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| Lopez |
Sexy Nollywood actress and
single mum, Alex Lopez as you read this is currently hibernating in the US.
Lopez, SHOWBIZPLUSng
gathered will be spending some weeks in Obama’s nation, before breezing back to
base.
For the most authoritative news in the Nigerian entertainment/showbiz industry and more...
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Victor Osuagwu returns from US, UK trips
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| Osuagwu |
After spending close to a
fortnight abroad, leading actor and the Lagos State Chairman of the Actors
Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Victor Osuagwu is back from his UK and US trips,
respectively.
SHOWBIZPLUSng gathered that
multi-talented Osuagwu, was in Ohio, US, to receive an outstanding honour as Best
Comedy Actor, courtesy of Universal Achievement Awards organizers.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Funke Akindele opens up on new lover tale
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| Akindele |
Controversial cross over actress,
Funke Akindele has debunked reports that she has moved into a private estate in
Lekki, Lagos with her new lover.
The information was the lead story in one of the major soft sell magazines and
has since gone viral online.
Real reasons Nigerian Breweries canceled Star Quest
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It is no longer news that popular
music talents show Star Quest has been canceled by the producers, Nigerian
Breweries Plc (NB Plc). What perhaps, many don’t know is the dirty politics
behind the cancellation of the troubled show.
Authentic information pieced
together by SHOWBIZPLUSng, revealed that the show was cancelled because it
failed to meet the aspirations of the company, thus creating disaffection among
the top echelon of the organization.
Chief among the reasons the troubled
show was rested is because most of the budding stars it produced failed to make
it big in the music industry, unlike their colleagues from other talents shows.
This was one of the hidden reasons the Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO) reality
show was rested and yet to be replaced till date.
Heart-broken Jim Iyke eulogizes late mum in special tribute
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| Late mum and Jim |
It hurts losing precious ones,
especially a dear mother. SHOWBIZPLUSng gathered that after weeks of keeping
mum and staying off the social media to mourn the loss of his late mother,
controversial thespian, Jim Iyke has finally spoken.
Excitement as Regina Askia visits Nigeria after 10 years in US
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| Askia |
Several of her colleagues and fans
are currently rejoicing and celebrating with lovely actress Regina Askia-Williams,
who recently breezed into the country from her US base, this SHOWBIZPLUSng can
authoritatively reveal.
This home coming for the ex beauty
queen and star of the Nollywood blockbuster, Most Wanted, is indeed historic,
because the leggy queen has been away for a decade.
In her movie years, she was one of
the most sought-after actresses in Nigeria and reigned supreme as the darling
of movie buffs.
FG says smoking in public now attracts N50,000 fine, six-month imprisonment
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| A smoker |
The Federal Executive Council on
Wednesday approved the draft National Tobacco Control Bill 2004 that will be
sent to the National Assembly as an Executive Bill for promulgation into law.
The Bill, SHOWBIZPLUSng checks revealed, recommends a minimum of six
months imprisonment or N50,000 or both for individuals that smoke outside
public places designated as smoking areas.
Minister of Information, Mr. Laban
Maku; and the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, disclosed this to
State House correspondents at the end of the meeting presided over by President
Goodluck Jonathan.
Chukwu said the penalties for
corporate offenders varied from N1million to N5million and one year to two
years imprisonment for the chief executives of such firms.
Just In: Biola Alabi named 2014 Yale World Fellow, quits M-Net
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| Alabi |
The Lagos-based 40-year-old is only the seventh Nigerian selected
for the prestigious fellowship since the programme’s inception in 2002.
Attending Yale’s campus in New Haven, Connecticut, for five months, Alabi will
take part in specially-designed seminars in leadership, management and global
affairs; receive individualised professional development training; attend
courses and engage in discussion with a wide range of distinguished guest
speakers.
Alabi served as M-Net’s Africa Managing Director for five years
until January 2014 when the continent’s leading television content providerappointed
her Director of Special Projects.
Excitement as Sony Music storms COSON
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| The Sony and COSON team at the parley |
,A delegation
from Sony Music Entertainment Africa paid a visit to the head office of
Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) early this week. The delegation led by the
Managing Director, Mr. Sean Watson, according to a press statement sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng met with the Chairman of COSON, Chief Tony
Okoroji and the society’s General Manager, Mr. Chinedu Chukwuji to discuss ways
in which both organizations can work together for mutual benefits.
Excitement, fun, suspense as #MTNCelebdouble Invasion Party shakes Benin, Enugu, Lagos
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| Don Jazzy and Tiwa Savage at the event |
Fans who trooped to designated clubs in Benin, Enugu and Lagos were thrilled when The #MTNCelebdouble Invasion
Party finally held last weekend. At the parties held across the three states, SHOWBIZPLUSng gathered that the
telecommunications company finally produced their ambassadors’ look-alikes.
This resulted in momentary suspense,
mixed with fun, as the hundreds of musical fans who thronged to the separate
clubs, to be part of the Invasion, struggled to spot out the real image. The
fans were thrilled to meet their idolised celebrities and the ‘doubles’.
N850m Plaza: Femi Adesina relocates Editors to Abuja for fund-raising dinner
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| Adesina |
7p.m.
SHOWBIZPLUSng gathered that the historic event which is to raise N850 million for the building of a
befitting secretariat complex, has President Goodluck Jonathan as the
Distinguished Guest of Honour, and all the State Governors as Special
Guests.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Confessions of a murderer: How and why I killed my girl friend-Oscar Pistorius
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| Pistorius |
Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday gave
harrowing testimony about the moment he shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead on
Valentine’s Day 2013, telling his murder trial he believed she was an intruder.
Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears
in the dock forcing an adjournment in his murder trial, as he recalled the
moment he discovered he had shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead.
“I heard a noise from inside the
toilet, what I perceived to be someone coming out of the toilet,” he said
tearfully. “Before I knew it I’d fired four shots at the door.”
Uduaghan, Delta State paid N500m ransom to free Clark's son-MEND insists
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| Ebikeme |
THE Movement for the Emancipation of the
Niger Delta (MEND) has insisted that contrary to the claim that no ransom was paid
for the release of the son of the Ijaw National Leader, Ebikeme Clark,
that N500m had been disbursed for his freedom, by the Emmanuel Uduaghan-led Delta State government.
MEND, according to info pieced by SHOWBIZPLUSng, said Ebikeme’s abduction was
stage-managed by the victim himself and disclosed that the Delta State
Government paid the ransom, which was shared among those involved in the
fraud.
A statement signed by the militant
group’s spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, specified that the ransom was released
from the Delta State Government’s security vote.
MEND alleged that the kidnap victim, who
was released on Sunday, was following the footsteps of his father,
Chief Edwin Clark, who formulated the idea of the Niger Delta Amnesty
Programme that had made him and few thugs billionaires.
National Shame: Confab delegate caught playing scrabble during session
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| The un-named delegate |
This is truly a national shame cum embarrassment. An annoying photo of a delegate at the
national conference playing scrabble during session has gone viral on the
social media.
Call it ‘Man’s inhumanity to Man’
but, SHOWBIZPLUSng gathered that the photograph was taken by another delegate who just couldn’t stomach it;
uploading it online.
MultiChoice pampers DStv subscribers with thrilling contents
As children
prepare to go on holiday, MultiChoice Nigeria, the nation’s leading pay-tv
operators, has lined up mind-blowing content for DStv kids this month.
Speaking with SHOWBIZPLUSng on the schedule of contents specially packaged for children and cartoon-loving
parents, Caroline Oghuma, Public Relations Manager, MultiChoice Nigeria, said
the kids would get to watch a brand new show called Grojband on Cartoon Network
from Monday, April 7, at 05:25 pm.
Oghuma
explained that Grojband is about the spontaneous and rock-driven life of young,
passionate musician, Corey Riffin, and his three best friends Laney, Kin, and Kon.
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