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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

#BBB NEWS| Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Dead At 47 - Family

The family of famous writer and civil rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, this evening announced the passing away of his first son, Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr., today following a stroke. (pictured above) Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. died at age 47 in London

The younger Saro-Wiwa, who was only 47, died in London after suffering a severe stroke on Tuesday morning, according to his family.

With tonight’s (Oct. 19) final presidential debate hours away, the guest lists for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have been revealed.

CNN reports Tump’s most questionable name on the Vegas list is Malik Obama, the older half-brother of President Barack Obama. Malik, who is Kenyan born, expressed interest in Trump back in July with an official endorsement. “He talks from the heart, and what he says makes sense, he’s not a phony, and I can’t stand phonies,” Malik said to “radical” journalist Charles C. Johnson. “If people are going to come here and blow up the country, then you’ve got to stop it,” he added about refugees.

After celebrating his 44th birthday earlier this week (Oct 17), Eminem returns with a 7-minute speech putting America on blast.

The timing of the tune couldn’t be more perfect with election day right around the corner. Detroit’s rap-god also announced that he’s currently working on an upcoming album.

Just after being officially sentenced to seven years in prison Wedsnday morning (Oct.19) Bobby Shmurda, is regretting the terms of his plea deal.

The New York Daily News reports the rapper immediately retracted the plea deal he accepted last month to benefit his GS9 brethren Rowdy Rebel Flea Montana. Once the gavel banged, Shmurda refused to sign any required waivers and documents.

“I was forced to take this sentence. I don’t want to take this sentence,” Shmurda said. As his frustrated lawyer Alex Spiro stood alongside him in the courtroom, Bobby turned to Spiro and said, “I want to drop my plea and fire you … Why are you telling me to waive my rights? I am not waiving my rights.”

Days before his court date, Shmurda pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the fourth degree and criminal possession. According to the deal, Shmurda would spend seven years with time served behind bars. Today, the judge announced the sentence for one count of one count of conspiracy and one count of weapons possession along with five years probation.

#BBB NEWS| Nigerian Musician 'Smart Maxwell' Releases Cover Art For New Single 'PARA' [PHOTO]

Nigeria's very own Smart Maxwell teams up with South African fastest rising Star Producer/Rapper 'The Rush' for 'PARA' . Coming soon ..

Para para para #PARA

#BBB NEWS| US First Lady Michelle Obama Stuns On The Cover Of T Magazine [PHOTO/VIDEO]

United States First Lady Michelle Obama is one of the seven figures who will be gracing the special Oct. 23 edition of The New York Times’ style magazine, T. The cover stars, who include Lady Gaga, Junya Watanabe, Zadie Smith and William Eggleston, are touted as “The Greats” who are redefining our culture.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jon Meacham, Gloria Steinem and Rashida Jones each penned love letters to Mrs. Obama, all of which noted her incredible run as First Lady.

From the scrutiny that plagued her and her family and how she overcame it with her powerful voice, to her effortless poise.

“Because [Obama] said what she thought, and because she smiled only when she felt like smiling, and not constantly and vacuously, America’s cheapest caricature was cast on her: the Angry Black Woman,” wrote Adichie. “Women, in general, are not permitted anger — but from black American women, there is an added expectation of interminable gratitude, the closer to groveling the better, as though their citizenship is a phenomenon that they cannot take for granted.”

In the midst of a very eventful Revolt Music Conference this past weekend (Oct. 16), famed rapper Nas was awarded the well deserved Jimmy Iovine Icon Award.

After thanking his Revolt staff, Sean “Diddy” Combs breaks down Nas’ influence on him and the competitive sport that is hip hop. Combs, the owner of Revolt TV, revealed stories of sharing jewelry with Nas, and admiring the Queensbridge native’s swag from his kicks to his clothes.

Alongside these recollections, he reminded the audience that Nas came correct during his lyrical battle with the great Jay Z.

#BBB NEWS| T.I. Rips Floyd Mayweather For “All Lives Matter” Comments [VIDEO]

It seems like everyone has their thoughts on the Black Lives/All Lives Matter movements, and those who are not too keen on the latter of the two have no problem calling its supporters out. Take T.I. ripping Floyd Mayweather on Instagram, for instance.

The boxing champion proclaimed that “all lives matter” in a video interview, and well, T.I. was really, really not having it.

“A lot of times, we get stuck, and we are followers,” he said. “When you hear one person say, ‘black lives matter,’ or ‘blue lives matter’- all lives matter.”

T.I. let the athlete have it in a lengthy post on the social media app.

“Yo, @floydmayweather all our past personal differences & opinions of each other aside…. This is socially irresponsible,inconsiderate,& insensitive,” he wrote. “It mirrors delusional oblivion in a way only brainwashing tactics can achieve. This completely undermines & discredits the movements that fight for the plights of our people.” He then adds that Mayweather shouldn’t lose sight of what is truly important in life in exchange for success and fame, because what he truly is, is a leader. Read details below...

#BBB NEWS| New Music: Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar - ‘Don’t Wanna Know’

Maroon 5 sounds like they will burning up the Billboard chart with a new Kendrick Lamar-assisted single. Fresh off its world premiere, the pop group’s new love song, “Don’t Wanna know” finds the Compton rapper putting everything on the table during a hypothetical argument with his ex.

Kendrick Lamar isn’t afraid to dip his foot in the pop pool. He’s done features for Taylor Swift, Imagine Dragons and now Maroon 5.

Check out ‘Don’t Wanna Know’ Below..

Gabrielle Union is suing BET over the hit series, Being Mary Jane. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Union filed suit in a Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday (Oct. 11), accusing the cable network of combining two seasons in an attempt to “fraudulently extend” her contract without paying for the work.

The suit states that a BET representative “assured” Union that the network would “never produce more than 13 episodes per season,” which would allow her time to work on other projects.

“BET now wants to shoot 20 episodes of the series back-to-back and cram all of the episodes into a single season in order to fraudulently extend the term of Ms. Union’s contract, with no additional consideration, and to deprive Ms. Union of her agreed-upon compensation for the next two seasons of Being Mary Jane,” the suit states. “It is outrageous that BET would treat one of its biggest stars in this manner after all she has done to support the network and contribute to its success.”

Furthermore, the 42-year-old actress claims that she wasn’t told about the schedule until a week before principal photography began on the latest season.

At least eight people were killed and ten wounded, on Tuesday, when a bomb carried by a suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber went off on a highway in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. pictured above (Scene of Muna garage bombing Photo Credit: NEMA/PR Nigeria.

The attacker was said to have driven a Volkswagen Golf car to the Muna Garage Market along Gamboru-Ngala Road at about 8:09 am.

Rescue workers informed source that the dead have been moved to the Borno State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri, while the wounded are currently receiving treatment in the same hospital.

Eyewitnesses explained that the driver brought four women and a child to the garage before the bomb exploded at the back seat of the car.

#BBB NEWS| Drake Breaks Michael Jackson’s Record For Most AMA Nominations

Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that Drake had a stellar 2016. The Views musician is up for 13 American Music Award nominations, breaking Michael Jackson’s 32-year record for the most nominations for an artist in a single year (he had 11 nominations in 1984).

Drizzy is up for categories such as Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Album, Favorite Rap Artist, Favorite Rap Song and Favorite R&B song. If he wins in any category, it will be the first American Music Award of his career.

#BBB NEWS| Condoleezza Rice On Donald Trump’s Campaign: “He Should Withdraw”

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice took to social media to voice her disdain with Republican Presidential nominee, Donald Trump. Rice, a Republican who served under George W. Bush, said that Trump doesn’t have the “dignity” or “stature” to hold office.

“Enough! Donald Trump should not be President,” she wrote on her Facebook page. “He should withdraw. As a Republican, I hope to support someone who has the dignity and stature to run for the highest office in the greatest democracy on earth.” Hit the jump for details...

#BBB NEWS| WATCH: Jimmy Fallon Imagines A Phone Coversation Between Donald Trump And Madea [PHOTO/VIDEO]

Here’s some comedic relief to carry you through the weekend. Earlier this week on Jimmy Fallon’s late night show, the host decided to reprise his impression of Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump.

In a skit where Trump calls up undecided voters, Fallon imagined what a phone conversation would be like if none other than Madea (played by Tyler Perry), was on the other end of the line.

“What is your biggest concern this election?” he asks. “You, you’re my biggest concern this election,” Madea said to laughter. Moving along with a spot on imitation, “Trump” asks Madea if there’s any sort of agreement with his absurd plan to build a wall between Mexico and the U.S.

“I’m all for that. I think you should build a wall,” Madea said to his liking. “You should have a tall wall in a circle around Trump Towers so that I can lock your a** up.”

To seal the convo, Trump decides to ask the fictional character if he can count on that vote in November. “Ain’t no Black people voting for you Donald, don’t you understand that?” was Madea’s blunt response.

Ahead of Sunday night’s real life debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton, check out Fallon’s skit below..

The Department of State Services (DSS) has explained that the judges of the Supreme, Appeal and High Courts it arrested in the past few days were found to possess huge sums of raw cash at home and own choice properties.

The DSS, which claimed to have carried out special sting operations on the judges, made the explanation in a statement circulated to the media.

According to the statement, signed by Abdullahi Garba, the operations leading to the arrest of the judges were informed by allegations of corruption and other acts of professional misconduct by a few of the suspected judges, who are alleged to be living ostentatiously.

The DSS maintained that the operations constitute a part of its mandate. "The Service action is in line with its core mandate, as we have been monitoring the expensive and luxurious lifestyle of some of the judges as well as complaints from the concerned public over judgment obtained fraudulently and on the basis amounts of money paid," the statement explained.

Renowned Nigerian playwright and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka finished a Scholar-in-Residence at New York University in the United States this week. NYU’s Institute of African American Affairs hosted Mr. Soyinka as for a series of discussions between October 3rd and October 7th on Negritudism and Afropolitianism. (pictured above) Wole Soyinka, Scholar-in-Residence at NYU

Awam Amkpa, Professor of Drama and Africana Studies at NYU, and a former student of Mr. Soyinka in Nigeria, introduced and guided the scholar throughout the week and moderated some sessions.

Mr. Soyinka’s main lecture, “Negritude By Any Other Name”, emphasized the role African intellectuals and their voices in the need to address continental challenges like terrorism, migration, religious absolutism and their consequences. He also addressed how artists can be a conduit to solve these issues.

The following day, Tuesday October 4th, saw Mr. Soyinka participate in an imagined dialogue between his work and the late Senegalese intellectual Leopold Seder Senghor on the application of Negritude ideas. The conversation, through a film directed by Manthia Diawara, was followed up on a Q&A session between Mr. Soyinka, Mr. Diawara, and eminent historian of Africa at NYU Frederick Cooper.

Following the destructive aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, the number of lives lost to the storm continues to increase.

According to Reuters, nearly 900 people have died partly due to fallen debris and the resurgence of the cholera disease. Thousands have been left homeless and without access to food and clean water. The site adds that dozens of people are missing.

Another piece of Tupac memorabilia could be yours — for the right price. The deceased rap legend’s signed Bible has a $54,000 sales tag, courtesy of the memorabilia company Moments in Time.

Pac used said Bible during the nine months that he spent at the Clinton Correction Facility on sexual assault charges in 1995. Besides a signature, the Bible comes complete with his inmate identification number.

Moments in Time received the Bible from one of Pac’s family members, but the auction isn’t tied to his estate, TMZ reports. However, the family will reportedly receive most of the money from the sale.

Additional Pac belongings that have gone up for sale recently, include a handwritten letter to his high-school girlfriend.

See photos of the Bible and Pac signature below.

#BBB NEWS| WATCH: Emeli Sandé Makes Triumphant Return With Heartfelt Visuals For “Hurts” [COVER ART/VIDEO]

Emeli Sandé has learned a lot about love and relationships since dropping her glowing debut, Our Version Of Events in 2014. Wiser and stronger than ever, the singer has returned with “Hurts,” a powerful ballad with an epic video to match.

The single comes from her new album, Long Live The Angels which is set to release on Nov. 11. In a statement, Sandé says the album is an exploration of her journey in the music industry, love and the surprises life gives us. “This entire album is about me not holding back and not censoring myself, and ‘Hurts’ is an explosion, it’s just…real talk,” she said.

Her absence from the industry didn’t go unnoticed. After selling over 4 million albums from her debut album in the U.S., she nearly duplicated the feat in the U.K, where it was certified 7x platinum.

The Scottish soul-pop singer also made history by topping The Beatles record of the longest time spent on Britan’s top 10 with Our Version Of Events resting on the chart for 63 consecutive weeks. The imploding success was too much for the single to handle, hence her departure. Now that she’s back, the singer has a new outlook on life. “I’m proud of my first album and thankful for the experiences it gave me,” Sandé said. “But I’m so much happier with my new album and with where I am in life.”

Take a look at the album art, tracklist and visuals for “Hurts” below.

Would you have ever guessed that the inspiration behind 007’s James Bond was a Dominican man? Probably not, especially given the controversy that came after the idea of possibly having the first black 007.

Lawyer and historian, Daniel J. Voelker, aims to prove otherwise in a new article he penned, Will The Real James Bond Please Stand Up, which states that the Dominican socialite, Porfirio Rubirosa, was Ian Fleming’s muse for creating the world renowned Bond.

Rubirosa, also known as Rubi, was a Dominican diplomat during Trujillo’s dictatorship. He was also a prominent ladies’ man, and married a slew of high profile women, including: Trujillo’s daughter and French actresses Danielle Darrieux, Odile Rudin, Doris Duke and Barbara Hutton, according to The New York Times. He was known as a classic man with an affinity for the finer things in life—like fast cars, and always having lavish club nights accompanied by Frank Sinatra and Aly Khan.

In 1995, the comedic acting duo of Martin Lawrence and Will Smith teamed up to premiere the action-packed flick, Bad Boys. A few years later, a sequel debuted in 2003 to fanfare.

Now, it looks like talks of the film’s third installment is highly likely, at least according to Lawrence. The revered funnyman stopped by Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday (Oct. 6), to discuss the film’s likelihood.

“We’re looking towards maybe March or so, hopefully,” he said. “I don’t think there’s a holdout, it’s just a matter of getting the script right and everything and just doing it at the right time.”

View his full segment below.

Nas, A$AP Rocky, and Jennifer Hudson are set to star in the upcoming film, Monster, based off the 1999 novel by Walter Dean Myers.

According to Deadline, the film is a partnership effort between John Legend’s Get Lifted Productions, Bron Studios, and Tonika Productions.

The plot involves a teenage honor students, Steve Harmon (changed to Harrison in the film), wrongfully accused of murder, and his journey through trial.

Earlier this week, Bruno Mars promised his fans a new song after a four-year hiatus. On the eve of Friday (Oct. 7), to the dismay of his faithful listeners, the part Boricua, part Filipino singer retracted his original plan to release the highly-anticipated track.

Ugghh..About that single tonight. Been a rough week, exhausted. Also, gotta pick a friend up from the airport early tmrw. Rain check???
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) October 7, 2016

On Conan O’Brien’s talk show segment “Clueless Gamer,” the late-night host brought on rapper Wiz Khalifa to teach him how to play the third-person shooter game, Gears Of War 4.

“This is one of the most intense, violent, brutal and disturbing games out there,” the comedian began with. “So I wanted to bring someone in who could help mellow out the vibe a little bit.”

“I got a little bit of chill to give, man,” said the Taylor Gang MC, blunt clear in hand, while O’Brien looks on. Later on, Wiz says that he rolled one up for Conan, which at first he saves, but then he ends up lighting it after becoming bored with a gaming expert’s story about the game.

Of course, hilarity ensues as the two start to play the game while high. Wiz complains about his gun being too big, Conan accidentally shoots Wiz’ player in the back of the head and they marvel at the graphics in the game, comparing the woods scene to a Bob Ross painting. Conan ends up getting so high that he eats a bowl of potato salad. It has to be seen to be believed.

Check it out below..

Jennifer Lopez is hard at work in the studio to create her first all-Spanish album in a decade with Marc Anthony by her side.

While Jennifer has cemented her presence as a pop icon throughout her career, she plans to give fans a closer look at her Latinidad on the upcoming project set to debut in 2017. “I am so excited and really looking forward to this new musical journey and to celebrate my Latin roots with Marc Anthony and the Sony/Magnus family,” she told Billboard in an exclusive statement.

Working with her ex-husband offers promise given that he co-produced Como Ama Una Mujer, one of five Spanish-language albums to debut in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 back in 2007. While expectations will naturally be high for both stars, Anthony believes that Lopez is ready to deliver.

#BBB NEWS| WATCH: Jay Z Shares The Story Of The Day He Met Kalief Browder [VIDEO]

After engaging in leisurely activities at a house party in the Bronx, one moment turned then-16-year-old Kalief Browder’s cheerful aura into a three-year gloom.

On his way home from that party, NYPD officers apprehended Browder thinking that he was a suspect for allegedly stealing someone’s backpack. After an interrogation where Browder pleaded his innocence, the justice system still sent him to Rikers Island where he awaited trial.

Unfortunately, the case never made it to the courtroom, and he spent more than 1,000 days in jail, 800 of which were spent in solitary confinement. Three years later, Browder was released in 2013 from Rikers after the charges were dropped, but took his life in 2015. Before his passing, Browder’s story was featured on the New Yorker, which helped to catalyze Spike TV’s forthcoming docuseries that will show footage of his life during and after Rikers.

The six-part program, which is set to air in January 2017, will be produced by Jay Z. During a press conference in New York City on Thursday (Oct. 6), Harvey Weinstein, whose film/TV company recently teamed up with the Brooklynite, shared that they’ve already filmed four episodes of the program. “Jay brought this project to us. As a team, we brought this to Spike,” Weinstein said.

After hitting his fans with long-awaited music, Davido delivers once again with the official visual for his lead Son of Mercy single, “Gbagbe Oshi.”

With the creative vision of director SLASH bringing the tune to life, the Nigerian Afropop artist and his motor bike and luxury car-laden crew take it to the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, before moving the good life celebration to a nightclub for one hell of a party. Some time next week, the Naija boy is planning on releasing the music video for his Tinashe-assisted track, “How Long.”

In the meantime, you can find the Shizzi-produced single on Davido’s forthcoming compilation, Son of Mercy, which can be pre-ordered on iTunes, Apple Music, and Amazon.

Watch the video for “Gbagbe Oshi” below..

Filmmakers plan to project the legendary Richard Pryor’s storied life on the silver screen in the near future, and a new development on the creatives behind the biopic was recently announced.

During a press conference on Thursday (Oct. 6) for “TIME: The Kalief Browder Story,” which will air on Spike TV in January 2017, Harvey Weinstein announced that newly-minted TV/film partner, Jay Z — who serves as an executive producer on the story of Browder’s life during and after prison — will also serve as a producer on the Pryor biopic.

“His story is an American story,” the “Empire State of Mind” rapper said to the room full of media personnel. “You’ll understand how many lives he’s touched, from every single comedian to rappers like Biggie Smalls.”

#BBB NEWS| Code Of Conduct Bureau To Probe Amaechi, Ngige, Fashola, Malami & Others Over Assets

The Code of Conduct Bureau has begun massive verification of assets declared by top serving and former public officers at the federal, state and local government levels.

A statement by the Chairman of the CCB, Mr. Sam Saba, released by the Press and Protocol Unit of the Bureau on Thursday, stated that the exercise involved the physical appearance of the concerned public officers before the bureau for conference and field verification' of their declared assets.

Conference verification requires public officers to present documents relating to their declared assets to designated officials of the Bureau.

On the other hand, field verification involves public officers taking CCB officials to locations of their declared landed, fixed and other assets that could not be conveniently moved to the bureau’s office.

He stated that by virtue of Paragraph 11 of Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution (as amended), “every public officer is required to submit to the Code of Conduct Bureau a written declaration of all properties, assets and liabilities and those of his/her spouse (if not a public officer) and his unmarried children under the age of 18 years.”

Godwin Obaseki, the All Progressives Congress (APC) party candidate in the gubernatorial election in Edo State, has won the contest in the two-way race with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winning most of the votes.

Pastor Ize-Iyamu of the PDP came second in the votes collated and announced by INEC.

Charlo Greene, the KTVA broadcast reporter who in 2014 went viral for saying “f*ck it” on live television right before she quit her job to run the Alaska Cannabis Club, now faces 14 offenses, which if convicted, she can be sentenced to 54 years in prison.

Hit the jump for details..

#BBB NEWS| Dino Melaye Shows Off Customized 1958 Model Vintage Cars [PHOTOS]

Senator Dino Melaye on Monday showed off two vintage cars, a Mercedes Benz 190 (1958 Model) and a Hindustan Ambassador, used for his security aides to the Sheraton Hotel Abuja, venue of a colloquium on the "Legislature-Executive Relationship in this 'Change' Era."

The first of the cars, which served as a pilot, had a police orderly and the Senator’s aides. The other, which carried the customized number plate "KOGI DINO 10," drove Mr. Melaye and another police orderly.

Upon arrival, the Senator asked his drivers to park the cars where they would command public prominence.

Senator Melaye owns a controversial garage of exotic and luxury cars estimated at costing billions of Naira. The former anti-corruption fighter also in the past few years in Abuja acquired a palatial mansion valued at N1.3 billion ($US6.5 million)

The first time Nigerian Senator has 28 of these expensive cars in his garage with a mobile house he has shown off recently.

Paul Pierce penned an emotional letter to The Player’s Tribune Monday morning, (Sept 26) announcing that his 2016 season with the Los Angeles Clippers will indeed be his last ride in an illustrious 18 year NBA career.

The former Celtic’s announcement comes on the heels of former teammate Kevin Garnett retiring just three days ago (Sept 23), as well the 16-year anniversary of Pierce being stabbed 11 times in a night club.

Many didn’t know if he would play another minute, he suited up all 82 games that next season and went on to Celtics immortality, living up to his nickname as “The Truth”.

The 38-year-old admitted, “This is it, my final season. It’s time to move on from the game of basketball. Just like any difficult decision, I think you’ve got to be at peace with yourself. I’m at peace with retiring, but I’ve got one more ride left. One more season. One more opportunity.”

#BBB NEWS| Drake Celebrates Making History On Apple Music With ‘Views’ [PHOTOS]

Drake’s winning season blazes on as the OVO Sound leader checks off yet another milestone in his career.

After reaching triple platinum status with Views in August, Drizzy became the first artist to hit 1 billion streams on Apple Music with his fourth studio album.

“Thank you to everyone,” he wrote in a celebratory Instagram post Monday (Sept. 26). “OVO Sound to [the world].” Since its April release, Views returned to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for its 13th nonconsecutive week, the most weeks on top for an album since Adele’s 21.

A judge has ordered Birdman and his team to bust out the books in his legal battle with Lil Wayne.

According to TMZ, Birdman’s lawyers have been forced to show just how an alleged missing $100 million advance was spent. Since bringing his issues with Birdman to light last year, Wayne claimed the Cash Money CEO spent the majority of the multi-million dollar advance they were meant to share.

So far, Birdman’s lawyers have presented over 20,000 documents to the defense, but they were reportedly full of fluff.

Birdman now has 30 days to turn over the appropriate documents –or else. His lawyers haven’t painted the best outcome for the businessman. Sources claimed the company’s bookkeeping wasn’t at it’s best over the past two years, with one of his lawyers noting, “It is what it is.”

With the news of Kevin Garnett’s retirement, you knew there would definitely be tons of former and current players who wanted to show their love and admiration for him.

Everyone from Lebron, Scottie Pippen to former teammates like Paul Pierce, Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns all wanted to let the big ticket know what he meant to them.

The NBA took it upon themselves to release a KG mixtape, showing off the 50 top plays of his hall of fame career.

Check below for some of the messages to Garnett; also watch the top plays which will have you realize just how legendary he was.

Donald Trump is the topic of the discussion this week for making shocking and offensive comments on Twitter. (Shocker!)

The Republican presidential candidate took to his social media account, to invite Gennifer Flowers — the woman whom Bill Clinton admitted to having sexual relations with in 1998, to the presidential debate.

After it was announced that Shark Tank judge, Mark Cuban would be among the celebrity guests present at the debate this week (Cuban has also made some negative comments about Trump on social media), Trump expressed his disdain in a loaded tweet. “If dopey Mark Cuban of failed Benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps I will put Gennifer Flowers right alongside of him,” he tweeted.

While many were outraged by Trump’s invitation, the drama unfortunately didn’t stop there. Gennifer Flowers responded on Twitter, following the public invite, confirming that she would be present at the political event. “Hi Donald. You know I’m in your corner and will definitely be at the debate,” she wrote.

Having frozen her personal account with a balance of $5m as well as four other accounts linked to her with a balance of $15.6m, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to invite Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Impeccable sources at the EFCC told SUNDAY PUNCH that detectives had visited the Skye Bank branch on Adeola Hopewell, Victoria Island, where the accounts were opened and had obtained the files containing Patience’s information.

The source told our correspondent that the detectives had been able to establish a prima facie case of money laundering and forgery against Patience.

It will be recalled that as part of investigations into a former Special Adviser to the President on Domestic Affairs, Waripamowei Dudafa, the EFCC traced four company accounts to him all domiciled at Skye Bank

The bank accounts of the four companies — Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited; Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Limited; Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited; and Globus Integrated Service Limited — were said to have been opened with stolen identities.

Detectives have uncovered another multi-billion naira transaction believed to have been carried out by former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing a N4billion hotel deal between Mrs. Alison-Madueke and a former military administrator, whose identity is yet to be released “so as to protect the investigation”.

The hotel may be placed under Interim Forfeiture as soon as the preliminary investigation is concluded, The Nation learnt.

But detectives of the anti-graft agency have secured the relevant papers on the hotel valued at N4billion

Also, it was gathered at the weekend that some business associates of Mrs Alison-Madueke were yet to refund to the EFCC about $1.85billion traced to them.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigators probing ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan’s link with five choice buildings, including a N5billion hotel in Abuja, have unearthed seven additional properties believed to be owned by her.

The detectives were in Port Harcourt (Rivers State) and Yenagoa (Bayelsa State) all week trying to establish whether four properties in the two cities truly belong to Mrs. Jonathan.

The Nation can now confirm that the assignment led the investigators to suspect that seven more properties including the former Customs Service officers mess in Port Harcourt and a plot of land under construction were acquired by her.

Others in the Rivers State capital are: two duplexes at 2/3 Bauchi Street; landed property with blocks at Ambowei Street; three Luxury apartments of 4-bedroom each at Ambowei Street; and Grand View Hotel on Airport road.

#BBB NEWS| The Weeknd (And His New Haircut) Announces New Album, ‘STARBOY’ [COVER ART/PHOTO]

As the saying goes, “out with the old, in with the new.” It seems as though Toronto’s own The Weeknd has taken the phrase to heart when it comes to his new material and his new image.

In a new Instagram post, the moody music crooner took to his timeline to release the cover artwork to a brand new album, STARBOY.

The imagery is a stark change from his other LPs in that not only are there more vivid colors, but there seems to be a whole lot of hair missing.

In the portrait, which was shot by video director and photographer Nabil Elderkin, the man born Abel Tesfaye stares into the camera holding his cropped head of hair, the trademark cluster of upright locks noticeably absent.

#BBB NEWS| Regina King Nabs Second Consecutive Emmy For “American Crime”

Actress Regina King won her second consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Sunday night (Sept. 18) during the 68th annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

King, who won for her portrayal of Terri LaCroix on ABC’s American Crime, thanked the entire cast and crew during her acceptance speech.

“I am so proud of this show, to have the opportunity to promote stories that promote conversation, necessary conversation,” she said. In the show, Terri is the mother of Kevin (portrayed by Trevor Jackson), a teenage jock who is accused of sexual assault.

There’s another must-watch film hitting Netflix. Following a great reception at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, the streaming service has picked up Barry, a biopic chronicling President Barack Obama’s college years.

According to Deadline, the movie/TV streaming service bought out every other service or distributor with a reported $4.5 million bidding price tag. The Vikram Gandhi-directed film is set in the early 1980s and depicts a 20-year-old Barack (played by Devon Terrell) who recently transferred to Columbia University in New York City.

Obama’s collegiate journey was a significant time because it was when the future POTUS realized the roles that race and privilege played in education and society in general. Devon Terrell will star as Barry alongside Straight Outta Compton’s Jason Mitchell, as well as Ella Coltrane, and Ashley Judd.

#BBB NEWS| WATCH: Sean Kingston Takes Shots At The Game On Instagram [VIDEO]

If there really are three sides to every story, then we’ll likely never really know the whole truth behind The Game and Meek Mill’s beef. Nonetheless, Sean Kingston would like to add a chapter.

Kingston hopped on Instagram Saturday (Sept. 17) to take a few shots at The Game in a series of videos that he later deleted.

Near the end of one post, Kingston claims that he was indeed cracked over the head “with a bottle” and robbed by the Compton rapper’s friends.

#BBB NEWS| NBA: Tristan Thompson Kisses & Dances With Khloe Kardashian at Drake Concert [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

Khloe Kardashian has moved again, this time with Cleveland Cavaliers’ forward Tristan Thompson. The two took a romantic vacation together in Mexico, where they were photographed going heavy on the PDA during Labor Day Weekend.

The couple was caught again all over each other at Drake’s “Summer Sixteen” concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Khloe and Tristan hung out in the VIP section and were videotaped dancing together and sharing a kiss.

Khloe dated French Montana and James Harden before finalizing her divorce from Lamar Odom. Tristan was very heavily involved with Instagram model (yes that’s an actual title now) Jordan Craig aka Jordy C for two years.

See photos and watch the clip of Tristan and Khloe below..

As yesterday lands the 20th year anniversary of Tupac’s death, Kurupt and Daz Dillinger speak on why Tupac would never accept the way the hip-hop game is going now.

While on ‘Raq Rants,’ the two spoke on the impact that Tupac made on the game. They went on to say Tupac would consider this new music to be ‘corny.’ I agree 100%. To go from Pac who made complete in the topics he touched in his time, to what is considered ‘hot’ now? Huge difference!

Watch the clip below;

Benny Boom blessed the Internet with a new teaser clip from his upcoming Tupac biopic, All Eyez On Me, yesterday morning (Sept 13). On the 20th anniversary of the iconic rapper’s passing we witness actor Demetrius Shipp Jr. bring the energy of the legend to the film.

We also get a peak at Danai Gurira of The Walking Dead, playing Pac’s mother Afeni Shakur in the newly released clip. She gives him some sound advice as he rises to the top of the rap charts. It’s definitely a bone chilling moment for the fans to take in.

Currently, the film has a set release date of Nov. 11, 2016.

Watch the clips below;

#BBB NEWS| Former First Lady Patience Jonathan Claims $15m Frozen In Her Bank Accounts For Medical Bills

Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, said she was using her $15m, which was frozen in four companies’ accounts, to settle medical bills while she was out of the country.

She, therefore, urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Skye Bank to lift the restriction on the accounts.

Patience said this in a letter with reference number GA/Abibo/00226/2016, written by her lawyers, Granville Abibo (SAN) and Co, which was addressed to the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu.

The PUNCH had reported that the four accounts belonged to the following companies: Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited, Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Limited, Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited and Globus Integrated Service Limited.

Its ALL THE WAY UP for prolific Nigerian hip-hop artist G.I with this one titled CATCH-A-SUB; which is off his forth coming EP and a cover for Fat Joe's 'all the way up' song.

I must say it's every bit a must listen. With thrillers like FLAMBUSH, OSHE and most recently BOOTYOH ! He doesnt disappoint fans.

LISTEN, DOWNLOAD, STREAM AND SHARE below;

#BBB NEWS| WATCH: Nas And DJ Khaled Hit The Bahamas In “Nas Album Done” Video [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

If you’re bumping DJ Khaled’s Major Key album, we’re sure that Nas’ “Nas Album Done” is one of your favorite songs. This track is major!

This week, Khaled unveiled another major video by rolling out the Eiff Rivera-directed mini-film, “Nas Album Done.” Here, Nas, Khaled and Ox, from the movie Belly, relax in the tropical waters of the Bahamas, smoke cigars, and dance next to flawless women.

At the beginning and end of the video, OX and Khaled trade amusing, yet uplifting words for the youth and those trapped in the ghetto.

“Nas Album Done” is featured on Khaled’s recently released album, Major Key.

Peep the eight-minute long video below.

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