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Friday, July 26, 2013

Actress Oge Okoye Speaks On Lesbians And Gays Controlling Nollywood

Oge Okoye is one of Nigeria’s A-list actresses. In a recent interview, she candidly shares her views about Nollywood’s issues. READ EXCERPTS:

What’s the latest about you?
A lot is in the making for me. I can’t let you know them right now as they are still on the low key but they will all be unveiled gradually before the year runs out by God’s grace. At the fullness of time, all will definitely be in the open.

How many movies have you done this year then?
Well for this year, I guess I’ve done about 10- 12 movies already.

'Dumebi Goes To School' is a sequel to the hilarious Tchidi Chikere's movie "Dumebi The Village Girl'.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

PHOTO: Mermaid Caught Inside Carton Of Fish?

Mr Akindele House, Isale Asaka in the Foko area ofIbadan, an erstwhile sleepy and serene community in the capital city of Oyo State, came alive on Tuesday and it became a Mecca of sort, when the news of a miniature mermaid (omo Yemoja) filtered through the city.

It took a while before the Nigerian Tribune crew got access to the house, a storey building, when it finally did, the head of the family, Alhaji Raufu A. Salau, said he was sleeping upstairs when he heard a lot of unusual noise which forced him to come downstairs. According to him:

A yahoo boy (Internet scammer) who calls himself Odi Dollars has scammed a lot of people through his numerous Facebook profiles. He is said to have been in the business for a while and he targets foreign people.
The self-proclaimed spiritualist even provided a number where people can call him for spiritual help relating to poverty or any disease.
He has different Facebook accounts in different countries where he shares the same photos to attract potential victims.
See the shocking photos below:

Pokello Nare, Big Brother Africa (BBA): The Chase Zimbabwean representative who was evicted from the BBA House on Sunday returned back home Wednesday afternoon to a thunderous welcome.

The ‘Queen of swagger’ landed at the Harare International Airport just after midday and was welcomed by hoards of fans and family.

Fans had been freely transported to the airport by three luxury coaches and trucks and were wearing Pokello branded caps.

Sade Adu, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chamillionaire, Wale, Tine Tempah and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje are Nigerians, everyone knows that.

This list has dug a little deeper and discovered 7 more celebrities you never thought could be Nigerian.
Get ready to be shocked as we present you 7 well-known International celebs who are Fellow Nigerians;

PHOTOS: Ordinary Life Snaps of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2013

18-year-old Anna Ebiere Banner was crowned the Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria on the 20th of July, 2013.

Same night she became Special Adviser on Culture & Tourism to her state’s governor Gov Dickson of Bayelsa State.

Rapper, M.I. Abaga threw his mate Ice Prince Zamani a ‘Welcome Back’ party after he arrived the country yesterday, Wednesday July 24, 2013.

The BET Award 2013 winner was greeted by label mates – Victoria Kimani and DJ Caise, Music artistes, Seyi Shay, Ezi Emela, Hip Hop World presenter Sam Walsh were also present.

The pictures were posted on Instagram.

Jim Iyke tweeted support at his girlfriend, Ghanaian actress Nadia Buari, as she made her directorial debut, and Nadia replied with a loving Tweet of her own...

Residents of Gege in Ibadan South West Local Government area of Oyo State were shocked on Tuesday, when a fish bought by a middle aged woman, Mrs. Ramota Salawu, suddenly turned to half human.

Hundreds of residents struggled to see the miracle fish where it was placed inside water in a brown bucket at Akindele Compound, Gege , Ibadan, the home of Mrs. Salawu .

When The Nation visited the compound, the said miracle fish has long white hair. The face has resemblance of a baby, while the trunk is that of a fish.