It’s time to celebrate life, and the Amata dynasty is not blinking at all. On Thursday, May 20, the dynasty rolled out drums to celebrate the life and achievements of a woman who has given so much to the development of the nation’s entertainment industry.

Until three years ago, Kano used to be the home of a thriving film industry in the Hausa language. Hausa language ‘video-films’ are similar to the larger ‘Nollywood’ film industry but are stylistically different from their southern counterparts, with most films including song and dance sequences influenced by Indian films and hip-hop music videos.

Kevin Pam, winner of the 2009 edition of Big Brother Africa, is on the verge of joining an array of other celebrities who have dedicated their hard earned money and fame to the cause of humanity.

CEO of Kidztrust, Sheila Okonji made it public this week that the team at Kidztrust has brought on board brilliant comedian Ayo Makun, rave rapper MI and celebrated actress Stella Damasus to anchor the Lagos and Abuja premiere of the much talked about show. “AY, MI and Stella

It was electrifying. The night was full of screams of delight. Fun was in the air and it was time to sing along. This best describes the mood of music lovers at the Ikom Township Staduim and in Okigwe at this year’s Star Trek.

The same pattern has also played out in the regular Gulder Ultimate Search which has not produced a lady winner since it made its debut six years ago. Is it then a men’s affair?

The A-class event targeted at captains of industries and high net worth individuals will feature grand house performance by Juju King- Sunny Ade, Dan Maraya Jos and iconic pop R & B all-time favourite, 2Face. He said, “we needed to celebrate it (his twentieth years on stage) big and bring on board the likes of King Sunny Ade and Don Maraya Jos to show that your age doesn’t have to reduce your quality of performance.”

In what may appear as a significant break through for the Nigerian music industry, P-Square and MI were rated in the list of nominees for the 2010 BET Award which was released during the week.

I don’t know why people take delight in scandalising others. I have never met the Imo State Governor, let alone having an affair with him. I wonder where they get those stories from.

When I heard that he renames people, I decided to take a name for myself. I told myself that I wanted to be the second Fela so I took the name Morounkeji and that’s how Keji came about. But I took Hamilton because I liked George Hamilton out of those guys who founded America. How did I meet Fela? Femi introduced me to Fela.