The banker arrested on suspicion of fraud after he lost £1.3 billion while working at major investment bank UBS has been named. Ghanaian Kweku Adoboli (31) was arrested in a pre-dawn raid earlier today. Click HERE to read more…. *shaking my head* If Kweku is charged I just hope he has a decent lawyer in his corner.
The nominations have been announced for Screen Nation Awards 2011. Presented by ITV News Reader, Charlene White and Waking the Dead actor Wil Johnson, guests were delighted to hear the names of the talented film and television nominees as their names were revealed at an exclusive nominations party, held at Revolution Bar in London. Twenty-two awards categories were announced which included Male Performance in Film, Favourite TV Star, Diversity in Drama Production, Favourite Urban Movie, Favourite International Film and Favourite Music Video […]
Cheryl Cole is at a loose end these days. She is currently unemployed and the British public seem to be losing interest in her. I have also noted that her annoying L’Oreal commercials haven’t aired on TV for sometime now. They used to be on all the time. Anyway in a bid to regain her “nation’s sweetheart” title and some column inches it has been announced that the convicted batterer of Sophie Amogbokpa has flown out to Afghanistan to visit the armed forces, where she will film a special tribute for The Mirror‘s Pride […]
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Soul Culture presents the second episode of their new series: The Co-Sign; teaming up talented and exciting artists in mutual nods of appreciation with exclusive collaborations created for SoulCulture TV. In this new episode SC teamed up with BRIT Award and three time MOBO Award winning emcee/singer Ms. Dynamite and up and coming female emcees Amplify Dot, Lioness and Lady Leshurr. Check out the remix version of Ms Dynamite’s ‘Neva Soft’ which I really like. They sound good together.
Beyonce and Tina Knowles’ clothing line House of Deréon has made it’s exclusive debut at Selfridges. The collection is available at the London, Birmingham and Manchester Trafford stores, as well as online at Selfridges.com. There will also be an exclusive launch event which will be held in a VIP secret location to celebrate House of Deréon’s long-awaited arrival in the UK. Selfridges will be giving away a pair of tickets to the launch, click HERE for further details. ….. I have been invited to the exclusive launch but […]
The Daily Mail reports that rapper/former I’m A Celebrity contestant Aggro Santos (real name Yuri Santos) was today charged with raping two women. The 22-year-old Brazilian-born rapper is accused of raping one woman in Chichester, West Sussex, on May 7 and another in Yeovil, Somerset, between September 25 and 26 last year. Another man, 21-year-old Tyrelle Ritchie, has been charged with one count of rape in Chichester on the same date, Sussex Police said. The charges in Chichester are understood to relate […]
Actress Modupe Adeyeye will make her debut on BBC soap Eastenders this coming Tuesday playing Faith Olubunmi, the younger sister of Merci Olubunmi (played by Bunmi Mojekwu) who was written out of the show earlier this year. The newcomer will also appear in EastEnders online spin-off E20. Congratulations Modupe – good luck. And let’s just hope there isn’t another random deportation storyline in the works. [Thanks UC from The TV Collective]
This is a short video from the ACLT (African Caribbean Leukemia Trust), to help raise awareness of the growing need for more young blood and bone marrow donors in the ethnic community.
Oh dear MOBO’s…. if it’s not one thing it’s another… Jah Cure (real name Siccature Alcock) MOBO nomination for Best Reggae has been removed after organisers discovered that he was convicted of rape, gun possession and robbery back in 1999. He was released from prison in 2007. The MOBO Awards will take place in Glasgow on the 5th October. ….. According to blogger Marvin Sparks “the witness that helped to convict him said she recognised his voice. No other real evidence was […]
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