#BBB NEWS| 50 Cent Ordered To Explain Cash-Filled IG Photos In Bankruptcy Court [PHOTOS]

Even though he declared bankruptcy last year, 50 Cent continues to show off his cash on social media.

This isn’t sitting well with his creditors — including Rick Ross’s baby mama Lastonia Leviston — and they’ve complained to his bankruptcy judge about the images.

Judge Ann Nevins has agreed with their concern, and now Fif will have to come to court and explain the photos.

    “I’m concerned about allegations of nondisclosure and a lack of transparency in the case,” Judge Nevins said at a hearing Thursday in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday. “There’s a purpose of having a bankruptcy process be transparent, and part of that purpose is to inspire confidence in the process.” She added that bankruptcy is a place where “honest, but unfortunate” people can get a fresh start.

#BBB NEWS| Pregnant Woman Dies Aboard Arik Air Flight

A 39-year​-​old pregnant woman was on Friday confirmed dead on board an Arik Air flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos.

The deceased, identified as Ijeoma Nwokedi, was confirmed dead on arrival by the medical personnel at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal One, Lagos.

A reliable source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that Mrs. Nwokedi was travelling with her husband and a cousin.

The source said the deceased had developed complications mid-air and was attended to by some medical personnel on board the flight.

Arik Air, in a statement by its spokesperson, Ola Adebanji, confirmed the incident.

#BBB NEWS| Ooni Of Ife Sworn In As The Chancellor Of The University of Nigeria, Nsukka [PHOTOS]

Ooni of Ife, Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja ll, who was appointed as the new Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), by President Buhari, was present at the Tertiary Institution's 45th convocation ceremony and was also officially sworn in as the new chancellor.

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#BBB NEWS| Ex-Nigerian Ambassador To The UK Tafida Quits PDP

The immediate past Nigeria's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and founding member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida today dumped the party.

Tafida, who headed victorious former President Goodluck Jonathan's presidential campaign in 2011,  said, PDP market in Nigeria's politics is over, and no sensible man will remain in a market that has closed shop.

Speaking in a special BBC Hausa interview monitored in Lagos, Tafida, who is from Kaduna state said there is no more respect for the party.

"I have decided to leave PDP, and I will not join another party. I left because there is no focus, if a market is over, a responsible man should go home. Now the market is over.  It was good in the past, but now it is the worst, with impunity and confusion.

#BBB NEWS| Benny Boom Says Directing Tupac’s ‘All Eyez On Me’ Biopic Is The Highlight Of His Career [PHOTOS]

Tupac’s All Eyez On Me biopic is gearing up for a major release soon, and its famed director, Benny Boom, is revealing the inner workings of putting together the film on the iconic artist.

In an interview with XXL, Boom spoke on the deeper meaning of the motion picture and the casting of Demetrius Shipp Jr. as the “Changes” rapper. “Demetrius 1,000 percent embodies everything that Tupac did,” he said. “Sometimes I have to go back and just look to remember like “Oh, this is Tupac,” and not get lost in Demetrius’ portrayal of Tupac because he’s doing it so well.”

Boom also shared that this opportunity sits at the top of his list of cinematic achievements. “To be able to direct a film about the most iconic, I would say first off, the most iconic hip-hop figure. That’s No. 1. [Tupac] is the Elvis Presley of our generation. He is Beethoven to the 15th, 16th century,” he said. “He is the artist. So, to be able to direct to have the opportunity to direct the film about him, is big for anyone. Anyone who would have gotten this chance to direct the film, I think this is a high point for them. No matter where they came from or what other films they’ve done before.”

#BBB NEWS| Bill Cosby Fights Back With Lawsuit Against Alleged Sexual Assault Victim

Bill Cosby has walked away free of charges in many of his defamation lawsuits, but now the former comedian is walking back into court, firing back with a lawsuit of his own.

Cosby is confronting one of his alleged rape victims, Andrea Constand with a breach-of-contract lawsuit.

Constand first came forward in 2004 with allegations of drugged, sexual abuse, which similarly mimicked many of the other allegations made against Cosby. According to Cosby, Constand disclosed confidential information, although both parties complied with an agreement formed in result of her 2005 civil case.

“Despite the strong and unambiguous provisions in the Confidential Settlement Agreement, defendants repeatedly disclosed information that they promised to keep secret,” Cosby’s team asserted in a redacted form of his complaint, according to Deadline.

#BBB NEWS| Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson And Kevin Hart To Host MTV Movie Awards

If you’ve wanted the chance to make both Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart do something crazy on camera, here’s your chance.

The two stars are the hosts for the MTV Movie Awards, and in celebration of the new gig, the two are thinking a little out of the box and are asking for the audience’s help.

Both hosts have had a great year at the box office, with a number of high paying hits. The Rock made it big after his San Andreas release late last year and Hart also had some success on screen with Ride Along 2.

#BBB NEWS| The Game Responds To 50 Cent’s Thoughts On His Photo With Lloyd Banks [PHOTO]

On Wednesday (Feb. 17), The Game posted a bevy of photos to his Instagram account highlighting his trip to Dubai.

But one photo made headlines not because of his activities in the Middle Eastern country, but because of the other person who was featured in the image.

After an extensive rift with G-Unit, it appears that The Game and Lloyd Banks placed their differences aside and snapped a photo for the ‘gram together. The Game simply captioned the image with “Still,” but someone else has a few more words to add to the occurrence.

#BBB NEWS| How They Ganged Up Against Me At National Center For Women Development - Onyeka Onwenu

When the call came on Sept 13, 2013, to serve the Nigerian people as DG National Center For Women Development, I took it as a call from God, and I answered in the affirmative.

I served for  2years and five months and did my best under very difficult conditions. We hardly had money to operate, and the place was badly run down. Worst, there was low morale and lack of commitment among the Staff. Most spent the day loitering and gossiping. Many would not show up for work or arrive 11 am, only to leave before 3 pm. Some were absent for months, and we're just collecting their salary at home.

My administration changed all that. Most Staffs were turned around and became passionate about the work, appreciating also the changes they thought were not possible but were happening right before them.

#BBB NEWS| Mark Zuckerberg Inadvertently Responds To Kanye West’s Investment Request [PHOTOS]

Kanye West has been very active and open on his Twitter account lately, diving into his plans to shift the music industry, promoting his Yeezy Season 3 line, and surprisingly, he dished on his financial constraints.

The Chicago native states that he has $53 million worth of debt, hindering him from investing further into his business ventures.

As a method to remedy the situation, West extended an opportunity to Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, to finance “1 billion dollars into Kanye West ideas.”

#BBB NEWS| Lil Wayne Names His Top 10 Pro Athletes of All Time

Lil’ Wayne made his way back to ESPN’s SportsCenter on Tuesday evening (Feb 16) to catch up with anchor, Stan Verret.

They started it off by chatting it up about Super Bowl 50, which inevitably lead to Weezy being asked what he thought about Cam Newton’s early post Super Bowl press conference departure.

“I think that was genuine,” said Wayne. “I believe, once I saw that, I said if I was a player on his team, or involved with his team in any kind of way, I love that dude. That’s the way he feel when we lose? He’s that hurt when we lose? Oh my God, I love him. I can’t wait to stand [by him]. I’m playing for him. Not with him, for him.”

After showing his support about the all start QB, Wayne even ran drop his favorite 10 athletes of all time.

#BBB NEWS| Details Of Diezani’s Foreign Diplomatic Passport Revealed In Interview With Dominica Officials

Journalist Till Bruckner, writing in the Huffington Post, interviewed two officials from the Caribbean nation the Commonwealth of Dominica government on the citizenship status of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The Commonwealth of Dominica, like many small nations, allows for people who invest in the Dominican economy to receive citizenship under the law. This practice, which has been growing in popularity worldwide, is a major source of foreign direct investment into the Dominica according to the reporting by Mr. Bruckner.

Vince Henderson, Dominica's permanent representative to the United Nations, and Emmanuel Nanthan, the head of the country's Citizenship by Investment Unit, were interviewed on questions surrounding Dominica’s Citizenship Programme and its efforts to increase foreign direct investment.

The issuance of diplomatic passports to non-citizens is a crucial aspect of the program as it encourages various foreign business leaders to serve as “ambassadors” for the Dominica, according to the Dominican officials.

#BBB NEWS| EFCC Arrests Diezani’s Husband Alison Madueke

Sources inside the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have disclosed to a SaharaReporters correspondent that Mr. Alison Amaechina Madueke, the husband to the embattled former Minister for Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke, was arrested today.

Mr. Madueke was arrested this morning by EFCC agents in Abuja for illegally laundering more than $600,000 through his personal accounts.

According to an EFCC source, “[Mr. Madueke] was arrested this morning [in Abuja] and released on administrative bail.” The EFCC also seized Mr. Madueke’s passport and placed him under caution.

#BBB NEWS| Barack Obama On Donald Trump “I Continue To Believe Mr. Trump Will Not Be President”

As the race for the White House continues, real estate tycoon turned Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has merited both loyal voters and the ire of many due to his controversial comments on immigration, Muslims, and women.

However, President Barack Obama isn’t concerned with where Trump is in the polls because he doesn’t thinks Trump will make it to the White House.

“I continue to believe Mr. Trump will not be president,” Obama said Tuesday (February 16) during a press conference in Rancho Mirage, CA. “And the reason is because I have a lot of faith in the American people.”

#BBB NEWS| Diezani Approved $24bn Crude Swap Without Contract - Former GMD Of NNPC

A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Austin Oniwon, confirmed on Tuesday that there was no formal contract between the NNPC and trading companies that lifted $24bn worth of crude oil from the country between 2011 and 2014.

Oniwon told the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Crude Oil Swap that a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, merely granted the “extension” of an earlier contract.

He said the extension was not a formal contract before he (Oniwon) left office in 2012.

The committee is chaired by an All Progressives Congress lawmaker from Kwara State, Mr. Zakari Mohammed.

“There was an approval for the extension by the minister; I believe the records are with the NNPC,” he added.

#BBB NEWS| 'Highlites With Ik' Takes A Look At Dance Moves That Have Reigned In Nigeria And Africa At Large [PHOTOS]

What can bring people together even if they don’t know each other? What can unite a city/community? NO! it’s not free food or giveaways. It’s Dance. On this episode of Highlites with Ik, we do just that.

We take a look at dance moves that have reigned and are still reigning in Nigeria and Africa at large, ranging from Galala to makossa, Swoo,  Yahooze, Skelewu, Shakiti Bobo and now Dab? The funny thing about all these dances is that they have a funny way of making us look silly and sometimes ugly but hey! If its dance, be sure we’ll be a part of it.

The show starts with an amazing performance by Hillary Jackson. On the couch were dance directors Wale Rubber, Bimbo Obafunwa and Captain Quest. They all share their experiences as professional dancers and how hard it was to get people to believe that dancing could be a career path.

The show closes with a performance by soul Quest. See photos from this exciting episode below:

#BBB NEWS| Lauryn Hill Issues Statement On Missed Grammy Awards Performance With The Weeknd

Reports surfaced hours before showtime on Monday evening (Feb. 15), that famed artist, Lauryn Hill, was scheduled to join The Weeknd for his performance at the Grammy Awards.

Although nothing was confirmed, a few of Ms. Hill’s bandmates posted photos to Instagram, alluding to the notion that they were on their way to the annual showcase.

But The Weeknd, who raked in two gramophones for his Beauty Behind The Madness album, took center stage solo, prompting the “Ex-Factor” singer’s management to issue a response on the missed appearance.

#BBB NEWS| Four Persons Arrested In Death Of 67-Year Old Lebanese Man In Kano

A 67-year old Lebanese national living in Kano has been found murdered, the police said on Tuesday, and four persons are under arrest.

The crime occurred at the apartment of the deceased on Unity Road, and the police suspected foul play on the part of the suspects, with whom he lived.

Confirming the incident, the Kano State Police Commissioner, Alhaji Muhammad Katsina, said the suspects are cooperating with the security agencies and have given vital information.

#BBB NEWS| Dasuki Files Fresh Application To Quash Alleged Criminal Charges

The Former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, on Tuesday filed fresh application before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of Federal High Court, Abuja, to stop the alleged $2.1billion criminal proceedings against him.

Dasuki was arraigned by the Federal Government on a seven-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, possession of illegal firearms and money laundering.

Dasuki pleaded not guilty to the charges.

At the resumed hearing, Counsel to Dasuki, Mr Joseph Daudu (SAN), informed the court that he file fresh application to quash the charges.

But, Counsel to Federal Government, Mr Dipo Okpeseyi (SAN), told the court that the case was slated for trial and the prosecution was ready.

#BBB NEWS| Former Borno Governor Sheriff Named New PDP Chairman

The former Governor of Borno State, Ali Sheriff, has been named as the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Mr. Sheriff has allegedly in the past supported and sponsored the activities of Boko Haram, which has ravaged the Northeast region for years.

Sources speaking to SaharaReporters said that Mr. Sheriff, who will be replacing Adamu Mu’azu, will only be Chairman for the remaining tenure of his predecessor. These same sources also confirm that it was other PDP governors who supported Mr. Sheriff’s ascent to Chairman.

#BBB NEWS| Diamond Bank Introduces eSUSU Savings Scheme

Diamond Bank has again raised the bar in financial services innovation as it is set to unveil Diamond eSUSU scheme, a digitized version of Nigeria’s traditional savings system.

The eSUSU scheme is expected to revolutionize the saving habit of Nigerians by encouraging and helping participating accountholder groups to meet their savings target timely and efficiently.

Diamond eSUSU is a contributory saving scheme that offers a group of customers with common interest, an opportunity to collectively save toward targeted goals of each group member on a rotational basis.

According to Diamond Bank’s CEO, Uzoma Dozie, Diamond eSUSU is in line with the Bank’s strategic objective to grow a savings culture among Nigeria’s banking public. ‘’eSUSU brings bottom of the pyramid marketing to the mainstream of banking, this is a great feat to us,’’ he stated.

#BBB NEWS| Hennessy Honors LL Cool J At 2016 Pre-Grammys Dinner In L.A. [PHOTOS]

Los Angeles, CA — Last night, LL Cool J, host of the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards, and Hennessy V.S.O.P Privilège invited celebrity friends and tastemakers to a private dinner at Ysabel in West Hollywood, Los Angeles.

The evening honored the excellence and continued accomplishments of those within the music, entertainment and sports industries who “Never stop. Never settle.”

Celebrity guests, including event co-host and Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback Russell Wilson, Ciara, Mary J Blige, MC Lyte,Keegan-Michael Key, Estelle, Anthony Mackie, and Holly Robertson Peete, enjoyed a soundtrack provided by DJ D-Nice while sipping specialty Hennessy cocktails including the Bramble, French 75 and Sazerac.

The private dinner concluded with LL raising a glass of Hennessy Paradis Impérial and toasting the entire room for continuing to push themselves to the limits of their potential.

#BBB NEWS| President Buhari Sacks Official Responsible For Budget Scandal, Appoints Two People

President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the former Director-General for the Budget Mr. Yahaya Gusau, announced today in a press release from his Senior Special Adviser for Media and Publicity Femi Adesina.

The press statement issued by Mr. Adesina expressly states that the new appointment is connected to “officials responsible for budget scandal.”

The Buhari administration has been repeatedly confronted with embarrassing revelations connected to its budget provided to the National Assembly for approval in December 2015. News broke in January 2016 that the Presidency stole the budget from the Senate chambers hours before it was due to be reviewed by Senate members.

Interviews with sources by SaharaReporters found that Ita Enang, the Senior Special Adviser to the President for National Assembly Matters (Senate), was involved in this theft and was inconspicuously trying to reintroduce a new budget.

#BBB NEWS| Prince’s Protege, Vanity, Dead At 57

Denise Katrina Matthews better known to the world as Vanity from the 80s girl group Vanity 6 died Monday evening (February 15) after years of battling kidney failure and most recently abdominal illness. She was 57.

It’s reported the late singer struggled with crack addiction in the ’90s, and after an over dose 1994, her Kidneys were irreversibly damaged.Matthews died in a Fremont, CA hospital.

According to those close to the singer, in the last few months of her life, she established a Go Fund Me Page in hopes to receive assistance for a recent abdominal disease which caused inflammation of her small intestine.

#BBB NEWS| 58th Grammy Awards: Full List Of WINNERS

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards are underway with the night’s A-list winners already garnering their piece of the musical pie ahead of the main event.

Monday (Feb. 15) night’s achievers include D’Angelo for Best R&B Album Black Messiah, The Weeknd’s Best R&B Performance for “Earned It,” and Kendrick Lamar snagging four gramophones in the categories Best Rap Performance (“Alright”), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “These Walls” feat. Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat, Best Rap Song (“Alright”), and Best Music Video for “Bad Blood” alongside Taylor Swift.

Read the list of nominees/winners below:

Record Of The Year:

“Really Love” – D’Angelo
“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars – WINNER
“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd

#BBB NEWS| Rhymefest On Kanye West: “My Brother Needs Help” [TWEETS]

Rhymefest and Kanye West were once musically thick as thieves. The collaborators have long had each other’s back like play cousins and fans of Mr. West have reaped the blessings of the chemistry time and time again.

Yet recently ‘Fest took to Twitter to announce he stopped working with West while he placed the finishing touches on The Life of Pablo, stating his friend needs “help.”

#BBB NEWS| Ugandan President Attacks ‘Partisan’ ICC

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who is standing for re-election on Thursday, said he would be in favor of pulling out of the International Criminal Court citing its “partisan nature”.

Mr. Museveni made these comments on Saturday while participating in a televised debate for the first time.

“The ICC is not serious, it is partisan, it is not balanced, it is not very serious,” the Ugandan president said during the debate.

Mr. Museveni’s comments are hardly unique, many in Africa have accused the court of unfairly targeting Africans at the exclusion of war criminals from other parts of the world.

#BBB NEWS| Code Of Conduct Corruption Trial: Senate President Saraki Reaches Out To Buhari, Tinubu Again

Senate President Bukola Saraki has made fresh moves to reach out to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, following the Supreme Court judgment on his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

The Supreme Court had on February 5 ruled that Saraki’s trial should continue at the CCT. The apex court had affirmed the propriety of Saraki’s trial at the CCT on 13 counts of false asset declaration.

In the 13 counts initiated by the Federal Government, Saraki was said to have made false asset declaration in his forms at the Code of Conduct Bureau as a two-term governor of Kwara State.

The CCT had on Friday said Saraki’s trial would resume on March 10.

It was reliably gathered that since February 5, Saraki had been making moves to indirectly reach out to Buhari and Tinubu.

A top government source, who confided in SUNDAY PUNCH, said Saraki could not reach out directly to Buhari on the matter because he knew the President’s disposition to such issues.