African men are violent and harsh – Eniola Badmus

Actress, Eniola Badmus has opined that African men are “too harsh” – she stated this in a quick chat with Yes Magazine.While speaking on ‘violence against women’, the single Actress said, “African men are too harsh! They are too harsh. African men are harsh and violent. An English man would never beat his wife because their law forbids it. Then, I must say that if there is a penalty for it, stating that whoever beats his wife would be jailed, I’m sure this will reduce. “But since there is no law and no one is preaching against it, everybody feels it is a normal thing. Even if we say there is a law, it is not being implemented as it should, because if it had, all these won’t happen. I think there should be a capital punishment for it because, to me, it is a terrible act.” she concluded. Eniola is known for her usual advocacy against domestic violence.She once said she’s still single because she is still searching for a soft hearted man.

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Watch Trailer For New Drama, Tunnel Featuring Nse Ikpe Etim, Waje & Others

Femi Jacobs,Nse Ikpe-Etim, Waje, Patrick Doyle and Lepacious Bose are the stars of a brand new drama titled Tunnel. It tells the story of a young pastor and his journey to self discovery. In a tunnel were just one decision determines your fate, your Faith remains the only saving grace. Tunnel is produced by Adejumoke Olatunde, Nike Erinle and Grace Edwin-Okon and is directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare.

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Davido to make acting debut in new Nollywood movie [PHOTOS]

Popular singer, David Adeleke, widely referred to as Davido has gotten his debut movie role.Movie moment reports that the “Skelewu” crooner got the movie role courtesy his cousin, Ikechukwu Ojeogwu, an actor cum producer. The OBO star would be working with popular Director, Teco Benson. “Davido is delighted over his Nollywood debut and he can’t wait for the project to kick off,”

Nollywood Actor, Ikechukwu Francis Ojeogwu disclosed. “This is Davido’s first movie appearance, I, as the producer, have been able to work out things in such a manner that it would be beneficial to us all. I’ve crafted out a role that I know would put him in a comfortable position and won’t make him either excessive or otherwise,”Speaking further, “Davido is quite delighted and very supportive on this project like he has always been and he’s so big that if he puts his hand in anything that doesn’t worth it, it would tarnish his image and what he has built for himself. He has a lot at stake, aside from the financial stake, his image is also at stake and he’s taking this as serious as any other business. “I know how big Davido is and I don’t want to put a lot of pressure on him because of his busy schedule and it is his first appearance. Furthermore, the script is in such a way that he doesn’t over shadow the beauty of the script but to add his weight to the success of the project,’ Ike told the online magazine.

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Jim Iyke’s mother passes away

Nollywood Actor, Jim Iyke Esomugha is currently grieving over the loss of his mum, Mrs. Esomugha, who passed away on Monday, 30th of March, 2014.“Yes, Jim Iyke’s mother is dead, but she didn’t die on April 1 as it is being widely reported. The old woman died last Monday in Abuja,” a close family told Dailypost. Also speaking with DailyPost, United Nations’ Youth Ambassador, David James Egwu said it’s true that Jim’s mum has passed on, but we are yet to establish contact with Jim.” Egwu is one of Jim’s closest friends in Abuja. Dailypost gathered that the late Mrs. Esomugha had been having serious health challenges for some time, before she passed away at Garki Hospital, Abuja. “She died of stroke. The woman has been sick for some time now and has been staying with Jim Iyke in Abuja,” the source disclosed. The sad news is coming weeks after Jim proposed to his BFF and ‘lover’ Nadia Buari in London. Ads not by this site Until her death, Jim’s late mother lived in Abuja with other members of her family.

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Photo: Chika Ike As An Okada Driver

Chika Ike and Bob-Manuel Udokwu are shooting this movie where Chika Ike is an Okada driver. These movies sef. All kinds of characters. But it makes for good entertainment.

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Controversial Actor Benson Okonkwo narrates how a 35yr old woman sexually abused him at age10

Controverisal and fast rising Nollywood actor, Benson Okonkwo says he was a victim of sexual abuse, he recently opened up on being abused at the age of 10 and why he is traumatized by it. “People think that things are always rosy for actors. They think it’s always all about glamour but the truth is we have all had our ugly experiences. I have gone through a lot in the past and that is what has made me the Benson Okonkwo many love and respect today in the industry. I was sexually abused at the tender age of 10 by my 35 year old neighbor simply called Aunty Amaka, a lady who I love and respect. She took advantage of me on that fateful afternoon after luring me with sweets and biscuits. She stole my innocence and ever since then I have been haunted by that hurtful memory. That’s why I put passion into my acting career because its takes away my pain”I kept it away from my parents, but I told our gateman, who did not tell my parents too.I grew up with the shock and it still disturbs me till today. I really wish parents would be more careful with who they leave their kids with.” he says

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Photos: Nollywood Actor Alex Ekubo When He Was A Laborer

Check out these pictures of when nollywood actor Alex Ekubo was a laborer. Of course it was in a movie set for a soon to be named movie, but could you imagine him as a laborer? I’m sure that his fine face wont be too fresh. The struggle is real.

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Nollywood Superstar Ramsey Nouah is set to Host the 2nd Annual GIAMA Awards

The 2nd annual Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) is set to captivate a lively audience on October 19, 2013 at the Stafford Center performing Art Theater in Houston Texas. The show will commence with greetings from highly sought-after actor Ramsey Nouah, as this year’s GIAMA Awards host. The GIAMA organization is poised to bring you the most anticipated event of the year in the United States, featuring exclusive performances by the industry’s highly-acclaimed stars and comedians. The headlining entertainers will be announced soon!! So don’t forget to get your tickets today at www.giamawards.com The GIAMA Awards is proudly supported by Arik Airlines, BellaNaija, Nollywood Access, Nollywood View,Bashman Entertainment, Dure Events, Segun Gele, Naijapals, Jaguda, Sturvs and several other organization listed on GIAMA’s website.

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“Please pray for me” – Funke Akindele confirms her marriage is over

The sayings, “there is no smoke without fire, and rumours do not spread without some iota of truth in them” best capture the ensuing marital melodrama involving star actress, Funke Akindele and estranged husband, Kehinde Oloyede, as the actress, on Friday, July 19 confirmed the crash of their 14 months and 11 days old marriage to her teeming fans . In a press release signed by Akindele’s publicist and elder sister, Ayo Ola-Muhammed, which was made available to DailyPost, the actress’s spokesperson stated thus: “On behalf of our client, star actress, Funke Akindele, we want to formally inform you that after due consultation and consideration, she is now separated from Kehinde Oloyede as his wife.“She hereby urges her fans and all concerned to pray and wish her the best as she moves on in her career. Kindly note that this is the first and only official statement from Funke Akindele on the matter and will be glad if her wish is respected.” Sadly, the news of the couple’s separation was dropped in a terse statement by Oloyede on his personal Facebook profile with the name Kehinde Almaroof-Oloyede, on Monday, July 15, and within few hours, the awful news spread like wildfire, both on print and social media. With this development, Funke has finally joined the league of celebrities with failed marriages, a development that has become synonymous with the entertainment industry. Indeed, they have made their ways into the hearts of millions of people, who dream to be like them. But either at home or abroad, there is one thing none of their fans will pray for —failed marriages and heartbreaks.

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“I don’t support gay marriage, God does not like it” – Emeka Ike

Emeka Ike has stated categorically that he does not
support any plan to legalise gay marriage in Nigeria,
as it is against God’s will.
The Nollywood actor, who is on a self-imposed
sabbatical from the movie industry, was responding to
questions at Vchannel Celebrity Night Out at Troy
Lounge in Lagos.
He said: “Knowing our penchant for ‘copying’ others I
want to plead with Nigerians not to encourage same
sex marriage. I don’t hate gay but I don’t support gay
marriage either. God does not want it, our culture
forbids it. We should not encourage what is not right.
“This is about defending whatever is left of our
culture. Nigeria should not go the way of UK, we are
people of culture. I want our legislators to stick to
their guns and not legalise what will be eroding our
culture and make us godless people.”
He also spoke about family, acting and the lingering
AGN crisis. Actors, Chidi Mokeme and Yomi Fash
Lanso were at the event to support one of their own.

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How I combine music with movie production –Fast rising film maker, Davis Nweke

Fast rising musician cum-film maker, Davis Nweke is
fast becoming a darling of the entertainment industry.
The talented singer and film-maker whose single: ”
Anywhere” featuring Solidstar is currently enjoying
heavy airplay on many radio stations across the
country is set to release his latest movie entitled:
‘Alaba Boys’.
The movie as directed by Nweke David, from the
stable of DD Productions parades top Nollywood stars
such as, Francis Odega, Steve Alajemba, Chukwudi
Okoro, Mercy Onwuka, Nweke David and host of other
up and coming acts.
In a chat with Dailypost, David, who hails from Oji
River Local Government Area of Enugu State stated
that the enthralling movie was packed with comedy,
emotion, love and betrayal.
On how he copes with the challenges of music and
movie productions, young Nweke said: “I must
confess, it has not been easy, but the truth is that I
don’t do all of the at a time.
“I do them one after the other, I don’t go to studio
everyday and I’m not always on location. When it is
time for music, I go to studio and when it is time for
movie, I storm location, he added.”
“However, it has been challenging. There are lots of
competitions outside there and there are lots of
people who would do anything just to get a “waka
pass” role in a movie. At times you see people who
can’t even pronounce words correctly being given a
lead role in movies; people who don’t have
communication skills, who waste so much time
rehearsing, and other things like that.
When asked what inspired him into movie production,
David who just returned from location said: “Right
from childhood, I have had this passion for movie,
then I used to watch the likes of Ramsey Noah, Jim
Iyke and other top Nollywood stars and I would say to
myself, “One day, I will be like them, and today, here
I am, though not as popular as they are, but I hope
to attain such feat one day.
On those he looks up to as role models in the highly
competitive industry, David said, “God is my role
model, I don’t look up to man but there are few
people I admire in the industry. I love the likes of Jim
Iyke and Ramsey Noah (jnr), these people inspire me
a lot.”
He lamented the cankerworm called piracy that has
eaten deep into the industry, “The fact that piracy has
become the order of the day is another challenge.
Most people no longer do movies to sell; they now
shoot movies for the cinemas. Cinema movies are not
just what one would wake up and start shooting- it
takes a lot of time.
It is painful to produce a methodical musical work
and some people would just lay their hands on it.
Piracy is a cankerworm that has eaten deep into the
entertainment industry. This is why I am working
painstakingly to safeguard my present musical efforts
that cost me sleepless nights, fortunes and a lot of
energy to realize.” He added.

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Newly married Nollywood actress, Uche Iwuji and husband share their love story

Just a few days back, Nollywood actress, Uche Iwuji, tied the knots with Lagos-based business man, Juwon Lawal, in a private ceremony at the Ikoyi Registry. The actress shared how she met the man of her dreams through a friend. “While in London, one of my friends whom I hold in high esteem came for my birthday celebration and told me about one of her clients that is still single who would like to meet me. She knows him well as he has been a long standing client of hers,” she told Nollywood Infotainment. “Initially, I told her I was not interested in meeting anybody, but she insisted and told me this guy was a good person but that it will be nice for me to speak with him and know if he is my kind of person. She went further to say that he’s a kind, selfless God fearing man, and being that she’s someone I trust her judgement of people I agreed for him to call me, from there we got talking and the rest is history. “Honestly, I can’t thank God enough because he’s given me my

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Tonto Dikeh finally explains the meaning of ‘Poko’

For a long time, fans of controversial celebrity, Tonto Dikeh, have kept wondering what ‘Poko’ meant. The actress, who has also delved into music recently, even offered to reward whoever decoded the term with a million naira, yet there were no takers.

She has finally revealed what it means, after Sudanese-Egyptian author and poet, Kola Boof, asked her on Twitter. Miss Dikeh has used Poko in countless tweets and even in her singles, and the self-styled home wrecker thought it was one of her movies. But Tonto Dikeh has now confirmed to her that Poko is her alter-ego.

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Ruke Amata’s wife’s multiple affairs with Governor, other men exposed (See leaked BBM chats)

The story that has unfolded in the home of actor, Ruke Amata and the famous Amata clan is the type found in the kind of movies you watch in Nollywood, unbelievable and shocking. Are you married and into runs and have information on your phone that might nail you? Please check your phone and delete before you read further as this could be you!

Pretty Gilda Amata has a can of worms that has been opened, given away by her blackberry phone. According to insiders, ‘Someone got hold of Gilda’s phone and downloaded the content of her black berry chat and the shocking contents were love/sex chats between her and a top politician whose wife she calls ‘Aunty’, a serving Governor and several others. Gilda met the serving Governor through actress, Omoni Oboli and the rest is history’.
In the chats, Gilda confessed to a lot of shocking things including running down her husband of eight years. There is also a portion on the chat where she chatted with the Governor. The Governor who runs a South South state is a hopeless lover boy who reffered to Gilda as MMP (missing my princess). Gilda is also said to have a 17year-old son she didn’t declare when she met and married Ruke and he has just found out. The person who downloaded Gilda’s messages sent the chats copying Ruke Amata, two governors, actress Omoni Oboli, a politician and some others involved. The e-mail has been circulated and there is fire on the mountain. Gilda who shuttles Nigeria and the United Kingdom is currently in Nigeria as you read this. May His will be done! We tried for about 48 hours before going to press to get Gilda’s side of the story, but her phone

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Wizkid vs Tonto Dike: “Brush up your spellings” – EME Starboy fires

They’ve been twitter buddies for years. And, contrary to what is widely believed, they both continue to insist there’s never been any romance between them. Well, Wizkid might just be severing ties with Tonto Dike who many feel is fast becoming a ‘nuisance’ on the social network, Twitter Wizkid on Tuesday, November 6 expressed his displeasure at Tonto’s spelling game. ‘I get mad when a chick doesn’t type right…wtf is succezz?!‘, a somewhat infuriated @Wizkidayo tweeted. Any ardent follower of Tonto Dike on the social network know the controversial actress replaces her ‘S’s with ‘Z’s. Here profile reads; Who ever

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“My ex-wife killed my son, now she wants to kill me” – Mr. Ibu

In January 2011, popular Nollywood actor John Okafor’s wife and 1 year old son, Mandela Okafor, were kidnapped and held in captivity for 10 days. Then exactly one year later, 2 year old Mandela died in mysterious circumstances. John Okafor later revealed in an interview that his son died from food poisoning. In an interview with Entertainment Express yesterday, Mr Okafor accused his ex-wife of poisoning Mandela and also trying to kill him. What he said below: “My ex-wife and her cohorts planned and kidnapped my wife and child; they were later released after 10 days. I paid the ransom and they came home twelve hours later. That child died a year later through poison. The facts later came out but I don’t want to act on it now. She has made several attempts on my life and that of my immediate family. You will be surprised the day you hear what really happened, but I don’t want to go into details now’

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“Homosexuals want to sleep with me” – Nollywood actor, Mr Ibu

Famous comic actor, John Okafor, otherwise known as Mr. Ibu has lamented that the Nigerian motion picture industry, globally known as Nollywood is currently being ravaged by a virus called homosexuality. The Thespian in an interview with E-Express disclosed that some guys had been after him, trying to harass him sexually. He said: “One idiot came toasting me o! That is true, as funny as it would sound. Something is happening in this Nollywood. These upcoming actors are being used by some of the established producers who are gays. If you want to get a job as an up and coming actor, you must sleep with them. You must be sexed to get a job. We are no longer in the era of the female actresses suffering from sexual harassment; it is now man to man. Abomination! God has a lot of things to judge. Man to woman is also bad, but we can easily overlook that. Why not put your penis in the right place. There is something spiritual in that thing (frowns). Why would you bend down for one idiot to penetrate you, thereby destroying your future? You left God and bowed to devil…by the time you get up, you

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Nollywood star, Kunle Afolayan ends contract with Globacom

Popular actor, Kunle Afolayan has terminated his contract as an Ambassador with telecommunication giant Globacom due to unresolved differences. The Nollywood star who produced highly related films such as ‘Figurine’ and ‘Phone Swap’ joined other ambassadors last year August in an agreement worth millions of naira. We learnt that Afolayan demanded increment in the fees before he goes into another agreement but had his request turned down by the company. Sources disclosed that he may have backed out of the deal because a number of big companies are interested in signing him as a brand representative while other sources have held that after he had threatened to back out, the chairman of GLO, chief Mike Adenuga had requested that the agreement be discontinued immediately.

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Star actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde dragged to court over debt allegations

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has engaged the services of popular Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Festus Keyamo to defend her in a case of breach of contract filed against her company, Redhot Concepts Limited by an up and coming lawyer, Keshi Elvis who holds brief for Megafield Solicitors.

According to the lawyer, trouble started when the latter failed to honour the contractual agreement they entered into in 2010.

He said all entreaties he made to Omotola and

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“Lesbians after us” – Nollywood twin sisters, Chidinma and Chidiebere Aneke cry out

Their fast rising feats in the Nigeria motion picture industry, globally known as Nollywood reminds you of the adage that says, ‘hard work pays.’ They may not be mentioned in the same breath with A-list actresses who possess mouth-watering endorsement deals with conglomerates; nonetheless the effervescent and charming Enugu State-born queens of numerous chartbusting movies, Chidinma and Chidiebere Aneke are no pasties. The identical twins warmed their ways into hearts of many movie buffs in 2004, when they embraced the klieg lights. After thrilling movie buffs in hit flicks such as: Crazy Twins, Jealous Friends, Desperate Twins, Lagos Girls, Broken Ambition, Revenge of the Gods, among others, the Business Administration and Mass Communication graduates of Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu are not resting on their oars. Although, from a polygamous background, the entertainers believe that the sky is their starting point. The Aneke sisters in a recent interview granted to E-Express, opened up on several issues bordering their burgeoning careers especially their desire to walk down the aisle with twin brothers the same day, which is not forth coming, why they cant marry Peter and Paul Okoye of the P Square fame and how lesbians bombard them with text messages. They said: “Our prayer is to marry twin brothers and have our weddings same day. We pray for this every day. Our suitors can pay our bride prices differently, but we want the wedding to hold on the same day. God said ‘my daughter, ask anything you want and it shall be granted.” This form of union referred to as quaternary marriage doesn’t happen too often. Over the years, only few twin sisters across the shore of Nigeria have walked down the aisle with identical twin grooms, why they can’t marry Peter and Paul Okoye of the P Square fame and how lesbians bombard the with love messages. Asked if they would accept marriage proposal from P Sqaure, the Anekes affirmed, “If they come we would’ve to pray over it. We can’t just say yes to them, except if it’s the will of God. Even Jesus Christ told God ‘let your will be done’. With the level we’ve attained in Christianity, we don’t think we can just wake up and say yes to anybody that comes seeking our hands in marriage. “They are good on their side, but we can’t just say yes like that. This is because once we are married, we are married. We would not on any ground go out of our marriages. So that is why we are being careful with who we say ‘yes I do’ to. “Look, money is not everything oh! God will always show you signs to prove to you that so so person is your husband. I want a situation where I will miss my husband whenever he is not around. See my brother; it’s after white wedding and traditional wedding that the real marriage sets in! One has to be very careful when going into marriage, if we marry, we will even buy condoms and give our husbands once they are stepping out! The fact that almost every man cheats is unarguable. Even my late father at his old age was still saying ‘Ada kedu’ (fine girl how far?)(Laughter). But he loved and cared for his children. One woman is hardly enough for any man.” On how they are copping with the menace of lesbianism currently rocking the movie industry, the fast rising duo said: “They (lesbians) have been sending us text messages. They don’t come to us direct. They will call our PA and start passing all kind of messages to us. They have been calling and sending messages.

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