The Biography Of Eedris Abdulkareem [Age, Life Profile, History & Net Worth]

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Eedris Abdulkareem (born Eedris Turayo Abdulkareem Ajenifuja, is a Nigerian hip hop artist.

Born to a polygamous family in Kano, Nigeria, his father was from Ilesha, Osun State, and his mother was from Ogun State. Raised in Kano, he adopted Kano State as his state of origin. His father resides in Lagos, while his mother continues to reside in Kano. According to interviews, his decision to drop his patronymic surname has nothing to do with dislike for his father, but merely reflects his fondness for the name “Eedris Abdulkareem.”

Having left the Remedies amicably, Abdulkareem’s solo debut album, P.A.S.S. (“Pains And Stress = Success”) was released in 2002 on Kennis Music, and it was received well by hip-hop fans and music pundits alike, and it had tracks like “So Ligali” featuring Pasuma Wonder, “Come Back Home”, and the first ever diss song by a Nigerian rapper, “Wackawickee MC’s”, where he took shots at Tony Tetuila, The Plantashun Boyz and Ruff Rugged and Raw. Released the same year (and also on Kennis Music Imprint) was the album titled Mr. Lecturer, which featured Abdulkareem’s first video hit, the album’s title track, which addressed the problem of students using money and sex to solicit higher grades in Nigerian colleges and universities, as well as male lecturers exploiting female students and requesting sex and money in exchange for good grades. This album further increased Eedris Abdulkareem’s popularity, and is cited in some quarters as the best album which Eedris Abdulkareem ever released, as well as his highest selling album.

In 2004, Abdulkareem’s third album, Jaga Jaga, appeared on Kennis. Its title track, which laments the corruption and suffering in Nigeria, was banned from radio airplay by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in a televised address, although it continued to be played in nightclubs. The album was released to critical acclaim, and the cover of the album was designed by Ghariokwu Lemi, who designed most of Fela Kuti’s classic album covers. Abdulkareem was also voted alongside great personalities like Dora Akunyili, Pat Utomi and others by millions of Nigerians to represent Nigeria and carry the Olympic torch relay. Also in 2004, Abdulkareem came to international attention as a result of a scuffle with American rapper 50 Cent on board an airplane at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. By all accounts, Abdulkareem had tried to occupy 50 Cent’s seat, resulting in a fight between Abdulkareem, his friends, and 50 Cent’s bodyguards. One of Abdulkareem’s associates was hospitalised as a result, and 50 Cent returned to the United States, refusing to appear at a scheduled concert in Port Harcourt. Abdulkareem got married after briefly dating his then girlfriend Yetunde, and they both have 3 children.

In November 2005, Abdulkareem launched his own record label, La Kreem Music, and released his fourth album, Letter to Mr. President. The album’s title track addressed Obasanjo’s criticisms of “Jaga Jaga”; the album also featured “Flash Up Unu Lighter”, a tribute to Obasanjo’s wife, Stella, who died while undergoing surgery in Spain, and the victims of the Bellview Airlines crash of October 2005.

Abdulkareem is also the founder of the Eedris Abdulkareem Foundation, a fundraising organization dedicated to fighting the spread of HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa in conjunction with the Pat Utomi Foundation. Eedris has been releasing numerous singles in preparation for his yet untitled album, among which are “Wonkere” featuring Fatai Rolling Dollar, “Shekere” featuring Vector tha Viper, and “FELA” featuring Femi Kuti. He also released a sequel to his 2004 hit “Jaga Jaga” in January 2012 during the Occupy Nigeria protest and also took a shot at Nigerian pop sensation D’banj, asserting that he is dining with the government that is doing nothing to change the living condition of the ordinary Nigerians. He also released “Whooze You” featuring VTEK, which take shots at Mavin Records boss Don Jazzy.

The track created a little tension in the Nigerian hip hop scene in 2013. He was also featured on numerous tracks by other artist, among which is “Bad Guy Baller” featuring Mode 9 and VTEK and a track by Oba Mmega. In 2013 the former president Olusegun Obasanjo took a swipe at Eedris, which inspired him to make another track aimed at the former president. Eedris also announced on his Twitter page in 2014 that he will be releasing a track titled “Godfather and Godson” after the former president wrote a letter to the current president, Goodluck Jonathan. He has mentioned in his musics and interviews that Fela is his hero and inspiration.

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Chai! See What This Pretty Black Girl Did To Her Face In The Name Of Tattoos (Photo)

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The above photo of a pretty black girl which emerged online some hours ago, is currently making rounds on social media and is being trailed with mixed reactions and criticisms.

In an alleged bid to embrace the craze and join the trend of face tattoos which has been propagated in recent times by many notable American celebrities, this young lady, has spoilt her face with tattoos including a visible gun inking and many more piercings.

The identity of the lady and where she is located were not ascertained as at the time of filing this report, but her photo has definitely got a lot of people talking.

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Samsung heir to be quizzed again over corruption scandal

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Samsung Group's heir-apparent Lee Jae-Yong,<br />AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je

South Korean prosecutors said Sunday they would question the Samsung heir again as part of a probe into a corruption and influence-peddling scandal that caused President Park Geun-Hye to be impeached.

Lee Jae-Yong, Samsung Electronics vice chairman and the son of the Samsung group boss Lee Kun-Hee, has been quizzed several times over his alleged role in the scandal that has rocked the nation.

The 48-year-old will be summoned again Monday morning, said a spokesman for the special team of prosecutors probing the affair.

Lee, described as a key suspect in the scandal, narrowly avoided being formally arrested last month when the prosecutors accused him of bribery involving nearly $40 million.

A Seoul court rejected the arrest warrant on grounds of insufficient evidence.

Lee has effectively taken the helm of the group since his father suffered a heart attack in 2014.

“We need to question Lee…over other things we have discovered (after the arrest warrant was rejected),” said Lee Kyu-Chul, spokesman for the prosecutors’ team.

The scandal centres on Park’s secret confidante Choi Soon-Sil, who is accused of using her presidential ties to force local firms to “donate” tens of millions of dollars to two non-profit foundations which Choi allegedly used for personal gain.

Samsung was the biggest donor to the foundations and is accused of separately giving millions of euros to Choi and her daughter in a bid to receive policy favours from Park in return.

Park has been named as an accomplice with Choi, and also stands accused of letting Choi handle a wide range of state affairs including senior nominations even though she held no official post.

Two other senior Samsung executives would also be questioned Monday as criminal suspects, the spokesman said.

Prosecutors may try again to formally arrest Lee based on the outcome of the questioning, he added.

Samsung is South Korea’s largest group with revenue equivalent to about a fifth of the country’s GDP. Its key unit Samsung Electronics is the world’s largest smartphone maker.

But it suffered a major blow to its reputation after its de facto leader was accused of bribing Choi in a bid to ensure a smooth transition of power within the founding Lee family.

Prosecutors are probing whether Samsung’s payments to Choi were aimed at securing official approval for the controversial merger of two Samsung units in 2015, seen as smoothing the way for a transition.

The merger was opposed by many investors who said it wilfully unvalued the shares of one of the firms. But it went through after the state pension fund — a major Samsung shareholder — approved it.

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‘Panama Papers’ firm partner says Panama leader received Odebrecht ‘donations’

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View of a sign outside the building where Panama-based Mossack Fonseca law firm offices are in Panama City, on April 4, 2016. A massive leak -coming from Mossack Fonseca- of 11.5 million tax documents on Sunday exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities including Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. An investigation into the documents by more than 100 media groups, described as one of the largest such probes in history, revealed the hidden offshore dealings in the assets of around 140 political figures — including 12 current or former heads of states. AFP PHOTO/ Rodrigo ARANGUA / AFP / RODRIGO ARANGUA

A partner in the law firm at the heart of the “Panama Papers” scandal fell out publicly with Panama’s president — a former friend — on Thursday, accusing him of accepting “donations” from a Brazilian company that has admitted to graft.

Ramon Fonseca Mora told reporters that President Juan Carlos Varela confided he received from Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction giant that paid millions of dollars in bribes to land huge public works contracts in Latin America.

Fonseca — who used to be a high-ranking advisor to Varela but was dismissed when the Panama Papers leak burst forth in April last year — made the allegation as Panamanian prosecutors conducted a surprise raid on his firm as part of their probe into the Odebrecht bribes and the Panama Papers.

Varela last year said he and Fonseca were longtime friends.

He had promised to stand by the prominent lawyer as the Panama Papers scandal — a vast data leak from the Mossack Fonseca law firm that detailed how the world’s wealthy stashed assets in offshore companies — unfolded.

But on Thursday it appeared that amity no longer held.

“President Varela told me — may lightning strike me if I lie — that he had accepted donations from Odebrecht because he couldn’t fight everyone,” Fonseca said as he arrived to respond to prosecutors’ questions related to Thursday’s raid.

Several countries in Latin America, among them Panama, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Uruguay, are carrying out investigations into bribes paid by Odebrecht.

In December, the Brazilian company agreed with the US Justice Department to pay a world record $3.5-billion fine after admitting it paid $788 million in bribes to win fat construction contracts in 12 countries.

More revelations are expected soon because current and former Odebrecht executives have signed tell-all plea deals in Brazil in exchange for lighter sentences.

In Panama, ex-president Ricardo Martinelli’s son and brother are under investigation.

Fonseca wrote in his Twitter account that he and his partner at the law firm, Juergen Mossack, had “nothing to do with Odebrecht.”

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