Photos from 2017 BET Award grey carpet and list of winners

Take glance at the stunning outfits of top celebrities that were present at the 2017 BET Awards ​held in Los Angeles at the weekend.

See complete list of categories and winners below:

Best International Act: Africa
WINNER: Wizkid
Tekno
Mr. Eazi
Davido
Stonebwoy
Aka
Nasty C
Babes Wodumo


Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
WINNER: Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher


Viewers' Choice Award
The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk, "Starboy"


WINNER: Beyonce, "Sorry"
Bruno Mars, "24K Magic"
Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane, "Black Beatles"
Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert, "Bad and Boujee"
Drake, "Fake Love"

Best Group
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
A Tribe Called Quest
Fat Joe & Remy Ma
WINNER: Migos
Rae Sremmurd


Best Collaboration
​Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Freedom"
Chance the Rapper ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne - "No Problem"
Chris Brown ft. Gucci Mane & Usher - "Party"
DJ Khaled ft. ​Beyoncé & Jay Z - "Shining"
WINNER: ​Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert - "Bad and Boujee"
Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane - "Black Beatles"

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Big Sean
Chance the Rapper
Drake
Future
J. Cole
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar 


Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Cardi B
Missy Elliott
Nicki Minaj
WINNER: Remy Ma
Young M.A.


Video of the Year
​WINNER: Beyoncé - "Sorry"
Big Sean - "Bounce Back"
WINNER: Bruno Mars - "24K Magic" 
Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert - "Bad and Boujee"
Solange - "Cranes in the Sky"

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Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom - Kehlani, "CRZY"
Bruno Mars & Jonathan Lia - Bruno Mars, "That's What I Like"
Director X - Zayn Malik, "Like I Would"
Hype Williams - Tyga "Gucci Snakes ft. Desiigner"
WINNER: Kahlil Joseph & ​Beyoncé Knowles-Carter - ​Beyoncé, "Sorry"


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Best New Artist
21 Savage
Cardi B
WINNER: Chance the Rapper
Khalid
Young M.A.


Best Actress
Gabrielle Union
Issa Rae
Janelle Monae
WINNER: Taraji P. Henson
Viola Davis



Best Actor
Bryshere Y. Gray
Denzel Washington
Donald Glover
WINNER: Mahershala Ali
Omari Hardwick



Youngstars Award
Ace Hunter
Caleb McLaughlin
Jaden Smith
Marsai Martin
WINNER: Yara Shahidi


Best Movie
Get Out
Moonlight
WINNER: Hidden Figures
Fences
The Birth of a Nation


Sportswomen of the Year
Gabby Douglas
WINNER: Serena Williams
Simone Biles
Skylar Diggins
Venus Williams


Sportsman of the Year
LeBron James
Cam Newton
Odell Beckham Jr.
Russell Westbrook
WINNER: Stephen Curry



Centric Award
Fantasia, "Sleeping With the One I Love"
Kehlani, "Distraction"
Mary J. Blige, "Thick of It"
WINNER: Solange, "Cranes in the Sky"
Syd, "All About Me"
Yuna ft. Usher, "Crush"



Album of the Year
24K Magic - Bruno Mars
4 Your Eyez Only - J. Cole
A Seat at the Table - Solange
Coloring Book - Chance the Rapper
WINNER: Lemonade – ​Beyoncé



Best International Act: Europe
WINNER: Stormzy
Skepta
Giggs
Craig David
Wiley
Emeli Sande
MHD
Booba



Humanitarian Award - Winner: Chance the Rapper 
Lifetime Achievement Award - Winner: New Edition



Best Female R&B/Pop Artist ​
Winner: Beyoncé ​
Kehlani
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Solange




Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
CeCe Winans, "Never Have to Be Alone"
Fantasia ft. Tye Tribbett, "I Made It"
Kirk Franklin ft. Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs and Tamela Mann, "My World Needs You"
WINNER: Lecrae, "Can't Stop Me Now (Destination)"

Tamela Mann, "God Provides"

Church Suspends Priest For Riding Hoverboard During Mass

Without a doubt, hoverboards are one of this year's must-have gadgets. However, as quickly as they rose to fame, they are also 'quickly' getting banned in major cities around the world such as New york, around Australia and also in london.

As it would appear, even the church is not a big fan of the hyped 'toys' either as they suspended a priest for riding a hoverboard up and down the aisle while celebrating mass.
The diocese of San Pablo, Laguna confirmed this in a statement released on facebook.

According to the statement, The Eucharist demands utmost respect and reverence. It is the Memorial of the Lord’s Sacrifice. It is the source and summit of Christian life. It is the Church’s highest form of worship. Consequently, it is not a personal celebration where one can capriciously introduce something to get the attention of the people.

The statement added that, he will be out of parish for a while and during that time he would reflect on his past actions.

BB Naija: See Photo Of Efe’s Family

Efe is one of BB Naija’s most sought after housemate and one of the finalists of BB Naija 2017.
A photo of his family was released recently.

See below:

Rivers: Suspected cultists kill two, kidnap lecturer and daughter

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two men in Omoku town in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area.

The victims, who were simply identified as Emma and Dele were murdered Monday night at their residence in Ahoada Road.


A source who is a neighbour to the victims said that the killers fired random gunshots to scare away people before taking down their targets.

‎Rivers Police command’s spokesman, Nnamdi Omoni, told our source that the men were killed over cult related dispute.

Omoni, who is a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said men of the Anti-Cultism Unit had been deployed to unravel those behind the attack.

He said, “Our men have visited the scene of the latest killing in Omoku and moved the remains of the deceased to the mortuary, as investigations continue.”


In another development, the whereabouts of a lecturer at the Federal College of Education-Technical in Omoku who was kidnapped together with his daughter remains unknown.

Isaac Messiah and his daughter were abducted from their residence by gunmen who drove in a Toyota Camry car.

The incident happened around Lagos Avenue, off Ogboo road in Omoku town, the headquarters of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

These incidents came three days after youths of Omoku announced their resolve to shun cultism and violent crimes, as well as to resist politicians that may want to use them for violence.

Nnamdi Kanu Visited By Musicians And Actors in Kuje Prison

Nigerian music artistes and Nollywood actors under the umbrella of United Nigerian Artists for Peace and Justice (UNAPJ) on Tuesday visited Nnamdi Kanu in Kuje prison.

They also called on the federal government to release Nnamdi Kanu from detention in the interest of peace.

According to them, the visit was to pay homage to Kanu and to show their solidarity to his cause.

The leader of the group, Chinaka Greatson, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu and other political prisoners held in different facilities across Nigeria.

He said: “This group is a collaboration of artists from the movie and music industry.

“The essence is to ensure that there is peace and tranquility in Nigeria especially the South-East..


“Release Nnamdi Kanu today and you will find out that the South-East will become peaceful.”

Greatson also blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for the continuous detention of Kanu.

He said: “This present judge was doing so well until the president returned from London, she then brought in Sharia Law, into this kind of matter.

“The president’s body language is what is causing the heat we are having.

“President Buhari has made himself the judge and prosecutor at the same time; so we are calling for the immediate release of Kanu.”

In a related news, IPOB members numbering over 3,000, on April 4, matched on the streets of Nnewi, Anambra state, with Biafran flags to protest against what they described as the Sharia trial of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

According to the protesters, who bore placards with inscriptions, and other Biafra related materials, they were against any secret trial of Nnamdi Kanu. They called for the restoration of Biafra.

Ini Edo Allegedly Shuts Down Mimz Night Club

Nigerian actress, Ini Edo who had a night club in Lagos has allegedly shut down her club after two months of operation.

Reports have it that the delectable actress,  shut down her famous Lagos Night Club, Mimz Club, Bar and Lounge in Lekki Lagos due to poor management.

It was launched in September 2015.

See below:

 

Orji Kalu Dares US,UK And Germany To Expose Corrupt Politicians

Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged the Governments of the United States, United Kingdom and Germany to expose the real treasury looters in Nigeria.

Kalu also called on the Federal Government to institute a process where famous auditing firms will audit all public office holders to ascertain their sources of wealth.


He made the remarks on Friday in the United States while delivering a speech on: “Democratic Process in African Countries,” at the War College, Washington DC.

According to him: “US, UK, Germany know those who have stashed millions of dollars, transferred directly from Nigeria to western countries, without working for it.”

The former governor said the looters acquired the wealth with no trace of evidence of business transactions, services or contracts.

“Most of them came to be leaders of our community with only N20,000 and below, and they make no pretense in showing their wealth and affluence in their different communities.

“I was governor for eight years. And in that eight years, I never knew somebody can take public fund as his own. I never knew somebody aside security vote can take away people’s money.

“People who had nothing came into office and turned to multi billionaires and nobody asks questions about how the money was made.

“I call on the government to restore a process whereby the KPMG, PWC, Deloitte and others be given opportunity to audit all our past leaders.

“You can not just make someone a Governor today and next, he buys a house in Victoria Island without stating how he got the money.

“Likewise a minister and he is already buying houses in Maitama or Asokoro. Sometimes, possibly someone you know before.”

Kalu also spoke on what has become of those of them who supported the political movement in Nigeria prior to the military leaving the political stage.

He said: “Among the people who supported political movement in Nigeria in 1998, few of us are being tried. I had mentioned this in most forums I have been.

“The former President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote to your President, George Bush Jnr, requesting that I should be arrested in the United States. But your President after investigation said no.

“They equally wrote to the British prime minister, but he disagreed after investigation. But I am being tried in Nigeria for a law I do not know where it comes from. But I cannot dwell on this since it’s in the Court of competent jurisdiction.

“Last time I spoke in Washington DC during a dinner, I repeated the same thing. Nigeria is a beautiful country where given the appropriate rule of law.

“If everyone is made to obey the rule of the land and respect the law; If all our people are made to subject themselves to the laws of the land, Nigeria will be a beautiful place to live.”

Speaking on the Nigerian economy and the orientation of the leaders and the led, the former governor said: “We need people who will see Nigeria as Nigeria.

‘People who will not attach any religious or tribal sentiments about the country. We need people that will call a spade a spade. Last week, I urged President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the economy the way he tackled Boko Haram.

“In all honesty and being factual, I still suggest that President Buhari as a matter of urgency should declare economic emergency. The economy is in very bad shape and the citizens are not happy.

“What we also need Nigerians to do is to come out and support civil democracy. Civil democracy is the only way interests of others can be protected. People blame politicians and everybody but themselves.”

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