Veteran Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko has criticized the poor level of discipline exhibited by movie practitioners. Kosoko thinks there has been a great decadence in the attitude of people in the film industry when compared to the 80s. The actor, who is a Board of Trustees member of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said, “In the 80s the Nollywood practitioners were well disciplined, the public respected them for that attitude, but these days the reverse is the case.” “We will do all…
Author: David Folami
The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Ike, has called on the Federal Government to look into the utilisation of the N3 billion Nollywood Intervention Fund. Speaking with newsmen on Saturday, October 8, in Yola, Ike alleged that the money was “hijacked by a cabal” putting the film industry at a disadvantage. Ike disclosed that the few people who benefited from the fund were buying houses in Abuja and Lagos state, forgetting to invest any of it back into the industry. He also claimed that majority of the 247 actors alleged to have been trained at…
MSN label artiste, Oritse Femi has given fans something to muse about with his new single ‘Ongba larami’. This is as the ‘Double wahala’ crooner prepares the sail for an upcoming album titled “Corporate Miscreant”. Check out the new track which was produced by Hycienth. Enjoy!
YBNL rapper Olamide releases a new song titled ‘Orobo’. This follows his ‘Owo blow’ genius hit the track. The rapper is gradually lining up the tracks that would make his sixth solo album set to drop in December. Enjoy this one.
Chris Brown is so in love with his little girl! The embattled crooner took to Instagram today sharing an adorable photo of himself and daughter, Royalty. “I’m happy that I took responsibility to be a father and This little lady has given me strength, unconditional love, and most of all PURPOSE. Ignorant people would label me homophobic, WOMAN BEATER, trouble maker. I’ve been through hell and back to jail and back. I refuse to crumble. I STAND LOVE YOU RORO,” he captioned it. Seems like she’s his beacon of hope in this trying times. Recall the singer is under investigation…
Popular singer 2Face Idibia led an eight-man delegation to Sokoto, in the north-west of Nigeria on a two-day peace campaign. 2Face, his wife, Annie Idibia, Sound Sultan, Efe Omorogbe and others led a campaign against religious intolerance in northern Nigeria. The group visited Sokoto state for a Peace Campaign organised by 2face Idibia foundation ( A Million Voices For Peace) in collaboration with Voices Of Peace from the Sahara and the Justice, Development & Peace Commission (JDPC), Catholic Diocese of Sokoto. This comes weeks after his conferment as Peace Ambassador for the Ooni of Ife’s Newest peace project. The ‘Officially…
Seems like ‘Baba for the girls’ Harrysong is looking for love in this cold hard world. The singer who recently took to social media to expose an obsessed fan who threatened to kill him if he refuses her sex, is searching for love. The Five Star Entertainment star announced his intentions to fans yesterday, October 5, 2016, saying he is giving marriage and falling in love some serious thought. “DON’T SAY A WORD. DON’T EVEN ARGUE. .JUST WORK..JUST WORK..AND DON’T FORGET TO PRAY…the first time in ma whole life I thought about falling in love truly and getting married. Wow…
Hillary Clinton heaped praises on Kanye West for rushing to Kim Kardashian’s side after she was robbed in Paris. It’s being a dramatic week for the couple after the reality TV star was robbed of her second engagement ring, cash and jewelries at gunpoint in Paris over the weekend. Now Hillary Clinton has weighed in on the incident. The Democratic Party’s nominee for president told Extra she felt really bad for Kim who was roughly handled by the robbers. The former secretary of state continued, speaking of West, “He was in the middle of the concert and he ran offstage,…
According to Yomi Fabiyi the comic actor was critically ill and could no longer provide for his family. According to his post, the actor was critically ill and could no longer provide for his family. Now, Baba Suwe said, “My health is perfectly fine, I don’t want anybody to worry about me,” he said. Adding, “a lot of people have been calling me about the issue all day what Yomi put out is a very old story. I don’t want to talk about the issue any more please ignore it.” Yomi Fabiyi reported that the torture done to Baba Suwe…
Media personality Toke Makinwa’s estranged husband, Maje Ayida’s baby mama, Anita Solomon has shared several photos of her son, Micah. The Lawyer took to her Instagram page yesterday, October 6, 2016, to share several photos of her little boy. “My main G! #mummyslittleman #loveofmylife,” she captioned one of the photos. “Never enough words to express how much I love you! #loveofmylife#mylittleman #mamasboy,” she wrote alongside another. Anita Solomon also recently revealed she is a single mum. The lawyer took to Instagram on August 2, 2016 sharing photos of her one year old son, Micah. “The journey of loving my son…
A graduate of History and International Relations, from Lagos State University, Akindele won the award for the Most Promising Actor at the Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards held in Houston, Texas 2014. Popular for movies like ‘On Bended Knees,’ ‘The Antique,’ ‘Heroes and Villains,’ ‘The Banker,’ ‘Oge’s Sister,’ Seun is always a delight to watch on screen.
Today is the birthday of popular Yoruba actress Laide Bakare. Laide Bakare entered the movie industry in 1999. She studied Theatre Arts (diploma) at the University of Ibadan, and Degree in History and Strategic Studies at the University of Lagos. She also owns a record label called Slimline Records and has signed a group of talented acts known as B2L to Slimline Records.
Popular Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna in a recent interview talks about his trying times while struggling to make a living for himself. Ogbonna in an interview with LindaIkeji’s blog said, “There are times when I was broke to zero Naira, I’d leave my friend’s place to visit my sister at the bridge clinic to ask for as little as N2000. On that faithful day while sitting waiting for my sister, a woman met me with her husband and offered me N20m to donate my sperm, who probably was impotent. After thinking about the offer, I told myself that I would…
Days before she was robbed, Kim Kardashian revealed why hubby, Kanye West gifted her a second engagement ring. According to Kim, who is currently in Los Angeles with the kids following her Paris ordeal, Kanye West splurged on the huge rock after he nabbed a huge deal with Adidas. Speaking to Andy Cohen of Sirius XM: in Paris at The Girls’ Lounge dinner on September 27, 2016, she explained “My husband was very nice. He did surprise me. It’s a really cute story,” So I was sleeping and he woke me up in the middle of the night and said,…
The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has decried allegations its operatives tortured Baba Suwe while in custody. Mitchell Ofoyeju, Head, Public Affairs of the NDLEA, in an interview with PUNCH on Thursday, October 6, 2016, said their operatives did not subject Babatunde Omidina (Baba Suwe), to physical torture during the period he was incarcerated by the agency for allegedly being in possession of hard drugs. Dismissing Yomi Fabiyi’s claims, Ofoyeju said, “The NDLEA did not torture Baba Suwe. If he was tortured, he would have said it himself. This is just an unfounded rumour on the social media…
Hollywood actress, Halle Berry, is known for always hiding the faces of her children from the media. The actress was however called out by a fan for hiding the faces of her children in every post. “What’s with the hiding of the faces? They’re beautiful children why not show them off,” a follower asked. “I’ve noticed you have said this several times now so let me be clear– I’m not at all ashamed of children. I try to find creative ways to incorporate them into my feed because they are the biggest part of my life, but I also work…
The reality star took to Instagram today, October 6, 2016, sharing a photo of love interest and fiancée, Blac Chyna. “Love this woman can’t wait for my baby girl to come already.” he captioned it. Meanwhile, media outlets in the US are insisting that Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna’s relationship is fake, and the only reason they are still pretending to be together is to secure their million dollar Rob & Chyna show paycheck from E! Rob and Blac Chyna are expecting their first child together in October this year and have started recording for their reality show “Rob &…
Popular comedian, I Go Dye has been conferred an ambassadorial award from the United Nations World Habitat Award of Excellence for Humanitarian & Philanthropic for his contribution towards the development of Nigeria. I Go Dye received the award at the Miss United Nations World Habitat event in Abuja which held at the prestigious Sheraton Hotel to mark the United Nations World Habitat day. He also dedicated the award to US presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton. The jester took to Instagram yesterday, October 6, 2016, to break the news to fans. “Thanks to @missworldhabitat for this @unitednations World Habitat #ambassador Award giving…
Ghanaian actor, Majid Michel has charged politicians and everyone in power to embrace the true purpose of the calling as heads by being good leaders. Michel, who has been dishing on quite a number of topics including devotion to God said this in a comment posted on his Instagram. This also coincides with a period when Ghana is getting ready for its general elections. He wrote, “Winning an election does not mean u are a Leader. it means you are a politician. if you are ordained as a pastor does not mean you can lead a church.” “LEADERSHiP is not…
Ayo Makun, aka AY wants critics to know that his success is purely a product of grace and not ‘juju’ as has been speculated on various occasions. Speaking with Punch in a recent interview, the popular comedian ran through his major achievements, which he believes were a big hit due to the grace of God. AY said, “I am just a product of God’s grace. When I shot ‘30 days in Atlanta,’ I just set out to go there and have fun but a lot of people are attributing it to something else. “They are saying maybe I did juju.…