Friday, 18 October 2013
GENEVIEVE - father and daughter
Seems she is all about showing off her family these days. A couple of months ago, the actress shared a picture of her daughter with fans.
Genevieve Nnaji is the fourth of 8 children. Her father worked as an engineer, while her mother a teacher
meet the SEXY and STUNNING GLX
Meet GLX the New sexy sensational art from Edo state.
dropped songs still banging clubs till date. he is nothing but Amazing. Cute right? lols
here is a new album art from this new dude on the block...GLX
Of course i usually dont do this, but tempted to let you have his newest song. MEMORIES he calls it. remembering those we forgot.
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Richest and Most Powerful Actresses In Nollywood(SEE LIST)
This is detailed list of the highest paid actresses in the industry in the past 12-months.
NOTE:We are talking about the highest paid actress not the richest actress.
BELOW ARE THE HIGHEST PAID NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS......
Firstly; Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde with box-office gross of N60 million. She made N24 million with Last Flight to Abuja, N6 million from Private Storm and her N30 million share in Ije bring her total earning to N60 million.
This year alone, no actress has made as much as N24 million from a single movie; Funke Akindele would have done so with The Return of Jenifa but the movie hit the box office in 2011.
Omotola, who was reported to have been paid N5 million by Tarila Thompson all in the bid to make his movie a blockbuster, has been described as the biggest box office actress of 2012. She recorded successes back to back but it remains to be seen if she can pull off the box office magic again with Amina and other movies coming in 2013.
Omotola has been an A-list actress even before Genevieve got her first big break and so what has been working for her is the wise investment in her brand. Her enduring presence and unceasing contact with her fans via the social media has made her popular even in an environment where a mother of four like her is not fashionable.
Genevieve Nnaji:
Next is Genevieve Nnaji. Love or hate her, Genny as she is fondly called, has a way with cinema audiences that make them come back again and again for her movies.
So far, Genevieve’s starring in the movies has grossed over N83 million at the box office. Mirror Boy (described by the actress as her first major film and the first to put her at the box-office) made N18 million, while Ije netted N60 million turning out to be Nigeria’s highest grossing movie ever. But Genevieve had to share the money with Omotola, who also acted alongside her. If the sharing formula is 50-50, then Genevieve gets N30 million of the total gross.
Genevieve’s next movie, Tango with Me went on to make N35 million. So, putting all the figures together, Genny remains at the head of the pack. What seem to be working for Genevieve are her enduring power, popularity and social media connection. The actress has been there for over a decade and is still waxing stronger. Her wine seems to taste better with age.
Another plus for Genny is her popularity. Genevieve is hugely popular across Africa and most especially among the youths. Before now, she has been very active on the social media especially Twitter. She even had to put up a Facebook advert after reports emerged that some acts were ahead of her there.
Funke Akindele:
Surprisingly, the third person on the list is Funke Akindele, a young lady who rose to fame in I Need To Know, a TV series, and went on to earn a monstrous fame with Jenifa.
Funke is an unlikely candidate on this list. Now, how can one explain that she is third on a list parading heavy weights like Omoni Oboli, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Stephanie Okereke among others?
So far, Funke has made over N56 million, netting over N20 million in 2012 alone. In The Return of Jenifa, Funke netted N35 million. The movie ran till February 2012. Her movie, Married but Living Single made N9.9 million while Maami made N11 million. The actress is on her way to another cinema glory with a movie, A Wish. Let’s hope she will be able to wave the magical wand again and create a box-office success.
For Funke who recently got married, the plus factor for her is her huge popularity among the masses and elites. Her movie, Jenifa cuts across all social groups with the street parlance in it becoming the mode of communication in social gathering. And as an icing on the cake, Funke has moved upscale, she is now the toast of events organized by the rich and not so rich. Her box office credibility transcends the cinema as all DVDs parading her face turn into gold.
Omoni Oboli:
Omoni Oboli, who is still largely unknown to those who don’t patronise the cinema and social media, is fourth on the list. She is a silent achiever. Before the trio of Genevieve, Omotola and Funke even dreamt of hitting the box office, Omoni Oboli already took the lead. Figurine, her first box office appearance made N13 million while her second effort, Anchor Baby made N18 million bringing her total earning to N31million.
Omoni’s strength is her exclusivity and knack for quality. It is a known fact that if the project is not big and ambitious, Omoni might not do it. The disadvantage of that is, despite her box office credibility, Omoni is still unknown in areas where there is no access to cinemas. Perhaps, that is the reason she tries to make up with the red carpet presence.
For now, the exclusivity is working for Omoni; perhaps her new movie, Broken and other works will introduce a new twist. One other thing that should not be forgotten is the unprecedented publicity of Anchor Baby in 2010. The film also had Omoni at the forefront of meeting and greeting of fans at the cinemas.
Nse Ikpe-Etim:
The fifth slot belongs to Nse Ikpe-Etim. She seems to be the latest sensation in big budget movies. In Mr and Mrs, Nse was a delight, her performance was a reference point and it was a hook that kept drawing people to the cinema while the movie was there.
Mr and Mrs made N6 million while another of her film, Phone Swap made N20 million, making a total of N26 million.
Too early for Nse to cement her place, as she hasn’t done N15 million back-to-back but one thing the actress has made clear is that she has intention of doing that. The leading four acts should be afraid of Nse because her strength lies in her pure acting talent.
Nse is born to act, deemed to be unnecessarily assertive a times, but you can’t accuse her of not knowing her lines. And she pushes her movies with virgour, moving from one cinema to the other.
However, Nse should watch it as many have accused her of being too ‘self-conscious’, a term casually used for budding stars who have ‘over-hyped’ impression of themselves as this could alienate fans who make the box-office count.
Rita Dominic and Stephanie Okereke
Rita Dominic and Stephanie Okereke should readily make the list but they haven’t appeared at the cinemas more than once. Hopefully, Rita will break into the list very soon, with The Meeting, Lion of 76 and Street of Calabar while Stephanie already had N10 million under her belt with Through the Glass.
The same cannot be said for Mercy Johnson, a very talented actress no doubt, easily one of the best in the industry but she needs to start appearing in more quality movies before she can be considered.
Chika Ike covers new issue of City People's Fashion & Lifesyle mag
Actress Chika Ike is on the cover of the October issue of City People's Fashion & Lifestyle Magazine. pwetty..
Stephanie Okereke-Linus’ Biography
Stephanie Onyekachi Okereke, (born 2 October 1982) is a Nigerian actress, film director and model. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress, including the 2003 Reel Award for Best Actress, the 2006 Afro Hollywood Award for Best Actress, and three nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2005, 2009 and 2010. She was also the runner up for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant of 2002.
Early life
Stephanie Okereke was born in Imo State, Nigeria. She is the sixth child of eight children. She completed her primary & secondary school in Delta State before heading to the University of Calabar, where she graduated with a degree in English and Literary Studies.
Career
During her teenage years in 1997 she already starred in two Nollywood movies, Compromise 2 and Waterloo. During the 2002 Most beautiful girl in Nigeria beauty pageant Okereke reached 2nd place. A year later in 2003, Okereke received two awards at the 2003 Reel Awards for ‘Best Actress – English’ and ‘Best Actress of the year 2003′. After graduating from the New York Film Academy in 2007, Okereke released the movie Through the Glass in which she served as director, scriptwriter, producer and actress.[8][13] The film received an African Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay in 2009. Okereke has starred in over 90 movies.
Personal life
Okereke was married (2004-2007) to a former Super Eagles football player Chikelue Iloenyosi, a marriage which a high court in Lagos in 2012 has declared null and void, because at the time they got married, Chikelue was already legally married to another woman in the US.
In April 2005, on her way to the African Movie Academy Awards held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Okereke was involved in a serious car accident that left her with burns all over and a broken leg. She recovered speedily from the accident and went back to acting.
In April 2012 Okereke married Linus Idahosa in Paris, France, at a private wedding ceremony that was attended by members of her family and scores of Nollywood actresses and actors.
Awards and nominations
2002: Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Runner up (2nd place)
2003: What a Year Award for Best Actress
2003: Reel Award for Best Actress – English & Best Actress of the year
2004: Afro-Dublin Award, for Outstanding Actress
2004: Film Makers of Nigeria, Award For Excellence
2005: African Movie Academy Award, Best Actress in a Leading Role – nomination
2006: Afro Hollywood Award for Best Actress
2009: African Movie Academy Award, Best Actress in a Leading Role – nomination
2010: African Movie Academy Award, Best Actress in a Leading Role – nomination
Panshak Zamani aka Ice Prince’ Biography
Panshak Zamani, better known by his stage name Ice Prince, is a prominent Nigerian Hip hop Artist and the winner of Hennessy Artistry 2009. He is signed to Chocolate City music label Chocolate City Group.
Early life
Ice Prince was born Panshak Zamani in the city of Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. At age two, he moved with his family to the mining city of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, which is his parents’ home state. Ice Prince is Ngas. In Jos he received his secondary education at St. Murumba College, the same school that produced superstars P-Square and Mikel Obi, and Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State, Nigeria among many others. He also attended the Science Tutorial College in Jos, where in 1998 he began writing hip hop music, which he described as ‘rubbish’, and performing it at secondary school parties, club days and formals. It was not until 2001 that he began going to studios to record and began meeting people. In 2002, he got together with a couple of his friends and formed a group called the Ecomog Squad. They had a few performances as a group and split a year later.In 2004 He met hit makers – the Abaga brothers – M.I. and Jesse Jagz at a young persons’ forum. Together with M.I., Jesse Jagz, Ruby, Lindsey, Eve, and Taz they became what is now known today as the ‘Loopy Crew’.
Music career
In 2004, ‘Extraordinary’ his debut single was released. One of his single’s ‘Rewind’ has been on radio station charts in Abuja and Lagos. It has been on Rhythm Fm Top 7 chart, notjustok hype, Unilag Fm, Zain Central Station, Inspiration Fm, Top Fm’s Top of the Morning, Cosmo Fm Top Hits, Africa Connect Chat Show, Kiss Top 20 Africa and has also been No.1 on Cool Fm and Vision Fm in Abuja. [1]
(2009): Hennessy Artistry
In 2009 Ice Prince participated in the Hennessy artistry competititon which was organized by the Hennessy brand which supports urban and contemporary music. The competition featured the likes of Bez, Mo’cheddah, Blaise, and Jimmy Flames and Ice Prince came out 1st with his lead single “Badman” at the end of the competition.
(2010):Oleku
Ice Prince Zamani lived up to the hype and delivered a smash hit ‘Oleku’ in 2010 which is his official single under the Chocolate City label. Ice Prince‘s ‘rap resume’ has a long list of songs he’s been featured on. From Banky W to YQ, eLDee and Naeto C, A’West, Dekunle Fuji, Kel, Gino, Terry Tha Rapman, Sauce Kid, Rollins Avns, Djinee, Mo Cheddah, Wizkid and the obvious suspects M.I, Jesse Jagz just to name a few. He’s worked with the biggest artistes in the industry. With his album;Everybody loves Ice Prince(2011) and various hit singles to his name, he’s forged a reputation as one of the hottest rappers in Nigeria and Africa at large.
(2012-present):More,Aboki,VIP
In 2012,he began frequent collaborations with Grip Muzik producer Chopstix, releasing the smash hit, Aboki in the summer of 2012. An accompanying music video was released alongside it. Aboki performed creditably across African Charts. Alongside Aboki, Ice Prince released the single ‘MORE’, also produced by Chopstix. The single was also released with a music video. On the 25th of January 2013,Ice Prince released one of the most anticipated songs of the new year,the monstrous remix to his 2012 summer hit;Aboki. The remix features Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, South African artist Khuli Chana, Mercy Johnson, Wizkid and MI. Now regarded as Chocolate City’s main breadwinner, Ice Prince followed up this release with two new singles in May;Gimme dat and VIP,continuing to work with Chopstix. The track VIP has however been criticized for bearing so much resemblance to his previous singles,Aboki and Aboki remix. The four songs are expected to feature on his upcoming studio album;Fire Of Zamani, due for a September 7th 2013 release.
Influences
Ice Prince has cited that his music has been influenced by artist such as Davarel Davmusic, Notorious B.I.G., Rakim, Jay-Z, Common, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Lauryn Hill, M.I and Jesse Jagz. [3]
Discography
Everybody Loves Ice Prince (2011)
Fire Of Zamani (2013)
Performances and Appearances
• Chocolate City “The Jam Sessions” 2007&2008.
• Host, Sprite Triple Slam Tour (started April 2009) held in Lagos, Ibadan, Aba, Owerri, Onitsha, Asaba, Enugu, Nsukka.
• Benson and Hedges Lockdown Party –Lagos.
• Soundcity Music Video Awards (SMVA)-July 2009.
• MTV Base Advance Warning Party-July 2008.
• This Day International Music and Fashion Festival, Abuja-August 2008
• WAPI (Words and Pictures)-British Council, Abuja (2008).
• Rhythm Unplugged -Abuja and Jos 2008.
• Crack Your Ribs -Abuja (2008).
• Hennessy Artistry, Lagos-September 2009.
• 100% Basketmouth in concert: Lord of the Ribs, Indig02, London-February 2010.
• Rebirth, Reading UK – April 2010
• Hennessy Artistry Theme Song (feat. Shina Peters, Nneka, Bez, Ice Prince and MI) – 2010
• Hennessy lagos club tour 2010
• Felabration – 2010
• Hennessy Road Runners: Ikeja, Rehab
• Hennessy Grand Finale, Gets Arena, Lagos – November 2010
• Face of Selara, Abuja – December 2010 • Play Bar, Calabar – December 2010
• Facon Republique, Fashion Show, Abuja – December 2010
• Rhythm unplugged-lagos 2010
. Rickross private party -abuja
. Rickross show – December lagos
. NOKIA award winners ceremony lagos
. Annual Tradefair-jos 2010
. Oniru beach concert lagos 2010
. Lord of the Ribs – lagos 2010
. Dynamix awards 2010
. Glo lord of the Ribs –abuja 2011
. Lord of the Ribs-London 2011
Awards
Won
2009 Hennessy Artistry Winner
2011 Eko FM/ Radio Lagos Awards – Young Artiste of the Year
2011 City people Awards – Song of the year (Oleku)
2013 BET awards – Best International Act (Africa)
2013 Eggman best musician
Nominations
Promising Artist of the Year (Dynamix Awards 2010)
Song of the Year (Dynamix Awards 2010)
Hottest Single of the Year (Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2011)
Best New Act of The Year (Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2011)
Best Rap Act of The Year (Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2011)
Best International Act (Nigeria) (BET Awards 2012)
Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe aka Wande Coal’s Biography.
Wande Coal, (born on October 18, 1985) as Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe in Lagos Island, Lagos state, Nigeria, to Chief Ibukun Olufunto and Mrs Omolara Oluwayemisi Ojosipe. The first of two children, Wande had his Primary school at staff Nursery and Primary school Ijaniki and Secondary education in Federal Government College Ijanikin in Lagos State in Lagos State and headed on to University of Lagos (Unilag) Lagos State where he studied Curriculum Studies.
Career
Wande like most great musicians started singing in the teenage choir at his church. He got his break in the Nigerian entertainment industry as a dancer. He continued improving on his vocals skills and got signed to Don Jazzy’s Mo’hits records in 2006. He featured on D’banj’s Rundown/Funk you up album on singles like “Loke”, “tonosibe” and “why me”. Being signed to Mo’ Hits records he is also a member of the Mo’ Hits allstars and played a major role in the released CV(Curriculum vitae) album. His first single of the cv album ololufe has been described as one of the greatest love songs ever written by a Nigerian.Wande Coal has also recorded tracks with other Nigerian artists including Ikechukwu, Naeto C, Dr SID, D’Prince, Wizkid, and many more. In 2012 following a fallout between record label Executives Don Jazzy and D’banj, Wande Coal, Dr SID, D’Prince and Tiwa Savage signed on to Don Jazzy’s new Record Label Mavin Records.
Wande Coal has also recorded tracks with other Nigerian artists including Ikechukwu, Naeto C, Dr SID, D’Prince, Wizkid, and many more. In 2012 following a fallout between record label Executives Don Jazzy and D’banj, Wande Coal, Dr SID, D’Prince and Tiwa Savage signed on to Don Jazzy’s new Record Label Mavin Records.
Albums
Solar Plexus
Mushin 2 Mohits
Awards
Next Rated Hip Hop World Awards 2008.
Naija’s fastest Rising Superstar UNIPORT AWARDS 2008
Dynamix Youth awards 2009-Song of the Year.
BEST AFRO HIP HOP VIDEO Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) 2009
African Artiste of the Year – Ghana Music Awards 2010
Artiste of the Year – 2010 Hip Hop World Awards
Best R&b/Pop Single – 2010 Hip Hop World Awards
Album of the year 2010 Hip Hop World Awards
Song of the Year 2010 Hip Hop World Awards
Hip Hop Revelation of the Year 2010 Hip Hop World Awards.
Best rhythm and blues singer of the year 2009 city people
Album of the year 2010 City People
Outstanding Performance in the music industry 2010 City People
Artist of year 2010 City People
The Sexiest Woman Alive 2013 – SCARLETT JOHANSSON
Scarlett Johansson is the sexiest woman alive, according to Esquire magazine. The 28-year-old beauty has made the No. 1 spot for the second time, the only woman ever to accomplish the feat. The last time she received the accolade was in 2006.
In the accompanying spread, Johansson poses seductively on a bed wearing a tank top, underwear and heels before donning a black slip
Earlier this year, the “Don Jon” actress was voted the “hottest woman alive” by movie fans. Movie Fan Central had movie lovers vote for their favorite woman, and the starlet ended up taking the top spot. Johansson is known for her great curves as well as her acting abilities. She has starred in “Match Point,” “Girl With a Pearl Earring,” “Lost in Translation,” “The Prestige” and “The Avengers,” among others, and she’s currently in “Don Jon” alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Unfortunately, Johansson is off the market. She is now engaged to French journalist Romain Dauriac after dating for about 10 months. She was previously married to actor Ryan Reynolds for two years before they divorced in 2010. She showed off her engagement ring last month at the 2013 Venice International Film Festival. Her rep later confirmed the union. “I can confirm that Scarlett and Romain are engaged. They haven’t chosen a date for the wedding.”
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