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Why Genevieve And Omotola No Longer feature in Nollywood

When last did you watch any Nollywood film featuring either Genevieve Nnaji or Omotola Ekeinde? Am sure your answer would be like 2 or 3 years now or even more.

Well, there is no doubt that Genevieve and Omotola are the biggest stars in Nollywood. The former was recognized by Oprah while the later was recognized by Times magazine. But the fans of both actresses are worried that they no longer see these stars in recent Nollywood movies been released as they seem to have gradually gone into oblivion.

Well the main reason why they no longer feature in recent films is because they are too expensive such that producers can’t afford them again, so they rather go for cheaper actresses. The amount each of the two actresses charge can be used to produce and package Asaba Nollywood movie with some money remaining for the producer. Another reason why Genevieve and Omotola are no more regular in films is because they seem to have outgrown the Asaba films because most of the Asaba produced films are not of Standard and these actresses cannot ruin their brand with anyhow films, so they are too choosy in picking up roles.

Nevertheless, these actresses still need to feature in films if they must remain relevant. Obi Emelonye in a recent interview suggested that these two actresses should start producing their own films and featuring themselves in them, so as to remain relevant, and I totally agree with him.

Ondo Deputy Governors Convoy Kills NUJ Boss, Wife And daughter, Injure Monarch

a  couple, their daughter and house help-yesterday, died in a miltiple accident involving the convoy of  Ondo State deputy governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi.
A  traditional ruler, the Osunmakinde of Ife Tuntun, Osun State, Oba Obawure Taofeek Olaposi, who was seriously injured in the crash, is on admission in Ondo State Specialist  Hospital,  Akure.
The deceased are the Chairman of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) chapel  of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, Alex Akinwale, his wife, Rebecca, and daughter, Pauline.
The Akinwales first  child, Paul, who was also involved in the crash, however, survived.
The wife was  a staff in the Marketing Department of the NTA,  Akure.
However the deputy governor escaped death.
Eyewitness account revealed that the  crash occurred at  Apomu-Owena along Akure –Ondo Road when  a white Toyota Camry car belonging to the monarch  ran into Olanusi’s  convoy among other vehicles while trying to overtake.
Sunday Vanguard learnt that the driver of the Camry dangerously overtook the  vehicles and, in the process, rammed into  on-coming vehicles including  those  in  the deputy governor’s convoy resulting in the multiple accident.
The NTA couple were coming from Ondo town after attending a burial ceremony.
It was gathered  that the Camry rammed into the couple’s car before hitting the deputy governor’s convoy.
The monarch and a teenager  in his vehicle are  receiving treatment at the Akure specialist hospital.
The corpses of the deceased were said to have also been deposited at the hospital mortuary.
The Chief Press Secretary to the deputy governor, Mr Daisi Ajayi, said his principal was on his way to Ondo for an official assignment when the incident occurred.
Ajayi said  one of the security cars in Olanusi’s  convoy was  badly damaged as a result of the incident.
Meanwhile, it was  wailing at the premises of the NTA,  Akure following the death of the couple.
Immediately the news of the death of the Akinwales  spread, workers trooped to the television station  located at Oba-Ile to confirm  it.

36yrs Old Arrested With 107 ATM Cards At The Airport

National Drug Law  Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday, arrested a 36-year-old Turkish airline’s passenger with 107 automated teller machine (ATM) cards at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The suspect, who holds a dual identity, was apprehended during an outward screening of  the Turkish Airline passengers to Istanbul, Turkey at the airport when the cards were discovered by anti-narcotics officials.
Speaking on the arrest, NDLEA  Airport Commander, Mr Hamza Umar, noted that the suspect was also arrested with two international passports  with his photographs but bearing different names.
“He had a Nigerian passport with the name Funsho Oladimeji Babatunde and a Turkish passport with the name Kosar Kursat both bearing his photographs. The cards found in his luggage are 68 Citi Interswitch Master cards and 39 Citi Interswitch Visa cards”, Hamza stated.
Meanwhile, Chairman of NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, has directed that the suspect be transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for further investigation, confirming that the suspect was caught with the ATM cards.
The suspect, a native of Iwo in Kwara State and lives in Surulere, Lagos, told investigators that he was taking the cards to a friend in Turkey.
The Ordinary National Diploma (OND) graduate of Kwara Polytechnic said, “My friend in Turkey called me that I should help to send the cards to him in Istanbul, Turkey. When I collected the cards in Lagos, I kept them in my bag but, during search, the officer saw the cards and took me in for interrogation. I am an OND graduate of  economics of Kwara Polytechnic” .

Asari Dokubo Is A Thug I Dont Compare Myself With Him - El Rufai

The Interim Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Nasir El-Rufai, described ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo as a thug, during an interview session with Sahara TV, over his fifteen hours interrogation at the Department of State Services, (DSS) .
When asked if the name of Asari-Dokubo came up during the interrogation, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory said no, and added that he could not have mentioned Asari-Dokubo’s name because their personalities unmatchable.
He furthered: “Asari Dokubo is a thug. I don’t compare myself to him. I’ve never taken up arms against the state. I’m a normal human, law-abiding Nigerian. I don’t compare myself with thugs,” El-Rufai said.
Prior to this time, Asari-Dokubo, a supporter of P resident Goodluck Jonathan had referred El-Rufai as a coward on his initial refusal to honour the invitation of the SSS.and his administration.
El-Rufai also lamented that the upcoming national conference is a ploy to divert attention from the failures of Jonathan’s administration.

Exposed! Police Officer who Demanded For Dollars Bribe From American

Another police officer has been filmed while negotiating a bribe. The incident apparently took place last week. An American citizen was stopped at the Monument bank premises in Egbeda, Lagos, for wearing green cargo trousers – which is considered to be a military outfit. The whole exchange was recorded secretly by what seems to be a camera disguised as an electronic cigarette. In the almost four-minute long video, the yet-to-be-identified armed policeman demands more U.S. dollars from the Americans, even suggesting going to the currency exchange bureau himself to convert the naira to dollars.The police officer had a rifle with him. At some point in the video, he threatens to take the Americans to the police station should they refuse to pay: “Bring better thing, that one is not money, I don tell you finish o!” he can be heard saying.
The video has gone viral since it was posted on the Youtube video channel

Tania Omotayo Flaunts Engagement Ring, Share's Moment With Wizkid On Bed

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Siinger Kcee In Talks With Undisclosed YMCMB Big Artiste, Set To Drop Song With Nicki Minaj

There have been rumours Kcee who attended the Grammy Awards is collaborating with Nicki Minaj on new track. His manager Soso Sobrekon confirmed it to the Netng..

The manuager disclosed, We are in the USA trying to get some collaboration done. It is true we are in the process of doing a song with Nicki Minaj, and that news was leaked by an agent to the media.We actually wanted it to be a surprise for the fans, but since it’s out there now; we plan on taking it bigger’.

‘We want to seal another artist from YMCMB that is bigger than Nicki Minaj.

She’s already sealed to be on the track, but now that everyone knows, we’re still going to surprise the fans by getting another person from YMCMB could it be drake or lW

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PHOTO: Guess Who Dropped By At D'banj's Twitter Chat, Check It Out!

Yesterday was bangalee twitter chat and guess who dropped by, guess who is in that picture with dbanj......that is the great BOB Geldof, the brilliant brain behind The great song "we are the world"......banga less was so happy to have him around

PHOTO: Checkout Davido's New Expensive Ride!

The photo below shows the new ride David just bought, checknit out and congrats to OBO!

PHOTO: Lol!!! D'Banj,s Funny Pose With Former Prsident Olusegun Obasanjo At The AU Submit

Dbanj chops knuckle with former president Olusegun Obasanjo at the AU's summit for Agriculture , which was held at Addisa baba......that was at the touch down tho....lol

Comedy Veteran, Ali Baba Takes A Jabb At Nigerian Billionaires !

Now , Ali baba is telling billionaires what he thinks they should do....see what he said on Twitter

Thugs Attack Mushin, kills Pregnant Woman, Daughter

Gunmen on Monday night stormed Amodu Street, off Akala Street, Mushin, Lagos State, killing an eight-month pregnant woman, Musili Bello, and her 12-year-old daughter, Suliat Olowu.

It was learnt that a commercial motorcycle rider, identified simply as Baba Monday, was also shot to death in the operation which was said to have lasted for about 20 minutes.

Our correspondent, who visited the scene on Tuesday, observed that the thugs riddled several houses with bullets and also vandalised some vehicles.

The slain woman’s father, Tajudeen Odusanwo, revealed that his daughter was shot in the stomach and in the face, while his granddaughter was shot in the head.

He said, “Between 9.30 and 10pm, my daughter and granddaughter were getting ready to close the shop when some armed thugs from the railway line stormed the street and started shooting sporadically.

“They shot my granddaughter in the head while my daughter, who is eight months pregnant, was shot in the stomach and in the face.”

Relatives of the  deceased were seen crying when our correspondent visited their residence.

A relative, who did not identify herself, said, “Suliat (Olowu) was our baby. She was very intelligent and we used to call her Suliat kan, Aiyetoro kan. Her mother, Musili, even though pregnant, had been praying and fasting because she had been warned that something evil might happen.”

When our correspondent visited the third victim’s house, his family members were said to have taken his corpse to the mortuary.

The Area D Commander, ACP MD Garba; the Divisional Police Officer, Alakara Police Station, Anthony Okosun; the Officer in charge of Baker Unit, CSP Waheed Ayilara; and the Divisional Police Officer, Mushin Station, Fidelis Okafor; were with about 30 policemen in the area.

The police officers commiserated with the victims’ families and promised to beef up security in Mushin.

Residents, who came out in droves, urged the police to ensure that the culprits were brought to book.

A trader, Olabisi Shodiya, said, “We have been living in fear for too long. Last night, when they stormed our area, many of us hid inside the gutters with our children in order to avoid being hit. We can no longer sleep with our two eyes closed and we want the police to save us.”

An eyewitness, who craved anonymity, said the attackers came from Fadeyi and Ereko streets.

He said many of the culprits had been arrested and charged to court last year for murder but were released under controversial circumstances.

“The guys that invaded our streets were Oriyomi, aka Muda; Lanre Pumping, Mufu Magnet, Sars, Apdul, Monsuru 50 cent and Aglar,” he said.

It was learnt that Oriyomi and Lanre Pumping had been declared wanted by the Lagos State Police Command, while Aglar had been arrested by the Alakara Police Division.

When our correspondent left the area around 2.30pm, it was observed that policemen had set up three pin-down points in the area.

Policemen from the Anti-Terrorism Squad, Alakara Division and the Area D Command were seen patrolling the adjoining streets of Alhaji Lasisi and Akala.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, who confirmed the incident, said the police authorities in the state would focus more on the area, with the intention of removing criminals and criminalities there.

She added, “For now, we have arrested five suspects in connection with the incident. More will still be done to fish out the culprits.”

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Cross Country Transport boss In Efcc Net Over N82.85 M Scam

A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has fixed February 6 for the arraignment of a major transport firm, Cross Country Limited, and its Chairman, Mr. Bube Okorodudu, for stealing N82.85m.

They were charged along with Car Link Limited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with nine counts of stealing, conspiracy to steal, forgery and uttering.

The EFCC alleged that the accused conspired among themselves and stole the money, being proceeds of alleged fraudulent sale of 17 units of Volkswagen transporter buses belonging to AG Moeller Limited.

The anti-graft agency filed the suit, with charge number, ID/2679C/13 and dated August 1, 2013, before Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo.

According to Mr. Francis Usani, who signed the charges on behalf of the EFCC, the accused stole the money between February 13, 2008 and August 14, 2009.

Those the EFCC claimed the buses were fraudulently sold to were GMT Nigeria Ltd; Multichoice Nigeria Ltd; and Law Union and Rock/TFS Finance Ltd.

The accused were said to have forged and “uttered” a document titled: ‘Nigeria Customs Service Motor Vehicle Duty Certificate’ with number A008911777 to facilitate the alleged stealing.

The alleged offence was said to have contravened section 390 of the Criminal Code Cap. C17 Vol. 2 Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2003.

The prosecution claimed that other offences of forgery and uttering violated provisions of Sections 467 and 468 of the same law.

PHOTO: Commercial Bus Burst Into Flames on Third Mainland Bridge

 A 14-seater bus is reported to have gone up in flames at Iyana Oworosoki. This accident has caused a standstill on the ever busy bridge. Unconfirmed reports say one person died. See photos below

Checkout Terry G's Late Night Chat With tonto dikeh

What did you expect other than an exchange between ‘crazically’ fit people?

Tonto Dikeh put up a ‘munched’ image of an BlackBerry chat exchange between herself and the Free Madness artiste and producer, Terry G, on Instagram with the latter wondering what Tonto was doing up so late at night.

“Poko wat ar u still doing up dis late won’t u go to bed cause e Don pass ur bed time :p ,”he wrote.

Read Tonto Dikeh’s reply below – it’s crazy we tell you.

Tonto posted this on her Instagram page with a call to her followers to rally round her whenever it goes down on the streets with Terry G.

She said, “Terry g cracking me up lol palz hop u gat ma back if he beat me me o #poko”

Omotola Jalade Criticized By Fans Over New Song

Criticisms has continued to trail Nollywood star actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde’s singing ability, following the release of her new single, Barren Land, off her second album titled: Me, Myself and Eyes. This came on the heels of her recent interview with CNN, where she was played up as a multi-talented actress, singer and philanthropist. Though this is not the first time her songs have been be subjected to criticisms, the mother of four, unlike actress Genevieve Nnaji, has been unperturbed. Interestingly, arguments on the social media have, however, shifted from a critical review of Omotola’s song, as fans of both actresses are now comparing their talents and celebrity status. Genevieve appears to have given up singing, after her first album, One Logologo Line, turned out a commercial failure. In the views of her fans, the star actress had taken a right decision. While commenting on Omotola’s latest single, a fan who faulted it for excessive auto tune and bad vocal, said, “I’m a huge fan of Omotola, but the song would have been better as instrumental (no vocals). Does she not have people around her to tell her she cannot sing and that she needs to stick to acting? Love you, Omosexy.” Another fan was quoted to have said that “All I can hear is auto tune! After all these years of vocal lessons… Stick to acting alone, love.” In the same vein, another fan said, “I love Omotola, but singing is not for everyone… If she was my mom, I would tell her NO! You can tell she can’t sing. So much auto tune; it is offbeat. And she is singing with her nose. I am crying of laughter as I am typing this. The song has a good message. Omowumi should have sung this, featuring MI. Even Genevieve’s I go kick you make you cry song was better than this (laughs).” However, some believe that the fault is not totally that of the actress, but the producer’s. “She (Omotola) should have gotten Cobhams to do the song for her. He is a terrific producer, especially for inspirational music or TY Bello’s Mosa ( Mosadoluwa Adegboye is the award-winning producer of TY Bello’s solo debut, Greenland). I don’t even live in Lagos and I know all these things,” said a fan. In the view of another fan, though the beat used for Omotola’s song was fantastic, he wished that the song was sold to someone else to do justice to it. “And to think this is the song being used by Amnesty International. So, this is the song that was inspired by activism? I can’t even talk anymore…This auto tune tie ti je ki ori mi daru die (Yoruba for ‘the auto tune is driving me crazy’). Let me go and eat and regain my sanity biko,” he said.

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Delta State Governor's Daughter Turns Movie Producer

Orode Okpu-Uduaghan, the 24-year-old daughter of Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan’s has produced a Nollywood movie which features renowned Actors, Liz Benson-Ameye and Nobert Young.
Veteran Actress, Liz Benson who makes a return to Nollywood after a 14-year absence says being an evangelist was pivotal in motivating her to accept the script, especially because of its theme which championed and brought to fore the societal cause of ‘creating awareness about Breast Cancer.
‘With my status as a pastor, I have to be critical on the movies or productions I appear in. As someone that counsels people in church, I identify with the challenge women face here as I have had to encourage women to go for a scan when they tell me their health challenges. Living Funeral is a great movie as it xrays the scourge of breast cancer among women‘, Liz Benson says.
Orode who makes her debut as a producer, surprised everyone back in November, 2011 when she got married at the age of 22.
The movie titled ‘Living Funeral‘ is a project under the auspice of Orode’s Pink Pearl Breast Cancer Foundation andwas premiered October 27, 2013.
The Udoka Oyeka-directed movie has since been nominated in eight categories at the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA) which will hold on Saturday, March 8, 2014.

Nollywood Actor, prince Darmy Eke Loses father

Another actor  in person of Prince Dam my Eke has lost his father.

The nollywood actor loses father who is 83 years. The nollywood sensational actor has been receiving condolence messages at his home town in Port Harcourt.

The talented actor said: “he’ll be giving his father a grand style burial as soon as he announces the date.”

His father was HRM KING FRANK EKE (JP) CON.(Eze Gbaka-Gbaka Of Ikwerre Land) and first civilian deputy Governor Of rivers -state.

May his soul rest in peace!!