PHOTO: Tottenham Star Emmanuel Adebayor Chilling with Nigerian Music Stars Wizkid and Iyanya in London

These three African superstars, Wizkid, Iyanya and Tottenham soccer great, Emmanuel Adebayor were spotted yesterday night doing what they do best –disturbing London.

Iyanya, who just arrived the UK to shoot the last leg of his Away video posted this picture on his Instagram page with the caption: “London nites with @wizkidayo and. E_adebayo.”

Wizkid has been in the UK for weeks performing at sold out concerts with his partner in (music) crime, superstar artiste, Tinie Tempah. It’s not clear when he’s expected back in the country.

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Singer Iyanya Kick-starts His Own NGO, ’The Iyanya Foundation’

The singer/MTN ambassador dropped the bombshell via his Instagram page as he is set to kick-start his own NGO to support the less-privileged in the society. He added:

“One of the very few orphans that had the opportunity to become Great and influential in the society through my music and with MTN giving me the Platform through Project Fame. Not every talented boy/girl on the street today will be as fortunate as Iyanya, through this Foundation our drive is to help and establish as many orphans and less privileged ones on the street. More on this foundation will be communicated to you through the Media #staytuned #Theiyanyafoundation”

God bless this movement.

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FINALLY IYANYA TALKS ABOUT S*X SCENE WITH YVONNE NELSON IN NEW INTERVIEW

Y’all remember it was recently rumoured that Yvonne Nelson was planning to feature Iyanya in her new video, a story Yvonne later denied?

Well, Iyanya in an interview with iCampus revealed he is not only ready to act alongside his ex girlfriend but is willing to do anything as long as the money is right.

On whether he will be comfortable with Yvonne Nelson on a movie set, he responded with

“I don’t have any problem. I am doing business. I am not here for celebration or family ties. If you want me to do a movie with anybody, pay me and I will do it.”

On Yvonne not wanting to act alongside him for fear of acting s*x scene together, Iyanya said;

“That’s bullsh-t. Just pay me. If you want me to do a movie or act anything with anybody, pay me. I don’t have any problem. I am doing business. I am not here for celebration or family ties. Pay me for the movie. If you want me to do a movie with anybody from anywhere, pay me and I will do it."

When asked if he would do a s*x scene with her, he said

“I didn’t say that oh. It’s you that said it oh . I said pay me oh. Later I go see am for twitter that Iyanya said he will do a s*x scene with Yvonne Nelson then the girl go come dey talk nonsense for Twitter.

Abeg oh!

[General Laughter]”

He also shared his opinion of Nollywood

“I respect a lot of directors of some movies I have seen recently. Also Nollywood actors and actresses who have gone into producing their own movies have done well for themselves. But I feel like our stories are too predictable, no disrespect. There’s no suspense.

I feel like you can just watch a Nollywood movie that you have never seen or heard of and tell the way it's going to end before it does. But trust me; if any director partners with me to do a movie, it will be awesome.”

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PHOTOS: Iyanya Rides Higher With New Prado Jeep From Solo Phones

When it rains it pours. That’s what seems to be going on with Iyanya Mbuk. The Kukere master is living it up. The man who snagged well over N100m in endorsements in 2013 is stepping into 2014 with brands hot on his tail.

Iyanya just drove out of the computer village Ikeja in a brand new Prado Jeep, 2014 model courtesy of Solo phones the latest company to make him their brand ambassador. The jeep was presented to him immediately after a brand activation ceremony at the computer village.

The phone was introduced into the Nigerian market on Friday November 22, 2013.

See a picture of him after the cut while driving out of computer village this afternoon.

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PHOTOS: Iyanya Rocks Suit Made with Ankara

He wore this in his recent video shoot. You like?

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Lenovo Denies Making Iyanya Brand Ambassador

Sometime last week Iyanya took to his instagram page to boast about bagging a new deal involving electronic company, Lenovo.

Iyanya’s manager when reached on the phone confirmed the deal, claiming they made about N150M – N170M from the deal. ‘It’s true, it cost about N150 to N170 million and the duration is for 24 months’, Ubi Franklin told a NET correspondent over the phone.

While the Pop singer received congratulatory messages from fans across the world and several blogs reported the story, NET made investigations over the signing and discovered that there might never have been one, as Lenovo says they don’t know anything about the deal.

The news of the signing was quite surprising and puzzling: why would a PC/tablet/Smartphone producing company sign Iyanya who is currently a double ambassador for PC producing company Zinox Computers and smartphone company SOLO Phone? Wouldn’t there be conflicts of interest?

NET also reached out to Iyanya and Made Men Music Group label publicist over the signing, who unconvincingly explained to our reporter that Zinox Computers acts as a parent company to Lenovo in Nigeria.

Just as you guessed, that doesn’t make sense.

Lenovo is a Chinese multinational technology company with headquarters in Beijing, China, and Morrisville, North Carolina, United States. The company’s gross revenue in 2012 was $29.57b making them one of the best in the electronic field. In 2005, Lenovo acquired IBM’s personal computer business and in 2014 have agreed to acquire the mobile phone handset maker Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91bn.

It is worthy of note that there was no official statement from Lenovo or photos from the alleged signing unlike with Zinox and SOLO Phones.

Skimming through the official Lenovo website, we noticed that the Nigerian section of the web page redirects to the South African page. NET contacted Lenovo South Africa who then directed us to a rep in Nigeria named Mr Olumide. Lenovo SA also say they are not aware of the deal.

Olumide told our editors over the phone that he was not aware of any signing with Iyanya and told us to call back.

‘I can’t really say on that. I don’t know anything; I don’t know who he is. Honestly, I don’t know anything, maybe you should call him and ask him yourself’, Olumide told our correspondent over the telephone.

NET also reached Zinox Computers via e-mail and telephone but didn’t get any response from them. An e-mail sent to consultants for SOLO Phone was not replied neither were text message responded to.

Further questions sent to Iyanya’s publicist over the signing via e-mail were not answered.

Interestingly, NET discovered that Zinox recently opened a new online and retail outlet in Gbagada, Lagos called Task Direct. According to the company’s Corporate Communications Adviser Uche Nnadozie, Zinox will sell tech products from brands like Dell, Lenovo, HP, Zinox, APC, Samsung, among others. Apparently, that’s as far as Iyanya’s ‘relationship with Lenovo goes.

Punch Newspaper reports that Zinox ambassador Iyanya will attend the grand opening of the store.

‘There’s no signing, Iyanya is just trying to bounce some hype around and get some mentions online, which he did‘, a source in MMMG camp tells NET.

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