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Awele, new soul blues queen, debuts

Speaking on her album, “Super Star”, the singer, song writer and artist, said her high points were her voice and her style.

Mama Diaspora’s empowerment initiative gets govt’s boost

A woman of vim and vigour, Ms Temitope Ajayi, has a lot going for her. After several years of her sojourn in the United States leading thousands of Nigerians in the Diaspora, she cleverly chose to return with a wonderful initiative. Her passion, even while in US, was what she calls caring for the young-adult. It was not a surprise when she decided to introduce an agricultural empowerment programme for young farmers in her beloved country.

Secrets of Nigeria’s music production — ID Cabassa

He’s synonymous with 9ice’s Gongo Aso, having produced all the tracks on that award winning album. That’s just one of his numerous hits. Olumide Idowu Ogunade aka ID Cabassa is a confirmed hit-maker as his bouquet of awards, received directly and indirectly testify. His hits range from Ajasa’s ‘O ti Ya’ and ‘Le Fenu so’ to Banky’s ‘Capable (Remix)’, ‘Shayo’ by Durella, ‘RuggedyBaba’ by Ruggedman and ‘Kpo Kpo di Kpo’ by Faze, just to mention a few.

Journalists, movie stars defer as AGN swears-in new excos

The Board of Trustees, (BOT), of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, penultimate Monday, kicked embattled Ejike Asiegbu out of office as its national president, and set up a caretaker committee, headed by Kanayo .O. Kanayo (KOK) with a mandate to reposition the body as well as conduct a fresh election to usher in a new administration within the next six months or thereabout.

NTA dramas cost me my job —Livinus Nnochiri

If were familiar with the NTA Channel 10 popular TV dramas such as, ‘Tales by Moonlight” and “After the Storm” aired in the 80s, the name, Livinus Nnochiri will strike no strange chord to your ears. Nnochiri was one of the earliest talents in Nigeria who started out from the stage, before moving to the big screen.

Evi Edna left ‘cos of our dwindled fortune – Emma Ogosi

Emma Ogosi may not be a house hold name today, but history will forever remember him as one of the pioneers of country music, a genre of music made popular in Nigeria by Bongos Ikwue. A former Air Force officer who passed out from the Air Force school with the likes of the late Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Ibrahim Alfa, Gentleman Ogosi, as the Asaba, Delta State born ,is better known by friends and relations, has certainly paid his dues in the music industry.

Pop icon Michael Jackson is dead

Pop icon Michael Jackson,aged 50 has died in Los Angeles reports say. Paramedics were called to the singer’s home around midday local time on Thursday after he stopped breathing and suffered a suspected cardiac arrest. He was rushed by ambulance to a local medical centre, but his death was announced shortly afterwards. The star, who […]

I served my mates in college ‘cos I was poor— Holy Mallam

Holy Mallam? Are you from the   North? Holy Mallam is Ajibola Adebayo and I’m from Ogun State. My mother is from Niger State and my wife is from Abia State.  I’m a Christian and the third born of my parents. For how long have you been in the showbiz? This is my ninth year. How […]

Kel debuts @ last

Capital Hill rapper Kel tells anyone who cares to know that she is not in the Nigerian music industry to be a flash in the pan. And unlike her other female counterparts, since her debut on Ill Bliss’ 2007 hit single ‘You go wound’, the rapper has been permanently in our faces.  Having topped the […]

Charles Novia returns with unusual reality show

…25 winners to get acting deals Some call him the eccentric guy of Nollywood, others refer to him as Mr Think Tank, but he prefers to call himself by his natural name Charles Novia. He was one of the first to move office from Surulere to highbrow Lekki and where he discovered stars like Desmond […]

Actors Guilds of Nigeria ON FIRE

Unrelenting in their bid to unseat Asiegbu as president, in 2007, a group of state chairmen, led by Lagos State head, Remy Ohajianya, attempted to impeach the embattled president while he was away in France, where he went to attend the annual film festival, in Cannes.

I regret my failed relationship — Actress

If I’m asked to grade in Nollywood how roles are given, I would say 60% is by merit, 10% is by I.M ( I.M is giving a role to some one that is your friend, not because you are sleeping with the person, but you have a cordial relationship with the person) IM happens every where, even in the banking industry, in the media and any other organization.

Asiegbu operated in vacuum—Ifeanyi Dike

In fact they’d beg you for N30,000. Can you believe that? The reason they are still glamorous is because they’ve diversified into a lot of other things. For instance, Emeka Ike has a school. Someone else has a fashion house and so on. The actors themselves are trying. But for goodness sake, a lot of young people, they collect their money and leave them hanging.

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