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Alex Usifo: The Making of A Nollywood Veteran

February 27, 2020 9:05 am

Multiple award-winning Nigerian actor and one of the fathers of Nollywood, Alex Usifo, was born in Lagos to Mr Barnabas and Mrs Patricia Anobi Omiagboon on April 16, 1953. It is no gainsaying that made a name for himself long before Nollywood became existent.

His father worked with the Central Bank of Nigeria at different branches in the country and rose to a managerial level before retirement. After a few years in Lagos, they moved to the city of Ibadan where Alex had his basic/primary education and then to Edo State after the civil war to complete his secondary …

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Netflix Launches Nigerian Twitter Account

February 26, 2020 5:21 am

 

Movie streaming giant, Netflix has officially announced its presence in Nigeria with a Nigerian twitter account, launched on Tuesday.

The platform took fans by surprise when the tweet, “Naija how far” surfaced from @Netflixnaija.

Netflix is an American streaming platform whose primary business is its subscription-based streaming service which offers online streaming of a library of films and television programs, including those produced in-house.

Read Also: Netflix Stands Tall Against Competition With 8.8 Million

As of April 2019, Netflix had over 148 million paid subscriptions worldwide, including 60 million in the U. S., and over 154 million subscriptions total …

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Steven Spielberg Embarrassed By Daughter’s Porn Career

February 25, 2020 6:03 pm

Last week, Mikaela Spielberg, the daughter of renowned American filmmaker Steven Spielberg expressed her intention to pursue a career in the porn industry.

The 23-year-old made this known in a chat with The Sun US, revealing that she has already started self-producing solo porn videos and would love to land a job as a dancer in a strip club once she obtains her sex worker license.

Describing herself as “a sexual creature,” Mikaela explained how she wanted to get naked and perform solo sex acts on screen as a way “to honor my body in a way that’s lucrative.”

Mikaela …

Ultimate Love: Excitement In Aunty’s Love Pad

February 23, 2020 2:37 pm

Barely a week after the premiere of Ultimate Love, the new reality show from MultiChoice Nigeria, the programme has already seen a lot of intrigues from the love guests, stimulating discussions for its ever-increasing fan base and viewers.

In just over 10 days, a combination of entertainment, arguments, and of course, romance and heartbreaks, has unfolded in ‘Aunty’s Love Pad’.

The love guests have been finally paired as couples and there have been a voluntary checkout by Uche and the first nominations of the season made. The love guests are still grappling to understand one another: That is quite …

15 Nollywood Stars Known For Their Trademark Roles

February 22, 2020 5:40 am

The Nollywood industry is one that is blessed with so many talented professionals, who have made their marks in the sand of time.

Unfortunately, the industry tends to be comfortable with having some of its most gifted actors play the same role over and over again while such actors seem to stabilize into their preferred roles without looking to take up more tasking roles.

The trend of typecasting and stereotyping Nollywood actors according to critics have proven to affect their prowess and creativity and more often than not when such actors are featured in an entirely different role, it suddenly …

Eedris Blasts Burna Boy: You Stole Fela’s Songs

February 22, 2020 5:39 am

Veteran Nigerian music act, Eedris AbdulKareem has accused Grammy-nominated artiste, Burna Boy of “stealing” Fela’s song and “stealing” from Afrobeats to make his career without giving credits.

This is coming days after Burna Boy declared himself the best since Fela and wrote that he has stopped proving he’s the best because “the world can do without the best.”

Read Also: Burna Boy Tops 2019 Most Watched YouTube Music Videos

Reacting to this claim in an interview with TVC, Eedris AbdulKareem said Burna Boy needs to apologize for his statement. ”Burna Boy needs to apologize. At least Fela made it …

Trump Mocks Oscar’s Best Movie Pick Parasite

February 21, 2020 12:07 pm

The U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the historic best-picture Oscar win for South Korean film “Parasite,” telling a campaign rally he wished for the return of Hollywood classics such as 1939’s “Gone with the Wind.”

The cast of Parasite at the 92nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

“Parasite,” a dark social satire about the gap between rich and poor in modern Seoul, earlier this month, became the first non-English Language film to take Hollywood’s top prize.

It also won three other Oscars – best director and original screenplay for Bong Joon Ho and best international feature film.…

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Chioma B: Fans React As Cardi B Prepares To Visit Africa

February 21, 2020 12:07 pm

‘Money’ singer, American rapper, songwriter, television personality, and actress Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, known professionally as Cardi B, is set to visit Africa for the second time.

This time it is South Africa the social media sensation and mum of 1 is heading for a concert, as tickets are already selling out fast, to the point of crashing a ticketing site. She even urged South Africans to teach her about their country through their comments.

Fans have since reacted on twitter, expressing utmost pleasure at Cardi B retaining her Nigerian given name Chioma B, even though South Africans want her …

Going Viral: Demand For Disease-Themed Movies And Games

February 20, 2020 4:53 pm

As the world confronts the spread of a deadly new virus, interest in disease-themed movies, games and TV series has exploded, with worried viewers turning to documentaries and disaster flicks for answers and ways to cope.

The iTunes movie download charts are usually dominated by the latest blockbusters.

But in the last few weeks a blast from the past has stormed up the charts — Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 thriller “Contagion”.

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow as a businesswoman who unwittingly brings a lethal pathogen to the United States after shaking hands with a Macau chef, the movie has many parallels with current …

Bollywood Tragedy: Fallen Crane Kills 3 At Movie Site

February 20, 2020 4:30 am

Bollywood has recorded a great tragedy with three persons killed during a movie shooting at a private studio at Nazarathpet, near Poonamallee, Chennai in India late on Wednesday.

An assistant director and two others died on the spot when a crane used for the shoot came crashing down on the location. Nine persons were injured.

Read Also: Bollywood Star Kushal Punjabi Found Dead In His Apartment

A senior official of the police said that the accident happened when workers were engaged in putting up a set for a scene in the Indian film ‘Indian 2’a.k.a Bharateeyudu 2. A heavy-duty light …

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Nigerian Singer Osagie Ojea Making Waves In Belarus

February 20, 2020 4:21 am

A Nigerian singer, songwriter and composer Osagie Ojea is making waves in Minsk, Belarus, with his band Afrococoa.

Inspired by the work and philosophy of legendary musician Fela Kuti and other popular Highlife Afrobeat Jazz and Soul musicians, Osagie Ojea is on a mission to lead his legacy on a global platform.

The band has gained popularity in Minsk, playing more than 150 gigs in the past three years of its inception.

In December 2019, the band released its debut album “Champion from Africa” featuring 17 amazing songs that can make anyone groove to its beats. The band mainly …

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Sick Ernest Asuzu Recovers As Obiano’s Wife Rescues Him

February 19, 2020 10:00 am

The wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano has intervened in the deteriorating health condition of Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu.

The actor’s ill health was recently a topic of discussion on social media, following a viral video of him begging for alms.

Mrs. Obiano who runs an NGO; Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFE) stepped in upon the news and evacuated the actor to Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka, Anambra State where he has been receiving treatment in the past two weeks.

Read Also: Actor Ernest Asuzu, Now Roadside Beggar, Needs Help

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