Kunle Afolayan looms large in Nigerian film industry. And having hit international fame as a distinguished director, actor and producer, his second feature film, ‘Figurine” recently put other African film makers on their toes, as it cliched five awards at this year’s African Movie Academy Awards.

Ben was the most troublesome amongst my children. His dad had a song for him: Ben, Ben, you are troublesome, you are worrisome, you are tiresome, you are everything

Nigeria, last Saturday night, in the oil rich Bayelsa State, reclaimed her lost glory as the “Lion Heart of Film Making in Africa” when the country carted away 13 out of the 24 main prizes at this year’s Africa Movie Academy Awards.

It was meant to be a night of fun and celebration and it lived up to expectation especially given the brand behind the programme.

Wave making Hip hop musician, Terry G, was last Tuesday picked up for questioning by men of the Oduduwa police department. The act followed a petition sent to the Lagos Sate Police Commissioner by a certain G.T. Emiko, alleging that the musician defaulted on a musical performance contact after receiving a N500, 000 fee. In addition, he also alleged to have collected money for five return tickets for his travel party.

Adedah Omohwo Martin a.ka. D’Crow, whose debut album, The Truth, hit record shelves sometime in March this year has embarked on promotional tours around the United Kingdom and United States.

The disco light and other special lighting apparatus made the ambience an electrifying sight last Saturday night when the big names in Nigerian music stormed OceanView Water Front Garden at Victoria Island in Lagos for Coca-Cola FWC 2010 VIP celebration concert.

‘A prophet has no honour in his own land’ is perhaps the appropriate quote that summarizes the story of gospel rap queen, Bouqui. Between stepping into the commercial rap game in 2005 with chart topping Mo le jo and discovering gospel or ministry, like she puts it, to be her main stay, the ‘Radical Act of Praise (RAP) progenitor has refused to take a break.

The 2009 edition of the Nigeria Music Video Awards may have come and gone, but it does not seem like fading any time soon. Callivision Network, organizers of the event, and Mnet have concluded plans to broadcast a complete package of the show which is still being talked of as one of the most successful awards in that year.

After taking his brand of comedy to greater heights with his performance at 02 Arena in London, comedian, Basket Mouth was in Ghana and Kenya where he confirmed his rating as one of Nigeria ’s biggest comedy export.