The MAVIN First Lady, is looking exquisite on the cover of Bubble Magazine’s latest edition.
The artiste who is engage to her manage Tee Billz, is gearing up for her wedding in the Maldive coming soon.
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Kendrick Lamar Disses Meek Mill Again
The beef between Kendrick Lamar and Meek Mill seems a little more serious than we anticipated. According to reports Kendrick Lamar took shots at Meek Mill while performing at Williamsburg Park in Brooklyn, New York lastnight (10 September). Kendrick was most likely responding to Meek Mill’s diss track “Ooh Kill Em”. At the show Kendrick addressed the diss song by saying, “I have no time for irrelevant n***as [or] new n***as," as well as, “There's one n***a in particular that needs to realize that there's 'levels' to this s**t. I'm mother f**king King Kendrick."
It didn’t take long for Meek to get word of the statement and he promptly replied on Twitter by tweeting, “Let me RT @MeekMill: King of what? @kendricklamar”
The whole thing may just be a stunt to hype up Meek’s forthcoming project ‘Dreamchasers 3’ but if not, it’ll be interesting to see who comes out on top.
John Legend set to wed Chrissy Teigen
They’re due to walk down the aisle together later this month. And engaged couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen made sure to attend the most famous wedding gown designer’s runway show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tuesday.
The 34-year-old R&B singer and his 27-year-old fiancée cuddled up on the front row of The Stage at Lincoln Center to check out the latest from Vera Wang.
P. Diddy launches talent search
"I was paid N3,000 for my first role, my dad even collected it" —Daughter of Nollywood veteran,(Jide kosoko) Sola Kosoko reveals!!!
P. Diddy has launched a global talent search to find a presenter for his REVOLT TV network.
The ‘Come With Me‘ rapper is looking for a young person aged between 13 and 25 to join his REVOLT TV network as a presenter, and has been personally evaluating the 15-second audition tapes submitted by applicants.
Last night Tuesday September 10, 2013, he posted on Twitter: ‘The time is NOW people, get your submissions in #IAmRevolt!!! ’guess what?!? tweet your audition videos for @RevoltTV now! make sure you add hashtag #IamRevolt so i can check it out now!!!!!!
‘the next 10 ppl to submit their videos will be viewed by me!!!!!!! im WAITING PPL!!!!!!!!!! LET’S GOOOOOO!!! (sic)’ Diddy’s online TV channel is launching in October and he’s keen to hire the freshest and most innovative people to appear on it from anywhere around the world.
He said in a statement launching the talent search: ‘I need individuals that are fearless and speak the truth. Young talent. Fresh faces. Attitude. I want to empower the creators of this generation and show artists this is their channel.’ Anyone wanting to enter the talent search should upload their video via Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Vimeo, Facebook or YouTube with an #iamrevolt hastag and another describing their musical style. The video must end by saying ‘I Am REVOLT’ and be submitted before September 30.
“The Man Who Wants Me Will Suffer”- Katherine Obiang
Katherine Obiang, the Cameroonian born Nigeria Info top On Air Personality and ex-wife of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire anchor man, Frank Edoho, seems not to be in a hurry to tie down a man three years after the collapse of her marriage and has rather stated that any man who wants to come into her life will suffer untold hardship.
Katherine, who said this recently in an interview, pointed out that though she has many men who want to marry her, she has made it clear that the would-be Mr. Right is definitely going to suffer because she is chasing money at the moment and has no time to pay attention to any relationship.
This is what she said: “I am taking a breather. Right now, I have young children. After you have been in a relationship for so long, I think it is healthy to open your mind to other things. Let’s chase money first, it will come along.
When you look at your children, you want to give them so many things, so let me focus on that. Anyone who comes into my life now is just coming to suffer. I can’t focus on that person. It is not that I don’t get attention, I do. I get all sorts of attention, but I am not ready.” So guys, are you willing to take up the challenge?
Culled from Pulse.ng
"I was paid N3,000 for my first role, my dad even collected it" —Daughter of Nollywood veteran,(Jide kosoko) Sola Kosoko reveals!!!
Sola Kosoko-Abinna has been active in Nollywood since 1999, but fame did not come her way until her role in a chart-busting movie entitled: Omo Olorire. In this interview she spoke on her acting career and other issues.
Being a star must have its effects. How has it affected your life, especially when you compare yourself with your peers that are not in the movie industry?
Being a star affected me both positively and negatively; but being a star has a lot of advantages.
Which of the movies you have starred in brought you to limelight?
Omo Olorire was the film that brought me to limelight in 2002; then Abesekele by Oga Bello and then Orire by Muyiwa Ademola. Both were released in 2003.
When did you start acting?
I started acting professionally in 2001. If I can recollect, I started with Omo Olorire, which incidentally was produced by my father, Prince Jide Kosoko. Before then, I had been acting. I starred in Ola Abata. It was my father’s movie as well, produced in 1999 and released in 2000. I also participated in Oko Irese, also produced by my father. It was released in 2001. Between 1999 and 2002, I featured in my father’s films. From 2002, other producers started beckoning. ‘Iya Rainbow’ (Idowu Philips) first called me for a role. Adamu Seniyan was about the second or third movie she invited me to participate. The same year, Taiwo Hassan (Ogogo) called me for his movie entitled: Tolulope. In 2003, Muyiwa Ademola called me for his own film too entitled: Ori, a movie that further gave me immense popularity.
You said earlier on that being a star has its advantages. Can you tell us some of these advantages?
For example, when I was still in school, whenever it was time to do my course clearance and the queue was so long and we were suffering under the scorching sun, because my face was familiar to the officials in charge, they would ask the other students to allow me in because I was a star. Some of the students would protest. That is one of the benefits, and I got a lot of them.
But it cannot be all positive; being a star must also have its own disadvantages
You are right. The negative side of it is that we spend a lot of money for street urchins or Area boys. They don’t want to know if you have the money or not. Sometimes you might be going out without much in your pocket, but they will collect at every junction. We cannot help it; it is the kind of society we have. I have been to Europe a number of times. When you are there, they don’t ask for money; instead they give you gifts. Someone once removed the SIM from his phone and gave it to me. But in our society, it is the other way round.
If you had not been an actress, what would you have been?
Initially I wanted to become a broadcaster; I love to be seen on TV, reading news. Maybe that was why it was easy for me to become an actress. But I also yearned to be a lawyer. Unfortunately, I did Industrial and Labour Relations for my diploma, so it was difficult to cross from Social Science to Law. Then, I said if I could not study Law, let me go and study Mass Communication, which unfortunately again is an Arts course at the Olabisi Onabanjo University. So, I went for Sociology.
The roles you played in the films produced by your father, did you get them on merit or did he create them to accommodate you?
My father is a professional. There are times when my stepmother would exclaim ‘that is Sola’s role’, but my father would not hear of it. He would say I could not play the role; that being his daughter does not mean I would be given a role just anyhow even when I do not deserve it. My father is a professional when it comes to that.
Since you became a professional, how do you pick your roles?
I scrutinise my scripts very well and ask myself if the film is the kind that I can participate in. For instance, a producer has been calling me for weeks now to come and take a role in a film; but when I went through the script, I discovered that it is not the kind of film I will like to participate in. I must know who the director of the film is.
What would you consider the most trying period of your life?
My staying at home for five years before I could get admission into the university. Though I was doing a certificate course, it was not like the real university. Then I was being called for movie jobs, so I became distracted. Sometimes there were forms that I was supposed to obtain, but I would keep procrastinating till I eventually missed the opportunity. Before my four-year degree progamme, I did a two-year diploma course. That experience hurt me.
How much was your first pay as an actress?
My first pay? Hmm. I can’t remember the title of the movie now, but it was produced by Adebayo Salami (‘Oga Bello’). I was paid N3,000. When I got home, my father shared the money. He gave my stepmother a share; he gave my brothers and sisters and I took the rest.
Are you a shy person?
Yes I am. Forget the fact that I am an actress. I always have a stage fright. When I see a crowd, I can easily forget everything I want to say and I will start stammering. But I think I am outgrowing it now. When it comes to my work, and I take to the stage, I become transformed.
Before you finally chose to marry your husband, how many men did you date?
I dated like a hundred (general laughter). Really, I didn’t have the experience. The man that is my husband has always been with me since I was in secondary school. I remember the first JAMB I wrote. We were doing the running together. At that time, he was already a graduate.
How was your growing up like?
Growing up was fun. My secondary education was at Aje Comprehensive High School, while my primary school was at Aje Methodist Primary School. Both schools are side by side at Ebute-Meta, along Borno Way, which used to be called WEMA Street. That was where I grew up in Ebute-Meta.
It was my grandmother who brought us up, my elder brother and my younger ones. We were staying with her, though my father was in Lagos. He was always traveling, always on tour. I lost my mum when I was very young. Whenever my father was around, he was always with us, playing with us, taking us to different places, like the Amusement Park.
Can you recall the day you lost your mum?
It was in September 1993.
Where were you that day when you got the news?
I was with my grandmother who, like I told you earlier, was training us before my mother’s death. It was my dad himself that came to break the news to my grandmother.
How did you react to the sad news?
The normal reaction when you lose someone you love; but because I was young, you won’t compare the kind of feeling that I would have then to what I would have now. If my mum just died now, the way I would feel is not the way I felt the other time. Then I just felt, ‘Oh, my mother died’ and I cried.
What would you say you would have benefitted from her if she was around?
I cannot begin to count the benefits. There were a lot of times when I was in the university, that I really felt the vacuum. A lot of mothers were always coming around bringing palm oil and other stuff for their daughters. That was when it actually hit me that I didn’t have a mum. My daddy could not bring palm oil.
He was always coming to see me, but it’s not the same as the impact of a mother. Secondly, when I was getting married, I felt that something was missing and that was my mum. Though I hardly cry, I felt the pain deep inside me. There are a lot of times I would remember her and I would cry, in my closet though.
Source Tribune
Ini Edo, Jim Iyke, Shan George nominated for Cross River Movie Awards
Popular actors Ini Edo, Shan George, and Jim Iyke, are among the Nollywood stars nominated for the 2013 edition of the Cross River Movie Award (CRMA).
Announcing the nominees for this year’s award ceremony, the organisers of the CRMA say the award which is scheduled to hold on September 28, 2013 at the Transcorp Hotels in Calabar is designed to recognize and commend the contributions of movie makers to the growth of movie productions in the State.
See full the list of nominees below.
- NEW DISCOVERY, FEMALE (INDIGENOUS\ENGLISH)
CHARITY OFEM (SAVE THE CHILDREN)
MARY EDET (PRINCESS EKANEM)
HANNAH BASSEY (OFIN EKEDI EYEN) - NEW DISCOVERY, MALE (INDIGENOUS\ENGLISH)
UMO EDET (OFIN EKEDI EYEN) - BEST SUPPORTING ACT, FEMALE (INDIGENOUS)AFFIONG EFFIOM (OFIN EKEDI EYEN)
HANNAH BASSEY (OFIN EKEDI EYEN) - BEST SUPPORTING ACT, MALE (INDIGENOUS)
THOMAS EDET (OFIN EKEDI EYEN)
FRANK NZEKWE (OFIN EKEDI EYEN)
KEPPY BASSEY EKPENYONG(OFIN EKEDI EYEN) - BEST ACT, FEMALE (INDIGENOUS)
EME EYAMBA (OFIN EKEDI EYEN)
JANE OSIMKA (AWA INO) - BEST ACT, MALE (INDIGENOUS)
IBOK EKPENYONG (OFIN EKEDI EYEN)
ERIC ANDERSON (OFIN EKEDI EYEN)
UMOH EDET (OFIN EKEDI EYEN) - BEST SUPPORTING ACT, FEMALE (ENGLISH)
BELINDA EFFA (PRINCESS EKANEM)CHARITYOFEM (SAVE THE CHILDREN)JANET USIMKA (PRINCESS EKANEM) - BEST SUPPORTING ACT, MALE (ENGLISH)
ERIC ANDERSON (PRINCESS EKANEM)
CHARLES INOJIE (KARMA)
HENSHAW EMMANUEL (KARMA) - BEST ACT, FEMALE (ENGLISH)
INI EDO (BEHIND THE MELODY)
SHAN GEORGE (SAVE THE CHILDREN)
MARY EDET (PRINCESS EKANEM) - BEST ACT, MALE(ENGLISH)
JIM IYKE (BEHIND THE MELODY)
MOSES ARMSTRONG (KARMA)
FRANK ATUS (PRINCESS EKANEM)
Keri Hilson Talks About Her Role On “Riddick”
Singer Keri Hilson had the opportunity to showcase her acting skills in a small role in the number one film in America,Riddick.
In the movie, starring the sexy Vin Diesel, Hilson plays a prisoner captured by a group of men who want to take down Riddick.
Obviously, this role gave Keri a chance to step outside of her comfort zone and really demonstrate what she can do if giving the right opportunity.
GlobalGrind chatted with the singer-turned-actress about working with Diesel, how she did her own stunts, what’s up with her boyfriend Serge Ibaka, and her “apology” record.
Here’s the highlights:
On what it was like getting ready for her Riddick prisoner scene?
“I remember being very focused and channeled into a very dark place. I had to let go of my personal life. It was a different experience for me. Where as music, I’m writing normally from my truth, in this art form, you have to find it.
It’s your job to find how you connect with this character. That was different for me.
My prisoner role was such a dark scene. And I got to do my own stunts! That was the coolest.”
On if Vin gave her any motivational tips:
“No, but they had a stunt person there for me and it was my decision to do it myself. We let her do it maybe one time and then I sent her home. We were just camera blocking and the first time I did it, I just kept doing it and I think she got the hint. Eventually, she was off the set. I don’t think it was something we expressed, but that’s just the way I am. It was long, it was pretty rough on my back and certain parts of my limbs. I definitely had bruises leaving Montreal – and burns – but I loved it.”
9 things you MUST do to be happy today
1. Gratitude
Appreciate what you have and value it. Try counting your positives and be grateful for all the good things and people in your life. Stop complaining and be thankful for what you already have and you’ll soon start feeling happy.
Appreciate what you have and value it. Try counting your positives and be grateful for all the good things and people in your life. Stop complaining and be thankful for what you already have and you’ll soon start feeling happy.
2. Optimism
Treat failure as an opportunity to learn a new and better lesson from life, and that’s the trick to manufacture optimism in life. Never give up trying because that’s an indication that something better is in store. Once you start harbouring an optimistic attitude towards life, success will automatically follow.3. Avoid comparison
Nothing is as awful as comparing yourself to someone else. If you think you’re better that the other person, you’re letting yourself regale in an unhealthy sense of superiority. If you demean yourself in front of others, it means all your hard work and progress has been in vain. While social comparisons are unhealthy, self-improvement is effective.
Treat failure as an opportunity to learn a new and better lesson from life, and that’s the trick to manufacture optimism in life. Never give up trying because that’s an indication that something better is in store. Once you start harbouring an optimistic attitude towards life, success will automatically follow.3. Avoid comparison
Nothing is as awful as comparing yourself to someone else. If you think you’re better that the other person, you’re letting yourself regale in an unhealthy sense of superiority. If you demean yourself in front of others, it means all your hard work and progress has been in vain. While social comparisons are unhealthy, self-improvement is effective.
4. Kindness
There’s a scientific reason behind every act of kindness that you do. Helping someone selflessly releases serotonin in your brain (Serotonin is the hormone that controls your mood) and hence makes you feel good about yourself almost instantly. Try doing one act of kindness everyday to flush out the toxins of depression from your system.
5. Nurture relationships
Relationships keep us alive and kicking. In fact, according to research studies loneliness doubles people’s mortality rates. A circle of good friends, loving family members and cheerful colleagues are a reminder that you have people who care about you. There’s nothing like having someone who you can share your experiences with. So nurture these relationships and say goodbye to a lonesome existence.
6. Forgive
Hatred is a negative feeling and harbouring it will have nothing but negative effects on your well-being. Stop thinking about the hateful emotion/person and let it go. Forgive if needed, take things lightly and let it not affect your system.
7. Commit to your goals
If you have a goal, work towards it. Anything is achievable if you put your heart into it. Wholehearted dedication and diligence can bring extraordinary results and consequentially add to your happiness.
8. Spirituality
Spirituality teaches us that life is bigger than us and it helps us connect to the larger meanings of life. Practice spirituality to understand the source of all creation and feel connected to everything that exists in this world.
9. Care for your body
Love yourself and love your body! Your physical condition has a direct connection with your well-being. A fit body and healthy mind is reflective of happiness. Start working towards the health of your physical, mental and emotional energy by caring for your body.
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