It is without doubt that FalzTheBahdGuy is a man of many talents. The thriving Nigerian rapper who doubles as a comedian with his faux accent, has shown his versatility as an all-round entertainer by featuring in Funke Akindele‘s successful TV series, Jenifa – winning an award as a comic actor in the process. Falz has now been enlisted as a cast of successful television drama, Tinsel, which has been airing since August 2008. He’ll feature as Kayode Beko-Williams, a character who has been described as a love interest for Telema Duke (Damilola Adegbite). Earlier in the year, the Law graduate…
Author: David Folami
Daughter of Nigerian billionaire Michael Otedola, DJ Cuppy is one of the most eligible single ladies in the Nigerian entertainment industry. And though her latest ‘romance’ with footballer, Victor Anichebe may sadden some of her admirers, singer Danagog remains hopeful. DJ Cuppy by now is used to being a celebrity crush, and in her career, she’s been romantically linked with a number of celebs including Ice Prince, Olamide, Sean Tizzle, Falz and more. A few days ago, Danagog confessed his admiration for her to Thenetng, saying, ‘DJ Cuppy is not bad, I know she’s in a relationship, but baby if…
Nollywood actor, Blossom Chukwujekwu married his heartthrob, Maureen on Saturday October 15 in Lagos and celebrities turned up in grad style.
Agunbiade Daniel Damilola a.k.a Danagog is a long-serving member of Davido‘s team. With the friendship between him and Davido over 10 years old, he got signed to HKN in 2012 and he’s the only act that transitioned from the HKN label to Davido’s new DMW label. In this exclusive chat with Thenetng, Danagog explains how his path crossed with Davido. In his words, ‘I met David Adeleke before I met Davido (laughs). I remember I was independent for a while, at that time I stayed in Ogba and at a point I decided to relocate to the United States and…
A new era of buzz has began for Davido as he finally drops the visuals of his ‘How long’ track featuring Tinashe. The singer who has been getting criticism for his low activity in the year 2016 has finally shut the mouths of critics with this one. Davido will now have his eye set for October 14, 2016, a day he is expected to release his “Son of mercy” EP.
Rahama Sadau has finally broken her silence with regards to her expulsion from Kannywood, the Hausa film industry. The actress took to her Instagram page today, October 4, 2016 to share a statement about her recent ban from the industry by the Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria for her role in Classiq’s ‘I love you’ music video. In the letter, Sadau apologized to those she offended, thanked her fans and admitted MOPPAN’s decision came as a surprise to her. Read the full content below: “Following the events of the last few days and MOPPAN’s unilateral decision to exclude me…
Akon and Jeta Amata, who recently invited Rahama Sadau to Hollywood, have expressed their support for actress. Akon, whose real name is Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, is an American singer, song writer, record producer now turned actor, who grew up in Senegal practicing Islam. Akon took to Twitter to stand by Rahama Sadau, encouraging the actress and women empowerment. “Looking forward to seeing u in LA. Let’s empower our women and motivate them to grow. Fanning them is cooler than banning them,” he tweeted. Jeta Amata, an award winning Nigerian filmmaker, based in Los Angeles, California, also expressed his…
Nollywood actress, Tina Amuziam has denied a rumour that she slept with a dog in the movie, “Glamour Girls 2.” Amuziam, who played the role of a prostitute in the classic revealed this in an interview with The Telegraph. She said, “Definitely, if you are a professional actor and you have not acted a challenging role, then you have not started. Until you take up a challenging role, you have not done anything. “It is not just go on set and recite your lines and you are out on set. I have had some challenging roles to play. The movies…
With various accolades and awards under his belt, its hard to believe that Richard Mofe Damijo, aka RMD is yet to star in up to a hundred movies. That being said, its hard to accept that some actors who just began acting a few years ago, claim to have have played a role in over a hundred movies. In the 32 years since the veteran Nollywood actor began acting, RMD reveals that he is yet to achieve half of all he hopes to. During a recent interview with Punch, he said: “I have not achieved half of what I want…
The way time and fortune change is quite unpredictable! A few years ago, musician Kelly Handsome was one of the ‘main thing’ in the music industry and he was seriously playing in the big league especially with his song ‘Maga Don Pay’ making waves, enjoying rotational air play and he was the big masquerade at many events. He was big… and then, he took on MI and the diss war began. MI held on and Kelly went under. Fast forward to 2013: the man who was better known as MI’s beef partner is now a barber in Port Harcourt. We…
Struggling Nigerian singer, Kelly Handsome says he spent $4000, about N700, 000 to acquire his first tattoo and that he actually did it to inspire him. The one time hot item on the label of Kenny Ogungbe and Dayo Adeneye led Kennis Music, has been trying to revive his career after falling out with the label and seeing his career going downwards, leading him to set up a barbing salon to make ends meet. In an interview with Nigerian Tribune recently, Kelly Handsome had this to say about the tattoo: What word do you have for Kelly Handsome?
We all love amazing comebacks, right? The Nigerian music industry is one that stays buzzing with fresh talent every now and then. However, too many artistes sound alike and this leaves me desiring the return of some amazing talents who have been missing in action for the past few years. The trio of Shifi, Tunde and Zeal were simply amazing in the early 2000’s. Those guys can really sing. The young men took Nigeria by storm from their Abuja base in 2006 with the release of their debut album, “Expressions”. They made us all want to fall in love over…
US born Nigerian rapper, Iceberg Slim, has accused his compatriots, Phyno and Peter of P Square, of replicating his hairstyle, which he claims is a big part of his music identity. According to the rapper, he has had to change his hairdo on a number of occasion after some of his colleagues copied his identity. He has now called on his imitators to desist from doing so. “I don’t sound like anyone else, from my accent to my tone and diction.” “I try to constantly reinvent my hairstyle, so that I do not look like anyone else either. So far,…
Contrary to reports that veteran Nollywood actor, Pa Kasumu has one blind, the thespian has shut down the claims. Kasumu, real name Kayode Odumosu, in an interview with Encomium denied the reports circulating in the media that he lost his sight due to deteriorating health. “There’s nothing like that. Maybe because of the fact that they don’t see me often in movies. I give glory to God,” the actor said. Recall that in 2013, Pa Kasumu sought help from fans to pay his medical bills after he suffered a stroke that affected his vision. Fast forward to this year September…
Crazy actually pays! Cossy Orjiakor is rewarding a loyal fan for his crazy show of love for her on Independence day. The Busty Nollywood actress made a promise to reward a loyal fan who would brand a crazy part of their body with the words, “I love Cossy.” Now, the CEO of Playgirl Resources Ltd, is coming through on her promise. She took to her Instagram on Monday, October 10, to share a photo of the fan who took on her challenge and branded his tongue with “I love Cossy.” Cossy announced that she would be rewarding the fan with…
Unknown to many, Ali Baba is a well of talents amongst which are dancing, acting and photography not to talk of comedy, with which he has made a name for himself. However, the ace comedian told Saturday Beats in a recent chat that he had to focus on comedy simply because of money. Now seen as the godfather of Nigerian comedy, it’s no surprise that Ali Baba made his first N1 million in 1994, long before many actors ever dreamt of getting that rich. According to him, “Comedy was bringing more money than acting, dancing and photography, even till date.…
Timi Frank, the acting national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has to comments by the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. Mrs Buhari had expressed frustrations about her husband’s government, claiming it has been hijacked. The APC spokesman on Friday, October 14, 2016, noted that was not meant to discredit the present administration but to sound a note of caution for the betterment of Nigerians and the country at large. “I think Mrs Buhari deserve commendation because she is actually speaking the minds of not only the party members but Nigerians,” he said. “What Mrs Buhari has said is…
The Ekiti state Governor, Ayo Fayose in an interview, spoke glowingly of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. He said this while speaking to Punch on the need for the Yoruba race to form one united regional front. According to him, “If there is anybody that Asiwaju has brought up and made and they want to turn around and pull him down, they too will pay dearly for it.” He said “…they are conspiring with his (Tinubu) enemies to rubbish him. The people that betrayed Pa (Obafemi) Awolowo died mysteriously. “The greatest thing a man…
The Buhari Youth Organisation (BYO) on Saturday in Lagos, urged the Federal Government not to relent in its efforts to ensure the release of the remaining abducted Chibok school girls. The Lagos State Coordinator of BYO, Mr Abdulwaheed Odunuga, made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Odunuga, who spoke against the backdrop of the recently-freed 21 Chibok school girls abducted by the Boko Haram terrorists in 2014, said government should spare no effort to ensure the release of others. “Following the release of 21 out of the over 200 Chibok school girls abducted by…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Berlin, Germany, visited a Nigerian military officer receiving treatment in a hospital, as he rounded off his three-day official visit to the country. The officer, Brig.-Gen. Sani Aliyu, the Acting Commander of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, survived a ghastly road accident while on a duty tour in the North-East on March 8, 2016. The head of Training and Operations of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Yusha’u Abubakar, who was in the same vehicle, was not as lucky as he died in the crash, which occurred along Maiduguri-Damaturu road. A statement by…