Tuesday, 6 October 2015

‘He uses my money to chase other men’s wives’

 • He is so lazy. All he knows how to do is knocking married women’s doors at night and chasing single ladies in the neighbourhood. I established him, but he ruined the business because he was spending all the money on his concubines. —Wife  • I may not have money but I am caring. I protect the family, take care of them while she brings home money. —Husband  He goes after anything in skirt, be it old enough to be his...

Abel-J drops Riddim Play and 7 Days

Afropop star, Abel Junior Odachukwu Udogwu, aka Abel-J is signed to Maniac Entertainment and managed by Oryx Entertainment, a multifaceted entertainment/management label that has also worked with Project Fame West Africa Season 6 contestant, Gbemisola Rowland, Le’mmon, London Boyz, Clef Nite, Elajoe, Asha Gangali, Wendy Godfrey, Lil-Flow, Big Cakes, TB1, Plus-One, H-zone, Sam-Jamz, Hero, Wispa- Beatz, Nitegale, B-Sleek, Slick Joe, Victor Echo,...

Moelogo keeps rising, nominated for MOBO

Coming on the back of his 2015 NEA Awards nomination for Diaspora Artist of the Year and the success of his latest single, Do You Love Me, which is being championed by everyone from BBC 1 Xtra, Beat FM, Capital Xtra and Bang Radio to Africa’s leading online publications, Moelogo has now been nominated for Best African Act at this year’s MOBO Awards.  Ever since bursting onto the scene with his breakthrough single, Pangolo, Moelogo has been...

‘My husband is sexually weak’

 • I bought him drugs to correct his sexual weakness but he refused to take them. We have been living separately for over four years now because he refused to find solution to his problem —Wife  A 39-year-old fashion designer, Mrs Farotimi Titilayo, has appealed to a Lagos Customary Court sitting in Ikorodu to dissolve her eightyear marriage over alleged neglect and sexual denial by her husband.  The 39-year-old, who resides...

Fifty’s London premiere sells out in four days

Tickets for the world premiere of EbonyLife Films’ highly anticipated feature film, Fifty, sold out in four days, it has been announced. Tickets for the opening screening at the Vue 7 Cinema, Leicester Square on Saturday, October 17th, and the additional screening at the Ritzy Cinema, South London on Sunday, October 18th are sold out. Fifty’s four lead actresses, Iretiola Doyle, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Omoni Oboli and Dakore Egbuson, its director, Biyi...

Afropop princess Katongo drops Baba video

With support from tastemakers such as Nigeria’s Beat FM and Naija FM, Zambia’s Power FM, Hot 87 FM and Flava FM, as well as the UK’s BBC 1 Xtra for her single, JOY, fast-rising afropop princess, Katongo, returns with the visuals for her brand new single, Baba, produced by award-winning Zambi an beatmaker and songwriter, Chali Bravo.  Fun and flirty in essence, Baba is an exciting record that celebrates the African man. Already being described...

Can it save Genevieve’s acting career?

The title of Genevieve’s movie, Road To Yesterday, is apt for many reasons. Though it’s just another title to many people, to Genevieve herself, the title must mean a lot. ‘Road to yesterday’ is a very poetic expression.  What does it mean? You don’t have to have the intelligence of William Shakespeare of T S Elliot to understand what this expression means to one of Africa’s most respected actresses, Genevieve.  The meaning...

I thought I would sing only in church

How did you venture into music? I started singing in the church. And I never knew for once I was going to take music seriously because I thought it was going to be about singing in church only. But I started hearing beats and developing professional interest in music. Tell us about yourself. Well, I hail from Imo State. I’m an only daughter with four amazing brothers. One is a music video director. Jude Fab-Obi. My parents are late. I am...