Most of us who are the elderly ones in the industry are not always consulted when important decisions are to be taken regarding affairs of the guild.

It was an evening of quality music, dance and superlative entertainment as popular Nigerian act, Obiora Obiwon performed fresh tunes at the launch of his anticipated sophomore album, “The Rebirth”.

Star quest 2008 winners, Diamondz have released their first album ‘Omo Naija’ on October 1, 2009. The release of the album coincides with Nigeria’s 49th Independence Day celebration.

Nollywood, the African most popular movie industry that has become an international hit, got by far its greatest endorsement yet, when the queen of day time talk show, Oprah Winfrey, celebrated the industry in her programme which aired on Monday, September 28, tagged “Meet the Most Famous People in the World” which had featured top stars in sports and entertainment all over the world.

Gently swaying palm trees, the balmy sea breeze and idyllic beach setting are totally in sync with the reggae culture and music. Ahead of the first edition of Singapore Reggae Festival, different artistes across the continent had been selected to perform at the event scheduled to take place in Singapore on November 28th 2009 .

If a show is well packaged, Nigerians are prepared to pay as much as N50,000 to
see it. This was what Francis Agoda, popularly known as I Go Dye, has proved with his first 15 years on stage show which sold out at N50,000.

Twice they were nominated for eviction. Twice they survived and came into the finals performance as supposedly underdogs with the other families apparently not giving them any chance of survival nor even posing a threat to them.

I’m prepared to hand-over. It’s a process I’ll just follow. I won’t like to say hand-over, I’d rather say I’m about to meet another me (his successor); watch MTN/Ultima crown another me. It can’t even be a hand-over because I remain the first winner of MTN Project Fame West Africa.

Peter said “I don’t know why, anytime a foreign artiste comes to Nigeria, they (show organizers) wanna treat us like slaves in our country”

When my father died, my mother’s life crashed . Everything came to a stand still. My father had been everything in her life and unlike the older wives who were established, she was largely unsettled when he died.

Akon is the latest US superstar to sign up for the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) with Zain. The Senegalese-American multi-platinum artist and producer is set to headline at the 2009 MAMA Awards in Nairobi, Kenya on 10 October, performing alongside Fugees’ alumnus Wyclef Jean and a host of Africa’s most celebrated contemporary artists including Wahu, M.I., Samini and Lira.

I try as much as possible to be down to earth with them. I try to make them comfortable but not too comfortable. And I try to let them know that this is how far I can go with them, unlike some people who will try to give in because there is no other way out. I try to be diplomatic about it.

The expectation was high and people were asking questions on how to dance ‘E be like fire…’ Even when we shot the video, we just had an idea of how the dance should go. We were not perfect unlike now.

The crisis that polarised Actors Guild of Nigeria deepened last Wednesday with the emergence of Segun Arinze as factional president of the association. SegunArinze emerged president on the platform of the Ejike Asiegbu-led leadership.

As preparations continue in top gear for the hosting of the third edition of the Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA ‘09), organisers paid a courtesy call on Chairman Daar Communications; High Chief Aleogho Dokpesi, in his Lagos residence on Sunday.