AFRICAN QUEEN CROONER,2FACE IDIBIA IN DEBT MESS

 

If the story we uncovered,days ago is anything to go by,it now simply means that the many years business relationship between Nigerian born international music sensation of the moment,Tuface Idibia and Lagos based,Cross River State born leather cap and jacket designer,Ita Asuquo is about to hit the rock.

The leather wear designer who is,an ex-Naval Officer turned leather bag,and Jacket maker is alleging that the Idoma,Benue State born singer has been owing him thousands of naira for some customized caps and leather Jackets which Ital(his label) designed for him at the cost 150,000(one hundred and fifty thousand naira) earlier this year and that all effort to get Tuface pay for his services has yielded no result.

His boys said that their oga,(Ital) has been calling Tuface on telephone but that instead of giving him his direct line,Tuface gave him his manager Efe Omoriegbe’s number and other people’s numbers and that anytime he calls to narrate his ordeal to Efe that he will be told to call Tuface’s direct number which he is no longer having.

We further heard that,the leather designer for years has been the hidden designer behind all those leather jackets Tuface wears and that they have known each other in Ajegunle when Tuface was a member of Plantashun Boiz.

D’banj fights Kelly Hansome over alleged copyright infringement

Kelly Handsome and DBanj

 

The stage appears set for a court battle between two Nigeria’s music artistes, award winning hip-hop star, D’banj and Kelly Hansome over alleged copyright infringement.

A statement from Mo’ Hits Record (D’banj’s music label) media Company, Media Image Managers revealed that the duo would be heading to the court room soon if all efforts to make Kelly Hansome to withdraw the new song, a remix of D’banj’s I’m Feeling Good, which Hansome had released on the Internet, fail.

Mo’ Hits alleged that the D’banj’s song, I’m Feeling Good, was leaked in the process of recording and it finally found it’s way into Kelly Hansome’s hands who quickly did a ‘remix’. “It shows how slippery the nation’s entertainment sector is,” the star’s publicist said in the statement.

The statement read: “Do take notice that Mo’Hits Records Limited is the lawful owner of rights to the recorded material (I’m Feeling Good) being touted by one Kelechi Obinna Orji a.k.a. Kelly Hansome or persons acting for him.

Mo’Hits Records Limited has not granted the said rights to Mr. Hansome or to anyone else. Mr. Hansome’s possession and offering of the material at issue is unauthorized, unjustified, inexcusable and downright illegal; the subject of current civil and criminal proceedings.”

Mo’ Hits advised anyone not to “publish, offer, play, copy, post or howsoever treat with the said material if or when it is offered to you.”

Hansome through his lawyer had denied any wrong doing. “If that position does not change, Mo’ Hits will be left with no choice than to seek redress in the law court but in the intermission, any third party that does not want to be dragged into this litigation should desist from promoting the work in any form,” the statement warned

STAR ACTRESS TONTO DIKEH GETS A BIGGER TATOO ON HER BACK IN THE UNITED STATES

Actress Tonto Dikeh's New Tattoo.

 

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, is by now, enjoying the best of her life as a make-believe queen in the United States of America where she
is with her friends and colleagues, Uche Jombo, Kalu Ikeagwu and others for the tour of the movie 'Damage' in the States.

She had left the shores of this country earlier this month to the United States for that purpose, Damage premiere US tour. Just some weeks back, news had filtered the media of her 57 tattoos on her body, which she was happy with when people read about it.

Just yesterday, she posted a picture online of her new drawn tattoo, which she did on her back just about two days back in the United States. The picture has been generating comments from her friends on twitter and other social networking sites online.

In one instance, one of her fans asked why she drew a bigger tattoo on her body (back), she simply replied the fan to get himself killed if he was not happy with her tattoo.

Hmm, Miss Ikwere lady or Engineer Tonto, that was too harsh to say to a person and from a celeb like you. All the same, your fans care about you, which is why they are concerned about you. As you once said, it is your body and life, no question. Success.

Source: http://www.nigeriafilms.com/

ACTRESS UCHE JOMBO CAUSES COMMOTION AT INTERCONTINENTAL BANK

Nollywood diva Uche Jombo was the cynosure of all eyes on Thursday,November 3,2011 at Surulere branch of Intercontinental Bank.

We gathered that Uche was shouting and screaming at the top of her voice that she wants to close her four accounts and wants to be paid for damages.She raised her voice so loud that everyone's mouth were wide open.

According to sources,Uche decided to close these accounts because of bad service with her visa card.

We learnt that she was recently in the States to shoot the concluding part of the Damage trilogy and ran out of cash because the bank messed up her forex account

The poor customer service got her pissed off and decided to close her four accounts

Contestants at this years Best Of Nollywood Awards

It is another edition of Best Of Nollywood (BON) Awards 2011, this is an award that is the AMAA of Nigeria. Nollywood Filmmakers and actors are rewarded for a good job done during the year under review.

Another dimension to this year’s award category is the splitting of the award into Yoruba and English categories, and the inclusion of Scandal Free Actress category, which would be voted for.

The awards ceremony is gradually heating up as the D Day (11.11.11) is getting nearer each seconds and what makes this year’s edition special is the caliber of people in each categories vying for the awards. With stiff competition in most of the categories, it is surely going to be a tough task getting winners in each of the categories.

The category that might sound very funny in this year’s edition is the Best Kiss in a Nigerian Movie where Uche Jombo & Kalu Ikeagwu (Damage), Odunlade Adekola & Toks Latona (Booku), Tonto Dikeh & Muna Obikwe (Dirty Secrets) and Genevieve Nnaji and Majid Michel (Bursting Loose) got nominated in.

In the Best Actress (English) in a lead role, the likes of Nse Etim (Mr & Mrs), Omotola Jolade Ekeinde (Private Storm), Genevieve Nnaji (Mirror Boy), Omoni Oboli (Anchor Baby) and Uche Jombo (Damage) need to slog it out in winning in that category.

Best Actress (Yoruba) in a Lead role has Faithia Balogun (Ajaa Meji), Eniola Badmus (Eefa), Laide Bakare (Demilade), Toyin Aimakhu (Ikudoro) and Sola Kosoko (Sindara).

It will be a tough battle in the Best Actor (Yoruba) in a lead role, where titans like Saidi Balogun (Eti Keta), Eniola Olaniyan (Kuta Nle), Muyiwa Ademola (Iyo Aiye), Odunlade Adekola (21 Years) and Femi Adebayo (Jelili) will punish the grass when they battle for the coveted price.

The Movie of the year is another category most people will be waiting to know, which movie will make it through unhurt. Films like Eafa, Mirror Boy, 2 Brides and a Baby, Mr & Mrs and Private Storm all made it through to the category.

Heavy weights in the directing side of the industry will lock horns in the Director of the year category where Teco Benson (2 Brides and a Baby), Bayo Tijani (Eefa), Obi Emelonye (Mirror Boy), Jeta Amata (Inale) and Lancelot Imasuen / Ikechukwu Onyeka (Private Storm) are in.

Best Movie with message for the society is another category to watch out for. Movies like Damage, Iyo Aiye, Save our Soul, Omo Ghetto 2 and Ere Ori Igi are vying for the golden price.

November 11 is the day set aside to unravel winners of this year’s Best of Nollywood Awards, we can’t wait to know who rules the make-believe industry

2face Takes the Show to London

The first 2Face Live organised by Buckwyld & Breathless production, which was staged in Lagos on 26th September 2010 was a runaway success. The reviews were fantastic and concert-goers and critics alike agreed that the show, was the best they had seen in the country in a long time.

The London edition of 2Face Live: Buckwyld & Breathless is scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at the IndigO2 in the O2 arena. More information will be released by the producers of the show as the date draws nearer.

Innocent Idibia is without any doubt the most accomplished artiste of his generation. He put out his first recording Body & Soul as a member of the trio Plantashun Boiz in 1999. More than ten years later, having gone through more ups and downs to panic even a seasoned stockbroker, the artiste has emerged a newer, stronger brand winning several awards for his latest effort The Unstoppable (Int’l Edition) – some of the biggest being The BET Award for Best Int’l Act (Africa) and MTV MAMA Award for Artiste of the Year

PHOTOS: ICE PRINCE TURNED 25

Oleku crooner,Ice Prince Zamani turned 25 last sunday, october 30.

He celebrated his birthday at Oxygen Nite Club, Abuja.

In attendance were 2face, Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, brymo, Jesse Jagz, Katung, and Frank Edoho.

Checkout the pics from the event.

katung and juliet ibrahim

Story by NIGERIAFILMS.COM

DA'PRINCE MOVES......................

We are so sure your minds are already on the overdrive. Has he finally left Mo'Hits record, maybe he has gone on to set up his own record label or something, moved where? The younger sibling of the President of Mo'Hits Records, has finally moved out of their Maryland abode-Mo'Hits Mansion to his own place, the new address is somewhere at Lekki Phase 1, not too far from Don Jazzy & D banj, who had moved also to the Island a couple of months ago.

The new house is a 6 Bedroom duplex befitting an upwardly mobile, eligible bachelor like Da'Prince-aka Omoba. The Mo'hits members, except for Wande Coal have all moved out of the Maryland mansion, while Jazzy & D'banj still lives together but now at Lekki, Dr. Sid the dentist turned musician moved to his own place at the 1004 Estates.



It’s been a rollercoaster couple years for the members of the Mo'Hits, all things seem to have come together for good for them, in terms of exposure and visibility, money and fame and all otherwise, All members of the record label have had one or 2 if not more major hits in the market except for D-banj's younger sibling. And the good fortune continued with the G.O.O.D music label collaboration which reportedly made Don Jazzy & D Banj $3 Million dollars richer, many have come to believe that Mo'Hits Record might probably be the richest record label in the country.

Da'Prince recently took his celebrity status a notch up, by opening his own nightclub called JONZING, which was very well received by revelers and that's another money making channel established by the young dude.

HIP-HOP ACT WIZKID ESCAPES FAN MOB AT HIS FATHER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Ever since popular singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Wizkid burst into stardom on the heels of his monster hit single, 'Holla At Ur Boy,' life has never been the same.

Within a very short space of time,Wizkid suddenly became a household name as millions of music fans across the globe celebrated the glaring success of his musical exploits.

Like a falcon digging its talons into an unsuspecting prey,Wizkid sunk his teeth into the very epicenter of the Nigerian music industry and before you could say Freddie Kugar, his musical identity shone like a super- star.

Two days back, Banky W's manager, Segun Demuren tweeted the experience he had with his client, banky W and Wizkid while at surulere for wizkid's dad birthday party. Segun described how wizkid was mobbed through hundreds of eager fans at the party. And at the end of the day, he couldn't spend more time with his dad.

Segun shares the experience;
"Sunday was special. Wizkid's father's 70th birthday, in Surulere, Shitta Bey area. We came prepared we thought… 10 Mopol… We thought wrong!

BankyW and I arrived around 6am, plan was to stay for an hour. We call Wizkid, thinking he would be partying with his Dad and dude is sitting in a car surrounded by like 6 Mopol. And he has been this way since 2pm, at his own Father's 70th gig. I couldn't believe it.

So we get him out and walk into the event (at a school playground by the way), so he can sit with his father. Big Mistake.

In less than 15 seconds, the canopy is swamped, there are 200 phones in the air taking pics, crowd is overwhelming security.

MC is announcing for all to sit down… nothing. Wizkid's mum makes it through, she's scared and wants us to leave to their house.

Since all the security came to this one tent, they left the main gate free, Area boys have made it through. I'm hearing "Wizzy, Wiz, Baba Wizzo

"It's no longer safe, we need to go". We greet Wizkid's dad & make our way to our vehicle, there's at least 150 people around it. What?

So security guy carries Wizkid, one manages to open door, bundle Wizkid and BankyW in it. I manage to squeeze in, my clothes stuck in the door.

We try to get out, (I'm sure we ran over someone's feet), but it's Surulere's tight streets & so a mob starts chasing the vehicle.

So BankyW brings out cash and throws a wad out & they go for that instead. It gives us time to maneuver 5 mins to Wiz's Dad house.

I look at BankyW, I look at Wizkid and I feel completely sorry for these guys. I ask if this is how it is & they say even this is nothing!

Back in the domain of his father's house, a bit quiet, I look at the kid bb'ing, loosely surrounded by 4 hefty guys. He seems alone.

It's his father's 70th birthday & he can't attend it, because his name is Wizkid

The world’s most powerful people

What do the president of the United States, the Dalai Lama, a billionaire drug dealer and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg  all have in common?  They are all featured on FORBES' annual ranking of the World's Most Powerful People.

The ranking takes into account four factors.  First, we measured how many people a person has power over.  For a religious leader, like Pope Benedict XVI (#7), that would be the number of adherents, or Catholics, in the world.  For a CEO, like General Electric's Jeffrey Immelt (#28) we counted the number of employees.

Then we looked at the financial resources controlled by each candidate, whether that is revenues (for a company), GDP (for a country) or net worth (for a billionaire). Next we asked: Is a candidate influential in more than one arena, or sphere? This bumped up the ranking of people like New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (#17), who is a powerful politician, a self-made media billionaire and a major philanthropist.

Finally, we gave consideration to how actively the candidates wield their power.  This measure eliminated inactive heirs to great fortunes, semi-retired industrialists and former heads of state.  In all, 70 people made the final list, one for every 100 million people on the planet.

Regaining the title of the World's Most Powerful Man on this year's list is President Barack Obama, who gave up the top spot last year to China's president Hu Jintao (#3). Despite his current political weakness, Obama remains the head-of-state of the world's largest, most dynamic economy, commander-in-chief of the planet's deadliest military and, unofficially, the leader of the free world.  Moreover, Hu's relative power is decreasing as he starts giving up important political offices, including general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, to his successor Xi Jinping (#69).

In second place is Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, who is poised to regain the Russian presidency this year from his loyal underling president Dmitry Medvedev (#59).  German chancellor Angela Merkel ranks fourth and rounding out the top five is Bill Gates, co-chair of the world's largest charity, chairman of Microsoft and America's richest man.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (#9) is the youngest person on the list at age 27, and the biggest gainer this year, jumping 31 spots from 40^th in 2010. Also moving up is Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, who ranks 40^th, 26 spots higher than last year. Bezos, who is already the largest "e-tailer" on Earth, is now exerting increasing power over the publishing business through the Kindle and Amazon Web Services powers some the biggest sites, including Zynga and Netflix.

On the flip side, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14^th Dalai Lama, fell twelve spots this year to 51^st after announcing that he plans to give up his position atop Tibet's government in exile. The world's arbiter of good taste, luxury purveyor Bernard Arnault (#65) of LVMH also took a tumble in the rankings, falling from 43^rd in 2010.

Two criminals made this year's list. Joaquin Guzman Loeran (#55), the billionaire head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, that operates with seeming immunity in Northern Mexico and Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar (#57), who heads an organized crime syndicate in Mumbai and is suspected of providing logistical and financial support for terrorists.

Life is not easy at the top.  Ten people fell off the list this year due to declining influence, including Oprah Winfrey, disgraced French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn and former Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan. Others departed in a more definitive way, including Apple cofounder Steve Jobs (Feb. 24, 1955 — Oct. 5, 2011) and Osama bin Laden (Mar. 10, 1947 — May 2, 2011).