See Stunning Pictures from Yaw and AY’s Stage Play ‘Shalanga’

May 29, 2016 marked the 8th edition of Yaw live on stage as popular on air personality Yaw teamed up with veteran comedian AY to deliver the hilarious play ‘Shalanga’ live on stage at Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotel Lagos.

In attendance were myriad of Nollywood actors, musicians, comedians, on-air personalities like RMD, Ronke Oshodi-Oke, Olamide, Phyno, Ushbebe, Ali Baba, Don Jazzy, Naomi Mac, Korede Bello, Reekado Banks, Ycee, Burna Boy, Solidstar, Harry Song, Jaywon, CDQ, Dr. Sid, Adekunle Gold and more.

Check out stunning pictures from the event;

May 29, 2016 marked the 8th edition of Yaw live on stage as popular on air personality Yaw teamed up with veteran comedian AY to deliver the hilarious play ‘Shalanga’ live on stage at Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotel Lagos.

In attendance were myriad of Nollywood actors, musicians, comedians, on-air personalities like RMD, Ronke Oshodi-Oke, Olamide, Phyno, Ushbebe, Ali Baba, Don Jazzy, Naomi Mac, Korede Bello, Reekado Banks, Ycee, Burna Boy, Solidstar, Harry Song, Jaywon, CDQ, Dr. Sid, Adekunle Gold and more.

Check out stunning pictures from the event;

Senator Ben Bruce's Silverbird Galleria Sealed Off

Ben Murray Bruce

Less than 24 hours after he set the social media agog over his purported presidential handshake snub at the Aso Villa, Abuja, Senator Ben Murray Bruce's Silverbird Galleria in Victoria Island, Lagos has been sealed off.

Silverbird Galleria sealed for owing LAWMA service fees

An insider told our correspondent that the bustling entertainment and business complex was sealed off early Tuesday by the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, over unpaid service fees.

It was gathered that after many months of notice, the officials of the agency, visited the property and had the main entrance of the galleria on Ahmadu Bello Way locked and post a sealed off notice on the gate. Another gate of the complex on Louis Solomon Street off Ahmadu Bello Way was also locked. 

The galleria has three entrances. Aside the cinemas, the facility also house Silverbird TV and Rhythm 93.7FM. While scores of various brands also have their stores in the complex.

The source said the staff and other tenants of the complex had to use the third gate by the generating plants to gain access into the galleria.

The management of Silverbird Group was reported to have used a backdrop to cover the sealed off poster, while hefty-looking security men on duty prevented people from taking photograph of the sealed complex.

We gathered that the sealing of the complex has no political undertone.

Efforts to reach the Galleria management before going to press were abortive.

APC Spokesman Yanked Off Radio Station For Fear Of Governor

Gov. Udom Emmanuel

A private radio station in Akwa Ibom State on Monday abruptly ended a live interview with the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Ita Awak, after the guest mentioned the name of the speaker of the state House of Assembly, Onofiok Luke on air.

Mr. Awak believed he was discharged from the ‘Team Nigeria’ programme on Planet 101.1FM because authorities feared he might proceed to criticise Governor Udom Emmanuel and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party.

The APC spokesman said he was well received by the host of the show but that 10 minutes into the programme, the interview was discontinued immediately he mentioned Mr. Luke’s name.

Mr. Awak said he referred to Mr. Luke in context, while trying to recall what the speaker’s opinion was on looted funds so far recovered by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The station stopped airing Mr. Awak’s interview, and started playing music in its place.

Mr. Awak said even before the interview started, he was warned by the station’s General Manager, Sunday Edet, not to talk about Governor Emmanuel, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Akwa Ibom state government or anybody within the state government.

“He told me since I am an APC spokesman I should only talk about the federal government that is being led by the APC.

“I challenged him on that. I said how can I, being an APC spokesman, talk about 17 years of democracy in Nigeria, without localising it?”

After the first interruption, the General Manager, Mr. Edet, negotiated with him to commit not to refer to any official of the state government during the programme.

When he felt a compromise had been reached, Mr. Edet gave permission for the interview to resume.

But Mr. Awak did the unexpected.

When the interview resumed, Mr. Awak told listeners, “Ladies and gentlemen, that break in transmission was caused by the censorship I am experiencing right now in this studio. The manager is prevailing on me not to mention anything about Akwa Ibom State government.”

Mr. Edet, who was standing in the studio to personally monitor the interview, immediately shut down the broadcast again.

Mr. Awak said when he asked why, Mr. Edet told him it was wrong for him (Awak) to have informed the listeners that he was being censored.

“So, you stand here to censor me, and you don’t want me to tell the public about it?” Mr. Awak told the GM, and then left the studio in anger, when he realised that the station would not allow the interview to resume.

The presenter of ‘Team Nigeria’, Aniekan Udosen, corroborated Mr. Awak’s claims, and added that the general manager of the station even ordered a studio assistant out of the studio when the interview was going on.

“It’s unprofessional for a station manager to stand inside the studio to monitor how an interview was being conducted,” Mr. Udosen said.

“The general manager told me he was there in the studio to protect his station, and I asked him ‘protect your station from who?’

“In broadcasting, we are guided by the code provided by the National Broadcasting Commission. There is absolutely nothing that Ita Awak said that is prohibited by the code.

“It’s politics, we know.”

Mr. Awak, who said he would brief the APC leadership in the state, and then wait for them to decide what action to take, said he almost had a similar encounter with the federal-owned Atlantic FM station in the state, a few days ago.

“The GM of Atlantic FM received phone calls from some persons within the Akwa Ibom State government, and became very restless about me being interviewed in the station.

He tried everything possible to make sure I didn’t criticise the state government.

“For me, this is very ominous signs.”

Mr. Edet, the GM of Planet FM, declined to comment for this story, when PREMIUM TIMES contacted him.

Sampson Akpan, the special assistant on electronic media to Governor Emmanuel, said no one should blame the governor for what happened to Mr. Awak.

“Planet FM is a private radio station, no government has the right to interfere it its running,” Mr. Akpan said.

This is not the first time Planet FM would be involved in controversy bordering on censorship.

In 2014, the station discontinued a live interview with the then senator representing Akwa Ibom North West, Aloysius Etok, who at the time had deep political disagreement with the Governor Godswill Akpabio.

Culled from PREMIUM TIMES

Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade Coupled Up At Monaco Grand Prix

Gabrielle & Dwayne

Anything goes in Monaco! Hollywood actress Gabrielle Union made a risky move on Saturday showing off her white bra and panties with sheer lace dress as she takes her beau, Dwayne Wade, to a Grand Prix.

When attending the Grand Prix in Monaco, which is along France’s Mediterranean coastline, the 43-year-old actress wore a see-through white lace dress that showed off her white lingerie underneath. Also with the cover girl was her husband, Miami Heat basketball star Dwayne Wade, 34.

Union's dress was also short enough to show off her toned legs. And the beauty did not opt for conservative flats, but went with sky-high beige cage heels to add some extra va-voom.

Wade played it cool with a white lace shirt and ripped shorts as well as white high tops that almost looked as if he had been styled by Kanye West.

The two held hands as they walked along the harbour.

Later they met up with a tall friend and his very petite date.

Pregnant Kerry Washington Party With Girlfriends At J.Lo's Concert

Pregnancy has never looked so glamorous. And actress Kerry Washington, who is pregnant with her second child, makes it so fabulous.

The actress headed to Las Vegas with her girlfriends over Memorial Day Weekend to see Jennifer Lopez's concert. 

The 'Scandal' star put her baby bump on display as she lay across a moon from Lopez's 'All I Have set'.

"Tonight I got to go from The Bronx to the moon and then back again," Kerry wrote, referencing Lopez's set which included a New York City 6 train and a replica of the moon.

"Thank you @jlo Good night Vegas.

Before hitting up J. Lo's tour, Kerry, Darby Stanchfield (a.k.a. Abby Whelan on Scandal), and the rest of the girls-only group headed to the restaurant, Mr. Chow, for a delicious meal, where they ended up leaving "food drunk".

On the way there, the girl group managed to take some awesome selfies before what appeared to be one of the best nights of all their lives!

Not only did Kerry's group get to see Lopez's wild concert, but they also got to hang out with the "Ain't Your Mama" songstress backstage—as if we weren't jealous enough already.

Kerry's big group included, Stanchfield, fitness instructor Angela Manuel-Davis, Jacqueline Taylor, celebrity manicurist April Foreman and more. They concluded their night by playing pool and eating French fries in their pajamas, according to Kerry's Twitter. 

The 39-year-old actress is reported to be feeling well with carrying her second child.

Kerry already has a daughter with husband Nnamdi Asomugha, so she knows what to expect as she heads into the final stage of her pregnancy. Though she doesn't have a "specific diet" she sticks to, she does make sure she keeps fit and watches what she eats.

Snoop Dogg Calls for Roots Boycott

Rap star Snoop Dogg won't be watching Roots – and he's asking his fans to follow his lead. 

In an Instagram post Monday, the musician spoke out against the History channel's four-part, eight hour revival of the the classic miniseries that originally aired in 1977 and was based on the novel by Alex Haley. 

"How the f--- they gonna put Roots on on Memorial Day? They gonna just keep beating that s--- in our heads of how they did us, huh?" he said in the video.

"I don't understand America. They just want to keep showing the abuse that we took hundreds and hundreds of years ago. But, guess what? We taking the same abuse." 

Snoop Dogg, 44, went on to say he would prefer to see a series that doesn't retread the painful past of African American history. 

"When you all going to make a motherf---ing series about the success black folks is having? The only success we have is Roots and 12 Years a Slave and s--- like that, huh? F--- ya'll. I ain't watching that s---," he said. "F--- them television shows. Let's create our own s--- based on today, how we live, and how we inspire people today." 

LeVar Burton, who starred Kunta Kinte in the original miniseries and serves as an executive producer on the revival, previously told PEOPLE he hopes the new version will spark conversation about important issues. 

"I'm hoping we can create a conversation about race that is absent; fear, anger, guilt and shame, and just deal honestly with what continues to hold us back," Burton said. "This is an opportunity." 

Roots premieres on Monday and airs nightly through Thursday on History Channel.