Kevin Durant inks new Tupac tattoo

Kevin Durant unveiled a new Tupac tattoo when he showed up to Team USA practice

Zoe Saldana Channels PRINCE For Net-A-Porter

Zoe Saldana  channels the late Prince for Net-A-Porter’s “The Edit.” In the cover story, the Nina Simone actress shared her  thoughts on gender inequality in Hollywood and the importance of why women should support films made by women and for women.


“The high road is no longer silent,” Zoe said. “The high road is speaking up and saying, ‘You’re a d***! What you are doing is unfair. I’m not asking you to idolize me, I’m asking you to pay me equally, because you always come to me whenever you need me for a press tour!’”
She continued, “As women in positions of power, we have to use it to help other women. I got used to being the only girl in the room. Look at The Losers, look at Star Trek... It’s lonely! I couldn’t care less about male-driven stories and war movies, not because I’m not an intellectual individual, but because I want to know what’s happening to a woman.”
As for women not supporting female based films, she said, “The responsibility can’t only fall on women in the public eye. The audience have the power. They are the ones buying the tickets to all these man-made movies. There are films being made by female directors, by female writers, with lead female roles, but women are not going to those movies. We’re going with our boyfriends to hold their f***ing hands to go see a movie that we couldn’t care less about!”
We appreciate her brutally honest responses to inequality in Hollywood.
Take a peek at Zoe's editorial homage to the Purple One below:







By the way, Star Trek: Beyond hits theaters this Friday (July 22nd).
Photos: Getty/Net-A-Porter

BET Releases First New Edition Cast Photo

BET ,releaved the first sneak peek at the cast for the highly anticipated New Edition biopic titled, The New Edition Story.


The young cast recreates the R&B boy band’s classic album cover Home Again

 It features Elijah Kelley (Ricky Bell), Algee Smith (Ralph Tresvant), Luke James (Johnny Gill), Woody McClain (Bobby Brown) Keith Powers (Ronnie Devoe) and Bryshere Y. Gray (Michael Bivins).



The 3-part miniseries starts off with their humble beginnings as kids in Boston to stardom ,controversy, personnel changes, and the ultimate cost of fame.
 LaLa Anthony, Yvette Nicole Brown, Monica Calhoun, Lisa Nicole Carson, Sandi McCree, Wood Harris, Michael Rapaport, Faizon Love, Duane Martin, Tank and Bre-Z. are in the cast line up.
ATL, Chris Robinson directs the film with Jesse Collins executive producing. Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown and Brooke Payne are tapped as co-producers of the miniseries.

Abisola Kola Daisi slays in Aso ebi ... @ABI_KD1

 Flawless, the CEO of Florence H is smokingly hot in this burgundy/oxblood ensemble pair with diamond/ruby neckpiece.

Ashley Banks gets hitched....

Harvard grad Tatyana Ali is now a married woman. 
37-Year-Old actress Tatyana Ali walked down the aisle in a custom-made Amsale gown. She married Dr. Vaughn Rasberry, in front of 120 guests at the Four Seasons.

"It was truly a magical and heartfelt ceremony," Michael Russo, Ali’s wedding planner, told ET. "Tatyana was glowing as she walked down the aisle." The ceremony also included Caribbean touches to pay tribute to her roots.

Tatyana previously revealed she met her Stanford professor groom on eHarmony.

 Tatyana with her sisters Anastasia and Kim had her bachelorette in Disneyland:





Photos: Tatyana's IG/tnycstylez

Keyshia Ka'oir @ Gucci Mane 1st performance @KeyshiaKaoir

Gucci’s  ride or die girlfriend Keyshia Ka'oir was by her man’s side as he took the stage for the first time since his release.

Di’ja Shows Off Her Wedding Ring in New Picture

 

 Di’ja who got married earlier this year in a very PRIVATE wedding ceremony welcomed her first child at the beginning of this month.
  She shows off her wedding ring too.

🎬 Actress Yvonne Hays on Set of a New TV Series in Atlanta. @YvonneHays

 

 

Nollywood UK actress,'BEFFTA 2013' Award Winning Yvonne Hays  is currently in Atlanta, USA, shooting an American TV series titled ‘Called to Prosper.

She shared some behind the scenes pictures with caption:
“Having an awesome time on the set of my new American TV Series ‘Called to Prosper’ .
Produced by Neville Sajere and directed by Robert Oyime Peters

Photos: Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade are in China for ‘Wade China Tour’

 

 Gabrielle Union and NBA star husband, Dwyane Wade to China for his ‘Wade China Tour’.

 

The stylish duo have been visiting tourist attractions such as, the Shaolin Temple, and the Great Wall . Continue to see more photos after the cut...

Davido shares more BTS Photos of new Video 'How Long'

Motorcycles and horse!!!! Davido has shared more behind the scene photos from the production of his new video entitled, ‘How Long’. Davido with Tinashe for the new video. See one more photo...

Tobi Amusan Named C-USA Female Track Athlete Of The 2016

 

 

19 year old Tobi Amusan is the second athlete for UTEP since it joined C-USA in 2006 to win this award. Nigerian Blessing Okagbare won it in 2010.Tobi recently earned the C-USA female track athlete of the year honors following a successful first season at the NCAA outdoor championships.
Tobi Amusan who is originally from Nigeria

Her coach in an interview published on Kvia.com had this to say about her;

It has been a privilege to see how this young lady has opened up her career her at UTEP, Tobi is not only a great athlete, but an excellent student as well. We couldn’t have really asked for much more from a freshman student-athlete.
During the recruiting process, we were told that she is the ‘next Blessing Okagbare. When this skinny little girl arrived at UTEP this January, it was kind of difficult to visualize her dominating her competitors the way Blessing did. Now, after her first season here, she has definitely made me a believer.
Tobi Amusan is said to have won nine events as a freshman between the long jump, 100m hurdles and the 4x100m relay, she is now being prepared for the IAAF U20 Championships.

Adele Gave A Nigerian Fan a Kiss

Adele, the hello crooner kissed a Nigerian fan on the cheek,then on the lips.

 

“Oh my god, I haven’t been kissed by another man in like six years! He just snogged me! Thank God my man ain’t here…” Adele said

“Thanks for the kiss!” .

Watch below:

Photo Credit: Getty Images/Andrew Chin

Flavour Whines His Waist

Flavour teased teeming female fans with a video rehearsing for the One Africa Music Festival in New York. Watch him roll his sexy waist ...Anna Ebiere come get your man...

 

   

Zyla Moon Oluwakemi is Here! Rapper Wale & Girlfriend Chloe Alexis Welcome their Baby Girl! 👶🏾👸🏾🌙

 

 

 

TMZ reports reports that Wale had to cancel a performance in Brooklyn Friday night, July 22nd because Chloe gave birth to a girl early that morning in a hospital in New York after almost 72 hours of labour.

He was scheduled to perform at the Barclays Center for ‘One Africa Music Fest’ and gave clues via some tweets,

 “I never cried and smiled at the same time until today… She so beautiful slim… She perfect.” With two emojis of a baby,moon and a bride.

I never cried and smiled at the same time until today . 🤘🏾🌙

— Wale (@Wale) July 22, 2016

She so beautiful slim… She perfect 👶🏾👸🏾🌙
— Wale (@Wale) July 22, 2016

Wale’s daughter’s name  is Zyla Moon Oluwakemi.

 

Photo Credit: Getty Images/Prince Williams

"My Husband Can Sacrifice His Last Shirt On His Back For His Family And Friends” Funke Bucknor-Obruthe @Zapphaireevents.@funkebucknor @Zapphaireevents.

Funke Bucknor-Obruthe on ThisDay Style opened up about her business, her family in the cover feature.


Read Excerpts from the cover interview below:

On running and managing her Events planning business:

When we started, it was just myself and one or two team members. Now, we have a structure, which involves processes. With a staff now of over 30 permanent staff and 200 contract staff, you need the right structure alongside a strong management and the right board members. It’s a full-blown army and roles are delegated and clearly defined.
Now I’m not involved in as many aspects but I am also very hands-on and I want to be involved. But, with a great team in place, it’s becoming less and less about me and more about the Zapphaire Events group brand.

On what attracted to her husband:

We have been married for nine years and next would make it 10. My husband has the kindest and largest and biggest of hearts. He can sacrifice his last shirt on his back for his family and friends. Family is important to him. He also has the most fantastic sense of humour. What do you expect from a Warri, Isoko man?

On her advice for others who plan to go into events planning:

Focus, be patient, be humble and work hard. Nothing in life comes easy.

A girl’s education can bring about a silent resolution in the society - First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr Zainab Bagudu

 

First Lady of Kebbi Sate, Her Excellency Dr Zainab Bagudu is on the cover of BusinessDay Off Duty Magazine.

She chats on her early days, becoming a certified Paeditrician and her role in fighting cancer through the Medicaid Radio-Diagnostic Centre Abuja.

 

 

Here’s an excerpt of her interview:

 

On her early days
My best educational years were in Queens College, Lagos. I enjoyed my education, I made wonderful lifelong friends and it prepared me for life generally. I then proceeded to the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. Upon completion of my MBBS, I proceeded to the UK where I was able to specialise in Paediatrics. My parents were extremely supportive and remained my role models in life. My husband is the Governor of Kebbi State and I now have a new role as mother to about 3.4 Million indigenes of Kebbi.

 

On her choice to become a Paediatrician:
Medicine for me was a welcome ‘accident’. I had straight As for my O levels. My uncle who is now late marched me to the vice chancellor who decided there were too few female doctors from northern Nigeria and crossed off the Bsc Economics I had intended to study (which I had chosen because another uncle was an economist and I wanted to be like him). I smiled and that was it. I registered and joined the pre-med classes. I thought more about Paediatrics and made a more informed decision.

 

On the Success Story behind the Medicaid Radio-Diagnostic Centre Abuja:
After returning from the UK, I joined the Garki Hospital which was just starting under a new Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. So I was their pioneer Paediatrician. It was quite interesting and challenging to begin with. There was a lot of work to do. I started noticing gaps in our practices, and adequate and reliable diagnostic support was greatly needed. It was quite frustrating to get reports that didn’t tally with clinical judgment constantly. Sometimes, I even get results totally opposite to my clinical judgment. The labs at the time were contracted out; though this has now been improved and the labs are more modern and reliable. I carried out a small survey with a colleague and the result was Medicaid Radio-Diagnostic Centre. So it was as a response to the gap at the time in Abuja as well as to serve as a support centre for the many brilliant doctors in the town.

On her role in fighting cancer
October is a month set aside to commemorate breast cancer every year. However, we at MCF have decided to use the month to create awareness on most forms of cancers in Nigeria. The concert is just one of the activities we do to mark the event. We organize campaigns and screening programs to sensitize people on early detection of Cancer. This has been very successful; as many people have benefited from these activities through early detection, diet interventions, physical fitness and healthy lifestyles. It is in line with this that we have successfully organised several cancer screening and awareness outreach events in the past and more are underway in the future. The basic reason of our success is entirely on the individuals and organisations on whose kindness and support we have leaned on to achieve so much.

 

On her views on women empowerment and girl child education:
Education is very important for every child whether boy or girl. There was a time when people thought that it was not necessary to educate girls. Now we have begun to realize that girls’ education is essential. The modern age is the age of awakening of girls. They are trying to compete with men in all spheres of life. There are many people who oppose girls’ education. They say that the proper sphere of girls is the home. So, they argue that the money spent on girl’s education is wasted. This view is wrong, because girl’s education can bring about a silent resolution in the society. Even after so many programs and policies of the government, we are still lagging behind in providing education to the girl child. The problem here is not in implementation but in the level of commitment of people in general. Until we create awareness amongst people about the benefits of women education, all these programs would not bring about the desired result. We fail to understand that men and women are two sides of the same coin-a girl is as much a part of the society as is a boy. They all represent the future of tomorrow. They both need to be given equal opportunities for the wholesome growth of the nation.

For the full interview, grab a copy of today’s BusinessDay Newspaper.

Wyclef Jean, Cobhams Asuquo & Asa For a New Song

 

 

Producer Cobhams Asuquo is in The Empire State for the One Africa Music Fest and  he stopped at Grammy award winning Wyclef Jean's studio.

Cobhams & Wyclef

In a video posted on Instagram, Iconic Wyclef asks Cobhams “You have a song for us?” and he replies “Yes. I’ve been writing the song for years. I’ve been looking for when you both will jump on it.”

Wyclef then said, “I’ll jump on it.”

 

 

 

Cobhams  wrote “In the presence of greatness @wyclefjean Be careful what you dream about. Dreams really come true. I had dreamt of meeting him, created music inspired by him, even written music 10 years ago hoping that someday himself and @asa_music perform it. Now I’m in the studio learning from him.”

 

 

Watch the video below.

OC Ukeje & Naija Celebs At The Premiere Of ‘Ayanda’

 

Award winning actor,OC Ukeje attended the premiere of ‘Ayanda‘ at the Silver bird Galleria.
Other actors present at the included Kemi Lala Akindoju, Linda Ejiofor, Adesua Etomi , Ini Dima-Okojie and more.
See photos below.