Dark-skinned Nollywood actress Omowunmi Dada has recounted her early days in the Nigerian movie industry and labelled it a time light-skinned thespians “got all the attention.” She made this known in a recent interview with Channels TV. “When I started acting, for example, most of the roles would go to ladies who were yellow. I…
Pete Edochie, the ace actor, says he is shocked most actresses in Nigeria have left their husbands. Edochie spoke about the spate of failed marriages in Nollywood in a recent chat on the ‘WithChude’ podcast. He also made reference to Chioma Akpotha, Ireti Doyle and Tonto Dikeh’s failed marriages. The 76-year-old actor said most women make…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has revealed a record-setting milestone in his acting career that had previously gone unnoticed. In a post shared on his Instagram page, Kanayo 0. Kanayo revealed that he was the first actor in the Nigerian movie industry to be hired as a performer for a helicopter scene in a movie. The actor,…
Tiktoker who accused Eniola Badmus of prostitution sentenced to prison Popular Tiktoker, Okoye Blessing Nwakego, better known as Ego, who accused actress Eniola Badmus of connecting girls to top politicians in Nigeria, has been sentenced to prison. A Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Ego to three years imprisonment with the option of a fine…
Famous for the Kabiyesi role in The Village Headmaster, Nigeria’s longest running television soap opera shown on NTA from 1968 to 1988 that stars Justus Esiri and Femi Robinson. Dejumo Lewis is a famous Nigerian film, actor, filmmaker, and as well as director. He has been in the industry for more than two decades now….
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has announced plans to hold its first-ever international film festival in Miami, US. Emeka Rollas, the AGN national president, spoke at a media briefing on Tuesday in Lagos. Rollas said the film festival will hold from November 9 to 11. He said the festival is aimed to create a…
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has expressed his support for popular Afrobeat artist, Davido, amid controversy over a video clip featuring men dressed as praying mallams dancing in front of a mosque. The video, which was promoting a song ahead of its official release, sparked criticism from some members of the Muslim community who deemed it…
The “game changer” Omotola Jalade applauds Femi Adebayo as he unveils huge project with Netflix Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo Salami has left his colleagues stunned as he unveils his latest project, which is in collaboration with streaming service, Netflix. Taking to his Instagram page to share a teaser of his new movie, Jagun Jagun, Femi…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has issued a seven-day ultimatum to a Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, a.k.a. Davido, to pull down his video which portrayed Islam in bad light or face spiritual or legal action or both. However, in what seems a desperate reaction and development, Davido may have bowed to pressure as he deleted…
A lady who accused popular Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus of connecting girls to top politicians for prostitution has been arrested. Recall that the lady, simply identified as Oge, had days ago, in a viral video on social media, accused the actress of being a professional pimp who connects ladies to politicians for prostitution. Reacting to…
