It was quite late when we found out that it was cervical cancer. She was having backache, unusual bleeding and all the other symptoms of cervical cancer. The most terrible fact about the disease is that it is no respecter of age; it shortens one’s life-span and could happen to a fifteen year old girl, twenty year old, just name it. Normally people think it only infects older women but in recent times we’ve all seen that claim debunked with young people dying of cervical cancer all around the world.

In England, I was under the tutelage of Bobby Bernard, a foremost British magician and Zicatae in America who’s also a very prominent magician in California. All of these people are my father’s contemporaries. While I was in Ife, I was attending these schools whenever we were on break and did some few weeks’ courses.

With Daddy Showkey, Darey Art-Alade and Emeka Ike, the last men standing, the die was cast for the history maker; but unknown to the audience history had already been made earlier in the day as the three contestants had concluded the last task of the reality TV show with a winner already awaiting to be crowned.

Some of the boos of the night came when Terry Tha Rapman was announced winner of Best Rap Single for his song Sample (remix) and when Skuki went on to win the Next Rated category. Speaking on performances, only Gen. Pype delivered a live performance. All the others merely lip-synched- a big minus for an awards ceremony, especially one of Hip Hop World’s rating.

To correct certain negative impression created in our movies on the womenfolk, a two-day forum tagged, “Nollywood and the Dynamics of Representation” holds at the Colonades. Hotel, Ikoyi.

Right from my secondary school days, I have been used to the crowd, following my role as the leader of my school’s cultural troupe. Then, I was the shortest in the group, and most times compelled to adorn the front stage. I was not frightened because I knew what entertainment was all about. I was used to facing the camera and all that.

Notable Ghanaian actor, Van Vicker, who recently was crowned with a Goodwill Ambassador Role with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, following his role in helping to alleviate the pain of the earthquake victims in Haiti may be in for another round of scandal.

I have been pretty busy putting my house in together. Currently, I have my soap running on AIT called, “Circle of Tree’. I’m also working on another soap that will be hitting the air before the end of the year. Like I said, I’m putting my production outfit in place. I cannot face the challenges of running my production outfit and at the same, going on set. I prefer to sit back and run my own outfit myself,” she muted.

Zaaki Azaay, a major act in the Nigerian music industry is our guest today. In this chat with Sunday Entertainment the Benue State born Hip Hop musician talks about his music career, the music industry and more.

For Bayelsa-born gospel music star Asu Ekiye, his counterpart on the gospel music scene, Sammie Okposo is not fit to lead an association of gospel artistes simply because he does not have the spiritual pedigree.

’ At some point, I thought that I was going to miss him. So, I was being real. I felt deeply emotionally attached to him like I’m very passionate about my singing, my kind of music and I’m not in anyway wanting to change it.

I’m too afraid to keep my eyes off the goal, and that is to be the best in contention, irrespective of gender. I’m never in competition with anyone. The market is big enough for us all. I’m on a never-ending quest to perfect my craft and be the best I can be. That’s a never ending journey and a lot of pressure on its own.

Rev. Innocent Peace, president of Rhema Productions, while making this disclosure to HVP , last week, said over 10,000 youths entered for the competition, which will be flagged off at the Eko Hotel in Lagos.

A battle line is sure to be drawnbetween two notable movie producers, Charles Uche Ayika, producer of “Arrows of Love’ Part 1 & 2″,and Mr. Godson Uzor Nwaosu, CEO Guniks Investment Nigeria Limited, over an alleged parting with the screening rights of the former’s movies without his consent.

Joke Silva’s commitment to the growth of Nollywood is well known. On the day Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi ,sneaked into town to unwind, the versatile actress deemed it fit to confront the embattled  CBN boss in respect of  the indiscrminate lending rates offered to her Nollywood counterparts by […]