LA Police ready to prosecute Weinstein for sexual assault

Police in Los Angeles have submitted three sexual assault cases against disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein to prosecutors, the District Attorney’s Office said on Thursday. “Three cases were presented to our office on February 1 by the Los Angeles Police Department regarding Mr. Weinstein and are under review,” spokesman Greg Risling said in a statement, without offering further details. The office is also believed to be reviewing two other possible cases previously submitted by the Beverly Hills Police Department. Dozens of Hollywood women -– including Ashley Judd, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate…

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Iyanya confirms exit from Mavin Records

Over a year after joining Don Jazzy‘s Mavin Records from Made Men Music Group, singer Iyanya has revealed that he is no longer part of Jazzy’s set-up at Mavin. Speaking on a Wednesday morning interview with Beat FM, Iyanya explained that there was no beef and he just felt it was time to move on. He further disclosed that he has joined the newly formed Temple Music which houses Bisola, Jeff Akoh, 9ice, DJ Jimmy Jatt and others. He said, “I’m now signed to Temple Music but I’m a Mavin for life. It was not a beef. I was there and…

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Beyonce’s light skin boosted career–Dad

Mathew Knowles, father of American Singer Beyonce, a.k.a Queen B, says her light skin has helped her to become more famous. Knowles has been speaking about how racism is still an issue in the music industry, and why he believes his daughter’s music career has been raised by her being a light skinned black woman. Knowles who managed Queen B’s career up until 2011, was discussing how colourism affects aspiring artists trying to break into the mainstream. He argued that it’s ‘no accident’ that most black women played on the…

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Osinbajo inaugurates Nestlé Milo’s N4.1bn factory in Ogun

The Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday urged multinational companies to domicile their factories in Nigeria for the sustainable growth of its economy. Osinbajo said this as he inaugurated Nestlé Nigeria Plc’s N4.1 billion Milo-Ready-to-Drink (RTD) factory at Agbara in Ogun. He said that international companies operating in the country should take a cue from Nestlé Plc’s expansion drive to domicile their factories in Nigeria as it remained the preferred destination for investment in Africa. “We are grateful to Nestlé for these significant investments, particularly for locating its factories in rural…

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