Tag: Planet Nollywood
Nigerian Music Nigeria – Filmmakers Should Live Like Senators
Daniel Ademinokan, an Urhobo man from Delta State is a film producer and director. The graduate of University of Ibadan (UI), who also studied Film making in the USA, says his dream is to be internationally recognised. ALEXANDRA IBIWOYE met him. Nigerian Music Nigeria
Nigerian Music Nigeria – Acting Has Always Fascinated Me –Jude Orhorha
Jude Orhorha is a talented actor and producer. In this interview with BUSOLA FATUNKE, the graduate of Dramatic Art from the Obafemi Awolowo University speaks on his journey into acting, his challenges and future plans. Nigerian Music Nigeria
Nigerian Music Nigeria – Chioma Chukwuka Owes Emeka Ike apology?
Star-actress Chioma Chukwuka has every reason to be thankful to Emeka Ike, if not for anything, at least, the actor’s claim of playing an important role in her life. Emeka recently revealed to HVP, how he practically begged Chioma’s parent to allow their daughter actualise her dream of making a career in acting. He went down memory lane, following what he described as his “disappointing encounter” with Chioma Chukwuka during the GUS Celebrity Showndown. Nigerian Music Nigeria
Nigerian Music Nigeria – Stakeholders Hail Aki’s MFR Award, Plead For Paw-Paw
Deluge of commendations from all quarters have greeted last Thursday’s National honour(MFR) bestowed on Nollywood actor, Chinedu Ikedieze a.k.a Aki by the Federal Government. Stakeholders in the motion picture industry want government to extend same gesture to his screen twin, Osita Iheme popularly known as Paw-Paw, for justice to prevail. Nigerian Music Nigeria
Nigerian Music Nigeria – Nollywood Slams N250,000 Clearance Fee On Foreign Actors
The recent decision by the authorities of the Ghanaian movie industry to compel Nigerian actors who are plying their trade in Ghana to pay the huge sum of $1000 for every movie role or risk losing the job in that country may have incurred the wrath of their Nigerian counterparts who have risen to the occasion by returning fire-for-fire. Nigerian Music Nigeria
Nigerian Music Nigeria – Ify Okeke Love Story With Basket Mouth
Actress Ifeoma Okeke is really, really upset at the moment. Despite the fact that she’s yet to come to terms with the purported romantic affair between her and popular stand-up comedian, Bright Okpocha, a.k.a Basket Mouth, the busty actress has concerned herself with the aftermath of that allegation. The allegation made headlines in a number of soft-sell magazines in the country. Nigerian Music Nigeria
Nigerian Music Nigeria – Ebube Nwagbo Goes Into Hair Business
While many of her contemporaries have taken to music as an alternative to acting, sultry actress, Ebube Nwagbo has pitched her tent with world of beauty. She now brands a hundred percent human hair known as Posh Hair. Nigerian Music Nigeria
Nigerian Music Nigeria – “Ogunde, Not Doyen Od Nigerian Theatre”
Veteran film maker and writer, Chief Eddie Ugbomah(MFR) will be 70 in October. Already, lots of activities have been lined up to mark this milestone. A pioneer film makers, Ugbomah’s contributions to the growth of film industry in the country can never be wiped out in the annals of the movie industry. Nigerian Music Nigeria
Nigerian Music Nigeria – We Laid The Foundation For Nollywood
cannot be overemphasized. One of those that made that relevancy a reality is Charles Olumo, the Abeokuta-born prominent Yoruba artist that has successfully spent 54 years showcasing Yoruba culture through movies. The 83-year-old man, popularly called Agbako, the movie name that shot him into the limelight, spoke to Bashir Adefaka in Lagos recently. Nigerian Music Nigeria
Nigerian Music Nigeria – Why Paw-Paw Lost Out On National Award
Osita Iheme a.k.a Paw-paw may have forgotten this story, but the fact remains that the diminutive actor may have robbed himself the rare chance of being nominated for the National award. Paw-Paw’s screen twin, Chinedu Ikedieze popularly known as Aki was one of the distinguished Nigerians who were accorded recognition some Thursdays ago by the Federal Government. Nigerian Music Nigeria