Nollywood Actress,Uru Eke shared a post on her Instastory showing a man who requested for her residential address so he can visit her when he is in Lagos.
Here it is below:
Uru Eke, popularly known for her producing debut Remember Me and her role as Obi in Ndani TV’s popular web series Rumour Has It, is a descent of Mbaise in Imo State, Nigeria, but was born in Newham, East London in the United Kingdom.
After a Business Information Technology degree from the University of Greenwich, she started her career as an IT consultant at Zurich Insurance Group and proceeded to work in a number of financial organisations across the UK.
Uru switched over to acting in 2011, and has gone on to star in several movies and is now part of the new Nollywood.
Here are some excerpts from her interview with Guardian;
What attracted you to begin a career as an actor?
Acting is something that I’ve always wanted to do. I watched the likes of Julia Roberts and Bimbo Akintola over the years and I wanted to be just like them.
What led to your decision to leave a career in IT?
I had worked in IT for five years and was bored. The acting was something that I had desired to do for as long as I can remember but I was just never mentally ready to embark on the journey. In my mind, it was uncertain and scary, especially as the road to getting to a point where you become a household name can be quite tough. Eventually, I got to a point where my confidence in what I really wanted grew and that’s when I made the decision to switch careers.
How do you evaluate success as an actress?
I would have said how well your last job did but that may not be a fair statement. These days you never can tell what will please the audience. So my measure of success is the satisfaction I get on or after a job.
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Ahneeka hung out with her fans at Elegushi beach today and got a N1million cash gift from them.
Here are some photos of Ahneeka flanked by her fans;
Recall that Cee-C got N2million from her fans upon her eviction from the reality show, and return from Nigeria.
While still on the reality show, Ahneeka was disconnected from the male housemates apart from Angel who became her buddy and eventually her strategic partner.
Speaking with Pulse in an interview, the reality show star said she did not connect to the guys in the house because of their romantic relationship with other female partners.
“For some reason in the house, anytime I tried to talk to any guy in the house, people made it look like I was trying to steal their man. And Bambam was my girl so I couldn’t have her thinking like that, even though at some point she did.
“So I was staying away from Teddy and he was making it known that I was being too reserved – It’s because of your babe [Bambam].
“I could flow with you, you could be my G, but I’m just respectful to your babe and not to start some drama in the house.
“So that was just my concern. I couldn’t connect to the guys because of their wives,” Ahneeka said
Thanking Nigerians for their support on her Instagram page, Ahneeka wrote,
“It’s a great honour to be among the selected few who made it into the house, expect great things from #Ahneeka.”
“ahneeka_bigbronaija Thank you Africa, thank you Nigeria for your supports and votes during my stay in the #bigbrothernaijahouse,” she wrote.
Growing up as the middle child of five siblings, Ahneeka developed a love for unrest.
Ahneeka’s biggest feat is of landing a media job despite her engineering background.
Nigerians young and old of voting age have been admonished to avail themselves the opportunity of the ongoing registration exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission to obtain their Permanent Voters Card so as to vote God fearing leaders in the 2019 general elections.
According to an aspirant for 2019 House of Representatives Surulere 2 constituency in Lagos state, Itunuoluwa Solanke:
“The time has come when the services of Young Fresh Innovative men, women and the physically challenged of our Great Nation Nigeria who are truly committed to human service who understand the plight of the everyday Nigerian young and old; step forward and take charge. Our dear nation cannot afford to go back to the dark days where few privileged individuals shamelessly amassed the nations wealth to the detriment of the people.
“All hands must therefore be on deck to encourage committed men and women of integrity, to come out and show interest in the electoral process so as to stir our nation Nigeria to it’s rightful place as the true giant of Africa not only in population numbers but also in Economic policies, social welfare/ health services for her citizens. Laws that truly protect all citizens regardless of his or her economic situation gender or religious affiliation,that protect small medium and large businesses ,that guarantee real investments in the educational sector and also that protect the most vulnerable in the society.
Itunu also said: “To achieve this, we urge Nigerians to embrace the continuous registration exercise, get your voters card, keep in a secured place and avoid the temptation of desperate politicians enticing you to sell out your votes. Your PVC is the only weapon that can be used to achieve quantitative representation in all levels of government.
Nigerians should agree that this thumb is their power and this power is through the PVC. All Nigerians aged 18 years and over should register and have their PVCs.’’
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Ifu-Ennada seems to have finally settled her differences with Nigerian rapper, CDQ.
Recall she revealed while having a conversation with other housemates that Rapper CDQ used and dumped her, after he used her to attain fame.
CDQ of course responded to her claims, and called her unprintable names, one of which he claimed she was just “a one night stand”.
She later came out to vindicate the rapper and also mentioned that the real culprit will be exposed soon.
When Sunday Scoop asked her to identify the rapist, Ifu Ennada refused but stated that it was not CDQ.
“I was the one who was raped and I didn’t talk about it until recently. When I am ready to reveal the rapist’s identity, I will do so. For now, it is no one’s business. I don’t know what gave people the impression that it was CDQ. I didn’t mention CDQ’s name. I don’t understand people,” she added.
She recently wished the rapper a happy birthday as she took to her page to share a photo of herself with him and wrote,
Happy birthday dear @cdqolowo . May God bless you in all things… See you soon…??
Out here for @cdqolowo ‘s birthday. Happy birthday once again! With @obagoal
Maleek Berry took to Twitter to thank God for saving the life of his friend who convulsed at the Eko Convention Center, where the Headies Awards was held.
The singer and producer took to Twitter to thank God for saving the life of his friend who convulsed at the Eko Convention Center, where the annual awards show, Headies, was being held on Saturday, May 5, 2018.
According to his post, his friend slumped and lost a lot of blood but thanks to the assistance he got from Waje and Omawunmi, the story got a happy ending.
He was sure to give them a shoutout in his post too.
See his post below:
Despite the happy ending to this particular story, Berry expressed his displeasure at the fact that the Eko Convention Center boasts an ambulance that did nothing to alleviate the situation. According to him, they were unable to locate a driver for the ambulance and so were forced to rush his friend to the hospital in a hotel shuttle.
See some of his other posts below:
Thank God the hotel shuttle came in handy, in the long run, and was instrumental in saving his friends life and what’s more?
Berry made it back to the event just in time for his performance.
Mayorkun’s mum, Toyin Adewale has taken to her social media page to thank God for her son’s big win at the Headies.
She also appreciated Davido for his help to her son’s musical career.
The Nollywood actress and mother of Nigeria’s latest next rated star, Mayorkun has taken to Instagram to celebrate her son who won his first ever Headies Award in the just concluded 2018 Headies Award held last night.
The actress wrote:
“Oluwa modupe ooooooooooo ????? Thank you Jesus, Thank you Davido, Thank you Mayor, Thank you organizers of Headies Awards, Thank you world, Eseun modupe ooooooo”
Mayorkun won the Next Rated Category beating the likes of Johnny Drille, Maleek Berry, Dice Ailes and Zoro.
The Headies organizers have been accused of rigging the award show for the category of ‘Best Performer.’
Ebuka Obi-Uchendu had announced Yemi Alade as the Best Performer of the Year, however, Tiwa Savage’s name appeared on the screen instead.
Even though, Yemi Alade got the award, the organizers of the show suffered severe backlash as Nigerians on social media questioned this mistake which many described as rigged.
Here are some comments from those who watched the award show below;
@Kikelom “Headies with their rigging, TV showed Tiwa Savage as winner but Ebuka announced Yemi Alade as the winner, who’s is deceiving who?”
@Iamifegbolahan “I thought I was the only crazy one who saw that, I smell something fishy… Headies when una go change?!!!
@Soaddiamond1 “Headies we are confused ooo… come and clarify who actually won.”
@Stevechuks “They Sold Tiwa’s award or they sold Yemi’s award, one of them.NIGERIA.”
@Jonathandosma “Winner Yemi Alade, Name on Award Tiwa Savage, something is fishy.”
@OvieO “Ebuka mentioned Yemi Alade, but the screen says Tiwa Savage. How come?!
@Iambusayo “Until INEC will announce Buhari as the winner of the 2019 election while another candidate will be displayed on the screens, that’s when you people will take things like this seriously.”
@Iam_Poje “Headies be fraudster.”
@Lamdauniverse “What just happened, I saw an award been presented to Yemi Alade and a display of Tiwa Savage!!! Please you guys should stay one place oh #Headies2018
@Iamdannex “Headies confused people. Ebuka said Yemi Alade but na Tiwa Savage show for screen.”
Here’s the video which caused the whole confusion;
On the other hand, Tiwa Savage won the best collabo of the year at the just concluded Headies alongside Wizkid for ‘Malo’. She contested with the likes of Skales,, Burna Boy, Ycee, Maleek Berry and many other Nigerian celebrities.
A tragic incident occurred today in Buguma area of Rivers State, it claimed the life of a lady who reportedly gave her baby daddy a ‘romantic slap’ on her birthday.
According to reports, the baby daddy identified as Ibisaki Ikiriko didn’t even pay the lady’s bride price before the said incident occurred.
The deceased’s friend, Irreplaceable Daniela wrote;
SAY NO TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!!! My sister Desire Sokari West is gone.. God why??? I want to wake up from this dream
Ibisaki Ikiriko You have killed her on her own birthday God will judge! You haven’t even paid for her bride price what will happen to the children ???. I don’t even know what to write/say anymore
God take charge!!!
You were celebrating just yesterday ?????.. am in shock! Someone should tell me it’s all joke??? no one deserves to die like this?? RIP Sis.. I just can’t bear this. Someone help!
A man who confirmed the report wrote;
I heard this sad news this morning and it is said to happen in Buguma where a man went in to rampage after a romantic slap and stabbed the mother of his own children to death on her birthday, he must be high on hard substance, people should check the mental health of those they’re going in to relationship with.
A man who confirmed the report wrote;
I heard this sad news this morning and it is said to happen in Buguma where a man went in to rampage after a romantic slap and stabbed the mother of his own children to death on her birthday, he must be high on hard substance, people should check the mental health of those they’re going in to relationship with.
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor the past President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has dropped a bombshell regarding the controversial topic on Tithe.
According to the Pastor, people that don’t pay tithe will experience a quick death.
Teaching in his church’s Word Of Life Eagles’ Devotional on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, he said should be no controversy over the payment of tithe, because it’s ageless.
According to him:
“Abraham paid his tithe about 500 years before Moses gave the Law. God began the principle of tithing at the Garden of Eden. The Bible records that ’the LORD God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it’ (Genesis 2:15). By implication, God employed the man.”
Continuing, he said:
“In Genesis 2:16, for the work that man did, God paid him wages: ’And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat.’ The story did not end there. In Genesis 2:17, God said to the man, ’But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat it, for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.‘
”There is always something that God will give you, that he wants you to take care of, that you mustn’t take as yours, that you must leave dedicated to and return to Him. That thing is the acknowledgement that God is the source of all things that you have, and it is known as tithe.
”Now, just to make sure that there is no ambiguity and confusion as to what the thing is, God made it simple. The tithe is ten per cent of anything God gives you as increase to what you already have or as addition to what you already have. In Adam’s case, not eating the tree of knowledge was his tithe. And if he dared to eat it, he would die,” he further argued.
In conclusion, he maintained that when you eat your tithe, you kill and destroy your access to God’s supernatural provision.
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor said:
“I know there are some people telling you not to pay tithe. Don’t listen to them. They want to kill you. You go die quick o.
Davido has revealed release date for his next album, which is going to be in September.
He made this known while receiving his award as the Artiste of the Year at the just concluded Headies Awards 2018.
The singer, who won three awards – IF won the Best Pop Single and Song of the Yearcategories, and was also named the Artiste of the Year – also called on artistes to always lend a helping hand to people, noting that the over 2 dozen persons on stage with him have received one form of help or the other from him and he can’t wake up each day to see people in need without doing something.
He said this why he’s blessed, and challenged other artistes to “lift others up” because that is his secret to success.
A slaymama was seen battling with her high-heeled shoe after the Headies Awards last night.
The curvy lady who is yet to be identified was having problems standing properly with her high-heeled shoe, that she almost fell down.
A friend of hers who later noticed her problem tried to help her by lending her a shoulder to lean on, that didn’t help at all as the lady (Her friend) had no option but to take off the shoes.
A Nigerian lady with the name Olutimehin Adegbeye has outed popular club owner, Pretty Mike and On air personality, Andre Blaze for allegedly sexually assaulting her.
Olutimehin who took to Twitter to share her story stated that she was raped by Pretty Mike when she was just 16 years old, while Andre Blaze assaulted her sexually about two years ago.
The lady who is speaking out for the first time concerning the incident is using the medium, ItsTime campaign against sexual abuse on women.
She shared on her Twitter,
ICYMI: Andre Blaze Henshaw sexually assaulted me two years ago. The BBC (unwittingly) interviewed both of us for a recent program about (toxic/evolving) masculinity and its impacts. I informed the BBC about the assault and asked them to delete/edit that program. They refused.
The BBC has assured me that they are very sorry about the distress they unwittingly caused, and also that they will not be doing anything to mitigate it. Andre Blaze Henshaw, as far as I know, continues to deny that he assaulted me despite there being witnesses of the assault.
It is hypocritical and callous to expect survivors of sexual violence to navigate their trauma AND do the work to eliminate sexual violence alone and unsupported. As long as powerful people & institutions do nothing in the face of allegations, abuse will continue with impunity.
I am disappointed but not surprised by the BBC’s actions, in much the same way that I expect to be disappointed but not surprised by the responses I will receive to my words. But I am not afraid. I am not alone. And I am certainly not powerless. #MeToo indeed.
May 16th will make it two years to the day since Andre assaulted me. In the words of @sisiogelagos, #ItsTime. I’ve never believed that the key to ending sexual violence is survivors speaking out; the key is survivors being believed and abusers being made accountable.
So I have no illusions about a sea change coming out of my going public. But speaking out does many things that are important, even if it doesn’t end sexual violence. And #ItsTime for me to do it. It’s *been* time.
While y’all are here, that raging misogynist Pretty Mike raped me near Club Q when I was 16 years old, and I’m willing to bet every single naira I will ever earn that he doesn’t even remember. But that’s a story for another day. I’m off to watch Beychella
The Pastor of the Flock of Christ Mission, Warri, Delta State, Bishop Simeon Okah, has announced that henceforth, any member of his church that has not obtained his Permanent Voters’ Card, PVC, “would not be allowed to worship.”
Pastor Okah is also The South-South Vice President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, and he made the statement while speaking with newsmen on Saturday in Warri, Delta State
He said gone were the days when Christians see politics as sin.
He said:
“From Thursday, any member of my church who does not have his or her voter’s card would not enter this house (Church). By the grace of God, I am the one God used in founding the Flock of Christ Mission.”
He also faulted the treatment meted to Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West), stressing that Nigeria needs people like the lawmaker.
He told newsmen on Saturday that:
“I have concerns for Dino. His hands may not be as clean as a saint but a man like him has a role to play in building this country.
“We need men like Dino. Let everybody of goodwill fight to see that Dino is released; if he has criminal records, he should face it but he should not be kept in detention.
“He is intelligent. Let us see how we can save him from the hands of policemen. For a man like Dino, the police should show some level of leniency, because we need people like Dino in this country if we want this country to be great.”
Nigerians are taking the issue of getting their PVCs (Permanent Voters Cards) seriously. Remember a twitter user recently shared on how he disqualified 3 job seekers who claimed not to have PVC.
According to Afolayan Omotayo who shared the story on Twitter, he wrote;
“I helped a friend to conduct interviews for staffing in her office yesterday, 9 candidates were in attendance. I disqualified 3 of them who claimed not to have PVC automatically. That makes my job easy. It begins from there, extending to Mechanic, Electrician etc.”
Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji looks like she’s aware of the controversy that’s been trailing former Big Brother Naija housemate, Alex on her rumored relationship with Tobi and she has pointed out that the more she is being criticized, the more popular she gets.
The actress even went further to call Alex a queen and asked her followers to watch out for her.
She also used the medium to talk about love and asked people to learn to love and accept other people the way they are.
The actress wrote on her page,
Tag her if you know her. The more you criticize her the more popular you make her. Ask the disciples, the more the jews criticized them the more people followed them. Learn how to love people the way they are. She is a queen! Watch the space … Team #genevievennaji
The Tolex pair had been seen at different events lately with matching outfits since they got out of the reality show.
There have been speculations that Stormi, Kylie’s new born daughter, might not be Travis’, following speculations that the child has some resemblance with Kylie’s former bodyguard, Tim Chung.
In Touch Weekly, in a new report is claiming that Travis is asking for a paternity test after his mother read reports online and saw photos of the bodyguard.
She reportedly asked the rapper to get DNA done to ascertain he’s the father of Stormi.
Kylie Jenner Travis Scott Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Read the wild report from In Touch below…
It looks like the wild rumors that Kylie Jenner’s bodyguard Tim Chung is Stormi Webster’s real dad are starting to weigh on Travis Scott and his family. Even his mom is beginning to get suspicious, and a source tells In Touch exclusively that she wants proof via a paternity test that Stormi is her granddaughter.
“Travis’ mother is taking a page out of Kris Jenner’s handbook: she’s telling him to get a paternity test,” an insider revealed. “She thinks it’s important for Travis to shut up all his haters who think [Kylie’s] bodyguard is the father.
[Travis’ mom] likes Kylie but is old school and is skeptical of everything and everybody. While Travis is laughing at the rumors and thinks people are being ridiculous, Wanda wants him to be absolutely sure.”
Dele Momodu has just shared the below throwback photo of Davido’s mum and his Uncle, B-red’s father, Sen, Ademola Adeleke at his son’s, ENIAFE’s birthday celebration.
He shared the below photo and tweeted;
“FANTASTIC THROWBACK: DAVIDO’S LATE MUM MRS VERONICA IMADE ADELEKE & HIS UNCLE SENATOR NURUDEEN ADEMOLA ADEKEKE AT MY SON ENIAFE’S 1ST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN LAGOS… BIGGEST CONGRATS TO DAVID ADELEKE & HIS ENTIRE FAMILY FOR WINNING BIG AT THE HEADIES LAST NIGHT…”
Meanwhile, Senator Ademola Adeleke, who represents Osun West in the National Assembly in Osun State has said that dancing does not affect his thinking.
Ademola, who has declared interest to run for the governorship position of the State, said this in an interview with Punch.
The lawmaker who replaced his late elder brother, Isiaka Adeleke in the senate, said he is a deep thinker.
He also said he trained his nephew, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido to become a music star.
Asked why he dances in almost every occasion, Adeleke said, “Don’t you also dance in church and when you have joyous occasions?
“Well, I dance because I am happy and grateful to God. I am not a pretentious person but the dancing aspect is just a minor aspect of me. I am a deep thinker and solution- finder.
“For example, in one of my recent visits to one of the local governments in my senatorial district, I came in contact with a group of retirees who said they had always wanted to meet with me because I always exude joy and confidence.
“These were senior citizens who needed encouragement in their difficult situation occasioned by the failure of the APC government in Osun State.
“Of course, I spent quality time with them and shared some of the resources God has given to me to make them even happier. That to me is the essence of life
On training Davido he added, “Yes, I did train him a few skills which by the Grace of God are helping him today in his career. Our family is very proud of him.”
The Headies (previously known as Hip Hop World Awards), since 2006 has been recognizing and celebrating outstanding achievement in Nigeria’s music industry.
The 12th edition of the award show was held yesterday with singer, Wizkid, vocal powerhouse, Simi and DMW boss Davido were the biggest winners of the night.
One of the winners of the show was songstress, Aramide, who won the Best Alternative Song: Fun mi lo wo mi featuring Sound Sultan & Koker.
While giving her speech as she received her award, she overwhelmed with joy that she couldn’t believe that she won the accolade.
Instagram comedian, Ebiye in light of her surprise stated that she probably could have f**cked for her to win the award.
He wrote on his page, “She can’t even believe it, lol she prolly fucked for the award, #Headies
His statement, didn’t go down well with a certain social media critic, who of course wasted no time in giving it back to the comedian as well.
Read the post as published on Thenet.ng
In 2012, Aramide was a member of ELDee’s Trybe 2.0 experiment. I was working with Bubbles Magazine at the time and we profiled all the artistes on the label. The night before the shoot we sat ELDee’s living room and he played several unreleased songs from his artistes. Although Aramide was relatively less important to the label compared to SoJay, K9 and Eva; it was clear that her gift surpassed all of the others by far.
The next day, she arrived before the others for the photoshoot. We spoke about her journey and how her NYSC primary assignment was at a radio station practically next door to my house in Ibadan at the time. And boy, the girl could sing!
Since then she has changed labels. She moved to Baseline Records where again, it seemed like the execs had a marquee player they would rather spend all the money and attention on. Since 2014 however, she has proved that she’s no push over. Her voice is unmistakable and her dexterity on the guitar is unignorable.
Her career goes as far back as 2006 when she was on a popular talent hunt. She has an album to her credit as well as a number of worthy tunes.
She won her first Headies in 2015 when a certain Instagram buffoon by the name of Ebiye was just finding out how Instagram works. Some people find his one minute skits funny: but I know that once you put these IG comedians on stage, it becomes rocket science. Their art is buffoonery, not comedy.
Last night, Aramide won the Headies award for Best Alternative Song. Somehow Ebiye imagined that his opinions counted, and he dismissed Aramide saying she must have slept with someone to have won.
Like they say, he doesn’t have the range. At best, he’s a slapstick comedian. But his slight shows clearly what women have to deal with. Each success is chalked off to some sort of sexual gratification.
When women cry out about the sexualization the suffer by just being themselves, this is what they mean. Despite the fact that Aramide is happily married, this caricature of a being could not help himself by reducing her worth. Now imagine how more powerful and successful men see women. One wonders who Ebiye slept with for his one hundred and sixty thousand followers.
#MenAreScum
We must do better. Ebiye is just one person, but he’s a reflection of a very sick industry- and society. Emerging female entertainers deal with sexualization and objectification on a daily basis so it is incredulous to them when a woman actually succeeds.
Nincompoops like him cannot believe that she did it by herself and resort to the tired line- ‘she fucked someone to get here’. Ebiye has ‘apologized’ for his ‘distasteful joke’.
But would he have had the cojones to make such a joke if he was standing on stage and being televised live? Would he have made that type of joke if Aramide were standing right next to him? Obviously not. That’s why he became a slimy troll who hid behind a smartphone to insult her on Snapchat.
The 2018 edition of the Headies Awards was held at the Eko Convention Centre, in Victoria Island yesterday, May 5th and the latest celebrities – The ex Big Brother Naija housemates were in attendance to grace the occasion.
Tobi Bakre, Alex, Nina, BamBam, Ifu Ennada, Khloe, Ahneeka and more were all captured at the event, rocking their delectable outfit on the red carpet.
The 2018 Headies Awards which saw Simi, Davido and Wizkid amongst the biggest award winners, was filled with so much glamour and splendour as every recognised Nigerian celebrity took time to look their best for the show.
Folks on social media are not buying the idea that Tiwa Savage may or may not be dating her colleague, Wizkid.
Though, Tiwa yesterday made it clear after she gave a shoutout to Wizkid, calling him, her bestie.
But then, Users on social media aren’t satisfied with that “shoutout” as they all want more than a shoutout from her, to prove that she’s indeed not sleeping with Wiz.
A user on Twitter wrote: “Tiwa Savage sent a shoutout to Wizkid yesterday, so we would think they’re besties.. You lie, you all are sleeping together”
Another Twitter user, @lil_minxxie opined: “Saying wizkid is fucking tiwa savage is like sayin drake us fucking beyonce..”
@MarcelNtm thinks they both have something together: “Wizkid or tiwa Savage doesn’t have to say it’s official to the world for you to know they both have something. Either they are fucking or they are truly dating… way too much emotional things going on….”
@the_olabode wrote: “Wizkid and tiwa savage are having a love affair and it’s no one’s business”. But If such thing is happening in your neighborhood it’s called sugar daddy and sugar mummy levels.”
@HEAD_MASTA wrote: “I don’t even know how I’d feel if this gist of Tiwa Savage and Wizkid dating ends up being true.”
Tuface Idibia first daughter with his actress wife Annie Idibia, nine year old Isabella Idibia has landed her first movie role.
The outspoken and very pretty Isabella has landed a lead role in a brand new family show titled Mr X acting alongside the likes of veteran actor, Richard Mofe Damijo and many others.
The outspoken and very pretty Isabella has landed a lead role in a brand new family show titled Mr X acting alongside the likes of veteran Richard Mofe Damijo and many others.
Chioma Akpotha has revealed that she is aware people see her as a snub and how attending a girls’ only secondary school affected her relationship with men.
Speaking with Sunday Scoop, the actress admitted that a lot of people think she had an attitude problem.
She said, “I am aware that people think I am a snob, but I am actually a shy person. My job demands that I should abandon who I am. It used to be even worse for me because I went to a single-sex school; so, relating to guys was difficult for me. However, I am adjusting now because of acting.”
According to Akpotha, she tries as much as possible to protect herself and that gives people the impression that she is a snob. “When you meet me newly, the first impression you get is that I am cold. But I am only trying to protect myself from people I don’t know.
“If I am in a room and I know everyone there, I will be very comfortable and playful. But if I don’t know anyone, I will be cold. I am not trying to blow my trumpet; I am just saying that I need to know you to be comfortable with you,” she said.
Despite starting acting at the age of 17, she claimed that she did not indulge in drinking or smoking like some of her peers.
She stated, “The way my mother raised us, especially as her first daughter, there was no way I would have lived a wayward life. My late mother would have been a solider if she didn’t have a job. In Igboland, they pay so much attention to the first daughter because she must be an example to the younger ones.
Also, I am allergic to smoke and many other things. I act stupidly whenever I am high, which is not good for someone like me in public because I like to conduct myself well. I had friends who questioned why I did not smoke or drink but if you know who you are, you wouldn’t succumb to peer pressure. However, I am not saying the fact that I don’t smoke or drink makes me an extraordinary being.”
Niniola has given reasons for her poor performance at the Headies award ceremony last night while apologizing to her fans.
Niniola revealed why her performance was below standard.
She said that she had not practiced with the band as she had just returned from a trip to Owerri.
Niniola in a series of tweets on her Twitter page wrote: “I honestly was not going to address this issue but I was very firmly convinced within me that I owed each and every one of you a detailed explanation on why I had a performance that was far below the usual expectation of my performances.
“I had flown in from Owerri after a performance yesterday (the evening of the Headies), to grace the Award event that has served as a platform for us as entertainers and I unfortunately could not rehearse with the Band or even work on any performance set for the Show.
“I am thankful to everyone that messaged and called to enquire about my performance at the Headies Awards. It shows a clear understanding of the typical nature of my stagecraft.
“I promptly informed the organizers that I would not be performing as I am very particular about my Brand and the performance delivery I give to my friends and supporters that have helped my career to the point that it is today.”
Niniola performed on stage at the 12th edition of Headies alongside Davido, Tiwa Savage, Danfo Drivers, Johnny Drile and others.
The 12th Headies 2018 Awards held last night at The Eko Convention Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos.
Click here for photos of celebrities at the event and here for the list of winners.
That being said, we’ve put together 7 notable moments from the show.
Find below:
Monkey Man
Who pulls off a Monkey costume? Well, some people say it’s Sound Sultan. Others say “no, it’s the infamous monkey responsible for the disappearance of 70 million from a senator’s farm.” We are not saying it’s both.
The monkey looked so peng, when you’re not looking at the face, that is.
Danfo Drivers (Mad Melon and Mountain Black) Performance
Iye meeeee….. Iye meeeee…. Iye meeee (Someone should complete this thing lol). The energy in the room leapfrogged to a hundred when they got on stage. We understand. The song – Kpolongo – brought back memories.
When (Part Of) The 30 Billion Gang Came to Receive Mayorkun’s “Next Rated” Award
They are not called a gang for nothing! They must represent; and they did when Mayorkun was announced as the winner of the coveted “Next Rated” award at the show. They literally “scattered everywhere”.
Kaffy Receiving the Special Recognition Award
Virtually no show goes by without Kaffy and her team performing – either alongside singers, or solely, giving more life to the art. She was recognised at the show for her work, and we must say, she deserves this accolade.
#BBNaija’s ToLex
Yes. Big Brother Naija Wahala is not over. Apart from Tobi being one of the presenters for the “Rookie of the Year” category, we also love how sweet him and one time “strategic partner” in the house Alex looked at the show. Whether there is chemistry or biology here, we know something scientific is going on!
Simi Hails Her “Man”
Vocal powerhouse Simi who carted home 3 awards at the show – Best RnB Single for Smile for Me, the Best Recording of the Year for Joromi, and her album Simisola won the Album of the Year – in her appreciation speech for the latter, gave a shout out to her “man” who she says has been supporting her.
And you guessed right; she didn’t mention a name. But no one mentioned Adekunle Goldsha.
Davido tells Artistes to Help As Many People as they Can
Davido, who also won three awards – IF won the Best Pop Single and Song of the Yearcategories, and was also named the Artiste of the Year – called on artistes to always lend a helping hand to people, noting that the over 2 dozen persons on stage with him have received one form of help or the other from him and he can’t wake up each day to see people in need without doing something. He says that’s why he’s blessed.
He thereafter challenged artistes to help others. He also dedicated the award to his family, his father, his daughters and of course, Chioma!
The superstar later revealed that his next album is coming up in September.
Tiwa Savage wasn’t in her best element at Saturday’s Headies Awards.
There as no wardrobe malfunction, neither did she fall off the stage, her much-anticipated performance however was disappointing.
Tiwa Savage shocked fans in the audience and online when she performed Codeine Diet, the street hit that she and Reminisce were featured on by DJ Enimoney.
We then wonder, did she really have to perform that song?
Tiwa Savage has been near perfect as a member of the MAVINS.
She remains the most successful female musician in the country. Her decision to hop on the ‘shaku shaku’wave is further proof that she can experiment with unusual sounds and get away with it.
Meanwhile there’s a widespread epidemic of Codeine abuse in Nigeria right now.
It is a common sight to see users drink copious amounts of codeine to get high.
It has become a crisis of sorts, with the Senate revealing that over three million bottles of the syrup in northern Nigeria alone!
As art often imitates life, it wasn’t surprising that Nigerian musicians hopped on the trend to make music.
There has been no end to the codeine references in songs, from Small Doctor’s Penalty to Olamide‘s Science Student and the aforementioned Codeine Diet.
Now one does not expect these men and women to be choir boys, certainly, they’re allowed a vice or two. One is not also not naive to imagine that some of them are not addicted to a few substances.
This writer in particular, has said on several occasions that Nigerians need to hold their public officials to the high standard they do entertainers.
At a point in anyone’s career, they attain a level where they cease to be inconsequential.
Tiwa knows that and that why on the Codeine Diet song, she attempted to self-censor by saying ‘protein’ instead of the problematic word.
However during the performance in question, she not only sang the chorus along with the obviously inebriated Reminisce, she pranced around the stage in excitement.
There’s also the issue of if the song should even be on the playlist at all, seeing that is has such unapologetic drug use references, but that’s a different conversation in itself.
Whilst one does not excuse Reminisce, the rapper has always made no bones about his affinity for the ‘streets’.
His own were-were is part of the persona. To expect him to behave differently is an exercise in futility: Alaga Ibile will always come across as an ‘area boy’.
His latest song is titled ‘Ajigijaga’, after the Yoruba movie character who was a thief. Go figure.
On the other hand, Tiwa is the one who has positioned herself to be ‘Mummy Jam Jam’.
Her son is an essential part of her brand. Her identity is carefully curated to portray her as a loving mother who just happens to be an entertainer.
Jam Jamfeatures well on her social media page. At the very least, it doesn’t sit well that she doesn’t have a problem with the coedine theme.
Like political commentators on Twitter say, the optics are bad.
Worse still, the recklessness of her performance went beyond mere perception and the irony of making light of substance abuse must have been lost on her.
In 2016 when her marital crises first became public courtesy of an early morning Instagram meltdown and a near suicide by her husband, Tiwa Savage’s well-orchestrated narrative was ‘TJ was on drugs and had addiction issues’.
She kept emphasizing that she loved him still and would want him to seek help for the resultant mental illness. ‘Even if it was weed, I can still manage. But cocaine?! Ah….’, she famously said in the interview.
So what has changed now, that Ms Savage thinks codeine abuse is something flippant?
Her repertoire is so rich that she could have chosen any song at random and it would still be a hit. But she chose this problematic track.
All around the world, entertainers are using their platforms for greater good. Kim Kardashian, for example, is working with her country’s government to free a woman who has been wrongfully imprisoned for twenty-one years and counting.
In his own unique way, even Davido enjoined his entertainers to help other people with their platforms as he picked up his award as Artiste of The Year.
At 37 years old and as accomplished as she is, Mummy Jam Jam should not be random.
She is too successful not to be a role model. Young people who are dealing with addiction should not turn the tv on and see a powerful woman like her wax lyrical about codeine.
There’s a serious dearth of role models in this country. By her thoughtless choice to perform Codeine Diet on the biggest entertainment event of the year, she made herself part of the problem.
Perhaps, we can refer to Davido and Chioma as the Hottest couple of the moment right now?
They both can’t get enough of each other.
Yesterday, during the 2018 edition of the Headies Awards which went down at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos State, Davido copped 3 awards.. and his artiste, Mayorkun copped the 4th one.
Davido and his girl, Chioma were seen all loved up, celebrating his awards.
Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okogie, who is also the Senior Special Assistant on Entertainment, Arts and Culture to Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has paid her full dues in the industry and indeed deserves some Accolades!
In this very interesting interview with Kemi Filani Blog, the mother of three sheds more light on her latest epic movie production, The Lamb, the secret of her happy marriage, more kids, fear of politics and lots more.
Enjoy below:
Was there challenges you encountered while producing this your latest epic movie, The Lamb?
O yes! There are always lots of challenges when you are filming. For a good start, I love to appreciate those that needs to be appreciated, from the Chief of Staff, to his Excellency, to the sons and daughters of Kogi State, we got a whole lot of assistant during the filming. We appreciate them all.
Their support and contributions, kind of made it so easy for me during the production, because we all want the outside world to come and see what we celebrate as a set of people.
We were so excited to have top Nollywood actors come into the State to celebrate our culture with us through the production of a good movie for the big screen.
We had some tiny issues here and there during production, but we scaled through. Now we are here to celebrate the success.
How long did it take to shoot the movie?
From conception to breathing, the movie took over a year.
Did you at a point get tired of the project, as it was taking too long?
No. I think I had so much faith on the project. I had responsibilities on my shoulders and I decided to see it till finish.
It was a bit challenging but we fought it through.
Is this the first movie you’re producing?
No, it is my second actually.
There are lots of tribes in Kogi State, why did you single out the Igala people to do a movie about them?
For me, it was more of showing to them that the Special Assistant to the Governor in Entertainment, Arts and Culture is not cut out for tribalism. It is not about the name Honorable but for us to bring up the entertainment sector in the state to an enviable stage that people would want to come and learn from us.
So, if we had done an Ibira story, they would say ‘Oh, yes, no wonder. That’s where she is from’.
On that note, I said let’s do something from the Igala tribe. I told them to give me what they have and they were all pointing at different stories, then we picked one and made it a good film.
How then do you cope with your home front and duty roles as the SA to the Governor?
Well, it has not been easy but I’m a home girl. There are priorities. God comes first, then family and other things follows.
Definitely the family has to be settled before we talk about work.
When I am not happy at home, then I can’t function properly in whatsoever capacity. God, family then others, it works well for me that way.
As we are here right now, if I get a call from my children’s school about anything, I’ll push your phone away and run off (laughs).
Seeing some of your Social Media posts, one is forced to believe that you have more favouritism for your female children than your boy, could this be true?
Yes, people tell me that a lot. But I think my son is more inclined to his dad. The guys roll, then the ladies roll (Laughs).
The girls roll like me, you know snake can’t birth fish, but my husband is a very quiet person and my son is just like him. When its time to make noise, my team roll along.
Away from family issues, what’s your say on Dino Melaye’s predicament?
I don’t want to talk about that please!
Now that your are working tirelessly for the Kogi State government, after the appointment, would there be a time you will plunge into full politics?
No no no! Not at all.
What if your people beg you to join politics for their sake?
I’ll equally beg them not to beg me. I just don’t want to do politics at all.
Why?
I can equally effect change in my community without holding any political post office. My husband is already a politician, but I’m not.
I think its enough on my shoulders that I’m responsible for some actions in the State, also an influence to people as a film person.
Everything you do is under scrutiny; that public eye is enough for me. I wouldn’t want to top it with political responsibilities. I can represent my community in a good light, help people, touch lives, do the best I can, and remain a good woman, but not with a political tag.
Are you scared of politics?
Well, I’m not scared. I’m just been careful.
For a while now, you have been under heavy public scrutiny, how have you been coping?
It has been God. No one can undermine the media, you guys are powerful. There is no saying that I want to dodge the media, because I’m always as real as it comes. So, I’ll say its just God.
On Instagram, you always show off your husband; the happy couple, so there is a believe that you’re out to mock those who are not as lucky as you are in marriage, what is your take on that?
My dear, I’m not in competition with anybody. I always do me. Because I’m just myself. You can never tell what tomorrow will beget. I’m always me, even on Social Media.
Your kids will always want mummy around, how do you cope leaving them for days?
It has not been easy, but we are in the jet age. I’m a working mother. I have to work. However, like I said earlier, its all about scale of preference. I give everyone and everything it’s own time.
When should we expect another baby from you?
Sure. Very soon.
Are you not scared of the labor room?
I’m obsessed with children. While growing up, I always had it in mind that I’ll have four children. So, we still need one more to complete it (laughs). So, we can always play football correctly, 3 boys, 3 girls.
