Winners of the 2009/2010 edition of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) annual film essay competition have been announced.

News from Ghana indicates that all is not well with the joint winners of this year’s AMAA Best Actress of the Year. Actresses Lydia Forson, Na Ashorkor Mensah-Doku and Jackie Appiah who emerged joint winners are said to be locked up in a battle over who is the actual winner of the coveted award.

Do you know I played for the Queen in 2003 when she came to this country? It was in Abuja and apart from that, I did a lot of shows in Abuja from my hometown – Zigima sanctuary

Tonight, The New Afika’s shrine comes alive when Seun Anikulapo Kuti and Fela’s Egypt 80 Band mount the stage to perform.

As Nigeria prepares to celebrate her 50 years as an independent country, the Chief Executive Officer of the Virgin Leisure Organisation, producers of foremost comedy events, Night of a Thousand Laughs, Mr. Opa William, has unfolded plans by his company to join the nation in the celebration.

The last task was for the contestants to drag three bags full of puzzles into their given baskets, after which they will arrange them. According to the anchor, Genevieve Nnaji, no winner would emerge, however a loser was required. Princess, for the first time, finished first in her task. Bob finished last, hence his eviction. Bob makes it the number two person to be evicted from the GUS Celebrity Showdown.

The koko master, D’banj, and another popular member of the Mo Hits crew Wande Coal, Kora Award winning singing twins P-Square, Bracket, Timaya and Obesere are some of the artistes to thrill Nigerians in this year’s edition of Star Trek, the music concert tour sponsored by Star, Nigeria’s favourite lager brand.

Tributes are still pouring in for Dagrin who breathed last, last Thursday. The soldier rapper Olaonipekun Olaitan aka Dagrin, died late in the evening, ending the 10 day- speculations and prayers for his recovery, throwing family, friends, fans and indeed the entire entertainment industry into deep mourning.

Top actress Genevieve Nnaji and Ghanaian actor, Majid Michale have come together again to feature as love birds in one of the latest releases from the popular Royal Arts Academy, this time in Bursting Out, a movie produced by Emem Isong and jointly directly by Desmond Elliot and Daniel Adenimokun.

Nollywood’s star-actors and actresses these days are preferring to travel outside the shores of this country to throw their birthday bashes. And one of those who are buying into the trend is Omoni Oboli.