9ice signs on a new music label, Diesel Music

                                                                          9ice


Alapomeji Records boss, 9ice has been signed on a new music label, Diesel Music. The deal was signed not long ago between 9ice and the record label owned by Nino. Diesel Music already has Shyne and Smoothy as artistes on the label. The Gongo Aso singer has already done some music collaborations with Diesel Music artistes. Some of the singles will hit the airwaves in few weeks time.

One of the first hit collaboration titled "Spartacus", Shyne featuring 9ice is set for release on Wednesday July 11, 2012.

                                                                     Nino Diesel Music ceo

UPDATE: Usher's Stepson Hospitalized has been declared brain dead by doctors.

                                             Usher Raymond and estrange wife Tameka foster


UPDATE: Kyle Glover, son of Tameka Foster and stepson of Usher, has been declared brain dead by doctors at an Atlanta children's hospital. The 11-year-old was airlifted there after being hit by a jet ski in Lake Lanier, and has not experienced any brain activity since.

Usher arrived at the hospital late last night to join his estranged wife Tameka, who hasn't left the critical care unit since she arrived yesterday afternoon.

No decision has been made as to whether or not to take Kyle off of life support.

PREVIOUS: Kyle Glover, the 11-year-old son of Usher's estranged wife Tameka Foster, has been rushed to an Atlanta hospital following a jet ski accident today. He's in currently in critical condition.

According to sources, Glover was struck by a jet ski while lounging in an inner tube on Lake Lanier and hit in the head. He was unresponsive when taken out of the water and remained that way when he reached the hospital.

 Usher chartered a plane for his ex, who was out of town, so she could rush to her son's bedside. Despite their ongoing divorce drama, sources say Tameka is extremely grateful to Usher for the gesture and is currently at the hospital anxiously awaiting further news about Glover's condition.

Prayers go out to Kyle Glover and his family for a quick recovery.

50 Burnt Bodies Found in Pastor's Home in Plateau State

As tension mounts in Plateau State following two incidents of heavy militant killings this weekend, security agents say they have discovered 50 corpses in the burnt home of a pastor in Matse village of Riyom local government area.

The bodies, some of them burnt beyond recognition, were discovered in the home of a pastor of the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN), and family sources said they belonged to people who ran into the pastor's home for safety as Fulani gunmen surrounded and attacked the area on Saturday morning.

Some 20 persons were killed in nine villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.

And today, during a mass burial for those victims, gunmen in military uniform attacked mourners, killing many people, including a Senator, a member of the House of Representatives, and Plateau State assemblyman.
The government has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the state, while soldiers have been drafted in to ensure order.

Here’s the Most Stunning Photo of Mars the World Has Ever Seen

NASA has released a new panorama from its Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, showing the terrain where the robot spent the four-month Martian winter.

The full-circle scene combines 817 images shot by the panoramic camera (Pancam). You can download the complete image and learn more about the expedition on NASA’s website.

This full-circle scene combines 817 images taken by the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. It shows the terrain that surrounded the rover while it was stationary for four months of work during its most recent Martian winter.

Opportunity's Pancam took the component images between the 2,811th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's Mars surface mission (Dec. 21, 2011) and Sol 2,947 (May 8, 2012). Opportunity spent those months on a northward sloped outcrop, "Greeley Haven," which angled the rover's solar panels toward the sun low in the northern sky during southern hemisphere winter. The outcrop's informal name is a tribute to Ronald Greeley (1939-2011), who was a member of the mission team and who taught generations of planetary scientists at Arizona State University, Tempe. The site is near the northern tip of the "Cape York" segment of the western rim of Endeavour Crater.

North is at the center of the image. South is at both ends. On the far left at the horizon is "Rich Morris Hill." That outcrop on Cape York was informally named in memory of John R. "Rich" Morris (1973-2011), an aerospace engineer and musician who was a Mars rover team member and mission manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena.

Katie Holmes Divorce: Actress Easing Back Into Normalcy

                                                                    Katie Holmes



From catching yellow cabs to doing her own shopping, life has changed considerably for Katie Holmes since she filed for divorce, but it seems like the ex-Mrs. Tom Cruise couldn’t be happier.
"She looked really happy as she pushed Suri around Wholefoods in a shopping cart," one customer told me. "She picked out lettuce and orange juice and if it wasn’t for the fact that she was being followed by a personal bodyguard, she would have looked like any other shopper."

This is a far cry from the life she led with Tom, which included personal chefs and a staff that did all of the family's shopping. The mother and daughter have also exchanged luxury homes around the world for a three bedroom apartment in Chelsea, right on busy Seventh Avenue. Ironically, Tom’s ex Penelope Cruz also owns an apartment on the tenth floor of the building.

"She is keeping to herself," one resident tells me. "She has been very polite to everyone, but surprisingly we have not seen maids, butlers, personal chefs and the army of staff you associate with Tom descend upon the building. In fact, the only thing that has arrived since Katie and Suri [moved in] is the crazy amount of photographers camped outside each day."

The building has even put up barricades outside the front door to hold the press at bay.

"Katie saw all of her nieces and nephews going to school and having normal childhoods and she realized she wanted her daughter to have a normal childhood as well," a family friend told The Daily Beast.

The mom and daughter were even seen a few nights ago, getting into a yellow taxi after enjoying ice cream in the East Village -- normal seems to be Katie and Suri’s new religion. Could the subway be next?

Roger Federer made history: Defeats Andy Murray In Wimbledon Men's Singles Final

History.

The scoreboard at the All England Club on Sunday indicated that the Wimbledon men's singles final was contested between Roger Federer and Andy Murray. But both men faced a second opponent.

History.

With the crowd behind him at Centre Court, and throughout Britain, Murray was attempting to become the first British man to win at Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936.

For Federer, another win on his preferred surfaces ties him with Pete Sampras for seven Wimbledon titles. It also moves him back to the top of the tennis rankings, also tying the record of 286 weeks ranked in the top spot.

Federer was up to the task when it came to both challenges. He defeated Murray to make history.

Perhaps buoyed by the partisan crowd, Murray took the first set, 6-4. However that would be all the glory for the 25-year-old from Scotland. Showing a grace that belies his age and the tenacity of someone looking for his first grand slam title, Federer won the next three sets, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.

Plateau Tragedy: Senator DATONG,GYANG FULANI and Others Murdered

There is renewed tension in the already heated Plateau State as the crisis rocking the state took a new turn. Senator Gyang Dalyop Datong, the Senator of Plateau North District was on Sunday killed by gunmen while he was attending a burial.

The Senator was attending the mass burial of scores of people who were killed by Fulani herdsmen while taking refuge in the house of a Pastor in Matse area of Riyom in Plateau State. He was attending the burial with other lawmakers in the state when Continue reading “Senator Killed In Plateau Terrorist Attack!”

Kalakuta republic converted to state of the heart Kalakuta museum

Not long after a successful worldwide Broadway production of his life story-Fela! And soon to be released Hollywood production of the same, the late Afrobeat, musical icon and activist Fela Anikulapo kuti also known  as abami eda; oni ile orisa of Africa, is again being immortalized. Fela’s residence at Gbemisola street ikeja ,Lagos known as Kalakuta republic in now being converted to the kalakuta museum.
The ultra modern project, when completed, will have an exhibition area, a coffee shop, a 5- room boutique hotel, a rooftop restaurant, a bar and stage, a souvenir shop, a passenger lift, the tomb and the car park.

BREAKING NEWS: Ryan GIggs will captain Great Britain olympic football team

BREAKING - Ryan Giggs will captain the Great Britain football team at the London 2012 Olympics, the Football Association have announced!

The Football Association announced on this morning that the Manchester United winger would lead the hosts' bid for gold.
The 38-year-old is one of the three over-age players in Stuart Pearce's squad for the Games.

Afro pop start SHAI release's MUBAJE REMIX video

Directed by Michael Williams

With scarcely anything left to prove to his northern fans as to the veracity and versatility of his talent, North- based Afro pop star ,Abdullahi Suleiman Jimoh, aka SHAI , has moved down to Lagos to try his luck in the industry. The smooth-talking rapper- singer- songwriter says, “I decided to relocate to Lagos, the center of excellence, where the music business is really happening, where the drum sounds loudest. He said, I am convinced beyond reasonable doubt that I have found the formula for mainstream staying power.

He explains I am motivated seeing how other artistes creatively do their thing and people embrace it. And I told myself I have to talk about reality and things that means the world to me in order to make my music timeless and ever green, That is why am infusing a lot of innovative beat into my music to create a style and concept that is fresh,  unique and urbane .

It took me over eight months to study and figure out what the industry needs, now I believe am matured and experienced having come a long way since 2007 when I did my first hit,

Shai first caught the attention of music lovers back in the north when he released his first single titled mubaje (lets flex),which was a hit then and even spewed an animated video Alaba pirate because of the anonymity of the artist. The single earn him a lot of attention and patronage from big brands that include MTN , which made him a headline act at its (music by us and for us) along buzu, fati naija, zule zu

Mubaje Remix song is a dance track, video’s story line has a traditional feel based on the costumes, the theme is hilarious, sexy and it demonstrates love. One of the major attraction in the video is one where the dwarfs prove his ability to add fun and drama to the video, which prove that your disability don’t limit what you can achieve in life.    

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MEN'S FINAL PREVIEW: RECORD IN SIGHT FOR FEDERER

Roger Federer is just one win away from scribbling yet another line into the tennis history books. With six Wimbledon titles and an all-time men’s record of 16 Grand Slam titles to his name, Federer looks to collect his first major since a victory at the Australian Open in 2010 over Andy Murray. Additionally, if he should prove Sunday’s stronger player on Centre Court, he will regain the No.1 ranking.
Federer’s opponent in a final for the seventh time, Murray seeks to rewrite history of his own by breaking through with a Championship win during an era dominated at the majors by Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. With a victory on Sunday, Murray would become the first British player since Fred Perry’s third consecutive win at the All England Club back in 1936.
The task ahead for the Scot would seem nearly impossible with a quick glance at the record books. After claiming his initial Grand Slam title at Wimbledon 2003 with a straight-sets victory over Mark Philippoussis, Federer rolled on grass to take four straight Championships. In 2008, however, he fell to Nadal in a five-set classic. In the next year, Federer regrouped to win, defeating American Andy Roddick in a final for a third time on the final day of the Fortnight, 16-14 in the fifth.

STUNNING SERENA WINS FIFTH WIMBLEDON SINGLES TITLE

Serena Williams does not keep her Grand Slam runners-up trophies. She can’t bear to look at them, so repelled is she by defeat. Somewhere on the planet four such prizes are gathering rust, two from the All England Club and two from the US Open. So one way or another, the 2012 Wimbledon final was about number five – a fifth title for Serena here, or a fifth runners-up plate to be discarded on the scrapheap. She knew which she wanted, and she made it happen.
“I wanted to win here so badly,” she said, just an hour after she became Wimbledon champion 2012. “Winning is so amazing. Each title is special but this is super-special because it’s a huge comeback for me. Oh my gosh, I still can’t believe I was able to come through and win my seven matches.