Organizers of the 4th annual Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards (HAPAwards) recently honored the Alara of Ilara Kingdom, Oba Olufolarin Ogunsanwo Telade IV with African Culture Award. The virtual event which took place on www.hapawards.com with theme – “I Am Because We Are One”, also recognized top African celebrities across the movie, comedy, music, and…
Nollywood superstar, Genevieve Nnaji, on Friday wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari to put an end to police brutality. The actress in her letter revealed that her 13-year-old niece was harassed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad for carrying a laptop. “My niece was harassed by SARS for carrying a laptop. Her own…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday condoled with the theatre and entertainment industry, the Aliu family, and Ekiti State government on the loss of popular dramatist, Chief Jimoh Aliu, aged 80. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled “President Buhari mourns popular dramatist, Jimoh Aliu,” Buhari said the deceased…
Forbes Magazine on Friday announced American actress, Sofia Vergara, as the world’s highest-paid actress. The latest list released Forbes showed that Vergara, who is currently a judge on America’s Got Talent, earned $43 million in the past 12 months in salary and endorsements. The magazine revealed that most of Vergara’s earnings came from Modern Family…
Following the announcement of STRAIN earlier in the year, the yet-to-be-released Nigerian movie has won the award for the Best International Film 2020 at the Urban Film Festival in Miami USA. STRAIN is a family drama feature film about a family that suddenly discovers that their young son has the sickle cell disease. It is…
Keeping Up with the Kardashians, a long-running TV reality show about the Kardashian family launched in 2007, is finally coming to an end. This was announced on Tuesday by Kim Kardashian West in a statement posted on Twitter. “It is with heavy hearts that we’ve made the difficult decision as a family to say goodbye…
The Yoruba movie industry has lost one its veteran actors, Alhaji Yekini Omobolanle, popularly called Baba Legba. He was confirmed dead on Monday, September 7 in his home in Abeokuta, Ogun state. The news of his death was reported by Baba Sala’s son, Adejumo Boisala Emmanuel who announced on his Facebook page. The post read:…
Tyler Perry, who was once homeless, is officially Hollywood’s latest billionaire, according to Forbes’, the magazine known for keeping track of celebrities’ net worth. The media publication announced on Tuesday that the long-time filmmaker Tyler Perry is officially a billionaire, joining the elite club which boasts of Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. He…
The world was thrown into shock when a tweet on Saturday 29th of August announced the death of Chadwick Boseman, one of the stars of the popular Hollywood flick, Black Panther. “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and…
Top Nollywood celebrity, Sola Sobowale affirmed that her present physical fitness which supports her active lifestyle is due to regular use of the Mouka brand, from her early days to date. The screenwriter, producer and director, made this assertion in an interview. She said the Mouka Wellbeing brand which consists of the Wellbeing Regal Orthopaedic…