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Olaide Bakare - Okunfulire popularly called Hajia is one of the few cross-over actresses, having acted both in Yoruba and English movies. In this exclusive interview with AJIBADE ALABI, Laide ispeak on what makes her different from her contemporaries a...
The song by Terry Da Rapman ‘Boys Are Not Smiling’ has come to bear since the announcement by the organised labour on Monday to suspend the week long nationwide strike which came to many Nigerians as a shock. It was no surprise that N...
The Lagos rally against fuel subsidy removal by Federal Government of Nigeria, last week brought out different angles from those in show business. The way and manner in which they expressed their opinion was different. While Bimbo Akintola, a cross- ov...
Judi Shekoni was raised by her mother in Manchester, England. She is an exotic mix of African, Spanish and British descent. At 17 she moved to a hostel in London with dreams of being a performer. Success arrived in the glamorous role of Precious on the...
The popular saying that ‘If music is the food of love, let’s play on’ has been the case in Lagos since the commencement of protests over government’s decision to remove petroleum subsidy. Nigerians of all works of life converged...
Idibia is expecting baby No.6 with mother of two of his children, US-based Pero Adeniyi. Pero is due to give birth to the couple's third child together in March. LEADERSHIP gathered that it's going to be another boy. The reason Pero&#...
He calls himself King Samuel Oluwafemi aka Opalemo. A Nigerian gospel artiste from Ilaro, in Ogun State. The artiste who is also into the business of clearing and forwarding spoke to AJIBADE ALABI in Lagos, on his life as gospel artiste. You intr...
Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela’s life story is to be turned into a six-part television mini-series co-created by his grandson, the producers behind the multinational project said last Monday. Entitled ‘Madiba’, Mandela’s cla...
Eva Longoria turned on the charm with her on-screen husband Ricardo Antonio Chavira Tuesday night at a discussion panel about their show Desperate Housewives. The stunning actress, who plays Gabrielle Solis, worked up a chemistry with Chavira - her hus...
Superstar couple Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z have welcomed their first child - a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter. The 30-year-old singer's daughter arrived via scheduled caesarean section at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City last night. The coupl...
It might come as a surprise to many Nigerians that celebrities in the country are against the removal of fuel subsidy, judging by their massive support for President Goodluck Jonathan during the 2011 Presidential Election. Comments by some of the...
Looking at her charming smile and beauty, there is no doubt that she is worth the crown of Miss Nigeria, having emerged as winner last year. 21-year-old Miss Oluwafeyijimi Shodipo, who is the last born of her family, is a polyglot. She speaks Yoruba, E...
I was surfing the internet the other day and was thrown aback at a post about a certain Nude Big Brother Africa. I must say that it was most baffling. If you ask me, I think our promotion should be for decency at this point in time when we already have...
The winner of Season 3 of the popular reality TV music show, Glo Naija Sings, Christian Doherty aka Christian has signed a contract with Africa’s mobile telecommunication giant, Glo, as its new Glo ambassador. This is in fulfillment of the promis...
Azadus, known for playing a fusion of reggae, hip hop, R and B and soul, is a zealous and determined musician who has been out of the music scene for a while, but his new singles may just be the reason for his absence. The master toaster and stage craf...