Although the 2015 general elections are over, the ‘One Voice Peace Concert’ spearheaded by award-winning singer, 2Face Idibia appears to have more to offer. At the Classique Event Center recently, fans were wowed with a collection of hit songs from the artiste’s repertoire, even as 2Face and his team seized the opportunity to sensitise all […]
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Following the death of veteran actor, Mufutau Sanni, aka Ajigijaga last Friday, family members have scheduled a final burial ceremony for the deceased who has since been interred in accordance to Islamic rites. The ceremony holds today at Ansarudeen Primary School, Agege, Lagos. An artistes’ night was held in honour of the late actor by […]
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Popular Filmmaker Tunde Kelani has opened another chapter in his motion picture career, as the cinematographer goes life with an online TV channel today. Called tundekelani.tv, information has it that the new African cultural medium will offer an extensive range of content across several genres, including documentaries, drama, interviews and movies from the filmmaker’s Mainframe […]
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Rita Dominic and Genevieve Nnaji are well known as Nigerian style mavens; however Rita Dominic beat her fellow fashionista hands down at Stephanie Linus’s movie premier titled Dry held at Silverbird Galleria last Sunday. The sultry diva looked effortlessly stunning in her peach ensemble; a peach cape like blouse atop a matching pair of pale […]
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FOLLOWING Nigeria’s outing at the just concluded Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) in South Africa, there are strong indications of a collaboration fast making Nollywood the beau of Africa’s biggest film fest. Pundits say the partnership can only be next to DIFF’s romance with the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), going by the talent exchange […]
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FRESH facts have emerged that the friendship between Yemisi Wada, a former wife of Chief Femi Olukayode (formerly Fani-Kayode), and her childhood friend, Mosunmola Abudu, the owner of Ebony TV, may have gone totally sour. From chummy friends, they are believed to have become sworn enemies in total disregard of the friendship they had nurtured […]
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IT was home-coming for 2Face Idibia, who was at the show group mate, Faze of the defunct Plantashun Boiz. But with an impressive line-up of artistes that include Kcee, Yemi Alade, MI, Jo El and Runtown, Makurdi, the Benue State capital came alive last Saturday when the Star Music Trek team stormed the city. It […]
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AS the battle to take over the reins of leadership Ekiti music left vacant with the death of Chief Elemure Ogunyemi continues, more young up and coming musicians are beginning to show their worth. Among the young contenders to the throne is Hon. Osho Ade. A protégé of the late Popular Ishola Adepoju, Osho Ade, […]
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GOSPEL singer, Nikki Laoye, has reportedly changed the name of her Angel 4 Life Foundation in honour of her late father, Prince Isaac Olushola Laoye, who could have been a year older on August 5, 2015. The project, which according to report, has been running for over three years, supports the education of the physically […]
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NOLLYWOOD actress and scriptwriter, Ruth Kadiri has just completed the production of her new movie. Titled Circle Of Trust, the movie was shot on location in Lagos, last month. It was directed by Ike Nnaebue, starring Ruth Kadiri, Yul Edochie, Esther Audu, Toosweet Annan, and Onyii Alex. The movie is a romantic drama about a […]
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A drama series titled the Book of Negroes will be premiering on Monday, August 17 on BET, DSTV Premium channel 129. The mini-series is based on a 2007 novel of the same name, written by Lawrence Hill about life in the 1700s as seen through the eyes of a young female slave. It a graphic […]
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FOR the Chairperson of iThekini Filmmakers Association, Andile Buwa, not only have his colleagues put aside the criticisms that have trailed Nollywood, they have evolved a micro budget model that has been accepted by the government and has led to the creation of the Mzansi Magic channel on DStv. “Circumstances have forced me to get […]
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PROVIDING insight into the event, the new Director of the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), Pedro Pimenta said the journey is meant to provide an exchange programme, and talents between filmmakers from Nigeria and South Africa. It started in March when a delegation from Nigeria was invited to Durban by the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission. “It […]
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As one who has spent three years in the highly challenging film industry, Ifeanyichukwu Edna Onoja admits that it hasn’t been a walk in the park. But that is not to say the years have been unkind. She also says that she has had fun moments. With such films like Festac Babes, Bold 5 Babes, […]
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KEITH Shiri, AFRIFF Artistic Director remains a resourceful film curator for African films. Commenting on the DIFF/AFRIFF partnership, he said, “When the idea that we should foster a relationship between DIFF and AFRIFF started, it was to create, and harness the idea of filmmaking between Nigeria and South Africa.” The Zimbabwean, who said he has […]
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SEQUEL to the success of the Eargasm concert, a show headlined by veteran Highlife musician, Sir Victor Uwaifor, and Hip-hop act, 2Face Idibia, the former has featured 2Face in his new Single, Tupepe.a second track from the album, Legend Reborn. The development followed the signing of Uwaifo to 2Face’s Hypertek Digital/960 Music and the huge […]
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THE story of first-time feature prose writer, Uju Amanambu, would make a thematic Nollywood thriller but she is not thinking of possible adaptation just yet. There are other interesting sides to Amanambu, than the fact that her book, A Broken Rose, depicts researched mental illness cases. She is a corporate banker with a passion for […]
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AS preparations towards the second edition of All Africa Music Award (AFRIMA) heighten, organisers have announced that a total of 2, 558 entries were submitted by musicians who will be contesting in different categories of the award. To oversee these submissions which closed on Friday, July 31, the 13-man AFRIMA jury panel is also in […]
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AS popular West African music reality show, Project Fame enters its eighth edition this year, a special gala, revealing 14 qualifiers for the show’s Academy was staged last Saturday amidst pomp. While tension brewed among the 18 hopefuls that were eventually scaled down to 14, Iyanya, Chidinma and other past winners doused the anxiety with […]
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LAST Sunday’s episode provided insight into health tips from the viewpoints of children on the Etisalat-sponsored Kids Say the Darndest Things (KSDT) show. The show which last aired at 7pm on AIT and DSTV Channel 253, last Sunday, has since inception remained one of the few family-inclined shows on terrestrial and digital television. Last episode […]
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