SAMINI ADMITS TO POLYGAMY

Ghana’s Afro dancehall star Samini has come out and apologised to his fans and the families of the two women he is now married to.In a statement sent out to Ghanian entertainment website, peacefmonline.com, Samini's handlers admit that nicca does indeed have two wifes and apologizes for any humiliation or embarrassment caused the two families. The unedited message reads: “SAMINI ACCEPTS MARRYING

AKON AND WYCLEF STRIP ON MAMA STAGE

Boys will always be boys. Akon and Wyclef striped on the set of the recording of the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMA) on Saturday night in Kenya. What? You don’t believe me?Here see for yourself. Photos/JP Chess

JAYZ CALL BEYONCE A ‘HO’

I tell you my people, ooo, it is not a slow news day, now. This did indeed happen. Rapper Jay Z’s Off That track featuring Drake refers to Beyonce as a “HO”.He raps: “I’m just a runway show, but I wear this on my plane - these my runway clothes, Cashmere sweats - they come out next year, but these [are] my last year sweats, and my ho’s so sick, your new chick can’t f*ck with my old b*tch, and you

BUSTA BUS TO PERFORM IN GHANA OOO…

Rapper Busta Rhymes will be live in Ghana on September 12 at the Accra International Conference Centre. The Arab Money hitmaker will be joined on stage with Ghanaian a-list stars among them is Samini. Busta will be among some of the international music stars that have performed in the country. The list includes Shaggy, Wycleff, Mario, Eve, Fat Joe, Jay Z, Akon, Ja Rule and others.

MICHAEL JACKSON TO BE BURIED NEXT WEEK

After nearly two months since Michael Jackson died at the age of 50, he will finally be buried next week, on what would have been the pop star's 51st birthday, August 29, New York Daily News reports. The singer's father, Joseph Jackson, told the paper that Jackson will be buried at Los Angeles' Forest Lawn Cemetery in accordance with plans that were finalized over the past few days.

AKON HAS ANOTHA BABY MAMA DRAMA

Akon’s baby mama wants her money. No, it is not one of the many baby mamas - or the Ugandan one either. This one just found out that the married singer Akon is her six-month-old baby daddy. The kid's mother says Akon is not stepping up to the financial plate. Sarah Coleman says she's has been unable to serve Akon with child support request papers, even after sending process servers to Michael

AMAZING RACE COMING TO AFRICA

If you are interested in traversing Africa, hit up www.amazingraceafrica.com for information on the African instalment of the TV reality show Amazing Race. The show will have 12 African teams made up of two contestants each, coming to a total of 24 players..The contestants will pass through 14 countries, including major African cities like Nairobi, Cairo, Johannesburg, and Lagos amongst others.

THE GAME CALLED BEYONCE A HO!

Remember when American rapper, Game was in Kenya for the Road to the MAMAs concert last year? So you recall how he guzzled a whole bottle of 750ml? Well, for him I guess he just loves stunning his audience. Here is another stunner with his signature all over it.While performing in Spain, he called Jay Z out on his age and called Beyonce a whore, claiming she’d slept with all the players on the

FREEMAN WONT WED STEP GRANDAUGHETER

After the National Enquirer reported that said actor Morgan Freeman had been dating his step granddaughter E’Dina, now there are saying they’re getting married. Morgan and E’Dina (the granddaughter to his first wife and who he and his ex-wife raised from childhood) are planning to wed after Morgan’s contentious divorce battle (with ex-wife Myrna) is over!Anyho, old man Freeman’s PR Rep gave a

NONHLE AND NZINGA LEAVE CHANNEL O

Nonhle Thema and Nzinga Qunta both presenters of Channel O’s Oboma segment have left the TV show. According to the Sunday World, a South African paper, Nonhle is now working on the new MultiChoice channel Vuzu. At Vuzu, Nonhle will be presenting a show where she gives a wrap up of what’s hot on the entertainment scene. As for Nzinga she left last Wednesday July 8. It is yet to be established

OBAMA AND SARKOZY ARE MERE MORTALS

The Son of K’Ogelo a.k.a the brown king from Nyang’oma - or for the rest of the world - the US president Barack Obama is just a man, after all. Well, Obama and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy looked mighty distracted as they took their places with junior G8 delegates in L'Aquila, Italy July 9, 2009. Will Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni come get their hubbies, please!

SMS THE SON OF K’OGELO DIRECT

Ever wanted to ask our Son from Nyangoma any questions? In other words, would you like the American president, Barack Obama to answer your questions? Well, by just texting in simple English or French to 5683, all Kenyans are invited to send their questions and comments ahead of his visit to Africa. Those who respond early will receive SMS highlights from his speech in Accra, Ghana this Saturday.

TUFACE IN LABEL WOES

Singer Tuface Idibia has lost a whopping 40million Naira (Sh21 million) and reports say it is all thanks to the incompetence at Hypertek, his label.According to inside reports, the singer has since fired the people he had employed to run Hypertek and shut down the label temporarily. Insiders say despite pumping millions into the project, positive results have not been forthcoming. This

SUSANNA OWIYO FOR MANDELA DAY CELEBRATION IN NEW YORK

Once again Susanna Owiyo will be performing at the Mandela Day concert, which this year will be held at New York’s famous Radio City Music Hall on July 18. Nelson Mandela will be turning 91, and the grand celebration will be used to raise funds for his foundations. 46664 are staging the concert, which will feature some of the world’s most famous musicians, – the foundation is named after Mandela’

MALOPE MAKES TOP SELLING ACT LIST

Veteran gospel musician Rebecca Malope is officially South Africa’s top-selling musician, raking in a whopping Sh 750 million. Her recording company, EMI revealed this at the company’s head office in Sandton, northern Johannesburg, when they celebrated Malope’s 41st birthday, a while back. The recording company’s marketing director Orack Shabangu said that Malope has now sold at least 3,7million

AKI AND UKWA GET LUCRATIVE PHONE DEAL

The child-sized adult actors from Nigeria famed for their roles in the humorous movie Aki Na Ukwa (Two Mischievous Kinds) have been chosen to promote their own range of AC cellular phones.The contract was awarded to the two by a by a South African cellular company.Thanks to Osita and Chinedu’s popularity across the continent, they will promote the cell phones known as the Akhe and Popo.Osita

IS BEYONCE GOING TO KAMPALA?

If tabloid reports are anything to go by, Beyonce is scheduled to give a performance in Uganda, days before Christmas. This is causing quite the furore in the corporate circles as two major Telecommunications companies in the country, are reportedly tussling to sponsor the diva’s concert, set to take place in Kampala. The unnamed telecom giants have both contacted the event promoter, a Joseph

R KELLY FOR NIGERIA

Tickets for the 2009 THISDAY Music Fes-tival starring American R&B legend, R. Kelly, with African icons, Lagbaja, D'Banj, Neto C, Wande Cole, PSquare and others performing, will go on sale today for the Abuja and Lagos dates.R. Kelly, who performed at the Arise African Fashion Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa, is scheduled to play at a VIP special command performance on July 3, at a

JAY Z’ TAKEN FOR A RIDE BY BABY MAMA!

One thing I would like to know is, does Beyonce know that Jay Z has a baby mama and he pays for her upkeep?If not, I suggest she check out this blog. According to a British tabloid, Jay Z’s 7-year-old son, Isa and his mother, Shenelle Scott, are living large in a $2.5 million mansion that Jay Z purchased for them on their native island of Trinidad. That everyone knows. However, Shenelle has since

CHANNEL O PAYS TRIBUTE TO KING OF POP

Channel O is paying tribute to Michael Jackson in the most fitting way possible – by a video mix and so much more - featuring hit after massive hit from the global icon. The 30-minute specialised O-Xpress will provide a platform for the universally acknowledged King of Pop’s astonishing array of hits, on Monday June 29 (13:00 CAT) and Tuesday June 30 (11:00 CAT).Hit songs like Thriller, Beat It,