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- Hafsat Abiola-Costello May Sue Al-Mustapha
- FULL PHOTOS From Yemi Sax & Shola Durojaiye's White Wedding In Lagos
- Timaya pictured with Mercy Johnson's daughter & his own daughter
- Kerosene price rises by 200%
- GOOD NEWS! Missing Daughter Of Nollywood Actor Ojopagogo, Olayiwola Rasaq Found
- Is Patience Jonathan The President Of Nigeria? Please, Read This...
- My Hubby Gets Jealous When A Cute Guy Kisses Me--Omotola Confesses
- Tonto Dikeh Indian Hemp Investigation Links Other Musicians
- Photos of Jenifa,Aki and PawPaw hawking pure water
- Iyanya's New "Girlfriend" Spotted In Public Almost Naked
- Professor Wole Soyinka Clocks 79 Today
- The 2face Idibia Interview: ‘Marriage has made me more responsible’
- Nollywood actress: Shan George Talks About Her S*x Life, Personal life And Pros-titution Scandals
- Photo: Wizkid displays highest level of respect to musician King Sunny Ade
- Jim iyke's outfit screams LOVE as he is spotted with Nadia Buari
- Pics of 2face Idibia as a baby and a young boy
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| 23 Million Year-Old Lizard Found In Mexico Posted: 14 Jul 2013 01:45 PM PDT  A beautiful gem or a scientist's dream? You can have both, as researchers in Mexico recently discovered after finding the remains of a 23-million-year-old lizard fossil, well preserved with soft tissue samples, in a small piece of amber. Amber often contains small remains of plants and animals, but it is rare to find complete vertebrates such as this lizard. While it's currently too early to confirm the small lizard's species, preliminary examination suggests the important specimen might be a new species belonging to the genus Anolis. This means that the little guy may provide an invaluable opportunity to learn more about an evolutionarily important and impressively adaptive species. After all, Anolis lizards have fascinated scientists for years, and have provided researchers with an on-the-ground look at evolutionary processes at work. In 2012, a study involving brown anole lizards in the Bahamas was heralded for its documentation of natural selection, according to LiveScience. Considered an example of evolutionary diversification, the Anolis genus includes several hundred different species that live across the Neotropics, Nature notes. The lizards thrive in warmer climates and are often outfitted with large finger and toe pads, which help them climb over a variety of surfaces quickly and efficiently. The Mexican fossil was found a few months ago in Simojovel, an area of the Mexicanstate of Chiapas well known for its amber deposits. The trapezoidal piece of amber is only about 1.7 inches by 0.5 inches, but it contains "a complete and articulated animal that also preserves remains of soft tissue and skin," Francisco Riquelme of the National Autonomous University of Mexico's Physics Institute told Spanish international news agency EFE. Chiapas' Paleontology Museum director, Gerardo Carbot, dated the remarkable fossil back 23 million years through an examination of the translucent, honey-colored amber that encased it, EFE reports. The lizard is now on display in Chiapas' Amber Museum, located in nearby San Cristóbal de las Casas. As the BBC notes, amber is formed when resin from a plant fossilizes after becoming buried in sediment. The substance can be a gold mine for archeologists and paleontologists. In large enough quantities, the viscous substance can trap small creatures, insects and even types of fragile flowers. But even when this does happen, to find a specimen this old with soft tissue remaining is rare, according to the Associated Press. The amber of Simojovel has contained valuable samples in the past, according to Popular Science — including a pair of fossilized flowers that will be presented during this year's international Botany Conference at the end of July. Some of the most striking amber fossils discovered around the world in recent months include a 100-million-year-old spider attack, and a trio of 230-million-year-old insects discovered in Italy. |
| SEE Joseph Yobo's Dubai Vacation with Wife and Son (Pictures) Posted: 14 Jul 2013 01:45 PM PDT |
| Hafsat Abiola-Costello May Sue Al-Mustapha Posted: 14 Jul 2013 01:42 PM PDT  Read the press statement titled "Is this the face of justice in Nigeria?" below. It was released by KIND's Ogun State Executive Director, Amy Oyekunle: "While KIND will obtain this judgment and commission a team of legal experts to study it in detail, with a view to determining whether a civil action is advisable at this point, KIND respectfully acknowledges but vehemently disagrees with the judgment of the Court of Appeal. "KIND hereby expresses shock and disappointment at the judgment, 2013, which overturned the judgment of the High Court, which had found Al-Mustapha, one time Chief Security Officer to Gen. Sani Abacha, and Lateef Shofolahan guilty of the June 4, 1996 murder of Kudirat in Lagos, during the reign of terror of Abacha." "The judgment of Justice Amina Augie (presiding justice of the Court of Appeal's Panel), Justice Rita Pemu, and Justice Fatima Akinbami, reversing the judgment of Justice Mojisola Dada, has now discarded that court's findings and rejected the court's reasoning". The group said it was neither seeking vengeance nor retribution but insisted that the killers of Kudirat must be found. Al-Mustapha who had been sentenced to death on January 30, 2012, by a Lagos High Court over the murder of Kudirat was discharged and acquitted by the Appeal Court on Friday. Vanguard |
| FULL PHOTOS From Yemi Sax & Shola Durojaiye's White Wedding In Lagos Posted: 14 Jul 2013 01:38 PM PDT  The wedding was held at Xovar Lounge, behind Bespoke Centre Lagos on Saturday 14th, July 2013. It is interesting to note that the wedding took place exactly a year after Yemi and Shola began to date. Teju Babyface was the Master of Ceremony of the really colourful wedding. In attendance were friends from the entertainment industry. See pictures below:            |
| Timaya pictured with Mercy Johnson's daughter & his own daughter Posted: 14 Jul 2013 01:35 PM PDT   |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2013 01:31 PM PDT  The price of kerosene has risen by about 200 per cent in Lagos, Ogun states and other parts of the country largely due to the scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas). Though the official price of kerosene is N50 per litre, most marketers and retailers (with the exception of filling stations owned by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) have, before now, sold it at N100 per litre. Checks by our correspondent on Friday, however, revealed that a litre of kerosene was being sold at N150, amounting to a 200 per cent increase over the official price of N50. A five litre gallon of kerosene, which should be sold at N250 official price but was selling at N500, has now increased to N750, according to findings by our correspondent. On why most marketers don't sell kerosene at the official rate, a source at the Major Marketers Association of Nigeria, who asked not to be named, said, "NNPC is supposed to be selling kerosene at N40.90k per lie but marketers will have to part with some money. At least N30 per litre will be paid to government officials. "This payment will entitle such a marketer to get the pro forma invoice. You will then hire a ship, incur the cost of the ship, storage and operational cost. That is why kerosene cannot be sold at N50, the control price." Experts had also argued that the increase in kerosene price would increase further if the cooking gas scarcity caused by the faceoff between Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency was not resolved. NIMASA had since June 21 barred NLNG cargoes from entering or leaving the loading bay at the Bonny Terminal in the Niger Delta region over non-payment of $158m levies. The President, Nigeria LP Gas Association, Mr. Dayo Adeshina, said this had prevented the 9,000 tonne vessel (Gas Providence), which supplies liquid petroleum gas to the domestic market, from sailing and discharging products in Lagos. He said this had subsequently led to an unprecedented scarcity of cooking gas in the country and expressed concerns that kerosene retailers could take advantage of the scarcity and increase their prices. Analysts expect that many cooking gas consumers will naturally switch over to kerosene when they can neither find nor afford cooking gas, which has become very scarce. The NLPGA president further noted cooking gas was no longer available at depots owned by the Pipeline and Products Marketing Company, Navgas and possibly NIPCO due to the NLNG/NIMASA feud. Because the NLNG supplies 98 per cent of the cooking gas consumed in Nigeria, Adeshina lamented that the NIMASA blockade had led to scarcity of cooking gas across the country. The prices, he reiterated, had gone up with a 12.5kg cylinder of gas selling between N4,000 and N5,000 in Lagos and N6,000 in Abuja. It was sold for N2,800 before the crisis. He said, "None of the storage in Lagos has any cooking gas in their tanks. The situation started two weeks ago when the Bonny channel was blocked by NIMASA. Gas Providence, which supplies LPG to Lagos is being detained even when the owners have gone ahead to pay the statutory levies to NIMASA." The NLPGA boss wondered why NIMASA had continued to detain Gas Providence, the LPG vessel, even after its owners had paid the required statutory levies. In view of hard times being experienced by consumers, Adeshina called on the Federal Government, National Assembly and other concerned stakeholders to wade into the matter so that the gas laden vessel meant for the domestic market would be allowed to sail. He said, "We are calling on all the stakeholders involved to resolve the matter. This is affecting everybody because we need to cook. We cannot go back to the days of using firewood for cooking. Even if we decide to embark on importation, it will take about 25 days for the vessel to get to Lagos. "The ongoing cooking gas scarcity is not due to hoarding or sabotage but as a result of continuous detention of the vessel that is meant to supply gas to Lagos." NLPGA Treasurer, Mr. Felix Ekundayo, warned that if nothing was done before the weekend ran out, the multiplier effect would be serious and the masses would be the most affected. According to him, the only cooking supply into the country is coming from a refinery in Niger Republic and it is very insignificant because the refinery itself can only do three trucks of LPG per day. NLPGA's Deputy President, Mr. Nunu Yakubu, who corroborated this, said, "We don't want it to appear as if we are giving legitimacy to the cooking gas from Niger because the gas has pressure issue. "The Gas Providence has paid the statutory fees and since regulation does not allow us to import cooking gas and there is no alternative, the only solution is to allow the vessel laden with gas to sail into Lagos." Although there were reports on Friday that the NNLG had agreed to pay the accumulated tax levies to NIMASA to pave the way for the resolution of the dispute, experts noted that it could take about a week for the gas scarcity to ease up. |
| GOOD NEWS! Missing Daughter Of Nollywood Actor Ojopagogo, Olayiwola Rasaq Found Posted: 14 Jul 2013 01:17 PM PDT  His missing daughter seems to have been found when the actor's message went viral on blackberry messenger stating thus: "Thank you all for the love and concern; you will not cry over your children. You will never know sadness; you will never know the grave of your child and may you never experience disorganisation. Damilola has been found but she is not yet home. All of you will never lose a child; thank you very much," the message read in full as at press time. Damilola's father earlier lodged a complaint with the police urging anyone with useful information to contact the nearest police station about his daughter's whereabouts when she went missing. Damilola was said to have left Oyo town for Ibadan at 2pm, Tuesday, July 9th when her disappearance became news but sanity has been restored to the household of the Olayiwolas after Damilola's whereabouts have been ascertained. |
| Is Patience Jonathan The President Of Nigeria? Please, Read This... Posted: 14 Jul 2013 09:06 AM PDT  Few days after the Goodluck Jonathan administration withdrew operatives of the JTF assigned to protect the Government House in Rivers State, due to their "fight" with Amaechi, something strange has happened. The Armored Personnel Carrier, APC, and a group of soldiers have now been redeployed to guard a private/commercial Guest House belonging to Patience Jonathan. This is how Sahara Reporters is reporting the incident: "The president's wife, Patience Jonathan, is using soldiers to guard her private guest house in Yenogoa, the capital of Bayelsa State. Earlier this week, the Presidency ordered the withdrawal of JTF operatives guarding the official residence of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as a political feud between the governor, on the one hand, and President Jonathan and his wife, on the other, intensified.  There was chaos in the chambers of the Rivers State legislature...In the aftermath of a bloody confrontation, the Jonathan administration pulled Mr. Amaechi's security apparatus, which is controlled by the Federal Government. By contrast, soldiers paid by Nigerian taxpayers are deployed to keep round-the-clock guard at Magels Resort, a commercial guest house owned by Mrs. Jonathan. The guest house has been shut down for several years and is undergoing extensive renovation that began about six weeks ago. In addition to the presence of armed soldiers, a brand new armed personnel carrier is also permanently stationed at the premises of the First Lady's guest house. Apart from the guest house, Mrs. Jonathan also owns a five-star hotel in the Okaka area of Yenagoa. The hotel, which construction was recently completed, is also heavily guarded by operatives of the JTF. Mrs. Jonathan, who is notorious for greed and corruption, has acquired extensive landed properties in both Rivers and Bayelsa states. Her desire to control the politics of her home state of Rivers State is a big element in a simmering political crisis that turned bloody last week. Lawmakers loyal to Mrs. Jonathan stormed the state legislature with a contingent of thugs in a daring attempt to hijack the leadership of the legislative body. Outraged by the absurd turn of events, Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka called on President Jonathan to restrain his wife's meddlesomeness in the governance of Rivers State. You may wish to know that Mrs. Jonathan had bankrolled the lavish wedding ceremony of one of the four lawmakers who spearheaded the chaos in the state assembly." |
| My Hubby Gets Jealous When A Cute Guy Kisses Me--Omotola Confesses Posted: 14 Jul 2013 08:58 AM PDT  It is no doubt that not many men would allow their wives to take up acting as profession and the reason is not far-fetched. With the jealous nature of men, it is very rare to see a man accepting another man cuddling or touching his wife all in the name of acting or practising a profession she likes. That is why it is very common in this part of the world to see actresses dumping acting shortly after getting married. Most of the men they marry tend to kick against the profession after they must have said 'I do'. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, who is married to a pilot, Capt Mathew Ekeinde is one of the sexiest screen divas in the movie industry in Nigeria, and most men would like to do anything to have for keeps. When in front of the camera, the mother of four delivers and interprets her role to the letter. When it comes to romantic scenes, she gives her all in making her character looks real, which surprises most of her fans, who wonder how her husband takes such scenes when he stumbles on them. When asked by one of her fans on twitter, a popular micro-blogging platform, if her hubby gets jealous when a guy kisses her on set, the actress answered in the affirmative. "Does your husband get jealous when you kiss a guy in a movie?" a fan asked the Ondo State-born actress, and she replied, "Yes, if the guy is cute." Now you know how Omosexy's husband reacts to her romantic scenes in movies when he sees them. |
| Tonto Dikeh Indian Hemp Investigation Links Other Musicians Posted: 14 Jul 2013 08:58 AM PDT  The agency said the move became necessary, following its investigation into the activities of controversial actress and singer, Tonto Dikeh, for consumption of hard drugs... Tonto had on June 28, 2013, posted photographs of a wrap of hemp and grains of the weed formed into the letters, 'Happy birthday POKO.' She also posted a photograph of herself with the inscription, 'Mi smoke ganja mi smoke weed while my haterz smoke ma gossip.' In a chat with Punch in Lagos, Head of Public Affairs, NDLEA, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said Nollywood stars had been prosecuted for drug-related offences. He said, "We are beaming our searchlight on more celebrities with regard to drug trafficking and abuse. "The arrest and conviction of Nollywood stars, Hassanat Akinwande, popularly known as Wunmi, and Tochi Uche have clearly shown that some members in the sector are vulnerable and susceptible to manipulation by drug cartels. "We have a responsibility to investigate and identify anyone involved in drug trafficking and use. We are deeply concerned, when such personalities are linked with drugs because of their large number of fans." Ofoyeju said the implication of having celebrities dealing in hard drugs was that their fans might like to act like their role models. "This will not be treated with kid gloves. It is counterproductive to the country's drug abuse prevention campaign. Any breach of the NDLEA Act will not be condoned," he warned. |
| Photos of Jenifa,Aki and PawPaw hawking pure water Posted: 14 Jul 2013 08:55 AM PDT  Check out photos of popular Nollywood comic actors Chinedu Ikedieze (Aki) and Osita Iheme (PawPaw), hawking pure water for sale in Jetfighter Nigerian movie.  Aki and PawPaw hawking pure water in LagosAki and PawPaw seen with Jenifa, who also starred in Jet Fighter Nigerian movie  Jenifa joins Aki and PawPaw to say cheese to the camera |
| Iyanya's New "Girlfriend" Spotted In Public Almost Naked Posted: 14 Jul 2013 08:51 AM PDT  I had to refer to Emma Nyra as Iyanya's girlfriend in quote because the debate is still on as to weather they are actually dating or not, but that is not the crux of this matter... Our concern here is: why should a lady who is gradually rising to fame due to her music career be caught in this kind of revealing/short dress? Is it her body she wants to sell or her music? What do you think about this Emma Nyra's dress? |
| Professor Wole Soyinka Clocks 79 Today Posted: 14 Jul 2013 08:31 AM PDT  Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka is a year older today. He was born Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka on July 13, 1934 in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria. The Isara Remo indigene is the 2nd of 6 children born to his family. His father Samuel Ayodele Soyinka was a minister at Anglican church while his mother Grace Eniola Soyinka was a trader. Soyinka is a cousin to late Afro legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti since his mother was a descendant of the Ransom-Kuti family in Abeokuta. To make his birthday a grand affair, a number of activities have been lined up, and the most significant of it all is the Open Door Series Project WS79 organized by Zmirage Multimedia Limited. According to Alhaji Teju Wasee Kareem, CEO, Zmirage and Executive Producer of the annual WS project, the Open Door Series Project is a veritable platform for international cultural exchange, which has been earmarked to celebrate the creative ideals and virtues of the iconic Soyinka. This year's programme tagged "Memoirs For Our Future" shall feature a drama presentation entitled, Trials of Brother Jero, one of the popular plays of Prof. Soyinka, musical and cultural shows, international essay competition as well as advocacy lectures. Wishing him many happy returns. |
| The 2face Idibia Interview: ‘Marriage has made me more responsible’ Posted: 14 Jul 2013 08:29 AM PDT  2face Idibia sits down with NET editors at our Lagos office, for his first major interview since his wedding to Annie Macaulay. Here's the interview you've been waiting for: The conversation between Pop icon, 2face Idibia and the editorial board of Nigerian Entertainment Today, during the musician's visit to the NET HQ on Thursday June 13, 2013. It's his first official interview since his much celebrated wedding to actress Annie Uwana Macaulay. Enjoy! What is your impression of NET? Wow, first and foremost, I'll like to say theNETng is automatically becoming one of my favourite news outlets right now. Why I say so is because of the intelligence that comes into all the write-ups that I read and all the things that come up here. For me, I think it's very refreshing to see journalists that actually take their time to do research before they write stuff. That is what I see in theNETng and I respect that.  How would you describe the success of your last album, 'Away and Beyond'? 'Away and Beyond' has done quite well. A couple of the songs have topped the charts. I just got nominated for the BET Awards. 'Plenty things don happen'. A lot has come off the 'Away and Beyond' rave. I think it has done pretty well. Compared to your other albums, where do you place 'Away and Beyond'? I think I will place Away and Beyond as my second most successful album. Which is your favourite album? My favourite album. That's a hard one. As I speak to you I can't say which one. Maybe it's 'Away and Beyond'.  2face, Dammy Krane, Rocksteady on the set of 'Omo No Dulling' video shoot, 2013 You finally got Hypertek Records rolling on a major scale, with artistes Rocksteady and Dammy Krane. What is it like handling a record label from the managerial aspect to making executive decisions for these artistes as well as yourself? I am more of an artiste than an administrative person. It is not easy. It is not something that anybody can just pick up and start doing. That's why all this while I really wanted to get some right people in place before going all out to do it. Now I have gotten a couple of them in place and I am ready to do it. Record label owners in Nigeria get really criticized more often than being praised. Why I say so is many times the artistes always feel that they are ripping them off. But many times, you find out that the record labels are losing and they are not making anything back. At the end of the day, it sometimes feels like a charity organization. Talking about artistes and record labels, recently there's been a lot of fall out between record label owners and their artistes, what is your opinion about this trend? I think the problem is both ways. Why I say both ways is that I don't know the story behind whoever left his label or which label dropped who, so I can't pin-point where exactly the problem is. On the artiste's part, he may be listening to advice from outsiders without really settling down to really cross-check to know the kind of work the label is actually putting into his career. And then, sometimes, the labels actually just make promises to the artistes and they don't actually keep it. So, it depends on the scenario. As a veteran artiste, how would you rate the growth of the Nigerian Entertainment Industry? Over the last couple of years, I have seen at least some progress in some areas. A lot of people are becoming more interested in the industry now, in terms of artiste managers, PR people, entertainment lawyers, A&R people and all those 'know-hows' that many people did not care about before. Also, in terms of quality of the music, and quality of the videos, those areas have really improved. In terms of piracy and the regulation of the music laws and intellectual property laws and all that, it is still a serious problem. So you have bagged another BET award nomination, having been there before, do you feel ecstatic about it? I appreciate it, but I want more. I want to be able to collect my award on the stage not behind the scene. In other words, you want Africans to be more respected and all that? Yes.  2face, D'banj and Chidi Okeke attend the BET Awards 2011 When you won, you won side by side with D'Banj; when Wizkid won, he won side by side with Sarkodie. Do you think they should stop sharing the awards and should just give it to one person? Exactly, you understand what I am saying.  2face Idibia shows his award at the MTV Europe Music Awards, 2005 You won one of your first International awards in 2005 in Portugal as the Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards, do you think it had any remarkable impact on your career as a pop-artist as at that time. Definitely, it opened many doors. It wasn't an easy thing at the time. I remember seeing you on the cover of the Guardian in Nigeria then, it was the first time any contemporary artist will be on the cover of a newspaper. Do you think these awards still have that kind of impact? Yes. I mean, if somebody gets it now, he will still have the impact. It depends on how the artist manages it. It will still be a big deal but my thought is that, if you are nominating us for your awards and you invite us, then you should award us properly and let us feel the glory as you do your own artistes. Do you think awards should determine the respect an artiste gets or that artists should take awards as seriously as they do? Nah, I don't think they should take it as seriously as they do, but you know in saying that, it is two things; awards don't determine the artist but they command respect, appreciation and recognition. Some of the most successful artists in the world have not collected awards as much as others. In as much as awards are good for recognition and all, it shouldn't be what will let you down if you don't win. You should not live for awards. Have you ever been in a situation that you were at an award show, expecting to win a particular award and they mention the winner and it's not you? Yes, I think I have been in one or two awards that I didn't win Is there any notable one? I remember the MTV Awards in Abuja. I wasn't there actually, and I didn't win any award. Even the one in Kenya, there were some categories that my name was mentioned but I didn't win. There were also some instances at the Channel O awards and others.  Blackface, 2face Idibia way way back. Photo: Ayo Animashaun When you remember the days when you didn't have money, food or a roof over your head and all that, what comes to your mind? Back then, we were on the ground already so there was no fear of losing anything so what we were doing was hoping that it will work out. There was no fear of 'what if e no work out. Nothing dey work out already so we no fear whether something no dey work out'. 'It was ahead-ahead, we go follow this thing up, if e click, fine; if e no click, we go look for another work do'. But for me, I had never ever at any point in my life thought of doing anything else so it was no going back. This is me, this is my life, this is what I want to do. I never ever dreamt of anything else in my life. So, back then, it was just about doing it to the end. In the contemporary times, you are unarguably the only one that we can describe as a pop icon. When you left IMT (Institute of Managment Technology), did you think that one day you were going to blow up and achieve this iconic status? I hoped for it, tried to work towards it. I'm still working towards it (laughs) At what point in your own books do you think you would have achieved an iconic status if you don't think you have achieved that now? That would be the time when I would wake up and not need to work again (laughs). That time wey I fit just fall into China go charge phone.  2face arrives in Barbados in September 2007, and is received by that country's reigning beauty queen. Photo: Ayeni Adekunle I remember when we got to Barbados in 2007, they were either playing African Queen or True love on the radio. At what point do you think that breakthrough happened for you and what do you think was responsible for it? I think when my first solo album came out, the combination of me, my talent and Kennis Music at that time was explosive. So once that album came out, there was no going back. It was just explosive. Then after the MTV Europe Music Awards and the arrival of MTV in Africa, plus a lot of other factors, I think it just skyrocketed. The style and the crossover ability of your music, there is this depth that people don't expect from pop music. What exactly inspires your lyrics? It's everyday realities of life. It might be fictional, it might have happened to me or somebody that I know but it's everyday realities of life. I like to just have a little bit of sense, a little humour inside seriousness and then put it in a way that people will be able to relate to it and they will be like, how e take think to talk this same thing wey I go like to talk but see the way wey e take talk am, people go just laugh. I like to be creative in the way I place my lyrics. What kind of creative support do you have? Do you have a creative team? Right now, it's me. I write most of my materials myself but a couple of times, you know, like the Plantashun Boiz, Blackface, we used to write most of the songs together. Over the years, if I am working with anybody, we write together. Sometimes, if I and Efe Omorogbe are in the studio, and he sees that I'm trying to write something and it's not okay, he will just give me some point and one will just click like, yes that's what I want.  NET Honours Nelson Brown at the Nigerian Entertainment Conference, 2013 At the first ever Nigerian Entertainment Conference we honoured a familiar friend, Nelson Brown who of course produced your album when you were with Plantashaun Boiz and signed Plantashaun Boiz to Dove Records. What's your relationship with Nelson Brown now? We're not as close as we used to be but every once in a while we call up and say hi, he was at my wedding in Akwa Ibom but we're not as close as we used to be. Would you ever work with him in the nearest future if you're dropping a few other albums? Yes, there's something I'm doing with him now. Are you on a new album or just a single? No, I'm on a new project.  Faze, Blackface, 2face at the Buck-wild and Breathless concert, 2012 Talking about other old friends like Blackface and Faze, do you keep in touch with them also? Yes, once in a while we meet, but we're not always together the way we used to be before but at least we still dey 'how you dey, what's up'. At the launch of this year's Star Trek Concert, on stage you said marriage hasn't changed you. Hasn't marriage changed 2face? Actually it's the aspect of me being a jolly good fellow that I meant by marriage hasn't changed me but at least it changed me in the way that now I get to be more responsible, because it is a serious business, it's not when I was a bachelor that I could just decide after a show to just chill in an hotel and sleep. There was one time that I even made up my mind that I wasn't getting married.  Lovebirds: 2face and Annie broke up and made up and broke up again, before making up one last time and heading to the alter. So what brought about the change of mind? I realise say I dey mumu myself (laughs). If you see the person you no fit run from am you go like am die so why you dey run. So how often do you keep in touch with your other baby mamas? As often as necessary. But you love children, right? I often wish it didn't happen this way, but I can't regret or make myself feel bad for what has happened. I wish it was different, and I wish I could wake up every morning and see all of them but that's not the case right now. It's not easy shuffling here and there to see them. Sometimes for weeks or months I don't see them. Its not easy but as you lay your bed, so you will lie on it. Do you still find yourself in that situation of having to be responsible to a lot of people so much that you cant even afford to keep your stuff without it getting used by other people, are you still under that kind pressure that there are times you just want to shut out everything but its seems like you cant even exist in your own place? Now it's different. When I was a bachelor, it was like that but now at least I get you to understand that my space has to be respected. Before I got married, it was a different baggage. There are times that you just want to fence yourself and you say no phone calls or people, there are plenty times like that.  2face and Annie Idibia and daughter Isabella at their Dubai wedding. March 2013 Your wedding was probably the biggest wedding that happened in the last decade or two, did you plan this right from the very go? The funny thing is, that was the total opposite of what I planned to do. My wife and I actually wanted a quiet and peaceful wedding but unfortunately for Innocent Idibia, 2Face interfered (laughs). 2face and Annie Macaulay now interfered in Innocent and Uwana's wedding. So, unfortunately when they say we no fit hide, yes we no fit hide. I actually thought I was going to succeed in making it quiet and doing my thing peacefully but as it turned out the people no send me for that matter. So when all that noise was happening, what was your biggest concern? My biggest concern was that this was a serious occasion for me and I hope nobody is going to come and trivialise it and try to turn it into a bad thing, you understand. Marriage is a joyous thing but some people could turn it into topic of the day that people will then insult you saying different things. That was my biggest concern, for people to just respect it and know it's a serious occasion for me and my wife, and not turn it into any debate society topic. Annie Idibia and a friend at her traditional Wedding, March 2013 A lot of people said that Annie was the one behind it that she wanted a grand wedding after you had a little one? They will always say that about the woman. Naturally, they decide everything and so it is natural for people to assume that. It definitely wasn't going to be a tiny wedding but something not too grand. If they say Annie wanted it to be grand, it's not true because we already had our plan, budget and the number of people we were going to invite. It just happened that the number quadrupled, I mean even ten times the amount of people we prepared for. I see you wearing your wedding band. How does that feel? (Laughs) o boy, you know how many times I don forget am for house? Dem go con carry am come meet me bros see your wedding ring. Sometimes I'm somewhere and I don't even think about it and then someone makes a comment about and I realise I'm wearing it. It feels good honestly especially if it's with somebody that you actually know and understand. Somebody that you are comfortable being around. Concerning your former relationships with the other women, what was the most important advice that your parents gave you? The most important advice they gave me were just two words; 'be careful'. Be careful in all aspects, be careful not to impregnate anyone, be careful not to mislead anyone that will now turn to a bone in your neck. So many 'be carefuls', and that covers all. They also told me; search deep inside your heart to know the one that truly is right for you and when you do that, go for that person and don't let the person slip away again.  2face Idibia and daughter Isabella Before, you used to wake up as a bachelor, but now it is with someone beside you. How do you work around everything with your daughter Isabella having to go to school. Do you drive her to school or help her with her homework and also help out in the kitchen? Like I said earlier I wish I had more time and opportunities to hang out with my kids. I really do wish I had more time but unfortunately you know because of what I do it's not always easy, but I try as much as possible to make out time. When I'm around I try as much as possible to be in that part of her life. How was the feeling like when you went back for parental approval? It was excitement but excitement with no surprise. They were excited that we had finally decided to make it official, but they were not surprised because they knew we had been together for a long time although we frequently broke-up and made-up. So, it was excitement without surprise. How will your marriage or marital status affect you in making a new record? Well, it's not going to affect it in any way and if the word affect is even going to come up, we'll have an avenue splits that it will affect it positively. What should we look forward to? More mature music. I'm going very spiritual this time around. It's not like I'm not going to keep maintaining the pop appeal in the music but this is going to be the deepest that I have ever gone. You know Snoop changes from Snoop Dogg to Snoop Lion, but you're a reggae artist at art so is this going to be a reggae album? The 'reggaeness' will come out more. If you had a choice or if the industry permitted, would you be pop artist or a reggae artist. I'll be a reggae artist but I have never been all the way reggae. Even though that was my major influence in music when I was growing up, I have never been totally reggae but if I have to chose, it would have to be reggae. Do you think that 'international break' and mainstream America or UK has eluded you, if so, why and do you still look forward to it? Okay I'm not going to go into all the details of it, there was a time when I had it, it was out there but somehow that I can't even start to explain how that window passed. While I want to become big in America and Europe I don't want to sell myself short or any slave trade kind of deal because I want to work in America or become popular there. I do want something that I will still maintain most of my right, creative right and the likes. In as much as I want to do all that, I still want to be very careful not to just sign my life away. I want to do it in a way that I will just blend.  Who owns the rights to Plantashaun Boiz music? Plantashaun Boiz. All the publishing belongs to Plantashaun Entertainment. And you're all cool stakeholders? Yes and for the people that wrote the song they have their full publishing , for the musical work itself Dove Entertainment because that's the way the label owns the musical work but the publishing and copyright belongs to the individual so all those song belong to Plantashaun Boiz. If I come to you and say I want to make it in music, what are the key things you're going to tell me? I'll tell you first and foremost Music is serious business. You have to know that you can't know everything so you'll have to get one or two people that have things that can cover the aspects that you have shortcomings. You have to be able to work with people so to speak and you have to be able to allow the people you bring in do the work. Very important is, respecting people and God. You were robbed twice? Yes, both years, and 2007 and 2008 (laughs) I know that aside from those ones that were not publicised, there were other robbery incidents. Was there a point where you thought you were targeted and that these were inside jobs and scared for your life especially when you were shot in 2007? Yes, I think after I was shot, I became scared. So I moved with some Mobile police for a couple of months but I wasn't comfortable. I began to feel like the presence of the mopol will make robbers shoot at me. I got scared but I never ever thought it was a set-up or anything. I never thought it was any pre-meditated action. It was just that period, maybe something just attracted them to me and because of who I am, it will become news. There are so many people that have had so many encounters but nobody hears about it. There was even a time in FESTAC that we were asked to lie down and were being robbed, and then one of my guys told them that's 2face you are robbing. When they realised that it was me, they gave me back my watch and my phone and asked me to go. One of the guys asked if he could keep my cap, so as to remember me with it. Do you miss your privacy? I don't even have time to miss it again because it's gone. But if you were to live again, will you do a 'Lagbaja' on us? How you take know wetin I wan talk sef? That's probably exactly what I will do. Lagbaja, Allah! Cos the wahala plenty. But there's a price for everything, and so that's the price of fame. I'm the kind of person that would have loved to go to a local joint to eat amala. Do you eat in that 'amala' place in Festac? I can't go there anymore. Imagine the attention that that will generate, so much that I might not be able to eat the food anymore because people will bring their food to my table and pull out cameras to start snapping. I tried it a couple of times, but it became a hopeless case. So you can't even go to church? The last time I went to church, there were these brothers that were chasing me after the service. They said they wanted to share the word of God with me and I asked them, didn't we all just listened to the pastor share the word? They started talking about a bible school that I needed to attend, but when I told them that I need to leave because of an appointment, one of the guys jut said, 2face, you don't have to be running away from the word of God. I told him, I have to go, please don't be offended. As I was walking away, the guy just said, Jesus said that if you deny me in front of men, I will deny you before my father in heaven (laughs) I just turn back and looked at the guy and his crew and told them 'una know wetin go happen now, make una feel free to go heaven, make una no worry. See me see wahala oh! Wetin warrant for you to tell me that word? How I take deny am, no be church I come so? Since that time, going to church has been difficult. I'll rather just stay in my house and communicate with my God peacefully rather than to go and distract honest church-goers. Finally, 2015, who do you think Nigerians should vote for? For me, the main issue now is not even who to vote for. Majority of Nigerians know this truth and the truth is that we have too many criminals in government. The number of criminals in government far outnumbers the number of people that are there to do genuine work ,and in a democratic setting, it is by votes. So if 98 criminals vote against two, what can the two do. It's not only the people in government, even some private and business people because of their selfish interest, they sabotage what government is supposed to do for the masses. Will someone like you someday consider public office? Right now my mind is not going towards that direction. I might change my mind tomorrow. Apart from pointing accusing fingers all the time, I think the youths should get more involved in party politics. Youths that have intellectual know-how, because most of the youths that are involved in party politics are just thugs. They are just footsoldiers, They don't even have any actual say in the party . The youth should get more involved. Are you a member of any party? Right now I am not. That's the problem Which party would you like to join if you consider? Have you seen the manifestoes of all of these parties? But you campaigned for Fashola a few years ago, was it based on what he had done or what you think he was going to do? Based on the man. So if any party want wants my support, they must show me a good manifesto. 'For instance' and 'Bushmeat' were as bold as it could get. You meet these guys all the time. Have you ever had confrontations? Yes. When I did that 'I dedicate this one to all the shady politicians' there was one Senator who met me on the flight from Abuja to Lagos. And we were seating next to each other and he was like '2face, you this small boy , so na you get mind come dey talk shady politicians, you dey yab us abi?. I said sir, are you among the shady ones (laughing)? And he said, no, I'm not among the shady ones. And I said, then, I wasn't talking to you sir, I'm talking to the shady ones. The ones that know that they are not there for the job the ones that are corrupt and are just there to syphon people of their money, those are the ones I'm talking about.The way it is now, there's no dignity anymore, many of this men don't have one single dignity. They know that people will not carry guns and chase them out, that's why they do whatever they like. Do you think Music can solve Nigeria's problem? Music cannot, it's gone beyond music, these people even invite musician to come and perform for them when they win a contract while millions are hungry. Religion is one of our major problems. Religion has made people timid and naïve. It covers a veil over their eyes and prevents them from seeing the realities of life. Religion is more of a problem than even tribalism. Would you keep making politically, relevant music? I will definitely do that. When Fela was talking about all these things, I don't know if he had proof or it was just sheer bravery knowing the facts that this thing is going on, but he said it regardless. I'm not going to say what I'm not sure of, but one thing I know is that there is absolute corruption and nobody can pretend that its not there. They say they are fighting, they're not fighting anything. If they are, you will see the effect. You witnessed OCCUPY NIGERIA in 2012, do you think Nigerians had the chance to have a revolution? Yes, I think that was a window of opportunity that came but it was weakened by labour. The moment labour succumbed, they weakened the process. You know the hard truth is that there is acute corruption in Nigerian and that the number of corrupt people in office, not just in the government even in private sectors, have outnumbered the good people and that is why we have this system failure and breakdown. It's not going to be done automatically but once corruption is tackled with genuine seriousness, corruption will be brought down to a reasonable level. |
| Nollywood actress: Shan George Talks About Her S*x Life, Personal life And Pros-titution Scandals Posted: 14 Jul 2013 08:27 AM PDT  You have some reservations about the kind of questions journalists ask you during interviews? Well, people always want to know more about my personal life, my relationships and all those stuff that the soft-sell magazines like to exaggerate. I just think that serious publications should be interested in asking relevant questions. So, if you were the one interviewing yourself, what would be your first question? I would ask myself how long it actually took me to get to where I am today; the challenges along the way and how I've been able to overcome them. It took me about 15 years to get to this point. However, one major challenge I have always faced as an actress has to do with not being at home all the time and playing roles in movies that are opposed to my character. Continue....Let's assume you were born in a Christian home and you imbibe what you were taught from when you were a kid. All of a sudden, because of your profession, you are called to be a Buddhist or a mermaid. You are talking about being something you have never experienced. I have never seen a mermaid or transformed into a mermaid before, but I've acted as one. You have to try and figure out how they talk, walk, smile and so on. Another challenge is when you go to the extent of interpreting whatever role you're given to play in movies. People who watch the movie tend to associate you with that character. I'll never forget an experience I had at Alade market, in Lagos, a few years ago. I went there to buy some things like every other person, but suddenly, some people started throwing rotten tomatoes at me. Many others were calling me unprintable names; a loose woman, husband snatcher. All because I played such roles in movies. I'm not like that in real life. I remember I acted a prost-itute in the movie, Outcast. After the film was released into the market, I got a call from a guy based in Italy who told me that he just watched the movie, and he thought I was really hot. He said he would want to enjoy such a gesture like the guys in the movies any time he storms Nigeria. There are so many other challenges. You are seen playing roles where you are really rich with several big cars and houses at your disposal. People assume you're like that in real life, but it's not always true. Everywhere you go, people expect you to settle 'agberos' and drop something, but it doesn't work like that. That is the reason some practitioners tend to spend money they don't have just to meet the expectations of their fans. Have you ever lost a sense of identity because of the different roles you play in movies? Acting is a job. As soon as I'm done with interpreting my role, I become myself again. I have never had the experience of being confused about my own identity. I know that many of my colleagues actually get cut off from reality; they want to be like what people expect them to be or spend the kind of money people expect them to spend. And so, they have to do one or two things that they ordinarily wouldn't have done.But you can't really get to know someone by watching that person on the screen. So, what's the real Shan George like? I think everyone should know that Shan George is an ordinary person who was born and brought up in the village, grew up like every other village girl and I was privileged to be part of the movie industry at a time I found myself in it. I have been favoured by God in the industry. When you talk about a typical village life, I have experienced it and when you talk about living in a castle, I have also enjoyed the privilege. To be candid, the most interesting life is the village life. In the village, there are no fences, no gates, and no walls in between houses. We collectively go to the same farm, and fetch water from the same stream. It was a communal existence. I still travel home once in a while to identify with my roots. I am from Ediba in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. What was growing up like? It was quite enjoyable. It's just that I wish I knew my father. I'm the only child of my mother, and my father was a whiteman. My mum is a very wonderful person, but I guess there is always going to be that part of me that keeps wondering who my father is. I tried several years to trace his whereabouts to no avail. While in search of him, I once travelled to where he used to work then, Turner's Asbestos in Enugu. The company consulted their files and brought out his old address in Manchester. Consequently, I travelled to Manchester in search of the man that fathered me. But my mission was not accomplished. I even had to cross-check phone books and called about 100 phone numbers, all in the bid to trace his whereabouts. One question I asked each time I called any of the numbers was whether any member of his family ever visited Africa or Nigeria in particular. I gave up hope of meeting my father at the age of 35. What is your take on Nollywood today? I always tell people not to try to compare Hollywood toNollywood. It is like comparing an old man to a baby. Nigeria itself is a young country and Nollywood is much younger, and so the extent at which we have grown is quite far. Right now, we are growing rapidly and producing movies that are shown abroad. We are doing advanced movies but the only place we are lacking today is in the area of distribution. We have very good movies but we don't have people to distribute them. I know a lot of people who went to school to study Marketing and they are not practising their profession. The industry has grown rapidly but the marketing aspect of the business still needs a boost. Don't you think piracy is the reason for this shortcoming? Let us be realistic, there are even American movies that are being pirated. Piracy is something I believe cannot function where you have a big community in dire need of it. It's just like when you want to release a movie for over 150 million people and you only printed about 20, 000 copies. Don't you think that people living in remote areas would want to watch the same movie? shan-georgeIt is natural that pirates will help them get as many copies of the film as they require by any means. For example, I once travelled to Kano and saw a movie that was just released into the market, I was tempted to buy it. The funny thingwas that the movie was recorded in a plain CD and they used a marker to write the name of the movie. I concluded that these sellers didn't see the original CD for people to buy. I believe if the original products are readily available, the menace of piracy will reduce drastically.  I produced my first movie in 1998 while I was in my final year in the University of Lagos. I studied Mass Communication and I have been writing and producing since then till now. There are different feelings actually. Standing in front of the camera, you are something else; while working behind the camera, you are being yourself. And aside being yourself, working behind the camera involves a lot of work because you have to organise everybody, everything and you are like the head of the family. I love producing more than acting because producing gives me the opportunity to have a platform for new actors. It also gives me the opportunity to write my own story and get it across to the audience. What's your advice for those who want to get into the movie industry? The first advice I will give you is to acquire good education. Education is the foundation upon which you are going to build your future. Secondly, be committed; work hard and be ready to give it your best shot. You never can tell, one thing can just take you to the top. And as a person, you have to agree that you want to do this job and also agree to grow gradually so that you will not get frustrated along the line. Would you like to address some of the scandals that have trailed your acting career over the years? It is really crazy. A lot of these things are not true. For example, I have two grown up sons. Anytime people see me pose for shots with younger men, they conclude that as old as I am, I like young boys and that's not true at all. It is very depressing sometimes. You need the grace of God to hear things about yourself that are not true and still be strong and get going. Have there been times when you nearly broke down because of what people were saying about you? It happened many years ago when I was still a toddler in the industry. I remember driving some years back and I saw vendors selling a particular magazine with my photograph and a caption that read: "Even Pastors love my boobs." That day was so sad for me. I couldn't even believe that I was the one they were writing about. What about the multiple marriage scandals; is there any truth to them? There was a time someone called to congratulate me on my new marriage. I was shocked. My first marriage was when I was 16, and I don't count that because I was a child and I had no say in the matter. The ideal thing is that as an adult, you meet someone you like and you get married to him. What happens most times is that I act a movie where I get married, the pictures go viral online and everyone says I am married again. And I am amazed because I wonder, people who read this, don't they calculate the years? I married once and my two kids are for my first husband. I read on some blogs that I had a child out of wedlock and I have been hiding it. But I wonder if I got married at the age of 16, at what age did I have that child? I was so young when I walked out of my first marriage to pursue my education. Later on, as an adult, I got married again, but we aren't really together anymore. Marriage can be complicated. What was it like being married at such a young age? Being married at the age of 16 was just like a child still living with her parents. It was more like an obligation. I don't really want to talk about it because of my children. What is your relationship status now? shan-george-and-objI have someone who is very nice and important to me. So, I guess you can call that a romantic relationship. I have always known this guy and he has been there for me. Would you like to get married again? Of course, I would. How do you manage to look so good at 43? Because the job is very stressful, I don't really add much weight. But because I'm slim doesn't mean that I'm fit. I can be very lazy about exercise. However, I am very careful about what I eat; that's why am not very fat. What are your sons like? My first son is an Economist; he is still in the UK and has refused to come back home. My second son actually is into music. He read Music Engineering and Production in London and now, he is in Nigeria trying to pursue a career in music. What is it with you and tattoos? Tattoos are a way for me to express myself. People wear clothes, fix their hair or nails; but for me, I love tattoos, that's who I am. I have just two permanent tattoos, but sometimes I wear artificial tattoos depending on my mood. Apart from movies what else are you interested in? I used to own a boutique but am not fashionable. I don't know how to sew, but I can draw and create designs. I have passion for putting smiles on the faces of people around me. I would love to be in a place where everybody is cared for. Not one person having all that others will worship. I am working on the release of my new movie, "Finding Good luck." I am hoping to release it on DVD. It is in the cinemas already and this is a movie that has got to do with the image of the Nigeria Police and how people generally relate with the average policeman and how it should be at the end of the day. I hope the movie will better the lives of some people. |
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| Yvonne Nelson Before And After (Picture) Posted: 14 Jul 2013 07:56 AM PDT  Yvonne Nelson Before And After (Picture) In everything that we do, there remains one constant underlying all the dynamics and activities we engage during our existence; TIME. Time is constant and influences all the decision making we do everyday. The most effect of time however is our growth with respect to it, and the changes that occur in our lives as a result. When we look back each day, we mostly have fond memories but equally regretful memories of how things may have panned out, what we may have wanted different, ponder over decisions that impact our future, and how all the history factors into whom we have become and want to be going forward. But with all the baggage of life, our physical outlook and the carefree nature of toddler years is something that remains cherished for the rest of our lives and Yvonne surely feels the same as she shares with us a cute picture of her tender toddler years. Source |
| Would You Wear This? SEE What Emma Nyra Is Wearing[LOOK] Posted: 14 Jul 2013 07:56 AM PDT  Emma Nyra posted these pictures on her instagram page and captioned it ''Performing at Iyanya Desire Album Launch Lagos. Would You Wear This? |
| I Can’t Shed Weight For Any Man -Nollywood Actress Eniola Badmus Posted: 14 Jul 2013 07:54 AM PDT  Eniola Badmus, popularly known as Gbogbo Bigz Girls, has earned her place in the highly competitive Nigerian movie industry as a crossover actress. Best known for her role as a street urchín, the actress who reveals that she creates her own slangs and keeps them in a repertoire, in this interview with MERCY MICHAEL, talks about varied issues among which is her relationship with Bimbo Thomas and Funke Akindele. YOU don't favour your critics? The moment they try to sound negative you take them to the cleaners. Do you get furious easily? No I don't. It's just that I don't tolerate intimidation from anyone. In other parts of the world people commit suicide at times because of intimidation. When you allow yourself to be intimidated then depression comes in and when depression comes you want to harm yourself. So for that reason I don't allow anybody to intimidate me or intimidate anyone around me. I just don't like it. I hate negative vibes. If I have a friend and she tries to sound negative I keep a distance. I want happy people around me. But to answer your question, in recent times, I have engaged my critics for making my business theirs. I am not the biggest person in the world now or am I? I don't know why they keep commenting on my size. We all can't be slim and I like me just the way I am so they should please leave me the hell alone. I am séxier than some slim people. I mean I'm surprised that people can make it an issue. But in all honesty, is a weight reduction programmes an option for you? No, already I exercise to keep fit and I am fit the way I am. I have said it before and I will say it again, I am healthier than a lot of slim people. But that is not to say I don't exercise. I do. In fact, I love swimming. Even, if your man says so? No I can't lose weight for any man. Any man who doesn't like me the way I am can as well keep a distance. Why must I even lose weight for a man? What if I lose weight and I find someone else and he says I want you to add weight for me then I will add weight again for the person. It doesn't make any sense. Everybody can't like you so if you don't like me just stay away. Any plans for a plus-size foundation? No, but if I must do anything for the plus-size, it has to be clothing the plus-size. I am a very trendy and up to date babe. I have that urge to cloth the plus-size because it's what I'm good at. If you are a plus-size and you have a problem putting your wardrobe together you can contact me and I will do a good job on that. I know what fits and what's trendy at the same time. You must have been very courageous to have dared to wear a bikini recently? I don't like all this questions that bothers on my size. Abi am the biggest person in the world? Were they expecting me to wear a night wear like am wearing now to the pool? Na wa for Nigerians sef. I wore what was appropriate and still they are making funny comments. I didn't even wear a bikini and yet they won't stop talking. Tell us about life after Gbogbo Bigs girls? I won't lie to you it has been wonderful. It has opened doors for me and most of the scripts that have come have come because of the success of that movie. I guess I am good at what I do. I try to interpret my role to the best of my ability, whether it's English movie or Yoruba movie. There is a movie I just finished playing; it's an Emem Isong production. I put in my all; the director really stretched me to the limits. In fact, if I don't win an award for that movie, I will be shocked. That movie stretched me truthfully. I acted the wife of Okon. How were you able to pull off some of those stunts in Omo Ghetto and the likes of them? Actually, I take my time and go to those areas I can learn one or two street attitudes from. But I actually don't borrow their slang; I create mine and it is unique to me. I actually have a book where I write them out. The way song writers write songs that is the same way I write down my slangs. Scripts after script, it is the same thing. Why is it that you never play gentle roles whether it's English or a Yoruba movie? I guess because producers feel they like the way I play the roles. But I'm a consummate actress and I can interpret any character that's given to me. Was acting your childhood dream? Yes, that's why I studied Theatre Arts. I have always wanted to be an actress. Right from my secondary school days, I've always been active in drama. So when I finished secondary school, I just went for Theatre Arts. Although I later went to study Economics, I did that because I had time on my hands then and besides, I didn't know it had anything to do with mathematics. I hate mathematics so much. In our first year there wasn't anything like that but in our second year, we took Statistics as a borrowed course. I hated it so much. I didn't like calculation but I managed to graduate somehow. But it is mostly believed that acting alone cannot put food on the table? For me, acting is all I do apart from the fact that I also compere events. But acting majorly is what puts food on my table. You've not been linked with any male in your industry, is it that you can't date an entertainer? If I say I have not dated anybody in my industry you won't believe me anyway, so let's just say I've been dating but maybe you haven't found out. And if I've been dating someone all this while in this industry and you haven't found out or anyone else hasn't found out, then I must be perfect. I must have been covering my tracks well then. But in this industry most of my friends are the opposite séx. It has always been like that even before I came into Nollywood. I feel comfortable hanging out with my male friends. Not that I don't like my ladies, I do but most times, I just find myself in the midst of guys. I have more male friends than female friends. Why do some people believe that you are not friendly? Anyone who thinks I'm not friendly is just beefing. Yes, because if you know me well, you will know I'm an extrovert and that simply means I get on along very well with people. I am a very simple person too; infact, I hate it when I see someone just sitting quite. I want to know what is wrong and cheer the person up. I am a very simple and trust me; those people who think I'm not friendly haven't met me. Who are you pals in the industry? Bimbo Thomas said you are her pal… You see Bimbo Thomas and Funke Akindele; those two are more than friends to me. They are like my sisters; we are close as if you pick a strand of my hair it could be Bimbo Thomas' and if you pick another strand, it could be Funke Akindele's. That is why I say they are more than friends to me. They are my sisters from another mother. Can you recall any instance that brought tears to your eyes? Hmmm, okay I remember a day a fan called me and said she needed my assistance. I told her I would assist her but that I needed to see her since it bothers on health. On getting to her, I was completely broken down because what she told me over the phone was milder than what I saw myself. I was close to tears as I looked at her. At the end of day, I had to give more than she asked me in the first instance. We need to be grateful for health. We need to thank God for life. Do you have an NGO? I don't think I really like the idea of having an NGO. This NGO thing has been abused by some people and even soliciting for funds is hard. Beside, I'm not a loud person, whatever I do to assist people; I like it to remain with me. I don't believe I have to go all out to let the whole world know. It should be between me and my God. Do you believe in marriage? Please I don't want to answer any question on relationship. When I get to that bridge, I will cross it. Can you have kids outside wedlock? Don't ask me. But I promise you, I'm not going to disappoint you. My parents are married, so definitely I have an idea of what marriage is all about. Most of your colleagues have delved into film production. Are you also toeing that path? Really, I'm working on something before the end of the year, but I don't want to talk about it for now. It is definitely going to come before the end of this year. What do you do in your spare time? I read a lot. I don't know if it's a bad habit but I read anything I can lay my hands on. I like to know a little about everything. I just finished reading a book titled tribute to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It was given to me by my mother Senator Oluremi Tinubu. I call her my mother. Every now and then we hear of entertainers falling ill and having to solicit for funds for such people can be challenging sometimes. What's your take on this? I think we should all learn to take a health insurance. I have a health insurance worth 1m and I have other health insurances that are not as expensive as that. Truth is, most of us are ignorant about the opportunities around us. Government has provided some health schemes that we can buy into. They are not expenses but most of us are ignorant of them. I have a health insurance that covers me in the whole of 36 states in the federation. They are so many of them but you need to read about it for you to know about it. Look at OJB for instance; see how long it has taking to raise the money needed for this treatment. I feel so sorry for him and I pray that the operation is a success by the time it is done. There have been talks about a health insurance in the entertainment industry but before then, we can on our own take on an affordable health insurance scheme. |
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