Saturday, March 5, 2016

#BBB NEWS| According To His Daughter, El Chapo Entered The U.S Twice To Visit His Family

On top of his Hollywood plans for a biopic, El Chapo made sure to keep in contact with his children living in the United States during his prison escape.

In an interview with The Guardian, his daughter Rosa Isela Guzmán Ortiz says her father traveled to California twice while on the run from Mexican authorities.

Shortly after his infamous interview with Sean Penn in Mexico, the kingpin paid a visit to Guzmán Ortiz and other relatives to ensure their safety. She also provided documents to The Guardian confirming her identity as El Chapo’s daughter.

She was reportedly granted permission from her father to speak to the media.

“My dad deposited the money in a bank account with a lawyer and a while after he came to see the house, his house. He came twice,” she said. She fended off questions on exactly how the 58-year-old evaded the heavily guarded border. “I asked him the same, believe me.”

Friday, March 4, 2016

#BBB NEWS| Katt Williams Apologizes To Kevin Hart [AUDIO/VIDEO]

During a recent radio interview, Katt Williams decided to be a grown up and apologize to Kevin Hart and Big Tigger.

While on V103, Williams says he should have never mentioned Kevin Harts name and that he is indeed the “reigning King of Comedy. ”

Williams said,

    “I also want to humbly apologize to Kevin Hart. The fact that he’s a black male like me, and the fact that I attacked him with such visceral, at such a time when our country is already divided in every way it could be divided, racially, politically, economically, socially, religiously. ”

#BBB NEWS| Rihanna Announces New Collaboration With Manolo Blahnik [PHOTO]

Rihanna just might be the hardest working woman in show business. Her world tour is set to kick off next week, she has the number one record with her inescapable “Work” and the number two album with Anti.

But on top of all the music, Bad gyal Rih Rih just announced her new capsule collection with luxury show giant Manolo Blahnik.

As she sits pretty in pink on the April cover of British Vogue, Rihanna announced the six-limited style collection will be released in New York, London and Hong Kong May 5.

#BBB NEWS| Morgan Freeman Thanks His Diction Instructor For His Tranquil Voice [VIDEO]

Morgan Freeman is known for his extensive acting resume which dates back to the mid-eighties. But another quality that probably tranquilizes everyone’s earbuds is his serene voice.

During an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Lean On Me actor was asked about the sound of his voice and what his thoughts are on how people have dubbed it “the voice of god.” Freeman simply praised his acting school instructor for the assistance.

“In that school, Los Angeles City College, I had a voice and diction instructor who was very good at his job,” he told the late night television host. “So you had to learn to speak and sound your vital consonants.” Ahead of his latest film’s premiere, London Has Fallen, Freeman will lend his vocal chords to another program. And yes, you guessed it.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

#BBB NEWS| Pres. Buhari Receives Turkish President [PHOTOS]

President Buhari this morning received the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the State House in Abuja.

The visiting Turkish president was also received by some Ministers. See more photos below...

#BBB NEWS| Footballer Loses Teeth After Bloody Clash With Teammate [PHOTOS]

A Norwich player Robbie Brady lost two teeth in last night's loss to Chelsea after his teeth collided with the forehead of his teammate, Gary O'Neil.

The players were both going for an aerial ball and weren't aware of each others jump for the ball leaving them injured and needing stitches.

See more photos after the cut..

#BBB NEWS| Gov. Ambode Vows To Rescue Abducted Secondary School Girls

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says his government will spare no effort to ensure the safe return of the three female students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu area of the state, who were kidnapped by a group of armed gang on Monday evening February 29th.

Ambode in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde and released today March 2nd, condemned the unfortunate incident, just as he assured that the Police and other security operatives have swung into action, with useful leads and with an unwavering determination to track down the perpetrators of the act and ensure the safe return of the girls.

#BBB NEWS| Highlites With IK (HWIK) Featuring Funke Akindele And More [PHOTOS]

The Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) is just a few days away and Highlites With IK (HWIK) appreciates the award organizers and also the work that movie makers do in this exciting Episode.

Present on the couch was super talented actress Funke Akindele who happens to be a nominee.

She shares her experience as an actress, and also her new series "Jenifa's Diaries" and the new project shes working on. She also plays a game with Ik (as usual).

The show closes with an amazing performance by the talented Funbi. Find attached photos from this exciting episode which airs on Friday at 8:30PM below.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

#BBB NEWS| Jamie Foxx To Leonardo DiCaprio After Oscar Win: ‘You’re An Honorary Black Man’

Applause and confetti emojis go out to Leonardo DiCaprio for achieving another feat– the sought after ‘Black Card.’

The actor was given the title of an “honorary Black man” by his Django co-star, Jamie Foxx. Speaking with TMZ at LAX Monday afternoon (Feb. 29), the actor gave props to host Chris Rock and gave DiCaprio the title claiming “he’s as close to Tyrone as you can get.”

“My man Leo, come on man,” Foxx said. “You wanna talk about an honorary Black dude. Come on over Leo! You’re an honorary Black man. In Titanic he drowned, you know Black dudes can’t swim in the ocean.”

After two decades in Hollywood, the actor finally won his first leading actor Oscar for his role in The Revenant Sunday evening (Feb. 28).

#BBB NEWS| Katt Williams Challenges Kevin Hart To A $5 Million “Battle,” Explains Georgia Arrest [VIDEOS]

In short, many things are going on with Katt Williams. The comedian of Pimp Chronicles fame is not letting up on his fellow funnyman Kevin Hart anytime soon. In fact, he just decided to raise the stakes on his beef.

Inviting Hart to his Mar. 5 Conspiracy Tour show in Philadelphia, Williams hopes to give Hart’s hometown a very special spectacle. Challenging the Ride Along actor to a series of challenges, Williams put up a $5 million bet.

“See I seen your stuff on social media, I know what you do, but you do it for play-play. If you do for real, here it is Kevin,” he said. “I got a show at your hometown, in Philly, I’ma tape my special there. On that sage, we can put whatever you want: a full-court basketball court, a boxing ring, two microphones for a rap cypher, or you can get your ass dusted in comedy on that stage. But it’s one million dollars up for each one. That $5 million, Mr. $28 million in Forbes. I’ll be bringin’ mine in cash, mitch. Bring yours however you want. And since you not a puppet, don’t bring no white people with you then.”

#BBB NEWS| Three Students Abducted By Gunmen In Lagos State

Three boarding school students from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary in Agunfoye-Lugbusi village in Lagos State were abducted by gunmen at around 8pm on Monday night.

The Lagos State Police confirmed the report, but there are claims that more than three students were abducted, according to The Punch.

“We are working on their rescue,” police spokesperson Dolapo Badmus told members of the media.

Lagos State Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni and a team of detectives remained on the school premises until 4am on Tuesday morning.

#BBB NEWS| United Bank Of Africa Appoint Kennedy Uzoka As Group Managing Director

Lagos, March 1, 2016 – At a meeting held at UBA House, the UBA Group Board today approved the appointment of Kennedy Uzoka as the new Group Managing Director, with effect from August 1st, 2016 and subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Mr Uzoka succeeds Phillips Oduoza, who retires on July 31, 2016, after two terms of leading the UBA Group.

Kennedy Uzoka has most recently been leading the transformation agenda of the Bank, after returning from completing the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School. Mr Uzoka has over two and half decades of experience in commercial banking, strategy and business transformation.

Prior to his sabbatical at Harvard, Mr Uzoka served as Deputy Managing Director, UBA group and was also the CEO of UBA Africa, responsible for the Group’s operations in 18 countries across Africa.

#BBB NEWS| Katt Williams Arrested After Punching A Supply Store Employee

Troubled comedian Katt Williams was arrested again Monday (February 29) after reports indicate Williams punched a Georgia employee during an argument.

But the kicker is, officers in Gainesville found Williams, 44,“lying on the ground with his hands behind his back as though he was ready to go to jail.”

According to reports, an employee at the Highway 53 store said Williams threw a pair of goggles at him before going behind the counter and punching him once. Williams, who was with two bodyguards and two women at the time, was then “on the ground in prone position outside the business,” Sgt Kevin Holbrook said.

Monday, February 29, 2016

#BBB NEWS| Nigeria Immigration Recruitment Scam: Former Minister Abba Moro Remanded In Kuje Prison [PHOTOS]

 
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the former Interior Minister, Abba Moro and two others remanded in Kuje prison custody till  March  2nd when their formal bail application will be argued.

The three accused persons were docked on an 11- count charge before Justice A.I Chikere by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC)  over the tragic Nigerian Immigration recruitment scam in 2014 where over 20 applicants lost their lives.

Moro was arrested alongside Mrs. Anaesthesia Nwaobia, a Permanent Secretary in the ministry and a Deputy Director Finance, F.O Alayegbami, who allegedly facilitated the scam. All the accused person pleaded not guilty to the 11 counts charge read to them.

At least 20 job applicants lost their lives during the recruitment stampedes at various stadia across the country.

#BBB NEWS| Rapper Nas’ Daughter Destiny Talks Lipgloss Line, Her Boyfriend Meeting Her Dad + More In Teen Vogue [PHOTOS]

Nas’ daughter, Destiny Jones, launched her own lipgloss line just a little over a year ago. Named with her dad’s classic album in mind, Lipmatic features 12 organic lip glosses, and they’re available on their site, as well as on Karma Loop.

Destiny recently sat down with Teen Vogue to discuss her venture into becoming an entrepreneur, and we learned some pretty interesting things about Nasir’s first born! Hit the jump for details.

#BBB NEWS| Jay-Z And TIDAL Slammed With Lawsuit For Not Paying Royalties

Just days after reports surfaced that Samsung is in talks to purchase and take over Jay-Z’s music streaming service TIDAL, the company has been slammed with a $5 million lawsuit for allegedly not paying out royalties to artists.

First reported by TheJasmineBrand, Yesh Music, LLC and John Emanuele​ from the band the American Dollar are suing Hov and TIDAL.

According to the claim, TIDAL streamed 116 of the band’s songs and never paid royalties. In addition to that claim, the suit states, TIDAL used inaccurate numbers to make payments to artists, causing them to lose out on as much as 35 percent.

#BBB NEWS| Congrats, Leo DiCaprio Wins Best Actor At Oscars 2016 [PHOTO/VIDEO]

#OscarsSoWhite or not, everyone was happy that Leonardo DiCaprio finally won a damn Academy Award.

Six nominations and 22 years later, the actor snatched the Best Actor gold for his leading role as Hugh Glass in The Revenant, edging out a crop of other noteworthy performances: Bryan Cranston in Trumbo, Matt Damon in The Martian, Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs and Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl. The glorious win was a brief unifying moment that saw viewers (and boycotters) congratulating the actor on his long-awaited shine.

Along with thanking the Academy for getting around to the acknowledgment, DiCaprio also used the moment to shed light on climate change.


#BBB NEWS| Oprah Reacts To Being Confused With Whoopi Goldberg On The Oscars Red Carpet [PHOTOS]

About that time time a beauty website confused Whoopi Goldberg with Oprah Winfrey… During Sunday night’s (Feb. 28) 88th Academy Awards, TotalBeauty.com made a the most awkward of mistakes by mixing up the host of The View with the media maven.

Taking note of Goldberg’s massive shoulder tattoo, the site attempted to give a compliment–only it was to the wrong woman. “We had no idea @Oprah was #tatted, and we love it. #Oscars,” the Twitter snafu read.

Taking back to Twitter to apologize for the mix-up, Total Beauty said sorry to anyone who was offended. They also announced that they were offering to donate $10,000 to the charities of Goldberg and Winfrey’s choice:

#BBB NEWS| Katt Williams Calls Kevin Hart A “Puppet,” Hart Subliminally Responds [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

Kevin Hart has received criticism from a couple of his comedy peers in recent years, namely Mike Epps and Katt Williams.

While the Ride Along 2 star has managed to patch things up with the former, it seems the latter still has a sizeable chip on his shoulder.

During a stop on his Conspiracy Theory tour at Atlanta’s Philips Arena, Williams closed out his show with a few words in regards to Hart’s career. Calling Hart a “puppet,” Williams blamed his notion on the powers that be.

“I’ve already proven that if the best they got in comedy is Kevin Hart — don’t you boo a black man working hard, baby,” he said as the crowd reacted with boos. “Even if that n****’s a puppet, it’s not his fault. We don’t get mad. Just because I’m better than some black dudes, doesn’t mean I’m better than no black dudes. I’m saying if you want to be mad at Kermit The Frog, don’t be mad at Kermit The Frog, be mad at Jim Henson. Don’t say, ‘F**k Donald Duck’ when you really mean, ‘F**k Walt Disney.’”

#BBB NEWS| Oh Oh!! NFL: Chris Jones’ Penis Falls Out While Running 40-Yard Dash At Combine 18+[PHOTOS/VIDEO]

Mississippi State defensive lineman Chris Jones tumbled at the end of his 40-yard dash at the NFL combine. It soon became clear why he hit the deck.

Jones fell to the ground and appeared to be adjusting himself before getting up.  The trainer comes over and Jones can be heard saying “My dick came out”.

See photos and watch the video below..

Sunday, February 28, 2016

#BBB NEWS| WATCH: The Weeknd Performs The Hit Song Earned It At The 88th Oscars [VIDEO]

The Weeknd performed “Earned It” at the 88th Oscars and it was awesome.

Check out the video of The Weeknd perform at the 88th Oscar Awards and then comment below and let us know what you think.

#BBB NEWS| Kevin Hart Posts A Picture With Chris Rock And Dave Chappelle Along With Heart Felt Message On Instagram [PHOTO]

Kevin Hart went to Instagram and posed in a picture with some hilarious guys, Chis Rock and Dave Chappelle. He wrote a very heart felt message.

Check it out after the jump.

#BBB NEWS| Michael Jackson’s Estate To Handle Quincy Jones’ Lawsuit In Court

A pending $10 million lawsuit concerning Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson’s estate will head to trial this summer (June 15), The Hollywood Reporter states.

The suit was filed by Jones against Sony Entertainment and MJJ Productions in October 2013 after the famed producer/executive claimed the entities remixed a few master recordings done by Jones, but without his permission.

The action reportedly prohibited the industry veteran from making a “backend profit” on melodies from 2009’s This Is It movie/soundtrack and the 25th anniversary revamp of Bad, the site reports.

#BBB NEWS| STREAM: Roc Nation’s Mayaeni Premieres Soulful Mixtape ‘Basement Kid’

Roc Nation’s rising star, Mayaeni is showing off her soulful vocals and musical prowess with a series of covers in her latest mixtape, Basement Kid.

Mayaeni’s talent shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, seeing how the singer-songwriter has a delivered incredible covers of tracks like A$AP Rocky’s “L$D” last year. Basement Kid is a continuation of her powerful covers, featuring tracks from other notable artists in hip hop.

As an intro to the mixtape, the singer covers Jay Electronica’s “Exhibit C,” exhibiting her own soul-powered, indie range. She also manages to cover J. Cole’s “Passin’ Me By.” The mixtape, which she created in a dark basement, pays homage to her past and the honest listeners dedicated to underground music.