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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) musician, Koffi Olomide, has asked for forgiveness from Kenyans following three months after he was arrested for kicking his female dancer in Kenya.

The man known as king of African rumba made the headlines in July after his arrest at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. He was arrested after the video of his alleged assault went viral on social media. 

The police chief ordered his arrest after which he was deported back to the DRC the following day. Olomide’s apology was aired on a popular local comedy show (Churchill Show) in Kenya over the weekend. He asked for forgiveness for he is only human.

“My fellow brothers and sisters in Kenya, I want to send you a message of love and respect. I am sorry for what happened last time and my cry is that you forgive me for what happened.

‘‘I am only a human being even though I am a superstar… Most people thought I would not be able to do it, but I am doing it and I would do it again from the bottom of my heart,” he said.

Days after his return to the DRC, he was picked up at his Kinshasa home and hauled before court. Olomide was charged with assault and battery and was detained in jail. He was granted bail after spending four days in jail. His Kenyan show and another in Zambia were cancelled after the bad press that followed his arrest and deportation. He held his first post-detention show in Brazzaville, the capital of neighbouring Congo Republic a day after his release on bail.

Calls for his arrest and trial were championed by a Congressman Zakarie Bababaswe, who filed a petition on behalf of the Congolese public to have the musician punished for assault. He also released a song dedicated to women. The song titled “Mama pardons” has a chorus of “Mama pardon” – French phrase for ‘sorry mom,’ as Olomide is heard singing at some point saying “forgive me.” Apparently an apology for the assault that got him arrested, deported and charged in court in less than a week. On the same subject.

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Rita Akana

18.Oct.2016

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Kreef entertainment & Sam Mobit aka Dj Chick proudly presents Magasco & Daphne, two most talented Cameroonian stars who have caught international recognition most recently to the US entertainment public for the first time in a Live Performance at STATION ONE,8031 Georgia Ave Silver Spring MD 20910-USA on Saturday, 22. October 2016.Are you in the MD area?Come and party with two of Cameroon's Finest. Daphne and Magasco.Tickets and reservations ongoing.DJCHICK 202-903-1411 

Magasco whose song ”WULE BANG BANG” caught the whole continent by surprise since last year & with a current 775.025 YouTube views, witnessed an international recognition of his talent as it has triggered his nomination at the MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS (MAMAs) which is the Biggest Music Recognition Ceremony on the African Continent, to be held in Johannesburg-South Africa on Saturday 22nd October 2016.

After his Silverspring show, Magasco will move on to perform in other US cities, amongst them Minessota  on the 29 October 2016.

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12.Oct.2016

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The MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS (MAMAs) which is the Biggest Music Recognition Ceremony on the African Continent, has in its 6th Edition, nominated Cameroon’s very own MAGASCO in one of the categories to be held in Dome, Johannesburg-South Africa on Saturday 22nd October 2016.
Magasco whose song ”WULE BANG BANG” caught the whole continent by surprise since last year & with a current 775.025 YouTube views, witnesses an international recognition of his talent as it is his first ever nomination at The MAMAs.

It is therefore of no doubt that being recognized by the Continent’s Biggest Music Recognition Platform, will mean a whole lot & even call for celebration for Magasco and his supporters both in/out of Cameroon.

But the point which seems disturbing to us here at Pomradio News is the fact that he is being nominated in the category of BEST FRANCOPHONE alongside Serge Beynaud, J-Rio, Franko & Toofan, whereas he is an Anglophone Cameroonian who rarely sings in the French Language.

Some of the questions that we foresee breaking social media in the days ahead concerning this BEST FRANCOPHONE Category nomination will include,
Would the nomination in this category mean that it is a tactic by  MTV to just nominate & deny him of the award?

Because if you can recall, JOVI (One of Cameroon’s finest Rappers) was last year nominated in the same category alongside Pure Francophone Africa’s Artistes like DJ Arafat (Ivory Coast), Laurette Le Pearle (DRC), Tour 2 Garde (Ivory Coast) & Toofan (Togo), which at the end, he was not crowned the winner.

As such, should Magasco who is an Anglophone & not a Francophone Cameroonian be expecting same thing as was JOVI’s case?
If that is the case, what then holds the future of Cameroonian Anglophone Artistes, who seem more talented than their Francophone Brothers?

Does it mean that Cameroonian Anglophone Musicians should sing more in English Language than in the French language so as to avoid being nominated in the ‘Francophone Category’ at International Awards?

This is a question left for the Anglophone Cameroonian Artistes & their supporters in/out of Cameroon to answer, which we at Pomradio News believe should be taken seriously!

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05.Oct.2016

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French police have launched a major manhunt after masked robbers put a gun to the head of the American reality television star Kim Kardashian West and stole an estimated €10m (£8.7m) worth of jewels from her luxury apartment.

Five men disguised as police officers forced their way into the discreet Hôtel de Pourtalès in Paris’s upmarket 8th arrondissement, where the star was staying, in the early hours of Monday. Two of the robbers, who were wearing police-branded armbands, reportedly tied up Kardashian West, who was in the French capital for Paris fashion week, and locked her in the bathroom while they ransacked the flat.

The star’s publicist said although Kardashian West was not beaten, the men had held a gun to her head leaving her “badly shaken but physically unharmed”.

After giving a statement to police about her ordeal, Kardashian West, 35, was immediately taken to a waiting private jet at the small Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris to be flown back to the US.

Kardashian West, who is married to the American rapper Kanye West, with whom she has two children, was attacked just before 3am, shortly after she had returned from dinner. Earlier on Sunday she had been photographed at the Balenciaga and Givenchy fashion shows.
Before entering Kardashian West’s apartment, the robbers had tied up the night porter at the Hôtel de Pourtalès, which has nine opulent apartments. Among the jewels stolen was a €4m 15-carat diamond ring given to Kardashian West by her husband, and two smartphones. The robbers were reported to have escaped on bicycles.

West was performing at the Meadow Music and Art festival in New York when he was told of the attack on his wife. He immediately cancelled the set citing a “family emergency” to disappointed fans. The couple’s two children, North, three, and Saint, nine months, were reportedly not in the room at the time of the attack.

The 19th-century Hôtel de Pourtalès on rue Tronchet, in Paris’s chic Madeleine district, is so discreet it is known as No Address, France. Behind the burgundy oak and wrought-iron doors of the neo-Renaissance mansion, constructed for a Swiss banker in 1838 and now a listed building, the luxury apartments redesigned by Philippe Starck, rent for up to €15,000 a night.

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03.Oct.2016

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