Another Nollywood actress jumps on music train
Just when we thought the last has been heard of Nollywood actresses venturing into music, after what some people regard as the Tonto Dikeh’s musical-disaster, Jennifer Eliogu has joined the music...
View ArticleGod forbid! I am not broke – Kas
Fimile singer, Karounwi Olakunle, otherwise called Kas, sheds light on how he combines entrepreneurship with performance, JAYNE AUGOYE writes It’s the beginning of the last quarter and many artistes...
View ArticleDon tasks art collectors on aesthetic value
Art scholar and painter, Prof. Jacob Jari, has urged visual art patrons and collectors in Nigeria to place less emphasis on the pedigree or reputation of artists whenever they want to purchase their...
View ArticleCar prize attached to Ultimate Search documentary
As registration for participation in the 2013 edition of the Gulder Ultimate Search reality show closed last week, a documentary on the past episodes continues to run on major TV stations. According to...
View ArticleOnabrakpeya’s son, others explore Indonesian trade expo
Art entrepreneur, Ejiro Onbrakpeya, who is also a son of renowned artist, Prof. Bruce Onabrakpeya, joined his colleagues from other sectors on Tuesday, to prepare the ground for the Trade Expo...
View ArticleGod has not told me to remarry –Gbenga Adeboye’s widow
Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the death of multi-talented artiste, Gbenga Adeboye, on Saturday, his widow, Lara, speaks on life without him. AKEEM LASISI writes Ten years after his death, his name...
View ArticleMovie producer on mission to save Majek
Charles Novia’s much-awaited film on Majek Fashek rekindles hope for the celebrated reggae star, writes CHUX OHAI Just as he did with his biography, Nollywood till November: Memoirs of a Nollywood...
View ArticleFor National Troupe, children stage The River Between
Prominent culture promoters, including Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi and Mrs. Francisca Emmanuel, joined other theatre lovers on Sunday, when a play, The River Between, was staged at the National Theatre,...
View ArticleWhen veterans voted for Saro the Musical
A sneak preview of the Lagos Broadway play, Saro the Musical, draws applause from experts, AKEEM LASISI writes. With stories spilling into more stories and drama into music, the play unfolded in a...
View ArticleRare music offering to Nigerian youths
A new kind of musical concert made its debut in Lagos last Saturday. It was tagged, Reach Out Nigeria Youth Concert and organised by the Christ Embassy Church. By 10.30am on that day, thousands of...
View ArticleKate Henshaw celebrates 20 years in Nollywood
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, marks 20 years as an actress with a book presentation in Lagos, writes JAYNE AUGOYE Nollywood star, Kate Henshaw, presented a book titled, The World of an Actress: My...
View ArticleMonalisa Chinda gives back
Nollywood star, Monalisa Chinda, visited the Kirikiri Prison, Apapa, Lagos, on Sunday for charity, which lasted for several hours. During the visit which was under the auspices of her NGO, Arise...
View ArticleRamsey Noah returns in Keeping my man
Nollywood actor, Ramsey Noah, is set to make a big comeback in Rukky Sanda’s Keeping my man after a brief hiatus. The actor will also be starring alongside Ini Edo, Monalisa Chinda and Alex Ekubo in...
View ArticleWizkid, P-Square up for MTV Awards
Wizkid and pop duo P-Square have nominated in the Best African Act category the 2013 edition of the MTV Europe Music Awards. Other artistes who are also up for the award in the same category include...
View Articlei-Level Nite celebrates Fliptyce
Fast rising music producer, Fliptyce, will be hosted on the monthly i-Level Celebrity Nite, next week. The event, scheduled to take place at i-Level Lounge in Lagos, will also coincide with the...
View ArticleAngelo and Beverly to reunite soon
The last may not have been heard of the controversial relationship between Nigeria’s representative to the recently concluded Big Brother Africa TV show, Beverly Osu and South Africa’s Angelo, if...
View ArticleRivers plans N3bn Creative Village
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has said that his administration will soon embark on the construction of a modern facility for creative writers. The governor made this statement on Tuesday at...
View ArticleUwadinma in search of light
Search for truth and succour gives relevance to the paintings of Johnson Uwadinma, who is set for a solo exhibition in Lagos, writes Akeem Lasisi. Who decides what it is the ‘truth’ and ‘morality’ for...
View ArticleI’m missing my husband –Regent
The Regent of Erio Ekiti in Ekiti State, HRH Adejoke Adetoyinbo-Ojo, reflects on her elongated tenure in office, Akeem Lasisi writes When her father died over two years ago, she had to travel home for...
View ArticleFans to win jeep in Ultimate Search quiz
Organisers of the Gulder Ultimate Search 2013 have said that a promo accompanying it will end on Thursday. In commemoration of the 10th edition of the reality show, the Gulder brand introduced a...
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