Omotola, Banky W, Dakolo to grace EiE dinner
Come June 14, top Nigerian music and Nollywood stars, including Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Banky W and Timi Dakolo, will grace the maiden fundraising dinner of the Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), a...
View Article19-year-old student wins Airtel One Mic Talent show
Temidayo Omoniyi, a 19-year-year-old student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has emerged the winner of theOne Mic Campus Tour at the grand finale of Airtel One Mic Talent show,...
View ArticleIdi Amin actor dies at 70
Kenyan actor, Joseph Olita, who portrayed former Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, in the films ‘Rise and Fall of Idi Amin’ (1981) and ‘Mississippi Masala’ (1991), is dead. Olita reportedly died in South...
View ArticleMEGA: Organisers extend deadline for submission of entries
The organisers of the Music and Entertainment Gospel Awards (MEGA) have announced that submission of entries for this year’s awards will now close on June 14. In a release signed by Femi...
View ArticleIdi Amin actor dies at 70
Kenyan actor, Joseph Olita, who portrayed former Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, in the films ‘Rise and Fall of Idi Amin’ (1981) and ‘Mississippi Masala’ (1991), is dead. Olita reportedly died in South...
View ArticleHow I cope with kidney failure, says Chike Bryan
Last week, a lifeline from President Goodluck Jonathan came the way of Nollywood screenwriter, Chike Bryan, who has been down with kidney failure. In this interview with VICTOR AKANDE, he expressed his...
View ArticleLupita Nyong’o bags role in Star Wars movie
Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o, who recently won Oscar’s Best Supporting Actress diadem, has been listed for a role in the 7th episode of Star Wars, the American epic space opera franchise created by...
View ArticleOrganisers unveil nominees for AFRIMMA 2014
Organisers of African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA), have released nominations into the 26 categories of the reward scheme, which has been promoting Texas, United States as the next stop for African...
View ArticleFriends celebrate Dokubo-Asari at 50
ALHAJI Mujahid Dokubo-Asari may have made enough enemies with his ethnic outbursts, but he is still admired by many, particularly from his roots in the Niger-Delta. That much was evident on Monday when...
View ArticleFelix Adejumo hits three scores
BISHOP Felix Aderemi Adejumo, the founder of Agape Christian Ministries, will clock 60 years on June 20, 2014. To make the week-long event a memorable one, a planning committee has already been put in...
View ArticleIf I win tonight
Today, the Etisalat-sponsored Nigerian Idol Season 4 contest screeches to a halt, after several weeks of gruelling but exciting musical displays by promising talents. In separate interviews, the last...
View ArticleCurtains fall on Star Music Trek
LAST Saturday, Star Lager, from the stable of Nigerian Breweries, drew the curtains on its 10 week, 10 cities pan-Nigeria music tour with a grand finale. The event, which held at Eagles Club, Surulere,...
View ArticleAmaka Igwe covers Nolly Silver Screen magazine
THE late Nollywood movie producer, scriptwriter and director, Amaka Igwe, has been ‘immortalised’ on the cover of the June edition of Nolly Silver Screen magazine. “Though the pain is still fresh in...
View ArticleBEYONCE changes bodyguard
AMIDST accusations of infidelity levelled against singer Beyonce, it seems her bodyguard, Julius De Boer, may have been relieved of his job. The star is believed to have gotten a new minder. Trouble...
View ArticleBabcock University honours Mo’Abudu
IN acknowledgement of her contributions to the economic development of the Nigerian society and youths at large, Mosunmola Folake Abudu, popularly known for her television programme, Moments with Mo,...
View ArticleArtistes unite against malaria
MALARIA No More, a non-profit organisation, has enlisted the help of popular Nigerian stars to create a new song. This, according to the management, is part of the humanitarian moves to raise awareness...
View ArticleArtkingdom International to celebrate Mandela
ARTKINGDOM International Initiative, the Nigerian chapter and affiliate of Artkingdom Cultural Institute based in South Africa, has secured the consent and endorsement of the Nelson Mandela Foundation...
View ArticleToyin Aimakhu bags first endorsement
POPULAR Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu-Johnson, has landed her first endorsement deal as an ambassador for the ICT Company, Vas2Net Technologies. The 31-year-old actress put up the picture a few...
View ArticleKola Abiola regains groove
SCION of the Abiola family, Kola Abiola, is one Nigerian aristocrat who can be regarded as socially invisible. He is well known for his very private lifestyle, unlike his highly sociable late father,...
View ArticleFalz launches album in style
FAST-RISING Hip hop singer, Folarin Falana, aka ‘Falz the Bahdguy’, last Sunday, launched his debut album titled Waxup Guy, at the Ember Creek, Awolowo Way, Ikoyi, amidst pomp and circumstance. “The...
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