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A Nigerian Oil Investor Owns New York's Biggest-Ever Foreclosure

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NoireTv Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on Instagram  @ noiretvafrica   and on Facebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire The owner of a $50.9 million Manhattan condo that is scheduled to be sold at a foreclosure auction next month is Kolawole “Kola” Aluko, a Nigerian businessman accused in court filings of defrauding that country’s government. Nigerian officials have attempted to freeze Aluko’s assets, including a full-floor penthouse at Midtown’s One57 skyscraper, as part of a wider investigation. Aluko and others are accused of pocketing $1.8 billion meant for government coffers and spending it on luxury goods around the globe, court filings in that country show. Foreclosure proceedings were started in January on Aluko’s apartment on the 79th story of One57, which would be the costlie

Rick Ross Stars in Bruno Mali Kidd's New "Monkey Suit" Video, Watch.

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NoireTv Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on Instagram  @ noiretvafrica   and on Facebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire Rick Ross  stars in  Bruno Mali Kidd ‘s new video for “Monkey Suit,” a cut from his recently released  MADE  mixtape. Check out the Ryan Snyder-directed visual for yourself below. The new visual for “Monkey Suit” is more like a short film than a typical music video, with plenty of cinematic camera angles and solid dialogue for the bit of talking we actually here. In the beginning of the new vid, we see Bruno pop up at Rozay’s fictional car shop. It appears the Little Haiti rapper’s just done Ross a solid, so the MMG boss offers to help him out in return by revealing the identity and the whereabouts of his little brother’s murderer. From there, Bruno takes that inf

Freddie Gibbs Relives Jail Days in "Andrea" Video

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NoireTv Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on Instagram  @ noiretvafrica   and on Facebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire When art imitates life, a level of truth and understanding can be unlocked. Possibly with the help of a   therapist session ,  Freddie Gibbs  was able to tap back into his dark days in Austrian prison in his new music video for “Andrea.” The Eric Nelson-directed video opens with a fitting scene of Freddie cruising in California in a red Mustang to match the jazz lounge production from Pops, SLWJMZ and Crooklin. At around the one minute mark, you’ll notice a brushfire that starts and spreads as Gibbs continues to drive. As it engulfs the mountainside, the camera quickly cuts to Gibbs laying down in a jail cell. The unexpected change in scenery reflects how Gibbs felt w

Drake "Signs Baka His Ex Bodyguard To His OVO Sound Label After Spending 13 Years In Jail" (Video)

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NoireTv Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on Instagram  @ noiretvafrica   and on Facebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire For a few years now, Baka ’s been known as simply the guy  Drake  either name-dropped or included in random bits of his songs. Now he’s an OVO Sound signee. At a recent event, Drizzy announced Baka as the newest member of his talented OVO roster, handing him a pen to sign the paperwork in front of what appears to be dozens of people. Check out a brief video of the event below. For Baka, signing to OVO Sound marks the culmination of a journey that began after he was released from jail a couple of years ago. Drizzy noted this just prior to officially signing the rapper, who appeared on his   More Life   track, “No Long Talk” and acted as the Toronto rapper’s   hype

Wyclef Jean names new single after Fela Kuti

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NoireTv Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on Instagram  @ noiretvafrica   and on Facebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire Haitian rapper, Wyclef Jean’s new single is named after Nigerian afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti. Jean explained that he picked the name as title, because he wants young ones to know about the legendary progenitor of Afrobeat. The new song ‘Fela Kuti’ is the first single off his forthcoming album. “I decided to name it Fela Kuti because for me, I feel like we be thinking of [Bob] Marley, we give a lot of people from our past props, so when the kids hear Fela Kuti, I really want them to Google it,” he told XXL. “Fela Kuti studied jazz in England. Wyclef studied jazz at Vailsburg High School. Fela Kuti then went back to his country and tried to help his country by ru

Tonto Dikeh reacts to return of bride price to Churchill's family

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NoireTv Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on Instagram  @ noiretvafrica   and on Facebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has said her family returned bride price to her former in-laws for the sake of formality. The actress had claimed she paid her own bride price when her marital crisis started. However, on Tuesday, a video of her  family returning her bride price to the family of her estranged husband , Olakunle Churchill, went viral. Fans started speculating that Tonto lied about paying her own bride price. An Instagram user @cutie_juls then put up a post defending the actress. She wrote: “All those insulting Tonto because Tonto’s family were seen refunding Tonto’s bride price to Churchill lack common sense, I’m afraid. “Why would anyone jump to

Delta woman baths 17-year-old girl with acid for snatching her husband 'in dream'

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NoireTv Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on Instagram  @ noiretvafrica   and on Facebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire The Police in Okpanam Community, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested a jealous wife, Mrs. Stella Ifeoma Agbo for allegedly bathing a 17-year-old girl, Miss Judith John Paul with acid. She accused the victim of snatching her hubby in the dream, according to Daily Post. A Police Source within the Okpanam Police Station who craved anonymity confirmed the attack. The Police Source stated that the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded. He revealed stated Judith, who suffered severe burns from the acid bath may not be able to see with one of her eyes or breastfeed her children when she eventually got married

Karrueche Tran Not in the Mood to Talk Chris Brown, Migos Fight (Video)

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NoireTv Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on Instagram  @ noiretvafrica   and on Facebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire Karrueche was flying out of LAX Wednesday when we asked about Chris and Migos squaring off during a BET Awards after-party.    Chris is undeniably pissed Quavo's hooking up with his ex, despite Offset saying the brawl had nothing to do with her.  Watch Karrueche dodge the questions ... but the expressions and body language are interesting.  Karrueche's got her own issues with Chris ... which she handled with a restraining order. Source: TMZ

Common Says BET Weekend Beefs Are So '90s (Video)

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NoireTv Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on Instagram  @ noiretvafrica   and on Facebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire If you're a rapper starting fights during BET weekend in L.A., then you might as well be rockin' FUBU and JNCO jeans, or just plain have too much time on your hands, at least according to Common.  We got Common at LAX Wednesday and asked him about the multiple heated run-ins at the BET Awards. He doesn't blame BET for all the commotion.  You have to watch the video ... Common thinks he's done with our photog, but as the SUV window closes our guy mentions the '90s, Common processes the question, rolls the window down and makes it clear ... the '90s rap game should RIP. Source: TMZ

Prodigy's Funeral Bringing Out Legends of East Coast Hip-Hop

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NoireTv Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on Instagram  @ noiretvafrica   and on Facebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire Prodigy's  funeral should bring together some huge names -- his fellow legends of hip-hop ... especially from the East Coast scene.   Sources connected to the service tell us Prodigy's family has invited an A-list of rappers who worked with Mobb Deep or came up at the same time ... including Nas, Lil Kim, Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, Naughty By Nature, Onyx. Of course, Prodigy's partner, Havoc, will also be there.  We're told the private ceremony will go down Thursday at NYC's Frank E. Campbell "Funeral Chapel." A public service for fans to pay final respects will happen there from 2 to 5 PM.   TMZ broke the story ... Prodigy died las

Breaking: Tension in Abuja Games Village as Lebanese nationals block gate (Photo)

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NoireTv Africa     If you live in the USA, NoireTV now showing nationwide on Verizon Fios on channel 269. Press 269 on  your remote control.   NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on Instagram  @ noiretvafrica   and on Facebook  ...  www.facebook.com/caspennoire Residents of the popular Games Village Estate in Abuja have cried out over the blocking of their estate by Lebanese community in Abuja over development of a disputed land within the estate. Secretary of the Games Village Residents Association, Jude Uze, confirmed the development to newsmen on Thursday. His words: “Lebanese community said they have approval from the authorities to build a church inside the estate and we said no.” “We don’t have Lebanese community in the estate, who are those that will be attending the church, we don’t know. “This morning they just came in and they brought in a container claiming that development control have given them the authorit

Six hurt as car ploughs into families celebrating the end of Ramadan

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NoireTv Africa NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on instagram @noiretvafrica and on facebook...  www.facebook.com/caspennoiretv Six people, including three children, were injured today when a car climbed a kerb then ploughed into a crowd of people gathered outside Westgate Sports Centre where an event was taking place to celebrate the end of Ramadan. This incident, which is the latest in a series of such that has recently been taking place in the UK, left two children in intensive care and one adult seriously injured. The remaining injured are believed to have serious but non-life threatening injuries, officers said. Though most of those present  at the scene were Muslims, prompting speculations that it might be a hate crime, Northumbria Police said the incident was not believed to be terrorism-related as the suspect had been celebrating Eid with her family and hundreds of others.  The suspect

'Wonder Woman' becomes the biggest non-animation hit ever from a female director, grossing over $615M worldwide

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NoireTv Africa NoireTV now on Verizon Fios Channel 269. Press 269 on your remote control. Follow us on instagram @noiretvafrica and on facebook...  www.facebook.com/caspennoiretv The American superhero film, Wonder Woman has become the biggest non-animation hit ever from a female director, grossing over $615 million worldwide. It has now surpassed the global gross of Phyllida Lloyd’s Mamma Mia!, which earned $609 million in 2008. This makes Wonder Woman the biggest-grossing live-action movie ever from a solo female director.  The movie earned $10.8 million gross on its third  Friday  of domestic release and by the fourth  Friday  it earned $7.35 million. That's a 32% drop from the previous week's earning, yet the film is over the magical $300 million mark at the domestic box office on its 22nd day of domestic theatrical release. And this is just the domestic earnings. The overseas number is yet to come in. Once the movie gets past $665 million