The white wedding of actress cum singer, Uche Elendu and her beau, Walter Ogochukwu Igweanyiba, which rocked the city of Owerri, Imo State capital, last Saturday, surely has opened the floodgate of activities in Nollywood in this new season.
As the protest over fuel subsidy removal rages, many Nigerian entertainers who initially supported Goodluck Jonathan during his presidential campaign last year have eventually dumped him to his fate.
Ex-president of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Paul Obazele is allegedly doing every thing possible to unseat the incumbent chairman of the Edo State chapter of AMP, Peddy Okhai.
PRISON officials at the Hadejia Prisons in Jigawa State are still battling to unravel the circumstances surrounding the ‘mysterious’ disappearance from custody, of a convicted Nollywood actress, Rabi Ismaila.
Stakeholders in the Nigerian entertainment industry who overwhelmingly threw their weight behind the organized labour in the on-going nationwide strike against the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government have vowed not to rest until the policy is reversed.
THERE are strong indications that sultry actress, Rita Dominic has concluded plans to take her first effort as a producer to the cinemas.
Nollywood practitioners seem divided over the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the present administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.
NOLLYWOOD actress and songstress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, has joined forces with A-list actors and actresses in Hollywood; Keira Knightley, Patrick Stewart, Patricia Clarkson and Jeremy Irons, on one of the charitable projects of the popular human rights body, Amnesty International.
When next you set your eyes on Emeka Ike, please endeavour to address him as a title holder.
Singing sensation and Kennis Music act, Uwale Okoro popularly called Essence is set to make her debut in the movie industry any moment from now.
After the applicable lead role she played in the award-winning epic Yoruba movie, “Aramotu”, which earned her nomination as Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards, Idiat Sobande, has disclosed her plans to set up a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) to champion the cause of gender inequality in Nigeria.
WHILE many people have described 2011 as a year that gave us “new songs, new moments and sweet memories” that will see us through to 2012. For the Nigerian movie industry, the outgoing year remains a mixed bag of woes and laughter writes BENJAMIN NJOKU
Nollywood stars are getting wiser by each passing day. After pint-size actor Chinedu Ikedieze popularly known as Aki wedded secretly penultimate Friday, star actress and movie producer Oby Edozieh has followed suit.
Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie has emerged the Most Outstanding Actress of the outgoing year.
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