LAI MOHAMMED WOOS BRITISH COUNCIL FOR NOLLYWOOD, OTHERS
MINISTER of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the creative industry as well as culture have a great role to play in the ongoing diversification of Nigeria’s economy, at a time...
View ArticleCALABAR CARNIVAL: 11 COUNTRIES CONFIRM PARTICIPATION
AS the annual Calabar Carnival concludes its dry run, Cross River State Government, organisers of the tourism event has announced confirmation by 11 countries that will be participating at the event....
View ArticleAPPLAUSE FOR ‘INVASION 1897’, ‘OCTOBER 1’, ‘DRY’ AT BON AWARDS
AKURE, the Ondo State capital, witnessed an unusual crowd last Sunday, as celebrities from the Nigerian motion picture sector stormed the newly constructed International Conference Centre for the...
View ArticleINTERNATIONALCOLLABOS
IT is becoming a trend, something like a fad, for African acts collaborate with international artistes. This is often seen as a way of gaining fans in the global market. So it didn’t come as a surprise...
View Article2015 in RETROSPECT: ARTISTES IN POLITICS
A lot has been said about the relationship between the arts and politics but when a number of entertainers decide to throw their resources into seeking political offices, the motive is called to...
View ArticleOmorede Osifo savours marital bliss
Retraction and introspection are the best ways to deal with ill fortunes of life. It is best to retrace wrong steps, rethink past actions and think up a better way to find happiness. Omorede Osifo has...
View ArticleMY MAN HAS TO Love WHAT I DO –NOLLYWOOD DIVA GLORIA JOHNSON
Nollywood actress, Gloria Ofunim, popularly known as Gloria Johnson, recently survived a ghastly auto- accident, which almost took her life. She shares her life changing experience in this interview...
View Article2015 in RETROSPECT: ARTISTES WHO MADE IMPACT
That Nigerian music has come of age is not in contention anymore. And 2015 was a consolidation on the efforts of the musicians. JOE AGBRO JR., OVWE MEDEME and DUPE AYINLA OLASUNKAMI capture some...
View ArticleAKON THRILL FANS AT SHELL PARTY
ALIAUME Damala Badara Akon Thiam, who goes by the stage name Akon was in Nigeria at an event organised by oil giant Shell. The event was the Shell sponsored program on Light and Energy held at the...
View ArticleGovt to diversify economy with creative industry, says Lai Mohammed
DURING a recent visit by the Country Director of the British Council, Ms. Connie Price, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the creative industry, as well as culture, has...
View Article9ice, Sound Sultan, others thrill ahead of 2015 Lagos Fiesta
NIGERIAN superstars, 9ice, African China, Sound Sultan, Baba Dee, Jaywon were among the artistes who, last Tuesday stormed the Freedom Park in Lagos ahead of the One Lagos Fiesta, thrilling Lagosians...
View ArticleKELVIN IS DANCE WITH PETER WINNER
AFTER weeks of keen contest, Kelvin Ayanruoh, a twenty four old indigene of Delta State, has emerged winner of the maiden edition of Dance with Peter reality television show sponsored by Globacom. The...
View ArticlePIRACY IS THE FUTURE –DAYO ‘BASH’ BALOGUN
YOU are not a common face around here… I was born in Nigeria. And I went to study in America first to do music production and I was a DJ for a long long time. And then I moved to London, England. And...
View Article‘BEAST OF NO NATION’ PREMIERES IN LAGOS
IT was a memorable evening for movie lovers as the talk of town movie, Beast of no Nation premiered at the Silverbird Galleria last Saturday with special appearance by Hollywood actor, Idris Elba....
View Article‘I NEVER PRAY TO BE RICH LIKE DANGOTE’
With over thirty eight years in the acting profession, veteran actor Yemi Solade speaks with Adewoyin Adeniyi about his acting career, and why he has not been doing much of Yoruba movies, among other...
View ArticleDavid Omodunmiju releases One Man Journey
Former Project Fame contestant, David Omodunmiju, penultimate Saturday, at the Dominion Heights Mission International, Idimu, released his awaited album. Titled One Man Journey, the eight-track album,...
View ArticleB-Select to drop sophomore album
Consolidating on the success of the first album, Flood, Ghana based Nigerian dancehall artiste, Aiwekhoe Anthony, better known as B-Select, has said that he is set to drop his second studio album this...
View ArticleFilmhouse Cinema reopens in Ibadan
After the fire outbreak that destroyed the Filmhouse Cinemas Dugbe, Ibadan early this year, Filmhouse Limited has re-open its doors to the citizens of Ibadan as it launches a new face lift to its...
View ArticleTrey Songz thrills Lagos fans
In what has been termed a superlative performance, American superstar, Trey Songz, last Saturday gave his fans in Lagos a dose of what he is made of. The singer thrilled fans at The 2015 Pepsi Rhythm...
View ArticleTiwa Savage goes RED
First lady of the Supreme Mavin Dynasty, Tiwa Savage, is leaving no room to chance in promoting her sophomore album, RED. RED, an acronym for Romance, Expression and Dance, was released on Saturday and...
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