ADEKUNLE AYENI'S NET MAGAZINE DEBUT

 Respected entertainment journalist and critic Ayeni Adekunle has launched a weekly entertainment newspaper.

Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET) is a 16-paged all-colour newspaper that parades all you ever need in entertainment. The newspaper first hit the stands on April 26, 2010 with a special tribute edition to late rapper Dagrin. 

Ayeni, who has over the past seven years anchored popular entertainment columns in Encomium, THISDAY and THE PUNCH, apart from contributing regularly for Hiphopworld Magazine and The Africa Report, told journalists in Lagos, that the website and newspaper ‘are children of necessity’.

‘Personally, it’s a dream come true for me. But more importantly, what we’re trying to do is to fill a vacuum; to fill a void. Young people want their info on the move. They’re on Facebook, Twitter, they spend all their time chatting on Blackberry messenger. They’re hooked to E!, TMZ and the rest. So we thought, why not create a service that’ll deliver Nigerian content to them real time? That’s what gave birth to thenetng.com. And within five months, we were already attracting millions of users." he said.

NET combines art and celebrity reporting; balancing the journal’s content between the soft sell, and hard sell. And the team of reporters, writers and contributors are drawn from different genres. Notable names include Tosyn Bucknor, Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Chiagoziem Onyekwena, Joy Isi-Bewaji, ‘Biodun Ogundairo, Kerongo Grace, Olutomi Oladipo, Victoria Ige and Ayeni Adekunle himself. 

The paper will circulate nationally, with a target to reach every young person especially those  between the ages of 15 and 35. 

MY SUPER SWEET SHOW DEBUT

 Popular reality television show, My Super Sweet will making its first debut in Nigeria. MTV producers are looking for Nigerian candidates to star in the first ever global series of the show that focuses on coming-of-age parties and extravagant celebrations.  

 My Super Sweet is a fly-on-the-wall TV show which offers access all areas to one young person’s outrageous journey as they plot, plan and prepare for the birthday party of a lifetime.  

As My Super Sweet goes global for the first time, the show is aiming to be bigger, rowdier and more glamorous than ever, as MTV sets its sights on sassy, edgy party hosts who are planning birthday celebrations all around the world. For this series, MTV has upped the age limit from 16 to 21, so we could soon be sprinkling sweetness on your 16^th, spraying lashing of champagne all over your 18^th or giving you the key to your 21^st! 

From Jos to Lagos, Abuja to Port Harcourt and everywhere in between… if you’re having the birthday party to end all birthday parties this year, or you know someone else who is then MTV wants to know about it…!  Shooting will take place during 2010 and the various parties will be shown on MTV channels around the world including Africa on MTV base (DStv Channel 322).

SAMMIE OKPOZO SET TO MARRY

This is new and fresh and I won't want to sound pessimistic, gospel artiste, Globacom ambassador and United Nations Peace Ambassador- Sammie Okposo is finally walking down the isle. 
The Welu Welu crooner whose marriage has been rumoured on several occasion will finally get married before the end of this month. I scooped that the traditional wedding is scheduled for June 26th in Anambra State while the white wedding will take place in Lagos on July 1st, 2010.
Sammie told our source that is happy that he didn't get married before now. “God has given me  my soul mate. A virtuous  woman that will complement  me, loves me for who I am and  is not intimidated. or perturbed  by my status. This is the lord's doing and it's timely and marvellous”, he concluded.
One of the names of the bride is Nwanne. A lady whose identity still remains a mystery.


In the past Sammie was linked with Kate Henshaw, Gloria Ibru who has a child for him and Stella Damasus.