Nearly two weeks after it was released on DVD, the multiple awards winning comedy, ‘The Meeting’, produced by Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic and Mildred Okwo has recorded a big break in the market. . The movie, which was released on DVD in January 1, 2014, reportedly has sold over 50,000 copies within two weeks of its release, with the actress’ company, The Audrey Silva making orders for more copies. . The movie stars the likes Dominic herself, Femi Jacobs, Linda Ejiofor, Jide Kosoko, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Kate Henshaw and more.
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Nollywood star O.C. Ukeje has joined the cast of web series ‘Gidi Up’ for the upcoming second season. . The ‘Alan Poza’ star who won virtually all the laurels available for 2013 is cast as ‘Obi’ an On Air Personality and will star alongside Hip-Hop artiste/rapper Ikechukwu. . The web series is set for release on Febuary 20, 2014 on Ndani TV.
BBA winner Dillish Mathews has managed to make 70,000 followers on twitter and she is very excited about the achievement(It is sort of an achievement right?!) . Well, for those of you who are on social networks,you know how tricky and hard it is to get people to follow you….The total of followers,can also count as the number of fans for the case of celebrities,so from this we can say that BBA winner Dillish has plenty of fans from all over the world. . Funny and playful Dillish made the achievement even more exciting for her fans,when she posted a…
Namibian BBA contestant Maria Nepembe has been shooting her new TV show tagged “Glam TV”,to be shown on the Ghana based Ghone TV Since October last year. . The show will feature some of Africa’s biggest fashion icons and artists….. an all round African entertainment show. . All has now been set for the official premiering of the show on Ghone TV;starting Sunday 19th January 2014,at 4pm. . Her fans will be able to see what she has been cooking up all this while……..
In a recent interview with Hip Hop World Magazine,Nigerian BBA contestant Beverly Osu said Nigerians didn’t let her last in the arms of the only prize she took out of the BBA house – Angelo. . What is your relationship with Bimp? We are close, everybody knows this right from the house. People think we are dating because he is always in Nigeria but we are good friends. Can’t I have a friend that is a boy? . What’s up with you and Angelo now? We have broken up. Is it not Nigerians that caused it? . How did Nigerians…
The whole media was awash with the story that rapper Phyno got singer Rita Edmond pregnant and she wants to abort it but he is begging her to keep it. . The report also claims he sent her on a holiday to Dubai. Both parties were contacted by Punch. While Phyno vehemently denied, she said she is dating a rapper bit didn’t call names…looks like she circulated the story then.. Phyno said… . “Believe it or not, I’ve never met or spoken to anyone by that name. I haven’t made any woman pregnant either. If people need three seconds of…
Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo had a good 2013 as her movie ‘Arinzo’ got her the ‘Best Actress of the Year’ award at Classic African Merit Award (CAMA). But her greatest challenge she says was producing her first English movie ‘Silence’. . The actress, business woman and single mother of two spoke with Encomium Magazine ‘One of the major challenges was getting the right cast for the movie, ’Silence’. . ‘I got an unusual cast, someone like Joseph Benjamin, Tina Mba, Biola Williams, Alex Usifo, Fathia Balogun, Bukky Wright, Doris Simeon and the rest, getting them to work together was not…
Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o is on a roll and there’s no stopping her. So happy for her. She got a standing ovation from Hollywood last night as she was named Best Supporting Actress at the Critics Choice Awards for her role in 12 Years A Slave. Actress Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for Blue Jasmine. And that dress on her! Oh and she got to meet Oprah who has said in the past that she loved Lupita’s role in the movie.
In December 2013, comedienne Princess publicly announced the end of her 7-months marriage. In a new interview with Encomium mag, princess broke her silence on the collapsed marriage and said the press, especially bloggers wanted her marriage to collapse. Excerpts below… . There were some allegations that you were oppressing him financially. They cited an example of both of you in a restaurant where you made it obvious to everyone present that you were the one paying for what the two of you had eaten? . They were there abi? People can say anything. It doesn’t matter. The truth is…
For his role in ’12 Years A Slave’ movie, Nigeria‘s top Hollywood movie star Chiwetel Ejiofor has received Oscars 2014 nomination for Best Actor category. . In the recently concluded Golden Globes 2014 awards, the actor was also nominated in the same category for the same role. . Hope the actor wins in the upcoming 2014 Academy Awards. . He was born to Nigerian parents Arinze and Obiajulu Ejiofor in the United Kingdom on the 10th of July 1977. . His original birth names are Chiwetelu Umeadi Ejiofor. . The actor has received several acting awards and nominations in the…
In an emotional interview on CNN recently, popular columnist and reporter at CNN, Zain Asher has confirmed that she is Nigerian-born Hollywood actor Chiwetel Ejiofor’s sister. . Zain Asher’s co-workers didn’t know she is a sister to Chiwetel until he was nominated for Best actor category at the Oscars 2014 yesterday for his role in ’12 years a slave’ movie. . Emotional Zain Asher said Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Oscar nomination meant a lot to their family. . Zain crying on CNN . “Honestly, I could not sleep last night. I really couldn’t. This was so emotional for me because — I’m…
In the previous interview the singer reportedly said he is done with music because it is no longer competitive for him. . As we speak the singer has debunked the rumour, 9ice said he didn’t tell anybody that. . “I am preparing to release a double album this year. . We released five songs yesterday (Wednesday) and also shot a video. We plan to release another one on Friday. I am tired of these false reports, I can’t count how many times that 2face was rumoured to have died, yet he is still alive. It is so annoying and for…
Nigerian radio personality, Toke Makinwa who broke up with her fiance, Mr Maje Ayida after 12 years of relationship has vowed not to return her expensive engagement ring. 2 days ago, Toke Makinwa was a guest on Moments with MO show. . The discussion on the show was about engagement and rings. . When asked whether it is proper for a lady to return her ring when an engagement ended, Toke Makinwa said she won’t. . ” I would rather give it to a jeweler to turn it into earrings than return it because I worked hard all those years…
Nollywood’s gbogbo bigz girl is seeking fans opinion. . The talented actress wants to know if she is beautiful or ugly in an attire she put up on social media. . “#Tell me if beautiful or ugly” Eniola Badmus captioned it. . What do you think, is she hot or not?
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State Chapter, has joined Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka in begging President Goodluck Jonathan to send controversial Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Mbu Joseph Mbu, to Borno or Yobe state to help end the Boko Haram troubles. . “We totally agree with Prof. Soyinka’s recommendation that CP Joseph Mbu should be sent to where his skills are needed most since his use of ‘minimum force’ could send a serving Senator to a London hospital. If he is permitted to use ‘maximum force’ the menace of Boko Haram will be a thing of the…
A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Friday placed a N100,000 bail on a 24-year-old tailor, Lukman Suleiman, for beating up a solider with a stick. . The accused, who lives at No. 15, Adeleye St., Sari- Iganmu, a Lagos suburb, is facing a four count charge bordering on conspiracy, breach of peace and assault. . He pleaded not guilty. . But the prosecutor, Insp. Gabriel Ekundayo, told the court that the accused with others still at large committed the offences on Oct. 31, 2013. . According to him, the accused beat up one Lance Cpl. Johnson Oluwunmi in a…
AT last, Anambra has joined the league of states that have elected people at the third tier of government. . The ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the state made a clean sweep of the local government election held on Saturday, 11th January, 2014. . The party won 20 chairmanship and 304 councillorship seats in the 20 local government areas where elections were held. Othe parties won 14 councillorship seats. Election did not take place in Nnewi North local government area and the state Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC, has fixed today for the exercise to be conducted in the…
The Peoples Democratic Party on Jan 17 pledged to improve the welfare of Nigerians by remaining united and supporting government’s transformation agenda. . Mr Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, made this promise in a statement issued in Abuja. . He re-emphasised that the interest of the people was apex to every other consideration in the party, adding that no amount of sacrifice was inconceivable to serve this nation called Nigeria. . The spokesman stressed that the party`s leaders were ever mindful of its historic responsibility as the custodian of the fate of over 160 million Nigerians.…
The Supreme Court, Friday, gave the Federal Government the go ahead to prosecute the eldest son of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Mohammed, over his alleged complicity in the illegal diversion of public funds to a foreign account that belonged to his late father. . In an unanimous judgment Friday, a five man panel of Justices of the apex court, held that Mohammed has a criminal case to answer regarding the 123- count charge that was earlier preferred against him by the FG. . Specifically, the charge pending against him before an Abuja High Court borders on…
Yvonne Enakhena is a young and beautiful Nollywood actress who has put in really hard work to push her acting career to the limelight of the movie industry. . The graduate of Theatre and Media arts started her acting career in 2012. She has spoken out on how she had to do the extraordinary to push herself off the long waiting line of aspiring actresses and bring her dreams to reality. . “There is always the issue of people wanting to take advantage of you, calling you up to ask you out, promising to get you a role and all…