Nollywood actress and UN Ambassador, Chika Ike is bereaved. The University of Lagos graduate revealed she lost her mother yesterday, Monday April 18, 2016 via an Instagram post, while also recounting the role she played in her life. “RIP Mum. Saying I am going to miss you is an understatement, I can’t still believe you are gone , I sit here wondering if I’m in a dream and waiting for someone to pinch me . You thought me how to be strong, giving, loyal, compassionate and driven. You told me that there is nothing impossible to do. You made me…
Author: David Folami
On Tuesday, April 18, 2016 Nigerian pop star and Five Star Music lead act, Kcee was a year older. On that day, the Limpopo singer released some really dapper pictures to celebrate his birthday as he also hit the 1m follower mark on Instagram. He’s however not held a party to celebrate it because it was a week-day. Now Kcee and his label mates, Harrysong and Skiibii have arrived in South Africa where he’ll hold a birthday party at Harem Night Club on Friday, April 22, 2016.
Nollywood actress, Doris Simeon has admitted she could invite her perceived rival, Stella Damasus to a movie shoot if need be. The two Nollywood darlings have reportedly been involved in a face-off over Doris’ ex-husband, Daniel Ademinokan. While speaking with Vanguard on her present stand with Stella, Doris said, ‘I have no business with her’, before going on to comment on whether she could invite the latter for a shoot. ‘Yes, I can, after all, she is an actress and money is involved. I can do business with an enemy provided it is strictly business. Why her when I can…
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has confirmed his part in the remake of 1995 hit movie, Jumanji. “It’s official,” he wrote. “We’ll produce and deliver to a whole new generation a title that I love and is one of my all time favs. There’s games you play for fun… then there’s games that change your life. JUMANJI.” The original film, made in 1995, was based on Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 picture book and starred the late Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst. The story portrayed two children who played a magical board game in order to save a man who had been…
Rumours of a reconciliation between the Brooklyn Beckham and Chloe Grace Moretz have been rife in recent times. This is coming following Brooklyn’s split from former girlfriend Sonia Ben Ammar. It now seems all but confirmed now that Brooklyn Beckham and Chloe Grace Moretz are back together, following their romantic stroll in London on Friday. The romance between the pair is thought to have been reignited earlier this month, when Chloe and Brooklyn dined with the Beckhams, and Chloe’s mother, Terri, at Soho House in Los Angeles. A source told The Sun UK that; “Chloe and Brooklyn are very much…
Internationally acclaimed rap act, Kanye West has revealed that he watches pornographic movies. Though he didn’t disclose if he watches with his wife, Kim Kardashian, the entertainer revealed that he watches porn with good storyline. The rapper revealed this when he and Kim appeared on the series finale of Khloe Kardashian’s chat show “Kocktails with Khloe” alongside Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. Explaining the weird habit, he said he had to reduce the noisy moans of the porn stars to the barest minimum as he lived so close to other people. “I’ve never watched porn with the sound on,” he…
It was all fun and fragranceat Ndubuisi Kanu Park, Lagos and River Plate Park, Abuja as Sunlight Detergent hosted celebrities and consumers in its Lagos and Abuja demo washes. Popular celebrities and OAPs likeMercy Aigbe-Gentry, Chindinma (Ms. Kedike), Adama Indimi, Empress Njamah, Willy Willy of Wazobia FM, Abuja, Amaka Fresh of Hot FM, Duncan Matilda of Rhythm FM, Kenny Saint Brown, Omo Baba, Ara and hundreds of consumers present at the simultaneous demo washes confirmed Sunlight’s 2-in-1 claims of improved fragrance and cleaning. The Brand Manager, Sunlight, Ojeabuo Akhiojemidescribed the event as a strategic initiative of the brand to create…
TIME magazine has revealed its annual list of 100 most influential people for 2016. From artists and leaders to pioneers, titans and icons, check out your favourite actors who made the list. “Taraji is the modern-day Bette Davis, touching audiences with her honesty and intensity. When you are on set with Taraji, she listens, but she also questions. She challenges everyone to go the extra step to get it right. She has a deep understanding of the human condition, and she displays it with her eyes—the pain, the happiness, the love, the laughter.” – Lee Daniels. “Maybe it’s funnier for…
Cameroon will play host to some of Africa’s biggest stars like Ramsey Noah, Gideon Okeke, Richard Mofe Damijo, Juliet Ibrahim and Fred Amata, ahead of the 2016 Cameroon International Film Festival (CAMIFF) to hold in April. CAMIFF 2016 is holding its first edition and is already proving to be the event every film maker in Africa is looking forward to attend thanks to an enriching six-day program to entertain and train movie makers and fans across the continent. “We are very excited to be doing this [film festival] now,” Agbor Gilbert, founder of CAMIFF tells DCODED TV. “CAMIFF is to…
In a statement published on E! Online, CBS announced President Barack Obama’s wife will appear in an episode that will air in the US on May 3. The special episode, titled ‘Homefront’, shall see Mrs Obama welcome special agent Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and the wife of a Marine to the White House for a “Joining Forces” roundtable with actual military spouses. He said “When we talk about growing this industry or rebuilding this industry, what stares us in the face more is the problems rather than the solutions.” “We have talked about the role of government in all of these.…
The Lagos Police Command has lifted the lid on what happened after the highly publicized feud between blogger, Linda Ikeji and Wizkid was reported to them. According to the Police P.R.O, Dolapo Badmos, when the police invited the parties, they agreed to resolve the matter out of court after Wizkid said he had not really meant to threaten her life, and that his rant was rather emotional, with no malicious intent attached. Wizkid, she said, explained that the threat of sending his 16-year old cousin to beat up Linda, was also written out of anger and emotion and there was…
36-year-old pop star, D’banj stands tall as one of the most eligible bachelors in the Nigerian entertainment industry. In an interview recently in 2015, he said, ‘Well, I don’t know yet but I know that I am intending to do it this year. More importantly for me, I’ve always wanted to have a child, but last year my brother, Kay Switch had a child and it brought so much joy to me. So this year, I’m thinking of settling down to have my own Koko junior soon.’ Fast forward to 2016, he was asked the question again by Punch and…
Nigerian singer and mother of one, Tiwa Savage has explained that having a child shouldn’t stop a woman from being sexy. Tiwa, who gave birth to her first child in July 2015, was recently interviewed by Hip TV, and she said, ‘When you give birth it doesn’t mean you stop being sexy at all. It was being sexy that got us pregnant in the first place’. She continued: ‘Having a baby doesn’t change anything. It just makes me more responsible. I have a lot to live for. I have a lot to work for. I am still who I am…
Indigenous rapper, Phyno released his first studio album titled ‘No Guts No Glory’ featuring pop stars like Efa, Flavour, Ice Prince, M.I, Mr. Raw, Olamide, Omawumi, PSquare, Runtown, Stormex, Timaya in 2014, and there has been increasing clamour from his fan base for another album. He has thus been in the studio recently, working on his second album titled ‘Playmaker‘ that will be released later this year and has revealed some of the music stars he’s working with on the new project. According to him, the new album already has collaborations from 2face Idibia, Timi Dakolo, Olamide, Cynthia Morgan and…
Nigerian singer and comedian, Folarin Falana a.k.a Falz The Bahd Guy will join over 100 experts who define the creative ecosystem to speak at the Cannes Lions conference in France this June. Falz will join other stars like Twitter’s ‘funniest man’ Rob Delaney, Berkeley University’s first-ever hip-hop lecturer Desmond Marzette, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, Director of Facebook Africa Nunu Ntshingila and many others. Falz, who many consider as an authority in building personal brands that resonates with the African audience, was a panelist at the 4th edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive4). He will speak on the topic ‘Let…
In her first interview after childbirth, Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh revealed that she’s no longer an artiste signed under Dbanj’s DB records. She explained that, ‘D’banj is a very sweet person. I think he’s one of the best people I’ve known on earth and that’s no joke. I love him so much as my brother, but we couldn’t work it out business wise’. D’banj has now revealed what happened in a recent interview with Punch. He said, ‘I had a meeting with my team last year and I told everyone of them, my producers, songwriters and artistes that this year,…
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has said he considered joining Manchester United, although he has not thought about a move to Chelsea this summer. Ramos, 30, was linked with a move to United last summer, but he ultimately signed a new five-year contract at the Bernabeu. Asked if there was an official offer from United, Ramos told COPE: “Yes.” Pressed on whether he thought about leaving Real, the centre-back added: “For a moment I thought about a change of scenery, but in the end my priority was always Real Madrid and I thought about that for other reasons.” It has…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says that Danny Ings and Emre Can have not yet been ruled out for the remainder of the season. Ings was signed from Burnley on a Bosman last summer — the compensation fee for the move has yet to be set by a tribunal — but suffered a cruciate knee injury in October that put him on the sidelines for at least six months. Can was ruled out for up to six weeks with ruptured ankle ligaments suffered in Liverpool’s dramatic Europa League win over Borussia Dortmund, Ordinarily that would end the Germany international’s domestic season…
Arsene Wenger has his eyes on a top-three finish in the Premier League as he looks to avoid the lottery of a Champions League playoff. The Gunners travel to struggling Sunderland on Sunday and sit third heading into the weekend after beating West Brom 2-0 on Thursday night. While their own title bid collapsed amid a poor run of results after the turn of the year, a 20th consecutive season of Champions League qualification is now looking likely for a club whose business model has relied upon it for some time. But Wenger wants to finish third, with Leicester and…
Louis van Gaal would see this season as a success if they fell short in the race for Champions League qualification but won the FA Cup. Life after Sir Alex Ferguson has so far proved difficult at Old Trafford, but David Moyes’ successor began brightly enough as United finished fourth in his first season at the helm. Van Gaal’s second campaign has been less comfortable, though, and missing out on the Champions League looks a distinct possibility, despite having recently reduced the gap to the top four to two points. Those recent improvements have done little to dim the noise…