Frank Edoho reportedly holds traditional marriage with lover

Frank Edoho and lover Sandra Onyenenecheya

Frank Edoho has reportedly married his current lover Sandra Onyenenecheya in Abia State.

Reports say the ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ show host on Wednesday December 18, 2013 travelled to his lover Sandra Onyenenecheya’s village in Arochukwu, Abia state for a traditional marriage.

NET reached out to Edoho but he has yet to respond to our enquiries.

Frank Edoho, we reported back in November 2012, stepped out with Sandra who was spotted wearing an engagement ring.

Onyenaucheya, we gathered has been Edoho’s lover since 2010 and was the shoulder he cried on while he battled to end his marriage to former wife Katherine Obiang.

Good news ladies! Banky W says he’s single

Ladies, when you see Banky W passing by, do make sure you ‘holla at ur boy‘, as the RnB singer has declared for the umpteenth time he is officially single.

In a recent interview with HipTV , the singer talks about his relationship status and rumoured romance with Italian-Ghanaian model Andrea Giaccaglia

Clearing the air on Giaccaglia, he says ‘That’s news to me. Nothing happened, she’s a fantastic person who happens to be my friend. I think people shouldn’t be so obsessed about my relationship status, I’ll get married when the time is right and the lady is right‘.

And then the EME boss reaffirms his single status: ‘When these two things are in order I’ll marry. At the moment, I am 100 per cent single‘, he added.

Fans feel Chimamanda Adichie’s ‘Americanah’ isn’t a ‘great book’

This week, BBC ranked Chimamanda Adichie’s third novel, ‘Americanah‘ as one of the top 10 books of 2013. The New York Times also named the book as one of the 10 best books of 2013 but a handful of her fans feel the novel isn’t much of a ‘great book’.

Reacting to the New York Times feature, the general comments on several Nigerian websites (and mostly BellaNaija) suggest that readers and followers of the Enugu State born writer are NOT big fans of the book.

The number of negative comments (towards the book and not the writer) is alarming. Read below…

’twasnt a great book…a let down tbh compared to her other work #myhonestopinion’, a comment read. A response to that comment from another reader was ‘same here i gave it a weak 6.5‘.

‘I have been saying this. compared to purple hibiscus and half of a yellow sun, americanah is a huge let down‘, sefi-ann wrote.

Dan wrote ‘not her best. but still the best to make it on their top 10. i actually think it was better than her 1st book‘.

And the comments went on and on…

‘Totally agree with U guys. Bought the book and even got it autographed. Gave it out yet I still have my tattered copy of half of a yellow sun. Go figure‘, Shocked one wrote.

‘The book was WEAK! I tire for over hyping oooo. My biggest regret in books I bought this year was Americanah. As in I regret‘,

‘I thank God I listened to my friends and borrowed this book instead of buying it. Sincerely not her best book by any margin…Of course Oyibos will like it because it shows them some Africans or African Americans are capable of having intellectual conversations (whether coherent or not)… U will only understand my comment if u have read the book‘.

‘I didn’t love it. It felt preachy to me. Congratulations to her though‘.

‘I liked Americanah a lot, but it isn’t my favorite Adichie book. Purple Hibiscus still holds that spot‘.

‘The thing with Americanah is, it reads like the diary of a woman who eventuakky decided to spill all she had bottled up. Every Nigerian immigrant, especially international student in US America can relate to every page of that book…it is almost like she wrote a collage of every immigrant Nigerian’s – infact – African’s diary. So, while I think it is a brilliantly written book, it is too familiar for me to be in awe of it‘.

Don Jazzy’s dad stars in Tunde Kelani’s ‘Dazzling Mirage’

Music producer Don Jazzy and father Enebeli Collins. Photo: Instagram

The popular music producer’s father Enebeli Collins will be starring in Tunde Kelani‘s upcoming film ‘Dazzling Mirage‘.

NET has gathered that Collins will play lead  actor Kunle Afolayan‘s father in the movie.

‘It’s my wedding day and Don Jazzy’s father plays my father in ‘Dazzling Mirage‘, Kunle Afolayan wrote on his Blackberry personal message.

The movie also stars the likes of Lala Akindoju and Bimbo Manuel.

Nigeria bags two awards at Exquisite Face of the Universe, see other winners

Miss Nigeria – Lydia Tomi Salami during the National Costume round at the Miss Exquisite Face of the Universe. Photo: BHM

At the recently held Miss Exquisite Face of the Universe beauty pageant, Nigerian contender, Lydia Tomi Salami stood as the only beauty queen with two awards.

Representing Nigeria in her traditional attire, Lydia was awarded with the ‘Best National Costume’ and also ‘Best Eloquence’.

The winners were crowned by the organizer of the show, Ethel Okosun on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Eko Hotel and Suites.

See others below…

Best Swimsuit- Miss Colombia, Jaraba Natacha

Best Talent- Miss Hungary, Farsang Dorottya

Best Walk- Miss Ghana, Gagakumah Gisela Emefa

Beat Poise and attitude- Miss Dominican Republic, Castano Sena Suzan

Best Eloquence- Miss Nigeria, Lydia Tomi Salami

Miss Congeniality- Miss Italy, Matsyna Olga

Miss Photogenic- Miss Netherlands, Van Der Heide Demy Esmee

Best National Costume- Miss Nigeria, Lydia Tomi Salami

Miss Universe Europe- Miss Pannonia, Maria Simon

Miss Universe Africa- Miss Kenya, Wanyama Faith Waithera

Best Evening Wear- Miss Brazil, Paula Sovza

Wale’s ‘The Gifted’ also missing from Rolling Stone ’20 Best HipHop Albums of 2013′

Wale’s ‘The Gifted’ was released on June 25, 2013 in the United States by Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records.

Let’s see if Mr Folarin is going to make another phone call and threaten someone else’s staff…

Wale‘s ‘The Gifted‘ album seems to have failed in making an impression in the media; Rolling Stone magazine has excluded it from its 20 Best HipHop Albums of 2013′ list.

The list which was published this week highlights Kanye West‘s ‘extreme’ album as the best album of 2013, calling it an ‘electro masterpiece’. Drake‘s ‘Nothing Was The Same‘ and Danny Brown‘s ‘Old‘ fall in second and third place.

Many have however questioned why French Montana ‘Excuse my French’ and MMG’s ‘Selfmade 3′ made the list and Wale’s third studio album didn’t.

Wale recently fired at Complex.com’s staff for excluding his album from their ’50 Best Albums of 2013‘, threatening to beat their staff up. He later tendered an apology.

Check out the full list below…

1. Yeezus, Kanye West
2. Nothing Was The Same, Drake
3. Old, Danny Brown
4. The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem
5. Acid Rap, Chance the Rapper
6. My Name Is My Name, Pusha T
7. Born Sinner, J. Cole
8. Doris, Earl Sweatshirt
9. Trap Lord, A$AP Ferg
10. Magna Carta Holy Grail, Jay Z
11. B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time, 2 Chainz
12. Long.Live.A$AP, A$AP Rocky
13. The Luca Brasi Story, Kevin Gates
14. Run The Jewels, Run The Jewels
15. Wolf, Tyler, the Creator
16. I Am, Yo Gotti
17. The Night’s Gambit, Ka
18. Excuse My French, French Montana
19. Watching Movies With the Sound Off, Mac Miller
20. Self Made Vol. 3, Maybach Music Group

Dr SID drops new album ‘Siduction’ on iTunes, gives fans exclusive free download

Dr SID who made a solo debut back in 2010 is back with his second solo project ‘SIDuction’. Photo: Obi Somto| Mavin Records

Dr SID has released his second solo studio album titled ‘SIDuction‘ on online digital media store iTunes.

SID released the album under Mavin Records label – it features previously released singles ‘Love mine’, ‘Lady don dada’, ‘Talented’ and ‘Surulere. Also, two songs (a remix of his former single ‘Chocolate‘ and ‘Afefe‘) were added to the initial 17-track list making it 19 songs.

‘Did anyone notice today’s date is 20-12-2013? one of those special days that will never happen again. On such a special day something special should happen, don’t you think?‘, Dr SID said on Twitter before announcing the release of his second album.

Interestingly, the Pop artiste gave his core fans the opportunity to download the album for free; any fan who had taken part in a ‘Dr SID’s SIDUCTION promo‘ and liked his Facebook page got an exclusive, free instant download.

The LP features heavy production and background vocals from Don Jazzy. Other featured guests include label mate Tiwa Savage, Ice Prince, Emma Nyra, and Wizkid plus Phyno who jumped on ‘Surulere‘ remix

You can buy the album here.