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The Woman Behind Ireti Doyle

November 10, 2019 8:05 am
“I want to do you, whatever you want, Ireti Doyle hums and moves to the rhythm of “Blow my mind”, Davidos’ single featuring American artist, Chris Brown as I walk into the dressing room.
“It’s her best song,” Tony our stylist chips in. “And I like Burna Boy. I know all the lyrics to his songs, she adds. Soon, she and her daughter, kick off a mild argument on who loves Burna Boy more leaving the team laughing. It is a wonder to know that Ireti Doyle is a mother of six children and a grandmother.

“I am ready and

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Music

An Open Letter To Up And Coming Artists

November 10, 2019 8:04 am

Dear up and coming artist,

I have a few words for you but before I start, let me say that you are free to either take it or reject it. My words may make sense to you or come across as the words of a hater but whatever the case may be, understand that I respect your hustle.

As someone who cannot sing to save my life, I can only envy you the talent that God has bestowed upon you and I also applaud your zeal to bless the eardrums of mankind with it. Music, after all, is life and

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Nigerians Kick Against Reopening Of Lekki Toll Gate

The Return Of Tollgates

November 10, 2019 8:02 am

The issue of tollgates spilled out into the air and took possession of the land when the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola disclosed that the FG is working on modalities for the reintroduction of cashless toll plazas, other logistics include, acquiring more lands that will provide up to 10 lanes plazas.

My brow became clouded like a cloudy sky as I listened to the Minister’s statement with rapt attention. In a flash, I came to the understanding that it was still a proposal and not a policy statement. I asked rhetorically, why would the government want to …

Gbemi Sagay To Chair 2019 LAIF Awards Jurors

November 10, 2019 5:42 am
Gbemi Sagay, a renowned illustrator and advertising practitioner, has been announced as the chief juror of the 2019 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF) awards, slated to hold on 14 December at the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by Chairman, LAIF Management Board, Steve Babaeko.

The chief juror, the statement noted, is vastly experienced in the marketing communications industry and is expected to, alongside his fellow jurors, bring his expertise to the fore to ensure that only the best of the numerous submitted entries are shortlisted and subsequently awarded.

Sagay has almost four decades …

Film Entries Open for Lekki Film Festival

November 10, 2019 4:52 am

The submission of films for the second edition of the Lekki International Film Festival opens on Thursday, November 14. This is five months ahead of the actual festival events, a shift from the month of June to April. The inaugural festival held in June at the Lekki Coliseum in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. The dates for 2020 have been scheduled from Monday, April 20 to Saturday, April 25.

The 2019 edition featured film entries from national and international film makers. Speakers at the festival forum also included such international experts as Jonathan Haynes, a professor of film at Long Island …

KFC

SA: More Than 25 Companies To Sponsor SA Couple’s Wedding

November 9, 2019 4:10 pm
Yesterday, the trending hashtag on twitter was KFC Proposal. Wondering what that is?
Yesterday, a man proposed to his girlfriend as KFC South Africa and what was supposed to be just a proposal turns out to be one of the biggest days in the life of the couple.

A man, Hector, went to KFC South Africa to ask his girlfriend to be his fiancee and tweeted the good news on twitter. However, one of his followers thought that was a very demeaning proposal and replied to him saying “SA men are so broke they even propose in KFC….they have

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Instagram Test Of Hiding ‘Likes’ Spreading To US

November 9, 2019 1:06 pm
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri on Friday said that a test of hiding “likes” at the image and photo-sharing social network will spread to the US.“Heads up! We’ve been testing making likes private on Instagram in a number of countries this year,” Mosseri said in a tweet.

“We’re expanding those tests to include a small portion of people in the US next week.”

Facebook in September confirmed it is dabbling with no longer making a public display of how many “likes” are racked up by posts.

Such a change

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Fearless’ Charlize Theron Honoured By Hollywood

November 9, 2019 1:00 pm

Charlize Theron was honoured by Hollywood Friday for a “fearless” career in which she tackled themes including sexual harassment long before the #MeToo movement up-ended the industry.

The 44-year-old South African Oscar-winner, who has often played down her flawless looks to win darker, more complex parts, collected the prestigious American Cinematheque Award at a Beverly Hills gala.

“I’m overwhelmed — I need a cocktail!” she told AFP as stars including Kristen Stewart, Seth Rogen, and David Oyelowo gathered to honour her career.

“These people who are here tonight have been with me through a lot of stuff.”

Theron won the

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MTN Nigeria Launches Music Streaming Platform

MTN Nigeria Launches Music Streaming Platform

November 6, 2019 5:05 pm
MTN Nigeria has announced the launch of a music-streaming platform, MusicTime! MusicTime! allows passionate music lovers to choose from millions of songs available across the globe. 

Developed in partnership with Simfy Africa, MusicTime! is a fascinating music streaming service, which offers the best listening experience in local and international music. The platform allows you to enjoy music the way you want it, how you want it and when you want it. This launch demonstrates yet another bold step by MTN in its quest of achieving a bold digital growth strategy.

Making the announcement, the Chief Operating Officer of MTN Nigeria, …

Michael Jackson’s First Moonwalk Socks To Auction For $2M

Michael Jackson’s First Moonwalk Socks To Auction For $2M

November 6, 2019 3:06 pm

36 years after debuting the Moonwalk dance move, the silver socks Michael Jackson wore for the iconic dance move is up for auction.

In 1983, Jackson performed “Billie Jean” on the television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. For his performance, Jackson was dressed in his signature black trousers, silver socks, silver shirt, black-sequined jacket, rhinestoned glove, and black fedora.

It was at that stage that Jackson performed the Moonwalk for the time in public. The dance move would later become his signature dance move and seal his status as

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“Hellboy” Files For Divorce From His Wife

November 6, 2019 3:01 pm

Ron Perlman, popularly known as  “Hellboy” has filed for divorce from his wife, Opal Stone Perlman, on Tuesday in Los Angeles, after 38 years of marriage.

Speculating on reason for divorce, it was reported that sometimes this year, the actor was seen kissing Allison Dunbar, who has appeared on his Crackle series, “StartUp”.

After the kissing incident, the star was spotted coming out of Alexander Steakhouse in Pasadena, California after spending an intimate dinner with Dunbar in May.

Neither Perlman nor Stone have commented publicly about the divorce, and Dunbar has not either.

Ron has been seen in several of

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Onitsha Ofala: Globacom’s 9 Years Of Cultural Fanfare

Onitsha Ofala: Globacom’s 9 Years Of Cultural Fanfare

November 5, 2019 8:20 am
In leaps and bounds, the Onitsha Ofala celebration has grown over the years to become one of the biggest traditional festivals in Black Africa, and, unarguably, the biggest festival in South East Nigeria. The recent success story of Ofala is attributable, to a large extent, to the ingenuity of the giant telecommunications network, Globacom, which has in the past nine years supported the festival as the major corporate sponsor, and the innovativeness of the custodian of the festival, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe.

The uniqueness of Ofala is not only embedded in the razzmatazz that characterises the …

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