Jay Z & Beyonce top Forbes list of highest-earning celebrity couples

Beyonce and Jay Z top the 2013 Forbes list of highest earning celebrity couples while Kim & Kanye came in at No.5. Jay and Bey made more than any other celebrity couple this year with an estimated $95 million in earnings between June 2012 and June 2013. See the top 5 list below..

1. Jay Z and Beyonce - $95million
2. Tom Brady and Giselle - $80million
3. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - $50million
4. Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis - $35million
5. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian - $30million

Chris Brown calls Jay Z out in new interview, says he gets a thug pass

In the latest issue of Jet magazine Chris Brown wonders why Jay Z gets a pass for stabbing someone and selling drugs but he doesn't get a pass for beating the heck out of Rihanna.

Chris Brown tells Jet magazine...

“No disrespect, because I’m a fan, but nobody brings up the fact that [Jay Z] stabbed somebody and sold drugs. He gets a pass.”

In 2001, Jay Z got three years probation for stabbing record producer, Lance 'Un' Rivera, for leaking his album  Vol.3...Life and Times of S. Carter one month before its release date. Jay Z explained what happened that night. Continue...

But first, more from Chris Brown's Jet magazine interview

On his relationships with Karrueche Tran and Rihanna:
"Relationships are the most difficult part. That’s why I was honest with those two girls and I put out that video. My ex and I broke up because of the “situation” and she had moved on. I fell in love with another girl. Then my ex came back, so it was like, 'What is a man to do?' I told them both the truth. I didn’t do the sucker role."
Read the full interview when the issue hits stands Monday, Sept. 23.

On the media:
“The media is full of yellow journalism. A lot of things I say, they will flip it. Instead of them getting off on all the positive stuff that I do, they will bring out the negative and draw out that story.”

On the media:
“The media is full of yellow journalism. A lot of things I say, they will flip it. Instead of them getting off on all the positive stuff that I do, they will bring out the negative and draw out that story.”
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Now to Jay Z. In an excerpt from Jay Z's new book, Decoded, he explains what happened the night he stabbed record producer Lance "Un" Rivera.

From the NY Post

He says he was infuriated because someone had leaked a bootleg copy of “Vol. 3 . . . Life and Times of S. Carter” more than a month before the release date of the album.

When he asked who was behind the leak, everyone kept repeating the same name: Rivera.

When Jay-Z saw him at rapper Q-Tip’s album release party at the Kit Kat Klub, he confronted him. Rivera “got real loud with me right there in the middle of the club,” Jay-Z writes, “It was strange. We separated and I went over to the bar . . . I was . . . in a state of shock . . . I headed back over to him, but this time I was blacking out with anger.”

After this, chaos ensued in the club, “That night the guy went straight to the police and I was charged with assault.”

He says he decided to plead guilty after watching Puff Daddy’s trial on weapons violations that same year. Puffy was acquitted, and Jay-Z says he feared the state would be harder on him after failing to convict his friend.

“The hilarious thing,” he writes, “if any of this can be considered funny, is that the Rocawear bubble coat I was wearing when they paraded me in front of the cameras started flying off the shelves the last three weeks before Christmas.”

Strike: Group Drags ASUU to Court

Poverty Alleviation Advocacy and Justice Initiative (PAAJI) a Civil Society Organisation has dragged the Academic Staff Union of universities (ASSU) before the National Industrial Court over what its describe as illegal and arbitrary strike action.
PAAJI an originating summons filed on the 16th September, is seeking the court to determine whether or not in pursuant to section 254C-(1) (j) and (v) the university lecturers can declare a strike over purported breach of a memorandum of agreement by the federal government. The group in is also seeking the court to award exemplary and special damages against the ASUU for violation and frustration of students’ constitutional right to be educated. ASUU chairman, Mr. Nasir Fagge Isa, and all chapter chairmen of the union were named as defendants in the suit.

15yr Old Boy Remanded In Prison For Allegedly Raping Three Children

(NAN) – An Upper Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, on Friday remanded a 15-year-old boy in prison custody for the alleged raping of three children.
The accused, who lives in Rafin Kwara Masaka, was charged for allegedly having canal knowledge of two sisters, a six-year-old and a 10-month-old, and another a 8-year-old girl; all in the same house.
The police prosecutor, Joseph Ahua, told the court that the matter was reported by the victims’ parents, at Masaka Police Station on September 12.
He said that the accused was arrested and during police investigation, confessed to committing the offence.
He said that the offence contravened Section 283 of the Penal Code.
“Whoever has canal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 14 years and shall also be liable to fine,’’ the Penal Code reads.
The accused, pleaded not guilty to the charge, and his counsel, R.N. Mbu applied for his bail.
The presiding officer, Vincent Gwehemba, however, refused the bail application and ordered the accused to be remanded in prison pending final investigation on the matter.
He adjourned the case till October 16 for further hearing.

At least Four Dead, Dozens Wounded In Nairobi Mall Shootings

(AFP) – At least four dead, dozens wounded in Nairobi mall shootings, wounding at least four people and sparking a fierce gun battle witnesses and police said when an armed group stormed an upmarket shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi Saturday.
Police said they had surrounded the Westgate mall, which is popular with wealthy Kenyans and expatriates, and urged residents to stay away from the area.
The motive of the attack was not immediately clear, but Kenyan media said the attackers may have been either armed robbers or “terrorists”.
AFP reporters at the scene said the surrounding area had been sealed off.
“There’s an incident at Westgate and we’re urging the public to keep off the area,” Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo said.
“Our officers are on the ground carrying out an evacuation of those inside as they search for the attackers who are said to be inside,” he said.
“The attackers have so far injured four people. We will provide you with regular updates as we try to save the situation.”
Another police official said: “Officers are approaching the situation with caution because there are innocent civilians inside.”
“We have managed to evacuate some people to safety. We urge Kenyans to avoid the area as we pursue the thugs,” Kenya’s Interior Ministry said on Twitter.
Local television reports, quoting witnesses trapped inside the mall, said a number of people had been taken hostage while others were hiding inside shops

2face Idibia celebrates birthday in Jos(PHOTOS)

Surprise was the emotion felt by most people when pictures of 2face’s birthday celebration were released and the music star himself was notably absent.
It turns out that the “Rainbow” singer didn’t attend the event organized by his wife, Annie, because he had to be in Jos on a peace tour.
’2baba’ celebrated his birthday with a number of little children and had his very own customized cake.
See photo below:


- [Photo: H/T LailasBlog]

Governor Fashola launches residents’ registration in Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola  yesterday called on the people of the state to support the move by the state government to ensure the success of the residents’ registration exercise  in the state. The governor made the appeal while launching the exercise in Ikeja.
Fashola explained further that the program would enable the government to generate reliable data for planning and development for the welfare of the state and its citizens.
He reportedly said that the exercise was not for tax purposes but to enlarge access of residents to government services.
Fashola said:

“The official flagging off of this exercise is a watershed in the state’s history as it is a most important step taken by the state government toward service delivery.
“If you imagine a Lagos where all communities have enough schools with the right and enough facilities to educate our children; “If you imagine a Lagos where you have enough hospitals with all the facilities to treat the sick and a state where you have a 24-hour electricity supply; “If you can imagine a Lagos where you open your taps and water flows at all times, then you will understand why we are embarking on this exercise. “It is to enable us have a reliable database of all residents so that we can plan better and increase access to government services.”

Fashola said that the registration was meant for residents, irrespective of their ethnic background.
He said that anybody who had lived in the state for at least six months was eligible to be captured.
The governor said that indigenes of the state who had relocated elsewhere would not be captured as they no longer fell under the direct responsibility of the state government.
He said that the residents would be issued permanent identification cards upon registration to enable them to access services in hospitals, schools and other public institutions.
The governor appealed to community and opinion leaders to help mobilise the people in their areas for the exercise. He urged all residents to turn out en-masse to be captured.
The project is being implemented by the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency, established by the Lagos State Residents Registration Law of 2011.
Giving more details on the exercise, Olayinka Fashola, the General Manager, LASSRA, said residents could register directly at the centres or do so on the internet.
She, however, stressed that those who chose to put their personal data on www.lagosresidents.gov.ng would still need to visit the designated centres to get their biometric information captured. She said that residents below the age of 16 would not be issued permanent identity cards upon registration till they attained the age.
Olayinka said that mobile centres had been created to guarantee access for the old and the weak and also to address any issue that might arise from the registration.
The general manager said that no fewer than 1,455 residents had been engaged to conduct the exercise, saying that the registration had created job opportunities for the people.
The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Adebiyi Mabadeje, urged residents to see the exercise as their project by volunteering information to LASSRA officials.