Trending Photos: When Creative Professionals stormed Aso Rock Villa with famous faces to Thank President Jonathan

L-R: Francis Onwochei, Azuh Amatus, Keppy Ekpeyong, Monalisa Chinda, AGN President, Ibinabo Fiberesima, Kingsley Ogoro, Ifeanyi Dike and Leader, Segun Arinze during the Thank You visit of members of Creative Professionals to President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Rock Villa...recently.

President Jonathan flanked by Vice President Namadi Sambo and Presidential Spokesman, Reuben Abati during the visit.

L-R: Sunny McDon, Ralph Nwadike, AGN National Secretary, Abu Yakubu, Minister of Information, AGN National President, Ibinabo Fiberesima, Zeb and Chico Ejiro

L-R: Keppy Ekpeyong, Monalisa Chinda, Ibinabo Fiberesima, Kingsley Ogoro, Azuh Amatus, Ifeanyi Dike and Kate Okunnu

Rare Photos: The Historic visit of Creative Professionals to President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Rock Villa, Abuja

President Goodluck Jonathan acknowledging cheers from Creative Professionals during the visit, standing beside Mr. President are: Azuh Amatus in (hat) CKN, Victor Okhai, Keppy Ekpeyong, Teco Benson and others.

L-R: Francis Onwochei, Azuh Amatus, Keppy Ekpeyong, Monalisa Chinda, AGN President, Ibinabo Fiberesima, Kingsley Ogoro, Ifeanyi Dike, Segun Arinze and a pal, during the visit in Aso Rock

L-R: AGN National Secretary, Abu Yakubu, Minister of Tourism, Edem Duke, Leader, Creative Professionals, Segun Arinze and Emma Ogugua during the historic visit

October 1 now on DStv Explora

(R) Daba and a colleague in the movie

This is cheering news for movie buffs and lovers of quality entertainment.

You can rent and watch Kunle Afolayan’s multi-award nominated October 1 as it becomes available on Box Office on the DStv Explora from 15 December 2014.

October 1 which received 13 nominations in the forthcoming AfricaMagic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) is a multi-plot epic story which explores the psychological journeys of characters and events leading up to Nigeria’s independence.

Trending: Segun Arinze’s speech @ Creative Professionals ‘Thank You’ visit to President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Rock

President Jonathan addressing members of Creative Professionals, while Segun Arinze and Vice President, Namado Sambo applaud him, inside the Council Chamber, Aso Rock, Abuja...during the visit on Friday

President Jonathan in a group photograph with members of Creative Professionals inside Aso Rock Villa

Below is the thought-provoking address delivered by the leader of the Creative Professionals of Nigeria and revered actor, Segun Arinze, during a recent and star studded ‘Thank You’ visit to President Goodluck Jonathan at Aso Rock, Villa, Abuja.

Other top members of the group that stormed Aso Rock with Arinze were: the first female and hard working national president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Miss Ibinabo Fiberesima, Abu Yakubu, national secretary, star actress, Monalisa Chinda, BOT Chairman, Prince Ifeanyi Dike, Zeb and Chico Ejiro, Emeka Ossai, Emma Ogugua, Fidelis Duker, Sunny MC Don, Teco Benson, Fred Amata, Ralph Nwadike, Keppy Ekpeyong, Chike Bryan, Victor Okhai, Kingsley Ogoro, Lancelot Imasuen, Grace Amah, Kate Okunnu, Toyin Aimakhu, Fathia Balogun, Gideon Okeke, Joseph Benjamin, Charles Novia, Sammie Okposo, Yours Sincerely and several others.

2015 AMVCA: OC Ukeje, Rita Dominic, Joke Silva, Linda Ejiofor, Segun Arinze, Lancelot, RMD, others lead nominees list

Linda Ejiofor

Today, Wednesday, December 10, 2014, nominees for the third edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) were revealed. 

Announcing the nominees was popular on air duo, Nick Mutuma of Mashariki Mix and Sika Osei of 53 Extra during a special live broadcast on all Africa Magic and Maisha Magic channels. With them in the studio to discuss the quality of this year’s entries was renowned writer, filmmaker and AMVCA judge, Mr. Femi Odugbemi.

Some of the nominees include: Past winners, OC Ukeje and Rita Dominic. Others are: Joke Silva, Linda Ejiofor, Segun Arinze, Lancelot Imasuen, RMD and several others.

Below is the authentic list of the nominees for the 2015 AMVCAs as proudly presented to you by SHOWBIZPLUSng.

COSON set to dole out millions to member musicians

Nigerian musicians

Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has announced that its Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) will take place on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at the Oranmiyan Hall, Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The main agenda of the meeting is for members to pass a resolution to approve this year’s distribution of music copyright royalties after which distribution shall commence immediately.

Wow! Katy Perry emerges the most followed Twitter person of the year ...Wizkid leads in Nigeria

Perry

Katy Perry, (a singer, song-writer and an actress) has emerged the most followed person for 2014. It was the year that Twitter’s most-followed star Katy Perry  https://twitter.com/katyperry hit the 61 million follower mark. She is closely followed in second place by Justin Bieber on 57 million, and Barack Obama, who, with 50 million followers, is the third most-followed person in the world, and the most-followed political or world leader on the platform.

Image: Oketex Production unveils jacket of latest movie - All I have

MultiChoice unveils DStv Now app

Sport, movies, series and so much more is now available anytime, anywhere, thanks to DStv Now, a new App across Africa that allows subscribers to watch Live TV, enjoy DStv Catch Up and view the TV Guide from their mobile phones and tablets.

The mobile app is currently on offer to DStv Premium subscribers with a PVR or Explora decoder, on both iOS and Android tablets and mobile phones through 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi internet connections.

Disgrace: First Bank staff caught stealing fuel

Nigeria’s leading financial institution, First Bank of Nigeria is in the news for the wrong and dirty reason again. In formation reaching SHOWBIZPLUSng has it that the police recently arraigned two men for attempting to smuggle about 320 liters of stolen diesel from their office.

The incident occurred at the headquarters of the troubled and controversial bank on Marina, Lagos Island.

PDP Primaries: How Ihedioha, Ribadu, Folarin floored opponents...Obanikoro, Maku, Wogu defeated

Emeka Ihedioha

Amiable Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha floored Ikedi Ohakim and others to clinch the PDP governorship ticket of Imo State at a very smooth and well applauded primary in Owerri.

Also, barely four months after joining the Peoples Democratic Party, a pharmacist and an entrepreneur, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, on Monday emerged as the PDP governorship candidate for Lagos State.

He defeated a former Minister of State for Defence and Nigeria’s ex-High Commissioner to Ghana, Musiliu Obanikoro,who was touted as the leading contestant in the primary.

Political war: PDP gov aspirant, Gbadamosi, wears bulletproof vest to primary

Strange things are happening daily as Nigeria marches towards new political dispensation in 2015.

A Lagos State governorship aspirant, Mr. Babatunde Gbadamosi,  popularly known as BOG, caused a stir at the Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary when he arrived the venue in a bulletproof vest.

Gbadamosi, while addressing journalists at the venue, said he wore the vest in order to protect himself from being hit by a stray bullet following the violence that erupted earlier in the day.

Amaechi jittery as Wike wins Rivers PDP governorship ticket

Wike and Amaechi

After months of intensive campaigns and consultations,  former Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, today, Monday finally emerged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, in a peaceful primary conducted at Community Secondary School, Nkpolu in Port Harcourt Local Government Area.
Wike, who immediately gave his acceptance speech after the result of the primary, polled 1,083 votes, while Dumbari Dimkpa came a distant second with 21 votes.

Shocker: S’African court frees Briton accused of killing wife during honeymoon

  

Dewani and late wife

A South African court cleared British businessman, Shrien Dewani, on Monday of charges that he paid hit men to kill his wife, while they were on honeymoon in Cape Town four years ago.

State prosecutors had argued that Dewani paid 15,000 Rand ($1,300) in a plot with taxi driver Zola Tongo and others to kidnap and murder his wife, Anni, in November 2010, charges he has consistently denied.

Breaking: Nominees for 2015 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards to be announced Dec 10

 

Monalisa and Mr. Ibu at AMVCA 2013

The third edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) kicks into another gear as nominees will be announced on Wednesday, December 10 2014.

A statement sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng by the organizers said DStv and GOtv audiences should tune in to catch the announcement which airs on all AfricaMagic channels at 20:30 CAT. Public voting will open immediately after the announcement and closes on February 28, 2015.