When Ghanaian TV host and actress, Joselyn Dumas walks into a room the first thing that catches the eyes is her shapely hips. In fact she is widely regarded as one of the curviest women in the African entertainment enclave. Some even describe her as Miss Hipsy to clinch it all. But while everyone sees her hips as her major selling point, the actress, has another attribute she considers her best feature.

It has been 16 weeks of undiluted fun across Nigeria as the mega comedy show, Glo Laffta Fest, organised by Globacom, Nigeria’s foremost telecom company, continues its tour around the country.

Gambian actress with some ties to Nigerian Nollywood has voiced out her frustrations with her many romantic relationships which seem never to head anywhere near the altar. The curvy actress who is hosting her first event in Nigeria “Miss Tourism Nigeria 2017” come August 5, in Lagos says her next relationship either ends in a marriage or she will have to commit murder.

Arguably, the most talked about and highly anticipated Nollywood movie of 2017, ‘Banana Island Ghost’ is finally here. Directed by BB Sasore (‘Before 30’) and produced by media maverick Biola Alabi (‘Bukas and Joints’), the star studded action comedy follows the story of a ghost (Patrick Diabuah) who has three days to fall in love with his soul mate, the cantankerous firecracker Ijeoma (Chioma ‘Chigul’ Omeruah). Ijeoma has three days to raise 18 million Naira to save her late father’s Banana Island house from the bank reclaiming and selling it to Mr King (Ali Nuhu). The pair must first survive each other, then learn to work together, and eventually fall in love, to see their destinies unfold.

The Nigerian music industry is a theatre of drama which ironically keeps it vibrant and interesting. One of such dramas we have seen and will continue to see, is unending squabbles between artistes and their record labels.
For some, it is a tale of woes while for others it’s a success story galore. This piece takes a look at the fate of some artistes who have parted ways with their bosom record labels.