful cravings to see Idris Elba,
this is one battle D'Banj has lost, as he tries to outdo former
business partner, Don Jazzy.

Don Jazzy opens PoP, D'Banj also announces the opening of his night
club in Victoria Island. Please note, by this time, both are already
CEOs of labels, that are trying to get off the ground.


Not satisfied with the glory he has gotten, D'Banj goes ahead and
organises the Koko Concert, which previously featured all the members
of the defunct MoHits Crew. This time around, the Kokomaster went for
international flavour – Hollywood actor Idris Elba, Pusha T and Big
Sean, were here in alltheir might.

One sensitive area where he conveniently ignored, was logistics. Even
with all the ravings and rantings, it was a good show from all
accounts. But imagine it was staged at the Expo Hall and not the Eko
Atlantic (or is it Bar Beach now)?


A lot of Nigerians are not happy right now with D'Banj.
All attention is now on Don Jazzy. Will he or will not swallow the
bait and stage his own concert? For now, the scoreboard reads: "Don
Jazzy 1 – D'Banj 0″

Source : Phillip Eta:

Stallone did not copy screenplay for "The Expendables": judge

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has reaffirmed his decision to
dismiss a lawsuit accusing actor Sylvester Stallone of copying someone
else's screenplay to make his popular 2010 movie "The Expendables."

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan on Thursday rejected
claims of copyright infringement damages by Marcus Webb, who contended
that the movie's screenplay contained 20 "striking similarities" to
his own "The Cordoba Caper."

Webb claimed that both works had similar plots, and involved hired
mercenaries in a Latin American country that was home to a villain
dictator named General Garza.

But Rakoff said no reasonable juror could find that the works were so
similar as to eliminate the possibility that Stallone crafted his
screenplay on his own.

Not even the general's name was an automatic red flag, Rakoff said,
writing that "Garza" was the 34th most common Hispanic nickname in the
United States.

"The court has carefully examined the entire litany of plaintiff's
proffered 'striking similarities' and finds none of them remotely
striking or legally sufficient," Rakoff wrote. "These are two very
different screenplays built on a familiar theme: mercenaries taking on
a Latin American dictator."

Other defendants in the case included Nu Image Films, which produced
the movie, and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, which distributed the
movie in the United States.

Lawyers for Webb did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

"The Expendables" was released in August 2010, and featured other
older action stars like Jet Li and Arnold Schwarzenegger. A sequel,
"The Expendables 2," was released in August 2012.

In June, Rakoff decided to dismiss Webb's case [ID:nL2E8HQA93] but did
not provide his reasons until Thursday.

Bankole Solomon Apologizes To Pastor Adeboye For Outburst over

Bankole Solomon, the man who claimed to have been a pastor at the
Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG and expressed displeasure at
what he called 'turning our once sacred altar to political podium',
following the unannounced appearance at the church's annual Holy Ghost
Congress by President Goodluck Jonathan, last week, has tendered a
public apology over his outbursts.

"I have to break my silence again to apologise to those that feel
offended about my posting on our dear church. I thanked our AG0 dat
counselled me.
"Am so sorry for any pains.To u there, am sorry, church was not
mytarget but corruption & injustice in our society.

"Pls, FORGIVE FOR D SAKE OF CHRIST.
"To my mother, am sorry, to our daddy AGO, am sorry & to my daddy G.O.
am deeply sorry, THANKS," he wrote on his Facebook wall.

Fans disappointed with D’banj over Koko Concert; forced to trek to the beach

There is presently an ongoing fuss on twitter following the long
distance trekthat fans had to go through before arriving at the venue
of Thursday night's Koko concert. D'banj's Koko Concert which took
place Thursday night at Eko Atlantic didnot go down well with the fans
of the entertainer as they took to twitter to vent their annoyance and
disappointment over the poor planning of the show. Fans were made to
trek long distance to the venue at Eko Atlantic and to the bar beach.


Top entertainer, Denrele Edun could not hide his displeasure, as he
termed 27th December, the worst day in his life. His tweet of 'The
worst day of my life! "Dec 27th, Koko Concert. Despite the negativity,
I managed to hold my head up and stay positive! Home now…Never again"
garnered lots of retweets and endorsements. According to him, he was
almost stabbed by area boys, while trekking to theshow. The concert
which was hosted by Edris Elba featured top acts like Big Sean,
Pusha-T, Tinie Tempah, Kay Switch, 2Face Idibia, Wizkid, Ice Prince,
Seyi Shey, Burna boy, Dammy Krane, Ajebutter and Ikechukwu.

SHAKIRA Gives BIRTH to A Baby Boy?

Shakira and her boyfriend Gerard Pique appeared to have welcomed a
little boy into the world as he announced the news on his Twitter
account today, but is it for real? "Ya ha nacido nuestro hijo! Estamos
muy felices! Gracias a todos por vuestros mensajes!" Pique tweeted in
Spanish, which translates to, "Our son [is] already born! We are very
happy! Thank you all for your messages!" While the post seems genuine,
the timing could be a bit suspicious as he posted the message at the
start of el Dia de los Santos Inocentes (The Day of the Innocents),
Spain and Latin America's version of April Fools Day. If that's the
case then they sure fooled everyone but if not, congrats you two!

Lionel Messi turned down £205million move to Russian club

An unnamed Russian club triggered Lionel Messi's automatic release
clause with a staggering €250m (£205m) bid for the Barcelona star, a
report claims. Spanish sports daily El Mundo Deportivo reports that
the club agreed to pay more than double the world record transfer fee,
and offered the Argentine a €30m (£24.6m) annual pay packet after tax.
Once that sum was offered Barcelona were contractually obliged to
accept it –but from that point it was up to the player whether he was
interested in leaving the club. The bid came during Messi's recent
contract negotiations with Barcelona. However, the 25-year-old
rejected the move and signed a two-year extension with Barça that ties
him to the Camp Nou until 2018. Although the club was not named it is
likely to have been Anzhi Makachkala, who are owned by billionaire
Suleyman Kerimov.


In 2011 Anzhi signed former Barça striker Samuel Eto'o, making him the
highest-paid player in world football. El Mundo Deportivo said Messi
rejected the Russian move because of his desire to continue winning
titles at Barcelona. He scored a record 91 goals in 2012 and is
expected to win his fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or. Neither is Messi
short of cash – in March it was revealed he earns £27m per year,
topping up his £13m salary with sponsorships and endorsements. Every
player in Spanish football must have a minimum fee release clause in
their contract. Cristiano Ronaldo's is the highest, standing at €1bn
(£800m)

Source: EUROSPORT

“When you see royalty, you postrate” – Davido says he was not slapped at Elegushi

The news went viral a few days back, that Dami Duro croooner Davido,
was slapped again, this time by a powerful monarch in the Oniru
Community of Lagos.
Gistplanet had reported it this way: "It all went down at the
afterparty of the Dynamix awards which took place at Voodoo lounge,
Elegushi beach. "A reliable eye witness stated that B-Red was heavily
Drunk and was arguingwith the King when Davido moved forward to touch
the king, In a flash the monarch delivered a hot #Defjam on davido's
Face and they were mercilesslybeaten, including Davido's Bouncer by
the Elegushi guards. "Davido & B-Red amidst Others later Prostrated &
Apologized to King Saheed when they were Corrected by a member of the
Crew." However, the now very controversial Davido, took to his Twitter
page to deny the incident, saying: "What's this am seein about me and
royalty fighting… Lol when u see royalty u postrate stop d rumours!!
Geez!!!"

Davido Slapped again at Elegushi beach during dynamix Award .

According to our sources, Davido a.k.a Omo baba olowo was given a slap
not from a policeman this time but from King Saheed Elegushi.
Yeah…..King Saheed Elegushi ..It all went down at the after-party of
the Dynamix awards which took place atVoodoo lounge, Elegushi beach.


A reliable eye witness stated that B-Red was heavily Drunk and was
arguing with the King when Davido moved forward to touch the king,In a
flash the monarch delivered a hot slap on Davido's face and they were
mercilessly beaten including Davido's Bouncer by the Elegushi guards.
Davido & B-Red amidst Others later Prostrated and Apologized to King
Saheed when they were Corrected by a member of the Crew. Slap of Life
again, first it was Karen Igho and now Davido.

Davido Slapped again at Elegushi beach during dynamix Award .

According to our sources, Davido a.k.a Omo baba olowo was given a slap
not from a policeman this time but from King Saheed Elegushi.
Yeah…..King Saheed Elegushi ..It all went down at the after-party of
the Dynamix awards which took place atVoodoo lounge, Elegushi beach. A
reliable eye witness stated that B-Red was heavily Drunk and was
arguing with the King when Davido moved forward to touch the king,In a
flash the monarch delivered a hot slap on Davido's face and they were
mercilessly beaten including Davido's Bouncer by the Elegushi guards.
Davido & B-Red amidst Others later Prostrated and Apologized to King
Saheed when they were Corrected by a member of the Crew. Slap of Life
again, first it was Karen Igho and now Davido.....


Source : All

Brandy Engaged ,to Marry Boyfriend Ryan Press

After hinting for months that she was hoping he'd put a ring on it,
singer Brandy has revealed that she and longtime boyfriend Ryan Press
are finally engaged to be married. The "Wildest Dreams" singer, 33,
had frequently expressed her desire to marry Press, a music executive,
and now it seems her wish has come true. "They are thrilled and happy
and Brandy feels this is so right," an "insider" tells and confirmed
the proposal.