It’s not as if the Americans and the British are doing extraordinary things, or they don’t have a culture. It’s all a make belief.

By Chioma Gabriel, Deputy Editor Screen diva, Shan George has come a  long way in Nollywood. From a village girl who grew up in a farm settlement, this half  Nigerian, half British  actress  found her way to stardom and she is not letting anything stop her.

A mild drama ensued on Monday at the secretariat of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, in Surulere area of Lagos, when embattled Segun Arinze’s attempt to halt the care-taker-committee of the guild from conducting a counter-election that produced actor Emeka Ike as the new president of the guild hit a brick wall.

Being on set is different from being outside set. You can choose to have a continuity of what you are on-set. You can drop such role on-set and be yourself. It is your choice.

Cashino like JJC, May7ven are Nigerian acts based in the United Kingdom but still very much in touch with the local music scene.

Having been in the studio for the past two years, Sister Amaka Nwankwo is set to hit shelves  with her maiden gospel songs entitled, “Mmesoma Chukwu.”

Clad in a costume that portrays him more like a chef than a soldier his slightly huge energetic frame seems to depict, Yemi Blaq synchronized so well with his co_dancer, Funke Sodade. The judges’ praise turned into a perfect score: 23 points.

On Tuesday, the 8th of December, The Future Awards released its much_awaited list of nominees for the 2010 edition of the awards.  “It’s a rich list!” said Emilia Asim_Ita, the awards’ PR Director.

It’s been a wonderful year for singer_songwriter Darey Art Alade.
With the release of his second studio album ‘un.DAREY.ted last March, the Soul Muzik act redefined his direction, establishing himself as the King of R&B/Soul on the African continent, and one of the most sought_after performers from Lagos to Johannesburg.

Busta Rhymes and Ludacris, the two international artistes featuring in this year’s edition of the popular Star Mega Jam holding in Lagos and Abuja next week on arrival in Lagos mid week week,promised music fans undiluted entertainment.

It was a day of fun, conviviality and career development opportunity for secondary school students and other guests that attended this year’s edition of Career Day Celebration, put together by ACCA, Nigeria as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme in the country.

Basically, someone tried to get a ticket sometime in the past at the Galleria, and the ticket was not available, and so they had to go to Eko Hotel, battling with the traffic and it wasn’t there too. Imagine if there was a Kilonsele then, they wouldn’t have passed through all that, you know.

Nollywood Confidential captures the footprints of an industry from poverty and analogue media to the age of success and digital technology. The book doesn’t hide anything about the Nigerian background and humble beginnings of a venture; instead it takes them and projects the images on very glossy pages.

The saying that “We are nothing but pencil in the hand of the creator” may not have gained popularity save for Wale Adenuga. 

For its incisive coverage and balanced reporting of Nollywood activities, Vanguard’s Home Video People will tomorrow, in Lagos wrestle for two different categories of awards organized by reputable stakeholders in the movie industry.