I’ll wear dreadlocks till death
IT is no news that Daddy Showkey wears dreadlocks, but what many of his fans don’t know is that the self-styled Ghetto Soldier has actually worn it for 22 years. In a recent interview, the Galala dance...
View ArticleDA EMPEROR: WHY I’M INTO INDIGENOUS RAP
Budding rapper, Fasasi Mobolaji, also known as Da Emperor, has swelled the number of indigenous rap acts in Nigeria. In this interview with OVWE MEDEME, the fast-rising rapper, who is also an actor,...
View ArticleNFC honours Animation Film Project winner
The Nigerian Film Corporation has presented the sum of N50, 000.00(Fifty thousand naira) to Okeremute Jonathan Ovuoroh, the winner of its Animation Film Project. In a statement, Brian Etuk, the Head of...
View ArticleBiola Alabi gets Yale fellowship
The former Africa Managing Director of M-Net, Biola Alabi, has been named a 2014 Yale World Fellow, making her the seventh Nigerian selected for the fellowship since the inception of the programme in...
View ArticleFred Amata, Funsho Adeolu, Lydia Forson rock at AMAA nominees’ party
The Emperor Palace Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa came alive recently, as a number of Nollywood stars, who were joined by actors, actresses and filmmakers from across Africa, gathered for the 10th...
View ArticleTuface Idibia, Bovi, others excite at Maggi Chicken launch
It was another exciting moment last week when award-winning Nigerian singer, Tuface Idibia, thrilled guests at the launch of the new Maggi chicken cube, amidst pomp and circumstance. The sensational...
View ArticleNaeto C, Timaya’s revelations at Star Music Trek
For residents of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, memories of the third stage of the Star Music Trek, which held last Saturday at Ibom Hall Ground, Uyo, will remain fresh for a long time. The event, which had...
View ArticleAFRIMA 2014: stakeholders’ conference holds today
As part of the activities towards the forthcoming awards ceremony being planned by the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in October, stakeholders in the Nigerian music industry will converge today on...
View ArticleFayrouz L’Original: Organisers hunt for best style team on campuses
Following the launch of the Fayrouz L’Original Expression themed “Party for the Originals” in 2013, the organisers have announced the search for the best fashion and lifestyle team in Nigeria. In a...
View ArticleCensors Board to review distribution framework
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCD) is set to review the New Distribution and Exhibition Framework (NDEF), in order to reposition the film industry to meet the best international...
View ArticleAyefele survives fire incident
Gospel artiste and creator of Tungba music, Yinka Ayefele, on Tuesday, survived an early morning inferno at his Ibadan, Oyo State home. The fire, which started about 6.00am at his sprawling residential...
View ArticleUshbebe set to host comedy concert
Come Sunday, May 18, popular on-air personality and comedian, Ushbebe, will hold the maiden edition of his standup comedy show tagged The Chronicles of Ushbebe Live, an off-shoot of his TV show, The...
View ArticleMBGN winner Anna Banner in Superstory debut
Fans of Anna Banner, the 2013 winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN), will be greatly delighted soon, as she will be making her debut in a TV drama titled Too Blind To see, another series...
View ArticleAFRIFF calls for entries
The organisers of the fourth edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) have called on Nollywood producers and directors to enter their movies for its awards ceremony scheduled to hold...
View ArticleMonalisa Chinda, Lanre Nzeribe part ways
Top Nollywood star, Monalisa Chinda, may have parted ways with her long-time lover and business partner, Lanre Nzeribe, following some irreconcilable differences. In a statement, her publicist, Isaac...
View ArticleKosoko, Blaq in Eko: The Blessing of Olofin
An epic movie, Eko: The Blessing of Olofin, which is centred on the true story of Lagos, may soon be released. The producer, Fola Onifade, said the 500-cast movie, will be directed by Femi Bright. “I...
View Article‘Chiwetel Ejiofor’s civil war experience’
Chiwetel Ejiofor, a British-Nigerian actor, who was in Nigeria for the premiere of Half of a Yellow Sun movie, has said there is a correlation between his personal experience and the setting of the...
View ArticleZuma Film Festival to highlight Nigeria’s centenary achievements
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), Dr. Danjuma Dadu, has said that the 2014 Zuma Film Festival will showcase the centenary achievements of the nation’s film industry. Dadu,...
View ArticleNigeria’s top five music
THE Nigeria music industry has really come a long way and has, undoubtedly, produced talents from different parts of the country. Given the peculiar nature of the Nigerian society, it is pertinent to...
View ArticleIsolate set to drop Iba
OLUWADAMILARE Akan’O Adetutu, popularly known as Isolate Arafada, is set to release two new singles, Iba and the much-anticipated Sanlori, featuring 9ice. Isolate started music professionally in 1999...
View Article