Genevieve on Oprah!
By Habeeb
This is indeed good news!
Nollywood mega-star, Genevieve Nnaji was just featured on "Oprah Winfrey" show on an episode "meet the most famous people in the world" and she was listed as the most famous actress in africa, montage of photos and a video clip (from the movie ‘Bursting Out’) featuring Genevieve was shown as her various career highlights were mentioned. Genny who was referred to as the “Julia Roberts of Africa” on the show was chosen due to her wide appeal across the African continent and all over the world. and i hear Oprah even pronounced her name well. Other stars from around the world including Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan (India) and Lu Yu (China) were also featured on the show.
This may not translate to money but i must commend Genny on this feet, its big deal,Oprah??? This is just the beginning, am proud of her and who says nigerians can do nothing but fraud and dupe unsuspecting rich muguls,Genevieve has paid her dues and deserves every inch of recognition that she gets. I know the media would soon go agog with this as this even seems to be the word on everyone's lips,getting a mention from Oprah at all is major and who else deserves that platform if not the delectable and brilliant Miss Nnaji.
Farming
By suWe should encourage ourselves back into farming, which has been and will always be our way of life.
Visit http://www.opozifarm.com
Multi-talented Uche Jombo makes production debut with star-studded ‘Nollywood
By Liya
Multi-talented
Uche Jombo makes production debut with star-studded‘Nollywood
Hustler’
Posted on Friday, September 11th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
By Bella www.bellanaija.comShe’s
known as an actress but Uche Jombo has many titles to her name –
she is a mathematician/statistician, actress, screenwriter and now
you can add producer to that list! Uche is making her production
debut with the movie – Nollywood Hustler which she also stars in.
The movie is co-produced by ‘Games Men Play’ producer Emem Isong
and directed by Moses Inyang.
http://www.tansali.com/members/profile/83/pictures/4522/2
Nollywood Hustler takes a comedic look at Nollywood; the real
stars and the wannabes. This star-studded movie stars Ramsey
Nouah, Monalisa Chinda and Lancelot Imasuen acting as
fictionalized versions of themselves. Charles Inojie stars as the
wannabe producer and Uche Jombo as the wannabe actress. With the
supporting cast including talented actors Ejike Asiegbu, Susan
Peters and Bishop Ime.
At the links below you can find photos from the set of the movie including a scene from the movie which recreates a red carpet event tagged ‘Celebrities Give Back’ with real celebrities walking down the carpet as themselves and talking about their projects and the act of giving back.
These celebs included Genevieve Nnaji, Ini Edo-Ehiagwina, Ngozi Ezeonu, Kalu Ikeagwu, Muma Gee, Zik Zulu Okafor, Vivian Ejike, musical duo Bracket, Kevin Luciano of Questionmark Entertainment, rapper Sasha and Julie of WOW magazine.
This movie takes a swipe at
nollywood top players and wanna-bees.it tells the real story of
the actors' successes,failures and the'almost got there'
syndrome. with the real A-list stars playing themselves in this
about to be released flick.
An event in the movie tagged 'celebrities give back' shows the
real celebrities walk on the red carpet as they are cheered on by
their real-life fans. amongst those to look out for in this move
include geneveieve nnaji, ini edo-ehiagwina, sasha, daniigaraw,
ngozi ezeonu, kalu ikeagwu, ufuoma ejenebor, muma-gee, omoni
oboli,b lessing effiom-egberukky sanda,uche iwuji,zik zulu,kevin
luciano gabriel,vivian ejike(producer), righteousman,lancelot
imaseun,uche jombo, monalisa chinda, ramsey nouah. this movie
takes a look at the funny side of happenings in nollywood.
Director of this movie is moses ewang, producers include uche
jombo and emem isong. Executive producer is uche
jombo.
It will blow your mind. It is a brilliant script and whoever wrote the story deserve a pat on the back-enjoy the pictures. note: all the celebs mentioned are playing as themselves with their real names in the movie.
Watch out for this one
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For pictures click on link below and click on next
http://www.tansali.com/members/profile/83/pictures/4522/2
A NEED FOR A SORRY.
By chayomathe man came out few minutes later, went over to where the wife sat crying & asked her, 'what are you doing there, weeping like a child?' he told her that she should go inside & don't allow the neighbours see her & make carricature of her by her stupid act. he walked away, got into his car & drove off.
the infidelity act & the offhanded altitude of the man resulted to greater negative issues which at the end destroyed the 7 years old marriage which had produced 2 beautiful kids. the woman later left with her kids, made arrangements & travelled to canada with her kids with the help of her brother who was based in canada. by the time the husband realised his mistakes, it was too late to make amendment & he lost out completely.
a little humbling of the man could have saved this diseaster, the word 'SORRY', could have prevented the man from losing a good wife that is so rare to come by & also losing his beautiful kids too. Ego prevented him from saying sorry to a sweet wife, he erred greatly against.
learn to say am sorry when you err, don't let pride hold you bondage. we all make mistakes, no one is perfect but the ability to realise our mistakes & make amendment for it, is what makes us super human beings. always learn to apologise when you've hurt that special person in your life, don't let pride cost you your happiness. be wise & learn the truth.
More Messy Details on Mona Lisa Chinda & Dejo-Richards' Broken Marriage
By Big-TSource: www.punchontheweb.com
By Saturday Life & Beat
Nonye Ben-Nwankwo
Since the news of the collapse of the marriage between actress Monalisa Chinda and her estranged husband, Victor Dejo-Richards, broke, more sordid details have been unfolding.
Monalisa’s acquaintance, Florence, who Segun said was his link to Monalisa, told Life and Beat during the week that while she actually did the introduction, she never supported the idea of the two getting married.
Recalling how the whole thing started, Florence said, “We used to attend the same church in Isolo. Yes, he saw the picture of my friend, Monalisa with me and he said he wanted to see her. “He actually drove all the way from Isolo to Lekki to see Monalisa.”
Giving an insight into Dejo-Richards’past, Florence said “Victor was married to one Kemi before then. There reception was held in one fast food centre in Lagos. But the marriage did not last up to six months before they divorced.”
She also disclosed that Dejo-Richards got engaged to one other Lady in their church after his divorce. “He got engaged to Sister Ann. Their plan to get married was announced in church. People knew them as an item. That was before he went to England. Nobody knew why he ended up not marrying Sister Ann.”
But if she knew all this, how come she didn’t tell Monalisa, Life and Beat queried. To that Florence said, “I was on my own when Lisa (MonaLisa) called me fro England and said I should guess who she was with. She told me she was with Victor. I told her all I knew about the guy, but she said she was an adult and I should leave her alone. She asked whether I was the only one who knew that Victor had been married. When I saw that her mind was made up, I left her.”
Life and Beat called Dejo-Richards to confirm the story, but he said, “Is that the matter on hand now? I had those relationships and the people have moved on with their lives. They are happily married with children. I want to make up with my wife and have my kid home. You people don’t seem to help matters. I have vowed not to talk about this any longer. What has what she said got to do with what is happening now? My marriage is what is important. I don’t want my marriage to break.”
Did PSQUARE PULL A KANYE?
By HabeebWritten by Tosyn Bucknor

I would like to start this article by blaming all those who had a problem with my car being full. It was because of them i emptied and cleaned it out. It was because of them i had nothing to wear as a i left Ikeja on Thursday the 24th. And it was therefore because of them that i missed the Arthur Guiness show!
Of course, funny news spreads faster than good news, and it also grabs the headlines. This article is therefore not about how fantastic M.I’s performance was, nor is it about Wande Coal putting on a good show. It is not even about the excellent work done with the stage and lighting. This article is more about the he said they said aftermath! The gist we gathered is that... The show did not start as scheduled as so, things got backed up. But some things had to go on as scheduled because the show was major and was being beamed live.
It was determined at some point that Sean Paul’s performance had to come up at a specific time since it was meant to be shown in other countries like Malaysia at that time. Some things then had to be axed, and unfortunately, the axe fell on Tu Face’s set! P Square did not appreciate this, and while they were performing one of the twins stopped the music and called the show, “...f**k*d” because they did not want Tu Face to perform.
Then they threw their mics down (or into the crowd) and walked off. The host tried to introduce Sean Paul, but the crowd began throwing things on the stage demanding for Tu Face who had, together with the Okoye twins, left the building... literally! A few calls and conversations later, he came back, performed to wild applause, and the show went on.. sort of!
The aftermath however is that facebook, twitter, and Nigeria began buzzing about this, and the buzz was about the twins! Apart from wondering why they were taking paracetamol for another man’s headache, a la Kanye West, people have pointed out that once again, P Square has shown why artistes need a PR team. Others have defended them and said they did the right thing, saying it is time for home based artistes to be treated with the same level of respect international artistes are treated. And then there are those who maybe see both sides, but feel PSquare should not have disrespected their fans. For me, this is one of those situations where you have so much to say but you wonder if you should. I would say though that things are not always black and white, and rescheduling does not always mean disrespect!
In any case, i would rather not let funny news win TOO MUCh! Reports say it was a well attended show, with a beautiful stage, and that the performances were top notch!
AND SHE LEFT!
By chayomahe was called 'the bull' but his real name was theophilus. he was married with two boys, though he had not planned to stop at two kids but the doctor adviced the wife to put a stop to child bearing for some medical reasons. he loved his family & provided greatly for them, he never allowed any lack as long as he can afford it. he did not allow the wife to work or trade, he said the burden of being a mother & a wife was already a huge task on it's own & he wouldn't want to add more on her tender shoulder & the wife accepted the arrangement & stayed at home, a full time house-wife.
theophilus, was a manager in one of the new generation banks, he
was a good man, loved by his colleagues, family & friends, he
assisted some of his friends to secure loans at the bank &
with his influence assisted some of his family members &
friends to secure employment in different sectors of the economy.
he had put 15 years of his life to the banking sector & he
knew his onions when it came to finance.
unfortunately,
things did not remain the same for him, for long. without
knowing how it happened, a fraud was commited in his bank,
involving a huge amount of money & since he was the
manager in charge
fingers were pointed at him, after a thorough & solid
investigations, he was arrested, charged to court,
convicted & sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard
labour.
after a
year of visiting & taking food to him at the prison, his
wife stopped visiting. he tried to send word to her, he
got no reply, he stopped receiving visitors, nobody cared
enough to visit him in the prison yard, his friends deserted him
& he didn't know what happened to his wife. he stayed at the
prison a lonely sad man. on the third year of
serving his sentence, the government granted him & some
other in-mates amnesty, even that, did not bring a smile to his
once robust & handsome face.
on the day he was to be discharged, there was nobody to
welcome him out of the prison yard, into his just regained
freedom. he was the more disillusioned. but he mustered
courage & decided to go to his house. he got to the place
& it seemed deserted. he walked on & pushed the door, it
was ajar, he entered into the house & it was empty, no
furniture, no single soul in the building. every where was
empty. he sat on the bare floor & wept like a
child. he knew in his heart that he was innocent of that
fraud & he also knew that it was a framed work done by his
enemies to destroy him, he wept the more, when he was done, he
stretched out on the floor & fell into a deep slumber.
consequently,
theophilus recovered slowly, he learnt from his wife's family
that his wife took the kids, packed all the property they
had in the house & relocated to another city & her
family refused to give him the address of the new place, at
least to see his boys. theophilus is still finding it hard
to believe that his lovely wife could have the heart to treat him
that way.
when
i heard this man's story, i shed buckets of tears, i couldn't
imagine a wife well provided for, when the going was
good, abandoning the husband when he needed her the most.
well i can only say to theophilus, take heart & be a man, the
lord shall surely vindicate you, the truth will surely come
out someday. i can only say that your wife does not
deserve a good man like you, you shall meet that woman who will
trully love & appreciate you greatly.
AND to all the men that got abandoned by their wives
just because things turned around for bad for you, be rest
assured that the lord shall surely remember you for HIS
great blessings from above, don't be distressed, remember
that after the rain comes the sunshine. it shall
get better.
THE SLAVE & THE FREEMAN.
By chayoma
Sometimes in life there are decisions we make that can either mar
us or make us, some of these decisions have to do with other
peoples' influence in our lives or our own free self-willed
desire. a man that allows people to think for him, can not really
call himself a free man. how can a man be free if he does
not think for himself, people who are bound to the influence or
suggestions of other people, be it subtle or direct are slaves to
those people. it is always a wise thing to have a mind of
your own.
As whitney houston sang in one of her songs, the greatest love of
all, " i've decided long ago, never
to walk in anyone's shadow if i fail, if i succeed, atleast i'll
live as i believe". well some people could be
wondering how one can live without taking advice from other
people, one can listen to some peoples' advice &
then weigh the pros & cons, before embarking on their
proposed venture, if they are not certain of the particular road,
which they are about to tread on, but it is not everyone we
should give access into our lives, we should be mindful of the
kind of people we allow to speak into our lives.
we should thrive to be our own person, don't be a photocopy of
someone's original, be the original you & let people
admire you for that uniqueness which you exibit, which no one
else can be able to comprehend, no matter what you think you
look like, you have that unique thing about you,
which no other individual can be able to copy.
BE YOURSELF, BE ORIGINAL & BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE.
Africa's greatest stars
By Big-TDejo-Richards had another wife before Monalisa
By Jane bondBy SAMUEL OLATUNJI
Sunday, September 20, 2009
www.sunnewsonline.com
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Facts emerged during the week that Monalisa’s estranged husband,
Segun Dejo-Richards was married for six months before getting
married to the Glo Ambassador.
Sources told Sunday Sun that Dejo had an elaborate wedding
reception at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos and was
married for six months before the lady (name withheld) in
question packed her load and fled.
Dejo, however, denied this, saying someone was out to ruin
him.
Meanwhile, Monalisa has added another twist to the story, saying
she did not know about the marriage until she got married to him
and it was too late for her to leave. ‘Those are part of the
issues’ (for the crashed marriage), she said. She then went ahead
to plead with us not to publish the story because she wouldn’t
want people to think she said so.
Our source, however, insisted that Monalisa knew about the first
marriage before she married Dejo. ‘A friend of hers warned her
but she chose to look the other way’, our source said. ‘She
cannot claim to be innocent now that the marriage has collapsed.
Her eyes were widely open before she walked into the man’s life.
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Meanwhile, another source who does not want his name in print
said Dejo Richards is economical with truth on issue of beating
his wife. Monalisa was said to have attended one of Globacom’s
numerous unveilings with wounds believed to have been sustained
in one of her squabbles with Dejo. Dejo had, however, claimed in
an earlier interview with this reporter immediately we broke the
news of the break up that the last time he laid his hand on Lisa
was in 2006. He said all that has been put behind them and Lisa
was, in actual fact, the first person to hit him in their
marriage.
But a very close and knowledgeable source to the couple said that
Segun has been consistently beating his wife out of insecurity.
‘The girl had to pack out of his house when he could no longer
control his temper. He almost killed her. She went to Glo
function with a red eye, yet he goes about in the press trying to
paint himself as a saint and others as being responsible for his
woes. Did those people ask him to be beating his wife? Her family
has been agitated since she announced her plans to get married to
Richards. Her colleagues at work know him as wife batterer.
They just chose to look the other way. Her state governor had
called her to comfort her. Segun is just insecure and looking for
cheap popularity. Are you not surprised that Monalisa is not
talking to the press, but he is the one granting interviews. The
girl knew she was in a wrong marriage from onset, but she
believed she could make it work, not knowing that she was
deceiving herself. Call people and ask them about how he has been
molesting his wife. Why is it that his in-laws are not friendly
with him? Now, he wants to turn around to say it’s because of
money she left him.
The girl would have married a richer person. If money was her
mission, she wouldn’t have married him in the first place. She
married him out of love, but when love was almost killing her,
what do you expect her to do? She had to leave when the guy
almost killed her.’
When contacted, Monalisa refused to talk, saying she wouldn’t
join issues with her ex-hubby. She, however, confirmed sending an
apology to Genevieve via a text.
Source: http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/showpiece/2009/sept/20/showpiece-20-09-2009-001.htm
