Nollywood seasoned actor and former Actors Guild of Nigeria President, Segun Arinze, added another year on Wednesday, September 24th and one of the first persons to reach out to him in greeting was the woman who took over from him, Ibinabo Fiberesima, the reigning AGN president.

MNet has unveiled the first Nigerian housemate for Season 9 of Big Brother Africa and her name is Lillian. The show tagged “Hotshots” is scheduled to begin in South Africa on Sunday, October 5.

American-based Nollywood star, Bridget John has joined the train of the Greater Tomorrow Children Foundation (GTCF), a charity-based organisation, which primary aim is to help the less-privileged children in the Nigerian society and in the USA.

Joan Rivers was an old timer who was totally unknown to anyone under 30. She ruled the screens alongside other greats like Joans Collins and Elizabeth Taylor; but she refused to be confined to the past.

The 11th Abuja International Film festival opened yesterday with world premier and launch of Five Nollywood movies on Invasion 1897 and four others on Biofortication at the Silverbird Cinema, Abuja.

THERE is no doubt that today, Nollywood has become a national brand. It has become the foremost signifier of our cinematic energy as a creative people. Nollywood began small, but today it has become a huge contributor to the national economy. In the recent GDP rebasing exercise, Nollywood contributed 1.2 per cent to the national economy. If that appears little, then you have no knowledge of where and how Nollywood began.

“I strongly have the conviction that they will do better because all that happens in politics had been acted by them, even combining the two will not be bad at all,” Ode said.

Adedayo Liadi, the Director of Special Duties, Guild of Nigerian Dancers (GOND), on Tuesday decried the dearth of professional dancers in the country.

Roseline Sanni-Ajose, a movie producer, has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to return home and bring their wealth of experience to national development.
Sanni-Ajose made the call in an interview in Abuja on Friday at the premiere of her movie, titled “Labo” (Life is a journey).

Illrymz, an aberration of ill rhymes—a slang for lyrical dexterity—was bestowed on Adebola, as he then was, at Kings College, Lagos, by his adoring peers. At the home of his Nigerian-Yoruba father and Persian mother—where he began modelling at age three—he is called Bardia. He signs off as Mr Olowu when faced with multi-million naira contracts to host and produce radio and television shows, VIP events, or to provide media content as the CEO of Contagious Collective. With over ten years of professional experience in media and entertainment, a Mass Communication degree from the University of Lagos, and a musical collaboration with three time Grammy Award nominee, Femi Kuti, the almost twenty-nine year old Bardia Adebola Olowu, famously known as Illrymz, is definitely a Boss.