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Junior Pope: Obi Commiserates With Nollywood Stakeholders

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 JUSTINA EMMANUEL OKPARA

The Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed shock over the reported death of Nollywood actor, Pope Obumneme Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope. Obi, in a condolence message on his X handle, said he was shocked by the reports of the death of yet another vibrant Nollywood actor. According to him, “our entertainment industry, and indeed our dear nation, is once again thrown into mourning, by the death of this young talented actor. “Junior Pope was known for his energetic acting, always…

GTCO Announces 2024 Food And Drink Festival

March 20, 2024 JUSTINA EMMANUEL OKPARA

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has announced the dates for the 2024 GTCO Food and Drink Festival. So also did the company announce the venue of the event in a statement it issued on Wednesday in Lagos State. The announcement marked the beginning of the process to the seventh edition of the most anticipated culinary festival in Africa. The event has been slated for April 26 to 28, 2024 at GTCentre, Plot 1, Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos State. The GTCO Food and Drink Festival is widely…

Basketmouth Shuns Response To AY’s Allegations

April 6, 2023 JUSTINA EMMANUEL OKPARA

Comedian Bright Okpocha, also known as Basketmouth, has refused to respond to the claim by his colleague, Ayodeji Makun, popularly known as AY, that the cause of their feud was a debt of N30,000. Recall that AY had in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, said: “In 2006, Basketmouth usually had multiple wedding gigs on Saturdays’. So what he used to do at that point in time was to attend one, and at a point, leave the venue to catch up in the other venue. “Now, one of the…

Polaris Bank Promotes SMEs, Sponsors The Fashion Souk

December 3, 2022 Gedion Myek

Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to support the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. The bank in a statement gave this assurance while disclosing plans to sponsor The Fashion Souk 7.0. The statement further noted that three successful entrepreneurs who emerge winners in a business pitch at the event will go home with N1million, N500,000 and N250,000 for the overall winner, first runner-up and second runner-up respectively. The two-day event, which is organised in partnership with Nigeria’s foremost event management company, EVENTFUL Limited is scheduled to…

The New Africa Magazine Names Onyeali-Ikpe, Banda, Taylor, Senator Olujimi, Others As Outstanding Women in Africa

November 30, 2022 JUSTINA EMMANUEL OKPARA

The New Africa Magazine, a strong believer in the culture of recognition for both men and women who have been shaping the vision and progress of the African continent, has released its list of 110 Outstanding Women in Africa for the year 2022. Some of those picked for the special recognition are the first female Managing Director, Fidelity Bank Plc, Ms. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe; Hon. Joyce Hilda Banda, Fmr. President of Malawi, Hon. Jewel Howard Taylor, Vice President of Liberia; Jamila Sedqi, First Moroccan Female Judge at the UN Administrative Tribunal,…

The New Africa Magazine Names Onyeali-Ikpe, Banda, Taylor, Senator Olujimi, Others As Outstanding Women in Africa

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 JUSTINA EMMANUEL OKPARA

Nollywood Actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Becomes Estate Agent In U.S

November 14, 2022 Gedion Myek

Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has followed her academic path by venturing into the real estate business in Arizona, a state in the United States of America. Omosexy, as she is popularly known, studied Estate Management at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, and it appears she has chosen to pursue a career along that line. The actress, who is married to a pilot, Matthew Ekeinde, is now based in Los Angeles, California, with three of her children, Meraiah, Micheal and Mathew Jnr. In December 2020, the 44-year-old actress floated Double Doors…

NFVCB: Exploit Potential Of Nigeria’s Film Industry

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Gedion Myek

The Executive Director, National Film And Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Alh. Adedayo Thomas, on Thursday, harped on the need to exploit the economic potential of the film industry, especially the evolving streaming services. Thomas said this at the Second Nigeria Digital Content Regulation Conference held in Lagos. He noted that Statista, a provider of market and consumer data, said revenue on Video-on-Demand (VOD) segment was projected to reach 868 million dollars by the end of 2025. The NFVCB boss said the data indicated that revenue from the industry was expected…

Davido’s Zimbabwean pal, Ginimba, dies in auto crash

November 8, 2020 Admin

Top Nigerian music star, Davido, lost his good friend, Genius Kadungure, also known as Ginimbi, early Sunday, November 8, 2020, morning in Harare, Zimbabwe. According to sources, Genius was on top speed in one of his luxury vehicles, which also had three other passengers. Ginimbi, known for his wild All White Parties, was involved in a head on collision between 5 and 6am with his car bursting into flames and the other passengers burning beyond recognition. He was a businessman into gas and other ventures. In one of the videos…

UBA unveils online entertainment, lifestyle radio

September 26, 2020 Admin

Pan- African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA Plc), continues to lead in innovation with the launch of its dynamic and creative Online Radio channel – RED Radio. RED Radio, powered by UBA is a lifestyle web platform that has been set up to inform, educate, entertain and to bring to the fore, the best of Africa. Much like its sister platform, REDTV, RED Radio is expected to showcase the best in lifestyle, entertainment, music, news, comedy and fashion. Speaking on the launch of RED Radio, Group Chairman of…