Emmanuel Ikubese now Mr Nigeria
Emmanuel Ikubese’s profile got a boost on Saturday when he emerged the winner of the 2014 edition of Mr. Nigeria contest at the Eko Hotel and Suite, Victoria Island, Lagos. Ikusebe, who played the role...
View ArticleLinda Ikeji denies dating Jude Okoye
Popular blogger, Linda Ikeji, has described as untrue the reports that she is dating P-Square’s manager and video director, Jude Okoye. In an attempt to clear the air, she wrote, via her blog, that she...
View ArticleEFCC shuts down Laide Bakare’s boutique
This is certainly not the best of times for popular Yoruba actress, Laide Bakare, as she seems to have been caught in the web of the faceoff, involving her husband, Alhaji Atanda Orilowo and the...
View ArticleTheft report, a blackmail – Angela Okorie
News about Angela Okorie in a theft scandal in which she was detaineed and arrested by South African police which has filtered in the news has been debunked by the said actress in a an interview with...
View ArticleGbenga Adeyinka, AY laud Maltina
Following the successful hosting of the first leg of their shows on Easter Sunday in Lagos and Ibadan, ace comedians, Ayodeji Makun, alias AY, and Gbenga Adeyinka 1st, have commended Maltina, the...
View ArticleHalf of a Yellow Sun not banned -NFVCB
Contrary to the rumour making the rounds that the multimillion dollar flick, Half of a Yellow Sun, has been banned, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has said there is no iota of truth...
View ArticleDr. Sid announces wedding plans
The Nigerian entertainment industry was abuzz at the weekend with the star-studded wedding of Nigerian music diva, Tiwa Savage and her husband, Tunji ‘Tee Billz’ Balogun. For most artistes, it was a...
View ArticleNollywood icon Amaka Igwe is dead
Nigerian film-maker and Nollywood icon Amaka Igwe is dead. Igwe, 51 died on Tuesday in Enugu where she had gone, in company of her husband, for pre-production preparations for a new Igbo soap. She...
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PHOTOS: Life and times of Amaka Igwe (1963-2014)
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View ArticleAfricaMagic, others mourn Amaka Igwe
The AfricaMagic family and others entertainers have mourned the death of iconic Nigerian film and TV producer, Mrs. Amaka Igwe. In a condolence message issued on Tuesday, the entertainment company...
View Article‘She was a stickler for professionalism’
She was a stickler for professionalism. She was just one good-hearted person. She was always there to advise you, if you needed it. I believed in her so much. It was just so painful. I was in shock...
View ArticleShe was one of the best brains on TV – Peace Anyiam-Osigwe
It is a tragedy and this particular death is very painful. We fought, but we were also very close. She was one of the best TV brains in Nigeria. The motion picture industry in Nigeria and Africa will...
View ArticleAmaka Igwe: Painful exit of a Nollywood heavyweight
It was a tragedy no one ever imagined. It was also like a deadly blow below the belt. Indeed, like the Biblical saying, death stealthily came like a thief in the night and plucked life out of her....
View ArticleSeun Kuti for Stolen Dreams protest
The Change Movement Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, is set to stage a peaceful protest tagged Stolen Dreams Walk today at CMS, on Lagos Island. The walk, according to the organisers, is to...
View ArticleI’m still in shock, says Fred Amata
I’m just so confused. I’m still in shock. We were more than friends. I was one of those who encouraged her to go into directing when she was just a producer. “A few days ago, I remembered her and I...
View ArticleCharles Okafor: She stood for excellence, professionalism
It is with very profound shock that I received the news of the unfortunate, painful and untimely demise of Amaka Igwe. She was a colossus of the Nigerian creative industry. “She stood for excellence...
View ArticleShe was a fine writer, says Segun Arinze
We can’t question God, but we thank Him for the short time she spent with us. She was a fine writer and director who knew her onions and was very blunt when discussing issues with you. She had respect...
View ArticleTears, tributes for Nollywood Amazon
Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime has expressed shock over the death of renowned movie producer and director Amaka Igwe, who died on Monday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Chukwudi...
View ArticleAnother Film industry icon passes on
Barely forty eight hours after the demise of one of the most important women filmmakers in Africa, Amaka Igwe, the industry has also lost an icon – Akin Oni (Sparks). While Amaka clearly excelled in...
View ArticlePat Utomi, Omotola, others gather for Nigerian Entertainment Conference
In an effort to chart a new course in the nation’s entertainment industry, a number of dignitaries, last Wednesday, converged on the Grand Ballroom of Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos at...
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